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07MINSK159	ILO SUPPORTS POSTPONING GSP SUSPENSION FOR BELARUS [...] (C) Independent trade union leaders have warned Poloffs in recent meetings that the GOB's "progress" in implementing the International Labor Organization's (ILO) 12 recommendations on improving labor rights is purely cosmetic. However, the ILO has noted some willingness from the GOB to reform [...]	2007-02-22 15:42:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV ECON PREL PHUM BO

07MINSK162	PARTY LEADERS ANGRY WITH MILINKEVICH, FORGE AHEAD [...] (C) Political party leaders tried to assure Ambassador that the opposition coalition remained united, despite de facto coalition leader Milinkevich's refusal to participate in the upcoming congress of democratic forces tentatively scheduled for March 17-18. Calling his decision a big mistake, [...]	2007-02-23 15:16:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BO
07MINSK179	RESOLUTION OF NEW LIFE CHURCH POSTPONED AGAIN [...] (U) On February 26, members of the Protestant-based New Life Church (NLC) began a week-long hunger strike following another postponement of its appeal to overturn a lower court's decision to strip the church of its property (ref A). (Note: In October 2006, more than 100 NLC members went on h [...]	2007-03-01 12:06:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV KIRF BO
07MINSK2	ELECTION SITREP 1: CANDIDATE REGISTRATION A LOSS [...] (C) The Belarusian Central Election Committee announced December 23 that 23,791 people were registered as candidates for the January 14 local council elections. The CEC results showed signs of manipulation, such as a candidate per seat coefficients identical to past local council elections and [...]	2007-01-03 12:33:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ASEC BO
07MINSK200	DELIVERED JCIC-DIP-07-001: U.S RESPONSE TO RUSSIAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-07 14:42:00	Embassy Minsk	SECRET	KACT PARM UP US START JCIC BO
07MINSK209	LEFTIST OPPOSITION PARTIES UNITED, BUT BARELY [...] (C) Three opposition political parties have formed a Union of Leftist Parties as a means of combining their resources and advancing their social-democratic economic agenda at the next democratic congress. Recently, however, high-level members of Aleksandr Kozulin's Social Democratic Party an [...]	2007-03-12 13:07:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BO
07MINSK216	ENTREPRENEURS HOLD SMALL ANTI-GOB RALLY [...] (C) On March 12, 300 small entrepreneurs, mostly market vendors, gathered peacefully to protest new regulations. Executive order number 760, in particular, would force all but the smallest business to re-register and potentially put many out of business. Despite the unanimous opposition to th [...]	2007-03-13 15:57:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV BO
07MINSK218	VYACHORKA AND SIVCHIK ARRESTED, STILL MISSING [...] (C) Belarusian security forces on March 13 arrested Belarusian National Front leader Vintsuk Vyachorka and opposition activist Vyacheslav Sivchik and kept them overnight at an undisclosed location. Relatives, colleagues, and DCM and Poloff waited hours at the Sovetskiy courthouse to learn mor [...]	2007-03-14 15:50:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BO
07MINSK219	BELARUS' INDEPENDENT MEDIA: DOWN BUT NOT OUT [...] (SBU) Several independent websites and newspapers each reach thousands of Belarusians despite the GOB's continued use of time-tested harassment methods to disrupt the flow of objective information. The regime has also employed new tactics, such as requiring newspapers to assist the state tax [...]	2007-03-15 09:33:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EAID BO
07MINSK221	VYACHORKA AND SIVCHIK RELEASED; TRIAL MARCH 23 [...] (C) Belarusian National Front (BNF) leader Vintsuk Vyachorka and opposition activist Vyacheslav Sivchik were unexpectedly released on March 14 at 18:00 from the Okryestina detention facility. However, they are scheduled to appear in court on March 23 on "petty hooliganism" charges. Human rig [...]	2007-03-15 12:22:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV BO
07MINSK228	BELARUSIAN KGB ATTACKS MALADY FRONT [...] (SBU) Belarusian security services in the last few days have interrogated dozens of activists from the youth organization Malady Front (MF) and threatened many with criminal charges. Human rights lawyers and journalists fear that many MF activists could face extended jail time. All who have [...]	2007-03-16 15:51:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV BO
07MINSK239	KOMSOMOLSKAYA PRAVDA'S NEW CHIEF EDITOR SEEMS [...] (C) Yelena Mironova, the new Editor-in-Chief of Komsomolskaya Pravda, Belarus' largest independent newspaper, admitted to Pol/Econ Chief that upon accepting the position she signed an agreement acknowledging that she would accept "certain editorial guidelines." However, Mironova convincingly [...]	2007-03-20 14:20:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EAID BO
07MINSK249	MARCH 25 OPPOSITION DEMONSTRATION TO OCCUR WITHOUT [...] (SBU) On March 25, the opposition will hold its annual "Day of Freedom" demonstration on October Square commemorating the creation of the short-lived Belarusian National Republic. As in previous years, the Minsk city authorities denied permission to hold the event on October Square and promis [...]	2007-03-21 14:10:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ASEC BO
07MINSK255	VYACHORKA AND SIVCHIK SKIP COURT HEARINGS ON EVE [...] (U) On March 23, the Sovetskiy district court postponed the planned hearing for youth opposition activist Vyacheslav Sivchik and Belarusian National Front (BNF) leader Vintsuk Vyachorka to April 4 after both activists failed to show up. Vyachorka and Sivchik face hooliganism charges after secur [...]	2007-03-23 16:16:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV BO
07MINSK256	VYACHORKA AND SIVCHIK SKIP COURT HEARINGS ON EVE [...] (U) On March 23, the Sovetskiy district court postponed the planned hearing for youth opposition activist Vyacheslav Sivchik and Belarusian National Front (BNF) leader Vintsuk Vyachorka to April 4 after both activists failed to show up. Vyachorka and Sivchik face hooliganism charges after secur [...]	2007-03-23 16:16:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV BO
07MINSK257	OPPOSITION PARTY YOUTHS REPRESSED AND DIVIDED, YET [...] (C) Though divided by ideology and ambivalent about their national leaders, Belarus' opposition political party youth organizations uniformly plan to participate in the March 25 demonstration and will attend the tentatively scheduled April 21-22 democratic congress. The groups remain hopeful t [...]	2007-03-23 16:16:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BO
07MINSK258	NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHAIR WELCOMES AND [...] (C) Ambassador on March 19 met with the Chair of the Belarusian Academy of Sciences (BNAS) Myasnikovich. The BNAS chair briefly criticized U.S. "isolationist" policies towards Belarus, but generally spoke about the need to increase U.S.-Belarusian bilateral cooperation in science. Myasnikovic [...]	2007-03-23 16:16:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV INR BO
07MINSK259	NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHAIR WELCOMES AND [...] (C) Ambassador on March 19 met with the Chair of the Belarusian Academy of Sciences (BNAS) Myasnikovich. The BNAS chair briefly criticized U.S. "isolationist" policies towards Belarus, but generally spoke about the need to increase U.S.-Belarusian bilateral cooperation in science. Myasnikovic [...]	2007-03-23 16:16:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV INR BO
07MINSK262	MARCH 25 DEMONSTRATION SUCCESSFUL DESPITE LARGE [...] (C) Approximately 3,000-5,000 demonstrators gathered on March 25 at the Belarusian National Academy of Sciences (BNAS) to mark the opposition's annual "Day of Freedom". Originally the demonstration was to occur at the site of the March 2006 presidential election demonstrations, but security fo [...]	2007-03-26 13:18:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ASEC BO
07MINSK266	BELARUSIAN DIESEL SPILL CAUSES LITTLE ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE [...] (U) Independent and state media on March 25 reported that on March 23, a Belarusian pipeline carrying diesel to the Latvian seaport Ventspils leaked 100 tons of fuel into the Ulla and Western Dvina rivers in Beshankovichiy (Vitebsk oblast) which was moving downstream to Latvia. By March 26, t [...]	2007-03-27 13:52:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PREL BO
07MINSK267	HIGHER EDUCATION: NOTHING IS TRULY FREE IN BELARUS [...] (SBU) Public universities dominate higher education in Belarus and follow a largely Soviet model. Despite a constitutional right to a free education, most students pay tuition. The GOB offers an ever-decreasing number of "budget", or tuition-free places, and may eventually offer none. Stude [...]	2007-03-28 09:52:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV BO
07MINSK275	ACTIVIST ALLEGES BKGB ABDUCTION ON EVE OF MARCH 25 [...] (U) At a March 28 press conference organized by human rights NGO Vyasna, opposition activist Kristina Shatsikava described how unknown assailants abducted and interrogated her about ties with Malady Front (MF) leaders. Shatsikava claimed that on March 23, just hours after the BKGB had summon [...]	2007-03-30 14:11:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BO
07MINSK286	OPPOSITION PARTY DEPUTIES COMMITTED TO UNITY AND [...] (C) Following the March 25 opposition demonstration, party deputies and regional party representatives are trying to rebound with a call for unity for all. In recent discussions, they admitted to us that unanswered questions remain -- particularly regarding coalition leadership -- but they ha [...]	2007-04-04 14:18:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BO
07MINSK295	RECENTLY FREED OPPOSITION ACTIVIST BACK IN JAIL [...] (U) On April 3, authorities arrested opposition activist Andrey Klimov on criminal charges for allegedly using the mass media to urge citizens to overthrow the constitutional government. If convicted, Klimov could face up to five years in prison. In December 2006, Klimov finished an 18-month [...]	2007-04-06 13:50:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV BO
07MINSK297	BELARUS POPULATION IN SIGNIFICANT DECLINE [...] (SBU) According to Belarusian and U.N. statistics the population of Belarus continues to decline at a rate of roughly 0.4 percent annually. If this trend continues, Belarus' population will be reduced by a third, to 6.6 million, by 2050. The low birthrate, 1.21 percent in 2006, remains the s [...]	2007-04-06 14:47:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM BO
07MINSK310	OPPOSITION BEGIS PREPARATIONS FOR CHERNOBYL PATH [...] (SBU) The oppositio has begun preparations for the annual ChernobylPath demonstration on April 26. The organizing ommittee already approved a resolution on the objecive of the march, submitted an application to the city authorities for permission to hold the demonstration in downtown Minsk, a [...]	2007-04-16 10:54:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BO
07MINSK311	DELIVERED JCIC-07-001, 002, 003 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-16 14:35:00	Embassy Minsk	SECRET	KACT PARM UP US START JCIC BO
07MINSK312	BELARUSIAN WOMEN UNITE TO NETWORK, NOT PROTEST [...] (C) Belarusian women's groups are working together to establish a women's network and a large women's coalition that would eventually focus on democracy promotion and increasing women's activism in Belarus. However, many obstacles, including fear, economic instability, and social attitudes, p [...]	2007-04-16 14:53:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BO
07MINSK319	RELIGIOUS MINORITIES REMAIN IMMOBILIZED [...] (SBU) GOB tactics force some churches to break the law in order to practice their religion. Hare Krishna members face ongoing harassment for fulfilling religious duties. Even "traditional" religions face restrictions. In addition, limitations on religious activity severely hamper the growth [...]	2007-04-19 15:18:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BO
07MINSK32	ON THE EVE OF LOCAL ELECTIONS MILINKEVICH COMMENTS [...] (C) Opposition coalition leader Milinkevich on January 11 expressed to Ambassador his concern for Belarus' sovereignty in the wake of the Russian-Belarusian gas and oil crisis. Milinkevich opined Russia had given up on Lukashenko and would achieve its goals in Belarus using strong economic pre [...]	2007-01-12 14:58:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BO
07MINSK327	NEW OPPOSITION PARTY SEEKS TO UNITE CHRISTIAN [...] (C) Belarus Christian Democracy (BCD),a newly emerged opposition party, seeks to create a democratic Belarus based on Christian principles and Belarusian patriotism. Pursuant to those goals, the unregistered BCD is cooperating with Christian leaders and religious NGOs to launch a signature c [...]	2007-04-23 10:45:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KIRF BO
07MINSK331	AUTHORITIES REDIRECT THE CHERNOBYL PATH [...] (SBU) Minsk authorities denied permission to Chernobyl Path organizers to hold their April 26 demonstration at Yakub Kolas Square in downtown Minsk and march to the new national library, but "suggested" that demonstrators gather at the Belarusian National Academy of Sciences (BNAS) and march to [...]	2007-04-24 09:16:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV ASEC BO
07MINSK347	POLICE KEEP HANDS TO THEMSELVES AT CHERNOBYL PATH [...] (SBU) Although smaller than in 2006, this year's April 26 "Chernobyl Path" demonstration in Minsk enjoyed a turnout of approximately 3,000 people and was not marred by the authorities' typical violence and mass arrests. Using loudspeakers and a heavy police presence, authorities made sure dem [...]	2007-04-27 14:15:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV ASEC BO
07MINSK354	POLLING RESULTS: LUKASHENKO SUPPORT REMAINS HIGH IN WAKE OF [...] According to latest polling results of independent pollster Andrey Vardomatskiy, Lukashenko's public support remains at 51.3% while de facto coalition leader Milinkevich's support rating dwindles to 4.0%. A large portion of respondents approve of Lukashenko's handling of the gas-oil conflict a [...]	2007-04-30 14:36:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR SOCI ECON BO
07MINSK357	GOB SHOWED RESTRAINT AT LABOR DAY DEMONSTRATION [...] (C) Despite inclement weather and heavy police presence, approximately 500 opposition activists gathered at Bangalore Square for a peaceful Labor Day rally and concert on May 1. Belarusian Party of Communists Head Kalyakin condemned the GOB efforts to suppress labor activists, including the use [...]	2007-05-02 15:04:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BO
07MINSK362	LEADERSHIP OF OPPOSITION EMERGES AS KEY ISSUE IN [...] (SBU) The opposition coalition held its first two regional conferences in the Gomel and Minsk oblasts on April 29 to decide on the agenda for the national congress of democratic forces scheduled for May 26-27. Congress organizer Bukhvostov explained to Pol/Econ Chief that the main issue at th [...]	2007-05-04 13:17:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV BO
07MINSK37	BELARUS BACKS OUT OF ITS OIL JAM, FOR NOW [...] (C) On January 12, Belarus and Russia signed an agreement on oil, giving both sides some of what they wanted. While Russia will finally see budget revenues from its oil exports to Belarusian refineries, Lukashenko has preserved, albeit in a weakened form, his country's status as an offshore d [...]	2007-01-16 12:19:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV PREL BO RS
07MINSK373	EMBASSY VISITS POLITICAL PRISONER [...] (C) DCM and Poloff met with opposition youth leader Artur Finkevich on April 26 in the eastern city of Mogilyov, where Finkevich is serving two years of internal exile on trumped up charges of malicious hooliganism and large-scale property damage (ref A). Upon our arrival at his detention fac [...]	2007-05-08 13:56:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BO
07MINSK399	DELEGATE CONFERENCE RESULTS IN MILINKEVICH LOSS [...] (SBU) The coalition of United Democratic Forces held seven regional delegate conferences April 29 - May 13 in which 620 regional delegates voted on agenda items for the May 26-27 opposition congress. Delegates voted against de facto leader Milinkevich's campaign for a single chairperson of the [...]	2007-05-16 14:20:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BO
07MINSK415	BELARUSIAN NATIONAL FRONT LEADER FACES INTERNAL [...] (C) Belarusian National Front (BNF) activists in recent days have noted that BNF leader Vyachorka's support rating within his party is wavering. All agree that Vyachorka's inactivity contributes to the decrease in support, but those still backing the leader also blame the situation on party f [...]	2007-05-18 12:11:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV BO
07MINSK438	OPPOSITION COMMUNIST LEADER ENJOYS STRONG INTERNAL [...] (C) With his recent uncontested re-election as head of the Belarusian Party of Communists (BPC),Sergey Kalyakin clearly enjoys strong support from within his party going into the May 26-27 opposition congress. According to BPC deputy Skrigana, Kalyakin and the 185 BPC delegates will defend v [...]	2007-05-24 14:43:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR BO
07MINSK439	UNITED CIVIC PARTY CHAIRMANSHIP NOT CHANGING HANDS [...] (C) No one within the United Civic Party appears capable of challenging current Chair Anatoliy Lebedko for the party's leadership. Lebedko saw his already formidable position within the party strengthened by the battles within the opposition in the run up to the May 26-27 congress. Influentia [...]	2007-05-24 14:46:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV BO
07MINSK452	DELIVERED JCIC-DIP-07-004 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-29 15:47:00	Embassy Minsk	SECRET	KACT PARM UP US START JCIC BO
07MINSK453	OPPOSITION HOLDS CONGRESS, MILINKEVICH STEPS DOWN [...] (C) The opposition's May 26-27 democratic congress was filled with debate and accusations, but the nearly 600 attending delegates from all around the country reaffirmed their commitment to work together in their struggle for freedom. The highlight of the event was former coalition leader Ale [...]	2007-05-29 15:48:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BO
07MINSK466	LIDA AUTHORITIES ALLOW NON-PARTY AFFILIATED [...] (C) Opposition and civil society activists in Lida are permitted to conduct most activities without hindrance and sometimes in cooperation with the local authorities so long as they refrain from organizing such events in their capacity as political party activists. The local Belarusian Nationa [...]	2007-06-04 13:17:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BO
07MINSK477	POLITICAL PRISONERS APPLY FOR CLEMENCY AFTER GOB [...] (C) The GOB in recent weeks has shown some signs of progress by dropping charges against youth activists and giving Malady Front members on trial a fine rather than a jail sentence. In light of these events, human rights lawyer Labkovich informed Pol/Econ Chief that lawyers for several politi [...]	2007-06-05 14:48:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL BO
07MINSK478	NEW LAW TAKES AIM AT INDEPENDENT INTERNET SITES [...] (C) The GOB lower house recently passed legislation that appears to empower the regime to further repress independent and opposition Belarusian media. Despite its laissez-faire language, independent journalists fear that the bill could permit the regime to investigate the growing number of p [...]	2007-06-06 13:44:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EAID BO
07MINSK484	GOB RATCHETS UP HARASSMENT OF PROTESTANTS [...] (C) The GOB recently increased its harassment of Protestants. On June 3, Protestant Pastor Bokun, who had been arrested two times in eight days, was sentenced to three days in jail for organizing an unauthorized religious service in his home. Bokun's co-pastor, Polish citizen Yaroslav Lukasi [...]	2007-06-07 14:26:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KIRF BO
07MINSK497	OSCE ACTIVELY WORKS TO PROMOTE DEMOCRACY IN BELARUS [...] (C) According to Deputy Head of the OSCE Office in Minsk Vahram Abidjan, the mission's democracy promotion efforts in Belarus focus primarily on monitoring the GOB's actions to fulfill its OSCE commitments. In order to evaluate the GOB's progress, Minsk OSCE Office representatives attend tria [...]	2007-06-11 14:20:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BO
07MINSK51	ELECTION AUTHORITIES ANNOUNCE LOCAL ELECTION [...] (SBU) The Central Election Commission (CEC) on January 18 announced the final results of the January 14 municipal elections. Allegedly 79 percent of the electorate voted, but only 16 out of 166 pro-democracy candidates won council seats. The CEC rejected all complaints from election particip [...]	2007-01-19 13:54:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ASEC BO
07MINSK546	DELIVERED JCIC-DIP-07-006 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-25 15:03:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	KACT PARM UP US START JCIC BO
07MINSK550	WOMEN LEADERS DIVIDED ON POTENTIAL FOR WOMEN'S [...] (C) In a recent lunch with Ambassador, several prominent women leaders praised the creation of a newly formed U.S. NGO-sponsored women's network that seeks to promote both women and democracy in Belarus. However, a number of prominent women leaders were quite discouraged about the network's a [...]	2007-06-27 14:24:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BO
07MINSK551	BELARUS HOPES TO REVERSE GSP SUSPENSION [...] (U) The GOB has responded relatively tamely to the June 21 suspension of the EU's General System of Preferences (GSP) for Belarus. Although a loss to the country's budget, independent analysts doubt the annual impact will amount to more than USD 67 million. However, Belarus' image will suffe [...]	2007-06-28 09:31:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV ECON PREL PHUM BO
07MINSK57	PACE PRESIDENT MANIPULATED BY REGIME DURING VISIT [...] (C) Belarusian opposition leaders and civil society activists continue to communicate disappointment regarding the recent visit to Minsk by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Rene van der Linden. In contrast, top GOB officials and state media seem pleased with the vis [...]	2007-01-23 13:27:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BO
07MINSK575	AMBASSADOR'S TRIP TO GOMEL STRESSFUL, REWARDING [...] (SBU) Ambassador on June 20-21 made an introductory visit to Gomel and Rechitsa to deliver a shipment of western medicines to an oncology center and meet with authorities and civil society activists. Hospitable authorities praised local economic growth and sought greater U.S. investment. Poli [...]	2007-07-06 12:20:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PHUM BO
07MINSK595	DELIVERED NON-PAPER ON AMBASSADOR WILLIAM SWING AS US [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-12 12:11:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EUN PREF PREL SMIG
07MINSK620	LUKASHENKO REMOVES BELARUSIAN KGB CHIEF [...] (C) As predicted, President Lukashenko replaced Belarusian KGB (BKGB) Chief Sukharenko with Major General Zhadobin, the former head of the presidential security service. Lukashenko also removed Sukharenko's deputy Dementei, but no replacement has been made. Official statements claim the dismissal [...]	2007-07-18 12:44:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR BO
07MINSK643	AUTHORITIES DENY OPPOSITION PERMISSION FOR JULY 27 [...] (U) Minsk authorities denied the opposition coalition permission to stage a concert on July 27 in celebration of Belarus' 1990 independence from the Soviet Union. Organizers will appeal the decision and continue with plans to hold a meeting at Independence Square and a poetry reading at Yanka [...]	2007-07-25 10:27:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM BO
07MINSK652	LESSON FROM MOLODECHNO: DO NOT BUY BRICKS [...] (SBU) During a July 19 visit to Molodechno, city officials informed Acting Pol/Econ Chief and Poloff about their city's booming economy, cultural richness, and attractiveness to foreigners. Local political party representatives painted a different picture and lambasted the same city officials [...]	2007-07-27 07:59:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PHUM BO
07MINSK661	AUTHORITIES DISPERSE JULY 27 DEMONSTRATIONS [...] (SBU) A large GOB security force aggressively, though non-violently, dispersed opposition demonstrations commemorating the 17th anniversary of Belarus' independence from the Soviet Union. Nine activists, including United Civic Party leader Lebedko and Belarusian National Front (BNF) Deputy Iv [...]	2007-07-30 13:45:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM BO
07MINSK673	TIP ACTION PLAN DELIVERED - GOB RESPONDS [...] On July 31, Poloffs delivered reftel points to Oleg Anisimov, Counselor in the North American Division, and Andrei Taranda, Counselor in the Human Rights Division. Taranda promised to pass the information along to the Ministry of Internal Affairs for review, and offered a written commentary on [...]	2007-08-01 13:23:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL BO
07MINSK724	JUDICIAL ASSAULT ON BELARUSIAN YOUTH ACTIVISTS [...] (C) On August 23, a GOB court sentenced opposition youth organization Malady Front founder Pavel Severinets to his second 15-day jail sentence since his recent release from internal exile. Severinets' deputies believe the Lukashenko regime is attempting to prevent the youth leader from organ [...]	2007-08-24 08:25:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PHUM BO
07MINSK733	VITEBSK OFFICIALS' OPTIMISM SHROUDS CONTINUED [...] (SBU) Poloffs recently traveled to two cities in Belarus' Vitebsk region to survey the local political and economic landscape. The regional authorities were generally optimistic about the region's economic performance and potential for foreign investment, particularly in its Free Economic Zo [...]	2007-08-27 13:48:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PHUM BO
07MINSK740	SOSNY TRUST AND COOPERATION HIGH, SECURITY LOW [...] (C) The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) team continued its project with Belarus' Joint Institute of Power and Nuclear Research (JIPNR)--Sosny on the design of an upgraded Material Protection, Control and Accounting (MPC&A) system for the facility's nuclear material. The team also began explori [...]	2007-08-28 14:39:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG TRGY PARM MNUC PGOV BO
07MINSK743	SOSNY TRUST AND COOPERATION HIGH, SECURITY LOW [...] (C) The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) team continued its project with Belarus' Joint Institute of Power and Nuclear Research (JIPNR)--Sosny on the design of an upgraded Material Protection, Control and Accounting (MPC&A) system for the facility's nuclear material. The team also began explori [...]	2007-08-29 10:15:00	Embassy Minsk	SECRET	ENRG MNUC PARM PGOV TRGY BO
07MINSK747	YOUTH MOVEMENT CHAIR DEFIANT AHEAD OF SHOW TRIALS [...] (C) On August 31, Charge and Poloff met with opposition youth organization Malady Front (MF) Chair Dmitriy (Zmitser) Fedaruk on the eve of the trials of three MF regional leaders (ref A). When Charge pledged the Embassy's presence at the trials, Fedaruk expressed his deepest gratitude to the [...]	2007-08-31 14:16:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BO
07MINSK754	BELARUSIAN YOUTH ON TRIAL: REGIME LIGHT ON [...] (SBU) Embassy Minsk sent poloffs to separate trials of two Malady Front (MF) activists September 4 (refs A and B). In Nesvizh, the judge found Anastasiya Azarka guilty of acting on behalf of an unregistered organization (Article 193),and sentenced her to a USD 572 fine. The Slovak DCM, repr [...]	2007-09-04 14:15:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BO
07MINSK787	DEMONSTRATION AGAINST HIRING RESTRICTIONS [...] (SBU) On September 10, several hundred small entrepreneurs gathered peacefully to protest an executive order which will limit entrepreneurs to employing only family members. The Perspektiva small business association and retail vendors' councils from several cities throughout the country organ [...]	2007-09-13 13:08:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV BO
07MINSK788	17-YEAR OLD YOUTH LEADER FINED, NOT IMPRISONED [...] (C) After hearing possibly coerced testimony, a Belarusian court recently fined 17-year-old opposition youth leader Yaroslav Grishchenya USD 435 for running an unregistered organization. Outside the trial, police forcibly detained 24 protesters, including a prominent opposition youth leader [...]	2007-09-13 13:08:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BO
07MINSK799	MOGILYOV OFFICIALS PLAY NICE, REQUEST ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) Poloffs recently traveled to two cities in Belarus' Mogilyov region to survey the local political and economic landscape. The regional authorities emphasized stability and were generally optimistic about the region's development, at the same time taking every opportunity to solicit mone [...]	2007-09-19 07:25:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PHUM BO
07MINSK805	BELAYA RUS-IFICATION OF PARTY POLITICS? [...] (C) Belaya Rus, a group created two years ago to support Aleksandr Lukashenko, may soon formalize its status as a national social organization. Most likely, Belaya Rus will provide pro-presidential local election commission members and monitors for the 2008 parliamentary vote. Members of Bel [...]	2007-09-19 13:16:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR BO
07MINSK810	WORLD BANK: BELARUS ECONOMY NOT IN DANGER -- YET [...] (SBU) In a World Bank Country Assistance Team meeting with the diplomatic corps, World Bank Country Director Paul Bermingham stated that the macroeconomic situation in Belarus is "serious, but not life-threatening", that economic growth is real, but foreign reserve levels are not ideal. Bermin [...]	2007-09-21 11:13:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL BO
07MINSK833	HUMAN-RIGHTS NGO DODGES LIQUIDATION FOR NOW [...] (C) On September 26, authorities ended, at least temporarily, their effort to liquidate Supolnost, one of Belarus' few remaining registered independent human rights NGOs. However, civil society and opposition leaders believe the reprieve may be only temporary given Supolnost's plans to observ [...]	2007-10-01 15:06:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BO
07MINSK84	CLINTON BENCH AT KURAPATY MASSACRE SITE VANDALIZED AGAIN [...] (U) During a January 27 trip to the Kurapaty Stalin-era massacre site, DCM and visiting EUR/UMB Office Director Robert Boehme discovered that the bench presented in 1994 by former U.S. President Bill Clinton on behalf of the United States to the people of Belarus had been vandalized again. Th [...]	2007-01-31 13:04:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM BO
07MINSK857	OPPOSITION ACTIVISTS JAILED AHEAD OF EUROPEAN [...] (U) Ahead of the democratic opposition's October 14 European March (reftel),GOB security services have detained several opposition leaders and activists. On October 8, Minsk police arrested march organizer Yevgeniy Afnagel soon after he met with authorities to discuss the European March and [...]	2007-10-10 16:16:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BO
07MINSK865	LEFTIST LIQUIDATION: WOMEN'S PARTY NADZEYA [...] (U) The Belarusian Supreme Court ordered the liquidation of the Belarusian Women's Party "Nadzeya." Following the suspension of the opposition Communist Party in August, Nadzeya is now the second of the three members of the Union on Leftist parties to have its activities curtailed. End summar [...]	2007-10-12 13:28:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR BO
07MINSK875	HEALTHY TURNOUT FOR MINSK'S EUROPEAN MARCH [...] (C) The Belarusian opposition gathered a diverse crowd of up to 6,000 for the October 14 European March, the largest mass demonstration since March 2006. While there were arrests before the march (refs B, C) the large security presence policing the protest demonstrated restraint. In a statem [...]	2007-10-16 10:01:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR BO
07MINSK884	BELARUS TIP STRATEGY PROPOSAL DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-18 12:48:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL KCRM UN AU BO
07MINSK905	SUPREME COURT DENIES VYASNA REGISTRATION APPEAL [...] (U) The Supreme Court denied the registration appeal of Human Rights NGO Vyasna October 26. The NGO had been appealing an earlier decision by the Justice Ministry to deny its registration due to supposed errors in its application. The group is a successor to an organization that the Supreme C [...]	2007-10-26 15:07:00	Embassy Minsk	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PINR BO
07MINSK916	DELIVERED JCIC-DIP-07-007, 008 [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-02 15:22:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KACT KREL START JCIC US BO
07MINSK934	DASHKEVICH TRIAL ENDS IN CONVICTION, FINE [...] (SBU) Political prisoner and "Malady Front" leader Dmitriy Dashkevich's trial on charges of failure to give evidence in a criminal investigation ended November 9 with a conviction and a fine of 1.86 million BYR (865 USD). While the trial was closed to the public again, Ministry of Interior and [...]	2007-11-13 16:00:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR BO
07MINSK960	ENTREPRENEURS RALLY AGAINST HIRING LAWS [...] (SBU) About 800 members of the Perspektiva entrepreneurs' association protested November 19 in Minsk's Bangalore Square Park against the Lukashenko regime's plans to limit hiring by individual entrepreneurs. Under banners that read, "Getting married, employment assured," "No family members -- [...]	2007-11-20 12:57:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR BO
07MINSK976	UDF FALLING BEHIND ON JOINT CANDIDATE LIST [...] (C) Belarus' United Democratic Forces (UDF) have fallen significantly behind their self-imposed timetable for formation of a unified slate of candidates for 2008 parliamentary elections. While UDF co-chairs had hoped a candidate list would be complete by mid-November (refs B, D),USAID-funded [...]	2007-11-27 15:54:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EAID BO
07MINSK99	MFA WARNS EUR/UMB DIRECTOR AGAINST FURTHER USG [...] (C) Visiting EUR/UMB Director Boehme and DCM met with the MFA U.S. and Canada Desk Director Sergey Sergeyev on January 26. Sergeyev expressed the GOB's concern about the potential impact of the recently passed U.S. legislation, the Belarusian Democracy Reauthorization Act, stressing that new [...]	2007-02-02 07:16:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BO
07MINSK997	INDEPENDENT PAPER FACES DEBILITATING LIBEL SUIT [...] (SBU) On December 5, Minsk Judge Alena Anannich agreed to hear a libel suit filed by vitriolic Belarusian parliamentarian Nikolay Cherginets against the independent weekly newspaper "Novy Chas" and journalist Aleksandr Tamkovich. Cherginets' suit demands the paper withdraw Tamkovich's Septem [...]	2007-12-06 14:40:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BO
07MINSK998	JCIC-DIP-07-009: ANNUAL START SLCM DECLARATION PASSED TO [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-06 14:41:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM KACT JCIC START NRRC INF BO
07MONROVIA1210	LIBERIA: IN TEST OF SEPARATION OF POWERS, AUDITOR GENERAL [...] (U) SUMMARY. Auditor General John S. Morlu, III took the Liberian Senate to the Supreme Court over a LD$4,999.99 (less than US$100) fine the Senate imposed on him for refusing to obey an order to reinstate 78 employees dismissed by the General Auditing Commission (GAC). In response, the Supr [...]	2007-10-12 13:34:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ELAB LI
07MONROVIA1297	LIBERIA PLANS TO INCREASE MANO RIVER UNION COOPERATION [...] SUMMARY: Liberia has assumed the chairmanship of the Mano River Union (MRU) and will promote economic integration in addition to the traditional focus on security. The GOL plans to encourage Cote d'Ivoire to become a full member of the union, and will propose a free trade zone along the MRU bo [...]	2007-10-29 16:58:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON LI
07MONROVIA1321	LIBERIA: MOJ PLANS TO REDUCE PRISON POPULATION [...] SUMMARY: After the mass prison break in 2006 and the riot at Monrovia Central Prison (MCP) on October 20 (reftel) the Ministry of Justice is taking a hard look at reducing the prison population to improve security. This will be done through increasing resources, having a well-trained staff and [...]	2007-11-06 15:24:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR KJUS PREL PHUM LI
07MONROVIA1359	LIBERIA: GOL AND UNMIL RESPOND QUICKLY TO LAC [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Executive Mansion has called the murder of Liberian Agriculture Company (LAC) General Manager Michael Bruno "unacceptable" and vowed to find and prosecute the perpetrators as soon as possible in order to protect Liberia's investment climate. The Mansion also expressed concer [...]	2007-11-21 15:35:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC AMGT EAGR PTER LI
07MONROVIA221	LIBERIAN LEGISLATIVE CRISIS: SPEAKER SNOWE RESIGNS [...] (C) Summary. Edwin Snowe resigned as Speaker of the House of Representatives February 15, but retained his position as a member of the House. At a press conference announcing his resignation, Snowe urged the international community and the Council of Churches to investigate allegations of bri [...]	2007-02-16 17:56:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV LI
07MONROVIA238	LIBERIA: DEMARCHE ON THE CRISIS IN GUINEA [...] (SBU) Embassy delivered reftel demarche February 21 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Assistant Minister for African and Asian Affairs Henry Fahnbulleh. Poloff also gave Fahnbulleh a copy of Embassy Conakry's press statement (See Reftel B). Fahnbulleh said he would advise the Minister of Foreig [...]	2007-02-21 15:44:00	Embassy Monrovia	SECRET	PGOV PREL LI GV
07MONROVIA279	LIBERIA: 60-DAY REPORT TO UNSC ON UNSCR 1737 [...] Embassy delivered reftel demarche February 28 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Assistant Minister for African and Asian Affairs Henry Fahnbulleh. Poloff provided Fahnbulleh with a copy of the U.S. 60-day report. Fahnbulleh had no substantive comment. Booth [...]	2007-03-01 09:13:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP IR UNSC AORC ETRD TRGY LI
07MONROVIA282	LIBERIA: FEBRUARY 1 VISIT OF CHINESE PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary. Chinese President Hu Jintao visited Liberia for a one-day visit February 1. According to Chinese Embassy Political Counselor Gou Hao Dong, it was the first visit by a Chinese head of state to Liberia since the two countries first established diplomatic relations in 1977. Gou to [...]	2007-03-01 10:37:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL LI CH
07MONROVIA289	LIBERIA: US/CHINA DIALOGUE ON AFRICA [...] (C) In general, Chinese assistance to Liberia tends to be well-publicized one-off contributions of goods, technical assistance, infrastructure, and exchanges, rather than sustained donor engagement in strengthening specific institutions or sectors. Since 2003, China has provided peacekeepers [...]	2007-03-02 13:28:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN PREL CH LI
07MONROVIA559	LIBERIA: SPAIN TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE IN HEALTH AND [...] (U) Charge d'Affaires and Poloff (notetaker) met May 14 with Cristina Diaz Fernandez-Gil, Assistant Director for Cooperation with Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia at the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Fernandez-Gil was accompanied by Spain's Honorary Consul in Liberia Manuel Cuenca, Carolina [...]	2007-05-15 08:18:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID SP LI
07MONROVIA571	LIBERIA ISSUES PRESS STATEMENT ON KEY U.S. [...] Acting Minister of Health S. Mohammed Sheriff called Poloff May 15 to alert Embassy to the Ministry of Health's issuance of a press release along the lines of the U.S. objectives at the annual World Health Assembly. The press release appeared in the May 15 "Inquirer" newspaper. 2. Text of p [...]	2007-05-15 17:29:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AORC PREL KFLU WHO LI
07MONROVIA599	LIBERIA'S CONTROVERSIAL LEGISLATIVE AUTONOMY ACT [...] (SBU) The Senate introduced a bill entitled "An Act to Amend Certain Provisions of the Legislative Law to Provide Financial Autonomy to the Legislature," which it passed on April 23, 2007. The House of Representatives passed the bill on April 24, 2007. (See text of Act in paragraph 5). The j [...]	2007-05-21 18:05:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ECON LI
07MONROVIA617	LIBERIA: SIGNS OF HOPE IN LOFA COUNTY [...] SUMMARY. On a three-day trip through Lofa County, May 16-18 Poloff and UK representative visited International Rescue Committee (IRC) projects funded by the USG and the UK Department for International Development (DFID). After visiting numerous communities, villages, and towns, it became clea [...]	2007-05-24 08:05:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ELAB PHUM KWMN KDEM SOCI LI

07MONROVIA623	LIBERIA: TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION MOVES [...] (C) Summary. Over the past two months, the Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) has been working with the international community to put policies and practices in place that will instill donor confidence and permit resumption of funding of the TRC's activities. Many strides have [...]	2007-05-24 17:11:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EAID LI
07MONROVIA863	LIBERIA: CONVERSATION WITH GEORGE WEAH AND CDC [...] (C) Summary: On July 6, George Weah, leader of the Coalition for Democratic Change and unsuccessful Presidential Candidate in 2005, met with the Ambassador to discuss his views of the current government led by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. He spoke at length about problems the CDC has with the Sirle [...]	2007-07-18 14:31:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL PGOV KDEM SOCI LI
07MONTERREY775	NUEVO LEON PRD REJECTS PRESIDENT CALDERON AND SUPPORTS [...] (U) SUMMARY. Representing the hard-line faction of the PRD, Nuevo Leon party leaders continue to reject President Calderon as illegitimate, refuse to work with President Calderon, plan to denounce Calderon at his September 1 State of the Union address, and focus their efforts on recruiting l [...]	2007-08-14 21:07:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ETRD ECON SOCI MX
07MONTEVIDEO1027	UNGA 3RD COMMITTEE DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-07 19:17:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL UNGA UY
07MONTEVIDEO699	CONSTRUCTIVE GOOD WILL: U/S BURNS' JULY 10-11 [...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns, densely-packed visit to Uruguay substantially advanced our bilateral relations and key U.S. foreign policy objectives. Trade, the fight against poverty, UN peacekeeping operations (PKO),MERCOSUR, Venezuela, WTO, e [...]	2007-07-27 15:13:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD ASEC OVIP PTER UY
07MONTEVIDEO818	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: URUGUAY LIKELY TO SUPPORT UN [...] (SBU) A/DCM delivered reftel demarche to the MFA's Director of Mulitlateral Affairs Elsa Borges on September 7. Borges said that "in principle" the MFA supported the UN Secretary General's recommendations for a one-year MINUSTAH SIPDIS mandate renewal, maintaining current force levels with [...]	2007-09-12 21:57:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR HA UY
07MONTEVIDEO846	DEAL OR NO DEAL? PULP MILL END GAME APPROACHING [...] (C) Summary. A deal may be in the offing that would finally resolve the long-running bilateral dispute between Uruguay and Argentina over the construction of a giant pulp mill on a shared river. Over the past weeks, GOU leaders have publicly and privately hinted that such an agreement was ten [...]	2007-09-25 20:01:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EINV SENV UNGA AORC UY
07MOSCOW1008	TOMSK ELECTIONS: ALL PARTIES IN PLAY, ELECTION [...] (SBU) With a well-educated population fed by six universities and at a safe distance from Moscow, the Siberian region of Tomsk seems tailor-made for liberal-leaning parties like Yabloko or SPS. Disarray within those parties, a popular governor allied with the Kremlin-backed party United Russi [...]	2007-03-09 18:02:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI PINR RS
07MOSCOW2065	ESTONIA: DEMONSTRATORS QUIT ESTONIAN EMBASSY AS [...] (C) Summary: Pro-Kremlin youth groups gave up their disruptive protest outside the Estonian Embassy early May 4 as the Estonian Ambassador to Russia returned to Tallinn. However, pro-Kremlin youth group Nashi (Ours) began a new demonstration against the European Commission on the afternoon of [...]	2007-05-04 13:57:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ENRG EN RS
07MOSCOW3399	RUSSIAN OPPOSITION FACES MORE FRACTURE [...] (C) Summary: Other Russia's second annual conference was n... C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 MOSCOW 003399 SIPDIS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/07/2017 TAGS: PGOV PHUM PINR RS Â [...]	2007-07-11 12:50:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR RS
07MOSCOW3991	RUSSIA: BUREAUCRATIC ERROR SNAGS HUMAN RIGHTS NGO [...] (SBU) Summary: The NGO "International Youth Human Rights Movement" (YHRM) learned last week that it had been deregistered by a Nizhny Novgorod court in June. YHRM has appealed the deregistration which, according to Human Rights Watch, was apparently the result of compounded bureaucratic error [...]	2007-08-15 08:31:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM RS
07MOSCOW4419	GOR ON OSCE: UNRELENTING BUT MEASURED CRITICISM [...] (C) Summary. Spanish Foreign Minister Moratinos's August 30 visit to Moscow gave the GOR another chance to air its grievances against the OSCE. This time, the GOR's criticisms were less sharp and there was no hint of Russia's departure from the organization. FM Lavrov, while calling the OSC [...]	2007-09-07 15:49:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM RS
07MOSCOW4693	NEZAVISIMAYA GAZETA UNDER INQUIRY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Things are getting uncomfortable for the leadership at Nezavisimaya Gazeta (NG),one of Russia's leading "opposition" newspapers, in what appears to be an attempt by associates of Agriculture Minister Gordeyev to silence criticism of his business activities. NG deputy editor and [...]	2007-09-24 15:45:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR RS
07MOSCOW4728	MTCR: UAV/CRUISE MISSILE PROPOSAL DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-26 15:06:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC KSCA PARM PREL
07MOSCOW5030	EMBASSY'S MEETING WITH UNITED CIVIC FRONT ACTIVIST [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 15, Embassy met with Larissa Arap immediately after her return from the United States, in order to discuss problems that she and her family were reportedly facing in Murmansk and the case she has brought against the psychiatric hospital that had held her against her [...]	2007-10-17 04:31:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PINR RS
07MOSCOW5226	PUTIN COMMEMORATES VICITMS OF POLITICAL REPRESSION [...] (SBU) On October 30, President Putin paid an unprecedented visit to the Butovo firing range, on the fringes of Moscow where, from August 1937 to October 1938 about 30 thousand persons were executed by Stalin's regime. Putin's visit marked the seventieth anniversary of the "Day of Memory of th [...]	2007-10-31 17:02:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SOCI RS
07MOSCOW5268	Penza Oblast - Governor Weak Authoritarian [...] (SBU) Penza governor Vasiliy Bochkarev at first glance appears comfortably ensconced in his power position, enjoying favorable ratings from the population, which credits him with improving the regional quality of life, and nods of approval from Moscow for his energetic support of the National P [...]	2007-11-06 04:42:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR SOCI ECON RS
07MOSCOW5502	SUBJECT: KRASNOYARSK ELECTION - QUIET ON THE [...] (SBU) A joke is circulating in Krasnoyarsk that the regional electoral commission is taking care to make sure the population doesn't falsify the elections. With less than two weeks before polling day, virtually everyone "knows" the election outcome -- a solid majority for United Russia; enoug [...]	2007-11-23 12:59:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PINR RS
07MOSCOW5802	SHARING DRAFT IRAQ UNSCR TEXT WITH RUSSIA [...] (SBU) Poloff and UK Emboff jointly delivered draft Iraq UNSCR text and reftel points to MFA Counselor for International Organizations Yuriy Rudakov on December 13. Rudakov said that the MFA had received a copy of the draft from the Russian Mission in New York, and that the GOR had no major obj [...]	2007-12-14 07:34:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL UNSC EFIN MARR IZ RS
07MOSCOW656	OREL: VULNERABLE GOVERNOR CREATES OPPORTUNITIES [...] (SBU) Meetings during an early-February visit to Orel region suggested that a variety of factors could combine to make the March 11 regional elections very competitive. Rumored infighting in United Russia (YR) and an unpopular YR-affiliated governor have allowed the Communist Party (KPRF) to [...]	2007-02-14 14:56:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR KDEM SOCI RS
07MOSCOW868	KOMI: ALL PARTIES REGISTERED; UNITED RUSSIA IN [...] (SBU) Observers in Komi predicted to Poloff in mid-February that United Russia would capture solid pluralities in the March 11 republic-level and local elections, with "For a Just Russia" poised to place a respectable second, and the Communists and LDPR expected to cross the seven percent thr [...]	2007-03-01 13:25:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR KDEM PHUM SOCI RS
07MUMBAI38	MUMBAI GOES TO THE POLLS ON FEBRUARY 1 [...] (SBU) Residents of Mumbai and several other cities in Maharashtra will go to the polls on Feb. 1 to elect the 277 members of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC),the city's main municipal body. As in the past, the urban poor, swayed by opportunistic politicians who deliver the pork sh [...]	2007-01-23 05:53:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR PTER KDEM KISL IN
07MUMBAI39	BJP, SHIV SENA FACE TROUBLES HEADING INTO MUMBAI ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Since 1992 a "saffron alliance" of Shiv Sena and the BJP has controlled the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC),Mumbai's main municipal body. By all accounts, both parties will struggle to maintain power in the BMC in the elections scheduled for February 1 (ref A). The Shiv Sena w [...]	2007-01-23 07:09:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR PTER KDEM KISL IN
07MUSCAT1004	FOREIGN WORKERS ENGAGE IN VIOLENT PROTEST [...] (C) Summary: Low-skilled workers from India and Nepal employed by a Muscat-area cleaning company recently protested over alleged contract violations and poor living conditions in the company-owned and operated housing compound. The workers created a disturbance, and Omani security forces repo [...]	2007-10-31 08:02:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB KMPI MU
07MUSCAT1046	WORKERS INVOLVED IN LABOR PROTEST DEPORTED [...] (C) Three weeks after a reportedly violent demonstration by 500-600 Indian and Nepalese workers of the al-Nebha cleaning company against alleged contract violations and poor living conditions (reftel),contacts report that there have been no further protests and that the situation at the comp [...]	2007-11-14 11:13:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB MU
07MUSCAT1099	GAS COMPANY FIRES UNION PRESIDENT, BUT DENIES [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-05 12:01:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ELAB ETRD KMPI MU
07MUSCAT1116	OMANIS HIRING MAIDS FROM THE UAE: FOLLOW-UP AND [...] (C) Summary: Contacts in the embassies of labor-exporting countries report that some recruitment agencies in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) continue to force women who have run away from their Emerati sponsors to accept employment in Oman. Omani sponsors hire the women in the UAE and transport [...]	2007-12-12 07:31:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG MU
07MUSCAT206	CORRECTED COPY - OMANIS HIRING MAIDS FROM THE UAE: PROBABLY [...] (C) Summary: Embassy contacts report that Omanis are hiring domestic employees from recruitment agencies in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and bringing them across the border into Oman. The practice of hiring maids from a third-country allegedly is legal, but a number of women who claim to h [...]	2007-03-03 08:23:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG MU
07MUSCAT27	TRIPARTITE VIEWS ON LABOR REFORMS IN OMAN [...] (C) Summary: Local contacts in business, labor and government are responding with uncertainty to Oman's recent and rapid labor reforms in connection with the U.S.- Oman Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Business is concerned that workers immediately will strike or bargain for higher wages, upsettin [...]	2007-01-09 11:17:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM ELAB ETRD KMPI MU
07MUSCAT306	WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT THROUGH LABOR UNIONS [...] (C) Poloff and Post's MEPI Coordinator met March 24 with the lone female member of the General Federation for Oman's Laborers regarding her ideas to increase women's participation and voice in Oman's nascent labor unions. Aida Hashmya (protect),Assistant Training Manager at the Al Bustan Pal [...]	2007-03-27 10:06:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ELAB KMPI MU
07MUSCAT324	IN AL BURAIMI, FENCES MAKE FRUSTRATED NEIGHBORS [...] (C) Summary: Disgruntled residents of the Omani border city of al Buraimi claim that the Abu Dhabi emirate's border security and immigration controls are having a negative effect on their lives and economy. Oman has not responded with stringent border controls of its own, although the Royal O [...]	2007-04-01 09:19:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON MU
07MUSCAT387	ROP STAFFING CONSTRAINTS PRESENT CHALLENGE FOR [...] (C) Summary: Oman currently participates in two USG security programs designed to scan containerized cargo in overseas ports. The Department of Energy's (DOE) Megaports initiative and the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Container Security Initiative are scheduled to begin linked opera [...]	2007-04-21 12:24:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PARM PREL KNNP KSTC MU
07MUSCAT388	RECONCILING ANTI-TIP POLICY & RESOURCE MANAGEMENT [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 9 through 12. 2. (SBU) Summary: Some expatriate workers who fill Oman's low-paid, low-skill service sector jobs face exploitative conditions and may be victims of trafficking. Workers in the commercial cleaning industry, including those under co [...]	2007-04-22 13:19:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL ELAB SMIG AMGT MU
07MUSCAT462	MINISTRY OF MANPOWER SET TO APPROVE OMAN'S FIRST [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) likely will approve Oman's first labor union by the end of May 2007. The MOM is actively encouraging employee groups currently organized as representative committees (RC) ) Oman's precursors to unions ) to become legally recognized unions. Many of [...]	2007-05-12 06:04:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ELAB ETRD KMPI MU
07MUSCAT473	STRIKE AT PORT OF SALALAH [...] (SBU) Summary: Workers at Port of Salalah, Oman's primary transshipment port, went on strike May 11. The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) declared the strike illegal under recently issued regulations covering work stoppages, and the private company that manages the port suspended many of the strike [...]	2007-05-14 10:31:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ELAB ETRD KMPI MU
07MUSCAT531	NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE OVER PORT OF SALALAH STRIKE [...] (SBU) Summary: Officials from the Port of Salalah are close to reaching an agreement with relevant government ministries and institutions over outstanding issues stemming from the recent strike at the port. Port management has taken steps to protect itself from future work stoppages and assur [...]	2007-05-29 10:35:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ELAB ETRD KMPI MU
07MUSCAT542	BUSINESS PERCEPTIONS OF US SUPPORT FOR LABOR UNIONS [...] (SBU) Contacts among Oman's business community have commented recently that as the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) begins to promote union development (ref A),many of their colleagues feel they are being "forced" to accept unions, and see the USG - often acting through the International Labor Orga [...]	2007-05-30 12:47:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ELAB ETRD KMPI MU
07MUSCAT586	TROPICAL CYCLONE GONU CAUSES SEVERE HARDSHIP FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Low-skilled expatriate workers - particularly those residing in employer-owned compounds locally known as "labor camps" - were severely affected by tropical cyclone Gonu and continue to face food and water shortages. The number of storm-related fatalities among these workers r [...]	2007-06-11 11:57:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL AEMR ELBA SMIG MU
07MUSCAT590	OMAN BEGINS CYCLONE RECOVERY EFFORTS, CONTINUES TO [...] (C) Major clean-up and recovery efforts are underway in the Muscat area following the pounding the city took from tropical cyclone Gonu, but significant work remains to be done. Some parts of the greater capital area still have no power or water and the damaged road system is snarled with tr [...]	2007-06-11 14:06:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	AMER AMGT ASEC CASC KSAC KHLS MOPS SENV MU
07MUSCAT651	SPONSORSHIP SYSTEM CONTRIBUTES TO TRAFFICKING, [...] (SBU) Summary: Contacts claim that the sponsorship system of recruiting and hiring low-skilled and domestic foreign workers contributes to trafficking in persons (TIP) in Oman. The system establishes conditions conducive to exploitation by making many workers dependent on their sponsors for the [...]	2007-06-26 12:59:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG MU
07MUSCAT652	OMANI GOVERNMENT AND PRESS QUIET ABOUT POSSIBLE [...] (SBU) The Omani government and local press has provided scant details on Minister of Commerce and Industry Maqbool Ali Sultan's current visit to Tehran and meetings with Iranian officials. Oman's Ministry of Information reported simply that Maqbool and Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mott [...]	2007-06-27 12:33:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET ECON EINV MU
07MUSCAT661	OMANI ACTIVIST SPEAKS OUT ON AL HURRA [...] (C) Summary: In what contacts say is a first, an Omani human rights activist appeared recently on the al-Hurra television network to criticize the Omani government's record on human rights. The activist, Tayba al-Ma'wali ) who was imprisoned in 2005 after speaking against the actions of gove [...]	2007-07-02 03:20:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV PINR KMPI KPAO SCUL SOCI MU
07MUSCAT72	LABOR PROGRAMMING NEEDS IN OMAN [...] Summary: The recently signed U.S.)Oman Free Trade Agreement (FTA) presents numerous opportunities for the USG to build the capacity of unions, promote worker rights, encourage greater activity on the part of women, and support our democratization goals. Labor unions likely will be, for the fo [...]	2007-01-24 15:31:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ELAB ETRD KMPI MU
07MUSCAT73	C-NE6-02218: OMAN-ISRAEL RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Oman maintains contacts with the Israeli government and has quietly welcomed official Israeli visitors. Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yousef bin Alawi has spoken to Israeli Foreign Minister Livni on several occasions, and met with an Israeli delegation in Muscat in D [...]	2007-01-24 15:50:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PREL IS MU
07MUSCAT782	UN AGENCIES FOCUS ON IMPROVING HEALTHCARE IN OMAN [...] Three UN agencies have established constructive working relationships with the Omani government in efforts to promote better healthcare through educational initiatives. Aside from highlighting the importance of child nutrition, the organizations are also raising awareness of community involve [...]	2007-08-14 06:28:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SOCI KOCI MU
07MUSCAT822	TIP GETS NEGATIVE PRESS COVERAGE; GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: Throughout the summer, Oman's press has given negative coverage to the 2007 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report and Oman's Tier 3 designation, with multiple articles questioning the report's credibility and U.S. motives. Nevertheless, the government continues to make progress on [...]	2007-08-29 09:44:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB KMPI MU
07MUSCAT83	SOMALI MIGRANTS ENTER OMAN THROUGH OPEN BORDER [...] (C) Summary: Emboffs recently visited sections of Oman's border with Yemen, observing that much of the border lacks fencing and generally is open to illegal traffic. Somali immigrants continue to enter Oman along well-traveled smuggling routes, though not in large numbers. Many of the Somali [...]	2007-01-28 10:58:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PHUM MOPS ETTC MNUC SO YE MU
07MUSCAT900	RESPONSE TO 100% SCANNING REQUIREMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Contacts at Port of Salalah expressed concern that new scanning requirements for maritime cargo under the USG's 9/11 Act will negatively affect trade at the port. They mentioned specifically that scanning 100% of U.S.-bound cargo for radioactive material and components of weapo [...]	2007-09-19 12:33:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EWWT AMGT PTER MU
07MUSCAT948	2007 RELIGIOUS FREEDOMS REPORT ELICITS POSITIVE [...] (SBU) Officials at the Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs (MERA) characterized the 2007 International Religious Freedoms Report (IRFR) as a fair assessment of religious freedom in Oman and welcomed continued dialogue with the USG on this issue. Post has identified a number of opport [...]	2007-10-10 10:23:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OPRC KIRF KPAO MU
07MUSCAT949	UPDATED DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY FOR OMAN [...] (C) As reported ref B, Oman represents a challenging environment for U.S. efforts to directly promote democracy. Civil society is under-developed and the registration of new non-governmental organizations and associations (which are limited in their areas of activity) can literally take years. [...]	2007-10-10 10:25:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KMPI KWMN PGOV PREL MU
07MUSCAT970	UNIONS INCREASING IN NUMBER BUT LACKING IN STRENGTH [...] (C) Summary: The number of labor unions in Oman increased substantially during the second and third quarters of 2007. Contacts claim, however, that despite a few isolated examples, unions remain weak and continue to lack effective organization or leadership. The General Federation of Oman's L [...]	2007-10-22 12:41:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ELAB ETRD KMPI MU
07NAIROBI1041	Civil Society Meetings on Reconciliation [...] (C) Civil Society groups, and the Hawiye/Haber Gedir/Ayr clan, have met and discussed specific recommendations for the planned National Reconciliation Congress. In the meantime, the Transitional Federal Government is proceeding with plans for the Congress. President Yusuf announced a start d [...]	2007-03-05 14:29:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC MOPS SO ET
07NAIROBI1042	Civil Society Meetings on Reconciliation [...] (C) Civil Society groups, and the Hawiye/Haber Gedir/Ayr clan, have met and discussed specific recommendations for the planned National Reconciliation Congress. In the meantime, the Transitional Federal Government is proceeding with plans for the Congress. President Yusuf announced a start d [...]	2007-03-05 14:35:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC MOPS SO ET
07NAIROBI1069	KENYA ELECTIONS: MAIN PARTIES STRUGGLE TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: While talk of early or snap elections has faded, the political debate has shifted to the main parties' internal leadership struggles. On the opposition side, leaders continue to put on a brave face regarding the viability of their coalition ODM-K party. In the President's NARC- [...]	2007-03-06 13:37:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PINR KE
07NAIROBI1093	POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE IN KALONZO COUNTRY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Officials and local leaders in Machakos, a medium-sized Kenyan city, are no less engaged in the current general elections debate than their counterparts in the capital, but have a cooler view of what the next 10 months hold. Overwhelmingly populated by members of the Kamba tri [...]	2007-03-07 13:29:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
07NAIROBI1127	Somali Insurgents Attack Arriving Ugandans [...] (C) Summary. Mortars interrupted the welcoming ceremony on Tuesday (3/6) for the first contingent of arriving Ugandan troops. Ethiopian troops engaged in a firefight with unknown gunmen the same day, and insurgents attacked a Ugandan vehicle convoy on Wednesday (3/7). As many as 16 Somali [...]	2007-03-09 09:35:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PREF EAID ASEC MOPS SO ET UG
07NAIROBI1133	Somalia - Hawiye Clan Meeting [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-09 10:28:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL ASEC SO
07NAIROBI1134	AMISOM Equipment Plane Afire on Mogadishu Landing [...] (U) A cargo plane carrying military equipment for Uganda's AMISOM contingent reportedly landed while on fire at Mogadishu International Airport this morning, March 9. According to the African Union's representative in Nairobi, who was in contact with Ethiopian and Ugandan military officers a [...]	2007-03-09 10:30:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC MOPS SO ET UG
07NAIROBI1135	SOMALIA EMBASSY MEDIA OUTREACH [...] (U) On March 7 the Embassy of the Somali Republic in Nairobi held a media conference and issued the following statement. Begin Text: Embassy of the Somali Republic Nairobi -Kenya GOOD MORNING LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MEMBERS OF THE PRESS: First I would like to take this opportunity t [...]	2007-03-09 10:30:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC MOPS SO ET
07NAIROBI1173	TFG Plans To Disarm Mogadishu [...] (C) TFG security chief Mohamed Warsame Farah told EmbOffs on Tuesday (3/13) that TFG troops, in conjunction with Ethiopian and Ugandan military forces, will begin a large-scale security operation on Wednesday (3/14) in Mogadishu aimed at blunting the ongoing insurgency. According to Farah, 1 [...]	2007-03-13 14:40:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC MOPS SO ET UG
07NAIROBI1322	Somali Clan Warfare Threatens Reconciliation [...] (C) An analysis of the Mogadishu neighborhoods in which yesterday's fighting occurred (3/21) indicates that the armed Hawiye opposition to the TFG has expanded from primarily the Ayr sub-clan to a variety of sub clans from the Hawiye/Habr Gidr (including the Saad and Duduble) and the Abgal su [...]	2007-03-22 15:12:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC MOPS SO ET UG
07NAIROBI1335	SOMALIA - HAWIYE/ETHOPIAN "TRUCE" [...] (C) After heavy fighting midweek (reftels),Ethiopia opened talks yesterday with Hawiye leaders in Mogadishu. Reportedly the Hawiye told the Ethiopians they see three options: the Ethiopians can remain in Somalia as a neutral force while Somalis work out their own problems; the Ethiopians can [...]	2007-03-23 11:51:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC MOPS SO ET
07NAIROBI1359	Somalia--Belarus IL-76 Probably Shot Down [...] (U) A Belarus registered IL-76 crashed after taking off from Mogadishu airport on Friday, March 23. All 11 passengers and crew were killed. Though the plane was not affiliated with AMISOM, it reportedly had brought engineers and parts to repair the AMISOM- chartered IL-76 damaged while land [...]	2007-03-26 12:27:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	PTER ASEC MOPS SO BO
07NAIROBI1416	AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR WAR CRIMES URGES KENYA TO [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Clint Williamson met privately with GOK Ministers to push for Felicien Kabuga's apprehension and also met with various Chiefs of Mission to discuss further cooperative strategies on the issue. It is widely believed that Kabuga, ICTR fugi [...]	2007-03-29 09:47:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KCRM RW KE
07NAIROBI1429	Somali Truce Breaks Down -- Heavy Fighting [...] (U) According to multiple sources, early this morning, March 29, Ethiopian troops began deploying in Mogadishu neighborhoods while Ethiopian armored vehicles and "technicals" (pick-up trucks with mounted heavy weapons) took up positions at strategic intersections. Around 0530, militia fighte [...]	2007-03-29 15:58:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC MOPS SO ET UG
07NAIROBI1439	OPPOSITION POLITICS: SUSPICION, ALLIES, AND A [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Two opposition insiders recently shared their views on the current state of play within ODM-Kenya party ranks. While there is plenty of suspicion and alliance-making, there is still no apparent movement towards consensus on a single ODM-K presidential candidate or even on how [...]	2007-03-30 10:07:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV KE
07NAIROBI1440	Somali -- Heavy Fighting Continues [...] (C) Fighting continues today (3/30) in Mogadishu between Ethiopian forces and militia of the Hawiye/Haber Gedir sub-clan, and it appears to remain concentrated around the stadium in the northern part of the city. The Ethiopians do not appear to be advancing and may be surrounded in some loca [...]	2007-03-30 10:31:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC PREL MOPS SO ET UG
07NAIROBI1456	Somali Security Chief on Fighting [...] (C) In the context of a meeting at the Embassy on April 1 with DS agents regarding future VIP travel to Somalia, Transitional Federal Government (TFG) security chief Mohamed Warsame Farah (AKA Darawish) discussed the current fighting in Mogadishu with Poloff. He stated that he had been in Ye [...]	2007-04-02 11:16:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER ASEC MOPS PGOV PREL EAID SO ET UG
07NAIROBI1463	Somalia -- Update on Fighting [...] (C) Heavy fighting continued in Mogadishu on Saturday (March 31) resulting in considerable damage to involved neighborhoods and innumerable casualties. Ethiopian forces made more effective use of tanks and artillery to take advantage of the difficulty opposing forces had in countering thes [...]	2007-04-02 16:28:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC PREL MOPS SO ET UG
07NAIROBI1514	KENYA CONSTITUTION: MINIMUM REFORMS, MAXIMUM DEBATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A step back from complete overhaul, the current constitutional review debate in Kenya centers on a slate of "minimum reforms." Supporters of the proposed changes, many of which concern the electoral process, argue that these initial reforms must be made before the next general [...]	2007-04-04 09:38:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
07NAIROBI1636	Somali Truce Holds Despite Fighting [...] (U) The truce between Hawiye clan militia and Ethiopian troops in Mogadishu appears to be holding despite relatively heavy small arms and mortar fire since Tuesday evening (4/12). The fighting was mainly between Transitional Federal Government (TFG) forces and Hawiye/Abgal militia, with occa [...]	2007-04-13 11:30:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PREF ASEC MOPS SO ET
07NAIROBI1704	KENYA: JOURNALISTS QUESTIONED OVER ASSASSINATION [...] (SBU) Following Kenyan daily The Standard's report of an alleged assassination plot against former President Moi's son, four of the paper's managers were questioned by police on April 16 at police headquarters. Human rights groups rallied to support the newspaper, decrying the six-hour quest [...]	2007-04-18 09:46:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM KE
07NAIROBI1715	Somalia Fight Sharp but Short [...] (U) Press reporting and Embassy sources indicate fighting in Mogadishu last night (4/17) between Ethiopian forces and Hawiye/Haber Gedir militia, concentrated between the stadium and the presidential palace compound (Villa Somalia). According to the sources, there was heavy artillery and mort [...]	2007-04-18 13:38:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PREF ASEC MOPS SO ET
07NAIROBI1789	POLITICS IN LUOLAND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The perception that the central government is actively opposed to the interests of Nyanza Province's Luo community and its leaders motivates many Luos to stand firmly behind "their man" Raila Odinga. Support for Odinga's ODM-K is widespread in Nyanza, but a pile-up in identific [...]	2007-04-23 14:09:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KDEM PGOV KE
07NAIROBI1830	FRACTURED LUHYA IN WESTERN PROVINCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The diverse Luhya groups in Kenya's Western Province defy a single characterization. However, disillusionment with the current administration's failure to deliver on its campaign promises is creating fertile ground for eager opposition ODM-K campaigners. END SUMMARY. Divers [...]	2007-04-26 12:55:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV KE
07NAIROBI1905	Somalia--TFG/Hawiye Talks and Appointments [...] (SBU) On April 29, Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Abdullahi Yusuf met with members of the Hawiye Leadership Committee in his headquarters, Villa Somalia. The meeting was initiated by Ethiopian military commanders and included TFG Prime Minster Ali Gedi and Ethiopian General [...]	2007-05-02 15:43:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC MOPS SO ET
07NAIROBI1918	Somalia--Peace Is Not Yet at Hand [...] (C) Since the termination of fighting in Mogadishu last Thursday (4/26),the city has been unusually calm, in terms of combat; and the daily mortar, RPG, and small arms attacks have ceased--for the time being. Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and Ethiopian troops reportedly are moving f [...]	2007-05-03 14:04:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PREF ASEC MOPS SO ET
07NAIROBI1930	Somalia-Ambassador's Telecon with Hawiye Elder [...] (U) On May 2, the Ambassador spoke with Haji Abdi Iman (Imaam) Omar, chairman of the Hawiye Leadership Committee. The Ambassador contacted Omar because of the leadership role he and his colleagues are playing in discussions with the Ethiopians and, most recently, with President Abdullahi Yusu [...]	2007-05-04 09:24:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MOPS SO ET
07NAIROBI1931	Somalia-Ambassador's Letters to TFG President and [...] (U) Following telecon with Hawiye Leadership Committee Chairman Haji Abdi Iman Omar, and in an effort to support the critical dialogue process, the Ambassador sent the following letters to Transitional Federal Government President Abdullahi Yusuf and Chairman Haji Abdi Iman (Imaam). 2. (C) [...]	2007-05-04 09:28:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MOPS SO ET
07NAIROBI1948	POLITICS IN KISII LAND [...] Summary: The Kisii community, accounting for four percent of Kenya's population, have been loyal to FORD-People party baron Simeon Nyachae, who supports the Kibaki administration. Now that Nyachae has announced his retirement from politics, opposition politicians are eyeing the Kisii vote. [...]	2007-05-07 13:08:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KE PINR PHUM PGOV SOCI
07NAIROBI1959	Somalia-Telcon with NGRC Chairman Ali Mahdi [...] (SBU) On May 3, Somalia Political Unit staff had a conference call with National Reconciliation and Governance Committee (NGRC) Chairman Ali Mahdi on current developments in the planning for the upcoming National Reconciliation Congress. 2. (SBU) In the conversation, we emphasized that with [...]	2007-05-08 12:49:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MOPS SO ET
07NAIROBI1996	Somalia--Round Two of TFG/Hawiye Talks [...] (C) Summary. Transitional Federal Government President Abdullahi Yusuf met with elders from the Hawiye clan for a second time since the fighting ended on April 28. The talks were reportedly cordial although PM Gedi evidenced continued hostility towards the elders. There appear to be indicatio [...]	2007-05-09 15:08:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC MOPS SO ET
07NAIROBI2098	Somalia - Meeting with Solana Envoy [...] (C) On May 14 the Ambassador met with Jean-Christophe Belliard, the Personal Envoy for Somalia of Javier Solana, EU Secretary-General. Belliard first visited Cairo and Addis Ababa before coming to Nairobi. In Addis Ababa Belliard met with Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, who reportedly expressed [...]	2007-05-16 11:14:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MOPS SO
07NAIROBI2099	Somalia--Divide and Conquer Dialogue [...] (U) Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Yusuf met with politicians, intellectuals, and officials of the Hawiye/Haber Gedir/Ayr sub-clan on May 10 at the presidential palace in Mogadishu. Among the Ayr were Justice Minister Hassan Dimbil, political leader Mohamed Ulusow, and two m [...]	2007-05-16 11:14:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER SO ET
07NAIROBI2135	Somalia--Attempt on PM's Life [...] (U) Assassins attempted to kill Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Prime Minister Ali Muhammad Gedi yesterday (5/18). According to press reports, Gedi and his entourage were returning from a ceremony marking the departure of the bodies of four slain Ugandan peacekeepers at Mogadishu Inter [...]	2007-05-18 10:20:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV SO
07NAIROBI2151	Somalia - Meeting with Ethiopian State Minister [...] (C) Summary: As requested, the Ambassador met May 20 with Tekeda Alemu, Ethiopian State Minister for Foreign Affairs to discuss a joint U.S.-Ethiopian approach on Somalia. Tekeda pressed on a U.S.-Ethiopia meeting with Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Yusuf to be held i [...]	2007-05-21 14:18:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC PTER SO ET
07NAIROBI220	PRESIDENT HAND PICKS ELECTORAL COMMISSIONERS; [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In what opposition leaders are calling a "blow to multi-party democracy," President Kibaki on January 11 appointed nine Commissioners to the Electoral Commission of Kenya, without consulting opposition parties. Although completely within Kenyan law, the move sets a bad preceden [...]	2007-01-12 08:07:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL KE
07NAIROBI2209	Somalia--Security a Long Way Off [...] (C) Summary. The level of violence has risen in Mogadishu and the provinces since the Ethiopian/TFG action against the Ayr sub-clan and Courts' radicals in late April 2007. Attacks tend to be more focused than earlier in the year. While this violence could be laid at the feet of Islamic ex [...]	2007-05-23 14:58:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC EWWT EAID SO ET UG KS
07NAIROBI2239	MEETING WITH SOMALI FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary. In a meeting with Somalia's Foreign Minister, the Ambassador warned that time is running out for genuine reconciliation. The US will not support a conference that does not offer political reconciliation. Without political reconciliation, clan war will resume. The TFG needs t [...]	2007-05-25 10:03:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINR SO
07NAIROBI2263	Ali Mahdi on the Somalia Reconciliation Congress [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with Ali Mahdi, Chairman of the National Governance and Reconciliation Committee (NGRC) to discuss planning and preparations for the National Reconciliation Congress (NRC) that will begin June 14. Mahdi confirmed that the NRC will cover social, political, and tr [...]	2007-05-29 14:17:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC PTER SO ET
07NAIROBI2281	Meeting with Former Foreign Minister Hurreh [...] (C) Summary. At a meeting with the Ambassador, Somali Education Minister Hurreh discussed the milieu of the upcoming National Reconciliation Congress and confirmed that the pressure to remove Prime Minister Gedi from office is building. The Ambassador emphasized that the Congress must inclu [...]	2007-05-30 14:21:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SCUL SO ET
07NAIROBI2299	Somalia--NGRC Independence in Doubt [...] (C) Summary. The May 25 resolution passed by Somalia's Transitional Federal Parliament originally reported to confirm the independence of the National Governance and Reconciliation Committee has proven to be ambiguous, at best, upon review of the actual text. The reported behind-the-scenes [...]	2007-06-01 08:05:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SO
07NAIROBI2375	KENYAN OPPOSITION POLITICS: DEAL OR NO DEAL? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Uncertainty and mistrust endure within the opposition coalition. While the Orange Democratic Movement-Kenya (ODM-K) continues to struggle with its presidential nomination process, it is increasingly clear that back-room deals will be made, egos will be bruised, and ODM-K leaders [...]	2007-06-07 11:43:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV PHUM KE
07NAIROBI2405	POLICE ENGAGE MUNGIKI CRIMINAL ORGANIZATION IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following through on its pledge to destroy the Mungiki criminal organization, the Government of Kenya deployed hundreds of police to Nairobi's Mathare slum this week. Security forces conducted a series of operations to round up suspects. At least 18 people died during the ope [...]	2007-06-08 10:05:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ASEC KE
07NAIROBI2406	Travel to Somalia [...] (SBU) Summary. This message lays out proposed plans for travel by USG personnel to Somalia during the next 6 months. End Summary. -------------------------------- National Reconciliation Congress -------------------------------- 2. (C) The Somalia National Reconciliation Congress (NRC) [...]	2007-06-08 15:50:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC PTER SO ET
07NAIROBI2421	Somalia -- Delay in Reconciliation Congress [...] (C) Ali Mahdi, Chairman of the National Governance and Reconciliation Committee (NGRC) told the Ambassador on June 10 that the kickoff for the National Reconciliation Congress (NRC),planned to begin on June 14, has been delayed by two weeks. Mahdi said the delay was inevitable because much re [...]	2007-06-11 13:59:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC PTER SO ET
07NAIROBI2446	KANU NATIONAL CONFERENCE: KENYATTA HOLDS HIS GROUND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Amid ongoing debate about the party's position within the opposition coalition and an internal power struggle, KANU held its National Delegates' Conference in Nairobi on June 11. According to KANU officials, the meeting was a success as the party made clear its position with r [...]	2007-06-12 13:04:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV KE
07NAIROBI2566	KENYATTA KEEPING HIS OPTIONS WIDE OPEN [...] (SBU) When KANU Chairman and opposition presidential hopeful Uhuru Kenyatta failed to meet the June 15 deadline for formally declaring himself an Orange Democratic Movement-Kenya (ODM-K) candidate, there was speculation that KANU was splitting from ODM-K. Kenyatta has not (yet) pulled KANU o [...]	2007-06-20 13:21:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV KE
07NAIROBI2606	Tour d'Horizon with Prime Minister Gedi [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador and Special Envoy John Yates met Prime Minister Ali Gedi on June 21 to discuss the June 18 announcement of a general amnesty, preparations for the National Reconciliation Congress, the current security situation, and the PM's upcoming travel to Washington and New Y [...]	2007-06-22 13:06:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC PTER SO ET
07NAIROBI2614	Somalia - Response Letter from Yusuf [...] Following on the transmission of a letter to TFG President Abdullahi Yusuf, the Ambassador received a response on June 22. 2. The text of the letter from Yusuf reads as follows: Dear Mr. Ambassador: Your letter of June 21, 2007, is clearly in line with other previous letters that showe [...]	2007-06-25 13:19:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER SO

07NAIROBI2618	Ali Mahdi on National Reconciliation Congress [...] (C) Summary: On June 22 Ali Mahdi, Chairman of the National Governance and Reconciliation Committee, and other committee members and advisors briefed the Ambassador and Special Envoy on delegate selection for the Congress, his meetings with the Hawiye, the status of security service and the sit [...]	2007-06-26 04:11:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC PTER KPAO SO ET
07NAIROBI2630	Somalia -- Update on AMISOM [...] (C) The following (paras 2-14) is a retransmission in Department format of Reftel titled "Ugandan Peacekeeping Presence in Somalia, mid-June 2007" disseminated by Embassy Nairobi's Defense Attache Office (DAO) on June 25. 2. (S/REL TO USA, ACGU) SUMMARY. As of mid-June 2007, the AU Mission in [...]	2007-06-26 15:43:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC PTER SO ET
07NAIROBI2631	Somalia -- Update on AMISOM [...] (C) The following (paras 2-14) is a retransmission in Department format of Reftel titled "Ugandan Peacekeeping Presence in Somalia, mid-June 2007" disseminated by Embassy Nairobi's Defense Attache Office (DAO) on June 25. 2. (S/REL TO USA, ACGU) SUMMARY. As of mid-June 2007, the AU Mission in [...]	2007-06-26 15:43:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC PTER SO ET
07NAIROBI2632	Somalia -- Update on AMISOM [...] (C) The following (paras 2-14) is a retransmission in Department format of Reftel titled "Ugandan Peacekeeping Presence in Somalia, mid-June 2007" disseminated by Embassy Nairobi's Defense Attache Office (DAO) on June 25. 2. (S/REL TO USA, ACGU) SUMMARY. As of mid-June 2007, the AU Mission in [...]	2007-06-26 15:43:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC PTER SO ET
07NAIROBI2640	Somalia -- Update on AMISOM [...] (C) The following (paras 2-14) is a retransmission in Department format of Reftel titled "Ugandan Peacekeeping Presence in Somalia, mid-June 2007" disseminated by Embassy Nairobi's Defense Attache Office (DAO) on June 25. 2. (S/REL TO USA, ACGU) SUMMARY. As of mid-June 2007, the AU Mission in [...]	2007-06-27 13:11:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	PGOV PREL ASEC PTER SO ET
07NAIROBI3313	Somalia - Norwegian Diplomacy [...] (C) We met August 15 with Brynjulf Mugaas, Norwegian Counselor for Somalia, to discuss Norwegian regional diplomacy focused on Somalia. Mugaas told us he spoke at length August 14 with Ibrahim Addow (Hawiye/Haber Gedir/Sa'ad),the former "Foreign Secretary" of the Council of Islamic Courts (CIC [...]	2007-08-16 13:47:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC PTER SO ET
07NAIROBI3373	Somaliland -- Foreign Minister on the Way Forward [...] (C) Summary. On August 20, the Ambassador held consultations with Somaliland Foreign Minister Abdillahi Mohamed Duale (at his request) to discuss the full range of issues in the U.S.-Somaliland relationship. Topics included the arrest of opposition political leaders, elections and recognition [...]	2007-08-22 09:11:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC MOPS SO ET
07NAIROBI3457	IT'S HARD OUT THERE FOR A (WOMAN) CANDIDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Three aspiring members of parliament, two women and one first-time candidate, shared their views recently on the difficult and generally very undemocratic process by which a Kenyan attempts to get elected, in particular the party nomination process. Their accounts confirmed wh [...]	2007-08-28 13:20:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV KE
07NAIROBI3463	Somalia - NRC Closing and Next Steps [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-28 14:53:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC PTER SO ET
07NAIROBI3564	Somalia-After the Reconciliation Congress [...] (SBU) Summary: As anticipated the NRC closed on August 30. Chairman Ali Mahdi recognizes the reconciliation process will be ongoing, and he expects to continue playing a pivotal role. (See Septel text of NRC Communique) President Yusuf has committed the TFG to moving forward with the transitio [...]	2007-09-07 10:30:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC MOPS SO ET
07NAIROBI4232	KENYA ELECTIONS: WOMEN CANDIDATES INTIMIDATED BUT NOT DEFEATED [...] (SBU) Summary: In the last two months, at least six women candidates for local office and Parliamentary seats have been physically attacked in attempts to intimidate them into dropping out of the race. On October 7, Asha Ali became the latest victim of such an attack. Ali, who is running fo [...]	2007-10-26 09:27:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KE PHUM PREL
07NAIROBI4234	KENYA ELECTIONS: PARTY PRIMARIES TRIGGER SOME VIOLENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: In the run-up to Kenya's national elections, some violence is occurring. Clashes have happened in areas which so strongly favor one party that the person who secures the party nomination is essentially assured of winning the Parliamentary seat. This type of intra-party violenc [...]	2007-10-26 12:09:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KE PHUM PREL
07NAIROBI4235	KENYA ELECTIONS: Kenya Elections: The Swing States Part One: Rift Valley Province [...] (SBU) Summary: Rift Valley Province (RVP) is one of Kenya's most geographically and ethnically diverse provinces, encompassing both desperately poor arid lands and wealthy agricultural regions. Former President Daniel arap Moi, who is backing the re-election campaign of President Kibaki, hails [...]	2007-10-26 12:22:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KE PHUM PREL
07NAIROBI4240	Somalia - TFG Prime Minster Gedi Resigns [...] (SBU) Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Prime Minster Ali Mohamed Gedi offered his resignation to TFG President Abdullahi Yusuf on October 29 in Baidoa. Gedi's resignation follows several weeks of acrimonious political debate in parliament on whether a vote of confidence should be called o [...]	2007-10-29 14:48:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SO
07NAIROBI4258	KENYA ELECTIONS: SWING STATES PART TWO: WESTERN [...] (SBU) Along with Rift Valley and the Coast, we have identified Western Province (WP) as one of Kenya's three key "swing states" in deciding the December 27 national elections. These three provinces potentially contain enough electoral votes and polling volatility to decide the election. Ref [...]	2007-10-30 15:14:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL KE
07NAIROBI4312	Somalia - Conversation with President Yusuf [...] (C) On November 1 Ambassador and Special Envoy telephoned President Yusuf to discuss the search for a replacement for former Prime Minister Ali Gedi. They also underlined our concern about the current insecurities and humanitarian situation in Mogadishu. 2. (C) President Yusuf said the sea [...]	2007-11-02 10:33:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SO
07NAIROBI4423	'Majimbo' - Kenya Finds An Election Issue [...] (SBU) The issue of federalism - 'majimbo' - has recently emerged as a main plank in the opposition platform and a topic of intense public debate. Majimbo proponents - which include both major opposition parties - claim that devolving power to Kenya's provinces will allow citizens more contro [...]	2007-11-09 10:36:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KE
07NAIROBI4424	'Majimbo' - Kenya Finds An Election Issue [...] (SBU) The issue of federalism - 'majimbo' - has recently emerged as a main plank in the opposition platform and a topic of intense public debate. Majimbo proponents - which include both major opposition parties - claim that devolving power to Kenya's provinces will allow citizens more contro [...]	2007-11-12 08:00:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KE
07NAIROBI4615	DEMARCHE DELIVERED OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-29 13:51:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA IS KE
07NAIROBI4630	LOOKING FOR MR. KABUGA: POSSIBLE SIGNS OF [...] (U) SUMMARY: Chief Prosecutor Jallow of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) met on 29 November with Kenyan Foreign Minister Tuju. FM Tuju promised Jallow that he would press for the Kenyan government to increase its cooperation with the ICTR's efforts to find and apprehen [...]	2007-12-03 07:50:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KE PGOV PHUM PREL
07NAIROBI4652	Kenya Election: Role of Religious Institutions [...] (SBU) Kenya's vibrant religious institutions play an active role in public life. They have figured prominently in the run up to the 2007 general elections. From sponsoring civic education efforts to backing certain candidates, religious leaders from the Christian and Muslim communities have u [...]	2007-12-05 10:58:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KE
07NAIROBI4656	Somalia - President Yusuf Health Update #2 [...] (C) As per Reftel Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Abdullahi Yusuf is quite ill and was flown to Nairobi from Baidoa early on the morning of December 4. Post's Regional Medical Officer (RMO) has consulted with Yusuf's attending physician at Nairobi hospital and was infor [...]	2007-12-05 13:15:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SO
07NAIROBI4825	KENYA ELECTIONS: THE BATTLE FOR LANGATA - HOW A [...] (C) Kenya,s Constitution requires that its President also be an elected Member of Parliament. Of the three major presidential candidates, only Raila Odinga lacks a safe seat. Odinga's choice to run for parliament in the ethnically mixed, Nairobi-based Langata constituency he has represented [...]	2007-12-21 12:53:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM KE
07NAIROBI762	Somalia Security Highlights [...] (C) Two Somali groups have emerged claiming to lead the resistance to the TFG and its Ethiopian supporters. One of the groups has threatened to attack aircraft attempting to use Mogadishu International Airport, though it may be satisfied for the time being with disrupting TFG revenue flows. [...]	2007-02-14 13:30:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC MOPS SO ET
07NAIROBI790	TFG Appointments [...] (U) In the last few days, TFG President Abdullahi Yusuf has appointed more than 70 local and regional administrative positions in Galgudud, Lower Juba, Middle Juba, and Bakool regions. According to sources in Mogadishu, on February 13 the TFG nominated commissioners for the 16 districts in the [...]	2007-02-15 15:57:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC MOPS SO ET
07NAIROBI906	Somalia Security: A Stagnant Insurgency [...] (C) The Somali insurgency in Mogadishu remains deadly but does not appear to be spreading significantly throughout the country. Perpetrators include Islamic Courts remnants, marginalized Hawiye clan members, disaffected warlords, and common criminals; and they continue to terrorize the city's [...]	2007-02-26 13:31:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC MOPS SO ET
07NAIROBI990	Somali Insurgents Switch to Assassinations [...] (C) Summary. Following a mortar and RPG attack last week on an Ethiopian encampment, insurgents this week have only attacked with hand grenades and personal weapons. The TFG Prime Minister's brother-in-law was among the assassinated. Banditry appears to be a growing problem in Mogadishu a [...]	2007-03-01 14:45:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PREF ASEC MOPS SO ET
07NASSAU1238	BAHAMAS REACTS FAVORABLY TO DRAFT RESOLUTION [...] (U) On October 3, 2007, PolOff conveyed reftel talking points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary Marilyn Zonicle. Post provided the text of the draft resolution in advance by fax. Ms. Zonicle said she had already consulted with the Permanent Secretary, Ms. Sheila Carey, and other g [...]	2007-10-04 14:30:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	BF AORC UN PHUM KWMN
07NASSAU1455	BAHAMAS REACTS POSITIVELY, SEEKS MORE INFO ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bahamian officials reacted positively to initial briefings on the IOM Deportee Reintegration Pilot Project, but seek further details regarding its timing, progress and scope. They would also welcome clarification of the distinction between governmental and non-governmental invo [...]	2007-12-06 21:35:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID PHUM SMIG BF
07NASSAU1458	BAHAMAS GRAPPLES WITH SHARP RISE IN VIOLENT CRIME [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A series of high-profile murders of prominent professionals in Nassau and Freeport in mid-November, followed by a number of gangland-style killings in the capital November 24-28, have focused renewed public attention on a rising tide of violent crime in The Bahamas. Police stati [...]	2007-12-07 18:54:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KCRM KJUS BF
07NASSAU169	BRAZIL TO OPEN EMBASSY IN THE BAHAMAS [...] On February 1, Poloff had a chance meeting with the new Brazilian Ambassador to The Bahamas, Tomas Mauricio Guggenheim, on the street outside their homes. Guggenheim, former ambassador to Gabon, said Brazil was in the process of opening an Embassy in The Bahamas. He is currently searching f [...]	2007-02-07 19:40:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SMIG BR BF
07NASSAU195	BAHAMAS NOMINATION FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF [...] Post nominates Dr. Sandra Dean-Patterson for the Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. Dr. SIPDIS Dean-Patterson is a pioneering advocate for women's rights in The Bahamas. She has been a public spokeswoman on women's rights and violence against women for decades, promotin [...]	2007-02-14 21:53:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PHUM PREL KPAO BF
07NASSAU239	BAHAMAS: SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (SBU) A: There have been substantiated reports indicating that The Bahamas is a country of destination for trafficking in persons, particularly labor trafficking, but the extent of the problem is unknown. There have been no substantiated reports of The Bahamas as a country of origin or transi [...]	2007-02-27 22:13:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWNM ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF BF
07NASSAU413	DELAYS IN BUILDING OF NEW CHINESE EMBASSY AND [...] (C) During Ambassador Rood's farewell call with Chinese Ambassador Li March 27, Poloff met with Dong Sheng, Cultural and Protocol Officer for the Chinese Embassy to The Bahamas. Asked about plans for a new Chinese embassy building in Nassau, Sheng said that a site had been purchased on Village [...]	2007-03-30 20:52:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR CH BF
07NASSAU550	PRE-ELECTION ROUNDUP: MOMENTUM TO FNM AS PARTIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the final run up to May 2 elections, violence has faded, replaced with isolated vote-buying allegations, though these are not expected to compromise outcomes. In its recently released party platform, the opposition Free National Movement (FNM) has promised to restrict foreig [...]	2007-04-30 21:12:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KCOR BF
07NASSAU551	WATERING THE GRASS ROOTS WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff observed last-minute campaigning by Foreign Minister Fred Mitchell in his hotly-contested Fox Hill constituency. With small constituencies of only about 4000 people, candidates know voters by name, and are expected to visit with each voter personally. The result is a de [...]	2007-04-30 21:38:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCOR KDEM BF
07NASSAU753	PRIME MINISTER INGRAHAM SEEKS CLOSE TIES WITH U.S. [...] (C) On June 13, the Charge called on Prime Minister Ingraham to congratulate him on his recent election and to review U.S. and Bahamian priorities in advance of the June 18-21 Conference on the Caribbean. In a productive 45-minute meeting, Ingraham promised to consider a Proliferation Securi [...]	2007-06-15 22:49:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAIR PTER MCAP PHUM CU VE BF
07NASSAU93	BAHAMAS: NAMES OF INFLUENTIAL WOMEN [...] The following is in response to reftel request for The Bahamas' top five most influential women in civil society or government: The Honorable Cynthia A. Pratt, M.P. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security Churchill Building P.O. Box N-3217 Nassau, The Bahamas (242) 356-6 [...]	2007-01-24 21:48:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PHUM PREL BF
07NASSAU94	BAHAMAS MASS MIGRATION CONTINGENCY ASSESSMENT [...] (C) The following information is provided in response to reftel request, tracked to reftel questions: a. (C) Would your host government be willing to establish a camp to house at least 1,000 migrants interdicted by the U.S. during a mass migration? Would they be willing if the U.S. paid t [...]	2007-01-24 21:54:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	SMIG PREF PREL HA CU BF
07NDJAMENA160	CHAD: PUBLIC SERVANTS WANT THEIR SHARE OF OIL [...] (SBU) Summary: Public expectations have ballooned with the widespread anticipation of a huge oil tax "windfall" and the president of Chad's largest labor federation has warned that failure to increase public sector wages by at least 50 percent will lead to a general strike that could exceed t [...]	2007-02-22 16:22:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ELAB PGOV CD
07NDJAMENA174	CHAD: Ministry for Morality Anti-fraud Unit [...] (U) Summary: Based on an investigation of malfeasance in the grading of entrance examinations and selection procedures for admission to Chad's teacher colleges, the anti-fraud unit of the Ministry for Morality identified 11 senior Ministry of Education and other officials for prosecution and/ [...]	2007-02-27 11:01:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PHUM PGOV CD
07NDJAMENA18	DEBY PEACE ACCORD WITH FUC'S NOUR -- ONE LESS [...] (C) Summary: The withdrawal of Sudanese government support and an alleged payment of $5.5 million from Libyan President Moammar Gadaffi may have combined to induce Chadian rebel leader Mahamat Nour to sign a peace agreement with the Deby government in Tripoli December 24. The significance of [...]	2007-01-09 15:15:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	CD MOPS PGOV PREL
07NDJAMENA291	SUDANESE REBELS STILL A LONG WAY FROM UNIFYING [...] (C) Summary. NRF officials, including two ex-pat political representatives from the UK, indicated frustration at the slow progress of unifying the Sudanese rebels in a meeting with them April 4. They said they see the United States as an important friend and ally and urged diplomatic pressu [...]	2007-04-04 17:15:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PREF CD SU CRS
07NDJAMENA385	JEM LEADER ON CHAD-SUDAN BORDER CONFLICT [...] (C) More fighting on the Chad-Sudan border is likely as both countries move to implement the agreement reached in Riyadh to stop supporting rebel groups aimed at each other, Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) Chairman Khalil Ibrahim told the Ambassador and Poloff May 5. Khalil expected Kha [...]	2007-05-07 14:54:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL CD SU
07NDJAMENA396	SUDAN REBEL LEADER SEEKS DARFUR PEACE TALKS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) is ready to start Darfur peace talks tomorrow and wants to cooperate with the United States, JEM Chairman Khalil Ibrahim stressed in a meeting on May 5. Khalil expressed support for the United Nation's mediation effort, a Darfur ceasefire [...]	2007-05-08 16:59:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL UNSC CD
07NDJAMENA434	SLM UNITY MEETING YIELDS STILL ANOTHER FACTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The attempt to reunify the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) at Ameri in Darfur last month appears instead to have succeeded in giving birth to yet another splinter group. According to its spokesman, speaking with us on May 22, the newly christened Revolutionary Military Counc [...]	2007-05-23 14:42:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL UNSC CD SU
07NDJAMENA446	CHAD ELECTION DIALOGUE: A POSSIBLE OPPORTUNITY? [...] (U) SUMMARY: Discussions on electoral reform are moving forward between the Mouvement Patriotique de Salut (MPS),Chad's ruling party, and the opposition. Agreement could come in the next weeks. Even diehard critics of the regime see promise that the talks could lead toward a more inclusive [...]	2007-05-30 14:47:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL CD
07NDJAMENA457	CHAD: PRESIDENT DEBY ON UNFORCE ND DIALOGUE [...] Summary: President Deb, in a meeting with the Ambassador June 4, welcoed the announcement by the United States of additonal sanctions on Sudan. He continuedto resist the idea of an international force in Chad. Money for such an expensive project, he said, would be better spent moving refug [...]	2007-06-05 10:00:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL HUM CD SU
07NDJAMENA474	CHAD/SUDAN: MASALIT RESTIVENESS [...] (SBU) Summary: A new Darfur rebel group is being formed composed of Masalit who object to control by Zaghawans, whether Chadian or Darfurian. The group may not get off the ground, but its formation is indicative of the splintering trend among the Darfur rebels and dissatisfaction among Masa [...]	2007-06-07 13:32:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM CD SU
07NDJAMENA477	CHAD: FOREIGN MINISTER ON REBELS AND PEACEKEEPING [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador June 7, Foreign Minister Allam-Mi said that both Sudan and Chad were adequately abiding by the Riyadh accord's requirement to rein in each other's rebels. Greater calm had prevailed in eastern Chad as a result. Allam-mi hardened his verbiage op [...]	2007-06-07 15:56:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CH SU
07NDJAMENA487	CHAD: WORLD BANK VIEWS ON EVE OF MULTIDONOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On the eve of the multidonor meeting in Ndjamena, World Bank experts assess that Chad's poverty indicators are headed downward, despite a 2007 spike in oil revenues. With most of its oil revenues consumed by military expenditures already in the first quarter of 2007, Chad is f [...]	2007-06-12 08:15:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL CD
07NDJAMENA488	CHAD: LIMITS OF OIL REVENUE OVERSIGHT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Ambassador June 11, the head of the oil-revenue supervisory office ("College"),Lamana Abdoulaye, acknowledged that the strictures on his office substantially diminished its effectiveness. He also claimed the College had turned back some faulty projects a [...]	2007-06-13 09:26:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ECON EFIN PREL CD
07NDJAMENA504	CHAD: KOUCHNER PLAN ACCEPTED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Deby hasaccepted a two-track humanitarian protection pla for eastern Chadthat Kouchner proposed to him une 10. The plan is modest but achievable. It culd have a relatively quick impact in protecting efugees and internally displaced persons, as well s somewhat reduci [...]	2007-06-18 10:45:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPKO CD PHUM PREF
07NDJAMENA517	CHAD/SUDAN: JEM PERSPECTIVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Taljadine Niam, JEM representative in Chad, met the Ambassador June 20 at his request, seeking to maintain contact despite sanctions on JEM leader Khalil Ibrahim. Khalil, he claimed, had departed Chad for Darfur with "all" the JEM forces. He said JEM (contrary to its blockin [...]	2007-06-21 18:57:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM CD SU
07NDJAMENA564	CHAD/SUDAN: ROUNDING UP DARFUR REBELS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The funeral and associated traditional mourning customs for President Deby's son tied up key players in Ndjamena, with the result that the Center for Humanitarian Dialogue (CHD) still does not have Chadian approval for a flight to take Darfur rebels to Mombasa. CHD is focusing [...]	2007-07-06 09:23:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM CD SU
07NDJAMENA594	CHAD: TWO UNEASY TRACKS OF DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Strains within the opposition coalition have not yet led to an open rupture, but the internal political dialogue is blocked over the issue of a government of consensus. Meanwhile, there is apparent progress in the parallel dialogue in Tripoli between the government and rebels [...]	2007-07-13 18:06:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV CD LY SU
07NDJAMENA623	UNDER-AGE RECRUITMENT IN CHAD [...] SUMMARY: International media attention to under-age recruitment in Chad, stimulated by reports from Human Rights Watch and UN, has brought an indignant rebuke from the government spokesman, but, at the working level, it appears to have resulted in enhanced cooperation from the Ministry of De [...]	2007-07-26 13:08:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MCAP KAWC PREL CD
07NDJAMENA712	CHAD:EU TEAM ASKS HARD QUESTIONS ABOUT PROPOSED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After the week-long visit of a European Commission Technical Assessment Team, many questions were still unanswered as to how a possible multidimensional UN/EU force would go about protecting refugees, IDPs and humanitarian workers in eastern Chad given the complex political an [...]	2007-09-07 15:32:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CD PGOV PHUM PREF PREL
07NDJAMENA752	UNDER-AGE RECRUITMENT IN DARFUR REFUGEE CAMPS [...] (SBU) Summary: UNHCR protection officers in Darfur refugee camps in Farchana and Iriba report recent incidents of recruitment of under-age combatants for Sudanese rebel movements. Chadian officials assert that they are working to prevent recruitment and ensure the civilian character of the re [...]	2007-09-26 14:36:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM CD SU
07NDJAMENA784	SUDAN REBELS IN CHAD REPORT JEM SPLIT [...] (SBU) Summary: JEM representatives informed Emboffs that a split has taken place within the movement, pitting Chairman Khalil Ibrahim on one side against his former Vice-Chair Bahar and field Commander Banda on the other. JEM "Chief Negotiator" Ahmed Tugod Lissan accused JEM/Bahar of perpetrat [...]	2007-10-10 08:52:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PREF CD SU
07NEWDELHI1010	BOFORS SCANDAL MIDDLEMAN CAUSING TROUBLE FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 27, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs disrupted both houses of Parliament, demanding Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's resignation over alleged UPA mishandling of Ottavio Quattrocchi's extradition from Argentina. Quattrocchi is the main accused in the Bofors gun payo [...]	2007-02-28 13:30:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IN
07NEWDELHI1097	DEMARCHE TO INDIA ON HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL FOURTH [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-06 12:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNHRC BM IN
07NEWDELHI1098	CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS RE-EMERGES IN INDIA - MAN VS. [...] (U) Summary: After a 32 year hiatus, the chikungunya virus is making a comeback in India. While the Government of India (GOI) estimates over 180,000 cases of chikungunya infection since December 2005, the actual number of cases is difficult to assess. The GOI,s lack of transparency in reporti [...]	2007-03-06 13:05:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV AMED EAGR IN KFLU ECON PREL SENV TBIO PTER
07NEWDELHI1216	DEMARCHE ON ARGENTINA'S REQUEST FOR USG ASSISTANCE [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-13 12:39:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER IR IN
07NEWDELHI1250	INDO-FIJIAN RELATIONS GOOD DESPITE MILITARY COUP [...] (C) Summary: Fiji's interim Foreign Affairs and External Trade Minister, Ratu Epeli Nailatikau, visited New Delhi March 3-4 (reftel). He met with both Ambika Soni, Indian Minister of Tourism and Culture, and Pranab Mukherjee, Minister of External Affairs, from whom Nailatikau reportedly re [...]	2007-03-14 13:40:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL FJ IN PBTS PGOV PINR
07NEWDELHI1273	BJP RE-ENERGIZED, LOOKING FORWARD [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-15 12:49:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL PINR ECON KISL IN
07NEWDELHI1274	BELLWETHER PROJECT: UTTAR PRADESH ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: The crucial state of Uttar Pradesh (UP) is facing an election in April and May 2007 that could displace the current Samajwadi Party (SP) government. Although the political situation in UP is fluid and changing rapidly, there was a consensus on a number of key points during a mi [...]	2007-03-15 12:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI ECON KISL KDEM KCRM IN
07NEWDELHI1275	HIZBOLLAH AND HAMAS DELEGATES PARTICIPATE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Delegates of the "International Conference on War, Imperialism and Resistance: West Asia," held in New Delhi March 12-14, adopted a resolution urging the Indian government to change its Middle East policy, break ties with Israel, and promote dialogue with Iran. Hizbollah spokes [...]	2007-03-15 13:31:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR IS IR IN
07NEWDELHI1325	INDIA FALLING SHORT OF POTENTIAL IN AFRICA, [...] (C) Summary. Indian strategic thinkers agree that China is leading India in involvement with Africa by almost all economic and political measures. Not only does China have a greater volume of bilateral trade with Africa, but China is also pouring development aid and concessional loans into [...]	2007-03-19 12:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR IN CH ECON ENRG EPET EAGR
07NEWDELHI1328	PRIME MINISTER WARM ON U.S.-INDIA-JAPAN TRILATERAL [...] (C) Summary. PM Singh told Ashley Tellis he hoped a U.S.-India-Japan trilateral dialogue could become official at the Foreign Secretary level. The PM's comment seems to reflect a fairly broad sentiment in New Delhi, as recent public speakers have come out in support of closer trilateral ties [...]	2007-03-19 13:39:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IN JA
07NEWDELHI1345	OLD CITY OF JERUSALEM UNESCO SPECIAL SESSION: [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-20 14:02:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL UNESCO IS IN
07NEWDELHI1346	DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM: INDIA DEFERS TO ITS [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-20 14:05:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ACABQ AORC APER UNGA IN
07NEWDELHI1424	BJP MEMBER CLAIMS THE RSS IS ACTIVE IN NEPAL - CORRECTED [...] (S) SUMMARY: Bharataya Janata Party (BJP) member and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) activist Seshadiri Chari (PROTECT),claimed March 19 that the RSS is involved with the Madhesi movement in Nepal's southern Terai region. This is the first RSS confirmation Post has had. Chari claimed the [...]	2007-03-23 10:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR MOPS KISL NP PK CH IN
07NEWDELHI1425	EXTENSION OF THE OCCUPIED TERRITORIES MANDATE AT [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-23 10:04:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNHRC KISL IN
07NEWDELHI1446	BELLWETHER PROJECT: BIHAR IS MORE THAN JUST CROPS [...] (SBU) Summary: For the last two decades, Bihar was ruled by a kleptocratic and corrupt government, suffered from discriminatory central government policies, and was mired in caste and class-ridden social divides. Despite its Buddhist sacred sites, bountiful rivers and fertile soil, Bihar has [...]	2007-03-23 14:41:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PHUM ECON SOCI KDEM KISL IN
07NEWDELHI1458	BELLWETHER PROJECT: BIHAR IS MORE THAN JUST CROPS [...] (SBU) Summary: For the last two decades, Bihar was ruled by a kleptocratic and corrupt government, suffered from discriminatory central government policies, and was mired in caste and class-ridden social divides. Despite its Buddhist sacred sites, bountiful rivers and fertile soil, Bihar has [...]	2007-03-26 09:00:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PHUM ECON SOCI KDEM KISL IN
07NEWDELHI1488	A SNAPSHOT OF INDIAN THOUGHTS ON IRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In various meetings over the last few weeks, Post has been taking stock of what Indian analysts, professors, lawmakers and journalists are thinking about Iran. This cable is a summary of those conversations. Interlocutors agreed that, while Indians do not want a nuclear Iran, t [...]	2007-03-28 13:28:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG EPET ELTN IR IN
07NEWDELHI1508	NO CLEAR OUTCOME IN SIGHT FOR UPCOMING UTTAR [...] (C) Summary: Although the election is set to commence on April 7, UP politics remain as confused and murky as ever. In the past few weeks, a close associate of Uttar Pradesh (UP) Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav has bolted to form a new party, and his Muslim support base appears to be incr [...]	2007-03-29 13:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM KISL SCUL IN
07NEWDELHI1509	DELHI DIARY, MARCH 8-29 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for March 8-29, 2007 that did not feature in our other reporting. Former Iranian President Gets a Warm Reception in India ------ 2. (SBU) The mostly Indian audience at the India Today annual "conclave" March 23 h [...]	2007-03-29 14:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KIRF KNNP IR BT KZ
07NEWDELHI1517	INDIA "WILL CONSIDER" IRAN REQUEST TO BECOME SAARC [...] (U) This is an action request for the Department - please see paragraph six. 2. (C) Indian Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon announced on March 28 that the SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) Council of Ministers, during its April 2 meeting in New Delhi, will conside [...]	2007-03-30 10:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR IN
07NEWDELHI1536	BJP COCKY ABOUT UTTAR PRADESH AND DELHI POLL [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 25, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) kicked off its campaign for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh (UP) State Assembly elections with a bang. The BJP is focusing on the UP elections, which start on April 7 with results to be announced May 11, and on April 5 Delhi Municipal electi [...]	2007-03-30 14:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR KISL IN
07NEWDELHI1675	BJP WINS BIG IN DELHI LOCAL ELECTIONS [...] (C) On April 5, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) swept Delhi's Municipal Council polls, winning 164 of 272 seats (60 percent),reducing Congress from 103 seats to 67. The widely-predicted outcome boosted BJP spirits on the eve of the multi-stage Uttar Pradesh (UP) elections. After its victo [...]	2007-04-09 14:02:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL PINR IN
07NEWDELHI1698	INDIA DID NOT ATTEND IRAN'S NATANZ RIBBON-CUTTING [...] (C) PolCouns delivered reftel points to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan) Dilip Sinha April 9. Amandeep Singh Gill, Director of MEA Disarmament and International Security Affairs, told PolOff April 10 that the MEA had instructed its Embassy i [...]	2007-04-10 13:13:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KNNP IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY AORC UNSC
07NEWDELHI1699	DESPITE WILD SPECULATION, UTTAR PRADESH ELECTORAL [...] (C) Summary: Uttar Pradesh (UP) completed its first phase of polling on April 7. Due to the active involvement of an effective Election Commission (EC),the vote went smoothly and was violence free. Notoriously unreliable exit polls predict that the SP and BJP will lose seats, while Congre [...]	2007-04-10 13:26:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM PINR SCUL KDEM KISL IN
07NEWDELHI1720	DELHI DIARY, MARCH 29-APRIL 11 [...] (C) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for March 8-29, 2007 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Naxalites Looking to Join the Fray in Kashmir -- BJP Coalesces Its Strategy of Attack on Congress -- Civil Society Holds SAARC Accountabl [...]	2007-04-11 12:06:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM PK IR JA IN
07NEWDELHI1727	PDP WINS PUBLIC BATTLE OVER JAMMU AND KASHMIR [...] (S) Summary: People's Democratic Party (PDP) leader Mufti Muhammad Sayeed rather astutely and with exquisite timing caused a major dilemma that threatened to unravel the Congress-PDP coalition government of Jammu and Kashmir state. In negotiations before the SAARC Summit and on the eve of Ut [...]	2007-04-12 05:14:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN
07NEWDELHI1915	RAHUL GANDHI JUMPS INTO THE U.P. ELECTORAL FRAY [...] (C) Summary: Rahul Gandhi, the heir apparent of the Gandhi family dynasty, has made a number of gaffes, suggesting an uneven start to his active political career. During a series of ""roadshows"" meant to jump-start the Congress campaign in ongoing Uttar Pradesh (UP) elections, Rahul made ellipti [...]	2007-04-23 11:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM PINR SCUL KDEM KISL IN PK
07NEWDELHI1938	BRINGING SHAME ON FEMALE FETICIDE IN RAJASTHAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On an April 10-14 trip to Rajasthan, Poloff met with government officials, NGO's and others combating female feticide. They outlined hopeful new steps they are taking. Although only in the early stages, such programs hold promise in making inroads against female feticide and [...]	2007-04-24 11:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KWMN ECON PREL SOCI IN
07NEWDELHI1971	GOI JOINT SECRETARY (EAST ASIA): CHINA BORDER [...] (C) Summary. In an April 25 discussion, new MEA JS (East Asia) Vijay Gokhale: -- briefed PolCouns on the latest round of India-China border talks, saying little progress was made; -- downplayed the May 1 visit by North Korean Vice-Foreign Minister Kim Hyong Jun, stating such a meeting was a [...]	2007-04-25 12:04:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH KN JA IN
07NEWDELHI1973	DEMARCHE ON SAMOA LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRY STATUS [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-25 12:27:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC EAID ECON UNGA WS IN
07NEWDELHI1976	ONE PRIVATE SCHOOL IN RAJASTHAN TRIES TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On an April 10-14 trip through Rajasthan, PolOff discussed Indian public education with politicians, school directors, and journalists. They confirmed that the poor quality of public schools compels parents to rely on private options to ensure their children receive a good edu [...]	2007-04-25 13:01:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR KDEM SOCI IN
07NEWDELHI2037	INDIAN OFFICIAL SEES BANGLADESH AT CROSSROADS, SRI [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with PolCouns on April 26, MEA Joint Secretary Mohan Kumar: -- said that the caretaker government in Bangladesh has reached a crossroads by allowing Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia to return, stating such a move weakens the government and will force it to reassert itself in [...]	2007-04-27 12:27:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BG BM CE IN
07NEWDELHI2067	BIOGRAPHY: RAJASTHAN CHIEF MINISTER VASUNDHARA RAJE [...] (C) On an April 10-14 trip to Rajasthan, PolOff met with politicians, journalists, NGOs, and academicians to get a fix on the current state of affairs. This cable is largely derived from conversations during this trip about Chief Minister (CM) Vasundhara Raje. A POLITICAL MAHARANI ------- [...]	2007-04-30 13:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR KWMN IN
07NEWDELHI2070	RAJASTHAN STRUGGLES TO ESCAPE FROM THE HINDI BELT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Rajasthan, located in North India and bordering Pakistan, is the country's largest state and embodies numerous contradictions. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Chief Minister (CM) Vasundhara Raje (ref A),although extremely popular, is heavily criticized and not expected to win the [...]	2007-05-01 06:26:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL PINR SOCI ECON KWMN KIRF
07NEWDELHI2092	LATEST UTTAR PRADESH POLL CONFIRMS CONTINUED [...] (C) Summary: The fifth phase of seven phases of the Uttar Pradesh (UP) election concluded on April 28, with a growing consensus that this election will likely spell the end of SP rule. An effective Election Commission has prevented the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) from using dirty tricks to [...]	2007-05-02 11:23:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM PINR SCUL KDEM KISL IN
07NEWDELHI210	COMMUNISTS COPECETIC WITH UPA REGIONAL APPROACH, [...] (C) Summary: The Left Front (LF) and UPA are locked in agreement when it comes to South Asian regional policy, but differ sharply when it comes to the US and countries with which the US has disputes, such as Iran. In preparation for his January 13-14 Pakistan visit, External Affairs Minister [...]	2007-01-16 11:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PREF PINR KDEM IN PK BT BG
07NEWDELHI2106	DEMARCHE ON ZIMBABWE'S BID FOR CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-03 06:58:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SENV UNCSD AORC ZI IN
07NEWDELHI2107	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - CANDIDACY OF BELARUS [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-03 07:07:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UNHRC BO IN
07NEWDELHI2117	INDIAN DEOBANDIS SAY PAKISTANI JUI-F WILLING TO BROKER PEACE TALKS WITH TALIBAN [...] (S) Summary: Poloffs met on April 27th with Pandit N. K. Sharma -- who once headed Muslim Outreach for the Rao government and who claims close ties to the Gandhi family -- as well as Maulana Mahmood Madani, a member of Parliament and prominent leader of the Deobandi political organization Jamiat U [...]	2007-05-03 10:17:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN
07NEWDELHI2139	DELHI DIARY, APRIL 26-MAY 4 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for April 26-May 4, 2007 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Indian Boots on the Ground in Afghanistan? -- Parliamentary Histrionics Play On -- Bhutanese Refugees Want To Participate In Election [...]	2007-05-04 11:02:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS AF PK IR IN

07NEWDELHI2140	BSP MAINTAINS ITS LEAD IN UTTAR PRADESH SIXTH [...] (U) The sixth phase of the Uttar Pradesh (UP) election took place without significant problems on May 3. Polling was conducted in 52 constituencies in nine districts in a remote area of southeastern UP. Three of the districts are home to Naxalite activity, but they did not emerge from their [...]	2007-05-04 11:14:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER SCUL KDEM IN
07NEWDELHI2223	INDIA-PAKISTAN STILL STUCK ON SIACHEN TALKS [...] (S) Summary: Indian Defense Minister A K Antony traveled to the Army's Siachen base camp to demonstrate his administration's ongoing tough stance toward Pakistan in negotiations over troop withdrawal from the peaks surrounding the glacier, as well as to set a marker by which India can claim v [...]	2007-05-09 12:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN
07NEWDELHI2247	INDIA REQUESTS FORMAL TERRORISM WATCH LIST EXCHANGE [...] (S) This is an ACTION request for the Department S/CT and SCA. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Summary: Indian MEA Counter-Terrorism Cell Director I M Pandey passed a request to Poloff that the U.S. and India sign an agreement to create a formal and continuous channel to exchange terrorism [...]	2007-05-10 11:41:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL ASEC
07NEWDELHI2258	TERRORIST INFILTRATION FALLING IN INDIAN KASHMIR, INCREASING IN INDIAN HEARTLAND [...] (S) Summary: The Indian Home Ministry released its finding on May 10th that terrorist infiltration from Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir into Indian Kashmir fell to an all time low from January through March of 2007. Although these winter months are often considered a low period in violence and infil [...]	2007-05-10 13:15:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN
07NEWDELHI2268	MAYAWATI VICTORY IN UTTAR PRADESH ELECTION [...] (C) Mayawati's decisive victory in the just-concluded Uttar Pradesh (UP) elections will reverberate throughout India and has serious implications for the UPA government in New Delhi and for India/US relations. Projections now place her Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) party just a hair's breath away [...]	2007-05-11 08:59:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER SCUL KDEM KISL IN
07NEWDELHI2313	AFTER UTTAR PRADESH ELECTION DOMESTIC POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) won a landslide victory in Uttar Pradesh (UP) on May 11 and the state and India's domestic politics will never be the same. Mayawati, the new Chief Minister of UP, handed decisive defeats not only to her bitter rivals the Samajwadi Party (SP),but t [...]	2007-05-14 12:32:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR PTER SCUL KISL IN
07NEWDELHI2432	PUNJAB CONTINUES TO SIMMER OVER RELIGIOUS LEADER'S [...] (SBU) Since May 14, Punjab has been in a state of crisis over an alleged sacrilegious act. Sikh leaders have demanded that Sant Gurmeet Singh Ram Rahim, the head of the Dera Sacha Sauda religious sect apologize for insulting their faith by dressing up as the tenth holy Guru in Sikhism, Guru Go [...]	2007-05-22 12:42:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR IN
07NEWDELHI2433	BIOGRAPHY: UTTAR PRADESH CHIEF MINISTER MAYAWATI: [...] (C) On May 13, 2007, Kumari Mayawati, commonly referred to as Mayawati or Bhenji (sister),was sworn in as Chief Minister (CM) of Uttar Pradesh (UP),India's most populous state. President of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP),a party created to represent low caste voters, Mayawati has long been [...]	2007-05-22 12:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR IN
07NEWDELHI2456	POINTS ON UNSCRS 1267 AND 1735 DELIVERED [...] (C) PolCouns delivered reftel points to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Joint Secretary (Americas) Gaitri Kumar May 21. Kumar reconfirmed the Government of India's (GOI) commitment to implement fully all UN Security Council Resolutions. She said she had discussed these demarches with ME [...]	2007-05-23 11:58:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC IR IN
07NEWDELHI2475	THE UPA AT THREE YEARS - MIRED IN MEDIOCRITY [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh released a "Report to the People" on May 22, outlining the achievements of his UPA government at the three year point. The PM acknowledged that inflation is a problem, providing assurances that his government would take measures to keep it from hur [...]	2007-05-24 10:28:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PHUM PINR PTER KDEM IN
07NEWDELHI2480	IRAQ'S OIL MINISTER TO SEEK INDIAN INVESTMENT [...] (C) Summary. Iraqi Oil Minister Hussein al-Shahristani will visit India May 25-28, leading a delegation from a broad spectrum of the Iraqi government, in addition to several businesspeople. The main goal for Iraq is to get an Indian agreement for investment in either building a new oil refine [...]	2007-05-24 12:58:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EPET ENRG IQ IN
07NEWDELHI2553	GOI BRIEFED ON AIR DEFENSE CONSULTATIONS WITH SRI [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) expressed appreciation for the briefing provided by the Defense Attache (DATT) regarding the recent U.S. military survey of the Government of Sri Lanka's (GOSL) air defense capabilities. MEA requested the USG to apprise the GOI of radar equipmen [...]	2007-05-30 09:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV PHUM CE BM
07NEWDELHI2564	PROTESTS IN RAJASTHAN TURN VIOLENT [...] (C) On May 28, caste tensions turned violent in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)ruled state of Rajasthan. Demanding to be socially demoted from the Other Backward Caste (OBC) to the Scheduled Tribe (ST) category, the Gujjar community staged protests and blocked national highways in Rajasthan. [...]	2007-05-30 13:01:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CASC PHUM PREL PINR SCUL IN
07NEWDELHI2628	INDIA HAS NO CIVIL SOCIETY OR DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-05 05:15:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO IR IN
07NEWDELHI2669	INDIA'S 60-DAY REPORT ON UNSCR 1747 STILL BEING [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel points and text of the USG 60-day report on UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1747 June 6 to MEA Deputy Secretary (United Nations Political) Ajaneesh Kumar, who stated that the Government of India (GOI) was still in the process of formulating its 60-day report [...]	2007-06-07 08:59:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KNNP EFIN UNSC AORC ETRD TRGY IR IN
07NEWDELHI268	INDIA SEEKS U.S. HELP TO KEEP "UNNECESSARY" [...] (C) MEA Joint Secretary (North) Pankaj Saran called A/PolCouns on January 18 to convey the following demarche regarding the upcoming vote on Nepal in the UNSC: -- In the spirit of superb, close and on-going US-India coordination on Nepal, India wanted the U.S. to keep the "bigger picture" in [...]	2007-01-18 12:04:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AORC MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN
07NEWDELHI2711	DEMARCHE ON SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANIZATION [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-11 10:32:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS AF CH IN IR MG PK RS ZK
07NEWDELHI2763	INDIA'S PRESIDENTIAL RACE STILL WIDE OPEN [...] (C) Summary: On June 13, the Indian Election Commission (EC) notified the Presidential election, stipulating that Presidential nominations must be filed by June 30. The election will occur on July 19 and the winner will be announced July 21. With the election imminent, the ruling United Prog [...]	2007-06-13 11:16:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR KDEM IN
07NEWDELHI2766	DELHI DIARY, JUNE 6 - 13 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for June 6 - 13, 2007 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: POL-MIL: -- India, China announce joint military exercises -- Russian Ground Force commander visits India -- Russia continues to gouge I [...]	2007-06-13 13:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PHUM PGOV MASS MARR KOMC KSTC RS
07NEWDELHI2830	AMBASSADOR PRESSES FOR 123 CONCLUSION, SIGHTS ON [...] (C) Summary. In a June 15 meeting with National Security Advisor MK Narayanan, the Ambassador: -- pressed for the earliest possible conclusion to 123 Agreement negotiations and pressed the Indian to clarify their notion of a stand-alone fully safeguarded reprocessing facility; -- urged for [...]	2007-06-18 10:48:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KNNP TSPA SENV SCUL IN EAGR
07NEWDELHI2840	THE NEW UTTAR PRADESH GOVERNMENT WANTS CLOSE U.S. [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-19 05:01:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM SCUL SOCI EIND EINV ENRG
07NEWDELHI2957	ROME RULE OF LAW CONFERENCE DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-26 10:45:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV IN AF
07NEWDELHI2991	DELHI DIARY, JUNE 20-27 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for June 20-27, 2007 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- KK Katyal: Potential for South Asian Parliament -- Tawang Residents Speak Out Against China's Territorial Claims -- Controversy Continue [...]	2007-06-27 12:11:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IN
07NEWDELHI3031	THE BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY: A HOUSE IN DISARRAY [...] (C) Summary: In the Spring of 2007, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) appeared to be making a comeback after a series of electoral wins in both state assembly and municipal elections (reftel A). However, the euphoria ended following the party's abysmal performance in the May and June Uttar Pra [...]	2007-06-29 11:14:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR IN
07NEWDELHI306	INDIA ON ALERT AS USUAL FOR REPUBLIC DAY THREATS [...] (C) Summary. As India's Republic Day fast approaches, security in the capital and the country's largest cities has increased to its highest level as Indians prepare for a significant national holiday. Airports remain on alert as press reports surfaced of threats, over the January 13-14 week [...]	2007-01-19 12:47:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC KDEM KISL PK IN
07NEWDELHI310	INDIA SET TO INCREASE PLEDGED AID TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (S) Summary. PolOffs met with Afghan Second Secretary Asadi to discuss Foreign Minister Mukherjee's January 22nd to 23rd visit to Afghanistan, including press reports that India is considering increasing its aid to Afghanistan by $100 million. Asadi, speaking through an interpreter, also gav [...]	2007-01-19 13:16:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER EAID ETRD MOPS KDEM KISL PK
07NEWDELHI3227	EXCESSIVE AIRSPACE CLAIM DEMARCHE - INDIA [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-13 12:06:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAIR KREC MARR MOPS PHSA BM IN
07NEWDELHI3318	U.N. ADVISOR ON BURMA ENCOURAGES INDIA TO PROMOTE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The UN Secretary General's Special Advisor on Burma, Ibrahim Gambari, met with Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon during a July 10-12 visit to New Delhi. According to the MEA, Gambari recognized India's ability to influence Burma, and expresse [...]	2007-07-20 13:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM MARR MASS PGOV PHUM BM IN
07NEWDELHI3383	DELHI DIARY, JULY 17-25 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for July 17-25, 2007 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- MEA Questions General Toolan on China and Nepal -- Australia and India Raising the Bar on Defense Cooperation -- Indian Vice-Presidential [...]	2007-07-25 11:52:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MOPS MARR MCAP MASS KPKO PBTS
07NEWDELHI342	BJP DOWNPLAYS IMPORTANCE OF FOREIGN POLICY [...] (C) Summary: The UPA's January 3 luncheon meeting with the BJP leadership proved to be largely a flash in the pan. Subsequent events and statements by BJP insiders confirm that little of substance took place at the meeting, which consisted primarily of a briefing by Minister of External Affa [...]	2007-01-22 13:31:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PREF PINR PTER KDEM IN PK BT
07NEWDELHI346	UTTAR PRADESH MUSLIMS - DISILLUSIONED AND MORE [...] (C) Summary: The Muslims of Uttar Pradesh (UP) are increasingly fed-up with the corruption and poor governance of the Samajwadi Party (SP) government of Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, with many ready to desert to Congress and the rival BSP. Lucknow's Shias have historic and cultural tie [...]	2007-01-23 06:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM KISL SCUL IN IZ IR
07NEWDELHI3521	INDIAN VIEWS ON CENTRAL ASIA: AIRBASE HOPES AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ministry of External Affairs Deputy Secretary for Eurasia L. Savithri denied that India was SIPDIS establishing a military base in Ayni, Tajikistan, as had been reported in the press, insisting that the Government of India (GOI) was only involved in a civilian project of runwa [...]	2007-08-03 10:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS MOPS MARR KISL SNAR AF KZ CH
07NEWDELHI362	INDIAN AND CHINESE OFFICIALS MUM ON BORDER TALKS [...] SUMMARY: (C) Indian and Chinese officials are adhering to a joint "gag rule" regarding their ninth round of border talks held on 17-18 January, probably exercising understandable caution after Chinese Ambassador Sun Yaxi's brash claims to the state of Arunachal Pradesh cast a pall over Pre [...]	2007-01-23 11:58:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PBTS IN CH
07NEWDELHI3905	SCO SUMMIT: INDIA "WATCHING AND WAITING" ON THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Bishkek, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Director for Eurasia Sandeep Arya and Under Secretary L. Savithri told PolOff Aug. 23 that the Government SIPDIS of India (GOI) was not interested in seeking full membe [...]	2007-08-27 12:10:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS ENRG MARR CH KZ KG TX TI UZ
07NEWDELHI3909	JAPANESE PM ABE TAKES ECONOMIC & SECURITY TIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Calling Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's August 21-23 visit to New Delhi a "historic milestone" which witnessed the elevation of the Indo-Japan Global and Strategic Partnership, Japanese Embassy colleagues in New Delhi claimed to be "very happy" with the trip. Ministry of External Af [...]	2007-08-27 14:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD ECON MARR JA IN
07NEWDELHI396	THE UTTAR PRADESH GOVERNMENT TEETERS ON THE EDGE [...] (C) Summary: A long series of missteps by the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) in Uttar Pradesh (UP),has convinced most observers that its days are numbered and its ouster from power seemingly inevitable. Congress and an important regional party have withdrawn support from the SP government, re [...]	2007-01-25 08:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SCUL KDEM KISL IN
07NEWDELHI4215	INDIA PROVIDES NON-PAPER RESPONSE AND DATES FOR [...] (U) This is an action request for ISN and SCA. Please see para 4. 2. (C) Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Director of the Disarmament and International Security Division (DISA) Amandeep Singh Gill gave poloff September 14 India's non-paper response (below) to the U.S. non-papers provided [...]	2007-09-14 12:05:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL MTCRE KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
07NEWDELHI4224	DELHI DIARY, SEPTEMBER 8-14 [...] (U) This week's product is a joint effort of Embassy New Delhi and Consulate General Mumbai. Below is a compilation of political highlights for September 8-14, 2007 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Senior Nuclear Scientist Speaks in Support of Nuclear Deal -- BJP [...]	2007-09-14 12:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MNUC KNNP KISL IR PK BU IN
07NEWDELHI4253	INDIA AND BHUTAN IRF REPORT: DELIVERY, POSTING AND [...] (U) Per Reftel, Post is pleased to report that the International Religious Freedom Report's Introduction, Executive Summary and individual country reports for India and Bhutan were posted in English on the Embassy's website immediately upon release and clearance from the Department. PolOff als [...]	2007-09-17 12:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KDEM PGOV KIRF IN
07NEWDELHI4254	INDIA AND THE COMPLEMENTARY NATURE OF ISLAM AND [...] (C) PolOff spoke with Ministry of External Affairs Under Secretary for United Nations Political Affairs Vishwas Nagee SIPDIS September 10, who stated that the Government of India has not yet decided who will represent India at the Ministerial Meeting of Communities of Democracies in Bamako [...]	2007-09-17 12:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KISL IN
07NEWDELHI4473	INDIA AND NEPAL HOLD TALKS ON BORDER SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: India and Nepal held Home Secretary level talks on border security in Kathmandu September 26. The two sides agreed to set up a joint task force of security agencies for better cross border cooperation. Indian Home Secretary Madhukar Gupta stated that the Government of India [...]	2007-10-03 12:27:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS MARR NP IN
07NEWDELHI4537	UTTAR PRADESH: MAYAWATI HAS LITTLE TO SHOW FOR [...] (C) Summary: A recent visit by Emboffs to Uttar Pradesh (UP) revealed that newly elected Chief Minister Mayawati of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has left a trail of governance and policy missteps in her first 100 days in office but continues to engender hope and confidence in many sections of [...]	2007-10-09 12:32:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR PARM IN
07NEWDELHI4587	REQUEST FOR IDENTIFIER INFORMATION FOR JAFAR [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-12 11:00:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PREL PARM XD XE IR IN
07NEWDELHI4592	INDIA - MESSAGE ON INDIAN FIRM OFFERING [...] (C) PolOff delivered points in Ref A demarche to Ministry of External Affairs (Disarmament and International Security) Under Secretary Jayant Khobargade October 11. Khobargade confirmed that India's export control laws strictly regulate graphite, which will make it easy to prevent this transa [...]	2007-10-12 12:11:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL ETTC MTCR KSCA IR IN
07NEWDELHI4597	DELHI DIARY, OCT 5-12 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for October 5-12, 2007 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- FM Mukherjee Visiting Moscow -- India Put the Brakes on Rail Service to Dhaka -- Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Trip to Africa -- Sin [...]	2007-10-12 13:31:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ELTN MOPS MARR ENRG EPET BG SN SF
07NEWDELHI4700	THE SON ALSO RISES: RAHUL GANDHI TAKES ANOTHER [...] (C) Summary: Congress Party supremo Sonia Gandhi appointed son Rahul Gandhi to a senior position in the Congress Party on September 24, a move that gives Rahul a formal role in the party organization and is seen as ensuring a clear line of dynastic succession. The appointment came as part of [...]	2007-10-23 11:44:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR PARM ENRG IN
07NEWDELHI4724	INDIA LIKELY TO SUPPORT WALKER FOR UN IAAC SEAT [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MEA Director (United Nations Economic and Social) Dinesh Patnaik on October 24. Patnaik replied that he "sees no problem" for the GOI to support Mr. Walker's candidacy for the Western Europe and Other States Group (WEOG) seat on the UN Independent Audit Adv [...]	2007-10-25 09:27:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KUNR AORC IN
07NEWDELHI4756	NEW DELHI NERVOUSLY WATCHING DEVELOPMENTS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: India-Pakistan relations continue to exude positive vibrations, but officials in New Delhi are closely watching developments in Pakistan for storm clouds on the diplomatic horizon. The Composite Dialogue process continues unabated despite distractions at the political level in [...]	2007-10-26 11:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PTER PK IN
07NEWDELHI4761	INDIAN DEFENSE MINISTER CHIDES RUSSIANS ON ARMS [...] (U) SUMMARY: While meeting with his Russian counterparts for high-level military discussions in Moscow October 16 ) 20, Indian Defense Minister Antony signed an agreement with Russia to co-develop a fifth generation fighter jet intended to rival the F/A-22 Raptor and the F-35 Joint Strike Figh [...]	2007-10-26 11:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MASS MARR KOMC KSTC IN RS
07NEWDELHI4766	ANGELA MERKEL TO FOCUS ON CLIMATE CHANGE, [...] (U) SUMMARY: German Chancellor Angela Merkel will be accompanied by a large private business delegation when she visits New Delhi October 29, and her visit will focus on Indo-German bilateral ties rather than EU and multilateral issues such as the NSG. German and Indian officials are expected [...]	2007-10-29 01:07:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECIN ECON EFIN ETRD ETTC KGHG SENV
07NEWDELHI4767	MEA INSISTS INDIAN POLICY ON U.S.-LED MISSILE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following the October 24 trilateral meeting in Harbin, China, reporters asked Indian Minister for External Affairs Pranab Mukherjee if India was going to join a U.S.-led missile defense system. Mukherjee dismissed the idea as "groundless." Despite press reports here signaling an [...]	2007-10-29 01:07:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MCAP MARR IN RS CH
07NEWDELHI4803	BJP LEADERS RESPOND POSITIVELY TO AMBASSADOR'S [...] (C) Summary: During a series of separate meetings October 24-30, the Ambassador encouraged senior BJP leaders Brajesh Mishra, L.K. Advani and Rajnath Singh to set aside their political differences with the ruling Congress Party and recognize that the civil nuclear cooperation initiative was fi [...]	2007-10-31 10:41:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
07NEWDELHI4804	UNGA RAPE RESOLUTION DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO GOI [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MEA Director (United Nations Economic and Social) Dinesh Patnaik on October 29. Patnaik confirmed to Poloff October 30 that he had passed the request onto the Permanent Mission of India (PMI) to the UN, which will take the lead on deciding the final GOI posi [...]	2007-10-31 10:59:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KTIA UN IN
07NEWDELHI4830	MTAG INDIA: MAYURAKSHI IS NOT INVOLVED IN [...] (C) Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) for Disarmament and International Security (DISA) Under Secretary Jayant Khobargade provided a nonpaper to PolOff October 26 in response to reftel demarches. Khobargade noted that three issues concerning the Indian firm Mayurakshi had been resolved: [...]	2007-11-01 12:01:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL ETTC MTCR KSCA IR BU IN
07NEWDELHI4831	MTAG INDIA: TITANIUM TANTALUM DOES NOT HAVE AN [...] (C) Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) for Disarmament and International Security (DISA) Under Secretary Jayant Khobargade provided a nonpaper to PolOff October 26 in response to reftel demarche regarding the Indian firm Titanium Tantalum having an Iranian representative or agent. Khobargade [...]	2007-11-01 12:01:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL ETTC MTCR KSCA IR IN
07NEWDELHI4857	JASWANT SINGH SUPPORTS THE NUCLEAR DEAL BUT [...] (C) Summary: In separate November 5 meetings with senior BJP leaders and former Foreign Ministers Yashwant Sinha and Jaswant Singh, the Ambassador argued that the 123 Agreement and Hyde Act had no impact on India's strategic program and urged them to take a statesmanlike attitude towards the n [...]	2007-11-05 14:07:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
07NEWDELHI4887	MERKEL URGES INDIAN ACTION ON BURMA, IRAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: German Chancellor Angela Merkel took advantage of her first visit to India to address recent developments and crises in India's neighborhood and beyond. Merkel urged India to publicly condemn Burma for its recent anti-democratic internal crackdowns. Prime Minister Singh sideste [...]	2007-11-07 06:40:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MASS KUNR AF BM GM IR IN
07NEWDELHI4897	MTAG INDIA: GROW-ON-EXPORTS AND PHULCHAND EXPORTS [...] (C) Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) for Disarmament and International Security (DISA) Under Secretary Jayant Khobargade provided a nonpaper to PolOff October 26 in response to requests for information passed to the GOI in June 2007 by Assistant Secretary of State for International Security [...]	2007-11-07 13:11:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL PARM KN IN
07NEWDELHI4899	INDIA TALKS 123 WITH PAKISTAN DURING CBM DIALOGUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ministry of External Affairs Disarmament and International Security (DISA) Director Amandeep Singh Gill gave PolOffs a read-out November 6 of the fourth round of Conventional and Nuclear Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) held in New Delhi October 18-19. During the nuclear CBM [...]	2007-11-07 13:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KNNP MARR MNUC MOPS KTIA PK IN
07NEWDELHI4902	INDIA PREFERS QUIET APPROACH ON FATF STATEMENT AND [...] (SBU) Econoff and Poloff delivered the demarche and background paper (reftel A) to the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) Director Anand Bajaj at the Ministry of Finance on November 7 and to Joint Secretary (Americas) Gaitri Kumar at the Ministry of External Affairs on November 2, respectiv [...]	2007-11-08 06:10:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL MNUC ECON KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC IN
07NEWDELHI4932	BANGLADESH HIGH COMMISSION REFUTES MEA CLAIMS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Bangladesh Political Minister in Delhi dismissed as untrue Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) claims that Bangladesh is unwilling to ensure security of the "Friendship Train" operations. She asserted that the two sides continue to search for a mutually acceptable solu [...]	2007-11-13 04:23:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BG IN
07NEWDELHI4946	INDIAN GOVERNMENT RELUCTANT TO REVEAL ITS POSITION [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MEA Director (United Nations Economic and Social) Dinesh Patnaik on November 13, noting the tight deadline for a decision, with the vote only two days away. Patnaik replied that the GOI is still deliberating on its position, stating "we'll do whatever [...]	2007-11-13 13:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KTIA UN IN
07NEWDELHI5001	INDIA: POINTS DELIVERED ON U.S. VIEWS ON 15 [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel points and delivered a copy of the just released Director General's (DG) Report on Iran to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Disarmament and International Security (DISA) Division Director Gaddam Dharmendra November 16, 2007. PolOff emphasized that it was importa [...]	2007-11-16 12:36:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC IAEA PARM AORC IR IN
07NEWDELHI5002	INDIA LIKELY TO ABSTAIN ONLY ON DPRK VOTE IN UN [...] (SBU) Poloffs delivered ref A demarche to MEA Director (United Nations Economic and Social) Dinesh Patnaik on November 16, urging the GOI, as a huge democracy and defender of human rights, to support these resolutions, or at least, to agree not to render no-action votes. Patnaik reiterated th [...]	2007-11-16 12:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNGA BO BM CU IR KN SU IN
07NEWDELHI5047	DELHI DIARY, NOVEMBER 16-21 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for November 16-21, 2007 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- MEA Concerns about Negotiating with the Taliban -- PM Singh Uses ASEAN to Urge Burma to Expedite the Reconciliation Process -- Three [...]	2007-11-21 09:41:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR IR PK AF CH SN KS JP
07NEWDELHI5059	MOHAMMAD SALIM SPOUTS COMMUNIST LINE ON NUCLEAR [...] (C) Summary: Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) Member of Parliament Mohammad Salim justified the violence in Nandrigram to PolCouns November 20 by claiming that the Communists drove out violent Maoists and restored law and order in the area. Now, he asserted, the CPM will prioritize pe [...]	2007-11-21 13:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
07NEWDELHI5098	TORRES STRAITS PILOTAGE DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO GOI [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MEA Director (United Nations Political) Aveg Agarwal on November 26. He had no substantive comment at this time and offered to reply after consulting within the Ministry. MULFORD [...]	2007-11-27 06:47:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHSA PBTS EWWT PREL KTIA SENV AS IN
07NEWDELHI5099	DEMARCHE ON OPPOSING ANTI-ISRAELI UN RESOLUTIONS [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MEA Director (United Nations Political) Aveg Agarwal on November 26, urging the GOI to vote no or at a minimum abstain in voting to continue the mandate for the three UN Committees named in reftel. Agarwal affirmed that he will consult within the Minist [...]	2007-11-27 07:19:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL UNGA KPAL IS IN
07NEWDELHI5174	MILD PARLIAMENT DEBATE SHOWS CONGRESS ENJOYS [...] (C) Summary: Meeting at a November 30 roundtable, Indian observers thought that the November 28 lower house debate in Parliament on the civil nuclear cooperation initiative effectively showed that the Congress Party has the strength to go forward on the deal. Several analysts pointed to the s [...]	2007-12-03 13:41:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
07NEWDELHI5189	REFUGEE ADMISSIONS REFERRAL: YALDA SHOJAE SANGANI [...] (C) Embassy New Delhi refers Yalda Shojae Sangani to the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) based on her experiece of persecution in Iran. Below is biographical information of the principal applicant, a description of the persecution claim, her current economic means, and health conditio [...]	2007-12-04 12:44:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PHUM PREL PINR IN
07NEWDELHI5219	UNCITRAL DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO GOI [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MEA Director (United Nations Economic and Social) Dinesh Patnaik and Director Khalid Bin Jamal, Ministry of Commerce and Industry on December 5, urging the GOI to help oppose any revisions to UNCITRAL's current rules. Patnaik confirmed that he had pass [...]	2007-12-06 11:51:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC UNCITRAL UN IN
07NEWDELHI5234	GOI APPROACHED ON SUPPORTING UNGA PLENARY VOTES ON [...] (C) Poloff delivered ref A talking points to MEA Director (United Nations Political) Aveg Agarwal on December 6, seeking GOI support to ratify these resolutions in the upcoming UNGA Plenary vote. Agarwal confirmed that he had passed the request onto the Permanent Mission of India to the UN, wh [...]	2007-12-07 12:42:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UNGA IN IR KN
07NEWDELHI5237	GOI APPROACHED ON OPPOSING UNGA PLENARY [...] (U) Poloff delivered ref A talking points to MEA Director (United Nations Political) Aveg Agarwal on December 7, reinforcing the USG desire that the GOI vote no or at a minimum abstain in voting to continue the mandate for the three UN Committees named in ref A. Agarwal affirmed that he will [...]	2007-12-07 13:11:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAL KWBG PHUM PREF UNGA IS IN
07NEWDELHI5254	BHUTAN APPROACHED ON OPPOSING UNGA PLENARY [...] (U) Poloff delivered ref A talking points to Royal Government of Bhutan (RGOB) First Secretary Karma Choeda on December 7, reinforcing the USG desire that the RGOB abstain from voting to continue the mandate for the three UN Committees named in ref A. Choeda affirmed that he would raise the i [...]	2007-12-10 11:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAL KWBG PHUM PREF UNGA IS IN
07NEWDELHI5299	BHUTAN EXPERIENCING GROWING PAINS IN ITS [...] (C) Summary: In November, Poloff accompanied Population, Refugee, and Migration (PRM) A/S Ellen Sauerbrey to Bhutan to discuss resolution of the protracted Bhutanese refugee crisis in Nepal (ref A). During this visit, interlocutors including the former King, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, Prime Minis [...]	2007-12-13 09:00:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR KDEM KWMN IN BT
07NEWDELHI5305	HIMACHAL PRADESH ELECTIONS: BJP EDGE [...] (SBU) Summary: With the rhetorical back and forth between Congress and the BJP (Bhartiya Janata Party) over the US-India nuclear initiative and the Gujarat elections, little attention has focused on the December 19 state polls in Himachal Pradesh (HP). Based on anti-incumbency, conventional [...]	2007-12-13 12:19:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI IN
07NEWDELHI5319	DELHI DIARY, DECEMBER 10-14 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for December 10-14, 2007 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Bhutan Election Commission Disqualifies Third Political Party. -- India Finally Offers Balanced Assessment of Israeli-Palestini [...]	2007-12-14 12:39:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM KJUS KPAL IS IN BT
07NEWDELHI5380	DELHI DIARY, DEC 17-21 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for Decemebr 17-21, 2007, that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Court Orders Reopening Riots Case Against Congress Leader Jagdish Tytler -- Rajasthan Gujjars Threaten Warpath Again -- India-China [...]	2007-12-20 12:39:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF CVIS PREL PGOV KJUS PHUM SOCI NP VM CH
07NEWDELHI5422	INDIAN REACTION TO BHUTTO ASSASSINATION: UNIVERSAL CONDEMNATION, AND WORRY OVER CONTROL OF PAK-BASED TERRORISTS [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-28 12:55:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC IN KISL PGOV PK PREL PTER
07NEWDELHI582	NEPALI MPS FIND INDIAN GOVERNMENT SUPPORTIVE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nepali Congress - Democratic (NC-D) Members of Parliament Prakash Mahat and Arjun Thapa told Poloff February 1 that PM Singh had said one day earlier the government of India was ready to support the government of Nepal in addressing the unrest in Nepal's Terai region. In a meet [...]	2007-02-06 11:48:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS SCUL ECON NP IN
07NEWDELHI636	KASHMIRIS IRATE OVER CUSTODIAL KILLINGS; PM SINGH TAKING ACTION [...] (S) Srinagar was once again gripped with protests on February 7th, as police officials announced that they had dug up five unmarked graves in an ongoing investigation of custodial killings. Our interlocutors say Prime Minister Singh is influencing the investigations as a confidence building [...]	2007-02-08 12:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN
07NEWDELHI659	THE UTTARAKHAND ELECTION: A SMALL CONTEST WITH [...] (C) Summary: Uttarakhand had the good sense in 2000 to break away from Uttar Pradesh (UP). This has spared the state from the chaotic and criminal regional parties that continue to destroy UP. Instead, Uttarakhand has a political system dominated by the two national parties - Congress and [...]	2007-02-09 13:06:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM IN
07NEWDELHI661	PUNJAB'S ELECTION OUTCOME REMAINS MURKY [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-09 13:37:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KDEM IN
07NEWDELHI662	BELLWETHER PROJECT: INDIA RISING, PUNJAB STRUGGLING [...] (C) Summary: For decades, Punjab has struggled with corruption and bad political leadership. Despite its reputation as the breadbasket of India, Punjab's agriculture economy is failing and the common Punjabi feels left out of India's economic boom. Unemployment is widespread, inflation is r [...]	2007-02-09 13:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PHUM ECON SOCI KDEM IN
07NEWDELHI663	MUKHERJEE TREADS CAREFULLY IN IRAN, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indian Foreign Minister Mukherjee tried to steer clear of controversy in a February 6-7 visit to Tehran, according to MEA Joint Secretary Dilip Sinha. Emphasizing that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) must play a central role, and that the nuclear issue must be resol [...]	2007-02-12 01:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP KISL PGOV ENRG EPET ETTC IR
07NEWDELHI664	MUKHERJEE TREADS CAREFULLY IN IRAN, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indian Foreign Minister Mukherjee tried to steer clear of controversy in a February 6-7 visit to Tehran, according to MEA Joint Secretary Dilip Sinha. Emphasizing that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) must play a central role, and that the nuclear issue must be resol [...]	2007-02-12 01:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP KISL PGOV ENRG EPET ETTC IR
07NEWDELHI752	BOTH SIDES VICTORIOUS IN BAGLIHAR VERDICT, INDIA [...] (C) Summary. The World Bank-appointed neutral expert announced his ruling on February 12 regarding the controversial Baglihar dam project, which both Pakistan and India claimed as a victory. Several specifications contested by Pakistan are being addressed, but the overall design of the dam [...]	2007-02-14 13:02:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWWT ECON PBTS ENRG ECIN KISL PK IN
07NEWDELHI813	INDIAN RESPONSE TO SIX-PARTY TALKS AGREEMENT: [...] (C) In response to reftel, Ambassador delivered points on the announcement of the "Initial Actions" agreement at Six-Party Talks to Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon on February 15, noting the Six Parties have come up with a way forward on resolving the North Korean weapons program. Menon q [...]	2007-02-16 11:43:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP KN IN
07NEWDELHI839	REFUGEE ADMISSIONS REFERRAL: DHIA NOOR MOWAFAK [...] (SBU) Embassy New Delhi refers the following former translator for the U.S. military to the U.S. refugee admissions program (USRAP). Below is biographic information of the principal applicant and dependents, a description of the persecution claim, his current economic means and health condit [...]	2007-02-20 11:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL IN IZ
07NEWDELHI863	INDIA CONCERNED ABOUT VIOLENCE POSSIBLY CROSSING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Government of India (GOI) officials acknowledged February 7 that India is concerned about the possibility of violence in Nepal's Terai region spilling over into India. The government of Nepal (GON) should address the concerns of ethnic Indian Madhesis who have been violently pr [...]	2007-02-21 10:33:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR NP IN
07NEWDELHI870	ITALIAN PM PRODI HAS "SATISFYING" TRIP TO INDIA [...] (C) Summary. Italian Prime Minister Prodi and his 400-person entourage wrapped up their five-day trip to India on February 15 in New Delhi. The trip was marked by a heavy emphasis on business opportunities between the two countries (reftel) and personal rapport between Prodi and Prime Mini [...]	2007-02-21 12:57:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KNNP PARM TSPL ECON IT IN
07NEWDELHI872	INDIA AWASH WITH SPECULATION ABOUT FRIENDSHIP [...] (S) Summary. As the death toll in the February 19th Samjauta Express bombing continued to rise on February 21st, press reports in India began to hint at rumors that the likely culprits were Lashkar-e-Taiba or Jaish-e-Muhammad. Police and Indian officials, however, continue to join their Pakis [...]	2007-02-21 14:48:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN
07NEWDELHI910	UTTARAKHAND: SLIM MARGIN MAY DETERMINE ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 21st, an estimated 55-60% of Uttarakhand's 6 million member electorate voted in the second Legislative Assembly election since the state was created out of Uttar Pradesh in 2000 (reftel). The main battle was between the BJP and Congress for sixty-nine assembly seat [...]	2007-02-23 11:57:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR IN
07NEWDELHI94	PARTY SPOKESMEN AGREE THAT EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT [...] (C) Summary: On January 9, during the annual meeting of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI),political leaders from the BJP, Congress and the CPI(M) examined Indian economic policy from their own ideological perspectives. Despite an attempt by the BJP's Ravi Sh [...]	2007-01-09 11:49:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD ELAB ENRG PGOV PREL PINR IN
07NEWDELHI976	UTTAR PRADESH FACES A LONG BITTER ELECTION SEASON [...] (C) Summary. The protracted drama of Uttar Pradesh (UP) politics is likely to go on throughout a long grueling election campaign, and may not even be resolved after the election results are out. Despite growing opposition against SP misrule, the crafty UP Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav [...]	2007-02-27 12:37:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR KISL IN
07NIAMEY123	ISLAM IN NIGER (3): FAITH FOLLOWS THE DOLLAR IN [...] (C) NOTE: This is the third in a series of cables (reftels A&B) reporting on the changing nature of Islam in Niger. END NOTE During recent travel to Agadez, Poloff and AIDoff tried to square an interesting circle. Traditional authorities - the Sultan and Grand Mosque Imam - claimed that the Nig [...]	2007-02-12 10:00:00	Embassy Niamey	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINR EAID SOCI KDEM NG
07NIAMEY128	NIGER TRIP REPORTS (1) ILLELA: LESSONS LEARNED FROM SMALL [...] (U) In December, Poloff conducted extensive travel to Niger's Tahoua and Agadez Regions. One outcome was a series of in-house trip reports providing readers with background on the issues, people, and preoccupations of several key towns and sub-regions. With the expectation that such a "virtual [...]	2007-02-13 08:25:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAGR EAID ECON SOCI SMIG SENV NG
07NIAMEY137	NIGER TRIP REPORTS (2) TAHOUA & THE CHALLENGES OF [...] (SBU) This is the second cable in a series commenting on issues examined by Poloff during December travel to northern and central Niger. This edition examines some of the challenges facing Niger's process of political decentralization. Since 2004, the Government of Niger (GON) has tried to devo [...]	2007-02-14 09:17:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAGR EAID ECON SOCI SMIG NG
07NIAMEY167	NIGER TRIP REPORTS (3) THE NOMADIC ZONE [...] (SBU) This is the third cable in a series of trip reports (reftels A&B) that examine conditions, contacts, and political issues in central and northern Niger. This edition takes a look at the nomadic zone known as the Azaouagh (or Azawak). A large and sparsely populated zone in the northern par [...]	2007-02-23 12:39:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID ECON SOCI NG
07NIAMEY22	FOUR YEARS ON, NIGERIEN NGO UP IN ARMS OVER NIGER [...] Apparently prompted by the execution of Saddam Hussein, on Sunday, January 7, a Nigerien NGO gave a press release denouncing the USG for its "false accusation against Niger for the sale of uranium to Iraq." The NGO, CODDAE - the "Collective for the Defense of Rights to Energy in Niger" - is m [...]	2007-01-10 15:18:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO NG

07NIAMEY23	NIGER: THREE PILLARS OF TRADITIONAL SLAVERY - AND [...] Traditional caste-based servitude in Niger has always rested on three pillars: a lack of economic options for slaves, who tend to live in the least developed regions of the world's least developed country; a lack of social mobility in slaves' typically small, isolated, nomadic communities; an [...]	2007-01-10 15:19:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SOCI ELAB NG
07NIAMEY26	TIP IN A TRANSIT TOWN: AGADEZ, NIGER [...] During recent travel to Agadez, the principal city of northern Niger, Poloff explored the town's oldest industry - trafficking. Whether in items as benign as cars or as dangerous as drugs and guns, Agadez excels at both legal and illicit cross-border trade. The movement of persons is a perenn [...]	2007-01-10 15:28:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM SMIG SOCI KCRM KWMN NG
07NIAMEY610	NIGER TRIP REPORTS (4) ARLIT: PORTRAIT OF A BOOM TOWN [...] (U) This is the forth in a series of trip report cables documenting life, leaders, and issues in several key towns and regions (reftels A, B, C),of central and northern Niger. 2. (SBU) Arlit, in northern Niger, owes its existence and prosperity to uranium mining. As world prices rise and th [...]	2007-04-24 16:21:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PAGR ECON EMIN EINV SENV NG
07NIAMEY62	NORTHERN NIGER POST KIDAL: UN STAFF / VOLUNTEERS [...] (C) During recent travel to Tahoua, a city in north-central Niger, Poloff interacted with several United Nations Volunteers (UNVs) who work with Tuareg and Arab ex-combatants in the country's northern Azaouagh region. The Azaouagh borders Mali's Kidal region, and is an area of concern for sev [...]	2007-01-24 11:20:00	Embassy Niamey	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL PGOV PTER NG
07NIAMEY641	NIGER PROFITS FROM URANIUM IN REVITALIZED MARKET [...] (C) For the first time since 1983, the Government of Niger (GON) will exercise its right to purchase and sell some of the country's uranium production this year. Moreover, it may sell its share (anticipated to be 300 tons this year and as much as 1,045 tons/year from 2008) to an American power [...]	2007-05-08 16:33:00	Embassy Niamey	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EMIN ENRG ETRD PGOV PREL NG BBSR BTIO
07NIAMEY691	DRUGS THROUGH NIGER? LOCAL VIEWS ON NARCOTICS [...] (SBU) On May 7, Poloff met with officials in the Nigerien border town of Birni N'Konni, ninety kilometers north of Sokoto, Nigeria. The local Prefect, chief judge, and Procurer (prosecutor) described drug seizures and their perceptions of a drug trafficking route through the town and through Ni [...]	2007-05-21 11:42:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SNAR KCRM NG
07NIAMEY703	NIGER AND THE MAPUTO PROTOCOL: A CLERIC'S [...] (SBU) After trying and failing to get the Additional Protocol to the African Human and People's Rights Charter Relating to Women's Rights in Africa (the Maputo Protocol) adopted by the National Assembly last year (reftel A),the Government of Niger (GON) is trying again. Women's NGOs, GON offi [...]	2007-05-22 09:18:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI KWMN PHUM NG
07NIAMEY714	COLD CASE: SHARI'A AND THE MIGRATION OF VICE [...] Open-source reporting and some academic studies have suggested that the imposition of Shari'a in northern Nigeria led to an exodus of prostitutes, petty criminals, and bar owners to the southern frontier zones of Niger. Nigerien Hausaland, these reports suggested, saw a considerable increase [...]	2007-05-22 12:47:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KWMN SOCI EAID SMIG NG
07NIAMEY728	NIGER: KORANIC SCHOOLS CALL FOR HELP [...] (C) During recent travel across southern Niger, Poloff interacted with traditional and religious leaders and religious educators. In each instance, they were concerned by the quality and diversity of instruction they were able to offer in their madrassas. Religious leaders felt that many Niger [...]	2007-05-24 13:31:00	Embassy Niamey	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PINR SCUL SOCI PGOV PREL PTER NG
07NIAMEY739	ISLAM IN NIGER (4): ATTITUDES TOWARD IZALA IN [...] (U) NOTE: This is the fourth in a series of cables (reftels A,B,C) reporting on the changing nature of Islam in Niger. END NOTE ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Previous cables in this series examined the rise, in Niger, of a Wahhabist-inspired form of Islamic fundamentalism from the Sha [...]	2007-05-29 15:48:00	Embassy Niamey	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KDEM PGOV PINR PTER SOCI KISL NG
07NIAMEY742	ALIVE AND WELL: PROFILES OF TRADITIONAL [...] During recent travel Poloff examined the role of traditional chiefs in Niger. Characterized since colonialism by a highly-centralized state that often undercut traditional rulers, Niger has recently embraced a system of political decentralization based on democratically elected local governme [...]	2007-05-30 16:04:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM PHUM SOCI NG
07NIAMEY76	ISLAM IN NIGER (2): STUMBLING BLOCKS FOR IZALA IN [...] (C) Reftel offered several themes to be examined in a series of cables on Islam in Niger. In this edition, Poloff reports on conversations with a prominent Imam that illuminate the extent of fundamentalist penetration into the central Nigerien region of Tahoua - an area linked by proximity and [...]	2007-01-26 08:52:00	Embassy Niamey	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINR EAID SOCI KDEM NG
07NICOSIA1005	CYPRUS TO CONSULT EU PARTNERS BEFORE COMMITTING ON [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-20 15:39:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC CY
07NICOSIA103	INTERNAL, EXTERNAL WOES THREATEN T/C "STATE U" [...] (C) SUMMARY: North Cyprus's Eastern Mediterranean University is "in dire trouble," worries Vice Rector for Student Affairs Samil Ergodan and Senior Advisor to the Rector Johann Pillai. Beset by labor strife, empty "government" funding commitments, and cronyism at home, the "TRNC's state" univ [...]	2007-02-02 15:24:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV OEXC PREL KPAO CY TU
07NICOSIA111	CYPRUS TO CONSCRIPT HERETOFORE EXEMPT MINORITIES [...] (SBU) Summary: Cyprus's Ministry of Defense announced January 9 its intention to lift an exemption that allowed the country's "official religious groups" -- Maronites, Armenians, and Latins -- to avoid compulsory military service in the Greek Cypriot National Guard (GCNG). Rather than present [...]	2007-02-05 14:44:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CY
07NICOSIA115	ARMENIANS IN CYPRUS: FITTING IN BEATS FALLING OUT [...] SUMMARY: Successful for four hundred years in maintaining their unique culture, language and religion, Cyprus's Armenians -- who enjoy "official religious group" status under the Republic's 1960 convention -- nonetheless seek closer ties to the majority Greek Cypriot population. As such, Arm [...]	2007-02-07 09:12:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM PREF CY TU
07NICOSIA125	NEW LAW BRINGS CYPRUS INTO COMPLIANCE WITH EU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Cyprus's Parliament passed February 1 a new immigration law to bring the nation into compliance with European Union norms. Under the legislation, legally employed foreign workers who have been on the island for five years can apply for long-term residency. That many officials [...]	2007-02-13 05:10:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM CY
07NICOSIA135	CYPRUS - INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE NOMINATION [...] Per reftel action request, Embassy Nicosia nominates anti-TIP activist Ms. Mine Yucel for the Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. For further information regarding this nominee, please contact Embassy's Bicommunal Program Coordinator Juliette Dickstein, dicksteinja@state.gov, [...]	2007-02-14 09:16:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PHUM PREL KPAO CY
07NICOSIA256	UN-BROKERED TALKS HIT SNAG; SPEED BUMP OR MAJOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two week ago, there was cause for Cyprus Problem optimism. Hairline cracks were showing in hard-line President Tassos Papadopoulos's coalition, Brussels appeared to be tiring of Nicosia's maximalist position on Turkish Cypriot direct trade, and T/C leaders mostly were behaving, [...]	2007-03-23 15:31:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNFICYP CY TU
07NICOSIA28	UN MISSION IN CYPRUS SUCCESSFUL ANTI-TIP/SEA [...] (U) Per Ref A instructions, the below updates Ref B July 2006 report. 2. (U) Ms. Sally Anne Corcoran, UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) Civil Affairs Political Officer, continues to be the UN mission's "gender focal point," charged with educating UN civilian and military personnel a [...]	2007-01-10 08:08:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPKO CY
07NICOSIA282	ARCHBISHOP TAKING STEPS ON INTER-FAITH TALKS, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Recent Cyprus developments on inter-faith dialogue, Church re-organization, and the fight against trafficking in persons (TIP) dominated discussion at a March 22 meeting between Poloff and Archbishopric official Bishop Vasilios. In a pleasant surprise, new Archbishop Chrysostom [...]	2007-04-02 13:32:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM CY
07NICOSIA347	CYPRUS PRE-GAERC: LITTLE ON AIR TRANSPORT [...] (C) In response to Reftel, the Embassy April 19 delivered GAERC-related non-paper to the Cypriot Foreign Ministry's European Union Affairs Division. We focused on two issues: 1) our desire that Cyprus and other member states individually approve the EU-U.S. Air Transport Agreement text at the [...]	2007-04-20 08:41:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR EUN PHUM PREL CY
07NICOSIA365	T/C LABOR UNIONS DISAPPOINTED WITH "GOVERNMENT" [...] Summary: Turkish Cypriot (T/C) labor union leaders are voicing growing disappointment with the performance of the current "TRNC government." The Republican Turkish Party (CTP) came to power in 2005 with overwhelming labor support, union representatives told us in a series of recent meetings; [...]	2007-04-26 13:31:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ELAB PHUM CY
07NICOSIA385	CYPRUS TO OPPOSE BELARUS'S UNHRC CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-04 08:45:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC CY
07NICOSIA435	CYPRUS TO SUPPORT PRC RESOLUTION AT OIE [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-21 04:24:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAGR AORG TW CH CY
07NICOSIA514	CYPRUS TO BE HELPFUL WITHIN EU ON FURTHER [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-14 14:45:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KDEM IR CY PHUM EUN
07NICOSIA515	CYPRUS LIKELY TO DONATE TO UNRWA FLASH APPEAL TO [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-14 14:45:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON LE KWBG EUN CY
07NICOSIA519	POSITIVE REACTIONS TO TIP REPORT; SIDES FOCUSED ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a refreshing change from prior years, Cypriots on both sides of the Buffer Zone reacted constructively to the June 12 release of the 2007 TIP Report. Authorities, faced with a fair and factual report (and ranking),publicly admitted the need to combat trafficking in persons [...]	2007-06-18 09:38:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN PREL PGOV CY SMIG KPAO
07NICOSIA52	ASSIMILATION, AGING THREATEN CYPRUS MARONITES [...] SUMMARY: The Maronite community -- self-described as 6,000-strong but likely half that -- enjoys "official religious group" status under Cyprus's 1960 constitution. Concentrated historically in four villages south and west of Kyrenia, the Catholic Maronites endured near-total dislocation aft [...]	2007-01-16 15:26:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL UNFICYP PHUM PREF TU CY
07NICOSIA551	CYPRUS ALSO CONCERNED WITH INTERNET FREEDOM IN CUBA [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-02 05:07:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	EINT PREL ECON TINT CU XL XG CY
07NICOSIA567	UNFICYP CONTINUES SUCCESSFUL COMBATING OF TIP AND [...] (U) Per Ref A instructions, the below updates Ref B January 2007 and Ref C July 2006 reports. 2. (U) Ms. Sally Anne Corcoran, UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) Civil Affairs Political Officer, continues to be the UN mission,s &gender focal point,8 charged with educating UN civilia [...]	2007-07-06 13:51:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	KPKO CY PREL
07NICOSIA568	CYPRUS TOES EU LINE ON UNHRC DECISIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-06 13:58:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	CY EUN PHUM UNHRC
07NICOSIA571	CYPRUS REACTION TO AMB SWING'S IOM DIRECTOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-09 07:48:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	CY EUN PREF PREL SMIG AORC
07NICOSIA574	CYPRUS ALREADY HELPING LEBANON; ARMAMENTS TO LAF [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-09 13:01:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	LE CY MARR MASS MOPS NATO EU
07NICOSIA575	CYPRUS MFA PASSES IRANIAN NONPAPER ON JUNE 28 [...] (S) In a July 5 meeting with Poloff, MFA Near East Affairs Attache Dionysis Dionysiou passed to us points (para 2) from an Iranian nonpaper presented o/a June 28 to MFA Permanent Secretary Alexandros Zenon. The unnamed Iranian diplomat SIPDIS reportedly stated that these points were being c [...]	2007-07-09 13:07:00	Embassy Nicosia	SECRET	KNNP IR UNSC AORC TRGY CY
07NICOSIA577	CYPRUS WILL CONSIDER SENDING MESSAGE TO NEIGHBORS [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-10 04:05:00	Embassy Nicosia	SECRET	CY PREL PTER IZ
07NICOSIA583	ELECTORAL HEAT ON, PAPADOPOULOS MOVES ON ONE-YEAR [...] (C) Summary: ROC President Tassos Papadopoulos and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat are likely to meet in an attempt to "break through the stalemate" of their agreement on July 8 of last year. In two July 5 letters sent to the UN and forwarded to Talat, Papadopoulos called for two se [...]	2007-07-12 05:26:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	CY PGOV PREL
07NICOSIA594	TURKEY'S ELECTIONS AS SEEN FROM THE "TRNC" [...] (SBU) With only six days until Turkey goes to the polls, the July 22 election is, perhaps surprisingly, not at the forefront of everyone's minds in Cyprus's north, the self-proclaimed, unrecognized "TRNC." This is partly because ongoing domestic issues, including a "government" financial scan [...]	2007-07-16 10:45:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CY
07NICOSIA595	EMOTION OF FIRST RETURNS OF MISSING PERSONS [...] (SBU) Summary: The UN Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) in Cyprus has returned to family members the remains of 28 Cypriots missing from the 1963 to 1974 period of intercommunal conflict. The remains of all 13 Turkish Cypriots were buried in an elaborate and emotional July 12 military cere [...]	2007-07-17 06:50:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CY UNFICYP PHUM PGOV
07NICOSIA610	CORRUPTION SCANDAL CRIPPLING "TRNC GOVERNMENT" [...] (C) Summary: The "parliament" of the self-proclaimed "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" ("TRNC") officially entered its summer break on July 13, but the "government," led by "Prime Minister" Ferdi Soyer's Republican Turkish Party (CTP),will find the summer months to be uncomfortable. C [...]	2007-07-20 13:10:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	CY PGOV PREL TU
07NICOSIA613	TIP: CYPRUS WORKING ON USG'S RECOMMENDED MEASURES; [...] (U) Poloffs July 24 delivered reftel non-paper to Interior Ministry Permanent Secretary Lazaros Savvides and MFA Multilateral Affairs Attache Doros Venezis. Savvides (the GOC's interagency anti-TIP coordinator) told Poloffs that the GOC has started work already on the five recommended measures [...]	2007-07-24 13:13:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL CY
07NICOSIA619	TURKISH ELECTORATE GRANTS "TRNC GOVERNMENT" WISH [...] (C) Summary: The resounding win of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Turkey was a surprise to most Turkish Cypriot contacts of the Embassy and has stabilized the wobbly CTP-OP "TRNC Government". The post-election euphoria, though, will not dispel the allegations of corruption that [...]	2007-07-27 13:50:00	Embassy Nicosia	SECRET	CY PGOV PREL
07NICOSIA75	ARCHBISHOPRIC INTERESTED IN ANTI-TIP COOPERATION; [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following up on the Ambassador's December 20 offer to Archbishop Chrysostomos II (Reftel) to cooperate with the Church on combating trafficking in persons (TIP),PolOff met January 22 with the Church's pointman on the issue, Bishop Vasilios. While aware of the country's sexual e [...]	2007-01-25 15:17:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	GTIP PREL PHUM CY GR TU
07NICOSIA760	BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK ON [...] (SBU) On 07 September 2007, PolOff was contacted by Yiannis Thedouolou, the Managing Director of Laserlabs Ltd., the Foreign Intermediate Consignee for the Reftel A requested Pre-License Check (PLC) on Application 05-05005431927. Theodoulou advised that Andor Technology, the Foreign Consignee [...]	2007-09-18 12:58:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	CY EI ETTC KOMC
07NICOSIA771	FM GUL VISIT TO NORTHERN CYPRUS: LITTLE OBVIOUS [...] (C) Summary: During his September 18-19 visit to the "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC)", Turkish President Abdullah Gul delivered what seemed to be an intentionally mixed message in an effort to please both Turkish Cypriot "two states" hard-liners and pro-2004 referendum forces. His [...]	2007-09-21 14:00:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU CY
07NICOSIA812	CYPRUS DOES NOT COMMIT TO SUPPORTING U.S. DRAFT [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-06 05:54:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN AORC PHUM SOCI CY
07NICOSIA819	RSVP: EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION; [...] On 25 September 2007, Poloff Barbara DeLeo carried out a Post Shipment Verification at the Cyprus Police Airwing, located at the airport in Larnaca, Cyprus. 2. Post met for approximately two hours with George Frangos, a sergeant with the Cyprus Police Airwing. Frangos explained the radar [...]	2007-10-10 10:59:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC
07NICOSIA848	CYPRUS SUPPORTS MOST U.S. RESOLUTIONS FOR UNGA [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-23 13:29:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIA PHUM PREL CY
07NICOSIA851	CYPRUS SUPPORTS "SMART SANCTIONS" AGAINST BURMA [...] Per reftel, PolOff October 21 met with Nikos Panayi, a counselor in the Multilateral Affairs division of the Cypriot MFA. Panayi stated that Cyprus, like the broader European Union, supports "smart sanctions" against Burma. He noted that EU foreign ministers already have approved sanctions [...]	2007-10-24 09:38:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM CVIS ETRD CY
07NICOSIA874	ROC CUSTOMS REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE RE SUSPECT [...] (SBU) On October 24, the Chief of the Anti-Smuggling Enforcement Team (ASET),Republic of Cyprus (ROC) Customs, requested Embassy Nicosia's assistance regarding a suspect cargo shipment in the port of Limassol. On October 25, Econ Chief, PolOff, visiting Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( [...]	2007-10-30 15:16:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CY EI ETTC KOMC
07NICOSIA875	CYPRUS WILL "POSITIVELY REVIEW" WALKER CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-30 15:30:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC CY
07NICOSIA887	TURKISH CYPRIOT PROTEST VOTE SEEKS PARTY TO SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary: New Turkish Cypriot (T/C) political parties have begun to emerge in response to growing voter frustration with traditional offerings. On the right, the Freedom and Reform Party (OP) -- which formed one year ago, allegedly with Ankara's aid -- is trying to re-brand itself as a mod [...]	2007-11-05 14:39:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CY TU
07NICOSIA888	T/C NEGOTIATOR RASIT PERTEV RESIGNS [...] (C) Summary: T/C lead negotiator Rasit Pertev resigned from his post as "Undersecretary" on November 5 and announced plans to form an as-yet-unnamed political party. He cited worsening conditions in which the T/C community lives as reason for his departure. Pertev led the "TRNC" negotiating te [...]	2007-11-05 16:25:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU CY
07NICOSIA890	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: BURMESE PARTICIPATION IN [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-07 13:16:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	BM PGOV PHUM
07NICOSIA911	DEMARCHE DELIVERED- CYPRUS SUPPORTS UN GENERAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-15 13:31:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN AORC SOCI UNGA PHUM CY
07NICOSIA912	CYPRUS WILL SEND REPRESENTATION TO COMMUNITY OF [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-15 13:31:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PHUM PREL UNGA CY
07NICOSIA927	CYPRUS GENERALLY AGREES WITH USG POSITION ON [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-19 13:13:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM VE WHA EU CY
07NICOSIA928	CYPRUS SUPPORTS SUSTAINED, BUT CAREFUL PRESSURE ON [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-19 13:14:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ETRD EFIN BM CY
07NICOSIA944	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CYPRUS FOCUSED MORE ON [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-29 14:37:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MOPS PREL PGOV UNGA CY
07NICOSIA945	CYPRUS DEFENDS MEMBERSHIP IN BIASED, ANTI-ISRAEL [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-29 14:38:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR MOPS PGOV IZ CY
07NICOSIA970	CYPRUS SUPPORTS ARCHITECTURE MODEL GUIDELINES [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-11 14:43:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PTER EAIR ETRD EWWT PREL PINR PINS CY
07NICOSIA971	AKP AND OP: IS THE AKP GOVERNMENT IN SEARCH OF A [...] (C) Summary: Many Turkish Cypriots (T/Cs) consider Turkey's AKP the force behind the T/C Freedom and Reform Party (OP),the junior "coalition" partner to "TRNC President" Mehmet Ali Talat's CTP. Any doubts regarding AKP's support for OP were dispelled recently by the Turkish party's high-prof [...]	2007-12-11 14:58:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TR CY
07NICOSIA973	CYPRUS SUPPORTS USG CANDIDATE PROSPER FOR UN [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-12 09:43:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNGA CY
07NICOSIA974	CYPRUS A LIKELY ATTENDEE AT PSI 5TH ANNIVERSARY [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-12 09:43:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP KSTC PARM PREL CY
07NICOSIA978	CYPRUS SUPPORTS USG POSITIONS ON COUNTRY-SPECIFIC [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-12 14:30:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV UNGA CY
07NICOSIA987	CYPRUS: BILATERAL EXTRADITION AND MLAT AGREEMENTS [...] Per reftel, PolOff spoke with First Secretary Nikos Panayi of the Cypriot Foreign Ministry on December 14 regarding the current status of bilateral and U.S.-EU Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance (MLAT) agreements. Panayi's response is keyed to questions posed in reftel. a) Cyprus alrea [...]	2007-12-14 14:55:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIA KCRM KJUS CJAN PGOV PREL CY
07NICOSIA994	TURKISH CYPRIOT PARTIES HEAD FOR DECEMBER SHOWDOWN [...] (C) Summary: An October agreement between the "governing" Republican Turkish Party (CTP) and the opposition to amend the "TRNC constitution" and consider early elections may derail before January 1 given the wildly differing goals of the participants. CTP considers the ad hoc committee agree [...]	2007-12-17 14:31:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TR CY
07OTTAWA1192	CANADIAN MPS RAISE BORDER AND SPP CONCERNS [...] (SBU/NF) Summary: In a recent Border Caucus meeting with the Ambassador and in one-on-one meetings with Emboffs, MPs have expressed a wide variety of issues about the border and cross border travel and trade. Most of the MPs from border provinces say they have as one of their key issues (not j [...]	2007-06-20 20:03:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KHLS PGOV PREL CA
07OTTAWA1830	CANADIAN REP FOR GPOI G8+ GLOBAL CLEARINGHOUSE [...] (SBU) According to Marina Laker, Deputy Director in the Peacekeeping and Peace Operations Group at the Department of International Affairs and Foreign Trade, Tony Anderson from her office will represent Canada at the Global Clearinghouse Conference. His POCs are: 613-992-9386 and Tony.Anderso [...]	2007-09-27 15:26:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PGOV CA
07OTTAWA1878	CANADA LOOKING FOR NEW APPROACHES TO [...] (C) Summary: Recognizing the need to better organize Canada's institutions to promote democratic development abroad, the Canadian Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development recently conducted a study of democracy promotion. The committee's report was issued in J [...]	2007-10-05 19:06:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM CA PREL
07OTTAWA2133	CANADA SEEKS DEDICATED HELICOPTER AND UAV SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary: The Canadian government is lobbying European NATO partners to provide dedicated helicopter and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) support in the Kandahar region of Regional Command - South (RC-S) in Afghanistan. Canada's military has no organic capability of this type, despite an on [...]	2007-11-21 21:12:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS NATO AF CA
07OUAGADOUGOU1080	Burkina Faso Believes Cote d'Ivoire Ready for Peace, [...] Classified by Amb. Jeanine Jackson for 1.5 (b) 2. (C) Summary. Intense diplomacy by Burkina Faso's President Compaore led to the November 29 signature by Ivorian President Gbagbo and Prime Minister Soro of two side agreements to the Ouagadougou Peace Accord (OPA). These side agreements pr [...]	2007-12-10 17:23:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS MASS UNGA UV IV
07PANAMA1177	PANAMA: NO TO GITMO DETAINEES [...] (C) The GOP was unlikely to reconsider its previous decision to not accept Chinese Uighur detainees currently being held in Guantanamo, Panamanaian MFA Sub-Director for Political Affairs Vladimir Franco told POLOFFs on July 10 in response to delivery of reftel demarche. Franco asked for clari [...]	2007-07-11 16:16:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINR PM PREL PTER
07PANAMA1309	PANAMA POST VII [...] (C) In its latest edition, the Panama Post covers the following stories: -- Pedro Miguel Gonzalez, wanted in the U.S. for the 1991 murder of U.S. serviceman Zak Hernandez, riding high in his campaign to be President of Panama's National Assembly; -- Jose Miguel Aleman to be Endara's vice pr [...]	2007-08-03 17:21:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PM
07PANAMA1838	PANAMA: IRAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM BRIEFING HAS MAJOR IMPACT ON MFA THINKING [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-06 21:09:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	IR KNNP MNUC PM PREL UNSC
07PANAMA1900	PANAMA: DOCTORS' STRIKE ENDS WITH 26.8 PERCENT [...] (SBU) Ending 39 days on strike, the National Medical Commission of Negotiation (COMENAL) reached agreement with the GOP on a 26.8% raise, on December 14. COMENAL, which launched its strike on November 6 with demands for a 60% raise, has also agreed to make up the estimated 600 thousand appoi [...]	2007-12-21 13:49:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV ECON SOCI PM
07PANAMA523	PANAMA: ASSESSMENT OF KOSOVO POSITION [...] (C) Panamanian PermRep to the UN Ricardo Alberto Arias' decision to vote against permitting Kosovar President Sejdiu to address the UNSC on April 3 did not reflect substantive Panamanian concerns about the way ahead on Kosovo, but rather Panama's legalistic approach to procedural matters, Aria [...]	2007-04-09 19:42:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC UNMIK YI EU PM
07PANAMA524	PANAMA: UNDEF PROJECT PROGRESS REPORT [...] (U) Panama's United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) project is ready to launch pending disbursement of the grant funds, Foundation for the Development of Civil Liberties Executive Director Angelica Maytin told Poloff on April 3. The two-year project to develop a public corruption risk index wo [...]	2007-04-09 21:30:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL UNAUS NGO PM
07PANAMA557	PANAMA SUPPORTIVE BUT WARY ON KOSOVO [...] (C) "Rest assured, we're on the same page" on Kosovo future status, First VP and FM Samuel Lewis told Ambassador Eaton and POLOFF when he delivered reftel demarche on April 12. Lewis expressed Panamanian support of the UNMIK Administrator's recommendations -- including independence -- but a [...]	2007-04-12 22:53:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNMIC PGOV YL PM
07PANAMA563	TORRIJOS TO MOVE COMPTROLLER KUZNIECKY TO CANAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: On April 12, 2007, President Martin Torrijos announced that Dani Ariel Kuzniecky would be the new Minister for Canal Affairs and President of the Panama Canal Authority's (ACP) Board of Directors replacing Ricaurte "Catin" Vasquez. Kuzniecky is currently Panama's highly-regarded [...]	2007-04-13 19:43:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV EWWT
07PANAMA645	PANAMA: SUDAN NEEDS IMMEDIATE UN ATTENTION [...] (SBU) "The situation in Darfur cannot be prolonged," responded MFA Director for Exterior Politics Javier Bonagas to DCM's delivery of reftel demarche. Bonagas acknowledged the Government of Sudan's history of reneging on its agreements and underscored the urgent need for the international co [...]	2007-04-25 20:47:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPKO UNSC SU PM
07PANAMA686	PANAMA AGREES WITH SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENTIAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-30 20:21:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC SO PM
07PANAMA729	PANAMA: GOP HOLDS CABINET MEETING IN REMOTE DARIEN [...] (U) The extreme poverty of Panama's Darien province should be a source of shame to the country, President Martin Torrijos said at the April 27 cabinet meeting he convened in Santa Fe, one of the last towns in the province before the Interamerican highway ends. The meeting was intended to off [...]	2007-05-04 15:56:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PM
07PARAMARIBO127	BOUTERSE COMEBACK SPINS ITS WHEELS AS TRIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The long-delayed murder trial of former military strongman Desi Bouterse and other suspects is now expected to start in March or April of 2007. However, Bouterse is among 23 suspects and it appears they will be tried in turn, meaning it could be months or even years before Boute [...]	2007-03-14 21:14:00	Embassy Paramaribo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NS
07PARAMARIBO133	IRAN: AS USUAL, SURINAME LARGELY SILENT ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to an official at the government of Suriname,s (GOS) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Suriname has no position with regard to pressuring Iran on UNSCR 1737 or nuclear proliferation. Typically for Suriname, the official was reluctant to express clear positions and s [...]	2007-03-19 19:42:00	Embassy Paramaribo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NS KNNP IR
07PARAMARIBO146	ZIMBABWE: SURINAMESE MFA NOT FOLLOWING ISSUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: PolOff spoke with three officials at the Surinamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs about Zimbabwe (ref A),all of whom admitted not following the issue. All accepted further information on the issue, and one said that Suriname would like to support a UN Human Rights Council stanc [...]	2007-03-23 20:06:00	Embassy Paramaribo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NS ZI UNHRC PHUM
07PARAMARIBO165	CHINESE HIGH OFFICIAL VISITS: POPULAR WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Li Changchun, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee, arrived in Suriname on March 27 for a two-day visit. In a striking display of warm relations by the government of Suriname (GOS),Li was met by Vice Presi [...]	2007-04-03 18:06:00	Embassy Paramaribo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV NS CH ECON
07PARAMARIBO186	EMBASSY SPONSORED CELEBRATION OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH [...] SUMMARY: In celebration of Black History Month post hosted events every Tuesday evening during the month of February, 2007. The American Corner at the Cultural Center of Suriname was the venue for a variety of events attended by more than two hundred people: politicians, scientists, artists, jo [...]	2007-04-17 19:45:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC OPRC NS
07PARAMARIBO197	PARAMARIBO RESPONSE: PREPARING FOR WMO QUADRENNIAL [...] Per reftel, post delivered demarche to Terence Craig Head of the Americas Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Craig said that he was unaware of the coming World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Congress to be held in Geneva in May, 2007 and he would ask his colleagues to see if anyon [...]	2007-04-23 19:39:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TPHY WMO NS
07PARAMARIBO202	SURINAME RESPONSE TO ACTION REQUEST TO PRESERVE [...] (C) Poloff spoke to Terence Craig, Head of the America's Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) about the objectives laid out in reftel. Craig agreed that preserving press freedoms is an important issue and that he would bring the matter of the RCTV network shutdown by BRV to the attenti [...]	2007-04-25 19:44:00	Embassy Paramaribo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SCUL VE NS
07PARAMARIBO204	PARAMARIBO RESPONSE: DEMARCHE ON NPT PREPCOM [...] Per reftel, Poloff delivered demarche to Terence Craig Head of the Americas Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs(MFA). Craig said that he was unaware of the upcoming Preparatory Committee (PrepCom I) to be held in Vienna, Austria from 30 April to 11 May 2007, regarding the Nuclear Prolif [...]	2007-04-26 16:57:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT NS
07PARAMARIBO233	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON CARICOM-U.S. INITIATIVE TO COMBAT [...] Per reftel, Poloff delivered demarche to Terence Craig Head of the Americas Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs(MFA) April 18, 2007. Craig said that he was unaware of our desire to issue a joint statement to begin cooperative efforts to combat illicit trafficking in arms. Poloff share [...]	2007-05-10 19:55:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MASS OAS PARM PREL XL JM BB GY TD NS
07PARAMARIBO235	SURINAME RESPONSE: DEMARCHE ON KEY U.S. OBJECTIVES [...] Poloff delivered information from reftel to Eurdice Hofwyks, Deputy of the Head of the America's Division, in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Hofwyks was unaware of the upcoming annual World Health Assembly (WHA) that will convene in Geneva, Switzerland from May 14-23, 2007. She agre [...]	2007-05-11 19:26:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AORC PREL KFLU WHO NS
07PARAMARIBO283	UNSCR 1747 DEMARCHE RESPONSE: SURINAME CLAIMS VISA [...] (U) Poloff delivered information from ref A to Terence Craig, Head of the Americas Division in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Craig had no initial response, but did repeat the frequent MFA line that if any action were to be taken, it would likely be taken as part of a CARICOM positi [...]	2007-06-05 19:36:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP EFIN IR UNSC AORC ETRD TRGY NS
07PARAMARIBO305	CHINA/TAIWAN: ACCUSATIONS OF BRIBERY IN ST. LUCIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Government of Suriname (GOS) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Head of the Americas Division Terence Craig (protect) told Post the government of Taiwan (GOT) bribed the government of St. Lucia (GOSL) to reject a "One-China Policy." The accusations are ironic given local grumbli [...]	2007-06-15 16:46:00	Embassy Paramaribo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NS ST KCOR
07PARAMARIBO313	DEMARCHE TO SUPPORT U.S. POSITIONS FOR ICAO ASSEMBLY IN [...] Per reftel, Poloff delivered demarche to Terence Craig, Head of the Americas Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) June 13, 2007. Craig said that he was unaware of our desire to seek support for U.S. positions, and co-sponsorship, on the Assembly Working Paper of the Universal Safe [...]	2007-06-20 19:06:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON ETRD NS
07PARAMARIBO316	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PRESIDENT BUSH'S NEW INTERNATIONAL [...] Per reftel, Poloff delivered demarche to Terence Craig Head of the Americas Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs(MFA) June 13, 2007. Craig said that he was unaware of President Bush's proposal that addressed climate change. Poloff shared the USG views on the key issues per reftel, parag [...]	2007-06-21 19:03:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	KGHG SENV NS
07PARAMARIBO350	ICAO ASSEMBLY: DEMARCHE TO SUPPORT KEY ENVIRONMENTAL POSITIONS [...] Per reftel, Poloff delivered demarche, second in a series of four, on topics for the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to Terence Craig, Head of the Americas Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) July 6, 2007. Craig said that he was unaware of our desire to seek su [...]	2007-07-06 19:48:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON ETRD NS
07PARAMARIBO411	LEGITIMIZATION OR "WHITEWASH?" OAS KICKS OFF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Organization of American States (OAS) Assistant Secretary General Albert Ramdin visited Suriname from August 1 to August 4 for what he called "information gathering" for a possible OAS observer mission for the trial of Desi Bouterse. Former military strongman Bouterse and twent [...]	2007-08-06 20:14:00	Embassy Paramaribo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NS
07PARAMARIBO460	SURINAME AND CHINA SLOW DANCE--BUT NOT TOO CLOSELY [...] SUMMARY (C) Despite mutual commitment of Suriname and China to their bilateral relationship, progress in achieving tangible results is slow. China's hopes of tapping into Suriname's riches have been tempered by bureaucratic processes, ill-conceived projects, environmental concerns, and publ [...]	2007-08-28 19:53:00	Embassy Paramaribo	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV CH NS

07PARAMARIBO585	STUDENT DEMONSTRATIONS: FAILED ACTION OR OMINOUS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Protest demonstrations organized by the Youth Collective Suriname (JCS) continued on November 5 and marked the third time in less than a week that students took to the streets of Paramaribo, ostensibly to protest deficiencies in the educational system and other youth issues. Mem [...]	2007-11-09 12:09:00	Embassy Paramaribo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NS ASEC
07PARAMARIBO586	STUDENT DEMONSTRATIONS: FAILED ACTION OR OMINOUS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Protest demonstrations organized by the Youth Collective Suriname (JCS) continued on November 5 and marked the third time in less than a week that students took to the streets of Paramaribo, ostensibly to protest deficiencies in the educational system and other youth issues. Mem [...]	2007-11-09 12:10:00	Embassy Paramaribo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NS ASEC
07PARAMARIBO609	SUGGESTED INFO MEMO ON BOUTERSE TRIAL [...] (U) The following is suggested text for an info memo on the "December Process" (Bouterse trial) in Suriname. 2. (C) The trial of Desi Bouterse and 24 co-defendants for the December 1982 murder of fifteen political opponents will begin on Friday, November 30. Bouterse is expected by many [...]	2007-11-29 15:08:00	Embassy Paramaribo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASIC SNAR NS
07PARAMARIBO610	CHINESE UNPOPULAR WITH SURINAME PRESS: "CHINESE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Surinamese media is severely biased against Chinese immigrants to Suriname, Chinese products, and China as a political presence. Privately editors and journalists commented bluntly, "I don't like the Chinese." The newspapers are to a degree beholden to the Chinese, howeve [...]	2007-11-29 19:14:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV NS CH TW
07PARAMARIBO624	CHINA UNPOPULAR WITH THE SURINAMESE PUBLIC: "DIRTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Surinamese public is biased against recent immigrants from China. These "new Chinese" are accused of entering Suriname illegally, and receiving preferential treatment in obtaining residency permits and business licenses. Their economic competition is feared, and viewed by [...]	2007-12-04 20:23:00	Embassy Paramaribo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH NS
07PARAMARIBO626	BOUTERSE'S TRIAL BEGINS WITHOUT HIM; STRIKES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The &December Process8 murder trial of Desi Bouterse began anti-climactically on November 30 with Bouterse,s failure to appear. The venue was heavily secured, and as expected Bouterse,s lawyer called for dismissal, claiming the court has no jurisdiction. Outside the venue, at [...]	2007-12-05 15:02:00	Embassy Paramaribo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KCRM PGOV ASEC PREL NS
07PARAMARIBO638	BOUTERSE'S TRIAL BEGINS WITHOUT HIM; STRIKES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The &December Process8 murder trial of Desi Bouterse began anti-climactically on November 30 with Bouterse,s failure to appear. The venue was heavily secured, and as expected Bouterse,s lawyer called for dismissal, claiming the court has no jurisdiction. Outside the venue, at [...]	2007-12-10 19:19:00	Embassy Paramaribo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KCRM PGOV ASEC PREL NS
07PARAMARIBO649	EMBASSY PARAMARIBO ACTIVITIES -- TAKING ACTION ON [...] (U) Summary. Post marked the International Day of Elimination of Violence against Women as well as World Day for the Prevention of Child Abuse by conducting a variety of events focused on violence against women and children. Events included a radio address, a reading to school children, a gue [...]	2007-12-14 19:56:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KWMN KAPO PHUM NS
07PARIS1026	ELECTION SNAPSHOT: ROYAL AND SARKOZY UNCERTAIN HOW [...] (C) Asked to predict the result of the first round of the French presidential election now five weeks away, President Chirac is reported to have facetiously replied, "I see Sarkozy, Royal, Bayrou and Le Pen each getting 20 percent of the vote." In the most reputable polls there remains more [...]	2007-03-16 13:26:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON
07PARIS1038	ELECTION SNAPSHOT: ROYAL AND SARKOZY UNCERTAIN HOW [...] (C) Asked to predict the result of the first round of the French presidential election now five weeks away, President Chirac is reported to have facetiously replied, "I see Sarkozy, Royal, Bayrou and Le Pen each getting 20 percent of the vote." In the most reputable polls there remains more [...]	2007-03-16 17:02:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON
07PARIS1090	FRANCE ON BURMA: IT'S ALL ABOUT CHINA? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following the defeat of the Burma resolution in the U.N. Security Council, the MFA -- never fully convinced of the value of a resolution over a presidential statement -- believes Burma is a dead letter in the UNSC and fears further UNSC action would provoke the Chinese, whose coop [...]	2007-03-20 17:05:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNSC BM FR
07PARIS1103	FRANCE ON BURMA: IT'S ALL ABOUT CHINA? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following the defeat of the Burma resolution in the U.N. Security Council, the MFA -- never fully convinced of the value of a resolution over a presidential statement -- believes Burma is a dead letter in the UNSC and fears further UNSC action would provoke the Chinese, whose coop [...]	2007-03-21 15:04:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNSC BM FR
07PARIS1137	MFA CRITICAL OF SYG'S WESTERN SAHARA ENVOY VAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN RESPONSE TO REFTEL DEMARCHE, THE MFA'S CHRISTIAN TESTO (DAS-EQUIVALENT FOR THE MAGHREB) AGREED THAT IT MADE SENSE TO PRESS FOR DIRECT MOROCCAN/POLISARIO TALKS. HE WAS CRITICAL OF PETER VAN WALSUM, THE UN SYG'S PERSONAL ENVOY FOR THE WESTERN SAHARA. TURNING TO UNSC DYNAMICS, HE [...]	2007-03-23 11:27:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AG FR MO PREL SP UK WI UNSC
07PARIS1170	FRENCH AGREE CIRCUMVENTION OF HRC WORKING GROUP [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-26 13:59:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	FR PHUM PREL UNHCR
07PARIS1242	FRENCH PUT CONTACT GROUP ON INDEFINITE HOLD [...] (S) Summary: On March 27, Herve Besancenot, MFA DAS-equivalent for the Levant, gave an equivocal response to reftel demarche, claiming that the Quai's position had remained consistent: the French support the Contact Group in theory, but the timing must be handled carefully because of the extr [...]	2007-03-28 17:01:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	FR GM IR IS IT LE PARM PGOV PREL SP SY UK
07PARIS126	FRENCH URGE DELAY ON BURMA VOTE: NOT ENOUGH TIME [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-11 16:40:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM FR
07PARIS127	FRENCH URGE DELAY ON BURMA VOTE: NOT ENOUGH TIME [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-12 06:17:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM FR
07PARIS1288	MFA SHARES SKEPTICISM ON SYRIAN ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-02 07:52:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	FR PGOV PREL SY
07PARIS1307	JOHNNY ABDO: DISTRUSTFUL OF SAUDI DIPLOMATIC [...] (C) Summary: In a March 30 meeting, Former Lebanese Intelligence Chief Johnny Abdo said he distrusts the recent flurry of Saudi diplomatic activity on Lebanon, and faulted the Saudis for not taking Saad Hariri seriously. A March 14 supporter, Abdo nevertheless criticized the March 14 leadersh [...]	2007-04-02 16:49:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	FR LE PGOV PREL SY
07PARIS1312	CLUSTER MUNITIONS: FRANCE SUGGESTS NEED FOR A [...] (C) SUMMARY: French officials told PM Acting DAS Ruggiero that the GoF also opposes an international ban on cluster munitions and fears that Norway's push to establish a legally binding instrument could provoke the same fruitless debates between states that followed the Ottowa Convention on la [...]	2007-04-03 11:08:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PARM PREL PGOV NATO FR
07PARIS1332	FRANCE WARY OF SHARING NSG'S EXPORT DENIAL [...] (C) Poloff met April 4 to deliver reftel demarche to the MFA's Luis Vassy, desk officer for the NSG, and David Bertolloti, desk officer for Iranian non-proliferation, in the Bureau of Strategic Affairs to deliver reftel demarche. Vassy said the MFA would have difficulty supporting the U.S. pro [...]	2007-04-04 13:37:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC KNNP IAEA IR
07PARIS1364	JOINT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: INTERNATIONAL TRACING [...] (U) On April 5, German Embasssy First Secretary Stefan Krawielicki and Poloff delivered a joint demarche to French MFA Director of Archives Jean Mendelson concerning the opening of the International Tracing Service (ITS) archives for the purpose of research and the provision of copies of arch [...]	2007-04-05 16:11:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL BE FR GM GR IS IT LU PHUM PL UK
07PARIS1386	ELECTION SNAPSHOT: PERSONAL ATTACKS INTENSIFY AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Three weeks from the April 22 first round of France's presidential elections, the two leading candidates have intensified their attacks on each others' character as they aim to sway the undecided to vote against their opponent. Polls released during the week of March 31 - April [...]	2007-04-06 14:31:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB PINR SOCI ECON EUN FR
07PARIS1456	FRENCH PONDER UNSC MOVES ON WESTERN SAHARA [...] (C) SUMMARY: FRENCH MFA OFFICIALS ARE SOMEWHAT CONCERNED THAT THE POLISARIO -- IN THE HOPE OF PREEMPTING ANY USG ENDORSEMENT OF THE MOROCCAN AUTONOMY PLAN -- WILL AGREE TO DIRECT NEGOTIATIONS WITH RABAT "WITHOUT PRECONDITIONS," WHILE INSISTING THAT THE MOROCCAN AUTONOMY PLAN CANNOT SERVE AS A [...]	2007-04-11 15:23:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	FR PGOV PREL UNSC MO AG WI
07PARIS1476	HARIRI ADVISOR: CHIRAC DETERMINED TO PURSUE [...] (S) Summary: President Chirac has concluded that there is no way to establish the International Tribunal for Lebanon other than via Chapter VII action by the UNSC, and will exert all his influence to make that happen before leaving office next month, according to Basile Yared, the Paris-based [...]	2007-04-12 17:04:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	FR LE PGOV PREL SY
07PARIS1530	FRENCH HEDGE ON COMPACT SIGNING EVENT [...] (C) Poloff delivered Reftel points to MFA Senior Iraq Desk Officer Bernard Chappedelaine on April 16. Chappedelaine noted that it might be difficult to secure French ministerial representation at the Compact signing event due to the French presidential elections; he predicted that the French w [...]	2007-04-17 12:19:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	FR EAID EFIN EG IC PGOV PREL UN GCC EU
07PARIS159	FRANCE SEEKS EU COVER ON IRAN CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on January 16 to MFA Iran Desk Officer Arnaud Pescheux, who indicated that France had not budgeted any funds for democracy promotion in Iran. "If we were to do something, it would undoubtedly be via Brussels," Pescheux said. He noted that France "anticipate [...]	2007-01-16 15:33:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM LE PGOV PREL FR IR
07PARIS1592	FRANCE WANTS TO PLAY MORE ACTIVE ROLE IN GLOBAL [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY: After welcoming reftel demarche, MFA nuclear non-proliferation expert, Delphine Hournau, requested Washington's views on a larger role for the GOF in the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. France is particu [...]	2007-04-19 16:38:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KGIC PARM PREL AM CB MK RO FR
07PARIS1596	FRENCH RESPONSE TO GAERC DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered ref A demarche April 18 and ref B demarche April 20 to Jean-Louis Falconi, head of Common Foreign and Security Policy at the MFA. Falconi said he would review our points carefully and said he understood U.S. views. However, due to staffing shortfalls and pressing tasks [...]	2007-04-20 13:48:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EUN ETRD KPAL PREL XG IS IR AF FR
07PARIS1707	FRANCE DRAWS FIRE FOR HONORING CHINESE CENSOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: The French MFA defended its decision to award the Legion of Honor to Long Xinmin, former head of the Chinese agency that controls and censors the press, against complaints from a French NGO and the media that such an honor compromises France's stated commitment to freedom of the p [...]	2007-04-27 16:24:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CH FR
07PARIS1708	FRENCH SUPPORT FOR IRAQ COMPACT, IRAN SANCTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt met with the French April 26 to discuss Iraq and Iran. Officials remained positive about the Iraq Compact's goals, but were unable to confirm ministerial participation at the Compact launch due to French elections. On Iran, both of the president [...]	2007-04-27 16:29:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	EFIN PREL ETTC PARM IR IQ FR
07PARIS1882	FRENCH VIEWS ON TAKING CARE OF BRAMMERTZ. THE ICTY [...] (C) France is backing Serge Brammertz to succeed Carla Del Ponte as ICTY Chief Prosecutor from a belief that Brammertz will otherwise refuse to extend his mandate at the UN International Investigative Commission (UNIIIC),an outcome the French characterize as disastrous. MFA UN/Middle East Ac [...]	2007-05-11 15:32:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNSC SY LE FR
07PARIS2137	CLUSTER MUNITIONS: FRANCE PROPOSES PUSH IN CCW [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY. The French MFA shares the U.S. view that negotiations on cluster munitions cannot proceed productively outside the Convention on Chemical Weapons. To slow the growing political momentum behind the Norwegian push to ban [...]	2007-05-23 15:48:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PARM PGOV PREL NATO FR
07PARIS2194	FRENCH CONSIDER DELAYING TRIBUNAL VOTE TO APPEASE [...] (C) SELENA GRENET, THE MFA'S IO ACTION OFFICER FOR THE MIDDLE EAST, TOLD US MAY 25 THAT FRANCE IS INCLINED TO ACCEPT DELAYING THE VOTE BY ONE DAY (TO WEDNESDAY, MAY 30) ON THE UNSCR TO ESTABLISH THE INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL FOR LEBANON IN ORDER TO APPEASE RUSSIA. GRENET SAID THE RUSSIAN DELEGATI [...]	2007-05-25 14:52:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	FR LE UNSC PREL
07PARIS2197	FRANCE: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON PROPOSED RUSSIAN [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on May 25 to Camille Grand, MFA DAS-equivalent for Disarmament. Grand explained that, like the U.S., France remained concerned about Russian intentions to change the fundamental nature of the OSCE. Russian declarations about modernization of the organizatio [...]	2007-05-25 16:46:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PREL KTIA PGOV RS FR
07PARIS223	FRANCE/GAERC: AGREEMENT ON MOST ISSUES, BUT [...] (U) Poloff shared reftel points January 19 with MFA CFSP Unit Deputy (DAS-equivalent) Emmanuel Cohet. 2. (C) Kosovo: Cohet said France and the U.S. are in complete agreement on the need for unity between the U.S. and EU, particularly in supporting UN Special Envoy Ahtisaari. 3. (C) Serbi [...]	2007-01-19 16:23:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG EAID MARR EUN YI SR BK IS IR
07PARIS2450	FRENCH PROMISE TO BE HELPFUL ON MNF-I REVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-08 11:46:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL FR IZ UNSC
07PARIS2485	FRENCH MFA: GIVE US TIME ON KOSOVO; VETO IS THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Hours before President Sarkozy announced his proposal at the G-8 to delay a Kosovo final status UNSCR for six months while the parties could continue discussions (reftel),MFA Cabinet Advisor for the Balkans and Russia, Isabelle Dumont, told us on June 7 that FM Kouchner wanted mo [...]	2007-06-08 16:52:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC PHUM PBTS KPAO YI FR
07PARIS2488	REVEREND MOON'S REQUEST TO VISIT FRANCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND GUIDANCE REQUEST: International Unification Church founder, Dr. Sun Myung Moon, and his wife, currently designated as "dangerous persons" and banned from entering France under the Schengen Information System, hope that the recent ruling of a German court to overturn the ban [...]	2007-06-11 10:09:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI SCUL PROP PINS PHUM FR GM
07PARIS2511	FRANCE SHARES HRC "RED LINES" BUT DEMURS ON [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on June 11 to MFA IO DAS-Equivalent for Human Rights Jacques Pellet. Pellet stated that France wanted to maintain the country-specific rapporteur mandates, consistent with the EU position. Pellet equally agreed on the necessity to avoid any specific ant [...]	2007-06-12 09:52:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM HR PREL UNGA FR
07PARIS2516	GOF: KAKAHK 2009 OSCE BID AND MORE ENGAGEMENT IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The MFA's Central Asia desk officer told us June 11 that the GOF's relationship with Central Asia was changing, but not dramatically. The key element: Central Asia policy would no longer depend on Chirac's personal relationship with Kazakhstan's President Nazarbayev. France was [...]	2007-06-12 13:12:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR MOPS NATO OSCE ZK EU GM FR
07PARIS259	FRANCE SIGNS ASEAN TREATY [...] (C) Summary: In a January 16 meeting with EAP DAS Thomas Christensen, MFA A/S-Equivalent Michel Filhot explained that France had now signed the ASEAN Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (TAC) at the instigation of President Chirac. France sought to deepen regional ties and to encourage other EU m [...]	2007-01-23 07:02:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PHUM PREL PINR BM FR
07PARIS2605	FRANCE AND THE JUNE 17 HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (C) Poloff delivered ref A NIACT demarche on June 16 to MFA duty officer Jean-Louis Falconi and MFA DAS-equivalent for Russia and the former Soviet Union countries, Aurelia Bouchez. Falconi undertook to discuss the demarche with the appropriate MFA officials. DAS Bouchez agreed to contact the [...]	2007-06-16 13:00:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHCR PREL FR
07PARIS2606	GOF: NO GSP FOR MINSK; BEWARE ANOTHER KOZAK PLAN [...] SUMMARY: (C) The MFA desk officer for Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldova told poloff on June 14 that France fully supported the EU's decision to remove Belarus from the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program and saw it as a test for Lukashenko. On Moldova, Gosset was concerned about Presi [...]	2007-06-17 13:47:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL XG EU BO MD UP RS FR
07PARIS2652	KOSOVO QUINT PARIS MINISTERIAL?; AHTISAARI'S VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: FM Kouchner's Balkans advisor told us on June 19 that Kouchner views the Secretary's participation in his proposed Kosovo Quint Paris ministerial as absolutely essential. The Secretary would be able to engage directly with Italian FM D'Alema on the way forward. The meeting will p [...]	2007-06-20 10:29:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC SR YI IT GM FR
07PARIS2827	U/S BURNS' JULY 13 MEETING WITH SARKOZY DIPLOMATIC [...] (U) June 13, 2007, 3:00 P.M. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Under Secretary Burns Ambassador Stapleton Political Minister-Counselor Rosenblatt P Staff Bame Poloff Waller (notetaker) France Amb. Jean-David Levitte, Diplomatic Advisor to the President Francois Richier, Counselor for Strat [...]	2007-07-02 07:41:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV FR LE UNSC PREL
07PARIS2888	CODEL WEXLER STAFFERS DISCUSS EU-TURKEY AT MFA [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a July 7 meeting with Representative Wexler's Staff Director, MFA officials offered a broad overview of French reasoning behind Sarkozy's opposition to Turkish EU membership; his proposal for an EU discussion before the end of the year on fixing the EU's final borders; his com [...]	2007-07-03 17:08:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL FR EUN TU CY AR UNO
07PARIS2971	DEMARCHE DELIVED: REVEREND MOON'S REQUEST TO VISIT [...] (SBU) Poloff on July 5 conveyed USG request that France consider lifting the Schengen ban on Unification Church leader Sun Myung Moon and his wife to Denis Fromaget, Deputy Councelor for Religious Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Fromaget responded that he saw no immediate other r [...]	2007-07-10 14:30:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM FR GM PINS PROP SCUL SOCI KIRF
07PARIS3024	FRENCH RECEPTIVE TO IOM CANDIDACY OF AMBASSADOR [...] (SBU) MFA IO PDAS-Equivalent Marc Giacomini told poloff on July 10 that the MFA was open to the candidacy of Ambassador William Lacy Swing for Director-General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The MFA concurred with the U.S. "in principle" that tenure in senior UN offices [...]	2007-07-12 15:27:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PREF ELAB FR
07PARIS306	ENGAGEMENT WITH MUSLIM COMMUNITIES - FRANCE [...] Summary: The Ambassador and all of Mission France support a sustained and focused effort to engage France's Muslim minorities, recognizing that organizing and executing such an effort will continue to require considerable discretion, sensitivity and tact on our part. Although there is some ev [...]	2007-01-25 17:30:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OPRC PREL PHUM KPAO KISL FR XG
07PARIS32	MFA REMAINS LEERY OF CHAPTER VII OPTION FOR [...] (C) On January 4, Poloff reviewed legal options for establishing the Special Tribunal for Lebanon with Salina Grenet, MFA Action Officer for Middle East issues at the UN. Grenet said the Quai is still taking a "wait and see" approach to the tribunal in hopes that the March 14 coalition will ye [...]	2007-01-05 13:59:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	FR LE PGOV PREL SY
07PARIS3202	DAS KRAMER'S JULY 20 PARIS QUAD MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY: DAS Kramer met with his "Quad" (UK, France, Germany) counterparts on July 20 in Paris. (Their last meeting had been in London, April 2007.) Discussions included support for reform in Ukraine and key areas for further policy engagement there. Ukraine, all agreed, was generally m [...]	2007-07-27 12:22:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PREL PGOV EU XH ZL FR
07PARIS3250	FRANCE WILL BEGIN RATIFICATION PROCESS FOR THE [...] (SBU) French MFA counterterrorism official, Francois Revardeaux, told poloff at the end of July that the MFA will begin working in September 2007 on ratification of the UN International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism. The Convention's ratification, Revardeaux said [...]	2007-08-01 17:15:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL FR
07PARIS3340	THE WAR ON TERROR: FRANCE ON U.S. PROPOSALS FOR [...] SUMMARY: (C) Poloff shared reftel non-paper in late July with Louis Blin, Acting MFA DAS-Equivalent for Security and Counterterrorism in the Bureau of Strategic Affairs. Following up in an August 7 meeting, Blin told poloff that the GOF was particularly impressed with the U.S. initiative, espe [...]	2007-08-08 11:51:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KTFN FR
07PARIS3344	COUNTERTERRORISM IN FRANCE: PKK, LTTE, ETA, [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: Poloff met on August 7 with Louis Blin, the MFA's Acting DAS-equivalent for security and counterterrorism in the Bureau of Strategic Affairs, to discuss current U.S./France counterterrorism cases. Blin expressed disappointment (but not surprise) at Vienna's release and assist [...]	2007-08-08 15:11:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL EFIN PGOV AU IZ PO SP TU FR
07PARIS341	GOF DECLINES TO RESPOND IN DETAIL TO LIBERTAD ACT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After the MFA Cuba desk officer delayed for a month responding to USG reftel requests for an update on French activities in Cuba during 2006, then stated he did not intend to do so, DAS-equivalent Blandine Kreiss affirmed January 26 that the GOF objected to the extraterritoria [...]	2007-01-30 11:23:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ETTC CU FR PINS PREL PROP EUN
07PARIS342	GOF DECLINES TO RESPOND IN DETAIL TO LIBERTAD ACT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After the MFA Cuba desk officer delayed for a month responding to USG reftel requests for an update on French activities in Cuba during 2006, then stated he did not intend to do so, DAS-equivalent Blandine Kreiss affirmed January 26 that the GOF objected to the extraterritoria [...]	2007-01-30 11:25:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ETTC CU FR PINS PREL PROP EUN
07PARIS350	GOF DECLINES TO RESPOND IN DETAIL TO LIBERTAD ACT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After the MFA Cuba desk officer delayed for a month responding to USG reftel requests for an update on French activities in Cuba during 2006, then stated he did not intend to do so, DAS-equivalent Blandine Kreiss affirmed January 26 that the GOF objected to the extraterritorial [...]	2007-01-30 13:33:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ETTC CU FR PINS PREL PROP EUN
07PARIS3733	FRENCH ELYSEE NEA ADVISER RECOUNTS TOUGH LINE [...] (C) Following up on reftel, Polmincouns and poloff asked French presidential adviser for NEA issues Boris Boillon September 6 about the visit to Tehran by French Presidency official Richier and MFA DAS Gellet. Polmincouns noted the stark phrasing in President Sarkozy's speech to French amba [...]	2007-09-07 18:30:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV FR IR
07PARIS3734	FRENCH REEPHASIZE THE PRIORITY FOR A "CONSENSUS" [...] (C) Summary: Nabih Berri's recent initiatives to resolve Lebanon's political crisis has caused the GOF to reemphasize its position that the next president of Lebanon needs to be a consensus figure. Meetings at the Presidency and the MFA confirmed that the GOF believes "extremists" in March [...]	2007-09-07 18:35:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV FR LE SY IR
07PARIS3735	FRENCH REEPHASIZE THE PRIORITY FOR A "CONSENSUS" [...] (C) Summary: Nabih Berri's recent initiatives to resolve Lebanon's political crisis has caused the GOF to reemphasize its position that the next president of Lebanon needs to be a consensus figure. Meetings at the Presidency and the MFA confirmed that the GOF believes "extremists" in March [...]	2007-09-07 18:56:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV FR LE SY IR
07PARIS3737	GYMNICH: FRENCH VIEWS GENERALLY IN STEP WITH U.S. [...] (C) On September 6, PolOff delivered ref A demarche to MFA CFSP Deputy Emmanuel Cohet, who indicated general agreement between U.S. views and French positions in advance of the informal Gymnich meeting of EU foreign ministers. Approaches converge most on Kosovo and Iran. Cohet said France vie [...]	2007-09-10 05:13:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PGOV PREL RS YI CH FR
07PARIS3738	GYMNICH: FRENCH VIEWS GENERALLY IN STEP WITH U.S. [...] (C) On September 6, PolOff delivered ref A demarche to MFA CFSP Deputy Emmanuel Cohet, who indicated general agreement between U.S. views and French positions in advance of the informal Gymnich meeting of EU foreign ministers. Approaches converge most on Kosovo and Iran. Cohet said France vie [...]	2007-09-10 05:13:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PGOV PREL RS YI CH FR
07PARIS3791	FRENCH WELCOME U.S. DEMARCHE ON BURMA [...] (SBU) On September 12, poloff met with the MFA Burma desk officer, Jeremy Petit, and presented reftel points. Petit, who agreed with all points, then handed poloff a September 12 op-ed from French daily Le Figaro by MFA Secretary of State for Human Rights Rama Yade. In the article, Yade calls [...]	2007-09-13 10:22:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNSC BU FR
07PARIS3808	A/S FRIED CFE TALKS WITH RUSSIA IN FRANCE [...] (C) Summary. EUR Assistant Secretary Dan Fried and an interagency team met with Russian DFM Kislyak September 11 in Paris to discuss next steps on the U.S. parallel actions plan for ending the current deadlock on fulfillment of Istanbul commitments by Russia and ratification of Adapted CFE by [...]	2007-09-13 14:28:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MARR NATO KFCE FR GG RU MD
07PARIS384	FRENCH MFA MULLS NEW APPROACH TO PAKISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The French MFA, based on its perception of widespread international exasperation with Pakistan's failure to control the Taliban insurgency that operates within its borders, is considering a proposal to encourage NATO allies -- particularly the U.S. and the U.K. -- to push Pakistan [...]	2007-01-31 17:05:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PREL PBTS PTER NATO FR AF PK
07PARIS3876	FRANCE SUPPORTS MINUSTAH RENEWAL [...] (SBU) On September 17, poloff demarched Marianne Peron-Doise, acting MFA desk officer for the United Nations and International Organizations, concerning the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). Peron-Doise agreed with U.S. points and said that France supports an extension of MINUST [...]	2007-09-18 09:37:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPKO EAID EFIN PGOV HA FR
07PARIS3941	FARC HOSTAGES: GOF LEAVING "NO STONE UNTURNED" TO [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. The French determination to explore all options that could lead to the release of Franco-Colombian Ingrid Betancourt has led them to support Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez,s offer to mediate a humanitarian accord between the Colombian government and FARC guerillas. MFA officials a [...]	2007-09-19 16:07:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PINR FR CO
07PARIS3971	INVITATION LETTER DELIVERED -- UNDER SECRETARY [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel letter of invitation to MFA September 20. PolOff also spoke with Lionel Paradisi, Senior Country Officer equivalent for Colombia at Quai d'Orsay who assured us that GoF sincerely appreciated the invitation and would send a formal reply as soon as possible. Please vi [...]	2007-09-21 16:00:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL PTER PHUM UNGA CO FR
07PARIS3972	FRENCH READOUT ON KOUCHNER VISIT TO MOSCOW [...] (SBU) Summary. An MFA interlocutor related that the September 18 meeting between French Foreign Minister Kouchner and Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov did not prompt any breakthroughs on the sensitive issues of Kosovo or Iran, but the tone of the meeting--their fist as foreign ministers--was [...]	2007-09-21 16:12:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNO UNMIK FR RS
07PARIS4083	SECRETARY OF STATE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS YADE'S CHIEF [...] (SBU) Summary: Pol M/C and Poloff met on September 25 with the Chief of Staff for the Secretary of State for Human Rights Brigitte Collet and Counselor Pierre Thenard to discuss Rama Yade,s role and priorities in her newly created position, Yade,s recent visit to Haiti, her upcoming visit to [...]	2007-09-28 12:34:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL SOCI UNSC FR HA BM
07PARIS4130	FRANCE TO SUPPORT ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS ON BURMA [...] (SBU) On October 1 poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA desk officer for Burma, Jeremy Petit, who described France,s position as "totally parallel" to the U.S. position. Petit expects the EU to announce new sanctions on Burma on October 3 and speculated these sanctions could add names to [...]	2007-10-02 15:59:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM BM FR
07PARIS414	FRENCH INFORMED U.S. WILL NOT ATTEND PARIS [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points on February 1 to MFA IO DAS-Equivalent Jacques Pellet to convey the U.S. decision not/not to participate in the February 5-6 Ministerial Conference in Paris entitled "Free the Children from War. Poloff explained that the U.S. decision did not/not reflect di [...]	2007-02-01 17:37:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM UNSC FR
07PARIS4254	FRANCE/GAERC: BROAD AGREEMENT ON MOST ISSUES [...] (C) On October 9, PolOff delivered ref A demarche to MFA CFSP Deputy Emmanuel Cohet, who indicated general agreement between U.S. views and French positions in advance of the October 15-16 GAERC meeting of EU foreign ministers. On October 12, PolOff delivered ref B demarche to MFA DAS-equiva [...]	2007-10-15 05:48:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PREL PGOV ETRD ETTC KPAL YI RS LY IS IZ
07PARIS4258	PSI DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO FRENCH MFA [...] (C) On October 12, Embassy DutyOff transmitted reftel NIACT demarche to Martin Briens, MFA DAS-equivalent for Nuclear Non-Proliferation. PolOff followed up with Briens during business hours to answer any questions; however, the MFA requested no additional information. Please visit Paris' C [...]	2007-10-15 12:11:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM EWWT GR FR KN SY
07PARIS4265	FRENCH FOREIGN ASSISTANCE TO BURMA PASSES THROUGH [...] (SBU) On October 12, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to DAS equivalent for SE Asia, Fabrice Mauries who replied France does not provide any direct assistance to Burma. Mauries expressed interest in assistance that promotes democracy but noted that all French assistance goes through the EU. [...]	2007-10-15 15:43:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BM FR
07PARIS4270	U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION ON "CONDEMNING THE USE OF [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Raphael Trapp, MFA desk officer covering the Rights of Women and Children on October 16. Trapp said the French support the resolution in principle, but national preferences aside, they are obligated to join the EU consensus. 2. (SBU) Without d [...]	2007-10-16 14:13:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI FR
07PARIS430	FRANCE ASSERTS NO CHANGE IN ITS IRAN POLICY [...] (C) Summary: In line with their earlier statements (reftel) on the matter, French MFA officials continued on February 2 to emphasize to us that there has been no change in official French policy with respect to Iran's nuclear weapons ambitions. End summary. MFA Commentary -------------- [...]	2007-02-02 17:39:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PINR IR FR
07PARIS433	CWC: FRANCE SHARES OPPOSITION TO IRAN AS EXECUTIVE [...] (C) Poloff met February 2 with Frederick Junge, desk officer in the office of Chemical and Biological Weapons Disarmament at the MFA and delivered reftel demarche. Junge said the MFA shares the USG's strong opposition to Iran as Executive Council Chair of the Organization for the Prohibition [...]	2007-02-05 10:26:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM AORC EIND OPCW CWC CBW IR FR
07PARIS4356	PSI UPDATE DELIVERED TO FRENCH MFA [...] (C) On October 24, PolOff transmitted reftel A demarche to Luis Vassy and Melanie Rosselet, MFA desk officers for nuclear non-proliferation. Vassy thanked us for the close cooperation, including the reftel A update. He said that the GOF is still evaluating whether UNSCR 1718 will apply, and [...]	2007-10-26 10:50:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM ETTC EWWT KNNP GR SY TU FR
07PARIS4363	FRENCH POLICY ON BURMA: FREEZE NEW INVESTMENT [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Jeremy Petit, MFA desk officer for Burma on October 24. Petit said the EU is currently considering increased financial sanctions; however, he could not provide specifics. Petit noted France supported a complete freeze of all new investments in Burma [...]	2007-10-26 14:11:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM CVIS EFIN BM FR
07PARIS4373	BOLIVIA'S SUPPORT OF IRAN'S NUCLEAR ACTIVITY [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Aurelien Lepine-Kouas, French MFA desk officer for Bolivia on October 26. Poloff stressed U.S. concern over Bolivia's support of Iran's nuclear program, and provided the GOF with a text of Chocquehuanc's statements. Lepine-Kouas said the GOF had no [...]	2007-10-29 13:19:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP PGOV PREL IAEA USUN BO IR FR
07PARIS4382	DRL DAS BARKS-RUGGLES DISCUSSES BMENA WITH FRENCH [...] (SBU) Visiting DRL DAS Erica Barks-Ruggles, accompanied by poloff and pol LES, met October 25 at the French MFA with DAS-equivalent for the Levant Ludovic Pouille, Director of the office of cooperation for the Middle East Jean-Michel Ledain, and the MFA's coordinator for BMENA Nicolas Fondraz [...]	2007-10-30 10:23:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KDEM BMENA FR EG
07PARIS4398	FRENCH CONTINUE TO PRESS ASEAN ON BURMA [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on October 26 to MFA desk officers for Burma, Jeremie Petit and Marie-Pierre Giron. This demarche was timely as Petit was preparing Foreign Minister Kouchner's visit to Thailand, Singapore and China on October 28. Marie-Pierre Giron responded that the [...]	2007-10-31 11:21:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM BM FR
07PARIS4401	PKK: GOF AGREES WITH U.S. AND WANTS INFO ON ALTUN [...] (S) Embassy delivered ref A talking points to MFA counterterrorism officials on October 26. The GOF fully agrees with the U.S. assessment of the PKK and promised to continue encouraging its European partners to take action against PKK operatives in Europe. Poloff was told in the meeting that [...]	2007-10-31 17:55:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PTER PREL PGOV KTFN TU IZ EUN FR
07PARIS4463	ELYSEE SECRETARY GENERAL FLIES TO BEIRUT NOVEMBER 9 [...] (C) Summary: Claude Gueant, secretary general of the French presidency, arrived in Beirut November 9 for meetings with Lebanese focused on the presidential election -- with an expected emphasis on securing the Maronite Patriarch,s agreement to develop an acceptable list of names. Speculatio [...]	2007-11-09 17:51:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM FR LE SY
07PARIS4506	FRANCE STILL INTENDS TO CO-SPONSOR RAPE RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on November 13 to MFA desk officer for International Organizations Fanny Benedetti. Benedetti said that discussions within the French government concerning the resolution were ongoing in Paris and New York. As a co-sponsor of the current draft, France i [...]	2007-11-15 17:16:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KWMN SOCI UNGA FR
07PARIS4516	GAERC DEMARCHE: FRENCH RESPONSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 15, PolOff delivered reftel demarche to MFA CFSP Deputy (DAS-equivalent) Emmanuel Cohet, who provided the following responses in advance of the November 19-20 GAERC meeting of EU foreign ministers: A. EU-CHINA SUMMIT: The GOF agrees with the USG position on worki [...]	2007-11-16 15:59:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN BK BM CH IR IS IZ KV LE PK
07PARIS4520	FRANCE SUPPORTS TOUGHER FINANCIAL SANCTIONS ON [...] (C) 1. (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on November 15 to MFA desk officer for Burma, Jeremie Petit. Petit agreed that stronger sanctions are needed to pressure the Burmese regime. He noted the GOF is currently considering ways to "touch the regime's bank accounts." Petit also mentio [...]	2007-11-16 17:14:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ETRD EFIN BM FR
07PARIS4523	CHAVEZ VISIT TO FRANCE: HOSTAGES SOLE FOCUS OF GOF [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-19 10:46:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM WHA EU VE FR
07PARIS4602	ELSYEE TAKE ON LEBANON: THE INITIATIVE TO ELECT [...] (C) French Presidency NEA adviser Boris Boillon told PolMinCouns and poloff November 29 that he is concerned that the March 14-backed initiative to elect LAF commander Michel Sleiman as president has already failed. He criticized the maladroit way he claimed March 14 had prematurely announce [...]	2007-11-29 17:24:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM FR LE SY IR
07PARIS4619	A "FURIOUS" SARKOZY DECIDES TO PROCEED WITH HIS [...] (U) Just as the French government was on the verge of cancelling President Sarkozy,s state visit to Algeria next week (see refs),Algerian President Bouteflika phoned Sarkozy November 29 to calm things down. He reportedly assured Sarkozy that the minister who was publicly quoted making anti [...]	2007-11-30 17:46:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV FR AG
07PARIS4670	DECEMBER GAERC: FRENCH POSITIONS CLOSE TO U.S.' [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 8, PolOff delivered reftel demarche to MFA CFSP Deputy (DAS-equivalent) Emmanuel Cohet, who provided the following responses in advance of the December GAERC meeting of EU foreign ministers: A. KOSOVO: Cohet said that the U.S. and France share an approach, fully [...]	2007-12-07 17:26:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN IR IZ IS BM SU KV FR
07PARIS4709	FRENCH SEARCHING FOR WAYS TO PRESSURE BURMA [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on December 13 to MFA desk officer for Burma, Jeremie Petit. Petit reiterated French interest in maintaining pressure on the Burmese regime, and worried that the international pressure on Burma and other Asian countries to start a dialogue on humanitarian [...]	2007-12-14 13:02:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BM FR
07PARIS4750	FRENCH PRESIDENCY STRATEGIC ADVISER RICHIER [...] (C) We passed reftel points to French MFA DAS-equivalent for Iran, Iraq, and the Gulf States Franck Gellet on December 13. PolMinCouns and poloff also passed these points on December 13 to French Presidency strategic affairs adviser Francois Richier. Richier commented that the points were [...]	2007-12-20 16:26:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNUP FR IR EU RU CH
07PARIS516	FRENCH WELCOME FORMATION OF PALESTINIAN UNITY [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points on February 9 to Herv Besancenot, MFA DAS-equivalent for the Levant. Besancenot said that the MFA was finalizing a statement that would be put out later that same day, possibly by FM Douste-Blazy himself. The statement would welcome the formation of the NUG [...]	2007-02-09 10:33:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	FR IS KDEM KPAL PGOV PREL
07PARIS540	US-DESIGNATED TERRORIST GROUP SUING WIESENTHAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The public trial for defamation brought against Dr. Shimon Samuels, Director for International Affairs of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, by the Committee for Welfare and Aid to the Palestinians (CBSP) concluded on February 2, after two days and 13 hours of testimony. The CBSP, [...]	2007-02-09 15:30:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI PTER PREL PREF PINS PHUM EAID FR IS
07PARIS541	MINUSTAH MANDATE RENEWAL DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel A demarche on February 9. We thanked GOF for its participation in the Haiti Contact Group meeting on February 1 and requested that the GOF urge China to support a one-year MINUSTAH mandate renewal. We delivered demarche to MFA DAS-equivalent for Mexico, Central Amer [...]	2007-02-09 16:14:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP PREL EAID PGOV EFIN UN HA EUN SF ID PE
07PARIS6	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-03 09:09:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PHUM PREL
07PARIS613	GHASSAN SALAME: LEBANON'S POLITICAL SYSTEM IS [...] (C) SUMMARY: FORMER LEBANESE CULTURE MINISTER GHASSAN SALAME SHARED WITH US ON FEBRUARY 14 A BLEAK ASSESSMENT OF LEBANON'S POLITICAL SITUATION. SALAME SAID LEBANON'S POLITICAL SYSTEM WAS BROKEN, THAT BOTH SIDES WERE LOSING IN THE CURRENT CRISIS, THAT SYRIA WAS THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM, AND THA [...]	2007-02-16 11:38:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	FR LE PGOV PREL SY

07PARIS661	FRANCE READY TO PUSH FOR SPECIAL ENVOY BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The French MFA maintains its longstanding position that the international community should pressure Burma to move toward democracy and a respect for human rights, but MFA desk officers Benoit Guidee and Jeremie Petit were skeptical, following the UNSC resolution's failure, that ac [...]	2007-02-21 14:26:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNSC BM CH FR
07PARIS663	FRENCH PUSH MOROCCANS TO ENSURE CREDIBLE AUTONOMY [...] (C) On February 20, Poloff delivered reftel demarche separately to Christian Testo, MFA DAS-equivalent for the Maghreb, and Francois Touazi, FM Douste-Blazy's cabinet advisor for North Africa. Both said the GoF would continue to stress to the Moroccans the importance of producing a credible a [...]	2007-02-21 16:56:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL WI
07PARIS692	FRENCH SEEKING TO OPEN STRATEGIC DIALOGUE WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: After five years of cool relations, France hopes to open a "strategic dialogue" with Pakistan based on shared security concerns. Notwithstanding the 2002 terrorist attack in Karachi that killed 11 French nationals, the Pakistan desk officer said the MFA now believes it would only [...]	2007-02-23 16:02:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER AF PK FR MASS KNNP
07PARIS72	FRENCH THINKING ON UNSC BURMA RESOLUTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: France continues to support the UNSC resolution on Burma as the optimal outcome, but would accept a PRST if necessary to avoid a Chinese veto. Whether a UNSCR or a PRST, the MFA highlighted two points that remain "non-negotiable:" support for U/SYG Gambari's good offices mission [...]	2007-01-08 17:17:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNSC BM FR
07PARIS776	FRENCH POLICY PLANNER SHARES VIEWS ON MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) Summary: Christian Nakhle, the MFA's lead policy planner for the Middle East, told us on February 27 that he just returned from a 10-day trip to the Gulf and was deeply worried about Bahrain's internal stability, saying he foresaw the possibility of serious political unrest developing withi [...]	2007-02-28 16:17:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	FR IR IS IZ LE PGOV PREL SY
07PARIS797	SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] Answers below are keyed to section and paragraph numbers in reftel. Embassy Paris TIP point of contact is Charlie Davis, daviscr3@state.gov. Phone 33 1 43 12 23 93 (or IVG 8-498-2393),fax 33 1 43 12 26 63. Time spent on TIP report: FS-04 poloff: 50 hours. LES-9 50 hours. FS-1 Deputy [...]	2007-03-01 16:00:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07PARIS864	BOUCHER AND FRENCH POLITICAL DIRECTOR ARAUD TALK [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a March 1 meeting with Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher, French Ministry of Foreign Affairs Political Director Gerard Araud offered frank views on Afghanistan, counter-narcotics in Central Asia, and France-Turkey relations and offered reco [...]	2007-03-07 07:17:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PBTS PREL PTER SNAR NATO MOPS FR AF PK
07PARIS904	ELECTION SNAPSHOT: SARKOZY'S "COMPETENCY [...] (U) SUMMARY: Seven weeks from the first round of France's 2007 presidential election, the leading candidates -- Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy and Poitou-Charentes region President Segolene Royal -- seem to be turning to accentuating their candidacies' respective electoral strengths. Sar [...]	2007-03-09 09:28:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB EUN FR PINR SOCI ECON
07PHNOMPENH1203	KHMER ROUGE TRIBUNAL ACHIEVES BENCHMARK OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: The September 19 announcement of the detention of Nuon Chea, Khmer Rouge "brother number two", marks a turning point in the proceedings of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC). For the first time, a senior KR leader stands in the dock of a credible tribu [...]	2007-09-19 10:23:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KJUS PREL PINR EAID CB
07PHNOMPENH1270	UNHCR CAMBODIA ON MONTAGNARDS [...] (SBU) Summary. UNHCR'S Phnom Penh office reported that direct arrivals of Montagnards to the UNHCR office in Phnom Penh makes up 75 percent of new arrivals in 2007, compared to 40 percent of new arrivals in 2006. During the UNHCR office reporting period starting May 1, the UNHCR has seen an [...]	2007-10-05 08:58:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL CB
07PHNOMPENH1308	CAMBODIA TIP ACTION PLAN RECEIVED WITH INTEREST, [...] (SBU) Summary. Royal Government of Cambodia anti-TIP contacts eagerly received the Cambodia Tier 2 Watch List Action Plan and stated their intent to work towards the goals of the plan's high-priority action items. MOJ Secretary of State Chan Sotheavy was not confident that anti-TIP court ac [...]	2007-10-17 09:47:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KWMN CB
07PHNOMPENH1491	CAMBODIAN GOVERNMENT PERMITS NGO HUMAN RIGHTS MARCH [...] (U) Summary. In a step forward for Cambodia on freedom of assembly, on December 7, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sar Kheng gave a local human rights group, Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee (CHRAC),permission to organize a human rights march and rally in Phnom Penh on [...]	2007-12-07 09:07:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL CB
07PHNOMPENH1500	CAMBODIA'S PEACEFUL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY MARCH [...] (U) On December 10, Cambodia seized a prime opportunity to show its progress as an increasingly open society by allowing a Human Rights Day march and rally in Phnom Penh. The Ambassador took part in the orderly, peaceful march along with approximately 500 (some estimates as high as 1,000) hum [...]	2007-12-10 11:20:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL CB
07PHNOMPENH207	REOPENED CHHAY HOUR II CLOSED; OWNERS RE-ARRESTED [...] (C) Summary. On February 3, the Minister of Justice directed the re-arrest of the owners of the Chhay Hour II. On February 4, the Minister of Interior Sar Kheng shut down the establishment, vowing that it will not re-open. These events followed several interventions by the Ambassador. Pres [...]	2007-02-05 11:15:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KJUS KCRM KWMN CB
07PHNOMPENH741	DRAFT LEGISLATION ON "LAND TAKING" RAISES EYEBROWS [...] (U) Summary. The Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) recently made available a draft expropriations law formalizing procedures for RGC confiscation of land for public projects. At the same time, the MEF, with counsel from an Asian Development Bank (ADB)-sponsored East-West Management Inst [...]	2007-05-31 11:17:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV ECON CB
07PHNOMPENH820	GLOBAL WITNESS REPORT: ACCUSATIONS, THREATS, [...] (C) Summary. On June 1, U.K.-based Global Witness made public a 95-page "Cambodia's Family Trees" report. The report's content is extremely confrontational by Cambodian standards as it accuses well-connected government and military officials of illegal logging activity, kidnapping, and attempted mu [...]	2007-06-15 05:28:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON PGOV PHUM SENV CB
07PHNOMPENH904	RUDDERLESS FUNCINPEC NOT RULING ANYTHING OUT [...] (C) Summary. FUNCINPEC's leaders appear to have no guiding vision for their party and are disjointedly discussing party independence, reunification with the Norodom Ranariddh Party (NRP),and a continued coalition with the ruling CPP. At a June 28 lunch with the Ambassador and DCM, FUNCINPE [...]	2007-07-03 10:24:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM CB
07PHNOMPENH905	KHMER KROM MONK'S POSSIBLE FORCED RETURN TO VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Summary. Over the weekend a Khmer Krom monk in Cambodia was reportedly defrocked and carried off by uniformed authorities. While the monk's whereabouts are not yet confirmed, Ministry of Interior Spokesperson Kheiu Sopheak verified that the monk went to Vietnam. Whether the monk was [...]	2007-07-03 11:41:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM CB
07PHNOMPENH936	CAMBODIA: 2007 2ND QUARTER REPORT ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (U) Summary: During the period April to June 2007, the Cambodian police arrested four human traffickers, one German pedophile, and two pimps. At least five victims of trafficking were rescued during the reporting period and ten sex workers were removed from brothels. Cambodian courts senten [...]	2007-07-16 01:16:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KWMN CB
07PODGORICA100	MONTENEGRO SENDS DRAFT CONSTITUTION TO PUBLIC [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-11 09:31:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW
07PODGORICA122	MONTENEGRO MOVING FORWARD ON DEFENSE AGREEMENTS [...] (U) Summary: The Government of Montenegro is moving forward promptly on a number of defense agreements, both bilaterally with the USG, and with NATO. The GoM on April 19 adopted a decision to sign a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) with the U.S., and also agreed to enter into an "Article 98" [...]	2007-04-19 14:21:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR PARM MW
07PODGORICA130	RUSSIAN FM LAVROV DISCUSSES KOSOVO, NATO WITH MONTENEGRO [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-25 08:50:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREF MW RS SR
07PODGORICA140	"PRO-WESTERN" SERBIAN NATIONALIST IN MONTENEGRO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ANDRIJA MANDIC, LEADER OF THE SERBIAN PEOPLE'S PARTY (SNS) IN MONTENEGRO, TOLD POLOFF APRIL 27 THAT THE DRAFT CONSTITUTION DID NOT GO FAR ENOUGH IN PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF THE SERBIAN PEOPLE. WHILE SINGLING OUT THE IMPORTANCE OF RUSSIA TO MONTENEGRO, MANDIC SAID HE WAS TRYING TO [...]	2007-04-30 17:01:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR MW
07PODGORICA146	PRESIDENT VUJANOVIC'S U.S. VISIT SHADOWED BY CONTROVERSY [...] (U) SUMMARY: PRESIDENT VUJANOVIC'S MAY 1-4 VISIT TO THE UNITED STATES, HIS FIRST SINCE MONTENEGRIN INDEPENDENCE LAST JUNE, GOT WIDE MEDIA COVERAGE AND GENERALLY POSITIVE REACTIONS. VUJANOVICS MEETINGS WITH VP CHENEY AND SECRETARY WERE COVERED FACTUALLY. HOWEVER, THE SIGNATURE OF THE STATUS OF F [...]	2007-05-04 15:31:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR PGOV MW
07PODGORICA154	MONTENEGRIN OPPOSITION OPINES AGAINST SOFA, ARTICLE 98 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: OPPOSITION POLITICIANS IN MONTENEGRO CONTINUE TO MAKE HAY OF THE RECENT USG-GOM SOFA AND ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENTS (REF). POST HAS ENERGETICALLY COUNTERED, PUBLICLY AND PRIVATELY, THE NUMEROUS MISUNDERSTANDING AND MISSTATEMENTS ABOUT THE AGREEMENTS. CONSEQUENTLY, ATTACKS ON THE SOF [...]	2007-05-09 13:55:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR PGOV MW
07PODGORICA222	FOREIGN MINISTER REVIEWS RANGE OF ISSUES WITH CHARGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A MEETING WITH THE FOREIGN MINISTER ON MONDAY JUNE 25 COVERED A VARIETY OF TOPICS INCLUDING THE CANCELLATION OF THE TENDER FOR THE THERMAL POWER PLANT, THE CONSTITUTION PROCESS, THE TRIAL OF AMERICAN CITIZENS CHARGED WITH SUPPORTING TERRORIST ACTIVITY, DEFENSE RELATIONS, VISA SER [...]	2007-06-26 14:00:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR PGOV MW
07PODGORICA229	ORGANIZED CRIME IN MONTENEGRO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A SMALL NUMBER OF ORGANIZED CRIME GROUPS IN MONTENEGRO USE LINKS WITH GROUPS IN NEIGHBORING STATES AND ELSEWHERE TO EXPLOIT MONTENEGRO FOR THE TRANSIT OF SMUGGLED DRUGS, PEOPLE AND ARMS. THE GOM, LARGELY IN RESPONSE TO INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE, IS CONFRONTING THE CRIMINAL GROUPS M [...]	2007-07-03 10:36:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM MW
07PODGORICA61	THE STATE OF MONTENEGRO'S JUDICIARY [...] (U) MONTENEGRO'S JUDICIARY IS WIDELY SEEN AS THE WEAK LEG OF GOOD GOVERNANCE. PUBLIC OPINION POLLS ROUTINELY SHOW A LACK OF CONFIDENCE IN THE COURTS. MORE DAMNING, THE CHIEF PROSECUTOR, HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMAN, THE PRESIDENT OF THE BAR ASSOCIATION AND EVEN THE PRESIDENT OF THE SUPREME COURT AGR [...]	2007-03-09 09:44:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KJUS CASC MW
07PODGORICA64	MONTENEGRO STARTS ON LONG PATH TO NATO [...] (U) Summary and Introduction: Montenegro started down its long road to possible NATO membership last December 14, when it joined NATO's Partnership for Peace (PfP),after the invitation from the Riga Summit. The campaign to gain popular support for NATO membership will likely prove difficult. [...]	2007-03-09 15:22:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR MW
07PODGORICA65	STATE DEPARTMENT REPORTS PROMPT DISCUSSION [...] (U) Summary: The March 2 publication of the Department's International Narcotics Strategy Control Report (INSCR),and the March 5 publication of the Department's Human Rights Report not only attracted widesprad media attention in Montenegro, but also prompted calls for discussion and action. Th [...]	2007-03-09 16:22:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV SNAR OPRC MW
07PORTAUPRINCE1019	PM ON HOPE, CITE SOLEIL, AND DRUGS [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Prime Minister Jacques Edouard Alexis June 6 to discuss a recent issue in the GoH's implementation of the Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act of 2006 (HOPE),as well as his contention that the USG and other international donors [...]	2007-06-08 17:59:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID SNAR HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1080	THE POLITICAL BASIS FOR VIOLENCE IN GONAIVES - [...] (C) Summary. All interviewees concurred that the basis for the violence in Gonaives is political: specifically, the political rivalry between Prime Minister Jacques Edouard Alexis and Senator Youri Latortue, both of whom are from Gonaives and are positioning themselves for the next presidential ele [...]	2007-06-20 12:45:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1081	POLITICAL PARTIES SELF-REGULATE [...] (U) Summary: The Assembly of Haitian Political Parties (Convention des Partis Politiques Haitiens, or CPPH, in French) on May 31 and June 1 held a colloquium on political parties and construction of a democracy. The main focus of the workshop was a debate over a proposed law governing polit [...]	2007-06-20 15:37:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1133	ELECTIONS LIMP FORWARD; CEP STALLING? [...] (U) Summary: Marking another delay to the pending indirect elections, the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) submitted to the GoH in June a new law outlining elections logistics that could make members of the current CEP eligible for the permanent CEP. Beginning at the county council (ASEC) [...]	2007-06-27 12:46:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1134	ELECTORAL COUNCIL TOUTS PROGRESS DESPITE POOR [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: The provisional electoral council (CEP) is awaiting action from the executive, specifically President Preval, and parliament before beginning the pending indirect elections process. They purpo [...]	2007-06-27 13:37:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1138	YOURI LATORTUE REACHES OUT [...] (S) Summary. Senator Youri Latortue, during a June 18 meeting with Poloff granted at Latortue's request, expressed his desire to have better relations with the embassy and expand the reach of his political party. Latortue explained that he supported forming an army that would help the state [...]	2007-06-27 19:09:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR MARR HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1141	HAITIAN OFFICIALS WARN ILLEGAL MIGRANTS [...] Summary. A Haitian migration official and prosecutor denounced persons who undertake and organize migrant voyages during a June 15 conference on clandestine sea migration held on the Ile de la Tortue. Though the message coming from Haitian officials on illegal migration, delivered with acc [...]	2007-06-28 16:42:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1148	THE POLITICAL BASIS FOR VIOLENCE IN GONAIVES - [...] (C) Summary. Like their local political leaders, civil society leaders in Gonaives believe that insecurity in Gonaives results from the political rivalry between Prime Minister Jacques Edouard Alexis and Senator Youri Latortue. According to post's interlocutors, gang leaders, who are linked [...]	2007-06-29 12:33:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1150	THE POLITICAL BASIS FOR VIOLENCE IN GONAIVES - [...] (C) Summary. MINUSTAH and Haitian National Police (HNP) officials joined in the chorus who believe that the basis for the violence in Gonaives is the political rivalry between Prime Minister Jacques Edouard Alexis and Senator Youri Latortue, both of whom are from Gonaives and are positioning [...]	2007-06-29 17:27:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1174	POSTCARD FROM GONAIVES [...] Summary. Gonaives, the capital city of Haiti's Artibonite department, is Haiti's third largest city with a population of roughly 100,000. During a May 29-31 trip, Poloff found the city still coping with the aftermath of flooding in 2004. Gonaives, in which the GoH has a very weak presence, [...]	2007-07-05 16:20:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1182	MINUSTAH'S EFFECTIVENESS IN COMBATTING SEXUAL [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified ) please protect accordingly. 2. (U) The following information is in response to Reftel A requesting information on the effectiveness of UN efforts to combat sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) in UN peacekeeping missions. Reftel B is the la [...]	2007-07-06 18:38:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM HA KPKO
07PORTAUPRINCE1198	OAS TO REOPEN VOTER REGISTRATION [...] (U) Summary: The Organization of American States (OAS) is working with the Ministry of Justice's national identity office (ONI) to reopen voter registration inside existing civil registry offices. The OAS, though short of funding, plans to begin registration in August but does not expect a [...]	2007-07-10 12:13:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1235	MINUSTAH CONFIDENT IN ABILITY TO KEEP PEACE IN [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Cite Soleil is calm for the moment, but MINUSTAH troops emphasize the need for Haitian National Police (HNP) presence to control persistent crime. MINUSTAH is conducting more foot patrols tha [...]	2007-07-16 18:43:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ASEC MARR MOPS KCRM HA KPKO
07PORTAUPRINCE124	MINUSTAH SEES LIGHT AT END OF TUNNEL [...] (C) Summary: MINUSTAH continues its push into the Port-au-Prince slums of Cite Soleil, Cite Militaire and Martissant and, according to their political staff, they are beginning to see light at the end of the tunnel. Residents of Cite Soleil are welcoming MINUSTAH more openly than during prev [...]	2007-01-24 19:39:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM KPKO MARR ASEC MOPS HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1240	PREVAL NEEDS A PUSH ON ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: Since post and Department first addressed the issue of proceeding with indirect elections and subsequent senatorial elections, post has determined through consultations in Haiti that the indirect elections will not produce a Permanent Electoral Council (CEP) in time for that bod [...]	2007-07-17 16:31:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1243	CANADIAN PM HARPER TO VISIT HAITI JULY 20 [...] (U) Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will arrive in Port-au-Prince on the morning of July 20 and depart Haiti later that day. During the visit, Harper plans to meet with President Rene Preval, attend an award ceremony for Canadian UN Police, and tour a hospital in Cite Soleil. Harper w [...]	2007-07-18 15:17:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL HA OVIP
07PORTAUPRINCE1276	HAITI/CANADA RELATIONS ENHANCED BY PM VISIT [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper's July 20 visit to Haiti was hailed as a success by both Canadian and Haitian representatives. President Preval solicited Canada's help in the struggle [...]	2007-07-26 17:34:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL HA OVIP
07PORTAUPRINCE1294	PARLIAMENT/EXECUTIVE REACH AGREEMENT ON JUSTICE [...] (C) Summary: Parliament and the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) have resolved an impasse over justice reform legislation that parliament has been deliberating since May. Parliament's judicial committees capitulated on the most controversial issue: the structure of a judicial council. The president [...]	2007-07-31 12:50:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS PINR HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1329	(C) PREVAL FEELS ATTACKED BY VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE [...] (C) Summary: The Chamber of Deputies passed a vote of no confidence against Minister of Culture and Communication Daniel Elie on July 31. The deputies alleged that the minister had committed malfeasance in his distribution of funds for Haiti's annual Carnival celebration in February. Presid [...]	2007-08-06 13:09:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCOR KDEM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1344	HAITIAN ELECTIONS GOING NOWHERE FAST [...] (C) Summary: While the Core Group ambassadors are generally supportive of pressuring the GoH to move forward with indirect and senatorial elections, we have not yet presented a united message, in writing, to President Preval. In conversations with Core Group ambassadors, Preval has shown no [...]	2007-08-08 17:36:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE136	HAITIAN-DOMINICAN RELATIONS: MORE THAN TALK [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified -- protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: The Dominican Republic's Ambassador to Haiti Jose Serulle Ramia told Poloff January 20 that Haitian-Dominican relations are stronger than ever, following President Rene Preval's inauguration June 2006. Ha [...]	2007-01-25 19:40:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM HA DR
07PORTAUPRINCE1410	POSTCARD FROM PORT-DE-PAIX AND ILE DE LA TORTUE [...] Summary. Port-de-Paix, the capital city of Haiti's Northwest department, is Haiti's fifth largest city with a population of roughly 100,000. Ile de la Tortue, also known as Tortuga, is an island located off the coast of Port-de-Paix that has a population of 35,000. During a June 14-16 trip [...]	2007-08-22 19:01:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1451	HAITI MONTHLY: AUGUST, 2007 [...] (U) Summary: This is a monthly report on various topics of interest which do not merit a full reporting cable. End summary. 2. (SBU) PROMINENT LAVALAS ACTIVIST DISAPPEARS. The Haitian media reports that Lovinsky Pierre-Antoine, Lavalas leader and potential senatorial candidate in November [...]	2007-08-30 18:00:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON HA KPKO
07PORTAUPRINCE146	LAMBERT ON JEAN-JACQUES' VICTORY [...] (C) Summary: Chamber of Deputies President Pierre Eric Jean-Jacques (Lespwa - Delmas, West) took advantage of the disorganization among the larger political parties and grouped together the smaller political parties to win his second term, according to Senate President Joseph Lambert. Despite [...]	2007-01-26 13:34:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1492	POSTCARD FROM CAP HAITIEN [...] SUMMARY: The chief executive official in Haiti's North Department (capital: Cap-Haitien) described his two priorities as an improved security environment to attract foreign investment and a more effective natural disaster response. The Department chief executive said that the new mayor of Cap [...]	2007-09-10 17:49:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC SNAR SMIG EAID SOCI HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1507	PEASANT MOVEMENT LEADER PLANNING TO SPEAK OUT [...] (C) During an August 30 meeting with Embassy Poloff in Papaye (Central Department) Chavanne Jean-Baptiste, the leader of Mouvman Peysan Papay (Peasant Movement of Papaye - or MPP) laid out a list of grievances against President Preval. Jean-Baptiste views President Preval as the latest inca [...]	2007-09-14 15:44:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1532	GOH "MISSING IN ACTION" IN HINCHE [...] (C) GoH neglect of the Center Department and its capital city, Hinche, emerged as the major theme during an August 28-31 poloff visit to Hinche. The government-owned electric company (EdH) has provided no electricity to Hinche in over a month. The government-owned telephone company (Teleco) [...]	2007-09-19 16:41:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1533	HAITIAN ELECTIONS AWAITING PREVAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) and the office of the Prime Minister are awaiting the order from President Preval to put in motion the elections for renewal of one-third of the Senate, as well as the indirect elections that will complete the decentralization process and [...]	2007-09-19 17:28:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1546	PRESIDENT, SENATE PROPOSE ELECTIONS "PAUSE" [...] (C) Summary: President Preval and Senate President Joseph Lambert are seeking support from Haitian political parties and institutions and the international community for a plan to put off elections for two years and to rework the Haitian constitution. Preval and Lambert, citing the cumbersome [...]	2007-09-21 20:01:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1559	PORT DIRECTOR REACTS TO U.S. LAW ON MARITME CARGO [...] Poloff and USAID officer met with Jean Evans Charles, Director General of the National Port Authority (APN) in Port-au-Prince on September 20. Poloff referred to talking points provided in reftel, and told Charles that President Bush has signed into law the 9/11 Act of 2007, which mandates t [...]	2007-09-24 18:53:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EWWT AMGT PTER
07PORTAUPRINCE1586	HAITIAN MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS TO ATTEND [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-28 19:03:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL UNGA
07PORTAUPRINCE1593	OPPOSITION IN "FUSION" TO ELECTIONS FREEZE [...] (C) Officials from ''Fusion,'' which otherwise supports President Preval, are strongly opposed to Preval's plan to freeze elections for several years and extend the terms of all Senators to six years. They are still expressing their opposition privately -- both to Embassy officials and to the [...]	2007-10-01 16:31:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1594	CORRUPTION AND SECURITY VOID IN HINCHE [...] (C) Summary. A Poloff visit to Hinche in Center Department August 28-31 determined that local government corruption is pervasive and a central concern of local residents. Local actors blame systematic neglect by the central government (reftel) as the root cause for the corruption. Judicia [...]	2007-10-01 16:33:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1620	HAITI MONTHLY: SEPTEMBER, 2007 [...] (U) Summary: This is a monthly report on various topics of interest which do not merit a full reporting cable. End summary. 2. (SBU) LOVINSKY PIERRE-ANTOINE KIDNAPPING STILL A MYSTERY. Frantz Thermilus, Director General for the Judicial Police (DCPJ) told Poloff at a reception September [...]	2007-10-04 18:52:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1644	HAITI RESPONDS POSITIVELY TO U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION [...] (U) Poloff presented text of the draft resolution to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Political Director Wiener Jean-Baptiste October 1, and explained the U.S. position per talking points in reftel. On October 9, Jean-Baptiste said he shared the content of the draft resolution with Minister of For [...]	2007-10-10 12:43:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1668	RELIGION AND SUPPORT FOR LAVALAS IN HINCHE [...] (C) Summary. Local leaders in the central plateau town of Hinche believe that Lavalas remains a dangerous political force that may win seats in upcoming Senate elections. Some of Hinche's political class fear and detest Lavalas because they were once victims of attacks by Lavalas partisans. [...]	2007-10-15 12:09:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1678	LESPWA STILL FAR FROM TRANSFORMING INTO A [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Lespwa's efforts to transform itself into a viable political party have yet to show tangible results. Lespwa remains a coalition of two regional political parties and two rural organizations. Th [...]	2007-10-16 12:07:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1680	WIDESPREAD FLOODING IN HAITI [...] Haiti has experienced protracted rains and severe flooding over several parts of the country caused by rains beginning on 29 September. The most recent damage assessment by Haiti's Department of Civil Protection (DPC) the afternoon of October 14 reported 37 dead, 4 missing, 78 injured, 14,150 [...]	2007-10-16 19:00:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SENV EAGR SOCI HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1682	MAJOR POLITICAL PARTIES DIVIDED ON ELECTIONS, [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Opposition to President Preval's plan to reconstitute the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) is emerging. Political parties and civil society groups are also commenting on the President's pro [...]	2007-10-17 17:49:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1683	ELECTORAL COUNCIL MEMBERS DEFEND THEIR [...] (C) Summary: The Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) continues in office despite public announcements that President Preval is seeking to form a new provisional council. Six of the CEP's nine counselors claim to be willing and capable of managing both the indirect elections - part of their [...]	2007-10-17 18:00:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1688	CITE SOLEIL: EXCUSES, BLAME OUTWEIGH NEW SOLUTIONS [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Peace in Cite Soleil remains fragile as MINUSTAH and the Haitian National Police (HNP) struggle with mandate and capacity issues in their fight to control gang activities. MINUSTAH troops insis [...]	2007-10-18 16:57:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ASEC MARR MOPS KCRM KPKO HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1742	WORLD BANK ON HAITI'S EFFORTS TO COMBAT MONEY [...] (U) A World Bank assessment team out-briefed PolCouns and Poloff October 5 on Haiti's efforts to combat money laundering and financial crimes subsequent to a two-week in-country evaluation. World Bank assessment team leader Jean Pesme highlighted several factors that contribute to money laund [...]	2007-10-29 18:05:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL PGOV KCOR HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1743	HAITI LIKELY TO SUPPORT CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION [...] (U) Reftel points were discussed October 26 with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of International Organizations Azad Belfort. Belfort told Poloff that Haiti enjoys good relations with Cuba. He noted that Cuba has provided assistance to Haiti in a number of areas, including health. 2. [...]	2007-10-30 13:56:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNGA ETRD PHUM UNAUS CU HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1811	UN REPS TELL U.S. SENATORS SECURITY, INVESTMENT, AND JOB [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Senators Bingaman, Harkin and Corker were briefed October 26 by UN officials on the current security and economic situation in Haiti. UN representatives lauded U.S. support and encouraged continue [...]	2007-11-14 20:11:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPKO HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1833	HAITI SUPPORTS UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE COUNTRY [...] (U) Poloff discussed reftel points November 16 with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Political Affairs Director Wiener Jean-Baptiste and Judicial Affairs Director Fortune Dorlean. Jean-Baptiste told Poloff that Haiti supports the resolutions on the human rights situations in Iran, Belarus, the De [...]	2007-11-19 18:21:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KTIA UNGA HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1898	LAVALAS MIFFED AT PREVAL OVER ELECTORAL COUNCIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The pro-Aristide party Lavalas is angry that President Preval has not consulted them bilaterally in the process to form a new Provisional Electoral Council (CEP). Influential Lavalas Deputy Jonas Coffy believes Preval is trying to politically marginalize Lavalas to help pave the w [...]	2007-12-03 20:27:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KDEM PGOV PREL HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1899	POSTCARD FROM LES CAYES: POOR BUT PEACEFUL [...] (SBU) Summary: The southern city of Les Cayes does not face the major security concerns common to Port-au-Prince, but social problems stemming from widespread poverty do arise on occasion. Local Haitian National Police grapple with drug trafficking, poor prison conditions and a faulty justic [...]	2007-12-04 13:57:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ECON SNAR SOCI HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1904	HAITI MONTHLY: NOVEMBER, 2007 [...] (U) Summary: This is a monthly report on various topics of interest which do not merit a full reporting cable. End summary. 2. (SBU) PREVAL SEEKS CONSENSUS ON NEED FOR CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM FROM MAJOR LABOR UNIONS. Gesner Milcent, General Coordinator for the Haitian Syndicate Initiative (I [...]	2007-12-05 18:47:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON HA PGOV SMIG SNAR
07PORTAUPRINCE1910	HUMAN TRAFFICKING/SMUGGLING ON THE HAITIAN BORDER [...] Summary. Kenel Senatus of Solidarite Fwontalye, a human rights/anti-human trafficking organization in Ouanaminthe, reported that human trafficking and alien smuggling are widespread and openly conducted at Haiti's northeastern border with the Dominican Republic. Traffickers take both adults [...]	2007-12-06 13:02:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1930	CORRECTED COPY: HUMAN TRAFFICKING/SMUGGLING ON [...] SUMMARY. Kenel Senatus of Solidarite Fwontalye (SF),a Haitian-based human rights/anti-human trafficking organization in Ouanaminthe, reported that human trafficking and alien smuggling are widespread and openly conducted at Haiti's northeastern border with the Dominican Republic. Trafficker [...]	2007-12-07 20:10:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1931	PRESIDENT CONTINUES TO DITHER ON PROVISIONAL [...] (SBU) President Preval has yet to make the final appointments of counselors of the reconstituted Provisional Electoral Council (CEP). He continues to quibble with certain social sectors he called on to nominate persons to sit on this body. After rejecting one private sector nominee, the Pres [...]	2007-12-07 20:28:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1955	JUSTICE REFORM PASSES PARLIAMENT AFTER MONTHS OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The second and third of a package of three laws governing judicial reform passed the Chamber of Deputies in late November. The three laws require establishment of a judicial council to oversee the judiciary, set down required qualifications and obligations of "magistrates" (in [...]	2007-12-13 18:14:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS HA
07PORTAUPRINCE198	MINUSTAH OFFICERS' THOUGHTS ON MANDATE RENEWAL [...] (SBU) Summary: MINUSTAH's Political Affairs Director Gerald Lechevallier told Poloff on January 26 that he would like the new mandate to reaffirm resolution 1702 (establishing MINUSTAH) and maintain Security Council commitment to a long-term stabilization force in Haiti. Added to the new mand [...]	2007-01-31 17:57:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KPKO UNSC HA
07PORTAUPRINCE199	DEPUTIES SCRUTINIZE FORMER MFA SPENDING [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified -- protect accordingly 2. (SBU) The chamber of deputies' foreign affairs committee, led by Committee President Sorel Francois (Famni Lavalas),accused former foreign ministry employees, including the Haitian ambassador to the U.S., Raymond Joseph [...]	2007-01-31 17:57:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1992	LAVALAS: A CONFLICT OF LEADERSHIP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The pro-Aristide party, Fanmi Lavalas, is increasingly beset by infighting. A key divisive issue is that absentee party chairman and former president of Haiti Jean Bertrand Aristide continues to pull the strings and make leadership appointments from exile, while leading party f [...]	2007-12-20 20:11:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	HA KDEM PGOV PREL
07PORTAUPRINCE1996	JACQUES BERNARD APPOINTED ELECTORAL COUNCIL [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: In an important step forward for Haitian elections, the GOH on December 14 issued a decree naming Jacques Bernard Director General of the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP). Prime Minister Al [...]	2007-12-21 12:47:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE2024	DECEMBER 24 REPATRIATION OF 202 HAITIAN MIGRANTS [...] (U) On December 24, the US Coast Guard (USCG) transferred 202 Haitian migrants into the custody of the GoH in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. On December 21, the USCG intercepted a sail freighter carrying 228 Haitian migrants 33 nautical miles south of Great Inagua, Bahamas, at which time 202 agreed t [...]	2007-12-28 18:24:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE2031	HAITI MONTHLY: DECEMBER, 2007 [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: This is a monthly report on various topics of interest which do not merit a full reporting cable. End summary. 3. (U) PARLIAMENT TO CONSIDER NEW WOMEN'S RIGHTS LAWS. The Ministry of Women's A [...]	2007-12-31 15:45:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	HA PGOV PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN KTEX
07PORTAUPRINCE252	MINUSTAH SLOWS DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS [...] (C) Summary: MINUSTAH has a habit of blaming international aid agencies for moving too slowly to implement projects in the disadvantaged neighborhoods of Port-au-Prince. However, staff at the International Organization for Migration (IOM),USAID's main implementing partner in community deve [...]	2007-02-06 13:43:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO EAID HA
07PORTAUPRINCE266	CHAVEZ COMING TO HAITI? [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified -- protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) The Haitian Media on February 2 reported that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez planned to visit Haiti as early as the following week. However, the foreign ministry's political director, Wiener Jean Baptiste, on Fe [...]	2007-02-07 17:13:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID XM XL HA VE
07PORTAUPRINCE288	LAVALASIAN OPS STRIVE TO STAY IN THE GANG [...] (U) Summary: Lavalasian "popular organizations" (OPs) such as PLANOP (National Platform of Progressive Popular Organizations) continue to make demands on the government in radio interviews and in street demonstrations, including asking for the return of Aristide and the departure of MINUSTAH [...]	2007-02-12 11:32:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM PINR HA
07PORTAUPRINCE327	ELECTION RESULTS: TWO MONTHS LATER... [...] (SBU) Summary. Two months after the December 3 elections, the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) has not certified any local or municipal election results. The CEP has certified results of the re-run legislative races, and parliament has sworn in those lawmakers, leaving both houses short on [...]	2007-02-21 13:26:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE365	CITE SOLEIL: GANGS SCURRY FOR COVER [...] (U) Summary: MINUSTAH is continuing operations in the Port-au-Prince neighborhood of Cite Soleil. Recent successes include the arrest of 17 suspected gang members, the take-over of a major base of operations for gang leader Amaral Duclonat, and the arrest of an Evans deputy named "Ti Bazil". [...]	2007-02-26 13:07:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC EAID HA KCRM MARR MOPS PGOV
07PORTAUPRINCE370	STATUS OF JUSTICE REFORM [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: The justice sector in Haiti is in dire need of reform. Despite ongoing efforts by the international community, no single part of the apparatus functions properly, from arrest to trial. Havin [...]	2007-02-26 14:19:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KJUS KDEM KCRM SNAR HA
07PORTAUPRINCE38	HAITI CARICOM OFFICE READY TO DISCUSS CSME [...] (U) Marie Michele Rey, the appointed head of the new Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and other trade negotiations office, confirmed Haiti's commitment to moving CARICOM's Single Market Economy (CSME) forward. Though private sector sources indicate that the CSME may be more trouble than it is w [...]	2007-01-11 17:15:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD HA
07PORTAUPRINCE389	MINUSTAH DEVELOPMENT WORK PROGRESSES [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Jean-Philippe Laberge, MINUSTAH's civil affairs coordinator for the West Department, spoke to Poloff about MINUSTAH's plans to engage local government, specifically the new mayor, in their efforts to reha [...]	2007-02-27 17:39:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPKO HA
07PORTAUPRINCE42	PREVAL CALLS FOR UNITY, HITS U.S. ON DRUG [...] (C) Summary: President Preval used his constitutionally-mandated speech opening the new parliamentary session on January 8 to blame drug trafficking for instability in Haiti, which is a victim of the United States, "a drug-consuming country." Preval's speech followed a three-hour long di [...]	2007-01-11 21:33:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE440	POLITICIANS IN HAITI NOT ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM [...] (C) Summary: Cite Soleil mayoral candidate Andou Evel met with Poloff and detailed his knowledge of the neighborhood and his hope that he would be declared the winner of the election. However, Poloff later learned that he may be heavily implicated in violent gang activity and has since cut [...]	2007-03-06 18:00:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR HA
07PORTAUPRINCE477	LAVALAS CLASHES WITH CAP HAITIEN PORT AUTHORITY [...] (C) Summary: Lavalas demonstrations began on February 24 at the Port of Cap Haitien in response to an incident in which a port security guard pepper sprayed a Fanmi Lavalas deputy mayor-elect, Fritz Joseph. Joseph was attempting to gain entry to the port without proper identification as part [...]	2007-03-09 18:41:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC PINR SNAR EWWT HA
07PORTAUPRINCE512	CAP HAITIEN'S UNSAVORY NEW LAVALAS MAYOR [...] (C) Summary: Fanmi Lavalas (FL) won the December 3 mayoral election in Cap Haitien, Haiti's second largest city. The three-person slate, consisting of mayor-elect Michel Saint Croix and two deputy mayors, has little experience in formal politics but campaigned heavily in Cap Haitien's urban [...]	2007-03-15 18:22:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR HA

07PORTAUPRINCE515	POSTCARD FROM CAP HAITIEN [...] (U) Summary: Cap Haitien, on the north coast of Haiti, is the country's second largest city with a population of roughly 100,000. Local residents and officials downplay the city's insecurity problems, but cite lack of infrastructure and basic social services, such as garbage collection, as [...]	2007-03-15 18:27:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC SNAR SMIG EAID SOCI HA
07PORTAUPRINCE52	PREVAL-TAIWAN RELATIONSHIP: THE LOVE CONNECTION [...] (C) Summary: The personal relationship between Preval and the Taiwanese started during Preval's first presidency from 1996-2001, with agricultural projects in Marmalade, Preval's hometown. The foreign ministry's director of political affairs Weiner Jean Baptiste told Poloff January 11 that th [...]	2007-01-12 19:33:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC KPKO HA CH
07PORTAUPRINCE523	GANGS OF CITE SOLEIL: BACK TO BASICS [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Cite Soleil is rife with gang activity, which continues even in light of the March 13 arrest of gang leader Evans Jeune (reftel). The International Institute of Migration (IOM) reported that [...]	2007-03-16 19:18:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM ASEC PINR HA
07PORTAUPRINCE526	JUSTICE MINISTER ANTICIPATES REFORM [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: On March 8, Justice Minister Rene Magloire told Ambassador that his priorities are to reduce pre-trial detention times and to create effective task forces for serious crimes. His endeavors are bei [...]	2007-03-19 14:32:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KJUS KDEM KCRM SNAR PINR HA
07PORTAUPRINCE531	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DEMOCRACY IN ZIMBABWE [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-19 20:15:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL ZI HA
07PORTAUPRINCE55	PREVAL IN JAMAICA TO INCREASE COOPERATION [...] Summary: President Rene Preval visited Jamaica January 3-7 to meet with GoJ officials and discuss bilateral and regional integration. President Preval and Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller publicly discussed strategies for eliminating the trafficking of drugs and weapons. Whereas [...]	2007-01-12 20:02:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE558	HAITI ABUZZ WITH CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM [...] Summary and Introduction: On March 7, President Rene Preval began holding working-group ''reflections'' with various sectors of society to discuss possible amendments to the constitution. From issues such as referencing Haiti's newly created tenth department (Nippes) to streamlining the nume [...]	2007-03-21 14:03:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV HA
07PORTAUPRINCE577	PM ALEXIS IN TROUBLE IN PARLIAMENT [...] (C) Summary: Both senate and chamber majorities are ready to give Prime Minister Jacques Edouard Alexis a vote of no confidence, according to President of the Senate Joseph Lambert. The government under Alexis, in the view of his parliamentary opponents has few tangible accomplishments, and [...]	2007-03-23 18:11:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV HA
07PORTAUPRINCE59	DEPUTIES TO ELECT NEW LEADERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: As a result of continuing political maneuvering and lobbying, the deputies in Haiti's lower house have delayed executive board elections originally scheduled for the first day of the new session on January 8. A coalition of the Fusion, Alyans, and OPL parties has reportedly agree [...]	2007-01-12 20:40:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR HA
07PORTAUPRINCE626	DIO DESIGNATION: NONPAPER DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-04 18:30:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KNNP PARM KN IR HA
07PORTAUPRINCE642	CITE SOLEIL INDICATORS POSITIVE [...] (U) This message is senstive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Cite Soleil has turned a corner and the citizens, the GoH, and the international community are all poised to attempt to bring normalcy to the embattled slum. MINUSTAH is renting a facility on t [...]	2007-04-05 19:13:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM ASEC PREL KPKO MOPS HA
07PORTAUPRINCE653	OAS PREPS FOR APRIL 29 ELECTIONS [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: The Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) has announced that all necessary local, municipal and legislative re-runs of the December 3, 2006 elections will be held on April 29. The CEP, MINUSTAH a [...]	2007-04-10 19:33:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE683	GASSANT RETURNS TO WORK [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Port-au-Prince's chief public prosecutor, Claudy Gassant, returned to work on April 2 after an absence of almost three months. During his absence, Justice Minister Rene Magloire appointed a c [...]	2007-04-13 18:13:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KJUS KDEM KCRM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE742	MINUSTAH POSITIVE ON BOLIVIAN VISIT [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: MINUSTAH's director of political affairs Gerardo Lechevallier told Poloff on April 18 that the Bolivian Minister of Defense had reassured SRSG Edmond Mulet that Bolivia would maintain its troop [...]	2007-04-20 20:14:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KPKO HA BL XM
07PORTAUPRINCE76	REPATRIATION OF CRIMINAL DEPORTEES [...] This message contains a request for guidance from BICE and the Department. Please see paragraphs 8 and 9. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Poloff On January 9 met with GOH officials to schedule the next transfer of criminal deportees and to resolve continued problems that have plagued the deportation pro [...]	2007-01-17 21:02:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL HA
07PORTAUPRINCE770	LAVALAS WANTS A MINISTER [...] (SBU) Famni Lavalas (FL) Deputy Sorel Francois told Poloff on April 20 that the refusal of Planning Minister Jean Max Bellerive to work with FL-elected officials is a government conspiracy headed by President Rene Preval and Prime Minister Jacques Edouard Alexis to exclude Lavalas from nation [...]	2007-04-25 16:16:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC PINR HA
07PORTAUPRINCE771	PENDING REPORT ON PRISONS [...] (U) The International Crisis Group (ICG) will soon release a report highlighting deficiencies in Haiti's prison system, and warn that increased arrests from MINUSTAH's and the HNP's security crackdown exacerbates the strains on the prison system. Dr. Damien Helly, the ICG's senior analyst f [...]	2007-04-25 19:23:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC HA KCRM KJUS PGOV PREL PHUM SNAR
07PORTAUPRINCE78	GOH ON PETROCARIBE: STOKING THE FIRES [...] (C) Summary: Michel Lecorps, the newly-appointed head of the independent monetization office (formally known as the PL-480 office),met with Poloff January 10 to discuss Petrocaribe implementation in Haiti. Lecorps, apparently infuriated by Chevron's lack of cooperation with the GoH, stresse [...]	2007-01-18 13:59:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON EAID HA
07PORTAUPRINCE788	APRIL 27 REPATRIATION OF 234 HAITIAN MIGRANTS [...] (U) On April 27, the US Coast Guard (USCG) transferred 234 Haitian migrants into the custody of the GoH in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. On April 24 around 7:00 PM, the USCG intercepted a 35-foot sail freighter carrying 111 Haitian migrants southwest of Acklins Island, Bahamas. On April 25 around [...]	2007-04-27 20:33:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE802	ELECTIONS: ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL [...] (U) Summary: Haitians went to the polls for yet another election on April 29. Electors cast votes for the one outstanding seat in the Chamber of Deputies in the commune of La Chapelle in the Artibonite department in a heated, though not exceedingly violent, atmosphere. Voting center workers [...]	2007-04-30 20:07:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE808	LESPWA: FROM COALITION TO PARTY? [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Joseph Jasmin, minister of parliamentary relations and a member of the Lespwa coalition's steering committee reports that Lespwa insiders are discussing its possible transformation into a political [...]	2007-05-02 19:40:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV HA
07PORTAUPRINCE809	APRIL 30 REPATRIATION OF 366 HAITIAN MIGRANTS [...] (U) On April 30, the US Coast Guard (USCG) transferred 366 Haitian migrants into the custody of the GoH in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. On April 27 around 9:00 AM, the USCG intercepted a 50-foot sail freighter carrying 198 Haitian migrants 12 nautical miles off the west coast of Great Inagua, Bah [...]	2007-05-02 19:41:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE825	NEW MAYORS: HOMEGROWN POLITICIANS [...] (U) Summary: The newly-elected mayors of Port-au-Prince and Cite Soleil both hail from local, grassroots political parties with no apparent ties to national politics. Both exhibit energy and a vision for the future of their cities, but have limited means with which to work. In Port-au-Prin [...]	2007-05-04 18:56:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR HA
07PORTAUPRINCE830	GOH SETS JULY 1 PETROCARIBE DEADLINE [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: ExxonMobil representatives, led by Caribbean Sales Manager Bill Eisner, told Ambassador Sanderson on April 26 that the head of Haiti's Petrocaribe office, Michael Lecorps, gave the four oil compani [...]	2007-05-04 21:23:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON EAID HA
07PORTAUPRINCE833	TENSION BEHIND THE SCENES AT ALBA [...] (C) Summary: Senate President Joseph Lambert described a "very tense" atmosphere behind the scenes of the ALBA summit between President Preval and President Chavez in a meeting with Embassy staff on May 4. According to Lambert, Preval refused to join ALBA and told Chavez that if ALBA membersh [...]	2007-05-07 15:28:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV HA VE
07PORTAUPRINCE858	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: BELARUS CANDIDACY FOR HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-10 17:24:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL UNHRC HA
07PORTAUPRINCE859	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CARICOM INITIATIVE TO COMBAT [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-10 17:32:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MASS OAS PARM PREL XL HA
07PORTAUPRINCE968	AMBASSADOR'S FUND FOR REFUGEES FY2007 PROPOSAL [...] Summary. In response to reftel A, post is submitting a proposal to fund a study on Haitian migrants conducted by the International Organization of Migration (IOM). The study would attempt to construct a profile of the typical migrant, lay out the reasons for migration, and outline the planni [...]	2007-05-30 18:47:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM HA
07PORTOFSPAIN1062	DEMARCHWE ON CANDIDACY OF DAVID WALKER FOR UN [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-24 19:28:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PREL TD UNGA
07PORTOFSPAIN1063	DEMARCHE ON CANDIDACY OF DAVID WALKER FOR UN [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-24 19:38:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PREL TD UNGA
07PORTOFSPAIN1064	DEMARCHE ON OAS INDIGENOUS RIGHTS DECLARATION [...] (SBU) PolOff met October 22 with Ms. Delia Chatoor of the Multilateral Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and reviewed points in reftel. Ms. Chatoor replied that Trinidad and Tobago,s own small Amerindian community had recently become more vocal, and that a week dedicated to [...]	2007-10-24 19:44:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL TD
07PORTOFSPAIN1065	DEMARCHE ON UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS [...] (SBU) Poloff met October 22 with Delia Chatoor of the Multilateral Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and presented the points in ref a. Regarding the request to oppose &no-action8 motions in order to permit full debate on serious human rights issue raised within the Third C [...]	2007-10-24 19:51:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIA PHUM PREL TD UNGA
07PORTOFSPAIN1077	ELECTIONS: TEN DAYS TO GO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Trinidad and Tobago's citizens are experiencing high intensity campaigning with only ten days until the elections, and seem convinced that this vote will have long-lasting implications. The ruling People's National Movement (PNM) seems confident of victory and a growing number [...]	2007-10-26 20:29:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI TD
07PORTOFSPAIN277	DEMARCHE: BUILDING INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT FOR DEMOCRACY IN [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-20 18:46:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ZI TD
07PORTOFSPAIN336	DEMARCHE SENT REGARDING DESIGNATION OF IRAN'S DEFENSE [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-10 15:38:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KNNP PARM KNEP IR TD
07PORTOFSPAIN681	DESIGNATION OF US FORCES UNDER TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO'S [...] On July 3, poloff faxed and subsequently hand-delivered demarche per reftel to Laura West, Director, Americas Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. On July 6, another copy was faxed to Gerard Thompson, Director of Legal Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Thompson informed p [...]	2007-07-09 17:26:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PREL MASS MOPS NL XL NT TD
07PORTOFSPAIN689	DESIGNATION OF US FORCES UNDER TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO'S [...] On July 12, Poloff spoke with Gerald Thompson, Director of Legal Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Thompson informed Poloff that his Ministry had received the Diplomatic Note and was in the process of consulting with the relevant authorities. 2. Thompson added, "The longstandi [...]	2007-07-13 13:31:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PREL MASS MOPS NL XL NT TD
07PORTOFSPAIN906	TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO POLITICAL ROUND-UP, SEPTEMBER 5, 2007 [...] In this edition of the Roundup: A. PNM HOLDS SPECIAL CONVENTION B. ELECTION POLLS TELL DIFFERENT STORIES C. PNM DISCARDING MP'S BEFORE ELECTION D. MONTEIL SCANDAL PLAGUES PARTY ----------------------------- PNM HOLDS SPECIAL CONVENTION ----------------------------- 2. On Sep [...]	2007-09-12 12:02:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KJUS KCRM TD
07PRAGUE104	CZECHS ENDING NORTH KOREAN LABORER PROGRAM BUT [...] (C) As a result of passage of UNSCR 1718, the Czech Foreign Ministry has pushed through an interministerial decision to end the North Korean work program that has been in place since 1998. No new visas will be issued, and the 408 DPRK laborers currently in country will leave when their visas [...]	2007-02-05 05:45:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUN ELAB EZ KN
07PRAGUE1088	CZECHS HESITANT TO LEND NAME TO PARTNERSHIP FOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-20 12:36:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID KDEM EZ
07PRAGUE1241	CZECH PRIORITIES FOR OSCE MADRID MINISTERIAL [...] (C) Poloffs met November 20 with Veronika Kuchynova-Smigolova, Director of the Czech MFA's Security Policy Department, to discuss the OSCE Ministerial that will take place in Madrid 29-30 November. The Czechs reviewed our proposals (reftel) and raised their three priorities for the Ministeri [...]	2007-11-20 16:31:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PGOV PHUM PREL EZ
07PRAGUE131	CZECHS ON THE FEBRUARY 12-13 GAERC [...] (U) Poloff met with MFA CFSP Director Vaclav Balek on February 9 to discuss the February 12-13 GAERC. The discussion was focused on Kosovo/Serbia and the Middle East. Czech policy remains unchanged. 2. (SBU) On Kosovo/Serbia, the Czechs will press for EU unity in support of Ahtisaari's prop [...]	2007-02-09 15:43:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ETRD EUN YI SR BK AL IS IR AF SO
07PRAGUE132	CZECHS WILL BACK EU RESPONSE TO VENEZUELA'S DENIAL [...] (SBU) Poloff met with MFA Director of Americas Jakub Skalnik on February 6 to discuss Venezuela's recent efforts to silence Radio Caracas television by refusing to renew its license. Skalnik said the Czechs see the refusal as a threat to the freedom of the press in Venezuela, and part of Presi [...]	2007-02-09 16:26:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM VE EZ
07PRAGUE133	CZECHS CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT HAMAS/FATAH [...] (SBU) Poloff met with the Czech MFA Director of the Middle East and Africa Department Josef Rychtar on February 9 to discuss the announcement that Fatah and Hamas have agreed to form a new Palestinian government. Rychtar agreed the announcement seems to be a positive step, but noted press repo [...]	2007-02-09 16:26:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KISL KPAL KWBG IS XX EZ
07PRAGUE145	CZECHS DO NOT PLAN TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DISTINCT [...] (SBU) Czech MFA Director of the UN Department Jan Kara informed Poloff on February 14 that the Czechs do not/not plan to donate to the Distinct Entity Trust Fund. Kara explained that the Czechs have heard nothing from the UN Secretariat since they donated to the Fund in 2004 or 2005, SIPDIS [...]	2007-02-14 13:15:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UN IZ EZ
07PRAGUE17	CZECH MFA PROMISES FOREIGN MINISTER WILL ATTEND [...] MFA Security Policy Director Veronika Smigolova confirmed to Poloff on January 5 that the Czech Republic will be represented by a Foreign Minister at the January 26 NATO ministerial proposed by Secretary Rice. Smigolova noted that, despite a possible change of Foreign Minister as part of ongoi [...]	2007-01-05 13:45:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL NATO AF YI OPDC EZ
07PRAGUE195	KOSOVO: CZECH GOVERNMENT ON AHTISAARI PROPOSAL [...] (C) Summary. The Czech government continues its firm support for the Ahtisaari plan. The Czechs are concerned about EU unity on Kosovo, particularly if a new UNSC resolution fails. The opposition CSSD, whose leader has expressed skepticism about Contact Group efforts, is not making it easy f [...]	2007-02-28 12:15:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM YI ZL EZ
07PRAGUE213	CZECHS ON MARCH 5-6 GAERC [...] (C) Summary. The official Czech position on the Balkans remains unchanged (Ref B). The Czechs are taking a "wait and see" position on the new National Unity government in Palestine, and continue to require compliance with the Quartet Principles. On Iran, the Czechs will call for additional san [...]	2007-03-02 15:46:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV EUN KPAL BK YI IS IR AF SU UZ EZ
07PRAGUE246	CZECHS SUPPORT EFFORTS TO RAISE BURMA DURING ASEAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-09 14:30:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BM EUN EZ
07PRAGUE285	CZECHS WILL SUPPORT EU POSITION ON UN REFORM OF [...] (C/NF) MFA Director of UN Department Jan Kara told Poloff on March 16 that he believes the EU's new position on the reform of the UN's international administration of justice is consistent with the U.S. position explained in reftel. (He did not know whether the substance of the EU position has [...]	2007-03-16 15:28:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AORC PREL APER ACABQ UNGA EZ
07PRAGUE296	CZECH REPUBLIC SUPPORTS UNHRC ACTION ON ZIMBABWE [...] (C) Summary. According to Czech MFA Human Rights Department official Jan Kaminek, the Czech government strongly condemns the Mugabe government's violent, anti-democratic actions. Accordingly, the Czech government has supported the EU's statements on the issue and will support an UNHRC proclama [...]	2007-03-20 15:27:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ZI EZ
07PRAGUE310	CZECHS OPPOSE UNHRC RESOLUTION TO EXTEND THE [...] (SBU) The Czech government will oppose the proposed UNHRC resolution to extend the mandate of the Special Rapporteur in the Palestinian territories. MFA Human Rights Department Head of EU and UN Issues Jan Kaminek informed Poloff on March 23 that the Czech government will oppose the resolution [...]	2007-03-23 12:26:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM UNHRC EZ
07PRAGUE351	CZECH MFA: CZECHS REMAIN COMMITTED TO CHANGE IN [...] (C/NF) MFA Director of the Department of Americas Jakub Skalnik invited Poloff to the MFA on March 16 to discuss Czech policy on Cuba. During the discussion, Skalnik took great pains to reiterate that only the style of Czech policy -- not the substance -- has changed (as previously reported re [...]	2007-04-02 14:22:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KDEM CU EZ
07PRAGUE358	CZECH REPUBLIC: CUBA ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following is a summary of Czech MFA and NGO activities focused on promoting human rights and democracy in Cuba. --------------------------------------------- ICDC Conference on Cuba in Berlin April 24-26 --------------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Czech Foreign Ministe [...]	2007-04-04 13:46:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KDEM CU EZ
07PRAGUE368	CZECH RESPONSE: DESIGNATION OF IRAN'S DEFENSE [...] (C) On April 2, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Pavel Klucky, Head of the Nonproliferation and Disarmament Unit in the UN Department at the Czech MFA. Klucky stated that the Czech government would need some time to formulate a response. On April 6, Poloff again contacted Klucky, who rep [...]	2007-04-06 13:20:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP PARM IR KN EZ
07PRAGUE369	CZECH RESPONSE: REQUEST FOR NSG COUNTRIES TO [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-06 13:21:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC KNNP IAEA IR EZ
07PRAGUE424	CZECHS ON APRIL 23-24 GAERC [...] (C) Summary. At the April 23-24 GAERC, the Czech government will support tougher sanctions on Iran, a "realistic" approach to the National Unity Government in Palestine, and reform efforts in Central Asia (but urge the EU to focus on improving human rights in the region). The Czechs continue t [...]	2007-04-20 11:56:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETRD KPAL PREL EUN XG IS IR AF EZ
07PRAGUE428	CZECH MFA REPORTS AERO VODOCHODY PLANS TO GO AHEAD [...] (C/NF) Poloff met April 19 with the Czech MFA's Director of Common Foreign and Security Policy Director Vaclav Balek (please protect). Balek shared his astonishment that, despite the MFA's previous assurances to the contrary, Czech firm Aero Vodochody had successfully signed an MOU with repres [...]	2007-04-20 16:14:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MASS MARR EZ VE
07PRAGUE441	CZECHS SUPPORT GRADUATION OF SAMOA FROM LDC LIST [...] (U) MFA Director of the UN Department Jan Kara informed Poloff on April 24 that the Czech Republic supports the graduation of Samoa from the Least Developed Country list. GRABER [...]	2007-04-24 16:30:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC EAID ECON UNGA EZ
07PRAGUE45	CZECHS WANT TO COOPERATE WITH THE U.S. "AS MUCH AS [...] (SBU) Summary. Czech efforts to promote human rights and democracy in Iran are limited primarily to support for Radio Farda, an annual scholarship, a few internships, and humanitarian relief following the Bam earthquake. However, the Deputy Director of the MFA Middle East Department emphasized [...]	2007-01-18 15:02:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO IR EUN EZ
07PRAGUE467	CZECHS ARE COMMITTED TO IRAQ THROUGH 2007 [...] (C) Poloff met with MFA Deputy Director of the Security Policy Department Daniel Kostoval April 26 to discuss Iraq troop contributions and deliver ref A. Kostoval confirmed the Czechs will maintain current troop levels through 2007, and will continue their multi-faceted efforts to stabilize Ira [...]	2007-04-30 15:45:00	Embassy Prague	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER IZ EZ
07PRAGUE486	CZECH-RUSSIAN PRESIDENTIAL MEETINGS CORDIAL; NO [...] (C) Summary. The visit of President Klaus with President Putin in Moscow was cordial and productive. Although press reports focused on the missile defense aspect of the visit, only about 10 per cent of the discussions in meetings concerned the issue. President Putin, who has been passionate in [...]	2007-05-03 13:30:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS MARR EZ RU
07PRAGUE488	ACTION REQUEST: CZECH COMPANY'S PLAN TO PROVIDE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 11. 2. (S/NF) Summary: A senior Czech MFA official has provided further information about Czech aircraft manufacturer Aero Vodochody's plans to work with the Government of Venezuela (Ref B),and how the size of the deal is distorting the n [...]	2007-05-04 08:09:00	Embassy Prague	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MASS MARR EZ VE
07PRAGUE498	CZECHS WILL NOT VOTE FOR BELARUS FOR UNHRC SEAT, [...] (C) Czech MFA Director Human Rights Department Veronika Stromsikova informed Poloff on May 5 that the Czech Republic will vote for Slovenia for a seat on the UNHRC, but will not/not vote for Belarus. Because no other candidate has announced its candidacy, the Czechs plan to cast only one vote. [...]	2007-05-09 07:04:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL EZ UNHCR
07PRAGUE508	CZECHS WILL LIKELY SUPPORT FULL PARTICIPANT STATUS [...] (U) The European Affairs Desk Officer for the MFA Transformation Cooperation Unit (TRANS) Olga Hejflerova told Poloff May 10 that the Czech government will likely support the proposal to invite Iraq to attend the Community of Democracies (CD) Ministerial in Bamako as a full participant (reftel [...]	2007-05-11 07:16:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM UNGA KDEM EZ
07PRAGUE509	CZECHS TORN ON ISSUE OF COUNTRY-SPECIFIC SPECIAL [...] (C) MFA Human Rights Department official Jan Kaminek informed Poloff on May 9 that the Czech government has not yet decided how it will vote on the issue of UNHRC country-specific mandates for Cuba and Belarus. Kaminek said the decision will be made by Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg next [...]	2007-05-11 07:40:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL EUN EZ
07PRAGUE51	CZECHS ON JANUARY 22-23 GAERC [...] (SBU) Summary. At the January 22-23 GAERC, the Czechs expect the focus to be on Kosovo, Iran, Sudan, and Somalia. Czech policy continues to closely track U.S. policy in these countries. The foreign ministers will also discuss the EU neighborhood policy (the Czechs welcome a renewed focus on Ea [...]	2007-01-19 16:21:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ENRG EAID MARR EUN YI SR BK IS IR
07PRAGUE531	CZECHS ARE THE LONE HOLD-OUT ON EU CUBA POLICY [...] (C/NF) Poloff met with Czech MFA Director of Americas Department Jakub Skalnik on May 4 to discuss the EU's diplomatic strategy on Cuba (reftel). Skalnik lamented that the Czechs find themselves in the unpleasant position of being the "spoiler" at the June review of the EU common policy on Cub [...]	2007-05-11 17:58:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KDEM CU EZ
07PRAGUE532	CZECHS ON MAY 14-15 GAERC [...] (C) Summary: At the upcoming GAERC, the Czechs continue to (1) support independence for Kosovo (and privately expressed concern to Poloff about the possible impact on EU should the U.S. act unilaterally),(2) call for the Palestinian government to adopt the Quartet Principles, (3) seek solutio [...]	2007-05-14 05:18:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EUN ETRD KPAL PREL XG IS IR AF EZ
07PRAGUE549	CZECH RESPONSE ON ARMS TRADE TREATY [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified; not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) On May 8, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Ivan Pinter, Acting Head of the UN Department at the Czech MFA. Pinter stated that he would pass the demarche onto the appropriate working level contact at the Ministry and [...]	2007-05-16 05:29:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC UNDC PARM EZ
07PRAGUE552	CZECHS SUPPORT UNSC NEGOTIATIONS ON KOSOVO; SHARE [...] (C) Summary. The Czech government strongly supports the UNSC resolution on Kosovo independence. The Czech MFA has minor reservations with the draft resolution (which it obtained from its mission in New York) and suggested ways to make the text more effective. The Czechs also expressed concern [...]	2007-05-16 11:26:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV YI EZ
07PRAGUE57	CZECHS PLAN TO CHANGE STYLE, BUT NOT SUBSTANCE, OF [...] (C) Summary. The Czech government plans to take no special action in response to the inevitable announcement of Castro's death. The Czechs will simply continue supporting the peaceful democratic opposition in Cuba, and searching for ways to persuade the EU to do more. However, the Czechs fear [...]	2007-01-22 15:57:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL CU EZ
07PRAGUE580	CZECH REP: DEMARCHE ON JOINT U.S.-RUSSIAN EFFORT [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified; not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) On May 14, Poloff and Russian Political Counselor for External Affairs Denis Grishchenko delivered reftel demarche to Ivan Pinter, Acting Director of the United Nations Department, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. [...]	2007-05-22 05:35:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OSCE PREL PTER ABUD AFIN EZ
07PRAGUE581	CZECHS: AUSTRALIA GROUP PROMOTING PARTICIPATION IN [...] (S) On May 12, Poloff met with Ivan Pinter, Acting Director of the United Nations Department, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to deliver reftel demarche. Pinter welcomed the information and promised to take the requests into consideration as the Czechs prepare for the AG Plenary's Informa [...]	2007-05-22 07:05:00	Embassy Prague	SECRET	PARM PREL EZ
07PRAGUE60	CZECH PLANS FOR THE JANUARY 26 NATO FOREIGN [...] (C) Poloff met January 23 with MFA Security Policy Director Veronika Smigolova to discuss Czech plans for the January 26 NATO foreign ministerial in Brussels. The meeting followed up on delivery of Ref A demarche to Deputy Foreign Minister Tomas Pojar by CFC-A Commander Lieutenant General Karl [...]	2007-01-23 17:56:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PINS PREL AF PK EZ
07PRAGUE609	CZECHS AGREE THAT UPCOMING SYRIAN ELECTION WILL [...] (SBU) Czech MFA Syria desk officer Jaromir Marek told Poloff on May 25 that the Czech Republic agrees that the upcoming presidential election in Syria will not be free and fair. He chuckled at the very idea of using the word "election" in connection with the event, observing that it is really [...]	2007-05-25 15:04:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KDEM PHUM SY EUN EZ
07PRAGUE630	CZECH FM SCHWARZENBERG AND SPANISH FM MORATINOS [...] (C/NF) The Czech Government has not yet decided whether it will stand its ground on EU Cuban common policy at the June GAERC, and block the lifting of the "June measures." Complicating the decision is the rumor that the Castro regime might release some political prisoners if the measures are l [...]	2007-05-31 09:59:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL CU EZ
07PRAGUE634	CZECHS SUPPORT U.S. SANCTIONS ON SUDAN; MIGHT [...] (C) Poloff met with Czech MFA Deputy Director of Middle East and Africa Department Josef Koutsky on May 31 to discuss the U.S. sanctions against the Sudanese government over lack of progress on Darfur. When asked whether the Czech Republic would consider imposing bilateral sanctions, Koutsky sa [...]	2007-06-01 07:40:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ETTC UNAUS SU EUN EZ
07PRAGUE644	CZECHS AGREE WITH U.S. APPROACH TO CFE [...] (C) Poloff delivered the authorized portions of Ref A demarche on June 6 to Veronika Smigolova, MFA Director for Security Policy. Smigolova, who will lead the Czech delegation to the June 12-15 CFE Extraordinary Conference, shared her fear that Allies could be faced with Russian tactics design [...]	2007-06-06 11:58:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE NATO PARM PREL EZ RU
07PRAGUE667	ERA PASSIVE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS - NEW [...] (C) Summary: ERA Corporation plans to develop a more portable version of the VERA passive surveillance detection system, as well as cooperate with Lockheed Martin on passive coherent location technology. This may present new regulatory challenges in coming years. Post looks forward to working [...]	2007-06-08 13:16:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MASS MARR EZ
07PRAGUE700	CZECHS AGREE TO RAISE CONCERNS WITH SCO [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Monika Studena of the MFA Security Policy Department on June 12. The following day Ms. Studena replied that the Czech Republic agrees with the U.S. position, and it will use whatever influence it has to work to prevent possible threats to Coalition intere [...]	2007-06-14 14:22:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO EZ
07PRAGUE701	CZECH DEP FM TO VISIT TEHRAN JUNE 18-19; AGENDA TO [...] (C) Poloff met with Czech MFA Iran Desk Officer Eva Jelinkova on June 14 to deliver ref A points on American detainees in Iran and to discuss the planned trip of Deputy Foreign Minister Helena Bambasova to Tehran. Jelinkova said Bambasova will travel to Iran at the invitation of the Iranian go [...]	2007-06-14 15:43:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IR PHUM EUN EZ
07PRAGUE71	CZECH POLITICS: NO HONEYMOON FOR TOPOLANEK, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Czech PM Mirek Topolanek's second government, which passed its vote of confidence January 19, faces numerous challenges. In its first week it has already had one minister resign and seen a corruption scandal emerge involving a deputy prime minister. While it is likely to overcom [...]	2007-01-26 16:51:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EZ
07PRAGUE717	CZECHS ON JUNE 18-19 GAERC [...] (C) Summary: At the upcoming GAERC, the Czechs expect the EU will not reach consensus on Cuba and that the June measures will remain in place. The Czech Republic supports the Ahtisaari plan for Kosovo and will seek solutions to the Iranian nuclear program issue. The GOCR is preparing to offer [...]	2007-06-15 14:51:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EUN KPAL PREL XG IS AF EZ ETTC PARM PGOV
07PRAGUE718	CZECH MFA GIVES IN ON LICENSING OF L-39 TRAINING [...] (S) Summary: The Czech MFA has abandoned its rearguard action to prevent Aero Vodochody from going ahead with an L-39 subsonic fighter lease and training package for Venezuela. This paves the way for the Ministry of Industry and Trade to issue the required license. MFA officials expect that th [...]	2007-06-15 16:10:00	Embassy Prague	SECRET	PREL PGOV MASS MARR EZ VE
07PRAGUE729	MAIN CZECH OPPOSITION CONTENT TO PLAY WAITING [...] (C) Summary: The main Czech opposition party, the Social Democrats (CSSD),is in no hurry to return to power, content to allow their main rival, the ruling Civic Democrats (ODS),to take difficult stands and alienate more voters. CSSD's strategy, at least for now, is to criticize the coalition [...]	2007-06-18 17:54:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EZ
07PRAGUE788	TEHRAN SPRING? CZECHS SEE POSSIBLE THAW IN [...] (C) Summary. In a June 18-19 visit to Tehran, Czech Deputy Foreign Minister Helena Bambasova had surprisingly friendly meetings with key Iranian government officials to explore the possibility of improving relations between the estranged countries. While the focus of the trip was squarely on n [...]	2007-06-29 15:22:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IR PHUM EUN EZ
07PRAGUE789	CUBANS WILL SOON HAVE ACCESS TO THE INTERNET AT [...] (C) Poloff met with Czech MFA Director of the Transformation Cooperation Unit Gabriela Dlouha to discuss Internet access in Cuba and deliver reftel. Dlouha said that after a year and a half of trying to get the necessary hardware onto the island, the Czech mission in Havana has finally succeed [...]	2007-06-29 15:51:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EINT ECON TINT CU XL XG EZ
07PRAGUE860	CZECH REPUBLIC SUPPORTS USG PRIORITIES AT [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-20 14:28:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL PHUM UNGA EZ
07PRETORIA1015	DEMARCHE ON UN INTERNAL JUSTICE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel points on reform of the UN internal administration of justice on March 15 to Department of Foreign Affairs Director for International Cooperation Henk van der Westhuizen. Van der Westhuizen thanked PolOff March 19 for the information on the U.S. views. He said th [...]	2007-03-20 15:01:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC UNGA ACABQ SF
07PRETORIA1016	DRC SANCTIONS LISTING DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) Per reftel instructions, PolOff shared with Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Director for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC),Gabriel Setlhoke, on March 19 the names of individuals and entities proposed for targeted sanctions under UNSC Resolutions 1596 and 1649. Setlhoke said h [...]	2007-03-20 15:06:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC CG SF
07PRETORIA1053	SAG SENDS MUFAMADI TO DRC TO TRY TO CALM TENSIONS [...] (U) Sydney Mufamadi, Minister of Local and Provincial Government, will travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as President Mbeki's special envoy to negotiate a solution to the crisis between President Kabila and opposition leader Jean-Pierre Bemba. Deputy Foreign Minister Aziz P [...]	2007-03-23 15:20:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CG SF
07PRETORIA1054	(C) MDC HAS "CONSTRUCTIVE" MEETING WITH SOUTH [...] (C) SUMMARY. Zimbabwean opposition MDC leaders met March 23 with senior South African Government (SAG) officials in Pretoria. SAG officials sought the views of the MDC on the situation in Zimbabwe and asked them to describe the MDC "roadmap" for solving the crisis. Earlier that day, DepForM [...]	2007-03-24 14:15:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SF ZI
07PRETORIA1077	VAN ECK SAYS FNL WANTS POLITICAL TALKS [...] (C) Burundi's last remaining rebel group, the Palipehutu-FNL, refuses to rejoin the peace process until the Government of Burundi (GOB) agrees to negotiate "political issues" with them, according to Institute for Security Studies (ISS) analyst (and de facto FNL advisor) Jan van Eck (protect). [...]	2007-03-27 11:44:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BY SF
07PRETORIA1090	ANC NEC REJECTS INTERNAL HOAX EMAIL REPORT [...] SUMMARY. (C) The ANC's National Executive Committee (NEC) on 16 March firmly rejected the results of an internal investigation into the origins of "hoax emails" between government officials regarding the succession battle. The rejection chalks up a victory for Mbeki, but backfires on ANC Secr [...]	2007-03-28 12:31:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SF
07PRETORIA1096	ZIMBABWE: CHURCH LEADERS CAUTIOUS ON VATICAN ROLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Vatican shares U.S. concerns about the deteriorating situation in Zimbabwe, but will be cautious about speaking out publicly, according to Papal Nuncio Green. Public comments by the Pope are the final card to play, and the Vatican will want to save that step for the right mom [...]	2007-03-28 15:00:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ZI VT SF
07PRETORIA1447	PROSPECTS FOR MBEKI FACILITATION IN ZIMBABWE [...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. As recently-appointed SADC "facilitator" for Zimbabwe, President Mbeki is off to the races but may not make it to the finish line. Mbeki has taken on Mugabe in the past and failed, and we should not underestimate Mugabe's ability to outfox him again. Nevertheles [...]	2007-04-24 14:50:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM ZI SF
07PRETORIA1465	SOUTH AFRICA TO ASSIST BOLIVIA ON CONSTITUTION, [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 10. 2. (C) SUMMARY. During the Bolivian Vice President Garcia Linera April 10-12 visit to Pretoria, South Africa agreed to provide advice to Bolivia on the ongoing constitution drafting process. Bolivia will send a delegation to South Africa May 14 [...]	2007-04-26 08:57:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PINR BL SF
07PRETORIA1495	(C) ZIMBABWE: SENIOR SAG OFFICIALS OUTLINE VIEWS [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a series of meeting with IDASA analyst Sydney Masamvu on April 24-25, senior South African officials questioned Masamvu in detail about the situation in Zimbabwe. DepForMin Pahad made clear he held MDC leader Tsvangirai in low regard, but had a much higher opinion of MDC Secr [...]	2007-04-30 14:12:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM ZI SF
07PRETORIA150	ZIMBABWEAN GOVERNMENT ATTEMPTS TO REVOKE PUBLISHER [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Government of Zimbabwe is attempting to revoke the citizenship of well-known publisher Trevor Ncube. In blatant violation of international and Zimbabwean law, the GOZ claims that Ncube is no longer a Zimbabwean citizen because his father was born in Zambia. Ncube is challengi [...]	2007-01-12 14:24:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ZI SF

07PRETORIA1535	SOUTH AFRICA TO PROVIDE LIMITED AID FOR COMOROS [...] (C) The Government of South Africa (SAG) will provide assistance for the upcoming Union of the Comoros Presidential election. Acting under an AU mandate, the SAG will deploy a small number of troops and/or police to train Comoran security personnel, an election observation team, and limited a [...]	2007-05-03 08:58:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KDEM SF CN
07PRETORIA154	FNL PEACE PROCESS BOGGED DOWN, VAN ECK SAYS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The FNL peace process remains bogged down in administrative arguments, according to ISS analyst Jan van Eck. The FNL still refuses to participate in the JVMM because the GOB has not released from prison some of the FNL representatives for the JVMM and because the South African M [...]	2007-01-12 16:20:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR BU SF
07PRETORIA1556	DFA DIRECTOR BELIEVES MBEKI SUDAN TRIP A SUCCESS, [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Mbeki's April 10-11 trip to Sudan focused on the North-South peace process, according to DFA Director Maitland. Mbeki's delegation came away "rather positive" on CPA implementation, believing that both sides were committed to discussing the key issues. The SAG plans t [...]	2007-05-03 15:01:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SO SF SU
07PRETORIA1557	MDC LEADERSHIP MEETS IN SOUTH AFRICA, DECIDES TO [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Meeting secretly in Johannesburg April 28-29, the leadership of the Zimbabwean opposition MDC party, led by Morgan Tsvangirai, decided to launch the party's presidential campaign o/a June 1, while making clear they will not participate in the elections without fundamental refo [...]	2007-05-03 15:08:00	Embassy Pretoria	SECRET	PREL PHUM SF ZI
07PRETORIA1597	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE PUTS BEST FOOT FORWARD [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Democratic Alliance (DA) will elect a new leader during its annual conference 5-6 May, with the hope that a fresh face and a new strategy will allow the party to break through racial barriers and become more relevant, not only as an ANC watchdog but as a viable political altern [...]	2007-05-04 14:06:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SF
07PRETORIA1654	THE LOGIC BEHIND COSATU'S ZUMA SUPPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Long-time Embassy contact, academic, and labor activist Eddie Webster discussed COSATU's rocky relationship with the ANC and its calculated strategy of taking over ANC policy by supporting ANC Deputy President Jacob Zuma, who they consider an "empty vessel." Webster argued that [...]	2007-05-09 08:46:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SF
07PRETORIA1712	LIMPOPO PROVINCE SPLIT OVER ZUMA AND MBEKI [...] (C) SUMMARY. PolOff and PolAsst's trip to Limpopo Province on 24 April confirmed press reports that Zuma's camp has made inroads in gaining provincial support for Zuma as ANC President, but the province remains split and difficult to call. As expected, Zuma's supporters were fervent but short on su [...]	2007-05-11 13:32:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SF
07PRETORIA1965	HEALTH MINISTER'S RETURN RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT [...] (C) Controversial and ailing Minister of Health Dr. Manto Tshabalala-Msimang received a successful liver transplant in March. For the last several weeks, there have been reports about the return of Dr. Tshabalala-Msimang to her duties as Minister of Health. Most of the South African healt [...]	2007-05-31 11:53:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON SOCI PGOV PREL SF
07PRETORIA1982	AMBASSADOR CANAVAN REENGAGES SADC MEMBERS [...] (C) SUMMARY. As part of the Department's efforts to reengage with the Southern African Development Community, U.S. Ambassador to Botswana Katherine Canavan and PolEcon Chief Charles Stonecipher on 21 May held discussions in Pretoria with SADC's resident diplomatic corps and SAG officials to e [...]	2007-06-01 13:55:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	SADC PREL ETRD ECON POL SF
07PRETORIA2044	MDC CALLS ON INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO REACT [...] (C) SUMMARY. On 5 June, MDC Leader Morgan Tsvangirai held his first briefing for Pretoria's diplomatic corps to brief them on the ongoing human rights abuses in Zimbabwe and the plight of Zimbabwean refugees in southern Africa. A short video clip was shown of Tsvangirai visiting hundreds of [...]	2007-06-07 04:28:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV ZI SF
07PRETORIA2105	ZIMBABWE: SADC INITIATIVE OFF TO SLOW START [...] (C) SUMMARY. Political analyst Sydney Masamvu told PolOff on 5 June that the SADC initiative is off to a slow and disheartening start. ZANU-PF's official submission to Mbeki includes troublesome non-starters like demanding that the MDC acknowledge that Mugabe was elected in a free and fair pol [...]	2007-06-12 13:30:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV SADC ZI SF
07PRETORIA2186	DELIVERED: DESIGNATION OF IRANIAN ENTITIES [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-18 14:56:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM KNNP KTFN IR SF
07PRETORIA2247	FORMIN DLAMINI-ZUMA TO LEAD AU MISSION TO COMOROS [...] (C) ForMin Nkozasana Dlamini-Zuma will lead an African Union delegation to the Comoros June 23-24, 2007, according to Department of Foreign Affairs Director Graham Maitland (protect). The Dlamini-Zuma trip follows the AU Ministerial Committee of the Countries of the Region on the Comoros, held [...]	2007-06-21 14:59:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM CN SF
07PRETORIA2294	ANC POLICY CONFERENCE TO SET STAGE FOR PARTY [...] (C) SUMMARY. The African National Congress (ANC) begins its four-day national policy conference on 27 June, ostensibly thrashing out the party's policy direction over the next decade against the backdrop of a fierce succession struggle. The conference has been portrayed by the media and the [...]	2007-06-27 07:58:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SF
07PRETORIA2370	ANC POLICY CONFERENCE LEAVES DOOR SLIGHTLY AJAR [...] (C) SUMMARY. The ANC Policy Conference ended on 30 June exactly as it started, with ANC members bitterly divided over who the party's next president will be. The unresolved succession debate overshadowed the conference, disappointing those who hoped it would reveal any changes to the party's [...]	2007-07-03 14:03:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SF
07PRETORIA2395	IRANIAN DEPFORMIN ARAGHCHI DEFENDS NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Speaking July 4 at the University of Pretoria, Iranian DepForMin Araghchi argued that Iran's nuclear program is peaceful, but stressed that Tehran will not give up its NPT right to enrich uranium. Iran remains open to "creative" ideas on building confidence about the peaceful [...]	2007-07-06 10:50:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM KNNP IR IZ IS SF
07PRETORIA2402	SOUTH AFRICA TO HOST COMOROS TALKS [...] (C) South Africa will host AU-sponsored talks on the political crisis in Comoros July 7-9 in Pretoria, according to Department of Foreign Affairs Director Graham Maitland (protect). (NOTE: South African ForMin Dlamini-Zuma is Chair of the "African Union Ministerial Committee of Countries of t [...]	2007-07-06 15:45:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM CN SF
07PRETORIA2441	BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON ANC DEPUTY PRESIDENT [...] (U) ANC Deputy President Jacob Zuma, aged 65, is about to become a father again, according to the South African magazine "YOU." (NOTE: YOU is published in Afrikaans and English, is probably most comparable to People Magazine in the US, and has a readership of 2.1 million. END NOTE.) Though Zu [...]	2007-07-11 14:49:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR SF
07PRETORIA2470	AU WAITING FOR COMORAN RESPONSE TO PEACE PLAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Anjouan "President" Bacar is unlikely to accept the AU proposal to resolve the political crisis in Comoros, speculated DFA official Graham Maitland (protect). The AU plan, presented at the July 8-9 Pretoria talks, calls for new elections on Anjouan by mid-August, AU security for [...]	2007-07-16 10:42:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM CN SF
07PRETORIA2478	ZIMBABWEAN BUSINESSMEN DEVELOPING RECONSTRUCTION [...] (C) SUMMARY. A group of exiled Zimbabwean economists and businessmen is developing plans for Zimbabwe's economic recovery once an internationally-acceptable government takes office, according to South African-based businessman Strive Masiyiwa. Nkosana Moyo, former Zimbabwean Minister of Indu [...]	2007-07-16 14:00:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON SF ZI
07PRETORIA2533	ANALYST OLOJEDE SAYS MBEKI REMAINS IN DRIVING SEAT [...] (C) SUMMARY. South African President Thabo Mbeki will control the ANC succession race, with either himself or his hand-picked successor elected president at the December conference, claimed Pulitizer-Prize winning journalist and political analyst Dele Olojede. Mbeki is holding his cards clos [...]	2007-07-20 04:31:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM SF
07PRETORIA2542	ANC CULTURE COULD PREVENT BACKLASH [...] (C) European Commission delegate to South Africa, Andrea Rossi (protect),told PolOff on 18 July that he believes President Mbeki will manage to stay on as ANC President for at least another two years, but more if Mbeki has his wish. Rossi, who attended the entire policy conference, said that [...]	2007-07-20 10:59:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SF
07PRETORIA2569	HANI ASSASSINATION CONTINUES TO HAUNT MBEKI [...] (C) SUMMARY. Once again, the 14-year old political assassination of South African Communist Party (SACP) and ANC armed wing (Umkhonto we Sizwe) leader Chris Hani has grabbed the media spotlight, starting with the SACP's resolution calling for a renewed investigation and ending with the South [...]	2007-07-23 13:49:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SF
07PRETORIA2602	SACP LONG ON IDEALS, SHORT ON IDEAS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Attending the South African Communist Party's 12th Congress (SACP) in Port Elizabeth 11-15 July was like traveling back in time. Communist dogma was used to justify the severe measures the party has recently taken to maintain discipline. SACP policy proposals such as nationaliz [...]	2007-07-25 12:22:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CU SF
07PRETORIA2636	CHAVEZ TO VISIT SOUTH AFRICA SEPTEMBER 5-6 [...] (C) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will visit Cape Town, South Africa September 5-6, according to DFA Deputy Director Annelize Schroeder (protect). South Africa will roll out the red carpet for Chavez, treating the trip as a full-fledged State Visit. Schroeder told PolOff July 24 that Chave [...]	2007-07-27 15:30:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL VE SF
07PRETORIA2646	NO SAG CONTINGENCY PLANNING FOR GROWING INFLUX OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Despite the growing influx of Zimbabweans into South Africa, the SAG has not initiated contingency planning for a refugee crisis, according to UNHCR and IOM officials. The majority of Zimbabweans entering South Africa are "victims of bad political governance," UNHCR argued, not [...]	2007-07-30 13:50:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREF ZI SF
07PRETORIA2719	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DRC ARMS EMBARGO [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-02 16:21:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL CG SF
07PRETORIA2727	VAN ECK SAYS FNL PEACE PROCESS "CRASHING" [...] (C) The Burundi FNL peace process is "crashing," according to Institute for Security Studies analyst Jan van Eck. Van Eck told PolOff August 1 that trust between the National Force for Liberation (FNL) and the Government of Burundi (GOB) is at an all time low, following the departure of the F [...]	2007-08-03 09:41:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM BY SF
07PRETORIA2800	ZIMBABWEANS CROWD INTO JOHANNESBURG CHURCH [...] (U) Central Methodist Church in downtown Johannesburg has become a haven for Zimbabweans fleeing the economic and political crisis in Zimbabwe. PolOff visited the church August 1 and met with Bishop Paul Verynn, pastor of the church. Verynn said that more than 1,000 people are staying in the [...]	2007-08-08 15:50:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREF PHUM SF ZI
07PRETORIA2818	MBEKI TO PUT POSITIVE SPIN ON ZIMBABWE MEDIATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite limited progress on the core political issues, President Mbeki will likely paint an upbeat picture for SADC Heads of State on his Zimbabwe political facilitation at the upcoming summit in Lusaka. Mbeki believes the positive spin will help keep the GOZ negotiators at the [...]	2007-08-13 05:15:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM ZI SF
07PRETORIA285	MBEKI WANTS PREVAL TO REACH OUT TO ARISTIDE [...] (C) South African President Thabo Mbeki wants Haitian President Rene Preval to "reach out" to former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, according to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Director Pieter Swanepoel. Swanepoel told PolOff January 16 that there has been no contact between Preval and [...]	2007-01-25 09:48:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL HA SF
07PRETORIA2872	PAN-AFRICAN PARLIAMENT FACT-FINDING MISSION TO [...] (C) The planned Pan-African Parliament (PAP) fact-finding mission to Zimbabwe is bogged down in political and administrative bickering, according to PAP Member of Parliament (MP) Suzanne Vos (protect). Vos, who also serves as an MP in the South African Parliament for the Inkatha Freedom Party [...]	2007-08-16 06:32:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM AORC KDEM ZI SF
07PRETORIA2886	SOUTH AFRICA'S EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT TO CUBA [...] (C) SUMMARY. South Africa's relationship with Cuba remains close, based largely on Cuba's support for the ruling African National Congress during the anti-apartheid struggle. Despite South Africa's rhetorical support for principles of democracy and human rights, the SAG is highly unlikely to [...]	2007-08-16 13:15:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM CU SF
07PRETORIA2906	APARTHEID-ERA PROSECUTION REOPENS WOUNDS [...] (C) SUMMARY. On 17 August, former Law and Order Minister Adriaan Vlok, former police chief Johann van der Merwe, and three lower-ranking officers pleaded guilty to the charge of attempted murder of anti-apartheid activist Reverend Frank Chikane in 1989. The National Prosecuting Authority's (N [...]	2007-08-17 14:50:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KHUM SF
07PRETORIA293	SOUTH AFRICA PRESSURES FNL TO JOIN JVMM FEBRUARY 10 [...] (C) South African Burundi Mediator Minister Charles Nqakula met Palipehutu-FNL leader Agathon Rwasa in Dar es Salaam the weekend of January 13 and pressured the FNL to join the Joint Verification and Monitoring Mechanism (JVMM),according to ISS analyst Jan van Eck. Van Eck, who traveled to D [...]	2007-01-25 16:23:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BY SF
07PRETORIA2937	ANC SUCCESSION STILL UP IN AIR [...] (C) Exactly four months before the ANC elects its new President, the race remains largely undecided. ANC insider Dr. Fazel Randera told PolOff on 17 August that though everyone seems to have a theory, he is uncertain who will prevail in December. Randera argued that, "the days of backroom de [...]	2007-08-22 11:24:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SF
07PRETORIA2940	FOREIGN LAND OWNERSHIP REGULATIONS UNLIKELY TO BE [...] (C) Summary. After three years of study, a government-appointed panel of experts recommended on 24 July to Cabinet that South Africa implement a legal framework governing land ownership by foreigners. Contrary to media reports hinting that the days of foreign land ownership may soon be over, [...]	2007-08-22 12:32:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EAGR SF
07PRETORIA2956	SOUTH AFRICA'S DEMAND FOR LAND LATENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Land reform remains a low priority for the SAG for numerous reasons, according to Professor Ruth Hall at the University of Western Cape's Programme for Agrarian and Land Studies. The demand for land is latent, unorganized, and often unarticulated, leaving the SAG under little pr [...]	2007-08-23 14:05:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EAGR SF
07PRETORIA300	NO SOUTH AFRICAN TROOPS FOR SOMALIA [...] (U) South Africa will not send troops to Somalia, announced Defense Minister Mosiuoa Lekota January 25. In press comments following a meeting with President Mbeki, Lekota expressed support for the proposed AU peacekeeping mission in Somalia, but stressed that South African forces are already [...]	2007-01-26 10:06:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MOPS MASS SO SF
07PRETORIA3010	VLOK'S PROSECUTION SPARKS PURSUIT OF ANC OFFICIALS [...] (C) SUMMARY. On 21 August, AfriForum CEO Kallie Kriel told PolOff that they are trying to stop all prosecutions arising from information found during the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). If they do not succeed, AfriForum, which promotes "white civil rights," will settle for "evenh [...]	2007-08-28 14:59:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SF
07PRETORIA3069	MDC ACTIVIST TELLS OF DETENTION AT LUSAKA SADC [...] (C) Zambian security officials arrested and questioned Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Political Liaison Officer Nqobizitha Mlilo at the recent August 16-17 SADC Summit. Mlilo described to PolOff on August 30 his detention. Mlilo, a recent University of Cape Town graduate, works for Roy [...]	2007-08-31 12:55:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ZI SF
07PRETORIA3075	TREVOR NCUBE FLOATS "THIRD WAY" [...] (C) SUMMARY. South African-based publisher and Mugabe opponent Trevor Ncube believes that Zimbabwe needs a "third way" political force to take the country forward. Ncube is thoroughly disgusted with both the ruling ZANU-PF and the MDC opposition. Strive Masiyiwa, Nkosana Moyo, or Simba Makon [...]	2007-08-31 15:01:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM SF ZI
07PRETORIA3100	FORMER DEPUTY HEALTH MINISTER'S DISMISSAL SHOULD [...] (C) South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) member Dr. Fazel Randera believes the August 8 firing of Deputy Health Minister Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge is likely to have a limited impact on the implementation of South Africa's second National Strategy on HIV and AIDS (2007-2011) now that Heal [...]	2007-09-04 14:21:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KHIV SF
07PRETORIA3122	EASTERN CAPE DIVIDED OVER ANC NOMINATIONS [...] (C) The Eastern Cape Province, which took a resolution endorsing President Mbeki for a third term in December 2006, now appears divided on who it will officially nominate as ANC President. Though the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) on 31 August quoted ANC Provincial Secretary Si [...]	2007-09-05 14:08:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM SF
07PRETORIA3189	SAG WAITING FOR FORMAL EXTRADITION REQUEST FROM [...] (C) The South African Government (SAG) is still waiting for a formal extradition request from the Government of Lesotho (GOL) for six Basotho men who fled to South Africa seeking political asylum (reftel),according to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Chief Director for Southern Africa (DA [...]	2007-09-10 08:54:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PREF PGOV SF
07PRETORIA3213	SAG OFFICIAL SAYS PUBLIC CRITICISM OF MUGABE [...] (C) SUMMARY. The South African Government is "making progress" in the facilitation talks between ZANU-PF and MDC, but recognizes that the process will not be easy, according to DFA Chief Director (DAS-level) Tselane Mokuena. Mokuena acknowledged that political and economic reforms in Zimbabwe [...]	2007-09-12 09:24:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM ZI SF
07PRETORIA3277	MEYER OPTIMISTIC ON HELSINKI IRAQ PROCESS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The August 31 - September 3 meeting of Sunni and Shia Iraqi politicians, hosted by the Crisis Management Initiative (CMI) in Helsinki, went "better than expected," according to South African conflict resolution consultant and former SAG minister Roelf Meyer. Meyer was impressed t [...]	2007-09-14 14:56:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM IZ EI FI SF
07PRETORIA3328	ANC AUDITS BY THE BOOK [...] (C) The ANC's Head of Research Wande Makalima described to PolOff on 18 September the "tedious and timeconsuming task" of ANC branch audits, which will determine the number of voting delegates each province will have at the ANC's national conference in December. Makalima, who participated in [...]	2007-09-20 14:48:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SF
07PRETORIA3425	SAG APPLAUDS ZIMBABWE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS; [...] (C) SUMMARY. The South African Cabinet praised the ZANU-PF-MDC agreement on Constitutional Amendment 18 (ref A),calling it a "breakthrough" and "a major step forward." DepForMin Pahad suggested that the accord paves the way for a "political solution that all Zimbabweans will hail." The agree [...]	2007-09-28 09:14:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM SF ZI
07PRETORIA3448	ZUMA ALLY UPBEAT ON ANC ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY. Jacob Zuma will likely win the ANC presidency at the upcoming December party conference, claimed informal Zuma advisor Mo Shaik. An optimistic Shaik suggested that the tide has shifted toward Zuma, that Mbeki is increasingly isolated, and that neither Tokyo Sexwale nor Cyril Ram [...]	2007-10-01 14:06:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM SF
07PRETORIA3486	MDC TREASURER BENNETT "CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC" ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. The pressure is now on SADC facilitator Mbeki and ZANU-PF to deliver on reforms for the 2008 elections in Zimbabwe, argued MDC Treasurer Roy Bennett. Bennett, who said he was initially skeptical of the MDC-ZANU-PF agreement on Constitutional Amendment 18, stressed that the MDC re [...]	2007-10-03 10:06:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM SF ZI
07PRETORIA3519	POSSIBLE AGREEMENT REACHED ON NEW ZIMBABWEAN [...] (S) According to IDASA analyst Sydney Masamvu (strictly protect),representatives of the Zimbabwean ruling party (ZANU-PF) and both the Tsvangirai and Mutambara factions of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) reached an agreement 29-30 September on a new Zimbabwean Constitution. MDC nego [...]	2007-10-04 21:09:00	Embassy Pretoria	SECRET	PGOV ZI SF
07PRETORIA356	(C) EXILED ZIMBABWEAN BUSINESSMEN FLOAT ZIMBABWE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Exiled Zimbabwean businessmanXXXXXXXXXXXX is quietly floating an idea to shift executive power from President Mugabe to a "technocratic" Prime Minister. To get Mugabe to accept the deal, Mugabe would remain President until 2010 with some power over the security apparatus, but the Prime [...]	2007-01-30 16:07:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZI SF
07PRETORIA3569	BRENTHURST FOUNDATION PROVIDES ADVICE TO RWANDA, [...] (SBU) The Brenthurst Foundation, a Johannesburg-based think tank funded by the Oppenheimer family, is providing "confidential" policy advice to the Governments of Liberia, Rwanda, Lesotho, and Mozambique. Greg Mills, Director of the Foundation (see bio-note at para 6),told PolOff and visitin [...]	2007-10-10 16:12:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EAID PINR SF
07PRETORIA3603	PIKOLI PAYS PRICE FOR NOT BEING TEAM PLAYER [...] (C) SUMMARY. The government announced on 03 October that suspended Director of Public Prosecutions Vusi Pikoli would be investigated by longtime ANC member Frene Ginwala for putting national security at risk by giving criminals immunity in exchange for testimony against others and for failing [...]	2007-10-12 13:23:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PHUM KJUS SF
07PRETORIA3624	ZUMA REASSURES FOREIGN INVESTORS [...] (C) SUMMARY. ANC Deputy President Jacob Zuma on 26 September met with international investors at Citigroup's request, signaling that markets are preparing for the possibility of a Zuma presidency. Citigroup debriefed the Mission's Commercial Attache the following day, saying Zuma reassured t [...]	2007-10-15 13:00:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON SF
07PRETORIA3651	SAG PRESSURES FNL TO PARTICIPATE IN JVMM [...] (U) The Burundi Joint Verification and Monitoring Mechanism (JVMM) will meet on Saturday, October 20, in Bujumbura, announced South African Minister for Safety and Security and Regional Facilitator for the Burundi Peace Process Charles Nqakula. The JVMM is the key vehicle for implementing the [...]	2007-10-17 15:32:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BY SF
07PRETORIA3670	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE MAKEOVER [...] (C) SUMMARY. Paul Boughey, Chief of Staff in the Office of the Leader of the Opposition, described to PolOffs on 26 September the Democratic Alliance's (DA) goals leading up to South Africa's national parliamentary elections in 2009: counter the party's whites-only image, modernize party stru [...]	2007-10-18 12:32:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SF
07PRETORIA3673	BIO NOTES ON DA LEADER HELEN ZILLE [...] (C) Paul Boughey, Chief of Staff for Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Helen Zille, talked to PolOffs on 26 September about the first few months working for Zille. Boughey, who used to work for former DA Leader Tony Leon, admitted that working for Zille has been challenging, but not necessarily [...]	2007-10-18 12:39:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SF
07PRETORIA3721	MASIYIWA SKEPTICAL ON MBEKI ZIMBABWE MEDIATION, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mugabe is not serious about the SADC/Mbeki facilitation, according to exiled Zimbabwean businessman Strive Masiyiwa. Masiyiwa dismissed reports of a MDC-ZANU-PF agreement on a new constitution (refs A & B),noting that the two sides reached a similar deal in 2004 that went nowher [...]	2007-10-23 09:40:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM ZI SF
07PRETORIA3764	ANC NOMINATIONS PROCESS OUTLINED [...] (U) The ANC unveiled in detail on 17 October the mechanics of the nomination process leading up to the party's 52nd National Conference 16-20 December (see www.anc.org.za). ANC branches, ANC provincial general councils, the ANC Women's League, and the ANC Youth League will all meet between now [...]	2007-10-25 14:43:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SF
07PRETORIA3766	AMBASSADOR ENGAGES ENVOYS ON ZIMBABWE, CRIME, [...] (C) SUMMARY. During an October 23 lunch hosted by Ambassador, envoys from eight countries expressed their concern about the political and economic situation in Zimbabwe and skepticism about President Mbeki's facilitation efforts there. One High Commissioner suggested that Mbeki did not feel [...]	2007-10-25 15:12:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC MASS MARR ZI SF
07PRETORIA3772	IBSA: SECOND HEADS OF STATE SUMMIT [...] (U) Summary: The Heads of State of India, Brazil and South Africa met in Johannesburg on October 17 for the 2nd Annual India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) Summit. The leaders issued a declaration covering economic, political, environmental and other issues. Although the Summit produced few co [...]	2007-10-26 07:38:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD IMF PREL SF BR IN
07PRETORIA3829	ZUMA ADVISOR SHAIK OUTLINES CAMPAIGN STRATEGY [...] (C) SUMMARY: ANC Deputy President Jacob Zuma hopes to defeat current ANC President Thabo Mbeki during the ANC nomination process, before the December 16-20 national conference even begins, according to Zuma informal advisor Mo Shaik. Zuma is confident and has public support, but even Shaik ad [...]	2007-11-01 07:23:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM SF
07PRETORIA3873	SAG GREAT LAKES ENVOY URGES AID FOR FNL [...] (C) SUMMARY. The internal PALIPEHUTU-FNL divisions are complicating the Burundi peace process, according to the South African Government (SAG) Great Lakes Envoy Kingsley Mamabolo. Mamabolo urged the international community to provide protection and humanitarian relief for FNL "defectors," ar [...]	2007-11-06 11:44:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BY CG SF
07PRETORIA3874	ANC ELECTORAL COMMISSION TO LOOK FOR COMPROMISE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite the ANC's efforts to clearly spell out its election procedures, including the hiring of a non-governmental entity to monitor the actual election, ANC insider Iqbal Jhazbhay portrayed the lead-up to December's election in terms of patience, persuasion, and interpretation, r [...]	2007-11-06 14:10:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SF
07PRETORIA3875	MDC'S BENNETT UPBEAT ON PARTY, ZIMBABWE ELECTIONS [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Despite harsh criticisms in the media, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) President Morgan Tsvangirai is doing the right thing by cleaning out the party SIPDIS leadership, according to MDC Treasurer Roy Bennett. Bennett hinted that recently-deposed women's leader Lucia Ma [...]	2007-11-06 14:44:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KDEM ZI SF
07PRETORIA3929	PIKOLI COMMISSION RESULTS NOT EXPECTED SOON [...] (U) The Ministry of Justice on 18 October submitted the government's official explanation as to why the National Director of Public Prosecutions Vusi Pikoli was suspended, but it is not expected to be made public. On 07 November, the former Speaker of Parliament Frene Ginwala, who is in charg [...]	2007-11-09 14:25:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS SF
07PRETORIA3939	(C) ALLEGATIONS OF POLITICAL INTERFERENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the run-up to the ANC national conference 16-20 December, allegations of bribes and intimidation directed at ANC branch members and Polokwane delegates are surfacing from Zuma, Mbeki, and Sexwale camps. Press reports allege that ANC branch members in North West are being intim [...]	2007-11-13 15:21:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM SF
07PRETORIA3948	GRASSROOTS ANC WANT CONSENSUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: ANC policy coordinator Michael Sachs told EmbOffs on 12 November that grassroots ANC members are "sick at heart" over the current bitter succession race and would accept a compromise ballot. However, he admitted that the battle looks more and more like it will come down to ANC P [...]	2007-11-15 08:20:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM SF
07PRETORIA3985	ABYEI BOUNDARY COMMISSION MEMBER GUTTO SAYS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Abyei Boundary Commission (ABC) member Shadrack Gutto suggested that ABC experts present their findings to influential fora, such as IGAD, Arab League, AU, and UN, as a way to encourage Khartoum to implement the report. Explaining the ABC report to as many people as possible "is [...]	2007-11-19 13:46:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR SU SF
07PRETORIA3995	ANALYST OLOJEDE CLAIMS MBEKI LIKELY TO WIN, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Analyst Dele Olojede claimed that President Thabo Mbeki has essentially sewn up the nomination as ANC president at the upcoming December 16-20 party conference. Mbeki used the power of the incumbency to sideline his rival Jacob Zuma. According to Olojede, ForMin Nkosazana Dlamin [...]	2007-11-19 15:38:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KPAO SF
07PRETORIA4105	ANC SUCCESSION: ZUMA HAS EDGE, BUT IT'S NOT OVER [...] (C) With only two weeks to go before the ANC elects its next President the field has narrowed to a tight race between ANC President Thabo Mbeki and Deputy President Jacob Zuma, with Tokyo Sexwale and Cyril Ramaphosa trailing far behind. Some still hold out hope that the animosity generated bet [...]	2007-12-03 14:18:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM SF
07PRETORIA4109	TSVANGIRAI FRUSTRATED BY LACK OF PROGRESS IN SADC [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) is increasingly frustrated by the slow pace of the SADC-sponsored Zimbabwe talks, MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai told visiting U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe. The SIPDIS MDC has made significant concessions, but received nothing in retur [...]	2007-12-04 10:09:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PHUM SF ZI
07PRETORIA4166	ZUMA CAMP CONFIDENT IN LEAD UP TO POLOKWANE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Advisors to ANC Deputy President Jacob Zuma are confident that their candidate will defeat ANC President Thabo Mbeki at the December 16-20 national conference, although they acknowledge that Mbeki may yet have "tricks up his sleeve." Mbeki is trying to buy delegate votes, the Zum [...]	2007-12-10 13:42:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM SF
07PRETORIA4180	ANC ELECTION: IDEA OF COMPROMISE STILL ALIVE, BUT [...] (SBU) Efforts within the ANC to find a "compromise candidate" for ANC president have devolved into finding simply a compromise between Mbeki and Zuma, and not a very obvious one at that. Press reports on 09 December noted that former first lady Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has launched a last-mi [...]	2007-12-12 13:11:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM SF
07PRETORIA4218	NO IMMEDIATE CHANGES IN SOUTH AFRICA'S FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY. The election of Jacob Zuma as African National Congress (ANC) President (Ref C) will not result in any immediate changes in South Africa's foreign policy. Should Zuma become national president following parliamentary elections in early 2009 -- not a foregone conclusion with corru [...]	2007-12-18 19:54:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM ZI SF
07PRETORIA4227	DFA OFFICIAL CALLS FOR DIALOGUE IN COMOROS, [...] (C) SUMMARY. The AU sanctions against the Comoran island of Anjouan are beginning to create a "certain amount of nervousness" on Anjouan and thus some momentum for negotiations, according to DFA Director Maitland. The AU Commission is planning a roundtable discussion on Comoros o/a January 2 [...]	2007-12-20 12:40:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS SF SO CN AU
07PRETORIA4243	ANC CONFERENCE: CHAOTIC, DISORGANIZED, AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. In spite of innumerable logistical problems and delays, the ANC's 52nd national conference ended successfully with voters clearly choosing Jacob Zuma as ANC President in a transparent and democratic process. Allegations of vote-buying circulated throughout the conference, but vo [...]	2007-12-21 16:24:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM SF
07PRETORIA4248	MEYER ON IRAQ, KOSOVO, COLOMBIA, AND BASQUE PEACE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former South African Government (SAG) minister and conflict resolution expert Roelf Meyer updated A/PolCounselor and PolOff December 20 on his various international peace initiatives and gave his views on the recent ANC election (septel). Meyer will participate in the second mee [...]	2007-12-27 14:41:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PINR IZ YI CO SP SF
07PRETORIA4251	MEYER SAYS ZUMA ELECTION OFFERS WINDOW OF [...] (C) Former South African Government (SAG) minister and businessman Roelf Meyer told A/PolCouns and PolOff December 20 that he is not "overly concerned" about the election of Jacob Zuma as ANC President (ref A). Zuma is unlikely to move South Africa "dramatically to the left," at least in the [...]	2007-12-28 07:34:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM SF
07PRETORIA4261	(S/NF) SACP'S NZIMANDE BELIEVES USG FUNDED MBEKI [...] (S/NF) Blade Nzimande, General Secretary of the South African Communist Party (SACP) and ally of newly-elected African National Congress (ANC) President Jacob Zuma, told Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai o/a December 27 that the United States provided funds for President Thabo Mbe [...]	2007-12-31 14:12:00	Embassy Pretoria	SECRET	PGOV SF
07PRETORIA480	(C) IAEA/CSV: SOUTH AFRICA SKEPTICAL ON FUTURE OF [...] (C) Achieving consensus on the IAEA recommendations at the February meeting of the Committee on Safeguards and Verification (CSV) will be very difficult, claimed Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Deputy Director for Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Michiel Combrink. During delivery [...]	2007-02-08 15:22:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC ENRG TRGY PARM PREL AORC KNNP IAEA SF
07PRETORIA520	MBEKI EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR AU IN SOMALIA, BUT NO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Though President Mbeki said February 9 that South Africa will "respond appropriately" to the AU request for assistance in Somalia, we believe the SAG remains skeptical about the AU operation and is content to sit back and watch the situation evolve. However, a specific request f [...]	2007-02-12 16:23:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR SO SF
07PRETORIA533	ANC SECRETARY-GENERAL DISCUSSES ZANU-PF TENSIONS [...] (C) African National Congress (ANC) Secretary General Kgalema Motlanthe told Embassy contact Sydney Masamvu February 9 that the South African Government opposes the extension of Mugabe's term to 2010. Motlanthe said that South Africa is encouraged by the growing split within ZANU-PF. Masamvu [...]	2007-02-13 14:06:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZI SF
07PRETORIA537	BOLIVIAN VP TO VISIT SOUTH AFRICA; ANC DELEGATION [...] (C) Bolivian Vice President Alvaro Garcia plans to visit South Africa soon, likely in March, according to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Deputy Director Annelize Schroeder. During a February 8 discussion with PolOff, Schroeder said she hopes that the Garcia visit will "energize" the South [...]	2007-02-13 15:10:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BO SF
07PRETORIA565	SOUTH AFRICA EXPROPRIATES FIRST FARM [...] (U) The South African government revealed on 8 February that it had expropriated its first farm on 26 January after negotiations with the farm's owner, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of South Africa (ELCSA),ended in a stalemate. The 25,200 hectare farm in the Northern Cape was claimed by 47 [...]	2007-02-15 14:17:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KJUS SF
07PRETORIA606	AFRICA PEER REVIEW MECHANISM PRIMER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) is perhaps the most developed and imaginative component of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD),but has been slow to get off the ground. Only three countries (Ghana, Rwanda, and Kenya) have completed their review, altho [...]	2007-02-21 07:04:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON EAID AU SF
07PRETORIA607	CIVIL SOCIETY CRITICIZES SOUTH AFRICA'S PEER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. South Africa is in the final stages of its African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) process. The South Africa APRM review has been mired in controversy, with civil society organizations arguing that the South African Government (SAG) exerted too much control over [...]	2007-02-21 08:08:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON AF SF
07PRETORIA827	(C) SOUTH AFRICA CONCERNED ABOUT CNDD-FDD SPLIT [...] (C) PolOff delivered Ref A demarche to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Deputy Director Rasheeda Adam March 5. Adam said that South Africa is "concerned" about tensions within the ruling CNDD-FDD party, as well as the increase in state-sponsored violence in Burundi. The South African Embas [...]	2007-03-06 15:39:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BY SF
07PRETORIA957	SOUTH AFRICA EXPRESSES "CONCERN" ABOUT ZIMBABWE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Zimbabwe's March 11 violent attack on opposition leaders has revitalized the debate on Zimbabwe in South Africa and put pressure on the South African Government (SAG) to act. DepForMin Pahad's carefully worded March 13 statement, expressing concern about the ar [...]	2007-03-16 16:20:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON SF ZI
07PRISTINA108	KOSOVO: DELEGATION FOR EXBS CONFERENCE IN [...] (SBU) Kosovo will send a delegation to the Eighth International Export Control Conference in Bucharest March 6-8, 2006. Given Kosovo's unique status as a UN-administered territory, the delegation will be led by an international United Nations Interim Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) representative, [...]	2007-02-09 14:34:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KSTC PARM PREL RO PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID
07PRISTINA139	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO JOHN JOHNSON [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to Poloff John Johnson to visit Pristina February 28-March 2, 2007. Control Officer for this visit will be Political Officer, Heidi Barrachina, who can be reached at: office 381-38-549-516 ext. 3104; GSM 377-44-501-741; 381-63-1840-036 f [...]	2007-02-26 14:07:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA PREL AMGT ASEC SR YI
07PRISTINA19	KOSOVO: KILLING OF POLICE OFFICER AND SUBSEQUENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kosovo Police Service (KPS) officer Avni Kosumi was shot and killed on January 3 near the Serb village of Babin Most in Vushtrri municipality, 10 miles north of Pristina. Since the shot may have come from the direction of the village, the KPS searched homes in the area, once by [...]	2007-01-10 16:09:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KCRM UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA206	KOSOVO: NEW POLICE COMMISSIONER INTENDS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: New UNMIK Police Commissioner Richard Monk told COM March 14 that he will work to maintain UNMIK Civpol's strength throughout the transition period to the European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) rule of law mission. The same day, EU Planning Team Head Casper Klynge said the [...]	2007-03-16 15:44:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA21	KOSOVO: UNMIK CUSTOMS ASSISTS IN SEIZURE OF OVER [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNMIK Customs Service became suspicious when a truck later found to contain about 430 kilograms of cocaine entered Kosovo from Montenegro. They held the truck overnight in Peja, and escorted it to the Macedonian border January 8, where Macedonian authorities discovered the cocai [...]	2007-01-10 17:00:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS SNAR KCRM KJUS EAID UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA232	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO POLOFF DAVID MUNIZ [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to Poloff David Muniz to visit Pristina on April 11-14, 2007. The purpose of the visit is for consultations with USOP. Control Officer for this visit will be Political Officer, Heidi Barrachina, who can be reached at: office 381-38-549 [...]	2007-03-26 13:26:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA PREL AMGT ASEC SR
07PRISTINA241	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO AMB. NULAND [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to Ambassador Victoria Nuland to visit Pristina, Kosovo April 2, 2007. The purpose of the visit is in conjunction with an organized visit of NATO Permanent Representative to KFOR. Point of Contact for this visit is Poloff Tracey Thornton [...]	2007-03-30 07:14:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT NATO OTRA
07PRISTINA323	KOSOVO SERBS REACT POSITIVELY TO USG-FUNDED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On April 19, COM inaugurated three USAID projects in Serb-majority northern Kosovo. These included renovations to both the Technical Sciences faculty and the technical high school in northern Mitrovica, along with the construction of a new water reservoir and water distributio [...]	2007-04-24 16:29:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KDEM PGOV PINR PREL YI UNMIK EAID PHUM
07PRISTINA504	KOSOVO: ALBANIAN TEEN ATTACK ON ELDERLY KOSOVO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 12, an eighteen-year old Albanian punched his elderly Kosovo Serb neighbor in the face, breaking her nose. Police arrested the perpetrator the same day, but released him less than 72 hours later since the municipal public prosecutor did not seek detention on remand. Th [...]	2007-06-29 14:49:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KCRM KDEM PHUM UNMIK YI

07PRISTINA520	KOSOVO: SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF SERBS RETURN TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A total of 82 Serb villagers from Srpski Babush, located in Ferizaj/Urosevac municipality, returned to their recently-reconstructed homes on Saturday, June 23. Greeted warmly by Ferizaj Mayor Faik Grainca, most returnees told us they are happy with their homes, but some unresol [...]	2007-07-06 12:04:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PREF PRM YI
07PRISTINA545	KOSOVO: OFFICIAL SUPPORT FOR RETURNS IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A broad spectrum of participants, including the municipal mayor, numerous internationals, and a large group of Serb IDP association leaders, took part in a discussion of the returns process at a conference held July 2 in Ferizaj/Urosevac municipality. Highlighting the recent [...]	2007-07-13 09:53:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREF PGOV PINR EAID PHUM SOCI UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA577	KOSOVO: NORTH MITROVICA KPS CHIEF EVINCES GUARDED [...] (C) SUMMARY: North Mitrovica Kosovo Police Service (KPS) Commander Milija Milosevic, speaking for the first time directly with USOP on July 18, maintained that his officers would continue to do their job regardless of the outcome of Kosovo status. Eager to show goodwill, he asserted that, at [...]	2007-07-26 11:13:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA592	KOSOVO: NORTHERN POLITICIANS DISCUSS STATUS, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Two Serb politicians from Leposavic and Zubin Potok evinced a desire to cooperate with the international community on security and stability, but also continued reluctance to cooperate with the PISG. Both stressed that relations with KFOR are currently good and emphasized their [...]	2007-07-31 15:12:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PINR PREL EAID PHUM SOCI KV UNMIK
07PRISTINA593	KOSOVO: SIGNS OF HARDLINE SERB CONSOLIDATION IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent disturbing moves by Serb hardliners linked with the Belgrade's Coordinating Center for Kosovo (CCK) and the Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC) provide evidence that Belgrade is working to sow fear and mistrust between Kosovo Serbs and their Albanian and international interlocu [...]	2007-07-31 15:47:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL EAID PREF PHUM SOCI KV UNMIK
07PRISTINA616	KOSOVO: KLINA PROPERTY DECISIONS FINALLY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent actions by the mayor and CEO of Kline/Klina municipality to challenge two high-profile Kosovo Property Agency (KPA) decisions in favor of Kosovo Serbs sent disturbing signals about the property restitution process (especially for Kosovo Serbs) and the general rule of law [...]	2007-08-09 13:28:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PINR PREF PHUM SOCI KV UNMIK
07PRISTINA617	KOSOVO: DEPORTATION OF FAILED ASYLUM SEEKERS FROM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. According to UNMIK's Office of Communities, Returns and Minorities (OCRM),more than 47,500 people have been deported to Kosovo since 2000, with Germany alone accounting for 8,454. Concern is growing among internationals, the PISG, and the Roma, Ashkali, and Egyptian (RAE) c [...]	2007-08-09 13:32:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL EAID PREF PHUM SOCI UNMIK KV
07PRISTINA669	KOSOVO: DEMINING REPORT RECOMMENDS MORE CLEARANCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Geneva International Center for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD) published a report in July 2007 on landmine and unexploded ordnance (UXO) contamination in Kosovo and the local capacity to address it. The report, the result of a February GICHD mission to Kosovo to review prog [...]	2007-09-06 15:52:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK KV
07PRISTINA68	KOSOVO: HARADINAJ TRIAL TO COMMENCE IN MARCH IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) announced on January 24 that the war crimes trial of former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) commander and former Kosovo PM Ramush Haradinaj and his subordinates, Idriz Balaj and Lahi Brahimaj, will commence on March [...]	2007-01-25 18:09:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	KAWC PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK ICTY YI
07PRISTINA686	KOSOVO: USOP WORKS TO REASSURE STRPCE SERBS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Nestled in the Shar mountains, Strpce municipality - the southernmost Serb-majority area in Kosovo - holds great potential for economic development, but is also faced with several critical issues: delayed privatization of a potentially lucrative ski area that has stalled economi [...]	2007-09-14 10:50:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PINR PHUM SOCI KV UNMIK
07PRISTINA687	KOSOVO ELECTIONS: 64 PARTIES, INCLUDING SOME SMALL [...] (C) SUMMARY: After extending the deadline twice, the Central Elections Commission (CEC) received applications late September 12 from 64 political parties, coalitions, citizens' initiatives and independent candidates for the November 17 elections at the central and municipal levels. Albanian p [...]	2007-09-14 14:40:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM UNMIK YI KV
07PRISTINA694	KOSOVO: USOP INTERVENTION STOPS SERB PROPERTY [...] SUMMARY (C) Despite USOP's recent intervention in a pair of property disputes involving Kosovo Serbs in Klina (reftel),the municipal government has since attempted to repossess the property known as the "Youth Center." After initial attempts to use expropriation (similar to eminent domain i [...]	2007-09-19 13:09:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PINR PREF PHUM SOCI KV UNMIK
07PRISTINA711	KOSOVO: VIOLENCE OVER PROPERTY SALES LEAVE NORTH [...] (C) SUMMARY: The multiethnic north Mitrovica neighborhood of Little Bosnia, or Bosniak Mahalla, is on edge as a result of a series of recent criminal incidents, including explosions, an arson attack and newly-planted unexploded ordnance (UXO). The incidents date back to January 2007 and appe [...]	2007-10-01 14:04:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA714	KOSOVO: ELECTION OUTLOOK FOR SERBS BLEAK [...] (C) SUMMARY: The decision, under heavy pressure from Belgrade, to opt out of November 17 central elections by members of moderate the Serbian List for Kosovo and Metohija (SLKM),the incumbent Kosovo Serb grouping in the Assembly, has opened the door for a less-desirable group of Serb politic [...]	2007-10-02 16:08:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PINR SOCI KV UNMIK
07PRISTINA715	KOSOVO: ELECTION OUTLOOK FOR SERBS BLEAK [...] (C) SUMMARY: The decision, under heavy pressure from Belgrade, to opt out of November 17 central elections by members of moderate the Serbian List for Kosovo and Metohija (SLKM),the incumbent Kosovo Serb grouping in the Assembly, has opened the door for a less-desirable group of Serb politic [...]	2007-10-02 16:08:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PINR SOCI KV UNMIK
07PRISTINA756	KOSOVO: K-ALBANIAN PARTIES PREPARE FOR ELECTIONS; [...] (C) SUMMARY: The six Kosovar Albanian political parties with a realistic chance of passing the five-percent parliamentary threshold are scrambling to prepare for the coming election campaign, which formally begins on October 26. The Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) hopes to remain the larg [...]	2007-10-25 17:16:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM UNMIK YI KV
07PRISTINA760	KOSOVO: NORTHERN SERB LEADERS HARDEN POSITION, [...] (C) SUMMARY. There were no surprises in our recent meetings with hardline northern Kosovo Serb leaders. We emphasized the leaders' responsibility for security and sought to maintain open lines of communication. For their part, our interlocutors were consistent in asserting that Kosovo Serb [...]	2007-10-29 15:47:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SOCI KV UNMIK
07QUITO1039	CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY RACE BEGINS [...] (U) This message contains an action request for DRL and WHA/USOAS. See para 18. 2. (SBU) Summary: With national constituent assembly elections officially announced for September 30, Rafael Correa's undiminished popularity makes his Alianza PAIS movement the party to beat. Although poll [...]	2007-05-08 14:32:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO1046	AMBASSADOR AND FORMIN CLEAR THE AIR; PREPARE FOR D [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Maria Espinosa on May 8 to discuss the Deputy Secretary's May 9 visit, probe the ForMin on her harsh comments about the Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT),and to clarify the USG position on the 2007 UNITAS move. She expressed USG hope tha [...]	2007-05-08 23:11:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
07QUITO1088	CORREA'S TRUTH COMMISSION HUNTS EX-PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: President Correa created a "Truth Commission" on May 3 to investigate alleged human rights violations by the Leon Febres Cordero (PSC) administration during the 1980s. Most of the members of the Commission are victim family members and self described persecuted human rights acti [...]	2007-05-14 21:27:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO1124	CORREA ESCALATES WAR AGAINST THE PRESS [...] (U) Summary: President Correa ramped up his war of words and legal battle with the press May 15 by once again referring to the media as "mediocre and incompetent". While signing documents adding further charges of "insult" to his pending lawsuit against the daily newspaper La Hora, Correa vo [...]	2007-05-16 22:01:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO1164	GOE AMBIVALENT ON IRAN-VENEZUELA RELATIONS [...] (C) PolOff conveyed RefTel points on May 15 to MFA Director General for Multilateral Affairs, Lourdes Puma. After listening to our views, Puma asserted that "it is not Ecuador's way to insert itself into the affairs of other sovereign nations and tell them with whom they should be friends." [...]	2007-05-18 20:51:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN BO EC
07QUITO1258	NEW COLOMBIAN FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS ECUADOR [...] (U) Summary: Colombian Foreign Minister Fernando Araujo made his first official visit to Ecuador on May 28. During the visit, Araujo stressed the need for continued anti-narcotics cooperation; communicated GOC willingness to compensate border residents for damage caused by aerial fumigations [...]	2007-05-31 22:59:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
07QUITO1268	CONGRESS CREATES A COURT OF CONVENIENCE [...] (C) Summary: Congress produced a politicized Constitutional Court to replace the politicized Court it recently voted out of existence. Deals and trades have produced a Court that will probably be pro-Correa, removing a potential vehicle for opposition maneuvering, but otherwise not likely t [...]	2007-06-01 20:53:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO127	CORREA INAUGURAL CHARTS PRIORITIES, SIGNALS STYLE [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-17 21:13:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN EC
07QUITO128	CORREA INAUGURAL CHARTS PRIORITIES, SIGNALS STYLE [...] (C) Summary: Rafael Correa on January 15 was sworn in as Ecuador's 81st president since Ecuador's independence from Spain in 1830, and the 8th in the past 10 years. In his inaugural address, Correa laid out an idealistic agenda heavy on rhetorical flourishes and calling for what he termed a [...]	2007-01-17 21:25:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN EC
07QUITO1295	FOUR MONTHS OUT, CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY CORREA'S TO [...] (C) Summary. Early polls confirm a clear plurality and broad support for President Correa's Alianza PAIS movement over any other party, but a recent dip in President Correa's approval rating could signal some softness. Minister of Energy Alberto Acosta is rumored to be ready to leave office [...]	2007-06-06 13:37:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO1302	CORREA AND GARCIA TALK BORDER DEVELOPMENT; DENY [...] (U) Summary: Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa and Peruvian President Alan Garcia met on June 1 in Tumbes, Peru for the presidents' first binational meeting on border issues. Correa stressed the need for continued investment by Ecuador, Peru, and the international community in the border re [...]	2007-06-06 20:15:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC
07QUITO1351	GOE TO GET TOUGHER ON ILLEGAL ARMED GROUPS; [...] (C) Summary: Correa's national security minister coordinator, Fernando Bustamante, told the Ambassador on June 8 that the GOE planned to strengthen its security posture in the north to restrict the activities of Colombian illegal armed groups in Ecuador. He said Correa was very concerned ove [...]	2007-06-13 16:51:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL INRA MARR CO EC
07QUITO1361	ECUADOR SKEPTICAL OF US TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on June 13 to Lourdes Puma Puma, MFA Director General for Multilateral Affairs. Puma expressed GOE's skepticism regarding the various proposals contained in the initiative, noting that in the past, such practices were designed to link political preferenc [...]	2007-06-14 14:27:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UN EC
07QUITO1423	ASSEMBLY CANDIDATE REGISTRATION CLOSES: NOBOA [...] (U) Summary. The last day to register candidates for Ecuador's constituent assembly race ended with mild chaos at the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) and Alvaro Noboa once again throwing his hat into the ring. Parties chose a variety of candidates to help them gain seats, from current and [...]	2007-06-21 13:13:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO1483	RADIO ADDRESSES ILLUMINATE CORREA [...] (C) Summary: Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa has given 23 Saturday radio addresses. The extemporaneous and unscripted nature of the addresses gives an idea of the issues he is thinking about and his own personal character. Emboffs have listened to recordings of the last 13 of these addre [...]	2007-06-27 19:15:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO1553	GLYPHOSATE TAKES ANOTHER HIT IN ECUADOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ecuadorian Commission studying the health and environmental impacts of Colombia's aerial coca eradication program on Ecuador's north released its findings on July 2. The Commission argues that the chemical mixture used by the GOC since 2000 is highly toxic and has caused e [...]	2007-07-09 20:11:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
07QUITO158	GARCIA/USDEL BILAT: PERU'S QUIXOTIC MISSION [...] (C) Summary: Peruvian President Alan Garcia met with U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez on the margins of President Rafael Correa's inauguration ceremony. Garcia raised ATPA, the U.S./Peru free trade agreement and Peru's lonely opposition to Chavez in South America. End Summary. Bac [...]	2007-01-19 19:17:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EC
07QUITO1607	CONGRESS VOTES "NO CONFIDENCE" IN FINANCE MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: Continuing the standoff between Congress and the Correa administration, Congress passed a vote of no confidence July 13 against Minister of Finance Ricardo Patino. Citing allegations of embezzlement, illicit association, collusion and treason, Congress passed the measure af [...]	2007-07-17 21:35:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO17	CORREA NAMES FINAL CABINET POSTS, INCLUDING A [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 27, President-Elect Rafael Correa announced the rest of his cabinet, to be sworn in on January 15. The new officials named were: Guadalupe Larriva, as Minister of Defense; Caroline Chang as Health Minister; Trajano Andrade Viteri will head the Transportation and Pu [...]	2007-01-04 07:39:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINR SNAR EC
07QUITO175	NEW MINDEF EMPHASIZES SOCIAL MISSION [...] (C) Summary: In her initial call on Minister of Defense Guadalupe Larriva on January 18, the Ambassador expressed USG willingness to deepen security cooperation, and highlighted successful U.S. led development projects and military humanitarian exercises. Larriva welcomed USG support for ci [...]	2007-01-22 19:56:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
07QUITO1902	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: EVENT ON LITERACY AND [...] (U) Action request - see para. 4. 2. (SBU) Poloff met with Lourdes Puma Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs, on August 9 regarding the First Lady's literacy and health event. Puma expressed interest in the topic and event and asked to have an invitation sent to the spouses [...]	2007-08-22 11:39:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA EC
07QUITO1903	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: 62ND UNGA ATTENDANCE [...] (U) Action request - see para. 3. 2. (SBU) PolOff met with Lourdes Puma Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs, on August 9 regarding the GOE's participation in UNGA. Puma informed us on August 17 that both the President and Minister of Foreign Affairs would attend. Personal [...]	2007-08-22 11:39:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ITRA OVIP KSEP UNGA EC
07QUITO1904	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: PRESSING FOR UNIVERSAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-22 11:39:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL EC
07QUITO1905	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: ENSURING ROBUST [...] (SBU) On August 9, PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Lourdes Puma Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs and provided Spanish copies of UNSCRs 1737 and 1747, as well as the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) guidance paper on implementing targeted financial sanctions. Puma said [...]	2007-08-22 11:40:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP PARM IR EC
07QUITO1906	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: CONVENTION AGAINST [...] (SBU) On August 9, PolOff met with Lourdes Puma Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs, and delivered reftel demarche, including dip note, talking points, and CV for Ms. Felice Gaer. Puma said that the GOE is aware of Gaer's run for reelection and approved of her previous particip [...]	2007-08-22 18:01:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNGA EC
07QUITO194	COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ' MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: Argentinean Vice President Daniel Scioli met with Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez on the margins of Rafael Correa's presidential inauguration. Scioli and his delegation emphasized overall good relations, shared his views on how to improve the U.S. image in Latin America and [...]	2007-01-23 20:54:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EC
07QUITO197	CORREA MAKES HAY AS NOBOA BOTCHES AG APPOINTMENT [...] (C) Summary: In a hurried backroom deal, the PRIAN used its majority in Congress to appoint a highly controversial Attorney General, Francisco Cucalon Rendon. Both the process and the selection have been strongly criticized by President Correa and justice sector NGOs, fueling expectations tha [...]	2007-01-24 17:31:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO211	HELICOPTER COLLISION KILLS MINDEF AND DAUGHTER [...] (C) Summary: Ecuadorian Minister of Defense Guadalupe Larriva, her 17-year-old daughter Claudia Avila Larriva, and five Ecuadorian Army officials were killed in a collision of two helicopters at 8:19 pm on January 24 in Manta, Manabi province. While details on the exact cause of the collision [...]	2007-01-25 21:36:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
07QUITO216	US JURISDICTION OF VISITING US MILITARY PERSONNEL [...] (C) Summary: The Ecuadorian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 28 September 2006 approved U.S. military training activities in Ecuador from 01 October 2006 through 30 September 2007. Post, per RefTel request, exchanged diplomatic notes with the MFA as has been done each year since 1999 in lieu [...]	2007-01-26 21:00:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
07QUITO2204	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: 62ND UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered relevant points on U.S. UNGA priorities to MFA's Multilateral Affairs Directorate on September 21, 2007. He was not able to obtain a response until September 25 because Lourdes Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs, was on travel. 2. (C) Climate Change [...]	2007-09-26 20:43:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA EC BR
07QUITO2205	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR [...] (C) PolOff met with Lourdes Puma Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs, on September 25, and shared U.S. objectives on the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. Puma expressed her understanding of the need to support the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, adding that Ecuador generally suppor [...]	2007-09-26 20:43:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PTER EC LE
07QUITO2206	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: SUPPORT FOR UN SYG'S [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-27 11:22:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR AR BR BL CI CO EC ES GT HA PE
07QUITO2217	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: U.S. PRIORITIES FOR THE [...] (SBU) PolOff met with Lourdes Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs, on September 25, and shared U.S. objectives on the Community of Democracies. Puma said that Ecuador would definitely not attend the meeting on the margins of the UNGA chaired by Mali on October 1. She doubted [...]	2007-09-28 15:27:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PHUM PREL UNGA PGOV EC
07QUITO2219	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: U.N. COMMITTEE AGAINST [...] (SBU) PolOff met with Lourdes Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs, on September 25, and shared reftel points emphasizing USG candidate Felice Gaer's performance as an incumbent of the Committee. As expected, Puma expressed interest in the USG's support of Ecuador's candidate, [...]	2007-09-28 16:20:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC EC
07QUITO2299	ECUADOR'S PROPOSED REVISIONS TO SECURITY [...] (U) Action Request - See Paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Following internal meetings between Ecuador,s MFA and MOD, Post has received a response to Embassy,s diplomatic note on FY08 security cooperation containing several proposed revisions. The MFA clearly communicated the desire to contin [...]	2007-10-10 19:09:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MASS MARR EC
07QUITO2531	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered relevant points on U.S. UNGA Third Committee country specific resolutions to MFA's Multilateral Affairs Directorate on November 16, 2007. We received a response on November 20 from Lourdes Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs. 2. (C) Puma first stated [...]	2007-11-21 18:54:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KTIA UN EC
07QUITO2532	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: IAEA DG'S NOV 15 REPORT [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points on November 20, 2007, to Lourdes Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs. 2. (C) Puma called Ecuador a strong proponent of disarmament and non-proliferation, as well as of the IAEA. She opined that Iran had made efforts to comply with the W [...]	2007-11-21 18:59:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC IAEA IR PARM AORC EC
07QUITO2534	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: UNGA RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered Ref A points to MFA's Multilateral Affairs Directorate on November 15. Lourdes Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs, was not available to provide a response on November 20. Puma stated that while Ecuador was not a co-sponsor of the resolution, it did vote [...]	2007-11-21 19:22:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON AORL KWMN SOCI UNGA EC
07QUITO2535	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: COMMITTEE ON THE [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-21 19:24:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNGA EC
07QUITO2536	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: 4TH COMMUNITY OF [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-21 19:28:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KDEM UNGA EC
07QUITO2560	CORREA NEUTRALIZES EXTREME LEFT BY CO-OPTING [...] (C) Summary: After decimating the centrist and rightist political parties, President Correa has now undercut the old, radical left. By issuing an Executive Decree calling for the hiring of 12,000 new teachers, President Correa co-opted the education agenda away from the ultra-left Popular [...]	2007-11-28 12:47:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC
07QUITO2643	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: UNGA PLENARY VOTES ON [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered relevant points on U.S. UNGA Third Committee country specific resolutions to Augusto Saa, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs, on December 14, 2007. 2. (C) Saa first reiterated a previous MFA statement (reftel) that Ecuador is a strong proponent of the pro [...]	2007-12-14 19:26:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV UNGA EC
07QUITO2691	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: IRAN NATIONAL [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered relevant key judgment and non-paper points on Iran National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) from Reftel B to MFA's Multilateral Affairs Directorate on December 12, 2007. We received a response on December 26, 2007, from Lourdes Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Af [...]	2007-12-28 11:33:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC IAEA IR PARM AORC PREL EC
07QUITO280	ARMY COMMANDER CANNED; NEW MINDEF NAMED [...] (U) Summary: Fulfilling his promise to replace deceased MinDef Guadalupe Larriva (RefTel) with a female civilian from the southern highland city of Cuenca, President Correa on January 30 named Lorena Escudero as the new Minister of Defense. Escudero, who assumed control of the Ministry of De [...]	2007-02-05 12:13:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
07QUITO300	CORREA NAMES CHAVEZ' BUDDY AS AMB TO VENEZUELA [...] (S) Sum... id: 95515 date: 2/6/2007 16:48 refid: 07QUITO300 origin: Embassy Quito classification: SECRET destination: header: VZCZCXYZ0000 OO RUEHWEB DE RUEHQT #0300/01 0371648 ZNY SSSSS ZZH O 061648Z FEB 07 FM AMEMBASSY QUITO TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 6258 INFO RUEHBO/AMEMBASSY BOGO [...]	2007-02-06 16:48:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET	PGOV EC PREL VE
07QUITO345	PROTESTS EXPECTED MONDAY OVER ASSEMBLY [...] (SBU) Summary: An overwhelming majority in Congress reportedly plans to approve the Government's proposed referendum on a national constituent assembly in a special session to commence on February 12, but will also seek to limit the assembly's scope and delay its start until 2008. Pro-assembl [...]	2007-02-09 21:31:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV EC
07QUITO347	MOD DEATH - MECHANICAL FAILURE RULED OUT; MILITARY [...] (U) Summary: The congressional investigatory commission studying the helicopter collision that killed former MinDef Guadalupe Larriva and her daughter on January 24 announced on February 7 that human error, not technical malfunction nor any kind of deliberate conspiracy, was to blame for the cr [...]	2007-02-09 22:53:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC
07QUITO380	CORREA AND VP RATCHET UP RHETORIC ON COLOMBIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: During a visit to the border region on February 14, President Rafael Correa announced he had ordered the Ecuadorian Air Force to intercept planes violating Ecuadorian air space on its northern border with Colombia. Correa's announcement does not represent a change in GOE polic [...]	2007-02-15 22:46:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR EC CO
07QUITO475	CODEL NELSON CONVEYS MESSAGE OF FRIENDSHIP [...] (C) Summary: During a February 20 and February 21 visit to Quito, Senator Bill Nelson (D-Fl) reiterated a message of friendship and continued engagement with Ecuador in a meeting with President Correa, Foreign Minister Espinosa, and senior Correa-advisor Fernando Bustamante, and in a brief pre [...]	2007-03-01 16:54:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO482	ECUADOR 2007 TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past year, Ecuador has achieved significant and sustained progress in the areas of prevention, protection, and prosecution of TIP. GOE commitment to combat TIP is evidenced by former President Palacio's signing of the National Anti-TIP Plan on August 30, 2006. The GOE [...]	2007-03-01 22:15:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF
07QUITO494	AMB TOBIAS DELIVERS MESSAGE OF COOPERATION AND [...] (C) Summary: During a February 26-27 visit to Quito, U.S. Director for Foreign Assistance and USAID Administrator Ambassador Randall L. Tobias conveyed a message of continued USG support to Ecuador, despite U.S. budget constraints. In meetings with Foreign Minister Maria Espinosa, Police Chie [...]	2007-03-05 14:35:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR EC
07QUITO537	AMBASSADOR AND NEW MINDEF DISCUSS COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: In her initial call on newly appointed Minister of Defense Lorena Escudero on March 1, the Ambassador highlighted successful U.S. military led humanitarian and security projects, and stressed the importance of continued cooperation. She conveyed USG concern over reports that Esc [...]	2007-03-07 22:44:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC
07QUITO554	ECUADOR: INSTITUTIONAL BRINKMANSHIP PROVOKES NEW [...] (C) Summary: Culminating a series of moves of dubious legality by the Correa Government, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE),and Congress, the TSE stripped 57 members of Congress (from the center-right opposition coalition of PRIAN, PSP, PSC and UDC) of their political rights for one year, [...]	2007-03-08 18:04:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC PINS KDEM EC
07QUITO559	GOE CRITICAL OF HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT 2006 [...] (U) Summary: The Correa Government publicly criticized our recently-released human rights report detailing problems in Ecuador, challenging our competency to judge human rights. That said, GOE objections were more muted than last year, under the Palacio Government. Ecuadorian press reaction [...]	2007-03-08 21:53:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO APER PHUM PREL EC
07QUITO565	ECUADOR: CONGRESS SEEKING WAY OUT OF CRISIS; [...] (C) Summary: Reacting to footage of the beating of one opposition deputy by radical leftist protesters on March 8, influential media and other civil society leaders reacted strongly on March 9. Denouncing political infighting among Congress, the Electoral Tribunal (TSE),and the Correa gove [...]	2007-03-09 22:05:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC PINS KDEM EC
07QUITO575	GOE REACTION TO HRC OBJECTIVES [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel points on March 9 to Lourdes Puma Puma, MFA Director General for multilateral affairs. Puma confirmed that Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Maria Fernanda Espinoza will attend the opening sessions of the Human Rights Council, as well as the disarmament commission. [...]	2007-03-12 21:29:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL AORC SNAR UN CO EC
07QUITO587	POLITICAL CRISIS ESCALATES; CONGRESS SUSPENDED [...] (C) Summary: Ecuador's ongoing institutional impasse between electoral authorities and Congress continued on March 13 as the Constitutional Court announced its refusal to decide the dispute -- eliminating for now at least the best opportunity for resolution. In a show of high political thea [...]	2007-03-13 22:23:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS ASEC EC
07QUITO632	GOE SHARES CONCERN OVER ZIMBABWE VIOLENCE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points on March 16 to Lourdes Puma Puma, MFA Director General for Multilateral Affairs. Puma expressed GOE's concern over the March 13 violence in Zimbabwe, noting that Ecuador has always spoken out against such violence. Puma described the attacks of peaceful [...]	2007-03-16 20:12:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UN BO EC
07QUITO643	Mission Actions To Counter "No Bases" Conference [...] (SBU) Summary: The International Network for the Abolition of Foreign Military Bases (INAFMB) held their international conference in Ecuador March 5-9. An estimated 400 foreign activists from 40 nations attended meetings and rallies in Quito and Manta (site of the U.S. Forward Operating Locat [...]	2007-03-20 12:04:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PINR PGOV EC PREL MARR MASS
07QUITO644	UN INTERNAL ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered the points in reftel on UN reform and the internal administration of justice to MFA Director General for Multilateral Affairs Lourdes Puma on March 15. Puma noted she was preparing instructions for New York and thanked us for the information. She agreed that it appeared [...]	2007-03-20 12:04:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	APER ACABQ AORC EC PREL UNGA UN
07QUITO645	CONGRESS CRISIS FESTERS [...] (C) Summary: The confrontation between Congress and the Supreme Electoral Tribunal continues, and could come to a head again on March 20, when President of Congress Jorge Cevallos attempts to call the Congress back into session following its disruption on March 12. The center-right oppositi [...]	2007-03-20 12:04:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO647	BIOGRAPHIC NOTES: ECONOMIC POLICY COORDINATOR [...] (C) President Rafael Correa named Carlos Mauricio Antonio Jose Davalos Guevara to the newly formed position of Minister for Coordination of Economic and Production Policy on February 17, 2007. Davalos is in charge of coordinating the efforts of the Ministries of Economy, Industry, Agriculture [...]	2007-03-20 14:21:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO648	BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES: FOREIGN MINISTER MARIA [...] (C) Summary: On December 13, 2006, President Correa named Maria Fernanda Espinosa Minister of the new Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Commerce and Promotion of Investment and Integration, a fusion of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Commerce. Although inexperienced, Espino [...]	2007-03-20 16:32:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC PINR PREL
07QUITO659	REPLACEMENT CONGRESS SWORN IN [...] Summary: (SBU) The festering confrontation between the government-backed Supreme Electoral Tribunal and Congress continued on March 20 as President of Congress Jorge Cevallos swore in 21 new replacement congressional deputies and then opened a new session of Congress with 52 members. Dismisse [...]	2007-03-20 22:49:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO704	GOE TO LAUNCH "PLAN ECUADOR"; BACKS OFF [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Espinosa, Defense Minister Escudero, and Minister Coordinator Bustamante on March 20 announced vague plans to develop a "Plan Ecuador" to promote peace, attack poverty, and manage negative impacts on Ecuador of Colombia's internal conflict, and solicited internati [...]	2007-03-23 21:58:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EAID EC CO
07QUITO767	GOE PROTESTS ALLEGED INCURSION; GOC FIRES BACK [...] (SBU) Summary: Foreign Minister Espinosa on March 29 announced that Ecuador had proof that Colombian military units entered Ecuador on March 22 in pursuit of two suspected FARC members. She said that the GOE would immediately send a diplomatic note protesting the incursion, and calling on Co [...]	2007-03-30 21:58:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
07QUITO795	ECUADOR WAITS FOR CONGRESS AND REFERENDUM [...] (C) Summary: Congress President Jorge Cevallos has been successful so far in his efforts to delay legislative business so the Constitutional Court has a chance to rule on the institutional crisis in favor of one or the other of the two Congressional blocs claiming legitimacy. The 57 removed [...]	2007-04-04 20:44:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO826	REFERENDUM ON ASSEMBLY LIKELY TO PASS APRIL 15 [...] (SBU) Summary: Ecuadorians vote again in a nation-wide election on Sunday, April 15, to approve or defeat a referendum convoking an unbounded national constituent assembly to re-write the constitution. Public understanding of the details of the assembly statute is low and support for the as [...]	2007-04-11 19:27:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO885	CORREA DEFUSES DEADBEAT DAD STORY C-AL7-00365 [...] (U) Summary: A recent attempt by Lucio Gutierrez to tar President Rafael Correa for his father's sins appears to have backfired. The open secret of Correa's sordid family history became public on April 13, on the eve of the government's referendum, when PSP deputy Luis Almeida alleged during [...]	2007-04-18 19:20:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO905	GOE FOREIGN MINISTER WILL NOT ATTEND ICI [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-20 16:06:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN EG IAEA PGOV UN GCC EC
07QUITO914	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON 30TH ANTARCTIC TREATY [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-20 20:57:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC AY IN KSCA KTIA SENV TPHY EC
07QUITO916	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNCAC CONVENTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-20 21:12:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KJUS PG PTER SNAR EC
07QUITO917	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IRAN DIO ASSET FREEZE [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-20 21:31:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KNNP PARM KN EC
07QUITO919	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNSCR 1747 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-20 22:45:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP EFIN IR IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY AORC UNSC EC
07QUITO949	ECUADOR: COURT OVERTURNS TSE RULING, CONGRESS [...] (C) In a surprise decision on April 23, Ecuador's Constitutional Court (TC) reinstated 50 of the 57 dismissed members of Congress. President Correa immediately rejected the ruling by Ecuador's highest court as an "inexecutable...new tactic by the partidocracy," and contrary to overwhelming s [...]	2007-04-24 21:31:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO953	PLAN ECUADOR FOR PEACE, JUSTICE, AND EQUITY [...] (C) Summary: President Rafael Correa on April 24 unveiled "Plan Ecuador for Peace, Justice, and Equity," aimed at countering the negative impacts of Colombia's internal conflict on Ecuador. The plan purports to guide GOE and international donor development activity in the northern border re [...]	2007-04-26 20:27:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
07QUITO956	AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO REMOTE ARMY POST ON COLOMBIA [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador visited a remote Ecuadorian military post located in Puerto El Carmen, Sucumbios province, on April 23. While there, she discussed illegal armed group activity with Ecuadorian military officials, viewed USG funded military projects, and met with the beneficiarie [...]	2007-04-26 22:04:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
07QUITO985	GOE WOULD NOT LIKELY SUPPORT IRAQ COALITION [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-30 22:07:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL UN BO EC MARR MOPS PTER IZ
07RABAT1022	MOROCCO'S PARTICIPATION IN COESPU [...] (SBU) Poloff met June 12 with MFA Bilateral Affairs Officer Karim Halim to encourage Moroccan participation in the next round of COESPU courses. Poloff explained, for the first time and in part based on Moroccan suggestion, COESPU will offer its courses in French taught by instructors from t [...]	2007-06-18 16:55:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPKO MARR MASS MO
07RABAT1050	SENIOR JCO LEADER SOUNDS OFF ON ELECTIONS AND GOM [...] (C) Summary: During a June 20 meeting, a senior leader of "Al-Adl wal Ihsane" - the Justice and Charity Organization (JCO),Morocco's large quasi-legal Islamist political organization, told poloQ that the group was adhering to its rejection of participation in the political system but was not [...]	2007-06-25 12:49:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PTER PGOV PHUM MO
07RABAT1112	CCDH HEAD SAYS MOROCCO SEEKS ELECTION OBSERVERS AND HUMAN [...] (SBU) Ahmed Herzenni, newly appointed President of the Royal Consultative Council on Human Rights (CCDH),told Ambassador Riley July 2nd that Morocco would welcome senior international observers in the upcoming parliamentary elections. He did not, however, want a flood of NGOs participating. [...]	2007-07-06 10:45:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM MO PHUM PREL
07RABAT1122	CORRECTED COPY: CCDH HEAD SAYS MOROCCO SEEKS [...] (SBU) Ahmed Herzenni, newly appointed President of the Royal Consultative Council on Human Rights (CCDH),told Ambassador Riley July 2nd that Morocco would welcome senior international observers in the upcoming parliamentary elections. He did not, however, want a flood of NGOs participating. [...]	2007-07-09 16:42:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM MO PHUM PREL
07RABAT1238	MOROCCAN TROOPS IN COTE D'IVOIRE: INVESTIGATION OF [...] (C) In response to the points conveyed reftel, MFA Chief of International Organizations Section Nasser Bourita told us on July 26 that the GOM takes the accusations of sexual misconduct against its troops in Ivory Coast seriously, and is sending a high level military delegation to join the UN [...]	2007-08-01 12:22:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO IC MO

07RABAT1248	MOROCCO: ELECTORAL CAMPAIGNS HEAT UP IN FES, MEKNES [...] (C) Summary: On a pre-election tour of the Moroccan "heartland," poloffs found broad cynicism towards elections and expectations of low voter turnout, even among some politicians. Fes, a spiritual center with a medieval core, and its imperial twin Meknes are politicized but less modernized t [...]	2007-08-02 14:18:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MO

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