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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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08BRUSSELS46CORRECTED COPY: EU: GALILEO READY FOR TAKEOFF;
[...] (U) The following is a corrected copy of BRUSSELS 000042 for format corrections. 2. (SBU) Summary: Ken Hodgkins, State Department Directorfor OES Office of Space and Advanced Technology, discussed with uropean Commission officials U.S. perspective on the future of GPS and Galileo Cooper [...]
2008-01-10 17:12:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEUN TSPA TSPL
08BRUSSELS560TAKING STOCK OF EUROPEAN COMMISSION ASSISTANCE IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The dramatic increase in annual European Commission (EC) assistance from EUR 19 million per year (2002-2006) to EUR 50 million (2007-2010) underscores the EC's deepening commitment to development in Pakistan. Programs are implemented through a mix of project and sector support, i [...]
2008-04-14 15:24:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID EUN PK
08BRUSSELS651EU INSTITUTIONS AGREE ON GALILEO GOVERNANCE; FINAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: On April 22, the European Parliament endorsed a compromise text on the governance and financing of the EU's Galileo global satellite navigation system (GNSS). The adoption of the Regulation, which already received the backing of the EU member states at the Transport, Telecommuni [...]
2008-04-29 13:17:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EIND EU EUN TSPA TSPL
08BUDAPEST391TWENTY QUESTIONS: FIDESZ TURNS 20
[...] (C) Summary: FIDESZ celebrates its twentieth anniversary in a position of unprecedented popularity, having channeled broad public discontent with the Gyurcsany government's policies to build an imposing lead in opinion polls. A movement long before it became a political party, FIDESZ's iden [...]
2008-04-17 07:54:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREV KDEM PHUM HU
08BUJUMBURA571 CONGRATULATORY LETTER FROM LEONARD NYANGOMA, PRESIDENT OF
[...] Embassy Bujumbura received a congratulatory letter for President-Elect Barak Obama dated November 5, 2008, from the Honorable Lonard Nyangoma, President of the political party Conseil National pour la Defense de la Democratie (CNDD). The original letter is being forwarded to the Department for [...]
2008-11-10 15:27:00Embassy BujumburaUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL OVIP BY
08CARACAS969SPECIAL ENVOY RICKMAN VISIT TO VENEZUELA
[...] (C) Summary: Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Gregg Rickman and special assistant Karen Paikin visited Venezuela June 29 - July 1. Catholic Church leaders, academics, Israeli Ambassador to Venezuela Shlomo Cohen, and a Venezuelan Ministry of the Interior's Office of Religion [...]
2008-07-14 14:37:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KIRF VE
08CONAKRY7DISCORD BETWEEN PM AND PRESIDENT INCRASES
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Political tension in Guinea appears o have intensified over the last few days. Repots of strained relations between the president ad the prime minister, rumors of Conte possibly dsmissing Kouyate, and union leaders saying that hey are considering resuming nationwide labor strkes [...]
2008-01-03 17:01:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALPGOV ELAB KHUM KDEM PREL
08COTONOU419GOB BRIEFS DONORS ON ECONOMIC POLICY
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-15 19:27:00Embassy CotonouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
08DAKAR1188GUINEA BISSAU SECURITY SECTOR REFORM
[...] (C) SUMMARY. An 25-26 August familiarization visit by the State Department AF/W desk officer to Bissau revealed in interviews defiance, optimism and some worry about the 16 November legislative elections, fighting drug trafficking and the influence of traffickers on national politics. Sub [...]
2008-10-16 17:16:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PU
08DAKAR1324GUINEA-BISSAU ELECTIONS COULD PROMPT UNEASE IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Threatened by the likely victory of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde (PAIGC) in the November 16, 2008 legislative elections, a handful of insecure Bissau Guinean army officers theoretically could be persuaded to take action to forestall PAIGC- [...]
2008-11-14 13:16:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALKOCI PGOV PREL PU XY
08DAKAR1357PAIGC SET TO PREVAIL IN PEACEFUL AND ORDERLY GUINEA BISSAU
[...] On November 14, 2008, POLCOUNS and two PolOffs traveled to Guinea Bissau to observe the nation's first legislative election since 2004. As observed by EmbOffs, the November 16 poll was calm and relatively well-organized and executed. An estimated 72 percent of registered voters turned out fo [...]
2008-11-25 13:16:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL XY PU
08DAKAR1365GUINEA-BISSAU: DISSIDENT SOLDIERS ATTACK
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In the early morning hours of November 23, at least nine dissident soldiers fired on the private residence of Bissau-Guinean President Joao Bernardo Vieira. Forces loyal to Vieira returned fire, prompting a three-hour gun battle. The President and his family were unharmed. Initi [...]
2008-11-26 16:43:00Embassy DakarSECRETKOCI PGOV PREL PU XY
08DAKAR1416GUINEA-BISSAU ENTERING PERIOD OF VOLATILITY
[...] (C) Summary: Many aspects of the November 23 attack on Guinea-Bissau's President, Joao Bernardo Vieira, remain unclear. According to the official account, the President narrowly escaped an attempted assassination as a prelude to a coup d'etat, which he survived due to the intervention of loy [...]
2008-12-10 19:11:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPGOV PU SNAR
08DAKAR153 SENEGAL'S ACCELERATED GROWTH STRATEGY - MOVING FORWARD OR
[...] SUMMARY: On December 31, 2007, Senegal's National Assembly passed a law to speed up the implementation of one of President Wade's cornerstone economic policies, the Accelerated Growth Strategy (AGS). The legislation also combines the AGS' goals into Senegal's 2006-2010 Poverty Reduction Stra [...]
2008-02-07 11:53:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EAID ETRD EINV SG
08DAKAR960GUINEA-BISSAU: INTERNATIONAL COCAINE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. A whirlwind of events in Guinea-Bissau in the past month have climaxed in an unsuccessful coup d'etat which, combined with a change in cabinet, holds out hope for movement towards legislative elections on 16 November, and may facilitate advances against the increasing dominance [...]
2008-08-20 15:45:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALKCRM PGOV PREL PU SNAR
08DHAKA1040WOMEN,S DEVELOPMENT POLICY BEING IMPLEMENTED
[...] (C) The Government of Bangladesh (GOB) plans to implement its Women's Development Policy quietly, according to the Adviser for the Ministries of Primary and Mass Education, Women and Children Affairs, and Cultural Affairs. Adviser Rasheda K. Chowdhury told the Ambassador on September 30 that [...]
2008-10-06 09:53:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KWMN SOCI KPAO EAID UN BG
08DJIBOUTI449DJIBOUTI-ERITREA: FRANCE CAUTIOUS ABOUT U.N. ACTION
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Bound by mutual defense treaties to defend Djibouti, and with over 3,000 troops stationed in the country, France seeks to deQe rising tensions between Djibouti and Eritrea through diplomatic means, including the possible dispatch of a special envoy. According to France's Ambassa [...]
2008-05-12 17:45:00Embassy DjiboutiSECRETPREL MOPS PBTS PHSA DJ ER SO UN
08DUSHANBE830TAJIKISTAN'S PROSECUTOR GENERAL'S OFFICE - IT'S ALL ABOUT
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Tajikistani Prsoecutor General's Office (which equates to the Attorney General's Office is the United States, but has substantial investigatory powers not possessed by American prosecutors) continues to oppose anticipated reforms to the Criminal Procedure Code that will bring [...]
2008-06-23 04:49:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KJUS SNAR KCRM TI
08FREETOWN288 SCENE SETTER FOR AMBASSADOR WILLIAMSON TRAVEL TO SIERRA
[...] With the Special Court for Sierra Leone slowly bringing its work to a close, your visit comes at a crucial time to encourage Court officials to remain committed to the completion strategy, as well as to inform the process of determining the Court's legacy to Sierra Leone. ------------------- [...]
2008-06-13 11:52:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM OTRA SL
08FREETOWN379UNDP ENHANCING COLLABORATION & FOCUS IN SIERRA
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Perry and Poloff met with Samuel Nyambi, Resident Representative for UNDP, on July 10. Mr. Nyambi will spend approximately two months in Sierra Leone to provide needed guidance to the UNDP mission, which has suffered somewhat over the past seven months due to lack of le [...]
2008-08-01 10:49:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL PGOV SL
08FREETOWN388PRESIDENT KOROMA'S FIRST MEETING WITH THE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On 16 July 2008, President Koroma hosted the first official State House meeting between the Government of Sierra Leone and the international donor community since his inauguration in September 2007. The international community had requested such a meeting for most of the past y [...]
2008-08-05 14:07:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAID PREL SL
08HARARE652VIOLENCE CONTINUES IN AREAS; ACCESS TO MEDICAL
[...] (C) While the prevalence of violence in Zimbabwe has fallen since the June 27 one-man runoff election, violence against MDC members and leaders continues, particularly in some rural areas, and victims continue to experience significant and growing delays accessing medical treatment. Because [...]
2008-08-01 11:29:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KDEM ZI
08HELSINKI197RESPECTED FINNISH NGO HOSTS SECOND IRAQ
[...] (SBU) The Crisis Management Initiative (CMI),a respected Finnish NGO headed by former President (and UN Special Envoy for Kosovo) Martti Ahtisaari, hosted a second reconciliation seminar in Finland for senior Iraqi political leaders April 24-27. The first occurred in Sept. 2007. Aimed at es [...]
2008-05-07 12:48:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM IZ FI
08ISLAMABAD2935DCM'S MEETING WITH PAKISTANI FINANCE SECRETARY
[...] (C) DCM and EconOff called on newly re-installed Finance Secretary Dr. Waqar Masood at his office on September 5. Masood noted that he had been back in office only four days but nevertheless, he was deeply engaged in managing the current economic crisis. He welcomed the visit by Embassy offi [...]
2008-09-05 12:43:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD61DISCUSSION WITH NAWAZ SHARIF DESIGNEES REGARDING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: At the request of Nawaz Sharif, RSO Islamabad met January 03, 2008 in Lahore, with three individuals empowered by Nawaz Sharif to discuss his security. RSO duplicated the discussion he had with the security representatives of Benazir Bhutto (see Reftel) and also provided the same names [...]
2008-01-04 11:45:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC PTER CASC PINR PK PGOV
08JAKARTA1214PRESSING INDONESIA ON ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Mission reviewed points with the GOI underscoring USG and international community concern about the situation in Zimbabwe. Pol/C emphasized to contacts the need for a robust Presidential Statement (PRST),noting that the regime's actions have serious implications for the wider [...]
2008-06-23 06:16:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM UNSC ID ZI
08JAKARTA1270ZIMBABWE -- URGENT DEMARCHE RE DRAFT UNSC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Mission reviewed latest points re Zimbabwe with the GOI, underscoring deep international concern about the sham election held there recently. Pol/C noted that the USG wanted to work with Indonesia on a draft UNSC resolution that would address the situation, and call for an asset [...]
2008-06-30 06:23:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM UNSC ZI ID
08JAKARTA1293ZIMBABWE -- URGING INDONESIA TO SUPPORT A ROBUST
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Mission reviewed latest points re Zimbabwe with GOI contacts, focusing on key aspects of the draft resolution. Pol/C noted the regime's use of violence and the completely illegitimate election, stressing that the Security Council had to react in a strong, convincing manner. Con [...]
2008-07-02 07:42:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM UNSC ZI ID
08JAKARTA735AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES BURMA, SECURITY ISSUES WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Hume pressed key USG priorities--including Burma, counterterrorism, mil-mil cooperation and diplomatic privileges--in an April 9 meeting with Secretary General Imron Cotan, the number-two official at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU). Cotan did not commit to [...]
2008-04-10 09:26:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MASS AMGT KREC ID BM
08JAKARTA763A/S HILL DISCUSSES REGIONAL AND BILATERAL ISSUES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 4 in Jakarta, EAP A/S Christopher R. Hill assured key Indonesian officials of the USG's commitment to Southeast Asia. He also explored ways to press for reform in Burma, progress regarding Iran's nuclear program and Middle East peace. On the bilateral front, he discus [...]
2008-04-16 07:26:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ID XB XF
08KABUL2104KARZAI TELLS CODEL REID THE USG HOULD INCREASE
[...] (SBU) On August 6, Prsident Karzai told Codel Reid that Pakistan hs permitted terrorist sanctuaries in its teritory and the ISI has a clear role in supportng terrorists entering Afghanistan to kill Ameican troops and Afghan people. He urged the USG to increase pressure on Pakistan to act agai [...]
2008-08-09 13:47:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PGOV PREL AF PK
08KINSHASA1166CNDP REQUESTS DRC PARLIAMENT ROLE IN NAIROBI
[...] CNDP Spokesman Bertrand Bisimwa sent a letter, dated December 25, requesting that the presidents of the DRC National Assembly and Senate, Vital Kamerhe and Leon Kengo wa Dondo, respectively, participate as facilitators in negotiations between the CNDP and GDRC in the Nairobi political talks. [...]
2008-12-29 15:14:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA1168AMBASSADOR'S TOUR D'HORIZON WITH THE MINISTER OF PLAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with Minister of Plan Olivier Kamitatu on December 23 to discuss a broad range of challenges facing the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Kamitatu described four priorities for the DRC: security, creation of development corridors, capacity building, and an i [...]
2008-12-30 14:00:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EAID EINV PGOV PREL CG
08KINSHASA246SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF USAID ADMINISTRATOR AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is slowly grappling with fundamental governance, security and development challenges following historic 2006 national elections. The promise of peace and democratization and the importance of the DRC as the linchpin of central Africa a [...]
2008-03-12 07:50:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL PGOV EAID ECON PREF PHUM MARR ASEC
08KINSHASA269DRC'S INPUT FOR 2008 PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON AGOA
[...] (U) Post submits the following in response to reftel. ------------------ Economic Situation ------------------ 2. (U) The development of a market-based economy in the DRC continues to progress slowly. The Congolese franc (FC) has floated freely since mid-2003 without significant governmen [...]
2008-03-18 15:50:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON AGOA PGOV CG
08KINSHASA413DRC APRIL ECONOMIC REVIEW
[...] (U) Summary Agriculture ----------- - New DRC Agricultural Code Presented to Traditional Chiefs - African Wildlife Foundation Assists Isolated Population - Orientale Province Poised to Renew Agricultural Activities Aviation -------- - CAA Suspends Flights, All Planes to South Afric [...]
2008-05-12 06:15:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EMIN ELAB EAIR PGOV CG
08KINSHASA560SCENESETTER FOR CODEL PRICE JULY 01-02 2008
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is slowly grappling with fundamental governance, security and development challenges following historic 2006 national elections. The promise of peace and democratization and the importance of the DRC as the linchpin of central Africa a [...]
2008-06-26 15:07:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL PGOV EAID ECON MARR PHUM CG
08KINSHASA677 KABILA MEETS AUGUST 5 WITH DONOR COMMUNITY ON DEVELOPMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Joseph Kabila convoked bilateral and multilateral development partners August 5 to assess progress on his development priorities and to review social and economic development issues. This meeting was significant as it was President Kabila's first encounter with the i [...]
2008-08-18 07:42:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PREL PGOV CG
08KINSHASA706SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY JENDAYI
[...] (SBU) The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is slowly grappling with fundamental governance, security and development challenges following historic 2006 national elections. The promise of peace and democratization and the importance of the DRC as the linchpin of Central Africa and beyond [...]
2008-08-27 16:46:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL PGOV EAID ECON MARR PHUM CG
08KINSHASA733SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF DRL ASSISTANT SECRETARY DAVID
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is grappling with fundamental governance, security and development challenges following historic 2006 national elections. The promise of peace and democratization and the importance of the DRC as the linchpin of Central Africa and bey [...]
2008-09-05 12:48:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PHUM PREL PGOV EAID ECON MARR CG
08KINSHASA812MINISTER OF PLAN WELCOMES CAS AND HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Plan Olivier Kamitatu told USAID Director, DCM and Econcouns on September 18 that he welcomed the new Country Assistance Strategy (CAS) and hoped to engage international partners to improve DRC's investment climate and increase private sector development. Kamitatu [...]
2008-09-29 14:17:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EAID EINV PGOV PREL CG
08KUALALUMPUR163MALAYSIA'S ELECTION: CRUNCHING NUMBERS FOR BN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Malaysia's dramatic March 8 election setback for Prime Minister Abdullah and his National Front (BN) coalition resulted not only in the loss of four additional state governments to the opposition (reftel),but in a potentially fundamental shift of power in the ruling coalition [...]
2008-03-11 11:06:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MY
08LILONGWE574MALAWI: DONORS TO SUPPORT GOM THROUGH FISCAL, BOP
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A recent IMF visit to Malawi highlighted a $40 million dollar budget shortfall the GOM will face as a result of the rising cost of its much-vaunted fertilizer subsidy program. Commercial borrowing to cover this gap would only exacerbate another looming problem: a foreign excha [...]
2008-09-26 09:51:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EAID PREL MI
08LONDON823HMG AGREES WITH BURMA DEMARCHE ON REFERENDUM --
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel to Nick Alexander, head of Burma policy in the Foreign Office on March 19. Alexander said the UK is in complete agreement with points contained in reftel, underscoring HMG agreement that the Burmese "roadmap" as currently constituted is faulty. He shared UK talkin [...]
2008-03-19 18:01:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BM EU UN UK
08LUANDA471"THE ANGOLAN" ELECTORAL NEWS BULLETIN, VOL. II
[...] (U) In This Issue: -- Reaction to Convocation of Election -- In-Fighting Threatens PRS and FNLA Campaigns -- UNITA Concerned by Acts of Political Intolerance -- EU Plans Electoral Observation Mission --------------------------------------------- -- Stakeholders React to Convocation of [...]
2008-06-11 16:11:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL AO
08LUANDA535MPLA, UNITA OPT FOR FRESH FACES IN SELECTING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Based on the preponderance of new faces on candidate lists submitted by the ruling MPLA and main opposition party UNITA, National Assembly's membership will change radically following the September 5 legislative election. In addition, the political field narrowed dramatically w [...]
2008-07-12 03:32:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM AO
08LUANDA555A PREVIEW OF SEPTEMBER'S LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The September 5, 2008 legislative election will be Angola's first in 16 years and only the second in its history. Although the country's political landscape is difficult to read, an analysis of Angola's electoral system, the electoral playing field, and the results of the 1992 el [...]
2008-07-21 09:45:00Embassy LuandaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL AO
08LUANDA56414 PARTIES APPROVED TO RUN IN LEGISLATIVE RACE
[...] (U) On July 23, Angola's Constitutional Court authorized ten political parties and four coalitions to run in the September 5 legislative elections. The final list of participating entities contains few surprises; nine of the ten parties are currently represented in Parliament. The four coali [...]
2008-07-24 19:11:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM AO
08LUANDA692"THE ANGOLAN" ELECTORAL NEWS BULLETIN, VOL VIII
[...] (C) In This Issue: - Parties Wrap Up Campaign Period - UNITA Predicts Holding 3 Seats in Huambo - Credentialing Problems for Observers and Monitors - Insufficient Civic Education Creates Confusion in Benguela - Possible SINFO Engagement in Electoral Process - Villagers Eject [...]
2008-09-03 17:54:00Embassy LuandaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PHUM AO
08LUANDA694"THE ANGOLAN" ELECTORAL NEWS BULLETIN, VOL IV
[...] (C) In This Issue: - Logistics, Logistics, Logistics... - MPLA Predicts Big Victory - UNITA's Forecast for Bie - PADEPA Rally Drowned Out by MPLA - FpD, EU Observation Head Grounded by President dos Santos - Rejected Poll Workers Angry, Confused - Spot Report from Uige: [...]
2008-09-04 20:29:00Embassy LuandaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL AO
08LUANDA704MPLA SUSTAINS COMMANDING LEAD IN VOTE TALLY AS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The ruling MPLA has maintained its overwhelming lead as vote counting continues, with over 81 percent of the vote as counting nears completion. Eleven of the 13 opposition parties and coalitions have conceded defeat. International observation missions have universally praised [...]
2008-09-10 12:48:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM PHUM AO
08LUANDA723OFFICAL RESULT FOR 17 PROVINCES IN - LUANDA DELAYED
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The National Electoral Commission (CNE) released final results for 17 of Angola's 18 provinces on September 14; Luanda's results were withheld due to a challenge from UNITA. The MPLA won all of the seventeen provinces, taking over 80 percent of the vote in 12 of them. UNITA has [...]
2008-09-16 13:08:00Embassy LuandaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL AO
08LUANDA732FINAL RESULTS OF ANGOLA'S LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The ruling MPLA's sweeping victory of 81.6 percent of the voters in the September 5-6 legislative elections was finalized with the announcement of the final results by the National Electoral Commission. The MPLA now holds 191 out of 220 seat in Parliament; UNITA's total fell to 1 [...]
2008-09-18 18:13:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM AO
08LUANDA748OPPOSITION PARTIES PROTEST PARLIAMENTARY SEAT ALLOCATION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Opposition party Front for Democracy (FpD) filed a legal appeal on September 18, contesting the constitutionality of the method used by the National Electoral Commission (CNE) to allocate parliamentary seats among the winners of the September 5-6 legislative contest. The complai [...]
2008-09-23 16:43:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL AO
08LUSAKA1197ATTORNEY GENERAL SUPPORTS PROGRESS ON ANTI-MONEY
[...] (SBU) Summary: On December 24, Attorney General (AG) Mumba Malila shared with Ambassador his intention to recommend to Cabinet the establishment of a Financial Intelligence Unit that meets international standards and expressed his support for the Women's Justice and Empowerment Initiative, a [...]
2008-12-30 14:31:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCOR KWMN SNAR ZA
08MASERU12LESOTHO: WORSENING PERFORMANCE IN HEALTH SECTOR
[...] SUMMARY: In an effort to coordinate its response to widespread poverty, the Government of Lesotho launched its Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) in 2004. The recently released review of progress under the PRS between 2004 and 2007 revealed troubling data indicating declining health sector per [...]
2008-01-18 14:57:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDECON KWMN TBIO LT
08MASERU79LESOTHO: INPUT FOR 2008 PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON AGOA
[...] In accordance with reftel, post submits the following information for the President's 2008 report on the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). ------------------------- AGOA Trade and Investment ------------------------- 2. Lesotho's exports to the United States under AGOA and Ge [...]
2008-03-13 15:23:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECIN LT
08MASERU95LESOTHO MARCH 2008 ECONOMIC ROUND-UP: ELECTRICITY, SADC, AND
[...] In this edition: -- Electricity Rates Hiked to Curb Demand -- SADC Labor Group to Meet in Maseru -- IMF Executive Visits Lesotho -- "Towards a Poverty Free SADC" -------------------------------------- Electricity Rates Hiked to Curb Demand -------------------------------------- 2. [...]
2008-04-02 14:36:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDECIN ECON ETRD PGOV PHUM LT
08MEXICO805MX #2008-070, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Train the Trainer, 4/11/2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests that th [...]
2008-03-19 15:54:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MONROVIA476LIBERIA'S PRS: PEACE AND SECURITY PILLAR - A
[...] (C) Summary: The Liberian National Security Strategy, upon which the security section of the Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) is based, has not yet been made public, but the GOL is moving ahead on the basis of the strategy. The PRS process has forced the Liberians to begin to plan long-term, [...]
2008-06-20 12:42:00Embassy MonroviaCONFIDENTIALPRGOV ASEC MARR MASS CJAN KJUS LI
08MONROVIA477SUBJECT: LIBERIA'S PRS: GOVERANCE AND RULE OF LAW
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Sustainable peace and poverty reduction in Liberia require an unambiguous break from the poor governance and disrespect for the rule of law that led to Liberia's crippling civil war. The Governance and Rule of Law (GRL) Pillar of the GOL's Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) is ch [...]
2008-06-20 12:43:00Embassy MonroviaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EAID LI
08MONROVIA528HDAC CODEL ENGAGES LIBERIAN LEGISLATURE ON ETHICS
[...] SUMMARY. In a successful visit to Liberia June 29-July 1, the U.S. House Democracy Assistance Commission (HDAC),led by U.S. Representative David Price (D-NC),held six workshops for the Liberian Legislature in the newly renovated Capitol building. The CODEL visited the port city of Buchanan, [...]
2008-07-09 12:51:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON KCRI LI
08MONROVIA591LIBERIA: THE BUDGET, LEGISLATORS, MOF, AND GEMAP,
[...] (C) Summary: Director General of the Bureau of the Budget (BOB),Augustine Ngafuan, expects the budget to pass this week assuming the full House accepts decisions made by the relevent legislative committees. If it does not pass this week, the GOL will be "in a state of crisis." He shared c [...]
2008-07-31 17:10:00Embassy MonroviaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEFIN ECON PGOV PREL EAID LI
08MONROVIA742LIBERIA HOLDS RULE OF LAW RETREAT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After more than a year of rancor between Chief Justice Johnnie Lewis and Minister of Justice Phillip A.Z. Banks III over issues of separation of powers, the two came together to hold Liberia's first rule of law retreat September 15-16. In a mostly cordial atmosphere, the Judic [...]
2008-09-24 16:30:00Embassy MonroviaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID LI
08MONROVIA753CHINA'S ENGAGEMENT IN LIBERIA (UPDATE)
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. According to the Chinese Embassy, China has committed $88,347,400 in assistance to Liberia since 2006, contributing to all sectors of Liberia's Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) except Governance and Rule of Law. We understand that China was uncharacteristically outspoken during [...]
2008-09-26 17:00:00Embassy MonroviaCONFIDENTIALPGOV EAGR ECPS EFIN MARR PREL SENV TRGY LI
08MONROVIA772LIBERIA: AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW 2009
[...] (U) COUNTRY BACKGROUND SUMMARY: Liberia has a government that was democratically elected in multi-party elections in October/November 2005. The government has moved to exert its authority throughout the country but security still depends on the 12,000-strong UNMIL deployment. The first 2,000 [...]
2008-10-06 08:00:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD LI
08MONROVIA891LIBERIA: GOL SUBMITS PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ACT TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOL submitted a comprehensive Public Financial Management (PFM) Act to the Legislature August 28 that consolidates public financial management, and supports the Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS). The PFM Act governs management of Liberia's public finances and provides the le [...]
2008-10-31 17:44:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON EFIN LI
08MOSCOW1003DEMARCHE ON SUPPORTING PRST ON BURMA DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-11 13:49:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALUNSC PHUM BM
08MOSCOW1162EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, Dalsvyaz, OJSC Far East Telecommunication company, Petropa [...]
2008-04-25 11:51:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
08MOSCOW2152GEORGIA: RUSSIA MAY NOT ATTEND BERLIN FRIENDS'
[...] (C) Summary. The MFA told us July 25 that Russia had "nobody appropriate" to send to the Friends' meeting in Berlin next week. German Embassy officials confirmed that MFA 4th CIS Director Kelin told German envoy Lukas July 24 that they would try to find someone to attend the meeting, but wit [...]
2008-07-25 15:29:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV GG RS
08MUMBAI554MUMBAI TERRORIST ATTACKS, SITREP #9: RETURN TO NORMALCY
[...] (SBU) Summary: As the tragedy sinks in, Mumbai's residents are coming to terms with their grief for those lost in the attacks, and beginning to return to the normal lives. The media extensively covered the funerals of prominent police officials, actors, and businesspeople who were killed in t [...]
2008-11-30 08:38:00Consulate MumbaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PTER PGOV IN
08MUMBAI555CORRECTED COPY: MUMBAI TERRORIST ATTACKS, SITREP #9: RETURN
[...] (SBU) Summary: As the tragedy sinks in, Mumbai's residents are coming to terms with their grief for those lost in the attacks, and beginning to return to the normal lives. The media extensively covered the funerals of prominent police officials, actors, and businesspeople who were killed in t [...]
2008-11-30 08:56:00Consulate MumbaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PTER PGOV IN
08NEWDELHI3029EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ITI LIMITED, NEW
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On November 14, 2008, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) at Indian Telecom Industrie [...]
2008-12-01 09:00:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC IN
08NOUAKCHOTT627DIPLOMATIC DISCORD ON NEXT STEPS
[...] (C) Summary: The first "UNDP Group" meeting following the failure of the October 20 Paris talks highlighted substantial difference between Western missions on the way forward -- centered primarily on the definition of what a "return to constitutional order" means in practical terms. European [...]
2008-10-26 19:30:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EU MR
08OUAGADOUGOU1024BURKINA FASO: SIGNFICANT INCREASES IN CEREAL PRODUCTION
[...] SUMMARY: A joint assessment conducted in October 2008 predicted that cereal production in Burkina Faso would reach a record 4,157,714 metric tons this year. This figure represents a 34.6 percent increase from the previous year's production. Analysts credit this success to a combination of good [...]
2008-11-17 14:06:00Embassy OuagadougouUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON SENV SOCI PGOV UV
08OUAGADOUGOU420BURKINA FASO'S POVERTY INCREASED IN 2007, MAY INCREASE
[...] Key Points: - Despite numerous poverty reduction programs, the incidence of poverty in Burkina Faso rose from 42.1 percent in 2006 to 42.6 percent in 2007, April 3 consultations between the host government and donors revealed. - Burkina Faso was unable to reach its poverty goal of a 39.2 [...]
2008-05-16 10:24:00Embassy OuagadougouUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON SENV SOCI PGOV UV
08PANAMA510PANAMA: JUNE 23 MEETING ON ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) "Panama fully supports (UK PM) Gordon Brown's recent statement regarding the violence in Zimbabwe," Panamanian MFA UNSC Advisor Janio Tunon told POL Fellow on June 23. Now that the opposition had pulled out of the upcoming elections, MFA UNSC Team ExecSec Thays Noriega told POLCOUNS that i [...]
2008-06-23 18:55:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM UNSC ZI PM
08PARIS1183FRANCE ACCEPTS IN PRINCIPLE SEEKING A PRST ON
[...] (SBU) We passed reftel points to the French MFA early on June 23, including to the AF and IO/UNP equivalents. DCM subsequently raised the subject with French MFA Political Affairs Director (P-equivalent) Gerard Araud. He stated general French agreement with our points and general assessmen [...]
2008-06-23 16:57:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM KDEM UNSC FR ZI
08PARIS1317FRANCE REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR SHAB'A FARMS MENTION
[...] (C) In consecutive meetings at the French MFA July 8 and 9, officials in the NEA bureau-equivalent have asked for U.S. support for French mention of Shab'a Farms in the draft PRST the French mission to the UN will present in response to the UNSYG's latest report on UNSCR 1701. DAS-equivalent [...]
2008-07-10 18:11:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS PTER UNSC FR LE SY IS
08PARIS1376FRENCH MFA PUBLICLY ENDORSES THE PRINCIPLE OF UN
[...] (U) French MFA spokesperson Eric Chevallier told reporters July 15 that France supported in principle the option of placing the disputed Shab'a Farms territory in southern Lebanon under UN supervision. The context of his exchange with reporters leading to this subject is unclear from the tr [...]
2008-07-18 17:14:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PBTS FR LE SY IS
08PARIS15A/S SILVERBERG'S MEETING WITH FRENCH MFA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Kristen Silverberg met in Paris on December 21 with her French counterpart, Sylvie Bermann. They discussed a range of issues currently before the UN Security Council (UNSC). Bermann pushed for a UNSC endorsemen [...]
2008-01-04 17:16:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALAORC KWMN PHUM PREL UNGA EUN UNHRC FR
08PARIS2256P-3 PLUS GERMANY DISCUSS COUNTER-PIRACY AND THE
[...] (SBU) Summary: At a 12/2 meeting hosted by the French MFA on combatting piracy off the Horn of Africa, the P-3 plus Germany agreed in principle to the creation of an international Contact Group (CG) and deliberated on the timing of its roll-out with respect to a planned UNSC Ministerial Mee [...]
2008-12-12 10:40:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPTER MARR EWWT KPKO UNSC FR PHSA
08PARIS630FRENCH SUPPORT CONSOLIDATED EU AND MULTILATERAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GOF supports the P-3,s ongoing efforts to have a PRST issued on Burma to bring more universal pressure to bear on the regime. It presumes the EU will renew its current bilateral sanctions measures at the upcoming GAERC, and will subsequently consider further measures and/ [...]
2008-04-04 16:48:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC PHUM MY FR
08PARIS633 PARIS CLUB - MARCH 2008 DISCUSSION OF POLICY AND
[...] (SBU) The Paris Club met on March 13 to discuss 16 countries and other policy and methodological issues. Creditors reported on contacts with the new Argentine government, which has been arguing against an IMF agreement and for minimizing external payments in seeking a Paris Club deal. The IM [...]
2008-04-07 10:37:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON OECD EAID FR
08PARIS909FRENCH MFA ON LATEST LEBANON CRISIS
[...] (C) We passed reftel points on Lebanon early in the day May 9 to French MFA DAS-equivalent Ludovic Pouille. In a subsequent meeting, Pouille stated that French FM Kouchner was engaged in active telephone diplomacy with Lebanese political faction leaders to urge restraint and respect for the [...]
2008-05-12 14:01:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER KDEM FR LE SY
08PESHAWAR434NWFP: OPERATIONS CONTINUE IN SWAT WHILE BUSINESS DECLINES
[...] (C) Noor Muhammad Khan, a resort and business owner in Swat who has been a regular contact of the Consulate, detailed the decline of business interests in Swat during a meeting with Principal Officer on August 18. He said that while the recent round of operations (Ref A) in Swat have been more [...]
2008-08-25 10:07:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER EAID PGOV PINR ASEC PK
08RABAT158MOROCCO PRESS FREEDOM: DAS PATTON'S VISIT
[...] (SBU) Summary: During his January 16-19 visit to Morocco, DAS Kent Patton discussed Morocco's media environment and press freedom with local stakeholders from a variety of backgrounds. Embassy officials stressed that passage of a revised press code eliminating prison sentences remained a ke [...]
2008-02-19 18:54:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KPAO EAID KMPI KDEM PREL MO
08RANGOON842BURMA: NGOS, UN IN FAVOR OF GLOBAL FUND RETURN
[...] (C) International NGOs and UN agencies active in Burma have been approaching us, seeking USG support for the Global Fund's possible return to Burma, citing their perception of an urgent humanitarian need for increased health assistance and their experience that they can achieve life-saving a [...]
2008-10-29 09:12:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALSOCI EAID PHUM KHIV PGOV SENV BM
08RANGOON867BURMA HOSTS SECOND CCM MEETING FOR GLOBAL FUND
[...] (SBU) The Ministry of Health (MOH) chaired the second Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) meeting in Nay Pyi Taw October 31 in preparation for its planned Round Nine Global Fund Application. During the meeting, participants reiterated the humanitarian need for a Global Fund application, a [...]
2008-11-07 08:58:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON TBIO EAID SOCI PGOV BM
08SANSALVADOR1158EL SALVADOR'S 2009 ELECTIONS: THE NUTS AND BOLTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On January 18, 2009, El Salvador will hold elections for its 84 Legislative Assembly seats, 20 Central American Parliament (PARLACEN) deputies, and 262 municipalities (262 mayors, each with its corresponding municipal council, the size of which varies by population). Presidentia [...]
2008-10-03 21:42:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR750A PRAGMATIC SHIFT OR MERELY A TACTICAL MOVE TO
[...] (C) Summary: In 1980 the Farabundo Marti Liberation Front Party (FMLN) began as a loose coalition of leftist groups united with the goal of bringing down the conservative government. The tumultuous history of the FMLN continues to influence its actions and internal struggles today, as the par [...]
2008-06-24 17:21:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ES
08SANTIAGO1028CONCERTACION FREI(ING) AT THE EDGES: IS THE
[...] (C) Although Chile,s presidential elections are still more than a year away, the last month has seen intense jockeying for position by the three main governing coalition Concertacion candidates seeking to succeed Michelle Bachelet. Former president Eduardo Frei may have the inside track, as h [...]
2008-11-24 19:00:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPGOV CI
08SANTIAGO1092 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - DECEMBER 12
[...] Headlines report that the Ministry of Health has been unable to notify 512 public hospital patients who tested positive for HIV. Dailies continued to highlight the suit filed by the Economic Prosecutor against the three largest pharmaceutical chains for conspiring to overcharge consumers. L [...]
2008-12-12 18:32:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
08SANTIAGO1094CHILE'S PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFULS JOCKEY FOR POSITION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ricardo Lagos's recent announcement that he will not be running for president for the ruling center-left Concertacion coalition has shifted the scenario for presidential hopefuls. While the Christian Democrats (DC) and the Radical Social Democrats (PRSD) have their candidates [...]
2008-12-12 18:49:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL CI
08SANTIAGO1099CHILE'S PRESIDENTIAL RACE: PINERA AND FREI
[...] (U) Business tycoon Sebastian Pinera emerged as the sole presidential candidate of Chile's center-right Alianza coalition after winning the endorsement of the conservative Democratic Union (UDI) party on December 12. Former Christian Democrat party leader Soledad Alvear movingly endorsed form [...]
2008-12-15 19:21:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON CL
08SANTIAGO1101INSULZA WON'T RESIGN FROM OAS UNTIL MID-JANUARY
[...] (C) Although confident that OAS SecGen Insulza will run for president of Chile, key Insulza confidante Enrique Correa told the Ambassador December 15 Insulza will not likely resign his OAS post before January 26 and only then because he has to inscribe himself by that date in the Concertacion [...]
2008-12-16 14:17:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CI
08SANTIAGO33BIOS ON NEW CHILEAN CABINET MEMBERS
[...] (SBU) Following is biographic information on the six new members of President Bachelet's cabinet, who were announced and sworn in January 8, 2008, as part of Bachelet's third cabinet shuffle (reftel). This message also includes biographic information on Francisco Vidal, who replaced Ricardo L [...]
2008-01-11 19:51:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR CI
08SANTIAGO581CONCERTACION DECISION TO RUN TWO LISTS FOR UPCOMING
[...] Summary: Concertacion coalition parties announced on June 5 that they will run two lists of candidates in October's municipal elections, the first time since winning power in 1990 that the Concertacion is running a split ticket. The two larger parties - Socialists and Christian Democrats - wi [...]
2008-06-19 19:40:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV CI
08SANTIAGO735CHILE'S MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: CENTER-LEFT PARTY
[...] (SBU) Summary. Pepe Auth, President of the center-left Party for Democracy (PPD),recently told the Ambassador that the PPD's growing strength and an outdated formula for dividing city council seats among Concertacion candidates led his party to join with the Social Radicals (PRSD) in presen [...]
2008-08-12 14:41:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CI
08SANTIAGO933BACHELET'S UNASUR PARLIAMENT PLANS DRAW FIRE FROM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Several Chilean parliamentarians have criticized President Bachelet's attendance at an UNASUR parliament event in Bolivia to be held Oct. 17. The Chilean legislators allege that Bachelet should have consulted with them before attending and should have invited them to join the [...]
2008-10-20 15:52:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL CI BL
08SANTIAGO942NORTHERN CHILE: CORRUPTION AND LOW-LEVEL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In Chile's northernmost city, Arica, relations between the indigenous Aymara community and the overwhelmingly non-indigenous local political leadership are somewhat strained. Nonetheless, the indigenous community has successfully fought central government decisions that they [...]
2008-10-21 19:24:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SOCI PHUM KCOR SCUL CI
08SANTIAGO950CHILE'S MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: WHO IS LIKELY TO WIN
[...] (SBU) Summary: On Sunday, October 26, voters across Chile will head to the polls to elect mayors and city council members. These nationwide local elections come just a year before the Chilean presidential election and are widely seen as a bellwether of the strength of political parties and [...]
2008-10-23 19:49:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL CI
08SANTIAGO954 THE HEAT IS ON: KEY RACES TO WATCH IN CHILE'S MUNICIPAL
[...] Summary. With thousands of seats being filled in this weekend's municipal elections, results can be interpreted in many different ways. One of the principal metrics that pundits will analyze are the outcomes of mayoral races in key districts, known as "emblematic communes". Of the communes [...]
2008-10-24 14:24:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL CI
08SANTIAGO964MIXED RESULTS IN CHILE'S MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
[...] Summary: On Sunday October 26, voters across Chile headed to the polls to elect mayors and city council members. This election - widely viewed as a referendum on the national political mood - delivered mixed results. The conservative Alianza coalition won a majority of mayoral votes for the [...]
2008-10-27 20:52:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL CI
08SANTIAGO986 POSITIVE REACTION IN CHILE TO OBAMA'S ELECTION
[...] Summary: Every Chilean daily on November 6 gave extensive coverage to reactions about Barack Obama's election, including remarks by President Bachelet and local political party leaders. The Ambassador also received calls about the election results from an exuberant Senate President Adolfo Zald [...]
2008-11-06 20:04:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV OPRC PREL CI
08SANTODOMINGO1023AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FERNANDEZ: CHEVRON,
[...] (C) Summary: In the Ambassador's June 19 meeting with the President, Fernandez agreed to intervene in Chevron's investment dispute to prevent violence, but not to settle the dispute itself, stating that -- despite the contract -- there had to be a negotiated settlement. The President describe [...]
2008-06-25 13:32:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PBIO ECON ENRG EAID EAGR CACS HA DR
08SANTODOMINGO1024AFTER THE ELECTION, WHAT NEXT?
[...] (SBU) Now that the presidential election is over, President Fernandez is turning to plans for his next term, the opposition is digging in its heels, and reformers are focusing on how to improve the democratic system before the congressional election of 2010. On economic issues, Fernandez face [...]
2008-06-25 13:35:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON DR
08SANTODOMINGO124AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
[...] (C) In his January 16 meeting with the Ambassador, PRD party presidential candidate Miguel Vargas Maldonado expressed concerns regarding the fairness of the election process; warned of possible Venezuelan support for his opponent; cited the importance of election observation; and explained his [...]
2008-01-23 19:48:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON ENRG VE DR
08SANTODOMINGO1340PLD LEADER MEDINA KEEPS DISTANCE FROM FERNANDEZ
[...] (C) BACKGROUND: Danilo Medina is the second-most powerful leader in the PLD party, after President Fernandez himself, and is seen as the strategic brains behind the organization's rise from third-party status in the 1980s to control of the presidency and both houses of congress by 2006. Medina se [...]
2008-08-25 19:57:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PBIO SNAR ECON DR
08SANTODOMINGO145FERNANDEZ MAKES HIS CASE TO THE DOMINICAN PEOPLE
[...] (SBU) On January 29, President Fernandez gave a major campaign speech in which he took credit for reestablishing macroeconomic stability, warned against returning the rival PRD party to power during challenging economic times, and promised a series of programs for his next term. While engagin [...]
2008-01-30 16:03:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON DR
08SANTODOMINGO1513THE DR'S REFORMISTA PARTY - A PHOENIX OR DEAD
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Social Christian Reform Party (PRSC),once the powerful political instrument of President Balaguer, is struggling to rise again after it received less than five percent of the vote during the May 2008 elections. The party is split in various ways and several nominal membe [...]
2008-09-26 19:01:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KJUS DR
08SANTODOMINGO1608FERNANDEZ'S PRIORITY: A NEW CONSTITUTION
[...] (SBU) Summary: On September 18, President Fernandez delivered his long-promised draft of a new constitution to the Congress. With the goal of a "democratic revolution," Fernandez proposes changes to the judiciary, presidential re-election, electoral system, nationality, and many other areas. [...]
2008-10-17 15:21:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM ECON DR
08SANTODOMINGO1666SANTIAGO: THE OTHER DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
[...] (SBU) Summary: Whereas piles of trash and crumbling sidewalks decorate Santo Domingo, Santiago - the DR's second largest city - demonstrates what public-private partnerships and civic pride can achieve. The entrepreneurial spirit of the region was on display during Ambassador Fannin's recent [...]
2008-10-30 14:03:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KCRM EINV ECON DR
08SANTODOMINGO180PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN: DIVERGING POLLS PROMPT
[...] (SBU) The results of four major presidential campaign opinion polls differ by as much as 20 percent (pct.),from a 16 pct. lead for the PLD's Leonel Fernandez to a 4 pct. lead for the PRD's Miguel Vargas Maldonado. The rival campaigns are busy debating the reliability of their favored polling [...]
2008-02-05 18:55:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR ECON DR
08SANTODOMINGO19NO DOMINICAN-HAITIAN POLITICAL PARTY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The press recently reported that the Dominican-Haitian Community Political Movement (MPCDH),led by Ruben Jean-Baptiste Latorti, will form a political party representing the interests of Dominicans of Haitian descent. Jean-Baptiste clarified that he will not form a political party [...]
2008-01-04 19:56:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON DR
08SANTODOMINGO1921REFORM OF THE REFORMISTA PARTY - THE DREAM IS ALIVE
[...] (C) Summary: Poloff met with Victor "Ito" Bisono, a rising star of the falling Reform Party (PRSC) to discuss prospects for the party's revival - an on-going saga (ref A). Although some Dominicans have already dismissed the party as a thing of the past, Bisono has a different vision: He pred [...]
2008-12-16 20:39:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KCOR KJUS VE DR
08SANTODOMINGO1924AGREMENT REQUEST FOR ROBERTO SALADIN TO BE
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. The Dominican Government has requested agrement for Roberto Saladin to be their next Ambassador to the United States. The request was made on December 5 via diplomatic note no. 29065 (sent to WHA/CAR). Post requests that the Department consider the request and [...]
2008-12-17 14:39:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON CVIS DR
08SANTODOMINGO1950DR POLITICS - EX-PRSC STAR GUIDING FEW, FOR NOW
[...] (C) Summary: Eduardo Estrella, a former presidential candidate of the PRSC (Partido Reformista Social Cristiano) offered Poloff a worrying assessment of the DR's political and economic scene much like other politicians and officials have done: Corruption is reaching self-destructive proportio [...]
2008-12-22 14:11:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCOR PREL KJUS SNAR DR
08SANTODOMINGO1951DR POLITICS - EX-PRSC STAR GUIDING FEW, FOR NOW
[...] (C) Summary: Eduardo Estrella, a former presidential candidate of the PRSC (Partido Reformista Social Cristiano) offered Poloff a worrying assessment of the DR's political and economic scene much like other politicians and officials have done: Corruption is reaching self-destructive proportio [...]
2008-12-22 14:11:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCOR PREL KJUS SNAR DR
08SANTODOMINGO225PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION ROUNDUP, FEBRUARY 15, 2008
[...] Opposition Walks Out on Central Elections Board 2. Participacion Ciudadana Launches Observation, Cites Abuses 3. Fernandez Criticized for Describing Sun Land Issue as "Closed" 4. New Polls Fail to Clarify Divergent Numbers  [...]
2008-02-15 15:25:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR ECON KDEM DR
08SANTODOMINGO389PLD HOPES FERNANDEZ WINS WITH SIXTY PERCENT
[...] (SBU) On March 6, The Ambassador, ECOPOL Counselor and POLOFFS met with Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) leaders, Francisco Javier Garcia Fernandez, National Campaign Chairman, Cesar Torribio Pena, Presidential legal advisor, and Reinaldo Pared Perez, President of the Senate, to hear their vie [...]
2008-03-17 19:36:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV DR
08SANTODOMINGO39PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN RHETORIC HEATS UP
[...] (SBU) After a respite caused by two major tropical storms and the holiday season, rhetoric among presidential candidates heated up again over the weekend. The PLD party candidate, President Leonel Fernandez, launched the first attack. Referring to the 2003-2004 economic crisis during the las [...]
2008-01-08 17:01:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON DR
08SANTODOMINGO418CONCERN GROWING OVER GOVERNMENT'S CAMPAIGN RULES
[...] (C) Summary: On March 24, the Government and ruling PLD party suffered a setback when a Central Elections Board (JCE) decision found that a special government payroll existed to pay party members who did no work, and ordered that the practice be ceased. The ruling follows a damning report by a [...]
2008-03-27 17:39:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM DR
08SANTODOMINGO611PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION ROUNDUP, APRIL 25, 2008
[...] Participacion Ciudadana's Second Observation Report 2. Latest Poll Results 3. Fernandez Discusses Removing Term Limits 4. Small Party Candidate Alleges Donations by Narcotics Traffickers  [...]
2008-04-25 18:50:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR PHUM ECON DR
08SANTODOMINGO668PRD CLAIMS POSSIBLE ELECTION FRAUD; PLD SMELLS A
[...] (SBU) The opposition Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) has strongly criticized the new electronic system for transmitting electoral results to the Central Election Board (JCE),with one senior party official even alleging an organized effort to steal the election. The ruling Dominican Liber [...]
2008-05-02 19:12:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PHUM DR
08SANTODOMINGO751SCENESETTER FOR DOMINICAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION,
[...] (SBU) Dominicans go to the polls on Friday May 16 in the fourth presidential election since 1994, when widespread fraud led to significant reforms to the electoral system. Since 1994, substantial USAID funds have been used to strengthen the Central Elections Board (JCE),make it more independe [...]
2008-05-15 15:43:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM ECON DR
08SANTODOMINGO760DOMINICAN ELECTION: FIRST RESULTS INDICATE
[...] The Central Election Board (JCE) released its "First Bulletin" at approximately 10:15 p.m., with the following results: -- Leonel Fernandez, Dominican Liberation Party (PLD),53 percent -- Miguel Vargas Maldonado, Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD),41 percent -- Amable Aristy Castro, Ref [...]
2008-05-17 02:45:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ECON DR
08SANTODOMINGO90VIEW FROM SANTIAGO: FERNANDEZ CAMPAIGN FACES
[...] (U) On January 11 ECOPOLCOUNS and POLOFF visited Santiago, the Dominican Republic's second largest city, to discuss the presidential election campaign. Santiago is the capital of a province of the same name, as well as the hub of the Cibao, a 14-province region with a record of successful priv [...]
2008-01-17 12:49:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON DR
08SANTODOMINGO929ELECTION SHOWS STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: The analysis of Post and other observers of the 2008 presidential election is that the Dominican democratic system has improved to the extent that widespread election day fraud, which occurred as recently as 1994, is now a thing of the past. Other strengths of Dominican democr [...]
2008-06-09 18:38:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM ECON DR
08SEOUL1826AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON FORMER PRSIDENT ROH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a September 9 meeting with former President Roh Moo-Hyun at his home in Bongha village, South Gyeongsang Province, Ambassador Vershbow and Roh discussed the accomplishments that took place in the U.S.-ROK bilateral relationship during the last two years of Mr. Roh's term, in [...]
2008-09-16 04:46:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV GG RU KS
08STATE101141INSTRUCTION ON PRST ON MEDIATION AND SETTLEMENT
[...] USUN is authorized to join consensus on the following PRST on Mediation and Settlement of Disputes due to be adopted on September 23, 2008. Begin text: The Security Council recalls the Purposes and Principles of the Charter of the United Nations, and reaffirms its commitment to the pacif [...]
2008-09-22 19:26:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM
08STATE101740SOMALIA: TALKING POINTS AND NEGOTIATING
[...] USUN is instructed to draw from the talking points in paragraph 2 to affect the changes desired in the French draft resolution on Somalia piracy, in paragraph 3, for the UNSC experts meeting on September 23. 2. Being talking points: -- We would like to thank the French for taking the i [...]
2008-09-23 19:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM SO XA XW
08STATE104496DESIGNATION OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN
[...] (C) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (SBU) The United States designated the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) and 18 subsidiaries under E.O. 13382 ("Blocking the Property of Weapons of Mass De [...]
2008-09-30 20:49:00Secretary of StateSECRETAG AS AJ BE CH CY EG RE GM IN IR IT JA LY MY MT
08STATE105173IMPLEMENTING UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS ON
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (U) OBJECTIVE: To reaffirm the importance of implementing all UN Security Council resolutions (UNSCRs) adopted on Iran following the adoption of UNSCR 1835. 3. (U) BACKGROUND: On Saturday, 27 September 2008, the UN Securi [...]
2008-10-02 01:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP IR MNUC PARM
08STATE106405SOMALIA PIRACY: VOTING INSTRUCTIONS FOR FRENCH
[...] USUN is instructed to vote in favor of and co-sponsor the French drafted resolution on Somalia piracy to be adopted in the Security Council early next week. 2. Begin text of resolution: (1) Recalling its resolutions 1814 (2008) and 1816 (2008),(2) Gravely concerned by the recent prol [...]
2008-10-05 17:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM SO XA XW
08STATE106869GUIDANCE FOR PRST ON GUINEA-BISSAU OCTOBER 7
[...] USUN is instructed to join consensus on the PRST on Guinea-Bissau (para 2) October 7 in the UN Security Council Consultations. 2. Begin text of PRST: The Security Council, recalling its previous statements on Guinea-Bissau, and having considered the latest report of the Secretary-General [...]
2008-10-06 23:40:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM SNAR PU XA XY
08STATE108662DEMARCHE REGARDING SOMALIA SANCTIONS UNSC
[...] This is an action request. Please see para 2. -------------- ACTION REQUEST -------------- 2. At the highest appropriate level, action addressees are requested to inform French and UK counterparts that the United States cannot agree to the automatic expiration of the sanctions after twel [...]
2008-10-09 22:15:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER XW UNSC
08STATE109141ADDITION OF IRANIAN-AFFIILIATED MAYROW TRADING
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) On September 17, 2008, the U.S. took a number of actions to help protect Coalition Forces operating in Iraq and Afghanistan by implementing regulatory steps to disrupt the flow of U.S.-origin commo [...]
2008-10-10 20:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN
08STATE114408DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES AND
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs three, five, and six. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The United States designated the Export Development Bank of Iran (EDBI) and three affiliated entities under E.O. 13382 ("Blocking the Property of Weapons of Mass Destruction [...]
2008-10-27 21:25:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN
08STATE115935PSI: SUMMARY OF SEPTEMBER 2008 PARIS OPERATIONAL
[...] The seventeenth Proliferation Security Initiative PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting took place in Paris, France on September 25-26, 2008. The twenty PSI countries participating in the OEG work on behalf of all PSI participants (i.e., the more than 90 countries that have endorsed th [...]
2008-10-30 19:10:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL
08STATE119223GUIDANCE FOR PRST ON COTE D'IVOIRE
[...] USUN is instructed to join consensus on the PRST on Cte d'Ivoire (para 2) on November 7 in the UN Security Council. 2. Begin text of PRST: The Security Council takes note that, as mentioned in the report of the Secretary-General dated 14 October, the peace process has crossed a critical [...]
2008-11-07 21:47:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM PU XA XY
08STATE119309AFGHANISTAN: INSTRUCTIONS FOR UNGA AFGHANISTAN
[...] The Department requests that USUN co-sponsor the resolution on the situation on Afghanistan (para 3),to be considered by the UN General Assembly on November 10, and that USUN draw on the following points for use during the discussion. 2. Begin points: Mr. President: The United State [...]
2008-11-08 00:56:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA UNAMA KDEM PREL MARR MOPS SNAR PHUM AF
08STATE121430SOMALIA PIRACY: DEMARCHE INSTRUCTIONS FOR UK AND
[...] This is an action cable see paragraph 2. 2. Posts are requested to demarche host governments at the appropriate level to relay USG concerns about French and British edits to the draft UN Security Council resolution (UNSCR) on Somalia piracy. Post may draw from the background in paras 4 a [...]
2008-11-15 00:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM SO XA XW
08STATE121624USUN INSTRUCTION: VOTE IN FAVOR OF SOMALIA
[...] This is an action request. USUN is instructed to vote in favor of the adoption of the resolution (text in para 2) that will expand the current UNSC Somalia sanctions regime from a comprehensive arms embargo to include targeted measures (asset freeze and travel ban) for those threatening t [...]
2008-11-16 20:24:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM KTFN PGOV PREL PTER SO XW UNSC
08STATE122822DEMARCHE REQUEST: REQUEST HIGH LEVEL UN
[...] (U) This is an action request. Department requests USUN urge SYG Ban to inform the UNSC the Burmese regime has prohibited Ban from traveling to Rangoon, to stress the lack of progress on the release of political prisoners and the need to establish an inclusive dialogue, and to continue to con [...]
2008-11-19 17:46:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL PHUM UNSC BM
08STATE122827GUIDANCE: DISARMAMENT PRST, NOVEMBER 19
[...] (U) This is an action request. USUN is authorized to join consensus on a Costa Rica-penned PRST regarding the regulation and reduction of armaments, with text as follows. A vote on this PRST is anticipated on November 19, 2008. 2. (U) Begin text of PRST: Strengthening collective securi [...]
2008-11-19 17:57:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM UNSC CS
08STATE123042BOSNIA: EUFOR MANDATE RENEWAL INSTRUCTIONS
[...] The Department instructs USUN to vote in favor of the UN Security Council Resolution renewing the mandate of EUFOR in Bosnia and Herzegovina, to be considered by the UN Security Council on Thursday, November 20. 2. Begin Text: The Security Council, Recalling all its previous [...]
2008-11-19 22:31:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PGOV PREL MARR BK EUFOR
08STATE125681KOSOVO - PRST INSTRUCTION FOR NOVEMBER 26 2008
[...] USUN is authorized to join consensus on the following PRST on Kosovo due to be adopted on November 26, 2008. 2. Begin text: The Security Council takes note of the Secretary-Generals report on UNMIK (S/2008/692) dated 24 November 2008 and, taking into account the positions of Belg [...]
2008-11-27 01:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPKO PREL YI UNSC UNMIK PHUM KV
08STATE126562DEMARCHE REQUEST: DPKO MUST NOT LINK EULEX
[...] This message is sensitive but unclassified: please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) The Department requests that USUN demarche the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and the Secretariat at the highest appropriate levels to review DPKO thinking on any next steps on the interim arrangements l [...]
2008-12-01 23:38:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNGA UNMIK PREL KJUS KO
08STATE128957NEA MSP GUIDANCE 2011
[...] The following cable provides consolidated guidance from Washington to missions for the preparation of FY 2011 Mission Strategic Plans (MSP). This cable is divided into the following sections: Regional Bureau Guidance; Bureau of Resource Management (RM),Office of Strategic and Performance Pla [...]
2008-12-08 20:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDABUD AFIN AMGT KICA KSEP KSPR OTRA PREL XF
08STATE129010FY 2011 MISSION STRATEGIC PLAN (MSP) GUIDANCE FOR IO MISSIONS
[...] TABLE OF CONTENTS SUMMARY - Para 2 BUREAU OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION AFFAIRS POLICY OVERVIEW AND GUIDANCE - Paras 3-9 MSP OVERVIEW AND GUIDANCE - Paras 10-32 FUNCTIONAL BUREAU GUIDANCE --Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) - Para 33 --Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Busi [...]
2008-12-08 22:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AFIN KSPR ABUD UN
08STATE130301CORRECTED COPY: CONSOLIDATED FY 2011 MISSION
[...] Summary: The following cable provides consolidated guidance from Washington to missions for the preparation of FY 2011 Mission Strategic Plans (MSP). This cable is divided into the following sections: Regional Bureau Guidance; Bureau of Resource Management (RM),Office of Strategic and Perform [...]
2008-12-11 19:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDABUD AFIN AMGT EAID KICA KSEP KSPR PREL EAP
08STATE131885TERRORISM FINANCE: U.N. DESIGNATION OF FOUR
[...] (U) This is an action cable; see para 3. 2. (SBU) Summary: On December 10, 2008, the UN Security Council's Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee (1267 Committee) approved the addition of four members of the terrorist group Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) for targeted sanctions (including asset f [...]
2008-12-16 23:06:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL UNSC PK
08STATE132546INSTRUCTION ON ICTY/ICTR PRST
[...] The Department instructs USUN to join consensus on the following PRST on ICTY/ICTR due to be adopted on December 19, 2008. 2. Begin text: The Security Council recalls its resolution 827 (1993) of 25 May 1993 which established the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) [...]
2008-12-18 18:55:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL ICTY ICTR KAWC ZF ZL RW
08STATE133189INSTRUCTION: ADOPTION OF UNSC PRST ON THE LRA -
[...] USUN is instructed to join consensus on the UN Security Council Presidential Statement on the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) to be adopted on December 22 (para 2). USUN should refer any further substantive changes on the PRST to the Department prior to joining consensus for adoption. 2. Beg [...]
2008-12-19 23:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM CG CT CD SU RW XA XW ZF
08STATE133198DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES UNDER
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 9. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) THE UNITED STATES ON DECEMBER 17, 2008, DESIGNATED TWO IRANIAN ENTITIES OF PROLIFERATION CONCERN UNDER U.S. EXECUTIVE ORDER (E.O.) 13382 (BLOCKING PROPERTY OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION PROLIFERATORS [...]
2008-12-20 01:05:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP EFIN PARM IR
08STATE134229DEMARCHE: U.S. DRAFTED SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] (U) This is an action request. Department requests posts urge host governments to support our redrafted United Nations (UN) Security Council resolution (in paragraph 10 below),establishing a UN peacekeeping operation in Mogadishu, Somalia and its environs. Department also requests USUN to d [...]
2008-12-24 01:19:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL UNSC KPKO SO ET
08STATE15418USUN STRATEGY ON BURMA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-14 18:40:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BM
08STATE17204SOMALIA -- INSTRUCTION CABLE ON AMISOM RESOLUTION
[...] USUN is instructed to vote in favor of the following Security Council Resolution on AMISOM slated to be adopted on February 20: Begin text The Security Council, PP1 Recalling its previous resolutions concerning the situation in Somalia, in particular resolution 733 (1992),resolution [...]
2008-02-20 20:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM KCRM PBTS PHSA EWWT SO XA XW
08STATE21770UN SECURITY COUNCIL'S ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 1803
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (U) BACKGROUND: On 3 March 2008, the UN Security Council adopted resolution 1803 by a vote of 14 to 0, with one abstention. This resolution imposes further sanctions on Iran in response to its failure to comply with its obliga [...]
2008-03-04 01:39:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM IR
08STATE24749DRC-- INSTRUCTION CABLE ON FDLR RESOLUTION FOR
[...] Action Request: USUN is instructed to seek the changes in paragraph 2 on the draft resolution on the Forces Democratiques de Liberation du Rwanda (FDLR) Revision 1 (draft text provided in paragraph 4). USUN may draw from the talking points in paragraph 3 in its efforts to secure the changes [...]
2008-03-10 18:20:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM CG XA ZF
08STATE28435AUTHORIZATION TO VOTE TO RENEW COUNTERTERRORISM
[...] This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 3. 2. Per reftel, the UNSC on December 10, 2007 unanimously adopted resolution 1787, extending the initial period of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate from December 31, 2007, under resolution 1535 (2004),to March 31, 2008. [...]
2008-03-19 02:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN PREL PTER UNSC
08STATE32356SOMALIA-- TALKING POINTS FOR 03/28 EXPERTS MEETING
[...] This is an action message, see paragraph 2. 2. USUN is instructed to draw from the following talking points and seek elements in paragraph 3 for a PRST on Somalia in response to the March 14 Secretary General (SYG) report on Somalia. Begin points: -- The United States believes the Ma [...]
2008-03-28 19:29:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM SO XA XW
08STATE36044BAHRAIN WELCOME INFORMATION FOR THE GLOBAL
[...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph three. ------- Summary ------- 2. (U) Bahrain became a partner nation to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GI) on March 24 when Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed al-Khalifa presented Secretary Rice with a formal [...]
2008-04-07 22:34:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDDTRA PARM PREL PTER KGIC KNNP BA
08STATE36718DEMARCHE TO SPECIAL ADVISOR GAMBARI
[...] (C) ACTION REQUEST: USUN is instructed to seek a meeting at the earliest possible date with UN Special Advisor for Burma Ibrahim Gambari to convey the concern of the United States that Gambari's public statements overestimating minimal concessions made by the regime in response to the UN Good [...]
2008-04-09 00:09:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BM
08STATE37951UNMEE - DRAFT UN RESOLUTION ON TERMINATION
[...] This is an action request. USUN and Embassy Brussels are instructed to share the following draft text for a UN resolution terminating the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) with the Belgian Mission to the UN and with appropriate officials in Brussels. Begin Text: The Security Cou [...]
2008-04-10 22:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KPKO ET ER
08STATE38598APRIL 16 THEMATIC DEBATE: DRAFT UNSCR AND
[...] Action request: USUN is instructed to demarche the Secretariat at a senior level to clarify its views on SIPDIS several of the SYG's recommendations in the March 24, 2008 report on the relationship between the UN and regional organizations and the January 14 report on conflict prevention i [...]
2008-04-11 23:36:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL
08STATE41906APRIL 16 OPEN DEBATE: VOTING INSTRUCTIONS AND
[...] This is a action message. See paragraph 2 and 3. 2. USUN is requested to deliver the following intervention for the April 16 open debate on cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations. Begin text: Good morning. I would like to thank President Mbeki and the Re [...]
2008-04-21 19:35:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL
08STATE45915UNMEE PRST, APRIL 30, 2008
[...] This is an action request. USUN is instructed to join consensus on the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) Presidential Statement (PRST) text in paragraph two below. 2. Begin text: The Security Council notes that the continuation of Eritrea,s obstructions towards UNMEE has reached [...]
2008-04-30 19:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KPKO ET ER
08STATE4939INSTRUCTIONS FOR SPECIAL ENVOY GAMBARI'S UNSC
[...] SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Special Advisor on Burma Ibrahim Gambari is scheduled to report to the UN Security Council on the situation of the "good offices" mission to Burma during informal consultations of the Security Council on Thursday, January 17. USUN is instructed to draw from the po [...]
2008-01-16 17:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM UNSC BM
08STATE5085INSTRUCTIONS FOR SPECIAL ENVOY GAMBARI'S UNSC
[...] SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Special Advisor on Burma Ibrahim Gambari is scheduled to report to the UN Security Council on the situation of the "good offices" mission to Burma during informal consultations of the Security Council on Thursday, January 17. USUN is instructed to draw from the po [...]
2008-01-16 20:33:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM UNSC BM
08STATE58446THE WAY FORWARD ON UNMEE
[...] This is an action request. Department requests action addressees in London, Paris, Moscow, and Brussels, to approach host governments, as UN Security Council (UNSC) Members, to discuss our proposed way forward on the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) and a potential follow-on UN pres [...]
2008-05-30 23:20:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KPKO PBTS ET ER BE FR UK RS
08STATE59717INSTRUCTIONS FOR COSTA RICA DRAFT PRST ON ICC
[...] ACTION REQUEST - Costa Rica has circulated the draft text of a Presidential Statement (PRST) in connection with the ICC Prosecutor's report pursuant to UNSCR 1593 on Darfur. USUN should explore with the Costa Ricans and others the option of returning to the text put forward by UKUN last Decemb [...]
2008-06-04 02:03:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM KJUS UNSC SU
08STATE60219AFGHAN HEROIN PRECURSOR CHEMICALS -- INSTRUCTION FOR
[...] The Department requests that USUN welcome the French draft resolution on chemical precursors of heroin in Afghanistan and express our appreciation to the French for their efforts to address this problem. USUN should support the text of the draft resolution provided by the French, as copied i [...]
2008-06-04 20:31:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC SNAR PREL AF
08STATE62585DJIBOUTI: SEEKING UNSC BRIEFING ON
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Over the last several weeks tensions between Eritrea and Djibouti have risen due to an initial Eritrean military build-up along their shared border and Eritrean military incursions into Djiboutian territory. Djibouti responded with its own military build-up [...]
2008-06-10 21:41:00Secretary of StateSECRETUNSC PREL DJ XA XW
08STATE62620AFGHANISTAN -- INSTRUCTIONS FOR UNSC RESOLUTION
[...] The Department instructs USUN to vote in favor of and join in co-sponsoring the French-sponsored Security Council resolution on International Cooperation to Prevent Diversion of Chemical Precursors of Heroin for Illicit Use in Afghanistan, during the Security Council meeting on June 11, 2008. [...]
2008-06-11 01:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL SNAR AF
08STATE63188UNSC EMERGENCY SESSION ON DJIBOUTI/ERITREA --
[...] This is an action request. USUN should draw from the talking points in para. 2 below during the June 12 emergency session on Djibouti and Eritrea. USUN is also authorized to join in consensus on a Presidential Statement that contains the elements in para. 3. USUN should refer any further c [...]
2008-06-12 01:56:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL DJ XA XW
08STATE63498SUDAN; PRST ON SITUATION IN ABYEI
[...] This is an action request. USUN is requested to circulate to the Security Council a draft PRST concerning the situation in Abyei. Text of proposed draft follows in paragraph 2 below. 2. BEGIN TEXT: Presidential Statement on the Situation in Abyei The Security Council welcomes the Jun [...]
2008-06-12 17:19:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKPKO PREL SU
08STATE66915URGENT REQUEST FOR DEMARCHE ON JUNE 23 UNSC
[...] This is an action request. See Paragraph 2. Objective --------- 2. The UN Security Council will be discussing Zimbabwe June 23. Action addressees are requested to demarche host governments at an appropriately senior level, as soon as possible, to attain strong support for a Presidenti [...]
2008-06-23 02:02:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KDEM UNSC ZI
08STATE67997GUINEA-BISSAU: VOTING INSTRUCTIONS AND TALKING
[...] This is an action cable. USUN is instructed to join consensus on the Guinea-Bissau PRST (paragraph 3) set for adoption on June 25. USUN may draw from the talking points in paragraph 2 for the Security Council briefing scheduled for the same day. 2. Begin talking points for briefing on Gu [...]
2008-06-25 00:18:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PGOV SNAR PU XA XY
08STATE68509INSTRUCTION CABLE FOR EXPERTS MEETING ON LRA
[...] This is an action cable. USUN is instructed to seek the changes in paragraph 2 to the PRST on the Lord's Resistance Army (full text in paragraph 3). USUN is instructed to report back immediately the results of the experts meeting on the issue slated for June 25 at 2pm. USUN is also instruct [...]
2008-06-25 22:14:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM UG XA XW
08STATE69050OMAN-U.S. GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE MAY 27, 2008
[...] (S/NF) Summary: State and DOD officials met with representatives from the Omani MFA and Oman Embassy on May 27 in Washington, DC for the fourth round of the U.S.-Oman Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD). The meeting reinforced the two sides' mutual commitment to the strong strategic relationship, b [...]
2008-06-26 22:05:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNASEC EPET KNNP MARR PREL IR IZ LE MU
08STATE69051OMAN-U.S. GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE MAY 27, 2008
[...] (S/NF) Summary: State and DOD officials met with representatives from the Omani MFA and Oman Embassy on May 27 in Washington, DC for the fourth round of the U.S.-Oman Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD). The meeting reinforced the two sides' mutual commitment to the strong strategic relationship, b [...]
2008-06-26 22:05:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNASEC EPET KNNP MARR PREL IR IZ LE MU
08STATE69056OMAN-U.S. GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE MAY 27, 2008
[...] (S/NF) Summary: State and DOD officials met with representatives from the Omani MFA and Oman Embassy on May 27 in Washington, DC for the fourth round of the U.S.-Oman Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD). The meeting reinforced the two sides' mutual commitment to the strong strategic relationship, b [...]
2008-06-26 22:07:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNASEC EPET KNNP MARR PREL IR IZ LE MU
08STATE70836URGENT REQUEST FOR DEMARCHE ON UNSC CHAPTER VII
[...] (C) Action Requests: (1) Action addressees in UNSC capitals should pass the text of the draft UN Security Council resolution and annex on Zimbabwe in para 5 below to their host governments. Action addressees are requested to demarche host governments at an appropriately senior level, as soo [...]
2008-07-02 02:58:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM UNSC ZI
08STATE70882URGENT REQUEST FOR DEMARCHE ON UNSC CHAPTER VII
[...] (C) Action Requests: (1) Action addressees in UNSC capitals should pass the text of the draft UN Security Council resolution and annex on Zimbabwe in para 5 below to their host governments. Action addressees are requested to demarche host governments at an appropriately senior level, as soo [...]
2008-07-02 11:30:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM UNSC ZI
08STATE73077USUN VOTING INSTRUCTION: ZIMBABWE UNSCR
[...] USUN is instructed to table on July 8, for a vote by the Security Council not later than July 9, the draft UNSC resolution (text in paragraph 2),which creates a Zimbabwe sanctions regime. USUN is instructed to vote in favor of the draft resolution. 2. BEGIN RESOLUTION The Security Coun [...]
2008-07-08 18:10:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC ZI XA ZU
08STATE73172GUIDANCE: CONSULTATION ON UNSCR 1701, JULY 9,
[...] (U) This is an action message. USUN is authorized to draw from the points in para 2 below during consultations on the Secretary-General,s report on the implementation of UNSCR 1701 scheduled for July 9. Please see septel for further guidance in the event the French delegation subsequently ta [...]
2008-07-09 02:19:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIS LE PREL SY UNSC
08STATE76596DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES AND
[...] (U) This is an action request please see paragraph 3. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The United States designated an additional 11 Iranian entities and individuals under E.O. 13382 ("Blocking the Property of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators and their Supporters") on July 8, 2008. [...]
2008-07-16 21:09:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP EFIN PARM IR
08STATE79539DEMARCHE TO UN SECURITY COUNCIL CAPITALS AND
[...] (U) This is an action request. Department requests posts in Security Council capitals and USUN to share U.S. thinking on the way ahead on the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) with host governments and their respective UN Missions in New York. Embassies in Security Council capitals [...]
2008-07-24 01:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC KPKO PBTS ET ER
08STATE80665GUIDANCE FOR NEGOTIATION FOR A PRST ON UNSCR 1701
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3, 4 and 5. 2. (C) Background. The French government has proposed a Security Council Presidential Statement, in reaction to the Secretary General,s June 30 report on UNSCR 1701 implementation. The French waited until now to deconflict [...]
2008-07-25 23:33:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALUNSC PREL LE IS SY
08STATE81508UN OPERATION IN COTE D'IVOIRE: MANDATE RENEWAL
[...] The UN Security Council is scheduled to vote on July 30 on a resolution extending the mandate of the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI). USUN is authorized to vote in favor of the resolution. The draft text is in paragraph 2. If any substantive change in the text is proposed, mission sh [...]
2008-07-29 17:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO MARR UNSC IC
08STATE82744UPDATED GUIDANCE FOR A PRST ON UNSCR 1701
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3 and 4. 2. (C) With reference to the draft PRST on UNSC resolution 1701 discussed reftel: The French government continues to express unwillingness to include any mention of Hizballah or Syrian obligations on disarmament and the arms emb [...]
2008-07-31 23:53:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALUNSC PREL LE IS SY
08STATE86600MAURITANIA REVISED INSTRUCTION TO SEEK A UNSC
[...] (U) This is an action request. USUN should seek a Presidential Statement (PRST) on the situation in Mauritania. USUN should work with African members of the Council and France drawing from the following points. 2. (U) Begin points: -- The Security Council strongly condemns the Mauritan [...]
2008-08-12 23:57:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL XA XY MR PHUM
08STATE88759DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES AND
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH THREE. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) THE UNITED STATES DESIGNATED AN ADDITIONAL 5 IRANIAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS UNDER E.O. 13382 ("BLOCKING THE PROPERTY OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION PROLIFERATORS AND THEIR SUPPORTERS") ON AUG [...]
2008-08-19 00:40:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN
08STATE89026INSTRUCTION FOR UNSC RENEWAL OF AMISOM MANDATE
[...] This is an action cable. USUN should join consensus on the UNSC resolution renewing AMISOM's mandate (para 2) set for adoption on August 19. USUN should also co-sponsor this resolution. Should the text of the resolution change prior to adoption, Department requests Mission seek further guid [...]
2008-08-19 16:36:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM SO XA XW
08STATE8918INSTRUCTION CABLE: PRST ON GOMA AGREEMENT
[...] USUN is instructed to join consensus on the draft PRST on the Goma Agreement scheduled for adoption on January 29. Full text of the PRST to follow. Begin text: The Security Council congratulates President Kabila and the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as well as the o [...]
2008-01-29 15:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM
08STATE9284GUIDANCE FOR JANUARY 30 UNSC CONSULTATIONS ON THE
[...] (SBU) USUN is instructed to draw from the points in paras. 2-9 below in making its statement at the January 30 UNSC debate on the Middle East. Please select the point in para. 2 that describes the outcome of the discussion on the PRST on Gaza, and follow with the rest of the points in para. 3 [...]
2008-01-30 00:15:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC KPAL IS LE
08STATE94816SOMALIA: INSTRUCTIONS ON PRST
[...] USUN is authorized to join consensus on the following PRST on Somalia due to be adopted on September 4, 2008. Begin text: The Security Council welcomes the signing of a peace and reconciliation Agreement ("the Djibouti Agreement") between the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and the [...]
2008-09-04 17:31:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL SO XA XW
08STATE97116GUIDANCE FOR SRSG GAMBARI UNSC BURMA BRIEFING,
[...] (U) This is an action message. 2. USUN should draw from the points in para 4 , from the objectives in para 5, and from the background in paras 7-9 in response to SRSG Ibrahim Gambari's UNSC briefing on Burma, currently scheduled for September 11, as well as Gambari's scheduled September 12 [...]
2008-09-10 23:42:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KPAO UNSC BM
08SUVA109A TONGA ELECTION PREVIEW
[...] (SBU) Summary: Seventy-one candidates are running for the nine seats in Tonga's parliament reserved for People's Representatives(PRs) in the April 23-24 elections. While Tonga law has no provision for candidates to register their political affiliation, at least 30 are associated with the pro- [...]
2008-03-19 15:04:00Embassy SuvaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM TN
08SUVA174TONGA: PLOTTING THE FUTURE AFTER THE PEOPLE
[...] (C) Most everyone in Tonga accepts an April 24 election signaled the vast majority want rapid democratic reform. Prime Minister Sevele was shocked by the result. He thought an onslaught of ads tying veteran People's Representatives (PRs) to a riot in November 2006 would sway voters. He was w [...]
2008-05-07 13:57:00Embassy SuvaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CVIS PHUM SOCI KJAN TN FJ
08TBILISI970GEORGIA PREPARES TO OFFICIALLY CALL FOR
[...] (C) Summary: Georgian Foreign Minister Tkeshalashvili provided the Ambassador on June 9 with a non-paper outlining the steps the Georgian government plans to take to replace the (all-Russian) CIS peacekeepers currently stationed in Abkhazia with an international police force. The paper state [...]
2008-06-10 14:25:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV GG
08UNVIEVIENNA460IAEA/GC: EGYPT AND ISRAEL AT LEAST TALKING ABOUT
[...] (C) Israeli and Egyptian Ambassadors made at least a first attempt to discuss the Egyptian draft Middle East Safeguards (MES) resolution in bi-lateral consultations in Vienna. Neither had a "mandate" to negotiate, and they did not get very far, Israeli Ambassador Michaeli reported to Ambassador [...]
2008-08-18 14:47:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALMNUC PARM KNPP IS EG
08UNVIEVIENNA546IAEA/GC: MIDEAST MELTDOWN, TAKE 3
[...] (C) For the third consecutive year, Middle East issues nearly derailed the IAEA General Conference (GC). After a hard-fought Plenary floor fight consuming 15 hours of debate, the GC adopted a more balanced Middle East Safeguards (MES) resolution than in the past by a vote of 82-0-13 (U.S., Is [...]
2008-10-09 14:38:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN IS EG
08USUNNEWYORK1007KOSOVO: SERBIAN FM JEREMIC CONFIDANT OF EULEX DEAL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-03 23:13:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UNSC UNMIK SR
08USUNNEWYORK1045UNSC PRESSURES COTE D'IVOIRE FOR ELECTIONS
[...] (SBU) The Security Council adopted a Presidential Statement (Ref. B) on November 7 urging all Ivorian parties to cooperate fully to ensure free, fair, and transparent elections as soon as possible. This was in response SRSG Choi's report to the Council on October 27 which noted elections in C [...]
2008-11-08 00:54:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL IV
08USUNNEWYORK106SYG BRIEFS UNSC ON KENYA, SUDAN, CHAD
[...] (C) Summary. Secretary-General Ban briefed the Security Council on February 5 on his recent trip to Africa. Ban reported on the critical nature of the situations in Kenya, Sudan, and Chad, highlighting recent progress in mediations in Kenya and in SOFA discussions with the Government of Sudan, [...]
2008-02-06 15:17:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM UNSC CD KE SO SU XA XW ZF
08USUNNEWYORK1146SOMALIA: PKO POSSIBLE; MORE WORK NEEDED
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (C/NF) Summary: In response to reftel A instructions, USUN consulted with the UK and other interested delegations on December 4 and 5 on the possibility of quickly rehatting the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) as a UN pea [...]
2008-12-06 00:20:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PHUM KPKO UNSC SO
08USUNNEWYORK1158UNSC: COUNCIL CONSULTATIONS ON UNDOF (GOLAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: In Security Council consultations on December 10, the Secretariat briefed on the activities of the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF),which supervises the cease-fire between Israel and Syria in the Golan Heights. He referred to the Secretary-General's November 26 report t [...]
2008-12-10 21:40:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO UNSC IS SY
08USUNNEWYORK116USUN STRATEGY ON BURMA
[...] (C) In response to a request in the February 7 Deputies Committee meeting, USUN provides the following plan of action on Burma over the next few weeks. USUN will continue to engage the Secretary General, the P-3 and other Council members to build support for stronger steps. 2. (C) In a dis [...]
2008-02-08 20:58:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BM
08USUNNEWYORK1198UNGA 63: DEALING WITH WESTERN EUROPE
[...] (U) This cable was prepared by Robert J. Smolik who served as Senior Area Advisor for Western European Affairs to the 63rd United Nations General Assembly. 2. (C) During the fall session of the 63rd UNGA, EU and European Free Trade Association states generally aligned with U.S. objectiv [...]
2008-12-23 19:27:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNGA US XG XH XT ZB
08USUNNEWYORK1203CHISSANO TO UN: KONY WON'T GO TO ICC; TO U.S.: TRY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The UN Security Council issued a Presidential Statement on December 22 condemning the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) attacks and LRA rebel leader Joseph Kony's failure to sign the Final Peace Agreement. Special Envoy Chissano told the Council on December 17 that Kony would "rathe [...]
2008-12-23 21:39:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KPKO CG UG SU XA
08USUNNEWYORK127LEBANON: RISING CONCERN ABOUT UNSCR 1701
[...] (C) Summary. Over the past week, the Israeli Mission, Secretariat officials, and departing UN Special Coordinator SIPDIS for Lebanon Geir Pedersen have expressed concern to USUN about increasing risks to the implementation of UNSCR 1701 as attention in Lebanon has largely been focused on th [...]
2008-02-11 22:16:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KPKO UNSC SY IS LE
08USUNNEWYORK140UNSC CALLS FOR INCREASED ACCOUNTABILITY ON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. SRSG for Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC) Radhika Coomaraswamy on February 12 urged the Council to implement targeted measures against persistent violators against children. She also called for the Council to add rape/sexual violence as a trigger to list a country in the ann [...]
2008-02-14 14:05:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PGOV PHUM PREF UNSC BM FR
08USUNNEWYORK155FM JEREMIC ARGUES BEFORE 76 UN MEMBER STATES THAT
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Security Council met in a private session on February 14 at the request of Russia and Serbia to discuss Kosovo. Sixty-one non-Council members attended as observers. Serbian FM Jeremic, after failing in a last-minute attempt to convince the U.S. to agree to televise the sess [...]
2008-02-16 00:05:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNSC UNMIK
08USUNNEWYORK17P3 AGREE TO PRESSURE CHINA ON UNAMID COOPERATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: AMB Wolcott and USUN poloffs convened a P3 meeting on January 4 to discuss next steps on Darfur. AMB Wolcott delivered the U.S. message on the need to persuade China to intervene with Khartoum regarding cooperation with UNAMID deployment. UKUN AMB John Sawers said that the P3 s [...]
2008-01-07 23:38:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL SU MOPS
08USUNNEWYORK222LEBANON: COUNCIL DIVISIONS HARDEN ON UNSCR 1701
[...] (SBU) Summary. During closed UNSC consultations on March 10, senior UN Secretariat officials reported that the continuing Lebanese political crisis had blocked meaningful progress on UNSCR 1701 implementation. They praised continued UNIFIL-LAF cooperation; noted the significant increase in I [...]
2008-03-11 15:18:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER KPKO UNSC SY IS LE
08USUNNEWYORK234THIS JUST IN: SERBIA OPPOSES KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a March 11 Security Council public meeting, Serbian FM Jeremic criticized Kosovo's declaration of independence (DI) as an assault on the international system, asking countries who had recognized Kosovo to reconsider and encouraging those who had not to hold off. He condemned [...]
2008-03-14 18:57:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNMIK YI UNSC
08USUNNEWYORK250GAMBARI BRIEFS USUN ON RECENT TRAVEL TO BURMA
[...] (C) In a meeting on March 17 to discuss his recent trip to Burma, UN Special Adviser Gambari told Ambassador Wolff that he met with eight ministers, including the Minister of Information, the Minister of Planning and the Foreign Minister. He also met with the Referendum Convening Committee an [...]
2008-03-19 01:14:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BM
08USUNNEWYORK258UNSC REFORM: GERMAN-LED GROUP TABLES PROPOSAL IN
[...] (SBU) Summary. During a March 18 meeting of the German-led Over-Arching Process on UNSC reform, Cyprus presented a proposal on behalf of a small drafting group that it hoped could serve as a basis for the inter-governmental negotiations on Council expansion set to take place in 2008. The prop [...]
2008-03-20 23:54:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV KUNR UNSC GM JA IT BR IN PK
08USUNNEWYORK26UPDATE ON DARFUR PEACEKEEPING DEPLOYMENT FOR 10
[...] (C) SUMMARY: UNAMID force generation problems continue with no TCC for helicopters or transportation units. Jordan, Norway and Sweden withdrew their offers of troops for UNAMID. DPKO rejected Pakistan's offer of an aerial reconnaissance and Gambia's offer of a sector reconnaissance company du [...]
2008-01-10 22:52:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAF PGOV PREL SU NSC UNSC KPKO MOPS
08USUNNEWYORK268GAMBARI ADMITS NO PROGRESS IN BURMA BUT CALLS FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: In both the Group of Friends meeting and during his briefing to the Security Council on March 18, UN Special Adviser Gambari admitted that his recent visit to Burma did not result in "an immediate, tangible outcome" but reported that the Burmese regime, Aung Sun Suu Kyi (ASSK),[...]
2008-03-25 14:24:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UNSC BM
08USUNNEWYORK271P-3 AMBASSADORS DISCUSS SUDAN, KOSOVO, BURMA AND
[...] (C) Summary. P-3 PermReps met on March 20 to discuss Sudan, Kosovo, Burma, and Tibet. On Sudan, the three agreed that specific benchmarks are essential to UNAMID deployment progress and tasked mission experts with drafting them. On Kosovo, AMB Khalilzad suggested a P-3 strategy review. The [...]
2008-03-26 18:55:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNMIK KV YI BM SU
08USUNNEWYORK31GUEHENNO ON DARFUR: UNAMID SO FAR IS REHATTED AMIS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. UN U/SYG Guehenno presented a previously scheduled briefing on Darfur to the Security Council on January 9 and used the occasion to strongly criticize Sudanese military forces for the ambush of a UNAMID convoy on January 7 that left one driver seriously injured and damaged several [...]
2008-01-12 00:31:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL SU
08USUNNEWYORK319LEBANON: FRENCH THREATEN TO CIRCULATE SHORT 1701
[...] (C) The French held expert-level consultations on April 7 on their draft UNSC Presidential Statement (PRST) on resolution 1701 (reftel). Libya, South Africa, China, and Panama objected to the draft statement but expressed a willingness to consider a shortened version that simply reiterates su [...]
2008-04-09 00:53:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KPKO UNSC SY LE IS
08USUNNEWYORK328SWITCHING TACTICS ON BURMA PRST
[...] (C) During a one on one meeting with UN Special Advisor Gambari on April 9, Ambassador Khalilzad conveyed reftel points and reminded Gambari that his mission will be judged by how consistently he pushes for change and how honestly and realistically he assesses its efforts and results. Gambari [...]
2008-04-10 00:37:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BM
08USUNNEWYORK353GAMBARI UPDATES P-3 ON BURMA
[...] (C) The P-3 sought an update April 14 from Special Advisor Gambari on his effort to return to Burma to press for a free and fair referendum (reftel). In a meeting with P-3 Deputy PermReps, Gambari said that as of April 14, the Burmese had not responded to his proposal to travel to Burma or to [...]
2008-04-16 19:18:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BM
08USUNNEWYORK355PASCOE DELIVERS CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC MESSAGE ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: On April 15, UN Under Secretary General for Political Affairs Pascoe briefed the Security Council on his March 30 to April 2 assessment mission to Cyprus. Pascoe said that both parties had expressed willingness to reach a comprehensive settlement and engage in good faith with th [...]
2008-04-17 00:45:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC CY
08USUNNEWYORK365FRANCE TO PROPOSE SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION ON
[...] (C) Benoit Guidee, the expert on Afghanistan issues for the French Mission to the UN, told Poloff April 16 that France would like to adopt a Security Council resolution on the trafficking of chemical precursors in Afghanistan. France will push to adopt such a resolution before the June 12 conf [...]
2008-04-18 17:46:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC AF
08USUNNEWYORK379AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD'S MONTHLY DISCUSSION WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Khalilzad met with Japanese PermRep Takasu on April 17 to discuss a range of issues, including Burma, Iran, North Korea, Afghanistan, UN Security Council Reform and UN Budget and Management. Takasu said Japan was "very worried" about the situation in Burma, and was d [...]
2008-04-28 20:08:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UNSC JP
08USUNNEWYORK397SECURITY COUNCIL ADOPTS BURMA PRST
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Security Council adopted a Presidential Statement (PRST) May 2, in advance of Burma's upcoming constitutional referendum, calling on the regime to permit the participation of all political actors and demonstrate respect for fundamental political freedoms. This action follo [...]
2008-05-02 23:23:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM UNSC BM
08USUNNEWYORK414UN SECURITY COUNCIL ACTION ON WOMEN, PEACE AND
[...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraphs 13 and 14 below. SUMMARY 2. (C) During the U.S. presidency of the Security Council in June 2008, USUN will focus attention on the role of women in conflict, with an emphasis on the escalating problem of sexual and gender-based violence [...]
2008-05-09 00:29:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM MARR KWMN UNSC CG
08USUNNEWYORK458SECURITY COUNCIL DEBATES POST-CONFLICT
[...] SUMMARY: With a May 20 open debate on post-conflict peacebuilding led by UK Foreign Minister David Miliband, the UK used their Security Council Presidency to launch a re-examination of UN support for post-conflict countries. Common themes in statements by Council members included: 1) support [...]
2008-05-21 22:58:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN SOCI UNSC UN
08USUNNEWYORK459LEBANON: SECURITY COUNCIL WELCOMES DOHA AGREEMENT
[...] (SBU) The UN Security Council adopted a Presidential Statement (PRST) on May 22 welcoming the agreement between Lebanese leaders reached in Doha, Qatar one day earlier. The text of the PRST is contained in paragraph 2. Although USUN pushed hard for language calling for full implementation of [...]
2008-05-23 16:09:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER UNSC SY LE
08USUNNEWYORK477U/SYG HOLMES ON PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS IN ARMED
[...] (SBU) Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes briefed the Security Council May 27 on the subject of the protection of civilians in armed conflict. In addition to members of the Security Council, 21 other member states participated in the public discussion. Most voiced sup [...]
2008-05-29 23:24:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF PREL SOCI UNSC XA UN PGOV
08USUNNEWYORK58COUNCIL ADOPTS STATEMENT REGRETTING LITTLE
[...] (SBU) After a heated Security Council debate January 17 on the question of whether Burma had responded to the demands of the international community, Council members adopted a press statement reiterating support for UN Special Advisor Gambari, including a call for his early return to Burma, [...]
2008-01-18 23:03:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM UNSC BM
08USUNNEWYORK613SRSG KAI EIDE'S REQUESTS TO UN HEADQUARTERS
[...] (C) Summary: In advance of SRSG Kai Eide,s meetings in Washington, below is a summary of what he needs from UN Headquarters, what USUN has done to support him, and what we plan to do in the future. End summary. WHAT EIDE NEEDS 2. (C) Eide has requested UN Headquarters action on two broad [...]
2008-07-10 00:51:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AF
08USUNNEWYORK634UN SECRETARIAT ON DARFUR: VERY BAD, GETTING WORSE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. U/SYG Guehenno told the Security Council on July 16 that the security situation in Darfur is dire. He described widespread and generalized violence, disregard of the Darfur Peace Agreement, 200,000 additional civilians displaced this year, fragmentation and proliferation of rebe [...]
2008-07-17 00:44:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KPKO UNSC SU
08USUNNEWYORK64GAZA: SECURITY COUNCIL MEETS TO DISCUSS
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Security Council held a public debate January 22 on the situation in Gaza. Public statements were delivered by UN U/SYG Lynn Pascoe, all Security Council members, Israel, the Palestinians, neighboring states, the Arab League, OIC, and NAM. Amb Khalilad's intervention exp [...]
2008-01-23 00:51:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC IS
08USUNNEWYORK666GAMBARI BRIEFS THE SECURITY COUNCIL ON BURMA;
[...] (C) Summary: On July 24, Special Envoy Ibrahim Gambari briefed the Security Council in advance of his mid-August trip to Burma. Gambari reviewed the same message and themes as during his July 23 meeting with the Friends of Burma (reftel). Among P5 members, the U.S., UK and France said Gambar [...]
2008-07-25 20:39:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM UNSC BM
08USUNNEWYORK695PACIFIC ISLANDS ELABORATE ON DRAFT GA RESOLUTION
[...] (SBU) Eight Pacific states described in a July 31 meeting with USUN their desire for Security Council engagement on climate change, specifically to acknowledge its linkage to peace and security. They recognize the risks involved, but believe the upside worth it given that traditional UN fora [...]
2008-08-01 22:55:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKGHG UNSC UNGA SENV AORC
08USUNNEWYORK75GAZA: UNSC DEFERS PRST DISCUSSION UNTIL THURSDAY
[...] (SBU) The UN Security Council met on January 23 to continue discussions on the draft Presidential Statement (PRST) on the situation in Gaza prepared by the Arab group in New York and tabled by Libya. Following a meeting of UNSC political coordinators the morning of January 23, in which USUN a [...]
2008-01-23 22:58:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC IS
08USUNNEWYORK77SECURITY COUNCIL CONTINUES DISCUSSIONS ON GAZA
[...] (SBU) Following a U.S. decision to engage, the Security Council continued consulations January 24 on a draft Presidential Statement (PRST) on the humanitarian situation in Gaza. The meetings concluded without agreement on a text. All delegations requested the United States to convey its bo [...]
2008-01-25 01:13:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM KWBG KPAL UNSC IS
08USUNNEWYORK827DJIBOUTI-ERITREA: UNSC WANTS GOOD OFFICES MISSION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UNSC members backed the Secretary-General's proposal to renew his offer of a good offices mission in order to encourage a negotiated solution to the Djibouti-Eritrea border impasse. Many members joined the U.S. in criticizing Eritrean actions but all agreed on the need for dial [...]
2008-09-17 23:07:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PBTS UNSC DJ ER
08USUNNEWYORK840UNSC REFORM: GENERAL ASSEMBLY PASSES CONSENSUS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The final, acrimonious negotiations September 15 over the end-of-session report and draft decision by the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG) on Security Council expansion were only resolved with a last minute negotiation on the floor of the General Assembly, prior to closing the [...]
2008-09-18 21:28:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KUNR UNSC IN BR PK IT JP GM
08USUNNEWYORK841SOMALIA: URGENT UN REQUEST FOR FORCE GENERATION
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) In a hastily called September 18 meeting with UNSC Milads and Political officers, DPKO Military Chief of Staff Col. Ian Sinclair (UK) requested recommendations from capitals concerning which miltarily capable nations the Sec [...]
2008-09-18 23:07:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MOPS PHUM PREL SO UNSC
08USUNNEWYORK85GAZA: SECURITY COUNCIL DROPS PRST AFTER LIBYA
[...] (SBU) After four days of negotiation on a draft Presidential Statement (PRST) on the situation in Gaza, in which USUN was initially isolated 14-1 but eventually persuaded all other delegations except Libya to support the U.S. position, Security Council Ambassadors met on January 29 and decided [...]
2008-01-29 22:30:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC IS
08USUNNEWYORK877FIFTH COMMITTEE TO RESUME CONSIDERATION OF BAN'S
[...] Summary: The Fifth Committee (C5) is scheduled, on October 17th, to resume its consideration of SYG Ban's proposal to strengthen the UN Department of Political Affairs (DPA) and the related report of the ACABQ. DPA is led by Lynn Pascoe, the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs. C [...]
2008-09-29 22:12:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK921DRUGS AND ELECTION CONCERNS IN GUINEA-BISSAU FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-09 23:03:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL BR SG XY UNSC
08USUNNEWYORK95JANUARY MIDDLE EAST BRIEFING: RANCOROUS SECURITY
[...] (SBU) Summary. During the UN Security Council's monthly public debate on the Middle East on January 30, past optimism about the Annapolis process was overshadowed by rancor resulting from the UNSC's inability to adopt a Presidential Statement (PRST) on the situation in Gaza as well as acrimon [...]
2008-02-01 22:43:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER KPAL KWBG IS LE SY
08USUNNEWYORK972DJIBOUTI ASKS UNSC TO GIVE ERITREA AN ULTIMATUM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh told the Security Council on October 23 that continued inaction by the international community in the face of Eritrea's occupation of Djiboutian territory would leave his country with no option but to use force to protect its "natural integ [...]
2008-10-24 18:00:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS ER DJ SO
08USUNNEWYORK992UN SAYS SITUATION IN DRC IS DIRE, ASKS FOR HELP
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UN Peacekeeping U/SYG Le Roy said in two recent meetings an immediate political solution was needed to end hostilities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),and that MONUC required additional resources to protect civilians. Le Roy believed if Goma fell MONUC would be at ri [...]
2008-10-31 14:27:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KPKO CG RW
08VIENNA175AUSTRIA ON IRAN SANCTIONS; OMV; INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL
[...] (C) Summary. At a Feb. 4 lunch with USUNVIE Amb. Schulte and Embassy Vienna Charge Kilner, MFA PolDir Thomas Mayr-Harting and Chancellery Foreign Policy Advisor Bernhard Wrabetz detailed GoA objections to sanctions against Iran outside the UNSC framework. Austria's concerns rest on a commitm [...]
2008-02-05 14:08:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP ENRG IR EPET AU ETTC
08YAOUNDE26CAMEROON'S NEW MINISTER OF ECONOMY: DYNAMIC AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a January 8 courtesy call by the Ambassador, Minister of Economy, Planning and Regional Development (MINEPAT) Louis Paul Motaze highlighted the need for more decisive action to spur economic growth and improve Cameroon's business climate. He was anxious to engage on the M [...]
2008-01-10 09:23:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV EIND KMCA CM
09ABIDJAN186MALNUTRITION IN NORTHERN COTE D'IVOIRE UNDERSCORES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The absence of a functioning government in the north of Cote d'Ivoire and ongoing insecurity in the west are having increasingly negative effects on the resident populations. A SMART survey conducted in July 2008 revealed that the global acute malnutrition (GAM) rate in northern [...]
2009-03-20 15:43:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM PGOV PREL EAGR SOCI IV
09ABIDJAN37REQUEST FOR CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TRADE AND
[...] The information in this cable is in response to the questions under points A through E in paragraph 9 of reftel. 2. A. Cote d'Ivoire has ratified International Labor Organization (ILO) Convention 138 regarding the minimum age for employment and ILO Convention 182 regarding the worst forms o [...]
2009-01-15 16:09:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID IV
09ABUJA285NIGERIA: REACTIONS TO PRESIDENT OBAMA'S AL-ARABIYA
[...] (C) Summary: EmbOffs reached out to some of Nigeria's Muslim clerics and community leaders on February 3, many of whom are outspoken in their criticism of Israel and the West in relation to the Palestinian conflict, to gauge their reactions to President Obama's interview with Al Arabiya (and [...]
2009-02-13 13:28:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAO PHUM NI
09ADDISABABA2434ETHIOPIA AGOA COUNTRY ELIGIBILITY REVIEW 2009
[...] (U) After a difficult period of socialist dictatorship and civil war, the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) in the early 1990s began a transition towards a more open economic system. While government and ruling party-affiliated enterprises continue to dominate the economy, the GoE has carved out so [...]
2009-10-13 11:53:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EFIN EINV BEXP AF ET
09ADDISABABA2436ETHIOPIA AGOA COUNTRY ELIGIBILITY REVIEW 2009
[...] (U) After a difficult period of socialist dictatorship and civil war, the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) in the early 1990s began a transition towards a more open economic system. While government and ruling party-affiliated enterprises continue to dominate the economy, the GoE has carved out so [...]
2009-10-13 12:47:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EFIN EINV BEXP AF ET
09ADDISABABA753USAU: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON LOOKING FOR CHAMPION
[...] (C) The U.S. Mission to the African Union (USAU) discussed ref A points with African Union PermReps from Burkina-Faso and Uganda. Both reacted very favorably to the suggestion that one or both of their countries propose to the UNSC a UN Presidential Statement (PRST) on coups in Africa. Burkin [...]
2009-04-02 05:46:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AU LY MR UG
09AITTAIPEI736 TERRORISM FINANCE: UN DESIGNATION OF ABDUL HAQ, AKA
[...] Per Ref A and B, the Central Bank of the ROC (Taiwan) has searched and found the following two foreign exchange (FX) transactions with one entity whose names coincided with one of the three Democratic People's Republic of KOREA (DPRK) entities subject to the Presidential Statement (PRST) issued [...]
2009-06-19 09:42:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KN KNNP PARM PREL ECON XE ZO TW
09AITTAIPEI749 TERRORISM FINANCE: UN DESIGNATION OF ABDUL HAQ, AKA
[...] Per Ref A and B, the Central Bank of the ROC (Taiwan) has searched and found the following two foreign exchange (FX) transactions with one entity whose names coincided with one of the three Democratic People's Republic of KOREA (DPRK) entities subject to the Presidential Statement (PRST) issued [...]
2009-06-22 09:42:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KN KNNP PARM PREL ECON XE ZO TW
09ALGIERS116ALGERIA MEDIA REACTION TO PRESIDENT'S Al-ARABIYA INTERVIEW:
[...] As of Thursday, January 29, President Obama's interview received no front page coverage or commentary in the 70 or so daily Algerian newspapers. Many newspapers did, however, print short, primarily factual articles about the interview on Wednesday, January 28. Most articles were hidden on the [...]
2009-02-02 06:27:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIEDEINO OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL XF AG
09BAGHDAD2335UNAMI SRSG TO DONOR PARTNERS: TOGETHER WE STAND OR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Summary: New UNAMI SRSG Ad Melkert told a well-attended Iraq Partners Forum meeting on August 26 that it is "time to close the ICI chapter and open a new chapter" of the book on GoI-donor coordination. Melkert said his current thinking is to aim for an Ambassadorial-level, vi [...]
2009-08-30 12:30:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN IZ PGOV PREL
09BAGHDAD2336UNAMI SRSG TO DONOR PARTNERS: TOGETHER WE STAND OR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Summary: New UNAMI SRSG Ad Melkert told a well-attended Iraq Partners Forum meeting on August 26 that it is "time to close the ICI chapter and open a new chapter" of the book on GoI-donor coordination. Melkert said his current thinking is to aim for an Ambassadorial-level, vi [...]
2009-08-30 12:35:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN IZ PGOV PREL
09BAGHDAD3028GOI PROPOSED 2010 BUDGET: RIDING THE OIL ROLLER COASTER
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GOI has proposed a 2010 budget to the Council of Representatives (CoR) that would increase expenditures by 22 percent. While security remains a budget priority, as do the essential services of oil and electricity, more resources are proposed for health, education, municipal [...]
2009-11-17 06:08:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD3129IRAQ'S POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY - CUT POVERTY BY 30 PERCENT
[...] (U) Summary: On November 24, the Council of Ministers (CoM) endorsed Iraq's first Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS),a requirement for the release of any potential World Bank Development Policy Loan. The PRS aims to reduce by 30 percent the number of Iraqis living below the country's poverty l [...]
2009-12-02 13:09:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL IZ
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN81BRUNEI LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL: STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-03 07:58:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PHUM ECON BX
09BANGUI1042009 CAR BUDGET ANALYSIS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The National Assembly of the Central African Republic adopted the 2009 national budget on February 2, 2009 during a special session. A final copy of the budget is now available to the public. The 2009 budget increased by 14.2 percent compared to 2008. The CARG resources are estim [...]
2009-05-28 08:03:00Embassy BanguiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PGOV EAID
09BANGUI123EMBASSY BANGUI'S REACTION TO THE WORLD BANK'S POVERTY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: AmEmbassy Bangui has reviewed the World Bank's Poverty Reduction Strategy Annual Progress Report (APR) of the Central African Republic and takes exception to much of the document. Post has seen little real progress or commitment on the part of Central African Republic's governmen [...]
2009-06-26 12:20:00Embassy BanguiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PINR EAID ECIN ECON EFIN EINT
09BEIJING2331PRC: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PRST ON AUNG SAN SUU
[...] (C) On August 12, PolMinCouns conveyed to MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department Acting Director General Li Junhua ref A points in urging PRC cooperation on a UN Security Council Presidential Statement condemning the Burmese government's conviction and sentencing of Daw Aun [...]
2009-08-12 10:18:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BM CH
09BEIJING973CHINESE OFFICIAL ON DPRK, AF/PAK, SNED
[...] (C) Summary: A senior MFA official claimed the UNSC's Presidential Statement responding to the DPRK's missile launch as a win for Sino-U.S. cooperation and said China would play up the fact that it was not a resolution in discussions with the North Koreans on the need to rejoin the Six-Party T [...]
2009-04-13 10:38:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM UNSC PTER KN KS JA AF PK CH
09BEIRUT1175LEBANON PROGRESSING ON UN MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
[...] (U) Lebanon has made substantial progress towards achieving the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs),according to a recent report by the UN Development Program (UNDP). The report highlighted improvements in the areas of education, reduction of child and mother mortality rates, gender equali [...]
2009-10-26 15:32:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV PGOV SOCI LE
09BEIRUT271LEBANON: UNSCOL WILLIAMS WITH FELTMAN,SHAPIRO ON
[...] (C) On March 6, UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon (UNSCOL) Michael Williams provided a briefing for visiting Acting A/S of State for Near East Affairs Jeffrey Feltman and NSC Senior Director for Middle East and North Africa Dan Shapiro. Referring to his upcoming meeting with the Security Cou [...]
2009-03-08 18:09:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER LE SY IR IS
09BERLIN429GALILEO IDENTITY CRISIS: A FERRARI BUILT TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Galileo, the EU's Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS),is in the midst of a 3.4 billion euro identity crisis as political advocates downplay Galileo's advertised role as a pillar of Europe's national security and instead spotlight the system,s civil and economic [...]
2009-04-09 16:04:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON EINV ETRD PGOV PREL TSPA EUN NL GM
09BERLIN430GALILEO PUBLIC REGULATED SERVICE MAY REQUIRE
[...] SUMMARY: (C) The Galileo Public Regulated Service (PRS) is presumably critical for the EU as a pillar for national security and as the nucleus of Galileo's business model, but PRS appears to be stalling out. PRS faces four obstacles: 1) a conflict between civilian control and military end-us [...]
2009-04-09 16:25:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON EINV ETRD PGOV PREL TSPA EUN NL GM
09BRAZZAVILLE79(SBU) IMF, WORLD BANK ON SAME PAGE ON CONGO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the conclusion March 6 of a mission by the IMF to assess Congo's progress with its current PRGF (Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility) program, mission chief Robert York briefed interested diplomatic missions and international organizations, along with key financial interl [...]
2009-03-18 16:07:00Embassy BrazzavilleUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN IMF IBRD
09BRUSSELS1193EU SCENESETTER FOR CODEL KANJORSKI
[...] (SBU) I would like to welcome you and the members of your Delegation to Brussels. You are arriving at a time when the change in U.S. Administration and the press of global events have pushed U.S.-EU cooperation to new heights across a range of economic and political issues. The EU and its Mem [...]
2009-08-28 11:20:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL ETRD ENRG SENV KHGH KJUS KTFN EUN
09BRUSSELS132AFGHANISTAN: CAN THE EU BE A STRONGER PARTNER IN
[...] (C/NF) Summary and comment. We currently have a window of opportunity to lay the groundwork for more EU contributions in Afghanistan. The current window may close as soon as April 3-4, 2009 -- the dates of the NATO Summit. It is unlikely that the 21 out of 27 EU member states who are also N [...]
2009-01-29 16:36:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER SNAR NATO MARR AF AID BE EAID
09BUENOSAIRES538ARGENTINA ELECTIONS: NO KIRCHNER COATTAILS IN
[...] (C) Summary: Argentina's northern province of Salta, a picturesque, agriculturally productive regional center bordering Bolivia, offers another demonstration of Argentina's confusion of competing Peronists and temporary alliances in the run-up to national mid-terms on June 28. With only three [...]
2009-05-07 16:19:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON SNAR AR
09CANBERRA204CANBERRA - SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE
[...] (U) This response has been coordinated and cleared by the EAC. The following responses are keyed to the questions listed in the reftel and cover all constituent posts in Australia. POLITICAL VIOLENCE I.(SBU) Demonstrations A. Yes. There are significant Greek, Malaysian, Lebanese, Ser [...]
2009-03-02 00:09:00Embassy CanberraSECRET//NOFORNASEC PTER
09COTONOU355COTONOU: JUNE, 2009 REPORT ON THE PLACEMENT OF STATE AND
[...] PAS Cotonou reports the following placements of State Department materials, articles on Mission-hosted activities and U.S. centered articles in the government-owned newspaper, La Nation, and various independent newspapers. 2. Print media July 1 The following articles were published: An [...]
2009-08-10 11:24:00Embassy CotonouUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL OIIP KPAO BN
09DAKAR1018GUINEA-BISSAU: POST-ELECTION CHALLENGES REMAIN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In the days immediately before and after the second-round presidential election in Guinea-Bissau, PolCouns held a number of meetings to discuss the country,s post-election future. President-elect Malam Bacai Sanha stressed the need for increased economic growth and development, a [...]
2009-08-05 17:16:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALECON KDEM PGOV PINR PINS PREL PU SG
09DAKAR1362GUINEA-BISSAU CABINET RESHUFFLE: PM CONSOLIDATES HIS POWER
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 28, Prime Minister Carlos "Cadogo" Gomes, Jr. finally reshuffled his cabinet after announcing he would do so during the June-July presidential campaign. As he pledged last week in a Lisbon press conference, he promised a smaller government, ostensibly to rein in gove [...]
2009-11-02 07:51:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINS KDEM HDP SG
09DAKAR1496GUINEA-BISSAU: OPPOSITION PRS PARTY DISCRETE FOR THE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-09 16:20:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINS KDEM HDP SG
09DAKAR1504CORRECTED COPY: GUINEA-BISSAU: OPPOSITION PRS PARTY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a November 4 meeting with PolOff, Ibrahim Sori Djalo, Interim President of the opposition Party for Social Renovation (PRS) and Augusto Poquena, PRS Secretary General, started off describing their party's cooperation with the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and C [...]
2009-12-10 11:13:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINS KDEM HDP SG
09DAKAR263GUINEA-BISSAU: PRESIDENT AND ARMED FORCES CHIEF OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On the evening of March 1, the Chief of Staff for the Bissau-Guinean military was killed when a bomb exploded near his office. Approximately eight hours later, soldiers opened fire on the home of the president, ostensibly in retaliation for the assassination of the military chief. [...]
2009-03-03 07:37:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL PU XY
09DAKAR275GUINEA-BISSAU ASSASSINATIONS UPDATE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In the calm following the assassinations of Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Tagme Na Wai and President Joao Bernardo Vieira, the Bissau-Guinean military leadership continues to insist they want no role in governing the country. The interim President, Raimundo Pereira, was swo [...]
2009-03-03 20:28:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALCASC PGOV PINR PREL PU XY
09DAKAR286BISSAU-GUINEAN INTERIM PRESIDENT PROFILE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bissau-Guinean interim President Raimundo Pereira, born on August 28, 1956 in Bissau, is a lawyer by training and an experienced public servant by profession. Armed with a law degree from the University of Lisbon, Pereira launched an impressive career in the Bissau-Guinean gover [...]
2009-03-05 17:16:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PU XY
09DAKAR460GUINEA BISSAU ELECTION DATE SET AMID MILITARY
[...] (C) Summary: As Bissau-Guinean de facto Armed Forces Chief of Staff Zamora Induta seeks to transform his (questionable) legal authority into effective control of the military, armed forces personnel have embarked on a violent, extra-judicial campaign of silencing dissent among the population. [...]
2009-04-08 18:30:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALKOCI PGOV PREL PU XY
09DAKAR666GUINEA-BISSAU PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES, ELECTION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Of the thirteen candidates that remain in contention for the presidency of Guinea-Bissau, Malam Bacai Sanha, Kumba Yala, Henrique Rosa and Baciro Dabo have emerged as the front runners. Despite reported tensions between Sanha and Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Junior, most observer [...]
2009-05-29 14:03:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PU XY
09DAKAR774GUINEA-BISSAU KILLINGS UDPATE, IMPACT ON ELECTIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Following the June 5 killings of Minister of Territorial Administration Baciro Dabo, National Assembly Deputy Helder Proenca and others (reftel),the government of Guinea-Bissau sought to convince skeptical diplomats that those killed were participating in a coup attempt. The gov [...]
2009-06-22 18:29:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PU XY
09DAKAR825 GUINEA-BISSAU: SANHA, YALA PREVAIL IN SOUND PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Guinea-Bissau's presidential election took place without major incident on June 28. All observers, including those from Embassy Dakar, agreed that the election was technically sound. Voter turnout was low, due in part to recent violence (reftel) and the re-use of voter lists co [...]
2009-07-02 17:00:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM XY PU
09DAKAR945GUINEA-BISSAU: SECURITY SECTOR REFORM AND THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 14 and 15, PolCouns held meetings in Bissau with several African diplomats and other representatives from the international community resident in Guinea-Bissau to discuss the upcoming second round OF presidential elections on July 26, ongoing Security Sector Reform (SSR),[...]
2009-07-24 07:50:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV
09DAKAR994 GUINEA-BISSAU: SANHA WINS SECOND ROUND PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Guinea-Bissau held the second round of its presidential election on July 26 following weeks of campaigning that saw Party for Social Renewal (PRS) candidate Kumba Yala level significant accusations against African Party for the Independence of Guinea Bissau and Cape Verde (PAIGC [...]
2009-08-03 07:42:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM XY PU
09DHAKA130RESPONSE TO 2008 DOL REQUEST FOR TRADE
[...] (U) This cable responds to Ref A request for information regarding child labor in Bangladesh. The Caretaker Government made few changes to labor policies in 2008. In the absence of an elected legislature, the President was empowered to promulgate ordinances. These ordinances will lapse unless [...]
2009-02-05 04:09:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID BG
09DJIBOUTI919SOMALIA: TFG FOREIGN MINISTER COMMENTS ON MILITARY AND DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS TO COMBAT AL-SHABAAB
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Djibouti's ongoing effort to train nearly 500 troops for Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) is "critical" for achieving the TFG's aim of training up to 3,000 recruits to form a new Somali army, according to Somali TFG Foreign Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Omaar, who hope [...]
2009-07-14 15:18:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS MOPS KPKO AU SO DJ ER ET XA
09FREETOWN136IMF REPS CONCERNED BUT PATIENT REGARDING SIERRA
[...] (C) Summary: On April 6, Ambassador met with IMF representatives to discuss their private views on GoSL performance since December 2008. Resident Representative Alvin Hilaire, Chief of Mission Norbert Toe and incoming Chief of Mission Jan Mikkelsen, discussed their disappointment that promises [...]
2009-04-14 15:43:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALECON EAID EFIN SL
09FREETOWN24SIERRA LEONE 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Per reftel, please see Embassy Freetown's 2009 Investment Climate Statement below. The document will also be sent via e-mail on the unclassified system. Embassy POC for this report is Political/Economic Officer Amy LeMar (lemaran.@state.gov). A. Openness to Foreign Investment 2. The Gov [...]
2009-01-15 18:18:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EINV ETRD KTDB USTR OPIC SL
09GENEVA281UNHCR 44TH STANDING COMMITTEE: FOCUS ON REFUGEE
[...] (U) SUMMARY. During the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees' (UNHCR's) March 3-5, 2008 Standing Committee meeting, UNHCR managers briefed Member States on progress made in three thematic areas: a) return and reintegration of displaced populations; b) the global work p [...]
2009-04-06 07:51:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF PREL
09HANOI337DPRK DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO GVN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-13 10:37:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKN UNSC VM
09HARARE411ZIM NOTES 05-15-09
[...] Tsvangirai Launches Next 100 Day Plan... Having just about completed the first 100 days of the unity government, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai hosted a conference in Harare to lay out his plans and goals for the next 100. The plan groups the 32 ministries into five clusters (Economic, Inf [...]
2009-05-18 08:19:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON EFIN ZI
09ISLAMABAD335UPDATE ON WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR IN PAKISTAN
[...] (U) Summary: The Government of Pakistan (GOP) continues to recognize the importance of the elimination of the worst forms of child labor and is slowly taking steps to achieve this goal. There have been pockets of improvement over the past year but the main problem for Pakistan continues to be [...]
2009-02-18 06:20:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI PREL PK
09JAKARTA347SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE (SEPQ),
[...] (SBU) Demonstrations A. Are there any ethnic or religious communities in country capable of carrying out significant anti-American demonstrations? Yes. Segments of Indonesia's Muslim and Papuan communities are capable and at times will carry out anti-American protests. Most demonstratio [...]
2009-03-02 02:06:00Embassy JakartaSECRET//NOFORNASEC PTER
09JERUSALEM1152EAC APPROVES CHANGES TO WEST BANK TRAVEL POLICY
[...] (U) On July 1, 2009, the Consul General chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) to review West Bank travel policy. The meeting was attended by EXEC, RSO, POL, CONS, ORA, MGT, ECON, PD, USAID, USSC, DAO, MSG, and INL. 2. (SBU) This was the first review of West Bank travel [...]
2009-07-07 04:16:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETASEC CASC MOPS PTER KWBG
09JERUSALEM204JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/28): HOPES FOR MITCHELL'S
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-29 09:01:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM205CORRECTED DATE: JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/29): HOPES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-29 09:03:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM209CORRECTED DATE: JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/30):
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-30 15:24:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09KABUL1136FEFA: THE AFGHAN VOICE IN ELECTION OBSERVATION
[...] SUMMARY: Domestic observation will be key to Afghan perceptions of legitimacy in the August 20 presidential and provincial council elections. The Free and Fair Election Foundation of Afghanistan (FeFA),an umbrella organization of over 15 civil society groups, will serve as Afghanistan,s on [...]
2009-05-04 14:22:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM AF
09KABUL1762 Beyond 421 - Civilian Staffing Requirements for
[...] Embassy Kabul has undertaken a review of our mission to determine the personnel and resourcing requirements to achieve success, a review that complements GEN McChrystal's ongoing 60-day review of ISAF's mission. In Ref A, Embassy Kabul detailed a USG civilian uplift needed to implement the Pre [...]
2009-07-06 15:31:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT APER PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN AF
09KABUL3184OPIC Delegation Visits Afghanistan
[...] (U) An Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) delegation -- led by Vice President of Structured Finance Robert Drumheller -- visited Kabul and Herat September 26 to October 2, 2009. While the delegation identified potential partners in several sectors, including mining and agri-busines [...]
2009-10-10 05:16:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP EINV EMIN PREL AF
09KABUL4023HELMAND: DEVELOPMENTS IN THE INFORMAL JUSTICE SECTOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: The absence of any formal Afghan government (GIRoA) justice infrastructure in many districts of Helmand province has created a legal vacuum that enables "insurgent justice" to hold sway. In order to help the Afghan government (GIRoA) compete with the Taliban's shadow justice s [...]
2009-12-16 05:18:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV PINS PHUM AF UK
09KAMPALA338GOU CONSIDERS REQUEST TO LEAD ON PRST ON COUPS IN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-02 13:11:00Embassy KampalaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL AU UNSC UG
09KHARTOUM542MEDIA REACTION: CODEL KERRY'S VISIT TO SUDAN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The state-influenced Khartoum press corps reacted very positively to the visit of Senator John Kerry, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, echoing sentiments for better U.S.-Sudanese relations seen after the visit of U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan General Scott Gration [...]
2009-04-22 05:41:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM701MEDIA REACTION TO U.S. SPECIAL ENVOY TO SUDAN EAST-WEST
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The current East-West tour to China, Qatar, United Kingdom and France by U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan General Scott Gration has dominated most of the local news in Sudan. While a handful of pro-government newspapers remain optimistic and describe the visits as "encouraging" and "a [...]
2009-05-29 07:08:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KPKO SOCI ASEC AU UNSC KPAO OIIP SU
09KHARTOUM774MEDIA REACTION: SUDANESE MEDIA RESPONDS TO SPECIAL ENVOY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Khartoum's state-influenced media "selectively" portrayed U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan General Gration's June 17 remarks in Washington to U.S. and international press as strongly supportive of the policies of the ruling National Congress Party. Pro-government media spun the Special [...]
2009-06-23 07:52:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SOCI ASEC KPAO OIIP AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM796MEDIA REACTION: COVERAGE OF VERDICTS AND SENTENCING
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The state-influenced Khartoum press corps provided detailed, factual coverage of the June 24 courtroom verdicts and sentencing of the five men accused of the January 1, 2008 murders of two U.S. Embassy employees. Notable by their absence was the dearth of editorials and op-eds on [...]
2009-06-29 13:30:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SOCI ASEC KPAO OIIP AU SU
09KIGALI75RWANDA REACTION: PRESIDENT'S INTERVIEW WITH
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel talking points and interview transcript to Rwandan Mufti Sheikh Saleh Habimana on February 2. Habimana said he hopes the United States will fully utilize the "opportunity" presented by President Obama's election to engage with the Muslim world, and make the strong [...]
2009-02-03 08:59:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PREL
09KINSHASA136DRC RESPONSE TO OPIC-SUPPORTED INVESTMENT FUNDS
[...] (U) Post is pleased to comment on the proposed OPIC-supported investment funds described in refs A and B. Both funds support the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)'s overall economic development framework, target key sectors in the DRC for private investment, and would enhance access to cr [...]
2009-02-11 09:51:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PGOV CG
09KINSHASA316 SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL INHOFE TO THE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to grapple with fundamental security challenges, particularly in the eastern part of the country, making it one of the most fragile and volatile states in the world. Armed groups, including the infamous Lord's Resistance Arm [...]
2009-04-02 11:22:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL PGOV MARR MOPS CG
09KINSHASA334 SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL ADAM SMITH TO THE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to grapple with fundamental security challenges, particularly in the eastern part of the country, making it one of the most fragile and volatile states in the world. Armed groups, including the infamous Lord's Resistance Arm [...]
2009-04-07 14:01:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL PGOV MARR MOPS CG
09KINSHASA431KAMERHE ADVISOR DISCUSSES DEMOCRACY AND THE EAST
[...] (C) Summary: Manya Moupondo, Diplomatic Advisor to former National Assembly President Vital Kamerhe and GDRC delegate to the GDRC-CNDP political talks, told Emboffs that the transition from Kamerhe to the new Assembly President, Evariste Boshab, has been smooth. She expressed some concern t [...]
2009-04-30 17:08:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR MOPS KDEM CG
09KINSHASA558 Integration in South Kivu Moving Slowly
[...] (SBU) Summary: Integration in South Kivu continues to be hampered by logistical problems and the FRF's decision not to participate in the process. MONUC is optimistic (perhaps overly) that it can overcome the logistical issues and that lead negotiator Malu Malu will be able to persuade the F [...]
2009-06-16 11:39:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF MASS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA961 DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ENCOURAGING CENTRAL
[...] Econcouns delivered ref A points on October 15 jointly to the Ministry of Finance's Chief of Staff, Georges Wembi Loambi, and the Ministry of Budget's Deputy Chief of Staff, Onesime Kukatula. Neither GDRC official was aware of the restrictions contained in the FY 2009 Appropriations Act concer [...]
2009-10-21 14:43:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN PREL CG
09KUWAIT89KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION TO PRESIDENT'S JANUARY 26 Al-ARABIYA
[...] (U) Summary and Comment. As of Thursday, January 29, no Kuwaiti dailies offered commentaries on President Obama's January 26 television interview with Al-Arabiya. The interview was covered in an extremely positive light by the State-run Kuwaiti News Agency (KUNA) on January 27, and picked up [...]
2009-02-01 06:01:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO EINO OPRC KMDR XF KU MEDIA REACTION
09LIBREVILLE36GABON: PRISON UPRISING EXPOSES DEPLORABLE
[...] (C) An uprising at Libreville's Central Prison January 19 left three prisoners dead and several wounded before authorities restored order. Trouble started when prisoners took four guards hostage in a protest over filthy living conditions and lengthy pretrial detention. The government's inter [...]
2009-01-26 05:21:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV GB
09LONDON157SUDAN: P-3 DISCUSS WAY FORWARD ON ICC INDICTMENT
[...] (C) Summary. In a January 13 round of UK-France-U.S. (P-3) talks in London, Senior P-3 representatives held a shared assessment of the Darfur peace process: Darfur was at a stalemate and the situation on the ground deteriorated in 2008. The Sudan People's Initiative (SPI) as well as the Qata [...]
2009-01-21 16:06:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL UNSC PHUM SU FR UK
09LONDON1873UK REACTS STRONGLY TO AUNG SAN SUU KYI'S CONVICTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-12 10:59:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM BM UK
09LONDON434THE UK'S APPROACH TO PEACEKEEPING REFORM
[...] (C/NF) Summary. Following the January 23 UNSC debate (reftel A),the UK has made more effective UN peacekeeping a policy priority, and Prime Minister Gordon Brown may plan to raise it during the visit to Washington which he has requested. HMG plans to negotiate a PRST or UNSCR to address the [...]
2009-02-19 11:21:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL KPKO UNSC PHUM UK
09LONDON553SUDAN/DARFUR: UK SUPPORTS LOW-KEY RESPONSE TO ICC
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-03 09:59:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC PHUM SU XA XW UK
09LUANDA257ELECTIONS IN 2009 UNLIKELY
[...] (C) Summary. Staffdel Marsh's conversations with parliamentary, ruling party, and opposition figures suggest presidential elections in 2009 are highly unlikely. Constitutional reform, which President dos Santos has said must precede these elections, is progressing slowly, with even the most o [...]
2009-04-16 15:15:00Embassy LuandaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM AO
09LUANDA785ANGOLA'S OPPOSITION: WEAK PILLAR IN THE DEMOCRATIC
[...] (C) Summary. While Angola's political opposition faces many institutional obstacles, considerable internal weaknesses also prevent it from playing fully its role in a democratic system. Whereas the ruling MPLA, albeit with all the advantages of decades of incumbency, is well organized, unite [...]
2009-12-29 09:55:00Embassy LuandaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM AO
09MANILA85Philippines: 2009 Investment Climate Statement, Part One
[...] Part One of PostQs 2009 Investment Climate Statement is transmitted in paragraph 2, in accordance with reftel instructions. 2. Begin text: 2009 Investment Climate Statement -- The Philippines Openness to Foreign Investment The Government of the Philippines (GRP) generally acknowle [...]
2009-01-14 08:54:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR RP
09MASERU361LESOTHO: AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW
[...] Per reftel's request, post submits the following information for the annual AGOA eligibility review. 2. Country: Lesotho Current AGOA Status: Eligible Country Background Summary: The Kingdom of Lesotho is a landlocked Southern African nation with a population of approximately [...]
2009-10-09 09:16:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ECON ENRG ETRD PHUM LT
09MEXICO2761MX 2009-449, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days October 6, 2009 per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS on Prisoner Classification System Course, in Denver, Colorado, beginning October 12, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violat [...]
2009-09-22 13:10:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR ASEC MX
09MONROVIA19LIBERIA: WEAK LEADERSHIP UNDERMINES COMMERCIAL FORESTRY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Weak leadership at the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) has delayed resumption of commercial logging, placed millions of dollars of potential revenue at risk and jeopardized the success of the forestry reform program. The companies bidding on logging concessions consistent [...]
2009-01-07 13:29:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR PGOV ECON EAID SENV LI
09MONROVIA219 LIBERIA: IMPACT OF GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS WORSENS
[...] SUMMARY: Both the GOL and International Monetary Fund (IMF) report that the impact of the global financial crisis on Liberia may be more serious than previously expected (reftels). The IMF has revised Liberia's growth projections downward from 10.3% to 6% for 2009, and from 14.8% to 8% in 201 [...]
2009-03-24 17:35:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON EFIN LI
09MONROVIA26LIBERIA: PRS GOVERNANCE AND RULE OF LAW PILLAR ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of Planning and Economic Affairs Amara Konneh is frustrated with how the Governance and Rule of Law (GRL) Pillar of the Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) is functioning and has asked the President to assign it to another Minister. According to Konneh, the agreement made at [...]
2009-01-08 17:53:00Embassy MonroviaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID LI
09MONROVIA390 UN SECURITY COUNCIL MEETING WITH PRESIDENT SIRLEAF
[...] (SBU) Summary: Meeting with the UN Security Council during their May 19-20 visit to Liberia, President Sirleaf expressed strong support for a continued UNMIL presence until Liberia can take over its own security. On several occasions, she called the peace "fragile" and easily able to be rever [...]
2009-06-02 16:39:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPKO LI PGOV PREL UNSC
09MONROVIA73LIBERIA: CHINESE FIRM WINS BID TO DEVELOP BONG
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The China Union Investment Company has won the bid to redevelop Liberia's Bong iron ore mining range. The $2.6 billion concession agreement is the most lucrative investment contract signed by the Sirleaf government and is expected to create over 10,000 direct jobs and rehabilitate [...]
2009-01-21 17:03:00Embassy MonroviaCONFIDENTIALECON EMIN PGOV LI
09MONROVIA751LIBERIA: AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW 2009
[...] (U) COUNTRY BACKGROUND SUMMARY: Liberia has a government that was democratically elected in multi-party elections in October/November 2005. The government has moved to exert its authority throughout the country but security still depends on the 10,000-strong United Nations Mission in Liberia [...]
2009-10-13 16:45:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON LI ETRD
09MONROVIA753DESPITE PORT AUTHORITY ROADBLOCKS, PORT REFORM CONTINUES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Internal disputes within the GOL and second thoughts about the merits of private management at the Freeport of Monrovia present fresh challenges for the Port Sector Reform Program (PSRP),but are unlikely to derail a two-year process that enjoys Presidential and unified donor sup [...]
2009-10-14 17:10:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EWWT EAID LI
09MONROVIA83LIBERIA: Ambassador's Introductory Call on Minister of
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a courtesy call by the Ambassador, Minister of Planning and Economic Affairs (MPEA) Amarah Konneh, who has been in office five months (ref B),thanked the USG for the "quick win" of the MCC threshold program and described his plans to take on the challenges of a historica [...]
2009-01-23 18:08:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PINR LI
09MONROVIA838FISCAL SQUEEZE SPARKS CALLS FOR BUDGET TRANSPARENCY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While the global downturn could be expected to impose some constraints on Liberia's 2009-2010 budget, the Ministry of Finance's admission that revenue collection fell a full 25 percent short of planned expenditures in the first quarter alone has raised questions about the efficac [...]
2009-11-18 17:28:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN LI
09MONROVIA90LIBERIA: PRESIDENT CALLS FOR CONTINUED REFORM IN THIRD
[...] (U) SUMMARY. In her third State of the Nation Address before a joint session of the National Legislature January 26, President Sirleaf summarized the achievements of her government in 2008 and called for Liberia to "sustain this progress" in 2009. She vowed to continue the fight against corru [...]
2009-01-28 18:04:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EAID EINV KCRM CACS LI
09MOSCOW1005GOR RATCHETS UP PRESSURE ON NORTH KOREA WITH A FM
[...] (C) In the wake of North Korea's announced withdrawal from the Six Party Talks and the expulsion of inspectors in response to the UN Security Council's censure of its April 5 missile launch, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will visit Pyongyang April 23-24 with a stop over in Seoul aft [...]
2009-04-20 13:41:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL RS KS KN
09MOSCOW2065DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PRST ON AUNG SAN SUU KYI
[...] (C) On August 12, CDA conveyed to Igor Neverov, Director North America Department and Acting Deputy Minister, reftel points urging GOR cooperation on a UN Security Council Presidential Statement. Neverov stated that the U.S. and Russian delegations would likely discuss the issue in New York. [...]
2009-08-12 14:54:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BM RS CH
09NDJAMENA175CEDANT ARMA TOGAE? WHERE CHAD GOES FROM HERE,
[...] (SBU) The invasion of eastern Chad by Chadian rebels from Sudan, their decisive defeat by Chad government forces, and the GOC,s initial reaction to those events last week confirmed a changed balance of power between Chad and Chad rebels and raised questions regarding the GOC's military and d [...]
2009-05-13 09:01:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF UN SU LY CH IS QA CD
09NDJAMENA409CHAD MEDIA PROFILE
[...] INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY ------------------------ Reftel discussed in general terms problems facing the media in Chad and initiatives being taken by media organizations to improve the situation. This message establishes a baseline by which to measure, quantitatively and qualitatively, me [...]
2009-09-22 12:07:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OIIP CD
09NEWDELHI1319CONGRESS PARTY LEVERAGES ELECTORAL WIN TO EMPOWER
[...] (SBU) Summary. Following an impressive win in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections, the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government demonstrated the value it places on female constituents by introducing a cachet of women's empowerment initiatives. President Patil's outline of her gover [...]
2009-06-25 12:14:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KWMN KDEM IN
09NICOSIA305CYPRUS TALKS AND THE ORAMS CASE: CRISIS
[...] (C) Summary. On May 5, the first meeting between the Greek Cypriot(GC) and Turkish Cypriot(TC) leaders since the European Court of Justice (ECJ) made known its decision in the Orams property case went well, according to Turkish Cypriot (TC) lead negotiator Ozdil Nami. TC Leader Talat stood up [...]
2009-05-07 12:38:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNFICYP CY
09NICOSIA327CYPRUS: UN'S DOWNER SUGGESTS SUBTLE NUDGING OF
[...] (C) Summary. "Greek Cypriots (G/Cs) must develop a sense that the status quo is over," UN Special Adviser Alexander Downer confided to the Ambassador during their May 15 meeting. Downer suggested that a low-key discussion on the future of UNFICYP might help break the G/Cs of their perception [...]
2009-05-19 08:00:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNFICYP TU CY
09NOUAKCHOTT269THE FNDD'S INTERIM STRATEGY
[...] (S - N/F) Summary: The FNDD sees opportunity in General Aziz's upcoming resignation to work on internal divisions in his support base -- hopefully leaving him out in the cold. Diplomatic activities (including travel by President Abdallahi) will continue as will open resistance. The FNDD fea [...]
2009-04-14 13:52:00Embassy NouakchottSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV MR
09OSLO85 MEDIA REACTION: THE PRESIDENT'S INTERVIEW WITH AL-ARABIYA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-30 07:14:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO NO
09OUAGADOUGOU10BURKINA FASO: 2008 MIDTERM REVIEW OF THE POVERTY REDUCTION
[...] In October 2008, the Government of Burkina Faso (GOBF) met with domestic stakeholders and international donors to conduct a mid-term review to provide stakeholders with crucial updates on macroeconomic, structural, and social policies related to the country's Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (P [...]
2009-01-08 14:06:00Embassy OuagadougouUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON SENV SOCI PGOV UV
09OUAGADOUGOU259DEMARCHE TO BURKINA FASO ON NORTH KOREAN
[...] (C) On April 13, Pol/Mil Officer delivered reftel demarche to Mr. Der Kogda, Director of Multilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Pol/Mil officer explained that the USG was seeking the support of Burkina Faso and of its UN Mission for a draft presidential statement (PRST) abo [...]
2009-04-13 09:33:00Embassy OuagadougouCONFIDENTIALPARM NK PREL KNNP UNSC UV
09OUAGADOUGOU471BURKINA FASO: THE NINTH ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE POVERTY
[...] Summary. In April 2009, the Government of Burkina Faso (GOBF),led by Prime Minister Tertius Zongo, met with the private sector, civil society organizations and international donors to conduct the ninth annual review of the country's Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP). According to the re [...]
2009-06-12 10:52:00Embassy OuagadougouUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI EAID AMED PGOV UV
09PARIS284 PARIS CLUB - JANUARY 2009 TOUR D'HORIZON AND DISCUSSIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: During the January 2009 Paris Club Tour d'Horizon, creditors agreed to consider committing up front to a debt reduction for Seychelles, although they agreed that conditions should be stringent. While Haiti's situation was challenging, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) believ [...]
2009-02-26 12:19:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
09PARIS629 PARIS CLUB - APRIL 2009 TOUR D'HORIZON AND DISCUSSIONS ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: During the January 2009 Paris Club Tour d'Horizon, creditors agreed to consider committing upfront to a debt reduction for Seychelles, although they agreed that conditions should be stringent. While Haiti's situation was challenging, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) believe [...]
2009-05-07 07:18:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
09PARIS643 PARIS CLUB - APRIL 2009 TOUR D'HORIZON AND DISCUSSIONS ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: During the April Paris Club meeting, the IMF reported Afghanistan's PRGF was back on track. Some creditors expressed a willingness to extend Afghanistan's debt treatment, but Russia noted some 'technical problems.' The World Bank and the Fund had approved Cote d'Ivoire's decisi [...]
2009-05-12 15:58:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
09PARIS715 PARIS CLUB - MAY 2009 TOUR D'HORIZON AND DISCUSSIONS ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: During the May 13 Paris Club meeting, creditors were willing to extend Afghanistan's debt treatment, but Russia blocked the move. Paris Club members expressed concerns about Brazil's proposed loan to Argentina's state-owned airline Aerolineas Argentinas, but agreed to seek more [...]
2009-05-28 14:50:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
09PESHAWAR123POST CONVENES EAC ON 06/08/2009
[...] (S//NF) Post convened an Emergency Action Committee meeting at 1100(local) on June 8, 2009 to review post's security posture in light of specific, credible threat information targeting Consulate personnel. PO, RSO, RAO, ODRP/101st, ODRP/SOCCE, USAID, IPC, MGT, POL, CONS, PAS, and NAS attended [...]
2009-06-08 09:12:00Consulate PeshawarSECRETAMGT ASEC MOPS PK PTER
09PORTAUPRINCE134HAITI MONTHLY -*JANUARY 2009
[...] (U) This is a monthly report on a variety of topics of interest which do not merit full reporting cables. End summary. Foreign Economic Assistance --------------------------- 2. (U) Association of Caribbean States. Haiti hosted the Council of Ministers of the Association of Caribbean St [...]
2009-02-10 12:47:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG EAID EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP HA
09PORTLOUIS205SEYCHELLES SOFA IN THE FINAL STRETCH
[...] (C) A U.S. inter-agency delegation met with Government of Seychelles (GoS) stakeholders in early July to discuss issues associated with the proposed Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA). The discussions, which were built on multi-level country team lobbying efforts over the past two years, led to [...]
2009-07-07 09:43:00Embassy Port LouisCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL MASS MOPS SE
09PRETORIA475STATE MEDIA GIANT SINKS INTO FINANCIAL QUAGMIRE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: South Africa's state broadcaster, the South African Broadcasting Corporation, recently admitted serious financial difficulties and is applying to the Treasury for immediate help. This follows on a year of political infighting between the Thabo Mbeki-appointed Board and the Jacob Zu [...]
2009-03-12 07:34:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO PGOV ECPS EINT SF
09RANGOON207BURMA: GLOBAL FUND PRINCIPAL RECIPIENTS SELECTED
[...] (SBU) The Minister of Health chaired the fourth Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) meeting March 31 in preparation for the GOB's planned Round 9 Global Fund application. During the meeting, CCM members selected Save the Children (US) and the UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS) as the du [...]
2009-04-06 22:59:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALSOCI EAID PHUM KHIV PGOV SENV BM
09RANGOON326BURMA: HEALTH MINISTRY SUBMITS GLOBAL FUND
[...] (SBU) The Minister of Health submitted the Burmese Government's Round Nine Global Fund (GF) application on May 31, requesting USD 320.6 million over five years to fund HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB),and malaria programs. Funds, if approved, will be overseen by two principal recipients: Save t [...]
2009-06-03 01:37:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALSOCI EAID PHUM KHIV PGOV SENV BM
09RANGOON66BURMA: PREPARATIONS CONTINUE FOR GLOBAL FUND
[...] (C) The Minister of Health chaired the third Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) meeting January 30 in preparation for the GOB's planned round nine Global Fund application. During the meeting, CCM members agreed on the proposed selection process for the dual principal recipients (PRs),who [...]
2009-02-04 07:47:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALSOCI EAID PHUM KHIV PGOV SENV BM
09RIYADH182SAUDI JOURNALISTS ON PRESIDENT'S AL-ARABIYA INTERVIEW
[...] PAS Riyadh spoke with six Saudi journalists and editors today on popular reaction to the POTUS interview with Al-Arabiya. All of those contacted said that highlights of the interview were spreading widely on the street, and that the response was overwhelmingly positive. One journalist who al [...]
2009-01-29 06:48:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PGOV ECON SA
09SANAA1170SALEH PRESSES FOR MEETING WITH OBAMA
[...] (S/NF) On June 27, President Saleh urged the Ambassador to hurry preparations for a state visit to Washington, suggesting it would help remove obstacles impeding the transfer of Yemeni GTMO detainees to Saudi custody. On internal issues, Saleh dismissed concern over unrest in Yemen'ssouthern [...]
2009-06-28 13:23:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV KDRG CASC PREL YM
09SANJOSE301COSTA RICA SUPPORTS UN PRST ON NORTH KOREAN
[...] (C) After alerting our vacationing MFA counterparts on Easter Sunday, we delivered reftel demarche to MFA UN Desk Officer Adriana Murillo and Disarmament Chief Carlos Cordero the morning of April 13. Murillo stated that Costa Rica initially would have preferred a stronger response, including [...]
2009-04-13 21:31:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIALUNSC NK CS
09SANTIAGO1268Media Report December 31 December
[...] The presidents of political parties PPD (Parties for Democracy) and PRSD (Radical Social Democratic Party) -both prominent members in the Concertacion government coalition-resigned their posts, triggering a controversy and division within the coalition. U.S.-Terrorist Threat [...]
2009-12-31 13:59:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO304CONCERTACION CHALLENGER GOMEZ MAKES A NAME FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Through tireless old-fashioned campaigning and an extensive internet effort, upstart presidential contender Jose Antonio Gomez has emerged as a persistent progressive leader and irritant to Concertacion front runner Eduardo Frei. Gomez, who is a senator and president of the [...]
2009-04-01 20:42:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SENV ECON CI
09SANTIAGO310CHILE: CONCERTACION PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES FACE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 5, the center-left Concertacion coalition will hold primaries in Chile's O'Higgins (VI) and Maule (VII) regions between former President and current Senator Eduardo Frei and upstart challenger Senator Jose Antonio Gomez. The Concertacion has no set process for choosi [...]
2009-04-02 15:59:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CI
09SANTIAGO332FREI WINS CONCERTACION PRIMARY, AS EXPECTED
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle on April 5 won the Concertacion regional primary in the Maule and O'Higgins regions with a difference of nearly 30 percentage points, meeting the conditions to cancel further regional pri [...]
2009-04-08 11:41:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV CI
09SANTIAGO367FREI ADVISORS PREDICT A SECOND ROUND VICTORY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Two key advisors to Eduardo Frei recently told the Ambassador that they expect the Concertacion candidate will win the upcoming Presidential election in a second round run-off against Alianza candidate Sebastian Pinera. The advisors agreed that third party candidates will stay in [...]
2009-04-20 11:42:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO404CHILE 2009 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS PRIMER
[...] (U) Summary: Chile's presidential elections will take place in December 2009. While the two main coalitions have their candidates -- Eduardo Frei for the ruling Concertacion coalition and Sebastian Pinera for the opposition coalition Alianza -- a number of other contenders remain in the game. [...]
2009-04-29 11:37:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CI
09SANTIAGO432CHILEAN CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS 101
[...] (SBU) Summary: All 120 Chamber of Deputy seats and 18 of the 38 Senate seats are in play in Chile's congressional elections, which will occur in December together with the presidential election. Chile's "binomial" system, designed by the Pinochet military government, favors the right. The Co [...]
2009-05-06 18:23:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CI
09SANTIAGO44PRESIDENT BACHELET'S TRIP TO CUBA SPARKS
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Michelle Bachelet's visit to Cuba, scheduled for February 11 to 13, has been the subject of heated debate. Bachelet will attend the opening of the Havana Book Festival, which will feature Chile this year, but could also be perceived as a celebration of the fiftieth a [...]
2009-01-15 11:45:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM CI CU
09SANTIAGO524CHILE'S SURPRISE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: HERE TO
[...] (C) Summary: Marco Enriquez-Ominami, a 35-year old Socialist parliamentarian and former filmmaker, has burst onto Chile's presidential scene in recent weeks. Known as one of the "unruly" parliamentarians from the ruling Concertacion coalition, Enriquez-Ominami is running against his party (and the [...]
2009-06-05 13:44:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI ECON SNAR CI BO
09SANTIAGO537 CHILE MEDIA REPORT -- JUNE 8
[...] A 56-year old man died from AH1N1, marking Chile's second casualty. He suffered from an array of heart and respiratory conditions due to his obesity. Chile now leads South America for AH1N1-related deaths. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. Interview with Deputy Assistant Secretary [...]
2009-06-08 20:29:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO56 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JANUARY 15
[...] Chilean dailies highlighted an audit on Chile's National Registry Service that revealed repeated mismanagement and embezzlement during former Director Guillermo Arenas' administration; Chile's Central Bank's predictions of a 2% to 3% economic growth in 2009; and the latest developments in the [...]
2009-01-16 16:34:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO612 CHILE'S CONGRESS: PRIORITIES AND HOPES FOR U.S.
[...] (SBU) Summary. The new leaders of both houses of Chile's Congress are interested in strengthening ties with the U.S., and hope to visit Washington in September and re-invigorate the moribund U.S.-Chile Senate Caucus. Electoral reform; transparency and anti-bribery legislation required for OE [...]
2009-07-02 11:21:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KTIA KTIP ELAB CI
09SANTIAGO86 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JANUARY 27
[...] Headlines noted Minister of Interior Edmundo Perez-Yoma will testify over the 1994 Belgium sale of Mirage aircraft to Chile. Former Air Force Commander-in-Chief Ramon Vega is one of several officers arrested on suspicion of embezzlement in this case. Dailies also highlighted that Eduardo Frei [...]
2009-01-27 20:07:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO877Chile's Presidential Election: Frei Falters,
[...] (C) Summary: Eduardo Frei's bid to return to the presidential palace is faltering as a disorganized campaign, fractious Concertacion coalition, and competing progressive candidates drain support away from the former president. Frei -- long seen as steady, dependable, and frankly, a bit borin [...]
2009-10-16 15:28:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON CI
09SANTIAGO881Behind the Scenes in Chile's Presidential Campaigns: Frei
[...] (C) Summary: While the Eduardo Frei presidential campaign focuses its public attacks on Alianza candidate Sebastian Pinera, private conversations reveal that Frei's team is increasingly worried about upstart leftist challenger Marco Enriquez-Ominami. Both the energized Pinera team and the t [...]
2009-10-20 20:29:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPGOV CI
09SANTIAGO927CHILE: SCENESCETTER FOR 2009 ELECTIONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Chile's presidential and congressional elections are scheduled to take place December 13. The presidential race will likely result in a run-off election, to be held January 17, while congressional elections will not produce a working majority for either major coalition. Alia [...]
2009-12-09 21:19:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON CI
09SANTIAGO933Countdown to Chile's Congressional Elections
[...] (SBU) Summary: Individual races in this year's congressional elections are more competitive and uncertain than ever, although the elections may not produce much change in the overall makeup of the Chilean Congress. The governing Concertacion coalition will most likely regain its majority in the Se [...]
2009-12-10 19:52:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPGOV CI
09SANTODOMINGO1204TOUR D'HORIZON WITH THE OPPOSITION PRD PARTY
[...] (C) Miguel Vargas Maldonado, President of the opposition Revolutionary Dominican Party (PRD),in a 10/7 meeting with PolEcon Counselor and Polchief, said his party was moving onward following its recent contentious National Convention and was now focusing on making significant gains in the 20 [...]
2009-10-09 14:23:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON DR
09SANTODOMINGO1343MAJOR PARTIES' PRIMARIES JUDGED FREE AND FAIR, THOUGH
[...] (SBU) The ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) and opposition Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD),in late November/early December, held primary elections for a majority of their candidacies in the 05/16/10 congressional/municipal elections. The Central Electoral Board (JCE),the independ [...]
2009-12-28 13:54:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1347INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL AGENCY CONFIDENT IT HAS THE
[...] (SBU) The members of the Administrative Chamber of the Central Electoral Board (JCE),the Dominican Government's independent electoral body, are confident that their agency has the organizational capabilities to oversee free and fair congressional/municipal elections on 05/16/10. They are co [...]
2009-12-31 16:23:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO286INDEPENDENCE DAY SPEECH: VINTAGE FERNANDEZ
[...] (U) In his Independence Day speech on February 27, President Fernandez was optimistic about the local economy's ability to weather the global economic crisis. Focusing largely on the economic accomplishments of 2008, Fernandez noted that GDP grew 5.3 percent, inflation was 4.5 percent and for [...]
2009-03-06 13:11:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO484REFORMISTA PARTY LEADERSHIP BATTLE WORSENS SPLITS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The once mighty Reformista Party has become so fractured that it cannot proceed with the selection of a new set of leaders. Indeed, one commentator referred to the party as an "archipelago of individual interests." New leadership was to have been selected last autumn, but this [...]
2009-04-24 18:43:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PREL DR
09SANTODOMINGO706GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES DOCUMENTATION INITIATIVE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Following on the heels of a proposed plan to regularize undocumented foreigners, the GODR hosted the conference "Migratory Policies and Experiences in the Regularization Process" on June 10 and 11. Although the initial presentation and much of the discussion during the two-day [...]
2009-06-22 15:20:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF DR
09SANTODOMINGO752KENNEDY VISIT RAISES HOPE AND SOME HARSH WORDS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Kerry Kennedy, Founder of the RFK Center for Justice and Human Rights, and other members of the RFK Center visited bateyes in Villa Altagracia and attended meetings with several GODR officials. Throughout the meetings, Kennedy spoke about the plight of undocumented residents an [...]
2009-07-07 18:36:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREF ECON DR
09SINGAPORE152SINGAPORE MUSLIMS HAVE HOPE BUT WANT CHANGE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Singapore's Muslims welcome the Obama presidency as "a new era of hope," but are waiting to see what new steps the United States will take, Hajji Mohammad Alami Musa, President of the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS),told the Charge d' Affaires (CDA) on February 12 [...]
2009-02-19 09:54:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPAO SOCI SN
09SINGAPORE325SINGAPORE OPENS DOOR TO CHINESE TO MAINTAIN ETHNIC
[...] (C) Summary: Faced with a chronically low fertility rate and high emigration, Singapore has used a selective but relatively open immigration policy to increase its population, fuel its normally strong economic growth, and maintain a politically delicate balance among its Chinese, Malay and In [...]
2009-04-07 06:52:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEAN PINR ELAB SN CH
09STATE103314VOTING INSTRUCTION - WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY RESOLUTION
[...] (U) This is an action request: The Department instructs USUN to vote in favor of the following UN Security Council resolution regarding Women, peace and security on October 5, 2009. USUN is authorized to provide U.S. co-sponsorship of the resolution. Post should seek additional guidance fro [...]
2009-10-05 12:18:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKPKO PHUM PREL CG KWMN
09STATE103983SUDAN ELECTIONS: DRAFT UNSC PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT
[...] Action Request: Department requests that USUN seek a UN Security Council Presidential Statement (PRST) regarding preparations for elections in Sudan at the earliest opportunity. USUN should refer any substantive changes to the draft PRST in paragraph two to the Department prior to adoption. [...]
2009-10-06 15:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM SU XA XW
09STATE105941UN SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENSION OF MINUSTAH
[...] This is an action request. USUN should vote in favor of the resolution below, extending the mandate of the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) until October 15, 2010. Begin text. The Security Council, Reaffirming its previous resolutions on Haiti, in particular its resolution [...]
2009-10-11 21:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KPKO HA
09STATE108151UK DECISION TO BAN THE PROVISION OF INSURANCE TO
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (SBU) On October 12, the United Kingdom banned British companies from trading with the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) and Iranian Bank Mellat. This ban w [...]
2009-10-19 19:49:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC KNNP XF ZP ZR IR UK XG XT
09STATE108880DISCUSSIONS ON SYG REPORT ON SUPPORT FOR AFRICAN
[...] (SBU) Consultations are taking place in New York in advance of the October 26 Council meeting to discuss the report of the Secretary General on Support to African Union Peacekeeping Operations, and to consider a draft PRST on the issue. The draft PRST text shared by Uganda includes language [...]
2009-10-21 18:10:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO UNSC
09STATE110970GUINEA: UNSC ADOPTION OF PRST
[...] USUN is instructed to join consensus on the UN Security Council Presidential Statement (PRST) on Guinea to be adopted on October 28 (para 2). USUN should refer any further substantive changes on the PRST to the Department prior to joining consensus for adoption. 2. Begin text: The Secu [...]
2009-10-27 22:19:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM SNAR PU XA XY
09STATE116023October 2009 Paris Club Meeting
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During the October 2009 Paris Club "Tour d'Horizon," creditors expressed consternation over the $939 million payment made by Congo-Brazzaville to litigating creditors (a.k.a. vulture funds),which violated the GOC's commitment to seek terms from private creditors comparable to i [...]
2009-11-10 19:08:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB SF FR
09STATE116119VOTING INSTRUCTION FOR SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] (U) This is an action request: The Department requests USUN to co-sponsor and vote in favor of the UN Security Council resolution in paragraph 2 regarding the Protection of Civilians scheduled for Council adoption on November 11, 2009. Post should seek additional guidance from the Departmen [...]
2009-11-10 20:47:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM UNSC
09STATE118956BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: VOTING INSTRUCTION ON
[...] This is an action request: The Department requests USUN to vote in favor of the UN Security Council resolution in paragraph 2 regarding the EUFOR Chapter VII mandate in Bosnia and Herzegovina scheduled for Council adoption on November 18, 2009. Post should seek additional guidance from the [...]
2009-11-18 14:38:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PGOV PREL BK
09STATE125208UN SECURITY COUNCIL DECEMBER 8 THEMATIC DEBATE ON
[...] This is an action request. USUN may draw from the statement in paragraph 2 for the UN Security Council thematic debate on Drug Trafficking in West Africa on December 8. USUN is also instructed to join consensus on the UN Security Council Presidential Statement (PRST) on Drug Trafficking to be [...]
2009-12-07 23:18:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC XA XY UNCND UNIDCP SNAR
09STATE129643CAR: INSTRUCTIONS FOR ADOPTION OF UNSC PRST
[...] USUN is instructed to join consensus on the UN Security Council Presidential Statement (PRST) on the Central African Republic. USUN should refer any further substantive changes on the PRST to the Department prior to joining consensus for adoption. End action request. 2. Begin text: Th [...]
2009-12-18 22:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCT PREL PGOV PHUM PINR
09STATE130359USUN VOTING INSTRUCTION: ERITREA SANCTIONS UNSCR
[...] This is an action request. USUN may vote in favor of the adoption of the resolution (text in para 2) that will create a new UN Security Council sanctions regime on Eritrea. A new sanctions committee and a new expert panel will not be created, and the sanctions regime will be monitored by th [...]
2009-12-23 01:54:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER XW UNSC
09STATE31175ACTION REQUEST: USG CANDIDACY FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] This is an urgent action request for all diplomatic posts. Note specific action requests for Wellington (paragraph 4),Tel Aviv (paragraph 5),and for friendly countries on the Council or that are running for a seat on the Council (paragraph 3). The United States has decided to seek election [...]
2009-04-01 09:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL
09STATE3273DJIBOUT-ERITREA: VOTING INSTRUCTIONS FOR FRENCH
[...] USUN is instructed to vote in favor of the following French resolution on the Djibouti-Eritrea crisis. Begin text The Security Council Affirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity and unity of both Djibouti and Eritrea, and recalling the impor [...]
2009-01-13 16:20:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL DJ ER ET XA XW
09STATE34127GUINEA-BISSAU: INSTRUCTION FOR ADOPTION OF UNSC
[...] USUN is instructed to join consensus on the UN Security Council Presidential Statement on the Guinea-Bissau to be adopted on April 8 (para 2). USUN should refer any further substantive changes on the PRST to the Department prior to joining consensus for adoption. 2. Begin text: The Sec [...]
2009-04-07 23:40:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM SNAR PU XA XY
09STATE35897DEMARCHE TO NON-PERMANENT SECURITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
[...] (SBU) Night Action precedence required due to action requested in advance of scheduled United Nations Security Council meeting at 1500 EDT Monday, April 13. 2. (SBU) Addressees are requested to make an urgent demarche in their capitals, at the highest appropriate level, drawing on the infor [...]
2009-04-12 03:04:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPARM UNSC NK
09STATE36864(C) DEMARCHE TO CHINA CONCERNING DESIGNATION OF
[...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (C) The objectives of this demarche are to: -- Encourage China to work together with us to facilitate U.S.-proposed designations in the DPRK Sanctions Committee ("1718 Committee") of entities and goods tied to the DPRK's proscribed WMD and missile-relat [...]
2009-04-15 00:34:00Secretary of StateSECRETUNSC PARM KN CH KNNP
09STATE3778GUIDANCE: PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS, REMARKS FOR
[...] USUN may draw from the following remarks during an January 14 open debate regarding the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict. Guidance regarding a draft PRST on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict will follow septel. 2. Begin suggested remarks: Mr. President: On behalf [...]
2009-01-14 18:41:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM UNSC
09STATE38039(C) DEMARCHE TO RUSSIA CONCERNING GOODS AND
[...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (C) The objectives of this demarche are to: -- Encourage Russia to work together with us to gain agreement on U.S.-proposed designations in the DPRK Sanctions Committee ("1718 Committee") of entities and goods tied to the DPRK's proscribed WMD and mis [...]
2009-04-16 23:52:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALUNSC PARM KN RU
09STATE38601DEMARCHE TO VIETNAM CONCERNING GOODS AND ENTITIES
[...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (C) The objectives of this demarche are to encourage Vietnam to work together with us to reach agreement on U.S.-proposed designations in the DPRK Sanctions Committee ("1718 Committee") of entities and goods tied to the DPRK's proscribed WMD and missile [...]
2009-04-17 22:06:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPARM UNSC KN VM KNNP
09STATE38608DPRK: URGENT DEMARCHE TO LIBYA ON 1718 SANCTIONS
[...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (C) The objectives of this demarche are to: -- Encourage Libya to work together with us to gain agreement on U.S.-proposed designations in the DPRK Sanctions Committee ("1718 Committee") of entities and goods tied to the DPRK's proscribed WMD and miss [...]
2009-04-17 22:40:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPARM UNSC KN LY KNNP
09STATE3955GUIDANCE: PRST ON PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS,
[...] This is an action request. USUN may join consensus on a PRST on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict, associated with the January 14 open debate regarding the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict, with text as in para 2. Suggested remarks for the open debate have been sent sep [...]
2009-01-15 00:34:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM UNSC
09STATE41838GUIDANCE: RUSSIAN DRAFT PRST ON THE MIDDLE EAST
[...] (SBU) This is an action message. USUN is authorized to recommend changes to the Russian draft PRST provided reftel, so that the text matches that provided at para 2 below (note: a copy of this text showing tracked changes will be provided via e-mail). Mission should ensure that Russian counte [...]
2009-04-27 13:06:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNSC PREL IS RS KWBG KPAL
09STATE43056SECURITY COUNCIL WORKING GROUP -- APRIL 29
[...] (SBU) Context: In January 2009 the French and UK circulated a non-paper on the challenges facing UN peacekeeping, with a focus on strategic oversight, matching mandates and resources, setting clear political objectives and establishing benchmarks for progress. The paper was discussed in an [...]
2009-04-28 23:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO UNSC
09STATE43262CHILDREN AND ARMED CONFLICT - GUIDANCE ON PRST
[...] (U) This is an action request. The Department instructs USUN to join consensus on the following PRST on Children and Armed Conflict scheduled to be adopted by the Security Council on April 29, 2009. 2. (U) Begin text: Â [...]
2009-04-29 14:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC GG PHUM PREL
09STATE43692CYPRUS - GUIDANCE ON APRIL 30 PRST
[...] (U) This is an action request. The Department instructs USUN to join consensus on the following PRST on Cyprus scheduled to be approved by the Security Council on April 30, 2009. 2. (U) Begin text: The Security Council commends the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders for the poli [...]
2009-04-29 23:15:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KPKO PBTS GR TU CY UK
09STATE4659UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION ON
[...] This is an action request. USUN is instructed to vote in favor of the UN Security Council resolution that will provide a logistics support package to the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM),and expresses the UN Security Councils intent to hold a separate vote no later than June 1, 2009 [...]
2009-01-16 17:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KPKO
09STATE47188CHAD: TALKING POINTS AND VOTING INSTRUCTIONS FOR
[...] USUN is instructed to seek the changes in paragraph 2 to the French drafted PRST (paragraph 3) on the Chadian rebel incursion from Sudan into Chad. USUN may delivery the statement in paragraph 4, if the May 8 "emergency session" is open. USUN may draw from the talking points in paragraph 5, [...]
2009-05-08 17:38:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM SU CD XA ZF
09STATE48525UNSC 1718 COMMITTEE DESIGNATION OF DPRK ENTITIES SUBJECT TO ASSET FREEZE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-12 23:23:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNEFIN ETTC KNNP PREL PARM XE ZO KN
09STATE54958COTE D'IVOIRE: PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT
[...] (U) USUN may support adoption of the French-drafted Presidential Statement on Cote d'Ivoire. The text is in paragraph 2 below. 2. (U) Begin text: (1) The Security Council welcomes the communique dated 18 May 2009 of the Permanent Consultative Framework of the Ouagadougou Political Agre [...]
2009-05-29 00:29:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC IC
09STATE58107DPRK: CIRCULATE DRAFT RESOLUTION
[...] This is an action request. USUN is authorized to circulate the draft resolution in paragraph 2 to all members of the UN Security Council. If other members of the P-5 2 break silence on this text, USUN should consult with the Department before taking further action. 2. Begin text of dr [...]
2009-06-05 15:49:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM UNSC KN
09STATE60616DEMARCHE TO ELECTED SECURITY COUNCIL MEMBERS IN
[...] (U) Chiefs of Mission are requested to make a demarche, drawing on the points in paragraph 2 below, at the highest appropriate level, to seek host countries, support for a draft resolution in the UN Security Council that would impose a series of measures in North Korea in response to its decl [...]
2009-06-12 00:35:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPARM UNSC KN
09STATE60907USUN VOTING INSTRUCTIONS ON DPRK RESOLUTION
[...] Mission is authorized to vote for or join consensus on the following resolution text in the Security Council on or after June 12, 2009. 2. Begin Text. The Security Council, Recalling its previous relevant resolutions, including resolution 825 (1993),resolution 1540 (2004),resolut [...]
2009-06-12 15:08:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPARM UNSC KN
09STATE63088USUN INSTRUCTION FOR JUNE 18 PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (U) This is an action request. USUN is instructed to join consensus on the UN Security Council Presidential Statement on UNAMI to be adopted on June 18 (para 2). The U.S. shared points with the Turkish Mission in New York that are largely incorporated in para 2. USUN should refer any further [...]
2009-06-18 13:31:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC IZ
09STATE66001UN SECURITY COUNCIL: THEMATIC DEBATE ON UN
[...] (U) The past six months have been a time of renewed energy and attention to the challenges facing UN peacekeeping operations. Ambassador Rice told the C-34 on February 24 that peacekeeping was a priority for the United States. Over the past few months, the French/UK initiative, supported by [...]
2009-06-25 16:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO MARR UNSC
09STATE73230GUIDANCE FOR AFGHANISTAN PRST
[...] The Department authorizes USUN to join consensus in adopting a Presidential Statement on Afghanistan, scheduled to be considered by the UN Security Council on July 15, included in para 2. 2. Begin statement: - The Security Council welcomes the Afghan-led preparation for the upcoming [...]
2009-07-15 00:26:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC
09STATE76473USUN INSTRUCTION: PRST ON PEACEBUILDING
[...] This is an action request, please see paragraphs two and three below. 2. ACTION REQUEST: On July 22, Uganda will convene a meeting of the UN Security Council on the Secretary General's report on peacebuilding in the immediate aftermath of a conflict. Uganda will also put forward a Presiden [...]
2009-07-22 16:31:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KPKO
09STATE76730GUIDANCE FOR UNMIN MANDATE RENEWAL
[...] The Department authorizes USUN to join consensus in adopting the resolution to renew the mandate of the UN Mission in Nepal (UNMIN),provided in para 2, scheduled for consideration in the UN Security Council on July 23. 2. Begin text: Recalling its resolutions 1864 (2009),1825 (2008),17 [...]
2009-07-22 23:18:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC UNMIN PREL NP
09STATE79165UN OPERATION IN COTE D'IVOIRE:MANDATE RENEWAL
[...] USUN is authorized to vote in favor of a Security Council resolution authorizing the renewal of the mandate of the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire until January 31, 2010. The text of the resolution is in paragraph 2. USUN should consult with Washington if there are substantive changes. 2. [...]
2009-07-29 18:42:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO IC
09STATE80742CHILDREN AND ARMED CONFLICT: VOTING GUIDANCE ON
[...] (U) This is an action request: The Department requests USUN to co-sponsor and vote in favor of the UN Security Council resolution in paragraph 2 regarding Children and Armed Conflict and scheduled for Council adoption on August 4, 2009. Post should seek additional guidance from the Departmen [...]
2009-08-03 21:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC GG PHUM PREL
09STATE81194SECURITY COUNCIL THEMATIC DEBATE ON UN
[...] The Security Council will hold a thematic debate on UN peacekeeping on August 5. This is the culmination of six months of discussion of how to better inform the Council's decisions on UN peacekeeping mandates, including through better and earlier discussions with troop- and police-contributi [...]
2009-08-04 22:36:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO UNSC
09STATE83593GUIDANCE: PRST FOLLOWING AUNG SAN SUU KYI
[...] (U) This is an action request. Using the following language, USUN may negotiate and table during Security Council consultations on August 11 a PRST concerning the conviction and sentencing of Aung San Suu Kyi. 2. (SBU) Begin draft PRST text: The Security Council condemns the conviction a [...]
2009-08-11 23:10:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM UNSC BM
09STATE83603DEMARCHE REQUEST: PRST ON AUNG SAN SUU KYI
[...] (U) This is an action request. Posts are requested to demarche at the highest appropriate level regarding host country objections to a draft UN Security Council Presidential Statement (PRST) dealing with the Aung San Suu Kyi verdict in Burma. (PRST text in REFTEL) Embassies Beijing and Mosco [...]
2009-08-12 01:16:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM UNSC BM RS CH
09STATE87531DRAFT UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION ON WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY
[...] Action Request: USUN is instructed to share the draft resolution in paragraph 2 with the UK and French missions, and to report reactions to the Department. USUN should also share the non-paper in paragraph 3 which lays out the Department,s detailed views on the responsibilities of a Special [...]
2009-08-21 22:47:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKPKO PHUM PREL CG KWMN
09STATE87532TFAF01 AFGHAN ELECTION WATCH: SIT REP AND
[...] (SBU) Begin Sitrep: KARZAI AND ABDULLAH BOTH CLAIM VICTORY --------------------------------------- (SBU) A Karzai representative later backtracked from earlier claims of victory. Abdullah's campaign will file complaints of irregularities and acts of intimidation. Ghani, the third major ca [...]
2009-08-21 23:26:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PINR PREL
09STATE94919UNSC: UN MISSION IN LIBERIA: MANDATE RENEWAL
[...] (U) USUN is authorized to vote in favor of a Security Council resolution extending the mandate of the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) until September 30, 2010, and authorizing UNMIL to support the 2011 Liberian presidential elections. The vote is scheduled for September 15. USUN should consult [...]
2009-09-11 22:31:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO UNSC LI
09TOKYO1739Japanese Media Spins U.S.-China Strategic Dialogue
[...] Summary. The Japanese press gave the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (July 27-28) detailed coverage that has yet to abate. While much of the press reaction has been positive and supportive of the initiative, segments of the Japanese media have (possibly deliberately) distorted the P [...]
2009-07-30 06:51:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO JA CH
09TOKYO809Media reaction to DPRK missile launch
[...] Summary. Starting with the countdown to the April 5 launch of a ballistic missile by North Korea and continuing into the intense negotiations in the United Nations Security Council, the Japanese press has documented in its news coverage, commentary and editorials the close coordination and coo [...]
2009-04-08 08:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO JA
09TOKYO907ANTI-SEMITISM IN JAPAN
[...] (C) Summary: Japanese anti-Semitism may be the ultimate oxymoron since Japan is a Shintoist/Buddhist society with virtually no Jewish minority and no history of discrimination against Jews as an ethnic or religious group. However, anti-Semitic attitudes and anti-Jewish conspiracy theories are [...]
2009-04-20 23:27:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAO JA
09TRIPOLI272DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SUPPORTING PRST ON MAURITANIA SANCTIONS
[...] We will report any substantive response septel. CRETZ [...]
2009-04-01 14:58:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AU MR LY
09TRIPOLI302LIBYA WILL SUPPORT PRST ON NORTH KOREA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-13 07:58:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNSC NK LY
09TRIPOLI321LIBYA: UPDATE ON DPRK SANCTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-22 14:21:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM UNSC KN LY KNNP
09TRIPOLI410CHAD AMBASSADOR: LIBYA CAN DO NOTHING IF SUDAN UNWILLING TO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-20 06:46:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL SU CD LY AU
09TUNIS71PRESIDENT'S AL-ARABIYA INTERVIEW: FACTUAL PRESS
[...] (C) Summary: President Obama's January 26 interview on al-Arabiya has garnered limited specific reaction, probably a result of al-Arabiya's lean market penetration in Tunisia. That said, those contacts who did watch the interview or read the transcript have responded favorably, especially to t [...]
2009-02-03 16:24:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAO TS
09UNVIEVIENNA214WASSENAAR ARRANGEMENT: (PART I OF II) EXPERTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Wassenaar Arrangement (WA) Experts Group (EG) completed a very successful round of negotiations March 30 - April 9, reviewing 53 national proposals, 4 "counter-proposals", 11 non-papers and addressing 2 Plenary mandates. Setting a record for a spring meeting, the EG reache [...]
2009-05-08 13:33:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALETTC KSTC PARM
09UNVIEVIENNA326IAEA/GC: BREAKING THE MIDDLE EAST LOGJAM - REQUEST
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 5. 2. (C) New Zealand Ambassador Jennifer Macmillan, designated to be the 2009 IAEA General Conference (GC) President, sounded despondent July 1 about the prospects of breaking the logjam in the GC on Middle East issues. She warned Charge of a "poiso [...]
2009-07-08 16:08:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PREL KNNP IAEA EG IS
09UNVIEVIENNA353IAEA/GC/MIDDLE EAST: ISRAEL AND EGYPT TALK ABOUT
[...] (C) Israeli Ambassador Michaeli briefed Charge July 22 on his consultations that morning with Egyptian Ambassador Fawzi on Middle East GC issues. Michaeli was encouraged that Fawzi agreed to receive Michaeli, who delivered a conciliatory message from capital on reengaging in negotiations. The [...]
2009-07-23 15:07:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PREL KNNP IAEA EG IS
09UNVIEVIENNA418IAEA/GC: MIDDLE EAST MORASS
[...] (C) The state of play on Middle East GC issues leading into the week of the September Board just before the IAEA General Conference is grim. GC President Macmillan's effort toward a consensus approach based on elements of a single resolution is on temporary life support, though she is not pre [...]
2009-09-04 16:16:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL AORC PARM KNNP XF IAEA IR
09USOSCE259OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: NOVEMBER 2 - 13, 2009
[...] (SBU) At our weekly meeting with the CiO Nov 3, Greek Ambassador Marinaki told us the CiO's Special Representative for Protracted Conflicts, Christopoulus, would meet with his Kazakh-proposed successor, Nurgaliev, in Vienna on Nov 5 and they would participate in the informal "Five plus Two" m [...]
2009-11-20 08:39:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALMARR OSCE PGOV PREL GG RU
09USOSCE292OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: DECEMBER 9 - 18, 2009
[...] (SBU) Staff in the OSCE Secretariat's Conflict Prevention Center (CPC) told PolOff December 8 that Special Representative Christopoulos and Special Representative-designate Nurgaliev intend to visit Tbilisi and Tskhinvali December 14 and 15 to revisit the idea of establishing a small team to s [...]
2009-12-24 11:40:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALMARR OSCE PGOV PREL PHUM RU MD HR AF KZ
09USUNNEWYORK100MULET BRIEFS COUNCIL ON ESCALATING VIOLENCE IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: As requested by the United States, A/SYG Mulet briefed the Security Council on February 3 for the second time in less than a week on escalating violence in Darfur. Mulet reported that JEM forces had withdrawn from the vicinity of Muhajeriya, scene of much of the recent violenc [...]
2009-02-10 02:17:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPKO UNSC SU
09USUNNEWYORK1016CORRECTED COPY: GUINEA-BISSAU: SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see para 15. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In various UN and USUN meetings recently on Guinea-Bissau, UN officials have discussed the challenges facing both the country and the follow-on UN mission there. In the Security Council on November 5, UN Peacebuilding Su [...]
2009-11-12 15:15:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNSC PHUM SNAR XY PU ZA
09USUNNEWYORK1073UNSC: MONTHLY MIDDLE EAST MEETING - LIBYA KEEN FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: The UN Secretariat's briefing to the Security Council at its monthly meeting on the Middle East on November 24 focused on the current impasse in re-launching bilateral negotiations, given continuing Israeli settlement activity. The humanitarian situation in Gaza remains troubli [...]
2009-11-25 23:57:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KWBG KPAL UNSC IS LE
09USUNNEWYORK1095MBEKI TO BRIEF SECURITY COUNCIL ON AUPD REPORT
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 8. 2. Summary: The African Union Peace and Security Council (PSC) mandated an AU High-Level Panel on Darfur (AUPD) which is chaired by former President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa, to examine issues of accountability, combating impunity, peace and [...]
2009-12-03 23:59:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK1099UNGA FOURTH COMMITTEE: PEACE KEEPING OPERATIONS
[...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: This year's annual general debate on peacekeeping in the Fourth Committee (special political and decolonization),from October 23 - 29, was largely uneventful, which is a positive step forward from the past few years' negative atmosphere and polemical divides between Nort [...]
2009-12-07 19:27:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA KPKO
09USUNNEWYORK1141 UNGA64: EU AND EFTA MEMBER STATES WELCOME AND
[...] (U) The EU-27 responded to new U.S. flexibility at UNGA64 by collaborating pragmatically on our top priorities, and by providing essential voting support. Ably led by Sweden's EU presidency, EU member states shared the burden on lobbying the G-77 regarding human rights resolutions. They stood firm [...]
2009-12-21 11:24:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNGA US XG XT
09USUNNEWYORK1155SECURITY COUNCIL LAUDS BURUNDI'S PROGRESS, CALLS
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a December 10 Security Council briefing on the United Nations Integrated Office in Burundi (BINUB),Executive Representative and BINUB head Mahmoud gave a positive account of the status of both the peace process and electoral preparations, and underscored that BINUB will co [...]
2009-12-23 21:47:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KPKO BY ZF
09USUNNEWYORK1157SECURITY COUNCIL DISCUSSES DRUG TRAFFICKING AS A
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The UN Security Council held an open debate on December 8 to discuss, for the first time, international drug trafficking as a threat to international peace and security with a focus on West Africa. UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Executive Director Antonio Maria Costa highl [...]
2009-12-23 21:53:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC UNCND UNIDCP KTIA KCOR KCRM SNAR XA
09USUNNEWYORK133AMBASSADOR RICE DISCUSSES G-77 AND ICC WITH SUDAN
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Rice met with Sudanese Perm Rep Mohamad to discuss G-77 issues. Mohamad argued that more UN resources should be devoted to development and less to peacekeeping. Rice replied that both are essential. Mohamad raised the impending International Criminal Court (ICC) d [...]
2009-02-13 00:11:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK151UNAMID CONSULTATIONS PRIOR TO ICC DECISION
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 15. 2. (SBU) Summary: In a February 17 briefing to the Security Council on UNAMID, U/SYG Le Roy emphasized that adequately equipping troops already on the ground in Darfur should become a priority. Le Roy also briefed the Council on the agr [...]
2009-02-18 21:28:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO PHUM UNSC SU
09USUNNEWYORK189AMBASSADOR RICE'S FEBRUARY 24 LUNCH WITH EU
[...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Rice and the 27 Permanent Representatives (PRs) from European Member states and European Commission (EC) representatives discussed a broad range of political, security, development, and human rights issues over lunch on February 24. The PRs unanimously welcomed the [...]
2009-02-27 16:26:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPHUM EAID PREL SENV SOCI UN
09USUNNEWYORK191JAPAN WANTS SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION IF DPRK
[...] (S) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) SUMMARY. Ambassador Rice shared U.S. concerns regarding a potential DPRK missile launch with Japanese PermRep Takasu on February 26, and asked for Japan's support in publicly calling any launch a violation of SCR 1718. Takasu st [...]
2009-02-27 18:00:00USUN New YorkSECRETPGOV PREL UNSC PINR KN XB SU XA
09USUNNEWYORK197DPRK: RUSSIA AND JAPAN CONSIDER MISSILE LAUNCH
[...] (C) In separate meetings with Ambassador Wolff, Russian Deputy Perm Rep Dolgov and Japanese Perm Rep Takasu offered different approaches to responding to a possible Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) missile launch. Dolgov said that Moscow had sought to discourage the DPRK from this [...]
2009-02-27 23:56:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALUNSC PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN
09USUNNEWYORK201AMBASSADOR RICE'S FEBRUARY 24 LUNCH WITH EU
[...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Rice and the 27 Permanent Representatives (PRs) from European Member states and European Commission (EC) representatives discussed a broad range of political, security, development, and human rights issues over lunch on February 24. The PRs unanimously welcomed the [...]
2009-03-02 20:20:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPHUM EAID PREL SENV SOCI EU UN
09USUNNEWYORK209UN BRIEFS SECURITY COUNCIL ON GUINEA-BISSAU
[...] (SBU) At the request of Burkina Faso, the UN Department of Political Affairs (DPA) briefed the Security Council on March 3 on the events surrounding the assassinations of Guinea-Bissau President Joao Vieira and Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Tagme Na Wai. DPA Deputy Director for Africa J [...]
2009-03-04 22:40:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM UNSC PU SG XY
09USUNNEWYORK251SRSG FALL BRIEFS SECURITY COUNCIL ON CAR
[...] Summary: On March 10, the Council was briefed on recent developments in the Central African Republic (CAR) by SRSG Fall, along with Belgium Perm Rep Grauls, who chairs the Central African Republic (CAR) configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission. CAR Perm Rep Poukre-Kono also addressed t [...]
2009-03-12 17:00:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDKPKO PREF PREL UNSC CD CT SU
09USUNNEWYORK355DPRK: SECURITY COUNCIL, KEY PLAYERS RESPOND TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In an April 5 bilateral meeting, Amb. Rice told Japanese Perm Rep Takasu that in response to the recent Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) missile launch the United States will seek a Security Council resolution that includes real consequences for the DPRK's actions. She [...]
2009-04-06 17:21:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALUNSC PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN
09USUNNEWYORK366UGANDA MAY TAKE LEAD ON COUP PRST
[...] (C) Summary. USUN delivered reftel demarche to the missions of Libya, Uganda, Burkina Faso, and the African Union (AU). Uganda expressed interest in taking the lead in drafting a Council statement on recent coups in Africa, and is currently reaching out to the Libyans and the Burkinabe to ga [...]
2009-04-08 10:07:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UNSC XA UV LY UG
09USUNNEWYORK377UN POLITICAL HEAD BRIEFS SECURITY COUNCIL ON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. UN Political Affairs U/SYG Pascoe told the Security Council on April 7 that the international community must help push for a consensual outcome to the crisis in Madagascar. Ambassador DiCarlo said the power transfer was a coup, called for free, fair, and transparent elections w [...]
2009-04-09 18:00:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UNSC MA ZU
09USUNNEWYORK380AMB. RICE MEETS AU PERM REP
[...] (C) In an April 9 courtesy call, Amb. Rice discussed a range of security and political issues with Amb. Lila Ratsifandrihamanana, Permanent Observer of the African Union to the UN. Amb. Rice advised against the planned May visit of a high-level AU delegation to Washington and New York to disc [...]
2009-04-10 01:17:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC SO SU
09USUNNEWYORK382DPRK: RICE MEETS WITH JAPANESE STATE SECRETARY ON
[...] (C) Ambassador Rice met with Ito Shintaro, the Japanese State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, and Yukio Takasu, Japan's Permanent Representative to the UN, April 9 to discuss the status of the Security Council's reaction to the DPRK's missile launch. Ito shared the Japanese government's view [...]
2009-04-10 01:46:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPARM PREF PREL UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK383UNOGBIS AT THE UN: SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO MOVE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UNOGBIS SRSG Joseph Mutaboba told the Security Council on April 8 that swift implementation of Security Sector Reform (SSR),economic recovery, a comprehensive approach to drug trafficking, and timely national elections were all essential elements in Guinea-Bissau's democratic [...]
2009-04-10 01:54:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNSC PU XY
09USUNNEWYORK416DPRK SANCTIONS COMMITTEE MAKES MINIMAL PROGRESS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 22, the UN Security Council's DPRK Sanctions Committee made some minimal progress in considering new sanctions designations, as was requested by the Security Council on April 13 after the DPRK missile launch. The Committee is nearing consensus on updating the Missile Tec [...]
2009-04-23 13:23:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALKN PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP
09USUNNEWYORK421UNSC: RUSSIANS MOVING FORWARD WITH PLANS FOR
[...] (C) Ambassadors Rice and Wolff met bilaterally with Russian Perm Rep Churkin and Deputy Perm Rep Dolgov on April 23. Ambassador Churkin confirmed that his government plans to send out invitations April 24 to its proposed May 11 Council ministerial meeting on the Middle East. He said only U [...]
2009-04-23 22:24:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC KWBG KPAL IS RS
09USUNNEWYORK422DPRK: CHINA YIELDS ON U.S. SANCTIONS PROPOSALS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Chinese Perm Rep Zhang told Amb. Rice on April 23 that China could support U.S. proposals in the DPRK Sanctions Committee to update a technical annex of banned goods and to designate three high-value entities. He said this decision, which he portrayed a major concession from Chin [...]
2009-04-23 22:24:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALUNSC PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN
09USUNNEWYORK426DPRK: RUSSIA/CHINA PRESSED ON DESIGNATIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate phone calls on April 21, Amb. Rice told her Chinese and Russian counterparts that the United States expected the DPRK Sanctions Committee to approve a "serious, credible" package of new designations by the April 24 deadline requested by the Security Council. Russian Pe [...]
2009-04-24 00:18:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALUNSC PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN
09USUNNEWYORK428APRIL 25 UNDEF ADVISORY BOARD MEETING
[...] Summary: The UN Democracy Fund (UNDEF) Advisory Board met April 21 to finalize its recommendations for third round projects to fund for approximately $20 million, consistent with the short list discussed during the March 25 meeting of the Board's experts group (reftel). India and Germany anno [...]
2009-04-24 13:50:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PHUM PREL
09USUNNEWYORK453CYPRUS: SPECIAL ADVISOR DOWNER BRIEFS THE SECURITY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The SYG's Special Advisor for Cyprus, Alexander Downer, told the Security Council on April 30 he is "cautiously optimistic" about the current negotiations over reunification of the island. The two leaders had made "steady progress" since talks began in September 2008, but the [...]
2009-05-04 23:28:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UNFICYP UNSC CY
09USUNNEWYORK468GAZA BOARD OF INQUIRY AND NEXT STEPS
[...] (C) Summary: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon transmitted to the Security Council on May 5 his letter and summary of the Board of Inquiry's conclusions and recommendations into nine incidents involving the UN in Gaza between December 2008 and January 2009. The Security Council will discuss in inf [...]
2009-05-07 15:00:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UN KWBG KPAL IS
09USUNNEWYORK493UNSC: MIDDLE EAST MINISTERIAL STRONGLY BACKS
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Security Council on May 11 convened a ministerial-level meeting to encourage Israel, the Palestinians, and the international community to move forward on their commitments toward a comprehensive peace agreement. Sergei Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Minister, opened the meetin [...]
2009-05-13 00:35:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER KPAL UNSC LE SY IS
09USUNNEWYORK507TURKISH PR ILKIN RAISES IRAQ, CYPRUS WITH
[...] (C) Summary and Action Request. Turkish PR Ilkin met with Ambassador Rice on May 13 to discuss Turkey,s Presidency of the Security Council in June. Ilkin said his Foreign Minister would like to chair the quarterly debate on Iraq/UNAMI, tentatively scheduled for June 18. Ambassador Rice said [...]
2009-05-14 21:15:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IZ UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK517UN BRIEFING NOTE ON FIELD OPERATIONS
[...] On May 11, 2009, Security Council President Churkin (Russia) transmitted the following Briefing Note to the Security Council on UN field operations covering the period of April 29-MAY 5, 2009. 2. Begin text of Briefing Note: Africa --Burundi (BINUB): On 29 April, the African Union Spec [...]
2009-05-18 19:38:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC MOPS KPKO
09USUNNEWYORK554GEORGIA: RUSSIAN MISSION REFUSES TO ENGAGE ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. At a meeting of French, German, U.K., U.S., Russian and Croatian PRs/DPRs on June 2, Russian Permrep Vitaly Churkin refused to engage on a German draft resolution to extend the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG). Churkin said he had received emphatic i [...]
2009-06-02 22:09:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM UNSC UNOMIG RS GG
09USUNNEWYORK617UNSC: UNDOF MANDATE RENEWED FOR SIX MONTHS
[...] (U) The Security Council adopted resolution 1875 on June 23 extending the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) in the Golan Heights for another six months until December 30, 2009. The Council also agreed to an accompanying Presidential Statement (S/PRST/2009/18) which was read by the Pre [...]
2009-06-25 02:18:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO UN IS SY
09USUNNEWYORK635UN SECURITY COUNCIL APPROVES INTEGRATED OFFICE FOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. UN Peacebuilding Support Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNOGBIS) Special Representative Joseph Mutaboba on June 23 told the Security Council that Guinea-Bissau needed coordinated security sector reform. He also lobbied for the creation of a robust integrated UN office to replace UNOGB [...]
2009-06-27 01:42:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNSC XY PU
09USUNNEWYORK651UN: FIFTH COMMITTEE ADOPTS PEACEKEEPING MISSION
[...] Summary: Following weeks of sometimes contentious negotiations, the Fifth Committee, on June 23rd, reached agreement on the 14 peacekeeping operation (PKO) budgets financed under the peacekeeping scale of assessments and on other peacekeeping-related requirements for the UN peacekeeping fina [...]
2009-07-03 00:00:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IS LE PREL UNGA YI
09USUNNEWYORK679SOMALIA: UNSC ADOPTS STATEMENT SUPPORTING TFG,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 9, Security Council members adopted a UK-drafted Presidential Statement (PRST) that largely tracks a recent African Union communiqu condemning recent attacks on the Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and expressing concern about Eritrea's support for extremis [...]
2009-07-13 10:51:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER PHUM MARR MOPS KPKO UNSC SO
09USUNNEWYORK682UN OFFICE FOR WEST AFRICA BRIEFS SECURITY COUNCIL,
[...] (SBU) UN Office for West Africa (UNOWA) SRSG Djinnit briefed the Security Council on July 7 on the biggest challenges facing the region, namely unconstitutional changes of government, security sector reform, and drug trafficking. He warned of the slow pace of reform in Guinea. Djinnit said UN [...]
2009-07-13 16:09:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNSC XY
09USUNNEWYORK728SECURITY COUNCIL OPEN DEBATE ON PEACEBUILDING
[...] SUMMARY. At a July 22 debate on peacebuilding in the immediate aftermath of conflict, 42 speakers from the Security Council, Secretariat, major troop and police contributors and major donors stressed the importance of national responsibility for peacebuilding efforts and the need for early en [...]
2009-07-28 19:36:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KPKO
09USUNNEWYORK730SRSG ANGELO BRIEFS COUNCIL ON MINURCAT
[...] Summary. On July 28, MINURCAT SRSG Angelo reported that the security and humanitarian situation in Eastern Chad and Northeastern CAR had further deteriorated, largely as a result of increased tensions between Chad and Sudan. Despite this deterioration, Angelo also pointed to positive develop [...]
2009-07-29 17:39:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO PREF UNSC CD CT SU
09USUNNEWYORK739SECURITY COUNCIL RENEWS UNOCI MANDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Security Council on July 30 unanimously adopted Resolution 1880, extending the mandate of the UN Operation in Cote d,Ivoire (UNOCI) until January 31, 2010. Negotiations on the French-drafted resolution were non-contentious. The resolution expresses support for the ongoing e [...]
2009-07-31 23:13:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNSC XY IV
09USUNNEWYORK764SECURITY COUNCIL AGAIN DEBATES THE FUTURE OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: U/SYG Alain Le Roy, U/SYG Susana Malcorra and UNAMID Force Commander Agwai briefed the Security Council on August 5, during an open debate on peacekeeping convened by the UK. The two U/SYGs highlighted key themes in the Secretariat's recently issued "New Horizon" non-paper, i [...]
2009-08-12 21:21:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNSC PHUM PREL
09USUNNEWYORK765SC DEBATES WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY: SEXUAL VIOLENCE
[...] Summary: The members of the Security Council, plus over two dozen other delegations, discussed the Secretary-General's report on sexual violence in armed conflict (SCR 1820) August 7, condemning such crimes and urging continued international attention to this issue. Ambassador Rice began the [...]
2009-08-12 21:39:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KWMN UNSC CG KPKO SOCI
09USUNNEWYORK789MAJOR DONORS DISCUSS AU-UN PANEL FOLLOW-UP REPORT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. U/SYG for Field Support Susanna Malcorra told U.S., France, Germany, Japan, and U.K. Deputy Permreps/Political Counselors (major donors) on August 21 that a forthcoming Secretary-General's report on support for African Union-United Nations (AU-UN) peacekeeping operations would [...]
2009-08-25 19:31:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UNSC AU KPKO
09USUNNEWYORK847TEXT OF UNSC NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT AND
[...] (U) On September 18, USUN asked the UN Secretariat put into blue the text of the draft resolution on nuclear nonproliferation and nuclear disarmament, to be adopted at the Security Council Summit on September 24 convened by the U.S. The full text is in paragraph 2. 2. (U) Begin text of d [...]
2009-09-19 02:04:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM UNSC KNNP KSUM
09USUNNEWYORK850THE SECRETARY-GENERAL'S SEPTEMBER 16 LUNCH WITH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a wide ranging discussion during the monthly Security Council luncheon with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, hosted by Ambassador Rice in her capacity as Security Council President, Ban updated Permreps on UN activities in Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, the Horn of Africa, Sudan, and [...]
2009-09-21 20:36:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC PHUM
09USUNNEWYORK911COTE D'IVOIRE ELECTIONS TO BE DELAYED; COUNCIL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) SRSG Choi told the Security Council on October 13 that elections would be delayed for political and technical reasons, and said the priority must be approving the provisional voters list as soon as possible. Choi said the 2.7 million names [...]
2009-10-14 19:33:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNSC XY IV LI
09USUNNEWYORK938GUINEA: UN COMMISSION OF INQUIRY DETAILS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. UN Department of Political Affairs A/SYG Haile Menkerios briefed the Security Council on October 21 on the planned UN commission of inquiry (COI) into the atrocities committed in Guinea since September 28. He explained the expectations for the COI for which there was widespread [...]
2009-10-22 17:59:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNSC XY GV
09USUNNEWYORK976SYG BAN BRIEFS SECURITY COUNCIL ON OCTOBER 28
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During emergency consultations with Security Council members, Secretary-General Ban addressed the October 28 attack in Kabul which killed five and injured nine UN staff, and discussed the broader implications of the incident on the near-term safety and security of UN staff in Afg [...]
2009-11-02 21:24:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PGOV KPKO OPVIP
09USUNNEWYORK979AU-UN: SECURITY COUNCIL DIVIDED ON UN ASSESSED
[...] SUMMARY. In an October 26 open debate on support for African Union peacekeeping, Security Council members expressed divergent views on whether UN assessed contributions were a viable option to finance AU peacekeeping operations authorized by the Security Council. Uganda, Libya and Burkina Fa [...]
2009-11-02 21:45:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KPKO AU
09USUNNEWYORK999GUINEA-BISSAU: SECURITY COUNCIL CONCERNED WITH
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see para 15. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: UN Peacebuilding Support Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNOGBIS) Representative Joseph Mutaboba on November 5 told the Security Council in an open session that there has been progress on national reconcliation, especially sinc [...]
2009-11-06 20:48:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNSC PHUM SNAR XY PU ZA
09VIENNA442AUSTRIA SUPPORTS UNSC STATEMENT ON NORTH KOREA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-13 10:44:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALUNSC NK AU
09ZAGREB191DEMARCHES DELIVERED: RESPONDING TO NORTH KOREA
[...] Poloff delivered reftel demarches on April 7 to Vesna Vukovic, head of the MFA's UN office. She expressed her appreciation for receiving the material and said that she would forward the information to her colleagues in New York. Croatia agrees with the US determination that the launch consti [...]
2009-04-08 10:12:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM UNSC KNNP HR
09ZAGREB202DEMARCHE DELIVERED REGARDING PRST ON NORTH KOREAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-14 14:40:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC NK HR
10ABIDJAN53Report on Child Labor and Forced Labor
[...] In response to ref A and in accordance with the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) of 2005 and the Trade and Development Act (TDA) of 2000, post provides the following information on child labor and forced labor in Cote d'Ivoire. --------- TVPRA --------- [...]
2010-02-03 15:02:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EAGR EIND ETRD ECON PHUM SOCI KTIP IV
10BAGHDAD474MFA SENDS FOLLOW-UP LETTER TO IAEA; REVIEWS WORK
[...] (C) SUMMARY: FM Zebari has sent a second follow-up letter to IAEA Director General Amano making explicit the GOI intent to provisionally apply the Additional Protocol (AP). The short February 17 letter states that the AP "will be implemented provisionally as of the date of this letter pendin [...]
2010-02-22 16:06:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IZ
10DARESSALAAM129TANZANIA: CHILD AND FORCED LABOR REPORT
[...] This cable responds to questions in reftel. TASK 1: Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) - Forced labor and/or Exploitative Child Labor in the Production of Goods Agricultural Products Q Sisal, Cashew, Tea, Coffee --------------------------------------------- - 1A-E. [...]
2010-02-09 15:12:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI TZ
10DHAKA149BANGLADESH RESPONSE TO 2008 DOL REQUEST FOR TRADE AND
[...] (U) This cable responds to Ref D request for additional information regarding exploitative child labor in Bangladesh under the Trade and Development Act of 2000 (TDA). As there is no new information on the use of forced labor and/or exploitative child labor in the production of goods, Ref A a [...]
2010-02-23 09:53:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID BG
10GENEVA30UNRISD- IMPLICATIONS OF GLOBAL CRISIS ON DEVELOPING
[...] SUMMARY: The UN Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) held a forum November 12-13 on "Social and Political Dimensions of the Global Crisis: Implications for developing countries." The forum consisted of five sessions and 24 presentations by representatives from UNDP, ILO, CoopAfri [...]
2010-01-15 12:54:00Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID UN ECOSOC
10JAKARTA216CPR ASSERTS ITS ROLE IN ASEAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The newly-installed ASEAN Committee of Permanent Representatives (CPR) in Jakarta is working to define a policy and programmatic role that satisfies member-states' capitals desire for oversight of the ASEAN Secretariat (ASEC) while increasing ASEAN efficiency by concentrating more [...]
2010-02-18 10:47:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR AMGT ASEAN XC ID
10KINSHASA100FY 2010 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS
[...] (U) The FY2010 USG foreign assistance package for the DRC includes funds that are considered assistance for the central government. In addition, the DRC required a waiver in 2009 under Section 7086 (C)(1)of the SFOAA. Post therefore provides the following responses to the questions contained i [...]
2010-01-28 11:20:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EFIN ECON PGOV PREL CG
10KINSHASA254Prime Minister Assures Donors of Progress and Commitment
[...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito, accompanied by a team of key ministers, assured bilateral and multilateral donors on February 23 of the government of the DRC (GDRC)'s political commitment to and progress towards meeting the triggers required to reach Heavily Indebted Poor Countr [...]
2010-02-24 15:23:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PGOV PREL
10LUSAKA75ZAMBIA: CHILD LABOR COMMON WITH SOME FORCED LABOR
[...] (U) This cable responds to ref A request for information on the use of forced labor and/or exploitive child labor in the production of goods per the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA). It describes exploitive and hazardous child labor for Zambia per the Trade and Deve [...]
2010-02-08 12:08:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI USAID PGOV ZA
10MEXICO168MX 2010-030, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST (27 individuals)
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days February 2, 2010 per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS on Prisoner Classification System Course, in Denver, Colorado, beginning February 8, 2010. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross viol [...]
2010-01-19 18:09:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SNAR ASEC MX
10MONROVIA164PRESIDENT SIRLEAF DELIVERS ANNUAL ADDRESS TO LEGISLATURE
[...] (U) SUMMARY. President Sirleaf delivered her fifth annual message to the National Legislature on January 25. In it she highlighted legislation needed to continue national recovery, and discussed her administration's accomplishments, challenges and plans according to the pillars of the nationa [...]
2010-02-04 17:30:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM SOCI KDEM LI
10NOUAKCHOTT59 MAURITANIA'S 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] (U) Historically, Mauritania has been relatively open to foreign direct investment, due in large part to its wealth of attractive natural resources in the fishing, mining and hydrocarbon industries. Despite attractive resources for foreign investors, political instability, corruption, the la [...]
2010-01-25 17:39:00Embassy NouakchottUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC MR
10SANTIAGO29Chile's New Political Landscape
[...] (SBU) Summary: The election of Sebastian Pinera as the next Chilean president turns Chilean politics on its head. The political entities that were created before and during the transition from dictatorship to democracy--the center-left Concertacion coalition and the center-right Alianza--hav [...]
2010-01-27 20:23:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CI
10SANTIAGO7Enriquez-Ominami Predicts Pinera Victory, Plans New
[...] (C) Summary. Despite his electoral losses, former presidential candidate Marco Enriquez-Ominami is interested in remaining engaged in politics and hopes to form a new political coalition to include his supporters and two smaller Concertacion parties, the Party for Democracy (PPD) and the Radi [...]
2010-01-14 20:22:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON CI
10SANTIAGO76Media Report January 22
[...] A political pact settled by the two right coalition parties RN and UDI with the Radical Social Democratic Party (PRSD) and the Independent Regionalist Party (PRI) to distribute the chairs of the legislative committees at the Higher and Lower chambers triggered another crisis in the g [...]
2010-01-22 15:03:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
10SANTODOMINGO132Santo Domingo Sit Rep 8 - Haiti Earthquake Response
[...] Embassy Santo Domingo Sitrep 8, further to reftel A: 2. Border Issues Update: a) The border is open between 07:00 and 19:00, with GODR officials permitting USG and humanitarian groups' conveys to go through without inspection, although this approach may change with time. While nighttim [...]
2010-01-21 01:10:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID CMGT ASEC AMGT DR HA
10SANTODOMINGO206President Fernandez and Opposition Leader Vargas on the New
[...] The Dominican Republic formally promulgated a new Constitution, composed of 277 Articles and 19 Transitional Articles, on 1/26/10. President Leonel Fernandez, after praising his mentor, former President Juan Bosch, Bosch's Constitution of 1963 and the 1965 "April Revolution" that sought its [...]
2010-02-01 21:20:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KJUS PHUM KCOR DR
10SANTODOMINGO208President Fernandez and Opposition Leader Vargas on the New
[...] The Dominican Republic formally promulgated a new Constitution, composed of 277 Articles and 19 Transitional Articles, on 1/26/10. President Leonel Fernandez, after praising his mentor, former President Juan Bosch, Bosch's Constitution of 1963 and the 1965 "April Revolution" that sought its [...]
2010-02-03 01:30:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KJUS PHUM KCOR DR
10SANTODOMINGO31NEW CONSTITUTION MAY DELAY BUT SHOULD NOT PREVENT DOMINICAN
[...] (U) The Dominican Republic, on 1/26/10, promulgated a new Constitution, which contains a provision that could delay a Dominican troop deployment to MINUSTAH. Article 80(6) states that, "in the absence of a prior agreement," any deployment of foreign troops to the Dominican Republic, or of D [...]
2010-01-27 19:47:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO PGOV DR HA
10SANTODOMINGO49EX-PRESIDENT HIPOLITO MEJIA ON THE OPPOSITION PRD AND THE
[...] (C) Summary: Former President Hipolito Mejia (2000-2004),in a 2 Feb 2010 meeting with Pol-Econ Counselor and Polchief, criticized opposition Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) President Miguel Vargas Maldonado for trying to run the party as if it were a business; discounted the possibility [...]
2010-02-05 19:59:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL DR
10SANTODOMINGO9Constitutional Reform Process - The Judiciary Altered
[...] (U) The GODR's constitutional reform process, ongoing now for more than a year (reftel A) reveals much about the relative powers of various actors including the President, political parties, the judiciary, civil society, the Catholic Church and Dominicans in general. The independence and po [...]
2010-01-08 21:13:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KJUS KDEM PHUM DR
10STATE11941GUIDANCE: UNSC PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT ON IRAQ
[...] (U) This is an action request(paras 2 and 3). 2. (U) USUN is instructed to seek Council consensus towards a UN Security Council Presidential Statement (PRST) on Iraq containing the elements outlined in the non-paper in para 3. USUN should keep Washington informed on the progress of negotiat [...]
2010-02-05 15:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC IZ
10STATE13489January 2010 Paris Club Meeting
[...] (SBU) Summary: During the January 2010 Paris Club Tour d'Horizon, creditors discussed Afghanistan, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo-Brazzaville, Cte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Djibouti, Dubai/UAE, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea -Bissau, Haiti, Liberia, Mauritania, Seychelles a [...]
2010-02-16 17:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB SF FR
10STATE15554DESIGNATION OF FOUR ENTITIES AND ONE INDIVIDUAL
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The United States designated four entities and one individual related to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on February 10, 2010, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13382 (Blocking Propert [...]
2010-02-20 00:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN
10STATE16781DRUGS AND TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME:
[...] USUN is instructed to join consensus on the UN Security Council Presidential Statement (PRST) on drugs and transnational organized crime. USUN should refer any further substantive changes on the PRST to the Department prior to joining consensus for adoption. End action request. 2. Begin [...]
2010-02-24 00:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC XA XY UNCND UNIDCP SNAR
10STATE18188IAEA: GUIDANCE FOR USDEL TO IAEA BOARD OF
[...] The Department appreciates Mission,s analysis and recommendations for the March IAEA Board of Governors (BoG) meeting (reftel). Instructions for U.S. delegation (USDEL) follow. U.S. position papers and any statements may be modified as the USDEL believes appropriate. USDEL should also deliv [...]
2010-02-26 17:31:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ENRG IAEA KN KNNP TPHY TRGY XP
10STATE5792VOTING INSTRUCTION: UNMIN RENEWAL
[...] (U) This is an action request. The Department instructs USUN to vote in favor of the UN Security Council resolution in paragraph 2 renewing the mandate of the UN Mission in Nepal, scheduled for adoption January 21. USUN should seek additional guidance from the Department if there are any sub [...]
2010-01-21 00:34:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL NP
10STATE7986USUN VOTING INSTRUCTIONS: UNSC RESOLUTION ON
[...] This is an action request, please see paragraph two. 2. ACTION REQUEST: On January 28, 2010, the UN Security Council will vote to renew the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). USUN is authorized to vote in support of the resolution; full text included in paragraph three. USUN shou [...]
2010-01-27 13:20:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO UNSC ET KE
10USUNNEWYORK5UNGA FIFTH COMMITTEE: US ACHIEVES OBJECTIVES IN
[...] (U) Summary: Shortly before midnight on 23 December 2009, Permanent Representatives from approximately two dozen UN Member States concluded nine hours of negotiations to resolve the impasse over the scales of assessments in the Fifth (Administrative and Budgetary) Committee. The meeting, which [...]
2010-01-07 15:01:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAORC PREL UN UNGA KUNR
10USUNNEWYORK94PEACEKEEPING: SECURITY COUNCIL CONSIDERS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. U/SYGs Le Roy and Malcorra told the Security Council in an informal briefing on February 17, that the need for strong Council unanimity of political support, the lack of adequate resources from TCCs/PCCs to match Council mandates, and the increasing complexity of modern peacekee [...]
2010-02-20 00:46:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM KPKO UNSC
91BERLIN3009 UNEMPLOYMENT UP SHARPLY IN JULY, BUT RISE OFFEST
[...] OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE NEW GERMAN STATES ROSE A SHARP 27 PERCENT BETWEEN JUNE AND JULY TO A TOTAL OF 1,068,000, OR ROUGHLY 12.1 PERCENT OF THE WORKFORCE. STILL, THE INCREASE DID NOT FULFILL SOME DIRE PREDICTIONS BASED ON THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF THE EXPIRATION ON JUNE 30 OF "NO-FIRINGS" [...]
1991-08-15 13:41:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PGOV GM EIND
91ZAGREB1189WGYOOL: RESOLUTIONS PASSED BY THE CROATIAN
[...] SUMMARY: AS REPORTED IN SEPTEL, THE FOLLOWING IS AN ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF THE SIXTEEN RESOLUTIONS PASSED BY THE CROATIAN PARLIAMENT REGARDING THE POLITICAL CONDITIONS IN CROATIA AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL RESOLUTION ON THE SOVEREIGNTY AND INDEPENDENCE OF CROATIA. END S [...]
1991-08-06 11:04:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV
91ZAGREB1569 REPORTS OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
[...] WE HAVE COMPILED A SERIES OF REPORTS FROM THE EC OBSERVERS (WHO WERE IN GRUBISNO POLJE ON NOVEMBER 6 AND PLAN TO RETURN NOVEMBER 7),THE FIFTH MILITARY DISTRICT OF THE JNA, AND CROATIAN ARMY HEADQUARTERS ON EVENTS, ALLEGED AND OTHERWISE, THAT HAVE RECENTLY TAKEN PLACE IN WESTERN SLAVONIA. TH [...]
1991-11-07 16:05:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV MOPS
91ZAGREB1589CROATIAN FOREIGN MINISTER APPEALS TO UN
[...] FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF NOVEMBER 11, 1991 LETTER FROM DR. ZVONIMIR SEPAROVIC ADDRESSED TO THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL APPEALING FOR ASSISTANCE FOR DUBROVNIK. BEGIN TEXT. SECURITY COUNCIL OF THE UN NEW YORK NOVEMBER 11, 1991 GENTLEMEN, ACCORDING TO LATEST NEWS DUBROVNIK - THE TOWN UNDER U [...]
1991-10-12 12:23:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV
91ZAGREB1658 ZAGREB UPDATE, NOVEMBER 25, 1991
[...] (U) SUMMARY: PRESIDENT TUDJMAN WENT ON CROATIAN TELEVISION YESTERDAY TO DENOUNCE ALLEGED RIGHTIST AND JNA COVERT PLOTS TO BRING DOWN HIS GOVERNMENT. THE EVACUATION OF JNA INSTALLATIONS IN THE ZAGREB AREA HAS BEGUN, THOUGH NOT ALTOGETHER SMOOTHLY. SHELLING IN OSIJEK WAS REPORTED TODAY. [...]
1991-11-25 17:47:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS MARR PHUM
91ZAGREB1661ZAGREB UPDATE, NOVEMBER 26, 1991
[...] No summary [...]
1991-11-26 14:32:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALMARR PGOV PHUM PINS PREL HR
92LIMA4541 GARCIA OPENS HIS PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. AT A MARCH 21 PRESS CONFERENCE, EX-PRESIDENT ALAN GARCIA CALLED FOR A NATIONAL FRONT AGAINST FUJIMORI; HE ALSO RULED CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 LIMA 04541 01 OF 02 261219Z OUT HIS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT IN 199 [...]
1992-03-26 12:14:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PE
92ZAGREB1028 ZAGREB UPDATE: JUNE 23, 1992
[...] THE OSIJEK MAYOR THREATENED TO RESIGN IF THE MILITARY DOES NOT POLICE UP LAWLESS ELEMENTS WITHIN ITS RANKS. THE MOD AGAIN DENIED THAT CROATIAN UNITS ARE FIGHTING IN BOSNIA-HERCEGOVINA. VP MESIC CALLED ON HDZ CROATS IN B-H TO COOPERATE WITH ALL POLITICAL UNCLASSIFIED [...]
1992-06-22 14:44:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON EFIN PHUM MOPS EC HR
92ZAGREB1036 ZAGREB UPDATE: JUNE 24, 1992
[...] THE CROATIAN GOVERNMENT HAS APPEALED FOR FOREIGN MILITARY INTERVENTION TO HELP STEM THE TIDE OF CONTINUED SERB/JNA AGGRESSION. STATE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN RAMLJAK DISCUSSED UNPROFOR DEVELOPMENTS WITH FORCE COMMANDER GENERAL NAMBIAR. EC REPRESENTATIVE UNCLASSIFIED [...]
1992-06-24 14:46:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EFIN PHUM MOPS EC HR
92ZAGREB1056 ZAGREB UPDATE: JUNE 26, 1992
[...] LOCAL PRESS REPORTS IT IS ALL QUIET TODAY ON THE DRNIS FRONT, BUT UNPROFOR HAS POSTPONED ITS TAKEOVER OF SECTOR SOUTH UNTIL THE CEASEFIRE IS RESPECTED. UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 ZAGREB 01056 01 OF 03 261351Z PRESIDENT TUDJ [...]
1992-06-26 13:51:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EFIN HR BK MOPS
92ZAGREB1169 LETTER TO SECRETARY BAKER FROM FOREIGN
[...] PROVIDED HEREIN IS TEXT OF A LETTER FAXED TO THE CONSULATE FROM CROATIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ZDENKO SKRABALO, REGARDING THE SITUATION IN BOSNIA -HERCEGOVINA (ENGLISH VERSION AS PROVIDEDB CROATIANS). UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 ZA [...]
1992-07-14 12:38:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF HR BK
92ZAGREB146LETTER OF CROATIAN PRESIDENT FRANJO TUDJMAN
[...] THERE FOLLOWS LETTER OF JANUARY 21 OF CROATIAN PRESIDENT FRANJO TUDJMAN TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS CONCERNING HIS WRITINGS AND PERSONAL VIEWS ON THE UNCLASSIFIED SIPDIS SITUATION OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY IN CROATIA. BEGIN TEXT. JANUARY 21, 1992 DEAR MEMBER OF CONGRESS: ON BEHALF OF [...]
1992-01-30 12:06:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV
92ZAGREB1526 CGYOOL-HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE UPDATE NO. 38
[...] THIS REPORT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE A BRIEF, DAILY UPDATE ON THE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE SITUATION IN THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA WITH REGARD TO CONVOYS, COORDINATION, DISTRIBUTION OF U.S.-DONATED ASSISTANCE, AND OTHER RELATED SUBJECTS. AIRPORT UPDATE -------------- 2. THE SARAJEVO AIRLIFT IS [...]
1992-08-20 14:44:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREF AORC EAID MASS PHUM HR BK
92ZAGREB1854 CGYOOL -- ZAGREB UPDATE: SEPT 28, 1992
[...] AS UN/EC PEACE ENVOYS VANCE AND OWEN MET WITH CROATIAN AUTHORITIES IN ZAGREB LAST FRIDAY, THE COUNTRY'S PARLIAMENT ERUPTED INTO DEBATE OVER THE PASSAGE OF A LAW GRANTING AMNESTY TO SOME OF THOSE WHO FOUGHT FOR SERBIA AGAINST CROATIA. A SECOND SESSION OF CROATIA'S NEW NATIONAL DEFENSE COUNCIL [...]
1992-09-28 15:40:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM MOPS PREF ECON HR BK
92ZAGREB1856 HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN BOSNIA-HERCEGOVINA - REPORTED RAPES OF YOUNG MUSLIM WOMEN
[...] A TWO-PAGE ARTICLE IN THE SEPT 25 EDITION OF THE ZAGREB WEEKLY "GLOBUS" REPORTS THAT A GROUP OF FORTY YOUNG WOMEN FROM THE MUSLIM-POPULATED TOWN OF BREZOVO POLJE, NORTH OF SARAJEVO, WERE BRUTALIZED AND REPEATEDLY RAPED IN MAY OF THIS YEAR BY SERBIAN SOLDIERS. THE WOMEN, NINE OF WHOM ARE SH [...]
1992-09-29 09:59:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM HR BK
92ZAGREB1869 CGYOOL -- ZAGREB UPDATE: SEPT 29, 1992
[...] THE PRESIDENTS OF CROATIA AND SERBIA WILL MEET IN GENEVA TOMORROW (SEPTEMBER 30) TO DISCUSS BILATERAL ISSUES. THE CROATIAN RED CROSS HAS REGISTERED 26,110 MISSING PERSONS SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE WAR. ULTRA-RIGHTIST LEADER PARAGA MAINTAINS THAT LARGE QUANTITIES OF ARMS FOUND DURING A SEA [...]
1992-09-29 16:13:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MOPS PREF ECON HR BK
92ZAGREB1962 CGY001: UNPROFOR'S DAUNTING TASK IN CROATIA
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. A REGIME OF EXTRAORDINARY BRUTALITY HOLDS SWAY IN SERBIAN-DOMINATED VUKOVAR AND ELSEWHERE IN THE SECTOR EAST UNITED NATIONS PROTECTED AREA (UNPA) OF CROATIA. CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDEN [...]
1992-10-09 12:29:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PREF HR
92ZAGREB2038 CYGOOL: HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN BOSNIA-
[...] (U) THIS IS ONE IN A SERIES OF REPORTS OF SPECIFIC AND GROSS HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN BOSNIA AND HERCEGOVINA (B-H) BASED ON PERSONAL INTERVIEWS WITH THE SUBJECTS NAMED. THE SUBJECTS IN THIS REPORT AGREED TO SPEAK ONLY AFTER RECEIVING ASSURANCES THAT THEIR NAMES WOULD NOT BE USED PUBLICLY FOR F [...]
1992-10-16 15:53:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM HR BK
92ZAGREB2173 CYGOOL: HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN BOSNIA-
[...] (U) THIS IS ONE IN A SERIES OF REPORTS OF SPECIFIC AND GROSS HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN BOSNIA AND HERCEGOVINA (B-H) BASED ON PERSONAL INTERVIEWS WITH THE SUBJECTS NAMED. THE SUBJECTS IN THIS REPORT AGREED TO SPEAK ONLY AFTER RECEIVING ASSURANCES THAT THEIR NAMES WOULD NOT/NOT BE USED PUBLICLY F [...]
1992-10-27 16:00:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF HR
92ZAGREB2203 CGYOOL -- ZAGREB UPDATE: OCT 29, 1992
[...] CROATIAN BUDGET DEFICIT HITS 400 BILLION DINARS (ALMOST USD 890 MILLION). PRESIDENT TUDJMAN TELLS ISLANDERS THAT RECONSTRUCTION IS NUMBER ONE GOAL. SERBS DESTROY BOSANSKI BROD CATHOLIC CHURCH. ZUPANJA HIT BY 12 SERBIAN SHELLS. B-10,000 CROATIAN ARMY SOLDIERS TO BE [...]
1992-10-29 16:28:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM MOPS PREF HR BK
92ZAGREB2243 CGYOOL: CROATIAN AND BOSNIAN PRESIDENTS
[...] FOLLOWING A PUBLIC EXCHANGE OF RECRIMINATORY LETTERS BY PRESIDENTS IZETBEGOVIC AND TUDJMAN (REFS A AND B),THE TWO LEADERS MET IN ZAGREB ON SUNDAY, NOV 1, TO ATTEMPT TO IRON OUT THEIR DIFFERENCES. TELEVISION COVERAGE OF THE START OF THE MEETING SHOWED B-H HDZ LEADER MATE BOBAN NEXT TO IZETBEG [...]
1992-11-02 15:53:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MOPS HR BK
92ZAGREB2290 CGYOOL: TUDJMAN SUMMONS DIP CORPS; SPELLS
[...] PRESIDENT TUDJMAN SUMMONED ALL ZAGREB CHIEFS OF LIMITED OFFICIAL USE LIMITED OFFICIAL USE PAGE 03 ZAGREB 02290 01 OF 06 051640Z MISSION TO THE "PREDSJEDNICKI DVORI" NOVEMBER 4 TO HEAR A STATEMENT OF CROATIAN GOVERNMENT VIEWS ON A RANGE OF [...]
1992-11-05 16:44:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MOPS PREF HR BK
92ZAGREB2362 CGYOOL -- ZAGREB UPDATE: NOV 12, 1992
[...] EX-JNA GENERAL GOES ON TRIAL IN SPLIT FOR WAR CRIMES. CROATIA AND RUSSIA SIGN NATURAL GAS DEAL. FIRST PRISONERS PARDONED UNDER NEW AMNESTY LAW. SERBIAN CAPO MARTIC THREATENS UNPROFOR. KRSKO A-PLANT RESTARTED AFTER MECHANICAL PROBLEM. ZUPANIJA AND SECTOR NORTH VILLAGE SHELLED BY [...]
1992-11-12 15:31:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM MOPS PREF HR BK
92ZAGREB2392 CGYOOL -- APPROACHING THE BREAKING POINT:
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. THIS CABLE RESPONDS TO REF A'S REQUEST FOR OUR CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 03 ZAGREB 02392 01 OF 09 131606Z CANDID APPRAISAL OF THE REFUGEE SITUATION IN CROATIA. REF B CONVEYED THE GOC'S LATES [...]
1992-11-13 16:09:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM HR BK
92ZAGREB2400 CGYOOL: UNPROFOR CHIEF SPEAKS OF ANARCHY IN
[...] WE REPORT HEREIN FOR THE RECORD RECENT PUBLIC REMARKS BY UNPROFOR CIVILIAN AFFAIRS DIRECTOR CEDRIC THORNBERRY REGARDING THE SITUATION IN THE CROATIAN UNPA'S AND PINK ZONES. REFERING TO SECTORS EAST AND SOUTH, THORNBERRY DECLARED, "GANGS OF TERRORISTS ROAM THE AREA, THERE ARE POLICE FORCES WH [...]
1992-11-16 15:05:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF PHUM HR
92ZAGREB2405 CGYOOL -- U.S. HELSINKI COMMISSION DEL CALLS
[...] ON COMPLETION OF THEIR VISIT TO MACEDONIA AND CROATIA NOVEMBER 15, A HELSINKI COMMISSION DELEGATION COMPRISED OF SEN. DENNIS DECONCINI AND REP. FRANK MCCLOSKEY ISSUED A STATEMENT CALLING FOR: IMMEDIATE RECOGNITION OF MACEDONIA; INCLUSION OF MACEDONIA IN UNCLASSIFIED [...]
1992-11-16 16:29:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF HR BK
92ZAGREB2505 CGYOOL -- ZAGREB UPDATE: NOV 25, 1992
[...] EC MONITORS "CLEAR" CROATIA OF ALLEGATIONS OF NO-FLY BAN VIOLATIONS. SOME PROGRESS ON RESIDENCY PERMITS ISSUED. MUP REPORTS AN INCREASE IN CRIME. OPPOSITION ROUNDTABLE QUESTIONS GOVERNMENT REDISTRICTING PLAN. SERB GUNNERS CONTINUE SHELLING CROATIAN TOWNS. 14 SERBS INDICTED IN [...]
1992-11-25 15:49:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM MOPS PREF HR BK
92ZAGREB2522 CGYOOL: PRES TUDJMAN TELLS SENATOR MOYNIHAN
[...] IN A LATE EVENING MEETING NOV 27, SENATOR MOYNIHAN SHARED WITH PRESIDENT TUDJMAN HIS IMPRESSIONS AFTER HAVING PERSONALLY VIEWED THE DEVASTATION IN SARAJEVO, MOSTAR, AND THE DUBROVNIK AREA. THE SENATOR SAID HE HAD BEEN TOLD BY UNHCR IN SARAJEVO THAT THE CITY IS DOWN TO ONLY ONE DAY'S FOOD SUP [...]
1992-11-30 09:18:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PREF HR BK
92ZAGREB2586 CGY001: THE UGLY VIRUS OF MORAL SYMMETRY -
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. --------------- SUMMARY COMMENT --------------- 2. WE ARE FRANKLY APPALLED BY THE THRICE-REPEATED CLAIM IN REF A THAT THE EVENTS IN AND AROUND PROZOR OVER 6 WEEKS AGO CONSTITUTE HARD EVIDENCE OF PAST AND LIKELY FUTURE CROATIAN ETHNIC CLEANSING IN BOSNIA. F [...]
1992-12-03 15:53:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM HR BK
92ZAGREB2592CGYOOL: PRES. TUDJMAN SAYS HE IS UNWILLING
[...] AT HIS MONTHLY PRESS CONFERENCE PRESIDENT TUDJMAN SAID IT IS TOO EARLY TO DISCUSS EXTENDING UNPROFOR'S MANDATE. HE EXPLAINED GENERAL BOBETKO'S MEETING WITH GENERAL MLADIC AS AIMED AT STOPPING ATTACKS ON CROATIA AND DENYING BELGRADE'S ALLEGATIONS THAT CROATIA HAD 18 OR 19 BRIGADES IN B-H. HE [...]
1992-12-03 18:41:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL HR
92ZAGREB2621 CGYOOL -- ZAGREB UPDATE DEC 8, 1992
[...] CROATIAN HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP CALLS FOR MORE ACTION. TAX EVADERS TO BE THE TARGET OF ZAGREB'S NEW FINANCIAL POLICE. SERBIAN LEADER IN CROATIA CALLS FOR TOUGHER UN MANDATE. OSIJEK CITY COUNCIL CHAIRMAN RETALIATES AGAINST CRITICAL NEWS STORY. B-H PRESIDENT IZETBEGOVIC CONTINUES TALKS WITH CRO [...]
1992-12-08 16:24:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM MOPS PREF HR BK
92ZAGREB2783 CGYOOL -- ZAGREB UPDATE DEC 21, 1992
[...] FORMER FSO SAYS CROATIA WILL HAVE TO USE FORCE TO REGAIN OCCUPIED TERRITORY. 1,115 CHILDREN FROM B-H GO TO LIBYA TO STUDY AS PARLIAMENTARY GROUP VISITS WITH GHADAFFI. HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP REPORTS 30,000 WOMEN RAPED IN B-H WHILE 50,000 ARE STILL HELD IN PRISON CAMPS. MANJACA PRISON CAMP CLOS [...]
1992-12-21 16:58:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MOPS PREL PREF HR BK
92ZAGREB2816 CGYOOL -- ZAGREB UPDATE DEC 24, 1992
[...] KRIVOKUCA MURDER UNDER INTENSE INVESTIGATION. UNPROFOR FALLS SHORT IN REQUEST FOR CHRISTMAS VISITS TO SECTOR SOUTH. SPLIT SUMMONS 29 EX-JNA TO ANSWER FOR WAR CRIMES. NEW TRADE LAW PAVES WAY FOR CONCESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. END SUMMARY. ------------------------------------------ MURDER OF L [...]
1992-12-24 12:13:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ETRD PHUM PREL HR
92ZAGREB2829 CGYOOL -- ZAGREB UPDATE DEC 28, 1992
[...] NOISEMAKERS RESOUND THROUGHOUT ZAGREB OVER THE HOLIDAY. 130,000 DEAD IN WAR BY BOSNIAN COUNT. B-H BATTLES RAGE ON OVER WEEKEND. LASIC IS NEW CROAT REP ON B-H PRESIDENTIAL COUNCIL. CANADIANS RETREAT FROM B-H. GERMAN AF CHIEF FLIES IN TO REVIEW SOLDIERS. RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR TRAVELS TO SECT [...]
1992-12-28 14:36:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM HR BK CA RS GM
92ZAGREB2862 CGYOOL: BANJA LUKA -- SERBIAN HARASSMENT
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. AN EXPATRIATE STAFFER FROM UNHCR'S BANJA LUKA OFFICE (STRICTLY PROTECT) DESCRIBED FOR US THE WORSENING SITUATION IN NORTHWEST BOSNIA DEC. 30. THE UNHCR STAFFER SAID THE LOCAL SERBIAN FORCES HAD INTENSIFIED THEIR HARASSMENT OF BOTH [...]
1992-12-31 18:30:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PHUM MASS HR BK
92ZAGREB2863 1992 CROATIA HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT -- EMBASSY
[...] LIMITED OFFICIAL USE -- ENTIRE TEXT. ----------------------------------------- GENERAL COMMENTS ON DEPARTMENT'S RE-DRAFT ----------------------------------------- LIMITED OFFICIAL USE LIMITED OFFICIAL USE PAGE 02 ZAGREB 02863 01 OF 08 [...]
1992-12-31 18:55:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM ELAB KSPR HR BK
92ZAGREB395 ZAGREB UPDATE: MARCH 3, 1992
[...] THE CROATIAN PRESS CONTINUES TO FOCUS ON THE PROPOSED LAW ON THE PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA, NOTING THAT PRIVATE OWNERSHIP OF TV AND RADIO STATIONS WOULD BE PERMITTED IF THE LAW AS DRAFTED IS PASSED BY THE CROATIAN ASSEMBLY. SLOVENE DEFENSE MINISTER JANEZ JANSA HAS PRAISED THE DEPLOYMENT OF [...]
1992-03-13 14:55:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPINR ECON ETRD PGOV PHUM MOPS
92ZAGREB409 ZAGREB UPDATE: MARCH 17, 1992
[...] THE CROATIAN SUPREME STATE COUNCIL MET ON MARCH 16 TO CONSIDER ISSUES RELATING TO LAW AND ORDER, CRIME AND THE TREATMENT OF SERBS IN UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 ZAGREB 00409 01 OF 03 180711Z CROATIA. IN A SERIES OF DECLARAT [...]
1992-03-17 15:23:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPINR ECON ETRD PGOV PREL PHUM MOPS
92ZAGREB418 SERBIAN DEMOCRATIC FORUM INAUGURATES ITS
[...] ON MARCH 19, THE SERBIAN DEMOCRATIC FORUM (SDF) INTRODUCED TO THE PUBLIC ITS BUREAU FOR REFUGEES, HUMAN RIGHTS AND RIGHTS OF NATIONAL COMMUNITIES. THE CENTRAL BUREAU IS LOCATED IN ZAGREB. BRANCH OFFICES WILL BE OPENED SOON IN KARLOVAC, SISAK, RIJEKA AND PULA. LATER, AFTER THE DEPLOYMENT O [...]
1992-03-19 15:14:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM
92ZAGREB467 ZAGREB UPDATE: MARCH 30, 1992
[...] AS OF THIS WRITING, THERE HAS BEEN NO OFFICIAL REACTION FROM THE CROATIAN GOVERNMENT TO THE ALLEGED MASSACRE IN SIJEKOVAC. CROATIAN UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 ZAGREB 00467 01 OF 03 301444Z AUTHORITIES IN SLAVONSKI BROD CLA [...]
1992-03-30 14:40:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON
92ZAGREB468 SERBS AND HUMAN RIGHTS: A QUESTION OF
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. SUMMARY ------- 2. ALTHOUGH ARMED CONFLICT BETWEEN THE WARRING FACTIONS IN CROATIA CONTINUES TO BE OF CONCERN TO SERBS AND CROATS, BOTH SIDES (WITH THE ARRIVAL OF UN PEACEKEEPING FORCES) HAVE NOW APPARENTLY BEGUN TO FOCUS ON A NEW STRATEGY -- THE FORCED E [...]
1992-03-31 07:28:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL
92ZAGREB527 CROATIA, SLOVENIA AND THE U.S.: THE FUTURE
[...] CONFIDENTIAL--ENTIRE TEXT SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION ------------------------ 2. ON THE DAY AFTER U.S. RECOGNITION OF THE REPUBLICS OF CROATIA AND SLOVENIA, WE BELIEVE IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO CATCH OUR BREATH AND TAKE AN ACCOUNTING OF WHERE WE ARE, HOW WE GOT TO THIS POINT AND SOME EARLY [...]
1992-04-09 12:46:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON
92ZAGREB557CROATIAN PRESIDENT FRANJO TUDJMAN'S LETTER TO
[...] PER SEPTEL, THERE FOLLOWS THE ENGLISH TEXT OF CROATIAN PRESIDENT FRANJO TUDJMAN'S LETTER TO CYRUS VANCE, THE SYG'S SPECIAL ENVOY. 2. BEGIN TEXT: UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ZAGREB 00557 01 OF 02 141422Z CYRUS R. VANCE [...]
1992-04-14 13:13:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL
92ZAGREB558CROATIAN PRESIDENT FRANJO TUDJMAN'S LETTER TO
[...] THE CROATIAN GOVERNMENT THE MORNING OF APRIL 14 CALLED IN THE DIPLOMATIC CORP TO EXPRESS ITS CONCERN OVER EVENTS IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA. PRESIDENT FRANJO TUDJMAN'S CHIEF OF CABINET, HRVOJE SARINIC, DELIVERED LETTERS (WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS) APPEALING TO WORLD LEADERS TO TAKE ACTION TO "END [...]
1992-04-14 13:17:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL
92ZAGREB66 TUDJMAN LETTER TO PRESIDENT OF THE WORLD
[...] No summary [...]
1992-01-16 15:33:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPINR PGOV CA PHUM
94ZAGREB1155 WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL -- INTERVIEWING
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. WE WELCOME THE REFUGEE-INTERVIEWING TEAM'S PROPOSED VISIT TO CROATIA. CONTROL OFFICER FOR THE VISIT WILL BE REFCOORD ERIC WHITAKER -- (0) 385-41-444-800, EXT. 63; (H) 385-41-337-736. 3. THE DATES SCHEDULED FOR THE TEAM'S BRIEF STOP IN CROATIA INCLUDE [...]
1994-03-22 17:53:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM BK HR
94ZAGREB118 TFSROL: ZAGREB UPDATE ON HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES
[...] ON JANUARY 6 UNPROFOR TROOPS WERE PERMITTED TO EXHUME A MASS GRAVE NEAR KRIZANCEVO (NEAR VITEZ, CENTRAL B-H). BRITISH UNPROFOR ELEMENTS INVESTIGATING THE SITUATION THERE ON DECEMBER 29 WERE FORCED TO WITHDRAW AFTER ENCOUNTERING HEAVY FIRE FROM B-H ARMY POSITIONS. 2. ON JANUARY 8, AFTER [...]
1994-01-11 16:05:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV HR BK
94ZAGREB1217 THE NEST OF EVIL: SERBS INTENSIFY ATROCITIES IN
[...] THE USE OF EXTREME VIOLENCE AGAINST NON-SERBS REMAINING IN THE BANJA LUKA AREA OF BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA HAS ACCELERATED IN RECENT WEEKS. RECENT ARRIVALS FROM THE REGION HAVE PROVIDED NUMEROUS EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS OF EGREGIOUS EXAMPLES OF ETHNIC CLEANSING OF THE NON-SERBIAN POPULATION. THESE INCL [...]
1994-03-25 18:03:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MOPS PINS PREL PREF BK HR
94ZAGREB1222TFSROL: SEVERE HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN BOSNIA- HERZEGOVINA: VICTIM'S REPORT OF BEATINGS AND RAPE AT NOVI IZVOR PRISON.
[...] (U) THIS IS ONE IN A SERIES OF REPORTS OF INTERVIEWS WITH WAR CRIMES VICTIMS CONDUCTED IN LATE 1993 IN MAOCA, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA BY AN OFDA (DART/ZAGREB) FIELD REPRESENTATIVE AND AN AMCIT IRC REPRESENTATIVE WHILE THEY WERE IN THE AREA ASSESSING HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE NEEDS. THIS REPORT, LIKE [...]
1994-03-28 07:16:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDHR NOTAG
94ZAGREB1223TFSROL: SEVERE HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN BOSNIA- HERZEGOVINA: EYEWITNESS REPORT OF ATROCITIES COMMITTED BY SERBIAN FORCES IN BOSNIA LIMITED OFFICIAL USE
[...] (U) THIS IS ONE IN A SERIES OF REPORTS OF INTERVIEWS WITH WAR CRIMES VICTIMS CONDUCTED IN LATE 1993 IN MAOCA, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA BY AN OFDA (DART/ZAGREB) FIELD REPRESENTATIVE AND AN AMCIT IRC REPRESENTATIVE WHILE THEY WERE IN THE AREA ASSESSING HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE NEEDS. THIS REPORT, LIKE [...]
1994-03-28 07:18:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDHR NOTAG
94ZAGREB13271993-94 CSCE IMPLEMENTATION REPORT:
[...] FOLLOWING IS OUR CONTRIBUTION FOR THE ANNUAL CSCE IMPLEMENTATION REPORT (REFTEL). ------------------ GENERAL ASSESSMENT ------------------ 2. CROATIA CONTINUES BY AND LARGE TO IMPLEMENT ITS CSCE OBLIGATIONS, THOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN SOME INCIDENTS IN VIOLATION OF CSCE NORMS. THE CONTI [...]
1994-04-01 17:58:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR ECON HR
94ZAGREB1372TFSROL: OFDA DART SITREP NO. 70
[...] UPCOMING DART TRAVEL IN B-H. WFP REPORTED RECORD FOOD DELIVERIES DURING MARCH. UNHCR RESUMES CONVOYS THROUGH SERB-HELD TERRITORY. CONVOYS TO SELECTED AREAS, MARCH 25 - 31. CONVOY INCIDENTS APRIL 1 - 5. SUCCESSFUL CONVOYS APRIL 1 - 5. AIRLIFTS TO SARAJEVO APRIL 1 - 5. OPERATION PROVIDE P [...]
1994-04-06 16:52:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREF AORC EAID PHUM HR BK
94ZAGREB1473TFSROL: SEVERE HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN BOSNIA- HERZEGOIVNA: EYEWITNESS REPORT OF RAPE AND MALTREATMENT OF CIVILIANS BY SERBIAN FORCES LIMITED OFFICIAL USE
[...] (U) THIS IS ONE IN A SERIES OF INTERVIEWS WITH WAR CRIMES VICTIMS CONDUCTED IN LATE 1993 IN MAOCA, BOSNIA- HERZEGOVINA BY AN OFDA (DART/ZAGREB) FIELD REPRESENTATIVE AND AN AMCIT INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE (IRC) REPRESENTATIVE WHILE THEY WERE IN THE AREA ASSESSING HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE N [...]
1994-04-13 17:37:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDHR NOTAG
94ZAGREB157 TFSROL: AMBASSADOR GALBRAITH MEETS WITH
[...] ON JANUARY 6, DURING THE VISIT OF UN AMBASSADOR ALBRIGHT TO SECTOR EAST REPORTED REFTEL, AMBASSADOR GALBRAITH MET FOR APPROXIMATELY THIRTY MINUTES WITH CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 03 ZAGREB 00157 01 OF 02 121835Z GORAN HADZIC, [...]
1994-01-12 19:21:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM HR SR
94ZAGREB176 A/S SHATTUCK AND CROATIAN HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] IN AN EXTRAORDINARILY INFORMATIVE AND SOMETIMES EMOTIONAL JANUARY 7 MEETING HOSTED BY AMBASSADOR GALBRAITH, HA A/S SHATTUCK AND LEADING HUMAN RIGHTS SPOKESMEN IN CROATIA DISCUSSED WHAT A/S SHATTUCK CALLED "THE HUMAN RIGHTS CATASTROPHE" IN THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA. IN A BROAD-RANGING CONVERSATIO [...]
1994-01-13 18:47:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM HR BK
94ZAGREB2605POST REPORTING PLAN - CROATIA
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. ---------------------------- 2. SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION ---------------------------- CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ZAGREB 02605 01 OF 02 081701Z WE ARE SUBMITTING HEREWITH A FORESHORTENED PO [...]
1994-07-08 16:54:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALHR NOTAG
94ZAGREB335 TFSROL: AMB. ALBRIGHT TELLS TUDJMAN MORE
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. IN A JANUARY 6 MEETING PRESIDENT TUDJMAN THANKED AMBASSADOR ALBRIGHT FOR U.S. SUPPORT FOR CROATIA'S CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 03 ZAGREB 00335 01 OF 06 251811Z TE [...]
1994-01-25 19:10:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PREF HR BK
94ZAGREB467TFSROL: THE MEDIA WAR: CROAT-MUSLIM
[...] (U) THIS EMBASSY CONTINUES TO NOTE THE ROLE OF THE LOCAL MEDIA IN HEIGHTENING ETHNIC TENSIONS. GOVERNMENT OWNED AND CONTROLLED CROATIAN TV (HTV) ON SATURDAY, JAN. 29, BROADCAST TWO UNSCHEDULED DOCUMENTARIES BACK-TO-BACK IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE EVENING NEWS. THE FIRST WAS A TWENTY MINUTE FILM [...]
1994-02-02 16:20:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM HR BK
94ZAGREB513 CROATIAN WEEKLY LISTS ALLEGED B-H ARMY
[...] THE SEMI-INDEPENDENT SPLIT-BASED WEEKLY "NEDELJNA DALMACIJA" ON JAN 5 PUBLISHED A LENGTHY PIECE BY RESPECTED FREELANCER MARIO MARUSIC ON THE THREAT FACED BY BOSNIAN CROATS FROM B-H ARMY OR ALLIED FORCES. MARUSIC DECRIES THE PAUCITY OF ATTENTION TO ATROCITIES SUFFERED BY BOSNIAN CROATS WHILE [...]
1994-02-04 19:17:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MOPS HR BK
94ZAGREB82 TSFROL: UNPROFOR FORCE COMMANDER GEN. COT'S
[...] IN A JAN 5 ZAGREB BRIEFING CHAIRED BY UNSYG SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE AKASHI, UNPROFOR FORCE COMMANDER GENERAL COT BRIEFED AMBASSADORS ALBRIGHT AND GALBRAITH, ASSTSEC SHATTUCK, AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE ALBRIGHT DELEGATION ON LIMITED OFFICIAL USE LIMITED [...]
1994-01-07 16:04:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF EAID MOPS HR BK
94ZAGREB827TFSROL: SEVERE HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN B-H:
[...] (U) THIS IS THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF REPORTS OF INTERVIEWS OF WAR CRIMES VICTIMS CONDUCTED IN LATE 1993 IN MAOCA, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA, BY A DART/ZAGREB FIELD REP AND AN AMCIT IRC REP WHILE THEY WERE IN THE AREA ASSESSING HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE NEEDS. THIS REPORT NAMES VICTIMS AND, IN SOME C [...]
1994-02-28 16:20:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF HR BK
94ZAGREB872TFSROL: SEVERE HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN B-H:
[...] (U) THIS IS ONE IN A SERIES OF REPORTS OF INTERVIEWS WITH WAR CRIMES VICTIMS CONDUCTED IN LATE 1993 IN MAOCA, BOSNIA-HERCEGOVINA, BY A DART/ZAGREB FIELD REP AND AN AMCIT IRC REP WHILE THEY WERE IN THE AREA ASSESSING HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE NEEDS. ------------------- WITNESS INFORMATION -- [...]
1994-03-02 16:52:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF HR BK
94ZAGREB903 TFSROL: SEVERE HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN B-H:
[...] (U) SUMMARY: THIS IS ONE IN A SERIES OF REPORTS (REFTELS) OF INTERVIEWS WITH WAR CRIMES VICTIMS CONDUCTED IN LATE 1993 IN MAOCA, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA, LIMITED OFFICIAL USE LIMITED OFFICIAL USE PAGE 03 ZAGREB 00930 01 OF 05 071400Z BY A DAR [...]
1994-03-07 13:52:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL MOPS HR BK
94ZAGREB919TFSROL: SEVERE HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN B-H:
[...] (U) THIS IS ONE IN A SERIES OF REPORTS OF INTERVIEWS OF WAR CRIMES VICTIMS CONDUCTED IN LATE 1993 IN MAOCA, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA, BY A DART/ZAGREB FIELD REP AND AN AMCIT IRC REP WHILE THEY WERE IN THE AREA ASSESSING HUMANITARIAN NEEDS. THIS REPORT NAMES VICTIMS AND, IN SOME CASES, PERPETRATOR [...]
1994-03-04 17:15:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF HR BK
94ZAGREB941 TFSROL: SEVERE HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN B-H:
[...] (U) SUMMARY: THIS IS ONE IN A SERIES OF REPORTS OF INTERVIEWS WITH WAR CRIMES VICTIMS CONDUCTED IN LATE 1993 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE LIMITED OFFICIAL USE PAGE 03 ZAGREB 00941 01 OF 03 081032Z IN MAOCA, BOSNIA-HERCEGOVINA, BY A DART/ZAGREB FI [...]
1994-03-08 10:23:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL MOPS HR BK
94ZAGREB945 TFSROL: SEVERE HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN B-H:
[...] (U) SUMMARY: THIS IS ONE OF A SERIES OF REPORTS OF INTERVIEWS (REFTELS) WITH WAR CRIMES VICTIMS CONDUCTED IN LATE 1993 IN MAOCA, BOSNIA-HERCEGOVINA, BY A DART/ZAGREB LIMITED OFFICIAL USE LIMITED OFFICIAL USE PAGE 03 ZAGREB 00945 01 OF 03 [...]
1994-03-08 11:38:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL MOPS HR BK
95SOFIA528 IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE: BULGARIA'S
[...] No summary [...]
1995-01-23 16:29:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON BU
95ZAGREB1090 BANJA LUKA MUSLIM LEADERS ARRESTED FOR
[...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARA 7. 2. (U) IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS, OVER TEN OF THE MOST PROMINENT MUSLIM COMMUNITY LEADERS IN THE BANJA LUKA REGION HAVE BEEN ARRESTED AT THEIR MERHAMET OFFICES AND IN THEIR HOMES BY SERB MILITARY AUTHORITIES. THE DETAINED INCLUDED NIJAZ KARASELIMOVIC, [...]
1995-03-10 16:44:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF BK HR
95ZAGREB1681 OFDA DART/ZAGREB SITREP NO. 76
[...] UNHCR SUSPENDED CONVOY OPERATION ON APR 24 - 25 AS A SECURITY PRECAUTION. WORKING GROUP IN ANCONA DISCUSSES CONDITIONS FOR RESUMPTION OF AIRLIFT. UNHCR BUDGET CUTS ADVERSELY AFFECTS OFDA GRANTEE. FOR APRIL 24 - 25: CONVOY INCIDENTS; UNHCR SUCCESSFUL CONVOY DELIVERIES; UNHCR SARAJEVO AIRLIF [...]
1995-04-26 18:10:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM HR AORC BK
95ZAGREB1795 UPDATE NO. 29 - CROATIA LAUNCHES PR OFFENSIVE
[...] ON MAY 8, EMBOFF VISITED THE SECTOR WEST TOWNS OF JASENOVAC, OKUCANI, PAKRAC, AND A DETENTION CENTER IN BJELOVAR WITH A GROUP OF ZAGREB BASED DIPLOMATS ORGANIZED BY THE MFA. THE CONDITION OF THESE TOWNS IS AS DESCRIBED IN OTHER REPORTING OF PREVIOUS EMBASSY TRIPS. THE SERBS WE SPOKE WITH W [...]
1995-05-09 18:44:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MOPS PGOV HR
95ZAGREB1796CROATIA UPDATE NO. 28: AMRASSADOR'S TRIP TO FORMER SECTOR WEST, MAY 8
[...] CONFIDENTIAL ENTIRE TEXT ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. ON MAY 8 AMBASSADOR GALBRAITH LED A GROUP THROUGH FORMER SECTOR WEST TO NOVSKA, JASENOVAC, OKUCANI, NOVA GRADISKA, AND PAKRAC. AT THE MONUMENT IN JASENOVAC COMMEMORATING THOSE WHO DIED IN THE INFAMOUS CONCENTRATION CAMP THERE, THE AM [...]
1995-05-09 18:45:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALHR NOTAG
95ZAGREB1801CROATIA UPDATE NO. 32: VISIT TO DETAINEES IN BJELOVAR
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. POLOFFS AND DART VISITED THE DETENTION CENTER AND JAIL IN BJELOVAR ON MAY 9. WE TALKED TO SERB DETAINEES AND UNSUCCESSFULY ATTEMPTED TO VISIT SERB LEADERS FROM THE PAKRAC AREA, WHO WERE BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION BY VELKJO DJAKULA (R [...]
1995-05-10 16:46:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALHR NOTAG
95ZAGREB1824CROATIA UPDATE NO. 36: U.S., UN, EXPLORING CROAT TREATMENT OF SERBS IN WESTERN SLAVONIA
[...] (C) VARIOUS UN ORGANIZATIONS, ESPECIALLY CIVPOL, ARE STRENGTHENING THEIR EFFORTS TO MONITOR AND INVESTIGATE CONDITIONS FOR SERBS IN "SECTOR WEST." MANY UN OFFICIALS SAY THEY STILL SUSPECT THERE WERE AT LEAST SOME HUMAN RIGHTS TRANSGRESSIONS BY CROATIAN FORCES DURING AND AFTER THE MAY 1 OFFEN [...]
1995-05-11 19:25:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALHR NOTAG
95ZAGREB1908VISIT TO DETAINED SERBS YIELDS NO SOLID EVIDENCE OF ABUSE
[...] ON MAY 12, POLOFF VISITED THE GYMNASIUM BEING USED AS A MAKESHIFT DETENTION CENTER IN VARAZDIN WHERE OVER FIVE HUNDRED SERB MEN FROM SECTOR WEST HAD BEEN BROUGHT BY CROATIAN AUTHORITIES ON MAY 5 (AND WHICH WAS EMPTY BY MAY 16). THE VISIT WAS PROMPTED BY ALLEGATIONS OF PHYSICAL MISTREATMENT AN [...]
1995-05-17 17:36:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALHR NOTAG
95ZAGREB1909 HEIGHTENED FEARS OF "SECTOR WEST" SERBS AFTER
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SERBS LIVING AROUND PAKRAC, IN SECTOR WEST, ARE INCREASINGLY CONCERNED OVER WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS IN STORE FOR THEM, ESPECIALLY AFTER HEARING STORIES AND SEEING EVIDENCE OF MISTREATMENT OF FELLOW SERBS IN CROATIAN DETENTION CENTERS. DURING A MAY 16 VISIT TO [...]
1995-05-17 17:36:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL HR
95ZAGREB1926"RSK PRESIDENT" MARTIC -- UNREPENTANT BUT POSSIBLY UNDER PRESSURE
[...] (CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT) --------------------------------- MARTIC STILL BOASTFUL, AGGRESSIVE --------------------------------- - 2. WHILE WE HAVE HAD NO DIRECT CONTACT WITH "RSK PRESIDENT" MILAN MARTIC SINCE THE EVENTS OF MAY 1-3, UNSRSG AKASHI, WHO MET HIM ON MAY 16, REPORTED TO TH [...]
1995-05-18 15:33:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALHR NOTAG
95ZAGREB1944OPPOSITION LEADERS RAISE CONCERNS ABOUT THE SITUATION IN WESTERN SLAVONIA
[...] CONFIDENTIAL -- ENTIRE TEXT ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. ON MAY 17/18, LEADING OPPOSITION FIGURES EXPRESSED TO AMBASSADOR GALBRAITH THEIR VIEW THAT THE DEPARTURE OF ETHNIC SERBS FROM WESTERN SLAVONIA WAS EQUIVALENT TO ETHNIC CLEANSING AND A THREAT TO DEMOCRACY IN CROATIA. MESIC COMPLAI [...]
1995-05-19 17:12:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALHR NOTAG
95ZAGREB2007WESTERN SLAVONIA: INFORMATION GAP, PART I
[...] (C) A RECENT GOVERNMENT REPORT PROVIDED SOME LONG- AWAITED STATISTICS ON DETAINEES, KIA, AND CIVILIANS FROM THE MAY 1-2 SECTOR WEST BATTLES. IT APPEARS, HOWEVER, STILL TO LEAVE OPEN QUESTIONS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY AND FOR THE AREA'S SERB POPULATION. THE MAIN CASUALTY OF THE GOC'S [...]
1995-05-24 16:36:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALHR NOTAG
95ZAGREB2174GOC OFFERS MORE DETAIL ON SECTOR WEST KIA, GRAVES, DETAINEES
[...] AN OFFICIAL OF THE UN CENTRE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN ZAGREB (PROTECT) SAYS THAT CENTER DIRECTOR MAZOWIECKI, IN THE WAKE OF HIS CHARGES THAT THERE WERE "MASS GRAVES" IN PARTS OF SECTOR WEST, HAD TALKS WITH DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER KOSTOVIC TO TRY TO RESOLVE SOME OF THE REMAINING DISCREPANCIES AND HOL [...]
1995-06-06 17:12:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDHR NOTAG
95ZAGREB2227SERB LEADER DZAKULA SUGGESTS MEASURES FOR CONFIDENCE-BUILDING AND ENCOURAGING SERB RETURN
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. POLOFFS MET WITH VELJKO DZAKULA AT HIS REQUEST JUNE 6. HE WANTED TO SUGGEST CONCRETE MEASURES TO BEGIN THE SERIOUS REINTEGRATION OF THE REMAINING SERB AND RETURNING CROAT COMMUNITIES OF WESTERN SLAVONIA. DZAKULA ESTIMATED THAT BETWEEN 800 TO 1000 SERBS WERE [...]
1995-06-09 12:25:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALHR NOTAG
95ZAGREB2326 CROATIA'S CARDINAL UNABLE TO ESCAPE HISTORY
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ZAGREB 02326 01 OF 03 161531Z ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. IN AN APRIL 12 MEETING, CROATIA'S CARDINAL KUHARIC APPEALED TO THE AMBASSADOR FOR HELP FOR P [...]
1995-06-16 16:09:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR HR
95ZAGREB2493PRESIDENTIAL CHIEF OF STAFF ON 6/30 SAYS "NO PRECONDITIONS" FOR NEGOTIATIONS; TUDJMAN ON 7/2 GIVES ICFY A LIST OF PRECONDITIONS
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. TWO DAYS AFTER THE PRESIDENT'S CHIEF OF STAFF, HRVOJE SARINIC, TOLD THE AMBASSADOR THAT THE GOC HAD (ALMOST) "NO PRECONDITIONS" FOR TALKS WITH THE KRAJINA SERBS, PRESIDENT TUDJMAN PUBLICLY LAID OUT SIX CONDITIONS FOR CROATIAN PARTI [...]
1995-07-03 17:39:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALNOTAG HR
95ZAGREB2615SREBRENICA UPDATE: BSA TAKES AWAY DRAFT AGE MALES; UNPROFOR SPOKESMAN CRITICIZES THE UNSC
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. SREBRENICA UPDATE ----------------- 2. THE UN REPORTS THAT 26,000 REFUGEES FROM SREBRENICA ARE STILL BEING TAKEN CARE OF BY THE DUTCH BATTALION IN POTOCARI, HOWEVER, FOOD IS EXPECTED RUN OUT BEFORE THE END OF THE DAY. SEVERAL THOUSAND DRAFT AGE MALES ARE RE [...]
1995-07-13 14:25:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALHR NOTAG
95ZAGREB2622GRANIC SAYS CROATIA WILL NOT REACT TO SREBRENICA, WANTS PRESSURE ON BELGRADE, LAYS DOWN MARKERS ON UNCRO, BIHAC
[...] CONFIDENTIAL -- ENTIRE TEXT. ------------------- SUMMARY AND COMMENT ------------------- 2. SPEAKING JULY 13, CROATIAN FM GRANIC USED THE FALL OF SREBRENICA TO REINFORCE THE POINT HE HAS BEEN MAKING FOR SOME TIME, THAT BELGRADE IS RESPONSIBLE AND THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY MUST EXERT [...]
1995-07-13 16:25:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALHR NOTAG
95ZAGREB2658ALL'S NOT WELL IN WESTERN SLAVONIA
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: IN WESTERN SLAVONIA, THE AREA RETAKEN FROM REBEL SERBS BY CROATIAN FORCES MAY 1-3, SERBS DETAINED BY THE CROATS AS POSSIBLE CRIMINALS ARE REPORTEDLY FINDING THAT THE GOC HAS ITS THUMB ON THE SCALES OF JUSTICE -- TRIALS ARE MOVING SLOWLY IF AT ALL, [...]
1995-07-17 16:31:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALNOTAG HR
95ZAGREB2784 UN OFFICIALS SAY "ARSK" ATTACK ON BIHAC LIMITED,
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. ------------------------------ "ARSK" ATTACK ON BIHAC LIMITED ------------------------------ 2. ON JULY 25, POLOFFS MET WITH UNPF CHIEF OF STAFF GENERAL KOLSTEREN TO DISCUSS THE "ARSK" OFFENSIVE IN BIHAC AND THE POTENTIAL FOR GOC REACTION. KOLSTEREN TOLD US [...]
1995-07-25 18:22:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALHR NOTAG
95ZAGREB2953HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES - SREBRENICA
[...] DECONTROL ON RECEIPT. SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED - TREAT ACCORDINGLY. 2. (U) DRL A/S SHATTUCK TRAVELED TO TUZLA AND ZENICA JULY 31-AUGUST 1 TO ASCERTAIN THE DIMENSION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS CRIMES COMMITTED DURING THE BOSNIAN SERB ARMY'S ATTACK AND OCCUPATION OF TWO UN SAFE AREAS, SREBRENIC [...]
1995-08-03 16:10:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDHR NOTAG PHUM
95ZAGREB2986 CROATIA SITREP NO. 9 - AUGUST 5, 2130 HRS LOCAL
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. BENKOVAC FELL TO HV FORCES AT 17:55 LOCAL. PRESIDENTIAL CHIEF OF STAFF HRVOJE SARINIC EXPRESSED CONDITIONAL GOC INTEREST IN STOPPING ALL MILITARY OPERATIONS AND CONDUCTING POLITICAL NEGOTIATIONS WITH SERB INTERLOCUTORS, INCLUDING [...]
1995-08-05 22:34:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALHR NOTAG
95ZAGREB3045 UPDATE NO. 21: GLINA BECOMES A GHOST TOWN
[...] (U) ON AUGUST 9 AMBASSADOR GALBRAITH MADE HIS SECOND VISIT TO "SECTOR NORTH" SINCE THE CROATIAN MILITARY ACTION. ONE OF HIS STOPS WAS GLINA, WHERE HE WAS ABLE TO OBSERVE THE DESTRUCTION THAT HAD OCCURRED DURING RECENT FIGHTING, SPEAK TO A FEW CROATIAN RESIDENTS OF THE TOWN, AND DISCUSS THE [...]
1995-08-10 16:11:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF MOPS
95ZAGREB3082BIHAC SIEGE LIFTED, ATTENTION TURNING TO ASSISTANCE NEEDS, POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS, NEXT MILITARY MOVES
[...] (C) POLOFFS, REFCOORD, AND DART VISITED BIHAC AUGUST 11 TO ASSESS HUMANITARIAN SITUATION AND DISCUSS POLITICAL/MILITARY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE WAKE OF THE GOC OFFENSIVE TO RETAKE "RSK" TERRITORY. UN OFFICIALS COMPLAINED ABOUT THE INADEQUACY OF UN SAFE AREA POLICY WHICH ONLY PROTECTS BIHAC TOWN [...]
1995-08-12 15:38:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALHR NOTAG
95ZAGREB350GOC DRAFT "POLITICAL SOLUTION FOR A PEACEFUL AND DEMOCRATIC REINTEGRATION" OF THE UNPAS
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. DURING A JANUARY 24 CONVERSATION WITH THE AMBASSADOR (REF A),FOREIGN MINISTER GRANIC HANDED OVER A GOC DRAFT PROPOSAL (IN ENGLISH) OF "THE JURIDICAL AND POLITICAL SOLUTION FOR A PEACEFUL AND DEMOCRATIC REINTEGRATION OF THE TEMPORARILY OCCUPIED PARTS OF THE [...]
1995-01-25 18:16:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALHR NOTAG
95ZAGREB3839DEPUTY PM TELLS A/S SHATTUCK GOC PLANS TO REPATRIATE ABDIC MUSLIMS, WILL CUT OFF ASSISTANCE TO BOSNIAN REFUGEES
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. DEPUTY PM KOSTOVIC TOLD VISITING DRL A/S SHATTUCK THAT THE CROATIAN GOVERNMENT HAS DECIDED TO REPATRIATE THE 20,000 ABDIC REBEL MUSLIMS IN THE KUPLJENSKO CAMP NEAR VOJNIC AFTER 10-15 DAYS IF NO AGREEMENT IS REACHED IN THE INTERIM [...]
1995-10-02 20:02:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALHR NOTAG
95ZAGREB3925 A/S SHATTUCK'S 9/30 MEETING WITH INTERIOR
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT 2. SUMMARY: IN A MEETING WITH CROATIAN INTERIOR MINISTER JARNJAK, ASSISTANT SECRETARY SHATTUCK EMPHASIZED CONCERN OVER THE GOC'S FORCED REPATRIATION PLAN, THE CONTINUED HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN THE KRAJINA REGION, AND DISCUSSED THE VOJNIC REFUGEE SITUATION. SHA [...]
1995-10-06 17:26:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF HR
95ZAGREB3939A/S SHATTUCK AND AMB. GALBRAITH SEE GRAVE SITE NEAR KLJUC, DISCOVER A POSSIBLE BORDER PROBLEM
[...] (U) VISITING DRL A/S SHATTUCK, AMBASSADOR GALBRAITH, DRL/BA DIRECTOR COFFEY, AND EMBASSY PAO, POLOFF AND DART TRAVELED TO WESTERN BOSNIA SEPTEMBER 29. THEY TALKED WITH OFFICIALS AT THE UNPROFOR BIHAC CANTON HQ NEAR CAZIN, MET THE NEW MUSLIM MAYOR OF BOSANSKI PETROVAC, VISITED THE SITE OF AN [...]
1995-10-10 10:26:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALHR NOTAG
95ZAGREB4334 HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES - NORTHWEST BOSNIA
[...] (U) THIS MESSAGE IS UNCLASSIFIED EXCEPT FOR PARAGRAPH 22. ------------------------ INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY ------------------------ 2. (U) DRL A/S SHATTUCK TRAVELED TO ZENICA AND KAKANJ OCTOBER 16-18 TO ASCERTAIN THE DIMENSION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS CRIMES COMMITTED DURING THE EXPULSIO [...]
1995-10-30 16:12:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALHR NOTAG
95ZAGREB4339 HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES - NORTHWEST BOSNIA
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ROBERT P. FINN, DEPUTY CHIEF OF MISSION. REASON: 1.5 (D) ------------------------ INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY ------------------------ 2. (U) DRL A/S SHATTUCK TRAVELED TO ZENICA AND KAKANJ OCTOBER 16-18 TO ASCERTAIN THE DIMENSION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS CRIMES COMMITTED [...]
1995-10-31 09:56:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALHR NOTAG
95ZAGREB4432HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES - DETENTION CAMPS IN SANSKI MOST AND PRIJEDOR; SANSKI MOST AND KLJUC TODAY
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ROBERT P. FINN, CHARGE, 1.5 (D). ------------------------------ SUMMARY: POW/CIVILIAN EXCHANGE ------------------------------ 2. (U) ZAGREB AND SARAJEVO POLOFFS TRAVELED TO SANSKI MOST AND KLJUC OCTOBER 31 - NOVEMBER 2 TO INTERVIEW MUSLIMS RELEASED OCTOBER 30 IN A P [...]
1995-11-06 15:37:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALHR NOTAG
95ZAGREB454 Z-4: GOC'S OBJECTIONS ARE DEEP AND FIRM
[...] (LOU) THE GOC'S EXPRESSED WILLINGNESS TO "CONSIDER" THE Z-4 PLAN HAS HELPED CROATIA PRESENT A "REASONABLE" FACE THAT CONTRASTS FAVORABLY WITH THE KRAJINA SERBS' INTRANSIGENCE. NEVERTHELESS, CROATIAN OBJECTIONS TO VARIOUS ELEMENTS OF THE PLAN ARE DEEPLY HELD. A POINT-BY-POINT REVIEW IN THE [...]
1995-02-01 17:01:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDHR NOTAG
95ZAGREB4601 CROATIAN COURTS CONVICT "RSK" SERBS OF WAR
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ROBERT P. FINN, CHARGE, 1.5 (D). 2. (C) IN THE PAST WEEK, CIVILIAN AND MILITARY COURTS IN CROATIA HAVE SENTENCED MANY SERBS TO PRISON FOR ARMED REBELLION AND WAR CRIMES COMMITTED DURING THE PAST FOUR YEARS. UNCRO IS ORGANIZING A TASK FORCE WITH OTHER UN AGENCIES AND I [...]
1995-11-17 15:06:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALNOTAG HR
95ZAGREB470 OFDA DART/ZAGREB SITREP NO. 43
[...] FAO RECEIVES 3.5 MILLION ECUS FROM ECHO FOR SPRING SEED PROGRAM. CROATIAN AUTHORITIES CONTINUE TO BLOCK FUEL DELIVERIES FOR SERB-HELD TERRITORY. KRAJINA SERBS GRANT CLEARANCE ONLY ONCE A WEEK FOR CONVOYS TO BIHAC POCKET. UNHCR RESTARTS FUEL DELIVERIES UNDER INA CONTRACT. POLICY IN MOSTAR [...]
1995-02-02 13:37:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREF AORC EAID PHUM HR BK
95ZAGREB5177SABOR PRESIDENT PAVLETIC SAYS NO PEACE WITHOUT U.S. ASSISTANCE
[...] No summary [...]
1995-12-18 12:35:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDNOTAG HR
95ZAGREB5178HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT FOR CROATIA
[...] No summary [...]
1995-12-18 13:34:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDNOTAG HR PHUM
95ZAGREB5299(C) FM GRANIC EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER U.S. STATEMENTS IN NEW YORK ON HUMAN RIGHTS CONFIDENTIAL
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY PETER W. GALBRAITH, AMBASSADOR, PER 1.5 (B) AND (D). ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) CROATIAN FM GRANIC TOLD CHARGE FINN DECEMBER 29 THAT THE GOC WAS CONCERNED BY REPORTS FROM NEW YORK THAT THE U.S. WAS "SUPPORTING" A RUSSIAN-SPONSORED CONDEMNATION OF CROATIA'S HUMAN [...]
1995-12-29 16:42:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALNOTAG HR
95ZAGREB817POLITICAL PARTY KALEIDOSCOPE: SOME OPPOSITION PARTIES' SUPPORT Z-4, AUTONOMY
[...] No summary [...]
1995-02-23 16:46:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALNOTAG HR
98USUNNEWYORK1622 PAKISTANI NUCLEAR TEST: SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ON MAY 28 THE SECURITY COUNCIL COULD NOT ISSUE A PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT "STRONGLY DEPLORING" THE MAY 28 PAKISTANI NUCLEAR TEST. DESPITE MAY 28 LATE NIGHT SECURITY COUNCIL CONSULTATIONS OF THE WHOLE, THE CHINESE SAID THEY WERE WITHOUT INSTRUCTIONS. DURING EARLIER INFORMAL CONSULT [...]
1998-05-29 04:03:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS UNSC PARM MNUC KNNP PK IN
98USUNNEWYORK1638 SECOND PAKISTANI NUCLEAR TEST: UN SECURITY
[...] (C) THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL MET IN EMERGENCY SESSION MAY 30 AT THE REQUEST OF JAPAN TO RESPOND TO THE SECOND SET OF PAKISTANI NUCLEAR TESTS. JAPANESE AMBASSADOR OWADA, UNDER INSTRUCTIONS FROM HIS GOVERNMENT, TABLED A DRAFT SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION (TEXT IN PARA 7),CO-SPONSORED BY SWEDEN [...]
1998-05-30 21:50:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS UNSC PARM MNUC KNNP PK IN
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