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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN
SECRET
SECRET//NOFORN
UNCLASSIFIED
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
By year:
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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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GC GCC GCCC GE GEF GEORGE GERARD GESKE GF GG GH GI GIPNC GIWI GJ GKGIC GL GLOBAL GM GN GO GOG GOI GON GOVPOI GPGOV GPI GPOI GPOV GR GRQ GS GT GTIP GTMO GTREFTEL GU GUAM GUANTANAMO GUIDANCE GUILLERMO GUTIERREZ GV GWI GY GZ GZIS HA HARRIET HARRY HAWZ HCOPIL HDP HE HEAVEN HEBRON HELGERSON HERCEGOVINA HG HHS HI HIGHLIGHTS HIJAZI HILARY HILLARY HILLEN HIPC HIV HIZ HK HKSX HL HLSX HN HNCHR HO HOA HOSTAGES HPKO HR HRC HRCS HRICTY HRIGHTS HRKSTC HSI HSTC HSWG HT HTCG HTSC HU HUD HUM HUMAN HUMANITARIAN HUMANR HUMANRIGHTS HUMOR HUMRIT HUNRC HURI HURRICANE HYDE HYLAND HYMPSK HZ IA IACHR IACI IACO IACW IADB IAEA IAES IAHRC IAIE IAII IASA IATTC IAZ IBB IBD IBET IBPCA IBRB IBRD IC ICAC ICAO ICC ICCAT ICCROM ICES ICJ ICRC ICRS ICSCA ICTR ICTY ID IDA IDB IDLI IDLO IDP IDR IE IEA IEAB IEF IF IFAD IFC IFIN IFM IFO IFR IFRC IG IGAD IGF IHO IICA IINS IIP IK IL ILAB ILC ILEA ILO IMC IMET IMF IMMIGRATION IMO IMSO IMTS IN INAUGURATION INCB IND INDO INF INFLUENZA INL INMARSAT INNP INPFC INR INRA INRB INRD INRO INRPAZ INS INSC INT INTEL INTELLECTUAL INTELSAT INTERNAL INTERPOL INV INVI IO IOC IOM IP IPET IPGRI IPK IPPC IPR IPROP IQ IQNV IR IRAN IRAQ IRAQI IRAQI FREEDOM IRC IRCE IRDB IRE IRL IRLE IRM IRMO IRNB IRPE IRS IS ISA ISAAC ISAF ISCA ISCON ISLAMISTS ISLE ISN ISNV ISO ISPA ISPL ISRAEL ISRAEL RELATIONS ISRAELI ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ISSUES ISTC IT ITA ITALIAN ITALY ITECIP ITEIND ITELTN ITER ITF ITIA ITRA ITRD ITU IUCN IV IVIANNA IWC IWI IX IZ IZAORC JA JAM JAMES JAPAN JAT JAWAD JCIC JE JEFFERY JEFFREY JHR JI JIMENEZ JIMENEZ CHILDREN JK JKUS JM JN JO JOHNNIE JOSE NEY MILA ESPINOSA JOSE RAMOS HORTA JOSEPH BIDEN JP JS JSRP JUAN JUS JY KA KACP KACT [+] KACW KADM KAID KALM KALR KANSOU KAPO KARIM WADE KATRINA KAUST KAWC [+] KAWK KAWL KAWS KAWX KAYLA KBCT KBDS KBEM KBIO KBNC KBTC KBTR KBTS KBWG KCCP KCEM KCERS KCFC KCFE [+] KCGC KCHG KCIP [+] KCIS KCM KCMA KCMR KCOG KCOM [+] KCOR [+] KCPS KCRCM KCRI KCRIM KCRM [+] KCRN KCRO KCROM KCROR KCRP KCRS KCRT KCSA KCSI KCSY KCUL KCUM KCVM KCWI KDCM KDDEM KDDG KDE KDEM [+] KDEN KDET KDEV KDGOV KDGR KDHS KDM KDMR KDP KDRG [+] KDRL KDTB KDUM KE KEAI KEBG KECF KEDEM KEDM KEDU KEIM KEM KEMPI KEMR KEMS KEN KENV KERF KERG KESO KESP KESS KEVIN KFAM KFCE KFE KFEM KFGM KFIN KFIU KFLD KFLO KFLU KFOR KFPC KFRD [+] KFRP KFSC KFTFN KFTN KG KGCC KGCN KGHA KGHG [+] KGIC [+] KGICKS KGIT KGIV KGKG KGLB KGOR KGOV KH KHDP KHGH KHIB KHIV [+] KHJUS KHLS [+] KHMN KHOURY KHPD KHSA KHSL KHUM KI KIBL KICA KICC KICCPUR KICR KICT KID KIDE KIF KIFR KIIC KIIP KIL KILS KIMMITT KIMT KIND KINF KINL KINP KINR KINT KIPR [+] KIPT KIRC KIRF [+] KIRL KIRP KIS KISC KISK KISL [+] KISM KISR KITA KIVP KIVR KJAN KJRE KJU KJUS [+] KJUST KJWC KK KKIV KKNP KKOR KKPO KLAB KLAP KLBO KLEG KLFLO KLFU KLHS KLIG KLIP KLPM KLSO KLTN KM KMAC KMAR KMCA [+] KMCC KMCR KMDR [+] KMEPI KMFO KMGT KMIG KMNP KMOC KMPF KMPI KMPIO KMPL KMPP KMPT KMRD KMRS KMSG KMVP KMWN KN KNAO KNAP KNAR KNDP KNEI KNEP KNET KNMP KNN KNNA KNNB KNNC KNNF KNNO KNNP [+] KNNR KNOP KNP KNPP KNPPIS KNPR KNPT KNRG KNRV KNSD KNUC KNUP KO KOC KOCI KOCM KOEM KOGL KOLY [+] KOM KOMC KOMCCO KOMCSG KOMH KOMO KOMS KOR KOSOVO KOUYATE KPA KPAD KPAI KPAK KPAL [+] KPALAOIS KPAM KPAO [+] KPAS KPBT KPDD KPEM KPEO KPER KPET KPIN [+] KPIR KPKO [+] KPKP KPLS KPMI KPMO KPO KPOA KPOKO KPOL KPOP KPOV KPOW KPPAO KPPD KPRD KPRM KPRO KPROG KPRP KPRV KPSC KPTD KPTS KPWG KPWR [+] KQ KQM KQRDQ KR KRAD [+] KRAL KRCIM KRCM KRCS KRD KRDP KREC KREF KREL KRF KRFD KRFR KRG KRGY KRIC KRIF KRIM KRKO KRM KRMS KRV KRVC KS KSA KSAC KSAF KSCA [+] KSCI KSCS KSCT KSEAO KSEC KSEI KSEO KSEP KSI KSIA KSKN KSLG KSMT KSOC KSOCI KSPA KSPR [+] KSRE KSTC KSTCC KSTCPL KSTH KSTS KSTT KSUM [+] KSUP KT KTAO KTBD KTBT KTCRE KTDB KTDD KTDM KTER KTEX KTFIN KTFM KTFN [+] KTFR KTFS KTIA [+] KTIP [+] KTLA KTNBT KTNF KTPN KTRD KTRF KTSC KTSD KTTB KTTC KTTP KU KUAE KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR [+] KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG [+] KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN [+] KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR [+] MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS [+] MATT MB MBM MC MCA MCAP [+] MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCONNELL MCCP MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC [+] MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS [+] MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC OASCC OASS OAU OBAMA OBS OBSP OCBD OCEA OCED OCHA OCII OCRA OCS OCSE ODAG ODC ODIP [+] ODPC OECD OECS OECV OES OESC OEXC [+] OEXP OF OFDA OFDC OFDP [+] OFDPQIS OFFICIALS OFPD OFSO OGAC OGIV OHCHR OHI OHIP OI OIC OICCO OIE OIF OIG OIIP [+] OIL OIM OLY OLYAIR OLYMPICS OM OMB OMIG OMS ON ONA OPAD OPBAT OPC OPCD OPCR OPCW OPDAT OPDC [+] OPDP OPEC OPET OPIC OPID OPOC OPPC OPRC [+] OPREC OPREP OPS OPSC OPVIP ORA ORC ORCA ORECD ORED OREG OREP [+] ORGANIZED ORP ORTA ORUE OSAC OSCE OSCI [+] OSD OSEC OSHA OSIC OSTA OSTRA OTA OTAR OTP OTR OTRA [+] OTRABL OTRAO OTRAZ OTRC OTRD OUALI OVIP [+] OVP OXEC OXEM OZ PA PAARM PAC PACE PAGE PAGR PAHO PAIGH PAK PAL PALESTINIAN PAMQ PAN PANAM PAO PAR PARALYMPIC PARCA PAREL PARK PARLIAMENT PARM [+] PARMS PARN PARP PARR PARTIES PARTM PARTY PAS PASS PATTY PAUM PB PBGT PBIO PBK PBOV PBPTS PBS PBT PBTS [+] PCI PCON PCOR PCRM PCUL PD PDA PDD PDEM PDIP PDOV PDRG PE PEACE PEACEKEEPINGFORCES PEDRO PEL PELOSI PEMEX PENA PENV PEPFAR PEPR PER PEREZ PERL PERM PERSONS PET PETER PETERS PETR PETRAEUS PETROL PF PFIN PFLP PFOR PFOV PG PGGOC PGIC PGIV PGKV PGO PGOC PGOF PGOG PGON PGOR PGOT PGOV [+] PGOVE PGOVQL PGPV PGREL PGREV PGV PH PHALANAGE PHARM PHAS PHEM PHIM PHM PHSA [+] PHU PHUH PHUM [+] PHUMHUPPS PHUN PHUS PHYTRP PI PIA PICES PIF PIN PINB PIND PINER PINF PING PINL PINO PINR [+] PINS [+] PINT PINV PIR PIRF PIRN PJUS PK PKAO PKBL PKFK PKISL PKK PKMN PKNP PKO PKPA PKPAL PKPO PKPRP PKST PL PLAB PLAN PLEC PLN PLO PLUM PM PMAR PMAT PMDL PMIG PMIL PMIN PMR PMUC PN PNAT PNET PNG PNIR PNNL PNR PNRG PNS PNUC PNUK PNUM PO PODC POG POGV POINS POL POLG POLI POLICY POLINT POLITICAL POLITICS POLM POLMIL POLS POLUN POREL PORG POSTS POTUS POUS POV POWELL PP PPA PPAO PPD PPEF PPEL PPKO PPOL PQL PQM PRC PRE PREC PRED PREF [+] PREG PREJ PREK PREL [+] PRELEVU PRELM PRELPLS PRELTBIOBA PREM PREO PREP PRER PRES PRESIDENT PRESL PREV PREZ PRF PRFE PRFL PRGO PRGOV PRIL PRL PRLE PRM PRO PROB PROCESS PROG PROL PROLIFERATION PROP [+] PROPERTY PROTECTION PROTESTS PROV PROVE PRT PRTER PRWL PS PSA PSCE PSEC PSEPC PSHA PSI PSNR PSO PSOC PSOCI PSOE PT PTBS PTE PTEL PTEP PTER [+] PTGOV PTIA PTR PTRD PU PUAS PUBLIC PUNE PUNR PUOS PV PVIP PVOV PVPR PVTS PWBG PWMN PY QA QADRI QEL QI QIZ QM QT QU QUAN QUOC RA RAED RAID RAS RATIFICATION RBI RCA RCMP RE REA REACTION REALTIONS RECIN REF REFORM REFPAN REFUGEE REFUGEES REGION REGIONAL REID REIN REINEMEYER REL RELAM RELATIONS RELFREE RELIGIOUS REMON RENAMO RENE PREVAL REO REPORT REUBEN RF RFE RFIN RFREEDOM RGOV RGY RHUM RI RICE RICHARD RIGHTS RIGHTSPOLMIL RIMC RIVERA RL RLA RM RMA RO ROK ROME ROSS ROW ROY RP RPEL RPTS RQ RR RRB RREL RS RSO RSOX RSP RSZ RTT RU RUEHZO RV RW RWANDA SA SAAD SAARC SACU SADC SAFE SAIR SAIS SAMA SAN SANC SANR SAO SARB SARGSIAN SARS SASC SASEC SB SBA SC SCA SCCC SCE SCENESETTER SCHUL SCI SCIENCE SCNV SCOI SCOL SCOM SCPR SCRM SCRS SCRSERD SCUL [+] SCVL SD SE SEC SECDEF SECI SECRET SECRETARY SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV [+] SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG [+] SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR [+] SNUC SO SOC SOCI [+] SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STET STP STR SU SUCCESSION SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO [+] TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN TNDG TNGD TO TOPEC TORRIJOS TOURISM TP TPHY [+] TPKO TPP TPSA TPSL TR TRAD TRADE TRAFFICKING TRBIO TRBY TRD TREAS TREASURY TREATY TREL TRG TRGV TRGY [+] TRIO TRSY TRT TRV TRY TRYG TRYS TS TSA TSLP TSPA [+] TSPL TSRL TSRY TSY TT TTFN TU TURKEY TV TVBIO TW TWRO TX TY TZ TZBY UA UAE UAID UAM UB UDEM UE UEU UG UGA UK UKR UKRAINE UM UMIK UN UNA UNAF UNAIDS UNAMA UNAMSIL UNAORC UNAUS UNBRO UNC UNCC UNCDF UNCDN UNCHC UNCHR UNCHS UNCITRAL UNCND UNCOPUOS UNCRED UNCRIME UNCSD UNCSW UNCTAD UNDC UNDEF UNDOF UNDP UNECE UNEF UNEP UNESCO UNFA UNFC UNFCYP UNFF UNFICYP UNFIYCP UNFPA UNGA UNGAPL UNGO UNHCR UNHRC UNICEF UNIDCP UNIDO UNIDROIT UNIFEM UNIFIL UNION UNKIK UNM UNMEE UNMIC UNMIK UNMIKI UNMIKV UNMIL UNMIN UNMOVIC UNO UNODC UNOMIG UNOPS UNP UNPAR UNPUOS UNRCCA UNRCR UNREST UNRWA UNSC UNSCAPU UNSCD UNSCE UNSCER UNSCR UNSCS UNSD UNSE UNTAC UNTERR UNTZ UNUS UNVIE UNYI UP UPU UPUO UR US USAID USAU USCC USCG USDA USDELFESTTWO USEU USG USGS USMS USNC USOAS USOP USPS USPTO USSC USTA USTDA USTR USTRD USTRIT USTRPS USTRUWR USUN UUNR UV UX UY UZ VA VANG VAT VC VE VELS VEN VENZ VETTING VI VINICIO VIP VIS VISIT VM VN VO VOA VT VTEG VTFR VTIS VTPREL VTTBIO VTWCAR VXY VY VZ WA WAEMU WAKI WAR WB WBEG WBG WCAR WCI WCL WCO WE WEBG WEBZ WEET WEF WEOG WET WEU WFA WFP WFPAORC WFPO WGC WGG WHA WHITMER WHO WHTI WI WILCOX WIPO WIR WJRO WM WMD WMDT WMN WMO WOMEN WPO WRTO WS WSIS WTO WTRD WTRO WTRQ WW WWARD WWBG WWT WZ XA XAAF XB XC XD XE XF XFNEA XG XH XI XJ XK XL XLUM XM XO XP XQ XR XS XT XTAG XU XV XW XX XXX XY XZ YE YEH YI YL YM YMCS YS YU YURIY ZA ZANU ZB ZC ZCTU ZEALAND ZF ZFR ZH ZI ZIM ZJ ZK ZKGM ZL ZM ZN ZO ZP ZR ZS ZT ZU ZW ZXA
AA AADP AALC ABER ABLD [+] ABLDG ABLG ABMC ABT ABUD AC ACABQ ACAO ACCOUNT ACDA ACEC ACKM ACOA ACOTA ACS ACTION ADANA ADB ADCO ADCP ADEL ADEP ADIP ADM ADMIRAL ADPM ADRC AE AEC AECL AEGR AEIR AEM AEMED AEMR [+] AER AESC AF AFARI AFDB AFDIN AFFAIRS AFGHANISTAN AFIN [+] AFL AFLU AFOR AFR AFSA AFSI AFSN AFU AFZAL AG AGAO AGENDA AGENGA AGIT AGMT AGOA AGR AGS AGUIRRE AI AIAG AID AIDAC AIDS AIEA AIHRC AIN AINF AINFCY AINR AINT AISG AIT AJ AK AL AL-1 ALAB ALBE ALEXANDER ALI ALJAZEERA ALL ALNEA ALOW ALOWAR AM AMAT AMB AMCHAMS AMCT AME AMED AMEDI AMEMR AMER AMERICAS AMEX AMG AMGE AMGMT AMGT [+] AMIA AMLB AMPR AMT AMTC AMTG AN ANARCHISTS ANC AND ANET ANTITERRORISM AO AOCR AODE AOIC AOMS AOPR AORC [+] AORD AOREC AORG AORL AOWC AP APCS APDC APEC APECO APER [+] APR APRC APRM AQ AR ARAB ARABBL ARABL ARABLEAGUE ARAS ARC ARCH ARENA AREP ARF ARG ARM ARMITAGE ARMS AROC ARR ARRMZY ARSO AS ASA ASAC ASC ASCC ASCE ASCEC ASCH ASE ASEAN ASEC [+] ASECARP ASECE ASECM ASECSI ASECVE ASED ASEDC ASEG ASEK ASES ASEX ASFC ASIC ASIG ASIR ASJA ASO ASOC ASPA ASR ASSEMBLY ASSK ASUP AT ATFN ATPDEA ATRA ATRD ATRN AU AU-1 AUC AUNR AUSGR AUSTRALIAGROUP AV AVERY AVIAN AVIANFLU AVIATION AW AX AY AZ AZE B. BA BAGHDAD BAIO BAKOYANNIS BALKANS BAPOL BARACK BASHAR BATA BB BBG BBSR BC BCW BCXP BD BE BEAN BEN BERARDUCCI BESP BEXB BEXP [+] BEXPC BEXPPLM BEXT BF BFIF BFIN BFIO BG BGD BGMT BH BHUM BI BIC BIH BILAT BIMSTEC BINR BIO BIOS BIOTECH BIOTECHNOLOGY BIT BITO BK BL BLR BLUE BLUNT BM BMENA BMGT BMOT BN BNUC BO BOIKO BOL BOND BOQ BORDER BOSNIA BOU BOUCHAIB KAKA BOUTERSE BP BPIS BPTS BR BRIAN BRPA BRUSSELS BS BSSR BT BTA BTC BTIO [+] BTIU BTRA BTT BU BUD BULGARIA BURMA BUSH BV BW BWC BX BXEP BY BZ CA CAC CACM CACS CAFTA CAIO CAJC CAMBODIA CAN CAPC CARC CARE CARIB CARICOM CARSON CAS CASA CASC [+] CASCC CASCR CASE CASTILLO CAVO CB CBC CBD CBE CBG CBIS CBM CBSA CBTH CBW CCSR CCY CD CDB CDC CDCC CDCE CDG CDI CE CEA CEC CEDAW CEN CENTCOM CENTRIC CEUDA CF CFE CFED CFG CFIS CFSP CG CGEN CGOPRC CH CHAD CHALLENGE CHAO CHELIDZE CHENEY CHERTOFF CHG CHIEF CHN CHR CHRISTIAN CHRISTOF CHRISTOPHER CI CIA CIAT CIC CICTE CIDA CIO CIP CIS CITEL CITES CITIBANK CITT CIVAIR CIVS CJ CJAN [+] CJUS CK CKGR CKOR CL CLEARANCE CLINTON CLMT CLO CLOK CM CMAE CMFT CMGT [+] CMP CMT CN CNAR CNARC CNC CNO CO CODEL COE COL COLIN COLLECTIVE COLOMBO COM COMESA COMMERCE CON CONAWAY CONDOLEEZZA CONDOLEEZZA RICE CONEAZ CONG CONGO CONGRINT CONS CONSULAR CONTROL CONTROLS CORRUPTION COSI COUNTER COUNTER TERRORISM COUNTERTERRORISM COUNTRY COUNTRYCLEARANCE CP CPA CPAS CPC CPCTC CPPT CPUOS CQ CR CRIM CRIME CRIMES CRM CROATIA CROS CRS CRUZ CS CSCE CSEP CSIS CSW CT CTBT CTER CTERR CTM CTR CTRYCLR CU CUCO CUIS CUL CV CVIA CVIC CVIS [+] CVISU CVPR CVR CW CWC CWCM CWG CX CY CYP CYPRUSARMS CZ DA DAC DAFR DAN DANFUNG DANIEL DAO DARFR DARFUR DAVID DAVID LEE HOWES DAVID WELCH DAVID WILLIAM RAY DB DC DCDG DCG DCHA DCI DCM DCOM DCRM DE DEA DEAX DEFENSE DEFENSEREFORM DELTAVIOLENCE DEM DEMARCHE DEMOCRATIC DENNIS DEOC DEPT DEPT FOR DS COMMAND CENTER DESI DHA DHLAKAMA DHLS DHRF DHS DHSX DIEZ DIPLOMACY DISENGAGEMENT DJ DK DKEM DMIN DMINE DO DOC DOD DOE DOJ DOMC DOMESTIC DOMESTICPOLITICS DONALD RUMSFELD DOT DPAO DPKO DPM DPOL DPRK DR DRC DRIP DRL DS DSR DSS DTFN DTRA DTRO DU DVC DY EAC EAD EADI EADM EAG EAGER EAGR [+] EAI EAIC EAID [+] EAIDB EAIDCIN EAIDEGZ EAIDMG EAIDNI EAIF EAIG EAIO EAIR [+] EAIS EAIT EAOD EAP EAPC EAR EARI EASS EATO EAUD EAVI EB EBEXP EBRD EBUD EC ECA ECCP ECCT ECE ECIN ECIP ECLAC ECN ECOIN ECOM ECON [+] ECONCS ECONEGE ECONOMIC ECONOMICS ECONOMY ECONOMY AND FINANCE ECOR ECOS ECOSOC ECOWAS ECPC ECPN ECPO ECPS [+] ECPSN ECRM ECTRD ECUN ED EDA EDEV EDRC EDU EDUC EE EEB EEC EENG EENV EEOC EET EETC EFI EFIC EFIM EFIN [+] EFIS [+] EFLU EFN EFND EFNI EFQ EFTA EG EGAD EGAR EGEN EGHG EGOV EGOVSY EH EI EIAD EIAID EIAR EIB EICN EID EIDE EIDN EIFN EIN EIND [+] EINDIR EINF EING EINN EINO EINR EINT [+] EINV [+] EINZ EIPR EIQ EISL EISNLN EITC EITI EIVN EK EL ELA ELAB [+] ELAD ELAINE ELAM ELAN ELAP ELB ELBA ELBR ELEC ELECTIONS ELF ELIN ELN ELND ELNT ELTD ELTM ELTN [+] ELTRN EMAIL EMED EMI EMIN [+] EMN EMS EMW EN END ENDURING ENEG ENER ENERG ENERGY ENFR ENG ENGR ENGRD ENGRG ENGY ENIV ENLT ENNP ENR ENRC ENRG [+] ENRL ENTG ENV ENVI ENVIRONMENT ENVR ENVT EON EOXC EP EPA EPAT EPCS EPE EPEC EPECO EPET [+] EPIN EPIT EPPD EPRT EPSC EPTE EPTED EPWR EQ EQRD ER ERA ERD EREL ERGR ERICKSON ERIN ERTD ES ESA ESCAP ESCI ESDP ESENV ESF ESLCO ESOC ESOCI ESPS ESS ESSO ESTH ESTN ESTRADA ET ETA ETAD ETC ETCC ETD ETDR ETEL ETER ETEX ETFN ETIC ETIO ETLN ETMIN ETR ETRA ETRAD ETRB ETRC ETRD [+] ETRDECD ETRG ETRK ETRN ETRO ETRP ETT ETTC [+] ETTD ETTF ETTN ETTR ETTRD ETTW ETZ EU EUC EUCOM EUE EUEAID EUFOR EUM EUMEM EUN EUR EUREM EURM EURN EV EVENTS EVN EWRG EWT EWTR EWWT [+] EX EXBS EXEC EXIM EXO EXPORT EXTERNAL EZ FA FAA FAC FAGR FAO FARC FARM FAS FATAH FBI FCC FCS FCSC FCSCEG FCUL FDA FDIC FEDULOV FEMA FERNANDO FGM FI FIN FINANCE FINE FINR FINREF FINV FIR FISO FJ FK FKFLO FKLU FLU FM FMC FMGT FMLN FMS FO FOI FOOKS FOR FORCE FORCES FOREIGN FORWHA FP FPC FR FRA FRANCIS FRANCISCO RODENAS RUIZ FRB FREDOM FREEDOM FRELIMO FRIED FRN FRU FSC FSI FT FTA FTAA FWS GA GAERC GAMES GAO GARCIA GASPAR GATT GAZA GAZPROM GB GBSLE GC GCC GCCC GE GEF GEORGE GERARD GESKE GF GG GH GI GIPNC GIWI GJ GKGIC GL GLOBAL GM GN GO GOG GOI GON GOVPOI GPGOV GPI GPOI GPOV GR GRQ GS GT GTIP GTMO GTREFTEL GU GUAM GUANTANAMO GUIDANCE GUILLERMO GUTIERREZ GV GWI GY GZ GZIS HA HARRIET HARRY HAWZ HCOPIL HDP HE HEAVEN HEBRON HELGERSON HERCEGOVINA HG HHS HI HIGHLIGHTS HIJAZI HILARY HILLARY HILLEN HIPC HIV HIZ HK HKSX HL HLSX HN HNCHR HO HOA HOSTAGES HPKO HR HRC HRCS HRICTY HRIGHTS HRKSTC HSI HSTC HSWG HT HTCG HTSC HU HUD HUM HUMAN HUMANITARIAN HUMANR HUMANRIGHTS HUMOR HUMRIT HUNRC HURI HURRICANE HYDE HYLAND HYMPSK HZ IA IACHR IACI IACO IACW IADB IAEA IAES IAHRC IAIE IAII IASA IATTC IAZ IBB IBD IBET IBPCA IBRB IBRD IC ICAC ICAO ICC ICCAT ICCROM ICES ICJ ICRC ICRS ICSCA ICTR ICTY ID IDA IDB IDLI IDLO IDP IDR IE IEA IEAB IEF IF IFAD IFC IFIN IFM IFO IFR IFRC IG IGAD IGF IHO IICA IINS IIP IK IL ILAB ILC ILEA ILO IMC IMET IMF IMMIGRATION IMO IMSO IMTS IN INAUGURATION INCB IND INDO INF INFLUENZA INL INMARSAT INNP INPFC INR INRA INRB INRD 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| 09BOGOTA542 | MILITARY'S HUMAN RIGHTS INITIATIVES MEET RESISTANCE [...] (C) The Defense Ministry (MOD) continues to step up investigations into reports of murders committed by Army personnel, and has fired fifty-one officers and enlisted men implicated in the incidents--including 27 dismissed as a result of the Soacha murders. The MOD is also working to fix breakd [...] | 2009-02-20 13:51:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF PHUM MOPS MCAP KJUS CO |
| 09BOGOTA688 | URIBE RESTRICTS DAS INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS IN [...] (C) President Uribe stripped authority from the Department of Administrative Security (DAS) to conduct wiretaps after press revelations that the DAS had illegally spied on domestic political figures. All DAS monitoring must now be done under the control of the Colombian National Police (CNP). [...] | 2009-03-02 15:54:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KJUS CO |
| 09BRATISLAVA281 | STEFAN HARABIN ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF THE SUPREME COURT [...] Justice Minister Stefan Harabin was elected Chairman of the Supreme Court on June 22. He received 15 out of 17 votes from members of the Slovak Judicial Council. Seven members of the Council were either appointed by Harabin, or are subordinate to him. Two members abstained. Harabin, whose re [...] | 2009-06-22 15:20:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KJUS KCRM LO |
| 09BRUSSELS1399 | EU COMMISSIONER DE GUCHT’S TRIP TO ZIMBABWE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The EU Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid, Karel de Gucht, along with the Swedish International Development Cooperation Minister Gunilla Carlsson, traveled to Zimbabwe on 12-13 September with an EU delegation including representatives of the Council, Commission, and th [...] | 2009-10-20 13:34:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ZU EU |
| 09BRUSSELS1656 | CHALLENGES WITH CHINA DISCUSSED AT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The recent EU-China human rights dialogue dominated discussions during the December 4 human rights exchange (HRE) on China. Participants from the EU, Sweden, The Netherlands, Germany, Hungary, Australia, Japan, Switzerland, Norway, Canada and the U.S. also discussed efforts to mainstre [...] | 2009-12-09 14:38:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF EU |
| 09BRUSSELS537 | IRAN SANCTIONS: AA/S GLASER CONSULTS KEY AMBASSADORS IN BRUSSELS REF: A. BRUSSELS 205 B. BRUSSELS 41 C. 2008 BRUSSELS 1468 D. BRUSSELS 101 [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On March 2 and 3 Acting Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Daniel Glaser briefed EU-27 non-proliferation and Iran experts on U.S. sanctions against Iran's illicit conduct in the areas of nuclear proliferation and terrorism. On the margin of the formal briefing (reporte [...] | 2009-04-08 12:24:00 | USEU Brussels | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC KNNP PARM KTFN PTER EFIN KCRM KJUS KHLS |
| 09BUCHAREST265 | VISAS VIPER SUBJECT: ABU ELBA, HUSSAM [...] (S) The Romanian Internal Intelligence Service (SRI) notified post that Hussam Abu Elba (DOB: 27-Jun-1975, POB: Jabalia, the West Bank (Israel),Passport number 1194591, email addresses XXXXXXXXXXXX@yahoo.com, XXXXXXXXXXXX@yahoo.com) recently applied for a visa and has direct connections to indivi [...] | 2009-04-21 08:14:00 | Embassy Bucharest | SECRET | KVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC RO |
| 09BUDAPEST429 | HUNGARIAN EXTREMIST HEADED TO THE EUROPEAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Two days after the extreme-right Jobbik party's surprising success in the European Parliamentary (EP) elections, lead candidate Krisztina Morvai provided further insight into her agenda at a breakfast with the international press corps. Self-confident, sometimes arrogant and [...] | 2009-06-16 10:45:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EUN HU |
| 09BUENOSAIRES152 | Private Sector Plans Prior to the Summit of the Americas [...] (U) Ernesto Gutierrez, President of the Private Sector of the Americas (PSA),met with Ambassador February 5 to discuss his organization's preparations for the April 15-16 Second Hemispheric Private Sector Forum, a prelude to the April 17-19 Fifth Summit of the Americas in Port of Spain, Trinid [...] | 2009-02-12 21:01:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND KSUM AR |
| 09BUJUMBURA302 | NUCLEAR SMUGGLING INCIDENT/PORTAL DETECTION AT BUJUMBURA REF: STATE 030541 Classified By: CDA JoAnne Wagner for reasons 1.4 (b) (d). [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-02 12:28:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | SECRET | ASEC KCRM KNNP MNUC PARM PINR PREL PTER |
| 09CAIRO1181 | NDP INSIDER PRESSING FOR HUMAN RIGHTS PROGRESS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-23 13:47:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM KIRF EG |
| 09CAIRO1182 | QUARTERLY UPDATE ON POLICE BRUTALITY CASES - JUNE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-23 13:54:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI EG |
| 09CAIRO1226 | HIGH COURT GRANTS CUSTODY TO CHRISTIAN MOTHER, BUT RULES CHILDREN ARE MUSLIMS REF: A. CAIRO 1109 B. CAIRO 485 C. CAIRO 477 D. 07 CAIRO 2622 E. 07 CAIRO 1427 Classified By: Economic-Political Minister-Counselor William R. Stewart for reason 1.4 (d). [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-30 12:49:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF SOCI EG |
| 09CAIRO1366 | EGYPT: PROPOSED EXAPANSION OF JUDICIAL BODY BRINGS [...] Key Points: -- (C) The proposed expansion by presidential decree of the constitutionally-mandated Supreme Judicial Council (SJC),the judiciary's governing body, has drawn fire from judges who accuse Minister of Justice Mamdouh Marei of seeking to exploit the changes to the SJC to increase the numb [...] | 2009-07-15 14:23:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KJUS PHUM EG |
| 09CAIRO1447 | RECENT GOE ACTIONS TO SUPPRESS CRITICAL OPINION [...] KEY POINTS -- (C) A recent series of selective GOE actions against journalists, bloggers and even an amateur poet illustrates the variety of methods available to the GOE to suppress critical opinion, including an array of investigative authorities and public and private legal actions. -- [...] | 2009-07-28 14:48:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM EG |
| 09CAIRO1495 | EGYPT'S BAHA'I FRUSTRATED WITH LACK OF PROGRESS ON [...] KEY POINTS -- (C) During a July 28 meeting, leaders of Egypt's Baha'i community reported no progress in obtaining government identification documents. -- (C) According to the Baha'i, following the April 15 issuance by the MoI of a decree establishing procedures for members of "unrecognized" religio [...] | 2009-08-03 13:41:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF EG |
| 09CAIRO1531 | GOOD INTENTIONS FAIL TO MASK DOUBTS ABOUT GOE'S [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-09 11:41:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV EAID EG |
| 09CAIRO1547 | STRIKES AND MOULIDS IN NILE DELTA TEXTILE CENTER [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-09 14:54:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV PHUM KISL SOCI EG |
| 09CAIRO159 | JUDGE RELEASES POLICE OFFICER CHARGED WITH SAMALUT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-29 15:17:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KDEM EG |
| 09CAIRO1857 | ENGAGING AYMAN NOUR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-27 14:45:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM EG |
| 09CAIRO1889 | RISING TENSIONS AMONG SINAI BEDOUIN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-01 14:33:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV EG |
| 09CAIRO1893 | REPORTS OF DIVISIONS WITHIN THE MB FOLLOWING THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-01 16:20:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM KISL EG |
| 09CAIRO1971 | NEWSPAPER SHUT DOWN OVER ALLEGING ACTORS' [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-15 13:49:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI EG |
| 09CAIRO2064 | POLICE BRUTALITY UPDATE: LAWYERS ALLEGE SEVERE [...] KEY POINTS -- (S) Credible human rights lawyers representing members of the Hizballah cell detained since late 2008 believe the GOE tortured the suspects with electric shocks and sleep deprivation to reduce them to a "zombie state." -- (S) The lawyers believe the GOE used the same torture on a se [...] | 2009-10-29 17:09:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PGOV PHUM PTER KPAL LE EG |
| 09CAIRO2066 | AYMAN NOUR HARASSED IN HURGHADA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-29 17:49:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EG |
| 09CAIRO2111 | CIVIL SOCIETY'S EXPECTATIONS FOR ELECTIONS LOW, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-05 15:24:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM ELAB EG |
| 09CAIRO2155 | "APRIL 6" HOLDS PARALLEL NDP CONFERENCE DESPITE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-17 12:16:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM EG |
| 09CAIRO2158 | SUDAN: SPLM SPOKESMAN ADVOCATES PRESSURE ON NCP [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-17 14:03:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SU EG |
| 09CAIRO2164 | ACTIVISTS BELIEVE POLICE BRUTALITY CONTINUES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-17 15:27:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI KIRF EG |
| 09CAIRO2207 | EGYPTIAN TEXTILE FACTORY STRIKE ENDS [...] Key Points: -- (SBU) Workers at Tanta Flax and Oil Company, a large textile factory in the Nile Delta City of Tanta (Gharabeya Governorate),who had been on strike since May, returned to work on November 21. -- (SBU) The strike, which the GoE-controlled General Union of Textile Workers supported, e [...] | 2009-11-25 15:08:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV PHUM SOCI EG |
| 09CAIRO2249 | SECURITY AND DEVELOPMENT IN NORTHERN AND CENTRAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-07 08:16:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PTER EAID SOCI SNAR SCUL KPAL KCRM IS EG |
| 09CAIRO2258 | ASWAN: GOE ENLISTS LOYAL NGOS TO COOPERATE ON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-07 12:21:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI EG |
| 09CAIRO2268 | MIXED CIVIL SOCIETY REACTION TO UN ANTI-CORRUPTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-08 12:43:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UN EG |
| 09CAIRO2297 | EGYPT'S "INVISIBLE" REFUGEES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-15 12:09:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL SO ET EG |
| 09CAIRO2299 | NDP REFORMER SEES LIMITED OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROGRESS REF: A. CAIRO 2283 B. CAIRO 2166 C. CAIRO 1850 D. CAIRO 1181 Classified By: Economic-Political Minister-Counselor Donald A. Blome for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-15 14:57:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PTER KDEM EG |
| 09CAIRO2301 | EGYPTIAN LABOR ACTIVISM AS A POLITICAL FORCE [...] Key Points: - (SBU) In 2009, there have been over 300 strikes and other worker protests in Egypt, despite legal restrictions and a lack of support for strikers from GoE-affiliated trade unions. -- (C) Worker activism is driven by economic, not political, concerns. Some workers' rights advocates non [...] | 2009-12-15 15:30:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV PHUM SOCI EG |
| 09CAIRO2321 | EGYPT'S EXPORT SUBSIDIES ARE HERE TO STAY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-17 16:01:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EG ETRD EFIN PGOV |
| 09CAIRO2323 | AMBASSADOR, HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST DISCUSS SECRETARY'S SPEECH, ELECTIONS, SUCCESSION REF: A. CAIRO 2299 B. CAIRO 2283 C. CAIRO 2277 D. CAIRO 1925 Classified By: Ambassador Margaret Scobey for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-17 16:59:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PTER KDEM EAID EG |
| 09CAIRO2355 | EGYPT UNSUCCESSFUL IN SWAYING UPSTREAM NILE BASIN COUNTRIES REF: A. CAIRO 1897 B. CAIRO 1506 C. CAIRO 1615 Classified By: Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs Stephen P. O'Dowd for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-23 10:40:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID TZ KE ET SU EG |
| 09CAIRO2380 | EGYPT'S GOVERNMENT-BACKED UNION LEADER ON STRIKES, [...] Key points: -- (SBU) On December 22, we met with XXXXXXXXXXXX a GoE-controlled trade union umbrella organization. XXXXXXXXXXXX one of 23 ETUF-member unions, also participated in the meeting. -- (C) According to XXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXX does not oppose strikes, which he believes are necessary in s [...] | 2009-12-28 15:01:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV PHUM SOCI EG |
| 09CAIRO2381 | AUSTR STRICKLER REASSURES GOE, BUSINESS ON QIZ [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-28 15:10:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON EG ETRD PGOV |
| 09CAIRO269 | CALL IN TO EMBASSY REPORTS POSSIBLE SUICIDE BOMBER REF: RSO CAIRO SPOT REPORT 02/16/2009 Classified By: BILL A. MILLER, RSO, REASONS: 1.4 (B)(C)(D) [...] (S) On 2/16/09 at approximately XXXXXXXXXXXX local time, the RSO Office received a telephone threat from a caller identified as XXXXXXXXXXXX. Speaking in Arabic, the caller reported that he was worried about his friend XXXXXXXXXXXX as he has been befriended by Pakistanis who have convinced him to c [...] | 2009-02-16 14:52:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | ASEC PTER |
| 09CAIRO504 | UPDATE ON POLICE BRUTALITY CASES [...] KEY POINTS -- (C) In recent weeks we have followed up with human rights attorneys on several police brutality cases. Lawyers are working to file suits against the police for the torture of a Cairo woman who complained about police abuse of her husband, and for the torture of XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"Apr [...] | 2009-03-24 15:44:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI EG |
| 09CAIRO814 | NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT [...] KEY POINTS: -- (U) The quasi-governmental organization, the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR),released its 2008 human rights report on May 6, criticizing the GOE for specific violations and offering 25 recommendations. -- (U) The report criticizes the GOE for human rights violations s [...] | 2009-05-13 07:44:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM KIRF EG |
| 09CAIRO986 | CAIRO REFUGEE UPDATE: QUESTIONS OF PROTECTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-31 12:43:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL KWBG KPAL SU ER EG |
| 09CARACAS1017 | VENEZUELA: REPSOL EMPLOYEE COMMENTS ON DRILLING [...] (C) XXXXXXXXXXXXX , Repsol Drill Project Manager for the Rafael Urdaneta offshore natural gas exploratory well told Petroleum Attache on August 2 that Repsol had cancelled plans to drill in Cuba, as it had been unable to secure an offshore drill rig with less than fifteen percent U.S. content. [...] | 2009-08-05 18:08:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV ENRG ECON CU VE |
| 09CARACAS103 | ECONOMIC TIES WITH IRAN GROWING SLOWLY [...] (C) Summary. Emboffs met with a local businessman to discuss his possible involvement in the establishment of a Venezuelan-Iranian Chamber of Commerce. In the private sector, expatriate Iranians cautiously build enterprises within Venezuela, ever wary of the political and economic pitfalls of doing [...] | 2009-01-26 21:44:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL EINV PGOV VE |
| 09CARACAS1059 | VENEZUELA'S AGENDA FOR THE AFRICA - SOUTH AMERICA SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: Venezuela is hosting an Africa - South America heads of state summit on Margarita Island in September 2009. A chaotic July 20-23 coordination meeting in Caracas for South American and African representatives suggests Venezuela is planning to use its position as host to ram through a co [...] | 2009-08-13 15:55:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL VE |
| 09CARACAS106 | VENEZUELA: OPEC CUTS TARGETED AT U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior BP and Chevron officials confirmed that PDVSA is aggressively enforcing OPEC-mandated quota cuts in the hope that the cuts will turn around the slump in oil prices. So far, the cuts have been levied on joint ventures based on the price per barrel received for the crude sales. Th [...] | 2009-01-28 13:18:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV VE |
| 09CARACAS1132 | GBRV POLICE TARGET USAID/OTI-FUNDED DEMOCRACY [...] (S) Summary: Action request in para 7 below. On August 26, police officers from the Scientific, Penal and Criminal Investigations Corps (CICPC) presented citations requiring XXXXXXXXXXXX to appear on September 1 before the police. XXXXXXXXXXXX is a contractor for USAID/OTI in Caracas. XXXXXXXXXXXX [...] | 2009-08-27 23:10:00 | Embassy Caracas | SECRET | PGOV PHUM PREL CASC VE |
| 09CARACAS1208 | VENEZUELA: CHAVEZ'S EARLY ANNOUNCEMENT OF REPSOL'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: On Friday, September 11, President Chavez trumpeted that Spanish oil company Repsol had made a significant natural gas discovery in the Gulf of Venezuela. Repsol issued a press release reiterating President Chavez's statement. This discovery was made in one of seven off-shore blo [...] | 2009-09-16 14:09:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV ENRG ECON CU VE |
| 09CARACAS1246 | VENEZUELA: INSIGHTS FROM PDVSA'S SENIOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: XXXXXXXXXXXX provided insight into PDVSA's finances and strategy, saying that PDVSA plans to issue additional bonds in the coming months and to use the revenues to pay pending arrears to oil services companies. PDVSA has also negotiated payment in crude oil shipments for outstanding di [...] | 2009-09-23 14:24:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV ENRG ECON VE |
| 09CARACAS1286 | SUGAR PROCESSORS ARE BRV FAVORITES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite the BRV's overall negative attitude toward big business, Venezuela's large sugar processors have found official foreign exchange and import permits easier to obtain. A prime example is Centro Azucarero Portuguesa (CAPSA),the country's largest processor. However, facilitated ac [...] | 2009-10-05 20:03:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON PGOV VE ETRD |
| 09CARACAS1333 | VENEZUELA: AMBASSADOR VIEWS ECONOMIC SITUATION IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador traveled to the State of Zulia October 4-7 and met with a range of political, private sector, and business leaders. This cable highlights the economic messages delivered to him by the business community. It reinforces reftels that point to decreased private sector inves [...] | 2009-10-15 21:59:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV ENRG ECON VE |
| 09CARACAS1334 | GBRV EXPROPRIATES ONE OF CHAVEZ'S FAVORITE HOTELS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 14, the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (GBRV) assumed formal control of the Margarita Hilton Hotel and Suites Hotel complex after President Chavez complained that the owners were enriching themselves at the expense of the local tourism industry. The Marga [...] | 2009-10-16 10:59:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV KPOL VE |
| 09CARACAS1352 | VENEZUELA: IRAN'S PETROPARS FRUSTRATED IN CARACAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iran's PetroPars is reportedly frustrated by its inability to move petroleum projects forward in Venezuela, especially the development of Ayacucho block 7 in the Faja heavy oil belt. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) XXXXXXXXXXXX told Petroleum Attache (PetAtt) on October 15 that PetroPars is frus [...] | 2009-10-20 17:38:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV ENRG ECON VE IR |
| 09CARACAS136 | VENEZUELA: SERVICE COMPANIES FEEL THE PINCH [...] (C) SUMMARY: PDVSA,s cash shortage is exacting an increasingly heavy burden on oil services companies. As reported in the press, Ensco and Helmerich& Payne have already chosen to cease certain drilling operations. Ensco has allowed PDVSA to operate its rig while negotiating quietly for outstanding [...] | 2009-02-03 12:43:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV VE |
| 09CARACAS1401 | VENEZUELA'S JEWISH COMMUNITY SEES "DARK HORIZON" [...] (C) Summary: In an October 28 breakfast meeting with the Confederacion de Asociaciones Israelitas Venezolanas (CAIV) Board of Directors, XXXXXXXXXXXX, said he privately encouraged Brazilian senators to allow Venezuela to join MERCOSUR. At the same time, Jewish community leaders told PolCouns th [...] | 2009-11-02 21:11:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM VE |
| 09CARACAS1551 | VENEZUELA'S MEDICAL SYSTEM IN DISARRAY AS GBRV SHIFTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Venezuelan doctors have accused the Venezuelan Government (GBRV) of politicizing health care at the expense of the health of Venezuelans. In recent months, protests have paralyzed hospitals across Venezuela as doctors and patients have complained of shortages of medical supplies, delay [...] | 2009-12-14 14:32:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELAB HURI PGOV VE |
| 09CARACAS1595 | Venezuela: Banco Bicentenario Opens, But is the Banking Episode Over? [...] (C) Summary: President Chavez officially inaugurated Banco Bicentenario on December 21, thus effectively re-opening three of the eight banks the Venezuelan government (GBRV) has taken over or shut down since November 20. The National Assembly also passed changes to the banking law to triple the amo [...] | 2009-12-23 19:44:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN VE |
| 09CARACAS26 | VENEZUELAN SCIENTISTS SAY NUCLEAR ENERGY PROGRAM [...] (C) Summary: In late 2008, Chavez once again made statements regarding his plans to develop a nuclear power program in Venezuela and went so far as to sign an agreement with Russia's Rosatom on nuclear energy cooperation. Several local nuclear physicists are skeptical arguing that nothing came [...] | 2009-01-08 20:24:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO PGOV PREL ETRD ECON PARM |
| 09CARACAS269 | VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT IGNORES USG OVERTURES ON AVIATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Venezuelan private sector organization advocated strongly for the Venezuelan civil aviation authority (INAC) to support the issuance of visas for F AA inspectors and to meet with the Embassy to discuss visa matters. The Venezuelan govemment (GBRV) has not acceded to either request. [...] | 2009-03-03 15:45:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL ETRD EINV EAIR VE |
| 09CARACAS728 | VENEZUELA INCAPABLE OF SUBSTANTIVE NUCLEAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: A plain-spoken nuclear physicist told Econoff that those spreading rumors that Venezuela is helping third countries (i.e. Iran) develop atomic bombs "are full of (expletive)." He said Venezuela is currently unable to provide such assistance particularly as the Chavez administration "do [...] | 2009-06-11 17:24:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL ETRD EINV ENRG TRGY EMIN PTER |
| 09CARACAS908 | SELECTIVE VENEZUELAN PORT NATIONALIZATIONS BENEFIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Venezuelan government has seized all port operators in Maracaibo and is threatening to do the same throughout the country. The seizures have further deprived an opposition state of tax revenue and sources indicate costs and opportunities for corruption have already increased at the [...] | 2009-07-17 16:14:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL ETRD EINV EAGR MARR EAIR VE |
| 09CARACAS918 | ALLEGATIONS OF MINISTER DIOSDADO CABELLO'S [...] (C) In a lunch with EconCouns and Econoff on July 10, XXXXXXXXXXXX alleged Minister of Public Works and Housing Diosdado Cabello was expanding his network of corruption into the financial sector. According to XXXXXXXXXXXX, Cabello and several other former military officers who participated with Cha [...] | 2009-07-20 13:14:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV VE |
| 09CASABLANCA225 | MOROCCAN FM CRITICIZED FOR HAIDAR CASE [...] (C) At a small December 7 dinner XXXXXXXXXXXXX spontaneously raised the case of Aminatou Haidar (reftels). He harshly criticized FM Fassi Fihri for not having provided King Mohammed VI with better counsel regarding the likely consequences and world reaction. "At a number of levels, our dec [...] | 2009-12-08 12:10:00 | Consulate Casablanca | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREF PREL MO |
| 09CASABLANCA226 | PALACE COERCION PLAGUES MOROCCO'S REAL ESTATE SECTOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a December 9 meeting, one of Morocco's leading business entrepreneurs XXXXXXXXXXXX, told EconOff that major institutions and processes of the Moroccan state are being used by the Palace to coerce and solicit bribes in the country's real estate sector. XXXXXXXXXXXX made clear t [...] | 2009-12-11 17:42:00 | Consulate Casablanca | SECRET | ECON EINV EFIN MO PGOV |
| 09COLOMBO830 | DOCTORS FROM NO-FIRE ZONE RELEASED ON BAIL [...] (S) Four government doctors, held by the police Criminal Investigation Division (CID) since the end of the war in May for allegedly filing false reports on civilian casualties in the No-Fire Zone during the last several months of the war, were released on bail today. XXXXXXXXXXXX 2. (S) The doctor [...] | 2009-08-24 13:34:00 | Embassy Colombo | SECRET | PGOV PREL PREF PHUM EAID MOPS CE |
| 09CONAKRY837 | LIBYAN LEADER MEETS WITH GUINEAN PRESIDENT [...] (U) On a trip that included several stops in neighboring West African countries, Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi spent approximately three hours in the VIP lounge of the Conakry airport on January 3 where he met with President Moussa Dadis Camara and Prime Minister Kabine Komara. Press reports indica [...] | 2009-01-06 14:12:00 | Embassy Conakry | SECRET | PREL PGOV ASEC GV |
| 09DAMASCUS185 | MOVEMENT FOR JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT SEEKING TO [...] (C) Summary: In an effort to assess the current activities of MJD in Syria and XXXXXXXXXXXX, we met XXXXXXXXXXXX with XXXXXXXXXXXX has connections to the Movement for Justice and Development (MJD). XXXXXXXXXXXX reported on the MJD's effort to expand in Syria and the current coordination between the [...] | 2009-03-11 08:34:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | PHUM PGOV PREL SY |
| 09DAMASCUS306 | BEHAVIOR REFORM: NEXT STEPS FOR A HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: This cable represents a follow-up to "Re-engaging Syria: Human Rights" (ref A) and outlines ongoing civil society programming in the country, primarily under the auspices of the Bureau of Human Rights and Labor (DRL) and the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI). Both MEPI and DRL [...] | 2009-04-28 13:24:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET | PHUM PGOV PREL SY |
| 09DAMASCUS477 | MURKY ALLIANCES: MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD, THE MOVEMENT [...] (C) Summary: The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) in Syria Website published a "letter" on June 11 accusing external Damascus Declaration committees of violating the Damascus Declaration National Council's bylaws on electing members to the General Secretariat. XXXXXXXXXXXX explained the Muslim Brotherhood's [...] | 2009-07-08 13:03:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM SY |
| 09DAMASCUS692 | SHOW US THE MONEY! SARG SUSEPCTS "ILLEGAL" USG [...] (S/NF) Summary: Over the past six months, SARG security agents have increasingly questioned civil society and human rights activists about U.S. programming in Syria and the region, including U.S. Speaker and MEPI initiatives (ref A). XXXXXXXXXXXX End Summary. -------- Overview -------- 2. (S/NF) O [...] | 2009-09-23 13:36:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | PHUM PGOV PINR PREL KDEM KMPI EG EZ SY |
| 09DAMASCUS880 | SYRIAN-IRANIAN SHOW OF SOLIDARITY MASKS TENSIONS [...] (S/NF) The successive visits of three high-level Iranian officials to Damascus in early December appear at first glance to reaffirm strong Iranian-Syrian security ties and other forms of bilateral cooperation, but they may, in fact, mask deepening rifts over Iraq, Yemen, and the possibility of war [...] | 2009-12-22 03:40:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL IR LE IZ TU SY |
| 09DHAHRAN14 | SHI'A LEADERS MEET WITH KING AFTER MEDINA INCIDENT [...] (C) Key Points: ------------------ -- King Abdullah met with more than 100 Shi'a leaders from Qatif, al-Ahsa, and Medina related to the sectarian clashes at Baqi'a cemetery (ref A). -- Following the meeting, the King announced the immediate release of all 38 detainees involved in the [...] | 2009-03-04 15:44:00 | Consulate Dhahran | CONFIDENTIAL | SA PGOV PINR PHUM PREL KDEM KIRF KISL |
| 09DHAHRAN217 | SAUDI PROVINCIAL AUTHORITIES CLOSE SHIA MOSQUES IN [...] (C/NF) During the past year the provincial government in the Eastern Province (EP) has closed five Shia mosques (four Twelver Shia and one Ismaili Shia) in the commercial city of al-Khobar, with the last two being closed in the past two weeks. The provincial government reportedly carried out t [...] | 2009-08-15 11:25:00 | Consulate Dhahran | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM SA |
| 09DHAHRAN246 | SAUDI AUTHORITIES CRACK DOWN ON SHIA IN AL-AHSA [...] (C) Saudi authorities have stepped up discriminatory actions against Shia citizens in the Eastern Province (EP) oasis of al-Ahsa over the past year. Contacts point to the governor of al-Ahsa, HH Prince Badr bin Mohammad bin Abdullah Al Saud, as the main force behind the most recent uptick in s [...] | 2009-09-16 13:30:00 | Consulate Dhahran | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM SA |
| 09DHAHRAN266 | EASTERN PROVINCE SHIA FRUSTRATED [...] (C) Three prominent local Shia report that economic marginalization, combined with religious discrimination, are generating increased frustration in the Eastern Province (EP). This is compounded by a growing generation gap in the Shia community with an impatient younger generation inclined to [...] | 2009-11-01 07:34:00 | Consulate Dhahran | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KIRF KREL PHUM SA |
| 09DHAHRAN40 | SAUDI HEZBOLLAH LEADER WARNS OF SECTARIAN VIOLENCE [...] (C/NF) Key Points: --------------------- -- XXXXXXXXXXXX (strictly protect),a popular Shi'a cleric and alleged leader of Saudi Hezbollah, met with PolOff after years of refusing to meet with USG officials (ref A). -- XXXXXXXXXXXX declared that the USG could persuade the SAG to adopt se [...] | 2009-03-22 08:19:00 | Consulate Dhahran | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SA LE IR PGOV PTER PHUM KIRF KISL KDEM |
| 09DHAHRAN46 | SHI'A PROTESTS LEAD TO ARRESTS, INCLUDING TWO AMERICANS [...] (C/NF) Key Points: --------------------- -- On Thursday, March 19 Shi'a from the Awamiyya village in the Qatif oasis conducted a sit-in to protest the SAG's intention of arresting the radical Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, who has been in hiding since calling for possible secession from Saudi Arabia [...] | 2009-03-25 11:51:00 | Consulate Dhahran | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SA KU PGOV PHUM PINR KIRF KISL KDEM |
| 09DHAHRAN8 | SHI'A UNREST CONTINUES TO BUILD AFTER THE MEDINA INCIDENT [...] (C) Key Points: ----------------- -- The Shi'a clashes with Saudi security forces in Medina in February have set off a wave of demonstrations, protests, and calls on the government for justice. -- Members of the Shi'a communities from the Eastern Province were involved in the Baqi'a cemet [...] | 2009-03-02 16:22:00 | Consulate Dhahran | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER SA IR LE |
| 09DHAKA1073 | BANGLADESH DETAINS SUSPECTED LET TERRORIST; SHARES [...] (S/NF) Police arrested Abu Motaleb, a suspected LeT member, on November 21 as part of the Government of Bangladesh's (GOB) continuing effort to deny space to terrorists. In addition to this most recent arrest, the GOB in early November arrested five foreign nationals with suspected LeT ties: t [...] | 2009-11-25 08:11:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER ASEC PINS PGOV PINR IN PK BG |
| 09DHAKA564 | LEAHY VETTING FOR THIRTY THIRD PACIFIC ARMIES MANAGEMENT [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following delegates have been selected for participation in the PAMS XXXIII Conference to be held in Tokyo, Japan; which will begin on or about August 24 to 28 2009. Post vetting was completed on 4 June 2009. Post requests that vetting be c [...] | 2009-06-04 09:38:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09FREETOWN152 | LANDMARK NARCOTICS CASE ENDS: DEFENDANTS NOT GOING [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Sierra Leone's judicial system completed its landmark narcotics case (reftel A) on April 20, finding all defendants guilty. The first case tried using the national Narcotics Control Act of 2008, this creates valuable legal precedent, while also sending a message to na [...] | 2009-04-22 15:44:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PGOV PREL SL |
| 09GABORONE517 | Letter from President Khama to President Obama [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Gaborone received a diplomatic note July 6, 2009 transmitting a letter from Botswana's President Ian Khama to U.S. President Barack Obama. In addition to congratulating the United States on the anniversary of our independence, President Khama's letter offers thanks for U.S. as [...] | 2009-07-07 12:23:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC OTRA PREL KHIV EAID BC |
| 09GENEVA1179 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-121. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 10, 2009 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) During a meeting of the Notifications Working Group, held at the U.S. Mission on December 1 [...] | 2009-12-18 18:03:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1210 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-162. 2. (S) The text at Paragraph 3 is the working document from which the U.S.-Proposed Joint Draft Text of the Protocol to the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic [...] | 2009-12-20 16:21:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1211 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-162. 2. (S) The text at Paragraph 3 is the working document from which the U.S.-Proposed Joint Draft Text of the Protocol to the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic [...] | 2009-12-20 16:24:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1212 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-162. 2. (S) The text at Paragraph 3 is the working document from which the U.S.-Proposed Joint Draft Text of the Protocol to the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic [...] | 2009-12-20 16:28:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1213 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-162. 2. (S) The text at Paragraph 3 is the working document from which the U.S.-Proposed Joint Draft Text of the Protocol to the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic [...] | 2009-12-20 16:33:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1216 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-162. 2. (S) The text at Paragraph 3 is the working document from which the U.S.-Proposed Joint Draft Text of the Protocol to the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic [...] | 2009-12-20 16:45:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1237 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-158. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 17, 2009 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Counting Rules and Definitions Sub-groups met in succession to review new and existing [...] | 2009-12-20 20:30:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA436 | JCIC-XXXIV: (U) OPENING OF THE THIRTY-FOURTH [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIV-001. 2. (U) The Thirty-fourth Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC) opened on June 8, 2009. Addressees are requested to route cable traffic on all START-related issues, as well as Moscow Treaty implementation issues, to U. [...] | 2009-06-09 15:13:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 09GENEVA437 | JCIC-XXXIV: (U) U.S. DELEGATION LIST FOR [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIV-002. 2. (U) Following is the text of the U.S. Delegation List for JCIC-XXXIV, dated June 8, 2009. Begin text: Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission U.S. Delegation for JCIC-XXXIV June 8, 2009 Mr. Jerry A. Taylor [...] | 2009-06-09 15:28:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 09GENEVA438 | JCIC-XXXIV: BELARUSIAN, KAZAKHSTANI, RUSSIAN AND [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIV-003. 2. Paragraphs 3, 4, 5 and 6 below contain the official translations of the texts of the Delegation Lists for the Belarusian, Kazakhstani, Russian and Ukrainian Delegations, respectively, for JCIC-XXXIV. 3. Begin text (Belarus): [...] | 2009-06-09 16:30:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 09GENEVA439 | JCIC-XXXIV: (U) BELARUSIAN OPENING PLENARY [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIV-005. 2. (U) At paragraph 3 below is the official translation of the text of the Belarusian Statement that was delivered at the Opening Plenary Meeting of the Thirty-fourth Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC),held at the R [...] | 2009-06-09 16:45:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 09GENEVA440 | JCIC-XXXIV: (U) RUSSIAN OPENING PLENARY [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIV-007. 2. (U) At paragraph 3 below is the official translation of the text of the Russian Statement that was delivered at the Opening Plenary Meeting of the Thirty-fourth Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC),held at the Russ [...] | 2009-06-09 16:58:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 09GENEVA441 | JCIC-XXXIV: (U) UKRAINIAN OPENING PLENARY [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIV-008. 2. (U) At paragraph 3 below is the official translation of the text of the Ukrainian Statement that was delivered at the Opening Plenary Meeting of the Thirty-fourth Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC),held at the Ru [...] | 2009-06-09 17:07:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 09GENEVA442 | JCIC-XXXIV: (U) U.S. OPENING PLENARY STATEMENT, [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIV-004. 2. (U) At paragraph 3 below is the text of the U.S. Statement that was delivered at the Opening Plenary Meeting of the Thirty-fourth Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC),held at the Russian Mission on June 8, 2009. [...] | 2009-06-09 17:33:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 09GENEVA460 | JCIC-XXXIV: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON CLOSURE [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIV-009. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 8, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 4:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Working Group (WG) Meeting was held at the Russian Mission on June 8, 2009, to discuss closure of [...] | 2009-06-11 09:18:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 09GENEVA462 | JCIC-XXXIV: (U) HOD MEETING ON SS-27 RVOSI, PK [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIV-010. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 9, 2009 Time: 10:30 - 11:45 A.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation (HOD) Meeting was held at the Russian Mission on June 9, 2009, to discuss U [...] | 2009-06-11 14:32:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 09GENEVA463 | JCIC-XXXIV: QUESTIONS FROM THE U.S. DELEGATION TO [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIV-014. 2. (U) At paragraph 3 is the text of the U.S. Delegation Paper on "Questions from the United States Delegation to Help Resolve U.S. Concerns on SS-27 RVOSI Procedures." The paper was provided to the other Parties on June 9, 2009. 3. (S) Begin text: [...] | 2009-06-11 16:05:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 09GENEVA466 | JCIC-XXXIV: U.S. DELEGATION PAPER DATED JUNE 9, [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIV-015. 2. (U) At paragraph 3 is the text of the U.S. Delegation Paper entitled "U.S. Response to Russian Aide-Memoire dated March 10, 2009" that was provided to the Russian Delegation at the Heads of Delegation Meeting on Courtland Missile Assembly Facility and RS-24 [...] | 2009-06-12 13:04:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 09GENEVA467 | JCIC-XXXIV: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON UPDATED [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIV-011. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 9, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 5:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Working Group (WG) meeting was held at the Russian Mission on June 9, 2009, to discuss the U.S. r [...] | 2009-06-12 13:05:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 09GENEVA468 | JCIC-XXXIV: (U) HOD MEETING ON COURTLAND MISSILE [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIV-012. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 10, 2009 Time: 10:30 - 11:30 A.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation (HOD) Meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on June 10, 2009, to discuss Russi [...] | 2009-06-12 13:19:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 09GENEVA469 | JCIC-XXXIV: (U) BELARUSIAN CLOSING PLENARY [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIV-017. 2. (U) At paragraph 3 below is the official translation of the text of the Belarusian Statement that was delivered at the Closing Plenary Meeting of the Thirty-fourth Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC),held at the U [...] | 2009-06-12 13:34:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 09GENEVA470 | JCIC-XXXIV: (U) RUSSIAN CLOSING PLENARY [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIV-019. 2. (U) At paragraph 3 below is the official translation of the text of the Russian Statement that was delivered at the Closing Plenary Meeting of the Thirty-fourth Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC),held at the U.S. [...] | 2009-06-12 13:52:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 09GENEVA471 | JCIC-XXXIV: (U) UKRAINIAN CLOSING PLENARY [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIV-020. 2. (U) Paragraph 3 below contains the official translation of the text of the Ukrainian Statement that was delivered at the Closing Plenary Meeting of the Thirty-fourth Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC),held at the [...] | 2009-06-12 14:12:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 09GENEVA472 | JCIC-XXXIV: (U) U.S.-UKRAINIAN BILATERAL MEETING [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIV-006. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 9, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 4:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva U.S. Ukraine Mr. Taylor Mr. Nykonenko ----------------------- UKRAINE ADAMANT ABOUT BEING INCLU [...] | 2009-06-12 14:34:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 09GENEVA473 | JCIC-XXXIV: (U) KAZAKHSTANI CLOSING PLENARY [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIV-018. 2. (U) At paragraph 3 below is the official translation of the text of the Kazakhstani Statement that was delivered at the Closing Plenary Meeting of the Thirty-fourth Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC),held at the [...] | 2009-06-12 14:46:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 09GENEVA475 | JCIC-XXXIV: (U) U.S. CLOSING PLENARY STATEMENT, [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIV-016. 2. (U) At paragraph 3 below is the text of the U.S. Statement that was delivered at the Closing Plenary Meeting of the Thirty-fourth Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC),held at the U.S. Mission on June 11, 2009. [...] | 2009-06-12 15:02:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 09GENEVA476 | JCIC-XXXIV: (U) HOD MEETING ON B-1 HEAVY BOMBER [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIV-013. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 10, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 5:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation (HOD) meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on June 10, 2009, to discuss the con [...] | 2009-06-12 17:00:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 09GENEVA477 | JCIC-XXXIV: CLOSING OF THE THIRTY-FOURTH SESSION [...] This is JCIC-XXXIV-022. 2. This is the end of operations for JCIC-XXXIV. The next meeting of the JCIC will be conducted at a date yet to be determined. Washington and other addresses are requested to continue to include U.S. Mission Geneva, slugged "Geneva for JCIC" on all cables concer [...] | 2009-06-12 17:15:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 09GENEVA478 | JCIC-XXXIV: LIST OF REPORTING CABLES [...] This is JCIC-XXXIV-021. 2. Following is the listing of Geneva cables for JCIC-XXXIV reporting activity during the period June 8-12, 2009. JCIC-XXXIV-001 (GENEVA 436) JCIC-XXXIV: OPENING OF THE THIRTY-FOURTH SESSION OF THE JOINT COMPLIANCE AND INSPECTION COMMISSION, JUNE 8, 2009 JCIC [...] | 2009-06-12 17:22:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 09GENEVA525 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-II): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-II-009. 2. Following is the listing of Geneva cables for SFO-GVA-II reporting activity during the period June 22-24, 2009. SFO-GVA-II-001 (GENEVA 00511) START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-II): START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, JUNE 22, 2009 SESSION SFO-GVA [...] | 2009-06-25 16:09:00 | Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA615 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-III-004. 2. (U) Meeting Date: July 24, 2009 Time: 11:00 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva Participantts: U.S. Russia Mr. brown Ms. Kotkova ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) U [...] | 2009-07-25 11:58:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA733 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-IV): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-IV-002. 2. (U) Meeting Date: August 31, 2009 Time: 3:00 - 5:15 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva Meeting Date: September 1, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva [...] | 2009-09-03 21:05:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA743 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-IV): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-IV-014. 2. (S) The U.S. Delegation provided the Russian Side a document containing the guide to the U.S.-proposed draft of the START Follow-on (SFO) Protocol on Inspections, Exhibitions and Continuous Monitoring Activities during the morning plenary session on Septembe [...] | 2009-09-05 14:35:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA866 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-041B. 2. (S) At paragraph 3 is the text that was delivered to the Russian delegation at the Elimination Protocol Working Group Meeting on September 29, 2009; however, it was not discussed during this meeting (Reftel). 3. (S) Begin Part 2: IV. Procedures for [...] | 2009-10-09 14:40:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA915 | (U) START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-005. 2. The text at paragraph 4 is Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCJC) Agreement 56 on Principles and Procedures for the Completion of Continuous Monitoring Activity at Votkinsk. The Agreement was signed by the Representatives of the United States and [...] | 2009-10-27 16:29:00 | Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA923 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-017. 2. (U) The texts in paragraphs 3 through 5 below are the U,S,-Proposed Draft Texts for the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and Annexes A and B of the draft START Follow-on Treaty. This cable is Part 1 of 2 Parts. The draft text was provided to the Russian s [...] | 2009-10-28 16:42:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA925 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-018. 2. (S) The texts in paragraphs 3 through 9 below are the U,S,-proposed draft texts for Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) Annexes C through I for the draft START Follow-on Treaty. This cable is part 2 of 2 parts. The draft texts were provided at an MOU Working [...] | 2009-10-29 17:09:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA947 | (U) START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-010. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 21, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 5:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva Participants: U.S. RUSSIA A/S Gottemoeller Amb Antonov Ms. Purc [...] | 2009-11-03 11:03:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA949 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-013. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 22, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 5:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva Participants: U.S. RUSSIA A/S Gottemoeller Amb Antonov Mr. Connel [...] | 2009-11-03 11:27:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA964 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-031. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 27, 2009 Time: 11:30 A.M. - 1:45 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) During the October 27 meeting of the Conversion or Elimination (CorE) Working Group, the Rus [...] | 2009-11-04 16:55:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA978 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-039. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 29, 2009 Time: 3:00 - 5:20 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The fifth Conversion or Elimination (CorE) Working Group meeting, chaired by Mr. Elliott and Co [...] | 2009-11-05 16:57:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GUATEMALA106 | UNDER NARCO THREAT, RULE OF LAW COLLAPSING IN COBAN [...] (C) Confronted by the threat from three narcotrafficking groups, including recently arrived "Zetas" from Mexico, the local Rule of Law (ROL) apparatus in the northern city of Coban is no longer capable of dealing with the most serious kinds of crime. What is happening there is typical of many rural [...] | 2009-02-06 10:15:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SNAR EAID KCRM ASEC PHUM PINR MX GT |
| 09GUATEMALA898 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST [XXX] [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-18 14:27:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA917 | First Lady Prepares Controversial Bid for Presidency [...] (C) Although she has not publicly stated her intentions, it is clear that First Lady Sandra Torres de Colom intends to run for the Guatemalan Presidency in 2011. Torres, who is to the left of her husband, President Alvaro Colom, is a controversial figure. She is the most able manager in the governm [...] | 2009-09-28 22:58:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KDEM SOCI GT |
| 09HANOI809 | 2011 LEADERSHIP TRANSITION: LEADING CONTENDERS FOR GENERAL SECRETARY AND PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Preparations are already underway for major leadership changes in Vietnam as the Communist Party gears up for its Eleventh Party Congress in January 2011. As many as six of the Politburo's fifteen members are expected to retire, including the General Secretary, State President, and [...] | 2009-09-10 07:19:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ETRD VM |
| 09HARARE24 | MILITARY EXPANSION FUELS DIAMOND CHAOS XXXXXXXXXXXX [...] (C) XXXXXXXXXXXX, poloff met with XXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXX region that contains the diamond-rich Marange fields, to discuss violence in the region as well as recent developments in the turbulent Marange diamond trade. XXXXXXXXXXXX described how the military expansion in XXXXXXXXXXXX in late [...] | 2009-01-09 08:43:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON EMIN RS ZI |
| 09HARARE51 | MILITARY PLANS TO DISPLACE THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS [...] (SBU) In mid-January, a local chief in the diamond rich and violence-ridden XXXXXXXXXXXX informed us of the Zimbabwean military's intention to displace as many as 25,000 villagers from their homes XXXXXXXXXXXX. The military operation is intended to establish control over the diamond fields as [...] | 2009-01-23 09:42:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EMIN ASEC PHUM ZI RS ECON PREL |
| 09HARARE865 | MDC FOCUSES ON SECURITY SECTOR, GONO [...] (S) According to Elton Mangoma, MDC-T Minister of Economic Development and member of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's inner circle, the MDC would like the U.S. to contribute to a "trust fund" to buy off securocrats and move them into retirement. The MDC will also try to pressure Reserve Bank of Z [...] | 2009-10-30 07:29:00 | Embassy Harare | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC ZI |
| 09HAVANA221 | THE U.S. AND THE ROLE OF THE OPPOSITION IN CUBA [...] (C) SUMMARY: As the Raul Castro government of Cuba (GOC) appears to have settled into a position of undisputed authority internally, it is worth asking what the Cuban political opposition is doing and the role it may play in the future. Two recent op-ed pieces in the international press that hav [...] | 2009-04-15 13:33:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL PHUM CU |
| 09HAVANA462 | OBSERVATIONS OF THE STATE OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND [...] (SBU) This front channel cable was originally sent as Official/Informal in reftel. The following is a collection of observations by outgoing human rights officer on the state of human rights and civil society in Cuba. 2. (C) CONTINUITY: Repeat visitors to Cuba, whether they have been gone fo [...] | 2009-07-28 14:01:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL ECON CU |
| 09HAVANA491 | GOVERNMENT OF CUBA FRUSTRATION INCREASES OVER LACK [...] (C) Summary: The U.S. Coast Guard Drug Interdiction Specialist (DIS) assigned to the U.S. Interests Section (USINT) in Havana, Cuba has spoken with Cuban Ministry of Interior (MININT) officials on multiple occasions, as recently as 4 August 2009, regarding their perceived lack of Government of Jama [...] | 2009-08-11 13:32:00 | US Interests Section Havana | SECRET | SNAR PREL SMIG PGOV CU ASEC |
| 09HAVANA492 | (C/NF) THE CHURCH AND TRANSITION IN CUBA [...] (SBU) This cable is in response to reftel. We will also keep the questions in mind as we continue to meet with relevant contacts. 2. (C/NF) QUESTION A: ARE CHURCH OFFICIALS CULTIVATING CUBAN PROFESSIONALS SUCH AS DOCTORS, ENGINEERS, ACCOUNTANTS, PROJECT DIRECTORS, ETC? IF SO, HOW? WHAT IS [...] | 2009-08-11 17:54:00 | US Interests Section Havana | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR PGOV SCUL CU |
| 09HAVANA592 | GOC SIGNALS "READINESS TO MOVE FORWARD" [...] (C) SUMMARY. Avowing a "readiness to move forward in our relationship," the Government of Cuba granted us unprecedented access to its state institutions during the visit of Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Bisa Williams from September 16 to 22. To underscore the move, the GOC also offered t [...] | 2009-09-25 17:39:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CASC EAID ETTC ODIP OEXC OFDP PHSA PHUM |
| 09HAVANA726 | SPAIN ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND DIALOGUE WITH CUBA [...] (C) COM met December 2 with Spanish ambassador to Cuba Manuel Cacho at the latter,s request to discuss Spain,s plans vis--vis Cuba during Spain,s EU Presidency and the upcoming meeting between the Secretary and Spanish FM Moratinos. P/E Counselor separately met December 3 with his Spanish counterpa [...] | 2009-12-05 16:15:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV CU |
| 09ISLAMABAD1152 | U.S. REMOVAL OF PAKISTAN RESEARCH REACTOR FUEL ON [...] (S) XXXXXXXXXXXX, told Poloff on May 26 that the recent spate of media attention on Pakistan's nuclear security has led the GOP to delay an important nonproliferation effort, the removal of U.S.-origin highly-enriched uranium spent fuel from a Pakistani nuclear research reactor. The GOP agreed [...] | 2009-05-27 16:32:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER PARM KNNP MNUC PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD236 | SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY HOLBROOKE [...] (C) Summary. Mission Pakistan warmly welcomes your arrival; your appointment comes as Pakistan grapples with internal change and hopes the Ombama administration can support regional solutions to development and counter-terrorism challenges. After eight years of military rule, the civilian governmen [...] | 2009-02-04 10:40:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER EAID MARR MOPS PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD2449 | (S) PAKISTAN ARMY GHQ AGAIN APPROVES EMBEDDING [...] (S) Summary: The Pakistani Army has for just the second time approved deployment of U.S. special operation elements to support Pakistani military operations. The first deployment, with SOC(FWD)-PAK elements embedded with the Frontier Corps in XXXXXXXXXXXX, occurred in September (reftel). Previously [...] | 2009-10-09 07:25:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD284 | PRESIDENT ZARDARI DISCUSSES AQ KHAN RELEASE [...] (S) Summary: President Zardari assured the Ambassador on February 8 that A.Q. Khan would remain under house arrest and not engage with the media. Minister of Interior Rehman Malik also insisted that Khan would be prohibited from talking to the press and politicians, and his movements would be curta [...] | 2009-02-09 12:53:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | PREL PGOV PK KNNP PARM |
| 09ISLAMABAD3037 | BALOCH REQUEST UNHCR FACILITATE MOVEMENT OF [...] (S/NF) Summary: XXXXXXXXXXXX, who has been designated by UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres as XXXXXXXXXXXX in Pakistan, met with the Ambassador and Deputy Chief of Mission on December 13 to discuss the U.S. Government's position on the possible movement of Baloch leader Brahmdagh B [...] | 2009-12-18 11:04:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PREF PK AF |
| 09ISTANBUL336 | (C) IRAN: A XXXXX CONTACT SHARES VIEWS FROM A RAFSANJANI BUSINESS ALLY ON KHAMENEI'S CANCER AND RAFSANJANI'S NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Summary: A XXXXXXXXXXXX businessman who represents the XXXXXXXXXXXX company XXXXXXXXXXXX shared with us a discussion he recently had with a XXXXXXXXXXXX he described as close to Rafsanjani. The XXXXXXXXXXXX claimed Rafsanjani told him Supreme Leader Khamenei has terminal leukemia and is expecte [...] | 2009-08-28 14:09:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS ECON ETRD IR TU |
| 09ISTANBUL352 | IRAN: REGIME PRESSURE REACHING SOME ISTANBUL [...] (S) Several Istanbul-based contacts of ConGen Istanbul's NEA Iran Watcher have separately cautioned us in the past week that they been asked (or warned) by Iranian officials to cease contact with "American diplomats asking questions about Iran." In one case, a key contact -- XXXXXXXXXXXX-- i [...] | 2009-09-15 09:52:00 | Consulate Istanbul | SECRET | PINS PREL PGOV PINR IR TU |
| 09ISTANBUL78 | TURKISH THINK TANK EXPERTS EXPOUND ON IRAN [...] (C) Summary: We recently pulsed private Turkish experts for latest views on Turkey-Iran and US-Iran relations. The most common themes we heard were: Turkey and Iran, as neighbors and rivals, both seek a stable "balance of power" with each other and usually pursue bilateral relations with t [...] | 2009-02-26 10:34:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS KNNP IAEA TU IR |
| 09ISTANBUL94 | TURKEY-IRAN COMMERCE: "MOSTLY JUST NATURAL GAS [...] (C) Summary: Despite two recent trade-related Ministerial visits to Iran and accompanying press suggesting a rapidly expanding bilateral trade relationship, Turkish-Iranian Business Council contacts assured us that beyond Turkey's interest in Iranian natural gas, the trade relationship is "m [...] | 2009-03-06 12:37:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PGOV ETRD IR TU |
| 09JEDDAH443 | UNDERGROUND PARTY SCENE IN JEDDAH: SAUDI YOUTH [...] (C) Summary: Behind the facade of Wahabi conservatism in the streets, the underground nightlife for Jeddah's elite youth is thriving and throbbing. The full range of worldly temptations and vices are available -- alcohol, drugs, sex -- but strictly behind closed doors. This freedom to indulge carna [...] | 2009-11-18 16:58:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | SA SCUL SOCI ZR KISL |
| 09KABUL1239 | SUBJECT: AFGHANISTAN: A SNAPSHOT OF THE NORTHEAST [...] (U) Summary: A recent trip to the northeast by a representative of the Embassy's Provincial Reconstruction Team-Sub-National Governance team confirmed the presence there of a number of the same challenges thwarting progress elsewhere in Afghanistan. It also served to dispel a few misconceptions abo [...] | 2009-05-17 05:51:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF |
| 09KABUL1767 | KARZAI ON THE STATE OF US-AFGHAN RELATIONS [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. In a series of meetings this week, I discussed with President Karzai a number of issues, including Karzai's concerns with the future of US policy on Afghanistan, and his opinions on where US policy here had failed. The meetings were cordial, but raised certain concerns for me about [...] | 2009-07-07 13:29:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PGOV PREL AF |
| 09KABUL2246 | COMPLAINTS TO GIROA ON PRE-TRIAL RELEASES AND [...] (S) SUMMARY: On numerous occasions we have emphasized with Attorney General Aloko the need to end interventions by him and President Karzai, who both authorize the release of detainees pre-trial and allow dangerous individuals to go free or re-enter the battlefield without ever facing an Afghan cou [...] | 2009-08-06 05:28:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR AF |
| 09KABUL3559 | ACCUSATIONS REGARDING CHILD SOLDIERS IN DEPARTMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) &2008 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor8 (reftel) incorrectly identifies Afghanistan as a country recruiting children into its armed forces. The report's introduction suggests that a central economic issue for Afghanistan is that the GIROA [...] | 2009-11-05 10:24:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV |
| 09KABUL3890 | KANDAHAR POLITICS COMPLICATE U.S. OBJECTIVES IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary: As we step up engagement with GIRoA leadership in Kandahar, it is important to understand the dynamics of political power and how fundamental Kandahar is to the fortunes of the Karzai regime. It is from Kandahar that President Karzai's claim to national legitimacy originates and from t [...] | 2009-12-06 09:53:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PTER AF |
| 09KABUL4150 | ABOVE THE LAW: CORRUPT GOVERNOR THWARTS GOVERNANCE [...] (C) Summary: Paktya Governor Juma Khan Hamdard has the skills and charisma to be a successful politician. However, his Hezb-i-Islami Gulbuddin (HiG) connections, alleged meddling in political affairs in Balkh Province, leadership of a province-wide corruption scheme, and suspected contacts with ins [...] | 2009-12-27 11:34:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | KDEM PGOV PINR AF KDEM |
| 09KABUL4182 | PERVASIVE CORRUPTION UNDERMINING GHAZNI PROVINCE’S [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-28 15:40:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AF |
| 09KABUL70 | AMBASSADOR'S JANUARY 11 MEETING WITH NATO SENIOR [...] (C) Summary: On January 11, NATO Rep to ISAF Gentilini sought Ambassador Wood,s views on a proposed Military Technical Agreement (MTA) between Afghanistan and NATO that he had received from Defense Minister Wardak earlier in the day to transmit to the NATO Secretary General (SYG). The Ambass [...] | 2009-01-14 06:11:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS MARR MOPS AF |
| 09KAMPALA551 | UGANDA/DRC: OPERATION RUDIA II UPDATE (JUNE 1, [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable is a periodic update on the regional military operation against the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) known as Operation Rudia II. This report is not meant to provide an overarching narrative or polished analysis of the operation, but rather offers spot information gleaned [...] | 2009-06-01 13:58:00 | Embassy Kampala | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM MOPS MARR UG CG SU |
| 09KHARTOUM881 | GOK/GOSS AGREE ON TIMETABLE FOR SECOND TANK [...] (C) GOSS xxxxxxxxxxxx has admitted that, on the margins of the Washington "Forum for CPA Partners," he pressed Kenyan Foreign Minister Moses Wetangula on the need to expedite delivery to South Sudan of tanks off-loaded from the MV Faina. Three months had passed since Nairobi initially agreed -- alb [...] | 2009-07-29 14:42:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PINS PREL PINR EFIN KE MARR SU UNSC UG |
| 09KINGSTON427 | JAMAICA: POWER GENERATION, CAN YOU SPARE 200 MEGAWATTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jamaica relies on imports of petroleum products to fuel fully 95 percent of its power generation. The Government of Jamaica (GOJ) spent nearly USD 3.4 billion in 2008 for imported fuel, a sum greater than total exports and up from USD 2.2 billion in 2007. Fluctuating fuel prices an [...] | 2009-05-26 17:18:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG SENV EMIN ASEC SOCI ETRD TRSY OPIC OAS |
| 09KINGSTON551 | JAMAICA: IMF NEGOTIATIONS IGNITE DEBATE, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS. A Government of Jamaican (GOJ) delegation led by Don Wehby, Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance, visited Washington the week of July 6 to intensify negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The GOJ's failure to reach most of its ec [...] | 2009-07-17 16:52:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV PREL IADB |
| 09KINGSTON561 | JAMAICA: NO PLANS TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-23 16:16:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KV JM XL |
| 09KUALALUMPUR752 | BANK MELLAT/FEEB DEMARCH DELIVERED TO BANK NEGARA [...] (S) Econcouns delivered ref A demarche on FEEB xxxxxxxxxxxx emphasized that BN and LOFSA took their supervisory role seriously, and that Malaysia approved the FEEB license and would allow it to operate as long as there was no evidence that FEEB was in contravention of any relevant law and was not s [...] | 2009-09-11 09:45:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | SECRET | EFIN ETTC KNNP IR PINR PTER MY |
| 09KUWAIT265 | IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE - WINDOW ON IRAN - MARCH 25, [...] [S/NF] Qalibaf Planning to Deliver US Goods in Time for Election?: The Tehran Municipality's interest in US agricultural trade continues, but now appears driven by a more overtly political agenda. IRPO Officer and Dubai-based regional Ag Attache met for a second time with two UAE-based Irania [...] | 2009-03-19 13:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PREL PGOV KU IZ |
| 09KYIV1942 | U.S.-UKRAINE NONPROLIFERATION MEETINGS SEPTEMBER [...] (S) Summary: Highlights of this semi-annual U.S.-Ukraine nonproliferation dialogue include: --Ukraine gave an inconsistent answer on the question of transferring HEU spent fuel to Russia. --Ukraine asked for additional security assurances beyond those provided in Budapest in 1994, and was intereste [...] | 2009-11-09 12:05:00 | Embassy Kyiv | SECRET | PARM PREL KNUC UP |
| 09LAHORE54 | SIPAH-E-SAHABA STEPS UP ACTIVITIES IN FAISALABAD [...] (S) Summary: A well-placed Deobandi religious leader told Principal Officer in a meeting on March 18 that extremist group Sipah-e-Sahaba (SSP) was increasing its activities in the central Punjab city of Faisalabad, the province's second largest, in collaboration with elements of the Tehrik-e-T [...] | 2009-03-20 10:51:00 | Consulate Lahore | SECRET | PTER PGOV PK |
| 09LAPAZ96 | BOLIVIA'S REFERENDUM: MARGIN OF VICTORY MATTERS [...] (C) Summary: With the January 25 constitutional referendum rapidly approaching, all signs point to victory for President Morales and his ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party. Although the opposition has made inroads into the MAS lead, most national polls point to between 54 and 60 p [...] | 2009-01-23 13:26:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM PINR ENVR BL |
| 09LIBREVILLE504 | GABON: U.S. OIL COMPANY SELLS ASSETS DUE TO OIL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-17 09:07:00 | Embassy Libreville | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EIND TPHY GB |
| 09LIMA1619 | US TREASURY CONCERNED ABOUT PERUVIAN GAMING SECTOR [...] (C) Summary: A team from the Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) from the Department of Treasury was invited by the Peruvian Gaming Commission to Lima in order to conduct a preliminary assessment of the Peruvian gaming sector. During their very short trip, the team met with the Gaming Commis [...] | 2009-10-30 21:52:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | KCOR KCRM KJUS KTFM XM PE |
| 09LIMA1667 | Peru Signs Counternarcotics Information Sharing Agreement [...] (C) Summary: On November 6, officials in the Peruvian and Mexican Governments signed an agreement in Mexico City designed to improve coordination and cooperation to fight crime. For Peru, the goal is to obtain intelligence to identify and capture Mexican drug traffickers, whose expan [...] | 2009-11-25 18:57:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR MX PE |
| 09LIMA345 | ALLEGED ARMY CORRUPTION -- A PERSPECTIVE [...] (S/NF) Introduction and Summary: The Garcia Administration's efforts to combat narcotrafficking have been stronger than under past administrations, and have included a National Anti-Drug Strategy partly supported with government funds, solid progress combatting coca production in the Upper Hua [...] | 2009-03-12 21:57:00 | Embassy Lima | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR PTER SNAR KCRM PE |
| 09LONDON100 | IRAN: HMG FEELS LEGALLY COMPELLED TO OPPOSE MEK RE-LISTING IN FUTURE EU VOTES, BUT ARGUES ITS ANTI-MEK POLICY IS UNCHANGED [...] (C) UK Government representatives in Brussels are likely to begin voting to oppose re-listing the Mujaheddin-e-Khalq (MEK) under EU anti-terror regulations as the issue arises, FCO Iran Coordination Group Bilateral Team Leader Margaret Tongue told London Iran Watcher (Poloff) January 12. The rev [...] | 2009-01-14 17:07:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KPRP PGOV PHUM PTER IR EU UK |
| 09LONDON118 | UK IRAN SANCTIONS ROUNDUP [...] (S/NF) Summary. British officials are eager to apply additional pressure on Iran's nuclear program. They are pursuing domestic and multilateral options, including possibly broadening the category of products requiring export licenses, imposing EU sanctions on additional Iranian banks, and testing [...] | 2009-01-16 10:33:00 | Embassy London | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN KNNP MNUC PARM ECON ETTC IR UK |
| 09LONDON124 | DRC/SANCTIONS: UK PREFERS PREVIOUS APPROACH AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-16 15:54:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER UNSC ZF UK |
| 09LONDON127 | IRAN: BBC PERSIAN TV BEGINS OPERATIONS [...] (C) Summary. BBC Persian TV launched its well-resourced broadcast operations January 14. Both anti-regime exiles and the Tehran regime continue to attack BBC's objectivity. The BBC's effort is a long-term one aimed at attracting Farsi-speaking audiences in Iran, Tajikistan, and Afghanistan; broa [...] | 2009-01-16 16:30:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV AF IR KPAO PHUM PREL PROP TI UK |
| 09LONDON1423 | IRAN ELECTION: XXXXXXXXXXXX CLAIMS MOJTABA IS [...] (S/NF) Summary: XXXXXXXXXXXX and former XXXXXXXXXXXX claims that Mojtaba Khamenei, acting in concert with IRGC Jafari and other officials in the Supreme Leader's office, has been a major force behind vote manipulation, and current measures to repress pro-Moussavi demonstrations in the street, accor [...] | 2009-06-16 15:55:00 | Embassy London | SECRET//NOFORN | IR PGOV PHUM PREL PTER ECON UK |
| 09LONDON1442 | IRAN: XXXXXXXXXXXX SAYS ELECTION PRECLUDED BY "POLITICAL COUP," URGES USG FOCUS ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND POLITICAL SUPPORT FOR PROTESTORS [...] (S) Summary: XXXXXXXXXXXX on June 16 told London Iran Watcher (Poloff) and a small group of diplomats that "a majority" of leaders within the government of Iran and the IRGC want the United States, while continuing to avoid interference in Iran, to continue and even strengthen its public messages [...] | 2009-06-18 17:50:00 | Embassy London | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER PINS IR UK |
| 09LONDON1644 | HMG RECEPTIVE TO USG APPROACH ON URANIUM SALES TO IRAN REF: STATE 72119 [...] (S/NF) Poloff delivered reftel non-paper to Will Gelling, Head of the FCO's Iran Multilateral team, and Simon Mustard and Duncan Johnson, both of the FCO's Counterproliferation Department. They reiterated HMG's support for U.S. efforts to prevent Iran from accessing new sources of uranium for its d [...] | 2009-07-16 12:46:00 | Embassy London | SECRET//NOFORN | MNUC PARM IR KNNP UK |
| 09LONDON1701 | SOMALIA/HOA: PDAS CARTER INFORMED THAT UK TO INCREASE SOMALIA ENGAGEMENT REF: LONDON 1635 Classified By: Acting Political Counselor Daniel McNicholas, reasons [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-24 13:11:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID MASS PHUM PINR XW SO KE ER ET UK |
| 09LONDON1745 | IRAN: XXXXXXXXXXXX MEETS ARAB AMBASSADORS IN [...] (S) SUMMARY: London Iran Watcher (poloff) attended a luncheon XXXXXXXXXXXX hosted by the XXXXXXXXXXXX in honor of XXXXXXXXXXXX. Also in attendance were the ambassadors of XXXXXXXXXXXX, as well as XXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXX, and XXXXXXXXXXXX businessman XXXXXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXXXXX pro [...] | 2009-07-30 10:30:00 | Embassy London | SECRET | PREL KNNP IR |
| 09LONDON1750 | (S) TREASURY A/S COHEN URGES UK TO TAKE IRAN SANCTIONS; PRESS INTERPAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-30 13:50:00 | Embassy London | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN KTFN PTER ECON IR UK |
| 09LONDON1818 | SOMALILAND: KULMIYE OPPOSITION PARTY SUPPORTS MORE USG PRESSURE FOR ELECTIONS REF: NAIROBI 1685 [...] (C) Summary. Mohamed Omar, Foreign Affairs Secretary of Somaliland's Kulmiye opposition party, said August 7 the USG should put more pressure on Somaliland President Dahir Riyale to reinstate the voter registration list and to allow the return of Interpeace, the NGO supporting the technical conduc [...] | 2009-08-07 14:47:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL EAID PHUM SO DJ ET XW UK |
| 09LONDON1828 | U.S. NEEDS TO TALK MORE WITH EUROPEAN COMMISSION ON FINANCIAL SERVICES REFORM; PROPOSED CHANGES IN UK UNDER SCRUTINY [...] (C) Summary. The U.S. needs to ramp up its engagement with the European Commission on financial services reform measures, HMT and City of London officials urged in recent meetings with EMIN and ECONCOUNS. Brussels is moving ahead faster on reform than Washington and London, and more worrying, witho [...] | 2009-08-10 09:46:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV PGOV UK |
| 09LONDON1851 | IRAN: FCO SHARES LESSONS LEARNED ON DETAINEES [...] (S) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Iran Watcher (poloff) August 11, Will Gelling, Tom Burn and Rachel Martinek of the FCO's Iran office shared lessons learned from the detention of British sailors by Iran in 2007 and more recently the arrest of nine local staff members from the British Embassy in Teh [...] | 2009-08-11 14:36:00 | Embassy London | SECRET | PREL PGOV UK IR |
| 09LONDON1888 | SOMALILAND: UK "VERY CONCERNED," BUT REFRAINING FROM CONDEMNING RIYALE PUBLICLY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-14 13:40:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PGOV KDEM SO UK |
| 09LONDON1932 | IAEA: UK PESSIMISTIC ABOUT AVOIDING FURTHER [...] (C/NF) Duncan Johnson of the Regional Issues Section of the FCO's Counter Proliferation Department told Poloff on August 20 that the UK shares USG frustration (reftel) that Arab-Israeli debates at the IAEA General Conference (GC) since 2006 have detracted from the GC's effectiveness, but was not [...] | 2009-08-21 13:31:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AORC PREL PARM KNNP IAEA EG IS IR UK |
| 09LONDON1933 | UK GOVERNMENT SEEKS DEEPER COUNTER-RADICALIZATION [...] (C/NF) Summary. During a USG-HMG Video Tele Conference (VTC) meeting on August 14, UK officials focused on the UK's PREVENT counter-radicalization strategy expressed strong interest in collaborating more closely with the US Government to counter violent extremism. UK officials outlined several pr [...] | 2009-08-21 13:58:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KISL PREL PTER |
| 09LONDON1942 | LIBERAL DEMOCRATS PREPARE FOR CONFERENCE, LOOK TO [...] (C/NF) Summary. The Liberal Democrats' new Chief Executive, Chris Fox, outlined August 18 for Poloff his strategy for taking the UK's third largest party through the next crucial year into the general election, which is due to take place sometime before June 2010. The Lib Dems plan to promote hea [...] | 2009-08-24 10:05:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINR UK |
| 09LONDON1989 | UK'S ASSISTANCE STRATEGY - CUT POVERTY, ADDRESS [...] (C/NF) Summary. The UK's development assistance ministry, DFID, is seeking to ramp up programs in conflict and fragile states, especially in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Yemen, while fulfilling its legal mandate to reduce poverty and operate within budgetary limits, Martin Dinham, Director General, In [...] | 2009-08-26 13:56:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID ECON PGOV UK |
| 09LONDON2005 | UK’S ASSISTANCE STRATEGY - CUT POVERTY, ADDRESS [...] (C/NF) Summary. The UK's development assistance ministry, DFID, is seeking to ramp up programs in conflict and fragile states, especially in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Yemen, while fulfilling its legal mandate to reduce poverty and operate within budgetary limits, Martin Dinham, Director General, In [...] | 2009-08-28 10:12:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID ECON PGOV PK AF UK |
| 09LONDON2027 | LABOUR PARTY PREPS FOR CONFERENCE, HONES ELECTIONS [...] (C/NF) Summary. The Labour Party's key electoral message, which it will unveil at its September party conference, is "all about the economy," Patrick Loughran, Special Advisor to influential Labour heavyweight Lord Peter Mandelson, told Poloff August 28. It will have three themes: the economic me [...] | 2009-09-01 11:13:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ECON PINR UK |
| 09LONDON2117 | GREAT LAKES: UK WELCOMES SE WOLPE'S APPOINTMENT [...] (C) Summary: UK Government officials, including FCO Africa Director Adam Wood, East Africa and Great Lakes Department deputy head Graham Zebedee, Great Lakes team leader Nne-Nne Iwuji-Eme, and DFID Senior Political Analyst Nick Bates, welcomed SE Wolpe's appointment and the USG's reinvigorated coo [...] | 2009-09-11 08:32:00 | Embassy London | SECRET | PINR PREL ZF UG CG RW BY ZU UK |
| 09LONDON2120 | UK WELCOMES US UNHRC PRIORITIES [...] (C/NF) Summary: HMG welcomes U.S. participation in the UN Human Rights Council and is in broad agreement with its priorities. It sees difficulties in convincing some EU states to go along with the freedom of expression resolution; if amendments are not possible, political pressure will be neede [...] | 2009-09-11 13:54:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UN UNHRC UK |
| 09LONDON2178 | IRAN: HMG "WILL DISCUSS" RAISING CASES OF MISSING/DETAINED AMERICANS [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to Helen Teasdale of the Foreign Office's Iran Bilateral Affairs desk September 16. Her initial reaction to the request was that given the low ebb of relations between Iran and the UK -- which is still very concerned about the welfare of its local embassy staff [...] | 2009-09-18 15:08:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC IR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER UK |
| 09LONDON2180 | HMG'S POSITIVE REACTION TO POTUS' EUROPEAN-BASED [...] (S) HMG will adopt a "supportive position" regarding President Obama's decision about European-based missile defense, Judith Gough (Protect),Deputy Head of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's (FCO) Security Policy Group, told Poloff September 17. (Ref) She said that HMG "would like to help" by [...] | 2009-09-18 15:38:00 | Embassy London | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR PREL RU UK |
| 09LONDON2183 | (S/NF) SEPARATE UK DEMARCHE UNLIKELY ON GOL SCUDS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-21 07:21:00 | Embassy London | SECRET//NOFORN | KSCA PARM PREL MNUC ETTC LY UK MTCRE |
| 09LONDON2184 | (S/NF) SEPARATE UK DEMARCHE UNLIKELY ON GOL SCUDS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-21 07:21:00 | Embassy London | SECRET//NOFORN | KSCA PARM PREL MNUC ETTC LY UK MTCRE |
| 09LONDON2186 | DEFENCE SECRETARY AINSWORTH OUTLINES TOP [...] (C/NF). Summary. In a September 24 initial call by the Ambassador, Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth expressed his firm commitment to the international mission in Afghanistan, describing success there as his top priority as Defence Secretary. Ainsworth stressed the importance of demonstrating to [...] | 2009-09-21 13:20:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MARR MOPS MCAP PINR UK AF |
| 09LONDON2199 | (C/NF) P5 HEADS OF DELEGATION SIDE-MEETING ON NPT [...] (C/NF) Summary: On Friday, September 4, in conjunction with the UK-hosted P5 Conference on Confidence Building Measures Towards Nuclear Disarmament, UK Del head, Mariot Leslie, convened a side meeting of the P5 heads of delegation (HOD) to discuss preparations for the UN Security Council Summit on [...] | 2009-09-22 14:28:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PARM KNNP UK CH FR RS IR EG PK |
| 09LONDON2208 | AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON LORD TURNER, [...] (C/NF) Summary. In Pittsburgh, the G-20 must commit to scrutinize and enforce bank pay and bonuses practices and such practices must include claw back and deferred payment provisions, Lord Turner, Chairman of the Financial Services Authority told the Ambassador on September 22. He said the French s [...] | 2009-09-23 15:11:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EINV UK |
| 09LONDON2229 | (C/NF) LIB DEM CONFERENCE: MOSTLY MORE OF THE SAME [...] (C/NF) Summary. The Liberal Democrats' quiet September 20 - 23 conference received mixed reviews in the UK media and did little to tell voters why they should vote Lib Dem. Leader Nick Clegg's call for "savage" cuts in public spending and Deputy Leader Vince Cable's announcement of an uncoordinate [...] | 2009-09-25 15:29:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR UK |
| 09LONDON2230 | CASPIAN ENERGY: UK TELLS AMB MORNINGSTAR THEY ARE [...] (C/NF) Summary: Ambassador Richard Morningstar, Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Diplomacy, and UK government and private officials agreed on the need for continued engagement with Caspian governments on energy issues, while encouraging Europe to increase both its outreach to the region and intern [...] | 2009-09-28 11:41:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON UK |
| 09LONDON2311 | (SBU) BRITISH PERSPECTIVES ON THE WAY FORWARD IN [...] (C//NF) Summary. In October 1 and 2 meetings with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mullen, Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) Admiral Stavridis, and ISAF Commander General McChrystal, Prime Minister Brown, Foreign Secretary Miliband and other senior UK officials underscored HMG [...] | 2009-10-07 17:27:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS AF UK PK |
| 09LONDON2315 | UK THINKING ON OCTOBER 9 DISCUSSION WITH AUNG SAN [...] (C) UK Foreign Office Burma Team deputy leader Gill Lever told poloff October 8 that the key message the UK Government wants to get across during the October 9 meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) about sanctions is that sanctions are "not all or nothing" and can be done in a gradual way based on t [...] | 2009-10-08 12:04:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM UK |
| 09LONDON2318 | HMG PROPOSES U.S.-UK CONSULTATION REGARDING [...] (C//NF) HMG would like to consult with USG interlocutors to discuss "U.S. medium-term intentions" regarding the use of Ascension Island, Andrew Allen, the Head of the Southern Oceans Team at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's (FCO) Overseas Territories Directorate, and Sharon Wright, the FCO's [...] | 2009-10-09 11:11:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV MOPS MARR UK SH IO |
| 09LONDON2326 | AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON JON CUNLIFFE, G8/G20 SHERPA - PM PLEASED WITH PITTSBURGH Classified By: Ambassador Louis Susman for reasons 1.4 b and d. [...] (C/NF) Summary: Prime Minister Brown was pleased with the outcome of the G-20 Pittsburgh Summit as well as the President's steps to underscore the special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom, Jon Cunliffe, Head of International Affairs, Cabinet Office and G8/G20 Sherpa, to [...] | 2009-10-13 08:41:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EINV PGOV UK |
| 09LONDON2333 | THE GAMBIA: UK CONCERNED ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS, NO PROGRESS ON EU ARTICLE 8 PROCESS REF: BANJUL 235 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-13 16:19:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PHUM PGOV XY GA EU UK |
| 09LONDON2346 | BROWN'S PROMISE TO SEND AN ADDITIONAL 500 TROOPS [...] (C//NF) Summary. Prime Minister Brown announced October 14 that he is prepared to deploy an additional 500 troops to Afghanistan provided three key conditions are met: the Afghan security forces must do a better job, and be willing to fight alongside and be trained by British forces; British troo [...] | 2009-10-15 16:40:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AF PK UK PGOV PREL MARR MOPS MCAP PTER |
| 09LONDON2347 | HOST NATION SENSITIVITY SURVEY: USN PLAN TO [...] (C) COMUSEUCOM has requested a host nation sensitivity survey for the USN plan to homeport a submarine tender to Diego Garcia in 2010. For the reasons discussed below, there is no expected negative reaction by HMG to this change. 2. (C) HMG considers continued presence of military ships and i [...] | 2009-10-15 16:46:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PGOV UK IO |
| 09LONDON2352 | IRAN: IDEAS ON HOW TO PRESSURE THE REGIME ON HUMAN RIGHTS WITHOUT RISKING OUR BROADER AGENDA REF: A. A. STATE 103219 B. B. THE HAGUE 608 Classified By: Politial Minister-Counselor Greg Berry, reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). [...] (C) Summary: Iranian interlocutors are increasingly concerned that the international community is not doing enough to highlight the human rights violations being committed by the Iranian regime (IRIG). These contacts believe focusing on the nuclear issue provides the Iranian regime with legitima [...] | 2009-10-16 12:00:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM IR UK |
| 09LONDON2382 | IRAN/AMERICAN DETAINEES: HMG UNABLE TO PROVIDE [...] (C) Following up on her September 16 meeting (ref B) with Helen Teasdale of the Foreign and Commonwealth's Iran office, London Iran Watcher asked if HMG had made a decision regarding raising the issue of American detainees with the Iranian government. Teasdale explained the U.S. request for assist [...] | 2009-10-21 13:56:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER CASC IR UK |
| 09LONDON2416 | WELSH MUSLIM COMMUNITY SKILLFULLY DEFUSES [...] (C/NF) Summary and Comment: A protest by a far-right anti-Muslim group in Swansea, Wales passed without violence on October 17, largely due to careful interfaith and intra-Muslim community planning. Wales' small size (three million people, of whom about one percent are Muslims) has made it relat [...] | 2009-10-26 13:47:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV UK |
| 09LONDON2447 | HMG APPROACH TO ENGAGING AFGHAN GOVERNMENT ON [...] (C/NF) Poloff discussed the development of a coordinated approach among allies to engaging the Afghan government on governor appointments with Liz Boyles, the Deputy Head of the Afghanistan Group in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),on October 27. (Ref) Boyles affirmed the importance of [...] | 2009-10-29 14:21:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NATO PGOV AF UK |
| 09LONDON2449 | LAUNCH OF UK TOP LEVEL GROUP OF PARLIAMENTARIANS [...] (C/NF) Summary. Fifteen senior UK parliamentarians launched in London October 29 the Top Level Group of UK Parliamentarians for Multilateral Nuclear Disarmament and Nonproliferation. The group represents a cross party effort to promote British leadership of multilateral disarmament. One of the Gro [...] | 2009-10-29 18:04:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KNNP PARM PGOV PREL MARR MOPS UK |
| 09LONDON2465 | FUTURE U.S.-UK AND U.S.-EU TRADE COOPERATION TO CENTER ON INNOVATION, COMPETITIVENESS [...] (SBU) Europe, International Trade and Development Director at the UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Claire Durkin discussed with EMIN and Econoff October 29, 2009, UK desire for a swift conclusion to the Doha Round (DDA) of trade negotiations, trade priorities with the EU, pot [...] | 2009-11-02 16:10:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ETRD UK EU |
| 09LONDON2479 | (C) UK SANCTIONS ON IRAN FORCE IRISL TO SEEK [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-03 16:38:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON KTFN IR UK |
| 09LONDON2492 | CONSERVATIVE PARTY PLANS TO ABOLISH THE UK [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-05 12:12:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ENRG UK |
| 09LONDON2509 | TORIES ABANDON EU REFERENDUM, BUT CRY "NEVER AGAIN" [...] (C/NF) Summary. Conservative leader David Cameron abandoned his party's plans for a UK referendum on the European Union's Lisbon Treaty as the treaty becomes law on December 1. In a November 4 speech, Cameron lamented that the country, under Labour governments, was denied the chance for a referen [...] | 2009-11-05 18:05:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EU UK |
| 09LONDON2512 | BLUE LANTERN BROKER INQUIRY - AVRAM BALABANOVIC, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-06 11:59:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETTC KOMC UK |
| 09LONDON2523 | AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON LORD SPEAKER: [...] (C/NF) Lord Speaker of the House of Lords Baroness Hayman told the Ambassador during a November 6 meeting that in the run-up to the general elections, party politics are beginning to play a role in the House of Lords, especially the public debate over the UK's role in Afghanistan. She said the exp [...] | 2009-11-09 11:28:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR UK |
| 09LONDON2535 | UK IN BROAD AGREEMENT ON NATO ENLARGEMENT [...] (C/NF) Summary. The Head of the Foreign Office's NATO Team expressed broad UK agreement with U.S. goals for NATO enlargement as regards Bosnia and Macedonia; indicated that HMG ministers were discussing the UK position on MAP for Montenegro, but that the UK would likely align itself with the U.S. [...] | 2009-11-10 15:07:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NATO PARM MARR KTIA UK |
| 09LONDON2557 | INDIAN ENVOY DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN [...] (C/NF) Summary. During a meeting with Poloff to discuss the October 27-29 state visit of President Pratibha Patil to India, Neil Kernohan (Protect),Head of the India, Nepal, and Bhutan Team at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),told Poloff that HMG would appreciate it if the U.S. would [...] | 2009-11-13 12:35:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER SOCI AF UK PK |
| 09LONDON2567 | AMBASSADOR MCELDOWNEY'S BILATERAL MEETINGS IN [...] (C/NF) Summary and Introduction. During her November 9-11 visit to London, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Nancy McEldowney discussed a range of issues in bilateral meetings with UK officials. Julian Miller, Deputy Head of the Foreign and Defence Policy Secretariat at the Cabinet [...] | 2009-11-16 15:51:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MOPS SOCI ECON PK AF OSCE NATO EU |
| 09LONDON2569 | HMG STRESSES U.S.-UK COORDINATION ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (C/NF) Summary. Karen Pierce (Protect),the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Director for South Asia and Afghanistan, told the Political Minister Counselor November 16 that HMG is eagerly awaiting President Obama's decision on the way forward in Afghanistan and would appreciate as much insig [...] | 2009-11-16 17:13:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MARR MOPS AF PK NATO UK |
| 09LONDON2575 | PM FOREIGN POLICY SPEECH STRESSES AFGHANIZATION [...] (C/NF) Summary: In a November 16, speech, PM Gordon Brown reviewed UK foreign policy priorities -- but focused on Afghanistan. Emphasizing that Britain's national security was at stake, Brown argued that the "greater international good will never be subordinated to the mood of the passing momen [...] | 2009-11-17 17:18:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MARR MOPS AF PK NATO UK |
| 09LONDON2581 | PADDY ASHDOWN ON WAY FORWARD IN AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-18 15:16:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS AF UK PK |
| 09LONDON2583 | WEST AFRICA: AF DAS FITZGERALD'S NOVEMBER 18 [...] (C/NF) Summary. In meetings with British counterpart Janet Douglas and other Foreign Office officials, AF DAS William Fitzgerald reviewed the situation in Guinea, discussing the need for CNDD leader Dadis Camara to leave Guinea and to stabilize the country through an ECOWAS observer mission. On N [...] | 2009-11-18 17:19:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS XY GV NI ML UK |
| 09LONDON2592 | UK INPUT: CUBA, LIBERTAD ACT [...] (C/NF) Summary: Poloff met with Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) officers November 18 per reftel to seek updated information about HMG actions and policies concerning Cuba. HMG remains committed to promoting the development of democratic institutions and human rights in Cuba and is disappointe [...] | 2009-11-19 12:05:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM ETRD ETTC CU UK |
| 09LONDON2595 | UK WANTS LESS UN FOCUS ON ISRAEL; SEES ABSTENTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-19 16:12:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNGA KPAL IS UK |
| 09LONDON2596 | PADDY ASHDOWN ON WAY FORWARD IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C//NF) Summary. British Parliamentarian and former UN High Representative in Bosnia Lord Paddy Ashdown recently shared his views with DCM LeBaron on the way forward in Afghanistan. Ashdown stressed that while finding a solution would not be easy, success was absolutely critical. Any strategy for [...] | 2009-11-19 16:12:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS AF UK PK |
| 09LONDON2626 | UK, WITH EU PARTNERS, TO CONDEMN SYRIA AT IAEA [...] (C/NF) Summary: The UK is in full agreement with reftel points concerning Syria and will, with EU Partners, issue a statement condemning Syria for its lack of cooperation with the IAEA at the Board of Governors (BOG) meeting on November 26-27. While the UK has on previous reports lobbied non-EU st [...] | 2009-11-23 17:13:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM IAEA KNNP SY IR UK |
| 09LONDON2635 | (C/NF) UK SUPPORTS U.S.-PROPOSED THIRD SUBSIDIARY BODY AT 2010 NPT REVCON REF: SECSTATE 119753 [...] (C/NF) Summary: The UK can support "from top to bottom" the U.S. proposal for the re-establishment of a subsidiary body to deal with Article X at the 2010 NPT Review Conference. According to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),France and Germany also support the creation of such a subsidiar [...] | 2009-11-24 14:56:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AORC ENRG MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA CDG NPT |
| 09LONDON2638 | FOREIGN OFFICE MIDDLE EAST TEAM LEAD ON ISREAL RELATED UN RESOLUTIONS REF: A. REF A STATE 118799 B. REF B LONDON 2595 [...] (C//NF) Poloff had an introductory call with Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Levant team leader Nishi Dholakia on November 20. Poloff used the opportunity to reinforce Washington,s points on resolutions against Israel (ref A) which were previously delivered to the FCO International Organiza [...] | 2009-11-24 16:58:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNGA KPAL IS UK |
| 09LONDON2639 | (S/NF) AFGHANISTAN: UK WILL SAY NO TO A REQUEST [...] (S/NF) Summary. Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and Cabinet Office officers told the Political Minister Counselor November 24 that the total number of UK troops in Afghanistan will soon total 9,500, as the UK will be plussing up its permanently deployed force by 1,200; this number consists [...] | 2009-11-24 17:28:00 | Embassy London | SECRET//NOFORN | NATO PREL MOPS MARR PGOV MCAP UK |
| 09LONDON265 | SUBJECT: BRITISH PRESS CASE AGAINST IRISL WITH XXXXXXXXXXXX [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-29 15:02:00 | Embassy London | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN ETTC KNNP IR UK |
| 09LONDON2650 | CITY OF LONDON LORD MAYOR DEFENDS UK FINANCIAL [...] (C) Summary. At his inaugural banquet on November 16, Nick Anstee, incoming Lord Mayor of London and official representative of London's financial services industry, urged businesses to learn from their mistakes, but also emphasized that the UK government needs to support London's financial firms, [...] | 2009-11-25 17:35:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON PGOV EFIN UK |
| 09LONDON2680 | DPRK: AMB BOSWORTH'S DEC 2 MEETINGS WITH UK [...] (C/NF) Summary. Foreign Office junior minister Ivan Lewis and Asia Pacific Director Scott Wightman told Special Representative for North Korea Policy Ambassador Stephen Bosworth in separate December 2 meetings that the UK and EU want to support the USG's efforts to see North Korea return to multil [...] | 2009-12-02 15:48:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PINR PGOV ECON SOCI KN CH KS FR UK |
| 09LONDON2690 | HMG PRAISES U.S. AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN STRATEGY, PREPARES FOR JANUARY CONFERENCE [...] (C/NF) Summary. Prime Minister Brown was "very pleased" by President Obama's December 1 speech describing the way forward in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and HMG would like U.S. and UK public statements to remain in synch, Philip Barton, Director, Afghanistan and Pakistan, in the Cabinet Office's Fore [...] | 2009-12-02 17:40:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MARR MOPS PTER AF PK UK |
| 09LONDON2691 | AMBASSADOR TRAVELS TO WALES, PROMOTES TRADE AND [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Susman made his first official visit to Wales on November 25, where he met political and business leaders and reached out to the Muslim community. Political leaders told him that Welsh devolution is gaining momentum and reported on Welsh efforts to minimize the effects of [...] | 2009-12-03 10:45:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV UK |
| 09LONDON2697 | UK FOREIGN OFFICE ON ISRAELI SETTLEMENT MORATORIUM [...] (C//NF) Summary: Poloff met with Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Levant team leader Nishi Dholakia on December 1 to discuss Israel's recently announced settlement moratorium and USG support for the return to negotiations as outlined ref A. The UK shares the USG's desire to return to negoti [...] | 2009-12-03 15:37:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | IS KPAL PREL KWBG |
| 09LONDON2702 | WELSH LABOUR ELECTS NEW LEADER [...] (SBU/NF) Summary: Carwyn Jones won an unexpectedly strong victory in the Welsh leadership election and will take over as First Minister for Wales on December 9. Jones will have to live up to the example set by outgoing First Minister Rhodri Morgan, who has held the post for all but a few months [...] | 2009-12-03 16:57:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UK |
| 09LONDON2707 | BRITISH MPS' FEEDBACK ON PRESIDENT OBAMA'S [...] (C/NF) Summary. MPs who attended a December 2 reception for the Ambassador hosted by the British-American Parliamentary Group (BAPG) expressed opinions in conversations with Embassy officers that were broadly supportive of the President's Afghanistan and Pakistan strategy. Several MPs stressed [...] | 2009-12-03 17:22:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MARR MOPS NATO AF PK UK |
| 09LONDON2716 | MONUC: EARLY UK THINKING ON MANDATE RENEWAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-04 12:45:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MOPS KPKO ECON CG UK |
| 09LONDON2723 | AFRICA: NEW AFRICA MINISTER FOCUS ON TRADITIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-04 15:32:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PINR SENV EAID XA EU UK |
| 09LONDON2761 | BURMA: UK OFFERS INSIGHT INTO EU POSITION, THOUGHTS ON USG POLICY REVIEW REF: STATE 121789 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-10 15:12:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV BM UK |
| 09LONDON2772 | NEW UK TECHNICAL ADVICE ON LABELING PRODUCE FROM WEST BANK [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-10 17:31:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KPAL IL WB UK |
| 09LONDON2774 | AFGHAN AMBASSADOR'S CONCERNS ABOUT HMG'S PLANNING FOR JANUARY 28 LONDON CONFERENCE Classified By: Ambassador Louis Susman for reasons 1.4 b and d [...] (C/NF) Summary. The Afghan Ambassador to the UK told Ambassador Susman December 10 that he is upset that HMG has not consulted him or his government regarding overall Afghanistan policy or planning for the January 28 London Conference. According to the Afghan envoy, three of the proposed agenda ite [...] | 2009-12-10 17:44:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MARR MOPS EAID ECON SOCI AF PK |
| 09LONDON2780 | CONSERVATIVE LEADER CAMERON WELCOMES AFGHANISTAN STRATEGY REF: LONDON 2768 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-11 13:13:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MARR MOPS KCRM AF PK UK |
| 09LONDON2816 | PM BROWN OUTLINES PLANS FOR JANUARY 28 LONDON AFGHANISTAN CONFERENCE REF: LONDON 2774 (NOTAL) [...] (C/NF) Summary. In December 14 remarks to the House of Commons, Prime Minister Brown outlined HMG's plans for the January 28 London Conference on Afghanistan. A key Conference goal is to "set out an outline program for the transfer of lead responsibility from Coalition to Afghan forces." The Confer [...] | 2009-12-15 14:34:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL SOCI MARR MOPS AF PK UK SNAR NATO |
| 09LONDON2819 | (C/NF) COMMONWEALTH TACKLES CLIMATE CHANGE, MOSTLY STEERS CLEAR OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES REF: A. PORT OF SPAIN 00482 B. LONDON 2743 C. LONDON 2769 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-15 16:47:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PHUM TSPL KSUM KGHG TD RW ZI GA UG FJ |
| 09LONDON2820 | DARFUR/SUDAN: LONDON-BASED JEM LEADER ON DOHA, RELATIONS WITH THE SOUTH, AND ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-15 16:55:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID MCAP PHUM PINR PGOV SU CD UK |
| 09LONDON2831 | CONSERVATIVES' SHADOW MINISTER FOR EUROPE - "WE WILL BE CONSTRUCTIVELY ENGAGED" REF: LONDON 2509 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-16 12:12:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON PGOV EU UK |
| 09LONDON2857 | UK HOSTS OVERSEAS TERRITORIES LEADERS AT ANNUAL CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-18 10:22:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM ECON EFIN ETRD KCRM KDRG |
| 09LONDON2862 | MOD ANNOUNCES PLUS UP FOR AFGHANISTAN SPENDING -- MATCHED BY CUTS IN OTHER AREAS REF: LONDON 2768 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-18 15:31:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MOPS MARR MCAP UK |
| 09LONDON2864 | FCO DESCRIBES PLANNING FOR JANUARY 28 LONDON AFGHANISTAN CONFERENCE REF: A. LONDON 2774 B. LONDON 2816 [...] (C/NF) Summary. The Afghan government has "not focused" yet on the January 28 London Afghanistan Conference and is "not organized yet to feed anything coherent" into discussions regarding the agenda and Conference outcomes, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Permanent Undersecretary Peter Ricket [...] | 2009-12-18 17:47:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL AF PK UK |
| 09LONDON32 | UK UNDECIDED ON JOINING THE INTERNATIONAL [...] (C/NF) Summary. The UK is still undecided whether it will join the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) but expects to make a decision by January 12. The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC),Foreign Commonwealth Office (FCO),and HM Treasury are the three decision-makers, but [...] | 2009-01-06 12:37:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SENV KGHG ENRG PGOV EUN UK |
| 09LONDON33 | HMG RECEIVES NIP AND DISCUSSES RELATED TOPICS [...] (S) Summary. Poloffs met with FCO's Simon Manley, Director of the Defense and Strategic Threats Directorate and Emily Maltman of the Strategic Partners and Multilateral Counter Terrorism Department to deliver the National Implementation Plan as per reftel. Manley described HMG's counter-terroris [...] | 2009-01-06 13:02:00 | Embassy London | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL PGOV AS CA IN PK UK |
| 09LONDON445 | IRAN: JOURNALIST PROPOSES BASKERVILLE DOCUMENTARY [...] (S/NF) Summary: A UK-Iranian dual citizen journalist and historian told London Iran Watcher (poloff) he seeks USG support to make a 50-minute documentary, to be filmed during 2009 in Iran, UK and the United States, about Howard Baskerville, the American teacher who was in the past beloved in [...] | 2009-02-19 16:31:00 | Embassy London | SECRET//NOFORN | KPRP PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PREL PROP IR UK |
| 09LONDON50 | U/S LEVEY ENCOURAGES UK TO TIGHTEN PRESSURE ON IRAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: Treasury U/S Stuart Levey told British officials on November 19-20, 2008 he was encouraged by reporting out of Tehran citing the economic restraints brought on by President Ahmadinejad's mismanagement, and the effect low oil prices was having on Iran's fiscal situation. However, pre [...] | 2009-01-08 15:23:00 | Embassy London | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN KTFN ECON IR UK |
| 09LONDON55 | OPPOSING IRAN PRESIDENCY AT UNDP: HMG BELIEVES ISSUE IS NOT WINNABLE AND USG SHOULD NOT ASK FOR A VOTE [...] (C) Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Iran Coordination Group Multilateral Team Leader Will Gelling, in several conversations January 8 with London Iran Watcher (Poloff) on ref b, said HMG would stand with USG if there is a vote but deferred to FCO officials leading on the issue. Gelling said [...] | 2009-01-08 17:46:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | KPRP PGOV PHUM PREL UN IR UK |
| 09LONDON566 | IRAN: KHAMENEI SAID TO CONSIDER RAHIM SAFAVI AND [...] (S/NF) Summary: Expatriate broadcaster Ali Reza Nourizadeh sees Ahmedinejad as the current front-runner, but claimed to London Iran Watcher (Poloff) that Rahim Safavi is under consideration by the Supreme Leader as his own preferred candidate in Iran's June elections; Nourizadeh cited an uns [...] | 2009-03-03 19:52:00 | Embassy London | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PROP PTER IR UK |
| 09LONDON668 | IRAN - ROXANA SABERI: LONDON FRIENDS SAY LAWYER [...] (S/NF) Summary. A lawyer's visit to Roxana Saberi on March 9 indicated Ms. Saberi was encouraged by news of efforts being made on her behalf, but is generally distraught at her situation. According to UK Embassy Tehran, the charges against Ms Saberi were brought in by a court which tries na [...] | 2009-03-16 18:07:00 | Embassy London | SECRET//NOFORN | CASC IR JA PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER UK |
| 09LONDON71 | PAKISTAN: MILIBAND VISIT TO FOCUS ON INDO-PAK [...] (C/NF) Summary. UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband's visit to Pakistan and India January 13 - 17 will focus on Indo-Pak relations and a roadmap for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA),FCO Pakistan Team leader Laura Hickey said on January 12. A recent HMG analysis of Lashkar-e-Tayyiba [...] | 2009-01-12 17:18:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER KDEM IN PK UK |
| 09LONDON860 | CONSERVATIVE PARTY LEADER ON AFGHANISTAN/PAKISTAN [...] (C/NF) Summary. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Ambassador Richard Holbrooke met April 3 with British Conservative Party leader David Cameron and Shadow Chancellor George Osborne to offer an overview of USG policy in the region and to urge HMG (under possible future Conservative [...] | 2009-04-09 15:51:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR PREL PTER PGOV PK AF IN UK |
| 09LONDON91 | (C) UK UNDECIDED ON EU-SYRIA ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-13 17:10:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EU SY UK |
| 09LONDON923 | IRAN ELECTIONS; DISARRAY IN BOTH CONSERVATIVE AND REFORMIST CAMPS; MOUSSAVI TOO UNKNOWN FOR MANY; XXXXXXXXXXXX LIKELY TO EMERGE; IRANIAN ANALYSTS URGE OUTREACH, DISAGREE OVER CHANNELS [...] (S/NF) Summary. Iranian analysts in Iran and the UK see no clear trends or emerging patterns in the campaigns of candidates for President in the run up to Iran's June elections; London Iran Watcher (Poloff) contacts do agree broadly on the importance of direct engagement with Iranian Government, b [...] | 2009-04-20 16:45:00 | Embassy London | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM IR UK |
| 09LONDON970 | KURDISH LEADER DISCUSSES RECENT TURKISH ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-27 11:43:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS PTER FR IZ IR SP TU UK |
| 09MADRID1003 | SPAIN: ANTI-MAFIA PROSECUTORS WELCOME USG [...] (C) SUMMARY. Embassy Madrid POLOFF and POL/GSO Officer from the Barcelona CG on September 29 met Gerardo Cavero, Barcelona's chief prosecutor on counter-narcotics and organized crime, and Fernando Bermejo, the city's prosecutor for anti-mafia, anti-corruption and money laundering issues. They also [...] | 2009-10-15 06:18:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR KCRM KCOR KJUS SP RS |
| 09MADRID551 | SCENESETTER FOR JUNE 23-25 WASHINGTON VISIT BY SPAIN'S INTERIOR MINISTER [...] (C//NF) SUMMARY: Spanish Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba will meet senior officials from the DHS, DOJ, FBI, CIA, ODNI, NCTC, and possibly the NSC, during his June 23-25 visit to Washington, DC. USG interlocutors will find that Rubalcaba - who has wide-ranging responsibilities on se [...] | 2009-06-09 06:56:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PINS PTER PINR KHLS KCIP KCRM SP PGOV |
| 09MADRID614 | SCENESETTER FOR DHS. SEC. NAPOLITANO'S JULY 1 [...] (C//NF) Madam Secretary, Embassy Madrid warmly welcomes your visit, which comes on the heels of your June 24 meeting with Spanish Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba in Washington (Ref A). While one of the highlights of his trip was signing the bilateral accord on Preventing and Combating [...] | 2009-06-26 14:56:00 | Embassy Madrid | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PINS PTER PINR KHLS KCIP KCRM SP PGOV |
| 09MADRID671 | SPAIN: DHS SEC. NAPOLITANO'S MEETING WITH ZAPATERO [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. In a clear signal that Spain wants to work closely with the Obama Administration on a range of security issues, President Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero and several of his key cabinet ministers held extended meetings in Madrid on July 1 with DHS Secretary Janet Napolitan [...] | 2009-07-08 15:49:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KHLS SP PGOV |
| 09MADRID869 | UPDATES IN SPAIN’S INVESTIGATIONS OF RUSSIAN MAFIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. This cable, which should be read in conjunction with Septel analysis, details updates over the past year in Spain's two major operations - codenamed Troika (2008-09) and Avispa (2005-07) - to combat "Russian" organized crime in Spain. In Spain, the term "Russian mafia" usually applies [...] | 2009-08-31 14:49:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR KCRM KCOR KJUS SP RS GG UP |
| 09MADRID870 | ASSESSING SPAIN’S EFFORTS TO COMBAT THE RUSSIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. A year after Spanish security services conducted Operation Troika - which supposedly "decapitated" the Russian mafia in Spain - Madrid is still unraveling the extent to which Russian and other Eurasian organized crime (OC) networks have established themselves in Spain and the extent of [...] | 2009-08-31 15:20:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR KCRM KCOR KJUS SP RS GG UP |
| 09MANAGUA1264 | NICARAGUA: POTENTIAL POLITICAL PRISONER GRANTED AMENSTY [...] (SBU) On November 18, the Nicaraguan National Assembly granted amnesty to Sandinista dissident and Catholic missionary Alberto Steffano Boschi. Mr. Boschi, who is a dual Nicaraguan-Italian citizen, fled the country for Italy in November 2008 after being found guilty and sentenced to one year [...] | 2009-12-01 15:31:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV NU |
| 09MANAMA622 | SECTION 1206 PROPOSALS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-22 20:37:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PREL BA |
| 09MANAMA681 | SCENESETTER FOR MANAMA DIALOGUE, DECEMBER 11-13REF: A. MANAMA 660 B. MANAMA 628 C. MANAMA 651Classified By: CDA Christopher Henzel nor reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-02 13:59:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | OVIP PGOV PREL KDEM MARR BA |
| 09MAPUTO1229 | REQUEST FOR LAYETTE SHIPMENT (LEBAILLY, VIRAJ, XXX-XX-3416, [...] IN ACCORDANCE WITH 14FAM 613.5, POST REQUESTS THAT THE ORDERS FOR VIRAJ LEBAILLY BE AMENDED TO INCLUDE A LAYETTE SHIPMENT (250 POUNDS AIRFREIGHT) FOR THE BIRTH OF A NEWBORN CHILD. 2. POST MANAGEMENT CERTIFIES THAT NO SUITABLE LAYETTE IS AVAILABLE LOCALLY. 3. UPON AUTHORIZATION, SUBJECT E [...] | 2009-11-06 06:25:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ATRN APER ASUP AMGT |
| 09MAPUTO713 | RISING CONCERNS ABOUT NARCOTRAFFICKING AND MONEY [...] (S/NF) Summary: Large-scale narcotics shipments pass through Mozambique, taking advantage of a vast and lightly guarded coastline. Money laundering may be increasing. Narcotraffickers in the country have connections to South Asia, and some appear to have links to the ruling Frelimo party and t [...] | 2009-07-01 04:55:00 | Embassy Maputo | SECRET//NOFORN | SNAR EFIN KCOR PTER PGOV PREL MZ |
| 09MBABANE107 | SWAZI PS ON USG IN UNHRC; KOSOVO; MADAGASCAR; [...] (S) SUMMARY: On April 27, DCM Morrison discussed several pending demarches with Clifford Mamba, Principal Secretary (PS) for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. PS Mamba was positive about support for the U.S.'s candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council, promised to consu [...] | 2009-04-28 06:43:00 | Embassy Mbabane | SECRET | AU EFIN IO MA PGOV PREL WZ SADC ZI KV |
| 09MBABANE141 | SWAZILAND ARMS PURCHASE ATTEMPTED [...] (S) SUMMARY: In December 2008, the GKOS sought to purchase approximately 60 million USD worth of military equipment, including helicopters, vehicles, weapons, and ammunition from a British weapons manufacturer. The British government denied the request over end-use concerns. In documents requesting [...] | 2009-06-11 15:27:00 | Embassy Mbabane | SECRET | KDEM PGOV PINR PREL WZ PINS MASS ETTC XF |
| 09MONROVIA188 | PRO-TAYLOR ELEMENTS STILL A FORCE TO BE RECKONED [...] (C) Summary: The recent remarks by Special Court for Sierra Leone prosecutor Stephen Rapp suggesting Charles Taylor may go free because of budgetary reasons caused alarm within the GOL and has emboldened Taylor supporters. Communication inside the Taylor camp remains intact, and those in leadership [...] | 2009-03-10 12:51:00 | Embassy Monrovia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC PHUM KCRM LI |
| 09MONTERREY14 | ATTACK ON TELEVISA TV STATION INCREASES PRESS INTIMIDATION [...] (C ) Summary. On January 6 the Televisa TV station in Monterrey was attacked by unknown assailants, who shot eight .40 caliber rounds into the station wall and threw a grenade over a fence into the parking lot, which exploded but did not injure anyone. The attack occurred while Televisa was br [...] | 2009-01-12 19:54:00 | Consulate Monterrey | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR ASEC PGOV KCRM PHUM MX |
| 09MONTEVIDEO41 | URUGUAY SEEKS U.S. SUPPORT FOR ITS CANDIDACY TO [...] Embassy Montevideo has received a diplomatic note from the GOU indicating Uruguay's intention to present its candidacy as a member of the UNESCO Executive Council for the period 2010-2013 in election to be held during the XXXV General Conference of the organization 6-23 October 2009 in Paris, [...] | 2009-01-22 18:27:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV UY |
| 09MOSCOW1108 | WAITING AND WATCHING: NORTH KOREA AFTER CURRENCY [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On December 15, EAP DAS David Shear and ConGen staff met with XXXXXXXXXXXX, a major player here in Chinese-North Korean economic exchanges. XXXXXXXXXXXX attributed the DPRK,s recent currency reform to several factors: controlling rampant inflation, preventing 'hot money' flows, [...] | 2009-04-29 13:30:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RU UNSC KNNP KN |
| 09MOSCOW1337 | START FOLLOW-ON DISCUSSIONS, SECOND SESSION, [...] (S) Summary. U.S. and Russian delegations continued and concluded the first round of START Follow-On Negotiations on May 20. On missile defense, Russia believed a statement that would recognize a link between offensive and defensive forces should be included, possibly within the preamble of [...] | 2009-05-22 14:51:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PREL KACT MARR RS |
| 09MOSCOW1346 | RUSSIA AND THE ARCTIC: POLICY AND COMPETING VOICES [...] (C) In March, Medvedev approved Russia's long-delayed Arctic policy. It defined the region as Russia's strategic energy reserve, called for its promotion as a transportation corridor, and sought to balance cooperation with the country's security needs. The policy itself reflects competing [...] | 2009-05-26 11:41:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG SENV RS |
| 09MOSCOW1347 | CORRECTED COPY: START FOLLOW-ON DISCUSSIONS, [...] (S) Summary. U.S. and Russian delegations continued and concluded the first round of START Follow-On Negotiations on May 20. On missile defense, Russia believed a statement that would recognize a link between offensive and defensive forces should be included, possibly within the preamble of t [...] | 2009-05-26 11:43:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PREL KACT MARR RS |
| 09MOSCOW1562 | PUTIN, PIKALEVO, AND THE FAILURE OF THE POWER [...] (C) Summary. The events two weeks ago in the northwestern town of Pikalevo, in which frustrated workers in three small, idled plants blocked a federal highway to draw attention to their plight, demonstrated the failures of Russia's "vertical of power" and gave insight into the balance of power [...] | 2009-06-15 11:18:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR RS SOCI |
| 09MOSCOW226 | PROVOCATIONS FROM RUSSIAN SECURITY SERVICES [...] (S) Summary. With their usual light touch and unique sense of timing, the security services appear to be tightening the screws on what they see as Russia's internal and foreign enemies along three fronts. First was a confidential letter from the Federal Security Service (FSB) demanding that USA [...] | 2009-01-30 15:25:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PGOV PHUM PINR RS SOCI |
| 09MOSCOW2354 | MEDVEDEV'S CALL FOR REFORM: ANYONE LISTENING? [...] (C) Summary: President Medvedev's article "Russia Forward," released on the Internet with little fanfare September 10, launched a vociferous debate among politicians and analysts about the feasibility and probability of the kinds of reforms needed to implement his vision for a more diverse eco [...] | 2009-09-14 15:01:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON EFIN RS |
| 09MOSCOW2528 | GAZPROM'S REVERSAL OF FORTUNE, PART ONE [...] (U) This is the first of a two-part report on the new economic realities facing Gazprom, Russia's state-owned gas sector giant. ------- summary ------- 2. (SBU) Far from reaching its ambitions of becoming "the most valuable company in the world," Gazprom's fortunes have reversed dramatically in [...] | 2009-10-06 11:02:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS |
| 09MOSCOW2541 | GAZPROM'S REVERSAL OF FORTUNE PART TWO; COMEBACK UNLIKELY [...] (U) This is part two of a two-part cable on the new economic realities facing Gazprom, Russia's state-owned gas sector giant. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) Gazprom faces many external and internal constraints to renewed growth, following a dismal year in which all main indicators of its perform [...] | 2009-10-07 13:42:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS |
| 09MOSCOW2688 | IS STALIN’S GHOST A THREAT TO ACADEMIC FREEDOM? [...] (C) Summary: Efforts to sanitize Stalin's role in Soviet history may be potentially damaging to academic freedom and linked to GOR efforts to increase authoritarian rule. Although some recent incidents have caused concern among human rights monitors, thus far GOR efforts to enlist academics to help [...] | 2009-10-30 11:53:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM RS |
| 09MOSCOW2723 | INTEL'S CRYPTO IMPORTATION WAIVER: LESS THAN A [...] (C) Summary: Intel representatives recently briefed us on the waiver it received to import 1,000 encrypted platforms for the development of software. Intel was able to by-pass the cumbersome licensing process by engaging in high-level lobbying and capitalizing on Russia's desire to become a "know [...] | 2009-11-03 13:56:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EINV ECON PREL RS WTO |
| 09MOSCOW2747 | RUSSIA: POLISH PM SIKORSKI REOPENS OLD FIGHTS [...] (SBU) Russian media and officials are concerned with Polish FM Radoslaw Sikorski's November 4 comments to the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. In particular, they noted Sikorski's request for U.S. forces on the ground in Poland to "protect against Russian aggression" a [...] | 2009-11-06 14:36:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PL RS |
| 09MOSCOW2823 | EXPERTS REMAIN SKEPTICAL OF GOR'S ABILITY TO [...] (C) In a nod to President Medvedev's 2008 anti-corruption legislation, Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index ranked Russia at 146, up one spot from its 2008 147th ranking. This general lack of progress confirms what analysts have told us. Corruption in Russia remains a serious [...] | 2009-11-19 15:07:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PINR RS |
| 09MOSCOW2943 | ALLEGED NUCLEAR SMUGGLING INCIDENT AT THE RUSSIA-KAZAKHSTAN BORDER REF: TELEPHONE CONVERSATION BETWEEN FSN AND RUSSIAN CUSTOMS OFFICER RELAYED TO EXBS ADVISOR Classified By: DCM ERIC RUBIN FOR REASONS 1.4 (B, C, D). [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-04 14:08:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | ASEC KCRM KNNP KZ MNUC PARM PINR PTER RS UP |
| 09MOSCOW2946 | PUTIN EXUDES LEADERSHIP DURING FOUR HOUR Q AND A [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Vladimir Putin displayed thorough knowledge of the issues facing Russia during a live, televised question and answer session which highlighted his role as Russia's dominant political figure. Most of the questions were focused on the economic situation and socio-economi [...] | 2009-12-04 15:14:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON ETRD KDEM RS |
| 09MOSCOW3109 | SYSTEMIC REFORMS UNLIKELY WITHIN MEDVEDEV'S [...] (C) Summary: President Dmitriy Medvedev's high-profile campaign to modernize Russia appears designed to give Russia modest, mostly long-term, economic benefits without altering the basic economic and political structures that Medvedev inherited from Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. To the chagrin of [...] | 2009-12-24 09:30:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON ETRD KDEM RS |
| 09MOSCOW3144 | RULE OF LAW LIPSTICK ON A POLITICAL PIG: [...] (C) Summary: The prosecution in the Khodorkovskiy/Lebedev trial has finished reading its 188 volumes of evidence, and has moved on to questioning witnesses. An observer for the International Bar Association stated his belief that the trial is being conducted fairly. Related events outside of R [...] | 2009-12-30 14:27:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM RS |
| 09MOSCOW532 | QUESTIONING PUTIN'S WORK ETHIC [...] (C) Summary. Rumors about Prime Minister Putin's disengagement from his duties have proliferated in Moscow, suggesting that he has lost his "edge" in making critical decisions on measures linked to the economic crisis. Putin has reportedly been "working from home" on many issues, leaving much of th [...] | 2009-03-04 14:54:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR RS SOCI |
| 09MOSCOW821 | RUSSIAN MIDDLE CLASS NOT DEAD YET? [...] (C) Leading Russian sociologists concur the GOR missed the chance to invest in the middle class during the economic boom. As a result, the middle class remains only approximately 20 percent of the population. That said, experts assert that the small middle class is nonetheless well positioned [...] | 2009-04-01 14:01:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ECON EIND PGOV SOCI RS |
| 09MOSCOW980 | C-RE8-02308 LUZHKOV’S FOREIGN POLICY: PERSONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The Moscow City government has cultivated its influence in far-flung Russian regions as well as in foreign countries, ostensibly for the benefit of its citizens but to a greater extent for the city's well-connected business elites. Moscow Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov's personal oversight of t [...] | 2009-04-17 10:42:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KCOR KDEM ECON ETRD RS |
| 09NAIROBI1171 | A PORTRAIT OF AL-SHABAAB RECRUITMENT IN KENYA [...] (C//REL TO USA, KEN, GBR//) There are a number of factors that make Kenya a fruitful source for recruiting young men to join such extremist groups as the Somalia-based al-Shabaab militia. While we have been focused on Nairobi's Eastleigh suburb and the North East Province as particular areas o [...] | 2009-06-11 14:31:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL SOCI PGOV KE SO |
| 09NAIROBI1829 | VISAS DONKEY: CORRUPTION 212(F) VISA DENIAL [...] (C) Embassy is seeking a security advisory opinion under Section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA),Proclamation 7750, precluding the entry into the United States of Henry Kiprono Kosgey and his family. Kosgey was born in Nandi district, Rift Valley Province, Kenya on July 14, 194 [...] | 2009-09-01 08:58:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | CVIS KCOR KCRM PGOV PREL ECON KE |
| 09NAIROBI1938 | VISAS DONKEY: CORRUPTION 212(F) VISA DENIAL [...] (C) Embassy is seeking a security advisory opinion under Section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Proclamation 7750, suspending the entry into the United States of Aaron Gitonga Ringera and members of his family. Ringera was born in Meru, Kenya on June 20, 1950. Post strongly believes [...] | 2009-09-16 09:24:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | CVIS ECON KCRM KE PGOV PREL KCOR |
| 09NAIROBI2497 | Kenya responds to Sudan tank demarche [...] On December 15, Ambassador Ranneberger discussed the tank transfer issue with Prime Minister Odinga, who said that the GOK was committed to assisting the GOSS and that there was "intense pressure" from the GOSS to deliver the tanks. He hinted that the GOK might instead transfer the tanks to Uganda [...] | 2009-12-16 14:15:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR MCAP MOPS MASS PARM PINR PTER PREL KE UG UP SU |
| 09NEWDELHI412 | INDIAN NSA SHARES DESIRE FOR COOPERATION WITH DIRECTOR MUELLER [...] (S) Summary. In a cordial March 3 meeting with FBI Director Robert Mueller, Indian National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan: -- recognized the importance of the improved cooperation between the U.S. and India since November's terrorist attacks in Mumbai; -- identified Lashkar-e-Taiba as the number [...] | 2009-03-04 13:46:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PTER KJUS PGOV KCRM PINR PREL IN |
| 09OTTAWA659 | CANADA SEEKING OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION FORSYS URANIUM DEAL HAS COLLAPSED REF: A. OTTAWA 639 B. OTTAWA 627 C. STATE 84119 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-28 19:52:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | PREL PARM MNUC KNNP EINV IR NA CA |
| 09OTTAWA662 | CANADA CONFIRMS COLLAPSE OF FORSYS URANIUM DEAL REF: A. OTTAWA 659 B. OTTAWA 639 C. OTTAWA 627 D. STATE 84119 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-31 19:05:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | PREL PARM MNUC KNNP EINV IR NA CA |
| 09OTTAWA768 | VISAS VIPER: THE "TORONTO 18" AS CANDIDATES FOR [...] (S) SUMMARY At Embassy Ottawa's monthly Visas Viper meeting on September 09, 2009, a list of 27 indidivudals who were involved in the so-called "Toronto 18" conspiracy, a plot to engage in terrorist activities in the Toronto metropolitan area, was submitted for consideration. All of these i [...] | 2009-10-02 20:25:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | KVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC CA |
| 09PANAMA366 | PANAMA: FARC MEMBER DEMOBILIZES IN DARIEN: SIXTH [...] (U) Reports indicate that a member of the FARC's 57th FRONT surrendered to members of Panama's National Frontier Service (SENAFRONT) on May 2. The event took place at the newly established SENAFRONT position in the village of Sobia Quiro, near the Colombian boarder. The temporary position was [...] | 2009-05-06 22:44:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PM |
| 09PANAMA777 | PANAMANIAN INTEL DIRECTOR CONFRONTS DEA [...] (S//NF) Olmedo Alfaro, Executive Secretary of the Council of Public Security and National Defense (Consejo),engaged in two tense encounters with DEA personnel last week, indicating continued tension over the Embassy decision to remove the Matador judicialized wiretap program from the contro [...] | 2009-10-19 21:35:00 | Embassy Panama | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR SNAR PM |
| 09PARIS504 | DRC/ROC/NIGER: FRENCH PRESIDENCY'S READOUT OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Sarkozy's March 26-27 visits to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),Republic of Congo (ROC),and Niger were intended to promote democratic principles, shared business interests, and, more generally, Sarkozy's policy of moving away from the "France-Afrique" model of m [...] | 2009-04-07 10:11:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL FR CG CF NG XA |
| 09PARIS815 | MAURITANIA: FRENCH SEE ABDALLAHI AS OBSTACLE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Presidential AF-advisor Romain Serman on June 18 said that deposed Mauritanian President Abdallahi seemed to be blocking final political agreement over the Dakar accord. France was prepared to call a "stop" to the process and urge that the Dakar accord be implemented as is, wit [...] | 2009-06-18 13:45:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PINS PGOV PINR PTER MR FR |
| 09PARIS848 | MADAGASCAR: FRENCH SUPPORT POLITICAL CONSENSUS [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: France continues to favor a political consensus among contending parties that would lead to credible elections, Presidential AF-advisor Remi Marechaux said on June 23. However, neither Rajoelina, Ravalomanana (who is recruiting mercenaries in France),nor Ratsiraka are making a [...] | 2009-06-23 16:07:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINS KDEM PINR MA FR |
| 09PESHAWAR194 | SOUTH WAZIRISTAN MILITARY OPERATION IMMINENT [...] (C) Summary: In discussions with PO September 30, FATA Secretariat XXXXXXXXXXXX and NWFP Social Welfare Minister Sitara Ayaz, said they believed that the long-awaited Army operation in South Waziristan was imminent. XXXXXXXXXXXXsaid the GOP had made a decision to ""go for the kill"" this ti [...] | 2009-10-02 04:32:00 | Consulate Peshawar | SECRET | PTER MOPS PREL |
| 09PRISTINA148 | KOSOVO/EULEX: AT FULL OPERATING CAPABILITY, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 6 the European Union's rule-of-law mission in Kosovo, EULEX, declared full operational capability (FOC). Four months after its initiation, EULEX can claim some significant successes, including a complete and violence-free roll-out of the police component; the reopening of the [...] | 2009-04-08 17:27:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KV |
| 09RABAT1009 | GUINEA UPDATE: DADIS CAMARA TO LEAVE MOROCCO? [...] (S) Summary: Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chief of Staff and Director General of Multilateral Relations Nasser Bourita told the Charge on December 28 that the health of wounded Guinean junta leader Captain Moussa Dadis Camara has improved and that he has sought to leave Morocco. Bourit [...] | 2009-12-28 18:05:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET//NOFORN | PINS PGOV PREL PINR GV MO |
| 09RABAT1018 | GUINEA LATEST: DADIS AND BEYOND? [...] (S/NF) Summary: XXXXXXXXXXXX told PolOffs on December 30 that despite Dadis Camara's apparent desire to depart Morocco (Ref A),he is in no condition to travel and will not be able to resume control of the country. Minister of National Defense Sekouba Konate and an assistant, Mr. Bah, along wi [...] | 2009-12-31 14:55:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET//NOFORN | PINS PGOV PREL PINR GV MO |
| 09RABAT289 | CORRECTED COPY: XXXXXXXXXXXX LINKS MOROCCAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: Morocco broke diplomatic relations with Iran and began a campaign against its domestic Shi'a minority at Saudi Arabian instigation, according to XXXXXXXXXXXX. According to XXXXXXXXXXXX, Tehran had been using Morocco and its Embassy in Rabat for activities in Mali and Senegal. Dome [...] | 2009-04-06 16:46:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PINR SCUL KISL IR SA EG MO |
| 09RABAT607 | MOROCCO'S MANAGED MAYORAL ELECTIONS MAY STRENGTHEN [...] (C) Despite the relative transparency of the recent election of town (or communal) council members across Morocco on June 12, the subsequent election by council members of city and communal council leaders (mayors),may represent a step backward for Moroccan democracy. The high-stakes indirect ba [...] | 2009-07-15 10:38:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET | PHUM PGOV PINS KDEM MO |
| 09RABAT719 | PHONE CALL JUSTICE: MEDDLING IN MOROCCO'S JUDICIARY [...] (C) Summary: The Moroccan judicial system suffers from both a lack of independence and a lack of public confidence, and it remains an impediment to the country's development and reform efforts. Recognizing these problems, King Mohammed VI has called for a comprehensive reform of the judicial sys [...] | 2009-08-24 18:11:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM CJAN EAID PGOV KJUS KCRM MO |
| 09RABAT988 | GUINEA: UPDATE ON DADIS CAMARA'S HEALTH [...] (S) Summary: In separate meetings on December 16 with the Moroccan Foreign Minister Taieb Fassi Fihri and XXXXXXXXXXXX the Mission learned that the health of wounded Guinean junta leader Captain Moussa Dadis Camara has improved and that his release from the hospital may be imminent. Fassi Fihr [...] | 2009-12-17 18:40:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR PGOV PREL XA MO |
| 09RANGOON355 | BURMA: CRONIES LAUNCH NEW SOCCER LEAGUE [...] (C) On the alleged order of Senior General Than Shwe, regime cronies and businessmen launched the new Myanmar National Football League (MNL) on May 16, 2009. To date, the MNL has been a huge success, with high attendance and wide national TV and radio coverage. It is unclear if there is any politic [...] | 2009-06-12 04:47:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PINR BM |
| 09RANGOON378 | BURMA: UPDATE ON CRONY ZAW ZAW’S ACTIVITIES [...] (C) Regime crony Zaw Zaw continues to expand his businesses in Burma. In addition to Max Myanmar Group of Companies, Zaw Zaw owns a beverage bottling company, a cement plant, a trading company, a jade mine in Phakhant, a rubber plantation in Mon State, and a professional soccer team. Embassy Rangoo [...] | 2009-06-19 05:24:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PINR BM |
| 09RANGOON502 | (S) BURMESE OFFICIAL CONFIRMS BURMA-DPRK [...] (S) Australian Ambassador to Burma Michelle Chan informed CDA that XXXXXXXXXXXX told her the Burma-DPRK connection is not just about conventional weapons. There is a peaceful nuclear component intended to address Burma's chronic lack of electrical power generation. When Chan cited reports of a Bur [...] | 2009-08-07 10:51:00 | Embassy Rangoon | SECRET | KNNP PARM PREL NPT PGOV PINR KN BM |
| 09RANGOON539 | BURMA: SENIOR GENERALS START A CONVERSATION; HOW [...] (S) Burma's senior generals used Senator Webb's visit to deliver an unequivocal message: the GOB wants better relations with the United States. They want direct communication with Washington and have identified an envoy -- regime insider and former Ambassador to the United States U Thaung. It [...] | 2009-08-18 10:59:00 | Embassy Rangoon | SECRET | PGOV PREL BM |
| 09RIODEJANEIRO357 | (C) WAR BY ANY OTHER NAME: RIO'S "INTERNAL ARMED CONFLICT" [...] (C) Summary: Rio Principal Officer, accompanied by PAO, met on 23 October with XXXX (strictly protect),XXX for the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) in Rio. XXXX has long ICRC experience in conflict zones. It is his assessment that the situation in many Rio favelas today is, for al [...] | 2009-11-03 14:11:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI SNAR PGOV ASEC BR |
| 09RIYADH346 | SAUDI SHIA CLASH WITH POLICE IN MEDINA [...] KEY POINTS -- (U) Saudi security forces clashed February 20 with between 500 and 2000 Saudi Shi'a pilgrims in Medina after Saudi police denied the pilgrims access to Baqi'a cemetery opposite the Prophet's Mosque. -- (U) Shi'a unhappiness escalated into a confrontation resulting in severa [...] | 2009-02-24 07:14:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM SA |
| 09RIYADH42 | DAY AND NIGHT: SAUDI SHI'A SHARE GEOGRAPHY, BUT [...] (C) MEETING CIVIC LEADERS. A large contingent of Shi'a leaders hosted Dhahran Consul General Kenny December 21 in Qatif, seizing the opportunity to impart varied agendas and points of view. Qatif municipal council chairman Jafar M. Al-Shayab (protect) opened the meeting. He proudly described [...] | 2009-01-07 16:33:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PTER SA |
| 09RIYADH651 | IDEOLOGICAL AND OWNERSHIP TRENDS IN THE SAUDI MEDIA [...] (S) Summary: The Saudi regulatory system offers the al-Saud regime a means to manipulate the nation's print media to promote its own agenda without exercising day-to-day oversight over journalists, and Saudi journalists are free to write what they wish provided they do not criticize the ruling fami [...] | 2009-05-11 10:50:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PTER ECON KISL SA |
| 09RIYADH670 | SPECIAL ADVISOR HOLBROOKE'S MEETING WITH SAUDI [...] KEY POINTS: -- (C) Ambassador Richard Holbrooke met in Riyadh May 16 with HRH Prince Mohammed bin Nayef (MbN),Saudi Assistant Minister of the Interior. -- (C) Holbrooke emphasized that Afghanistan and Pakistan should be treated as a closely inter-related problem. He stressed U.S. desire fo [...] | 2009-05-17 16:06:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER AF PK SA YM |
| 09RIYADH716 | SAUDI INTERIOR MINISTRY BRIEFS SPECIAL ADVISOR [...] Key points: -- (SBU) Special Advisor Ambassador Richard Holbrooke and Treasury DAS Glaser were briefed on Saudi terror finance efforts at a May 16 meeting with Interior Ministry (MOI) officials at the Security Forces Officers Club in Riyadh. Holbrooke also received a briefing on Saudi counter [...] | 2009-05-29 11:46:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER EFIN AF PK SA |
| 09ROME1187 | ITALY: SCANDALS TAKING TOLL ON BERLUSCONI’S [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Though PM Berlusconi's parliamentary majority is strong, and nobody is yet willing to predict his political demise, a growing list of scandals, adverse court decisions and health issues have weakened him and led some erstwhile Berlusconi allies to begin hedging their bets on his pol [...] | 2009-10-27 15:17:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL IT |
| 09ROME97 | ITALY-RUSSIA RELATIONS: THE VIEW FROM ROME [...] (U) This is a joint Political and Economic Section cable. 2. (C/NF) Summary. Italy's relationship with Russia is complex, encompassing historical ideological sympathies, geostrategic calculations, commercial pressure, energy dependence, and personal relationships between top leaders. The combinat [...] | 2009-01-26 11:48:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ENRG EPET RS IT |
| 09RPODUBAI121 | IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE - WINDOW ON IRAN - MARCH 17, [...] [C/NF] Iranian Visa Applicants in Dubai Generally Unenthusiastic About Mir Hossein Mousavi: IRPO Conoff queried visa applicants regarding their views of former Iranian Prime Minister and now presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi. None professed particular enthusiasm with his candidacy and [...] | 2009-03-17 12:36:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV EAGR ECON KDEM IR |
| 09RPODUBAI235 | IRAN’S FIRST FAN: DISSATISFACTION WITH AHMADINEJAD MAY [...] (C) Summary: As emotions run high following a week of adversarial debates between Iran's four presidential candidates, the outcome of the national soccer team's World Cup qualifying match against the UAE could add to voters' dissatisfaction with Ahmadinejad just 36 hours before they head to the pol [...] | 2009-06-09 14:24:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM IR |
| 09RPODUBAI58 | IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE - WINDOW ON IRAN - JANUARY 27, [...] [U] This January 27, 2009 edition of Window on Iran was sent out on that date via classified e-mail. 2. [S/NF] More on Russia-Iran Security Ties: In a follow up discussion with a former IRGC general regarding Russian security cooperation with Iran, he explained that Russia saw Iran as a "j [...] | 2009-02-08 05:38:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINR IR |
| 09RPODUBAI94 | IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE - WINDOW ON IRAN - FEBRUARY [...] [S/NF] Russia Reportedly Provides Iran Missile Technology for ICBM: An Iranian businessman with strong links to government/security circles through his status as former IRGC commander in XXXXXXXXXXXX and former senior official for the XXXXXXXXXXXX told IRPO on February 22 that the Russians pro [...] | 2009-02-24 12:14:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINS KDEM SNAR IR |
| 09SANAA1402 | (S/NF) PROGRESS ON US-ROYG COOPERATION TO REDUCE [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. On June 20-22, a PM/WRA delegation visited Yemen to discuss MANPADS threat reduction efforts with ROYG officials. Since 2004, US-ROYG cooperation has dramatically reduced the availability of MANPADS on the black market in Yemen. Although the program has likely recovered the bulk o [...] | 2009-08-04 11:58:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL PTER MASS YM |
| 09SANAA1632 | AQAP LIFTS $500K IN ADEN HEIST? [...] (C) SUMMARY: An armed robbery rocked Aden on August 17, in part due to the large amount stolen (100 million Yemeni riyals) and in part due to the belief of government and non-government sources that al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) operatives are the culprits. The tactics utilized in the [...] | 2009-09-02 13:39:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV KFIN YM |
| 09SANAA1662 | IRAN IN YEMEN: TEHRAN's SHADOW LOOMS LARGE, BUT FOOTPRINT IS SMALL (c-ne9-01257) [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Despite repeated ROYG accusations of Tehran's material and financial support to the Houthi rebels in Sa'ada and increasingly belligerent media exchanges between Yemen and Iran, Iranian influence in Yemen has thus far been limited to informal religious ties between Yemeni and Iranian [...] | 2009-09-12 14:11:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR PREL PGOV ECON ENRG EIND IR YM |
| 09SANAA2040 | SAUDI AIRSTRIKES AT YEMEN BORDER [...] (C) SUMMARY. Local sources confirm that Saudi Arabia continued to launch airstrikes against Houthi rebels in Jebel al-Dukhan area on the Saudi-Yemeni border, despite ROYG statements to the contrary. In an unusual twist, the Houthis are now casting themselves as defenders of Yemen's sovereignty agai [...] | 2009-11-09 13:33:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PTER PREL SA YM |
| 09SANAA2070 | SAUDI STRIKES IN YEMEN: AN INVITATION TO IRAN -- [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Saudi airstrikes on the Yemeni border continue but have not managed to clear the area of Houthi rebels. Yemeni journalists and the Houthis report Saudi strikes are hitting Yemeni targets, claims that are denied by the ROYG and SAG. Multiple media sources report the Saudi Navy is imp [...] | 2009-11-16 14:51:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PTER PREL SA YM |
| 09SANAA2208 | ALLEGED ILLICIT SERBIAN ARMS SALE TO YEMENI [...] (S/NF) A front company for Serbian illicit arms dealer Slobodan Tesic (alt. Tezic),XXXXXXXXXXXX, signed a USD 78 million arms contract with the Yemeni Ministry of Defense in early October 2009, to be delivered by early January 2010, according to the Bulgarian Embassy in Sana'a. The 34-page contra [...] | 2009-12-14 05:39:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC ECON MARR MASS MCAP PREL PGOV YI BU CY |
| 09SANAA2230 | YEMEN'S COUNTER TERRORISM UNIT STRETCHED THIN BY [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. As the sixth war against the Houthis continues to squeeze Yemen's conventional military, the ROYG has looked to its U.S. and U.K.-funded and trained counterterrorism forces to provide some relief to battered army forces. The Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU) - trained to detect small ter [...] | 2009-12-17 12:54:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER MOPS PINS MASS PGOV YM |
| 09SANAA2250 | YEMEN ABUZZ WITH TALK OF CT OPERATIONS; TTENTION SLOWLY TURNS TO U.S. ROLE [...] (S) SUMMARY. Yemenis have talked of little else but the counterterrorism operations against al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula since news broke of the pre-dawn raids on December 17. Official media and ROYG officials have focused on the successful aspects of the operation, including an alleged 34 te [...] | 2009-12-21 13:28:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PTER PGOV PREL MOPS MASS YM |
| 09SANAA2274 | ROYG ACKNOWLEDGES U.S. INTEL ASSISTANCE IN AQAP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Prime Minister for Defense and Security Affairs Rashad al-Alimi for the first time publicly acknowledged U.S. intelligence assistance in the December 17 strikes during a presentation to Parliament on December 23. Preliminary reports from Post contacts indicate that Alimi's prese [...] | 2009-12-27 12:45:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PINS MOPS PINR YM |
| 09SANAA2279 | YEMENI TRIBAL LEADER: FOR SALEH, SAUDI INVOLVEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Saleh believes the Saudi Government's military actions in Sa'ada will alleviate mounting domestic political pressure on him to demonstrate progress against the Houthi rebels, according to XXXXXXXXXXXX with close personal ties to Saleh and his inner circle. XXXXXXXXXXXX told E [...] | 2009-12-28 10:44:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SA IR YE |
| 09SANJOSE983 | COSTA RICA TO ABSTAIN ON VOTE ON "DEFAMATION OF RELIGIONS" [...] (SBU) Costa Rica will abstain from the upcoming vote at the United Nations on the "Defamation of Religions" resolution. Costa Rican MFA Director of Foreign Policy Alejandro Solano told us that the GOCR sees serious problems with the resolution, and believes it is much too restrictive. The GOC [...] | 2009-12-04 22:11:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UN UNGA CS |
| 09SANSALVADOR789 | FRIENDS OF MAURICIO: FUNES NEEDS YOUR HELP [...] (S) Summary: Leaders of the Friends of Mauricio movement, XXXXXXXXXXXX, told us August 21 the movement is formalizing itself and changing its name to the Citizen Movement for Change. They said Funes is concerned about his personal security, physical security at the Presidential offices, [...] | 2009-08-21 22:11:00 | Embassy San Salvador | SECRET | PGOV PREL ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR928 | (S/NF) FUNES'S RELATIONSHIP WITH THE FMLN [...] (SBU) Embassy San Salvador provides the following responses to Reftel queries. 2. (S/NF) DOES MINISTER OF DEFENSE PAYES HAVE CLOSE RELATIONS WITH FMLN HARDLINERS? IF SO, WITH WHOM? No. Munguia Payes, both during the campaign and since becoming Minister of Defense, has been quick to point out [...] | 2009-09-30 21:02:00 | Embassy San Salvador | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR PGOV ES |
| 09SARAJEVO631 | BOSNIA - HIGHREP PONDERS BONN POWERS ANNULMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph xxxx below. HighRep Concern Over RS Challenge to "Competency Transfers" --------------------------------------------- -------------- 2. (C) At the May 22 meeting of the Steering Board Ambassadors (SBA),HighRep Inzko reiterated concerns he firs [...] | 2009-05-22 14:06:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM KDEM EU BK |
| 09SEOUL1400 | INTER-KOREAN RED CROSS TALKS ON FAMILY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The North Korean delegation to the August 26-28 inter-Korean Red Cross talks showed up armed with instructions from Kim Jong-il (KJI) to agree immediately to family reunions by Chusok (Korean Thanksgiving, October 2-3),but was not prepared to negotiate additional reunions. Ministry of [...] | 2009-09-01 09:33:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI ECON KN KS |
| 09SEOUL672 | MND: DPRK MILITARY RHETORIC AND NATIONAL DEFENSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The DPRK's recent restaffing and expansion of the National Defense Commission (NDC) and its hostile military rhetoric over the last several months are related to the DPRK leadership's "top priority" need to stabilize the DPRK internally in preparation for succession, according to [...] | 2009-04-27 06:35:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KN KS |
| 09SEOUL845 | KOREAN ECONOMY BEGINS TO SHOW FASTER-THAN-EXPECTED SIGNS OF [...] (SBU) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not rpt not intended for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Korean economy has proved more resilient than most think tanks expected during the steepest part of the global downturn in January and February. In the first quarter of 20 [...] | 2009-05-28 10:25:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KS |
| 09SHANGHAI160 | CHINA AND AFRICA: SHANGHAI VIEWS ON EXPANDING TRADE AND [...] (C) Summary: During March 2009 meetings with four Shanghai-based Africa scholars, the largest Chinese investor in Africa, and officials from the Egyptian and South African Consulates General in Shanghai, Congenoffs examined the evolving state of China-Africa relations. The upcoming Forum on China-A [...] | 2009-04-10 01:32:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD EINV CH XA TW |
| 09SINGAPORE1126 | PERMISSION TO BE AWAY FROM POST (SHIELDS, DANIEL L.) SSN: [...] (SBU) Charge d'Affaires Daniel L. Shields requests permission to be away from Post from Friday, December 4 through Monday, December 7, 2009 for personal travel in Siem Riep and Angkor Wat, Cambodia. 2. (SBU) During Mr. Shields' absence, Acting DCM Raymond Kengott will be in charge. SHIELD [...] | 2009-11-25 07:59:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | APER AMGT OTRA SN |
| 09SINGAPORE641 | DEPARTURE OF CHARGE SHIELDS (SHIELDS, DANIEL L.) SSN: [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-06 08:18:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | APER AMGT OTRA SN |
| 09SINGAPORE660 | RETURN TO POST OF CHARGE SHIELDS (SHIELDS, DANIEL L. SSN: [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-13 01:35:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | APER AMGT OTRA SN |
| 09SINGAPORE867 | PERMISSION TO BE AWAY FROM POST (SHIELDS, DANIEL [...] Charge d'Affaires Daniel L. Shields requests permission to be away from Post from Wednesday, October 7 through Saturday, October 10 for official travel to attend the Chiefs of Mission Conference in Hawaii, October 7-9, 2009. 2. During Mr. Shields' absence Acting DCM Raymond Kengott will be [...] | 2009-09-10 00:17:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER OTRA SG |
| 09SKOPJE601 | MACEDONIA: GOVERNMENT USES STATE ORGANS TO ENFORCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Over the past month, it appears that Prime Minister Gruevski and his VMRO inner circle have used the judicial and policing arms of the state to enforce party discipline and quell dissent, which has contributed to an increasing climate of fear. The government has been using a catch [...] | 2009-12-14 09:11:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV XG ZL MK |
| 09SOFIA325 | BULGARIA/EC MONITORING TEAM: "HOW DO YOU MAKE [...] (C) SUMMARY: XXXXXXXXXXXX (please strictly protect) confided that the July report on Bulgaria's anti-crime and corruption efforts would be negative, but the EU political level would "water down" the tone of the final version. The report's release might be delayed until September because of the [...] | 2009-06-26 15:43:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON BU |
| 09SOFIA363 | BULGARIA: BELENE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT: MORE [...] (S) SUMMARY: Bulgaria's highest profile energy project -- the Belene Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) is dogged by cost overruns, financing woes, construction delays, and now serious safety and quality assurance concerns. Belene may end up costing Bulgaria more than money in the long run. Despite [...] | 2009-07-07 08:56:00 | Embassy Sofia | SECRET | ENRG IAEA PREL PGOV BU |
| 09SOFIA69 | BULGARIA'S BELENE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - BUYERS [...] (C) Summary: Despite its status as Bulgaria's highest priority energy project, the Belene Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) is foundering. Marred by cost over-runs, financing problems, infighting between strategic partners, rumors of corruption, and serious delays, the project is looking increasingly lik [...] | 2009-02-17 14:14:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PGOV PREL BU |
| 09STATE101997 | ICASS HIERARCHY RESTRUCTURE [...] SUMMARY ----------- This is an update on changes to the overseas ICASS budget hierarchy for fiscal year 2010. This is the first of two cables. Issues covered in this telegram follow: Â [...] | 2009-09-30 22:18:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN AMGT KFSC |
| 09STATE102322 | UNSC SUDAN SANCTIONS COMMITTEE: GUIDANCE FOR [...] This is an action request. USUN is requested to share the draft resolution in para 2 with other members of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1591 (2005) concerning the Sudan, which would extend the mandate of the Committee's Panel of Experts for one year. ---------------- DR [...] | 2009-10-01 17:38:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL XW UNSC |
| 09STATE105820 | UNSC SUDAN SANCTIONS COMMITTEE: VOTING [...] This is an action request. USUN is authorized to vote in favor of the draft resolution, text included in para 3 below, renewing the UNSC Sudan Sanctions Committee's Panel of Experts' mandate for one year. If there are additional substantive changes to this text, please consult Washington for [...] | 2009-10-10 00:34:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL XW UNSC |
| 09STATE115253 | ROK PLANS FOR A PRT IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) This is an action request, see paragraph 3. 2. (S/NF) Background: On October 29, 2009, the Republic of Korea (ROK) publicly announced their intention to establish a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Afghanistan to support stabilization and reconstruction efforts. The Republic [...] | 2009-11-07 01:06:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | AF MARR MOPS NATO PREL KS |
| 09STATE121806 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 4 - 5. 2. (U) The Department´s Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Posts´ assistance in conducting a pre-license check on license xxxx for the export of rifles to Bulgaria. Posts are requested to complete this Blue Lan [...] | 2009-11-25 20:26:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KOMC NO BU |
| 09STATE121855 | USUN VOTING INSTRUCTION: UNSC DRC SANCTIONS AND [...] This is an action request. USUN may vote in favor of the adoption of the resolution (text in para 2) to renew the UN Security Council sanctions regime on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the mandate of the Group of Experts for one year. The UNSC DRC sanctions regime includes an [...] | 2009-11-25 23:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER ZF UNSC |
| 09STATE122229 | SAVE THE DATE REQUEST FOR CENTCOM GULF REGION [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 8. 2. SUMMARY. A Gulf Region Communications Conference (GRCC) will be held in Amman, Jordan, 21-23 February 2010, co-sponsored by Commander, United States Central Command (CDRUSCENTCOM) and the Government of Jordan (GoJ),and coordinated with Embas [...] | 2009-11-27 22:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIN ECPS EINT MARR MCAP PREL XF |
| 09STATE122637 | B-K ACTION REQUEST: DECEMBER VOTE ON "DEFAMATION [...] (SBU) During the week of 7-12 December, the deeply problematic "combating defamation of religions" resolution, which seeks to undermine established human rights of freedom of religion and expression, will come to the plenary session at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) for a final vote. This r [...] | 2009-11-30 20:24:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UN PHUM UNGA |
| 09STATE122638 | K-P ACTION REQUEST: DECEMBER VOTE ON "DEFAMATION [...] (SBU) During the week of 7-12 December, the deeply problematic "combating defamation of religions" resolution, which seeks to undermine established human rights of freedom of religion and expression, will come to the plenary session at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) for a final vote. This r [...] | 2009-11-30 20:26:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UN PHUM UNGA |
| 09STATE122639 | PH-UL ACTION REQUEST: DECEMBER VOTE ON [...] (SBU) During the week of 7-12 December, the deeply problematic "combating defamation of religions" resolution, which seeks to undermine established human rights of freedom of religion and expression, will come to the plenary session at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) for a final vote. This r [...] | 2009-11-30 20:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UN PHUM UNGA |
| 09STATE122641 | V-Y ACTION REQUEST: DECEMBER VOTE ON "DEFAMATION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-30 20:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA PHUM UN |
| 09STATE122719 | MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR UNDC [...] (U) Department requests mission clearance for Susan Burk and Scott Davis to conduct meetings at the United Nations in preparation for the upcoming Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference in May 2010. Burk and Davis plan to be in New York on December 2 and 3. Both hold TS/SCI cleara [...] | 2009-11-30 23:49:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PARM UNDC ASEC |
| 09STATE128281 | INSTRUCTIONS FOR ICTY/ICTR EXTENSION RESOLUTIONS [...] (U) The Department authorizes USUN to vote for adoption of the resolutions contained in paragraphs 2 and 3, for consideration December 16, 2009, regarding extensions of the terms of judges of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tr [...] | 2009-12-16 00:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL ICTY ICTR ZF ZL RW |
| 09STATE130330 | USG POLICY TOWARD YEMENI ARMS ACQUISITIONS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 6-8. 2. (S/NF) SUMMARY: We have received reports of an arms deal between the Yemeni Ministry of Defense and what is believed to be a front company for Serbian arms dealer Slobodan Tesic. This individual is designated under the travel ban under [...] | 2009-12-22 22:24:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR MCAP MOPS PARM PINR PREL PTER MASS |
| 09STATE131801 | TERRORIST FINANCE: ACTION REQUEST FOR SENIOR [...] (U) This is an action request cable. Please see para 3. 2. (S/NF) Summary: In August 2009, Special Representative to the President for Afghanistan and Pakistan (S/SRAP) Ambassador Richard Holbrooke in coordination with the Department of Treasury established the interagency Illicit Finance Task Fo [...] | 2009-12-30 13:28:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN KTFN PTER PINR PREL PK KU AE QA SA |
| 09STATE20624 | DUTCH FIRM SELLING UAV ENGINES TO IRANIAN DEALER [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background. The United States has information indicating that in October 2008, Iranian businessman Hamid Reihani established himself as a dealer for the Dutch gas turbine engine manufacturer AMT Netherlands. We also understand that in [...] | 2009-03-05 15:52:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC ETTC MTCRE NL IR |
| 09STATE30541 | UPDATED GUIDANCE ON REPORTING RADIATION ALARMS [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: This guidance cable updates and replaces reftels to reflect national- level policy for reporting radiation alarms and nuclear smuggling. All Embassies and other posts are instructed to initially notify the Department by telephone or e- mail, specifically to [...] | 2009-03-31 00:46:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC PTER ASEC KCRM ENRG ETRD KCOR PINR |
| 09STATE3943 | (S) NIAG 8233: TRANSFER OF MARAGING STEEL FROM CHINA TO IRAN [...] (S//REL China) We have received information that XXXXXXXXXXXX associated with XXXXXXXXXXXX was making arrangements with Chinese entity XXXXXXXXXXXX to purchase maraging steel. The steel was to be partially machined in order to disguise it as mechanical parts in order to evade Chinese customs offici [...] | 2009-01-14 23:15:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC IR CH |
| 09STATE46946 | SRI LANKA NEGOTIATING TO PROCURE LETHAL MILITARY [...] (U) This message contains an action request, please see paragraph 6. ------- Summary ------- 2. (S/NF) The Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) is negotiating the procurement of Lethal Military Equipment (LME) from North Korea and Iran. Recent intelligence reports indicate that a Sri Lankan company re [...] | 2009-05-08 12:47:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC KN KNNP MARR MCAP MOPS PARM PINR PREL |
| 09STATE49854 | (S/NF) KUDOS TO EMBASSY BUENOS AIRES FOR ,,""BIOGRAPHIC REPORTING AND TDY SUPPORT ,,"" ,,""REF: A. BUENOS AIRES 000490 ,," B. BUENOS AIRES 000558 ,,""Classified By: SUZANNE MCCORMICK, DIR., INR/OPS. REASON: 1.4(C). "" [...] (S/NF) INR/B OFFICERS GREATLY APPRECIATE POST'S ,,""CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO BIOGRAPHIC REPORTING AS EVIDENT IN ,," "REFTELS. OFFICERS ALSO GREATLY APPRECIATE ASSISTANCE PROVIDED ,,""BY POLITICAL OFFICER xxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxx IN BUENOS AIRES DURING ,,""21-23 APRIL. SHE WAS ESSENTIAL IN PROVIDIN [...] | 2009-05-15 14:09:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR AR |
| 09STATE52348 | IRISL CONTINUING EVASIVE ACTIVITIES IN MALTA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-21 18:49:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | EFIN ETTC KNNP IR UK MT PREL PARM FR |
| 09STATE53356 | INDIAN GRAPHITE SUPPLIER AGAIN DOING BUSINESS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: In October 2007, we shared with the government of India information related to the supply by the Indian firm XXXXXXXXXXXX of high-density MTCR-controlled graphite to Iran's Ward Company (Refs A & B). We later advised the G [...] | 2009-05-26 14:23:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC KSCA IN IR |
| 09STATE55556 | JCIC-XXXIV-GUIDANCE-001 -- OMNIBUS GUIDANCE [...] (U) These instructions must be received by the JCIC Delegation in Geneva by opening of business June 8, 2009, for use during the JCIC session that convenes that day. The United States proposed that the Parties meet for JCIC-XXXIV (State 043464) and the Russian Federation accepted (State 04648 [...] | 2009-05-30 00:32:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM KACT START US RS UP BO KZ |
| 09STATE5567 | FOLLOW-UP TO INFORMATION [...] (U) This is an action request to Embassies Abu Dhabi, Khartoum, Muscat, Riyadh, and Sanaa. Please deliver immediately. Please see paragraph 4. ---------- Background ---------- 2. (S/NF) Ref A asked Sudan to stop flights from Sudan which we believed are carrying lethal military equipment. Earli [...] | 2009-01-22 01:05:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL ETTC MASS AE MU SA YM IR SU |
| 09STATE58439 | JCIC-XXXIV GUIDANCE-002: ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE [...] (U) This is the second tranche of guidance for JCIC-XXXIV. These instructions must be received by the JCIC Delegation in Geneva by opening of business June 8, 2009, for use during the JCIC session that convenes that day. JCIC-XXXIV-GUIDANCE-001 (Omnibus Guidance) is contained in Reftel. [...] | 2009-06-06 02:24:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM KACT START US RS UP BO KZ |
| 09STATE58456 | JCIC-XXXIV GUIDANCE-003: U.S. OPENING STATEMENT [...] (U) Delegation is authorized to deliver the text in paragraph 2 below during the opening plenary meeting of JCIC-XXXIV. 2. (C) Begin text: STATEMENT BY THE UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE TO THE JOINT COMPLIANCE AND INSPECTION COMMISSION AT THE OPENING PLENARY MEETING OF THE THIRTY-FOURT [...] | 2009-06-06 05:05:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KACT START US RS UP BO KZ |
| 09STATE63860 | DIPLOMATIC SECURITY DAILY [...] (U) Diplomatic Security Daily, June 19, 2009 2. (U) Significant Events ) Paragraphs 6-10 3. (U) Key Concerns ) Paragraphs 11-19 4. (U) Cyber Threats ) Paragraphs 20-27 5. (U) Suspicious Activity Incidents ) Paragraphs 28-31 6. (U) Significant Events 7. (S) EUR - Bosnia-Herzegovina - Eme [...] | 2009-06-19 17:17:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC |
| 09STATE64621 | AFGHANISTAN - DOSTUM´S ROLE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. Post is requested to provide a response by close of business Wednesday, June 24. 2. (SBU) Abdul Rashid Dostum left Afghanistan for Turkey in 2008, following the Akbar Boi incident in Kabul. He has remained largely out of the Afghan public spo [...] | 2009-06-22 22:31:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AF PREL PGOV |
| 09STATE64643 | GUIDANCE FOR U.S. DELEGATION TO U.S./RUSSIA [...] (U) Assistant Secretary for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation, Rose Gottemoeller, is scheduled to head the U.S. delegation in continuing negotiations regarding a START follow-on treaty with Russian MFA Director of Security and Disarmament Affairs Anatoliy Antonov, in Geneva, Switzer [...] | 2009-06-23 01:50:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL KACT KTIA START JCIC US RS |
| 09STATE6467 | GEORGIA: INSTRUCTIONS FOR UNOMIG NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) This is an action request: USUN should work with the P-3, Germany, and Russia to quickly adopt a resolution renewing UNOMIG's mandate for four months. USUN is authorized to support France's revised version of Germany's original draft resolution in paragraph 6 below, the United States- draf [...] | 2009-01-24 00:51:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSCR PREL GG |
| 09STATE67105 | DIPLOMATIC SECURITY DAILY [...] (U) Diplomatic Security Daily, June 27-29, 2009 2. (U) Iraq - Paragraphs 7-11 3. (U) Significant Events - Paragraphs 12-23 4. (U) Key Concerns - Paragraphs 24-43 5. (U) Cyber Threats - Paragraphs 44-57 6. (U) Suspicious Activity Incidents - Paragraphs 58-64 7. (U) Iraq 8. (S//NF) Alle [...] | 2009-06-29 16:59:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC |
| 09STATE72112 | (S) ELICITING YEMENI COOPERATION FOR ARMS [...] (U) This cable is an action request. Please see paragraph five. Ambassador Seche is authorized to orally convey information in paragraphs 7-9 in delivering this demarche (but asked not to leave points in written form). Post may not/not provide these points in the form of a non-paper. 2. (S) OBJEC [...] | 2009-07-10 23:27:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW YM |
| 09STATE76508 | GUIDANCE: UNAMI MANDATE RENEWAL [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) Washington requests USUN to share the following UN Security Council resolution (UNSCR) text with the P5, and then with the full Council as appropriate, to seek their support in renewing the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq's (UNAMI) mandate for [...] | 2009-07-22 17:30:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC IZ |
| 09STATE76970 | MOTOR VEHICLE PROGRAM UPDATE JULY 2009 [...] The Office of Logistics Management would like to advise posts of (1) a new Motor Vehicle Program Branch Chief, (2) new inventory procedures for OBO vehicles, and (3) remind posts about vehicle purchases. 2. New A/LM/OPS/SL/MV Branch Chief: Beginning July 15th, the acting branch chief for M [...] | 2009-07-23 15:09:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ATRN AMGT APER KSEP |
| 09STATE78776 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-III-003. 2. (U) Meeting Date: July 23, 2009 Time: 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The U.S. and Russian delegations continued their discussions at the U.S. Mission on Thursday, [...] | 2009-07-28 23:31:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09STATE79245 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS--LIST OF REPORTING [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-III-005. 2. Following is the listing of Geneva cables for SFO-GVA-III reporting activity during the period July 22-24, 2009. SFO-GVA-III-001 (GENEVA 0616) START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-III): START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, JULY 22, 2009, MORNING SESSIO [...] | 2009-07-29 19:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09STATE80778 | JCIC-DIP-09-009: U.S. MINUTEMAN III FRONT [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 8 below. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: Russian complaints about Minuteman III (MM III) RVOSI date almost to the beginning of START Treaty implementation. While we are confident the original U.S. procedures were Treaty compliant, the United States made [...] | 2009-08-04 02:03:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM KACT START US RS UP BO KZ |
| 09STATE82570 | UNSC DRC SANCTIONS COMMITTEE ARMS EMBARGO [...] This is an action request. USUN is requested to send a letter to the Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo ("the DRC Sanctions Committee" - www.un.org/sc/committees/1533/index.shtml) with the info [...] | 2009-08-07 21:42:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER ZF UNSC |
| 09STATE84119 | PREVENTING FORSYS METALS PENDING SALE TO GEORGE FORREST INTERNATIONAL DUE TO GFI'S IRANIAN TIES (S//REL CANADA) [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 6 and 7. 2. (S//REL CAN) OBJECTIVES: -- To provide the non-paper to the Government of Canada (GOC) in paragraph 5. -- To convey U.S. concerns to the GOC regarding the pending sale by Canada,s Forsys Metals of a uranium project to Belgium,s Ge [...] | 2009-08-12 21:51:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | IR KNNP MNUC PARM PREL |
| 09STATE84678 | SFO-DIP-09-001: U.S. VIEWS REGARDING THE EXPIRATION [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 6 below. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: In November 2008, at JCIC-XXXIII in Geneva, the Russian and U.S. delegations prepared drafts of an Agreement on Principles and Procedures for Completion of Continuous Monitoring Activities at the Monitored Facility [...] | 2009-08-14 01:09:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KACT PARM START US RS |
| 09STATE869 | EUCOM(AF) REGIONAL SURVEY TEAM PCC ACCESS - [...] (U) ACTION POSTS ARE REQUESTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THIS TELEGRAM VIA CABLE TO INFO DS/IP/SPC AND IRM/OPS/ITI/SI/CSB STATING CONCURRENCE AND/OR NONCONCURRENCE. 2. (U) FOR ATO AF: PLEASE FORWARD YOUR ACCESS AUTHORIZATION REQUEST TO IRM/OPS/ITI/SI/CSB AND INFO DS/IP/SPC. ANY FURTHER [...] | 2009-01-06 15:18:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ACOA AEMR AMGT ASEC |
| 09STATE89282 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-LICENSE/PRE-SHIPMENT [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 4 - 5. 2. (U) The Department´s Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post´s assistance in conducting a post-license/pre-shipment check on license XXXXXXXXXXXX for the export of firearms, components, and ammunition to Bul [...] | 2009-08-26 21:26:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | BU ETTC GM KOMC NO CZ |
| 09STATE91134 | SUPPLEMENTAL GUIDANCE FOR U.S. START FOLLOW-ON [...] (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided the texts of the Draft New START Treaty Articles and the associated Definitions Annex to the Russian Federation (Refs A-D). This cable contains the U.S.-proposed draft of the New START Treaty Inspection Protocol. A courtesy Ru [...] | 2009-09-01 18:13:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KACT PARM START US RS |
| 09STATE91284 | SUPPLEMENTAL GUIDANCE FOR U.S. START FOLLOW-ON [...] (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided the texts of the Draft New START Treaty Articles and the associated Definitions Annex to the Russian Federation (Refs A-D). This cable contains the U.S.-proposed draft of the New START Treaty Inspection Protocol. A courtesy Ru [...] | 2009-09-01 21:16:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KACT PARM START US RS |
| 09STATE93327 | FSC FALL 2009 OPENING OF ROUND GUIDANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-08 21:06:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | OSCE PARM PREL KCFE |
| 09STATE94752 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATI0NS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-IV-015. 2. Following is the listing of Geneva cables for SFO-GVA-IV reporting activity during the period August 31 - September 3, 2009. Geneva cable numbers 004, 005, 006, 008 AND 015 were sent from Washington. SFO-GVA-IV-001 (GENEVA 0735) START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATI [...] | 2009-09-11 18:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KACT PARM MARR PREL RS US START |
| 09STATE99072 | SFO-V GUIDANCE-003: U.S.-PROPOSED DRAFT START [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 5 below. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided to the Russian Federation the text of the U.S.-proposed Draft START Follow-on Treaty Articles, which was discussed initially during the August 31-September 3 sessio [...] | 2009-09-24 00:53:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KACT KTIA PARM START US RS |
| 09TALLINN114 | ESTONIA'S PESSIMISTIC APPROACH TO RUSSIA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-27 14:44:00 | Embassy Tallinn | SECRET | PREL PGOV RS GG EN |
| 09TELAVIV1873 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-27 10:30:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV422 | IDF DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF DISCUSSES GAZA OPERATION [...] (S) SUMMARY: Israel Defense Force (IDF) Deputy Chief of Staff MG Dan Harel in a meeting with Ambassador Cunningham and senior U.S. officials said Egyptian and U.S. assistance is critical to slowing the flow of weapons and munitions into Gaza. Cooperation against smuggling is better with Egyptian [...] | 2009-02-19 14:53:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM PTER PINR MASS MOPS EG KWBG IS |
| 09TOKYO2197 | EAP ASSISTANT SECRETARY KURT CAMPBELL'S MEETING [...] (S) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of State (A/S) for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell met with Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Director General (DG) of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau Akitaka Saiki at the latter's Tokyo office on September 18. DG Saiki praised [...] | 2009-09-21 21:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PGOV JA PINR KS KN |
| 09TRIPOLI186 | BASIC PEOPLE'S CONGRESSES DEBATE WEALTH DISTRIBUTION AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-25 11:53:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV ECON ENGR LY |
| 09TRIPOLI188 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR 24 LIBYANS FOR ATA TRAINING [...] (SBU) Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and the Foreign Assistance Act, the following 24 Libyan candidates for a DS/ATA-sponsored Border Enforcement Training to be held in Tripoli, Libya March 9-20 (details reftel). POL/ECON, RSO, CONS and DA [...] | 2009-02-26 15:25:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL ASEC PTER LY |
| 09TRIPOLI189 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR 24 LIBYANS FOR ATA TRAINING [...] (U) This cable supercedes ref A, providing additional data for the subject of paragraph 26. 2. (SBU) Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and the Foreign Assistance Act, the following 24 Libyan candidates for a DS/ATA-sponsored Border Enforce [...] | 2009-02-26 16:07:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL ASEC PTER LY |
| 09TRIPOLI190 | SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE (SEPQ) - SPRING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-27 12:10:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ASEC PTER LY |
| 09TRIPOLI191 | EASTERN LIBYANS FAVOR WEALTH DISTRIBUTION AND ABOLISHING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-27 12:54:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG LY |
| 09TRIPOLI192 | FOR ORDINARY LIBYANS, IT'S THE ECONOMY, STUPID REF: A) TRIPOLI 133, B) TRIPOLI 0001, C) TRIPOLI 0068, D) 08 TRIPOLI 699, E) TRIPOLI 186 CLASSIFIED BY: Gene A. Cretz, Ambassador, U.S. Embassy - Tripoli, U.S. Dept of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d) [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-27 13:12:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON SOCI KCOR KDEM ELAB PGOV PHUM LY |
| 09TRIPOLI198 | BLACK SHEEP MADE GOOD? SAADI AL-QADHAFI'S EXPORT FREE ZONE IN WESTERN LIBYA [...] (C) Summary: Saadi al-Qadhafi, son of Muammar al-Qadhafi, has recently turned his attention to transforming an area near the western Libyan town of Zuwara into an Export Free Trade Zone. The project would include an airport, immigration and customs operations, a high tech industrial park, banks, me [...] | 2009-03-03 14:42:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EIND EINV ETRD EAIR LY |
| 09TRIPOLI208 | LIBYA'S SUCCESSION MUDDLED AS THE AL-QADHAFI CHILDREN CONDUCT INTERNECINE WARFARE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-09 16:08:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KCOR ECON MARR MASS PHUM PINR LY |
| 09TRIPOLI212 | GENERAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS SHUFFLES CABINET, POSTPONES WEALTH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-11 15:34:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL LY |
| 09TRIPOLI22 | REGIME-ORCHESTRATED ATTACKS AGAINST BERBERS IN YEFREN [...] (C) Summary. On December 24, individuals from the Revolutionary Committees (RevComm) and Libya al-Ghad (Libya of Tomorrow) descended on the predominately Amazigh (Berber) town of Yefren, attacking the homes of Berber leaders. The attacks - parts of which were filmed and posted on YouTube and oppos [...] | 2009-01-13 14:57:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PROP LY |
| 09TRIPOLI30 | LIBYAN RESPONSE TO ONGOING EVENTS IN GAZA REF: A) 08 TRIPOLI 988, B) 08 TRIPOLI 984, C) TRIPOLI 005 TRIPOLI 00000030 001.2 OF 003 [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting of senior regime figures, Muammar al-Qadhafi dismissed UNSCR 1860 as ineffectual, argued that further action on Gaza through UN channels would be "meaningless", minimized the chance that the upcoming Arab League ministerial on Gaza would be helpful and said Libya must incr [...] | 2009-01-14 14:56:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL UN KPAO ASEC IS LY EG |
| 09TRIPOLI40 | LIBYA POSTPONES GENERAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS, WALKS BACK FROM WEALTH DISTRIBUTION AND PRIVATIZATION PLANS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A SESSION OF THE GENERAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS (GPC),LIBYA'S SUPREME LEGISLATIVE BODY, THAT WAS TO HAVE CONVENED IN EARLY JANUARY TO REVEAL PLANS FOR PRIVATIZATION AND GOVERNMENT RESTRUCTURING, HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL FEBRUARY/MARCH, OSTENSIBLY BECAUSE OF THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS AND [...] | 2009-01-22 12:41:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN SCUL EPET PHUM KDEM LY |
| 09TRIPOLI437 | LIBYA'S FORMER NUCLEAR CENTER DIRECTOR RESURFACES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-04 12:44:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP AORC IAEA PGOV LY |
| 09TRIPOLI47 | FATHI EL-JAHMI AND FAMILY DECIDE HE SHOULD TRAVEL TO SWITZERLAND FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT [...] (C) Summary: Detained human rights activist Fathi el-Jahmi and his family have decided that they would like him to travel to Switzerland for medical treatment. The Qadhafi Development Foundation (QDF) would pay for el-Jahmi's travel and medical expenses. The family needs to orchestrate several de [...] | 2009-01-22 15:47:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV LY |
| 09TRIPOLI475 | ASSESSING AL-QADHAFI'S HEALTH [...] (S/NF) Summary: A XXXXXXXXXXXX diplomat assessed reports that Muammar al-Qadhafi was suffering from cancer as "unreliable" and speculated that they may have been prompted at least in part by information from XXXXXXXXXXXX, but whose actual contact was much more limited and indirect. Separately, X [...] | 2009-06-16 14:08:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINR KBIO LY |
| 09TRIPOLI487 | THE KNIVES COME OUT? NATIONALIZATION OF SAIF AL-ISLAM'S MEDIA GROUP A BLOW TO WOULD-BE REFORMERS REF: A) TRIPOLI 359, B) 08 TRIPOLI 494, C) TRIPOLI 374, D) TRIPOLI 414 (NOTAL) CLASSIFIED BY: Gene A. Cretz, Ambassador, U.S. Embassy - Tripoli, U.S. Dept of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d) [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-18 06:22:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAO PHUM KDEM LY |
| 09TRIPOLI490 | ITALY SAYS GOL DELIBERATELY STALLING ON SIGNING CHEMICAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-18 10:40:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET | PARM PREL PGOV CWC OPCW LY |
| 09TRIPOLI543 | POWER PLAY ON LIBYA'S HEU TRANSFER COMMITMENTS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-09 08:55:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET//NOFORN | KNNP ENRG TRGY LY RS |
| 09TRIPOLI588 | AU SUMMIT: A/S CARSON'S MEETING WITH BOTSWANA'S VICE PRESIDENT MOMPATI MERAFHE TRIPOLI 00000588 001.2 OF 002 CLASSIFIED BY: Joan Polaschik, Charge d'Affaires, U.S. Embassy Tripoli, Department of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d) [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-21 16:01:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AU BC ZI MA EAGR ENRG LY KSUM |
| 09TRIPOLI589 | QADHAFI'S CAUSE DU JOUR - UN REFORM [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-21 16:49:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC PINR AU UNGA LY |
| 09TRIPOLI590 | THE CAST OF THE JAMAHIRIYA: BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR NEA AA/S FELTMAN'S VISIT TO TRIPOLI REF: A) 08 TRIPOLI 960; B) O8 TRIPOLI 993 TRIPOLI 00000590 001.2 OF 003 CLASSIFIED BY: Joan Polaschik, Charge d'Affaires, U.S. Embassy Tripoli, Department of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d) [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-21 17:26:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR UNGA MARR LY ABLD |
| 09TRIPOLI602 | UN WRAPS UP HUMAN RIGHTS CONTACT GROUP WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT GAINS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-28 09:33:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL LY |
| 09TRIPOLI679 | TRIPOLI EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING: AUGUST 20, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-20 11:06:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC AMGT CASC LY |
| 09TRIPOLI71 | AL-QADHAFI'S FEINT: LIBYAN OIL NATIONALIZATION UNLIKELY REF: A) 08 TRIPOLI 474, B) 08 TRIPOLI 498, C) 08 TRIPOLI 563, D) 08 TRIPOLI 597, E) TRIPOLI 40 TRIPOLI 00000071 001.2 OF 003 [...] (C) Summary. During a recent video conference with Georgetown University students, Muammar al-Qadhafi suggested that Libya and other oil exporting states could nationalize their oil production in view of sharply plummeting petroleum prices. Several days later, however, a sensior MFA official assu [...] | 2009-01-30 17:16:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON EINV PREL EFIN PGOV LY |
| 09TRIPOLI748 | HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE REBOUNDS AFTER DIFFICULT START REF: TRIPOLI 677 TRIPOLI 00000748 001.2 OF 005 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-17 10:49:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM LY |
| 09TRIPOLI762 | "WE ARE HERE": DOMESTIC REACTION TO QADHAFI AT UNGA TRIPOLI 00000762 001.2 OF 002 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-24 16:23:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA KPAO LY |
| 09TRIPOLI765 | NATIONAL OIL CORPORATION BUSINESS CONTINUES AMID CHAIRMAN'S RESIGNATION REF: A) Tripoli 72; B) 08 Tripoli 564 TRIPOLI 00000765 001.2 OF 003 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-27 10:47:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EPET EMIN PGOV LY ENRG |
| 09TRIPOLI771 | A GLIMPSE INTO LIBYAN LEADER QADHAFI’S ECCENTRICITIES [...] (S/NF) Summary: Recent first-hand experiences with Libyan Leader Muammar al-Qadhafi XXXXXXXXXXXX primarily in preparation for his UNGA trip, provided rare insights into Qadhafi's inner circle and personal proclivities. Qadhafi appears to rely heavily on XXXXXXXXXXXX and reportedly cannot travel wit [...] | 2009-09-29 17:21:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV LY PINR |
| 09TRIPOLI778 | LIBYAN SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUND AGREES TO BUY CANADIAN OIL FIRM VERENEX REF: A) TRIPOLI 148; B) TRIPOLI 517 TRIPOLI 00000778 001.2 OF 002 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-01 16:46:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV LY CA EFIN PGOV ECON |
| 09TRIPOLI795 | LIBYA'S CHEMICAL WEAPONS DESTRUCTION CHIEF DEFENDS EXTENSION REQUEST REF: A) STATE 100809; B) TRIPOLI 490 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-05 15:40:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL PGOV CWC OPCW LY |
| 09TRIPOLI860 | WHAT PASSES FOR POLITICAL FERMENT IN LIBYA [...] (S) Summary: Reform-minded Libyans are "cautiously hopeful" regarding the recent appointment of Saif al-Islam al-Qadhafi as "General Coordinator." While Saif al-Islam is widely seen as a reformer, embassy contacts note that he will face continued resistance from the Libyan old guard. Some observers [...] | 2009-10-26 14:30:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET | PGOV PREL ECON PINR LY |
| 09TRIPOLI867 | PETROCANADA CAUGHT IN QADHAFI'S CROSS-HAIRS REF: A) TRIPOLI 775; B) TRIPOLI 770; C) TRIPOLI 825 TRIPOLI 00000867 001.2 OF 003 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-27 08:47:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EPET EMIN ENRG LY CA |
| 09TRIPOLI886 | ISN/CTR VISIT: LIBYA MOVES FORWARD ON SCIENTIST ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS REF: A) TRIPOLI 437, B) TRIPOLI 212, C) TRIPOLI 436, D) TRIPOLI 482, E) TRIPOLI 476, F) TRIPOLI 490, G) TRIPOLI 795 TRIPOLI 00000886 001.2 OF 004 [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Libyan government warmly greeted the Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation's Office of Cooperative Threat Reduction (ISN/CTR),team leader Kathryn Insley and program manager D.A. Brown, on ISN/CTR's first official trip to Libya since November 2008. This visit was [...] | 2009-11-03 14:38:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET//NOFORN | KNNP AORC IAEA PGOV LY IT |
| 09TRIPOLI910 | SWISS IN LIBYA: CHARGE REQUESTS EU, US PRESENCE AT COURT HEARING REF: A) TRIPOLI 901; B) STATE 117546; C) TRIPOLI 832 TRIPOLI 00000910 001.2 OF 002 CLASSIFIED BY: Gene A. Cretz, Ambassador, U.S. Embassy Tripoli, Department of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d) [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-16 09:29:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM SZ LY |
| 09TRIPOLI933 | LIBYA RESPONSE: FOLLOW UP ON TRANSPARENCY MEASURES FOR THE ANNUAL CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION CONFERENCE REF: A) State 115619; B) Tripoli 795 TRIPOLI 00000933 001.2 OF 002 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-23 15:11:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL CWC OPCW LY |
| 09TRIPOLI938 | LIBYA HALTS HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUM FUEL TRANSFER [...] (S/NF) Summary: Following a four-day standoff, the Russian plane scheduled to remove Libya's last remaining HEU spent fuel stores departed Libya without its cargo. Despite bilateral agreements with the U.S. and Russia -- and intensive outreach efforts by the U.S. and Russian Ambassadors -- Libyan [...] | 2009-11-25 13:59:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PINS MNUC PARM PINR RS KGIC KNNP KRAD ENRG |
| 09TRIPOLI943 | LIBYAN MFA BRIEFED ON HEU SECURITY CONCERNS [...] (S/NF) Pol/Econ Chief met MFA Americas Acting A/S-equivalent XXXXXXXXXXXX December 1 to convey our serious concerns about the security of the seven HEU-filled casks at the Tajoura Nuclear Facility. XXXXXXXXXXXX dismissed U.S. concerns, stating there was "no one sophisticated enough" in Libya [...] | 2009-12-01 17:28:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MNUC PARM PINR RS KGIC KNNP KRAD ENRG |
| 09TRIPOLI950 | LIBYAN HEU SHIPMENT SECURE; NO DECISION YET REGARDING NEXT [...] (S/NF) Summary: Visiting DOE experts confirmed December 6 that the Libyan Government had taken the requisite steps to increase the security of the seven casks of HEU, and that the contents -- and IAEA seals -- remained unchanged since the shipment was halted November 25. The Libyan Government ha [...] | 2009-12-07 16:14:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MNUC PARM PINR RS KGIC KNNP KRAD ENRG LY |
| 09TRIPOLI960 | SAIF AL-ISLAM'S STAFF REACHES OUT ON POL-MIL ISSUES [...] (S/NF) Summary: During recent meetings, Saif al-Islam al-Qadhafi's staff has shown an increased interest in bilateral military and security issues, particularly requests linked to Captain Khamis al-Qadhafi, including purchases of helicopters and "Tiger" vehicle components, and M113 refurbishment. S [...] | 2009-12-14 09:05:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINR KACT MCAP MASS LY |
| 09TRIPOLI961 | LIBYAN CHANGE OF EID AL ADHA HOLIDAY PROMPTS RARE PUBLIC GRUMBLING TRIPOLI 00000961 001.2 OF 002 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-14 09:11:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KISL SOCI LY |
| 09TUNIS372 | TUNISIAN CRITICIZES REGIME IN FORTHCOMING BOOK; [...] (C) XXXXXXXXXXXX approached Ambassador and Pol/EconCouns XXXXXXXXXXXX to share with us XXXXXXXXXXXX the Ambassador gave him assurances that we would. XXXXXXXXXXXX shared a rare first-hand account of corruption from several years ago in which Ben Ali himself was described as asking for a 50 perc [...] | 2009-06-16 18:45:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM KCOR SOCI PREL TS |
| 09TUNIS492 | TROUBLED TUNISIA: WHAT SHOULD WE DO? [...] (S/NF) By many measures, Tunisia should be a close US ally. But it is not. While we share some key values and the country has a strong record on development, Tunisia has big problems. President Ben Ali is aging, his regime is sclerotic and there is no clear successor. Many Tunisians are frustrated [...] | 2009-07-17 16:19:00 | Embassy Tunis | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ECON KPAO MASS PHUM TS |
| 09ULAANBAATAR234 | MONGOLIA'S CONSULTATIONS WITH DPRK VICE FOREIGN [...] (S) Summary: xxxxx. MFAT xxxxx led the Mongolian side, and the North Koreans met with President Elbegdorj on the sidelines of the consultation. xxxxx little on the bilateral relationship with Mongolia. Key themes on the part of the DPRK were the lack of criticism of the United States, indications t [...] | 2009-08-13 08:54:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | SECRET | PREL PGOV MOPS KNNP MG |
| 09UNROME59 | COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY: FINAL DRAFT TEXT FOR [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary and Action Request. Pursuant to an agreement of the 34th Session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS),members have been engaged in a year-long process to reform the CFS. The focus of the [...] | 2009-10-07 18:46:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID PREL UN FAO |
| 09USEUBRUSSELS1550 | REQUEST DIPLOMATIC TITLES FOR USAID REPRESENTATIVE TO THE [...] DIPLOMATIC TITLE REQUESTED: COUNSELOR OF MISSION FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2. NAME OF OFFICER: GRANT WILLIAM ANDERSON. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE OF ASSIGNMENT AT POST: 11/17/2009, BRUSSELS, BELGIUM. 4. FUNCTIONAL POSITION TITLE AND POSITION NUMBER TO WHICH ASSIGNED: COUNSELOR FOR INT [...] | 2009-11-20 11:07:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | APER EAID |
| 09USUNNEWYORK949 | 64TH UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE BEGINS GENERAL DEBATE: [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-26 22:55:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | CD CDG KN PARM PREL UNGA |
| 09USUNNEWYORK950 | 64TH UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE BEGINS GENERAL DEBATE: [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-26 22:56:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | CD CDG KN PARM PREL UNGA |
| 09VATICAN106 | (C) VATICAN BACKS AWAY FROM DEAL WITH INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-16 14:39:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SCUL VT IS |
| 09VATICAN113 | THE VATICAN AND THE ANGLICANS: OPPORTUNITY OR OPPORTUNISM? [...] (C) The upcoming visit of the Archbishop of Canterbury to Rome November 21 will take place with the background of the Vatican's far-reaching decision to facilitate the conversion of disaffected Anglicans to Catholicism. Embassy contacts approving the measure interpret it as a bold and appropriate r [...] | 2009-11-09 12:02:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF UK VT |
| 09VATICAN28 | THE HOLY SEE: A FAILURE TO COMMUNICATE [...] (C) Summary: Together with other flaps, the recent global controversy over the lifted excommunication of a Holocaust denying bishop (reftel) exposed a major disconnect between Pope Benedict XVI's stated intentions and the way in which his message is received by the wider world. There are many cause [...] | 2009-02-20 16:00:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECPS PHUM PGOV KPAO KIRF VT |
| 09VIENNA1058 | AUSTRIAN FOREIGN POLICY IN DOLDRUMS, BUT [...] (C) For many reasons, the present Austrian Government has largely ignored foreign policy since its formation in December 2008. Some of the reasons -- economic crisis, budget cuts, lack of ministerial interest -- are specific to the new government. Others, however -- lack of a long-term goal, popula [...] | 2009-08-20 11:36:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AU |
| 09YEREVAN20 | (S/NF) CONSTRUCTIVE TALKS ON EXPORT CONTROL ISSUE [...] (S/NF) The separate meetings on January 14 with NSS Chairman Hakobian and President Sargsian regarding the Iran export control issue were both positive and constructive. Sargsian acknowledged the weapons purchase from Bulgaria, and neither he nor the NSS Chairman challenged our information that the [...] | 2009-01-14 15:56:00 | Embassy Yerevan | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC PARM PINR AM |
| 09ZAGREB644 | PM KOSOR STRENGTHENING POLITICAL WILL TO FIGHT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since Jadranka Kosor took over as Prime Minister in July following Ivo Sanader's sudden resignation, she has brought to her office what appears to be a new attitude toward allegedly corrupt party members that is strengthening the political will to fight corruption at all levels in the [...] | 2009-10-30 15:38:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KCOR HR |
| 10ALGIERS111 | ALGERIA: DIRECTORS OF NATIONAL OIL COMPANY [...] (C/NF) Eight directors, including the CEO, of Algeria's national oil company Sonatrach are under investigation for corruption and have been fired and replaced. Industry insiders fear company operations will soon be affected. Algeria's intelligence services are leading the investigation. This sc [...] | 2010-02-08 16:58:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV ENRG ECON ETRD KCRM PINS AG |
| 10AMSTERDAM8 | VISAS VIPER WATCHLIST NOMINATION [...] Visas Viper 2. (SBU) The following biographical information is provided for watchlisting purposes as the Department and the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) deem appropriate: Name: XXXXXXXXXXXX DOB: XXXXXXXXXXXX POB: XXXXXXXXXXXX Gender: Female Nationality: Dutch and Croatian Pas [...] | 2010-02-26 15:37:00 | Consulate Amsterdam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KVPR PTER CVIS PINR ASEC CMGT NL |
| 10ASHGABAT118 | TURKMENISTAN: TRANSITING IRANIANS: HOW THEY VIEW [...] (C) The process of canvassing Iranians waiting at the Turkmen-Uzbek border is not exactly scientific. Nevertheless, chatting with truckers at various points throughout the border town of Farap is as close as one might get, outside of Iran, to a Masshad "street." Most come from Masshad or other town [...] | 2010-01-26 06:55:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PGOV PHUM PREL TX |
| 10ASHGABAT245 | DRUG ADDICTION IN IRAN: THE SUCCESS OF TWELVE-STEP [...] (C) An Iranian specialist in the treatment of drug addiction spoke to Iran Watcher this week about medical and legal approaches to the problem in Iran. xxxxxxxxxxxx (please protect),xxxxxxxxxxxx contrasted Turkmenstan's punitie and abstinence-based, rather than treatment-oriented, stance towards d [...] | 2010-02-25 12:20:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PGOV PHUM SNAR PREL TX |
| 10ASHGABAT5 | TURKMENISTAN: BOUYGUES' SHIP IN THE INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bouygues Batiment International, a major French construction company, has relocated large numbers of its staff to Turkmenistan from other international operations that have closed due to the international economic downturn. While Turkmenistan seems to be a cash cow for the company, [...] | 2010-01-04 12:33:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV EINV TX |
| 10ASTANA251 | KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR CENTCOM COMMANDER [...] (SBU) General Petraeus, on behalf of Ambassador Hoagland, and the Department of Defense and Embassy Astana country teams, we extend a warm welcome on the occasion of your upcoming visit to Astana, Kazakhstan. Visit overview 2. (S) The Office of the Defense Attache and your staff are working towa [...] | 2010-02-22 07:03:00 | Embassy Astana | SECRET | PGOV PREL ECON EPET PINR MARR SNAR KZ |
| 10ASUNCION97 | GOP SEEKS TO IMPLEMENT NEW CELL PHONE INTERCEPT SYSTEM, BUT [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Interior Minister Filizzola told the Ambassador February 10 that the GOP would soon be rolling out a new, expanded cell phone intercept program, which would continue to cover counternarcotics but would also include anti-kidnapping cases as the GOP ratchets up efforts to capture the [...] | 2010-02-18 20:52:00 | Embassy Asuncion | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV SNAR ASEC PREL PA |
| 10ATHENS142 | Nomination for Relationship Fraud Conference [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-01 13:26:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KFRD CMGT |
| 10ATHENS152 | Visa Revocation - TRITSIBIDAS, Panayotis (DPOB: 26-Apr-1990) [...] Post was advised that Panayotis TRITSIBIDAS had attempted to travel to the U.S. with his valid F1 student visa on XXX. His visa was revoked by DHS at pre-departure inspection at London's Heathrow Airport. Post had not been notified of the visa revocation to advise him in advance of his travel [...] | 2010-02-03 13:39:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS |
| 10BAGHDAD167 | PRT MUTHANNA: RENTAL SHEIKS AND LOST IRANIAN [...] (U) This is a xxxxx reporting cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY: xxxxx met with local leader Sheikh xxxxx. During our lengthy discussions the Sheikh shared his belief that the USG has poorly utilized its influence in Iraq, leaving the way open for Iran to advance its agenda at USG expense. He went on to desc [...] | 2010-01-22 16:50:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV KISL KCOR |
| 10BAKU127 | AZERBAIJAN: WHO OWNS WHAT VOL. 2 - THE MINISTER OF [...] (S) SUMMARY: This cable is the second in a series that profiles the most powerful families in Azerbaijan, both in terms of economic and political power. This issue features Minister of Emergency Situations Kamaladdin Heydarov and his family. Heydarov was previously Chairman of the State Customs Com [...] | 2010-02-25 05:18:00 | Embassy Baku | SECRET | ECON EINV EIND ETRD KCOR PINR PGOV RS KS IR |
| 10BAKU54 | AZERBAIJAN: WHO OWNS WHAT? PART 1 - THE FIRST [...] (S) SUMMARY: This cable is the first in a series that will highlight the most powerful families in Azerbaijan, both in terms of economic and political power. In this opening issue, we profile the family of First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva (born Mehriban Pashayeva),and her uncle, former Azerbaijani [...] | 2010-01-27 13:10:00 | Embassy Baku | SECRET | ECON EINV EIND ETRD KCOR PINR PGOV AJ |
| 10BAKU97 | VIEW FROM BAKU - "IRAN CAN'T GO ON LIKE THIS" [...] (C) Over the last ten days Baku Iran watcher has met with over a dozen Iranian contacts to obtain their insights and expectations on the upcoming 22 Bahman/February 11 opposition demonstrations in Iran. Contacts polled included Iranian bankers, wealthy businessmen, NGO figures, journalists, managem [...] | 2010-02-11 10:22:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL PHUM AJ IR |
| 10BAKU98 | IRAN: JAFARI REPORTEDLY SLAPS AHMEDINEJAD AT SNSC [...] (S) Baku Iran watcher met with xxxxx (strictly protect - see reftels). He who Got Slapped ------------------ 2. (S) According to source, President Ahmedinejad surprised other SNSC members by taking a surprisingly liberal posture during a mid January post-Ashura meeting of the SNSC called to disc [...] | 2010-02-11 10:23:00 | Embassy Baku | SECRET | PGOV PARM PHUM AJ IR |
| 10BASRAH1 | BASRAH: FOREIGN SECURITY FIRMS ADAPT TO CHANGING CONDITIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-23 06:22:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EPET KCRM PGOV ASEC IZ |
| 10BEIJING105 | GOOGLE DAY 2: BALL STILL IN GOOGLE'S COURT [...] (C) Summary. Google's Beijing headquarters continued business "as usual" today as it still provided the China-based version of its search engine. Google emphasized its filtering of that search engine remained "unchanged" and "compliant with Chinese law." Google has not yet engaged the Chinese [...] | 2010-01-14 11:57:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV PGOV PREL CH |
| 10BEIJING183 | SECRETARY'S INTERNET FREEDOM SPEECH: CHINA REACTION [...] (C) Secretary Clinton's January 21 speech on Internet Freedom touched a nerve in China. Official reaction was negative, with harsh criticism coming from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in an official statement and from other parts of the Chinese system through critical articles and editorials [...] | 2010-01-25 07:28:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON PHUM EINV CH |
| 10BEIJING207 | GOOGLE UPDATE: PRC ROLE IN ATTACKS AND RESPONSE [...] (S) Summary: A well-placed contact claims that the Chinese government coordinated the recent intrusions of Google systems. According to our contact, the closely held operations were directed at the Politburo Standing Committee level. -- Another contact claimed a top PRC leader was actively worki [...] | 2010-01-26 10:55:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | ECON PGOV PHUM PREL EINV CH |
| 10BEIJING247 | GOOGLE UPDATE: CHINA TECH BUSINESS COMMUNITY [...] (C) Summary. Despite media reports quoting Google officials in the U.S. as saying Google is in talks with China, a Ministry of Commerce official told a visiting U.S. delegation on January 28 that "it would be better if Google stopped telling the media that it is in negotiations with China, sin [...] | 2010-01-29 12:10:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV PGOV PREL CH |
| 10BEIJING383 | STOMP AROUND AND CARRY A SMALL STICK: CHINA´S NEW [...] (C) Summary: The harsh (per usual) PRC reaction to the recent U.S. announcement of arms sales to Taiwan and President Obama´s intention to meet with the Dalai Lama has focused Chinese domestic attention on a phenomenon already observed (and criticized) abroad: China´s muscle-flexing, triumpha [...] | 2010-02-12 10:12:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MASS MARR TW EUN CH |
| 10BERLIN128 | ACTION REQUEST: OVERCOMING GERMAN DOUBTS ON U.S. [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (C) Embassy Berlin strongly recommends that the Washington Terrorist Finance Tracking Program (TFTP) and data privacy experts currently scheduled to visit Brussels next week also visit Berlin to discuss TFTP and U.S. data privacy policy with German officials. Ge [...] | 2010-01-29 06:35:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KTFN KCRM KHLS ECPS ECON PREL KPAO KTIA |
| 10BERLIN153 | DEFLATED EXPECTATIONS FOR MERKEL'S DREAM COALITION [...] (C) Summary: One hundred days after Germany's black-yellow coalition took office, a strong, unified government led by Chancellor Merkel has yet to materialize. The much anticipated "dream coalition" comprised of Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU),its Bavarian sister the Christian Social Uni [...] | 2010-02-03 16:56:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EFIN ECON GM |
| 10BISHKEK71 | KYRGYZ OMBUDSMAN BLAMES SECURITY SERVICES FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Kyrgyz Ombudsman for Human Rights Tursunbek Akun said in a meeting with the Ambassador that he was very concerned about the deteriorating human rights situation in Kyrgyzstan. He asserted that the Kyrgyz State National Security Service (SNB) was responsible for the death o [...] | 2010-01-29 03:14:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM KG |
| 10BOGOTA115 | DRUMMOND FIRES WORKERS FOR ILLEGAL STRIKE [...] (SBU) U.S. mining company Drummond has begun the process of firing the majority of the National Mining and Energy Industry Workers' Union's (SINTRAMIENERGETICA) 35-member board of directors due to the union's illegal strike in March 2009. SINTRAMIENERGETICA leaders have urged a negotiated solut [...] | 2010-02-01 14:41:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB EAID ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL USTR LAB CO |
| 10BOGOTA227 | GOC CLAIMS SOME PROGRESS WITH FARC, ELN [...] (S/NF) Summary: Swedish intermediaries have reportedly arranged for a meeting in Sweden between representatives of the Government of Colombia (GOC) and representatives of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). Separately, negotiations proceeded for the humanitarian release of two [...] | 2010-02-11 23:38:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER CO |
| 10CAIRO119 | EGYPT: NEW MB SUPREME GUIDE NAMED [...] Key Points: -- (C) Administrative insider and relative unknown Mohammed Badie, 66, was named the Muslim Brotherhood's eighth Supreme Guide on January 16. Badie's selection represents a generational shift within the group. He is the first Guide not to have known MB-founder Hassan Al-Banna. -- (C) In [...] | 2010-01-21 15:51:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KISL EG |
| 10CAIRO133 | IS THE EGYPTIAN GARMENT INDUSTRY HEADED FOR FAILURE? [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-27 15:21:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EG PGOV |
| 10CAIRO135 | PROMINENT BLOGGER APPEALING POLITICALLY MOTIVATED PRISON [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-28 14:33:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM EG |
| 10CAIRO145 | A/S POSNER ENGAGES WITH CIVIL SOCIETY, POLITICAL OPPOSITION [...] Key Points: -- (C) In meetings January 13-14, A/S Posner told activists and opposition politicians that the U.S. is seeking ways to advance human rights and political participation over the coming 12-18 months. -- (C) Activists urged the U.S. to end a "double standard" on Israeli human rig [...] | 2010-01-31 14:59:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EG |
| 10CAIRO147 | A/S POSNER PRESSES GOE ON POLICE BRUTALITY, NGO [...] KEY POINTS -- (C) In meetings January 12-13, A/S Posner raised the issue of police brutality and prison conditions with senior GOE officials. -- (C) Interior Ministry State Security (SSIS) Director Hassan Abdel Rahman asserted that SSIS has not abused prisoners "in the past ten yea [...] | 2010-01-31 15:02:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EG |
| 10CAIRO153 | RELIGIOUS FREEDOM COMMISSION VISITS EGYPT - SECTARIAN ATTACK [...] (SBU) A delegation from the United States International Religious Freedom Commission (USCIRF),consisting of three commissioners and three staff members led by the USCIRF chairman, visited Cairo from January 22 to 26. The delegation met with the Minister of Islamic Endowments, the Grand [...] | 2010-02-03 15:03:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KIRF KISL EG KPAO |
| 10CAIRO161 | AFTER CONTROVERSY, NDP MEMBER RECEIVES WARNING FOR MEETING [...] KEY POINTS -- (U) On February 2, the Press Syndicate issued a warning to National Democratic Party (NDP) member XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX for violating its ban on contact with Israelis by meeting September 14 with the Israeli Ambassador in her office at the GOE-funded Al-Ahram Center. -- (C [...] | 2010-02-04 15:18:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI IS EG |
| 10CAIRO163 | DAS WITTES ENGAGES GOE, CIVIL SOCIETY ON ELECTIONS, NAGA [...] KEY POINTS -- (C) In meetings January 24-25, NEA DAS Tamara Cofman Wittes assured activists of continuing U.S. commitment to promoting democracy and human rights. She urged the GOE to use the penal code, not the Emergency Law, to prosecute the January 6 sectarian killings in Naga Hamadi [...] | 2010-02-04 15:41:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KIRF EG |
| 10CAIRO187 | MFA, ACTIVIST EXPECTATIONS FOR FEBRUARY 17 UPR REF: 09 CAIRO 2277; 09 CAIRO 1948; 09 CAIRO 1433; 09 CAIRO 44 CLASSIFIED BY: Donald A. Blome, Minister-Counselor, State, ECPO; REASON: 1.4(B),(D) [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-11 08:45:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UN KTIP EG |
| 10CAIRO197 | Egypt: New Round of MB Arrests [...] Key Points: -- (U) Three senior leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) in Egypt including Deputy Supreme Guide Mahmoud Ezzat, Spokesman Essam El Eryan and MB "Mufti" Abdel Rahman El Barr were detained by security forces the morning of February 8 along with twelve other members of the MB. [...] | 2010-02-11 16:09:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KISL PHUM EG |
| 10CAIRO213 | ACTIVIST URGES U.S DIPLOMATIC APPROACH TO THE GOE ON TORTURE [...] KEY POINTS -- (C) Human rights activist XXXXXXXXXXXX told us February 10 he believes the top USG human rights priority in Egypt should be diplomatic approaches to urge the GOE to combat torture. He recommended quiet diplomacy over public statements. -- (C) XXXXXXXXXXXX was pessimi [...] | 2010-02-17 13:38:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KTIP EG |
| 10CAIRO217 | HUMAN RIGHTS NGOS FACE REGISTRATION QUANDRY [...] KEY POINTS -- (U) The GOE maintains that NGOs are legally obligated to register with the Ministry of Social Solidarity (MOSS). Egyptian law gives the GOE broad oversight over MOSS-registered NGOs, and the GOE can dissolve these NGOs for receiving foreign funding without permission, and f [...] | 2010-02-18 16:26:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM ELAB EG |
| 10CAIRO237 | El Baradei Returns to Cairo [...] (C) Key Points: -- Thousands of supporters greeted former IAEA Chairman Mohammed El Baradei upon his return to Cairo. Beleaguered leaders of the opposition seem relieved at their ability to muster a show of support for El Baradei and enthusiastic about his potential impact. -- El [...] | 2010-02-23 13:42:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EG |
| 10CAIRO249 | Development and Peace Key to Resolving North Sinai Problems [...] (S) Key Points: -- New North Sinai Governor Mowafi told poloff his top priority was to increase economic opportunities. He plans to increase the size of the El Arish port to facilitate an export economy, expand agricultural production in the coastal areas, and build heavy industries in [...] | 2010-02-25 15:03:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KPAL KWBG IS EG |
| 10CAIRO37 | NORTH SINAI DEMONSTRATIONS REFLECT ANGER AT LACK [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-05 15:47:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV KCRM EG |
| 10CAIRO47 | SCENESETTER FOR A/S POSNER'S JANUARY 12-15 [...] KEY POINTS -- (C) The impact of the political reform process that started at the beginning of this decade is mixed. Activists and opposition politicians are increasingly engaged in political life and the independent press has achieved a substantial degree of freedom to criticize the government. [...] | 2010-01-06 14:17:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM KIRF ELAB EG |
| 10CAIRO80 | NORTH SINAI LOCAL COUNCIL DISCUSSES SECURITY [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-14 12:44:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV KCRM |
| 10CANBERRA113 | LETTER ON PROJECT RHODES DATA SHARING DELIVERED [...] (S) Acting Assistant Secretary Van Diepen's letter about sharing Project Rhodes data was delivered to First Assistant Director General XXXXXXXXXXXX of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation on Friday, February 19. BLEICH [...] | 2010-02-19 05:02:00 | Embassy Canberra | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC AS |
| 10CARACAS147 | Venezuela: Insights into Recent PDVSA Activity from [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to a source in Mitsubishi XXXXXXXXXXXX, PDVSA is seeking to close at least $13 billion in finance deals. Senior PDVSA officials are reportedly upset over the failure to solicit bids from international companies for the Mariscal Sucre offshore natural gas project; PDVSA announ [...] | 2010-02-04 17:50:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV ENRG ECON VE |
| 10CARACAS163 | Venezuela: Italian Ambassador Briefs on Eni Oil Deals [...] (C) SUMMARY: Italy's Eni stands to become possibly the second largest international oil company operating in Venezuela as a result of deals signed at the end of January, according to Italian Ambassador Luigi Maccotta. It has agreed to develop the extra heavy crude Junin 5 block, to build an upgrade [...] | 2010-02-10 22:10:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV ENRG ECON IT VE |
| 10CARACAS179 | Venevision Seeks "Balance" in News Coverage [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Duddy met with representatives of Venezuela's largest non-subscription media group, the Cisneros Group (Venevision),on February 10 to discuss the current status of freedom of expression in the country. The media conglomerate, owned by Gustavo Cisneros, claims its [...] | 2010-02-12 16:02:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL VE |
| 10CARACAS219 | Globovision Owners Acknowledge Defeat; El Nacional On the Ropes? [...] (S) Summary: In separate meetings with the Ambassador between February 17-19, several of Venezuela's major private media XXXXXXXXXXXX acknowledged that relentless Venezuelan Government (GBRV) pressure against their television and print outlets has threatened to put them out of business. XX [...] | 2010-02-23 18:15:00 | Embassy Caracas | SECRET | PGOV PREL VE PHUM KDEM |
| 10CARACAS91 | A Trio of Cabinet Resignations Sparks Speculation [...] (C) Summary. On January 25, the Venezuelan government (GBRV) confirmed the resignation of Vice President and Defense Minister Ramon CarrizC!lez, his wife and Environment Minister Yubiri Ortega, and Minister of Public Banking and President of the Bank of Venezuela Eugenio Vasquez Orrellana. The unex [...] | 2010-01-26 23:12:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CO VE |
| 10CDGENEVA23 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VII): (U) [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-145. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 14, 2009 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 5:45 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Working Group (WG) chairs, Mr. [...] | 2010-02-08 18:02:00 | US Mission CD Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT MARR PREL RS US |
| 10COLOMBO32 | SRI LANKA WAR-CRIMES ACCOUNTABILITY: THE TAMIL [...] (S) SUMMARY: There have been a few tentative steps on accountability for crimes allegedly committed by Sri Lankan troops and civilian officials during the war with the LTTE. President Rajapaksa named a committee to make recommendations to him on the U.S. incidents report by April, and candidate Fon [...] | 2010-01-15 12:23:00 | Embassy Colombo | SECRET | PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE |
| 10DAKAR127 | Ambassador Discusses Corruption with Senegalese President [...] (U) Summary: After nearly two hours of a mostly one-on-one discussion that included lighter and more tense exchanges, Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade took the suggestion to demonstrate tangible steps of fighting corruption. Wade relied on his standard defense of the fact there have been no [...] | 2010-02-18 17:31:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KMCA ECON SG |
| 10DAMASCUS106 | HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATES -- SARG BUDGES ON TIP, BUT [...] (C) Summary: SARG pressure on civil society and human rights activists has been unrelenting since the 2007 detention of the Damascus Declaration National Council's leadership. The SARG consistently retaliated against any public statements, including press reports, deemed critical of the regime. The [...] | 2010-02-07 03:43:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KISL KMPI KTIP KWMN SCUL SOCI SY |
| 10DHAHRAN14 | CALM PREVAILS IN THE EASTERN PROVINCE AS SHIA COMMEMORATE [...] (S/NF) An atmosphere of calm prevailed during the Islamic New Year as Shia of the Eastern Province celebrated Ashura. Moderate leaders such as Sheikh Hassan al-Saffar drew large audiences to their lectures during the run-up to Ashura, with a particularly strong showing by youth. Contacts note [...] | 2010-01-23 08:41:00 | Consulate Dhahran | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREL INR SA YM BA |
| 10DOHA60 | QATAR JANUARY 2010 VISAS VIPER MEETING AND [...] (U) VISAS VIPER 2. (U) POST: DOHA MEETING DATE: 08-FEB-2010 CHAIR: DCM NANTONGO COORIDINATOR: GRANT GUTHRIE ATTENDEES: DCM, CONOFF, POL/ECON, RAO, DAO, LEGATT, OSC, RSO MEETING NOTES: DCM CHAIRED AND OPENDED THE MEETING. 3. (SBU) THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS PROVIDED FOR WATCHLISTING PURPOSES A [...] | 2010-02-11 05:03:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PINR ASEC CVIS KVPR PGOV PTER QA SIPRS |
| 10GENEVA171 | SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) MEETING ON PROVISIONAL APPLICATION, [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-078. 2. (U) Meeting Date: February 23, 2010 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 5:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A meeting to discuss Part VIII of the Protocol-Provisional Applicat [...] | 2010-02-27 12:01:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT MARR PREL RS US |
| 10HARARE93 | XXXXXXXXXXXX’s observations on the political landscape and [...] (SBU) Pol/econ chief met February 9 with XXXXXXXXXXXX offered his observations on various topics including the state of ZANU-PF, indigenization, and elections. 2. (C) ZANU-PF. XXXXXXXXXXXX described the party as badly fractured. It was like a stick of TNT, susceptible to ignition and disintegratio [...] | 2010-02-10 13:00:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ZI |
| 10HAVANA11 | CLIMATE CHANGE PROVIDES GOC WITH MUCH NEEDED [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Cuba (GOC) used the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen to distract attention from problems within Cuba and ferociously vent against the United States and, in particular, President Obama. While some elements within the GOC are legitimately concerned about the e [...] | 2010-01-07 18:48:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV PGOV ECON PREL CU |
| 10HAVANA9 | U.S.- CUBA CHILL EXAGGERATED, BUT OLD WAYS [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Over the course of the last month the tone coming out of Havana seems a regression to the hostile language that kept U.S. - Cuba relations on ice for much of the last 50 years. The U.S. press is playing it that way, and both U.S. and Cuban observers are publicly throwing their [...] | 2010-01-06 20:20:00 | US Interests Section Havana | SECRET | PREL PHUM PGOV SMIG CU |
| 10ISLAMABAD416 | SCENESETTER FOR FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER’S FEBRUARY 24 [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Islamabad warmly welcomes your February 24 visit to Pakistan. You will participate in a trilateral cooperation meeting with Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik and Afghan Interior Minister Hanif Atmar, followed by bilateral meetings with senior Pakistani officials, includi [...] | 2010-02-22 14:22:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PK |
| 10KABUL693 | AHMED WALI KARZAI: SEEKING TO DEFINE HIMSLEF AS U.S. PARTNER? [...] (S//Rel NATO, ISAF) Begin Summary. Senior Civilian Representative (SCR) Frank Ruggiero met one-on-one with Ahmed Wali Karzai (AWK) on February 23. SCR informed AWK that coalition attention will turn to Kandahar in the next phase of Operation Moshtarak (Together) and the United States will play a fa [...] | 2010-02-25 04:05:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PGOV KCOR KCRM PREL AF |
| 10KAMPALA19 | UGANDA: SECURITY REPORT DETAILS OIL SECTOR CORRUPTION [...] (C) Summary: A December 17 report by the External Security Organization (ESO),which XXXXXXXXXXXX allegedly forwarded to President Museveni, says Security Minister Amama Mbabazi is "eyeing" a $200 million commission for securing a deal between Heritage Oil and the Italian firm ENI. On January 7, a [...] | 2010-01-13 10:47:00 | Embassy Kampala | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EPET KCOR UG |
| 10KHARTOUM250 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL DURBIN VISIT TO SUDAN [...] (SBU) Post welcomes Senators Durbin and Brown to Sudan. You arrive at a critical juncture. The 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) enshrined a fragile peace in Africa's largest country, and the work of U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan General Scott Gration brought a renewed urgency to Sudanes [...] | 2010-02-11 13:29:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM EPET KDEM KPKO SU |
| 10KUWAIT45 | TREASURY A/S COHEN REQUESTS CONTINUED TF [...] (C) Summary and Key Points. During a series of meetings on January 13 in Kuwait, Treasury A/S Cohen: - Emphasized the Obama administration's commitment to disrupt, dismantle, and eventually defeat Al-Qa'ida to prevent their return to Afghanistan and Pakistan; - Stressed that the Gulf-based financ [...] | 2010-01-24 11:25:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | KTFN PTER PGOV EFIN KU |
| 10KYIV168 | UKRAINE: LOW PROFILE FOR SECURITY ISSUES IN THE [...] (C) Summary. In contrast to the 2004 elections, issues of national security and defense remain notable by their absence in this year's presidential campaign. Ukrainians are focused on the economic crisis and the election's potential for reconfiguring Ukraine's political power relationships. All can [...] | 2010-01-29 13:06:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR UP |
| 10KYIV278 | FORMER TYMOSHENKO INSIDER CALLS HER DESTRUCTIVE, [...] (C) Summary. In a damning indictment of Prime Minster Yuliya Tymoshenko and her lack of leadership, respected xxxxxxxxxxxx argued that Tymoshenko would continue to work against reform. To limit her destructiveness, xxxxxxxxxxxx argued for early parliamentary elections, which would help strengthen n [...] | 2010-02-24 12:05:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EFIN PINR ECON PREL UP |
| 10LAGOS75 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY CARSON MEETS OIL COMPANIES IN LAGOS [...] (C) Assistant Secretary (A/S) Carson met with members of the International Oil Companies (IOCs) on February 7. The A/S stressed the fact that Nigeria is the most important country in Africa for the United States. The IOC members noted that the A/S spoke mainly of issues in Northern Nigeria and did [...] | 2010-02-23 08:20:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PGOV PREL NI |
| 10LISBON66 | PORTUGAL: ACTION REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE ON PROPOSAL [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 12. 2. (C/NF) Summary: In April 2009, officials of Millennium BCP, Portugal's leading private bank, visited Iran at the invitation of the Iranian Embassy in Lisbon and met with the Central Bank and other entities in the financial sector to discuss Iran's in [...] | 2010-02-12 13:15:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR ECON EFIN EUN PGOV PREL IR PO |
| 10LONDON126 | SCOTLAND: INDEPENDENCE REFERENDUM NOT MOVING [...] (SBU/NF) Summary and comment. First Minister Alex Salmond and his Scottish Nationalist Party-led (SNP) minority government are unlikely to introduce an independence referendum bill in the Scottish Parliament in January, as previously planned. According to well-placed sources, the SNP government's [...] | 2010-01-20 17:17:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PBTS UK |
| 10LONDON132 | SOMALIA/ZIMBABWE/SOUTH AFRICA: UK MINISTERS ON RESOURCES, SANCTIONS, AND RELATIONS REF: LONDON 89 Classified By: Political Counselor Robin Quinville, reasons 1.4 (b/d). [...] (C/NF) Summary. UK ministers agreed new resources for the implementation of its Somalia policy at a January 18 meeting of the cabinet sub-committee on Africa. They also decided to support, within the EU, a minimal lifting of sanctions on Zimbabwe by delisting the eight parastatals requested by Fi [...] | 2010-01-21 13:46:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ETTC PGOV SO ZI SF ZU XW UK |
| 10LONDON148 | UK DOMESTIC TERRORIST FINANCE REVIEW [...] (S/NF) Summary: HM Treasury (HMT) has been leading HMG efforts to review its domestic terrorist finance designations, subsequent to agreements HMT made with UK courts and the European Commission, in 2008. USG assistance in the form of a TDY secondment from U.S. Treasury to HMT in November 2009, pl [...] | 2010-01-22 15:22:00 | Embassy London | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON ETTC UK |
| 10LONDON150 | UK PARLIAMENT OFFICIALS ON PREPARATIONS FOR THE [...] (C/NF) Summary. At a private meeting on Wednesday, 20 January, two of Parliament's most senior officers laid out the contingency plans currently being put in place for the next general election and beyond. With the outcome of the next election still so uncertain, Parliamentary authorities are pla [...] | 2010-01-22 15:47:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL UK |
| 10LONDON151 | UK RESPONSE: LIBYAN PROPOSAL FOR AMENDING THE NPT [...] (C/NF) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Nick Low, Head of Nuclear Issues Section at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),and Delphine Hournau, Nuclear Issues Desk Officer at the FCO, on January 22. Low and Hournau indicated that the UK supported the U.S. proposal for a follow-up trilatera [...] | 2010-01-22 17:53:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PARM MNUC KNNP NPT LY RS UK |
| 10LONDON161 | UK SUPREME COURT TO RELEASE TERRORIST FINANCE [...] (C/NF) Summary: The newly created Supreme Court took as its first case in October 2009 a grouping of challenges to the UK's terrorist finance regime called the "G and others" case. The Court released its decision to HM Treasury lawyers, but not its policy team, on January 21. The broader Treasury [...] | 2010-01-25 14:21:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ETTC UK |
| 10LONDON162 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE: HMG AGREES ELECTORAL LIST BAN [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-25 14:40:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL IQ UK |
| 10LONDON165 | LIBYA/NPT: UK ACCEPTS CONSOLIDATED TRILATERAL [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-25 16:58:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM PREL MNUC KNNP NPT LY RS UK |
| 10LONDON19 | (S/NF) UK: NO ENGAGEMENT WITH ANY HAMAS ARM; DIFFICULT INTERPAL DYNAMICS [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-05 17:16:00 | Embassy London | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON KTFN PTER UK |
| 10LONDON208 | (C) DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UK WANTS TO USE UPR TO [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-28 14:46:00 | Embassy London | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PARM PHUM IR UK |
| 10LONDON221 | UK SUPREME COURT QUASHES DOMESTIC TERRORIST [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-29 12:59:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ETTC PTER UN UK |
| 10LONDON42 | SYRIAN SUPPORT TO HIZBALLAH - DEMARCHE DELIVERED IN LONDON REF: STATE 129636 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-08 17:23:00 | Embassy London | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER LE SY IS |
| 10LONDON49 | UK RESPONSE: REGARDING CHINA'S IMPENDING INTERCEPT FLIGHT-TEST REF: SECSTATE 2126 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-11 14:23:00 | Embassy London | SECRET//NOFORN | MCAP PARM PREL TSPA UK |
| 10LONDON65 | KENYA: KINNOCK'S JANUARY VISIT TO NAIROBI AND [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-12 17:18:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM KE UK |
| 10LONDON69 | UK MUST WAIT FOR GENEVA FEEDBACK TO AGREE TO NPT [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-13 15:51:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM MNUC NPT LY UK |
| 10LONDON76 | AFGHANISTAN/YEMEN/IRAN: SENIOR UK-BASED DIPLOMATS DISCUSS AT CHINESE AMB'S FAREWELL DINNER Classified By: Ambassador Louis B. Susman, reasons 1.4 (b/d) [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-14 17:31:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ECIN PGOV ECON IR AF YM CH IN UK |
| 10LONDON84 | UK VIEWS ON IRAN SANCTIONS: UN, EU AND U.S. [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-15 12:34:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETTC ECON KTFN EFIN IR US |
| 10LONDON87 | CHINA-UK RELATIONS: PAUSE FOR THOUGHT POST-COP 15, [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-15 15:56:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ETTC ECON CH UK IR |
| 10LONDON88 | SUDAN/CHAD: JEM NOT IMPRESSED WITH RAPPROCHEMENT; [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-15 15:57:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MASS CD SU UK |
| 10LONDON89 | SOMALIA: UK SET TO PUT RESOURCES TO NEW POLICY REF: 09 LONDON 2435 Classified By: Political Counselor Robin Quinville, reasons 1.4 (b/d). [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-15 16:04:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KTFN KPKO SO UK |
| 10MADRID154 | SPAIN DETAILS ITS STRATEGY TO COMBAT THE RUSSIAN MAFIA [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: National Court Prosecutor Jose "Pepe" Grinda Gonzalez on January 14 gave a detailed, frank assessment of the activities and reach of organized crime (OC) in both Eurasia and Spain and Spain's strategy for how best to combat it in court. As he did so, he evaluated the levels [...] | 2010-02-08 11:00:00 | Embassy Madrid | SECRET//NOFORN | KJUS KHLS PGOV PREL PTER SP PINS KCOR PINR |
| 10MAPUTO86 | XXXXXXXXXXXX TALKS OF CORRUPTION AT THE [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: The Charge recently met with XXXXXXXXXXXX --("the source") who described his frustrations with FRELIMO, President Guebuza, and Mohamed Bashir Suleiman (MBS). He complained that they exercise complete control over the licit and illicit economy of Mozambique. The source, who has exc [...] | 2010-01-28 06:21:00 | Embassy Maputo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KDEM KMCA MCC SNAR EINV MZ |
| 10MOSCOW140 | RUSSIAN INTELLECTUALS PRESENT BEARISH OUTLOOK TO U/S BURNS [...] (C) During a January 13 discussion with U/S Burns, four prominent Russian intellectuals agreed the current Russian leadership is not successfully tackling the immense economic and social challenges facing the country. Despite Medvedev's progressive "modernization" rhetoric, vested interests t [...] | 2010-01-21 14:53:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS |
| 10MOSCOW199 | MEDVEDEV: ELITE SUPPORTERS WANT ACTION ON [...] Summary: Behind the scenes of the January 22 State Council session, Medvedev supporters and observers are looking for signs that the President is willing to implement the political ideals he publicly advocates. Some United Russia insiders sympathetic to Medvedev reportedly pledged the Presiden [...] | 2010-01-28 08:21:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PMAR PHUM PINR ECON EFIN RS |
| 10MOSCOW228 | RUSSIAN DRAFT BILL WOULD REQUIRE ON-SHORE CREDIT CARD PROCESSING REF: MOSCOW 00079 Classified By: ECONMINCOUNS Matthias Mitman for Reasons 1.4(b) and (d) [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-01 04:41:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ETRD RS |
| 10MOSCOW266 | (C/NF) XXXXXXXXXXXX ON ENERGY INTERESTS, [...] (C/NF) XXXXXXXXXXXX told us during a February 4 lunch that his Embassy and his Foreign Ministry often only learn of conversations between PM Berlusconi and PM Putin after the fact, and with little detail or background. He expressed frustration about the PMs' "direct line," which sometimes leaves th [...] | 2010-02-05 10:39:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG ECON PREL PINR RS IT |
| 10MOSCOW272 | PUTIN STILL HOLDING THE REINS FOR 2012 ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: While supporters of Russian President Dmitriy Medvedev are pushing him to establish himself as a stronger tandem member (ref A),many political experts increasingly believe that no matter who becomes president in 2012, the road to the presidency still runs through Prime Minister Vladim [...] | 2010-02-05 15:09:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM RS |
| 10MOSCOW317 | THE LUZKHOV DILEMMA [...] (C) Summary: Moscow Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov remains a loyal member of United Russia, with a reputation for ensuring that the city has the resources it needs to function smoothly. Questions increasingly arise regarding Luzhkov's connections to the criminal world and the impact of these ties on governan [...] | 2010-02-12 15:39:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON KDEM KCOR RS |
| 10NAIROBI181 | Chinese Engagement in Kenya [...] (S/NF) Summary: China's engagement in Kenya continues to grow exponentially. China enjoys a large trade surplus with Kenya; exports increased by more than 25 percent a year from 2004 to 2008. The China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC) is drilling for oil in the Isiolo region. China may be a po [...] | 2010-02-17 07:01:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL EAID KE XW ECON EINV ENRG EFIN PGOV CH PINR |
| 10NAIROBI59 | U.S. POLICY TO ADVANCE THE REFORM AGENDA [...] (C) Summary: Our highest priority efforts are focused on advancing implementation of the reform agenda, which is key to the future democratic stability and prosperity of Kenya. While some positive reform steps have been taken, the old guard associated with the culture of impunity continues to resis [...] | 2010-01-12 15:13:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KCOR KE |
| 10NEWDELHI287 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL KERRY’S VISIT TO INDIA [...] (S) Summary: You will find an Indian government that is more committed than ever to building a durable and wide ranging USG-GOI relationship after Prime Minister Singh's Washington visit in November. New Delhi has been broadly supportive of USG goals in both Pakistan and Afghanistan. After refusing [...] | 2010-02-11 13:07:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PTER ECON SENV AF PK IN |
| 10NEWDELHI290 | TIBET: GROWING FRUSTRATION AFTER LATEST ROUND OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: PolOff visited Dharamsala February 3-7 to meet a cross section of the Tibetan community upon the conclusion of the ninth round of dialogue in Beijing between the Tibetan government-in-exile, known as the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA),and Chinese officials. During meetings with [...] | 2010-02-11 15:57:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREF PHUM CH IN PINR PREL |
| 10NEWDELHI321 | DELHI DIARY, JANUARY 30 - FEBRUARY 19, 2010 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for January 30 - February 19, 2010, that did not feature in our other reporting. My Name Is Rahul ---- 2. (SBU) Rahul Gandhi's Mumbai visit and his skirmishing with the Maharashtra chauvinist Shiv Sena party shows he is bec [...] | 2010-02-22 08:52:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PTER IN EAGR |
| 10OTTAWA57 | VISAS VIPER: REVOCATION OF VISA OF XXXXXXXXXXXX DUE [...] (S/NF) BEGIN SUMMARY Based on information received from GRPO, Post nominates XXXXXXXXXXXX, a Turkish citizen who is a permanent resident of Canada, for inclusion in the Visas Viper program. XXXXXXXXXXXX is being nominated because of his association with Hiva ALIZADEH, a Canadian c [...] | 2010-02-05 23:02:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET//NOFORN | CVIS KVPR CMGT PINR PTER ASEC CA |
| 10OTTAWA79 | VISAS VIPER: INDIVIDUALS ASSOCATED WITH HIVA ALIZADEH, A [...] (S/NF) Based on information received from GRPO, Post nominates the following individuals for inclusion in the Visas Viper program. All of them are known associates of Hiva Alizadeh, a Canadian citizen born in Iran who is strongly suspected of being an Islamic extremist who is plotti [...] | 2010-02-24 19:29:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET//NOFORN | CVIS KVPR CMGT PINR PTER ASEC CA |
| 10PARIS30 | AFRICOM COMMANDER'S DISCUSSIONS WITH FRENCH [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: President Sarkozy's Diplomatic Advisor Jean-David Levitte, Sarkozy's Military Advisor, Admiral Edouard Guillaud, and others briefed U.S. AFRICOM Commander General William E. Ward on January 5 on security issues in Africa's Sahel region. The French pressed for additional coordin [...] | 2010-01-11 17:30:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL EAID PGOV PINR MOPS MA NG MR NI |
| 10RIYADH182 | SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Ambassador Holbrooke, Embassy Riyadh warmly welcomes you to Saudi Arabia, which, by virtue of its historical and cultural ties to Central Asia; personal relationships between Saudi, Afghani and Pakistani leaders; financial power; and leadership of the Muslim world, can play a central role in im [...] | 2010-02-12 12:15:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER KTFN SA AF PK |
| 10SANAA19 | XXXXXXXXXXXX SOUNDS ALARM OVER [...] (S) The lone security guard standing watch at Yemen's main radioactive materials storage facility was removed from his post on December 30, 2009, according toXXXXXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXXXXX. The only closed-circuit television security camera monitoring the facility broke six months ago and was never fi [...] | 2010-01-09 05:04:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | ENRG ECON MNUC PARM PREL PGOV IN YM |
| 10SANAA222 | IN ADEN, NEWSPAPER HEADQUARTERS STILL BLACKENED [...] (C) SUMMARY. On January 31, EmbOffs visited Aden-based independent newspaper al-Ayyam to assess what happened on January 4, when an exchange of gunfire killed a government soldier and an al-Ayyam guard, and led to the arrest of al-Ayyam Editor-in-Chief Hisham Bashraheel (reftel). This incident m [...] | 2010-02-03 14:17:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KPAO YM |
| 10SANAA317 | (S/NF) SPIKE IN NATIONAL SECURITY-RELATED ARREST [...] (S/NF) Summary: Since the start of 2010, Post has seen a dramatic increase in the number of Amcits arrested. Over 80 percent of these cases (REF A-E) have had a nexus to terrorism and national security issues that have required substantial involvement from RSO and LEGATT. This comes as the Consular [...] | 2010-02-17 10:29:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC CASC CMGT PTER YM |
| 10SANAA45 | SALEH STICKS TO HIS CT GUNS, BUT OFFERS A WAY OUT [...] (S) SUMMARY. After several successful counter-terrorism operations aimed at uprooting an entrenched al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP),President Saleh announced on January 9 that he was willing to negotiate with AQAP members who renounced violence, signaling a return to one of the tactics Sa [...] | 2010-01-11 14:05:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PTER PGOV YM |
| 10SANSALVADOR37 | With ARENA Fractured, Funes is FMLN's Only Rival [...] (C) Summary: Eight months into the Funes presidency, the GOES can best be characterized as schizophrenic. The part of the government that Funes controls is moderate, pragmatic, responsibly left-of-center and friendly to the USG. The part he has ceded to hard-line elements of the (left-wing) F [...] | 2010-01-26 19:14:00 | Embassy San Salvador | SECRET | PREL PGOV ECON ES |
| 10SEOUL248 | A/S CAMPBELL DISCUSSES DPRK FUTURE WITH EXPERTS [...] (C) A group of five ROK opinion leaders and experts on North Korea issues told A/S Kurt Campbell on February 3 it was difficult to predict whether Kim Jong-il's youngest son Kim Jong-un would be able to succeed his father without sparking instability in the North. Of the five experts, one thought t [...] | 2010-02-18 04:57:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI KN KS CH |
| 10SEOUL272 | VFM CHUN YOUNG-WOO ON SINO-NORTH KOREAN RELATIONS [...] (S) Vice Foreign Minister Chun Yung-woo told the Ambassador February 17th that China would not be able to stop North Korea's collapse following the death of Kim Jong-il (KJI). The DPRK, Chun said, had already collapsed economically and would collapse politically two to three years after the death o [...] | 2010-02-22 09:32:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PREL PGOV KNNP ECON SOCI KS KN JA CH |
| 10SEOUL62 | SPECIAL ENVOY KING’S 1/11 MEETING WITH FM YU [...] (C) During a January 11 meeting with Special Envoy Robert King, FM Yu downplayed press speculation that a North-South summit is imminent. Yu asserted that Kim Jong-il (KJI) would visit China in late January or early February; the North Korean leader needed both Chinese economic aid and political su [...] | 2010-01-14 09:40:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV PINR SOCI ECON KN KS CH |
| 10SHENYANG4 | WAITING AND WATCHING: NORTH KOREA AFTER CURRENCY [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On December 15, EAP DAS XXXXXXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXXXXXX staff met with XXXXXXXXXXXX, a major player here in Chinese-North Korean economic exchanges. XXXXXXXXXXXX attributed the DPRK,s recent currency reform to several factors: controlling rampant inflation, preventing 'hot money' [...] | 2010-01-07 00:12:00 | Consulate Shenyang | SECRET//NOFORN | CH ECON EFIN EIND EMIN KN KS PGOV PREL |
| 10SHENYANG5 | FURTHER INSIGHTS ON PRC-DPRK TRADE: DECISIONS, DISPUTES, AND [...] (S) Summary: XXXXXXXXXXXX told Poloff XXXXXXXXXXXX that Kim Jong-il has recently reversed decisions and struggled to implement policies, showing increasing indecisiveness. XXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXX also reported that the children of high-ranking DPRK and Chinese officials hijack deals and aid proj [...] | 2010-01-11 02:51:00 | Consulate Shenyang | SECRET | CM ECON EFIN EIND EMIN ENRG PGOV PINS PREL |
| 10SOFIA123 | BULGARIA: 2010 ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bulgaria is primarily a point of origin and transit, and to a lesser degree destination for human trafficking. The government continued its energetic anti-trafficking prevention campaign and stepped up efforts in the area of victim protection. It also passed legislation to incre [...] | 2010-02-22 15:26:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BU |
| 10SOFIA31 | BULGARIA ENHANCES END-USE MONITORING MECHANISMS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bulgaria has decided to approve the sale of arms from a private Bulgarian firm to the Government of Yemen. The deal, funded by the UAE and worth approximately USD 55 million, will send small arms, explosives, ammunition, and other weaponry to Yemen in the first half of 2010. In light o [...] | 2010-01-15 12:43:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC MCAP MOPS PARM PINR PREL PTER MASS YM |
| 10STATE11917 | PROPOSED U.S.-HUNGARY DIPLOMATIC NOTE EXCHANGE [...] This is an action request. Embassy Budapest please see paragraph 3 below. 2. BACKGROUND: Pursuant to Circular 175 authorization granted December 3, 2008, the Department of Energy (DOE) proposes to pursue an exchange of diplomatic notes to establish a U.S.-Hungary "umbrella" agreemen [...] | 2010-02-05 15:15:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG IAEA HU |
| 10TELAVIV47 | SHIN BET CHIEF ON GOI-PA SECURITY COOPERATION [...] (S/NF) During a January 5 meeting, Israeli Security Agency (ISA) Director Yuval Diskin gave a frank account of the December 26 Israeli operation in Nablus and his assessment of the current state of Israel-PA security cooperation. Diskin noted that he had publicly cited real improvements across the [...] | 2010-01-08 14:05:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PINR KPAL IS |
| 10TRIPOLI166 | HALF OF LIBYA'S HOUSING AND INFRASTRUCTURE BUDGET STILL UP FOR GRABS TRIPOLI 00000166 001.2 OF 002 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-23 16:10:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ECIN EINV TNGD LY |
| 10TRIPOLI58 | EUROPEAN DCM'S ON LIBYA ISSUES CLASSIFIED BY: Gene A. Cretz, Ambassador, U.S. Embassy Tripoli. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d) [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-21 08:11:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET | PREL PINR PGOV CVIS XG SZ LY |
| 10TRIPOLI95 | QADHAFI CHILDREN SCANDALS SPILLING OVER INTO POLITICS [...] (S/NF) Summary. According to a local political observer XXXXXXXXXXXX the family has been in a tailspin lately, trying to put a stop to one rumor or another, in the name of defending the family's honor. From Mutassim al-Qadhafi's headline-grabbing St. Bart's New Year's Eve bash to Hannibal's lates [...] | 2010-02-02 14:08:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINR PHUM LY |
| 10VALLETTA97 | MALTA: TENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] (SBU) Responses are keyed to numbered/lettered reporting questions paragraphs of reftel: 25. (SBU) THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION: -- A. What is (are) the source(s) of available information on human trafficking? What plans are in place (if any) to undertake further documentation of human [...] | 2010-02-22 15:25:00 | Embassy Valletta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAP |
| 10WINDHOEK7 | Namibia's Rossing Uranium -- A USG Evaluation [...] (SBU) A combined National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and State Department team visited Rio Tinto's Rossing Uranium Mine and received a detailed briefing on the September 2009 theft of uranium oxide (reftel A),reviewed the company's mitigation measures to prevent future thefts, and disc [...] | 2010-01-25 15:07:00 | Embassy Windhoek | CONFIDENTIAL | EMIN KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY ETTC IR WA |
| 10ZAGREB53 | CROATIAN PROSECUTORS INVESTIGATING FORMER PM AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chief State Prosecutor Mladen Bajic has outlined to us several ongoing corruption cases targeting former Prime Minister Ivo Sanader and other top government officials. Prosecutors are developing at least one case against the former PM which could result in his indictment, and they are [...] | 2010-01-26 13:40:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KCOR HR |
| 10ZAGREB97 | PODRAVKA CORRUPTION CASE TIED TO XXXXXXXXXXXX AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The investigation of former Deputy Prime Minister Damir Polancec and the Podravka food company (which is 26 percent state-owned) is uncovering a growing scandal and has now tied Podravka's financing schemes to the XXXXXXXXXXXX. The majority of Podravka's board are under arrest. Prosecu [...] | 2010-02-12 11:51:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KCOR HU HR |
| 86SOFIA3382 | ROUND-UP OF BULGARIAN TURKS [...] C - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. EMBOFF CALLED AUGUST 8 ON XXXXXXXXXXXX, TO SEEK CONFIRMATION OF AND ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON A REPORTED RECENT ROUND-UP AND ARREST OF ETHNIC-TURKISH BULGARIANS (REF A). WITHOUT REFERENCE TO REF A REPORT, EMBOFF STEERED DISCUSSION OF OTHER TOPICS (SEPTELS) AROUND TO WHETHER THE [...] | 1986-08-11 11:49:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINR BU TU |
| 88CAIRO19680 | MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD DEVELOPMENTS AND [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. - 2. SUMMARY: XXXXXXXXXXXXX (STRICTLY PROTECT) REPORTED TO EMBOFF THAT THE ORGANIZATION IS ANGERED AT THE AUTHORITIES OVER THE FIRST RECENT ARREST OF A "PROMINENT MEMBER" OF THE ORGANIZATION, COINCIDING WITH THE INTERIOR MINISTRY'S RENEWED CRACKDOWN ON ISLAMIC [...] | 1988-08-18 16:40:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PINR PREL EG |
| 88GUANGZHOU8077 | HU JINTAO--A GLANCE AT HIS CHARACTER [...] CONFIDENTIAL-ENTIRE TEXT. 2. DURING A RECENT CALL ON THE CONSUL GENERAL, U.S. POLITICAL SCIENTIST XXXXXXXXXXXX RECOUNTED A CONVERSATION HE HAD RECENTLY HAD ABOUT HU JINTAO. IN TRAVELLING BACK FROM HAINAN TO GUANGZHOU HE WAS SEATED NEXT TO AN ENTREPRENEUR FROM GUIZHOU. XXXXXXXXXXXX ASKED WHAT HE T [...] | 1988-12-21 09:23:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV CH |
| 89PANAMA8545 | PANAMANIANS HOPE FOR A SUCCESSFUL COUP [...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. -------------------------------- SUMMARY -------------------------------- 2. THROUGHOUT 1989, RAPIDLY UNFOLDING POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS HELD OUT HOPE TO MANY PANAMANIANS FOR A RESOLUTION TO PANAMA'S POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC CRISIS: THE ELECTION OF MAY 7, THE SUBSEQUENT O [...] | 1989-12-13 19:14:00 | Embassy Panama | SECRET | PGOV PREL PM US |
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