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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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09BOGOTA542MILITARY'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 13:51:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PHUM MOPS MCAP KJUS CO
09BOGOTA688URIBE 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 15:54:00Embassy BogotaSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PHUM KJUS CO
09BRATISLAVA281STEFAN 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 15:20:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KJUS KCRM LO
09BRUSSELS1399EU 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 13:34:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ZU EU
09BRUSSELS1656CHALLENGES 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 14:38:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KIRF EU
09BRUSSELS537IRAN 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 12:24:00USEU BrusselsSECRET//NOFORNETTC KNNP PARM KTFN PTER EFIN KCRM KJUS KHLS
09BUCHAREST265VISAS 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 08:14:00Embassy BucharestSECRETKVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC RO
09BUDAPEST429HUNGARIAN 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 10:45:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EUN HU
09BUENOSAIRES152Private 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 21:01:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EIND KSUM AR
09BUJUMBURA302NUCLEAR 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 12:28:00Embassy BujumburaSECRETASEC KCRM KNNP MNUC PARM PINR PREL PTER
09CAIRO1181NDP INSIDER PRESSING FOR HUMAN RIGHTS PROGRESS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-23 13:47:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM KIRF EG
09CAIRO1182QUARTERLY UPDATE ON POLICE BRUTALITY CASES - JUNE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-23 13:54:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SOCI EG
09CAIRO1226HIGH 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 12:49:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPHUM KIRF SOCI EG
09CAIRO1366EGYPT: 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 14:23:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KJUS PHUM EG
09CAIRO1447RECENT 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 14:48:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM EG
09CAIRO1495EGYPT'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 13:41:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KIRF EG
09CAIRO1531GOOD INTENTIONS FAIL TO MASK DOUBTS ABOUT GOE'S
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-09 11:41:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV EAID EG
09CAIRO1547STRIKES AND MOULIDS IN NILE DELTA TEXTILE CENTER
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-09 14:54:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALELAB PGOV PHUM KISL SOCI EG
09CAIRO159JUDGE RELEASES POLICE OFFICER CHARGED WITH SAMALUT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-29 15:17:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KDEM EG
09CAIRO1857ENGAGING AYMAN NOUR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-27 14:45:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM PHUM EG
09CAIRO1889RISING TENSIONS AMONG SINAI BEDOUIN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-01 14:33:00Embassy CairoSECRET//NOFORNPGOV EG
09CAIRO1893REPORTS OF DIVISIONS WITHIN THE MB FOLLOWING THE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-01 16:20:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PHUM KISL EG
09CAIRO1971NEWSPAPER SHUT DOWN OVER ALLEGING ACTORS'
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-15 13:49:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI EG
09CAIRO2064POLICE 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 17:09:00Embassy CairoSECRETPGOV PHUM PTER KPAL LE EG
09CAIRO2066AYMAN NOUR HARASSED IN HURGHADA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-29 17:49:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EG
09CAIRO2111CIVIL SOCIETY'S EXPECTATIONS FOR ELECTIONS LOW,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-05 15:24:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM ELAB EG
09CAIRO2155"APRIL 6" HOLDS PARALLEL NDP CONFERENCE DESPITE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-17 12:16:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM EG
09CAIRO2158SUDAN: SPLM SPOKESMAN ADVOCATES PRESSURE ON NCP
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-17 14:03:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL SU EG
09CAIRO2164ACTIVISTS BELIEVE POLICE BRUTALITY CONTINUES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-17 15:27:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL SOCI KIRF EG
09CAIRO2207EGYPTIAN 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 15:08:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALELAB PGOV PHUM SOCI EG
09CAIRO2249SECURITY AND DEVELOPMENT IN NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-07 08:16:00Embassy CairoSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PTER EAID SOCI SNAR SCUL KPAL KCRM IS EG
09CAIRO2258ASWAN: GOE ENLISTS LOYAL NGOS TO COOPERATE ON
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-07 12:21:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SOCI EG
09CAIRO2268MIXED CIVIL SOCIETY REACTION TO UN ANTI-CORRUPTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-08 12:43:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM UN EG
09CAIRO2297EGYPT'S "INVISIBLE" REFUGEES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-15 12:09:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL SO ET EG
09CAIRO2299NDP 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 14:57:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PTER KDEM EG
09CAIRO2301EGYPTIAN 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 15:30:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALELAB PGOV PHUM SOCI EG
09CAIRO2321EGYPT'S EXPORT SUBSIDIES ARE HERE TO STAY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-17 16:01:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALECON EG ETRD EFIN PGOV
09CAIRO2323AMBASSADOR, 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 16:59:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PTER KDEM EAID EG
09CAIRO2355EGYPT 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 10:40:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID TZ KE ET SU EG
09CAIRO2380EGYPT'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 15:01:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALELAB PGOV PHUM SOCI EG
09CAIRO2381AUSTR STRICKLER REASSURES GOE, BUSINESS ON QIZ
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-28 15:10:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALEAGR ECON EG ETRD PGOV
09CAIRO269CALL 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 14:52:00Embassy CairoSECRETASEC PTER
09CAIRO504UPDATE 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 15:44:00Embassy CairoSECRETPGOV PHUM PREL SOCI EG
09CAIRO814NATIONAL 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 07:44:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM KIRF EG
09CAIRO986CAIRO REFUGEE UPDATE: QUESTIONS OF PROTECTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-31 12:43:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL KWBG KPAL SU ER EG
09CARACAS1017VENEZUELA: 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 18:08:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALEPET EINV ENRG ECON CU VE
09CARACAS103ECONOMIC 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 21:44:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL EINV PGOV VE
09CARACAS1059VENEZUELA'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 15:55:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL VE
09CARACAS106VENEZUELA: 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 13:18:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALEPET EINV VE
09CARACAS1132GBRV 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 23:10:00Embassy CaracasSECRETPGOV PHUM PREL CASC VE
09CARACAS1208VENEZUELA: 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 14:09:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALEPET EINV ENRG ECON CU VE
09CARACAS1246VENEZUELA: 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 14:24:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALEPET EINV ENRG ECON VE
09CARACAS1286SUGAR 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 20:03:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALEAGR ECON PGOV VE ETRD
09CARACAS1333VENEZUELA: 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 21:59:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALEPET EINV ENRG ECON VE
09CARACAS1334GBRV 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 10:59:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALEINV KPOL VE
09CARACAS1352VENEZUELA: 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 17:38:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALEPET EINV ENRG ECON VE IR
09CARACAS136VENEZUELA: 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 12:43:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALEPET EINV VE
09CARACAS1401VENEZUELA'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 21:11:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM VE
09CARACAS1551VENEZUELA'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 14:32:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALECON ELAB HURI PGOV VE
09CARACAS1595Venezuela: 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 19:44:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN VE
09CARACAS26VENEZUELAN 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 20:24:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO PGOV PREL ETRD ECON PARM
09CARACAS269VENEZUELAN 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 15:45:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL ETRD EINV EAIR VE
09CARACAS728VENEZUELA 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 17:24:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL ETRD EINV ENRG TRGY EMIN PTER
09CARACAS908SELECTIVE 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 16:14:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL ETRD EINV EAGR MARR EAIR VE
09CARACAS918ALLEGATIONS 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 13:14:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV VE
09CASABLANCA225MOROCCAN 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 12:10:00Consulate CasablancaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREF PREL MO
09CASABLANCA226PALACE 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 17:42:00Consulate CasablancaSECRETECON EINV EFIN MO PGOV
09COLOMBO830DOCTORS 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 13:34:00Embassy ColomboSECRETPGOV PREL PREF PHUM EAID MOPS CE
09CONAKRY837LIBYAN 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 14:12:00Embassy ConakrySECRETPREL PGOV ASEC GV
09DAMASCUS185MOVEMENT 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 08:34:00Embassy DamascusSECRET//NOFORNPHUM PGOV PREL SY
09DAMASCUS306BEHAVIOR 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 13:24:00Embassy DamascusSECRETPHUM PGOV PREL SY
09DAMASCUS477MURKY 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 13:03:00Embassy DamascusSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM SY
09DAMASCUS692SHOW 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 13:36:00Embassy DamascusSECRET//NOFORNPHUM PGOV PINR PREL KDEM KMPI EG EZ SY
09DAMASCUS880SYRIAN-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 03:40:00Embassy DamascusSECRET//NOFORNPREL IR LE IZ TU SY
09DHAHRAN14SHI'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 15:44:00Consulate DhahranCONFIDENTIALSA PGOV PINR PHUM PREL KDEM KIRF KISL
09DHAHRAN217SAUDI 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 11:25:00Consulate DhahranCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKIRF KISL PGOV PHUM SA
09DHAHRAN246SAUDI 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 13:30:00Consulate DhahranCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKIRF KISL PGOV PHUM SA
09DHAHRAN266EASTERN 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 07:34:00Consulate DhahranCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV KIRF KREL PHUM SA
09DHAHRAN40SAUDI 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 08:19:00Consulate DhahranCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNSA LE IR PGOV PTER PHUM KIRF KISL KDEM
09DHAHRAN46SHI'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 11:51:00Consulate DhahranCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNSA KU PGOV PHUM PINR KIRF KISL KDEM
09DHAHRAN8SHI'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 16:22:00Consulate DhahranCONFIDENTIALKDEM KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER SA IR LE
09DHAKA1073BANGLADESH 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 08:11:00Embassy DhakaSECRET//NOFORNPTER ASEC PINS PGOV PINR IN PK BG
09DHAKA564LEAHY 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 09:38:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09FREETOWN152LANDMARK 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 15:44:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALSNAR PGOV PREL SL
09GABORONE517Letter 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 12:23:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC OTRA PREL KHIV EAID BC
09GENEVA1179START 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 18:03:00Mission GenevaSECRETKACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START
09GENEVA1210START 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 16:21:00Mission GenevaSECRETKACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START
09GENEVA1211START 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 16:24:00Mission GenevaSECRETKACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START
09GENEVA1212START 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 16:28:00Mission GenevaSECRETKACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START
09GENEVA1213START 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 16:33:00Mission GenevaSECRETKACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START
09GENEVA1216START 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 16:45:00Mission GenevaSECRETKACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START
09GENEVA1237START 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 20:30:00Mission GenevaSECRETKACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START
09GENEVA436JCIC-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 15:13:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDKACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
09GENEVA437JCIC-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 15:28:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDKACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
09GENEVA438JCIC-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 16:30:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDKACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
09GENEVA439JCIC-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 16:45:00US Mission GenevaSECRETKACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
09GENEVA440JCIC-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 16:58:00US Mission GenevaSECRETKACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
09GENEVA441JCIC-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 17:07:00US Mission GenevaSECRETKACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
09GENEVA442JCIC-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 17:33:00US Mission GenevaSECRETKACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
09GENEVA460JCIC-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 09:18:00US Mission GenevaSECRETKACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
09GENEVA462JCIC-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 14:32:00US Mission GenevaSECRETKACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
09GENEVA463JCIC-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 16:05:00US Mission GenevaSECRETKACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
09GENEVA466JCIC-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 13:04:00US Mission GenevaSECRETKACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
09GENEVA467JCIC-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 13:05:00US Mission GenevaSECRETKACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
09GENEVA468JCIC-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 13:19:00US Mission GenevaSECRETKACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
09GENEVA469JCIC-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 13:34:00US Mission GenevaSECRETKACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
09GENEVA470JCIC-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 13:52:00US Mission GenevaSECRETKACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
09GENEVA471JCIC-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 14:12:00US Mission GenevaSECRETKACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
09GENEVA472JCIC-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 14:34:00US Mission GenevaSECRETKACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
09GENEVA473JCIC-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 14:46:00US Mission GenevaSECRETKACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
09GENEVA475JCIC-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 15:02:00US Mission GenevaSECRETKACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
09GENEVA476JCIC-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 17:00:00US Mission GenevaSECRETKACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
09GENEVA477JCIC-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 17:15:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDKACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
09GENEVA478JCIC-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 17:22:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDKACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
09GENEVA525START 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 16:09:00Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDKACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START
09GENEVA615START 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 11:58:00Mission GenevaSECRETKACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START
09GENEVA733START 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 21:05:00Mission GenevaSECRETKACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START
09GENEVA743START 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 14:35:00Mission GenevaSECRETKACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START
09GENEVA866START 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 14:40:00Mission GenevaSECRETKACT 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 16:29:00Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDKACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START
09GENEVA923START 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 16:42:00Mission GenevaSECRETKACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START
09GENEVA925START 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 17:09:00Mission GenevaSECRETKACT 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 11:03:00Mission GenevaSECRETKACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START
09GENEVA949START 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 11:27:00Mission GenevaSECRETKACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START
09GENEVA964START 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 16:55:00Mission GenevaSECRETKACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START
09GENEVA978START 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 16:57:00Mission GenevaSECRETKACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START
09GUATEMALA106UNDER 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 10:15:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPGOV SNAR EAID KCRM ASEC PHUM PINR MX GT
09GUATEMALA898GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST [XXX]
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-18 14:27:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT
09GUATEMALA917First 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 22:58:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL KDEM SOCI GT
09HANOI8092011 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 07:19:00Embassy HanoiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ECON ETRD VM
09HARARE24MILITARY 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 08:43:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON EMIN RS ZI
09HARARE51MILITARY 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 09:42:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALEMIN ASEC PHUM ZI RS ECON PREL
09HARARE865MDC 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 07:29:00Embassy HarareSECRETPGOV PREL PHUM ASEC ZI
09HAVANA221THE 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 13:33:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL PHUM CU
09HAVANA462OBSERVATIONS 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 14:01:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL ECON CU
09HAVANA491GOVERNMENT 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 13:32:00US Interests Section HavanaSECRETSNAR 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 17:54:00US Interests Section HavanaSECRET//NOFORNPINR PGOV SCUL CU
09HAVANA592GOC 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 17:39:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPREL CASC EAID ETTC ODIP OEXC OFDP PHSA PHUM
09HAVANA726SPAIN 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 16:15:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV CU
09ISLAMABAD1152U.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 16:32:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PARM KNNP MNUC PK
09ISLAMABAD236SCENESETTER 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 10:40:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPREL 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 07:25:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPREL PGOV PTER MOPS PK
09ISLAMABAD284PRESIDENT 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 12:53:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPREL PGOV PK KNNP PARM
09ISLAMABAD3037BALOCH 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 11:04:00Embassy IslamabadSECRET//NOFORNPREL 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 14:09:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS ECON ETRD IR TU
09ISTANBUL352IRAN: 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 09:52:00Consulate IstanbulSECRETPINS PREL PGOV PINR IR TU
09ISTANBUL78TURKISH 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 10:34:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS KNNP IAEA TU IR
09ISTANBUL94TURKEY-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 12:37:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALECON PREL PGOV ETRD IR TU
09JEDDAH443UNDERGROUND 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 16:58:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALSA SCUL SOCI ZR KISL
09KABUL1239SUBJECT: 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 05:51:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL1767KARZAI 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 13:29:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2246COMPLAINTS 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 05:28:00Embassy KabulSECRETPREL PGOV MARR AF
09KABUL3559ACCUSATIONS 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 10:24:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV
09KABUL3890KANDAHAR 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 09:53:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PTER AF
09KABUL4150ABOVE 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 11:34:00Embassy KabulSECRETKDEM PGOV PINR AF KDEM
09KABUL4182PERVASIVE CORRUPTION UNDERMINING GHAZNI PROVINCE’S
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-28 15:40:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AF
09KABUL70AMBASSADOR'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 06:11:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS MARR MOPS AF
09KAMPALA551UGANDA/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 13:58:00Embassy KampalaSECRETPGOV PREL PHUM MOPS MARR UG CG SU
09KHARTOUM881GOK/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 14:42:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PINS PREL PINR EFIN KE MARR SU UNSC UG
09KINGSTON427JAMAICA: 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 17:18:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG SENV EMIN ASEC SOCI ETRD TRSY OPIC OAS
09KINGSTON551JAMAICA: 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 16:52:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV PREL IADB
09KINGSTON561JAMAICA: NO PLANS TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-23 16:16:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KV JM XL
09KUALALUMPUR752BANK 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 09:45:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETEFIN ETTC KNNP IR PINR PTER MY
09KUWAIT265IRAN 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 13:35:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPREL PGOV KU IZ
09KYIV1942U.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 12:05:00Embassy KyivSECRETPARM PREL KNUC UP
09LAHORE54SIPAH-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 10:51:00Consulate LahoreSECRETPTER PGOV PK
09LAPAZ96BOLIVIA'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 13:26:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL PHUM PINR ENVR BL
09LIBREVILLE504GABON: U.S. OIL COMPANY SELLS ASSETS DUE TO OIL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-17 09:07:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ENRG EIND TPHY GB
09LIMA1619US 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 21:52:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALKCOR KCRM KJUS KTFM XM PE
09LIMA1667Peru 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 18:57:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALSNAR MX PE
09LIMA345ALLEGED 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 21:57:00Embassy LimaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR PTER SNAR KCRM PE
09LONDON100IRAN: 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 17:07:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKPRP PGOV PHUM PTER IR EU UK
09LONDON118UK 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 10:33:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNEFIN KNNP MNUC PARM ECON ETTC IR UK
09LONDON124DRC/SANCTIONS: UK PREFERS PREVIOUS APPROACH AND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-16 15:54:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER UNSC ZF UK
09LONDON127IRAN: 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 16:30:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPGOV AF IR KPAO PHUM PREL PROP TI UK
09LONDON1423IRAN 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 15:55:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNIR PGOV PHUM PREL PTER ECON UK
09LONDON1442IRAN: 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 17:50:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PREL PTER PINS IR UK
09LONDON1644HMG 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 12:46:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNMNUC PARM IR KNNP UK
09LONDON1701SOMALIA/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 13:11:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID MASS PHUM PINR XW SO KE ER ET UK
09LONDON1745IRAN: 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 10:30:00Embassy LondonSECRETPREL KNNP IR
09LONDON1750(S) TREASURY A/S COHEN URGES UK TO TAKE IRAN SANCTIONS; PRESS INTERPAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-30 13:50:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNEFIN KTFN PTER ECON IR UK
09LONDON1818SOMALILAND: 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 14:47:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL EAID PHUM SO DJ ET XW UK
09LONDON1828U.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 09:46:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALECON EINV PGOV UK
09LONDON1851IRAN: 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 14:36:00Embassy LondonSECRETPREL PGOV UK IR
09LONDON1888SOMALILAND: UK "VERY CONCERNED," BUT REFRAINING FROM CONDEMNING RIYALE PUBLICLY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-14 13:40:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PGOV KDEM SO UK
09LONDON1932IAEA: 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 13:31:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAORC PREL PARM KNNP IAEA EG IS IR UK
09LONDON1933UK 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 13:58:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKISL PREL PTER
09LONDON1942LIBERAL 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 10:05:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PINR UK
09LONDON1989UK'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 13:56:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEAID ECON PGOV UK
09LONDON2005UK’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 10:12:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEAID ECON PGOV PK AF UK
09LONDON2027LABOUR 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 11:13:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL ECON PINR UK
09LONDON2117GREAT 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 08:32:00Embassy LondonSECRETPINR PREL ZF UG CG RW BY ZU UK
09LONDON2120UK 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 13:54:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UN UNHRC UK
09LONDON2178IRAN: 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 15:08:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALCASC IR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER UK
09LONDON2180HMG'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 15:38:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNMARR PREL RU UK
09LONDON2183(S/NF) SEPARATE UK DEMARCHE UNLIKELY ON GOL SCUDS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-21 07:21:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNKSCA PARM PREL MNUC ETTC LY UK MTCRE
09LONDON2184(S/NF) SEPARATE UK DEMARCHE UNLIKELY ON GOL SCUDS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-21 07:21:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNKSCA PARM PREL MNUC ETTC LY UK MTCRE
09LONDON2186DEFENCE 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 13:20:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV 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 14:28:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PARM KNNP UK CH FR RS IR EG PK
09LONDON2208AMBASSADOR'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 15:11:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON 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 15:29:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR UK
09LONDON2230CASPIAN 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 11:41:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALENRG 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 17:27:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV MARR MOPS AF UK PK
09LONDON2315UK 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 12:04:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM BM UK
09LONDON2318HMG 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 11:11:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV MOPS MARR UK SH IO
09LONDON2326AMBASSADOR'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 08:41:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EINV PGOV UK
09LONDON2333THE GAMBIA: UK CONCERNED ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS, NO PROGRESS ON EU ARTICLE 8 PROCESS REF: BANJUL 235
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-13 16:19:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PHUM PGOV XY GA EU UK
09LONDON2346BROWN'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 16:40:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAF PK UK PGOV PREL MARR MOPS MCAP PTER
09LONDON2347HOST 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 16:46:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PGOV UK IO
09LONDON2352IRAN: 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 12:00:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM IR UK
09LONDON2382IRAN/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 13:56:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER CASC IR UK
09LONDON2416WELSH 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 13:47:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALKISL PGOV UK
09LONDON2447HMG 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 14:21:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL NATO PGOV AF UK
09LONDON2449LAUNCH 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 18:04:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKNNP PARM PGOV PREL MARR MOPS UK
09LONDON2465FUTURE 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 16:10:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON ETRD UK EU
09LONDON2479(C) UK SANCTIONS ON IRAN FORCE IRISL TO SEEK
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-03 16:38:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON KTFN IR UK
09LONDON2492CONSERVATIVE PARTY PLANS TO ABOLISH THE UK
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-05 12:12:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON ENRG UK
09LONDON2509TORIES 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 18:05:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV EU UK
09LONDON2512BLUE LANTERN BROKER INQUIRY - AVRAM BALABANOVIC,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-06 11:59:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNETTC KOMC UK
09LONDON2523AMBASSADOR'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 11:28:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR UK
09LONDON2535UK 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 15:07:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL NATO PARM MARR KTIA UK
09LONDON2557INDIAN 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 12:35:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER SOCI AF UK PK
09LONDON2567AMBASSADOR 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 15:51:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL MOPS SOCI ECON PK AF OSCE NATO EU
09LONDON2569HMG 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 17:13:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL MARR MOPS AF PK NATO UK
09LONDON2575PM 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 17:18:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL MARR MOPS AF PK NATO UK
09LONDON2581PADDY ASHDOWN ON WAY FORWARD IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-18 15:16:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV MARR MOPS AF UK PK
09LONDON2583WEST 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 17:19:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER MOPS XY GV NI ML UK
09LONDON2592UK 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 12:05:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PHUM ETRD ETTC CU UK
09LONDON2595UK WANTS LESS UN FOCUS ON ISRAEL; SEES ABSTENTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-19 16:12:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL UNGA KPAL IS UK
09LONDON2596PADDY 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 16:12:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV MARR MOPS AF UK PK
09LONDON2626UK, 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 17:13:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPARM 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 14:56:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAORC ENRG MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA CDG NPT
09LONDON2638FOREIGN 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 16:58:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL 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 17:28:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL MOPS MARR PGOV MCAP UK
09LONDON265SUBJECT: BRITISH PRESS CASE AGAINST IRISL WITH XXXXXXXXXXXX
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-29 15:02:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNEFIN ETTC KNNP IR UK
09LONDON2650CITY 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 17:35:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON PGOV EFIN UK
09LONDON2680DPRK: 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 15:48:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PINR PGOV ECON SOCI KN CH KS FR UK
09LONDON2690HMG 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 17:40:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL MARR MOPS PTER AF PK UK
09LONDON2691AMBASSADOR 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 10:45:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV UK
09LONDON2697UK 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 15:37:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNIS KPAL PREL KWBG
09LONDON2702WELSH 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 16:57:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UK
09LONDON2707BRITISH 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 17:22:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL MARR MOPS NATO AF PK UK
09LONDON2716MONUC: EARLY UK THINKING ON MANDATE RENEWAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-04 12:45:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO ECON CG UK
09LONDON2723AFRICA: NEW AFRICA MINISTER FOCUS ON TRADITIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-04 15:32:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PINR SENV EAID XA EU UK
09LONDON2761BURMA: UK OFFERS INSIGHT INTO EU POSITION, THOUGHTS ON USG POLICY REVIEW REF: STATE 121789
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-10 15:12:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV BM UK
09LONDON2772NEW UK TECHNICAL ADVICE ON LABELING PRODUCE FROM WEST BANK
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-10 17:31:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV KPAL IL WB UK
09LONDON2774AFGHAN 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 17:44:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL MARR MOPS EAID ECON SOCI AF PK
09LONDON2780CONSERVATIVE LEADER CAMERON WELCOMES AFGHANISTAN STRATEGY REF: LONDON 2768
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-11 13:13:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KCRM AF PK UK
09LONDON2816PM 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 14:34:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV 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 16:47:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PHUM TSPL KSUM KGHG TD RW ZI GA UG FJ
09LONDON2820DARFUR/SUDAN: LONDON-BASED JEM LEADER ON DOHA, RELATIONS WITH THE SOUTH, AND ELECTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-15 16:55:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID MCAP PHUM PINR PGOV SU CD UK
09LONDON2831CONSERVATIVES' SHADOW MINISTER FOR EUROPE - "WE WILL BE CONSTRUCTIVELY ENGAGED" REF: LONDON 2509
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-16 12:12:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON PGOV EU UK
09LONDON2857UK HOSTS OVERSEAS TERRITORIES LEADERS AT ANNUAL CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-18 10:22:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM ECON EFIN ETRD KCRM KDRG
09LONDON2862MOD ANNOUNCES PLUS UP FOR AFGHANISTAN SPENDING -- MATCHED BY CUTS IN OTHER AREAS REF: LONDON 2768
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-18 15:31:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL MOPS MARR MCAP UK
09LONDON2864FCO 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 17:47:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL AF PK UK
09LONDON32UK 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 12:37:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNSENV KGHG ENRG PGOV EUN UK
09LONDON33HMG 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 13:02:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL PGOV AS CA IN PK UK
09LONDON445IRAN: 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 16:31:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNKPRP PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PREL PROP IR UK
09LONDON50U/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 15:23:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNEFIN KTFN ECON IR UK
09LONDON55OPPOSING 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 17:46:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALKPRP PGOV PHUM PREL UN IR UK
09LONDON566IRAN: 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 19:52:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PROP PTER IR UK
09LONDON668IRAN - 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 18:07:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNCASC IR JA PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER UK
09LONDON71PAKISTAN: 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 17:18:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER KDEM IN PK UK
09LONDON860CONSERVATIVE 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 15:51:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMARR PREL PTER PGOV PK AF IN UK
09LONDON91(C) UK UNDECIDED ON EU-SYRIA ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-13 17:10:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL EU SY UK
09LONDON923IRAN 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 16:45:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PHUM IR UK
09LONDON970KURDISH LEADER DISCUSSES RECENT TURKISH ELECTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-27 11:43:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS PTER FR IZ IR SP TU UK
09MADRID1003SPAIN: 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 06:18:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR KCRM KCOR KJUS SP RS
09MADRID551SCENESETTER 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 06:56:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PINS PTER PINR KHLS KCIP KCRM SP PGOV
09MADRID614SCENESETTER 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 14:56:00Embassy MadridSECRET//NOFORNPREL PINS PTER PINR KHLS KCIP KCRM SP PGOV
09MADRID671SPAIN: 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 15:49:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KHLS SP PGOV
09MADRID869UPDATES 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 14:49:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR KCRM KCOR KJUS SP RS GG UP
09MADRID870ASSESSING 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 15:20:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR KCRM KCOR KJUS SP RS GG UP
09MANAGUA1264NICARAGUA: 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 15:31:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV NU
09MANAMA622SECTION 1206 PROPOSALS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-22 20:37:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALMASS PREL BA
09MANAMA681SCENESETTER 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 13:59:00Embassy ManamaSECRETOVIP PGOV PREL KDEM MARR BA
09MAPUTO1229REQUEST 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 06:25:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDATRN APER ASUP AMGT
09MAPUTO713RISING 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 04:55:00Embassy MaputoSECRET//NOFORNSNAR EFIN KCOR PTER PGOV PREL MZ
09MBABANE107SWAZI 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 06:43:00Embassy MbabaneSECRETAU EFIN IO MA PGOV PREL WZ SADC ZI KV
09MBABANE141SWAZILAND 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 15:27:00Embassy MbabaneSECRETKDEM PGOV PINR PREL WZ PINS MASS ETTC XF
09MONROVIA188PRO-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 12:51:00Embassy MonroviaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC PHUM KCRM LI
09MONTERREY14ATTACK 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 19:54:00Consulate MonterreyCONFIDENTIALSNAR ASEC PGOV KCRM PHUM MX
09MONTEVIDEO41URUGUAY 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 18:27:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV UY
09MOSCOW1108WAITING 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 13:30:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL RU UNSC KNNP KN
09MOSCOW1337START 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 14:51:00Embassy MoscowSECRETPREL KACT MARR RS
09MOSCOW1346RUSSIA 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 11:41:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG SENV RS
09MOSCOW1347CORRECTED 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 11:43:00Embassy MoscowSECRETPREL KACT MARR RS
09MOSCOW1562PUTIN, 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 11:18:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR RS SOCI
09MOSCOW226PROVOCATIONS 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 15:25:00Embassy MoscowSECRETPGOV PHUM PINR RS SOCI
09MOSCOW2354MEDVEDEV'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 15:01:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON EFIN RS
09MOSCOW2528GAZPROM'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 11:02:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
09MOSCOW2541GAZPROM'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 13:42:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
09MOSCOW2688IS 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 11:53:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM RS
09MOSCOW2723INTEL'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 13:56:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALETRD EINV ECON PREL RS WTO
09MOSCOW2747RUSSIA: 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 14:36:00Embassy MoscowSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PL RS
09MOSCOW2823EXPERTS 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 15:07:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PINR RS
09MOSCOW2943ALLEGED 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 14:08:00Embassy MoscowSECRETASEC KCRM KNNP KZ MNUC PARM PINR PTER RS UP
09MOSCOW2946PUTIN 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 15:14:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON ETRD KDEM RS
09MOSCOW3109SYSTEMIC 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 09:30:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON ETRD KDEM RS
09MOSCOW3144RULE 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 14:27:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM RS
09MOSCOW532QUESTIONING 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 14:54:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR RS SOCI
09MOSCOW821RUSSIAN 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 14:01:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALELAB ECON EIND PGOV SOCI RS
09MOSCOW980C-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 10:42:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PINR KCOR KDEM ECON ETRD RS
09NAIROBI1171A 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 14:31:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL SOCI PGOV KE SO
09NAIROBI1829VISAS 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 08:58:00Embassy NairobiSECRETCVIS KCOR KCRM PGOV PREL ECON KE
09NAIROBI1938VISAS 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 09:24:00Embassy NairobiSECRETCVIS ECON KCRM KE PGOV PREL KCOR
09NAIROBI2497Kenya 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 14:15:00Embassy NairobiSECRET//NOFORNMARR MCAP MOPS MASS PARM PINR PTER PREL KE UG UP SU
09NEWDELHI412INDIAN 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 13:46:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPTER KJUS PGOV KCRM PINR PREL IN
09OTTAWA659CANADA SEEKING OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION FORSYS URANIUM DEAL HAS COLLAPSED REF: A. OTTAWA 639 B. OTTAWA 627 C. STATE 84119
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-28 19:52:00Embassy OttawaSECRETPREL PARM MNUC KNNP EINV IR NA CA
09OTTAWA662CANADA CONFIRMS COLLAPSE OF FORSYS URANIUM DEAL REF: A. OTTAWA 659 B. OTTAWA 639 C. OTTAWA 627 D. STATE 84119
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-31 19:05:00Embassy OttawaSECRETPREL PARM MNUC KNNP EINV IR NA CA
09OTTAWA768VISAS 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 20:25:00Embassy OttawaSECRETKVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC CA
09PANAMA366PANAMA: 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 22:44:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PM
09PANAMA777PANAMANIAN 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 21:35:00Embassy PanamaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR SNAR PM
09PARIS504DRC/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 10:11:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL FR CG CF NG XA
09PARIS815MAURITANIA: 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 13:45:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PINS PGOV PINR PTER MR FR
09PARIS848MADAGASCAR: 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 16:07:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PINS KDEM PINR MA FR
09PESHAWAR194SOUTH 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 04:32:00Consulate PeshawarSECRETPTER MOPS PREL
09PRISTINA148KOSOVO/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 17:27:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL KV
09RABAT1009GUINEA 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 18:05:00Embassy RabatSECRET//NOFORNPINS PGOV PREL PINR GV MO
09RABAT1018GUINEA 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 14:55:00Embassy RabatSECRET//NOFORNPINS PGOV PREL PINR GV MO
09RABAT289CORRECTED 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 16:46:00Embassy RabatSECRET//NOFORNPREL PINR SCUL KISL IR SA EG MO
09RABAT607MOROCCO'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 10:38:00Embassy RabatSECRETPHUM PGOV PINS KDEM MO
09RABAT719PHONE 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 18:11:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPHUM CJAN EAID PGOV KJUS KCRM MO
09RABAT988GUINEA: 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 18:40:00Embassy RabatSECRET//NOFORNPINR PGOV PREL XA MO
09RANGOON355BURMA: 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 04:47:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETRD PREL PINR BM
09RANGOON378BURMA: 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 05:24:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALECON 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 10:51:00Embassy RangoonSECRETKNNP PARM PREL NPT PGOV PINR KN BM
09RANGOON539BURMA: 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 10:59:00Embassy RangoonSECRETPGOV 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 14:11:00Consulate Rio De JaneiroCONFIDENTIALSOCI SNAR PGOV ASEC BR
09RIYADH346SAUDI 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 07:14:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALKIRF KISL PGOV PHUM SA
09RIYADH42DAY 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 16:33:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PTER SA
09RIYADH651IDEOLOGICAL 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 10:50:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PTER ECON KISL SA
09RIYADH670SPECIAL 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 16:06:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER AF PK SA YM
09RIYADH716SAUDI 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 11:46:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER EFIN AF PK SA
09ROME1187ITALY: 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 15:17:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL IT
09ROME97ITALY-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 11:48:00Embassy RomeSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV ENRG EPET RS IT
09RPODUBAI121IRAN 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 12:36:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRET//NOFORNPGOV EAGR ECON KDEM IR
09RPODUBAI235IRAN’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 14:24:00Iran RPO DubaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KDEM IR
09RPODUBAI58IRAN 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 05:38:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PINR IR
09RPODUBAI94IRAN 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 12:14:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRET//NOFORNPGOV 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 11:58:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL PTER MASS YM
09SANAA1632AQAP 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 13:39:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV KFIN YM
09SANAA1662IRAN 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 14:11:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNPINR PREL PGOV ECON ENRG EIND IR YM
09SANAA2040SAUDI 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 13:33:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PTER PREL SA YM
09SANAA2070SAUDI 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 14:51:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PTER PREL SA YM
09SANAA2208ALLEGED 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 05:39:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNETTC ECON MARR MASS MCAP PREL PGOV YI BU CY
09SANAA2230YEMEN'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 12:54:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNPTER MOPS PINS MASS PGOV YM
09SANAA2250YEMEN 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 13:28:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPTER PGOV PREL MOPS MASS YM
09SANAA2274ROYG 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 12:45:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PINS MOPS PINR YM
09SANAA2279YEMENI 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 10:44:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR SA IR YE
09SANJOSE983COSTA 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 22:11:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UN UNGA CS
09SANSALVADOR789FRIENDS 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 22:11:00Embassy San SalvadorSECRETPGOV 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 21:02:00Embassy San SalvadorSECRET//NOFORNPINR PGOV ES
09SARAJEVO631BOSNIA - 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 14:06:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PHUM KDEM EU BK
09SEOUL1400INTER-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 09:33:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR SOCI ECON KN KS
09SEOUL672MND: 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 06:35:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPGOV KN KS
09SEOUL845KOREAN 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 10:25:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KS
09SHANGHAI160CHINA 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 01:32:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALPREL 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 07:59:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAPER AMGT OTRA SN
09SINGAPORE641 DEPARTURE OF CHARGE SHIELDS (SHIELDS, DANIEL L.) SSN:
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-06 08:18:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAPER AMGT OTRA SN
09SINGAPORE660 RETURN TO POST OF CHARGE SHIELDS (SHIELDS, DANIEL L. SSN:
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-13 01:35:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAPER AMGT OTRA SN
09SINGAPORE867PERMISSION 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 00:17:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER OTRA SG
09SKOPJE601MACEDONIA: 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 09:11:00Embassy SkopjeCONFIDENTIALPGOV XG ZL MK
09SOFIA325BULGARIA/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 15:43:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON BU
09SOFIA363BULGARIA: 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 08:56:00Embassy SofiaSECRETENRG IAEA PREL PGOV BU
09SOFIA69BULGARIA'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 14:14:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALENRG PGOV PREL BU
09STATE101997ICASS 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 22:18:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN AMGT KFSC
09STATE102322UNSC 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 17:38:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL XW UNSC
09STATE105820UNSC 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 00:34:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL XW UNSC
09STATE115253ROK 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 01:06:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNAF MARR MOPS NATO PREL KS
09STATE121806BLUE 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 20:26:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALETTC KOMC NO BU
09STATE121855USUN 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 23:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER ZF UNSC
09STATE122229SAVE 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 22:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDECIN ECPS EINT MARR MCAP PREL XF
09STATE122637B-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 20:24:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUN PHUM UNGA
09STATE122638K-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 20:26:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUN PHUM UNGA
09STATE122639PH-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 20:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUN PHUM UNGA
09STATE122641V-Y ACTION REQUEST: DECEMBER VOTE ON "DEFAMATION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-30 20:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA PHUM UN
09STATE122719MISSION 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 23:49:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PARM UNDC ASEC
09STATE128281INSTRUCTIONS 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 00:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL ICTY ICTR ZF ZL RW
09STATE130330USG 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 22:24:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNMARR MCAP MOPS PARM PINR PREL PTER MASS
09STATE131801TERRORIST 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 13:28:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNEFIN KTFN PTER PINR PREL PK KU AE QA SA
09STATE20624DUTCH 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 15:52:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL MNUC ETTC MTCRE NL IR
09STATE30541UPDATED 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 00:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP 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 23:15:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL MNUC IR CH
09STATE46946SRI 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 12:47:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNETTC 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 14:09:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPINR AR
09STATE52348IRISL CONTINUING EVASIVE ACTIVITIES IN MALTA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-21 18:49:00Secretary of StateSECRETEFIN ETTC KNNP IR UK MT PREL PARM FR
09STATE53356INDIAN 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 14:23:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL ETTC KSCA IN IR
09STATE55556JCIC-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 00:32:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM KACT START US RS UP BO KZ
09STATE5567FOLLOW-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 01:05:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL ETTC MASS AE MU SA YM IR SU
09STATE58439JCIC-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 02:24:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM KACT START US RS UP BO KZ
09STATE58456JCIC-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 05:05:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPARM KACT START US RS UP BO KZ
09STATE63860DIPLOMATIC 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 17:17:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNASEC
09STATE64621AFGHANISTAN - 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 22:31:00Secretary of StateSECRETAF PREL PGOV
09STATE64643GUIDANCE 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 01:50:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL KACT KTIA START JCIC US RS
09STATE6467GEORGIA: 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 00:51:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALUNSCR PREL GG
09STATE67105DIPLOMATIC 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 16:59:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNASEC
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 23:27:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL TW YM
09STATE76508GUIDANCE: 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 17:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC IZ
09STATE76970MOTOR 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 15:09:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDATRN AMGT APER KSEP
09STATE78776START 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 23:31:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START
09STATE79245START 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 19:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START
09STATE80778JCIC-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 02:03:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM KACT START US RS UP BO KZ
09STATE82570UNSC 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 21:42:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER ZF UNSC
09STATE84119PREVENTING 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 21:51:00Secretary of StateSECRETIR KNNP MNUC PARM PREL
09STATE84678SFO-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 01:09:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM START US RS
09STATE869EUCOM(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 15:18:00Secretary of StateSECRETACOA AEMR AMGT ASEC
09STATE89282BLUE 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 21:26:00Secretary of StateSECRETBU ETTC GM KOMC NO CZ
09STATE91134SUPPLEMENTAL 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 18:13:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM START US RS
09STATE91284SUPPLEMENTAL 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 21:16:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM START US RS
09STATE93327FSC FALL 2009 OPENING OF ROUND GUIDANCE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-08 21:06:00Secretary of StateSECRETOSCE PARM PREL KCFE
09STATE94752START 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 18:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKACT PARM MARR PREL RS US START
09STATE99072SFO-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 00:53:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT KTIA PARM START US RS
09TALLINN114ESTONIA'S PESSIMISTIC APPROACH TO RUSSIA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-27 14:44:00Embassy TallinnSECRETPREL PGOV RS GG EN
09TELAVIV1873ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-27 10:30:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV422IDF 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 14:53:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPGOV PREL PHUM PTER PINR MASS MOPS EG KWBG IS
09TOKYO2197EAP 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 21:28:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PGOV JA PINR KS KN
09TRIPOLI186BASIC PEOPLE'S CONGRESSES DEBATE WEALTH DISTRIBUTION AND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-25 11:53:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV ECON ENGR LY
09TRIPOLI188LEAHY 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 15:25:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL ASEC PTER LY
09TRIPOLI189LEAHY 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 16:07:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL ASEC PTER LY
09TRIPOLI190SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE (SEPQ) - SPRING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-27 12:10:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNASEC PTER LY
09TRIPOLI191EASTERN LIBYANS FAVOR WEALTH DISTRIBUTION AND ABOLISHING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-27 12:54:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON ENRG LY
09TRIPOLI192FOR 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 13:12:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALECON SOCI KCOR KDEM ELAB PGOV PHUM LY
09TRIPOLI198BLACK 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 14:42:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON EIND EINV ETRD EAIR LY
09TRIPOLI208LIBYA'S SUCCESSION MUDDLED AS THE AL-QADHAFI CHILDREN CONDUCT INTERNECINE WARFARE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-09 16:08:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCOR ECON MARR MASS PHUM PINR LY
09TRIPOLI212GENERAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS SHUFFLES CABINET, POSTPONES WEALTH
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-11 15:34:00Embassy TripoliSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL LY
09TRIPOLI22REGIME-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 14:57:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PROP LY
09TRIPOLI30LIBYAN 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 14:56:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL UN KPAO ASEC IS LY EG
09TRIPOLI40LIBYA 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 12:41:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EFIN SCUL EPET PHUM KDEM LY
09TRIPOLI437LIBYA'S FORMER NUCLEAR CENTER DIRECTOR RESURFACES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-04 12:44:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALKNNP AORC IAEA PGOV LY
09TRIPOLI47FATHI 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 15:47:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV LY
09TRIPOLI475ASSESSING 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 14:08:00Embassy TripoliSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PINR KBIO LY
09TRIPOLI487THE 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 06:22:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPAO PHUM KDEM LY
09TRIPOLI490ITALY SAYS GOL DELIBERATELY STALLING ON SIGNING CHEMICAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-18 10:40:00Embassy TripoliSECRETPARM PREL PGOV CWC OPCW LY
09TRIPOLI543POWER PLAY ON LIBYA'S HEU TRANSFER COMMITMENTS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-09 08:55:00Embassy TripoliSECRET//NOFORNKNNP ENRG TRGY LY RS
09TRIPOLI588AU 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 16:01:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL AU BC ZI MA EAGR ENRG LY KSUM
09TRIPOLI589QADHAFI'S CAUSE DU JOUR - UN REFORM
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-21 16:49:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC PINR AU UNGA LY
09TRIPOLI590THE 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 17:26:00Embassy TripoliSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PHUM PINR UNGA MARR LY ABLD
09TRIPOLI602UN WRAPS UP HUMAN RIGHTS CONTACT GROUP WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT GAINS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-28 09:33:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL LY
09TRIPOLI679TRIPOLI EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING: AUGUST 20,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-20 11:06:00Embassy TripoliSECRET//NOFORNASEC AMGT CASC LY
09TRIPOLI71AL-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 17:16:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET ECON EINV PREL EFIN PGOV LY
09TRIPOLI748HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE REBOUNDS AFTER DIFFICULT START REF: TRIPOLI 677 TRIPOLI 00000748 001.2 OF 005
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-17 10:49:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM LY
09TRIPOLI762"WE ARE HERE": DOMESTIC REACTION TO QADHAFI AT UNGA TRIPOLI 00000762 001.2 OF 002
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-24 16:23:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA KPAO LY
09TRIPOLI765NATIONAL 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 10:47:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EPET EMIN PGOV LY ENRG
09TRIPOLI771A 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 17:21:00Embassy TripoliSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV LY PINR
09TRIPOLI778LIBYAN 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 16:46:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALEPET EINV LY CA EFIN PGOV ECON
09TRIPOLI795LIBYA'S CHEMICAL WEAPONS DESTRUCTION CHIEF DEFENDS EXTENSION REQUEST REF: A) STATE 100809; B) TRIPOLI 490
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-05 15:40:00Embassy TripoliSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL PGOV CWC OPCW LY
09TRIPOLI860WHAT 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 14:30:00Embassy TripoliSECRETPGOV PREL ECON PINR LY
09TRIPOLI867PETROCANADA 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 08:47:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EPET EMIN ENRG LY CA
09TRIPOLI886ISN/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 14:38:00Embassy TripoliSECRET//NOFORNKNNP AORC IAEA PGOV LY IT
09TRIPOLI910SWISS 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 09:29:00Embassy TripoliSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PHUM SZ LY
09TRIPOLI933LIBYA 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 15:11:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL CWC OPCW LY
09TRIPOLI938LIBYA 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 13:59:00Embassy TripoliSECRET//NOFORNPREL PINS MNUC PARM PINR RS KGIC KNNP KRAD ENRG
09TRIPOLI943LIBYAN 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 17:28:00Embassy TripoliSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV MNUC PARM PINR RS KGIC KNNP KRAD ENRG
09TRIPOLI950LIBYAN 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 16:14:00Embassy TripoliSECRET//NOFORNPREL MNUC PARM PINR RS KGIC KNNP KRAD ENRG LY
09TRIPOLI960SAIF 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 09:05:00Embassy TripoliSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PINR KACT MCAP MASS LY
09TRIPOLI961LIBYAN CHANGE OF EID AL ADHA HOLIDAY PROMPTS RARE PUBLIC GRUMBLING TRIPOLI 00000961 001.2 OF 002
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-14 09:11:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KISL SOCI LY
09TUNIS372TUNISIAN 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 18:45:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM KCOR SOCI PREL TS
09TUNIS492TROUBLED 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 16:19:00Embassy TunisSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV ECON KPAO MASS PHUM TS
09ULAANBAATAR234MONGOLIA'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 08:54:00Embassy UlaanbaatarSECRETPREL PGOV MOPS KNNP MG
09UNROME59COMMITTEE 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 18:46:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID PREL UN FAO
09USEUBRUSSELS1550REQUEST 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 11:07:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDAPER EAID
09USUNNEWYORK94964TH UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE BEGINS GENERAL DEBATE:
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-26 22:55:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDCD CDG KN PARM PREL UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK95064TH UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE BEGINS GENERAL DEBATE:
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-26 22:56:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDCD CDG KN PARM PREL UNGA
09VATICAN106(C) VATICAN BACKS AWAY FROM DEAL WITH INTERNATIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-16 14:39:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL SCUL VT IS
09VATICAN113THE 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 12:02:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KIRF UK VT
09VATICAN28THE 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 16:00:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL ECPS PHUM PGOV KPAO KIRF VT
09VIENNA1058AUSTRIAN 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 11:36:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL 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 15:56:00Embassy YerevanSECRET//NOFORNETTC PARM PINR AM
09ZAGREB644PM 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 15:38:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCOR HR
10ALGIERS111ALGERIA: 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 16:58:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV ENRG ECON ETRD KCRM PINS AG
10AMSTERDAM8VISAS 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 15:37:00Consulate AmsterdamUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKVPR PTER CVIS PINR ASEC CMGT NL
10ASHGABAT118TURKMENISTAN: 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 06:55:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALIR PGOV PHUM PREL TX
10ASHGABAT245DRUG 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 12:20:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALIR PGOV PHUM SNAR PREL TX
10ASHGABAT5TURKMENISTAN: 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 12:33:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV EINV TX
10ASTANA251KAZAKHSTAN: 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 07:03:00Embassy AstanaSECRETPGOV PREL ECON EPET PINR MARR SNAR KZ
10ASUNCION97GOP 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 20:52:00Embassy AsuncionSECRET//NOFORNPGOV SNAR ASEC PREL PA
10ATHENS142Nomination for Relationship Fraud Conference
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-01 13:26:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KFRD CMGT
10ATHENS152Visa 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 13:39:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS
10BAGHDAD167PRT 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 16:50:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV KISL KCOR
10BAKU127AZERBAIJAN: 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 05:18:00Embassy BakuSECRETECON EINV EIND ETRD KCOR PINR PGOV RS KS IR
10BAKU54AZERBAIJAN: 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 13:10:00Embassy BakuSECRETECON EINV EIND ETRD KCOR PINR PGOV AJ
10BAKU97VIEW 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 10:22:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KISL PHUM AJ IR
10BAKU98IRAN: 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 10:23:00Embassy BakuSECRETPGOV PARM PHUM AJ IR
10BASRAH1BASRAH: FOREIGN SECURITY FIRMS ADAPT TO CHANGING CONDITIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-23 06:22:00REO BasrahCONFIDENTIALECON EINV EPET KCRM PGOV ASEC IZ
10BEIJING105GOOGLE 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 11:57:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALECON EINV PGOV PREL CH
10BEIJING183SECRETARY'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 07:28:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON PHUM EINV CH
10BEIJING207GOOGLE 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 10:55:00Embassy BeijingSECRETECON PGOV PHUM PREL EINV CH
10BEIJING247GOOGLE 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 12:10:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALECON EINV PGOV PREL CH
10BEIJING383STOMP 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 10:12:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MASS MARR TW EUN CH
10BERLIN128ACTION 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 06:35:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPTER KTFN KCRM KHLS ECPS ECON PREL KPAO KTIA
10BERLIN153DEFLATED 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 16:56:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EFIN ECON GM
10BISHKEK71KYRGYZ 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 03:14:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PHUM KG
10BOGOTA115DRUMMOND 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 14:41:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALELAB EAID ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL USTR LAB CO
10BOGOTA227GOC 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 23:38:00Embassy BogotaSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER CO
10CAIRO119EGYPT: 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 15:51:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM KISL EG
10CAIRO133IS THE EGYPTIAN GARMENT INDUSTRY HEADED FOR FAILURE?
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-27 15:21:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EG PGOV
10CAIRO135PROMINENT BLOGGER APPEALING POLITICALLY MOTIVATED PRISON
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-28 14:33:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM EG
10CAIRO145A/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 14:59:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EG
10CAIRO147A/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 15:02:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EG
10CAIRO153RELIGIOUS 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 15:03:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KIRF KISL EG KPAO
10CAIRO161AFTER 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 15:18:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL SOCI IS EG
10CAIRO163DAS 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 15:41:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KIRF EG
10CAIRO187MFA, 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 08:45:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM UN KTIP EG
10CAIRO197Egypt: 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 16:09:00Embassy CairoSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV KISL PHUM EG
10CAIRO213ACTIVIST 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 13:38:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KTIP EG
10CAIRO217HUMAN 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 16:26:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM ELAB EG
10CAIRO237El 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 13:42:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EG
10CAIRO249Development 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 15:03:00Embassy CairoSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL KPAL KWBG IS EG
10CAIRO37NORTH SINAI DEMONSTRATIONS REFLECT ANGER AT LACK
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-05 15:47:00Embassy CairoSECRET//NOFORNPGOV KCRM EG
10CAIRO47SCENESETTER 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 14:17:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM KIRF ELAB EG
10CAIRO80NORTH SINAI LOCAL COUNCIL DISCUSSES SECURITY
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-14 12:44:00Embassy CairoSECRET//NOFORNPGOV KCRM
10CANBERRA113LETTER 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 05:02:00Embassy CanberraSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL ETTC AS
10CARACAS147Venezuela: 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 17:50:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALEPET EINV ENRG ECON VE
10CARACAS163Venezuela: 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 22:10:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALEPET EINV ENRG ECON IT VE
10CARACAS179Venevision 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 16:02:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL VE
10CARACAS219Globovision 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 18:15:00Embassy CaracasSECRETPGOV PREL VE PHUM KDEM
10CARACAS91A 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 23:12:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CO VE
10CDGENEVA23START 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 18:02:00US Mission CD GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10COLOMBO32SRI 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 12:23:00Embassy ColomboSECRETPGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
10DAKAR127Ambassador 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 17:31:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KMCA ECON SG
10DAMASCUS106HUMAN 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 03:43:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KISL KMPI KTIP KWMN SCUL SOCI SY
10DHAHRAN14CALM 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 08:41:00Consulate DhahranSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PREL INR SA YM BA
10DOHA60QATAR 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 05:03:00Embassy DohaSECRETPINR ASEC CVIS KVPR PGOV PTER QA SIPRS
10GENEVA171SFO-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 12:01:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT MARR PREL RS US
10HARARE93XXXXXXXXXXXX’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 13:00:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ZI
10HAVANA11CLIMATE 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 18:48:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALSENV PGOV ECON PREL CU
10HAVANA9U.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 20:20:00US Interests Section HavanaSECRETPREL PHUM PGOV SMIG CU
10ISLAMABAD416SCENESETTER 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 14:22:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPREL PGOV PTER PK
10KABUL693AHMED 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 04:05:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV KCOR KCRM PREL AF
10KAMPALA19UGANDA: 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 10:47:00Embassy KampalaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EPET KCOR UG
10KHARTOUM250SCENESETTER 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 13:29:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM EPET KDEM KPKO SU
10KUWAIT45TREASURY 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 11:25:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNKTFN PTER PGOV EFIN KU
10KYIV168UKRAINE: 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 13:06:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR UP
10KYIV278FORMER 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 12:05:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV EFIN PINR ECON PREL UP
10LAGOS75ASSISTANT 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 08:20:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON PGOV PREL NI
10LISBON66PORTUGAL: 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 13:15:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPINR ECON EFIN EUN PGOV PREL IR PO
10LONDON126SCOTLAND: 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 17:17:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PBTS UK
10LONDON132SOMALIA/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 13:46:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL ETTC PGOV SO ZI SF ZU XW UK
10LONDON148UK 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 15:22:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNECON ETTC UK
10LONDON150UK 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 15:47:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL UK
10LONDON151UK 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 17:53:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PARM MNUC KNNP NPT LY RS UK
10LONDON161UK 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 14:21:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON ETTC UK
10LONDON162DEMARCHE RESPONSE: HMG AGREES ELECTORAL LIST BAN
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-25 14:40:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL IQ UK
10LONDON165LIBYA/NPT: UK ACCEPTS CONSOLIDATED TRILATERAL
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-25 16:58:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPARM 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 17:16:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNECON KTFN PTER UK
10LONDON208(C) DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UK WANTS TO USE UPR TO
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-28 14:46:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PARM PHUM IR UK
10LONDON221UK SUPREME COURT QUASHES DOMESTIC TERRORIST
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-29 12:59:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON ETTC PTER UN UK
10LONDON42SYRIAN SUPPORT TO HIZBALLAH - DEMARCHE DELIVERED IN LONDON REF: STATE 129636
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-08 17:23:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER LE SY IS
10LONDON49UK RESPONSE: REGARDING CHINA'S IMPENDING INTERCEPT FLIGHT-TEST REF: SECSTATE 2126
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-11 14:23:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNMCAP PARM PREL TSPA UK
10LONDON65KENYA: KINNOCK'S JANUARY VISIT TO NAIROBI AND
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-12 17:18:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL KDEM KE UK
10LONDON69UK MUST WAIT FOR GENEVA FEEDBACK TO AGREE TO NPT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-13 15:51:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPARM MNUC NPT LY UK
10LONDON76AFGHANISTAN/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 17:31:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL ECIN PGOV ECON IR AF YM CH IN UK
10LONDON84UK VIEWS ON IRAN SANCTIONS: UN, EU AND U.S.
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-15 12:34:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNETTC ECON KTFN EFIN IR US
10LONDON87CHINA-UK RELATIONS: PAUSE FOR THOUGHT POST-COP 15,
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-15 15:56:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV ETTC ECON CH UK IR
10LONDON88SUDAN/CHAD: JEM NOT IMPRESSED WITH RAPPROCHEMENT;
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-15 15:57:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MASS CD SU UK
10LONDON89SOMALIA: 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 16:04:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV KTFN KPKO SO UK
10MADRID154SPAIN 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 11:00:00Embassy MadridSECRET//NOFORNKJUS KHLS PGOV PREL PTER SP PINS KCOR PINR
10MAPUTO86XXXXXXXXXXXX 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 06:21:00Embassy MaputoSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV KDEM KMCA MCC SNAR EINV MZ
10MOSCOW140RUSSIAN 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 14:53:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV RS
10MOSCOW199MEDVEDEV: 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 08:21:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PMAR PHUM PINR ECON EFIN RS
10MOSCOW228RUSSIAN 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 04:41:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALEINV 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 10:39:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEPET ENRG ECON PREL PINR RS IT
10MOSCOW272PUTIN 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 15:09:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KDEM RS
10MOSCOW317THE 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 15:39:00Embassy MoscowSECRETPGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON KDEM KCOR RS
10NAIROBI181Chinese 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 07:01:00Embassy NairobiSECRET//NOFORNPREL EAID KE XW ECON EINV ENRG EFIN PGOV CH PINR
10NAIROBI59U.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 15:13:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KCOR KE
10NEWDELHI287SCENESETTER 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 13:07:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPREL PTER ECON SENV AF PK IN
10NEWDELHI290TIBET: 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 15:57:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREF PHUM CH IN PINR PREL
10NEWDELHI321DELHI 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 08:52:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PTER IN EAGR
10OTTAWA57VISAS 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 23:02:00Embassy OttawaSECRET//NOFORNCVIS KVPR CMGT PINR PTER ASEC CA
10OTTAWA79VISAS 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 19:29:00Embassy OttawaSECRET//NOFORNCVIS KVPR CMGT PINR PTER ASEC CA
10PARIS30AFRICOM 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 17:30:00Embassy ParisSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL EAID PGOV PINR MOPS MA NG MR NI
10RIYADH182SCENESETTER 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 12:15:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER KTFN SA AF PK
10SANAA19XXXXXXXXXXXX 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 05:04:00Embassy SanaaSECRETENRG ECON MNUC PARM PREL PGOV IN YM
10SANAA222IN 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 14:17:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPHUM 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 10:29:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNASEC CASC CMGT PTER YM
10SANAA45SALEH 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 14:05:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPTER PGOV YM
10SANSALVADOR37With 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 19:14:00Embassy San SalvadorSECRETPREL PGOV ECON ES
10SEOUL248A/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 04:57:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV SOCI KN KS CH
10SEOUL272VFM 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 09:32:00Embassy SeoulSECRETPREL PGOV KNNP ECON SOCI KS KN JA CH
10SEOUL62SPECIAL 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 09:40:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV PINR SOCI ECON KN KS CH
10SHENYANG4WAITING 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 00:12:00Consulate ShenyangSECRET//NOFORNCH ECON EFIN EIND EMIN KN KS PGOV PREL
10SHENYANG5FURTHER 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 02:51:00Consulate ShenyangSECRETCM ECON EFIN EIND EMIN ENRG PGOV PINS PREL
10SOFIA123BULGARIA: 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 15:26:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BU
10SOFIA31BULGARIA 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 12:43:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALETTC MCAP MOPS PARM PINR PREL PTER MASS YM
10STATE11917PROPOSED 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 15:15:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG IAEA HU
10TELAVIV47SHIN 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 14:05:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRET//NOFORNPTER PINR KPAL IS
10TRIPOLI166HALF OF LIBYA'S HOUSING AND INFRASTRUCTURE BUDGET STILL UP FOR GRABS TRIPOLI 00000166 001.2 OF 002
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-23 16:10:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ECIN EINV TNGD LY
10TRIPOLI58EUROPEAN 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 08:11:00Embassy TripoliSECRETPREL PINR PGOV CVIS XG SZ LY
10TRIPOLI95QADHAFI 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 14:08:00Embassy TripoliSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PINR PHUM LY
10VALLETTA97MALTA: 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 15:25:00Embassy VallettaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAP
10WINDHOEK7Namibia'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 15:07:00Embassy WindhoekCONFIDENTIALEMIN KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY ETTC IR WA
10ZAGREB53CROATIAN 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 13:40:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCOR HR
10ZAGREB97PODRAVKA 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 11:51:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KCOR HU HR
86SOFIA3382ROUND-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 11:49:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPHUM 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 16:40:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PINR PREL EG
88GUANGZHOU8077HU 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 09:23:00Consulate GuangzhouCONFIDENTIALPINR PGOV CH
89PANAMA8545PANAMANIANS 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 19:14:00Embassy PanamaSECRETPGOV PREL PM US
99HONGKONG8575PROMINENT HK JOURNALIST: CHINA´S ARMY WANTS
[...] (C) LONG-TIME CHINA REPORTER XXXXXXXXXXXX RECENTLY DESCRIBED AN INSULAR CHINESE MILITARY LEADERSHIP THAT INCREASINGLY HAS LOOKED TO LIMITED ARMED CONFLICT WITH TAIWAN AS A MEANS TO RESTORING THE ARMY´S PRESTIGE. HE ADDED THAT VICE PRESIDENT HU JINTAO WAS OUT OF FAVOR WITH PRESIDENT JIANG ZEMIN B [...]
1999-09-24 10:01:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CH HK TW US PINR
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