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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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09VIENNA451Austrians Reject Krugman Warning on Default
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Senior Austrian politicians and economists rejected economist Paul Krugman's comment this week that Austria is a prime candidate for Iceland-style default due to its banking exposure in Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe (CESEE). Krugman's remarks drew intense coverage i [...]
2009-04-16 14:14:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN AU
09VIENNA503CDA, UNVIE AMB. SCHULTE DISCUSS ASAD VISIT WITH GOA
[...] (C) Summary: Charge Kilner and Ambassador Schulte met April 24 with Johannes Kyrle, MFA SecGen, and (separately) with Alfons Kloss, President Fischer's diplomatic advisor, to discuss Syrian President Asad's April 27-28 visit to Vienna. Charge stressed that the visit should be viewed as an oppo [...]
2009-04-28 06:47:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL IAEA PHUM PARM SY AU
09VIENNA53AUSTRIA DOES NOT FORESEE APPROVAL OF EU-SYRIA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-14 15:08:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL EU SY AU
09VIENNA530ASAD DISCUSSES U.S. RELATIONS, MEPP AND WINS GOA
[...] (C) Summary: Syrian President al-Asad told GOA leaders during an April 27-28 visit to Vienna that he is optimistic about the new U.S. Administration, but maintained that President Obama has one year to turn around U.S.-Syrian relations. He said the new Israeli government must demonstrate a wi [...]
2009-05-04 13:51:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PARM SY IS AU
09VIENNA577AUSTRIAN VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE GAERC
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-15 07:31:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALEUN PGOV PREL AU
09VIENNA595Nabucco-Turkey Progress - OMV Uncertain On IGA Timeline,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following media reports that an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) on the planned Nabucco Pipeline is imminent, OMV and Nabucco contacts appear more optimistic but are concerned about media speculation and caution that not all IGA issues have been resolved. END SUMMARY. (NOTE: [...]
2009-05-19 09:52:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG PGOV BEXP AU
09VIENNA604AUSTRIA: NO RELIEF FUNDS FOR PAKISTAN'S IDPS; WILL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-20 15:14:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM PK PREF AU
09VIENNA705AUSTRIA WILL SUPPORT DRAFT RESOLUTION ON DPRK
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-12 14:09:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM UNSC KN AU
09VIENNA923AUSTRIAN PLANS TO TRAIN AFGHAN POLICE STALLED
[...] (C) Acting Polcouns discussed reftel A points July 22 with Bruno Bilek, MFA Deputy Director for East Asia and the Pacific. Bilek said the GOA's efforts to organize police training for Afghanistan (reftel B) had ground to a halt. The Interior Ministry now steadfastly oppposes the idea, arguing [...]
2009-07-24 09:29:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF AU
09VIENTIANE179IMF LOWERS ESTIMATE OF 2009 LAO GDP GROWTH TO 4.5%
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 11 a visiting IMF team told a donor group that the IMF now projects 2009 Lao GDP growth at 4.5%, down from about 7% in 2008, due primarily to slowdowns in mining, hydropower, and construction. The budget deficit is expected to increase from 2% to 5% of GDP; the Governm [...]
2009-04-10 06:48:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV PREL LA
09VIENTIANE249FRAUD SUMMARY-(VIENTIANE): SPRING 2009
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Vientiane is a medium fraud level post, with significant percentages of immigrant visa (IV) cases returned and a very large number of nonimmigrant visa (NIV) cases refused. The Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) in Vientiane currently consists of one full-time Locally Employed Staff (LE [...]
2009-05-26 10:59:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC LA
09VIENTIANE264LAOS: IMF HINTS AT POSSIBLE MACROECONOMIC
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 27, a visiting IMF Article IV team briefed interested donors. While not changing their projected 2009 growth rate from 4.5%, the team noted that the Government of Laos (GOL) must make tough choices in the next 18 months to avoid putting macroeconomic stability at risk. [...]
2009-06-02 10:44:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV EAID PREL LA
09VILNIUS26LITHUANIA DOES NOT YET HAVE A POSITION ON
[...] (C) Post delivered reftel points January 13 to MFA Counselor of the Middle East and Africa Division Rosita Soryte. She said the potential EU-Syria agreement is being driven by the European Commission but she has not seen any information about how and when the Commission plans to raise it with [...]
2009-01-14 14:56:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN SY LH
09VILNIUS277LITHUANIAN GOVERNMENT VOTES TO PROTECT HISTORIC
[...] (U) Summary: The GOL on May 18 voted to approve boundaries of the historic Snipiskes cemetery in Vilnius, delineating areas that will be permanently protected from development and moving closer to ending a dispute that has dragged on for years and damaged Lithuania's international reputation. [...]
2009-05-18 13:37:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPGOV SCUL LH
09VILNIUS34LITHUANIA APPRECIATES ANTI-SMUGGLING MOU
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-21 07:14:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS PARM PREL EUN IS LH
09VILNIUS43CONGRATULATORY LETTER FROM FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] The Ambassador received a copy of the following letter January 22 from Lithuanian Foreign Minister Vygaudas Usackas for Secretary Clinton. Usackas said the original would be forwarded to the Department via the Lithuanian Embassy in Washington. 2. Begin text: Dear Secretary Clinton: P [...]
2009-01-22 14:14:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL LH
09VILNIUS446LITHUANIA HOPES FOR SMOOTHER IAEA GENERAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-21 14:20:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALAORC PREL PARM KNNP IAEA LH
09VILNIUS580LITHUANIA EXPECTS TO ABSTAIN ON RESOLUTION
[...] (C) We delivered reftel points November 3 to Rita Kazragiene, head of the MFA's UN and Global Policy Division. She said she had received a copy of a draft resolution expected to be introduced in the UN General Assembly as part of the discussion on the Goldstone Report. That draft was receive [...]
2009-11-03 15:04:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALKPAL PREL PHUM PTER LH
09VILNIUS622IRAN LOOKING TO DEVELOP COMMERCIAL TIES WITH
[...] (U) Action request -- see paragraph 5. 2. (C) On November 18 poloffs met with MFA,s Head of Middle East and Africa Division Laima Jureviciene to inquire whether Iran has approached Lithuania to offer enhanced commercial relations (further to above references). Jureviciene confirmed that [...]
2009-11-20 14:56:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IR LH
09VILNIUS97CHAIRMAN OF LITHUANIAN BUDGET AND FINANCE
[...] (C) The Chairman of the parliament's Budget and Finance Committee, Kestutis Glaveckas, painted a bleak economic picture when he met with the Ambassador on February 9. Unemployment is rising and Lithuania might have to ask for IMF help later this year, according to Glaveckas. Swedish parent ba [...]
2009-02-18 13:54:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN RU LH
09VLADIVOSTOK100NAKHODKA LOOKS TO OIL AND GAS FOR GROWTH
[...] (SBU) Summary: According to Nakhodka city officials, the financial crisis has not hurt the city's economic potential. Unemployment is low and the construction of oil and gas infrastructure, as well as housing for the expected influx of (mostly Russian) workers, is expected to increase Nakhodka [...]
2009-09-26 01:29:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EPET ENRG EINV ETRD ELTN ELAB EWWT PGOV
09VLADIVOSTOK103EUR/RUS DIRECTOR KYLE SCOTT VISIT TO VLADIVOSTOK
[...] During his visit to Vladivostok on October 2, Primorye Region authorities gave EUR/RUS Director Kyle Scott an economic overview of the region, pointing out: the continuous youth out-migration; complicated transportation routes between the RFE, Primorye in particular, and the USA; and "non-fa [...]
2009-10-14 06:44:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON ECIN RS
09VLADIVOSTOK110SAVE THE TIGER NEXT SEPTEMBER
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph two. Declining habitat, increased international awareness, and a star studded film festival create the "perfect storm" for a State Department program to help save the endangered Siberian tiger. Tigers were recovering in the Russian Far East for a [...]
2009-11-16 02:22:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIEDSENV PREL SCUL RS
09VLADIVOSTOK111KAMCHATKA - A REGION STRUGGLING
[...] During a visit to Kamchatka Pol-Econ officer met with a good cross-section of local political leaders, businessmen, and commentators to catch the pulse of this, one of the naturally most spectacular regions of Russian, or anywhere. Like so many other places in the Russian Far East, the lack of [...]
2009-11-24 05:37:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SENV ECON EINV RS
09VLADIVOSTOK23SALMON POACHING BY THE TON IN RUSSIAN FAR EAST
[...] Summary. Salmon poaching remains a serious concern for environmentalists in the Russian Far East. Salmon stocks are in danger of complete depletion, and law enforcement agencies have been ineffectual at stopping over-fishing. The federal government has developed various programs designed to [...]
2009-02-19 06:18:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIEDEFIS SENV ECON PGOV RS
09VLADIVOSTOK25RADIOACTIVE SUBS: MORE CORES TO THE FORE
[...] The Deputy Director of a Primorye shipyard recently conducted a media interview to warn the public about the potential danger of ten nuclear submarines scheduled for dismantling at his facility. The subs are at various stages of dismantlement, but currently there are no sufficient facilities [...]
2009-02-25 07:25:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ENRG MNUC PGOV RS
09VLADIVOSTOK30CAPTAIN OF SUNK CHINESE VESSEL IN HOSPITAL, AWAITING
[...] Russian Border Guard Patrol boats on February 19 fired upon a Chinese cargo vessel making an unauthorized departure from the Far East Russian port of Nakhodka. The ship, which was involved in a trade dispute with a local company, was damaged and sank when caught in rough weather. Border Guard [...]
2009-03-02 05:37:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON RS
09VLADIVOSTOK34ECONOMIC CRISIS: WHAT'S WORSE, GLOBAL DOWNTURN OR OFFICIAL
[...] Though Primorye's government has reported 6 percent growth in gross regional product (GRP) in 2008, the economic situation in the past few months is showing signs of trouble. Evaluating the situation is complicated by the fact that most official economic data is not publicly available, and me [...]
2009-03-12 05:54:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV
09VLADIVOSTOK35RUMORS BEGIN AROUND FUTURE APEC SUMMIT
[...] Summary. In 2006, federal authorities announced plans to hold 2012's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in Vladivostok. Plans were made for several large-scale infrastructure improvements to prepare the city for the international event, which would bring world attention to Vladivostok [...]
2009-03-13 04:57:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV
09VLADIVOSTOK36PROTESTORS IN RUSSIAN FAR EAST DO NOT PUSH THE ENVELOPE
[...] (U) This weekend's protests in Primorye Kray's major cities, including Vladivostok, took on the more festive atmosphere of the first protests in December. Members of the Communist party, TIGR, and trade union and other public organizations had balloons and banners on hand, but they did not blo [...]
2009-03-16 01:04:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON RS
09VLADIVOSTOK38CHINESE STILL SMOLDERING OVER FREIGHTER SINKING IN RUSSIAN
[...] (SBU) In an introductory meeting with the new Chinese representative to Vladivostok, Lu Jingo told CG that the sinking of a freighter with Chinese crew by Russian Border Guards that resulted in the deaths of eight Chinese merchant sailors was an excessive use of Russian force. Jingo would not [...]
2009-03-20 04:54:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON SENV RS
09VLADIVOSTOK47DISGRUNTLED MILITARY OFFICERS TO JOIN FAR EAST PROTESTS
[...] Summary. A new group has thrown its hat into the ring of Far East protests and will join Communists in organizing a demonstration this weekend. The Vladivostok Officers Union will be latest group in the growing number voices upset with recent Kremlin policies. This coming weekend will be a [...]
2009-04-10 05:22:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV RS
09VLADIVOSTOK5FOREST MAFIA ADAPTS TO THE ECONOMIC CRISIS
[...] Despite lower demand for wood products due to the global economic crisis and implementation of the Lacey Act Amendment, illegal logging in Russia continues at critical levels. Approximately 70 percent of Russia's forests are concentrated in the Russian Far East and Siberia in close proximity t [...]
2009-01-29 08:34:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIEDETRD PREL ECON EAGR RS
09VLADIVOSTOK59KHABAROVSK GOVERNOR NAMED NEW RFE POLPRED
[...] On April 30, Dmitry Medvedev accepted RFE Polpred Oleg Safonov's resignation and appointed Khabarovsk Governor Viktor Ishayev as his successor. Though most observers had predicted a move for the governor who has held power since 1991, few predicted the move to Polpred. The change in post is [...]
2009-05-04 07:05:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV RS
09VLADIVOSTOK6POLITICAL LEADERS PREFER JAPANESE CARS OVER "RIDING ON A
[...] Summary. It is clear that citizens of the Russian Far East are strongly against Moscow's effort to encourage the Russian car manufacturing industry by increasing customs fees on imported second-hand Japanese cars. Political leaders in the region, however, are caught between the clear will of [...]
2009-01-30 11:21:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV RS
09VLADIVOSTOK73ANTI-CORRUPTION BOSS JAILED ON TRUMPED-UP CHARGES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-07 04:52:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV RS
09VLADIVOSTOK74DPRK MISSILE TESTS BARELY A BLIP FOR RUSSIAN FAR EAST
[...] The recent North Korean ballistic missile tests a mere 250 kilometers from Vladivostok registered barely a blip on local radar screens -- both literally on military detection equipment, and figuratively in the minds of area residents. Interfax news agency reported that a military source from [...]
2009-07-09 04:24:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV MCAP KN RS
09VLADIVOSTOK85CEMENT BUSINESS RECEIVES GENEROUS GOVERMENT SUBSIDIES
[...] Summary: In the SpasskCement Co. Inc., the line between public and private is blurred. Although the company is part of the privately owned VostokCement LLC, SpasskCement has regularly received financial assistance from the Primorskiy Krai government, including over 560 million rubles during [...]
2009-08-10 05:14:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV
09VLADIVOSTOK87MOSCOW POURS OVER 4 BILLION DOLLARS INTO A NEARLY DESERTED
[...] Summary. In preparation for the 2012 APEC Summit on Russkiy Island off Vladivostok, Moscow is spending over 4 billion dollars developing the island. As Consulate Staff verified during a site visit, workers have begun constructing a one billion dollar bridge from Vladivostok to Russkiy Island [...]
2009-08-18 06:24:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIEDPOL ECON
09VLADIVOSTOK9YAKUTSK: DISPATCH FROM COLDEST CITY IN THE WORLD
[...] Vladivostok Political/Economic Officer and FSN paid a mid-winter visit to Yakutsk and met with several officials of the Sakha Republic. Officials discussed economic and development plans for the area, including infrastructure development, possible areas of cooperation with United States busi [...]
2009-02-09 07:57:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAIR ETRD RS
09VLADIVOSTOK93DBS FERRY TO ATTRACT TOURISM TO PRIMORYE?
[...] (SBU) Summary: A new, South Korean-owned cruise ferry connecting Vladivostok, Donghae, South Koreia, and Sakaiminato, Japan began operating on July 7. Local officials hope it will help boost tourism to Primorye Region, as it offers an affordable, comfortable, and convenient way to travel betw [...]
2009-09-17 05:10:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEWWT EIND ECIN EINV PGOV PREL PHSA RS JA KS
09VLADIVOSTOK94CONSULATE VLADIVOSTOK HOSTS 2009 SYMPOSIUM ON NORTHEAST ASIA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Consulate Vladivostok, in collaboration with the Vladivostok State University of Economics and Service (VGUES),hosted the 2009 Symposium on Northeast Asia Security (SNEAS) on 14-16 September 2009 in Vladivostok, Russia. Participants from Russia, Mongolia, Japan, India, China, S [...]
2009-09-18 05:49:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOCII OPRC MARR MCAP OIIP SCUL PREL KR RS
09VLADIVOSTOK98SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF EUR/RUS DIRECTOR KYLE SCOTT TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: Consulate General Vladivostok warmly welcomes you to the Russian Far East (RFE). You are coming to a region rich in investment opportunities for U.S. firms, especially as Vladivostok builds new infrastructure in the run-up to APEC 2012. Such investment from U.S. firms would b [...]
2009-09-22 03:00:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MARR ECON ENRG EPET ETRD EIND ECIN
09VLADIVOSTOK99FRAUD SUMMARY - VLADIVOSTOK
[...] Local Conditions: Though Primorye's government reported six percent growth in the gross regional product in 2008, the economic situation in the past few months is showing signs of trouble. The first sector to feel the economic crisis in Primorye was the mining and extracting industry. In lat [...]
2009-09-23 04:48:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS SPAS CMGT ASEC RS
09WARSAW1005POLAND WELCOMES TRILATERAL MIDDLE EAST MEETING
[...] (C) GoP officials were pleased that U.S., Israeli, and Palestinian leaders met last week. Although the Poles discerned little progress, they saw the symbolic talks as establishing a precedent for more detailed discussions in coming months and, more importantly, demonstrating a renewed U.S. c [...]
2009-09-29 15:59:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL IS PL
09WARSAW1093POLISH FM SIKORSKI'S MISSION TO MIDDLE EAST:
[...] (C) SUMMARY. A Polish MFA official characterized FM Sikorski's October 19-20 trip to Israel and the Palestinian territories as an "information gathering" mission to help Poland prepare for its EU presidency in the second half of 2011. Although Poland will continue to engage Israelis and Pal [...]
2009-10-28 06:59:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPGOV IR IS PL PREL
09WARSAW1120POLAND AGREES WITH U.S. POSITION ON GOLDSTONE
[...] (C) Although MFA experts will review U.S. arguments in more detail, Poland will likely support the U.S. position if and when a resolution comes up for a vote. Josef Osas, Minister-Counselor in the MFA's Africa and Middle East Department, said Poland's assessment of a possible Arab Group reso [...]
2009-11-04 16:04:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER KPAL ISPL PL
09WARSAW1137POLAND: KEEP BELARUS SANCTIONS, BUT HOW?
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The GoP supports a rollover of the current EU sanctions mandate set to expire in March 2010, as well as extending the suspension of travel restrictions against EU officials, which expires on December 15, 2009. However, according to MFA officials, Poland still cannot commit to a [...]
2009-11-10 15:46:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM EUN BO PL
09WARSAW1163POLISH FOREIGN MINISTER LOOKS FOR "STRATEGIC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski told the Ambassador on November 20 that negotiations over the U.S.-Polish Supplemental SoFA Agreement are "done." The Foreign Minister did not mention Prime Minister Tusk having approved the SoFA text, as required, but left the strong impress [...]
2009-11-24 17:32:00Embassy WarsawSECRETPREL MARR PHUM ECON ENRG PL
09WARSAW1164POLISH FOREIGN MINISTER LOOKS FOR "STRATEGIC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski told the Ambassador on November 20 that negotiations over the U.S.-Polish Supplemental SoFA Agreement are "done." The Foreign Minister did not mention Prime Minister Tusk having approved the SoFA text, as required, but left the strong impress [...]
2009-11-25 07:17:00Embassy WarsawSECRETPREL MARR PHUM ECON ENRG PL
09WARSAW183POLISH ENERGY PRIORITIES: GAS SECURITY STRATEGY
[...] (C) Poland's new energy security strategy has still not been released from the Prime Minister's Office, but after over a year in power, PM Tusk has announced most of his key priorities. In an important policy change, the government is embracing gas interconnections -- including to the German [...]
2009-02-18 16:50:00Embassy WarsawSECRETKGHG SENV EPET ENRG EUN PL
09WARSAW328POLAND: ISRAELI AMBASSADOR PESSIMISTIC ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Outgoing Israeli Ambassador David Peleg lamented Polish disengagement from Mideast peacekeeping missions due to the focus on Afghanistan and suggested that the Poles should keep a more open mind about the incoming Israeli government. In his view, Prime Minister Tusk may have l [...]
2009-03-27 15:32:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM IS XF PL
09WARSAW394POLAND/BELARUS - IS DIALOGUE WORKING?
[...] (U) SUMMARY: At an April 2 conference on EU-Belarus relations, panel participants representing the GOP, parliament, and think-tanks agreed that the EU's earlier policy of isolation failed, but disagreed on the extent to which the EU and Poland should "conditionalize" dialogue with Belarus. MP [...]
2009-04-14 09:32:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM BY PL
09WARSAW405POLAND: SUPPORTS US ON MADAGASCAR
[...] (C) Benedykt Pasik, a counselor in the MFA's Department of Africa and the Middle East, told us that Poland generally backs U.S. policy on Madagascar. While refraining from officially labeling Andry Rajoelina's actions a coup, Pasik said the GOP supports halting all EU assistance to the curren [...]
2009-04-15 14:07:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALEAID PGOV AORC SZ FR NO MA PREL PL
09WARSAW597POLAND: MOVING FORWARD ON EASTERN PARTNERSHIP
[...] (C) SUMMARY. A month after the formal launching of the EU's Eastern Partnership (EaP),Polish officials are determined to maintain the initiative's momentum in the face of upcoming Union leadership changes, a lukewarm reception by beneficiary countries, and possible Russian hostility. The MFA [...]
2009-06-12 13:21:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL BO GC UP AJ AM MD PL
09WARSAW694POLAND-CODEL NELSON WITH MINISTER KOMOROWSKI
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-06 14:54:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALMARR OREP PGOV PL PREL RS
09WARSAW702POLAND LIKELY TO SUPPORT NGO INVOLVEMENT AT UNITED
[...] (C) Warsaw will support ECOSOC consultative status for the Democracy Coalition Project (DCP) and will likely support the U.S. position on the Dynamic Christian World Mission Foundation (DCWMF). Elzbieta Gryzio of the MFA's UN and Human Rights Department told us Poland generally supported the [...]
2009-07-07 13:09:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PL
09WARSAW897POLAND: CONCERNED ABOUT MIDDLE EAST AND IAEA
[...] (C) Szymon Bochenski of the Polish MFA's Security Department told us on August 25 that Poland shares U.S. concerns that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference (GC) is becoming mired in an overly politicized Arab-Israeli debate on the Middle East issue which is distrac [...]
2009-09-02 19:38:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALAORC PREL PARM KNNP IAEA EG IS
09WARSAW938POLAND SUPPORTS U.S. ON NONPROLIFERATION ISSUES
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Poland strongly backs the U.S. administration's efforts to strengthen nuclear nonproliferation mechanisms and move forward on arms control negotiations. In particular, Polish MFA officials view the 2010 Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference as an opportunity to strengthe [...]
2009-09-11 13:50:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09WELLINGTON299NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE TO GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE
[...] (U) PolOff delivered Reftel demarche to Michael McBryde, MFAT's United Nations, Human Rights and Commonwealth Division Deputy Director and encouraged GNZ to support USG's position during the November 4 UNGA Goldstone Report debate. Mr. McBryde met separately with MFAT's Middle East Division [...]
2009-11-04 07:29:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL
09WELLINGTON307REQUESTING ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN AFGHANISTAN - NEW
[...] (S) On November 27, the Charge delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) Deputy Secretary of Foreign Affairs (Under Secretary equivalent) for the Middle East and Africa Peter Hamilton. Drawing heavily on points provided in reftel, the Charge noted that Presiden [...]
2009-11-27 05:30:00Embassy WellingtonSECRETNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF
09WELLINGTON329DRAFT MOU ON LIFE, SECURITY AND MOBILITY SUPPORT DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-23 04:34:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAID UK NO SW GM HU CA NL LH FR SP IT NZ EZ
09WELLINGTON38TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS - NEW ZEALAND 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-13 03:15:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KTIP KWMN NZ PHUM PREF SMIG
09WELLINGTON41TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS - NEW ZEALAND 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-18 18:29:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF ASEC SMIG ELAB KCRM KWMN KFRD KTIP NZ
09WELLINGTON42 FORMER PM HELEN CLARK'S LEGACY IN ASIAN FOREIGN POLICY
[...] (U) Summary. In a wide-ranging historical look at New Zealand's evolving foreign policy towards Asia over the last half century before a select group hosted by the Asia Forum, former PM Clark discussed her legacy. She characterized New Zealand's emphasis post-World War II as security orient [...]
2009-02-19 19:37:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM NZ
09WELLINGTON60GNZ AGREES WITH USG POINTS ON IRAN AND SYRIA; WILL
[...] (S) On March 2, Acting DCM met with Jillian Dempster, Deputy Director at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade International Security and Disarmament Division to discuss reftel points. Dempster agreed with the USG views, noting that MFAT had forwarded draft statements on both Iran and S [...]
2009-03-02 02:50:00Embassy WellingtonSECRETPARM KNNP IAEA MNUC IR SYR NZ
09WINDHOEK200Rossing Uranium Mine Has Ambitious Plans
[...] (SBU) Rio Tinto's Rossing Uranium is Namibia's flagship mine. It has been in continuous operation since 1976. The mine currently produces about 7.8 percent of global uranium oxide (U3O8) and expects to increase to 10 percent by 2012 when current expansions are completed. Rossing accounts for [...]
2009-06-03 10:54:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN ENRG EPET EINV ETRD KNNP SENV WA
09WINDHOEK70 DISASTER ALERT: NAMIBIA-SEVERE FLOODING IN NORTHERN AND
[...] Torrential rains in Angola and northern Namibia in January and February 2009 have caused serious flooding in the north and north east of Namibia. Thousands of people have already been affected and every day the situation is getting worse. The floods in the northern regions have already claimed [...]
2009-02-26 15:35:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR SENV ECON WA
09WINDHOEK72SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE -
[...] (SBU) DEMONSTRATIONS A. Post is not aware of any religious or ethnic communities in Namibia that actively and publicly espouse specifically anti-American positions. Moreover, there are very few public demonstrations in general in Namibia. Namibia's approximately 2500-member Muslim communit [...]
2009-02-27 11:35:00Embassy WindhoekSECRETASEC PTER WA
09YAOUNDE122CAMEROON'S MINES MINISTER THINKS GLOBALLY, WORRIES LOCALLY
[...] (U) Summary. Cameroon's Minister of Mining is increasingly worried about the impact that global economic trends will have on Cameroon, especially in the mining and industrial sectors. At the Minister's request, Post's Economic and Commercial team met with Badel Ndanga Ndinga, Cameroon's Min [...]
2009-02-05 15:09:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIEDEMIN EIND EINV ETRD ECON CM
09YAOUNDE486CAMEROONIAN FOREIGN MINISTER PRAISES BILATERAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 18, Ambassador met with Cameroonian Minister of External Affairs Henri Eyebe Ayissi, who praised bilateral relations and cited regional and maritime security as his top foreign policy priority. He claimed to know little about an ongoing case of piracy involving an Ame [...]
2009-06-01 16:08:00Embassy YaoundeCONFIDENTIALAMGT CM ECON MAS PGOV PREL
09YAOUNDE514CAMEROON'S LOM PANGAR IS WORLD BANK'S DAM PROBLEM
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Cameroon (GRC) is pushing breathlessly to construct the Lom Pangar dam by 2012, but the GRC's impatience causes heartburn for the World Bank, which is eager to finance the project but wary that the GRC will not adhere to World Bank guidelines for environmenta [...]
2009-06-09 13:02:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ETRD EWWT CM
09YAOUNDE729CAMEROON'S FINANCE MINISTER ON TRANSPARENCY AND
[...] (C) Summary: On August 20, Ambassador called on Cameroonian Finance Minister Essimi Menye to discuss budget transparency and Cameroon,s finances. Menye did not offer any concrete steps the GRC would take to improve budget transparency. He promoted agriculture as key to Cameroon's economy [...]
2009-08-26 15:48:00Embassy YaoundeCONFIDENTIALCM EAGR ECON EFIN
09YAOUNDE827The Cameroonian Diaspora
[...] Post offers the following in responses to reftel request: A. There are several different diaspora groups scattered over the U.S., France, and other European countries. Some of the more significant groups in the U.S. include: the Progressive Initiative for Cameroon (PICAM),a civil society [...]
2009-09-29 15:50:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP BTIO EAID OEXC OIIP PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL SMIG
09YEREVAN330FOUR PERSONS KILLED IN EXPLOSION AT YEREVAN
[...] At least four persons were killed and more than a dozen injured in a late-afternoon explosion at Yerevan's Nairit chemical plant on May 14. Company officials said the cause is not yet known. This is Armenia's worst industrial accident since the Soviet era, though obsolete equipment and poor [...]
2009-05-15 14:50:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD AM
09YEREVAN372WIDESPREAD FRAUD OBSERVED/REPORTED IN YEREVAN
[...] (C) Systematic fraud, both confirmed and reported, marred the first election of Yerevan's mayor and its new city council on May 31. Ballot-stuffing, bussed-in voters, intimidation and violence against precinct members, political party proxies, media, and observers figured prominently. With 52 [...]
2009-06-01 16:54:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS AM
09YEREVAN45OSAC ANNUAL CRIME AND SAFETY REPORT -- YEREVAN
[...] (U) In accordance with Reftel A, the following information is provided. 2 (U) BEGIN TEXT OSAC CRIME AND SAFETY REPORT I. Overall Crime and Safety Situation: The crime and safety situation in Armenia is better than average in comparison to a large size city in the U.S. Violent crime a [...]
2009-01-23 07:54:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KRIM KSAC CASC
09YEREVAN712ON THE TURKEY-ARMENIA BORDER: IS THE RAILWAY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Ambassador and EXBS Advisor toured the Akhurian Train station near the Turkish border, where Armenian railway officials claimed that they are ready to begin rail traffic as soon as the border opens and procedures are established. Our assessment, however, is that much work wou [...]
2009-10-07 09:00:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL ECIN ELTN PBTS SOCI TU AM
09YEREVAN830ARMENIAN YEZIDIS: POVERTY, EDUCATION, AND ETHNIC
[...] (U) In September and October 2009, Embassy officers met with members of the ethnic Yezidi community, Armenia's largest minority group. Ethnic identity, education, and endemic poverty are the main issues that confront the Yezidis. There is a dispute in the Yezidi community as to whether Yezidis [...]
2009-12-03 09:34:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ASEC PTER PREF SMIG SOCI KWMN KIRF
09ZAGREB250ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - MAY 7, 2009
[...] (U) FORMER CROATIAN POLICEMAN SENTENCED TO 8 YEARS IN JAIL FOR WAR CRIMES: After having been acquitted three times in past years by a local court, former member of the Karlovac special police Mihajlo Hrastov was found guilty by the Croatian Supreme Court of killing 13 and wounding two JNA res [...]
2009-05-08 06:18:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HR
09ZAGREB383EUR/SCE DIRECTOR HYLAND DISCUSSES REGIONAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During his June 12 meetings in Zagreb, EUR/SCE Director Jason Hyland discussed regional cooperation with interlocutors from the Croatian government, the South East Regional Cooperation Council, and the European Commission. Presidential Advisor Loncar expressed concern over nega [...]
2009-06-23 12:57:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL HR
09ZAGREB682DEMARCHED DELIVERED ON US POSITION ON UNGA MIDDLE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-19 15:34:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE HR
09ZAGREB734Zagreb Daily Report - December 16, 2009
[...] (U) Crucial hearing at ICTY on December 16: A hearing by the Trial Chamber was scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. today, December 16, pursuant to the Trial Chamber's "responsibility to assess a state's compliance with its obligations" to cooperate with the ICTY. The GoC, which has sent a sizeable d [...]
2009-12-16 14:50:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR ECON
09ZAGREB85CROATIAN NATURAL GAS PROJECTS: LOOKING FOR NEW
[...] Summary: The recent gas crisis has fueled discussion and interest in the subject of Croatian energy security and energy diversification. The most significant project addressing these issues is the long-delayed construction of an LNG terminal on the Adriatic. Senior government leaders have e [...]
2009-02-17 16:10:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG EINV HR
10ABIDJAN172ABIDJAN: EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE (EAC) MEETS TO REVIEW
[...] (SBU) The DCM convened the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on Tuesday, February 16, 2010, to review security issues at post following the surprise dismissal of the cabinet and the Independent Election Commission by President Laurent Gbagbo on the evening of Friday, February 12. Situatio [...]
2010-02-17 16:10:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PINR CASC PREL IV
10ABIDJAN71SORO TO FORM NEW GOVERNMENT; OPPOSITION SPLIT
[...] (SBU) Summary: On February 12, President Gbagbo dissolved the government, charging PM Soro with naming a new cabinet and restructuring the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI). Soro continues to consult with opposition parties in an attempt to reach a compromise on a new government; repor [...]
2010-02-17 16:57:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC KDEM IV
10ABUDHABI105D/S Wolin Discusses Global Recovery with UAE Officials
[...] (U) Summary. On 15-16 February 2010, Treasury Deputy Secretary Neal Wolin met with UAE officials to review progress in the global economic recovery. UAE officials expressed approval of U.S. measures to restore global growth and stressed the resilience of the UAE's economy in navigating Dubai's [...]
2010-02-25 09:40:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER EFIN AF AE IR
10ABUDHABI130DOD PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL DEFENSE EXHIBITION (IDEX
[...] Embassy Abu Dhabi recommends DOD direct participation in the Tenth Biannual International Defense Exhibition (IDEX 2011) which will be held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 20 ?????? 24 February 2011 at the Abu Dhabi International Exhibition Center. IDEX 2011 is the tenth in the IDEX series [...]
2010-01-28 11:59:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AE
10ABUDHABI246SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF SECRETARY CHU
[...] (U) Mission UAE looks forward to welcoming the Feb. 23-25 visit of Secretary of Energy Dr. Steven Chu. THE UAE AND THE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP -------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) In the past five years, the United Arab Emirates has emerged as one of the economic pow [...]
2010-02-18 12:50:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET SENV KGHG AE
10ABUDHABI284UAE'S 2010 TIP REPORT SUBMISSION
[...] (U) Mission UAE's submission for the 2010 trafficking in persons report follows. Responses are keyed to reftel paragraphs 25 to 30. THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION -------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Please find below responses to questions in paragraph 25 of reftel: [...]
2010-02-25 14:02:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KTIP PGOV PREL PREF ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN SMIG
10ABUDHABI34EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: STALLION
[...] Ref email requested that post conduct five separate post-shipment verifications for Portable Digital ADP machines exported as No License Required by STOPWHOLESALE/IWEBMASTER, AKA: Laptop Plaza, Kenilworth, NJ. 2. On December 28 and 29, 2009 Export Control Officer met with a Mr. Rajeev G [...]
2010-01-14 04:42:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC AE
10ABUDHABI39UAE Illicit Finance Strategy 2010
[...] (S/NF) This is a country team assessment. CONTEXT ------------ I. II. 2. (S/NF) Given the UAE's open financial system, sizeable expatriate community and role as an regional financial hub, some Taliban, al-Qaeda and other illicit financing may originate in and mor [...]
2010-01-27 12:39:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNEFIN PTER PGOV PINR AF AE
10ABUDHABI69UAE - SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CJCS
[...] (SBU) Admiral Mullen: we warmly welcome your visit to Abu Dhabi, and have requested an appointment with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Shaykh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MbZ),whom you last met on 9 September 2009 in Washington. We have also req [...]
2010-02-09 11:35:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR MOPS AE
10ABUJA185NORTHERN NIGERIAN MUSLIM VIEWS OF THE UNITED STATES
[...] (C) Muslim scholars, government officials, politicians, professors, students, and civil society representatives discussed their views on the United States and its foreign policy with PolOffs during a visit in January to the Northern Nigerian state of Sokoto. Many interlocutors expressed apprec [...]
2010-02-18 12:29:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PTER SOCI KDEM KISL KPAO NI
10ABUJA19EMBASSY AND CONSULATE GENERAL RECEIVE "POISON PEN"
[...] (C) The Embassy and Consulate General have received correspondence and e-mail messages in the form of "poison pen" missives regarding alleged Nigerian terrorists. In follow-up to Mission's daily Law Enforcement Working Group (LEWG) meetings, convened after the attempted December 25 attack on [...]
2010-01-05 18:28:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPTER CVIS ASEC PINR PINS PREL NI
10ABUJA209NIGERIAN NUGGETS -- FEBRUARY 25, 2010
[...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political, economic, and social developments not previously reported. Included in this addition are: -- CRISIS AVERTED IN NORTHERN NIGERIA'S JIGAWA STATE -- LES IN CANADIAN EMBASSY IN NIGER BECOMES THE NEW PRIME MINISTER [...]
2010-02-25 14:20:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR ECON CASC KISL KPAO NI
10ABUJA211POLITICAL MANEUVERING CONTINUES; YAR'ADUA REMAINS OUT OF
[...] (C) According to multiple contacts, President Yar'Adua was returned to Nigeria to prevent the Federal Executive Council from declaring him permanently incapacitated. One contact, who spoke recently with the President's brother in Saudi Arabia, confirmed that Yar'Adua remains in "bad shape," wi [...]
2010-02-25 16:15:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV OVIP PREL PINR SOCI KPAO NI
10ADANA4TURKEY: BIMONTHLY SOUTHEAST ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-15 16:08:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG TU SY
10ADDISABABA114DECEMBER REGIONAL ENVIRONMENT NEWSLETTER, EAST AFRICA
[...] (U) Summary: The December 2009 Regional Environment Office (REO) eastern Africa newsletter reports on a variety of environment, science, technology and health events that took place in Addis Ababa this month. From two U.S. university sponsored science and technology workshops and a Peace C [...]
2010-01-25 12:32:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA SENV ENRG ETRD PGOV ECON ET
10ADDISABABA130ETHIOPIA: FIVE NGO WORKERS KIDNAPPED IN SOMALI
[...] (C) According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Ethiopia, five Ethiopian employees of a British NGO were kidnapped in the Somali Regional State on January 15, by individuals claiming to be members of the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF),and were re [...]
2010-01-27 13:56:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV SMIG EAID ASEC ET
10ADDISABABA200USAU: SPECIAL ADVISOR WOLPE MEETS WITH PRESIDENT
[...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with U.S. Special Advisor Wolpe on the margins of the AU Summit, Burundian President Nkurunziza characterized the 16 soldiers recently arrested as mutineers, not coup plotters, who posed no threat to the presidency or to the cohesion of the army. He reiterated his des [...]
2010-02-04 09:11:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AU
10ADDISABABA201USAU: TANZANIAN PRESIDENT KIKWETE'S THOUGHTS ON
[...] (SBU) In a February 2 meeting with Tanzanian President Kikwete on the margins of the African Union (AU) Summit, U.S. Special Advisor for the Great Lakes Region Howard Wolpe raised concerns about the lack of international oversight of the peace process in the wake of the dismissal of Head of Un [...]
2010-02-04 09:13:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AU
10ADDISABABA247FOREIGN INVESTORS GRAB UP MORE LAND IN ETHIOPIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Ethiopia's (GoE) recent high profile land deals and shift in agricultural policy (reftel) have attracted additional foreign investors to the agricultural and tourism sectors. In January, Egyptian Prime Minster Dr. Ahmed Nazif led a large delegation to Ethiopia [...]
2010-02-08 06:20:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EINV ETRD ECON EFIN BEXP AF ET
10ADDISABABA250ETHIOPIA: REFUGEES SHOT OUTSIDE KEBRIBEYAH AND MY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Since December 21, there have been three separate incidents involving Government of Ethiopia (GoE) security personnel near Kebribeyah and My Ayni refugee camps. On December 21, police arrested eight Somali refugees in Kebribeyah camp near Jijiga and three were subsequently fo [...]
2010-02-08 10:51:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PGOV PHUM ET SO
10ADDISABABA332AU SUMMIT -- S/A WOLPE ENGAGES EAST AFRICAN
[...] (U) January 30, 2010; 2:45 p.m.; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Special Advisor Howard Wolpe Deputy Special Advisor Jim Yellin USAU Military Advisor Ellington (notetaker) East African Community Secretariat Deputy Secretary General Beatrice Kiraso Principal Internatio [...]
2010-02-18 10:48:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALKPKO MARR PGOV PREL AU
10ADDISABABA365PM MELES URGES U.S. TO PLAY STRONGER LEADERSHIP
[...] (C) With few exceptions, Meles conveyed to visting AFRICOM Commander General Ward what has become his standard message on regional security: First, Sudan is the greatest threat to stability on the continent, and civil war there is Ethiopia's "nightmare scenario." Second, although al-Shabaab [...]
2010-02-22 09:42:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS MARR SO SU ET
10ADDISABABA53ETHIOPIAN OPPOSITION ALLEGES HARASSMENT OF CANDIDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-14 04:46:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYET KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL
10AITTAIPEI157TAIWAN FIRMS REVEAL DIVERGING CROSS-STRAIT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Plans for a cross-Strait Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA; reftel) have dominated Taiwan trade policy with the PRC. At least initially, an ECFA would include only petrochemical, textile, machine tool, auto/auto parts, and flat panel display "early harvest" sectors. [...]
2010-02-10 06:00:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EINV EFIN TW CH
10AITTAIPEI27MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage January 7 on the fallout following the Legislative Yuan's decision Tuesday to amend the Act Governing Food Sanitation which bans the import of six types of "risky" U.S. beef products; on the National Communications Commissi [...]
2010-01-07 10:20:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
10AITTAIPEI40MEDIA REACTION: U.S. BEEF IMPORTS, U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage January 9-11 on the legislative by-elections on Saturday, in which the ruling KMT suffered a major setback; on the fallout following the Legislative Yuan's decision to amend the Act Governing Food Sanitation last week, whic [...]
2010-01-11 09:59:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
10AITTAIPEI62EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - DECEMBER 2009
[...] (U) On December 15, the Legislative Yuan passed legislation to increase the criminal penalty for export control violations to not more than 5 years of imprisonment and a fine of not more than NTD 1,500,000 (approximately USD 46,583). Previously, the penalty was not more than 2 years of impris [...]
2010-01-15 03:15:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP PGOV ETRD TW IR
10AITTAIPEI63EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - DECEMBER 2009
[...] (U) On December 15, the Legislative Yuan passed legislation to increase the criminal penalty for export control violations to not more than 5 years of imprisonment and a fine of not more than NTD 1,500,000 (approximately USD 46,583). Previously, the penalty was not more than 2 years of impris [...]
2010-01-15 03:16:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP PGOV ETRD TW IR
10AITTAIPEI82MEDIA REACTION: FIRST YEAR OF PRESIDENT OBAMA, HAITI
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave extensive coverage January 20 to the resignation of Prosecutor-General Chen Tsung-ming, which came shortly after a Control Yuan motion to impeach him for dereliction of duty and lack of integrity. News coverage also focused on the year-end [...]
2010-01-20 09:45:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
10AITTAIPEI91MEDIA REACTION: HAITI, U.S.-JAPAN SECURITY TREATY
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage January 21 on the aftermath of Prosecutor-General Chen Tsung-ming's resignation Tuesday; on the legislative by-election slated for the end of February; on the rescue and relief efforts in earthquake-stricken Haiti; and on d [...]
2010-01-21 11:56:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
10ALGIERS116ALGERIAN CT CHIEF PRESSES NEA DAS SANDERSON ON TSA
[...] (C) Meeting with NEA DAS Sanderson January 25, Algerian Counterterrorism Coordinator Kamel Rezag Bara objected that putting Algeria on the list of countries subject to enhanced airport screening is at variance with Algeria's solid commitment to fighting terrorism and its close security partner [...]
2010-02-10 08:04:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER AG UN US
10ALGIERS153ORASCOM TELECOM ALGERIE DISPUTE CAUSES WIDESPREAD
[...] (C) Orascom Telecom Algerie (OTA),Algeria's largest wireless phone company -- one of the largest and most economically productive foreign investments this decade -- has been assessed USD 650 million in back taxes via a series of assessments dating back to late 2008. On the face of it, many o [...]
2010-02-21 16:52:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EINV AG EG
10ALGIERS185ENTREPRENEURSHIP ROUNDTABLE
[...] (SBU) Embassy Algiers has been working to prepare for the April 26-27 Presidential Entrepreneurship Summit. This cable summarizes post's efforts to date in support of that event and indicates what we think the Algerian participants will be looking for in terms of Summit outcomes. Their analys [...]
2010-02-28 07:40:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EFIN ETRD ECON PREL KISL AG
10ALGIERS186ALGERIA AND THE PRESIDENTIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
[...] (SBU) Embassy Algiers has been working to prepare for the April 26-27 Presidential Entrepreneurship Summit. This cable summarizes post's efforts to date in support of that event and indicates what we think the Algerian participants will be looking for in terms of Summit outcomes. Their analys [...]
2010-02-28 07:53:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EFIN ETRD ECON PREL KISL AG
10ALGIERS74ALGERIA - FY2010 BUDGET TRANSPARENCY REPORT
[...] (U) In response to reftel questions, post submits the following information. 2. (SBU) The Algerian central government is expected to receive a portion of U.S. foreign assistance using FY10 funds. The USG has allocated USD 950,000 for IMET funding and USD 950,000 for Nonproliferation, Anti- [...]
2010-01-27 16:50:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAID EAID ECON EFIN PREL
10ALGIERS76ALGERIA - FY2010 BUDGET TRANSPARENCY REPORT
[...] (U) In response to reftel questions, post submits the following information. 2. (SBU) The Algerian central government is expected to receive a portion of U.S. foreign assistance using FY10 funds. The USG has allocated USD 950,000 for IMET funding and USD 950,000 for Nonproliferation, Anti- [...]
2010-01-28 09:24:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAID EAID ECON EFIN PREL
10AMMAN200JORDAN: DESPITE LOSSES IN HAITI QUAKE, JORDAN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Jordan lost three of its military peacekeepers, and 23 were wounded in the January 12 earthquake. This is in addition to five Jordanian peacekeepers who were recently killed in an October 2009 UN plane crash in Haiti. Despite this loss, Jordan has sent a military field hospit [...]
2010-01-19 16:34:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS ASEC HA JO
10AMMAN217JORDAN BLUE LANTERN:VERIFYING BONA FIDES OF
[...] (SBU) Economic Section and Foreign Commercial Service (FCS) LESs conducted initial/preliminary database searches on this firm through Government of Jordan (Ministry of Industry and Trade(MoIT)) on-line records and found no pertinent information. FCS personnel are familiar with the owner, Imad [...]
2010-01-21 07:42:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC JO
10AMMAN222 U.S.-Jordan FTA Joint Committee Meets; Seeks Closer Trade
[...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan's Ministry of Industry and Trade hosted the fifth U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Area Agreement Joint Committee meeting on December 15 in Amman. The agenda focused on expanding trade and investment ties and stressed the importance of full implementation of not just the trade agr [...]
2010-01-24 09:43:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECIN ECON ELAB EFIN EAID PGOV JO
10AMMAN299THIRD RED-DEAD DONOR COMMITTEE MEETING IN THE HAGUE
[...] (SBU) Summary. The third donor committee meeting of the Red Sea - Dead Sea Water Conveyance Study Program (RDS) convened in The Hague on January 28. The World Bank, along with the beneficiary parties, chaired the meeting attended by almost all of the donors with the exception of Japan and Gr [...]
2010-02-02 08:24:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV PGOV PREL JO
10AMMAN305JORDAN: COLUMNIST MISCHARACTERIZES U.S. POSITION
[...] (C) On February 2, Fahd Al-Khitan, a columnist and managing editor of Arabic daily Al-Arab Al-Yawm, wrote a bizarre column entitled, "Jordanian-American understandings on the limits of reform." Khitan referred to visits by several U.S. officials over the past several weeks, including NEA DAS [...]
2010-02-03 10:40:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM JO
10AMMAN308JORDAN: ARRESTS SIGNAL NEW TOUGHNESS IN ISLAMIST
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In a rare foray into coverage of Jordan's internal security, Jordanian media reported on January 31 and February 1 two separate security campaigns which have yielded over 550 arrests. The first is a widely reported announcement by Jordan's Public Security Directorate (PSD) of [...]
2010-02-03 11:27:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS ASEC JO
10AMMAN314JORDAN: GOVERNMENT, CIVIL SOCIETY, AND YOUTH
[...] (S/NF) Summary: In meetings with NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary Tamara Wittes January 26-28, government officials, representatives of civil society, and alumni of Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) programs discussed the challenges of democratic reform and sought further U.S. assistance [...]
2010-02-04 06:22:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KMPI KWMN JO
10AMMAN327CODEL HASTINGS VISIT FOCUSES ON DISPLACED IRAQIS
[...] (S/NF) Summary. During a January 11 visit to Amman, Representative Alcee Hastings (D-FL),in an audience with King Abdullah and joint meeting with Prime Minister Samir Rifai and Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, reasserted the importance of U.S.-Jordanian relations, a message well-received days a [...]
2010-02-07 11:41:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER MOPS JO AF
10AMMAN380Jordan: Amman Brings African-American History to Life
[...] Summary: Juilliard-trained, award-winning soprano Nicole Taylor opened PA Amman's celebration of African-American History Month with a highly-acclaimed series of concerts and workshops February 2-3. Explaining how "beautiful things come out of ugliness," Taylor performed African-American spiri [...]
2010-02-11 10:42:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL KPAO JO OEXC OIIP SOCI
10AMMAN87JORDAN: NEW CABINET PUTS A FRESH FACE ON THE WALL
[...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: The government of newly appointed Prime Minister Samir Rifai has issued a series of circulars -- policy notices for government offices -- aimed at illustrating a break from the policies of the previous government (ref a). One issued on January 4 mandates that government offices dis [...]
2010-01-07 13:11:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PINS JO
10ANKARA119TURKISH PRT IN JOWZJAN STILL IN LIMBO
[...] (C) Summary: The Turks were disappointed with the inconclusive talks they held with the Germans and Swedes in Berlin on January 15 regarding security arrangements for the PRT Turkey intends to deploy to Jowzjan Province. The MFA said that the three countries will meet again in early February, [...]
2010-01-25 16:09:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MOPS MARR
10ANKARA147IN SOUTHEAST, DESPARATE KURDISH VOICES BLAME AKP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Adana Deputy PO, Ankara PolOff, and Washington DeskOff met with politicians, businessmen, intellectuals and local government officials in southeast Turkey to discuss the Kurdish issue. These disparate Kurdish voices were almost unanimous in faulting the ruling Justice and Develo [...]
2010-01-29 05:37:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR TU
10ANKARA148IN SOUTHEAST, DISPARATE KURDISH VOICES BLAME AKP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Adana Deputy PO, Ankara PolOff, and Washington DeskOff met with politicians, businessmen, intellectuals and local government officials in southeast Turkey to discuss the Kurdish issue. These disparate Kurdish voices were almost unanimous in faulting the ruling Justice and Develo [...]
2010-01-29 07:13:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR TU
10ANKARA175 Science Envoy Finds Strong Programs, Opportunities in
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On a January 13-15 visit to Ankara and Istanbul, Science Envoy Dr. Ahmed Zewail met with academics, government officials, and PM Erdogan. He was impressed by the GOT's strong commitment to S&T development and the programs being implemented in academia and the private sector, all o [...]
2010-02-03 12:32:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON SENV TU
10ANKARA21FM DAVUTOGLU REBUILDING HIS MINISTRY IN HIS IMAGE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Davutoglu used his opening speech to the January 4-8 Turkish ambassadors' conference to reinforce his vision of an activist diplomacy that asserts the country's profile regionally and beyond. He appears to be making progress selling that vision to a generation [...]
2010-01-07 07:55:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PGOV TU
10ANKARA221APPARENT MOVEMENT ON JOWZJAN PRT'S SECURITY
[...] (C) Summary: MFA confirmed that a meeting took place among Turkish, Swedish, German and NATO officials on the margins of the February 4-5 informal NATO Defense Ministerial in Istanbul and said that there is now an agreement in principle that Turkey's "civilian PRT" is acceptable to all parties. [...]
2010-02-10 14:17:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MOPS MARR TU
10ANKARA230TURKEY SUPPORTS OIC ISLAMIC PEACE FORCE PROPOSAL
[...] (C) On February 2 MFA Middle East desk officer M. Rami Sayliman told us Turkey supports the "Islamic peace force" idea proposed by the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu (a Turkish national). (Note: SG Ihsanoglu proposed the formation of a "depa [...]
2010-02-11 12:42:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
10ANKARA239ALLEGED PKK WARNING TO U.S. AGAINST PROVIDING UAVS
[...] (C) In comments responding to a question regarding the visit to Ankara by Secretary Gates on February 6 and USF-I Commanding General Odierno on February 3, the leader of the terrorist PKK reportedly issued a warning to the U.S., apparently against providing Turkey with an armed UAV capability. [...]
2010-02-12 16:57:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPTER MOPS TU
10ANKARA24EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (DECEMBER
[...] Summary: At the request of the Office of Export Control, ISN/ECC, Middle East Desk,the EXBS Advisor conducted a curriculum review of the Royal Omani Police (ROP) Customs Training Department in Muscat,Oman, December 3-10, 2009. The review focused on the ROP Customs use of risk management pr [...]
2010-01-07 12:08:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
10ANKARA246D/SRAP JONES BILATERALS AT ISTANBUL REGIONAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan (SRAP) Paul Jones met with senior representatives from China, Russia, Turkey, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and the Organization of Islamic States (OIC) on the edges of the January 26 Afghanistan neighbors conference in Ista [...]
2010-02-16 05:39:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON PGOV AF TU
10ANKARA256TURKEY: HEALTH MINISTRY PROPOSES SCENARIOS FOR DRUG
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Ministry of Health (MOH) recognizes that its new rules on Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) certificates for new drug approvals (described in Ref A) will have some impact on trade in the short term, but is sanguine about the long-term effect. According to Saim Kerman, Dir [...]
2010-02-17 09:36:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON ETRD EFIN TU
10ANKARA263SCENESETTER FOR U/S BURNS
[...] (C) Welcome to Turkey! With this cable, I'd like to update you on where the relationship stands. WHAT TO RAISE: -- Move forward on the Armenia protocols; an end to Turkey-Armenia reconciliation will harm, if not terminate, the Minsk Group process (para 3). -- Be prepared to support uni [...]
2010-02-17 14:00:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MNUC MASS IR TU
10ANKARA267USF-I GENERAL ODIERNO'S COUNTER-PKK MEETING WITH
[...] (S) SUMMARY: In a February 3 meeting with the top level of the Turkish inter-agency security affairs group, USF-I Commanding General Raymond Odierno agreed to develop an action plan to improve counter-terrorism pressure on the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). Odierno suggested the plan's initi [...]
2010-02-17 16:06:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PTER PINR MARR MOPS TU IZ
10ANKARA285MISSION TURKEY'S S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSALS
[...] SUMMARY: Mission Turkey received 180 proposals for the Secretary's Office of Global Women's Issues Small Grants Initiative. Ankara, Adana, and Istanbul POL and PAS officers were energized by the vast number of responses from every corner of Turkey and worked together to reach out and brief [...]
2010-02-22 09:50:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SGWI SOCI KPAO KWMN PREL
10ANKARA291TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-23 12:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
10ANKARA3SCENESETTER FOR CODEL WASSERMAN SCHULTZ
[...] (SBU) Welcome to Ankara. Your visit comes one month after Prime Minister Erdogan and President Obama met for three hours, an event that received a warm reception in the Turkish press. The two leaders discussed our countries' close collaboration on Afghanistan, convincing Iran to give up its [...]
2010-01-04 08:07:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PGOV PREL TU
10ANKARA312TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-26 11:52:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
10ANKARA52TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-13 11:42:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
10ANKARA56TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-13 14:33:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
10ANKARA73TURKEY ASSEMBLING A MIDDLE EASTERN FREE-TRADE ZONE
[...] (C) During a January 14 readout on Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri's visit to Ankara earlier this week, MFA Syria and Lebanon desk officer Burak Rende said a planned trade-liberalization agreement and recently signed visa-waiver agreement with Beirut will advance Foreign Minister Davutoglu [...]
2010-01-15 16:27:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON TU SY JO LE
10ANKARA78TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-19 13:01:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
10ANTANANARIVO66ANTANANARIVO POL/ECON WEEKLY UPDATE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: This is U.S. Embassy Antananarivo's Weekly Update for February 1 - 5, a periodic unclassified review of major political, economic, and commercial events and information from the U.S. Mission to Madagascar and Comoros. POLITICS (Paragraphs 2-6) - French Deputies Support TGV - TG [...]
2010-02-05 11:15:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EINV ECPS MA
10ASHGABAT238FMC PLANS TO EXPAND BUSINESS IN TURKMENISTAN
[...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: FMC Technologies (FMC),a U.S.-based oil drilling equipment provider, has supplied equipment to Dragon Oil in Turkmenistan for seven years. The company is now considering plans to establish an office here. FMC is [...]
2010-02-24 12:01:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET PGOV EINV 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
10ASMARA1616 MONTHS UNDERGROUND FOR "THE WRONG RELIGION"
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Selam Reta (please protect),spent 16 months of her life in an underground cell at the Wi'a prison and was subjected to daily physical torture for being a member of the Berhane Hiwet Evangelical Church, a banned religious group. Selam was released after 16 months only after develo [...]
2010-01-25 11:46:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALPHUM KIRF PGOV SOCI ER
10ASTANA119 KAZAKHSTAN: U.S. OIL EXECUTIVES DISCUSS CORRUPTION,
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 26, the outgoing and incoming CEOs of U.S. oil services company J. Ray McDermott conveyed to the Ambassador their optimism about the investment climate in Kazakhstan, and asserted that strong, fundament [...]
2010-01-29 08:04:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET SOCI KZ
10ASTANA162 KAZAKHSTAN: LABOR MARKET CONCERNS TAKE CENTER STAGE AT
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Nur Otan National Democratic Party of Kazakhstan co-hosted a roundtable on January 19 at the lower house of parliament (Mazhilis) to discuss the legal definition of "self-employment" and how to implement polic [...]
2010-02-09 03:05:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID ECON EINV ELAB SOCI KZ
10ASTANA175 KAZAKHSTAN'S DELEGATION TO THE PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: See paragraph 5 for Action Request. All three of Kazakhstan's approved nominees to the Presidential Entrepreneurship Summit have confirmed their participation in the Summit on April 26-27. Post [...]
2010-02-10 09:42:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EINV SOCI KZ
10ASTANA255 KAZAKHSTAN: WEEKLY SPOT-REPORT DIGEST, FEBRUARY 16-19
[...] (SBU) This is the first edition of a new weekly cable to disseminate spot reports based on Embassy conversations with interlocutors, as well as from the mass media. Our goal is to draw attention to information that might not merit a full cable report. POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS - NAZARBAYEV TAL [...]
2010-02-22 09:12:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM ECON EPET ENRG SOCI SENV KCRM KDEM KZ
10ASTANA276 KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DESIGNATION OF FOUR
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-26 10:01:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM EFIN MNUC KNNP IR KZ
10ASTANA278 KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. VIEWS FOLLOWING
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-26 10:08:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM MNUC KNNP IR KZ
10ASTANA45 KAZAKHSTAN: MEDIA REPORTS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING CASES
[...] The following is a summary of local media reports of human trafficking cases in Kazakhstan May-August 2009. SEXUAL EXPLOTATION 2. May 6, "Interfax," "Zakon.kz": Two women were arrested in Petropavlovsk for pimping and trafficking in persons. The North-Kazakhstan Oblast Department of I [...]
2010-01-19 05:52:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ELAB SMIG SOCI KCRM KTIP UZ KZ
10ASTANA49 KAZAKHSTAN: AES CONSIDERS ALTERNATIVES TO ARBITRATION
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 15, a senior executive from U.S. power company AES told the Ambassador that the company has worked with Kazakhstan's Ambassador to the United States to prepare a settlement letter to the government to r [...]
2010-01-19 09:49:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR ECON EINV ENRG SOCI KZ
10ASTANA72KAZAKHSTAN: MONEY AND POWER
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-25 08:14:00Embassy AstanaSECRETPGOV PINR EPET EINV KCOR RS CH KZ
10ATHENS133GREECE: VIEWS ON IRAN TRR AND RECENT EU FAC; SYRIA DEMARCHE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. MFA interlocutors welcomed points explaining our position on the Tehran Research Reactor, and appreciated our interest in addressing the humanitarian issues facing Iran. They stated that due to a great divergence of views among members, the EU had not yet decided if it will appl [...]
2010-02-25 09:46:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP MNUC IAEA IR SY GR
10ATHENS137GREECE: VIEWS ON EU CHINA ARMS EMBARGO
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Greek interlocutors conveyed that a review or a possible lifting of the European Union's China arms embargo is not on the agenda in Brussels, to the best of their knowledge. They stated that since the replacement of the EU's political "Code of Conduct on Arms Exports" in Decembe [...]
2010-02-25 13:43:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM CH EUN GR
10ATHENS139Greeks on Goldstone Report Follow-Up
[...] (C) On February 25, Poloff discussed Ref points on U.S. positions on the upcoming UNGA vote on the Goldstone Report with Stelios Gavriil, MFA A6 Directorate for Arab Countries and the Middle East. Gavriil stated that Greece intended to abstain in the upcoming vote. 2. (C) According t [...]
2010-02-25 14:07:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM UNGA GR
10ATHENS57CITIZEN PROTECTION MINISTER UPBEAT ON REORGANIZATION, COOPERATION
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-29 15:33:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER KTIP SNAR PINR SMIG KCOR KCRM KHLS GR
10ATHENS77AMBASSADOR TO DROUTSAS: SHOW WASHINGTON YOUR STUFF
[...] (S) SUMMARY. In a January 30 meeting with Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitri Droutsas just prior to his first trip to the U.S., Ambassador Speckhard focused him on resolving challenges close to home and advised him to show Washington he was not just a diplomat but a political decision maker w [...]
2010-02-03 16:43:00Embassy AthensSECRETPREL PGOV MARR GR MK TU CY IR
10BAGHDAD141AL-MUTLAQ DISQUALIFICATION IS SALT IN THE WOUND
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Diyala provincial leaders have expressed concern that disqualification of Sunni MP Saleh Mutlaq and other party candidates due to de-Baathification procedures could adversely effect Diyala's security situation and create more fertile grounds for insurgents to co-opt members of th [...]
2010-01-20 12:34:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL KJUS
10BAGHDAD172TURKISH AMBASSADOR ON ARTICLE 140 AND KIRKUK
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with visiting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle East Kahl on January 11, Turkish Ambassador Murat Ozcelik said senior KRG officials recently signaled for the first time an understanding that Kirkuk would not ultimately be annexed to the Iraqi Kurdistan [...]
2010-01-24 07:57:00Embassy BaghdadSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV KDEM IZ TU
10BAGHDAD183RRT ERBIL: AMBASSADOR MEETS BARZANI AND BARHAM
[...] (U) This is an RRT Erbil cable. 2. (C) Summary. On January 18 in Erbil, the Ambassador met separately with Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Masoud Barzani and KRG PM Barham Salih. Both were sympathetic to U.S. concerns about the political aspects of the de-Ba'athification co [...]
2010-01-25 08:40:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EPET IZ TU
10BAGHDAD186BAGHDAD: WORLD BANK MAY SCALE UP IRAQ PRESENCE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: World Bank Vice President for the Middle East and North Africa Shamshad Akhtar told GOI officials and international donors January 16-19 that the World Bank would seriously consider increasing its presence in Iraq. Specific programmatic and staff increases would depend on the se [...]
2010-01-25 13:29:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EFIN ECON IZ
10BAGHDAD221PASSAGE OF NGO LAW SIGNALS MAJOR STEP FORWARD FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In one of the last sessions of the outgoing Council of Representatives, Iraqi legislators adopted a bill regulating the status of non-governmental organizations (NGO) that, once promulgated by the Presidency Council later this month, will be the gold standard for civil society le [...]
2010-01-28 15:34:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PHUM IZ
10BAGHDAD233A/S FELTMAN AND FM ZEBARI LAUNCH DIPLOMATIC JCC-
[...] (C) Summary: On January 24, Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs Jeffrey Feltman, A/DCM, and a delegation of experts on Chapter VII issues met with Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari and an interministerial committee of Iraqi experts at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Baghdad. [...]
2010-01-30 09:08:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIZ JO KU PGOV PREL SY TU YM
10BAGHDAD305THE VICE PRESIDENT DISCUSSES PRE- AND
[...] (U) January 23, 2010; 9:30 a.m.; Baghdad, Iraq. 2. (C) Participants: United States: Vice President Joseph Biden Ambassador Christopher R. Hill GEN Raymond Odierno, Commanding General USF-I Tony Blinken, National Security Advisor, OVP Jeff Feltman, Assistant Secretary of State for Ne [...]
2010-02-06 11:20:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV IZ
10BAGHDAD449EPRT EAST-BAGHDAD: LEGAL ASSISTANCE CENTER
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Zafraniyyah is a sometimes violent, mixed semi-rural/urban area on the outskirts of the city, squeezed between the Diyala and the Tigris rivers in south Eastern Baghdad. In an effort to develop indigenous civil society organizations, ePRT East-Baghdad and the Brigade focused on [...]
2010-02-19 13:55:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SOCI KDEM
10BAGHDAD451UPDATE #5: ASSAYESH TAKE CAPTIVES - SIX DETAINEES
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On February 16, a Mosul detention facility (Trans Jail) released 6 of 9 Wanna detainees. Although it was a welcome relief for all concerned, the release was in advance of the legal paperwork. Judges have become increasingly aware of the tensions between Provincial Governor Nuja [...]
2010-02-19 14:29:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM PHUM IZ
10BAGHDAD518MOBILE BANKING - GREAT POTENTIAL IN IRAQ, BUT OBSTACLES
[...] (SBU) This cable contains substantial input from Treasury's Office of Technical Assistance (OTA),DoD's Task Force for Business and Stability Operations (TF BSO) and USF-I, J-6 (Communications and Information Systems Directorate). 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: With two cell phones for every three Iraqis [...]
2010-02-28 03:11:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS EFIN ECON EAID IZ
10BAGHDAD522DIWANIYAH PROVINCE: DE-BA,ATHIFICATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Diwaniyah Province officials have eased up on their de-Ba,athification campaign, and in their conversations with PRToffs they now downplay plans for its implementation. Yet the de-Ba,athification issue lingers in the suspension of First Deputy Governor Ab,d Muslim Ghazali, a [...]
2010-02-28 07:21:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIZ PGOV PREL
10BAGHDAD535LESSONS LEARNED FROM IDP RETURNS TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: Community leaders from south Baghdad's Saydiya neighborhood report that approximately 7,200 displaced families have returned since early 2008 and that around 1,400 families have not returned but rent out their homes. (NOTE: Baghdad ePRT tracking data from police statistics sh [...]
2010-02-28 15:41:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD59CSI IRAQ: FORENSIC SCIENCE REGAINING FOOTHOLD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Forty years ago Iraq was a leading center in the Middle East for scientific and medical evidence and the rule of law. Many senior Iraqi Police Officers involved in the forensics program have worked in the forensic field for over 20 years, and the GOI is, with US, UK, and Austra [...]
2010-01-10 08:45:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KJUS PHUM IZ KCRM
10BAGHDAD82 Iraq Likely to Gain EITI Candidacy
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Iraq's political leaders renewed their support for improved transparency of oil export revenues and the country is now poised for candidacy status in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). During a conference January 10-11, the Ministry of Oil Inspector Gene [...]
2010-01-13 08:13:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET PGOV KCOR EFIN ECON IZ NO
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
10BAKU63IRAN: CHILD MALNUTRITION, DRUG USE, DRUG LABS AFFLICT URBAN POOR
[...] (C) Baku Iran Watcher met with a two Iranian NGO leaders who focus on children's rights and drug addiction problems in poor areas on Tehran and other cities. Among other activities the NGO operates child-feeding programs that support approximately 4,000 families. The pair work in some of th [...]
2010-02-01 09:05:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALAF AJ ECON IR PGOV PHUM SNAR UN
10BANGKOK178AMBASSADOR AND RTG SPOKESMAN DISCUSS RED SHIRTS,
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with RTG spokesperson Dr. Panitan Wattanayakorn at the Residence January 21 to review the latest political developments in Thailand. Panitan analyzed the three main factions within the anti-government United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD),aka t [...]
2010-01-22 07:14:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM PREF SMIG TH
10BANGKOK197A/S SHAPIRO VISIT: BILATERAL TIES AND DOMESTIC
[...] (C) Summary. During a January 13-15 visit, Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs Andrew Shapiro met with a wide range of military and civilian government officials to discuss U.S.-Thai relations, Thai views of strategic challenges, and RTG plans to deploy a battalion of peacekeep [...]
2010-01-25 09:47:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
10BANGKOK198THAI-CAMBODIAN SPAT: THAI RANGERS CLASH WITH
[...] (C) Summary: Thai rangers clashed January 24 with Cambodian troops in area east of the Preah Vihear temple. The clash apparently occurred near where Cambodian troops had engaged in illegal logging inside Thailand earlier in January. There were no reports of casualties. Local Thai and Cambodi [...]
2010-01-25 09:57:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PBTS TH CB
10BANGKOK226SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF ADMIRAL WILLARD
[...] (C) Admiral Willard, Embassy Bangkok welcomes you to Thailand. Despite ongoing domestic political challenges, Thailand's adherence to democratic values should not go unrecognized. That a full range of actors in the Thai political scene can openly and vigorously debate policies and the state [...]
2010-01-27 10:07:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
10BANGKOK255DASD SCHER ADDRESSSES ASEAN CENTRALITY, U.S. ROLE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During a January 21-23 visit, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for South and Southeast Asia Robert Scher met with officials from the Ministry of Defense (MOD) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to discuss a variety of bilateral and regional issues. The centrality of [...]
2010-01-29 11:04:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PREF PHUM SMIG TH
10BANGKOK259DASD SCHER ADDRESSSES ASEAN CENTRALITY, U.S. ROLE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During a January 21-23 visit, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for South and Southeast Asia Robert Scher met with officials from the Ministry of Defense (MOD) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to discuss a variety of bilateral and regional issues. The centrality of [...]
2010-02-01 06:49:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PHUM SMIG TH
10BANGKOK278THE CURSE OF THE BLUE DIAMOND: THAILAND INDICTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: In the latest chapter of a two decade-long saga which has long soured Thai-Saudi relations, the Royal Thai Government (RTG) Office of the Attorney General on January 12 indicted five police officers in connection with the 1990 murder of a Saudi Arabian businessman with family ti [...]
2010-02-02 10:43:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL SA TH
10BANGKOK298SCENESETTER FOR THE CSA-HOSTED VISIT OF THAI ARMY
[...] (C) General Casey, the upcoming visit of Thai Army Commander General Anupong Paojinda will be an important occasion to demonstrate our appreciation for the U.S.-Thai relationship. Despite ongoing domestic political challenges, Thailand's adherence to democratic values should not go unrecogni [...]
2010-02-04 05:35:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
10BANGKOK381DAS MARCIEL ENGAGES THAI LEADERS ON BILATERAL
[...] (C) Summary. EAP DAS and Ambassador for ASEAN Affairs Scot Marciel engaged the Thai MFA PermSec and PM deputy SecGen, as well as several prominent Thai thinkers, on key regional and bilateral issues during his February 10 visit to Bangkok. Issues included regional architecture, U.S.-Thai rel [...]
2010-02-12 10:28:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PHUM SMIG TH
10BANGKOK45SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY SHAPIRO
[...] (C) Assistant Secretary Shapiro, Embassy Bangkok welcomes you to Thailand. Despite ongoing domestic discord and current inward focus, Thailand's strategic importance to the U.S. cannot be overstated. Your visit provides an opportunity to signal the United States' appreciation for the long-s [...]
2010-01-07 10:42:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
10BANGKOK62THAILAND: A TALE OF TWO BY-ELECTIONS: WIN SOME,
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Thai political New Year began with two hotly contested by-elections that many observers suggested could help determine the political fortunes for the opposition Puea Thai and coalition Phumjai Thai (PJT) parties in the lead-up to the next round of elections. In the end, the [...]
2010-01-11 11:38:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV TH
10BEIJING104JANUARY 14 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: CHINA'S INTERNET, HAITI
[...] Key points at the January 14 MFA press briefing were: --"China's Internet is open and the Chinese Government encourages the development and application of the Internet and creates a favorable environment." --"China's law prohibits cyber attacks, including hacking" and China "welcomes inter [...]
2010-01-14 09:46:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM MNUC ETRD CH TW IR IN JA AU
10BEIJING144JANUARY 12 MFA PRESS BRIEFING
[...] Key points at the January 12 MFA press briefing were: -- China believes sanctions "cannot fundamentally resolve" the Iranian nuclear issue. -- China opposes the sheltering, by any country, of Guantanamo Uighurs because they are "members of a terrorist group." Doing so would contravene UNC [...]
2010-01-20 06:48:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM MNUC ETRD CH TW IR IN JA AU
10BEIJING145JANUARY 12 MFA PRESS BRIEFING
[...] Key points at the January 12 MFA press briefing were: -- China believes sanctions "cannot fundamentally resolve" the Iranian nuclear issue. -- China opposes the sheltering, by any country, of Guantanamo Uighurs because they are "members of a terrorist group." Doing so would contravene UNC [...]
2010-01-20 06:51:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM MNUC ETRD CH TW IR IN JA AU
10BEIJING241CHINA REJECTS PROPOSAL ON NEW FEDEX FLIGHTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) authorities rejected a U.S. Government request to approve new flight segments to FedEx's hub facility at Guangzhou Baiyun Airport. CAAC Director General Li Jiangmin's January 29, 2010 response, faxed to the Embassy, cited the airspa [...]
2010-01-29 09:01:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR KTIA CH
10BEIJING246PRC/EGYPT: IRAN SUPPORT, LOP-SIDED BILATERAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. According to an Egyptian diplomatic contact, Arab states are increasingly frustrated by China's ability to obtain concessions in the China-Arab Cooperation Forum without offering the region commensurate support for its interests. China was primarily interested in political suppo [...]
2010-01-29 11:00:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON CH EG IR
10BEIJING263PRC: NUCLEAR RESEARCH AT CHINESE ACADEMY OF
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-02 08:36:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALCH ENRG KPWR MNUC OSCI PINR PINS SENV TPHY
10BEIJING29JANUARY 7 MFA PRESS BRIEFING:
[...] Key points at the January 7 MFA press briefing were: -- China opposes the use of sanctions against Iran and believes nuclear proliferation concerns should be resolved through diplomatic channels. -- Japan's territorial claim to the "reef" in the East China Sea goes against the UN Conventio [...]
2010-01-07 10:05:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM MNUC ETRD CH TW IR JA MZ
10BEIJING294FEBRUARY 4, 2010 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: TAIWAN ARMS, IRAN,
[...] Key points at the February 4, 2010 MFA press briefing were: -- The announced sale of arms to Taiwan is a "gross intervention" into China's internal affairs and in complete disregard to China's "stern" opposition. -- China has taken note of the report regarding Tehran's plans to sell enrich [...]
2010-02-04 11:53:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PARM ETRD MNUC CH JA IR SZ
10BEIJING352CHINA: S&ED II DATES AND TOPICS; RMB APPRECIATION; ECONOMIC
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a January 25-28 visit to advance preparations for the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue II (S&ED II),the U.S. Economic Track staff delegation met with key economic ministries, economists, and U.S. industry representatives. The delegation proposed to their Ministr [...]
2010-02-10 09:07:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ETRD CH
10BEIJING355PRC/IRAN: BEIJING'S PROLIFERATING ARGUMENTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: PRC academics are deploying a range of arguments against new UN Security Council sanctions against Iran, but some contacts say China will not go it alone in opposing them. A well-placed think-tanker argued that Iranian political divisions could result in favorable changes to the [...]
2010-02-10 09:42:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM ENRG PTER MNUC IR CH
10BEIJING394CAAC DISCUSSES CAPE TOWN TREATY AND TECHNICAL COOPERATION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Embassy officials met with the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) on February 1, 2010 to discuss China's implementation of the Cape Town Convention and the status of its Technical Cooperation Agreement with FAA. CAAC stated t [...]
2010-02-18 08:21:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR KTIA ETRD CH
10BEIJING432FEBRUARY 23, 2010 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: U.S.-PRC RELATIONS,
[...] Key points at the February 23, 2010 MFA press briefing were: --China looks to the United States to take credible measures to undo the damage to U.S.-PRC relations following arms sales to Taiwan and President Obama's meeting with the Dalai Lama. --China hopes relevant parties will show flexi [...]
2010-02-23 23:00:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PARM KN NG DA UN CH IR JA PK IN ZA IS
10BEIRUT11SCENESETTER FOR CODEL HASTINGS' JANUARY 8 VISIT
[...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Embassy Beirut welcomes your January 8 visit as the first high-level delegation to Lebanon of 2010. As Lebanon emerges from a six-month struggle to form a new national unity government, your meetings with President Michel Sleiman, Prime Minister Saad Hariri, and Foreign Min [...]
2010-01-05 15:03:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL PGOV KDEM EAID UNSC PTER MARR PREF
10BEIRUT115SCENESETTER FOR FEBRUARY 9-13 JOINT MILITARY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The February 10-12 Joint Military Commission (JMC) meetings in Washington are the second in the series of bilateral military discussions that began in October 2008 (reftel). As Lebanon emerges from 2009's six-month struggle to form the new national unity government, the JMC will [...]
2010-02-04 16:08:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PTER KPKO PINR SY IS LE
10BEIRUT122ECONOMY MINISTER SAFADI OPTIMISTIC ON GROWTH
[...] (U) This message is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Summary: In a February 5 meeting with the Ambassador, Minister of Economy and Trade Mohammed Safadi requested assistance in setting up meetings during his private March 7-14 trip to Washington. The prime minister, presi [...]
2010-02-05 16:16:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON PREL PGOV EAID MEPI KIPR LE
10BEIRUT15SCENESETTER FOR A/S JOHNSON'S JAN 10-11 VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Embassy Beirut welcomes your January 10-11 visit as one of the first high-level visits to Lebanon of 2010. As Lebanon emerges from a six-month struggle to form a new national unity government, your meeting with Interior Minister Ziad Baroud will reinforce the message that [...]
2010-01-06 14:11:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINS PBTS SNAR PREF PTER KPAL KCRM LE
10BEIRUT21DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NEW AIR PASSENGER SCREENING
[...] (C) On January 7 the Ambassador delivered reftel points to Minister of Transportation and Public Works Ghazi al-Aridi and to Presidency Director General Naji Abi Assi. Aridi responded that while he opposed the decision to impose additional screening requirements on travelers from Lebanon, he [...]
2010-01-07 14:08:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALEAIR PTER ASEC ECON LE
10BEIRUT4SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MCCAIN'S JANUARY 8-9 VISIT
[...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Embassy Beirut welcomes your January 8-9 visit as one of the first high-level delegations to Lebanon of 2010. As Lebanon emerges from a six-month struggle to form a new national unity government, your meetings with President Michel Sleiman, Prime Minister Saad Hariri, and [...]
2010-01-05 07:27:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL PGOV KDEM EAID UNSC PTER MARR LE
10BEIRUT42CODEL HASTINGS' JANUARY 8 VISIT TO LEBANON
[...] (C) Summary: During a January 8 visit to Lebanon, a delegation headed by Representative Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL) met with President Michel Sleiman, Prime Minister Saad Hariri and Foreign Minister Ali el Chami. Representative Hastings reiterated Congressional support for Lebanon's democratic i [...]
2010-01-14 10:35:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALOREP PREL PGOV KDEM EAID UNSC PTER MARR PREF
10BEIRUT44SCENESETTER FOR SEMEP GEORGE MITCHELL'S JANUARY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Beirut warmly welcomes your January 19-20 visit to Lebanon. As the country emerges from a six-month struggle to form a new national unity government, your meetings with President Michel Sleiman, Prime Minister Saad Hariri, Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri, Foreign Minis [...]
2010-01-14 14:30:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MEPP PTER PINR UNSC MARR SY IS LE
10BEIRUT66NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR GEN. JONES´ VISIT TO LEBANON
[...] (C) SUMMARY. National Security Advisor General Jim Jones explained to President Michel Sleiman, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, Prime Minister Saad Hariri, and Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander General Jean Kahwagi January 15 the U.S. administration,s intention to pursue additional sanctions ag [...]
2010-01-21 15:57:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER MASS UNSC LE IS SY IR
10BEIRUT89S/E MITCHELL RULES OUT FORCED NATURALIZATION OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Special Envoy for Middle East Peace George Mitchell affirmed to Lebanese President Michel Sleiman, Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri, and Foreign Minister Ali Chami that the U.S. opposes the forced naturalization of Palestinians in Lebanon under any circumstance. During his Janua [...]
2010-01-29 08:11:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MEPP KPAL SY IS LE
10BEIRUT99PM HARIRI SETS SIGHTS ON TURKEY AS REGIONAL
[...] (C) Summary: Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri and his aides explained that Lebanon was seeking "strategic cooperation" with Turkey following the PM's January 10-12 visit to Ankara and Istanbul. Turkish diplomats in Beirut confirmed that the Lebanon and Turkey signed six agreements, includi [...]
2010-02-01 09:21:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD PINR MARR TU SY LE
10BELGRADE274Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Djelic Talks Kosovo to
[...] (SBU) Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and Technology Djelic told the Ambassador that Serbia sought a more "balanced" solution for Kosovo, otherwise Serbia would be isolated from the EU and would not advance toward Europe. Djelic thanked the United States for supporting Serbia's [...]
2010-02-19 17:52:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL EINV TSPL SR
10BELGRADE312SERBIAN RESPONSE: RESPONSE DESIGNATION OF ENTITIED RELATED
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-25 11:32:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMNUC KNNP IR GM PREL PARM EFIN SR
10BELGRADE314SERBIAN RESPONSE: IRISL's Uninsured Fleet and Evasive
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-25 11:33:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC KNNP XF ZP ZR IR UK XG XT SR
10BERLIN193ISRAELI DEPUTY FM FLAGS TOP CONCERNS: QME AND MIDDLE EAST NUCLEAR FREE ZONE
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-19 11:11:00Embassy BerlinSECRETGM IS NATO PARM PREL XF
10BERLIN194BRITISH FOREIGN OFFICE DEFENCE CHIEF DISCUSSES EUROPEAN SECURITY, NPT REVCON
[...] (S) Summary. On the margins of the Munich Security Conference, February 6, UK Foreign Office Director General for Defense and Intelligence Mariot Leslie told U/S Tauscher that the allies should negotiate with Russia a new follow-on agreement to the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty. L [...]
2010-02-19 11:11:00Embassy BerlinSECRETCD GM KCFE NATO NPT PARM PREL UK
10BERLIN74MEDIA REACTION: HAITI EARTHQUAKE, OBAMA PRESIDENCY;BERLIN
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Aftermath of Haiti Earthquake 3. Obama Presidency - One year On  [...]
2010-01-20 13:36:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KMDR US HA
10BISHKEK5KYRGYZSTAN: BALYKCHY DEFENDANTS GUILTY - ANOTHER
[...] (SBU) On December 25, the city court of Balykchy, a city two hours east of Bishkek, sentenced four Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan supporters to four years in prison and another 15 individuals to several years probation in connection with post-presidential election protests. All the def [...]
2010-01-04 09:27:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
10BOGOTA258Haiti Reporting from Colombia (January 22-25, 2010)
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Post continues to closely follow the Colombian media coverage of the U.S. role in Haiti disaster assistance. Though Colombian coverage of the earthquake aftermath is beginning to diminish, reporting on the U.S. role in providing sweeping disaster and humanitarian assistance continu [...]
2010-01-26 13:00:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO KDEM OIIP HA CO
10BOGOTA287UNHCHR REP BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON INTELLIGENCE PURGING
[...] (C) United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) Chief of Mission Christian Salazar briefed the Ambassador on the results of a delegation of Colombian intelligence officials to Germany in early February to observe safeguards and procedures for protecting citizens from abuse of inf [...]
2010-02-17 19:57:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PHUM UN CO
10BRASILIA16Brazil: Scenesetter - DHS Deputy Secretary Lute visit
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-06 13:55:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ASEC BR
10BRASILIA180BRAZIL: S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSALS
[...] Brazil is pleased to submit proposals to the S/GWI Small Grants Initiative. We as a Mission believe these proposals will assist in the advancement of U.S. objectives, primarily in supporting our joint effort to provide education to support social advancement in local communities and assistance [...]
2010-02-19 12:17:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM AID CDC COM TRSY
10BRASILIA184SCENESETTER FOR THE FEBRUARY 23-26 VISIT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL
[...] (SBU) I want to warmly welcome you to Brazil for your visit to Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia, and to attend the 8th Meeting of Justice Ministers of the Americas (REMJA). The Government of Brazil (GOB) is enthusiastic that you have decided to attend the REMJA, and you will be eagerly received [...]
2010-02-19 22:10:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KJUS KCRM JUS OAS BR
10BRASILIA43BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO PRESIDENT LULA
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Shannon presented his credentials to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on February 4. Lula indicated his continuing interest in building a strong relationship with President Obama and his desire for active engagement aimed at developing the enormous potenti [...]
2010-02-09 10:13:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ODIP HA BR
10BRASILIA45BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MRE SECRETARY-GENERAL
[...] (SBU) Summary. After presenting his credentials to Brazilian President Lula (septel),Ambassador Shannon met for over an hour February 4 with Secretary-General (Deputy FM) Antonio Patriota, covering the work ahead in Haiti, the status of Brazil's FX2 fighter purchase, climate change negotiatio [...]
2010-02-09 10:47:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL SENV MASS HA IR
10BRASILIA5Brazil: Foreign Policy as an Emerging Campaign Issue
[...] (C) Summary. With both sides unwilling to promote distinctive alternatives to prevailing economic policy in a pre-election environment, Brazil's two principal rival parties - President Lula's Worker's Party (PT) and front-running presidential candidate Jose Serra's Brazilian Social Democratic [...]
2010-01-08 16:29:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR BR SU VE CO
10BRASILIA59BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR'S MEETINGS WITH MRE UNDER SECRETARIES FOR
[...] (C) Summary. In separate meetings with Ambassador Shannon February 9, MRE Under Secretaries for Political Affairs I Vera Machado and Political Affairs II Roberto Jaguaribe both focused on concerns that Iranian domestic issues would make a solution to the nuclear issues difficult to achieve. [...]
2010-02-19 22:39:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP IR CH BR
10BRASILIA7BRAZIL: FOREIGN MINISTRY EAGER TO LAUNCH NEXT PHASE OF
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Celso Amorim broke with normal protocol and practice and met with Ambassador Shannon January 8, only hours after the Ambassador had arrived in country. Amorim welcomed the Ambassador's arrival, lamented the drawn out confirmation process, and said he was eager to [...]
2010-01-11 11:57:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL BR
10BRATISLAVA20SLOVAKIA SEES EYE-TO-EYE ON ISAF TRANSITION MESSAGING
[...] (C) Acting DCM delivered reftel demarche to MFA official Radovan Javorcik, whose newly-expanded directorate includes the U.S. and several countries of the Middle East, as well as Afghanistan and Pakistan. Javorcik agreed on the importance of a unified message underscoring international su [...]
2010-01-19 15:47:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL NATO AF LO
10BRATISLAVA72ONE DOWN, ONE DIRTY: CORRUPTION AND INCOMPETENCE TAINT
[...] (U) Summary. In the past six weeks, the chief of Slovakia's Border and Alien Police (BAP) and its senior officer at the eastern (Ukrainian) border have both fallen from grace, the former taking responsibility for a fiasco involving explosives secreted in luggage by the bomb squad, the latter [...]
2010-02-19 14:54:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS PGOV LO PREL UP PINR
10BRUSSELS211THE EU AND SANCTIONS (INTRODUCING THE EU, PART
[...] (C) This cable describes political and procedural dynamics associated with the creation and maintenance of EU-wide sanctions programs. Effective USG influence over specific EU sanctions policies generally requires early, sustained, and strategic outreach to Member State capitals, Member Stat [...]
2010-02-23 16:11:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNBEXP EAID EAIR EFIN ETRD ETTC EUN EWWT KHLS
10BRUSSELS222EU INCREASING ENGAGEMENT ON GENDER ISSUES,
[...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings with EU and Belgian officials in January, Anita Botti, Deputy Director of the State Department's Office of Global Women's Issues: -- highlighted the need to implement existing UNSCRs on women, peace and security; -- encouraged an EU view of women as change agent [...]
2010-02-25 12:28:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PREL PHUM EUN KWMN
10BRUSSELS227(SBU) GOLDSTONE REPORT NOT DISCUSSED DURING RECENT
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Deputy Head of the European Council's Human Rights' Unit and to European Commission officers on February 23. Political Counselor also discussed with Spanish Perm Rep Middle East coordinator. All noted that the Goldstone report had not been on the age [...]
2010-02-26 09:51:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UNGA EU IS
10BRUSSELS66EU SUPPORT FOR G-8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP AGAINST WMD
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During her January 11 meeting with EU officials, Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins, Coordinator for Threat Reduction Programs, sought EU support for extending and expanding the mandate of the G-8 Global Partnership against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction and ensu [...]
2010-01-21 04:47:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALEMIN ENRG ETTC AORC EUN MNNC PARM TBIO KGIC
10BRUSSELS73DEPUTY GREAT LAKES ENVOY JIM YELLIN'S MEETING WITH
[...] (SBU) James Yellin, Deputy to the U.S. Special Advisor for Africa,s Great Lakes region, met with Belgian MFA Africa Division officials on December 18 after returning from his travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC),Burundi, and Rwanda with Roeland van de Geer, the EU Special Repr [...]
2010-01-21 15:35:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CG BU RW BE
10BRUSSELS76EU SUPPORT FOR G-8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP AGAINST WMD
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During her January 11 meeting with EU officials, Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins, Coordinator for Threat Reduction Programs, sought EU support for extending and expanding the mandate of the G-8 Global Partnership against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction and ensu [...]
2010-01-22 04:46:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALEMIN ENRG ETTC AORC EUN MNNC PARM TBIO KGIC
10BUDAPEST112ACTION REQUEST: HUNGARY'S POSITION ON THE
[...] (C) On February 24, PolOff delivered reftel points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Division Human Rights officer Agnes Hevesi. Hevesi noted that Hungary had voted against on the November 5, 2009 UN General Assembly resolution on the Goldstone Report, but would likel [...]
2010-02-25 14:58:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPHUM UNGA EU HU
10BUDAPEST88HUNGARIAN VIEWS ON PRESSURING IRAN ON HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel points to the MFA's Ambassador-at-Large for Human Rights Istvan Lakatos February 8 and to the MFA's Iranian Desk Officer Ferenc Kato February 10. Lakatos expressed Hungary's support and agreement with the reftel points, specifically underscoring that Hungary does [...]
2010-02-11 15:42:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM IR HU
10BUENOSAIRES108MEDIA REACTION: COMMENTARY CONTINUES FOLLOWING STATE OF THE
[...] Over the weekend, only two Argentine dailies, largest daily Clar????n and left-leaning, pro-government P????gina 12, printed opinion articles written by Argentine reporters on President Obama's foreign policy following the State of the Union address. All other dailies published articles fro [...]
2010-02-01 18:48:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO KMDR PREL AR IS
10BUENOSAIRES109Argentina: Codel Engel Addresses Bilateral Relations
[...] (SBU) Summary: Codel Engel enjoyed a very productive visit to Buenos Aires, January 5-7. The Codel was led by Eliot Engel (D-NY) and included Shelly Berkley (D-NV),Pedro Pierluisi (D-PR) and Lynn Woolsey (D-CA). President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) met with the Codel for two hours [...]
2010-02-24 22:49:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALOREP ECON ELAB PGOV PREL AR
10BUENOSAIRES114MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA; THE MILITARY IN LATIN AMERICA;
[...] China's threats to suspend its military ties with the U.S. and to impose sanctions on U.S. companies selling weapons to Taiwan received wide coverage over the weekend. Opinion articles highlighted U.S.-Chinese interdependence and their need for a strategic partnership based on issues such as [...]
2010-02-02 13:50:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO KMDR PREL CH AR
10BUENOSAIRES180MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN AND SECRETARY CLINTON;
[...] Argentine newspapers mostly limited coverage of NATO's new Afghanistan offensive and Secretary Clinton's Middle East trip to newswires. Secretary Clinton's quote that Iran is heading towards a "military dictatorship" appeared in all papers covering the story, usually as the headline. As for [...]
2010-02-16 19:44:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO KMDR PREL AR AF
10BUENOSAIRES71Argentina: Saber Rattling over Oil Exploration in the
[...] (C) This is the first in a series of cables which will address the Argentine reaction to hydrocarbons-related activities in the Falklands/Malvinas islands. 2. (C) The GoA is reportedly hardening its policy on the Falkland/Malvinas Islands in response to accelerating oil exploration efforts unde [...]
2010-02-04 16:14:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL PGOV ENRG AR
10CAIRO133IS THE EGYPTIAN GARMENT INDUSTRY HEADED FOR FAILURE?
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-27 15:21:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EG PGOV
10CAIRO137ARAB LEAGUE CONCERN OVER SUMMIT; ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN PEACE;
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-28 15:10:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL YM LY EG
10CAIRO143EGYPT: GENERAL CASEY MEETS WITH CHIEF OF STAFF ENAN
[...] (C) Key Points: -- During a January 19 meeting with visiting Chief of Staff of the Army General George W. Casey, Jr., Egyptian military Chief of Staff Sami Enan praised U.S.-Egypt military cooperation and sought support for Egypt's proposed sale of M1A1 tanks to Iraq. -- Enan shared concerns over I [...]
2010-01-31 13:42:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS PARM KNNP IR IZ YM 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
10CAIRO166EGYPT: Ministry of Health to Provide Assistance to Iraq
[...] (SBU) Key Points: --The Ministry of Health is expanding its medical cooperation with Iraqi and has signed agreements to allow sick Iraqis to seek treatment at Egyptian facilities and to offer training opportunities for Iraqi doctors. --The Ministry is reviewing an Iraqi request to design a [...]
2010-01-28 14:55:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV EG IZ
10CAIRO179SCENESETTER FOR FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER
[...] (SBU) Director Mueller, I warmly welcome you to Cairo. Your visit provides the opportunity to review and reinforce our strong law enforcement cooperation with the State Security Investigative Service (SSIS),which is under the auspices of Minister of Interior Habib Al Adly (we have reques [...]
2010-02-09 14:42:00Embassy CairoSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL PHUM PGOV KJUS EG
10CAIRO181Scenesetter for Admiral Mullen
[...] (S/NF) Key Points: -- Since your last visit, the U.S. and Egypt initiated a senior-level Strategic Dialogue that built upon the improved bilateral atmosphere following President Obama's June 2009 speech in Cairo. We have seen improved cooperation in multilateral fora, in addition to close c [...]
2010-02-09 15:11:00Embassy CairoSECRET//NOFORNPREL MASS PARM ETTC EG
10CAIRO23EGYPT'S ECONOMY: January 4 PRESS ROUND-UP
[...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: --------------------------------------------- - Port Said to Continue Operating as a Free Zone --------------------------------------------- - 2. (U) President Mubarak announced dur [...]
2010-01-04 12:50:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD EAGR PREL PGOV EG ET
10CAIRO245UPDATE ON U.S.-EGYPT STRATEGIC ECONOMIC DIALOGUE
[...] (SBU) Key points: -The U.S.-Egypt Strategic Economic Dialogue was launched in 2009, and the USG will have to overcome weak GOE inter-ministerial cooperation to move forward on the dialogue's goals in 2010. -The key U.S. objectives in its economic relationship with Egypt are deepening bilat [...]
2010-02-25 11:57:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EG EAID EAGR EINV
10CAIRO257DASD Kahl Meeting with Egyptian Military Officials
[...] (C) Key Points: -- On January 31, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East Dr. Colin Kahl met with Major General Mohammad al-Assar, Assistant to the Minister of Defense, Major General Ahmad Moataz, Chief of the American Relations Branch, and Major General Fouad Arafa, Consu [...]
2010-02-28 13:45:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS MARR IS IR IZ EG LY SU
10CAIRO36EGYPT-U.S. CIVIL NUCLEAR-RELATED BILATERAL CONTACTS
[...] (C) Key Points: -- During separate visits, two Department of Energy (DOE) technical delegations recently held constructive talks with GOE counterparts on indigenous nuclear safety capabilities and the recovery and control of materials usable in dirty bombs. -- Senior GOE officials responsible for n [...]
2010-01-05 15:15:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALAPCS EG IAEA KNNP PREL TRGY
10CAIRO366Nonproliferation Meetings in Cairo: UNSCR 1540 Workshop and
[...] (U) Key Points: -- A United Nations multilateral workshop for African countries on implementation of UNSCR 1540 was held December 7-10, 2009 in Cairo. The workshop focused on countering WMD proliferation through strengthened border controls. -- U.S. -Egypt bilaterals on the margins [...]
2010-02-24 15:24:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP UN ETRD PBTS PREL EG CF CG KE MO NI GH
10CAIRO384Despite Potential, Leading Wind Developer Not Bullish on
[...] (SBU) Key Points: --A leading Middle East wind energy company envisions tremendous potential for renewable energy in Egypt but blames government inaction and unwillingness to support business initiatives as the main problem hindering development. --The company's vice president believes sol [...]
2010-02-28 15:00:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINT ENRG SENV TSPL EG
10CAIRO65TURKISH INVESTMENTS IN EGYPT GROWING FAST
[...] (SBU) Key points: -Turkish investment in Egypt has more than tripled in recent years, and is expected to continue growing in the coming years. -The favorable outlook by Turkish investors is driven by lower costs of doing business and Egypt's solid market access to the European Union, the [...]
2010-01-12 09:28:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EG ETRD TU EINV
10CAIRO84SCIENCE ENVOY ZEWAIL CONCLUDES SUCCESSFUL FIRST VISIT TO
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-18 05:32:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPAO OVIP TSPL EG
10CAIRO99ACTIVISTS, BLOGGERS DETAINED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO
[...] KEY POINTS -- (SBU) The GOE arrested and detained a group of about 30 activists and bloggers the morning of January 15 as they arrived in Naga Hamadi to visit the families of those killed in the January 6 sectarian shootings (ref A). -- (SBU) The group of detainees included activists from secular [...]
2010-01-19 14:52:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM KIRF EG
10CANBERRA128AUSTRALIA PRESSURES PAKISTAN ON CONFERENCE ON
[...] (C/NF) Australia supports U.S. goals for the upcoming Conference on Disarmament (CD). Officials have already begun to pressure Pakistan to support a new Program of Work (POW) so that discussions can begin on a Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty (FMCT). Australia is worried that beginning inform [...]
2010-02-22 06:12:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPARM MNUC KNNP PREL
10CANBERRA137DESPITE PASSPORT INCIDENT, PROBABLE "NO" VOTE ON
[...] (C/NF) Australia is likely to support the U.S. position and vote against the UN General Assembly Resolution on the Goldstone report. The recent revelations that suspected Mossad agents used fake Australian passports to enter Dubai and kill a Hamas commander have made this decision more compl [...]
2010-02-25 08:01:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNIO PHUM UNGA AS
10CANBERRA14CORRECTED COPY -- JAPANESE WHALING SHIP COLLIDES
[...] (SBU) A Japanese whaling vessel collided with and sank a Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS) vessel, the Ady Gil, on January 6. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) confirmed media reports that the Gil, a 79-foot New Zealand-flagge [...]
2010-01-06 07:40:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEFIS SENV EWWT AS
10CANBERRA142AUSTRALIA SHARES AMERICAN POSITION ON THE TEHRAN RESEARCH REACTOR
[...] (U) The Australian government's position on the Tehran Research Reactor is in complete agreement with that of the United States. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's Marnie Wright of the Middle East Section quoted the recent press release, February 8, of Foreign Minister Smith: "Preside [...]
2010-02-26 05:32:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM AS IR
10CANBERRA34DHS DEPUTY SECRETARY LUTE VISIT TO AUSTRALIA
[...] SUMMARY: In January 10 meetings with Australian Transportation Minister Albanese and National Security Advisor Lewis, DHS Deputy Secretary Lute stressed the need for global cooperation to strengthen security on international flights following the attempted Christmas Day terrorist attack. D/S [...]
2010-01-14 02:49:00Embassy CanberraSECRET//NOFORNECON EAIR PTER PREL AS
10CANBERRA79STRONG SUPPORT FOR U.S. POSITION ON IRAN
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Australia will support efforts to increase pressure on Iran, whether through the United Nations or other channels. A policy paper has already been written outlining specific measures Australia could take. The United States can count on strong Australian support, regardless of [...]
2010-02-02 20:59:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPARM PREL IR UNSC AS
10CHENGDU46YUNNAN'S BORDER TRADE: HEKOU AND MOHAN GEAR UP FOR INCREASED
[...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (U) Summary: Yunnan's main land ports with Vietnam and Laos -- Hekou and Mohan -- are both preparing for significant increases in trade and travel flows with the January 1, 2010 entry- [...]
2010-02-26 08:08:00Consulate ChengduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PREL KTIP CH VM LA BM
10COLOMBO10EASTERN SRI LANKA MAKES POST-WAR ECONOMIC
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) touts the 'economic success' in Eastern Sri Lanka, where the fighting ended in 2007, as its blueprint for the reconstruction of Northern Sri Lanka. Econoff found that the base economy in the East of paddy rice farming and fishing has boun [...]
2010-01-07 12:25:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCE EAGR EAID ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PHUM
10COLOMBO126 S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSALS FOR SRI LANKA AND THE MALDIVES
[...] (U) Summary. Post carefully reviewed 59 proposals for S/GWI funding, and after discussing country priorities, the committee selected the strongest five proposals: four are for Sri Lanka, and one is for the Maldives. The proposed projects cover key issues such as gender based violence, econom [...]
2010-02-22 03:19:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM AID CDC COM TRSY CE MV
10COLOMBO137MALDIVIAN FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES DONOR CONFERENCE AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a February 19 meeting in Colombo, the Ambassador and Maldivian Foreign Minister Ahmed Shaheed discussed several issues, including the upcoming Maldives donor conference March 28-29 and an Asian Climate Change initiative led by Maldives and East Timor within the framework of th [...]
2010-02-24 12:17:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS ECON EFIN
10COLOMBO142ANGLICAN BISHOP OFFERS ADVICE AND HOPE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 25, Ambassador called on Anglican Bishop Duleep Kamil De Chickera, a well-respected and influential Sri Lankan cleric. The bishop saw a role for the international community in Sri Lanka but cautioned against a didactic approach. While there were two national interfait [...]
2010-02-26 07:29:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
10COLOMBO17FATEFUL STEP: MAIN TAMIL PARTY ANNOUNCES SUPPORT
[...] (C) On January 6, leader of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) R. Sampanthan formally announced the TNA's support for common opposition candidate General Fonseka. Addressing a packed news conference at parliament, Sampanthan said the TNA had consulted both candidates over the last several weeks [...]
2010-01-11 04:54:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
10COLOMBO46ELECTION DEVELOPMENTS IN EASTERN SRI LANKA
[...] (C) A contact who works on human rights issues in Eastern Sri Lanka and serves on Chief Minister Pillayan's staff, provided an international group with her perspective on elections in the East. OPPORTUNITIES FOR FRAUD ----------------------- 2. (C) Transfer of ballot boxes from polling s [...]
2010-01-21 13:21:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
10COLOMBO50SRI LANKA: ASSESSING PROGRESS ON KEY ISSUES REF: A. 09 COLOMBO 1176 B. COLOMBO 32 C. COLOMBO 8 COLOMBO 00000050 001.8 OF 004
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-22 09:00:00Embassy ColomboSECRETPGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
10COLOMBO61SRI LANKA: ELECTIONS UPDATE NO. 13 - POLLS CLOSED
[...] (C) (Rel to UK, CAN, AUS, SWITZ.) After the close of polls at 4:00 PM local, elections monitoring group PAFFREL reported an estimated turnout of 74 percent for all of Sri Lanka except Jaffna, where it reported 18-20 percent turnout. Figures on turnout for Jaffna are difficult to interpret, as [...]
2010-01-26 12:52:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
10COLOMBO72INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2010 - SRI LANKA
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-01 08:41:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDCE ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR
10COLOMBO8CAMPAIGN STRATEGIST SAYS FONSEKA WANTS TRUTH AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Ambassador, chief opposition campaign strategist and one-time Rajapaksa confidante Mangala Samaraweera said he was "pleasantly surprised" that General Fonseka believed accountability was important for Sri Lanka, that he agreed with Samaraweera that the country ne [...]
2010-01-06 11:54:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
10COLOMBO84 Northern Development Plan Has Not Promoted Reconciliation
[...] (SBU) Summary. Econoff attended a business development conference in Jaffna, the heart of northern Sri Lanka. Thirty years ago Jaffna was an economic and educational center, but the legacy of war is a basic economy now devoid of significant industry. The Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) is prom [...]
2010-02-03 04:49:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV SOCI PGOV CE
10COPENHAGEN102(C) MIDEAST PEACE: DANISH MFA FLOATS A LOW-KEY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA briefed the Embassy on an initiative it is exploring - pending approval from FM Moeller - to promote low-key cooperation among Israel and its neighbors. Turkey, Israel, Jordan, Egypt, and Qatar responded favorably during an exploratory visit in January. Palestinian interest [...]
2010-02-22 11:06:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL XF
10COPENHAGEN70 CITES: DANES SUPPORT SHARKS, SNAKES, CORAL; AGAINST LYNX
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In response to demarche points in reftel, Denmark's likely head of delegation to the CITES COP-15 meeting in Doha indicated - pending final EU positions - that her government is likely to support the USG positions on sharks, coral and snakes, but oppose the USG on polar bears a [...]
2010-02-08 12:50:00Embassy CopenhagenUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KSCA CITES AORC UNEP DA
10DAMASCUS10ERDOGAN VISIT TO DAMASCUS WAS FLAWLESS, SAYS
[...] (C) Summary: Both the substance and the atmospherics of the December 22-23 visit that brought Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan and a large cabinet-level delegation to Damascus were outstanding, according to diplomatic contacts. The visit saw the first meeting of the High-Level Strategic Cooperat [...]
2010-01-04 10:29:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREL SY TU
10DAMASCUS159SYRIAN INTELLIGENCE CHIEF ATTENDS CT DIALOGUE WITH
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: In a surprise appearance, Syrian General Intelligence Director (GID) General Ali Mamlouk attended a February 18 meeting between Vice Foreign Minister Faisal al-Miqdad and a U.S. delegation led by S/CT Coordinator Daniel Benjamin. Miqdad explained Mamlouk had joined the meeting at th [...]
2010-02-24 14:08:00Embassy DamascusSECRETPTER PREL PGOV SY
10DAMASCUS172SYRIA - 2010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (U) The following is Post's submission of the annual trafficking in persons report. The Embassy's point of contact is Anthony A. Deaton. Office telephone: ( 963) (11) 3391-3207. Fax ( 963) (11) 3391-4687. Mr. Deaton (FS-03) spent 30 hours in preparation of the report, which is structured t [...]
2010-02-28 11:52:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PGOV PREL ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KMCA
10DARESSALAAM100GUIDE TO THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY
[...] BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY: The East African Community (EAC) is the regional intergovernmental organization of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. Headquartered in Arusha, Tanzania, the EAC's goals, reaffirmed in a November 2009 Summit, are to realize a common Customs Union (supposedly in [...]
2010-02-03 07:02:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR PREL ECON XW ZF TZ
10DARESSALAAM102EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY SEC-GEN ON USG-EAC COOPERATION
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-03 12:05:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR PREL ECON EAID XW ZF TZ
10DARESSALAAM105EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY SEC-GEN ON USG-EAC
[...] SUMMARY: On January 20, I visited East African Community (EAC) Secretary-General Juma V. Mwapachu (Tanzania) to discuss the three-D's: "Defense, Diplomacy and Development." The U.S. and the EAC share common goals. We have undertaken several projects together in the areas of defense, aviation [...]
2010-02-03 14:32:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR PREL ECON EAID XW ZF TZ
10DARESSALAAM106EAST AFRICAN LEGISLATURE COULD BE VEHICLE FOR U.S.
[...] SUMMARY: On January 20, Ambassador Lenhardt paid a courtesy call on Speaker Abdirahin Abdi (Kenya) of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA). Abdi said the EALA had a legislative mandate through the treaty that bonded the member states. Bills passed by the EALA had the force of law among [...]
2010-02-03 14:35:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR PREL ECON XW ZF TZ
10DARESSALAAM136TANZANIA: 2010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (U) This cable is in response to guidance in reftel. TIP SITUATION IN TANZANIA ------------------------- 2. (SBU) Reliable sources of qualitative information for TIP trends include the Government of Tanzania (GOT) Ministry of Home Affairs, which is the lead agency on TIP issues; Ministry o [...]
2010-02-11 11:31:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
10DARESSALAAM149RWANDAN HIGH COMMISSIONER ON RAILS, EAC, ICTR
[...] SUMMARY: In an introductory meeting February 10, newly arrived Rwandan High Commissioner Fatuma Ndangiza told Ambassador Lenhardt of Rwanda's priority of linking to the port of Dar es Salaam by rail. She described progress and challenges of East African Community (EAC) integration and lamente [...]
2010-02-18 06:17:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID PGOV ICTR KAWC KJUS TZ RW
10DARESSALAAM159FM MEMBE ON ZANZIBAR, POLITICS, AU, AND PIRACY
[...] SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Membe convened the diplomatic corps on February 19 for a general briefing on Tanzanian domestic and foreign affairs. Membe reported GOT endorsement of a Zanzibar coalition government; welcomed international monitoring of the October general election; boasted of Tanzan [...]
2010-02-22 13:45:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM SENV AU TZ SO
10DARESSALAAM61SCENESETTER FOR CODEL DURBIN VISIT TO TANZANIA
[...] Your visit to Tanzania comes at a time when our bilateral relationship with Tanzania is at an historic highpoint, in part because of our expansive assistance efforts in multiple sectors. Tanzania's unbroken record of political stability, sound macroeconomic management and enormous development n [...]
2010-01-28 04:04:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDOREP TZ
10DARESSALAAM88EAST AFRICAN LEGISLATURE COULD BE VEHICLE FOR U.S. REGIONAL
[...] SUMMARY: On January 20, Ambassador Lenhardt paid a courtesy call on Speaker Abdirahin Abdi (Kenya) of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA). Abdi said the EALA had a legislative mandate through the treaty that bonded the member states. Bills passed by the EALA had the force of law among [...]
2010-02-02 07:54:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR PREL ECON XW ZF TZ
10DARESSALAAM89GUIDE TO THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-02 07:55:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR PREL ECON XW ZF TZ
10DARESSALAAM97 CITES: TANZANIA PUSHES FOR IVORY SALES
[...] (U) SUMMARY. In a January 28 meeting with Econoff, Tanzania Director of Wildlife Erasmus Tarimo sought U.S. support for Tanzania's proposal to "downlist" the African elephant at the upcoming CITES meeting, so as to permit Tanzania to sell its ivory stockpile. Tarimo expressed mild interest in [...]
2010-02-02 12:38:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID KSCA CITES AORC UNEP TZ KE
10DHAKA24LEAHY VETTING FOR SYMPOSIUM ON EAST ASIA SECURITY (SEAS
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Symposium on East Asia Security (SEAS 2010) in USA, which will begin on March 01, 2010. Post vetting was completed on January 10, 2010. Post requests that vetting be completed [...]
2010-01-10 08:22:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
10DHAKA28SENIOR BANGLADESHI MILITARY OFFICERS' BIOGRAPHIES
[...] (U) The Asia Pacific Center for Strategic Studies sponsored a workshop on civil-military relations. Some of the senior military officers who attended the workshop provided brief biographies, which are included within this cable. Director of National Security Intelligence ----------------- [...]
2010-01-10 10:32:00Embassy DhakaSECRETPINR PINS MARR BG
10DJIBOUTI195DJIBOUTI: GEN WARD MEETING WITH DJIBOUTIAN CHOD MG FATHI
[...] (C) Summary: In a friendly hour-long meeting with AFRICOM Commander General William Ward on February 10, Djiboutian Chief of Defense Staff Major General Fathi Ahmed Houssein reviewed threats from Yemen, Somalia, and Eritrea and appealed for additional U.S. assistance to preserve Djibout [...]
2010-02-17 13:07:00Embassy DjiboutiSECRET//NOFORNPINS PTER MOPS MASS DJ ER SO YM
10DJIBOUTI72DJIBOUTI: CHILD LABOR AND FORCED LABOR INFORMATION
[...] (U) This message contains Post's responses to Ref A taskers one and two. --------------------------------------- TASK ONE: FORCED OR EXPLOITATIVE CHILD LABOR IN THE PRODUCTION OF GOODS --------------------------------------- 2. (U) Post has no/no evidence that goods originating in Djibou [...]
2010-02-01 08:21:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI DJ
10DOHA43U.S.-ISLAMIC FORUM: SUGGESTED TALKING POINTS TO
[...] (U) As you prepare for the U.S.-Islamic World Forum in Doha, please find below some suggested talking points from Embassy Doha for you to use while here. They are designed to help promote the President's Muslim engagement agenda as outlined in his June 2009 address in Cairo. But first, our t [...]
2010-02-02 10:31:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OVIP OREP OTRA QA
10DUSHANBE4TAJIK EARTHQUAKE IMPACT LESS SEVERE THAN REPORTED
[...] Summary: A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck eastern Tajikistan on the morning of January 2. Embassy contacts and others with direct knowledge of the area said a few hundred households have been affected by the earthquake, far short of the 20,000 figure widely reported in the international medi [...]
2010-01-04 12:04:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM CACS TI
10EFTOKABUL597AWCC BETS ON DRAMATIC MARKET EXPANSION
[...] (SBU/NF) Summary: Afghan Wireless Communication Company (AWCC),one of the Afghanistan's largest cellular providers, plans to invest millions of dollars in dramatic infrastructure expansion in 2010. The company will build nearly 400 new towers, mostly utilizing its own capital, but 40 will [...]
2010-02-17 13:03:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS EAID PGOV PREL AF
10FREETOWN56SIERRA LEONE: "BIGGEST IRON MINE IN AFRICA"
[...] (U) Summary: President Koroma formally commissioned what he called "the biggest iron ore mine in Africa" January 22 in the hills east of the newly-finished Bumbuna dam. African Minerals Ltd. claims it will be able to rebuild the iron-ore port at Pepel and the railway from Lunsar, build a new [...]
2010-02-08 15:45:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALECON EMIN PREL SL
10GENEVA43Palestinian Ambassador on Goldstone, 4GC, HRC
[...] (C) In a February 16 meeting with DRL A/S Mike Posner, Palestinian Ambassador Ibrahim Khraishi stressed the following points: -- The PA is angered that the OHCHR asked Hamas to submit a report on Goldstone follow-up, which implicitly recognized Hamas as a governing entity; the Palestin [...]
2010-02-16 16:30:00Mission GenevaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNHRC
10GEORGETOWN15Jagdeo Visits Iran
[...] (C) Summary. President Bharrat Jagdeo returned from his visit to the Middle East, including Iran January 20-21, announcing that the GoG had signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with Iran. Besides announcing these two MoUs, President Jagdeo said Iran would send a team of specialists to [...]
2010-02-04 19:52:00Embassy GeorgetownCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL ENRG IR XL GY
10GEORGETOWN3Pol/Econ Round-up January 11-January 28
[...] (U) This periodic reporting cable highlights developments in Guyana's politics and economy affecting Department strategic objectives in country and throughout the Caribbean basin. JAGDEO'S FIRST VISIT TO IRAN January 20-21 2. (C) Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affair [...]
2010-01-28 21:38:00Embassy GeorgetownCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV ENRG ECON IR GY
10GUANGZHOU34(C) South China Sea - Hainan-Based Think Tank Probes DATT
[...] (U) Classified by Economic/Political Section Chief Steve Lang for reason 1.4 (d). 2. (C) SUMMARY: During a visit to the National Institute for South China Sea Studies (NISCS),Defense Attach (DATT) Rear Admiral Gehrke was treated to more than a generic overview of the institute's history an [...]
2010-01-21 09:07:00Consulate GuangzhouCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PHSA PGOV CH
10HANOI23EAP DAS Marciel and MFA DG for the Americas Exchange Views
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-10 06:43:00Embassy HanoiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PHUM PGOV AMGT APER ECON KNNP MNUC CH VM AF BM
10HANOI27DAS MARCIEL DISCUSSES REGIONAL ARCHITECTURE WITH GVN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Vietnam continues to push for a U.S. Presidential visit in 2010 and, less forcefully, for the United States to join the East Asia Summit (EAS). In separate conversations with EAP DAS Marciel, Vietnam's Senior Official for ASEAN and the influential Vice President of Vietnam's Dipl [...]
2010-02-11 07:05:00Embassy HanoiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEAN MARR MOPS CH RS VM
10HARARE110STRIKE IN ZIMBABWE HITS EDUCATION HARDEST
[...] (SBU) Some government employees, including teachers, began a labor action on February 5 in demand of higher wages, improved working conditions, and price cuts at government-controlled essential utilities. The greatest impact of the strike has been felt in the education sector, as teacher ab [...]
2010-02-11 06:38:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PGOV SOCI PREL PHUM ASEC ZI
10HARARE170ZANU-PF Peacefully Protests Sanctions In Front Of U.S.
[...] (U) A ZANU-PF organized group protested peacefully in downtown Harare and in front of the U.S. Embassy on February 24. The protesters, who were allegedly bused in from outside Harare, shouted anti-sanctions slogans and appeared to have been paid at ZANU-PF headquarters after the march ended. [...]
2010-02-24 15:53:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL ASEC ZI
10HARARE19AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL WITH INDIAN AMBASSADOR
[...] (C) In a meeting on January 13, Indian ambassador to Zimbabwe Ashok Venkatesan told the Ambassador that India has had a relationship with Robert Mugabe and ZANU-PF that dates to the independence struggle, and Mugabe had a personal relationship with Indira Gandhi. The GOI takes a neutral sta [...]
2010-01-14 12:12:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ZI IN
10HARARE202010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - ZIMBABWE
[...] Zimbabwe's gross domestic product (GDP) declined by roughly 50 percent over the past decade, possibly the largest peacetime contraction ever recorded. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimates that GDP shrank by 14 percent in 2008 alone. In July 2008 inflation reached the officially est [...]
2010-01-15 07:25:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC ZI
10HELSINKI15COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH EASIER SAID THAN DONE:
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Finnish government is justly proud of its contributions to crisis management operations. In the last decade alone it has deployed military and civilian personnel to the Balkans, Africa, the Middle East, and Afghanistan as part of missions under UN, EU, OSCE, and NATO auspic [...]
2010-01-13 16:22:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALAF FI MOPS PGOV
10HELSINKI74FINLAND: GOLDSTONE FOLLOW-UP ACTION
[...] (SBU) Pol/Econoff delivered reftel remarks to Riikka Eela, Regional Manager for the Middle East Unit in the Bureau of Middle East and North African Affairs at the MFA. When Pol/Econoff thanked the GOF for having abstained from the earlier vote on the Goldstone Report Eela indicated that this [...]
2010-02-26 07:01:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDIO PHUM UNGA
10HOCHIMINHCITY47HCMC ECONOMIC POLICE STRIKE AGAIN, MAKING GRAB FOR FAKE
[...] (C) Summary: Economic police in HCMC conducted another head-line grabbing IPR bust on January 25, this time breaking up a large counterfeit pharmaceutical ring. The ring ran under the guise of a legally-registered local pharmaceutical firm that purchased domestically-produced pills then re-pac [...]
2010-02-10 10:41:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityCONFIDENTIALECON KIPR EAID ETRD VM
10HOCHIMINHCITY51NEW YEAR'S UPDATE WITH FORMER MAYOR VO VIET THANH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Vo Viet Thanh, former HCMC Mayor and current advisor to both PM Dung and President Triet, remains deeply troubled by what he views as China's increasingly belligerent stance towards not only Vietnam but the rest of Asia. His message for the USG was that whether we are dealing with [...]
2010-02-12 07:11:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM CH VM
10HONGKONG146HONG KONG WATER SECURITY: REDUCING DEPENDENCE ON
[...] SUMMARY: Despite a guaranteed water supply from Guangdong province, Hong Kong's heavy reliance on its northern neighbor has driven the Special Administrative Region (SAR) to initiate several new water conservation measures. This new policy is prompted not by costs or desire to be a "good partn [...]
2010-01-26 07:14:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDCM ECON ENRG HK PBTS SENV SOCI TPHY KGHG
10HONGKONG199MACAU AIRPORT INTEGRATING SERVICES WITH MAINLAND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Faced with declining passenger and cargo traffic, the Macau International Airport Company Ltd. (CAM) has ventured into the Mainland's Pearl River Delta (PRD) in hopes of better integrating its cargo and passenger services with the region. An increase in air cargo volume from the [...]
2010-02-04 00:54:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON ECIN TW MC HK
10HONGKONG279SUBMISSION FOR 2010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT:
[...] (U) Per reftel A, the following are post's contributions to the tenth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report for the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. Subheadings and answers correspond to questions posed in paragraphs 25-30 of reftel A. Para 25: T [...]
2010-02-17 07:57:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
10HONGKONG300EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SOLAR ENERGY
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2010-02-22 02:16:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
10ISLAMABAD282 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: FEBRUARY 04, 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-04 10:18:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
10ISLAMABAD332U.S.-PAKISTAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT: A POTENTIAL GAME CHANGER
[...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: President Zardari, Prime Minister Gilani and Finance Minister Tarin, like many Pakistanis before them, have pleaded with the USG for "trade, not aid." A Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Pakistan holds substantial opportunity for the Pakistani economy, with small, [...]
2010-02-11 14:30:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EFIN EAGR EINV ENRG PK PREL
10ISLAMABAD444TARIN OUT, SHAHAB-UD-DIN -- AND NASIM BEG? -- IN
[...] (C) Summary: On February 23, Prime Minister Yousuf Gilani accepted the resignation of Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin, and his successor remains unknown. According to conversations on February 24 with Treasury Attache and Embassy EconOff, it is not entirely certain which of the two leading candidate [...]
2010-02-25 02:15:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EAID EFIN PK
10ISLAMABAD446 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: FEBRUARY 25, 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-25 10:01:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
10ISTANBUL60EURASIA ECONOMIC SUMMIT ORGANIZERS REQUEST
[...] Istanbul Consul General (CG) met recently with Akkan Suver, President of the Marmara Foundation which organizes the annual Eurasia Economic Summit in Istanbul. Suver invited the CG to attend this year's summit, which is scheduled for May 5-6, and asked if the U.S. government would be willing t [...]
2010-02-18 12:47:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ETRD EFIN PGOV PREL TU
10JAKARTA10INDONESIAN VIEWS ON ASIA-PACIFIC REGIONAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia has long played a key role in the development of Asia-Pacific regional institutions and will remain an important partner for the United States as these institutions evolve. While they do not seek to balance China in a zero-sum manner, Indonesian leaders do worry that [...]
2010-01-06 10:41:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL XB ID
10JAKARTA159ENGAGING INDONESIAN YOUTH - NSC RAMAMURTHY
[...] (SBU) Summary: NSC Senior Director for Global Engagement Pradeep Ramamurthy met with a wide cross-section of Indonesian youth, in addition to meetings with government officials and civil society and business interlocutors during his January 24-29 visit to Indonesia. Ramamurthy shared with audi [...]
2010-02-04 07:12:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SOCI KISL OEXC OIIP KPAO SCUL EAID ID XF
10JAKARTA171S/CT AMB BENJAMIN BILATERAL MEETINGS WITH GOI
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Secretary's Coordinator for Counterterrorism (S/CT),Ambassador Daniel Benjamin, conducted meetings with Indonesian officials on counterterrorism issues and cooperation in Jakarta on December 16. Ambassador Benjamin's interlocutors said the proposed GOI interagency Counterter [...]
2010-02-09 07:21:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PINS ASEC ID
10JAKARTA199NGOs PRAISE COOPERATION BUT WANT MORE PROSECUTIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: In conjunction with a DOJ TIP conference (see septels) Embassy DOJ/OPDAT Resident Legal Advisor (RLA) met on February 2 with two anti-trafficking non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Surabaya, East Java, to discuss the ability of local law enforcement to address trafficking [...]
2010-02-16 05:29:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER KCRM KJUS KTFN EFIN SNAR PHUM ASEC
10JAKARTA227VISIT OF DRL A/S POSNER TO JAKARTA -- NOTIONAL
[...] (SBU) Embassy Jakarta welcomes the proposed February 23-26 visit of DRL Assistant Secretary Posner and EAP/MTS Director Joe Yun and proposes the following notional schedule for consideration: Tuesday, February 23 ----------------- -- Internal meetings at the Embassy, including: -- A [...]
2010-02-19 11:11:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL MARR ID
10JAKARTA35AMBASSADOR ENGAGES SENIOR GOI OFFICIAL ON BURMA,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Hume urged Indonesia to press the Burmese government to engage in a dialogue with the democratic opposition, and particularly to allow Aung San Suu Kyi to meet the leadership of her party, during a January 11 meeting with Department of Foreign Affairs Director General [...]
2010-01-12 09:38:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM ID BM IR XF AF
10JAKARTA59INDONESIAN REACTION TO THE SECRETARY'S SPEECH ON
[...] (SBU) As requested reftels, poloff delivered points on Asia-Pacific multilateralism and Secretary Clinton's January 12 speech at a January 15 meeting with Arto Suryodipuro, Deputy Director for APEC of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) Directorate of Intra-Regional Cooperation in Asia [...]
2010-01-15 08:15:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECIN ASEAN APEC ARF ID
10JAKARTA6SCENSETTER FOR CODEL BOND'S VISIT TO JAKARTA
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Senator Bond, Embassy Jakarta warmly welcomes your visit. Ten years of political and economic reform have made Indonesia democratic, stable, and increasingly confident about its leadership role [...]
2010-01-05 08:19:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON MASS OREP ID
10JEDDAH14JEDDAH GOVERNOR PRINCE MISHAAL BIN MAJID'S
[...] (C) Summary. In December 29 introductory meeting with Ambassador, Prince Mishaal bin Majid bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Jeddah (ref A),warned that Yemen could become like Somalia in the absence of development projects funded by the GCC, U.S., and Europe. Skeptical that Israel wants peace given [...]
2010-01-10 06:37:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALCASC KISL KWBG PREL SA YM IR IS
10JERUSALEM102JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/19): President Abbas continues
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-19 10:41:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
10JERUSALEM115JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/20): Israeli authorities level
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-20 07:57:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
10JERUSALEM130CLOSURE ORDERS FOR EAST JERUSALEM PALESTINIAN
[...] (C) On January 19, Ishaq Budeiri, General Manager of the Arab Studies Society at Orient House, told Post he had received no indication that the GOI is considering allowing the current closure order on Orient House to lapse when it expires in February 2010. Budeiri said that in the past, ren [...]
2010-01-20 15:28:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPAL IS
10JERUSALEM166PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE
[...] (C) Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) issued a January 25 decree forming a committee to examine allegations against Palestinians in the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (the Goldstone report). PA Prime Minister Salam Fayyad told the Consu [...]
2010-01-27 18:07:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KWBG KPAL PHUM KAWC IS
10JERUSALEM175HATEM ABDEL QADER ON FATAH, ELECTIONS, AND
[...] (C) In a January 22 meeting with Post, Fatah activist and former Palestinian Authority (PA) Minister for Jerusalem Affairs Hatem Abdel Qader said that with local government elections on the horizon, Fatah needed to "build confidence between the party and the people" by focusing on social iss [...]
2010-01-29 08:43:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPAL IS KDEM
10JERUSALEM178ISRAELI ANTI-SETTLEMENT ACTIVISTS SWELL SHEIKH
[...] (SBU) Protests by anti-settlement activists in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah on January 15 and 22 drew an unusually large turnout and resulted in a total of 35 arrests. The demonstrations were attended by a mostly-Israeli crowd of veteran peace activists, undergraduates, [...]
2010-01-29 10:45:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI KPAL IS
10JERUSALEM188JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/01): Settlement-related
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-01 09:03:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
10JERUSALEM226JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/08): President Abbas meets
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-08 10:04:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
10JERUSALEM233ISRAELI TRAVEL BAN AGAINST PROMINENT EAST
[...] (C) On February 9, Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad contacted the Consul General to express strong concern about the Israeli government's imposition of a six-month overseas travel ban on Khalil Tufakji, an Arab resident of East Jerusalem and prominent cartographer, as report [...]
2010-02-09 17:46:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KWBG KPAL IS
10JERUSALEM238JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/10): President Abbas asks the
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-10 07:21:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
10JERUSALEM26PERMITS FOR 24 NEW HOUSING UNITS ON MOUNT OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a January 5 vote, the Jerusalem Municipal Planning Board approved construction permits for 24 apartments in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of at-Tur on the Mount of Olives. NGO sources and press reports suggest the developer of the project is backed by settler organizati [...]
2010-01-06 16:38:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPAL IS
10JERUSALEM27SEVEN ARCHES HOTEL TARGETED BY ISRAELI
[...] (C) Summary: In the midst of debate over the approval of 24 new Israeli residential units on the Mount of Olives (reftel),press reports that the nearby Seven Arches Hotel had been sold to Israeli owners generated further controversy. The hotel's Jordanian management described the reports [...]
2010-01-06 17:51:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPAL IS JO
10JERUSALEM52JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/12): Special Envoy Mitchell
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-12 08:39:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
10JERUSALEM61JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/13): Palestinian Authority
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-13 07:23:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
10JERUSALEM69JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/14): Senior US administration
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-14 07:57:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
10KABUL102 Semi-annual Assessment for Badghis Province: July -
[...] This is a Semi-annual assessment of Badghis Province. 2. (SBU) Summary. July - December 2009. Security in Badghis Province continued to deteriorate, as insurgents stepped up attacks on military convoys on main roads and overran several police checkpoints. Insurgents control large areas [...]
2010-01-12 10:38:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV AF
10KABUL113SECURITY MINISTERS PRESS FOR ARMY/POLICE GROWTH TO
[...] (C/REL ISAF) During a January 6 meeting with CODEL McCain, Afghanistan's Defense and Interior Ministers pressed for continued growth in the army (ANA) and police (ANP) to a combined total of 400,000 personnel. Interior Minister Mohammed Hanif Atmar also noted his Ministry's progress in figh [...]
2010-01-13 12:27:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MASS AF
10KABUL202SUB-NATIONAL GOVERNANCE AND NATIONAL POLITICS:
[...] (S) Summary: Ambassador Eikenberry and Jelani Popal, head of the Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG),met with the integrated command element of Brigade Combat Team Task Force Mountain Warrior in Jalalabad on January 14 before lunch with Governor Gul Agha Sherzai and a walking [...]
2010-01-20 08:56:00Embassy KabulSECRETKDEM PGOV PREL AF
10KABUL337REGIONAL COMMAND EAST: NANGARHAR PROVINCE TRIBAL
[...] (S/REL USA/NATO) On January 21 approximately 170 Shinwari tribal elders convened to endorse a robust anti-Taliban and anti-corruption collective defense agreement in Nangarhar Province, a key focus of the Regional Command-East (RC(E)). These tribal areas span critical terrain in southeastern [...]
2010-01-26 16:47:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV PREL MOPS PK AF
10KABUL343Ambassador Meets Minister of Mines Shahrani
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Eikenberry, Coordinating Director for Development and Economic Affairs Ambassador Wayne, and USAID Mission Director Frej met with recently-confirmed Minister of Mines Shahrani on January 24 to underscore Mission support for the Ministry and the Mining sector. Ministe [...]
2010-01-27 10:57:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALEMIN EINV ENRG PREL SENV AF
10KABUL407REGIONAL COMMAND EAST--BAMYAN AND BAGHLAN
[...] (SBU) Bamyan Provincial Governor Sarabi and Baghlan Provincial Governor Barakzai recently co-hosted a jirga of approximately 50 community leaders from the border region of their two provinces to resolve a range of issues contributing to increasing violence there. Community leaders on both sid [...]
2010-02-03 04:19:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL AF
10KABUL439POLITICAL PARTY DEVELOPMENT IN AFGHANISTAN: KEY TO
[...] (U) Summary: Functioning political parties may be critical to Afghanistan's long-term democratic development and stability but they are generally unpopular and misunderstood, prompting most Afghan politicians to avoid affiliation. The USG provides some technical assistance to political parti [...]
2010-02-04 06:58:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM AF
10KABUL454AFGHAN BORDER AND TRIBAL AFFAIRS: MINISTER IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Acting Minister for Border and Tribal Affairs, Arsala Jamal, says he is attempting to transform a demoralized and weak ministry into one that will play an important and creative role both in developing the poorer border regions and in encouraging reconciliation and reintegra [...]
2010-02-06 10:35:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PCON PBTS PGOV PINR PK AF
10KABUL479 Preparing U.S. Military Ag Programs for Civilian
[...] (U) Summary: At a CENTCOM-initiated and sponsored January 29-31 workshop, military and civilian representatives developed a plan for transitioning assistance from Agribusiness Development Teams (ADT)to civilian expertise over the next several years. Stakeholders from the Embassy, United State [...]
2010-02-08 13:32:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR PGOV AF
10KABUL542REGIONAL COMMAND EAST -- TALIBAN REINTEGRATION IN
[...] (C/REL NATO) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: With the express purpose of establishing acceptable dispute mechanisms and connecting the Seyadabad District government to the people of the extremely volatile Tangi Valley in Wardak Province, acting District Sub-Governor (DSG) Hajji Niematullah convened a s [...]
2010-02-13 07:28:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS UK AF
10KABUL657FARYAB: A VIEW FROM MAIMANA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Governor Shafaq, local Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) leaders, PRT Maimana military and civilian representatives all regard insurgency as the principal challenge facing Faryab province. They express their strongest concerns about Ghormach district, but see the entire "Pa [...]
2010-02-22 14:04:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV TU AF
10KABUL664Energy Minister Khan Undermines Utility Progress
[...] (SBU) Summary: Dr. Jalil Shams, CEO of the Afghan national utility DABS, has called for President Karzai's help in maintaining the utility's independence in the face of increasing interference from Acting Minister of Energy and Water Ismail Khan. Dr. Shams tells us that President Karzai was r [...]
2010-02-23 07:31:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ENRG SENV AF
10KABUL688PROPOSED AFGHANISTAN DETAINEE MONITORING STRATEGY
[...] (U) This cable includes an action request; please see paragraph 10. 2. (S/REL ISAF) SUMMARY: In response to the President's executive order banning torture, the Washington interagency Task Force on Interrogation and Transfer Policies recommended that Embassy Kabul develop a plan to [...]
2010-02-24 12:33:00Embassy KabulSECRETPREL PGOV PINS AF
10KAMPALA364UGANDA: DOL TDA/TVPRA CHLD LABOR REPORTING
[...] The U.S. Mission consulted with the Ministry of Gender, Labor and Social Development (MGLSD),the Ugandan Police Force (UPF),the Ugandan Human Rights Commission (UHRC),the International Labor Organization (ILO) and several local NGOs to compile this report in response to taskings in reftel. [...]
2010-02-16 07:50:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI UG
10KAMPALA426UGANDA: 2010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-25 13:25:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KTIP KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PREF ELAB SMIG UG
10KAMPALA5UGANDA'S ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT CORRUPTION BUFFET
[...] (SBU) Summary: Uganda's failure to prosecute corrupt government officials is rapidly eroding donor confidence and local support for President Museveni. New evidence of worsening government corruption appears almost daily in local media, and in broader assessments like the Millennium Challeng [...]
2010-01-05 09:11:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KCOR KDEM UG
10KAMPALA73UNDER SECRETARY OTERO'S MEETING WITH HUMAN RIGHTS AND GLBT ACTIVISTS
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-16 06:54:00Embassy KampalaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM UG
10KATHMANDU121NEPAL: ARMED POLICE FORCE LOOKING FOR ROLE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Nepal Armed Police Force (APF) is a paramilitary force originally created to combat the Maoist insurgency. Still struggling to define its role in post-conflict Nepal, the APF's duties range from border control to combating terrorist activities. The APF has 25,650 members [...]
2010-02-10 05:51:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM NP PGOV PHUM
10KATHMANDU13NEPAL: OHCHR HEAD BENNETT TRANSFERRED TO GENEVA
[...] (C) Richard Bennett, the high-profile, outspoken head of the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Nepal, is being transfered to Geneva in February. In a lateral career move, Bennett will become the Director of OHCHR's Field Operations Division, responsible for the Midd [...]
2010-01-06 11:22:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM NP
10KATHMANDU72SAARC: REGIONAL POLITICS LIMIT POTENTIAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) lacks clout among its member states, preventing it from reaching its full potential. SAARC has facilitated some regional economic and social cooperation, but has little influence over regional geopolitical issues. Th [...]
2010-01-26 11:29:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECIN SAARC IN PK NP
10KHARTOUM102SLA/AW INFIGHTING CONTINUES; REBELS FAIL TO TAKE GOLO
[...] (SBU) Summary: The January 5 killing of Sudan Liberation Army/Abdul Wahid (SLA/AW) faction Commander Abdalla Bakr (reftel) has led to sporadic infighting within the movement, according to unconfirmed reports out of Jebel Marra. Meanwhile, elements of the SLA/AW faction attacked the Sudan Armed [...]
2010-01-20 07:35:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PHUM PINR ASEC SU
10KHARTOUM158DARFUR ELECTIONS UPDATE, PART I: IN NORTH DARFUR'S GOVERNOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: North Darfur Wali (Governor) Osman Mohamed Yousif Kibir is seeking to extend his rule as the National Congress Party (NCP) candidate in the upcoming April elections. Though generally unpopular even among his own Berti tribe, Kibir has extensive party resources at his disposal and [...]
2010-01-31 08:35:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PINR SU
10KHARTOUM160MISSERIYA BUILDING PERMANENT STRUCTURES IN ABYEI
[...] (SBU) In a conversation with Poloff on January 26, Mark Rutgers, United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) Head of Office for Sector VI (Abyei),stated that members of the Misseriya tribe are constructing large permanent structures in five separate locations in the Abyei area without required per [...]
2010-01-31 09:15:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM KPKO MOPS SMIG SU
10KHARTOUM40AEC CALLS FOR URGENT IMPLEMENTATION OF LAWS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 5, the Assessment and Evaluation Commission (AEC) held its 50th plenary meeting. In light of the recent passage of the Southern Sudan Referendum Law, Abyei Referendum Law and Blue Nile and Southern Kordofan Popular Consultations Law, members noted that implementation [...]
2010-01-10 06:45:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM KPKO SU
10KHARTOUM55CHADIAN REBELS: UNCONFIRMED ALLEGATIONS OF LOOTING AND RAPE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Chadian rebel troops have allegedly looted markets in nearly a dozen villages near the area of Al Saiyah in North Darfur, according to local media and Sudanese rebel sources. However, no independent verification is available. A United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UN [...]
2010-01-11 07:17:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PINR PREL SU CH
10KHARTOUM79Sudan: Unity Fund Chair on Sanctions Trip, Electoral
[...] (SBU) Summary: Charge met January 27 with General Yahia Hussein Babiker, erstwhile Deputy Director of the National Intelligence Service of Sudan and current Secretary General of the Unity Support Fund. Babiker, who joined a delegation to the United States to discuss the ins and outs of the U.S [...]
2010-01-28 14:21:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EAGR EFIN EAID SU
10KHARTOUM87NCP: NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE, SEEK FREE AND FAIR ELECTION-
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 28, poloff met with Ibrahim Ghandour, political secretariat chief of the National Congress Party (NCP) and a senior NCP member. According to Ghandour, the NCP never asked the Sudanese People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) to reconsider Yassir Arman's candidacy and talks b [...]
2010-02-01 11:32:00Embassy KhartoumSECRETPGOV PREL PINR PHUM KDEM KPKO SU
10KIGALI34HIGH-LEVEL FRENCH, DUTCH AND GERMAN DELEGATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: Over the last five days, senior officials from France, the Netherlands and Germany conducted multi-day visits to Rwanda. French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner used his visit to cement diplomatic relations that France and Rwanda officially restored in late 2009. He also prepare [...]
2010-01-13 16:40:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KJUS RW
10KIGALI54RWANDA "FRAGILE" BUT POLITICAL SITUATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Parti Democrate Centriste (PDC) leaders told Emboffs January 6 that while the political situation in Rwanda fifteen years after the genocide remains "fragile," political parties can operate more easily and freely today, and the PDC is considering running as an independent party [...]
2010-01-27 17:19:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM RW
10KIGALI9UDPR PARTY LEADER ON RWANDAN POLITICS, LEGISLATIVE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The leader of Rwanda's small UDPR party, who is a member of parliament, told polcouns December 30 that Rwanda needed strong and stable government and economic growth. Rwanda's parliament was working hard to pass legislation related the East African Community (EAC),he said; howev [...]
2010-01-07 08:14:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON ETRD PREL RW
10KINGSTON214JAMAICA LOOKS TO THE EAST
[...] (SBU) Jamaica's relationship with China has continued to blossom after Prime Minister (PM) Bruce Golding led a delegation to Beijing from January 30 to February 6 (Reftel A). The delegation, which also included three government ministers as well as several public sector officials, discussed a [...]
2010-02-10 20:41:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDBTIO BEXP ECIN ECON EAIR EIND EINV EMIN ETRD ELTN
10KINGSTON27Jamaica: Fertile Soil for Terrorism?
[...] (C) Jamaica has a significant penchant for violence, frequently gang related, and often exported to the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Some perpetrators appear to be in search of the sense of security and strength offered by gang membership, or perhaps to fill the void of an a [...]
2010-02-25 15:31:00Embassy KingstonSECRET//NOFORNECON PTER SOCI EAIR ASEC PREL PINS PINR KISL KCRM
10KINSHASA1KABILA'S NEW YEAR'S ADDRESS EMPHASIZES PROGRESS ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: In his annual televised New Year's address to the nation, President Kabila reiterated campaign themes that formed the basis of his 2006 campaign and his 2009 State of the Nation speech (reftel),and may also have hinted that a long expected cabinet reshuffle will be forthcomin [...]
2010-01-06 11:37:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM SOCI ECON MOPS CG
10KINSHASA19EFFECTIVENESS OF THE UN TO COMBAT SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: An influential Congolese NGO, Voice of the Voiceless, acknowledged that improvements in MONUC's handling of sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) cases have occurred in 2009, but more improvements are needed. MONUC's Conduct and Discipline Unit (CDU) report SEA allegations in 20 [...]
2010-01-22 14:27:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PGOV KPKO KWMN CG
10KINSHASA25CHOD Outlines Military Reform Plans
[...] (C) Summary: Army Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Didier Etumba Longila discussed plans to reform the military during a January 26 briefing to select UNSC ambassadors and senior MONUC officials. The FARDC plans to organize its national defense into three geographical zones headquartered in [...]
2010-01-28 08:50:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV MCAP PREL KCRS AORC MARR PHUM PINS CG
10KINSHASA46Just-landed Goma officer's first impressions of the Congo's
[...] (SBU) Summary: Goma-based poloff arrived in Goma December 16 after a week of consultations in Kinshasa. This account of first impressions is informed and prejudiced by his prior service as Rwanda desk officer from 1989-1991, as DRC desk officer from 1999-2001 and as Africa watcher in Paris f [...]
2010-01-12 13:05:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PINR PREF PHUM CG
10KINSHASA92DRC: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] (U) Per reftel, the following is the text of the Investment Climate Statement for the DRC for 2010. Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. (U) The DRC's rich endowment of natural resources, large population size (approximately 68 million) and generally [...]
2010-01-26 15:03:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EINV ELAB ETRD ECON KTDB OPIC USTR CG
10KUALALUMPUR11OVERNIGHT ATTACKS ON THREE CHURCHES RAISE CONCERNS
[...] (SBU) Summary: A Protestant church was substantially burned by Molotov cocktails, and another Protestant and one Catholic church attacked without damages near Kuala Lumpur in the early morning hours of January 8, amidst heated debate about whether the Catholic Herald should be able to continue [...]
2010-01-08 09:46:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL MY
10KUALALUMPUR12MALAYSIA: UPDATE ON F-5 ENGINE SCANDAL
[...] (C) Malaysian government officials continue to communicate little information directly to Post regarding the missing F-5 engines (reftels). Most of the information on the scandal to date has come thru the local media, which reported on January 6 that police arrested and charged one Air Force s [...]
2010-01-10 23:31:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPM PGOV MY
10KUALALUMPUR14MALAYSIA: UPDATE ON THE "ALLAH" ISSUE AND CHURCH ATTACKS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Following three separate attacks on churches over the night of January 7-8 (ref A),unknown individuals made another nine attacks on churches and a mosque over the weekend, according to senior police officials at a special briefing for the diplomatic corps on January 11 at the M [...]
2010-01-11 10:34:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL MY
10KUALALUMPUR3GOM APPEALS KUALA LUMPUR HIGH COURT RULING ON OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: On December 31, the Kuala Lumpur High Court ruled that the Catholic Herald, a weekly publication, could use the word "Allah" in its Malay-language edition and that the Home Minister's prohibition on non-Muslims' use of the word was unconstitutional. While the use by non-Muslims o [...]
2010-01-05 09:07:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL MY
10KUALALUMPUR49MALAYSIA: MFA VIEWS ON NON-PRO, IAEA, AND EXPORT CONTROL LAW
[...] (S) The DCM met with MFA Deputy Secretary General Zainol Abidin Omar on January 15 to convey Ref A talking points and to discuss a range of other counter-proliferation and export control-related issues (refs A and B). Referencing special information that was provided to the GOM in early-Novemb [...]
2010-01-21 08:54:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPREL KNNP PARM IAEA MNUC PGOV IR MY
10KUALALUMPUR68AA/S VAN DIEPEN'S MEETINGS IN KUALA LUMPUR ON
[...] (S) SUMMARY: MFA Deputy Secretary General Zainol told visiting Acting Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation Vann Van Diepen in a 90-minute interagency meeting on January 28 that the GOM was in the final stages of reviewing its draft export control law be [...]
2010-02-05 01:41:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPREL EFIN ETTC PARM MY KNNP IAEA
10KUWAIT106KUWAIT SCENE SETTER FOR SCIENCE ENVOY DR. ZERHOUNI
[...] (SBU) Ambassador and Mission Kuwait warmly welcome the February 17-18 visit of Science Envoy Elias Zerhouni. Meetings have been requested with the following officials: H.E. Dr. Hilal Al-Sayer, the Minister of Health; Dr. Naji Al-Mutairi, the Director General for the Kuwait Institute for Scient [...]
2010-02-04 13:04:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON KU SENV
10KUWAIT125WELCOME CABLE FOR CODEL MCCASKILL (FEBRUARY 12-13, 2010)
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes CODEL McCaskill to travel to post from Feb 12-13, 2010. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and an expeditor will meet and assist you upon arrival. Embassy point of contact is: Kristina Weiss, ISU Senior Liaison Office- (965) 2259-1170 Cell- (965)9985- [...]
2010-02-11 09:42:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU
10KUWAIT133WELCOME CABLE FOR CODEL SCHIFF (FEBRUARY 16-17, 2010)
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes CODEL Schiff to travel to post Feb 16-17, 2010. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor will meet and assist you at the airport. Embassy point of contact is: Kristina Weiss, ISU Senior Liaison Office- (965) 2259-1170 Cell- (965) 998 [...]
2010-02-15 12:35:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU
10KUWAIT39COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR STAFFDEL RAVEN JANUARY 21-22
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Professional Staff Member Erik Raven and delegation to travel to post on Thursday, January 21, 2010 to review issues of U.S. National interest, including examining current operations of the Fifth Fleet and the intelligence, surve [...]
2010-01-20 11:18:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU
10KUWAIT4SCENESETTER FOR JANUARY 7 VISIT OF CODEL MCCONNELL
[...] (U) Mission Kuwait warmly welcomes the January 7 visit of CODEL McConnell. Ambassador and country team look forward to providing the CODEL with a classified briefing on January 7. Given the brevity of CODEL's stay in Kuwait, no meetings with GOK officials have been arranged. Kuwait Snapsh [...]
2010-01-04 14:08:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PHUM ECON KU
10KUWAIT6WELCOME CABLE FOR CODEL MCCAIN (JANUARY 5-6, 2010)
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes CODEL McCain to travel to post Jan 5-6, 2010. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor will meet and assist you at the airport. Embassy point of contact is: Kristina Weiss, ISU Senior Liaison Office- (965) 2259-1170 Cell- (965) 9985- [...]
2010-01-05 10:19:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU
10KUWAIT8SBU SCENESETTER FOR JANUARY 7 VISIT OF CODEL
[...] (U) Mission Kuwait warmly welcomes the January 7 visit of CODEL McConnell. Ambassador and country team look forward to providing the CODEL with a classified briefing on January 7. Given the brevity of CODEL's stay in Kuwait, no meetings with GOK officials have been arranged. Kuwait Snapshot [...]
2010-01-05 13:10:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER PHUM ECON KU
10KUWAIT94A/S FELTMAN DISCUSSES IRAQ, IRAN, MEPP, AND YEMEN
[...] (C) Key points: - A/S Feltman noted he'd accompanied Vice President Biden to Iraq, where he continued to encourage political reconciliation. The A/S suggested movement on Chapter VII issues involving Kuwait was more likely following the March elections, but said he had pressed Iraq to name [...]
2010-02-02 13:11:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL EAID KTFN PTER IZ IR YM KU
10KYIV226UKRAINE'S 2010 ECONOMIC OUTLOOK: UNCERTAINTY REMAINS AFTER
[...] (SBU) Summary. Ukraine suffered one of Europe's worst recessions in 2009, with real GDP declining nearly 15%. The economic slump was prompted by a sharp fall in global demand for steel and chemical products, combined with the global credit crunch and vulnerabilities in the Ukrainian financial [...]
2010-02-10 13:02:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EREL ELAB ECON ETRD PGOV PREL XH UP
10LISBON43PORTUGAL: OUTREACH ON LONDON CONFERENCE ON
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-28 09:28:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF PO
10LISBON52PORTUGAL'S POLICY TOWARD IRAN SANCTIONS
[...] (U) This message responds to questions in ref A request. 2. (C/REL TO USA, FVEY) Question A: Are decisions on this topic made solely by prime minister Jose Socrates or Foreign Minister Amado, or is there a team of government officials making decisions? If multiple officials are involved in [...]
2010-02-05 13:08:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPINR ETRD EUN PGOV PREL IR PO
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
10LJUBLJANA34IRAN: SLOVENIA WILL SUPPORT EU CONSENSUS ON
[...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche on February 3 to Tadej Rupel, head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Middle East section. Rupel noted that the EU would likely back tougher measures if the UN Security Council did not adopt stronger sanctions against Iran. The EU does not plan to make an ear [...]
2010-02-10 11:25:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPARM PREL UNSC IR SI
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
10LONDON408LONDON - GOLDSTONE DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (C) Summary: Poloff demarched FCO's Levant Team Leader Nishi Dholakia and MENA UN Issues Desk Officer Colin McDonald on February 22 using points provided ref A. Dholakia indicated that the UK's final position on the text was dependent on the outcome of an EU coordination meeting later that d [...]
2010-02-23 12:34:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNIO PHUM UNGA IS WB
10LONDON439UK DEFENDS OIL EXPLORATION IN FALKLAND ISLANDS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Tensions between the UK and Argentina have risen over the past week over a new drilling campaign in the Falkland Islands Outer Conservation zone following the arrival of the Ocean Guardian oil rig in the North Falkland Basin. Argentina contested the right of the Falkland Island's Gov [...]
2010-02-24 19:50:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEPET ECON ENRG PREL AR UK
10LONDON440UK DEFENDS OIL EXPLORATION IN FALKLAND ISLANDS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Tensions between the UK and Argentina have risen over the past week over a new drilling campaign in the Falkland Islands Outer Conservation zone following the arrival of the Ocean Guardian oil rig in the North Falkland Basin. Argentina contested the right of the Falkland Isla [...]
2010-02-25 06:01:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEPET ECON ENRG PREL AR UK
10LONDON444UK RESPONSE: SYRIA AT MARCH IAEA MEETING
[...] (C/NF) Poloffs delivered reftel demarche to Duncan Johnson, Regional Issues Desk Officer in the Counter-Proliferation Department (CPD) of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),and Victoria Dunne, Syria and Lebanon Desk Officer in the Middle East and North Africa Department of the FCO, on [...]
2010-02-25 17:11:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPARM PREL IAEA SY IR TU 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
10LUANDA79Angola Open to Engaging with International Community to
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Angola pulled out all the stops in welcoming the Secretary's Great Lakes Special Advisor Howard Wolpe and Special Envoys from the EU, South Africa, Norway and Sweden during their February 16 - 18 visit to Luanda. Separate meetings with the President, Minister of State for [...]
2010-02-26 12:45:00Embassy LuandaCONFIDENTIALPREL CG KDEM OVIP AO
10LUANDA85FOREIGN MINISTRY TAKES ON BOARD RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH
[...] (SBU) In separate meetings at the Foreign Ministry on February 24, Ambassador Mozena relayed U.S. concerns regarding developments in Iran (Refs A, B, and C) to the Director for Middle East and African Affairs Amb. Nelson Cosme and to Director Americas Balbina Malheiro Dias da Silva. Mozena [...]
2010-02-27 21:56:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR ENRG EPET ETTC IN IR KNNP MNUC PARM
10LUSAKA69ZAMBIA BACKS US ON IRAN
[...] (C) MFA Assistant Director for Africa and Middle East Kimbala Meleka said he would recommend to the Foreign Minister that Zambia support the U.S./EU3 next steps on Iran per reftel. In the absence of the Foreign Minister and the Permanent Secretary, P/E Chief delivered reftel information and [...]
2010-02-05 06:11:00Embassy LusakaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL IR UNSC ZA
10MADRID119EXTENSIVE USG ENGAGEMENT WITH SPAIN ON IRAN'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Post has left no stone unturned in its extensive engagement with the GOS on the USG's dual-track engagement with Iran and the importance of increasing pressure on Iran if Tehran fails to reciprocate with confidence-building measures and transparency regarding its nucl [...]
2010-02-02 07:48:00Embassy MadridSECRET//NOFORNKNNP MNUC PARM PREL IR TRGY SP EUN UNSC
10MADRID160ACTION REQUEST II: PRESSURING IRAN ON HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C) Polcouns met February 8, 2010, with Spanish MFA Sub-DG for the Near East Alberto Ucelay to deliver ref a points. Ucelay was joined by Beatriz Lorenzo from the MFA's Human Rights Office. Ucelay said Spain shared U.S. worries over the human rights violations occurring in Iran. He said that [...]
2010-02-08 14:58:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALIR PHUM PREF SP
10MADRID187A/S VALENZUELA DISCUSSES LATIN AMERICA WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During an excellent and extremely cordial meeting that lasted over two hours on February 1, WHA Assistant Secretary Arturo Valenzuela and NSA-equivalent Bernardino Leon, Secretary General of the Office of the Presidency, discussed prospects for U.S.-Spanish cooperation in Latin America [...]
2010-02-18 16:11:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CU SP
10MADRID25AMBASSADOR SOLOMONT'S JANUARY 12, 2010, MEETING
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with Spanish SYG of the Presidency (NSA-equivalent) Bernardino Leon January 12. He wanted to meet with Leon as soon as possible to begin to establish a good working relationship and to share his observations regarding the U.S.-Spain bilateral relationship. He emphasi [...]
2010-01-13 14:29:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL SP
10MADRID69SPAIN INCREASINGLY LIKE-MINDED ON ADDITIONAL IRAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Ambassador Stephen Mull, Special Advisor to P, on January 15 briefed Spanish diplomats regarding key updates in the USG's engagement track with Iran and the need to begin focusing on a UNSC resolution for additional sanctions if Tehran refuses to engage. Mull emphasiz [...]
2010-01-22 16:09:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKNNP MNUC PARM PREL IR IAEA TRGY NPT SP EUN
10MADRID85SPAIN RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON USG POLICY RE YEMEN
[...] (SBU) Post on January 25 delivered Ref demarche to GOS officials, who indicated they would ensure that the information reached the Spanish delegation to the January 27 meeting on Yemen in London. Iago Losada, Technical Adviser in the MFA's sub-Directorate General for International Terrorism [...]
2010-01-26 11:17:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID YM EUN
10MANAGUA228Nicarargua: Trafficking in Persons Report 2010
[...] (U) Following is Embassy Managua's 2010 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. The information is keyed to reftel paragraphs 25-30. --------------------------------------------- --------- 2. (SBU) Nicaragua's TIP Situation (reftel para 25) --------------------------------------------- ---- [...]
2010-02-17 20:54:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB KMCA NU
10MANILA156FILIPINO NURSES STRUGGLE TO RESUSCITATE CAREERS AFTER U.S.
[...] SUMMARY: Nursing degrees provided thousands of Filipinos opportunities to work in the United States. Facing low wages and high unemployment at home, Filipino nurses were eager to help address the chronic nursing shortage in the United States. However, many of these job opportunities evaporat [...]
2010-01-26 08:56:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON ELAB CVIS OEXC RP
10MANILA293TENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT -
[...] (U) This cable includes the Mission's input for the 2010 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. The information and statistics cover the period from mid-February 2009' to mid-February 2010, unless otherwise noted. The Mission's TIP point of contact is Political Officer Doreen Bailey, BaileyDP@ [...]
2010-02-17 07:42:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF
10MANILA369U.S. RELIGIOUS FREEDOM COMMISSION CHAIR PRESSES
[...] (SBU) Leonard Leo, Chairman of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (CIRF),explained to President Arroyo in a February 19 meeting that some countries use opposition to "defamation of religion" to restrict free speech and enable repressive blasphemy laws. Leo, accompanied by [...]
2010-02-22 08:28:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KISL KDEM PGOV PTER RP
10MAPUTO128PRESIDENT THANKS AMBASSADOR FOR USG SUPPORT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 10 Ambassador Rowe presented her credentials to the GRM at a formal ceremony at the Presidency hosted by President Guebuza. During the brief but substantive discussion which followed, Guebuza described the GRM's relationship with the USG as "excellent," expressing [...]
2010-02-12 12:03:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KMCA MCC SNAR EAID MZ
10MAPUTO129CORRECTED COPY: PRESIDENT THANKS AMBASSADOR FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 10 Ambassador Rowe presented her credentials to the GRM at a formal ceremony at the Presidency hosted by President Guebuza. During the brief but substantive discussion which followed, Guebuza described the GRM's relationship with the USG as "excellent," expressing [...]
2010-02-12 13:21:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KMCA SNAR EAID MZ
10MAPUTO139PRESIDENT GUEBUZA DISCUSSES ECONOMY WITH AMBASSADOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Following the February 10 accreditation Ceremony (reftel),the Ambassador met February 12 with President Armando Guebuza for an initial 20-minute courtesy call. Guebuza described U.S.-Mozambican bilateral relations as "excellent" and provided perspectives on the challenges of p [...]
2010-02-16 16:25:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KMCA ECON EAID MZ
10MAPUTO163MOZAMBIQUE SUBMISSION: TENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (SBU) Mozambique is a source and possibly a destination country for men, women, and children trafficked for the purposes of forced labor and sexual exploitation. The use of forced child laborers is a common practice in Mozambique's urban and rural areas, often with the complicity of family m [...]
2010-02-22 09:38:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
10MAPUTO171ANADARKO PETROLEUM FINDS GAS IN NORTHERN MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In its first deepwater exploration well, one of eight wells planned in northern Mozambique's Rovuma Basin, U.S. independent oil and gas exploration and production company Anadarko Petroleum Corporation has struck a sizable natural gas deposit. The first deepwater exploration [...]
2010-02-23 07:34:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET EINV ETRD MZ
10MAPUTO46GLOBAL HUNGER AND FOOD SECURITY INITIATIVE: MOZAMBIQUE
[...] SUMMARY: With untapped economic potential and high levels of poverty and malnutrition, Mozambique merits consideration for inclusion in the Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative (GHFSI). However, based on current discussions about overall USG assistance levels in relation to heightened d [...]
2010-01-12 16:10:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR ECON ETRD PREL PGOV KDEM MZ
10MEXICO294Murder of Juarez "Human Rights Activist" Clouded by Drug
[...] (SBU) Summary. Josefina Reyes, the mother of an alleged Juarez Cartel hit-man and drug trafficker, was killed January 3 by gunmen in her hometown of Guadalupe, Chihuahua. Reyes became an outspoken opponent of the Mexican military's operations in Chihuahua after the army detained her son in [...]
2010-01-28 20:50:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM PINR MX
10MILAN2DIVERGENT PATHS OF INTEGRATION IN NORTHERN ITALY
[...] (C) Summary: The integration of the growing immigrant population in Northern Italy is a challenge for communities throughout the region. Constructively, the city of Turin is taking advantage of a national government program to welcome so-called "second-generation immigrants" into the civil [...]
2010-01-05 14:49:00Consulate MilanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR SMIG KISL IT
10MINSK59BELARUS BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - FEBRUARY 26, 2009
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - GOB Crackdown on Polish Minority Sparks Flash Point with EU - The Aggressive Suppression of Peaceful Demonstrations Returns - New Election Law But GOB Control of Election [...]
2010-02-28 15:40:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG ETRD BO
10MONTERREY66Grenade Attacks Against Monterrey Police; Feb. 26 and 28th
[...] (SBU). Late in the evening of February 27, hooded men conducted simultaneous grenade attacks against the facilities of five municipal police forces within the Monterrey metro area. At police stations in the working class suburbs of San Nicolas and Cadereyta, the grenades exploded, injurin [...]
2010-02-28 21:46:00Consulate MonterreyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KCRM SNAR CASC PGOV MX
10MOSCOW104GOR LEADERS TAKE HARD PUBLIC STANCE ON CHLORINE
[...] (SBU) On January 1, a Russian resolution banning the use of chlorine treatments for poultry processing effectively a USD 800 million in annual U.S. poultry exports to Russia. On the eve of a USTR-USDA delegation visit for negotiations on the issue, various GOR officials have made strong public [...]
2010-01-15 15:24:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALEAGR ECON ETRD RS
10MOSCOW144U/S BURNS' MOSCOW MEETINGS
[...] (C) In meetings with DFM Ryabkov, Presidential Advisor Prikhodko and Putin advisor Ushakov January 13-14, U/S Burns reiterated the U.S. desire to conclude the START follow-on treaty quickly and pursue an aggressive arms control program in 2010 including the NPT revcon and the Nuclear Security [...]
2010-01-22 08:40:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV RS
10MOSCOW155WILL PROPOSED AEROFLOT-ROSAVIA DEAL UNDERMINE
[...] (SBU) On December 30, during a meeting chaired by First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov, Minister of Transport Igor Levitin reportedly suggested that control over new Russian airline RosAvia be transferred to Aeroflot. Under the proposal, Russian state corporation Rostekhnologia, 51% owne [...]
2010-01-22 14:53:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON ETRD EINV RS
10MOSCOW172DEMARCHE DELIVERED: USG POLICY ON YEMEN
[...] (C) We delivered reftel points to Valery I. Pospelov, Head of the Yemen Division in the MFA's Middle East and North Africa Department. He indicated that the GOR shares our interest in creating economic opportunities in Yemen. Mr. Pospelov stated that FM Lavrov would attend the London meeting [...]
2010-01-26 14:53:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID RS YM
10MOSCOW174JAPANESE FM VISIT: POSITIVE TONE, FEW RESULTS
[...] (C) Summary: Japanese FM Okada's December 27-28 visit to Moscow continued the positive atmospherics in Russo-Japanese relations since Japan's Hatoyama-led government came to power, but produced few tangible results. The two sides established a working group on bilateral trade and investment [...]
2010-01-26 15:40:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV JA RS
10MOSCOW204MOSCOW "DISMAYED" BY POLITICAL SITUATION IN BAGHDAD
[...] (C) We delivered reftel points to Iraq Section Chief Iliya Morgounov of the MFA's Middle East and North Africa Department. Characterizing the current political situation in Baghdad as strange, Morgounov noted that the GOR was surprised and disappointed by events in Baghdad leading up to the [...]
2010-01-28 14:01:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL RS IZ
10MOSCOW240DISSENTERS' MARCHES VENT ANTI-PUTIN STEAM,
[...] (C) Summary: Opponents of the current political system staged rallies throughout Russia during the weekend of January 30-31. In Kaliningrad, thousands representing a wide range of political views gathered ostensibly to protest higher regional taxes, but also voiced their dissatisfaction with P [...]
2010-02-01 15:26:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PINR KDEM RS
10MOSCOW270RUSSIA STEPS UP MIDDLE EAST ENGAGEMENT WITH ABBAS
[...] (C) Summary: As Moscow seeks to reassert itself in the Middle East Peace Process, the first of three regional leaders, Mahmoud Abbas, visited Russia. (Khaled Mashaal and PM Netanyahu will visit in the coming weeks.) Meeting with President Medvedev and FM Lavrov, Abbas urged Russia to press [...]
2010-02-05 14:47:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL RS IS
10MOSCOW392IRAN DOMINATES NETANYAHU'S VISIT TO MOSCOW
[...] (C) Summary: In a two-day visit to Moscow, PM Netanyahu pressed his case on Iran while the GOR was more focused on trade than the MEPP. The Israeli PM downplayed disagreements over Hamas and welcomed government initiatives to help crisis-depleted economic relations. Netanyahu came away ple [...]
2010-02-22 11:32:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL RS IR
10MOSCOW438 CERTIFICATION OF CONSULAR MANAGEMENT CONTROLS
[...] In accordance with reftel, the Consular Section at U.S. Embassy Moscow completed its review of consular management controls on 25 February 2010. Richard Beer, FE-OC, Consul General, certifies that the management review was successfully completed and that we are in compliance with the Departme [...]
2010-02-27 19:19:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT CVIS CASC KFRD RU
10MUNICH34 ARAB MEDIA, ONLINE CHAT ROOMS AND THE MUNICH SECURITY
[...] (U) The handshake between Prince Turki al Faisal, the former head of Saudi Arabia's Intelligence Service, and Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon off stage but in public view at the Munich Security Conference (Munich, February 5-7, reported septels) drew the attention of Arab websites [...]
2010-02-23 08:29:00Consulate MunichUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER EINT KISL XF XD GM
10MUSCAT100OMAN - CODEL LOWEY SCENESETTER
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Muscat warmly welcomes CODEL Lowey. The visit will be important in deepening our nation's relationship with the Sultanate of Oman. As Sultan Qaboos heads into the fortieth year of his reign, Oman is continuing the development that, since 1970, has taken it from isolati [...]
2010-02-10 14:39:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL MU
10MUSCAT107A/S FELTMAN WITH OMANI FM - YEMEN
[...] (C) Summary: Discussions about Yemen during a February 17 meeting between Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi (YbA) and NEA Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Feltman revealed that the U.S. and Oman are on the same page regarding both internal politics and external influences. Y [...]
2010-02-24 13:47:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL YM MU
10MUSCAT117EXPANDING MEPI'S REACH: SBA AND OMANI MINISTRY OF COMMERCE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Building on President's Obama's Cairo speech, which recognized the need to promote entrepreneurism in the Middle East, the Small Business Administration (SBA),through the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI),will partner with Oman's Small and Medium Enterprise Directorate, [...]
2010-02-25 02:31:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDECON KMPI MU
10MUSCAT124OMAN NOMINATIONS: FY-09 MIDDLE EAST PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE
[...] Following are Embassy Muscat principal and alternate nominees for the 2010 MEPI Student Leaders Program. Responses are keyed to para 10 of REFTEL. 2. First Principal: A. Last name as on passport: Al Busaidi B. First name as on passport: Khalfan [...]
2010-02-24 13:24:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMPI KPAO MU
10MUSCAT50OMAN MEDIA REACTION: U.S. BOTH WRONG AND RIGHT ON
[...] SUMMARY: The Omani media condemned U.S. "Zionist cooperation" on Israeli-Palestinian peace while simultaneously blaming Israel for hindering Senator Mitchell's mediation efforts. END SUMMARY. --------------------------------------------- ----------- U.S. SPEAKS ABOUT PEACE, BUT ADOPTS [...]
2010-01-25 14:18:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
10MUSCAT86OMAN MEDIA REACTION: SUDANESE DIVISION, U.S.-EU TIES, AND
[...] SUMMARY: Over the course of the last week, Omani media leant credence to Sudanese division conspiracy theories, highlighted a perceived rift in the U.S.-E.U. relationship, and declared Palestinian unity a necessary element in influencing the peace process. END SUMMARY. --------------- [...]
2010-02-08 14:28:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
10MUSCAT92EXBS: OMAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE FOR JANUARY 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-09 12:50:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL MASS MNUC KNNP ETTC MU
10MUSCAT96EMBASSY MUSCAT WELCOMES CODEL LOWEY VISIT TO OMAN
[...] (SBU) Embassy Muscat warmly welcomes CODEL Lowey for its visit to Oman, February 15-16, 2010. Please note requests in paragraphs 6, 9, 12 and 13. Embassy notes that all requested meetings have been submitted to the Government of Oman. The GoO traditionally releases the final schedule closer [...]
2010-02-09 14:22:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL AMGT MU
10MUSCAT97SECRETARY'S OFFICE OF GLOBAL WOMEN'S ISUES GRANT PROPOSAL:
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Post proposes the use the Secretary's Office of Global Women's Issues grant to create an Oman Women's Rights Self-Help Clinic. The Clinic would assist Omani women in using their substantial, yet little-known rights, particularly in the area of personal status law involving marriage [...]
2010-02-19 08:52:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL KWMN MU
10MUSCAT99OMAN - GOVERNMENT'S NUMBER TWO GIVES HIS VIEWS OF THE REGION
[...] (S) Summary: In the Ambassador's introductory courtesy call, Oman's number two in government, Sayyid Fahd, gave a frank view of regional issues, interspaced with praise for the United States' efforts. He opined that Iraq will eventually settle down and that the United States had done a great s [...]
2010-02-22 08:00:00Embassy MuscatSECRETPREL IZ IR IN PK AF YM IS KPAL MU
10NAIROBI11Kenya: Inadequate Witness Protection Poses Painful Dilemma
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 17. 2. (S) Summary: In recent months, post has noted an increased level of intimidation against witnesses to Kenya's late 2007-early 2008 post-election violence. This trend is consistent with security threats against other human ri [...]
2010-01-05 11:40:00Embassy NairobiSECRETPGOV PHUM ASEC KCRM KJUS UG KE
10NAIROBI147S/CT AMBASSADOR DANIEL BENJAMIN AND GOK OFFICIALS DISCUSS
[...] (C) During a one-day visit to Kenya Ambassador-at-Large for Counterterrorism Daniel Benjamin discussed threats from Somalia, Islamic extremism inside Kenya, border security and Kenya's efforts to aid the Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG). Amb Benjamin met with George Saitoti, Min [...]
2010-02-08 11:53:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALMCAP MARR PGOV PREL PTER KE SO
10NAIROBI15Somalia - TFG Prime Minister Reviews Progress in Wake of
[...] (C) Summary: Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Prime Minister Sharmarke described to Somalia Unit December 30 his government's plans, immediately on his January 3 return to Mogadishu, to shake-up Mogadishu port operations by removing the current, corrupt leadership, and implementing [...]
2010-01-05 16:19:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SO PINR EFIN EAID ECON
10NAIROBI328KENYA: SUMMARY OF REGIONAL CONSULTATIVE WORKSHOP ON GHFSI
[...] USAID/East Africa hosted a Whole of Government workshop in Nairobi, Kenya February 1-5, 2010 on the implementation in eastern and southern Africa of the Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative (GHFSI),as well as on the planning of investments related to global climate change (GCC). Over 12 [...]
2010-02-10 09:33:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAGR EAID ETRD KGHG SENV ENRG PREL KE
10NAIROBI340Potential For Refugee Resettlement From Sudan
[...] Summary: UNHCR and the Government of Sudan (GOS) are receptive to the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) initiating operations in Sudan. UNHCR believes U.S. resettlement would provide it a "strategic option" in its efforts to find durable solutions for the protracted refugee populati [...]
2010-02-16 14:29:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL ET ER SU DHS
10NAIROBI35Somalia - PD Activities Update, January 11
[...] (SBU) Per ref B, Post submits the following update for the first week of January 2010. End summary. ------------- PD Activities ------------- 2. (SBU) The Somalia Unit, including the Military Information Support Team (MIST) dedicated to Somalia, performed para. 3-6 activiti [...]
2010-01-11 06:53:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SO KPAO PTER MOPS
10NAIROBI48THE GLOBAL HUNGER AND FOOD SECURITY INITIATIVE: DIPLOMATIC
[...] Post appreciates the Department's interest in implementing the President's Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative (GHFSI) in Kenya. We believe Kenya could become a successful GHFSI partner country and our engagement could catalyze market-driven agricultural reform in the region. Despite [...]
2010-01-11 12:16:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR EAID ETRD PREL KE
10NDJAMENA102CHAD-SUDAN: DEBY BRIEFS GRATION ON KHARTOUM TRIP,
[...] (C) Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno received S/USSES General Scott Gration and Embassy officials February 16 for a friendly and wide-ranging discussion of Chad-Sudan relations, including Deby's visit the previous week to Khartoum. Deby expressed concern that Sudan might not in the end be [...]
2010-02-16 18:54:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PREF SU LY CD
10NDJAMENA23MINURCAT PROGRESS REPORT: EAST CHAD SECURITY
[...] (SBU) SRSG Victor Angelo told the resident diplomatic and IO corps in N'Djamena January 11 that he was in the process of framing his end-of-first-year report to the SYG and UN Security Council on the performance of the MINURCAT PKO since its inception last March. The report, due in February, [...]
2010-01-12 16:36:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM PREF UNSC SU CD
10NDJAMENA27EFFECTIVENESS OF UN EFFORTS TO COMBAT SEXUAL EXPLOITATION
[...] (U) The following responds to Reftel request for analysis of measures to prevent sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) and trafficking in persons (TIP) involving UN peacekeeping personnel in Chad. THE MINURCAT MISSION --------------------- 2. (U) MINURCAT, the UN Mission in the Central Afr [...]
2010-01-15 10:17:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO PHUM UN CT CD SU
10NDJAMENA48HUMANITARIAN UPDATE: NGO REACTIONS TO MINURCAT
[...] (C) Humanitarian NGOs are speculating about the concrete impact of the ongoing GOC-UN debate regarding MINURCAT's future after 15 March 2010 (See Ref A). If the UN and Chad do not arrive at a modus operandi that permits MINURCAT to continue activities pursuant to its mandate under UNSC 1861 u [...]
2010-01-26 13:08:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALEAID PGOV PHUM SOCI PREL PREF CD SU
10NDJAMENA50CHAD HUMANITARIAN UPDATE: M&E Travel and NGO News
[...] (U) The following is an update of N'Djamena RefCoord's recent Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) travel and meetings with NGO partners working in the Chad humanitarian response. ----------------------- M&E TRAVEL: IRIBA AREA REFUGEE CAMPS ----------------------- 2. (SBU) RefCoord spent the [...]
2010-01-27 11:37:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF ASEC PREL PHUM SU CD
10NEWDELHI101ENGAGEMENT IN ASIA-PACIFIC: INDIAN RESPONSE TO
[...] (C) Secretary Clinton's January 12 Asia-Pacific speech in Honolulu was reported in two leading Indian newspapers, THE HINDUSTAN TIMES and THE INDIAN EXPRESS. The reports, drawn from wire stories, focused on the Secretary's terming Asia as "indispensable" to meeting global security and humanit [...]
2010-01-21 11:42:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECIN XC XE XU ASEAN APECO ARF IN
10NEWDELHI135INDIA: ENGAGING POSTS ON THE SECRETARY'S SPEECH ON
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-25 12:03:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECIN PREL XC XE XU ASEAN APECO ARF IN
10NEWDELHI356RSI PROPOSALS: SOUTH ASIA
[...] (SBU) The following are 2010 Regional Security Initiative (RSI) program proposals for South Asia. Compiled by the RSI Coordinator at Embassy New Delhi, they include proposals covering Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, and India. 2. (SBU) Regional Technical Confe [...]
2010-02-25 13:57:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL IN PK NP BG CE MV BT
10NICOSIA55CYPRUS: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-28 14:21:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR CY
10NICOSIA56CYPRUS: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-29 07:35:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR CY
10NOUAKCHOTT16 MAURITANIA: 2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] The Islamic Republic of Mauritania is a small, under-developed economy and is not a regional financial center. Its economic system suffers from a combination of weak Central Bank oversight, lax financial auditing standards, porous borders, and corruption in government and the private sector. [...]
2010-01-12 15:08:00Embassy NouakchottUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM EFIN PTER SNAR MR
10OSLO45EUR/RPM DIRECTOR DISCUSSES NATO, ARCTIC, AND
[...] (C) Summary: On the margins of the January 14 NATO Strategic Concept Seminar EUR/RPM Director Bruce Turner, DCM, and PolOff conducted bilateral meetings January 13 to discuss Afghanistan, NATO, Russia, and the Arctic High North. On Afghanistan, MFA and MoD officials described increasing Nor [...]
2010-01-26 11:49:00Embassy OsloSECRETPREL NATO MOPS PARM KNNP KCFE PGOV SENV AF NO
10OSLO63FM Stoere Goes to Moscow
[...] (C) Summary: MFA Deputy Director for Northern and Russian Affairs Anne Kjesti Carlsen told PolOff February 5 that FM's Stoere's February 2 trip to Moscow should be viewed as preparatory work for President Medvedev's planned April visit to Norway. She said discussions focused largely on effor [...]
2010-02-05 16:30:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PARM PREL SENV ECON EFIS ENRG RS NO
10OSLO67SHOCKING ATROCITIES INSIDE A BASIJ ENCAMPMENT: NORWEGIAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A kidnapped Norwegian student witnessed shocking atrocities and mass killings occurring inside a Basij camp (see paragraphs 3 and 4),according to Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) officials speaking confidentially. The GON has, separately, called the Iranian Charge d' [...]
2010-02-09 16:04:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL IR NO
10OSLO69NORWEGIAN FM VISITS THE MIDDLE EAST: OSLO READOUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Norwegian Foreign Minister Stoere's meeting on the Middle East in Brussels (January 12) and then in the region (January 16-20) have led him to believe that Palestinian President Abbas is not in a position to move forward in the way that European and U.S. leaders want him to, due to [...]
2010-02-10 11:44:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL IS NO
10OSLO77NORWAY CONSIDERS SUPPORTING GOLDSTONE UNGA RESOLUTION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The GON seems to want to support the new Goldstone resolution being considered at the UN General Assembly (UNGA),but cannot until problematic language on a conference of the High Contracting Parties to the Geneva Convention is removed. No final decision has yet been taken. Our G [...]
2010-02-23 12:34:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPHUM UNGA NO
10OTTAWA31CANADA PRESSES IRAQ ON BARRING CANDIDATES FROM ELECTIONS
[...] (C/NF) In response to reftel demarche by PolMinCouns on January 21, Director General for the Middle East and Maghreb John Holmes of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade confirmed that Canada was "way ahead of you" on pressing the Iraq government over the attempts to bar c [...]
2010-01-22 16:13:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV IZ CA
10OTTAWA33CANADA PRESSES IRAN AGAIN ON AMCIT CASES
[...] (C/NF) In a discussion with PolMinCouns on January 22, Director General for the Middle East and the Maghreb John Holmes of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade said that he had once again raised the six Amcit cases in Iran (reftels) with the Iranian Charge d'Affaires in O [...]
2010-01-22 16:30:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL CASC IR CA
10OTTAWA91Canadian Views on Syria and Iran at IAEA BOG Meeting
[...] (C/NF) Summary: Canada supports the U.S. call for strong statements on both Iranian and Syrian nuclear activities at the IAEA Board of Governors meeting March 1-5. Nonproliferation is a major theme of Canada's G-8 Presidency, and the Prime Minister has repeatedly voiced his strong views on I [...]
2010-02-26 23:41:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPARM PREL SY IAEA MNUC TRGY CA IR
10PANAMA41Confrontation with the FARC Rattles GOP
[...] (S//NF) Three members of the FARC were killed in Panama's Darien province and two were captured on January 27, apparently after a Panamanian National Frontier Service (SENAFRONT) patrol stumbled upon the guerrillas traveling in a boat on the Tuira river. Reports indicate the guerrillas opened [...]
2010-02-01 22:55:00Embassy PanamaSECRET//NOFORNPTER SNAR PGOV PREL PM CO
10PARAMARIBO14informal gold rush in Southeastern Suriname
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Post's three Entry Level Officers recently organized Embassy Paramaribo's first annual "Entry Level Officer Interior Outreach Legacy Project," visiting east central Suriname, a remote, difficult-to-reach area populated primarily by Njuka Maroons (descendants of escaped slaves),[...]
2010-01-11 22:15:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDECON EMIN KPAO SENV TSPL NS
10PARAMARIBO16Informal gold rush in Southeastern Suriname
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Post's three Entry Level Officers recently organized Embassy Paramaribo's first annual "Entry Level Officer Interior Outreach Legacy Project," visiting east central Suriname, a remote, difficult-to-reach area populated primarily by Njuka Maroons (descendants of escaped slaves),[...]
2010-01-11 22:34:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDECON EMIN KPAO SENV TSPL NS
10PARAMARIBO20Suriname: Political Parties Lack Fiscal Transparency and
[...] (SBU) Summary. With interest in Suriname's May 2010 elections primarily focused on the drama among Suriname's political parties, especially on whether former military dictator Desi Bouterse plans to run for president while he stands trial for murder, little attention is paid to the basic elemen [...]
2010-01-14 12:30:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL NS
10PARIS193U/S TAUSCHER'S MEETINGS WITH FRENCH OFFICIALS
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Ellen Tauscher's February 2 meetings with French counterparts from the Elysee (presidency) and MFA included discussions of U.S. disarmament priorities, the NPT Review Conference (NPT RevCon),the Nuclear Secur [...]
2010-02-19 13:01:00Embassy ParisSECRET//NOFORNPREL PARM MNUC KACT KNNP MARR MCAP NATO CH
10PARIS211WORKING TO PROMOTE HIGH STANDARDS FOR EU MISSION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Drawing on ref, Post took advantage of an informal meeting with French and British representatives to press all interlocutors with the Burmese government to maintain a high standard of access for visiting delegations. Post suggested that all visitors maintain the same minimum stan [...]
2010-02-22 17:06:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV BM UK FR
10PARIS229GOLDSTONE DEMARCHE DELIVERED; FRANCE WILL LIKELY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite the strong presentation of U.S. views, France believes the current Palestinian-drafted UNGA resolution on Gaza conflict human rights violations as "moderate" and likely helpful for restarting Israel-Palestinian discussions. The EU Presidency is negotiating with Palestin [...]
2010-02-25 11:29:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNGA KPAL IS FR
10PARIS63AIR FRANCE TRAFFIC SAGS, SHIFT IN BUSINESS PLAN
[...] (U) Summary. Air France-KLM is feeling the economic downturn: lower capacity utilization, steadily declining passenger traffic, and cargo business stabilized at a reduced level. An audit showed 20 million euros (USD 29 million) missing from a fund managed by AF employee organizations; the GOF [...]
2010-01-21 15:38:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON EIND ETRD FR
10PARISFR185PRESIDENTIAL ENVOY ZERHOUNI BRINGS MESSAGE OF SCIENCE AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: On February 10, Presidential Science Envoy Dr. Elias Zerhouni inaugurated his first official trip with a stop at UNESCO, where he met with key ambassadors, secretariat staff and the director general to promote President Obama's agenda of enhanced scientific and technological coop [...]
2010-02-17 13:58:00Mission UNESCOUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KPAO UNESCO SCUL
10PESHAWAR10FATA SECURITY UPDATE; PAKISTANI/RC-EAST COORDINATION ON
[...] (C) Summary. During a January 23 briefing for RC-East MG Scapparotti, 11th Corps Chief of Staff BG Aamer provided an overview of the security situation in FATA and Malakand Division, Northwest Frontier Province. It would take at least a year, predicted Aamer, to finish military operations [...]
2010-01-25 14:00:00Consulate PeshawarSECRETPREL PTER MOPS PK AF
10PHNOMPENH103DAS MARCIEL REVIEWS U.S. POLICY WITH GOVERNMENT,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a wide range of meetings with Cambodian officials, opposition party members, NGOs and civil society, Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Scot Marciel spotlighted stepped-up engagement by the United States in Cambodia while highlighting specific issue [...]
2010-02-12 10:19:00Embassy Phnom PenhCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PBTS MARR TH CB
10PHNOMPENH1382010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT FOR CAMBODIA
[...] (U) The following is Embassy Phnom Penh's 2010 Trafficking in Persons Report for Cambodia, covering the period April 2009 - March 2010. Responses follow the questions outlined in Ref B. The entire report is Sensitive But Unclassified (SBU). 2. (SBU) CAMBODIA'S TIP SITUATION ----------- [...]
2010-02-24 08:36:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL PREF ELAB SMIG KCRM KTIP KWMN KFRD
10PORTAUPRINCE106TFHA01: EMBASSY PORT AU PRINCE EARTHQUAKE SITREP as of 1800,
[...] (SBU) Summary: As a sign of confidence in Haiti's recovery, the Vietnamese phone company Vietel reaffirmed its offer to purchase Teleco, Haiti's national telephone company. The Haitian Chamber of Commerce recommended establishment of a Building and Housing Reconstruction Fund to build [...]
2010-01-30 00:52:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT HA PGOV AID
10PORTAUPRINCE142TFHA01: EMBASSY PORT AU PRINCE EARTHQUAKE SITREP as of 1800,
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Preval departed February 8 to Ecuador for a UNASUR summit, reportedly planning to return February 10. The Canadian Government has proposed to build a temporary administrative complex for the GOH. Commercial air traffic could partially resume as early [...]
2010-02-09 00:48:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT HA PGOV AID
10PORTLOUIS56MAURITIUS: POWER NEEDS BLOWIN IN THE WIND?
[...] Summary: Mauritius opened its first substantial wind turbine farm on January 11, at Point Grenade on the eastern coast of Rodrigues Island. The wind farm already is producing 3.7 percent of the tiny island dependency's electricity needs. End Summary. 2. The Mauritius Central Electricity Bo [...]
2010-02-22 05:06:00Embassy Port LouisUNCLASSIFIEDENRG SENV MP
10PRAGUE122CZECH REPUBLIC ALREADY DISCUSSING IRISL'S
[...] (SBU) Emboff presented USG concerns about the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Line's (IRISL) uninsured fleet to Czech MFA Middle East Department officer Anita Grmelova on February 24. She noted that she was aware of this issue since it has been a topic of discussion within EU fora. 2. (C [...]
2010-02-26 08:45:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPGOV EZ EFIN ETTC KNNP IR
10PRAGUE123CZECHS CLOSELY FOLLOWING TEHRAN'S RESEARCH REACTOR
[...] (SBU) Emboff explained the USG perspective on Iran's Tehran Research Reactor to Czech MFA Middle East Department officer Anita Grmelova on February 24. She commented that she would share these details with the MFA UN Department, which is also closely following this issue. While the Czechs ha [...]
2010-02-26 09:07:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IR EZ KNNP MNUC PARM
10PRAGUE83CZECHS PRESS IRAN PUBLICLY AND PRIVATELY ON HUMAN
[...] (SBU) Emboff provided talking points (Ref A) to the Czech MFA Middle East, United Nations, Human Rights and Transformation Policy, as well as the Common Foreign and Security Policy Departments. According to MFA Human Rights and Transition Policy officer Barbora Reprova, the Czechs are particu [...]
2010-02-11 09:12:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IR PHUM
10PRAGUE90DISCUSSIONS AMONGST OFFICIALS PRIOR TO PRAGUE'S
[...] (SBU) More than 250 participants from 46 countries met in Prague over three days in our pre-London conference. The participants included journalists, civilian and military government officials, and NGO leaders. They discussed ways in which Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) could enhance [...]
2010-02-18 13:04:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EZ
10PRETORIA100SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER JANUARY 11-JANUARY 15
[...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, [...]
2010-01-19 09:34:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON
10PRETORIA304ISRAELI AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES DIFFICULT RELATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: Israeli Ambassador Dov Segev-Steinberg told Ambassador Gips in a meeting in February 3 that relations between his country and South Africa remain difficult despite Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ebrahim Ebrahim's desire to be a broker for peace in the [...]
2010-02-12 14:32:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SF
10QUITO54Embassy Quito Request for Funding of Biotech Proposal
[...] Summary. In response to reftel, Embassy Quito is requesting funding for a biotech proposal as part of the Department of State's 2010 Biotech Outreach Program. The project is focused on informing a key group of journalists who, by providing accurate information on biotech issues, have the [...]
2010-01-15 22:33:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO EC
10RABAT158RENEWED CONTACT WITH THE JCO
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Fatallah Arsalane, governing board member of the unrecognized but tolerated Moroccan religious/political organization known as the Justice and Charity Organization (JCO; Arabic: "Al-Adl wal Ihsane"),met with D/PolCouns for a wide-ranging discussion of global issues and interna [...]
2010-02-24 15:45:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER PHUM KISL MO
10RABAT6IMPLEMENTING THE PRESIDENT'S CAIRO VISION IN MOROCCO
[...] Summary: Pursuant to President Obama's Cairo Speech and the Secretary of State's remarks in Marrakesh at the Forum for the Future, the U.S. Mission in Morocco continues to collaborate with Moroccan counterparts from civil society, government, media and academia to support a wealth of programs [...]
2010-01-05 07:45:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM ECON SOCI KISL KTIA MO
10RABAT62ANTICORRUPTION AUTHORITY PRESSES EFFORTS
[...] (U) Summary: In its first year, Morocco's Central Authority for Corruption Prevention (ICPC),established by the Government as the coordinating body for the fight against corruption, has initiated work on several draft anti-corruption laws. While Morocco's Transparency International corrupt [...]
2010-02-01 16:45:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINS ECON KCOR PGOV KMPI MO
10RABAT66CODEL GREGG DISCUSSES MEPP AND COUNTER-EXTREMISM
[...] (C) Summary: CODEL Gregg held an open and wide-ranging discussion with Foreign Minister Fassi Fihri and Director General for Studies and Documentation (Director of National Intelligence equivalent) Mansouri in a joint meeting on January 5. They focused on making progress on the Israeli-Pale [...]
2010-02-01 18:47:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALOREP PREL KPAL PINS MO
10RABAT70MOROCCO IMPROVES ITS ECONOMIC RANKINGS, BUT STILL
[...] (SBU) Summary: After years of lagging behind in world economic rankings such as the World Bank's "Doing Business Index" and the Heritage Foundation's "Economic Freedom Index," Morocco is starting to show signs of improvement. The most recent iterations of these reports show Morocco moving up [...]
2010-02-02 12:27:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EINV ETRD EFIN PGOV MO
10RIYADH118SAUDI FOREIGN MINISTRY PRESSING CHINA TO STOP
[...] (C) Summary: Saudi Foreign Ministry officials told visiting NEA A/S Feltman that they are convinced Iran intends to develop a nuclear weapon, and that the Saudi Foreign Minister pressed his counterpart hard for greater Chinese engagement on this threat during the Chinese FM's visit earlier in [...]
2010-01-26 17:14:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC PTER PGOV KGHG SENV ETRD SA IR
10RIYADH123CHINESE FM YANG VISITS RIYADH
[...] (C) Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi met with King Abdullah and FM Prince Saud Al-Faisal on January 13, during the last stop of a five nation Africa and Middle East tour. During the visit, FM Yang discussed deepening Saudi-Chinese ties in a variety of fields, emphasizing trade, in particul [...]
2010-01-27 12:27:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ETRD CH KWBG IR SA
10RIYADH124SAUDI KING PESSIMISTIC WITH BLAIR ON CHANCES FOR
[...] (C) The British DCM provided Econcous with a readout of former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair's January 24 meeting with the King and FM Saud Al-Faisal. According to the DCM, Blair stressed the importance of restarting the negotiations between the Israelis and Palestinians. Besides putting more [...]
2010-01-27 13:12:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPREL SA
10RIYADH132JOINT U.S. - SAUDI BUSINESS DIALOGUE LAUNCHED
[...] (U) The Saudi Council of Chambers pulled out all the stops lining up an impressive array of Saudi business leaders to discuss U.S. - Saudi business relations with Commerce DAS Holly Vineyard. The discussion revolved around a number of key themes, including the need for a renewed emphasis on b [...]
2010-01-30 14:15:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ETRD ECON PREL SA
10RIYADH153PRINCE TURKI AL-FAISAL ON AFGHANISTAN,
[...] (C) During a meeting on January 30, Ambassador Smith and Prince Turki Al-Faisal--former GIP Head and Ambassador to the U.S., and current Chairman of the Board of the King Faisal Center-- discussed ways to further strengthen the U.S.- Saudi bilateral relationship; Saudi Arabia's Afghanistan les [...]
2010-02-02 13:47:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SA AF PK
10RIYADH161SAUDI ARABIA CAUTIOUSLY CONSIDERING CIVIL NUCLEAR POWER
[...] (SBU) Summary: A U.S. interagency delegation briefed KACST VP Dr. Prince Turki bin Saud January 23 on possible areas of cooperation with the United States on civil nuclear power. Prince Turki said KACST would issue a Request for Proposals in the next few months for a consulting firm to conduct [...]
2010-02-08 03:29:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP PREL SA
10RIYADH172SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LOWEY
[...] (SBU) Madam Chair, Mission Saudi Arabia enthusiastically welcomes the visit of CODEL Lowey to Riyadh and Jeddah. By virtue of its energy resources, financial power, counterterrorism efforts, and leadership of the Muslim world, Saudi Arabia plays a critical role in almost every global and regi [...]
2010-02-09 17:21:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL PGOV PTER ECON SA
10RIYADH228TREASURY D/S WOLIN DISCUSSES ILLICIT FINANCE AND
[...] (S/NF) Summary: On February 13-14, Treasury Deputy Secretary Neal Wolin visited Saudi Arabia, discussing illicit finance and Iran policy issues with Assistant Minister of Interior HRH Prince Muhammad bin Naif bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (MBN),Minister of Finance Ibrahim Al Assaf, and Saudi Arabian [...]
2010-02-27 11:59:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNECON PREL EFIN KTFN SA
10RIYADH88SAUDI ARABIA: GENERAL JONES' JANUARY 12, 2010
[...] (S/NF) General Jones' meeting with Crown Prince Sultan was the first working meeting that the Crown Prince has had with an American official since his return on December 11, 2009 after a year's absence for treatment of colon cancer. During the 30 minute meeting, the Crown Prince on several occ [...]
2010-01-19 08:13:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNIR MARR MASS MOPS SA YM
10ROME114ITALY ON THE IRAN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL UNIVERSAL
[...] (C) Poloffs delivered reftel points to MFA Human Rights Office Director Laura Carpini and to Gulf Desk Officer Silvia Santangelo to seek support for U.S. views and solicit recommendations to affect Iranian behavior on the occasion of the upcoming U.N. Human Rights Council's (HRC) Universal Per [...]
2010-01-29 17:30:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALIT PHUM PREL
10ROME173SECDEF MEETING WITH ITALIAN FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (SecDef) met with Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Franco Frattini during an official visit to Rome on February 8. On Afghanistan, Frattini was eager to move beyond the London Conference and work to produce practical results for the Afghan [...]
2010-02-12 13:18:00Embassy RomeSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR MOPS NATO IT AF IR
10ROME181ITALIAN BANK (UBAE) CLAIMS IT WILL HALT BUSINESS
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The Managing Director of Banca UBAE, the Italian bank that finances much of Italy's trade with Iran, told Post on February 11 that the bank will halt its business with Iran starting on February 15. The Italian Finance Ministry encouraged the bank to take this step. Banca UBAE [...]
2010-02-12 16:54:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEFIN PARM IR IT
10ROME2092009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT FOR ITALY PART 1
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-25 12:17:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF
10ROME212ITALY: GOLDSTONE FOLLOW-UP ACTION
[...] (C) On February 25, Poloff discussed reftel points with Middle East Office Director Davide La Cecilia regarding the impending vote on the Palestinian-drafted UNGA resolution related to the Goldstone Report. While the Italian position is the same as before (Italy voted "no" on the October 16 HR [...]
2010-02-26 07:16:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL IO PHUM UNGA IT
10ROME49SCENESETTER FOR FOREIGN MINISTER FRATTINI'S VISIT
[...] (C) Foreign Minister Frattini's visit to Washington is an opportunity to reinforce Italy's commitment to Afghanistan, and stress the need for close coordination on Iran: you will want to thank Italy for its early announcement of additional troop contributions for Afghanistan, and deliver a fir [...]
2010-01-13 14:42:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IT
10ROME90FAC POINTS FOR JANUARY 25TH MEETING DELIVERED
[...] (U) Poloff spoke with Ministry officials about the Foreign Affairs Committee points in advance of the January 25th Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC) meeting. Iran ----- 2. (C) On Iran, poloff learned from both Gulf Office Director Stefano Queirolo Palmas and the European Correspondent Gio [...]
2010-01-22 18:02:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IT EU
10ROME96DELIVERY OF U.S. POLICY TOWARD YEMEN DEMARCHE
[...] (C) On January 25, Poloff delivered ref A points to MFA Office Director for the Gulf States, Minister Stefano Queirolo Palmas. Palmas commented that Yemen's problems are closely linked to instability and underdevelopment in the whole region, especially Somalia and other East African countri [...]
2010-01-26 15:46:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER KISL IT YE
10SANAA137MORE TALK, LESS ACTION: "NATIONAL DIALOGUE"
[...] (C) Summary. While President Saleh's original proposal for a National Dialogue has been canned by members of the Joint Meeting Parties (JMP),the opposition has proposed an alternative option, namely for a joint-led dialogue committee, which would ultimately lead to a genuine national consul [...]
2010-01-25 14:24:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV YM
10SANAA381S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSAL - YEMEN
[...] Embassy Sana'a submits two projects for the Secretary's Office of Global Women's Issues' Small Grants Initiative (S/GWI) to fund projects that promote women's political, economic, and social advancement. The proposals detailed below address the themes of education, specifically, health educa [...]
2010-02-23 14:01:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM AID CDC COM TRSY YM
10SAOPAULO12MEDIA REACTION: MIDDLE EAST
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-08 16:58:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP XM OPRC XR KMDR BR
10SEOUL13KOREAN AUTO MARKET NEW YEAR'S UPDATE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This report highlights recent events and perspectives in the Korean automobile market. The increasing globalization of the ROK's automobile market - both in the influx of foreign cars in Korea and the expansion of Korea automobile production abroad - is particularly noteworthy. [...]
2010-01-06 05:35:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR KS
10SEOUL149SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; FEBRUARY 3, 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-03 07:41:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
10SEOUL152SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; FEBRUARY 4, 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-04 08:23:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
10SEOUL18SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; JANUARY 7, 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-07 07:00:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
10SEOUL182SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; FEBRUARY 8, 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-08 06:56:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
10SEOUL187A/S CAMPBELL'S FEBRUARY 3 MEETING WITH ROK DEPUTY
[...] (C) During a February 3 meeting with EAP Assistant Secretary Kurt Campbell, Deputy Foreign Minister Lee Yong-joon dismissed ROK press speculation that a North-South summit was imminent. Lee related that veteran DPRK Six-Party Talks negotiator Kim Gye-gwan would visit China week of February 8 [...]
2010-02-08 08:45:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR AF JP CH KN KS
10SEOUL2ROK FM YU ON ROK'S COMPREHENSIVE DEAL WITH UAE
[...] (C) ROK Foreign Minister Yu Myung-Hwan hosted a one-on-one breakfast with Ambassador Stephens on December 30, and opened with a long description of the ROK-UAE nuclear plant deal. Other subjects covered in the breakfast will be reported septel. 2. (C) ROK Foreign Minister Yu Myung Hwan e [...]
2010-01-04 04:16:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG KNNP PGOV EINV ETRD AE KS
10SEOUL204AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO SUPREME PROSECUTORS OFFICE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Visiting the Supreme Prosecutors Office (SPO) on February 4, the Ambassador praised the SPO for its cooperation in joint law enforcement projects, and for Korea's rapid development in rule of law. She encouraged the SPO to support Korea's accession to the Hague Convention on In [...]
2010-02-10 07:38:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCMGT ECON KIPR KTIA PHUM PREL KS
10SEOUL23SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; JANUARY 8, 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-08 06:13:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
10SEOUL238SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; FEBRUARY 16, 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-16 08:14:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
10SEOUL254A/S CAMPBELL'S FEBRUARY 4 MEETINGS WITH FM YU AND
[...] (C) During a February 4 meeting with EAP A/S Kurt Campbell, ROK Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan noted that ROK civil society organizations and private citizens had donated nearly 10 million USD to the earthquake relief effort. Campbell praised the ROK's Haiti response and noted that strategic b [...]
2010-02-18 09:24:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SOCI MARR ECON KN KS CH
10SEOUL290A/S CAMPBELL’S FEBRUARY 3 MEETING WITH NSA KIM
[...] (C) During a February 3 meeting, National Security Adviser Kim Sung-hwan told EAP Assistant Secretary Campbell the ROKG wished to have discussions with Washington about delaying the planned transfer of wartime operation control to Korea. Kim agreed that turbulence in Sino-American relations meant B [...]
2010-02-22 08:54:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SOCI MARR ECON ETRD KN KS CH
10SEOUL297SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; FEBRUARY 24, 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-23 08:00:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
10SEOUL82KEY NATIONAL ASSEMBLY STAFFERS ON IRAN, AFGHANISTAN
[...] (SBU) Three key National Assembly (NA) foreign policy staffers told us that the South Korean business community has been pressing the Blue House and key lawmakers to expand the ROK's economic ties with Iran, and other countries in the Middle East, and to be more aggressive in helping secure bi [...]
2010-01-21 08:15:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR ECON ETRD KS IR AF
10SEOUL89SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; JANUARY 22, 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-22 08:00:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
10SEOUL90ROK REACTION TO THE SECRETARY'S SPEECH ON
[...] (C) Poloffs delivered reftel points on the Secretary's January 12 Asia-Pacific multilateralism speech to Kim Jong-hee, the regional security architecture action officer in MOFAT's ASEAN Cooperation Division. Ms. Kim stressed that the Secretary's speech had been read carefully by senior MOFAT [...]
2010-01-22 08:46:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALECIN PREL XC XE XU ASEAN APECO ARF
10SEOUL95NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - JANUARY 2010
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. ------------- In This Issue ------------- -- New Year's Editorial Focuses on the Economy -- DPRK Bans Foreign Currency Use -- DPRK Continues Closing Wholesale Markets -- Number of DPRK Cell Phon [...]
2010-01-26 07:01:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KN
10SHANGHAI10YEAR OF LITTLE PROGRESS FOR EAST CHINA HUMAN RIGHTS,
[...] (C) East China's scorecard for human rights and political reform recorded little progress in 2009, despite a few encouraging signs. Continued prosperity for most inhabitants of the region along with local governments' tight control over dissent combined to limit politically charged protests, [...]
2010-01-12 07:35:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SOCI CH
10SHANGHAI15HOT MONEY INFLOW RESTRICTIONS BEING IMPLEMENTED IN EAST
[...] (SBU) Summary: Manipulation of trade transactions across China's borders to arbitrage anticipated renminbi movements has decreased under a new trade-transaction verification system. However, investors can still get "hot money" funds into China through a variety of loopholes -- such as transac [...]
2010-01-20 08:00:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV PGOV CH MG
10SHANGHAI17SHANGHAI AUTHORIZES EXPAT MORMONS TO HOLD WEEKLY RELIGIOUS
[...] (C) Summary: The Shanghai Ethnic and Religious Affairs Bureau (RAB) has given expatriate members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) official permission to meet in Shanghai. Local observers point to the new decision to allow "temporary meeting places" for expatriate wo [...]
2010-01-20 08:39:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALCH KIRF PGOV PHUM PINS
10SHANGHAI19OFFICIALS SAY YANGTZE RIVER DELTA PLAYS "VITAL ROLE" IN
[...] (SBU) Participants in a conference organized by the Communist Party's Organization Department and the National Development and Reform Commission on economic and social development in the Yangtze River Delta (YRD) region observed that the administrative division of the region among Shanghai and [...]
2010-01-22 03:01:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EFIN EINV PGOV CH
10SHANGHAI34FINANCIAL SECTOR BUBBLES STILL CONTAINED, SAY EAST CHINA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Chinese policymakers are taking only moderate steps to dial back the financial system and deflate any incipient asset bubbles, according to East China financial sector contacts. There is a good chance that the pace of financial sector liberalization will pick up this year, sta [...]
2010-02-01 05:57:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV PGOV CH
10SHANGHAI532010 SHANGHAI IPR ROUNDTABLE -- CANDID COMMENTARY FROM
[...] (U) This cable contains business proprietary information and is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Shanghai remains the "best place overall" for IPR protection and enforcement in China despite continued problems, according to U.S. industry represent [...]
2010-02-19 08:24:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ECON ETRD PGOV CH
10SHANGHAI59BANK LENDING REVIVES GROWTH IN EAST CHINA'S ZHEJIANG
[...] (SBU) Summary: Despite the downturn in traditional export markets, East China's Zhejiang Province kept pace with average Chinese lending growth last year, helping to boost GDP growth by year end. Zhejiang has issued support plans for eleven industries, but is attempting to focus new financin [...]
2010-02-26 11:04:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV PGOV CH
10SHANGHAI60DEFLATING ZHEJIANG'S PROPERTY BUBBLE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Financial sector contacts in East China's Zhejiang Province see signs of a property bubble forming, but some are awaiting more economic data before committing to rigid government controls over the real estate sector. As a result, financial system regulators are somewhat divide [...]
2010-02-26 11:30:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV PGOV CH AE
10SINGAPORE102SENATOR BOND IN SINGAPORE: TAKING THE PULSE OF THE
[...] (C) Summary. Over the course of a full day of meetings, Senator Kit Bond spoke with numerous Singaporean leaders and intellectuals on a broad range of regional issues, to include U.S.-Singapore relations, Indonesia, China, India, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Burma, as well as economic opportun [...]
2010-01-25 09:37:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD OREP ECON PINR SN ASEAN
10SINGAPORE109ISRAELI AMBASSADOR DESCRIBES HER CURRENT
[...] (C) Summary. In a January 21 luncheon conversation with the Charge, Israeli Ambassador Amira Arnon: -- described Israel's top objective in Singapore as promoting Israeli trade and business ties, noting that the upcoming Singapore Air Show would be "huge" for Israel; -- stated that Israel [...]
2010-01-27 09:06:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON PINR PTER IS SN
10SINGAPORE113 ECONOMISTS QUESTION FUTURE OF SINGAPORE'S GROWTH MODEL
[...] (SBU) Summary: As Singapore recovers from another recession brought on by events outside its borders, local economists have begun to question Singapore's economic growth model. In past decades Singapore utilized an extraordinary openness to foreign investment and labor to quickly grow its ec [...]
2010-01-28 05:44:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EINV SN
10SINGAPORE166SINGAPORE TAKES NOTICE AS CHINA BECOMES MORE
[...] (C) Summary: A recent editorial about tensions in U.S.- China relations in the Government-influenced Straits Times was intended to curry favor with a more assertive China, Singapore analysts told PolChief. China has emerged from the economic crisis emboldened and will likely follow through on [...]
2010-02-11 04:23:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EFIN CN SN
10SINGAPORE212SINGAPORE RELEASES SELF-RADICALIZED DETAINEE
[...] (S) Summary: Singapore announced on February 24 the February 21 release of Internal Security Act (ISA) detainee Abdul Basheer Abdul Kader on a Suspension Direction (SD),prohibiting his association with any militant or terrorist groups or individuals and limiting his ability to travel. The Mi [...]
2010-02-25 09:00:00Embassy SingaporeSECRETPGOV PTER ASEC KVPR CVIS SN
10SINGAPORE55THE CHRISTMAS BOMBER: SINGAPORE CONNECTION
[...] (C) As reported in the press, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab (the attempted Christmas Day bomber) was enrolled in language classes in Yemen beginning in August 2009, and his roommate while enrolled in the classes was 28-year old Singaporean Ahmad Hassan. While Post has no information specifically c [...]
2010-01-14 08:36:00Embassy SingaporeSECRETPTER PREL PGOV ASEC SN
10SINGAPORE70SINGAPORE SUPPORTS TRANSITION TO AFGHAN LEAD
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-19 09:09:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL PGOV AF SN
10SOFIA139BULGARIA SUPPORTS IAEA REPORT ON SYRIA, BUT
[...] (S) Post delivered reftel points to Miroslav Zafirov, MFA Middle East expert on February 25. Bulgaria supports the February 18 IAEA report on Syria, which draws attention to Syria's clandestine nuclear program. Zafirov cautioned against pushing too hard on the issue, citing a lack of EU suppo [...]
2010-02-26 14:31:00Embassy SofiaSECRETPARM PREL SY IAEA BU
10STATE12095GULF REGION COMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE 2010 UPDATE
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 6. 2. SUMMARY. Reftel announced a by-invitation-only Gulf Region Communications Conference (GRCC) in Amman, Jordan, 21-23 February 2010, co-hosted by United States Central Command (USCENTCOM) and the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF). Reftel requested pos [...]
2010-02-05 18:38:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDECIN ECPS EINT MARR MCAP PREL XF
10STATE12201TFHA01: HAITI EARTHQUAKE TASK FORCE SITUATION
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Merten reports former President Clinton and Counselor Mills had a successful visit in Port-au-Prince February 5, including good meetings with President Preval and UN representatives. Both former President Clinton and Counselor Mills have departed Haiti. (TF1/Interagency Conf [...]
2010-02-07 04:03:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT HA
10STATE12889BUREAU AUTHORIZED FUND CITE FOR U.S. SCIENCE
[...] THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE. SEE PARA 3. 2. PER REFTELS, WE ARE PROVIDING OES FISCAL DATA FOR U.S. SCIENCE ENVOY DR. ELIAS ZERHOUNI AND HIS DELEGATION'S FEBRUARY 13 TRIP TO THE MIDDLE EAST AND MAGREB, IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,950. DR. ZERHOUNI PLANS TO ARRIVE IN DOHA FEBRUARY 13 DEPARTING FEB 15, AR [...]
2010-02-12 20:06:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN KISL KSCA OEXC OVIP SCUL SENV TSPL XF KFSC
10STATE13622(U) SUDAN AND REGIONAL ACTORS (C-AL9-02504)
[...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE APPRECIATIVE OF POST'S PAST REPORTING ON SUDAN'S RELATIONS WITH REGIONAL ACTORS. FOR EXAMPLE, REF A CONFIRMED OUR ANALYTIC LINE OF THOUGHT ON EGYPT'S CONCERNS ABOUT AN INDEPENDENT SOUTHERN SUDAN, PARTICULARLY IF THE SOUTH TRIES TO PURSUE LARGE-SCALE IRRIGATION [...]
2010-02-16 20:12:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPINR SU
10STATE13969SUPPORTING THE EU ARMS EMBARGO ON CHINA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: This is an action request for all Embassies in EU countries to reiterate our position that the EU should retain its arms embargo on China. Spanish officials, including the Spanish Foreign Minister, signaled a possible review of the arms embargo under Spain's Presidency of the EU. Altho [...]
2010-02-17 16:55:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM CH EUN
10STATE14003Guidance: Middle East Consultations, February 18
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. USUN may draw from para two elements when making its intervention during Middle East consultations in the Security Council on February 18. 2. (U) Begin elements: Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you Under Secretary-General Pascoe for your briefing. Th [...]
2010-02-17 17:33:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC IS LE KPAL
10STATE16131RESPONSE TO FREETOWN 60 - LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below who will be participating in the "FBI National Academy Associates Middle East/Africa Chapter Retraining Conference" from March [...]
2010-02-22 22:34:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKJUS PHUM SL
10STATE16555HCOC - ENCOURAGING SINGAPORE TO SUBSCRIBE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. OBJECTIVE AND ACTION REQUEST ---------------------------- 2. (U) Objective: We want Singapore to subscribe to the Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCOC). 3. (SBU) Action Request: Drawing on the ta [...]
2010-02-23 19:26:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA SN
10STATE17152AMENDED BUREAU AUTHORIZED FUND CITE FOR U.S.
[...] THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE. SEE PARA 3. 2. PER REFTELS, WE ARE PROVIDING AMENDED OES FISCAL DATA FOR U.S. SCIENCE ENVOY DR. ELIAS ZERHOUNI AND HIS DELEGATION'S FEBRUARY 13-21 TRIP TO THE MIDDLE EAST AND MARCH 3-15 TRIP TO THE MAGREB, IN THE AMENDED AMOUNT OF $6,350. DR. ZERHOUNI WILL BE TRAVEL [...]
2010-02-24 19:59:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN KISL KSCA OEXC OVIP SCUL SENV TSPL XF KFSC EAID
10STATE17307DEMARCHE ON TRANSFER OF BALLISTIC MISSILES TO
[...] (U) This is an action request: see paragraph 3. ------- Summary ------- 2. (S/NF) Per reftel and other information, the Government of Israel (GOI) is concerned that Syria intends to imminently transfer SCUD-D missiles to Hizballah in Lebanon. We share this concern. The transfer of such weapons [...]
2010-02-25 00:03:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL PGOV PTER MASS IS LE SY
10STATE17894DEMARCHE: CONTINUED CONCERN OVER SYRIAN SUPPORT
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph four. Summary ------- 2. (S) We previously demarched Britain, France, and Turkey on our increasing concerns over Syria's continued provision of advanced weapons to Hizballah (Ref A). In London, Paris and Ankara the demarches were taken serious [...]
2010-02-26 00:36:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL PGOV PTER MASS IS LE SY
10STATE18175ACTION REQUEST: ASIA-PACIFIC AVIATION SECURITY
[...] (U) This message contains an action request. See paragraph 3. It has been sent in collaboration with the Department of Homeland Security. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano will travel to Tokyo March 12-14, 2010 to attend a confer [...]
2010-02-26 16:55:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAIR IN PGOV PK PTER XB
10STATE2086BUREAU AUTHORIZED FUND CITE FOR U.S. SCIENCE
[...] THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE. SEE PARA 3. 2. PER REFTELS, WE ARE PROVIDING OES FISCAL DATA FOR THE FIRST U.S. SCIENCE ENVOY DR. AHMED ZEWAIL AND HIS DELEGATION'S JANUARY 8 TRIP TO THE MIDDLE EAST, IN THE AMOUNT OF $7500. DR. ZEWAIL PLANS TO ARRIVE IN CAIRO JANUARY 9 AND DEPART CAIRO FEBRUARY 1 [...]
2010-01-09 02:01:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN KISL KSCA OEXC OVIP SCUL SENV TSPL XF KFSC
10STATE4067BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 050209036 for the export of grenade launchers and pepper spray canisters to Timor-Leste. Emb [...]
2010-01-14 21:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC TT
10STATE4712INVITATION TO DOE/NNSA EVENT ENTITLED "REGIONAL
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The United States Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) and the United States Department of State are sponsoring a Regional Energy Planning and Nonproliferation Workshop in Muscat, Om [...]
2010-01-15 23:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP ENRG TRGY MU SA BA KU TC JO QA MO AG TS
10STATE4982BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-19 14:47:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC AIT
10STATE6241BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on licenses 050209916 and 050209922 for the export of International Traffic in Arms (ITAR)-controlled C-130 [...]
2010-01-21 21:02:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC TC SA
10STATE6439(C/NF) KUDOS AND FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS FOR
[...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATED POST'S BACKGROUND AND BIOGRAPHIC REFTEL ON SHADOW MINISTER FOR PRISONS ALAN DUNCAN. ANALYSTS FOUND THE INFORMATION REGARDING DUNCAN'S MIDDLE EAST EXPERTISE, AS WELL AS COMMENTS ON HIS FRIENDSHIP WITH SHADOW FOREIGN SECRETARY WILLIAM HAGUE PARTIC [...]
2010-01-22 13:29:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPINR UK
10STATE7686Guidance: Middle East Consultations, January 27
[...] (U) This is an action request. USUN may draw from para two elements in making its intervention during Middle East consultations in the Security Council on January 27, 2010 and in answering subsequent press inquiries. 2. (SBU) Begin elements: I thank Assistant Secretary General Fernand [...]
2010-01-26 16:25:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC IS KPAL
10STATE8675EXBS: DOE/INECP REPORTING CABLE FOR COMMODITY
[...] (U) The Department of Energy,s (DOE) International Nonproliferation Export Control Program (INECP),through funding provided by the Department of State,s Export Control and Related Border Security Assistance (EXBS) Program, conducted Commodity Identification Training (CIT) for Dubai Customs, J [...]
2010-01-28 14:27:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNENRG ETTC KNNP PARM OTR TC
10STATE8682(SBU) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON PORTUGAL'S
[...] (C/REL TO USA, FVEY) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE CLOSELY FOLLOWING PORTUGAL'S POLICY REGARDING SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN. WE ARE PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN HOW PORTUGAL'S GOVERNMENT IS MAKING DECISIONS ON THIS TOPIC, WHAT FACTORS AFFECT DECISIONMAKING, AND WHAT GROUPS WITHIN OR OUTSIDE THE GOVERNME [...]
2010-01-28 14:34:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPINR ETRD EUN PGOV PREL IR PO
10STATE8941ACTION REQUEST: ASSESSING ECONOMIC RELATIONS
[...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST. Please see paras 4, 5, 6 and 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The Department is interested in gaining a better understanding of growing economic relations between China and the rest of East Asia, including the proliferation of regional free trade agreements, and their pot [...]
2010-01-28 20:02:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALCH ECIN EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL XC ASEAN
10STOCKHOLM11SWEDEN: EUR ENGAGEMENT ON WOMEN'S ISSUES
[...] Summary: Embassy Stockholm integrates women's issues in our International Visitor Leadership Programs in support of women's health, career advancement and leadership opportunities. Post also engages the Swedes on global women's issues such as gender-based violence and women's empowerment in A [...]
2010-01-13 14:12:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN KISL KTIP SW
10SURABAYA11EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: REDUCED VOLUME OF MUDFLOW AIDS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Concerns that the 2006 Sidoarjo mud volcano would quickly engulf the entire regency have proven unfounded. Reduced volume of mudflow aided efforts to contain the area affected. Initial bank restrictions on loans to Sidaorjo businesses and residences threatened the overall econo [...]
2010-01-28 09:47:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EPET EINV SENV ENRG PGOV MCC KMCA ID
10SURABAYA7MIXED REACTIONS IN EASTERN INDONESIA TOWARD ASEAN/CHINA FTA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Political and business leaders in Eastern Indonesia have mixed views of the impact that the recently implemented ASEAN/China FTA will have on local economies. Some express concern that the FTA will allow cheap Chinese goods to flood local markets. Others express optimism that [...]
2010-01-21 09:17:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EAID PGOV SOCI KMCA MCC ID
10TAIPEI178 Taiwan IPR: 2010 301 Watch List Submission
[...] (SBU) The Taiwan authorities continued to strengthen intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement over the past 12 months. The specialized IP Court, which began accepting cases in July 2008, adjudicated 1007 cases in 2009. The Legislative Yuan (LY) passed ISP-related amendments to the Copyri [...]
2010-02-22 10:00:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR TW
10TAIPEI198TAIWAN OPPOSITION PARTY SEEKS TO EXTEND WINNING
[...] (C) Summary: The opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) hopes to extend its winning streak in four legislative by-elections on February 27. The party is strongly favored to win the one seat it previously held and is expected to be competitive for the three seats previously held by legi [...]
2010-02-26 00:25:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM TW
10TALLINN23INTERIOR MINISTER TAKES INITIATIVE TO INTEGRATE RUSSIAN
[...] (C) Summary: In a February 3 courtesy call on Minister of Interior Marko Pomerants, the Minister briefed the Ambassador on his push to accelerate the integration of Estonia's Russian-speaking minority into mainstream Estonian society. Pomerants, worried particularly about the pervasive influen [...]
2010-02-08 15:55:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS EN
10TALLINN9Estonia on January FAC
[...] (U) Pol Chief discussed reftel points with Kristina Meius, Director of the MFA's European Affairs Division on January 21. Post also provides a general assessment of the Estonian MFA and the value of these demarches at the end of this cable. Meius provided the following Estonian positions: [...]
2010-01-22 14:51:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN EN
10TELAVIV101REP. HASTINGS DISCUSSES HAITI AND MIDDLE EAST
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Concluding his 14th trip to Israel in 18 years, Representative Alcee Hastings (D-FL 23rd district) told Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon that he is leaving Israel this time more optimistically than when he left in December 2008. He added that the U.S. Administration [...]
2010-01-19 08:17:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KBWG HA IS
10TELAVIV11PROGRESS WITH EGYPT ON NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION
[...] (S) On December 31, National Security Advisor Uzi Arad told the Ambassador that on the margins of PM Netanyahu's December 29 visit to Cairo, Arad discussed with FM Abul Gheit Egypt's on-going attempts to inject Israel into various nuclear discussions and fora. Arad described a very candid dis [...]
2010-01-05 06:31:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PARM MNUC EG IR
10TELAVIV139ENGAGING HAPOALIM, GOI ON CORRESPONDENT BANKING
[...] (U) This is an action cable (see para 7). - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Hapoalim reiterates concerns to OQR - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2. (SBU) Firas Raad, Development Advisor in the Office of the Quartet Representative (OQR),briefed Econoff on recent discussions with sen [...]
2010-01-22 14:19:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALEAID EFIN PREL KPAL IS
10TELAVIV226OIL IN ISRAEL? DRILLING YIELDS POSITIVE
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-01 12:58:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG IS
10TELAVIV334ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reported that Israel has decided that after it presented its report about Operation Cast Lead to the U.N. earlier this month, there is no need to set up an independent in [...]
2010-02-12 14:47:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
10TELAVIV360ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Media reported on U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs William BurnsQ visit to Syria yesterday. All principal media led with a diplomatic crisis following the assassinatio [...]
2010-02-18 15:02:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
10TELAVIV362ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Media reported on U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs William BurnsQ visit to Syria yesterday. All principal media led with a diplomatic crisis following the assassinatio [...]
2010-02-18 15:04:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
10TELAVIV391NASA Administrator Visits Israel
[...] (U) Summary. NASA Administrator Charles Bolden visited Israel January 23-28 to present the keynote speech at the Fifth Ilan Ramon International Space Conference, to commemorate the legacy of Israel's first astronaut, and to meet with senior Israeli government officials to discuss opportunities [...]
2010-02-19 10:48:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTSPA ETRD PREL IS
10TELAVIV438GOI STILL WORKING OUT DETAILS FOR GHAJAR
[...] (C) According to Gilad Cohen, Advisor to MFA Director General Yossi Gal, Israel remains committed to withdrawing from Ghajar, but noted that the more the interagency team gets into the details of withdrawal, the more complicated the issue becomes. Embassy PolOff and PolOff from the Office of [...]
2010-02-24 15:21:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL LE IS
10TELAVIV98ISRAELI-SAUDI TRACK TWO DISCUSSION
[...] (C) Economic Cooperation Foundation (ECF) Director General Yair Hirschfeld briefed A/DCM and EconCouns January 14 on the latest session of a track-two working group on Middle East peace that includes participants from Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Lebanon, and the Palestinian Authority, as well as Hi [...]
2010-01-15 15:09:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL SA IR KWBG IS
10THEHAGUE49NETHERLANDS/YEMEN: VIEWS FOR LONDON MEETING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch welcome the January 27 London conference on Yemen, and FM Verhagen and Development Minister Koenders will encourage President Saleh to keep his promise of promoting dialogue in Yemen. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) Poloff discussed reftel points with Herman Quarles, Deputy Director for [...]
2010-01-26 15:55:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID YM NL
10THEHAGUE75NETHERLANDS: TREASURY DAS GLASER PREPARES DUTCH
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Treasury DAS Glaser engaged key Dutch decision makers on Iran policy across three ministries January 26. The Dutch expressed support for increasing pressure on the Tehran regime. They assured Glaser the Netherlands would support tougher sanctions within the EU, although offic [...]
2010-02-05 12:53:00Embassy The HagueSECRET//NOFORNEFIN PREL KTFN IR NL
10TOKYO108INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - JAPAN
[...] TABLE OF CONTENTS A.1. Overview of Foreign Investment Climate, para. 2-33 A.2. Conversion and Transfer Policies, para. 34-35 A.3. Expropriation and Compensation, para. 36 A.4. Dispute Settlement, para.37-41 A.5. Performance Requirements and incentives, para. 42 A.6. Right to Private Ownershi [...]
2010-01-19 08:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR JA
10TOKYO11DEMARCHE RESPONSE: JAPAN TO INVESTIGATE POTENTIAL IRAN URANIUM TRANSFER
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-04 09:52:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPGOV PREL PARM MNUC KNNP IR KZ JA
10TOKYO119MOFA MIDDLE EAST DIVISION OFFICIAL COMMENTS ON
[...] (C) MOFA's Deputy Director General for the Middle East Takehiro Kagawa told Political Minister-Counselor January 19 that the campaign finance scandal involving Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa might delay somewhat Diet deliberation of the supplementary budget request for [...]
2010-01-20 08:32:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL ELTN EWWT MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER
10TOKYO120SENIOR MOFA OFFICIAL DISCUSSES UPCOMING
[...] (C) Summary. MOFA Director General for Disarmament, Non-proliferation and Science Toshio Sano discussed non-proliferation and disarmament topics with EMIN January 19. Sano said Japan is not planning on any deliverables regarding physical protection of nuclear facilities at the April Nuclear [...]
2010-01-20 08:41:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPARM CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PREL IAEA NPT JA
10TOKYO141ATTEMPTS TO BAR CANDIDATES FROM UPCOMING IRAQI
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-22 09:02:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IZ JA
10TOKYO15 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/05/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-05 03:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO150OUTREACH ON LONDON CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (C) Embassy Poloff met January 25 with MOFA Second Middle East Division Deputy Director Kunihiko Higashi to deliver reftel points and discuss priorities for the January 28 London Conference on Afghanistan. After reviewing U.S. priorities [...]
2010-01-25 07:32:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF JA
10TOKYO156 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01//10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-26 00:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO163USG POLICY TOWARD YEMEN AND PLANS FOR UPCOMING
[...] (C) Embassy Poloff met January 26 with MOFA Second Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Yukiya Hamamoto to deliver reftel points regarding the January 27 London meeting on Yemen. Hamamoto agreed that it was important to address the underlying developmental, economic, and security iss [...]
2010-01-26 08:51:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID YM JA
10TOKYO167 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/27/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-27 02:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO17TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - YEMEN
[...] LEAD STORIES: Front-page stories on Tuesday morning included a Sankei piece concerning the upcoming release by the Pentagon of the quadrennial defense review and the nuclear posture review reports. 2. "Situation in Yemen Becoming Uncertain" The business- oriented Nikkei editorialized (1/5): [...]
2010-01-05 05:47:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
10TOKYO174 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/27/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-27 23:45:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO186TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - STATE OF THE UNION
[...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Friday morning included a Justice Ministry draft proposal made on Thursday that would abolish the statute of limitations for murders. 2. "President Obama Should Not Be Inward-looking" The liberal Asahi editorialized (1/29): "It was disappointing that practical [...]
2010-01-29 05:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
10TOKYO191 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/01/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-01 05:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO2 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/04/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-04 02:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO202 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/02/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-02 01:29:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO209 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/02/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-02 08:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO211 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/03/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-03 01:49:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO212MOBILIZING PRESSURE TO PERSUADE IRAN'S ENGAGEMENT
[...] (C) Drawing on reftel background and talking points, the Ambassador, joined by visiting EAP Assistant Secretary Kurt Campbell, met February 2 with Vice Foreign Minister Mitoji Yabunaka to outline next steps in dealing with Iran and to seek GOJ support for increasing international pressure on I [...]
2010-02-03 04:33:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL UNSC IR JA
10TOKYO214A/S CAMPBELL FEBRUARY 2 MEETING WITH VFM YABUNAKA
[...] (C) During an 80-minute meeting with EAP A/S Campbell February 2 on regional and bilateral issues, Vice Foreign Minister Yabunaka agreed on the need for a continued focus on DPRK denuclearization and cautioned against being distracted by DPRK calls for peace regime discussions; called on the U [...]
2010-02-03 06:58:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CASC CH KS KN JA
10TOKYO217 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/03/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-03 08:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO228U.S.-JAPAN SECURITY SUB-COMMITTEE MEETING
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Initiatives for the Security Treaty,s 50th anniversary, updates on the Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) and Nuclear Posture Review (NPR),Host Nation Support (HNS),Realignment/Futenma Replacement Facility, possible new bilateral exchanges and F-X procurement were the main Allian [...]
2010-02-04 09:00:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PGOV MARR JA
10TOKYO24 JAPANESE PRESS IN UNISON AFFIRMS BILATERAL
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-06 04:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PGOV PREL PINR JA
10TOKYO241ABBAS VISIT TO JAPAN: A PREVIEW FROM MOFA
[...] (C) Embassy Political Minister-Counselor met February 5 with MOFA Middle Eastern and African Affairs Director General Toshiro Suzuki to preview Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas' February 7-10 visit to Japan. While in Japan, Abbas will meet with Prime Minister Hatoyama, Forei [...]
2010-02-05 08:23:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL IS ID MY SN JA
10TOKYO242 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/05/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-07 22:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO246ASSISTANT SECRETARY CAMPBELL'S FEBRUARY 2 MEETING
[...] (C) Summary: EAP Assistant Secretary Kurt Campbell and Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia Wallace Gregson met February 2 with State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Koichi Takemasa to discuss next steps on the Futenma Replacement Facility (FRF) issue. Although A/S Campbell asked for mo [...]
2010-02-08 02:52:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR JA
10TOKYO264DPJ SECRETARY GENERAL OZAWA DESIRES STRONG
[...] (C) Summary: Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa told Ambassador Roos and Assistant Secretary Campbell that he recognized the importance of the U.S.-Japan relationship and that he wanted to expand Japan's global partnership in a February 2 meeting. However, his top [...]
2010-02-09 04:55:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR JA
10TOKYO274 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/09/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-09 08:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO28 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/06/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-06 08:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO284SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR WEBB'S FEBRUARY 14-17
[...] (SBU) Begin Text of Scenesetter: Dear Senator Webb: Welcome to Japan, a nation in transition. The Democratic Party of Japan's (DPJ) landslide victory in last year's August 30 Lower House election has dramatically altered Japan's political landscape, marking the end of the former ruling L [...]
2010-02-12 06:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EFIN ECON MARR JA
10TOKYO295 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/16/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-16 05:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO298TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRAN AND BURMA
[...] LEAD STORIES: Front-page stories on Tuesday morning included Agriculture Minister Akamatsu's plan to discuss with relevant GOJ authorities the possibility of bringing criminal charges against a Sea Shepherd crew member, who has been detained aboard a Japanese whaler in the Southern Ocean since [...]
2010-02-16 05:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
10TOKYO30IRANIAN SUPREME COUNCIL FOR NATIONAL SECURITY
[...] (S) Summary: During Iranian Supreme Council for National Security Secretary General Saeed Jalili's December 21-24 visit to Japan, the GOJ stressed that Iran must address international concerns about its nuclear program, according to MOFA Iran Desk Chief Junichi Sumi. Jalili proposed that Japa [...]
2010-01-06 08:53:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PGOV PARM PINR KNNP IR JA
10TOKYO305 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/16/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-16 23:08:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO306 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/17/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-17 01:41:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO307TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS,
[...] LEAD STORIES: Lead items on Wednesday morning included President Obama's approval of the federal government's loan guarantee intended to underwrite the construction of two nuclear power plants in Burke County, Georgia. 2. "U.S., China Looking for New Approaches to Each Other" Concerning th [...]
2010-02-17 02:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
10TOKYO318TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS
[...] LEAD STORIES: All Thursday morning papers gave top or front-page play to Prime Minister Hatoyama's one-on- one debates in the Diet on Wednesday with the leaders of the opposition parties. 2. "U.S. to Clearly Demonstrate Its Position of Attaching Importance to Human Rights" The business- or [...]
2010-02-18 04:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
10TOKYO341IRANIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER LARIJANI FEBRUARY 23-27
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (S) Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani will visit Japan February 23-27 at the invitation of Diet Lower House Speaker Takahiro Yokomichi. Larijani will be in Tokyo through February 26 before traveling to Nagasaki on February 27. M [...]
2010-02-22 08:02:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL KNNP IR JA
10TOKYO342JAPANESE REVISIONS TO G8 NONPROLIFERATION
[...] (SBU) Japan has offered a set of revisions to the draft G8 Foreign Ministers' Statement recently proposed by Canada at the G8 Nonproliferation Director's Group. Japan thinks the text is a good start but is too general and needs to be sharpened, including by making more specific references to [...]
2010-02-22 08:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM KNNP PUNE JA
10TOKYO343 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/22/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-22 23:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO35 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/07/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-07 01:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO358 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/23/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-23 08:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO362TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, IRAN, AND
[...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Wednesday morning included Monday's start of a congressional hearing on the Toyota recalls. 2. "China Monitoring Domestic Public Opinion" The business-oriented Nikkei wrote from Beijing (2/24): "A formal decision by the Chinese on retaliatory measures against the [...]
2010-02-24 04:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
10TOKYO363 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/24/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-24 05:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO364IRANIAN SPEAKER LARIJANI'S VISIT TO JAPAN
[...] (S) On February 24, Embassy Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MOFA Second Middle East Division Deputy Director Kenji Enoshita urging that Japan continue to stand with the United States in pressing Iran to comply with its UNSC, NPT, and IAEA obligations. Poloff also raised U.S. concerns rega [...]
2010-02-24 07:09:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPARM PGOV PHUM PREL ETRD IR JA
10TOKYO367EXPLAINING U.S. POLICY ON IRAN'S TEHRAN RESEARCH
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-24 08:41:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IR JA
10TOKYO386FOREIGN MINISTRY SAYS NO NEW OFFER MADE TO LARIJANI
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-25 09:20:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PARM KNNP ETRD IR JA
10TOKYO393COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR U.S. DELEGATION TO ATTEND
[...] (U) Embassy Tokyo grants country clearance for the U.S. Delegation to attend the APEC SOM 1, and Related Meetings in Hiroshima, from February 21 to March 7, 2010. The following individuals will take part in the meetings on behalf of the United States. SOM I Meetings February 21 to February 2 [...]
2010-02-26 07:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDECON APEC OTRA JA
10TOKYO51 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/08/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-08 08:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO55 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/11/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-11 07:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO61 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/11/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-11 08:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO66DEMARCHE DELIVERED: URGING IRAN TO RESOLVE AMCIT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-12 03:22:00Embassy TokyoSECRETCASC IR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER JA
10TOKYO78 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/13/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-14 01:29:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO79 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/14/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-14 01:36:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO84ENCOURAGING SENIOR-LEVEL PARTICIPATION IN THE PRT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-14 05:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL NATO AF JA
10TOKYO9 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/04/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-04 08:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO94 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/15/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-15 08:02:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TRIPOLI164EMBASSY TRIPOLI NOMINATIONS: MEPI STUDENT LEADERS PROGRAM
[...] (U) Embassy Tripoli's Public Affairs Section submits seven nominations for the summer 2010 MEPI Student Leaders Program. The candidates are, in rank order by Embassy preference: 1) Mr. Ahmed A A Albibas, 2) Ms. Aram A M Ellafi, 3) Mr. Ataher A Naas, 4) Ms. Mawada M B Elkilani, 5) Mr. Abdalla S [...]
2010-02-23 11:57:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIEDXF LY PREL KPAO
10TRIPOLI39LIBYA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Indicators: Transparency International: Libya is ranked 130 on the Corruption Perceptions Index. Heritage Foundation: Economic Freedom Ranking: 171 World Bank Doing Business: Libya is not ranked Millennium Challenge Corporation: Libya is not ranked OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT 2. In [...]
2010-01-14 17:32:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD KTDB LY EPET OPIC PREL USTR ECIN
10TUNIS113SENIOR GOT OFFICIAL CALLS FOR "NEW PAGE" IN U.S.-TUNISIA RELATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: Saida Chtoui, one of two de facto deputy ministers in Tunisia´s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told visiting DAS Sanderson on January 26 that the U.S. and Tunisia "have a lot of work to do together," that Tunisia´s new Foreign Minister is "open minded," and that Tunisia wants to "b [...]
2010-02-16 14:09:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KTIP TS
10TUNIS122TUNISIA: S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSAL FOR WOMEN'S BUSINESS
[...] Summary: The Chambre Nationale des Femmes Chefs d'Entreprises (CNFCE) proposes to launch an innovative program that aims to accelerate women's socio-economic progress in Tunisia by improving opportunities for business development, promoting sustainable job creation, and expanding economic opp [...]
2010-02-18 11:40:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KWMN PREL KPAO TRSY TS
10TUNIS134TUNISIA: U.S. TRADE DELEGATION'S SUCCESSFUL VISIT
[...] (SBU) A U.S. business delegation of eight companies visited Tunisia February 14-16 before the Department of Commerce-led Executive Trade Mission to Algeria and Libya. Prominent U.S. firms, including Raytheon, Boeing, and Motorola, were among those in the group. The delegates met with minister [...]
2010-02-19 16:35:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRN EINV TS
10TUNIS145TUNISIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON PEACE PROCESS, ARAB
[...] (C) Foreign Minister Morjane told the Ambassador on February 23 that Tunisia remained committed to playing a constructive and moderating role in Middle East peace efforts. Morjane also discussed preparations for the Arab League summit set to be hosted by Libya in late March, noting the Libyan [...]
2010-02-23 16:14:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC PARM KPAL CASC IR IZ SY TS
10TUNIS40MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION ON OPEN SKIES, MARITIME
[...] (SBU) In a January 19 courtesy call by the Ambassador, Minister of Transportation Abderrahim Zouari confirmed Tunisia's willingness to negotiate an Open Skies Agreement, proposed signing a bilateral maritime cooperation agreement, and agreed in principle to host a port visit by the U.S. Coast [...]
2010-01-19 17:18:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAIR EFIN EINV ETRD TS
10TUNIS66SENIOR TUNISIAN OFFICIALS ON MIDDLE EAST PEACE,
[...] (C) In a January 26 courtesy call on Abdelhafidh El Herguem, Secretary of State for Arab and African Affairs at the Tunisian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ambassador highlighted the USG's sustained efforts to revive Middle East peace talks. El Herguem said that Tunisia was closely followin [...]
2010-01-27 17:02:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL IS IZ TS
10TUNIS84CODEL LYNCH ENGAGES TUNISIAN MFA ON INTERNET
[...] (C) A congressional delegation led by Representative Stephen Lynch (D-MA) and including Representatives Joe Donnelly (D-IN),Betty Sutton (D-OH),Bob Inglis (R-SC),and Todd Platts (D-PA) visited Tunisia January 31 - February 2. In a February 1 meeting with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretar [...]
2010-02-02 16:38:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALECON OREP PGOV PHUM PREL PTER MASS KTFN TS
10UNROME11NEW DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL OF OPERATIONS AT FAO DESCRIBES
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Not for dissemination outside the USG. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) During an introductory meeting on January 29, FAO's new Deputy Director General (DDG) of Operations, He Changchui, described to the Ambassador his work priorities [...]
2010-02-01 17:26:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAGR ECON EAID FAO UN KBIO
10UNROME26WORLD FOOD PROGRAM: SOMALIA OPERATIONS SITUATION UPDATE AS
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) On February 23, WFP disseminated its latest situation report. The text is pasted in its entirety below: BEGIN REPORT "WFP Somalia Operations Situation As of February 22, 2010 Summary Update -- W [...]
2010-02-23 17:52:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYWFP AORC EAID PREF
10UNVIEVIENNA16NPT REVCON: EGYPT UNMOVED BY ISRAELI OVERTURE ON
[...] (S) Summary: According to a January 21 readout from Israeli Ambassador Azoulay, an Israeli-Egyptian bilat on NPT Revcon and related IAEA General Conference Middle East issues registered no substantive progress. Azoulay said he repeated Israeli National Security Advisor Arad's late December app [...]
2010-01-22 16:27:00UNVIESECRETAORC PARM IAEA KTBT IS EG SY
10UNVIEVIENNA21US-EU CONSULTS: POST- LISBON EU FINDING ITS
[...] (SBU) The Spanish and EU Missions (Ambassadors Jose Luis Rosello Serra and Lars-Erik Lundin, respectively) co-hosted semiannual US-EU consultations on issues related to Vienna-based international organizations January 22; these were the first bilateral consultations held by the amalgamated EU/ [...]
2010-01-28 10:18:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PARM SNAR IAEA KNNP KTNBT UNCND EUN
10UNVIEVIENNA32IAEA: ARSHAD LIMBO SHADOWS IAEA BOARD
[...] (C) His status in Vienna uncertain and his reputation in Kuala Lumpur in tatters, Malaysian Ambassador Arshad continues to implore the IAEA and sympathetic diplomatic colleagues to pressure the U.S. to "quietly" seek his reinstatement by the GOM as Chairman of the Board of Governors. In the r [...]
2010-02-02 16:35:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC KNNP IAEA MY
10USNATO8ALLIED RESPONSE TO STRENGTHENING CIVILIAN
[...] (U) In response to reftel request for Allied positions on strengthening civilian coordination in Afghanistan, the following reflects recent feedback from Allies. Post will provide updates, if needed, after Afghanistan-related NATO meetings in advance of the January 28 London conference on Afg [...]
2010-01-11 06:07:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS AF MCAP NATO
10USNATO9ALLIED RESPONSE TO STRENGTHENING CIVILIAN
[...] (U) In response to reftel request for Allied positions on strengthening civilian coordination in Afghanistan, the following reflects recent feedback from Allies. Post will provide updates, if needed, after Afghanistan-related NATO meetings in advance of the January 28 London conference on Afg [...]
2010-01-11 06:07:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS AF MCAP NATO
10USUNNEWYORK104AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS NPT REVIEW CONFERENCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Rice on February 22 met with Filipino Ambassador Libran Cabactulan, President-elect of the Review Conference (RevCon) of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) to be held in May, 2010. Cabactulan said he is gauging expectations of the States Part [...]
2010-02-24 23:10:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MNUC UNSC IR RP
10USUNNEWYORK24SECURITY COUNCIL DEBATES COOPERATION WITH REGIONAL
[...] SUMMARY. The Security Council held a debate on cooperation between the UN and regional and sub-regional organizations on January 13, following a two day retreat hosted by the Secretary-General for the heads of some regional organizations. Participants offered their support for greater cooperat [...]
2010-01-19 23:28:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KPKO UNSC
10USUNNEWYORK37AMBASSADOR DICARLO MEETS NPT PRESIDENT-ELECT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador DiCarlo on January 18 met Libran Cabactulan, the Filipino President-elect of the 2010 NPT Review Conference, to convey USG priorities on strengthening the NPT and to elicit his views on managing the Review Conference (RevCon) process. Ambassador DiCarlo said the USG se [...]
2010-01-22 17:45:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM RP
10USUNNEWYORK72NIGERIAN PERM REP OFFERS TO HELP ON SUDAN, IRAN,
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Rice hosted a lunch for Nigerian PermRep Ogwu and the Nigerian Security Council team on February 1 to enlist support for U.S. priorities. PR Ogwu expressed reservations over a possible Council trip to Khartoum but committed to considering whether it could make the visi [...]
2010-02-09 20:17:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UNSC KPKO XY XA NI IR SU PARM
10USUNNEWYORK88AMB RICE'S MEETING WITH BRAZILIAN PERMREP
[...] Summary: During a February 8 lunch hosted by Ambassador Rice for Brazilian PermRep Viotti, the U.S. and Brazil were in agreement on priorities for and approaches to dealing with Haiti. On Sudan, Viotti said she believes there is "a measure of convergence" in the SC on what needs to be done t [...]
2010-02-16 21:19:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC IAEA BR IR HA SU
10VANCOUVER102Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics: Situation Report #13
[...] (SBU) The following report provides security-related information for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games as of noon February 23, 2010. Please visit the following link for additional classified reporting: https://nol.nctc.sgov.gov/ng/cgi-bin/nctcHome .cgi?event=Vancouver_2 010. The intera [...]
2010-02-23 21:13:00Consulate VancouverUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KOLY CASC CA PTER AMGT PINR OVIP
10VANCOUVER104Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics: Situation Report #14
[...] (SBU) The following report provides security-related information for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games as of noon February 24, 2010. Please visit the following link for additional classified reporting: https://nol.nctc.sgov.gov/ng/cgi-bin/nctcHome .cgi?event=Vancouver_2 010. The intera [...]
2010-02-24 22:52:00Consulate VancouverUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KOLY CASC CA PTER AMGT PINR OVIP
10VANCOUVER106Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics: Situation Report #15
[...] (SBU) The following report provides security-related information for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games as of noon February 25, 2010. Please visit the following link for additional classified reporting: https://nol.nctc.sgov.gov/ng/cgi-bin/nctcHome .cgi?event=Vancouver_2 010. The intera [...]
2010-02-25 23:32:00Consulate VancouverUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KOLY CASC CA PTER AMGT PINR OVIP
10VANCOUVER70Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics: Situation Report #5
[...] (SBU) The following report provides security-related information for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games as of noon on February 15, 2010. Please visit the following link for additional classified reporting: https://nol.nctc.sgov.gov/ng/cgi-bin/nctcHome .cgi?event=Vancouver_2 010. The int [...]
2010-02-15 22:33:00Consulate VancouverUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KOLY CASC CA PTER AMGT PINR OVIP
10VANCOUVER96Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics: Situation Report #12
[...] (SBU) The following report provides security-related information for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games as of noon on February 22, 2010. Please visit the following link for additional classified reporting: https://nol.nctc.sgov.gov/ng/cgi-bin/nctcHome .cgi?event=Vancouver_2 010. The int [...]
2010-02-22 22:07:00Consulate VancouverUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KOLY CASC CA PTER AMGT PINR OVIP
10VATICAN18VATICAN OFFICIAL ON IRAQ AND PLANNED MEETING OF MIDDLE EAST
[...] (C) Summary: The Vatican's Secretariat of State point person for the Middle East, Monsignor Alberto Ortega, said the bishops of Iraq had urged the Vatican to convene a special Middle East "synod" (meeting of bishops) this Fall. Although violence is down, the Vatican is concerned about the fut [...]
2010-02-02 16:46:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PREF KIRF IZ VT
10VATICAN19(C) VATICAN AGREES IRAN IS NOT COOPERATING WITH IAEA
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-03 15:51:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALIR PARM PREL UNSC VT
10VIENNA100AUSTRIA: OUTREACH ON LONDON CONFERENCE
[...] Polchief raised reftel A points January 26 with Bruno Bilek, MFA Deputy Director for East Asia. Bilek said MFA Secretary General Johannes Kyrle will represent the GOA at the London Conference. He said Kyrle will be prepared to announce Austria's contributions to the Afghanistan mission if an [...]
2010-01-27 14:26:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF AU
10VIENNA130AUSTRIA: INFORMATION-SHARING AND DATA PRIVACY
[...] (U) Embassy Vienna welcomes the interagency decision to intensify diplomatic and public diplomacy efforts to address European misunderstandings and concerns about U.S. proposals for enhanced data sharing. Specific responses to reftel requests follow below. In general, this Embassy has had a [...]
2010-02-03 11:41:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPTER KCRM KTFN KHLS ECPS ECON PREL CVIS KPAO
10VIENNA176AUSTRIA: TENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] (U) Below please find Embassy Vienna's submission for the tenth annual TIP report. Responses are keyed to reftel. BEGIN TEXT: 25. (SBU) THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION ------------------------------------- A. The available information on trafficking in persons comes from a wide range of [...]
2010-02-17 12:14:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB KMCA
10VIENNA180Profile of Top Aeronautics Producers in Austria
[...] (U) SUMMARY: This cable profiles four leading-edge aeronautics companies in Austria -- FACC, Diamond, Schiebel and Frequentis -- to illustrate how this export-driven industry has adapted to the dramatic aviation slowdown. Austrian firms have increasingly turned to foreign partnerships and inve [...]
2010-02-18 13:25:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR EIND ETTC TSPL AU
10VIENNA195AUSTRIA NOT PREPARED TO EXPAND ISAF PRESENCE
[...] (SBU) With the Ambassador traveling in Austria outside of Vienna, the DCM raised reftel A points February 19 with Gerhard Jandl, MFA Security Policy Director. Jandl noted that the GOA was preparing to send five police trainers to the EUPOL mission in Afghanistan (reftel B),and said Austria w [...]
2010-02-22 14:34:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALMASS PREL NATO AU
10VIENNA206AUSTRIA ON GOLDSTONE FOLLOW-UP
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-25 10:51:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UNGA IO AU
10VIENNA207AUSTRIA ON SYRIA AT MARCH IAEA BOG
[...] (C) In a previously scheduled meeting Feb. 22, Embassy and UNVIE officers conveyed to Austrian MFA Arms Control/Disarmament Director Alexander Marschik continued USG interest in pressing Syria for full transparency and cooperation with the IAEA on the Al Kibar reactor site. Marschik welcomed [...]
2010-02-25 10:51:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP PREL IAEA SY AU
10VIENNA46AUSTRIA ON AMCIT CASES
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-11 10:39:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALCASC PREL AU
10VIENNA60AUSTRIA ON NPT REVCON, OTHER NUCLEAR ISSUES
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-15 12:50:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPARM MNUC KNNP PREL ENRG IAEA NPT KTBT AU
10VIENNA65AUSTRIA PREPARING TO SUPPORT AFGHANISTAN MISSION
[...] (C) Bernhard Zimburg, MFA East Asia Director, told Polchief January 13 that the GOA is preparing to send five active duty police officers and, most likely, two retired judges to the EUPOL mission in Afghanistan. The Interior Ministry has issued a request for volunteers for the police position [...]
2010-01-19 14:00:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL AF AU
10VILNIUS123LITHUANIA FOLLOWING SYRIA ISSUE FOR MARCH IAEA
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-26 14:43:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL IAEA LH
10VILNIUS124LITHUANIA SUPPORTS E.O. 13382 DESIGNATION RELATED
[...] (C) We met with the MFA's Laima Jureviciene, Head of the Middle East and Africa Division as well as Donatas Vainalavicius and Gediminas Kliukas from the Arms Control and Terrorism Prevention Division to discuss the addition of four entities and one individual related to the Iranian Revolutiona [...]
2010-02-26 14:44:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN LH
10VILNIUS94LITHUANIA SUPPORTS U.S. REGARDING PRESSURE ON IRAN
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (C) We spoke with MFA's Head of Human Rights Division, Julius Rakitskis, and Laima Jureviciene, Head of Middle East and Africa Division on February 9th to deliver talking points (REF A). We expressed concern about the potential for demons [...]
2010-02-10 14:19:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNSC IR LH
10VLADIVOSTOK11RUSSKIY ISLAND -- THEY WILL BUILD IT, THEY WILL COME, THEN
[...] Summary: Many were surprised when in 2007, then President Vladimir Putin announced that the 2012 APEC summit would be held on Russkiy Island, an empty, undeveloped island just South of Vladivostok. On February 5, 2010, Consular Officer and USAID Representative visited the island, taking the f [...]
2010-02-16 07:24:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON SENV RS
10VLADIVOSTOK9BEARS FIND A HOME THAT'S JUST RIGHT IN THE FAR EAST
[...] Bears and pensioners, both prisoners of the Russian bureaucracy, are trying to survive together. Mr. Ivan Leschenko and his wife, Lyubov, have "inherited" a wildlife refuge for eight Himalayan bears. The regional government considers the Himalayan bear to be property of the state, but it doe [...]
2010-02-09 04:49:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIEDSENV SCUL PGOV RS
10WARSAW113POLAND TO CONSIDER NEGATIVE VOTE ON GOLDSTONE
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-22 18:25:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNGA IO PL
10WARSAW116POLAND LIKELY TO INCREASE CONTRIBUTION TO AFGHAN
[...] (C) Warsaw plans to step up its contribution for training Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) but has not cleared with the interagency an announcement for the February 23 extraordinary force generation conference at SHAPE. Ambassador Jerzy Wieclaw of the MFA Asia-Pacific Department said a [...]
2010-02-23 10:55:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALMASS MCAP NATO PREL AF PL
10WARSAW94U/S TAUSCHER MEETS FM SIKORSKI, MOD KLICH
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During February 8 meetings with Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Ellen Tauscher and Ambassador Lee Feinstein, Foreign Minister Sikorski and Defense Minister Klich said they were pleased with the successful completion of the protocol amending the Ball [...]
2010-02-10 14:13:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALAF CH IR IZ MARR NATO PARM PL PREL RS
10WELLINGTON3CORRECTED COPY -- SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY CLINTON'S NEW
[...] (SBU) Secretary Clinton, Embassy Wellington and Consulate General Auckland extend a warm welcome to you for your January 15-17 visit to New Zealand. We have worked closely on preparations with your "Kiwi" hosts and share their excitement about your trip. Your visit to New Zealand, a small Pac [...]
2010-01-06 21:06:00Embassy WellingtonSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL ECON EAID ETRD OVIP AMGT SENV MARR NZ
10WELLINGTON69UN GOLDSTONE RESOLUTION: NEW ZEALAND IS WATCHING EUROPE
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Michael McBryde, the Foreign Ministry's UN Division Deputy Director, urging GNZ to vote no or abstain (as NZ did in November 2009) on the February 26 UN Goldstone Report draft resolution recently circulated by the Palestinian Observer Mission. [...]
2010-02-25 02:34:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPHUM UNGA PREL PGOV NZ
10WINDHOEK132Namibia: Chinese Engagement and Potential Areas for
[...] (SBU)Summary. Namibia and China enjoy excellent relations based on historical ties and current bilateral trade and development assistance. Those ties have only strengthened since 2007, when Chinese President Hu Jintao visited Namibia and the two governments signed an agreement for a concessio [...]
2010-02-11 15:59:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID CH WA
10ZAGREB54CROATIAN MFA ON TRILATERAL TALKS ON BOSNIA AND
[...] (SBU) Summary. According to Croatian MFA readout of the January 14 trilateral meeting between Croatia, Turkey and Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH),the GoC sought to improve political protection for the Bosnian Croats in the Federation. The GoC believes that relaxing tensions between the Croat and Bo [...]
2010-01-26 14:24:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR BK TU
66BUENOSAIRES2481 EXTENDED NATIONAL JURISDICTIONS OVER HIGH SEAS
[...] PRESS REPORTS AND VARIETY EMBASSY SOURCES CONFIRM NEW ARGENTINE LEGISLATION UNILATERALLY CHANGING SEAS JURIS- DICTION NOW UNDER ADVANCED REVIEW. REPORTEDLY LAW WOULD ESTABLISH SIX MILE TERRITORIAL SEA, PLUS ANOTHER SIX MILES OF EXCLUSIVE FISHING JURISDICTION, PLUS ANOTHER EXTENDED ZONE OF "P [...]
1966-12-28 18:48:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDEFIS PBTS AR
79ANKARA6618(C) TURKISH VIEWS ON KURDISH TROUBLES IN IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
1979-09-10 07:01:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPFOR PEPR TU IR
85BEIRUT1640 JA'JA'S "CHRISTIAN DECISION MOVEMENT"
[...] (U) SUMMARY. A COMMITTEE CHAIRED BY THE MARONITE PARTIARCH CONTINUES ITS EFFORTS TO RECONCILE DIFFERENCES WHICH ERUPTED ON MARCH 13 WITHIN THE LEBANESE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY BETWEEN JA'JA'S "CHRISTIAN DECISION MOVEMENT" AND PHALANGISTS LOYAL TO THE PRESIDENT. THERE HAS BEEN NO SUBSTANTIAL PRO [...]
1985-03-15 16:19:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS LE
85BEIRUT1974 FURTHER DETERIORATION IN SOUTH LEBANON
[...] (U) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. HEAVY FIGHTING IN THE SIDON AREA CONTINUED ON MARCH 30-31 CAUSING NUMEROUS CASUALTIES. ACCORDING TO MOST REPORTS REACHING BEIRUT, THE FIGHTING, WHICH FOLLOWS RECENT LF-LAF CLASHES IN THE AREA (REFTEL),INCLUDED THE STRONG, DIRECT INVOLVEMENT OF ARMED PALESTINI [...]
1985-04-01 11:50:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IS LE SY US
85KUWAIT6483ABU NIDAL AND THE BITAR ASSASSINATION
[...] SECRET ENTIRE TEXT. 2. DURING A CALL AT THE MFA ON 8 DECEMBER I PRESENTED REFTEL B ANALYSIS AND ANNEX OF THE ABU NIDAL TER- RORIST ORGANIZATION TO UNDERSECRETARY SULAIMAN MAJID AL-SHAHEEN. POINTING OUT THE VICIOUS ATTACKS PER- PETRATED BY ABU NIDAL'S GROUP OVER THE PAST YEARS I STRESSED [...]
1985-12-09 09:41:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPTER KU
86ALEXANDRIA1240 ISRAELI ACTIVITIES IN ALEXANDRIA AND THE DELTA
[...] (CONFIDENTIAL-ENTIRE TEXT.) - 2. SUMMARY: ISRAELI CONSUL GENERAL WAS PLEASED WITH RESULTS OF HIS AMBASSADOR'S RECENT (AND, SURPRISINGLY, HIS FIRST) "OFFICIAL" VISIT TO ALEXANDRIA. IN WAKE OF SEPTEMBER SUMMIT, INCREASED INTEREST IN TOURISM WAS EXPRESSED, BUT LOCAL ISRAELIS DO NOT EXPECT A [...]
1986-11-05 13:15:00Consulate AlexandriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL IS EG
86ANKARA7641 IRAN-IRAQ: IRAQI DEBT REPAYMENT AND
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: TURKEY IS CONSIDERING THE TERMS OF REPAYMENT OF IRAQI DEBTS, THE MFA OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE FOR IRAN AND IRAQ , ONDER OZAR, SAID RECENTLY. ACCORDING TO THE MFA ASSISTANT DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR THE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA, KHOMEINI NOT ONLY WANTS TO OUST [...]
1986-07-23 13:01:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD TU IR IZ
86ANKARA9130 ISTANBUL SYNAGOGUE ATTACK: PRESS COVERAGE
[...] THIS MESSAGE INCLUDES USIS CURRENT MEDIA REACTION. 2. SUMMARY: IN PRESS COVERAGE, EDITORIALS AND PUBLIC STATEMENTS TURKISH REACTION TO THE BOMBING OF NEVE SHALOM SYNAGOGUE IN ISTANBUL HAS BEEN ONE OF SHOCK AND HORROR - AND CAUTION. THE PRIME MINISTER "DAMNED" THE ATTACK AS "BACKSTABBING [...]
1986-09-08 14:33:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPTER TU
86BEIRUT33SYRIA AND IRAN IN LEBANON
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. WE READ WITH CONSIDERABLE INTEREST REFTEL ON THE JOCKEYING OF SYRIAN AND IRANIAN INTERESTS IN LEBANON. EMBASSY BEIRUT, HOWEVER, MIGHT WELL EMPHASIZE DIFFERENT POINTS IN JUDGING THE STATUS OF SYRIAN, IRANIAN, AND ISRAELI POLICY IN LEBANON. 3. WE JUDGE THAT [...]
1986-06-21 10:24:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL SY IR LE IS
86BRASILIA13835 THE BRAZILIAN CONNECTION WITH IRAN AND
[...] (U) WITH THE UNRAVELING OF THE IRANIAN ARMS/CONTRA AID SCANDAL, THE BRAZILIAN PRESS CONTINUES TO POINT TO A SO-CALLED "BRAZILIAN CONNECTION". WEEKLY NEWS MAGAZINE "VEJA" AND CONSERVATIVE "O ESTADO DE SAO PAULO" RAN STORIES IN THE LAST FEW DAYS ON THE SUPPOSED BRAZILIAN INVOLVEMENT. 2. [...]
1986-12-12 14:50:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL BR IR HO NU CE
86COLOMBO8227 PLOTE AND THE LTTE
[...] CONFIDENTIAL--ENTIRE TEXT. - - 2. ACCORDING TO TAMIL FSN WITH GOOD CONTACTS IN THE NORTH, APPROXIMATELY 75 PLOTE MEMBERS TURNED OVER THEIR ARMS TO THE LTTE IN JAFFNA OCTOBER 30. THE FSN DESCRIBED THE PLOTE FIGHTERS INVOLVED AS MEMBERS OF THE ANTI-UMA MAHESWARAN FACTION OF PLOTE WHICH SP [...]
1986-11-04 05:29:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPINS CE
86DAMASCUS2090 LIBYAN SUPPORTED TERRORISM
[...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. FOLLOWING IS OUR ASSESSMENT OF THE MEDIUM AND LONG-TERM THREAT OF LIBYAN-SPONSORED TERRORISM IN THE WAKE OF THE MARCH 24-25 EVENTS IN THE GULF OF SIDRA, PER REFTEL. 3. IN OUR VIEW, QADHAFI'S COFFERS WILL PROBABLY BE EVEN MORE OPEN TO ABU NIDAL AND SOME OF THE [...]
1986-04-02 11:46:00Embassy DamascusSECRETPTER SY
86DAMASCUS3747 SYRIA AND IRAN ON LEBANON: WHO THREATENS WHOM?
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: IN ITS PRESENT SPARRING WITH IRAN, SYRIA PROBABLY DOES NOT HOLD A STRONG LEBANON CARD. IRAN NOW VIES WITH ISRAEL AS THE SECOND-MOST INFLUENTIAL FOREIGN POWER IN LEBANON, WHERE SHI'A FUNDAMENTALISM, NATURALLY ASSOCIATED WITH IRAN, HAS BECOME WELL-I [...]
1986-06-20 11:02:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ECON SY IR LE IZ IS
86KAMPALA745 MUSEVENI'S "BANNING" OF POLITICAL ACTIVITY -
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: LOCAL, NAIROBI, AND US MEDIA HAVE CARRIED STORIES RECENTLY TO THE EFFECT THAT PRESIDENT MUSEVENI HAS BANNED ALL POLITICAL ACTIVITY. THESE REPORTS APPARENTLY STEM FROM OFF HAND REMARKS MADE BY THE PRESIDENT AT A MARCH 4 CEREMONY SWEARING IN NEW LOC [...]
1986-03-14 11:49:00Embassy KampalaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL SCOM UG
86MOGADISHU3643 SOMALI ATTITUDE ON LIBYA
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. ON APRIL 1 MFA PERMANENT SECRETARY ADAN MET WITH AMBASSADOR BRIDGES AT THE REQUEST OF PRESIDENT SIAD TO PRESENT SOMALI VIEWS ON THE RECENT U.S.-LIBYAN HOSTILITIES IN THE GULF OF SIDRA. AMBASSADOR NUR, STILL VISITING FROM WASHINGTON, AMERICAS DIRECTOR ELMI [...]
1986-04-01 10:56:00Embassy MogadishuCONFIDENTIALPTER LY SO
87COLOMBO1041 INSIDE THE LTTE: A LOOK AT THE TIGERS'
[...] CONFIDENTIAL--ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: PRABHAKARAN HAS DIVIDED HIS LIBERATION TIGERS OF TAMIL EELAM INTO FIVE POLITICO-MILITARY REGIONS, EACH COMMANDED BY A REGIONAL LEADER RESPONSIBLE TO PRABHAKARAN. IN TURN THESE REGIONAL COMMANDERS HAVE SUBORDINATE AREA COMMANDERS UNDER THEIR CONTROL [...]
1987-02-12 06:10:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPINS PINR CE
88ANKARA16439TURKEY: 1988 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] (U) THIS REPORT CONTAINS THE REPORT REQUESTED REFTEL. POST WILL SUPLEMENT THIS REPORT AS MORE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. 2. (U) NAME OF COUNTRY: TURKEY 3. (U) (A) COUNTERTERRORISM PROSECUTIONS IN 1988: THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF TERRORISM TRIALS IN TURKEY IN 1988, INCLUDING [...]
1988-12-10 09:11:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER TU
88BAGHDAD2144IRAQI OPERATION TO RECAPTURE FAO:"WE SHOWED THE SOVIETS"
[...] No summary [...]
1988-04-19 12:52:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL MOPS IZ
88COLOMBO2367 INDIAN PAYOFF TO LTTE REVEALED
[...] MAJOR SRI LANKAN PAPERS APRIL 5 HAVE HEADLINED A REPORT (FIRST PUBLISHED IN THE APRIL 3 LONDON OBSERVER) WHICH QUOTES BOTH INDIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER J.N. DIXIT AND AN LTTE SPOKESMAN IN MADRAS THAT INDIAN PRIME MINISTER GANDHI AGREED IN LATE JULY TO PAY THE LIBERATION TIGERS OF TAMIL EELAM A MO [...]
1988-04-05 10:45:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS IN CE
88DHAKA2166 BANGLADESH: 1987 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] BANGLADESH. 2. RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PALESTINE LIBERATION ORGANIZATION: THE GOVERNMENT OF BANGLADESH OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZES THE PALESTINE LIBERATION ORGANIZATION, WHICH MAINTAINS A DIPLOMATIC MISSION IN DHAKA. FOUR PLO REPRESENTATIVES APPEAR ON THE DIPLOMATIC LIST, AND APPARENTLY HAVE [...]
1988-03-17 10:05:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER BG
88IZMIR740ARREST OF PKK MEMBERS IN IZMIR
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. CHIEF PROSECUTOR OF THE IZMIR STATE SECURITY COURT, HULUSI OGUTCU, TOLD POL/ECONOFF AND VISITING DESK OFFICER HUGGINS ON AUGUST 31 THAT IT WAS THE GOVERNMENT'S VIEW THAT THE ARRESTS REPORTED IN REFTELS HAD CLEARED THE PROBLEM OF POTENTIAL PKK ACTIVITY IN TO [...]
1988-09-01 13:45:00Consulate IzmirCONFIDENTIALPTER TU
89COLOMBO158 GOI OFFICIAL ON STRENGTH OF LTTE
[...] CONFIDENTIAL ENTIRE TEXT. 2. REFTEL (MFA UNDERSECRETARY FOR SRI LANKA'S COM- MENTS ON LATEST IPKF TROOP WITHDRAWAL) PRESENTS AN INTERESTING SNAPSHOT OF CURRENT SOUTH BLOCK THINKING ON SITUATION IN NORTHEASTERN PROVINCE. 3. ON THE ROLE OF LTTE, HOWEVER, THE WORKING-LEVEL INDIAN HIGH C [...]
1989-01-09 06:53:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL IN CE
89COLOMBO2434 WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO THE LTTE?
[...] CONFIDENTIAL -- ENTIRE TEXT. 2. THIS REPORT IS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE 1989 POST REPORTING PLAN. 3. SUMMARY: THERE IS STILL STRONG SUPPORT FOR THE LIBERATION TIGERS OF TAMIL EELAM (LTTE) AMONG THE 1.5 MILLION TAMILS IN SRI LANKA'S NORTH AND EAST, WHO SEE THE TIGERS A [...]
1989-04-11 05:25:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALKPRP PREL PGOV PINR PINS PTER CE IN
89HARARE4004 RENAMO KILLS MORE CIVILIANS IN NORTHERN
[...] (U) ACCORDING TO LOCAL PRESS REPORTS, ON THE NIGHT OF JULY 1, RENAMO KILLED FOUR CIVILIANS IN AN ATTACK IN THE RUSHINGA AREA OF NORTHERN ZIMBABWE. THE ATTACK5S SHOT DEAD A 27 YEAR OLD FARMER AND THEN BURNED DOWN THE HUT CONTAINING HIS WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN, AGED FIVE AND TWO YEARS OLD. AN EAR [...]
1989-07-12 13:13:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPTER PHUM MZ ZI
89HAVANA6412 CASTRO PROJECTING IMAGE OF OPTIMISM
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. - 2. SUMMARY: A RECURRING THEME IN FIDEL CASTRO'S SPEECHES SINCE THE END OF THE OCHOA/ABRANTES SCANDALS LAST SUMMER HAS BEEN THAT THE TRAUMA HAS STRENGTHENED THE GOC RATHER THAN WEAKENED IT. KEEPING A HEAVY SCHEDULE OF VISITS TO CONSTRUCTION AND INDUSTRIAL [...]
1989-10-06 12:02:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CU
89KUWAIT5979 THE PRESS LORDS OF KUWAIT
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: IN LESS THAN 30 YEARS, KUWAIT HAS DEVELOPED A POWERFUL CLASS OF NEWSPAPER MAGNATES WHICH, NOT SURPRISINGLY REFLECTS THE POLITICAL-ECONOMIC GROUPINGS IN MODERN KUWAITI SOCIETY. END SUMMARY. 3. REFTELS WELL POINT OUT THE ROUGH DIVISION OF THE K [...]
1989-11-02 11:28:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALOPRC KPRP KU
89LAGOS5283NIGERIA: SILENCE ON THE SHARIA DEBATE
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: THE DEBATE OVER INCLUSION OF SHARIA LAW PROVISIONS IN THE DRAFT CONSTITUTION REMAINS THE MOST DIVISIVE ISSUE IN THE RUN-UP TOWARD LIFTING THE BAN ON POLITICAL ACTIVITY. THE ARMED FORCES RULING COUNCIL (AFRC) ANNOUNCED ON MARCH 29 THAT PROVISIONS O [...]
1989-04-05 16:27:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPGOV NI
89STATE102760 LETTERS TO DEPARTMENT FROM LTTE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: FOUR DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS HAVE RECEIVED LETTERS FROM THE LTTE, CRITICIZING THE PLACEMENT OF THE TAMIL GROUP IN A US GOVERNMENT PUBLICATION ON TERRORIST ORGZANIZATIONS AROUND THE WORLD AND CALLING FOR AMERICAN ASSISTANCE IN MEDIATING THE CONFLICT IN SRI LANKA. THE LTTE APPEARS T [...]
1989-04-03 23:00:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPINR PGOV PINS CE
90CAPETOWN623 AMBASSADOR'S SPEECH ON US FOREIGN POLICY TOWARDS
[...] FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF A SPEECH WHICH THE AMBASSADOR DELIVERED TO THE "PERSPECTIVES FORUM" IN DURBAN ON MARCH 14, 1990: QUOTE: THIS IS A PARTICULARLY APPROPRIATE MOMENT TO DISCUSS UNITED STATES POLICY TOWARDS SOUTH AFRICA AS EVENTS IN SOUTH AFRICA ARE MOVING SWIFTLY. PARTICIPANTS AND [...]
1990-03-16 13:49:00Consulate Cape TownUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC SF
90COLOMBO7592 1990 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT: SRI LANKA AND
[...] DECONTROL UPON RECEIPT. - 2. FOLLOWING RESPONSES ARE KEYED TO QUESTIONS POSED IN PARA 5 REFTEL: - SRI LANKA - A) IN 1990 THE GSL PROSECUTED TWO SIGNIFICANT CASES INVOLVING ACTS OF TERRORISM -- ONE INVOLVING THREE INDIVIDUALS ACCUSED IN THE MAY 1986 BOMBING OF AN AIR LANKA TRISTAR AIRCR [...]
1990-11-16 12:13:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPTER CE MV
90DAMASCUS7323 SYRIAN-IRANIAN MEETINGS IN DAMASCUS LEAD TO
[...] (U) AN IRANIAN DELEGATION LED BY IRANIAN VICE PRESIDENT DR. HASAN HABIBI MET SYRIAN COUNTERPARTS IN DAMASCUS NOVEMBER 3-5 WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE SUPREME SYRIAN-IRANIAN COUNCIL TO DISCUSS A FULL RANGE OF BILATERAL AND REGIONAL SUBJECTS. ACCOMPANYING HABIBI WERE IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER [...]
1990-11-07 15:35:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER SY LE IR
90MADRID12668SPAIN: 1990 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] THE FOLLOWING REPORT IS THE ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT FOR SPAIN FOR 1990. RESPONSES ARE KEYED TO THE QUESTIONS IN REFTEL. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A. PROSECUTIONS INVOLVING TERRORISM - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2. THE TWO MAJOR TERRORIST GROUPS IN SPAIN ARE THE EXTREM [...]
1990-10-31 15:25:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPTER SP PGOV KPRP
90MOGADISHU2527 PEACE BREAKING OUT IN THE NORTH?
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. - 2. SUMMARY: EXHAUSTED BY FRATRICIDE AND WEAKENED BY HUNGER,FEUDING TRIBES IN NORTHWEST SOMALIA MAY AT LAST BE READY TO MAKE PEACE AMONG THEMSELVES, WITH SNM, AND WITH GSDR. SOMALI ARMY "WARLORDS" IN THE NORTH HAVE ALREADY WITHDRAWN FROM THE FRAY TO DEVOTE TH [...]
1990-03-13 11:42:00Embassy MogadishuCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SO
90MOSCOW5204 MUTED SOVIET REACTION TO MANDELA'S RELEASE
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. FOR ALL THE ATTENTION THE SOVIET MEDIA HAVE PAID TO NELSON MANDELA'S RELEASE FEBRUARY 12, HE MIGHT AS WELL STILL BE IN PRISON. "SEVEN DAYS", THE USSR'S MAJOR SUNDAY EVENING NEWS AND WEEK-IN-REVIEW PROGRAM, DEVOTED ALL OF THIRTY SECONDS TO THE EVENT, AN [...]
1990-02-13 16:26:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL UR SF
90SHANGHAI2272BLOOD AND BITTERNESS: A SOLDIER'S TALE OF TIANANMEN
[...] No summary [...]
1990-03-26 04:29:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV MCAP CH
91ANKARA4277SYRIA, THE PKK AND WATER
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR THE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA SOLMAZ UNAYDIN GAVE POL COUNSELOR MARCH 27 ADDITIONAL INSIGHTS INTO THE TURKISH-SYRIAN DIALOGUE ON THE PKK. SHE SAID FOREIGN MINISTER ALPTEMOCIN HAD RAISED THE SUBJECT EXPLICITLY WITH ASAD DURING HIS FEBRUA [...]
1991-03-28 16:04:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ENRG TU SY
91ANKARA7433 LEFTIST MAGAZINE CLAIMS PKK "WILL HIT THE U.S. ARMY"
[...] (C) WE SET OUT BELOW IN SOME DETAIL AN ARTICLE WHICH APPEARED IN THE LEFTIST WEEKLY "2000'E DOGRU" (TOWARDS THE YEAR 2000) MAY 30. WE DO SO NOT BECAUSE WE BELIEVE IT NECESSARILY IS ACCURATE (IT CONTAINS A NUMEBER OF OBVIOUS ERRORS, INCLUDING THE CLAIM THAT THE PKK ACTIVELY OPPOSED SADDAM),B [...]
1991-05-31 11:15:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER TU IZ
91MADRID12971SPAIN: 1991 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] THE FOLLOWING REPORT IS EMBASSY'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT FOR SPAIN FOR 1991. RESPONSES ARE KEYED TO THE QUESTIONS POSED IN REFTEL. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A. GOS PROSECUTIONS INVOLVING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM AND SIGNIFICANT ACTS OF DOM [...]
1991-11-12 18:01:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PGOV KPRP SP
91RABAT10076 1991 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] POST RESPONSES ARE KEYED TO QUESTIONS LISTED IN REFTEL PARA 5. A) THERE WERE NO HOST GOVERNMENT PROSECUTIONS INVOLVING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM THIS YEAR. THE MOROCCAN JUDICIARY HAS CHARGED 29 STUDENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALIST ORGANIZATION "JUSTICE AND CHARITY" AT OUJDA [...]
1991-11-15 14:43:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDPTER MO
92BOGOTA10667 "SNOW WHITE AND THE FOUR DWARFS" -- BIOS OF
[...] CONFIDENTIAL -- ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: THE HIGHEST DECISION-MAKING BODY OF THE REVOLUTIONARY ARMED FORCES OF COLOMBIA (FARC),COLOMBIA'S OLDEST AND LARGEST GUERRILLA GROUP, IS ITS FIVE-MEMBER GENERAL SECRETARIAT, COMPOSED SINCE AUGUST 1990 OF LEGENDARY FARC HEAD MANUEL MARULANDA VELEZ [...]
1992-07-23 12:24:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALKPRP PINR PINS PGOV CO
92JAKARTA15886 "XANANA" GUSMAO TO BE TRIED AS CRIMINAL
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. :SUMMARY :------- 2. INDONESIAN NATIONAL POLICE CHIEF KUNARTO TOLD REPORTERS DEC. 28 THAT CAPTURED EAST TIMOR GUERRILLA LEADER JOSE "XANANA" GUSMAO WOULD BE TRIED ON A NUMBER OF CRIMINAL CHARGES; HE DID NOT MENTION ANY CHARGES UNDER THE ANTI-SUBVERSION LAW. [...]
1992-12-30 06:45:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PINS PGOV UN PO ID
92RABAT119181992 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] POST RESPONSES ARE KEYED TO QUESTIONS LISTED IN REFTEL PARA 5. A. WE ARE AWARE OF NO HOST GOVERNMENT PROSECUTIONS INVOLVING INTERNATIONAL OR DOMESTIC TERRORISM IN 1992. B. WE KNOW OF NO EXTRADITIONS OF SUSPECTED TERRORISTS THAT WERE CARRIED OUT OR REQUESTED IN 1992. C. THERE AR [...]
1992-11-17 10:50:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDPTER MO
92STATE109428 WHITE PAPERS ON LIBYA POUCHED TO POST
[...] CONFIDENTIAL, ENTIRE TEXT. 2. DEPARTMENT POUCHED TO POST APRIL 7 COPIES OF TWO UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT WHITE PAPERS WHICH OFFER FURTHER INFORMATION ON LIBYAN COMPLICITY IN 1985 ROME AND VIENNA AIRPORT ATTACKS AND 1986 LABELLE BOMBING. 3. ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE IMPLICATING LIBYA IN THE LA [...]
1992-04-08 00:16:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPTER PROP OPRC LY EI
92STATE112651 TURKISH NON-PAPER ON PKK CAMPS
[...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. THE TURKISH EMBASSY HAS PASSED ON TO US THE FOLLOWING "NON-PAPER" RELATED TO SYRIAN SUPPORT FOR THE PKK. IT IS PROVIDED ON AN FYI BASIS ONLY. BEGIN TEXT THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS FROM UNCONFIRMED INTELLIGENCE REPORTS: -- PKK AND SYRIAN OFFICIALS MET IN [...]
1992-04-10 00:10:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL PTER SY LE TU
92ZAGREB1036 ZAGREB UPDATE: JUNE 24, 1992
[...] THE CROATIAN GOVERNMENT HAS APPEALED FOR FOREIGN MILITARY INTERVENTION TO HELP STEM THE TIDE OF CONTINUED SERB/JNA AGGRESSION. STATE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN RAMLJAK DISCUSSED UNPROFOR DEVELOPMENTS WITH FORCE COMMANDER GENERAL NAMBIAR. EC REPRESENTATIVE UNCLASSIFIED [...]
1992-06-24 14:46:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EFIN PHUM MOPS EC HR
92ZAGREB1854 CGYOOL -- ZAGREB UPDATE: SEPT 28, 1992
[...] AS UN/EC PEACE ENVOYS VANCE AND OWEN MET WITH CROATIAN AUTHORITIES IN ZAGREB LAST FRIDAY, THE COUNTRY'S PARLIAMENT ERUPTED INTO DEBATE OVER THE PASSAGE OF A LAW GRANTING AMNESTY TO SOME OF THOSE WHO FOUGHT FOR SERBIA AGAINST CROATIA. A SECOND SESSION OF CROATIA'S NEW NATIONAL DEFENSE COUNCIL [...]
1992-09-28 15:40:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM MOPS PREF ECON HR BK
92ZAGREB2203 CGYOOL -- ZAGREB UPDATE: OCT 29, 1992
[...] CROATIAN BUDGET DEFICIT HITS 400 BILLION DINARS (ALMOST USD 890 MILLION). PRESIDENT TUDJMAN TELLS ISLANDERS THAT RECONSTRUCTION IS NUMBER ONE GOAL. SERBS DESTROY BOSANSKI BROD CATHOLIC CHURCH. ZUPANJA HIT BY 12 SERBIAN SHELLS. B-10,000 CROATIAN ARMY SOLDIERS TO BE [...]
1992-10-29 16:28:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM MOPS PREF HR BK
92ZAGREB2592CGYOOL: PRES. TUDJMAN SAYS HE IS UNWILLING
[...] AT HIS MONTHLY PRESS CONFERENCE PRESIDENT TUDJMAN SAID IT IS TOO EARLY TO DISCUSS EXTENDING UNPROFOR'S MANDATE. HE EXPLAINED GENERAL BOBETKO'S MEETING WITH GENERAL MLADIC AS AIMED AT STOPPING ATTACKS ON CROATIA AND DENYING BELGRADE'S ALLEGATIONS THAT CROATIA HAD 18 OR 19 BRIGADES IN B-H. HE [...]
1992-12-03 18:41:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL HR
92ZAGREB780 UNPROFOR OFFICIAL ON SECTOR EAST, RAMLJAK
[...] (C) IN A MAY 18 CONVERSATION WITH UNPROFOR OFFICIAL MIKAEL MAGNUSSON, MAGNUSSON SAID THAT WHILE CROATIAN FORCES WERE HOLDING TO AGREEMENTS IN SECTOR EAST, THE JNA APPEARED TO BE BENDING THE AGREED CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 03 ZA [...]
1992-05-19 11:46:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALMOPS PGOV PHUM HR
94COLOMBO3119 LIFE UNDER THE LTTE
[...] SUMMARY. RECENT TRAVELERS TO JAFFNA REPORT THAT THE LIBERATION TIGERS OF TAMIL EELAM (LTTE) CONTINUE TO SET UP CIVIL ADMINISTRATION IN AREAS UNDER THEIR CONTROL. A TIGER POLICE FORCE HAS REPLACED THE REGULAR LTTE CADRES ON THE STREETS OF JAFFNA, TIGER COURTS ARE DISPENSING JUSTICE THROUGHOU [...]
1994-06-17 12:29:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PHUM PTER KPRP CE
94ISLAMABAD10894 PAKISTAN: 1994 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] REFTEL REQUESTED INFORMATION FOR THE DEPARTMENT'S PREPARATION OF THE ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS ON INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM. THE FOLLOWING RESPONSES ARE KEYED TO THE QUESTIONS IN PARA 3 OF REFTEL. 2. A. HOST GOVERNMENT PROSECUTIONS OF TERRORISTS. THE GOP IN 1994 ARRESTED SEVERAL DEFENDA [...]
1994-11-17 09:25:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PK
94KADUNA284LAST GASP FROM KADUNA: POLITICS IN NORTHERN
[...] THIS IS THE SECOND OF FOUR END-OF-TOUR, END-OF-POST CABLES FROM KADUNA, GIVING AN OVERVIEW OF NORTHERN NIGERIA. THE OTHER THREE WILL DEAL RESPECTIVELY WITH THE COMMERCIAL AND ECONOMIC CLIMATE, THE CULTURAL SCENE, AND SOCIAL STRUCTURES AND CONDITIONS. THEY ARE MEANT FOR ORIENTATION OF OFFICE [...]
1994-03-10 07:53:00Consulate KadunaUNCLASSIFIEDKPRP PGOV NI
94RIYADH2051 THE SAUDI MAJLIS ASH-SHURA: NO PROBLEMS,
[...] CONFIDENTIAL -- ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: MAJLIS ASH-SHURA PRESIDENT MOHAMMED BIN JUBAIR REVIEWED IN GENERAL TERMS THE WORK OF THE MAJLIS ASH-SHURA, ASSERTING THAT IT WAS PROCEEDING SMOOTHLY AND SATISFACTORILY. HE SAID, WITHOUT ELABORATION, THAT THE MAJLIS ASH-SHURA HAS NOT YET ESTABLISH [...]
1994-04-16 12:18:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL SA
94RIYADH6031SAUDI ARABIA: 1994 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
1994-11-23 13:42:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPTER
94STATE328961 RADICAL ISLAM IN BRUNEI
[...] CONFIDENTIAL NOFORN - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. REFTEL REFERRED TO A RECENT ARTICLE IN U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT CLAIMING RADICAL ISLAMIC GROUPS EXIST IN BRUNEI AND REQUESTING INFORMATION FROM WASHINGTON AGENCIES ON THE MATTER. WASHINGTON AGENCIES HAVE PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: 3. OU [...]
1994-12-10 02:10:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL KISL PTER BX
94ZAGREB157 TFSROL: AMBASSADOR GALBRAITH MEETS WITH
[...] ON JANUARY 6, DURING THE VISIT OF UN AMBASSADOR ALBRIGHT TO SECTOR EAST REPORTED REFTEL, AMBASSADOR GALBRAITH MET FOR APPROXIMATELY THIRTY MINUTES WITH CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 03 ZAGREB 00157 01 OF 02 121835Z GORAN HADZIC, [...]
1994-01-12 19:21:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM HR SR
94ZAGREB872TFSROL: SEVERE HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN B-H:
[...] (U) THIS IS ONE IN A SERIES OF REPORTS OF INTERVIEWS WITH WAR CRIMES VICTIMS CONDUCTED IN LATE 1993 IN MAOCA, BOSNIA-HERCEGOVINA, BY A DART/ZAGREB FIELD REP AND AN AMCIT IRC REP WHILE THEY WERE IN THE AREA ASSESSING HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE NEEDS. ------------------- WITNESS INFORMATION -- [...]
1994-03-02 16:52:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF HR BK
94ZAGREB941 TFSROL: SEVERE HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN B-H:
[...] (U) SUMMARY: THIS IS ONE IN A SERIES OF REPORTS OF INTERVIEWS WITH WAR CRIMES VICTIMS CONDUCTED IN LATE 1993 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE LIMITED OFFICIAL USE PAGE 03 ZAGREB 00941 01 OF 03 081032Z IN MAOCA, BOSNIA-HERCEGOVINA, BY A DART/ZAGREB FI [...]
1994-03-08 10:23:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL MOPS HR BK
95COLOMBO6003 SRI LANKA: 1995 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] THE FOLLOWING IS POST'S RESPONSE TO REFTEL REQUESTING INPUT FOR THE DEPARTMENT'S 1995 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT. THE GOVERNMENT OF SRI LANKA (GSL) CONTINUED TO BATTLE AGAINST THE INSURGENT LIBERATION TIGERS OF TAMIL EELAM (LTTE),THE ONLY TERRORIST ORGANIZATION CURRENTLY BELIEVED TO BE ACTIVE [...]
1995-11-30 10:12:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPTER CE
95STATE19130THE PRESIDENT'S NEW COUNTERTERRORISM INITIATIVE
[...] No summary [...]
1995-01-25 05:34:00Secretary of StateSECRETEFIN PREL PTER
95STATE260249// INR ASSESSMENT // - NORTH KOREA - DANGER IN THE WIND
[...] SECRET ENTIRE TEXT 2. THE FOLLOWING INR ASSESSMENT WAS PRODUCED BY THE OFFICE OF EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC AND IS PROVIDED FOR YOUR INFORMATION AND COMMENT. 3. (SUMMARY) PYONGYANG'S ECONOMIC DISTRESS AND CONTINUING POLITICAL PARALYSIS RAISE QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER THE CURRENT NORTH KOREA [...]
1995-11-03 22:27:00Secretary of StateSECRETPINR PGOV PREL
95TUNIS139 BEN ALI LETTER TO CLINTON
[...] IN A JANUARY 9 MEETING WITH MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR AMERICAS AFFAIRS AHMED OUNIAES, POLCOUNS WAS GIVEN A LETTER FROM PRESIDENT BEN ALI TO PRESIDENT CLINTON. THE TUNISIAN ENGLISH TRANSLATION FOLLOWS. THE ORIGINAL TEXT (ARABIC AND ENGLISH TRANSLATION) WILL BE FORWARDED VIA POUCH TO NEA/MAG. [...]
1995-01-10 13:31:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KWBG ECON TS
95ZAGREB2456 FAMILIES OF THE MISSING REQUEST ASSISTANCE
[...] THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE -- SEE PARA 3. 2. ON JUNE 28 AMBASSADOR GALBRAITH MET WITH ZELENKA FARKAS, REPRESENTING THE CENTER FOR PROTECTION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF IMPRISONED AND MISSING CROATIAN CITIZENS AND THEIR FAMILIES. FARKAS SOUGHT EMBASSY ASSISTANCE IN RESOLVING THE FATE OF 2,865 [...]
1995-06-29 15:14:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDHR NOTAG
95ZAGREB2784 UN OFFICIALS SAY "ARSK" ATTACK ON BIHAC LIMITED,
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. ------------------------------ "ARSK" ATTACK ON BIHAC LIMITED ------------------------------ 2. ON JULY 25, POLOFFS MET WITH UNPF CHIEF OF STAFF GENERAL KOLSTEREN TO DISCUSS THE "ARSK" OFFENSIVE IN BIHAC AND THE POTENTIAL FOR GOC REACTION. KOLSTEREN TOLD US [...]
1995-07-25 18:22:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALHR NOTAG
95ZAGREB5177SABOR PRESIDENT PAVLETIC SAYS NO PEACE WITHOUT U.S. ASSISTANCE
[...] No summary [...]
1995-12-18 12:35:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDNOTAG HR
96BANDARSERIBEGAWAN308 BRUNEI: A FRIEND WORTH CULTIVATING
[...] CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR THERESA A. TULL. REASONS: 1.5(B) AND (D). 2. SUMMARY: BRUNEI HAS PROVEN INCREASINGLY OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS THAT IT IS A FRIEND OF THE UNITED STATES, GRATEFUL FOR OUR FORWARD DEPLOYED PACIFIC PRESENCE, AND COOPERATIVE IN OUR EFFORTS ON SEVERAL INTERNATIONAL IS [...]
1996-04-25 23:38:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanCONFIDENTIALPREL BX
96ISLAMABAD5972 PAKISTAN, ISLAMIC TERROR AND HUA
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY THOMAS W. SIMONS, JR., AMBASSADOR. REASON: 1.5 (B),(C) AND (D). 2. (S) DURING THE COURSE OF FRANK WISNER'S AND MY LUNCHEON WITH THE PRIME MINISTER ON JULY 12, SHE NOTED THAT SHE WAS PICKING UP DISTURBING INTELLIGENCE OF THE EXISTENCE OF RELIGIOUS MADRASSAS AND OTHER INSTITU [...]
1996-07-14 12:48:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPGOV PTER PINR PK IZ LY SA IR
97CAIRO11981EGYPT'S MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD - DOWN BUT NOT OUT
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POL/ECON MINISTER COUNSELOR JEFF MILLINGTON FOR REASON 1.5 (D). -------- SUMMARY -------- 2. (C) MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD AND JOURNALIST SYNDICATE MEMBERS MUHAMMAD ABD AL-QUDUS AND SALAH ABD AL-MAQSUD TOLD US RECENTLY THAT: -- THE LATEST MOVE IN THE GOVERNMENT'S ONGOIN [...]
1997-11-12 14:27:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KISL PHUM PINR EG
97COLOMBO3548 MORE ON THE LTTE ATTACK ON
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL COUNSELOR ANDREW MANN. REASON: 1.5 (D). 2. (C) THE OWNER OF THE COMPANY HIRED TO SALVAGE MV CORDIALITY WHICH WAS ATTACKED IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON SEPTEMBER 9 (SEE REFTEL) HAS PROVIDED ADDITIONAL DETAILS OF THE ATTACK. THE SHIP HAD BEEN LOADING ILME [...]
1997-09-12 11:02:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER EWWT MOPS CE
97COLOMBO673LTTE USE OF LANDMINES TAKES ITS TOLL
[...] SUMMARY: DURING THE PAST EIGHT MONTHS, OVER 225 PERSONS--SOME MILITARY, MANY CIVILIAN--HAVE REPORTEDLY FALLEN VICTIM TO LANDMINES LAID BY THE INSURGENT LIBERATION TIGERS OF TAMIL EELAM (LTTE) IN THE WAR-AFFLICTED NORTH AND EAST. INCIDENTS THIS YEAR ALONE HAVE KILLED AT LEAST 16 CIVILIANS AN [...]
1997-02-21 09:28:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPARM MCAP PGOV PTER CE
97GABORONE4838 A SADC PRIMER: TIME FOR A REVISED EDITION?
[...] SUMMARY. SOUTHERN AFRICA IS INCREASINGLY TOUTED AS THE CONTINENT'S ENGINE OF GROWTH, WITH THE SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY (SADC) DRIVING THE TRAIN. SADC HAS MATURED SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE ITS FORMATION IN 1992, BUT FORGING REGIONAL COOPERATION FROM NATIONALIST PROCLIVITIES IS AS DEL [...]
1997-09-04 14:53:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL ECIN ECON KPRP
97JAKARTA6773 INDONESIA: 1997 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POL COUNSELOR ED MCWILLIAMS; REASON 1.5(D) 2. (U) FORMAT FOR THIS MESSAGE WAS DERIVED FROM REF A. A. RESPONSE OF THE INDONESIAN JUDICIAL SYSTEM TO ACTS OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM AND SIGNIFICANT ACTS OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM DURING 1997: ------------------------------- [...]
1997-11-18 10:53:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPTER PREL ID
97KINSHASA2238 KABILA GOVERNMENT
[...] THE FOLLOWING IS A PUTATIVE LISTING OF THE KABILA "GOVERNMENT" PRINTED IN A LOCAL KINSHASA NEWSPAPER, "LA CITE AFRICAINE," ON MARCH 31, 1997. BASED ON NAMES WE HAVE HEARD IN THE PAST, THE LIST SEEMS TO BE ACCURATE. EXCEPT WHERE NOTED, ALL COMMENTS ARE PROVIDED BY THE NEWSPAPER. EXECUTIVE C [...]
1997-04-02 12:06:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR CG
97MADRID11809 SPAIN: 1997 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] THE ONLY TERRORIST GROUP OPERATING IN SPAIN IS THE BASQUE TERRORIST GROUP ETA (FATHERLAND AND LIBERTY),WHICH CONTINUED IN 1997 ITS CAMPAIGN OF MURDER, BOMBINGS, KIDNAPPINGS, AND STREET VIOLENCE. THE GOVERNMENT HAD SOME SUCCESS AGAINST ETA DURING THE YEAR, WITH KEY ARRESTS IN SPAIN AND FRANCE [...]
1997-12-02 08:32:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPTER SP
97ROME5198ITALY: A MORE ACTIVIST POLICY TOWARD ROGUES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: RECENT GOI ACTIVITY SUGGESTS ITALY IS PURSUING MORE ACTIVIST POLICIES TOWARD THE SO-CALLED "ROGUE" STATES: IRAN, IRAQ, AND LIBYA. ACCORDING TO THE MFA, ITALY HAS, IN FACT, A SINGLE, BROAD POLICY FOR THESE COUNTRIES, CENTERED UPON THE BELIEF THAT ENGAGEMENT, NOT ISOLATION, IS TH [...]
1997-06-11 16:09:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALETTC PREL UNSC PTER KPRP IR IZ LY IT
97TIRANA1976 BIOGRAPHY OF NEW ALBANIAN PRIME MINISTER
[...] (U) PERSONAL DATA: FATOS NANO WAS BORN IN TIRANA ON SEPTEMBER 16, 1952. HE IS MARRIED TO HIS HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEART, AND THEY HAVE TWO ALMOST-GROWN CHILDREN, A BOY AND A GIRL. THE BOY, 17 OR 18, IS STUDYING AT AN AMERICAN COLLEGE IN THESSELONNKI, GREECE. THE GIRL, 16 OR 17, IS STUDYING [...]
1997-08-08 15:24:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR AL
97TUNIS5237 TUNISIAN GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION OF
[...] SUMMARY. THIS CABLE CONTAINS BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON NINE INDIVIDUALS TUNISIAN PRESIDENT ZINE EL ABIDINE BEN ALI APPOINTED TO GOVERNMENT POSITIONS ON OCTOBER 9, 1997 (REFTEL). THEY ARE FOREIGN MINISTER SAID BEN MUSTAPHA, INTERIOR MINISTER ALI CHAOUCH, AGRICULTURE MINISTER SADOK RABEH, EDU [...]
1997-10-14 15:16:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDPINR PGOV TS
98BRUSSELS2939 U.S.-EU TROIKA: TERRORISM
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY WILLIAM R. REGAN, USEU. REASON 1.5 (B) AND (D). ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) THE MAY 7 U.S.-EU TROIKA DISCUSSIONS ON TERRORISM COVERED THE WATERFRONT, BUT SPECIAL ATTENTION WAS PAID TO THE EU'S RELATIONS WITH IRAN, WHERE IT PLEDGED CONTINUED VIGILANCE, AND ITS [...]
1998-05-12 12:02:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL EUN KPAL IS PINR
98JEDDAH1247JEDDAH OBSERVERS ON THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CONSUL GENERAL STEPHEN W. BUCK, REASON 1.5 (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: DURING RECENT VISIT BY RIYADH POLCOUNS, JEDDAH POLITICAL SCIENTISTS AND JOURNALISTS VIGOROUSLY DISCUSSED ROYAL JOCKEYING FOR POWER AND THE CROWN PRINCE'S ROLE AND PROSPECTS. LIKE SO MANY SAUDIS, MOST SEE [...]
1998-12-09 07:17:00Consulate JeddahSECRETPGOV PINS ECON PHUM SOCI PREL SA
98RABAT7515MOROCCO - 1998 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] PER DEPARTMENT GUIDANCE, THE FOLLOWING IS KEYED TO REFTEL AND CONSTITUTES POST'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT. A. THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACTS OF TERRORISM DIRECTED AGAINST UNITED STATES (U.S.) CITIZENS OR U.S. GOVERNMENT (USG) FACILITIES IN MOROCCO. THE GOVERNMENT OF [...]
1998-11-30 10:40:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDPTER
98RIYADH4048 SAUDI ARABIA: 1998 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] THE FOLLOWING RESTATES AND RESPONDS TO EACH OF THE QUESTIONS SET FORTH IN REFTEL. A. DESCRIBE THE RESPONSE OF THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM OF EACH COUNTRY TO ACTS OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM AND/OR SIGNIFICANT ACTS OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM DURING 1998, INCLUDING ANY HOST GOVERNMENT PROSECUTION RELAT [...]
1998-12-02 14:22:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDPTER SA
98STATE144034EXPLOSIONS AT EMBASSIES NAIROBI AND DAR ES SALAAM
[...] (C) EMBASSY DAR ES SALAAM WAS HIT BY A "HUGE" EXPLOSION AT 0340 EDT. THIRTY TO FORTY PEOPLE WERE EVACUATED TO THE NEARBY AID FACILITY. THERE ARE REPORTS OF INJURIES AND REPORTS OF THREE DEAD FOREIGN NATIONAL EMPLOYEES. ALL OFFICIAL AMCITS ARE ACCOUNTED FOR. 2. (C) EMBASSY NAIROBI RE [...]
1998-08-07 09:53:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAEMR PREL PINS MARR CASC
98STATE156972EXECUTIVE ORDER AMENDMENT: USAMA BIN LADIN
[...] (U) POSTS MAY DRAW FROM THE FOLLOWING POINTS IN BRIEFING HOST COUNTRY INTERLOCUTORS AND RESPONDING TO INQUIRIES CONCERNING THE PRESIDENT'S DECISION TO AMEND EXECUTIVE ORDER 12947 TO INCLUDE USAMA BIN LADIN AND HIS KEY ASSOCIATES. 2. (U) BEGIN POINTS: -- ON AUGUST 20, 1998, PRESIDE [...]
1998-08-26 20:18:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER ASEC
98TUNIS933 PEACE CORPS: VIEWS OF AMBASSADORS: TUNIS RESPONSE
[...] PEACE CORPS? WE LOVED THEM--AND TUNISIA LOVED THEM--FOR THE CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT THE 2,382 AMERICANS AND THEIR THOUSANDS OF TUNISIAN COUNTERPARTS MADE DURING THE 34 YEARS OF THEIR COMMON ENDEAVOR TO IMPROVE THE HUMAN CONDITION. TUNISIA HAS ATTAINED A LEVEL OF DEVE [...]
1998-02-27 16:10:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT EAID PREL TS
99BEIRUT4484 JEZZINE: LOOKING FOR NORMALITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: EMBASSY STAFF VISITED THE SOUTHERN CITY OF JEZZINE RECENTLY, FOUR MONTHS AFTER THE WITHDRAWAL OF THE SOUTH LEBANON ARMY (SLA). INITIAL FEAR AMONG RESIDENTS ABOUT SAFETY HAVE ABATED. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ACTIVITY IS INCREASING MODESTLY, BUT HAS NOT REPLACED THE ECONOMIC LOSS FROM [...]
1999-10-13 08:55:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER ECON EAID SY IS LE
99BEIRUT5413THE SOUTH: HIZBALLAH STRATEGIC, TACTICAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: SPECULATION OVER A FUTURE ISRAELI WITHDRAWAL (UNILATERAL OR THROUGH NEGOTIATIONS) FROM SOUTH LEBANON HAS GIVEN RISE TO DIFFERENCES AMONG HIZBALLAH'S SENIOR LEADERS ABOUT THE PARTY'S FUTURE. THE PROSPECT OF CHANGE HAS COMPELLED THE PARTY TO BEGIN SPECIFIC PLANNING FOR THE ROLE IT [...]
1999-12-21 12:52:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV IR KISL IS LE
99COLOMBO2324LTTE MASSACRES 54 CIVILIANS IN EASTERN PROVINCE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: THE LTTE ATTACKED SLEEPING VILLAGERS IN GONAGALA DURING EARLY MORNING HOURS OF SEPTEMBER 18, HACKING TO DEATH 54 CIVILIANS INCLUDING WOMEN AND CHILDREN. LOCALS HAVE ASSAILED THE GOVERNMENT FOR FAILING TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SECURITY. ON THE OTHER HAND, TAMILS HAVE CRITICIZED THE GO [...]
1999-09-20 11:07:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER PHUM CE
99JAKARTA1577 XANANA GUSMAO LETTER TO THE SECRETARY
[...] CLASSIFIED BY CHARGE MICHAEL P. OWENS, REASON, 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. FOLLOWING IS A LETTER FROM EAST TIMORESE RESISTANCE LEADER XANANA GUSMAO TO THE SECRETARY, IN RESPONSE TO THE SECRETARY'S LETTER OF MARCH 19 (REF A). THE ORIGINAL IS BEING FORWARDED BY POUCH: SALEMBA, MARCH 22, 1999 [...]
1999-03-30 08:16:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PINR ID UN
99JAKARTA4282XANANA GUSMAO TO BE RELEASED SEPTEMBER 7
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMB. J. STAPLETON ROY; REASON 1.5(D). 2. (C) SUMMARY. THE INDONESIAN GOVERNMENT PLANS TO RELEASE XANANA GUSMAO ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7. ALTHOUGH THE INDONESIAN PLAN IS TO RETURN HIM TO EAST TIMOR ON THAT DAY, THE BRITISH (AND WE) CONSIDER THAT COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE AND AR [...]
1999-09-06 11:59:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINT MOPS UN PO ID
99RABAT6846MOROCCO - 1999 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] PER DEPARTMENT GUIDANCE, THE FOLLOWING IS KEYED TO REFTEL AND CONSTITUTES POST'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT. A. THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACTS OF TERRORISM DIRECTED AGAINST UNITED STATES (U.S.) CITIZENS OR U.S. GOVERNMENT (USG) FACILITIES IN MOROCCO. THE GOVERNMENT OF [...]
1999-11-08 14:05:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDPTER
99RIYADH3810SAUDI ARABIA: 1999 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] THE FOLLOWING RESTATES AND RESPONDS TO EACH OF THE QUESTIONS SET FORTH IN REFTEL. A. DESCRIBE THE RESPONSE OF THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM OF EACH COUNTRY TO ACTS OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM AND/OR SIGNIFICANT ACTS OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM DURING 1999, INCLUDING ANY HOST GOVERNMENT PROSECUTIONS RELA [...]
1999-12-05 14:20:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDPTER SA
99TUNIS305 TOUR D'HORIZ0N WITH GOT PRESIDENTIAL SPOKESMAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. 0N JANUARY 22, PRESIDENTIAL ADVISER ABDELWAHEB ABDALLAH T0LD AMBASSAD0R RAPHEL THE GOT H0PED TO USE PRESIDENT BEN ALI'S UPCOMING VISIT T0 WASHINGTON T0 PR0MOTE TUNISIA'S IMAGE AS A T0LERANT, OPEN ISLAMIC C0UNTRY AND MODERATE, C0NSTRUCTIVE ACTOR ON SUCH REGI0NAL ISSUES AS THE MID [...]
1999-01-25 17:54:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TS
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