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09LUANDA751	DESPITE TALK OF RENOVATION, MPLA CONGRESS YIELDS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The ruling MPLA had characterized its Sixth Party Congress as a time of change and continuity. However, by the time the Congress closed on December 10, continuity clearly had won out. There were no changes whatsoever in senior party leadership, the Congress simply rubber stamped [...]	2009-12-14 10:46:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AO

09LUANDA775	ANGOLAN DEFENSE OFFICIALS SUPPORTIVE OF ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Summary. The Angolan defense establishment rolled out the red carpet for visiting AFRICOM Deputy to the Commander Ambassador Tony Holmes during his December 15-16 visit, with calls on the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of Angola (FAA),the acting Minister of Defense, and the Commander [...]	2009-12-21 15:46:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MAAR MOPS AO
09LUSAKA103	JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2009 ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL UPDATE [...] (U) SUMMARY -- Inflation Declines Slightly -- Zambian Government (GRZ) Shuts Down Chinese Coal Mine -- Luanshya Copper Mines Investors Suspend Zambia Operations -- Zambia-China Economic Sub-Zone Launched in Lusaka -- Competition in Banking Sector Intensifies -- Patriotic Front Expels "Rebel" [...]	2009-02-17 14:28:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EMIN ENRG EINV ECON PGOV ZA
09LUSAKA130	FOREIGN MINISTRY OFFICIALS DERIDE AL-QADHAFI [...] (C) Senior Foreign Ministry representatives expressed skepticism about Libyan President Muammar al-Qadhafi's leadership ability, soundness of judgment, and mental health. In a meeting with the DCM and Pol/Econ officers, Zambian Government (GRZ) officials derided the Libyan "King of Kings" f [...]	2009-02-27 08:46:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AU LY ZA
09LUSAKA207	ZAMBIAN GOVERNMENT STANDING IDLE AS LIVNGSTONE [...] (C) SUMMAR AND COMMENT Despite its location onthe Zambian side of Victoria Falls, one of the ntural wonders of the world, Livingstone has seena dramatic reduction in tourists. This was a majr topic during the Ambassador's first oficial trip to the Southern Province's capital city. Despite [...]	2009-03-26 13:14:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND PGOV ZA
09LUSAKA226	ZAMBIA'S SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS FIGHTING MALARIA THROUGH THE [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-02 08:17:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SOCI TBIO PREL ZA
09LUSAKA33	2009 BUSINESS FACILITATION INCENTIVE FUND PROPOSAL [...] This cable is a response to the reftel solicitation for Business Facilitation and Incentive Fund (BFIF) proposals. Embassy Lusaka requests financial support for three business promotion and commercial outreach activities. Points of contact for all projects are: Pam Tremont, Pol/Econ Chief [...]	2009-01-20 05:18:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ABUD AMGT BEXP BTIO ECON EINV ETRD ZA
09LUSAKA339	ZAMBIA BURDENED BUT NOT OVERWHELMED BY IMPACT OF [...] (SBU) Summary. Although its financial sector is largely unscathed by the global economic crisis, Zambia's prospects for growth are diminishing due to decreased foreign investment, layoffs in the mining sector, and rising unemployment. Lower (from brief, speculation-driven highs in mid-2008) [...]	2009-05-19 07:58:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ZA
09LUSAKA34	2009 BUSINESS FACILITATION INCENTIVE FUND PROPOSAL [...] This cable is a response to the reftel solicitation for Business Facilitation and Incentive Fund (BFIF) proposals. Embassy Lusaka requests financial support for three business promotion and commercial outreach activities. Points of contact for all projects are: Pam Tremont, Pol/Econ Chief [...]	2009-01-20 05:18:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ABUD AMGT BEXP BTIO ECON EINV ETRD ZA
09LUSAKA367	CORRUPTION SCANDALS TURN OFF DONORS (AND SOME [...] (C) Summary. The governments of Sweden and the Netherlands froze their development assistance to Zambia's health sector following reports of serious fraud at the Ministry of Health (MoH). Their course of action reflects mounting donor anxiety, not so much at corruption itself as at the Zamb [...]	2009-05-28 15:25:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KCOR PGOV PREL ZA
09LUSAKA417	PUBLIC SECTOR STRIKES FEED ON LARGER FRUSTRATION [...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Zambia (GRZ) is struggling to respond as strikes by rural teachers and nurses begun in late May have spread nationwide and now involve workers in the Ministries of Health, Education, Agriculture, Lands, Mines, and Energy. Originally an expression of outrage at [...]	2009-06-11 11:46:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ELAB KCOR ZA
09LUSAKA524	"YOUTH BULGE" STRAINS THE FABRIC OF ZAMBIAN SOCIETY [...] (SBU) Summary. Zambia's long-term vision for national development -- to become a prosperous middle income nation by 2030 -- is beset by many challenges, including building democratic institutions, creating and sustaining economic growth, fighting corruption, and turning the tide of HIV/AIDS. [...]	2009-07-24 08:12:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI ZA
09LUSAKA538	LAUNCHING OF ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING LAW [...] On July 28, 2009, the Zambian Minister of Home Affairs launched the Anti-Human Trafficking Law of 2008, this makes Zambia one of three SADC countries to enact such a law. Zambia recognizes the high threat human trafficking poses to marginalized citizens. In 2007, the International Labor Organi [...]	2009-07-30 10:30:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ZA PHUM
09LUSAKA579	WJEI PROGRAM: TWO STEPS FORWARD, ONE STEP BACK [...] Summary: Zambia's Women's Justice and Empowerment Initiative (WJEI) is a collaborative effort involving USAID, USDOJ, and the Government of Zambia (GRZ) to address gender-based violence (GBV). Initiated in February 2008, the WJEI program in Zambia is approaching the midpoint in its implementa [...]	2009-08-19 08:32:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV KCRM ZA KWMN
09LUSAKA594	MINISTER MULONGOTI DEFENDS ZAMBIAN POLICIES [...] (U) Zambian Minister of Works and Supply, as well as acting ruling party MMD spokesperson and rumored member of President Banda's inner circle of advisers Mike Mulongoti discussed the Government of Zambia's (GRZ) troubling record on freedom of speech and press of late. Mulongoti went to the [...]	2009-08-27 10:34:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL ZA
09LUSAKA653	H1N1 SPREADING IN ZAMBIA: GRZ AND MISSION [...] (SBU) Summary: Pandemic H1N1 influenza is now estimated to be widespread in Zambia, with at least 300 clinical cases and 32 confirmed cases. Local authorities in Copperbelt and Central Province have closed some schools and quarantined students. Embassy Lusaka convened an interagency Pandemi [...]	2009-09-28 09:20:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT AMED CASC TBIO KFLU KSAF KSEO KPAO
09LUSAKA654	GOVERNMENT INTENT ON SINKING ITS FLAGSHIP [...] (C) Summary. According to press comments by Zambian Vice President and Justice Minister George Kunda, the Zambian Government (GRZ) will not appeal the recent acquittal of former President Frederick Chiluba (Ref A),whom the GRZ had been prosecuting for the embezzlement of USD 500,000. He ma [...]	2009-09-28 14:02:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR PGOV ZA
09LUSAKA667	AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO ZAMBIA'S NORTHERN PROVINCE [...] (SBU) Ambassador received an outpouring of local appreciation for the USG's efforts to support provincial sanitation, health, and poverty reduction projects during his September 21-24 visit to Northern Province. He noted that USG assistance there is serving as a catalyst to improve local hea [...]	2009-09-29 11:21:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID ZA
09LUSAKA730	ZAMBIAN BY-ELECTION MARRED BY VIOLENCE AND FRAUD [...] (C) The October 15 Kasama Central Member of Parliament by-election in Zambia's Northern Province was marred by Electoral Code of Conduct violations, violence, and rampant fraud. Although opposition Patriotic Front (PF) candidate Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba won in the heavily PF district by a wide [...]	2009-10-19 15:02:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR PHUM ZA
09LUSAKA749	ZAMBIA BUDGET: HAPPY TALK AND HORSE FEATHERS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Zambian Minister of Finance Situmbeko Musokotwane presented the Zambia government's (GRZ) 2010 budget to Parliament October 9 three months earlier than the traditional speech (ref A). The proposed budget's themes were similar to last year's with a slight change from "Embracing" [...]	2009-10-23 08:23:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID EFIN PGOV KCOR ZA
09LUSAKA839	Ambassador's Tour d'Western Horizon [...] (SBU) Summary: Zambia's Central and Western provinces offer great capacity for growth and development but continue to struggle with a lack of good governance, deficiencies in infrastructure, and the unresolved status of refugees. Ambassador met with Amcit entrepreneurs and activists, local le [...]	2009-11-20 04:26:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PREF PREL KWMN CASC SOCI ZA AO
09LUSAKA865	TRADE DELEGATION AFFIRMS COMESA RELATIONSHIP, JUMPSTARTS [...] (SBU) An inter-agency trade delegation led by Assistant United States Trade Representative Florizelle Liser visited Lusaka November 1-5 to hold regional and bi-lateral trade talks. The delegation held a Trade and Investment Framework (TIFA) Council meeting with the Common Market for Eastern an [...]	2009-11-23 05:04:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ECIN EAGR TBIO XW ZA
09LUSAKA911	BANDA HEARS COOPERATING PARTNERS' CONCERNS -- BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a November 24 meeting, the Ambassador and Dutch and World Bank cooperating partner troika colleagues told President Banda that donor countries want to work with the Zambian government (GRZ) to help its people, but stressed that Zambia's cooperating partner would continue to e [...]	2009-11-30 18:24:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ZA
09LUSAKA928	FROM LUSAKA TO HAGUE: ZAMBIAN ADOPTIONS [...] In the wake of public outcry regarding well- publicized cases of child trafficking, Zambia is revising child-related legislation, including its Adoptions Act. The GRZ and relevant NGOs seek to include international standards in the adoption code. However, protecting the more than one million [...]	2009-12-08 11:43:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC KTIP ZA
09LUSAKA937	MCA-ZAMBIA'S CONSTRAINTS ANALYSIS ROAD SHOW [...] (U) Zambia's Millenium Challenge Account office (MCA-Z) presented its preliminary constraints analysis (CA) results in a whirlwind 15-day road show to government and private sector stakeholders. The report includes separate employability and business environment analyses, and concludes that e [...]	2009-12-14 14:24:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID KMCA ZA
09LUSAKA964	USG-SPONSORED BT EVENT RE-STARTS GMO DIALOGUE AND DEBATE IN [...] (SBU) A one day seminar on biotechnology (BT) in October funded with EEB BT outreach funds brought together Ministry of Agriculture officials, commodity traders and farmers, scientists and private sector representatives to hear presentations on the current state of BT, and how genetically modif [...]	2009-12-22 04:14:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON BTIO ZA
09LUXEMBOURG11	LUXEMBOURG INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 [...] The following is Luxembourg's submission for the 2009 Investment Climate Statement: A. Openness to Foreign Investment ---------------------------------- The Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg offers a very favorable and welcoming attitude toward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). FDI reflects how [...]	2009-01-13 12:27:00	Embassy Luxembourg	UNCLASSIFIED	OPIC KTDB USTR LU
09LUXEMBOURG137	JUNE 7 ELECTIONS: LUXEMBOURG'S LEADING POLITICIANS [...] Opinion polls show that Luxembourg's coalition government will be retained in the June 7 national elections (ref a). The dominant member of the coalition is the Christian Social People's Party (CSV),led by veteran political powerhouse and current Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker. The junio [...]	2009-05-27 11:54:00	Embassy Luxembourg	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR ECON PREL LU
09LUXEMBOURG209	LUXEMBOURG - BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON NEW COALITION [...] (SBU) Biographic and background information on Luxembourg's new coalition government announced July 20 follows. Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker has been in office since 1982, providing an extraordinary degree of foreign policy consistency and assurance to the US-GOL bilateral relationship. [...]	2009-08-11 06:55:00	Embassy Luxembourg	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL ECON LU
09LUXEMBOURG248	LUXEMBOURG: AUGUST 'DISPATCHES FROM THE DUCHY' [...] (SBU) Embassy Luxembourg hereby launches its first edition of 'Dispatches from the Duchy' to capture highlights from the press, diplomatic and international community, and news heard on the ramparts not otherwise reported during the month of August. 2. (SBU) Summary: The month of Ramadan [...]	2009-09-02 11:04:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR AMGT LU
09LUXEMBOURG288	LUXEMBOURG: SEPTEMBER ISSUE - "DISPATCHES FROM THE [...] (SBU) Embassy Luxembourg presents the September "Dispatches from the Duchy" to capture highlights from the local press, diplomatic and international community, and news not otherwise reported during the month. 2. (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn joined Charge d'affaires for [...]	2009-10-06 14:52:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO PINR PGOV EU LU
09LUXEMBOURG304	LUXEMBOURG: DISGRUNTLED WORKERS DISRUPT PARLIAMENT [...] SUMMARY Disgruntled laborers in Luxembourg's gas and electricity sector deliberately sabotaged the city's power sources on October 14-15, disrupting a session of Luxembourg's Chamber of Deputies (National Parliament). The employees responsible appear to have been acting in response to legis [...]	2009-10-23 14:10:00	Embassy Luxembourg	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB ENRG PGOV SOCI LU
09LUXEMBOURG341	H1N1 CLAIMS SECOND LUXEMBOURGER LIFE [...] (U) The Grand Duchy registered its second swine flu-related death on 16 November. The 48-year-old victim, like Luxembourg's only other fatal case, suffered from other, unspecified maladies. Luxembourg's Health Ministry reports 1,535 estimated cases across the country (as of 17 November). [...]	2009-11-23 14:09:00	Embassy Luxembourg	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KFLU CASC SOCI ASCH AMED KPAO TBIO LU
09MADRID1015	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, OCTOBER 5-16 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-16 14:55:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EIND ENRG SP
09MADRID1095	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, NOV. 9-13 [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-13 16:07:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON EFIN EINV KGHG SP
09MADRID1101	SPAIN APPRECIATES USG OUTREACH REGARDING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Luis CdeBaca, head of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP),on October 7 held a DVC with GOS officials and Embassy Madrid staff in which he expressed his interest in maintaining open dialogue with Spain and outlined areas for prospective co [...]	2009-11-17 07:55:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09MADRID1121	SPAIN/CUBA: TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT [...] (C) Per request in reftel A, Post provides the following for use in assessing whether to recommend that the President continue to suspend Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Solidarity (Libertad) Act. The information in this message is keyed to questions posed in reftel A, paragraph 4 and updates in [...]	2009-11-23 10:31:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	CU ETRD ETTC PREL SP
09MADRID113	CHARGE'S JANUARY 29, 2008, LUNCH WITH SPANISH MOD [...] (C) Summary: During a January 29 lunch, the CDA and Spanish MOD Secretary General for Policy Luis Cuesta discussed a possible MOD visit to Washington in June, Afghanistan, the bilateral Agreement on Defense Cooperation, an incident during a port call in Barcelona, Gaza arms smuggling, and so-called [...]	2009-02-02 17:22:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR AF SP
09MADRID1139	SPAIN: INCSR 2009-2010 REPORT, PART 1 [...] (U) As requested in Ref, Post's submission for the "International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR),Part 1, Drugs and Chemical Control," follows in paragraph 2. Post will send statistical data on seizures for the full 2009 calendar year as soon as this information is available. POC [...]	2009-11-27 13:10:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM SP
09MADRID1149	MISSION SPAIN NOMINATIONS FOR PRESIDENTIAL [...] In response to taskings set out in reftel, Post's Muslim Engagement Working Group canvassed a wide range of contacts to solicit qualified nominees for the Entrepreneurship Summit. The Working Group was enlarged to include representatives of PAS, ECON, POL, the U.S. Foreign Commercial Service ( [...]	2009-12-01 15:03:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIAD PREL SOCI XF XI ZR ZP CN PU MV SO SP
09MADRID1161	SPAIN: GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSED ANTI-INTERNET PIRACY [...] (U) On November 27, Spain's Council of Ministers approved for submission to Congress a draft Law for a Sustainable Economy (LES),designed to modernize and restructure the economy to make it more competitive. Septel will address the law's scope and major provisions. One aspect of the draft [...]	2009-12-04 16:44:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR PGOV SP
09MADRID1367	MADRID ECONOMIC BIWEEKLY, DEC 22-JAN 2 [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-02 12:31:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON EFIN EINV ENRG KGHG KIPR SP
09MADRID14	MADRID ECONOMIC BIWEEKLY, DEC 22-JAN 2 [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-07 15:12:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON EFIN EINV ENRG KGHG KIPR SP
09MADRID187	NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT FOR SPAIN [...] (SBU) Pursuant to REFTELS, the following is input from Embassy Madrid and CG Barcelona for the eighth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Post will need to supply an update cable to incorporate additional legal and judicial statistics. Embassy POC is Political Officer Hugh Clifton, Te [...]	2009-02-20 20:33:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SP KT
09MADRID261	SPAIN REFLECTS ON JIHADIST THREAT FIVE YEARS AFTER [...] (C) SUMMARY. On the eve of the fifth anniversary of the March 11, 2004 Madrid train bombings (known in Spain as 11-M),Embassy personnel consulted a range of GOS officials - from the Ministries of Interior and Justice - as well as CT experts from academia and journalism on the extent of the cu [...]	2009-03-10 18:44:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET	PGOV PINS PREL PTER KJUS SP KCRM
09MADRID422	MGSF01: SWINE FLU IN SPAIN SITREP ONE [...] As of April 28, we are aware of one confirmed case of swine flu in Spain, a 23 year-old recently returned to Spain from Mexico. He is hospitalized in Almansa, Albecete, and the press reports his condition is "evolving favorably." The Spanish national health service reports another 26 cases u [...]	2009-04-28 12:28:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLO KSAF KPAO AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO
09MADRID432	INTERAGENCY DECISION NEEDED ON PALOMARES RESPONSE TO GOS [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-30 14:13:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KGCN KRAD PARM PGOV PREL SENV SP
09MADRID482	SPAIN'S BIOTECH CROP UNDER THREAT [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 12. SUMMARY 2. (SBU) Spain's MON810 corn crop is under threat from an emerging well-coordinated campaign to ban cultivation of genetically engineered seed varieties in Europe, according to industry sources. The campaign has gained strength a [...]	2009-05-19 12:01:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON TBIO SP
09MADRID59	JANUARY 8-9 VISIT BY WHA A/S SHANNON REAFFIRMS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A/S Shannon's January 8-9 Madrid program and subsequent media play were characterized by bilateral goodwill and Spanish optimism for a new phase in U.S.-Spanish cooperation in Latin America despite significant challenges in the region. He highlighted U.S. engagement in the Americas, [...]	2009-01-16 16:59:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KSUM AR BL CU SP
09MADRID612	SCENESETTER FOR MOD CHACON'S JUNE 30 - JULY 2 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: When Spanish Defense Minister Carme Chacon arrives in Washington June 30, she will be looking among other things to restore and consolidate her image as the rising star and heir-apparent of President Zapatero's cabinet. Since taking office in April 2008, Chacon has talked of the impo [...]	2009-06-26 12:12:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR NATO SP
09MADRID614	SCENESETTER FOR DHS. SEC. NAPOLITANO'S JULY 1 [...] (C//NF) Madam Secretary, Embassy Madrid warmly welcomes your visit, which comes on the heels of your June 24 meeting with Spanish Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba in Washington (Ref A). While one of the highlights of his trip was signing the bilateral accord on Preventing and Combating [...]	2009-06-26 14:56:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PINS PTER PINR KHLS KCIP KCRM SP PGOV
09MADRID71	SPAIN: DEPARTING AMBASSADOR'S INSIGHTS ON ENGAGING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Aguirre conducted a series of farewell calls on key GOS officials in the weeks before departing Post on January 20. Those meetings contributed to the information in this cable, which offers the Ambassador's final thoughts on how the Obama Administration might best engage key [...]	2009-01-21 17:13:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET	OVIP PINS PREL PTER OFDP SP PGOV
09MADRID721	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, JULY 13-17 [...] (U) The Minister of Economy and Finance announced 11 billion Euros of new financing for Spain,s autonomous regions. Under the plan, Cataluna will receive the largest share, at 3.9 billion Euros, followed by Andalucia at 3.1 billion, Madrid at 1.7 billion, and Valencia at 1.2 billion. The cont [...]	2009-07-17 13:38:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV EAIR SP
09MADRID730	SPAIN'S EU PRESIDENCY PRIORITIES: ECONOMIC REFORM, SUMMITS, [...] (U) Summary: The Spanish Congress recently approved Spain's EU Presidency priorities as outlined by the Foreign Affairs Ministry. The priorities are threefold: economic recuperation and creating employment opportunities, developing Europe as a global actor, and implementing the Lisbon Treaty. [...]	2009-07-21 15:11:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SP EU
09MADRID826	VOLUNTEERISM AND COMMUNITY SERVICE IN SPAIN [...] Summary: Volunteer activity is increasingly common in Spain, although there are lingering historic, social and cultural factors that affect the ability/willingness of individuals to engage in or initiate activities. This report provides an overview of Spanish volunteerism and charitable acti [...]	2009-08-17 06:07:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI KWMN SP
09MADRID836	SPAIN'S CONTROVERSY OVER OFFICIAL LANGUAGES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The use of Castilian and other official Spanish languages has been a long-standing divisive political issue in several areas of Spain. In regions where Catalan, Galego, or Euskera are spoken, local legislation has further politicized the issue. Those Spanish citizens who believ [...]	2009-08-20 11:09:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL SP
09MADRID852	MADRID ECONOMIC BIWEEKLY, AUG 17-22 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-22 10:36:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KFLU SP
09MADRID869	UPDATES IN SPAINâ€™S INVESTIGATIONS OF RUSSIAN MAFIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. This cable, which should be read in conjunction with Septel analysis, details updates over the past year in Spain's two major operations - codenamed Troika (2008-09) and Avispa (2005-07) - to combat "Russian" organized crime in Spain. In Spain, the term "Russian mafia" usually applies [...]	2009-08-31 14:49:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR KCRM KCOR KJUS SP RS GG UP
09MADRID970	CONSULTATIVE PROCESS FOR MUSLIM ENGAGEMENT - MADRID [...] SUMMARY: Following the President's Cairo speech to Muslims around the world, U.S. Mission Spain continues to engage Muslims as part of our outreach to Spain's growing and increasingly diverse immigrant and minority communities. Our objective is to create a vision of mutual respect, advanceme [...]	2009-09-29 05:59:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON OEXC OSCI PREL SCUL SENV SOCI TNGD SP
09MADRID983	CROATIAN AMBASSADOR DOWNPLAYS MESIC VISIT TO CUBA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Croatian Ambassador to Spain Neven Pelicaric took great pains October 1 to downplay the significance of Croatian President Mesic's visit to Cuba the week of September 16, the third since his election in 2005. During a one-on-one lunch meeting, Pelicaric urged the USG not to take [...]	2009-10-07 20:27:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CU SP CR
09MALABO27	EQUATORIAL GUINEA RAW, PAPER 4: THE BUSINESS OF CORRUPTION [...] (U) Triggered by changes underway in Washington D.C., upcoming personnel rotations in Embassy Malabo and animated by the recent attack on the capital, this is the fourth in a series of cables intended to update our perspective on Equatorial Guinea, and to provide a ground-level view of one of t [...]	2009-03-12 10:40:00	Embassy Malabo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECIN ECON EFIN PGOV EPET ENRG KCOR PINR
09MANAGUA1131	Cuba's Ambassador to Nicaragua PNGed? [...] (SBU) Over the weekend, one of Nicaragua's leading dailies (El Nuevo Diario) reported that Cuba's ambassador to Nicaragua (Luis Hernandez Ojeda) concluded his assignment and left the country December 4 under suspicious circumstances. Hernandez presented his credentials to President Daniel Ortega in [...]	2009-12-09 20:49:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NU
09MANAGUA163	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO NICARAGUA BY CODEL [...] (SBU) On behalf of Embassy Managua, I want to warmly welcome you to Nicaragua. Your visit is an opportunity to underscore our continuing commitment to the Nicaragua people and willingness to engage with the Nicaraguan government on areas of mutual concern, while emphasizing our growing concer [...]	2009-02-12 00:15:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM SNAR NU
09MANAGUA227	NICARAGUA: 2009 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (SBU) Although IPR enforcement and protection remain a low priority for senior GON officials, we believe continued engagement in 2009 will have a positive effect. We cooperate well with working and mid-level police and prosecutors and we would like to step up our efforts to work with senior-le [...]	2009-03-03 13:51:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON USTR NU
09MANAGUA245	ORTEGA CALLS FOR ANTI-U.S. ORGANIZATION OF LATIN AMERICAN STATES AND PLEDGES TROUBLE AT THE SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS [...] (U) In a March 4 speech at a Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) rally following the presentation of credentials by ambassadors from Brazil and Finland, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega called for the creation of an Organization of Latin American and Caribbean States to counter the n [...]	2009-03-06 21:34:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NU
09MANAGUA284	NICARAGUA: CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] (SBU) In response to reftel, Embassy Managua reports three international submarine fiber optic telecommunication cables, two in the Caribbean and one in the Pacific, parallel to Nicaragua's coasts and within the country's 200-mile Exclusive Economic Zone. They are the Americas Region Caribbea [...]	2009-03-17 17:46:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV ASEC EFIN ENRG
09MANAGUA308	NICARAGUA: PANDEMIC AND AVIAN INFLUENZA TRIPWIRES [...] (U) Summary and Introduction: With no cases of the virulent H5N1 Avian Influenza (AI) strain existing yet in the Americas, the Emergency Action Committee reviewed and approved the Mission Response Plan and Tripwires for Pandemic and Avian Influenza. The plan recognizes Nicaragua,s current i [...]	2009-03-23 13:17:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT ASEC KSAF KSEO SENV TBIO KFLU NU
09MANAGUA389	NICARAGUA: SHOOTING ATTEMPT AGAINST ATTORNEY [...] (SBU) Summary: On the morning of April 6, an unknown assailant fired four gunshots at Attorney General Hernan Estrada near his residence in Managua. Two of the bullets grazed Estrada, but he only suffered minor injuries. Estrada held a press conference in the afternoon where he blamed religi [...]	2009-04-08 20:48:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR ECON EFIN EIND NU
09MANAGUA571	NICARAGUA: IMF REPRESENTATIVE ON BUDGET SUPPORT, [...] (C) The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Resident Representative in Nicaragua told the Ambassador on June 4 that the IMF is negotiating with the Nicaraguan Government (GON) and other international financial institutions to provide $85 million in direct budget support for the Ortega Administ [...]	2009-06-09 22:14:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN PGOV NU
09MANAGUA600	CPC UPDATE: COLLECTING GARBAGE & ELECTRIC BILLS, GIVING SWINE-FLU REFERRALS, AND STEALING PUBLIC LAND AND JOBS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) political party and its Citizen Power Councils (CPCs) continue to embed themselves into the fabric of Nicaraguan life. In addition to being behind recent public attacks against NGOs and serving as the primary distribution points for [...]	2009-06-17 18:53:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM NU
09MANAGUA646	NICARAGUA: SCENE SETTER FOR USNS COMFORT VISIT [...] (C) Commodore Negus, your visit to Nicaragua on July 3 through 14 comes at an auspicious time and into a challenging political environment with a government that is suspicious and critical of the USG, even as the Nicaraguan public remains fundamentally pro-US. Troubling phenomena include: eco [...]	2009-06-29 22:11:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NU
09MANAGUA789	NICARAGUA: NEVER LOOK A GIFT BUS UNDER THE HOOD [...] (SBU) On August 2, the first of 130 Russian buses began to transit the roads of Nicaragua. Several months ago, President Ortega announced that Russia had donated the buses -- at an event where he also blamed United States policies for having impoverished Nicaragua. A financial cooperative fun [...]	2009-08-11 15:02:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ELTN ETRD ECON NU
09MANAGUA831	NICARAGUAN FOREIGN MINISTER: U.S. BEHIND [...] (C) Summary. On August 5, Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Samuel Santos to discuss the ongoing Honduras crisis, Nicaragua's efforts to secure international lending, and bilateral relations. Santos acknowledged that Nicaragua's financial situation had worsened severely, threatening key s [...]	2009-08-21 21:48:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID EFIN NU
09MANAGUA854	NICARAGUA: SCENE SETTER FOR SOUTHCOM COMMANDER [...] (C) General Fraser, your visit to Nicaragua on September 1 and 2 comes at a moment when we face a challenging political environment here with a government that is suspicious and critical of the USG, even as the Nicaraguan public remains fundamentally pro-US. Troubling phenomena include: econom [...]	2009-08-28 23:03:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL MOPS MARR NU
09MANAGUA907	NICARAGUA PASSES RETIREES AND RESIDENTS LAW TO BOOST FOREIGN INVESTMENT [...] (SBU) The National Assembly approved a foreign retirees and residents law to promote Nicaragua as a retirement destination. The law was drafted in close consultation with the private sector, which sought legislation that would provide a stimulus to the construction, real estate, and tourism indust [...]	2009-09-16 21:30:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND EINV ECON NU
09MANAGUA941	NICARAGUAN MICROFINANCE: A SECTOR IN CRISIS [...] (C) Summary. Nicaragua's microfinance (MFI) sector, a vital source of finance for economic development, is under siege. A decline in credit availability as a result of the global financial crisis, the continuing and very serious "No Pago" (No Payment) movement, and a drought that is causing [...]	2009-09-28 21:44:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN PGOV NU
09MANAGUA959	NICARAGUA'S INDEPENDENT RADIOS FACING POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC PRESSURE [...] (SBU) Summary: Independent radio, like other independent media outlets, faces increasing political pressure from the Ortega government, including vandalism by Sandinista activists and revocation of broadcast licenses. This growing political pressure, combined with plummeting advertising reve [...]	2009-10-01 20:55:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECPS ECON EAID NU
09MANAMA31	INPUT FOR CHILD LABOR REPORT [...] Summary: Child labor in Bahrain is infrequent, and tends to be in family-owned and -operated shops. The GOB did not amend statutes pertaining to child labor. There were no reports of children involved in trafficking, slavery, or slavery-like conditions. End Summary. 2. The following resp [...]	2009-01-15 13:35:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID BA
09MANAMA383	THE BAHRAIN BANKING SECTOR 2009: A PRIMER [...] Summary: Bahrain hosts 412 diverse financial institutions ranging from local lenders to large-scale project finance investment banks. Supported mostly on the back of petrodollars, this sector has grown to become the largest contributor to the Bahraini economy. This cable outlines the banking [...]	2009-06-25 10:39:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN BA
09MANAMA441	SCENESETTER FOR U/S KENNEDY'S JULY 28-30 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Embassy Manama warmly welcomes your visit. Bahrain, though small in size, figures prominently in our ability to achieve key policy objectives in this region. The bilateral relationship is strong, and the ruling family regards the U.S. as the guarantor of Bahrain's security. The headqu [...]	2009-07-23 14:36:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT ABLD ECON BA
09MANAMA529	BAHRAIN'S GULF AIR RETURNS TO IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-03 10:54:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON PREL IZ BA
09MANAMA55	BAHRAIN INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2009 [...] Summary: The following is Post's submission of its Investment Climate Statement for 2009. Each paragraph is keyed to the format provided reftel. End Summary. 2. Bahrain Investment Climate Statement 2009 A.1 Openness to Foreign Investment ----------------------------------- The Governmen [...]	2009-02-01 04:28:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON OPIC KTDB USTR BA
09MANAMA596	A/USTR-LABOR VISIT TO BAHRAIN [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-12 14:08:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB PHUM BA
09MANAMA646	2010 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT - BAHRAIN [...] Summary: The following is Post's submission of its National Trade Estimate for 2010 including reports on Sanitary and Phytosanitary and Standards-Related Foreign Trade Barriers. End Summary. -------------- TRADE SUMMARY -------------- 2. The U.S. goods trade balance with Bahrain went from [...]	2009-11-05 12:53:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD BA
09MANAMA652	BAHRAIN: INTERIM REPORT ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING [...] (SBU) Following is Embassy Manama's submission for the required interim report on human trafficking, and addresses the specific areas of focus outlined in reftel paragraph 6B. ----------------------------- Investigation and Prosecution ----------------------------- 2. (SBU) Bahrain's las [...]	2009-11-16 09:52:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KWMN KCRM BA
09MANAMA737	BAHRAIN'S YOUTH: WORRIED ABOUT JOBS, SKEPTICAL OF [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-28 10:03:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAO PHUM BA
09MANILA102	CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT [...] SUMMARY: This cable provides input requested for the Secretary of Labor's annual report to Congress on the implementation of commitments to eliminate the worst forms of child labor, (Ref A). It updates information provided by Post in 2007, (Ref B),regarding child labor laws and regulations [...]	2009-01-15 08:39:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID RP
09MANILA1043	MGSF01 Economic Impacts and Philippine Response to H1N1 [...] (SBU) Summary: The Philippine government has earmarked funds for H1N1 prevention and treatment, but the virus has had only minor impact on the Philippine economy. Philippine boxer Manny Pacquiao ignored official warnings to delay his return from Las Vegas to avoid spreading H1N1, diverting med [...]	2009-05-14 06:23:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09MANILA1060	Health Department Patent Remedies to Cut Drug Prices [...] (SBU) Summary: The Philippine Department of Health is close to ordering pharmaceutical companies to stop marketing their products with discount cards, seeking to require companies instead to sell to all customers at the lowest price already available. The pending order may stem from frustrat [...]	2009-05-18 02:54:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON RP
09MANILA1063	MINDANAO VIOLENCE RISING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The progress the Philippine military has achieved against insurgents and terrorists in Mindanao (ref B) and the Sulu Archipelago has slowed significantly in the last four months, and kidnappings and high-profile attacks have been on the rise. A Philippine hostage abducted April [...]	2009-05-18 08:34:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS PTER PINR KISL RP
09MANILA1065	PHILIPPINES URGES IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF AUNG SAN SUU KYI [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the aftermath of his May 16 phone conversation with Secretary Clinton, Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Alberto Romulo issued a blunt statement on Sunday, May 17, calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Aung San Suu Kyi and urging Burma [...]	2009-05-18 08:53:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	BM PGOV PHUM PREL RP
09MANILA108	Financial Crisis Impact on Assistance to the Philippines [...] (SBU) Summary: The global financial crisis has caused asset values to decline and unemployment to increase and will slow Philippine GDP growth; but record high foreign reserves, less reliance on international trade, banking sector reforms, and the government's improved fiscal position leave t [...]	2009-01-16 05:21:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ECIN RP CN XE XD
09MANILA1081	PHILIPPINES PRESSING ASEAN FOR STRONGER BURMA [...] (C) In a frank private discussion May 19 over lunch, Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo expressed his government's disappointment at what he characterized as the "weak" May 18 ASEAN chairman's statement released by ASEAN Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan, calling for the release of im [...]	2009-05-19 09:42:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL RP
09MANILA1107	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF DEFENSE SECRETARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Secretary Gates, we appreciate your engagement with Philippine officials at Shangri-La and your visit to the Philippines. The Philippines has undergone many positive changes since the last visit of a U.S. Secretary of Defense in September 2000; many as a result of sustained U.S. [...]	2009-05-22 07:53:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MPOS PINS PREL RP
09MANILA1108	First Philippine H1N1 Case [...] (SBU) Summary: The Philippine Department of Health has confirmed the Philippines' first case of H1N1 influenza in a 10-year-old girl who arrived May 18 on a flight from the U.S. The Health Department is now trying to contact the other passengers on the flight. The Philippine government is ram [...]	2009-05-22 07:54:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09MANILA1273	NOMINATION FOR AWARD FOR CORPORATE EXCELLENCE: QUEZON [...] Post is pleased to nominate Quezon Power Limited Company, one of the Philippines largest power generation companies, for the Award for Corporate Excellence in the small/medium enterprise category. The company operates a 460-megawatt coal-fired power plant with a 31-kilometer transmission line [...]	2009-06-15 08:12:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP EINV ELAB ETRD KSEP SENV RP
09MANILA1274	NOMINATION FOR CORPORATE EXCELLENCE AWARD: CHEVRON [...] Post is pleased to nominate Chevron Philippines Incorporated in the large enterprise category for the 2009 Award for Corporate Excellence in recognition of its significant contributions to the Philippines over the past 90 years. Chevron began operations in the Philippines in 1917, making it on [...]	2009-06-15 08:12:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP EINV ELAB ETRD KSEP SENV RP
09MANILA1338	Philippines' First A(H1N1) Influenza Death [...] (U) Summary: The Philippine Department of Health has confirmed the country's first death related to Influenza A(H1N1): a 49-year-old woman employee of the Philippine House of Representatives with a history of heart disease. The death and a growing number of confirmed cases (near 500) prompte [...]	2009-06-24 08:53:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09MANILA1414	IN POOR HEALTH, FORMER PRESIDENT CORY AQUINO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Former President Corazon Cojuangco Aquino is in serious medical condition after a 15-month battle against cancer. Prospects for her recovery are dim. Family members rushed Aquino to Makati Medical Center nine days ago after she lost her appetite for food, and she has not eaten [...]	2009-07-02 07:47:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV RP

09MANILA1431	AMBASSADOR FOSTERS AMERICAN BUSINESS AND ENVIRONMENTAL [...] SUMMARY: The Ambassador visited Cebu City June 28 to highlight bilateral cooperation with the Philippines in the areas of food and agricultural trade, business development, and environmental conservation. The Ambassador delivered opening remarks at two events: the Second Conference of Coastal [...]	2009-07-08 00:20:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID RP
09MANILA1440	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CIA DIRECTOR LEON [...] (S) SUMMARY: Welcome to the Philippines, Director Panetta! Your visit to Manila will underscore the special ties we share with the Philippines, a strong regional ally in the fight against terrorism. The administration of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is strongly pro-U.S., and committed [...]	2009-07-08 07:35:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET	OVIP PGOV PINR PREL RP
09MANILA1468	LAST REMAINING ICRC HOSTAGE EUGENIO VAGNI RELEASED [...] (C) SUMMARY: The last of three International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) workers kidnapped January 15 on Jolo island in the southern Philippines by Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) terrorists was released early Sunday morning, July 12. The 62-year-old Italian engineer, Eugenio Vagni, was release [...]	2009-07-13 10:18:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINR KISL IT RP
09MANILA1561	VISIT TO BAGUIO CELEBRATES AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE AND [...] SUMMARY. Ambassador July 9 and 10 visit to Baguio celebrated the simultaneous July 4 holidays of American Independence and Philippine-American Friendship Day. The Ambassador participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony with the Baguio Mayor officially opening the Picturing America exhibit in the [...]	2009-07-23 10:42:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID RP
09MANILA1563	PHILIPPINES-JAPAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Since the Japan-Philippine Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA, the first Philippine bilateral free trade agreement) became effective in December 2008 (reftel),its impact has been more on the movement of people than goods, and significant barriers to investment in the Philip [...]	2009-07-24 06:10:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PGOV PREL RP
09MANILA1617	"ICON OF DEMOCRACY" PRESIDENT CORY AQUINO PASSES AWAY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Former President Corazon Cojuangco Aquino, cherished as "President Cory" by the people of the Philippines, passed away August 1 at Makati Medical Center surrounded by family and friends. Hospitalized for her deteriorating health since late June (reftel),Aquino succumbed to hea [...]	2009-08-01 11:43:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL RP
09MANILA1618	"ICON OF DEMOCRACY" PRESIDENT CORY AQUINO PASSES AWAY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Former President Corazon Cojuangco Aquino, cherished as "President Cory" by the people of the Philippines, passed away August 1 at Makati Medical Center surrounded by family and friends. Hospitalized for her deteriorating health since late June (reftel),Aquino succumbed to hea [...]	2009-08-01 11:44:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL RP
09MANILA1653	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF ADMIRAL TIMOTHY KEATING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Admiral Keating, we look forward to welcoming you back to Manila for the 2009 Mutual Defense Board/Security Engagement Board (MDB/SEB). The robust U.S.-Philippines bilateral relationship has recently withstood court challenges to the Visiting Forces Agreement, but remains very [...]	2009-08-06 04:02:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MPOS PINS PREL RP
09MANILA1712	FOREIGN SECRETARY ROMULO ON OVAL OFFICE, BURMA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a private August 12 breakfast meeting with the Ambassador, Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo expressed heartfelt appreciation for the warm reception President Arroyo's party received at the Oval Office on July 30, and for the highly successful cabinet-level meetings [...]	2009-08-12 10:31:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL RP BM KN
09MANILA1716	MELISSA ROXAS CASE UPDATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Melissa Roxas, the 31-year-old Filipino-American community activist who alleges she was abducted and tortured in May by individuals she believed to be Philippine security forces, returned to the Philippines July 21. She has since offered testimony to the Philippine Commission o [...]	2009-08-13 09:10:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC PGOV PHUM PREL PTER RP
09MANILA1717	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL NELSON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senator and Mrs. Nelson, welcome to the Philippines! The relationship between the United States and the Philippines continue to remain strong. U.S. interests in this major non-NATO ally center on strengthening democracy, fostering economic growth, fighting terrorism, and providi [...]	2009-08-13 09:10:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS OVIP PINR PINS PREL RP
09MANILA1827	Prostitution, Human Trafficking, and U.S. Immigration [...] Summary: As a country facing major development and governance challenges, the Philippines remains a place where prostitution and human trafficking continue to afflict the lives of Filipino women, some of whom may seek better lives abroad through legal or illegal immigration. An analysis of c [...]	2009-08-28 00:43:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KTIP CVIS RP
09MANILA1835	SCENESETTER FOR TRANSCOM COMMANDER GENERAL DUNCAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: General McNabb, welcome to the Philippines! The relationship between the United States and the Philippines continues to remain strong. U.S. interests in this Major Non-NATO Ally center on strengthening democracy, fostering economic growth, fighting terrorism, and providing s [...]	2009-08-28 06:55:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS OVIP PINR PINS PREL RP
09MANILA1923	PHILIPPINES IMPOSES PHARMACEUTICAL DRUG PRICE CONTROLS [...] (SBU) Summary: Government pressure on multinational pharmaceutical firms resulted in a 50 percent price reduction for 21 key medicines in the Philippines, phased in beginning August 15. President Macapagal-Arroyo had to issue an executive order forcing price drops on five of these medicines w [...]	2009-09-11 10:00:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR EINV ECON RP
09MANILA2112	U.S. AIDS PHILIPPINES IN TIME OF TYPHOON NEED [...] (SBU) Tropical Storm Ondoy (international name Ketsana) dumped 16 inches of rain in 12 hours on Manila and the island of Luzon on September 26, killing 288 and displacing 700,000. One week later, Typhoon Pepeng (international name Parma) hit northern Luzon with 90 mile per hour winds, leaving [...]	2009-10-05 09:22:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SOCI PREL KPAO SENV EAGR RP
09MANILA214	Geek Swaps Benefit U.S. and Philippines [...] Summary: U.S. agencies and private institutions have active science partnerships in the Philippines that build goodwill and capacity in both nations and add to global knowledge. The synergy that results from USG active engagement in science in the Philippines is beneficial to the work of USG [...]	2009-02-02 08:54:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TSPL SENV ENRG TRGY TSPA EAGR RP
09MANILA2140	SUPERBLY EXECUTED U.S. MILITARY TYPHOON RELIEF EFFORT [...] (SBU) In recent days, both Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo and Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro (concurrently head of the Philippine National Disaster Coordinating Council)communicated to the Ambassador their deep gratitude for U.S. disaster relief assistance in the wake of Typho [...]	2009-10-08 08:19:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SOCI PREL KPAO SENV EAGR RP
09MANILA2182	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY VILSACK'S VISIT TO THE [...] (SBU) Welcome to the Philippines. Following closely after two natural disasters that have affected millions of lives and damaged agricultural production, your visit holds special significance for the Embassy as well as for the Filipino people and government. Your visit will attract significa [...]	2009-10-16 08:19:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL RP
09MANILA2198	CHARGE DISCUSSES PEACE PROSPECTS, TERRORISM WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chairman Murad Ebrahim of the separatist group Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) welcomed the Charge d'Affaires October 16 to MILF headquarters in Mindanao to discuss recent progress in informal peace talks with the Philippine government and to express thanks for U.S. developme [...]	2009-10-19 09:41:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PINS EAID KISL RP
09MANILA2199	POLITICAL CONCERNS IN ILOCOS NORTE [...] (C) Ilocos Norte, the birthplace of former President Ferdinand Marcos, is one of the Philippines' northernmost provinces, home to over 500,000 residents. The Marcos family remains influential there; Ferdinand Marcos Jr. holds one of the province's two seats in the House of Representatives, and [...]	2009-10-19 09:44:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ECON RP CH
09MANILA2216	CHARGE D'AFFAIRES COURTESY CALL ON COTABATO CITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Charge d'Affaires on October 16 paid a courtesy call on Cotabato City Mayor Muslimin Sema, who welcomed the Charge on her first visit to the city. Sema expressed gratitude for U.S. development assistance and noted its tremendous impact on impoverished communities in central M [...]	2009-10-21 09:08:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINS ASEC RP
09MANILA2323	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SPEIER [...] (SBU) Welcome to the Philippines. Following on major U.S. disaster relief assistance in the wake of storms that have affected millions of lives, your visit holds special significance for the Embassy as well as for the Filipino people and government. Many Filipinos will study the content of y [...]	2009-11-05 09:05:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP EAID PREL RP
09MANILA2327	Philippines: Intellectual Property Rights Updates for [...] Summary. The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced in April 2009 that the Philippines would remain on the intellectual property rights (IPR) Special 301 Watch List, but that USTR would conduct an Out-of-Cycle Review (OCR) to gauge progress on key issues. While progress is being made in ju [...]	2009-11-06 06:53:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON RP
09MANILA2391	KIDNAPPERS RELEASE IRISH PRIEST AFTER ONE MONTH OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Irish priest Michael Sinnott was released by his kidnappers in the early morning hours of November 12, one month after his abduction in Pagadian City in the southern island of Mindanao. While no group has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping, Philippine prosecutors have file [...]	2009-11-16 09:14:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS MARR PREL PTER RP
09MANILA2393	AMBASSADOR AND NEW PRESIDENTIAL ADVISER DISCUSS [...] (C) Newly appointed Presidential Peace Process Adviser Annabelle Abaya told the Ambassador November 5 she hoped to further the Philippine government's peace negotiations with a variety of insurgent groups in the eight months remaining in President Arroyo's term of office. The GRP would continu [...]	2009-11-16 09:30:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS EAID RP
09MANILA2400	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL FILNER [...] Chairman Filner, welcome again to the Philippines. Your visit comes during an exciting time in the Philippines, as the official campaign for the May 2010 nationwide elections kicks off at the end of November. The United States and the Philippines have a longstanding and deep relationship bas [...]	2009-11-17 23:30:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OREP OVIP VA RP
09MANILA247	KIDNAPPED RED CROSS WORKERS BEGIN FOURTH WEEK WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Three workers from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) entered their fourth week as captives of terrorists on Jolo Island in the southern Philippines, while a task force led by the provincial governor sought to engage the terrorist group to negotiate the release of [...]	2009-02-05 10:09:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS PTER PINR KISL RP
09MANILA2499	CODEL FILNER VISIT TO THE PHILIPPINES [...] (U) SUMMARY. The week-long visit to Manila by Representative Bob Filner, Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs, underscored the close ties between the United States and the Philippines, and highlighted the care that the USG continues to provide for Philippine W.W.II Veterans who [...]	2009-12-04 08:48:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OREP OVIP VA RP
09MANILA2597	WELL-PLANNED EVACUATION MOVES THOUSANDS FROM LUZON [...] (SBU) Summary. Authorities have evacuated over 40,000 people living within five miles of the Mayon Volcano in southern Luzon, including virtually all residents of the 'extended danger zone'. The level of volcanic activity remains high, but experts do not believe a hazardous eruption is imminen [...]	2009-12-18 08:51:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SOCI PREL KPAO SENV EAGR RP
09MANILA2636	PHILIPPINES VOLCANO REMAINS AT HIGH ALERT; U.S. GAUGES [...] (SBU) Summary. Southern Luzon's Mount Mayon, at Alert Level 4 since December 20, continues to emit lava and hurl ash skyward in mile-high plumes. Local authorities have evacuated over 47,000 residents from within five miles of the summit and are struggling to provide them with adequate clean [...]	2009-12-29 08:13:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SOCI PREL KPAO SENV EAGR CASC RP
09MANILA427	VISIT TO PROVINCIAL CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS U.S. INVOLVEMENT IN [...] Summary. Ambassador Kenney's February 20 visit to Cebu City showcased the continuing U.S. commitment to the economic and social development of the Philippines. The Ambassador attended an environmental rally to celebrate and encourage the protection of the environment, visited a rapidly expand [...]	2009-02-26 09:28:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID RP
09MANILA444	PHILIPPINES: INPUT FOR THE 2009 TRAFFICKING IN [...] (U) This cable includes the Mission's input for the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. The information and statistics cover the period from March 2008 to February 2009, unless otherwise noted. The Mission's TIP point of contact is Political Officer Michael Pignatello, PignatelloMX@stat [...]	2009-03-02 08:30:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG RP
09MANILA468	PHILIPPINES CLOSER TO DRUG PRICE CONTROLS [...] (SBU) Summary. The Philippine Department of Health has listed 34 prescription medications that will be subjected to price controls under the Cheaper Medicines Act (reftel) enacted last year. The main impetus for the rapid imposition of price controls came from advocacy groups and non-governmen [...]	2009-03-05 05:50:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD EINV ECON RP
09MANILA505	Philippines: 2009 Special 301 Report [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy recommends retaining the Philippines on the Special 301 Watch List. Improvements to intellectual property protection over the past year include an executive order creating intellectual property units in law enforcement agencies, increasing seizures by the Optical Media [...]	2009-03-09 23:21:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON RP
09MANILA544	PROMISE OF BENEFITS DRAWS HUGE RESPONSE FROM [...] (U) SUMMARY: With the February 17 passage of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, Filipino veterans who served under the U.S. Armed Forces in World War II became eligible for the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation benefit. In three weeks since the bill was signed into law, more t [...]	2009-03-11 10:00:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAID PINR PREL PHUM KISL RP
09MANILA562	AMBASSADOR ENGAGES COMMUNITIES ON PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT IN [...] SUMMARY: The Ambassador completed a March 2-3 trip across Central Mindanao to listen first-hand to communities dealing with security and development issues on a day-to-day basis. The trip began in General Santos City, with stops throughout South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, and Maguindanao provin [...]	2009-03-13 08:33:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KISL KPAO RP USAID
09MANILA647	Philippines: A Valuable Partner on Climate Change and the [...] Summary: The Philippine government has demonstrated its commitment to climate change mitigation and adaptation through legislation, appointment of a presidential task force, ambitious emission reduction targets, active participation on the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, and robus [...]	2009-03-24 09:27:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID TPHY TRGY TSPL RP
09MANILA727	PHILIPPINE AUTHORITIES SECURE RELEASE OF ONE ICRC [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 2, Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) kidnappers on Jolo Island released Filipino hostage Mary Jean Lacaba, one of three International Committee of the Red Cross workers abducted by the terrorist group on January 15. Philippine authorities said she was in good health. Lacaba said [...]	2009-04-03 08:47:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS PTER PINR KISL RP
09MANILA812	RED CROSS HOSTAGES: PURSUING NEGOTIATIONS, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Philippine government is continuing efforts to negotiate the safe release of the two remaining International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) workers abducted January 15 by Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) terrorists. Government officials underscored that force would only be used as [...]	2009-04-17 08:56:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL MOPS PGOV PINR PREL PTER RP
09MANILA85	Philippines: 2009 Investment Climate Statement, Part One [...] Part One of PostQs 2009 Investment Climate Statement is transmitted in paragraph 2, in accordance with reftel instructions. 2. Begin text: 2009 Investment Climate Statement -- The Philippines Openness to Foreign Investment The Government of the Philippines (GRP) generally acknowle [...]	2009-01-14 08:54:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR RP
09MANILA86	Philippines: 2009 Investment Climate Statement, Part One [...] Part Two of PostQs 2009 Investment Climate Statement is transmitted in paragraph 2, in accordance with reftel instructions. 2. Begin text: 2009 Investment Climate Statement -- The Philippines Efficient Capital Markets And Portfolio Investment The Philippines is open to foreign por [...]	2009-01-14 08:54:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR RP
09MANILA877	SCENESETTER FOR DOT ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY SUSAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Welcome to the Philippines! The United States and the Philippines have a deep and abiding relationship resulting from the country's half century as a U.S. territory and commonwealth. Many features of the Philippine government are modeled on that of the U.S., and close ties e [...]	2009-04-24 07:12:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL RP
09MANILA902	SEARCH FOR LAST RED CROSS HOSTAGE CONTINUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite recent rumors that the sole remaining Red Cross hostage may have been abandoned by his Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) kidnappers, cabinet-level sources believe Red Cross worker Eugenio Vagni is still being held by his captors in the jungle area around the town of Indanan on Jolo [...]	2009-04-27 08:37:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS PTER PINR KISL RP
09MANILA977	AMBASSADOR STRENGTHENS U.S.-PHILIPPINE TIES DURING ALBAY [...] SUMMARY. During an April 28 visit to Albay province, the Ambassador reaffirmed the importance of the U.S.-Philippine bilateral military partnership where she dedicated a 3.2 kilometer road improvement project completed by a team of U.S. and Philippine military members during the annual Balika [...]	2009-05-07 03:27:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KISL KPAO RP
09MAPUTO1013	PRESIDENT GUEBUZA'S INNER CIRCLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: This is the first of a three-part series on leadership in Mozambique. Power politics in Mozambique are opaque as politicians are compelled to balance personal fortunes, family obligations, and regional and ethnic considerations in the decision making process. Mozambique's power [...]	2009-09-14 07:59:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MZ
09MAPUTO1015	MOZAMBIQUE LEADERSHIP - OUTSIDERS LOOKING IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: This is the second in a three-part series on Mozambican leadership. Mozambique has several prominent figures who, while possessing their own political strength, do not hold influence over President Guebuza. Some figures described in this cable have achieved powerful positions b [...]	2009-09-15 07:19:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MZ
09MAPUTO1098	CHARGE MARKS 25 YEARS OF USG AID; CONVENES FIRST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Charge's recent trip to Tete and Sofala Provinces was the third in a series of visits planned to all of Mozambique's provinces to highlight USG assistance successes. In a three-day visit to both provinces, the Charge reviewed health and training facilities supported by th [...]	2009-10-08 12:02:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MZ
09MAPUTO1145	AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW - MOZAMBIQUE [...] Per REFTEL, Embassy Maputo submits the following updated AGOA eligibility information. 2. Country: MOZAMBIQUE Current AGOA Status: Eligible Country Background Summary: Between October 2008 and October 2009 the Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM) continued efforts to establis [...]	2009-10-22 14:53:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ELAB ETRD MZ PGOV PREL PTER
09MAPUTO1372	COOPERATION WITH THE UNITED KINGDOM IN MOZAMBIQUE [...] (U) Summary: This cable is in response to the request for post input on promoting cooperation with the United Kingdom (UK) on Africa regional issues (reftel). Mission Maputo is actively engaged with HMG in Mozambique and has longstanding cooperation efforts already underway. These efforts in [...]	2009-12-17 14:01:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL ECON SNAR EAID UK MZ
09MAPUTO1403	INTERNATIONAL INDICES SHOW LITTLE PROGRESS, SOME [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A survey of respected international indices confirms that Mozambique, still one of the world's poorest countries, continues to advance economically but performs poorly in broader measures of democracy, governance, and human development. END SUMMARY. ------------------------ [...]	2009-12-29 12:52:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM ECON EAID SOCI KCOR MZ
09MAPUTO276	FOOD INSECURITY ALERT FOR CENTRAL MOZAMBIQUE [...] SUMMARY: The LATE ARRIVAL OF RAIN THIS YEAR IN CENTRAL MOZAMBIQUE, FOLLOWING TWO POOR SEASONS OF RAINFALL, HAS LED TO POOR HARVEST YIELDS THAT ARE AFFECTING THE FOOD SECURITY OF 97,000 IN TETE PROVINCE, 14,500 IN NORTHERN MANICA, AND 58,000 IN SOFALA. A USAID ASSESSMENT TRIP IN DECEMBER 2008 [...]	2009-02-19 10:57:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN AMGT MZ
09MAPUTO391	CHOLERA RIOTS, PRISON DEATHS, AND CIVIL UNREST IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 17, thirteen Mozambicans died in a police cell in the district police command of Mogincual, Nampula Province, of asphyxia and suffocation, according to Mozambican Police (PRM) reports of autopsy results. The detained persons were kept in a 4 by 2 meter cell with little [...]	2009-03-19 17:13:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SOCI TBIO SENV KCRM KTIP PHUM ASEC
09MAPUTO398	MOZAMBIQUE OUTREACH TOUR ENGAGES YOUTH ON THE U.S. [...] SUMMARY: Responding to excitement over the new U.S. Administration amongst our target population here, youth and students, and armed with helpful tools from our IIP Bureau as well as a special "Soft Power Gold" powerpoint designed by another FSO, the PAO and our Outreach Specialist took southe [...]	2009-03-23 09:57:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR PREL PGOV KDEM MZ
09MAPUTO41	MOZAMBIQUE -- CHILD LABOR INFORMATION [...] SUMMARY: The Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM) is party to the ILO convention against the worst forms of child labor. The GRM has a regulatory framework in place to monitor and prosecute infractions of the labor code, but does not have a regulatory body specifically devoted to chil [...]	2009-01-16 10:32:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI MZ
09MAPUTO493	NEW LABOR LAWS DISSUADE FOREIGN INVESTORS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In December 2008, the Government of Mozambique (GRM) passed into law new regulations establishing quotas on foreign employees for businesses operating in Mozambique. Minister of Labor Helena Taipo has begun an active campaign of enforcement which particularly impacts foreign co [...]	2009-04-20 09:49:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD EAID PGOV PREL ELAB MZ
09MAPUTO54	MAPUTO'S PROPOSAL FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY FUNDS [...] Summary: Embassy Maputo requests funding from the FY 2009 Biotechnology Outreach Strategy Fund to bring two subject matter experts to Mozambique to meet with regulators, academia, consumers, and legislators on currently relevant topics such as risk assessments, field trial management, labeli [...]	2009-01-21 11:39:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD SENV TBIO KPAO MZ
09MAPUTO606	LABOR LAW THREATENS U.S. INTERESTS [...] SUMMARY/ACTION REQUEST: Mozambique's new labor law sets complicated requirements for quotas and credential validation for foreigners. U.S. companies and nonprofits along with the American school have requested USG advocacy as the law is significantly hindering their ability to invest and imp [...]	2009-05-28 13:05:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV ELAB ECON EAID PGOV PREL AMGT APER
09MAPUTO607	COCA-COLA TO INVEST ADDITIONAL USD 100 MILLION IN [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Charge recently met with Coca-Cola's country director, who discussed plans for significant additional investment in Mozambique. The director also described the company's humanitarian programs, including a planned multi-million dollar partnership with USAID to supply clean w [...]	2009-05-28 13:05:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV MZ
09MAPUTO610	LABOR LAW THREATENS U.S. INTERESTS [...] SUMMARY/ACTION REQUEST: Mozambique's new labor law sets complicated requirements for quotas and credential validation for foreigners. U.S. companies and nonprofits along with the American school have requested USG advocacy as the law is significantly hindering their ability to invest and imp [...]	2009-05-28 13:07:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV ELAB ECON EAID PGOV PREL AMGT APER
09MAPUTO624	DEATH, DISEASE AND ABUSE: PRISON CONDITIONS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff recently joined representatives from the EU Human Rights group, including Sweden, Portugal, and Norway, on a mission to Tete Province to visit the Provincial Prison and meet with representatives from local authorities, civil society, and the prisoners. Tete Provincial Pri [...]	2009-06-03 12:11:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI TBIO MZ
09MAPUTO626	FOREIGN MINISTER ON LABOR ISSUES AND OTHER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Long-standing problems associated with obtaining work authorizations for USG-supported health programs received prominent press attention in recent weeks, prompting unhelpful rhetoric from the Labor Minister. While traveling with President Armando Guebueza on his "Open Presidency [...]	2009-06-03 16:16:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN EINV EAID ASEC MZ
09MAPUTO65	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - MOZAMBIQUE [...] Mozambique encourages foreign direct investment. CPI, the government's Investment Promotion Center, seeks to bring investors to Mozambique and should be a potential investor,s primary contact with the government. CPI is particularly interested in increasing investment in the central and nor [...]	2009-01-22 14:25:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC MZ
09MAPUTO713	RISING CONCERNS ABOUT NARCOTRAFFICKING AND MONEY [...] (S/NF) Summary: Large-scale narcotics shipments pass through Mozambique, taking advantage of a vast and lightly guarded coastline. Money laundering may be increasing. Narcotraffickers in the country have connections to South Asia, and some appear to have links to the ruling Frelimo party and t [...]	2009-07-01 04:55:00	Embassy Maputo	SECRET//NOFORN	SNAR EFIN KCOR PTER PGOV PREL MZ
09MAPUTO778	HOW COULD FRELIMO LOSE THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, [...] (S//NF) Post believes long-time ruling party FRELIMO is poised to do well in the October 28 presidential and parliamentary elections. Nevertheless, the emergence of a significant new opposition political party and growing popular discontent in Mozambique have caused some to think the unthink [...]	2009-07-13 16:15:00	Embassy Maputo	SECRET//NOFORN	KDEM PGOV PREL MZ
09MAPUTO8	USAID/MOZAMBIQUE RECOMMENDS SUPPORT TO [...] SUMMARY: THE RAINS HAVE COME LATE IN CENTRAL MOZAMBIQUE. UNFORTUNATELY, THE PREVIOUS AGRICULTURAL SEASON (2007-08) ALSO EXPERIENCED A POOR RAINY SEASON IN THIS PART OF MOZAMBIQUE AND PRODUCED SIGNIFICANTLY DEPRESSED CROP YIELDS. AS A RESULT, MOZAMBICANS IN MOST OF TETE PROVINCE AND THE NORT [...]	2009-01-06 10:15:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN AMGT MZ
09MAPUTO806	ZIMBABWEANS IN MANICA CANNOT AFFORD TO GO HOME [...] (C) Summary: Extending along much of Zimbabwe's eastern border, Manica Province has been the recipient of a wave of Zimbabwean refugees, as well as a higher-than-average incidence of cholera over the past year. Currently, refugees are fewer and the effects of the cholera outbreak earlier this [...]	2009-07-21 09:26:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM SMIG ZI MZ
09MAPUTO916	FORMER FM SIMAO DISCUSSES MADAGASCAR TALKS [...] (S) SUMMARY: Former Chissano-era Foreign Minister Leonardo Simao provided detailed feedback to the Charge on August 13 on the Madagascar Peace and Reconciliation discussions leading to the August 9 agreement in Maputo between the Malagasy "Big Four." Simao described the negotiations as diffi [...]	2009-08-14 10:13:00	Embassy Maputo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MZ MA
09MAPUTO960	FRENCH AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES MADAGASCAR AND THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Charge met with French Ambassador to Mozambique Christian Daziano on August 18 in the interlude between Maputo I and Maputo II talks to discuss ongoing Madagascar negotiations. Daziano was frank in the discussion, and was not overly optimistic that the Maputo II talks will l [...]	2009-08-27 16:16:00	Embassy Maputo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MZ MA
09MAPUTO962	OPPOSITION MDM PARTY LEADERS DISCUSS ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: PolOffs met recently with Ismael Mussa and Joao Carlos Colaco, both Members of Parliament and opposition Democratic Movement of Mozambique (MDM) sympathizers. Mussa resigned from RENAMO in late May, but technically serves in Parliament as an independent because formally switching [...]	2009-08-28 07:15:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MZ
09MASERU112	ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT: RUMORS SWIRL ABOUT ASSAILAINTS' [...] (U) Following the April 22 assassination attempt on Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili (refs A & B),rumors have been swirling wildly about who might have been behind the attack. Among those mentioned as possible masterminds are the Lesotho Liberation Army, political opposition leader Tom Tha [...]	2009-04-24 11:39:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC LT
09MASERU15	LESOTHO 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Embassy Maseru submits the following information for Lesotho's 2009 Investment Climate Statement. Lesotho is open to foreign direct investment (FDI) and generally treats foreign investors well. With most investment originating from East Asia, FDI in Lesotho is primarily channeled into export-or [...]	2009-01-20 07:16:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV USTR KTDB OPIC LT
09MASERU230	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ACSS HEALTH AND SECURITY IN AFRICA [...] Post submits the following information to the Department for human rights vetting on the two (2) candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in subject course. One candidate is a senior Lesotho Defense Force officer (LDF) and the other a civilian official from the Ministry of Defense and [...]	2009-07-10 10:52:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PHUM LT
09MASERU316	FIRST H1N1 CASES CONFIRMED IN MASERU [...] The Director of Lesotho's Disease Control Office of the Ministry of Health publicly confirmed five cases of H1N1 in Maseru during a televised interview on Lesotho TV on the evening of September 3, 2009. The five are all resident in urban Maseru and sought treatment at local health facilities. [...]	2009-09-04 10:56:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED KFLU AMGT PGOV LT
09MASERU337	FRAUD SUMMARY-MASERU [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-17 11:14:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC LT
09MASERU361	LESOTHO: AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW [...] Per reftel's request, post submits the following information for the annual AGOA eligibility review. 2. Country: Lesotho Current AGOA Status: Eligible Country Background Summary: The Kingdom of Lesotho is a landlocked Southern African nation with a population of approximately [...]	2009-10-09 09:16:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON ENRG ETRD PHUM LT
09MASERU388	MAIN OPPOSITION PARTY LEADER VOICES CONCERN ABOUT LAND BILL [...] On Wednesday, October 28, Ambassador Rob Nolan met with the main opposition party leader, Tom Thabane, at the Embassy. The meeting's primary purpose was to clarify Thabane's opinion on the U.S. stance concerning the controversial Land Bill (ref A). According to Thabane, the ruling party has be [...]	2009-11-03 09:05:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV LT
09MASERU394	OPPOSITION LEADER WANTS MORE SAY IN HOW MCC MONEY IS SPENT [...] On Friday, October 30, Ambassador Rob Nolan met with Kelebone Maope, Member of Parliament and leader of opposition political party the Lesotho People's Congress. Maope expressed concern that poor citizens of Lesotho will be exploited under the current version of the Land Bill (ref A). He fel [...]	2009-11-04 16:01:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KMCA LT
09MASERU400	DISCUSSION WITH OPPOSITION PARTY LEADERS CLEARS UP LAND BILL [...] On Thursday, November 5, Ambassador Rob Nolan invited representatives of Lesotho's leading opposition political parties to a discussion at his residence. Ten political leaders -- the majority of opposition parties represented in Parliament -- were in attendance. The discussion centered around [...]	2009-11-10 16:27:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV LT
09MASERU448	LESOTHO: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Embassy Maseru submits the following information for Lesotho's 2010 Investment Climate Statement. Lesotho is open to foreign direct investment (FDI) and views FDI as a means to drive growth, improve international competitiveness, and obtain access to foreign markets. Virtually all business sect [...]	2009-12-31 08:46:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC LT
09MASERU58	EMBASSY MASERU TAKES ITS SHOW ON THE ROAD [...] The US Embassy in Maseru has embarked on an ambitious plan to have monthly "Road Shows," allowing us to get out into some of Lesotho's ten districts to spread U.S. government messages. The plan is to take advantage of synergies between the programs of our Mission to maximize benefits for minim [...]	2009-03-18 13:45:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV KHIV EAID LT
09MATAMOROS67	MATAMOROS EAC CONVENES TO DISCUSS SWINE FLU OUTBREAK [...] (SBU) On April 27, 2009, Consul General Cecilia Elizondo-Herrera convened post's Emergency Action Committee to discuss reftel and post's response to the swine flu outbreak. In attendance were CG, MGT, IPO, RSO, and CONS Chief. 2. (U) Local media are reporting that there has bee [...]	2009-04-28 00:08:00	Consulate Matamoros	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CVIS CASC KSCA TBIO MX
09MBABANE273	SWAZILAND 2009 AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW [...] Country Background Summary: Swaziland is a small, land-locked country with one of the most limited economies in southern Africa. Its predominately young and rural population is beset by many challenges; foremost among them are widespread poverty and unemployment, along with one of the highest [...]	2009-10-13 04:30:00	Embassy Mbabane	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON ENRG ETRD PHUM WZ
09MBABANE280	TAIWAN'S STOCK IS STILL HIGH IN SWAZILAND [...] (SBU) Taiwan's recently arrived ambassador to Swaziland, Peter M. Y. Tsai, told the Ambassador October 17 that his country continued to enjoy excellent relations with the Kingdom of Swaziland. Against the backdrop of the World Food Day and World Poverty Day commemorations in Lavumisa, Swazila [...]	2009-10-19 15:10:00	Embassy Mbabane	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PINR SZ TW
09MBABANE52	HIV PREVALENCE RATE IN SWAZILAND SAMPLE RISES, BUT [...] SUMMARY: On February 24th at a national public forum, Swaziland's Minister of Health Benedict Xaba released findings of the latest HIV Sentinel Surveillance Survey of a sample of pregnant women presenting at health clinics around the country. The late 2008 survey data show that HIV prevalenc [...]	2009-03-03 13:28:00	Embassy Mbabane	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM KTIP WZ
09MBABANE67	FRUITFUL DIALOGUE BETWEEN AMBASSADOR AND PM [...] SUMMARY: On March 6, Ambassador Parker met with Swazi Prime Minister (PM) Barnabus Sibusiso Dlamini. Discussion included: Ambassador Parker's impending departure from Swaziland; the 2008 Human Rights Report; current international perspective towards the government of the Kingdom of Swaziland [...]	2009-03-13 02:51:00	Embassy Mbabane	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM EAID WZ
09MELBOURNE111	AUSTRALIAN BANKS EXPANDING IN U.S. AND ASIA [...] (SBU) Australia's dominant "big four" banks have emerged from the global financial crisis healthy and looking abroad to expand. One bank has acquired a mid-sized U.S. regional bank and plans to purchase more, while the other banks are looking to China and Indonesia for growth. These banks are [...]	2009-10-09 22:41:00	Consulate Melbourne	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD AS
09MELBOURNE119	AUSTRALIAN VA MINISTER TO MEET U.S. COUNTERPART [...] (SBU) Alan Griffin, Australia's Minister for Veterans' Affairs, informed us that he is planning to meet U.S. Secretary for Veterans' Affairs Shinseki in New Zealand in February 2010 along with the VA ministers from the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Canada. We provide bio notes on this left- [...]	2009-11-12 23:46:00	Consulate Melbourne	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PINR PREL PGOV AS
09MELBOURNE20	Catastrophic Fires Claim 130+ Lives in Victoria [...] (SBU) Brush fires ignited by record temperatures on February 7 are being labeled as the "worst natural disaster in Australian history." At least 130 people have been killed, over 750 homes have been destroyed, and nearly one million acres have burned. Officials expect these numbers to jump sh [...]	2009-02-09 05:07:00	Consulate Melbourne	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SENV ENRG CASC AS
09MELBOURNE95	RIGHT OF CENTER UNIONS DOMINATE IN VICTORIA [...] (C/NF) Unionized workers represent almost twenty percent of the Australian workforce, yet hold disproportionate political influence in federal and Victorian politics. Victorian right-of-center unions maintain a powerful sway over federal and state Ministers by engaging in backroom diplomacy, f [...]	2009-08-12 03:56:00	Consulate Melbourne	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PINR PREL PGOV AS
09MERIDA30	2009 YUCATAN OSAC CRIME AND SAFETY REPORT [...] (U) Overall Crime and Safety Situation: Crime Threats The Yucatan Peninsula has not suffered the same level of escalating violence seen in other parts of Mexico. However in 2008 there were some high profile criminal acts that served as a reminder that the Yucatan is part of the nationwide n [...]	2009-01-30 11:22:00	Consulate Merida	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CASC MX
09MEXICO1	GOM Views on Next Steps in Regional Precursor Control [...] (SBU) Summary: Nadia Levy-Popp, Director of Precursor Chemicals in PGR/SIEDO, recently shared with Emboffs a report that reviews the status of precursor controls in Central America (below). Levy-Popp stressed the importance of training to the development of new precursor regimes in Central Ame [...]	2009-01-02 14:48:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM KJUS PGOV PREL MX
09MEXICO1055	SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA'S VISIT TO MEXICO [...] (Confidential) Key Points --Despite the challenges presented by criminal violence in Mexico and the global financial crisis, President Calderon remains an effective and authoritative leader of an economically and politically viable nation. He is genuinely committed to leave a legacy at the e [...]	2009-04-14 16:11:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM SNAR KCRM MX
09MEXICO1172	SITREP 2 - SWINE FLU OUTBREAK IN MEXICO CITY [...] (U) SUMMARY: --------------- The GOM announced April 25 that schools will remain closed until May 6 in Federal District, State of Mexico and San Luis Potosi. The Ministry of Health reported that a total of 81 deaths (to date only 20 have been confirmed HINI related) and 1324 cases of suspe [...]	2009-04-27 01:10:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CASC CVIS ECON KSCA MX TBIO
09MEXICO1185	SITREP 4 - Swine Flu Outbreak in Mexico City [...] (U) SUMMARY: --------------- The GOM announced that schools across Mexico will remain closed until May 6. Mission Mexico decided to suspend all non-essential public services at Embassy Mexico and the nine Consulates until May 6. The EACs decided on April 27 to defer all non-essential TDY [...]	2009-04-28 16:14:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CVIS CASC KFLU KSCA TBIO MX
09MEXICO1194	SITREP 5 - H1N1 FLU OUTBREAK IN MEXICO CITY [...] (U) SUMMARY: ------------------- April 28 estimates of confirmed H1N1 cases and deaths remain unchanged from April 27. On April 28, 2009, the Mayor of Mexico City ordered the closure of all establishments where large numbers of the public gather until May 6, including restaurants, bars, di [...]	2009-04-29 05:30:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CVIS CASC KSCA TBIO MX
09MEXICO1209	SITREP 6 - H1N1 FLU OUTBREAK IN MEXICO CITY [...] (U) SUMMARY: --------------- April 29 GOM estimates of confirmed H1N1 cases rose to 99, with eight cases resulting in death. Additionally, Secretary of Health Cordova announced that non-critical federal government offices will close from May 1 thru May 5. Essential government services will [...]	2009-04-30 17:38:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CVIS CASC KSCA TBIO MX
09MEXICO1226	SITREP 7 - H1N1 Outbreak in Mexico [...] (U) SUMMARY: --------------- April 30 GOM estimates of confirmed H1N1 cases and deaths rose to 260 cases, including 12 deaths. On April 30, the Embassy issued an updated warden statement and announced that Mission operations will be closed on May 4, 2009. This closure complies with the GOM's [...]	2009-05-01 19:31:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CVIS CASC KSCA TBIO MX
09MEXICO1227	SITREP 7 - H1N1 FLU OUTBREAK IN MEXICO CITY [...] (U) SUMMARY: --------------- April 30 GOM estimates of confirmed H1N1 cases and deaths rose to 260 cases, including 12 deaths. On April 30, the Embassy issued an updated warden statement and announced that Mission operations will be closed on May 4, 2009. This closure complies with the GOM' [...]	2009-05-01 19:51:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CVIS CASC KSCA TBIO MX
09MEXICO1228	SITREP 7 - H1N1 FLU OUTBREAK IN MEXICO CITY [...] (U) SUMMARY: --------------- April 30 GOM estimates of confirmed H1N1 cases and deaths rose to 260 cases, including 12 deaths. On April 30, the Embassy issued an updated warden statement and announced that Mission operations will be closed on May 4, 2009. This closure complies with the GOM' [...]	2009-05-01 19:51:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CVIS CASC KSCA TBIO MX
09MEXICO1229	SITREP 8 - H1N1 Outbreak in Mexico [...] (U) SUMMARY: --------------- At a press conference on May 1, Secretary of Health Cordova announced that the GOM has confirmed 358 cases of H1N1 and 15 deaths. The GOM will process 500 additional cases in its labs today. Embassy Mexico will be open for normal business on May 6, but has sus [...]	2009-05-02 18:37:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CVIS CASC KSCA TBIO MX

09MEXICO1233	SITREP 9 - H1N1 Outbreak in Mexico [...] (U) SUMMARY -------------- Secretary of Health Cordova announced that the GOM had confirmed 443 cases of H1N1 and 16 fatalities as of the morning of 2 May. President Calderon and Mayor Ebrard registered encouragement at what they viewed as a positive turn in statistics. The U.S. and Mexican [...]	2009-05-03 18:56:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CVIS CASC KSCA TBIO MX
09MEXICO1234	SITREP 9 - H1N1 Outbreak in Mexico [...] (U) SUMMARY -------------- Secretary of Health Cordova announced that the GOM had confirmed 443 cases of H1N1 and 16 fatalities as of the morning of 2 May. President Calderon and Mayor Ebrard registered encouragement at what they viewed as a positive turn in statistics. The U.S. and Mexican [...]	2009-05-03 18:56:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CVIS CASC KSCA TBIO MX
09MEXICO1235	SITREP 10 - H1N1 Outbreak in Mexico [...] (U) SUMMARY -------------- On the morning of May 3, Secretary of Health Cordova announced that the GOM had confirmed 506 cases of H1N1 and 19 fatalities. He stressed that Mexico had not ignored warnings from the World Health Organization (WHO) of a possible outbreak, but had responded in a [...]	2009-05-03 22:53:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CVIS CASC KFLU KSCA TBIO MX
09MEXICO1236	SITREP 11 - H1N1 Outbreak in Mexico [...] (U) SUMMARY -------------- The Minister of Health announced May 4 that the number of new H1N1 cases has declined and that there have been no new deaths. However, as Mexico clears a backlog of older H1N1 samples, the total number of confirmed cases has risen to 727 and deaths to 26. Mexica [...]	2009-05-05 00:18:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CVIS CASC KFLU KSCA TBIO MX
09MEXICO1237	SITREP 12 - H1N1 Outbreak in Mexico [...] (U) SUMMARY -------------- Mexico aimed for a return to normalcy on 5 May, with many re-openings scheduled for 6 May. The Secretary of Health put total confirmed H1N1 cases at 866 and confirmed deaths at 26. A chorus of indignation at discrimination against Mexicans abroad continued. The [...]	2009-05-06 01:03:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CVIS CASC KFLU KSCA TBIO MX
09MEXICO1250	SITREP 13 - H1N1 Outbreak in Mexico [...] (U) SUMMARY -------------- The GOM announced that the number of confirmed H1N1 cases now stands at 1,112 including 42 fatalities. Most of the fatalities were registered in April as Mexico continues to clear a backlog of samples. Restaurants in Mexico City and throughout other parts of the c [...]	2009-05-07 02:42:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CVIS CASC KFLU KSCA TBIO MX
09MEXICO1260	H1N1 ECONOMIC RELIEF PACKAGE - BEST MEDICINE? [...] (SBU) Summary: In an effort to resuscitate an economy laid low by the flu, on May 5 the Mexican government unveiled a stimulus package totaling 18.8 billion pesos (USD 1.4 billion). As the hardest hit sectors, tourism and SMEs will be the main beneficiaries of the plan, although Mexico's pork [...]	2009-05-07 19:59:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD KFLU TBIO PINR PGOV PREL MX
09MEXICO1269	SITREP 14 - H1N1 FLU OUTBREAK IN MEXICO CITY [...] (U) SUMMARY -------------- The GOM announced that the number of confirmed H1N1 cases now stands at 1,204 including 44 fatalities. The two additional fatalities were from analysis of backlogged samples. Mexico City reduced its alert level from orange to yellow which means that normal busines [...]	2009-05-08 13:29:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CVIS CASC KSCA TBIO MX
09MEXICO1276	H1N1 INFECTS MEXICAN POLITICS [...] (SBU) Summary: While the Government of Mexico (GOM) generally got high marks for its response to the H1N1 flu outbreak, communication at times was lacking between federal and state health authorities, and in Mexico City the three main parties representing federal, state and local efforts ofte [...]	2009-05-11 13:52:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KFLU TBIO PINR PGOV PREL MX
09MEXICO1277	SITREP 15 (FINAL) - H1N1 FLU OUTBREAK IN MEXICO [...] (U) SUMMARY -------------- Health Secretary Cordova announced in a May 8 press conference that the number of confirmed cases now stands at 1319 including 45 fatalities. 2. (U) FEDERAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACTIONS -------------------------------------------- FEDERAL GOVERNMENT: Mexic [...]	2009-05-11 13:52:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CVIS CASC KSCA TBIO MX
09MEXICO1278	MEXICO SENATE PASSES NARCOMENUDEO LEGISLATION [...] (C) On April 29 and 30, both chambers of the Mexican Congress passed reforms to penal code procedures for sanctioning street sales of illegal drugs ("narcomenudeo"). The legislation passed by wide margins (with considerable support from PAN legislators) and little public commentary or oppositi [...]	2009-05-11 13:56:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MX
09MEXICO1308	UNEVEN PROGRESS ON MEXICO'S SECURITY REFORM [...] (C) Summary. Mexico's Congress, in a burst of activity before the legislative session closed on April 30, approved a number of key security initiatives that had been left pending since the last session closed in December, including narcomenudeo, asset forfeiture, the Federal Police law, and t [...]	2009-05-12 21:44:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MX
09MEXICO1322	AIR TRANSPORT: FLU SPARES PASSENGERS, HITS FINANCES [...] (U) This is the third in a series of cables reporting on the economic impact of the influenza outbreak in Mexico. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The transportation system in Mexico has withstood the H1N1 assault at its current intensity rather well. While fear of the influenza has subsided, the economi [...]	2009-05-13 20:48:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON KFLU MX
09MEXICO1634	CONSENSUS ELUDES MEXICANS ON ABORTION [...] Unclassified - Entire text. 2. Summary: A little more than two years after Mexico City moved to liberalize abortion within the Federal District, the decision remains controversial. The public is split on the issue of whether a woman should be able to seek an abortion during the first [...]	2009-06-11 14:28:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
09MEXICO1666	GENOMIC MEDICINE INSTITUTE PRESENTS MEXICAN GENOME MAP AND [...] Summary: Mexico's National Institute of Genomic Medicine (INMEGEN) presented the genomic map of the Mexican population last month. The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science under the title: "Analysis of Genomic Diversity in Mexico Mestizo Populations For the D [...]	2009-06-12 21:31:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA MX
09MEXICO1667	MEXICO: LEGISLATIVE AND GUBERNATORIAL ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary. As the July 5 legislative, state, and local elections near, the PRI continues to maintain a consistent lead over its closest rival, the PAN. The parties' official campaigns have been lackluster as they have they have sought to evade the stricter electoral code by using more unde [...]	2009-06-12 21:31:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MX
09MEXICO1758	MIDTERM ELECTIONS SNAPSHOT: SOME UPS AND DOWNS FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Patchy alliances may be the key factor to keeping afloat at least three of the five small parties, disadvantaged by the 2007 electoral reform, after the upcoming midterm elections July 5 in Mexico. The Green Party (PVEM) polls the highest, capturing attention by advocating a r [...]	2009-06-18 22:48:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR MX
09MEXICO1862	Mexico Economic Weekly - June 26 [...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements reporting from Mission Mexico Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Sigrid Emrich (emrichs@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. 2 [...]	2009-06-29 16:02:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
09MEXICO1961	EARLY RESULTS OF THE MEXICAN MIDTERM ELECTIONS: [...] (C) Summary. Early results of the July 5 midterm legislative and local elections indicate that the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) was the big winner and will supersede the ruling National Action Party (PAN) as the largest party in the 500 seat Chamber of Deputies. The final results [...]	2009-07-06 22:51:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MX
09MEXICO2079	O CANADA, WE STAND ON GUARD FOR THEE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 13, 2009, Canada announced that it will implement a visa requirement on travelers from Mexico and the Czech Republic, effective at 12:01 am, July 17. The putative reason, according to Immigration Minister Jason Kenney is to quell the flow of applicants from both countri [...]	2009-07-16 19:46:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS PREL PREF ECON PGOV SMIG MX EZ CA
09MEXICO2179	Mexico Economic Weekly - July 24 [...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements reporting from Mission Mexico Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Joe Salazar (salazarje3@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. [...]	2009-07-24 21:47:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
09MEXICO2205	PUSHED BY HIGHER FOOD PRICES, POVERTY IS UP IN MEXICO [...] (U) SUMMARY. Rural and urban poverty have shown a significant uptick in Mexico since 2006, despite a general decline since 1992 and despite the economy's strong performance. According to semi-independent analysis based on official 2008 figures, poverty increased from 42.6% in 2006 to 47.4% in [...]	2009-07-27 18:20:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAID SOCI PGOV MX
09MEXICO2239	GREEN PARTY LOOKS TO CONSOLIDATE ELECTORAL GAINS [...] (C) Summary: The Green Party of Mexico (PVEM) will look to consolidate significant gains it made in the July 5 midterm elections in a bid to expand its reach in 2012. Over the next three years in Congress, the party will endeavor to implement its campaign promises and push environmental legi [...]	2009-07-29 23:10:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MX
09MEXICO2264	SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Key Points --President Calderon remains committed to forging a legacy based on the rule of law, where Mexico's criminal organizations are severely diminished, and the benefits of Mexico's wealth and trade are more widely shared among its citizens. At the same time, he faces record leve [...]	2009-07-31 20:55:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUS PINR KCRM SNAR MX
09MEXICO2308	GOM SEEKS BROAD-RANGING REGULATORY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mexico's Secretariat of the Economy (SE) seeks broad-ranging harmonization of regulations affecting international trade in North America. SE envisions a decades-long effort involving Mexico, Canada and the United States similar to the decades-long regulatory harmonization wor [...]	2009-08-04 23:33:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD NAFTA PREL MX
09MEXICO2601	Mexico Economic Weekly - August 21 [...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements reporting from Mission Mexico Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Sigrid Emrich (emrichs@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. [...]	2009-08-31 23:19:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
09MEXICO2620	MEXICO KEEN ON WMD NON-PROLIFERATION PROGRAM [...] Summary. Personnel from LEGAT headquarters' Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Directorate met with representatives from CISEN on August 28 to discuss the GoM approach to WMD non-proliferation. This meeting is a continuation of several gatherings between CISEN and members of the WMD Directo [...]	2009-09-02 21:48:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PINR UN MX
09MEXICO2636	CALDERON STANDS FIRM ON SECURITY, SETS AMBITIOUS [...] Summary: On September 2 the Ambassador attended President Calderon's third state of the union address at the National Palace. The President made the address at the most difficult point yet in his six year term with the country facing record levels of violence and the economy entrenched in [...]	2009-09-04 13:12:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MX
09MEXICO2638	CALDERON SIGNS NARCOMENUDEO LAW [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 20 President Calderon signed into law a reform that decriminalizes small scale possession of drugs for the purpose of consumption, shifts the responsibility for prosecuting small scale dealers to state authorities, increases the penalties for small scale dealers, an [...]	2009-09-04 13:13:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KCRM SNAR PINR MX
09MEXICO2666	Mexico Economic Weekly - September 4 [...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements reporting from Mission Mexico Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Sigrid Emrich (emrichs@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. [...]	2009-09-08 23:02:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
09MEXICO2701	MEXICO: CALDERON MEETS PRI RESISTANCE ON [...] (c) Summary: Following up his bold state of the Union message ref A),President Calderon announced several expected Cabinet changes, eliminated a number of government secretariats, and recommended a series of economic measures that presaged an imminent tough battle on the budget (septel). Whi [...]	2009-09-15 13:21:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ECON EINT EPET MX PGOV PINR PREL
09MEXICO2749	MEXICO: MICHOACAN FACES TRIFECTA OF ECONOMIC, [...] (SBU) Summary: Poloff traveled to Morelia, Michoacan August 18-21 to assess the political, economic, and security environment in the state with a number of officials from the major political parties, the state government, non-government organizations, and the academic world. Michoacan is em [...]	2009-09-21 13:12:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON EAID PHUM MX
09MEXICO2780	EMBASSY ENGAGES CIVIL SOCIETY ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) Summary. In a meeting with representatives from Mexico's leading human rights non-governmental organizations (NGOs),the Ambassador proposed a regular dialogue focused on an agenda that would address recurrent issues, seek to build confidence, and promote transparency on an agreed list o [...]	2009-09-24 22:34:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR MX
09MEXICO2832	THE GOM'S 2010 REVENUE PROPOSAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Fiscal reform has become a critical element in addressing the GOM's 2010 budget shortfall, resulting from plunging revenues (due to falling oil production/prices and economic recession),and public expenditure that grew in tandem with skyrocketing oil prices from 2002-08 (see re [...]	2009-09-30 15:40:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV PINR SENV
09MEXICO2885	Mexico Economic Weekly - October 02 [...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements reporting from Mission Mexico Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Sigrid Emrich (emrichs@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. [...]	2009-10-05 22:20:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
09MEXICO2996	Mexico Economic Weekly - October 16 [...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements reporting from Mission Mexico Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Sigrid Emrich (emrichs@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. 2 [...]	2009-10-16 22:41:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
09MEXICO3121	MEXICO: DF MAYOR'S GREEN TIPS AND CRIME BLUES [...] (SBU) Summary: Marcelo Ebrard, Mayor of Mexico City, underscored for the Ambassador on October 23 his top priorities for the city: security, public transportation, waste-control, climate change, solar energy and other renewables, and health care. Ebrard highlighted the city's efforts to inc [...]	2009-10-30 17:32:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MX PGOV PINR PREL
09MEXICO3173	VERACRUZ: ALL EYES ON 2010 ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary. Poloff traveled to Veracruz State in early October to meet with state officials, opposition politicians, and civil society representatives to discuss local conditions in the run-up to state governor and local congressional elections next year. The major parties are already in ful [...]	2009-11-09 17:11:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR MX
09MEXICO3186	Mexico Economic Weekly - November 6 [...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements reporting from Mission Mexico Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Sigrid Emrich (emrichs@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. [...]	2009-11-09 22:56:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
09MEXICO3311	Mexico Economic Weekly - November 20 [...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements reporting from Mission Mexico Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Sigrid Emrich (emrichs@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. 2 [...]	2009-11-23 18:18:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
09MEXICO3322	RECENT IPR ENFORCEMENT SUCCESSES IN MEXICO [...] (SBU) Two recent successes in Mexican IPR enforcement efforts warrant highlighting in a front-channel cable. Mexican customs officials who attended a training program organized by the Embassy in Manzanillo in early September have since employed the detection techniques learned and have detaine [...]	2009-11-23 23:41:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON SNAR MX
09MEXICO3382	CONGRESS APPROVES 2010 SPENDING LEGISLATION [...] (SBU) Summary. On November 17, the Mexican Congress approved the 2010 budget, voting 437-25 to pass the spending bill, which includes MX$3.18 trillion (US$244 billion) in outlays. The budget for 2010 implies a deficit of 0.75% of GDP excluding debt from state oil monopoly Pemex, but with Pe [...]	2009-12-01 20:02:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
09MEXICO3443	DEPSEC LEW STRESSES USG COMMITMENT TO COOPERATION [...] (U) Summary. Deputy Secretary Lew uQ his visit to Mexico November 22-24 to stress to the GOM and Mexican civil society the USGQs commitment to Mexico as it takes on organized crime and builds stronger law enforcement institutions. Lew underscored the importance of observing human rights as [...]	2009-12-07 23:24:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR SNAR KCRM MX
09MEXICO3504	MEXICO: VISIT OF A/S VALENZUELA (DEC 06-08) [...] (SBU) Summary: During his two day visit to Mexico (Dec 6-8),A/S Arturo Valenzuela met with senior Mexican officials including key counterparts from the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs, Governance, Federal Police and several key economic ministries. A visit to several Federal Police installation [...]	2009-12-14 16:02:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR MASS ECON ETRD MX
09MEXICO3623	MEXICO: UNODC REPRESENTATIVE SUGGESTS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) regional and country representatives recently met and discussed ways to promote greater regional coordination among our Merida partners on combating narco-trafficking with a view to producing more concrete progress. [...]	2009-12-23 21:56:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL UN MX
09MEXICO3627	MEXICO: BUILDING AN EFFECTIVE HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Country Team is working on three coordinated tracks on a human rights engagement strategy that will enhance our ability to work more closely with the GOM and the Mexican military; establish a regular working dialogue with the human rights community; and support the work of c [...]	2009-12-23 22:52:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR MX
09MEXICO3659	AGUASCALIENTES TACKLES SECURITY AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Poloff traveled to Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes to assess the political, economic, and security situation in the state by talking with a number of legislators, officials from the state government, members of the state human rights commission, prominent business people and le [...]	2009-12-30 14:35:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR UN MX
09MEXICO45	CALDERON ANNOUNCES MORE MEASURES TO STIMULATE ECONOMY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. President Calderon announced on January 7 a new set of measures to help offset the impact of the global financial and economic crisis and stimulate the economy. "The National Accord in Favor of the Families' Economy and Employment" is the third economic program announced by the [...]	2009-01-08 22:28:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ENRG EINV PGOV MX
09MEXICO586	NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT - [...] The mission's point of contact on the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report is Poloff Suzanne Archuleta. She may be reached by telephone at (52) (55) 5080-2000, ext. 4806, or by fax at (52) (55) 5080-2247 or ArchuletaMS@state.gov. Post requests that the names of the non-governmental organizatio [...]	2009-02-27 23:36:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG KTIP
09MEXICO601	MISSION INPUT ON 2009 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW - MEXICO [...] (SBU) Summary: The US Embassy recommends that Mexico remain on the Special 301 Watch List for 2009. The Mexican government continues to make significant advances in areas of concern highlighted in last year's report, but this is offset by little or no progress on others. The Calderon adminis [...]	2009-03-02 23:07:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON ETRD MX
09MEXICO822	U.S.-MEXICO EXCHANGE VIEWS ON CHALLENGES FACING [...] (SBU) Summary. A U.S. delegation headed by Acting Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of International Organizations James Warlick met March 13 with Mexico's UN team for consultations focusing on the UN budget, challenges facing Mexico as UNSC President in April, and human rights. Mexico shar [...]	2009-03-20 20:40:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC PHUM MARR AF KN CG SU SO WI HA MX
09MEXICO823	U.S.-MEXICO EXCHANGE VIEWS ON CHALLENGES FACING [...] (SBU) Summary. A U.S. delegation headed by Acting Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of International Organizations James Warlick met March 13 with Mexico's UN team for consultations focusing on the UN budget, challenges facing Mexico as UNSC President in April, and human rights. Mexico shar [...]	2009-03-20 20:40:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC PHUM MARR AF KN CG SU SO WI HA MX
09MEXICO827	U.S.-MEXICO EXCHANGE VIEWS ON CHALLENGES FACING [...] (SBU) Summary. A U.S. delegation headed by Acting Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of International Organizations James Warlick met March 13 with Mexico's UN team for consultations focusing on the UN budget, challenges facing Mexico as UNSC President in April, and human rights. Mexico shar [...]	2009-03-20 21:06:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC PHUM MARR AF KN CG SU SO WI HA MX
09MEXICO828	NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT - [...] The mission's point of contact on the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report is Poloff Suzanne Archuleta. She may be reached by telephone at (52) (55) 5080-2000, ext. 4806, or by fax at (52) (55) 5080-2247 or ArchuletaMS@state.gov). Post requests that the names of the non-governmental organizati [...]	2009-03-20 22:39:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KTIP KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
09MEXICO838	SOCIAL SECURITY WORKERS, UNION CONTEMPLATES [...] SUMMARY: Mexico,s the National Union of Social Security Workers (SNTSS) is contemplating changing its labor affiliation and has already moved to chance its political party connections. The SNTSS is a member of the National Workers Union (UNT),Mexico,s second largest labor federation. The [...]	2009-03-23 18:14:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON PHUM PGOV SOCI PINR MX
09MILAN173	ITALY'S LEGA NORD EYES BIG REGIONAL PRIZES [...] (C) Summary: With the Northern League's (LN) successful showing in recent local elections, attention is now turning to bigger prizes: regional governorships coming vacant in March 2010. With Veneto apparently in the bag, party leaders are now looking for at least one other scalp -- either Lom [...]	2009-08-13 09:04:00	Consulate Milan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR IT
09MILAN176	WHO WILL RIDE THE NEXT WAVE OF LEGA NORD [...] (C) As mentioned in reftel, the 67 year-old founder of the Northern League (LN) political party, Umberto Bossi, remains in poor health due to a stroke he suffered in 2004. Though Bossi continues an active and provocative political life, constantly in the media and public eye, judging by appea [...]	2009-08-19 09:18:00	Consulate Milan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR IT
09MILAN220	NORTHERN ITALIAN "DISTRETTI" HANGING ON [...] (SBU) Summary: The clusters of small same-sector firms known as "distretti" are the backbone of the Italian -- and particularly northern Italian -- economy. To varying degrees these "distretti" have been suffering from the global economic crisis that has hit their traditional export markets. [...]	2009-11-20 13:13:00	Consulate Milan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND EINV IT
09MILAN221	NORTHERN ITALIAN "DISTRETTI" HANGING ON [...] (SBU) Summary: The clusters of small same-sector firms known as "distretti" are the backbone of the Italian -- and particularly northern Italian -- economy. To varying degrees these "distretti" have been suffering from the global economic crisis that has hit their traditional export markets. [...]	2009-11-20 13:13:00	Consulate Milan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND EINV IT
09MINSK114	BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - APRIL 10, 2009 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - For Freedom Movement's Property Confiscated (para. 2) - Police to Investigate Desecration at Kurapaty (para. 3) Domestic Economy ---------------- - Lukashenka to [...]	2009-04-10 14:01:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO
09MINSK217	BELARUS: CODEL CARDIN SECURES AMCIT'S RELEASE, ADVANCES [...] (SBU) A CODEL led by Helsinki Commission Chairman Senator Cardin visited Belarus June 30, the most senior USG delegation since the 1994 visit of President Clinton. The CODEL met with President Lukashenka -- who pardoned AMCIT Emanuel Zeltser in response to the CODEL's request -- for over two [...]	2009-07-03 22:46:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV PINR BO
09MINSK228	BELARUS POL/ECON REPORT - JULY 10, 2009 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Investigation Against Volkovysk Activists Extended (para. 2) - Jailed Volkovysk Activist's Associate and Employer Detained (para. 3) - Opposition Youth Fined (para. [...]	2009-07-10 15:13:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO
09MINSK27	BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - JANUARY 23, 2009 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------------ - Opposition Youth's Draft Order Suspended (para. 2) - Opposition Denied Venues (para. 3) - Demonstration Dispersed, Opposition Youth Leader Detained (para. 4) - Pr [...]	2009-01-23 13:39:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
09MINSK274	BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - AUGUST 14, 2009 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Supreme Court Denies Registration Appeal of Human Rights NGO (para. 2) - Religious Groups Complain GOB Is Trying to Limit Their Ability to Have Houses of Worship (para [...]	2009-08-17 14:34:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO
09MINSK287	BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - AUGUST 21, 2009 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Yuri Leonov Attributes His Release to High Attention of Media and Foreign Embassies (para. 2) - "For Freedom" Activist in Gomel Fined For White-Red-White, EU Flags and [...]	2009-08-21 16:16:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO
09MINSK385	BELARUS BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - NOVEMBER 20, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-24 17:39:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO
09MINSK390	BELARUS: 2008-2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] Summary. Belarus remains a transit route for illicit drugs and drug precursors. Reports of drug use and drug-related crime in Belarus increased in 2009, although there is no evidence of large-scale drug production in the country. In October 2008 the government adopted a National Action Plan [...]	2009-12-03 14:00:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KCRM SNAR BO
09MINSK86	BELARUS: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (U) This is Embassy Minsk's submission for the ninth annual TIP report. Responses, based on information received March 12, 2009, are keyed to ref A and subsequent tasking ref B. 2. (SBU) This report identifies anti-TIP NGOs and international organizations by name. However, for security [...]	2009-03-16 14:13:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB BO
09MONROVIA227	FRAUD SUMMARY - LIBERIA, SEPTEMBER - FEBRUARY 2009 [...] (U) COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Liberia continues its gradual recovery from fourteen years of civil war. Limited parts of the capital city, Monrovia, have electricity and the city still lacks a functioning water/sewer system and telephone network; health care is substandard. Government institution [...]	2009-03-30 16:09:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC LI
09MONROVIA289	LIBERIA: RUBBER SECTOR OVERVIEW [...] (U) SUMMARY: Liberia's rubber sector provides 5.5% of its economic output, 85% of its exports and work for an estimated 50,000 Liberians. Roughly 40% of Liberia's rubber comes from small, Liberian-owned farms, with the remainder produced on large foreign-owned concessions. There has been l [...]	2009-04-28 08:01:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ELAB EINV PHUM PGOV LI
09MONROVIA375	LIBERIA: DRAFT BUDGET IS BIGGER AND MORE DETAILED [...] (U) The GOL submitted its 2009-10 draft budget for legislative consideration on May 19. Despite the global financial crunch, the budget, at $347 million, shows a 16% increase over last year's and over 400% growth from the $80 million budget when the Sirleaf administration took office. It incl [...]	2009-05-29 11:51:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON EAID PGOV LI
09MONROVIA52	LIBERIA: Donor Support Remains Essential As Economy [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The IMF remains cautiously optimistic about Liberia's economic outlook and we anticipate current USG assistance programs will be adequate to address the challenges of the financial crisis. Liberia's rubber exports are down (for domestic reasons),resumption of timber exports is [...]	2009-01-20 16:13:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN ETRD EINV ECON LI
09MONROVIA524	LIBERIA'S FINAL BUDGET A STUDY IN WISHFUL THINKING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the midst of anemic commodity prices, flagging interest from would-be concessionaires and reduced growth forecasts, Liberia's National Legislature has approved an amended budget for 2009-2010, adding almost $25 million in expenditures to the Ministry of Finance's proposed $34 [...]	2009-07-20 11:03:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN LI
09MONROVIA70	LIBERIA: A NEW, ASSERTIVE BUREAU OF MARITIME AFFAIRS [...] (SBU) Summary: Recently appointed Liberian Bureau of Maritime Affairs (BMA) Commissioner Binyah Kesselly is seeking to assert tighter control over the country's outsourced shipping registry and has embarked on an ambitious program to transform Liberia into a "maritime nation" by expanding BMA [...]	2009-01-21 10:03:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EWWT EFIS PHSA SENV LI
09MONROVIA725	LIBERIA: BUCHANAN RENEWABLES DEAL STALLS OVER PRICE DISPUTE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Liberia may back out of a power purchase agreement with Buchanan Renewables (BR),after a consortium of donors warned the President that unduly high tariffs could threaten the financial solvency of the Liberian Electricity Corporation (LEC) and deter small busi [...]	2009-10-05 09:39:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG EAGR LI
09MONROVIA751	LIBERIA: AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW 2009 [...] (U) COUNTRY BACKGROUND SUMMARY: Liberia has a government that was democratically elected in multi-party elections in October/November 2005. The government has moved to exert its authority throughout the country but security still depends on the 10,000-strong United Nations Mission in Liberia [...]	2009-10-13 16:45:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON LI ETRD
09MONROVIA760	FRAUD SUMMARY - LIBERIA, MARCH - AUGUST 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-16 13:07:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC LI
09MONROVIA802	52ND LIBERIAN LEGISLATURE CONCLUDES FOURTH SESSION [...] (U) SUMMARY. The 52nd National Legislature has concluded its fourth session, recessing until the fifth session begins in January 2010. Despite the fact that several key laws were passed and concession agreements ratified, the Legislature failed to pass crucial measures related to meeting Lib [...]	2009-10-30 09:55:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI LI
09MONROVIA82	LIBERIA: GOL SIGNS CONTRACT POWER PLANT FUELED BY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Canadian firm Buchanan Renewables (Monrovia) Power, Inc. (BRP) signed January 21 a concession agreement with the Government of Liberia (GOL) and a power purchase agreement with the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) for the construction of a 35-megawatt power plant to provide [...]	2009-01-23 15:45:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EINV ETRD OPIC LI
09MONROVIA838	FISCAL SQUEEZE SPARKS CALLS FOR BUDGET TRANSPARENCY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While the global downturn could be expected to impose some constraints on Liberia's 2009-2010 budget, the Ministry of Finance's admission that revenue collection fell a full 25 percent short of planned expenditures in the first quarter alone has raised questions about the efficac [...]	2009-11-18 17:28:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN LI
09MONROVIA93	LIBERIA: DISASTER DECLARATION ON MOTH AND CATERPILLAR [...] This is an action request. Please See para 14. 2. Summary: This is a disaster declaration cable to request assistance from OFDA for immediate humanitarian relief related to the impact on water supply, sanitation, health and livelihoods related to widespread infestation of crops by caterpi [...]	2009-01-29 19:10:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL WFP PHUM LI
09MONTERREY175	BORDER STATES CLIMATE CHANGE WORKSHOP AND MEXICO'S CLIMATE [...] Summary. The Mexican state and federal governments reaffirmed their commitment to combating climate change at the Border States Climate Change Workshop held April 22-23 in Monterrey, Mexico. The conference, sponsored by the Border Environment Cooperation Commission (BECC),was the first ever [...]	2009-05-14 15:52:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG EPET ECIN ECON PGOV MX
09MONTERREY178	NUEVO LEON'S HEALTH SECRETARY BRIEFS ON H1N1 FLU [...] Summary. On May 14, 2009 Monterrey Consul General, Econoff and ACS Deputy met with Nuevo Leon Secretary of Health Gilberto Montiel Amoroso to discuss the state's response to the H1N1 outbreak and its capacity to handle future pandemics. The capital of Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, is the third larg [...]	2009-05-18 14:29:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CASC KSCA TBIO MX
09MONTERREY297	MONTERREY TO HOST 2009 BORDER GOVERNOR'S CONFERENCE [...] Summary. The 17th annual Border Governor's Conference, slated for September 2 - 4 in Monterrey, is billed as the largest bi-national venue of its kind. The governors of all ten border states, joined by Foreign Minister Espinosa and Mexican Ambassador Sarukhan, are expected to attend this me [...]	2009-08-04 18:26:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI SNAR ETRD SENV SCUL SMIG EIND EINV ECON
09MONTERREY32	NUEVO LEON'S COLLABORATIVE MODEL FOR BUILDING ITS BIOTECH [...] Summary. The State of Nuevo Leon has identified the biotechnology industry as one of five key sectors for potential growth, building on its comparative advantages of strong universities, a business friendly climate and a tradition of public/private partnerships. The state and its private sec [...]	2009-01-29 01:53:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR TBIO ECON EINV KIPR PGOV MX
09MONTERREY33	NUEVO LEON'S COLLABORATIVE MODEL FOR BUILDING ITS BIOTECH [...] Summary. The State of Nuevo Leon has identified the biotechnology industry as one of five key sectors for potential growth, building on its comparative advantages of strong universities, a business friendly climate and a tradition of public/private partnerships. The state and its private sec [...]	2009-01-29 01:53:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR TBIO ECON EINV KIPR PGOV MX
09MONTERREY349	SAN LUIS POTOSI GOVERNOR-ELECT OUTLINES PLANS [...] (SBU) Summary: At a recent meeting with the Consul General (CG),San Lusi Potosi Governor-elect Fernando Toranzo Fernandez, a member of the Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI),outlined his plans to improve economic, healthcare and security conditions in his state. He predicted that h [...]	2009-09-22 20:01:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EIND EINV SOCI ASEC EAID ECON MX
09MONTERREY371	NUEVO LEON'S NEW CABINET HAS FEW SURPRISES [...] (SBU) Summary: New Nuevo Leon Governor Rodrigo Medina released the names of his cabinet members on October 3. With the exception of his choice for the Secretary of Public Security, Medina's choices overwhelmingly reflect continuity from the prior administration, which is not surprising give [...]	2009-10-06 22:31:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EFIN SOCI PINR MX
09MONTERREY376	CONSULATE GENERAL MONTERREY ORGANIZES THE FIRST EVER [...] The city of Monterrey, Mexico's economic powerhouse, is home to Mexico's most proactive fitness culture. Relatively high disposable incomes, the abundance of recreational activities such as rock-climbing and mountain biking, and an appreciation for the health benefits of physical exercise yiel [...]	2009-10-13 16:04:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SCUL OIIP OEXC MX
09MONTERREY397	MONTERREY TEC ANNOUNCES POTENTIALLY GROUNDBREAKING NEW [...] (SBU) Summary. Four days before POTUS' October 23 declaration of a national emergency in the face of the growing influenza pandemic, researchers at Monterrey TEC's FEMSA Biotechnology Center announced the development of a new type of A/H1N1 influenza vaccine with the potential to solve curren [...]	2009-10-27 23:58:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU EAID SOCI TBIO TSPL MCAP MX
09MONTERREY438	NUEVO LEON BUSINESS COMMUNITY PESSIMISTIC ABOUT NEW FISCAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Reaction to the passage of the modified 2009 Fiscal Law in Nuevo Leon ranges from stoic to pessimistic. Local business leaders and economists cite decreasing competitiveness, growing uncertainty, uncontrolled spending, and a failure to broaden the tax base among their stronges [...]	2009-11-23 22:46:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV ECIN EFIN EINV MX
09MONTERREY441	MEXICO BUSINESS SUMMIT FOCUSES ON THE FUTURE [...] (U) The 2009 Mexico Business Summit, "Beyond the Crisis, Creating a Vision for a New Era," held in Monterrey November 8 - 10, brought together prominent leaders from business, government and academia. Major topics at this year's Summit included North American economic development (particularl [...]	2009-12-01 16:27:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND EINV PGOV ASEC ECON MX
09MONTERREY442	MEXICO BUSINESS SUMMIT FOCUSES ON THE FUTURE [...] (U) The 2009 Mexico Business Summit, "Beyond the Crisis, Creating a Vision for a New Era," held in Monterrey November 8 - 10, brought together prominent leaders from business, government and academia. Major topics at this year's Summit included North American economic development (particularl [...]	2009-12-01 18:40:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND EINV PGOV ASEC ECON MX
09MONTERREY445	NUEVO LEON AND ZACATECAS GOVERNORS SEEK INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (SBU) Summary: On the margins of the Mexico Business Summit, held in Monterrey November 8-10 (reftel),the Ambassador met (separately) with the Governors of Nuevo Leon and Zacatecas. During a November 10 meeting, the Ambassador and Nuevo Leon Governor Rodrigo Medina (PRI) discussed innovati [...]	2009-12-07 20:53:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EIND EINV SOCI ASEC EAID ECON MX
09MONTERREY46	SAN LUIS POTOSI TRAVELOGUE; SECURITY GOOD; ECONOMY IN [...] (U) Summary. We expect the 2009 governor's race in San Luis Potosi to focus on economic issues, since the state's security situation is relatively safe. San Luis Potosi has had success in developing manufacturing industries, but export demand is down due to the U.S. recession. The P [...]	2009-02-04 14:29:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ETRD KCRM SNAR CASC MX
09MONTEVIDEO141	URUGUAY: VAZQUEZ RALLIES THE FA BASE [...] (U) In a downtown Montevideo rally attended by several thousand supporters, President Vazquez delivered an optimistic two-hour-long state of the union address that emphasized Uruguay's progress under his administration. His focus was on the success of ruling coalition Frente Amplio's social r [...]	2009-03-10 16:53:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UY
09MONTEVIDEO181	URUGUAY ADVANCES ON CLIMATE CHANGE [...] An environmental current is gathering momentum in Uruguay, with a notable increase in the number of public and press events related to climate change. On March 17, President Vazquez announced the launching of a National Agenda on Climate Change that creates a $6 million emergency fund to help [...]	2009-04-02 11:16:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KGHG UY
09MONTEVIDEO239	EAC - URUGUAY'S PREPAREDNESS FOR H1N1 INFLUENZA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Uruguay's Health Ministry reported there are no actual or suspected cases of H1N1 influenza in Uruguay, and that local health authorities stand ready to screen incoming travelers with flu-like symptoms. On 4/28/09, U.S. Embassy Uruguay held an EAC meeting to review post's prepa [...]	2009-04-29 16:23:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC CASC KFLO KPAO KSAF PINR PREL TBIO
09MONTEVIDEO249	Uruguay Elections - Majority of Cabinet Likely to Seek [...] As the election season moves into higher gear, President Vazquez informed the members of his cabinet that any individuals who wish to campaign in October's general election will need to resign their positions after the June 28 primaries. It seems likely that the majority of the cabinet will do [...]	2009-05-06 17:07:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL UY
09MONTEVIDEO314	SIGNS OF LIFE IN THE COLORADO PARTY? [...] After a historical drubbing in the 2004 elections, the once dominant Colorado party remains in the political wilderness. While a victory in this yearQs presidential election is practically impossible, the partyQs long-term hopes for recovery lie with the dynamic figure of Pedro Bordaberry, w [...]	2009-06-08 13:10:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UY

09MONTEVIDEO359	NATIONAL PARTY STRENGTHENING IN SWING STATE [...] (U) Summary: Leading up to the June primaries, Emboffs met with four of the five congressmen from Maldonado, the third-most populous Uruguayan department and the home of Punta del Este, considered by many to be the face of Uruguay, to discuss the department's primary issues and the likely res [...]	2009-06-24 13:55:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UY
09MONTEVIDEO401	URUGUAY'S POTENTIAL AS A RENEWABLE ENERGY LEADER IN THE [...] (U) This telegram is sensitive but unclassified, and not for Internet distribution. ------- Summary ------- 2. (U) Uruguay has the potential to become an alternative energy-based economy if it continues its current effort and improves the policy environment and needed infrastructure. I [...]	2009-07-13 12:45:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENGY EAGR UY
09MONTEVIDEO418	H1N1 FLU: DEATH TOLL HITS 15 [...] As of July 15, Uruguay has 15 confirmed deaths from H1N1 influenza, with more than 1,500 cases suspected throughout the country. Despite an increase in numbers, public health officials continue to emphasize preventative measures, and only a few public activities have been suspended throughout [...]	2009-07-16 16:27:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU
09MONTEVIDEO422	EVO MORALES SEEKS INCREASED TRADE AND POLITICAL [...] (SBU) Bolivian President Evo Morales came to Uruguay on July 13. During a seven-hour visit, he met separately with President Tabare Vazquez, Vice President Rodolfo Nin Novoa, and Governor of Montevideo Ricardo Ehrlich, and then gave a midnight press conference before his departure. The most [...]	2009-07-17 19:16:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON SNAR EPET UY
09MONTEVIDEO558	URUGUAY AVOIDS ECONOMIC RECESSION, GOU THRILLED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Uruguay's GDP grew by a mild 0.5 percent in the second quarter of 2009, thus avoiding an economic recession. Growth was widespread among sectors, with only agriculture and electrical generation declining. The rise was led by rising public expenditure and public investment, whi [...]	2009-09-25 19:31:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV UY
09MONTEVIDEO572	Uruguay Presidential Campaign Programs Released [...] After months of campaigning, in September, leading Uruguayan presidential candidates Jose Mujica and Luis Alberto Lacalle released their respective proposals for government. As both documents make clear, the fight for votes continues to be concentrated on the political middle ground. Conseque [...]	2009-10-06 17:47:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON UY
09MONTEVIDEO60	URUGUAYAN ELECTIONS: STRUGGLE FOR RULING COALITION [...] (U) This telegram is sensitive but unclassified, and not for Internet distribution. Summary - - - - 2. (SBU) For the first time in at least three election cycles, Uruguay's ruling Frente Amplio (Broad Front) coalition faces an internal struggle for the coalition's nomination for preside [...]	2009-02-02 10:23:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PINR UY
09MONTEVIDEO614	Uruguay 2009-02010 INSCR Part I (draft) [...] (U) Following is Embassy Montevideo's draft text for the INCSR Part I which was also submitted by email per reftel instructions. BEGIN URUGUAY INSCSR DRAFT TEXT: Uruguay 2010 I. Summary Uruguay is not a major narcotics producing or transit nation. Foreign [...]	2009-11-03 16:06:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR
09MONTEVIDEO617	Uruguay: Review For Suspension of Title III of the Libertad [...] (SBU) Post provides the following information in response to Ref A request for information on Uruguay's policies related to Cuba. Ref B is Post's reporting for the preceding six-month period. 2. (C) President Vazquez led an official visit to Cuba in June 2009, fulfilling a campaign pr [...]	2009-11-12 18:36:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ETTC CU UY
09MONTEVIDEO641	Uruguay: A/S Valenzuela's December 16-17 Visit [...] (C) During A/S Valenzuela's December 16-17 visit to Uruguay, he met with Uruguayan President-elect Jose "Pepe" Mujica, Foreign Minister Pedro Vaz along with five other ranking Uruguayan career diplomats, and with Minister of Defense (and former foreign minister) Gonzalo Fernandez. Mujica t [...]	2009-12-31 13:16:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UY
09MONTEVIDEO680	Jose Mujica Wins Uruguayan Presidency [...] (U) Summary. As predicted by all major polling companies, Frente Amplio candidate and former Tupamaro guerrilla Jose "Pepe" Mujica will be the next President of Uruguay, after winning 53 percent of the vote in a runoff election against Luis Alberto Lacalle November 29. Both Mujica and Lacalle [...]	2009-11-30 18:51:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UY
09MONTEVIDEO714	Scenesetter for Assistant Secretary Valenzuela's December [...] ( SBU) Embassy Montevideo warmly welcomes your December 16-17 visit. You will be the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit Uruguay during the Obama Administration. Arriving shortly after Uruguay's Presidential elections, your visit will allow us to recognize the excellent collaboration we h [...]	2009-12-09 12:03:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAGR ECON SNAR UY
09MONTEVIDEO758	Uruguay: President-Elect Mujica's Cabinet Taking Shape [...] (U) President elect Jose Mujica has buckled down to the business of appointing his cabinet. Mujica's selection process was complicated slightly by internal unrest within factions of the ruling Frente Amplio (FA) coalition, but those problems were resolved quickly. Although the announcement of [...]	2009-12-21 14:18:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV UY
09MONTEVIDEO89	URUGUAY 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] SUMMARY: There is a relatively low incidence of trafficking in persons in Uruguay but the government is nonetheless undertaking robust efforts to improve public consciousness, detection, prosecution and protection of victims, to the extent possible with existing resources. These efforts to ta [...]	2009-02-13 16:55:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG UY
09MOSCOW1077	RUSSIAN MFA ON UKRAINE, MOLDOVA [...] (C) Summary: In an April 24 meeting, MFA Second CIS Director Viktor Sorokin rejected Ukrainian President Yushchenko's call for a "reset" in relations as gimmickry, noting a continued negative trajectory. While Putin and Tymoshenko will discuss USD 5 billion in Russian credits during their A [...]	2009-04-24 13:16:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG RS UP MD
09MOSCOW11	ARMENIA: STAKEHOLDERS IDENTIFY GAPS IN REFUGEE PROTECTION, [...] (U) Summary: A draft UNHCR Armenia conference report on November 2008 stakeholders' consultations identifies significant legal, economic, and social challenges to refugees' integration in the impoverished former Soviet republic. While it makes dozens of recommendations for strengthening prote [...]	2009-01-07 14:10:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PHUM PREL SMIG AM
09MOSCOW1112	RUSSIAN JOBLESS RATE CLIMBS AS ECONOMY CONTRACTS [...] (C) According to GOR statistics released this week, actual unemployment surged to 7.5 million workers, or approximately 10% of the workforce, in March 2009. 3.5 million Russians have lost their jobs since last August. Meanwhile, the number of workers on administrative leave and partly employe [...]	2009-04-29 14:02:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON EIND PGOV SOCI RS
09MOSCOW112	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR RUSSIA [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-20 13:25:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV OPIC KTDB USTR RS
09MOSCOW1125	RUSSIAN MFA SAYS RASUL KUDAEV'S HEALTH IS [...] (SBU) On April 23 Post received the following response from the Russian MFA pursuant to our January 23, 2009 demarche concerning the treatment of former Guantanamo detainee Rasul Kudaev, currently in pre-trial detention in Nalchik, the capital of the Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria (reftels). [...]	2009-04-30 14:43:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR PTER KJUS RS
09MOSCOW1150	RUSSIA BLOCKS IMPORTS OF U.S. MEAT AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) advised via official letter that several U.S. states have been restricted from exporting meat and poultry to Russia resulting from human cases of influenza A H1N1. California, New York, Texas and Sout [...]	2009-05-05 13:51:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS
09MOSCOW1174	TUVA: LONELY REPUBLIC SEEKS STABLE RELATIONSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary. A recent trip to the remote Siberian republic of Tuva revealed overwhelming support for the ruling United Russia party, but social and economic isolation from the rest of the country. The capital of Tuva trumpeted no major businesses and relied on government allocations, small [...]	2009-05-07 14:14:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KIRF SOCI RS
09MOSCOW1181	RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT INTEREST IN EXPANDING HEALTH POLICY [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 13. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a welcome development, Russian health officials are expressing much more interest in cooperating with the United States on a wide range of health issues, including infectious and chronic disease control and preventi [...]	2009-05-08 12:16:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO PREL EAID SOCI KHIV TSPL KCRM PTER KFLU
09MOSCOW1346	RUSSIA AND THE ARCTIC: POLICY AND COMPETING VOICES [...] (C) In March, Medvedev approved Russia's long-delayed Arctic policy. It defined the region as Russia's strategic energy reserve, called for its promotion as a transportation corridor, and sought to balance cooperation with the country's security needs. The policy itself reflects competing [...]	2009-05-26 11:41:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG SENV RS
09MOSCOW1389	MOSCOW RULES CONSTRAIN NIKITA BELYKH'S "LIBERAL [...] (C) Summary: Our May 20-21 visit to Kirov, one week after President Medvedev's own visit, revealed tight Moscow limits on the ambitions of Governor Nikita Belykh, a former opposition leader who assumed office in January 2009. Unable to implement political or mass media reforms, Belykh has tur [...]	2009-05-28 17:02:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM SOCI RS
09MOSCOW1507	KALUGA REGIONAL GOVERNMENT SPENDS ON DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: During a recent visit to the ruling United Russia-dominated Kaluga Region, local government officials took great pains to portray it as one of the most attractive regions in Russia for foreign investment and, despite the current economic crisis, one that is thriving with virtu [...]	2009-06-09 14:15:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR ECON ETRD KDEM KCOR SOCI RS
09MOSCOW155	MOSCOW GOVERNMENT COPES WITH THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary: According to Moscow city officials, the global economic crisis has not affected the average Muscovite to the same degree that it is impacting the capital's more affluent residents. In order to mitigate its effects and maintain a stable political climate in Moscow, the city gover [...]	2009-01-23 13:51:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON RS
09MOSCOW1597	JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES, SCIENTOLOGISTS UNDER [...] (SBU) Summary. The campaign against the Jehovah's Witnesses (JW) in Russia, instigated by General Prosecutor Yuriy Chayka in early 2009, continued in May and June. While a judge dismissed one case against the JW branch in Tolyatti on insufficient grounds, the situation in Samara Oblast, Sve [...]	2009-06-18 07:50:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KIRF SOCI RS
09MOSCOW1603	"PIKALEVO SYNDROME:" NOT A PANDEMIC, BUT STILL [...] (C) Government officials, business leaders, and economists have become fascinated over the past couple weeks with the potential spread of "Pikalevo syndrome" and the repetition in other single company towns of this month's highly publicized demonstration outside St. Petersburg. As expected, th [...]	2009-06-18 11:16:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON EIND PGOV SOCI RS
09MOSCOW1612	DOE DEPUTY SECRETARY PONEMAN'S MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. DOE Deputy Secretary of Energy Poneman and Ambassador Beyrle met with Russian Federation Minister of Education and Science (MES) Andrey Fursenko on June 10, 2009, in Moscow to discuss future DOE-MES cooperation in energy efficiency, carbon capture and sequestration, and nanotech [...]	2009-06-19 06:23:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KNNP PREL PTER SENV TSPL TNGD KGHG EAID
09MOSCOW1647	FOR RUSSIAN WOMEN, SURVIVAL TRUMPS RIGHTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite liberal laws and official Russian policy protecting women's rights, Russian women routinely suffer rights abuses in their daily lives, including violence and sexual harassment. Centuries-old patriarchal attitudes continue to hold sway. Soviet ideology temporarily and [...]	2009-06-23 07:28:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KDEM EFIN SOCI KWMN RS
09MOSCOW1653	WOMEN IN MOSCOW CITY LEADERSHIP: AN UPHILL BATTLE [...] (SBU) Summary: As elsewhere in Russia, women in Moscow are underrepresented in high-level positions in politics. On the whole, women do not have equal opportunities as men to run for office because they lack the necessary financial and administrative means and have difficulty overcoming Russ [...]	2009-06-23 15:03:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR KDEM KWMN SOCI RS
09MOSCOW1791	UNEMPLOYMENT FALLS, WAGE ARREARS & REDUCED HOURS [...] (C) According to GOR data released last week, actual unemployment in Russia fell to 8.5 percent, or 6.5 million workers, in May. Employment was also down 1.9 percent, or 2.1 million workers, from May 2008. Experts predicted that the employment decline would continue because workers leaving t [...]	2009-07-13 06:48:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON EIND PGOV SOCI RS
09MOSCOW1794	RUSSIAN MFA DOWNPLAYS DISCORD WITH UKRAINE [...] (C) Summary. The MFA downplayed press speculation that Russia stood to benefit from the de-sovereignization of Ukraine, but said Russia would continue to protest against attempts to "ukrainize" Crimea. While several recent accords showed that Russia-Ukraine relations remained fruitful on the [...]	2009-07-13 13:16:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG RS UP
09MOSCOW1797	"DA, WE CAN": OPTIMISM SWEEPS CIVIL SOCIETY SUMMIT [...] (SBU) Summary: The Civil Society Summit of July 6-7 brought together approximately 100 NGO representatives from both the U.S. and Russia. Although participants were pleased with the detailed results of the Summit's various Working Groups, they saved their most effusive praise for President Ob [...]	2009-07-13 14:27:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM RS
09MOSCOW1824	RUSSIA'S RETURN TO AFRICA [...] (SBU) Summary: President Medvedev's June trip to Africa marked Russia's attempt to "return" to Africa and increase economic ties after a period of relative inactivity on the continent following the collapse of the Soviet Union. Medvedev visited Egypt, Nigeria, Namibia, and Angola June 23-27, a [...]	2009-07-15 11:22:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON ETRD EPET EMIN RS XA EG WA NI AO
09MOSCOW1825	RUSSIA'S RETURN TO AFRICA [...] (SBU) Summary: President Medvedev's June trip to Africa marked Russia's attempt to "return" to Africa and increase economic ties after a period of relative inactivity on the continent following the collapse of the Soviet Union. Medvedev visited Egypt, Nigeria, Namibia, and Angola June 23-27, a [...]	2009-07-15 11:29:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON ETRD EPET EMIN RS XA EG WA NI AO
09MOSCOW1835	DFM RYABKOV TAKES STOCK FOLLOWING "VERY GOOD" [...] (C) Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told the Ambassador July 16 that the Russian government viewed the Obama-Medvedev summit as a "very good visit," and said the MFA was preparing next steps for post-START negotiations, the ballistic missile joint threat assessment, and the bilateral [...]	2009-07-17 10:15:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON EAGR MARR MNUC PARM IR RS
09MOSCOW187	U.S. POULTRY FACILITIES PUT ON NOTICE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) demanded via official letter a list of U.S. poultry facilities that do not use chlorinated anti-microbial washes in poultry production by September 2009. According to the letter a resolution banning t [...]	2009-01-28 13:22:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS
09MOSCOW1910	MARKET CLOSURE COMBATS FRAUD BUT UNEMPLOYS [...] (C) Moscow authorities closed the massive, open-air Cherkizovskiy market in the northeastern part of the city at the end of June after inspectors found multiple trade, sanitation, and fire code violations. Although technically closed temporarily pending resolution of the violations, city offi [...]	2009-07-24 10:48:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON EIND PGOV SOCI RS
09MOSCOW1912	RUSSIA AND CHINA CONTINUE QUIET ENGAGEMENT [...] (SBU) In contrast to the high-profile visit of President Obama to Moscow two weeks ago and the attendant expectations for a "reset" U.S.-Russian bilateral relationship, Chinese President Hu Jintao's June 16-18 official visit was low key and almost routine. Moscow and Beijing are continuing a [...]	2009-07-24 12:13:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECIN EFIN EINV CH RS
09MOSCOW1958	SECRETARY OF COMMERCE LOCKE'S MEETING WITH RUSSIAN [...] (SBU) Summary. During a meeting with Russian Minister of Economic Development Elvira Nabiullina on July 7 in Moscow, Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke stressed U.S. support for continued Russian integration into the world economy, including WTO accession, and raised several trade issues. Minis [...]	2009-07-30 11:27:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EFIN RS
09MOSCOW2006	MOSCOW'S CRISIS SITUATION DETERIORATES FURTHER [...] (SBU) Summary: In January 2009, Moscow officials claimed that the global economic crisis had not affected the average Muscovite to the same degree as the capital's more affluent residents. Roughly six months later, the situation has deteriorated, but Moscow officials continue to maintain the [...]	2009-08-06 07:42:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PREL PINR RS
09MOSCOW2064	GOR APPROVES 2010-12 BUDGET PARAMETERS: ARE THEY [...] (C) The GOR has approved the macroeconomic parameters of the 2010-12 federal budget based on a moderately conservative assessment that the oil price will remain at $55-57/bbl for Urals. Revenues are expected to grow slightly in line with nominal GDP and expenditures are planned at near current [...]	2009-08-12 13:06:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN RS
09MOSCOW2151	STAFFDEL BRANEGAN IN MOSCOW: INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-21 12:38:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN RS
09MOSCOW2179	IRKUTSK: TOUGH TIMES FOR WORKERS AND IMMIGRANTS, [...] (C) Summary: In Siberia's Irkutsk Oblast, businesses and their owners/managers, in particular prominent oligarchs such as Oleg Deripaska, also constitute the region's political elite, and everyone is scrambling dealing with the crisis. The Russian economic downturn may influence how and who ne [...]	2009-08-24 13:58:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON ETRD KDEM SENV SOCI
09MOSCOW2199	RUSSIA DECLINES USG REQUEST TO EXTEND JOINT SMALLPOX [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 12, Russian federal authorities informed the International Science and Technology Center (ISTC) that the government will not support resumption of three U.S.-funded smallpox projects at the Vector Center for Virology and Biotechnology near Novosibirsk. In a curt letter [...]	2009-08-26 05:37:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SOCI SCUL TSPL TNGD PREL PARM EAID OSCI RS
09MOSCOW2248	Progress on the Russian International Uranium Enrichment [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy representatives visited the Angarsk Electrolysis Chemical Complex (AECC) uranium enrichment facility on July 15, 2009 and received a briefing in Moscow on August 3, 2009 on the status of the International Uranium Enrichment Center (IUEC). The briefing was provided by re [...]	2009-08-31 11:04:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP ENGR IAEA TSPL SENV KZ NO AM UP SW RS
09MOSCOW2298	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY GORDON [...] (C) Phil, we're all looking forward to seeing you out here next week. U.S.-Russian relations continue to feel the momentum from the July summit; your visit will be important in sharpening the focus of the Bilateral Presidential Commission and identifying areas where we can collaborate on a br [...]	2009-09-04 10:30:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR SENV ECON EFIN RS
09MOSCOW2354	MEDVEDEV'S CALL FOR REFORM: ANYONE LISTENING? [...] (C) Summary: President Medvedev's article "Russia Forward," released on the Internet with little fanfare September 10, launched a vociferous debate among politicians and analysts about the feasibility and probability of the kinds of reforms needed to implement his vision for a more diverse eco [...]	2009-09-14 15:01:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON EFIN RS
09MOSCOW2366	RUSSIAN ILLEGAL LOGGING -- AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The USG has an opportunity to work with Russia to combat illegal logging, and increasing reasons to do so. Russia contains more of the world's forested area than any other country -- approximately 20 percent -- and between 10 and 30 percent of wood is harvested illegally. Illeg [...]	2009-09-15 11:50:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAGR KGHG EAID KCRM SOCI PREL RS
09MOSCOW2367	MAYOR DALEY VISIT: MOSCOW AND CHICAGO PRESS [...] (SBU) Summary: Mayor of Chicago Richard M. Daley, accompanied by advisors and business leaders, visited Moscow September 2-6, 2009. The purpose of the visit included promoting commercial and cultural exchange between the cities, reaffirming the Moscow-Chicago Sister City relationship, and d [...]	2009-09-15 13:43:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON ETRD KDEM RS
09MOSCOW2369	PUTIN ADVISOR USHAKOV: FIND WAYS TO ENGAGE PUTIN [...] (C) Summary: In a brief meeting cut shorter when Ushakov was called away, Prime Minister Putin's foreign policy advisor Ambassador Yuriy Ushakov kept his cards close to his vest on Putin's views about U.S.-Russian relations and issues having a direct impact on those ties, including cooperation [...]	2009-09-16 04:51:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON RS
09MOSCOW2416	"RUSSIA, FORWARD!" 10 DAYS LATER: TANDEM [...] (C) Summary: Debate over President Medvedev's "Russia, Forward!" article continues unabated, though focus has turned from content and prospects for realizing his vision to consequences for the tandem. Medvedev's defense of his presidential authority in interviews with foreign correspondents - [...]	2009-09-22 09:11:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR ECON EFIN RS
09MOSCOW2542	BELYKH FACES ROUGH YEAR AHEAD IN KIROV [...] (C) Summary: Our September 23-25 visit to Kirov revealed a newly-settled government slowly expanding its influence within the region. Strict limitations placed on Governor Belykh and his staff by local security services six months ago appear to have eased significantly, and the new government remai [...]	2009-10-08 06:12:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM PINR KCOR RS
09MOSCOW2543	PUTIN CALLS FOR INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Vladimir Putin issued Resolution #761, which calls for Russian restrictive, non-science-based sanitary/phytosanitary (SPS) measures to be harmonized with international norms. However, the details of Resolution #716's implementation remain unclear as officials i [...]	2009-10-08 06:47:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON RS
09MOSCOW2555	EXBS RUSSIA MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE [...] A US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) delegation visited Russia September 11-23 to deliver a groundbreaking seminar and to hold meetings with Russian officials on a variety of strategic issues. This was the first time in many years that a senior-ranking member of CBP has led a group to Rus [...]	2009-10-09 11:03:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP UP RS
09MOSCOW268	WHY MEDVEDEV MATTERS [...] (C) Summary: While Prime Minister Putin remains the linchpin within the Russian leadership, it is President Medvedev whose success as a political leader can tip the balance of power towards the elite faction that supports Russia's political and economic modernization. A series of crises hav [...]	2009-02-04 08:55:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR RS SOCI
09MOSCOW2712	RUSSIAN STEPS TO EXPAND ODA PROGRAMS [...] (U) This is an action request cable. Please see paragraph 12. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) In 2007, then-President Putin called for the expansion of the GOR's Official Development Assistance (ODA) system, including the development of bilateral assistance programming. Putin mandate [...]	2009-11-02 14:57:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EIND ELAB PGOV PREL RS SOCI
09MOSCOW2781	MEDVEDEV'S ANNUAL ADDRESS: POLITICAL FOCUS ON [...] (C) Summary: President Medvedev's second annual address to a joint session of the State Duma and Federation Council today built upon the intellectual foundation he had already laid in his September article "Russia, Forward!" (Ref A). Repeatedly citing the article and specific proposals from the [...]	2009-11-12 15:31:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PMAR PHUM PINR ECON EFIN RS
09MOSCOW2782	MEDVEDEV'S ANNUAL ADDRESS: ECONOMIC FOCUS SHOWS [...] (C) Summary: In contrast to his 2008 address, in which he focused first and foremost on foreign policy, the war with Georgia and harsh criticism of the United States, the overwhelming focus of Medvedev's November 12 annual address was on domestic shortcomings and the need to take steps to addr [...]	2009-11-12 15:35:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PMAR PHUM PINR ECON EFIN RS
09MOSCOW2882	UNITED RUSSIA UNVEILS "RUSSIAN CONSERVATISM," [...] (C) Summary: United Russia's national and regional leaders met in St. Petersburg November 20-21 for their annual review of party business. The highlights of the congress were the November 21 addresses by President Medvedev and Prime Minister Putin. Medvedev praised United Russia for acting q [...]	2009-11-25 12:23:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PMAR PHUM PINR ECON EFIN RS
09MOSCOW2886	BELYKH WANTS TO REFORM KIROV [...] (C) Summary: Kirov Oblast Governor Nikita Belykh met with Ambassador Beyrle November 18 to provide a review of his first year in office and discuss the road ahead. A former member of the opposition, Belykh declared, "I did not want power, and still do not want power, but power must be made to [...]	2009-11-27 08:23:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM EAID ECON EFIN EMIN RS
09MOSCOW291	AMBASSADOR'S FEBRUARY 6 MEETING WITH DFM [...] (C) Deputy Foreign Minister Alexey Borodavkin told Ambassador February 6 that Russia was prepared to cooperate with the U.S. to "assure American success" in Afghanistan, citing economic and humanitarian assistance, the NATO transit agreement, planned SCO conference in March, infrastructure pr [...]	2009-02-06 16:05:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR KG AF IR KS KN RS
09MOSCOW2924	RUSSIAN EMPLOYERS FRET OVER WORKFORCE DECLINE [...] (SBU) By 2025, Russia will lose an estimated 14 million members of its working age population. Employers are struggling to cope with intensified competition for available workers and the divergence of labor supply and demand in various sectors and regions. While the GOR's 2025 Demographic Po [...]	2009-12-02 13:13:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON EIND PGOV SOCI RS
09MOSCOW2932	U.S. SCIENCE ADVISOR AND RUSSIAN SCIENCE MINISTER AGREE [...] (SBU) Summary: Dr. John Holdren, Assistant to the President for Science and Technology and Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) in the Executive Office of the President of the United States, and Joan Rolf, Assistant Director for International Relations in OSTP, met Ru [...]	2009-12-03 04:59:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPL TNGD SENV KNNP PGOV TBIO CVIS KRVC
09MOSCOW2947	PUTIN WAXES ELOQUENT ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC ISSUES [...] (SBU) In his annual live Q&A session with the nation, Prime Minister Putin spent longer on economic and socio-economic issues (65 minutes) than on any other topic. He praised the government,s efficiency during the crisis, comparing it favorably with the 1998 crisis. He echoed President Mede [...]	2009-12-04 17:11:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON EFIN ENRG RS
09MOSCOW2958	SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION TALKS TRAINS, PLANES, [...] (U) November 18-20, Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood led the USG delegation to the First Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety. Officials from the Department of Transportation's (DOT) National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA),U.S. Centers for Disease Control a [...]	2009-12-08 14:04:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN ECON PREL ETRD RS
09MOSCOW2978	RUSSIAN HEALTH MINISTRY AND USG COUNTERPARTS REFINE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Russia's Deputy Health Minister Veronika Skvortsova expressed strong interest in broadened cooperation with the United States through the Bilateral Presidential Commission and related health agreements in meetings with officials of the National Institutes of Health (NIH),the Cente [...]	2009-12-09 16:09:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO PREL EAID SOCI KHIV TSPL RS
09MOSCOW3010	MOSCOW'S INCREASING FRUSTRATION WITH TEHRAN [...] (C) Summary: Official GOR reports and media have pronounced the Russian-Iranian relationship healthy and Minister of Energy's Shmatko's recent visit to Tehran as a success. Privately, GOR officials and Russian analysts agree that there are serious tensions in the bilateral relationship suc [...]	2009-12-14 15:20:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KNNP IAEA RS IR
09MOSCOW3050	U/S HORMATS MEETINGS ON RUSSIAN BILATERAL ECONOMIC [...] (C) Under Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs Robert Hormats visited Moscow from 1-3 December, conducting meetings with a wide variety of audiences, including the Russian Presidential Administration, Russian Foreign Ministry and Economic Development Ministry offic [...]	2009-12-18 15:34:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON EFIN RS
09MOSCOW3072	Russia's Chief Medical Officer Wants to Expand Cooperation [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 15, Ambassador Beyrle met with Dr. Gennadiy Onishchenko, Russia's Chief Medical Officer and Director of the Russian Federal Service for Supervision in the Sphere of Consumer Protection and Human Well-Being (Rospotrebnadzor). The almost 90-minute meeting was cordial [...]	2009-12-21 15:41:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO PREL EAID SOCI KHIV TSPL ETRD EAGR ECON PARM
09MOSCOW333	RUSSIA MOVING INTO HIGH GEAR ON NANOTECHNOLOGY; ACTIVELY [...] (SBU) Summary: Since Russia's preeminent manager Anatoliy Chubays became Director General of Russia's Corporation of Nanotechnologies (Rusnano) on September 22, 2008 Rusnano has both bolstered its international reputation and begun investing in nanotechnology in Russia. To showcase Russia's c [...]	2009-02-11 15:15:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TNGD TPHY ETRD BTIO TSPL PREL KIPR KTIA RS
09MOSCOW38	CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT ACT (GSP) [...] (U) The following is geared to reftel questions paras 6 through 11 Incidence and Nature of Child Labor 2. (U) Child labor in Russia encompasses not only Russian children, but often children from neighboring countries. Some children are brought to Russia for the purpose of exploitation [...]	2009-01-12 13:55:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID RS
09MOSCOW454	RUSSIAN ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY PROPOSES MEETING WITH NEW EPA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 23, the Director of International Cooperation at the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology (MNRE) praised past U.S.-Russian environmental cooperation and suggested an initial meeting between EPA Administrator Jackson and MNRE Minister Trutnev this spring. [...]	2009-02-24 15:10:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ECON PREL RS
09MOSCOW471	RUSSIA RESPONSE ON EXTENSION OF RER AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 13, representatives of the MFA, Rosatom, and Russia's Federal Biomedical Agency (FMBA) told Embassy EST and DOE representatives that Russia is willing to sign an extension of the Agreement on Cooperation in Research on Radiation Effects (RER). However, most of the am [...]	2009-02-26 13:03:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP KSCA KTIA OTRA PARM TRGY EAID RS
09MOSCOW538	UNEMPLOYMENT AND DECLINE IN REAL WAGES HIT [...] (C) By most accounts, unemployment in Russia has reached 6.1 million. In addition, almost two thousand corporations plan to reduce their work forces in the course of the year. Hardest hit are twenty-five million residents of the single-company towns - primarily in the manufacturing and extrac [...]	2009-03-05 07:46:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON EIND PGOV SOCI RS
09MOSCOW551	NOMINATION OF LARISSA FILIMONOVA-KRIVTSOVA FOR ESTH COURSE [...] (U) Post very much appreciates the opportunity to nominate FSN Larissa Filimonova-Krivtsova to attend to the two-week Environment, Science, Technology and Health (ESTH) course (PE 21) for FSNs from April 27-May 8 at NFATC. Post is prepared to fund her airfare, meals, and incidental expenses a [...]	2009-03-06 10:44:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV AFSI KSCA AFSN TSPL ECON RS
09MOSCOW561	EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM 2009 (RUSSIA) [...] (U) Subject of Proposal and General Information: Embassy EST section greatly appreciates the opportunity to request a 2009 science follow, ideally from either NIST or NSF, specializing in the field of nanotechnology who can work with the Russian government, Russian scientists and educators, a [...]	2009-03-06 15:05:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TSPL TBIO TNGD ENRG ECON AMGT APER EPA RS
09MOSCOW572	THE RUSSIAN MFA: AN ANACHRONISM CREEPING TOWARD [...] (C) Summary: Dealing with the MFA, the bread and butter of any embassy, takes on peculiar characteristics in Moscow, where the congenial relationships we may develop with individual Russian diplomats are tempered by a hierarchical bureaucracy whose predilection to maintain control of its staf [...]	2009-03-10 14:04:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR OFDP RS
09MOSCOW586	GOR GEARS UP PRINTING PRESS TO FINANCE DEFICIT, [...] (C) While the GOR continues to debate its revised 2009 budget, two aspects of the budget have become clear in recent weeks: the GOR plans to run a substantial deficit and to finance the deficit with foreign currency in the Reserve Fund (RF),which will be sold to the Central Bank (CBR),which [...]	2009-03-11 13:59:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON RS PGOV PREL
09MOSCOW592	43 BILLION FOR LABOR UNLIKELY TO PROVIDE RELIEF [...] (C) Billions of rubles programmed for regional employment stimulation are unlikely to ease labor market stress owing to unrealistic targets, local government corruption, and poor planning. The Russian federal government intends to use new regional labor programs to create one million jobs, tra [...]	2009-03-12 06:45:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON EIND PGOV SOCI RS
09MOSCOW604	RUSSIA PROPOSES TO START DISCUSSIONS ON ACCESS TO GENETIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 2, officials of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology (MNRE) and the Federal Agency for Natural Resources Management Supervision (Rosprirodnadzor) told EST that Russia's policies and procedures on access to genetic resources and sharing of benefits are fragmented [...]	2009-03-12 14:59:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR SENV TBIO KIPR PREL PGOV KRVC EFIS RS
09MOSCOW652	FINANCIAL CRISIS SLOWING MILITARY REFORM [...] (C) Summary: The current global financial crisis has forced a postponement of Russia's plans for military reform. With financial realities finally forcing the GOR to prioritize Defense Minister Serdyukov's proposed reforms, it is becoming clear that Russia's already-atrophied conventional for [...]	2009-03-17 14:51:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MCAP MNUC ECON RS
09MOSCOW659	GOR WALKS A FINE LINE ON POSSIBLE DPRK MISSILE [...] (C) Summary. The possible test firing of a North Korean long range missile has put the GOR in a delicate position. On the one hand, Moscow appears to be providing North Korea breathing room by urging all parties to exercise restraint and to provide Pyongyang the benefit of the doubt. It has [...]	2009-03-18 15:01:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RS KS KN
09MOSCOW669	RUSSIAN VET SERVICE DELISTS ANOTHER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) advised via official letter that another U.S. pork facility was delisted after tests results ostensibly showed the presence of food-borne pathogen Salmonella. The original scanned copy of the letter a [...]	2009-03-19 08:40:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS
09MOSCOW685	RUSSIAN VET SERVICE DELISTS 3 MORE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) advised via official letter that 3 more U.S. poultry facilities were delisted after tests results ostensibly showed the presence of antibiotics and pharmaceuticals in shipments to Russia from those pla [...]	2009-03-20 10:57:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS
09MOSCOW747	RUSSIA'S "TRUST BUSTER" EXERCISES ITS AUTHORITY [...] (C) In a March 19 meeting with the Ambassador, the Chief of the Russian Federal Antimonopoly (FAS) Service Igor Artemyev said the FAS had made signifcant headway in implementing Russian antitrust legislation. The second antimonoply package, recently passed by the Duma, further expanded the FAS [...]	2009-03-25 14:50:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EPET RS
09MOSCOW809	TUBERCULOSIS REMAINS UNDER-REPORTED PROBLEM IN NORTH [...] (SBU) Summary: The International Medical Corps (IMC) Acting Russia Country Director warned of the continuing spread of tuberculosis (TB) in the Russian republics of Chechnya and Ingushetia at a meeting of post's Refugee Assistance Roundtable/Forum on March 24, World Tuberculosis Day. While [...]	2009-04-01 10:17:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM EAID TBIO RS
09MOSCOW817	1ST DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER GIVES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubhkov gave a rare interview on March 31 to leading daily newspaper "Izvestia" on agricultural issues. Zubkov is responsible for overseeing overall agricultural development in Russia and implementation of the national priority project in agr [...]	2009-04-01 12:36:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS
09MOSCOW833	SCO CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization's (SCO) Special Conference on Afghanistan convened in Moscow March 27 to discuss the impact of terrorism and narcotics trafficking in Afghanistan on the country's neighbors, and intensifying international efforts to address these challenges. [...]	2009-04-02 08:38:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER SNAR UN AF RS ZK
09MOSCOW842	Engaging Russia on Climate Change - Untapped Opportunities [...] In response to State, USAID, and DOE discussions over the future direction of the Global Climate Change (GCC) and Clean Energy Initiative programs in the Europe and Eurasia region, Post's Assistance Coordination Working Group has reviewed potential approaches to engage Russia. As the country w [...]	2009-04-02 12:07:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG KGHG KSCA OSCI RS SENV TSPL
09MOSCOW873	AUSTR WILSON VISIT OPENS DIALOGUE ON IPR AND TRADE [...] (SBU) Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (AUSTR) for Europe and the Middle East, Christopher Wilson, co-chaired the first meeting in more than a year of the U.S.-Russia IPR Working Group during a visit to Moscow March 21-28. In a welcome sign of renewed interest in the IPR Working Group, the [...]	2009-04-06 07:32:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR EAGR ECON WTO RS
09MOSCOW888	ROSTOV'S TROUBLED ECONOMY: IS DIVERSIFICATION THE [...] (C) Rostov-on-Don, a predominantly agricultural region, has a relatively diversified industrial base dominated by the Soviet-era combine manufacturer, Rostselmash. The economic crisis has increased regional unemployment, and many local government officials long for the days of a more autarkic [...]	2009-04-07 13:12:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EAGR RS BEXP
09MOSCOW939	THREE MORE PORK FACILITIES DELISTED, BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 10, 2009, the Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) advised via official letter that three more U.S. pork facilities were delisted due to suspected fraud. The letter explains that VPSS officials inspected a ship on its way to Japan th [...]	2009-04-13 13:42:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS
09MOSCOW947	SENIOR PRESIDENTIAL AIDE ON ANTI-CRISIS MEASURES, [...] (C) In an April 10 meeting with Congressman Mike Rogers (R-MI) and the Ambassador, President Medvedev's Economic Assistant, Arkadiy Dvorkovich, defended the GOR's anti-crisis measures. Support for the banking system, especially in dealing with non-performing loans, was a GOR priority. High [...]	2009-04-14 10:03:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD PGOV PREL RS
09MOSCOW980	C-RE8-02308 LUZHKOVâ€™S FOREIGN POLICY: PERSONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The Moscow City government has cultivated its influence in far-flung Russian regions as well as in foreign countries, ostensibly for the benefit of its citizens but to a greater extent for the city's well-connected business elites. Moscow Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov's personal oversight of t [...]	2009-04-17 10:42:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KCOR KDEM ECON ETRD RS
09MOSCOW985	PRESSING RUSSIA TO ASSIST US IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary: Significant Russian assistance to stabilize Afghanistan remains a possibility that will require continued engagement by the U.S. Our dialogue with Russia has produced some positive results, with the GOR allowing the transit of non-military material to ISAF and offering to expand t [...]	2009-04-17 13:35:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID MARR AF RU
09MUMBAI112	WOMEN IN INDIA: EGALITARIANISM FROM A BOHRA WOMEN'S [...] (U) Summary: In the spirit of International Women's Day, Consulate Mumbai met with six women from the Dawoodi Bohra community, a small, prosperous, highly-visible Shi'a Muslim sect based in Western India. The women described their sect as egalitarian in its treatment of men and women in educat [...]	2009-03-19 13:32:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KWMN KDEM IN
09MUMBAI134	WOMEN IN INDIA: CHALLENGES FOR GIRLS [...] (U) Summary: The challenges for many females in India come long before entering the workforce: female feticide, female infanticide, and high school-drop-out rate all inhibit the creation of a healthy, educated cohort of women in modern India. In Western India, NGOs and state governments ar [...]	2009-03-31 04:21:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KWMN KDEM IN
09MUMBAI139	BHARAT BALLOT 09: SHIV SENA HEADS TO LOK SABHA, STATE [...] (U) The durable Hindu chauvinist political party, the Shiv Sena is at a crucial point in its 43-year history. Founded originally by the charismatic Bal Thackeray as an anti-migrant and pro-Marathi party, it has evolved into one of the anchors of the Hindu right. Through a combination of demo [...]	2009-04-01 09:47:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL IN

09MUMBAI142	WOMEN IN INDIA: CHALLENGES FOR GIRLS [...] (U) Summary: The challenges for many females in India come long before entering the workforce: female feticide, female infanticide, and high school-drop-out rate all inhibit the creation of a healthy, educated cohort of women in modern India. In Western India, NGOs and state governments ar [...]	2009-04-01 12:38:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KWMN KDEM IN
09MUMBAI152	WILL MODI BE INDIA'S PRIME MINISTER? VIEWS FROM WESTERN [...] (SBU) Summary: Since his elevation to Gujarat's Chief Minister in 2001, Narendra Modi has become one of India's most popular -- and polarizing -- political figures. He is both admired for his commitment to economic growth and development in his state, and despised for his role in the 2002 ri [...]	2009-04-09 08:12:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON IN
09MUMBAI184	DROPPING MONEY FROM A HELICOPTER:" WILL UPA AGRICULTURE [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-07 13:25:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECON ELAB PGOV SOCI IN
09MUMBAI190	CONGRESS VERSUS MODZILLA IN GUJARAT [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Please treat accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: As Gujarat went to the polls on April 30, observers and pundits expect that the Bharatiya Janata Party, led by Gujarat's Chief Minister, Narendra Modi, would likely increase the size of its Parliamentary represen [...]	2009-05-13 10:54:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM PTER KIRF IN
09MUMBAI265	TWENTY-FIVE YEARS LATER, BHOPAL DISASTER NOW HAUNTS DOW [...] (U) Summary. In December 1984, a massive chemical leak at the Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh killed thousands, leaving a legacy of suffering, continued health and environmental concerns, and political controversy. As the twenty-fifth anniversary of this traged [...]	2009-06-22 06:34:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON PGOV ASEC ELAB IN
09MUMBAI269	EDUCATION AND POVERTY PROGRAMS FAIL TO REACH RURAL THANE [...] (U) Summary: In rural Thane district, just thirty miles from the towering skyscrapers of Mumbai, Congenoff found a variety of common development challenges in three tribal villages, where government intervention is incomplete or non-existent. Here, some tribal communities struggle to maint [...]	2009-06-24 05:15:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ECON IN
09MUMBAI273	MUMBAI ECONOMISTS DISCUSS NEXT STEPS NECESSARY TO COUNTER [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 16, a group of leading economists in Mumbai discussed possible economic reforms by the newly-elected Congress-led government. All economists agreed that the mood in the Indian economy is currently buoyant and confidence ruled. Nevertheless, they cautioned that timely g [...]	2009-06-30 06:11:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG EAGR IN
09MUMBAI294	SHALOM AND NAMASTE: ISRAEL AND INDIA'S BURGEONING BUSINESS [...] (U) Summary. Following more than forty years of diplomatic estrangement, the last fifteen years has witnessed India and Israel embarking on a new, multidimensional strategic partnership. The two states have expanded cooperation in a number of key areas, with counterterrorism and the sale of [...]	2009-07-15 08:22:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND EINV EAGR ETRD PTER PREL IS IN
09MUMBAI305	NEW ANTI-TRAFFICKING UNIT IN MUMBAI [...] (U) Summary: The Mumbai Crime Branch Unit formed a new cell in February to specifically address international trafficking and human smuggling. The unit has already made some progress: it arrested two Air India pilots for smuggling women into the U.S. and rescued several Uzbek and Bangladesh [...]	2009-07-23 08:51:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KDEM ASEC KWMN IN
09MUMBAI333	MAHARASHTRA GOVERNMENT TAKES STEPS TO CONTROL SPREAD OF [...] (SBU) Summary: After a series of deaths due to the H1N1 virus in Maharashtra, the state government has taken steps to control the spread of the disease, including temporarily closing schools, malls, and cinemas, as well as pulling anti-flu drugs off retail shelves. With the media fanning f [...]	2009-08-13 11:42:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL
09MUMBAI363	AUTO COMPONENT & JEWELRY INDUSTRY DISCUSS U.S. TRADE [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-04 10:08:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EIND EINV ELAB ETRD SOCI IN
09MUMBAI373	A USER'S GUIDE TO THE RESERVE BANK OF INDIA AND THE INDIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the last decade, the Indian banking sector has deepened, matured, and grown, and many of its banks have become leaders in the new Indian economy. Moreover, foreign banks have also succeeded in expanding in the Indian market, and have become a significant part of the banki [...]	2009-09-11 08:56:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV IN
09MUMBAI406	CONGRESS-LED COALITION WINS AGAIN IN MAHARASHTRA, BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: The Congress-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Democratic Front (DF) alliance returned to power a third time, reaching the half-way mark in a 288 member house. The Congress emerged clearly as the strongest party in the state parliament, continuing to ride the wave of national pr [...]	2009-10-23 16:53:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV IN
09MUMBAI439	PRIVATE EQUITY FIRMS IN INDIA BELIEVE BETTER TIMES AHEAD [...] SUMMARY: Fund managers at private equity (PE) firms are expressing renewed confidence in high-growth opportunities in India, after a long hiatus. While the market for private equity dried up from a high of $17.3 billion in FY2007 to $3 billion in year-to-date FY2009, PE investors report that [...]	2009-11-19 09:09:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EIND EINV ENRG ELTN IN
09MUMBAI79	MUMBAI ATTACKS, LESSONS LEARNED [...] (U) Begin Summary. The Mumbai Consulate has compiled the following lessons learned after managing the response to the terrorist attack which occurred in on November 26. The attack engaged the entire Consulate - consular officers, public affairs, security officers, management and political/eco [...]	2009-02-27 05:41:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT ASEC CMGT CASC PTER KSAC IN
09MUNICH24	MUNICH SECURITY CONFERENCE - FOCUS ON [...] (SBU) Afghanistan was a primary focus of the February 6-8 Munich Security Conference (MSC). Criticism of Afghan President Karzai was a major theme in the statements and questions of conference participants. For his part, Karzai put a positive spin on developments in Afghanistan and ascribed th [...]	2009-02-11 15:10:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV NATO GM AF
09MUNICH68	BAVARIAN HOME PARTY FIGHTS FOR LOCAL SUPPORT, [...] (SBU) Christian Social Union (CSU) party chief Horst Seehofer must prove to voters that his weakened party is still standard bearer for Bavaria in order to make the five percent hurdle in the June 7 European Parliamentary elections. He is casting his party as an indispensible faction repre [...]	2009-03-27 16:11:00	Consulate Munich	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GM
09MUSCAT1019	OMAN TIGHTENS LABOR LAW [...] (U) Oman has published amendments to its labor law that further restricts the ability of expatriate laborers to work for anyone other than his/her sponsor and provides legal penalties, including fines and jail time, for laborers, sponsors, and employers who violate this law. Omani press report [...]	2009-11-18 08:06:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB KTIP MU
09MUSCAT1079	OMAN: THE DHOFARI TAKE ON YEMEN AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A week after the Ambassador presented his credentials to the Sultan he visited Oman's second largest city, Salalah, and the near-by Omani air force base, Thumrait. During meetings with various local officials several topics were discussed including Yemen, economic and cultural de [...]	2009-12-12 13:33:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON SCUL MARR CASC MU
09MUSCAT1104	OMAN MEDIA REACTION: OPTIMISM, FRUSTRATION ON THE PEACE [...] SUMMARY: the peace process dominates Omani editorials, with disparate messages evoking cautious optimism, economic pragmatics, and frustration at apparent U.S. inconsistency. END SUMMARY. --------------------------------- "Light at the end of the Tunnel?" --------------------------- [...]	2009-11-09 13:31:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KMDR MU
09MUSCAT148	OMAN'S COMMERCE MINISTER: U.S. LEADERSHIP CRITICAL TO [...] (C) American leadership is "critical" to the world's recovery from the global economic crisis, according to Oman's Minister of Commerce & Industry, Maqbool bin Ali bin Sultan. The minister told the Ambassador February 26 that now is the time for the U.S. to assert the leadership that "the wo [...]	2009-02-28 12:00:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN MU
09MUSCAT158	EXBS: OMAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE FOR FEBRUARY 2009 [...] (SBU) None. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD 2. (SBU) None. MEETINGS DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD 3. (SBU) On February 1, the EXBS Advisor and the Secure Freight Initiative (SFI) Program Manager for Oman met with Lt. Colonel Nasser al-Ruzaigi, Directorate General of Infor [...]	2009-03-03 11:22:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL MASS MNUC KNNP KSTC ETTC MU
09MUSCAT251	EGYPTIAN AMBASSADOR REVIEWS PRESIDENT MUBARAK'S MARCH 18-22 [...] (C) Summary: In his March 18-22 visit to Muscat, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Sultan Qaboos: -- shared their optimism about the new U.S. administration; -- agreed that continuing divisions among the Palestinians, compounded by Iranian interference and unhelpful Qatari and [...]	2009-03-30 05:59:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EG QA IR MU
09MUSCAT253	EMBASSY MUSCAT INPUT TO THE 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (SBU) This report covers anti-trafficking efforts by the Government of Oman (GOO) from April 2008 to March 2009. Paragraph three begins text. Compiling the report required 48 hours at the FS-04 level, 3 hours at the FSN-09 level, 6 hours at the FS-02 level, 3 hours at the FS-01 level, and 3 hou [...]	2009-03-30 12:15:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PREF SMIG ASEC MU
09MUSCAT287	OMAN ANTI-TRAFFICKING COMMITTEE CONVENES [...] (U) According to local Arabic and English language press reports, Oman's National Committee for Combating Trafficking in Persons (TIP) -- which was established by the Sultanate's comprehensive anti-trafficking law enacted in November 2008 (ref B) -- held its inaugural meeting on April 1, 2009. [...]	2009-04-06 13:01:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KCRM KTIP MU
09MUSCAT441	CORRECTED COPY: IRAN AND OMAN: SUBSTANCE OR SHOW? [...] (C) Oman News Agency reported on May 13 the arrival in Oman of a delegation of 50 Iranian officials, led by Speaker Ali Larijani, for a two-day visit. An embassy source at the Consultative Council in Oman tells us that the delegation of parliamentarians and businesspeople have a "packed" sched [...]	2009-05-13 13:50:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR KTIP MU
09MUSCAT53	MORE SPENDING AND RECORD DEFICIT IN OMAN'S 2009 BUDGET [...] (C) Despite a slowing economy, Oman's 2009 budget forecasts increased government revenues and spending. It also features a record high deficit of over USD 2 billion that could increase if the projected annual average sales prices for Omani crude oil fails to reach the USD 45/barrel target. Cu [...]	2009-01-21 13:18:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EFIN ENRG EPET ETRD MU
09MUSCAT649	FOLLOW-UP AND ACTION REQUEST OMAN NUCLEAR ENERGY PROGRAM [...] (C) The ChargC) and Economic-Commercial Officer met with the Chief of Oman's Office of Peaceful Nuclear Technology to discuss Oman's plans with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and potential areas for cooperation with the United States. Oman is very interested in pursuing academ [...]	2009-06-22 11:26:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET	PREL ENRG TSPL MU
09MUSCAT653	TFFLU01: OMAN'S MINISTRY OF HEALTH ACES FIRST H1N1 TEST [...] (SBU) Summary: Five days after Oman's Ministry of Health confirmed three H1N1 cases among returning YES students, no additional cases have arisen. The students are reportedly in 'fine' condition, according to the Ministry. The MoH's reaction, beginning with the alert from AmidEast and the Em [...]	2009-06-22 13:21:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL
09MUSCAT78	OMAN'S ENVOY TO IRAN ADVISES POSTPONING U.S. DIALOG WITH [...] (C) Sultan Qaboos' Special Envoy to Iran and Advisor for Cultural Affairs, Abdul 'Aziz al Rowas, advises against U.S. dialog with Tehran until after the Iranian presidential elections. Speaking with the Ambassador January 27, Al Rowas suggested that proposing direct talks now would make the U [...]	2009-01-28 12:13:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL IR MU
09MUSCAT799	OMAN - BUILDING ON THE PRESIDENT'S CAIRO SPECH [...] (U) SUMMARY: In Oman, President Obama's Cairo speech has generated both good will and expectations for enhanced cooperation. Embassy contacts, especially key players in MSP-critical areas including civil society, education, and the empowerment of women, are looking to the Embassy and the USG [...]	2009-07-24 06:21:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID ECON OEXC KPAO KMPI SOCI XF MU
09MUSCAT823	OMAN - IRAN: WITHER THE SULTAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-03 09:55:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET	PREL PGOV IR MU
09MUSCAT851	OMAN, INC.: BUSINESS OLIGARCHS AND GOVERNMENT IN OMAN'S [...] (C) Oman's business landscape remains dominated by a handful of local families who work either in tandem with, or in the shadow of, government-run enterprises. As the Sultanate's economy diversifies away from petroleum into fields such as industrial production and tourism, these families have [...]	2009-08-16 11:37:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV ENRG ETRD PINR MU
09MUSCAT855	Oman H1N1: Five Dead, Confirmed Cases on the Rise [...] (U) SUMMARY. After the initial appearance of H1N1 in June the virus has spread significantly. Five deaths due to H1N1 are confirmed, out of more than 717 confirmed cases. The GoO has been relatively proactive in attempting to stem the spread of the virus. Businesses are not yet affected but [...]	2009-08-24 07:16:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	AMED CASC KFLU KFLO PINR MU
09MUSCAT933	Oman Confronts H1N1 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Although Oman's H1N1 infection rate continues to rise, the Sultanate is responding proactively, and the infection rate is tracking with global trends. Some measures, such as the significant delay of the school year (in effect closing the school for an additional month),closely [...]	2009-09-30 13:05:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AMED AEMR TBIO KFLU MU
09MUSCAT997	OMAN MINISTER OF MANPOWER COMMITTED TO REFORM [...] (C) Summary: The Omani Minister of Manpower remains committed to combating labor abuses in the Sultanate and is encouraging the further development of trade unions. His ministry has a deep understanding of labor and trafficking issues, due in large part to its ongoing engagement with the Inte [...]	2009-11-03 09:34:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KTIP PHUM ELAB MU
09NAIROBI100	UPDATE ON THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR FOR THE 2008 TDA [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-16 06:33:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI KE
09NAIROBI1002	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL ISAKSON (MAY 23-31) [...] (C) Summary: Welcome to Kenya. Your visit comes 18 months after the disputed December 2007 general elections, when the controversial announcement of the victory of incumbent President Mwai Kibaki led to widespread violence, the deaths of 1,500 people and displacement of 500,000 Kenyans. Over th [...]	2009-05-18 09:45:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC OREP AMGT AFIN GH IT PGOV PREL RW SU
09NAIROBI1036	KENYA ECONOMIC NOTES: MAY 2009 [...] Leading Indicators Suggest Negative Per Capita Growth 2. Kenya Tourism Shows Signs of Life 3. USG-Sponsored IPR Conference Raises Awareness 4. Export Processing Zones (EPZ) Fared Well in 2008 Â [...]	2009-05-22 07:51:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB ECPS EINV EFIN ETRD KIPR PINR KE
09NAIROBI1114	Madaraka Day Celebrations [...] SUMMARY: On June 1 Kenyans celebrated their 46th anniversary of self-rule from the British Empire, with Prime Minister Raila Odinga and President Mwai Kibaki jointly addressing a mixed crowd of supporters. In comparison to previous years a number of things were different about this year's "Ma [...]	2009-06-05 07:06:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KE
09NAIROBI1122	SOMALIA - REPORTS RUMOR HASSAN DAHIR AWEYS DEAD OR [...] (C) Summary: Conflicting reports as of 2:00 P.M. (local) June 7 had Islamist rebel leader Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys either wounded or dead of wounds allegedly sustained in fighting in the Galgaduud region town of Wabho on June 4. Embassy contacts in the TFG, Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jama'a, the Somali [...]	2009-06-07 11:46:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV SOCI PTER PHUM SO
09NAIROBI1211	SOMALIA - PRIME MINISTER ON MARGINS OF JUNE 9 - 10 [...] (C) Summary: In a June 9 meeting with acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Africa Wykoff on the margins of the Rome International Contact Group (ICG),TFG Prime Minister Sharmarke attempted to portray progress on the ground in Somalia, disputed suggestions that his government was gettin [...]	2009-06-15 14:51:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR MOPS PINR KDEM EAID SO
09NAIROBI1257	Pandemic Influenza Task Force/EAC Reviews Pandemic [...] (U) Summary. In light of June 11 decision by WHO to raise the global pandemic alert to Phase 6, Nairobi's Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Task Force/EAC, on June 16, reviewed its pandemic influenza tripwires and response. Given that the H1N1 strain is proving, thus far, to be less virulent th [...]	2009-06-23 11:10:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU ASEC AMGT CASC KE
09NAIROBI1296	UHURU KENYATTA - PRESIDENTIAL AMBITIONS AND THE [...] (C) Uhuru Kenyatta appears to be working towards a presidential run in 2012. While many have pointed out that replacing President Kibaki, a Kikuyu, by another Kikuyu, would be unlikely due to anti-Kikuyu sentiments prevalent across much of Kenyan society, Kenyatta may be encouraged to attempt [...]	2009-06-26 12:13:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI1409	SOMALIA - Women, the Victims of Violence [...] (SBU) Escalating violence in the past two months has claimed the lives of an estimated 250 Somalis, has injured more than 1500, and has driven thousands from their homes. Increasingly, women are being directly targeted and are bearing the brunt of the conflict's devastating consequences. Som [...]	2009-07-07 07:10:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL ECON KWMN SOCI KCUL SO
09NAIROBI1547	HUMANITARIAN IMPLICATIONS OF DELAYED USG [...] USG humanitarian funds for assistance to Somalia are frozen at a critical time when humanitarian conditions are deteriorating, humanitarian funding is not keeping pace with rising needs, and donors forecast decreased funding on the horizon. Lack of resolution within the USG regarding funding [...]	2009-07-20 13:48:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EAGR TBIO SOCI PHUM PREL KE
09NAIROBI1599	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY CLINTON'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary: Welcome to Kenya. Your visit comes at a time when Kenya,s progress on critical reforms is not moving quickly enough, and when the country continues to struggle with the social, political, and economic aftermath of the crisis following the disputed December 2007 general elections. [...]	2009-07-27 12:14:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID ETRD OVIP OTRA KE
09NAIROBI1616	SOMALIA - Report from Dadaab: Women's Bleak Reality [...] Summary: While Dadaab's 287,000 refugees are all suffering from tremendously overstretched resources and services, women are disproportionately affected by the difficult conditions and daily challenges of camp life. The most pressing issues identified by the women and girls in Dadaab include [...]	2009-07-28 07:57:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF SOCI KWMN KE SO
09NAIROBI1669	SOMALIA - TFG PREVIEWS OUTREACH TO ABGAL AND TO [...] (C) Summary: The TFG Prime Minister, Somalia's Envoy to Kenya Ambassador Nur "Americo," and the TFG Minister for Women and Family Affairs Fauziya Mohammed Sheikh shared their impressions of the functioning of the Transitional Federal Government as a result of their recent interactions in Moga [...]	2009-08-03 14:01:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PROV PINR SOCI KDEM SO
09NAIROBI1735	SOMALIA - TFG RESHUFFLES CABINET [...] (SBU) Summary. On August 17 Somalia's Ambassador to Kenya Mohammed Nur notified us of a major cabinet reshuffle. Changes include new Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Defense, Treasury, Information, Land Transport, Water and Minerals, the Minister of State for the Prime Minister, and the Minister [...]	2009-08-18 11:34:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR SO EG DJ
09NAIROBI177	2009 AGOA FORUM UPDATE [...] This cable is not/not for internet distribution. 2. Summary. The Government of Kenya (GOK) continues to plan for the upcoming 2009 AGOA Forum scheduled for Nairobi the week of August 3, 2009. The GOK has proposed August 4-6 as the specific dates within that week for the three-day affair. [...]	2009-02-03 08:03:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC AMGT ECON ETRD AGOA PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI1830	VISAS DONKEY: CORRUPTION 212(F) VISA REVOCATION [...] (C) Embassy is seeking a security advisory opinion under Section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Proclamation 7750, suspending the entry into the United States of Amos Sitswila Wako and members of his family. Wako was born in Kakamega, Western Province, Kenya on July 31, 1945. Post [...]	2009-09-01 10:09:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	CVIS KCOR KCRM PGOV PREL ECON KE
09NAIROBI1926	SOMALIA - Somaliland Crisis Turns Violent as Police Kill [...] (SBU) Summary: In a violent escalation of Somaliland's political crisis, on September 12, police opened fire during a peaceful demonstration near the House of Representatives in Hargeisa. Four people were killed, including a 15-year-old boy, and several more were injured. Possibly over 100 p [...]	2009-09-14 15:23:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM SO
09NAIROBI1966	SOMALIA - TFG MILITARY RECRUIT TRAINING IN DJIBOUTI [...] (C) Summary: During the week that ended on September 11, 463 Somali military recruits concluded eight weeks of basic training by the Djiboutian Armed Forces (FAD)at Djibouti's primary military education center. One hundred fifty Somali military recruits (including 10 officers) also concluded si [...]	2009-09-18 15:58:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR PREL PGOV PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI2079	SOMALIA FY 2010 DISASTER REDECLARATION [...] According to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit (FSNAU),nearly 3.8 million people require humanitarian assistance in Somalia, representing 50 percent of the total population and a 17 percent increase since January 2009. The combined ef [...]	2009-10-01 06:22:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM PREL PREF SO
09NAIROBI2081	KENYA FY 2010 DISASTER REDECLARATION. [...] An estimated 3.8 million drought-affected individuals require emergency food assistance in Kenya, according to the joint Government of Kenya (GOK),U.N., and non-governmental organization (NGO) Kenya Food Security Steering Group (KFSSG). The poor performance of the February to June long rain [...]	2009-10-01 08:02:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM PREL PREF KE
09NAIROBI2083	KENYA - 2010 HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE PLANNING [...] On September 23 and 24, the Kenya U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) organized the 2010 Kenya Emergency Humanitarian Response Plan (EHRP) workshop to asses current and projected countrywide humanitarian conditions to inform the development of the 2010 EHRP schedul [...]	2009-10-01 12:21:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM PREL PREF KE
09NAIROBI2184	KENYA: AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW 2010 [...] This cable is not/not for internet distribution. 2. Country: Kenya 3. Current Status: Eligible 4. Country Background Summary: The population of Kenya is 38.6 million (mid 2008 estimate),estimated 2008 GDP is $30.4 billion, and per capita income is $770. An estimated 54% of the [...]	2009-10-16 08:07:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON ETRD EINV ENRG ELAB AGOA PGOV PREL
09NAIROBI2245	USAID/OFDA and USAID/FFP Marsabit, Isiolo, and [...] (U) From October 5 to 10, USAID's Offices of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) and Food for Peace (USAID/FFP) staff visited Laikipia District, Rift Valley Province, and Isiolo and Marsabit districts, Eastern Province, to assess reports of food insecurity associated with poor perfo [...]	2009-10-28 05:27:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PHUM PREL PREF KE
09NAIROBI2338	PUSHING REFORMS: THE NATIONAL YOUTH FORUM AND [...] (C) Summary. Sixty-six independent youth organizations across the country are planning, with our support and encouragement, to hold a National Youth Forum on November 17 to focus on the reform agenda and national reconciliation. The government feels threatened by such independent activity ) pa [...]	2009-11-10 14:07:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL PGOV KE
09NAIROBI2398	SOMALIA - WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE TFG'S FINANCES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Somalia Transitional Federal Government's (TFG) finances are generally funneled through four accounts that we are aware of: a UN trust fund, the PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC) mechanism, the Central Bank, and a government account at the Somali money transfer company Dahabshil [...]	2009-11-23 17:29:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EFIN ECON KDEM EAID SO
09NAIROBI24	Cultural Programs Keep Embassy Nairobi Busy in 1st Qtr [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-06 13:43:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
09NAIROBI2429	KENYA'S NOMINEES AND PUBLIC DIPLOMACY PLAN FOR THE [...] Ms. Summaiya Athman, Legal Manager, Sitara Investment Ms. Athman holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Commercial Law from the University of Bristol United Kingdom. She is the head of the legal department of a State-owned oil corporation which is engaged in both the Petroleum upstream (explorati [...]	2009-12-01 11:59:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID PREL SOCI KE
09NAIROBI2444	SOMALIA - THREE MINISTERS KILLED IN MOGADISHU [...] (C) Summary: At approximately 11:30 a.m. on December 3, an apparent suicide bombing at a graduation ceremony at the Shamo hotel in Mogadishu killed at three TFG Ministers, one of them an Amcit, and over a dozen faculty, students, and journalists who were present. As of 2:30 p.m. (local) no gr [...]	2009-12-03 14:11:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PTER SO
09NAIROBI2521	PREPARATIONS FOR AFRICA REGIONAL UNSCR 1540 WORKSHOP ON [...] This is an action message. Please see paras. 14 and 15. 2. Summary: Officials from the Department of State's Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation (ISN) and Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) visited Nairobi November 16-19 to perform a site survey in preparation for the Afr [...]	2009-12-21 20:09:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KPAO PREL PTER UNSC XA KE
09NAIROBI2530	SOMALIA - NOMINATION FOR SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR INTERNATONAL [...] (U) The Embassy Nairobi's Somalia Unit respectfully nominates the late Somalia Minister Dr. Qamar Aden Ali for the 2010 Secretary of State's Award for International Women of Courage. Until her death on December 3, 2009, at the hands of a suicide bomber in Mogadishu, Dr. Ali was the Minister of [...]	2009-12-11 14:33:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPAO PTER SO KWMN
09NAIROBI2586	Ambassador's Letter to GOK on Expanding US Support to [...] Ambassador Ranneberger sent the following letter on December 8 to the Kenyan Minister of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security Professor George Saitoti. The letter was a follow-up to the conversation PRM Assistant Secretary Eric Schwartz and the Ambassador had with Mi [...]	2009-12-15 13:54:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREF SO KE PREL
09NAIROBI2628	GLOBAL HEALTH INITIATIVE: KENYA COMMENT [...] Post appreciates the opportunity to comment on goals and principles of President Obama?s Global Health Initiative. As stated, individual government agencies involved in defining practices, implementation, and governance have been actively involved in discussions (e.g. HHS/CDC, USAID, STATE),[...]	2009-12-21 05:29:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KHIV KWMN KOCI KE
09NAIROBI2640	Kenya's Media: Part I - Overview and the New Media Law [...] (SBU) Summary. This is the first part of a four-part report on the state of the Kenyan Media. The parts are: 1) Overview and the new media law; 2) Radio Stations; 3) Media Houses and Cross Ownership; and 4) Role of the media and New Trends. Since the liberalization of the media industry in [...]	2009-12-21 11:28:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OPRC KPAO KMDR KE
09NAIROBI2648	SOMALIA: 2009 Country Reports on Terrorism [...] The fragile hold on power of Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG),a protracted state of violent instability, long unguarded coasts, porous borders, and proximity to the Arabian Peninsula, made Somalia an attractive location for international terrorists seeking a transit or launching [...]	2009-12-21 12:45:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PREL PTER SO
09NAIROBI267	GOK COMMITS TO FOURTH DADAAB REFUGEE CAMP [...] During his recent visit, UNHCR Deputy High Commissioner (DHC) Craig Johnstone told the Ambassador that he had received a "commitment" from the Kenyan Prime Minister to a package approach to resolving Somali refugee issues - including the allocation of land for a fourth camp - to relieve severe [...]	2009-02-11 11:45:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	KE PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SO
09NAIROBI2702	HUMAN RIGHTS TRENDS IN KENYA PERTAINING TO SEXUAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Same sex relationships in Kenya are criminalized as felonies, and individuals in such relationships face strong public attitudes which stigmatize lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) relationships as "un-African" and "against the order of nature." However, the Kenyan go [...]	2009-12-31 06:20:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM KE HURI PHUM
09NAIROBI345	SOMALIA - The Case for Expanded Assistance [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Now is the time for the United States to provide an expanded package of security, development and humanitarian assistance to consolidate the formation of a new Unity Transitional Federal Government (UTFG) in Somalia, while ensuring that additional funds are made available to both [...]	2009-02-23 14:19:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID PINR PHUM SO
09NAIROBI348	SOMALIA - Cabinet Nominated and Sworn In [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On February 20, Prime Minister Sharmarke nominated a 36-member cabinet to lead the new unity Transitional Federal Government (TFG). In composing the cabinet, each of the ministries was first allocated to a specific clan and sub-clan and then the ministers were chosen from thes [...]	2009-02-24 04:10:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID SO
09NAIROBI354	OVERCROWDING BIGGEST PROBLEM IN KENYAN PRISONS [...] Summary: In late January, poloff joined a delegation from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to visit three Nairobi-area prisons. UNODC is considering allocating some funding to assist the Kenya Prisons Service (KPS) in improving prison conditions. KPS officials seemed quite open in show [...]	2009-02-25 06:48:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KCRM KJUS KE
09NAIROBI356	OVERCROWDING BIGGEST PROBLEM IN KENYAN PRISONS [...] Summary: In late January, poloff joined a delegation from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to visit three Nairobi-area prisons. UNODC is considering allocating some funding to assist the Kenya Prisons Service (KPS) in improving prison conditions. KPS officials seemed quite open in show [...]	2009-02-25 08:07:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KCRM KJUS KE
09NAIROBI357	SCENESETTER FOR FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER III [...] (C) Summary: Welcome to Kenya. Your visit comes just over one year after the disputed December 2007 general elections, when the controversial announcement of the victory of incumbent President Mwai Kibaki led to widespread violence, the deaths of 1,500 people and displacement of 500,000 Kenyan [...]	2009-02-25 08:07:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL ECON IN KE LO PA SA CY
09NAIROBI364	SOMALIA - Engaging Puntland and Somaliland [...] (SBU) Summary. Following on our cables (reftels) on the way forward for Somalia, here we propose ways to engage the Somaliland and Puntland regions of northern Somalia. To assure the north maintains its stability in the face of the south's volatility, we propose increased education, economic [...]	2009-02-25 15:01:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PTER SO
09NAIROBI41	Working the Public and Press: Theme Based and Inter-Agency [...] Summary. During the first quarter, Embassy Nairobi emphasized theme-focused programming: from the overarching reform agenda Kenya must meet this year to many social issues where the media could play a constructive role. The Kenyan media face challenges both from within and without. After sp [...]	2009-01-08 08:23:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	KE KMDR KPAO
09NAIROBI50	SOMALIA - TFG-ARS WORKING GROUP SKETCHES PATH TO [...] (C) Summary: The Transitional Federal Government (TFG) - Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia (ARS) working group suggested by the November 25 Djibouti communique began work under UNPOS auspices in Nairobi the week of January 5, and appears to have quickly reached a decision to create a u [...]	2009-01-09 13:33:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINR SOCI SO ET
09NAIROBI530	THE REFORM AGENDA IN KENYA: ENERGIZING THE PRIVATE [...] As previous reporting has noted, peaceful pressure coming from civil society groups, religious organizations, the private sector, and the media were instrumental in helping resolve the crisis triggered by the December 2007 disputed elections. Having undertaken some steps to implement relati [...]	2009-03-16 15:10:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON KE
09NAIROBI544	PUSHING FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF ECONOMIC AND [...] The U.S. has a strong interest in seeing the coalition government move ahead with both economic and political reforms. They are inextricably linked, especially in view of the global economic crisis. As our reporting has indicated, we are pursuing a concerted strategy to achieve this, includi [...]	2009-03-17 13:22:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV PREL ECON KE
09NAIROBI553	IRAN TRADE MISSION TO KENYA STRICTLY BUSINESS; AHMADINEJAD [...] (SBU) Summary: According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Middle East Division director Ken Vitisia, the recent visit of Iranian President Mahjmoud Ahmadinejad, accompanied by 200 businessmen and Iranian government officials, among them Foreign Minister Manoucher Mottaki, was principally a tr [...]	2009-03-19 08:06:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EPET PREL ENRG ECON EINV PINR IR KE
09NAIROBI571	KENYA: GOK THOUGHTS ON DADAAB REFUGEES AND FOURTH [...] Summary: Government of Kenya (GOK) officials underscored the need for a "special solution for a special problem" during a recent discussion about Somali refugees in Kenya with representatives of the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM). They highlighted Kenya's waning patience w [...]	2009-03-23 09:25:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PGOV EAID PHUM KE ET SO
09NAIROBI588	SOMALIA - Engaging the Diaspora [...] (SBU) On March 13 participants at a United Nations Development Program (UNDP)-sponsored workshop in Nairobi explored ways to engage the Somali Diaspora in making a greater contribution to peace and the development of the country. Intellectuals, civil society representatives and others from th [...]	2009-03-25 07:57:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID SO
09NAIROBI6	SOMALIA - JOURNALIST KILLED ON NEW YEAR'S DAY [...] (C) Summary: The year 2009 began tragically for Somali journalism with the murder of Radio Shabelle reporter Hassan Mayow Hassan on New Year's Day. Hassan reportedly was on the way to cover an armed conflict between two groups when he was killed. The Somali media variously allege that Hassan [...]	2009-01-02 13:54:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KPAO PREL PGOV SO
09NAIROBI708	Somalia - Humanitarian Funding Not Keeping Pace With Rising [...] (SBU) At the end of March 2009, contributions to the U.N.-led Common Appeals Process (CAP) stood at $251 of the $918 million requested for humanitarian operations in Somalia. Food aid accounts for $200 million of this received amount, leading to an imbalance in the response. Several sectors hav [...]	2009-04-08 04:03:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PHUM PREL PREF SO
09NAIROBI809	KIBAKI ADDRESSES OPENING OF PARLIAMENT [...] Summary: At the April 21 opening of the third session of Parliament, 199 of 222 members of Parliament (MPs) attended and listened attentively to the President's and Speaker's speeches. In their opening prayers, religious leaders called for peace, unity, and strength even as the country was goin [...]	2009-04-24 12:05:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAGR SENV KE UG
09NAIROBI859	AGOA FORUM UPDATE: PROGRESS ON CO-CHAIRS AND [...] This cable is not/not for internet distribution. 2. Summary: During the April 23 AGOA Forum Main Preparatory Committee, the Government of Kenya (GOK) presented a revised program - provided by the Kenyan embassy in Washington - with changes to breakout session co-chairs. The GOK, along w [...]	2009-04-30 14:28:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC AMGT ECON ETRD AGOA PGOV PREL KE
09NAPLES52	REACHING OUT TO CALABRIA [...] (C) Summary: During an early April trip through Italy's most problematic region, Calabria, Consul General Truhn and ConGen Naples staff reached out to both government officials and the public to reiterate our common interest in development and rule of law. In a region in which politicians ar [...]	2009-04-22 14:28:00	Consulate Naples	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL BEXP SNAR SOCI KCRM KCOR CASC IT
09NAPLES69	SICILY: REGIONAL GOVERNMENT IN TURMOIL WHILE THE MAFIA IS [...] (C) Summary: As host to an important U.S. Navy base, location of recently discovered gas reserves, and home to 17,000 U.S. citizens, Sicily's future is clearly of interest to the United States. For now, political feuding has replaced the war on organized crime in the headlines: Regional President R [...]	2009-06-15 07:39:00	Consulate Naples	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM ECON SNAR MARR KCOR IT
09NAPLES90	FIXING ITALY'S SOUTHERN PROBLEM: BERLUSCONI'S "NEW DEAL" [...] (SBU) Summary: Using American comparisons such as "New Deal" and "Marshall Plan," Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has outlined his government's new plan for the South, which he intends to supervise personally. The three priority sectors are infrastructure, tourism, and innovation. The Ita [...]	2009-08-13 15:53:00	Consulate Naples	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EFIN KCOR KCRM IT
09NASSAU139	SEIZURES UP, MIGRANT SMUGGLING DISCUSSED AT U.S.-BAHAMAS [...] (SBU) This is a cable with action issue items. Southern Command/Northern Command/Coast Guard please see paragraph 15 on piracy. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Charge d'Affaires (CDA) and Minister for National Security Tommy Turnquest co-chaired the semi-annual Joint Counter Narcotics/Illegal Migration [...]	2009-03-06 17:01:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PGOV PREL TK BF
09NASSAU159	CLICO BAHAMAS LIQUIDATED FOLLOWING COLLAPSE OF TRINIDAD'S [...] (U) SUMMARY: Nearly one hundred agents were laid off from one of The Bahamas largest insurance companies, CLICO Bahamas Ltd., the week of March 2 as the company goes into liquidation. Concerns were raised when Trinidad based parent company, CL Financial, collapsed due to massive losses and [...]	2009-03-16 16:14:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON ETRD BF
09NASSAU181	BAHAMAS INKS PRELIMINARY AID DEAL WITH CUBA [...] (U) The GCOB signed a Basic Framework Agreement on Economic and Technical Cooperation with Cuba March 16 anticipating further projectsin health, education, and other areas, accordingto media. The GCOB is reviewing a draft agreemen to re-implement a Cuban eye-care program and is i talks with C [...]	2009-03-19 21:40:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BF CU
09NASSAU247	CODEL IMPRESSED BY OPBAT, STRONG BILATERAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: CODEL Conyers visited The Bahamas April 7-9 to review OPBAT operations and assess current drug and migrant challenges. GCOB officials led by Prime Minister Ingraham described the negative impact of the situation in Haiti on both OPBAT and The Bahamas. PM Ingraham stressed th [...]	2009-04-20 20:14:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV HA BF
09NASSAU274	GCOB ACTIVATING "STATE OF PREPAREDNESS" AGAINST SWINE FLU; [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GCOB discussed measures to contain and prevent the spread of Swine Flu (H1N1) at air and sea ports of entry (POEs). GCOB officials reported no confirmed cases of Swine Flu; however, the Ministry of Health (MoH) is currently at 24/7 operational capacity and is in a "state of p [...]	2009-04-28 21:21:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09NASSAU275	CORRECTED: GCOB ACTIVATING "STATE OF PREPAREDNESS" AGAINST [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GCOB discussed measures to contain and prevent the spread of Swine Flu (H1N1) at air and sea ports of entry (POEs). GCOB officials reported no confirmed cases of Swine Flu; however, the Ministry of Health (MoH) is currently at 24/7 operational capacity and is in a "state of p [...]	2009-04-29 14:07:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09NASSAU277	CORRECTED: GCOB ACTIVATING "STATE OF PREPAREDNESS" AGAINST [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GCOB discussed measures to contain and prevent the spread of Swine Flu (H1N1) at air and sea ports of entry (POEs). GCOB officials reported no confirmed cases of Swine Flu; however, the Ministry of Health (MoH) is currently at 24/7 operational capacity and is in a "state of p [...]	2009-04-29 15:20:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09NASSAU321	BAHAMAS: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF LIBERTAD ACT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post recommends waiver of the provisions of Title III of the Libertad Act for The Bahamas. The GCOB has had a cordial relationship with Cuba, has supported Cuba in international fora, and has engaged in both cultural and economic exchanges with Cuba, including promotion of Cuban t [...]	2009-05-19 20:50:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL

09NASSAU360	HAITIANS IN THE BAHAMAS: COMING THROUGH YET [...] (C) SUMMARY: Haitians account for some 30-60,000 out of 340,000 inhabitants of The Bahamas. Societal tolerance for immigrants is decreasing from an already low benchmark due to current economic stresses, exacerbating ingrained anti-Haitian sentiments. Bahamians associate immigrants with cr [...]	2009-06-10 16:24:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON PGOV PHUM SOCI BF
09NASSAU461	NASSAU MONTHLY - JULY 2009 [...] This is a monthly report on a variety of topics of interest which do not merit full reporting cables. -- Containing Swine Flu -- 700 Haitian Migrants Apprehended in Two Weeks -- Land Profiteering: Who's to Blame? -- Controversy over Relocation of the Shipping Container Port -- Bahamas Bre [...]	2009-08-04 20:47:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON POL PGOV BF
09NASSAU504	CONTAINER PORT RELOCATION SPARKS ANGRY DEBATE [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a little publicized decision in April, the GCOB signed an agreement to relocate Nassau's busy down town container port to Arawak Cay, a site 6 miles to the west. The decision reignited angry debate beginning in July when plans moved forward to begin dredging the harbor. Opposit [...]	2009-08-21 17:17:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ECON BF
09NASSAU65	LECTURE AFFORDS SNAPSHOT OF BAHAMAS MUSLIM [...] (U) SUMMARY: During a recent lecture at the historical society, a prominent local Muslim leader presented a largely autobiographical and documentary overview of the origins and development of Islam in The Bahamas. He provided an eyewitness perspective on a growing minority religion whose ad [...]	2009-02-02 20:04:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM BF
09NASSAU83	THE BAHAMAS 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Openness to Foreign Investment: The Bahamian Government generally encourages and offers incentives for foreign investment in all sectors of the economy except those the Government reserves exclusively to Bahamian citizens. Reserved businesses include: wholesale and retail operations; commiss [...]	2009-02-05 17:53:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC USTR BF
09NDJAMENA115	CHAD'S PUBLIC FINANCES (II): SEARCHING FOR [...] (U) This is an action message. See para 11 below. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Finance Minister Gata Ngoulou told Ambassador and DCM March 30 that Chad's public finances were in serious disarray, but that the budget picture was not yet "disastrous." Ngoulou pointed out that Ch [...]	2009-04-02 11:19:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EPET EFIN IMF IBRD CDB EAID PREL
09NDJAMENA125	PLANNING FOR NEW REFUGEES IN CHAD; NGO CAPACITY [...] (U) Much of the information in this cable was previously transmitted to Department offices by RefEmail. ------------------------------------- NGO PLANS FOR POSSIBLE DARFURI INFLUX ------------------------------------- 2. (U) Ndjamena-based Regional Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) met with [...]	2009-04-08 11:04:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PHUM PREL PGOV SU UN LY CD
09NDJAMENA223	OBAMA'S SPEECH IN CAIRO RECEIVES WARM WELCOME IN CHAD [...] (U) The U.S. Embassy in Ndjamena held rebroadcasts June 9 and 10 of President Obama's June 4 Cairo speech. The rebroadcasts were in French and Arabic, respectively, in this barely-majority Muslim country. Reaction was almost uniformly positive, with participants stressing that they hoped to [...]	2009-06-12 08:20:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KPAO OIIP CD
09NDJAMENA245	JUNE 19 MEETING WITH MINISTER OF FINANCE CLARIFIES STATE [...] (U) Charge d'Affaires met June 19 with Minister of Finance Gata Ngoulou to discuss Chad's revised 2009 budget, which has been reduced to USD 804 million in revenue and USD 1.7 billion in expenditures. (The initial 2009 budget adopted by Chad's National Assembly in November 2008 forecast reve [...]	2009-06-19 17:19:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EFIN CD
09NDJAMENA282	CHAD STARTS IMF PROGRAM BASED ON BUDGET REVISIONS [...] (SBU) The IMF and GOC announced July 7 an agreement for a six-month IMF "Staff Monitored Program" to run April-October 2009, based on Chad's revised 2009 budget that meets IMF's requirements for better public revenue management in the face of diminished oil prices. The IMF-GOC agreement, aft [...]	2009-07-13 09:32:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EFIN ECIN PGOV PREF CD
09NDJAMENA406	AN EER FOR CHAD [...] (SBU) We learned two days ago of President Deby's decision to accept the invitation to lunch with POTUS and other African heads of state during upcoming UNGA meetings. This visit affords Embassy a good opportunity to lay out Chad's record of progress since its nadir of contemporary existence [...]	2009-09-18 16:27:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM SU LY QA FR PKO MARR
09NDJAMENA409	CHAD MEDIA PROFILE [...] INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY ------------------------ Reftel discussed in general terms problems facing the media in Chad and initiatives being taken by media organizations to improve the situation. This message establishes a baseline by which to measure, quantitatively and qualitatively, me [...]	2009-09-22 12:07:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OIIP CD
09NDJAMENA447	STATUS OF OURE CASSONI REFUGEE CAMP -- MOVE SEEMS [...] (SBU) The refugee camp in northeastern Chad on the Chad-Sudan border known as Oure Cassoni appears slated to be moved away from the border. The GoC announced on 14 September that the camp had to move (reported Ref A),and has designated a new site for its location. The United Nations High C [...]	2009-10-16 09:30:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF EAID PGOV PHUM SOCI PREL SO CD
09NDJAMENA460	CHAD CONFRONTS CHALLENGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND [...] (U) This is the first of three cables on Chad's approach to environmental affairs, conveying information gathered in the course of the recent visit of the Regional Environmental, Science, Technology, and Health Officer (REO) to N'Djamena, and also following a number of high-level interventions [...]	2009-10-20 13:47:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TBIO EFIS EAID CD
09NDJAMENA482	CHAD HUMANITARIAN UPDATE [...] (U) The following is an update of RefCoord N'Djamena activities for the period of 12 to 23 OCT, 2009. ------------------------------ RET'S SUDAN CURRICULUM EXAMS FOR GRADES 8 AND 11 -- PILOT CONTINUES IN 2010 ------------------------------ 2. (SBU) RefCoord met 12 OCT with Refugee Edu [...]	2009-10-26 14:33:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PHUM SU CD
09NDJAMENA488	CHAD: 2009 HARVEST AND FOOD SECURITY SITUATION [...] (SBU) In light of concerns on the part of NGO contacts and others that this year's cereals harvest will fall short of meeting Chad's food needs, Embassy staff had conversations October 27 and 28 with Ministry of Agriculture officials including Docteur Paul, Deputy Director of Production and [...]	2009-10-28 16:51:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD ECON
09NDJAMENA501	CHAD: WORLD BANK AND IMF REPS ON PUBLIC REVENUE [...] (SBU) In a series of meetings in recent days, World Bank and IMF representatives have commented on their in-country programs and on Chad's public revenue management, generally considered by both IFIs to be below par. The IBRD's Mary Barton-Dock confirmed that the World Bank was ready to step [...]	2009-10-31 13:01:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID EPET CH
09NDJAMENA512	UNHCR/WFP ON FOOD AND PHYSICAL SECURITY SITUATION FOR TWO [...] (U) Summary: Following a Joint Assessment Mission (JAM) in mid-October to study the situation of CAR refugees and Chadian host populations in southern Chad, UNHCR ResRep Stefano Severe and WFP ResRep Jean-Luc Siblot held an October 27 briefing to present agency assessments of two sites of CAR [...]	2009-11-03 13:25:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PHUM SU CD
09NDJAMENA531	IN THE EYE OF THE STORM: ABECHE, CHAD'S EASTERN [...] (SBU) Abeche, the metropole of eastern Chad, is the center of activity for the local population and the international community's humanitarian and peacekeeping operations, as well as the far-flung region's commercial and administrative center, both civilian and military. The GOC's efforts to [...]	2009-11-12 16:26:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF ECON CD
09NDJAMENA539	CHAD HUMANITARIAN UPDATE, 09 - 15 NOV 2009 [...] (U) The following is an update of N'Djamena RefCoord's activities for the period of 09 - 15 NOV 2009. 2. (U) In this edition: -- CONTINUED FOCUS ON EASTERN CHAD SECURITY (PARA 3) -- UN ACTION LOOKING FOR SIGNS OF UNSCR 1888 IMPLEMENTATION (PARA 5) -- CONAFIT URGES NGO COOPERATION ON SEC [...]	2009-11-17 13:06:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF ASEC PREL PHUM SU CD
09NDJAMENA556	CHAD HUMANITARIAN UPDATE, 16 - 22 NOV 2009 [...] (U) The following is an update of N'Djamena RefCoord's activities for the period of 16 - 22 NOV 2009. 2. (U) In this edition: (SBU) IRC SEEKS TO RE-STRUCTURE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR OURE CASSONI (SBU) UN HUMANITARIAN AIR SERVICE IN THE BLACK AGAIN (SBU) UNHCR TO BRIEF DONORS ON 2010 [...]	2009-11-23 13:05:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF ASEC PREL PHUM SU CD
09NDJAMENA557	CORRUPTION SCANDAL WIDENS BUT DEBY SPARES POWERFUL [...] (SBU) A corruption scandal involving officials of the ministries of Education and Health has widened, implicating seven additional ministers and deputy ministers. Six of the seven were ordered to provide testimony while President Deby spared the seventh: powerful Infrastructure Minister Youn [...]	2009-11-23 15:51:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PREF PHUM CD
09NDJAMENA596	UPDATE ON AWARD FOR CORPORATE EXCELLENCE ENTRANT [...] (U) This message responds to request in reftel for current information about past-year candidates for the Department's Corporate Excellence Award, in the case of Embassy N'Djamena, Esso Exploration and Production, Inc., Chad (Esso Chad). 2. (U) A) Is the company still working in the reg [...]	2009-12-14 13:17:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT BEXP ECON EINV ELAB ETRD KSEP SENV CD
09NDJAMENA79	WORLD BANK WANTS GOC PRIME MINISTER TO VISIT HQ IN [...] (SBU) World Bank Director of Operations for Chad Mary Barton-Dock told Ambassador March 4 the Bank's relationship with the Government of Chad had not progressed in the month and a half since the Bank had "partially" reopened its Chad office. A meeting between WB President Zoellick and Prime M [...]	2009-03-10 06:27:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PREF EAID EFIN AU CD
09NEWDELHI1009	SPECIAL MEDIA REPORT: INDIAN MEDIA HAILS [...] Excerpts from an editorial in the May 18 centrist, independent THE TIMES OF INDIA English daily: (BEGIN EXCERPTS) "New challenges are shaping up that require urgent action.... The economy will not recover on its own but will need action by the government on multiple fronts: roads, power, educa [...]	2009-05-19 04:26:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI1099	GOVERNMENT SIGNALS PERFORMANCE IS PARAMOUNT IN KEY ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary. The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) announced the remainder of its 79-member council of ministers on May 28, who join the earlier round of ministers announced on May 22 (see reftel). The week-long process of selection seems to have placed more weight on capable [...]	2009-05-29 14:32:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EAGR PREL PGOV PTER IN
09NEWDELHI1138	SCENESETTER FOR INDIA VISIT OF UNDER SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Under Secretary Burns: In many respects, your visit represents the moment so many of us who manage the India account have waited years for: a time when U.S. officials can engage with a new, strong Indian government freed from the constraints of anti-American coalition partners or [...]	2009-06-03 13:59:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV IN
09NEWDELHI115	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENTIAL [...] SUMMARY: The Indian media reported and commented widely on the incoming and outgoing Presidents. Reports said President Bush on Monday made a round of farewell phone calls to world leaders, while President-elect Obama and his wife Michelle attended the Lincoln Memorial inaugural concert in Wa [...]	2009-01-20 11:01:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI1162	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of June 1-5, 2009, including the following: -- GDP Growth of 6.7% Surprises on the Upside -- Infrastructure Sector Recovers Somewhat in April -- Some Signs of Expanding Manufacturing Sector -- FY 2009-10 Be [...]	2009-06-05 13:28:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI1163	NEW GOVERNMENT'S AGENDA: FANFARE FOR THE COMMON MAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Indian President Pratibha Patil's address to a joint session of Parliament on June 4 outlined the achievements of the previous United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government and charted a road map for the next five years. It was largely in-line with the Congress Party's election [...]	2009-06-05 13:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI1210	FS MENON AND U/S BURNS DISCUSS REGIONAL SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Secretary Menon and visiting Under Secretary for Political Affairs Bill Burns discussed regional security June 10, with a focus on Afghanistan and Pakistan. Menon referred to Prime Minister Singh's June 9 comments in Parliament that the Composite Dialogue could not resume [...]	2009-06-11 17:51:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS PK IN
09NEWDELHI1211	FS MENON AND U/S BURNS DISCUSS NEW STRATEGIC [...] (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Secretary Menon and visiting Under Secretary for Political Affairs Bill Burns discussed a new architecture for the Strategic Dialogue and a variety of bilateral and regional issues during several meetings June 10. Remarking on the substantial overlap in thinking on how t [...]	2009-06-11 17:55:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
09NEWDELHI1245	U/S BURNS MEETS INDIAN HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: Kapil Sibal, the genial and upbeat new Minister of Human Resources Development (MHRD) welcomed Under Secretary Burns and his delegation for a tour d'horizon of India's educational challenges and a proposal for partnership. In office only two weeks, Sibal is clearly relishing the [...]	2009-06-16 10:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO OIIP SCUL PGOV ECON PHUM PK PREL PTER IN
09NEWDELHI1277	SCENESETTER FOR INDIA VISIT OF NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (SBU) General Jones: Embassy New Delhi warmly welcomes you to India. Your visit comes on the heels of Under Secretary Burns' successful trip to India and in the run-up to a July visit by Secretary Clinton. You will be coming at a time when U.S. officials can engage with a new, strong Indian [...]	2009-06-18 14:48:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IN
09NEWDELHI1278	BJP IMPLOSION OR REINVENTION? [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Congress Party-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government's (UPA) unexpectedly decisive victory in India's general election has left the country's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in disarray. The fallout of this drubbing has shattered the image of the BJP a [...]	2009-06-18 14:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI1284	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of June 15-19, 2009, including the following: -- Inflation Hits Negative Territory -- India Imposes Restrictions on Chinese Mobiles, Extends Tight Norms on Toys and Dairy -- Panel Advises Increase in Supp [...]	2009-06-19 11:47:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI1285	MANMOHAN SINGH: GREAT EXPECTATIONS FOR NEW [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh addressed the Lok Sabha (lower house of the Indian Parliament) on June 9, reaffirming the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government's agenda and goals as mentioned in President Prathiba Patil's parliamentary address one week before. PM Singh em [...]	2009-06-19 13:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI1286	INDIA - H1N1 FLU UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As of 19 June, India has 44 confirmed H1N1 cases, including two infections caught within India. Mission expects this number to increase over the near future. The Government of India (GOI) takes H1N1 and the possibility of recombination in India very seriously and is trying to p [...]	2009-06-19 13:06:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09NEWDELHI129	INDIA INC. ENDORSES MODI, BJP ANXIOUS [...] (SBU) Summary: At a global investor conference in Gujarat on January 13, India's "captains of industry" -- Anil Ambani, Sunil Mittal, Ratan Tata, Mukesh Ambani and K.V. Kamath -- heaped lavish praise on Chief Minister Narendra Modi for developing Gujarat as one of the nation's leading busi [...]	2009-01-21 13:43:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN PHUM
09NEWDELHI1329	BJP: NOT THERE YET [...] (U) The BJP,s two-day national executive meeting held in Lucknow was expected to be a fire-works show, complete with stinging accusations and counter charges. Embassy contacts and media report that passions ran high, and the meeting lived up to its controversial billing. In the aftermath [...]	2009-06-26 13:04:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI1349	NAXALITES: AN EMERGING NATIONAL THREAT [...] (SBU) Summary: Recent violence in West Bengal has focused attention on India's Maoist insurgency, which has become one of the most violent of its domestic conflicts. The broad network of Maoist cells, known as the Naxalite movement, is present in at least eleven of India's twenty-eight states [...]	2009-06-29 13:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI1356	RIGHTS FOR SEXUAL MINORITIES IN INDIA MAY GROW [...] (U) Summary. India's lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transvestite (LGBT) community is becoming increasingly active, while Indian society appears to be slowly accepting equal rights for the community. The global LGBT Month saw marches in major Indian cities, including New Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore, [...]	2009-06-30 08:52:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KWMN KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI1379	NEW DELHI EST OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF JUNE 29 TO [...] Below is a compilation of environment, science, and technology highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of June 29-July 2, 2009, including the following: -- World Bank: Don't Require Deep Emission Cuts from India -- India Against International Climate Change Monitoring, Carbon Tax -- [...]	2009-07-02 13:59:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA KGHG SENV TSPL TBIO ENRG ECON SOCI IN
09NEWDELHI1401	THE NEW BUDGET INVESTS IN RURAL INDIA, BUT POSTPONES FISCAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee presented a rural-oriented 2009-2010 central government budget on July 6 which many say reflect his style: pragmatic, not flashy, and indifferent to market expectations. Indeed, the initial reaction of many to the budget was one of disappointm [...]	2009-07-07 14:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EAGR EPET PREL PGOV IN
09NEWDELHI1464	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY OF STATE CLINTON'S VISIT [...] (SBU) Madame Secretary: Mission India warmly welcomes you to India. This is an opportune moment in the relationship between the world's largest democracies. The Congress Party's strong showing in the April elections allowed formation of a new and strong Indian government--freed from the constrain [...]	2009-07-15 12:39:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET//NOFORN	EAGR EAID ECIN EFIN EINT EINV ENRG ETRD ETTC
09NEWDELHI1487	POWER STRUGGLE IN LITTLE LHASA: TIBETAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. The battle for control over the Tibetan Government-in-Exile (TGIE) has begun in Dharamsala, India. As the Dalai Lama turned 74 years old on July 7, Tibet watchers reiterated that the most volatile times in Tibetan politics usually occur around the time of a Dalai Lama's death. T [...]	2009-07-19 14:01:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM PINR KDEM CH IN
09NEWDELHI1501	MEDIA REACTION: SECSTATE INDIA VISIT, INDO-PAK [...] "RELATIONS WITH U.S. IN NEW ERA," op-ed in July 19 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by strategic analyst K. Subrahmanyam: "Hillary Clinton is very popular among the Indian community in the U.S. No previous secretary of state was in a better position than her to strengthen the U.S.-India relations.... [...]	2009-07-20 11:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI154	PRIME MINISTER TO UNDERGO BY-PASS SURGERY [...] (SBU) Media sources and government officials confirmed that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will undergo heart by-pass surgery tomorrow as one or more of his arteries have blockages. He was admitted to hospital tonight. Minister of State for External Affairs confirmed this to DCM and MEA Join [...]	2009-01-23 13:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR IN
09NEWDELHI1608	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of July 27-31, 2009, including the following: -- Tax Breaks Clear the Way for Oil and Gas Auction -- Passing of FY 2010 Budget Trumps Economic Reforms -- India Plans September WTO Mini-Ministerial to Reener [...]	2009-07-31 12:11:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD BEXP KIPR IN CN
09NEWDELHI1649	U.S.-INDIAN RELATIONS: NEXT STEPS IN THE STRATEGIC [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Following on the August 5 Interagency Policy Committee meeting to discuss the Strategic Dialogue, Mission offers its views on next steps in the run up to the Prime Minister's November visit. We spell out dialogue goals, describe ways to move forward, flag pitfalls and propose po [...]	2009-08-06 15:44:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MASS ENRG EFIN CVIS AMGT IN
09NEWDELHI1657	NEW DELHI EST OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR JULY 27 TO AUGUST 07, [...] (U) Below is a compilation of environment, science, and technology highlights from Embassy New Delhi for July 27 to August 07, 2009, including the following: -- Environment Minister Opposes Mining Project -- Arunachal Pradesh Civil Rights Group Opposes Hydro Power Projects -- National Dis [...]	2009-08-07 14:11:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSCA KGHG SENV TSPL TBIO ENRG ECON SOCI IN
09NEWDELHI1671	INDIA - FIRST PANDEMIC H1N1 DEATHS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: India experienced its first confirmed pandemic H1N1 influenza related death on 3 August, and has had a total of seven reported deaths over the past week. The number of positive cases rose to 959 as of 10 August. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOH) has announced new [...]	2009-08-11 08:51:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09NEWDELHI1707	FOREIGN SECRETARY RAO UPBEAT AND EXPANSIVE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. In his introductory meeting with Foreign Secretary Rao August 12, Ambassador Roemer stressed the importance of the Strategic Dialogue and of implementing the Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement, as well as bringing to justice the perpetrators of the 26/11 terrorist attacks in Mumb [...]	2009-08-13 13:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM KNNP ENRG PK KN IN
09NEWDELHI1812	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Mission India warmly welcomes you to New Delhi. This is an opportune moment as we seek a truly global partnership with India and build upon the Secretary's highly successful July visit (Ref). Secretary Clinton and her counterpart, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna, formally launche [...]	2009-08-31 14:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET//NOFORN	OVIP LEW PREL EAGR EAID IN
09NEWDELHI1902	DUSTR Marantis Visit to Re-energize Trade Policy Forum [...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy U.S. Trade Representative (DUSTR) Demetrios Marantis visited New Delhi August 11-13 to meet with GOI officials and private sector representatives to prepare for USTR Ambassador Kirk's participation in a bilaterl Trade Policy Forum (TPF) ministerial in Delhi later this fal [...]	2009-09-11 14:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV EAGR EFIN CVIS KGHG ECPS PREL IN
09NEWDELHI1917	MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN, INDIA-CHINA, [...] "EXPECTATION FROM PAKISTAN," editorial in September 14 Hindi daily, DAINIK HINDUSTAN: "Home Minister P. Chidambaram's U.S. visit has yielded something, in that the U.S. has now at least asked Pakistan to bring the perpetrators of 26/11 to justice. Despite providing all the evidences, Pakistan [...]	2009-09-15 12:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI1955	PRM DAS ROBINSON DISCUSSES STATUS OF TIBETAN, SRI [...] (SBU) PRM DAS David Robinson held meetings with representatives from the Dalai Lama's Office, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA),Catholic Relief Services' (CRS),and the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) during his September 4th visit to New Delhi. During these meeting [...]	2009-09-22 02:49:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL PHUM CH SL IN
09NEWDELHI1999	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-25 13:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR EAIR EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD BEXP PHUM PINR
09NEWDELHI2007	India as Innovation and Technology Partner; Pondering S&T [...] SUMMARY: Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) Dr. T. Ramasami September 25 reaffirmed his interest in increasing U.S.-India collaboration in the areas of innovation and technology. He cited energy efficiency - especially fuel efficient transportation - security technolo [...]	2009-09-29 11:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA SENV TSPL ECON SOCI IN
09NEWDELHI2013	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of September 21-24, 2009, including the following: -- AIG Downsizing In India -- Slow Going for Financial Sector Reform -- India Retains U.S. FAA Category 1 Status -- World Bank Approves $4.3 billion Loans [...]	2009-09-29 13:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD BEXP PHUM PINR
09NEWDELHI2088	SCENESETTER FOR U/S BURNS'S VISIT TO INDIA [...] (SBU) Under Secretary Burns: Mission India warmly welcomes you back to New Delhi as we begin the final stages of preparation for Prime Minister Singh's November 22-26 visit to Washington. Since the Secretary's July visit, the Embassy has been hard at work with our counterparts in Washington [...]	2009-10-09 14:47:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IN
09NEWDELHI2104	MEDIA REACTION: INDIA/PAKISTAN, POTUS NOBEL [...] "PAKISTAN, PLEASE WAKE UP!" editorial in October 12 Hindi daily, RASHTRIYA SAHARA: "The terrorist attack on Pakistan's military headquarters shows that it is reaping what it has sown. The strategy of nurturing terrorism against India has now become the biggest challenge for Pakistan's own exis [...]	2009-10-14 11:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI2121	U/S BURNS AND FS RAO REVIEW PROGRESS ON U.S.-INDIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao and Under Secretary for Political Affairs Bill Burns discussed progress on the U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue and Prime Minister Singh's official state visit to Washington November 22-26. Over the course of an initial one-on-one meeting, a bilateral [...]	2009-10-16 18:00:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENGRG TRGY IN
09NEWDELHI2192	Disaster Management Capabilities and Engagement [...] (U) SUMMARY: Disaster Management (DM) in India means preparing for both natural and man-made disasters, everything from avalanches to chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) incidents to terrorist attacks. India has chosen a tiered approach to DM in which states and districts ha [...]	2009-10-28 12:20:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPL KSCA SENV EAID PGOV PTER ECON SOCI IN
09NEWDELHI2198	SCENESETTER FOR USD(P) FLOURNOY,S VISIT TO INDIA [...] (SBU) Under Secretary Flournoy: Mission India warmly welcomes you to New Delhi as we begin the final stages of preparation for Prime Minister Singh's November 22-26 visit to Washington. Since the Secretary of State's July visit, the Embassy has been hard at work with our counterparts in Washingto [...]	2009-10-29 12:31:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PGOV MAPP MASS IN PREL
09NEWDELHI2207	SCENESETTER FOR U/S OTERO'S VISIT TO INDIA [...] (SBU) Under Secretary Otero: Mission India warmly welcomes you to New Delhi to relaunch the Global Issues Forum (GIF) in the run-up to Prime Minister Singh's November 22-26 state visit to Washington. The Embassy has worked hard to make progress across all five pillars and 18 sub-dialogues o [...]	2009-10-30 12:35:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECON IN KDEM KGHG KWMN PREL SENV
09NEWDELHI2265	India Reporting Workshop Puts Strategic Dialogue in [...] (SBU) The Ambassador enthusiastically welcomed more than 80 participants from throughout India and neighboring Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and China to an October 5-6 India Reporting Workshop in New Delhi. SCA Assistant Secretary (A/S) Blake, addressing the group via DVC, underscored the valu [...]	2009-11-09 12:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON POL AMGT IN
09NEWDELHI2309	AMBASSADOR VERVEER AND SECRETARY SIKRI SUPPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ambassador Melanne Verveer met Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) Secretary Devender Kumar Sikri on November 9 to discuss the Women's Empowerment Dialogue (WED). Sikri described the GOI's ideas for WED discussion topics. These included social and economic empowerme [...]	2009-11-17 07:44:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TSPL KCRM KCOR ELAB KDEM KWMN KOCI PHUM
09NEWDELHI2339	SPECIAL MEDIA REPORT: INDIAN MEDIA COVERAGE OF [...] The Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson was reported saying: "The Government of India is committed to resolving all outstanding issues with Pakistan through a peaceful bilateral dialogue in accordance with the Simla Agreement. A third country role cannot be envisaged nor is it necessary. [...]	2009-11-19 11:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI234	MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN/OBAMA PRESIDENCY, SRI [...] "INDIA'S EXPECTATIONS For OBAMA" op-ed article by former diplomat Rajendra Abhyankar in the February 6, 2009, Mumbai edition of centrist Marathi daily SAKAAL. "It is welcome that the new U.S. President feels that Pakistan needs to play a more positive role in the interest of peace and stabilit [...]	2009-02-06 11:24:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI2350	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of November 16-20, 2009, including the following: -- India Ready for FATF Evaluation -- Disinvestment Gets a Push -- Commerce Minister Plans to Double India's Share in Global Trade Within the Next Five Yea [...]	2009-11-20 11:26:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD ECPS BEXP TRGY TINT BG NP
09NEWDELHI2373	RENEWED GOI EFFORTS TO COMBAT TIP [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA),which plays a significant role in the GOI's trafficking in persons (TIP) efforts, seems to be taking renewed steps to overcome India's TIP challenge. In September, the MHA issued two advisories, one on violence against women and another on hu [...]	2009-11-24 12:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM KCOR ELAB KWMN KOCI PHUM KTIP SOCI IN
09NEWDELHI2375	USTR KIRK AND MINISTER SHARMA REACTIVATE TRADE POLICY FORUM [...] (SBU) Summary. On October 26, United States Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Ron Kirk led an interagency delegation to India for the first Trade Policy Forum (TPF) meeting with the GOI since February 2008. Noting the 20 months between TPF meetings, USTR Kirk and Minister of Commerce and [...]	2009-11-24 12:24:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR EINV KIPR IN
09NEWDELHI2376	RENEWED GOI EFFORTS TO COMBAT TIP [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA),which plays a significant role in the GOI's trafficking in persons (TIP) efforts, seems to be taking renewed steps to overcome India's TIP challenge. In September, the MHA issued two advisories, one on violence against women and another on hu [...]	2009-11-24 12:24:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM KCOR ELAB KWMN KOCI PHUM KTIP SOCI
09NEWDELHI2381	Commercial Space Launch Agreement Talks Launched [...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) for Services and Investment Christine Bliss and Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Scientific Secretary A. Bhaskraranarayana led the first round of bilateral Commercial Space Launch Agreement (CSLA) negotiations October 27-28 in B [...]	2009-11-25 10:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL TSPA KTIA IN
09NEWDELHI2386	A NEW STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP: PM RUDD VISITS NEW [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-25 11:15:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AS IN
09NEWDELHI2445	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of November 30 to December 4, 2009, including the following: -- Trade Contraction Moderating -- World Bank Commits Increased Funding for India -- Competition Commission Focuses on the 'Common Man' -- GOI Has N [...]	2009-12-04 12:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV EAID ECIN EIND ELTN ETRD IN
09NEWDELHI2472	TELANGANA - A NEW STATE IS BORN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Faced with mounting protests from students and supporters of a new state of Telangana and the deteriorating health of a regional politician who was in the 11th day of a hunger strike to death, GOI abruptly caved on December 9 and gave the go-ahead for formation of a new state [...]	2009-12-10 14:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI2492	INDIA: TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. India has made continuing progress since April 2009 in combating human trafficking. The Ministry of Home Affairs has designated trafficking in persons a top priority and demonstrated renewed efforts in tackling the problem. India enhanced efforts to expand law enforcement capac [...]	2009-12-14 12:17:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SOCI KTIP IN
09NEWDELHI250	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: SHANTHA BIOTECHNICS [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On February 05, 2009, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Pre-License Check (PLC) at Shantha Biotechnics Limited (SHAN [...]	2009-02-11 01:51:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC ETRD BEXP IN
09NEWDELHI252	INDIAN AUTO INDUSTRY IN FOR A BUMPY RIDE [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-11 01:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL WTO
09NEWDELHI2528	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of December 14, to December 18, 2009, including the following: -- All's Quiet in Parliament on the Economic Reform Front -- Unbundling Electricity in Tamil Nadu -- U.S. Firm Azure Power Opens India's First [...]	2009-12-18 14:42:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV EAID ECIN EIND ELTN ETRD IN
09NEWDELHI2529	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL GREGG [...] (SBU) Senator Gregg and Delegation: Mission India warmly welcomes you. Following soon after Prime Minister Singh's historic official state visit to Washington, your visit coincides with a rapid expansion in the U.S.-India partnership, encompassing everything from agriculture to defense coop [...]	2009-12-18 15:16:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER OVIP AF PK IN
09NEWDELHI2543	WINTER SESSION OF PARLIAMENT ENDS WITHOUT CIVIL [...] (C) Summary: The lack-luster winter session of Parliament came to an end without passage of the Civil Nuclear Liabilities legislation. Despite assurances from the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government that it intended to push the legislation through, we did not see any signs of Congr [...]	2009-12-21 13:33:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI2545	ADVANI MOVES UPSTAIRS, HANDS OVER REINS TO THE NEXT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: India's principal opposition party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP),implemented a generational change at the top when its leading stalwart, former Deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani, stepped down from his position of Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, India's lower hou [...]	2009-12-21 14:40:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI269	INDIA SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LEWIS AND BACHUS [...] (SBU) We welcome your upcoming visit as part of the 50th anniversary celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr's historic journey to India in February-March 1959. The inspiration which Dr. King and other leaders of the American civil rights movement drew from Mahatma Gandhi is well known in [...]	2009-02-12 12:51:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI284	DELHI DIARY, FEBRUARY 3-13, 2009 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for February 2-13, 2009, that did not feature in our other reporting: -- Valentine's Day Violence? -- Six-year-old's Beating Caught on Tape in UP -- Vajpayee Hospitalized, Making Steady Progress Valentine's Day [...]	2009-02-13 13:20:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR EAGR IN
09NEWDELHI394	WOMEN IN INDIA: REPORTING BLITZ HONORING INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) Summary. With unprecedented economic growth and rising prominence on the international stage, India hands have dubbed this the "Golden Age" for the world's largest democracy. Indian women have also made significantly strides, as saris and salwar's climb the corporate ladder and break the [...]	2009-03-03 13:15:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KWMN KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI42	MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS, [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-09 11:58:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI421	INDIA: THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF ACCESS TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: The following answers reftel, paragraph 20 request for information on Government of India (GOI) regulations governing benefit sharing and access to genetic resources. India's National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) is the body responsible for managing and approving access to India [...]	2009-03-06 01:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR SENV TBIO
09NEWDELHI471	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of March 9-13, 2009, including the following: -- Industrial Index Declines Again -- Foreign Direct Investment High Through December -- Inflation Continues To Soften -- Characteristics of Service Sector Ent [...]	2009-03-13 11:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI48	MENON TOUGH ON PAKISTAN, BULLISH ON BILATERAL [...] (S) SUMMARY. Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon on January 8 discussed Pakistan and the bilateral relationship in the context of the U.S. political transition with visiting Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher and Ambassador Mulford. Boucher and Menon were in full agreement on the need to ensure th [...]	2009-01-09 13:06:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS PK IN TSPL KNNP ETTC
09NEWDELHI489	MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN; NEW [...] "HERE'S THE ANSWER," editorial in the March 16 nationalist RASHTRIYA SAHARA Hindi daily: "Pakistan sent 30 questions earlier in March on the Mumbai attack, and on Friday India gave 32 answers which included more than 400 pages in all, as well as CDs, intercepted voice recordings and voice logs [...]	2009-03-17 10:15:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI522	BILLION INDIAN VOICES: CONGRESS SET FOR GAINS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Congress Party appears poised for a comeback in Punjab with political observers projecting the party will pick up five to nine seats in the two phase parliamentary elections on May 7 and May 13. Just two years into the current state government's tenure, the inherently di [...]	2009-03-19 10:41:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI531	PREYING MANTIS? NEW DELHI WEIGHS IN ON SAO DELAYS [...] (U) This is an action request for the Department; see paragraph 13 2. (SBU) Summary: This cable joins those of Missions Beijing (ref A),Moscow (ref B) and others to emphasize the serious burden the Visas Mantis Security Advisory Opinion (SAO) processing system has imposed on American busi [...]	2009-03-20 12:14:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CMGT CVIS ECON PREL BEXP TSPA IN
09NEWDELHI533	NEW DELHI WEEKLY EST OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Environment, Science, and Technology highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of March 16 - 20, 2009, including the following: -- Haryana State Forest Department Goes After High Profile Development and Mining Interests -- Forest Fires In National Parks Cau [...]	2009-03-20 13:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TBIO KGHG TRGY NASA TSPA TNGD IN
09NEWDELHI593	BHARAT BALLOT 09: MANMOHAN SINGH COMES OUT SWINGING [...] (SBU) Summary: At a rally this week to release the Congress Party's election manifesto, Prime Minister Singh attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Prime Ministerial candidate L.K. Advani in unusually combative, personal terms. He described Advani as an "opportunist" and "unfit" to be Pr [...]	2009-03-27 10:51:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SOCI PINR IN
09NEWDELHI596	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of March 23-27, 2009, including the following: -- Much Ado: Tata Nano Finally Launched -- Infosys Postpones Hiring; IBM Plans to Shift Jobs to India -- Wind-power Producers in Tamil Nadu Can Charge More -- [...]	2009-03-27 12:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI665	BHARAT BALLOT 09: MOHAN BHAGWAT NEW RSS CHIEF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) selected 59-year old Mohan Bhagwat as its new leader, replacing the 78-year old K.S. Sudarshan who stepped down citing health problems. Bhagwat is the youngest chief in RSS history and represents a "generational change" in the organizatio [...]	2009-04-03 13:31:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM KIRF IN
09NEWDELHI679	SPECIAL MEDIA REPORT: INDIAN MEDIA COVERAGE OF [...] Following is the full text of a Press Trust of India (PTI) wire story that appeared in several leading English language dailies, including THE INDIAN EXPRESS, THE HINDU, THE ASIAN AGE and DECCAN HERALD: 2. (Begin text) DUBAI: Reaching out to the Muslim world, President Barack Obama on Monda [...]	2009-04-07 11:36:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN

09NEWDELHI694	BHARAT BALLOT 09: THE INDIAN RURAL VOTER [...] (SBU) Summary: It is conventional wisdom in India that the rural voter is more important than the urban voter, mainly because there are more than twice as many rural as urban residents in India and polling in recent years has indicated that rural voters are more likely to vote than urban voter [...]	2009-04-09 10:19:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EAGR PREL PGOV PTER IN
09NEWDELHI699	INDIA SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BERMAN [...] (SBU) Dear Chairman Berman and Delegation: Embassy New Delhi warmly welcomes you to India. Your visit coincides with a historically unprecedented level of U.S.-India collaboration encompassing everything from defense cooperation to agriculture and reflecting widespread support in both countr [...]	2009-04-09 11:17:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI730	BHARAT BALLOT 09: HIMACHAL POLITICS SPLIT THE [...] (U) Summary. Himachal Pradesh accounts for only four seats in the 543-member Lok Sabha, but given the neck-and-neck national race between the Congress Party and the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP),every seat counts. Himachal voters, on average more educated and prosperous than other Indians, cas [...]	2009-04-14 14:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR IN
09NEWDELHI755	BHARAT BALLOT 2009: BJP PROMISES FREEBIES TO THE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) struck a populist tone with the release of the party's manifesto ahead of the April-May parliamentary elections. The BJP lays out a range of programs offering something for nearly everyone. The manifesto has its focus, however, on lifting those [...]	2009-04-16 15:00:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI775	NEW DELHI EST OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEKS OF APRIL 6 TO [...] (U) Below is a compilation of environment, science, and technology highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the weeks of April 06-17, 2009, including the following: -- New Protocols for Tiger Relocations in National Parks -- Poll Indicates Political Parties Unconcerned About the Environment -- [...]	2009-04-17 14:32:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TSPL TBIO KSCA TRGY IN
09NEWDELHI782	PRIME MINISTER DISCUSSES IRAN, AFGHANISTAN WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: In an April 17 meeting with Codel Berman, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh endorsed the Obama Administration's outreach to Iran, saying that a comprehensive dialogue will be more effective in changing Tehran's behavior than international sanctions. He urged the U.S. to stay the cou [...]	2009-04-21 06:19:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER PARM TRGY KNNP EAGR ENRG EINV ETRD
09NEWDELHI785	MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN; NEW DELHI. [...] "SIGNALS FROM THE RED MOSQUE," editorial in the April 20 right of center DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily: "Pakistan's Red Mosque is again becoming a threat. With his release, the mosque's cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz has called for the imposition of Islamic rule in Pakistan. Pakistani hardliners are in [...]	2009-04-21 11:30:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI788	BHARAT BALLOT 09: DIVIDED LOYALTIES IN PEACEFUL [...] (SBU) Summary. National elections came off with very few problems in Jammu and Kashmir, one of seventeen states where voting occurred in the first phase. The most striking aspect of Jammu and Kashmir's election campaign was its ordinariness: voters focused on governance, roads, electricity [...]	2009-04-21 12:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL KDEM PHUM KISL PK IN
09NEWDELHI796	U.S.-INDIAN RELATIONS: CLEARING THE BRUSH [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) In advance of the April 24 Interagency Meeting to discuss India policy, Mission offers its views on the next steps that should be taken to move the relationship forward in the near term. We are focused on high priority items whose resolution will lay the groundwork for a stronge [...]	2009-04-22 12:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MASS ENRG EFIN CVIS AMGT IN
09NEWDELHI797	NSA NARAYANAN SHARES VIEWS ON SECURITY AND U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY. National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan described to a visiting congressional delegation led by Representative Howard Berman April 17 what he viewed as a genuine convergence of interests between India and the United States, as well as his concerns about Pakistan-based terrorism [...]	2009-04-22 12:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS PK IN
09NEWDELHI802	GOING GREEN AND SAVING MILLIONS: ENVIRONMENTAL [...] SUMMARY: Embassy New Delhi has achieved significant success in energy efficiency and environmental sustainability through a focused "going green" effort. Embassy New Delhi has been a pioneer in rainwater harvesting, solar technology, and energy conservation. Post has realized more than half [...]	2009-04-22 13:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG TRGY ECON KGHG IN
09NEWDELHI804	CODEL BERMAN DISCUSSES BILATERAL, REGIONAL ISSUES [...] (C) Summary. In an April 17 meeting between Indian Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon and a U.S. congressional delegation led by Representative Howard Berman, the two sides discussed regional issues, including the new U.S. Afghanistan-Pakistan policy, terrorism, and Iran, as well as bilat [...]	2009-04-22 13:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG KGHG SENV IN
09NEWDELHI860	MGSF01: H1N1 FLU - INDIA'S RESPONSE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the close of business on April 29 in India, no cases of H1N1 infection in humans or livestock have been reported by the local press or government authorities. We expect India to achieve independent diagnostic capability within the next few days; CDC is providing technical as [...]	2009-04-30 06:55:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09NEWDELHI863	DEMOCRACY-IN-EXILE - TIBETANS DEBATE REFORM AMIDST [...] (C) Summary. Following the 50th anniversary of the Dalai Lama's escape to India, Tibetans now look toward their future and the implementation of further democratic reforms for the government-in-exile, the Central Tibetan Authority (CTA). While the exile community has the instruments of democra [...]	2009-04-30 13:51:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL PREF CH IN
09NEWDELHI872	INDIAN ECONOMY SHOWING SIGNS OF RECOVERY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Indian economy is showing some signs of recovery from the current slowdown, with many analysts predicting that the downward cycle is expected to bottom out in the second half of FY 2009-10 (October-April). The core sector (including power, cement, and steel) and automobiles [...]	2009-05-01 11:33:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI878	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of April 27 to May 1, 2009, including the following: -- India Signals Plans to Purchase IMF Bonds -- Slowdown in Mergers and Acquisitions -- Regulator Issues Notices to 12 Accounting Firms -- India Conside [...]	2009-05-01 13:06:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI880	BHARAT BALLOT 09: THE CONGRESS LOSES GROUND IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Congress Party appears poised to win five to seven seats in Haryana parliamentary elections on May 7. Currently, they hold nine of Haryana's ten seats. Congress's strong development record and high economic growth rate -- together with the opposition Bharatiya Janata Part [...]	2009-05-01 13:41:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN EAGR
09NEWDELHI886	SPECIAL MEDIA REPORT: INDIAN MEDIA COVERAGE OF [...] President Obama's April 29 press conference generated widespread reporting in India the next day. The media highlighted his remark: "On the military side you're starting to see some recognition just in the last few days, that the obsession with India as the mortal threat to Pakistan has been m [...]	2009-05-04 12:15:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI941	EMERGING TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE FOCUSES ON ADAPTATION, NOT INNOVATION [...] SUMMARY: EmTech India '09 was MIT Technology Review's first ever emerging technology conference held outside the U.S. The conference was billed as a forum to discuss technological trends and showcase India's latest cutting edge technologies in information and communications technology, clean [...]	2009-05-08 13:28:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPL TBIO TNGD TPHY EINV SIPR TINT SCUL ECPS IN
09NEWDELHI942	INDIAN NANOTECHNOLOGY, BABY STEPS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Science and Technology's Department of Science and Technology (DST),the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII),and the Tamil Nadu Technology Development Promotion Council, sponsored a conclave in Delhi April 14 and 15 to identify industry opportunities in India [...]	2009-05-08 13:28:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPL TNGD TPHY EIND EAGR TRGY TBIO IN
09NEWDELHI981	BHARAT BALLOT 09: NO MAJOR CHANGES ANTICIPATED IN [...] (U) Summary: India's foreign policy is unlikely to change significantly, regardless of the outcome of the parliamentary elections. The political parties, with few exceptions, differ little in their approach to India's foreign policy. Such issues have not played a substantial role in the camp [...]	2009-05-14 14:30:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PK IN
09NEWDELHI987	BHARAT BALLOT 2009: UTTARAKHAND SUFFERING FROM [...] (SBU) Summary: PolOff and PolFSN traveled north to Uttarakhand on May 11 to assess the political landscape of this small state with five parliamentary seats up for grabs. In discussions with a mix of local journalists, academics, business leaders, and state civil servants, the themes that we h [...]	2009-05-15 11:14:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI991	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF MAY [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of May 11-15, 2009, including the following: -- Exports Continue Contraction -- March Industry Growth Down -- But Manufacturing Sector Showing Revival Signs -- Consumer Inflation Shows Some Abatement -- SE [...]	2009-05-15 12:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NIAMEY22	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: NIGER [...] Openness to Foreign Investment The Government of Niger (GON) welcomes foreign private investment and considers it to be critical to economic growth. Under the Investment Code (revised in 2000) industrial investments enjoy tax and customs exemptions and even, in some cases, exemptions from th [...]	2009-01-20 07:18:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR NG
09NIAMEY225	NIGER: LABOR CONFEDERATION, GON SIGN 20-POINT PROTOCOL [...] Negotiations that started in mid-2008 between the Government of Niger (GON) and seven labor confederations came to conclusion on March 20 with the signature of a protocol. Out of 20 items negotiated, only one did not reach resolution. 2. On May 1, 2007, on the occasion of International Labo [...]	2009-04-03 13:46:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV PHUM SOCI SCUL NG
09NIAMEY234	VISIT OF PRESIDENT SARKOZY; PRESIDENT TANDJA'S REMARKS [...] On March 27, French President Sarkozy paid a four-hour visit to Niger, where he met with President Tandja to strengthen the "strategic partnership." Sarkozy also met with the National Council for Political Dialogue (CNDP),the country's political elite, with whom he discussed governance issues [...]	2009-04-06 16:14:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEN SOCI PHUM PINR NG
09NIAMEY324	NIGER: WORLD MALARIA DAY OBSERVANCE [...] On Saturday, April 25, 2009, Nigerien First Lady Fati Tandja (the 2nd first lady) presided over a World Malaria Day observance in Maradi (about 400 miles from Niamey). The event featured several sensitization skits and included speeches by Government of Niger Health Minister Issa Lamine, reg [...]	2009-05-04 15:46:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SOCI TBIO NG JA
09NIAMEY350	GON Officials, Tuareg Rebels Continue Peace Talks in [...] (SBU) Summary: Two of Niger's three rebel groups, the Niger Patriotic Front (FPN) and the Movement of Nigeriens for Justice (NMJ) held peace talks May 13-14 in Niamey with Prime Minister Seini Oumarou and Minister of Interior Albade Abouba. These meetings follow the May 3-4 dialogue held betw [...]	2009-05-15 09:37:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM SOCI SCUL PHUM NG
09NIAMEY367	NIGER: MINISTRY OF POPULATION AND SOCIAL REFORM [...] Summary. On May 12, 2009, at the request of Government of Niger (GON) Minister of Population and Social Reform (MP/SR) Boukari Zila Mamadou, Ambassador Allen met with MP/SR officials to discuss the GON's family planning action plan. The officials asked for United States Government (USG) supp [...]	2009-05-20 14:34:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SOCI KWMN NG
09NIAMEY374	NIGER: POL/ECON UPDATE FOR APRIL 2009 [...] The following is an Embassy Niger compilation of political and economic highlights for April 2009 not otherwise covered in mission reporting. This report covers the following issues: -- First Woman Appointed to National Assembly VP; -- Council of Ministers Seeks Parliamentary Reimbursements; [...]	2009-05-26 13:34:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI EIND KDEM EPET EAIR ECON ELAB
09NIAMEY386	NIGER: MINISTER OF FINANCE HOLDS MEETING OF DONOR [...] (U) On the afternoon of May 27, Government of Niger (GON) MOF Lamine Zeine's office contacted donor partners to request their representation at a meeting the minister had decided to hold at 17h00. A U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) employee represented Embassy Niamey; three Mi [...]	2009-05-28 21:31:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SOCI KDEM NG
09NIAMEY44	PRES. TANDJA GREETS DIP CORPS; COMMENTS ON TERRORISM, UN [...] On January 13, President Tandja received the annual greeting of the diplomatic corps and offered his own remarks in return. His comments, a stocktaking of the past year, covered a wide range of subjects, ranging from thanking development partners for their assistance, the state of the economy [...]	2009-01-27 16:49:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON SOCI PTER EMIN EAID UN US NG
09NIAMEY447	ILO Country Program Holds Child Labor Conference [...] (U) Summary: On June 11-12, Embassy Political Officer and Political Specialist traveled to Zinder (approximately 550 miles east of Niamey),Niger's second largest city, to attend a conference celebrating June 12 World Day Against Child Labor. The two-day conference, organized by the Internati [...]	2009-06-15 15:27:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM PGOV SOCI KWMN SCUL NG
09NIAMEY492	President Tandja Dissolves Constitutional Court, Names New [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 29, President Tandja dissolved the Constitutional Court, named eight new ministers, and had an opposition civil society group leader arrested for alleged inciting security and military forces not to obey unlawful orders. The armed forces' spokesperson, in a message on s [...]	2009-06-30 14:20:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM SOCI PREL NG
09NIAMEY502	Niger: Child Labor in Gold Mining Operations [...] SUMMARY: On June 25, Embassy officials visited three artisanal gold mines in Tillabery region, 100 km outside of Niamey. The visit, organized by the ILO's International Program for the Elimination of Child Labor (ILO/IPEC),evaluated gold mining sites in Niger that are notorious for exploitin [...]	2009-07-06 13:10:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB KTIP PGOV PHUM EMIN SOCI EAID NG
09NIAMEY551	SINO-NIGERIEN COOPERATION; PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC) [...] Summary. Le Sahel (the state newspaper) prominently featured reports on the Sino-Nigerien and Sino-African partnerships this past week. Journalist Saidou Daoura filed a front-page image of Beijing with the headline "The Marvels of the Middle Empire" together with a two-page story and a full-p [...]	2009-07-30 17:07:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON PGOV SOCI CH KN JA NG
09NIAMEY553	Niger - Update on Trafficking in Persons [...] Overview: Although Embassy Niamey has engaged in discussion with Washington regarding trafficking in persons-related issues over the past year, including through its Trafficking in Persons, Human Rights, Child Labor, Advancing Freedom and Democracy, and other annual reports, much of this infor [...]	2009-07-31 05:58:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV KTIP SOCI NG
09NIAMEY591	Niger: Potential Suspension or Termination of USAID and MCC [...] (SBU) Summary: I am writing to urge continuation of two programs in Niger that promote girls education on the grounds of our national security interests and for humanitarian purposes. I believe that cancelling the investment in the education of girls would send a message that we are abandonin [...]	2009-08-14 11:36:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI US NG
09NIAMEY610	Niger: TIP Tier 3 Reassessment [...] This update provides Embassy Niamey's response to reftel para 4. 2. The Government of Niger (GON) has not yet enacted legislation drafted in 2006 prohibiting human trafficking. Embassy Niamey, however, continues to prod the GON to do so. Efforts to prosecute and punish trafficking offenders [...]	2009-08-20 05:53:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG NG
09NIAMEY791	USAID/OFDA FIELD REPORT AGADEZ: POST-FLOOD EMERGENCY [...] In the wake of September 2 flash floods affecting the city of Agadez and nearby rural communes of Dabaga, Tchirozerine, and Tabelot, representatives from USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) and the European Community Humanitarian Aid Office (ECHO) conducted a joint [...]	2009-09-30 15:49:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR PREL PHUM PGOV NG
09NIAMEY813	Niger: Early Warning of Increase in Food Insecurity [...] Summary: There are increasing official and anecdotal reports that this year's harvest will be poorer than that of most recent years with some areas facing acute stress. FFPO made site visits across the agro-pastoral zone and found poor or negligible harvest in many villages. Populations are a [...]	2009-10-09 09:21:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR PGOV EAID SOCI NG
09NIAMEY862	Niger: Food Insecurity Disaster Alert [...] (U) Summary: This message provides an alert that Niger may be moving towards a full-scale disaster declaration. The Government of Niger (GON) Ministry of Agricultural Development (MDA) released the "Pre-Evaluation and Provisional Results of the Agricultural Season - 2009/2010," indicating a c [...]	2009-11-04 17:01:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR PGOV EAID SOCI NG
09NIAMEY899	NIGER: NEW NATIONAL ASSEMBLY INSTALLED [...] Summary: On November 10, the Constitutional Court validated the legislative elections held on October 20. On November 14, the President of Niger convoked a special session for the installation of the new National Assembly. While all government bodies and political parties supporting the Sixth [...]	2009-11-16 15:36:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM SOCI PHUM NG
09NIAMEY90	NIGER TO HOST PEACE FORUM ON THE NORTH [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Niger (GON) plans to host a Peace Forum to address continuing instability in the north of Niger and Mali on February 25 -27 in Niamey. The event will gather roughly 80 government and civil society leaders to discuss how best to deal with underlying causes of co [...]	2009-02-17 16:03:00	Embassy Niamey	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SOCI PTER SCUL PINR PHUM ML NG
09NIAMEY948	NIGER: USAID/OFDA PROGRAM MONITORING TRIP KEY FINDINGS [...] (SBU) Summary: October 26 to November 2, 2009 field observations by USAID/Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) Acting Senior Program Officer from across the three most easterly regions of Niger revealed that cereal prices remain high, harvests are poor or non-existent, pasturage i [...]	2009-12-01 10:30:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR PGOV EAID SOCI NG
09NIAMEY99	Niger 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report [...] (U) Per reftel instructions, Post submits the following information on Niger for the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Post's responses correspond to checklist paragraphs as below: 2. (SBU) NIGER'S TIP SITUATION: A. Primary sources of information on trafficking in persons includ [...]	2009-02-19 14:39:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC ELAB NG
09NICOSIA123	REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS -- NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN [...] (U) Paras 3-6 are sensitive but unclassified -- not for internet distribution. 2. (U) Embassy Nicosia hereby submits information for the April 2008 - February 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Embassy point of contact is John Rhatigan, Political Section, Tel: (357) 22-39-3364, Fax: [...]	2009-02-13 10:39:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP KCRM KWMN ELAB PGOV PHUM PREF CY
09NICOSIA124	TURKISH CYPRIOT-ADMINISTERED AREA -- NINTH ANNUAL [...] (U) Paras 3-6 are sensitive but unclassified --not for internet distribution. 2. (U) Embassy Nicosia hereby submits information for the April 2008 - February 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Embassy point of contact is John Rhatigan, Political Section, Tel: (357) 22-39-3-364, Fax: [...]	2009-02-13 14:15:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KFRD KWMN ELAB PGOV PHUM PREF
09NICOSIA199	CYPRUS: TURKISH CYPRIOT MAIN OPPOSITION UBP [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-20 14:22:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TR CY
09NICOSIA200	CYPRUS: DIKO BATTLE COULD AFFECT COALITION, TALKS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Democratic Party (DIKO) leader Marios Karoyian suffered a major defeat in March 15 internal party elections that puts his political future in doubt, threatens the fragile coalition with President Demetris Christofias's AKEL party, and conceivably could hinder Cyprus settlement [...]	2009-03-20 14:25:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CY
09NICOSIA21	CYPRUS: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] EU nationals permanently residing in the Republic of Cyprus, and EU registered legal entities with jurisdiction, central management or primary place of business in the Republic of Cyprus may acquire real estate (of any type or size) without prior approval by the District Administration Offices [...]	2009-01-16 13:09:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR CY
09NICOSIA364	CYPRUS: FIRST CONFIRMED H1N1 INFLUENZA CASE [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Cyprus regarding the H1N1 flu. FIRST CONFIRMED CASE 2. (SBU) On May 30, the Government of Cyprus (GOC) Ministry of Health confirmed that one patient had been diagnosed with the H1N1 flu virus. The patient, a 39-year old female Cyp [...]	2009-06-04 07:47:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT
09NICOSIA471	CYPRUS: TURKISH CYPRIOTS GENERALLY UPBEAT IN [...] (C) Summary: Like their Greek Cypriot (G/C) counterparts, Turkish Cypriots voiced optimism regarding the UN-brokered peace process, muted by a cognizance of the magnitude of the task ahead and serious divergences between the sides, in discussions with EUR DAS Matthew Bryza during his June 29-30 [...]	2009-07-20 08:53:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNFIYCP TR CY
09NICOSIA522	NORTH CYPRUS BUDGET WOES AND MONEY LAUNDERING [...] (SBU) Summary: The north Cyprus economy continues to deteriorate and the "government" is faced with a relatively massive budget deficit. They are trying to reduce the largest single government expense item, civil servant compensation, but the unions have already begun work-to-rule and strikes [...]	2009-08-11 12:57:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PTER CY
09NICOSIA594	CYPRUS: GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS FINALLY HITS [...] (SBU) Summary: As we begin to see signs of recovery from the global economic crisis, Cyprus is just beginning to feel pain. For months the Finance Ministry (MinFin) minimized in its public statements the risks to the local economy posed by the international economic situation, but on Septemb [...]	2009-09-17 12:57:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN CY
09NOGALES56	ANNUAL OVERSEAS SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL CRIME AND SAFETY [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-28 00:22:00	Consulate Nogales	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PTER
09NOUAKCHOTT1	WINNING HEARTS AND MINDS, JUNTA STYLE [...] (C) Summary. Since the August 6 military coup, little has filled the state-run media besides promises that the self-proclaimed Chief of State Ould Abdel Aziz will make life better for all Mauritanians and public declarations of support for the junta. In an effort to sway public support, Mau [...]	2009-01-02 11:24:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON MR PREF
09NOUAKCHOTT126	IN LEMDEN, ABDALLAHI SEES THE TIDE TURNING [...] Summary: President Abdallahi is more determined than ever to oppose the coup and sees political and economic trends going in his favor. He has been approached by Aziz' own Ouled Bisbaa tribe business leaders about resigning but rejects any negotiations with the military and hopes to return [...]	2009-02-11 19:26:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT199	GLOBAL FUND ALLEGES FRAUD AND MISMANAGEMENT IN MAURITANIA [...] (SBU) Summary: The Geneva-based Global Fund issued a formal complaint letter to its Mauritania Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) February 13 alleging fraud and mismanagement of the country's $32 million Global Fund aid package for malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS. All funding has been fro [...]	2009-03-12 11:16:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV UNDP KHIV MR
09NOUAKCHOTT226	MAURITANIA: POLITICAL ROUNDUP FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (C) Summary: For the week of March 22-26, Charge visited President Abdallahi in Lemden, and met with FNDD Tawassoul members in Nouakchott. The AU reaffirmed sanctions against Mauritania in the wake of Qadhafi's "mediation" visit. The Iranian Foreign Minister visited Mauritania, while the RF [...]	2009-03-30 07:58:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM KPAO MR
09NOUAKCHOTT236	MAURITANIA TURNS TO CHINA, LIBYA AND IRAN FOR AID [...] (C) Summary: China agreed to provide a low-interest loan to the Government of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania to finance a $294 million expansion of the Port of Nouakchott. The port will be expanded from 500 meters to 1400 meters, allowing it to accommodate four ships at a time. China also [...]	2009-04-01 15:28:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID EINV ETRD PREL MR CH IR LY
09NOUAKCHOTT237	MAURITANIANS DIVIDED OVER SETTLEMENT OF "PASSIF [...] (C) Summary: Almost twenty years after the "passif humanitaire" -- the state orchestrated persecution of Afro-Mauritanians that resulted in summary executions, arbitrary detentions, torture, layoffs, expropriations and deportations -- the Mauritanian government, led by junta leader General [...]	2009-04-02 12:29:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT255	FROM CHILD BRIDE TO SEX SLAVE: HOW MAURITANIAN [...] (C) Summary: Reports of trafficking of Mauritanian child brides to Saudi Arabia are on the rise. The girls, usually between 5 and 12 years of age, are married off to wealthy Saudi men in exchange for hefty bride prices. Once they arrive in Saudi Arabia, they become sex slaves to their hus [...]	2009-04-08 15:11:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM MR PGOV PHUM
09NOUAKCHOTT277	THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM: ETHNIC RELATIONS AFTER [...] (C) Summary: Mauritania's political crisis keeps stirring longstanding ethnic rivalries. The media talks about a "war" between junta leader General Abdel Aziz and anti-coup Haratine political leaders. Some of the leaders themselves describe it as the regime's "permanent" war with anyone re [...]	2009-04-16 13:12:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM
09NOUAKCHOTT313	MAURITANIANS REPATRIATED FROM SENEGAL SURPASS [...] (U) Summary: The cumulative number of Mauritanian refugees repatriated from Senegal surpassed 10,000 people in April. There are approximately 10,000 more refugees that remain in Senegal that have expressed their intent to return to Mauritania. To date, all of the refugees have returned to the [...]	2009-04-30 16:26:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF SOCI ECON MR
09NOUAKCHOTT364	TFFLU01: MAURITANIA NOT PREPARED FOR H1N1 INFLUENZA [...] (SBU) Summary: Although there have been no reported cases of H1N1 influenza in Mauritania, authorities are not prepared for an outbreak should one occur. The Government of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (GIRM) had no Tamiflu on hand until the World Health Organization recently provided it [...]	2009-05-31 17:08:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT
09NOUAKCHOTT462	MAURITANIA: DEFINING -- BUT UNPREDICTABLE -- [...] (C) Summary: As we approach the July 18 Presidential elections in Mauritania, there are too many unknowns to make any credible prediction about the outcome. Although Mauritania's elites have been enmeshed by over ten months of intense political struggle since the August 6, 2008, coup, the [...]	2009-07-16 16:41:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT486	MINISTRY OF JUSTICE WOULD WELCOME USG HELP IN [...] Summary: The Ministry of Justice has been informed of Mauritania's reclassification to Tier 3 in the annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report and has been briefed about the process and potential consequences for future USG- Government of Mauritania engagement. Dr. Haimoud Ould Ramadhane, [...]	2009-07-22 13:53:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MR ELAB KTIP PHUM
09NOUAKCHOTT512	MAURITANIA: TIER 3 REASSESSMENT [...] (C) Summary: In response to Ref A, please note that due to a prolonged political crisis, Mauritania has made limited progress in addressing the recommendations outlined in the 2009 Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP). The Transitional Government of National Unity stemming from the Dakar Acc [...]	2009-08-12 16:28:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIP PGOV PHUM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT514	AZIZ' NEW GOVERNMENT "NOT BAD" [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-13 12:58:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT53	MAURITANIA 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] President Abdallahi's government strongly encouraged foreign direct investment and economic liberalization. The government's investment and development strategy emphasized private sector development, which was seen as the main engine of economic growth. Privatization, liberalization, and inves [...]	2009-01-19 16:52:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV OPIC KTDB USTR EFIN ELAB MR
09NOUAKCHOTT538	BIO INFO FOR MAURITANIA'S NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) On August 11, President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz named his cabinet, composed of 29 positions (24 ministers, 3 deputy ministers, 2 minister secretary generals and one minister counselor) (Ref A). 2. (SBU) Prime Minister Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf: Laghdaf was first appointed prime [...]	2009-08-20 11:33:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM MR PINR
09NOUAKCHOTT577	GLOBAL FUND INVESTIGATION IN MAURITANIA: FUNDS GO [...] (C) Summary: After widespread reports of mismanagement of aid granted to Mauritania through the Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, a Global Fund financial investigation uncovered that nearly 74% of all aid funds to Mauritania were either spent improperly, or were not sufficie [...]	2009-09-14 09:09:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID TBIO SOCI MR
09NOUAKCHOTT623	FORMER PRESIDENT ABDALLAHI - "I UNDERESTIMATED THE [...] (C) A Man Content With Himself: Charge met with former President Abdallahi on September 24 at his simple home in the village of Lemden (three hours southeast of Nouakchott). This was the first meeting with Abdallahi since he resigned his office on June 24 as his part of the Dakar Accords. Ab [...]	2009-09-29 13:41:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PINR MR
09NOUAKCHOTT656	SENIOR MAURITANIAN OFFICIALS ARRESTED IN GLOBAL [...] (U) Summary. After being suspended from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, because of charges of fraudulent use of Global Fund payments, the GIRM took direct action by promising to immediately repay USD 1.7 million in mismanaged funds. The GIRM also arrested two prominen [...]	2009-10-12 14:58:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SOCI TBIO MR
09NOUAKCHOTT658	MAURITANIA'S 2009 AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-13 12:19:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON ENRG ETRD PHUM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT708	MAURITANIA: AZIZ' 1ST QUARTER REPORT CARD -- A LOW [...] (C) Summary -- Three months into the democratically elected Aziz government, the new President has begun to change opinions of some of his critics with very strong performance in addressing corruption and terrorism and a good effort in addressing humanitarian/social emergencies. Foreign polic [...]	2009-11-03 11:35:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON PHUM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT711	SLAVERY IN MAURITANIA: AN OVERVIEW AND ACTION PLAN [...] (C) Summary: A deeply entrenched social, cultural and economic phenomenon, slavery is present in both the Moor and Afro-Mauritanian communities and is linked to a caste system rather than exclusively racial considerations. Slavery practices still exist in many forms -- from the most tradit [...]	2009-11-03 16:10:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM TIP PGOV KDEM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT728	OPPOSITION DENOUNCES CORRUPT ELECTORAL SYSTEM [...] (C) Summary: For opposition leaders Ahmed Ould Daddah and Mohamed Ould Maouloud, the outcome of the November 8 senatorial elections is the living proof that Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz intends to squash all dissenting voices through widespread electoral fraud and intimidation. According to the [...]	2009-11-13 03:57:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM SNAR MR
09NOUAKCHOTT774	MAURITANIA'S RESPONSE TO THE PRESIDENTIAL [...] (SBU) In response to Reftel A, Post will establish an interagency working group chaired by DCM Dennis Hankins and coordinated by Economic Officer Stephen Kochuba to promote the vision of President Obama's proposed Entrepreneurship Summit. Other members of the working group will include represe [...]	2009-12-01 18:30:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID CN ECON MR MV PREL PU SO SOCI XF XI
09NOUAKCHOTT83	MAYOR OF NEMA FIGHTS ON WHILE PRO-COUP PARTISANS [...] (C) Summary: The mayor of the remote southeastern town of Nema continues to try to improve the living conditions of his residents, despite ongoing attempts by pro-coup politicians to unseat him from his post. The economic situation remains as precarious as ever, exacerbated by the pullout o [...]	2009-01-28 09:14:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD KDEM MR PGOV PREL PTER
09NSSAU504	CONTAINER PORT RELOCATION SPARKS ANGRY DEBATE [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a little publicized decision in April, the GCOB signed an agreement to relocate Nassau's busy down town container port to Arawak Cay, a site 6 miles to the west. The decision reignited angry debate beginning in July when plans moved forward to begin dredging the harbor. Opposit [...]	2009-08-21 17:17:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ECON BF
09NUEVOLAREDO14	2009 NUEVO LAREDO OSAC CRIME AND SAFETY REPORT [...] (U) Overall Crime and Safety Situation: A. Crime Threats Despite Mexico's experience with significant increase in violent crimes due to the vicious war between rival drug cartels, Nuevo Laredo continues to show signs of improving the security situation. The city has steadily co [...]	2009-01-16 00:02:00	Consulate Nuevo Laredo	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CASC
09OSAKAKOBE38	Smart Ideas from Smart People: Kansai Japanese [...] (SBU) Summary: Many people in the Kansai region of Japan not only wish the Obama administration well but have provided practical suggestions to help restore health to America and the global economy as a whole. These suggestions -- many based on Japanese best practices -- include: strengtheni [...]	2009-02-26 03:15:00	Consulate Osaka Kobe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON PREL JA
09OSAKAKOBE93	H1N1 Kansai Economic Bell Begins to Toll [...] (SBU) Summary: As the spread of H1N1 and official countermeasures to the flu outbreak in Kansai continue to evolve, it is too early to calculate the full impact of the H1N1 flu virus on the Kansai economy, but as local governments and business organizations struggle to sweep away the percepti [...]	2009-05-27 03:22:00	Consulate Osaka Kobe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KFLU SOCI TBIO PINR JA
09OSLO116	PART III: NORWEGIAN FM STOERE: THE WORLD AT HIS [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-13 14:49:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KPAL IS NO
09OSLO140	FAMILY OF TURKMEN POLITICAL PRISONER REQUESTS USG [...] (C) SUMMARY: The family of jailed Turkmen civil rights activist Gulgeldy Annaniyazov, living in Norway, has contacted the Norwegian Helsinki Committee and requested that the US Embassy in Turkmenistan do what it can to determine his welfare and lobby for his release. Actions by the Norwegian M [...]	2009-03-04 07:55:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF TX NO
09OSLO174	HOLD THE LINE: NORWAY'S SPECIAL 301 DESIGNATION [...] (C) Summary. As Washington agencies consider the Special 301 Watchlist, Post wishes to strongly emphasize its earlier recommendation (Reftel B) that the GON should remain on the list. Norway was first listed in 2008 (Reftels C,D). Per Ref B, Post is aware that there is an internal USG discus [...]	2009-03-17 13:34:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON KIPR NO
09OSLO199	JAGLAND'S CANDIDACY FOR NEXT COE SECRETARY GENERAL [...] (C) Summary. Thorbjorn Jagland is a leading Norwegian politician whose thoughtful comments often crystallize debates and support US positions. While he was the subject of some controversy while he was Prime Minister, he is now a seasoned elder statesman who would be a strong candidate to hea [...]	2009-03-26 12:17:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM COE NO
09OSLO219	THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME: NORWAY [...] Embassy Oslo's Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) recently conducted a validation study of B-1/B-2 visas issued in calendar year 2008. A random sample of 800 cases was generated and validated. The few detected non-returns appeared to confirm that Post's long-held institutional approach to NIV adjudi [...]	2009-04-01 06:33:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS KFRD CMGT ASEC NO
09OSLO225	DINNER WITH MUGABE--THE NORWEGIAN REPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following Minister Solheim's visit to Harare, the Norwegians believe that President Mugabe is looking for a graceful exit, and that ZANU-PF forces are plotting to derail the unity government. The Norwegians believe, however, that the March 30 SADC meeting's strong stand on Madagas [...]	2009-04-02 13:37:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PHUM PREF PGOV PREL ZI NO
09OSLO233	PAKISTAN DONOR CONFERENCE: NO NEW MONEY FROM NORWAY [...] (C) Summary. Although Norway considers itself a strategic donor to Pakistan, it will not be able to pledge new monies at the upcoming donor conference. Norway will be represented by its Deputy Development Minister and welcomes the conference discussions, especially if they promote coordinatio [...]	2009-04-07 14:25:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN IBRD IMF PK NO
09OSLO311	FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION (FGM) IN NORWAY [...] Several cases over the past few months highlight the continuing problem of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) among some immigrant groups in Norway. While the issue has gained public notoriety, the adequacy of the GON FGM response is questioned by some. Particularly at issue are mandated genital [...]	2009-04-22 14:34:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI KFGM KISL KWMN KOCI XA NO
09OSLO399	NORWAY'S RUSSIA POLICY: WISHFUL THINKING [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-18 07:44:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PINS PREL RS NO
09OSLO469	H1N1 UPDATE: NORWAY PREPRES FOR WAVE OF PANDEMIC [...] (U) Sumary: H1N1 cases in Norway have increased to 342confirmed cases as of the end of July, and the infction rate appears to be accelerating, driven largely by the return of Norwegians from summer holidays abroad. Norwegian health officials recently announced plans to deal with the pandemic, [...]	2009-07-30 12:07:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI ASC EAGR NO
09OSLO525	NORWAY'S IMMIGRATION POLICY A HOT TOPIC IN PUBLIC [...] (U) SUMMARY. Due to a significant increase in the number of immigrants seeking asylum in Norway and news reports of generous welfare payments, the right of center "Progress Party" (FrP) has been largely successful in driving the public debate on Norway's integration and immigration policy. F [...]	2009-08-26 07:37:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI PREF NO
09OSLO548	Progress Party Leader Siv Jensen: "We want to Cooperate [...] Pol/Econ Counselor and POL LES attended on September 9 a pre-election breakfast speaker series hosted by the independent right-leaning think tank Civita. The organization invited various party leaders to speak solo for 90 minutes to an invited audience in the weeks leading up to Norway's nati [...]	2009-09-10 16:00:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL NO
09OSLO574	COMMERCE DESK OFFICER FOLLOWS UP INFORMAL COMMERCIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Commerce Nordic/Baltic desk officer Jennifer Derstine met with industry and GON representatives on a range of issues covered in the bilateral Informal Commercial Exchange (ICE) framework during her September 7 to 9 visit to Oslo. There has been limited progress on some element [...]	2009-09-18 12:39:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP KIPR ETRD EINV EPET ENRG NO
09OSLO576	FRANK NORWEGIAN OPINIONS ON OUR UNGA PRIORITIES [...] (C) Summary: Poloff met on September 18 with Lars Petter Henie, Deputy Chief of the UN Section of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to discuss reftel A on our UNGA priorities and reftel B on FAO zero nominal growth. Henie was very frank in the discussion. He found the food security confe [...]	2009-09-18 14:00:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA FAO EFIN AORC EAGR EAID KUNR KPKO
09OSLO586	Svalbard - Norwegian Territory with a Twist [...] (U) SUMMARY: Pol/Econ counselor traveled to Svalbard Sep 1-4 as part of a Norwegian and international group hosted by two Norwegian security policy related NGOs. The group toured the main settlement on Svalbard -- Longyearbyen -- as well as visiting the Russian mining community in Barentsburg. [...]	2009-09-22 15:58:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV CVIS PREL ECON SV XQ NO RU

09OSLO588	NORWAY'S PLANS TO CONTRIBUTE H1N1 VACCINE [...] (SBU) Summary: Norwegian authorities are eager to cooperate in channeling donated H1N1 vaccine to developing countries, though they have not yet hammered out the details for how they will deliver their in-kind contribution. The GON would welcome additional information on the U.S. approach to [...]	2009-09-23 14:54:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PREL KFLU WHO NO
09OSLO692	NORWEGIANS RECEPTIVE ON BHUTAN REFUGEES AND CORE [...] (C) Poloff met on November 6 with Lasse Bjorn Johannessen, Senior Advisor in the Asia Section of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),to deliver reftel points. Johannessen recently returned from a tour as the Deputy Chief of Mission for the Norwegian Embassy in New Delhi. Johannessen said th [...]	2009-11-06 15:31:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	BT IN NP PGOV PREF PREL NO
09OSLO700	FM STOERE, NEW U.S. AMBASSADOR SHARE VIEWS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the Ambassador's initial courtesy call November 9, Foreign Minister Stoere welcomed Ambassador White to Norway and offered that the priorities the Ambassador outlined during his Senate confirmation hearings in September closely match the priorities of the Government of Norway. [...]	2009-11-09 16:16:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AF NO PREL PTER
09OSLO725	NORWAY'S MFA ON POTUS VISIT, IRAN, HIGH NORTH [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings November 12, MFA Political Director Vegard Ellefsen and MFA Security Policy Director Rune Resaland and senior members of his staff outlined their views on topics of current interest, including their thoughts on deliverables during the upcoming POTUS visit, to [...]	2009-11-20 15:49:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL NATO PARM NO
09OSLO739	SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO OSLO [...] (S) Mr. President, your visit to Oslo to accept the Nobel Peace Prize is of great significance to the Norwegians. Norway is a geographically mid-sized country with a population on par with Colorado, and, according to the IMF, a 2009 GDP per capita just below 100,000 USD - surpassed in the wo [...]	2009-11-30 15:25:00	Embassy Oslo	SECRET	OVIP PGOV PREL ECON ETRD SENV MOPS NO
09OTTAWA134	CANADA REITERATES FOREIGN POLICY PRIORITIES [...] (SBU) Summary: In separate remarks on February 23, Canada's top two diplomats reiterated Canada's top foreign policy priorities -- relations with the U.S., the Americas, Afghanistan, and emerging markets in Asia -- and its support for humanitarian aid to Gaza. Canada will further narrow its pri [...]	2009-02-24 20:49:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID XF XM AF CA
09OTTAWA151	CANADA?S TIP REPORT SUBMISSION [...] (SBU) OVERVIEW OF CANADA'S TIP SITUATION A. The Government of Canada collects trafficking in persons (TIP) information through a number of sources, including police and court-reported data and reported case law. The 2008 Annual Criminal Intelligence Service Canada Report on Organized Cri [...]	2009-02-27 21:52:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB KCRM KWMN
09OTTAWA161	CANADA: INFORMATION FOR LONDON G-20 MEETINGS [...] (sbu) Ref a requested information regarding Post's outlook on the continuing impact of the economic and financial situation on Canada, as well as Canada's expected priorities and objectives for the London G-20 Summit on April 2. Econcouns John Carwile (carwilejl@state.sgov.gov) and EMIN Eric B [...]	2009-03-04 20:00:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CA ECON EFIN
09OTTAWA260	CANADA MAINTAINING 2009 IMMIGRATION TARGETS [...] (SBU) Summary. In light of the current economic conditions, Canada is reviewing its 2009 immigration targets but may end up maintaining Canada's 2009 target of about a quarter million new permanent residents. In 2008, Canada accepted a record high of 247,202 permanent residents. Canada is [...]	2009-04-01 18:33:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF SMIG ELAB CA
09OTTAWA268	CANADA SEEKS U.S. ADVICE TO REINVIGORATE ITS [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 4. 2. (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Policy Officer David MacDuff noted on April 1 that the government had extended the deadline from mid-December 2008 to early June 2009 for senior officials to brief the [...]	2009-04-03 13:57:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP PINR CA
09OTTAWA291	CANADA AND THE AMERICAS [...] (C) Summary: Under Prime Minister Harper, Canada has devoted more of its diplomatic and aid attention to the Americas, notably a 2007 high-profile Latin America trip by the PM, as well as other high level visits. The government has apparently abandoned an initial effort to develop a strategic [...]	2009-04-15 20:23:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EAID XM BR CA
09OTTAWA298	REMNANTS OF ANTI-AMERICANISM IN CANADIAN UNIVERSITIES [...] (SBU) Summary: As President Obama noted in Strasbourg on April 3, anti-Americanism in developed countries is sometimes both "casual and insidious." Canada's traditionally liberal universities have often displayed some anti-American biases, as emboff discovered first-hand as a part-time graduat [...]	2009-04-16 19:21:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM SOCI SCUL KPAO CA
09OTTAWA321	Canada tries to keep credit markets open as foreign bankers [...] SBU) Summary: The traditional conservatism of the Canadian banking sector helped it avoid some of the damage suffered in other G-7 countries during the international financial crisis. Canada's banks have had fewer toxic assets to deal with and much higher capital reserve requirements. Howeve [...]	2009-04-29 17:07:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EIND PREL PGOV CA
09OTTAWA425	Prime Minister announces proposal to expand NAFTA's [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Harper is receiving guarded support from Canada's provinces over his proposal to counter "Buy American" measures by expanding the NAFTA government procurement chapter. The government hopes such an expansion will secure access for Canadian suppliers to the U.S. su [...]	2009-06-04 20:23:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EIND PREL PGOV CA
09OTTAWA429	PARLIAMENTARY REPORT NOTES INCREASING VIOLENCE, [...] (SBU) Summary. The government's fourth quarterly report to Parliament on the Canadian mission in Afghanistan cited improvements in Canadian and Afghan combat effectiveness in Kandahar, but noted that progress on key development benchmarks had faced challenges from growing insurgent violence. [...]	2009-06-05 12:22:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS EAID AF CA
09OTTAWA448	SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) Mission Canada warmly welcomes the Secretary to the International Joint Commission centennial celebration on June 13 and to the bilateral meeting with Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon. I along with Consul General John Nay and his staff from Toronto will be on hand to welcome you. 2 [...]	2009-06-09 20:45:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD CA
09OTTAWA466	LIBERAL BRINKSMANSHIP MAY FORCE SUMMER ELECTION [...] (C) Summary. The Liberals have demanded greater accountability in the government's June budget update and on its handling of a growing medical isotope shortage in exchange for their votes in favor of the June budget estimates, a confidence vote. The 77-person Liberal caucus appears united [...]	2009-06-15 18:49:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON CA
09OTTAWA495	INAUGURAL U.S.-CANADA DEMOCRACY SUPPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: During the first U.S.-Canada Democracy Support Consultations in Ottawa in late May, the delegations agreed to explore establishing an early warning and rapid response task force for threats to democratic governance. Canada will consider placing the issue of restrictive NGO laws [...]	2009-06-25 21:03:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM CA
09OTTAWA550	FIRST U.S.-CANADA DEMOCRACY SUPPORT CONSULTATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: During the first U.S.-Canada Democracy Support Consultations in Ottawa in late May, the delegations agreed to explore establishing an early warning and rapid response task force for threats to democratic governance. Canada will consider placing the issue of restrictive NGO laws [...]	2009-07-17 20:53:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM CA
09OTTAWA569	SLEEPY SUMMER FOR CANADIAN POLITICS [...] (C) Summary. Even by Canadian standards, political life in Canada in summer 2009 is remarkably comatose, at least on the surface. Neither the Prime Minister nor the Liberal Party leader has even been in the public eye for over ten days. They may both genuinely be on vacation or, like boxe [...]	2009-07-22 19:40:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON CA
09OTTAWA594	CANZUS INDIGENOUS ISSUES CONSULTATIONS ADDRESS [...] (SBU) Summary. Canadian, Australian, New Zealand, and U.S. (CANZUS) officials met recently in Ottawa for consultations on indigenous issues. Governmental changes since the last meeting in July 2006 have resulted in a number of new policy directions on aboriginal issues. Between now and the [...]	2009-07-30 18:10:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV AS NZ CA
09OTTAWA634	CANADIAN OPINION LEADERS ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT NEW [...] (SBU) Summary: Canadians have noted a new tone in U.S. foreign policy and have responded enthusiastically, according to a group of Canadian opinion leaders who met with the Charge on August 13. They praised the Secretary's recent Council on Foreign Relations speech and commented the new rheto [...]	2009-08-18 21:03:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KPAO CA AF
09OTTAWA658	GETTING IN SHAPE FOR FALL [...] (SBU) Summary: PM Stephen Harper announced new Senate appointments and key changes to his inner team on August 27 as the Conservatives prepare for the return of Parliament -- and a possible election -- in the fall. The Liberal caucus will gather for a planning retreat at month's end. Senior [...]	2009-08-28 19:37:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR CA
09OTTAWA725	CANADA; AFGHANISTAN QUARTERLY REPORT CLAIMS [...] (SBU) Summary. The Canadian government's fifth quarterly report to Parliament on "Canada's Engagement in Afghanistan" on September 15 again claimed progress on most of the benchmarks of its six priority areas and three signature projects, while admitting high levels of insurgent violence an [...]	2009-09-15 21:38:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR EAID AF CA
09OTTAWA770	CANADA PROVIDES INFORMATION ON FOREIGN DETAINEES [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-02 20:38:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	PREL CASC IR CA
09OTTAWA811	Ambassador meets with Liberal Party leadership [...] (C) Summary. In a luncheon on October 23, Ambassador discussed key bilateral issues, notably ""Buy America"" and climate change policies, with Liberal Party leader Michael Ignatieff and key staff. Ignatieff reiterated that Canadians do not want an election now, but said that he could not be [...]	2009-10-23 20:23:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD SENV PGOV CA
09OTTAWA834	Canada: 2009-2010 International Narcotics Control Strategy [...] . (U) Summary In 2009, Canada continued to implement its National Anti-Drug Strategy, involving three action plans to reduce the supply of and demand for illicit drugs as well as associated crime. Canada remains a country of concern due to the amount of MDMA (3, 4-methylenedioxymethampheta [...]	2009-11-02 22:39:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR CA
09OTTAWA836	AMBASSADOR JACOBSON'S VISIT TO WINNIPEG, OCTOBER 18-20 [...] Summary. Ambassador Jacobson's October 18-20 trip to Manitoba capitalized on Manitoba Premier Doer's preparation as Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. and the swearing-in of a new Premier, Greg Selinger. The headline read "New kids roll up their sleeves," and the atmosphere of good will, good i [...]	2009-11-03 15:00:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON MARR PREL PGOV SENV CA
09OTTAWA874	Ottawa: Ambassador Jacobson and Environment Minister [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-09 22:20:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG CA
09OTTAWA879	CANADA IN AFGHANISTAN: SOME PROGRESS, WITH STEPS BACKWARD [...] (SBU) Summary. In its sixth quarterly report to Parliament on Canada's engagement in Afghanistan, the government cited slight progress - mostly on school construction, micro-finance, and polio eradication -- in its efforts in Kandahar Province. Training and mentoring of Afghan Security Forc [...]	2009-12-11 22:21:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS EAID AF CA
09OUAGADOUGOU10	BURKINA FASO: 2008 MIDTERM REVIEW OF THE POVERTY REDUCTION [...] In October 2008, the Government of Burkina Faso (GOBF) met with domestic stakeholders and international donors to conduct a mid-term review to provide stakeholders with crucial updates on macroeconomic, structural, and social policies related to the country's Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (P [...]	2009-01-08 14:06:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON SENV SOCI PGOV UV
09OUAGADOUGOU172	BURKINA FASO: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR INFORMATION [...] Post has collected, to the extent possible, information in response to reftel request on the worst forms of child labor: A) Laws and regulations proscribing the worst forms of child labor: -What laws have been promulgated on child labor? -- the UN Convention on Children's Rights; -- the [...]	2009-03-17 07:07:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID UV
09OUAGADOUGOU227	POVERTY AMONG BURKINABE TUAREGS COULD LEAD TO INSECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Minority Tuareg communities in northern Burkina Faso are racked by extreme poverty, which is exacerbated by often refusing to send their children to school, a lack of consistent access to water, and decreasing reserves of livestock, which are their main source of income. Burkina [...]	2009-03-24 16:27:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PREL PHUM ML NG UV
09OUAGADOUGOU27	BURKINA FASO 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] In response to reftel, the following is the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Burkina Faso. Table of Contents ----------------- A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment 2. Conversion and Transfer Policies 3. Expropriation and Compensation 4. Dispute Settlement 5. Perfor [...]	2009-01-15 17:09:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON PGOV EFIN KTDB OPIC USTR UV
09OUAGADOUGOU305	CODEL SMITH MEETS WITH BURKINA FASO PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: A Congressional delegation led by Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA) met separately on April 15th with Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore and Prime Minister Tertius Zongo. Meetings were friendly, open, and frank and focused mainly on development issues rather than on security or [...]	2009-04-28 15:30:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER EAID OVIP OREP EIND ETRD ECON UV
09OUAGADOUGOU374	BURKINA FASO: DISASTER DECLARATION: MEASLES OUTBREAK [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 10. 2. Summary: The largest measles outbreak in Burkina Faso in over a decade is entering its 20th week and the total number of cases continues to increase with 3,812 new cases reported for the most recent reporting week. The 34,451 total cas [...]	2009-05-11 16:51:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI EAID AMED PGOV UV
09OUAGADOUGOU450	FEMALE ECISION IN BURKINA FASO [...] Summary: Burkina Fao has attempted to eradicate the practice of femle excision for over fifty years and officially outawed the practice over a decade ago; however, th prevalence rate among girls and women has not canged. In fact, the Government of Burkina Fas (GOBF) recently announced that c [...]	2009-06-05 12:00:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED	KOCI KWMN PHUM SOCI UV
09OUAGADOUGOU548	BURKINA FASO: overcrowded and dilapidated city jail. [...] (SBU) PolOfficer visited the Ouagadougou city jail on June 25th at the invitation of a local human rights NGO. The visit, which lasted about two hours, included a meeting with the jail administrator as well as site visits to the main jail block, VIP quarters, women's quarters and juvenile dete [...]	2009-07-13 15:03:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM ELAB SOCI PGOV UV
09OUAGADOUGOU549	BURKINA FASO: overcrowded and dilapidated city jail. [...] (SBU) PolOfficer visited the Ouagadougou city jail on June 25th at the invitation of a local human rights NGO. The visit, which lasted about two hours, included a meeting with the jail administrator as well as site visits to the main jail block, VIP quarters, women's quarters and juvenile dete [...]	2009-07-13 15:03:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM ELAB SOCI PGOV UV
09OUAGADOUGOU569	A REGIONAL APPROACH TOWARDS AQIM [...] (C/NF) The recent spate of hostage-taking, murder and military counter measures in the Sahel Region have brought to the forefront the need for concerted action against AQIM. Responding to these events, the countries of the region, particularly Mali, appear to be eager to take concrete actions [...]	2009-07-16 13:10:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER PREL ML AL UV FR UK GE
09OUAGADOUGOU582	Will Ouagadougou's Brothels Really Be Shut Down? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since January 2008, the mayor of Ouagadougou has worked to close down all brothel houses in the capital. While some houses have been converted into rental property, and others destroyed, many brothels are still open for business. In March 2009, after a twelve month grace peri [...]	2009-07-22 16:55:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM ELAB SOCI PGOV UV
09OUAGADOUGOU605	BURKINA FASO: BASIC TRAINING ACADEMY GRADUATES [...] (U) On July 24, the instruction Group for Armed Forces (GIFA) graduated a class of 890 soldiers. Originally 900 recruits enlisted in late 2008, and an additional 30 were added to the class roster in early 2009. Only 40 recruits dropped out or were dismissed, bringing the total to 890 gradu [...]	2009-07-29 20:03:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MCAP MASS UV
09OUAGADOUGOU869	BURKINA FASO: URGENT HOSPITAL RELOCATION [...] Summary. (U) The Government of Burkina Faso has requested U.S. assistance in providing temporary relocation facilities for the country's primary hospital. Post recommends the Department, USAID and the U.S. Africa Command give serious consideration to the request. End Summary. 2. (C) Durin [...]	2009-10-01 14:29:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EAGR PGOV MASS PHUM MCAP PREL UV
09PANAMA115	PANAMA: BALBINA'S PLATFORM UNDERSCORES CONTINUITY [...] (C) Governing Revolutionary Democratic Party (PRD) presidential candidate Balbina Herrera and her party in January released their electoral platform that stresses continuity, particularly with respect to current president Martin Torrijos's economic and social welfare policies. Interestingly th [...]	2009-02-06 20:37:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PM ECON PREL
09PANAMA127	PANAMA: VP/FM DISCUSSES DARIEN OPTIONS WITH [...] (S//NF) First VP and FM Samuel Lewis met with the Ambassador on February 4 to discuss the situation in the Darien and the Ambassador's recent meetings at SOUTHCOM in response to Lewis' December 12 request for USG planning assistance for Darien operations. The Ambassador told Lewis that SOUT [...]	2009-02-11 16:01:00	Embassy Panama	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PM
09PANAMA153	PANAMA: NEW THINK TANK AIMING HIGH [...] (C) Panama's newest think tank, the Foundation for the Economic and Social Development of Panama (FUDESPA) on January 15 presented its brain-child, a document entitled "Public Policy Proposals: Popular Elections, May 2009" that is designed to influence the government plans of candidates runnin [...]	2009-02-23 15:31:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PM PREL
09PANAMA163	PANAMA: OBJECTION TO THE INCLUSION OF PORNOGRAPHY [...] (SBU) Post appreciates the opportunity to review the documents used by DOL to determine whether a "significant incidence" of child labor is used in Panama to produce pornography, but is troubled by the conclusions drawn from these sources. Of the two sources that post was able to obtain, one [...]	2009-02-26 20:58:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP PM
09PANAMA171	PANAMA'S SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-02 13:54:00	Embassy Panama	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER
09PANAMA182	PANAMA: NEW THINK TANK AIMING HIGH [...] (C) Panama's newest think tank, the Foundation for the Economic and Social Development of Panama (FUDESPA) on January 15 presented its brain-child, a document entitled "Public Policy Proposals: Popular Elections, May 2009" that is designed to influence the government plans of candidates runnin [...]	2009-03-04 21:46:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PM PREL
09PANAMA184	PANAMA: MARTINELLI'S "GOVERNMENT PLAN FOR CHANGE" [...] (C) Leading presidential candidate Ricardo Martinelli of the Alliance for Change on February 11 released his "Government Plan for Change," that lays out 179 proposals designed to "make a better Panama reach everyone" (que un mejor Panama llegue a todos). The document is flashy, includes big c [...]	2009-03-06 15:38:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PM PREL
09PANAMA194	PANAMA: TORRIJOS TRUMPETS ACHIEVEMENTS IN FINAL [...] (C) In his final address to the National Assembly before the end of his term, President Martin Torrijos touted his administration's greatest achievements, acknowledged the cooperation of the Assembly, and called on the next government to build upon these successes. (Note: Constitutionally, Pa [...]	2009-03-10 13:43:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PM PREL
09PANAMA195	PANAMA CANAL EXPANSION BIDS SUBMITTED [...] (U) Under the lights of TV cameras in a packed auditorium, three consortia, including one led by American firm Bechtel, submitted bids to the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) on March 3 to build the 3.3 billion USD set of locks for the already under-construction third lane of the Panama Canal. The bid [...]	2009-03-10 15:14:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD MARR PM EWWT
09PANAMA196	PANAMA: PLANS FOR NORMALIZATION FOR COLOMBIANS [...] (C) The GOP planned to offer legal immigrant status to individuals living in the Darien region under Temporary Humanitarian Protection (THP) status, said MFA DG of Exterior Policy Javier Bonagas told POLOFF on February 20. The official census of THP persons taken in 2004 counted 542 Colombia [...]	2009-03-10 15:52:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTBS SOCI PM
09PANAMA237	PANAMA: AMBASSADOR VISITS THE DARIEN [...] (SBU) The Ambassador and several members of her Country Team visited the Darien province March 10-11. During the first day of her visit she received a briefing on the security situation from Director of the National Frontier Service (SENAFRONT) Frank Abrego and met with Darien Governor Juan [...]	2009-03-20 19:28:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAO PM
09PANAMA299	PANAMA: TAKING IT TO THE STREETS [...] (U) Panamanians regularly take to the streets to protest a wide array of social and employment grievances. These protests mire city residents, who already spend hours in traffic due to the outdated road network and poor transit system, in horrendous traffic jams for hours. More often than n [...]	2009-04-09 21:01:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB OTRA PGOV PHUM PM
09PANAMA306	PANAMA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LEVIN [...] (SBU) The fate of the U.S./Panama Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will determine the trajectory of our bilateral relationship through the foreseeable future. Congressional passage and a successful implementation of the FTA would serve to maintain extraordinary, yet vulnerable, U.S. influence in Pan [...]	2009-04-14 23:03:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP EWWT OVIP PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EINV PM
09PANAMA320	PANAMA: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF SMALL AND MEDIUM [...] (U) Summary: Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) represent over 92% of Panamanian businesses. This cable surveys an unrepresentative sample of small businesses and attempts to get a glimpse into their experiences. The six entrepreneurs interviewed appeared confident about their businesses. Th [...]	2009-04-21 17:45:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PM EFIN ELAB
09PANAMA330	PANAMA: POLITICAL ANALYST WARNS OF ROUGH [...] (S//NF) Ruling Revolutionary Democratic Party (PRD) leaders expect Alliance for Change presidential candidate Ricardo Martinelli to win the May 3 presidential election, pro-PRD political commentator Jose Blandon, Sr. told POLOFFs on April 20. --The Torrijos administration's own internal PRD [...]	2009-04-23 22:23:00	Embassy Panama	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON PGOV PM PREL
09PANAMA339	PANAMA: TORRIJOS SOCIAL PROGRAMS TO CONTINUE UNDER [...] (C) Both leading presidential candidates have acknowledged the success of some social programs initiated during President Martin Torrijos' term, and have agreed to continue certain programs after the next administration is sworn in on July 1. Programs earmarked for continuity by ruling Revolu [...]	2009-04-27 20:32:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV SOCI PM
09PANAMA421	PANAMA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL THOMPSON [...] (SBU) Since the 1989 restoration of democracy, Panama has established and consolidated a democratic, stable and responsive government; accelerated economic growth through open markets; and worked to ensure that the benefits of that growth reach all citizens. While a hemispheric leader in progr [...]	2009-05-26 22:40:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PM
09PANAMA519	PRIMARY PANAMA CANAL CONTRACT TO BE AWARDED [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-30 17:05:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD MARR PM EWWT
09PANAMA797	RE: POST INPUT TO REPORT THE OPERATION OF THE CARIBBEAN [...] Below is post's response to reftel. Economic Review --------------------- 2. (U) Panama is experiencing a period of extended economic growth, with 8.5 percent GDP growth in 2006, 11.5 percent in 2007, and 9.2 percent in 2008. However, due to the global economic crisis, its GDP gro [...]	2009-10-23 17:52:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	USTR ETRD ECON PM
09PANAMA883	DARIEN ACTIVITY UPDATE [...] (S/NF) Embassy Panama is advancing on many fronts in our Darien strategy to deny the FARC and other Drug Trafficking Organizations (DTOs) safehaven in the Darien. Built around our 1207 funding request, the strategy now includes significant additional resources from SOUTHCOM, JIATF-South, and [...]	2009-12-15 19:15:00	Embassy Panama	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV SNAR PTER PM
09PANAMA894	Scenesetter for CODEL Boehner [...] (SBU) Since the restoration of democracy after Operation Just Cause twenty years ago, Panama has established and consolidated a democratic, stable government, achieving a new confidence, dynamism, and psychological sovereignty that complements the 1999 completion of its territorial sovereignty. [...]	2009-12-03 14:17:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON SOCI ASEC SNAR PGOV KPAO CASC PM
09PANAMA90	PANAMA: 2009 CHILD LABOR REPORT [...] Panama continued its efforts to combat child labor in 2008. The GOP trained labor inspectors, prosecutors and judges, engaged in activities to increase public awareness and moved forward on its National Plan for the Eradication of Child Labor that is being implemented by an active, inter-ag [...]	2009-01-29 21:50:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	EINT ELAB ETRD PHUM SOC PM
09PANAMA907	Supreme Court Appointees: Panama in Mourning for Justice [...] (U) Summary: President Ricardo Martinelli and his cabinet's December 16 nomination of Alejandro Moncada Luna and Jose Abel Almengor as the two new Supreme Court justices sparked strong criticism from all major media outlets and from civil society organizations including the bar association and [...]	2009-12-29 14:06:00	Embassy Panama	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KJUS PINR PM SNAR
09PARAMARIBO166	SURINAME: POSITIVE REACTION TO THE PRESIDENT'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Three Surinamese TV stations broadcasted the President's Cairo speech and all four national daily newspapers gave it positive media coverage. Surinamers pride themselves on the religious harmony in their own multi-cultural society, and President Obama's message along those lin [...]	2009-06-05 18:47:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO NS
09PARAMARIBO32	SURINAME: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 [...] (U) Post submits the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Suriname. OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT ------------------------------- 2. The Government of Suriname (GOS) welcomes Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into the country and has on several occasions identified it as key in achieving [...]	2009-01-26 12:08:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB PGOV USTR NS
09PARAMARIBO327	Suriname: Cuba, Country by Country Review for Suspension of [...] C) Embassy Paramaribo recommends continued suspension of Title III for Suriname. The Government of Suriname has made no significant effort to promote the advancement of democracy, human rights, and fundamental freedoms in Cuba. In December 2008, Suriname opened a diplomatic mission in Cuba; t [...]	2009-11-12 20:20:00	Embassy Paramaribo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC CU NS
09PARAMARIBO356	Suriname: 2009-2010 International Narcotics Control Strategy [...] (U) Post presents its 2009-2010 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) Part I, Drugs and Chemical Control. Suriname I. Summary Suriname is a transit zone for South American cocaine en route to Europe, Africa and, to a lesser extent, the United States. The Government of [...]	2009-11-05 20:09:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR NS
09PARAMARIBO402	EVALUATION OF PARTICIPATION OF JAMES DICKENSON IN FY10 [...] (U) This cable is a program evaluation for the Strategic Speaker Initiative program bringing James Dickenson to Suriname from October 26-30 to advise Surinamese journalists on how to improve their political reporting skills. This addressed MSP Goal #1, mutual U.S./Suriname appreciation and res [...]	2009-12-01 17:21:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP NS KPAO
09PARIS11	The French EU Presidency on Agriculture - A Retrospective [...] The French EU Presidency advanced a number of ambitious goals regarding agriculture and biotechnology. Final results, while falling short of these goals, increased attention on societal preferences and the legitimacy of establishing biotech-free zones. The recently completed "Health Check" ref [...]	2009-01-06 16:20:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR SENV ECON ETRD EU FR
09PARIS1233	SCENESETTER FOR A/S GORDON'S SEPTEMBER 10-11, 2009 [...] (C) Summary. Phil: We look forward to supporting your participation in the annual German Marshall Fund Conference on Transatlantic Trends and your efforts to press forward the priorities we share with the French. The bilateral relationship has seldom been better or more cooperative. The Fre [...]	2009-09-09 16:17:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO AF RU IR FR
09PARIS1251	FRANCH BANKERS' PITTSBURGH NIGHTMARE [...] (SBU) Meeting on the anniversary of the Lehman failure, leading French financiers told Ambassador Rivkin that capital requirements and accounting rules, rather than compensation, are the critical issues at the G20 Summit in Pittsburgh. They are fearful that the G20 will stiffen both capital re [...]	2009-09-15 10:52:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PREL FR
09PARIS1294	FRENCH OFFICIALS DISCUSS WEST AFRICA WITH DAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: French officials at the MFA, Presidency, and MOD on September 17 expressed general agreement with AF DAS William Fitzgerald on a range of West African issues, including Togo (need to keep pressing for proper presidential elections),Benin (a success story but with serious corru [...]	2009-09-23 11:17:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PINR PGOV KCOR SNAR XY FR
09PARIS1499	Promoting France's Competitiveness in the Health Industry [...] (U) Summary. President Sarkozy plans to make France the priority destination for foreign investment in medical research, with the healthcare industry becoming "a centerpiece of French competitiveness" on par with France's aerospace and luxury goods sectors. With new investment funds, business [...]	2009-11-09 14:06:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON KIPR FR
09PARIS1599	FRANCE'S "GRAND EMPRUNT": STIMULATING LONG-TERM GROWTH [...] (U) Summary: France is finalizing its second-round stimulus package, which emphasizes investment in research and innovation. President Sarkozy will consult with unions, business and other social partners before final approval in early December, and launch the program in January 2010. The prop [...]	2009-11-30 16:55:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PREL FR
09PARIS1611	Scenesetter for EEB A/S Jose Fernandez [...] (SBU) Mission France warmly welcomes your visit on December 7-8. You will arrive half way through President Nicolas Sarkozy's five-year term, a period marked by strong coordination between the U.S. and France on key strategic issues. The financial crisis and subsequent G20 response, as well [...]	2009-12-03 07:42:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ENRG EAGR PREL SENV FR
09PARIS1679	Scenesetter: Special Envoy Morningstar Visit to Paris [...] (SBU) Embassy Paris warmly welcomes your visit on December 14-16. France is a strategic partner on global energy issues, both in its own right, and as a policy leader within the EU. France has a long-standing and statist policy of pursing energy independence. It currently meets 50 percent of [...]	2009-12-10 15:08:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EPET PREL FR
09PARIS1704	ALGERIA'S SA'ID BOUTEFLIKA -- A FRENCH MFA [...] (S/NF) The French have limited information about the private life, personal opinions, and political ambitions of Sa'id Bouteflika (reftel),according to French MFA Algeria Desk Officer Anne-Claire Legendre. Nonetheless, Legendre told poloff December 14 that, based on French sources and analy [...]	2009-12-16 11:01:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL AG FR
09PARIS1745	FRANCE: US PHARMACEUTICAL FIRMS AGENDA [...] (U): Ambassador Rivkin met with the board of AGIPHARM, the association of American pharmaceutical subsidiaries in France to review the results of President Sarkozy's pharmaceutical strategy conference (CSIS) held on October 26. AGIPHARM considers that the CSIS yielded important breakthroughs [...]	2009-12-23 10:46:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR FR
09PARIS1767	DIVERGENCES WITH FRANCE ON UPCOMING POLITICAL [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Our current relationship with France is so profoundly healthy that conventional wisdom now asserts that there are no significant differences in the foreign policies of our two countries. While it is true that the relationship is at a historical peak, it is not the case t [...]	2009-12-31 12:33:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR PARM FR
09PARIS235	OECD REPORTING: REPORT OF THE NUCLEAR ENERGY AGENCY [...] (U) This is an information cable. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) The Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) Workshop on the Security of Supply of Medical Isotopes convened in Paris on January 29-30, 2009 and was well attended by representatives of government, industry, the health industry, intergo [...]	2009-02-13 14:38:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KNNP TRGY KSCA OECD UNVIE
09PARIS236	IS THE FRENCH MODEL REALLY BACK? [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-13 17:12:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV FR
09PARIS268	FRANCE: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In 2008 France took significant steps to combat trafficking in persons, ratifying the EU convention on Action Against Trafficking in Persons and changing the French anti-trafficking law to better prosecute forced labor violations. The French government used its anti-trafficking [...]	2009-02-20 18:11:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF
09PARIS276	GENERAL PETRAEUS DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN [...] (C) Summary: In meetings with PM Fillon, NSA Levitte, FM Kouchner, MinDef Morin and military chief Georgelin February 9 and 10, CENTCOM Commander General Petraeus discussed the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan, noting the administration's strategic review now underway and emphasizing t [...]	2009-02-26 07:59:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PGOV NATO KPAL AF IR IS IZ PK FR
09PARIS290	FRANCE: CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] Embassy Paris notes no significant developments since last year with respect to GOF actions to protect critical infrastructure. After mission-wide consultation, Embassy Paris did not identify any physical infrastructure or resources in France whose loss would immediately affect the security, [...]	2009-02-27 16:00:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV PINS ASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP FR
09PARIS294	SCENESETTER FOR FRENCH MINISTER OF STATE BORLOO'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU): Minister of State Jean-Louis Borloo arrives in Washington March 4 to engage the USG on climate change and energy policy. As the head of France's "super ministry" combining environment, transportation and energy under the rubric of sustainable development, Borloo is the third ranking off [...]	2009-02-27 17:40:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENGR TRGY KGHG PREL FR
09PARIS35	BIGOT IS THE NEW CHAIRMAN OF FRENCH ATOMIC ENERGY [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 7, 2009, Bernard Bigot was appointed Chairman of the French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA),succeeding Alain Bugat. Since 2003 Bigot has been the High Commissioner for Atomic Energy at the CEA, where he was responsible for the quality of scientific research. As chai [...]	2009-01-12 07:25:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TRGY ENRG SENV FR
09PARIS373	BW/CW ALLIED CONSULTATIONS, PARIS, MARCH 4-5, [...] (SBU) The Close Allies (U.S., UK, France, Germany) met in Paris on March 4-5 to discuss issues related to chemical and biological weapons nonproliferation/arms control. The meeting focused on priorities, strategy and tactics on near-term issues, longer-term goals for the BWC and CWC, includin [...]	2009-03-13 14:21:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW
09PARIS493	FRANCE'S EVOLVING INDUSTRIAL POLICY [...] Summary: President Sarkozy's domestic and European industrial policy objectives reflect a blend of political Gaullist traditionalism and results-oriented economic strategy. Sarkozy defends "France's grandeur" through a vision of strategic sectors for which he shuns foreign capital at home [...]	2009-04-03 10:50:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND EFIN ETRD PREL FR
09PARIS512	FRANCE FOCUSED ON BURMA PRISONER RELEASE, [...] (C) France remains focused on prisoner release and launching a legitimate political dialogue in Burma and sees no reason to ease sanctions against the Junta at this time, Burma desk officer Jeremie Petit told us April 8. Responding to ref A points, Petit said the EU decided to keep the Commo [...]	2009-04-08 14:24:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD FR BM
09PARIS603	INSTALLATION OF THE HIGH COUNCIL FOR BIOTECH [...] (U)Summary: After much controversy, Minister for Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and Regional Planning announced the formation of the new High Council for Biotechnology(HCB). The HCB, whose inception will be May 12, will advise the GOF on a wide range of biotech issues. It has a dual [...]	2009-04-29 15:39:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR SENV ECON ETRD EU FR
09PARIS643	PARIS CLUB - APRIL 2009 TOUR D'HORIZON AND DISCUSSIONS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: During the April Paris Club meeting, the IMF reported Afghanistan's PRGF was back on track. Some creditors expressed a willingness to extend Afghanistan's debt treatment, but Russia noted some 'technical problems.' The World Bank and the Fund had approved Cote d'Ivoire's decisi [...]	2009-05-12 15:58:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
09PARIS669	FRANCE: SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY LAHOOD VISIT [...] (SBU) Mission France extends a warm welcome to you and your delegation. Your visit comes two years into President Nicolas Sarkozy's five-year term, a period marked by strong coordination between the U.S. and France on key strategic issues. Your interlocutors will likely make a case for dedic [...]	2009-05-18 09:06:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRN EWWT PREL FR
09PARISFR48	SEOUL MEETINGS ON THER RETURN OF CULTURAL PROPERTY TO ITS [...] Begin Summary. From November 26-28, two international meetings were held in Seoul, South Korea to address the issue of the return of cultural property to its country of origin. On November 26, independent Experts met under the auspices of the Korean Government to review selected case studies [...]	2009-01-14 17:37:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL UNESCO KPAO KS FR JA
09PARTO22610	(U) Secretary Clinton's February 18, 2009 [...] (U) Classified by: Paul Wohlers, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4.(d). 2. (U) Thursday, February 18, 2009; 4:15 p.m.; Jakarta, Indonesia. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Ambassador Cameron R. Hume A/S Christopher R. Hill, EAP Lt. Gen. Paul J [...]	2009-02-26 19:16:00	US Delegation, Secretary	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OVIP CLINTON HILLARY KGHG ID
09PARTO40301	(U) Secretary Clinton's March 25 Conversation [...] (U) Classified by Uzra Zeya, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4 (d). 2. (U) 03/25/09, 1 p.m., Mexico City, Mexico 3. (U) Participants U.S. The Secretary Charge Bassett A/S Shannon Laura Pena, Senior Advisor to the Secretary Dan Restrepo, Senior [...]	2009-04-03 17:28:00	US Delegation, Secretary	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP CLINTON HILLARY PREL SNAR MX
09PARTO42301	(U) Secretary Clinton's April 17, 2009 Meeting [...] (U) Classified by: Paul Wohlers, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4 (d) 2. (U) April 17, 2009; 9:45 a.m.; Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Charge d'Affaires Roland Bullen A/S Thomas Shannon, WHA Cheryl Mills, [...]	2009-04-23 02:36:00	US Delegation, Secretary	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP CLINTON HILLARY PREL SNAR ETRD EAID
09PARTO43001	(U) Secretary Clinton's April 25, 2009 [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified; handle accordingly. Not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (U) April 25, 2009; 11:30 a.m.; Baghdad, Iraq. 3. (U) U.S. The Secretary NEA A/S Jeffrey Feltman Ambassador Christopher Hill Director of USAID Office of Democracy and Govern [...]	2009-04-30 13:55:00	US Delegation, Secretary	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP CLINTON HILLARY KWMN PHUM PGOV IZ

09PERTH30	WESTERN AUSTRALIA POLITICS: THE RUDD-BARNETT DUET [...] (C) Summary: Western Australia (WA) looms large on the federal radar as talk escalates about the state's importance in the next federal election. With Labor currently holding only four of 15 WA federal seats, analysts view WA as a potential pivot for federal Labor to retain power by offering [...]	2009-05-13 08:42:00	Consulate Perth	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AS
09PERTH55	KIMBERLEY INDIGENOUS PEOPLE CONFRONT THEIR FUTURE [...] (U) Summary: This is the second of two cables reporting on a visit by ConGen staff to the north west Kimberley region. In the face of enormous challenges, advancement programs are making headway to improve living conditions in the far north Kimberley region of Western Australia (WA) for the I [...]	2009-12-10 06:02:00	Consulate Perth	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI AS
09PESHAWAR105	INDIGENOUS FUNDING FOR SWAT MILITANTS [...] (C) As major operations against militants once again commence in Swat district in the Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP),press reports and Consulate contacts provide insight into the methods of funding that Swat militants have realized from their effective control over large parts of the distr [...]	2009-05-22 11:36:00	Consulate Peshawar	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PGOV ECON PK
09PESHAWAR111	FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, MAY 15 - [...] (C) Pakistan's security forces appeared to seize the initiative in Malakand during the third week of May, but militants responded by launching mass-casualty bombing attacks inside Peshawar for the first time since March. In Swat, government troops encircled Mingora and appeared to achieve dom [...]	2009-05-25 10:29:00	Consulate Peshawar	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR124	UPPER DIR BOMBING RESPONSE SHOWS EFFECTIVENESS AND [...] (C) Summary: The June 5 mass-casualty bombing of a mosque in Upper Dir and resulting June 7-9 punitive action by a tribal lashkar have highlighted the long-standing tension in Upper Dir district over militant activity there and its recent exacerbation by the military operations in neighboring S [...]	2009-06-09 14:31:00	Consulate Peshawar	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PTER PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR138	FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, JUNE 5 - [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-29 16:00:00	Consulate Peshawar	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR144	ANP ON NWFP AND FATA DEVELOPMENTS [...] (S) Awami National Party (ANP) deputy leader Senator Afrasiab Khattak distanced the Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) from a purported ISI plan to release Tehrik-i-Nifaz-i-Shariat-i-Mohammadi (TNSM) leader Sufi Mohammad and engineer the ""surrender"" of senior Swat militant leaders. Khattak m [...]	2009-07-09 04:08:00	Consulate Peshawar	SECRET	PGOV MOPS PTER PINR PK
09PESHAWAR157	FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, JULY 17 [...] (C) Over this reporting period, fighting in the on-going Pakistani military operation in Swat continued at levels similar to those of the previous week. Revenge killings against militants, the first of which occurred during the previous reporting period, became a definite trend, with four furt [...]	2009-08-03 14:34:00	Consulate Peshawar	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS ASEC PK
09PESHAWAR17	FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, JANUARY [...] (C) Fighting subsided in Bajaur during the third week of January, but militants switched to "patrolling" Khar at night and launching targeted killings. With military operations now moving south to Mohmand Agency, an additional challenge for the Pakistani military is balancing operations in Moh [...]	2009-01-30 10:48:00	Consulate Peshawar	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR22	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH 11TH CORPS COMMANDER [...] (C) On January 26, Ambassador met with 11th Corps Commander, Lieutenant General Masood Aslam and Chief of Staff Brigadier Aamer to discuss internally displaced persons (IDPs) and the situation in Swat. General Masood advocated a mixed approach to IDP assistance -- encourage some to go home whe [...]	2009-02-07 15:03:00	Consulate Peshawar	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PTER EAID PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR37	FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, FEBRUARY [...] (C) The pace of fighting increased in Bajaur during the second week of February, with government forces reportedly killing over 44 militants in fighting around Mahmoond tehsil and militants firing rockets on Khar, the agency capital. Tehrik-i-Taliban (TTP) threatened on February 11 to destroy a [...]	2009-02-25 11:46:00	Consulate Peshawar	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR4	FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, DECEMBER [...] (U) Fighting continued in Bajaur through the end of December, with around 15 militants reported killed. 2. (SBU) Pakistani security forces, backed by helicopter gunships, tanks and heavy artillery, launched an attack on December 30, targeting criminals and militants in the Jamrud are [...]	2009-01-05 03:27:00	Consulate Peshawar	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR80	ICRC COMMENTS ON NWFP AND FATA [...] (C) Principal Officer met on April 23 with Benno Kocher, International Committee of the Red Cross's (ICRC) Head of Sub-Delegation. In Swat, Kocher said that IDP camps are "empty," and ICRC is re-orienting its focus to basic services such as health. Numbers in the IDP camps in lower Dir are h [...]	2009-04-25 14:10:00	Consulate Peshawar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID PTER MOPS PK
09PESHAWAR85	FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, APRIL 18 [...] (C) Pakistanis from political and military quarters expressed alarm when taliban fighters advanced from Swat into neighboring Shangla and Buner Districts of Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) without resistance during the third week of April. The government began to deploy some troops to Buner [...]	2009-04-27 08:41:00	Consulate Peshawar	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PHNOMPENH114	2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT FOR CAMBODIA [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-19 06:06:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CB ELAB KCRM KFRD KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
09PHNOMPENH160	REQUEST FOR FY09 TV COOP ON AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] SUMMARY: Post would like to propose a TV COOP to produce a documentary about Avian Influenza (AI) for the Cambodian public. The proposed piece would have guaranteed primetime placement on Cambodia's national television station TVK, one of the top two networks in the country. The documentary wo [...]	2009-03-13 02:18:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC ECPS KPAO BG
09PHNOMPENH19	PHNOM PENH'S 2008 ANNUAL OVERSEAS SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL (OSAC) CRIME AND SAFETY REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-12 06:48:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC APER AMGT CB
09PHNOMPENH203	SECOND LARGE METHAMPHETAMINE BUST PUTS CAMBODIA ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Over the weekend of March 21-22 a police raid of four separate locations uncovered significant amounts of illicit chemicals and resulted in the arrest of 5 individuals, including 2 Chinese nationals. The amount of chemicals and plant substances seized in the raids, when combi [...]	2009-03-27 09:01:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PGOV ASEC CB
09PHNOMPENH205	U.S. BUSINESSES CONCERNED ABOUT FINANCIAL, NOT POLITICAL, [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment. The future stability of the Cambodian financial sector was foremost on the minds of U.S. business representatives during a monthly AmCham breakfast meeting hosted by the Ambassador March 26. Not dissimilar to problems in the U.S., turmoil in the real estate market, [...]	2009-03-27 09:58:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV EINV CB
09PHNOMPENH246	CAMBODIA BORDER CROSSING VISITS HIGHLIGHT TIP [...] (SBU) Summary: Cambodian National Police officials from the Anti-Human Trafficking and Juvenile Protection Department (AHTJP) recently joined Emboffs at the Poipet border crossing area of Banteay Meanchey province to highlight the Cambodia-Thailand cross-border trafficking in persons (TIP) s [...]	2009-04-13 10:52:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KTIP KWMN EAID TH VN CB
09PHNOMPENH261	CAMBODIA: 2009 1ST QUARTER REPORT ON TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) Summary: During the first quarter of 2009, Cambodian police arrested six persons on human trafficking charges and four on procurement of prostitution charges in connection with two cases in which three rescued prostitutes were under age 18. Police reported that seven foreign pedophiles [...]	2009-04-23 06:09:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KWMN KTIP SOCI CB
09PHNOMPENH270	ENGAGING CAMBODIA'S MUSLIM MINORITY THROUGH DIALOG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although numbers vary, it is estimated that there are approximately 400,000 Muslims in Cambodia. This makes them the largest minority group, accounting for over 2.5 percent of the total population. Over the past year, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has been able to focus attentio [...]	2009-04-29 08:50:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PGOV CB
09PHNOMPENH283	CLIMATE CHANGE RISING ON THE RGC'S RADAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Climate change is a relatively new issue in Cambodia, but it is increasingly gaining the attention and concern of the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC). As a Least Developed Country (LDC),Cambodia stands to lose much if the predicted effects of climate change come true. The [...]	2009-05-04 09:08:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAGR ENRG EAID EIND CB
09PHNOMPENH287	GOVERNMENT-DONOR QUARTERLY MEETING: ECONOMIC CRISIS TAKES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) April 28 hosted the 14th Meeting of the Government-Donor Coordination Committee (GDCC) to review progress made toward their national development strategy and discuss policy impediments. The RGC presented thoughtful economic analyses and s [...]	2009-05-05 08:58:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EAID CB
09PHNOMPENH336	CAMBODIA CONTINUES TO BATTLE PHYSICAL REMINDERS OF [...] Summary: Nearly three decades of war and civil unrest have left Cambodia as one of the most heavily mined and explosive remnants of war (ERW) contaminated countries in the world. In addition to landmines, contamination includes cluster submunitions as well as abandoned explosive ordnance droppe [...]	2009-05-26 09:35:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EAID MOPS CB
09PHNOMPENH364	U.S. Companies Eye Opportunities in Cambodian Agriculture [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As the effects of the global economic crisis hit Cambodia's other important growth sectors, the government is pinning its hopes on growth in the expanding agriculture sector to shelter Cambodians from the global downturn. In an effort to support the government's growth initiat [...]	2009-06-03 08:09:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EINV ETRD EAID CB
09PHNOMPENH370	CORRECTED COPY: U.S. COMPANIES EYE OPPORTUNITIES IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As the effects of the global economic crisis hit Cambodia's other important growth sectors, the government is pinning its hopes on growth in the expanding agriculture sector to shelter Cambodians from the global downturn. In an effort to support the government's growth initiat [...]	2009-06-04 09:17:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EINV ETRD EAID CB
09PHNOMPENH376	CAMBODIA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PASSES LAW PROTECTING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 29, the National Assembly (NA) passed the first law on protecting the rights of disabled persons in Cambodia. In a country that still deals with yearly casualties from unexploded land mines and other ordinance, the legislation is an important step forward for many disa [...]	2009-06-08 06:22:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI EAID PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH384	CAMBODIA'S MUSLIM LEADERS DISCUSS THE PRESIDENT'S [...] (U) Summary: The Ambassador hosted a group of Cambodian Muslim religious, business, NGO and government leaders June 8 to discuss issues raised in President Obama's Cairo speech. Cambodia has a very small Muslim minority, commonly known as the Cham or Khmer Islam, which enjoys tolerance and acc [...]	2009-06-09 10:20:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAO PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH406	CAMBODIA PREPARES PREAH VIHEAR PLAN FOR UNESCO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In advance of his participation in the 33rd session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Seville, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Council of Ministers Sok An asked to see the Ambassador June 16 to outline progress by the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) in develo [...]	2009-06-17 10:53:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SCUL KTIA KJUS UNESCO EAID TH CB
09PHNOMPENH45	THE FIRST TO CONGRATULATE THE NEW PRESIDENT? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: King Norodom Sihamoni seized the occasion of the Ambassador's long-awaited presentation of credentials at the Royal Palace to be one of the first foreign leaders to congratulate President-elect Barack Obama on his inauguration day (with January 20 coming 12 hours earlier in Phno [...]	2009-01-20 11:06:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID ETRD SCUL PTER SNAR CB
09PHNOMPENH490	CAMBODIA H1N1 UPDATE #3: 9 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. There are currently a total of nine cases of laboratory-confirmed novel influenza A (H1N1) in Cambodia. Post's U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) office is waiting for laboratory results on a potential tenth case from Institut Pasteur in Cambodia (IPC). All [...]	2009-07-15 02:50:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09PHNOMPENH521	US-FUNDED YOUTH DEMOCRACY FESTIVAL DRAWS THOUSANDS TO [...] SUMMARY: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the International Republican Institute (IRI) held an annual Youth Festival in Kampong Cham July 18 - 19 drawing thousands of participants. The festival, a combination of seminars, performances and information booths, [...]	2009-07-27 09:30:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KJUS PREL EAID CB
09PHNOMPENH557	RGC LAND POLICY MAKES HEADLINES AGAIN IN CASE OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Cambodia's land and eviction policies earned more worldwide attention July 27 when international news outlets highlighted the resettlement of a group of HIV/AIDS-affected families from a central Phnom Penh neighborhood to a site on the outskirts of the city. The Phnom Penh Muni [...]	2009-08-06 03:22:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI KDEM CB
09PHNOMPENH573	Khmer Rouge Tribunal: The Trial of S-21 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy staff routinely observes the proceedings of the trial against the notorious Khmer Rouge torture center head, widely known as Duch, at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) (Reftel). This report summarizes the 15th week of activities inside the cou [...]	2009-08-11 00:43:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KJUS PREL EAID CB
09PHNOMPENH576	PUBLISHER HONG CHAKRA'S APPEAL FAILS; JAILED UNTIL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After an hour-long hearing, the Appeals Court reaffirmed the June 26 conviction for disinformation of Khmer Machas Srok publisher Hong Chakra, and ordered him to continue serving a 12-month jail sentence. While presiding judge Seng Sivutha asked fair questions, the accused's [...]	2009-08-11 11:55:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KJUS PHUM CB
09PHNOMPENH577	SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR JIM WEBB VISIT TO PHNOM [...] (SBU) Senator Webb: We warmly welcome your August 18 visit to Cambodia. Your visit comes as the tempo quickens in the conduct of U.S.-Cambodian bilateral relations, which exemplifies a broader and growing USG interest in Cambodia. There have been positive developments in several key areas: p [...]	2009-08-11 12:11:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS PREF CB
09PHNOMPENH607	AMERICAN BUSINESS COMMUNITY INFORMS SENATOR WEBB THAT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During an August 18 meeting with Senator Jim Webb, representatives from the American business community were positive on investment and trade prospects in Cambodia. They highlighted Cambodia's liberal and reforming legal regime, its generally supportive government, and widespr [...]	2009-08-20 08:46:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV CB
09PHNOMPENH628	STAFFDEL LERNER VISITS CAMBODIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A Senate staff delegation (STAFFDEL) visited Cambodia from August 15-19 to discuss trafficking in persons, human rights, and refugee issues. The STAFFDEL met with government officials at both the provincial and national levels, opposition politicians, and a variety of non-gove [...]	2009-08-26 08:11:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL OREP KTIP KWMN CB
09PHNOMPENH645	Khmer Rouge Tribunal: The Trial of S-21 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy staff routinely observes the proceedings of the trial against the notorious Khmer Rouge (KR) torture center head, widely known as Duch, at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) (Reftel). This report summarizes the 18th week of activities inside the [...]	2009-09-01 08:31:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KJUS PREL EAID CB
09PHNOMPENH646	Khmer Rouge Tribunal: The Trial of S-21 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy staff routinely observes the proceedings of the trial against the notorious Khmer Rouge (KR) torture center head, widely known as Duch, at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) (Reftel). This report summarizes the 18th week of activities inside the [...]	2009-09-01 08:31:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KJUS PREL EAID CB
09PHNOMPENH648	KHMER ROUGE TRIBUNAL: FIVE MORE FOR PROSECUTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Pre-Trial Chamber at the Khmer Rouge Tribunal (KRT) will announce this week that five more high-level Khmer Rouge cadres will be prosecuted, although a small number of the proposed charges against some of the accused may be set aside for lack of evidence. The decision on an [...]	2009-09-01 10:44:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KJUS PHUM KTIA PINR PGOV CB
09PHNOMPENH663	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH SIEM REAP GOVERNOR SOU PHIRIN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During an August 21 meeting with Siem Reap Governor Sou Phirin (joined by other government officials such as the Siem Reap Prosecutor and Military Commander),the Ambassador discussed H1N1 prevention methods, tourism and tourist safety, trafficking in persons, and land issues. [...]	2009-09-03 09:57:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL CASC KTIP CB
09PHNOMPENH71	2009 Investment Climate Statement - Cambodia [...] Cambodia, a developing country, began the transformation from a command economy to the free market in the late 1980s. It is now integrating into the regional and world trading framework. In 1999, Cambodia joined the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and in September 2004, became [...]	2009-01-28 10:02:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KIPR OPIC KTDB USTR CB
09PHNOMPENH741	CAMBODIAN ECONOMY SHAKEN BY THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN [...] (SBU) Summary: The global economic crisis continues to take a heavy toll on Cambodia's once vibrant economy. Cambodia's narrowly-based economic growth, reliant almost exclusively upon garment exports, tourism, and construction, has been brought to a standstill by the sharp fall off in externa [...]	2009-10-06 12:09:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EAID ETRD CB
09PHNOMPENH79	AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL MEETING WITH CAMBODIAN PRIME [...] (C) Summary: In the Ambassador's first call on Prime Minister Hun Sen since presenting credentials, the PM took the opportunity to renew his personal relationship with the Ambassador and review the evolution of U.S.-Cambodian relations over the past several years, highlighting several areas [...]	2009-01-30 10:07:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER KDEM ECON EAID CB
09PHNOMPENH80	OHCHR CAMBODIA OFFICE BLAZES COOPERATIVE TRAIL ON [...] (C) Summary: In a country where the government's human rights record has remained "poor," as assessed by Department Human Rights Reports, the UNOHCHR Cambodia Office has a positive impact on the Cambodian government adherence to human rights standards. The Office can claim concrete successe [...]	2009-01-30 11:42:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL
09PHNOMPENH811	EAP/MLS DEPUTY DIRECTOR PALMER SEES UP CLOSE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: EAP/MLS Deputy Director Matthew Palmer visited Cambodia October 20-26 to take part in a Conference on the Lower Mekong Initiative (septel),meet key counterparts in the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC),address human rights issues, visit bilateral assistance program sites, a [...]	2009-10-30 05:59:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KJUS PHUM EAID CB
09PHNOMPENH846	CAMBODIA: 2009 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As part of its anti-trafficking efforts since April 2009, the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) has implemented a broad training initiative to reach law enforcement, judicial, and other government officials. The RGC consolidated its policy structure under a single umbrella k [...]	2009-11-16 10:13:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KTIP KJUS CB
09PHNOMPENH874	CAMBODIA: 2009 3RD QUARTER REPORT ON TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During the third quarter of 2009, Cambodian police arrested five persons on human trafficking charges and 12 persons on procurement of prostitution charges in connection with cases involving minor victims. Police reported arresting eight foreign pedophiles and rescuing 14 vict [...]	2009-11-25 09:08:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KWMN KTIP SOCI CB
09PHNOMPENH883	EMBASSY PHNOM PENH'S NOMINATION FOR THE [...] Embassy Phnom Penh is proud to nominate Chen Reaksmey for the 2010 International Woman of Courage Award. There are a number of Cambodian women who demonstrate courage and leadership in the pursuit of women's human rights and advancement. Reaksmey stood out from the crowd due to her recent a [...]	2009-12-01 00:15:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KWMN PHUM PREL
09PHNOMPENH907	CAMBODIA LAUNCHES NEW NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO COMBAT [...] (SBU) On December 9, Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and Minister of Interior Sar Kheng presided over the official launch of Cambodia's new National Committee to Suppress Human Trafficking, Smuggling, and Labor and Sexual Exploitation. Created on September 25 with a Sub-Decree signed by Prime Min [...]	2009-12-14 02:33:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KTIP CB
09PHNOMPENH920	POLL SHOWS POWER OF HAVING A CONCRETE PARTY MESSAGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On December 11, the International Republican Institute (IRI) presented the results of its August 2009 Cambodian Public Opinion survey. The USAID-funded survey found solid public confidence in the general direction of the country and the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP). Q [...]	2009-12-15 10:03:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS SOCI CB
09PHNOMPENH926	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES UIGHURS AND DRUG [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Rodley met December 17 with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior (DPM) Sar Kheng to discuss the Uighur asylum seekers in Phnom Penh. The DPM expressed disappointment at an initial lack of cooperation by the local United Nations High Commission for Refugees ( [...]	2009-12-17 07:24:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PGOV PHUM SNAR CB
09PHNOMPENH969	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL FALEOMAVAEGA TO [...] (SBU) Embassy Phnom Penh warmly welcomes CODEL Faleomavaega's visit to Cambodia. Yours is the first Congressional visit since Senator Jim Webb's in mid-August, and you will find a Cambodia seeking to take full advantage of its first real period of stability in more than a generation. Althoug [...]	2009-12-31 08:33:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KJUS ECON MARR CB
09PODGORICA105	UNDER PRESSURE, GOM ADDRESSES ABUSE OF STATE COMPANY BOARDS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The payment of one million euros in severances to 12 former board members of Montenegro's financially troubled National Railroad Company has put the spotlight on GoM perks for party cronies hired as executives in state-owned companies. Faced with a public outcry prior to the r [...]	2009-04-24 13:20:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON KCOR MW
09PODGORICA143	PM DJUKANOVIC, "NEW" GOVERNMENT CONFIRMED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: More than ten weeks after elections, Parliament has formally elected Milo Djukanovic as Prime Minister. This will be Djukanovic's sixth term as PM. As expected, his new "government of continuity" contains many holdovers, although there will be several new ministries and minist [...]	2009-06-11 18:18:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW
09PODGORICA148	MEET THE NEW GOVERNMENT AND MINISTERS [...] (SBU) Parliament confirmed the new Government of Montenegro (GoM) on June 11. Milo Djukanovic, designated Prime Minister for the sixth time, promised a "government of continuity." The new GoM consequently contains mostly holdovers from the previous government. Ref A described changes in the [...]	2009-06-16 17:08:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW
09PODGORICA171	RADICAL ISLAM IN MONTENEGRO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Over the last decade, fundamentalist Islam, known here as Wahhabism, has established a small foothold among Montenegro's 110,000 Muslims. There are probably a few hundred adherents in country, concentrated in majority-Muslim towns of Plav and Rozaje, close to Kosovo and Albania [...]	2009-07-10 11:57:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KISL MW
09PODGORICA32	NEW DPS GOVERNMENT LIKELY TO LOOK A LOT LIKE OLD DPS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With pre-term parliamentary elections set for March 29 (reftel) and Prime Minister Djukanovic's Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) the favorite to return to power, key cabinet members are already jostling for a spot in the next government. While there is plenty of speculation [...]	2009-02-05 11:33:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR MW
09PORTAUPRINCE115	HAITI MONTHLY: JANUARY 2009 [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: This is a monthly report on various political topics of interest which do not merit a full reporting cable. End summary. 3. (SBU) ARISTIDE FOUNDATION'S UNIVERSITY TO REOPEN WITH CUBAN FACULTY [...]	2009-02-04 15:56:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	HA KCRM PGOV PHUM PREL
09PORTAUPRINCE199	HAITI'S SUBMISSION FOR THE NINTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified - please protect accordingly. The following are Post's responses to reftel questions posed for the reporting period. HAITI'S TIP SITUATION ---------------------- 2. (SBU) Question 23: -- A. Reliable sources for additional information includ [...]	2009-02-20 18:17:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09PORTAUPRINCE245	SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR RICE'S MARCH 11-14 [...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit comes as democratic consolidation and economic progress have stalled, as the Haitian President and his new Prime Minister face difficult challenges in the aftermath of the April 2008 food riots and a devastating 2008 hurricane season. Although President Preval alloc [...]	2009-03-04 17:43:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL UNSC HA
09PORTAUPRINCE348	HAITIAN CRIMINAL DEPORTEES (PART TWO): [...] (SBU) Summary. The International Office for Migration (IOM) administers the only reintegration program for deportees in Haiti, a program partially funded by the USG. Current funding levels cover only one-quarter of the total number of annual Haitian deportees. Criminal deportees claim that I [...]	2009-03-31 16:13:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM HA
09PORTAUPRINCE372	HAITI: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF USNS COMFORT [...] (SBU) The government and people of Haiti will warmly welcome the visit of the USNS Comfort. The medical services you will provide are badly needed in this, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, where a large portion of the population has virtually no access to medical services. Your [...]	2009-04-06 11:13:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL HA
09PORTAUPRINCE386	AMBASSADOR VISITS LES CAYES [...] (SBU) The Ambassador visited Les Cayes March 26. The mayor portrayed his city as calm and relatively free of drug trafficking but lacking sufficient funding from the central government. The head of MINUSTAH's regional office emphasized that political instability and drug trafficking were con [...]	2009-04-08 15:34:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR ECON USAID HA
09PORTAUPRINCE398	Cite Soleil's Door is Open: Proving the Concept [...] Summary: The Haiti Stabilization Initiative's (HSI) integrated approach to civilian-led stabilization and reconstruction is bringing real, palpable change to Cite Soleil. Despite skepticism and stovepipes, it has done what it said it would do. Progress, as in the rest of Haiti, is fragile, u [...]	2009-04-13 14:39:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAID PREL SNAR HA
09PORTAUPRINCE404	THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO HAITI [...] (C) Summary. As the first Secretary of State to travel to Port-au-Prince since 2005, your visit on Thursday sends Haitians a clear signal of continued, indeed intensified, U.S. support for a neighbor and friend in need. Haitians, both within the government and without, will respond positively [...]	2009-04-14 20:41:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PREL OVIP CLINTON HILLARY HA
09PORTAUPRINCE41	2008 ANNUAL OVERSEAS SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL [...] (U) Below is the 2008 OSAC Annual Report on Crime and Safety for Haiti. The Bureau of Diplomatic Security rates Port-au-Prince as CRITICAL for crime and political violence, due to the potential for these types of incidents. Haiti is unique in the Caribbean for its lack of tourism, developmen [...]	2009-01-13 19:47:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC AMGT APER
09PORTAUPRINCE451	HAITI: CODEL CONYERS MEETS PRESIDENT, PRIME MINISTER [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified-please protect accordingly. Summary - - - - 2. (SBU) A Congressional Delegation led by House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers heard President Preval and Prime Minister Pierre Louis make the case that Haiti is at a turning point and ne [...]	2009-04-30 15:40:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON SNAR EAID HA
09PORTAUPRINCE512	HAITI: FISSURES IN ARISTIDE'S LAVALAS PARTY LIKELY [...] (C) Summary: Two dueling factions of Jean-Bertrand Aristide's Fanmi Lavalas party are pushing competing plans to reform the FL charter as they jockey for a claim to leadership of the party in advance of the late 2010 presidential elections. Neither group looks likely to win over the other sid [...]	2009-05-29 17:39:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC HA
09PORTAUPRINCE53	HAITI: MAJORITY COALITION OUSTS CHAMBER OF [...] (U) Summary: The informal grouping called the "Coalition of Progressive Parliamentarians" (CPP) swept all five positions in the annual Chamber of Deputies leadership elections January 14, dealing a decisive defeat to former Chamber President Eric Jean-Jacques and his allies. Levaillant Louis- [...]	2009-01-16 20:03:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR HA
09PORTAUPRINCE533	HAITI ECONOMIC MONTHLY UPDATE FOR MAY 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is a monthly report on a variety of topics of interest which do not merit full reporting cables. End summary. 2. (U) REMITTANCES CONTINUE SLOWDOWN. April remittances amounted to USD 81.8 million, down 16 percent compared to March. Year-to-date remittances total USD 590 [...]	2009-06-05 16:40:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG EAID EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP HA
09PORTAUPRINCE548	HAITI ECONOMIC WEEKLY UPDATE FOR MAY 30 TO JUNE 5, 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is a weekly report on a variety of topics of interest which do not merit full reporting cables. End summary. 2. (U) FIRE CREATES ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE. A fire severely damaged the EDH substation in the Delmas section of Port-au-Prince. Eight major electrical circuits in t [...]	2009-06-10 12:55:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG EAID EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP HA
09PORTAUPRINCE553	HAITI ANXIOUSLY AWAITS DECISION ON MINIMUM WAGE [...] (SBU) Summary: Parliament's decision to raise daily minimum wages in the commercial and industrial sectors continues to strain relations between President Preval and members of Parliament. Since mid-May, President Preval has encouraged dialogue between members of Parliament and the private sector [...]	2009-06-10 20:15:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EAID ETRD EINV HA
09PORTAUPRINCE575	DECONSTRUCTING PREVAL [...] (C) Haitian President Rene Preval has now completed three years of his five year presidential mandate. Widely touted as the "transitional president" poised to lead Haiti into a new era of democracy and economic prosperity, he has had only modest success thus far. Haiti's problems are indeed dauntin [...]	2009-06-16 18:02:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV HA KBIO
09PORTAUPRINCE600	HAITI: MAY 2009 NAS MONTHLY REPORT [...] The following summarizes Post's INL/NAS and counternarcotics activities in May 2009. 2. Trilateral Conference a Big Success: On May 5-7, law enforcement, national security policy makers and prosecutors from Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic as well as U.S. officials met in Florid [...]	2009-06-23 17:52:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV PREL KCRM HA
09PORTAUPRINCE603	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL NELSON'S JUNE 26 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Your delegation comes at an important point in Haiti's democratic development. Since you last visited in 2007, after food riots in April 2008 and a disastrous series of hurricanes four months later, President Rene Preval and his new Prime Minister, Michele Pierre-Louis, are working [...]	2009-06-24 11:48:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PGOV PREL HA
09PORTAUPRINCE644	CHIEF OF STAFF MILLS MEETS WITH GOH MINISTERS AND [...] (U) Summary. The Secretary's Counselor and Chief of Staff Cheryl Mills, along with staff aide Meghann Curtis, assessed Haiti's development and reconstruction needs in a visit July 6-7 that included a tour of a USAID-funded IOM projects outside Port-au-Prince, and meetings with the Prime Minister, [...]	2009-07-16 14:44:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAGR ENRG ECON EFIN HA
09PORTAUPRINCE86	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - HAITI [...] (U) Haiti's openness to foreign investment is codified in its laws. Import and export policies are non-discriminatory and are not based upon nationality. There is no significant public opposition to foreign investment in Haiti. The Government of Haiti (GoH) has made notable progress in rece [...]	2009-01-27 14:22:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	KIDE EINV ECON EFIN PGOV HA OPIC USTR KTDB ETRD
09PORTAUPRINCE936	PROSPECTS FOR FANMI LAVALAS IN THE 2010 ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The two main factions of Fanmi Lavalas, the political party of ousted former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide, are collaborating to mitigate the risk of their exclusion from legislative and presidential elections in 2010. Although a united Lavalas would be the largest party in H [...]	2009-11-10 10:42:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC KINR HA
09PORTLOUIS247	SEYCHELLES SCENESETTER - UPCOMING VISIT OF GENERAL WILLIAM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Embassy Mauritius warmly welcomes AFRICOM Commander General Ward and his delegation to the Seychelles. The U.S. government enjoys positive but limited relations with the government of Seychelles (GOS). Over the past few years, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA [...]	2009-08-11 12:41:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SE
09PORTLOUIS248	MAURITIUS SCENESETTER - UPCOMING VISIT OF GENERAL WILLIAM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Embassy Mauritius warmly welcomes AFRICOM Commander General Ward and his delegation to Mauritius, a diverse democracy currently led by Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam. The USG enjoys excellent bilateral relations with Mauritius, including strong cooperation on security issues an [...]	2009-08-11 12:54:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS PREL PGOV KPKO MP
09PORTLOUIS394	SEYCHELLES PRESIDENT VISITS CUBA, DISCUSSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Seychelles President James Michel visited Cuba November 29-30 to discuss additional Cuban medical assistance. At the request of the Cubans, Michel provided a briefing on ways his country has pursued economic reform. Michel believes that Raul Castro recognizes that economic chang [...]	2009-12-04 07:49:00	Embassy Port Louis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON CU SE
09PORTLOUIS64	CHINESE PRESIDENT SPREADS LARGESSE AND BRUISES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although diplomatic relations between China and Mauritius date back to 1972, the first visit to Mauritius of a Chinese President took place this week from February 16- 17. President Hu Jintao visited Mauritius as part of a four- leg African tour that also included Senegal, Mali, [...]	2009-02-20 08:51:00	Embassy Port Louis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAGR EFIN MARR PREL SENV TRGY CH MP
09PORTMORESBY166	DISASTER ALERT IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA: CHOLERA AND HUMAN [...] Summary: An outbreak of cholera and A(H3) seasonal human influenza in Morobe Province has affected hundreds, resulting in the deaths of 28 in August. . It marks the first time cholera has been confirmed in PNG. The Health Department has been working closely with the World Health Organizatio [...]	2009-09-03 11:00:00	Embassy Port Moresby	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED PP SOCI
09PORTMORESBY225	PAPUA NEW GUINEA DISASTER UPDATE -- DISEASE OUTBREAKS [...] Summary: The Government of Papua New Guinea (PNG) declared a State Of Emergency in September to address outbreaks of cholera, dysentery and A(H3) seasonal human influenza in Morobe Province. According to the World Health Organization's (WHO) latest Situation Report, the number of new cases re [...]	2009-11-12 06:02:00	Embassy Port Moresby	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU AMED ECON PREL SOCI CASC PP
09PORTMORESBY30	SOLOMON ISLANDS FEELING THE ECONOMIC CRISIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Solomon Islands (SI) is beginning to feel the effects of the current global economic crisis. Donors view the situation as serious. SI leaders are looking for options to replace logging revenues that are quickly disappearing due to a drop in demand caused by the current economic c [...]	2009-03-06 08:06:00	Embassy Port Moresby	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BP
09PORTOFSPAIN197	CODEL Engel meets LAC leaders at Fifth Summit of the [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Representative Eliot Engel, Chairman of the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, led a Congressional delegation to the Fifth Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago April 17-19, 2009. The delegation consisted of Representative Connie Ma [...]	2009-04-30 22:03:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ETRD ENRG MARR SNAR TD
09PORTOFSPAIN198	NO CONFIRMED H1N1 CASES IN TRINIDAD, PORT SECURITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There are no confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus in T&T. Seven individuals returning from Mexico were quarantined, of which six tested negative for Type A Influenza and were released and one is still under observation. No facility in T&T currently has the capacity to test for th [...]	2009-05-01 21:31:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU EAID SOCI TBIO XL TD
09PORTOFSPAIN26	2008 COUNTRY CHILD LABOR REPORT FOR TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO [...] This cable contains updated information for required reporting under the Trade and Development Act (TDA) concerning child labor in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. (TT). A. Laws and regulations proscribing the worst forms of child labor: The Government of Trinidad and Tobago (GOTT) [...]	2009-01-23 15:51:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID TD
09PORTOFSPAIN370	FY2010 BUDGET - IN THE RED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The FY 2010 GOTT budget totals $7.03 billion with a projected deficit of $1.2 billion, about 5.3 percent of GDP, based on average annual oil prices of $55/barrel and natural gas at $2.75/million cubic feet. This would be the second year in a row of budget deficits after a string [...]	2009-09-14 16:36:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EPET ETRD EWWT BEXP PGOV TD
09PORTOFSPAIN460	CLIMATE CHANGE TO HEADLINE COMMONWEALTH MEETING [...] SUMMARY: Trinidad and Tobago hosts the 21st biennial Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) November 27-29 in Port of Spain, with several related forums beginning as early as November 20. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip are to pay a state visit just before the event, and the Qu [...]	2009-11-19 20:29:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KGHG KSUM EINT TD
09PORTOFSPAIN482	COMMONWEALTH DECLARES CLIMATE CHANGE THE CHALLENGE OF OUR [...] SUMMARY. Commonwealth heads of government issued a declaration November 28 that called climate change the "challenge of our time." The declaration, ironed out by leaders participating in the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) after presentations by special guests French President [...]	2009-12-04 21:27:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KGHG KSUM TSPL TD
09PRAGUE120	CZECH REPUBLIC: INFORMATION REQUEST IN ADVANCE OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The Czech Government (GoCR) views the EU response to the financial crisis as an important test of its EU presidency. Within EU fora, the GoCR has consistently warned against protectionism and beggar-thy-neighbor policies, as well as revolutionary changes to regulation and overs [...]	2009-03-04 15:42:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV EUN EZ
09PRAGUE134	CZECH SOCIAL DEMOCRATS SEEK TO MAINTAIN MOMENTUM [...] (C) SUMMARY: In less than two weeks, the Czech Social Democrats (CSSD) will hold their national party congress, which comes at a time when the party has much to celebrate, but also faces several challenges. Following their sweeping victories in the October 2008 regional and senate elections, [...]	2009-03-10 15:02:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ
09PRAGUE15	CZECH GOVERNMENT'S DOMESTIC CHALLENGES WEIGH ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Czech government's January 1 assumption of the EU Presidency comes at a time when the Topolanek coalition is at the most precarious position in its two years of existence. The coalition government, which has always been shaky at best, never fully recovered from the sweeping [...]	2009-01-09 14:32:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ
09PRAGUE153	SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S PRAGUE VISIT [...] (C) Summary/overview: We warmly welcome your visit to Prague. Twenty years after the Velvet Revolution, ten years after joining NATO, and five years after joining the European Union, your visit during the Czech Republic,s EU presidency symbolizes this country's remarkable journey from communis [...]	2009-03-19 12:02:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP OBAMA PREL PGOV ECON ENRG EUN MARR SENV
09PRAGUE155	SCENESETTER FOR DPM VONDRA'S VISIT TO DC TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Prime Minister Alexandr Vondra will visit Washington on March 23-24, at the same time that his government faces a critical March 24 no-confidence vote, the result of which is unclear. Despite this uncertainty, Vondra's chief goal is to set the agenda and settle outstandin [...]	2009-03-19 17:39:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN EZ OVIP PGOV PREL
09PRAGUE160	CZECH SOCIAL DEMOCRATS OFFER FEW SURPRISES AT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The March 20-22 congress of the Czech Social Democrats (CSSD) was relatively uneventful, despite the charged political atmosphere before the planned March 24 vote of no confidence. All but one candidate for the party's top posts ran unopposed and were elected, although CSSD cha [...]	2009-03-24 09:55:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ

09PRAGUE165	CZECH GOVERNMENT FALLS, UNCERTAINTY AHEAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: After 26 months in power, the embattled Topolanek government lost a vote of no-confidence in the Lower Chamber of the parliament on March 24. The vote's result was uncertain until the very end, but 101 lawmakers, the minimum required by the Czech constitution, finally voted aft [...]	2009-03-25 10:32:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ
09PRAGUE175	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY CLINTON'S VISIT WITH THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Prague warmly welcomes the President's and your April 4-5 visit and participation in the U.S.-EU Summit. You will arrive at an extremely tense time in Czech domestic politics. The government of Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek was toppled on March 24, but he continues to [...]	2009-03-26 18:24:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EG EUN EZ OVIP PGOV PREL
09PRAGUE22	ANNUAL OSAC CRIME SAFETY REPORT 2008 - PRAGUE [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-09 18:03:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC
09PRAGUE269	SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL PETRAEUS MAY 23-25 VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Prague warmly welcomes you to the Czech Republic May 23-25. Nearly 20 years after the 1989 "Velvet Revolution," the Czech Republic today boasts a relatively strong market economy, a lively democratic tradition, and close links with the United States. The Czech Republic h [...]	2009-05-19 15:24:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN EZ OVIP PGOV PREL
09PRAGUE276	INTERIM GOVERNMENT WITH A WEAK MANDATE TAKES POWER [...] (C) Summary: On May 8, President Vaclav Klaus appointed the interim technocratic government of Prime Minister Jan Fischer, after Prime Minister Topolanek,s government fell in a vote of no confidence on March 24. The Fischer government is the result of a compromise among the Civic Democratic [...]	2009-05-22 11:27:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EZ
09PRAGUE313	CZECH CHRISTIAN DEMOCRAT PARTY CONGRESS ELECTS NEW [...] (C) Summary: On May 30, the Czech Christian Democrats (KDU-CSL) held their party congress and elected a new chairman, Cyril Svoboda, a seasoned, pro-U.S. KDU leader. Svoboda,s chairmanship represents a shift to the left for the party and his major task is party unification, fundraising and p [...]	2009-06-04 14:26:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EZ
09PRAGUE314	CZECH CHRISTIAN DEMOCRAT PARTY CONGRESS ELECTS NEW [...] (C) Summary: On May 30, the Czech Christian Democrats (KDU-CSL) held their party congress and elected a new chairman, Cyril Svoboda, a seasoned, pro-U.S. KDU leader. Svoboda,s chairmanship represents a shift to the left for the party and his major task is party unification, fundraising and p [...]	2009-06-04 15:31:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EZ
09PRAGUE340	FOREIGN DEPLOYMENTS PROPOSAL PASSES CZECH LOWER [...] (C) Summary: On June 16, the Czech parliament's lower house approved a 2010 troop deployment proposal that, among other deployments, includes 535 Czech troops for Afghanistan. Senate approval should follow. This smooth approval is a stark contrast to the contentiousness of the 2009 deployme [...]	2009-06-17 14:47:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR EZ AF
09PRAGUE348	CORRECTED VERSION OF PRAGUE 338 -- PART 1: U.S.-EU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. This cable contains significant revisions to Prague 338 and should be regarded as replacing that cable. This is the first of two cables reporting on the U.S.-EU Terrorism Finance Workshop held in Prague on May 27-28. In response to U.S. diplomatic efforts, the Czech Presidenc [...]	2009-06-23 13:40:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETTC EAID KTFN KWBG KPAL KJUS KCRM KNNP PREL
09PRAGUE354	CZECH REPUBLIC: INPUT FOR HUMAN DIMENSION MEETING [...] (SBU) Per Ref A, Post is providing input for a demarche prior to the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM) in Warsaw from September 28 - October 9, 2009. ---------------------- The Interim Government ---------------------- 2. (SBU) The government of the Czech Republic (GOC) is c [...]	2009-06-24 07:33:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OSCE PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM EZ
09PRAGUE44	CZECH CABINET RESHUFFLE COMPLETED [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 23, the Czech President swore in new ministers who will be taking over the health, transportation, regional development, human rights, and legislative affairs portfolios. The Prague castle ceremony completed a protracted and mismanaged cabinet reshuffle, which began [...]	2009-01-23 16:22:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ
09PRAGUE453	TOP 09: THE CZECH REPUBLIC'S NEWEST POLITICAL PARTY [...] (C) Summary: Former Czech Finance Minister Miroslav Kalousek split from the Christian Democratic Party (KDU-CSL) shortly after the fall of PM Topolanek's government in March, ostensibly because of its shift to the left. After the European Parliament elections in early June, Kalousek launche [...]	2009-08-04 14:32:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EZ
09PRAGUE454	EXTREMISM IN CZECH REPUBLIC GAINS VISIBILITY AND [...] (SBU) Summary: In the Czech Republic, extremists have been involved in several notable public events over the last year targeting the Czech Roma population. These events, such as the two recent arson attacks against Roma houses, generated public outrage across the country. Right-wing extrem [...]	2009-08-04 14:38:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON HU LO EZ
09PRAGUE5	SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRIED'S VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary Fried, Embassy Prague looks forward to welcoming you to the Czech Republic. Your visit will underscore the importance of our strong transatlantic partnership, which received a boost from the Czech Republic's entry into the Visa Waiver Program, but which also [...]	2009-01-05 17:14:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL PGOV EZ EUN
09PRAGUE503	UNREFORMED COMMUNISTS COURT SOCIAL DEMOCRATS [...] (C) Summary. Despite declining membership, the unreformed Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KSCM) has a stable and loyal voter base that consistently garners 12 to 15 percent of the vote and makes them the Czech Republic's third largest party. KSCM currently has 26 seats in the Chamber [...]	2009-08-27 09:19:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EZ
09PRAGUE523	SURPRISE CZECH COURT RULING CASTS DOUBT ON EARLY [...] (C) Summary: In a surprise ruling, the Czech Republic's Constitutional Court announced September 1 it will consider a challenge to a law passed in May and signed by President Klaus in June shortening the current term of the Chamber of Deputies, Parliament's lower house. The court ruling ind [...]	2009-09-02 14:01:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EZ
09PRAGUE542	SCENESETTER FOR CZECH DEFENSE MINISTER BARTAK,S [...] (C) SUMMARY: As the 20th anniversary of the 1989 "Velvet Revolution" approaches, the Czech Republic today boasts a relatively strong market economy, a lively democratic tradition, and close links with the United States. The Czech Republic has been a member of NATO since 1999 and the European [...]	2009-09-11 15:12:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS EZ
09PRAGUE560	EARLY ELECTIONS SCRAPPED, INTERIM GOVERNMENT FOR [...] (C) Summary. Early parliamentary elections have been halted and it appears the interim government of Prime Minister Jan Fischer will continue to govern until the regular parliamentary elections in May 2010, although early elections are still possible. Fischer is focused on the economic cris [...]	2009-09-21 07:32:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EZ
09PRAGUE563	CORRECTED COPY: EARLY ELECTIONS SCRAPPED, INTERIM [...] (C) Summary. Early parliamentary elections have been halted and it appears the interim government of Prime Minister Jan Fischer will continue to govern until the regular parliamentary elections in May 2010, although early elections are still possible. Fischer is focused on the economic cris [...]	2009-09-21 15:19:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EZ
09PRAGUE59	GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS: CZECH DOMESTIC AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Although the domestic banking system has remained relatively healthy, the small, open, export- oriented Czech economy is suffering from a significant drop in external demand for Czech exports. According to recently released figures, exports fell a record 18 percent, industrial [...]	2009-01-30 13:58:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETRD ECON PGOV EZ
09PRAGUE591	SCENESETTER: THE VICE PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO THE [...] (C) Mr. Vice President: Your visit to the Czech Republic comes at a key moment to shape a vision for the future of our partnership. While Czech transatlanticists have expressed disappointment about the results of our missile defense policy review, they have constructively engaged with us and [...]	2009-10-05 14:27:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PGOV PREL EUN EZ
09PRAGUE632	OCTOBER 2009 FRAUD SUMMARY - PRAGUE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Country conditions in the Czech Republic have reacted to the financial crisis but the Czech financial system remains relatively healthy. Public debt is low, the current account is small and manageable, and Czech households have not borrowed in foreign currency. The small, open, [...]	2009-10-23 13:03:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC EZ
09PRAGUE642	H1N1 PREPAREDNESS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC [...] (U) Summary: Although cases of H1N1 in the Czech Republic (CR) have generally been few and mild, the Czech government is taking a number of steps to prepare for a potential pandemic. Steps include anti-viral stockpiles, vaccine purchases, a PR campaign about preventing infection, and updating [...]	2009-10-30 09:10:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU KSTH PREL SENV CDC HHS EZ WHO NIH
09PRAGUE661	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO PRAGUE OF UNDER SECRETARY [...] (C) Under Secretary Tauscher: Your visit to the Czech Republic comes as we move forward from Vice President Biden's October 23 visit and the November 6 High Level Defense Group (HLDG) meeting toward shaping a vision for the future of our partnership. While Czech transatlanticists expressed i [...]	2009-11-09 16:59:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN EZ OVIP PGOV PREL
09PRAGUE676	20 YEARS AFTER THE VELVET REVOLUTION: POLITICS NOT [...] (C) Summary: On the evening of November 17, 1989, an officially sanctioned student commemoration on the fiftieth anniversary of Jan Opletal's burial (he was killed by the Nazis during a student demonstration in 1939),sparked a violent confrontation with the Czechoslovak state security serv [...]	2009-11-19 13:02:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EZ
09PRAGUE677	20 YEARS AFTER THE VELVET REVOLUTION: POLITICS NOT [...] (C) Summary: On the evening of November 17, 1989, an officially sanctioned student commemoration on the fiftieth anniversary of Jan Opletal's burial (he was killed by the Nazis during a student demonstration in 1939),sparked a violent confrontation with the Czechoslovak state security serv [...]	2009-11-19 13:02:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EZ
09PRAGUE69	SCENESETTER FOR CZECH FOREIGN MINISTER'S VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a year when the Czech Republic will celebrate the 20th anniversary of its Velvet Revolution, nothing symbolizes better the truly remarkable journey this country has traveled since 1989 than the Czech Foreign Minister's arrival in Washington as the representative of the Europea [...]	2009-02-04 15:47:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ
09PRAGUE727	EMBASSY SPONSORS WORKSHOP ON EXTREMISM [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 29, the Embassy's Political Section, in cooperation with the Legal Attache, hosted a workshop on extremism in the Czech Republic. The debate featured the Deputy Interior Minister, judges, prosecutors, police, and two FBI special agents. The Czech Deputy Interior Min [...]	2009-12-17 13:03:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM EZ
09PRAGUE89	Ninth Annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report - Czech [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified entire text; not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Czech Republic is meeting the Minimum Standards for the elimination of trafficking in persons as set forth in the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2005, in that: a) The government provide [...]	2009-02-12 15:24:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09PRAIA208	DENGUE FEVER EPIDEMIC IN CAPE VERDE [...] In a meeting on October 29 with the Diplomatic Corps in Cape Verde, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Health provided information about the mushrooming epidemic of dengue fever that is afflicting the country. The following details were provided: --there are over 3,700 sus [...]	2009-11-03 13:27:00	Embassy Praia	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI CDC TBIO UN CV SG
09PRAIA209	DENGUE FEVER EPIDEMIC ACCELERATES, WITH INCREASING [...] Summary. The Dengue epidemic in Cape Verde has affected almost five percent of the population of the capital city of Praia, and five deaths have now occurred. Eighteen more patients are hospitalized with the hemorrhagic form of the disease. The number of suspected Dengue cases doubled over [...]	2009-11-03 18:21:00	Embassy Praia	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI CDC TBIO UN CV SG
09PRAIA211	CAPE VERDE SUBMISSION FOR 2010 INCR REPORT, PART I [...] Per reftel, Embassy Praia submits the following draft text for the 2010 INCSR report in addition to the e-mail version we have sent in for review. Please direct questions or comments to Dana Brown (browndml@state.gov) Cape Verde I. Summary Because of its location in the At [...]	2009-11-05 19:58:00	Embassy Praia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PREL EFIN ASEC CV
09PRAIA215	CORRECTED COPY: DENQUE EPIDEMIC CONTINUES IN CAPE VERDE [...] Summary. The number of confirmed and suspected cases continues to increase, but the rate of increase has slowed. The Minister of health has informed the diplomatic corps that, in the view of the GoCV, the peak of the epidemic was reached on November 4. However, the views of the World Healt [...]	2009-11-13 18:46:00	Embassy Praia	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI CDC TBIO UN CV SG
09PRAIA23	INFIGHTING DISPLEASES PARTY LEADERSHIP [...] (U) Summary. Internal party disagreements are affecting all three Cape Verdean political parties. The African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV) is divided over who will be presidential candidate in the 2011 elections, while factions are fighting over the party presidencies of b [...]	2009-02-17 16:44:00	Embassy Praia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KJUS PGOV CV
09PRETORIA100	PRETORIA'S PROPOSAL FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY FUNDS [...] Summary: Embassy Pretoria's proposal for the FY 2009 Biotechnology Outreach Strategy Fund requests funding to bring two experts in the subject matter to South Africa to meet with regulators, academia, consumers, and legislators on currently relevant topics such as regulation of stacked genes, [...]	2009-01-20 14:10:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO PREL SENV SF TBIO
09PRETORIA1007	PART 2 OF 3: A LOOK AT JACOB ZUMA'S CABINET [...] (SBU) President Jacob Zuma finalized his Cabinet appointments on May 10, modifying several existing ministries and creating a few new ones. Below are short biographies for each of the newly appointed ministers and deputies. This is the second of three cables looking at each of the Cabinet a [...]	2009-05-19 12:39:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM ASEC SF PGOV
09PRETORIA1009	SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY [...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Briefings Newsletter, May 2009, Volume 4, Number 5, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- Scientists Develop New Carbon Emission Reduction Process -- South Afri [...]	2009-05-19 14:53:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI ETRD SF
09PRETORIA1029	PART 3 OF 3: A LOOK AT JACOB ZUMA'S CABINET [...] (SBU) President Jacob Zuma finalized his Cabinet appointments on May 10, modifying several existing ministries and creating a few new ones. Below are short biographies for each of the newly appointed ministers and deputies. This is the third of three cables looking at each of the Cabinet ap [...]	2009-05-20 15:12:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM ASEC SF PGOV
09PRETORIA1054	SCENE SETTER FOR CODEL WATSON'S MAY 26-31, 2009 [...] (SBU) Charge La Lime warmly welcomes the visit of your delegation to South Africa. The Mission stands ready to do everything it can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, following South Africa's fourth successful democratic election o [...]	2009-05-22 12:44:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EINV SF
09PRETORIA1055	SCENE SETTER FOR CODEL PAYNE'S MAY 26-29, 2009, [...] (SBU) Charge La Lime warmly welcomes the visit of your delegation to South Africa. The Mission stands ready to do everything it can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, following South Africa's fourth successful democratic election o [...]	2009-05-22 12:44:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EINV SF
09PRETORIA1078	SOUTH AFRICA FY07 SPECIAL SELF HELP (SSH) STATUS REPORT [...] Summary: In FY07, Embassy Pretoria selected ten projects for the Ambassador's Special Self-Help Program with total allocations of USD 100,000. Nine of the projects are ongoing and performing satisfactorily in providing social and economic services to the vulnerable populations of the affected [...]	2009-05-29 09:43:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON SF
09PRETORIA1118	SCENESETTER FOR DUSTR MARANTIS VISIT TO SOUTH [...] (SBU) Charge La Lime warmly welcomes the visit of your delegation to South Africa. The Mission stands ready to do everything it can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, following South Africa's fourth successful democratic election o [...]	2009-06-03 16:33:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ETRD SF
09PRETORIA1129	ZUMA'S CABINET IS BRILLIANT POLITICALLY, BUT WILL [...] (C) Newly elected President Jacob Zuma's Cabinet is settling in following the swearing in ceremony on May 11. Most political analysts and pundits have praised Zuma's selections -- lauding some for their managerial skills, some for their willingness to bring new ideas to government, and some f [...]	2009-06-04 15:20:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM ASEC SF PGOV
09PRETORIA1134	DELTA AND SAA INCREASE SERVICE BETWEEN U.S. AND AFRICA TO [...] (SBU) Summary. Charge La Lime hosted a lunch for Delta officials on May 14. Delta Southern Africa General Sales Manager Margaret Copeland and outsourced Cargo Manager Anne Sanders discussed Delta's expansion strategy in Africa and provided an update on the impact of the global economic crisis [...]	2009-06-05 14:03:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EINV ETRD SF
09PRETORIA1139	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JUNE 5, 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 22 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Zuma Lays Out Ambitious Program - Recession Adds More Strain to Motor Industry - Mboweni in Bid to Talk Down Currency - South Africa Re [...]	2009-06-05 15:09:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA1192	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JUNE 12, 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 23 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - South Africa's Reserves Rise - No Tax Money to Bail Out Firms - Minister Confident South Africa Will Weather Recession - Indian Auto Ma [...]	2009-06-15 08:09:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA1247	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JUNE 19, 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 24 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Weak Exports Put Pressure on Current Account Deficit - Consumers Avoid Spending - Employment Outlook Still Weak - Zuma and Manuel Scold [...]	2009-06-19 14:55:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA1429	South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]	2009-07-15 06:00:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
09PRETORIA1482	SCENE-SETTER FOR SECRETARY OF STATE VISIT TO SOUTH [...] (SBU) Charge La Lime warmly welcomes your visit to South Africa. The Mission stands ready to do everything it can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, following South Africa's fourth successful democratic election. 2. (SBU) The A [...]	2009-07-22 15:23:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD MCAP OVIP PGOV PREL SF EINV
09PRETORIA1519	AMBASSADOR ERIC GOOSBY'S MEETING WITH THE SOUTH AFRICAN [...] Summary: On July 19, Office of Global AIDS Coordinator, Ambassador Eric Goosby met with recently appointed South African Minister of Health Aaron Motsoaledi. Minister Motsoaledi was accompanied by Department of Health Deputy Director General Yogan Pillay. The meeting took place on the margin [...]	2009-07-28 08:39:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO PGOV AMED KSTH KSCA KHIV SENV SF
09PRETORIA159	South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]	2009-01-27 09:50:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
09PRETORIA1614	CAUTIOUS HOPES FOR ZUMA AMONG SOME SOUTH AFRICAN [...] (SBU) South African civil society groups are cautiously optimistic about President Jacob Zuma, believing his promises of openness and meaningful dialogue will improve their working environment. Under former President Thabo Mbeki, many groups felt isolated from leadership and shut out from me [...]	2009-08-07 13:22:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF SA KJUS KDEM SF
09PRETORIA1697	SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ADVISOR ROBERT J. [...] (SBU) Ambassador Gips warmly welcomes your visit to South Africa. The Mission stands ready to do everything it can to help make your trip a success. The Control Officers for the visit are Acting Political Counselor Madeline Seidenstricker and Energy Officer David Young, who can be reached at [...]	2009-08-24 08:03:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL IAEA KNNP ENRG SF
09PRETORIA1739	BIG BUSINESS PLEASED WITH ZUMA BUT UNCERTAIN OF [...] (C) Summary: South Africa's business community believes that Jacob Zuma has put together a good team of economic ministers, according to Business Unity South Africa (BUSA). Business is also gratified that the new government is accessible and eager to get input from business. However, BUSA s [...]	2009-08-27 07:27:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV SF
09PRETORIA1766	WOMEN MIGRANTS IN SOUTH AFRICA: A HARD ROAD TO [...] In an August 27 panel discussion, three speakers discussed the plight of female migrants in South Africa. Compared to men, women on the move are more vulnerable to robbery and attack, facing more limited job options, and often encumbered by children. Border crossings are extremely risky for [...]	2009-09-01 14:36:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM PREF KTIP SF
09PRETORIA1782	LEKOTA PERSONAL ASSISTANT WARNS "WATCH OUT FOR [...] (SBU) The Congress of the People (COPE) has been in the news recently not for the party's stance on key issues or for its plans for tackling problems at the national and provincial levels. Rather, COPE has been in the news for the continued political infighting that has plagued the party sin [...]	2009-09-02 08:49:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM ASEC SF PGOV
09PRETORIA1809	THE ROYAL BAFOKENG: TRIBE, COMMUNITY, AND [...] When Kgosi Leruo Molotlegi was crowned king of the Royal Bafokeng Nation (RBN) cloaked in African leopardskin over a Western business suit, his attire reflected his dual role as both tribal chief and modern executive. The RBN he leads is a traditional community, defined by cultural heritage a [...]	2009-09-04 14:49:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM SF EMIN EFIN SOCI
09PRETORIA182	UDM WELL-ORGANIZED, BUT LACKS SUPPORT NEEDED TO [...] (SBU) The United Democratic Movement (UDM) ran a well-organized, nationally televised manifesto launch in Johannesburg on January 24 that on the face of it suggests Bantu Holomisa's party is ready to make inroads in the upcoming election. The party drew roughly 5,000 supporters, almost all f [...]	2009-01-30 11:37:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KJUS PGOV SF
09PRETORIA1829	BALEKA MBETE GIVES A FEW CLUES ABOUT BALANCE OF [...] (SBU) Among local observers of South African politics, one key question during the election campaign and in the aftermath of the April vote was whether the balance of power would reside at the Union Buildings or in Luthuli House. Former Deputy President, and current African National Congress [...]	2009-09-09 07:55:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM ASEC SF PGOV
09PRETORIA1983	SOUTH AFRICA REAFFIRMS PROGRESSIVE STANCE ON [...] (SBU) In a September 21 keynote speech to a regional intergovernmental workshop on migration, Department of Home Affairs (DHA) Deputy Minister Malusi Gigaba forcefully reiterated the SAG's commitment to freedom of movement. Nations must shift their paradigms on migration, he said, to see it a [...]	2009-10-01 14:41:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM SF
09PRETORIA1984	SADC STATES PREPARE FOR U.N. MIGRATION FORUM (GFMD) [...] At a September 21-23 forum in Cape Town, government officials from fourteen states of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) discussed policies and programs to leverage migration for economic development. The workshop was a regional precursor for a wider U.N. event, the Global For [...]	2009-10-02 10:06:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM SF
09PRETORIA1997	SOUTH AFRICA: POLITICAL NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 28-OCTOBER 2 [...] (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, o [...]	2009-10-05 06:38:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON
09PRETORIA203	IFP MANIFESTO LAUNCH FEATURES NO VIOLENCE, SAME [...] (SBU) The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) launched its party manifesto before a small, heavily guarded crowd in Soweto on January 25. IFP leaders spoke briefly about the party's agenda -- economic growth, job creation, law and order, education, health, land reform, and morality -- before turning [...]	2009-02-03 10:10:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	KJU PGOV SF
09PRETORIA2070	SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 5-OCTOBER 9 [...] (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, o [...]	2009-10-09 15:01:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON
09PRETORIA2091	AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW [...] In response to Ref A, post provides the following input for the AGOA eligibility review. -------------------------- Country Background Summary -------------------------- 2. The population of South Africa was 49.3 million in mid-2009. In 2008, South African Gross National Income (GNI) [...]	2009-10-14 12:46:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON ENRG ETRD PHUM SF
09PRETORIA213	SOUTH AFRICA FOCUSES ON EDUCATIONAL ACCESS, NOT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Government policy since 1994 has sought to ensure that all population groups in South Africa have equal access to education. However, the quality of education has been neglected, leaving many learners unqualified for university or to join South Africa's workforce, which needs [...]	2009-02-04 14:17:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON SF
09PRETORIA2141	COURT SELECTIONS SHOW HOW CONCERNS ABOUT JUDICIAL [...] (C) President Jacob Zuma finalized his appointment of five new justices to the Constitutional Court, the nation's highest legal body, on October 11. For most of the past year, and particularly during the election campaign period ahead of the national election in April, opposition leaders and [...]	2009-10-21 16:25:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM PINR SF
09PRETORIA215	NRC STEPS UP COOPERATION WITH SOUTH AFRICA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissioner Peter Lyons used a January 18-24 familiarization visit to South Africa to visit the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR) testing facilities and discuss its status; augment cooperation with its counterpart the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR),an [...]	2009-02-04 14:18:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EMIN EPET SENV BEXP KNNP SF
09PRETORIA2169	RECONFIGURED MINISTERIAL CLUSTERS LEAD TO [...] (C) The South African Government on October 19 announced plans to reconfigure ministerial clusters (committees within the Cabinet intended to improve coordination within government). The announcement set off immediate speculation by political analysts and economists over whether the reconfig [...]	2009-10-23 17:45:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SF ECON EFIN EINV
09PRETORIA2245	AMBASSADORâ€™S COURTESY CALL ON FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador's first official call with Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Maite Nkoana-Mashabane was warm and frank. Mashabane thanked the USG for its partnership and support through PEPFAR and acknowledged past mistakes in HIV/AIDS policies. The Ambassador thanked [...]	2009-11-03 15:52:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ASEC KHIV SF ZI
09PRETORIA2271	SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR BONNIE JENKINS' [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-06 11:45:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MNUC PARM KNNP TBIO SF
09PRETORIA2272	SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 2-NOVEMBER 6 [...] (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, [...]	2009-11-06 14:19:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON
09PRETORIA2276	SOUTH AFRICA: INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CRIME STRATEGY REPORT [...] Draft International Narcotics Control Strategy Report South Africa I. Summary Â [...]	2009-11-09 06:42:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM SNAR ASEC SF
09PRETORIA2277	SOUTH AFRICA: INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] Draft International Narcotics Control Strategy Report South Africa I. Summary Â [...]	2009-11-09 06:43:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM SNAR ASEC SF
09PRETORIA2385	PRETORIA RESPONSE ON CANDIDATES FOR HEAD OF UN/OIOS [...] (C) With respect to the three South Africans under Department consideration for possible nomination as head of the U.N. Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) (reftel),post herein provides assessments of the three individuals' backgrounds, reputations, and overall suitability. While a [...]	2009-11-20 15:13:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SF
09PRETORIA2453	SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY [...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Briefings Newsletter, October 2009, Volume 4, Number 10, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- Super-Thin Film Solar Panels Readied for Production in South Africa [...]	2009-12-01 06:49:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI ETRD SF
09PRETORIA2463	PRESIDENT ZUMA ANNOUNCES HE WILL TEST FOR AIDS [...] (SBU) Summary: President Zuma called for a renewed struggle against AIDS in South Africa, leading by example as he promised to have himself tested for AIDS. Zuma emphasized that prevention was the key and called for wide testing. He announced a number of new initiatives to give more AIDS pat [...]	2009-12-01 15:24:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO PGOV EAID KHIV SF
09PRETORIA2481	SOUTH AFRICA: NEW PROSECUTOR APPOINTMENT [...] (C) President Jacob Zuma has appointed Menzi Simelane as the country's new Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). The selection raised criticism both because of Qmelane's involvement in political infighting at the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and because of Zuma's continued push to a [...]	2009-12-03 16:49:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KJUS SF
09PRETORIA2503	SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 30-DECEMBER 4 [...] (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, [...]	2009-12-07 06:33:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON
09PRETORIA2506	WWF HOSTS NEW ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ROUDTABLE DISCUSSIONS IN [...] (U) The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in South Africa hosted a one-day "National Roundtable on New Electricity Supply" on November 18 in Johannesburg. The meeting was a follow up to calls from various stakeholders in the energy sector who attended the National Climate Change Summit in March [...]	2009-12-07 14:06:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG EPET SOCI ETRD SF
09PRETORIA2565	SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 7-DECEMBER 11 [...] (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, [...]	2009-12-11 13:51:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON
09PRETORIA2569	SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY [...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Briefings Newsletter, November 2009, Volume 4, Number 11, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- SA Accelerates Preparations for Copenhagen -- 2010 World Cup Cou [...]	2009-12-14 05:33:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI ETRD SF
09PRETORIA2581	COMMUNIST PARTY ANNUAL CONGRESS MORE ABOUT [...] (C) The South African Communist Party (SACP) held its second annual special congress on December 10 at the University of Limpopo-Turfloop campus in Polokwane. Lengthy speeches, predictable displays of solidarity with traditional allies such as China and Cuba, and pointed questions (without a [...]	2009-12-15 10:28:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	SF PGOV
09PRETORIA2607	DEATH OF FORMER HEALTH MINISTER SHOWS HOW FAR SOUTH AFRICA [...] (SBU) Summary: Former Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang died on December 16 from complications arising from a 2007 liver transplant surgery. Having served as Health Minister from 1999 until September 2008, Tshabalala-Msimang was the most outspoken proponent of the Mbeki government's [...]	2009-12-21 06:29:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SF
09PRETORIA2622	SAG'S HOME AFFAIRS MINISTRY IN OPERATIONAL OVERHAUL [...] The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) is a notoriously dysfunctional bureaucracy long due for an overhaul. Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, formerly Foreign Affairs Minister and ex-wife of the President, is leading a "Turnaround" project aiming to increase efficiency, tighten security, cut out [...]	2009-12-22 16:10:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PREF PHUM PGOV SF
09PRETORIA2679	ANC TREASURER GENERAL MATHEWS PHOSA SATISFIED WITH [...] (C) African National Congress (ANC) Treasurer General Mathews Phosa hosted Ambassador Donald Gips and Deputy Chief of Mission Helen La Lime for a meeting that covered current domestic political dynamics, President Jacob Zuma's policies, and the relationship between the United States and South [...]	2009-12-30 15:47:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN EINV ECPS ETRD MARR MASS SF
09PRETORIA271	PRETORIA INPUTS TO THE 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-12 14:49:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SA KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD
09PRETORIA298	PRETORIA INPUTS TO THE 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] Post hereby submits responses to the Department's action request (Refs A,B) for the ninth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, covering the period from March 2008 through mid-February 2009. Following an overview of South Africa's counter-trafficking efforts, and of its unique capacity [...]	2009-02-17 10:44:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SA KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD
09PRETORIA309	South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]	2009-02-19 13:24:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
09PRETORIA356	NIEHAUS SCANDAL RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER ANC [...] (SBU) Carl Niehaus, former spokesperson for the African National Congress (ANC),resigned this week after newspapers reported that he grossly mismanaged his personal finances and abused his office and authority in recent years. His longstanding financial difficulties and his abrupt resignati [...]	2009-02-24 18:16:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PGOV SF
09PRETORIA378	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 27, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 9 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Q4 GDP Down 1.8% - U.S. Trade with South Africa - Government and Auto Industry Officials to Discuss Loan Package - Task Team Recommen [...]	2009-02-27 14:19:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA38	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JANUARY 9, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 2 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Optimistic Outlook with Rates, Inflation Easing - Rand at Mercy of Global Forces - Permission to Raise Prices a Relief to Pharmaceutic [...]	2009-01-09 14:35:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA393	AFRICAN MINING INDABA WATCHING GLOBAL MARKETS WITH GROWING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The 14th African Mining Indaba took place in Cape Town February 9-12 under the cloud of an unprecedented global commodity downturn and economic malaise, in great contrast to last year's celebration of the commodity boom (Ref E). Last year's worry of regional power shortages has [...]	2009-03-03 10:20:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EMIN EPET SENV BEXP EINV SF
09PRETORIA473	SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS FACES MAJOR CHALLENGES AND SACKS CEO [...] This cable is based on collaboration between Embassy Pretoria and Consulate Johannesburg. 2. (U) Summary. State-controlled South African Airways (SAA) reached an agreement to terminate CEO Khaya Ngqula's contract following charges of mismanagement and corruption. SAA continues to face fin [...]	2009-03-12 05:58:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ELAB ECON SF
09PRETORIA476	SHAIK PAROLE KEEPS SPOTLIGHT ON ZUMA'S PAST [...] (C) The government's decision to parole on medical grounds convicted fraudster, and former Jacob Zuma business associate, Schabir Shaik is keeping the spotlight on the ANC President's past in the run-up to the April 22 election. Shaik, convicted in 2005 of bribing Zuma, was released from pris [...]	2009-03-12 07:55:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS SF KDEM
09PRETORIA478	SOUTH AFRICAN MINING EXECUTIVES DISCUSS GLOBAL AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A group of South African mining executives expressed concern about the effects of the global commodity downturn on the mining sector and associated social transformation in South Africa. They highlighted a number of challenges of doing mining business in South Africa, many dir [...]	2009-03-12 09:44:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ENRG EINV ETRD EPET KHIV ZI SF
09PRETORIA553	STUDY FINDS XENOPHOBIC ATTACKS DRIVEN BY LOCAL [...] On March 11, a Wits University team unveiled the results of their research into the direct triggers of last year's xenophobic attacks in South African townships. Interviews and focus groups with over 300 residents of seven areas found the attacks were premeditated and organized by community [...]	2009-03-24 11:18:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF SF
09PRETORIA570	SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY [...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Briefings Newsletter, February 2009, Volume 4, Number 2, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- DEBATE CONTINUES OVER QULALITY OF DRINKING WATER IN SMALL TOWNS - [...]	2009-03-25 14:41:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI ETRD SF
09PRETORIA612	WELCOME TO POST [...] the date and time of arrival; 2. the airline and flight number; 3. the number of accompanying family members; 4. any pets scheduled to arrive with you, including their sizes and breeds; and 5. a personal e-mail address so that we may contact you after you leave your current assignment with [...]	2009-03-30 09:43:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	APER AMGT SF
09PRETORIA661	PART 2 OF 3: SCENESETTER FOR SOUTH AFRICA'S APRIL [...] (C) This cable is part 2 of 3 on the South African election. End Summary. --------------------------------- The Issues That Will Drive Voters --------------------------------- 2. (C) In the 2006 local elections around the country, the delivery of services such as water, sanitation, an [...]	2009-04-03 14:38:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL SF

09PRETORIA664	PART 1 OF 3: SCENESETTER FOR SOUTH AFRICA'S APRIL [...] (C) South Africa on April 22 will hold its fourth national election since the end of apartheid in 1994. From all indications, the government and its institutions are ready for this poll, and turnout is expected to be the highest since former President Nelson Mandela's victory 15 years ago. [...]	2009-04-03 14:51:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL SF

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