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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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09SOFIA159BULGARIAN FM KALFIN'S WASHINGTON MEETING WITH THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: FM Kalfin arrives just after his sprint to Ashgabat and the NATO and U.S.-EU Summits and just two weeks before Bulgaria's April 24-25 Energy Summit on natural gas. Anxious for a successful summit, Bulgaria is struggling to confirm high-level attendance and thread the needle tha [...]
2009-04-03 15:30:00Embassy SofiaSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV ENGY BU
09SOFIA162BULGARIAN FM KALFIN'S WASHINTON MEETING WITH THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: FM Kalfin arrives just after his sprint to Ashgabat and the NATO and U.S.-EU Summits and just two weeks before Bulgaria's April 24-25 Energy Summit on natural gas. Anxious for a successful summit, Bulgaria is struggling to confirm high-level attendance and thread the needle tha [...]
2009-04-03 17:05:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENGY BU
09SOFIA169FM KALFIN PREVIEWS HIS APRIL 8 WASHINGTON VISIT
[...] (C) Summary. FM Kalfin previewed his Washington visit with the Charge for 90 minutes on April 6. He asked for a strong public statement by the Secretary commending the substantially strengthened bilateral partnership over the past five years, underscoring that it will establish the foundation for t [...]
2009-04-06 17:08:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG BU
09SOFIA180BULGARIA'S ENERGY DEBUT: GETTING WHAT WE WANT AT SOFIA'S NATURAL GAS SUMMIT
[...] (C) Summary: The April 24-25 Sofia Energy Summit is many things to many people. Bulgaria's ostensible goal is to improve Europe's outreach and relationship with Central Asian and Caspian producers, while at the same time putting Sofia on the energy map. Russia will use it as a way to highlight and [...]
2009-04-14 06:24:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON PREL PGOV BU
09SOFIA19BULGARIA: ADVANCING U.S. INTERESTS IN MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Ivalyo Kalfin has made a strong case for a meeting with Secretary-designate Clinton following her confirmation. Bulgaria is struggling to deal with the energy crisis and to reverse Moscow's long-standing energy dominance - Kalfin wants the United States to be p [...]
2009-01-14 14:21:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR BU
09SOFIA2BULGARIA OUT IN THE COLD: DAY TWO OF GAS CUT-OFF
[...] (C) Summary: Bulgaria endured a second day without gas January 7. Thousands of homes and many schools report significantly reduced - or no - heating, although the country did not experience any major power interruptions. Several large industrial firms are shutting down and laying off emplo [...]
2009-01-07 11:45:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON PREL PGOV
09SOFIA20BULGARIA 2008: PERSPECTIVE ON A TOUGH YEAR
[...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: Bulgaria begins 2009 with a bad hangover. Pervasive disgust over the problems of recent months and the even grimmer prospects of the coming year has led many here to sink into an already deep hole of apathy and cynicism. Tangible improvements in family income and overall [...]
2009-01-15 05:28:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON BU
09SOFIA205BULGARIANS TOUT A SUCCESSFUL ENERGY SUMMIT
[...] (C) Summary: Overcoming intense Russian pressure and European skepticism, the April 24-25 Sofia Energy Summit focused on the key principles and policies of energy security rather than on individual projects. The event's deliverable, a declaration endorsed by the 30 participating delegations, [...]
2009-04-30 14:56:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON PREL PGOV BU
09SOFIA208BULGARIA: RUSSIANS INTENSIFY PRESSURE ON SOUTH
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-07 13:10:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON PREL PGOV BU
09SOFIA221BULGARIA: PM RATIONALIZES RUSSIAN PRESSURE ON
[...] (C) Summary: In a move that prompted scathing ridicule by local media, Bulgarian Prime Minister Stanishev rushed to Moscow less than 24 hours after the April 24-25 regional energy summit in Sofia (which Putin refused to attend). While in Moscow, Stanishev signed yet another "secret" agreement [...]
2009-05-12 12:02:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON PREL PGOV BG
09SOFIA225TWO YEARS IN, BULGARIA STRUGGLES TO FIND VOICE IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Two years after accession, Bulgaria still struggles to find its voice within the EU. Preoccupied with domestic political in-fighting, shamed by the withholding of EU funds, and sensitive to its status as a "quasi member state" subject to a rule-of-law-related special monitoring [...]
2009-05-14 14:48:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BU
09SOFIA259SCENESETTER FOR CONGRESSMAN POE'S MAY 30-JUNE 1 VISIT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Representative Poe, Embassy Sofia warmly welcomes you and looks forward to a very successful May 30 - June 1 visit. Your visit comes at an important time - just one week before European Parliamentary Elections and five weeks before Bulgaria's national elections. The current S [...]
2009-05-28 12:11:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KCOR KCRCM BU
09SOFIA27 BULGARIA: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] The following is the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Bulgaria: A. OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT Bulgaria has put in place a liberal foreign investment regime, including low, flat corporate and income taxes and competitive incentives to attract high levels of foreign investment. Prom [...]
2009-01-20 15:14:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR BU
09SOFIA270BRINGING TRANSPARENCY TO EURASIAN GAS TRANSIT
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Eurasian gas transit sector is notoriously murky, with poorly-understood, Gazprom-owned and affiliated intermediaries managing operations, taking cuts, and complicating or preventing legal recourse during gas supply interruptions. For most countries in the region, bringi [...]
2009-06-05 13:17:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON PREL PGOV BU
09SOFIA28BULGARIA: WILL ATTEND THE FIFTH GLOBAL INITIATIVE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-20 15:20:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PINR PINS PREL PTER BU
09SOFIA300BULGARIA SUPPORTS U.S. APPROACH TO CORFU
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bulgaria agrees fully with the United States on the opportunities and pitfalls presented by the Corfu Ministerial. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly supports reftel points and took the unusually proactive step of presenting the Embassy with a formal position paper ide [...]
2009-06-17 13:23:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR BU
09SOFIA36BULGARIAN VIEWS ON JAN 26-27 GAERC ISSUES
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In response to reftel points, MFA Director for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy Sergey Tassev noted that the upcoming GAERC would focus on the Gaza conflict and energy security issues; Western Balkans and Afghanistan would not be discussed at all. Bulgaria supports EU po [...]
2009-01-23 15:17:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR BU
09SOFIA361 BULGARIAN MEDIA COVERAGE OF IRANIAN ELECTION
[...] (SBU) Preoccupied with Bulgaria's own national election, coverage of the situation in Iran has been limited to the international news pages of most media outlets. Print and broadcast media coverage of the election and the ensuing protests has been factual and extensive, but unlike other count [...]
2009-07-07 06:52:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09SOFIA363BULGARIA: BELENE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT: MORE
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Bulgaria's highest profile energy project -- the Belene Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) is dogged by cost overruns, financing woes, construction delays, and now serious safety and quality assurance concerns. Belene may end up costing Bulgaria more than money in the long run. Despite [...]
2009-07-07 08:56:00Embassy SofiaSECRETENRG IAEA PREL PGOV BU
09SOFIA391BULGARIA: BOYKO TAKES THE HELM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Boyko Borissov -- a former bodyguard with a black belt in karate and an equally flamboyant personality -- was given the mandate to form Bulgaria's next government on July 16. A self-described political outsider and man-of-the-street, Borissov swept to power in July 5 elections [...]
2009-07-16 12:06:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BU
09SOFIA397BULGARIA: MFA DESCRIBES "NEGATIVE" RUSSIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-17 10:58:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV RS BU
09SOFIA43BULGARIA: PRESIDENT PARVANOV BACKS SOUTH STREAM
[...] (C) Summary: President Parvanov sharply jabbed the government in his annual security address for its lack of a new strategic policy, failure to develop an energy policy, and lack of a clear defense reform package. Parvanov strongly supported both South Stream and Nabucco and called for imm [...]
2009-01-28 08:08:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL
09SOFIA44BULGARIA: NEXT STEPS IN THE DEFENSE PARTNERSHIP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Defense Minister Tsonev's principal message for his Feb 5 meeting with Secretary Gates is that Bulgaria's strategic future lies in a deepened partnership with the United States and he wants to implement programs now that will ensure that future. In concrete terms, he will talk [...]
2009-01-30 10:30:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR BU
09SOFIA45BULGARIA: PUSHING TRANSPARENCY AT THE SOFIA
[...] (C) Summary: The unprecedented, two-week gas cutoff put a crack in Bulgaria's faith in its Russia-focused energy strategy. The Bulgarians now have a window to tackle issues that have plagued them for years: highly secretive and non-transparent gas supply and transit deals with Gazprom and [...]
2009-01-30 10:58:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALENRG PREL PGOV BU
09SOFIA46BULGARIA: INTENSIFIED COUNTER-WMD COOPERATION
[...] (SBU) Summary. Astride traditional smuggling routes linking the Western Balkans, Black Sea, Turkey and Russia, Bulgaria occupies a strategic position on Europe's frontier. The ratification of three major agreements in 2008 (the WMD Agreement, the Second Line of Defense Agreement and the Nu [...]
2009-01-30 12:09:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL BU
09SOFIA5BULGARIA: IN DAY THREE OF ENERGY CRISIS,
[...] (C) Summary: Bulgaria is stumbling through day three of a complete gas cut-off without major interruptions of critical services. City dwellers continue to experience reduced heat while two small towns remain completely in the cold. Manufacturing plants continue to shut operations due lack [...]
2009-01-08 12:03:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON PREL PGOV
09SOFIA506U.S. FORCE REDUCTIONS IN EUROPE: VIEW FROM BULGARIA
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Bulgaria would see a major reduction in U.S. forces in Europe as a sign of U.S. disengagement from European security during a period of growing concern over stability in the Western Balkans, Caucasus and Black Sea region. Partnership with the United States has been the bedr [...]
2009-09-10 16:18:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV BU
09SOFIA507BULGARIA: USG ENGAGEMENT NEEDED AS GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Driven by mounting budget deficits and a desire to step back from the previous government's cozy energy relationship with Russia, PM Boyko Borissov's new government is re-evaulating Bulgaria's participation in all Russia-led energy projects. On the possible chopping block are t [...]
2009-09-11 10:27:00Embassy SofiaSECRETENRG IAEA PREL PGOV BU
09SOFIA508BULGARIA'S MOST WANTED: THE SKULL, THE BERET, THE
[...] (C) Summary: The number and scale of deeply entrenched organized crime (OC) groups operating in Bulgaria present a tremendous challenge to the new government as it strains to enforce the rule of law. The Bulgarian mafia bosses, better known by nicknames such as the Skull, Big Margin, and the [...]
2009-09-11 10:56:00Embassy SofiaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV KCRM KCOR BU
09SOFIA513BULGARIA SUPPORTS UNODC AS OFFICIAL OBSERVER TO
[...] (SBU) The Embassy, with Andrey Shabanov, Counselor of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Bulgaria, notified Desislava Taneva, Mariya Yaneva, and Mariya Delevska of the MFA Security Policy Directorate that, per reftel, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is now an offici [...]
2009-09-14 12:30:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL PTER KGIC
09SOFIA535BULGARIA: COMMENTS ON OPIC-SUPPORTED GLOBAL RENEWABLE
[...] Per reftel, Post supports OPIC's proposed investment in the USRG Emerging Market Fund ("the Fund") and is not aware of any derogatory information on the prospective fund manager, US Renewables Group, LLC. 2. The Fund's objectives appear entirely consistent with Bulgaria's energy needs and p [...]
2009-09-24 11:53:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EINV ECON PGOV BU
09SOFIA537BIO NOTES FOR NEW BULGARIAN UNESCO DIRECTOR GENERAL
[...] (SBU) Bulgarian media have responded generally positively to reports of Irina Georgieva Bokova's September 22 election as the Director-General of UNESCO (reftel). A career diplomat and politician, Bokova was born on July 12, 1952. She comes from a family with long ties to the former Bulga [...]
2009-09-24 14:56:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV BU
09SOFIA538BULGARIA: PM BORISSOV SEEKING WHITE HOUSE
[...] (S) SUMMARY: A letter from Prime Minister Boyko Borissov to President Obama dated September 24, 2009, was hand-delivered to the Embassy the same day with an urgent request to transmit it to the White House. In the letter, the PM asks for advice on strategic decisions in the energy sector to [...]
2009-09-24 14:57:00Embassy SofiaSECRETENRG IAEA PREL PGOV BU
09SOFIA561BULGARIA: IN PURSUIT OF ENERGY DIVERSIFICATION,
[...] (C) Summary/Introduction: PM Borissov met with representatives of three U.S. energy corporations September 29 to discuss diversification alternatives. As a result, the government is engaging in negotiations to use U.S. technology to diversify its nuclear fuel supply and create a spent nuclea [...]
2009-10-05 08:01:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALENRG PGOV PREL BU
09SOFIA577BULGARIA: DEFENSE MINISTER ASKS FOR STRUCTURED
[...] (C) Summary: The Bulgarian government has expressed strong public support for the new U.S. direction on European-based missile defense. Privately, Defense Minister Mladenov requested that the United States and Bulgaria begin "structured talks" on Bulgaria's future role in the regional missile [...]
2009-10-09 15:20:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR BU
09SOFIA59BULGARIAN LEADERSHIP SHRUGS OFF CALLS FOR IMF
[...] (C) Summary: The ruling Socialists and the Bulgarian National Bank continue to brush aside suggestions that Bulgaria pursue a precautionary agreement with the IMF to protect the currency board and prevent a devaluation of the lev. They argue that the long-standing policy of fiscal conservat [...]
2009-02-10 11:19:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL BU
09SOFIA60BULGARIA: INCREMENTAL SHIFTS IN ENERGY POLICY
[...] (C) Summary: Traditionally Moscow's most ardent supporter, President Parvanov showed hints of a new attitude in his long planned visit to Moscow February 4-6. While there he presented Putin and Medvedev with a list of energy-related demands. When these were rebuffed, the President pushed [...]
2009-02-11 11:28:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON PREL PGOV BU
09SOFIA651SCENESETTER FOR BULGARIAN FOREIGN MINISTER'S VISIT
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Rumiana Zheleva seeks to put a new face on Bulgaria when she visits Washington November 23. Conducting the most high-profile U.S. visit of PM Borissov's government so far, Zheleva will be single-minded about convincing you that the government she represents is [...]
2009-11-16 16:34:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG BU
09SOFIA673BULGARIA: ENERGY UPDATE
[...] (C) Summary: Since taking power in July, PM Borissov has shaken up the energy sector by calling into question the Russian-backed energy projects pursued by the previous government and emphasizing the need for greater transparency and diversification. While Bulgaria may continue going through [...]
2009-11-25 14:30:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALENRG PREL PGOV BU
09SOFIA674SCENESETTER FOR SPE MORNINGSTAR'S DECEMBER 4 VISIT
[...] (C) Summary: Bulgaria has experienced a profound change in leadership and outlook since your visit in April. July national elections ushered in a reformist center-right government focused on fighting organized crime and corruption and putting the country's fiscal house in order. On energy, [...]
2009-11-25 14:30:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALENRG PGOV PREL BU
09SOFIA683BULGARIA: 2009-2010 INCSR, PART I
[...] Per reftel instructions, Post submits the following text for the 2009-2010 INCSR, Part 1. BEGIN TEXT Bulgaria I. Summary Bulgaria is a transit country for heroin and cocaine, as well as a producer of illicit narcotics. Astride Balkan transit routes, Bulgaria is vulnerable to illeg [...]
2009-12-02 15:53:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SNAR BU
09SOFIA69BULGARIA'S BELENE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - BUYERS
[...] (C) Summary: Despite its status as Bulgaria's highest priority energy project, the Belene Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) is foundering. Marred by cost over-runs, financing problems, infighting between strategic partners, rumors of corruption, and serious delays, the project is looking increasingly lik [...]
2009-02-17 14:14:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALENRG PGOV PREL BU
09SOFIA696BULGARIA PREPARES TO ANSWER RUSSIA ON ENERGY
[...] (C) Summary: The Prime Minister, President and Energy Minister briefed SPE Morningstar December 4 on changes in the Bulgarian energy sector and preparations for the next round of Bulgarian-Russian intergovernmental economic committee meetings. The Russian delegation, led by Energy Minister [...]
2009-12-09 15:20:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON PREL PGOV BU
09SOFIA697REQUEST FOR BULGARIA TO BE ADDED TO THE GLOBAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Sofia urges the inclusion of Bulgaria to the invitation list for the Global Nuclear Security Summit in Washington planned for April 2010. Bulgaria is an active nuclear power producer and a leading nonproliferation partner in Eastern Europe and the Balkans, a strategicall [...]
2009-12-09 15:21:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM KNNP BT
09SOFIA70BULGARIA: MINISTER OF ENERGY ON POST-GAS CRISIS
[...] (C) Summary: Minister of Economy and Energy Petar Dimitrov used a February 13 meeting with the Ambassador to lay out Bulgaria's post-gas crisis energy strategy. Heavy on diversification projects, the as-yet unwritten plan seeks to distance Bulgaria from Russian energy sources. In the two- [...]
2009-02-18 08:11:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON PREL PGOV
09SOFIA703DAS QUANRUD'S DECEMBER 11 VISIT TO SOFIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In December 11 meetings with DAS Quanrud, Bulgarian Defense Minister Mladenov described his plans for new deployments to Afghanistan and asked for U.S. support to establish a NATO training hub, possibly for OMLTs, at our joint military facilities in Bulgaria. Noting Bulgaria's [...]
2009-12-15 09:37:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG ECON BU
09SOFIA711BULGARIA: WAIVERING ON BELENE NPP
[...] (C) Summary: In energy meetings with the Russians on December 10-11, the Bulgarians held their red-lines on the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline, proceeded with South Stream, and waivered on the Belene Nuclear Power Plant. While Russian Energy Minister Schmatko appeared to us to have retu [...]
2009-12-21 10:57:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALENRG PREL PGOV BG
09SOFIA716BULGARIA: WHAT IF THE GAS IS CUT AGAIN?
[...] (C) If a Russia-Ukraine dispute results in a 2010 gas cut-off similar to one experienced in January 2009, Bulgaria will be better prepared. Gas storage supplies are full, agreements with Greece and Turkey to reverse gas flows have been established, and district heating plants are prepared to [...]
2009-12-22 11:47:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALENRG PREL PGOV ECON BU
09SOFIA96BULGARIA - FSN NOMINATION FOR THE 2009 ENVIRONMENT,
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post nominates Mr. Danko Tonev for the 2009 environment, science, technology, and health (ESTH) course, April 27-May 8, 2009. Information about Mr. Tonev follows, keyed to terms in reftel: a. Danko Tonev; FSN - 10; b. April 7, 1973; c. Bulgarian; d. 354525522; issued 02/ [...]
2009-03-06 14:47:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV AFSI KSCA AFSN TSPL ECON BU
09STATE100252DAY 3: U.S.-SOUTH AFRICA NONPROLIFERATION AND
[...] (SBU) On Day 3 of the U.S.-South Africa Nonproliferation and Disarmament Dialogue, participants shared views and plans for upcoming international events, and discussed next steps. Einhorn provided an overview of the latest U.S. plans for the upcoming UN Security Council Summit on Disarmament a [...]
2009-09-25 20:25:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAF KNNP MNUC NP PARM ENRG SF
09STATE100282Allowance and Post Differential
[...] Effective September 27, 2009, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-717. 2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable. 3. Important: Read this enti [...]
2009-09-25 23:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDALOW AMGT APER AFIN
09STATE10088OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON GEORGIA
[...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the February 5, 2009, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin Text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. The United States has noted with concern press reports that Russia plans to open three military bases in the Abkhaz reg [...]
2009-02-04 14:05:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM OSCE RU GG
09STATE101367(U) ASSISTANT SECRETARY SHANNON,S SEPARATE
[...] (U) September 23, 2009; various times; New York, USA. 2. (C) SUMMARY. In separate meetings with Italian Secretary of State Ezno Scotti, Guatemalan Foreign Minister Haroldo Rodas, and Paraguayan FM Hector Lacognata, Assistant Secretary Shannon described the current state of affairs in H [...]
2009-09-29 18:23:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR HO VT IT PA XK GT
09STATE101610ASSISTANT SECRETARY CARSON,S PARTICIPATION IN THE
[...] (U) September 23, 2009; 3:00 p.m.; New York, NY. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. AF Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson AF Deputy Assistant Secretary Karl Wycoff Acting Assistant Administrator at USAID Earl Gast Somalia Desk Officer Matthew Walsh (Notetaker) CONTACT GROUP COUNTRIES AND O [...]
2009-09-30 12:33:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EAID KPKO SO
09STATE101639BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraph 4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on license 050188541 for the export of bullet tips to Russia. Post is requested to complete this Blue Lantern c [...]
2009-09-30 13:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC RS
09STATE1023UPDATE ON EUROPEAN EFFORTS TO INCLUDE
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph four. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. On October 24, 2008 European Ministers officially adopted a Directive to include international aviation in the European Union (EU) Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). All flights arriving and departing from EU airports, [...]
2009-01-06 19:20:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON ETRD SENV EU
09STATE102350U.S. DISPUTE OF RUSSIAN START BILLS
[...] (U) This is an action cable (see paragraph 2). 2. (U) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) has reviewed itemized cost lists and bills associated with implementation of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) (totaling 526,826.76 USD),and supporting [...]
2009-10-01 17:47:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM KACT START US RS
09STATE102919IRANIAN SHIPPING IN A POST-UNSCR 1803 ENVIRONMENT
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) ACTION REQUEST: Department requests Embassy Paris provide the interagency cleared paper "Iranian Shipping in a Post-UNSCR 1803 Environment" in paragraph 3 below to the French Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Point o [...]
2009-10-02 18:11:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE ETTC KSCA MNUC PARM TSPA FR BR
09STATE103101BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraph 4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on licenses 050132093 AND 050192341 for the export of rifles and components to Australia. Post is requested to [...]
2009-10-02 20:32:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC AS
09STATE103130SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR NUCLEAR
[...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Susan Burk, Special Representative of the President for Nuclear Nonproliferation, met with key interlocutors on preparations for the 2010 Review Conference (RevCon) of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) in Japan from August 25-30 on the mar [...]
2009-10-02 21:37:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAORC CDG CH ENRG FR KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL RS UK
09STATE103147EUR PDAS MCELDOWNEY AND S/EEE AMB. MORNINGSTAR,S
[...] (C) Summary. On the margins of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA),EUR Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Nancy McEldowney and Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Richard Morningstar met with Bulgarian FM Rumiana Zheleva. The meeting focused on European energy policy, Russia,s role in [...]
2009-10-02 21:55:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALENRG PREL UNGA BU
09STATE103636INTRODUCING THE COORDINATOR FOR INTERNATIONAL
[...] SUMMARY. As part of the Administration's energy policy, the Secretary recently appointed me as the Department's Coordinator for International Energy Affairs S/CIEA. In this position, I will help to ensure that energy security is integrated into the core mission of the Department and to elevat [...]
2009-10-05 20:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON EPET ETRD PREL SENV PGOV
09STATE104212A/S BRIMMER'S SEPTEMBER 29 MEETING WITH ISRAELI
[...] SUMMARY. A/S Brimmer met with Israeli Permanent Representative to the United Nations Gabriela Shalev on September 29 on the margins of the 64th UN General Assembly (UNGA). Shalev was accompanied by Deputy Permanent Representative Daniel Carmon, Mr. Amir Weissbrod, and Mrs. Keren Shahar Ben-Am [...]
2009-10-06 21:15:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNGA
09STATE10430ARCHIVAL IMMUNITY WAIVER IN RESPONSE TO TAJIK MVD
[...] (C) On January 4, 7, and 9, Post has received three official written requests for documentation and information from the Tajik Ministry of Interior related to a criminal investigation into a criminal case violating the Tajik law "swindling". (reftel) According to the documents received from [...]
2009-02-04 23:30:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALASEC CVIS KLIG KVIS TI
09STATE104726MEXICO ON UNSC REFORM AND HUMAN RIGHTS: A/S
[...] SUMMARY. A/S Brimmer met with Mexican Under Secretary for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights Juan Manuel Gomez Robledo on September 24 on the margins of the 64th UN General Assembly (UNGA). The discussion focused primarily on UN Security Council (UNSC) reform and human rights. END SUMMARY. [...]
2009-10-07 21:34:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNGA PREL
09STATE105357VOTING INSTRUCTIONS - UN CONVENTION AGAINST
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-09 00:54:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL
09STATE105775Allowance and Post Differential
[...] Effective October 11, 2009, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-718. 2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable. 3. Important: Read this entire [...]
2009-10-09 20:41:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDALOW AMGT APER AFIN
09STATE105819CWC: GUIDANCE FOR THE 58th SESSION OF THE OPCW
[...] (U) This document provides guidance for the U.S. delegation to the Fifty-eighth Session of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Executive Council (EC). The three significant political items on the agenda are: Appointment of a new Director-General, the Draft Program [...]
2009-10-10 00:26:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW
09STATE106380OSCE JOINT FSC/PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT IN
[...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the October 14 Joint FSC/Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. On behalf of the United States delegation, I would like to thank LTG Duttan for his comprehensive report on the status of [...]
2009-10-13 22:55:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV MOPPS OSCE PREL AF
09STATE106814NATO/VCC: BIDS FOR VD99 VERIFICATION ACTIVITY IN
[...] (U) This is an action message, see para 2. 2. (C/REL NATO) In accordance with the Alliance agreement to coordinate Vienna Document 1999 (VD99) evaluation visits and inspections (AC/319-WP(2008)0009-REV8, dated 9 February 2009),the Verification Coordinating Committee (VCC) has requested tha [...]
2009-10-14 21:38:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALKCFE NATO OSCE PARM PREL
09STATE107194EURASIAN ENERGY POLICY: PRESS GUIDANCE
[...] (SBU) The purpose of this cable is to provide Embassies with talking points and general press guidance that they can draw on as needed regarding our Eurasian Energy policy. We continue to believe that diversity ) of energy suppliers, transportation routes and energy sources ) is the key to [...]
2009-10-15 18:42:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET PPD
09STATE107284OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: CONTINGENCY STATEMENT ON
[...] (U) Post is authorized to draw from the following statement at the October 15 meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council if the Tagliavini Report is raised. Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chair. We note that the report cited today was produced by an independent commission whose findings are so [...]
2009-10-15 20:59:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV MOPPS OSCE PREL AF
09STATE107312TRANSFER OF RUSSIAN SA-10 TO ARMENIA
[...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 5. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (S//NF) The U.S. has information indicating that Armenia is in the process of acquiring a total of 144 S-300/SA-10 missiles from Russia. While we have no indication that the intended end-use is other th [...]
2009-10-15 23:16:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNETRD ETTC MARR MCAP PARM PREL
09STATE107552OSCE/FSC: PROPOSAL ON NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY
[...] (U) This is an action cable. See paras 4-6. 2. (SBU) Summary. Based on significant interest expressed for follow up activities to the March OSCE Workshop on Enhancing Cybersecurity, Washington has developed a national cybersecurity self-survey and assessment. Washington requests that Miss [...]
2009-10-16 16:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINT KCIP OSCE PARM PREL
09STATE10774DEMARCHE TO SECURITY COUNCIL ON UNSCR 1540 -
[...] (U) This is an action request. Bearing in mind para 3 objectives, USUN and other action addressees are asked to deploy para 6 suggested text in combination with REFS C and D to delegations and host governments as appropriate in order to permit a robust Program of Work (POW) for the UNSCR 1540 [...]
2009-02-05 20:36:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC
09STATE107748SFO-VI GUIDANCE-001: INSTRUCTIONS FOR U.S.
[...] (U) Assistant Secretary for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation Rose Gottemoeller will head the U.S. delegation to the sixth round of START Follow-on treaty negotiations with Russia in Geneva, Switzerland, beginning on October 19, 2009. Following is guidance for the beginning of thi [...]
2009-10-17 07:51:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT KTIA PARM START JCIC US RS
09STATE108151UK DECISION TO BAN THE PROVISION OF INSURANCE TO
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (SBU) On October 12, the United Kingdom banned British companies from trading with the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) and Iranian Bank Mellat. This ban w [...]
2009-10-19 19:49:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC KNNP XF ZP ZR IR UK XG XT
09STATE10843EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM 2009
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE WITH A DEADLINE OF MARCH 6, 2009. SEE PARAGRAPHS 16-19 FOR INSTRUCTIONS. AGENCY DESCRIPTIONS ARE AT PARAGRAPHS 20-30. SUMMARY: -------- 2. (U) OVERVIEW: THE EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM (ESFP) OFFERS POSTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REQUEST AND HOST A SCIENTIST [...]
2009-02-05 23:14:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT APER
09STATE108975MGGV01: GUINEA MONITORING GROUP SITUATION
[...] (SBU) Traffic and commercial activity remain at normal levels. The majority of schools are open, although the French and American schools remain closed. The Embassy has a two-and-a-half week supply of fuel and has topped off residential tanks. (MGGV01/Embassy Conakry telcon and e-mail) [...]
2009-10-21 19:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GV
09STATE109017DEMARCHE REQUEST: DFI/IAMB ARRANGEMENTS
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paras 4 and 5. ---------- Background ---------- 2. (U) In Article 26 of the U.S.-Iraq Security Agreement, the United States pledged to support Iraq,s efforts to extend, temporarily, UN-mandated arrangements for the Development Fund for Iraq ( [...]
2009-10-21 20:57:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL UNSC IZ
09STATE109494UN 1267 (AL-QAIDA/TALIBAN) SANCTIONS: RESULTS OF
[...] (U) This is an action request. All action addressees, please see paragraphs 5-7. Paragraphs 8-17 contain instructions or further background information for specific posts. ---------------------- SUMMARY AND OBJECTIVES ---------------------- 2. (SBU) The United States Government is in th [...]
2009-10-22 22:35:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PREL PTER UNSC
09STATE109559NEXT ROUND OF U.S.-RUSSIA JOINT THREAT ASSESSMENT
[...] (U) This is an action request. Mission Geneva, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: As noted in reftel, on July 29, 2009, Acting Assistant Secretary Vann H. Van Diepen led an interagency delegation to Moscow for the first round of Joint Threat Assessment (JTA) meetings with Russian [...]
2009-10-23 11:00:00Secretary of StateSECRETETTC IR KN MTCRE PARM RS TSPA
09STATE109926Allowance and Post Differential
[...] Effective October 25, 2009, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-719. 2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable. 3. Important: Read this entire [...]
2009-10-23 19:55:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDALOW AMGT APER AFIN
09STATE109948EUR: INSTRUCTIONS FOR 2009 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-23 20:25:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG AJ MD UA RS MW LG
09STATE109963CFE: JCG DRAFT CONTRIBUTION TO OSCE MINISTERIAL
[...] (SBU) Washington appreciates Mission's attempt to delay distribution to the Joint Consultative Group (JCG) by Denmark (current Chair of the JCG) of a proposed draft JCG contribution on CFE for the OSCE Ministerial declaration. Denmark, together with Spain and France, drafted "common denomina [...]
2009-10-23 20:56:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCFE PARM PREL OSCE
09STATE110915NUCLEAR SMUGGLING OUTREACH INITIATIVE: SIGNING OF
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Helsinki. See para 4. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs have reached agreement on a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) under which the Finns will contribute 250,000 euros to the Second L [...]
2009-10-27 20:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDENRG PARM OTRA KNNP TRGY FI KTIA
09STATE111008OSCE/FSC: RESPONSE TO RUSSIAN PROPOSAL TO
[...] (U) This is an action cable. 2. (SBU) Washington notes that immediately following the report of the Russian del's draft proposal (Ref A),the UK Chair of the FSC distributed a proposal for a MC Draft Decision on Issues Relevant to the Forum for Security Cooperation (MC.DD/8/09/Corr.1). W [...]
2009-10-28 00:21:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALKCFE PARM PREL OSCE
09STATE111457OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON MURDER OF
[...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the October 27 meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council: Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chair The United States was shocked and profoundly saddened by the brutal murder of Ingushetian opposition and member of a government human rights co [...]
2009-10-28 22:32:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PGOV PHUM PREL RU
09STATE111464OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO THE REPORT
[...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the October 29, 2009, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin Text: Thank you, Madam Chair. The United States warmly welcomes Ambassador Vollebaek back to the Permanent Council and thanks him for his thorough and tho [...]
2009-10-28 22:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM OSCE UP RS KV MK KZ HU LO GG
09STATE111689GICNT: RESPONSE REQUESTING UNITED KINGDOM,S
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3 and 4. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Department is concerned that the United Kingdom might not send a representative to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) January 2010 Exercise Planning Group (EPG) Meeting in Budapest. Af [...]
2009-10-29 15:34:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL PTER KTER
09STATE111720ADDITIONAL START FOLLOW-ON DELEGATION MEMBERS FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-29 16:29:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDJCIC START
09STATE112291MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR):
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) ACTION REQUEST: Department requests Embassy Paris provide the interagency cleared paper "Emerging Technologies for MTCR Consideration" in paragraph 3 below to the French Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Point of Contac [...]
2009-10-30 17:37:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE ETTC KSCA MNUC PARM TSPA FR
09STATE112533SFO-VI GUIDANCE-003/JCIC-DIP-09-012: JCIC
[...] (U) This is an action request. Astana, Kyiv and Moscow, see paragraph 3 below. Geneva, see paragraph 5 below. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: Washington believes it would be useful for the START Parties to exchange and release the final data for each category of data contained in the START Memoran [...]
2009-10-31 21:43:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM START RS US KZ UP BO
09STATE112644BELARUS: DEMARCHE TO EU MEMBERS ON SANCTIONS
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3 and 4. 2. (C) Background: The EU's suspension of travel sanctions on Belarusian officials will expire December 15. EU members will hold a meeting on the sidelines of the European Commission's November 16-17 General Affairs and External Relatio [...]
2009-11-02 13:25:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALBO PREL EUN PHUM
09STATE112828DEMARCHE REQUEST ON THE GOLDSTONE REPORT
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. Please see paragraph three. 2. (SBU) Summary. On September 15, South African Justice Richard Goldstone released the report of his fact-finding Mission into alleged violations of human rights and international humanitarian law in the fighting between Hamas [...]
2009-11-02 17:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL
09STATE11363ACTION REQUEST: DISCUSSION OF MEDVEDEV SECURITY
[...] (C) In advance of Russian DFM Grushko,s February 18 presentation at OSCE to elaborate on President Medvedev,s proposal to establish a new &European Security Treaty,8 we believe NATO Allies should discuss internally our own priorities and principles for approaching the Medvedev idea. We welcome [...]
2009-02-07 01:56:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMARR PINS PREL RS
09STATE113659CFE/HLTF: GUIDANCE FOR NOVEMBER 5 HLTF
[...] (C) The main issue for discussion at the November High Level Task Force (HLTF) meeting is how, in response to Russia's continued suspension of its implementation of its CFE obligations, the U.S. and NATO Allies can change the current dynamic of the situation to resolve CFE. As the Alliance app [...]
2009-11-04 02:53:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KCFE OSCE NATO
09STATE114032DEMARCHE ON UN ENGAGEMENT IN GEORGIA AND SRSG
[...] (C) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. Department requests that Post, in close coordination with Quad missions in New York, approach UN officials at the appropriate level regarding the continuation of high-level UN leadership on Georgia with the objectives below in mind. Overall, we want to preserve [...]
2009-11-05 00:11:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC GG
09STATE115229DRAFT UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION ON SOMALI
[...] Action Request: USUN is instructed to share the draft resolution in paragraph 2 with the members of the Security Council, and to report reactions to the Department. End request. 2. Begin text of draft UN Security Council 1846/1851 renewal resolution: -- The Security Council, -- i. R [...]
2009-11-06 22:57:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNSC PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM SO XA XW
09STATE115348U.S. PROPOSED TEXT FOR A U.S.-RUSSIAN AGREEMENT
[...] (U) This is an action request for Moscow (see paragraph 3). 2. (S) BACKGROUND: The START Treaty will expire on December 5, 2009, and the new START Follow-on treaty currently being negotiated will not have entered into force by that date. Therefore, the United States seeks to agree with [...]
2009-11-08 18:00:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM KACT START RS US KZ UP BO
09STATE115554COMMEMORATING THE SUCCESS OF THE START TREATY'S
[...] (U) This is an action request for Moscow and Geneva (see paragraph 6). 2. (S) BACKGROUND. Recent discussions between officials at the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and the Russian Nuclear Risk Reduction Center (RNRRC) indicate that the RNRRC intends to host a ceremonial eve [...]
2009-11-09 18:49:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM KACT START RS US KZ UP BO
09STATE116023October 2009 Paris Club Meeting
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During the October 2009 Paris Club "Tour d'Horizon," creditors expressed consternation over the $939 million payment made by Congo-Brazzaville to litigating creditors (a.k.a. vulture funds),which violated the GOC's commitment to seek terms from private creditors comparable to i [...]
2009-11-10 19:08:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB SF FR
09STATE116297SFO-VII GUIDANCE-001: RESPONSES TO SVO-GVA-VI
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-11 04:03:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM START RS US KZ UP BO
09STATE116396NON-PAPER FOR RUSSIA ON U.S.-RUSSIA SPACE
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. See paragraph 7 below. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A U.S. non-paper dated May 28, 2009, was transmitted to Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, inviting Russia to discuss the February 10, 2009, Iridium-Cosmos collision, and expressing the United States' interest in re [...]
2009-11-12 01:24:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCDG MCAP NASA PARM PREL RS TSPA UNPUOS
09STATE116787OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON GENEVA TALKS
[...] (U) Post is authorized to make the following statement at the November 12, 2009 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chair. The United States appreciates the joint coordination of the November 11 Geneva discussions on security and stability arrangements in G [...]
2009-11-12 20:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PREL PGOV GG
09STATE116895DELIVERY OF GROUND TRANSPORTATION CARGO INVENTORY
[...] (SBU) BACKGROUND. On March 20, 2002, the United States, Belarus, and Russia reached agreement in the Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC) regarding use of ground transportation and related services, provided by a Russian commercial cargo carrier designated by the Russian Governm [...]
2009-11-12 21:28:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM KACT START JCIC US RS BO
09STATE117710NUCLEAR FUEL BANKS - ELICITING SUPPORT FOR THE
[...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST: Please see para 3. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: At the November 26-27, 2009 meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors, the Board will be asked to formally approve the first proposal for an international nuclear fuel bank. Specificall [...]
2009-11-14 00:07:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY TU AJ CH GM SZ BR RO AR
09STATE118094DEMARCHE REQUEST: MANAGING THE VISIT OF
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Brasilia. Please see paragraphs 5-6. 2. (C) Summary. The Department requests Embassy Brasilia persuade Brazilian officials to use the expected November 23 visit of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to Brazil to urge Iran's constructive engag [...]
2009-11-16 19:08:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALIR PGOV PHUM PREL AORC CASC BR
09STATE118371SOMALIA DESIGNATIONS: RESPONSE TO USUN REQUEST TO
[...] (U) This is an action request for USUN (see para 3) and for Embassies London and Paris (see para 9 and 10). ---------- Background ---------- 2. (C) The Somalia Sanctions Committee's Monitoring Group (MG) has provided the Committee with a list of targets it believes meet the listing criter [...]
2009-11-17 13:36:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALKPMO MARR MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER XW UNSC
09STATE118546OPEN SKIES TREATY MISSION IN RUSSIAN FAR EAST
[...] (U) This is an action cable - see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) Summary and background. The United States is conducting an Open Skies Treaty flight over the Russian Far East from 18-20 November. The mission is being conducted from Khabarovsk Novyy (ICAO code: UHHH) International Airport, and the f [...]
2009-11-17 16:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOSCE PARM PREL RU KS CH
09STATE118799OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS
[...] (SBU) Posts are requested to approach the highest appropriate officials in host governments in pursuit of the following objectives: -- a reduction in the overall number of one-sided UN General Assembly resolutions on the Middle East; -- the defeat of three resolutions reaffirming the "Com [...]
2009-11-17 23:53:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE
09STATE119085WALK-IN GUIDANCE FOR 2009: HANDLING
[...] (S/NF) This telegram replaces Ref A as the Department's comprehensive guidance on handling foreign national walk-ins, defectors, and asylum seekers - all of whom are generally referred to in this telegram as "walk-ins." This telegram was coordinated with interagency partners, including CIA, [...]
2009-11-18 17:29:00Secretary of StateSECRETASEC CVIS PINR PREF
09STATE119107U.S. NON-PAPERS ON MISSILE DEFENSE AND
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) ACTION REQUEST. Please provide the non-papers on missile defense and early warning cooperation at paragraph 3 and nonproliferation at paragraph 4 to Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov, in preparation for the December 7, 2009, meeting with [...]
2009-11-18 18:08:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PARM PREL KTIA RS
09STATE11914USUN INSTRUCTION: OBJECT TO LIBERIA FOCAL POINT
[...] This is an action request. As soon as possible, and prior to the No Objection Deadline of 13 April, USUN is requested to object to the Focal Point delisting request for: - Richard Chichakli (DOB: 29 March 1959; POB: Syria; Citizenship: U.S.) - Airbas Transportation FZE - Chichakli & Assoc [...]
2009-02-10 00:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC KTFN LI PREL PTER UNSC
09STATE11916GEORGIA - GUIDANCE FOR FEBRUARY 10 SECURITY
[...] (U) This is an action request: USUN is instructed to draw from the points below during the UN Security Council consultations on the situation in Abkhazia, Georgia scheduled for February 10, 2009. 2. (U) Begin points: -- The United States would like to thank the Secretary General for his [...]
2009-02-10 00:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNSC PREL GG
09STATE11918JANUARY 27 MEETING OF THE G-8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the first G8 Global Partnership Working Group (GPWG) meeting of the Italian 2009 G8 Presidency, Chair Gianluca Alberini outlined a program of work that included the two main G8 Global Partnership (GP) objectives agreed to at the 2008 G8 Summit: (a) completing current G8 Globa [...]
2009-02-10 00:28:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY GM JA RS CA UK FR IT
09STATE119331SFO-VII GUIDANCE-003: STREAMLINED PACKAGE ON
[...] (S) Background: The United States believes the START Follow-on treaty must continue to recognize the inherent difficulty of monitoring mobile ICBMs by including some verification provisions and operational restrictions that apply only to mobile ICBMs, but that the number and type of such uniq [...]
2009-11-19 02:28:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM START RS US KZ UP BO
09STATE11937(U) Secretary Clinton's February 5, 2009
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Secretary Clinton and French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner met on February 5 for 30 minutes in their first bilateral meeting. The warm and open exchange followed a one-on-one working lunch and preceded a 20-minute press conference. The two agreed to coordinate closely on a wid [...]
2009-02-10 03:28:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNOVIP CLINTON HILLARY PREL KPAL FR IR RS
09STATE119995ENERGY SECURITY BRIEFER FOR EU AMBASSADORS
[...] (C) In January 2009, contractual disputes led Russia to cut off natural gas shipments to Ukraine, as it had previously done (albeit for a shorter period) in January 2006. This crisis hurt Russia,s reputation as a reliable supplier, both in Western and Eastern Europe. Russian officials know t [...]
2009-11-20 17:16:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ENRG EPET RS UP XG XH
09STATE120011(S/NF) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON SPAIN'S EU
[...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE INTERESTED IN SPAIN'S JANUARY-JUNE 2010 EU PRESIDENCY AND WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INFORMATION ON HOW SPAIN IS PREPARING TO TAKE ON THE EU PRESIDENCY. AS TIME AND RESOURCES PERMIT, WE WOULD ALSO APPRECIATE INFORMATION ON HOW MADRID WOULD ADDRESS ISSUES SUCH AS THE [...]
2009-11-20 17:50:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPINR PGOV PREL SP
09STATE120282NUCLEAR FUEL BANKS - SEEKING CO-SPONSORS FOR
[...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST: Please see para 4. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: At the November 26-27, 2009 meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors, the Board will be asked to formally approve the first proposal for an international nuclear fuel bank. Specificall [...]
2009-11-21 00:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY TU AJ CH GM SZ BR RO AR
09STATE120288U.S. POSTURE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM AND NEXT
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3-5. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Iran's continued reluctance to cooperate with international efforts to build confidence and transparency in its nuclear program will be of increasing concern to U.S. diplomacy in the weeks ahead. Of part [...]
2009-11-21 01:27:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL IR
09STATE120541CONSULTATIONS ON THE FUTURE OF GOVERNMENT TO
[...] (U) This is an action request for DTROs in Astana and Kyiv, and for Pol-Mil in Minsk. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) Background: The START Treaty expires on December 5, 2009. The START follow-on treaty will be a strictly bilateral treaty between the U.S. and Russia. There will thus be [...]
2009-11-23 16:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBO KACT KZ PARM RS UP
09STATE120631ARF BEGINS PREPARATIONS FOR INTER-SESSIONAL YEAR, VISION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: November 9-11, officials from ARF's 27 nations gathered in New Delhi to discuss the coming year's ARF cooperation agenda and to provide updates on ARF's efforts in transnational security and preventive diplomacy. Vietnam briefed its plans for the ARF Vision Statement implementa [...]
2009-11-23 19:03:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ARF ASEAN NK BM AF PK KNNP KPIR PTER EAID VN
09STATE121088OPEN SKIES TREATY REIMBURSEMENT
[...] The United States shared an Open Skies Treaty mission with Romania over the Russian Federation 12-16 Oct 2009. The U.S. agreed to pay the Government of Romania $15,000 U.S. dollars as reimbursement for our share of the expenses. 2. We request that Post forward the $15,000 funds to the Romani [...]
2009-11-24 18:01:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE RO
09STATE121106GICNT: U.S. CONFIRMS SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL JUNE 2010
[...] This is an action request for Embassy Tel Aviv. Please see paragraph 3. SUMMARY ----------------------------------- 2. The United States supports the Government of Israel,s (GOI) request to host a Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) workshop on legal frameworks and foren [...]
2009-11-24 18:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDIS PARM PREL PTER RS US KGIC
09STATE121117GICNT: U.S. CONFIRMS SUPPORT FOR REPUBLIC OF
[...] This is an action request for Embassy Seoul. Please see paragraph 3. SUMMARY ---------------------------------- 2. The United States welcomes the Republic of Korea,s (ROK) offer to host the 2011 Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) Plenary meeting. The United States ha [...]
2009-11-24 18:32:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER RS US KGIC SK PARM
09STATE121625DEMARCHE REQUEST: EXTENSION OF UN ARRANGEMENTS
[...] (C) This is an action request. Drawing on points in paragraph 2, at the highest appropriate level, as soon as judged practical, Embassy is requested to discuss actions required by the Government of Iraq (GOI) to extend the UN arrangements for the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI). At the same [...]
2009-11-25 16:37:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN IZ PREL UN
09STATE122234AMPLIFYING THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE ON
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 2 and 4. 2. President Obama will announce a comprehensive strategy on Afghanistan in an address at West Point, NY at 8 pm EST on December 1. I ask your cooperation in actively engaging with the media and publics at your posts to amplify th [...]
2009-11-27 23:21:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO
09STATE1223CONTACT GROUP ON SOMALI PIRACY ISSUES FOR
[...] This is an action request. Per Ref A, action addressees are invited to the inaugural meeting of the Contact Group on Somali Piracy (CGSP) in New York on January 13-14, 2009. To better prepare its participants, the Department requests that posts solicit feedback from host governments on discuss [...]
2009-01-07 00:21:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT KCRM MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER
09STATE122629A-BR ACTION REQUEST: DECEMBER VOTE ON "DEFAMATION
[...] (SBU) During the week of 7-12 December, the deeply problematic "combating defamation of religions" resolution, which seeks to undermine established human rights of freedom of religion and expression, will come to the plenary session at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) for a final vote. This r [...]
2009-11-30 20:20:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUN PHUM UNGA
09STATE122637B-K ACTION REQUEST: DECEMBER VOTE ON "DEFAMATION
[...] (SBU) During the week of 7-12 December, the deeply problematic "combating defamation of religions" resolution, which seeks to undermine established human rights of freedom of religion and expression, will come to the plenary session at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) for a final vote. This r [...]
2009-11-30 20:24:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUN PHUM UNGA
09STATE122638K-P ACTION REQUEST: DECEMBER VOTE ON "DEFAMATION
[...] (SBU) During the week of 7-12 December, the deeply problematic "combating defamation of religions" resolution, which seeks to undermine established human rights of freedom of religion and expression, will come to the plenary session at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) for a final vote. This r [...]
2009-11-30 20:26:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUN PHUM UNGA
09STATE122639PH-UL ACTION REQUEST: DECEMBER VOTE ON
[...] (SBU) During the week of 7-12 December, the deeply problematic "combating defamation of religions" resolution, which seeks to undermine established human rights of freedom of religion and expression, will come to the plenary session at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) for a final vote. This r [...]
2009-11-30 20:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUN PHUM UNGA
09STATE122641V-Y ACTION REQUEST: DECEMBER VOTE ON "DEFAMATION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-30 20:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA PHUM UN
09STATE122725PROMOTING SUPPORT FOR UNSCR 1540 VOLUNTARY FUND
[...] (U) This is an action request for Moscow, P3 Embassies (London and Paris),the European Union Council and Commission, which participate in the G8 Nonproliferation Directors Group (NPDG),as well as Norway -- see paras 7 and 10 to be left as non-papers. For USUN, see para 12, for Ottawa, see [...]
2009-12-01 00:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC EUN RS CA UK FR NO
09STATE122731THE PRESIDENT'S ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE WAY
[...] (SBU) Summary: After a period of intensive review, the President will announce his decision about the way forward in Afghanistan and Pakistan in an address to the nation from the United States Military Academy at West Point on December 1 at eight o'clock pm eastern standard time. I request th [...]
2009-12-01 01:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCLINTON HILLARY PREL AF PK
09STATE122735SFO-VII GUIDANCE-004
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-01 03:32:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM START RS US KZ UP BO
09STATE123224SFO-VII GUIDANCE-005: RESTRICTIONS ON MOVEMENT FROM
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-02 03:36:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM START RS US KZ UP BO
09STATE12327OSCE JOINT FSC/PC MEETING: RESPONSE TO EUMM HEAD
[...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the February 11, 2009, joint FSC/PC meeting in Vienna: Begin Text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. It is a pleasure to welcome you to today,s meeting, Ambassador Haber and Ambassador Salber. The United States fully supports the EU mo [...]
2009-02-10 23:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM OSCE GG RU
09STATE123740NOVEMBER 2009 U.S.-AZERBAIJAN SECURITY DIALOGUE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-02 22:16:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ENRG KCRM KISL MARR PBTS PINR PREL PTER AJ
09STATE124580UNDER SECRETARY HORMATS, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In an hour long meeting, Under Secretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs Robert Hormats and Egyptian Minister of Trade and Industry Rachid Rachid discussed the global economic situation and its impact on Egypt. Both agreed that it was important to ensure the str [...]
2009-12-04 20:06:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG ETRD EG
09STATE126206U.S. RESPONSE TO EU DRAFT CODE OF CONDUCT FOR
[...] (SBU) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. See paragraph 3 below. 2. (U) BACKGROUND: On December 8, 2008, the European Union (EU) Foreign Ministers endorsed a draft proposal for a "Code of Conduct for Outer Space Activities" (http://register.consilium.europa.eu/pdf/en/0 8/st17/st17175. en08.p [...]
2009-12-09 22:27:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAS CA CDG EC ESA EUN FR GM IT JA KACT KS KTIA MCAP
09STATE126209US APPROACH TO 2010 NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION
[...] (U) SUMMARY: This is an action request (see para 11 below). As we reach the six- month mark before the start of the May 2010 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference (NPT RevCon),posts are requested to use all appropriate opportunities with host government officials and in publi [...]
2009-12-09 22:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PARM ENRG PREL IAEA NPT MNUC KTBT
09STATE127595Paris Club November 2009 Meeting and Negotiations with
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During the November 18, 2009, Paris Club "Tour d'Horizon," the IMF requested financing assurances for the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) new IMF program. Canada, troubled by the revocation of a mining license held by a Canadian-led consortium, waited until November 24 to [...]
2009-12-14 16:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XL CN FR
09STATE127702UNSC SUDAN SANCTIONS COMMITTEE CONSULTATIONS 15
[...] This is an action request. USUN may draw upon the points in para 4 in the Council consultations regarding the UNSC Sudan sanctions regime on 15 December. ---------------------- BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE ---------------------- 2. On 15 December, the Chairman of the Security Council Committee [...]
2009-12-14 20:29:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL XW UNSC
09STATE127812(U) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON GEORGIAN
[...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS HAVE A KEEN INTEREST IN THE VIEWS OF GEORGIAN LEADERSHIP AND ITS POTENTIAL RESPONSE TO THE CRISIS IN SEPARATIST REGIONS, ESPECIALLY IN SOUTH OSSETIA AND ABKHAZIA. PARTICULARLY OF INTEREST IS ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THE PLANS OF PRESIDENT SAAKASHVILI'S ADMINISTRATI [...]
2009-12-14 23:00:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPINR PGOV PREL GG RS
09STATE127816VOTING INSTRUCTIONS - UN COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-14 23:14:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPHUM UNHRC UN
09STATE127817GUIDANCE: U.S. SUPPORT FOR P5 OIL-FOR-FOOD LETTER
[...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (C) In pursuing a resolution renewing arrangements for the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI) and the International Advisory and Monitoring Board (IAMB) for one year, USUN is authorized to agree to Russian desire for a letter from the UN Security Council autho [...]
2009-12-14 23:18:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC IZ
09STATE127892NATO CONTINGENCY PLANNING FOR OUR BALTIC ALLIES
[...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraphs 2-3. 2. (S/NF) Summary and Action Request. The United States is developing a strategy for reaffirming both NATO and U.S. commitment to the core responsibility of the Alliance: collective defense. Examining NATO's approach to contingency plannin [...]
2009-12-15 09:10:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNNATO MARR MCAP PREL EN LG LH PL
09STATE12857OSCE GUIDANCE: PERMANENT COUNCIL DECISION TO
[...] Post is authorized to join consensus on permanent council draft decision 5 of 2009 (PC DD/5/09) which extends the Permanent Council's decision number 861 of 19 August 2008. The text of the draft decision should read substantively along the lines of the following: "Decides to extend until 30 J [...]
2009-02-11 22:26:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PREL GG
09STATE128746OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON "ELECTIONS"
[...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the December 17, 2009, Permanent Council meeting in Vienna: Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chair. The United States regrets the decision to hold "elections" in the Abkhazia region of Georgia on December 12, and recognizes neither their [...]
2009-12-16 22:33:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL OSCE GG
09STATE12945U.S. AND RUSSIAN COMM SATELLITE COLLISION
[...] (SBU) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. See paragraph 3 below. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: At approximately 11:55 a.m. (EST) on February 10, there was a collision between an active privately-owned and -operated U.S. commercial Iridium-33 communications satellite and a "dead" (i.e., inactive since 1995) Rus [...]
2009-02-12 05:35:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL RS TSPA
09STATE12948COLLISION OF U.S. IRIDIUM AND RUSSIAN COSMOS
[...] (U) THIS IS AN IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPHS 3, 4, and 6. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: At approximately 11:55 a.m. (EST) on February 10, there was a collision between an active privately-owned and -operated U.S. commercial Iridium-33 communications satellite and a "dead" (i.e., inactive [...]
2009-02-12 09:04:00Secretary of StateSECRETTSPA TPSL
09STATE129520(U) Secretary Clinton's December 9, 2009
[...] Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Philip Gordon - Reasons: 1.4 (b) and (d) 2. (U) December 9; 1:15 p.m.; Washington DC; U.S.A 3. (U) Participants: U.S. Secretary Clinton Assistant Secretary Phil Gordon, EUR Ambassador Richard Morningstar, S/EEE Ian Kelly, PA Kristina Kvien, [...]
2009-12-18 18:58:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON ENRG UP MD
09STATE129668Allowance and Post Differential
[...] Effective December 20, 2009, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-723. 2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable. 3. Important: Read this entir [...]
2009-12-18 23:05:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDALOW AMGT APER AFIN
09STATE130144GICNT: RESPONSE TO PAKISTAN CONCERNS REGARDING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-22 18:02:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PTER KGIC US
09STATE13026APPROACHING CHINA ON THE NORTHERN DISTRIBUTION
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background and Objectives: Commander, U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) and Commander, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM),in coordination with the Commander, U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM)and with the concurre [...]
2009-02-12 14:20:00Secretary of StateSECRETAF CH MARR PGOV PREL
09STATE131382(U) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON AZERBAIJAN
[...] (S) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE CLOSELY FOLLOWING DEVELOPMENTS RELATED TO THE AZERI GOVERNMENT AND WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INFORMATION POST CAN PROVIDE ON RELATIONSHIPS OF KEY NATIONAL POLITICAL FIGURES WITH PRESIDENT ILHAM ALIYEV, AS TIME AND RESOURCES PERMIT. SPECIFICALLY OF INTEREST ARE ANY INSI [...]
2009-12-28 22:31:00Secretary of StateSECRETPINR EFIN EINV PGOV PREL AJ
09STATE131640ASEAN DIRECTORS GENERAL REVIEW PROGRESS ON
[...] (U) Summary. Directors General (DGs) from the 10 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) met with EAP/RSP director on December 15 in Manila to review progress on implementing the November ASEAN ) U.S. Leaders' Meeting Joint Statement and to initiate planning for the next ASEAN ) U.S. [...]
2009-12-29 19:54:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PGOV PHUM PREL XB XC XD XE XU XV ZO ASEAN
09STATE131661UN 1267 (AL-QAIDA/TALIBAN) SANCTIONS: SOLICITING
[...] (U) This is an action request. All Action addresses, please see paragraphs 7- 9. Paragraphs 10 ) 49 contain instructions for specific posts. ------------------------------------ SUMMARY and OBJECTIVES ------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Maintaining the legitimacy and effe [...]
2009-12-29 20:25:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PREL PTER
09STATE131801TERRORIST FINANCE: ACTION REQUEST FOR SENIOR
[...] (U) This is an action request cable. Please see para 3. 2. (S/NF) Summary: In August 2009, Special Representative to the President for Afghanistan and Pakistan (S/SRAP) Ambassador Richard Holbrooke in coordination with the Department of Treasury established the interagency Illicit Finance Task Fo [...]
2009-12-30 13:28:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNEFIN KTFN PTER PINR PREL PK KU AE QA SA
09STATE132577REPLY TO EMBASSY REQUEST FOR BULGARIA TO BE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-31 20:54:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL BU
09STATE13453GEORGIA - VOTING INSTRUCTION FOR UNOMIG MANDATE
[...] (U) This is an action request: The Department instructs USUN to vote in favor of the following UN Security Council resolution regarding the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG),to be considered by the Council on Friday, February 13, 2009. The United States will co-sponsor the resolution [...]
2009-02-13 03:14:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNSC PREL GG
09STATE13860SECRETARY'S FEBRUARY 6 MEETING WITH ALBANIAN PM
[...] (U) February 6, 2009; 11:30-12:00 p.m.; Washington, D.C., USA. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. THE SECRETARY EUR-STUART JONES ACTING A/S PA ROBERT WOOD NSC-KATHERINE HELGERSON EUR-JERRY ISMAIL-NTKR Albania PRIME MINISTER BERISHA AMBASSADOR SALLABANDA DCM COLLAKU FIRST EMBASSY SE [...]
2009-02-13 20:10:00Secretary of StateSECRETOVIP CLINTON HILLARY PGOV PREL NATO AL ENRG
09STATE13989UPDATE ON SUKHUMI RADIOACTIVE SOURCES.
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Tbilisi. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: As outlined in Ref A, the Government of Georgia (GOG) sought from Embassy Tbilisi additional information concerning the removal of highly radioactive sources in Sukhumi, Abkhazia. The GOG asked f [...]
2009-02-13 22:47:00Secretary of StateSECRETKNNP PARM PGOV PREL GG RS
09STATE14035(U) Deputy Secretary Steinberg's February 11,
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Deputy Secretary Steinberg and UK Ambassador Sheinwald met on February 11 for 40 minutes. On Afghanistan, the Deputy Secretary said the USG was reviewing its policy and wanted to develop a strategy that was sustainable. He cautioned against the UK proposal to push back Afgha [...]
2009-02-14 02:17:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV UK
09STATE14039GUIDANCE FOR THE 2009 UN GROUP OF GOVERNMENTAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This message provides guidance for the U.S. Expert to the 2009 UN Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) on the Continuing Operation of the UN Register of Conventional Arms. The 2009 GGE will meet February 16 - 20, April 27 - May 3, and July 13-17. The February and April meetin [...]
2009-02-14 03:06:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM MCAP UNGA CDG MASS SIPDIS
09STATE14070RUSSIA'S ANTICIPATED TRANSFER OF IGLA-S (SA-24)
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Moscow, please see paragraph 8. BACKGROUND 2. (S) Over the past four years the USG has raised its concerns with the Government of Russia (GOR) about the Government of Venezuela's (GOV) possible acquisition of MANPADS and other conventional weapons. In parti [...]
2009-02-14 16:05:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNETTC MARR MCAP MOPS PARM PINR PREL PTER
09STATE14143CWC: GUIDANCE FOR THE 55th SESSION OF THE OPCW
[...] (U) This document provides guidance for the U.S. delegation to the Fifty-fifth Session of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Executive Council (EC). There are many issues of routine business before the EC. The agenda items that could become politically charged i [...]
2009-02-16 00:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW SIPDIS
09STATE14577ACTION REQUEST: RUSSIA S-300 MISSILE TO IRAN
[...] (SBU) This is an action request for Posts in Abu Dhabi, Amman, Cairo, Kuwait City, Manama, and Riyadh. Please see para 7. Summary and Background ------------------------------------------ 2. (C) Posts are requested to raise with appropriate government officials our concerns about Russia [...]
2009-02-18 00:30:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL RS BA KU AE EG JO IS IR
09STATE15113REQUEST FOR INFORMATION:CRITICAL FOREIGN DEPENDENCIES (CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND KEY RESOURCES LOCATED ABROAD)
[...] (U//FOUO) This is an action request; see Para. 13. 2. (U//FOUO) Under the direction of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS),the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) was written to provide the unifying structure for the integration of critical infrastructure and key resources ( [...]
2009-02-18 23:18:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP PGOV PTER
09STATE17091OPEN SKIES TREATY MISSION IN RUSSIAN FAR EAST
[...] (U) This is an action cable - see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) Summary and background. The United States and Germany will jointly conduct an Open Skies Treaty flight over the Russian Far East from March 2-7. The mission will be conducted from Khabarovsk Novyy (ICAO code: UHHH) International Airpo [...]
2009-02-24 20:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOSCE PARM PREL RU KS CH GM
09STATE17214RANF: U.S. DEMARCHE TO FORWARD-LEANING RECIPIENT
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST: Please see para 9; Kuwait please see paras 9 and 10. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Since 2003, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Secretariat has been developing a mechanism for reliable access to nuclear fuel (RANF). This mechanism is intended to suppleme [...]
2009-02-24 23:16:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ENRG JO KNNP KU MO QA SA TH TRGY TS VM IAEA
09STATE1730REQUEST FOR COMMENT ON DOL DRAFT LIST FOR TVPRA
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see summary paragraph (para. 2) and paras. 6 through 10 for specific information requested. 2. (SBU) Summary: This is a request for comment on the Department of Labor,s (DOL) draft list of goods from countries that the Bureau of International Labor [...]
2009-01-08 15:32:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP
09STATE17710REPORT ON DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG,S MEETING
[...] (U) On February 13, Deputy Secretary Steinberg met with the International Commission on Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament (ICNND),whose co-chairs Gareth Evans, former Foreign Minister of Australia, and Yoriko Kawaguchi, former Foreign Minister of Japan, urged strong leadership from th [...]
2009-02-25 21:24:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA IAEA NPT
09STATE17751OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON GEORGIA AND
[...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the February 26, 2009, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin Text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. The United States commends OSCE, EU, and UN coordination of the February 17-18 round of Geneva talks, and welcomes the [...]
2009-02-25 23:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PGOV PREL GG
09STATE18084EXCHANGE OF U.S. START TREATY BILL WITH RUSSIA
[...] This is an action request. 2. In accordance with Annex 14 to the START Treaty Inspection Protocol (IP),the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) has prepared and forwarded to Embassy Moscow (DTRO-M/ACID),via express mail and unclassified E-mail, a START Treaty bill (which includes a DTRA [...]
2009-02-26 19:33:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKACT PARM START JCIC US RS BO
09STATE18136INSTRUCTIONS TO SEEK UNEP GC RE-ELECTION
[...] Department requests that USUN notify the current Western European and Other Group (WEOG) chair of U.S. candidacy for and interest in continued membership on the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) Governing Council (GC). The Department also requests USUN to demarche WEOG members, to t [...]
2009-02-26 20:25:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAORC APCS SENV UNEP UNGA
09STATE18236PREVENTING IRAN'S ACQUISITION OF NAMIBIAN URANIUM
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-26 22:38:00Secretary of StateSECRETEMIN ENRG ETTC IR KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY AF
09STATE18259GUIDANCE FOR OSCE BRIEFING TO UN SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] (U) This is an action request: USUN is instructed to draw from the points below during the OSCE briefing to the UN Security Council scheduled for February 27, 2009. 2. (U) Begin points: I would like to welcome the Chairwoman-in-Office and thank her for her comprehensive overview of the p [...]
2009-02-27 00:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL GG
09STATE18323DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S FEBRUARY 13, 2009
[...] (U) February 13, 2008; 8:30-9:00 a.m.; Washington, D.C., USA. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Deputy Secretary EUR - PDAS Marcie Ries EUR/ERA Director - William Lucas D Staff - Mary Sue Conaway EUR/ERA Deputy Director - Jonathan Kessler (note taker) EU -- European Commis [...]
2009-02-27 05:31:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL SENV KGHG EAID ECIN ECON EUN
09STATE18619DELIVERY OF GROUND TRANSPORTATION CARGO INVENTORY
[...] (SBU) Background. On March 20, 2002, the United States, Belarus, and Russia reached agreement in the START Treaty,s Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC) regarding use of ground transportation and related services, provided by a Russian commercial cargo carrier designated by the R [...]
2009-02-27 18:14:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKACT PARM START JCIC US RS BO
09STATE18882(U) Deputy Secretary Steinberg's February 12,
[...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) February 12, 2009, 8:20 - 8:40, Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. Deputy Secretary James Steinberg EUR/DAS Judith Garber Special Assistant Mary Sue Conaway Carol Beilman Werner (EU [...]
2009-02-28 01:04:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PINS PGOV NATO ENRG AF RS GG UP
09STATE19918SCUD ELIMINATION: EXPERT-LEVEL TALKS (C)
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (C) Per refs B and C, Ukraine's Ministry of Defense (MOD) met on February 12 with U.S. Embassy representatives to discuss progress on the project to eliminate Ukraine's SCUD missiles. MOD noted its serious interest in moving this proj [...]
2009-03-04 13:14:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMTCRE PARM PREL UP
09STATE2007U.S. COMMENTS ON EU COUNCIL'S DRAFT "CODE OF
[...] (SBU) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. See paragraph 3 below. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: On December 8, 2008, the European Union (EU) Foreign Ministers endorsed a draft proposal for a "Code of Conduct for Outer Space Activities" (http://register.consilium.europa.eu/pdf/en/0 8/st17/st17175. en08.pdf). [...]
2009-01-08 21:50:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALCDG EC ESA EUN EZ FR KACT KTIA MCAP PARM PREL TSPA
09STATE20169OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: MINSK GROUP CO-CHAIRS
[...] Post is authorized to deliver the following statement at the March 5, 2009 Permanent Council. Begin text of statement: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. On behalf of the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, France, the Russian Federation and the United States, I have the following statement t [...]
2009-03-04 18:06:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL ZJ AM AJ
09STATE20411VCC: POINTS FOR MARCH 6 MEETINGS
[...] (U) This is an action cable. USdel may draw from the following points during the VCC Meeting and Experts Meeting on March 6, 2009. REPORTS ON U.S. VIENNA DOCUMENT ACTIVITIES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2. (C/REL NATO) The United States conducted an above- quota, paid [...]
2009-03-05 01:56:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALOSCE PARM PREL KCFE
09STATE20757(U) Secretary Clinton's February 24, 2009
[...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried. Reason: 1.4 (d) 2. (U) February 24, 2009; 9:45 a.m., Washington. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary EUR Acting DAS Pamela Spratlen PA Robert Wood S Staff NSC Tobin Bradley EUR/WE Elaine Samson (EUR Notetaker) SPAIN [...]
2009-03-05 19:31:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALOVIP CLINTON HILLARY KDRG ENRG EUN
09STATE22002APPROACHING SIERRA LEONE ON PREVENTING IRAN'S
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 9-11. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Iran,s limited indigenous supply of uranium makes it nearly impossible for Iran to continue its current pace of enrichment activity. As a consequence, Iran will likely be forced to reach out to foreign supplie [...]
2009-03-09 20:00:00Secretary of StateSECRETAF KNNP IR MNUC PARM TRGY ENRG EMIN ETTC
09STATE22024AMERICA.GOV INFOCUS TOPIC FOR MARCH:"ALTERNATIVES
[...] SUMMARY. America.gov's "In Focus" topic for March explores how grassroots organizations around the globe are working to confront violence in their communities. The eJournal USA examines the intellectual and religious roots of the tradition of nonviolence as it has been practiced globally. To [...]
2009-03-09 20:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKIRC KPAO OEXC OIIP OPRC PREL
09STATE22056MONTENEGRO AND NEXT STEPS ON NATO
[...] (U) This message was drafted by AmEmbassy Podgorica. 2. (C) Summary: Even if MAP is unachievable, encouraging gestures to Montenegro at the NATO Summit would advance our objectives in the Balkans and beyond. Positive signals would a) encourage pro-Western reformers throughout the regio [...]
2009-03-09 21:50:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS MW
09STATE22496GUIDANCE FOR G-8 BIOTERRORISM EXPERTS GROUP
[...] (U) This message provides guidance for the U.S. delegation to the U.S. delegation to the G-8 Bioterrorism Experts Group (BTEX) workshop in Tokyo, March 12-13, 2009. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Department of Disarmament, Nonproliferation a [...]
2009-03-10 19:52:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL PTER GM JA RS CA UK IT FR TBIO
09STATE22566RANF: GUIDANCE FOR U.S. DELEGATION TO UK
[...] (U) For London: This is an action request. See para 7 below. 2. (U) This document provides guidance (paras 5-6) for the U.S. delegation, to be led by UNVIE Ambassador Schulte, to the UK Conference on "Multilateral Approaches to the Nuclear Fuel Cycle," which will be held March 17-18 in Lond [...]
2009-03-10 21:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ENRG KNNP TRGY UK IAEA
09STATE23011NEW IIP PUBLICATION ON "MUSLIMS IN THE U.S.A."
[...] The Bureau of International Information Programs (IIP) announces the publication of "Being Muslim in America," a booklet intended for use by field posts with select foreign audiences. Conceived as IIP's flagship print publication on the rich and varied experiences of the nation's growing Musli [...]
2009-03-11 19:16:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OIIP OPRC
09STATE23176HLTF: GUIDANCE FOR MARCH 12 MEETING
[...] (C) The March 12 High Level Task Force (HLTF) meeting will take place on the heels of the NATO Foreign Ministerial and Secretary Clinton's bilateral meeting with FM Lavrov in Geneva. Discussion will center on a CFE "stocktaking" exercise (called for by Turkey at the January 29 HLTF) and prep [...]
2009-03-12 01:40:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALKCFE PARM PREL
09STATE23646CORRECTION TO STATE 12945: U.S. AND RUSSIAN COMM
[...] (SBU) This cable corrects and replaces reftel, which should be destroyed. Embassy Moscow, please note that the action request below is no longer valid. 2. (SBU) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. See paragraph 3 below. 3. (SBU) BACKGROUND: At approximately 11:55 a.m. (EST) on February 10, the [...]
2009-03-12 19:35:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL RS TSPA
09STATE23758DEMARCHE TO EU MEMBER STATES ON EFFECTS OF THE
[...] (U) This is an action message, see paragraph 7. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) The effects of the global financial and economic crisis have been acutely felt in many Central and Eastern European countries. Of the eleven countries that have sought IMF Stand-By Arrangements since the start of [...]
2009-03-12 20:50:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALECIN ECON EFIN EUN PREL
09STATE23860(U) Secretary Clinton's March 9, 2009
[...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) March 9, 2009, 2:00 - 2:30, Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried Deputy Spokesman Robert Wood NSC Director Maria Germano EUR/NB Desk Officer Carol Be [...]
2009-03-13 03:50:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PINS PGOV PHUM NATO EUN ENRG AF
09STATE24186RUSSIAN RECOGNITION OF ABKHAZIA AND SOUTH
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST FOR ALL POSTS EXCEPT NATO/EU POSTS, AND EMBASSIES CARACAS, LA PAZ, MANAGUA AND MOSCOW -- SEE PARA 4. THE POINTS ARE OPTIONAL FOR NATO/EU POSTS, WITH ADDITIONAL OPTIONAL POINTS FOR EU POSTS AT PARA 5. 2. (C) SINCE ITS AUGUST 26 RECOGNITION OF THE GEORGIAN RE [...]
2009-03-13 17:26:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PBTS GG RS
09STATE24316U.S. RESPONSE TO LATEST VERSION OF DRAFT TRANSIT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: This cable provides formal guidance to Embassy Tashkent in response to the Government of Uzbekistan,s latest draft of the exchange of letters dated March 3, 2009 (Ref. D). It is the position of the Department of Defense and Department of State that the U.S. Government can acce [...]
2009-03-13 20:36:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MARR UZ
09STATE24422AFGHANISTAN CONFERENCE: POINTS FOR USE WITH HOST
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (U) The following contains guidance for posts in conjunction with the March 31 International Conference on Afghanistan to be hosted by The Netherlands at The Hague. The one-day event will include 89 countries and international org [...]
2009-03-14 18:55:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL AF PK IR UN
09STATE24635SCUD ELIMINATION: PRELIMINARY RESPONSES TO
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 2. 2. (C) Ref A noted our intent to provide answers to some of the questions raised by Ukraine in refs B and C before the next expert level talks (proposed for March 25 and 26). Request Embassy Kyiv approach appropriate Ministry of Defense(M [...]
2009-03-16 15:51:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMTCRE PARM PREL UP
09STATE2532EU'S CASPIAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
[...] (SBU) The European Commission (EC) has proposed the creation of the "Caspian Development Corporation (CDC)," which it believes will accelerate Caspian natural gas and infrastructure development, specifically from Turkmenistan. The Commission has proposed an expedited World Bank feasibility s [...]
2009-01-09 22:55:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCR ENRG EPET EU TK
09STATE25578GAZA SMUGGLING INTERDICTION: AGREED PROGRAM OF
[...] (U) Summary and Action Request: Representatives of Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, the UK, and the U.S. reached agreement in London March 13 on a Program of Action on interdiction of the flow of arms to Gaza. Text is in paragraph six. Department greatly appr [...]
2009-03-18 00:40:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEUN MOPS NATO PREL XF
09STATE26136PSI: MAY 2009 PSI OUTREACH MEETING - OFFICIAL
[...] The U.S. will host a Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting and a PSI Outreach meeting on May 12-14, 2009 in Miami, FL. The OEG meeting for PSI participating countries will take place on May 12-13, and the Outreach meeting for Western Hemisphere coun [...]
2009-03-18 21:16:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDMNUC PARM PHSA PREL KNNP XL XM
09STATE26174PSI: MAY 2009 PSI OPERATIONAL EXPERTS GROUP AND
[...] As promised in REFTEL, below is the official U.S. invitation to the events the U.S. will host May 12-14 in Miami for the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) and Outreach meetings. 2. Since this OEG meeting will have a Western Hemisphere focus, the U.S. [...]
2009-03-19 00:19:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL
09STATE26339SEEKING VIEWS ON IAEA PROPOSAL (WMD TERRORIST
[...] (SBU) This cable requests London and Paris obtain views regarding a proposal by Gustavo Zlauvunin, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) New York Representative, to integrate efforts of the various counterterrorism and nonproliferation Committees to focus on weapons of mass destruction (W [...]
2009-03-19 14:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC FR IAEA KPAO PARM PREL PTER UK UNSC
09STATE26373VIEWS ON SUDAN -- MEETINGS WITH UK, FRANCE,
[...] (C) Summary: Department AF and S/WCI officials met March 10-11 with UK and French, Sudan Contact Group, and UN/AU mediation team members to discuss recent Sudanese developments. UK and France are deeply disappointed at Arab and African reactions to ICC issuance of an arrest warrant for Presid [...]
2009-03-19 14:51:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL SU UN
09STATE26517SOMALIA CONSULTATIONS, MARCH 20, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-19 17:20:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KPKO KE
09STATE26707(U) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON KOSOVO AND THE
[...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS REQUEST THAT POST PROVIDE INFORMATION ON SERBIA'S ATTEMPT TO KEEP KOSOVO FROM GAINING MEMBERSHIP IN INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, ESPECIALLY THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF). INFORMATION REGARDING BELGRADE'S EFFORTS WILL HELP ANALYSTS PROVIDE TIMELY INSIGHTS TO POL [...]
2009-03-19 21:29:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPINR ECIN ECON PGOV PREL KV RI
09STATE26719(U) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON ESTONIA'S ECONOMIC
[...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATE INFORMATION FROM POST ON ESTONIA'S ECONOMIC TIES TO RUSSIA. ANALYSTS CONTINUE TO FOLLOW ESTONIA'S ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL TIES TO RUSSIA IN LIGHT OF EU, NATO, AND US RESPONSES TO THE AUGUST 2008 GEORGIA CONFLICT AND THE MOST RECENT UKRAINE-RUSSIA GAS [...]
2009-03-19 21:55:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPINR ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL EN
09STATE27305SECRETARY CLINTON'S MEETING WITH DANISH FOREIGN
[...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) March 13, 2009, 1:00 - 1:30, Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Secretary EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried Acting Deputy Spokesman Gordon Duguid NSC Director Maria Ger [...]
2009-03-20 21:45:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV PHUM NATO AF PB RS DA
09STATE27621DOE REQUEST FOR POST ASSISTANCE: JUNE 10-11
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3-12. 2. (U) The Department of Energy (DOE) plans to develop a two-day pipeline workshop in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. The Workshop on Gas Pipeline Infrastructure Management would take place Wednesday, June 10, and Thursday, June 11, 2009 [...]
2009-03-23 16:03:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TX ZK
09STATE27625AFGHANISTAN-VOTING INSTRUCTION FOR UNAMA MANDATE
[...] (U) This is an action request: The Department instructs USUN to vote in favor of and co-sponsor the following UN Security Council resolution regarding the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA),to be considered by the Council on Monday, March 23, 2009. Mission should seek additional g [...]
2009-03-23 16:33:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAF MARR PREL
09STATE27631JCIC-DIP-09-003: RESPONSE TO RUSSIAN AND
[...] (U) This is an action cable (see paragraph 4). 2. (C) Background: On March 11, 2009, Russia proposed a meeting of the Parties to the START Treaty in the Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC) from March 31 to April 3, 2009, in Geneva (Ref A). Similarly, Ukraine proposed a JCI [...]
2009-03-23 16:42:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPARM KACT START US RS UP BO KZ
09STATE27733U.S. DISPUTE OF RUSSIAN START BILLS
[...] This is an action cable (see paragraph 3). 2. Summary and action request. The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) has reviewed itemized cost lists and bills associated with the implementation of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) (totaling 592,377.62 USD),and supporting docu [...]
2009-03-23 19:07:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KACT START US RS UP BO KZ
09STATE27803(U) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON RUSSIAN EXPORT
[...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE INTERESTED IN ANY INFORMATION CONCERNING RUSSIAN EXPORT CONTROLS ON DUAL-USE ITEMS THAT COULD BE APPLICABLE TO NUCLEAR WEAPONS, BALLISTIC OR CRUISE MISSILES, BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS, CHEMICAL WEAPONS, OR ADVANCED CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS. ANALYSTS ARE HOPING TO DEVELOP IN [...]
2009-03-23 20:40:00Secretary of StateSECRETPINR PARM RS
09STATE27822ANNUAL DECLARATION OF THE UNITED STATES UNDER THE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (U) Background/Action Request: Request the Mission deliver the USG interagency-cleared "Annual Declaration of the U.S. under the Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation" in paragraph 3 to HCOC Immediate Cent [...]
2009-03-23 21:22:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEC ETTC KSCA MTCRE PARM TSPA AORC
09STATE27842USUN INSTRUCTIONS: ELEMENTS FOR DPRK LAUNCH
[...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (S) ACTION REQUEST: Department requests USUN use the elements of the draft Security Council resolution in paragraph 3 as a starting point to negotiate a Security Council resolution in the event of a missile launch by the DPRK. 3. (S) Some of the elemen [...]
2009-03-24 00:41:00Secretary of StateSECRETUNSC KNNP JA KN
09STATE28279COPUOS: GUIDANCE FOR THE 48TH SESSION OF THE
[...] FOLLOWING IS GUIDANCE FOR THE 48TH SESSION OF THE LEGAL SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE UN COMMITTEE ON THE PEACEFUL USES OF OUTER SPACE (COPUOS). IT IS DIVIDED INTO A GENERAL OVERVIEW AND GUIDANCE FOR SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEMS. ---------------- GENERAL OVERVIEW ---------------- 2. THIS YEAR,S LEGAL SUB [...]
2009-03-24 20:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA UNPUOS UNGA AORC
09STATE28474NRRC: START MESSAGE SENT BY THE U.S. --
[...] (U) AT 0357 GMT ON 25 MARCH 2009, THE U.S. NUCLEAR RISK REDUCTION CENTER (NRRC) SENT THE FOLLOWING START NOTIFICATION TO RUSSIA VIA THE NRRC COMMUNICATIONS LINK WITH THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. THE SAME NOTIFICATION WAS SENT VIA THE NRRC'S COMMUNICATIONS LINKS AS FOLLOWS: AT 0400 GMT ON 25 MARCH [...]
2009-03-25 13:29:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPARM KTIA START NRRC
09STATE28493NRRC: START MESSAGE SENT BY THE U.S. --
[...] (U) AT 0358 GMT ON 25 MARCH 2009, THE U.S. NUCLEAR RISK REDUCTION CENTER (NRRC) SENT THE FOLLOWING START NOTIFICATION TO RUSSIA VIA THE NRRC COMMUNICATIONS LINK WITH THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. THE SAME NOTIFICATION WAS SENT VIA THE NRRC'S COMMUNICATIONS LINKS AS FOLLOWS: AT 0401 GMT ON 25 MARCH [...]
2009-03-25 13:58:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPARM KTIA START NRRC
09STATE28847OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: SERBIA: NATO CAMPAIGN
[...] Post is authorized to make the following supplementary statement, if the issue is raised by others, at the March 26, 2009 meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin Text: Thank you, Madame Chairwoman. We have listened with great interest to the statements by the (Russian/Se [...]
2009-03-25 20:54:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKS OSCE PGOV PHUM PREL SR
09STATE28851OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON RULE OF LAW
[...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the March 26, 2009 meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin Text: Thank you, Madame Chairwoman. Last week here in the Permanent Council, the Ambassadors of Serbia and the Russian Federation made statements concerning [...]
2009-03-25 20:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM OSCE KKPO KPAO KV SR
09STATE29419BAIKONUR TSA: STEPS TOWARD ENTRY INTO FORCE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-26 21:36:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKZ RS
09STATE29721(C/NF) KUDOS AND FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS ON
[...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS APPRECIATE THE RECENT REFTELS ON PORTUGUESE FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY, AND THE EXCELLENT OVERVIEW OF THE MFA, MOD, AND MILITARY. NOTEWORTHY WERE REFERENCES TO THE HISTORICAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL ISSUES THAT CONTINUE TO INFLUENCE PORTUGUESE FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLI [...]
2009-03-27 14:48:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPINR ECON MCAP MOPS PGOV PREF PO
09STATE30048INFORMING BELARUS, KAZAKHSTAN, AND UKRAINE OF
[...] (U) Secure communications with Minsk remains unavailable. Post is requested to pass SBU points to appropriate host government officials. 2. (U) This is an action cable. Astana, Minsk, Kyiv, and Moscow: please see appropriate paragraphs below. Posts should be aware that the information [...]
2009-03-28 01:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM KACT START US RS UP BO KZ
09STATE30049(U) Secretary Clinton’s March 24, 2009
[...] Classified by Acting EAP A/S Alexander A. Arvizu. Reason: 1.4 (d) 2. (U) March 24; 1:00 p.m.; Washington, DC. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Charge d'Affaires Dan Clune Dr. Anne-Marie Slaughter, S/P Glyn Davies, EAP PDAS Robert Wood, Acting Spokesman Joseph Macmanus, Executive Assista [...]
2009-03-28 02:24:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALOVIP CLINTON HILLARY PREL AS PK AF CH
09STATE30123DEMARCHE REQUEST: PRESSING MOSCOW AND BEIJING ON
[...] (U) This is an action request, see para 2. 2. (S/NF) ACTION REQUEST: Posts are requested to press Russia and China to support meaningful UN Security Council action in response to a DPRK rocket launch, which North Korea has announced will occur between April 4-8, 2009. Drawing on the points [...]
2009-03-30 00:47:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNUNSC PREL CM RU KNNP KN
09STATE3032BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on license 050129249 for the export of carbines to Georgia. Post is requested to complete this Blue Lantern [...]
2009-01-12 20:41:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC GG
09STATE30838DIPLOMATIC SECURITY DAILY
[...] (U) Diplomatic Security Daily, March 31, 2009 2. (U) 2009 NATO Summit - Paragraphs 8-16 3. (U) Significant Events - Paragraphs 17-23 4. (U) Key Concerns - Paragraphs 24-44 5. (U) Threats & Analysis - Paragraphs 45-59 6. (U) Cyber Threats - Paragraphs 60-68 7. (U) Suspicious [...]
2009-03-31 17:32:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNASEC
09STATE30895(U) KUDOS FOR BIOGRAPHIC REPORTING JANUARY -
[...] (C) INR/B CONTINUES TO BE AMAZED AND PLEASED WITH THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF BIOGRAPHIC REPORTING PRODUCED BY POST. INR/B RELIES HEAVILY ON POST,S REPORTING IN PULLING TOGETHER BIOGRAPHIC REPORTS ON KAZAKHSTANI OFFICIALS FOR USE BY US POLICYMAKERS. REFS A-J AMOUNT TO MERELY A SAMPLE OF POS [...]
2009-03-31 18:35:00Secretary of StateSECRETPINR KZ
09STATE31078INSTRUCTIONS TO SIGN TRANSIT ARRANGEMENT WITH THE
[...] (SBU) Embassy Tashkent is instructed to deliver the proposed exchange of letters in paragraph 3 to the Government of Uzbekistan. The U.S. Government has agreed to all of the Government of Uzbekistan's proposed changes found in reftel C. If the transit arrangement is acceptable to the Gove [...]
2009-03-31 21:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR NATO PREL UZ
09STATE31102REQUESTING SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) As announced by the President on March 27, the United States Government has concluded its Afghanistan- Pakistan Strategic Review (Ref A). The conclusions of the Strategic Review -- informed by consultations with the Governments of Afghanistan and Pakistan, NATO Allies, International Secur [...]
2009-04-01 00:55:00Secretary of StateSECRETNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF
09STATE31392MD ISSUES RELATED TO DPRK
[...] (SBU) This is an action request for EMBASSY MOSCOW. 2. (S/NF) BACKGROUND and ACTION REQUEST As discussed in REFTEL, the United States remains concerned about the likelihood of a launch of a TD-2 long-range missile, regardless of how North Korea characterizes such a launch. North Korea has [...]
2009-04-01 15:28:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPARM KN RS
09STATE31650OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON IED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-01 21:25:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM GG RU OSCE
09STATE32091(U) Deputy Secretary Steinberg's March 6, 2009
[...] (S) SUMMARY: In Deputy Secretary Steinberg's March 6 meeting with Italian Ambassador Castellaneta, Castellaneta stressed that Italy was very interested in a close, consultative relationship with the United States, similar to what Washington has with the UK, France, and Germany. He listed fo [...]
2009-04-02 18:51:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNOVIP STEINBERG JAMES PREL KPAL IT IR NATO
09STATE322ANNOUNCING RATIFICATION OF THE U.S.-IAEA
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 15-17. ------- Summary ------- 2. Summary: On December 30, 2008, the President signed the instrument of ratification for the Protocol Additional to the Agreement Between the United States of America and the International Atomic Energy [...]
2009-01-03 03:47:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IAEA ENRG NPT PREL KNNP TRGY KTIA
09STATE32299QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON U.S.-RUSSIA SECURITY
[...] The text below has been approved by the National Security Council for use by Posts in response to press and host government queries regarding the April 1 meeting between President Obama and Russian President Medvedev. Please note that background information should be used only to inform posts [...]
2009-04-03 00:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDRS US PARM KACT KNNP MARR MNUC PTER
09STATE32712FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE: PAKISTAN DONORS' CONFERENCE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see Paragraph 3 for general talking points. Paragraph 4 has Post-specific points. 2. (U) Per reftel, Japan and the World Bank are co-hosting a Donors Conference for Pakistan on April 17 in Tokyo. The stated goal of the conference is to raise $4 bill [...]
2009-04-03 16:40:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN IBRD IMF PK
09STATE3291(U) THE SECRETARY'S JANUARY 9, 2009 COURTESY
[...] (U) FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 2009; 11:00 A.M.; SECRETARY'S OUTER OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WASHINGTON, D.C. 2. (U) PARTICIPANTS: U.S. ---- THE SECRETARY PA ASSISTANT SECRETARY SEAN MCCORMICK EUR DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY MATT BRYZA EUR/CARC DIRECTOR BAXTER HUNT EUR/CARC ANYA YAKHEDTS (N [...]
2009-01-13 16:56:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MASS MARR GG
09STATE32931AUSTRALIA GROUP: GUIDANCE FOR INFORMAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-03 20:58:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL ETTC
09STATE33075QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, FACT SHEETS ON PRESIDENTIAL
[...] These materials have been approved by the National Security Council for use by Posts in response to press and host government queries regarding President Obama's April 5 speech on nonproliferation in Prague. 2. Posts are authorized to use the points and fact sheets below in addressing ques [...]
2009-04-05 22:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KACT KNNP MARR US RS CH EZ MNUC PTER
09STATE33306QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, FACT SHEETS ON
[...] These materials have been approved by the National Security Council for use by Posts in response to press and host government queries regarding President Obama's April 5 speech on nonproliferation in Prague. 2. Posts are authorized to use the points and fact sheets below in addressing ques [...]
2009-04-06 16:15:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KACT KNNP MARR MNUC PTER EZ US RS
09STATE33549LETTER FROM SECRETARY CLINTON TO FOREIGN
[...] Please deliver the following message from Secretary Clinton to Foreign Minister Kouchner. No signed original will follow. 2. Begin text: Dear Bernard: Thank you for calling on me in Washington on February 5. I hope you found our meeting as useful as I did. At that meeting, you gave m [...]
2009-04-06 21:21:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC OPDC PREL
09STATE33583GEORGIA - GUIDANCE ON U.S. RESPONSE TO UN
[...] (C) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. In response to reftel A, the Department has reviewed the March 26, 2009 UN-drafted paper on the future presence of the UN in Georgia. While interagency discussions regarding U.S. policy towards the UN's presence in Georgia have not concluded, Post should inform [...]
2009-04-07 00:25:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALUNSC PREL GG
09STATE34113PLUTONIUM PRODUCTION REACTOR AGREEMENT (PPRA)
[...] (U) THE ENTIRE TEXT IS UNCLASSIFIED, BUT PARA 6 CONTAINS PERSONAL INFORMATION THAT SHOULD BE TREATED AS SENSITIVE AND PROTECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRIVACY ACT. 2. (U) ACTION REQUEST -- PARAGRAPHS 5 AND 6. 3. (U) BACKGROUND. PURSUANT TO REF A, EACH PARTY OF THE PPRA IS TO PROVIDE [...]
2009-04-07 22:28:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYDTRA
09STATE34174SECRETARY CLINTON'S 4/6/2009 MEETING WITH CANADIAN
[...] (U) Classified by WHA Assistant Secretary Thomas A. Shannon for Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. April 6, 2009; 2:00 p.m.; Washington, D.C. 3. Participants: U.S. ---- Secretary Hillary Clinton WHA/CAN Director Ned Nolan Executive Assistant Joseph Macmanus WHA/CAN Karl Rios ? Note-tak [...]
2009-04-08 09:30:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALOVIP CLINTON HILLARY EAIR SENV EFIS ECON PGOV
09STATE3441948TH MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: The ISTC Governing Board's (GB) 48th meeting in Moscow on March 26 focused on transforming the Center to make it more relevant to changed global nonproliferation threats in a way that would maintain GoR support for the Center. Russian MFA and Rosatom officials argued that the C [...]
2009-04-08 17:15:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM TSLP RS
09STATE34777MARCH 19 COUNTERPROLIFERATION TASK FORCE
[...] (U) Post is requested to deliver the nonpapers in para 13 to appropriate host country government officials. End action request. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) The fourth U.S. ) UAE Counterproliferation Task Force (CTF) was held on March 19 in Abu Dhabi at the level of Assistant Secre [...]
2009-04-09 12:54:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL KNNP MNUC XB ZP ZO AE
09STATE35020UPDATED TRAVEL WARNING-GEORGIA
[...] The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Georgia. This Travel Warning replaces the one dated December 12, 2008 to note the possibility of violent demonstrations. 2. American citizens are urged not to travel to the separatist regions of South Osseti [...]
2009-04-09 19:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC GG
09STATE35237MANAS: GRANT OF AUTHORITY TO CONCLUDE AGREEMENTS
[...] (S) Background: This is an action request; please see paragraphs 3 and 4. Deputy Secretary Steinberg approved C-175 authority on April 9 to negotiate and conclude the status of forces agreement and the agreement specific to the Manas Transit Center (provided that the status of forces agreem [...]
2009-04-10 00:14:00Secretary of StateSECRETMARR MOPS PGOV PREL KG
09STATE35243SECRETARY CLINTON'S MEETING WITH NORWEGIAN
[...] (U) Classified by Acting EUR Assistant Secretary Marcie Ries for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) April 6, 2009, 3:30 - 4:00, Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Secretary EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary Judy Garber OES Deputy Assistant Secretary Dave Balton Acting [...]
2009-04-10 02:51:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM NATO EAID PARM KNNP SENV
09STATE35549GICNT JOINT DEMARCHE ON PROPOSED AGENDA FOR 2009
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. Summary: The Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) will conduct its 5th Plenary Meeting (2009 Plenary Meeting) at The Hague, Netherlands on June 16-17, 2009. Department requests Post to invite host government to parti [...]
2009-04-10 15:10:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KNNP RS NL PREL PTER MNUC KGIC
09STATE35897DEMARCHE TO NON-PERMANENT SECURITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
[...] (SBU) Night Action precedence required due to action requested in advance of scheduled United Nations Security Council meeting at 1500 EDT Monday, April 13. 2. (SBU) Addressees are requested to make an urgent demarche in their capitals, at the highest appropriate level, drawing on the infor [...]
2009-04-12 03:04:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPARM UNSC NK
09STATE36077CFE/VCC: NON-PAPER FOR DISTRIBUTION TO ALLIES ON
[...] (U) This is an action message. Mission is requested to distribute to Allies the non-paper contained in para six below. 2. (C/REL NATO) Background. Ref A indicates that in April 2008 the Verification Coordination Committee (VCC) tasked experts to review Vienna Document 1999 (VD 99) implemen [...]
2009-04-13 14:49:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNOSCE PARM PREL NATO
09STATE37071MARCH 2009 OECD WORKING GROUP ON BRIBERY MEETING
[...] (SBU) U.S. delegation (USDEL) members from the Commerce, Justice, and State Departments and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) participated in the OECD Working Group on Bribery (WGB) meeting in Paris March 16-20, 2009. The WGB made significant progress on its Review of Instruments, w [...]
2009-04-15 16:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCH CI ECON EG EINV EN ETRD EZ FR ID IN IS PGOV
09STATE37561(S) REPORTING AND COLLECTION NEEDS: AFRICAN GREAT
[...] (S/NF) This cable provides the full text of the new National HUMINT Collection Directive (NHCD) on African Great Lakes (paragraph 3-end) as well as a request for continued DOS reporting of biographic information relating to DROC, Burundi, and Rwanda (paragraph 2). A. (S/NF) The NHCD below s [...]
2009-04-16 14:11:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPINR KSPR ECON KDEM KHIV ZF XA CF RW BY
09STATE38039(C) DEMARCHE TO RUSSIA CONCERNING GOODS AND
[...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (C) The objectives of this demarche are to: -- Encourage Russia to work together with us to gain agreement on U.S.-proposed designations in the DPRK Sanctions Committee ("1718 Committee") of entities and goods tied to the DPRK's proscribed WMD and mis [...]
2009-04-16 23:52:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALUNSC PARM KN RU
09STATE3809SPACE COOPERATION WITH INDIA
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Through press reports and diplomatic exchanges, the Department is aware of Indian satellite launches tentatively scheduled for 2009 that will require a signed and implemented Technology Safeguards Agreement. Wishing to avoid [...]
2009-01-14 19:19:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL TSPA AG CA IN
09STATE38565RESPONSE TO RUSSIAN CONCERNS ABOUT UNLICENSED
[...] (C) Background: On several occasions since December 2008, the Government of Russia (GOR) has raised with us concerns about the unlicensed production of Kalashnikov rifles by U.S. companies, particularly Arsenal Inc. The GOR wants to protect the intellectual property rights of its arms manufa [...]
2009-04-17 20:50:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ETTC ETRD MASS RS
09STATE38591ACTION REQUEST: DEMARCHE ON BALTIC ENERGY SECURITY
[...] (SBU) The Prime Ministers and Energy Ministers of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania will meet in Vilnius on April 26-27 to discuss energy security; Poland, Sweden and Finland will be represented at lower levels, as will CEOs of several Baltic energy companies. The United States supports and has [...]
2009-04-17 21:34:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON ENRG LG LH PL RS SW FI
09STATE38601DEMARCHE TO VIETNAM CONCERNING GOODS AND ENTITIES
[...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (C) The objectives of this demarche are to encourage Vietnam to work together with us to reach agreement on U.S.-proposed designations in the DPRK Sanctions Committee ("1718 Committee") of entities and goods tied to the DPRK's proscribed WMD and missile [...]
2009-04-17 22:06:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPARM UNSC KN VM KNNP
09STATE38608DPRK: URGENT DEMARCHE TO LIBYA ON 1718 SANCTIONS
[...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (C) The objectives of this demarche are to: -- Encourage Libya to work together with us to gain agreement on U.S.-proposed designations in the DPRK Sanctions Committee ("1718 Committee") of entities and goods tied to the DPRK's proscribed WMD and miss [...]
2009-04-17 22:40:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPARM UNSC KN LY KNNP
09STATE38943ALERTING GOR OF DELIVERY OF SEIZED HEU DURING
[...] (S) This is an action request for Embassy Moscow regarding the delivery by FBI Director Mueller of a requested sample of seized highly-enriched uranium (HEU) to appropriate Russian authorities. Please see para 3. Embassy Tbilisi see para 5. 2. (S) Background: Over two years ago Russia r [...]
2009-04-20 15:32:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL KNNP MNUC GG RS
09STATE3902RUSSIAN UPDATE ON SUKHUMI RADIOACTIVE SOURCES
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassies Tbilisi and Moscow. See para 6. 2. (C) In response to Ref A request for GOR update on the status of radiation sources that had been located in Sukhumi, working-level Russian MFA contacts were unable to provide definitive information about these s [...]
2009-01-14 21:26:00Secretary of StateSECRETKNNP PARM PGOV PREL GG RS
09STATE39054REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON THE ARREST OF
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Kyiv. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: There are several differing reports regarding the nature of material recently seized in Ukraine and other details surrounding the incident. For example, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) characterized [...]
2009-04-20 17:56:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALASEC KCRM KNNP MNUC PARM PINR UP XH
09STATE39134GEORGIA - ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE ON REVISED UN
[...] (C) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. Department requests USUN share the attached non-paper (see para 3) outlining language for a new mandate for the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) with UN SRSG Verbeke, UN Under Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Alain Le Roy, and UN Under Secretary-General [...]
2009-04-20 19:29:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALUNSC PREL GG
09STATE39151SECRETARY CLINTON'S APRIL 15 MEETING WITH EU
[...] (U) Meeting took place April 15, 2009; 12:30 - 1:10 pm; Washington, DC. 2. (U) Participants U.S. ------ The Secretary Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy, Richard Morningstar EUR - Daniel Fried, Assistant Secretary NSC [...]
2009-04-20 19:45:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEUN PGOV PREL
09STATE39222GUIDANCE REGARDING USG PARTICIPATION IN THE
[...] This is an action request for Geneva, The Hague, Moscow, Jerusalem, London, Nairobi, Accra, Kigali, Lusaka, Rabat, Bamako, Abuja, Dakar, Mexico City, Brasilia and Rome. Please see paragraphs 2, 3 and 4. 2. The draft review conference outcome document for the Durban Review Conference does no [...]
2009-04-20 23:57:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SOCI AORC KISL PHUM KDEM
09STATE39345SUPPORTING KOSOVO IN INTERNATIONAL BODIES
[...] (C) Summary. This is an action request, see paragraph 2. The Department wishes to highlight our continuing interest in supporting participation by the Republic of Kosovo in international institutions. Kosovo, which has just completed its first year of independence, has made integration in [...]
2009-04-21 13:43:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON UN KV
09STATE39834ISRAEL ASKS RUSSIAN DFM TO POSTPONE UNSC
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 21, PolOff met with Russian Embassy Political Counselor Alexey Skosyrev to discuss the recent visit to Israel by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Saltanov. Saltanov's main meetings were with Prime Minister Netanyahu, Foreign Minister Lieberman, and National Secu [...]
2009-04-22 12:12:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG RU UN IS
09STATE40115OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON THE
[...] Post is authorized to present the following statement at the April 23 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. The United States would like to call attention to the April 14 statement of the High Commissioner on National Minorities in which he expres [...]
2009-04-22 15:40:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PREL PGOV GG
09STATE40237UKRAINE: REPORTING ON THE FEBRUARY 24-25, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-22 18:23:00Secretary of StateSECRETETTC PARM PREL EWWT PHSA UP
09STATE40419(U) CUBA-RUSSIA RELATIONSHIP (C-AL9-00784)
[...] (S/NF) A NUMBER OF POLICYMAKERS ARE INTERESTED IN KNOWING THE STATUS OF THE CURRENT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CUBA AND RUSSIA, GIVEN THE ANIMOSITY BOTH GOVERNMENTS SHARE TOWARD THE UNITED STATES AND IN LIGHT OF THE NUMEROUS PRESS REPORTS SUGGESTING A CLOSER BILATERAL PARTNERSHIP. WASHINGTON ANALYST [...]
2009-04-22 21:10:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPINR PREL CU RS
09STATE40433(U) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON RUSSIAN FSVTS AND
[...] (S) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATED REFTELS FROM POST ON RUSSIA'S FEDERAL SERVICE FOR MILITARY TECHNICAL COOPERATION (FSVTS) AND ROSOBORONEXPORT (ROE). ANALYSTS IN PARTICULAR APPRECIATED SPECIFIC INFORMATION ON THE APPROVAL PROCESS FOR RUSSIAN ARMS TRANSFERS, RUSSIA'S DECISIONMAKING [...]
2009-04-22 21:34:00Secretary of StateSECRETPINR EIND ETRD ETTC MASS PGOV PREL RS
09STATE4079U.S.-POLAND STRATEGIC COOPERATION - RESPONSE TO
[...] (U) This is an action request. Post is requested to provide to the appropriate officials the text in paragraph 3 as the U.S. response to the Polish Memorandum on Strategic Cooperation. The text of the original Polish memorandum is included for reference in paragraph 4. 2. (U) Background: [...]
2009-01-15 15:02:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MCAP PL
09STATE40824HCOC - ENCOURAGING INDIA TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE HCOC
[...] (C) Summary: Department requests Embassy to encourage India to subscribe to the Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCOC). This overture is consistent with India's positive efforts related to preventing the spread of ballistic missiles via harmonization and adherenc [...]
2009-04-23 16:49:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA
09STATE40874JCIC-DIP-09-002: PROVISION IN ADVANCE OF DATA ON
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. See paragraph 4 below. 2. (SBU) Background: In Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC) Joint Statement Number 21, the parties are obligated to provide, "in advance,[?] information on ICBMs and SLBMs used to deliver objects into the upper atmosp [...]
2009-04-23 18:14:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM KACT START US RS UP BO KZ
09STATE40999REQUEST FOR ISRAEL TO POSTPONE GICNT WORKSHOP
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Tel Aviv. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: Per REF A, the GOI proposed an expert-level Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) workshop in November 2009 to focus on legal aspects and forensics issues related to combating [...]
2009-04-23 20:10:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC IS KCRM KNNP MNUC PARM PINR PINS XF KGIC PREL
09STATE41027(U) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON POLITICAL
[...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE CLOSELY MONITORING THE POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS. TO THIS END, ANALYSTS ARE INTERESTED IN INFORMATION REGARDING HOW THE FINANCIAL CRISIS HAS AFFECTED THE SOUTH CAUCASUS--IN PARTICULAR, THE GOVERNMENTS OF ARMENIA, AZERBAIJAN, AND GEORGI [...]
2009-04-23 20:31:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPINR ECON EFIN EINT AJ AM GG
09STATE41124HLTF ACTION REQUEST: U.S. NON-PAPER ON THE
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. USNATO is requested to deliver the text in para 2 to the NATO International Staff to distribute on April 24 as a U.S. non-paper on the status of the elements of the Parallel Actions Package. This paper was requested by Allies at the March 12 HLTF and will se [...]
2009-04-24 01:10:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALKCFE PARM PREL
09STATE41125GUIDANCE FOR A/S GOTTEMOELLER AT U.S./RUSSIA
[...] (SBU) Assistant Secretary for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation, Rose Gottemoeller, will hold talks regarding a START follow-on agreement with Russian MFA Director of Security and Disarmament Affairs Anatoliy Antonov, as proposed in Reftel. Accompanying A/S Gottemoeller will be Dr. [...]
2009-04-24 01:20:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL KACT START JCIC US RS
09STATE41666HLTF: GUIDANCE FOR APRIL 28 MEETING
[...] (C) The focus of the April 28 High Level Task Force (HLTF) meeting will be a CFE "stocktaking" discussion based on an Ally's request that the U.S. provide a non- paper on the status of the elements of the Parallel Actions Package. Allies will also review plans for the NATO International Staf [...]
2009-04-24 22:46:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALKCFE PARM PREL
09STATE41838GUIDANCE: RUSSIAN DRAFT PRST ON THE MIDDLE EAST
[...] (SBU) This is an action message. USUN is authorized to recommend changes to the Russian draft PRST provided reftel, so that the text matches that provided at para 2 below (note: a copy of this text showing tracked changes will be provided via e-mail). Mission should ensure that Russian counte [...]
2009-04-27 13:06:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNSC PREL IS RS KWBG KPAL
09STATE42297SCENESETTER: APRIL 27-28 MAJOR ECONOMIES FORUM
[...] On March 20, President Obama invited the leaders of 16 other major economies, plus the UN Secretary General and the Danish Prime Minister, to participate in a Leaders Meeting of the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate (MEF) this July in La Maddalena, Italy (reftel). The July Forum w [...]
2009-04-27 21:04:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG KPOW SENV
09STATE42688OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY
[...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the April 30 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Madame Chairwoman, On May 3rd, we mark World Press Freedom Day. We do so with a somber note, for, as we acknowledge and praise media workers for their p [...]
2009-04-28 16:35:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV OSCE KPAO PHUM PREL
09STATE42846(C) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON RUSSIA'S
[...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE CLOSELY FOLLOWING RUSSIA'S FOREIGN POLICY DECISIONMAKING WITH REGARD TO AFGHANISTAN. PUBLIC STATEMENTS FROM SENIOR RUSSIAN OFFICIALS SUGGEST MOSCOW WANTS TO COOPERATE WITH THE UNITED STATES ON STABILIZING AFGHANISTAN. RUSSIA HAS PROPOSED A RANGE OF COUNTERNARCOTIC [...]
2009-04-28 18:47:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPINR PGOV PREL AF RS
09STATE4297APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE JANUARY
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 25. 2. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels January 26-27. We expect the formal agenda to include: Western Balkans, Sudan/Darfur, Zimbabwe, Ukraine [...]
2009-01-15 20:33:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEUN PREL PGOV ZL AF SU ZI UP BO
09STATE43052MGSF01: SITUATION REPORT NO. 1 INFLUENZA
[...] (SBU) Confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus were reported in New Zealand, the first cases outside of the Americas and Europe. Officials are investigating flu- like symptoms in several other countries, including Israel, Guatemala, and Russia. (HSC/CDC/Monitoring Group telcon) 2. (SBU) The [...]
2009-04-28 22:32:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO
09STATE43053HLTF: SHARING RUSSIAN PAPER ON CFE
[...] (U) This is an action cable. 2. (SBU) Mission is requested ask the IS to deliver to delegations promptly on Thursday, April 30, a copy of the paper contained in paper 3 below along with the following explanatory remarks : -- Following up on discussions during the April 28 HLTF meeting [...]
2009-04-28 22:38:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCFE PARM PREL NATO
09STATE43083U.S. FOREIGN POLICY: ENGAGING THE WORLD
[...] In keeping with the President's vision for active diplomatic engagement with the world to advance American interests and address the challenges our nation faces in the 21st century, our foreign policy team has been actively promoting partnerships to secure a better future, addressing the globa [...]
2009-04-29 01:24:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO
09STATE43165OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO SPECIAL
[...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the April 30 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna: Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. It is a pleasure to welcome you to today,s meeting, Ambassador Christopoulos. We appreciate your ongoing efforts to facilitate long-term, pea [...]
2009-04-29 12:34:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDGG MO OSCE PGOV PREL
09STATE43578BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 050117106 for the export of firearms and components to Belgium. Post is requested to [...]
2009-04-29 20:03:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC BE
09STATE44001U.S. PROPOSAL FOR THE ELEVENTH MEETING OF THE
[...] (U) This is an action cable. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: Under the terms of the Moscow Treaty, the Parties are obligated to meet twice a year in the Bilateral Implementation Commission (BIC). The last meeting of the BIC was in November 2008. The United States proposes that the next BIC meeting b [...]
2009-04-30 17:23:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPARM KACT START US RS UP BO KZ
09STATE44280CONSULAR ISSUES CABLE -- APRIL 2009
[...] April passed quickly here in Washington. Between complicated arrest cases in Iran and North Korea, the H1N1 flu situation, and a myriad of visa-related issues, this month brought many interesting and difficult policy challenges. Secretary Clinton continues to take an active interest in many [...]
2009-05-01 01:06:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT
09STATE44644NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT): RESPONSE
[...] (U) This is an action message; see paragraph 3 below. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Ref A requested relevant reporting from host governments most likely to influence the outcome of critical upcoming NPT meetings. Ukraine responded (ref B) with a non-paper titled &Sharing Informal Views on the NPT: Ukra [...]
2009-05-01 19:32:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP AORC ENRG MNUC PARM PREL CDG UNGA IAEA NPT UP
09STATE44713RESPONSE TO CANADA,S QUESTIONS ON
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. ------------------------- OBJECTIVES/ACTION REQUEST ------------------------- 2. (C) Washington requests Post deliver the non-paper in paragraph 3 to appropriate host government officials in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Inte [...]
2009-05-01 22:11:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL ETTC CA
09STATE44996HCOC - ENCOURAGING ADDITIONAL COUNTRIES TO
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (SBU) Background: Per reftels, the Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCOC; also known as the International Code of Conduct, or ICOC; text at para 5) was formally brought into effect on November 25, 2002 at [...]
2009-05-04 15:34:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA
09STATE44998HCOC - ENCOURAGING ADDITIONAL COUNTRIES TO
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (SBU) Background: Per reftels, the Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCOC; also known as the International Code of Conduct, or ICOC; text at para 5) was formally brought into effect on November 25, 2002 at [...]
2009-05-04 15:35:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA
09STATE45019READ OUT OF APRIL 23 MEETING OF G-8
[...] (SBU) Summary: The G-8 Nonproliferation Directors devoted most of the April 23 NPDG meeting in Rome to revising draft nonproliferation language, which the Italian G-8 Presidency plans to release as a separate Leaders' statement at the July G-8 Summit. Lengthy debate occurred on the paragraph r [...]
2009-05-04 15:57:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMNUC PARM PREL KNNP IT
09STATE45036MULTILATERAL ENGAGEMENT TO COMBAT BIOTERRORISM
[...] (C) Reftel requested guidance in response to GOC questions concerning U.S. thinking on how best to address bioterrorism multilaterally. DFAIT Senior Policy Officer David MacDuff asked whether the USG intends to raise this issue in the G-8 Nonproliferation Directors' Group, and suggested th [...]
2009-05-04 16:42:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PTER TBIO
09STATE45229U.S.-EU TASK FORCE READOUT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY The U.S.-EU Task Force covered a range of priority economic, political, and other issues during an April 27 meeting in Washington. The U.S. team was led by PDAS Ries and NSC Director Toby Bradley, and included other Department and interagency attendees. The EU team was led by [...]
2009-05-04 21:48:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEAGR ECON ENRG ETRD IR PGOV PREL TBIO
09STATE45889OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON GEORGIA
[...] Post is authorized to deliver the following statement at the May 7, 2009, Permanent Council meeting in Vienna: Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. Last week I declared "wholly unwelcome" the April 30 agreement allowing the stationing of Russian border guards along the administrativ [...]
2009-05-06 12:16:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PREL PGOV GG
09STATE4610PIRACY: FIRST MEETING OF CONTACT GROUP CHARTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Pursuant to UNSCR 1851, the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS) held its inaugural meeting on January 14 in New York. Twenty-four countries and five international organizations met to discuss - and came to agreement on the way ahead - on six focus areas deali [...]
2009-01-16 16:01:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EWWT KCRM PBTS PHSA
09STATE46706BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Embassy's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 050124935 for the export of gyroscopes to Russia. Embassy is requested to complete this Blu [...]
2009-05-07 18:59:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC RS
09STATE46713SOUTH KOREA WANTS TO STRENGTHEN NONPROLIFERATION
[...] (S) SUMMARY: During a May 1 working lunch, Verification, Compliance, and Implementation (VCI) Assistant Secretary Rose Gottemoeller and Republic of Korea (ROK) Deputy Foreign Minister (DFM) Joon Oh discussed further strengthening the international nonproliferation regime, coping with the North [...]
2009-05-07 19:10:00Secretary of StateSECRETKNNP PREL KN KS
09STATE46848CFE: RESPONDING TO RUSSIAN AIDE-MEMOIRE
[...] (SBU) Washington appreciates Mission's reporting on the statement by Russian rep Ulyanov to the May 5 Joint Consultative Group. Ulyanov's verbal presentation of the Russian Aide-Memoire, a copy of which was provided to VCI A/S Gottemoeller on April 24, did not provide any additional informa [...]
2009-05-07 22:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCFE PARM PREL OSCE
09STATE47099RESPONSE TO LICENSING AUTHORITY OF SWEDEN ABOUT
[...] (U) This is an action message. The Department requests that the Embassy at the earliest opportunity approach the appropriate official in Sweden's Inspectorate of Strategic Products, as per paragraph 4 below, to relate our response regarding Wassenaar Arrangement notification US2008 [...]
2009-05-08 15:50:00Secretary of StateSECRETETTC KSTC PARM PREL PTER SW
09STATE47359GUIDANCE ON RESPONDING TO RADIATION ALARM AT
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Vilnius. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: Per REF A, on May 5, 2009, Post alerted Washington that a radiation alarm was set off by a cargo train at the border of Lithuania and the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad on May 1, 2009. Post re [...]
2009-05-08 21:40:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KCRM KNNP MNUC PARM PINR PREL PTER LH
09STATE47360KUDOS AND ACTION REQUEST: VOTING FOR KOSOVO'S
[...] (SBU) On May 6, Kosovo,s membership in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was accepted overwhelmingly with 96 countries voting in favor of membership and another 32 casting abstentions. Kosovo,s membership received significant support throughout the world, but especially in the Arab world [...]
2009-05-08 21:42:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL KV
09STATE47369KUDOS AND ACTION REQUEST: VOTING FOR KOSOVO'S
[...] (SBU) On May 6, Kosovo,s membership in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was accepted overwhelmingly with 96 countries voting in favor of membership and another 32 casting abstentions. Kosovo,s membership received significant support throughout the world, but especially in the Arab world [...]
2009-05-08 22:10:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL KV
09STATE47372KUDOS AND ACTION REQUEST: VOTING FOR KOSOVO'S
[...] (SBU) On May 6, Kosovo,s membership in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was accepted overwhelmingly with 96 countries voting in favor of membership and another 32 casting abstentions. Kosovo,s membership received significant support throughout the world, but especially in the Arab world [...]
2009-05-08 22:24:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL KV
09STATE47394SECRETARY CLINTON'S MEETING WITH SWEDISH FOREIGN MINISTER CARL BILDT, MAY 5, 2009, 3:15 P.M., WASHINGTON, D.C.
[...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) May 5, 2009, 3:15 ? 4:00, Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Secretary EUR Assistant Secretary Dan Fried Special Envoy for Energy Security Amb. Richard Morningstar Deputy [...]
2009-05-09 00:35:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAF CE CZ EAID ENRG EU IR IS IZ KN KNNP KWBG NATO NO PARM PGOV PHUM PREL RS SENV SO VIP
09STATE47400SITUATION REPORT NO. 10 INFLUENZA TASK FORCE
[...] (SBU) The CDC reports 1,639 confirmed and 849 probable cases in 43 states and the District of Columbia. (Task Force/HHS telcon) 2. (SBU) Canada confirms 214 cases and 1 death. (Task Force/HHS telcon, Reuters) 3. (U) The Mexican Secretary of Health confirmed 1,364 cases and 45 de [...]
2009-05-09 01:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO
09STATE48359ANTARCTICA: THE THIRTY-SECOND ANTARCTIC TREATY
[...] Begin Summary and Comment: The 32nd Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) met in Baltimore, Maryland, on April 6-17, 2009, to discuss a range of issues related to Antarctica. The Meeting was convened initially at the Department of State in Washington as part of the first-ever joint mee [...]
2009-05-12 18:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AY KSCA KTIA SENV TPHY
09STATE48479ITU TELECOMMUNICATION STANDARDIZATION ADVISORY
[...] Summary. This is a report of the results of a meeting of the Telecommunication Standardization Advisory Group (TSAG),which met for three days in Geneva from April 28-30, 2009. TSAG is a meeting of Member States and Sector Members of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). It is res [...]
2009-05-12 21:04:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDECPS AORC ITU
09STATE48525UNSC 1718 COMMITTEE DESIGNATION OF DPRK ENTITIES SUBJECT TO ASSET FREEZE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-12 23:23:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNEFIN ETTC KNNP PREL PARM XE ZO KN
09STATE49027GEORGIA - ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE ON SECRETARY
[...] (C) This is an action request. In response to reftel, the Department requests USUN to continue to engage the UN at the appropriate levels (UN Secretary-General Deputy Chief of Staff, Kim Won-soo, UN SRSG Johan Verbeke, UN Under Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Alain Le Roy, and UN Under Sec [...]
2009-05-13 20:18:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALUNSC PREL GG
09STATE49096OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON OSCE
[...] Post is authorized to deliver the following statement at the May 14, 2009, Permanent Council meeting in Vienna: Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. We commend the Chairmanship,s intensive efforts over the last four months to ensure a continued OSCE presence in Georgia, which we and [...]
2009-05-13 23:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PREL PGOV GG
09STATE49124OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON OSCE
[...] Post is authorized to deliver the following statement at the May 14, 2009, Permanent Council meeting in Vienna: Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. We commend the Chairmanship,s intensive efforts over the last four months to ensure a continued OSCE presence in Georgia, which we and [...]
2009-05-14 01:21:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PREL PGOV GG
09STATE49125OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: REPLY TO AMBASSADOR
[...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the May 7 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. Last week, the United States drew to the attention of the Permanent Council the annual World Press Freedom Day. Ambassador Azimov responded to [...]
2009-05-14 01:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV OSCE KPAO PHUM PREL RU
09STATE49126OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: REPLY TO AMBASSADOR
[...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the May 7 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. Last week, the United States drew to the attention of the Permanent Council the annual World Press Freedom Day. Ambassador Azimov responded to [...]
2009-05-14 01:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV OSCE KPAO PHUM PREL RU
09STATE4933CFE: JCG OPENING OF SESSION GUIDANCE AND
[...] (SBU) As the Winter 2009 Joint Consultative Group (JCG) session opens, Russia's ongoing CFE "suspension," which began on December 12, 2007, will continue to dominate discussion. We also expect calls by Russia to use the JCG as a primary venue to negotiate at least some aspects of the CFE impa [...]
2009-01-17 02:56:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOSCE PARM PREL KCFE
09STATE494772009 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND
[...] This is an action request. -------------------------- SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST -------------------------- 2. Action Request: Pursuant to the requirements of Section 527 of the FY 94-95 Foreign Relations Authorization Act (FRAA),the Department must prepare an annual, non-public rep [...]
2009-05-14 18:20:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV
09STATE49495Secretary Clinton's May 7, 2009 Meeting with
[...] Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried. Reason: 1.4 (d) 2. (U) May 7, 2009; 12:00pm; Washington, DC, United States. 3. (S) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Under Secretary Burns NSC Senior Russia Director McFaul EUR Assistant Secretary Fried Ambassador Beyrle PA DAS [...]
2009-05-14 18:43:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL PGOV
09STATE49884NEW IIP ELECTRONIC JOURNAL: "THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL
[...] The May 2009 edition of eJournal USA, The Global Financial System, describes the mechanics of the global financial system and the cyclical nature of financial markets. Experts from across the political spectrum present historical background and discuss such issues as the optimum level and form [...]
2009-05-15 14:36:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKIRC KPAO OIIP
09STATE501812009 AUTOMATED MUTUAL-ASSISTANCE VESSEL RESCUE (AMVER) AWARDS
[...] This is an action request, please see para 2 and 10. 2. Posts in or responsible for the following countries/entities are requested to assist in the annual presentation of awards to owners of vessels participating in the U.S. Coast Guard's Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue (AMVER) shi [...]
2009-05-15 20:07:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT ECON ETRD ELTN ATRN PREL
09STATE50286SECRETARY CLINTON'S MEETING WITH FINNISH
[...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Philip H. Gordon for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) May 11, 2009, 11:00 11:45, Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Secretary EUR DAS Judy Garber NSC Director Jeff Hovenier S Staff: Jake Sullivan EUR/NB Estonia/Finland [...]
2009-05-16 02:31:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM NATO EAID IAEA PARM KNNP
09STATE50880GREEN/ALTERNATIVE FUEL POST RANKINGS
[...] The Office of Motor Vehicles (A/LM/MV) has reviewed posts' responses to our annual alternative fuel/hybrid electric vehicle survey (reftel a). Based on those responses, posts have been ranked into three tiers. 2. Tier One posts responded to our annual survey indicating that they possess [...]
2009-05-18 21:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDATRN AMGT
09STATE50888GREEN/ALTERNATIVE FUEL POST RANKINGS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-18 22:19:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDATRN AMGT
09STATE50903SENIOR LEVEL DISCUSSIONS ON MISSILE DEFENSE
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (U) SUMMARY. During their April 1 meeting in London, President Obama and President Medvedev acknowledged that while differences remain over the purposes of deployment of missile defense assets in Europe, the U.S. and Russia would discuss [...]
2009-05-19 00:07:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMARR PARM PREL KTIA RS
09STATE50910U.S. NON-PAPER ON ELEMENTS OF A START FOLLOW-ON
[...] (SBU) Background: A U.S. delegation led by Assistant Secretary for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation, Rose Gottemoeller, is scheduled to begin negotiations regarding a START follow-on agreement with a Russian delegation led by Russian MFA Director of Security and Disarmament Affair [...]
2009-05-19 02:18:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM KACT START US RS UP BO KZ
09STATE50911GUIDANCE FOR U.S. DELEGATION TO THE U.S./RUSSIA
[...] (U) Assistant Secretary for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation, Rose Gottemoeller, is scheduled to begin negotiations regarding a START follow-on agreement with Russian MFA Director of Security and Disarmament Affairs Anatoliy Antonov, during meetings of the U.S. and Russian Delegati [...]
2009-05-19 02:19:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM KACT START US RS UP BO KZ
09STATE52964REPORT ON FIRST WEEK OF NPT PREPCOM III, MAY 4-8,
[...] (SBU) Summary: This is the first in a series of reporting messages on the third meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference (NPT PrepCom III),which met in New York on May 4-15, 2009. The U.S. Delegation to the PrepCom achieved much of its m [...]
2009-05-22 19:18:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PARM PREL NPT
09STATE52978OSCE/FSC: 2009 U.S. SUBMISSION ON ANTI-PERSONNEL
[...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) In 2004 the Forum for Security Cooperation (FSC) agreed on FSC.DEC/7/04 on "Updating the OSCE Questionnaire on Anti-Personnel Mines and Explosive Remnants of War," which requested all participating States to submit their questionnaire responses to o [...]
2009-05-22 19:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PARM PREL
09STATE52985GEORGIA - GUIDANCE FOR MAY 27 SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] (U) This is an action request: USUN is instructed to draw from the points below during UN Security Council consultations on Georgia scheduled for May 27, 2009. 2. (U) Begin points: -- The United States takes note of the Secretary General,s latest report on the situation in Georgia. -- T [...]
2009-05-22 20:03:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL GG
09STATE53031Allowance and Post Differential
[...] Effective May 24, 2009, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-708. 2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable. 3. Important: Read this entire me [...]
2009-05-22 21:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDALOW AMGT APER AFIN
09STATE53816HLTF: GUIDANCE FOR MAY 26-28 AWAY DAY
[...] (SBU) The NATO High Level Task Force (HLTF) will meet from May 26-28 at the NATO School in Oberammergau to take stock of the current situation with CFE and brainstorm on possible ways forward. During the April 29 meeting, Allies agreed that discussion at the Away Day would be based on the U.S [...]
2009-05-27 01:21:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCFE PARM PREL
09STATE54048OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO EU SPECIAL
[...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the May 28, 2009, Permanent Council meeting in Vienna: Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. It is a pleasure to welcome you to today's meeting, Ambassador Semneby. We appreciate your valuable work in the South Caucasus, and than [...]
2009-05-27 14:41:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL OSCE GG
09STATE54156BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on license 050169035 for the export of ammunition to Russia. Post is requested to complete this Blue Lante [...]
2009-05-27 16:59:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC RS
09STATE54436HAGUE CODE OF CONDUCT AGAINST BALLISTIC MISSILE
[...] (C) The following guidance is provided to the U.S. delegation participating in the HCOC Annual Meeting, in Vienna, on May 28-29, 2009. 2. (C) BEGIN GUIDANCE: In discussing HCOC Annual Meeting agenda items, the delegation should seek HCOC outcomes that are consistent with U.S. foreign [...]
2009-05-28 00:58:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMTCRE PARM MNUC KSCA TSPA ETTC
09STATE54767INFORMING THE CENTRAL ASIANS ON LETHAL TRANSIT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-28 18:39:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL RS TI TX UZ KG KZ
09STATE54790REPORT ON SECOND WEEK OF NPT PREPCOM III, MAY 9-15
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Week Two continued discussions on peaceful uses of nuclear energy and Withdrawal. A highlight of Week Two was states parties review, consultations, and discussions by delegations of the Chairman,s draft set of recommendations to the 2010 Review Conference (RevCon). There was v [...]
2009-05-28 19:02:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL NPT
09STATE54933NON-PAPER FOR RUSSIA ON SATELLITE COLLISION
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. See paragraph 6-7 below. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: On March 6, Embassy Moscow received a non-paper from Russian MFA North America Desk Counselor Aleksandr Shilin providing information on the February 10 collision of U.S. and Russian satellites (REF A). In providing [...]
2009-05-28 22:59:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCDG MCAP NASA PARM PREL RS TSPA UNPUOS
09STATE55511REQUEST FOR RUSSIAN ASSISTANCE IN STRENGTHENING
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Moscow. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: Experts from the United States, European Union, and the IAEA have developed a proposed nuclear forensics framework to strengthen international cooperation to end nuclear smuggling. While foren [...]
2009-05-29 20:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC ASEC KCRM PARM PINR RS XG XH
09STATE55545COPUOS: GUIDANCE FOR 52ND SESSION OF UN COMMITTEE
[...] Following is guidance for the 52nd session of the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS). This guidance will focus on matters that require specific action by the Committee. USDEL should draw on detailed guidance in ref A (Scientific and Technical Subcommittee) and ref B (L [...]
2009-05-29 22:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTSPA UNPUOS UNGA PARM
09STATE55556JCIC-XXXIV-GUIDANCE-001 -- OMNIBUS GUIDANCE
[...] (U) These instructions must be received by the JCIC Delegation in Geneva by opening of business June 8, 2009, for use during the JCIC session that convenes that day. The United States proposed that the Parties meet for JCIC-XXXIV (State 043464) and the Russian Federation accepted (State 04648 [...]
2009-05-30 00:32:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM KACT START US RS UP BO KZ
09STATE5556OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ABOUT MURDERS
[...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the OSCE Permanent Council meeting in Vienna on January 22. Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman, The United States was shocked and saddened by two recent and brazen murders of human rights defenders in Russia. On January [...]
2009-01-21 23:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM OSCE RS KDEM
09STATE5558U.S.-EU POLITICAL DIRECTORS LUNCH:
[...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Dan Fried's January 9 working luncheon with EU Political Directors in Prague focused on Russia, Afghanistan/Pakistan, and briefly Belarus. On Russia, there were useful exchanges on the gas dispute with Ukraine, the Georgia situation, and the Medvedev security [...]
2009-01-21 23:51:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EUN
09STATE5565OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO SPECIAL
[...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the January 22, 2009, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin Text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. The United States welcomes Special Representative Christopoulos to the Permanent Council. We appreciate the Greek Chai [...]
2009-01-22 00:31:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM OSCE GG
09STATE56222GEORGIA - GUIDANCE FOR UNOMIG RESOLUTION
[...] (C) This is an action request: USUN should work with the Quad,Croatia, Austria and Turkey as necessary to reach and maintain consensus on a draft resolution to revise the current security regime and mandate of the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) according to the objectives, goals, and [...]
2009-06-01 21:37:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALUNSC PREL GG
09STATE56371DEMARCHE REGARDING COMPREHENSIVE CONVENTION ON
[...] (U) Action Request: Please see para. 6-7. 2. (SBU) Summary: In light of the upcoming June meetings of the UN Committee that is considering the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT) and in response to Indian inquiries concerning U.S. support for the proposed Conventio [...]
2009-06-02 13:04:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIN PREL PTER
09STATE5642GEORGIA: MOD CLOSE TO SIGNING MOU WITH EUMM
[...] (C) The Department supports the Georgian MOD's plan to sign an MOU with the EU Monitoring Mission regarding voluntary restraints on deployment of Georgian troops and equipment in areas ajacent to South Ossetia and Abkhazia (reftel). We concur with Embassy Tbilisi that the restraints would no [...]
2009-01-22 13:17:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMOPS PGOV PREL KBTS GG RS
09STATE56790CFE/VCC: GUIDANCE FOR JUNE 4, 2009 VCC
[...] (C/NF) This is an action request, see para 5. Aside from standard agenda items, the June VCC will include a focused discussion on future work of the VCC group of experts. The NATO IS added this topic to the agenda following an April 23 VCC discussion concerning the U.S. non-paper on the stat [...]
2009-06-03 01:13:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNOSCE PARM PREL KCFE
09STATE57105DEMARCHE ADVOCATING INCREASE IN IAEA BUDGET
[...] SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: The United States supports a significant real increase in the budget of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to strengthen its capabilities to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and prevent nuclear terrorism. Post is requested to demarche host governmen [...]
2009-06-03 16:49:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ENRG IAEA KNNP PREL UN
09STATE57279PROPOSAL FOR FURTHER SENIOR LEVEL DISCUSSIONS ON
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (S) SUMMARY. A U.S. interagency delegation led by Ambassador Stephen Mull met with a Russian interagency delegation headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov on ballistic missile defense and U.S.-Russia Joint Data Exchange Center (JDEC) [...]
2009-06-03 20:41:00Secretary of StateSECRETMARR PREL PARM KTIA RS
09STATE57309DEMARCHE ON UNOMIG FOR DFM KARASIN
[...] (C) This is an action request. Post is requested to demarche Russian Deputy Foreign Minister (DFM) Grigoriy Karasin, or in his absence, a suitably high-level Russian official, to seek Russian engagement in New York on the draft resolution agreed by the Quad to extend the United Nations Observ [...]
2009-06-03 22:21:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALUNSC PREL RS GG
09STATE57312OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO RUSSIAN
[...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the June 4 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. We welcome Deputy Foreign Minister Karasin to today's meeting. We thank him for the broad overview he has provided us on Russia's perspe [...]
2009-06-03 22:24:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PREL PGOV GG
09STATE57901JDEC/PLNS NON-PAPER: "RARE EXCEPTIONS" FOR
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (C) SUMMARY. On May 28, 2009, in Moscow, a U.S. interagency delegation led by Ambassador Stephen Mull met with a Russian interagency delegation chaired by Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov. The agenda focused on bilateral ballistic missi [...]
2009-06-04 22:53:00Secretary of StateSECRETMARR PARM PREL KTIA RS
09STATE57920DEMARCHE REQUEST: ENGAGING ALLIES ON EUROPEAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: The Greek OSCE Chairmanship has called an informal Ministerial on the Island of Corfu to discuss European Security Architecture, responding primarily to a Russian call for a radical overhaul of current institutional arrangements and focused primarily on "hard" [...]
2009-06-05 01:25:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALOSCE PREL EU NATO PGOV
09STATE58107DPRK: CIRCULATE DRAFT RESOLUTION
[...] This is an action request. USUN is authorized to circulate the draft resolution in paragraph 2 to all members of the UN Security Council. If other members of the P-5 2 break silence on this text, USUN should consult with the Department before taking further action. 2. Begin text of dr [...]
2009-06-05 15:49:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM UNSC KN
09STATE58248CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): U.S. COMMENTS
[...] (U) This is an action request; see paragraph 3. 2. (U) The primary means by which the Technical Secretariat (T.S.) provides information to States Parties on implementation of Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) verification requirements is the Verification Implementation Report (VIR). Annual [...]
2009-06-05 19:03:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL CWC OPCW
09STATE58302REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON A POTENTIAL
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Kabul. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: According to REF A, on May 17, 2009, an International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) contract employee notified the Regional Security Officer (RSO) that the Afghan National Police (ANP) wer [...]
2009-06-05 20:00:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNKNNP MNUC ASEC KCRM PARM PINR AF XD
09STATE58439JCIC-XXXIV GUIDANCE-002: ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE
[...] (U) This is the second tranche of guidance for JCIC-XXXIV. These instructions must be received by the JCIC Delegation in Geneva by opening of business June 8, 2009, for use during the JCIC session that convenes that day. JCIC-XXXIV-GUIDANCE-001 (Omnibus Guidance) is contained in Reftel. [...]
2009-06-06 02:24:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM KACT START US RS UP BO KZ
09STATE58456JCIC-XXXIV GUIDANCE-003: U.S. OPENING STATEMENT
[...] (U) Delegation is authorized to deliver the text in paragraph 2 below during the opening plenary meeting of JCIC-XXXIV. 2. (C) Begin text: STATEMENT BY THE UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE TO THE JOINT COMPLIANCE AND INSPECTION COMMISSION AT THE OPENING PLENARY MEETING OF THE THIRTY-FOURT [...]
2009-06-06 05:05:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPARM KACT START US RS UP BO KZ
09STATE58525DELEGATION GUIDANCE FOR MEETING WITH RUSSIA ON
[...] (SBU) BACKGROUND: In 2006 and 2007, Russia and the United States signed military cooperation workplans, which included various space-related activities. To date, none of these activities have occurred. Also in 2007, Russia submitted a list of proposals on space TCBMs to the UN Secretary Gene [...]
2009-06-07 18:55:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALCDG MCAP NASA PARM PREL RS TSPA UNGA
09STATE58579AN INTERNATIONAL PIRACY COURT: NOT THE RIGHT
[...] Department requests that Posts relay the USG position opposing efforts to create an international tribunal to prosecute piracy suspects, and seek support for the USG position. Posts should leave behind a non-paper, the text of which is provided. End summary. OBJECTIVES ------------------ [...]
2009-06-08 12:20:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL
09STATE58925CFE: HLTF MAY 26-28 AWAY DAY: ALLIES DISCUSS
[...] (C) Summary. At the May 26-28 HLTF Away Day at the NATO School in Oberammergau, Allies reviewed the current situation regarding CFE; discussed Russia's Aide Memoire on the Parallel Actions Package; and agreed on general themes and an approach for the June 10 German-hosted meeting on the futur [...]
2009-06-08 20:25:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALKCFE NATO OSCE PARM PREL
09STATE59226DEMARCHE ON EUROPEAN SECURITY AND THE CORFU
[...] (C) Summary and Action Request: The Greek OSCE Chairmanship has called an informal Ministerial on the Island of Corfu to discuss European Security Architecture, responding primarily to Russian calls for a radical overhaul of current institutional arrangements and focused primarily on "hard" [...]
2009-06-09 17:24:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALOSCE PREL EU NATO PGOV PHUM KDEM ECON
09STATE59424JUNE 3 U.S.-RUSSIA CFE MEETING: NO BREAKTHROUGHS,
[...] (SBU) Summary. U.S. and Russian CFE Teams led by VCI A/S Gottemoeller and Russian MFA Director for Disarmament Antonov met in Geneva in the afternoon of June 3 to review ideas for moving forward on CFE. The meeting had an introductory character, as it was the first time U.S. and Russian inte [...]
2009-06-09 22:08:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALGG KCFE MD NATO PARM PREL RS
09STATE59432PRESIDENT'S ROLLOUT OF THE 60-DAY CYBERSPACE
[...] (U) Posts are encouraged to use the press guidance and other information contained in Paragraph 3 below on the President's 60-day Cyberspace Policy Review to brief host governments and other. The U.S. Government anticipates working with foreign governments in bilateral and multilateral setting [...]
2009-06-09 22:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEINT POLICY TINT SECURITY PREL PUBLIC RELATIONS
09STATE59534OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO AMBASSADOR
[...] Post is authorized to present the following statement at the June 11, 2009, Permanent Council meeting in Vienna: Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. The United States warmly welcomes to the Permanent Council the Head of the OSCE Mission to Georgia, Ambassador Terhi Hakala. We than [...]
2009-06-10 12:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PREL PGOV GG
09STATE59732PAO GUIDANCE FOR 2009 TIP REPORT
[...] (U) The 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report will be released publicly on Tuesday, June 16, at 10:00 AM (EDT) in Washington, DC. Posts in countries that appear in the 2009 TIP Report will receive individual TIP Report rollout cables in the coming days containing: 1) background on the 2009 [...]
2009-06-10 15:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL
09STATE59890GEORGIA - ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE ON UNOMIG
[...] (C) This is an action request. In response to reftel B, the Department provides this additional guidance to USUN for use during negotiations on the resolution to renew the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG). This instruction does not supersede the guidance previously provided in reftel [...]
2009-06-10 20:00:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALUNSC PREL GG
09STATE59969U.S. MOVING TO JOIN THE INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE
[...] (SBU) Summary: This is an action request. In a change to our prior position, the USG is carefully considering joining the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in time for the June 28-30 IRENA preparatory meeting in Egypt. Membership in IRENA could advance the Administration,s object [...]
2009-06-10 22:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KGHG SENV
09STATE59971U.S. MOVING TO JOIN THE INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE
[...] (SBU) Summary: This is an action request. In a change to our prior position, the USG is carefully considering joining the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in time for the June 28-30 IRENA preparatory meeting in Egypt. Membership in IRENA could advance the Administration,s object [...]
2009-06-10 22:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KGHG SENV
09STATE60343U.S. NON-PAPER ON STRATEGIC NUCLEAR DELIVERY
[...] (U) Assistant Secretary for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation, Rose Gottemoeller, during continuing negotiations regarding a START follow-on treaty with Russian MFA Director of Security and Disarmament Affairs Anatoliy Antonov, undertook to provide to the Russian Federation a U.S. n [...]
2009-06-11 18:20:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL KACT START JCIC US KTIA RS
09STATE60355SRI LANKA -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-11 19:07:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG CE
09STATE60382RESPONSE TO RUSSIA'S DRAFT AFGHANISTAN TRANSIT
[...] (C) On June 10, Amb. Mull, from the Office of the Undersecretary for Arms Control & International Security, provided Russian MFA North America Director Igor Neverov with the USG response to the draft agreement Russia had provided on May 27 (reftel). The text of the USG response is in paragra [...]
2009-06-11 19:34:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL AF RS US
09STATE60439CAMBODIA -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-11 20:05:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG CB
09STATE60443JAPAN -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-11 20:07:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG JA
09STATE60447CHINA -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-11 20:10:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG CH
09STATE60449THAILAND -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-11 20:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG TH
09STATE60453PHILIPPINES -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-11 20:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG RP
09STATE60455MACAU -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic [...]
2009-06-11 20:14:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG MC
09STATE60473BELGIUM -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-11 20:31:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG BE
09STATE60487U.S.-PROPOSED TEXT OF A JOINT UNDERSTANDING
[...] (U) Assistant Secretary for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation, Rose Gottemoeller, during continuing negotiations regarding a START follow-on treaty with Russian MFA Director of Security and Disarmament Affairs Anatoliy Antonov, undertook to provide to the Russian Federation the U.S. [...]
2009-06-11 20:48:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL KACT START JCIC US KTIA RS
09STATE60488AZERBAIJAN--2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-11 20:49:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KPAO KTIP AJ
09STATE60495BHARAIN -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-11 20:57:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG BA
09STATE60497BOLIVIA -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-11 21:01:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG BL
09STATE60529SOUTH AFRICA -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-11 22:15:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG SA
09STATE60540CANADA -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-11 22:32:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG CA
09STATE60552JAMAICA -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-11 22:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG JM
09STATE60563EGYPT -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-11 23:06:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG EG
09STATE60566ISRAEL -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-11 23:09:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG IS
09STATE60582FINLAND--2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-11 23:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KPAO KTIP FI
09STATE60588SECRETARY CLINTON'S JUNE 9, 2009 CONVERSATION
[...] (SBU) June 8, 2009; 3:00 p.m.; Washington, D.C. 2. (SBU) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Scot Marciel, EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Ian Kelly, PA Spokesman Jake Sullivan, Senior Advisor Debra Benavidez, EAP/MTS (Notetaker) INDONESIA Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda Bunyan Sapt [...]
2009-06-11 23:35:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALOVIP CLINTON HILLARY PGOV PREL ECON ID
09STATE60591GEORGIA--2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-11 23:38:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KPAO KTIP GG
09STATE60608ICELAND--2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-12 00:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KPAO KTIP IC
09STATE60616DEMARCHE TO ELECTED SECURITY COUNCIL MEMBERS IN
[...] (U) Chiefs of Mission are requested to make a demarche, drawing on the points in paragraph 2 below, at the highest appropriate level, to seek host countries, support for a draft resolution in the UN Security Council that would impose a series of measures in North Korea in response to its decl [...]
2009-06-12 00:35:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPARM UNSC KN
09STATE60621POLAND--2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-12 00:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KPAO KTIP PL
09STATE60626RUSSIA--2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-12 00:53:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KPAO KTIP RS
09STATE60631SWEDEN--2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-12 01:06:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KPAO KTIP SW
09STATE60633KAZAKHSTAN--2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-12 01:09:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KPAO KTIP KZ
09STATE60634KYRGYZ REPUBLIC--2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-12 01:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KPAO KTIP KG
09STATE60639TAJIKISTAN--2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-12 01:39:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KPAO KTIP TI
09STATE60641UZBEKISTAN--2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-12 01:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KPAO KTIP UZ
09STATE60825GEORGIA: INSTRUCTION ON UNOMIG
[...] (C) This is an action request: In light of the lack of progress on negotiations in New York on the German draft resolution reported in reftel B and Quad discussions reported in reftel D, the Department requests that USUN, in close coordination with the Quad, pursue the course of action below, [...]
2009-06-12 13:58:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALUNSC PREL GG
09STATE60907USUN VOTING INSTRUCTIONS ON DPRK RESOLUTION
[...] Mission is authorized to vote for or join consensus on the following resolution text in the Security Council on or after June 12, 2009. 2. Begin Text. The Security Council, Recalling its previous relevant resolutions, including resolution 825 (1993),resolution 1540 (2004),resolut [...]
2009-06-12 15:08:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPARM UNSC KN
09STATE60946(C) KUDOS AND FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS ON
[...] (S) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATE EXCELLENT REFTEL ON ITALIAN-RUSSIAN RELATIONS, A TOPIC OF GREAT ANALYTIC INTEREST. REFTEL WAS EXTREMELY HELPFUL IN PROVIDING INSIGHT INTO THE ITALIAN-RUSSIAN RELATIONSHIP FROM MOSCOW'S PERSPECTIVE, AND WILL BE USED IN A NUMBER OF FORTHCOMING ANALYT [...]
2009-06-12 16:03:00Secretary of StateSECRETPINR ENRG EPET PGOV PREL RS
09STATE61016BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-12 18:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG BK
09STATE61042CYPRUS -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-12 18:39:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL CY
09STATE61153READOUT OF JUNE 5 MEETING OF G-8 NONPROLIFERATION
[...] (SBU) Acting ISN DAS Matthias Mitman led the U.S. Delegation to the last NPDG meeting before the G-8 Summit. After some heated discussion, the Group agreed on most of the Leaders' nonproliferation statement, but several paragraphs remained in brackets. France remained isolated in opposition t [...]
2009-06-12 20:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMNUC PARM PREL KNNP IT
09STATE61199LUXEMBOURG -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-12 22:57:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG LU
09STATE61206MALTA -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-12 23:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG MT
09STATE61211MOLDOVA -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-12 23:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG MD
09STATE61216UKRAINE--2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-12 23:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KPAO KTIP UP
09STATE61219TURKEY--2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-13 00:03:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KPAO KTIP TU
09STATE61223SWITZERLAND--2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-13 00:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KPAO KTIP SZ
09STATE61286U.S. VIEWS ON THE INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This is an action request. The USG is considering signing the Statute of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA),the international agreement establishing the organization, in time for the June 28-30 IRENA preparatory meeting in Egypt. Per reftels A and B, the D [...]
2009-06-13 17:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KGHG SENV
09STATE61325IAEA: INSTRUCTIONS FOR U. S. DELEGATION
[...] Department appreciates the Mission's preview and analysis for the June IAEA BOG meeting (ref A). Instructions for the U.S. Delegation (USDel) in paragraphs 2-13 follow the revised agenda (GOV/2009/33/Rev.1) issued on June 12, 2009. (Note: UNVIE should renumber the U.S. position papers in ref [...]
2009-06-14 17:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ENRG IAEA KNNP PREL UN
09STATE61762GEORGIA - UNOMIG ROLLOVER RESOLUTION VOTING
[...] (U) This is an action request. On June 15, 2009, the UN Security Council will vote on a resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG). We understand that Russia will likely veto this resolution. USUN is requested to vote in support of the resolution, include [...]
2009-06-15 20:34:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL GG
09STATE61817U.S. REVISED JOINT STATEMENT RESPONDING TO
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (C) SUMMARY. A U.S. interagency delegation led by Ambassador Stephen Mull met with a Russian interagency delegation headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov on ballistic missile defense and U.S.-Russia Joint Data Exchange Center (JDEC) [...]
2009-06-15 23:41:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PARM KTIA RS
09STATE61832GUIDANCE FOR U.S. DELEGATION TO THE U.S./RUSSIA
[...] (U) Assistant Secretary for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation, Rose Gottemoeller, is scheduled to continue negotiations regarding a START follow-on treaty with Russian MFA Director of Security and Disarmament Affairs Anatoliy Antonov, during meetings of the U.S. and Russian Delegati [...]
2009-06-16 00:54:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL KACT START JCIC US KTIA RS
09STATE62392(S) REPORTING AND COLLECTION NEEDS: BULGARIA
[...] (S/NF) This cable provides the full text of the new National HUMINT Collection Directive (NHCD) on Bulgaria (paragraph 3-end) as well as a request for continued DOS reporting of biographic information relating to Bulgaria (paragraph 2). A. (S/NF) The NHCD below supercedes the NHCD contained [...]
2009-06-16 21:39:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPINR KSPR ECON BU
09STATE62393(S) REPORTING AND COLLECTION NEEDS: HUNGARY
[...] (S/NF) This cable provides the full text of the new National HUMINT Collection Directive (NHCD) on Hungary (paragraph 3-end and encourages Department personnel at post to assist in compiling Hungarian biographic information (paragraph 2). A. (S/NF) The NHCD below supercedes the NHCD contained in R [...]
2009-06-16 21:42:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPINR KSPR ECON HU
09STATE62395(S) REPORTING AND COLLECTION NEEDS: ROMANIA
[...] (S/NF) This cable provides the full text of the new National HUMINT Collection Directive (NHCD) on Romania (paragraph 3-end) as well as a request for continued DOS reporting of biographic information relating to Romania (paragraph 2). A. (S/NF) The NHCD below supercedes the NHCD contained in Ref C [...]
2009-06-16 21:45:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPINR KSPR ECON RO
09STATE62397(S) REPORTING AND COLLECTION NEEDS: SLOVENIA
[...] (S/NF) This cable provides the full text of the new National HUMINT Collection Directive (NHCD) on Slovenia (paragraph 3-end) as well as a request for continued DOS reporting of biographic information relating to Slovenia (paragraph 2). A. (S/NF) The NHCD below supercedes the NHCD contained in Ref [...]
2009-06-16 21:48:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPINR KSPR ECON SI
09STATE62400JUNE 4 MEETING OF THE G-8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ISN Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary Matthias Mitman led the USDEL to the G-8 Global Partnership Working Group (GPWG) meeting in Rome on June 4--the final meeting prior to the G-8 Summit July 8-10. The GPWG focused on achieving consensus on the final GP Annual Report and the GP [...]
2009-06-16 21:58:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL ETTC KNNP CB TRGY GM JA RS CA UK FR IT
09STATE62408OSCE JOINT FSC/PC MEETING: RESPONSE TO GENEVA
[...] Post is authorized to present the following statement at the June 17, 2009, joint FSC/PC meeting in Vienna: Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. It is a pleasure to welcome our distinguished guests to today's meeting. The United States greatly appreciates the leadership of Ambassad [...]
2009-06-16 22:36:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PREL PGOV GG
09STATE62679OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO THE REPORT
[...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the June 18, 2009, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin Text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. The United States warmly welcomes Ambassador Vollebaek back to the Permanent Council and thanks him for his thorough and t [...]
2009-06-17 17:14:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM OSCE UP RS MK ZK GG
09STATE64090ALLOWANCE AND POST DIFFERENTIAL
[...] Effective June 21, 2009, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-710. 2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable. 3. Important: Read this entire m [...]
2009-06-19 23:54:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDALOW AMGT APER AFIN
09STATE64091Allowance and Post Differential
[...] Effective June 21, 2009, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-710. 2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable. 3. Important: Read this entire m [...]
2009-06-20 00:02:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDALOW AMGT APER AFIN
09STATE64170CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): GUIDANCE ON
[...] (U) This cable provides guidance for the senior-level U.S. team that will be in The Hague June 23-25 for consultations with Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) delegations on the currently anticipated U.S. timeline for destruction of its stockpile. Several if-raised question and answers are at [...]
2009-06-22 01:42:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
09STATE64631ALLIANCE AND USG COORDINATION ON PUBLIC DIPLOMACY
[...] (S/NF) Our embassies and military commands in the Republic of Korea (ROK),Japan, and the region need to work closely with host governments and provide consistent public messaging in the event of any further North Korean provocations or threatening actions such as missile launches, nuclear test [...]
2009-06-22 23:18:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNMARR PREL PARM KPAO KN KS JN
09STATE64643GUIDANCE FOR U.S. DELEGATION TO U.S./RUSSIA
[...] (U) Assistant Secretary for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation, Rose Gottemoeller, is scheduled to head the U.S. delegation in continuing negotiations regarding a START follow-on treaty with Russian MFA Director of Security and Disarmament Affairs Anatoliy Antonov, in Geneva, Switzer [...]
2009-06-23 01:50:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL KACT KTIA START JCIC US RS
09STATE6467GEORGIA: INSTRUCTIONS FOR UNOMIG NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (C) This is an action request: USUN should work with the P-3, Germany, and Russia to quickly adopt a resolution renewing UNOMIG's mandate for four months. USUN is authorized to support France's revised version of Germany's original draft resolution in paragraph 6 below, the United States- draf [...]
2009-01-24 00:51:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALUNSCR PREL GG
09STATE65194REVISED DRAFT OF THE RUSSIA AFGHANISTAN TRANSIT
[...] (C) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2, 3, and 4. 2. (C) Post is requested to provide the revised draft of the Russia Afghanistan Transit Agreement to the MFA. The text of the revised draft is in paragraph 5 below. A Microsoft Word version of the agreement with tracked revi [...]
2009-06-23 23:56:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL AF RS US
09STATE66234BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 050083308 for the export of rifles to Russia. Post is requested to complete this Blue Lantern [...]
2009-06-25 22:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC RS
09STATE67105DIPLOMATIC SECURITY DAILY
[...] (U) Diplomatic Security Daily, June 27-29, 2009 2. (U) Iraq - Paragraphs 7-11 3. (U) Significant Events - Paragraphs 12-23 4. (U) Key Concerns - Paragraphs 24-43 5. (U) Cyber Threats - Paragraphs 44-57 6. (U) Suspicious Activity Incidents - Paragraphs 58-64 7. (U) Iraq 8. (S//NF) Alle [...]
2009-06-29 16:59:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNASEC
09STATE67127START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-II-005. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 24, 2009 Time: 11:00 A.M. ) 12:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The third meeting of the third session of the START Follow-on negotiations focused on receiving [...]
2009-06-29 17:40:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM KACT START US RS
09STATE67207AUSTRALIA GROUP: PROMOTING PARTICIPATION IN
[...] (U) This is an action request. All addressees please see paragraphs 3 and 4. (For information on previous action requests regarding this subject, please see reftels). 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In preparation for the upcoming 2009 Australia Group (AG) plenary session in Paris, September 21-25, the U.S. [...]
2009-06-29 19:16:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL ETTC CBW
09STATE68116ASSISTANT SECRETARY GORDON'S MEETING IN CORFU
[...] Summary. This cable is for information. On June 28 in Corfu, in a short discussion with Assistant Secretary Gordon on the margins of the informal meeting of OSCE Foreign Ministers, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Usackas expressed skepticism regarding the near-term prospects for improved relation [...]
2009-07-01 13:37:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL RS LH BO
09STATE68408OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO
[...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the July 2 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Madam Chairwoman, The United States welcomes Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, to the Permanent Council this morning. Mr. Haraszti, we comme [...]
2009-07-01 19:18:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PREL PGOV KPAO PHUM
09STATE68555OFFICE OF IRANIAN AFFAIRS JULY 1 IRAN ELECTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-01 21:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KDEM IR PHUM
09STATE68586OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON GENEVA
[...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the July 2, 2009, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. The United States commends OSCE, EU, and UN coordination of the July 1 Geneva discussions on security and stability arrangeme [...]
2009-07-01 23:03:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PREL PGOV GG
09STATE69220Allowance and Post Differential
[...] Effective JULY 5, 2009, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-711. 2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable. 3. Important: Read this entire me [...]
2009-07-02 22:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDALOW AMGT APER AFIN
09STATE69684INFORMATION FOR UK DESIGNATION OF IRISL
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. ---------------------- SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND ---------------------- 2. (S) Summary: The Department wishes to provide the UK with information on the proliferation-related activities of Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IR [...]
2009-07-06 17:42:00Secretary of StateSECRETECON EFIN KNNP PARM PINR PREL
09STATE6970NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT):
[...] (U) This is an action message; see paras 7-9 below. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The current Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) review cycle continues with a third Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) meeting in May and culminates in a Review Conference (RevCon) in April-May 2010. Various governments a [...]
2009-01-30 19:35:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA IAEA NPT
09STATE69805INSTRUCTIONS FOR ICTY/ICTR EXTENSION RESOLUTIONS
[...] The Department authorizes USUN to vote for adoption of the following resolutions, included in paras 2 and 3, to be considered by the Council on Tuesday, July 7, extending the terms of the judges of the International Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and Rwanda (ICTR),2. Begin ICTY [...]
2009-07-06 21:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL ICTY ICTR
09STATE70159HLTF: GUIDANCE FOR JULY 9 MEETING
[...] (C) The July 9 High Level Task Force (HLTF) meeting will take place following the June 10 Berlin high level meeting on "The Future of Conventional Arms Control in Europe," the June 24-25 OSCE Annual Security Review Conference, the June 27-28 "Informal" OSCE Ministerial on European security, a [...]
2009-07-07 19:24:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALKCFE PARM PREL
09STATE7018SOMALIA: TRANSMITTING PIRACY CONTACT GROUP
[...] USUN is instructed to transmit the attached letter in paragraph 2 announcing the formation of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS)to the Security Council President. USUN should also transmit to the Security Council President the Communiqu (para 3) referenced in the let [...]
2009-01-26 23:42:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM SO XA XW
09STATE70271Terrorism Finance: Request that Posts inform
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) On Monday, June 29, the United Nations added the following individuals to the consolidated list of individuals and entities associated with Al-Qaeda and the Taliban under the UN Security Council Resolution [...]
2009-07-08 02:55:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID PK
09STATE70576DEMARCHE ON RESULTS OF U.S.-RUSSIA PRESIDENTIAL
[...] This is an action request. See para 2 below. 2. All European posts are requested to deliver the following points in paras 3 - 18 regarding President Obama's meetings in Moscow July 6 - 7 orally to the highest appropriate host government officials. Posts may also direct their counterparts [...]
2009-07-08 15:38:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDRS PGOV PREL
09STATE71032(U) KUDOS FOR BIOGRAPHIC REPORTING ON
[...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS WOULD LIKE TO COMMEND POST FOR ITS BIOGRAPHIC REPORTING ON TAJIKISTANI OFFICIALS. REFS A-H ARE EXAMPLES OF THE TYPE OF REPORTING ON WHICH INR/B RELIES IN PULLING TOGETHER BIOGRAPHIC REPORTS FOR USE BY US POLICYMAKERS. A. (C) REF A (&BOUCHER FINDS COOPERATION ON [...]
2009-07-09 15:03:00Secretary of StateSECRETPINR TI
09STATE71041(C) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON RUSSIA'S AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATED REFTEL ON RUSSIAN MFA OFFICIALS INVOLVED IN RUSSIA'S POLICIES TOWARD AFGHANISTAN. ANALYSTS IN PARTICULAR APPRECIATED POST'S ASSESSMENTS OF MFA OFFICIALS' LEVEL OF INVOLVEMENT IN FORMULATING MOSCOW'S AFGHANISTAN POLICY AND MFA OFFICIALS' ATTITUDE [...]
2009-07-09 15:15:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPINR PGOV PREL AF RS
09STATE71043(U) KUDOS FOR BIOGRAPHIC REPORTING ON
[...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS COMMEND POST FOR ITS BIOGRAPHIC REPORTING ON UZBEKISTANI OFFICIALS. REFS A-J REPRESENT THE TYPE OF REPORTING ON WHICH ANALYSTS RELY IN PULLING TOGETHER BIOGRAPHIC REPORTS FOR USE BY US POLICYMAKERS IN WASHINGTON. A. (C) REF A (&UZBEKISTAN: MFA DISCUSSES REGIONAL [...]
2009-07-09 15:18:00Secretary of StateSECRETPINR UZ
09STATE71326DEMARCHE ON RESULTS OF U.S.-RUSSIA PRESIDENTIAL
[...] This is an action request. This cable reiterates the reftel message and expands the distribution from All European posts to all diplomatic and consular posts. See para 2 below. 2. Posts are requested to deliver the following points in paras 3 - 18 regarding President Obama's meetings in M [...]
2009-07-09 23:05:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDRS PGOV PREL
09STATE7188OSCE/FSC: RESPONSE TO GEORGIA'S REFUSAL OF
[...] (U) This is an action message. 2. (U) USdel is asked to deliver the following statement during the January 28 FSC plenary in response to Georgia's refusals, based on "force majeure," on January 21 of a request for a Russian evaluation and on January 22 of a request for a Russian inspect [...]
2009-01-27 16:05:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PARM PREL NATO
09STATE73180(U) KUDOS FOR BIOGRAPHIC REPORTING: APRIL -
[...] (C) INR/B DEPENDS ON POST,S REPORTING IN PULLING TOGETHER BIOGRAPHIC REPORTS ON TURKMEN OFFICIALS FOR USE BY US POLICYMAKERS. INR/B WISHES TO THANK POST FOR ITS CONTINUING COMMITMENT TO BIOGRAPHIC REPORTING. REFS A-J ARE RECENT EXAMPLES OF POST,S EXCELLENT REPORTING ON TURKMEN OFFICIALS. [...]
2009-07-14 21:00:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPINR TX
09STATE73192U/S TAUSCHER,S MEETING WITH GERMAN AMBASSADOR
[...] (U) Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, Ellen Tauscher, met with German Ambassador to the United States, Klaus Scharioth, on July 9, 2009. 2. (U) Meeting Date: July 9, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 4:00 P.M. Place: U/S Tauscher,s Office U. [...]
2009-07-14 21:07:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPARM KACT START US RS
09STATE73196(U) KUDOS FOR BIOGRAPHIC REPORTING APRIL - JUNE
[...] (C) INR/B WISHES TO THANK POST FOR ITS BIOGRAPHIC REPORTING. INR/B RELIES HEAVILY ON POST,S REPORTING IN PULLING TOGETHER BIOGRAPHIC REPORTS ON KAZAKHSTANI OFFICIALS FOR US POLICYMAKERS. REFS A-J REPRESENT POST,S OUTSTANDING REPORTING ON KAZAKHSTANI OFFICIALS. A. (C) INR/B APPRECIATED [...]
2009-07-14 21:13:00Secretary of StateSECRETPINR KZ
09STATE73789OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON ABKHAZIA JIPRM MEETING
[...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the July 16, 2009, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. The United States welcomes the July 14 meeting of the joint incident prevention and response mechanism for the Abkhazia reg [...]
2009-07-15 21:57:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PREL PGOV GG
09STATE73968JOINT DEMARCHE TO RUSSIA -- COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-16 13:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC
09STATE74349EFFORT BY RUSSIAN FIRM TO PROCURE TURNTABLE ON
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Moscow, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background: The United States has information that as of February 2009, the Russian firm Crystaltechno Ltd. was working to procure a German-origin, single-axis turntable on behalf of Iran's Malek-Ashtar Universi [...]
2009-07-16 20:53:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA RS IR
09STATE74418(U) Deputy Secretary Steinberg's June 19, 2009
[...] Classified by EAP Acting Assistant Secretary Scot Marciel. Reasons: 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) June 19; 5:45 p.m.; Washington, DC. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. Deputy Secretary Steinberg EAP Acting Assistant Secretary Scot Marciel Pamela Park, D Staff William Bellis, EAP/ANP (Notetaker) [...]
2009-07-17 02:45:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALOVIP ECON PREL PGOV SCUL KNNP ASIR KN KS
09STATE74733(S) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON JUNE 2009 SCO SUMMIT
[...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATE REF REPORTS, INSIGHTS ON THE OUTCOME OF THE SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANIZATION (SCO) SUMMIT IN YEKATERINBURG, RUSSIA. CHINA'S ECONOMIC OUTREACH IN CENTRAL ASIA CONTINUES TO ATTRACT CONSIDERABLE SENIOR POLICYMAKER INTEREST, AND ANY FURTHER REPORTI [...]
2009-07-17 17:05:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPINR ETRD KSUM PREL CH KG KZ RS TI TX UZ
09STATE74735(U) RUSSIAN ENERGY MINISTER SERGEY SHMATKO
[...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE INTERESTED IN INFORMATION CONCERNING RUSSIAN ENERGY MINISTER SERGEY SHMATKO. SHMATKO SINCE HIS APPOINTMENT IN MAY 2008 AS ENERGY MINISTER HAS QUICKLY ASSUMED A PROACTIVE ROLE IN ADVANCING RUSSIA'S ENERGY DIPLOMACY. SHMATKO ALSO APPEARS OPEN TO REVIVING THE LO [...]
2009-07-17 17:08:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPINR BEXP BTIO EINV ENRG RS
09STATE7480DEMARCHE: PRESS AFGHAN GOVERNMENT TO MEET IMF
[...] (SBU) This is an Action Request, see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: Upon receipt of this demarche, the Ambassador is requested to convey the importance of stronger compliance with Afghanistan,s International Monetary Fund (IMF) program to President Karzai. The Ambassador should enco [...]
2009-01-28 00:03:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN PGOV IMF AF
09STATE74939DIPLOMATIC SECURITY DAILY
[...] (U) Diplomatic Security Daily, July 17, 2009 2. (U) Iraq - Paragraphs 7-10 3. (U) Significant Events - Paragraphs 11-15 4. (U) Key Concerns - Paragraphs 16-42 5. (U) Cyber Threats - Paragraphs 43-50 6. (U) Suspicious Activity Incidents - Paragraphs 51-62 7. (U) Iraq 8. ( [...]
2009-07-17 20:24:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNASEC
09STATE7498OSCE/FSC: WINTER/SPRING 2009 OPENING OF ROUND
[...] (U) This is an action cable. See paras 3-18. 2. (SBU) The events of last fall presented several challenges to the OSCE. How the international community decides to respond to these challenges, including Russia's call for a new European Security Treaty, will ultimately impact the work of the [...]
2009-01-28 02:58:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALOSCE PARM PREL KCFE
09STATE74989DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S JUNE 27, 2009
[...] (U) June 27, 2009; 1700; Corfu, Greece. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Deputy Secretary Steinberg Ambassador Ivo Daalder, USNATO A/S Phil Gordon, EUR DASD Celeste Wallander, OSD Dr. Liz Sherwood Randall, NSC Bruce Turner, Director EUR/RPM Reece Smyth, notetaker Other NRC Ministers Al [...]
2009-07-17 21:40:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALGG MOPS NATO OVIP RS PREL KCFE
09STATE75504U/S TAUSCHER,S MEETING WITH GERMAN MINISTER OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security (T),Ellen Tauscher, met in Washington with Gernot Erler, Minister of State in the German Foreign Office, on July 16, 2009. They promised to maintain a dialogue on strategic arms control, missile defense, CTBT, [...]
2009-07-20 18:45:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KACT START US GE
09STATE75607JOINT DEMARCHE TO RUSSIA -- COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
[...] (U) This is an action cable for USUN. Other posts as info. See paras 3 and 4 below. 2. (U) Summary/Action Request: The UN Security Council Resolution 1540 Committee is in the process of issuing invitations to Member States and relevant international organizations (IGOs) to the Septembe [...]
2009-07-20 23:05:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC RU
09STATE75614GUIDANCE FOR U.S. DELEGATION TO U.S./RUSSIA
[...] (U) Assistant Secretary for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation, Rose Gottemoeller, will head the U.S. delegation in continuing negotiations regarding a START Follow-on treaty with Russian MFA Director of Security and Disarmament Affairs Anatoliy Antonov, in Geneva, Switzerland on Jul [...]
2009-07-21 02:39:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL KACT KTIA START JCIC US RS
09STATE7587OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON DISCUSSION
[...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the Permanent Council meeting in Vienna when appropriate. The Department suggests that, in the interest of brevity, that Post drop the bracketed text when delivering this statement in the Permanent Council. Post may, at its discreti [...]
2009-01-28 15:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL KDEM OSCE
09STATE75993(S) FOLLOWING UP WITH RUSSIA ON CASE OF
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Moscow, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background: In October 2008, the U.S. provided the GOR information indicating that the Russian firm Optolink was facilitating the sale of integrated optical ships to Pakistan's Advanced Engineering and Research [...]
2009-07-21 18:04:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA RS CH PK
09STATE76014DIPLOMATIC NOTE REQUESTING RUSSIAN PARTICIPATION
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Moscow. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: The Department is grateful for the Government of Russia's (GOR) active participation at the 14th annual meeting of the International Technical Working Group on Nuclear Smuggling (ITWG) hosted b [...]
2009-07-21 18:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC ASEC KCRM PARM PINR RS XG XH
09STATE7606INVITATION TO JOIN PIRACY CONTACT GROUP
[...] This is an action request. The United States hosted the inaugural meeting of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS) on January 14 in New York City, at which it was decided to invite four additional countries and the Arab League to join the CGPCS. Department requests that [...]
2009-01-28 15:55:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAL EWWT KCRM PBTS PHSA
09STATE76452(S) CHINA'S ASSESSMENT OF THE JUNE 2009 SCO
[...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE VERY INTERESTED IN CHINA'S ASSESSMENT OF THE SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANIZATION (SCO) SUMMIT HELD IN JUNE 2009 IN YEKATERINBURG, RUSSIA. CHINA'S ECONOMIC OUTREACH IN CENTRAL ASIA IS OF POLICYMAKER INTEREST, AND ANY FURTHER REPORTING POST CAN PROVIDE, TIME AND RE [...]
2009-07-22 15:46:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPINR ETRD KSUM PREL CH KG KZ RS TI TX UZ
09STATE76696(S) CHINA'S ASSESSMENT OF THE JUNE 2009 SCO
[...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE VERY INTERESTED IN CHINA'S ASSESSMENT OF THE SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANIZATION (SCO) SUMMIT HELD IN JUNE 2009 IN YEKATERINBURG, RUSSIA. CHINA'S ECONOMIC OUTREACH IN CENTRAL ASIA IS OF POLICYMAKER INTEREST, AND ANY FURTHER REPORTING POST CAN PROVIDE, TIME AND RE [...]
2009-07-22 20:51:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPINR ETRD KSUM PREL CH KG KZ RS TI TX UZ
09STATE76708NUCLEAR FUEL BANKS - CAPITALIZING ON THE JUNE
[...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST: Please see para 13. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) A step forward on fuel assurances was taken at the June 2009 meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors (BOG),at which the Board considered two concrete nuclear fuel ba [...]
2009-07-22 21:34:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY RS
09STATE76723DEMARCHE TO RUSSIA -- COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
[...] (U) This is an action cable for Moscow and Beijing. See paras 5 and 6 below for Moscow and para 7 for Beijing. 2. (SBU) Summary/Action Request: Russia's UN delegation has been resisting efforts by USUN and friendly delegations to include the G8 Global Partnership, Australia Group and Org [...]
2009-07-22 22:57:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC RU CM
09STATE77515DPRK'S KOMID PROCURING VEHICLE, PARTS VIA RUSSIA
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Moscow, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background/Objectives: The United States Government has information indicating that in April 2009, the Korea Mining Development General Trading Corporation (KOMID) and a North Korean broker in Moscow were work [...]
2009-07-24 17:10:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC RS KN YM
09STATE77701ACTION REQUEST - MANDATE RENEWAL FOR THE UNITED
[...] Summary. This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3 for action. The mandate for the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) will expire on July 31. A UN Security Council (UNSC) decision on UNAMID,s mandate renewal will take place on July 30. Libya is seeking to in [...]
2009-07-24 23:05:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKPKO PREL SU
09STATE78149(U) Secretary Clintons July 14, 2009
[...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Phil Gordon for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) July 14, 2009, 4:00 - 4:30, Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton EUR Assistant Secretary Phil Gordon State Spokesman Ian Kelly NSC Director Jeff Hoveni [...]
2009-07-27 18:22:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PINS PGOV PHUM NATO EUN ENRG AF
09STATE78227OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION MEETING DEMARCHE
[...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: The OSCE will conduct its annual Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM) from September 28 through October 9 in Warsaw. Based in part on embassies' input (reftel),which the Department appreciates, this demarche conveys USG views on host government huma [...]
2009-07-27 21:49:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM KDEM OSCE
09STATE7832OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO EU PRESIDENT,
[...] Post is authorized to present the following statement at the January 29 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: It is a pleasure to welcome you to the Permanent Council, Foreign Minister Schwarzenberg. The United States and the Czech Republic have a close bilateral relationship, [...]
2009-01-29 00:26:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PREL PHUM GG EU
09STATE78583DAYTON ARTICLE IV:CONTACT GROUP LETTER TO THE
[...] (U) This is an action message, see paragraph 3. 2. (U) Per Reftel, at a July 8 meeting, the Contact Group (CG) (France, Italy, Germany, Russia, UK and the U.S.) offered tentative support for the Chairman in Office's (CiO) Personal Representative's (PR--Italian Brigadier General Costanzo P [...]
2009-07-28 17:56:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM OSCE BK HR SR
09STATE78715U.S. START TREATY ITEMIZED COST LISTS
[...] This is an action request for Embassy Astana (DTRO-A) and Embassy Kyiv (DTRO-K). This is an info message for Embassy Moscow (DTRO-M/ACID) since DTRO-M has already delivered the START cost lists (Reftel). Please see paragraph 2. 2. In accordance with Annex 14 to the START Treaty Inspecti [...]
2009-07-28 20:31:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM KACT START US RS UP BO KZ
09STATE78724U.S. START TREATY ITEMIZED COST LISTS
[...] This is an action request for Embassy Astana (DTRO-A) and Embassy Kyiv (DTRO-K). This is an info message for Embassy Moscow (DTRO-M/ACID) since DTRO-M has already delivered the START cost lists (Reftel). Please see paragraph 2. 2. In accordance with Annex 14 to the START Treaty Inspecti [...]
2009-07-28 20:55:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KACT START US RS UP BO KZ
09STATE7877ENGAGING THE ROC REGARDING THE M/V MONCHEGORSK
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background and Objective: The M/V MONCHEGORSK, a Cypriot-flagged, Russian owned vessel leased by Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL),left Bandar Abbas, Iran in mid-January, bound for Latakia, Syria. On January 19 [...]
2009-01-29 06:51:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNMNUC PARM PREL CY IR SY
09STATE78776START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-III-003. 2. (U) Meeting Date: July 23, 2009 Time: 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The U.S. and Russian delegations continued their discussions at the U.S. Mission on Thursday, [...]
2009-07-28 23:31:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START
09STATE78777JCIC-DIP-09-008: RUSSIAN FAILURE TO PROVIDE
[...] (S) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. See paragraph 6 below. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: From July 11 to 13, 2009, as provided by the START Treaty, the Russian Federation sent the United States, through the Nuclear Risk Reduction Centers (NRRCs) a total of three "Notifications of a Flight Test of an [...]
2009-07-28 23:33:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM KACT START US RS
09STATE79035REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON SCRAP METAL CONTAINING
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Berlin. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: Per REF A, several pieces of molybdenum alloy were found to be emitting ionizing radiation at a scrap recycling facility in Ennepetal, Germany on March 16, 2009. Incrustations on the surface of [...]
2009-07-29 16:03:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNASEC GM KCRM KNNP MNUC PARM PINR PREL PTER XG XT
09STATE79317OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON EU
[...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the July 30, 2009, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. The United States welcomes the extension of the EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia for another year. We believe the EUMM is [...]
2009-07-29 22:07:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PREL PGOV GG
09STATE79325OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON ANNIVERSARY
[...] Should Russia make a statement on the Georgia conflict at the July 30, 2009, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna, Post is authorized to make the following statement: Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. We listened carefully to today,s statement by the Russian Ambassador [...]
2009-07-29 22:32:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PREL PGOV GG
09STATE80163(S) REPORTING AND COLLECTION NEEDS: THE UNITED
[...] (S/NF) This cable provides the full text of the new National HUMINT Collection Directive (NHCD) on the United Nations (paragraph 3-end) as well as a request for continued DOS reporting of biographic information relating to the United Nations (paragraph 2). A. (S/NF) The NHCD below supercedes the [...]
2009-07-31 20:24:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPINR KSPR ECON KPKO KUNR
09STATE80214Allowance and Post Differential
[...] Effective August 2, 2009, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-713. 2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable. 3. Important: Read this entire [...]
2009-07-31 22:59:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDALOW AMGT APER AFIN
09STATE80223CONSULTATIONS WITH TURKEY IN ADVANCE OF RUSSIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-01 00:22:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG PREL RS TU
09STATE80778JCIC-DIP-09-009: U.S. MINUTEMAN III FRONT
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 8 below. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: Russian complaints about Minuteman III (MM III) RVOSI date almost to the beginning of START Treaty implementation. While we are confident the original U.S. procedures were Treaty compliant, the United States made [...]
2009-08-04 02:03:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM KACT START US RS UP BO KZ
09STATE81736UN 1267 (AL-QAIDA/TALIBAN) SANCTIONS: SOLICITING INFORMATION FOR REVIEW OF TRANCHE 3 NAMES PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH 25 OF UNSCR 1822
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-05 23:06:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PREL PTER UNSC
09STATE81744UN 1267 (AL-QAIDA/TALIBAN) SANCTIONS: SOLICITING INFORMATION FOR REVIEW OF TRANCHE 3 NAMES PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH 25 OF UNSCR 1822
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-06 00:25:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PREL PTER UNSC
09STATE81957REPORT OF U.S.- RUSSIA MANPADS EXPERTS MEETING
[...] (S/NF) On the same week as the successful U.S.-Russia Presidential Summit in Moscow, the United States and Russia held their sixth Experts Meeting under their bilateral Man-Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS) Arrangement July 9-10 in Washington. Several items of interest were covered, including: [...]
2009-08-06 16:30:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL RS
09STATE82013NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT) BILATERALS
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Susan Burk, Special Representative of the President for Nuclear Nonproliferation met with key Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) interlocutors in London, Paris, and Berlin from July 14 ) 17. The meetings demonstrated that we have very few differences with these government [...]
2009-08-06 18:19:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAORC CDG ENRG FR KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UK UNGA
09STATE82572U.S.- RUSSIA JOINT THREAT ASSESSMENT TALKS
[...] (S) A U.S. interagency team -- led by ISN Acting Assistant Secretary Vann H. Van Diepen -- met with a Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs-only team, led by Ambassador Anatoly Antonov, Director for Security and Disarmament Affairs (participants list at para 11),on July 29, 2009 to discuss wha [...]
2009-08-07 22:17:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM ETTC TSPA IR KN RS
09STATE82997(S) RUSSIAN FIRM INVOLVED IN TRANSFER OF GNC
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Moscow, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: The United States has information indicating that as of early June 2009, Russia's Polyus Research and Development Institute was planning to ship two consignments of laser rangefinder components to an [...]
2009-08-10 20:11:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA RS IR CH
09STATE8300ENCOURAGING KAZAKHSTAN'S ADVOCACY FOR MANAS
[...] (C) Summary: This is an action request; please see paragraph 4. In addition to press reports, Embassy Bishkek is receiving strong signals that the Kyrgyz government may decide in the near future to close the coalition airbase at Manas. Kazakhstani Ambassador to the United States Erlan Idri [...]
2009-01-29 23:47:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR KZ KG RS
09STATE83014COMBATTING VENEZUELAN DIVERSION OF ARMS TO THE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassies Madrid and Stockholm see para 6. 2. (S/NF) Summary: In an August 3 telcon with the Secretary, Colombian President Uribe expressed concerns over evidence that three Swedish-origin anti-tank missiles sold to Venezuela were found in the possession [...]
2009-08-10 21:32:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL XT XM RS CO VE SW SP
09STATE8303FURTHER GUIDANCE FOR THE UNGASS REVIEW
[...] (C) Per ref A, Department understands that Chairman Ashipala supports a cooling off period for discussions involving "harm reduction" and that she believes that the issue can be separated out from the other issues so that negotiations on the latter can continue. Department agrees that UNVIE s [...]
2009-01-29 23:58:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAORC KCRM PGOV SNAR UN
09STATE8311AMB VOLKER'S MEETING WITH RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR
[...] (U) This action request provides guidance requested reftel. Please see paragraphs 2-4. 2. (C) Ambassador Volker's meeting with Russian Ambassador Dmitri Rogozin comes on the heels of several positive exchanges between the United States and Russia on the future of our relations, including p [...]
2009-01-30 00:24:00Secretary of StateSECRETNATO PREL MOPS GG RS
09STATE83574U.S.-EU NONPROLIFRATION CONSULTATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-11 21:28:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PARM PREL SC EU XO RU IR
09STATE83603DEMARCHE REQUEST: PRST ON AUNG SAN SUU KYI
[...] (U) This is an action request. Posts are requested to demarche at the highest appropriate level regarding host country objections to a draft UN Security Council Presidential Statement (PRST) dealing with the Aung San Suu Kyi verdict in Burma. (PRST text in REFTEL) Embassies Beijing and Mosco [...]
2009-08-12 01:16:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM UNSC BM RS CH
09STATE84276E.O. 13382 DESIGNATION OF KWANGSON BANKING
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (U) On August 11, 2009, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced the designation of the North Korean entity Korea Kwangson Banking Corporation under Executive Order (E [...]
2009-08-13 13:21:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC KNNP PREL PARM KS
09STATE8443DEMARCHE ON MANAS AIRBASE
[...] (C) Department requests Post express at an appropriate senior Russian government level our serious concerns about press reports of Russian pressure and financial incentives on Kyrgyzstan to close Manas airbase and seek assurances from Russia that Manas should remain open. End Summary. OBJEC [...]
2009-01-30 11:47:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS RS KG
09STATE84678SFO-DIP-09-001: U.S. VIEWS REGARDING THE EXPIRATION
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 6 below. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: In November 2008, at JCIC-XXXIII in Geneva, the Russian and U.S. delegations prepared drafts of an Agreement on Principles and Procedures for Completion of Continuous Monitoring Activities at the Monitored Facility [...]
2009-08-14 01:09:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM START US RS
09STATE85122NUCLEAR FUEL BANKS - LAUNCHING A LISTENING
[...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST: Please see para 10. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Since 2004, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Secretariat has promoted the concept of multilateral nuclear fuel assurances. This concept is intended to strengthen the international nuclear [...]
2009-08-14 20:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY BR AR SF EG IN MY RS
09STATE85140Allowance and Post Differential
[...] Effective August 16, 2009, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-714. 2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable. 3. Important: Read this entire [...]
2009-08-14 22:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDALOW AMGT APER AFIN
09STATE85588ALERTING GOR OF DELIVERY OF SEIZED HEU DURING
[...] (SBU) This is an action request: Embassy Moscow please see para 6 and 7; and Embassy Tbilisi please see para 8. 2. (S/NF) Background: Over two years ago Russia requested a ten-gram sample of highly enriched uranium (HEU) seized in early 2006 in Georgia during a nuclear smuggling sting ope [...]
2009-08-17 19:56:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MNUC RS GG
09STATE86367(SBU) SEEKING GOE SUPPORT FOR COMMERCIAL TRANSIT
[...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 2. BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (SBU) Post is requested to notify the GOE that the U.S plans the commercial shipment of non-lethal supplies for Afghanistan via the Northern Distribution Network (NDN) via the Port of Tallinn. This effort is [...]
2009-08-19 15:14:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAF EN MARR MOPS NATO PREL
09STATE86606BELARUS: ASSISTANT SECRETARY GORDON'S MEETINGS
[...] (C) Summary: In a wide ranging discussion with Assistant Secretary Gordon on August 14, Belarus' Presidential Administration Chief (White House Chief of Staff equivalent) Vladimir Makey conveyed Belarus' interest in improving relations with the U.S. Makey did not offer any concrete proposals, [...]
2009-08-19 21:13:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALECON PHUM PREL PGOV BO RS GG
09STATE87262(U) KUDOS FOR SERBIA TYCOON REQUIREMENTS
[...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS APPRECIATED REFTELS REGARDING THE ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL ACTIVITIES OF SERBIAN TYCOONS. THE REPORTS HELPED ANALYSTS GAIN A DEEPER KNOWLEDGE OF HOW WEALTHY SERBIAN BUSINESSMEN INFLUENCE POLITICS DOMESTICALLY AND THROUGHOUT THE REGION, ESPECIALLY SINCE THIS NON-TRANS [...]
2009-08-21 14:28:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPINR ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV RI
09STATE88237(SBU) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON ARMENIAN
[...] (S) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE CLOSELY MONITORING THE ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT AND WOULD APPRECIATE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION POST CAN PROVIDE ON PRESIDENT SERZH SARGSIAN AND KEY ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, POLICIES, RELATIONSHIPS, AND LEADERSHIP TRAITS. THE FOLLOWING EXTENSIVE LIST OF TOPICS AND [...]
2009-08-24 21:30:00Secretary of StateSECRETPINR PGOV PREL AM
09STATE88241(U) RUSSIAN BUSINESS PRESENCE IN AFRICA
[...] (C) RUSSIA APPEARS TO BE INCREASING ITS ECONOMIC FOCUS ON SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, AS ILLUSTRATED BY PRESIDENT MEDVEDEV'S RECENT TRIP TO THE CONTINENT. WASHINGTON ANALYSTS WOULD LIKE TO ESTABLISH A BASELINE OF RUSSIA'S ECONOMIC PRESENCE AND IMPACT IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA. AS TIME AND RESOURCES PER [...]
2009-08-24 21:40:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPINR BBSR ECON EINV AO BC BN BY CD CF CG CM CN CT
09STATE88259SFO-DIP-09-003: U.S. DRAFT NEW START TREATY
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4 below. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: At their July 23, 2009, in Geneva, Assistant Secretary Gottemoeller and Russian Ambassador Anatoliy Antonov agreed to meet in Geneva again on August 31, 2009 to begin discussing the text of the New START Treaty. T [...]
2009-08-25 02:42:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM START US RS
09STATE88260SFO-DIP-09-003: U.S. DRAFT NEW START TREATY
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4 below. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: At their July 23, 2009, meeting in Geneva, Assistant Secretary Gottemoeller and Russian Ambassador Anatoliy Antonov agreed to meet in Geneva on August 31, 2009 to begin discussing the text of the New START Treaty. [...]
2009-08-25 02:49:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM START US RS
09STATE88262SFO-DIP-09-002: U.S. DRAFT NEW START TREATY TEXT
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4 below. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: At their July 23, 2009, meeting in Geneva, Assistant Secretary Gottemoeller and Russian Ambassador Anatoliy Antonov agreed to meet in Geneva on August 31, 2009 to begin discussing the text of the New START Treaty. [...]
2009-08-25 03:05:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM START US RS
09STATE88263SFO-DIP-09-002: U.S. DRAFT NEW START TREATY TEXT
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4 below. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: At their July 23, 2009, meeting in Geneva, Assistant Secretary Gottemoeller and Russian Ambassador Anatoliy Antonov agreed to meet in Geneva on August 31, 2009 to begin discussing the text of the New START Treaty. [...]
2009-08-25 03:17:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM START US RS
09STATE88415ADDITIONAL LIST OF START FOLLOW ON NEGOTIATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-25 13:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDSTART PARM KITA
09STATE88438(SBU) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON PRESIDENT
[...] (S) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE CLOSELY MONITORING THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN KEY ARMENIAN OFFICIALS AND THE DE FACTO GOVERNMENT OF NAGORNO-KARABAKH, AS WELL AS THE NEW ARMENIAN ADMINISTRATION,S POLICIES TOWARD THIS DISPUTE. WE WOULD APPRECIATE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION--PARTICULARLY AS IT RELATES [...]
2009-08-25 13:37:00Secretary of StateSECRETPINR PGOV PREL AM
09STATE88675SECRETARY CLINTON'S JULY 30 MEETING WITH
[...] (U) July 30; 10:15 a.m.; Washington, DC. 2. (SBU) Participants: U.S. The Secretary EUR Acting DAS William Lucas PA Spokesman Ian Kelly Executive Assistant Courtney Beale S Staff Joseph MacManus EUR/WE Director Maureen Cormack (Notetaker) Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn [...]
2009-08-25 19:33:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV
09STATE88978(S) POTENTIAL HIZBALLAH-IRAN ARMS TRANSFER
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Moscow ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (S) We have recently received information that Iran and Hizballah plan to transport military equipment between Syria and Iran via Moscow. Washington is very concerned about the potential transfer of ar [...]
2009-08-26 14:48:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL PTER ECCT RS IR SY
09STATE89275HUMAN RIGHTS DISCUSSIONS WITH MEXICO AT COMMUNITY
[...] (U) DRL Acting Assistant Secretary Karen B. Stewart met with Mexican Undersecretary for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights Juan Manuel Gomez-Robledo July 11 on the sidelines of the Lisbon Community of Democracies (CD) Ministerial to discuss human rights and democracy priorities. This was G [...]
2009-08-26 21:05:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALKDEM PREL PHUM MX
09STATE89300Career Opportunities in the Bureau of
[...] The Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) offers unique opportunities at the senior and mid levels to manage some of the State Department's largest and most critical programs, many of which are at the forefront of U.S. foreign policy. INL positions offer the ch [...]
2009-08-26 22:10:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM AMGT APER
09STATE90199SEEKING ORAL STATEMENTS FOR ICJ ADVISORY OPINION
[...] (SBU) This is an action request for action addressee posts that have recognized Kosovo. See paragraph 2. ACTION REQUEST AND OBJECTIVES --------------------------------------------- --------- 2. (SBU) Embassies are requested to urge host governments to formally register with the Internati [...]
2009-08-28 20:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL ICJ KV
09STATE90206(S) FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION ON POSSIBLE ARMS
[...] (U) This is a formal follow-up to discussions held in REFTEL C. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (S) We have recently received additional information regarding flights between Syria and Iran via Moscow. Per REFTEL B, we informed Moscow that Iran and Lebanese Hizballah were coordina [...]
2009-08-28 20:39:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MASS SY IR RU
09STATE90233Allowance and Post Differential
[...] Effective August 30, 2009, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-715. 2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable. 3. Important: Read this entire [...]
2009-08-28 22:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDALOW AMGT APER AFIN
09STATE90239GUIDANCE FOR U.S. DELEGATION TO U.S./RUSSIA
[...] (U) Assistant Secretary for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation, Rose Gottemoeller, will head the U.S. delegation in continuing negotiations regarding a START Follow-on treaty with Russian MFA Director of Security and Disarmament Affairs Anatoliy Antonov, in Geneva, Switzerland, Augu [...]
2009-08-28 22:38:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL KACT KTIA START JCIC US RS
09STATE9032INSTRUCTIONS FOR UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW SESSIONS
[...] (U) Summary: This cable is an action request for Mission Geneva to share U.S. views and suggested questions and recommendations for the upcoming UN Human Rights Council's (HRC) Fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Session, to be held February 2-13. The HRC's Fourth UPR session will include [...]
2009-02-02 08:09:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PHUM
09STATE91093SUPPLEMENTAL GUIDANCE FOR U.S. START FOLLOW-ON
[...] (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided the texts of the Draft New START Treaty Articles and the associated Definitions Annex to the Russian Federation (Refs A-D). This cable contains the U.S.-proposed draft of the New START Treaty Inspection Protocol. A courtesy Ru [...]
2009-09-01 17:33:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM START US RS
09STATE91106SUPPLEMENTAL GUIDANCE FOR U.S. START FOLLOW-ON
[...] (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided the texts of the Draft New START Treaty Articles and the associated Definitions Annex to the Russian Federation (Refs A-D). This cable contains the U.S.-proposed draft of the New START Treaty Inspection Protocol. A courtesy Ru [...]
2009-09-01 17:49:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM START US RS
09STATE91134SUPPLEMENTAL GUIDANCE FOR U.S. START FOLLOW-ON
[...] (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided the texts of the Draft New START Treaty Articles and the associated Definitions Annex to the Russian Federation (Refs A-D). This cable contains the U.S.-proposed draft of the New START Treaty Inspection Protocol. A courtesy Ru [...]
2009-09-01 18:13:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM START US RS
09STATE91143SUPPLEMENTAL GUIDANCE FOR U.S. START FOLLOW-ON
[...] (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided the texts of the Draft New START Treaty Articles and the associated Definitions Annex to the Russian Federation (Refs A-D). This cable contains the U.S.-proposed draft of the New START Treaty Inspection Protocol. A courtesy Ru [...]
2009-09-01 18:23:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM START US RS
09STATE91151SUPPLEMENTAL GUIDANCE FOR U.S. START FOLLOW-ON
[...] (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided the texts of the Draft New START Treaty Articles and the associated Definitions Annex to the Russian Federation (Refs A-D). This cable contains the U.S.-proposed draft of the New START Treaty Inspection Protocol. A courtesy Ru [...]
2009-09-01 18:33:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM START US RS
09STATE91199NUCLEAR FUEL BANKS - OVERCOMING INDIA'S SENSE OF
[...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST: Please see paras 3 and 14. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) A step forward on fuel assurances was taken at the June 15-18, 2009 meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors (BOG),at which the Board considered two concrete nuc [...]
2009-09-01 19:19:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY IN RS
09STATE91284SUPPLEMENTAL GUIDANCE FOR U.S. START FOLLOW-ON
[...] (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided the texts of the Draft New START Treaty Articles and the associated Definitions Annex to the Russian Federation (Refs A-D). This cable contains the U.S.-proposed draft of the New START Treaty Inspection Protocol. A courtesy Ru [...]
2009-09-01 21:16:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM START US RS
09STATE91291SUPPLEMENTAL GUIDANCE FOR U.S. START FOLLOW-ON
[...] (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided the texts of the Draft New START Treaty Articles and the associated Definitions Annex to the Russian Federation (Refs A-D). This cable contains the U.S.-proposed draft of the New START Treaty Inspection Protocol. A courtesy Ru [...]
2009-09-01 21:19:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM START US RS
09STATE9154TERRORISM FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF U.S.
[...] (U) This is an action request; see paragraph three. 2. (S) Summary: On or about February 4, 2009, the USG intends to designate domestically under E.O. 13224 the Iraq-based entity the Free Life Party of Kurdistan (PJAK) for its support to the Kongra-Gel (KGK, aka the Kurdistan Workers Party o [...]
2009-02-02 16:28:00Secretary of StateSECRETEFIN IZ KTFN PINR PTER TU
09STATE91693OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: MURDERS OF HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the September 3 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. The United States joins the European Union in noting the deep concern expressed by OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Miklo [...]
2009-09-02 21:33:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV OSCE KPAO PHUM PREL RU
09STATE91703OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON THE
[...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the September 3, 2009, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. Today, a year after the August 2008 war, the situation in Georgia remains a matter of grave concern. A little over a y [...]
2009-09-02 22:35:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PREL PGOV PHUM GG
09STATE92527CFE: A/S GOTTEMOELLER'S INFORMAL DISCUSSION WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary: An extended "informal" discussion of CFE Treaty issues between VCI Assistant Secretary Rose Gottemoeller and Russian Disarmament Director Anatoliy Antonov in Geneva September 3 revealed some common ground regarding basic concepts for potential provisional application, trial imp [...]
2009-09-04 18:56:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALKCFE PARM PREL NATO
09STATE92528CFE: INFORMING ALLIES ABOUT A/S GOTTEMOELLER'S
[...] This is an action cable. 2. The points in para 3 below provide a brief report of VCI Assistant Secretary Rose Gottemoeller's informal meeting on CFE Treaty issues with Russian Disarmament Director Anatoly Antonov in Geneva on September 3, 2009 . Posts are requested to deliver the points o [...]
2009-09-04 18:57:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALKCFE PARM PREL NATO
09STATE92560DEPARTMENT OF LABOR LIST OF GOODS PRODUCED BY
[...] (SBU) This is an action request; see paras.8-11. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 10, 2009, the Department of Labor (DOL) will release 3 items related to child labor and/or forced labor in numerous countries. (1) DOL will release a report containing its initial "list of goods from countries [...]
2009-09-04 19:36:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI
09STATE92632AFGHANISTAN TRANSIT - REQUEST FOR GENERAL
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 2 and 5. 2. (SBU) Summary: Embassy is requested to present to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) the request for General Authorization for transit of military equipment and personnel to Afghanistan. End Summary GENERAL AUTHORIZAT [...]
2009-09-04 22:36:00Secretary of StateSECRETMARR PREL US RS AF
09STATE92639CFE: JCG FALL 2009 OPENING OF SESSION GUIDANCE
[...] (SBU) Since Russia's "suspension" of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) implementation in December 2007, the Alliance has used the Joint Consultative Group (JCG) to establish a clear record of Russian noncompliance while calling on Russia to return to full implementation. [...]
2009-09-04 23:08:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCFE PARM PREL
09STATE92656IAEA: GUIDANCE FOR USDEL TO IAEA BOARD OF
[...] Department appreciates Missions analysis and recommendations for the September 2009 International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) BOG meeting (Ref A). Instructions for USDEL are provided in paragraphs 2-10 below and follow the IAEA provisional agenda in GOV/2009/58. Cleared U.S. position papers, [...]
2009-09-05 02:28:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDIAEA KNNP TRGY AORC ENRG PTER KN XP
09STATE92657JCIC-DIP-09-010: U.S. RESPONSE TO RUSSIAS START
[...] (C) Background: The United States conducted a Trident II SLBM flight test on December 10, 2008. On April 7, 2009, the Russian Federation provided the United States a START Format 81 notification (Reftel) regarding the incompleteness or insufficient quality of the recording of telemetric inf [...]
2009-09-05 02:36:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPARM KACT START US RS UP BO KZ
09STATE92658JCIC-DIP-09-010: U.S. RESPONSE TO RUSSIAS START
[...] (C) Background: The United States conducted a Trident II SLBM flight test on December 10, 2008. On April 7, 2009, the Russian Federation provided the United States a START Format 81 notification (Reftel) regarding the incompleteness or insufficient quality of the recording of telemetric inf [...]
2009-09-05 02:46:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPARM KACT START US RS UP BO KZ
09STATE92659IAEA: GUIDANCE FOR USDEL TO IAEA BOARD OF
[...] Department appreciates Missions analysis and recommendations for the September 2009 International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) BOG meeting (Ref A). Instructions for USDEL are provided in paragraphs 2-10 below and follow the IAEA provisional agenda in GOV/2009/58. Cleared U.S. position papers, [...]
2009-09-05 02:47:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDIAEA KNNP TRGY AORC ENRG PTER KN XP
09STATE93327FSC FALL 2009 OPENING OF ROUND GUIDANCE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-08 21:06:00Secretary of StateSECRETOSCE PARM PREL KCFE
09STATE93358ACTION REQUEST: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 12TH
[...] (SBU) This is an action request, please see paragraph 3. Embassy New Delhi: Please note additional action request in paragraph 8. Embassies Brasilia, Dhaka, Santiago, Kyiv and Pretoria: Please note additional action request in paragraph 9. Embassies Tokyo, The Hague, Rome, Paris, London, Bru [...]
2009-09-09 02:29:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UN UNHRC
09STATE93535OPEN SKIES TREATY REIMBURSEMENT
[...] The United States shared an Open Skies Treaty mission with Turkey over the Russian Federation 25-29 May 2009. According to the joint modalities, the U.S. agreed to pay the Government of Turkey no more than $15,000 U.S. dollars as reimbursement for our share of the expenses. 2. We request t [...]
2009-09-09 14:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE TU
09STATE9400GEORGIA - URGENT DEMARCHE REQUEST REGARDING
[...] (C) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. On January 29, 2009, during a meeting with USUN, Russian Permrep Churkin explained that Russia will likely call for an invitation by the Security Council to Abkhaz separatist leaders to participate in a formal Council meeting regarding the UN Observer Mission in [...]
2009-02-03 01:02:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALUNSC PREL GG
09STATE94665START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATI0NS, GENEVA
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-IV-005. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 2, 2009 Time: 11:00 a.m. - 1:05 p.m. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Russian Delegation presented two papers for consideration by the United States: the fi [...]
2009-09-11 16:56:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM MARR PREL RS US START
09STATE94672START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATI0NS, GENEVA
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-IV-004. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 1, 2009 Event: U.S.-hosted Reception Time: 7:30 to 9:00 P.M. Place: 41 Quai Wilson, Geneva (U) Meeting Date: September 2, 2009 Event: Initial Meetings of WG [...]
2009-09-11 17:18:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM MARR PREL RS US START
09STATE94677(U) RUSSIAN-PROPOSED UNGA RESOLUTION ON BILATERAL
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-IV-008. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) During negotiations to develop a treaty to replace the START Treaty, the Russian Delegation presented a paper for consideration by the United States containing a draft United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution on Bila [...]
2009-09-11 17:25:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM MARR PREL RS US START UNGA
09STATE94715START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATI0NS, GENEVA
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-IV-006. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 2, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 5:10 p.m. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva 3: (S) At the final meeting of this session, A/S Gottemoeller returned to the issue of the Russian-proposed language on "Equal Securi [...]
2009-09-11 17:36:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM MARR PREL RS US START
09STATE94752START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATI0NS, GENEVA
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-IV-015. 2. Following is the listing of Geneva cables for SFO-GVA-IV reporting activity during the period August 31 - September 3, 2009. Geneva cable numbers 004, 005, 006, 008 AND 015 were sent from Washington. SFO-GVA-IV-001 (GENEVA 0735) START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATI [...]
2009-09-11 18:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKACT PARM MARR PREL RS US START
09STATE94922QUAD DEMARCHE ON GEORGIAN SHIP SEIZURES
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Recent ship seizures by Georgian authorities in international waters off the coast of Abkhazia have provoked strong rhetoric from both Russian and Abkhaz de-facto officials. Quad members (U.S., Fran [...]
2009-09-11 22:54:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINR PGOV PREL GG RS
09STATE95364ADDITIONAL START FOLLOW ON DELEGATION MEMBERS FOR
[...] BACKGROUND. Negotiations between the United States and the Russian Federation have begun on the development of a treaty to replace the START Treaty which expires on December 5, 2009. President Obama and President Medvedev have said that the new treaty must be ready to replace the START Treaty [...]
2009-09-14 18:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDSTART PARM KITA
09STATE95439GUIDANCE FOR NATO-RUSSIA COUNCIL PREPARATORY
[...] (C) The Mission should draw from the following guidance in response to the nonpaper delivered by Russian Ambassador Rogozin to NATO Secretary General Rasmussen on August 11, 2009 (reftel). The following points are keyed to the relevant sections of the Russian nonpaper. Begin points: (1) Dep [...]
2009-09-14 19:49:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL RS
09STATE95492HLTF: GUIDANCE FOR SEPTEMBER 17 MEETING
[...] (C) The September 17 High Level Task Force (HLTF) meeting will provide an opportunity to give Allies a frank report of the September 3 U.S.-Russia bilateral discussion of the CFE parallel actions package and to raise the issue of how we should deal with the second anniversary (in December)of [...]
2009-09-14 21:25:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALKCFE PARM PREL NATO
09STATE95507GUIDANCE FOR SEPTEMBER 15 CORFU PROCESS MEETING
[...] (SBU) Post is authorized to draw from the points below (see paragraph 5) during the September 15 "Corfu process" discussion of "cooperative security versus unilateralism" and "different levels of security in the OSCE area." 2. (C) Background: In a speech in Berlin on June 5, 2008, and agai [...]
2009-09-14 23:28:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL OSCE RU
09STATE95585ACTION REQUEST: POINTS TO RAISE WITH NATO-SYG ON SEPTEMBER 18 SPEECH ON RUSSIA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-15 12:48:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL RU
09STATE95881SFO-DIP-09-006: U.S. DRAFT NEW START TREATY
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4 below. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided the texts of the Draft New START Treaty Articles to the Russian Federation (Refs A-B). This cable contains the U.S.-proposed draft of the New START Treaty Inspecti [...]
2009-09-15 20:03:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM START US RS
09STATE95938SFO-DIP-09-006: U.S. DRAFT NEW START TREATY
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4 below. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided the texts of the Draft New START Treaty Articles to the Russian Federation (Refs A-B). This cable contains the U.S.-proposed draft of the New START Treaty Inspecti [...]
2009-09-15 20:55:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM START US RS
09STATE95967SFO-DIP-09-005A: U.S. DRAFT NEW START TREATY
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4 below. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided to the Russian Federation the texts of the U.S.-proposed Draft New START Treaty Articles (Refs A and B). On September 2, 2009, the U.S. Delegation to the New START [...]
2009-09-15 21:54:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM START US RS
09STATE95978SFO-DIP-09-005B: U.S. DRAFT NEW START TREATY
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4 below. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided to the Russian Federation the texts of the U.S.-proposed Draft New START Treaty Articles (Refs A and B). On September 2, 2009, the U.S. Delegation to the New START [...]
2009-09-15 21:59:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM START US RS
09STATE95987SFO-DIP-09-005C: U.S. DRAFT NEW START TREATY
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4 below. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided to the Russian Federation the texts of the U.S.-proposed Draft New START Treaty Articles (Refs A and B). On September 2, 2009, the U.S. Delegation to the New START [...]
2009-09-15 22:04:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM START US RS
09STATE95991SFO-DIP-09-005D: U.S. DRAFT NEW START TREATY
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4 below. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided to the Russian Federation the texts of the U.S.-proposed Draft New START Treaty Articles (Refs A and B). On September 2, 2009, the U.S. Delegation to the New START [...]
2009-09-15 22:08:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM START US RS
09STATE96003SFO-DIP-09-005E: U.S. DRAFT NEW START TREATY
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4 below. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided to the Russian Federation the texts of the U.S.-proposed Draft New START Treaty Articles (Refs A and B). On September 2, 2009, the U.S. Delegation to the New START [...]
2009-09-15 22:18:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM START US RS
09STATE96008SFO-DIP-09-005F: U.S. DRAFT NEW START TREATY
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4 below. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided to the Russian Federation the texts of the U.S.-proposed Draft New START Treaty Articles (Refs A and B). On September 2, 2009, the U.S. Delegation to the New STA [...]
2009-09-15 22:34:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM START US RS
09STATE96009SFO-DIP-09-005G: U.S. DRAFT NEW START TREATY
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4 below. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided to the Russian Federation the texts of the U.S.-proposed Draft New START Treaty Articles (Refs A and B). On September 2, 2009, the U.S. Delegation to the New START [...]
2009-09-15 22:38:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM START US RS
09STATE96010SFO-DIP-09-005H: U.S. DRAFT NEW START TREATY
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4 below. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided to the Russian Federation the texts of the U.S.-proposed Draft New START Treaty Articles (Refs A and B). On September 2, 2009, the U.S. Delegation to the New START [...]
2009-09-15 22:43:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM START US RS
09STATE96011GUIDANCE FOR SEPTEMBER 16 NAC ON EXERCISE BALTIC
[...] (C) We understand that Estonia plans to raise at the September 16 NAC the question of NATO participation in Exercise Baltic Host 2010. If this issue is raised, in response USNATO is authorized to suggest that Allies begin consideration of Alliance participation in Baltic Host 2010 in the con [...]
2009-09-15 22:44:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL AA MOPS RS EN LG LH BO
09STATE96047DEMARCHE REQUEST: URGING SECURITY COUNCIL SUPPORT OF FOLLOW-UP 1820 RESOLUTION SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN CONFLICT
[...] (U) This is an urgent action request. Embassies are requested to deliver the below points to UN Security Council (UNSC) Member States at the appropriate level no later than Thursday, September 17, 2009. Department recommends that demarche be delivered at a senior level to China, Japan, Mexic [...]
2009-09-16 00:48:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALKPKO PHUM PREL CG KWMN
09STATE96519ACTION REQUEST: POTUS EUROPEAN-BASED MISSILE
[...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST. Please see paragraph 3. ALL MATERIALS IN THIS CABLE ARE TO BE EMBARGOED FROM DELIVERY TO HOST GOVERNMENTS UNTIL 25 MINUTES PRIOR TO A PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT RELEASED ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2009 AT 9:55 A.M. (EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME - WASHINGTON, D.C.). 2. (SBU) BACKG [...]
2009-09-17 10:08:00Secretary of StateSECRETEZ MARR PREL
09STATE96526U.S. MISSILE DEFENSE POLICY AND EUROPE
[...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST. Please see paragraph 3. ALL MATERIALS IN THIS CABLE ARE TO BE EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE UNTIL AFTER THE PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT IS RELEASED ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2009, AT 9:55 A.M. (EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME - WASHINGTON, D.C.) 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: The White House is exp [...]
2009-09-17 11:09:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PREL EZ
09STATE96550ACTION REQUEST: POTUS EUROPEAN-BASED MISSILE
[...] (U) (THIS CORRECTED COPY PROPERLY REFERENCES STATE 96526.) This is an ACTION REQUEST. Please see paragraph 3. ALL MATERIALS IN THIS CABLE ARE TO BE EMBARGOED FROM DELIVERY TO HOST GOVERNMENTS UNTIL 25 MINUTES PRIOR TO A PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT RELEASED ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2009 AT 9:55 A.M. (EAS [...]
2009-09-17 11:44:00Secretary of StateSECRETEZ MARR PREL
09STATE96638SFO-DIP-09-007: U.S.-PROPOSED NEW START TREATY
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3 below. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: During the September 2, 2009, New START Treaty negotiations in Geneva, A/S Gottemoeller and Ambassador Antonov discussed the schedule of meetings required to successfully conclude negotiations on a treaty text befor [...]
2009-09-17 14:01:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM START US RS
09STATE96890PUBLIC AFFAIRS GUIDANCE: POTUS EUROPEAN-BASED MISSILE DEFENSE DECISION (PART ONE OF TWO PARTS)
[...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: The White House announced a Presidential decision on September 17 regarding a U.S. European-based BMD adaptive regional architecture, which is significantly different from the Bush Administration's plan to deploy [...]
2009-09-17 20:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR EZ PREL
09STATE96892PUBLIC AFFAIRS GUIDANCE: POTUS EUROPEAN-BASED
[...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: The White House announced a Presidential decision on September 17 regarding a U.S. European-based BMD adaptive regional architecture, which is significantly different from the Bush Administration's plan to deploy [...]
2009-09-17 20:55:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PREL EZ
09STATE96945AUSTRALIA GROUP: GUIDANCE FOR AUSTRALIA GROUP
[...] (U) This message provides guidance for the U.S. delegation to the Australia Group (AG) Plenary in Paris, September 21-25, 2009. ---------- OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (SBU) The principal U.S. objectives at the AG plenary include: -- Maintaining the current AG position on Russian mem [...]
2009-09-18 02:25:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL ETTC IN CH
09STATE97244POTUS EUROPEAN-BASED MISSILE DEFENSE DECISION
[...] (U) (CORRECTED COPY FOR THE RECORD. NO ACTION REQUESTED. THIS CORRECTED COPY HAS A REPLACEMENT SIXTH TICK IN THE RUSSIA TALKING POINTS IN PARAGRAPH 6. PLEASE DISREGARD THE SIXTH TICK IN THE RUSSIA TALKING POINTS IN THE EARLIER TRANSMISSIONS OF THIS CABLE. SEE REFTELS.) This is an ACTION REQUEST. Pl [...]
2009-09-18 18:09:00Secretary of StateSECRETEZ MARR PREL
09STATE97420DAY 1: U.S.-SOUTH AFRICA NONPROLIFERATION AND
[...] (SBU) The United States and South Africa launched a new Nonproliferation and Disarmament Dialogue August 26 - 28 in Pretoria, South Africa. State Department Special Advisor for Nonproliferation and Arms Control Robert J. Einhorn and South African Ambassador Abdul Minty, Special Representative [...]
2009-09-18 21:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAF KNNP MNUC NP PARM ENRG SF KN IR
09STATE97434AUSTRALIA GROUP: SUPPLEMENTARY GUIDANCE FOR
[...] (U) This message provides supplmentary guidance on membership and regional nonproliferation issues for the U.S. delegation to the Australia Group plenary in Paris, September 21-25, 2009. ---------- MEMBERSHIP ---------- 2. (C//REL AUSTRALIA GROUP) Russia: -- The Del may not suppor [...]
2009-09-18 22:00:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL ETTC RS KN IR SY KZ BR CI MX
09STATE97440REQUEST TO THE GOVERNMENT OF RUSSIA FOR
[...] Summary. This is an action request. Please see paragraph 7. Department requests Embassy Moscow,s assistance in obtaining an offer from the Government of Russia (GOR) to provide to the UN/AU Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) up to 18 military medium transport utility helicopters (a minimum of 6 is [...]
2009-09-18 22:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKPKO MARR SU RU
09STATE97472NATO/VCC: GUIDANCE FOR SEPT 21 MEETING
[...] (C) This is an action cable. U.S. goals for the September 21 Verification Coordinating Committee (VCC) are as follows: --Provide U.S. reaction to the draft International Staff (IS) VCC Experts Terms of Reference; --If raised, provide U.S. views on Russia's Vienna Document 1999 (VD99) in [...]
2009-09-19 00:48:00Secretary of StateSECRETKCFE PARM PREL OSCE
09STATE97473SFO-V GUIDANCE-002: U.S. NON-PAPER WITH
[...] (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided the texts of the U.S.-proposed Draft START Follow-on treaty articles and the associated definitions annex to the Russian Federation. This cable transmits the U.S. proposals for the content of the Memorandum of Understanding (MO [...]
2009-09-19 00:48:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT KTIA PARM START JCIC US RS
09STATE97474SFO-VI GUIDANCE-001: INSTRUCTIONS FOR U.S.
[...] (U) Assistant Secretary for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation Rose Gottemoeller will head the U.S. delegation to the sixth round of START Follow-on treaty negotiations with Russia beginning in Geneva, Switzerland on September 21, 2009. ------------------------- SCHEDULE AND ORGA [...]
2009-09-19 00:48:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT KTIA PARM START JCIC US RS
09STATE97496PRESIDENT MUBARAK ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-19 05:58:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL MOPS PTER AF EG
09STATE97951RUSSIA: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Russia to help strengthen it [...]
2009-09-21 21:56:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG KTIP RS
09STATE98566SFO-V GUIDANCE-004: MOBILE MISSILE MONITORING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-23 04:04:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT KTIA PARM START JCIC US RS
09STATE99056OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON GENEVA
[...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the September 24, 2009, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. The United States commends the coordination by the OSCE, EU, and UN of the September 17 Geneva discussions on security [...]
2009-09-23 22:42:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PREL PGOV GG
09STATE99068OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON GENEVA
[...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the September 24, 2009, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. The United States commends the coordination by the OSCE, EU, and UN of the September 17 Geneva discussions on security [...]
2009-09-24 00:19:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PREL PGOV GG
09STATE99070SFO-V GUIDANCE-003: U.S.-PROPOSED DRAFT START
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 5 below. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided to the Russian Federation the text of the U.S.-proposed Draft START Follow-on Treaty Articles, which was discussed initially during the August 31-September 3 sessio [...]
2009-09-24 00:47:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT KTIA PARM START US RS
09STATE99072SFO-V GUIDANCE-003: U.S.-PROPOSED DRAFT START
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 5 below. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided to the Russian Federation the text of the U.S.-proposed Draft START Follow-on Treaty Articles, which was discussed initially during the August 31-September 3 sessio [...]
2009-09-24 00:53:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT KTIA PARM START US RS
09STATE99089SECRETARY CLINTON'S MEETING WITH ESTONIAN
[...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Nancy McEldowney, Acting, for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) September 17, 2009, 2:15 2:45 P.M., Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Secretary EUR DAS Pamela Quanrud Spokesperson Ian Kelly NSC Director Will Schlickenma [...]
2009-09-24 02:11:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO EAID ENRG MARR AF RS EN
09STATE99580BLUE LANTERN: VERIFYING BONA FIDES OF REGISTERED
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 3-4. 2. U.S. embassies have frequently inquired about the legitimacy of arms export transactions involving U.S. contractors and host-country partners in support of U.S. efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, or other U.S. government programs. The Depar [...]
2009-09-24 17:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC RS
09STATE99779JCIC-DIP-09-011: PROVISION IN ADVANCE OF DATA ON
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 4 below. 2. (U) BACKGROUND: In Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC) Joint Statement Number 21, the Parties committed to provide, in advance, information on ICBMs and SLBMs used to deliver objects into the upper atmosphere or space, i [...]
2009-09-24 21:10:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM KACT START US RS UP BO KZ
09STATE9988GUIDANCE FOR 5 FEBRUARY 2009 NATO VCC AND EXPERTS
[...] (C) Objectives for the VCC and Meeting of Experts, 5 February 2009 are as follows: -- To adopt the draft International Staff (IS) paper on Implementation Coordination for 2009 (REF A); -- To provide additional edits and comments on the IS working paper on Vienna Document 1999 (DV 99) Im [...]
2009-02-04 09:51:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALOSCE PARM PREL KCFE
09STOCKHOLM112SWEDEN'S EU CORRESPONDENTS ON IRAN SANCTIONS,
[...] (C) Summary and Action Request: In several meetings this month, the MFA EU Correspondent's Office has offered us their views on Iran sanctions, Belarus, Turkey's EU accession, and the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference. On Iran, Sweden continues to raise concerns that "blanket" trade sanctio [...]
2009-02-18 15:40:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL ENVT EU BO TU SW
09STOCKHOLM194SWEDEN: CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT
[...] (S) In response to reftel, post would like to add Sweden's communications infrastructure to the CI/KR list. Although Sweden does not posses a direct undersea cable from the U.S., Sweden is a central European communications hub. For example, Swedish company TeliaSonera is an international car [...]
2009-03-20 13:27:00Embassy StockholmSECRETPTER PGOV ASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP SW
09STOCKHOLM211SWEDISH MFA CLAIMS EU FOREIGN MINISTERS TO APPROVE
[...] (C) Summary: An EU-Syria Association Agreement will be approved by EU foreign ministers meeting informally in the "Gymnich" format March 27-28, according to Sweden's senior MFA officials dealing with EU matters. Discussion at the Prague meeting is expected to be "operational" on the topic, le [...]
2009-03-26 15:55:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL EU SY SW
09STOCKHOLM231SWEDISH VIEWS ON APRIL GAERC AGENDA
[...] (C) Summary: In an April 1 meeting, EU Deputy Correspondent Jonas Wendel discussed the problematic invitation of Pres. Lukashenko to the May 7 Eastern Partnership launch; the EU's policy plans with Israel, Syria and Iran; upcoming (and rescheduled) summits, and Montenegro. Wendel told us he a [...]
2009-04-07 16:45:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EU BO IS IR SY MW ZK BM SP SW
09STOCKHOLM247FRAUD SUMMARY - STOCKHOLM
[...] Summary: As Sweden prepares to take the June through December 2009 rotational European Union presidency, refugees remain a top priority for the country. Embassy Stockholm continues to deal with Sweden's large population of third country nationals, many with insufficient identification documen [...]
2009-04-15 08:54:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT CVIS KFRD ASEC CPAS SW
09STOCKHOLM259SWEDEN ON APRIL 27-28 GAERC
[...] (C) Summary: We discussed Ref A GAERC points with Swedish MFA Political Director Bjorn Lyrvall, the EU Correspondent's office, and MFA country desks April 22-24. They told us the Czechs keep changing the GAERC agenda and Sweden wants to add a point on the possibility of the EU publishing huma [...]
2009-04-24 17:51:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EU SW
09STOCKHOLM266SWEDISH FOREIGN MINISTER BILDT'S WASHINGTON AGENDA
[...] (S) Summary: For Bildt's May 4 visit to Washington, we recommend the following top three issues: additional contributions in Afghanistan, resettlement of Guantanamo detainees, and leadership in the EU on autonomous sanctions on Iran. Given Sweden's upcoming EU Presidency, July-December 2009, [...]
2009-04-29 15:14:00Embassy StockholmSECRETPREL PGOV EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM287SWEDEN ON MAY 18-19 "SUPER GAERC"
[...] (C) Summary: On May 8, poloff met with MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Jonas Wendel to discuss the GAERC agenda for May 18-19. Wendel said it will be a "Super GAERC," to include a special meeting between the Foreign and Defense Ministers. The overall agenda would therefore be brief. Highlights o [...]
2009-05-08 16:23:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BM IS GR GG RU EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM297Media Reaction - Op-ed on Foreign Minister Bildt's impact
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-14 07:40:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PREF EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM309SWEDEN SCENESETTER FOR CODEL TANNER
[...] The U.S. Embassy in Stockholm warmly welcomes your visit to Sweden, the first Congressional delegation to travel here since Rep. Larson of Connecticut visited in September 2007. The United States and Sweden share a strong and abiding relationship built on a foundation of shared values, cultural [...]
2009-05-20 15:53:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PGOV ECON SW
09STOCKHOLM312Media Reaction - Editorials on DPRK nuclear testing
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-26 10:18:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PREF EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM32SWEDISH POLDIR ON GEORGIA AND EASTERN PARTNERSHIP
[...] (C) Summary: MFA Political Director Lyrvall told us on January 15: -- Sweden sees "eye-to-eye" with the USG on Georgia and the separatist regions, but had been frustrated that a "harder line" was being resisted by other EU members who wanted to "move on"; -- Within the EU, Sweden would co [...]
2009-01-16 07:06:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL GG SW
09STOCKHOLM342009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: SWEDEN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-16 12:13:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV KIDE KSPR OPIC KTDB USTR SW
09STOCKHOLM35SENIOR POLDIR ON IRAN AND GAZA
[...] (S) Summary: Swedish MFA Director-General for Political Affairs, Bjorn Lyrvall, told us January 15 that: -- On Iran, Sweden now backs an "intensified implementation of existing UN Security Council resolutions" that will result in EU designation of at least "one or two" more banks; -- It wo [...]
2009-01-16 17:50:00Embassy StockholmSECRETPREL PGOV IR IS SW
09STOCKHOLM353SWEDISH MFA STATE SECRETARY ON TURKEY, BOSNIA,
[...] (C) Summary: State Secretary Frank Belfrage met with Charge June 5 to discuss Turkey, Bosnia, Iran, and Afghanistan. --On Turkey, he welcomed U.S.-Swedish convergence of views and observed that the German position on Turkish EU membership is shifting. --He urged strong U.S. pressure on th [...]
2009-06-10 09:33:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL SW
09STOCKHOLM362SWEDEN ON JUNE 15-16 GAERC
[...] (C) Summary: In preparation for the June 15-16 GAERC, Emboffs met June 11 with European Correspondent Magnus Scholdtz just prior to his meeting with Swedish Foreign Minister Bildt to review the GAERC. We also spoke earlier with Deputy Correspondent Jonas Wendel and other officials. They told [...]
2009-06-12 16:12:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BM IS GR GG RU EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM384SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY GORDON'S JULY
[...] (U) Embassy Stockholm warmly welcomes you to Sweden. The mood in Sweden is both eager anticipation for its turn to set the agendas and chair the EU meetings, and a bit of trepidation at the daunting list of issues, starting with the financial crisis and climate change. Bilateral relations are [...]
2009-06-24 19:08:00Embassy StockholmSECRETPREL PGOV PINR ECON SENV SW
09STOCKHOLM389SWEDISH MINDEF ON AFGHANISTAN AND SWEDISH DEFENSE REFORM
[...] Summary. On May 29, Swedish Defense Minister Sten Tolgfors told CODEL Tanner: 1) Sweden is focusing on development and army training in Afghanistan, but has concerns about the capabilities of the Afghan National Police; 2) Swedish defense reforms signal the capacity for more international coo [...]
2009-06-26 14:42:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OREP MARR EUN MOPS AF SW
09STOCKHOLM418EUR A/S GORDON'S JULY 3 MEETINGS WITH THE EU
[...] (U) Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Phil Gordon met with the 27 EU Member State Political Directors in Stockholm July 3. He then met with the EU Political Directors "troika," comprising Swedish PolDir Bjorn Lyrvall, EU Council Secretariat DG Robert Cooper, EU External Re [...]
2009-07-09 16:15:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALEUN PREL PGOV IR RS SW
09STOCKHOLM423Media Reaction - Obama trip to Moscow, G8 and Ghana
[...] On July 12, the independent Stockholm morning daily "Dagens Nyheter" in a signed editorial by Peter Wolodarski opined on the Moscow visit under the headline 'Separate worlds in Moscow': "No cheering crowds met Barack Obama in Moscow. With yet another well-formulated and benevolent speech he [...]
2009-07-13 08:21:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PINR PREF EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM428GAERC JULY 26-7 AGENDA: SWEDEN'S PRELIMINARY ITEMS
[...] (C) Summary: On July 14, Poloffs met with MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Jonas Wendel to discuss the July 27-8 GAERC agenda. He said that, as the Swedes intended, the agenda is short to focus discussion on the most important international issues. Currently, there are three B items: conclusions o [...]
2009-07-14 14:23:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM IC NK BM SO IR KE GG UN EU SW
09STOCKHOLM444MOVING FORWARD WITH UKRAINE, BELARUS, AND GEORGIA
[...] (SBU) Summary: On July 9, Poloffs and EUR/ACE Larry Silverman met with Malena Mard, Director of the Eastern Europe and Central Asian Department, and Johan Frisell, Head of the Eastern Europe Desk. Mard gave a rundown on the challenges Sweden expects during its EU Presidency between the EU and [...]
2009-07-21 14:42:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UK BO GG EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM445JULY GAERC FOLLOW-UP WITH THE SWEDES
[...] (C) On July 17 and 20, Post followed-up on reftel GAERC demarche with Ambassador Marika Fahlen, MFA Horn of Africa Special Envoy; Johan Frisell, Georgia Desk Officer; and Magnus Scholdtz, EU Correspondent. --On Iran, they expect no "concrete steps" at the GAERC on additional sanctions until [...]
2009-07-21 16:19:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER EUN ER SO IR GG SW
09STOCKHOLM446BALTIC SEA STRATEGY: A PRIORITY FOR SWEDISH EU
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Baltic Sea Strategy, a Swedish initiative that is one of its EU Presidency priorities, is a regional approach to deeper integration of environmental, economic, energy/transport, and security regulations and practices among the eight EU member states that surround the Baltic [...]
2009-07-21 16:42:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDNEI PREL ECON SENV ENRG EUR RU SW
09STOCKHOLM449SCENESETTER FOR DHS DEPUTY SECRETARY HOLL LUTE'S
[...] (U) Embassy Stockholm warmly welcomes you to Sweden. Bilateral relations are close and collaborative, and you will find good partners in Minister for Justice Beatrice Ask, Minister for Asylum and Migration Tobias Billstrom, and Minister of Defense Sten Tolgfors. Sweden's EU Presidency priorit [...]
2009-07-22 16:57:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPTER PHUM PREL EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM458SWEDEN INFORMED ABOUT MANAS; REPLIES THAT VIOLENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-23 16:10:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF SW
09STOCKHOLM459Media Reaction - Consulate closures
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-24 06:31:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PINR PREF EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM466THE FOUR MAJOR SWEDISH BANKS REPORTING MAJOR CREDIT LOSSES
[...] Summary: Sweden's banking sector is highly concentrated, with four large banking groups (Nordea, Handelsbanken, Swedbank and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)) accounting for roughly 80 percent of sector assets. Beginning July 17, these four major banks presented their results for the seco [...]
2009-07-27 13:11:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDECIN ECON EFIN PGOV SW
09STOCKHOLM484Media Reaction - Swedish Role in Afghanistan
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-03 07:06:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PINR EUN AF SW
09STOCKHOLM488SWEDEN HOSTS INFORMAL EU JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS
[...] Summary: On July 15-17, Sweden hosted an informal EU Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) ministerial outside of Stockholm. The ministerial devoted its discussions to the future "Stockholm Program", a five year program on continued cooperation within the JHA area. The Ministers met in different se [...]
2009-08-04 13:45:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDKJUS PGOV PREF PREL EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM496JULY GAERC DETAILS AND GYMNICH LOOKAHEAD FROM
[...] (C) Acting DCM received additional details on the July 27 General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) of the EU,s Foreign Ministers (FMs) from Hakan Emsgard, chief of the MFA's European Section, together with ambassadors from Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Switzerland, and Japan. E [...]
2009-08-07 11:07:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EU SW IR SO AF PK
09STOCKHOLM51SWEDISH MFA ON JANUARY GAERC
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-23 13:42:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EU SW
09STOCKHOLM543SWEDEN, COLUMBIA AND THE FARC
[...] (C) Summary: Swedish Foreign Ministry officials noted their dismay with recent evidence that Swedish arms, originally sold to Venezuela, were diverted to the FARC. They said this evidence would be sufficient to prevent any future proposed arms sales from Sweden to Venezuela and promised that t [...]
2009-08-25 05:37:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL XT XM RS CO VE SW SP
09STOCKHOLM552NEW SWEDISH DEFENSE PRIORITIES: SWEDEN PUTS
[...] (C) Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for European and NATO Policy (DASD) James Townsend met with Ministry of Defense (MoD) Director General for Political Affairs Johan Raeder for bilateral defense consultations (BDCs) on July 17-18, the first such talks of what is expected to be an annual [...]
2009-08-26 16:43:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALKPKO KVIR MARR NATO PREL EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM553SWEDISH RESPONSE TO NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION
[...] (C) On August 25, Emboffs discussed reftel points regarding the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) review conference with Deputy General Director Christer Ahlstrom and Deputy Director Asa Gustafsson Department for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs [...]
2009-08-28 13:25:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALKNNP AORC ENRG MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA SW
09STOCKHOLM565SWEDES OFFER MORE DETAIL ON SEPTEMBER GYMNICH
[...] (C) Sweden's MFA Political Director Bjorn Lyrvall provided Pol Counselor with details on Swedish plans for discussions of the Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan (AfPak),and improving the EU as a global actor at the informal gathering of EU foreign ministers ("Gymnich meeting") in Stockholm [...]
2009-09-03 13:18:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AF IR IZ PK IS AL CE EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM570SWEDEN,S PLANS FOR THE G-20, CONCERNS ABOUT THE
[...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the U.S. Ambassador, Sweden,s Finance Minister Anders Borg praised the new mind set of the U.S. Administration that has us participating in international institutions. He urged the U.S. to keep countries focused on the political need to prevent an economic coll [...]
2009-09-08 08:34:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV PREL SENV SW
09STOCKHOLM577FOREIGN MINISTERS DISCUSS AFPAK, IRAN, MEPP AT
[...] (C) Summary: At the September 4-5 informal foreign ministers' meeting (Gymnich) in Stockholm, the Swedes deliberately limited the meeting agenda to provide adequate time for more thorough discussions, and the Swedes insisted on strict anonymity in reporting, a format that was broadly praised [...]
2009-09-10 15:09:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALAF AL CE EUN IR IS IZ PGOV PK PREL SY SW
09STOCKHOLM586AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, CAUCASUS AT THE SEPTEMBER GAERC
[...] (C) Summary. Foreign Ministers will address Afghanisan and Pakistan (AfPak),Iran, and the South Caucasus at the General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) September 14-15. AfPak talks will center on fleshing out the EU's new regional strategy, reaction to final election results, [...]
2009-09-11 14:57:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALAF EUN IR PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM596PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE: SWEDEN ON RUSSIAN ARMS
[...] (C) Summary: Sweden, in a bilateral manner and not as EU President, briefed EU Member States at the September 4 COARM meeting on the discovery that 1980s-era Swedish-origin missile launchers sold to Venezuela ended up in FARC arms caches in Colombia (reftel A). They also plan to issue a "stat [...]
2009-09-18 11:08:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL XT XM RS CO VE SW SP
09STOCKHOLM599WHO IS CARL BILDT?
[...] (C) Summary. As Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt heads to New York and Washington, we wanted to give you some background on this independent-minded individual who nevertheless wants very much to work with the United States to solve a variety of international problems. --A product of the C [...]
2009-09-21 14:08:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL AF IR RU SW
09STOCKHOLM610KREMLIN COLD SHOULDER: EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT SET FOR
[...] (C) Summary: Moscow finally agreed to attend the EU-Russia Summit to be hosted by the Swedish EU Presidency in Stockholm on November 18. But the Russians are still refusing a bilateral leaders' meeting between President Medvedev and PM Reinfeldt. Comment: The agreed summit date relieves some [...]
2009-09-25 12:50:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN RU SW
09STOCKHOLM641SWEDEN ON P5+1 IRAN TALKS: RUSSIAN TRR SUPPORT IS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-09 15:13:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IR SW
09STOCKHOLM654SWEDISH PREVIEW OF OCTOBER GAERC
[...] (SBU) Deputy EU Correspondent Jonas Wendel told poloff on October 16 that the October 26-7 GAERC will be done according to the "Bildt Format," which begins with a dinner on the 26th, and a full day of discussions on the 27th. The dinner topics are: --Iran non-proliferation issues, and maybe [...]
2009-10-15 15:15:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IR AF CE ZL ZF EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM66DEFENSE MINISTER DISCUSSES ISAF, KFOR WITH CDA
[...] (S) On January 30, CDA, DAO and poloff met with Minister of Defense Sten Tolgfors. CDA thanked Sweden for its continued contributions to ISAF and KFOR and said the U.S. supports expansion of Sweden's international military operations. Tolgfors' points were: -- ISAF: Tolgfors said possible [...]
2009-01-30 16:54:00Embassy StockholmSECRETPMIL AF BK XZ ZB SW
09STOCKHOLM662FRAUD SUMMARY - STOCKHOLM
[...] Summary: As Sweden hosts the Presidency of the European Union from June through December 2009, one of the top priorities at the EU and national level remains refugees. Embassy Stockholm continues to deal with Sweden's large population of third country nationals, many with insufficient identif [...]
2009-10-21 12:38:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT CVIS KFRD ASEC CPAS SW
09STOCKHOLM674COUNCIL OF BALTIC SEA STATES SEEKS MORE COLLABORATION WITH
[...] Summary: On October 6, REO and Embassy staff attended the annual consultations between the Council of Baltic Sea States and its observer states (including the U.S.). CBSS officials presented priorities for the upcoming year and highlighted successful ongoing cooperation under CBSS experts gro [...]
2009-10-27 13:49:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDSENV PGOV PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM677SCENESETTER FOR SWEDISH PRIME MINISTER REINFELDT
[...] (C) Mr. President, You will meet with Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt next week when he leads the EU Troika delegation at the U.S.-EU Summit in Washington. Reinfeldt was an early public supporter of your candidacy and strongly endorses many aspects of your global agenda, including cli [...]
2009-10-28 17:32:00Embassy StockholmSECRETPREL ECON ETRD EFIN SENV EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM694SWEDEN APPROVES NORD STREAM PIPELINE
[...] Summary: On November 5, the Government of Sweden approved the request by Nord Stream AG to lay two pipelines to transport natural gas through international waters within Sweden's economic zone in the Baltic Sea. The pipeline would supply Germany with natural gas from Russia. In announcing the [...]
2009-11-06 06:38:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDENRG SENV PREL RU GM SW
09STOCKHOLM701SWEDISH BANKING SECTOR STABLE, BUT CHALLENGES REMAIN
[...] Summary: All four major Swedish banks continued to see deteriorations to their credit portfolios in the third quarter primarily as a result of exposure to the Baltic region and Ukraine, but signs of improvement appeared in the form of decelerating credit losses. Market commentators continued t [...]
2009-11-09 06:15:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN PREL ECON SW
09STOCKHOLM702SWEDISH BANKING SECTOR STABLE, BUT CHALLENGES REMAIN
[...] Summary: All four major Swedish banks continued to see deteriorations to their credit portfolios in the third quarter primarily as a result of exposure to the Baltic region and Ukraine, but signs of improvement appeared in the form of decelerating credit losses. Market commentators continued t [...]
2009-11-09 06:15:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN PREL ECON SW
09STOCKHOLM703 SWEDEN: 2009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] Sweden is not a significant illicit drug producing country. However, police report that Sweden is increasingly becoming a transit country for illegal drugs to other Nordic countries and Eastern European states. The fight against illegal drugs is an important government priority and enjoys stro [...]
2009-11-09 13:29:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV PREL KSEP SW
09STOCKHOLM705 SWEDEN: 2009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] Sweden is not a significant illicit drug producing country. However, police report that Sweden is increasingly becoming a transit country for illegal drugs to other Nordic countries and Eastern European states. The fight against illegal drugs is an important government priority and enjoys stro [...]
2009-11-09 14:46:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV PREL KSEP SW
09STOCKHOLM709SWEDEN'S STATE SECRETARY SPILLS ON IRAN, ISRAEL,
[...] (C) Summary: On November 9, DCM and acting PolCouns met with State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Frank Belfrage, to review Swedish perspectives on the November 3-4 US-EU Summit. Belfrage relayed EU thinking on Iran (expert level groups are in constant discussions on appropriate types of sanc [...]
2009-11-12 12:16:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN IR AF SW
09STOCKHOLM712SWEDEN'S MENU FOR THE NOV. 16-7 SUPER GAERC
[...] (C) Summary: On November 11, Deputy EU Correspondent Jonas Wendel discussed November 16-7 Super GAERC points with Acting PolCouns. Highlights include: improving EU-NATO cooperation; deciding on a way forward with Russia; preparing for the EU-Ukraine Summit; extending sanctions on Belarus; impr [...]
2009-11-12 13:24:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN RU AF IS SW
09STOCKHOLM720SWEDES ON EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT NOVEMBER 18
[...] (C) Summary: Poloffs on November 6 met with Swedish MFA Deputy Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia Tobias Thyberg to discuss the November 18 EU-Russian Summit in Stockholm. The summit agenda will focus on climate change, the financial crisis, and energy issues. Leaders are also expec [...]
2009-11-17 13:48:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN RU SW
09STOCKHOLM738SWEDISH FM CARL BILDT ON IRAN AND SANCTIONS
[...] (S) Summary: Swedish FM Bildt is skeptical but not dogmatic about the likely effectiveness of Iran sanctions. His experts tell him sanctions on the energy sector will not be enforceable, and while sanctions on the financial sector would have an immediate effect, Iran would quickly develop "wor [...]
2009-11-25 09:32:00Embassy StockholmSECRETEUN IR PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM746 TWO DPRK DIPLOMATS ARRESTED IN SWEDEN FOR SMUGGLING
[...] On November 20, all Swedish media reported that two North Korean diplomats - a man and a woman in their fifties - were arrested by Swedish customs officers for attempting to smuggle 230,000 cigarettes by ferry from Mariehamn, Finland. The couple protested and tried to claim diplomatic immuni [...]
2009-11-27 11:09:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM755READOUT OF EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT
[...] (C) Summary: The EU-Russia Summit in Stockholm did not result in significant breakthroughs, but Sweden delivered on tangibles such as the launch of five cross border cooperation programs to which Russia contributed EUR 103 million ($155 million),the start of expert level talks on a framework [...]
2009-12-03 15:49:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN RU SW
09STOCKHOLM759SCENESETTER FOR WHITE HOUSE ONDCP DIRECTOR R. GIL
[...] (U) Embassy Stockholm warmly welcomes you to Sweden. Your visit provides an opportunity to further cement close and collaborative bilateral relations with a nation and a government whose outlook on key international issues closely matches ours. For example, Sweden's foreign and defense minis [...]
2009-12-04 14:38:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PREL PTER AF SW
09STOCKHOLM765SHRAPNEL FROM SWEDEN'S AFGHAN DESK OFFICER
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-09 14:38:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS AF SW
09STOCKHOLM790DPRK DIPLOMATS CONVICTED TO 8 MONTH IN PRISON FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-22 09:01:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM792CORRECTED COPY: DPRK DIPLOMATS CONVICTED TO 8
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-22 11:44:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM793SWEDEN CONTINUES TO SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE TRADE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-22 15:12:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL IR SW
09STOCKHOLM803GICNT PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO TERMS OF REFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-29 12:32:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PTER KGIC SW
09STOCKHOLM86SWEDISH OPPOSITION LEADER ON PARTY'S FUTURE, IRAN,
[...] (C) Summary: Senior career diplomat, UN mediator and Social Democratic Party (SDP) elder Jan Eliasson met with CDA on February 8 to discuss the Transatlantic Partnership, Iran, Israel, Russia and Swedish domestic politics. He made the following points: -- U.S. and EU should deepen relations [...]
2009-02-11 15:43:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EU IR IS RU SU SW
09STPETERSBURG102009 OSAC CRIME AND SAFETY REPORT - ST. PETERSBURG
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-23 11:07:00Consulate St PetersburgUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KSAC
09STPETERSBURG103LOCAL AUTO INDUSTRY HIT HARD BY ECONOMIC CRISIS
[...] (SBU) Summary. The economic crisis has severely disrupted the auto industry in the St. Petersburg region, with all manufacturers having sharply curtailed production over the past several months. A key part of the regional economy, the auto industry has endured a series of production halts and [...]
2009-08-13 14:16:00Consulate St PetersburgUNCLASSIFIEDRS ECON EIND
09STPETERSBURG104PARATROOPERS DAY COINCIDES WITH APPARENTLY RACIALLY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Three attacks against ethnic non-Russians took place in the aftermath of the August 2 Paratroopers Appreciation Day in St. Petersburg and its environs, resulting in the death of one man. Law enforcement officials have been reluctant to characterize the attacks as hate crimes, al [...]
2009-08-13 15:13:00Consulate St PetersburgUNCLASSIFIEDRS PHUM
09STPETERSBURG115CONSTITUTIONAL COURT CHIEF JUSTICE ZORKIN: INDEPENDENT
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a cordial and surprisingly open conversation with Ambassador and Consul General August 27, Valery Zorkin, Chairman of the Russian Constitutional Court, underscored the importance of strengthening judicial independence and the rule of law in Russia, welcomed the possibility [...]
2009-09-02 08:00:00Consulate St PetersburgUNCLASSIFIEDRS PGOV
09STPETERSBURG118LGBT FILM FESTIVAL FACES CONTINUED LOCAL HOSTILITY
[...] (SBU) Summary. Last year's St. Petersburg LGBT (Lesbian-Gay-Bisexual-Transgender) community "Side-by-Side" film festival generated an intense media and political backlash, with access to several planned film venues repeatedly shut down due to strong political pressure. "Side-by-Side" organi [...]
2009-09-08 12:08:00Consulate St PetersburgUNCLASSIFIEDRS PHUM
09STPETERSBURG121KALININGRAD OUTREACH: DESPITE COOL RECEPTION, SOLID INTEREST
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Consulate officers traveled to Kaliningrad recently for public diplomacy and consular outreach. Despite a cool reception at Kaliningrad's main university and amidst rumors of misdeeds associated with the collapse of the region's main airline, Conoffs managed to meet with hundred [...]
2009-09-30 08:35:00Consulate St PetersburgUNCLASSIFIEDRS CVIS KFRD OEXC SCUL
09STPETERSBURG132FRAUD SUMMARY - ST. PETERSBURG
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-02 09:24:00Consulate St PetersburgUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC RS
09STPETERSBURG2GLOBAL ECONOMIC DOWNTURN HITS ST. PETERSBURG
[...] (SBU) Summary. The ongoing economic downturn is increasingly being felt in St Petersburg and threatens to jeopardize many of the achievements of St. Petersburg's economic development over the last several years. The city government has been forced to recalculate its budget, several ambitious [...]
2009-01-12 08:13:00Consulate St PetersburgUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYRS ECON
09STPETERSBURG22ST. PETERSBURG HR OMBUDSMAN - NOT YOUR EVERYDAY OMBUDSMAN
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a February 10 meeting with the Consul General, the St. Petersburg Human Rights Ombudsman Igor Mikhaylov expounded on his interpretation of human rights and political views. The discussion ranged over his view of the raid on Memorial's headquarters, migrant workers, the rig [...]
2009-02-18 14:01:00Consulate St PetersburgUNCLASSIFIEDRS PHUM PGOV
09STPETERSBURG27VOLOGDA OBLAST: KEEPING AFLOAT - SO FAR
[...] (SBU) Summary. While Vologda Oblast's dependence on the ferrous metallurgy industry -- particularly steel exports -- renders it vulnerable to the global economic downturn, regional authorities thus far have managed to mitigate much of the impact thanks to Moscow's financial assistance and the [...]
2009-03-10 11:27:00Consulate St PetersburgUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV RS ECON EIND
09STPETERSBURG28UNITED RUSSIA WINS THROUGHOUT NORTHWEST RUSSIA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Numerous elections were held in Northwest Russia on March 1st at the oblast, city, and local levels. With turnout low, United Russia won everywhere resoundingly with only minor setbacks. The Communists and Liberal Democrats had relatively poor showings, and other opposition gr [...]
2009-03-17 12:10:00Consulate St PetersburgUNCLASSIFIEDRS PGOV
09STPETERSBURG29GRYZLOV JR.: A LESSON IN KNOWING YOUR PLACE IN ST.
[...] (SBU) Summary: Dmitriy Gryzlov, son of the State Duma Chairman, lost his electoral bid as an independent candidate in the St. Petersburg municipal elections on March 1st. After his loss, he was quick to accuse United Russia of unfair campaigning and election fraud. Gryzlov said also that the [...]
2009-03-17 12:10:00Consulate St PetersburgUNCLASSIFIEDRS PGOV
09STPETERSBURG30KARELIA: STRIVING FOR ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL STABILITY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Worsening economic conditions and the uncertain prospects of recovery dominated the Consul General's meetings in Petrozavodsk. Local officials and business people are skeptical that the regional administration can solve the problems of the export-oriented Karelian economy, and [...]
2009-03-19 08:30:00Consulate St PetersburgUNCLASSIFIEDRS PGOV ECON
09STPETERSBURG31REBELLIOUS GOVERNOR OF MURMANSK OBLAST REPLACED
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Medvedev has relieved Murmansk Oblast Governor Yuriy Yevdokimov of his position and replaced him with Deputy Head of the State Fishing Committee Dmitriy Dmitriyenko. Medvedev's decision followed United Russia's recent election defeat in the city of Murmansk where the [...]
2009-03-23 15:02:00Consulate St PetersburgUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV RS
09STPETERSBURG32PSKOV OBLAST - VERTICAL OF POWER WITHOUT APOLOGY
[...] (SBU) Summary. Pskov Oblast and City has a new political hierarchy with strong Kremlin ties -political and financial. The opposition sees these personnel moves as an effort to consolidate Muscovite control over the region. Local authorities say the oblast's and city's economies have not suff [...]
2009-03-24 10:29:00Consulate St PetersburgUNCLASSIFIEDRS PGOV PREL ECON EN LG
09STPETERSBURG33CHARUSHEV - FACTS MURKY: PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT OR POLITICAL
[...] (SBU) Summary. Vadim Charushev, coordinator of a number of popular opposition political internet communities, was involuntarily committed to a psychiatric hospital on March 7 where he underwent treatment. While the exact circumstances of his hospitalization are unclear, he allegedly wrote in [...]
2009-03-24 10:36:00Consulate St PetersburgUNCLASSIFIEDRS PHUM
09STPETERSBURG40ANTI-SEMITIC BOOK REMOVED FROM UNIVERSITY BOOKSHELVES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-31 14:38:00Consulate St PetersburgUNCLASSIFIEDRS PHUM
09STPETERSBURG43FRAUD SUMMARY - ST. PETERSBURG
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-09 10:36:00Consulate St PetersburgUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC RS
09STPETERSBURG46MATVIYENKO: REPORTS OF HER IMMINENT DEPARTURE EXAGGERATED?
[...] (SBU) Summary. Rumors have circulated quietly in recent weeks that St. Petersburg Governor Valentina Matviyenko may soon leave office, either of her own accord or be forced out. There's little solid evidence that she is on the way out, but that's not surprising given the sensitive nature of th [...]
2009-04-13 20:45:00Consulate St PetersburgUNCLASSIFIEDRS PGOV
09STPETERSBURG48AMBASSADOR BEYRLE MEETS WITH ST. PETERSBURG GOVERNOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: In their first official meeting together, the Ambassador and Governor Matviyenko discussed the economic crisis, U.S. investment, international relations, and various housekeeping issues related to the Consulate. The meeting was cordial and Governor Matviyenko was clearly will [...]
2009-04-22 08:18:00Consulate St PetersburgUNCLASSIFIEDRS ASCH BTIO ECON EINV
09STPETERSBURG49MURMANSK - POTENTIAL POLITICAL UPHEAVAL QUELLED
[...] (SBU) Summary: The March 2009 replacement of Murmansk Oblast Governor Yevdokimov following his split from United Russia and support of successful mayoral candidate Sergey Subbotin created an uncertain political environment for the new mayor, with rumors that his election would be overturned in [...]
2009-04-22 08:20:00Consulate St PetersburgUNCLASSIFIEDRS PGOV
09STPETERSBURG51AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURING IN NW RUSSIA - DOWN BUT NOT OUT
[...] (SBU) Summary. The St. Petersburg region - "Russia's Detroit" - is home to the largest concentration of foreign car manufacturing plants in Russia. These plants have suffered substantially from the economic crisis, and have significantly cut their production in recent months in the wake of a [...]
2009-04-24 08:41:00Consulate St PetersburgUNCLASSIFIEDRS ECON EIND EINV
09STPETERSBURG54ST. PETERSBURG'S MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS POST SCRIPT
[...] (SBU) Summary: While United Russia won the March 1 municipal elections in St. Petersburg by a wide margin, its victory was tainted by accusations of electoral fraud. Allegations by opposition groups range from improper denial of candidate registration to outright vote stealing, and were fairly [...]
2009-04-27 10:38:00Consulate St PetersburgUNCLASSIFIEDRS PGOV
09STPETERSBURG62YOUNG GRYZLOV AND PUTINA: LEADING THE FUTURE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Dmitriy Gryzlov , the son of the Russian State Duma Chairman, and Vera Putina, cousin of the Prime Minister, are aiming to reshape youth policies in St. Petersburg by establishing and heading the city's Youth Parliament and Youth Government. Though the St. Petersburg branch of [...]
2009-05-15 13:20:00Consulate St PetersburgUNCLASSIFIEDRS PGOV
09STPETERSBURG68PUTIN INTERVENES TO MEET WORKERS' DEMANDS
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a display of political drama broadcast on national television, Prime Minister Putin rode into the small town of Pikalyovo in Leningrad Oblast on June 4 and forced a resolution to a simmering labor dispute, meeting workers' demands and publicly humiliating the Leningrad Govern [...]
2009-06-10 09:15:00Consulate St PetersburgUNCLASSIFIEDRS PGOV ECON
09STPETERSBURG7ST. PETERSBURG COURT ORDERS RETURN OF MEMORIAL PROPERTY
[...] (SBU) Summary. On January 20, the St Petersburg court ordered the city's Prosecutor's Office to return computer hard drives and research materials confiscated in a December 4, 2008, raid on a local office of the human rights organization, Memorial. Memorial's victory in the case is not untar [...]
2009-01-21 14:16:00Consulate St PetersburgUNCLASSIFIEDRS PGOV PHUM
09STPETERSBURG71RUSSIAN ORTHODOX PATRIARCH REACHES OUT TO ST PETERSBURG'S
[...] (SBU) Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill addressed an audience of over 8,000 students at the Ice Palace Stadium in St. Petersburg on May 29, the second in a series of large-scale appearances made recently by the Patriarch. The Patriarch's hour-long address struck a very Western tone and at time [...]
2009-06-11 12:26:00Consulate St PetersburgUNCLASSIFIEDRS PGOV KIRF
09STPETERSBURG73DISPUTED ST. PETERSBURG MUNICIPAL ELECTION SEAT SAGA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Controversy continues to surround St. Petersburg's March 1 municipal elections. In the city district of Morskoy Okrug, a local court cancelled the allegedly forged final election figures which deprived Yabloko candidate Boris Vishnevskiy of his apparent victory. But, Vishnevsk [...]
2009-06-16 13:24:00Consulate St PetersburgUNCLASSIFIEDRS PGOV
09STPETERSBURG75UNITED RUSSIA WINS PETROZAVODSK MAYORAL ELECTION TWO WEEKS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Karelia's Governor Katanandov appointed former opposition politician and mayoral candidate Davletkhan Alikhanov to the position of governor's representative in Russia's Federation Council. In exchange, Alikhanov withdrew from Petrozavodsk's mayoral election, which many thought [...]
2009-06-18 08:49:00Consulate St PetersburgUNCLASSIFIEDRS PGOV
09STPETERSBURG79SUSPECT IN 1998 MURDER OF DUMA DEPUTY STAROVOITOVA ARRESTED
[...] (SBU) Police arrested former Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) Duma Deputy Mikhail Glushchenko in St. Petersburg on June 16 as he attempted to renew his passport. On June 23 he was officially charged with extortion in a 2004 case and with the triple murder of Russian citizens in Cyprus [...]
2009-06-25 10:40:00Consulate St PetersburgUNCLASSIFIEDRS PHUM
09STPETERSBURG8PETROZAVODSK MAYOR RESIGNS IN ROW WITH GOVERNOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Petrozavodsk Mayor Viktor Maslyakov opened the new year by abruptly resigning in response to last year's decision by the regional government to move up the mayoral elections from 2010 to 2009. Several analysts believe the elections were moved forward because Karelian Republic G [...]
2009-01-21 14:16:00Consulate St PetersburgUNCLASSIFIEDRS PGOV
09STPETERSBURG87UNITED RUSSIA CANDIDATE WINS PETROZAVODSK MAYORALTY
[...] (SBU) United Russia candidate Nikolay Levin won, as expected, the July 5 mayoral election in Petrozavodsk with 59% of the vote, according to the Karelian Central Election Commission. After his main rival and previous opposition leader Davletkhan Alikhanov dropped out of the race in mid-June (r [...]
2009-07-08 12:39:00Consulate St PetersburgUNCLASSIFIEDRS PGOV
09STPETERSBURG9RUSSIAN GAS SALES IN THE BALTIC REGION - A COOPERATIVE
[...] (SBU) Summary. The history of the international gas trade from northwest Russia to its Baltic neighbors is an example of an extraordinary smooth and successful shift towards market principles. The main factors that facilitated this were the financial willingness and ability of the Baltic cons [...]
2009-01-23 10:46:00Consulate St PetersburgUNCLASSIFIEDRS ECIN EPET EN LG LH FI
09STPETERSBURG90RUSSIAN POSTAL SERVICE FIRES OPPOSITION ACTIVIST FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: The St. Petersburg branch of the Federal Postal Service forced an employee to resign on June 24, reportedly after its management discovered information regarding his past political activities. Both the company and the employee publicly stated that the "separation" was based on [...]
2009-07-17 12:25:00Consulate St PetersburgUNCLASSIFIEDRS PHUM
09STPETERSBURG92ST. PETERSBURG CITY GOVERNMENT INTERVENES TO RESOLVE PAY
[...] (SBU) Summary. Workers at one of St. Petersburg's oldest and largest construction materials production companies - DSK-3 -- went on strike in early July after the firm failed to pay full staff salaries for five consecutive months. The company had blamed the salaries shortfall on non- payment [...]
2009-07-24 13:58:00Consulate St PetersburgUNCLASSIFIEDRS PGOV ECON ELAB
09STPETERSBURG93ECONOMIC CRISIS IMPACTS REGIONAL GOVERNMENT BUDGETS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-24 14:19:00Consulate St PetersburgUNCLASSIFIEDECON RS PGOV
09STPETERSBURG94NW RUSSIA REACTIONS TO PRESIDENT OBAMA'S VISIT
[...] (SBU) Summary. Reaction to President Obama's recent Moscow visit generally has been positive in Northwest Russia, despite some lingering apprehensions about the future course of U.S.-Russian relations. Local polls show the general attitude towards the United States in St. Petersburg following [...]
2009-07-28 05:09:00Consulate St PetersburgUNCLASSIFIEDRS OPRC PREL
09STRASBOURG15COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS -- A PILLAR OF THE COE
[...] (SBU) The Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe (COE) focuses on national and international trends in the 47 COE member states. Publicizing systematic failures to uphold the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and promoting the role of national courts and o [...]
2009-07-10 15:14:00Consulate StrasbourgUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM COE FR
09STRASBOURG16COUNCIL OF EUROPE AND KOSOVO MEMBERSHIP
[...] (C) The Council of Europe (COE),involved in democratic consolidation in Kosovo over the past decade, takes a "status-neutral" approach to Pristina; many COE member states that have recognized Kosovo independence, including the UK, are cautious about promoting Kosovo's potential COE membership. [...]
2009-07-17 13:07:00Consulate StrasbourgCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM COE KV FR
09STRASBOURG17COUNCIL OF EUROPE AND GEORGIA: LITTLE TO SHOW AFTER AUGUST
[...] (C) Summary: The Council of Europe (COE) has had a very limited effect on post-conflict relations between Russia and Georgia. The "quiet diplomacy" of the COE Commissioner of Human Rights has achieved only modest results. While Georgia may seek the suspension of the Russian COE parliamenta [...]
2009-07-29 09:54:00Consulate StrasbourgCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM COE FR GG RU
09STRASBOURG18COUNCIL OF EUROPE REVIEWS RELATIONSHIP WITH OBSERVER STATES
[...] (C) Summary: The Council of Europe reviewed its relationship with observer states September 10 in the COE's Foreign Relations Committee. Most member states characterized the relationship as positive. Portugal asked what COE initiatives had been taken to obtain at least moratoria on the death [...]
2009-09-11 08:38:00Consulate StrasbourgCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM COE FR
09STRASBOURG19COUNCIL OF EUROPE: STRUGGLING OVER ACCESS IN GEORGIA'S
[...] (U) Summary: The Council of Europe (COE) discussed Russia-Georgia September 9. Russia called for direct dialogue between the international community and authorities from South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Georgia noted that Russia continues to violate its ceasefire commitments, including by denying [...]
2009-09-11 09:26:00Consulate StrasbourgCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM FR GG RS
09STRASBOURG20LEGAL ADVISER'S DISCUSSIONS WITH THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Legal Adviser Harold Koh and European Court of Human Rights President Jean-Paul Costa supported increased contact between the U.S. and the Court during a meeting in Strasbourg September 11, with Costa noting that both face many of the same challenges. Koh outlined increased U. [...]
2009-09-15 14:13:00Consulate StrasbourgUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL COE FR
09STRASBOURG21COUNCIL OF EUROPE: OPPORTUNITY TO INFLUENCE NEW SECGEN;
[...] (C) The Council of Europe's (COE) Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) is expected to elect the next Secretary General of the COE (REF A) September 29 or 30; a ranking Department official should consider reviewing our human rights agenda with the new SecGen soon - please see para two. The Georgians are pu [...]
2009-09-24 09:06:00Consulate StrasbourgCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM COE FR GG KV RS
09STRASBOURG23COE: NEW SECRETARY GENERAL; RUSSIA, GEORGIA, CLIMATE
[...] (U) The Council of Europe's (COE) Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) elected September 29 Thorbjorn Jagland of Norway as the new COE Secretary General. The PACE noted that Georgia had met most and Russia had met almost none of their respective COE commitments post-August 2008. The PACE rejected, however [...]
2009-10-02 13:44:00Consulate StrasbourgCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM SENV COE FR GG NO RS
09STRASBOURG24COE: TAGLIAVINI REPORT ON RUSSIA-GEORGIA; DEATH PENALTY
[...] (U) Russia and Georgia traded barbs at the COE October 7 over the Tagliavini Report, with the Russian Ambassador calling on the COE to end debate on the consequences of the war. In light of the "European Day Against the Death Penalty" -- October 10 -- the COE Chair (Slovenia),the Swedish EU [...]
2009-10-08 14:57:00Consulate StrasbourgCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM COE FR GG RS
09STRASBOURG28NEW COE SECGEN: I WILL HELP ON GITMO RESETTLEMENT
[...] (C) New Council of Europe (COE) Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland agreed November 9 to raise the resettlement of detainees from Guantanamo with officials from all 47 COE member-states, including his native Norway. Jagland stressed that the COE needs to reach out to positive forces in Russia [...]
2009-11-09 15:09:00Consulate StrasbourgCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM BO FR KV NO RS
09STRASBOURG3COE: GEORGIA TOUGHENS STANCE; RUSSIA DOES NOT GIVE AN INCH
[...] (C) The Council of Europe continued February 4 to discuss the consequences of the war between Russia and Georgia. Georgia toughened its rhetoric and called for the COE to issue a statement should Moscow veto UNOMIG's extension. Russia continued to refuse monitoring of its COE commitments. [...]
2009-02-04 17:16:00Consulate StrasbourgCONFIDENTIALPREL AORG FR GG RU
09STRASBOURG31COUNCIL OF EUROPE LETTER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA REGARDING
[...] (U) Mission France received December 1 a letter (pouched to EUR/ERA) from Council of Europe (COE) Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) President de Puig asking us to forward a letter from de Puig to President Obama regarding Copenhagen. 2. (U) Begin text: Strasbourg, 30 November 2009 Dear [...]
2009-12-02 09:45:00Consulate StrasbourgUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SENV COE FR
09STRASBOURG32BELARUS AND COE: INCREASED ENGAGEMENT, BUT NOT MEMBERSHIP
[...] (C) The Council of Europe (COE) seeks increased engagement with Belarus; if the GOB issues a death penalty moratorium the GOB likely will be invited to participate in more COE activities and negotiate accession to the COE Convention on Human Trafficking. While some COE member-states want eve [...]
2009-12-14 09:32:00Consulate StrasbourgCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM COE BO
09STRASBOURG33SAVVY RUSSIAN MOVES ON COE PROTOCOL 14
[...] (U) Russian Ambassador Alekseev told Council of Europe (COE) plenary sessions December 9 and 14 that the Duma may ratify Protocol 14 in 2010 in light of written assurances that the European Court of Human Rights cannot specify how a member-state should implement court decisions. Most member-s [...]
2009-12-15 15:57:00Consulate StrasbourgCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM COE FR RS
09STRASBOURG6COUNCIL OF EUROPE: MORE EFFECTIVE AROUND THE EDGES THAN AT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Council of Europe (COE) likes to portray itself as a bastion of democracy, a promoter of human rights, and the last best hope for defending the rule of law in Europe - and beyond. It is an organization with an inferiority complex and, simultaneously, an overambitious agenda. In eff [...]
2009-03-10 10:51:00Consulate StrasbourgCONFIDENTIALPREL COE FR
09STRASBOURG9COUNCIL OF EUROPE: RANCOR IN THE RANKS
[...] C) SUMMARY: The Council of Europe´s (COE) election for its next secretary general has produced internecine warfare between resident ambassadors and the Parliamentary Assembly (PACE),with the former having short-listed only Thorbjorn Jagland of Norway and Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz of Poland fo [...]
2009-05-04 10:11:00Consulate StrasbourgCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM COE FR GG RU
09SURABAYA115MALUKU: ELECTRICITY WOES PLAGUE AMBON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Technical and maintenance problems at Ambon's power plants have left the island without electricity for up to 14 hours a day. While repairs are expected to be completed soon, long-term development needs require increased electricity capacity. Planned Ambon projects are plagued [...]
2009-12-01 08:16:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON ID
09TALLINN10TRAVEL & TOURISM: ESTONIA'S HIDDEN ECONOMIC
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The travel and tourism industry in Estonia accounts for an estimated one-fifth of GDP, and is increasingly important as the economy moves away from its old manufacturing base. In-bound and out-bound tourism from Finland, Sweden, Russia and elsewhere is thriving, and the cruise s [...]
2009-01-08 14:52:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EFIN ECON EINV EN
09TALLINN106ESTONIA TO CODEL BERKLEY: U.S. VALUES MAKE WORLD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The April 14-15 visit to Tallinn by the Congressional delegation led by Representative Shelley Berkley (D-NV) provided an occasion for a clear affirmation of the strong U.S.-Estonia relationship. Media coverage was widespread and positive. All Estonian interlocutors urged caut [...]
2009-04-17 11:05:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON ENRG OREP AMGT ASEC RU EN
09TALLINN110Estonia Hopeful but Expects Little from Baltic
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Estonia (GOE) and Eesti Energia are hopeful the discussions at the April 27 Baltic Prime Ministers' Council will be positive, but they don't expect concrete results this weekend. Eesti Energia feels the new Lithuanian government does not grasp the complexity of [...]
2009-04-24 14:21:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG KGHG RU LH LG EN
09TALLINN114ESTONIA'S PESSIMISTIC APPROACH TO RUSSIA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-27 14:44:00Embassy TallinnSECRETPREL PGOV RS GG EN
09TALLINN125SCENESETTER FOR ESTONIAN PM ANSIP'S U.S. VISIT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Andrus Ansip will visit Washington and New York May 12-15. Estonia's longest- sitting Prime Minister is ardently pro-American, a leading advocate for Estonia's military engagements abroad and the face of Estonian fiscal restraint. In his meetings, the Prime Minist [...]
2009-05-08 11:13:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ENRG NATO ECON EN
09TALLINN135ESTONIA WILL PARTICIPATE IN HAGUE GI PLENARY
[...] (SBU) Estonia will participate in the 5th Plenary Meeting of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) in The Hague, Netherlands June 15-16, 2009. In April, Poloff and her counterpart from the Russian Embassy jointly delivered reftel invitation to Paul Teesalu, Director of Divi [...]
2009-05-13 11:18:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PARM KNNP MNUC KGIC PTER PREL EN
09TALLINN144IMF CALLS ESTONIAN ECONOMY 'RESILIENT' AS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PM Ansip's May 21 dismissal of junior coalition members - including his Minister of Finance - demonstrate how contentious the recent debates over budget cuts have been. Estonia's first quarter GDP in 2009 fell 15 percent over the same period in 2008. The GOE needs to make pai [...]
2009-05-22 14:32:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EFIN ECON EINV EN
09TALLINN182009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - ESTONIA
[...] (U) The following is the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Estonia, keyed to questions in reftel. 2. (U) A.l. Openness to Foreign Investment Since joining the EU in 2004, the Estonian government has sought to maintain liberal policies in order to attract investments that could produce [...]
2009-01-14 14:40:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB EINV OPIC
09TALLINN187TALLINN'S BFIF FY09 REPORT
[...] (U) Summary: Embassy Tallinn received USD 3,090 from the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) to send our Economic/Commercial Assistant to the Pow Wow trade fair and training in Miami on May 15-May 21. Post used 3,036.34 USD for the project. End Summary. 2. (U) Post initiated in 200 [...]
2009-07-17 12:51:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD BEXP ABUD AFIN BTIO EINV EN
09TALLINN235Scenesetter for A/S Gordon's Visit to Estonia
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Thank you for coming to Tallinn. Estonians and their government are strongly pro-American, joining us in Afghanistan and other missions abroad from a sense of common values, but also to buttress Estonian security. Estonians very much look to NATO (and the U.S. in particular) to [...]
2009-08-05 12:32:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EN
09TALLINN237AFHGAN ILLEGAL MIGRATION CORRIDOR THROUGH ESTONIA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-06 09:16:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS SMIG PHUM PREF KFRD KCRM EN
09TALLINN247A/S GORDON'S AUGUST 13 VISIT TO ESTONIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In his first official visit to Tallinn on August 13, Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Philip Gordon and Estonian FM Urmas Paet discussed a wide range of issues and agreed there was much the U.S. and Estonia could do together to reinforce democracy in Eastern Eu [...]
2009-08-19 15:50:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO EN
09TALLINN255Estonia Still Committed to Georgia
[...] (C) One year after Russia's invasion of Georgia, Estonia remains strongly committed to helping Georgia overcome the aftermath and avoid further hostilities. Estonia is driven both by a desire to share its own successful transformation with other post-Soviet states, and a fear that it too could [...]
2009-08-26 14:07:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EN GG
09TALLINN259Estonian Economy Falling, Euro Adoption in Trouble
[...] (C) Summary: On August 27, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) predicted the Estonian economy would contract by 14.5 percent in 2009, with positive growth only occurring in 2011. Unemployment will remain above ten percent for at least the next four years. In a meeting the same day with visiting Tre [...]
2009-09-02 14:09:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ECIN EN
09TALLINN281Estonians Calm on Missile Defense Announcement
[...] (SBU) Pol Chief delivered reftel points to Paul Teesalu, Director of the MFA's Security Policy Division, on September 17. Teesalu said he had been expecting such an announcement, and that he understood the reasoning for changing U.S. missile defense plans. He added that Estonia looks forward t [...]
2009-09-18 13:09:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL EN
09TALLINN293U.S.-Baltic Annual CFE Consultations: Support for CFE, U.S.
[...] (C) Summary: The three Baltic states used this year's annual CFE consultations in Tallinn to express regret that U.S.-Russia discussions on CFE were not progressing due to Russia's repetition of old ideas, but insisted the U.S. continue to lead on CFE in order to maintain a unified NATO appro [...]
2009-09-25 15:02:00Embassy TallinnSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL NATO KCFE EN
09TALLINN305Relations with Russia, From Estonia's Russian East
[...] (U) Summary: Pol/Econ Chief recently visited Narva, in north-eastern Estonia, a city that sits (literally) on the EU's bridge to Russia. Narva is overwhelmingly ethnically and linguistically Russian, yet Emboff found that the city's ties to Russia are few and growing weaker. Students prefer t [...]
2009-10-06 09:58:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EN
09TALLINN309NATO SYG VISIT TO ESTONIA
[...] (U) SUMMARY. On October 13, poloff met with Kristel Engman, NATO desk officer in the MFA's Security Policy Division to receive a readout of NATO Secretary General Rasmussen's October 8th visit to Tallinn. The SYG met with President Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Prime Minister Andrus Ansip, Foreign [...]
2009-10-14 13:22:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS MARR NATO EN
09TALLINN311Estonia:Local Elections Outlook
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On October 18, Estonians and non-citizen legal residents will cast ballots in local elections for 226 town councils. While the debates outside Tallinn remain focused on local and domestic issues ("it's the economy, stupid") , the race in Tallinn is being trumpeted (by the oppo [...]
2009-10-15 14:22:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV EN
09TALLINN317Estonian FM Visit to Belarus; Lukashenko Goes On (and On and
[...] (C) Summary: Pol Chief met with MFA Desk Officer for Belarus, Moldova, and Central Asia Risto Roos on October 28 for a read-out of Foreign Minister Urmas Paet's October 20 - 21 visit to Minsk. Lukashenko, assuring Paet that Estonia was not his enemy, spent the bulk of their 90-minute meeting lashin [...]
2009-10-30 13:47:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BO EN
09TALLINN321ESTONIA SUPPORTIVE OF US POSITIONS IN UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE
[...] On November 2, poloff met with the MFA UN Desk Officer Helen Kaljulate and the International Organizations Division's Human Rights Officer Pille Kesler to discuss reftel demarche and Estonia's priorities for UNGA's Third Committee. They welcomed the information about U.S. priorities and affir [...]
2009-11-04 09:52:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN EN
09TALLINN323China Interested in Estonian Port
[...] (SBU) Chinese Vice Prime Minister Zhang Dejiang and Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun visited Tallinn November 2 - 3. While in Estonia, they met PM Andrus Ansip, President Toomas Ilves, visited the Port of Muuga, attended a business forum, and Zhijun met with FM Urmas Paet. Dejiang and Ansip [...]
2009-11-06 15:00:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALEINV ETRD ECON PREL CH EN
09TALLINN325Estonia Opposes Nord Stream Pipeline CLASSIFIED BY: Marc Nordberg, Political/Economic Chief; REASON: 1.4(B),(D) Classified by Charge Karen Decker for Reasons 1.4 B & D.
[...] (SBU) Summary: Although the Nord Stream pipeline will not cross Estonian waters, Estonians are concerned about the pipeline for environmental and security reasons. Estonian MPs argue that they do not oppose Nord Stream, but complained that the pipeline company has failed to answer many questions ab [...]
2009-11-06 15:01:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALENRG PREL SENV RS EN
09TALLINN331Estonian Response for November GAERC
[...] Pol Chief delivered reftel points to Kristina Meius, Director of the MFA's European Affairs Division on November 12. Meius provided a laundry list of topics for the November Jumbo GAERC, including: 2. Russia: EU Foreign Ministers will discuss Russia in advance of the November 18 - 19 EU [...]
2009-11-13 06:50:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EUN EN
09TALLINN333Estonia Likely to Support U.S. NATO Enlargement Strategy
[...] (C) Pol Chief delivered reftel points November 13 to MFA Security Policy Director Paul Teesalu. Teesalu said the GOE is still engaged in internal debate on its position towards enlargement for the December ministerial, and thanked the USG for these points which would influence Estonia's thinki [...]
2009-11-13 15:24:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO PARM MARR KTIA EN NUC
09TALLINN335Estonia: Opposition Dominates Local Elections
[...] (U) SUMMARY. The October 18th local elections for 226 town councils throughout Estonia resulted in few surprises, other than a robust turnout of 60.57 percent, considerably higher than the 47.4 percent participating in the last local elections in 2005. The Center Party won a clear majority i [...]
2009-11-16 11:15:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EN
09TALLINN345Deputy PM Ivanov's Non-Visit to Tallinn
[...] (SBU) Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergey Ivanov visited Tallinn November 19 to watch a basketball game between CSKA Moscow (which the press states Ivanov has long supported) and Estonian team BC Kalev Cramo. MFA contacts said the Estonian MFA learned of the visit just hours in advance. The [...]
2009-11-24 12:37:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL RS EN
09TALLINN35Estonian - Russian Relations (Part 1):
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Estonia's economic ties with Russia are modest and relatively straightforward. Bilateral trade with Russia has held steady for several years at around eight percent of Estonia's total, with imports dominated by mineral fuels. Exports are spread across all sectors. [...]
2009-02-05 13:41:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EFIN ECON EINV RU EN
09TALLINN3522009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT
[...] (U) The following is Embassy Tallinn's submission for the 2009 - 2010 (EUR) International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) Part I, Drugs and Chemical Control. ---------- I. SUMMARY ---------- 2. (U) The seizures of large amounts of narcotic substances, detection of drug traffi [...]
2009-10-30 15:49:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR EN
09TALLINN353ESTONIA'S SUPPORT TO KFOR ENDS IN 2010 BUT DEVELOPMENT
[...] SUMMARY. Estonia will likely end its military mission in Kosovo in February 2010, but it will maintain a staff presence and civil assistance program over the medium term. Estonia's commitment to development cooperation with Kosovo has deepened significantly in recent years; over the next two [...]
2009-11-30 13:04:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS KV EN
09TALLINN357Estonia Scenesetter for DAS Quanrud
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Thank you for coming to Tallinn. Estonia is strongly supportive of USG policies, joining us in Afghanistan and in other missions abroad to buttress their own security, but also as a result of Estoniabs very real commitment to democracy. Fear of Russian aggression and/or manipul [...]
2009-12-01 07:54:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EN
09TALLINN37ESTONIA - NINTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING REPORT
[...] (U) The following is Embassy Tallinn's Anti- Trafficking Report for Estonia. Responses are keyed to the checklist (Ref A). Post's points of contact on Trafficking in Persons (TIP) are Political Officer Alamanda Gribbin (Email: GribbinAL@state.gov; tel: +372-668-8291) and Political Assistant [...]
2009-02-10 07:43:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF
09TALLINN371Estonia: DAS Quanrud Discusses Afghanistan, Russia, the
[...] (C) Summary: GOE officials reaffirmed to visiting EUR DAS that Estonia will remain in Afghanistan as long as needed, and is looking for ways to increase its presence. Estonia will contribute an additional trainer to EUPOL and a counter-IED team in Helmand Province, and is considering other opt [...]
2009-12-16 10:30:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON MOPS EN
09TALLINN381Parliamentary President on Afghan Commitment, Russian
[...] (C) Summary: In his introductory call on President of the Parliament Ene Ergma on December 14, Ambassador applauded Estonia's contribution in Afghanistan, asked for her views on relations with Russia, and praised Estonia's remarkable economic resilience. Ergma stressed that she fully understand [...]
2009-12-17 12:09:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EN
09TALLINN383Estonia's Missing Russian Parties
[...] (U) Summary: Even though one-third of Estonia's population is Russian-speaking, Estonia has no strong Russian political parties. The few ethnic Russian parties that have formed have remained on the margins of politics. Instead, largely because it is the only Estonian political party reaching o [...]
2009-12-17 12:48:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SOCI EN
09TALLINN58ESTONIAN RESPONSE TO NPT SURVEY REQUEST
[...] (U) On March 4, 2009, the Government of Estonia (GOE) provided a detailed response to Ref A (Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) survey). The text of the GOE response appears in paragraph 3. Per reftel request, Post is unaware of other reporting of the GOE position on this issue. The GOE [...]
2009-03-09 07:24:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL
09TALLINN60FRAUD SUMMARY - TALLINN: SEPT 2008 TO FEB 2009
[...] COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Economic growth in Estonia, previously running at over 10 percent per year, has ground to a halt in the wake of the global economic crisis and is expected to contract sharply in 2009, falling to perhaps as much as negative 9 percent. The Estonian government (GoE) has alread [...]
2009-03-11 11:28:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCMGT KFRD ASEC CVIS CPAS EN
09TALLINN77ESTONIAN AGENDA FOR 2009 NATO SUMMIT
[...] (C) The Government of Estonia (GOE) views the 60th anniversary NATO summit in Strasbourg-Kehl as a significant opportunity to showcase Alliance unity on issues such as Afghanistan and NATO enlargement. Estonia supports a new Strategic Concept and has proposed draft language for the final summ [...]
2009-03-26 11:40:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS NATO EN
09TALLINN84FIGHT AGAINST TB CONTINUES IN ESTONIA
[...] (U) Summary: Embassy Tallinn marked World Tuberculosis (TB) Day with media placements in Russian and Estonian-language newspapers, a site visit to Tartu University Lung Hospital (TULH),and a DVC for Baltic and USG TB experts. Although Estonia remains a hotspot for multi-drug resistant (MDR) [...]
2009-03-31 10:58:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO SOCI KHIV EN
09TASHKENT100UZBEKISTAN: NEW STUDY ON LABOR MIGRATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: In December, the United Nations Development Program's (UNDP) office in Tashkent published a new study on labor migration from Uzbekistan based on surveys conducted in 2006 and 2007. While the study does not reflect the impact of the current financial crisis upon labor migratio [...]
2009-01-23 11:48:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ECON KIRF KTIP PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI RS KZ UZ
09TASHKENT1029UZBEKISTAN: REMITTANCES 2009 -- DROP NOT AS BAD AS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Remittances are an important source of external financing for the Uzbek economy, accounting for 10 percent or more of the national GDP. With the downturn in the world economy, many feared a dramatic drop in remittances to Uzbekistan followed by ballooning unemployment and poss [...]
2009-06-19 10:34:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT1063Uzbekistan: Scenesetter for CODEL Faleomavaega's June Visit
[...] (SBU) Embassy Tashkent warmly welcomes your trip, which marks the first visit by a Congressional delegation to Uzbekistan in four years. Uzbekistan is the most populous country in Central Asia, its 28 million (overwhelmingly Muslim) people nearly as many as the other four former Soviet republi [...]
2009-06-24 11:13:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL PGOV ASEC BEXP ENRG ETRD KNNP MARR MOPS
09TASHKENT108Medvedev's Visit to Uzbekistan
[...] (C) Summary: Official Tashkent is still parsing the January 22-23 visit of Russian President Medvedev. Discussions here with contacts, including the Russian Embassy, have brought several key themes to the fore: -- Regional Water Issues: In a major victory for the Uzbeks in the perennial tug [...]
2009-01-27 14:12:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR ENRG RS UZ
09TASHKENT1125SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF UNDER SECRETARY BURNS TO
[...] (C) Embassy Tashkent warmly welcomes the visit of Under Secretary Burns and delegation. This visit comes at a pivotal moment as we seek to rebuild a relationship with the Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) that has been foundering on the shoals of mutual mistrust for the past four years. Despite th [...]
2009-07-02 08:54:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1171Uzbekistan: CODEL Faleomavaega Meets with GOU Officials
[...] (C) Summary: In discussions with Deputy Prime Minister Shaismatov and Foreign Minister Norov on June 29, Congressman Faleomavaega said that the U.S. needs to pay more attention to Central Asia and should approach relations with the governments of the region in a less ideological way. Faleomava [...]
2009-07-08 11:00:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALOREP PREL PGOV ASEC BEXP ENRG ETRD MARR MOPS PHUM
09TASHKENT1219Uzbekistan: Demarche on Results of U.S.-Russia Presidential
[...] (C) On July 15, Poloff delivered reftel demarche on the results of the U.S.-Russia presidential summit to Nurillo Abdullaev, Acting Americas Desk Chief at Uzbekistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Abdullaev thanked Poloff for the detailed information. He remarked that Uzbekistan has been follo [...]
2009-07-15 13:02:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV RS UZ
09TASHKENT1243Uzbekistan: U/S Burns Meets FM Norov
[...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary Burns led an inter-agency delegation to Tashkent on July 12-13 that included NSC Senior Director for Russia and Central Asia Michael McFaul, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East and South Asia David Sedney. Burns used the occasion of a July 12 m [...]
2009-07-17 04:51:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KIRF UZ
09TASHKENT1245UZBEKISTAN: USCENTCOM ON THE EVE OF CONSTRUCTION
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Major General (MG) Kenneth Dowd, CENTCOM's Director of Logistics, had productive meetings on transit and local sourcing opportunities during his recent visit to Uzbekistan from June 22 through 26. In meetings at the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relatio [...]
2009-07-17 09:46:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON PREL EIND MARR AF UZ
09TASHKENT1255UZBEKISTAN: ADB SIGNS MOU ON AFGHAN RAILWAY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Hong Wang, the ADB's visiting Director for Transport and Communications, told us on July 16 that he expected to sign an MOU with the GOU to build a rail link from Hayraton to Mazar-i-Sharif in Afghanistan. He said construction would begin this October, and an ambitious timetabl [...]
2009-07-20 10:11:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDMARR ETRD ECON PREL AF UZ
09TASHKENT1257Uzbekistan: International Conference Addresses Problems and
[...] (C) Summary: The Government of Uzbekistan and the Marshall Center co-hosted a significant international conference focusing on regional security and stabilizing Afghanistan on June 17-18 in Tashkent. Uzbek participants appear to have been instructed to lobby for international support of Presid [...]
2009-07-20 10:16:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV ASEC EAID ECIN KNNP KTIA MASS PBTS PINS
09TASHKENT1259Uzbekistan: GOU Officials Shut Down Embassy Outreach Event
[...] (C) On July 16, Government of Uzbekistan officials shut down an educational outreach event conducted by Post's Public Affairs Section (PAS) Education Advisor (a Foreign Service National) and Summer Intern at a Samarkand language center. The "English for You" language center (an officially regi [...]
2009-07-20 13:12:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALOEXC KPAO PREL PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1269Uzbekistan: U/S Burns Meeting with Uzbekistan Civil Society
[...] (C) Summary: On July 12, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Bill Burns and a delegation of U.S. officials met with five Uzbek civil society activists. The group explained that during the years since the 2005 Andijon events, civil society had been all but decimated. They we [...]
2009-07-22 09:39:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL UZ
09TASHKENT1271Uzbekistan: Under Secretary Burns' July 13 Meeting with
[...] (C) Summary. In a wide-ranging meeting that lasted over three hours, President Karimov affirmed to Under Secretary Burns his desire to turn the page on U.S.-Uzbek relations and work together to restore trust based on mutual interests and mutual respect. Citing Afghanistan as Uzbekistan [...]
2009-07-22 09:39:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR PHUM RS AF UZ
09TASHKENT1273Uzbekistan: Former K2 Employee Describes Conditions in
[...] (C) During a personal trip to Karshi on July 18-19, Poloff met with Furkat Tulqin, who worked at the U.S.'s Karshi-Khanabad (K2) Airbase as a procurement officer and interpreter between 2003 and 2005. Tulqin said that some 2,000 Uzbek citizens-mainly from Kashkadarya Province but also from ot [...]
2009-07-22 09:39:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALECON MARR PREL PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT128Uzbek Foreign Minister on Medvedev Visit
[...] (C) Summary: Uzbek Foreign Minister Norov met with the Ambassador for over ninety minutes on January 29 for a wide ranging discussion that included Russian President Medvedev's visit to Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, NDN, relations with Tajikistan and regional issues. Norov expressed satisfaction wi [...]
2009-02-02 13:23:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR ENRG ECON TI RS UZ
09TASHKENT129 UZBEKISTAN: A POSSIBLE WAY FORWARD FOR DEA'S RETURN
[...] (C) Summary: On January 27-28, Visiting Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Assistant Country Attache Chris Melink and Emboffs met with representatives from the Government of Uzbekistan to discuss further bilateral counternarcotics cooperation and the possibility of DEA's return to Uzbekistan. M [...]
2009-02-02 15:05:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM PGOV PBTS UZ
09TASHKENT132UZBEKISTAN EXCITED ABOUT S&T AGREEMENT, PRESENTS A DRAFT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Dr. Shavkat Salikhov, Chairman of the Committee for Coordination of Science and Technology Development at the Cabinet of Ministers, told us in unequivocal terms on January 29 that Uzbekistan is very interested in negotiating a Science and Technology (S&T) cooperation agreement [...]
2009-02-03 08:46:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL TSPL ETTC KTIA KIPR KSTC UZ
09TASHKENT1325Uzbekistan: Ataev and Norov Remarks Reflect Concerns About
[...] (C) Summary: The first set of astonishingly high-level meetings between the Government of Uzbekistan and two representatives from the Center for Strategic and International Studies kicked off on July 27 with meetings between them and National Security Council Secretary Ataev, NSC First Deputy S [...]
2009-07-28 12:56:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC AORC PGOV ECIN ELTN ENRG KISL MARR MOPS
09TASHKENT135UZBEKISTAN: LEAHY VETTING FOR NATO-RUSSIA COUNTERNARCOTICS
[...] (SBU) Post has conducted an internal review of its files and has found no credible evidence that Uzbek individuals in reftel are responsible for committing gross violations of human rights. NORLAND To view the entire SMART message, go to URL http://repository.state.sgov.gov/_layouts/OSS Searc [...]
2009-02-03 12:07:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL MARR ASEC NATO SNAR RS UZ
09TASHKENT1357Uzbekistan: Rumors of Succession Planning, Government
[...] (S/NF) Summary: On July 28, a member of the Government of Uzbekistan relayed to us a number of discussions taking place within Uzbekistan's Presidential Apparat about succession planning and government reshuffling. Some members of the Apparat believe that Gulnora Karimova will become President [...]
2009-07-31 05:39:00Embassy TashkentSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR AORC RS UZ
09TASHKENT14UZBEKISTAN: STATE-RUN PRESS SAYS PUBLIC VIEWS GAZA CONFLICT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-06 18:39:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MOPS UZ
09TASHKENT141Manas May Raise Base Issue for Uzbekistan-and for U.S.
[...] (C) Summary: The announcement in Moscow by Kyrgyz President Bakiyev that his government would close Manas air base has piqued interest in Tashkent, with the Uzbek MFA convoking the Ambassador today to inquire further. Although the Uzbeks said nothing to indicate that they wish to explore the p [...]
2009-02-04 15:05:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR UZ
09TASHKENT1423Uzbekistan: Tashkent Tidbits August 5, 2009
[...] (C) On July 29, Center for Strategic and International Studies representatives Andy Kuchins and Tom Sanderson met with us to give us a read-out of their meetings with various Government of Uzbekistan officials. Across the board, GOU officials appeared very enthusiastic about improving relation [...]
2009-08-05 11:30:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC MOPS ECON PBTS PINR KJUS UZ
09TASHKENT1441Uzbekistan: Boosting Economic Ties with Brazil
[...] (S/NF) On July 28, an official in Uzbekistan's Oliy Majlis provided Embassy's FSN Political Assistant with a readout of President Karimov's May trip to Brazil. (Note: The Uzbekistan National News Agency Online reported on May 28 that both sides signed agreements on technical cooperation; on e [...]
2009-08-14 04:17:00Embassy TashkentSECRET//NOFORNEAGR ECON ECIN PREL PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1447Uzbekistan: Scenesetter for the Visit of General Petraeus
[...] (S) Summary: Your second visit to Uzbekistan comes at a pivotal moment in the U.S.-Uzbek relationship and will build upon the July 12-13 visit of Under Secretary of State Bill Burns during which we proposed to the Uzbeks the establishment of a structured bilateral dialogue. The Uzbek leadershi [...]
2009-08-14 11:52:00Embassy TashkentSECRETPREL PGOV MARR AF UZ
09TASHKENT147UZBEKISTAN: FERGHANA LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS PUTTING
[...] (C) On January 21, Poloff and Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) Program Assistant visited Ferghana Province's Department of Internal Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD). Emboffs conducted end-use monitoring of counternarcotics equipment that the International Narc [...]
2009-02-06 10:12:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR KCRM PREL PGOV PBTS UZ
09TASHKENT148UZBEKISTAN: LEAHY VETTING FOR NATO-RUSSIA CN TRAINING IN
[...] (SBU) Embassy has conducted a review of its files and verifies that it does not possess credible information of gross violations of human rights by the Uzbek security officers identified in reftel. NORLAND To view the entire SMART message, go to URL http://repository.state.sgov.gov/_layouts/ [...]
2009-02-06 11:15:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ASEC NATO SNAR UZ
09TASHKENT1489Uzbekistan: Notes from the Northwest
[...] (SBU) Summary: Hayitbay Yakirboy, a human rights activist from Khorezm, met with poloff on August 12, 2009 to discuss issues facing northwestern Uzbekistan. Yakirboy addressed labor trafficking problems and discontent in the semiautonomous region of Karakalpakstan and the northwest province o [...]
2009-09-16 11:46:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM ELAB PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1493Tashkent Tidbits September 17, 2009
[...] (C) A Brazilian coach for Uzbekistan's premiere team, Bunyodkor, recently told PE Chief of an incident following a match against Bunyodkor's poor rival Pakhtakor (the cotton pickers)in which Bunyodkor lost 1-0 when most of its Brazilian star power got red cards in the first 10 minutes of play. [...]
2009-09-17 11:20:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON KCOR UZ
09TASHKENT150UZBEKISTAN INTERESTED IN RESUMING COOPERATION ON COMMODITY
[...] (C) Summary: The Government of Uzbekistan has demonstrated interest in resuming cooperation on International Nonproliferation Export Control Program (INECP) activities sponsored by the Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) Program. These activities are intended to improve the abili [...]
2009-02-09 11:32:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALASEC KNNP PBTS PREL PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1513Afghan Transboundary Water Training - Include the Neighbors
[...] (C) We were intrigued by reftel's proposal to initiate capacity building for Afghan officials to develop their ability to negotiate with neighbors, including Uzbekistan, on future trans-boundary water sharing arrangements. The cable quite rightly points out that this issue is a tough one for [...]
2009-09-23 07:20:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALENRG EAID SENV ECON PREL UZ
09TASHKENT1515Ambassador's Sept 23 Meeting with Uzbek FM Norov
[...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador, Uzbek Foreign Minister Norov expressed appreciation for the Eid message from the Secretary and said he looked forward to meetings on the margins of the UNGA next week. Commenting on the draft agenda for the Annual Bilateral Consultations (ABC),he [...]
2009-09-23 12:32:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SCUL ECON UZ
09TASHKENT1519Uzbekistan: Baptist Leader Faces Criminal Charges
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-24 12:15:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1551Uzbekistan: Tashkent Tidbits - October 26, 2009
[...] (C) According to both EU Embassy diplomatic contacts in Tashkent and press reporting, the EU looks set to lift its arms embargo on Uzbekistan, the last of the Andijon-related sanctions that remains since Brussels lifted the visa and travel ban in 2008. Although there apparently is not unanimity [...]
2009-10-27 06:12:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON UZ
09TASHKENT1567UZBEKISTAN'S COTTON SECTOR STILL A BASTION OF THE COMMAND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) continues to control the "commanding heights" of the cotton sector, exercising strict control over all aspects of cotton production and sale, from setting planting and harvest quotas to negotiating all ginning and export contracts on behalf of f [...]
2009-11-03 12:34:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDECON SOCI PHUM UZ
09TASHKENT1573Uzbekistan: The Ongoing Struggle for Religious Freedom
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 26, poloff met with Chairman of Uzbekistan's Committee for Religious Affairs (CRA) to discuss concerns of various religious minority groups in the country. In preparation for the meeting and in the days that followed, poloff met with representatives from the Uz [...]
2009-11-09 12:11:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ELAB PGOV KIRF UZ
09TASHKENT1589Uzbekistan: TIP Interim Assessment
[...] (U) In response to reftel, post submits the following information for the TIP Interim Assessment on Uzbekistan. A. Substantive Action to End the Use of Forced Labor During the Cotton Harvest --------------------------------------------- ---------------------- -------------- [...]
2009-11-17 13:45:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM ELAB PGOV KCRM KTIP KWMN SMIG UZ
09TASHKENT1591SCA DAS Krol's Meetings with Uzbek FM Norov and NSC Sec
[...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary George Krol in Tashkent on November 19, Uzbek Foreign Minister Vladimir Norov and National Security Council Secretary Murat Atayev expressed satisfaction with improving U.S.-Uzbek bilateral relations and the Annual Bilateral [...]
2009-11-23 12:52:00Embassy TashkentSECRETPREL PTER EINV ENRG MASS AF UZ
09TASHKENT1595UZBEKISTAN: SCA DAS KROL'S MEETINGS ON ECONOMIC AND ENERGY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On November 19 and 20, DAS for South and Central Asian Affairs George Krol had a series of meetings on economic, trade, and energy issues in Tashkent. Meetings at the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations, Investment, and Trade and at the Uzbek Chamber of Commerce revolved prima [...]
2009-11-24 13:50:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON EINV EPET ENRG PREL BEXP UZ
09TASHKENT1597Uzbekistan: SCA DAS Krol Meets with Civil Society
[...] (SBU) Summary: During his visit to Tashkent on November 18-21, DAS for South and Central Asian Affairs George Krol reached out to civil society representatives, GOU officials, and journalists to discuss human rights and other broad issues facing Uzbekistan. (Please see reftels for a rea [...]
2009-11-25 07:41:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM ELAB PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT16UZBEKISTAN: STATE-RUN PRESS SAYS PUBLIC VIEWS GAZA CONFLICT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-07 05:24:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MOPS UZ
09TASHKENT1603Uzbekistan: TIP Update: Trends and Tactics
[...] (SBU) Summary: From early October to mid-November, poloff has had several meetings with government officials, NGO leaders, and representatives from the human rights community to discuss trends in trafficking, as well as anti-trafficking efforts. The GOU continues to prioritize tradition [...]
2009-12-01 11:53:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM ELAB PGOV KTIP UZ
09TASHKENT1609Uzbekistan: Human Rights Update
[...] (SBU) Summary: Post continues to follow the cases of imprisoned journalist Dilmurod Sayyid (aka Saidov) and poet Yusuf Juma, two Uzbek citizens convicted of charges widely believed to be politically motivated. Family members of both Sayyid and Juma report the two men to be in bad health [...]
2009-12-04 07:28:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ELAB PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1611Karimov speech spells out priorities for 2010
[...] (U) President Islom Karimov invited the Diplomatic Corps and an array of local dignitaries to the annual commemoration of Uzbekistan's Constitution Day December 5th at the impressive new white marble "Palace of Forums" on Amir Timur Square. These speeches are generally a review of the last ca [...]
2009-12-07 10:13:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID UZ
09TASHKENT162Uzbekistan Scenesetter for General Petraeus
[...] (C) Summary: Your visit to Uzbekistan is the first by a senior U.S. official since the new Administration took office and comes at a pivotal moment in regional politics. In Tashkent, as elsewhere in the region, there is concern about the course of events in Afghanistan and doubts as to whether [...]
2009-02-11 12:38:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1637UZBEKISTAN: TASHKENT TIDBITS DECEMBER 18, 2009
[...] (SBU) Dilmurod Sayyid, who was sentenced to 12 and a half years in prison last June, was transferred December 15 from Navoi Prison to Sangorod, the Tashkent-based prison hospital. Embassy contact Abdurahmon Tashanov, who attended Sayyid's trial, told the Embassy that he was turned away from v [...]
2009-12-18 12:30:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON PHUM SOCI EINV ETRD UZ
09TASHKENT1639UZBEKISTAN: GOU PROPOSAL ON TERMEZ
[...] (C) Summary. An apparent Uzbek offer of troop transit to Afghanistan via Termez warrants close attention. It is not inconsistent with the gradual improvement in relations across the board, including on human rights, outlined in last week's political consultations with Foreign Minister Norov [...]
2009-12-23 12:36:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM MARR UZ
09TASHKENT1641UZBEKISTAN: FM NOROV "CLARIFIES" TERMEZ OFFER
[...] (C) In a meeting with Ambassador Norland on another issue on December 24, FM Norov provided us with further information regarding the apparent Uzbek offer of troop transit to Afghanistan via Termez (reftel). The diplomatic note passed to the State Department on Dec. 21 described a trilateral U [...]
2009-12-24 10:02:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM MARR UZ
09TASHKENT1816UZBEKISTAN TO AMEND IPR LAWS IN RESPONSE TO IIPA PETITION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On October 5 we met with GOU officials to discuss intellectual property rights (IPR) points raised in the interim General System of Preferences (GSP) demarche (Ref A). Significantly, we learned that Uzbekistan is preparing to remove its reservations to Article 18 of the Berne [...]
2009-10-16 05:44:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR UZ
09TASHKENT183UZBEKISTAN: ENGAGING STATES ON KOSOVO RECOGNITION
[...] (C) Post advises against an additional demarche to the Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) urging it to recognize Kosovo at this time. Despite multiple demarches over the past year, the GOU has refused to recognize Kosovo and we do not believe it is likely to do so in the near future. The Ministry [...]
2009-02-13 12:42:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC KV ICJ UZ
09TASHKENT1904UZBEKISTAN IN OR OUT OF THE CENTRAL ASIAN ENERGY GRID?
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In recent weeks GOU officials have sent frightening signals to Uzbekistan's neighbors by saying that the country cannot guarantee reliable transit of power, wants payments for power overflows, and may even withdraw from the United Central Asia Power System (CAPS). Now nearly en [...]
2009-10-28 12:42:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG KPWR UZ
09TASHKENT1926Uzbekistan: GOU Demonstrates its Commitment to Education
[...] (U) SUMMARY. With over 60% of its population under the age of 25, Uzbekistan has made a significant commitment in the last few years to improve its education system and to transition from a Soviet-era model to one that is consistent with internationally accepted requirements. The Government of [...]
2009-10-30 06:52:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SOCI OEXC ECON UZ
09TASHKENT193UZBEKISTAN: ACTIVISTS SEEK TO BRIDGE GOVERNMENT AND CIVIL
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador recently met with activists from the independent Rapid Reaction human rights group (RRG),who described their plans for the upcoming year, including applying for official registration and setting up a "think-tank" with like-minded activists and defense attorneys to [...]
2009-02-19 10:43:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM EAID ECON KDEM PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT1958UZBEKISTAN: DRAFT 2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Uzbekistan is a geographically strategic crossroads between South Asia and Europe. It is primarily a transit country for opiates originating in Afghanistan, with an estimated 95 tons of Afghan opiates passing through Central Asia each year. Well-established trade routes fac [...]
2009-11-03 14:23:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM KJUS PGOV PREL UZ
09TASHKENT196Uzbekistan: Submission for Ninth Annual Trafficking in
[...] (SBU) Post's submission for the ninth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report begins in paragraph 4. Per reftel, this information covers the period from March 2008 to February 2009. The information provided in the report has been gathered from numerous sources, including the Government of U [...]
2009-02-19 12:21:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KTIP PHUM KCRM SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB KWMN ZK
09TASHKENT197Uzbekistan Still Seems on Track with Money Laundering
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Uzbekistan is currently in the midst of a process to enact legislative changes that would bring its anti-money laundering and countering the finance of terrorism (AML/CFT) regime into compliance with international standards. The Uzbeks are likely on track to f [...]
2009-02-19 12:43:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EFIN ECON KCRM PINR UZ
09TASHKENT2008UZBEKISTAN: PRESIDENTIAL ENTREPRENEURIAL SUMMIT -- INITIAL
[...] (SBU) Embassy Tashkent staff met on November 4 to discuss steps needed to implement reftel actions. USAID Country Director will chair Post's interagency working group on expanding economic opportunity and will coordinate activities associated with the Embassy-sponsored roundtable on entrepren [...]
2009-11-10 12:16:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PREL SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT209UZBEKISTAN: EYE ON 21ST CENTURY FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Khakim Mukhitdinov, First Deputy General Director of the Information and Communication Agency of Uzbekistan, described for us the state of telecommunications in Uzbekistan, current projects, and future plans. According to him Uzbekistan is well connected to the world through fo [...]
2009-02-24 08:33:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINT SOCI KPRV UZ
09TASHKENT2098UZBEKISTAN: AUTOMOTIVE POWERHOUSE OF CENTRAL ASIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. 2009 has proved to be one of the most difficult in the history of the U.S. auto industry, but in Uzbekistan business is booming as consumers rush to buy new vehicles and traffic has become noticeably heavier. GM-Uzbekistan announced a $124.5 million USD project to produce the n [...]
2009-11-30 11:40:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EIND EINV ELTN BEXP UZ
09TASHKENT2194UZBEKISTAN 2009 INCSR REPORT - PART II: FINANCIAL CRIMES AND
[...] Uzbekistan is not an important regional financial center and does not have a well-developed financial system. Corruption, narcotics trafficking and smuggling generate the majority of illicit proceeds. Local and regional drug-trafficking and other organized crime organizations control narcotics [...]
2009-12-11 08:13:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM KTFN SNAR UZ
09TASHKENT22UZBEKISTAN: TIP PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN CONTINUES;
[...] (U) Summary: In the past few months, the government has continued a wide-ranging public awareness campaign on trafficking-in-persons (TIP) in the government-controlled mass media (ref A and B). Conducting a relatively non-extensive survey, poloff uncovered more than 70 separate TIP-related st [...]
2009-01-07 12:07:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM ECON ELAB KCRM KTIP KWMN PGOV PREL SOCI KZ RS UZ
09TASHKENT221UZBEKISTAN: ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROGRAMS THAT WORK
[...] (SBU) Summary: English language programming is a bright spot in Embassy Tashkents public diplomacy programming. With tight GOU control over most PD functions, English language programs provide an opportunity to establish and nurture relationships with students, educators, and university admi [...]
2009-02-26 12:46:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL KPAO UZ
09TASHKENT222UZBEKISTAN: TRIAL OF ALLEGED RELIGIOUS EXTREMIST EXTRADITED
[...] (C) Summary: The trial of Haitjon Juraboev, a religious extremist suspect who was extradited by Kyrgyz authorities to Uzbekistan in September 2008, is nearing completion in Tashkent, according to an independent activist monitoring the trial. Juraboev has reportedly pled innocent to all the cha [...]
2009-02-26 13:01:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM KCRM KIRF KISL PGOV PINR PREF PREL SOCI UNHCR KG
09TASHKENT227UZBEKISTAN: MEDIA REACTION TO GENERAL PETRAEUS'S VISIT
[...] (U) Summary: CENTCOM Commander General David Petraeus's February 16-17 visit to Tashkent received broad media coverage in the local, state-run press, the international media and wire services, and on GOU-controlled and independent news websites. There was much speculation that his trip was link [...]
2009-02-27 12:34:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SCUL KPAO UZ
09TASHKENT229TASHKENT SECURITY ENVIRONMENTAL PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE -
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-27 12:56:00Embassy TashkentSECRET//NOFORNASEC UZ PTER
09TASHKENT231Tashkent Tidbits - March 2, 2009
[...] (SBU) A successful ongoing INL-sponsored forensic laboratory improvement program implemented by DOJ-ICITAP suffered a mild setback when the Government of Uzbekistan delivered a diplomatic note on February 17 denying a proposal to send an Uzbek forensic scientist to the Harris County Medical Exa [...]
2009-03-02 06:26:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM EFIN ICRC KCOR ECON KCRM UZ
09TASHKENT235UZBEKISTAN: SPECIAL 301 REVIEW RECOMMENDATION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Uzbekistan made little noticeable progress in development and enforcement of IPR legislation in 2008. It is difficult for a consumer to find music, video, and software products that can with confidence be identified as licensed; pirated versions are still the norm. We are enc [...]
2009-03-02 08:39:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR UZ
09TASHKENT244UZBEKISTAN, OSCE, AND WATER: CONVERSATION WITH OSCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a meeting with the Ambassador, OSCE Conflict Center Director Herbert Salber said he saw a slight opening in Uzbekistan's willingness to accept third party assistance to solve increasing water tensions in Central Asia. Uzbek officials do not exhibit the same confidence when dis [...]
2009-03-03 10:25:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON SENV PREL PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT246Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan Rediscover Friendship of Peoples
[...] (C) Summary: The Uzbeks pulled out all the stops for the February 24-25 visit of Turkmen President Berdymuhamedov to Tashkent, evidence that these two countries are rapidly developing a "special relationship." In addition to cultural and historical ties, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan have common [...]
2009-03-03 13:25:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG EPET TX UZ
09TASHKENT248How the Kagan Munitions Explosions Saved a Neighborhood and
[...] (C) Summary: Poloff met informally in Tashkent with two English language professors from Bukhara State University on several social occasions between February 27 - March 1. Both are talented and highly motivated teachers who have a good pulse on community life from their vantage point in Bukh [...]
2009-03-04 07:04:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SOCI ECON KCOR PINR UZ
09TASHKENT252EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM 2009 (UZBEKISTAN)
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Post is submitting two proposals for Embassy Science Fellows (reftel) in 2009-2010: one proposal for a specialist to study water management issues in Central Asia and the second for an NSF Fellow to assess science and technology capabilities in Uzbekistan in light of current neg [...]
2009-03-06 06:25:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT
09TASHKENT257Former Acting Governor of Samarkand Province Sentenced To 15
[...] (SBU) In April 2008 the state-controlled press reported that the Acting Hokim (Governor) of Samarkand Province, Azamkhon Bakhromov, was relieved of his duties and there were reports at that time that he was subsequently placed under house arrest (reftel). On March 3, sources told our Political [...]
2009-03-06 13:01:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCOR PTER PINR ZJ UZ
09TASHKENT268Discussion With Uzbek FM on Afghanistan Transit: Defining
[...] (U) This message contains a request for guidance at paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: Talks with the Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) on the exchange of letters for the transit of non-lethal cargo to Afghanistan have come very close to success, but we are not there yet. Politically, the GOU is [...]
2009-03-11 13:48:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR UZ
09TASHKENT270Uzbekistan: Global Initiative Demarche Delivered
[...] (SBU) This is an action request (see para 3) and response to State 18574. 2. (C) On March 11, Poloff, the Russian Embassy's Senior Counselor Alexey Mochulsky, and the Korean Embassy's Third Secretary Kwon O Yul jointly delivered reftel demarche to Uzbek First Secretary Oybek Abdiev of the M [...]
2009-03-12 11:01:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALMNUC PARM KGIC PTER PGOV PREL KS RS UZ
09TASHKENT271Uzbekistan: Institute for New Democracies Director Denied
[...] (C) Summary: On March 5 the recently arrived AmCit Country Director of the U.S. Government-funded NGO Institute for New Democracies (IND) was denied accreditation by the Uzbek Government. This is a surprising and disappointing event which, as usual, has not yet been explained (Ambassador is wr [...]
2009-03-12 11:39:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM EAID PINR UZ
09TASHKENT3UZBEKISTAN: ACTIVIST REPORTS ON KILLING OF AKROMIYIST;
[...] (C) Summary: An Andijon-based human rights activist recently reported the killing by law enforcement officials of a young member of "Akromiya," a religious-business organization whose members were at the center of the 2005 Andijon events. The activist specifically requested that the United [...]
2009-01-05 11:16:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM KCRM KIRF KISL PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER SOCI KG
09TASHKENT323At Times Angry Karimov Says Afghan Transit Can Continue,
[...] (S) Summary. President Karimov told the Ambassador March 18 that his earlier understanding with General Petraeus regarding commercial transit of non-lethal cargo through Uzbekistan to Afghanistan remains in place, despite Karimov's evident embarrassment at the public recognition accorded hum [...]
2009-03-18 14:38:00Embassy TashkentSECRETPREL MARR PGOV PHUM PINR UZ
09TASHKENT327UZBEKISTAN: EDUCATION MINISTRY ON ANTI-CHILD LABOR EFFORTS;
[...] (U) Summary: During a meeting on February 23, Ministry of Public Education officials discussed their efforts to combat child labor during the cotton harvest season. They reported that Uzbekistan's transition from 9-year to 12-year mandatory free secondary education, a major reform, would be f [...]
2009-03-19 13:01:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ECON ELAB KCRM PGOV PREL SCUL SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT331UZBEKISTAN'S SYSTEM OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION AT A
[...] (SBU) Summary: A contact recently provided a copy of a government document entitled "Index of the Ministry of Public Education for the 2007-2008 Academic Year," which provides a useful snapshot of the country's primary and secondary education system. The document shows that few students study [...]
2009-03-19 13:10:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM ECON ELAB KPAO OEXC PGOV PREL SCUL SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT343IOM Predicts Slim Pickings for Uzbek Migrants and Increase
[...] (SBU) Summary: International Organization for Migration (IOM) Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Country Director Mahmoud Naderi told poloff on February 10 that he expects the going to get tougher for Uzbek labor migrants and that he foresees an increase in TIP cases as desperate would-be workers seek [...]
2009-03-23 11:19:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL KTIP ELAB PHUM ECON KCRM PINR KCOR RS KZ UZ
09TASHKENT345Uzbekistan: Timing is Not Conducive for Demarche on
[...] (C) Post determined that it would be counterproductive to deliver ref A demarche to the Government of Uzbekistan encouraging it to resist signs of de facto recognition for Abkhazia or South Ossetia. Uzbekistan has to date consistently resisted strong Russian pressure to recognize both breakawa [...]
2009-03-23 11:19:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM GG UZ
09TASHKENT395UZBEKISTAN INDICATES AREAS WHERE HUMAN RIGHTS PROGRESS IS
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a report of Uzbekistan's recent Universal Periodic Review (UPR) before the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC),Uzbek officials agreed to several substantive recommendations from other member states on how to improve its human rights record. Uzbek officials also anno [...]
2009-03-30 04:23:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM ELAB KIRF KPAO KTIP PGOV PREF PREL SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT41UZBEKISTAN: 11TH HOUR AGREEMENT ON GAS TO KYRGYZSTAN AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On December 31 Uzbekistan concluded agreements with Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to supply natural gas at a price of $240 USD per thousand cubic meters in 2009. A feared New Years cutoff of Uzbek natural gas to its neighbors appears to have been averted. END SUMMARY 2. (SBU) [...]
2009-01-09 09:20:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECIN ENRG EPET KPWR UZ
09TASHKENT415UZBEKISTAN: UNIVERSITIES NOT MEETING DEMAND FOR HIGHER
[...] (SBU) Summary: At a recent Embassy-sponsored Junior Faculty Development Program (JFDP) alumni reunion, one alumnus, a lecturer at a private university, revealed that the growth of the higher education system in Uzbekistan is not keeping pace with demand. Uzbekistan also lags behind its Centra [...]
2009-03-31 10:30:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOEXC ECON KPAO PGOV PREL SCUL SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT423Uzbekistan: MFA Discusses Regional Security, Economic Issues
[...] (C) Summary: Uzbekistan's Acting Americas Department Chief at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shared his views of a wide range of regional security and economic issues in a recent meeting with us. His remarks tracked closely with comments we have recently heard from GOU officials--Uzbekistan re [...]
2009-04-01 09:11:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC ENRG PTER PINS ECON SENV KTIA UZ
09TASHKENT441Uzbekistan: World Bank Official Discusses Economic
[...] (C) Summary: In a March 24 meeting with us, a World Bank economist discussed Uzbekistan's economy and the effects of the global financial crisis on it. Despite the limited exposure of Uzbekistan's financial sector to global markets, the slow-down in construction abroad (particularly in Russia) [...]
2009-04-03 10:47:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALECON ELAB EFIN ENRG EPET EINV PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT451UZBEKISTAN: THE WAY FORWARD ON HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C) Summary: While human rights abuses remain all too common in Uzbekistan, the government has taken some positive steps in certain areas over the past year. Uzbekistan is not posed to become a democracy anytime soon, but we continue to believe that the most effective strategy for curbing abus [...]
2009-04-06 12:40:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM EAID ELAB ICRC KDEM KIRF KISL KTIP PGOV PREL
09TASHKENT453UZBEKISTAN: ACTIVISTS REPORTING UNRELIABLE CHILD LABOR DATA
[...] (C) Summary: On March 30, the independent Ezgulik human rights group released its report on child labor practices during the 2008 fall cotton harvest at a roundtable hosted by the British Embassy. While Ezgulik announced that nearly a million Uzbek children participated in the cotton harvest, [...]
2009-04-06 12:55:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM ECON ELAB KPAO PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT46UZBEKISTAN: 11TH HOUR AGREEMENT ON GAS TO KYRGYZSTAN AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On December 31 Uzbekistan concluded agreements with Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to supply natural gas at a price of $240 USD per thousand cubic meters in 2009. A feared New Years cutoff of Uzbek natural gas to its neighbors appears to have been averted. END SUMMARY 2. (SBU) [...]
2009-01-09 13:42:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECIN ENRG EPET KPWR UZ
09TASHKENT483UZBEKISTAN: UNICEF SIGNS NEW AGREEMENT ON CHILD LABOR WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary: On April 6, the Ambassador met with a visiting UNICEF representative from Geneva, who reported that UNICEF would sign a new Annual Work Plan with the government that fleshes out several key points from the September 2008 National Action Plan (NAP) on the elimination of child lab [...]
2009-04-10 09:43:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM ECON ELAB PGOV PREL SOCI TX UZ
09TASHKENT497UZBEKISTAN: RECENT RELIGIOUS EXTREMISM AND TERRORISM
[...] (C) Summary: During a meeting at the Embassy on March 30, independent human rights activist Ismoil Adilov handed over to poloff a collection of court documents from recent trials he had monitored involving suspected religious extremists. The documents demonstrate that at least six women were [...]
2009-04-13 15:47:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM KCRM KIRF KISL KWMN PGOV PINR PREL PTER SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT511Uzbekistan: Anti-Corruption Workshop Launches UN Convention
[...] (SBU) Summary: The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC),with funding support from the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL),conducted a workshop on March 31 - April 1 on implementation of the UN Convention Against Corruption. International experts, [...]
2009-04-14 13:13:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EAID EFIN KCOR SOCI PHUM LG UZ
09TASHKENT531Uzbekistan: New Hokims Elected to Senate Committees
[...] (SBU) On March 27-28, 2009, Uzbekistan's Senate of the Oliy Majlis (parliament) held its eighteenth plenary session. Consistent with Article 77 of Uzbekistan's Constitution, recently-appointed hokims of Surkhandarya, Samarkand, Tashkent, Navoi, and Khorezm Provinces had been elected senators by [...]
2009-04-16 10:41:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR UZ
09TASHKENT559TASHKENT TIDBITS APRIL 22, 2009
[...] (SBU) We attended a roundtable on transboundary water issues at the Oliy Majlis on March 4. The two hour session was chaired by Sadyk Safaev, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee and former Ambassador to the U.S. The roundtable produced nothing new in terms of policy; all speakers [...]
2009-04-22 10:10:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON KIRF SOCI PHUM KISL KPAO UZ
09TASHKENT56UZBEKISTAN: HIZB UT-TAHRIR ARRESTS IN 2008
[...] (C) Summary: State-controlled media, independent news website s, and local human rights activists continue to report on arrests in Uzbekistan of suspected members of the Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT) religious extremist group, as well as the arrests of other banned religious groups members. In 2008, t [...]
2009-01-13 12:01:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM KCRM KIRF KISL KWMN PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER SOCI
09TASHKENT563UZBEKISTAN: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS PRESS BLITZ CONTINUES
[...] (U) Summary: Regular trafficking in persons (TIP) articles continue to be published in the state-controlled press, and public service announcements are prevalent in all forms of mass media. Uzbekistan's extensive efforts on raising public awareness and highlighting its powerful new criminal c [...]
2009-04-22 13:04:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN UZ
09TASHKENT575UZBEKISTAN: SCENE SETTER FOR US TRANSCOM COMMANDER GENERAL
[...] (C) Summary: In the context of the roll out of the new strategy for Afghanistan and the signing of the exchange of letters on transit, your visit is an opportunity to reinforce the message that Afghanistan is a common endeavor in which the United States and Uzbekistan are partners. Although the [...]
2009-04-24 13:08:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT581UZBEKISTAN: ACTIVIST REPORTS ATTACKS ON HERSELF AND ADOPTED
[...] (C) Summary: On April 23, poloff met with Human Rights Alliance activist Elena Urlaeva, who reported being attacked by two unknown assailants on April 15 after receiving threatening phone calls for weeks demanding that she leave Uzbekistan. She also reported that her adopted 5-year old son wa [...]
2009-04-27 10:06:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREF PREL SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT585UZBEKISTAN: ACTIVIST ACCUSES OPPOSITIONISTS OF EMBEZZLING
[...] (C) Summary: During an April 23 meeting with poloff, Human Rights Alliance activist Elena Urlaeva, who was attacked by unknown assailants on April 15 (septel),accused Free Farmers Party leader Nigara Khidoyatova and Gulam Umarov, the son of imprisoned Sunshine Coalition leader Sanjar Umarov, [...]
2009-04-27 12:42:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM EAID KCRM KDEM PGOV PINR PREL SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT59UZBEKISTAN: UZBEK SINGER NOT ARRESTED
[...] (U) Reports in the press that popular Uzbek singer Yulduz Usmanova was arrested on January 10 appear to be false. Reported yesterday by the independent Voice of Freedom website and then picked up by Kyrgyz News Agency AKIPress, the story claims that she was arrested during a wedding performan [...]
2009-01-14 12:31:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV KPAO SCUL UZ
09TASHKENT597Uzbekistan: Global Initiative Demarche Delivered, Russians
[...] (C) On April 24, Poloff and two Russian Embassy officials-Senior Counselor Alexey Mochulsky and Third Secretary Ekaterina Lazareva-jointly delivered reftel demarche on the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism plenary session to First Secretary Oybek Abdiev of Uzbekistan's Ministr [...]
2009-04-28 08:21:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP PREL PGOV KGIC PTER MNUC RS UZ
09TASHKENT601UZBEKISTAN: NARCOTICS SEIZURES NOW REGULARLY HIGHLIGHTED IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: This is the first of planned regular updates about narcotics seizures publicized in the Uzbek state-controlled mass media. Emboffs have noted a substantial increase recently in the number of articles and television news reports highlighting narcotics-related arrests and seizure [...]
2009-04-29 04:52:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SNAR KCRM PHUM KCOR ASEC TI UZ
09TASHKENT647UZBEKISTAN: SIX MORE TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS CONVICTIONS
[...] (U) Summary: Convictions of six more trafficking offenders were reported in separate articles in the state-controlled press on April 30 - May 1, the latest examples of Uzbekistan's aggressive enforcement of its 2008 law and criminal code amendments. The Uzbek Ministry of Foreign Affairs report [...]
2009-05-06 10:19:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KTIP UZ
09TASHKENT669Uzbekistan: TRANSCOM Delegation Discusses Transit with GOU
[...] (C) Summary: On April 29, a delegation led by Transportation Command Commander General Duncan McNabb met with First Deputy Prime Minister Azimov and with railway officials in Termez to discuss issues related to the transit of goods across Uzbekistan's borders to Afghanistan. Azimov conveyed t [...]
2009-05-07 08:36:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC MOPS PGOV PINS PINR PTER EINV ECON ETRD AF
09TASHKENT67Financial Crisis: Uzbekistan in the Tail of the Storm
[...] (SBU) Summary: Although spared from the initial fall out of the global financial crisis by its isolation, Uzbekistan could face growing economic difficulties in the second half of 2009. Uzbekistan is vulnerable on three fronts: 1) reduced remittances and increased unemployment among the ranks o [...]
2009-01-15 12:48:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT685Uzbekistan: Upcoming Conference on Stability and
[...] (U) Summary: Uzbekistan's Foundation for Regional Policy and the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies are organizing an international conference entitled "Afghanistan: Issues and Prospects of Stabilization and Reconstruction," to be held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan June 17-19, 20 [...]
2009-05-08 06:45:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS ASEC PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT705UZBEKISTAN: ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK'S STOCK RISES WITH
[...] (C) Summary: On May 3 Deputy Director of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Tashkent office, Kiyoshy Tamaguchi, told poloff that ADB recently completed a favorable assessment of Uzbekistan for its 2009-2010 cycle, which cleared the way for a substantial increase in loans from USD 170 million to [...]
2009-05-11 12:57:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON UZ
09TASHKENT715ACTIVIST SHARES VIEWS ON TRENDS IN UZBEKISTAN
[...] (C) Summary: On May 7, the Ambassador met with Bukhara-based human rights activist Shukhrat Ganiev, who argued that the recent government crackdown on independent groups over the past few months was largely driven by worries over presidential succession and the upcoming December 2009 Parliament [...]
2009-05-12 11:58:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL UZ
09TASHKENT717The Path to the Sea - The Larger Implications of NDN for
[...] (C) Summary: The establishment of the Northern Distribution Network (NDN) connecting Central Asia and Afghanistan has the potential to transform regional commerce and transportation. Uzbekistan and some of the other Central Asian states have relatively well-developed rail networks that, as leg [...]
2009-05-12 11:58:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALELTN MARR PREL AF UZ ZK
09TASHKENT73UZBEKISTAN: CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TRADE AND
[...] Summary: Per reftel request, post is providing the following update on child labor in Uzbekistan. In 2008, the Government of Uzbekistan undertook legal reforms to combat the use of child labor. In January 2008, Uzbekistan adopted a new law on children's rights which clarified protections for [...]
2009-01-16 10:56:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM ECON ELAB EIND ETRD KCRM KTIP KWMN PGOV PREL SOCI
09TASHKENT751UZBEKISTAN: AGRICULTURE, BORDERS, AND ISLAM IN THE FERGHANA
[...] (C) Summary: Poloff visited the Ferghana Valley on May 5-6, traveling through Fergana and Andijon Provinces en route to Kyrgyzstan. The overland trip was a good opportunity to take the pulse of this unique and populous area of the country. The land border crossing with Kyrgyzstan between And [...]
2009-05-13 10:24:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KTIP SOCI EAGR KISL ASEC KG UZ
09TASHKENT765UZBEKISTAN: COUNTERNARCOTICS MEETINGS INDICATE ENGAGEMENT
[...] (C) Summary: On May 7, the Ankara-based Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Country Attache and poloff accepted an invitation to tour the National Canine Center, which is operated by the State Customs Committee. On May 8 meetings were held with representatives of the Ministry of Internal Af [...]
2009-05-14 13:12:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SNAR KCRM PINR AF UZ
09TASHKENT767UZBEKISTAN: UNODC HOSTS OPERATION TARCET PRECURSOR
[...] (U) Summary: On May 12-13, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Regional Office in Central Asia hosted a policy planning session in Tashkent in preparation for the second year of Operation TARCET, which is focused on interdicting precursor chemicals en route to Afghanistan. Th [...]
2009-05-14 13:12:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SNAR KCRM ASEC UZ AF ZK IR
09TASHKENT785Uzbekistan: Customs Officials Pleased with Commodity
[...] (C) Summary: U.S., Kazakh, and Uzbek instructors jointly conducted a Weapons of Mass Destruction Commodity Identification Training (WMD CIT) workshop for Uzbekistan's Customs officials at the Higher Military Customs Institute in Tashkent on May 6-8. The workshop marked a further step in re-eng [...]
2009-05-18 10:06:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPBTS KNNP ASEC PREL PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT795Uzbekistan: Korean Ambassador Shares Views of Cooperation
[...] (C) Summary: On May 15, Korean Ambassador Jea-min Kyun gave the Ambassador a read-out of Korean President Lee Myung-bak's visit to Uzbekistan earlier that week. An energetic President Karimov had accompanied Lee for virtually the entire duration of the three-day visit, and over the course of v [...]
2009-05-18 12:06:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL ECIN PGOV ENRG ETRD BEXP EAID EINV EMIN KS UZ
09TASHKENT83UZBEKISTAN: COMMENT ON DOL DRAFT LIST FOR TVPRA
[...] Per ref A, Embassy Tashkent appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Department of Labor's draft list of goods from countries that DOL has reason to believe are produced by forced labor or child labor in violation of international standards. We recognize that child labor continues to be [...]
2009-01-21 08:22:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM ECON ELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT857UZBEKISTAN ON LETHAL TRANSIT NEGOTIATIONS WITH RUSSIA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-29 12:41:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL RS UZ
09TASHKENT919Uzbekistan Gives Mixed Review of SCO Activities
[...] (C) Summary: During a discussion of Uzbekistan's views of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on June 3, a representative of Uzbekistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs affirmed that President Karimov will attend the SCO heads of state summit in Yekaterinburg June 15-16, immediately after [...]
2009-06-05 12:57:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC ECIN PGOV ECON PINS PTER UZ
09TASHKENT921UZBEKISTAN: DESPITE CLAIMS, ECONOMIC CRISIS HITS HOME
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. First quarter macroeconomic results show that the real sectors of the Uzbek economy are already facing serious problems created by the downturn in the world economy. Despite GOU claims to the contrary, analysis of official statistics indicates that total exports in the first [...]
2009-06-05 13:29:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT9272009 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION CASES:
[...] (U) The United States Government is aware of six (6) claims of United States persons against the Government of Uzbekistan (GOU). 2. (U) a. Claimant A b. 2002 c. Claimant A was the chief operator of a soft drink manufacturing plant in Uzbekistan after its independence in 1991. Howe [...]
2009-06-08 08:20:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDCASC EINV KIDE OPIC UZ
09TASHKENT929UZBEKISTAN: OSCE SPONSORS HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION WORKSHOPS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On June 4 in Tashkent the Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) sponsored a workshop on education efforts to promote awareness on human rights, which attracted several high-profile government officials and several international experts. A separate June 5 eve [...]
2009-06-08 09:48:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE UZ
09TASHKENT941Uzbekistan: Border Security Training Courses at Termez
[...] (C) Summary: From April 5 through April 17, U.S. Customs and Border Protection trainers conducted border interdiction and rail interdiction training courses for Government of Uzbekistan officials at Uzbekistan's border with Afghanistan. Uzbek participants actively participated in the training [...]
2009-06-08 12:44:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPBTS PREL PGOV KNNP PHUM ASEC UZ
09TASHKENT961UZBEKISTAN: ANDIJON ACTIVIST OFFERS CONSPIRACY THEORIES
[...] Summary: On June 9, emboffs met with Saidjahon Zaynabiddinov, a well-known human rights activist based in Andijon and a frequent contact for independent websites and the Embassy alike. Zaynabiddinov reported that his youngest son was arrested for a double murder and, although his son confessed [...]
2009-06-11 08:36:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
09TBILISI10ABKHAZ GANG LEADER MURDERED;FIRE-FIGHT AT
[...] (C) Begin Summary: On January 3, Emzar Tchkadua, head of an Abkhaz separatist gang, was murdered. Tchkadua himself killed one of his own relatives and fellow gang members, Daur Ladikovich Tchkadua, on December 30. The Georgian Foreign Ministry (Ref A) and Georgian media reported that Russi [...]
2009-01-05 14:21:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS KBTS RU GG
09TBILISI1005GEORGIA: SOUTH OSSETIAN REGIME CLAIMS 50,000 VOTE
[...] (C) Summary and Comment. Elections for the de facto South Ossetia parliament were held in South Ossetia on May 31 without any official internationally-recognized monitoring organizations taking part. De facto officials claimed to the Russian press that about 50,000 people voted, with 46 perce [...]
2009-06-01 13:57:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KBDS RU GG
09TBILISI1010GEORGIA: PROTESTS: AGAIN QUIET - TALKS ONGOING
[...] (C) Summary: Only a few hundred protesters rallied in front of Parliament on June 1; a similar number blocked traffic for one hour in the afternoon in front of the Tbilisi Mayor's office. Cells continued to be removed by protesters from Rustaveli Avenue, with protesters and cells concentrat [...]
2009-06-02 12:09:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1034GEORGIA: RUSSIA MOVES IN ON ABKHAZ ECONOMY \
[...] (C) Summary and comment. Recent moves suggest an \ increasing Russian interest in exploiting economic \ opportunities in Abkhazia. The Georgian Law on Occupied \ Territories stipulates that all business in Abkhazia be \ conducted pursuant to existing Georgian regulations (reftel),\ but Russian en [...]
2009-06-05 09:07:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALECON EPET PREL KBTS RS TU GG
09TBILISI1035GEORGIA: DISCONTENT IN ABKHAZIA WITH RUSSIA'S WARM
[...] (C) Summary and comment. According to press reporting and the Abkhaz government-in-exile, civil society groups and others in Abkhazia have begun to criticize de facto Abkhaz "president" Sergey Bagapsh for handing Abkhazia over to the Russians. Opposition leaders and ordinary Abkhaz appear es [...]
2009-06-05 09:15:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF MOPS KBTS RU GG
09TBILISI1037GEORGIA: MESKHETIANS -- WHAT THEIR RETURN MEANS
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: As part of its obligations to the Council of Europe, Georgia committed to establishing a legal way to repatriate Meskhetians, the former Muslim inhabitants of southern Georgia who were deported to Central Asia by Stalin. Georgia did that, and according to the time [...]
2009-06-05 09:24:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM RU GG
09TBILISI1045GEORGIA: 2ND INCIDENT MECHANISM BETTER, OR MAYBE
[...] (C) Summary and comment. On May 29 the EUMM and OSCE co-facilitated the second session of the Joint Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (JIPRM) at Dvani on the South Ossetian administrative boundary line. The participants engaged on such substantive issues as security for locals livin [...]
2009-06-05 14:29:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS KPTS RS GG
09TBILISI1057GEORGIA: PEREVI -- STILL COMPLICATED
[...] (C) Summary and comment. Russian forces still occupy the small village of Perevi, which is located in undisputed Georgian territory and outside South Ossetia -- a fact even the Russians do not dispute in private. The EUMM reports the Russians may be preparing finally to withdraw, thereby res [...]
2009-06-08 15:02:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS KPTS RS GG
09TBILISI1073GEORGIA: FM VASHADZE DISCUSSES UNOMIG WITH A/S
[...] (C) Summary. In a June 10 meeting focused almost exclusively on the UN negotiations, Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze made clear that Georgia would stick to its redlines, even if it meant ultimately killing a UN mission in Georgia. EUR Assistant Secretary Philip Gordon pushed back h [...]
2009-06-11 09:21:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS KBTS UNSC UNOMIG RS GG
09TBILISI1078GEORGIA: DIPLOMATIC PARTNERS DISCUSS UNOMIG WITH
[...] (C) Summary. In a June 11 meeting with European ambassadors and heads of the three monitoring missions, EUR Assistant Secretary Philip Gordon reviewed the state of UNOMIG renewal negotiations and possible ways forward. Everyone agreed that losing UNOMIG had potentially serious disadvantages f [...]
2009-06-11 14:50:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS KBTS UNSC UNOMIG RS GG
09TBILISI1080EXBS: GEORGIA MONTHLY REPORT MAY 2009
[...]May 11-12: EXBS arranged the second of four implementing phases of the Tracker licensing system in Georgia. The main goals of this session were to review and revise the Tracker equipment request; collect all the local documents that Tracker needs to generate (licenses, permits, certificat [...]
2009-06-12 05:06:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP GG
09TBILISI1089GEORGIA: A/S GORDON MEETS LEADERS FROM ACROSS
[...] (C) Summary: On June 10, A/S Gordon met with Speaker David Bakradze, United National Movement (ruling party) MPs, Parliamentary opposition MPs, and non-parliamentary leaders. Speaker Bakradze explained the GoG's strategy in dealing with the ongoing protests and the history behind street polit [...]
2009-06-12 14:32:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1090GEORGIA: SECURITY INCIDENTS RAISE CONCERNS
[...] (C) Summary and Comment. Three separate security incidents within the last week could indicate that the Russians, Abkhaz or South Ossetians may wish to bump up instability in the midst of the UNOMIG negotiations. South Ossetians set up a new checkpoint near Perevi on June 8 and continue to h [...]
2009-06-12 15:21:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS KBTS RS GG
09TBILISI1096GEORGIA: UNOMIG MONITORS IN SUKHUMI AND ZUGDIDI ON
[...] (C) Summary. UNOMIG military monitoring officers (MMOs) in Zugdidi and Sukhumi are frustrated with the application of the current UNOMIG mandate and strongly feel that another full technical rollover would be futile. The two main problems they face, according to the MMOs themselves, are lack [...]
2009-06-15 15:28:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS KBTS UNSC UNOMIG GG
09TBILISI1100GEORGIA: ARMENIAN BISHOP DISCUSSES CHALLENGES FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-16 12:00:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KIRF AM GG
09TBILISI1101GEORGIA: FIRST STEPS TOWARDS RE-OPENING THE
[...] (C) Summary and Comment. The Government of Georgia announced May 26 that negotiations with Russia were underway to open the border at Kazbegi-Zemo Larsi, the only land border point of entry with Russia in the undisputed territory of Georgia. Russia closed the border in June 2006 in order to [...]
2009-06-16 13:08:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PBTS RS GG
09TBILISI112GEORGIA: ABKHAZIA-RUSSIA -- THE HONEYMOON IS
[...] (C) Summary and comment. Recent stories from inside Abkhazia suggest that the initial euphoria following Russia's recognition of Abkhazia's independence has faded, with the reality of Russia's all encompassing influence sinking in. Russia already wields tremendous influence on the political, [...]
2009-01-21 13:46:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS KBTS RU GG
09TBILISI1120GEORGIA: DEFENSE MINISTER SIKHARULIDIZE MEETS A/S
[...] (C) Summary. On June 10, Defense Minister Sikharulidze and EUR Assistant Secretary Gordon discussed the state of the Georgian military, progress on reform, NATO prospects, bilateral cooperation, the Geneva process, and UNOMIG negotiations. Sikharulidze made clear that Russia poses a bigger t [...]
2009-06-18 08:58:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS RS GG
09TBILISI1123IMPORTANCE OF CONTINUED MILITARY ENGAGEMENT WITH
[...] (C) Summary. The June 22 kickoff of the U.S.-Georgia Charter Commission will raise the question of the future of our military cooperation. Embassy Moscow's recent cable (reftel) has highlighted Russian views and the potential impact on our attempt to reset our relations with Moscow. There are, howe [...]
2009-06-18 12:01:00Embassy TbilisiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV MARR MOPS PBTS RS GG
09TBILISI113GEORGIA: ANOTHER STEP FORWARD - TALK SHOWS RESUME
[...] (SBU) Summary: After a hiatus, Georgian Public Broadcasting channel is now running three political talk shows, Imedi TV has one, and Rustavi TV is planning to launch one as well. Kavkasia remains predominately a platform for opposition voices and newly-licensed Maestro is now producing its [...]
2009-01-21 14:02:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1131GEORGIA: RUSSIA KEY TOPIC IN ABKHAZ POLITICS
[...] (C) Summary and comment. In seeming contradiction to recent reports of concern in Abkhazia about Russian influence (ref A),UNOMIG officials, de facto authorities, opposition journalists, and NGOs in Abkhazia told visiting poloff that Abkhaz politicians are trying to out-do each other to show [...]
2009-06-19 13:42:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF MOPS KBTS RU GG
09TBILISI1132GEORGIA: POTENTIAL IMPACT OF UNOMIG CLOSURE
[...] (C) Summary and comment. Russia's veto of a technical rollover of the UN Observer Mission in Georgia leaves a significant gap in both transparency of the military situation in Abkhazia and protection of its residents, especially those in the Gali region. Nevertheless, the actual impact may b [...]
2009-06-19 13:46:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS RS GG
09TBILISI1134GEORGIA: CIVIL SOCIETY MEETS WITH A/S GORDON
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-19 14:16:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV RS GG
09TBILISI1136GEORGIA: EXPLOSIONS DAMAGE TWO EUMM VEHICLES;
[...] (C) On June 21st at approximately 1105 am, explosions damaged an EUMM armored patrol vehicle and accompanying private ambulance near Eristskali, located west of the Enguri River near the Abkhazian administrative boundary line in undisputed Georgian territory. The Georgian ambulance driver di [...]
2009-06-22 12:06:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL RU GG
09TBILISI1140GEORGIA: CIVIL SOCIETY MEETS WITH A/S GORDON
[...] (SBU) Summary. Georgian academics, analysts and civil society leaders discussed domestic politics, the necessity of developing more robust civil institutions, and relations with Russia at a June 11 lunch with EUR Assistant Secretary Philip Gordon. While participants' opinions varied, in gen [...]
2009-06-22 13:41:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV RS GG
09TBILISI1147GEORGIA: WEEKEND MEDIA REVIEW: NEW OFFER, SAME OLD
[...] (SBU) Summary: Over the weekend, several politicians, including President Saakashvili, appeared in the media to discuss ongoing protests and political stalemate in Georgia. Saakashvili offered to allow twelve opposition leaders to reclaim their abandoned seats in Parliament and offered to am [...]
2009-06-23 14:10:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1149GEORGIA: HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH ISSUES CLUSTER
[...] (C) Summary and Comment. On April 14, Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report entitled "A Dying Practice" on the use of cluster munitions by Russia and Georgia in the August 2008 conflict. NGOs involved in explosive remnants of war (ERW) clearance in Georgia generally agree with the report [...]
2009-06-23 14:18:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALMOPS PGOV PHUM PREF SOCI GG
09TBILISI1150GEORGIA: UPDATE ON THE HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN
[...] (C) Summary. There are conflicting reports on the extent of humanitarian-related problems in Gali among UNOMIG officials, NGOs in Zugdidi and Sukhumi, the Abkhazia Government in-exile and Abkhaz de facto authorities. The main issues affecting Georgian residents in Gali today include the lack [...]
2009-06-23 14:31:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF MOPS KBTS RU GG
09TBILISI1158GEORGIAN THOUGHTS ON ARMENIAN/TURKISH RAPPROCHEMENT
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: Representatives of the Georgian government, parliament, and academia have a wide range of opinions about recent improvements in the bilateral relationship between Armenia and Turkey. Even within the Georgian government, an incomplete and contradictory picture arises, [...]
2009-06-24 11:07:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AZ TU GG
09TBILISI1161GEORGIA: THIRD SESSION OF INCIDENT MECHANISM DOES
[...] (C) Summary and comment. As predicted reftel, the third session of the Joint Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (JIPRM),scheduled for June 23 in Ergneti, did not occur. The meeting was postponed for an indefinite period due to te South Ossetian delegation's refusal to participate. [...]
2009-06-24 12:38:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS KBTS RS GG
09TBILISI117GEORGIA: INTERIOR MINISTER SAYS RUSSIANS
[...] (C) Summary. Minister of Internal Affairs Merabishvili told the Ambassador January 22 that using night-vision goggles, the Georgians had seen Russian special forces with sniper rifles conducting operations across the administrative boundary lines in Abkhazia and South Ossetia. (UNOMIG made [...]
2009-01-23 13:09:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL GG RU
09TBILISI118GEORGIA: GUIDANCE REQUESTED ON REMOVAL OF
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Summary and Comment: In spite of the August conflict and loss of official Georgian access to the Abkhazia separatist region, MFA officials continue to seek U.S. assistance to develop a plan to remove four high-level radioactive [...]
2009-01-23 13:14:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PGOV PREL GG GR
09TBILISI121GEORGIA: FOLLOW ON QUESTIONS ON REMOVAL OF SUKHUMI
[...] (U) This is an action request. Post requests Department's assistance in providing responses to the questions in paragraph 3. End action request. 2. (C) Poloffs delivered ref A demarche to Giorgi Dolidze, MFA's Deputy Director of the Security Policy and Euro-Atlantic Integration Department [...]
2009-01-23 13:21:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PGOV PREL RS GG
09TBILISI1212GEORGIA: WEEKEND MEDIA REVIEW: PROTEST RALLY
[...] (C) Summary: Non-parliamentary opposition leaders announced plans to hold a large-scale rally during Vice President Biden's visit to Georgia in July to demonstrate the opposition's strength and Georgia's "democratic aspirations." The non-parliamentary opposition's credibility suffered this [...]
2009-07-01 14:17:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1213GEORGIA: GOG PROPOSES CANDIDATE FOR WHO REGIONAL
[...] (SBU) On July 1, Ambassador Tefft met with Aleksandre Kvitashvili, Minister of Health, Labor and Social Welfare and Dr. Nata Menabde, Deputy Regional Director of the World Health Organization (WHO),Regional Office for Europe. Kvitashvili introduced Dr. Menabde and asked that the U.S. suppor [...]
2009-07-01 14:22:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV WHO GG
09TBILISI122GEORGIA OKAYS GAS TO SOUTH OSSETIA, ITERA ONLY
[...] (C) Summary: On January 20, the Georgian Government issued an exception to the Law on Occupied Territories to Itera-Georgia in order to provide gas to South Ossetia. Itera-Georgia General Director David Beradze confirmed that Itera concluded a commercial contract with South Ossetia on Januar [...]
2009-01-23 14:34:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG PGOV RU GG
09TBILISI1221GEORGIA: RUSSIA THREATENS MILITARY ACTION AFTER
[...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: A Russian solider crossed into undisputed Georgian territory near Perevi on July 1. He hid in the home of a local resident until the MOIA took custody of him at approximately 2200 on July 1 when he requested asylum. [...]
2009-07-02 13:41:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL RU GG
09TBILISI1222GEORGIA: RUSSIA THREATENS MILITARY ACTION AFTER
[...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: A Russian solider crossed into undisputed Georgian territory near Perevi on July 1. He hid in the home of a local resident until the MOIA took custody of him at approximately 2200 on July 1 when he requested asylum. [...]
2009-07-02 13:43:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL RU GG
09TBILISI1234GEORGIA: FORMER PM GRIGOL MGALOBISHVILI NAMED NATO
[...] (C) Summary. Grigol Mgalobishvili, former Prime Minister and career diplomat, was approved by the Georgian Parliament as Georgia's Permanent Representative to NATO on June 26, succeeding Revaz Beshidze. Mgalobishvili's tenure as Prime Minister, though short, was relatively well received(re [...]
2009-07-06 13:41:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1237GEORGIA: UPDATE ON DEFECTION OF RUSSIAN SOLDIER
[...] (C) Summary. The Russian soldier who requested asylum from Georgia met with his family in Tbilisi on July 4 and 5. EUMM, UNHCR, along with the Swiss (as the protective power for Russia in Georgia),Georgians and Russians, coordinated these meetings between Artemiev and his family. Artemiev's [...]
2009-07-06 14:11:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL RU GG
09TBILISI1248GEORGIA: RESPONSE TO OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION REQUEST
[...] (U) Summary and comment. In response to reftel A, post suggests raising human rights concerns in the breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. With recent Russian vetoes of the OSCE and UN observer missions, outside access to vulnerable populations in both regions is nearly non-exist [...]
2009-07-08 14:48:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALOSCE PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM GG RU
09TBILISI1283GEORGIA: IFC EVALUATES GEORGIA'S SECTOR
[...] (SBU) Summary/Comment: On June 29, the International Finance Committee (IFC) released the results of its Sector Competitiveness Overview of Georgia. The Georgian Government requested the IFC conduct the competitiveness survey to help them identify strategic areas to focus investment in hope [...]
2009-07-09 12:31:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EIND EINV ETRD PREL GG
09TBILISI1285GEORGIA DENIES FLYING DRONES IN ABKHAZIA
[...] (C) De facto Abkhaz authorities have publicly accused Georgia of flying unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) over Abkhazia on July 7. The de facto foreign ministry claims that two Georgian UAVs flew over the village of Saberio in Gali district and Khukhun in Tkvarcheli district. The Georgian MFA i [...]
2009-07-09 14:03:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS RS GG
09TBILISI1289GEORGIA: PATRIARCH DISCUSSES CHURCH DELEGATION TO
[...] (C) Summary: The Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church (GOC),Ilia II discussed relations between Russia and Georgia, including relations between the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) and GOC over dinner with the Ambassador on July 7. Former Georgian Ambassador to Moscow Zurab Abashidze an [...]
2009-07-10 13:39:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KIRF RU GG
09TBILISI1291GEORGIA: IRI POLL SHOWS SAAKASHVILI MORE POPULAR,
[...] (C) Summary/Comment: An International Republican Institute (IRI) poll was carried out from June 16th to June 25th, 2009 and polled 1500 Georgians aged 18 years and older in face-to-face interviews. The International Republican Institute found few surprises in its June polling data. The stat [...]
2009-07-10 14:04:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM GG
09TBILISI1303GEORGIA: GOVERNMENT LESSONS LEARNED FROM THREE
[...] (SBU) Embassy Prologue: "Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Sir Winston Churchill, Speech in November 1942 who just might well have been describing Georgian internal politics in July 2009. End Prologue. 2. [...]
2009-07-14 14:02:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI131GEORGIA: GAS RETURNS TO SOUTH OSSETIA
[...] (SBU) Itera-Georgia confirmed on Saturday, January 24 that it received approval from the Russian Government (reftel) to import gas from GazProm to sell to South Ossetia. Itera-Georgia repressurized the line and began supplying natural gas to South Ossetia early on January 24. This resumes [...]
2009-01-26 13:16:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG PGOV PREL RU GG
09TBILISI132GEORGIA: POLITICIANS HIT THE AIRWAVES
[...] (C) Summary/Comment: In a televised first, President Saakashvili answered four hours of call-in questioning from the general public on January 23. Opposition figures called the session a "Putin-like" stunt. In our view, the event actually resembled more of a "town-hall" political event and [...]
2009-01-26 14:52:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1339GEORGIA: SAAKASHVILI OUTLINES NEXT STEPS ON REFORM
[...] (C) Summary and comment. In a nationally televised speech to Parliament July 20, President Saakashvili outlined his vision for next steps on reform and invited all elements of society to enter renewed dialogue. Key themes included the election code and local elections, constitutional and jud [...]
2009-07-21 13:18:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL OVIP OTRA RS GG
09TBILISI1358GEORGIA: RUSSIANS TIGHTEN CONTROL IN GALI
[...] (C) Summary and comment. In recent weeks Russian Border Guards have tightened control over Abkhaz administrative boundary line crossing points. In a July 22 incident, they detained over 20 ethnic Georgians attempting to depart Abkhazia, confiscated Georgian passports from nine of them, and p [...]
2009-07-24 14:08:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS RS GG
09TBILISI1359GEORGIA: VP BIDEN'S VISIT/SPEECH PLEASES EVERYBODY
[...] (SBU) Summary/Comment. The Vice President's two-day trip to Tbilisi received extensive coverage by the Georgian press and elicited an overwhelmingly positive response from ruling party and opposition politicians, the media, and Georgian political analysts alike. VP Biden's speech at the Ge [...]
2009-07-24 14:10:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREF PREL GG
09TBILISI1409GEORGIA: INCIDENTS RAISE CONCERNS, MECHANISMS MEET
[...] (C) Summary and comment. Deputy Foreign Minister Nalbandov told the Ambassador the government is concerned about a spate of recent incidents, especially as the August 7 first anniversary of Georgia's 2008 war with Russia approaches. An explosive device killed the father of a family of IDPs t [...]
2009-07-31 14:51:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS RS GG
09TBILISI1427GEORGIA: ADDITIONAL PROVOCATIONS HEIGHTEN TENSION
[...] (C) Summary and comment. On August 2 Russian Border Guards set up poles in the village of Kveshi, 200 meters outside of the South Ossetian administrative boundary, as an apparent first step to establish a checkpoint; on August 3, the Russians and the poles were gone. On August 1 South Osseti [...]
2009-08-03 14:47:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS RS GG
09TBILISI148RUSSIAN SOLDIER DESERTS, SEEKS ASYLUM IN GEORGIA
[...] (C) Summary and comment. On January 26 a Russian soldier based in the Akhalgori Valley inside South Ossetia deserted his post, crossed the administrative boundary at Odzisi, flagged down a Georgian Interior Ministry car, and requested asylum, based on his difficult living conditions. The Min [...]
2009-01-28 13:06:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF MOPS KBTS RU GG
09TBILISI1510GEORGIA: THE REMAKING OF PUBLIC BROADCASTING
[...] (C) Summary: Three seats on the public broadcasting board of trustees were filled on July 31 with remarkably little protest from within the parliament. The three men selected are generally highly respected for their objectiveness and better known for their sound academic work than for any p [...]
2009-08-07 13:55:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM GG
09TBILISI1514GEORGIA: MARKING THE AUGUST 7 ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY
[...] (U) Summary: Georgians commemorated the one-year anniversary of the August 2008 conflict with numerous events around the country, including a mid-day visit by President Saakashvili to a cemetery containing the bodies of soldiers killed in the war, a nationwide moment of silence at 3 pm, an [...]
2009-08-07 14:14:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PBTS GG
09TBILISI1517GEORGIA: INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE TO ABKHAZIA AND
[...] (C) Summary and comment. Immediately following the August 2008 war between Russia and Georgia, our small USG aid programs in Abkhazia and South Ossetia were closed, with the exception of HALO Trust's demining program in Abkhazia. Other international donors, including the European Commission ( [...]
2009-08-10 08:49:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PBTS EAID SOCI AID GG
09TBILISI1519GEORGIA: UNEASY CALM AS WAR ANNIVERSARY COMES AND
[...] (C) Summary. August 5 and 6 were uneasily calm after several days of incidents and allegations, followed by five Georgians being kidnapped and returned unharmed on August 7. On August 3, Georgian and South Ossetian forces traded allegations of an attack near Plavismani and Otrevi, and on Augu [...]
2009-08-10 12:45:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS RS GG
09TBILISI1524GEORGIA: AMBASSADOR FRIED DISCUSSES GEORGIAN
[...] (S) SUMMARY: During his August 5-6 visit to Tbilisi, Special Envoy for Guantanamo Bay Ambassador Daniel Fried discussed with a wide-range of Senior Georgian officials the details of how Georgia planned to implement its offer to accept a number of detainees currently detained at Guantanamo B [...]
2009-08-11 11:45:00Embassy TbilisiSECRETPREL PGOV GG
09TBILISI1525GEORGIA: AMBASSADOR FRIED MEETS WITH GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During his visit to Tbilisi on August 5 and 6, Special Envoy for Guantanamo Bay Ambassador Daniel Fried met with a range of senior Georgian officials, including Minister of Foreign Affairs Grigol Vashadze, Secretary of the National Security Council Eka Tkeshelashvili, Minister [...]
2009-08-11 11:46:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV RR GG
09TBILISI1526GEORGIA: NATIONAL FORUM - QUIETLY BECOMING A PLAYER
[...] (C) Summary/Comment: In the wake of three months of protests, the National Forum seems to have found a message that resonates with the Georgian public. More importantly, National Forum leaders have shown a willingness to do the hard work necessary to build a grass-roots party despite limit [...]
2009-08-11 11:46:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1541GEORGIAN REACTIONS TO THE MEDVEDEV-YUSHCHENKO
[...] (U) Summary: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's August 11, 2009, letter and accompanying video address (available widely on the internet) to Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has dominated Georgian headlines and raised questions about Moscow's intentions. In the letter, Medvedev specif [...]
2009-08-13 14:09:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV RU UK GG
09TBILISI1543MR. PUTIN COMES TO GEORGIA
[...] (C) Summary and comment. Russian Prime Minister Putin visited Abkhazia August 12, renewing Russia's commitment to Abkhaz "independence" and promising nearly USD 500 million in spending on military infrastructure. Abkhaz de facto "president" Bagapsh called the visit an example of the "dynamic [...]
2009-08-13 14:41:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS RS GG
09TBILISI1575GEORGIA: DAS BRYZA HONORED FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO
[...] (C) Summary. Matthew Bryza paid his farewell visit as Deputy Assistant Secretary to Georgia August 9-11, meeting with senior officials and receiving a Golden Fleece award from President Saakashvili for his contributions to Georgian-American relations. After the ceremony, Bryza and Saakashvil [...]
2009-08-20 14:23:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS RS GG
09TBILISI1581GEORGIA: ENDING MEMBERSHIP IN CIS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 18, 2009, Georgia's membership in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) organization officially expired, following the one year mandatory wait period after officially informing the organization f its intentions on August 14, 2008 in the aftermath of the war wi [...]
2009-08-21 14:45:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV RS GG
09TBILISI1582GEORGIA: FUTURE ENGAGEMENT WITH ABKHAZIA AND UN
[...] (C) Summary and Comment. In recent meetings, UN Special Representative Johann Verbeke and other European diplomats have proposed various ideas on the future of the international community's engagement with the breakaway regions, and a possible new role for the UN. Expressing satisfaction th [...]
2009-08-24 04:56:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL GG
09TBILISI1587GEORGIAN COAST GUARD CRACKS DOWN ON ABKHAZIA
[...] (C) Summary and comment. On August 15 and 18 the Georgian Coast Guard detained two vessels for violations of the Law on Occupied Territories and other infractions, including for traveling in restricted Black Sea waters off the coast of Abkhazia. Although both vessels were stopped more than [...]
2009-08-24 14:48:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS PHSA PGOV EWWT ETRD CB FR PM RS
09TBILISI1602GEORGIA SEEKS U.S. HELP IN PROMOTING UNGA IDP
[...] (SBU) Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Department Sergi Kapanadze told emboffs on August 25 that the EU has decided to support the draft UN General Assembly resolution entitled "Status of Internally Displaced Persons and Refugees from Abkhazia, Georgia a [...]
2009-08-25 14:29:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF UNGA RS GG
09TBILISI1627GEORGIA: LEGAL QUESTIONS SURROUNDING OCCUPIED AREAS
[...] (U) This is an action message; please see paragraphs 9-11. 2. (C) Summary. Recent seizures by the Georgian Coast Guard of Black Sea vessels suspected of violating various Georgian laws, including the Law on Occupied Territories, have raised questions about the legal basis for Georgia's enf [...]
2009-08-27 14:41:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS PHSA ETRD ETTC EWWT RS GG
09TBILISI1634GEORGIA: READING MISHA'S MIND: WHY A NEW DEFENSE
[...] (C) Summary. Since President Saakashvili tapped Bacho Akhalaia to replace Dato Sikharulidze as Minster of Defense on August 27, speculation on Saakashvili's motivations have swept through Tbilisi. Senior Georgian officials have repeated to the Ambassador on multiple occasions in the last s [...]
2009-08-31 14:37:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS PTER RS GG
09TBILISI164GEORGIA: UNOMIG OBSERVES SNIPER PATROL IN ABKHAZIA
[...] (C/NF) Summary and comment. On January 22 a UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) patrol in Abkhazia saw seven individuals in unmarked camouflage patrolling near the village of Gvashigverdi, just inside the administrative boundary. Among other weapons, the group carried three SVD sniper ri [...]
2009-01-29 14:36:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS RS GG
09TBILISI1643GEORGIA: CONCERNS OVER RECOGNITION OF ABKHAZIA,
[...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze called in the U.S. and UK ambassadors August 31 to request urgent assistance on two matters. First, the Georgians learned that four African countries -- Burundi, Central African Republ [...]
2009-09-01 14:34:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS PHSA EWWT UNGA BY CT ML PU RS GG
09TBILISI1644GEORGIA: TROUBLING HUMAN RIGHTS TRENDS IN ABKHAZIA
[...] (C) Summary. The departure of UNOMIG and arrival of Russian Border Guards have not yet caused a new exodus of ethnic Georgian Gali residents from Abkhazia, according to local observers. Conditions, however, have deteriorated, and the local population is more nervous than ever. Problems incl [...]
2009-09-01 14:35:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL PBTS RS GG
09TBILISI165GEORGIA: THE RULING PARTY REFLECTS, DEVELOPS
[...] (C) Summary/Comment: While highly confident in their ability to serve out their mandates, the leaders of the United National Movement (UNM) have gone through a period of self-evaluation as to how best to effectuate their political and policy aims in the coming year. UNM is poised to resume [...]
2009-01-29 14:52:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1652GEORGIA: DEFENSE MINISTER AKHALAIA SEEKS TO
[...] (C) Summary. Newly-appointed Defense Minister Bacho Akhalaia met NATO resident Ambassadors September 2 in a "getting-to-know" you meeting. Akhalaia stressed that there would be no change in MOD priorities -- NATO integration, modernization of the armed forces and "preserving the peace" wer [...]
2009-09-02 13:36:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS PREL GG
09TBILISI1653GEORGIA: INCIDENT PREVENTION MECHANISMS HIT STRIDE
[...] (C) Summary and comment. Recent meetings of Incident Prevention and Response Mechanisms (IPRMs) for both Abkhazia and South Ossetia have showed progress toward the original concept: a forum enabling regular exchange of information and the pragmatic discussion of incidents and the security e [...]
2009-09-02 14:28:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS RS GG
09TBILISI1665GEORGIA: ABKHAZIA STEPS UP RHETORIC ON BLACK SEA
[...] (C) Summary and comment. On September 2 Abkhaz de facto "president" Bagapsh ordered his naval forces to attack any Georgian vessel entering what he considers Abkhaz territorial waters. Following Georgian seizures of ships traveling to Abkhazia for violations of Georgian law and Russian prom [...]
2009-09-04 15:14:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS PHSA EWWT MOPS RS GG
09TBILISI1669GEORGIA: RE-ENGAGING WITH ABKHAZIA
[...] (C) Summary. One year after the U.S. ceased nearly all aid to the breakaway regions in the aftermath of the Russia-Georgia war, the time is right to re-engage with Abkhazia. The Georgian government and the Abkhaz de facto authorities both support the idea, and U.S. long-term goals are bett [...]
2009-09-08 12:01:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID OEXC RS GG
09TBILISI1674GEORGIA: WHAT IS GOING ON WITH NINO BURJANADZE?
[...] (C) Summary/Comment: Despite her almost complete lack of political support, Burjanadze, likely because of her past international role as Georgia's acting President (twice) and well-known Speaker as well as the on-going activities of her husband, still commands the GoG's attention. A growing [...]
2009-09-08 14:27:00Embassy TbilisiSECRETPGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI169GEORGIA: THE ECONOMY IS SAAKASHVILI'S TOP PRIORITY
[...] (C) Summary. Although in better financial shape than some of its neighbors, Georgia is starting to suffer from the overall international economic malaise. Georgia's banking sector remains sound due to high liquidity and conservative lending policies, but experts worry that a likely devaluat [...]
2009-01-30 14:42:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG PGOV PREL GG
09TBILISI17GEORGIA'S ENVIRONMENT MINISTER PLANS REFORMS
[...] (SBU) Begin summary. During a December 23 meeting with the Ambassador, new Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources, Giorgi Khachidze, was upbeat and energized about his plans for reforms, including the finalization of a strategic environmental plan for the country. He desc [...]
2009-01-06 13:46:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SENV SCUL BEXP AID GG
09TBILISI171GEORGIA: GOVT AGREES TO LIMIT OFFENSIVE CAPABILITY
[...] (C) Summary and comment. In a briefing for diplomats, EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) staff provided information about the January 26 agreement between the EUMM and the Georgian Ministry of Defense (MOD). The EUMM military advisor judged that the limitations the Georgians voluntarily imposed upo [...]
2009-01-30 14:47:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS KBTS RS GG
09TBILISI1713GEORGIA: ABKHAZ POLITICS HEAT UP AS ELECTIONS DRAW
[...] (C) Summary and comment. Several recent incidents in Abkhazia point to heightened political tension in the area, including de facto "president" Bagapsh's order to his naval forces to attack Georgian ships entering Abkhaz water (reftel),the passage and repeal of the law on "citizenship" for e [...]
2009-09-11 13:26:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF RU GG
09TBILISI1714GEORGIA: FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT AND SHIP SEIZURES
[...] (C) Summary and comment. The latest round of the incident prevention and response mechanism (IPRM) meetings took place on September 3 in Ergneti for the South Ossetian side and September 8 in Gali for the Abkhaz side. The atmosphere during the South Ossetian IPRM was tense and a considerable [...]
2009-09-11 13:29:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS RS GG
09TBILISI1721EXBS: GEORGIA MONTHLY REPORT AUGUST 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-14 14:33:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP GG
09TBILISI1729GEORGIA: QUAD DEMARCHE ON GEORGIAN SHIP SEIZURES
[...] (C) As requested, Charge joined the German, French and UK Ambassadors in a September 16 meeting to deliver the points contained ref a to Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze. The Quad group reviewed the points and stressed that the decision to deliver this demarche jointly was intended [...]
2009-09-16 14:08:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL GG RS
09TBILISI1735GEORGIA: PRESIDENT SAAKASHVILI'S TO-DO LIST AT UNGA
[...] (C) Summary. Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili will be looking closely for evidence of any change in U.S. policy toward Georgia when he meets with the Secretary on the margins of the UNGA. According to several key presidential advisors, Saakashvili will seek reassurance at the highest [...]
2009-09-17 13:20:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UNGA GG
09TBILISI1739GEORGIA WORRIES ABOUT BELARUSAN RECOGNITION OF
[...] (C) Summary. Since Venezuela's recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Georgian policymakers have warned of a "cascade of recognitions" that could occur should Belarus follow suit. Belarusan President Lukashenko's September 15 statement that the Parliament would consider recognition when [...]
2009-09-18 14:33:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV GG
09TBILISI1742 Georgia: Visit of Senate Foreign Relations Staff
[...] (U) Summary: Staff members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) Steven Feldstein, Jason Bruder, and Dillon Guthrie, visited Georgia from August 27 to August 30 and met with a variety of government, civil society, development and international representatives. Themes discussed inclu [...]
2009-09-21 07:10:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL GG
09TBILISI1745GEORGIA: LIFE ON THE BRINK IN GALI
[...] (C) Summary. A September 11 trip into Abkhazia confirmed many concerns about the marginal existence facing ethnic Georgian residents of Gali. Emboffs observed decrepit housing, execrable roads, collapsing schools, insufficient health care facilities, horse-drawn carts, and insect-threatene [...]
2009-09-21 13:18:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM MARR RS GG
09TBILISI1756GEORGIA: TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS TBILISI
[...] (C) Summary. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu paid an official visit to Tbilisi September 7-8 and was joined by his Deputy Under Secretary for the Caucasus and Central Asia, Ambassador Unal Cevikoz; Cevikoz later visited Sukhumi on September 10. Davutoglu met with President Saakashvi [...]
2009-09-23 14:35:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU GG
09TBILISI1757GEORGIA: RADICAL ORTHODOX GROUP STOPS MOSQUE
[...] (C) Summary: On September 16, representative of two radical fundamentalist Georgian Orthodox groups, the "Society of Saint David the Builder" and "Union of Orthodox Parents" stopped construction on a mosque in the village of Talaveri. The groups demanded to see the villagers' construction perm [...]
2009-09-23 14:38:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALKIRF PGOV PHUM PREL AZ GG
09TBILISI1765GEORGIA: SAAKASHVILI EXPRESSES CONCERN TO DAS
[...] (C) Summary. During her September 15 introductory call on President Saakashvili, EUR DAS Tina Kaidanow urged him to make progress on democratic reforms as a way to increase support for Georgia within the international community and shore up domestic stability, echoing earlier comments from VP [...]
2009-09-25 08:05:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PREL BR RU AM AZ GG
09TBILISI1766GEORGIA: DAS KAIDANOW URGES DEMOCRATIC REFORM IN
[...] (C) Summary: During meetings with a wide range of GoG officials, non-parliamentary opposition leaders, opposition and majority MPs, and members of civil society, EUR DAS Tina Kaidanow stressed to all of her interlocutors the importance of political engagement and the need for progress on demo [...]
2009-09-25 08:20:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM GG
09TBILISI1772GEORGIA: VISAS FOR DE FACTOS - THE CASE AGAINST
[...] (C) Summary. According to ref A, Russia has indicated it intends to seek U.S. visas for Abkhaz and South Ossetian de facto officials to travel to New York for discussions at the UN. In post's view, the issuance of such visas could undermine U.S. policy on the status of the regions; legitim [...]
2009-09-25 14:11:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC UNGA CVIS RS GG
09TBILISI1773GEORGIA: NATO ASSESSMENT TEAM OUTBRIEF ON HEELS OF
[...] (C) Summary. Frank Boland, Head of Force Planning Department of NATO Defense Policy and Planning Division, and lead for the NATO Planning and Review Process (PARP) and Annual National Program (ANP) assessment team, briefed NATO Ambassadors and defense attaches on their most recent review, giv [...]
2009-09-25 14:37:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV GG
09TBILISI1781GEORGIA: A TALE OF TWO ETHNIC MINORITY CITIES
[...] (C) Summary: City government officials and NGOs in the Samtskhe-Javakheti (S-J) cities of Akhaltsikhe and Akhalkalaki were upbeat about their future in Georgia, but worried about protecting their cultural and linguistic heritage. The majority of the estimated 300,000 ethnic Armenians in Georg [...]
2009-09-29 14:31:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM GG
09TBILISI1784GEORGIA: BURJANADZE'S TAX SAGA CONTINUES
[...] (C) Summary: Former Speaker of Parliament, Nino Burjanadze (Democratic Movement - United Georgia) has indicated that she may challenge President Saakashvili to arrest her on what she believes are trumped up tax penalties in connection with a property she received for one lari (60 cents) in [...]
2009-09-30 05:58:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1786GEORGIA: TAGLIAVINI REPORT FINDS PLENTY OF BLAME
[...] (C) Summary. The EU-sponsored Tagliavini Commission on the August 2008 war, released in Brussels on September 30, points fingers at many parties, including Georgia, Russia, the de facto authorities, the United States, and the international community writ large. It expressly refuses to iden [...]
2009-09-30 14:38:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS RS GG
09TBILISI1790GEORGIA: PREDICTABLE POLITICAL PARTY COMMENTARY ON
[...] (U) Summary: Domestic political reaction to the Tagliavini report (reftel) predictably corresponded to long-held political perceptions. Various non-parliamentary opposition leaders took the opportunity, citing a finding in the report criticizing Georgia for a disproportionate use of force [...]
2009-10-02 14:56:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL RR GG
09TBILISI18GEORGIA: ATTEMPTS TO REPRESSURIZE GAS PIPELINE TO
[...] (C) Summary: Despite continued lack of access to sections of the natural gas pipeline running from Agara to Tskhinvali and on to Java, on December 31 the Georgian Oil and Gas Company (GOGC) pressurized the line to determine if gas could be restored to Tskhinvali. Unfortunately, during the r [...]
2009-01-06 13:48:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG PGOV PREL RU GG
09TBILISI1809GEORGIA: MR. LAVROV COMES TO GEORGIA
[...] (SBU) Summary. Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov visited Abkhazia during the first week of October, reportedly to sign an agreement on visa-free travel, discuss bilateral relations and confer about the results of the latest Geneva talks. Lavrov's schedule, as publicly released, included meetings [...]
2009-10-06 14:45:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL RS GG
09TBILISI1810GEORGIA: MISSTEPS ON NEW OSCE PRESENCE
[...] (C) Summary and comment. OSCE Chairman-in-Office Special Representative Christopoulos visited Tbilisi and Tskhinvali September 30 - October 2, hoping to reach agreement on modalities for a new roving OSCE presence. Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Bokeria protested some process fouls, but a [...]
2009-10-06 15:16:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS RS GG
09TBILISI1823GEORGIA: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF ASD VERSHBOW
[...] (C) Summary. During your visit to Tbilisi, Saakashvili and his team will be watching closely for clues to any adjustments in U.S. policy toward Georgia. They will be anxious to discuss developments at the MOD, to clarify the new Minister's role and to reassure us of Georgia's commitment to [...]
2009-10-08 08:57:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MASS GG
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