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08CAIRO2264	ARAB LEAGUE HAPPY WITH "QATARI INITIATIVE," EGYPT [...] (C) Summary: The Arab League Advisor told us that the Government of Sudan (GOS) supports the Qatari initiative as a way to end the crisis in Darfur, and sees it as an accompaniment to the recently announced Sudan People's Initiative. However, Sudanese oppositionists in Cairo said Darfuri lead [...]	2008-10-28 11:51:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	PREL PHUM KPKO SU QA EG

08CAIRO2280	COURT FINES MEDIA COMPANY FOLLOWING BROADCAST OF [...] (C) Summary and comment: On October 26, a court fined the owner of the Cairo News Company (CNC) media transmission firm 150,000 Egyptian pounds (about USD 27,000) and confiscated some of its equipment for operating without licenses. The GOE had shut CNC down shortly after the company provided [...]	2008-10-30 14:15:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM EG
08CAIRO2343	THE ARAB LEAGUE ON SUDAN [...] (C) Summary: The Arab League (AL) Advisor on Africa Affairs said the AL is pleased with the progress that the Government of Sudan (GoS) has made on the AL's Solution Package, based on his meetings with numerous Sudanese leaders in November (reftel A). He highlighted Sudan's improved relations [...]	2008-11-12 15:20:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SU EG
08CAIRO2438	ARAB LEAGUE SUPPORTS ABBAS; DOES NOT CONDEMN HAMAS [...] (C) Summary. The Arab League Ministerial meeting of November 26 resulted in explicit support for PA President Abbas to remain in office until the intra-Palestinian conflict is resolved and parliamentary and presidential elections are able to be held. There was no explicit reference to Hamas [...]	2008-11-30 15:16:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL IS SY EG
08CAIRO2442	ABOUL GHEIT CALLS ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL [...] (C) In a November 29 meeting, Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit gave Ambassador his assessment of the recent Arab League ministerial on Palestinian reconciliation. Aboul Gheit stated that overall it was successful, particularly in getting the AL ministers to endorse the view that Abu Mazen's pres [...]	2008-12-01 12:27:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EWWT KPAL EG
08CAIRO2461	ARAB LEAGUE FOCUSING ON ICC CASE, OUT OF THE LOOP [...] (C) Summary: The Arab League (AL) SYG's advisor on African Affairs recently returned from The Hague, where he discussed the ICC indictment against Sudanese President Bashir. The AL feels it is important to enact Article 16 of the Rome Statue, before the ICC judges reach a decision, to preserve [...]	2008-12-03 15:18:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCRM AL SU QA EG
08CAIRO2475	EGYPT UNHAPPY WITH ITS ROLE IN RESOLVING SUDAN [...] (C) Summary: The Egyptian MFA's cabinet advisor for African Affairs, Ahmed Abu Zeid, told us the Government of Egypt (GOE) sent a letter to UN SYG Ban expressing its dissatisfaction with the work of UN Special Envoy for Darfur Yipene Bassole. Egypt is unhappy that Bassole and the Qatari Govern [...]	2008-12-04 14:04:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN SU EG
08CAIRO2476	HAJ PILGRIMS IN GAZA; GOE AWAITING HUMANITARIAN [...] (C) Summary. The GOE has opened Rafah crossing for approximately 3100 inbound Haj pilgrims (reftel a),but the MFA reports that Hamas continues to block movement of the pilgrims inside Gaza, and that so far none have crossed into Egypt. The GOE is increasing public criticism of Hamas over th [...]	2008-12-04 14:10:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL IS QA EG
08CAIRO2585	EGYPT: GAZA ROUND-UP FOR DECEMBER 30 [...] (SBU) On December 28, an estimated 100 Palestinians entered Egypt through a breach along the Egypt-Gaza border. Egyptian forces repelled the crowds, but at least one Egyptian security officer and several Palestinians were killed. The border is reportedly quiet today and breaches have been r [...]	2008-12-30 16:05:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL IS EG
08CAIRO37	MUBARAK PUSHES ARAB LEAGUE AND SYRIA ON LEBANON, [...] (S) President Mubarak told the Ambassador and visiting Congressman Steven Israel (D-NY) on January 6 that he was waiting to see reactions to the recent Arab League call for immediate Lebanese presidential elections. Mubarak said he has been telling AL SecGen Amre Moussa for some time that "we [...]	2008-01-08 17:06:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	PREL EG SY
08CAIRO397	IMPACT OF ARAB LEAGUE MEDIA PROJECT UNCLEAR, BUT [...] (C) Summary. It is unclear how the Arab League "Media Project," adopted February 11 at a conference of Arab League Information Ministers, will affect media in Egypt and the region, but it could serve as a basis for governments, including the GOE, to impose media restrictions. An Arab League [...]	2008-02-27 16:15:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV EG
08CAIRO481	A/S WELCH MARCH 6 MEETING WITH FM ABOUL GHEIT [...] (S) Summary. A/S Welch discussed Lebanon and the Israeli-Palestinian situation with FM Aboul Gheit on March 6. Aboul Gheit expressed frustration over the recent Israeli military operation in Gaza. A/S Welch outlined our strategy to maintain momentum on Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. The [...]	2008-03-10 16:32:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	PREL PGOV IS EG
08CAIRO641	ARAB LEAGUE BRIEFING ON DAMASCUS SUMMIT [...] (SBU) Summary Arab League Chief of Staff Hisham Yousef briefed diplomats on the Arab League Summit (held in Damascus March 29-30) on March 31. Yousef said that the tone of the summit was "conciliatory," but acknowledged that Arab-to-Arab relations have become frayed on a number of fronts and [...]	2008-03-31 15:40:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LE SY IS EG XF
08CAIRO8	ARAB LEAGUE LEBANON MTG: EGYPT SEEKS TO RAISE [...] (C) The Arab League confirmed to us January 2 that Syria will attend the January 6 extraordinary ministerial session to be held in Cairo on Lebanon. Hisham Yousef, Chief of Staff to Arab League Secretary General Amre Moussa, had been scheduled to travel to Beirut December 31, but told us he ha [...]	2008-01-02 17:54:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	PREL PGOV LE SY EG
08CAIRO983	MFA OFFICIALS ON AL LEBANON DELEGATION, AL [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings May 13, MFA Senior Advisor and Spokesman Hossam Zaki and MFA Cabinet Director for Lebanon Nazih El-Negary briefed us on current plans for the Qatari-led Arab League (AL) Delegation to Beirut, and the dynamics at the May 11 AL Ministerial. Zaki said that the A [...]	2008-05-14 12:39:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PTER LEB EG
08CARACAS1341	VENEZUELA: CHEVRON SIGNS LNG FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Chevron will participate in the planned development of the first of three liquefied natural gas (LNG) trains planned by the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (BRV). The company will have a 10 percent share in the joint venture formed to develop the first train; the gas will come f [...]	2008-09-23 21:27:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
08COLOMBO1034	TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT FOR SRI LANKA [...] Post assesses that the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) has taken many positive steps to address Sri Lanka's trafficking problem. These efforts have mainly focused on the foreign employment of Sri Lankans, building awareness of trafficking, and increasing interagency coordination to counter traffi [...]	2008-11-17 10:30:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG CE
08COLOMBO215	SRI LANKA: THE EIGHTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (U) Mission's submission for the eighth annual Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report for Sri Lanka follows. Responses are keyed to questions in Reftel. Mission point of contact is poloff Amy Trimble, telephone +94-11-249-8822, fax +94-11-249-8820. Paragraph 27: Sri Lanka Overview ----- [...]	2008-02-29 07:40:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB ASEC PREF KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD CE
08COLOMBO47	SRI LANKA: EMIRATES AIRLINES TERMINATES MANAGEMENT OF [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Emirates Airlines announced on January 7 that it would not seek to renew its management contract with national carrier Sri Lankan Airlines, of which it owns 44 percent. Emirates' decision followed poor progress in negotiations with the government of Sri Lanka on ren [...]	2008-01-10 11:40:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR EINV CE
08COLOMBO491	SRI LANKA REMITTANCES UP AGAIN IN 2007 [...] (SBU) Summary: Sri Lankan migrant worker remittances rose 15% to $2.5 billion in 2007. Remittances are the second largest source of foreign exchange earnings to the country, after garment exports. Each year, over 200,000 Sri Lankans -- about one percent of the population -- leave to work abr [...]	2008-05-21 11:50:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EFIN KWMN KCRM PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG CE
08DAKAR500	OIC SPECIAL ENVOY MEETS WITH SENEGALESE FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: On April 22 Special Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Sada Cumber, accompanied by Charge and political counselor, met with Senegalese Foreign Minister Cheikh Tidane Gadio to discuss his country,s new role as chair of the 57-nation OIC following Senegal,s h [...]	2008-04-30 10:02:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL OIC IS SY KV SG
08DAMASCUS158	DAMASCUS INTENT ON HOLDING ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: A little more than three weeks from the appointed date, the SARG appears determined to proceed with an Arab summit, even if only seven Arab head's of state attend. Saudi and Egyptian pressure on other Arab countries to downgrade the level of representation in the absence of the [...]	2008-03-05 18:04:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
08DAMASCUS199	SYRIAN BUSINESSMEN AND E.O. 13460: A STRATEGY TO [...] (S) Post proposes an operational strategy to use E.O. 13460 to expose and exploit Bashar al-Asad's domestic economic vulnerabilities (ref A). These include the growing influence of a Syrian business class resentful of increased regime extortion despite Bashar's promised economic reforms, the [...]	2008-03-20 11:25:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	EFIN EINV ETRD ETTC KCOR PGOV SY LE
08DAMASCUS210	SARG PLAYS ARAB UNITY CARD ON EVE OF ARAB SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: With last minute changes still a possibility and Jordan's representation up in the air, the SARG claims it will receive up to 12 heads of state, despite evidence to the contrary. In response to Egypt and Saudi Arabia's decision to downgrade significantly their representation and [...]	2008-03-27 17:54:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
08DAMASCUS263	SYRIAN POLICY AFTER ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: Following in the footsteps of President al-Asad's relatively moderate rhetoric during the Arab League Summit, Syrian diplomacy over the last month appears to be in conflict avoidance mode, while hard-line policies on Lebanon continue. On April 19, Asad confirmed to a meeting of t [...]	2008-04-22 12:01:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
08DAMASCUS330	SYRIA VIEWS LEBANON'S "INTERNAL CRISIS," STRESSES [...] (C) Summary: After public weekend consultations with Qatar, Bahrain, and Yemen (and private discussions with Turkey,) Syrian officials continue to frame the Lebanese crisis as a "domestic affair" that must be solved by internal dialog. Syria's low-level representation at the May 11 emergenc [...]	2008-05-12 12:27:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SY LE
08DAMASCUS349	CORRECTED COPY: MFA ADVISOR: SARG HIGH POLICY [...] (S) Summary: On May 14, Orient Center Director and MFA advisor Samir al-Taqi (protect strictly) provided a readout of a May 12 SARG High Policy Council that suggested deep divisions between those favoring supporting Syria's allies in Lebanon and those more concerned about fostering a viable [...]	2008-05-15 13:37:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PGOV PREL SY IS TU
08DAMASCUS357	INITIAL TAKE FROM DAMASCUS ON DOHA AGREEMENT ON [...] (C) Summary: With President Asad in Aleppo and FM Muallem in Bahrain, SARG reactions in Damascus have been slow to emerge. FM Muallem expressed the SARG's support of "all that the brethren in Lebanon agree on," and we understand Bashar has been in close contact with the Qataris. Syria's po [...]	2008-05-21 13:18:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY LE
08DAMASCUS381	ARAB LEAGUE SECGEN MOUSSA AND QATARI FM/PM HBJ [...] (C) Summary: Arab League SecGen Amre Moussa and Qatari PM/FM Hamad bin-Jasim (HBJ) met separately with President Asad on May 26 to push for Syrian moves to establish diplomatic relations with Lebanon as the next step to the May 21 Doha agreement, according to a May 27 readout by the Egyptian [...]	2008-05-29 15:14:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY LE
08DAMASCUS388	SYRIA STAYS LIMBER TRYING TO BALANCE ISRAEL, IRAN, [...] (C) Summary: President Asad departed June 1 on a three-day official trip to UAE and Kuwait more confident about his internal standing and upbeat after a productive round of negotiations with the Israelis in Istanbul that may have included lower-level, face-to-face meetings. Asad also receiv [...]	2008-06-01 15:02:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY LE
08DAMASCUS453	SARG BEMOANS INADEQUATE IRAQI REFUGEE ASSISTANCE, [...] (C) Summary: During a 90-minute discussion, Senior Coordinator for Iraqi Refugee Issues James Foley briefed Syrian Deputy FM Faisal Mikdad on his mission to assess Iraqi refugee assistance needs and programs. Foley acknowledged that Syria had borne a large economic and social burden in host [...]	2008-06-25 16:11:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL SY IZ
08DAMASCUS497	FRENCH-SYRIAN ECONOMIC INITIATIVES STRUGGLE TO [...] (C) As Bashar prepares to visit Paris on July 12-14, French and Syrian officials are discussing potential economic initiatives to flesh out the political agenda of a new phase in bilateral relations. The French Embassy confirmed that the GOF has invited a Syrian business delegation to Paris l [...]	2008-07-10 15:37:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ETRD PGOV PTER SY FR
08DAMASCUS524	FOREIGN TOURISM TO SYRIA UP 40 PERCENT IN 2008 [...] (C) At the mid-point of 2008, the Syrian economy is enjoying its best tourism season since 2002, and a 40 percent increase in foreign tourism over 2007. A local expert attributes the increase to a year of political stability in the region and a greater SARG investment in marketing Syria in Eu [...]	2008-07-22 06:27:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV SY
08DAMASCUS559	SUPPORTING SYRIA'S EMERGING PRIVATE SECTOR [...] (C) After 45 years of Baathist socialism, private enterprise is gaining momentum in Syria. Over the past 18 months, the SARG has enacted six major economic reforms that were long advocated by international consultants but bitterly resisted by Baath Party apparatchiks. Encouraged by the refor [...]	2008-08-07 16:16:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD ETTC KCOR PGOV SY
08DAMASCUS73	SARG STUMBLING THROUGH FUEL CRISIS [...] (C) Unseasonably cold weather, perhaps the coldest January in the last decade, has increased Syrian demand for heating fuels. Anecdotal information from Syrians, and our own observations, convey a situation in which increased demand, particularly for diesel (mazout),has exhausted supplies and [...]	2008-01-31 17:18:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET PGOV SY KCOR
08DAMASCUS791	DAMASCUS MEDIA REACTION, NOVEMBER 10, 2008: PRESIDENT [...] Syrian papers dedicated their front-page headlines and editorials to President al-Asad's November 9 speech at the opening session of the Arab Transitional Parliament. He called on the United States to pull its troops out of Iraq claiming, "The presence in Iraq of American occupation forces is [...]	2008-11-10 13:54:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KPAO SY
08DAMASCUS841	UNSCO SERRY: SARG VIEWS ON SYRIAN AND PALESTINIAN [...] (C) Summary: UN Special Coordinator Robert Serry concluded a two-day visit to Damascus by briefing diplomats on his discussions with FM Muallim and VFM Miqdad. According to Serry, Muallim signaled continuing SARG interest in the Syrian-Israeli track but conditioned the holding of a fifth ro [...]	2008-11-25 14:34:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG PBTS TU IS UN SY
08DAMASCUS862	BAILING OUT THE SHAM: SARG CONTRACT RESCUES [...] (C) A reputable Syrian website reported that the SARG will supply Syrian public sector entities with "Sham"-model automobiles. The "Sham" (colloquial Arabic for Syria) is a Peugot-based sedan produced by a joint Syrian-Iranian assembly plant (SIAMCO) in rural Damascus that opened in 2007. B [...]	2008-12-02 12:56:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EPET ETRD PGOV IR SY
08DAMASCUS909	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION REPORT: EVENTS IN GAZA [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-29 11:43:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
08DAMASCUS913	AMIDST CALLS FOR THIRD INTIFADA, SYRIANS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Syrian President Bashar al-Asad has worked the phone in an effort to orchestrate a January 2 Arab League Emergency Summit in Doha. According to media reports citing anonymous Syrian officials, Syria has suspended its participation in indirect peace talks with Israel. Syrian dem [...]	2008-12-29 15:08:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL PHUM SY
08DHAKA290	EMBASSY DHAKA INPUT TO EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] This Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) covers anti-trafficking efforts by the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) from April 2007 to March 2008. Paragraph two begins text. Embassy point of contact is Kapil Gupta, Political/Economic Officer, telephone: 880-2-885-5500 x 2206, IVG post-code: 583, fax [...]	2008-03-04 11:23:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BG
08DHAKA459	EMBASSY DHAKA UPDATED INFORMATION FOR EIGHTH ANNUAL [...] This cable provides updated information provided by the Government of Bangladesh regarding its efforts against trafficking in persons (TIP) in the April 2007 to March 2008 reporting period. Embassy point of contact is Kapil Gupta, Political/Economic Officer, telephone: 880-2-885-5500 x 2206, I [...]	2008-04-23 11:24:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BG
08DHAKA517	BANGLADESH OPENS BIDS ON OFFSHORE EXPLORATION FOR [...] (SBU) The Government of Bangladesh May 7 opened bids from international energy companies interested in exploring for oil and natural gas in the Bay of Bengal, as Bangladesh seeks to secure future energy resources. Following discoveries of natural gas reserves off the Indian and Burmese shores [...]	2008-05-08 09:51:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV EMIN PGOV BG
08DJIBOUTI377	DJIBOUTI FM DISCUSSES SOMALIA, ERITREA-ETHIOPIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an April 16 meeting, AF/E Director James Knight and GODJ Minister of Foreign Affairs Mahmoud Ali Youssouf reaffirmed the importance of a strong U.S.-Djibouti partnership, and discussed Djibouti's part in several regional issues, including the current situation in Somalia, a re [...]	2008-04-17 09:48:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF ECON DJ SO ER ET
08DJIBOUTI424	DJIBOUTI SEEKS MULTILATERAL SUPPORT ON ERITREAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Djibouti's Foreign Minister called in Ambassadors today to say that the GODJ is now seeking an international fact-finding mission to visit the Djibouti-Eritrean border at Ras Doumeira (adjacent to the strategic Bab-al-Mandeb strait),assess the situation, and assist Eritrea and Dj [...]	2008-04-30 12:49:00	Embassy Djibouti	SECRET	PREL MOPS PBTS PHSA UN DJ ER AU
08DJIBOUTI895	DJIBOUTI FONMIN ON SOMALIA, ERITREA [...] (C) Summary: According to Foreign Minister Youssouf, the GODJ favors a two-track approach on Somalia: (A) bolster the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) through regional political intervention to avert TFG collapse and through funding from international partners for TFG security forces, [...]	2008-11-16 16:23:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	DJ ER MOPS PREL PTER SO
08DOHA115	QATAR BEGS TO DIFFER WITH OUR ASSESSMENT OF ITS [...] (C) Charge, accompanied by P/E Chief, delivered Ref A and B demarches February 7 to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmad Bin Abdullah Al-Mahmoud (number two at the Qatari MFA),stressing our expectation of Qatar's full cooperation in support of the Arab League's goal of bringing about u [...]	2008-02-07 15:38:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EFIN EINV KDEM LE SY QA
08DOHA132	CHAD: DOHA EMBASSY OFFICER MEETING WITH CHADIAN [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: PolOff met at the Embassy February 11 with Jebren Issa, the Chadian rebel group "Union of Forces for Democracy and Development (UFDD)'s" self-described international spokesman. Issa, a naturalized British citizen, asked for USG assistance in his group's cause against the cur [...]	2008-02-13 08:13:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF CH SU QA
08DOHA146	QATAR ANNOUNCES ESTABLISHMENT OF "SILATECH" GLOBAL [...] (U) Sheikha Mozah bin Nasser Al-Misnad, the wife of the Qatari Amir, announced January 15 the establishment of the "Silatech" ("your connection" in Arabic) Global Youth Employment Initiative. The announcement was made at the First Forum of the Alliance of Civilizations held in Madrid. In maki [...]	2008-02-20 10:46:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM ELAB UN QA
08DOHA151	FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION CHAIRMAN'S [...] (U) During a February 4-8 visit to Qatar focused on broadening knowledge about the liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry and sources of supply for the U.S. market, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Joseph Kelliher, Director of Energy Projects Mark Robinson, and Director of Ex [...]	2008-02-21 09:17:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET QA
08DOHA152	QATAR: CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] (S/NF) Summary: Post assesses that U.S. investments in Qatar's energy industry, coupled with the onset of regular liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports to the U.S. 2008-12, constitute the main critical infrastructure and key resources, which if destroyed, disrupted or exploited might have an im [...]	2008-02-21 09:57:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV ECON ETTC EAID EFIN EAGR ASEC
08DOHA155	SCENESETTER FOR U/S LEVEY'S FEBRUARY 24-25 VISIT [...] (S/NF) Your February 24-25 visit to Qatar should advance our engagement with the GOQ on CT cooperation and counter-terrorist finance, and continue our on-going discussions with the Qataris on the need for vigilance against money-laundering and Iranian exploitation of the international banking [...]	2008-02-21 12:19:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PTER KTFN QA IR
08DOHA156	PEACEFUL PROTEST AGAINST UK DENIAL OF VISA FOR [...] (C) Summary: A peaceful demonstration of about 300 people took place February 20 in front of the British Embassy in Doha. The demonstrators protested the denial of a visa for Qatari-based Islamic scholar Sheikh Yusef Al-Qaradawi to travel to the UK. The protesters lambasted the "hypocrisy" [...]	2008-02-21 13:44:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KISL KIRF QA UK
08DOHA169	QATAR UNLIKELY TO ISSUE WARNING ON IRAN TO BANKING [...] (C) In the context of a broader discussion about Iranian financial activity in the Gulf (see septel),Qatar Financial Center Regulatory Authority (QFCRA) Managing Director for Supervision Michael Lesser told Treasury Under Secretary Stuart Levey February 25 that the QFCRA is unlikely to issue [...]	2008-02-27 13:23:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KTFN KNNP MNUC IR QA
08DOHA171	QATAR: INPUT FOR THE EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) Subsequent to the demotion of Qatar to Tier-3 status last year, information and statistics from Qatari Government and quasi-government stakeholders have been more difficult to obtain. All government stakeholders, including the National TIP Coordinator and the TIP shelter, have been instr [...]	2008-02-28 13:16:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PREF KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ELAB QA
08DOHA172	QATAR: INPUT FOR THE EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) Paragraph 29. PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS: A. (SBU) Does the government assist foreign trafficking victims, for example, by providing temporary to permanent residency status, or other relief from deportation? If so, please explain. - In 2005, the government opened a shelte [...]	2008-02-28 13:17:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PREF KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ELAB QA
08DOHA186	U/S LEVEY URGES QATAR TO PREVENT IRANIAN BANKS [...] (C) During February 25 meetings, Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey commended Qatar's financial leaders for the progress they have made in expanding Qatar's financial services, warned them of deceptive practices being undertaken by Iranian banks and [...]	2008-03-05 05:31:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	EFIN KTFN ECON QA IR
08DOHA190	EASY MONEY AND A WELFARE-STATE MENTALITY CREATE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Qatar's impressive economic growth over the past few years has been accompanied by increasing economic and social challenges, particularly soaring levels of consumer debt. Meanwhile, the government is trying to wean its citizenry off a welfare state mentality but its own policie [...]	2008-03-05 13:07:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ELAB QA
08DOHA201	FM Calls for GCC-Iran Nuclear Talks, Urges Attendance at [...] (U) Summary: All the Qatari local dailies and Al Jazeera provided prominent coverage for a lecture delivered by Qatar's Premier and Foreign Minister Hamad Bin Jassim A Thani (HBJ) on March 9 on Gulf security at the onclusion of the seventh Doha Cultural Festival.HBJ advocated direct talks betwee [...]	2008-03-10 14:32:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PREL MNUC IR QA
08DOHA210	QATAR: VERDICT STILL OUT ON PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) Post delivered reftel demarche via diplomatic note March 6, requesting that the GOQ express support for Kosovo's independence at the March 13-14 ministerial summit of the Organization of the Islamic Congress (OIC) in Dakar, Senegal. Poloff followed-up March 10 with MFA International Organi [...]	2008-03-13 05:22:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNMIK KISL UNSC QA
08DOHA211	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ANNOUNCING OIC SPECIAL ENVOY [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-13 05:24:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KISM QA
08DOHA212	QATAR: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNSC RESOLUTION 1803 [...] (C) Post delivered reftel demarche and copies of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1803 and P5 1 Foreign Ministers, statements March 6 to MFA, providing Qatar with information concerning obligations imposed on member states by UNSCR 1803, especially as it relates to the expansion of [...]	2008-03-13 05:24:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KNNP MNUC IR QA
08DOHA213	QATAR CONSIDERS MAJOR CHANGE IN MONETARY POLICY [...] (U) Summary: Reversing all previous official statements, Qatar's Prime Minister indicated March 12 that Qatar might change the peg of its currency from the dollar in an attempt to constrain spiraling inflation. However, he said the government would not make such a major policy change unilater [...]	2008-03-13 13:01:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PREL INRB QA
08DOHA223	QATAR MFA WILLING TO DISCUSS PLEDGE FOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-17 06:01:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EFIN EAID KWBG IS SA QA AE
08DOHA224	QATAR'S AMIR TO ATTEND ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT IN [...] (C) In a March 16 meeting, MFA Assistant Minister for Follow-Up Affairs Mohammed Al-Rumaihi (#3 MFA official) told Charge that "for sure the Amir will go" to the Arab League Summit in Damascus. Al-Rumaihi observed that "no one" has clear insights into all the dynamics of internal Lebanese pol [...]	2008-03-17 09:11:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LE SY QA
08DOHA237	CDA CRITICIZES ARAB MEDIA CHARTER, STRIKES BACK AT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As a panelist at a public event sponsored by the Brookings-Doha Center on March 17, Charge expressed the USG's position that an Arab League charter proposing to limit satellite channels not be used to restrict media freedom (reftel). Charge said that media should be regulated n [...]	2008-03-24 11:16:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PREL EG QA ALJAZEERA
08DOHA239	SCENESETTER FOR FBI DIRECTOR'S APRIL 8-9 VISIT TO [...] (S) Director Mueller: Embassy Doha welcomes your April 8-9 visit to Qatar. Your visit is formally hosted by the Director of Qatar State Security (QSS),Nasir Al-Ali, and his deputy Mohamad Al-Misnad. During your last visit here, in December 2004, you met with Minister of State for Internal [...]	2008-03-26 12:37:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM QA
08DOHA24	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY BODMAN'S JANUARY 21-22 [...] (C) Embassy Doha welcomes your January 21-22 visit to Qatar. You last met with Deputy Prime Minister/Minister of Energy and Industry Abdullah Al-Attiyah in Rome in November 2007. Prior to that, he visited you in Washington in May 2007, and you saw him in Doha in April 2006 and November 200 [...]	2008-01-09 13:11:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	ENRG PREL QA
08DOHA241	SCENESETTER FOR NEA ASSISTANT SECRETARY WELCH'S [...] (C) Ambassador Welch, Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. We have requested meetings for you with the Heir Apparent, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, who has overall responsibility for security issues in Qatar; Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Hamad Bin Jassim Al Thani (H [...]	2008-03-28 11:21:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER KWBG QA
08DOHA244	QATAR: ADDITIONAL INPUT FOR THE EIGHTH ANNUAL [...] (U) The information below, which Post either received in the past week from from the Qatar National Office for Combating Trafficking in Humans (TIP Office) or otherwise just became available, details additional efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) in Qatar during the reporting period [...]	2008-03-31 13:11:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PREF KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ELAB QA
08DOHA253	Media Reaction: A/S Welch Visit to Qatar, April 1 [...] Summary: All the Qatari local dailies provided prominent coverage for the visit of NEA A/S David Welch to Qatar on April 1, 2008. The official Qatari News Agency (QNA) published that A/S Welch met with Qatar Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and discussed "bilateral relations and subjects o [...]	2008-04-02 14:17:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PREL OPRC QA
08DOHA254	MFA OFFICIAL SAYS QATAR WILL IMPLEMENT UNSCR 1803 [...] (C) Pol-Econ Chief and Econoff delivered Ref A and Ref B demarches April 2 to Ambassador Abdulaziz Al-Sowaidi, Acting Director of the MFA's International Organizations Department. Noting that the international community recognizes the risks of doing business with Iran, Econoff emphasized that [...]	2008-04-03 05:31:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PREL PGOV PARM KNNP MNUC
08DOHA256	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) Ambassador James Foley, Senior Coordinator for Iraqi Refugee Issues, delivered reftel demarche March 26 to Ambassador Abulla Al-Jabor, MFA Acting Director for European and American Affairs at the MFA. Al-Jabor, noting that he was standing in for colleagues currently on travel, undertook [...]	2008-04-03 11:03:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PREL QA
08DOHA278	QATAR'S MINISTER OF STATE OFFERS VIEWS ON GCC+2 [...] (C) Summary: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Al-Mahmoud encouraged NEA A/S Welch over lunch April 1 to proceed with current U.S. thinking on the GCC 2 summit and urged him to include a discussion of Kosovo on the agenda. He described Qatar's relations with Saudi Arabia as "good" followi [...]	2008-04-06 14:17:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG KPAL QA
08DOHA279	A/S WELCH'S MEETING WITH QATAR'S PM [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Hamad Bin Jassim Al Thani (HBJ) told visiting NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch March 31 that he was not optimistic that the situation in Lebanon would improve anytime soon. He said it is necessary to fix matters with Iran and Syria -- and not i [...]	2008-04-06 14:24:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG QA
08DOHA282	MEDIA REACTION: B-1 BOMBER LOSS AT AL-UDEID AIRBASE [...] (C) SUMMARY: All Qatari local dailies provided prominent front page coverage of an incident, in which a U.S. military B-1 aircraft was destroyed after it landed at Al Udeid Air Base (AUAB) in Doha on April 4 at 2110 local time. Al Jazeera satellite channel, which broke the story, provided ext [...]	2008-04-07 13:32:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO MARR MOPS PREL QA
08DOHA283	DISGRUNTLEMENT AT AL JAZEERA ENGLISH; IS A NEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Al Jazeera Network's English channel, less than two years out of the starting box, continues to hemorrhage middle and senior-level staff, including big names like American Dave Marash, who excoriated the station for taking on an anti-American bent. Charges that the English [...]	2008-04-07 13:51:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO PGOV QA
08DOHA284	QATARI ORGANIZATION ASSISTING IRAQI REFUGEES IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador James Foley, Senior Coordinator for Iraqi Refugee Issues, met with the Director of Reach Out to Asia (ROTA),Omnia Nour, March 27 in Doha. As part of his tour of the region, Ambassador Foley intended to request ROTA's support for UN appeals for assistance to Iraqi r [...]	2008-04-09 06:23:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PREL QA SY
08DOHA286	(C) GOQ SOLICITS MASSIVE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: In late March, the GOQ solicited over one billion dollars in donations from international oil companies (IOCs) operating in Qatar, and other companies doing business with Qatar Petroleum, to support the construction of a new medical center. The IOCs are shocked and angered by [...]	2008-04-09 13:18:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EINV EPET QA
08DOHA291	QATAR'S PRESS FREEDOM TRIPPED UP BY HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Coverage of CDA's April 8 press conference on the Human Rights Report vividly demonstrated Qatar's continuing media freedom challenges, particularly censorship and self-censorship. English-language newspapers generally highlighted both positive and negative aspects of Qatar's h [...]	2008-04-10 14:01:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KPAO QA
08DOHA301	QATAR'S ARRANGEMENTS WITH ISRAEL AND THE [...] (C) Qatar's Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Hamad Bin Jassim Al Thani, in a March 31 meeting with NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch, summed up Qatar's views on resolving SIPDIS security-related aspects of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict this way: "Qatar will accept any agreement acceptab [...]	2008-04-15 09:09:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL KPAL KWBG IS
08DOHA325	EMBASSY STIRS UP HUMAN RIGHTS DEBATE REGARDING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Reactions to Embassy's April 8 press conference on the annual Human Rights Report continued to appear in Doha's media, including a debate on the role of a free media in democratic development. Simultaneously, Qatari authorities shut down more than 80 companies for labor violati [...]	2008-04-22 11:10:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KPAO ELAB QA
08DOHA332	QATAR'S REACTION TO ETHIOPIAN ANNOUNCED BREAK IN [...] (C) Summary: Indications are that critical Al Jazeera coverage of Ethiopia in recent weeks may have been the final straw in Ethiopia's decision, announced April 21, to break diplomatic ties with Qatar. The MFA official responsible for African Affairs told us the decision came as a complete s [...]	2008-04-24 13:59:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL QA ET
08DOHA349	RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - [...] Prices of all food/agricultural commodities are dramatically rising in Qatar. Analysts and businessmen attribute the price increases to a variety of factors, including higher prices in the countries of origin, higher transportation costs, salary and wage increases, and inflation. At the same [...]	2008-05-01 06:50:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR TBIO ECON QA
08DOHA356	ARAB NATIONS CREATE REGIONAL NETWORK TO FACILITATE [...] (U) SUMMARY: At a high-level conference of judicial and prosecutorial authorities from 22 Arab states, held in Doha on April 27 and 28, participants agreed to create a new liaison organization to help facilitate mutual legal assistance and extradition among their countries. The Government of [...]	2008-05-04 11:25:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM SNAR AU FR XE MA DJ SU MR UN
08DOHA359	OIC ENVOY SADA CUMBER'S VISIT TO QATAR [...] (C) Summary: President Bush's special envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) met April 29 with Qatar's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud. Al-Mahmoud welcomed U.S. initiatives with the OIC but cautioned that changing Muslims' views of the U.S. would also [...]	2008-05-04 13:53:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KISL QA
08DOHA375	QATAR ANNOUNCES RECORD BUDGET OF USD 28 BILLION [...] The government of Qatar approved last month the largest budget in the country's history. Government officials touted the 2008-09 budget as proof that the country remains committed to its sustainable development plans. Private sector leaders believe the 2008-09 budget creates more favorable c [...]	2008-05-12 06:10:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET PGOV ECON QA
08DOHA385	QATAR BOOSTS DIVERSIFICATION AND ESTABLISHES USD [...] Boosting diversification in its hydrocarbon extraction-dependent economy, Qatar last month began construction on three fertilizer plants valued at USD 3.2 billion. Upon completion of the projects in Mesaieed Industrial City (approximately 40 kilometers south of Doha),Qatar Fertilizer Company [...]	2008-05-15 13:43:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ENRG ECON QA
08DOHA390	SCENESETTER FOR DHS SECRETARY MICHAEL CHERTOFF'S [...] (C) Mr. Secretary, Qatar is emerging as a major transit point for people and cargo in a volatile part of the world, creating new challenges for our counter proliferation, counterterrorism, and law enforcement efforts. Your visit to Qatar will help us solidify our relationships and deepen our [...]	2008-05-19 08:18:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC OTRA QA
08DOHA393	WORKER RIGHTS IN QATAR: NOT JUST A PROBLEM FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Qatar's economy is booming and has become heavily reliant on expatriate workers. The resulting influx of foreign workers, currently estimated at nearly 90 percent of the population, has caused the Government of Qatar to take sometimes stringent measures to ensure that the large [...]	2008-05-20 13:52:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ELAB ECON SMIG QA
08DOHA398	ANOTHER RAY OF LIGHT - DOHA INTERFAITH CENTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Doha International Center for Interfaith Dialogue (DICID) officially opened May 14 at the conclusion of the sixth Doha Conference for Interfaith Dialogue. Former President of Qatar University, Professor Ebrahim Saleh Al-Naimi, was appointed the DICID Chairman, and will ove [...]	2008-05-21 16:11:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KIRF KISL QA
08DOHA400	QATAR-CUBA: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF [...] In response to reftel request, Post provides the following information on Qatar's relations with Cuba. ------------------------------ Investment and Bilateral Trade ------------------------------ 2. In April, state-owned real estate company Qatari Diar signed a USD 70 million deal with [...]	2008-05-22 13:38:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ETTC PREL CU QA
08DOHA407	SCENESETTER FOR TREASURY SECRETARY HENRY PAULSON'S [...] (C) Mr. Secretary, your June 1 visit is an opportunity to discuss four issues of immediate concern to Qatar and the U.S.: - Exchange rates and GCC currency pegs - Counter-terrorist financing - Iran - Sovereign Wealth Funds and Foreign Investment in the U.S. You have meetings confirmed wi [...]	2008-05-28 15:35:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL ECON EFIN PGOV QA
08DOHA416	EX-GTMO DETAINEE SAMI AL-HAJJ SEES HERO'S WELCOME [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Al Jazeera cameraman Sami al-Hajj, recently released from Guantanamo, arrived in Doha with great fanfare on May 31 via a chartered Qatar Airways flight from Khartoum. Greeted by Al Jazeera Chairman Hamid bin Thamer al-Thani, members of the AJ Board of Directors, and hundr [...]	2008-06-02 12:04:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KAWC PTER KPAO SU QA
08DOHA417	EX-GTMO DETAINEE SAMI AL-HAJJ SEES HERO'S WELCOME [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Al Jazeera cameraman Sami al-Hajj, recently released from Guantanamo, arrived in Doha with great fanfare on May 31 via a chartered Qatar Airways flight from Khartoum. Greeted by Al Jazeera Chairman Hamid bin Thamer al-Thani, members of the AJ Board of Directors, and hundr [...]	2008-06-02 12:04:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KAWC PTER KPAO SU QA
08DOHA422	QATARI OFFICIALS DISCUSS CURRENCY, SOVEREIGN [...] (C) Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson visited Qatar May 31 ) June 1 for meetings with Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani, Finance Minister Yousef Hussein Kamal, and Central Bank Governor Sheikh Abdulla bin Saud Al Thani. All three officials told Secretary Paulson [...]	2008-06-04 09:13:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EINV PREL QA IR
08DOHA443	TIGHTENING MORTGAGE LENDING RULES TO SHORE UP THE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Qatar is considering tighter rules for residential and commercial mortgages that would minimize the banking system's exposure to real estate market fluctuations, more tightly regulate property prices, and reduce liquidity in an effort to curb soaring inflation. The proposed rules [...]	2008-06-15 09:03:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN QA
08DOHA45	SARKOZY DISCUSSES NUCLEAR COOPERATION AND [...] (C/NF) French President Nicolas Sarkozy visited Qatar January 14-15, accompanied by Defense Minister Herve Morin, Economy Minister Christine Lagarde and 20 French executives as part of his regional tour aimed primarily at bolstering French business ties with Gulf states. According to the Fre [...]	2008-01-21 10:57:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EINV PREL TRGY KNNP KPAL FR QA
08DOHA456	SPECIAL ENVOY FOR NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION MEETS [...] (SBU) Summary: Special Envoy for Nuclear Nonproliferation Jackie Wolcott and an interagency delegation of State Department, Department of Energy (DoE),National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA),and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) officials met June 12 with MFA and Qatar Foundation [...]	2008-06-22 10:48:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP PARM PREL QA

08DOHA460	QATARI PRIVATE COMPANIES CONTINUE ABUSING LOW-PAID [...] (SBU) Summary: Over 400 Nepalese laborers were detained May 29 by the Qatari Ministry of Interior's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) over a labor dispute with their employer, Trace Electronics. Despite legal protections for foreign workers, this incident demonstrates that private compa [...]	2008-06-26 09:51:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV PHUM QA
08DOHA475	QATAR CABINET SHUFFLE ANNOUNCED [...] (U) Characterized by local press reports as the "broadest and most sweeping" cabinet shuffle since the Qatari Government came into existence, Amir Hamad bin Khalifah Al Thani, accompanied by Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (HBJ),appointed and swore in several new min [...]	2008-07-01 14:02:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON QA
08DOHA482	DRL DAS BARKS-RUGGLES PROMOTES U.S. HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Erica Barks-Ruggles emphasized the importance of USG human rights reporting at an event on June 12 organized by the Brookings Doha Center. After her remarks, Barks-Ruggles answered a number of questions from audie [...]	2008-07-06 08:27:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KPAO QA
08DOHA493	CONTACT INFORMATION FOR ENGAGING QATAR ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-09 13:35:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER XF AL QA
08DOHA50	QATAR TO PROVIDE USD 5.5 MILLION IN MATERIAL AID [...] (SBU) The Amir of Qatar, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, directed the Qatar Red Crescent Society January 20 to provide QAR 20 million (USD 5.49 million) of immediate material aid to the Palestinian residents of Gaza. The aid will include medical supplies, food, and emergency electrical generation [...]	2008-01-23 12:56:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KPAL EFIN EAID PTER GZ IS QA
08DOHA505	QATAR CONTINUES BALANCING ACT WITH IRAN'S BANK [...] (C) SUMMARY: Qatar's Deputy Central Bank Governor Sheikh Fahad Bin Faisal Al Thani told Charge the early June opening of a second Bank Saderat branch in Doha was the result of last-minute Iranian action on an old license. He asserted that the Central Bank is watching Iranian activity closely [...]	2008-07-15 06:40:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KTFN KNNP INRB PARM MNUC ECON EFIN IR QA
08DOHA515	CABINET RESHUFFLE: POWER STRUGGLE OR GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Consequences of the July 1 Cabinet re-shuffle (reftel) continue to be unclear, but Qataris and expat observers have begun analyzing the shifts in an attempt to determine who won and who lost among Qatar,s major power brokers. On the face of it, the creation of several new minist [...]	2008-07-22 12:11:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KPAO QA
08DOHA518	QATAR INVESTMENT AUTHORITY, PART ONE: HISTORY AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) - one of the newest and most secretive Gulf Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) - seeks to diversify Qatar's economic holdings away from hydrocarbons and a reliance on dollar-based assets. Formally established only in 2005, the fund is valued by p [...]	2008-07-23 04:23:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EFIN ECON QA
08DOHA521	QATAR INVESTMENT AUTHORITY, PART TWO: ASSETS AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) holds its estimated USD 60 billion in a wide variety of investments. Not content to sit on Treasury bills and other conservative, low-return assets, the QIA is buying significant stakes in Western and Asian firms, and taking on riskier inve [...]	2008-07-24 13:18:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EFIN ECON QA
08DOHA525	QATAR INVESTMENT AUTHORITY, PART THREE: FUTURE [...] (SBU) Summary: With plans on track for Qatar's natural gas production to double over the next few years, the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) should have no shortage of fresh capital to invest. Beyond finding profitable investments to secure the long-term welfare of its people, the GOQ wants [...]	2008-07-27 13:15:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EFIN ECON EAGR QA
08DOHA526	QATAR ACCEPTS OIE GUIDELINES FOR U.S. BEEF, [...] Qatar's National Food Safety Committee decided on April 14, 2008 to harmonize its regulations on the import of beef with World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) standards. Due to internal GOQ discussions, Post had been unable to confirm the formal adoption of these guidelines by the GOQ bef [...]	2008-07-27 13:17:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD QA
08DOHA527	FORMER GUANTANAMO DETAINEE IN QATARI CUSTODY [...] (C) Former GTMO detainee Jarallah al-Marri was transferred to Qatari custody on Sunday, July 27 at 1230 hrs local time. Legatt met the USAF aircraft on arrival at Doha International Airport and witnessed al-Marri's transfer to officials of Qatar State Security. Qatari authorities brought al-Ma [...]	2008-07-28 10:14:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KPAO KAWC QA
08DOHA538	SUPPLY CONSTRAINTS PINCH QATAR'S BOOMING [...] (SBU) Doha's fast-growing construction industry continues to suffer from supply constraints as the availability of raw materials remains inadequate to meet surging demand. While construction only accounts for 6 percent of GDP, the sector registered a 22 percent growth rate last year, and the [...]	2008-07-30 13:15:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND QA
08DOHA539	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE GORDON [...] (C) Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. During your last visit here, in July 2005, you met with Qatari Armed Forces Chief of Staff MG Hamad al-Attiyah and other Qatari officials following MG al-Attiyah's unfortunate experience at a Florida airport. You also met with MG al-Attiyah durin [...]	2008-07-30 13:56:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL MOPS QA
08DOHA545	AMBASSADOR'S SWEARING IN AND ARRIVAL GARNER [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ambassador's swearing-in ceremony in Portland, Oregon and immediate engagement in Arabic with the Qatari press, were well covered by the Qatari media and should present a solid basis for using the long-awaited arrival of a U.S ambassador to expand the Mission's engagement with t [...]	2008-07-31 13:32:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO QA
08DOHA558	CHARTING EMBASSY DOHA'S COURSE - SYNCHRONIZATION [...] (C) Qatar is steadily emerging as a key regional partner for the United States - militarily and economically: -- Qatar hosts approximately 10,000 U.S. military forces at two major installations. These forces are heavily involved in the conduct of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, especially [...]	2008-08-04 14:35:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AMGT KSPR ECON QA
08DOHA56	QATARI MFA OFFICIAL SAYS NUCLEAR AIMS OF GCC ARE [...] (C) MFA Director for Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Affairs Yousef Al-Jaber outlined for P/E Chief January 24 current GCC thinking on the introduction of nuclear technology in Gulf states. According to Al-Jaber, the GCC formed a nuclear committee in early 2007 to explore cooperation on the ac [...]	2008-01-24 14:16:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG TRGY KNNP QA
08DOHA572	DEPSECDEF ENGLAND'S DISCUSSIONS WITH QATAR'S AMIR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England visited Doha August 5-6 for meetings with the Amir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, and the Chief of Staff of the Qatar Armed Forces, MG Hamad bin Ali al-Attiyeh. Al-Attiyeh also hosted England and his party for dinner the evening of [...]	2008-08-12 05:41:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS IR IQ QA
08DOHA574	FORGING A FIELD INTERAGENCY CONSENSUS ON KEY [...] Political and Diplomatic Trends (Embassy ) P/E) 2. Military Trends and Expectations (a) Qatar's military (Embassy ) OMC) (b) U.S.-Qatar military relations (Embassy ) OMC) 3. CENTCOM,s Regional Observations (CENTCOM) 4. Counterterrorism Trends (Embassy ) RAO) 5. [...]	2008-08-12 10:13:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AMGT KSPR QA
08DOHA578	ESTABLISHMENT OF QATARI INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Qatar is rapidly building a world-wide disaster response and humanitarian relief capability, part of the Qatari leadership's efforts to carve out a larger regional and international role for their country. To better coordinate these efforts, a recent Emiri decree established [...]	2008-08-13 11:20:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PGOV EAID ASEC SOCI QA
08DOHA586	QATAR PETROLEUM'S INCREASING CONFIDENCE AND [...] (C) During an August 14 introductory call by the Ambassador, ExxonMobil-Qatar President and CEO Alex Dodds assessed the near-term future of foreign energy companies operating in Qatar as bright but colored by an increasingly self-confident and capital-rich QP which is interested in a larger sh [...]	2008-08-18 12:21:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET EINV QA
08DOHA587	SCENESETTER FOR AUGUST 26 CENTCOM COMPONENT [...] (C) Embassy Doha welcomes CENTCOM leadership, staff, and component commanders to Qatar. During the last CCC, in May 2008, both GEN Petraeus and LTG (P) Dempsey met with Qatari Armed Forces Chief of Staff (COS) MG Hamad al-Attiyah. During this visit, we hope to arrange meetings with MG al-Att [...]	2008-08-18 13:51:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL MOPS PGOV QA
08DOHA590	EXXONMOBIL ASSESSES FOUR TYPES OF RISK TO THE [...] (C) ExxonMobil-Qatar President and CEO Alex Dodds told the Ambassador during an August 14 introductory call that his company and other energy firms face substantive risks in Qatar, though the profits are lucrative enough to keep them here anyway. Dodds noted that when existing projects are co [...]	2008-08-19 06:12:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON TRGY QA
08DOHA591	INCREASING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AS ENERGY [...] (SBU) ExxonMobil Qatar President and CEO Alex Dodds told the Ambassador during an August 14 introductory call that his company is undertaking a number of initiatives to minimize the environmental effect of its massive LNG projects in Qatar. Dodds explained that the Amir and his consort, Sheik [...]	2008-08-19 06:28:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EPET TRGY QA
08DOHA594	MANY QATARIS DON,T SUPPORT EDUCATION CITY; "SYMBOL [...] (C) On August 11, Ambassador paid an introductory call on James Reardon-Anderson, Dean of Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q),one of the six American universities at Education City. Characterizing Qatar as a "family-owned business," the Dean described Education City as a singular vision o [...]	2008-08-20 12:42:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI SCUL KPAO QA
08DOHA595	LNG TANKERS VULNERABLE TO TERRORISTS; TEXAS A&M [...] (C) Ambassador August 11 paid an introductory visit to Mark Weichold, the Dean of Texas A&M University in Qatar (TAMU-Q),and heard Weichold's views on the future of Qatar's energy environment. Because Iran and Qatar share the world's largest non-associated natural gas field, he explained, Q [...]	2008-08-20 13:42:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ECON KPAO IR QA
08DOHA602	QATAR PRIVATELY CRITICAL OF RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE IN [...] (C) MFA Director of American and European Affairs Ambassador Adel Al-Khal told DCM August 24 that Qatar had not taken an official position on the Russia-Georgia conflict but found Russia's military offensive troublesome. Al-Khal noted the Russian Ambassador had recently called on him "to expla [...]	2008-08-24 12:57:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR RS GG QA
08DOHA603	QATAR INVESTMENT AUTHORITY PLANS INCREASED [...] (C) Faisal Abbas (protect),an investment analyst in the office of QIA CEO (and Qatar's Foreign Minister and Prime Minister) Hamad Bin Jassim Al Thani (HBJ),told Econoff August 20 that the QIA remains highly interested in investments in the United States. He explained that the fund is lookin [...]	2008-08-24 12:58:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EFIN ECON QA
08DOHA604	END TO ENERGY CONSTRUCTION BOOM COULD [...] (C) Qatar Chemical Company (Q-Chem) Deputy General Manager Don Lycette told the Ambassador during an August 20 introductory meeting that his company is short of workers and would be building more, faster, if they could find additional skilled labor. (Note: Lycette is a secondee from Chevron P [...]	2008-08-24 12:59:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ELAB EPET EINV ECON QA
08DOHA605	TOTAL DROPS IRAN LNG PROJECT BECAUSE OF SANCTIONS, [...] (C) Total-Qatar's Marketing Manager, Jean-Francois Hery (protect),told Econoff August 18 that Total's July decision to pull out of a planned liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Iran's South Pars field was due not only to political uncertainty (as reported in press) but also because sanction [...]	2008-08-24 12:59:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EINV EPET QA IR
08DOHA607	QATAR TO FOLLOW ARAB LEAGUE LEAD ON IAEA BOARD [...] (C) MFA Director of American and European Affairs Ambassador Adel Al-Khal told DCM August 24 that "so far" Qatar is planning to abide by the March 2008 Arab League ministerial resolution supporting Syria's candidacy for the IAEA Board of Governors. He acknowledged, however, that the situation [...]	2008-08-24 13:23:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	IAEA PREL PARM KNNP MNUC IR SY AF QA
08DOHA611	STUNNING ECONOMIC GROWTH IN QATAR; LITTLE TRICKLES DOWN [...] The Qatar Statistics Authority (QSA) recently released data on Qatar's economic performance in 2007: -- The Oil and Gas Sector contributed 56% of GDP at USD 40.1 billion, a 23.7 percent increase from 2006. -- The 44 percent of the economy classified as non-oil and gas contributed USD 32. 1 [...]	2008-08-26 05:27:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG EFIN ETRD QA
08DOHA613	LABOR CAMP RALLY WELCOMES NEPALESE COMMUNIST PARTY [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-28 06:11:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PHUM QA
08DOHA625	DOHA PRESS CONVEYS U/S GLASSMAN'S MESSAGE POSITIVELY [...] Al Raya: The "War of Ideas" Man in the U.S. Administration in a Press Conference: -- Glassman Praises Qatar's Dialogue Initiatives -- We Need a Unified Position Between the United States and the Countries in the Region Against Extremism -- Washington is Not Appreciated Enough for its Assi [...]	2008-09-01 13:56:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO QA
08DOHA630	PROFESSIONAL OIL NEGOTIATOR'S COMMENTS ON ARAB [...] (C) During an introductory call with Ambassador August 28, ConocoPhillips (COP) President of Middle East and North Africa Bill Bullock said Qatar is "a country that gets it right" in creating an investment climate to encourage international participation. Bullock -- who oversees COP's operati [...]	2008-09-02 13:12:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON EINV QA
08DOHA633	AL JAZEERA TELLS GLASSMAN IT'S RESTRUCTURING TO [...] (C) James Glassman, Undersecretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, began his August 26 meeting with Al Jazeera (AJ) Director General Wadah Khanfar by asking if Khanfar had a plan for AJ to become commercially independent of the Qatari Government. Khanfar affirmed that it was "the go [...]	2008-09-04 10:22:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO PGOV QA
08DOHA639	(C) CABINET RE-SHUFFLE A "MINEFIELD" BETWEEN POWER [...] (C) Ambassador met on September 4 with RAND-Qatar Policy Institute Director Dr. Richard Darilek and heard his views on what he termed a "power argument" between Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani and the Amir's wife, Qatar Foundation Chairperson Sheikha Mozah al-Misnad. Darilek said he [...]	2008-09-07 10:58:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV QA
08DOHA649	FINANCE MINISTER: QATAR TO GET AAA SOVEREIGN [...] (C) During an introductory office call with Ambassador September 9, Finanace and Economy Minister Kamal said he expects Qatar's current AA credit rating will improve to AAA next year. He said GOQ hedging for risk is based on traditional hedges: (a) geographical diversification (moving stati [...]	2008-09-10 13:01:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EINV ECON QA
08DOHA650	NEW TRADE MINISTER WELCOMES BILATERAL INVESTMENT [...] (SBU) During an introductory office call with Ambassador September 10, the new Minister of Business and Trade Sheikh Fahad Bin Jassim Al Thani (see reftel on the July 1 Ministry/Minister changes) said he is excited about the opportunity to lead the new Ministry and take a fresh look at Qatar's [...]	2008-09-10 13:07:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECIN ETRD INRB QA
08DOHA651	(C) RAND: QATAR DANGEROUSLY SLOW ON CRITICAL [...] (C) Ambassador met on September 4 with RAND-Qatar Policy Institute Director Dr. Richard Darilek and RAND analyst Dr. Bruce Nardulli and received a briefing on RAND's study, commissioned by the Government of Qatar, on Qatar's security environment. Nardulli, the author of the report, noted that [...]	2008-09-11 07:34:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MASS MCAP QA
08DOHA658	QATAR'S HEIR APPARENT DISCUSS IRAQ, IRAN, SYRIA [...] (S) SUMMARY: Visiting MNF-I Commander General David Petraeus met Qatar's Heir Apparent Sheikh Tamim Al Thani August 25 to review security progress in Iraq; emphasize the need for Arab engagement with the GOI; discuss the continued threat posed by Al-Qaida; urge the region to remain united in [...]	2008-09-14 12:38:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL MOPS QA
08DOHA660	VENEZUELA PRESSURING QATAR TO IMMEDIATELY SIGN GAS [...] (C) Caracas is pushing Doha hard to sign immediately a recently received Heads-of-Agreement on an off-shore Venezuelan reservoir, according to Minister of State for Energy and Industry, Dr. Mohammed Bin Saleh Al-Sada. 2. (C) Al-Sada told Ambassador September 14th that Qatar was surprised by [...]	2008-09-14 12:48:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON QA VE
08DOHA664	THE NEXT 3 YEARS--AN INTERAGENCY FIELD ASSESSMENT [...] (U) Expected trends in Qatar's internal political situation and foreign policy over the next 36 months include: -- (S) A continuation of a tight grip on power by the Al Thani family, which has controlled pre- and post-independent Qatar for 140 years. -- (S/NF) Within the ruling family, a c [...]	2008-09-16 13:09:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL AMGT KSPR ECON QA
08DOHA667	UN DISABILITIES RATIFICATION REFLECTS QATAR [...] (U) On July 12, Amir Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani issued a decree ratifying the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The decree came one year after Qatar became the 100th nation to sign the pact. The ratification was expected, and experts say that it was a logical step in Q [...]	2008-09-17 12:26:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM KTIA QA
08DOHA675	FOR ADVISORY COUNCIL CHAIRMAN, NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (U) On September 8, the Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Mohammed Bin Mubarak Al Khulaifi, Chairman of Qatar's Advisory Council (Note: The Advisory Council is a consultative body cosisting of 35 members appointed by the Amir. Itdebates the merits of proposals under consideratio by the Amir [...]	2008-09-21 07:59:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM KTIP QA
08DOHA676	CONSORTIUM TELEPHONE LICENSE WIN ENDS LOCAL [...] (SBU) U.K.-based Vodafone and its local partner, the Qatar Foundation (QF),won Qatar's second fixed-line telephone license September 15, ending government monopoly QTel's monopoly of the sector. The same Vodafone-QF consortium was awarded Qatar's second mobile license in December 2007 (see r [...]	2008-09-21 13:55:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINV BTIO QA
08DOHA677	AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: GOQ PLANNING [...] (SBU) As part of Embassy's Pandemic Influenza Working Group preparedness efforts, Emboffs and medical representatives from Camp As-Sayliyeh and Al-Udeid Air Base met recently with Dr. Mohammad Al Thani, a Senior Medical Advisor at the National Health Authority (NHA) and Qatar's National Coordi [...]	2008-09-21 14:06:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC AMED KFLU TBIO QA
08DOHA683	AMBASSADOR'S LETTER: THE AMERICAN MAJLIS DURING [...] (C) The small and attractive building with the inviting glass doors adjacent to the new Chief of Mission Residence here was identified on State Department blueprints as a drivers' room. Upon closer inspection, however, the Embassy determined that the Qatari landlord who had leased the family [...]	2008-09-23 10:55:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI SCUL QA
08DOHA685	SECURITY PRIVATIZATION BEST SOLUTION FOR NEW [...] (C) Rich Roth (protect),a private American consultant whose firm CTI Consulting Services has a security contract with the NDIA Committee, told Econoff in late August that the current NDIA design has secondary passenger and luggage screening capability at each gate - i.e., not just one general [...]	2008-09-24 13:15:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ASEC QA
08DOHA686	ENERGY MINISTER: GAS MORATORIUM TO REMAIN IN PLACE [...] (C) During an introductory meeting with Ambassador September 22, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy and Industry Abdullah Al-Attiyah indicated that Qatar is likely to keep its moratorium on further North Field development in place past the official deadline of 2011. 2. (C) Describ [...]	2008-09-24 13:20:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET EINV ECON QA
08DOHA705	A SAFE HARBOR IN THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL STORM -- FOR [...] (SBU) The consensus of government and private experts with whom we have spoken in recent days is that Qatar has been largely spared any negative effects, for now, in the global liquidity crisis. Citibank Qatar CEO Farhan Mahmoud told P/E Chief October 6 that there was a spill-over effect in t [...]	2008-10-06 14:24:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN ECON PREL QA
08DOHA706	SCENESETTER FOR AIR FORCE SECRETARY DONLEY [...] (C) Mr. Secretary, Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. Given the closure of the Government of Qatar through October 6 for Eid Al-Fitr, we do not yet have confirmed appointments for you. We have requested office calls for you with the Heir Apparent, Sheikh Tamim Al Thani, and the Chief [...]	2008-10-07 12:07:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL MOPS PGOV QA
08DOHA710	QATAR STEPS UP MONITORING BANK LIQUIDITY AS DOHA [...] (C) Following Minister of Finance Kamal's September 30 comments to the Ambassador that Qatari banks were in good shape and did not face a liquidity crisis, officials at the QFC have reported that the Central Bank nevertheless is "being more vigilant" in monitoring banks' liquidity. Employees o [...]	2008-10-09 14:28:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EINV ECON PREL QA
08DOHA718	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL [...] (C) Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. You are scheduled to meet with Qatar's Attorney General, Dr. Ali bin Fetais Al-Marri, and either the Director or Deputy Director of Qatar State Security (QSS). Dr. Al-Marri may also host a lunch in your honor that would include other Qatari judic [...]	2008-10-15 06:40:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PTER ASEC PGOV PREL QA
08DOHA72	QATARI RESIDENTS PEACEFULLY DEMONSTRATE THEIR [...] (U) Summary: Thousands of Qatari residents marched in a peaceful rally in support of the people of Gaza January 25. The rally was organized by the Qatar Central Municipal Council (CMC) and the office of Yusuf Al-Qaradawi, the Muslim scholar and preacher. This was the first public appearance [...]	2008-01-28 14:01:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KPAL EFIN EAID PTER GZ IS QA
08DOHA722	SCENESETTER FOR AIR FORCE CHIEF OF STAFF SCHWARTZ' [...] (C) General Schwartz, Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. We have requested office calls for you with the Heir Apparent, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, the Chief of Staff of the Qatar Armed Forces, Major General Hamad bin Ali Al-Attiyeh, and the Commander of the Qatar Emiri Air Forces [...]	2008-10-15 13:32:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL MOPS PGOV QA
08DOHA733	QATAR TAKES IMPORTANT STEP TOWARD DEVELOPMENT OF [...] (U) On June 18, Amir Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani signed a decree creating the Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC). Before the decree, a special committee of judges within the Cassation Court considered constitutional issues. The Cassation Court will continue to wield great power within the Qatar [...]	2008-10-19 13:15:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KJUS KMPI INRB QA
08DOHA735	AMBASSADOR'S LETTER -- STARING INTO THE ABYSS, [...] (C) Prices on the Doha Securities Exchange plummeted for several days last week, creating a palpable sense of investment panic here among Qataris. 2. (U) In response to the mounting fear, Qatar Investment Authority, the sovereign wealth fund, said October 13 that it will take 10-20 percen [...]	2008-10-20 09:14:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON PREL EFIN SOCI SCUL PGOV QA
08DOHA736	QATAR'S LOCAL BANKS RETAIN STRONG FUNDAMENTALS; [...] (C) The message from Embassy Doha's banking sector contacts continues to be that local Qatari banks are weathering the global financial storm well (see reftels). Over half a dozen bankers affirmed to Econoff the last few days that the major danger in Qatar is a psychological ripple effect from [...]	2008-10-20 09:25:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EINV ECON QA
08DOHA74	QATAR REVISITING THE IDEA OF A NATURAL GAS CARTEL? [...] (U) During a January 25 news conference at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Qatar's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy and Industry Abdullah Al-Attiyah said that gas-producing countries will discuss the idea of forming a "gas OPEC" at the next meeting of the Gas Expor [...]	2008-01-29 10:22:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PGOV RU QA
08DOHA743	QATAR PRIME MINISTER SKETCHES DARFUR STRATEGY; [...] (S) Referencing a recent conversation in Washington between NEA A/S David Welch and Qatar's Ambassador to the U.S., Ambassador asked Hamid bin Jassim for Qatar's assessment of the situation in Sudan. Bin Jassim said Qatar would not host a conference in Doha to mediate on the Sudanese conflict [...]	2008-10-22 12:27:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL EFIN ECON QA SU IR
08DOHA745	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY TREASURY SECRETARY [...] (C) Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. We have requested meetings for you with the Amir, Prime Minister/Foreign Minister, Minister of Finance, and Central Bank Governor. When Secretary Paulson was here June 1, he met with all of these officials, except the Amir. The dollar peg and o [...]	2008-10-23 11:12:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	EFIN EINV PREL OVIP QA
08DOHA75	QATAR SHOWING INCREASED ATTENTION TO ENERGY [...] (S) Summary: Department of Energy Assistant Secretary for Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, Kevin Kolevar; DOE Secretary Bodman's Chief of Staff Jeff Kupfer; Pol/Econ Chief and Poloff met with Minister of State for Energy and Industry Dr. Mohammed Saleh Al-Sada and Qatar Petroleum [...]	2008-01-29 13:14:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	ENRG PTER PREL PGOV ECON ETTC EAID EAGR EFIN
08DOHA756	QATAR BRIEFS P5 AMBASSADORS ON ITS ARAB-AFRICAN [...] (SBU) Al-Mahmood's 40-minute briefing loosely described a three-stage process designed to "stop the fighting," bring the parties into negotiation, and address the cross-border conflict. The first stage, nearing its end, involved Al-Mahmood's recent fact-finding trip to Sudan and some of the [...]	2008-10-26 11:19:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PREF QA SU
08DOHA760	FRENCH GUARDEDLY OPTIMISTIC ON QATARI INITIATIVE [...] (C) France's Special Envoy for the Peace Negotiations on Darfur, Isaa Maraut, who has been temporarily posted to the French Embassy in Doha until at least December to interface with the Government of Qatar on its Darfur initiative, told P/E Chief October 27 that Qatar's approach to Darfur was [...]	2008-10-28 04:46:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PHUM QA SU
08DOHA777	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL HINOJOSA'S NOVEMBER 13-14 [...] (U) Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. We have requested meetings for you with the Amir, the Prime Minister/Foreign Minister, and the Amir,s wife, Sheikha Mozah, who heads the Qatar Foundation, the organization that oversees the six U.S. universities in Qatar. Yours will be one of th [...]	2008-11-03 14:07:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAO SCUL QA
08DOHA778	QATAR LIKELY TO OPPOSE LIFTING CONSULAR [...] (SBU) Econoff met October 22 with Ahmed Ahen, Director of the Trade Organizations Department at the Ministry of Business and Trade to discuss reftel inquiry on consular transaction requirements. Ahen advised that GCC members recently discussed the issue but each member has its own policy. Ba [...]	2008-11-04 05:40:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD USTR QA
08DOHA781	QATAR'S INTEREST IN BILATERAL TAX TREATY [...] (SBU) During a meeting with Finance and Economy Minister Yousef Hussain Kamal (septel),Deputy Treasury Secretary Robert Kimmitt inquired about a recent diplomatic note from the Qatari embassy in Washington to the Treasury Department indicating Qatar's interest in negotiating a bilateral tax t [...]	2008-11-05 07:52:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN BTIO ECIN ECON EINV QA
08DOHA782	TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT'S MEETINGS WITH [...] (C) Deputy Treasury Secretary Robert Kimmitt met October 29 with Finance and Economy Minister Yousef Hussain Kamal and Qatar Central Bank (QCB) Deputy Governor Shaykh Fahad Bin Faisal Al Thani. Also participating in the meetings from the U.S. side were Ambassador, Treasury Deputy Assistant .S [...]	2008-11-05 08:02:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EINV ECON QA IR IZ
08DOHA783	QIA ASSESSES INVESTMENT LANDSCAPE FOR TREASURY [...] (C) Deputy Treasury Secretary Robert Kimmitt met October 29 with Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) Executive Board Member (and de facto Managing Director) Dr. Hussain Al-Abdulla. Also participating in the meetings from the U.S. side were Ambassador, Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary for the [...]	2008-11-05 08:07:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EFIN ECON QA
08DOHA789	QATAR'S ECONOMIC FORECAST: PARTLY SUNNY [...] (C) Sheikha Hanadi Al Thani, Chairperson of the Qatari investment bank Amwal and Deputy CEO of Nasser Bin Khalid Holding, told P/E Chief and Econoff November 4 that the financial and economic situation in Qatar is "still smoky" but there is no question the country is being affected by the glob [...]	2008-11-06 13:00:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EINV ECON QA
08DOHA791	SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR MARK LAGON'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. We have requested meetings with Minister of State for Interior Affairs Sheikh Abdullah Bin Nasser Al Thani, Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Dr. Sultan Bin Hassan al-Dhabit al-Dousari, Minister of State for International Cooperation and Confer [...]	2008-11-06 14:25:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KTIP ELAB QA
08DOHA792	AL JAZEERA: MORE THAN JUST A NEWS CHANNEL [...] (SBU) For all of the competition that has sprung up from channels like Al Arabiyah, Al Hurra, BBC Arabic and others, Al Jazeera is still considered the undisputed king of Arabic broadcast media in most of the Arab world. For that reason, Al Jazeera is a vital component to the USG's strategy i [...]	2008-11-06 14:26:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO PGOV QA
08DOHA796	UK PRIME MINISTER DEEPENS UK-QATAR RELATIONSHIP [...] (C/NF) UK Ambassador John Hawkins and UK Political and Public Affairs Secretary James Lynch gave readouts of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's November 2-3 visit to Qatar in separate conversations with Ambassador, P/E Chief, and Econoff. Lynch noted that Brown's visit to Qatar was the res [...]	2008-11-09 09:56:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EINV EFIN QA UK SU
08DOHA799	QATAR CONFIRMS MEDIATION EFFORT IN MAURITANIA [...] (C) It was Ambassador's first call on Shaykha Mouza, and the appointment had been set well in advance of Embassy Nouakchott's very useful reftel. 2. (C) Shaykha Mouza said Qatar's assistance programs in Mauritania targeted Mauritania's legacy of slavery. The Qatari hospital built in Boutil [...]	2008-11-09 14:15:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MR QA
08DOHA802	MINISTER OF STATE: PROTECTING BIN LADEN'S SON A [...] (C) In a meeting with Ambassador on November 10, Minister of State for International Cooperation and Conferences Khalid Al Attiyah discussed the reported arrival of Omar Bin Laden and his wife in Doha the evening of November 10. Al Attiyah could not confirm the arrival, since he was not invol [...]	2008-11-10 14:44:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	EG PGOV PHUM PTER QA SP UK
08DOHA807	MFA, ARAB DEMOCRACY FOUNDATION DIFFER ON [...] (C) At a November 10 meeting with Ambassador, Minister of State for International Cooperation and Conferences Khalid Al-Attiyah expressed his opposition to the current shift of Qatar's efforts in Mauritania away from the Arab Democracy Foundation, part of the Qatar Foundation headed by Shaykha [...]	2008-11-17 05:35:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV QA AL AU
08DOHA810	FIRST-EVER INDIAN PM VISIT TO QATAR AIMS TO SPARK [...] (C) In a November 17 meeting with P/E Chief, Indian Embassy Political Officer Harish Arora, joined later by Political and Commercial Affairs Head Sanjiv Kohli, shared their perspective on Indian PM Manmohan Singh's November 9-11 visit to Qatar, where Singh met with Amir Hamid bin Khalifa Al Th [...]	2008-11-18 12:26:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EPET ELAB MARR QA IN
08DOHA811	QATAR'S ENERGY MINISTER CONFIRMS POSSIBLE JOINT [...] (C) Drawing on Ref A, Ambassador met November 18 with Minister of Energy and Industry and Qatar Petroleum (QP) Chairman Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah to express strong U.S. concerns about development of a gas cartel and talks on a possible Qatar-Iran-Russia joint venture on LNG. Also attendin [...]	2008-11-18 14:33:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET EINV ETTC PREL QA IR RU
08DOHA812	QATARIS DEBATE FOREIGN LABOR ON BBC [...] (U) In what its organizers said was a major milestone, two former Qatari cabinet ministers squared off during a November 17 session of the "Doha Debates," a joint project of the BBC and Qatar Foundation, which is filmed nine times a year in Doha and aired on BBC World. Former Justice Minister D [...]	2008-11-19 04:35:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ELAB KTIP QA
08DOHA817	SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY WILLIAMSON'S VISIT [...] (C) Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. We have requested host-country meetings for you with the Amir, the Prime Minister (also officially the Foreign Minister),and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (and de facto Foreign Minister) Ahmed Al-Mahmoud. It is Al-Mahmoud who by all appe [...]	2008-11-20 10:12:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL PHUM QA SU
08DOHA818	QATARI EXPERTS SEE SECURITY, BRIGHT FUTURE IN [...] (C)At a November 3 meeting with Poloff, Dr.Hatem El Karanshawy, Dean of the Faculty of Islamic Studies at Qatar University and former Governor of the Egyptian Central Bank, attributed the recent global financial turmoil to speculation on the part of western bankers and investors, particularly i [...]	2008-11-20 10:37:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EINV ECON QA SU SY UK EG PK YM
08DOHA820	QATAR AIRWAYS U.S. FLIGHTS: KEEPING SECURITY ON [...] (C) During summer and fall 2007, a series of U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) assessments revealed major problems in passenger and baggage screening and other aviation security areas at Doha International Airport, including for flights to the U.S. Since then, the GOQ worked i [...]	2008-11-20 13:39:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ASEC QA
08DOHA827	NUCLEAR POWER: MODELS AND ANTI-MODELS ABOUND AT [...] (U) On November 10-11, Ambassador Wolcott participated in the MENA Nuclear Energy Forum in Doha, Qatar, during which she delivered a special address. Additional speakers included representatives of regional governments (the UAE, Egypt, Qatar, Oman, and Yemen); multilateral organizations (Gulf [...]	2008-11-25 07:27:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP PARM PREL QA EG MU KU AE FR BE CA
08DOHA83	READOUT OF SECRETARY BODMAN'S JANUARY 22 MEETINGS [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman visited Qatar January 22 for meetings with Minister of Energy and Industry Abdullah Al-Attiyah, the Amir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, and representatives of major U.S. energy companies in Qatar. Discussions focused on the U.S. perception that t [...]	2008-02-04 05:30:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL EINV TRGY QA
08DOHA837	EMBASSY DOHA WARMLY WELCOMES CODEL BAIRD (DECEMBER [...] Embassy Doha warmly welcomes the December 2-3 and 5-6 visits to Qatar of United States Representative Brian Baird; United States Representative Lincoln Davis; Dr. Nichloas Palarino, Senior Investigator and Policy Advisor, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform; Brooke Bennett, Profession [...]	2008-12-01 10:48:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KW AF PK QA IZ
08DOHA838	RELEASE AL-MARRI, EDITOR ASKS AMBASSADOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-01 11:04:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KAWC KPAO QA
08DOHA839	BRITISH AND FRENCH VIEWS OF QATAR'S INITIATIVE ON [...] (C) In a November 23 meeting with French Special Envoy for Sudan Issa Maraut, U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan Richard Williamson (accompanied by Ambassador) underscored the need for the P-3 to work together to encourage the rebel groups to take risks and participate in Qatar,s Initiative on Darfur [...]	2008-12-02 07:41:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SU QA
08DOHA841	CODEL HINOJOSA DISCUSSES BRINGING MORE U.S. [...] A Codel led by Congressman Ruben Hinojosa, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Higher Education, and comprising Representatives Henry Brown, Mazie Hirono, Grace Napolitano and Ed Pastor, visited Doha November 12 - 14, spending a day focused on U.S. universities at Education City. 2. The C [...]	2008-12-03 10:44:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAO OEXC OREP QA
08DOHA852	Fraud Report - Doha [...] (U) COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Qatar's population consists of a large majority of third country nationals (TCNs). NIV applicants from Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Philippines, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen account for a large portion of post's visa [...]	2008-12-07 12:14:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC QA
08DOHA853	QATAR ASSESSMENT OF MEPI WOMEN'S SMALL BUSINESS INITIATIVE [...] Qatari women own and operate 346 firms with a total capital of USD 6 billion, according to a recent study by the Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The study shows that women represent 13.4 per cent of business owners in the country. Recent conversations with several local businesswomen [...]	2008-12-09 07:03:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO ECON QA
08DOHA854	QATAR OUTLINES DARFUR STRATEGY TO SE WILLIAMSON [...] (C) In a November 24 meeting with Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (Shaykh Hamad),the President's Special Envoy for Sudan Richard Williamson, accompanied by Ambassador, said he was pleased to be in Doha to discuss Qatar's Initiative on Darfur. Shaykh Hamad replied that Qatar needs the [...]	2008-12-14 07:05:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM QA SU
08DOHA860	QATAR PROPOSES SENDING TIP DELEGATION TO WASHINGTON [...] (C) MFA Minister of State for International Cooperation and Conferences Khalid Al-Attiyah told Ambassador December 4 in follow up to TIP Director Lagon's visit (Ref B) that it is "time to take the outreached hand" of the United States on TIP issues and proposed sending a delegation to Washingto [...]	2008-12-15 13:32:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KTIP QA
08DOHA861	QATAR BEGINS ORGANIZING ITS FOREIGN AID AGENCY; [...] (C) MFA Minister of State for International Cooperation and Conferences Khalid Al-Attiyah told Ambassador December 4 that Qatar plans to broaden its involvement in external development aid and humanitarian assistance. He said Qatar hopes to partner with other countries that have expertise in [...]	2008-12-15 13:33:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRS AID QA
08DOHA862	QATARI MEDIA WARM TO SUDAN SPECIAL ENVOY [...] (U) Responding to requests from post, Al Jazeera English and Al Jazeera Arabic (two separate channels) arranged back-to-back interviews for Special Envoy Williamson on November 25. The first, a 15-minute live-to-tape interview, aired on Al Jazeera English during news bulletins in the prime 130 [...]	2008-12-16 06:42:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KPAO SU QA
08DOHA866	SCENESETTER FOR LTGEN ALLEN'S DECEMBER 17 VISIT TO [...] (C) General Allen, Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. I look forward to meeting with you and joining you for dinner with the Chief of Staff of the Qatar Armed Forces, Major General Hamad bin Ali Al-Attiyeh. Because your visit is so short and December 18 is Qatar's National Day, there [...]	2008-12-16 13:21:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL MOPS PGOV QA
08DOHA868	TSA ASSESSMENT FINDS QATAR'S AVIATION SECURITY [...] (C) A TSA team comprising Amman-based TSA Representative (TSAR) Bryant Chevalier and Frankfurt-based Transportation Security Specialists Alva Ellis and Christopher Brown visited Doha November 29 to December 8 to assess Doha International Airport (DIA) against ICAO Annex 17 security standards an [...]	2008-12-17 06:46:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ASEC QA
08DOHA869	QATAR'S PLANS TO PURSUE NUCLEAR ENERGY [...] The GOQ is currently considering development of a nuclear power generation capacity. Meanwhile, the quasi-governmental Qatar Foundation wants to build on its existing partnership with Texas A&M University to create an educational base for training Qataris in nuclear fields. Qatar signaled its [...]	2008-12-17 07:19:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO QA
08DOHA87	QATAR WOULD WELCOME U.S. ENGAGEMENT ON NUCLEAR [...] (C) Embassy Doha, in response to Ref A, recommends technical-level engagement on the development of civilian nuclear applications with the GOQ in March, when the Science and Technology Adviser at the Qatar Foundation and the Supreme Council for the Environment and Natural Reserves would both b [...]	2008-02-04 07:52:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG KNNP PARM PREL QA
08DOHA876	QATAR SEEKS MORE INFORMATION BEFORE FUNDING [...] (C) Al-Rumaihi added during the December 17 meeting that Qatar was waiting to see what support other Arab states would provide before making a pledge. Ambassador said the USG could supply the list, and urged that Qatar support the STL, using reftel points. Ambassador said Qatar could make an [...]	2008-12-17 13:52:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER LE SY UNSC EUN QA

08DOHA877	QATAR LOOKS TO INCREASE COORDINATION WITH SAUDI [...] (C) Ambassador asked MFA Assistant Minister for Follow-up Affairs Mohamed Al-Rumaihi December 17 for his assessment of the Qatar-Saudi Joint Council on Coordination dialogue which was held in Saudi Arabia December 15-17. Al-Rumaihi responded that coordinating and implementing joint policies " [...]	2008-12-17 13:57:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON QA SA
08DOHA88	QATAR'S BILATERAL LABOR AGREEMENTS - ALL POMP AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Qatar has recently signed a number of bilateral labor agreements with South and Southeast Asian governments. Local and regional press have touted the agreements as benefiting the hundreds of thousands of unskilled and semi-skilled laborers and domestic workers in Qatar from th [...]	2008-02-04 11:16:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ELAB ECIN ECON SMIG IN ID BG
08DOHA882	CIVILIAN USE OF AL-UDEID AIR BASE IN QATAR [...] This message details policy on use of Al-Udeid Airbase in Qatar. Embassy Doha asks that it be made available to all USG travelers considering travel to or through Al-Udeid Airbase. 2. Al-Udeid Airbase is a Qatari - not American ) military installation. It is sovereign Qatari territory a [...]	2008-12-21 11:41:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA OVIP PREL MOPS QA
08DOHA888	ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT ON GAZA SET FOR JANUARY 2 IN [...] (U) In a press statement carried by Al Jazeera television late December 27, Qatar's Prime Minister, Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani, stressed the support of Qatar's Amir, Shaykh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, for an urgent Arab League Summit to establish a joint Arab position on the Israeli attacks in [...]	2008-12-28 12:36:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM QA IS
08DOHA889	SOUTH KOREA TO RECEIVE MORE QATARI GAS, FOR A PRICE [...] (C) South Korean DCM and Counselor Sung-hwan Moon and First Secretary responsible for Economic and Energy Issues Dr. Heonsang Koo told Econoff Fabrycky December 21 that Korean Prime Minister Han Seung-soo came to Doha for two days with a delegation of 40-plus members for the Financing for Deve [...]	2008-12-28 13:07:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL QA KS
08DOHA94	SCENESETTER FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S FEBRUARY [...] (S) Mr. Attorney General: Embassy Doha welcomes your February 13-14 visit to Qatar. Your Qatari counterpart, Ali bin Fetais Al-Marri, met three times with your predecessor, in both Doha and Washington, and is extremely pleased at the prospect of your visit so soon after assuming office. This [...]	2008-02-04 13:30:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM QA
08DUBAI101	WHO'S GOT THE JUICE? -- ELECTRICITY AND WATER LIMITATIONS [...] (C) Summary. Dubai's aggressive 11% per annum planned real GDP growth targets through 2015 are based on the assumption that sufficient power and water will be available for the massive development now underway. The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) is currently operating at close t [...]	2008-03-18 08:00:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET KNNP ECON EINV SENV ETRD PGOV AE IR
08GUANGZHOU7	LNG Expansion - A Key Component in South China's Energy [...] (U) Summary: South China is betting big on liquefied natural gas to diversify its energy mix and plans to expand LNG import capacity dramatically over the next few years. Fujian Terminal will become the region's second LNG terminal in 2009. Dapeng Terminal in Shenzhen, currently China's only [...]	2008-01-03 07:02:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EMIN SENV PGOV TRGY CH
08HANOI309	GVN REACTS TO LABOR CASES IN JORDAN, MALAYSIA [...] (SBU) Summary: The GVN is reacting to two recent high-profile labor cases, one involving 176 female garment workers on strike in Jordan and one regarding Vietnamese worker deaths in Malaysia. On March 13, Dao Cong Hai, Deputy Director General, Department of Overseas Labor of the GVN Ministry o [...]	2008-03-17 04:34:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV TIP ELAB KWMN KCRM SMIG PREL VM
08HANOI663	VIETNAM - 2008 TIP REPORT DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) On June 4, Poloff delivered the 2008 TIP Report Country Narrative for Vietnam, as well as reftel talking points, to Mr. Pham Hoang Tung, Chief of the Legal and Consular Affairs Division, Consular Department, of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Poloff reviewed with Tung the recommend [...]	2008-06-05 09:18:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV TIP ELAB KWMN KCRM SMIG PREL VM
08HELSINKI270	AMBASSADOR BARRETT MEETS WITH FORMER FINNISH [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-24 05:25:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL OECD UN FI
08ISLAMABAD3305	PAKISTAN'S Q1 INDICATORS REFLECT ECONOMIC DECLINE [...] (SBU) Summary: First quarter economic performance indicators reflect a continuing decline in the country's overall economic stability. Despite pledges to make significant reforms, first quarter data is disappointing as Government of Pakistan (GOP) borrowing from the central bank reached new h [...]	2008-10-17 13:20:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EAID PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3634	GOP STILL NOT READY TO APPROVE PNR [...] (C) Summary. On November 18, DCM delivered reftel A demarche regarding data sharing for passenger name records to Ministry of Interior Secretary Kamal Shah. Shah noted that the Government of Pakistan (GOP) has been having internal discussion on the issue of providing data to fulfill the Depart [...]	2008-11-18 12:30:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR PGOV PTER ECON PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3903	PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: December 22, 2008 [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-22 10:07:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD810	NATURAL GAS DEPENDENCY- A CHALLENGE FOR THE FUTURE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Natural gas meets about 50 percent of Pakistan's energy requirements, making the country one of the most natural gas dependent economies in the world. At the present rate of consumption, the Government of Pakistan (GOP) anticipates a natural gas shortfall in 2009. Although pipeli [...]	2008-02-26 01:30:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENGY EFIN ECON EINV PREL PK
08ISTANBUL156	SATTERFIELD AND DAVUTOGLU ON BASRAH, NORTHERN [...] (S) Summary: In an April 1 meeting with Turkish Prime Ministerial advisor Ahmet Davutoglu, S/I David Satterfield reviewed the state of play in Basrah and urged Turkey to give full support to Maliki and the GOI. Davutoglu said GOI stability was in Turkey's strong interest, and also agreed to [...]	2008-04-02 13:09:00	Consulate Istanbul	SECRET	PGOV PINS PREL MOPS TU IZ IR
08ISTANBUL225	CHIEF EDITOR SPEAKS CANDIDLY AMIDST NEWSPAPER'S OWNERSHIP CONTROVERSY [...] (C) Summary and comment. Turkish daily Sabah's editor in chief Ergun Babahan conducted a surprisingly candid tour d'horizon with the Consul General a day after the controversial financing of his new parent company Calik Holding's purchase of Turkey's third most circulated newspaper came to l [...]	2008-05-07 15:53:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN PREL TU
08ISTANBUL233	BIG LNG PLANS BREWING AT THE NATIONAL IRANIAN [...] (C) Summary and comment: Mohammed Souri, the Chairman of Iran's state-owned National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC),pitched to an oil and gas tanker industry conference in Istanbul on April 22 Iran's ambitious plans in the coming decade to leverage its vast natural gas reserves into commerci [...]	2008-05-12 12:33:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ENRG EPET EINV IR TU
08ISTANBUL319	TURKEY SEEKS ARAB INVESTMENT [...] (C) Summary. The third annual Turkish-Arab Economic Forum attracted high level attendance including the Prime Ministers of Turkey, Syria, Qatar, Somalia and the Palestinian Authority as well as the Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister and a number of finance, energy and investment ministers. Turkish [...]	2008-06-16 11:40:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV PREL TU
08ISTANBUL553	PRIME MINISTER WELCOMES U.S. HELP ON ENERGY [...] (C) Summary. On October 30, Department of Energy Acting Deputy Secretary Jeffrey Kupfer led a U.S. delegation to discuss Turkey's energy needs and its strategic role as a transit country with Prime Minister Erdogan. Following-up on the President's October 8 letter to the PM (reftel),Kupfer [...]	2008-10-31 18:18:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET IZ TU
08ISTANBUL77	(C) INSIGHTS INTO IRAN'S PRESS TV FROM ITS [...] (C/NOFORN) Summary: Iranian news channel Press TV's Istanbul correspondent, a UK national, told us that the editors in Tehran do not dictate reporting topics or editorial line, but have set some reporting redlines (e.g., no PJAK or gas cut-off stories, no scenes of Turks drinking alcohol). [...]	2008-02-12 05:36:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IR TU
08JAKARTA211	INDONESIA PLANS ITS OWN INTERNATIONAL DEMOCRACY [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) contact briefed DepPol/C on GOI plans to host the first meeting of what it calls the "Bali Democracy Forum" this year. The details are a bit vague, although the meeting will be at the ministerial level and many countries--democratic and o [...]	2008-02-01 06:58:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM ID
08JAKARTA2170	BALI DEMOCRACY FORUM: MORE DETAILS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Indonesia's Bali Democracy Forum will be attended by approximately 28 participants from Asia and the Middle East, including four heads of state, plus several observers from Europe and the Americas. Burma is sending a deputy minister. Iran and North Korea are not attending. Inv [...]	2008-11-25 11:12:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM ID MG
08JAKARTA415	INDONESIA ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Indonesia took a major step forward in fighting trafficking in persons (TIP) in April 2007 with the signing into law by President Yudhoyono of a tough, comprehensive Law on the Eradication of the Criminal Act of Trafficking in Persons. Police and prosecutors began using the n [...]	2008-02-29 08:07:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF ELAB EAID ID
08JAKARTA588	ASIA-PACIFIC DEMOCRACY INITIATIVE -- GOI STILL [...] (C) SUMMARY: DepPol/C on March 24 briefed Umar Hadi--a senior diplomat with close ties to Foreign Minister Wirajuda--on the importance of Indonesian participation in the Asia-Pacific Democracy Partnership (APDP). DepPol/C noted that the APDP would complement Indonesia's own Bali Democracy F [...]	2008-03-24 06:42:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM ID
08JAKARTA593	UN PEACEKEEPING -- GOI AGREES TO SEND MORE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOI has agreed to send 90 additional military personnel to Lebanon to augment the 850 personnel already serving there as UN peacekeepers. The decision is in response to requests by the Lebanese government and the UNIFIL command in Lebanon. Re another planned deployment, th [...]	2008-03-25 03:50:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO ID LE SU
08JAKARTA876	COUNTERNARCOTICS: USG ASSISTS GOI AT JAKARTA'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: The USG and Australia have worked with GOI law enforcement agencies to create a counternarcotics coordination facility at Jakarta's international airport. The facility shares information and targets airline passengers and cargo fitting criminal profiles. Since its inception in [...]	2008-05-02 08:02:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SNAR PREL ID AS
08JEDDAH350	GACA EXPRESSES INTEREST IN REVIVING FAA [...] (C) During an August 4 - August 6 visit by Senior FAA Representative Roy Barnett from Emb Abu Dhabi, executives at the General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) said they are proceeding on divesting and privatizing the authority's non-regulatory functions. They also expressed interest in re [...]	2008-08-20 05:40:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAIR EINV PGOV SA
08JEDDAH70	OIC SUMMIT ON GAZA: REBUKES ISRAEL, CALLS FOR AID [...] (S) SUMMARY: The OIC hosted an expanded meeting of its Executive Committee in Jeddah to discuss the situation in Gaza. Attendees included Foreign Ministers and other representatives from approximately 40 member states. The main outcome included a Final Communique reiterating previous OIC rem [...]	2008-02-05 12:34:00	Consulate Jeddah	SECRET	PREL KISL PHUM SA
08JERUSALEM1259	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (7/16): "HAS THE WORLD BECOME [...] Al- Quds prints its daily editorial entitled, "A call on the international community to halt Israeli actions." Everyday Israel performs acts of tyranny [against Palestinians] such as destroying houses, confiscating land or insisting on building barriers in the middle of farming villages that [...]	2008-07-16 10:41:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
08JERUSALEM1342	PA NEEDS ARAB SUPPORT TO MAKE JULY SALARY PAYMENTS [...] (C) Summary. Palestinian Authority (PA) Ministers have publicly stated that the PA will not be able to pay July's salaries without receipt of additional "Arab and foreign" assistance. So far in July, the PA has received only the European Commission's monthly contribution of USD 23 million (w [...]	2008-07-24 14:37:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN ECON PGOV KWBG SA KU QA AE
08JERUSALEM1444	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (8/07): A call for public and [...] Independent Al-Quds runs an editorial entitled, "Where is the role of the public...?" (8/07): "The tragic situation in which we [Palestinians] live is characterized by three signs: - The first sign is the destructive bloody conflict for authority and the preference of narrow group interests ove [...]	2008-08-07 08:44:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
08JERUSALEM1534	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (8/20): LACK OF MOVEMENT ON [...] Independent Al-Quds runs a daily editorial entitled, "A Step in the Road to Releasing Thousands of Prisoners" (8/20): "Each Palestinian prisoner released by Israel reduces the burden and suffering of the Palestinian people in general and of the prisoner's friends and relatives in particular. . [...]	2008-08-20 11:11:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
08JERUSALEM1634	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (9/03): DEBATING THE ROLE OF ARAB [...] Independent Al-Quds runs an editorial entitled, "A Dangerous Legal Precedent" (9/03): "According to news reports, an American court has issued a ruling to impose a heavy fine on the Palestinian Authority for the 1996 killing of an Israeli-American by Hamas. This has established a (new) legal p [...]	2008-09-03 09:26:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
08JERUSALEM1640	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (9/04): INTERNATIONAL CHANGES AND [...] Independent Al-Quds editorialized in "Special Damascus Summit," (9/4): "Today in Damascus a special quartet summit (which includes French President Sarkozy, President Assad of Syria, Amir of Qatar Al Thani, and Turkish PM Erdogan) is held... The convening of this summit by itself is considered [...]	2008-09-04 06:54:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
08JERUSALEM1651	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (9/05): INTERNAL PALESTINIAN [...] Wadi' Abu Nassar, Executive Director of the Assembly of Catholic Bishops in the Holy Land, opines in independent Al-Quds under the headline "An agreement to show off, not to implement" (09/05): "Recently, American Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice concluded her 17th visit to the Middle East [...]	2008-09-05 10:10:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
08JERUSALEM1880	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/15): AN ASSESSMENT OF [...] Al Quds editorial opines under the title, "Freezing negotiations is an Israeli strategy" (10/15): "Almost a year has elapsed since the Annapolis peace conference... an entire year that has totally failed to produce any real progress in the peace process. Reaching a peace agreement, as recomm [...]	2008-10-15 12:05:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
08JERUSALEM1943	OPIC'S PLAN FOR AFFORDABLE MORTGAGES IN THE WEST [...] (SBU) Summary: Following positive meetings with Palestinian and international partners on October 19-21, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) VP Robert Drumheller reports solid progress on the affordable mortgage finance initiative, announced by President Abbas and OPIC CEO Mosbacher [...]	2008-10-23 15:05:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV KWBG IS
08JERUSALEM1978	ABBAS TO ATTEND RECONCILIATION MEETING IN CAIRO; [...] (C) Summary. Senior Fatah and President's Office contacts told ConGenOffs that President Abbas will participate in the opening session of the November 9-10 reconciliation meeting in Cairo, joined by Arab Foreign Ministers and the Arab League Secretary-General. Hamas Politburo chief Khalid M [...]	2008-10-30 15:24:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PREL PTER IS EG JO SY YM SA QA
08JERUSALEM2153	FAYYAD MEETS PA SECURITY CHIEFS IN HEBRON; PASF [...] (C) Summary. PA security forces (PASF) commanders told ConGenOffs that they met with PM Salam Fayyad in Hebron on November 26 to review progress and discuss challenges. The National Security Forces (NSF) commander said PASF have arrested 110 security and criminal suspects in/around Hebron s [...]	2008-11-26 15:18:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	KWBG IS PINS PGOV PTER
08JERUSALEM2169	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/01): PALESTINIANS SEE NO [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-01 11:40:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
08JERUSALEM2175	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/02): ADMIRING THE U.S. [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-02 09:29:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
08JERUSALEM2274	NEW "HAMAS BANK" TO OPEN IN GAZA DECEMBER 28 [...] (C) Summary: Hamas has announced the "licensing" of a new bank, the Islamic National Bank (INB),in the Gaza Strip. Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA) Governor Jihad al-Wazir considers the bank an illegal entity, and said the PMA will launch a public campaign against it. He said Hamas is cap [...]	2008-12-19 13:10:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID KWBG PTER PGOV PINR IS QA
08JERUSALEM2293	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/29): "Massacre" in Gaza [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-29 09:58:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
08JERUSALEM2294	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/29): "Massacre" in Gaza [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-29 10:55:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
08JERUSALEM2299	GAZA UPDATE DECEMBER 29, 1800 LOCAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Airstrikes and rocket fire continue in the Gaza Strip as of 1800 local on December 29. Gaza medical, UN and NGO sources report at least 308 Palestinian deaths since December 27, and at least 900 Palestinians in Gaza have been treated in hospitals for injuries due to IAF fire. [...]	2008-12-29 16:11:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG IS PTER MOPS ASEC
08JERUSALEM641	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/14): OLMERT: CHECKPOINTS ARE [...] Independent Al-Quds opens its editorial page with, "Boycotting Carter and opening doors for Livni!" (04/14): "On her way to Qatar to address the Democracy Forum held in Doha, Israeli Foreign Minister Livni called upon Arab countries to normalize relations with Israel in order to encourage Pale [...]	2008-04-14 10:07:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
08JERUSALEM647	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/15): PALESTINIAN GRATITUDE TO [...] Al-Quds independent carries an op-ed entitled, "Egypt's security, its control and authority over its territory is a red line [non-negotiable] for Palestinians" by Palestinian National Council Member Hatem Abu Shaban (4/15): Lately, we have been hearing strange noises from Palestinian groups c [...]	2008-04-15 10:10:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
08JERUSALEM889	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (5/22): "PALESTINE INVESTMENT [...] In its main editorial, independent daily Al-Quds opined under the title, "Investment Conference... between reality and expectation" (05/22): "There is no doubt that having the Palestinian Investment Conference happen is a success in itself, and that is not a stretch of the truth or exaggerati [...]	2008-05-22 09:42:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
08JERUSALEM916	DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT'S MEETINGS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt led a Presidential Delegation to the Palestine Investment Conference in Bethlehem on May 21-23. The delegation met with Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas on May 21 and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad on May 22. Deputy Secretary K [...]	2008-05-30 14:47:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EAID ECON KWBG KPAL IS OVIP KIMMITT
08JERUSALEM946	ABBAS CALLS FOR "COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL DIALOGUE" [...] (C) Summary. In a June 4 speech in Ramallah, PA President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) called for "comprehensive national dialogue to implement all elements of the Yemeni Initiative" and said "as a result of this dialogue, I will call for new Presidential and legislative elections." Yasser Abd [...]	2008-06-05 11:24:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS PTER
08JERUSALEM977	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (6/06): UNITY TALKS CANNOT [...] Veteran columnist Mohammad Yaghi comments in independent Al-Ayyam under the headline, "Dialogue is primarily about the political agenda" (6/6): "President Abbas' invitation to start a national dialogue and end the state of division is very timely. There is a belief in Ramallah that Israel is [...]	2008-06-06 11:51:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
08KABUL399	TURKS WANT DOSTUM TO STAY QUIET IN THE NORTH, [...] (C) Turkish Ambassador to Afghanistan Ethem Tokdemir conveyed to the Ambassador February 14 his governmentÂ´s intention to encourage the Afghan Government to permit Dostum to return quietly to the north. Tokdemir passed a copy of his talking points cautioning against actions leading to instabilit [...]	2008-02-18 13:07:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL770	AFGHANISTAN'S 2008 TIP QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSE [...] (SBU) Is the country a country of origin, transit, and/or destination for internationally trafficked men, women, or children? Provide, where possible, numbers or estimates for each group; how they were trafficked, to where, and for what purpose. Does the trafficking occur within the country's [...]	2008-03-26 13:18:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF AF
08KARACHI512	KARACHI - MARKET MAY DROP, GOP REFORMS HELPING BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: At an August 30 dinner, Karachi businessman and Honorary Consul for Yemen Ikhtiar Baig, a confidant of GOP Finance Minister Naveed Qamar, spoke to the Consul General (CG) about the proposed USD 6 billion Saudi Arabia credit for deferred oil payments. A leading stock broker and [...]	2008-09-05 08:57:00	Consulate Karachi	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI ECON EFIN PK
08KATHMANDU313	2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-18 12:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAID ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
08KHARTOUM1039	PREVENTING A DOWNWARD SPIRAL: NCP LEADER ON A [...] (C) Summary: CDA Fernandez met with Sudanese Presidential Advisor and NCP Parliamentary majority leader Ghazi Salahuddin Atabani July 10 to discuss the discomfiting possibility that a strong GOS response to ICC indictments will put CPA implementations on hold and affect US-Sudanese relations r [...]	2008-07-10 15:37:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1065	DISAPPOINTED GNU INTENDS TO ENGAGE WITH ICC, WANTS [...] (C) Summary: The NCP plans to work with the SPLM to confront the ICC on legal grounds while simultaneously announcing a political initiative to solve the Darfur crisis, possibly naming FVP Salva Kiir to a committee that will develop and pursue the strategy. President Bashir is also sending FM [...]	2008-07-15 14:50:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1343	RIZEIGAT ARAB LEADER PROPOSES GRASSROOTS CIVIL [...] (C) Summary: CDA Fernandez called on prominent Rizeigat Arab and civil society leader Dr. Waleed Madibbo Mousa September 2 to discuss the latest developments in Darfur. Madibbo stated that the NCP regime is incapable of solving the Darfur crisis, which is increasingly threatening to destabiliz [...]	2008-09-03 12:53:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1449	TDRA OFFICIALS FEAR ZAGHAWA DOMINANCE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 23, the leaders of both the Compensation and Land Commissions in the Transitional Darfur Regional Authority (TDRA) told poloff that they fear the Zaghawa tribe's dominance in Darfur and the Sudan Liberation Movement of Minni Minnawi (SLM/MM). Head of the Land Commi [...]	2008-09-25 06:21:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1450	IFTAR WITH THE "JANJAWEED" [...] (C) Summary: In a surprise meeting, notorious janjaweed leader Musa Hilal told CDA that he was duped by Khartoum in his actions during the worst years of 2003-2005 in Darfur, he regrets his past, and has apologized in several tribal venues to Darfur's African tribes. He blamed Darfur's "excesse [...]	2008-09-25 06:42:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL AU UN SU
08KHARTOUM1458	DARFUR'S PROLIFERATING PEACE PROPOSALS - FORM IN [...] (C) Summary: Since the ICC crisis broke, the number of peace proposals and initiatives for solving Darfur have increased as the regime searches for a way out at minimal cost to itself. Observers and participants say that these proposals are long on rhetoric and, so far, short on substance. The [...]	2008-09-28 14:11:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1490	NCP/SPLM DISCUSSIONS ON DARFUR AND ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) The NCP and SPLM have been negotiating over the past few days on electoral issues as well as a package of concessions that the GNU could offer on Darfur as part of the Sudan People,s Initiative, NCP insider Yehia Bebiker told polchief October 6. Bebiker accompanied Vice President Taha t [...]	2008-10-07 10:04:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1504	CIVIL SOCIETY INITIATIVES MAY MISS THE BOAT [...] (SBU) Summary: Two Darfurian civil society groups are separately working to combine existing civil society proposals with the hope of developing a unified, comprehensive view of Darfurians on how to resolve the crisis in their region, although neither anticipates its work will be complete befo [...]	2008-10-09 15:26:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1509	SE WILLIAMSON URGES BASSOLE TO BE PROACTIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: SE Williamson strongly urged Djibril Bassole to embrace his role as Chief Mediator and become proactive in engaging with key decision-makers in both the NCP and rebel movements, during a meeting in Khartoum October 8. He noted the likelihood for progress in Qatar is small and ask [...]	2008-10-13 05:22:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1510	SE WILLIAMSON TELLS KHARTOUM TO MAKE A RADICAL [...] (C) Summary: The GOS must make a radical adjustment in its approach to Darfur, SE Williamson told regime officials in Khartoum. Peace conferences and theatrics are fine, but what is urgently required is a deal with keys rebels, and implementation of that deal. Williamson blasted the NCP for [...]	2008-10-13 07:01:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1512	SE WILLIAMSON MEETINGS WITH SOUTHERN SUDANESE [...] (C) US Special Envoy to Sudan Ambassador Richard Williamson visited the southern Sudanese towns of Rumbek and Juba on 7 October to meet with Government of National Unity (GNU) First Vice President and Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) President Salva Kiir Mayardit, the Sudan Liberation Peopl [...]	2008-10-13 09:47:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV UNSC KPKO AU SU
08KHARTOUM1521	SUDAN PEOPLE'S INITIATIVE SET TO START OCTOBER 16, [...] (C) The Sudan People's Initiative is scheduled to begin October 16 in Khartoum with speeches by President Bashir and other officials including First Vice President Salva Kiir, who has decided to attend, but will deliver a "tough message" on Darfur. Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) leader and Da [...]	2008-10-14 11:42:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1523	TURABI LOVES THE ICC, HATES NCP'S DARFUR PLANS [...] SUMMARY: On October 14, Hassan al-Turabi held a press conference at the Popular Congress Party (PCP)'s Khartoum headquarters and formally announced that the PCP will boycott participation in th Sudan People's Initiative plan for peace in Darfur. END SUMMARY. 2. With his characteristic zeal, [...]	2008-10-15 08:36:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PGOV PREL KPAO KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1524	UNAMID DEPLOYMENT UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In meetings from October 11-15, UNAMID officials expressed concern over slow progress on airport upgrades, UNAMID's lack of air assets, and the weak security posture of many of UNAMID's bases. Chief of Staff Almstrom and J5 Colonel Stafford both stated that their focus of late [...]	2008-10-15 13:57:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1530	MINNAWI SEES NOTHING NEW IN BASHIR INITIATIVE [...] (C) Summary: A skeptical Minni Minnawi will spend the next several days trying to get full GOS implementation of a September 2008 accord which sought to implement the May 2006 Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) at the same time that the much hyped but (so far) underwhelming Sudan Peoples' Initiative [...]	2008-10-17 08:39:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL UN SU
08KHARTOUM1532	SUDAN PEOPLE'S INITIATIVE: NO SUBSTANCE YET [...] (SBU) Summary: The Sudan People's Initiative commenced in Khartoum October 16 with a show of solidarity among Sudan's current and former leaders; two former Sudanese heads of state (Suwar al Dahab and Sadiq al Mahdi) joined President Bashir on the dais along with FVP and GOSS President Salva Ki [...]	2008-10-17 12:26:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1533	CHARGE'S MEETING WITH UNAMID SPECIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to UNAMID Joint Special Representative Adada, relations with the GoS, narrowly-defined, have turned the corner and UNAMID deployment is accelerating, with 14,000 peacekeepers expected to be on the ground by year,s end. He agreed that harassment of humanitarian NGOs in [...]	2008-10-17 12:49:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF EAID SOCI KPKO AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1549	SUDAN PEOPLES' INITIATIVE - DAY TWO [...] (C) Summary: Embassy attendance at day two of the ongoing and unprecedented dialogue by a wide range of Sudanese stakeholders, as part of President Bashir's Sudan Peoples' Initiative (SPI),revealed a credible process covering the right issues and incorporating a wide range of voices, includin [...]	2008-10-20 06:58:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL AU UN SU
08KHARTOUM1551	GOS SEEMS TO BE ON THE RIGHT TRACK WITH DARFUR, [...] (C) Summary: Influential regime insider and presidential advisor Mustafa Osman Ismail told CDA Fernandez that the GoS has recalibrated its focus from frantically searching for ways to avoid an ICC indictment of GNU President Al-Bashir to finding a solution to the Darfur crisis. Ismail stated [...]	2008-10-20 11:12:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1559	"THEY WANT TO CANCEL SOMETHING CALLED THE DPA" [...] (C) Summary: Minni Minnawi reported that since returning to Khartoum he has seen no progress on VP Taha's September 2008 commitments to implement the Darfur Peace Agreement's (DPA),and cast the Sudan People's Initiative (SPI) as a distraction from the NCP's unfulfilled commitments on the DPA. [...]	2008-10-21 13:20:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1569	UN/AU OBSERVATIONS AT THE SUDAN PEOPLE'S [...] (C) Summary: Discussions at the Sudan People's Initiative in Kenana were reportedly open, constructive, and sometimes combative, with rifts between NCP officials on display for all to see, JMST Chief of Staff Yasir Sabra told polchief October 21. Presidential Assistant Nafie ali Nafie took a [...]	2008-10-22 13:22:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1572	MINNAWI LAMENTS NCP "BROKEN PROMISES," BUT WILL [...] (C) Senior Advisor to the President and SLM leader Minni Minnawi told CDA Fernandez on October 22 that the NCP is, not surprisingly, breaking their word to him given at a September 19 El Fasher meeting between him and VP Ali Osman Taha (reftel e). Minnawi spoke to Charge after a late night mee [...]	2008-10-23 11:41:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1580	MINNAWI KICKS OUT DETRACTOR FROM SLM/MM AND JUSTIFIES HIS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 24, SLM/MM chairman Minni Minnawi presided over a party meeting announcing that the membership of its Secretary General Mustafa Tirab has been suspended. Effective immediately, Ali Hussein Dausa will replace Tirab, who has long been accused of working for the NCP. Pri [...]	2008-10-26 07:46:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1586	WEST DARFUR GOVERNOR:THE FUR TRIBE IS FIGHTING [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 27, former Darfur rebel and current Governor of West Darfur Abulgasim Imam told CDA Fernandez that the Fur tribe is defending itself against three hostile groups, the Government of Sudan, Arab militias, and the Zaghawa tribe. Imam acknowledged the failure of both the [...]	2008-10-28 08:34:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1589	DARFUR PEACE PROCESS: QATAR AND SUDAN PEOPLE'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 27 and 28, CDA Fernandez and polchief met with leaders from the Joint Mediation Support Team, National Congress Party, and other political parties to discuss the Sudan People's Initiative and potential negotiations in Qatar on Darfur. Contacts expressed conflicting m [...]	2008-10-28 14:17:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1591	SUDAN'S "FREEDOM BELLS" MUFFLED BY GOS ON ALL FRONTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Sudanese authorities are limiting the reach of Khartoum's newest Arabic-language daily, the independent but SPLM-leaning Ajras al-Hurriya ("Freedom Bells"),through a daily regimen of heavy censorship, excessive taxation and limited distribution. The paper's Nyala correspondent, [...]	2008-10-29 08:12:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1602	SPI WILL BE ONE OF MANY FAILED PEACE INITIATIVES, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 29, veteran Darfur administrator and member of the Sudan People's Initiative, Tayyeb Muktar, told CDA Fernandez that the Sudan People's Initiative will likely become just one of many failed Darfur peace initiatives. Muktar also asserted that the once peaceful Fur tri [...]	2008-10-31 10:02:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1604	UNAMID DEPLOYMENT UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: UNAMID will reach its target of sixty percent deployment by the end of the year, but only by temporarily positioning new troop arrivals in the transit camps within the super camps, rather than at their intended final destinations. The offer to provide US airlift for contingent- [...]	2008-11-02 05:14:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1607	DARFUR PEACE PROCESS UPDATE - BASSOLE AND GOQ APPEAR MORE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Chief Mediator Djibril Bassole urged Qatar to focus first on the necessary preparations for negotiations and not on unrealistic dates for negotiations, according to senior representatives from the AU/UN's Joint Mediation Support Team (JMST). JMST contacts emphasized that the fo [...]	2008-11-02 14:37:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1613	JEM SENIOR LEADERSHIP ON DARFUR PEACE PROCESS [...] (SBU) Summary: Members of JEM senior leadership told poloff in meetings in London on October 28-29 that JEM remains open to negotiations. However, they noted JEM is withholding judgment on the Qatar Initiative until it obtains more information about its nature and scope. While predictably skept [...]	2008-11-04 10:17:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1640	SALAH GHOSH TO ENGAGE DIRECTLY WITH KEY DARFUR [...] (C) National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) Chief Salah Ghosh told UN/AU Darfur Chief Mediator Djibril Bassole that he will begin to meet quietly with key Darfur rebels in advance of peace talks in Doha, according to Bassole's senior staff. The first meeting will be with JEM's Khali [...]	2008-11-10 11:59:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1645	SLM/MM SECRETARY GENERAL ON SPI, QATAR, AND PARTY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 9, Ali Hussein Dausa, the new Secretary General of the Sudan Liberation Movement of Minni Minnawi (SLM/MM,) told CDA Fernandez of his recent efforts to improve and re-organize the movement. Dausa shared his skepticism about the Sudan People's Initiative (SPI) and th [...]	2008-11-10 14:43:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1646	URF SEEKS GREATER INPUT IN PEACE PROCESS; EXPLORES [...] (SBU) Summary: During an October 29 meeting, United Resistance Front (URF) political commissar Tadjadine Niam told poloff that the Darfur peace process will never gain traction if the international community keeps ignoring the rebel movements. Niam decried the lack of consultation with rebels [...]	2008-11-10 17:22:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1649	SLM/MM AND NCP CLOSER TO AGREEMENT ON DPA FUNDING [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 11 and 12, senior SLM/Minnawi (SLM/MM) and NCP officials separately told CDA Fernandez and poloffs that both parties are closer to agreement on outstanding DPA financial issues, though each party provided a different portrayal of the specific deal. Atta Al-Manan, a [...]	2008-11-12 14:20:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1651	BASHIR PROMISES CEASE-FIRE, DISARMAMENT, COMPENSATION, [...] (SBU) Summary: At the closing ceremony of the Sudan People's Initiative in Khartoum November 12, President Basher stole the show from the actual SPI document itself by unilaterally promising an "immediate and unconditional" cease-fire, disarmament of militias, compensation for IDPs on an indivi [...]	2008-11-12 15:12:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1654	PRESIDENT MUBARAK'S VISIT TO KHARTOUM AND JUBA [...] (SBU) Summary: Egyptian emboff told poloffs on November 12. that during President Hosni Mubarak's November 10 visit to Khartoum, he offered to invite Khalil Ibrahim to Cairo in an attempt to persuade the rebel Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) to commit to peace talks in Qatar This offer ha [...]	2008-11-13 11:12:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1657	DENG ALOR ON NCP INTRIGUE, EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Deng Alor said Egyptian President Mubarak, worried about Sudanese instability, delivered a grim message to President Bashir on November 10 counseling full and rapid compliance with ICC and Darfur issues. Both the Egyptians and Alor see increasing signs of an i [...]	2008-11-13 14:51:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PGOV PREL UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1672	DARFUR'S REBELS REJECT THE SPI AND BASHIR'S PROMISES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following the November 12 closing session of the Sudan People's Initiative (SPI),Darfur non-signatory rebels uniformly rejected President Omar Al-Bashir's announcement of a unilateral ceasefire and his proposed development package for Darfur. SLA/Abdul Wahid (SLA/AW) and SLA/Un [...]	2008-11-16 13:22:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1678	SPLM ADVISES THE USG TO KEEP PRESSURE ON THE GOS [...] (C) Summary. Secretary General of the Sudan Peoples' Liberation Movement (SPLM) Pagan Amum told CDA Fernandez on November 13 that it is important for the USG to maintain pressure on the Government of Sudan (GoS) if the GoS is to move from the announcement of concessions on Darfur to implement [...]	2008-11-17 14:55:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1680	A/S FRAZER'S MEETING WITH VICE PRESIDENT TAHA [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with Vice President Ali Osman Taha November 3 in Khartoum, A/S Jendayi Frazer recognized progress in the deployment of UNAMID, but urged that there be a substantive basis for negotiations as a result of the Sudan People's Initiative (SPI),implementation of the re [...]	2008-11-18 06:15:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1681	A/S FRAZER'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER DENG [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-18 06:16:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1682	A/S FRAZER'S MEETINGS WITH NCP OFFICIALS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a round-table meeting followed by a dinner at the CDA's residence, several leading members of the National Congress Party told A/S Frazer that the GNU has made significant progress in implementing the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA),and pointed to Abyei as the only par [...]	2008-11-18 07:46:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1683	A/S FRAZER'S MEETING WITH TOP SPLM OFFICIALS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. Top Sudan Peoples' Liberation Movement (SPLM) officials Secretary General Pagan Amum and Deputy Secretary Yasir Arman told Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer on 3 November that they had just returned from a productive visit to Ndjamena to meet with Chadian Presi [...]	2008-11-18 07:46:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC SOCI KPKO KDEM AU SU CD
08KHARTOUM1694	UNAMID DEPLOYMENT AND PEACE PROCESS UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: UNAMID will meet sixty-percent deployment by the end of 2008, but will not have increased its operational capacity even with the additional troops, until they can be deployed to the field. Eighty-percent deployment by March 31 is not possible, and UNAMID has backed away from prese [...]	2008-11-23 12:38:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU

08KHARTOUM1704	PCP LEADER TURABI SAYS SUDAN REQUIRES A NATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: Popular Congress Party (PCP)leader Hassan Turabi dismissed the Sudan People,s Initiative (SPI) as lacking any real substance. Turabi argued that Darfur can only be resolved by a truly national forum in which all parties are equally represented and that addresses national issues [...]	2008-11-24 14:12:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO AU UNSC SU QA
08KHARTOUM1713	FUR MP PESSIMISTIC ABOUT BASHIR'S PROMISES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 22, Abulgasim Seifeldin, an influential SPLM Member of Parliament from South Darfur, told CDA Fernandez that he is very pessimistic about the Sudan People's Initiative (SPI) and President Bashir's promises made at the closing ceremony of the SPI. Seifeldin also plead [...]	2008-11-26 11:36:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1734	DEWAAL ON "SUDAN'S POLITICAL MARKET" AT A DDDC BRIEFING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A December 1 Darfur Darfur Dialogue and Consultation (DDDC) briefing focused on the analysis of Sudan scholar Alex DeWaal. DeWaal gave a lengthy, slick presentation asserting that the Sudanese political system is a "market" characterized by a system of patronage, the "buy-out" [...]	2008-12-02 09:33:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1754	RESPECTED CIVIL SOCIETY LEADER FEARS NCP REVERSION TO [...] (SBU) Summary: NCP members accepted numerous recommendations from civil society leaders at the Sudan People's Initiative, including the formation of a consultative Presidential Council, but have shown no interest in actually carrying them out, the SPI drafting chairman, Khartoum University Prof [...]	2008-12-04 14:00:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1764	DECEMBER 7 DARFUR UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the last push before the long Eid Al-Adha holiday (December 8-12),Darfur rebels, signatories to the DPA, and regional players all shared their views regarding the peace process, the potential for a ceasefire or monitoring mechanism for violence in Darfur, and the lack of DPA [...]	2008-12-07 10:30:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPKO ASEC SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1770	LETTER OF APPRECIATION FROM SUDANESE PRESIDENT AL BASHIR TO [...] (U) Post has received a letter of appreciation (text in paragraph 2) for President Bush from Sudanese President Al-Bashir. A copy of the original letter has been transmitted to the Department via pouch. 2. (U) Begin Text: Dear Mr. President: On behalf of the people and government of Su [...]	2008-12-11 15:56:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SU
08KHARTOUM1771	NEW JEM VIDEOS INTENDED TO DOCUMENT ITS STRENGTH AFTER [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) recently released three videos documenting a parade of several hundred armed men riding in more than 80 military vehicles. Although the date of the footage cannot be authoritatively determined, the speeches and audio on the tape reference [...]	2008-12-11 15:57:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PROP MCAP ASEC KPKO AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1775	SLM/MM REQUESTS VISIT TO U.S., MEDICAL TREATMENT [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: On December 11, SLM/Minnawi (SLM/MM) leaders in Khartoum visited CDA Fernandez requesting U.S. support for a visit to Washington, medical treatment for Minni Minnawi, and discrete funding for a leadership or party conferen [...]	2008-12-13 09:06:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON ASEC KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1793	JEM SPOKESMAN SAYS RUMORS OF ATTACK ARE GOS "SMOKESCREEN" [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 11-12, UNAMID sources told poloff they had received unconfirmed reports from the GOS that a large column of JEM vehicles had been observed crossing Chad border into Sudan. However, they were unclear whether this alleged mobilization signified preparation for new attac [...]	2008-12-16 13:58:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1819	MINAWI CONTEMPLATES VISIT TO WASHINGTON: ASKS FOR [...] (C) During a meeting with a visiting Senate Staffdel December 16, SLM leader, DPA signatory and Senior Presidential Assistant Minni Minawi said he is considering a visit to Washington "soon after the New Year." Minawi asked for guidance on what dates would be best and asked which officials he [...]	2008-12-18 16:28:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1829	DARFUR REBEL UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Darfur's rebels remain fundamentally divided according to what their leaders told poloff during a December 14-18 visit to Ndjamena, Chad. The rebel leaders claim that JEM, while rich in vehicles and equipment, lacks fighters and the popular support of the people of Darfur. A [...]	2008-12-22 14:45:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC CD SU
08KHARTOUM1838	MINNAWI REFUSES TO ACCOMPANY BASHIR TO EL FASHER [...] (C) Summary: In a December 22 meeting with poloffs, Senior Assistant to the President Minni Minnawi stated that he has refused to accompany President Bashir to Darfur on December 23 because the Presidency has not acceded to his demands for a defined role in the visit and the chance to speak at [...]	2008-12-23 18:17:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1848	MINNAWI'S POSITION ON THE DPA EVOLVES [...] (C) Summary: In a December 28 meeting with poloffs, Senior Assistant to the President Minni Arko Minnawi stated that he has chosen not to travel to Washington in January because he anticipates significant political and/or military developments in Sudan and Darfur in the coming weeks. He acknow [...]	2008-12-29 15:03:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM362	SUDAN WELL-EQUIPPED AND READY TO SUPPORT THE [...] (S) SUMMARY: The GoS told USG officials on 4-5 March that it is well-equipped and prepared to support the transfer of further Guantanamo (GTMO) detainees to Sudan, to include those individuals who are of higher threat to national security than those previously transferred. The National Intelli [...]	2008-03-11 12:16:00	Embassy Khartoum	SECRET	PHUM PINR PTER PREL SU
08KHARTOUM974	JEM'S SENIOR LEADERS DISCUSS REBEL UNIFICATION AND EXTERNAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On June 27-28, three senior Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) leaders in London separately met poloff and discussed JEM's ideas on rebel unification; its relations with the SPLM, SLM/Minni Minnawi, Chad, and Libya; and JEM's expectations for the content of any peace deal. Thes [...]	2008-07-02 09:08:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM SU
08KUWAIT101	ROK AMBASSADOR: MINIMAL NORTH KOREAN INFLUENCE IN [...] (C) On January 7, CDA met with South Korean Ambassador to Kuwait Keun Ho Song to discuss Republic of Korea (ROK) - Kuwait relations and North Korean (DPRK) influence in Kuwait. DPRK has an embassy in Kuwait and the Kuwait MFA lists eight officials at the embassy. AMB Song noted that there are [...]	2008-01-27 13:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR ELAB KU KN KS
08KUWAIT1128	KUWAIT 2009 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE [...] (U) Post's update of the 2009 National Trade Estimate for Kuwait is submitted below. It also has been transmitted to the United States Trade Representative via email. 2. (U) KUWAIT NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE TRADE SUMMARY The U.S. goods trade deficit with Kuwait is $3 billion for the per [...]	2008-11-12 10:12:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD KU
08KUWAIT1164	WHILE KUWAIT PUSHES AHEAD ON OIL AND GAS, CHEVRON [...] (C) Summary: The Kuwait Oil Company CEO described plans for expansion of oil production capacity to 4 million barrels per day (mmb/d) by 2020 from its current 2.8 mmb/d. He confirmed the key to reaching this goal is creating a new type of agreement which is financially attractive to internat [...]	2008-11-25 14:05:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV KU IZ
08KUWAIT1187	(C) KUWAIT'S DEMOCRATIC JALOPY - STILL CHUGGING [...] (S) Summary: Kuwait's developing democracy is undergoing yet another of the transitional wheezing attacks that seem to grip it every several years, but it is nowhere near death. Like the 70's)era Chevrolet Impalas that continue to ply Kuwait's choked freeways, alongside European sports cars a [...]	2008-12-04 17:09:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM KW
08KUWAIT258	DEMARCHE DELIVERED:MARCH 5-6 ARAB LEAGUE [...] (C) On March 4, A/POLCOUNS delivered reftel points to MFA International Organizations (IO) Counselor Dr. Hamad Bou Rahma. Lebanon ------- 2. (C) Bou Rahma agreed that SARG's allowing the Lebanese political stalemate to continue puts the upcoming Arab Summit in jeopardy. He also said [...]	2008-03-06 14:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UN SY KV KU
08KUWAIT283	(C) TERROR FINANCE: GOK SLOW TO FREEZE ASSETS OF [...] (S) Summary and Comment: Despite assurances by senior officials from the Kuwaiti MFA and National Security Bureau, the head of AML/CTF at the Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) said he has not received any instructions from the GOK and therefore has not taken any action to freeze the accounts of the [...]	2008-03-12 12:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	EFIN KU KTFN PGOV PREL PTER
08KUWAIT453	FINAL COMMUNIQU OF THE EXPANDED MINISTERIAL [...] On April 22, the participants of the Expanded Ministerial Conference of the Neighbouring Countries of Iraq issued a final communiqu listing agreements reached during the conference. Text of the communiqu is included below. Overview of conference reported septel. 2. Begin text. Final C [...]	2008-04-24 12:11:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM PBTS KU
08KUWAIT457	OVERVIEW OF RECENT NATO-KUWAIT ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Summary: On April 9, the Polish Embassy delivered a briefing to NATO member-country COMs on recent NATO-Kuwait engagement. On January 14-15, a team of NATO experts visited Kuwait to identify GOK security priorities and investigate areas for increased cooperation. On March 27, Kuwait hoste [...]	2008-04-24 13:52:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MARR NATO KCIP KISL KU RS XG
08KUWAIT48	GOK PROVIDES NEW ASSURANCE ON GTMO ON EVE OF POTUS [...] (S/NF) The Kuwaiti message in para 3, delivered to Embassy Kuwait after-hours on the evening before President Bush's January 11 arrival, is a last-second GOK attempt to define a positive basis for discussion of the GTMO detainee question. It constitutes both an official response to the U.S. dem [...]	2008-01-10 20:18:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PREL PGOV KDRG PTER KU
08KUWAIT497	SCANT ENTHUSIASM FOR PALESTINIAN INVESTMENT [...] (SBU) In response to reftel, Econcouns spoke on May 1 with Shaykh Ali Al Sabah, MFA Director of Economic Affairs, and on May 4 with Rabah Al-Rabah, Deputy Director General of the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry, to discuss the May 21-23 Palestinian Investment Conference in Bethlehem. [...]	2008-05-06 15:06:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAID ECON KPAL KU
08KUWAIT508	5/8/08 AMBASSADOR MEETING WITH KUWAITI FM: MOSUL [...] (C) Summary: In a May 8 meeting with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Dr. Mohammad Al Sabah, her first call on the Kuwaiti FM Dr. Mohammad Al Sabah since presenting credentials April 20, Ambassador stressed the need for GOK action to improve CT performance and cooperation following reported suicide a [...]	2008-05-08 15:24:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PTER KDRG KU
08KUWAIT62	2008 KUWAIT INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT SUBMISSION [...] Per reftel instructions, the following is Post's submission for the 2008 Kuwait Investment Climate Statement: OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT The Council of Ministers approved the implementing regulations for its current Direct Foreign Capital Investment Law -- Law No. 8/2001 - passed by t [...]	2008-01-15 14:02:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	NOTAG KU
08KUWAIT64	2008 KUWAIT INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT SUBMISSION [...] Per reftel instructions, the following is Post's submission for the 2008 Kuwait Investment Climate Statement: OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT The Council of Ministers approved the implementing regulations for its current Direct Foreign Capital Investment Law -- Law No. 8/2001 - passed by [...]	2008-01-16 04:51:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EINV KTDB USTR OPIC KU
08KUWAIT665	CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM ABOUT KUWAIT'S HYDROCARBON [...] (C) Kuwait's new Oil Minister and the new CEO of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) have led a number of positive developments in Kuwait's oil sector in the past year and have announced plans to make USD 55 billion of investments in new projects over the next five years. After several years [...]	2008-06-11 14:00:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	EPET ENRG EINV KU OIL SECTOR
08KUWAIT761	SPECIAL ENVOY WOLCOTT AND EXPERT DELEGATION [...] (C) Summary and Comment: On June 10, a delegation led by Ambassador Jackie Wolcott, Special Envoy for Nuclear Nonproliferation, and including representatives from the Department of State, the Department of Energy (DOE),the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA),and the Nuclear Regu [...]	2008-07-02 13:23:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG KNNP PREL PARM
08KUWAIT79	GOK APPEALS TO STOP DESIGNATION OF KUWAITI [...] (C) Director of the MFA Americas Desk Ambassador Ali Hussain Al-Sammak sought an urgent meeting with CDA on January 17 to request, on instruction from the Kuwait FM, that the U.S. use "its good offices" to end the initiative to designate three Kuwaiti terrorist financiers (Hamid Al-Ali, Jaber [...]	2008-01-17 17:27:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON PGOV PTER PREL KU KTFN
08KUWAIT81	READOUT OF KUWAITI FOREIGN MINISTER'S JAN. 15-16 [...] (C) Summary: In a January 17 meeting with Assistant Secretary of Energy Kevin Kolevar, Kuwait Petroleum SIPDIS Corporation General Counsel Nawaf Saud Nasir Al Sabah provided a brief readout of Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammad Al Sabah's January 15-16 visit to Tehran to co-chair a Joint [...]	2008-01-18 13:57:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR KU PINR EPET
08KUWAIT982	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: AMBASSADOR INFORMS MFA U/S OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-16 05:48:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	KTFN EFIN PREL PTER KU
08LAPAZ1168	EVO: ALIENATING FRIENDS, SEEKING NEW ONES [...] (C) Side by side with his friend Cuban Ambassador Rafael Dausa, President Evo Morales leveled a new barrage of old accusations against the USG on May 19. Meanwhile, the Italians and Peruvians both expressed their displeasure with recent Morales statements and actions. The Italian Ambassado [...]	2008-05-20 22:10:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID BL
08LAPAZ1352	IRAN AND EVO: PUBLIC LOVEFEST; PRIVATE FRUSTRATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Despite recent public gestures, such as a Bolivian envoy meeting with the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the Bolivian Congress' Lower House endorsement of the 2007 Iran-Bolivia bilateral agreement, there is little evidence that Iran is on track to spend $1.1 billion in [...]	2008-06-13 22:19:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM KNNP MNUC IAEA UN IR QA
08LAPAZ1749	EVO'S DEEPENS PUBLIC RELATIONSHIP WITH LIBYA, IRAN [...] (C) Summary: Iranian Presidential advisor Mojtama Samare Hashemi came to La Paz August 13 to congratulate Bolivian President Evo Morales on his recall referendum victory and to advance $1.1 billion in promised Iranian investment and assistance to Bolivia. Also on August 13, Bolivia and Libya [...]	2008-08-14 22:37:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER EPET BL IR LY
08LJUBLJANA215	SLOVENIA: NO OBJECTION TO UNSCR 1267 TERRORISM [...] (C) On May 13, EmbOff informed Andrej Slapnicar, MFA Security Policy official and EU COTER Chair, of the U.S. intention to request that the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee add the names of three individuals (Bahrainis 'Abd al-Rahman Muhammad Jaffar 'Ali, Adil Muhammad Mahmud Abd al-Khaliq, and Qat [...]	2008-05-15 16:04:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KTFN PTER PINR PREL BA QA SI
08LJUBLJANA218	SLOVENIA FOLLOWS EU POSITION ON LEBANON CRISIS AND [...] (C) On May 19, EmbOff delivered reftel points to Miljan Majhen, MFA Minister Plenipotentiary in the Division for Asia, Africa and the Pacific and European Union (EU) COMEM and COMAG Chair, conveying strong support of the Arab League's mediation of the Lebanon crisis and for the agreement annou [...]	2008-05-20 16:17:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LE SY IR SI
08LJUBLJANA223	SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF MAY 26-27 JUMBO GAERC [...] (C) On May 21, A/DCM delivered the May 26-27 GAERC points to European Correspondent Aljaz Arih. Arih said that the "jumbo" GAERC, which would include Development and Defense Ministers, would issue conclusions on Lebanon, the Middle East Peace Process, Iraq, Afghanistan, Georgia, the Western B [...]	2008-05-21 18:09:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PGOV ZL PK AF ZI IR GG IS SY LE
08LONDON1397	(C) UK PREPARING TO DESIGNATE MILITARY WING OF [...] (C/NF) Summary. The UK government is preparing to designate the military wing of Hizballah as a terrorist organization in the next two to three weeks, FCO Middle East and North Africa Director (NEA A/S-equivalent) John Jenkins told DCM May 19. The UK recognizes that the USG would like it to [...]	2008-05-19 16:50:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER IR SY LE IZ UK
08LONDON2757	SUMMIT ON FINANCIAL MARKETS AND THE WORLD ECONOMY [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-31 12:07:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN
08LONDON991	UK ENERGY MINISTER WICKS TELLS U/S JEFFERY THAT [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: UK Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks, Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) told Under Secretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs Reuben Jeffery that the UK was taking an assertive public and private position on climate change, but that energy [...]	2008-04-07 15:12:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON ENRG SENV KGHG UK
08MADRID492	REPSOL, SHELL REPORTEDLY SEEKING TO SELL IRAN GAS [...] (U) Repsol and Shell will sell their joint 50% stake in natural gas development in Iran's South Pars block 14, according to reports in the Spanish business press. The two firms are reported to be negotiating an agreement with the GOI in which they would give up their concession in exchange for an a [...]	2008-05-05 12:57:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EPET IR SP
08MADRID52	FIRST FORUM OF THE UN ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Aguirre represented Secretary Rice at the opening ceremonies of the First Forum of the Alliance of Civilizations (AoC) in Madrid January 15-16. UNSYG Ban Ki-Moon, President Zapatero, President Erdogan of Turkey, and AoC High Representative Jorge Sampaio inaugurated th [...]	2008-01-18 17:09:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ODIP UN SOCI SCUL KISL KIRF KPAL
08MADRID53	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL/AG UPDATE - JANUARY [...] (U) The FT's January 14 lead editorial is titled "Spain feels the credit squeeze pain: Europe's economic success story may be about to unravel." The editorial focuses on December's bad inflation numbers, falling housing prices and rising unemployment. The FT recommends that the GOS avoid ge [...]	2008-01-18 20:09:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON EFIN ETTC KIPR SENV SOCI TBIO SP
08MANAMA117	BAHRAIN WILL FORMALLY REQUEST QATAR TO EXECUTE LEGAL JUDGMENT AGAINST KHALIFA AL SUBAIE [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-26 13:40:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PGOV PTER KISL ASEC BA
08MANAMA127	U/S LEVEY ENGAGES GOB OFFICIALS ON TERRORISM, IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION FINANCE REF: 07 MANAMA 1089 MANAMA 00000127 001.6 OF 002 Classified By: Ambassador Adam Ereli, reasons 1.4(b) and (d). ------- SUMMARY ------- [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-03 12:50:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL PTER EFIN ECON IR BA
08MANAMA138	REISSUE - U/S LEVEY ENGAGES GOB OFFICIALS ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-06 16:15:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL PTER EFIN ECON IR BA
08MANAMA184	CENTRAL BANK COMMITTED TO DOLLAR PEG DESPITE [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-19 13:24:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN ECON BA
08MANAMA234	BAHRAIN: IRAQ, GCC PLUS 2, GSD, KOSOVO [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-10 13:32:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR IZ KV BA
08MANAMA237	BAHRAIN SEEKS OWN NUCLEAR REACTOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-13 04:29:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PGOV BA
08MANAMA306	OIL MINISTER ON NUCLEAR ENERGY AND NATURAL GAS [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-15 14:20:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL IR BA
08MANAMA383	BUILDING BRIDGES: BAHRAIN-QATAR CAUSEWAY UPDATE [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-09 14:40:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EPET QA BA
08MANAMA449	BAHRAIN NOMINATES AMBASSADOR TO BAGHDAD [...] (SBU) Ambassador Saeed Al-Faihani, an advisor to Bahrain's Foreign Minister, confirmed to Charge an al Jazeera report that Bahrain had nominated an ambassador to Iraq. Faihani said the GOB requested Iraq's agrement July 7 for Salah Ali Al-Maliki. Faihani said al-Maliki works in the ministry [...]	2008-07-08 14:04:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PINR IZ BA
08MANAMA519	NEW RELO FOR THE GULF [...] (U) Summary. Embassy Manama announces the arrival of Regional English Language Officer (RELO) Fife MacDuff. Fife is replacing Rebecca Smoak, covering Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and the UAE. The RELO is available for consultations and to support English language programming that assists pos [...]	2008-08-03 13:50:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO KU MU QA AE BA
08MANAMA591	BAHRAIN PREPARES TO SEND ITS AMBASSADOR TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-04 14:09:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BA IZ
08MANAMA673	CONSTRUCTION SHORTAGES DRIVE REAL ESTATE MARKET [...] (SBU) Summary: Bahrain has faced a sharp increase in the price of construction materials since 2005. Even as land prices have stabilized, these cost increases have helped drive a similarly sharp increase in real estate prices. Although the purchase and lease rates for retail/office space have [...]	2008-09-29 11:11:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON AMGT BA
08MANAMA702	BAHRAIN CONTINUES SEARCH FOR ADDITIONAL GAS [...] (C) Summary: Bahrain is continuing talks with Iran over a potential deal to import natural gas, but a key industry figure claimed that the negotiations are a ploy to encourage the U.S. and Saudis to put pressure on Qatar to be more forthcoming with its own gas supplies. Deep-well gas explorat [...]	2008-10-14 10:22:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET ENRG IR BA
08MANAMA715	BAHRAIN SIGNS FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT WITH IRAN ON [...] (C) Summary: On October 15, Bahrain signed a framework agreement with Iran to continue talks toward an agreement on importing natural gas from the South Pars field. The agreement prepares the way for negotiations to begin next year on pricing and delivery. Even if pricing negotiations move q [...]	2008-10-16 13:03:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PREL IR BA
08MANAMA795	(U) SCENESETTER FOR THE MANAMA DIALOGUE, DECEMBER 12-14 REF: A. MANAMA 759 B. STATE 123514 C. MANAMA 773 [...] (S/NF) Mr. Secretary, Ambassador Burns, Chairman Mullen, General Petraeus - Embassy Manama is delighted to welcome you all back to Bahrain. King Hamad and his leadership team value your friendship and appreciate your visit. We and they will want to use this visit to advance greater GCC defense coop [...]	2008-12-02 10:35:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR KDEM IR IZ RS CH IN BA
08MANAMA99	BAHRAIN'S KING HAMAD ON SYRIA, LEBANON AND THE [...] (S) Summary: Bahrain's King Hamad told the Ambassador that Syria was working to have anyone but Siniora represent Lebanon at the Arab League Summit; Qatar was proposing Bouez as a compromise choice for President, and Abu Mazen bemoaned Arab in-fighting. End Summary. 2. (S) During an hour-long aud [...]	2008-02-14 13:53:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER SY SA LE QA BA
08MANILA2717	AMBASSADOR ENGAGES EXECUTIVE SECRETARY ERMITA ON [...] (C) During a private breakfast December 12, Ambassador and Presidential Executive Secretary Ermita discussed the Philippine peace process with Muslim insurgents, the Millennium Challenge Corporation Account, and the U.S. government transition. On the peace process, Ermita said President Arroy [...]	2008-12-12 08:57:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RP
08MAPUTO1073	HYDROCARBONS IN MOZAMBIQUE: UNTAPPED POTENTIAL [...] (U) This cable represents the third in a series in an innovative collaboration in energy/resource reporting and commercial advocacy between Embassies Maputo and Pretoria. Embassy Pretoria Minerals/Energy Officer and Maputo Political/Economic officer visited energy/minerals projects in norther [...]	2008-11-13 09:25:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET EMIN EINV ETRD SENV MZ SF
08MILAN68	ITALY'S EDISON: IRANIAN GAS NOW, NUCLEAR POWER [...] (C) Edison CEO Quadrino told the Consul General that Europe will need to increase natural gas imports dramatically to meet increased demand and counter predicted supply shortages through 2020. New nuclear energy production is the long-term answer, but cannot realistically be brought online s [...]	2008-04-18 11:10:00	Consulate Milan	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET IT IR
08MILAN69	ITALY'S EDISON: IRANIAN GAS NOW, NUCLEAR POWER [...] (C) Edison CEO Quadrino told the Consul General that Europe will need to increase natural gas imports dramatically to meet increased demand and counter predicted supply shortages through 2020. New nuclear energy production is the long-term answer, but cannot realistically be brought online s [...]	2008-04-18 11:10:00	Consulate Milan	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET IT IR
08MINSK23	2008 Investment Climate Statement for Belarus [...] Per reftel, the follow is the 2008 Investment Climate Statement for Belarus: Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ The government of Belarus officially welcomes foreign investment, which is seen as a source of new production technologies, jobs and hard currency. T [...]	2008-01-15 15:04:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KTDB OPIC USTR BO
08MOSCOW3252	RUSSIA-IRAN RELATIONS DRIVEN BY REGIONAL POLITICAL [...] (Summary): MFA Iran desk chief Maksim Ganzey provided us with an overview of Russian relations with Iran that he argued went beyond the nuclear issue and were based largely upon the GOR's need to work effectively with a country that had considerable ability to impact political and economic is [...]	2008-11-06 13:49:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG ETRD MARR IR RS
08MOSCOW346	RUSSIA SEEKS, AND FINDS, A ROLE IN THE MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) Summary: Russia is playing a higher profile role in the Middle East peace process, designed to draw attention to Moscow's reemergence on the international stage, which remains a significant motivation in the Kremlin's diplomacy. Russia continues to position itself as a bridge between the [...]	2008-02-08 14:47:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LE IS SY RS XF
08MOSCOW3552	SCA DAS KROL'S MEETING WITH GAZPROM [...] (C) Summary: In a 13 November lunch with visiting SCA DAS George Krol, Gazprom head of foreign relations Ivan Zolotov said that Gazprom seeks "market-based" relationships with its suppliers and customers, including in Central Asia; that he expected more continuity than change in the U.S.-Russi [...]	2008-12-09 09:56:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
08MOSCOW630	THE ISLAMIC FACTOR IN RUSSIAN FOREIGN POLICY [...] (C) Summary: Expanding Russia's ties with the Islamic world has been a priority for Putin and an important factor in his efforts to revitalize Russian foreign policy. The GOR has increased bilateral diplomacy with Muslim states, ratcheted up involvement in the Middle East peace process (MEPP [...]	2008-03-06 11:24:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KISL PINR SOCI RS
08MOSCOW751	THE ISLAMIC FACTOR IN RUSSIAN FOREIGN POLICY [...] (C) Summary: Expanding Russia's ties with the Islamic world has been a priority for Putin in his efforts to revitalize Russian foreign policy. The GOR has increased bilateral diplomacy with Muslim states, ratcheted up involvement in the Middle East peace process (MEPP) and the Organization o [...]	2008-03-19 13:33:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KISL PINR SOCI RS
08MUSCAT100	2008 OMAN INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: PART II [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-05 13:30:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC MU
08MUSCAT148	MINISTER: "PRESSURE" LED TO PRICE STABILIZATION [...] (C) On February 16, the Ambassador raised the Sultan's price stabilization initiatives (reftel) with Commerce and Industry Minister Maqbool bin Ali Sultan. Maqbool noted that the government had been "under a lot of pressure" to take action against the rising level of inflation, which was repo [...]	2008-02-19 07:21:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV MU
08MUSCAT174	ADMIRAL WILLIAM J. FALLON'S MEETING WITH SULTAN [...] (C) Sultan Qaboos discussed both domestic and regional issues during his February 19 meeting with Admiral William J. Fallon, CENTCOM Commander. On the domestic front, the Sultan described his desire to empower the government to be more responsive to citizen concerns. Seeking to strengthen th [...]	2008-03-01 05:49:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER ENRG KWMN IR IZ MU
08MUSCAT198	SCENESETTER FOR VICE PRESIDENT CHENEY'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Mr. Vice President: Embassy Muscat and my wife and I warmly welcome you and Mrs. Cheney back to Oman. As one of our oldest friends in the Middle East -- the Omanis refer to their relationship with us as "strategic" -- Oman remains a strong and trusted U.S. ally. The Sultan will be please [...]	2008-03-05 15:53:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PHUM PGOV PREL PTER KDEM KNNP KWMN MASS
08MUSCAT200	GAS SHORTAGE REMAINS TOP CONCERN OF OMANI MINISTRY [...] (C) The Omani government continues to discuss its gas supply needs with Iran and Qatar, though it is optimistic that recent domestic exploration efforts will reduce its projected dependence on imports. The government is equally hopeful that its investment in enhanced oil recovery techniques w [...]	2008-03-09 12:43:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL MU IR
08MUSCAT223	MORE PESSIMISM FROM OMANI FM ON UPCOMING ARAB [...] (C) Summary: Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi reiterated his previous pessimistic forecast (ref A) for next week's Arab League (AL) Summit in Damascus. Prospects for positive development on Lebanon and Israel-Palestine were "very modest," although bin Alawi in [...]	2008-03-19 12:05:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MU
08MUSCAT237	SCENESETTER FOR DEFENSE SECRETARY GATES' VISIT TO [...] (C) Secretary Gates: Embassy Muscat and I warmly welcome you to Oman. As one of our oldest friends in the region -- the Omanis refer to their relationship with us as "strategic" -- the Sultanate remains a strong and trusted U.S. partner. We have requested an audience with Sultan Qaboos bin Sa [...]	2008-03-26 13:29:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PGOV PREL PTER KNNP MASS MNUC MOPS ECON
08MUSCAT262	OMAN REVEALS LOW-PROFILE INITIATIVE ON [...] (C) Summary: Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi told me that he has begun a "low-profile" effort to bring the Syrians and Lebanese together and help resolve the Lebanese leadership stalemate. The Omani effort, reportedly in cooperation with Qatar, is focused on g [...]	2008-04-07 12:04:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LE MU
08MUSCAT267	OMAN MOVING TOWARD FIU IMPLEMENTATION [...] (SBU) On April 5, FINCEN Middle East Director Ahmed el-Bashari and Econoff met with Lt. Colonel Mohsin Awad al-Muqaddam, Director of the Financial Crimes Department, Royal Oman Police (ROP),to review Oman's progress in formally establishing a financial intelligence unit (FIU). Muqaddam noted [...]	2008-04-07 13:38:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PREL PTER MU
08MUSCAT303	OMAN REMAINS IN THE HUNT FOR GAS [...] (SBU) On April 22, Omani media outlets carried front-page stories on the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) regarding the "joint development" of the Kish gas field with Iran and the exporting of Iranian gas to Oman. The MoU was reportedly signed by the Iranian Deputy Minister of Oi [...]	2008-04-23 08:07:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ENRG EPET IR MU
08MUSCAT317	OMANI FOREIGN MINISTER "IMPRESSED" BY BRIEFING [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador on April 24 covering a number of subjects (septels),Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi briefly shared his impressions of his discussions with Israeli Foreign Minister Livni in Qatar earlier in the month during the Doha Forum on [...]	2008-04-27 07:23:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL MU
08MUSCAT359	LOOKING FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH IN OMAN'S INTERIOR [...] (C) Business officials in the Omani interior towns of Buraimi (located on the border with the United Arab Emirates) and Ibri are optimistic about the economic growth potential of their respective areas, in spite of the obstacles facing them. Improved road access and availability of natural gas [...]	2008-05-14 10:39:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV MU
08MUSCAT361	SCENESETTER FOR U.S.-OMAN GULF SECURITY DIALGOUE [...] (U) In preparation for the next round of the U.S.-Oman Gulf Security Dialogue in Washington, D.C., Embassy Muscat provides the following updated information on the main subject areas scheduled for discussion. The final composition of the Omani delegation for the GSD has yet to be determined, [...]	2008-05-14 11:05:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL PTER MASS MNUC MOPS KNNP MU
08MUSCAT374	OMAN MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PEACE EFFORTS, DOHA DIALGOUE AND [...] SUMMARY: State-owned Arabic daily "Oman" recognized the Bush administration's peace efforts, but accused Israel of hindering real progress. "Oman" also signaled its hope for a positive outcome from the Doha dialogue, noting strong international support as the key. In a criticism of the Presid [...]	2008-05-19 12:35:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KMDR MU
08MUSCAT385	OMAN MEDIA REACTION: NEW LEBANESE PRESIDENT [...] SUMMARY: News of the Doha Agreement and the election of General Michel Suleiman as Lebanese president preoccupied both the State-owned Arabic daily "Oman" and private Arabic daily "Al-Watan", with editorials describing it as new chapter after lengthy political disturbance, which threatened the [...]	2008-05-26 12:30:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KMDR MU
08MUSCAT397	DOHA ACCORD BEST CHANCE FOR MARCH 14 TO REGAIN [...] (C) Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi told the Ambassador June 1 that albeit a far-from-perfect solution, the Doha agreement offers the March 14 coalition its best chance for regaining the political advantage in Lebanon. He urged the U.S. to continue its support for P [...]	2008-06-01 11:45:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LE MU
08MUSCAT467	OMAN LOWERS OIL OUTPUT PROJECTIONS [...] (U) On June 15, Minister of Oil and Gas Dr. Mohammed bin Hamad al-Rumhy told media outlets that Oman's 2008 oil production figures had been revised downward from a projected 790,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 750,000 bpd. Oman reported a production rate of 743,000 bpd over the first four months [...]	2008-06-18 10:43:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ECON MU IR
08MUSCAT565	OMAN REMAINS WARY OF IRANIAN EXPANSIONISM [...] (S/NF) Minister of the Royal Office and head of the Office of the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Ali bin Majid al-Ma'amari, reviewed Oman's view on Iran from a security perspective, highlighting Omani awareness of Iran's deceptive tactics and expansionist ideologic [...]	2008-08-07 07:43:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM IR MU
08MUSCAT623	SULTAN'S SUMMER TRAVELS, GCC SUMMIT AND FTA [...] (C) Receiving the Ambassador at his residence August 31, Sultan Qaboos' Advisor for External Liaison, Dr. Omar Zawawi, reviewed the Sultan's recent official/private trip through the Middle East and Europe, reaffirmed the Sultan's commitment to implementing quickly the U.S.-Oman FTA, and brie [...]	2008-09-02 04:19:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD MU
08MUSCAT640	OMAN MEDIA REACTION [...] SUMMARY: Daily "Al-Watan" urged GCC countries and Iran to quickly settle the territorial dispute with the United Arab Emirates. On September 5, "Al Watan" attacked Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin's description of the Iraq war as divine action. State daily "Oman" hailed Syria's progre [...]	2008-09-08 12:18:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KMDR MU
08MUSCAT728	UNDERSTANDING AND MOVING ON FROM OMAN'S HARSH [...] (C) There are likely several reasons behind Oman's hypersensitivity and reaction to its Tier 3 ranking in the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report: its unspoken past involvement in the slave trade, its strong desire to protect and shape its national image, and its devotion to the principl [...]	2008-10-16 14:19:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM PREL SMIG MASS ECON ETRD ELAB MU
08MUSCAT747	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY SPELLINGS TRIP TO OMAN [...] (SBU) Madam Secretary: Embassy Muscat, my wife and I warmly welcome you to Oman. As one of our oldest friends in the region (the Omanis refer to their relationship with us as "strategic"),the Sultanate remains a trusted U.S. partner. This year marks the 175th anniversary of the U.S.-Oman "T [...]	2008-10-29 13:26:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OEXC OVIP KPAO MU
08MUSCAT748	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY SPELLINGS TRIP TO OMAN [...] (SBU) Madam Secretary: Embassy Muscat, my wife and I warmly welcome you to Oman. As one of our oldest friends in the region (the Omanis refer to their relationship with us as "strategic"),the Sultanate remains a trusted U.S. partner. This year marks the 175th anniversary of the U.S.-Oman "T [...]	2008-10-29 13:39:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OEXC OVIP KPAO MU
08MUSCAT759	ILO POSITIVE ABOUT PROGRESS ON LABOR UNIONS AND [...] (C) Summary: According to International Labor Organization (ILO) representatives conducting training in Oman, the new Minister of Manpower is solidly behind efforts against Trafficking in Persons (TIP) and is in support of labor unions. As part of the ILO labor inspector training, Omanis are [...]	2008-11-04 08:53:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ELAB KTIP MU
08MUSCAT774	DISCOURAGING OMANI GAS DEALS WITH IRAN [...] (C) The DCM delivered ref A demarche on November 5 to Mohammed al-Hassan, Political Affairs Director for the Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs, Yusef bin Alawi. In particular, the DCM emphasized that a major energy deal with the regime in Tehran would undermine attempts by the P5 plus [...]	2008-11-12 12:49:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG EPET ETTC IR MU
08MUSCAT88	CLDP CONFERENCE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE EFFORTS BEAR [...] On January 27, the Department of Commerce's Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP),in association with the Omani Ministry of Justice, brought together over 75 delegates from the U.S. and the Middle East to participate in a two-day "Commercial Law and Company Regulation" conference in Muscat [...]	2008-02-03 11:48:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL KMPI MU
08MUSCAT880	MIDDLE EAST DESALINATION RESEARCH CENTER 23RD [...] (U) This message contains action requests. See paragraph 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Meeting in Muscat December 15-16, the Middle East Desalination Research Center (MEDRC) Executive Council (EC) reached consensus on a more realistic budget for the coming year and the need for MEDRC to become more [...]	2008-12-29 14:48:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SENV MU
08NAIROBI2552	SOMALIA - PRESIDENT YUSUF AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS [...] (SBU) Summary: At a meeting with the Ambassador on the eve of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development's Somalia Summit (ref a),Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Abdullahi Yusuf welcomed, and pledged support for the Djibouti Agreement's cease-fire and unity government de [...]	2008-11-05 00:41:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID PINS SO
08NAIROBI2618	SOMALIA - Diaspora Business Thrives in Dubai [...] (U) SUMMARY. This cable is the first of two on Somalia's Dubai-based Diaspora. Though Somalia remains mired in conflict, the country's private sector boasts successful operations in a variety of sectors including livestock, telecommunications, shipping, transportation, import and exports of [...]	2008-11-20 07:33:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EAID KWMN SO AE

08NAIROBI2619	SOMALIA - Political Perspectives from Dubai [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. This cable is the second of two on Somalia's Dubai-based Diaspora (Reftel). The Somali community in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) drives Somalia's economy, and is intimately involved in its political landscape. Commercial ties within the Dubai business community are cross-cl [...]	2008-11-20 09:21:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EAID KWMN SO AE
08NAIROBI796	Somalia -- Conversation with TFG President Yusuf [...] (C) Ambassador and Special Envoy Yates met with President Yusuf to discuss reconciliation efforts, the humanitarian situation, the fight against terrorism, and security concerns. The President agreed to take action on appointing a single point-of-contact in the TFG on humanitarian issues, a lo [...]	2008-03-20 11:54:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV UNSC PREL SO
08NAIROBI903	Somalia: SRSG Ould-Abdallah on Way Forward [...] (C) UN Special Representative of the Secretary General Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah called on the Ambassador and Special Envoy to discuss the visit to Nairobi of the Alliance for the Re-Libration of Somalia (ARS),to vent his frustrations over dealing with ?the Europeans,? and to provide details on h [...]	2008-04-04 16:09:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PGOV PREL SO
08NDJAMENA531	AMB BECHIR SEEKS U.S. SUPPORT FOR "HIS" [...] (C) Chadian Ambassador to the U.S. Bechir told AMB and DCM November 14 that the opportunity was ripe for the incoming Obama administration to engage President Deby at a senior level to craft an end to the Darfur/Chad crisis. Bechir described his own role as Chad interlocutor for dialogue with [...]	2008-11-17 13:36:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SU LY US CD
08NDJAMENA546	FOREIGN MINISTER CITES CHADIAN DIPLOMATIC AND [...] (C) Chadian Foreign Minister Faki told Ambassador and DCM November 19 that he attributed last week's Dakar Contact Group meeting's success to incremental steps taken during the past six months to repair Chad's relations with Sudan, but cautioned that more needed to be done, especially de-fangin [...]	2008-11-20 11:50:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL
08NEWDELHI2141	INDIAN VIEWS ON NAM MINISTERIAL DECLARATION ON [...] (C) Summary. According to the UK High Commission in Delhi, the Indian government is claiming credit for helping to secure a much improved NAM declaration on Iran's nuclear program from the Tehran ministerial conference. Indian officials also report pressure from Iran's Sunni neighbors, who c [...]	2008-08-06 06:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PARM TRGY KNNP IR IN
08NEWDELHI2904	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, [...] "CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE," editorial in November 10 centrist HINDUSTAN Hindi daily: "Iranian President Ahmedinejad's congratulatory message to US President- elect Barack Obama makes it evident that Obama's victory has raised optimism in the Muslim world, including Iran... The message indicates [...]	2008-11-12 10:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2964	25 YRS LATER: MUBARAK VISITS INDIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a four day visit to India marked more by pomp and ceremony than solid results, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak signed a number of technical agreements and promised to establish a Foreign Minister-level strategic dialogue. He also formally received the Jawaharlal Nehru Awa [...]	2008-11-21 03:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON UNSC MARR EG IN
08NEWDELHI3072	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of December 1 to December 5, 2008, including the following: -- India's Fiscal Deficit Set to Worsen -- GOI Set to Announce a Fiscal Stimulus Package -- Mumbai Terror Attack Slows IT Business -- Macro Updat [...]	2008-12-05 11:15:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
08NIAMEY1176	NIGER: POL/ECON UPDATE FOR DECEMBER 1 - 21, 2008 [...] The following is an Embassy Niger compilation of political and economic highlights for the first three weeks of December 2008 not otherwise covered in mission reporting. This report covers the following issues: -- PNA Convenes; Jackou Declares Presidential Candidacy; -- SONITEL Employees D [...]	2008-12-24 07:23:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI SCUL EAGR EAID NG
08NOUAKCHOTT135	MAURITANIAN MEDIA REACTION (MARCH 1-10),GAZA CRISIS: RICE [...] SUMMARY: Throughout the past two weeks the Mauritanian media has been closely following events in Gaza and Israel. Almost all coverage has followed mid east wires and other sources from the region with a generally condemnatory tone towards Israel. Comment has been limited. However, a number [...]	2008-03-11 17:55:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KWBG KPAO IS
08NOUAKCHOTT365	EMERGING MAURITANIAN "SOFT" COUNTERTERRORISM [...] (SBU) Both the Government of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (GIRM) and the U.S. have chosen similar paths to fight the root causes of terrorism in Mauritania. In April 2008, the GIRM developed an draft Action Plan addressing &Social and Economic Aspects of the National Strategy Against T [...]	2008-07-13 14:42:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER EAID MR
08NOUAKCHOTT431	SITREP 7: COUP IN MAURITANIA [...] (SBU) The National Front for the Defense of Democracy (FNDD),a coalition of six political parties opposed to the military coup, held a two-hour rally at the old stadium in Nouakchott. FSNs report a peaceful gathering of 3000-3500 attendees, with police present only to direct traffic. FNDD bus [...]	2008-08-12 20:46:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC CASC MR
08NOUAKCHOTT582	MORE POLITICAL MOMENTUM [...] (C) Summary: The French share Mission view that slow movement towards a political resolution is underway. General Aziz, while ever stubborn on key points, has shown most flexibility to date in meeting with the French Ambassador. The EU Article 96 process is key leverage while the Mauritania [...]	2008-10-09 19:41:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MR
08NOUAKCHOTT624	FOLLOW-UP MEDIA REVIEW: 3 MONTHS POST-COUP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Three months into what initially appeared a quickly consummated coup, Mauritanian media leaders see the country either no closer to finding a solution to the August 6th coup d'etat or on the brink of another one, depending upon who you talk to. The PAO sat down with media who in [...]	2008-10-23 13:36:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MR
08NOUAKCHOTT634	MEDIA REACTION: MAURITANIAN JUNTA VISIT TO TANZANIA [...] (SBU) Summary: On Sunday October 26th, 2008 the President of Tanzania, Jakaya Kikwete, acting in his capacity as Chairman of the African Union, received a delegation from Mauritania's military junta. The Mauritania delegation was led by Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Mohamendou, who serves as the junt [...]	2008-10-30 15:22:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MR
08NOUAKCHOTT637	QATARI MEDIATION EFFORTS IN MAURITANIA [...] (C) The Qatari royal family, specifically Princess Chiekha Maouze, is beginning to increase its diplomatic profile in Mauritania with the possibility of the first serious mediation talks being held in Doha by mid-month. The Qatari Embassy, and by implication, Foreign Ministry are not central [...]	2008-11-02 17:28:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV QA MR
08NOUAKCHOTT639	EXPANDING MINING OPERATIONS THREATENED BY THE COUP [...] (C) Summary: EconOff recently visited SNIM's iron ore mining operations in northern Mauritania. After many years of low prices for iron ore, higher prices in recent years have led SNIM to develop new projects to increase production. SNIM has two projects that it is developing on its own as w [...]	2008-11-03 10:27:00	Embassy Nouakchott	SECRET	ECON EFIN PGOV PTER EMIN MR
08NOUAKCHOTT654	MEETING WITH FORMER ECON MINISTER VEZZAZ -- [...] (C) MCC Scorecard A Validation Of Abdallahi Policies: Charge met November 5 with former Minister of Economy and Finance (and current FNDD economic director) Abderrahmane Ould Hama Vezzaz who had been the Mission's principal ministerial counterpart in the development of Mauritania's MCC Thres [...]	2008-11-06 13:34:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON KMCA MR
08NOUAKCHOTT681	A DAY WITH PRESIDENT ABDALLAHI [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-17 21:45:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MR
08NOUAKCHOTT693	MAURITANIA AIRWAYS: IF IT CAN SUCCEED IN [...] (C) Summary: Mauritania Airways recently celebrated its first anniversary, marking the end of a difficult year for the company. Its first year of operations has been extremely difficult and the company is struggling to stay afloat. It continues to be hampered by the reputation of the now defu [...]	2008-11-24 09:15:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAIR EINV ELTN PGOV PREL MR
08OTTAWA1558	CANADA STUDYING SUPPORT FOR AFGHAN ELECTION [...] (C) Canada is well aware of the currently circulating SHAPE estimate of force contributions required for Election Support Forces (ESF) in Afghanistan, and is now actively studying the "realm of the possible" to enhance security in the run up to the 2009 Afghan elections, according to Departmen [...]	2008-12-16 20:43:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF CA
08PANAMA329	NEW TRADE MINISTER FOCUSED ON TPA AND CONTINUITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Commerce & Industry Carmen Gisela Vergara is focused on securing U.S. ratification of the U.S. Panama Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA). She was confident that Pedro Miguel Gonzalez (PMG) will exit as Panama's National Assembly President in September and expects the [...]	2008-04-25 16:27:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON ENRG EWWT PGOV PM
08PANAMA545	PANAMA: JULY VISIT OF MINISTER OF GOVERNMENT AND [...] (C) Following up on Panamanian President Martin Torrijos' May 7-8 visit to Washington and meetings with the President and the Secretaries of State and Defense, Panamanian Minister of Government and Justice Daniel Delgado will travel to Washington July 7-10 to continue security-related discussi [...]	2008-07-03 21:53:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR MASS PM
08PANAMA682	PANAMA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL HAGEL, AUG. 27-28 [...] (SBU) You will be arriving in Panama in the middle of a long election campaign, due to take place amidst record economic growth, but growing economic uncertainty. Panama has been one of the fastest growing economies in Latin America for the last few years (11.2% growth in 2007),and there are [...]	2008-08-15 19:21:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PM
08PANAMA714	CODEL HAGEL WHIRLWIND TOUR OF PANAMA [...] (U) CODEL Hagel met in Panama on August 28 with President Martin Torrijos to discuss the strong bilateral relationship and Panama's economic future. In a meeting with Vice-president and Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis, CODEL Hagel discussed the Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA) and the Panama Ca [...]	2008-08-29 20:58:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EWWT ETRD OVIP PM EINV EAIR
08PANAMA827	PANAMA,S BANKING SECTOR WEATHERS GLOBAL FINANCIAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Panamanian bankers widely agree that Panama's financial sector, one of the largest in Latin America with 90 banks licensed and $63 billion in assets as of September 2008, has avoided the core cause of the global financial crisis - subprime mortgage instruments. Liquidity remai [...]	2008-10-27 20:49:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PM EINV
08PARIS1038	UNMEE, CHAD/SUDAN, DJIBOUTI/ERITREA: MFA DAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA AF/C/E DAS-equivalent Helene Le Gal said that she understood that Belgium would draft a letter on behalf of the UNSC to be sent to Eritrea and Ethiopia to determine their views on UNMEE's future, which could indicate a preferred course of action should one or both reject co [...]	2008-06-02 14:22:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC KPKO PBTS ETTC EFIN KTFN PTER ET
08PARIS1168	NEA A/S WELCH DISCUSSION OF LEBANON/SYRIA AT [...] (C) Summary: Lebanon/Syria dominated NEA-themed discussions between visiting NEA A/S Welch and his French MFA counterpart, Jean Felix-Paganon, June 12. Felix-Paganon and members of his team voiced relative satisfaction with the situation in Lebanon after the Doha accord but were watching c [...]	2008-06-20 12:48:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM FR LE SY IS IR IZ
08PARIS118	INFORMAL FRENCH RESPONSE TO S/I SATTERFIELD'S [...] (U) See action request in the second sub-tick of para 3. 2. (C) French MFA Iraq desk officer Olivier Masseret on January 8 gave us an "informal" response to the paper S/I David Satterfield passed to the Elysee and the MFA on December 28. Masseret explained that we would receive an "off [...]	2008-01-23 16:44:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KDEM FR IZ
08PARIS1358	THE SYRIA/LEBANON SIDESHOW LARGELY UPSTAGES THE [...] (C) Summary: The GOF is pleased with what it considers to have been a major diplomatic triumph by using Syrian President Bashar al-Asad's participation in the recent Paris summit on the Mediterranean to achieve a public commitment from the Lebanese and Syrian presidents to normalize relatio [...]	2008-07-17 15:05:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM PBTS ECON FR SY LE IS IR
08PARIS141	FRANCE 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Investment Climate Statement Contents A. French Investment Regime A1. Openness to Foreign Investment A2. Conversion and Transfer Policies A3. Expropriation and Compensation A4. Dispute Settlement A5. Performance Requirements and Incentives A6. Right to Private Ownership and Establis [...]	2008-01-28 14:46:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR FR
08PARIS1426	FRENCH MFA RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON DEALING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 23 Poloffs delivered reftel points to French MFA Syria desk officer Jean-Christophe Auge and European Affairs officer Anne Predour. Auge said a Sarkozy visit to Damascus was highly likely but subject to a last-minute cancellation depending on events in Lebanon and whether [...]	2008-07-25 15:31:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM FR SY LE PHUM
08PARIS15	A/S SILVERBERG'S MEETING WITH FRENCH MFA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Kristen Silverberg met in Paris on December 21 with her French counterpart, Sylvie Bermann. They discussed a range of issues currently before the UN Security Council (UNSC). Bermann pushed for a UNSC endorsemen [...]	2008-01-04 17:16:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC KWMN PHUM PREL UNGA EUN UNHRC FR
08PARIS1703	ELYSEE READOUT OF SARKOZY'S SEPTEMBER 3-4 VISIT TO [...] (S) Summary: During his September 3-4 visit to Damascus,President Sarkozy told Syrian President Bashar al-Asad that in order to establish a relationship of trust with France, Syria would need to honor its commitments and respect certain principles (e.g., Lebanon's sovereignty and the International [...]	2008-09-09 18:13:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	FR LE UNSC PREL
08PARIS1805	FRENCH GOVERNMENT TAKING A HARD LINE ON COUP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Romain Serman, Counselor on Africa at the French Presidency, on September 19 provided a frank assessment of the situation in Mauritania in the aftermath of the August 6 coup to Ambassador Mark Boulware, stating that the French are prepared for a "divorce" with Mauritania if P [...]	2008-09-26 16:57:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR KDEM PINS MR FR
08PARIS1855	MARCH 14 SHOOTS ITSELF IN FOOT DURING ELYSEE VISIT [...] (S) Summary: A March 14th delegation led by Lebanese MP Marwan Hamadeh that met October 2 with senior French officials may have done more harm than good, at least so far as relations with the Elysee are concerned. "What world are they living in?" Boris Boillon, Counselor for Middle East Affairs at [...]	2008-10-08 10:11:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	FR PREL PGOV KDEM PINS LE SY
08PARIS1862	SUDAN: NAFIE FAILS TO IMPRESS FRENCH, WHO HAVE NO [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his October 6 Paris meetings, Sudanese Presidential Advisor Nafie Ali Nafie failed to convince French officials that Sudan had made progress in areas of concern that would warrant a shift in France's position, according to MFA desk officer Frederic Bouvier. The Sudanese d [...]	2008-10-08 15:40:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PHUM SU FR
08PARIS1927	FRANCE PREPARES TO ENGAGE NEW US ADMINISTRATION ON [...] (S/NF) Summary/comment: France's foreign policy establishment plans to engage the new U.S. administration as soon as possible (even, perhaps, before the formal inauguration) on a range of Middle East issues, including the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, Iran, and Syria/Lebanon. In the hope [...]	2008-10-20 16:55:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	FR PREL PGOV MEPP
08PARIS1942	USDP EDELMAN'S CONSULTATIONS IN PARIS, OCTOBER 16 [...] (C) Summary. On October 16, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (USDP) Eric Edelman met with GOF officials Michel Miraillet, Director of Strategic Affairs at the Defense Ministry, and Philippe Errera, Strategic Affairs Advisor to Foreign Minister Kouchner. They agreed on the importance of [...]	2008-10-22 16:06:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS AF PA IS IZ LE SY IR TU FR
08PARIS1958	SUDAN/QATAR: FRENCH INTERESTED BUT NOT OPTIMISTIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA DAS-equivalent Helene Le Gal on October 23 said that France was not optimistic that the Qatar process on Sudan/Darfur would produce results, although France was interested in and supportive of Qatar's effort. In Qatar, French envoy Issa Maraut has helped convey the French m [...]	2008-10-24 15:20:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PGOV SU AL QA FR
08PARIS1987	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK ON [...] Embassy met with Eurotradia International Services Division Chief Charles de Montesquieu (Tel: +33 1 40 76 26 50; email:cdemontesquieu@eurotradia.fr) for clarification of subject shipment. 2. Montesquieu informed us that Eurotradia (established as Office Generale de l'Aeronautique I 1920) is [...]	2008-10-30 08:07:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC FR
08PARIS2089	FRENCH REACTION TO NOVEMBER 9 QUARTET MEETING [...] (C) Summary: The November 9 Quartet meeting reaffirmed the international consensus on the need to continue the Annapolis process "exactly as we expected," said French NEA A/S-equivalent Patrice Paoli on November 12. Paoli said he was struck by an informal consensus among Arab attendees that H [...]	2008-11-12 17:40:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV FR
08PARIS216	LATEST ELYSEE TAKE ON LEBANON [...] (C) French Presidency adviser on NEA affairs Boris Boillon told us February 1 that France has run out of "levers, carrots, and sticks" to use in resolving the continued political impasse in Lebanon. The word from the French embassy in Damascus, he added, was that Syrian President Asad has s [...]	2008-02-06 16:37:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM FR LE SY
08PARIS2225	FRENCH MFA ON CHAD; SEES LIBYA ANGLING TO DELIVER [...] (C) Summary: Chad President Deby's military gains have outpaced consolidation of his political position, French AF DAS-Equivalent for Western and Central Africa Christine Fages commented in a brief December 5 meeting with AF/SPG Director Timothy Shortley and Africa Watcher. A Deby-Bashir mee [...]	2008-12-09 10:22:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KPKO SU CD FR
08PARIS2251	SUDAN/DARFUR: DECEMBER 5 P-3 CONSULTATIONS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The President's Special Envoy to Sudan, Ambassador Richard Williamson, met with P-3 counterparts in Paris on December 5 and, separately, with AU-UN Mediator Djibril Bassole to discuss Sudan, Darfur, and the Qatar process. In the P-3 meeting, the UK and France agreed with Willi [...]	2008-12-11 15:51:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KJUS PINR SU FR
08PARIS2252	SUDAN/FRANCE: PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR NOTES EROSION [...] (C) Romain Serman, AF advisor at the French Presidency, on December 10 reviewed Sudan-related issues (discussions of Mauritania and Zimbabwe reported septels). Serman said that ICC prosecutor Moreno-Ocampo had consulted with the GOF earlier the same day. Moreno-Ocampo predicted that the ICC [...]	2008-12-11 16:01:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KJUS SU FR
08PARIS304	S/I SATTERFIELD DISCUSSES IRAQ WITH FRENCH [...] (C) Summary: S/I Satterfield discussed Iraq at the French Presidency and the MFA February 14 and 15. The French provided their formal response to the paper Satterfield had presented at the end of December. In addition to briefing the French on our view of the situation in Iraq, Satterfield [...]	2008-02-21 13:14:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM EAID EFIN SHUM FR IZ
08PARIS624	FRENCH PRESIDENCY THINKING ON LEBANON AND SYRIA [...] (C) Summary: The recent Arab summit in Damascus was a "failure" but the French still have no ideas about how to move the situation in Lebanon forward, according to French Presidency NEA adviser Boris Boillon. He told us April 1 that the status quo seems to suit everyone for different reaso [...]	2008-04-04 10:53:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PTER FR LE SY
08PARIS899	COMOROS: BACAR DENIED ASYLUM, FRANCE SEEKS 3RD [...] (C) SUMMARY: France has denied political asylum to Colonel Mohamed Bacar, who fled to French territory in March after being driven from Anjouan in the Comoros. However, the GOF agency that ruled on his asylum request determined that he could neither stay in France nor be returned to the Co [...]	2008-05-09 15:34:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PHUM CN FR
08PARIS948	FRENCH FULLY SUPPORT ARAB LEAGUE AGREEMENT ON [...] (SBU) We made reftel points to the French MFA Syria desk officer Jean-Christophe Auge May 16 and passed relevant parts of press guidance and extracts from the May 15 Department press briefing to DAS-equivalent for the Levant Ludovic Pouille and others in his "Lebanon cell." Auge, who noted [...]	2008-05-16 16:51:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM FR LE SY IR
08PARIS988	FRANCE/LEBANON: FRENCH PRESIDENCY POSITIVE BUT [...] (C) French Presidency NEA adviser Boris Boillon told us May 22 that the GOF regarded the recently Doha accord on Lebanon as mostly favorable to the March 8 opposition but not entirely so. Most important, he stressed, the agreement stopped the fighting and got the political process for addressi [...]	2008-05-23 13:37:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM KPAL FR LE SY IS
08PARISFR2105	UNESCO HOSTS EDUCATION CONFERENCE ON IRAQ [...] Summary: On October 30 - November 1, 2008 UNESCO and the First Lady of Qatar, Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al Missned, hosted the International Conference on the Right to Education in Crisis-Affected Countries entitled "Stop Jeopardizing the Future of Iraq" in Paris. Director General Matsuura op [...]	2008-11-14 17:44:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC UNESCO KEDU FR IZ QA JO USAID
08PARISFR2144	LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE UNESCO DIRECTOR-GENERAL RACE [...] (C) Summary: The Egyptian Ambassador to UNESCO has asked for meetings with the Japanese and French Ambassadors to UNESCO to find out if the Government of Japan (GOJ) and the Government of France (GOF) are supporting the Egyptian candidate for the next Director General of UNESCO. The results o [...]	2008-11-21 16:00:00	Mission UNESCO	CONFIDENTIAL	UNESCO PREL FR JA EG IS NO
08PARTO121901	(C) Secretary Rice's December 16, 2008 Meeting [...] (U) Classified by: Uzra Zeya, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4.(d) 2. (U) December 16, 2008, 0915-1050, UN Headquarters, New York City 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary NEA A/S Welch NEA PDAS Feltman NEA/ARP Office Director Steinfel [...]	2008-12-19 12:15:00	US Delegation, Secretary	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL IR EUN XF XG
08PHNOMPENH968	WHATEVER HAPPENED TO UMM AL-QURA? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Cambodia is home to approximately 320,000 Cham Muslims, the majority of whom belong to the Sunni Shafi,i school of Islam. From 1975-1979, the Khmer Rouge ruthlessly targeted the Cham, annihilating all but a few of the Islamic leaders, teachers, and scholars. In an effort to re [...]	2008-12-08 10:45:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER CB
08PRETORIA1414	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JUNE 13, 2008 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 26 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Inflation Rises to 10.9% - SARB Governor Hints at a Further Rate Hike - Current Account Gap Widens - SA's Credit Ratings in Spotlight - [...]	2008-06-30 05:38:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA2390	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 31, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 44 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - CPIX Inflation Drops - SA Receives 'Negative' Rating - Mboweni: South Africans Ignorant of Crisis - Corn Farming Not Profitable in Curren [...]	2008-10-31 09:56:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA2718	MAURITANIAN DELEGATION IN SOUTH AFRICA [...] (C) Summary: On December 9, 2008 Deputy Chief of Mission Helen La Lime met with the National Front for the Defense of Democracy (FNDD) delegation from Mauritania led by National Assembly Speaker Messaoud Ould Boulkheir. Boulkheir explained the urgent need for action against the military junta [...]	2008-12-17 10:04:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MR AU SF
08PRETORIA2730	South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]	2008-12-18 09:53:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
08RABAT1101	MOROCCO DOWNPLAYS NOVEMBER 26 ARAB LEAGUE [...] (C) Summary: MFA Director General Mohammed Azeroual told Polcouns November 23 that Morocco did not believe that the Cairo Ministerial would accomplish anything, and Morocco would be represented only by its Ambassador. The PLO is history and Fatah is weak and aging, he said. Any solution woul [...]	2008-11-25 18:00:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG AL MO
08RABAT151	DAS GRAY URGES MOROCCAN SUPPORT FOR UNIFIL AND [...] (C) Summary: DAS Gray urged Moroccan Foreign Minister Fassi Fihri to increase Moroccan support for Lebanon during a meeting February 8, otherwise devoted to S/CT Dailey's call for support on foreign fighters going to Iraq (septel). He pressed for a contribution to the Hariri tribunal and ask [...]	2008-02-19 10:09:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS LE MO
08RABAT235	FM FASSI FIHRI REPORTS THE ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERS [...] (C) Summary: During a March 7 meeting with visiting Ambassador Swing, otherwise devoted to thanking Morocco for its support in his quest to lead the International Organisation for Migration (IOM),Foreign Minister Taieb Fassi Fihri shared some impressions of the Cairo Arab League Ministerial, [...]	2008-03-13 10:03:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AL LE MO
08RABAT538	MOROCCO: NO ASAD VISIT, MORE SUPPORT NEEDED FOR [...] (C) In a June 10 meeting with poloffs, Amb. Mohammed Azeroual, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director-General for Multilateral Affairs said there was currently no indication that Syrian President Bashar Asad would be visiting Morocco. He noted that as of June 10, Asad was in Tripoli, along with [...]	2008-06-10 17:39:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY LE
08RANGOON16	QATAR AIR "TO SUSPEND" OPERATIONS [...] (C) Summary. Although Qatar Airways will stop direct flights between Doha and Rangoon on January 20 (Ref A),Qatar Airways Area Director Shahab Attarzadeh emphasized that the airline is not pulling out, but is only "suspending" operations. Since September, Qatar Airways has seen a 70 percen [...]	2008-01-11 04:37:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	BM EAIR ECON PGOV PREL
08RANGOON4	MYANMAR AIRWAYS INTERNATIONAL TO RESUME FLIGHTS [...] (C) Summary. Myanmar Airways International (MAI),a joint venture between the Burmese Government and Region Air of Singapore, will resume flights to Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur beginning January 15, 2008. In October, MAI halted its international flights when the company could no longer afford [...]	2008-01-07 08:39:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL EAIR BM
08RIYADH1151	STEEL MARKET ILLUSTRATES CHALLENGES IN REALIZING [...] (C) SUMMARY: With Gulf countries eager to translate windfall oil profits into global commercial leadership, the GCC project market has boomed, recently surpassing two trillion USD - more than double the combined GDP of the GCC economies. With massive industrial, utility, and real estate proje [...]	2008-07-27 05:11:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD SA
08RIYADH141	KING ABDULLAH TO LEBANESE FM: SAG MIGHT BOYCOTT [...] (S) SUMMARY: According to the Lebanese DCM Ziad Itani, King Abdullah supports the current Lebanese government and its push for immediate presidential elections. The King reportedly told PM Siniora during his January 25 visit that if the Syrian government prevents Lebanese elections, neither [...]	2008-02-02 12:58:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR LE SA
08RIYADH1660	MAJOR SAUDI INDUSTRIALIST OPTIMISTIC ON EP ECONOMY [...] (C) Summary: On October 22, Consul General Kenny made an introductory visit to Mr. Abdulla al-Rushaid, an influential and prominent industrialist in the Eastern Province (EP) of Saudi Arabia. Al-Rushaid is strongly optimistic about the future of the oil-rich EP economy. He indicated that the [...]	2008-11-04 14:16:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON EFIN EINV EPET SA
08RIYADH1883	SAUDI-QATARI COORDINATION MEETING SEALS [...] (C) RECONCILIATION OFFICIAL: As noted in reftel, Qatari Crown Prince Tamim led a large delegation to Riyadh December 15-17 for the first meeting of the Qatar-Saudi Joint Council on Coordination. Interior Minister Nayif stood in for Crown Prince Sultan to lead the Saudi side. (Note: Sultan is [...]	2008-12-30 14:48:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL QA SA
08RIYADH291	C-NE7-01842: SAUDI-QATAR RELATIONS WARMING; WILL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Saudi-Qatar relations appear to be warming, however, there is little evidence of long-term improvements. The Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs at the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) told PolOff during a February 13 meeting that Saudi-Qatar tensions are not played out [...]	2008-02-20 14:17:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR QA SA
08RIYADH326	SAUDI ARABIA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Chapter Headings: -- Openness to Foreign Investment -- Conversion and Transfer Policies -- Expropriation and Compensation -- Dispute Settlement -- Performance Requirements and Incentives -- Right to Private Ownership and Establishment -- Protection of Property Rights -- Transparency of R [...]	2008-02-26 13:53:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	OPIC KTDB USTR SA
08RIYADH367	AND THE ENVELOPE PLEASE: SAUDI'S FIRST EVER FILM [...] (C) SUMMARY: From May 20 through May 24, the first ever Saudi film festival will be held in Dammam, Eastern Province. Organizers hope the event will usher in a period of greater cultural freedom and expression for the Saudi artistic community. While public SAG recognition is lacking, the fe [...]	2008-03-05 04:56:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PGOV SA SCUL SOCI
08RIYADH368	TRIBES: A SILENT PLAYER IN MODERN-DAY SAUDI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Traditionally seen as a domestic issue, tribalism plays a key role in modern-day Saudi foreign policy. Tribalism affects which conflicts and issues the Saudi government (SAG) engages in, the extent of the SAG's involvement, and with which side it chooses to align itself. Despite [...]	2008-03-05 07:52:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KISL SA
08RIYADH42	AL-FAQIH ORGANIZES DAMMAM PROTEST [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 28, 2007, immediately following the end of Friday prayer, an estimated 150 to 200 people protested outside of the al-Forqan mosque in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, chanting the slogans "God is great" and "Death to the al-Saud." Organized via broadcasts on the al-Islah radio [...]	2008-01-09 15:46:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	ASEC KISL PGOV PINR PREL SOCI SA
08RIYADH547	SAUDI ARAMCO TREASURER DISCUSSES ARAMCO'S [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Saudi Aramco's Treasurer revealed to Consulate officials that Saudi Aramco manages liquid investments of approximately $60 billion, an amount he described as comparable to the fifth or sixth largest sovereign wealth fund in the Gulf. Aramco is considering a number of corporat [...]	2008-04-02 13:13:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV EPET PGOV PINR SA
08RIYADH867	CONCERNS MOUNT REGARDING THE SAUDI GAS INDUSTRY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The early 2008 pullout of French energy giant Total from its Empty Quarter joint venture with Saudi Aramco and Royal Dutch Shell and the continued lack of success by Chinese, Russian, and Italian-Spanish JVs in efforts to discover commercially viable quantities of gas in the Em [...]	2008-06-03 14:45:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV PREL SA
08ROME1226	SCENESETTER FOR PM BERLUSCONI'S OCTOBER 13 TRIP TO [...] (C/NF) Summary. Mr. President, Silvio Berlusconi's October 13 visit to Washington provides an opportunity to strengthen our close ties with a valuable ally in Europe. Since your June 11-13 visit, Berlusconi has consolidated the standing of his government in Italian public opinion through a ser [...]	2008-10-02 15:08:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IT
08ROME126	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2008 - ITALY [...] SUMMARY: While the Government of Italy (GOI) continues to court foreign investors, economic reforms or other steps to ensure a more welcoming investment climate have been modest. Recent positive developments include passage of a more efficient bankruptcy law and the incorporation of the EU T [...]	2008-01-29 10:20:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR PGOV IT
08ROME249	ITALIAN MFA OFFICIAL OUTLINES ITALIAN ENERGY, [...] (C) Summary. During a February 13 meeting with Embassy Officers, Giovanni Manfredi, the Italian MFA official responsible for energy issues, provided a wide-ranging and candid assessment of Italian energy and energy security policy. Manfredi said Italian demand for natural gas will continue t [...]	2008-02-29 12:14:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET ENRG RU IT
08SANAA1165	AL-HOUTHI REBELLION: NO END IN SIGHT [...] (C) Fighting between the al-Houthi rebels and ROYG forces has intensified this year, leading to increased efforts by the ROYG to quash the rebellion militarily once and for all and prompting it to seek aid from the US, Russia, Belarus, and Yemen's own militant tribes. As fighting has increased [...]	2008-07-14 10:22:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PGOV PINS YM
08SANAA195	SALEH ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL [...] (U) Shortly after returning from his trip to Spain and Belgium, and only a few months after his regular annual physical in Germany, President Saleh was admitted to a Yemeni hospital. 2. (U) The Defense Ministry-funded 26Sep Net reported on February second that President Saleh had flown fro [...]	2008-02-03 14:22:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PGOV PINR YM
08SANAA2026	SAADA, RECOVERING FROM EARLIER CONFLICTS, AWAITS [...] (S) SUMMARY. Ongoing tribal violence, a deteriorating humanitarian situation andincreasing Houthi influence across Saada point to a likely renewal of hostilities in the near future, despite the ROYG,s professed desire to avoid more fighting. Reconstruction and provision of basic services are [...]	2008-12-21 13:09:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	MCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PREF YM
08SANAA240	TWO SIDES AGREE TO REVIVE QATARI MEDIATION IN SAADA [...] (C) A February 1 agreement to reinvigorate the stalled Qatari mediation efforts in Saada was followed by a brief continuation of the violence and then a reported cease fire. While any good news in this conflict is welcome, difficulties implementing earlier cease-fire agreements lead post to re [...]	2008-02-06 13:16:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL YM
08SANAA366	WHO HAS THE EAR OF THE PRESIDENT? PART 3: [...] (C) President Ali Abdullah Saleh holds all decision-making authority within Yemen. Nonetheless, he relies on an established network of advisors who have obtained his trust and respect. This is the third in a series of cables that intends to develop a fuller understanding of who influences Sa [...]	2008-03-03 09:57:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PGOV PINR YM
08SANAA67	SAADA UPDATE: IT'S NOT QUIET ON YEMEN'S [...] (U) On January 10 there was renewed intense fighting in Saada in northwestern Yemen between al-Houthi and ROYG forces leading to a spike in casualties. A Qatari-mediated cease-fire is widely accepted to have failed despite efforts at the highest levels to maintain it. A fifth war in Saada is [...]	2008-01-13 15:39:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PINS PGOV YM
08SANAA88	PART TWO OF TWO: YEMEN'S 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE [...] SUMMARY: In response to reftel A, part two of Yemen's submission for the 2008 Investment Climate Statement follows. This second section covers protection of property rights, transparency of the regulatory system, efficient capital markets and portfolio investment, political violence, corrup [...]	2008-01-15 11:37:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC YM
08SANSALVADOR1364	GOES LIQUIDITY PROBLEMS, LOANS AND CREDIT LINES [...] (C) SUMMARY. El Salvador's fiscal and liquidity problems continue, despite Government of El Salvador (GOES) negotiations with various international financial institutions. The private banking sector remains liquid and prepared for massive post-electoral capital flight, though the threat of b [...]	2008-12-12 14:20:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV ECON ES
08SANTODOMINGO1610	DOMINICAN ECONOMY VULNERABLE TO GLOBAL CRISIS [...] (SBU) Summary: The global financial crisis has not yet had a serious impact in the Dominican Republic where the banking system appears to be in relatively good shape as a result of stronger regulatory measures put into place after the 2003 banking crisis. However, the private sector is publicl [...]	2008-10-17 20:16:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV DR
08SARAJEVO301	BOSNIA: SILAJDZIC ON POLICE REFORM, ENERGY AND THE [...] (C) The Ambassador met with Bosniak Presidency member Haris Silajdzic February 11 to discuss police reform developments and plans for Silajdzic's upcoming assumption of the Presidency Chairmanship. Silajdzic asserted his SBiH was solidly behind him in his support for the police reform legisla [...]	2008-02-14 17:23:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EINV ENRG EPET BK
08SARAJEVO302	BOSNIA: SILAJDZIC ON POLICE REFORM, ENERGY AND THE [...] (C) The Ambassador met with Bosniak Presidency member Haris Silajdzic February 11 to discuss police reform developments and plans for Silajdzic's upcoming assumption of the Presidency Chairmanship. Silajdzic asserted his SBiH was solidly behind him in his support for the police reform legisla [...]	2008-02-15 06:44:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EINV ENRG EPET BK
08SHANGHAI387	SCHOLARS OFFER MIXED ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL VIEWS AT WORLD [...] (SBU) The Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences (SASS) hosted its third World Forum on China Studies September 7-9, to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of the establishment of SASS. This third iteration of the World Forum on China Studies featured 15 panel discussions and three roundtables [...]	2008-09-12 03:06:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PREL ENRG KIRF CH
08SINGAPORE1315	SINGAPORE SIGNS FTA WITH GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL [...] Summary: Singapore signed a Free Trade Agreement with the six Arab countries in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC),significantly liberalizing trade with an increasingly important trading partner and destination for foreign investment. Ninety-nine percent of Singapore's domestic exports to t [...]	2008-12-18 06:29:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD SN
08STATE104950	A/S FRAZER'S SEPT 26 MEETING WITH ETHIOPIAN PM MELES [...] (C) SUMMARY. AF Assistant Secretary Jendayi E. Frazer met with Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles September 26 on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). A/S Frazer raised the need for African nations to urgently push the UN Security Council for a UN peacekeeping force in Soma [...]	2008-10-01 18:52:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO KE SO SU
08STATE105626	TSA REVIEW TEAMS VISITS [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) Summary and action request: In response to the recent general increase in terrorist activity in the broader Middle East and South Asia, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) plans to temporarily increase its monitorin [...]	2008-10-02 20:15:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC EAIR KTER UA KU QA
08STATE106010	SUBJECT: DEMARCHE REQUEST: URGENT NEED FOR [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The U.S. government is deeply concerned about the lack of financial commitments from donors to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in support of the agenc [...]	2008-10-03 16:25:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID LE PGOV PHUM PREL UNRWA
08STATE108108	DEMARCHE AL-JAZEERA TO RETRACT 9/11 FALSEHOODS [...] (U) This is an action request. See para. 4. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Al Jazeera's decision to air the Italian-produced documentary "Zero 9/11" on September 3 and 10 has raised serious concerns here in Washington. The film presents conspiracy theories which attempt to cast do [...]	2008-10-08 21:32:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PREL QA
08STATE110013	MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): U.S. [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) Action request: The non-paper in paragraph 3 below provides a brief summary of Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)-related contacts between the U.S. and non-MTCR countries since the November 2007 Athens MTCR Plenary. As [...]	2008-10-15 12:05:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE PARM PREL KSCA TSPA ETTC FR AS
08STATE113003	BLUE 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 050104624 for the export of a military antenna to the Qatar Armed Forces (QAF). Embassy is [...]	2008-10-23 17:37:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC QA
08STATE114403	63RD UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE: U.S. RESOLUTION ON [...]- These changes are designed to clarify that all agreements, obligations, and commitments undertaken in the non-proliferation, arms limitation and disarmament arenas are important and to encourage support for capacity building and assistance for such upon request. - We believe tha [...]	2008-10-27 21:14:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM UNGA CDG PREL

08STATE11586	MIDDLE EAST MULTILATERAL WORKING GROUP ON WATER [...] This cable is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. ------------------------ Summary and Introduction ------------------------ 2. (U) The Executive Council (ExCouns) of the Middle East Desalination Research Center (MEDRC) held its twenty first meeting in Muscat, Oman [...]	2008-02-05 14:16:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV XF MU IS JO JA KS NL QA KWBG
08STATE116392	(S) REPORTING AND COLLECTION NEEDS: PALESTINIAN [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: This cable provides the full text of the new National HUMINT Collection Directive (NHCD) on Palestinian Issues (paragraph 3-end) and encourages Department personnel at post to assist in compiling Palestinian biographic information (paragraph 2). A. (S/NF) The NHCD results f [...]	2008-10-31 15:25:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR KSPR ECON KPAL PREL PTER XF
08STATE116629	GOJ OFFICIALS CONFIRM TO ISN PDAS JORDAN,S [...] (S/NF) Summary: International Security and Nonproliferation PDAS Patricia McNerney, during her October 13-14 visit to Jordan, discussed Iran, the full range of nonproliferation issues, and bilateral cooperation with Government of Jordan (GOJ) officials including Foreign Minister Salah Al-Bash [...]	2008-10-31 21:22:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	ENRG PARM TRGY PREL JO
08STATE118079	US POLICY ON RECONCILIATION IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) Summary and action request: Department is releasing this message to reiterate interagency agreed guidance on reconciliation with the Taliban and insurgent leaders (reftel A) in light of recent press reporting. Posts are requested to draw upon background paragraphs with host government in [...]	2008-11-05 20:42:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL AF
08STATE123081	OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS [...] (SBU) Posts are requested to approach highest appropriate officials in host governments in pursuit of the following objectives: -- to pursue reduction in the overall number of one-sided UN General Assembly resolutions on the Middle East; and, -- to defeat three resolutions reaffirming the [...]	2008-11-20 01:58:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA IS PA LE SY
08STATE12556	QATAR LEAVING UNIFIL [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs three and four. Summary ------- 2. (C) Qatar, the only Arab troop contributor to the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL),plans to withdraw its 203 troops on/around February 10. Qatar's participation in UNIFIL sends an important [...]	2008-02-06 23:43:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	LE PGOV PREL QA
08STATE125632	DEMARCHE TO ITALY, SPAIN, AND QATAR REGARDING [...] (U) This is an action request; see para 3. 2. (S) Summary: On December 3, the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) will be opened for signature in Oslo, Norway. The United States will neither sign this Convention nor participate as an observer, although many of our allies and partners [...]	2008-11-26 21:41:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PARM NATO MOPS PREL IT SP
08STATE131354	SUBJECT: WTO DIRECTOR GENERAL DECISION NOT TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: WTO Director General Pascal Lamy announced on December 12, 2008 that there are still significant gaps on a number of outstanding issues in the ongoing Doha Round negotiations and that he does not see the basis for convening a meeting of Ministers in Geneva before the end of the [...]	2008-12-15 19:36:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD WTRO USTR
08STATE132284	USUN INSTRUCTIONS FOR UNAMID CONSULTATIONS [...] This is an action request. USUN is requested to draw from the following points during consultations on the hybrid UN/AU Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) scheduled for December 19, 2008. Begin Points: I would like to thank UN Secretary General Ban (or appropriate) for his briefing. I would [...]	2008-12-17 21:47:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KPKO SU
08STATE1335	SUBJECT: SUDAN - SUPPORT FOR JOINT INTEGRATED [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (U) Sudan,s Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA),signed on January 9, 2005, calls for the formation of Joint-Integrated Units (JIUs) comprised of forces from the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Sudan People,s Liberation Army (SPL [...]	2008-01-07 13:38:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SU
08STATE15117	MONTERREY CONSENSUS: BACKGROUND AND 2008 REVIEW [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (SBU) Summary. The 2002 Monterrey Consensus on Financing for Development (FfD) was a marked accomplishment for the U.S. and other donor countries as it recognizes the importance of a balanced approach to development. It emphasizes [...]	2008-02-14 01:22:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN ETRD ECIN EINV PGOV UN
08STATE2004	U.S.-QATAR GULF SECURITY DIALOGE (GSD) DECEMBER [...] (S/NF) Summary: The third round of the U.S.-Qatar Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD) took place in Washington on December 18, with Qatari officials from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Interior representing the Government of Qatar. The meeting reinforced our mutual commitment to the [...]	2008-01-08 20:03:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC EPET KNNP MARR IR MASS PREL QA IZ LE
08STATE23596	REQUESTING INFORMATION IN ADVANCE OF THE OIC [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paras 3-4 below; Embassies Cairo and Kampala, please see also para 5. Embassy Jeddah please see para 6. 2. (U) Background: On February 27, the President appointed Mr. Sada Cumber to be his Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC [...]	2008-03-07 00:13:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC SG OIC
08STATE2731	PREPARING THE EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN [...] This an action message for all posts. See paras 17-30. This cable describes the annual reporting requirement regarding Trafficking in Persons (TIP) and provides instructions for posts' contributions to the Department's eighth annual TIP report. The Department is required by the Trafficking Vi [...]	2008-01-09 23:33:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG XX
08STATE27642	DESIGNATION OF FUTURE BANK, BAHRAIN UNDER [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. ---------- OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (U) Washington requests that addressees notify host Government/EU officials that the United States designated Future Bank, Bahrain under E.O. 13382 ("Blocking the Property of Weapons of Mass [...]	2008-03-17 16:22:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC IR BA
08STATE29096	IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FINANCIAL PROVISIONS OF UNSCR 1803 [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. ---------------------- SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND ---------------------- 2. (U) On March 3, 2008, the U.N. Security Council adopted Resolution 1803, imposing further Chapter VII sanctions on Iran in response to its failure to comply [...]	2008-03-20 14:42:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	AS AU BA BR CA CH ECON EFIN EG ETRD EUN FR GM GR
08STATE29398	PRESENTATION OF FINCEN ADVISORY ON IRAN-RELATED [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) In response to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1803 and the Financial Action Task Force's February 2008 statement on the deficiencies of Iran's anti-money laundering and combating ter [...]	2008-03-20 20:23:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP IR PREL PARM
08STATE30490	ACTION REQUEST: UNDEF ADVISORY BOARD CHAIR [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Department requests Mission as soon as possible - and before the close of business on Thursday, March 27 - to demarche at an appropriately senior level to the office of the Secretary General and to UN Democracy Fund Executive Director Roland Rich to convey: a) [...]	2008-03-24 23:36:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM
08STATE32250	UAE-BASED FIRM'S EFFORTS TO SUPPLY CZECH-ORIGIN [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Prague, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: Between July 2007 and January 2008, the UAE-based aerospace firm Noor Aerospace Technologies was working to supply the Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industries (HESA) with several types of jet en [...]	2008-03-28 17:17:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM MTCRE PREL EZ IR AE
08STATE32956	UAE-BASED FIRM'S EFFORTS TO SUPPLY [...] This is an action request. Embassy Abu Dhabi, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: Between July 2007 and January 2008, the UAE-based aerospace firm Noor Aerospace Technologies was working to supply the Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industries (HESA) with several types of jet engines [...]	2008-03-31 18:29:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PARM MTCRE PREL IR AE
08STATE34305	SATTERFIELD AND DAVUTOGLU ON BASRAH, NORTHERN [...] (S) Summary: In an April 1 meeting with Turkish Prime Ministerial advisor Ahmet Davutoglu, S/I David Satterfield reviewed the state of play in Basrah and urged Turkey to give full support to Maliki and the GOI. Davutoglu said GOI stability was in Turkey's strong interest, and also agreed to [...]	2008-04-03 01:44:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PGOV PINS PREL MOPS TU IZ IR
08STATE35860	PREPARATION FOR THE PARIS CONFERENCE ON [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph four. -------- Overview -------- 2. (U) On June 12, France will host and co-chair (along with the Government of Afghanistan and the UN) a Foreign Minister-level international conference on Afghanistan in Paris. We anticipate Foreign Ministe [...]	2008-04-07 18:06:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN KDEM PGOV PREL SA KU QA AE AF
08STATE3728	A/S WELCH'S JANUARY 3 MEETING WITH LIBYAN FM [...] (U) January 3, 2008, 12:00 p.m., Washington 2. (U) Participants: United States A/S Welch Amanda Johnson, NEA/MAG (notetaker) Libya Foreign Minister Abdulrahman Shalgam Secretary for Americas Affairs Ahmed Fituri SIPDIS Ambassador Ali Aujali Director of Americas Affairs Mohamed al-Matri ---------- [...]	2008-01-11 23:26:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR KPKO MARR LY UN SU YI
08STATE43113	(C) INFORMING REGIONAL PARTNERS OF UPCOMING [...] (C) Summary and Action Request: Action addresee posts are requested to approach host governments to advise them of three overlapping U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) deployments in April and May 2008. (NOTE: This message is info only for Baghdad, Amman, and Cairo.) 2. (C) Objective: To unde [...]	2008-04-23 23:43:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS SA AE BA KU QA MU JO EG IR IZ XF
08STATE43799	DEMARCHE: PARTICIPATION IN INT'L COMPACT WITH [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph five. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) The first anniversary International Compact with Iraq (ICI) Ministerial will be held in Stockholm, Sweden on May 29, 2008. The meeting will be hosted by the Government of Sweden and co-chaired [...]	2008-04-24 23:39:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL IZ
08STATE49938	MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Syrian smugglers instigated clashes at the Masnaa border crossing, but the al-Arida border crossing remains open. (Ops/Embassy Beirut telcon) 2. (SBU) Embassy Beirut notes fighting broke out again in Aley, east of Beirut. Fighting in Tripoli subsided. ISF report 47 dead and 160 wo [...]	2008-05-12 12:04:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB
08STATE50301	(S) UAE-BASED INTERMEDIARY WORKING TO SUPPLY [...] This is an Action Request. Embassy Berlin, please see paragraph 6. 2. (S) Background: In November 2006, we provided German officials information indicating that Iran was in possession of L550E engines manufactured by the German firm Limbach Flugmotoren GmbH & Co. - likely supplied by t [...]	2008-05-12 21:05:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC GM TW IR AE
08STATE50798	Secretary Rice's April 23, 2008 meeting with [...] (U) Classified by AF A/S Jendayi E. Frazer, Reason 1.4 (d). 2. (U) April 23, 2008; 11 a.m.; Washington, DC. 3. (SBU) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Deputy Secretary John D. Negroponte A/S Sean McCormack, PA PDAS Linda Thomas-Greenfield, AF Special Envoy for Somalia John Yates [...]	2008-05-13 20:31:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV EAID
08STATE51360	KUDOS TO EMBASSY DOHA FOLLOWING SE CUMBER'S VISIT [...] Special Envoy (SE) to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Sada Cumber wishes to express his sincere appreciation for the efforts and support of the American Direct Hire and Locally Employed Staff at Embassy Doha during his April 28-29 visit to Qatar. 2. SE Cumber is appreciati [...]	2008-05-14 18:25:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OIC
08STATE51547	MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Embassy Beirut reports Interior Minister Aridi announced the reversal of the decisions to fire the airport security chief and to declare Hizballah's fiber optics network illegal after a five-hour meeting. The Lebanon desk comments this was expected, and is a tactical move to show flexi [...]	2008-05-15 02:48:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB
08STATE52635	ENGAGING GULF STATES ON FOREIGN ASSISTANCE [...] (C) This is an action request; please see paragraphs four and five. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) Over the past several years, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the UAE, and Qatar (hereafter referred to as the G-4) have significantly increased foreign assistance to a wide range of countries i [...]	2008-05-16 20:36:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ECIN ECON EFIN EINV PGOV AE KU SA QA
08STATE52757	MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Participants in the first day of negotiations told Embassy Beirut talks focused on the election law. Future Party leader Hariri's advisor, Ghattas Khoury, said that after several hours the committee made "some progress, but it's slow." Transportation Minister Safadi said the Doha dial [...]	2008-05-18 03:53:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB
08STATE52907	MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Druze leader Walid Jumblatt says March 14 is still waiting to see the Hizballah weapons paper developed by the Qatari PM. Amid shuttle diplomacy, Druze Telecom Minister Hamadeh said the opposition holds too many "hidden" cards, adding "we can't reward violence with a political victory. [...]	2008-05-19 12:49:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB
08STATE53293	MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Media report the Hizballah-led opposition and government disagree on how to proceed with negotiations. Negotiators suspended discussions on the electoral law in order to focus first on electing a president, but Hizballah presented a counter proposal to negotiate on cabinet formation an [...]	2008-05-19 20:40:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB
08STATE53815	MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Media report Qatari-led mediators gave Lebanese political leaders until May 21 to respond to two proposals aimed at resolving the ongoing political crisis between the governing March 14 coalition and the Hizballah-led opposition. According to post, both proposals support the election [...]	2008-05-20 19:49:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB
08STATE55212	MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Qatari Emir Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, Qatari PM Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr al-Thani, Arab League Secretary General Moussa, EU High Representative Solana, and the foreign ministers of France, Spain, and Italy plan to attend the election and LAF General Sleiman's inauguration, according [...]	2008-05-22 21:25:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB
08STATE55508	2008 AUTOMATED MUTUAL-ASSISTANCE VESSEL RESCUE (AMVER) AWARDS [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 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 (AMV [...]	2008-05-23 15:24:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT ECON ETRD ELTN ATRN PREL
08STATE55965	MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Parliament elected Michel Sleiman president, with 118 votes cast in his favor, Embassy Beirut confirms. Six MPs cast blank ballots. Media report the three remaining ballots included a symbolic vote for Rafiq Hariri and "all the martyred MPs." (Ops/Embassy Beirut e- mail, AFP) 2. [...]	2008-05-25 22:36:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB
08STATE56306	GUIDANCE: MIDDLE EAST BRIEFING, MAY 28 [...] (U) This is an action message. USUN is authorized to draw from the points in para 2 below during the Middle East Briefing, currently scheduled for May 28. 2. (U) Begin points: -- Mr. President, over the last two months, the United States has been increasingly dismayed about the unp [...]	2008-05-27 16:09:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL LE IS SY
08STATE57002	INSTRUCTIONS TO USUN TO SUBMIT 3 (2 BAHRAINIS, 1 [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3 and 4. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (S/NF) The U.S. on May 9, 2008, prenotified (Ref A) its intent to request that the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee add the names of three individuals, Bahrainis 'Abd al-Rahman Muhammad Jaffa [...]	2008-05-28 18:30:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN KTFN PREL PTER
08STATE59463	READOUT FROM APRIL 29 -IRAQ AND NEIGHBOR RSI SVTC [...] (S) Summary: S/CT Coordinator Ambassador Dell Dailey hosted an Iraq and Neighbors Regional Strategic Initiative Secure Video Teleconference (SVTC) with U.S. Chiefs of Mission (COMs) from Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Turkey, as well as Embassy Baghdad's Political Military Minister-C [...]	2008-06-03 18:20:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PTER PGOV ASEC IZ XF
08STATE60216	DEMARCHE REQUEST: ATTENDANCE AND DONATIONS FOR [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The Department requests action addressees to urge host governments to send high-level representatives to the donors' conference to be held in Vienna June 23 and to contribute generously to the joint appe [...]	2008-06-04 20:28:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV PREL PHUM LE UNRWA
08STATE60269	REPORT OF THE SECOND GNEP STEERING GROUP MEETING [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Second Steering Group Meeting of the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) was held in Jordan on May 14-15, 2008, hosted by the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission and chaired by the United States. The meeting was attended by approximately 105 representatives of 28 countries ( [...]	2008-06-04 22:19:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA
08STATE60525	REPORT OF THE SECOND GNEP STEERING GROUP MEETING [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Second Steering Group Meeting of the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) was held in Jordan on May 14-15, 2008, hosted by the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission and chaired by the United States. The meeting was attended by approximately 105 representatives of 28 countries ( [...]	2008-06-05 15:55:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA
08STATE62450	APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE JUNE 16-17 [...] (U) Classified by Jeffrey Giauque, Senior Political Officer, EUR/ERA. Reasons: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 24. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels on Jun [...]	2008-06-10 18:57:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PHUM PREL PGOV ZL ZK IR IZ IS SY LE
08STATE62585	DJIBOUTI: SEEKING UNSC BRIEFING ON [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Over the last several weeks tensions between Eritrea and Djibouti have risen due to an initial Eritrean military build-up along their shared border and Eritrean military incursions into Djiboutian territory. Djibouti responded with its own military build-up [...]	2008-06-10 21:41:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	UNSC PREL DJ XA XW
08STATE67950	BANK SADERAT OPENS NEW BRANCH IN QATAR [...] (C) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Recent press reports have noted that Iran is actively working to expand its banking relationships with its Middle Eastern neighbors. This expansion is presumably a response to the increased [...]	2008-06-24 21:07:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM XF ZP ZR QA ECON
08STATE68256	ENGAGING HOST GOVERNMENTS ON CERTAIN TERRORIST [...] (U) This is an Action Cable. Please see paragraphs 3 and 4. 2. (C) Summary. The USG remains concerned about certain radio and television broadcasts, particularly in the Middle East, that are conducted by designated terrorist entities or are likely to incite imminent acts of violence. [...]	2008-06-25 15:04:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PTER XF AL
08STATE71463	DEMARCHE REQUEST: KEEPING THE PA AFLOAT [...] (SBU) Department requests action addresseespost urge host country at appropriately senior level to urgently identify funds in support of the Palestinian Authority (PA) budget. If host country has outstanding pledges to the PA, including commitments made through the Arab League, post should pres [...]	2008-07-02 22:21:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG KPAL IS PGOV PREL ECON
08STATE71695	BLUE 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-license check on distribution agreement (DA) 2592-05 for the export of defense services and technical data related to App [...]	2008-07-03 15:03:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC GM
08STATE74750	DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION ON IRANIAN BANK [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) The United States, France and the United Kingdom will jointly, through their respective UN missions, provide information to the UNSC President and Chairman of the Iran Sanctions Committee on Iranian [...]	2008-07-11 19:22:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	IO ISN NEA IR TREAS
08STATE84841	IRANIAN PROLIFERATION-RELATED FINANCIAL [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (S) We are increasingly concerned about financial transactions between Syrian and Iranian WMD proliferation entities and want to alert addressees to transactions that may b [...]	2008-08-07 16:20:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	ECON EFIN IR KNNP PARM PTER PINR
08STATE91327	REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY FOR ISF TRANSITION [...] (U) This is an action request. --------- OBJECTIVE --------- 2. (SBU) Department requests that Posts engage appropriate host country officials to notify and elicit support for the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) Transition Plan and the associated U.S. weapons sales. State and Defense Depar [...]	2008-08-25 20:25:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	MARR MCAP MOPS PINS MASS AE BA EG IS IZ JO KU QA
08STOCKHOLM377	Media Reaction - Lebanon and Hezbollah [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-22 07:28:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PREF EUN SW
08TASHKENT694	2008 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION [...] (U) The United States Government is aware of nine (9) claims of United States persons against the Government of Uzbekistan, two (2) of which have been resolved. 2. (U) a. Claimant A b. 1998 c. Claimant A is a U.S. trading company that exported alcohol to Uzbekistan. According to the C [...]	2008-06-18 12:52:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV CASC PGOV KIDE UZ
08TASHKENT802	UZBEKISTAN: UPDATE ON EXPLOSIONS NEAR BUKHARA [...] (SBU) Summary: As the day progresses, more reports have come in from Embassy contacts and local and international news sources regarding the series of explosions which occurred during the morning of July 10 in the town of Kagan, approximately 15 kilometers from Bukhara (reftel). All reports i [...]	2008-07-10 13:14:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CASC PINR PREL PTER UZ
08TELAVIV1051	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-19 10:10:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1133	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] PM Olmert's Alleged Corruption Affair 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with Defense Minister Barak's call for PM Olmert to "detach himself from the day-to-day leadership of the country." Media reported that Barak [...]	2008-05-29 10:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1214	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that PM Olmert, Defense Minister Ehud Barak, and Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni are scheduled to meet today to discuss a proposed Egyptian-bro [...]	2008-06-10 10:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1258	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-13 10:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1273	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-16 05:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1411	MFA REPORTS REVISED TERROR FINANCE LAW SOON TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the MFA,s Deputy Director for Counterterrorism on June 23, econoff was reassured that the new amendment to Israel,s dated Prohibition on Terrorist Financing law would come into effect within a few weeks. Previously, the GOI has only had the authority to design [...]	2008-07-02 08:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN KTFN IS
08TELAVIV1560	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that Israel and Hamas have not yet agreed to renew negotiations over Gilad Shalit's release, despite the completion of the Hizbullah prisoner swap and the relative quiet o [...]	2008-07-18 09:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1763	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 3. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that PM Ehud Olmert has presented Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas with a detailed proposal for an agreement in principle on borders, refugees, and security arrangement [...]	2008-08-12 14:05:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1814	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yesterday Maariv listed security arrangements that Israel has drafted for any future final status arrangement with the Palestinians. The Israelis would like to submit this list and to hav [...]	2008-08-18 10:16:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV186	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. World Financial Crunch ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that according to defense sources, Israel intends to keep the crossings into the Gaza Strip permanently closed and will only allow emergency humanitaria [...]	2008-01-23 13:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2007	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-04 10:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2020	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-05 10:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV241	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Final Winograd Report 2. Mideast 3. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with the final Winograd report, which will be made public this afternoon after 17 months of work. Banners: in Yediot: "The Mome [...]	2008-01-30 11:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2500	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-05 11:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2640	MFA OFFICIALS DISCUSS REGIONAL PEACE, DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Director of Policy Planning Dr. David Gordon on November 16 met separately with Eran Etzion, MFA Director of Policy Planning, Tal Becker, MFA Foreign Policy Advisor, and Yaakov Hadas, Deputy Director General of the Middle East and Peace Process Division to discuss Israeli views [...]	2008-11-28 11:42:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KWBG KPAL SY XF IS
08TELAVIV2711	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-04 12:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2733	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The headlines of major media (lead story in HaQaretz) quoted President-elect Barack Obama as saying yesterday on NBCQs QMeet the PressQ program that the West must engage in "tough but direc [...]	2008-12-08 11:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2750	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Islamic Extremism ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported on the Likud primaries. According to the electronic media MK Gideon Saar came in first, followed by Gilad Erdan, Reuven Rivlin, Benny Begin, Mo [...]	2008-12-09 11:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2918	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-30 10:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2922	GAZA SITUATION REPORT, DECEMBER 30, 18:00 [...] (S) Summary: The IDF continued to reinforce and increase ground forces around the Gaza periphery, including robust logistical support and elements from brigades not typically deployed in the Gaza sector. No ground operations have been initiated; the senior GOI leadership is discussing a range [...]	2008-12-30 17:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET//NOFORN	KWBG MOPS PREL PTER PINR EAID EFIN IS
08TELAVIV442	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast: ------------ Summary: -------- Senior columnist Nahum Barnea wrote on page one of the mass-circulation, pluralist Yediot Aharonot: "When the malice of Hamas meets the confusion of an Israeli government that has no solution to the Qassam rocket fire, the outcome means playing wi [...]	2008-02-25 11:57:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV548	EMBASSY TEL AVIV RESPONSE FOR TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-10 13:42:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ELAB IS KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
08TELAVIV589	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that at a Labor Party forum on Wednesday Defense Minister Ehud Barak hinted that fighting in Gaza may again flare up. He was quoted as saying: "We will see worse things [...]	2008-03-13 10:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV641	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Israel-Germany Relations 3. Global Stock Exchange ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that Israel and Egypt are conducting intensive negotiations in an effort to reach a long-term cease-fire in the Gaza Stri [...]	2008-03-19 10:09:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV824	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-09 11:21:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV868	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was quoted as saying in an interview with Ha'aretz on Sunday that peace cannot be achieved without talking to all the relevant people and that he intends [...]	2008-04-15 11:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV881	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that three IDF soldiers were killed in a Hamas ambush in Gaza and four others were injured. The radio quoted Palestinian sources as saying that four Hamas activists [...]	2008-04-16 14:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV887	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Italy: Parliamentary Elections ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported on the killing of three IDF soldiers and the wounding of three others in a Hamas ambush yesterday. Major media characterized what was the most int [...]	2008-04-17 11:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV935	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Syria 2. Mideast 3. Ben-Ami Kadish Affair ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media cited The Los Angeles Times as saying yesterday that Congress will hear from the CIA that the facility destroyed in the IAF attack on Syria was a nu [...]	2008-04-24 10:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV944	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Syria 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Most media featured the intelligence briefings yesterday to Congress on the alleged Syria - North Korea nuclear connection. The media quoted senior Bush administration members as saying [...]	2008-04-25 11:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08THEHAGUE180	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR [...] (U) The week of February 18 saw quite a number of meetings and consultations, several of which were convening for the first time this year ) Article X (February 18),the entire industry cluster followed by sampling and analysis and transfer discrepancies (February 19),the Host Country Commit [...]	2008-02-26 14:45:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE249	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR [...] (SBU) Executive Council 52 (EC-52) followed the unfortunate recent pattern of deferring a large proportion of its substantive business to the next session )- not only the facility and verification documents, but also some routine reports from the Technical Secretariat (TS) and Director General [...]	2008-03-13 14:47:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE420	CWC REVIEW CONFERENCE PART I - FORMAL OPENING [...] (U) This cable is part of a series on the Second Chemical Weapons Convention Review Conference (RevCon) April 7-18, 2008. It follows the initial report at the end of the Conference (reftel) and covers the opening plenary sessions of the Conference and the general debate. Other cables will fo [...]	2008-05-16 15:42:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
08TOKYO101	The Japan Economic Scope--January 10, 2008 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from January 10, 2008 2. (SBU) Table of Contents Planes, Trains and Automobiles 3. Japan's Auto Sales Hit 25-year Low in a Shrinking Domestic Market 4. Aviation--A Change of Pressure? 5. Local Governments Accept Change in Itami Airp [...]	2008-01-11 08:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
08TOKYO1143	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/25/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-25 01:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2054	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/25/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-26 11:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2142	KUWAITI PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO TOKYO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kuwaiti Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser Al Mohammed Al Ahmed Al Sabah visited Tokyo July 26-29 in a visit that was described as very good by officials of both governments. The two sides issued a joint statement and signed two memorandum, one on conducting bilateral consultations, an [...]	2008-08-05 06:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EPET ETRD KU JA
08TOKYO2594	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/19/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-19 08:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2679	JAPANESE FINANCIAL COMPANIES ACTING IN U.S. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Japanese financial companies are picking up assets available as a result of the failure of Lehman Brothers and other U.S.-based financial firms to grow their international presence. Announcements Japan's largest bank, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG),would purchase 10 to [...]	2008-09-26 08:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL JA
08TOKYO331	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/07/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-07 09:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TRIPOLI14	QADHAFI TELLS MUBARAK HE "MAY" SEEK TO ATTEND UNSC IN NEW YORK TRIPOLI 00000014 001.2 OF 002 CLASSIFIED BY: John T. Godfrey, A/DCM, Embassy Tripoli, Dept of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d) [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-10 14:06:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OVIP UN PHUM AU SU EG LY
08TRIPOLI680	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICEâ€™S VISIT TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-29 18:11:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET	OVIP PGOV PREL PHUM ECON KDEM PTER KISL AU SU
08TRIPOLI741	MINISTER OF ECONOMY POSITIVE ON BILATERAL ENGAGEMENT, CONCERNED ABOUT DOMESTIC REFORM PLANS TRIPOLI 00000741 001.2 OF 002 [...] (C) Summary: During a September 16 meeting, Dr. Ali al-Issawy, the Secretary of the General People's Committee for the Economy, Trade and Industry (equivalent of minister of economy and trade) told the CDA that he looked forward to the visit of Assistant Secretary of Commerce Israel Hernandez in [...]	2008-09-19 12:26:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV LY EFIN EPET ETRD ECON OVIP
08TRIPOLI764	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF SE WILLIAMSON TO LIBYA [...] (SBU) Your trip to Libya comes one month after Secretary Rice's historic visit marked a new chapter in Libya's re-engagement with the West and nearly two months after a U.S.-Libyan agreement to settle outstanding claims for compensation for attacks including the Lockerbie bombing of 1988. I [...]	2008-10-02 15:15:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CD SU LY

08TRIPOLI820	SE WILLIAMSON'S MEETING WITH LIBYA'S ALI TREIKI [...] (C) Summary. Special Envoy Richard Williamson emphasized the urgent need to stem the violence in Darfur in order to bring relief to the millions of displaced persons and refugees during his meeting in Tripoli with Libyan Secretary for African Affairs Ali Treiki on October 6. SE Williamson sai [...]	2008-10-14 17:31:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO LY CD SU
08TRIPOLI870	AL-QADHAFI'S RUSSIA TRIP SIGNALS DESIRE FOR FOREIGN POLICY [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-06 17:17:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MARR TRGY EPET RS BO UP LY
08TRIPOLI871	LIBYA'S TRI-LATERAL DIPLOMACY AND A PERSPECTIVE ON [...] (C) Summary. Both the GOL and Darfur rebel groups resident in Tripoli are busy crafting agreements with their respective interlocutors regarding efforts in Darfur. In late October, Libya chaired a "Tripartite Committee" meeting, brokering an agreement between Chad and Sudan that called for an [...]	2008-11-07 11:22:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CD AU SU LY
08TRIPOLI912	LIBYA COMMERCIAL ROUND-UP FOR OCTOBER 2008 [...] (U) A New Oil Discovery by Sirte Oil Company: On October 7, Sirte Oil, a state-owned company, announced a new oil discovery in the well A1-NC216A in the Ghadames Basin. The well is located approximately 310 km southwest of Tripoli. The initial production testing established an oil rate of 1,725 [...]	2008-11-25 11:04:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EIND ECON EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV LY
08TRIPOLI917	HEAD OF LIBYA'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD: U.S.-LIBYA RELATIONS NOT JUST ABOUT OIL REF: TRIPOLI 227 [...] (C) Summary: The head of Libya's national economic planning apparatus and the effort to implement Muammar al-Qadhafi's vision for government restructuring and privatization told the visiting NEA/MAG Director that a new, commonly agreed frame of reference for U.S.-Libya relations that took into a [...]	2008-11-26 14:53:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN KPAO SCUL KMPI EAID EPET LY
08TRIPOLI935	LIBYA'S TOP AFRICA DIPLOMAT DISCUSSES CHAD-SUDAN, SOMALIA, [...] (C) Summary. Libya is pleased with recent progress on Chad/Sudan reconciliation and expects a Libyan-led peacekeeping force to be deployed along the border by year's end, according to the GOL's top diplomat for African affairs, Dr. Ali Treiki. Treiki said the GOL would soon re-start efforts to [...]	2008-12-05 12:12:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO LY CD SU MR SO
08TRIPOLI976	LIBYA COMMERCIAL ROUND-UP FOR NOVEMBER 2008 [...] (SBU) Economics officer and senior commercial officer met on November 30 with a representative of Bearing Point, who was in Tripoli discussing future contracts for the company with the Libyan government. Bearing Point did a Basel Core Principles assessment for Libya a few years ago, and now is [...]	2008-12-22 08:43:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EIND EPET ENRG PGOV LY
08TUNIS120	TUNIS FY 2008 BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH PROPOSAL [...] Summary: Embassy Tunis is pleased to submit a proposal to further the advancement of agricultural biotechnology (agbiotech) research and awareness in Tunisia. The GOT is currently drafting regulations on biotechnology and we would like them to be trade-friendly. Given that the European Union [...]	2008-02-07 16:34:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO TS
08TUNIS194	A/S WELCH'S TOUR D'HORIZON WITH MINISTER OF [...] (S) In the course of several hours of interactions between NEA A/S Welch and Foreign Minister Abdallah on February 28, Welch conveyed the latest US thinking on Lebanon, Syria, the proposed Arab League summit, Iraq, Iran, the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, and Kosovo, among other topics. [...]	2008-03-03 17:00:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER IR IZ SY LE SE XI
08TUNIS51	FOR SALE: GULF INVESTORS GO A ON BUYING SPREE IN [...] (S) Despite what many domestic and foreign investors view as weaknesses in Tunisia,s investment climate, Gulf investors have made several sizable investments in recent months, with the full support of the GOT. The latest to be announced are a US $14 billion investment by Dubai Holding to buil [...]	2008-01-17 11:09:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET	EINV ECON KCOR EFIN TS
08TUNIS52	FOR SALE: GULF INVESTORS GO ON A BUYING SPREE IN [...] (S) Despite what many domestic and foreign investors view as weaknesses in Tunisia,s investment climate, Gulf investors have made several sizable investments in recent months, with the full support of the GOT. The latest to be announced are a US $14 billion investment by Dubai Holding to buil [...]	2008-01-17 11:20:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET	EINV ECON KCOR EFIN TS
08TUNIS580	TUNISIA CONTINUES TO EXPAND INTERNET CENSORSHIP [...] (C) While publicly promoting the internet as an economic tool, the Government of Tunisia is privately blocking an increasing portion of the web. Officially, only sites that promote violence or pornography are blocked in Tunisia, but in practice, sites with content critical of the GOT, such a [...]	2008-05-30 14:22:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
08TUNIS691	FOOD AND ENERGY SUBSIDIES PUT PRESSURE ON GOT [...] (C) With the recent spike in world commodity prices, the GOT's subsidy bill has ballooned, straining public finances. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has praised Tunisia's prudent fiscal management, which has kept budget deficits low, even with subsidies. Yet, as subsidies for energy and [...]	2008-06-26 14:22:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EFIN PGOV EAGR TS
08TUNIS924	TUNISIA TO RE-OPEN EMBASSY IN QATAR [...] (C) Tunisia has announced that it will re-open its embassy in Qatar, which it closed in October 2006 to protest al-Jazeera's unfavorable coverage of domestic politics in Tunisia. Foreign Minister Abdallah had previewed this decision for NEA A/S Welch during the latter's late February visit to [...]	2008-08-19 14:01:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EINV QA TS
08UNVIEVIENNA385	IAEA/BOARD: KAZAKHS NERVOUS ABOUT CONTESTING SYRIA [...] (S) Summary: Kazakh Ambassador Abdrakhmanov expressed some reluctance in a discussion with Ambassador Schulte on July 7 to contest the Syrian candidacy for the open MESA seat at the Board of Governors. He reported that Syria was adamant about its candidacy, and claimed Arab/MESA support, inc [...]	2008-07-10 15:39:00	UNVIE	SECRET	PARM KNNP PREL AORC IAEA KZ SY
08UNVIEVIENNA445	IAEA/SYRIA: AS KAZAKHS DAWDLE, AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Kazakhstan is still not prepared to challenge Syria's candidacy for the open MESA seat on the Board of Governors (2008-2010) absent a "100 percent" guarantee of victory, Kazakh Ambassador Abdrakhmanov told Ambassador Schulte August 6. He continued to stress Arab support for Syria, despite [...]	2008-08-07 15:34:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KNNP PREL AORC IAEA KZ AF SY
08UNVIEVIENNA546	IAEA/GC: MIDEAST MELTDOWN, TAKE 3 [...] (C) For the third consecutive year, Middle East issues nearly derailed the IAEA General Conference (GC). After a hard-fought Plenary floor fight consuming 15 hours of debate, the GC adopted a more balanced Middle East Safeguards (MES) resolution than in the past by a vote of 82-0-13 (U.S., Is [...]	2008-10-09 14:38:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN IS EG
08USNATO154	RFG: NATO-QATAR COOPERATION AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) This is a request for guidance. See para 8. 2. (S/NF) NATO has been unable to conclude a Cooperation Agreement with Qatar, largely due to significant differences over the issue of jurisidiction: the Qataris continue to insist on sole jurisdiction over NATO personnel; the U.S. and oth [...]	2008-05-06 11:19:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO MOPS MARR PREL AF QA
08USNATO160	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - MAY 7, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The Secretary General announced his choice of an Italian as the new NATO Senior Civilian Representative. The IMS reported it hopes to have consolidated Bucharest force generation review from SHAPE by May 13. The ANSF are leading approxima [...]	2008-05-08 14:30:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO176	NATO-QATAR POINTS DELIVERED TO LEAD NATO NEGOTIATOR [...] (S/NF) As reported in Ref A, Ambassador Nuland drew from Ref B points during the May 7 North Atlantic Council discussion of the ongoing negotiations for a NATO-Qatar Cooperation Agreement. To reinforce the message, Deputy PolAd Baez delivered the points as a demarche on May 13 to NATO's lead [...]	2008-05-19 13:14:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MOPS NATO PREL QA
08USNATO28	USNATO REQUESTS DOS LEGAL SUPPORT ON RUSSIAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The NATO Legal Office has proposed a meeting of legal advisors from all Allies, to be held in Brussels, to discuss Russia's understandings regarding the PfP SOFA. Post requests Washington's support, to include the participation of appropriate DOS legal experts. This is an act [...]	2008-01-23 15:54:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NATO PREL
08USNATO407	READOUT: GENERAL OBERING'S 28 OCTOBER MISSILE [...] (SBU) Summary: Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) Obering, the director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA),stopped in Brussels October 28 to address NATO Perm Reps on his way to Warsaw and Prague. He updated Allies regarding missile defense (MD) and introduced his successor, Major General (soon t [...]	2008-10-31 17:33:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL PARM MARR CZ PL MNUC
08USUNNEWYORK1002	NATO BRIEFS UN SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON [...] (U) At a Counter-terrorism Committee (CTC) meeting, October 30, NATO Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy Martin Erdmann told SC members that NATO is taking a concrete and practical approach to countering terrorism. He reported that coordination of NATO members [...]	2008-11-03 16:22:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER UNGA PREL PGOV
08USUNNEWYORK1021	63RD UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE (UNFC): DAY EIGHT, NINE [...] (U) Summary: The First Committee on Disarmament and International Security conducted its thematic debate on disarmament machinery on October 23, 24, and 27. This summary comprises all three days of the debate. On the first day, representatives from the following states spoke: France on behal [...]	2008-11-05 14:00:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	CD CDG PARM PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1048	UNGA/C-6: UNGA'S SIXTH (LEGAL) COMMITTEE DISCUSSES [...] SUMMARY: UNGA's Sixth Committee debated agenda item 79 "The Rule of Law at the National and International Level" from October 13-14. During the debate, Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro presented remarks. Many delegations commended the UN Rule of Law Coordination and Resource Group [...]	2008-11-10 14:09:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1060	UNGA/C-6: UNGA,S SIXTH (LEGAL) COMMITTEE DISCUSSES [...] SUMMARY: The 63rd UNGA Sixth Committee held its general debate on agenda item 74, "The report of the UN Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) on the work of its resumed 40th and 41st session," on October 20. The Chair of the 41st session summarized the topics discussed by the com [...]	2008-11-12 23:23:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1092	UNGA/C-6: UNGA,S SIXTH (LEGAL) COMMITTEE DISCUSSES [...] The 63rd UNGA's Sixth Committee held its general debate on agenda item 72, "Nationality of Natural Persons in Relation to the Succession of States," on October 21. Countries affirmed nationality as a fundamental human right and the key to legal protection. Delegations emphasized that this ri [...]	2008-11-19 18:36:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1097	UNGA SECOND COMMITTEE ADOPTS FIVE RESOLUTIONS ON [...] SUMMARY: The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Second Committee adopted five resolutions by consensus on procedural matters for the upcoming Financing for Development (FfD) Review conference during its November 5 session. This action came after the Committee Chair brokered a compromise to [...]	2008-11-20 20:35:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EAID ECIN UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1099	UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE DISCUSSES SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, [...] SUMMARY: From October 6-21, the UN General Assembly Third Committee formally discussed social development, advancement of women, rights of children, and indigenous issues. The broader themes discussed under these topics reflected those raised during the UN General Assembly General Debate, nam [...]	2008-11-20 23:26:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KWMN KOCI UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1117	UNGA/C-6: THE SIXTH (LEGAL) COMMITTEE DEBATES THE [...] Summary: The 63rd UNGA Sixth Committee held part three of a three-part debate on the Report of the International Law Commission (ILC) (A/63/10) October 31- November 5. Part three's discussion consisted of Chapter 9, "Protection of Persons in the Event of Disasters;" Chapter 10, "Immunity of [...]	2008-11-26 17:31:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1120	UNGA: 63RD UNGA ADOPTS RESOLUTIONS ON ISRAEL AND [...] The 63rd UNGA held its debate on agenda item 16, "The Question of Palestine," and agenda item 15, "The Situation in the Middle East," from November 24-25. Over 50 countries spoke; paragraph 8 gives a complete list. The President of the General Assembly (PGA),Miguel D'Escoto opened the debat [...]	2008-12-01 13:51:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PREF KPAL KWBG UNGA IS
08USUNNEWYORK1142	UNSC: COUNCIL MEETS AT LIBYAN REQUEST TO DISCUSS [...] (SBU) The Security Council met December 3 at Libya's request to discuss the Israeli Navy's action to deny entry of a Libyan vessel carrying humanitarian assistance to the port of Gaza. The Council invited both Israeli and Palestinian representatives to participate in the meeting. The Libyan [...]	2008-12-05 21:27:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC KWBG KPAL IS LY EG
08USUNNEWYORK1175	ARAB PERFORMANCE AT THE 63RD UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] (C) ARAB PERFORMANCE AT THE 63RD UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY WAS A MIXED BAG, WITH DIFFERENTIATED VOTING ON SOME KEY ISSUES. EGYPT MAINTAINED ITS USUAL ACTIVISM IN SHAPING AND DEFENDING UNHELPFUL G-77, OIC, AND NON-ALIGNED POSITIONS. SYRIA ENGAGED IN ITS USUAL RHETORIC AND POLARIZING TACTICS, AND ALGE [...]	2008-12-16 19:33:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA PHUM XF EG
08USUNNEWYORK1191	UNGA TAKES ACTION ON CONFLICT DIAMONDS, SPORT FOR [...] The UN General Assembly (UNGA) adopted by consensus 10 resolutions and a text on December 11. The resolutions and report were as follows: U.S. co-sponsored "The Role of Diamonds in Fueling Conflict" (A/63/L.52),"Sport as a Means to Promote Education, Health, Development and Peace" (A/63/L.51 [...]	2008-12-19 21:02:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PREF KPAL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1199	UNSC: OPEN DEBATE ON MIDDLE EAST - MOST STATES [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 18, the Security Council held its first Open Debate on the Middle East in five months only two days after a ministerial-level Security Council meeting that saw the passage of UN Security Council Resolution 1850 which confirms the irreversibility of the bilateral neg [...]	2008-12-23 19:53:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC KWBG KPAL IS PA LE SY EG
08USUNNEWYORK1205	UNSC DISCUSSES DEC SYG REPORT ON UNAMID [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 19, U/SYGs Le Roy and Malcorra briefed the Security Council on the SYG's December 12 report on Sudan. The Sudanese Permanent Representative also spoke. In the consultations that followed, Council members discussed the security and humanitarian situation in Darfu [...]	2008-12-24 17:32:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
08USUNNEWYORK408	CHAIRMEN OF 1267, COUNTER-TERRORISM, AND 1540 [...] The Chairmen of the UN Security Council's 1267 (Al-Qaida/Taliban) Sanctions Committee, Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC),and 1540 Committee briefed the Security Council in a public meeting on May 6, 2008, in the ninth such meeting of its kind. The Chairmen, Ambassador Verbeke of Belgium (12 [...]	2008-05-08 00:42:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC PTER KNNP EFIN KTFN
08USUNNEWYORK459	LEBANON: SECURITY COUNCIL WELCOMES DOHA AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) The UN Security Council adopted a Presidential Statement (PRST) on May 22 welcoming the agreement between Lebanese leaders reached in Doha, Qatar one day earlier. The text of the PRST is contained in paragraph 2. Although USUN pushed hard for language calling for full implementation of [...]	2008-05-23 16:09:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER UNSC SY LE
08USUNNEWYORK469	UN COUNTER-TERRORISM STRATEGY - WORKING GROUPS [...] (U) BEGIN SUMMARY: Calls for the UN Counter-Terrorism Task Force (CTITF) Working Groups to involve Member States in their activities and statements of support for the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy (A/RES/60/288) dominated comments at a briefing on the CTITF's activities on May 21. Mem [...]	2008-05-27 23:18:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER USUN PREL
08USUNNEWYORK477	U/SYG HOLMES ON PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS IN ARMED [...] (SBU) Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes briefed the Security Council May 27 on the subject of the protection of civilians in armed conflict. In addition to members of the Security Council, 21 other member states participated in the public discussion. Most voiced sup [...]	2008-05-29 23:24:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF PREL SOCI UNSC XA UN PGOV
08USUNNEWYORK531	SETTLEMENTS: ARAB GROUP SEEKS U.S. SUPPORT OR [...] (C) Summary. An Arab Group delegation consisting of representatives from Mauritania, Iraq, the Palestinian Observer Mission, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the Arab League requested a meeting with Amb Khalilzad on June 16 to formally present a draft resolution -- initiated by Saudi Arabia an [...]	2008-06-16 23:41:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC IS PA
08USUNNEWYORK550	GENERAL ASSEMBLY COUNTER-TERRORISM [...] Summary. Informal consultations on the General Assembly's Counter-terrorism Strategy follow-up focused on plans for the September review. Delegations struck a positive tone and comments were generally constructive. The current trend is toward a resolution reaffirming the Strategy. Some de [...]	2008-06-23 19:12:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER UN
08USUNNEWYORK598	SETTLEMENTS UNSCR: USUN PLANS TO INTRODUCE [...] (C) Amb Khalilzad met with the Arab Group on July 7 about the draft resolution on Israeli settlements. He urged the group to delay putting the text in blue for 48 hours so that the Arabs could consider U.S. elements for a comprehensive resolution on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and UNSC e [...]	2008-07-08 15:30:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC IS PA
08USUNNEWYORK605	SETTLEMENTS UNSCR: USUN REQUESTS DEMARCHE TO PARIS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (C) The Arab Group decided on July 8 to put their revised draft resolution condemning Israeli settlements in blue, "so that it can be voted on soon," according to the press release they put out after their meeting. (Note: The text of the [...]	2008-07-09 01:16:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG IS PA
08USUNNEWYORK612	UN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL: COMMITTEE ON NGOS [...] Summary: At its resumed session May 29 - June 6 and June 25, ECOSOC,s Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations (CNGO) recommended ECOSOC consultative status for a number of U.S. NGOs, including the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) and the Hudson Institute. Action on the Democracy Coali [...]	2008-07-09 23:49:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PHUM USUN
08USUNNEWYORK631	SETTLEMENTS UNSCR: FRANCE AND UK TO PROPOSE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. (C) P-3 Ambassadors met in the evening of July 15 to discuss a response to the Arab draft resolution condemning Israeli settlements. French Amb Ripert reported that earlier in the day Qatari Amb Nasser had agreed, on behalf of the Arab [...]	2008-07-16 01:36:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PTER PGOV KPAL KWBG IS PA
08USUNNEWYORK633	U.S.- U.N. HIGH-LEVEL STRATEGIC DIALOGUE ON IRAQ [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 11 the U.S. and the U.N. conducted a High-Level Strategic Dialogue on Iraq, comprised of a political component chaired by UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Lynn Pascoe and a security component chaired by Under-Secretary-General for Safety and Security Sir [...]	2008-07-16 16:15:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREM IZ UNSC
08USUNNEWYORK660	ISRAEL AND ARABS EXCHANGE BARBS IN MONTHLY DEBATE [...] (SBU) Summary. U/SYG Lynn Pascoe briefed the Security Council during an open meeting on the Middle East on July 22. Pascoe outlined encouraging developments in the region, highlighting the formation of a national unity government in Lebanon, indirect talks between Israel and Syria, and the [...]	2008-07-24 01:50:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC SY LE IS PA
08USUNNEWYORK671	BILATERAL DISCUSSIONS WITH INDIA PR ON DEMOCRACY [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Khalilzad met with Indian PermRep Sen on July 24. They discussed possible initial members in the UN democracy caucus and shared concern regarding UN budget practices. India offered to do more on Afghanistan if needed, and pointedly asked when the U.S. would be as open [...]	2008-07-28 16:45:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AF AA
08USUNNEWYORK737	LEBANON TRIBUNAL: MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE BRIEFS [...] (SBU) BEGIN SUMMARY: The UK Chair of the Management Committee for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon briefed Member States August 13 on progress relating to the STL. The Chair discussed the Management Committee, its functions, and composition, as well as developments concerning the building t [...]	2008-08-15 21:57:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER UNSC SY LE
08USUNNEWYORK85	GAZA: SECURITY COUNCIL DROPS PRST AFTER LIBYA [...] (SBU) After four days of negotiation on a draft Presidential Statement (PRST) on the situation in Gaza, in which USUN was initially isolated 14-1 but eventually persuaded all other delegations except Libya to support the U.S. position, Security Council Ambassadors met on January 29 and decided [...]	2008-01-29 22:30:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC IS
08USUNNEWYORK864	AT UN, HEADS OF STATE BEGIN 63RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] SUMMARY: The United Nations General Debate opened on September 22 with several heads of state taking the floor. Most speakers mentioned the global food crisis, and many spoke on peace-building, energy issues, global warming, the financial crisis, and human rights. UN reform was another commo [...]	2008-09-25 22:24:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON BR US FR RP QA LI TU AR MA
08USUNNEWYORK942	UNGA/C-6: UNGA'S 6TH COMMITTEE DISCUSSES TERRORISM [...] Summary: The Sixth Committee held its debate on agenda item 99, "Measures to Eliminate International Terrorism," from October 8-9. The majority of speakers called for the conclusion of the draft Comprehensive Convention for Combating International Terrorism. Some called for it to include a [...]	2008-10-16 12:26:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK962	UN TO COMMEMORATE BICENTENNIAL OF END OF SLAVE [...] In plenary session on October 20, The UN General Assembly (UNGA) received the Secretary-General's report on the Follow-up to the Commemoration of the 200th Anniversary of the Abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade (A/63/213),and passed a resolution on a Permanent Memorial to and Remembra [...]	2008-10-22 19:11:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KTIP AORC
08USUNNEWYORK971	SYG BAN ON DRC, KOSOVO, PAKISTAN, FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] (S) Ambassador Khalilzad met with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon one-on-one early evening October 22 to discuss DRC, Kosovo, Pakistan, the November 15 Financial Crisis Summit and the upcoming International Conference on Financing for Development in Doha. 2. (S) DRC: The S [...]	2008-10-24 15:30:00	USUN New York	SECRET	PREL PGOV
08USUNNEWYORK973	63RD UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE: U.S. TABLES REVISIONS [...] Underscores the contribution that compliance with non-proliferation, arms limitation and disarmament agreements and with other agreed obligations makes to enhancing confidence and to strengthening international security and stability; 2. Urges all States to implement and to comply fully w [...]	2008-10-27 19:47:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CDG PARM PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK988	UNGA/C-6: UNGA,S SIXTH (LEGAL) COMMITTEE DISCUSSES [...] The 63rd UNGA Sixth Committee held its debate on agenda item 76, "Status of the Protocols Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and Relating to the Protection of Victims of Armed Conflicts," from October 23-24. The majority of delegations used this debate to list the efforts their own [...]	2008-10-30 14:03:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK996	63RD UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE (UNFC): DAY ONE, TWO AND [...] (U) Summary: The First Committee on Disarmament and International Security conducted its thematic debate on nuclear weapons from October 14 to 16. This summary comprises statements from all three days (October 14, 15 and 16) of the debate. On Day 1, representatives from the following states [...]	2008-10-31 21:19:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	CD CDG KN PARM PREL UNGA
08VATICAN61	HOLY SEE ON MADRID INTER-RELIGIOUS CONFERENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: For the Holy See, the most important aspect of the July 16 to 18 Madrid inter-religious conference (reftel A) is the fact that the Saudi King was firmly behind it. The Madrid conference was disappointing in its failure to address religious freedom and, to a lesser extent, to set u [...]	2008-08-04 13:55:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF SA SP VT
08VIENNA506	AUSTRIAN ALQAEDA HOSTAGES: GAO TURNS TO MUSLIM LEADERS FOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-11 15:27:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER AU
08VILNIUS198	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - April 04, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Vitebsk Opposition Activists Jailed and Fined (para. 2) - Vandals Attack Opposition Party Headquarters (para. 3) - Milinkevich Holds Meetings in Gomel Region (para. 4) [...]	2008-04-05 08:50:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
08WARSAW1334	GOVERNMENT ACTS QUICKLY TO AVERT POTENTIAL [...] (SBU) Poland's two coalition parties -- Civic Platform (PO) and the Polish People's Party (PSL) -- acted quickly to resolve what Prime Minister Tusk characterized as a "misunderstanding" between himself and Labor Minister Jolanta Fedak (PSL). Controversy erupted November 17 when Fedak unexpec [...]	2008-11-20 15:42:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB ECON PL
08WARSAW845	POLAND'S ENERGY CZAR ON GAS DEAL WITH IRAN [...] (C) Summary: According to the Polish Prime Minister's top energy advisor, if PGNiG were to abandon its discussions with Iran regarding the Lavan gas field, PGNiG would expect U.S. help -- and deals with U.S. companies -- to obtain natural gas elsewhere in the Middle East. In addition, the [...]	2008-07-16 15:45:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET PGOV PREL IR PL
08WELLINGTON91	TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS - NEW ZEALAND 2/2007 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-07 00:28:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF ASEC SMIG ELAB KCRM KWMN KFRD NZ
08YEREVAN243	ARMENIA'S 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) This cable represents Embassy Yerevan's submission for the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Please see paragraph 5 for responses keyed to reftel request. 2. (SBU) During the reporting period, the government of Armenia significantly revamped its interagency apparatus that is res [...]	2008-03-20 03:28:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
08YEREVAN244	ARMENIA'S 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) This cable represents Embassy Yerevan's submission for the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Please see paragraph 5 for responses keyed to reftel request. 2. (SBU) During the reporting period, the government of Armenia significantly revamped its interagency apparatus that is res [...]	2008-03-20 05:17:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
08ZAGREB49	CROATIA 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT (PART II) [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-24 14:06:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR HR
09ABUDHABI1043	UAE MEETING WITH LT GEN HOSTAGE AND MAJOR GENERAL MOHAMMAD [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Progress was made on a variety of CENTCOM-related issues during AFCENT (U.S. Air Forces Central) Commander Lt Gen Mike Hostage's meeting with UAE Air Force and Air Defense Chief Mohamad Sowaidon al-Gemzy on October 28. Although he proposed no dates, Sowaidan agreed to facilita [...]	2009-11-05 06:31:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	MASS MOPS MARR PREL TC AE
09ABUDHABI1101	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF DOE DEPUTY SECRETARY PONEMAN [...] (U) Mission UAE looks forward to hosting Deputy Secretary of Energy Poneman's December 8-10 visit to Abu Dhabi. THE UAE AND THE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP -------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) In the past five years, the United Arab Emirates has emerged as one of the economic powe [...]	2009-11-23 11:42:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG EPET KNNP PGOV ECON ETRD AE
09ABUDHABI1117	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF DOE DEPUTY SECRETARY PONEMAN [...] (U) Mission UAE looks forward to hosting Deputy Secretary of Energy Poneman's December 8-10 visit to Abu Dhabi. Reftel provided a separate classified scenesetter. THE UAE AND THE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP -------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) In the past five years, the United Ar [...]	2009-12-01 11:32:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET KNNP PGOV ECON ETRD AE
09ABUDHABI116	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: TECHNOWORLD/BAX [...] Reftels requested that post conduct post-shipment verifications at TechnoWorld and BAX Global, Dubai, UAE for the shipment of Computers and related equipment exported as No License Required by Alienware Corporation, Miami, FLA. 2. On Jan 28, 2009, Export Control Officer (ECO) met with Mr. V [...]	2009-02-02 08:00:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC AE
09ABUDHABI133	UAE HOSTS ARAB DISCUSSION ON PA SUPPORT [...] (C) As previewed with the Ambassador (ref A),UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) hosted a gathering of nine Arab foreign ministers February 3 in Abu Dhabi to discuss coordination of Palestinian issues. Eight countries and the PA attended (UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Bahrain, [...]	2009-02-04 14:23:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG EFIN AE
09ABUDHABI142	UAE FM TRAVELING THE REGION ON "UNITY" MISSION [...] (SBU) Subsequent to hosting a February 3 gathering of nine Arab foreign ministers (reftel),UAE FM Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) met with the visiting Kuwaiti FM over the weekend (February 6) and embarked on a regional tour characterized in official news reports as seeking Arab unity, presumably wi [...]	2009-02-08 14:05:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG EFIN AE
09ABUDHABI146	UAE LEADERSHIP ON THE MEETINGS OF THE MODERATES [...] (C) Summary: UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah continues his coordination with Arab counterparts, while MinState Gargash recounted that February 3 discussions among the moderate camp addressed troublesome scenarios like a Palestinian split that gives a new Israeli government the excuse that it "h [...]	2009-02-10 09:50:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAL KWBG EAID EFIN AE
09ABUDHABI148	UAE ACTIVITY IN ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN PEACE PROCESS [...] (C) Summary: As the UAEG hosted the "moderate camp" of Arab ministers February 3, its role in moderating peace in the Middle East came somewhat more into focus. The UAE is a determined player, and consistent coordinator, in Arab efforts to secure stability; its contributions to GCC and Arab [...]	2009-02-10 14:07:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL EAID KPAL KWGB IS AE
09ABUDHABI162	(C) UAE CAUTIONS QATAR ON IRANIAN AND HAMAS PARTICIPATION IN [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-17 05:29:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PTER KPAL KWBG EAID EFIN AE
09ABUDHABI193	STRONG WORDS IN PRIVATE FROM MBZ AT IDEX -- BASHES IRAN, [...] (S/NF) Summary: On the margins of Abu Dhabi's largest defense exhibition (IDEX),Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) engaged visiting US dignitaries with strident remarks about Iran and Qatar's dangerous ties to extremist elements (including Iran and the Muslim Brotherhood). He s [...]	2009-02-25 12:50:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PARM MOPS MASS IR QA RU AE
09ABUDHABI312	UAE ON DOHA ARAB SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador shared reftel points on the Doha summit with MFA and was told the UAE is looking for Arab solidarity. Separately, UAE President Khalifa discussed key summit topics in a press interview. End summary. 2. (C) Ambassador raised reftel points on the Doha summit with D [...]	2009-03-26 14:21:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KPAL SU QA IS IR SY AE
09ABUDHABI317	UAE PRESIDENT'S PRESS REMARKS ON REGIONAL ISSUES [...] Summary: In a rare press interview (this time with Qatar's Al-Watan newspaper) in advance of the Doha summit, UAE president Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan commented on the continuing strength of relations with the U.S. as Washington changes leadership, expressing optimism in the Obama Adm [...]	2009-03-29 10:52:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID ENRG KPAL SU IS IR SY IZ AE
09ABUDHABI62	Demarche in Preparation for the January 16 Arab League [...] (C) In a January 15 meeting with MFA Asst U/S for Political Affairs Tariq al-Haidan, DCM delivered reftel points. With FM Abdullah currently in Washington, MFA Minstate Gargash is already on his way to Kuwait to participate in the January 16 Ministerial, Haidan promised to convey our points t [...]	2009-01-15 14:10:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD KPAL KWBG MOPS PHUM PREL AL AE
09ABUDHABI746	(S) MBZ HOSTS GULF SECURITY DINNER WITH ISA ASD VERSHBOW AND PM A/S SHAPIRO [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-22 12:59:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PREL PARM EAID MOPS IR IS AF PK SY LE SA
09ABUDHABI754	(S) MbZ HOSTS GULF SECURITY DINNER WITH ISA ASD VERSHBOW AND [...] (S) Summary: Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ, also Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces and de facto defense chief) hosted a July 19 executive session of the Gulf Security Dialogue in Abu Dhabi (July 20 plenary with UAE uniformed officers reported septel). The U.S. d [...]	2009-07-23 09:40:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PREL PARM EAID MOPS IR IS AF PK SY LE SA
09ABUDHABI814	UAE POLICY ON NPT REVIEW AND RELATED ISSUES [...] (C) The information in this message is provided in response to reftel request: -- The UAEG takes a supportive approach to most international nonproliferation issues but its diplomatic impact is limited due to human resource constraints and a historically low-key approach to diplomacy. -- [...]	2009-08-16 06:39:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG KNNP IAEA PGOV AE
09ABUDHABI847	IRAN, RUSSIA OFFER GAS TO UAE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Abu Dhabi investment firm Mubadala denied recent (Iranian) press reports of a gas deal with the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC). However, the rumors have a kernel of truth as Iran has repeatedly offered the UAE natural gas. While most Emiratis know Iran well enough to stee [...]	2009-08-25 06:43:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV IR RS AE
09ABUDHABI862	SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S MEETING WITH SHAYKH [...] (C) Mr President: Shaykh Mohammed bin Zayed is looking forward to renewing your acquaintanceship, established during his 2006 call on you. --------------------------------------------- ---- MbZ - The Man --------------------------------------------- ---- 2. (C) Shaykh Mohammed bin Zay [...]	2009-08-31 10:05:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL AE
09ABUDHABI916	"EXPANDING CHORUS ON IRAN" DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO UAE [...] (C) DCM delivered reftel demarche to Emirati MFA Assistant Minister for Political Affairs Tariq Haidan. He urged the UAE to encourage Iran to engage in meaningful discussions with the P5+1 and respond to U.S. offers of engagement on its nuclear program. After discussing reftel points for GCC [...]	2009-09-16 13:37:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA AORC GCC MU QA IQ IR AE
09ABUDHABI981	(S) A LONG HOT SUMMER FOR UAE-SAUDI RELATIONS [...] (C) This summer witnessed a sharp uptick in tensions between the UAE and Saudi Arabia, beginning with the UAE's May decision to pull out of the GCC Monetary Union (after the Headquarters went to Riyadh when the UAE had lobbied for Dubai). Shortly thereafter the Saudis effectively closed a majo [...]	2009-10-15 14:20:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR PINS GCC PBTS SA AQ AE
09ABUJA1890	SRMC PANDITH ENGAGES NIGERIAN MUSLIM COMMUNITY [...] (U) Summary: During her October 8-10 visit to Abuja and Kano, Special Representative to Muslim Communities (SRMC) Farah Pandith met Nigerian religious leaders, civil society activists, and government officials to promote person-to-person engagement with diverse Muslim communities. Pandith obs [...]	2009-10-16 14:46:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KISL NI
09ABUJA2010	AFRICAN UNION PEACE AND SECURITY MEETING REVIEWS [...] (C) The October 29 African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) meeting in Abuja reviewed the report of the AU High Level Panel on Darfur (AUPD),chaired by former South African President Thabo Mbeki. PSC participants called for reaffirmation of the AU's commitment to combat impunity, y [...]	2009-11-03 10:05:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR NI SU
09ABUJA307	STATISTICS OF ARRESTS WITH INL DONATED BODY SCANNERS [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-19 13:16:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI IZ
09ADDISABABA1201	PRIME MINISTER MELES ON REGIONAL CHALLENGES [...] (C) Prime Minister Meles Zenawi told visiting USUN Ambassador Susan Rice May 16 that over the long term normalization of relations with Eritrea will guarantee a peaceful demarcation of the border. Meles also acknowledged to former U.S. mediator Rice that Ethiopia made mistakes in handling the [...]	2009-05-21 14:53:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PGOV ET ER SU SO
09ADDISABABA1237	ETHIOPIA TO THE P-5: TIME FOR ERITREA SANCTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary. Ethiopian Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin on May 22 called in the UNSC P-5 Ambassadors to urge them to follow-up on the InterGovernmental Authority on Development's (IGAD) May 20 call for Security Council sanctions against Eritrea and the imposition of a naval blockade and no-f [...]	2009-05-26 14:08:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS KPKO SO ET ER
09ADDISABABA143	USAU: AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON CHAIRMAN PING [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 17 the Ambassador paid a farewell call on African Union Chairman, Jean Ping. In a wide-ranging conversation the Chairman confided he anticipates the January AU Summit will be difficult. While cautiously optimistic about the progress being made on peacekeeping in So [...]	2009-01-20 11:15:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AU
09ADDISABABA1662	AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT WRAP-UP: QADHAFI PULLS IT [...] (C) Summary: The African Union (AU) Summit in Sirte, Libya, resulted in a strong call by member states for the United Nations Security Council to impose sanctions on Eritrea for its support of al-Shabaab forces who are threatening the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of President Sheikh S [...]	2009-07-15 06:42:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR AU
09ADDISABABA1675	COUNTERING WAHABI INFLUENCE IN ETHIOPIA THROUGH [...] (C) Every culture that has adopted Islam has its own unique traditions and practices for expressing their Faith. This is manifested through shrines, literature, faith rituals, and objects that include manuscripts, art, and even clothing and other accoutrements. In countries with mixed faith t [...]	2009-07-15 13:43:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO KISL KIRF SCUL PROP ET
09ADDISABABA2061	USAFRICOM COMMANDER GENERAL WARD MEETS WITH [...] (C) Summary: During their August 20 meeting at African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, USAFRICOM Commander General William E. (Kip) Ward and African Union Commission Chairperson Jean Ping discussed U.S./Africa cooperation in combating narco-trafficking through Africa, as well as ongoing USG [...]	2009-08-25 05:51:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MASS SNAR KCRM PINR AU
09ADDISABABA265	AU SUMMIT: AF ACTING A/S CARTER MEETS WITH AU [...] (C) Summary: AF Acting Assistant Secretary Phillip Carter, joined by Ambassador Donald Yamamoto, USAID Acting Assistant Administrator Earl Gast, and Sudan Programs Group Director Timothy Shortley, met with AU Peace and Security Commissioner Ramtane Lamamra January 31, on the margins of the AU [...]	2009-02-02 16:54:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SO SU ZI CG
09ADDISABABA267	AU SUMMIT -- AF ACTING A/S CARTER MEETS WITH [...] (C) Summary: AF Acting Assistant Secretary Phillip Carter, joined by Acting USAID Assistant Administrator Earl Gast, and Sudan Programs Group Director Timothy Shortley, met February 1 with Sudanese Presidential Advisers Nafie Ali Nafie and Mustafa Ismael and Sudanese Foreign Minister Deng Alor [...]	2009-02-02 17:14:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AU XA SU CD
09ADDISABABA2952	USAU: AU COMMISSIONER LAMAMRA DISCUSSES GUINEA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for African Affairs Karl Wycoff met with the African Union (AU) Commissioner for Peace and Security, Ramtane Lamamra, on November 20 in Addis Ababa to address a range of issues. On the topic of Guinea, Lamamra said that while the AU had discussed [...]	2009-12-17 08:11:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AU
09ADDISABABA317	AU SUMMIT: AF ACTING A/S CARTER MEETS WITH [...] (C) Summary: AF Acting Assistant Secretary Phillip Carter met Vittorio Scelzo, head of the International Department of the Community of Sant'Egidio (CSE),and Kpakile Felemou, head of the CSE in Guinea, on the margins of the African Union (AU) Summit on 1 February. Discussions focused on S [...]	2009-02-05 15:22:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SU GN AU

09ADDISABABA354	AU SUMMIT -- AF ACTING A/S CARTER MEETS WITH [...] (C) Summary: AF Acting Assistant Secretary met with French Ministry of Foreign Affairs AF A/S-Equivalent Stephane Gompertz, Presidential Advisor for African Affairs Remi Marechaux, and Ambassador Jean-Christophe Belliard February 2 on the margins of the African Union Summit. On Sudan, the Fr [...]	2009-02-09 16:12:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV FR XA AU
09ADDISABABA49	USAU: AU'S URGENT REQUEST TO EQUIP AMISOM, SOMALI [...] (U) This cable contains an Action Request in paragraph 10. 2. (U) Summary: The African Union is asking the international community, principally the US, EU, and UK, to commit immediate financia and logistical support not only to AMISOM, but also to a 10,000 strong joint security force compose [...]	2009-01-12 12:27:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV USUN AU
09ADDISABABA653	SOMALIA: TFG SECURITY OFFICIALS VISIT ADDIS ABABA [...] (S/NF) Summary. Somalia unity Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Minister of Internal Security Affairs Omar Hashi Aden, National Police Chief Abdi Qeybdiid, and General Mohamed Sheikh Hassan, likely to be the next TFG National Intelligence Chief, told the Ambassador on March 6 that the T [...]	2009-03-18 08:45:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS KPKO SO ET
09ADDISABABA723	ARAB LEAGUE AMBASSADORS ON SOMALIA AND SUDAN [...] (S/NF) Summary. Ambassadors from Arab League countries raised with the U.S. Ambassador during their regular gatherings, questions about the new Administration in the context of U.S. policy towards Somalia. The Arab Ambassadors pressed the Ambassador on U.S. support for the new Transitional [...]	2009-03-26 13:28:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER ET SO XF
09ADDISABABA83	USAU: AU'S URGENT REQUEST TO EQUIP AMISOM, SOMALI [...] (U) This cable contains an Action Request in paragraph 10. 2. (U) Summary: The African Union is asking the international community, principally the US, EU, and UK, to commit immediate financial and logistical support not only to AMISOM, but also to a 10,000 strong joint security force compo [...]	2009-01-14 14:25:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV USUN AU
09AMMAN1006	CODEL MCCONNELL'S APRIL 9 MEETING WITH JORDAN'S [...] (S) Summary: King Abdullah discussed with CODEL McConnell the peace process, Iran, and Syria, as well as Iraq and Qatar. The King stressed the importance of immediately pursuing a comprehensive peace settlement in the Middle East, emphasized that the Arab states could support the U.S. in con [...]	2009-05-03 05:14:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IR IS IZ JO
09AMMAN1113	KING ABDULLAH HAS MOMENT IN THE SUN, BUT WILL IT [...] (C) Summary: Jordanian contacts saw King Abdullah's visit to Washington as a success, focusing on how it enhanced his standing among his Arab peers more than on the substantive outcome of his conversations with President Obama. Most thought the King returned from the United States newly empo [...]	2009-05-13 10:11:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL IS EG SA SY JO
09AMMAN1117	KING ABRUPTLY ENDS DRIVE FOR DECENTRALIZATION [...] (C) Summary: King Abdullah's long-standing drive for decentralization of government services came to an abrupt halt on May 3, when he announced that the plan to create three new regional authorities would be dropped in favor of a vague plan to empower existing provincial governors. Little w [...]	2009-05-13 13:16:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN1118	CODEL PELOSI DISCUSSES PEACE PROCESS, IRAN, REFORM [...] (C) Summary: During their May 7-8 visit to Amman, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Representative Rush Holt (R-NJ) met with King Abdullah, Senate President Zaid Al-Refai, and Lower House Speaker Abdulhadi Al-Majali. They heard optimism about the President's engagement on the Isra [...]	2009-05-13 13:26:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KDEM KWMN IR IS QT JO
09AMMAN112	JORDAN: JANUARY 13 MEDIA REACTION TO GAZA [...] SUMMARY: Gaza news coverage by Jordanian media outlets on Tuesday described Israel's "methodical destruction" and the fierce battles between Palestinian militants and IDF units. Arab and international diplomatic efforts also received attention, specifically King Abdullah's consultations with [...]	2009-01-13 13:46:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO KMDR JO
09AMMAN1130	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL KERRY'S VISIT TO JORDAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Amman welcomes the May 15-16 visit to Jordan of CODEL Kerry. In line with the CODEL's request, we have arranged an audience with King Abdullah and Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh. Since your last visit in February, the King had a lengthy and domestically well-received vis [...]	2009-05-14 15:23:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV OREP JO
09AMMAN125	JORDAN: JANUARY 14 MEDIA REACTION TO GAZA [...] SUMMARY: Clashes between Hamas fighters and IDF units competed for attention with King Abdullah's statements in Wednesday's newspapers published in Jordan. The King reiterated again the urgency of enforcing UNSCR 1860 on Israel and subsequently reaching a two-state solution. Demonstrators nu [...]	2009-01-14 11:46:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO KMDR JO
09AMMAN1278	JORDAN: SCENESETTER FOR SE MITCHELL'S JUNE 11 VISIT [...] (S) Your visit to the region will be viewed by Jordanians as the first follow-up to the President's speech in Cairo. Despite widespread admiration and praise for the speech, Jordanians at all levels of society believe concrete actions must follow in the next few months before optimism about the [...]	2009-06-07 15:27:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PGOV KPAL IS JO
09AMMAN1354	JORDANIANS URGE ACTING A/S FELTMAN TO BE CLEAR [...] (C) On June 14, Acting A/S Feltman visited Amman to discuss regional issues with Chief of the Royal Court (CORC) Nasser Lozi and Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh. The Jordanians said that they were pleased with the election results in Lebanon and believe that the opposition will relinquish claim [...]	2009-06-16 09:01:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL IS SY JO
09AMMAN136	FINANCIAL CRISIS HITS JORDAN IN SPITE OF DOMESTIC FISCAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Although Jordan's conservative banking and mortgage practices have partially protected the country from the international financial crisis, Jordan's economy is still suffering from a credit crunch; falling real estate prices and cancelled development projects; a general business [...]	2009-01-15 10:42:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV EAID KTEX JO
09AMMAN145	JORDAN: JANUARY 15 MEDIA REACTION TO GAZA [...] SUMMARY: Beneath sorrowful images from Gaza, banner headlines in today's Jordan-based newspapers focused on the apparent disagreement among Arab League member states. King Abdullah's meeting with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon topped local coverage. Public protests were few as the Islamist [...]	2009-01-15 13:41:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO KMDR JO
09AMMAN147	JORDAN GAZA ROUNDUP, JANUARY 15 [...] (C) Summary: Marches and protests continue across Jordan, with further demonstrations planned for after Friday prayers on January 16. Islamists announced that they are pondering a "million man march" to the Israeli border and a separate event to burn American and Israeli goods. Following t [...]	2009-01-15 14:52:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON KWBG KPAL KISL IS JO
09AMMAN1483	JORDAN'S KING, FM DISCUSS MIDEAST PEACE AND IRAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Iran dominated Codel Schiff's discussions with King Abdullah and Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh during a June 27-30 visit to Jordan. The King and FM detailed confidence building measures Arab states would offer in the run-up to final statu [...]	2009-07-02 05:55:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KWBG IS IR SA SY JO
09AMMAN1676	EMBASSY AMMAN'S FOLLOW UP TO THE PRESIDENT'S CAIRO SPEECH [...] (SBU) Summary: As reported in refs D and E, the President's June 4 speech in Cairo was generally well received in Jordan. Most Jordanian audiences focused on language related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but they nevertheless expect and look for increased engagement stemming from the [...]	2009-07-27 11:48:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL OEXC SOCI JO
09AMMAN1779	SUCESSFUL JORDAN BIOMETRIC PARTNERSHIP CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Jordan's Ministry of Interior and General Intelligence Directorate held a conference on the Regional Biometric Partnership Initiative on 4-5 August in Amman. The conference successfully brought together counter-terrorism and forensics experts from twelve countries in the region, inclu [...]	2009-08-06 11:05:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PTER ASEC PREL KINR JO
09AMMAN1786	JORDAN: KING SACKS FOUR TOP GENERALS, UPSETTING [...] (S/NF) Summary: King Abdullah sacked four senior members of the Jordanian military during an emergency meeting of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) on August 4. The firings have so far not been made public. In an unprecedented step, the King did not immediately announce replacements for the f [...]	2009-08-06 13:22:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MCAP MOPS JO
09AMMAN211	SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL'S JANUARY [...] (S) Foremost on the mind of King Abdullah will be his desire for assurance that the U.S. has reinvigorated its pursuit of a two-state solution. The King pins the blame for the Gaza crisis on three factors: the perceived political vacuum during our presidential transition, doubts about a weake [...]	2009-01-25 15:46:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PGOV KPAL IS JO
09AMMAN2578	JORDAN NOMINATES RANA HUSSEINI FOR WOMEN OF [...] Summary: It is an honor to nominate and strongly recommend Rana Husseini for the 2009 Women of Courage Award. Ms. Husseini is the definition of courage. Ms. Husseini's work single-handedly broke the silence of honor killings in Jordan and her 15-year crusade has resulted in greater justice fo [...]	2009-11-25 15:17:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM JO
09AMMAN2709	JORDAN: REACTIONS TO PM NEGATIVE; CABINET SWORN IN [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-15 06:40:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM JO
09AMMAN2791	JORDAN: REACTIONS TO PM NEGATIVE; CABINET SWORN IN [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: The appointment of Samir al-Rifa'i on December 9 as Jordanian Prime Minister has been met by largely negative reactions from Embassy contacts and domestic media outlets. His ability to lead a new Cabinet has been questioned by Jordanian officials, political and business el [...]	2009-12-29 05:42:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR JO
09AMMAN511	GOJ ALERTS STAFFDEL GROVE TO IMMINENT SUPPLEMENTAL [...] (C) Summary: Professional Staff Member Paul Grove of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations discussed Jordan's imminent FY2009 supplemental funding request separately with Jordan's Foreign Minister Salah Al-Bashir, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation (MOPIC [...]	2009-02-23 15:22:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JO
09AMMAN516	JORDAN'S PM RESHUFFLES HIS CABINET [...] (C) Summary: The long-anticipated reshuffle of Jordanian PM Nader Al-Dahabi's cabinet took place on February 23, with ten ministers replaced and five ministers changing portfolios. At first glance, the reshuffled cabinet has fewer proponents of reform and gives a larger voice to security-co [...]	2009-02-24 15:27:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN517	SCENESETTER FOR SE MITCHELL'S FEBRUARY 28 VISIT TO [...] (S) Summary: Foremost on the King's mind are Israeli efforts to form a new government and how the results would affect progress toward peace. The King will also want to know of any developments in the U.S. strategic approach toward Iran and Syria, which could trigger a shift in Jordan's app [...]	2009-02-25 06:56:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PGOV KPAL IS JO
09AMMAN668	SIX YEARS AFTER SADDAM, NEW HOPE IN JORDAN [...] (C) Summary: Six years after Operation Iraqi Freedom began in March 2003, our Jordanian contacts - among the analysts and officials - are evincing greater optimism about Iraq than the strained, highly-qualified hopes we were hearing just a few months ago (Refs A-C). The sustained security im [...]	2009-03-16 11:11:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ IR JO
09AMMAN74	"DAY OF RAGE" PROTESTS OVER GAZA AIMED AT UPPING [...] (S) Summary: The Government of Jordan (GOJ) is coming under increased public pressure to react to events in Gaza and may not be able to hold out much longer, according to Royal Court Chief Nasser Al-Lozi in a January 7 conversation with Ambassador. Only days after Prime Minister Nader Dahabi [...]	2009-01-08 16:33:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PHUM KPAL JO
09AMMAN745	AL-JAZEERA COMMENTARY ON JORDANIAN MONARCHY [...] (C) Summary: The airing of a highly critical two-part series about the Jordanian monarchy on the Al-Jazeera historical commentary show "With Haykal" has resulted in a flurry of press commentary questioning presenter Mohammed Haykal's character and condemning the lack of a robust defense of t [...]	2009-03-24 05:47:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV QA EG JO
09AMMAN813	WARY OF U.S.-IRAN ENGAGEMENT, JORDAN OFFERS WORDS [...] (S) Summary: This cable responds to Ref A request for evaluations of third-country reactions to possible U.S. engagement with Iran. Jordan's leaders believe such engagement would reward regional hardliners while undermining Arab moderates - without convincing Iran to cease its support for te [...]	2009-04-02 05:49:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PINR IR JO
09AMMAN858	MA'AN: POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC NEGLECT ON THE [...] (C) Summary: This cable is the first in an occasional series which will focus on regional political centers in Jordan. The southern Jordanian city of Ma'an, populated by tribal leaders of Bedouin East Bank origin, is considered a bellwether for regime stability. In the past twenty years, r [...]	2009-04-13 05:07:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KISL JO
09AMMAN887	SCENESETTER FOR KING ABDULLAH'S VISIT TO THE U.S. [...] (S/NF) Summary: King Abdullah is extremely pleased to be the first Arab leader to meet with the President in Washington. He wants to show his skeptical public and the wider Arab street that his moderate approach gains him access to (and, he hopes, influence with) the White House. The visit [...]	2009-04-15 12:08:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KPAL IS IR IZ SY JO
09AMMAN914	ARAB MINISTERS AGREE ON PEACE APPROACH IN ADVANCE [...] (S/NF) Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh passed Ambassador the text of points agreed upon by Arab ministers who met in Amman on April 11, in advance of King Abdullah's trip to the United States. That meeting - dubbed "7 1" - brought together Jordanian, Saudi, Lebanese, Egyptian, Qatari [...]	2009-04-20 12:59:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KPAL IS JO
09ANKARA1226	TURKEY FRUSTRATED WITH AZERI GAS NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) Summary. Following the recent round of gas negotiations between Turkey and Azerbaijan, Turkish interlocutors expressed frustration at the lack of progress. Going into the meetings, the Turks had fully expected that they would be finalizing the deal and were surprised by what they see as A [...]	2009-08-20 08:03:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PGOV AJ TU
09ANKARA1293	NATO SYG'S INITIAL VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (C) Summary: During his initial trip to Turkey as the new NATO SYG, Anders Fogh Rasmussen urged senior GoT officials to provide significant additional training support in Afghanistan and received strong push back when he pressed Turkey to show more flexibility to help improve NATO-EU cooperati [...]	2009-09-01 20:54:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO TU
09ANKARA1310	CODEL WEXLER URGES TURKISH ACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) Summary. Rep. Robert Wexler met August 26-27 with a wide array of top-level Turkish officials to discuss the current state of U.S.-Turkish relations and to urge them to push for greater regional support for President Obama's initiatives on Middle East peace and his willingness to deal wit [...]	2009-09-08 12:18:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD ENRG AM AZ IS IR TU
09ANKARA1537	TIES THAT BIND: AZERI INFLUENCE OVER TURKEY [...] (C) SUMMARY: As the Turkey-Armenia protocols begin to percolate in the Turkish Parliament (SEPTEL),Azerbaijan's influence on Turkish public opinion will be pivotal. Given the close cultural, historical and linguistic ties between the Turks and Azerbaijanis, the Turkish public appears unwilli [...]	2009-10-23 14:30:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON AR AJ TU
09ANKARA1566	TURKEY'S SEARCH FOR A PLAN B ON NATURAL GAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: As negotiations with Azerbaijan have stalled -- in Turkey's view, because of Azeri pique over its rapprochement with Armenia -- the GoT has been actively developing its options for a short to medium term natural gas picture without a deal with Azerbaijan. It believes that having a [...]	2009-10-28 12:01:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL TU
09ANKARA1589	DOE DEP SEC PONEMAN VISIT: TURKS POSITIVE ON SOUTHERN CORRIDOR AND RENEWABLES [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with Minister of Energy Yildiz and BOTAS Acting Director General Konuk, DoE Deputy Secretary Poneman stressed U.S. support for the Southern Corridor and the urgent need to resolve negotiations with the Azeris to make the Corridor a reality. Both Yildiz and Konu [...]	2009-11-05 09:12:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL TU AZ
09ANKARA1601	MORE COMMENTATORS QUESTION AKP FOREIGN POLICY [...] (SBU) Among Turkish media commentators and academics, we are observing an increasing tendency to question the Erdogan/Davutoglu foreign policy's perceived goal of reorienting Turkey away from the West towards positions and a vernacular that appeal to the "Islamic street." Riza Turmen, a former [...]	2009-11-09 06:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV TU
09ANKARA1692	SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MORNINGSTAR: FOURTH U.S.-TURKEY ENERGY WORKING GROUP MEETING [...] (C) Over the past several months, Turkey has been actively exploring its energy options--from Azerbaijan and Russia to Iran and Qatar (reftel). As the GoT prepares next steps in several areas of its energy relations, your bilateral meeting with Energy Minister Yildiz and the fourth round of th [...]	2009-11-24 13:02:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL TU
09ANKARA207	PLO ENVOY: ABBAS VISIT INTENDED TO DIFFUSE TENSIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Palestinian Authority President Abbas's February 6-8 Ankara trip was designed to smooth over growing tensions that resulted from GOT behavior during the Gaza crisis, PLO Ambassador Nabil Maarouf told us February 9. Fatah interpreted PM Erdogan's heated rhetoric and repeated calls [...]	2009-02-09 16:56:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IS TU
09ANKARA315	TURKEY: ENERGY POLICY SWINGS TOWARD RUSSIA [...] (C) Summary. Over the past week, we have met with several Turkish counterparts on energy issues, including Advisor to President Gul for Energy Issues Volkan Ediger who accompanied Gul on his February 12-15 visit to Moscow (ref b). All confirm Turkey is increasing its cooperation with Russia o [...]	2009-02-27 08:07:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET TU
09ANKARA437	DAS BRYZA HEARS OPTIMISM ON NABUCCO IGA, SILENCE [...] (C) Summary. In a whirlwind afternoon on March 12, GOT and private sector representatives stressed to EUR DAS Bryza the importance of making tangible, concrete progress on Nabucco within the next few months. All eyes are focused on the Nabucco Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) which RWE and [...]	2009-03-24 07:42:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET TU
09ANKARA47	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-12 15:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
09ANKARA495	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-31 12:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA766	Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria Sign Electricity Cooperation [...] (U) Summary. During his May 27-28 visit to Bagdad, Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz participated in the first Regional Power and Energy Conference, and signed an electricity cooperation protocol with his counterparts from Iraq, Iran and Syria. The agreement provides for the interconnecti [...]	2009-06-01 04:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TU IR ENRG IZ
09ANKARA86	TURKEY: RELATIONS WITH ISRAEL STRAINED BUT INTACT [...] (C) Summary: Widespread public outrage over Israel's incursion into Gaza and upcoming nationwide local elections in March have contributed to the harsh tone of Turkey's political discourse regarding Israel. Despite his inflammatory condemnation of the humanitarian situation, PM Erdogan has re [...]	2009-01-16 18:05:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IS TU
09ASHGABAT1138	TURKMENISTAN: KISS FROM A ROGUE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) On September 6, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez arrived in Ashgabat for his first visit to Turkmenistan, which has the world's fourth largest reserves of natural gas. The short (less than 24-hour) visit, included a welcoming [...]	2009-09-08 11:13:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EPET TX
09ASHGABAT1481	DEPUTY CHAIRMAN CONFIDENT ABOUT PROSPECTS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Chairman for Oil and Gas Baymyrat Hojamuhammedov, in a meeting with Deputy Assistant Secretary of State George Krol, reiterated the Turkmen government's energy sector policies of diversifying sales of natural gas, hiring service companies to work on development and explora [...]	2009-11-18 15:24:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX
09ASMARA100	PERSPECTIVES ON BASHIR'S VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sudanese and Sudan watchers in Asmara agree Bashir's visit was a defiant move against the ICC. The disagreement lies, however, in Bashir's leadership capabilities. While the Sudanese Embassy stuck to the party line that Bashir is on his way to fixing the Darfur crisis, the Eritr [...]	2009-03-27 08:53:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SU ER
09ASMARA110	ERITREA AND SUDAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Eritrea is on bad terms with all of its neighbors except Sudan. Sudan is Eritrea's closest and most important friend, as it supplies petroleum, grain, consumer goods, political support, and cooperates on military issues. Eritrea, in turn, provides strategic political depth to B [...]	2009-04-06 08:55:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ER SU
09ASMARA139	ERITREA'S NASAIR STRUGGLING TO TAKE FLIGHT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nasair, a privately owned Eritrean airline, is gamely attempting to succeed amid Eritrea's atrophying economy. With no aviation fuel available in Asmara and almost no tourist or business travelers, the deck appears stacked against Nasair, which is putting the final touches on a [...]	2009-04-29 12:34:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON PGOV PREL ER
09ASMARA213	ISAIAS SPURNS QADHAFI'S AU INVITATION [...] (C) Qadhafi sent a special envoy to Asmara to issue a personal invitation to Isaias to attend the African Union summit in Sirte, the Libyan charge d'affaires told the ambassador July 1. "The special envoy emphasized that the Sirte summit would provide Eritrea an opportunity to make its case a [...]	2009-07-02 11:10:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ER LY AU
09ASMARA278	ERITREAN AIR ASSETS [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Asmara is aware of nine former or current airports in Eritrea, based on unclassified imagery or personal observation. Four airports have long concrete runways capable of handling jet aircraft. Only Asmara airport has military aircraft visible; over half of the 43 airc [...]	2009-08-20 07:00:00	Embassy Asmara	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS EAIR PINR PGOV ER
09ASMARA30	SOURING RELATIONS BETWEEN ERITREA AND ISRAEL [...] (C/NF) Over the past 8 months, the once cordial relations between the Israeli and the Eritrean governments have deteriorated. The Israeli security officer told RSO that they previously had good relations with the GSE and never had any problems obtaining travel permits or TDY visas. In the pa [...]	2009-01-27 07:24:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL ER IS
09ASMARA36	QATARIS SEEK U.S. CONTRACTOR'S HELP WITH STALLED [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-30 08:19:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL EINV ER QA
09ASMARA366	ISAIAS WOOS EGYPT ON SOMALIA [...] (C) Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit and Director of the Egyptian General Intelligence Service Omar Suleiman met with President Isaias on October 3 to discuss Somalia and other regional issues, according to the deputy at the Egyptian embassy, Hossam Nureldein (protect). FM Gheit's [...]	2009-10-21 06:04:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EG ER SO
09ASMARA374	ERITREA'S "INCLUSIVE FRAMEWORK" FOR SOMALIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Eritrea supposedly seeks a stable and peaceful Somalia, "even if it were on good terms with Ethiopia," according to Yemane Ghebreab, Eritrea's point man on Somalia and the ruling party's Director of Political Affairs. Eritrea proposes an inclusive framework of Somali groups lead [...]	2009-10-27 11:12:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ER SO
09ASMARA47	AN ERITREAN OVERTURE TO THE UNITED STATES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior Eritrean officials in recent weeks have signaled their interest in re-engaging with the United States in areas of mutual interest. They have done so by loosening restrictions on Embassy Asmara (REF),by engaging in more diplomatic interaction with embassy personnel, by ending th [...]	2009-02-09 14:53:00	Embassy Asmara	SECRET	PREL PTER ECON ER
09ASTANA112	KAZAKHSTAN: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Per reftel, below is Post's submission for the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Kazakhstan. 2. BEGIN TEXT: Kazakhstan 2009 Investment Climate Statement - Kazakhstan Openness to Foreign Investment Kazakhstan has made significant progress toward creating a market economy sinc [...]	2009-01-22 00:46:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC USTR KZ
09ASTANA1902	KAZAKHSTAN: U.S. DEPUTY SECRETARY OF ENERGY DISCUSSES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 6, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman met Mangystau Oblast Akim (governor) Krymbek Kusherbayev to discuss U.S.-Kazakhstani energy and non-proliferation projects in western Kazakhstan. Ponem [...]	2009-10-21 09:22:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PGOV PREL ECON MNUC SOCI KNNP AJ RS TX KZ
09ASTANA410	KAZAKHSTAN: MINISTER OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE EAGER TO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During his March 4 introductory call on Minister of Education and Science Zhanseit Tuymebayev, the Ambassador raised U.S.-Kazakhstani cooperation in the field of education, including on the Bolashak program and reg [...]	2009-03-05 08:51:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SCUL SOCI TBIO KNNP KPAO KZ
09ASTANA829	KAZAKHSTAN: ISLAMIC LEADERS DISCUSS THEIR WORK, COOPERATION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: During the week of April 20, USAID's Regional Society and State Advisor met in Astana with the Deputy Imam of the Nur Astana Mosque, Beibit Alikpekovich Mirzageldiyev, and in Almaty with the Deputy Mufti of Kazakhstan [...]	2009-05-13 01:32:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM EAID KZ
09ASUNCION103	IRAN MAKES COMMERCIAL OVERTURES TO PARAGUAY [...] (SBU) Iran's Ambassador to Paraguay, Morteza Tafreshi, resident in Montevideo, met separately January 22 with Paraguay's Foreign Minister Hamed Franco and with Minister of Industry and Commerce Heisecke in Asuncion. During his meeting with Hamed, Tafreshi invited President Fernando Lugo to vis [...]	2009-02-17 18:33:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PA IR
09ASUNCION143	FISHING IN TROUBLED WATERS WITH LUGO [...] (C) SUMMARY: I accepted an invitation from President Lugo to join his February 28-29 trip to a nature reserve in Alto Paraguay. The trip included fishing for piranhas, eating alligator or "jacare," and bird watching on the Black River with the President -- providing me with a unique opportunit [...]	2009-03-05 20:39:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON MARR PGOV MASS PINS SNAR PA
09ASUNCION681	PREPPING FOR A/S VALENZUELA: PARAGUAY'S FOREIGN MINISTER ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador and Foreign Minister Lacognata met December 10 to review the bilateral agenda before WHA Assistant Secretary Valenzuela's December 17-18 visit. The Ambassador told Lacognata that we believe the investment climate is deteriorating. She also expressed concern about the sustain [...]	2009-12-15 17:25:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CVIS ECON PREL MASS PA IR
09BAGHDAD111	QATAR ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT: IRAQ GETS TO "NO" [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Zebari confirmed to us January 15 Iraq's decision to decline Qatar's invitation to a proposed January 16 Emergency Arab League Summit on Gaza but the decision was crafted in such a way as to leave a legalistic out. Zebari (and other officials) described intern [...]	2009-01-15 16:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ IS KPAL
09BAGHDAD112	QATAR ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT: IRAQ GOES FROM YES TO NO [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Zebari confirmed to us January 15 Iraq's decision to decline Qatar's invitation to a proposed January 16 Emergency Arab League Summit on Gaza but the decision was crafted in such a way as to leave a legalistic out. Zebari (and other officials) described intern [...]	2009-01-15 16:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ IS KPAL
09BAGHDAD123	URGENT DEMARCHE ALERTING ARAB CAPITALS TO [...] (C) PMIN spoke to Acting Foreign Minister Labeed Abbawi January 16 at 1530 to review reftel demarche points, emphasizing it was aimed at creating a durable cessation of hostilities in Gaza. Abbawi didn't argue, and commented that Khaled Mishaal's statement at the Arab leader meeting in Doha [...]	2009-01-16 16:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ IS KPAL
09BAGHDAD152	INDUSTRY MINISTER ON FOREIGN INVESTMENT STRATEGY [...] (C) At a January 14 meeting, Minister of Industry and Minerals (MIM) Fawzi Hariri provided Economic Minister Counselor and Coordinator for Economic Transition in Iraq Ambassador Marc Wall and Economic Counselor with an update into MIM's ongoing initiatives to enter into production-sharing join [...]	2009-01-21 10:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON INV ENRG EIND IZ IR
09BAGHDAD171	FM ZEBARI ON KUWAIT SUMMIT - SHARP DIVISIONS ON [...] (C) Summary: Back in Baghdad for 24 hours before heading to Ankara for 3-day visit, Foreign Minister Zebari provided Ambassador Satterfield and Senior Advisor Gray a detailed readout January 22 of the January 19-20 Arab League Summit in Kuwait, along with observations of the Qatari sub-dram [...]	2009-01-23 13:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MEPP IZ IS KPAL KU
09BAGHDAD1875	COMMERCIAL LAW DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (CLDP) ASSISTANCE TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: On his recent visit, Marc Tejtel, U.S. Department of Commerce Deputy Chief Counsel of the Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP),through discussions and cooperation with CLA, Treasury, ROLC, INL, ECON, and Iraqi officials, initiated project proposals for commercial capacity- [...]	2009-07-12 03:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IZ
09BAGHDAD2143	IRAQI MINISTER OF FINANCE JABR [...] (SBU) Summary: In the Ambassador,s meeting with Finance Minister Jabr, they discussed the Minister,s approval for financing of the GE deal, the need for flexibility in bidding rounds to increase oil production, the need to encourage the World Bank to provide financing to complement the USD 5. [...]	2009-08-10 08:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	BEXP EAID ECON EFIN EINV IZ PGOV PREL
09BAGHDAD265	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-02 05:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON ETRD PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD2744	EVOLUTION OF INFLUENCE IN IRAQ: COMMERCIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraq's evolving political and economic environment has led to increased engagement from other countries using commercial advocacy on behalf of their national political interests. The GOI has begun to engage a number of countries in high level commercial dialogue, and despite its [...]	2009-10-12 15:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	ECON POL PGOV PREL IZ EINV
09BAGHDAD2910	CHALABI ON LARIJANI VISIT, IRAN, AND IRAQI [...] (C) SUMMARY: MP and Iraqi National Alliance (INA) member Ahmed Chalabi blamed Iraq's "unprofessional and mostly Ba'thist" intelligence for having worked with Al-Qaeda to facilitate the October 25 bomb attacks in Baghdad. Chalabi told poloffs October 28 that PM Maliki was undermining the work [...]	2009-10-31 14:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IZ PGOV PREL
09BAGHDAD296	MFA CHIEF OF STAFF ON FOLLOW-UP WITH KUWAIT AND [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Zebari's Chief of Staff, Ambassador Srood Najib, provided Emboffs an update February 3 on follow-up with Kuwait and Turkey, in light of discussions FM Zebari had on the margins of the January 19-20 Kuwait Economic Summit and during his January 23 visit to Ankara [...]	2009-02-04 16:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PROG ECON EFIN IZ KU TU
09BAGHDAD2969	THE ELECTION LAW THAT ALMOST WASN'T; KEEPING IT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Council of Representatives (COR) passed the Iraqi election law November 8 by a wide margin. After weeks of increasingly intense Embassy and UNAMI engagement, the final day witnessed dramatically more intense engagement, as the Ambassador met with Kurdish and Arab/Turkoman bl [...]	2009-11-09 15:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD3155	IRAQ REFUGEES AND IDPS - BROOKINGS DOHA CONFERENCE [...] (U) Summary: The November 18-19 Brookings conference "Regional Perspectives on Iraqi Displacement" in Doha brought together representatives of major donor countries, development agencies, humanitarian players, and some regional representatives, but suffered from the absence of any senior Gover [...]	2009-12-07 12:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD3300	A/S FELTMAN DISCUSSES GOVERNMENT FORMATION, THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: NEA Assistant Secretary (A/S) Feltman on 15 December met with Iraqi Council of Representatives (COR) Speaker Ayad al-Samarrai to discuss the ongoing U.S. commitment to Iraq and the near-term tasks for the Iraqi government, to include the budget law, the national election, and gove [...]	2009-12-22 13:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IZ KDEM PGOV PREL XF
09BAGHDAD3316	NEA A/S FELTMAN'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT TALABANI [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a wide-ranging discussion with visiting NEA A/S Feltman on December 14, President Talabani underscored the importance for Kurds of the POTUS/VPOTUS telephone calls with Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Barzani, the December 7 White House statement on Iraq's electio [...]	2009-12-23 09:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL SY TU EG IR IZ
09BAGHDAD3359	ISCI CHAIRMAN AMMAR AL-HAKIM ON REGIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: A/DCM on December 23, 2009 met with Chairman of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) Ammar al-Hakim to discuss al-Hakim's recent regional engagement tour, election planning, and the Fakkah oil field dispute. Al-Hakim projected a more moderate tone than in previo [...]	2009-12-29 16:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IZ KDEM PGOV PREL
09BAGHDAD493	BAGHDAD TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS RESPONSES [...] (SBU) Summary and recommendations: This is Post's summary of trafficking in persons (TIP) activities for the period April 2008-February 2009. Some progress has been noted since the previous report in that a few GOI officials privately acknowledge the existence of a TIP problem. In additio [...]	2009-02-25 15:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP KWMN PHUM ELAB KCRM KFRD PREF SMIG
09BAGHDAD630	DIPLOMATIC STRATEGY: INTEGRATING IRAQ WITH ITS [...] (S) Iraq is undergoing a fundamental shift. For 50 years, since the revolution of 1958, Iraq has destabilized the region, launched two wars, countered U.S. interests and defied the international community-while brutalizing its own people. Iraq is now a moderate force for stability in the reg [...]	2009-03-10 16:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL ECON IR IZ
09BAGHDAD733	IRAQ 201: SNAPSHOT OF IRAQ'S REGIONAL DIPLOMATIC [...] (C) Ref A provided a broad overview of Iraq's diplomatic relations with its neighbors and a proposed U.S. strategy for consolidating Iraq's regional reintegration. Ref B analyzed Iraqi-Iranian relations. This cable aims to complement those messages by providing a snapshot of practical effort [...]	2009-03-18 12:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ GCC
09BAGHDAD91	MFA READOUT OF PM MALIKI'S VISITS TO TEHRAN AND [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Maliki was warmly received during his January 3-5 visit to Tehran, in sharp contrast to his last trip in June, which was soured by belligerent Iranian opposition to the SOFA negotiations. According to a senior MFA official who accompanied Maliki, the visit focuse [...]	2009-01-14 06:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD IZ IR
09BAGHDAD939	SYRIAN FM MU'ALLIM'S VISIT TO BAGHDAD: SECURITY IS [...] (S) Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Mu'allim became the latest high-level visitor to Baghdad March 25-26, following on the heels of Turkish President Gul's visit the day before (Ref A). (Note: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas subsequently visited Baghdad April 5.) During the two-day visit, [...]	2009-04-06 13:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL MOPS IZ SY
09BAMAKO71	(S) ANOTHER NORTHERN LEADER CLAIMS CONTACT WITH [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-05 10:28:00	Embassy Bamako	SECRET	PTER PREL PINR PINS ML
09BAMAKO754	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MALIAN PRESIDENT AMADOU [...] (S) On November 21 the Ambassador met with Malian President Amadou Toumani Toure (ATT) to discuss security in Northern Mali in the context of U.S. Africa Command General William E. ("Kip") Ward's planned November 27 visit, follow-up to the November 19 hard landing 65 miles from Bamako of a [...]	2009-11-23 17:00:00	Embassy Bamako	SECRET	ASEC PINR PREL PTER
09BANGKOK2975	GTIP Grant Monitoring: Asian Research Center for Migration [...] (SBU) Summary: The Asian Research Center for Migration (AR CM) is proceeding with the study of labor brokerage firms that send Thai citizens to work abroad. While its research plan has altered significantly, including travel to alternate destinations with an increased number of staff, project [...]	2009-11-24 03:35:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP ELAB TH
09BANGUI235	CAR: PRESIDENT BOZIZE DELAYS IMPLEMENTATION OF USAID ROAD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The USD 2.75 million USAID funded roads rehabilitation project set to launch on October 26, 2009 was delayed by President of the Central African Republic (CAR) Francois Bozize due to a perceived lack of government participation in the project. Despite fully informing the governm [...]	2009-10-30 11:56:00	Embassy Bangui	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR EAID CT
09BASRAH41	BASRA: TWO AMERICAN FIRMS TO HELP BUILD MASSIVE "SPORTS [...] (U) Summary: According to local officials and media reports, the Government of Iraq (GOI) has selected two U.S. firms to design and provide engineering services for a massive new sports complex in Basra. The site is planned to be completed in preparation for the Basra-hosted 2013 Gulf Cup, an [...]	2009-07-06 13:03:00	REO Basrah	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV PGOV SOCI ELAB KPAO SCUL IZ
09BEIJING3326	PRC: Central Asia-China Pipeline Opens, [...] (C) PRC President Hu Jintao's December 12-14 working level visits to Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan to inaugurate the Central Asia-China pipeline demonstrated China's growing energy cooperation with Central Asia and increasing demand for imported natural gas, according to two researchers at CNPC' [...]	2009-12-14 22:51:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET EINV PREL KZ TX CH
09BEIJING629	CHINA/SUDAN: PRC ENVOY URGES RESTRAINT, SAYS [...] (C) Summary: China is concerned about the expulsion and closure of NGOs operating in Sudan and the negative impact on the humanitarian situation but believes the impact will not be as serious as described by Western media reports, MFA Special Envoy for Darfur Liu Guijin told PolMinCouns March [...]	2009-03-11 10:30:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID KPKO CH SU
09BEIRUT1007	QATARI OFFER TO BREAK LEBANESE LOGJAM ROUNDLY [...] (C) Late September 10 after Saad Hariri's withdrawal as prime minister-designate (reftel),reports spread rapidly that Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jaber al Thani had offered to host the Lebanese for another Doha conference to resolve their issues. Some contacts, thinki [...]	2009-09-11 10:50:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS KDEM LE QA
09BEIRUT107	LEBANON: PRESIDENT SLEIMAN FIRMLY SUPPORTS ARAB [...] (C) President Michel Sleiman reiterated his support for the Arab Peace Initiative (API) in a January 27 meeting with the Ambassador. He speculated that, although the Arab League was divided in its position on the API, the Kuwaitis and the Saudis could easily persuade some Arab League members t [...]	2009-01-27 15:36:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC KPAL IS LE SY
09BEIRUT110	LEBANON: NATIONAL "DIALOGUE" ACTUALLY [...] (C) Former president and Kataeb leader Amine Gemayel told the Ambassador the January 26 National Dialogue session was another opportunity to hear "very important monologues." Gemayel said his attempts in the session to push Hizballah representative MP Mohammad Raad to reveal Hizballah's "true [...]	2009-01-27 16:28:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR LE SY

09BEIRUT1108	LEBANON GEARS UP FOR UNSC SEAT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Lebanon, which expects to be elected to the Asia group's non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council on October 15, will decide its positions on UNSC issues through consultation among the president's office, the prime minister's office, and the foreign ministry. Its votes will [...]	2009-10-08 12:46:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC AL LE IR
09BEIRUT1149	UPBEAT HARIRI SAYS CABINET NEGOTIATIONS REACH [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 16, Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri was optimistic that the week ahead would be "decisive" for cabinet formation. Discussions over the telecommunications portfolio with Christian opposition figure Michel Aoun continued, however, and Hariri suggested that he might [...]	2009-10-19 14:16:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR EFIN EAID PTER MARR MOPPS LE
09BEIRUT1226	BORDER CONTROL PLAN STILL LACKING SAY DONORS [...] (C) SUMMARY: UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon (UNSCOL) Michael Williams reviewed with international donors on November 4 the very limited progress on border management since their last meeting in June, and attributed it primarily to the lack of a Lebanese government. Noting that border man [...]	2009-11-16 16:47:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS SY LE
09BEIRUT1353	MENAFATF NOVEMBER 2009 BEIRUT LEBANON PLENARY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force (MENAFATF) held a plenary session (MENAFATF X) and working group meetings from November 8-12 at the Riviera Hotel in Beirut. Treasury Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes Director for Global Affairs Brian Grant he [...]	2009-12-28 15:20:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PTER PGOV LE
09BEIRUT137	LEBANON: NOMINATIONS FOR FY-09 MEPI STUDENT LEADERS [...] (U) On January 23 and 26, a four-member post panel conducted interviews with short listed applicants for this summer's MEPI Student Leaders Program. Due to the large number of applications received this year by highly qualified Lebanese and Palestinian applicants (born and residing in Lebanon) [...]	2009-02-03 13:00:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED	KMPI KPAO PREL LE
09BEIRUT139	LEBANON: SAUDI AMBASSADOR ON SYRIA, HIZBALLAH, SAAD [...] (C) Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Abdulaziz Khoja told the Ambassador that Saudi King Abdullah's outreach to Syrian President Bashar Asad was necessary to limit Iran's influence in the Arab world. Bashar, for his part, is playing all sides off each other, but that strategy would only be viable [...]	2009-02-03 16:55:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE SY IS IR
09BEIRUT170	LEBANON: GAZA CONFLICT EXPOSES CHALLENGES FOR [...] (C) Hizballah successfully used the Gaza conflict to reinforce its own standing by talking tough against Israel but not drawing Lebanon into a second, and probably unpopular, war (reftel). However, the conflict exposed several challenges Hizballah faces, as it seeks to consolidate its strengt [...]	2009-02-12 15:30:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS IS KPAL
09BEIRUT209	LEBANON: LOW EXPECTATIONS FOR NEXT WTO WORKING PARTY [...] (SBU) On February 20, Lama Oueijan, Senior Advisor to the Minister of Economy and Trade, told EconOff that Lebanon has no new offers to bring to Geneva on goods (as budget considerations prevent lifting tariffs) or services (where lawyers groups resist opening up legal services) during the upco [...]	2009-02-23 14:19:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE
09BEIRUT231	LEBANON: SLEIMAN PLEASED BY CT COOPERATION, US [...] (C) President Sleiman discussed recent US-Lebanese cooperation on counter terrorism and was pleased that the U.S. had approved the provision of Raven UAVs to the Lebanese Armed Forces. Embassy renews our suggestion that, if possible, Sleiman be invited to Washington before the June 7 Lebanese [...]	2009-02-26 15:29:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT24	LEBANON: 2008 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] Since 2005 there have been numerous assassinations and assassination attempts of prominent Lebanese figures, including former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri. The attacks targeted Lebanese political and military figures and journalists, many of whom were critical of Syrian interference in Lebanon. [...]	2009-01-07 15:47:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PTER LE
09BEIRUT268	LEBANON: HARIRI TO NEA A A/S FELTMAN AND NSC [...] (C) On March 5, Saad Hariri told visiting NEA Acting A/S Feltman and NSC Senior Director for the Middle East and North Africa Shapiro that if the June 2009 parliamentary elections were held on time, he was certain that his March 14 coalition would win. Asked why, Hariri pointed to March 14 can [...]	2009-03-08 09:39:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER LE SY IR IS
09BEIRUT277	LEBANON: SHIA AND SUNNI MUFTIS WITH AA/S FELTMAN [...] (C) In separate meetings March 8, Lebanese Shia Mufti and head of the Higher Shia Council Sheikh Abdel-Amir Qabalan and Sunni Grand Mufti Sheikh Mohammad Rashid Qabbani told visiting Near Eastern Affairs Acting Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Feltman, NSC Senior Director for the Middle East and No [...]	2009-03-11 16:02:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER LE SY IS IR
09BEIRUT304	LEBANON: SINIORA NOT OPPOSED TO NEW UNITY [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-16 18:47:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PREF IS SY QA MU LE
09BEIRUT383	LEBANON: CLOSE RACE LIKELY IN BEIRUT FIRST DISTRICT [...] (C) Beirut's first district will witness a close race between March 14 and opposition candidates in the June 7 parliamentary elections. This newly-formed district has five seats, each designated for a separate Christian sect. While March 14-aligned candidates Nayla Tueni and Michel Pharaon a [...]	2009-04-02 12:51:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR LE
09BEIRUT428	LEBANON: REMITTANCES STEADY, FEW RETURNS OF LEBANESE [...] (U) While Lebanon's economy and banking sector made it through the international financial crisis relatively unscathed in 2008, many have worried about the potential impact of Lebanese expatriates losing their jobs in the Gulf and either returning to flood the Lebanese job market, or cutting ba [...]	2009-04-13 14:06:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV ELAB PREL LE
09BEIRUT548	LEBANON: PSP LEADER WALID JUMBLATT CONFIRMS HIS [...] (C) At a dinner hosted in honor of visiting NEA DAS Hale, March 14 Druze leader Walid Jumblatt said there were still some problems with March 14 candidate lists, notably in Beirut I and Keserwan Jumblatt reaffirmed his commitment to March 14 and disclosed that a meeting for the coalition would [...]	2009-05-15 07:14:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR IS SY LE
09BEIRUT570	LEBANON: PRESIDENT SLEIMAN: ONE YEAR IN OFFICE [...] (C) During his first year in office, President Michel Sleiman has emerged as a popular leader who has sought a "middle road" to defuse Lebanon's confessional tensions. Since his May 25, 2008 swearing in, Sleiman has worked to polish Lebanon's international stature. Lebanon and Syria establish [...]	2009-05-20 17:48:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR IS SY LE
09BEIRUT764	LEBANON: SAFADI DESCRIBES FOREIGN INTERVENTION IN [...] (C) In a June 9 meeting with the Ambassador, Tripoli Sunni leader and caretaker Minister of Economy Mohammad Safadi said the Saudis had made a serious negotiating mistake in accepting the Syrian demand for a pre-government formation meeting of Lebanese political leaders with the Saudi King and [...]	2009-07-09 13:55:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON SY SA FR QA LE
09BEIRUT77	LEBANON: SLEIMAN UNDER PRESSURE ON GAZA; [...] (C) In a January 16 meeting with Charge, Minister of Education and Sidon native Bahia Hariri described the situation in the southern Palestinian camp of Ain el-Hilweh as tense, but "contained" as the Gaza crisis continues. She said the strong stance in support of Gaza by President Michel Slei [...]	2009-01-16 16:49:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT771	LEBANON: CHRISTIAN MINISTERS REJECT SAUDI [...] (C) Justice Minister Ibrahim Najjar and Information Minister Tarek Mitri, in separate meetings with the Ambassador on July 9, criticized the Saudis for involving the Syrians in the Lebanese political process. Mitri said he believed the Saudis realized they made a mistake and that they would s [...]	2009-07-10 14:24:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC SA SY LE
09BEIRUT814	LEBANON: LEAHY VETTING FOR PARTICIPANTS IN INL'S LEBANON [...] (U) The following names and biographic information is provided regarding participants in the INL funded Lebanon Police Basic Cadet Training course, scheduled to begin July 2009. Leahy Amendment vetting was conducted at post with no derogatory results. (The list of 200 proposed trainees includes [...]	2009-07-20 07:56:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	APER ASEC NAS LE
09BEIRUT84	LEBANON: MARCH 14 OUTLINES ROAD MAP TO ELECTIONS [...] (C) With parliamentary elections a little over four months away, the March 14 Secretariat has outlined a three step "road map" focusing on increased activity by the Secretariat to coordinate the coalition's activities and messages, a second political convention to announce March 14's political [...]	2009-01-20 14:47:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR SY LE
09BEIRUT905	LEBANON: HEALTH MINISTRY CONSIDERS SWINE FLU ITS PRIORITY, [...] (SBU) On August 4, Director General of the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) Walid Ammar told us he does not consider IPR a major priority for the MOPH. Instead of focusing on stricter rules on IPR for WTO accession to protect the interests of multinational pharmaceutical companies, Ammar asked [...]	2009-08-13 07:51:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ELTN EINV ENRG ETRD KIPR KFLU PGOV LE
09BEIRUT906	LEBANON: HEALTH MINISTRY CONSIDERS SWINE FLU ITS PRIORITY, [...] (SBU) On August 4, Director General of the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) Walid Ammar told us he does not consider IPR a major priority for the MOPH. Instead of focusing on stricter rules on IPR for WTO accession to protect the interests of multinational pharmaceutical companies, Ammar asked [...]	2009-08-13 07:51:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ELTN EINV ENRG ETRD KIPR KFLU PGOV LE
09BEIRUT91	LEBANON: SAAD HARIRI WORRIED HAMAS PLANS TO USE [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador January 21, March 14 majority leader Saad Hariri expressed concern the past weeks' events in Gaza could lead to Hamas using Lebanon's Palestinian camps to confront Fatah and Israel. Hariri urged the new U.S. administration to "do something" about the Pales [...]	2009-01-22 15:58:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE SY IS
09BEIRUT96	LEBANON: SINIORA URGES U.S. TO ENCOURAGE SYRIA TO [...] (C) Lebanese Prime Minister Siniora in a January 23 meeting with Ambassador urged the new U.S. administration to take a strong role in Middle East peace negotiations. Specifically, he advocated U.S. direct or indirect efforts to encourage the Syrians to "realize it was in their best interests" [...]	2009-01-23 18:18:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BERLIN1487	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, U.S., AFGHANISTAN, U.S.-CHINA, [...] Lead Stories 2. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict, Maneuvers 3. (U.S.) Healthcare Reform 4. (Afghanistan) U.S. Arming Local Militias 5. (U.S.-China) Relations 6. (Climate) Copenhagen Conference 7. (EU) Future Leadership Â [...]	2009-11-23 12:07:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IR US AF KGHG EU
09BISHKEK62	KYRGYZ PRIME MINISTER CLAIMS NO "OFFICIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. CENTCOM Commander General Petraeus held separate meetings January 19 with Kyrgyz Minister of Defense Kalyev and Prime Minister Chudinov. In both meetings, Petraeus briefed on the dramatic improvement in the security situation in Iraq, the increase in security incidents in A [...]	2009-01-21 05:28:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BRUSSELS1469	BELGIUM'S PERSPECTIVE ON THE 12TH SESSION OF THE [...] (C) Summary: The Belgian MFA Human Rights Department coordinator, Lieke Biesemans, requested earlier consultation on resolutions similar to the one brought by the U.S. on Freedom of Expression in the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) 12th Session in the future. She said Belgium was concerned abo [...]	2009-10-29 10:26:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UN PINR BE
09BRUSSELS196	BELGIAN COMPANY EXMAR SEES OPPORTUNITIES IN GAS CRISIS [...] During the regular natural gas disputes between Russia and some of its (former) client states that also affected Europe, Belgian gas supplies were never under threat. In 2008, Belgium imported only five percent of its gas supply from Russia, mainly thru the German-Russian Wingas group and the Fren [...]	2009-02-11 14:10:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EPET EU BE
09BRUSSELS223	(CORRECTED CABLE FOR ERROR IN SUBJECT LINE) EU [...] (C) Summary: As Israel undertakes the formation of a new government and plans go forward for the March 2 Cairo donors conference, several EU officials and diplomats from EU member states and non-EU interested missions (such as Egypt, Israel and Norway) have told us the importance they attach t [...]	2009-02-17 15:39:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL MARR PARM EU IS
09BRUSSELS356	EU'S HELGA SCHMID AND S/P SLAUGHTER DISCUSS RUSSIA [...] (C) Summary: On the margin of the U.S.-EU Ministerial Troika, S/P Anne-Marie Slaughter met March 6 with EU Council Secretariat Policy Unit Director Helga Schmid. Schmid asked that the prospect of improved U.S.-Russia relations not lead the U.S. to neglect the unfinished Geneva talks on Georgi [...]	2009-03-13 09:54:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN RS GG
09BRUSSELS394	EU SUDAN POLICY FOCUSES ON ENGAGEMENT THROUGH [...] (C) Summary: EU foreign ministers agreed this week that EU policy on Sudan should focus not on direct engagement with President Bashir, but rather on convincing African, Arab and other countries with influence in Sudan to intervene. The EU also agreed to keep the ICC decision and the subsequ [...]	2009-03-19 15:27:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF EAID SU EUN
09BUCHAREST714	ROMANIA: VP BIDEN MEETING WITH PRESIDENT BASESCU [...] (U) Summary. Vice President Biden met with President Basescu on October 22, 2009. The Romanian President and Vice President Biden discussed the motivations for Biden's trip to Europe; the U.S. and Romanian relationships with Russia; missile defense; and the coalition strategy in Afghanistan [...]	2009-10-23 13:59:00	Embassy Bucharest	SECRET	PREL ENRG CONS XH XD RO
09CAIRO1012	SPLM'S CAIRO OFFICE HEAD ADDRESSES ISSUES IN EGYPT [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-03 10:47:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF SU EG
09CAIRO1020	EGYPT'S ECONOMY: JUNE 4 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past two weeks in the Egyptian press: ---------------- Telecom- MobiNil ---------------- 2. The Egyptian Capital Market Authority (CMA) blocked France Telecom's (FT) bid to buy outstanding shares of mobile phone [...]	2009-06-04 15:12:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ENRG PGOV EG
09CAIRO1177	EGYPTIAN MFA ON ARAB LG MINISTERIAL; LEBANON; YEMEN [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-23 12:33:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV YE LE EG
09CAIRO118	ASSESSMENT OF EGYPT'S REGIONAL ROLE IN THE WAKE OF [...] (S/NF) The serious intra-Arab rifts exposed by the Gaza crisis also highlighted both the extent and limitations of Egypt's role in leading the moderate Arab position. The Gaza crisis was only the most recent, and significant, event to expose the polarization of Egypt and Saudi Arabia at one en [...]	2009-01-23 15:33:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KPAL IS EG
09CAIRO119	SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL'S JANUARY 26 VISIT TO CAIRO REF: CAIRO 118 (ASSESSMENT POST-GAZA) Classified By: Ambassador Margaret Scobey Reasons: 1.4 (B) and (D) [...] (S/NF) Summary and Introduction: Senator Mitchell, welcome to Egypt. Your visit will be, we hope, the first in a regular process of dialogue and consultation with senior Egyptians on what they consider to be the primary regional political issue -- the Arab-Israeli conflict, particularly the Palesti [...]	2009-01-23 19:54:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KPAL IS EG
09CAIRO1265	READ-OUT OF MUBARAK-KING ABDULLAH MEETING IN SHARM [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-02 14:47:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	PGOV PREL EG SA
09CAIRO1301	ARAB LEAGUE ON SUDAN AND SOMALIA [...] (C) Key Points: -- Zeid Al Sabban, African Affairs advisor to Arab League (AL) SYG Amre Moussa said that the recent meeting with A/S Carter and S/E Gration at the AU Summit was "very good." Moussa was upset by the allegation that Qatar was supporting the Somali Al Shibaab through funds given [...]	2009-07-09 06:22:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER SO SU ER QA CD EG
09CAIRO1341	EGYPTIAN IDEAS ON SOMALIA [...] (S/NF) Key Points: -- Assistant Minister for African Affairs Mona Omar told the Ambassador that the Government of Egypt (GoE) considers the current situation in Somalia to be the most important on the African continent, and it has put together a plan to try to prevent Al Shibaab from succeed [...]	2009-07-13 14:08:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER KTFN ER SO QA EG
09CAIRO1349	GENERAL PETRAEUS' MEETING WITH EGIS CHIEF SOLIMAN [...] Key Points: -- (S/NF) During a June 29 meeting with CENTCOM Commander General Petraeus, Egyptian General Intelligence Service (EGIS) Chief Omar Soliman shared his views on Iraq, Iran, and ongoing efforts on Palestinian reconciliation. -- (S/NF) On Iraq, Soliman assessed that Arab leaders [...]	2009-07-14 11:44:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM MASS IR IZ KPAL IS EG
09CAIRO1351	GENERAL PETRAEUS' MEETING WITH PRESIDENT MUBARAK [...] Key Points: -- (S/NF) During a June 29 meeting with CENTCOM Commander General Petraeus, President Mubarak shared his views on Iraq, Afghanistan/Pakistan, Iran, Palestinian reconciliation, and counter smuggling. -- (S/NF) On Iraq, General Petraeus thanked Mubarak for naming a new Egyptian [...]	2009-07-14 11:48:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM MASS IR IZ KPAL IS AF PK EG
09CAIRO1354	MUBARAK-BASHIR MEETING; EGYPTIAN EFFORTS WITH [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-14 14:42:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SU EG
09CAIRO1616	ARAB LEAGUE ASSISTANCE TO SOMALIA AND SUDAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-20 11:57:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SO SU IZ EG
09CAIRO1705	S/E GRATION MEETS WITH ARAB SYG MOUSSA ON SUDAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-02 06:09:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SU EG
09CAIRO1759	EGIS CHIEF SOLIMAN AND U.S. AFRICA COMMAND DISCUSS [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-10 14:58:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SU SO EG
09CAIRO1787	EGIS CHIEF SOLIMAN AND U.S. AFRICA COMMAND DISCUSS SUDAN AND SOMALIA [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-15 10:19:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SU SO EG
09CAIRO1788	ARAB LEAGUE SPOKESMAN BRIEFS ON SEPTEMBER MINISTERIAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-15 10:48:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG IS IZ WEU GZ SY SU EG
09CAIRO1851	AFRICAN AFFAIRS DISCUSSIONS AT THE ARAB LEAGUE [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-24 14:29:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SU SO MR EG
09CAIRO1888	SUDAN: CAIRO-BASED FUR LEADER ON DARFUR PEACE [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-01 14:21:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SU EG
09CAIRO196	ARAB LEAGUE COS ON "BLEAK" REGIONAL DYNAMICS [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-04 10:14:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL IS EG
09CAIRO208	THE ARAB LEAGUE ON AFRICAN AFFAIRS [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-04 15:41:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER UN MR SO SU EG
09CAIRO218	EGYPTIAN VIEWS ON COUNTER PIRACY, SOMALIA AND SUDAN REF: A. KHARTOUM 51 B. KHARTOUM 75 Classified By: Minister Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs William R. Stewart for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-05 15:09:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KCRM EWWT SO SU EG
09CAIRO231	SCENESETTER FOR REQUESTED EGYPTIAN FM ABOUL GHEIT [...] (S/NF) Madame Secretary, Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit has been looking forward to meeting you since your nomination was first announced. The Egyptian leadership, including President Mubarak, are encouraged by the Administration's immediate attention to the Middle East and your and the Preside [...]	2009-02-09 16:10:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KPAL EG IS QA IR SY
09CAIRO254	EGYPTIAN MFA ON DONORS CONF, CEASEFIRE AND [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-11 14:14:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	PREL PGOV KPAL IS EG
09CAIRO26	EGYPT: GAZA ROUND-UP: JANUARY 6 [...] (S/NF) The Egyptian military reports Egyptian security forces are controlling the Egypt/Gaza border. Egypt delivered humanitarian aid through the Rafah and al-Aouja crossing points. 18 Palestinian casualties entered Egypt yesterday for medical treatment. IDF ground forces are reportedly ope [...]	2009-01-06 14:08:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	KPAL PGOV PREL PHUM EG IS
09CAIRO267	UNHCR UPDATES ON REFUGEE SITUATION IN CAIRO [...] (C) Summary: We attended the Cairo Office of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees' (UNHCR) multilateral meeting on February 4 to discuss refugee developments and UNHCR's plans for 2009. UNHCR partners, NGO's, and western embassies also participated. Following the meeting, UNHCR Re [...]	2009-02-12 15:14:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM PGOV ECON ELAB SU ER ET SO
09CAIRO326	SENATOR LIEBERMANâ€™S FEBRUARY 17 MEETING WITH GAMAL MUBARAK [...] (C) During an hour-long meeting on February 17, Gamal Mubarak discussed with Senator Joseph Lieberman the problems with Gaza and Palestinian reconciliation, as well as the broader political split within the Arab world. Senator Lieberman sought Gamal's advice on ways for the U.S. to engage Iran; Gam [...]	2009-02-23 13:07:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	PREL KPAL ECON IR SY IZ EG IS QA
09CAIRO327	LT GENERAL NORTH DISCUSSES GAZA, PIRACY, AND [...] (C) On January 26, AFCENT Commander Lieutenant General North met with MOD Chief of Staff General Sami Enan to discuss Gaza, piracy, and increased bilateral military cooperation. Enan looked forward to an increased U.S. focus on the Middle East under the Obama administration and enhanced bilateral m [...]	2009-02-23 13:55:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MOPS PARM KPAL IS IR EG XF
09CAIRO339	DARFUR LEADER MINNI MINAWI'S VISIT TO CAIRO [...] (C) Summary: We met with Minni Minawi, SLA leader and Chairman of the Transitional Darfur Regional Authority on February 19, and his foreign affairs advisor on February 12. During his three-day visit to Cairo, Minawi met with President Mubarak, EGIS Chief Soliman, Field Marshall Tantawi, and F [...]	2009-02-24 16:18:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID SU EG
09CAIRO347	SCENESETTER FOR THE MARCH 2 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT MUBARAK [...] (C) Madame Secretary, welcome to Egypt and the March 2nd Gaza Reconstruction Conference in Sharm El-Sheik. President Mubarak is very pleased you are coming and will meet you at 8:30 a.m. on March 2, prior to the start of the conference. He may also host you and the other conference participant [...]	2009-02-25 17:54:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KPAL EAID MASS QA IR SY EG IS XF
09CAIRO358	WHAT DOES EGYPT WANT OUT OF THE GAZA [...] (C) Summary: The Egyptians see the March 2 Gaza Reconstruction Conference as validation of their role as the regional leader in forging peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians. Their goals for the conference are straightforward: they want to be seen as helping the Palestinian people [...]	2009-02-26 19:07:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KPAL EG IS XF
09CAIRO416	ARAB LEAGUE CONCERNED ARREST WARRANT THREATENS [...] Key Points -- (C) The Arab League (AL) believes that the ICC arrest warrant for Sudanese President Bashir threatens the peace and stability of Sudan, but the AL advisor on African Affairs to SYG Moussa told us that the Doha peace talks were still possible because the genocide charge was dism [...]	2009-03-11 11:41:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO SU EG
09CAIRO45	RISING ANGER OVER GAZA [...] (C) Summary and comment: Egyptians are seething over Israeli military operations in Gaza. The January 9 "Day of Anger and Solidarity with Gaza," supported by a range of Egyptian opposition forces, most prominently the Muslim Brotherhood (MB),featured the largest protests since the crisis bega [...]	2009-01-12 09:27:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL KPAL IS PA EG
09CAIRO470	DARFURI LEADERS IN CAIRO SUPPORT ICC ARREST [...] Key Points -- (C) We met with Cairo office representatives from the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM),Sudanese Liberation Army (SLA)-Minni Minawi, SLA-Unity, The Sons of the Fur (who have strong ties to SLA-Abdel Wahid al-Nur),and the Darfuri Arab Democratic Popular Front (DPF) on March [...]	2009-03-18 15:53:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	PREL PREF KPKO PHUM KICR KISL EAID QA LY ER
09CAIRO557	EGYPT: MFA DISCUSSES SOMALIA, PIRACY AND ERITREA [...] (C) Key Points -- Despite disagreements over prosecution of suspected pirates and the role of the Contact Group on Piracy of the Coast of Somali (CGPCS) in funding the development of Somalia, the Government of Egypt (GOE) was pleased with the Contact Group meetings and the debate on the issu [...]	2009-04-02 06:10:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EWWT KCRM PTER ER SO EG
09CAIRO569	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BOND'S VISIT TO CAIRO [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Senator Bond, welcome to Egypt. Your visit comes as Egypt continues its efforts to mediate a permanent cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, to facilitate intra-Palestinian negotiations to form a new, interim government, and to stop the smuggling of arms into Gaza. The U.S., Euro [...]	2009-04-02 15:42:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP BOND PGOV KWBG ECON KPAL EG IS
09CAIRO571	MFA SENIOR ADVISOR ON PALESTINIAN NEGOTIATIONS, [...] (S/NF) Key points -- MFA Senior Cabinet Advisor and Spokesman Hossam Zaki told DCM April 2 that Egyptian-sponsored negotiations on Palestinian government formation that resumed April 1 are "going nowhere." He did not articulate a contingency plan, and argued that the USG should not insist o [...]	2009-04-02 16:11:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IS SY SU QA CD SA EG
09CAIRO595	ARAB LEAGUE COS BRIEFS ON MARCH 30-31 AL SUMMIT [...] (SBU) Key points: -- Arab League (AL) Chief of Staff Hisham Yousef told local diplomats April 2 that said that some progress had been made on Arab reconciliation at the Arab League Doha summit of March 30-31, but that much more needs to be done. -- Yousef strongly criticized the incoming I [...]	2009-04-07 14:32:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ SY SU LE IS IR LY EG
09CAIRO602	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL LOWEY [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Representative Lowey, welcome to Egypt. Your visit comes as Egypt continues its efforts to mediate a permanent cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, to facilitate intra-Palestinian negotiations to form a new, interim government, and to stop the smuggling of arms into Gaza. The U. [...]	2009-04-08 13:13:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EAID KPAL EG
09CAIRO618	CODEL TAUSCHER"S APRIL 9 MEETING WITH FOREIGN [...] (C) Key Points: -- Israel: Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit said that Egypt has a long-standing relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and can work with him, in contrast to new Israeli Foreign Minister Leiberman, whom Aboul Gheit labeled a "problem." --Aboul Gheit does not see [...]	2009-04-12 15:05:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KPAL KNNP IS IR EG QA
09CAIRO63	EGYPT: GAZA ROUND-UP: JANUARY 13 [...] (S) According to Ministry of Defense sources, on January 12, an unexploded Israeli bomb landed in an open field on the Egyptian side of the border. No injuries were reported. The Egyptians informed the Israelis, who offered to send a team to safely dismantle the bomb and noted that it was "U [...]	2009-01-13 13:55:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	KPAL PGOV PREL PHUM CASC EG IS
09CAIRO656	MEETING WITH HEAD OF THE SUDANESE NATIONAL [...] (C) Key Points: -- Kamal al-Din Hassan Ail, the Director of the Sudanese National Congress Party's (NCP) office in Cairo told us April 1 that the ICC arrest warrant sent the wrong message to rebel groups. He said the Sudanese people are united behind Bashir, and Bashir's trip to Egypt was a [...]	2009-04-15 13:29:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KPKO EAID PGOV SU EG
09CAIRO68	EGYPT: GAZA ROUND-UP: JANUARY 14 [...] (S) According to MoD sources, the Rafah border area has been relatively quiet today, with no collateral damage on the Egyptian side, and no reports of Palestinian firing on Egyptian Border Guard Forces. -------------- Demonstrations -------------- 2. (SBU) Contacts reported that on Janu [...]	2009-01-14 13:20:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	KPAL PGOV PREL PHUM CASC EG IS
09CAIRO706	GENERAL SCHWARTZ'S MEETING WITH COS ANAN [...] Key Points: - (S/NF) During a April 6 meeting, Egyptian military Chief of Staff Sami Anan discussed regional security and bilateral military issues with US Air Force Chief of Staff General Schwartz. - (S/NF) Anan said Egypt is "sparing no efforts" to find a durable cease fire in Gaza an [...]	2009-04-26 14:18:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM MASS MOPS KPAL IS EG
09CAIRO722	SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR ROSS' VISIT TO EGYPT [...] KEY POINTS: -- (S) President Mubarak sees Iran's attempts to exert influence throughout the region as Egypt's primary strategic threat. However, Mubarak's focus on the Iranian threat differs somewhat from ours. While he will readily admit that the Iranian nuclear program is a strategic and ex [...]	2009-04-28 15:34:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM KPAL IS LE SU IR EG
09CAIRO726	EGYPT: AID AND RECONCILIATION IN GAZA [...] (C) Key Points -- We met with the Director of the World Food Program's warehouse in El Arish on April 8, and with an American doctor, returning after 3 months in Gaza and the West Bank, on April 22. Both stressed that Gazans are still in dire need of food and medical supplies. No reconstruc [...]	2009-04-29 10:21:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	KPAL KWBG IS PA EG
09CAIRO747	ADMIRAL MULLEN'S MEETINGS WITH FIELD MARSHAL [...] Key Points: - (S/NF) During an April 21 meeting with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen, Minister of Defense Field Marshal Tantawi noted the strong Egypt-U.S. military relationship and looked forward to increased cooperation with the new U.S. Africa Command. - ( [...]	2009-04-30 15:01:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MASS MOPS PARM KPAL IS IR SO EG PTER
09CAIRO772	EGYPTIAN MFA ON VISIT OF SHAYKH SHARIF, PIRACY [...] (C) Key Points: -- The Egyptian MFA said that Somali President Shaykh Sharif Shaykh Ahmed asked for Egyptian support for his government and the Somali joint forces. Egypt agreed to supply uniforms for the forces and is ready to provide training for troops and trainers. -- The Government [...]	2009-05-06 11:13:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCRM MARR MOPS EWWT SO EG
09CAIRO81	EGYPT: GAZA ROUND-UP: JANUARY 15 [...] (SBU) Gilad visits; leaves disappointed. Demonstrations in support of Gaza continue throughout Egypt. Public opinion is strongly pro-Palestinian and anti-Israeli; Israeli pilgrims are barred from a holy site. Embassy consular officers prepare for a potential evacuation of American citizens an [...]	2009-01-15 15:54:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	KPAL PGOV PREL PHUM CASC EAID MOPS EG IS
09CAIRO822	S/E GRATION MEETS WITH EGYPTIAN OFFICIALS ON SUDAN [...] (C) Key Points -- U.S. Special Envoy (S/E) for Sudan General Gration met in separate meetings on April 30 with Egyptian General Intelligence Services (EGIS) Chief Soliman and Egyptian Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit to explain his vision for Sudan and enlist Egypt's support and cooperation in r [...]	2009-05-14 05:29:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PREF SU CD EG
09CAIRO824	S/E GRATION MEETS WITH ARAB LEAGUE SYG MOUSSA [...] (C) Key Points -- Special Envoy (S/E) for Sudan, J. Scott Gration, explained to with Arab League (AL) SYG, Amre Moussa the USG's immediate focus to obtain a ceasefire in Darfur to provide humanitarian assistance, an environment for a peace talks that will lead to a political solution to Dar [...]	2009-05-14 05:36:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SU CD EG
09CAIRO826	EGYPTIAN MFA REACTS TO VISIT OF S/E GRATION [...] (C) Key Points: -- Egyptian MFA Cabinet Advisor for African Affairs told us on May 4 that the visit of S/E for Sudan, General J. Scott Gration, was a very good opportunity for Government of Egypt (GOE) and the USG to exchange views on Sudan (reftel). -- Abu Zeid agreed with S/E Gration's c [...]	2009-05-14 08:46:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SU QA EG
09CAIRO827	MEETING WITH SLA UNITY DEPUTY HARIR [...] Key Points: -- SLA Unity Deputy Chairman and Foreign Affairs Representative Sharif Abdalla Harir (protect) said that SLA Unity members that signed the Tripoli, Libya Agreement, in April, were not authorized to do so by the 51-man council, or Chairman Abdallah Yahya. -- Harir met with Just [...]	2009-05-14 08:55:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SU CD QA EG
09CAIRO829	EGYPT TO HOST FIFTH ROUND OF INTRA-PALESTINIAN [...] (C) Key points: -- The Egyptians will host the fifth round of negotiations between the Palestinian factions beginning May 16 in Cairo. MFA Director for Palestinian Affairs Yasser Osman told us May 13 that he was not optimistic an agreement will be reached on a consensus PA government or majo [...]	2009-05-14 10:15:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL IS EG
09CAIRO868	UNDER SECRETARY LEVEY DISCUSSES TERRORIST FINANCE [...] Key Points -- (S) Egyptian interlocutors confirmed to U/S Levey their concern about Iran and their desire to keep financial pressure on Iran. -- (S) Central Bank Deputy Governor indicated that he would discuss with the Governor and others the possibility of a formal policy directive prohi [...]	2009-05-19 09:46:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	EFIN EG IR IS KDEM KPAL NP PGOV PREL PTER
09CAIRO873	ARAB LEAGUE ON ISRAEL-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT AND [...] (C) Key points: -- In a May 11 meeting, Arab League (AL) Chief of Staff Hisham Yousef told us that AL SYG Moussa was very encouraged by the Administration's early position on Middle East peace. He said that the AL had agreed to resume Israeli-Palestinian negotiations only if Israel satisfact [...]	2009-05-19 12:22:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL IS EG
09CAIRO874	SCENESETTER: PRESIDENT MUBARAK'S VISIT TO [...] (S/NF) Introduction: President Mubarak last visited Washington in April 2004, breaking a twenty year tradition of annual visits to the White House. Egyptians view President Mubarak's upcoming meeting with the President as a new beginning to the U.S.-Egyptian relationship that will restore a [...]	2009-05-19 12:58:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	PREL PGOV KDEM ECON EG IS IR IZ
09CAIRO88	EGYPT: GAZA ROUND-UP: JANUARY 18 [...] (SBU) Humanitarian Assistance: On January 18, 140 tons of medical aid from the Red Crescent, Qatar, Bahrain, and Morocco were delivered through Rafah, along with 42 casualties. The Red Crescent delivered 90 tons of flour and rice through Kerem Shalom and 400 tons of food aid entered through A [...]	2009-01-19 15:03:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	KPAL PGOV PREL PHUM CASC EAID MOPS EG IS
09CAIRO975	UNDER SECRETARY LEVEY DISCUSSES IRAN [...] Key Points -- (S) Egyptian interlocutors confirmed to U/S Levey their concern about Iran and their desire to keep financial pressure on Iran. -- (S) Central Bank Deputy Governor suggested that it would not be difficult to issue a formal policy directive prohibiting Egyptian banks from opening or [...]	2009-05-28 12:49:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	EFIN EG IR IS KDEM KPAL NP PGOV PREL PTER
09CAIRO98	GAZA: REVERBERATIONS WITHIN EGYPT [...] (C) Summary: The Gaza crisis has inflamed a visceral hatred of Israel among Egyptians, and deepened disaffection for the Mubarak regime, furthering negative views of Mubarak as a "Western puppet." While GOE efforts to counter the negative propaganda may soften current hard feelings, the immed [...]	2009-01-20 15:21:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KISL PA IS EG
09CAIRO999	ARAB DARFUR LEADERS IN CAIRO ADVOCATE FOR DARFUR [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-02 12:19:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SU CD QA SA EG
09CAPETOWN56	SOUTH AFRICA IS HYDROCARBON POOR, BUT HAS BIG PLANS FOR [...] (SBU) This cable is not for Internet distribution. This cable is a collaboration between Embassy Pretoria and Consulate General Cape Town. Summary. South Africa has limited reserves of crude oil and natural gas and imports 70 percent of its requirements, which are for the most part refined l [...]	2009-03-12 12:33:00	Consulate Cape Town	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB SF
09CARACAS398	SUPREME COURT INITIATES ANOTHER JUDICIAL [...] (C) Summary: The pro-Chavez Venezuelan Supreme Court (TSJ) has announced an "integral restructuring" to combat corruption, although it is almost certainly a measure to remove judges or court officials who have not sufficiently demonstrated their "revolutionary" credentials. Judicial expert [...]	2009-03-27 15:46:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PGOV KDEM PHUM VE
09CARACAS495	CHAVEZ IN TOKYO: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Chavez's April 5-7 visit to Tokyo followed the Bolivarian model - heavy on theater and light on substance. Shifting from the negative rhetoric against the U.S. displayed on previous stops in Iran and Qatar, Chavez hit more positive notes in Japan. While media reports i [...]	2009-04-20 13:10:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ENRG ECON VE
09DAKAR289	SENEGAL: MORE INSIGHTS FROM PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR [...] (C) Summary: (SBU) Minister Councilor at the Presidency and Financial Advisor to President Wade, Habib Mbaye (protect),recently shared new insights into the policy world of President Wade. Mbaye is in a new role where he is supposed to coordinate the inter-agency, inter-ministerial efforts t [...]	2009-03-09 07:41:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KCOR KDEM PINR GV MR IR SG
09DAMASCUS106	RE-ENGAGING SYRIA: SYRIA AND HAMAS [...] (C) Summary: Consensus is lacking on the extent of Syrian influence over Hamas; some believe the landlord-tenant relationship gives Syria decisive leverage. Others see a Syrian-Iranian rivalry and give Iran with its financial resources an advantage. SARG officials argue that they deal with [...]	2009-02-03 16:37:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IR SY
09DAMASCUS11	PROTESTERS HARASSING EGYPTIAN EMBASSY IN DAMASCUS, [...] (C) Summary: Charge called on Egyptian Ambassador Shawky Ismail December 31 to compare notes and express solidarity. Ismail reviewed his Embassy's security problems, accused Syria of coordinating with Tehran and Hizballah to exploit the Gaza crisis, and explained Egypt's proposal for moving t [...]	2009-01-05 13:30:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS ASEC KPAL EG SY

09DAMASCUS130	HAMAS REPRESENTATIVE REAFFIRMS CONDITIONS FOR [...] (S/NF) Summary: Almost a week after the February 5 deadline for responding to Egypt's Gaza cease-fire proposal, Hamas appears ready to stand pat on its demands for Israel to agree to re-open border crossings and lift the siege as part of any deal. In contrast to Hamas Politburo Chief Khaled M [...]	2009-02-12 12:25:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KWBG KPAL PTER SY
09DAMASCUS149	SYRIA - SAUDI ARABIA: MOVING TOWARD NORMALIZATION? [...] (C) Summary: The Algerian ambassador provided his understanding February 25 of the sequencing of a normalization in ties between Syria and Saudi Arabia. Initiated by joint concern over Saudi jihadists on the loose, renewed contacts between the two have been expanded from the counter-terroris [...]	2009-02-25 15:51:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SA SY
09DAMASCUS195	FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MARCH 7 DISCUSSIONS WITH SYRIAN FM MUALLIM ON IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-15 04:19:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER IR IS SY
09DAMASCUS198	FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MARCH 7 DISCUSSIONS WITH SYRIAN FM [...] (S/NF) Summary: Acting NEA A/S Feltman and NSC NENA Senior Director Shapiro emphasized the strong U.S. commitment to achieving a two-state Israeli-Palestinian solution and providing humanitarian relief for Gazans, as demonstrated by the appointment of Special Envoy Mitchell and the U.S. pledg [...]	2009-03-15 05:37:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KWBG KPAL IS SY
09DAMASCUS218	SYRIAN DELEGATION'S MISSION TO BAGHDAD [...] (S/NF) According to a reliable Embassy source, a Syrian delegation consisting of FM Walid al-Muallim and Deputy Vice President for Security Affairs Muhammad Nassif Khayr-Bayk will arrive in Baghdad on March 24. The delegation's mission is to prepare for a meeting between Syrian President Basha [...]	2009-03-23 16:11:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL IZ SY UK
09DAMASCUS226	ASAD AT AL SUMMIT: ASSERTING RIGHT OF ARAB [...] (S) Summary: Syria's Bashar Asad heads this week to the Arab League Summit in Doha seeking to support Qatar's efforts for a productive meeting and to assure moderate Arab states of Iran's desire for better relations. Syria's position on Sudan remains aligned with that of Qatar in support of [...]	2009-03-26 13:06:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PREL KPAL KWBG AL IS SU IR SY
09DAMASCUS252	CODEL LYNCH MEETS ASAD, MUALLIM [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-06 13:02:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAL KWBG IS SY
09DAMASCUS3	ASAD DISCUSSES IRAN AND GAZA WITH CODEL SPECTER [...] (C) In a December 30 meeting with CODEL Specter, a relaxed President Bashar al-Asad dismissed Israeli concerns that Iran might use a nuclear weapon against the Jewish state and explained why he could not abandon his political alliance with Tehran. Asad argued that the international discussion [...]	2009-01-04 12:24:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	IAEA KPAL PGOV PREL PTER IR IS SY
09DAMASCUS360	MAY 7 FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MEETING IN DAMASCUS: HAMAS [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a wide-ranging May 7 discussion, NEA Acting A/S Feltman and NSC/NENA Senior Director Shapiro argued that, while recent Hamas statements suggested the organization could recognize a two-state solution, Hamas needed to renounce violence, recognize Israel, and abide by previo [...]	2009-05-21 14:17:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PTER KPAL KWBG IS SY
09DAMASCUS371	CORRECTED COPY - MAY 7 FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MEETING IN [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a wide-ranging May 7 discussion, NEA Acting A/S Feltman and NSC/NENA Senior Director Shapiro argued that, while recent Hamas statements suggested the organization could recognize a two-state solution, Hamas needed to renounce violence, recognize Israel, and abide by previo [...]	2009-05-26 12:49:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER KPAL KWBG IS SY
09DAMASCUS375	OIC'S 36TH MINISTERIAL CONVENES IN DAMASCUS: [...] (U) Summary: Syria played host to the 36th meeting of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) ministerial meeting May 23-25. As in past sessions, the ministers focused on issues related to the Arab-Israeli conflict, combating "Islamophobia" and terrorism, the potential for OIC peace [...]	2009-05-27 09:23:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS SY
09DAMASCUS389	ASSYRIAN ORTHODOX PATRIARCH CRITICIZES U.S. AT [...] (U) SUMMARY: During the opening session of a two-day international conference entitled "The Message of Peace in Islam," the Assyrian Orthodox Patriarch Mar Zakka Ewas attacked the U.S. for using the fight against "Islamic terrorism" as a pretext for extending its hegemony in the region. The [...]	2009-06-04 15:38:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SCUL SY
09DAMASCUS390	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL TO [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-04 17:30:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER KWBG MOPS IS IZ LE SY
09DAMASCUS42	HAMAS WARY OF, BUT PARTICIPATING IN, CAIRO TALKS [...] (C) Summary: Hamas Politburo Chief Khaled Mesha'al delivered a regionally televised harangue late January 10 criticizing the international community's response to Gaza, calling on Israel to cease hostilities, withdraw its forces, and lift the siege, and dismissing the possibility of a "perma [...]	2009-01-12 13:26:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG PTER IS SY
09DAMASCUS464	AT RALLY, SYRIA CALLS ON U.S. TO SUPPORT RETURN OF [...] (C) Summary: A SARG-founded Palestinian rights organization held a solidarity festival near the Golan Heights on June 27 to call for the return of Palestinian refugees and of the Golan Heights to Syria. There were significant differences between Israeli and Syrian media coverage. Israeli press [...]	2009-07-02 13:56:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS SY
09DAMASCUS48	SYRIA SUCCEEDS IN CONVOKING EMERGENCY AL SUMMIT, [...] (C) Summary: Media sources in contact with Hamas representatives in Cairo and with the Syrian MFA told us late December 13 that "Hamas is done with talks in Cairo." Though Hamas leaders have not formally rejected further dialogue with EGIS director Omar Soleiman, today's headline of Syria's [...]	2009-01-14 10:04:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY LE
09DAMASCUS51	(CORRECTED COPY MONTH PARAGRAPH ONE): SYRIA [...] (C) Summary: Media sources in contact with Hamas representatives in Cairo and with the Syrian MFA told us late January 13 that "Hamas is done with talks in Cairo." Though Hamas leaders have not formally rejected further dialogue with EGIS director Omar Soleiman, today's headline of Syria's o [...]	2009-01-15 09:17:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY LE
09DAMASCUS697	BASHAR'S SURPRISE TRIP TO SAUDI ARABIA: SETTING [...] (S/NF) Summary: President Bashar al-Asad's surprise September 23 trip to attend the opening of the King Abdullah University for Science and Technology (KAUST) resulted from heavy lobbying by Turkey and Qatar, according to Embassy contacts. Asad's Advisor or Media and Political Affairs Bouth [...]	2009-09-27 11:42:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL LE IZ SY
09DAMASCUS75	HAMAS DECLARES VICTORY FROM DAMASCUS, NOW FOCUSED [...] (C) Summary: Speaking from Damascus late January 21, Hamas Politburo chief Khaled Mesha'al declared victory over Israel and quoted Winston Churchill in praise of Gazan sacrifices in their fight for "liberty." Mesha'al promised to compensate families who suffered losses, argued donors shoul [...]	2009-01-22 16:21:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL PTER PGOV IS SY
09DAMASCUS783	IS THE SARG INFLUENCING HAMAS'S INCREASINGLY [...] (S) SUMMARY: Hamas distributed a memorandum last week to some Arab ambassadors in Damascus blasting the Palestinian Authority (PA) and PA President Mahmoud Abbas for "obstructing reconciliation efforts." It also condemned Egypt's role in Palestinian reconciliation and expressed reservations H [...]	2009-11-08 13:27:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PTER PREL PGOV KPAL SY
09DAMASCUS786	DEBATE ON PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS REVEALS DEEP [...] (C) Providing a snapshot of a building internal debate on economic liberalization, the British Syrian Society held a conference in Damascus entitled "Public-Private Partnerships" from October 30 to November 1 at the request of Syrian Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Abdullah al-Dardar [...]	2009-11-10 07:40:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ECON EINV PGOV PREL SY
09DAMASCUS855	SYRIA SEEKING MARKET QUALITY SOLUTIONS AT FIXED [...] (SBU) Deputy Minister of Electricity Hisham Mashfej reviewed with us Syria's significant power generation problems and his ministry's continuing efforts to cobble together short-term solutions. Mashfej acknowledged electricity generated from renewable resources and energy conservation were th [...]	2009-12-10 13:23:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ECON EINV PGOV PREL SY
09DAMASCUS867	UNHCR OFFICIALS PRAISE SYRIAN SUPPORT FOR IRAQI [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a meeting with NGO representatives and diplomats in Damascus on December 14, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa Radhouane Nouicier bluntly criticized the Iraqi government for "failing to support" the [...]	2009-12-17 13:14:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI PREL PREF PHUM
09DAMASCUS868	SPECIAL COORDINATOR HOF'S DECEMBER 16 MEETING WITH [...] (S) Summary: Syrian FM Muallim spent most of the one-hour conversation with Special Coordinator for Regional Affairs Hof lamenting the lack of progress in U.S.-Syrian bilateral relations. Muallim welcomed the possibility of a January visit by Special Envoy (S/E) Mitchell to Damascus, but st [...]	2009-12-18 10:24:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PREL KPAL IR LE IZ SY
09DAMASCUS880	SYRIAN-IRANIAN SHOW OF SOLIDARITY MASKS TENSIONS [...] (S/NF) The successive visits of three high-level Iranian officials to Damascus in early December appear at first glance to reaffirm strong Iranian-Syrian security ties and other forms of bilateral cooperation, but they may, in fact, mask deepening rifts over Iraq, Yemen, and the possibility of war [...]	2009-12-22 03:40:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL IR LE IZ TU SY
09DAMASCUS884	SYRIAN MFA HOPES REVOKING BANK AMAN LICENSE NOT [...] (C) Charge and Pol/Econ Chief delivered Ref A demarche on December 23 to Husam Aala, Chief of Staff for Vice Foreign Minister Faisal Miqdad. Aala recalled Miqdad had discussed the subject of Bank Aman during his late-September meetings with State, Commerce, and Treasury officials and underst [...]	2009-12-23 10:02:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETTC PGOV PREL PTER CASC IR SY
09DHAHRAN234	FORMER SAUDI ARAMCO EXECUTIVE BULLISH ON OIL PRICES [...] (C/NF) Saudi Aramco's former Executive Vice President, Dr. Sadad al-Husseini (strictly protect),recently commented on the likelihood of oil prices rising sharply over the next couple of years. In his view, the bearish energy analysts arguing that the oil price shocks of last summer are not li [...]	2009-09-02 13:39:00	Consulate Dhahran	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG EPET ECON PGOV SA
09DHAHRAN74	SAUDI "GAS PRINCE" CONTROLS THE KINGDOM'S INDUSTRIAL [...] (C/NF) KEY POINTS -- HRH Prince Faisal bin Turki bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (FbT),Advisor to the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, controls the highly subsidized gas feedstock allocations for the petrochemical and power generation industries. -- The prince is known as being [...]	2009-04-08 06:07:00	Consulate Dhahran	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	SA QA PGOV ECON ENRG EPET
09DJIBOUTI1101	DJIBOUTI/SOMALIA: TFG PRESIDENT SHARIF REVIEWS SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, President of Somalia's Transitional Federal government (TFG),expressed appreciation for U.S. support for Somalia, and made an explicit urgent appeal for additional security assistance to the TFG, including equipment and weapons. He outlined the goals [...]	2009-09-10 14:48:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MASS PINS PREL DJ SO
09DJIBOUTI117	DJIBOUTI DECRIES STALEMATE IN BORDER DISPUTE WITH ERITREA [...] (C) SUMMARY. As the five-week deadline referenced by UNSCR 1862 of January 14 approaches, senior Djiboutian officials--including Foreign Minister Youssouf and Djibouti's Ambassador to the U.S. and UN PermRep Olhaye-underscore the need for increased international pressure on Eritrea. Facing a [...]	2009-02-13 15:27:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PBTS PREL MOPS DJ ER UNSC
09DJIBOUTI1393	DJIBOUTI: DAS WYCOFF DISCUSSES ERITREA, SOMALIA, AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a December 9 courtesy call, visiting AF DAS Karl Wycoff and Ambassador discussed the strong U.S.-Djibouti relationship, Eritrea's regional spoiler role, and the opening of political space in Djibouti with Prime Minister Dileita Mohamed Dileita. Dileita and DAS Wycoff both [...]	2009-12-13 12:50:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO EAID DJ ER SO
09DJIBOUTI150	FRENCH FM KOUCHNER'S VISIT FOCUSES ON DJIBOUTI-ERITREA, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. FM Kouchner's surprise February 21-22 visit to Djibouti focused on Djibouti-Eritrea, Somalia, and countering Somali piracy, but did not address bilateral issues, according to the French Ambassador. Despite the expiration of the 5-week deadline imposed by UNSCR 1862 for Eritrea [...]	2009-03-01 08:40:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHSA PBTS MOPS KPKO FR SO DJ RS
09DJIBOUTI439	TWO NEW BANKS MAKE SEVEN IN DJIBOUTIS GROWING FINANCIAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Between 2006 and 2007, three new commercial banks joined the two historically dominant banks in Djibouti (reftel); and two additional banks opened their doors in 2008, bringing the total number to seven. The arrival of these new banks has spurred an active competition to court t [...]	2009-05-04 13:01:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PREL DJ
09DJIBOUTI547	Djibouti Supports Launch of Somali Independent News Agency [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Somali Independent News Agency (SOMINA) was officially launched in Djibouti on April 30 by the Djiboutian Minister of Communication and Culture, Ali Abdi Farah. In close coordination with Reporters Without Borders (RWB) and funded by the Doha Center for Media Freedom, estab [...]	2009-05-21 09:51:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PROP KPAO KWWW DJ SO
09DJIBOUTI913	DJIBOUTI: PRESIDENT GUELLEH ON SOMALIA, ERITREA, AND [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-13 09:59:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS PINS DJ ER EG QA LY SO
09DOHA100	QATARI MINSTATE AL-MAHMOUD LOOKS TO NEXT STEPS ON [...] (C) Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud outlined February 5 for the State Department Senior Representative for Sudan, Tim Shortley, the next steps he and Djibril Bassole, the UN and African Union Mediator, envision on Darfur. First, the Government of Sudan (GOS) and the Jus [...]	2009-02-09 16:11:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SU QA
09DOHA103	USING AL JAZEERA TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE [...] (SBU) As the Department seeks to implement President Obama's and the Secretary's goal of a renewed dialogue with Arab and non-Arab Muslim populations, we should make strategic use of the Al Jazeera television network. Notorious though it may be for its sensational broadcasts, even its detract [...]	2009-02-10 14:23:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAO QA
09DOHA109	QATAR'S MESSAGE TO USG ON DAY TWO OF DARFUR [...] (C) Ambassador and Qatar's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud discussed today, Wednesday, the state of play in the Darfur mediation effort currently underway in Doha. Ambassador said there would be an important policy meeting in Washington later today on Sudan and asked Al [...]	2009-02-11 10:24:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SU QA
09DOHA116	AL JAZEERA DIRECTOR DISCUSSES GAZA COVERAGE [...] (C) Ambassador called on Al Jazeera Director General Wadah Khanfar on February 10 to hear his views on the network's coverage of Gaza and share the USG's concerns about it. Khanfar explained that Israel's incursion into Gaza was a "ready-made TV show" that Al Jazeera could not afford not to [...]	2009-02-11 13:41:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO WE GZ IS QA
09DOHA117	HUMAN RIGHTS CHAIR: QATAR WILL "POSTPONE" GAZA [...] (SBU) In a February 10 conversation with Poloff Caudill, National Human Rights Committee Chairman Dr. Ali Said Al-Marri stated that Qatar would "postpone" the Gaza war crimes conference scheduled to take place February 22-24 in Doha. 2. (SBU) The postponement came after a February 4 conver [...]	2009-02-11 13:44:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KPAL WEBZ QA IS
09DOHA128	QATAR BELIEVES USG IRAN POLICY HURTING DOHA'S GAS [...] (C) EEB DAS Doug Hengel met February 16 with Minister of Energy and Industry Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah. Also attending the meeting for Qatar were Minister of State for Energy and Industry Dr. Mohammad Al-Sada, Minister Al-Attiyah's Office Director Abdulaziz Al-Malki, and QP Director of Oi [...]	2009-02-19 04:51:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET EINV ETTC PREL QA IR RU EK BL VE
09DOHA130	SHEIKHA MOZAH SUPPORTS IDEA OF CONGRESSIONAL FIELD [...] (SBU) Following up on the November visit of a congressional delegation led by Congressman Ruben Hinojosa, which focused on the six U.S. university branch campuses at Education City, Ambassador called February 9 on Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser al-Misned, wife of the Amir and Chairperson of Qatar [...]	2009-02-19 07:14:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OEXC SCUL KPAO QA
09DOHA131	QATAR: INPUT FOR THE NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) Post was very encouraged in the second half of the year by the willingness of the government to open a more frank and constructive dialogue on the problem of TIP and how to combat it. As a result of this dialogue, Post gained easier access to Qatari officials, and the government hosted [...]	2009-02-19 10:33:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC ELAB
09DOHA132	QATAR: INPUT FOR THE NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN [...] Below is Part 2 of 2 of post's input for the Ninth Annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) reported. Part 1 has been communicated by septel. 2. (SBU) PARAGRAPH 26: PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS: A. (SBU) What kind of protection is the government able under existing law to provide f [...]	2009-02-19 10:34:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC ELAB QA
09DOHA133	DOHA DARFUR CONSULTATIONS: AGREEMENT OF GOODWILL SIGNED [...] (U) Sudanese Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Dr. Amin Hassan Omer, and JEM representative Jibril Ibrahim signed an "Agreement of Goodwill and Confidence Building for the Settlement of the Problem in Darfur" in Doha on February 17 at the Amiri Diwan. The signing was witnessed by represen [...]	2009-02-19 10:45:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SU QA
09DOHA135	QATAR STILL FLYING HIGH AS THE WORLD ECONOMY TURNS [...] (C) Qatar's banking sector is minimally exposed to the subprime mortgage crisis. But it has been affected by the global financial crisis. Domestic liquidity has tightened. Some banks over-extended through easy credit to Qataris and expats. Lending has dried up considerably, and interest rat [...]	2009-02-22 07:58:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EFIN ENRG EPET QA
09DOHA140	UPDATING A FIELD INTERAGENCY CONSENSUS ON KEY [...] Military Trends and Expectations (Embassy ) OMC) (a) Qatar's military (b) U.S.-Qatar military relations 2. CENTCOM,s Trends Analysis and Observations (CENTCOM) 3. Counterterrorism and counterproliferation Trends (Embassy) 4. Crime and Law Enforcement Trends (Embassy ) RSO) 5. Trend [...]	2009-02-23 13:26:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AMGT KSPR QA
09DOHA143	US-ISLAMIC WORLD FORUM: IMPACT COMES ON THE MARGINS [...] (SBU) For the sixth year running, the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in partnership with the Saban Center on Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution, convened a U.S.-Islamic World Forum, bringing together dozens of academics, politicians and social activists from the United States [...]	2009-02-25 11:15:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO QA
09DOHA145	QATAR PROPOSES HAMAS-FATAH RECONCILIATION IN ABBAS [...] (C) In a February 25 meeting with Ambassador, Palestinian Ambassador Munir Abdullah Ghannam said that during a recent trip to Doha by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, the GOQ urged the formation of a national unity government in Palestine which would include Hamas members. According to Gh [...]	2009-02-26 13:51:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG QA
09DOHA147	PALESTINIAN AMBASSADOR DESCRIBES QATAR'S SPECIAL [...] (C) Palestinian Ambassador Ghannam told Ambassador February 25th that in December 2006, while visiting Doha for the Asian Games, then-Palestinian PM Ismail Haniyah personally asked Qatari Amir Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani for financial help in resolving a dispute with striking teachers. 2. (C [...]	2009-02-26 14:34:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ELAB KPAL EAID KWBG QA
09DOHA148	RESPONDING TO GOQ ON TRAVEL OF QATARI FORMER [...] (U) Press reports indicate that former Guantanamo Bay detainee and Qatari citizen Jarallah al-Marri was arrested this month in the UK. An on-line search of Guantanamo-related blogs indicate that this was apparently al-Marri's second recent visit to the UK, the last taking place in January. [...]	2009-02-26 14:34:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL QA
09DOHA150	EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE [...] Qatar hosted February 16-18, 2009 the Fourth Global Conference of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI),attended by 400 delegates from 80 countries. The conference was officially opened by Qatar's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy and Industry Abdullah Al-Attiya [...]	2009-03-01 07:18:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EINV EMIN EAGR QA AJ CH IN JA LI
09DOHA152	EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM 2009 (QATAR) [...] Proposal for fellow: "Senior Advisor to the Qatari Ministry of Environment" -- Embassy Doha proposes placing a USG fellow for a minimum three month timeframe at the newly established Ministry of Environment in Qatar. The fellow would advise the Minister and senior staff on all matters perta [...]	2009-03-01 08:49:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	ESTH SENV TSPL TBIO ECON AMGT APER EPA QA
09DOHA153	EGYPTIAN AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES DARFUR, [...] (C) At a February 25 meeting with Ambassador, Egyptian Ambassador Abdul Aziz Daoud stated that the Sudanese Charge d'Affaires recently met with MFA Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Bin Abdullah Al-Mahmoud, but that no date had been set for Round 2 of the Doha talks on Darfur. He sta [...]	2009-03-02 14:35:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SU QA EG
09DOHA158	FAA VISIT CONFIRMS WEAKNESS OF QATAR'S CIVIL [...] (U) FAA Senior Regional Representative Roy Barnett visited Qatar January 21-22 for consultations with the Embassy, Qatar Civil Aviation Authority, and Qatar Airways. During the visit, he met with the QCAA Vice Chairman Ibrahim Abdulgadir, half a dozen other QCAA employees, and the Qatar Airway [...]	2009-03-04 05:07:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ASEC QA
09DOHA159	RECOMMENDATION FOR USG ENGAGEMENT WITH "SILATECH" [...] As reported reftel, Silatech is a year-old organization/initiative intended to "engage the private, public, and civil society sectors to promote large-scale job creation, entrepreneurship, and access to capital and markets." The initiative is the brainchild of the Amir's consort Shaykha Mozah [...]	2009-03-04 05:17:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EAID ECON ECIN EFIN QA BA MO TS YM SY
09DOHA164	BLUE LANTERN CHECK SUCCESSFUL - LICENSE 050104624 [...] Col Abdulla Dif from the Qatar Armed Forces (QAF) Logistics Department told Embassy's Office of Military Cooperation 2 March 2009 that the QAF received the referenced military antenna via the foreign consignee Satori. 2. Comment: It is unclear why the QAF used a French intermediary for this [...]	2009-03-04 13:44:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC QA
09DOHA167	QATARI AG AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS POSSIBLE NEW CT [...] (S/NF) On March 4, 2009, Ambassador and Legat met with Qatar Attorney General Dr. Ali Al-Marri (QAG) regarding the recent travel of former Guantanamo detainee Jarallah Al-Marri to the UK, as well as the GOQ's lack of counterterrorism cooperation in general. 2. (S/NF) The Qatari AG told Amb [...]	2009-03-05 15:15:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER QA
09DOHA176	QATAR TO ABIDE BY GCC AGREEMENT ON PALESTINIAN AID [...] (C) Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud told Ambassador March 10 that Qatar and all GCC member states had agreed in Riyadh March 1 on "the mechanism of a committee to run the fund for Gaza reconstruction in coordination with banks." 2. (C) Al-Mahmoud provided Ambassador [...]	2009-03-11 11:54:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG QA
09DOHA179	MINISTER OF STATE SEEKS U.S. HELP WITH EGYPT ON [...] (C) Ambassador raised March 10 with Minister of State Ahmed Al-Mahmoud our concerns (reftel demarche) about the Government of Sudan's expulsion of various NGOs in retaliation for the International Criminal Court (ICC) indictments of President Bashir. 2. (C) Al-Mahmoud responded that Qatar's [...]	2009-03-11 14:54:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM QA SU
09DOHA18	JAPAN'S EMPEROR EXTENDS INVITATION TO QATAR'S HEIR [...] (C) Japanese Embassy Political Chief Kazuhiro Higashi informed P/E Chief Rice January 7 that the Emperor of Japan has extended an invitation to Qatar's Heir Apparent, Shaykh Tamim, to visit Japan as an "honored guest" between mid-May and mid-June. According to Higashi, the Japanese Ambassador [...]	2009-01-08 09:42:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL QA JA
09DOHA180	SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL OLSON'S MARCH 15-16 VISIT [...] (SBU) Admiral Olson, Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. I personally very much look forward to seeing you again and to joining you for meetings with the Qatari leadership. You are the highest ranking military officer to visit Qatar since General David Petraeus visited February 13-16. [...]	2009-03-12 10:57:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL MOPS PGOV QA
09DOHA181	QATAR'S LATEST THOUGHTS ON GCC RECONSTRUCTION [...] (C) In a March 12 meeting with MFA Minister of State for International Cooperation and Conferences Dr. Khalid Al Attiyah, Ambassador conveyed reftel points, using them to explore with Al Attiyah the GCC's reconstruction funding mechanism, and strongly recommending that the GCC increase its coo [...]	2009-03-12 13:34:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PTER PHUM QA
09DOHA188	LONG-WINDED CHAVEZ EXPECTED AT MARCH 31 ARAB-SOUTH [...] (SBU) On March 31, Qatar will host in Doha the Second Arab-South American Summit. The timing of the Summit aims to take advantage of the presence in Doha of Arab League heads of state, who will be meeting here March 29-30. MFA Assistant Minister for Follow-Up Affairs Mohamed Al-Rumaihi told [...]	2009-03-17 12:37:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL WGG AL XR UY QA
09DOHA190	QATARI HEIR APPARENT TAKES SECOND WIFE [...] (C) Reliable sources indicate the new wife is currently a sophomore at Georgetown University's branch campus at Education City. 2. (C) The marriage has not been announced publicly. One possible reason is the woman's young age. Moreover, another marriage so soon after his first (January 20 [...]	2009-03-18 13:03:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL INRB QA
09DOHA192	ARAB-SOUTH AMERICA SUMMIT: THE AL-BASHIR FACTOR [...] (C) In a March 18 conversation with Ambassador, MFA Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed bin Abdulla Al-Mahmoud indicated that Qatar would be happy if Sudanese President Omar Hassan Al-Bashir decided not to attend the Arab-South American Summit to be held in Doha March 31. 2. (C) Bu [...]	2009-03-18 13:40:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL AL XR QA
09DOHA193	ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT: QATAR DESCRIBES PRE-SUMMIT [...] (C) In a March 18 meeting with Ambassador, MFA Minister of State Ahmed bin Abdulla Al-Mahmoud said there is a move underway by unidentified Arab countries to move the March 30 Arab League Summit from Doha to Khartoum. The change of venue would be designed to show Arab solidarity with the peop [...]	2009-03-18 14:14:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NL SU QA
09DOHA197	TSA LAYS OUT A PATH TO SUCCESS OR FAILURE FOR [...] (U) Four TSA officials visited Doha March 15-19 to follow-up on a joint action plan to improve Qatar's aviation security as agreed to by Qatari representatives during their mid-February visit to Washington. The TSA officials included the TSA HQ Middle East area director Carlos De La Torre, TSA [...]	2009-03-19 14:00:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ASEC QA
09DOHA198	QATAR BEGINNING TO COOPERATE MORE ACTIVELY WITH [...] (C) Ambassador and LEGATT's meeting with QAG, Dr. Ali Al-Marri, was in follow up to their March 4 meeting regarding Jarallah Al-Marri and counterterrorism cooperation in general. QAG opened the discussion by assuring Ambassador that both Jarallah Al-Marri and Khalifa Al-Subaiy were "under con [...]	2009-03-19 15:24:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV QA
09DOHA199	QATAR ENACTS IMPORTANT NEW LAW CRIMINALIZING [...] (SBU) On February 28, Crown Prince Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani signed the long-awaited Sponsorship Law. The law makes DOHA 00000199 002 OF 002 changes to entry, exit, residence, and sponsorship procedures, though administrative regulations must still be adopted before the law can be enfor [...]	2009-03-19 15:37:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ELAB KTIP QA
09DOHA200	QATAR REPORTS SIGNIFICANT DARFUR PROGRESS; REMAINS [...] (C) At a March 18 meeting, MFA Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud presented Ambassador with a copy of an agreement signed in Tripoli on March 15 by five rebel groups in Darfur. The "Charter of Tripoli" was concluded after recent talks between rebel leaders in the Libyan ca [...]	2009-03-19 15:52:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SU CD QA
09DOHA202	QATAR PUBLICLY WELCOMES PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE TO IRAN [...] (U) On March 21, an unidentified source at the MFA made an official statement welcoming President Obama's recent videotaped message to the people of Iran. The statement was issued through the Qatar News Agency, a copy of which MFA provided to the Embassy. 2. (U) The following is an unoff [...]	2009-03-22 10:41:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR QA
09DOHA203	RESULTS OF DOHA REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON THE [...] (U) Summary: The Regional Workshop on the Implementation of UNSCR Resolution 1540 was held in Doha, Qatar, on March 8-11, 2009. It was organized by the United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs in cooperation with the Government of Qatar, and was funded by the European Union, the Governmen [...]	2009-03-23 12:51:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP QA
09DOHA204	ADM OLSON DISCUSSES MILITARY RELATIONSHIP WITH [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-24 10:13:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PGOV QA
09DOHA205	KEY TRENDS IN QATAR OVER THE NEXT 36 MONTHS - AN [...] (C) Embassy Doha's second interagency off-site was held March 3, 2009 at CENTCOM Forward HQ at Camp As-Saliyah (see ref A). This was the second such off-site (see ref B). These interagency off-sites will be held twice yearly, with the objective of reviewing and updating our field interagency [...]	2009-03-24 13:11:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	AMGT ASEC ECON KSPR PREL QA
09DOHA210	SCENESETTER FOR LIEUTENANT GENERAL BURGESS'S MARCH [...] (SBU) Lieutenant General Burgess, Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. I personally very much look forward to meeting you and joining you for meetings with the Qatari leadership. 2. (SBU) We have requested the following meetings for the morning of March 30: -- The Crown Prince, Sh [...]	2009-03-25 13:29:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL MOPS PGOV QA
09DOHA211	SOLIDARITY CENTER AND HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE JOIN [...] (SBU) On March 17, National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) Chairman Dr. Ali Al-Marri and Solidarity Center Executive Director Ellie Larson signed a Memorandum of Understanding at a ceremony in Doha attended by Ambassador. Also in attendance were NHRC staff members and employees, and representa [...]	2009-03-25 13:34:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KTIP ELAB MEPI QA
09DOHA214	QATAR: 2009 CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] (C) Qatar shares with Iran the largest non-associated gas field in the world. Qatar's portion contains an estimated 900 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, giving it the third-largest reserves of natural gas in the world. Qatar is believed to have an agreement with Iran providing a set extract [...]	2009-03-26 13:41:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC EAGR EAID ECON EFIN ENRG ETTC KCIP PGOV PREL PTER QA
09DOHA215	TSA: QATAR MAKING SOME PROGRESS IN AVIATION [...] (C) The TSA assessment found the following deficiencies at Doha International Airport (DIA): -- The CAA's airport security program is generic and not specifically tailored to DIA, as it should be. -- The MOI's standard operating procedures for screening are not being fully implemented, esp [...]	2009-03-26 14:04:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ASEC QA
09DOHA219	QATAR'S IRAN POLICY OUTLINED AS EU-USG DEMARCHE ON [...] (C) The German Ambassador, Dr. Dirk Baumgartner, delivered the points on nuclear issues. (See his talking points below in para. 9.) 2. (C) Before Al-Mahmoud responded to Ambassador Baumgartner's points, he described Qatar's general policy towards Iran: -- Qatar's relationship with Ira [...]	2009-03-29 14:42:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV QA
09DOHA22	NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ELECTIONS IN MID-2010? [...] (U) According to the January 12 English-language daily Gulf Times, Lieutenant Colonel Abdul Rahman Majid al-Sulaiti, Assistant Director of Elections at the Ministry of Interior (MOI),has announced that elections for the Advisory Council may be held "as early as mid-2010." Elections were pr [...]	2009-01-12 12:19:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM QA
09DOHA222	BASHIR DEFIES ICC, ATTENDS ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT IN [...] (U) Defying an International Criminal Court (ICC) indictment against him, Sudan's President Bashir arrived in Doha the evening of March 29 to attend the Arab League Summit. Since the ICC issued the arrest warrant against him on March 4, Arab countries have voiced general support for Bashir, a [...]	2009-03-30 12:34:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG KPAL QA SU
09DOHA224	DOHA CONFERENCE PREDICTS SHORT-TERM NATURAL GAS [...] The Seventh Doha Natural Gas Conference, held March 9-12, provided industry experts an important forum for debating current trends in the natural gas markets. The Amir of Qatar opened the conference, and the sessions featured a wide range of government officials, business representatives, and [...]	2009-03-30 12:43:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EPET ECON QA
09DOHA225	ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT: GOOD TURNOUT AS QATAR TILTS [...] (U) Following are highlights of the "Doha Declaration" issued at the close of the March 30-31 Arab League Summit: SUDAN: Arab leaders expressed their support of Sudan in face of "all threats targeting its security, stability, and territorial integrity" and rejected all actions that threaten [...]	2009-03-31 09:30:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON KPAL KWBG SU QA
09DOHA23	QATAR COULD SEVER TIES WITH ISRAEL IF PART OF [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani, acknowledging the pressure Qatar faces to close Israel's trade office in Doha, said in a press interview on Al Jazeera television's Arabic service January 11 that Qatar would consider severing its relations with Israel, if "there is a collective [...]	2009-01-12 13:21:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG KPAL QA
09DOHA233	FEUDS AND RECONCILIATION BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE [...] (C) Based on Al Jazeera reports and those of other regional media as monitored by the Open Source Center in Doha and its sister offices, reconciliation was a general theme of the Arab League Summit in Doha. Five days before the March 30-31 Summit convened, Syrian President Bashar Al-Asad call [...]	2009-04-01 13:41:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG SU QA
09DOHA235	IN THE SHADOW OF AL-BASHIR AND CHAVEZ, ARAB AND [...] (SBU) The Second Arab-South America Summit was held in Doha on March 31. Amir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani welcomed the delegates on behalf of the Arab League, and Chilean President Michelle Bachelet delivered opening remarks on behalf of the South American states. 2. (SBU) With characterist [...]	2009-04-01 15:05:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL WBG XR AL QA SU
09DOHA236	QATAR CONDUCTS ANTI-TIP MEDIA AND OUTREACH [...] (SBU) On March 2, at a press conference that was widely covered by Arabic-language print and broadcast media, Dr. Ali bin Samaykh Al Marri, Chairman of the National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) and Myriam Al Malki, Director of the National Foundation for Combating Trafficking in Persons (NFCT [...]	2009-04-02 14:04:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KTIP ELAB QA
09DOHA238	ARAB LEAGUE BUDGET SUPPORT FOR SOMALIA'S TFG -- [...] (C) Ambassador met at the request of the Somalia Unit of Embassy Nairobi with Foreign Minister Omaar on April 1 on the margins of the Arab League Summit in Doha. 2. (C) FM Omaar said the Arab League's political and diplomatic support at the Summit was "firm and clear." But one or more Arab [...]	2009-04-02 15:52:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EFIN SO KE QA
09DOHA24	QATAR'S UNBALANCED POSITION ON GAZA SETS BACK ITS [...] (C) Embassy Muscat's very useful cable (reftel) reports the Egyptian allegation that Qatar mounted a determined effort at the recent GCC summit in Muscat to get the GCC to formally endorse an emergency Arab League Summit to address the Gaza crisis. That allegation is almost certainly correct. [...]	2009-01-12 13:36:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG QA
09DOHA25	QATAR COULD SEVER TIES WITH ISRAEL IF PART OF [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani, acknowledging the pressure Qatar faces to close Israel's trade office in Doha, said in a press interview on Al Jazeera television's Arabic service January 11 that Qatar would consider severing its relations with Israel, if "there is a collective [...]	2009-01-12 13:49:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG KPAL QA
09DOHA252	THE RISE OF THE GULF STATES AND THE USG POLICY [...] (U) The Embassy Doha analysis below is designed to contribute to the discussion and debate about the future of the region and the U.S. government response to it. ------------ Introduction ------------ 2. (C) The "Rise of the Gulf" is one of the most prominent features of a changing Midd [...]	2009-04-14 09:31:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL ECON ECIN EAID ENRG EFIN EINV PGOV QA ZP
09DOHA253	SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL'S APRIL [...] (C) Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. I look forward to hosting you at my residence, while the delegation accompanying you stays at the Sharq Hotel. We have requested host-country meetings for you with the Amir and the Prime Minister. You met with the PM in Washington earlier this [...]	2009-04-15 05:56:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL KWBG KPAL QA
09DOHA255	QATAR SIGNS BINDING INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT TO [...] (C) In an April 15 conversation with Poloff Caudill, National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) Chairman Dr. Ali bin Samikh Al-Marri reviewed the status of Qatar's draft law criminalizing all forms of trafficking in persons (TIP). 2. (C) Al-Marri pointed out that in response to a recommendation [...]	2009-04-15 13:34:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KTIP ELAB QA
09DOHA260	MFA MINSTATE PROMIQ THAT GOQ WILL STUDY E3 [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche April 19 to Minister of State Al-Mahmoud, requesting Qatar,s public support for the new proposal to Iran advanced by Javier Solana on behalf of the E3 plus 3. Ambassador stressed that the U.S. continues to believe that the E3 plus 3 process provides a [...]	2009-04-20 08:36:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KNNP MUNC IR QA
09DOHA262	MINSTATE WELCOMES OPPORTUNITY TO BRIEF SE GRATION [...] (C) Per Ref A, Ambassador informed Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud April 19 that U.S. Special Envoy (SE) for Sudan Scott Gration seeks a close, working relationship with him and would like to speak with Al-Mahmoud by phone later this week. Ambassador said that SE Gratio [...]	2009-04-20 13:21:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM QA SU
09DOHA265	QATAR CONTINUES TO STUDY U.S. CANDIDACY TO THE UN [...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche April 19 to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Al-Mahmoud, seeking Qatar,s vote and support for a U.S. seat on the UN Human Rights Council at the UN. 2. (SBU) Al-Mahmoud responded that the GOQ has yet to take a decision on this matter. He [...]	2009-04-21 10:37:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL QA
09DOHA268	MINISTER OF STATE RECOMMENDS "PROJECT BY PROJECT" [...] (C) Ambassador asked Minister of State Ahmed Al-Mahmoud April 19 for his guidance on how best to work with Qatar on securing financial contributions for aid to third countries, underscoring that we "need to find a better way to work together on contributions to third countries." 2. (C) Al-M [...]	2009-04-22 09:24:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KWBG AF PK QA
09DOHA27	DOHA TO BE HEADQUARTERS FOR GAS EXPORTERS' [...] (C) Qatar Petroleum Director of Oil and Gas Ventures Sa'ad Sherida Al-Ka'abi told DCM Ratney and Econoff Fabrycky January 12 that one of the main reasons for recent Russia-Iran-Qatar "troika" discussions was to help facilitate the more formal organization of a broader gas forum. (Note: On Dec [...]	2009-01-13 11:25:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET EINV ETTC PREL QA IR RU
09DOHA271	SCENESETTER FOR SE GRATION'S APRIL 27-29 VISIT TO [...] (C) Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. You have a confirmed appointment with the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (and principal point man on Qatar's Darfur initiative) Ahmed Al-Mahmoud. France's Special Envoy on Darfur, Issa Maraut, has been posted to the French Embassy in Doha [...]	2009-04-23 14:26:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL PHUM QA SU

09DOHA276	QATAR CLARIFIES POLICES AND ACTIONS ON SOMALIA; [...] (C) Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud convoked Ambassador April 27 to clarify Qatar's stance towards Somalian opposition elements led by Shaykh Hassan Aweys. Al-Mahmoud said U.S. assertions, reportedly during a breakfast meeting at a recent Brussels donor conference for S [...]	2009-04-27 14:31:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EFIN SO QA

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