Search through 251'286 wikileaks cables

Select office:

Select classification:

Tags: ALL or ANY

B R O W S E

By embassy:

Abidjan Abu Dhabi Abuja Accra Adana Addis Ababa Alexandria Algiers American Institute Taiwan, Taipei Amman Amsterdam Ankara Antananarivo Apia Ashgabat Asmara Astana Asuncion Athens Auckland Baghdad Baku Bamako Bandar Seri Begawan Bangkok Bangui Banjul Barcelona Beijing Beirut Belfast Belgrade Belmopan Berlin Bern Bishkek Bogota Brasilia Bratislava Brazzaville Bridgetown Brussels Bucharest Budapest Buenos Aires Bujumbura Cairo Calgary Canberra Cape Town Caracas Casablanca Chengdu Chennai Chiang Mai Chisinau Ciudad Juarez Colombo Conakry Copenhagen Cotonou Curacao Dakar Damascus Dar Es Salaam Department of State Dhahran Dhaka Dili DIR FSINFATC Djibouti Doha Dubai Dublin Durban Dushanbe Dusseldorf Embasy Bonn Florence Frankfurt Freetown Fukuoka Gaborone Georgetown Grenada Guadalajara Guangzhou Guatemala Guayaquil Halifax Hamburg Hamilton Hanoi Harare Helsinki Hermosillo Ho Chi Minh City Hong Kong Hyderabad Iran RPO Dubai Islamabad Istanbul Izmir Jakarta Jeddah Jerusalem Johannesburg Kabul Kaduna Kampala Karachi Kathmandu Khartoum Kigali Kingston Kinshasa Kolkata Kolonia Koror Krakow Kuala Lumpur Kuwait Kyiv La Paz Lagos Lahore Leipzig Libreville Lilongwe Lima Lisbon Ljubljana Lome London Luanda Lusaka Luxembourg Madrid Majuro Malabo Managua Manama Manila Maputo Marseille Maseru Matamoros Mbabane Melbourne Merida Mexico Milan Minsk Mission Geneva Mission UNESCO Mission USNATO Mission USOSCE Mogadishu Monrovia Monterrey Montevideo Montreal Moscow Mumbai Munich Muscat Nagoya Naha Nairobi Naples Nassau Ndjamena New Delhi Niamey Nicosia Nogales Nouakchott Nuevo Laredo Osaka Kobe Oslo Ottawa Ouagadougou Panama Paramaribo Paris Perth Peshawar Phnom Penh Podgorica Ponta Delgada Port Au Prince Port Louis Port Moresby Port Of Spain Prague Praia Pretoria Pristina Quebec Quito Rabat Rangoon Recife REO Basrah REO Hillah REO Kirkuk REO Mosul Reykjavik Riga Rio De Janeiro Riyadh Rome San Jose San Salvador Sanaa Santiago Santo Domingo Sao Paulo Sapporo Sarajevo Secretary of State Seoul Shanghai Shenyang Singapore Skopje Sofia St Petersburg Stockholm Strasbourg Surabaya Suva Sydney Tallinn Tashkent Tbilisi Tegucigalpa Tehran Tel Aviv The Hague Thessaloniki Tijuana Tirana Tokyo Toronto Tripoli Tunis Ulaanbaatar UN Rome UNVIE US Delegation FEST TWO US Delegation, Secretary US Interests Section Havana US Mission CD Geneva US Mission Geneva US Office Almaty US OFFICE FSC CHARLESTON USEU Brussels USMISSION USTR GENEVA USUN New York Valletta Vancouver Vatican Vienna Vientiane Vilnius Vladivostok Warsaw Wellington Windhoek Yaounde Yekaterinburg Yerevan Zagreb

By classification:
CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN
SECRET
SECRET//NOFORN
UNCLASSIFIED
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

By year:
2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1979 1978 1975 1973 1972 1966

More on tag:
TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES

[close]

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO

[close]

By tags:
AA AADP AALC ABER ABLD [+] ABLDG ABLG ABMC ABT ABUD AC ACABQ ACAO ACCOUNT ACDA ACEC ACKM ACOA ACOTA ACS ACTION ADANA ADB ADCO ADCP ADEL ADEP ADIP ADM ADMIRAL ADPM ADRC AE AEC AECL AEGR AEIR AEM AEMED AEMR [+] AER AESC AF AFARI AFDB AFDIN AFFAIRS AFGHANISTAN AFIN [+] AFL AFLU AFOR AFR AFSA AFSI AFSN AFU AFZAL AG AGAO AGENDA AGENGA AGIT AGMT AGOA AGR AGS AGUIRRE AI AIAG AID AIDAC AIDS AIEA AIHRC AIN AINF AINFCY AINR AINT AISG AIT AJ AK AL AL-1 ALAB ALBE ALEXANDER ALI ALJAZEERA ALL ALNEA ALOW ALOWAR AM AMAT AMB AMCHAMS AMCT AME AMED AMEDI AMEMR AMER AMERICAS AMEX AMG AMGE AMGMT AMGT [+] AMIA AMLB AMPR AMT AMTC AMTG AN ANARCHISTS ANC AND ANET ANTITERRORISM AO AOCR AODE AOIC AOMS AOPR AORC [+] AORD AOREC AORG AORL AOWC AP APCS APDC APEC APECO APER [+] APR APRC APRM AQ AR ARAB ARABBL ARABL ARABLEAGUE ARAS ARC ARCH ARENA AREP ARF ARG ARM ARMITAGE ARMS AROC ARR ARRMZY ARSO AS ASA ASAC ASC ASCC ASCE ASCEC ASCH ASE ASEAN ASEC [+] ASECARP ASECE ASECM ASECSI ASECVE ASED ASEDC ASEG ASEK ASES ASEX ASFC ASIC ASIG ASIR ASJA ASO ASOC ASPA ASR ASSEMBLY ASSK ASUP AT ATFN ATPDEA ATRA ATRD ATRN AU AU-1 AUC AUNR AUSGR AUSTRALIAGROUP AV AVERY AVIAN AVIANFLU AVIATION AW AX AY AZ AZE B. BA BAGHDAD BAIO BAKOYANNIS BALKANS BAPOL BARACK BASHAR BATA BB BBG BBSR BC BCW BCXP BD BE BEAN BEN BERARDUCCI BESP BEXB BEXP [+] BEXPC BEXPPLM BEXT BF BFIF BFIN BFIO BG BGD BGMT BH BHUM BI BIC BIH BILAT BIMSTEC BINR BIO BIOS BIOTECH BIOTECHNOLOGY BIT BITO BK BL BLR BLUE BLUNT BM BMENA BMGT BMOT BN BNUC BO BOIKO BOL BOND BOQ BORDER BOSNIA BOU BOUCHAIB KAKA BOUTERSE BP BPIS BPTS BR BRIAN BRPA BRUSSELS BS BSSR BT BTA BTC BTIO [+] BTIU BTRA BTT BU BUD BULGARIA BURMA BUSH BV BW BWC BX BXEP BY BZ CA CAC CACM CACS CAFTA CAIO CAJC CAMBODIA CAN CAPC CARC CARE CARIB CARICOM CARSON CAS CASA CASC [+] CASCC CASCR CASE CASTILLO CAVO CB CBC CBD CBE CBG CBIS CBM CBSA CBTH CBW CCSR CCY CD CDB CDC CDCC CDCE CDG CDI CE CEA CEC CEDAW CEN CENTCOM CENTRIC CEUDA CF CFE CFED CFG CFIS CFSP CG CGEN CGOPRC CH CHAD CHALLENGE CHAO CHELIDZE CHENEY CHERTOFF CHG CHIEF CHN CHR CHRISTIAN CHRISTOF CHRISTOPHER CI CIA CIAT CIC CICTE CIDA CIO CIP CIS CITEL CITES CITIBANK CITT CIVAIR CIVS CJ CJAN [+] CJUS CK CKGR CKOR CL CLEARANCE CLINTON CLMT CLO CLOK CM CMAE CMFT CMGT [+] CMP CMT CN CNAR CNARC CNC CNO CO CODEL COE COL COLIN COLLECTIVE COLOMBO COM COMESA COMMERCE CON CONAWAY CONDOLEEZZA CONDOLEEZZA RICE CONEAZ CONG CONGO CONGRINT CONS CONSULAR CONTROL CONTROLS CORRUPTION COSI COUNTER COUNTER TERRORISM COUNTERTERRORISM COUNTRY COUNTRYCLEARANCE CP CPA CPAS CPC CPCTC CPPT CPUOS CQ CR CRIM CRIME CRIMES CRM CROATIA CROS CRS CRUZ CS CSCE CSEP CSIS CSW CT CTBT CTER CTERR CTM CTR CTRYCLR CU CUCO CUIS CUL CV CVIA CVIC CVIS [+] CVISU CVPR CVR CW CWC CWCM CWG CX CY CYP CYPRUSARMS CZ DA DAC DAFR DAN DANFUNG DANIEL DAO DARFR DARFUR DAVID DAVID LEE HOWES DAVID WELCH DAVID WILLIAM RAY DB DC DCDG DCG DCHA DCI DCM DCOM DCRM DE DEA DEAX DEFENSE DEFENSEREFORM DELTAVIOLENCE DEM DEMARCHE DEMOCRATIC DENNIS DEOC DEPT DEPT FOR DS COMMAND CENTER DESI DHA DHLAKAMA DHLS DHRF DHS DHSX DIEZ DIPLOMACY DISENGAGEMENT DJ DK DKEM DMIN DMINE DO DOC DOD DOE DOJ DOMC DOMESTIC DOMESTICPOLITICS DONALD RUMSFELD DOT DPAO DPKO DPM DPOL DPRK DR DRC DRIP DRL DS DSR DSS DTFN DTRA DTRO DU DVC DY EAC EAD EADI EADM EAG EAGER EAGR [+] EAI EAIC EAID [+] EAIDB EAIDCIN EAIDEGZ EAIDMG EAIDNI EAIF EAIG EAIO EAIR [+] EAIS EAIT EAOD EAP EAPC EAR EARI EASS EATO EAUD EAVI EB EBEXP EBRD EBUD EC ECA ECCP ECCT ECE ECIN ECIP ECLAC ECN ECOIN ECOM ECON [+] ECONCS ECONEGE ECONOMIC ECONOMICS ECONOMY ECONOMY AND FINANCE ECOR ECOS ECOSOC ECOWAS ECPC ECPN ECPO ECPS [+] ECPSN ECRM ECTRD ECUN ED EDA EDEV EDRC EDU EDUC EE EEB EEC EENG EENV EEOC EET EETC EFI EFIC EFIM EFIN [+] EFIS [+] EFLU EFN EFND EFNI EFQ EFTA EG EGAD EGAR EGEN EGHG EGOV EGOVSY EH EI EIAD EIAID EIAR EIB EICN EID EIDE EIDN EIFN EIN EIND [+] EINDIR EINF EING EINN EINO EINR EINT [+] EINV [+] EINZ EIPR EIQ EISL EISNLN EITC EITI EIVN EK EL ELA ELAB [+] ELAD ELAINE ELAM ELAN ELAP ELB ELBA ELBR ELEC ELECTIONS ELF ELIN ELN ELND ELNT ELTD ELTM ELTN [+] ELTRN EMAIL EMED EMI EMIN [+] EMN EMS EMW EN END ENDURING ENEG ENER ENERG ENERGY ENFR ENG ENGR ENGRD ENGRG ENGY ENIV ENLT ENNP ENR ENRC ENRG [+] ENRL ENTG ENV ENVI ENVIRONMENT ENVR ENVT EON EOXC EP EPA EPAT EPCS EPE EPEC EPECO EPET [+] EPIN EPIT EPPD EPRT EPSC EPTE EPTED EPWR EQ EQRD ER ERA ERD EREL ERGR ERICKSON ERIN ERTD ES ESA ESCAP ESCI ESDP ESENV ESF ESLCO ESOC ESOCI ESPS ESS ESSO ESTH ESTN ESTRADA ET ETA ETAD ETC ETCC ETD ETDR ETEL ETER ETEX ETFN ETIC ETIO ETLN ETMIN ETR ETRA ETRAD ETRB ETRC ETRD [+] ETRDECD ETRG ETRK ETRN ETRO ETRP ETT ETTC [+] ETTD ETTF ETTN ETTR ETTRD ETTW ETZ EU EUC EUCOM EUE EUEAID EUFOR EUM EUMEM EUN EUR EUREM EURM EURN EV EVENTS EVN EWRG EWT EWTR EWWT [+] EX EXBS EXEC EXIM EXO EXPORT EXTERNAL EZ FA FAA FAC FAGR FAO FARC FARM FAS FATAH FBI FCC FCS FCSC FCSCEG FCUL FDA FDIC FEDULOV FEMA FERNANDO FGM FI FIN FINANCE FINE FINR FINREF FINV FIR FISO FJ FK FKFLO FKLU FLU FM FMC FMGT FMLN FMS FO FOI FOOKS FOR FORCE FORCES FOREIGN FORWHA FP FPC FR FRA FRANCIS FRANCISCO RODENAS RUIZ FRB FREDOM FREEDOM FRELIMO FRIED FRN FRU FSC FSI FT FTA FTAA FWS GA GAERC GAMES GAO GARCIA GASPAR GATT GAZA GAZPROM GB GBSLE GC GCC GCCC GE GEF GEORGE GERARD GESKE GF GG GH GI GIPNC GIWI GJ GKGIC GL GLOBAL GM GN GO GOG GOI GON GOVPOI GPGOV GPI GPOI GPOV GR GRQ GS GT GTIP GTMO GTREFTEL GU GUAM GUANTANAMO GUIDANCE GUILLERMO GUTIERREZ GV GWI GY GZ GZIS HA HARRIET HARRY HAWZ HCOPIL HDP HE HEAVEN HEBRON HELGERSON HERCEGOVINA HG HHS HI HIGHLIGHTS HIJAZI HILARY HILLARY HILLEN HIPC HIV HIZ HK HKSX HL HLSX HN HNCHR HO HOA HOSTAGES HPKO HR HRC HRCS HRICTY HRIGHTS HRKSTC HSI HSTC HSWG HT HTCG HTSC HU HUD HUM HUMAN HUMANITARIAN HUMANR HUMANRIGHTS HUMOR HUMRIT HUNRC HURI HURRICANE HYDE HYLAND HYMPSK HZ IA IACHR IACI IACO IACW IADB IAEA IAES IAHRC IAIE IAII IASA IATTC IAZ IBB IBD IBET IBPCA IBRB IBRD IC ICAC ICAO ICC ICCAT ICCROM ICES ICJ ICRC ICRS ICSCA ICTR ICTY ID IDA IDB IDLI IDLO IDP IDR IE IEA IEAB IEF IF IFAD IFC IFIN IFM IFO IFR IFRC IG IGAD IGF IHO IICA IINS IIP IK IL ILAB ILC ILEA ILO IMC IMET IMF IMMIGRATION IMO IMSO IMTS IN INAUGURATION INCB IND INDO INF INFLUENZA INL INMARSAT INNP INPFC INR INRA INRB INRD INRO INRPAZ INS INSC INT INTEL INTELLECTUAL INTELSAT INTERNAL INTERPOL INV INVI IO IOC IOM IP IPET IPGRI IPK IPPC IPR IPROP IQ IQNV IR IRAN IRAQ IRAQI IRAQI FREEDOM IRC IRCE IRDB IRE IRL IRLE IRM IRMO IRNB IRPE IRS IS ISA ISAAC ISAF ISCA ISCON ISLAMISTS ISLE ISN ISNV ISO ISPA ISPL ISRAEL ISRAEL RELATIONS ISRAELI ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ISSUES ISTC IT ITA ITALIAN ITALY ITECIP ITEIND ITELTN ITER ITF ITIA ITRA ITRD ITU IUCN IV IVIANNA IWC IWI IX IZ IZAORC JA JAM JAMES JAPAN JAT JAWAD JCIC JE JEFFERY JEFFREY JHR JI JIMENEZ JIMENEZ CHILDREN JK JKUS JM JN JO JOHNNIE JOSE NEY MILA ESPINOSA JOSE RAMOS HORTA JOSEPH BIDEN JP JS JSRP JUAN JUS JY KA KACP KACT [+] KACW KADM KAID KALM KALR KANSOU KAPO KARIM WADE KATRINA KAUST KAWC [+] KAWK KAWL KAWS KAWX KAYLA KBCT KBDS KBEM KBIO KBNC KBTC KBTR KBTS KBWG KCCP KCEM KCERS KCFC KCFE [+] KCGC KCHG KCIP [+] KCIS KCM KCMA KCMR KCOG KCOM [+] KCOR [+] KCPS KCRCM KCRI KCRIM KCRM [+] KCRN KCRO KCROM KCROR KCRP KCRS KCRT KCSA KCSI KCSY KCUL KCUM KCVM KCWI KDCM KDDEM KDDG KDE KDEM [+] KDEN KDET KDEV KDGOV KDGR KDHS KDM KDMR KDP KDRG [+] KDRL KDTB KDUM KE KEAI KEBG KECF KEDEM KEDM KEDU KEIM KEM KEMPI KEMR KEMS KEN KENV KERF KERG KESO KESP KESS KEVIN KFAM KFCE KFE KFEM KFGM KFIN KFIU KFLD KFLO KFLU KFOR KFPC KFRD [+] KFRP KFSC KFTFN KFTN KG KGCC KGCN KGHA KGHG [+] KGIC [+] KGICKS KGIT KGIV KGKG KGLB KGOR KGOV KH KHDP KHGH KHIB KHIV [+] KHJUS KHLS [+] KHMN KHOURY KHPD KHSA KHSL KHUM KI KIBL KICA KICC KICCPUR KICR KICT KID KIDE KIF KIFR KIIC KIIP KIL KILS KIMMITT KIMT KIND KINF KINL KINP KINR KINT KIPR [+] KIPT KIRC KIRF [+] KIRL KIRP KIS KISC KISK KISL [+] KISM KISR KITA KIVP KIVR KJAN KJRE KJU KJUS [+] KJUST KJWC KK KKIV KKNP KKOR KKPO KLAB KLAP KLBO KLEG KLFLO KLFU KLHS KLIG KLIP KLPM KLSO KLTN KM KMAC KMAR KMCA [+] KMCC KMCR KMDR [+] KMEPI KMFO KMGT KMIG KMNP KMOC KMPF KMPI KMPIO KMPL KMPP KMPT KMRD KMRS KMSG KMVP KMWN KN KNAO KNAP KNAR KNDP KNEI KNEP KNET KNMP KNN KNNA KNNB KNNC KNNF KNNO KNNP [+] KNNR KNOP KNP KNPP KNPPIS KNPR KNPT KNRG KNRV KNSD KNUC KNUP KO KOC KOCI KOCM KOEM KOGL KOLY [+] KOM KOMC KOMCCO KOMCSG KOMH KOMO KOMS KOR KOSOVO KOUYATE KPA KPAD KPAI KPAK KPAL [+] KPALAOIS KPAM KPAO [+] KPAS KPBT KPDD KPEM KPEO KPER KPET KPIN [+] KPIR KPKO [+] KPKP KPLS KPMI KPMO KPO KPOA KPOKO KPOL KPOP KPOV KPOW KPPAO KPPD KPRD KPRM KPRO KPROG KPRP KPRV KPSC KPTD KPTS KPWG KPWR [+] KQ KQM KQRDQ KR KRAD [+] KRAL KRCIM KRCM KRCS KRD KRDP KREC KREF KREL KRF KRFD KRFR KRG KRGY KRIC KRIF KRIM KRKO KRM KRMS KRV KRVC KS KSA KSAC KSAF KSCA [+] KSCI KSCS KSCT KSEAO KSEC KSEI KSEO KSEP KSI KSIA KSKN KSLG KSMT KSOC KSOCI KSPA KSPR [+] KSRE KSTC KSTCC KSTCPL KSTH KSTS KSTT KSUM [+] KSUP KT KTAO KTBD KTBT KTCRE KTDB KTDD KTDM KTER KTEX KTFIN KTFM KTFN [+] KTFR KTFS KTIA [+] KTIP [+] KTLA KTNBT KTNF KTPN KTRD KTRF KTSC KTSD KTTB KTTC KTTP KU KUAE KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR [+] KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG [+] KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN [+] KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR [+] MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS [+] MATT MB MBM MC MCA MCAP [+] MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCONNELL MCCP MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC [+] MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS [+] MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC OASCC OASS OAU OBAMA OBS OBSP OCBD OCEA OCED OCHA OCII OCRA OCS OCSE ODAG ODC ODIP [+] ODPC OECD OECS OECV OES OESC OEXC [+] OEXP OF OFDA OFDC OFDP [+] OFDPQIS OFFICIALS OFPD OFSO OGAC OGIV OHCHR OHI OHIP OI OIC OICCO OIE OIF OIG OIIP [+] OIL OIM OLY OLYAIR OLYMPICS OM OMB OMIG OMS ON ONA OPAD OPBAT OPC OPCD OPCR OPCW OPDAT OPDC [+] OPDP OPEC OPET OPIC OPID OPOC OPPC OPRC [+] OPREC OPREP OPS OPSC OPVIP ORA ORC ORCA ORECD ORED OREG OREP [+] ORGANIZED ORP ORTA ORUE OSAC OSCE OSCI [+] OSD OSEC OSHA OSIC OSTA OSTRA OTA OTAR OTP OTR OTRA [+] OTRABL OTRAO OTRAZ OTRC OTRD OUALI OVIP [+] OVP OXEC OXEM OZ PA PAARM PAC PACE PAGE PAGR PAHO PAIGH PAK PAL PALESTINIAN PAMQ PAN PANAM PAO PAR PARALYMPIC PARCA PAREL PARK PARLIAMENT PARM [+] PARMS PARN PARP PARR PARTIES PARTM PARTY PAS PASS PATTY PAUM PB PBGT PBIO PBK PBOV PBPTS PBS PBT PBTS [+] PCI PCON PCOR PCRM PCUL PD PDA PDD PDEM PDIP PDOV PDRG PE PEACE PEACEKEEPINGFORCES PEDRO PEL PELOSI PEMEX PENA PENV PEPFAR PEPR PER PEREZ PERL PERM PERSONS PET PETER PETERS PETR PETRAEUS PETROL PF PFIN PFLP PFOR PFOV PG PGGOC PGIC PGIV PGKV PGO PGOC PGOF PGOG PGON PGOR PGOT PGOV [+] PGOVE PGOVQL PGPV PGREL PGREV PGV PH PHALANAGE PHARM PHAS PHEM PHIM PHM PHSA [+] PHU PHUH PHUM [+] PHUMHUPPS PHUN PHUS PHYTRP PI PIA PICES PIF PIN PINB PIND PINER PINF PING PINL PINO PINR [+] PINS [+] PINT PINV PIR PIRF PIRN PJUS PK PKAO PKBL PKFK PKISL PKK PKMN PKNP PKO PKPA PKPAL PKPO PKPRP PKST PL PLAB PLAN PLEC PLN PLO PLUM PM PMAR PMAT PMDL PMIG PMIL PMIN PMR PMUC PN PNAT PNET PNG PNIR PNNL PNR PNRG PNS PNUC PNUK PNUM PO PODC POG POGV POINS POL POLG POLI POLICY POLINT POLITICAL POLITICS POLM POLMIL POLS POLUN POREL PORG POSTS POTUS POUS POV POWELL PP PPA PPAO PPD PPEF PPEL PPKO PPOL PQL PQM PRC PRE PREC PRED PREF [+] PREG PREJ PREK PREL [+] PRELEVU PRELM PRELPLS PRELTBIOBA PREM PREO PREP PRER PRES PRESIDENT PRESL PREV PREZ PRF PRFE PRFL PRGO PRGOV PRIL PRL PRLE PRM PRO PROB PROCESS PROG PROL PROLIFERATION PROP [+] PROPERTY PROTECTION PROTESTS PROV PROVE PRT PRTER PRWL PS PSA PSCE PSEC PSEPC PSHA PSI PSNR PSO PSOC PSOCI PSOE PT PTBS PTE PTEL PTEP PTER [+] PTGOV PTIA PTR PTRD PU PUAS PUBLIC PUNE PUNR PUOS PV PVIP PVOV PVPR PVTS PWBG PWMN PY QA QADRI QEL QI QIZ QM QT QU QUAN QUOC RA RAED RAID RAS RATIFICATION RBI RCA RCMP RE REA REACTION REALTIONS RECIN REF REFORM REFPAN REFUGEE REFUGEES REGION REGIONAL REID REIN REINEMEYER REL RELAM RELATIONS RELFREE RELIGIOUS REMON RENAMO RENE PREVAL REO REPORT REUBEN RF RFE RFIN RFREEDOM RGOV RGY RHUM RI RICE RICHARD RIGHTS RIGHTSPOLMIL RIMC RIVERA RL RLA RM RMA RO ROK ROME ROSS ROW ROY RP RPEL RPTS RQ RR RRB RREL RS RSO RSOX RSP RSZ RTT RU RUEHZO RV RW RWANDA SA SAAD SAARC SACU SADC SAFE SAIR SAIS SAMA SAN SANC SANR SAO SARB SARGSIAN SARS SASC SASEC SB SBA SC SCA SCCC SCE SCENESETTER SCHUL SCI SCIENCE SCNV SCOI SCOL SCOM SCPR SCRM SCRS SCRSERD SCUL [+] SCVL SD SE SEC SECDEF SECI SECRET SECRETARY SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV [+] SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG [+] SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR [+] SNUC SO SOC SOCI [+] SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STET STP STR SU SUCCESSION SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO [+] TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN TNDG TNGD TO TOPEC TORRIJOS TOURISM TP TPHY [+] TPKO TPP TPSA TPSL TR TRAD TRADE TRAFFICKING TRBIO TRBY TRD TREAS TREASURY TREATY TREL TRG TRGV TRGY [+] TRIO TRSY TRT TRV TRY TRYG TRYS TS TSA TSLP TSPA [+] TSPL TSRL TSRY TSY TT TTFN TU TURKEY TV TVBIO TW TWRO TX TY TZ TZBY UA UAE UAID UAM UB UDEM UE UEU UG UGA UK UKR UKRAINE UM UMIK UN UNA UNAF UNAIDS UNAMA UNAMSIL UNAORC UNAUS UNBRO UNC UNCC UNCDF UNCDN UNCHC UNCHR UNCHS UNCITRAL UNCND UNCOPUOS UNCRED UNCRIME UNCSD UNCSW UNCTAD UNDC UNDEF UNDOF UNDP UNECE UNEF UNEP UNESCO UNFA UNFC UNFCYP UNFF UNFICYP UNFIYCP UNFPA UNGA UNGAPL UNGO UNHCR UNHRC UNICEF UNIDCP UNIDO UNIDROIT UNIFEM UNIFIL UNION UNKIK UNM UNMEE UNMIC UNMIK UNMIKI UNMIKV UNMIL UNMIN UNMOVIC UNO UNODC UNOMIG UNOPS UNP UNPAR UNPUOS UNRCCA UNRCR UNREST UNRWA UNSC UNSCAPU UNSCD UNSCE UNSCER UNSCR UNSCS UNSD UNSE UNTAC UNTERR UNTZ UNUS UNVIE UNYI UP UPU UPUO UR US USAID USAU USCC USCG USDA USDELFESTTWO USEU USG USGS USMS USNC USOAS USOP USPS USPTO USSC USTA USTDA USTR USTRD USTRIT USTRPS USTRUWR USUN UUNR UV UX UY UZ VA VANG VAT VC VE VELS VEN VENZ VETTING VI VINICIO VIP VIS VISIT VM VN VO VOA VT VTEG VTFR VTIS VTPREL VTTBIO VTWCAR VXY VY VZ WA WAEMU WAKI WAR WB WBEG WBG WCAR WCI WCL WCO WE WEBG WEBZ WEET WEF WEOG WET WEU WFA WFP WFPAORC WFPO WGC WGG WHA WHITMER WHO WHTI WI WILCOX WIPO WIR WJRO WM WMD WMDT WMN WMO WOMEN WPO WRTO WS WSIS WTO WTRD WTRO WTRQ WW WWARD WWBG WWT WZ XA XAAF XB XC XD XE XF XFNEA XG XH XI XJ XK XL XLUM XM XO XP XQ XR XS XT XTAG XU XV XW XX XXX XY XZ YE YEH YI YL YM YMCS YS YU YURIY ZA ZANU ZB ZC ZCTU ZEALAND ZF ZFR ZH ZI ZIM ZJ ZK ZKGM ZL ZM ZN ZO ZP ZR ZS ZT ZU ZW ZXA

Get the how-to to understand how to read a cable

Pages 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

1'000 rows / 14'485 results

Identifier	Subject	Date	Office	Classification	Tags
05SANTIAGO2482	CHILE: 2005 INCSR PART I: NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] Below is "Part I: "Drugs and Chemical Control" of the International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) for Chile. Per instructions, Part II will be sent septel. I. Summary 2. While not a center of illicit narcotics production, Chile remains a transit country for cocaine and heroi [...]	2005-12-09 16:46:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR CI

05SANTIAGO250	CHILE INSCR 2004 REPORT: CORRECTED COPY [...] The second section of the INSCR 2004 report was inadvertently excluded in the first submission. Please find this section at the end of the previously submitted INSCR 2004 report below. -------------------------------------------- Section I: International Crime and Narcotics --------------- [...]	2005-02-02 17:17:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR CI
05SANTIAGO442	CHILE: ILEA IN LATIN AMERICA [...] Summary. Chile has the political and economic stability, modern infrastructure and security to serve as host of an ILEA of Latin America. The idea has also been received enthusiastically by various government agencies, but the GOC has not committed to offering a physical site. The February [...]	2005-02-28 22:02:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM ASEC KJUS ECON EAID CI
05SANTODOMINGO1257	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: FIFTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] The following is Embassy,s response to the questions raised in reftel. 2. 2005 Dominican Republic Trafficking in Persons Report I. OVERVIEW OF EFFORTS TO ELIMINATE TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS A. The Dominican Republic is a country of origin, transit and destination for trafficking [...]	2005-03-04 21:59:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB DR
05SANTODOMINGO1801	DOMINICAN POLITICS # 17: HELICOPTERS, FOREST [...] (SBU) This is #17 in our current series on politics in the Dominican Republic: HELICOPTERS, FOREST FIRES, HELP FROM ABROAD With forest fires continuing to burn along the mountaintops in the Dominican Republic, Hugo Chavez has won a lot of Dominican good will with his dramatic and largely u [...]	2005-04-01 21:33:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR DR
05SANTODOMINGO1836	DOMINICAN POLITICS #18: EMBASSY PUTS CAFTA-DR [...] (SBU) This is #18 in our current series on politics in the Dominican Republic: EMBASSY PUTS CAFTA-DR DEBATE CENTER STAGE WITH CHILEAN NEOGOTIATOR The Ambassador, USAID, and EcoPol arranged the three-day visit to the Dominican Republic of Amb. Osvaldo Rosales, currently Director of the Tra [...]	2005-04-04 21:33:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD DR
05SANTODOMINGO2209	THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND HUGO CHAVEZ OF VENEZUELA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Venezuela and the Dominican Republic have close historical ties; during Trujillo's dictatorship, many Dominicans got help from Venezuela or lived there in political exile. Hugo Chavez has been in active contact with the Dominican Republic, agreeing to concessional financing for [...]	2005-04-20 17:37:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PINR PREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO2579	SANTO DOMINGO 2005 IPR PROJECT PROPOSAL FOR [...] Santo Domingo requests USD 6,500funding to bring two IPR enforcement experts to the Dominican Republic for separate two-day training sessions for enforcement authorities charged with combating television broadcast piracy and pharmaceutical patent piracy. These experts would also be used for o [...]	2005-05-06 17:20:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ECON EFIN DR
05SANTODOMINGO3898	MANPADS CONTROL AND SECURITY GUIDELINES - [...] (S/NF) Summary: There are no MANPADS in the weapons inventories of the armed forces of the Dominican Republic, nor are any known to exist within the country. The Dominican Government does have import)export controls on arms purchases, but high levels of corruption call into question the effe [...]	2005-08-05 12:34:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM MASS EAIR ETTC PREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO4690	MEMCON: THE AMBASSADOR AND THE DOMINICAN [...] (C) On September 29 President Leonel Fernndez received the Ambassador for two hours in the Palace. Fernndez had just finished a four-hour meeting on energy and was unaccompanied. The Ambassador was accompanied by DCM and USAID director. Topics discussed, mostly at USG initiative, were: [...]	2005-10-19 11:16:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR ECON EFIN ENRG TBIO ETRD SNAR
05SANTODOMINGO5411	Draft Dominican Republic International Narcotics [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-19 12:11:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR DR
05SANTODOMINGO612	AMERICAN AIRLINES DISPUTE WITH DOMINICAN AIRPORTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador and Embassy officers have raised with Dominican authorities the American Airlines (AA) notification that it will end ground-handling services for all other carriers at Santo Domingo Las Americas Airport (AILA) and will assume self-handling of its flights on April [...]	2005-02-09 17:40:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON KTIA PREL DR CA
05SAOPAULO1344	BRAZILIAN COPS BUST IMMIGRANT SMUGGLING RING [...] (U) SUMMARY. A year long investigation into immigrant smuggling, dubbed Operation America, resulted in 30 arrests on November 28 and the breakup of a smuggling network responsible for moving 3,500 illegal Brazilians through Mexico to the U.S. each year. The arrests were widely reported in the [...]	2005-12-07 10:01:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC KFRD CVIS CMGT BR
05SAOPAULO21	SERRA'S HONEYMOON CUT SHORT [...] (U) SUMMARY. Jose Serra of the Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB) was inaugurated as Mayor of Sao Paulo on January 1, in a ceremony that took on the tone of a PSDB political festival. Virtually all the stars of the Sao Paulo wing of the PSDB party, including former President Fernando [...]	2005-01-06 10:08:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV BR
05SINGAPORE3324	2006 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] Below is the draft chapter on Singapore for the 2006 National Trade Estimate Report. We assume that, as in the past, Washington agencies will update the trade and investment data in the first three paragraphs of the report. Per reftel instructions, we have emailed the text of the draft repor [...]	2005-11-21 08:49:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD EFIN SN
05SINGAPORE721	MARCH 1 "RMSI" MARITIME SECURITY WORKSHOP: MAKING [...] (C) Summary: On March 1, the USG hosted an informal workshop on the five "RMSI" elements of maritime security for Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand. The meeting marked the first time the United States has met exclusively with the Malacca Strait littorals on maritime security. The [...]	2005-03-11 09:54:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EWWT PTER SN CH JA MY ID
05SINGAPORE740	SINGAPORE'S SUBMISSION FOR THE FIFTH ANNUAL TIP [...] (U) This is first of four messages relaying Embassy Singapore's 2005 TIP submission. The Embassy point of contact for this report is Colin Willett: phone (65) 6476-9492, fax (65) 6476-9389, email willettc@state.gov. Due to the length of our submission, we have split it into four cables. P [...]	2005-03-14 08:29:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF SN
05SOFIA1000	STABILITY PACT FOR SOUTH EAST EUROPE PRESSING [...] SUMMARY: The Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe's semi-annual Regional Table Meeting May 17-18 in Sofia pushed countries in South East Europe to make a greater political and resource commitment to the Pact's regional initiatives. The meeting was the first serious discussion countries have [...]	2005-06-03 14:06:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PREL PHUM PARM BU
05SOFIA1280	PUTTING OUT BRUSHFIRES: FRANCE AND ISLAMIC [...] (C) Summary: Through surveillance, arrests and other methods, the GOF prevents or puts out brushfires of Islamic extremism on an almost daily basis, and has been doing so for decades. According to recent press reports, the RG, France's police intelligence service, estimates that 6 million Musli [...]	2005-07-15 16:37:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV BU
05SOFIA1578	NEW DEFENSE MINISTER CONFIRMS PLANS TO ADDRESS [...] (C) Summary. Defense Minister Veselin Bliznakov told Amb. Beyrle September 9 that an interagency working group would be ready to receive USG experts soon to discuss the timing and manner of withdrawing Bulgaria's contingent from Iraq, as well as a possible follow-on mission. He also expressed [...]	2005-09-12 15:15:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET	MARR MOPS PREL IZ BU NATO
05SOFIA1858	BULGARIA NARROWS ITS MILITARY PRIORITIES, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY. The MOD has finally managed to narrow from eleven to three its list of top-priority modernization projects. Multi-role fighters are not among them. The decision reflects belated acceptance by the MOD of the Finance Minister's argument that there is not enough money in next year' [...]	2005-10-28 14:00:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PREL BU NATO
05SOFIA2036	BULGARIA: 2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] Per reftels, Post provides its submission for the 2005- 2006 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report for Bulgaria. Begin text of 2005-2006 INCSR for Bulgaria: Part I - DRUGS AND CHEMICAL CONTROL I. Summary Bulgaria is a major transit country, as well as a producer of illic [...]	2005-12-12 14:41:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM EFIN KTFN PTER KSEP BU
05SOFIA933	TOP GENERAL DISCUSSES WAY AHEAD FOR BULGARIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On the eve of his renewed mandate, Bulgarian Chief of the General Staff (CHOD) General Nikolai Kolev gave us an overview of the direction of the Bulgarian Armed Forces for the next calendar year during a meeting on May 16. Kolev sees Bulgaria as a strategic partner of the U.S., wi [...]	2005-05-25 13:52:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL MOPS BU
05TAIPEI1091	ECONOMICS COULD DIMINISH PRC INTEREST IN [...] (C) The next Chairman of the Taipei Airlines Association (TAA) believes that Chinese airlines are not interested in cross-Strait charter cargo flights because they don't have the capacity to compete with China Airlines (CAL) and EVA Air. He says that CAL has unrealistic expectations of the lo [...]	2005-03-15 01:08:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON CH TW
05TAIPEI118	LIEN CHAN ON SPECIAL BUDGET, CROSS-STRAIT, AND PFP [...] (C) Summary: KMT Chairman Lien Chan told AIT Director on December 12 that the KMT Legislative Yuan (LY) caucus intends to pass half (approximately USD nine billion) of the USD 18 billion as soon as the legislation is resubmitted in the next LY session, beginning February 1. On the cross-Strai [...]	2005-01-13 06:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
05TAIPEI1201	SPECIAL DEFENSE BUDGET FACING POLITICAL MINEFIELD [...] (C) Summary: A Pan-Blue leadership vacuum, political posturing by key legislators, and a hostile media environment may pose major barriers to early legislative action on the government's proposed special defense procurement budget. The Executive Yuan (EY) on March 16 slashed the funding reques [...]	2005-03-21 10:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS MARR CH TW
05TAIPEI130	CROSS-STRAIT CHARTER FLIGHTS: ONE STEP FORWARD [...] (C) Summary. According to Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC),Beijing this afternoon, January 13, accepted Taiwan's proposed delegation to participate in negotiations on direct cross-Strait charter flights around the Chinese New Year. At this still early point in the negotiation proces [...]	2005-01-13 10:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
05TAIPEI153	Taiwan: 2004 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The following is the Taiwan Investment Climate Statement for 2004, as requested reftel. A copy has been transmitted by e-mail to EB/OIA. ---------------------------------- A.1 Openness to Foreign Investment ---------------------------------- 2. Taiwan officially welcomes foreign direct [...]	2005-01-14 06:12:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON TW
05TAIPEI165	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT CHARTER FLIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-14 08:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
05TAIPEI17	TAIWAN: 2005 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] The U.S. trade deficit with Taiwan was $14.2 billion in 2003, up $385 million from 2002. U.S. goods exports during the same period were $ 17.4 billion, down 5.1 percent from the previous year. Corresponding U.S. imports from Taiwan were $31.6 billion, down 1.7 percent. Taiwan is the 9th la [...]	2005-01-04 06:24:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON KTDB TW KPRP
05TAIPEI192	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT CHARTER FLIGHTS, [...] Cross-Strait Charter Flights A) "[We] Sincerely Hope that Cross-Strait Two-way Charter Flights for the Chinese New Year Will Fly through Clouds and Open a New Page for Win-win Situations for Both Sides [of the Taiwan Strait]" The conservative, pro-unification "United Daily News" editorial [...]	2005-01-18 23:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
05TAIPEI2011	(U) TAIWAN BUSINESSES OPERATING IN THE MAINLAND [...] (C) AIT/Taipei offers the following information in response to ref C regarding PRC pressure on Taiwan businesses operating in the Mainland. We have highlighted four examples of such pressure -- Chi Mei, Acer, Quanta, and Evergreen. We also note that many firms report the same kind of difficu [...]	2005-05-03 09:20:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PINR EINV PGOV PREL CH TW
05TAIPEI2124	UNITED AIRLINES CONCERN ON FORCE MAJEURE DELAY [...] (SBU) United Airlines raised concerns with AIT/T about Taiwan's Civil Aviation Law, which imposes compensation liability on airlines for delay due to causes beyond the control of the airline (force majeure). AIT agrees with United that the relevant regulation is not consistent with the Montre [...]	2005-05-11 09:33:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON TW
05TAIPEI2166	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTION UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: On election eve, the National Assembly (NA) election remains largely overshadowed by media focus on cross-Strait relations, Soong's PRC visit, and President Chen's relations with other political leaders. Nevertheless the major parties have launched a last minute effort to mobili [...]	2005-05-13 12:47:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
05TAIPEI2313	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN TIES [...] Summary: All the major Chinese-language newspapers in Taiwan focused their front-page news coverage May 26 on local politics, with one significant exception: the pro-independence "Liberty Times," Taiwan's biggest daily, reported on the United States and cross-Strait relations on its front pa [...]	2005-05-26 09:25:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
05TAIPEI2653	AMCHAM WHITE PAPER FOCUSES ON HUMAN RESOURCE AND [...] (SBU) The American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei's (Amcham) 2005 White Paper focuses primarily on human resources and public health. It urges steps that would enable firms operating in Taiwan to hire more foreign employees, including PRC nationals - both to relieve manpower shortages and inte [...]	2005-06-16 09:14:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV TW
05TAIPEI2950	CROSS-STRAIT ECONOMIC ROUNDUP - SECOND QUARTER [...] (U) During the second quarter of 2005, Taiwan semiconductor manufacturer United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC),which is under investigation for its affiliation with PRC semiconductor firm He Jian, called on the government to speed up its investigation into the case. The Taiwan Provincial [...]	2005-07-08 07:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	CH ECON EINV ETRD EWWT PREL TW
05TAIPEI3073	TYPHOON HAITANG SLAMS TAIWAN [...] (U) Summary. Typhoon Haitang, the largest typhoon to hit Taiwan in five years, brought strong winds and torrential rains to Taiwan July 17-19. No part of Taiwan escaped unscathed with eastern and southern Taiwan suffering the greatest damage. At least 8 people died, 31 have been injured and [...]	2005-07-20 23:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT SENV ECON KSCA KPAO TW ESTH
05TAIPEI3076	TYPHOON HAITUNG CONTINUES TO POUND SOUTHERN TAIWAN [...] Summary. While rains have abated in northern Taiwan, Typhoon Haitang and subsequent heavy rains are continuing to pound southern Taiwan. In addition to the impacts reported in reftel b, the storm has caused extensive damage to roads and bridges, destroyed several homes and stranded residents [...]	2005-07-21 02:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT SENV ECON KSCA KPAO TW ESTH
05TAIPEI3096	RAISING TAIWAN UTILITY PRICES: IF NOT NOW, THEN [...] (C) Summary. Problems in Taiwan,s water and power infrastructures abound. Water prices in Taiwan are lower than in Malawi and impede Taiwan from improving its extremely low sewage treatment rate of about 8 percent; if new power plants are not built by 2010, Taiwan will again face power short [...]	2005-07-21 08:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV PREL SENV TW ESTH
05TAIPEI3098	BEIJING PRESSING TAIWAN IN CENTRAL AMERICA [...] (C) Summary. Central American Ambassadors in Taipei tell AIT that it is increasingly difficult for their countries to maintain diplomatic ties with Taiwan due to Beijing's campaign to exert economic and political pressure in the region. The PRC is offering lucrative economic incentives, spons [...]	2005-07-21 10:34:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC TW
05TAIPEI3141	DOD CHINA MILITARY REPORT DEMARCHE TO TAIWAN NSC [...] (C) AIT presented the DOD China Military Report demarche to National Security Council (NSC) Secretary General Chiou I-Jen and Vice Minister of National Defense (VMND) Michael Tsai (Ming-hsien). Both expressed appreciation for and SIPDIS concurrence with the report, and both said they are w [...]	2005-07-25 23:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
05TAIPEI3344	TAIWAN'S GIO DEFENDS BROADCAST LICENSING POLICY [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan's Government Information Office insists its July 31 decision not to renew seven television broadcast licenses was justified by these broadcasters violations of licensing terms spelled out in the 1999 Satellite Broadcasting Law. GIO dismissed allegations that the decision [...]	2005-08-11 08:26:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS PGOV PHUM TW TIP
05TAIPEI3551	DEFENSE PROCUREMENT SPECIAL BUDGET: A PRIMER ON [...] (C) Summary. A reduced and reconfigured Defense Procurement Special Budget will be re-introduced in the regular Legislative Yuan (LY) session that begins September 13. The Presidential office informed AIT yesterday, August 24, that President Chen personally was responsible for the decision [...]	2005-08-25 09:33:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MASS MARR TW
05TAIPEI3596	MEDIA REACTION: CHINA-RUSSIA MILITARY [...] Summary: Amid extensive coverage August 27-29 on local politics and the aftermath of a riot by Thai laborers in Kaohsiung, major Chinese-language Taipei dailies also provided moderate amounts of reporting on U.S.-Taiwan relations and the China-Russia joint military drills. The pro-independenc [...]	2005-08-29 08:33:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
05TAIPEI3611	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN [...] Summary: Major Chinese-language Taipei dailies focused their coverage August 30 on local politics and the surge in crude oil futures. Nonetheless, the pro- independence "Liberty Times," Taiwan biggest daily, spent half of its page five reporting on Taiwan's arms procurements. The newspaper [...]	2005-08-31 00:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
05TAIPEI388	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT CHARTER FLIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-31 23:17:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
05TAIPEI3951	TAIWAN'S ICRT STRUGGLING TO KEEP ITS FREQUENCY AND [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-26 04:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	KMDR KPAO OPRC TW
05TAIPEI4043	THE DPP ON THE DEFENSIVE NINE WEEKS BEFORE [...] (C) Summary: With just nine weeks remaining before Taiwan's December 3 county magistrate/city mayor elections, the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is on the defensive because of criticism over scandals and lackluster government performance. DPP candidates are trying to compensate [...]	2005-09-30 10:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
05TAIPEI4125	TAIWAN GOVERNMENT BAILS OUT HIGH-SPEED RAIL AGAIN [...] (SBU) Summary. Taiwan has leaned on government entities to bail out the financially strapped Taiwan High-Speed Rail Corporation (THSRC). The China Aviation Development Foundation (CADF),the major shareholder of China Airlines, and the CTCI Foundation, both Taiwan government entities, will [...]	2005-10-07 23:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ELTN ECON TW
05TAIPEI417	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, ZHAO [...] Cross-Strait Relations A) "PRC Favors ROC Status Quo" The conservative, pro-unification, English-language "China Post" noted in an editorial (2/1): "Beijing's latest overtures to Taiwan were all drowned out in Saturday's fanfare over the first direct commercial flights between the two [...]	2005-02-01 22:54:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
05TAIPEI4441	TAIWAN STRUGGLING TO IMPROVE ROK TIES [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan officials are frustrated by the Republic of Korea's (ROK) close ties to the PRC. They assert that Taipei's efforts to engage Seoul have been spurned because of PRC pressure and the ROK's goal of rapprochement with Pyongyang. ROK diplomats in Taipei complain that Taiwan Pr [...]	2005-11-02 08:54:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC TW
05TAIPEI4573	CHINA AIRLINES PRESIDENT WEI BECOMES CHAIRMAN [...] (C) China Airlines (CAL) President Philip Wei was named the airline's next Chairman on November 11, and press reports indicate he will be replaced as president by Mandarin Airlines President Ringo K.S. Chao. Boeing's office in Taipei told AIT that the firm is pleased by Wei's appointment. Th [...]	2005-11-15 08:33:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON TW
05TAIPEI4697	TAIWAN: 2006 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE [...] The U.S. trade deficit with Taiwan was $12.9 billion in 2004, a decrease of $1.3 billion from $14.2 billion in 2003. U.S. goods exports in 2004 were $21.7 billion, up 24.6 percent from the previous year. Corresponding U.S. imports from Taiwan were $34.6 billion, up 9.6 percent. Taiwan is cu [...]	2005-11-25 02:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON KTDB TW
05TAIPEI4719	LAPTOP PCS - MADE IN TAIWAN NO LONGER [...] (SBU) Taiwan firms had a 72.4 percent share of global laptop manufacturing in 2004, but more than 90 percent of their laptop output was assembled in the PRC. The rapid transfer of laptop PC assembly from Taiwan to the Mainland has been driven by the movement of component suppliers and custome [...]	2005-11-28 02:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV CH TW
05TAIPEI4721	2006 LUNAR NEW YEAR CHARTER FLIGHTS - PREPARATIONS [...] (C) Taiwan officials and airlines will have more time to prepare for 2006 Lunar New Year charter flights than a year ago. Preparations will also be easier due to previous experience with 2003 and 2005 Lunar New Year charters. Airlines are pleased that the flights will be available to anyone w [...]	2005-11-28 05:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON PREL CH TW
05TAIPEI4851	CROSS-STRAIT ECONOMIC LIBERALIZATION - THE WAY [...] (C) Over the past two decades, Taiwan has gradually lifted many restrictions on cross-Strait economic relations resulting in the PRC becoming Taiwan's largest trade partner and top investment destination. However, many restrictions remain, and many liberalization proposals continue to languis [...]	2005-12-12 22:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD EAIR EWWT EFIN PGOV PREL CH TW
05TAIPEI519	Taiwan Economic Briefing for January 2005 [...] This cable summarizes selected recent economic events in Taiwan in January 2005: - Taiwan-China cross-Strait charter flights - Taiwan's banking sector performance - Taiwan's 2005 central budget - New Free Trade Zones - Domestic investment slows - TSMC Chairman on Taiwan's econom [...]	2005-02-04 08:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
05TAIPEI96	IT'S POLITICS FIRST AS TAIWAN DRAGS ITS FEET ON [...] (C) In response to the high-profile visit by opposition Kuomintang (KMT) leaders to Beijing over the last few days to discuss cross-strait relations with the Chinese Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO),and the announcement of an understanding on direct Taiwan-China flights during the Chinese New Yea [...]	2005-01-11 10:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR PREL CH TW
05TBILISI3226	ABKHAZIA: THE NEED FOR CONFIDENCE BUILDING [...] (C) Summary: During a December 6 and 7 visit to Abkhazia, the Abkhaz and Georgians agreed ad ref to a draft of the joint declaration on security guarantees and the return of internally displaced persons, the European Commission launched a program of economic rehabilitation in the conflict ar [...]	2005-12-12 13:11:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG
05TEGUCIGALPA1041	Scenesetter for CoDel Nelson May 29-30 Visit to [...] (U) Summary: Post welcomes the visit of CoDel Nelson to Honduras May 29-30. Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, over three years through his constitutionally-mandated single four-year term, faces a difficult task leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. There will be national el [...]	2005-05-16 23:21:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PGOV ETRD ECON SNAR EAID KJUS HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1178	GREY SKIES OVER TEGUCIGALPA: SMOG SHUTS DOWN [...] Summary: Smoke from agricultural and forest fires, combined with clouds, haze, and air pollution, blanketed Tegucigalpa in smog for more than six weeks from late March to early May. Tegucigalpa's international airport shut down partially or completely on an almost daily basis in April due to [...]	2005-06-02 13:44:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV AMED HO FAA DOC
05TEGUCIGALPA1535	USITC CARRIBEAN BASIN INVESTMENT SURVEY [...] Post submits the following report in response to reftel request for the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) report on the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA),as required by section 215(a) of the CBERA. 2. Summary: The positive role that the Caribbean Basin Initiative (C [...]	2005-07-27 14:42:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV EIND KTEX HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1693	SEND LAWYERS, FUNDS AND GUNNY: SA/LW DESTRUCTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Department of State Small Arms and Light Weapons (SA/LW) program officer (PM/WRA) and Department of Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) ordnance destruction team visited Honduras August 1-5 to review possible future technical assistance. Team and PolMilOff met with Vice Minis [...]	2005-08-12 23:27:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS MARR PARM PREL PTER MOPS SNAR KLIG HO
05TEGUCIGALPA183	CODEL WELLER LAUDS CLOSE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP, [...] (U) Summary: Congresspersons Jerry Weller, Collin Peterson, and Marsha Blackburn visited Honduras January 16 to 18, 2005. The delegation met with President Ricardo Maduro and top ministers, key Honduran Congressmen, including President of Congress (and Presidential candidate) Porfirio "Pepe" [...]	2005-01-28 18:14:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ELAB ETRD EWWT HO KCRM KIPR OREP PGOV
05TEGUCIGALPA1938	SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE (SEPQ) [...] (U) The following responses are keyed to the Security Environment Profile Questionnaire (ref A). --------------------------------- POLITICAL VIOLENCE --------------------------------- Â [...]	2005-09-21 17:27:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC HO KSAC
05TEGUCIGALPA2086	Scenesetter for Secretary Gutierrez Visit to [...] (U) Summary: Post welcomes the visit of Secretary Gutierrez to San Pedro Sula, Honduras, on October 18-20. Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, with less than four months remaining in his constitutionally-mandated single four-year term, faces a difficult task leading one of the poorest countries [...]	2005-10-07 20:13:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL ETRD ECON PGOV SNAR EAID KJUS HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2207	COUNTERNARCOTICS BATTLE IN HONDURAS: GOH POLITICAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Recent maritime interdictions, air radar tracks, and drug seizures, along with corroborated source information, indicate that Honduras has become a significant transit point for narcotics destined for the United States. There is evidence of the existence of an illicit trade in [...]	2005-10-28 18:40:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PREL KCRM PTER EFIN MOPS PGOV PINR HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2234	DECLARATION OF DISASTER FOR HONDURAS [...] As a result of the excessive flooding in Northeastern Honduras from the bands of Hurricane Beta and a cold front on October 29-31, the Acting Chief of Mission has determined that the disaster is of sufficient magnitude to warrant us government assistance. The disaster is beyond the capacity o [...]	2005-11-01 22:28:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID
05TEGUCIGALPA23	Scenesetter for CoDel Weller's January 16-18 Visit [...] (U) Summary: Post welcomes the visit of CoDel Weller to Honduras January 16-18. Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, almost three years through his constitutionally-mandated single four-year term, faces a difficult task leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. However, there were [...]	2005-01-04 18:57:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PGOV ETRD ECON SNAR EAID KJUS HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2383	HONDURAS NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT 2006 [...] The following is in response to reftel request for update to the 2006 National Trade Estimate Report. ------------- TRADE SUMMARY ------------- 2. The U.S. trade deficit with Honduras was $565 million in 2004, an increase of $78 million from $486 million in 2003. U.S. goods exp [...]	2005-11-23 22:04:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2483	HONDURAS MINI DUBLIN REPORT [...] Status: Honduras still remains as one of Central America's transient countries for drugs, weapons, and other illegal contraband transshipments. The DEA Honduran Vetted Unit has successfully disrupted and dismantled entrenched drug trafficking organizations moving large quantities of cocaine [...]	2005-12-09 20:24:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2499	HONDURAS INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] Summary Efforts by the GOH have directly addressed the current drug trafficking routes including air, land, and maritime trans-shipments of cocaine through Honduras. Seizures have been reduced and are at lower quantities due to more enforcement of maritime and other drug trafficking movements [...]	2005-12-13 22:28:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2576	HONDURAS SENT C-130 ENGINES ABROAD FOR [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 8. 2. (S) Post has received confirmation from the Honduran Air Force that Honduras has shipped at least three C-130 engines to an unnamed facility and country for repair/maintenance without prior Department of State approval. Although in [...]	2005-12-23 16:42:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	KOMC ETTC PARM PREL PGOV MOPS PINS PINR HO CI
05TEGUCIGALPA390	Scenesetter for CoDel Taylor's February 22-24 Visit [...] (U) Summary: Post welcomes the visit of CoDel Taylor to Honduras February 22-24. Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, three years through his constitutionally-mandated single four-year term, faces a difficult task leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. However, there were sever [...]	2005-02-17 12:06:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PGOV ETRD ECON SNAR EAID KJUS HO
05TEGUCIGALPA404	HONDURAS: 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-18 20:43:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV HO OPIC USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA698	Scenesetter for CoDel Kolbe April 14-16 Visit to [...] (U) Summary: Post welcomes the visit of CoDel Kolbe to Honduras April 14-16. Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, three years through his constitutionally-mandated single four-year term, faces a difficult task leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. However, there were several p [...]	2005-04-01 15:15:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PGOV ETRD ECON SNAR EAID KJUS HO
05TELAVIV1124	BEDOUIN OF THE NEGEV'S ILLEGAL VILLAGES LIVE IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboffs met February 17 with Bedouin community representatives in two Negev desert Bedouin villages not legally recognized by the GOI to discuss issues affecting their lives and possible PD small grants assistance to educational programs. The Bedouin in these two unrecognized [...]	2005-02-25 11:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI IS GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI SOCIETY PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV119	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-07 11:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV1419	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Syrian-Lebanese Track ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media say that today's meeting between Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Sharm el-Sheikh that will focus on Israeli- Palestinian neg [...]	2005-03-10 11:16:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV1457	(S) ISRAELI READOUT ON MUBARAK-MOFAZ MEETING IN [...] (S) BG Eitan Dangott, Military Secretary of Defense Minister Mofaz, briefed the Ambassador March 11 on the meeting held the previous day in Sharm between Mofaz and Egyptian President Mubarak, with the participation of Defense Minister Tantawi and Intelligence Chief Sulayman. Dangott said th [...]	2005-03-11 14:42:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	IS KPAL PREL XF GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV1513	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Lebanon and Syria ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that PM Sharon told visiting UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Sunday that there would SIPDIS be no progress on the road map until the Palestinian armed [...]	2005-03-14 12:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV1593	C-NE4-01083: ISRAELI INTENTIONS REGARDING THE [...] (S) SUMMARY: Israel sees Iran as the primary threat to its security and sees the enrichment cycle as the "point of no return" for Tehran's nuclear weapons program. The GOI believes that diplomatic pressure with teeth, such as sanctions, can affect Iranian behavior, and is lobbying the EU-3 a [...]	2005-03-17 14:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC KNNP EU IR IS GOI EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV163	IDF CHIEF OF STAFF DISCUSSES PALESTINIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Israeli Defense Force (IDF) Chief of Staff LtG Moshe Ya'alon told CoDel Kyl January 7 that recent events have ushered in "an era of strategic opportunity" in the Middle East. He said that Israel is facilitating Palestinian elections and believes that Abu Mazen is strong enough to [...]	2005-01-10 13:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS GOI EXTERNAL GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV1759	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Gaza and West Bank Disengagement Plan 2. Global War On Terrorism 3. Israel-China Arms Deals ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media reported that last night the state budget bill passed the hurdle of the Knesset's Finance Comm [...]	2005-03-23 11:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV1833	ISRAELI DEFMIN DISCUSSES PA SECURITY PERFORMANCE [...] (C) Summary: On March 23, 2005, Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz told NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch, Deputy National Security Advisor Elliott Abrams and the Ambassador that arms smuggling continues into both Gaza and the West Bank. Despite success by Palestinian Authority (PA) secur [...]	2005-03-25 08:27:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PTER MARR KWBG KPAL EG SY IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV2120	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-06 12:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV2212	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Upcoming Bush-Sharon Meeting 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The leading media carried reports on the Gaza Strip incident of 9 April in which three Palestinian youths were killed by IDF fire, after which Katif Bloc settlement [...]	2005-04-11 10:42:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV222	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Russia Relations 3. Stanley Fischer's Bank of Israel Nomination ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that this afternoon the Knesset approved the 2005 state budget in a first reading, 64- 53, as the [...]	2005-01-12 11:56:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV2262	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Bush-Sharon Meeting 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media extensively covered the Bush-Sharon Crawford meeting, focusing mainly in the differences between the two positions. Ha'aretz reported that Prime Minister Ariel Shar [...]	2005-04-12 13:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV245	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Proposed Russia-Syria Arms Deal 2. Mideast 3. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz and Maariv led with, and all media extensively reported on, Israel's concerns that a planned Russian weapons sale to Syria could reach Hizbu [...]	2005-01-13 11:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV2479	SIKSEK ON SECURITY STAFFING, PROGRESS [...] (C) ConGen Jerusalem cleared this message. ----------- Summary ----------- 2. (C) In conversations over several days in early April, Brigadier General Samir Siksek told Pol/C and poloff that the U.S. should keep steady pressure on Minister of Interior Nasir Yusif to carry out reforms, [...]	2005-04-20 12:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV2615	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Syrian-Lebanese Track 3. Iraq 4. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted security sources as saying that Israel will hand over Qalqilya to PA security responsibility next week if the [...]	2005-04-27 10:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV2639	DEFMIN MOFAZ DISCUSSES ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch, Deputy National Security Advisor Elliott Abrams, Lieutenant General William Ward and the Charge on April 21, Israel's Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz said the GOI is taking steps to strengthen Palestinian Authority President Mahm [...]	2005-04-28 07:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KPAL KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS MILITARY RELATIONS
05TELAVIV271	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Proposed Russia-Syria Arms Deal 3. Stanley Fischer's Bank of Israel Nomination ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that six Israeli civilians were killed and five others were wounded in a combined double su [...]	2005-01-14 12:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV2719	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Syrian-Lebanese Track 3. Visit of Turkish PM Erdogan to Israel, May 1-2 ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that an IDF soldier was killed and another was wounded in an operation near Tulkarm, in which a [...]	2005-05-02 09:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV2874	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Democracy in Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media reported that Israel has informed the PA that it will not release the next tranche of Palestinian prisoners until the PA takes concrete measures against terro [...]	2005-05-09 11:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV294	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Proposed Russia-Syria Arms Deal ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- During the weekend, all media led with the possibility of IDF action to counter continued rocket strikes at Israeli targets from the northern Gaza Strip; a 17-yea [...]	2005-01-18 11:48:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV3080	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Global War on Terrorism ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz quoted sources in Jerusalem as saying that First Lady Laura Bush has included Israel in her visit to the region only because President Bush asked her to do so. [...]	2005-05-20 11:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT

05TELAVIV3121	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-23 13:05:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV3151	GOI MOVES AHEAD ON STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE NEGEV [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOI is moving ahead to prepare a comprehensive strategy to develop the Negev and Galilee regions, a plan which has as one of its objectives the reduction of public opposition to and concern over the disengagement. Two private consulting firms Daroma and Mckinsey have been con [...]	2005-05-24 15:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL SENV IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV3167	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Newsweek Reports of Koran Desecration at Guantanamo ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media (banner in Jerusalem Post) reported that in his speech to the AIPAC convention in Washington Tuesday, PM Sharon urged PA Chairman [P [...]	2005-05-25 11:44:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV3172	WB/G SITREP: TWO WB BANK TEENS ARRESTED WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: The IDF on May 24 arrested a Palestinian teenager carrying two pipe bombs in a bag as he attempted to pass through the Huwwara checkpoint, south of Nablus. Israeli sappers later blew up the bag containing the bombs. This arrest follows a similar occurrence May 22, when a Palest [...]	2005-05-25 14:04:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV3222	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-27 10:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV3620	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] "Time to Cut" Senior columnist and longtime dove Yoel Marcus wrote in independent, left-leaning Ha'aretz (June 10): "The psychological warfare and scare tactics [used by the settlers] have produced a drop in public support, from 65 percent to less than 50 percent. The frightening scenarios [...]	2005-06-10 11:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV3727	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] U.S. Israel Security Exports Crisis 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that Deputy Chief of Staff Moshe Kaplinsky clarified to Palestinian Deputy Interior Minister Jamal Abu Zayd Tuesday that there will be n [...]	2005-06-15 11:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV3899	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Democracy in Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that PM Sharon hosted PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday at his Jerusalem residence for their first working visit since the Sharm el-Sheikh [...]	2005-06-22 21:48:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4097	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Guantanamo Detainees 4. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with disengagement-related issues. Ha'aretz reported that the army will soon declare the Gaza Strip a closed militar [...]	2005-06-29 10:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4119	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Lebanese-Syrian Track ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media underscored unrest involving settlers and pro- settler demonstrators on Wednesday, including road blockages throughout the country, during which at least five po [...]	2005-06-30 10:57:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4387	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Global War on Terrorism ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that on Thursday afternoon, a 22- year-old Israeli woman was killed and her boyfriend was slightly injured in a shelling attack on Moshav Netiv Ha'asa [...]	2005-07-15 10:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4403	ISRAELI MOD DISCUSSES DISENGAGEMENT AND GROWING NUMBER OF TERRORIST ATTACKS [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-15 15:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL KWBG KPAL PTER IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV4418	WB/G SITREP: MORTAR, ROCKET FIRE CONTINUE IN GAZA; [...] (SBU) Summary: Intense mortar and Qassam fire from Gaza continued through the weekend of July 16-17, easing up somewhat on July 18. On July 17, the IDF killed the Hamas military commander in Khan Yunis in a targeted killing and also killed, in a separate incident, a PIJ militant who was prep [...]	2005-07-18 16:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV452	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-26 11:13:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4603	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Secretary Rice to Israel, West Bank 2. July 21 London Bombings ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that at mid-day today, following her meeting with PM Sharon at his Sycamore Ranch, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice r [...]	2005-07-22 11:27:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4791	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Gaza Disengagement 2. Iran: Nuclear Program 3. Global Struggle Against Violent Extremism ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that tens of thousands of right-wing activists participated in Tuesday's anti-disengagement [...]	2005-08-03 10:42:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4804	WB/G SITREP: PALESTINIAN CHILD KILLED BY QASSAM IN [...] (SBU) Summary: One child was killed and up to eleven other Palestinians injured when a Qassam aimed at Sderot landed in Beit Hanoun. Elsewhere in Gaza, former Palestinian prisoners occupied two Palestinian Authority (PA) buildings in Rafah. In the West Bank, Israeli authorities arrested 25 [...]	2005-08-03 14:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV4883	CODEL KING'S MEETING WITH GOI SECURITY MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: Codel King met with Minister of Public Security Gideon Ezra where discussions focused on disengagement, anti-disengagement protests, and related security concerns. Ezra stressed the importance of intelligence gathering and sharing as a necessary tool in combating terrorism, both [...]	2005-08-08 14:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV ECON IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV4896	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Global War on Terror 3. Iran: Nuclear Program 4. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media (banners in Ha'aretz and Yediot, and Hatzofe -- "Deportation Order") reported that, according to a [...]	2005-08-09 11:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5002	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Gaza Disengagement 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Last night, Israel TV broadcast excerpts of an exclusive interview that President Bush granted the station's Washington correspondent Yaron Dekel in Crawford, T [...]	2005-08-12 11:04:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5163	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Gaza and Northern West Bank Disengagement 2. Rocket Attacks on Aqaba and Eilat ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The electronic media reported that this afternoon in the settlement of Netzarim, the IDF and police are completing their evacu [...]	2005-08-22 14:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5253	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Global War on Terror ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted Vice PM and Finance Minister Ehud Olmert as saying, after his meeting with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Washington Wednesday, that the PA must [...]	2005-08-25 10:33:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5302	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media highlighted the suicide bombing that occurred outside Beersheva's central bus station on Sunday morning. Two security guards were seriously wounded and 61 other [...]	2005-08-29 10:33:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5350	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Israeli Politics 3. Syrian-Lebanese Track 4. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- At noon today, Israel Radio reported that at least 640 people who participated in a mourning procession in Baghdad [...]	2005-08-31 10:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5360	DISENGAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT, AUGUST 31, 2005 [...] (C) Summary: The Knesset approved (58-23) the Israeli agreement with Egypt allowing Egypt to post 750 Border Guards on the Egypt-Gaza border, and the GOI plans to sign the agreement on September 1. Egyptian Intelligence Chief Omar Suleiman briefed General Ward on his August 31 meeting with P [...]	2005-08-31 16:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KWBG KPAL PREL ECON EAID PINS IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV545	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported on, and Yediot and Maariv bannered, an anti-disengagement rally held opposite the Knesset last night, to demand a national referendum or elections. The event, which gat [...]	2005-01-31 10:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5575	ORGANIZED CRIME AND NARCOTICS TRADE IN ISRAEL [...] (U) SUMMARY: According to an Israeli law enforcement official, all categories of criminal activity are on the rise. The illegal drug trade, organized crime, murder, and extortion present major challenges to the Israeli police. While countries in the Middle East, Europe, Asia and South Americ [...]	2005-09-09 13:35:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL PTER EFIN ISRAELI SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL ECONOMY AND FINANCE
05TELAVIV5597	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] IDF Withdrawal From Gaza 2. Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina 3. Global War on Terror ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The IDF withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, after 38 years of Israeli military rule, dominated the headlines during the w [...]	2005-09-12 11:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV570	ISRAEL'S COMMITMENTS TO THE USG AND THE WORLD BANK [...] (S) Summary. As of the end of January 2005, the GOI had shown various levels of commitment to fulfilling its "Weissglas" commitments to the USG. It is following through more consistently on its promise to engage on the World Bank process dedicated to facilitating a viable, post-disengagement [...]	2005-01-31 15:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL ECON KWBG IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE ISRAEL RELATIONS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV5723	GAZA STRIP: EUPHORIA OR ANARCHY? [...] (SBU) A PA Ministry of Interior contact told poloff September 16 that the situation in Rafah remains "a big mess," with movement of Egyptians and Palestinians across the border through up to seven openings. The MOI contact, who visited Rafah on September 15 and remained in touch with his cont [...]	2005-09-16 15:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG KPAL PREL ECON EAID PINS IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV5734	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-19 10:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5794	NEA DAS DIBBLE'S 9/20 MEETING WITH ISRAELI MOD'S [...] (S) Israeli MOD Political-Military Affairs Bureau Chief Amos Gilad told NEA DAS Elizabeth Dibble September 19 that the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) is a pillar of the recently-concluded Egypt-Israel agreement on the Egypt-Gaza border and performs a vital role monitoring changes alon [...]	2005-09-21 03:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PINR MARR MASS PARM KPAL PGOV IS EG GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI EXTERNAL INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV5868	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-28 11:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5956	PA-HAMAS CONFRONTATION IN GAZA [...] (C) Summary: Clashes took place in Gaza City on October 2 between Palestinian Authority (PA) policemen and Hamas gunmen. Three Palestinians were killed -- a senior police officer and two civilians -- while at least 51 were wounded, many of whom were bystanders. Two police stations in Gaza Ci [...]	2005-10-03 14:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS KWBG KPAL GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV6166	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Syria Governance 3. Germany: New Government ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media (lead stories in Ha'aretz and Jerusalem Post) reported on President Bush's meeting with PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas at the Wh [...]	2005-10-21 08:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6186	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-26 08:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6197	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-27 12:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6219	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-28 11:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6228	SHARON STAYS HIS COURSE FOLLOWING HADERA BOMBING [...] (C) Summary: The October 26 suicide bombing of the Hadera market by Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) that claimed the lives of five Israelis and wounded 20 has resulted in a cycle of violence that -- barring significant additional casualties -- experience indicates will be short-term. As it h [...]	2005-10-28 17:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG IS GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS COUNTERTERRORISM GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV631	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that Egyptian intelligence chief Omar Suleiman met this morning with PM Sharon, who updated him on current security contacts with the Palestinians and the upcoming Sh [...]	2005-02-02 11:27:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6444	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations 3. Muslims in European Society ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- This morning, Israel Radio reported that Histadrut Labor Federation Secretary-General, Knesset Member Amir Peretz, defeated Vice Premier [...]	2005-11-10 11:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6468	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-14 12:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6530	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-17 08:35:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV669	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-04 11:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV671	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-04 11:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6719	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Israeli elections 3. Iran, nuclear program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media report on Shimon Peres' quitting Labor and political activity and endorsing PM Sharon's Kadima. The Jerusalem Post reports that "former prim [...]	2005-12-01 12:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6778	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Israeli Elections 2. Iranian Nuclear Race 3. The Syrian Threat ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz online and Israel Radio reported that a blast occurred at around 11:30 am Monday at the entrance to the Hasharon shopping mall in Ne [...]	2005-12-05 12:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6855	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Israel and the Iranian Nuclear Program 2. Israeli Election Campaigns 3. Palestinian Leadership and the West ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reports that the IDF resumed "targeted assassinations" in the wake of the Neta [...]	2005-12-09 09:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6884	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] US Pressures Israel on Safe Passage Agreement 2. Sharon's Kadima Political Moves 3. Israel and the Iranian Nuclear Program 4. Defense Establishment Expected View of Egypt ------------------------------ Key stories in the media: ------------------------------ The Army Radio reported [...]	2005-12-12 11:49:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6946	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Syria ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz led with a report by Akiva Eldar that on Wednesday, Israel succumbed to international pressure and informed the U.S. that it plans to complete preparations on Friday for operatin [...]	2005-12-15 11:40:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV7002	ISRAELI PM'S MILITARY ADVISER REVIEWS REGION, [...] (S) Major General Gadi Shamni -- Israeli PM Sharon's military adviser -- told the Ambassador that the U.S. should continue to lead the international community to diplomatically pressure Iran to abandon its program. If a military solution were required, Shamni said he believes the U.S. could d [...]	2005-12-19 12:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PINR PARM MARR MASS MNUC KPAL SY EG LE IR GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV7098	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Syria ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media, except Maariv, led with Wednesday's suicide bombing near Tulkarm, in which IDF officer Uri Binamo and two Palestinians were killed. Three soldiers and seven Palestinians were [...]	2005-12-30 12:05:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV7112	ISRAELI DEBRIEF ON KATYUSHA ATTACK ON KIRYAT [...] (S) Israeli MFA and MOD sources provided Embassy with details concerning the December 27 Katyusha attack from Lebanon on northern Israel. At 2309 local time, Israeli forces reported three explosions in northern Israel, but the debris has not been located to date. MOD contacts said several r [...]	2005-12-30 15:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PINS MOPS PTER LE IS KPAL KPKO SY GOI EXTERNAL MILITARY RELATIONS
05TELAVIV752	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-08 11:21:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV881	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-14 12:09:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05THEHAGUE2064	NETHERLANDS: DUTCH THINKING ON ISAF III; FUTURE OF [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador, DATT and ODC Chief met with Dutch CHOD Gen. Dick Berlijn on July 19. Gen. Berlijn reviewed Dutch thinking on participation in ISAF III, including a PRT consisting initially of 1000 personnel (later to be expanded to 1200) deployed most likely to Uruzgan province. Later disc [...]	2005-07-27 08:12:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NL PGOV PREL NATO
05THEHAGUE235	DUTCH ISAF AND OEF DEPLOYMENTS [...] (S) Summary: PolMilOff met with MFA and MOD officials on January 26 and 28 to discuss the current status of Dutch commitments to NATO's ISAF mission and Operation Enduring Freedom. The GONL is not contemplating use of its contingent in NRF IV in support of the parliamentary elections in Afgh [...]	2005-01-31 16:38:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	MARR MOPS PREL AF NL
05THEHAGUE2434	NETHERLANDS: MAJOR MILITARY REORGANIZATION [...] Summary: The Dutch military has implemented a major reorganization that strengthens the role of Chief of Defense Gen. Dick Berlijn by giving him operational control over the Army, Air Force and Navy -- powers that previously rested with the service chiefs. The three services fought a losing b [...]	2005-09-07 14:51:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL NL
05THEHAGUE2585	NETHERLANDS: ASD FLORY'S VISIT TO THE HAGUE [...] (C) Your trip to the Netherlands comes at a time when Prime Minister Jean-Pieter Balkenende's coalition government faces the lowest poll figures in Dutch history. Much of the public and parliamentary criticism focuses on the government's ambitious economic reform programs, but Dutch military deploy [...]	2005-09-23 13:37:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL NL MOPS
05THEHAGUE2594	DUTCH 2006 BUDGET: REFORM, GROWTH, AND UNCERTAINTY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. With early indications of a long- awaited economic recovery as a backdrop, the Netherlands' center-right governing coalition presented a draft 2006 budget that seeks to ensure continued economic growth through additional structural reforms of the country's welfare system and [...]	2005-09-26 15:41:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL EINV ELAB PGOV NL
05THEHAGUE2756	SCENESETTER FOR DASD THERSA WHELAN'S VISIT TO THE [...] Your visit to The Hague comes at a time when the GONL is broadening its already substantial aid to Africa and is boosting its efforts in security assistance and reform. The Ministries of Defense, Foreign Affairs, and Development are pursuing joint SSR and DDR initiatives in Africa and have cre [...]	2005-10-12 14:39:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL KHIV NL XA
05TOKYO1440	FOURTH U.S.-JAPAN COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP [...] (C) Summary. Following brief opening remarks by CTWG co-chairs, Political Section Deputy Reynolds and MOFA International Counterterrorism Cooperation Division Director Shinsuke Shimizu, Cabinet Secretariat Assistant Counselor Hiroyuki Yamaya kicked off the fourth U.S.-Japan Counterterrorism [...]	2005-03-11 08:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CVIS ETTC KVPR KFRD PTER SENV JA
05TRIPOLI221	SENATOR LUGAR'S MEETING WITH QADHAFI AUGUST 20 [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a conversation with Senator Lugar on August 20, Colonel Qadhafi complained that Libya had not been properly recognized and rewarded for its decisions on WMD. He suggested that the most appropriate "rewards" would be defensive weapons to protect the country against the threa [...]	2005-08-31 14:10:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET	PGOV PTER PHUM LY BU
05TUNIS1081	LEGAL OPPOSITION LACKS POLITICAL SKILLS, PUBLIC [...] (C) Summary. Although results of the May 8 local elections showed a ten per cent gain in the number of municipal seats held by Tunisian opposition parties, none of these parties, either alone or in a coalition, have any significant, measurable amount of public support. In discussions during [...]	2005-05-23 14:37:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM TS MEPI
05TUNIS909	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK ON [...] (SBU) Post has made appropriate inquiries to establish the legitimacy of a transaction for the export of AB205 Bell helicopter spare parts to Tunisia and concludes that it is a legitimate transaction. In addition, the post has investigated concerns regarding the end user, the Tunisian Army, a [...]	2005-05-02 15:29:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KOMC ETTC TS
05VANCOUVER1524	MARIJUANA FLOURISHES IN B.C. AS METHAMPHETAMINE CRISIS [...] Summary: The number of individual marijuana grow operations, or grow-ops, in British Columbia has leveled-off since 2000, but they continue to increase in size and sophistication, according to a June 2005 RCMP report and a study by the University College of the Fraser Valley's Department of [...]	2005-12-05 19:07:00	Consulate Vancouver	UNCLASSIFIED	CA SNAR PREL ECIN
05VIENNA2955	TFUS01: AUSTRIAN OFFERS OF ASSISTANCE FOR [...] Summary: Top Austrian officials have made specific offers to the Ambassador for disaster assistance. The Austrian military has made a specific offer of a Disaster Relief group to provide capabilities including water purification, decontamination, and search and rescue support. In [...]	2005-09-03 11:01:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON AEMR ASEC CASC MARR AMGT US AU
05VIENNA3923	Austria: 2005 Country Report on Terrorism [...] Austria has been a constructive ally in the fight against terrorism. Austria has shown leadership in regional anti-terrorism initiatives and in ongoing efforts to tighten controls on suspected terrorism financing. 2. Austria is forthcoming and diligent in implementing asset freeze decis [...]	2005-12-20 12:05:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC KCRM KHLS EFIN KPAO AU
05VILNIUS1012	SU-27 CRASH: LITHUANIA TAKING DECISIONS ON BLACK [...] (C) Summary. The GOL accepted Ukraine's offer of assistance in analyzing data on the black boxes recovered from the Russian Su-27. The Government softened its rhetoric against Russia today, stating that there is no evidence to prove the Russian aircraft willfully violated Lithuanian airspace [...]	2005-09-23 16:28:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	MOPS PGOV PINS PREL LH RS UP
05VILNIUS1057	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL KOLBE [...] Congressman Kolbe, thanks to you and your colleagues for traveling to Lithuania. Your visit here will provide an opportunity to show gratitude to Lithuania for its staunch and unwavering support in the U.S.-led Global War on Terror, including its decision to establish and lead a Provincial Re [...]	2005-10-04 07:04:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL OVIP BO LH
05VILNIUS1103	CODEL KOLBE DISCUSSES GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR AND [...] (SBU) Summary. Representative Jim Kolbe led a six-Member congressional delegation to Vilnius October 10-12. The delegation discussed democracy-building initiatives in the region, reviewed U.S. bilateral and multilateral foreign assistance programs, and Lithuania's relationship with Russia wi [...]	2005-10-14 14:19:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG LH
05VILNIUS1121	YOUR VISIT TO LITHUANIA [...] (C) Mr. Secretary, you will arrive in Lithuania this weekend with our relations with this small but steadfast ally at their best level yet. Lithuania supports and participates in every major U.S. foreign policy initiative. Its Provincial Reconstruction Team in Chagcharan, Afghanistan -- whi [...]	2005-10-19 14:46:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV LH
05VILNIUS1188	GOL CONTRIBUTING TO NATO MISSION IN PAKISTAN [...] (U) Summary: The GOL is heeding NATO's call for contributions to its relief effort in Pakistan by sending water purifications specialists and equipment to the affected region under the Alliance's umbrella. This comes on top of the GOL's previous financial (104,000 USD) and material (tents an [...]	2005-11-04 14:32:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PHUM PREL PK LH
05VILNIUS1228	AIR POLICING DECISION CASTS LONG SHADOW IN [...] (C) Summary: Extending NATO's interim Baltic air policing program or making it permanent is one of the GOL's highest security policy objectives. The GOL will look for continuation of 24/7 Baltic coverage as the optimal outcome of NATO's review of its air policing policy, and for NATO to def [...]	2005-11-21 14:51:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LH
05VILNIUS1278	TWO U.S. AIRMEN FROM NATO MISSION DETAINED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Lithuanian police detained two U.S. servicemen following a dispute at a local Vilnius club on November 26. A Lithuanian and Somali citizen claim they were assaulted by the American parties, who deny the allegations and claim mistreatment themselves. The Lithuanian authorities ar [...]	2005-12-05 15:28:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS LH
05VILNIUS1354	GOL READJUSTING IN IRAQ BASED ON SAME RATIONALE AS [...] (C) We delivered ref A points on USG troop readjustments in Iraq to Ministry of Defense Undersecretary Renatas Norkus on December 28 and Vytautas Leskevicius, of the MFA's Security Policy Department, on December 29. Both officials said that the GOL's decision not to replace the detachment of [...]	2005-12-30 14:50:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL MARR MOPS IZ PL LH
05VILNIUS252	SCENESETTER FOR MINISTER OF DEFENSE GEDIMINAS [...] (C) Mr. Secretary, Lithuanian Defense Minister Kirkilas comes to Washington March 14 eager to demonstrate that, despite inexperience in defense policy, he is a capable and committed friend to the U.S. His performance in less than three months on the job has been impressively favorable to our [...]	2005-03-10 15:23:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PINR LH
05VILNIUS28	LITHUANIA INCSR (INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] Money laundering is not a significant problem in Lithuania. Strict legal and regulatory controls and the GOL's cooperation with international regulatory counterparts explain the government's success. The Lithuanian government increased controls to prevent financial crimes and money launderi [...]	2005-01-10 14:39:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR EFIN KCRM PTER KTFN LH
05VILNIUS3	LITHUANIA 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] To maintain its high rate of growth, Lithuania needs more foreign investment. The government affords foreign investors equal protection to domestic investors, and sets few limitations on their activities. Foreign investors have the right to repatriate or reinvest profits without restriction [...]	2005-01-03 14:24:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV KIDE ECON KTDB LH
05VILNIUS313	Government of Lithuania request to purchase Dual [...] Summary: The GOL requested an amendment to an existing contract for the Stinger missile system on 23 March 2005 in order to enhance NATO interoperability and realize a long- term cost savings over the life of the modified contract. Lithuania is requesting the purchase of eight Dual Mounted [...]	2005-03-23 14:31:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MCAP MASS LH
05VILNIUS358	LITHUANIAN-LED PRT: TAKING SHAPE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Affairs and Defense Ministry officials told State POLAD designee to the Lithuania-led PRT Michael Metrinko March 30 - April 1 that Lithuania is moving forward with plans to lead a multinational provincial reconstruction team in Chaghcharan, Afghanistan. The Lithuanians, s [...]	2005-04-06 14:28:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MCAP PREL PGOV LH AF
05VILNIUS367	LITHUANIA PROVIDES UPDATED REQUIREMENT LITH FOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GOL updated and augmented its needs assessment for the Lithuanian-led Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in the desolate Ghowr province of western Afghanistan. Following the March 30 return from Afghanistan of Lithuania's PRT reconnaissance team, the MFA advanced us a copy [...]	2005-04-07 12:59:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MCAP MARR PREL PGOV LH AF
05VILNIUS429	Government of Lithuania request Requests for [...] Summary: The GOL recently provided us with a formal request requested that the USG provide Generation III Night Vision Devices (NVDs) for their its troops deploying in support of a Provincial Reconstruction Tteam in Afghanistan and SOF troops preparing to support NATO NATO Reaction Forces -5 [...]	2005-04-25 09:42:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL LH
05VILNIUS447	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL KINGSTON [...] Your visit to Lithuania will provide an opportunity to thank Lithuania for its staunch and unwavering support in the U.S.-led Global War on Terror, including its recent decision to establish and lead a Provincial Reconstruction Team in Chaghcharan, Afghanistan, and to commend its leadership in [...]	2005-04-29 05:20:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV OVIP LH
05VILNIUS704	GOL PROVIDES COALITION SOLIDARITY FUND WISH LIST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOL provided us on July 5 an updated list of equipment it hopes to purchase with the USD $8 million in Coalition Solidarity Funds that Congress allocated to Lithuania. The GOL plans to use the money to bolster its force leading the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in A [...]	2005-07-07 13:57:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS PREL PARM LH
05VILNIUS977	RUSSIAN SU-27 CRASHES IN RURAL LITHUANIA; NO [...] (C) SUMMARY. A Russian fighter-bomber reportedly en route from St. Petersburg to Kaliningrad crashed in the Sokiai region of Lithuania shortly after 1500 local time on September 15. Lithuanian authorities have detained the pilot and are investigating the incident. The Russian Government has [...]	2005-09-16 13:28:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS MOPS LH
05VILNIUS993	SU-27: THREE ACTION REQUESTS [...] (U) This is an action request for Washington agencies -- see paras 6, 8 and 12 -- and USNATO -- see para 12. 2. (S/NF) Summary: Several loose ends remain from last Friday's crash of a Russian Su-27 (ref a) in Lithuania. Senior Lithuanian officials believe that inconsistencies in Russian [...]	2005-09-21 13:08:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS MOPS LH NATO RU
05WARSAW1201	LOW-COST AIRLINES FACE CHALLENGES WITH POLISH [...] (SBU) Low-cost airlines continue to expand their operations in Poland. During this rapid growth, air carriers have encountered difficulties dealing with the Polish airport authority, PPL. SkyEurope, in particular, has publicly announced that it will not increase its Warsaw operations due to [...]	2005-03-03 11:24:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON PREL PL
05WARSAW2598	ENGAGING THE IRAQ COALITION: NO CHANGE IN POLISH [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poland plans to reduce its military contingent in Iraq by roughly 300 for its fifth rotation that will begin in mid-July 2005, leaving approximately 1,400 Polish troops in the Multinational Division Center South (MND-CS). These troops will increasingly focus on training missions [...]	2005-06-17 13:21:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PREL IZ PL
05WARSAW3545	TIME TO THINK SOFA FOR POLAND [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see para 10. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Warsaw recommends that the USG begin negotiations for a bilateral Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) with Poland as soon as possible. In the context of both NATO obligations and bilateral programs, U.S. military per [...]	2005-10-05 07:31:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIA MARR PREL MASS PL NATO
05WARSAW4037	IRAQ: POLES SIGNAL READINESS TO STAY, BUT PRESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Polish officials and parliamentarians who met with Robert Deutsch, Deputy Senior Advisor for Iraq, on December 8 in Warsaw suggested that Poland will likely remain in Iraq past January 2006, but in reduced numbers, and with an eye to withdrawing by the end of 2006. Because Polish [...]	2005-12-13 16:15:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL MOPS MARR IZ PL
05WARSAW4065	POLAND: AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON NEW [...] (U) Ambassador called on new Minister of Transport and Construction, Jerzy Polaczek, on December 9 to discuss the new government's plans for speeding up infrastructure development. Minister Polaczek commenting that his first priority was to ensure that he spent the government's resources wi [...]	2005-12-16 15:31:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EAIR ECPS ELTN PREL PL
05WARSAW4075	POLAND: THE IRAQI AIR FORCE MEETS WITH BUMAR, BOTH [...] (S) On 14 December 2005 Econoff and ODC Warsaw personnel met with Iraqi Air Force generals and then observed a meeting hosted by Bumar and attended by five Iraqi Air Force generals. The participants discussed, sometimes heatedly, the 36 helicopters covered in Bumar's multifacted contract to [...]	2005-12-20 12:38:00	Embassy Warsaw	SECRET	EAID ECON MARR PGOV PREL IZ PL
05WELLINGTON130	NEW ZEALAND UPDATE ON E-PASSPORT AND VWP QUESTIONS [...] (U) Post passed information contained reftel to David Philp, Manager, Passports, New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (DIA.) Philp reported that while he is the Project Sponsor, the e-Passport Project Manager is Brian Greenough, DIA. He added that the project steering committee is in pl [...]	2005-02-15 02:34:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	CMGT PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON157	REQUEST FROM AMBASSADOR SWINDELLS FOR INTERAGENCY [...] (S/NOFORN) After the horrific earthquake and tsunami in our region, there are far weightier U.S. foreign policy issues to manage in Asia than our relationship with New Zealand. But I am writing to request that U.S. Government agencies nevertheless conduct a quick review of our policies here, [...]	2005-02-22 20:30:00	Embassy Wellington	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV NZ
05WELLINGTON45	NEW ZEALAND: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-14 04:22:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV NZ OPIC USTR
05WELLINGTON552	NEW ZEALAND ON U.S.-SINGAPORE STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK [...] (C) On July 11, DATT AND Pol-Econ Couns shared reftel information with Air Commander Graham Lintott, Office of the Assistant Chief of Strategic Commitments and Intelligence, and Paul Sinclair, Head of International Defence Relations, NZ Defence Force. Both officials expressed gratitude at be [...]	2005-07-15 03:22:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON682	AS NATIONAL'S SUPPORT SURGES, NZ ELECTIONS TOO [...] (C) Summary: Just 10 days out from New Zealand's general elections, the race is too close to call. Recent polling puts the opposition National Party ahead of the Labour Government, with one poll showing the spread as much as 8 percentage points in National's favor. National seems to have s [...]	2005-09-07 05:50:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON740	NEW ZEALAND: COMMERCIAL SOURCES OF MRES [...] Per reftel, following is information on three companies in New Zealand that supply ration packs or "retort meals." The packs are similar to MREs, but do not include a heating source. The pouched meals can be eaten cold, but normally would be heated in boiling water or opened and heated over a [...]	2005-09-23 03:44:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AMGT EAID ECON ETRD NZ
05WELLINGTON833	BLUE LANTERN CASE AG-1003-97: CHECK ON BOEING A-4 [...] Safe Air Limited of Marlborough, New Zealand, reported October 26 that it has no record of being informed by Boeing/McDonnell-Douglas that it should cease servicing Indonesian Air Force A-4s in 1999. However, the company says it was well aware of the arms embargo against Indonesia and complie [...]	2005-10-25 21:53:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC NZ ID US

05WELLINGTON848	NEW ZEALAND'S RESPONSE TO APPEAL FOR PAKISTAN [...] (U) Post on October 25 delivered the ref A demarche -- seeking New Zealand's contribution to earthquake relief and rehabilitation in Pakistan -- to the New Zealand Agency for International Development (NZAID). Jane Coster of NZAID reported October 28 that New Zealand had contributed NZ $1.5 m [...]	2005-10-28 02:23:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID AEMR ASEC MASS PGOV PREF PREL PK NZ NATO
05WELLINGTON884	NEW ZEALAND'S RESPONSE TO MESSAGE ON NATO SUPPORT [...] (C) Post's defense attache on October 28 delivered the ref C demarche -- encouraging New Zealand's contribution to the NATO relief effort in Pakistan -- to Air Vice-Marshal David Bamfield, vice chief of the New Zealand Defense Force (ref A). In a letter dated November 2, Air Marshal Bruce Fer [...]	2005-11-14 03:24:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID AEMR ASEC MASS PGOV PREF PREL PK NZ NATO
05WELLINGTON985	NEW ZEALAND: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-21 02:05:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR NZ
05YEREVAN1307	GOAM VETS NEW COPYRIGHT LAW [...] (SBU) The Head of Armenia's Intellectual Property Agency, Armen Azizyan, has presented a proposed new copyright law to give the public and the international community a chance to comment before he submits the law to the National Assembly during the 2005 fall session. Azizyan noted (correctl [...]	2005-07-21 11:47:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KIPR AM
05YEREVAN149	PUBLIC BANTER ON KARS AGREEMENT PUTS OSKANIAN ON [...] (C) An exchange in the press between Armenian Foreign Minister Oskanian and Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan has captured what we believe is the most public acknowledgment by the GOAM's MFA (under the administration of President Robert Kocharian) of the validity Soviet-era border agreements. Res [...]	2005-01-31 11:31:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU AM
05YEREVAN1811	ARMENIA: MORE PROGRESS ON DEFENSE COOPERATION [...] (C) During September 28-29 Bilateral Defense Consultations (BDC) in Yerevan, the Armenian military's senior leadership indicated an encouraging commitment to openness and transparency, engaging in straightforward discussions centered on Armenia's current threat environment. According to Minis [...]	2005-10-07 10:24:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PGOV PREL MARR AM
05YEREVAN1885	ARMENIA: NONCOMMITTAL ON SUPPORT FOR NATO [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-21 12:07:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR ASEC EAID MASS PGOV PREF PREL PK AM NATO
05YEREVAN1993	PUBLICITY AND CASH PUSH FOR A "YES" VOTE IN [...] (C) While politicians on both sides of the issue are busy trading political capital over the issue of proposed constitutional amendments, pro-government forces are spending hefty amounts of hard cash in a nationwide publicity campaign aimed to get out the "yes" vote. Post views the "Yes" media [...]	2005-11-10 13:36:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AM
05ZAGREB183	ADRIATIC CHARTER DEFENSE MINISTERIAL BILATERAL [...] (SBU) The U.S. delegation to the Adriatic Charter (A3) Defense Ministerial, led by Ambassador Frank, met with the State Secretary of the Croatian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 24 January 2005 and the Minister of Defense of Croatia on 25 January 2005. Mr. Alan Van Egmond, OSD Director of Balk [...]	2005-02-07 06:36:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS HR NATO
05ZAGREB335	CROATIA SOON READY TO TALK SOFA & ARTICLE 98 [...] (C) New Assistant Minister of Defense for Policy Igor Pokaz told the DCM in a introductory call on February 24 that he is planning to lead a delegation to Washington around March 29-31 to restart talks on Supplemental SOFA and Article 98 agreements. Pokaz would like to finalize an agreement on [...]	2005-03-03 13:09:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PARM KNNP HR NATO
05ZAGREB716	A/ASD RICARDEL MEETINGS WITH CROATIAN PRIME [...] (C) On April 28, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security, Ms. Mira Ricardel, accompanied by Ambassador Ralph Frank, met with Ivo Sanader, Prime Minister. In addition to a tour of regional issues, Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader asked for U.S. support both in delaying the [...]	2005-05-05 11:58:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR HR NATO
06ABIDJAN1402	GBAGBO OFFERS PROPOSALS, NOT SOLUTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a speech made December 19 evening, President Gbagbo offered five proposals designed to bring the country out of crisis: (1) direct talks with the Forces Nouvelles (FN) rebels aimed at encouraging them to disarm and free the country; (2) elimination of the Zone of Confidence; ( [...]	2006-12-21 09:18:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UN IV
06ABIDJAN332	COTE D'IVOIRE: PEACE IS IN THE AIR, FOR THE MOMENT [...] (C) Summary. Peace is in the air. Prime Minister Banny has an impressive list of accomplishments, and political leaders seem to have set their minds on elections. Still, there is a daunting list of tasks yet to be completed, including issuing national identification cards and registering vo [...]	2006-03-30 15:43:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN606	COTE D'IVOIRE: ACOTA COORDINATOR VISIT SUMMARY [...] (U) Summary: ACOTA Program and Policy Coordinator, Chip Beck (Coordinator),visited Abidjan 13-14 May 2006 for a visit to, and an exchange of information with, the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) Headquarters Staff. He received a general briefing from the Senior [...]	2006-06-07 14:46:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MASS IV
06ABIDJAN694	COTE D'IVOIRE: PRIME MINISTER,S PEACE TRAIN STUCK [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Banny's peace train is stuck for the moment at the disarmament station. The Armed Forces of Cote d'Ivoire (FANCI) say they have completed the initial, pre-regroupment phase of the disarmament, where combatants are assembled at designated sites under their own comma [...]	2006-06-30 11:29:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO EFIN IV
06ABIDJAN911	COTE D'IVOIRE: TENSIONS CONTINUE WITHIN MARITIME [...] (U) On August 8, Maritime Police officers announced in a press conference that on August 4 Minister of Transport Anaky Kobenan (leader of the MFA, an opposition party) had issued the payment of bonus arrears in the amount of USD 234,000 (CFAF 117 million) and suspended Director General for M [...]	2006-08-11 18:55:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC ELAB EFIN
06ABIDJAN955	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR MS. CILIA DE COCK [...] Post warmly welcomes the visit of Ms. Cilia De Cock and grants country clearance for travel to Abidjan from AUGUST 29, 2006 TO SEPTEMBER 02, 2006. 2. The purpose of the trip is to visit cashew processors in the southern parts of Cote d'Ivoire (OLAM in Dimbokro) and to participate in the Ca [...]	2006-08-25 09:14:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	IV
06ABUDHABI1342	NATO SOLDIER SENTENCED TO 80 LASHES FOR OFFENSES [...] (SBU) On April 3, a Shari'a court in the northern emirate of Sharjah sentenced Estonian Master Sergeant Andrei Korol to one month in jail and 80 lashes for crimes committed at Sharjah International Airport on February 23. Korol was sentenced to 40 lashes and time served for public intoxicatio [...]	2006-04-05 13:52:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM NATO AE EN
06ABUDHABI135	UAE: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-18 12:41:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV AE USTR OPIC
06ABUDHABI138	UAE: SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: Two years after a USG interagency team visited the UAE to discuss an agreement on remote sensing, the UAE's chief proponent of acquiring a remote sensing system, UAE Chairman of Space Reconnaissance Programs Colonel Mahash al-Hameli, says there is still a strong desire to work wit [...]	2006-01-19 13:36:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC KSTC PARM PREL AE
06ABUDHABI1471	UAE SHI'A AND THEIR LOYALTIES [...] (C) Summary: With rising international tension over Iran's quest for nuclear power, and persistent reports of Iranian influence in Iraq's internal affairs, the UAE's Shi'a minority have been doing a lot of soul-searching, according to sect members and their acquaintances. While we have heard [...]	2006-04-15 11:56:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM KISL PREL PINR IR AE
06ABUDHABI1797	SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILLEN'S VISIT [...] (S) Summary: Embassy Abu Dhabi looks forward to welcoming you to the UAE on May 15-16. Your visit will be an opportunity to build on recent Iran discussions between U.S. and UAE officials, particularly Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Joseph's April 8 meeting with U [...]	2006-05-03 11:47:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MCAP MARR MASS MNUC IR AE
06ABUDHABI1932	S/CT COORDINATOR CRUMPTON DISCUSSES [...] (S) Summary: During a May 7 meeting with UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan (AbZ),Department of State Coordinator for Counterterrorism Henry Crumpton and Ambassador received a readout of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) leaders' 8th consultative summit, held a day earl [...]	2006-05-10 12:11:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PTER PINS PREL KISL KPAL KWBG PK AF LE JO
06ABUDHABI2042	KIDNAPPING OF UAE DEPUTY CHARGE IN BAGHDAD [...] (C) The Deputy Charge d'Affaires at the UAE Embassy in Baghdad, Naji al-Naimi, was reportedly kidnapped by gunmen May 16. One of his bodyguards, a Sudanese, was reportedly injured in the incident. This morning, Ambassador reached out to Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed (who is in B [...]	2006-05-17 08:52:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PINS PTER MARR IZ AE
06ABUDHABI2129	ABU DHABI CROWN PRINCE FAVORS GULF SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting May 17 with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ),a DOD-State-NSC-USCENTCOM delegation headed by Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Ryan Henry and Political-Military Affairs Bur [...]	2006-05-23 08:13:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	MCAP MASS PREL PARM ENRG ETTC IR AE
06ABUDHABI2211	UAE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR REQUESTS TRAINING BEFORE [...] (C) Summary. At the request of the Central Bank Governor, Embassy's Joint Terror Finance Coordination Committee (JTFCC) team met with the UAE's JTFCC team May 29 to discuss the proposed U.S./UAE Cash Courier Operation. Although the Ambassador had briefed the Governor on this operation during [...]	2006-05-30 12:59:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KTFN AE
06ABUDHABI2324	UAE ARMED FORCES COS ON IRAN, MISSILE DEFENSE, [...] (S) Summary: During a June 6 meeting with Ambassador, UAE Armed Forces Chief of Staff Lt. General Hamad Mohamed Thani al-Rumaithy sought broader engagement on the Gulf Security Dialogue, particularly given the escalating tension surrounding Iran. Al-Rumaithy, who requested the meeting, charac [...]	2006-06-06 13:12:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PARM MARR MASS MCAP IR IZ AF AE
06ABUDHABI2374	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: DEATH OF ZARQAWI [...] Summary: All UAE Arabic and English dailies featured Al- Zarqawi's death. An unsigned editorial in Abu Dhabi-based Arabic daily "Al-Ittihad" 6/10 described Zarqawi's death as the beginning of the end if Iraqis would all unite together against those targeting their security. "Al-Khaleej" laid [...]	2006-06-10 13:35:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC
06ABUDHABI288	2005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED [...] (U) The UAE in 2004 and 2005 continued its outstanding record as a valuable strategic partner in the Global War on Terrorism and in supporting key U.S. regional strategic policy goals. Among the highlights of the UAE's contributions to the common defense are: -- (C) Providing basing for USA [...]	2006-01-29 13:19:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MCAP MARR MASS AE
06ABUDHABI2887	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: Israeli attack on Lebanon [...] Summary. Israeli air, sea and land strikes against Lebanon received first page coverage in the UAE and other UAE-based print and electronic media. Arabic and English dailies highlighted the killing of Lebanese civilians as a result of the Israeli raids. AP photo of a man carrying the body o [...]	2006-07-14 13:51:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
06ABUDHABI2930	SCENESETTER FOR GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE WITH UAE [...] (S) Summary: Embassy Abu Dhabi looks forward to the June 27 Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD) as an opportunity to clarify key areas of potential cooperation with the UAE, particularly vis-a-vis the very real threat that the Emirates feels from Iran. The UAE is also likely to want to expand the a [...]	2006-07-17 14:35:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PARM MOPS MASS KNNP IR IZ AE
06ABUDHABI3027	SCENESETTER FOR SCA A/S AMB BOUCHER TO UAE [...] (S) Summary: Ambassador Boucher, Embassy Abu Dhabi welcomes your visit to discuss support for Afghanistan with the UAE leadership. We have requested a meeting with a senior member of the ruling family (the Crown Prince or Foreign Minister). We recommend that you acknowledge the UAE contrib [...]	2006-07-25 14:51:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PTER MOPS MASS EINV AF PK AE
06ABUDHABI3097	MBZ'S VIEWS ON IRAQ COMPACT, HIZBOLLAH AND [...] (S/NF) Summary: Treasury Deputy Secretary Robert Kimmitt and Counselor of the State Department Philip Zelikow won Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan's support for the International Compact on Iraq during their July 22 visit. However, MbZ said that he was less worried about Ira [...]	2006-07-31 12:28:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER EAID EFIN KDEM LE QA IZ AE
06ABUDHABI316	TAKING ANOTHER LOOK AT THE UAE DCA [...] (S/NF) Summary: Embassy wishes to raise with the Department a proposed way forward to address longstanding concerns over the UAE Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) (refs A-D). We recommend reviving regular meetings of the U.S.-UAE Joint Committee on the DCA. That committee has not convened [...]	2006-01-31 12:56:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MASS PREL AE
06ABUDHABI335	EX-BAGHDAD MAYOR EYEING FUTURE ROLE IN IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: During a February 2 meeting in Abu Dhabi, former Baghdad Mayor Alaa al-Tamimi told Polchief that Iraq "desperately" needs secular personalities and technocrats )- like him -- to run the government's ministries. Al-Tamimi, in Abu Dhabi in search of employment, recounted how he was [...]	2006-02-04 13:38:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KPAO IZ AE
06ABUDHABI3370	UAE CRISIS MANAGEMENT: MOVING FORWARD INCH BY INCH [...] (C) Summary. Recognizing that the UAE lacks unified crisis response capabilities, the UAE leadership initiated a plan to develop a national crisis management system over a year ago. However implementation of the plan is moving forward at a glacial pace, and UAE authorities continue to develo [...]	2006-08-20 11:08:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PTER ASEC EPET ENRG PINR KHLS AE
06ABUDHABI3851	UAE DEFENSE SPENDING [...] (C) Estimates of the cumulative value of defense procurements by the UAE in recent decades reach well over 20 billion dollars (although the UAE does not publish its overall defense and security expenditures). Funded essentially by the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, that money has been spent on sophis [...]	2006-10-02 14:40:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAPS PREL MASS MOPS BEXP AE
06ABUDHABI3944	GENERAL ABIZAID WITH ABU DHABI CROWN PRINCE: IRAN, [...] (S) On the evening of October 9, CENTCOM Commander General John Abizaid and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) Al Nahyan discussed Iran, Iraq, and Afghanistan. On Iran, MbZ pressed for clarity on U.S. "war plans" and cal [...]	2006-10-12 10:18:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL MOPS PARM IR AF PK IZ AE
06ABUDHABI4257	STRATEGIC TRADE CONTROL PLAN FOR THE UAE - OUR [...] (C) We appreciate the opportunity to comment on the draft EXBS program plan for the UAE. The UAE remains a major concern as a transshipment point for WMD/missile related products for a number of reasons: -- the UAE still lacks an export control/transshipment control law; -- the UAE and I [...]	2006-11-09 11:38:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC PARM PREL KSTC AE
06ABUDHABI430	ANNOUNCEMENT OF NEW UAE FEDERAL CABINET IMMINENT [...] (C) Summary: The announcement of a new UAE federal cabinet is likely to be made soon after the 40-day mourning period for the late UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Dubai Ruler Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid al-Maktoum has passed. Information Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) appears [...]	2006-02-08 12:26:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV ETRD AE
06ABUDHABI4302	GSD ISSUES REVIEWED AT JMC WORKING GROUP MEETINGS [...] (C) Working groups following up on the June, 2006 Joint Military Commission (JMC) met November 14 in Abu Dhabi, reviewing action items and charting a path towards deeper U.S.-UAE military cooperation. The thoroughness of UAE engagement on a number of items discussed, including topics which a [...]	2006-11-16 11:47:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	MCAP PREL PTER PARM MOPS MASS IR AF AE
06ABUDHABI4328	PRESIDENT KHALIFA SHARES VIEWS ON IRAN, IRAQ, AND [...] (C) Summary: In a cordial meeting with UAE President Khalifa November 21, former President Bush emphasized the strength of bilateral relations and reminisced about cooperation during the liberation of Kuwait and why some regional players had sided with Saddam. Bush inquired about Khalifa's [...]	2006-11-22 09:57:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP KDEM IR IZ LE SY AE
06ABUDHABI4412	2006 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, [...] (U) Summary: Although not a narcotics-producing country, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is believed to be a transshipment point for traffickers moving illegal drugs from the major drug producing countries, including Afghanistan and Pakistan. Frequent reports of seizures of illegal drugs in the [...]	2006-12-05 10:03:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM AE
06ABUDHABI4413	IRANIAN ENVOY MAHSOULI VISITS UAE [...] (U) On November 29, Iranian presidential advisor and envoy Sadiq Mahsouli traveled to Abu Dhabi and Dubai to meet with UAEG officials. Mahsouli met first with UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan at his palace in Al Ain, then with Vice President, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai [...]	2006-12-05 11:39:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IR AE
06ABUDHABI578	FM SHEIKH ABDULLAH ON FTA, DUBAI PORTS, ASSISTANCE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 10. 2. (C) Summary: Ambassador met with new UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (AbZ) on February 15. ABZ raised strong concerns about negative U.S. press related to the Dubai Ports World's purchase of container operations [...]	2006-02-15 15:01:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV EAID AE
06ABUDHABI789	UAE 2006 TIP REPORT [...] (U) Following is Post's submission of the 2006 Trafficking in Persons Report for the United Arab Emirates, covering the reporting period of March 2005 through March 2006. Responses under each section heading are keyed to the relevant sections of ref. A paragraphs 21-24. Embassy TIP points [...]	2006-03-04 03:39:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF ELAB KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC AE
06ABUDHABI933	PRIME MINISTER MBR TELLS AMBASSADOR "DUBAI PORTS [...] (C) Summary: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, UAE Vice President/Prime Minister and Dubai Ruler, told Ambassador and CG Dubai March 11 that the recent furor related to Dubai Ports World "will not affect our relationship at all." The U.S.-UAE relationship was excellent in all fields -- military, bu [...]	2006-03-11 17:59:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EINV PNUC PTER IR IQ IS AE
06ABUJA1218	SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL ULRICH'S MAY 2006 VISIT TO [...] (U) Your visit to Nigeria comes at a critical time in the country's political evolution. Increasing instability in the lower Niger River Delta threatens the nation's oil production, the government's primary source of income; continuing outbreaks of avian influenza threaten the nation's poult [...]	2006-05-23 15:31:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KDEM MASS NI
06ABUJA1366	RENOVATION AND UPGRADE OF NDLEA FACILITIES AT [...] UNCLASSIFIED - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: Renovations to NDLEA facilities at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA),Abuja, recommended by INL LEA, have been completed. NDLEA Airport Commander and other officers now have adequate, air conditioned offices. New holding cells for both m [...]	2006-06-06 14:56:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM EAIR PREL PINR ABUD NI
06ABUJA1660	JOURNALISTS TO FACE TRIAL FOR SEDITION [...] (U) SUMMARY: Nigeria's State Security Service (SSS) has re-arrested Africa Independent Television (AIT) journalist Gbenga Mike Aruleba (reftel) on charges of sedition. Aruleba, along with fellow journalist Rotimi Durojaiye, is being tried under a section of the criminal code instituted in 19 [...]	2006-06-30 08:34:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL NI
06ABUJA1959	THE ROAD TO CALABAR [...] Summary. Emboffs recently took an overland trip from Abuja to Enugu, and then onward to Calabar, traveling on 2 of Nigeria's 3 "national roads." Poor road and vehicle conditions, appalling standards of driver conduct, and a lack of signage all provided challenges throughout the journey. Thi [...]	2006-07-28 14:02:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ELTN PHUM KCOR ASEC NI
06ABUJA212	A VISIT TO NIGERIA'S EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy Abuja economic officer and military air attach visited the headquarters of Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). This visit occurred following the October and December 2005 crashes of large passenger aircraft near Lagos and in Port Harcourt. NEMA curren [...]	2006-01-31 07:57:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NI
06ABUJA2226	SCENESETTER FOR RADM GREENE'S AUGUST 2006 VISIT TO [...] (U) Your visit to Nigeria comes at a critical time in the country's political evolution. Increasing instability in the lower Niger River Delta threatens the nation's oil production, the government's primary source of income; continuing outbreaks of avian influenza threaten the nation's poult [...]	2006-08-25 11:26:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON MASS KDEM PREL NI
06ABUJA2504	THE STATE OF HIV/AIDS IN NIGERIA AS OF JULY 2006 [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable evaluates HIV/AIDS' impact on Nigerians and their institutions. Roughly 4 million (UNAIDS, 2003) of the nation's 132 million people (PRB, 2005) are infected with HIV/AIDS, reflecting a national HIV/AIDS prevalence rate of 4.4%. (NPS, 2005) Nigeria had at least 2.4 m [...]	2006-09-25 07:26:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KHIV SOCI TBIO ECON PREL PGOV NI
06ABUJA2948	SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL WARD'S NOVEMBER 2006 VISIT [...] (C) Your visit to Nigeria comes at a critical, though tumultuous time in the country's political evolution. Increasing instability in the Niger Delta threatens the nation's oil production, the government's primary source of income; continuing outbreaks of avian influenza threaten the nation's [...]	2006-11-13 12:17:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ECON MASS KDEM NI
06ABUJA3069	MACROECONOMIC SUCCESS HAS LIMITED GRASSROOTS IMPACT [...] (SBU) Summary: Nigeria's economic reform program, the National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy (NEEDS),is only two years old, but has resulted in macroeconomic stability with the climax of a Paris Club debt write off of $18 billion in 2005/2006. Nigeria's economic monitoring prog [...]	2006-11-29 07:46:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV EPET NI
06ABUJA3182	BATTLELINES DRAWN IN FIGHT FOR CONTROL OF PDP [...] (C) SUMMARY: The PDP convention scheduled for Dec. 16 may be one of the most significant political gatherings in Nigeria's post-independence history and its outcome, for better or worse, could have a significant impact on Nigerian politics for years to come. With President Obasanjo's popularit [...]	2006-12-12 16:24:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
06ABUJA435	THE STATE OF HIV/AIDS IN NIGERIA AS OF DEC 2005 [...] Summary: This cable evaluates broadly HIV/AIDS' impact on Nigerians and their institutions. Roughly 4 million (UNAIDS, 2003) of the nation's 130 million people (PRB, 2002) are infected with HIV/AIDS, reflecting a national HIV/AIDS infection rate of 5% (NPS, 2003). Nigeria had at least 2.4 m [...]	2006-02-22 11:50:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV SOCI TBIO ECON PREL PGOV NI
06ABUJA436	THE STATE OF HIV/AIDS IN NIGERIA AS OF DEC. 2005 [...] Summary: This cable evaluates broadly HIV/AIDS' impact on Nigerians and their institutions. Roughly 4 million (UNAIDS, 2003) of the nation's 130 million people (PRB, 2002) are infected with HIV/AIDS, reflecting a national HIV/AIDS infection rate of 5% (NPS, 2003). Nigeria had at least 2.4 m [...]	2006-02-22 11:51:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV SOCI TBIO ECON PREL PGOV NI
06ACCRA1141	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO GHANA OF GENERAL JONES [...] (SBU) Ghana is democratic, market-oriented, pro-American, and has one of the best human rights records in Africa. President John Kufuor is in his second term. Ghana is on the UN Security Council and the IAEA Board of Governors this year. As the first sub-Saharan country to achieve independen [...]	2006-05-16 16:57:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON GH MARR MCAP PGOV PREL
06ACCRA1952	GHANA ON THE BRINK OF AN ENERGY CRISIS [...] (U) This message is an action request (see para 9). 2. (C) Summary: On August 22, President Kufuor met with the Ambassador to seek urgent USG assistance to prevent an energy crisis caused by record low levels of water at the large Akosombo Dam. He hoped we could provide USG-owned gene [...]	2006-08-24 11:12:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ENRG GH PGOV EINV
06ACCRA217	SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL ULRICHT,S VISIT TO GHANA, [...] (SBU) Introduction/Summary: Ghana is a democratic, market-oriented, pro-American country in a region marked by conflict and authoritarian rule. It has one of the best human rights records in Africa and has made significant efforts to combat trafficking in persons. President John Kufuor just [...]	2006-01-26 14:33:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EFIN ELAB GH MAS PGOV PREL
06ACCRA2269	GHANA AND THE 2008 ELECTION: THE OPPOSITION NDC [...] (C) Summary: Ghana's main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) party plans to choose its presidential candidate for the 2008 election by January 2007, probably in the scheduled December party congress. The front-runner is two-time candidate John Atta Mills. Four others are also i [...]	2006-09-26 14:50:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	GH PGOV PINR
06ACCRA255	A FRENCH VIEW OF GHANA [...] (SBU) On January 26, Ambassador paid a courtesy call on French Ambassador to Ghana Pierre Jacquemot. Ghana's strengths, according to Jacquemot are its friendly people and its good management of the macroeconomy. The strong role of traditional chiefs plays a generally moderating role in soci [...]	2006-01-31 08:14:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON FR GH PGOV PREL
06ACCRA2808	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO GHANA OF HUD SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Ghana is a democratic, market-oriented, pro-American country in a region marked by conflict and authoritarian rule. In 2007, Ghana will celebrate 50 years of independence. President John Kufuor is nearly two years into his second four-year term, which has so far been marked by solid ec [...]	2006-11-22 16:19:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON GH OTRA PGOV PREL
06ACCRA439	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO GHANA OF CODEL PELOSI [...] (SBU) Ghana is a democratic, market-oriented, pro-American country in a region marked by conflict and authoritarian rule. It has one of the best human rights records in Africa and has made significant efforts to combat trafficking in persons. President John Kufuor just completed the first yea [...]	2006-02-17 14:51:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT ECON GH OREP OTRA PGOV PREL
06ADANA165	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 15, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-18 08:45:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA166	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 16, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-18 08:48:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA167	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 17, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-18 08:48:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA168	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 16, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-18 12:10:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA169	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 17, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-18 12:10:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA17	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 19, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-30 07:10:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA170	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 15, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-18 12:10:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA177	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 7, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-08 10:03:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA182	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 10, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-11 05:25:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA184	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 14, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-15 06:44:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA204	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR 18 SEPTEMBER, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-19 05:24:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA229	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 19, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-20 06:16:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA247	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 26, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-28 06:48:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA262	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 19, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-19 13:29:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA31	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 09, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-10 06:48:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA38	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 16, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-22 10:09:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA49	TURKEY: AMBASSADOR WILSON VISITS GAZIANTEP AND ADANA IN SE [...] (SBU) During a March 5-8 trip to Gaziantep and Adana, Ambassador Wilson met with local government leaders, business groups, academics, journalists, civic leaders, as well as U.S. Air Force personnel at Incirilik Air Base. He also participated in numerous outreach activities, including a visit [...]	2006-03-15 06:09:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON TU ADANA
06ADANA54	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-22 11:08:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA65	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-31 09:28:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA73	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 3, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-05 08:56:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA98	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 03, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-04 05:55:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADDISABABA1472	AU PLANNERS AND NATO DISCUSS DARFUR PEACE [...] (C) SUMMARY. A meeting between visiting DOD DASD Whelan, African Union officials working on Darfur issues, the NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Planning, and Embassy officials, highlighted challenges in implementing the May 5 Darfur Peace Agreement. The AU DITF POLAD called for co [...]	2006-05-25 13:48:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KPKO SU AU
06ADDISABABA1566	ETHIOPIA: UN U/S GENERAL GUEHENNO LAYS OUT NEXT [...] (SBU) Summary: United Nations Undersecretary General Jean-Marie Guehenno met with the Charge and Admiral Hunt June 7 to review the AMIS to UN transition efforts and his views of next steps. By the time he returned to Khartoum, he hoped that he would be able to gain greater clarity on the mand [...]	2006-06-08 14:12:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPKO MARR SU AU
06ADDISABABA1581	AFRICAN UNION CHAIRPERSON FORMALLY REQUESTS NATO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. AU Commission Chairperson Konare has formally requested NATO assistance for AMIS in a June 2 letter to NATO Secretary-General Scheffer, but confines the scope of such assistance to manning a handful of advisory positions in AMIS's Forward Joint Mission Headquarters and providin [...]	2006-06-09 16:23:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPKO MOPS NATO PREL SU AU UN
06ADDISABABA1641	ETHIOPIA: UNMEE SAYS ETHIOPIA IN COMPLIANCE WITH [...] (C) Summary: According to the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE),Ethiopia remains in compliance with UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1640. UNMEE is more concerned about Eritrean activities than continued Ethiopian troop movements and training. A Defense Attache c [...]	2006-06-15 13:57:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS MOPS KPKO ET ER
06ADDISABABA2093	SOMALI TFG SURVIVES ASSASSINATION, DEFECTIONS, AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. Over the last three days, Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) has weathered the assassination of one government minister, the resignation of nearly 20 others, and a no-confidence vote by 49 per cent of its parliamentarians. According to Somalia's PermRep to the Afric [...]	2006-07-31 16:07:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PINR KPKO AU SO ER ET
06ADDISABABA2523	DARFUR: SEPTEMBER 14 AU DITF BRIEFING REPORTS AMIS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: According to African Union officials, Sudan has requested that AMIS suspend rotation of peacekeeping troops to Darfur, pending the outcome of the September 18 ministerial-level PSC. The AU confirmed that the Rwandan rotation is on hold, but suggested that the September 16 rotat [...]	2006-09-15 10:29:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS KPKO SU AU
06ADDISABABA2610	DARFUR: SEPTEMBER 21 AU DITF BRIEFING CONFIRMS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While the AU PSC extended the mandate of AMIS to December 31, and Sudan has allowed the rotation of AMIS troops to resume, AU officials expressed concern that transition to a UN peacekeeping operation remains an unresolved issue. The AMIS Force Commander remained in Addis Abab [...]	2006-09-25 15:45:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS KPKO SU AU
06ADDISABABA2674	ETHIOPIA: DEPUTY FM TEKEDA ON ERITREA, SOMALIA AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Foreign Minister Tekeda told the Charge that the ruling EPRDF had not adopted any significant new policies toward Eritrea at its annual conference in late September. He also said the GOE was not concerned about further expansion of the Islamic Courts in Somalia -- as long [...]	2006-10-04 07:34:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM SO ER ET
06ADDISABABA2763	PM MELES: ETHIOPIA WILL CONTAIN THE ISLAMIC COURTS [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Theresa Whelan met with Prime Minister Meles, Minister of State Tekeda and Defense Chief of Staff Samora on October 10. Whelan was accompanied by DATT Col. Zedler, OSD Rep Lt. Col. Atallah and myself. Meles argued that the best way to conta [...]	2006-10-12 13:02:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	ET MOPS PREL PTER
06ADDISABABA2776	PM MELES: ETHIOPIA PREPARING TO GO AGAINST CIC IN [...] (C) Summary. Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi told Business Executives for National Security (BENS) President and CEO General Charles Boyd, U.S. Air Force (Ret.),CJTF-HOA Commander Rear Admiral Richard Hunt, and Charge October 13 that he sees a UN-supported IGAD/Ugandan battalion station [...]	2006-10-14 10:58:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PTER ET
06ADDISABABA2810	ETHIOPIA: UNMEE SAYS ACTION NECESSARY TO PREVENT [...] (C) Summary. The United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) Deputy Special Representative Ambassador Azouz Ennifar invited representatives of the United Nations Security Council permanent members to a briefing October 17 to discuss Eritrea's movement into the temporary security zon [...]	2006-10-17 15:52:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PTER ER ET
06ADDISABABA3211	ETHIOPIA GIRDS FOR HIGH-RISK IN SOMALIA [...] (C) Summary: Indications suggest that Ethiopia is preparing to increase its military involvement in Somalia in the coming weeks. The GOE feels ever more compelled to intervene in southern Somalia to counter what it sees as the growing threat of an extremist Islamic regime in Mogadishu that [...]	2006-12-06 13:26:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET	MOPS PREL PGOV PINS ET SO ER
06ADDISABABA3413	SOMALIA: PM MELES REPORTS ETHIOPIAN FORCES HAVE [...] (S) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. Prime Minister Meles Zenawi informed Charge in the evening of December 28 that Ethiopian troops had not entered Mogadishu, and that Ethiopia would wait until the following day to assess circumstances and decide whether to intervene in Somalia's capital. Meles [...]	2006-12-28 19:47:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET	PREL PTER MOPS KISL ET SO

06ADDISABABA738	DARFUR - AMIS MEDIA STRATEGY NEEDS HELP [...] (SBU) Summary/Action Request: The African Union (AU) recognizes that its mission in Darfur, Sudan (AMIS) requires a more proactive public outreach approach, especially in light of the March 10 AU Peace and Security Council (PSC) decision to approve transition of AMIS to a UN operation. AU Sp [...]	2006-03-14 14:01:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPKO SU KPAO AU
06AITTAIPEI1140	AIT DIRECTOR CALLS ON TAIWAN ECONOMIC PLANNING [...] (C) Summary: Chairman of Taiwan's Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) Dr. Hu Sheng-cheng painted a rosy picture of Taiwan's economy for AIT Director Young in a March 29 courtesy call. Concerns about hollowing out or becoming uncompetitive are unfounded, according to Hu. Taiw [...]	2006-03-31 11:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL ETRD EINV TW
06AITTAIPEI2084	NUCLEAR ENERGY BECOMING ACCEPTABLE IN TAIWAN? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In the wake of gasoline and utility price hikes, nuclear energy has enjoyed rising support in Taiwan. Following this trend, some anti-nuclear proponents have spoken out in favor of continued nuclear energy use. Sustainable development has become the rallying point for those who [...]	2006-06-16 09:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP SENV ECON PGOV TW
06AITTAIPEI2264	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, AFTERMATH OF THE [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage June 30 on the Cabinet's unexpected announcement Thursday night that incumbent Finance Minister Joseph Lyu had been replaced by National Taiwan University professor Ho Chih-chin; the predicted indictment of President Chen S [...]	2006-06-30 08:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI2800	TAIWAN DPRK NON-PAPER: ADDRESSING U.S. CONCERNS [...] (S) MOFA NORTH AMERICAN AFFAIRS DIRECTOR-GENERAL LEO LEE (CHEN-JAN) CONVEYED A TAIWAN INTERAGENCY DECISION ON NORTH KOREA-RELATED PROLIFERATION ISSUES TO AIT ON AUGUST 15. LEE EXPLAINED THAT THE "NON-PAPER" (TEXT IN PARA 2) WAS DRAFTED IN RESPONSE TO AIT'S REPEATED URGING THAT TAIWAN RESTRICT [...]	2006-08-16 08:27:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PGOV PREL TW
06AITTAIPEI2895	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S POLITICAL SITUATION, ASEAN [...] Summary: As the multiple efforts to oust President Chen Shui-bian and investigations into the Presidential Office's special state affairs expense account stayed in the Taiwan media's spotlight August 22, news coverage also focused on President Chen's planned trip to Palau in early September, a [...]	2006-08-22 08:24:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI2993	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage August 30 on former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh's campaign to oust President Chen Shui-bian, President Chen's planned overseas trip in early September, the 2006 National Defense Report released by the Ministry of National D [...]	2006-08-30 22:45:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI3011	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S POLITICAL SITUATION [...] Summary: Amid the extensive reporting on former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh's campaign to oust President Chen Shui-bian, Taiwan's news coverage August 31 also focused on President Chen's planned overseas trip. The pro-status quo "China Times" ran a banner headline on page four that read "U.S. [...]	2006-08-31 22:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI3028	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S UPCOMING TRIP TO [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave extensive coverage September 1 to President Chen Shui-bian's upcoming overseas trip, which is slated for September 3; former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh's campaign to oust President Chen, of which some warm-up activities will kick off this e [...]	2006-09-02 05:59:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI3041	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN'S OVERSEAS TRIP, CAMPAIGN TO [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage September 2-5 on moves to oust President Chen Shui-bian; Chen's trip to the South Pacific aboard Air Force One; and the renaming of Chiang Kai-shek International Airport. The pro-independence "Liberty Times," Taiwan's big [...]	2006-09-05 21:59:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI997	MEDIA REACTION: KMT CHAIRMAN MA YING-JEOU'S U.S. TRIP [...] Summary: As Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave extensive coverage March 23 to the suicide of a suspect allegedly involved in a recent train derailment; the freeway electronic toll collection system scandal; and other local issues. KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou's U.S. trip also received a [...]	2006-03-24 09:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06ALMATY1960	KAZAKHSTAN: A/S PATTERSON'S MEETINGS WITH GOK [...] (SBU) Summary: During a May 12 visit to Astana, INL A/S Anne Patterson, accompanied by Ambassador Ordway, secured agreement with the Vice Minister of Interior to initiate a counter-narcotics strategy dialogue. Her conversation with the Deputy Procurator General broke through a logjam on the [...]	2006-06-03 03:09:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR ASEC KCOR KCRM PREL KZ
06ALMATY282	2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- KAZAKHSTAN [...] The following information is provided in response to reftel request. Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ Kazakhstan has made significant progress toward creating a market economy since its independence in 1991. The European Union in 2000 and the U.S. Department [...]	2006-01-25 10:42:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KTDB USTR ECONOMIC
06ALMATY333	KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENT NAZARBAYEV,S "NEW" CABINET [...] (SBU) Summary/Introduction: President Nazarbayev has completed naming his government, following his January 11 inauguration, and held his first cabinet meeting on January 25. While technically "new," most of the 16 ministers retained their posts or made lateral moves to other ministries. N [...]	2006-01-30 11:54:00	US Office Almaty	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KZ
06ALMATY541	EUCOM DCDR GENERAL CHARLES WALD DISCUSSES SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary. Deputy Commander of the US European Command (EUCOM) General Charles F. Wald had separate meetings on January 20 with Minister of Defense General Mukhtar Altynbayev and Lieutenant General Bolat Zakiyev, Director of the Border Guards (BG) Service. At the Ministry of Defense (MOD) [...]	2006-02-09 19:15:00	US Office Almaty	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS POLITICAL
06AMMAN1261	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO JORDAN OF LIEUTENANT [...] (C) EMBASSY AMMAN IS LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR VISIT ON 22-24 FEBRUARY 2006. JORDAN REMAINS ONE OF OUR STRONGEST SUPPORTERS FOR ALL ASPECTS OF REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT. YOUR VISIT WILL ALLOW YOU TO REITERATE TO THE JORDANIANS OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO OUR JOINT EFFORTS TO COMBAT TERRORISM AND MAI [...]	2006-02-21 12:25:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL MARR JO
06AMMAN1305	YEAR 2006 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: JORDAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Jordan's leadership has endorsed a vision of intellectual property rights that remains one of the strongest in the Arab world, best captured by Microsoft Corporation's commitment to doing business here. The Government of Jordan (GoJ) is no less committed to IPR protection today, [...]	2006-02-22 09:55:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETRD KIPR ECON KTIA PGOV JO
06AMMAN1657	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO JORDAN OF LIEUTENANT [...] (S) EMBASSY AMMAN IS LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR VISIT ON 8-9 MARCH 2006. JORDAN REMAINS ONE OF OUR STRONGEST SUPPORTERS FOR ALL ASPECTS OF REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT. YOUR VISIT WILL ALLOW YOU TO REITERATE TO THE JORDANIANS OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO OUR JOINT EFFORTS TO COMBAT TERRORISM AND MAINTAIN [...]	2006-03-07 05:29:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	JO MARR PREL
06AMMAN1867	Planning Minister on Economy and Reform [...] (U) SUMMARY. On March 2, Planning Minister Suhair Al- Ali told visiting U.S. military officers that Jordan faces important economic and security challenges in the near term, but that ongoing reforms had built a strong basis for longer- term development. She also outlined Jordan's agenda for [...]	2006-03-14 13:08:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EAID JO
06AMMAN2068	AI Task Force Meets With Diplomatic Community, [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Amman's Avian Flu Task Force met with representatives from other embassies, Amman-based UN organizations and the Government of Jordan (GoJ) on March 2, 2006 to share information on avian flu preparedness. All participants are following similar lines of action: stockin [...]	2006-03-22 06:18:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU XF JO
06AMMAN2109	JOINT USG-GOJ FLOOD RELIEF PROVIDED TO ALGERIA [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-22 14:38:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	MOPS PREL EAID AL JO
06AMMAN2234	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO JORDAN OF GENERAL [...] (S) EMBASSY AMMAN IS LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR VISIT ON 28-29 MARCH 2006. JORDAN REMAINS ONE OF OUR STRONGEST SUPPORTERS FOR ALL ASPECTS OF REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT. YOUR VISIT WILL ALLOW YOU TO REITERATE TO THE JORDANIANS OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO OUR JOINT EFFORTS TO COMBAT TERRORISM AND MAINTA [...]	2006-03-28 12:05:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	JO MARR PREF
06AMMAN234	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO JORDAN OF LIEUTENANT [...] (C) EMBASSY AMMAN IS LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR VISIT 16-17 JANUARY 2006. JORDAN REMAINS ONE OF OUR STRONGEST SUPPORTERS FOR ALL ASPECTS OF REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT. YOUR VISIT WILL ALLOW YOU TO REITERATE TO THE JORDANIANS OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO OUR JOINT EFFORTS TO COMBAT TERRORISM AND MAINTAI [...]	2006-01-12 18:09:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	JO MARR PREL
06AMMAN2711	JORDAN DEMOCRATIC REFORM STATUS REPORT: FIRST [...] (C) Prime Minister Marouf Al Bakhit continues working to build consensus within Jordan's political system for several of the recommendations contained in the report of the Commission for the National Agenda, a blue-ribbon panel which produced a ten-year plan for reform toward the end of the te [...]	2006-04-17 04:58:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KMPI JO
06AMMAN2741	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL COCHRAN [...] (C) Embassy Amman welcomes your visit April 18-20. Jordan is a key partner for U.S. efforts in Iraq, the war against terrorism, regional reform and promotion of moderate Islam, and Israel-Palestinian peace. 2. (C) You are scheduled for an audience with Prince Faisal, who is serving as Rege [...]	2006-04-17 12:42:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PGOV OVIP JO
06AMMAN2854	SCENESETTER FOR A/S HILLEN [...] (C) Embassy Amman and the Jordanian government look forward to your visit April 30 to May 3. Jordan is a key partner for U.S. efforts in Iraq, the war against terrorism, regional reform and promotion of moderate Islam, and Israel-Palestinian peace. You are scheduled for an audience with King [...]	2006-04-24 06:15:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PARM MASS MARR JO
06AMMAN303	JORDAN - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2006 [...] In response to reftel request, post submits the Investment Climate Statement for 2006 for Jordan. As requested, post will also send a copy of the ICS via email to EB/IFD/OIA. BEGIN TEXT OF INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, JORDAN: Jordan 2006 Investment Climate Statement - Jordan Openne [...]	2006-01-17 13:20:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD KTDB JO OPIC USTR
06AMMAN3180	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO JORDAN OF LIEUTENANT [...] (S) EMBASSY AMMAN IS LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR VISIT ON 6-7 MAY 2006. JORDAN REMAINS ONE OF OUR STRONGEST SUPPORTERS FOR ALL ASPECTS OF REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT. YOUR VISIT WILL ALLOW YOU TO REITERATE TO THE JORDANIANS OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO OUR JOINT EFFORTS TO COMBAT TERRORISM AND MAINTAIN RE [...]	2006-05-04 14:34:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	JO MARR PREL
06AMMAN3987	MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-06 11:54:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN4124	SCENESETTER FOR THE CONUS VISIT OF GENERAL KHALID [...] (S) GENERAL KHALID JAMIL SARAYREH WILL VISIT THE UNITED STATES AT THE INVITATION OF GENERAL PETER PACE, CJCS, 15-24 JUN 2006 UNDER THE COUNTERPARTS' VISIT PROGRAM. JORDAN REMAINS ONE OF OUR STRONGEST SUPPORTERS FOR ALL ASPECTS OF REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT. THIS VISIT WILL ALLOW US TO FURTHER ENHANC [...]	2006-06-08 09:19:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	JO MARR PREL
06AMMAN4175	A/S WELCH MEETING WITH JORDANIAN INTELLIGENCE CHIEF [...] (C) Summary: NEA A/S David Welch met June 5 with Jordanian General Intelligence Directorate (GID) chief General Muhammad Dhahabi in Amman. Their discussions focused on Iranian intentions and activities in the region, Hamas, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. End Summary. Iran and Hama [...]	2006-06-11 07:03:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KPAL KWBG JO IS IR
06AMMAN6151	JORDANIAN REACTION TO UN RESOLUTION 1701 [...] (U) SUMMARY: Although hopeful that UN resolution 1701 will end hostilities, many Jordanians are skeptical of the general impact of the resolution, citing Israel's continued ground operations in southern Lebanon and air strikes on Beirut. Mainstream press commentary views the resolution as the b [...]	2006-08-13 14:21:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IS LE JO
06AMMAN6542	LEBANON: STOCKHOLM DONORS, CONFERENCE [...] (S) Summary: Jordan's Foreign Minister will probably attend the August 31 donors' conference in Stockholm. Jordan is providing important support and facilitation for Lebanon's recovery. Some of the GOJ's most useful help stems from its good relations with Israeli security and military services; the [...]	2006-08-27 13:39:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL EAID EAIR MOPS LE JO IS
06AMMAN6933	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF JORDAN,S KING ABDULLAH [...] (C) King Abdullah will be in New York for the General Assembly opening and will meet with U.S. and other officials its margins. 2. (C) During the Israel-Hizballah hostilities, the King's stock plunged among both ordinary Jordanians and elites (refs a-f) because of his early public criticism of Hi [...]	2006-09-07 14:53:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL UN IS LE IZ JO
06AMMAN7727	New Environment Law Creates Incentive Fund, Ranger Force [...] Summary: The Ministry of Environment has a new basic law, a new enforcement corps of environmental rangers, a new "Environmental Fund" to provide economic incentives for environmental protection, and has been fundamentally reorganized. QIZs are a priority area for enforcement. End summary. [...]	2006-10-10 12:33:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ETRD EAID PGOV JO
06AMMAN863	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO JORDAN LIEUTENANT [...] (C) EMBASSY AMMAN IS LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR VISIT ON 8 FEBURARY 2006. JORDAN REMAINS ONE OF OUR STRONGEST SUPPORTERS FOR ALL ASPECTS OF REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT. YOUR VISIT WILL ALLOW YOU TO REITERATE TO THE JORDANIANS OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO OUR JOINT EFFORTS TO COMBAT TERRORISM AND MAINTAI [...]	2006-02-06 15:23:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	JO MARR PREL
06AMMAN8749	Jordanian Cabinet Following the November 22 [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-07 06:08:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR ECON JO
06AMMAN8754	JORDANIAN CABINET FOLLOWING THE NOVEMBER 22 RESHUFFLE [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-07 07:13:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR ECON JO
06ANKARA100	TURKEY: 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Openness To Foreign Investment The Government of Turkey (GOT) views foreign direct investment as vital to the country's economic development and prosperity. Accordingly, Turkey has one of the most liberal legal regimes for FDI in the OECD. With the exception of some sectors (see below),areas [...]	2006-01-06 12:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV KTDB TU OPIC USTR
06ANKARA1021	AEGEAN: TURKEY STOPS FILING DAILY FLIGHT [...] (C) Summary: Turkey stopped filing Daily Flights Schedules with NATO for military flights over the Aegean as of Jan. 18, but the GOT only informed us Feb. 28. MFA officials are concerned about rising tensions over the Imia/Kardak islets. End summary. 2. (C) During a Feb. 28 meeting on anot [...]	2006-03-01 16:09:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NATO MARR TU GR
06ANKARA1137	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-07 13:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1160	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-08 14:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1400	TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, February 2006 [...] Turkey's National Security Council (NSC) held its first meeting of 2006 on February 23. Turkey-Iran relations, February 4 IAEA decision on Iran's nuclear program, and Turkey's foreign assistance policy topped the agenda. Turkish media coverage of the meeting was wider than other months. The [...]	2006-03-16 09:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL TU UP KS TC PK SU IR AL RU
06ANKARA141	TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, DECEMBER 2005 [...] (U) Turkey's Supreme Military Council (YAS) - convened under PM Tayyip Erdogan on December 1 - assessed war readiness of the TAF (Turkish Armed Forces) and major modernization projects, discussed recent developments in the Middle East, assessed fight against separatism, reactionism and separat [...]	2006-01-16 14:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PREL PGOV TU
06ANKARA1410	SCENESETTER FOR MARCH 22-23 VISIT OF CODEL WARNER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Your March 22-23 visit comes at a time when Turkey is attempting to balance its commitments to the West against its desire to maintain harmonious relations with its neighbors and to play a constructive role with other Muslim countries. Turkey remains a significant contributor to [...]	2006-03-16 14:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR MASS TU IZ AF IR IS
06ANKARA1468	SCENESETTER FOR THE 23-26 MARCH VISIT OF CHAIRMAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Your March 23-26 visit comes at a time when progress has been made in improving the character of US-Turkish relations that frayed badly in 2003-2005. Senior level dialogue, including on the military-to-military side, has resumed; Turkey has downplayed its whining about the PDD and [...]	2006-03-21 08:27:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MASS MOPS PREL PGOV TU IZ AF RU
06ANKARA1485	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-21 12:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1547	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, February 16- [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial Embassy translation. 2. Published by the Turkish Daily News on Sunday [...]	2006-03-24 08:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
06ANKARA1575	SCENESETTER FOR THE MARCH 31-APRIL 1 VISIT OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Your visit comes at a time when Turkey is trying to balance its role as regional good neighbor with its responsibilities as a NATO member and EU candidate. The Government of Turkey (GOT) counsels engagement over isolation in dealing with countries like Iran and has presented itsel [...]	2006-03-24 14:37:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MASS TU IZ IR
06ANKARA1605	2005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON TURKEY'S [...] (U) This is Mission Turkey's contribution to the 2005/2006 Report to Congress on Allied Contributions to the Common Defense. We follow reftel's format. General Assessment ------------------- 2. (U) A. Turkey has NATO's second-largest military after the United States. It has taken on an [...]	2006-03-27 08:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP PREL NATO US TU
06ANKARA1628	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-27 14:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1657	CJCS AND CHOD OZKOK STRESS IMPORTANCE OF [...] (S) Summary: CJCS Gen Pace and TGS Chief Ozkok reaffirmed the importance of the US-Turkey military relationship. Ozkok underscored Turkey's record of cooperation on Iraq, acknowledged recent progress there, stressed the importance of Kirkuk, and warned that sectarian strife could draw neighbo [...]	2006-03-29 06:04:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL MARR PTER OVIP PACE PETER TU IZ IR SY
06ANKARA1771	ANKARA MEDIA EACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-03 13:31:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1821	TURKEY, PKK TERRORISM, AND NEXT STEPS BY THE USG [...] (S) SUMMARY: PKK terrorism in Turkey is on the upswing. Violent protests in the southeast and bomb attacks in Istanbul have resulted in over 15 deaths in under a week. On April 3, the Kurdish Freedom Falcons issued a warning to foreign tourists to avoid Turkey and called on Kurdish youth to j [...]	2006-04-06 04:34:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PTER PREL PGOV MOPS TU IZ
06ANKARA189	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-18 15:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1963	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-11 13:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2083	TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, March 2006 [...] Chief of the Turkish General Staff (CHOD) General Hilmi Ozkok gave his annual speech to the Istanbul War Academy on March 16. He noted the importance of a cohesive domestic government in the international place of a country; underlined the importance of a sound security strategy based on a st [...]	2006-04-17 12:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL TU UP KS TC PK SU IR AL RU
06ANKARA2242	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-24 13:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2246	TURKISH PRESS PUTS PKK FRONT AND CENTER ON EVE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. On the eve of Secretary Rice's April 25 visit to Ankara, Turkish and regional press reporting is increasingly focused on the PKK in general and Turkish military activity against the PKK in specific, presenting wildly divergent accounts of operations in the southeast on both sides [...]	2006-04-25 04:21:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS TU
06ANKARA2358	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-28 13:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA237	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-20 15:23:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2381	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-01 14:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2416	SCENESETTER FOR MAY 7-8 VISIT OF CODEL PENCE TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Your visit follows a successful visit by Secretary Rice which paved the way for a new "strategic SIPDIS dialogue" with Turkey on issues of mutual import. Turkey is a strong ally in the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT),facilitating the distribution of critical supplies and fuel [...]	2006-05-02 14:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP TU
06ANKARA2449	TURKISH TROOP MOVEMENTS: WHAT DO THEY MEAN? [...] (S/NF) The deployment of troops along the Iraqi border appears to be consistent with GOT practice in past years when PKK terrorism threatened Turkey: The military is apparently sealing the Iraqi border in order to block PKK infiltration. This is what FonMin Gul told the Secretary during their April [...]	2006-05-03 15:19:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS PTER TU IZ IR
06ANKARA2488	TURKEY/IRAQ: TURKEY PREPARED TO ENGAGE NEW IRAQI [...] (C) Turkish Iraq Coordinator Oguz Celikkol told Ambassador May 4 that Turkey has invited Iraqi PM al-Maliki to visit, will invite other ministers once named, and is prepared to send FM Gul to Baghdad as well. Turkey is prepared to offer Iraq additional border gates, USD 2 million in military [...]	2006-05-05 12:33:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS EAID IZ TU
06ANKARA2506	NO APPARENT INTENT -- NOW -- FOR TURKISH [...] (S/NF) Summary: We continue to see no evidence of Turkish cross-border activity across the northern Iraq border. A senior staff general told us May 3 that two developments would almost certainly precipitate a cross-border operation (CBO): a spectacular attack in Turkey or an attack against Tu [...]	2006-05-05 14:47:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS PTER TU IZ IR
06ANKARA2587	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-09 13:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2624	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-10 14:52:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2665	CODEL PENCE'S MAY 8 DISCUSSION WITH TURKISH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with FM Gul, a congressional delegation led by Representative Mike Pence (R-IN) pledged congressional support for Turkey's EU accession process and appreciation of Turkey's efforts to support the democratization process in Iraq, Afghanistan and the Middle East. Congr [...]	2006-05-11 14:20:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OVIP TU
06ANKARA2746	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-15 13:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA296	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, January 1- [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial Embassy translation. 2. Published by Sabah on Sunday, January 1: [...]	2006-01-26 15:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
06ANKARA3004	SCENESETTER FOR MAY 30 VISIT OF CODEL BLUNT TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Ankara warmly welcomes the visit of CODEL Blunt on May 30. Turkey is a strong ally in the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT),facilitating the distribution of critical supplies and fuel to the coalition in Iraq and supporting the NATO Training Mission (NTM-I) there; publicly [...]	2006-05-25 11:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP TU
06ANKARA3021	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-25 13:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA3164	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-31 13:24:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA331	SCENE-SETTER FOR THE VISIT OF MARINE CORPS COMMANDANT GENERAL HAGEE [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-30 13:38:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	MARR MASS MOPS PREL PGOV TU IZ AF RU
06ANKARA3352	SCENESETTER FOR JUNE 14 VISIT OF GENERAL SCHWARTZ TO TURKEY [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-08 06:52:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS PREL PARM TU IZ IR AJ AF
06ANKARA3387	ENCOURAGING RESPONSIBLE TURKISH BEHAVIOR IN THE [...] (C) Since the May 23 collision of Greek and Turkish F-16s over the Mediterranean, we have been encouraging the Turks to take steps to avoid a recurrence. On May 31, we urged MFA to avoid provocative actions after learning that the Turkish Embassy circulated a note to the diplomatic corps in At [...]	2006-06-09 08:13:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR GR TU
06ANKARA3416	PSI; TURKISH HOSTS MAJOR PSI EXERCISE; ANATOLIAN [...] Summary: Turkey hosted a major PSI exercise, Anatolian Sun '06, from May 24-26, 2006. This exercise was the first multidimensional PSI exercise, which combined land, maritime and air interdiction components. The aim of Anatolian Sun-06 exercise was to test and develop the information and int [...]	2006-06-09 11:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL TU
06ANKARA347	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-30 16:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA3517	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-14 14:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA3542	FM GUL AND FM BAKOYANNIS JUNE 10 MEETING [...] (C) Summary: The June 10 meeting between Turkish FM Gul and Greek FM Bakoyannis produced no surprises and few concrete results. Coming on the heels of a May 23 collision between Turkish and Greek fighter jets and other recent Aegean incidents, the most remarkable fact about the meeting was t [...]	2006-06-15 12:37:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL NATO KIRF TU GR
06ANKARA3576	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-16 13:52:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA3593	R&D HIGHLIGHTS THE 18TH TURKISH/AMERICAN DEFENSE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The 18th Defense Industrial Cooperation (DIC) meeting and subsequent Defense Industry Day on May 23-24 underscored a continued impasse over the barriers to US defense industry participation in Turkish defense contracts but highlighted R&D as a potential area for closer coopera [...]	2006-06-19 10:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS MCAP PREL TU
06ANKARA3839	TURKEY ALLEGES U.S. UAV FLIGHTS AT TURKEY-IRAQ [...] (C) Turkish Special Forces in northern Iraq reported to Task Force Band of Brothers Liaison Officer June 8 that Turkish forces just inside northern Iraq and Jandarma forces in Turkey had witnessed significant activity by "one of those American planes with no pilots" (e.g., a UAV) on June 6. TU [...]	2006-07-03 08:50:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS TU IZ
06ANKARA3894	US ASSISTANCE CRITICAL TO STRATEGIC ALLIANCE WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkey plays a strategic role in US policy. A long-time US Ally, the second largest NATO member, an EU candidate, and a Western-oriented country that borders an area of US concern, Turkey is providing critical assistance to US efforts in both Iraq and Afghanistan, is pressing Iran [...]	2006-07-03 15:34:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR PTER TU
06ANKARA4034	AMB. WILSON'S VISIT TO IZMIR FOR FOURTH OF JULY [...] Summary: Ambassador's first official visit to Izmir on June 26-27, 2006 was characterized by a warm welcome from a cross-section of political and business leaders as well as positive press coverage that was picked up at the national level. The reopening of an American Consulate was raised at [...]	2006-07-11 11:05:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA AMGT ASEC TU
06ANKARA407	TURKEY'S RULING AK PARTY AND CORRUPTION: AK'S [...] (C) Summary: Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) swept to power in 2002 based in large part on its image as a clean party, but for the past two years, questions about corruption within AKP have hung in the air (refs A and B). AKP has done little to enact promised anti-corrupt [...]	2006-02-02 11:27:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SNAR TU
06ANKARA4129	TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, June 2006 [...] Turkey's National Security Council (NSC) held its bi-monthly meeting on June 22. National and international security issues and the fight against terrorism topped the agenda of the meeting. Palestinian governance, the Israeli general election, the EU accession process and the Single European S [...]	2006-07-14 14:13:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL TU AS PK AL CG AJ KZ IT
06ANKARA4154	TFLE01: LEBANON EVACUATION - TURKEY READY TO ASSIST [...] (C) Summary. The GOT has offered Turkey as an alternate debarkation point for Lebanon evacuees. Mission believes the port of Mersin and Incirlik AB offer the best facilities. The southeastern Turkish ports of Mersin and Iskenderun can accommodate ferries and medium-sized cruise ships; both ar [...]	2006-07-18 12:15:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AEMR CASC EWWT MARR PINS PREL ETRA KHLS TU
06ANKARA4197	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-19 14:31:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA4234	TFLE01: LEBANON EVACUATION: PREPARING ALTERNATE [...] (U) In response to Task Force direction, Mission Turkey has prepared to use the port of Mersin as an overflow evacuation point for AmCits departing Lebanon. We intend to bus evacuees to Incirlik Air Base and conduct processing on the base. Mission has directed all available existing resourc [...]	2006-07-20 16:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR CASC EWWT REL CMGT MOPS US TU
06ANKARA4237	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-21 04:26:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA4251	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-21 14:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA4252	TFLE01: LEBANON EVACUATION: MERSIN/ADANA/INCIRLIK [...] (U) By evening 7/21 local time, Mission Turkey will have staffed up in Mersin and Incirlik Air Base to accommodate AmCits evacuating Lebanon. As of 7/22 we will be capable of processing the 1400 pax expected on the Rahmah. We understand TDY consular and management assistance is en route; we [...]	2006-07-21 15:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR CASC EWWT PREL CMGT MOPS US TU
06ANKARA4367	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-31 13:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA4374	IRAQ/TURKEY: GOT REQUESTS CONVOY SECURITY FOR [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see para. 4. 2. (C/REL USA, GBR, CAN, AUS) On July 24, we received an MFA request for US military security and escort support for Avni Botsali, the Turkish Consul General-designate to Mosul, and his delegation, which will be traveling by land from Habu [...]	2006-07-31 15:39:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ MOPS PREL TU
06ANKARA4406	TURKEY AND IRAQ'S ILLICIT AND LICIT FUEL TRADE [...] (C) Summary: Illegal fuel product trade in Turkey is significant and an issue of great concern to the Turkish Government, but we are not aware of any evidence that fuel smuggling in Turkey has any link with the insurgency in Iraq. Despite the challenges of the single bottleneck Habur Gate an [...]	2006-08-01 14:51:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EPET KCOR TU IZ
06ANKARA4448	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-02 14:55:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA4526	US-TURKEY SECURITY RELATIONS: INCREASINGLY [...] (S/NF) After the March 1, 2003 parliamentary vote vetoing a northern front for the Iraq War and the July 4, 2003 arrest (including hooding) of Turkish special forces personnel in Suleymania (an event widely seen in Turkey as a national insult),our security relations were at their lowest point [...]	2006-08-07 14:53:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR PREL MOPS PGOV TU
06ANKARA4528	TURKEY'S NEW CHOD -- DIFFERENT STYLE, SAME STRATEGY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The July 31 announcement of Turkish Land Forces (TLFC) Commander General Buyukanit's appointment as the next Chief of the General Staff (CHOD) five days earlier than expected (ref a) caused few ripples in the press. Buyukanit's appointment was preordained by military tradition and [...]	2006-08-08 05:09:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS TU

06ANKARA4687	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-11 14:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA4704	TURKEY PREFERS SUPPORTING ROLE IN LEBANON PKO [...] (S) SUMMARY: Ambassador advised MFA Deputy U/S Uzumcu of US efforts to finalize a UN resolution on Lebanon. He urged the GOT to make public its support for a resolution that would bring about an urgent cessation of hostilities, the withdrawal of Israeli forces, and the establishment of a robu [...]	2006-08-11 15:31:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PGOV PREL TU SY LE
06ANKARA4706	TURKEY PREFERS SUPPORTING ROLE IN LEBANON PKO [...] (S) SUMMARY: Ambassador advised MFA Deputy U/S Uzumcu of US efforts to finalize a UN resolution on Lebanon. He urged the GOT to make public its support for a resolution that would bring about an urgent cessation of hostilities, the withdrawal of Israeli forces, and the establishment of a robu [...]	2006-08-11 15:40:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PGOV PREL TU SY LE
06ANKARA4710	TURKEY PREFERS SUPPORTING ROLE IN LEBANON PKO [...] (S) SUMMARY: Ambassador advised MFA Deputy U/S Uzumcu of US efforts to finalize a UN resolution on Lebanon. He urged the GOT to make public its support for a resolution that would bring about an urgent cessation of hostilities, the withdrawal of Israeli forces, and the establishment of a robu [...]	2006-08-12 08:10:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PGOV PREL TU SY LE
06ANKARA4753	TURKEY CONSIDERING HUMANITARIAN AID BATTALION AND [...] (S) SUMMARY. The Ambassador met with MFA Deputy U/S Uzumcu on August 14 for a read-out of PM Erdogan's earlier meeting with senior military and MFA officials on Lebanon. Uzumcu reported that the PM's meeting discussed offering the Mersin Port and Adana airport as a military and humanitarian a [...]	2006-08-15 14:28:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PGOV PREL TU SY LE
06ANKARA4796	TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, July 2006 [...] Over 10,000 individuals from Sweden, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Moldova, Germany, Canada, USA, Australia, Lebanon, France and other countries were evacuated from Lebanon via Turkey. Close to 1,700 US Citizens were flown to the US on contract aircraft out of Incirlik Air Base. The evacuation o [...]	2006-08-17 13:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL TU PK AU IS SU GR
06ANKARA4804	TURKEY TO DECIDE ON UNIFIL PARTICIPATION AFTER [...] (C) Summary: Turkey will move toward a government decision to approve a Lebanon deployment during the week of August 21, following FM Gul's consultations in Israel on Sunday, according to MFA DG for the Middle East Bozkurt Aran. However, Aran told Ambassador on August 17 that this decision [...]	2006-08-17 15:00:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO MOPS TU LE
06ANKARA4835	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-18 15:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA4875	TURKEY CONTINUES DELIBERATIONS OVER A UNIFIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Per reftel request, Ambassador met with MFA Deputy U/S Uzumcu on August 22 to urge Turkey to make a substantial contribution to a robust UNIFIL. Uzumcu said Turkey is taking steps to formalize its offer of ports and is willing to contribute to DPKO staff for Lebanon planning. The [...]	2006-08-22 15:09:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL TU LE
06ANKARA4894	TURKEY'S SUPREME MILITARY COUNCIL PUTS A STRONG [...] (C) SUMMARY: The early announcement of Turkish Land Forces Commander (TLFC) GEN Buyukanit's appointment as the next Chief of the Turkish General Staff (ref a) was not the only surprise to come out of the annual Supreme Military Council (YAS) meeting. After just one year as Deputy Chief of the [...]	2006-08-23 15:46:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR TU
06ANKARA4937	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-25 13:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA4962	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-28 13:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA5016	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-31 14:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA5121	TIP: TURKISH MFA EXPRESSES DISMAY AT REPORTED USG USE OF [...] (SBU) Summary: MFA DDG for Expatriate Turks, Migration, Asylum and Property issues Akif Ayhan called us in on September 4 to express GOT dismay at the U.S. Representative to UNVIE's announced plans to show the documentary "Sex Slaves" at the UNDC in Vienna towards the end of September. While [...]	2006-09-05 14:02:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF OIIP TU
06ANKARA5149	TURKISH PARLIAMENT VOTES TO DEPLOY TROOPS TO [...] (C) Summary. The Turkish parliament approved the government's motion to contribute troops to UNIFIL in a September 5 extraordinary assembly session. PM Erdogan exerted control over his Justice and Development Party (AKP) with a well-orchestrated outreach campaign that dissolved or muted mos [...]	2006-09-06 14:09:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV USUN LE TU
06ANKARA5200	TURKEY/LEBANON: TURKEY'S LEBANON PEACEKEEPING [...] (C) Summary. Following a contentious parliamentary vote and the September 6 visit of UNSYG Annan to Ankara, Turkey has promised naval assets as well as the use of seaports and airports for Lebanon peacekeeping operations. In addition, the GOT is planning a ground contingent to engage in huma [...]	2006-09-08 14:40:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PGOV PREL UN LE TU
06ANKARA5202	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-08 14:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA5247	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-12 12:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA5329	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-14 13:51:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA5369	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-15 13:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA550	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, January 16- [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial Embassy translation. 2. Published by Sabah on Tuesday, January 17: [...]	2006-02-08 15:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
06ANKARA5521	TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, August 2006 [...] Turkey's National Security Council (NSC) held its bi-monthly meeting on August 21. National security issue and the fight against terrorism topped the agenda of the meeting. Recent developments in the Middle East, humanitarian assistance to Lebanon and Palestine, Turkey's policy on Black Sea s [...]	2006-09-21 10:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL TU AF BK
06ANKARA5674	IRAQ: MFA REPORTS ON NEIGHBORS INTERIOR MINISTERS [...] (C/REL USA, CAN, AUS, GBR) MFA Director General for Security Affairs (S/CT-equivalent) Hayati Guven told us Sept. 22 that Turkey was disappointed with the final protocol on security cooperation the interior ministers of Iraq's neighbors adopted at their Sept. 18 meeting in Jeddah. Turkey had h [...]	2006-09-29 05:17:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL KCRM KNNP TU IZ IR EG SA KU JO
06ANKARA5710	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-02 05:08:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA5735	TURKISH MILITARY LAYS DOWN A MARKER AGAINST [...] (C) Senior Turkish military eaders have made clear, in a recent series of public speeches, that the military is concerned about the twin threats of Islamic fundamentalism and separatism which threaten the secular and unitary nature of the Turkish republic founded by Ataturk. In an October 2 a [...]	2006-10-02 14:55:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR MOPS PTER TU
06ANKARA5774	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-04 13:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA5796	HIJACKING OF THY FLIGHT 1476 ON OCTOBER 3, 2006 [...] (U) Turkish Deputy Director General for Civil Aviation, Haydar Yalcin, described for us the October 3 hijacking of Turkish Airlines Boeing 737 flight 1476. Yalcin said Turkish national Hakan Ekinci seized control of the flight soon after its departure from Tirana in route to Istanbul's Ataturk [...]	2006-10-05 09:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER EAIR ASEC TU
06ANKARA5838	TURKEY/LEBANON: MORE DETAILS ON TURKEY'S UNIFIL [...] (C) Turkish media is reporting that the frigate "Gaziantep" will depart for UNIFIL duty on October 10 and the Turkish land component will arrive in Lebanon October 20. Turkish General Staff (TGS) J-3 Operations Chief MG Serdar Kocak confirmed to us October 4 that Turkish naval and ground units [...]	2006-10-06 09:41:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PGOV PREL UN LE TU
06ANKARA5839	TURKISH CONTRIBUTION TO LEBANON RECONSTRUCTION [...] (SBU) Turkish MFA Lebanon Assistance Coordinator Koray Targay explained October 5 that Turkey planned to provide its $10 million Stockholm pledge in the form of 50 pre-fabricated schools that would be set-up in southern Lebanon. He coordinated this with Council for Development and Reconstru [...]	2006-10-06 09:51:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID LE TU
06ANKARA5992	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-17 14:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA6053	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-19 14:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA6076	TURKEY: FY07 SECTION 1206 PROPOSAL TO REFURBISH [...] (SBU) Turkey's two-plus decade long battle against the PKK (Kurdistan Workers Party) terrorist organization intensified significantly in 2006 following a steady increase in attacks since the PKK ended a five-year cease-fire in 2004. Over 600 Turkish civilians and soldiers and foreigners lost t [...]	2006-10-20 14:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MAS PARM PREL TU
06ANKARA6080	TURKISH DEFMIN GONUL'S OCT. 30 VISIT AN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Leadership changes at the Turkish General Staff (TGS),increased PKK terrorism, and growing dissatisfaction with the EU accession process have raised the military's proile in all security areas, including procurement. The US defense industry may reap benefits, with Sikorksy, Lock [...]	2006-10-23 13:48:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR TU
06ANKARA6159	TURKEY: WORKSHARE AND TECH TRANSFER REMAIN DEFENSE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Defense Minister Gonul will raise two issues during his October 30 Pentagon meetings and also in Texas with Lockheed Martin on October 31: maximizing workshare and technology transfer on the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program; and, negotiating workshare or offset work as part of [...]	2006-10-30 13:55:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR TU
06ANKARA6163	SCENESETTER FOR NOVEMBER 7-8 VISIT OF EUCOM DCDR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkey continues to demonstrate its commitment to GWOT in Afghanistan, Lebanon and the Balkans, but is feeling the pinch of resources stretched both internationally and in the southeast, where it is battling a significant up-tick in PKK terrorist activity. The appointment of Ge [...]	2006-10-30 16:03:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS TU
06ANKARA623	DEFENSE PROCUREMENT ISSUES DOMINATE AMBASSADOR'S [...] (C) Summary: Turkish Air Forces (TUAF) Commander Comert, launched his initial meeting Feb. 1 with the Ambassador by laying out a series of defense equipment issues currently frustrating TUAF training and programs. Ambassador countered with USG and US industry concerns that strict Terms and C [...]	2006-02-13 06:02:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS MASS PREL PGOV TU RU IR
06ANKARA6230	TURKISH MILITARY STRESSES IRAQ AND PKK TO VISITING [...] (S) Summary: Iraq and the PKK dominated US Army Chief of Staff Schoomaker,s meetings in Ankara October 27 with his host Turkish Land Forces Commander Gen. Basbug and with TGS CHOD Gen. Buyukanit. The Turks expressed anxiety about developments in Iraq and possible trends in US policy; complai [...]	2006-11-01 15:26:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR MPOS PTER IZ TU
06ANKARA6372	IRAQ: GOT SEEKS TO POSTPONE CONTROVERSIAL SUNNI [...] (S) Summary: Turkish MFA has learned that a Nov. 14-16 NGO conference in Istanbul of apparent Iraqi Sunni Arab rejectionists may complicate the visit of Iraqi PM Maliki, scheduled for the same dates. The GOT has had no hand in organizing the conference and has been able to learn few specifics [...]	2006-11-08 15:04:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV TU IZ TC QA
06ANKARA6388	TURKEY/GREECE: SOLDIERS TAKE THE LEAD IN [...] (C) Summary: The November 1-4 visit to Athens by Turkey's Chief of General Staff (CHOD) Gen. Yasar Buyukanit, the first such visit in at least 32 years, is the most high-profile of recent firsts in Turkish-Greek military cooperation. Buyukanit reportedly discussed extending Aegean confidence [...]	2006-11-09 16:02:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS TU GR
06ANKARA6451	TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, October 2006 [...] Turkey's National Security Council (NSC) held its bi-monthly meeting on October 31. Internal and external developments affecting Turkey's national security topped the agenda of the meeting. Negotiations on Iran's nuclear program after the UN Security Council resolution of July 31 were discusse [...]	2006-11-20 09:17:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL UY CH GR AM AF LE TU
06ANKARA6495	TURKISH MILITARY SUSPECTS US OF USING UAVS TO [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Major General Hikmet Celik, Command and Control Chief for the Turkish General Staff (TGS),notified us that an unidentified Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) crossed the border from Iraq into Turkey on November 7 and 8. He requested an investigation and re-stated a previous TGS wa [...]	2006-11-24 07:25:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MOPS PTER TU IZ
06ANKARA6500	Scenesetter for CODEL Shays' Nov. 27-29 Visit to Turkey [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey broadly agrees with U.S. goals in Iraq and tangibly supports our military effort there. However, Turkish concerns about Iraq's stability and future, as well as the PKK issue, complicate the relationship. Turkey has generally good intentions in promoting Middle East peace [...]	2006-11-24 13:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER ETRD PGOV TU IZ IR LE SY AM EUN
06ANKARA6581	TURKEY: HIGH LEVEL DEFENSE GROUP MEETING AN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Relations with Turkey are trending positive but Iraq and PKK terrorism cast a long shadow; a Congressional Armenian Genocide resolution would do further damage. Continued clashes between the military and the PKK, despite the terrorist group's October 1 cease-fire declaration, hav [...]	2006-12-05 13:23:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS PTER TU
06ANKARA6700	TURKEY - HIGH LEVEL DEFENSE GROUP IDENTIFIES WAYS [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the 20th meeting of the bilateral High Level Defense Group (HLDG),the US and Turkey reaffirmed our shared regional vision of a stable, unified and democratic Iraq; a region without Iranian nuclear weapons; security and stability in Lebanon and Afghanistan; and an economically [...]	2006-12-19 15:10:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR TU
06ANKARA6703	TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, November 2006 [...] The second annual meeting of Turkey's Supreme Military Council (YAS) convened under PM Tayyip Erdogan on November 30 to assess external threats, recent developments in the region, the ongoing fight against the PKK terrorist organization, military policies and modernization needs of the military [...]	2006-12-20 13:08:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL FR GR IS RS FI PL GG RO BU PK TU
06ANKARA6705	TURKEY - HIGH LEVEL DEFENSE GROUP IDENTIFIES WAYS [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the 20th meeting of the bilateral High Level Defense Group (HLDG),the US and Turkey reaffirmed our shared regional vision of a stable, unified and democratic Iraq; a region without Iranian nuclear weapons; security and stability in Lebanon and Afghanistan; and an economically [...]	2006-12-20 13:27:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR TU
06ANKARA6762	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-28 15:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA69	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-05 15:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA693	TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, January 2006 [...] The Turkish government's Defense Industry Executive Committee, consisting of PM Tayyip Erdogan, Chief of the Turkish General Staff (CHOD) GEN Hilmi Ozkok and Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul, will convene on February 17 to evaluate the procurement of air defense systems to prepare against a possib [...]	2006-02-15 14:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL TU
06ANKARA99	GOT TO ALLOW LOCAL KURDISH BROADCASTS, UNDER [...] (U) Consulate Adana contributed to this report. 2. (C) Summary: Turkey's High Board of Radio and Television (RTUK) has announced that private, local stations will be allowed to broadcast in Kurdish and other minority languages for the first time, provided they complete their applications. [...]	2006-01-06 12:53:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE TU
06ANKARA999	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, February 1- [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial Embassy translation. 2. Published by Hurriyet on Wednesday, February [...]	2006-02-28 15:27:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
06ANTANANARIVO1297	FORMER GENERAL ATTEMPTS "COUP" ACTION [...] (SBU) Former Army General Andrianafidisoa, also known as General Fidy, and 12 to 20 supporters made an unsuccessful attempt at a military coup from November 17 to 18 in Madagascar's capital of Antananarivo. Early November 17, General Fidy and supporters -- officers, enlisted, and militia known [...]	2006-11-18 10:32:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR ASEC CASC MA
06ANTANANARIVO1304	GENERAL FIDY STILL AT LARGE AFTER COUP ATTEMPT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Antananarivo is calm and quiet in the wake of the failed weekend coup attempt although the "coup" leader, General Fidy, remains in hiding and in occasional contact with the press. Fidy appears to have grossly over-reached as few military officers rallied to his cause. During hi [...]	2006-11-20 13:51:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR ASEC CASC MA
06ANTANANARIVO1348	MADAGASCAR CALM ON THE EVE OF ELECTION WEEKEND [...] (U) In early afternoon the last day of the campaign, except for 30,000 supporters who filled the stadium in Antananarivo to see President/candidate Marc Ravalomanana, the rest of Madagascar appears to be calm and quiet. Campaign rallies in different cities are expected to continue into tonight [...]	2006-12-01 10:51:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR MA
06ANTANANARIVO1389	RENEGADE GENERAL FIDY CAPTURED [...] (SBU) Mixed Police and Gendarmes forces arrested "coup" leader and renegade General Andrianafidisoa (Fidy) in Antananarivo the evening of December 12 (reftel). Media reports indicate General Fidy was surprised and did not resist. As a military suspect, Fidy is held by the Gendarmes Brigade i [...]	2006-12-13 13:23:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR ASEC CASC MA
06ASHGABAT1295	NIYAZOV DEATH SITREP 002: 12/22/2006 [...] (C) During a December 22 meeting of the Emergency Action Committee, post reviewed drawdown tripwires and agreed that there was no need to consider drawdown at this time. The political situation remains stable, with governmental offices continuing to function. Funeral events will begin 9:00 [...]	2006-12-22 10:55:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC CASC TX
06ASHGABAT702	AMBASSADOR,S FAREWELL CALL WITH NIYAZOV [...] (C) During an hour long farewell call with Ambassador, an apparently healthy and engaged Niyazov: -described plans for upcoming elections at all levels, starting with village councils July 23 and leading up to presidential elections in 2009; -noted that he would maintain his chairmanship o [...]	2006-07-05 11:56:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TX PHUM ENRG PINS KDEM ZK
06ASHGABAT819	ICRC REPRESENTATIVES VISIT ASHGABAT TO DISCUSS [...] (C) During a July 31 meeting, the new Head and Deputy Head of the International Committee of the Red Cross's (ICRC's) Regional Delegation of Central Asia told the Charge that their organization is changing its strategy on seeking access to prisoners. Instead of holding fast to the ICRC's pre [...]	2006-08-02 11:54:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	AF EAIR IO MARR PHUM PREL TX
06ASHGABAT929	KAZAKHSTANI FM TOKAYEV IN ASHGABAT: GOOD NEWS FOR [...] (C) An August 30-31 visit by Kazakhstani Foreign Minister Tokayev to Ashgabat ended with an exchange of instruments on a five year-old agreement on delimitation and demarcation of the 400 KM land border between Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan. The two also agreed to improve transportation links b [...]	2006-09-01 14:26:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	CH EPET KNNP KZ OSCE PREL TX
06ASMARA751	NIGHTCLUB GOERS ARRESTED DURING ROUNDUPS IN ASMARA [...] (C) Summary: While few would describe Asmara as the dance hotspot of the Horn of Africa, many club goers may have wished they stayed home during the weekend of September 16. Eritrean authorities conducted simultaneous late-night raids in the nightclubs throughout town as part of what appears t [...]	2006-09-20 13:13:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR ER
06ASTANA149	AND THEN THERE WERE THREE: CUSTOMS UNION BETWEEN RUSSIA, [...] (SBU) Summary: In the view of Kazakhstani working-level Industry & Trade officials, the newly announced Russia-Belarus-Kazakhstan customs union within the framework of the Eurasian Economic Community (EEC) is an acknowledgement of Ukraine's refusal to take part. While the creation of the cust [...]	2006-09-28 08:03:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PREL PGOV KZ BO RS UZ UP
06ASTANA889	Kazakhstan: Economy Minister Comments on Tengiz Brawl [...] (SBU) Summary. In a December 6 meeting with the Ambassador, Economy Minister Musin identified the inadequacy of Kazakh workers' wages as a key contributor to the recent "Tengiz brawl." Even though an oil company might allocate funds for a decent wage, Musin explained, by the time a contractor [...]	2006-12-20 03:58:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV ENRG EPET KZ
06ASTANA899	KAZAKHSTAN: SAMRUK'S NEW BOARD CHAIRMAN DEALS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 8, Sir Richard Harry Evans, the newly appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Samruk State Holding Company, discussed with the Ambassador his uphill battle in establishing proper corporate oversight over the Samruk companies, working with the GOK, and plan [...]	2006-12-20 11:32:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV ENRG EAIR ETRD EPET KZ
06ASUNCION1225	PARAGUAY SCENESETTER FOR WHA/BSC DEPUTY DIRECTOR [...] (C) Bruce: Embassy Asuncion warmly welcomes your visit as an opportunity to promote U.S. interests focused on strengthening democratic institutions, promoting sound economic policies and good governance, disrupting criminal organizations, and combating terrorist financing. You come at a parti [...]	2006-12-06 22:24:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KCRM SNAR PA
06ASUNCION1242	PARAGUAY SCENESETTER FOR STAFFDEL WALKER [...] (SBU) Staffdel Walker: Embassy Asuncion warmly welcomes your visit as an opportunity to highlight U.S. activities focused on combating terrorist financing, disrupting criminal organizations, strengthening democratic institutions, and promoting sound economic policies and good governance. You [...]	2006-12-14 19:36:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER KCRM SNAR PA
06ASUNCION149	PARAGUAY'S LEFTIST PATRIA LIBRE ACCUSED OF KILLING [...] (C) Summary: On February 6, an undercover Paraguayan National Police officer was shot and killed by automatic gunfire in an ambush in the Department of Concepcion. The leftist Patria Libre Party (PPL) is accused of the killing in retaliation for the February 5 arrests of several relatives and [...]	2006-02-09 22:06:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINR PGOV ASEC KCRM PA CO CU VE
06ASUNCION182	PARAGUAY: UPDATE ON LEFTIST PATRIA LIBRE ARRESTS [...] SUMMARY: (S//NF) Police officials transferred the six members of the leftist Patria Libre Party, who were arrested on February 5 in connection to the recent seizure of a truck containing weapons and explosives, to Emboscada High Security Prison. Separately, they discovered letters declaring t [...]	2006-02-17 15:53:00	Embassy Asuncion	SECRET	PTER PREL PINR PGOV ASEC SNAR MARR MASS KCRM
06ASUNCION445	PARAGUAY: PRESIDENT REPLACES MILITARY LEADERS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 23, President Duarte replaced the commanders of the three military services and several other senior military leaders, including Colonel Heriberto Galeano, the controversial Commander of the Presidential Escort Regiment. He did not replace Military Forces Commander Gen [...]	2006-04-28 12:00:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MARR KDEM PA
06ASUNCION446	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, APRIL [...] (U) SUMMARY: --AMB Meets with Colorado Leadership --UTE Seizes Pirated Goods --Ten Generals Retired, Galeano Delayed --TIP Traffickers Arrested in CDE --OTA Meets with Minister Bergen --President Replaces Agriculture Minister ---------------------------------- AMB Meets with Colorado Lead [...]	2006-04-28 15:54:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM KCRM SNAR KWMN SMIG PA SP
06ASUNCION590	PARAGUAY: SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL BANTZ CRADDOCK [...] (C) General Craddock, Embassy Asuncion warmly welcomes your visit as an opportunity to promote U.S. interests in military, counter-narcotics and counter-terrorism cooperation with Paraguay. You come at a particularly sensitive time as we prepare to submit a new request to the GOP to establish [...]	2006-06-07 17:07:00	Embassy Asuncion	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER MARR MASS SNAR PA
06ASUNCION683	PARAGUAY: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST FOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-05 18:54:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV MASS MOPS PA
06ASUNCION689	PARAGUAY: SOUTHCOM COMMANDER CRADDOCK SUPPORTS [...] (SBU) Summary. Southcom Commander General Bantz Craddock visited Paraguay 6/26-6/29, ostensibly to observe the Fuerzas Commando competition for anti-terror units from 14 countries including the U.S., but took advantage of the trip to meet with Paraguay's Vice-President, Minister of Defense, [...]	2006-07-06 15:22:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KCRM MASS PA
06ASUNCION750	PARAGUAY: SCENESETTER FOR BRIGADIER GENERAL OLIVER [...] (C) Brigadier General Oliver J. Mason, Embassy Asuncion warmly welcomes your visit as an opportunity to promote U.S. interests in military, emergency management, social reforms and other areas of cooperation with Paraguay. You come at a particularly sensitive time, with press and political a [...]	2006-07-21 13:43:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MARR MASS SNAR PA
06ASUNCION869	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, AUGUST 19 [...] (U) Summary -- AMISRAEL March for Peace -- ODC Sponsors Boston Trip -- DCM Visits Yacyreta Dam and Military ------------------------ AMISRAEL March for Peace ------------------------ 2. (U) AMISRAEL Paraguay, an NGO that supports Israel and peace in the Middle East, held a march for [...]	2006-08-25 18:23:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM MASS PY
06ASUNCION920	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, SEPTEMBER [...] (U) SUMMARY: -- Supreme Court May Modify Ethics Code -- Airline Industry Developments -- Six Percent Commission Bill in Congress -- Taiwan Donates USD 3 Million -- Ambassador Calls on new Minister of Industry and Commerce -- Ambassador Calls on new Minister of Agriculture -- Ambassador Dis [...]	2006-09-08 18:11:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON PA
06ATHENS131	2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT GREECE [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-17 14:19:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV KSPR KIDE KTDB ELAB GR
06ATHENS1836	NEW TIP SPOKESMAN DETAILS GOG EFFORTS TO STOP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador discussed the latest TIP developments and passed the 2006-2007 TIP action plan to the GOG's new Spokesman for its Interministerial Committee on trafficking in persons on July 10. The Spokesman detailed the GoG's recent TIP actions and goals, including training offi [...]	2006-07-14 14:47:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KWMN GR TIP
06ATHENS3232	MOD'S MEIMARAKIS: INTERNATIONAL MAN OF MYSTERY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite the importance of his position, Greek Minister of Defense Vangelis Meimarakis remains largely an unknown quantity for the international community. Greeks, however, nearly universally regard him as a fish out of water. A New Democracy party politician and electoral strate [...]	2006-12-21 09:25:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS GR
06ATHENS437	NEW GREEK CABINET LINEUP [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Greek Government Spokesman Roussopoulos announced the much-anticipated reshuffle of the Greek Cabinet February 14. Ref A reports in depth on new Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyianni. The new Cabinet, which was sworn in at 10am (local) February 15, includes 14 mini [...]	2006-02-15 15:24:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GR INTERNAL
06ATHENS570	GREECE PART 2: TIP REPORT SUBMISSION 2006 [...] The following is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please Protect Accordingly. 2. (SBU) Below are Embassy Athens' responses to the 2006 TIP report questionnaire. Text is keyed to Ref A request for "Prevention" Section. This is the second of four cables. 3. PREVENTION: --------------- - [...]	2006-03-01 05:00:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL ELAB GR TIP
06ATHENS725	GREECE DECIDES 30 NEW F-16S ARE ENOUGH [...] (U) On March 15, the Greek Foreign Affairs and Defense cabinet committee ("KYSEA") decided not to exercise an option to augment its July 2005 decision to acquire 30 F-16 Block 52 aircraft (reftel) by an additional 10 planes. Doing so would have cost USD 536 million (i.e., USD 39.8 million pe [...]	2006-03-17 04:55:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL ETRD GR FMS
06BAGHDAD1059	MINISTRY OF OIL "PURGE" ON HOLD FOR NOW [...] (C) Summary: On March 25, ECON Minister Counselor expressed concern to Minister of Oil Heshem al-Hashimi (Fadhila party) that his Ministry was being purged of experienced top-level technocrats on sectarian grounds (i.e. being Sunnis). We were unhappy when Hashimi responded that he would not bl [...]	2006-04-02 09:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR EPET PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD1181	COALITION PARTICIPATION IN IRAQ PRTS [...] (U) Please see para 4 for an ACTION REQUEST. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Five of the eight planned U.S.-led Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) have been staffed and have received initial training: three are fully operational, one is at initial operational capability (IOC) and expected to achieve [...]	2006-04-11 17:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS PREL IZ AS JA PL KS ES MD LO MK
06BAGHDAD1285	IRAQ PRTS ASSESS PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS - MAR 2006 [...] (U) INTRODUCTION. The Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) in Iraq report monthly the ability of the provincial level government to function effectively and the obstacles that prevent full self-governance. The PRTs assess provincial governments in the areas of governance, economic developme [...]	2006-04-20 08:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON MOPS PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD1559	CABINET FORMATION UPDATE: PROGRESS BUT STILL A [...] (C) Summary: At the close of May 10, we see progress in the cabinet formation negotiations, with some ministries, such as the Foreign Ministry, Electricity and Oil, nearly finalized while debates about several ministries crystallized. Prime Minister-designate al- Maliki and Shia Coalition I [...]	2006-05-10 19:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1766	AUSTRALIAN CONCERNS ABOUT MNF-I DETENTION OF [...] (SBU) On May 24, Australian Ambassador Howard Brown and Australian Consul Alan Elliot met with Pol- MilCouns and MNF-I Deputy Commanding General - Detainee Operations (DCG-DO) to express Canberra's concern about the detention of Australian national Bradley John Thompson by US military forces [...]	2006-05-27 10:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PINS PTER PHUM KJUS IZ
06BAGHDAD1884	UN FOR EXPANSION IN IRBIL IN IRAQ AND DEDICATED [...] (C) On June 2, UN Under-Secretary General for Safety and Security Sir David Veness, accompanied by SRSG Ashraf Qazi, told the A/DCM that the UN believes it has a role in Iraq in the years ahead. As part of this role, Veness said, the UN will face significant challenges as MNF-I draws down and [...]	2006-06-05 09:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT KDEM PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD1899	DIYALA: MAYOR'S ASSASSINATION CAPS RECENT VIOLENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The assassination of the IIP Sunni mayor of Muqdadiyah, Diyala's political center of gravity, caps several weeks of increased violence in and around the city. The perpetrators remain unknown, but Shia are steeling themselves for retaliation while the IIP has pledged not to respond [...]	2006-06-05 18:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM IZ
06BAGHDAD1960	SEVERE ABUSE AT MINISTRY OF INTERIOR SITE 4 [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May, a joint U.S.-Iraqi inspection of the "Site 4" Iraqi National Police (INP) detention complex discovered more than 1,400 detainees in squalid, cramped conditions. Forty-one detainees interviewed had bruising and lash-marks consistent with violent physical abuse. Thirty-seve [...]	2006-06-10 04:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MARR MOPS DOJ CRIM OPDAT KJUS IZ
06BAGHDAD1971	AMBASSADOR MEETS PROACTIVE NEW MINISTER OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his initial meeting with the Ambassador on May 25, newly-appointed Minister of Electricity (MoE) Karim Wahid al-Hasan impressed us as technically very competent and eager to work with the U.S. Wahid doubted whether initiatives on fuel import liberalization (which could improve [...]	2006-06-11 12:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV PREL PINR IZ
06BAGHDAD2003	ITALIAN DPM AND FM D,ALEMA VISIT TO IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY. Italian DPM and FM D,Alema told Iraqi leaders that Italy would be withdrawing all of its forces from Iraq by the end of autumn. While he did not rule out leading an Italian PRT, he said it would be very difficult to do so without security. Italian Amb Melani told us that the [...]	2006-06-13 12:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PINS PREL PARM IZ IT
06BAGHDAD2041	REQUEST: FULL RELEASE U.S. ORIGIN EQUIPMENT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 9. 2. (S) SUMMARY: The Core Country Team for Security Matters requests the full release of the AN/AAR-47 Missile Warning System and AN/ALE-47 Countermeasure Dispensing System to the Government of Iraq. These systems are currently deployed on [...]	2006-06-16 12:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ PINS MOPS
06BAGHDAD2082	AUSTRALIAN DEMARCHE: MILITARY PARTICIPATION [...] (C/ REL AS, UK) SUMMARY: On June 17, Australian Ambassador Howard Brown confirmed to Charge d'Affaires Speckhard that Australian military forces will participate in overwatch operations in Dhi Qar and Muthanna Provinces following the transfer of security responsibility to the Iraqis in Muthanna [...]	2006-06-19 16:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PINS UK AS
06BAGHDAD2115	SHAHRISTANI PUSHING FOR REFORM IN THE MINISTRY OF [...] (C) Summary: In a positive meeting June 16 with Econ staff members, Minister of Oil Husayn al-Shahristani focused on four areas of reform for his Ministry: hydrocarbon legislation, liberalization of fuel imports, improved contracting procedures, and rooting out corruption. His goals, especial [...]	2006-06-21 04:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON TCOR ENRG EPET PGOV PREL PINR IZ
06BAGHDAD2116	WHERE WE STAND ON CRUDE EXPORTS, ELECTRICITY AND [...] (C) Summary: Baghdad's hours of power increased in June to an average of 8-9 hours per day, up from 4-5 a month ago. Improvements are attributable to more focused security and the return to service of several power plants that had been down for maintenance or other reasons. Crude exports are [...]	2006-06-21 06:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	ECON ENRG EPET PGOV PREL TU SY IZ
06BAGHDAD212	MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (C//REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY: At the urging of Ambassador, the members of the Iraqi Ministerial Committee for National Security (MCNS),joined by the Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) responsible for energy policy (Ahmed Chalabi) and Minister of Electricity Shallash, met on January 22 to discuss Iraq's [...]	2006-01-26 03:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS EPET ECON ENRG EFIN MARR PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD217	POSSIBLE SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE ATTACK AGAINST [...] (S) SUMMARY: On January 23, 2006 at about 1411 hours local time, a possible surface-to-air missile (SAM) was fired at a Coalition aircraft eight miles southwest of Baghdad International Airport (BIAP). Countermeasures were deployed and a possible detonation 100 meters from the aircraft was re [...]	2006-01-26 14:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	ASEC IZ
06BAGHDAD2231	JAPANESE PROPOSES MOVING SLOWLY ON IRAQ COMPACT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 22 with, in a meeting with Charge, Japanese Ambassador Yamaguchi expressed concern about "significant gaps" in the U.S. and U.K approach to the International Compact. Yamaguchi acknowledged that the U.S. sees the fall conference as a major event in "sealing" the compact, [...]	2006-06-26 11:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PGOV MARR MOPS PREL EAID PINR IZ JA UK
06BAGHDAD2319	ACTION REQUEST: LATVIAN MINDEF REQUESTS CLOSE [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-03 11:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MOPS PREL PARM LG MD IZ
06BAGHDAD2462	KARKH RESIDENTS ON THE CHALLENGES OF DAILY LIFE [...] (C) Summary. When asked in a meeting with PolOff to identify the most pressing issue affecting their lives, six residents of Baghdad's Karkh district (comprised of a mixture of Sunni, Shia, and Kurds) answered by highlighting the lack of electricity and its affect on their daily lives. Severa [...]	2006-07-12 02:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KDEM PGOV PHUM PNAT IZ

06BAGHDAD2622	POST SUPPORT FOR IRAQI PURCHASE OF ISR AIRCRAFT [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-22 10:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PINS PREL MOPS IZ
06BAGHDAD2675	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory informa [...]	2006-07-26 16:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MOPS PINS PHUM PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD2744	CORRECTED COPY - IRAQ: STAYING CLEAR OF THE MESS [...] (C) Summary: Econoff on July 17 accompanied a U.S. military team on visits to two Iraqi state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to assess the condition of the companies and determine how best to assist them to improve overall security conditions. The visits illustrated difficulties in dealing with sta [...]	2006-08-01 11:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ECON EINV KPRV IZ
06BAGHDAD2768	IRAQI GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS REPORT SOME MOVEMENT ON RESOLVING PKK ISSUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate conversations on July 30 and 31, President Talabani and Foreign Minister Zebari assured Charge d'Affaires that the Iraqi Government (GOI) remained committed to resolving the PKK issue and resuming the trilateral meetings. Talabani reported that the GOI had taken steps to cl [...]	2006-08-02 11:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER TU IZ
06BAGHDAD2928	AMBASSADOR'S AUGUST 11 MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER [...] (S) SUMMARY: Ambassador Khalilzad and General Casey met on August 11 with Prime Minister Maliki to review the Baghdad Security Plan. Maliki gave his consent to a revised plan for a more flexible checkpoint system and appeared markedly more forward leaning on operational security cooperation th [...]	2006-08-12 12:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREL MOPS IZ
06BAGHDAD293	UPDATE ON DETAINEE FACILITY INSPECTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Iraqi Interagency Inspection Team (IIIT),created in response to the discovery of abuses at the Ministry of Interior's (MoI's) al-Jadriyah (Bunker) detention facility in November and supported by Multi-National Forces-Iraq (MNF-I),has conducted four unannounced inspections [...]	2006-02-01 18:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PREL PINS PHUM KJUS MARR IZ
06BAGHDAD2931	MOWAFUQ AL-RUBBAIE ON SHIA AND SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: In an August 10 meeting with the Ambassador and DCM, Iraqi National Security Advisor Mowafuq al-Rubaie discussed the Prime Minister's reservations about the use of force in the Baghdad Security Plan. Additionally, Rubaie acknowledged that there have been discussions about removing [...]	2006-08-13 12:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC MARR IZ
06BAGHDAD3297	NINEWA: PM MALIKI'S VISIT TO MOSUL 4 SEP 06 [...] (SBU) Nuri al-Maliki made his first visit to Ninewa Province as Iraq's Prime Minister 4 September, when he met over 100 Ninewa leaders, including Provincial government officials, chairs of Provincial Council committees, and ranking traditional and opinion leaders. His brief opening statemen [...]	2006-09-06 10:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON MARR IZ
06BAGHDAD3485	AGRICULTURE PROJECT AND KOREAN VOCATIONAL TRAINING [...] (U) Summary. MNF-I's Civil-Military Directorate and Econoff traveled to Erbil August 29 - 30, to visit a vocational instruction site operated by Korean coalition forces, and a honey production project supported by USAID. The Korean project conducted training in a wide range of skills. Clas [...]	2006-09-18 02:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON ELAB IZ
06BAGHDAD4094	AL-BATHA MAYOR SEEKS DONOR SUPPORT [...] (U) This is a PRT Dhi Qar cable. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Dhi Qar PRT and U.S. Army Civil Affairs (CA) personnel met with the Mayor of Al-Batha, a small town located approximately 15 KM from provincial capital, Al-Nasiriyah, on September 12 at the Mayor's office. The mayor, Mr. Ali Faad Al She [...]	2006-11-01 14:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS ECON EZ
06BAGHDAD4098	IRAQI MINISTER DEFENDS EFFORTS ON SECURITY AND [...] (C) In an October 17 meeting with National Security Advisor to the Vice President John Hannah, and the Charge, Minister of Finance Bayan Jabr, defended his record at MoI, where he served as Minister from April 2005 to May 2006. Asked by Hannah whether his tenure at MoI had resulted in the mini [...]	2006-11-01 20:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS ECON IZ
06BAGHDAD4150	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (U) Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has [...]	2006-11-06 14:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	MOPS MARR PINS PINR PREL
06BAGHDAD4267	NOVEMBER 15 MCNS ON MOD REFORM [...] (S/REL UK, AUS) SUMMARY: On November 15, Minister of Defense Abdul Qader presented a report on MoD reform to the Ministerial Committee on National Security (MCNS),focusing on the current situation in the ministry. Following the MinDef's presentation, National Security Advisor Rubaie said the [...]	2006-11-16 21:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV MOPS IZ
06BAGHDAD4560	PRT WEEKLY SUMMARY FOR THE PERIOD 1 - 7 DECEMBER 2006 [...] (SBU) Summary: This summary of the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) activities for December 1-7, 2006, as provided by PRTs to the National Coordination Team at Embassy Baghdad. This report also includes PRTs' observations, views and assessments of the political, economic, infrastructure, r [...]	2006-12-14 15:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM PTER PINS SOCI KJUS KDEM ECON EFIN
06BAGHDAD4576	SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS AT IRAQI PORTS OF ENTRY [...] (C) Summary. The GOI is plagued by what seems a never ending stream of problems involving imports of vitally needed goods from petroleum products to grain. Smugglers, including terrorists and militias, seem to have little difficulty bringing people and weapons into the country. The Ports of [...]	2006-12-16 12:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETLN EWWT EAGR ETRD PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD4625	BARZANI AND TALABANI DISCUSS PKK, TURKISH [...] (S) SUMMARY: In recent meetings the Ambassador raised Turkish concerns about a possible resurgence in PKK activity with Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Masoud Barzani (KDP) and Iraq President Jalal Talabani(PUK). In separate meetings both Barzani and Talabani commented that the [...]	2006-12-19 17:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS PTER TU IZ
06BAGHDAD4698	SECDEF MEETS WITH IRAQI NATIONAL SECURITY TEAM [...] (S) SUMMARY: During Secretary of Defense Gates' December 21 meeting with Minister of Defense Abdul Qader Mufraji, Minister of Interior Jawad Bolani and National Security Advisor Mowaffuk al-Rubaie, Iraq's key security officials focused on institutional challenges and capacity building. They al [...]	2006-12-24 13:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS PTER IZ
06BAGHDAD511	DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY PERSONNEL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Multi-National Security Transition Command Iraq (MNSTC-I) and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Attache and Country Director have agreed to submit the following request for DHS specialists to assist the GOI in controlling its borders and ports of entry (POEs) for CY 20 [...]	2006-02-18 13:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PBTS ASEC EAIR SMIG PARM IZ
06BAGHDAD516	FORMER EXILE IRAQI BUSINESSMAN DESCRIBES [...] (C) Summary. Former exile Iraqi businessman Muhanned Eshaiker, cousin to Prime Minister Ibrahim Jafari, described the challenges of doing business in Baghdad: when and whether to pay bribes, the difficulty of finding qualified, energetic professional workers, and keeping up with the politic [...]	2006-02-19 04:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON KCOR IZ
06BAGHDAD566	PM JAFARI AND DEPUTY PRESIDENT ABD AL-MAHDI WARN [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph 12. 2. (S) Summary: Prime Minister Jafari and Deputy President Abd al-Mahdi emphasized to the Ambassador and General Casey midday on February 22 that the bombing of the Askeri mosque in Samarra had inflamed sectarian tensions and rais [...]	2006-02-22 20:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PINS PGOV PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD567	SRSG QAZI'S VIEWS ON PRTS, JAPANESE ASSISTANCE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a February 19 meeting with the Ambassador, UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) Ashraf Qazi asked for the U.S. view on Iraqi constitutional revision and expressed a positive view of UN participation in Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs),hinting that a U [...]	2006-02-22 20:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT KDEM PREL IZ JA
06BAGHDAD595	GATHERING OF IRAQI LEADERS PRODUCES FRAIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi leaders arrived at a frail consensus for calm after a day of meetings and mutual recriminations on February 23. President Talabani issued a statement (after reading it aloud to unanimous approval at a meeting he hosted for Iraq's leadership) calling for peaceful demonstratio [...]	2006-02-24 15:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD866	RESOLVE AND RECRIMINATIONS BOTH IN THE AIR AS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Like so many carefully scripted events in Iraqi politics, the inauguration of the Council of Representatives on March 16 began poetically, had its moments of bickering over rules and procedures, and then spilled out into the hallway and onto the airwaves. After week [...]	2006-03-17 13:50:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD984	IRAQI SECURITY FORCES IN SADR CITY [...] (C/REL MNC-I) SUMMARY. The Jaysh al-Mahdi (JAM) presence in Sadr City remains problematic, although the area is much more under control than described by reports. There is a tremendous amount of everyday urban activity - a heavy volume of vehicle traffic, large numbers of pedestrians, shops o [...]	2006-03-25 11:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ MARR MCAP MOPS NATO PGOV PINR PREL PTER
06BAKU1791	DOD DAS MACDOUGALL'S DECEMBER 7 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: Department of Defense Deputy Assistant Secretary James MacDougall and the Ambassador--accompanied by SIPDIS Major General Harry Wyatt of the Oklahoma National Guard and EUCOM Brigadier General Melvin Spiese--met with Defense Minister Safar Abiyev on December 7 to discuss bilate [...]	2006-12-08 14:03:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS PBTS PHUM AJ IR
06BAKU1795	PUBLIC REMAINS QUIETLY DISTURBED BY ANS CLOSURE; [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two weeks after the November 24 closure of independent ANS Television and the eviction of the residents of the Azadliq newspaper building, the public, while concerned, remains quiet. After the President's November 29 comments on the ANS "suspension," many were optimistic that he w [...]	2006-12-08 15:10:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
06BAKU195	AZERBAIJAN'S OPPOSITION SKEPTICAL OF N-K PEACE AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: From separate conversations with working-level contacts among Azerbaijan's opposition political leaders, it is evident that not only do many political activists discount the sincerity of GOAJ efforts to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, but few have any concrete ideas of thei [...]	2006-02-09 14:17:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM AJ
06BAKU309	AZERBAIJAN 2006 TIP REPORT SUBMISSION [...] (U) As per reftel, paragraph 3 below begins Embassy Baku's submission on status of action the GOAJ has taken on combating human trafficking. Answers are keyed to questions in reftel. 2. (SBU) In preparing this report, Post has undertaken extensive contacts with international organizations, [...]	2006-02-28 08:52:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KWMN PREF PGOV PHUM KFRD ASEC ELAB
06BAKU452	SCENESETTER FOR MARCH 29 US-AZERBAIJAN [...] (S) Summary: The March 29 political-military consultations are an important opportunity to broaden our strong security relationship. Strategically located in the heart of the Greater Middle East, Azerbaijan provides excellent cooperation on security issues and looks for opportunities to do [...]	2006-03-23 12:15:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PARM MARR MASS MOPS PBTS AJ
06BAKU536	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL KOLBE'S APRIL 12-14 VISIT TO [...] (U) Chairman Kolbe, I warmly welcome you and Congressman Garrett to Baku next week. This visit will be a superb opportunity to deliver a strong message of support for political and economic reform, and to enhance further our strong security cooperation with Azerbaijan. Your visit comes at a p [...]	2006-04-07 09:22:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEN ECON EAID MARR AJ
06BAKU675	AZERBAIJANI STATE AIRLINE AZAL RENEWS REQUESTS FOR [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPH 3. 2. (SBU) Based on a recent visit by Embassy EconOff, the Azerbaijani Civil Aviation Authority (AZAL) has renewed its interest in holding Open Skies negotiations with the U.S. Previous attempts to arrange Open Skies negotiations with AZAL are d [...]	2006-05-03 13:24:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON ETRD AJ
06BAKU947	BP JUNE UPDATE ON EAST-WEST ENERGY CORRIDOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. In his regular brief for Charge and British Ambassador, AIOC President David Woodward noted rising production in the ACG field and the first tanker lifting of BTC-delivered oil from Ceyhan. The gala ceremonies officially opening BTC in Ceyhan will take place July 12-13 and the G [...]	2006-06-27 14:01:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PREL AJ KZ IR
06BAMAKO443	THE "FRERE GUIDE" QADHAFI CAUSES A STIR IN MALI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Libyan leader Mouammar Qadhafi arrived to great fanfare in Mali on April 6 to celebrate the April 11 prophet Mohammed,s birthday (Mawloud). After a two-day stay in Bamako, Qadhafi and Malian President Amadou Toumani Toure (ATT) headed on a 2-day road trip to Timbuktu. In a contr [...]	2006-04-17 13:01:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV EINV LY ML
06BAMAKO520	PROSPECTORS PREDICT MALIAN OIL BY 2008 [...] (C) Summary: One and a half years after oil and gas exploration in northern Mali resumed, those searching for &black gold8 may be on the brink of success. To date, the Malian government has opened approximately 700,000 square kilometers of land to oil prospecting. Recent estimates by Austral [...]	2006-05-08 12:46:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND EPET ML PGOV PINS PREL SENV
06BAMAKO578	EAC DECISIONS REGARDING ATTACKS IN KIDAL AND [...] (C) As noted in reftel, the Ambassador chaired an EAC meeting at 1400 following reports of apparently coordinated attacks on Malian military bases in Kidal and Menaka. The results of the EAC meeting are noted below. 2. (C) The Embassy's RSO confirmed that no tier one tripwires have been re [...]	2006-05-23 17:11:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PREL PGOV PINR CASC ML
06BANGKOK1117	BURMESE MIGRANT LABORER MURDER TRIAL IN THAILAND CONTINUES [...] (SBU) Summary. The next trial hearing in the death of Ma Suu, a 17-year-old Burmese migrant worker who was allegedly murdered by her employer, will be on March 8-9, 2006. Ma Suu left Burma to seek work in Thailand, and found a job as a domestic servant for a wealthy Thai military officer in 2 [...]	2006-02-24 08:28:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWMN KCRM ELAB PHUM KJUS TH
06BANGKOK1119	THAILAND'S FORWARD ENGAGEMENT WITH IRAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The fiftieth anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Kingdom of Thailand and Iran in 2005 showcased a growing mutual engagement between the countries. The previous year saw several high-level exchanges, particularly visits to Iran by Thailand,s Energy Minister, Foreig [...]	2006-02-24 08:29:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL EINV ETRD TH IR
06BANGKOK1174	SENATOR FEINGOLD'S MEETING WITH THAI DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary. In a February 20 meeting with visiting Senator Russell Feingold and the Ambassador, Defense Minister Thammarak Issarangkul Na Ayutthaya outlined Thai military modernization efforts, explained that the RTG has not yet made a decision on the purchase of new fighter aircraft and voi [...]	2006-02-27 09:30:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINS TH POL MIL
06BANGKOK1176	SENATOR FEINGOLD'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 20, Senator Russell Feingold (D-WI) accompanied by Ambassador Boyce called on Prime Minister Thaksin. Thaksin said the relationship with the U.S., as exemplified by our close cooperation following the December 2004 tsunami, was excellent. The discussion focused on [...]	2006-02-27 09:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TH BURMA HUMAN RIGHTS POL MIL US FTA
06BANGKOK1236	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF PACFLT COMMANDER ADM [...] (C) Gary, your trip to Bangkok will take place as Prime Minister Thaksin faces his most serious political crisis since taking office. Speculation about the future of his government will likely arise during all of your meetings. We are asking all U.S. visitors meeting with Thai officials to u [...]	2006-03-01 10:25:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PGOV PREL MARR TH
06BANGKOK1237	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: FEBRUARY VISIT TO FAR SOUTH [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a February 15-16 visit to the far southern provinces of Narathiwat, Pattani, and Songkhla poloffs discussed the influence of radical Islam and other factors behind the violence. They heard continued concern over divisions between the Buddhist and Muslim communities and c [...]	2006-03-01 10:25:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER TH
06BANGKOK1491	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Wg.Cdr. Nuttawoot ACHALABOON, Wing 1, 2nd Air Division, Air Combat Command [...]	2006-03-10 03:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
06BANGKOK1492	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Gp.Capt. Morakot THONGSUK, Directorate of Intelligence, Royal Thai Air For [...]	2006-03-10 03:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
06BANGKOK1575	THAILAND POLITICAL UPDATE: HUGE ANTI-THAKSIN RALLY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Anti-Thaksin protesters gathered in full-force this morning on March 14, in far greater numbers than the demonstrations of March 5, and marched peacefully from Sanam Luang to Government House. The People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) and the Dharma Army have both vowed to r [...]	2006-03-14 23:31:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TH
06BANGKOK1581	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Wg.Cdr. Nuttawoot ACHALABOON, Wing 1, 2nd Air Division, Air Combat Command [...]	2006-03-15 05:58:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
06BANGKOK1582	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Flt.Lt. Pichead BUANLEE, Win 1, 2nd Air Division, Air Combat Command, Roya [...]	2006-03-15 05:59:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
06BANGKOK1583	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Gp.Capt. Morakot THONGSUK, Directorate of Intelligence at Royal Thai Air F [...]	2006-03-15 05:59:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
06BANGKOK1679	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for FS1 Watcharin SAI-IN, Directorate of Armament, Air Support Command, Royal [...]	2006-03-20 03:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
06BANGKOK2337	SOUTHERN THAILAND: CURRENT PROGRAMS AND ASSISTANCE [...] (S) Summary. Over the past two years, Post has focused much of our wide ranging assistance and training programs to help the RTG deal with the growing problem in the South. We have been very careful to avoid overt, direct involvement--the RTG sees this as a domestic issue and the insurgency i [...]	2006-04-21 09:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PTER PREL PINS TH
06BANGKOK2370	THAILAND: ELECTION RERUN LEAVES PARLIAMENT'S [...] (U) Summary: The April 23rd rerun votes for the lower house, held in 40 unresolved constituencies, has left the question of how and when to seat the Parliament still hanging in the air. Lower numbers of voter turnout compared to the April 2 general election seem to be driven by increased vo [...]	2006-04-24 11:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TH SNAP
06BANGKOK2425	THE KING SAYS, IT'S A MESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: King Bhumibol Adulyadej yesterday gave two of the most direct and to-the-point speeches in recent years to the newly sworn-in judges of the Administrative and Supreme Courts. In these speeches, the King questioned the democratic nature of the April 2 general elections as well as [...]	2006-04-26 10:55:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TH
06BANGKOK2466	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Flg. Off. Ronarong ARIYA, Security Force Command, Air Combat Command, Royal Thai Air Force, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. Emb [...]	2006-04-28 06:21:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
06BANGKOK2469	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Gp. Capt. Somchai PONGPRATANEE, Security Force Command, Air Combat Command, Royal Thai Air Force, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. [...]	2006-04-28 07:25:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
06BANGKOK2484	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF THE VICE CHAIRMAN OF [...] (C) Summary. Admiral Giambastiani, your trip to Bangkok will take place as Thailand recovers from its most serious political upheaval in over a decade. We are asking all U.S. visitors meeting with Thai officials to encourage continued respect for the democratic process. Your visit is also a [...]	2006-04-28 08:07:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV MARR MASS TH
06BANGKOK2548	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - THAILAND SEEKS U.S. [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY. On April 28, POLOFF delivered demarche (reftel A) to the Thai MFA regarding Iran's candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). The MFA confirmed Thailand's own candidacy within the Asia Group for a UNHRC se [...]	2006-05-02 06:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KUNR TH UNHRC UN
06BANGKOK2567	COURTS LEAN TOWARD NULLIFICATION; TRT FIGHTS BACK [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 1, a justice of the Central Administrative Court indicated that the April MP elections would likely be annulled. He expected a ruling on the key cases within a week to ten days. However, the ruling Thai Rak Thai party is marshaling its forces to oppose nullification. E [...]	2006-05-02 09:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TH
06BANGKOK258	CT ASSISTANCE TO THAILAND [...] (S) Summary: Thailand is the recipient of a wide range of U.S. training and assistance programs to help the RTG combat terrorist and extremism. We believe that the assistance programs detailed below are making a contribution to the RTG's efforts. This message provides information on CT ass [...]	2006-01-13 09:32:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PTER PREL PINR PGOV PINS PBTS ECON TH
06BANGKOK2643	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF PACOM ADM FALLON [...] (C) Summary. Fox, I'm looking forward to your visit and hope to host you and Mary for lunch while you are here. While things have settled down for the moment on the domestic political front, a great deal of uncertainty remains over who the next Prime Minister will be and the makeup of the new [...]	2006-05-04 10:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV MASS MARR TH
06BANGKOK2644	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF USARPAC LTG JOHN M. [...] (C) Summary. John, we are looking forward to your visit and appreciate USARPAC's support of Cobra Gold. We are pleased that Cobra Gold this year includes the active participation of Japan, Singapore and Indonesia. We are working closely with your staff to make Cobra Gold a capstone event f [...]	2006-05-04 10:05:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV MASS MARR TH
06BANGKOK2760	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Sqn. Ldr. Nantiya PAIBOON (WRTAF),Directorate of Education and Training, Royal Thai Air Force, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. [...]	2006-05-11 01:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
06BANGKOK2762	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for FS1 Warawute PRATOMSAOWANEE, Directorate of Air Operation Control, Air Combat Command, Royal Thai Air Force, who has been selected to attend course(s) li [...]	2006-05-11 01:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
06BANGKOK2763	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for FS1 Pudit THONGSUMRIT, Directorate of Electronics, Air Support Command, Royal Thai Air Force, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. Em [...]	2006-05-11 01:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
06BANGKOK2764	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Flt. Lt. Apirat SALEE, Security Force Command, Air Combat Command, Royal Thai Air Force, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. Embassy [...]	2006-05-11 01:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
06BANGKOK2826	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF EAP A/S HILL [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY. Chris, we're looking forward to your upcoming visit to participate in the ASEAN-U.S. Dialogue. I am also planning to host a dinner in your honor with former Prime Minister Anand Panyarachun. Anand is thoughtful and I think you'll enjoy hearing his views on s [...]	2006-05-11 09:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP MARR MASS PREL PGOV TH
06BANGKOK3111	THAILAND-WASHINGTON STATE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM ON [...] Summary. The State Partnership Program (SPP) between the Washington State National Guard and the Royal Thai Armed Forces has evolved from humble beginnings addressing "niche" disaster response/consequence management areas to become an invaluable Embassy tool allowing us to advance objectives [...]	2006-05-24 00:31:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PTER MARR MASS TH POL MIL
06BANGKOK3202	THAILAND IN 2006 - POLITICS AND THE SOUTH [...] (C) Summary: Political uncertainty will be the theme the rest of this year in Thailand as Thaksin and his political opponents gird for renewed conflict. US-Thai FTA negotiations can be expected to languish during this period. If the political instability becomes protracted a decline in fore [...]	2006-05-26 06:54:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER TH
06BANGKOK3382	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Plt.Off. Satit PROMPUNJAI, Directorate of Air Operations Control, Air Combat Command, Royal Thai Air Force, who has been selected to attend course(s) lis [...]	2006-06-06 05:25:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
06BANGKOK3385	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Flg. Off. Akrapat PHOSREELAP, Wing 41, 3rd Air Division, Air Combat Command, Royal Thai Air Force, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below [...]	2006-06-06 05:26:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
06BANGKOK3443	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Special Group Captain Suchin WANNAROJ, Royal Thai Air Force, Special Operations Regiment, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. Embass [...]	2006-06-08 06:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
06BANGKOK3538	THAILAND CELEBRATES ITS KING [...] (C) Summary. The Thai people took time off from their political crisis on June 9 to celebrate the 60th year of King Bhumipol Adulyadej's reign. The multi-day gala offered dramatic and often times moving evidence of the nation's respect and adoration for its monarch. In his public audience o [...]	2006-06-14 10:41:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
06BANGKOK355	SCENESETTER: AMBASSADOR CRUMPTON'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Bilateral relations with Thailand have been generally excellent. Thailand is a security treaty ally and has been firmly supportive of the Global War on Terror. American businesses have over $20 billion in direct investment in Thailand, the second largest investor after Japan. Thailand a [...]	2006-01-19 10:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PTER TH PSI BURMA HUMAN RIGHTS
06BANGKOK3799	OFFENSIVE IN KAREN STATE? A CROSS-BORDER AID [...] (C) Summary: Poloffs and Defense Attache met recently with a representative from an organization that provides cross-border assistance to conflict-affected populations in northern Karen State, Burma. He stated that though the number of casualties remains low, the ongoing military action is th [...]	2006-06-28 01:07:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PREF TH BM
06BANGKOK4137	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individuals listed below has been selected to attend the course listed above. Embassy Bangkok possesses no credible information of gross violations of h [...]	2006-07-12 09:33:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
06BANGKOK4310	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Sqn.Ldr. Venika BOONMA-KLEE (WRTAF),Directorate of Intelligence, Royal Thai Air Force, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. Embassy [...]	2006-07-19 08:55:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
06BANGKOK4311	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Wg.Cdr. Siripun RUANCAJORN, WRTAF, Directorate of Education and Training, Royal Thai Air Force, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. [...]	2006-07-19 08:55:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
06BANGKOK4537	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Suvaree WUTHIKORN, SQN.LDR,Royal Thai Air Force, Special Operations Regiment, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. Embassy Bangkok po [...]	2006-07-27 03:25:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
06BANGKOK4820	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE CHECK ON [...] POL FSN visited the Directorate of Aeronautical Engineering of the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) on August 3 and met with Group Captain Santichai Phatklap, Director of the Engineering Supply Division and Group Captain Bunsuep of the Directorate's front office. Response to reftel questions foll [...]	2006-08-08 08:15:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC SN TH
06BANGKOK4984	BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON POSSIBLE F100 ENGINE [...] On August 3 and 10, POL FSN met with Thai Aviation Industries (TAI) Logistics Department Director, Air Vice Marshall Thawon Mailson to discuss this Blue Lantern case. On August 10, POL FSN also met with Mr. Phonchet Likhitthanasombat, Director of the Government Policy Promotion Section, Offic [...]	2006-08-16 07:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC IS TH
06BANGKOK5058	SCENESETTER FOR THE AUGUST 26 - SEPTEMBER 2 VISIT [...] (C) Ellen, we look forward to your visit to Thailand. Bilateral relations with Thailand have been generally excellent. Thailand is a security treaty ally and has been firmly supportive of the Global War on Terror. American businesses have over $20 billion in direct investment in Thailand, an [...]	2006-08-18 07:27:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL ASEC OTRA TH
06BANGKOK5148	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF THE USS KITTY HAWK [...] (C) Summary. Admiral McClain and the men and women of the USS Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Group, your trip to Bangkok is a terrific opportunity to demonstrate America's commitment to regional security and meshes with a series of initiatives the United States has with Thailand. Thailand affords t [...]	2006-08-23 05:44:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP MARR PREL PGOV TH
06BANGKOK5268	SCENESETTER FOR PACOM DEPUTY J2 TOM MCNAMARA [...] (C) Summary. Mr. McNamara, your trip to Bangkok will allow you to observe the difficulties the Thai military face in sharing intelligence and information. A lack of basic analytical skills coupled with information firewalls between the services and with other agencies hampers the Thai militar [...]	2006-08-29 04:29:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	OTRA PREL MARR PGOV TH
06BANGKOK5635	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for GpCapt. Chatree PROMPUNTHAGORN (DPOB: 15 July 1963, Bangkok, Thailand),Royal Thai Air Force Institute of Higher Education, Air Education and Training C [...]	2006-09-13 08:38:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
06BANGKOK5700	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG/THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Gp.Capt. Noppadol VERAYANGKURA, (DPOB: 17 Jan 1960, Bangkok, Th),Directorate of Medical Services, Logistics Support Group, Royal Thai Air Force, who ha [...]	2006-09-15 09:25:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
06BANGKOK5812	THAILAND: WHO'S IN CHARGE? WHAT'S NEXT? [...] (C) SUMMARY: The "Council for Democratic Reform under the Monarchy" is in control of the government after a bloodless coup on the evening of September 19. The CDRM promises to cede control to an interim civilian government soon, and civil society contacts we spoke to today believed this wou [...]	2006-09-20 12:35:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MOPS PINS TH
06BANGKOK5814	THAILAND MILITARY COUP LEADER BRIEFS FOREIGN [...] 1. (C) Summary: The Thai military-led "Council for Democratic Reform Under the Constitutional Monarchy" (CDRM) held a briefing for the Bangkok diplomatic corps and defense attaches at Royal Thai Army Headquarters in Bangkok on September 20. Speaking for the CDRM, Army Commander-in-Chief So [...]	2006-09-20 13:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM MOPS ASEC TH
06BANGKOK6058	THAILAND: OCTOBER 3 SITUATION UPDATE [...] Summary. Thai troops are no longer visible at checkpoints and government buildings in Bangkok and armored vehicles are off the roads. Thai soldiers remain at some TV stations but are reportedly leaving soon. Thai Rak Thai Party leaders announced that former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatr [...]	2006-10-03 10:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MARR TH
06BANGKOK6325	THAILAND UPDATE: OCTOBER 16 [...] (SBU) The Cabinet will discuss martial law on October 17 but appears unlikely to rescind it; a top military official said publicly martial law should be lifted within two months. The Crown Prince, rather than the King, is scheduled to preside over the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) openin [...]	2006-10-16 12:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TH
06BANGKOK6354	CIVIL SOCIETY: PATIENCE WEARING THIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Civil society contacts are extremely concerned about the continued imposition of martial law and restrictions on civil liberties. There are more diverse views on other topics, including the advisability of accelerating the election timetable. Many are disappointed by the appoi [...]	2006-10-17 23:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TH
06BANGKOK6366	THAI RAK THAI LEADER DISCUSSES POLITICAL [...] (C) Acting Thai Rak Thai (TRT) Party Leader Chaturon Chaiseng said TRT will refuse to participate in activities of or bodies formed by the interim government, but TRT will not openly criticize the government. In an October 17 lunch with the Ambassador, Chaturon said he had not been intimidated [...]	2006-10-18 09:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KJUS TH
06BANGKOK700	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF PACAF COMMANDER GENERAL [...] (C) General Hester, all of us in Bangkok look forward to your return visit and your participation in Cope Tiger. Many of the issues that you addressed during your December visit remain of key importance -- especially the ongoing competition among Sukhoi, Saab and Lockheed Martin to supply rep [...]	2006-02-06 09:15:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP MARR PREL TH
06BANGKOK7146	ORANGUTAN ODYSSEYS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA [...] Summary: A new wildlife anti-trafficking law enforcement network, the ASEAN-Wildlife Enforcement Network (ASEAN-WEN) established by ASEAN member countries in December 2005 shows that governments in Southeast Asia are beginning to pay more attention to the multi-billion dollar illegal wildlife [...]	2006-11-29 07:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV AORC PREL XC
06BANGKOK7584	THAILAND: MOVING FORWARD WITH THE COPE TIGER [...] (C) The annual COPE TIGER flight training exercise among the United States, Thailand and Singapore is scheduled to run from January 29 until February 9 in Thailand. More than 800 U.S. service members together with U.S. transport, tanker, fighter and ground support aircraft are planning to p [...]	2006-12-26 02:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MASS TH
06BANGKOK7650	NEW INVESTMENT REGULATIONS PROPOSED [...] (SBU) Summary. On December 28 a committee assigned by the Minister of Commerce to advise him about changes to the Foreign Business Act (FBA - the law which governs the ability of foreign firms to conduct business in Thailand's services and other sensitive sectors) submitted its report. Although [...]	2006-12-29 09:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV TH
06BANGKOK795	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the US Federal Air Marshal Train-the-Trainer Program from February 27 - Ma [...]	2006-02-10 02:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
06BANGKOK821	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SEVENTH FLEET COMMANDER [...] (C) Jonathan, all of us in Bangkok look forward to your return visit and the big top reception aboard the USS Blue Ridge. Our military-to-military relationship is strong. Nonetheless, our relationship with the Royal Thai Navy could be improved. We hope during your stay that you will be able [...]	2006-02-10 10:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV MARR TH
06BANGKOK828	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DEPUTY FBI DIRECTOR JOHN [...] (C) Deputy Director Pistole, we look forward to your visit to Bangkok. Bilateral relations with Thailand have been generally excellent. Thailand is a security treaty ally and has been firmly supportive of the Global War on Terror. American businesses have over $20 billion in direct investment [...]	2006-02-10 10:30:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PGOV PREL TH
06BANGKOK926	U.S.-THAI MILITARY COOPERATION IN THE CONTEXT OF [...] (S) Eric and Peter: My country team continues to explore ways to improve our military cooperation with Thailand in order to address the violence in the South here. I know these are issues that are important to you. I'd like to share my views with you and suggest ways we can help the Thai. [...]	2006-02-16 02:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PGOV PREL TH POL MIL
06BANJUL191	GAMBIAN CIVAIR: AIRLINE NEGOTIATIONS AND A NEW DIRECTOR [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Gambian government continues its efforts to attract a commercial air carrier that will provide direct flights to the United States. Negotiations with North American Airlines (NAA),acquired by World Air Holdings in 2005, have progressed quickly and there is a possibility for a [...]	2006-03-29 12:09:00	Embassy Banjul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR KTIA OPIC PINR ETRD EINV GA
06BANJUL194	THE GAMBIA: CALM, BUT JITTERY ENVIRONMENT [...] (C) Amidst a calm, but jittery atmosphere, there have been additional televised statements by persons suspected of involvement in the March 21 coup attempt. A senior police official noted the release of two military officers cleared of involvement and estimated the remaining number of detaine [...]	2006-03-30 18:38:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS CASC ASEC PHUM GA
06BANJUL31	THE GAMBIA: PROSPECTS FOR THE BILATERAL [...] (C) Our assessment of prospects in 2006 for our overall Gambian relationship is guarded, as the recent slippage in the GOTG's record on human rights and democracy has reinforced President Jammeh's reputation for erratic behavior and overshadowed his government's achievements. Given the import [...]	2006-01-17 12:04:00	Embassy Banjul	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER PINS PHUM KPKO EPET EINV ETRD

06BANJUL487	TFLE01: GAMBIAN CONDEMNATION OF ISRAEL OVER QANA [...] (SBU) The GOTG wasted no time in condemning Israel over the July 30 air strike on Qana, Lebanon. Issuing a statement the same day. the GOTG denounced "this atrocious Israeli action," describing it as "illegal, barbaric, and inhuman." It called on the "International Community" to "ensure the i [...]	2006-07-31 16:41:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC PTER GA LE
06BANJUL695	THE GAMBIA: ONGOING TENSIONS WITH SENEGAL [...] (C) Senegalese Ambassador Fall noted heightened Sengalese/Gambian strains due to GOTG's support for dissident Casamance rebel MFDC leader Salif Sadio, coupled with Gambian actions against pro-conciliation MFDC elements such as Magne Dieme. Fall said Senegalese armed forces chief would visit h [...]	2006-11-09 15:30:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PINS SG GA
06BANJUL708	THE GAMBIA: SENEGALESE VISITORS, JAMMEH'S [...] (C) President Jammeh used high-level Senegalese visits to deny -- unconvincingly -- meddling in the Casamance and profess his commitment to good ties with Senegal. Senegalese Chief of Defense Staff spoke of plans to conclude a MOU with the Gambian military to strengthen cooperation via, inter [...]	2006-11-20 18:32:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS MOPS GA SG
06BASRAH103	UPDATE ON BASRAH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT [...] (U) Summary: The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Governments of the UK and Iraq was extended for a second time to June 30, 2006. The second extension occurred because certification of the air traffic controllers (ATCs) is still pending, a shortage of fire trucks, issues with the [...]	2006-06-17 16:43:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EAIR EAID IZ
06BASRAH121	DETERIORATING SECURITY IMPACTING REO BASRAH [...] (C) Summary: Following the arrest of a high ranking Jaysh al Mahdi (JAM) member on July 16 by the British military, the REO Basrah Palace compound has come under significant increased indirect fire (IDF) attacks, severely impacting REO operations. There is insufficient space in hard buildings [...]	2006-07-21 16:41:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC AMGT PTER IZ
06BASRAH124	UPDATE ON REO BASRAH PARTIAL REDEPLOYMENT [...] (C) In the past 24 hours, the Regional Embassy Office (REO) has redeployed 115 personnel to other locations in Iraq. In the next 24 hours, another 22 personnel will be redeployed completing the bulk of REO Basrah's redeployment. The redeployment was accomplished utilizing existing transporta [...]	2006-07-27 06:35:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT ASEC IZ
06BASRAH29	SADR SURPRISES BASRAH, CALLS FOR NATIONAL UNITY, EXPULSION [...] (SBU) Summary: In an unannounced visit to Basrah, Moqtada al Sadr made a televised statement at the Office of the Martyr Sadr (OMS) headquarters. His speech called for Sunnis and Shias to unite and force the expulsion of the occupiers. An explosion in the Imam Ali Mosque in Basrah occurred [...]	2006-02-26 16:46:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ECON IZ
06BASRAH48	COUNCIL DITHERS AS BASRAH SECURITY WORSENS [...] (C) Summary: On April 3, the Basrah Regional Coordinator (RC) met with Hakim Abdul Sahib Kadum (Independent- Basrah Islamic Coalition),Basrah Provincial Council (BPC) member and Head of the Supervisory Security Committee of the council. He insisted that the U.S. REO take an "active role" i [...]	2006-04-06 12:28:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PTER KISL IZ
06BASRAH49	MOVERS AND SHAKERS IN THE BASRAH COMMUNITY [...] (C) Summary: Wielders of power and influence in Basrah outside of the local government can be classified into three general categories: highly respected sheikhs and imams, thugs and militia leaders, and a nebulous third category of individuals in positions of power but whose influence on the [...]	2006-04-07 11:45:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR SOCI KISL IZ
06BASRAH52	BADR IN BASRAH: A CHANGE IS IN THE AIR [...] (C) Summary: The General Secretary of the Badr Organization in Basrah, Hassan Al Rashid, and three colleagues attended a luncheon hosted by Regional Embassy Office (REO) Basrah on April 10. During the lunch Al Rashid discussed the inability of the provincial council to deliver basic service [...]	2006-04-11 08:53:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM IZ
06BASRAH66	MODM BASRAH OFFICIAL ON IDP CAMP FOR DISPLACED SHIA [...] (C) Summary: On April 30, the Basrah Regional Coordinator (RC) and PolOffs met with Abdul Kareen Salman, Director of Human Affairs from the Ministry of Displacement and Migration (MoDM) for the Southern Region to discuss the issue of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in southern Iraq. Abdu [...]	2006-05-05 10:00:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PTER PREF SMIG SOCI EAID KISL IZ
06BASRAH94	PM MALIKI DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY IN BASRAH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a press conference in Basrah on May 31, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki declared a one-month state of emergency in Basrah and requested that the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) devise a security plan to stabilize the city. This announcement follows a May 29 press conference in Basra [...]	2006-06-05 15:23:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT ASEC PGOV PREL PTER IZ
06BEIJING13025	CHALLENGING MEDIA TABOOS IN XINJIANG [...] (C) Xinjiang journalists face particularly heavy restrictions stemming from Xinjiang's unique political sensitivities and large ethnic minority population. The local media is generally prohibited from reporting on interethnic disputes, matters pertaining to terrorism or separatism as well as [...]	2006-06-20 13:05:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI KISL CH
06BEIJING18534	CHINA LABOR ISSUES OVERVIEW [...] (U) This message provides background to assist with the planning of Labor Secretary Chao's September 13 meetings with Chinese Minister of Labor and Social Security Tian Chengping. The cable includes a section on current political and economic context (paras 4- 19),a review of developments [...]	2006-09-01 08:57:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV PREL CH
06BEIJING18547	PRC/PAKISTAN: CLOSE COOPERATION ON KEY ISSUES, BUT THE TWO CAPITALS DON'T SEE EYE-TO-EYE [...] (C) Summary. Recent speculation that China has agreed to provide Pakistan with additional nuclear reactors is "nonsense," stated MFA Asian Affairs Department Deputy Division Director for Pakistan Wang Xilin, insisting that China will strictly adhere to its international obligations as a member of t [...]	2006-09-01 11:15:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH PK
06BEIJING4764	PREMIER WEN DISCUSSES NEW SOCIALIST COUNTRYSIDE, [...] China must recognize that the reform process is long and arduous, Premier Wen Jiabao remarked at a press conference following the conclusion of the NPC and CPPCC annual sessions. The New Socialist Countryside policy will help safeguard farmers' land rights and raise their living standards. [...]	2006-03-14 11:25:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PARM ECON CH TW JP
06BEIJING5618	DOE OLYMPIC RADIATION SECURITY WORKSHOP IN BEIJING [...] (SBU) The Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA),in conjunction with the China Institutes for Contemporary International Relations (CICIR),held an Olympic Radiation Security Workshop on February 28. DOE officers made two presentations titled: "The DOE's Emerge [...]	2006-03-27 09:41:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER KNNP MNUC ENRG ECON ETRD BTIO RGY
06BEIJING5705	PART III OF III: PRC/INDIA: INDIAN DIPLOMAT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-28 16:49:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS IN CH
06BEIJING745	U.S-CHINA WORKING GROUP MEETING WITH DEFENSE [...] (SBU) In a meeting with Chinese Defense Minister Cao Gangchuan, Representative Kirk outlined three proposals for U.S.-China military and space cooperation: a DOD-MND hotline, an International Space Station-compatible docking ring for China's Shenzhou spacecraft and increased transparency in C [...]	2006-01-13 07:28:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PINS OREP TSPA CH
06BEIJING8615	SHIGANG AND HANGANG: A TALE OF TWO HEBEI [...] (SBU) Summary. Recent visits to two Hebei Province steel mills provide an insightful look into how steel industry reforms in China will play out during the next several years. Handan Iron and Steel Group Company, a large state-owned steel mill, has been selected by the Central Government to b [...]	2006-05-10 07:59:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND ENRG ELAB SENV WTRO CH
06BEIJING9009	PACOM COMMANDER ADMIRAL FALLON MEETING WITH [...] (C) Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing agreed to adjust his schedule to allow for a meeting with Admiral Fallon in spite of his heavy commitments in the run-up to a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. FM Li told Admiral Fallon that the aim of China's military development is to safegua [...]	2006-05-15 03:24:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS CH TW KN JP
06BEIRUT1072	MGLE01: SAUDI AMBASSADOR SEES NASRALLAH (WHO [...] (S) In a 4/5 meeting with the Ambassador, Saudi Ambassador Abdulaziz Khoja reported on his two-hour meeting the previous evening with Hizballah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah. Nasrallah, Khoja said, reported that Hizballah would back Michel Aoun for Lebanon's presidency and would oppose [...]	2006-04-06 12:38:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PGOV KDEM PTER LE SY SA
06BEIRUT1444	MGLE01: A/S HILLEN'S DINNER WITH LEBANESE [...] (C) On May 3, the Ambassador hosted a dinner at his residence for visiting PM A/S Hillen. The guests represented a diverse range of international and Lebanese political figures, all united by their common interest in Lebanon's security situation and relationship with the United States. Durin [...]	2006-05-08 12:42:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM LE PGOV PM SY
06BEIRUT1466	MGLE01: A/S HILLEN'S MEETING WITH ISF GENERAL RIFI [...] (C) A/S Hillen met with ISF General Ashraf Rifi at the ISF headquarters in Beirut to discuss U.S. - Lebanese cooperation on security assistance programs. Rifi thanked A/S Hillen and the U.S. for our assistance, and said he looked forward to a long partnership with the United States. Rifi sai [...]	2006-05-10 07:16:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS ASEC SNAR PTER CASC LE
06BEIRUT1481	MGLE01: SCENE-SETTER FOR VISIT OF IO/AS [...] (C) Summary: Your visit to Lebanon will underscore USG interest in Lebanon, and the role of the United Nations here. PM Siniora and four of his ministers visited Washington and New York April 17-22 to discuss the government's reform efforts and U.S. support for the country in its transition [...]	2006-05-10 14:03:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MARR KCRM PGOV UN LE SY IS
06BEIRUT1540	MGLE01: UNIFIL COMMANDER SAYS HIZBALLAH IS [...] (C) The UNIFIL Force Commander, General Alain Pellegrini, confirmed to IO A/S Silverberg that UNIFIL has recently observed increased construction activities at Hizballah positions on the Lebanese side of the Blue Line. Noting that the new outposts were more sophisticated in their design and [...]	2006-05-17 14:04:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KPKO LE MOPS PTER IO
06BEIRUT1690	MGLE01: A WEEKEND OF VIOLENCE IN SOUTHERN LEBANON [...] (C) The weekend of May 26-28 saw some of the most intense violence in southern Lebanon since the Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon in 2000. On May 26, a car bomb in Sidon killed Islamic Jihad official Abu Hamzeh and his brother. Islamic Jihad blamed Israel and then retracted its stat [...]	2006-05-30 13:28:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KPAL KPKO LE MOPS PTER
06BEIRUT1870	MGLE01: NATIONAL DIALOGUE DISCUSSIONS REVEAL [...] (C) On June 8, the Lebanese national dialogue reconvened. Two important events hung over the discussions of this round: 1) the Blue Line incidents of May 28 in which Hizballah positions were destroyed by Israeli air strikes, and 2) the June 1 riot that followed the television spoofing of H [...]	2006-06-09 15:11:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PINS KISL PTER KPAL LE SY
06BEIRUT1963	MGLE01: POTENTIAL REQUEST TO UNIIIC TO EXAMINE [...] (S/NF) Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Elias Murr claimed that the evidence is "very strong" that Israel, using local agents, was behind the 5/26 car bombing that killed the Majzoub brothers (PIJ activists and Lebanese citizens) in Sidon. Murr described what he believes was a [...]	2006-06-15 14:31:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER KCRM PGOV LE SY IS
06BEIRUT2175	MGLE01: ISF FACING INCREASING DRUG ENFORCEMENT [...] (C) Econoff attended a June 26 Internal Security Forces (ISF) briefing to the Mini-Dublin Group. Col. Kowalty Abdel Razzak, head of the ISF's 200-person drug enforcement unit, told the group that drug enforcement has become more difficult since the Syrian withdrawal. More farmers in the Bi [...]	2006-06-28 14:08:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KPAL LE PBTS PGOV SNAR SOCI SY
06BEIRUT2221	MGLE01: JA'JA SEES "SMALL WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY" [...] (C/NF) On June 29, the Ambassador and econoff met with Lebanese Forces leader Samir Ja'Ja and his adviser Elie Khoury at the Embassy. Ja'Ja was upbeat about the day's National Dialogue session, saying that Hizballah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah was restrained. Nasrallah, along with Speaker of [...]	2006-06-30 15:31:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	IS LE PGOV PTER SY
06BEIRUT2292	MGLE01: AOUN DISCUSSES SUMMER PLANS; PROMISES TO [...] (C/NF) In a July 7 meeting with the Ambassador and econoff, MP Michel Aoun was optimistic that his new television station would garner a strong sudience and earn a profit. Aoun, along with his adviser Gibran Bassil, commented on Suleiman Franjieh's controversial recent statements, saying th [...]	2006-07-07 14:13:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	CASC IS KDEM KPAL LE PGOV PTER
06BEIRUT2386	TFLE01: ISRAEL HITS SOUTHERN BEIRUT HARD; AIRPORT [...] (C) Subsequent to reftel, Israeli aircraft have bombed two small airports, a power plant, and struck hard at targets in the southern suburbs of Beirut. Two rockets were reported to have struck Haifa, but Hizballah denied responsibility and UNIFIL could not confirm that the rockets were launched fro [...]	2006-07-14 10:13:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE MOPS PTER
06BEIRUT2387	TFLE01: PM SINIORA CONVOKES P-5, URGES "HELPFUL" [...] (C) Convoking the P-5 ambassadors on 7/14, Prime Minister Siniora urged that the UN Security Council issue a presidential statement that calls for: 1) an immediate, comprehensive cease-fire, 2) a lifting of the blockade on Lebanon, and 3) encouragement of the Lebanese government's stated int [...]	2006-07-14 10:22:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PTER LE IS
06BEIRUT2407	TFLE01: BERRI SAYS CEASE-FIRE NECESSARY [...] (C/NF) Lebanon's Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri told the Ambassador today (7/17) that within another week, continued Israeli strikes will solidify Lebanese popular opinion against Israel. For now, however, he suggested in a most oblique manner that the potential for Israel's assault to we [...]	2006-07-17 17:50:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	IS LE MOPS PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT2413	TFLE01: INCENSED BY ISRAELI TARGETING OF LAF, [...] (S/NF) While acknowledging that there was something not quite right abotu the activities at the Jamhour military base, French Ambassador Emie described recent Israeli strikes on Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) facilities as "unbelievable." If the Israeli campaign was going to continue along these lines [...]	2006-07-18 16:26:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS PTER ASEC CASC LE FR
06BEIRUT2487	TFLE01: REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE IN DELIVERING OIL [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraphs 12 and 13. 2. BACKGROUND: Lebanon is currently facing a humanitarian crisis with more than 700,000 Lebanese now displaced from their homes. Humanitarian supplies are arriving and negotiations are being made for a humanitarian corridor to help d [...]	2006-07-27 12:07:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EINV ETRD EPET LE SY
06BEIRUT2488	TFLE01: SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN VILLAGES BESET BY [...] (C) A delegation of the municipal heads of four Christian villages located near the Blue Line told econoff on July 28 that Hizballah was sneaking into their villages and launching rockets from inside them. The resulting Israeli airstrikes damage houses and kill civilians. The municipal hea [...]	2006-07-28 13:17:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE MOPS PHUM PTER
06BEIRUT2534	TFLE01: ISRAELI ATTACKS ON NORTH COAST BRIDGE [...] (C) No doubt the Israelis can provide military justification for their attacks on three bridges going north starting from the Christian port city of Jounieh this morning (8/04) and cutting off the &corridor8 that the GOI told the world would remain open to Syria. But whatever the Israeli rationale, [...]	2006-08-04 13:38:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PTER PROG CASC LE IS
06BEIRUT2535	TFLE01: PM SINIORA WANTS A SINGLE PHASE AGREEMENT [...] (C/NF) PM Siniora pushed back hard against the US/FR plan to implement a cessation of hostilities and Israeli withdrawal in two phases. Worried about Israeli troops remaining inside Lebanon, Siniora prefers a single phase that combines a withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanese territory with an [...]	2006-08-05 08:00:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE MOPS PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT2539	TFLE01: UN REP SEES CRITICAL WINDOW OF [...] (C) On August 5, A/S Welch and Ambassador Feltman met with the UNSYG's Personal Representative for Lebanon Geir Pedersen and UN Senior Political Affairs Officer Salman Sheikh. Reiterating concerns expressed previously (refs a and b),Pedersen stressed that Israeli military action would not achieve [...]	2006-08-05 15:23:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KPKO MOPS PREL PTER IS SY LE
06BEIRUT2566	MGLE01: BERRI IS UNDER THREAT DUE TO HIS PIVOTAL [...] (C) Ambassador and TDY poloff met with several Lebanese politicians of different confessions on August 8 in order to guage attitudes toward the draft UN resolution and sense whether there is a strategy for moving ahead in Lebanon following a ceasefire. In addition to Maronite former Preside [...]	2006-08-08 16:54:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MOPS PREL PTER SY IS LE
06BEIRUT2600	LEBANON: FOR BERRI RESOLUTION COMES DOWN TO ONE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: On August 11 NEA A/S Welch, Ambassador, and PolOff met with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, accompanied by his foreign policy advisor Ali Hamdan, at Berri's Ain Al Tinneh office. A/S Welch told Berri that we hoped that the UNSC resolution addressing the current conflict wou [...]	2006-08-11 17:24:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE MOPS PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT2601	LEBANON: A/S WELCH'S MEETINGS WITH PM SINIORA ON [...] (C/NF) Over the course of three hours in two meetings on August 11, PM Fouad Siniora made steady, but incremental movement toward accepting the most recent draft language of the UN resolution. His strongest objections were directed toward the specific use of chapter 7 to authorize the multi-nationa [...]	2006-08-12 13:01:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE MOPS PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT2615	STRENGTHENING A SHAKY CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES -- [...] (SBU) This message contains a non-exhaustive list of initiatives that we suggest the USG support, in the first days of the fragile cessation of hostilities forged by U.S. leadership in UNSCR 1701. We seek to strengthen the GOL and move Lebanon toward a permanent cease-fire. After the U.S. [...]	2006-08-14 15:48:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PTER EAID LE SY IS
06BEIRUT2649	ARTICLE THREATENS MARWAN HAMADEH, WHO SEES IT AS [...] (S/NF) Reftel noted that Minister of Telecommunications Marwan Hamadeh -- who survived one assassination attempt already, on 10/1/04 -- believes that he is again being targeted. He heard a veiled threat in the 8/14 "victory speech" by Hizballah Secretary General, and he pointed out that he [...]	2006-08-15 13:26:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER ASEC MOPS SY LE IS
06BEIRUT2672	LEBANON: PM SINIORA PLANS COUNTER-PUNCH (BUT, [...] (C/NF) In a 8/16 meeting with the Ambassador, PM Siniora stated that his number one goal at this point is to get the LAF into south Lebanon as quickly as possible. This will be a significant achievement. He discounted much of Hassan Nasrallah's recent "victory" rhetoric as simply that, and [...]	2006-08-16 16:53:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE MOPS PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT2699	SHIA MINISTER CLAIMS BERRI TRICKED HIZBALLAH, NOW [...] (S/NF) Minister of Health (Shia, member of Amal) Mohammed Khalifeh (please protect throughout) told the Ambassador in a 8/18 meeting that Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and Hizballah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah are currently at odds. By Khalifeh's account, Berri was infuriated by Nasrallah's [...]	2006-08-19 08:23:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PGOV LE SY IR IS
06BEIRUT2717	NAMBIAR AND LARSEN DISCUSS UNSCR 1701 (AND TERJE DISCUSSES TERJE) [...] (S/NF) On 8/20, UN envoys Vijay Nambiar and Terje Roed-Larsen briefed the Ambassador on their Lebanon consultations regarding UNSCR 1701. They were impressed with the progress of LAF deployment. Concerned over UNIFIL Commander Pellegrini's comments about inadequate LAF-UNIFIL coordination, they bro [...]	2006-08-21 16:23:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PARM MOPS LE SY IS
06BEIRUT2732	SUMMARY OF GOL REQUESTS, IDEAS [...] (C) Ever since Hizballah initiated the current Israeli-Hizballah crisis, PM Siniora and other GOL officials have asked us for help in several specific areas. In most cases, we have politely explained why we could not help (or why any assistance was contingent upon the Lebanese taking action [...]	2006-08-23 15:46:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM EAID PGOV LE SY IS
06BEIRUT2766	RECONSIDERING THE AIR EMBARGO OF LEBANON [...] (C) Via septels, we are reporting the Ambassador's meetings today (8/25) with Prime Minister Siniora and Deputy Prime Minister/Defense Minister Murr on the 8/24 unanimous cabinet decision empowering Siniora to request international help, from whatever source, for Lebanon's land borders, seap [...]	2006-08-25 17:16:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR PREL MOPS PGOV LE SY IS
06BEIRUT2767	LEBANON : PM SINIORA ON DONORS CONFERENCE, [...] (S) In an August 25 conversation with the Ambassador, Prime Minister Siniora revealed Lebanon's tentative delegation list, plans, and priorities for next week's Stockholm Conference on assistance to Lebanon. Siniora maintained that the 1949 Armistice Agreement should be revived and form the f [...]	2006-08-25 17:16:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL LE
06BEIRUT2772	LEBANON: MURR SWEARS THAT AIRPORT IS SECURE [...] (C/NF) During an 8/25 meeting with Ambassador Feltman and poloff (notetaker),Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Elias Murr pleaded with the Ambassador to help get the Israeli blockade of the airport lifted. He said the "siege" is perceived by many within the Cabinet as the US-back [...]	2006-08-26 06:06:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MOPS EAIR LE SY
06BEIRUT2776	LEBANON: CODEL LANTOS CAUTIONS PM SINIORA THAT [...] (C/NF) When PM Siniora asked for U.S. assistance in lifting Israel's air and sea blockade of Lebanon, Congressman Lantos directly challenged the Prime Minister to explain what his government was doing to ensure the secure border provisions of UNSCR 1701 were being fully implemented. Rep. La [...]	2006-08-28 05:32:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE MOPS PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT2791	LEBANON: EDDE SEES DIMINISHED MARONITE ROLE; [...] (C) During an August 24 luncheon with the Ambassador, Pol/econ chief, and poloff at his home in Yarze, ex-Minister and Head of the Maronite League Michel Edde offered familiar lamentations that Christians in Lebanon are no longer as influential as they once were and that the Shi'a and Sunna [...]	2006-08-28 16:16:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER LE SY
06BEIRUT2797	LARSEN ON ANNAN'S TRIP: MICRO PICTURE GOOD; MACRO [...] (S/NF) On 8/29, UN envoy Terje Roed-Larsen briefed the Ambassador on UNSYG Kofi Annan's Beirut meetings the previous day. Annan, according to Larsen, made headway with PM Siniora on direct consultations between the Israelis and Lebanese, but only in the context of the 1949 Armistice Agreeme [...]	2006-08-29 09:43:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER LE SY IS IR
06BEIRUT2804	LEBANON: CODEL SHAYS MEETS WITH PM SINIORA [...] Prime Minister Siniora asked CODEL Shays for help in lifting the air and sea blockade of Lebanon by IDF forces. PM Siniora stated that not only was the blockade severely impairing humanitarian and reconstruction efforts, but it made the Lebanese people feel that the current period is simply a [...]	2006-08-29 16:01:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED	IS LE MOPS PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT2805	LEBANON: GEIR PEDERSEN ON ANNAN'S VISIT [...] (S/NF) On August 29, the UNSYG's Personal Representative for Lebanon Geir Pedersen and UN Senior Political Affairs Officer Salman Sheikh (please protect both throughout) briefed Ambassador Feltman and poloff on UNSYG Kofi Annan's Beirut meetings on August 28. While Pedersen covered much of [...]	2006-08-30 05:15:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER LE SY
06BEIRUT2813	LEBANON: GERMAN AMBASSADOR SAYS ANY SUPPORT MUST [...] (C) Summary: During an 8/28 meeting with Ambassador Feltman and poloff, German Ambassador to Lebanon Marius Haas provided a readout on the recent visit of a German military delegation to Lebanon. Haas said that Germany is willing to provide technical equipment and support to Lebanon, as wel [...]	2006-08-30 12:38:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KPKO LE SY
06BEIRUT2838	LEBANON: CUSTOMS PLANS A COMPLICATED FIGHT AGAINST [...] (S) Although our GOL senior and political interlocutors have spoken with less than a unified voice on arms smuggling into Lebanon, we have heard about both success stories and chronic problems about this issue from Lebanon's customs services. While positive developments have been hard to conf [...]	2006-09-01 08:51:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV ECON EFIN LE SY IR IS
06BEIRUT2841	MURR: HIZBALLAH AND AOUN ARE PLOTTING SINIORA'S [...] (S/NF) During an August 31 meeting with Ambassador Feltman and poloff, Lebanese Defense Minister Elias Murr said that Hizballah, Michel Aoun, and their allies are planning to launch a potentially violent civil disobedience campaign in November aimed at toppling the Siniora government and putti [...]	2006-09-01 10:06:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER MOPS LE SY IS
06BEIRUT2851	LEBANON: SINIORA AND HAMADEH EXPECT CABINET [...] (C) The Ambassador and poloff met separately with Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora and Information Minister Marwan Hamadeh on the afternoon of September 4. Siniora, joined by advisors Mohammad Chatta and Roula Noureddine, appeared very upbeat and is optimistic that this evening the Cabi [...]	2006-09-04 15:30:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER LE SY IS
06BEIRUT2867	LEBANON: MURR SAYS GOL-UNIFIL MARITIME FORCE [...] (S/NF) During a 9/5 meeting at his Rabieh home with the Ambassador and poloff, Lebanese Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Elias Murr said that the GOL and UNIFIL had worked out the operational guidelines governing international maritime assistance, adding that Prime Minister Siniora [...]	2006-09-06 05:43:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER MOPS CVIS LE SY
06BEIRUT2874	LEBANON: GHATTAS KHOURY SHARES DRAFT MARCH 14 [...] (C) During a September 6 meeting with Ambassador and poloff, former MP Ghattas Khoury discussed the upcoming 9/7 gathering of the March 14 forces and shared a draft communique to be issued after the meeting. Khoury, a Maronite close to Saad Hariri and Walid Jumblatt, said that the Christian [...]	2006-09-06 14:17:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KDEM SY LE
06BEIRUT2922	LEBANON: HARIRI AND HAMADEH GIVE POST-BLOCKADE [...] (C) Ambassador and poloff met separately on 9/9 with parliamentary majority leader Saad Hariri and Minister of Information Marwan Hamadeh -- both March 14 members -- to review the situation and next steps in Lebanon now that the air and sea blockades have been lifted. Both meetings touched [...]	2006-09-11 10:06:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PTER CVIS LE SY IR
06BEIRUT3006	IS MICHEL AOUN PLAYING WITH PRISONER EXCHANGES? [...] (S) In a 9/15 meeting with the Ambassador, an agitated Ghattas Khoury -- conveying information on behalf of Saad Hariri -- claimed that Michel Aoun's sudden and mysterious trip to Belgium was part of a prisoner exchange scheme that would destroy the Siniora government's credibility in the pr [...]	2006-09-15 15:28:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PTER LE IS
06BEIRUT3042	LEBANON: UNIFIL HITS MILESTONE FORCE LEVEL, [...] (S) We were told today by Milos Strugar, UNIFIL spokesman, and by Imran Reza, Senior Advisor in the UN Office of the Personal Representative of the Secretary General (UNOPRSG),that UNIFIL forces in Lebanon have reached the 5000 troop level. Except for troops transiting in and out through Bei [...]	2006-09-19 16:01:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	IS LE PREL
06BEIRUT3088	SULEIMAN FRANJIEH MASKS PRO-SYRIA BIAS WITH [...] (C) Former MP and ex-Minister Suleiman Franjieh, receiving an Embassy delegation on 9/18, expressed considerable worry about the March 14 majority using Hariri money and influence to impose its will on Lebanon. Even the special tribunal for the Hariri assassination might become a tool to se [...]	2006-09-25 07:14:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PTER LE SY
06BEIRUT3125	LEBANON: CODEL LAHOOD MEETS WITH PM SINIORA [...] (C) Calling on Prime Minister Siniora in the Grand Serail September 2, CODEL Lahood expressed its support for Lebanon. Siniora was adamant that the air and sea blockade be lifted so that attention could be turned to the "major political flaw" that Hizballah committed. He thanked the USG for it [...]	2006-09-27 13:01:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE MARR PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT3162	CHANGING GOL VIEW ON CHRONOLOGY FOR INTRODUCTING [...] (C/NF) In separate one-on-one meetings with the Ambassador on 9/30, Prime Minister Siniora and Minister of Telecommunications Marwan Hamadeh both acknowledged that their positions, and those of March 14 politicians more generally, have evolved on when to engage Lebanon's cabinet on trying to [...]	2006-10-02 05:03:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KCRM PTER LE SY
06BEIRUT3234	LEBANON: LATEST AOUN STATEMENT THREATENING, [...] (C) MP and Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) Leader General Michel Aoun held a press conference in his Rabieh headquarters October 4 with a delegation of FPM area coordinators. Aoun continued his attack (following up on statements made in the FPM "Right of Return" conference September 30 and to A [...]	2006-10-05 16:23:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER LE
06BEIRUT324	MGLE01: SINIORA ON END TO CABINET BOYCOTT, [...] (C) In a 2/4 meeting with the Ambassador, Prime Minister Fouad Siniora claimed that he and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri had orchestrated the end of the Shia cabinet boycott by cornering Hizballah publicly. There is no private and no written deal, Siniora insisted, noting that he fully expec [...]	2006-02-06 09:28:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KCRM LE IS SY KPAL
06BEIRUT3407	LEBANON: PM SINIORA RECOGNIZES NEED TO ENHANCE [...] (C) Prime Minister Siniora expressed an interest in exploring further ways to enhance the arms embargo provisions of UNSCR 1701. Although he would not provide immediate endorsement for any specific ideas, such as establishing a United Nations "embargo committee," Siniora said they merited f [...]	2006-10-21 08:30:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER LE IS SY
06BEIRUT3431	LEBANON: FOREIGN MINISTER SALLOUKH MEETING WITH [...] (C) Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh emphasized resolution of the Palestinian situation as the key to peace and stability throughout the region. He also indicated that improving Lebanese relations with Israel depended on Israeli withdrawal from Ghajar, Lebanon gaining control of the Sheba'a Fa [...]	2006-10-25 09:43:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL LE
06BEIRUT3539	LEBANON: FOREIGN MINISTER SALLOUKH OPTIMISTIC ON [...] (C) In a November 2 meeting, Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh urged to the Ambassador rapid and thorough support for the LAF and action on Israeli overflights and non-withdrawal from Ghajjar. Salloukh was optimistic that Speaker Berri's proposed consultations among political leaders would stav [...]	2006-11-03 16:58:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER LE
06BEIRUT362	MGLE01: PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE PROVIDES ITS [...] (SBU) On February 6, the Office of Prime Minister Fouad Siniora provided the Embassy with official GOL statistics on Israeli air, sea, and land violations of Lebanese territory since 2000. According to the PM's Office's statistics, 2005 was the year with the most Israeli air violations. The [...]	2006-02-08 13:45:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IS KPKO LE MOPS PREL PTER
06BEIRUT3782	LEBANON: BERRI FOR BOTH SINIORA AND CABINET [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador, a curiously jubilant Speaker Berri laid out his positions: he is for the current GOL, including PM Siniora, staying; opposed to any confidence or no-confidence vote or a new Ministerial Declaration; but in favor of the opposition obtaining a "blocking minor [...]	2006-12-07 13:02:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER LE
06BEIRUT3800	DEFMIN MURR BELIEVES NASRALLAH MISCALCULATED BUT [...] (C) Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Murr believes that Hassan Nasrallah realizes that he miscalculated regarding the determination of the Siniora cabinet, the fortitude of the LAF, the attitude of the Sunnis, and the attitude of the Christians. But, unable to back down and maintai [...]	2006-12-09 09:54:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER LE SY
06BEIRUT3810	HINTS OF A DEAL IN THE AIR, BUT MARCH 14 LEADERS [...] (C) Marwan Hamadeh told us today (12/11) that the rumors circulating in Beirut about an imminent Sudan or Arab League-brokered deal between March 14 and March 8-Aoun have no basis in fact. While March 14 leaders will try to work with Amr Moussa on an initiative, they do not believe that Hiz [...]	2006-12-11 16:42:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM LE SY
06BEIRUT3894	LEBANON: PARLIAMENT SPEAKER BERRI CLAIMS, "IT'S [...] (C) Visiting Senators Christopher Dodd and John Kerry reassured Speaker of the Lebanese Chamber of Deputies Nabih Berri that some elements of USG policy may change as a result of the recently-published findings of the Iraq Study Group, but USG support for Lebanon's independence will remain st [...]	2006-12-22 15:12:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER LE
06BEIRUT613	MGLE01: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DRUSE LEADER [...] (C) For better or worse, Walid Jumblatt may well be the single person most responsible for where we are in Lebanon today. He was a warlord in the 1975-1990 Lebanese civil war and became a pillar of the post-Ta'if Agreement "pax Syriana." Lately, however, he has emerged as the most importan [...]	2006-03-02 07:13:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT845	MGLE01: FORMER AOUN ADVISER WONDERS: DID AOUN [...] (C) Summary: Sami Nader, Michel Aoun's former advisor -- and ex-son-in-law -- accuses "the General" of having made a deal with the Syrian regime in order to return from exile and seek the presidency. Nader sees his own efforts at cultivating better relations between Aoun's supporters and th [...]	2006-03-17 15:33:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KISL PTER SY LE
06BEIRUT897	MGLEB01: New TV's Criticism of Judiciary Crosses [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An episode on Arabic-nationalist, independent New Television's (New TV) weekly 90-minute call- in program "Al Fasad" (Corruption) 3/10 strongly criticized Lebanon's judiciary, naming judges -- both Syrian appointee holdovers and friends of March 14 leaders -- it alleged were co [...]	2006-03-21 15:56:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PHUM KMPI KDEM OEXC SCUL LE
06BEIRUT922	MGLEB01: POLITICAL ORGANIZING ON CAMPUS: A MIRROR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Student politics in Lebanon mirror the country's national political scene in intensity, organization and confessional breakdown. Highly structured partisan organizations with motivated and dedicated student members compete in time-consuming university elections to demonstrate [...]	2006-03-23 13:45:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAO KDEM KMPI SOCI SCUL LE
06BELGRADE1117	Successful Step in Improving Military Cooperation [...] (U) Summary: The visit of two USAF F-16s on June 22 and 23 marked a new high point in the military relationship between the US and Serbia. The extensive and overwhelmingly positive media coverage made the operation a success and demonstrates the effect that military cooperation can have on [...]	2006-07-11 15:18:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MARR MASS SR
06BELGRADE1522	Scenesetter for the Secretary of Defense's Visit to [...] (SBU) Your visit comes as the Montenegrins celebrate their newly regained independence following a successful referendum in May. Most recently, during the 10 September parliamentary elections the Montenegrin voters handed Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic's ruling coalition another mandate with 4 [...]	2006-09-19 15:46:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KDEM SR PBTS PGOV PNAT MW
06BELGRADE168	PROGRESS NOTED IN FAA TECHNICAL REVIEW [...] A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) team completed its technical review of the Serbia and Montenegro Civil Aviation Directorate (CAD) on January 27 in Belgrade. The review results found significant progress in all areas of the CAD's oversight capabilities since the last technical review [...]	2006-02-06 10:01:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR SR MW KTIA ICTY
06BELGRADE2004	MY YEAR-END MEETING WITH PM KOSTUNICA [...] (c) SUMMARY: I used my final meeting of the year with PM Kostunica to challenge him to do more to support our growing mil-mil relationship, to follow through on his government's commitments to key US investors and restitution claimants, and to urge him to provide reassurances of his commitm [...]	2006-12-13 15:26:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PBTS SR
06BELGRADE220	SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-14 15:14:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EINV ETRD KTDB MW PGOV SR USTR
06BERLIN1495	GERMAN-IRAN TRADE: CHILL IN THE AIR [...] (C) Summary: Increased international pressure on Iran to halt its uranium enrichment activities may already be affecting Germany's trade with Iran, despite record numbers for 2005. Germany enjoys a substantial trade surplus with Iran, but officials and business people report German businesses [...]	2006-06-02 14:12:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET ETRD ETTC GM MNUC PREL IR
06BERLIN2654	DHS COUNSELOR ROSENZWEIG PUSHES FOR CT PROGRESS IN [...] (C) Summary. Regarding Interior Minister Schaeuble's planned September 24-26 trip to Washington, German Interior Ministry Director General Guenter Krause told visiting Department of Homeland Security Counselor to the Assistant Secretary for Policy Paul Rosenzweig September 4-5 that SIPDIS [...]	2006-09-12 06:02:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KHLS EAIR PGOV PREL GM
06BERLIN2957	SCENESETTER: LEGAL ADVISER BELLINGER'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Summary. Mission Germany warmly welcomes you and your delegation for talks which will deepen our cooperation with Germany in the Global War on Terror. The German Government is serious about combating terrorism and, especially in the wake of the failed train bombing attampts in July, is [...]	2006-10-10 05:50:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KJUS PTER PGOV PREL GM
06BERLIN3145	SUBJECT: GERMAN SECURITY POLICY WHITE PAPER [...] (C) Summary. Chancellor Merkel and her cabinet approved October 25 a White Paper on security policy and the future of the Bundeswehr, the first since 1994. The document is on the whole a success, defining priorities in a manner consistent with that of the U.S. and reaffirming the role of NATO [...]	2006-10-27 17:38:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GM
06BERLIN3422	ENGAGING GERMANY ON ENERGY AND CLIMATE: CEQ CHAIRMAN?S [...] SUMMARY: White House Council on Environmental Quality Chairman James L. Connaughton met with senior German officials from the Environment, Economic, and Foreign Affairs Ministries as well as the Bundestag (parliament) and Chancellery to discuss environment and energy policy as Germany prepar [...]	2006-12-05 08:31:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG ECON EAIR GM
06BERLIN3442	ENGAGING GERMANY ON ENERGY AND CLIMATE: CEQ [...] SUMMARY: White House Council on Environmental Quality Chairman James L. Connaughton met with senior German officials from the Environment, Economic, and Foreign Affairs Ministries as well as the Bundestag (parliament) and Chancellery to discuss environment and energy policy as Germany prepar [...]	2006-12-07 09:24:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG ECON EAIR GM
06BERLIN3456	SCENESETTER FOR THE U.S.-GERMAN WORKING GROUP ON [...] (C) Summary. The December 12 inaugural meeting of the U.S.-German Working Group to share counterterrorism information is an opportunity to achieve significant progress. German officials have indicated they would be prepared to share their "Gefaerderliste" (list of those who pose a threat) an [...]	2006-12-08 11:41:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL KJUS KHLS GM
06BERLIN3563	German Out-Of-Area Deployment Update [...] (SBU) As of December 20, Germany has 7,664 military personnel deployed in out-of-area deployments. All Bundeswehr deployments, with the exception of observers such as in Georgia (where currently 11 military personnel are deployed under UNOMIG),all military out-of-area (OOA) deployments require [...]	2006-12-21 15:50:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PREL GM
06BERLIN3565	GERMANY: COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Germany continues to be a strong partner in countering the global terrorist threat by participating in military operations overseas, providing leadership in multilateral settings, and fighting terrorism within its borders. German cooperation with the United States on the counterterrorism [...]	2006-12-21 16:42:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC GM
06BERLIN636	OPPOSITION TO SCRUTINIZE BND ROLE IN IRAQ [...] (C) The FDP's Bundestag caucus voted March 6 to establish a parliamentary investigatory committee to look into the activities of the German intelligence service (BND) in Iraq and in relation to terror suspects held by the U.S. Since the caucuses of the Greens and Left Party.PDS had already ta [...]	2006-03-07 16:27:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GM
06BISHKEK1195	A/S BOUCHER'S MEETINGS IN BISHKEK [...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher met with a range of Kyrgyz Government officials, parliamentary deputies, business and civil society leaders, and American implementing partners during his August 10-11 visit to Bishkek. A/S Boucher used the [...]	2006-08-16 06:05:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG

06BISHKEK1224	YOUTH LEADER CLAIMS HE'S NOT TO BLAME FOR PNGS [...] (C) On August 17, PolOff met with Alisher Mamasaliyev, a member of the Forum of Young Politicians and former member of the youth movement Kel-Kel. Mamasaliyev stated that the purpose of his visit was to inform the Embassy that the SNB called him in on August 16 to repeat its request that he d [...]	2006-08-22 07:28:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR KG
06BISHKEK1450	BISHKEK SCENESETTER FOR SCA DAS FEIGENBAUM [...] SUMMARY: Your visit offers an opportunity to move our democracy and civil society agenda forward. Following the downturn in our relations this summer, and building on A/S Boucher's August visit, the Kyrgyz are now indicating they may have gone too far, and want to repair relations. Moving a [...]	2006-10-13 11:02:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON KPAO KG
06BISHKEK1570	11/8/06 EAC MEETING REGARDING DEMONSTRATIONS IN [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Bishkek Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on November 8. Present at the meeting were: AMB, DCM, POL/ECON, POL/RA, MSG, PAS, MGT, DAO, SAO, CONS, USAID, MED, INL, EXBS, CLO, RLA, USAID, RSO, Peace Corps, and Manas Air Force Base representatives. [...]	2006-11-08 12:18:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC PGOV PINR PREL
06BISHKEK1602	EAC MEETING RE ABDUCTION OF USAID OFFICER'S SPOUSE [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Bishkek Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on November 13. Present at the meeting were: AMB, DCM, POL/ECON, POL/RA, MSG, PAS, MGT, DAO, SAO, CONS, USAID, MED, INL, CLO, RLA, USAID, RSO, Peace Corps, U.S. Treasury Representative, and Manas Air Forc [...]	2006-11-14 02:41:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC PGOV PINR PREL KG
06BISHKEK1644	Off the Record, Journalists Predict Political Games to [...] (SBU) Summary: In an off the record session with four of the most well-connected journalists in Bishkek, the Ambassador had a wide-ranging discussion on the state of post-protest Kyrgyzstan. The general opinion was that while the new constitution had provided both sides a face-saving compromise [...]	2006-11-21 06:12:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAO KG
06BISHKEK1722	SHOOTING INCIDENT AT MANAS AIRBASE, KYRGYZSTAN [...] (U) This is an Action Cable; see paras 11-14 below. 2. (C/NF) SUMMARY: On the afternoon of December 6, A KYRGYZ NATIONAL was SHOT AND KILLED BY a U.S. AIR FORCE SECURITY AIRMAN WHILE MAKING a routine FUEL DELIVERY at Manas Coalition Airbase in Kyrgyzstan. According to the airman, the [...]	2006-12-06 14:48:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MOPS PGOV KG
06BISHKEK1733	PRESIDENT CALLS IN AMBASSADOR OVER 12/6 SHOOTING [...] (C) Summary. On December 7, President Bakiyev called in the Ambassador to discuss the December 6 shooting incident at the Manas Air Force Base. He requested that the U.S. keep the Airman who shot the Kyrgyz national in the country until the end of the investigation and that no constraints [...]	2006-12-07 13:00:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
06BISHKEK1736	KYRGYZ FOREIGN MINISTER ON SHOOTING AT AIR BASE: [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Jekshenkulov called in the Ambassador late on December 8 to discuss the shooting incident at the Manas Air Base (Ref B). Jekshenkulov gave the Ambassador two diplomatic notes: one requesting cooperation in the investigation, and the second proposing the establi [...]	2006-12-11 03:33:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
06BISHKEK1753	KYRGYZ PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR ON AIRBASE SHOOTING [...] (C) SUMMARY. On December 12, Ambassador met with Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Ermek Ibragimov regarding the way ahead on the Manas air base shooting incident. He agreed that the incident had become an internal political issue, making it harder to contain. He raised questions about [...]	2006-12-13 11:14:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL OSCE MARR KG
06BISHKEK1788	MANAS AIR BASE SHOOTING AND KRYGYZ CULTURE [...] (C) I and my staff deeply appreciate the extensive State-DOD coordination in recent days regarding the December 6 shooting incident at Manas Air Base, as well as on accelerating release of the AIB report on the September aircraft collision. Both issues have, unfortunately, raised questions [...]	2006-12-21 02:40:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SCUL PGOV MARR KG
06BISHKEK502	VISIT OF SCA ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER TO BISHKEK [...] (C) During a series of meetings on April 11, SCA Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher urged the Kyrgyz Government to move forward on constitutional reform and said that the U.S. is eager to begin the next round of negotiations on Manas Coalition Airbase. He also expressed concern over the Apr [...]	2006-04-17 08:46:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM KCOR EAID ECON KG
06BISHKEK625	TOUGH TALK AMID HOPES FOR LAST MINUTE COMPROMISE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Tensions seemed to ease somewhat one day before the large opposition demonstration planned for April 29 in Central Bishkek. Chief organizer Almaz Atambayev told PolOff on April 28 that he hoped for 20,000 people at the demonstration, but most Embassy contacts believe 4000-6000 a [...]	2006-04-28 12:22:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KCRM KG
06BOGOTA10113	U/S BURNS OCTOBER 25 MEETING WITH DEFENSE MINISTER [...] (U) October 25, 2006, 10:30-12:00 a.m., Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2. (U) Participants: U.S. U/S Burns A/S for WHA Thomas P. Shannon PM PDAS Stephen Mull Deputy Assistant Attorney General Mary Lee Warren Daniel Tomlinson, NSC Patricia Prugh, Attorney Advisor - L Ambassador Willi [...]	2006-11-01 15:27:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER CO
06BOGOTA10214	ARAUCA AND CATATUMBO: 3 KEYS TO SECURITY [...] (S) Security in Arauca department is much improved, with no pipeline attacks this year and the population increasingly cooperating with the COLMIL. Three keys to this progress are U.S.-funded helicopters for combat air mobility, judicial processes against militias relying on out-of-town pros [...]	2006-11-02 18:54:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET	PROG PREL PTER CO
06BOGOTA10462	SCENESETTER FOR NOVEMBER 13-14 VISIT OF PRESIDENT [...] (C) President Uribe arrives in Washington for November 13-14 meetings with executive and legislative branch officials in the wake of a highly successful visit to Colombia by U/S for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns. Uribe will emphasize the importance to Colombia of ratification of the U.S [...]	2006-11-09 20:13:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM SNAR EAID ETRD ECON CO
06BOGOTA10933	PLAN PATRIOTA - THE SEQUEL [...] (S) Building on the progress of Plan Patriota, Colombia's Ministry of Defense is in the process of planning its 2006-10 campaign. The outlines which follow are still tentative. Operationally the new Plan is more a natural evolution of Plan Patriota than a change of course. The COLMIL's main [...]	2006-12-01 16:58:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER CO MARR
06BOGOTA11380	UAVS -- "EYES IN THE SKY" FOR COLMIL OPERATIONS [...] (S) Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are a low-tech, low-cost, and low-risk but potentially high-impact new addition to USG-GOC intelligence cooperation in support of counterterror and counterdrug efforts. Since their arrival in July, a test package of UAVs has provided valuable, real-time ae [...]	2006-12-20 21:10:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER MARR CO
06BOGOTA11382	COLMIL CASUALTIES: COMBAT, MINES, AND DISEASE [...] (C) In 2005, 1,058 COLMIL personnel died from combat and other causes (death rate of 0.4 percent). Of this total, 541 were killed in combat or by mines, almost all by the FARC, and 517 died in accidents or other causes. Over 1,700 were wounded (0.7 percent). Land mines are a growing hazard, [...]	2006-12-20 21:12:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MARR CO
06BOGOTA11488	COLMIL: JTF-O ONTO A MORE AGGRESSIVE FOOTING [...] (S) In the Colombian military's main focus area against the FARC, the incoming commander is planning two changes to improve results. First, he will spread battalion formations to widen their area of control and increase chances of enemy contact. Second, he will create new companies dedicated [...]	2006-12-27 19:01:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER MARR CO
06BOGOTA144	WHY JANUARY 2006 IS DIFFERENT FROM JANUARY 2005 IN [...] (C) President Uribe broke the political custom of decades by winning the right to run for re-election. But campaign dynamics are complicating some of his policies. Absent tragedy, we can look to four-and-a-half more years of partnership like the last three-and-a-half years. In the face of [...]	2006-01-06 20:14:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR CO
06BOGOTA2798	NAS PROGRAMS IN ACTION: COLOMBIAN ELECTIONS SUPPORT [...] (U) In support of Colombian Congressional elections held on March 12, NAS-supported aircraft dispersed throughout the country beginning on March 10 to provide quick reaction capability and general lift to national security forces. Overall, the security situation was calm, but in Larandia, Sara [...]	2006-03-28 21:52:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SNAR CO
06BOGOTA309	INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT FOR [...] Below you will find AmEmbassy Bogota's submission for the 2005- 2006 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report per Ref. I. Summary Â [...]	2006-01-13 20:59:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR SENV KCRM PTER CO
06BOGOTA4001	POLICE REESTABLISHMENT PROGRAM: STEADY PROGRESS IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Reestablishment of Police Presence in Conflictive Zones program, which the Uribe Administration initiated with U.S. assistance in 2002, is making significant and steady progress in extending law and order to formerly abandoned municipalities of rural Colombia. The program's [...]	2006-05-05 19:56:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR SENV KCRM PTER CO
06BOGOTA4055	TWO DAY TRANSIT STRIKE PARALYZES BOGOTA [...] (U) On May 2-3, associations representing Bogota,s private bus owners launched a surprise strike, effectively grounding approximately 95 percent of the city's private buses and stranding over 4 million residents. The striking owners demanded changes to the transition regime involving the city [...]	2006-05-05 23:20:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ETRD ELAB CO
06BOGOTA4894	A/S SHANNON MEETS PRESIDENT URIBE [...] (C) A/S Shannon and Ambassador Wood met with President Uribe on May 26. Shannon emphasized U.S. policy in the region was based on cooperation, not confrontation; promoted democratic institutions and values; and addressed poverty, social exclusion, and inequality. Shannon said European offi [...]	2006-06-01 20:29:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ECON ETRD ENRG SNAR CO
06BOGOTA5526	REPORT ON ARMS SURRENDERED BY THE PARAMILITARIES [...] (C) The ratio of weapons turned in per demobilized paramilitary could be as high as one-to-one, according to MAPP/OAS and GOC experts, if half the demobilizing paramilitaries were not combat troops. However, experts remain concerned about diversion of paramilitary weapons to criminals. End [...]	2006-06-20 15:34:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PGOV PREL PTER CO
06BOGOTA6255	MOD OSPINA ASKS SENATOR CORNYN FOR CONTINUED [...] (C) Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and AmbasQdor Wood met with Minister of Defense (MOD) Camilo Ospina and top military brass July 4. The Colombian security forces presented counternarcotics program successes, and highlighted areas where more could be done with additional U.S. support. Cornyn ag [...]	2006-07-11 22:52:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO
06BOGOTA7383	COLOMBIA SECURITY UPDATE - Q2'06 [...] (C) Police and military operations at least temporarily pushed the FARC -- and many of its senior leaders -- out of the eastern side of the Macarena Park. Fighting on the western side continued. Police and the COLMIL deterred significant attacks during the presidential elections. FARC acti [...]	2006-08-14 14:48:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER CO
06BOGOTA7387	COLOMBIA GRANTS CLEARANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM AND [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-14 15:57:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS EAIR SENV CO
06BOGOTA7397	INDUMIL DOWNSTREAM: TIGHTER CONTROLS, FEW LEAKS [...] (S) Responding to possible weapons leakage to terrorist groups from state weapons manufacturer INDUMIL, econ/poloffs went beyond a routine factory licensing review (reftel C) to investigate inventory controls in the later stages of storage, transport, and retail sales. INDUMIL outlined compr [...]	2006-08-14 17:42:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET	PGOV PREL MASS MOPS CO KOMC ETTC OTRA PARM
06BOGOTA7893	COLMIL PENETRATES FARC HEARTLAND IN LA MACARENA [...] (S) After months of intense campaigns, the COLAR has occupied former FARC strongholds and harried key FARC cocaine trafficking fronts in the Macarena region. La Macarena (Meta department) is key to the FARC -- as a core zone of coca cultivation, a historic homeland, and a strategic rear guard [...]	2006-08-29 15:11:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER CO
06BOGOTA9216	PROMISING NEW COLMIL LEADERSHIP OFF TO ROCKY START [...] (C) Colombia's new military high command contains a potentially promising line-up of leaders but they are off to a rocky start. The new COLMIL Commander's lack of tactical experience has undermined his credibility with service chiefs and opened the way for the Army Commander to usurp his aut [...]	2006-10-05 17:14:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER CO
06BOGOTA9448	COLOMBIA CONFLICT UPDATE - Q3'06 [...] (C) Combat continued in Meta and Antioquia, where the COLMIL aggressively battled concentrated FARC and ELN forces. The COLMIL shifted more resources to the Catatumbo region bordering Venezuela after increased FARC attacks, but has not yet established control in the area. The Southwest borde [...]	2006-10-13 17:51:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER CO
06BOGOTA9727	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF UNDERSECRETARY FOR [...] (C) Post welcomes the October 24-26 visit to Colombia of U/S for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns and his delegation. Uribe remains the country's dominant political figure, with approval ratings close to 70 percent. His congressional coalition controls both houses of Congress but is incr [...]	2006-10-19 17:57:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SNAR MARR KCRM PTER EAID ETRD ECON
06BRASILIA1061	BRAZIL'S MANAUS FREE TRADE ZONE [...] (SBU) Charge, Econoff and Commercial Specialist met with a number of entities in the Manaus Free Zone May 14-16, including Whirlpool Brazil, the Manaus Free Zone Administration (SUFRAMA),the Amazon State Industries Federation (FIEAM) and the Center for Business Development (CIDE),all of which [...]	2006-06-01 10:01:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAIR EINV ECON PGOV BR
06BRASILIA1094	PETROBRAS' CAREFUL STEPS [...] (SBU) Summary: In a May 26 meeting Petrobras Director of International Affairs Nestor Cervero told the Charge, CG and econoff that three issues occupy most of the discussion in ongoing negotiations with Bolivia -- the degree to which the Bolivian government will increase well-head taxes, how t [...]	2006-06-02 19:26:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EINV ECON PGOV CH BR BO
06BRASILIA1365	BRAZIL REJECTS SOFA REQUEST FOR BRAZILIAN AIR FORCE ANNUAL [...] Poloff delivered reftel's talking points and draft dip notes, July 5, to Virginia Toniatti, the MFA's General Coordinator Against Transnational Crime (COCIT). In response to the draft note and Poloff's assertion that the USG would like to conclude a long-term SOFA agreement with Brazil, Toniat [...]	2006-07-06 18:51:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MOPS MASS KTIA US BR
06BRASILIA139	BRAZIL: U.S. CARRIERS EXPLORE NEW ENTRY POINTS DESPITE [...] (U) This cable contains business-proprietary information. It has been coordinated with AmConsulate General Sao Paulo. 2. (SBU-NOFORN) Summary. During a recent trip to Sao Paulo, Charge met with local United and American Airlines representatives to gauge their interest in offering air conne [...]	2006-01-23 11:33:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR CVIS CMGT BR
06BRASILIA146	BRAZIL - NEW CIVIL AVIATION AGENCY [...] (U) Summary. A September 2005 law in Brazil created the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC),a civilian regulatory body that will replace the current Department of Civil Aviation (DAC) in the Ministry of Defense by March 2006. ANAC's mission is to regulate and monitor civil aviation as well [...]	2006-01-24 09:59:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON BR
06BRASILIA157	BRAZIL: U.S. CARRIERS EXPLORE NEW ENTRY POINTS DESPITE [...] (U) This cable contains business-proprietary information. It has been coordinated with AmConsulate General Sao Paulo. 2. (SBU) Summary. During a recent trip to Sao Paulo, Charge met with local United and American Airlines representatives to gauge their interest in offering air connections [...]	2006-01-24 13:44:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR CVIS CMGT BR
06BRASILIA2002	BRAZIL: MISSION RECOMMENDATION FOR RENEWAL OF [...] (SBU) Summary. Mission Brazil herewith recommends annual recertification by the President of Brazil's Air Bridge Denial Program (ABD),based on the information below, which is formatted in paras 2-9 in accordance with Department's instructions in ref A. End summary. PART A: GOB ADHERENCE T [...]	2006-09-20 19:14:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR BR
06BRASILIA2069	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 81 [...] The following is the eighty-first in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expres [...]	2006-09-28 16:09:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA2073	MISSION RECOMMENDATION ON BRAZIL'S ABD PROGRAM: SITE [...] (SBU) Per refs, herewith is report of Embassy Brasilia's Air Attache's visit to Brazilian air traffic control centers. This information is provided in response to reftel a, and completes ref b Mission recommendation for annual renewal of Presidential Determination supporting USG support for Br [...]	2006-09-28 17:21:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	BR PREL
06BRASILIA2150	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 82 [...] The following is the eighty-second in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expre [...]	2006-10-11 14:05:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA2315	BRAZIL: CHAOS IN AIRPORTS NATIONWIDE AS AIR TRAFFIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 1 and 2, were two particularly bad days to be an airline worker or passenger in Brazil. The national holiday on Nov. 2, start of a long weekend for many travelers, saw frayed tempers and more than one fracas in airports throughout the country as fl [...]	2006-11-05 12:30:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR OTRA CASC BR
06BRASILIA2465	BRAZIL 2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] Following is Brazil's 2006 INCSR. As requested in reftel, the money laundering portion of the INCSR will be submitted separately. BRAZIL ---------- I. SUMMARY ---------- 2. The Brazilian Federal police (DPF) had a number of successes this past year against foreign narcotrafficking [...]	2006-11-22 11:16:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR EFIN KSEP BR
06BRASILIA2521	BRAZILIANS BEGIN TO SPEAK OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL "CRISIS" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Brazilian Air Traffic Controllers' continued "work to rule" operation, which reduces the number of aircraft each controller handles to the maximum allowed by International Civil Aviation Organization standards (14),has made flight delays routine in Brazil: on November 27, accord [...]	2006-11-30 16:46:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR OTRA CASC ECON BR
06BRASILIA2680	BRAZILIANS FEAR MORE AIRPORT CHAOS OVER CHRISTMAS WEEKEND [...] (SBU) Summary: Air travelers in Brazil fear a difficult holiday season after inclement weather in southeast Brazil, overbooking by the country's principal carrier-TAM, malfunctions in TAM computers, and unscheduled maintenance required on six TAM airlines aircraft caused generalized flight del [...]	2006-12-27 10:07:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR OTRA CASC ECON BR
06BRASILIA324	BRAZIL INVESTMENT CLIMATE 2006 [...] This cable transmits Mission Brazil's submission of the 2006 Investment Climate Statement. This document has already been forwarded to USDOC by e-mail. Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. Brazil is open to and encourages foreign investment. The Brazilian Co [...]	2006-02-14 17:46:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV OPIC KTDB USTR BR
06BRASILIA339	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 70 [...] The following is number 70 in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and healh news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expressed do n [...]	2006-02-15 19:39:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA688	BRAZIL'S NEW AVIATION REGULATOR ASKS FOR INVITE TO [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 2 and 5 for details. 2. (U) During an April 7 lunch with Emboffs, Directors Denise Abreu and Leur Lomanto of the newly created National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) asked that the FAA extend a formal invitation to ANAC representatives for Ma [...]	2006-04-10 15:02:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR EINV ECON CASC BR
06BRASILIA703	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR USDEL TO THE BRAZIL SCIENCE [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for the U.S. Delegation (USDEL) participating in the U.S.-Brazil Science and Technology Working Group Meetings to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April 24-26. Per previous communications, these are planning sessions in preparation for the U.S.-B [...]	2006-04-11 20:12:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TBIO SENV OTRA BR
06BRASILIA786	BRAZIL/MERCOSUL BILATERAL TRADE NEGOTIATING PRIORITIES [...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED 2. (U) Introduction and Summary. This cable is intended to provide a brief overview of Mercosul's bilateral trade negotiations. The following information is based primarily on Econoff's conversations with Orlando Leite Ribeiro of the Foreign Ministry's Regional [...]	2006-04-24 16:40:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON BR
06BRATISLAVA471	FOREIGN POLICY AFTER THE ELECTION: CONTINUITY, OR [...] (C) Summary: Slovak foreign policy during the second Dzurinda government of the past four years has been extremely complementary to U.S. interests. If the coalition that results from June 17 parliamentary elections is led by Dzurinda's SDKU and made up mostly of center-right parties, we can [...]	2006-06-13 15:07:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KDEM SOCI UNSC LO
06BRATISLAVA51	SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP JANUARY 20, 2006 [...] (U) Only one passenger out of 43 survived when a Slovak Air Force An-24 crashed January 19 into the side of a snow-covered mountain in northeastern Hungary, three kilometers from the Slovak border. The flight was returning from Kosovo with 28 members of Slovakia's KFOR peacekeeping continge [...]	2006-01-20 16:04:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR MARR MASS SOCI AF LO
06BRATISLAVA790	SLOVAK PRIME MINISTER, IN AFGHANISTAN, PLEDGES [...] (S) SUMMARY: Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico traveled to Afghanistan on September 27 to meet with NATO/ISAF commanders and Afghan officials to discuss Slovakia's future military contributions to Afghan reconstruction. The one day trip included Slovakia's Ministers of Defense and Interior [...]	2006-09-27 14:01:00	Embassy Bratislava	SECRET	PGOV PREL AF IZ LO
06BRIDGETOWN1836	BARBADOS' LABOR RELATIONS TODAY [...] (U) Summary: In the four decades since independence, Barbados has enjoyed a relatively calm industrial relations environment, with successive governments focused on ensuring social stability by promoting economic progress of all socio-economic groups. The history of Barbados is intertwined [...]	2006-10-17 15:21:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON PGOV PREL BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN209	2005 END USE MONITORING - EASTERN CARIBBEAN [...] Embassy Bridgetown is responsible for the NAS- funded program in seven countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. It is also responsible for monitoring equipment provided to the French department of Martini [...]	2006-01-31 17:37:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR AMGT XL
06BRIDGETOWN2248	NEW ST. LUCIAN CABINET: MOSTLY QUALIFIED, BUT... [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Sir John Compton's new cabinet was sworn in on December 19. Although the UWP picked appropriately prepared candidates for most ministries, it seems the Foreign Minister and Minister for Home Affairs and National Security are surpringly inexperienced for their posit [...]	2006-12-27 13:33:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ASEC ST XL
06BRIDGETOWN239	CARIBBEAN POLITICS: AN INSIDER'S VIEW [...] (C) Summary: Caribbean political campaigns are awash with money from a variety of sources, particularly wealthy expatriates seeking to influence governments, according to regional political consultant Peter Wickham. The availability of money favors ruling parties and has dramatically changed [...]	2006-02-03 20:42:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CPAS CVIS EINV OFDP PINR SNAR XL
06BRIDGETOWN304	2005 OSAC CRIME AND SAFETY REPORT (OCSR) FOR [...] CHIEF OF MISSION (COM) responsibility extends to seven (7) independent nations of the Eastern Caribbean including: -- Antigua and Barbuda -- Barbados -- Dominica -- Grenada -- St. Kitts and Nevis -- St. Lucia -- St. Vincent and the Grenadines CONSUL GENERAL (CG),Bridgetown provides c [...]	2006-02-17 12:52:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CASC KCRM KSAC BB GJ XL
06BRIDGETOWN313	RSS CHAIRMAN AGREES TO PARTNERING WITH U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Kramer and the National Guard Bureau (NGB) Chief, Lt. General Blum, met February 3 with Antigua and Barbuda's Prime Minister Spencer, acting in his capacity as Council Chairman of the Regional Security System (RSS),to pitch RSS participation in USSOUTHCOM's State Part [...]	2006-02-17 17:58:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV PINR SNAR ASEC AC XL
06BRIDGETOWN318	QUARTERLY STATUS REPORT FOR EMBASSY BRIDGETOWN [...] (U) SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT INFORMATION: ---------------------------------- AMERICAN EMBASSY BRIDGETOWN located on Barbados is comprised of 8 resident agencies housed in four separate facilities; the Chancery, the Admin Annex, the Consular building and the warehouse. Construction on t [...]	2006-02-21 12:50:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN319	THE WINDIES - SPOT REPORTS FROM THE EASTERN [...] (U) The Barbados-based Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (CRNM) announced that it is expanding its private sector outreach program, beginning in January with a dialogue that will bring together the private and public sectors in St. Kitts. The CRNM will also teach the private sector how [...]	2006-02-21 13:36:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CPAS SNAR EAID EAIR EFIN ELAB ENRG
06BRIDGETOWN322	QUARTERLY STATUS REPORT FOR EMBASSY BRIDGETOWN [...] (U) SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT INFORMATION: ---------------------------------- AMERICAN EMBASSY BRIDGETOWN located on Barbados is comprised of 8 resident agencies housed in four separate facilities; the Chancery, the Admin Annex, the Consular building and the warehouse. Construction on t [...]	2006-02-21 15:28:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN338	CORRECTED COPY: AI REPORT #7: POST'S AI-SPECIFIC [...] This is a corrected cable in response to reftel. See additional information in para 2 about Embassy's activities and constituent Post in Grenada, changes in para 3 on Post's geographic areas of responsibility and concern, and tripwire-related changes in para 5. 2. Summary: Post's Avian I [...]	2006-02-22 18:19:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR AMED AMGT ASEC CASC EAGR EAID ETRD KFLO
06BRIDGETOWN466	THE WINDIES - SPOT REPORTS FROM THE EASTERN [...] (U) The opposition Antigua Labor Party (ALP) claimed it has been denied access to Government broadcast media and called for the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to investigate the matter. The ALP, according to opposition leader Lester Bird, believes that the Government breach [...]	2006-03-15 17:53:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAIR ENRG KCRM PHUM SMIG HA VE TW
06BRIDGETOWN505	BARBADOS REQUESTS URGENT USG ASSISTANCE ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Barbados Deputy Prime Minister Mia Mottley requested USG assistance in funding and setting up a Caribbean regional immigration database before Cricket World Cup 2007. Speaking during a March 17 meeting with Ambassador Kramer, Mottley asked the USG to take the regional immigrati [...]	2006-03-21 19:13:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PTER ASEC SNAR XL
06BRIDGETOWN593	THE WINDIES - SPOT REPORTS FROM THE EASTERN [...] (U) Dr. Compton Bourne was re-elected to a second five- year term as President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB),beginning May 1, 2006. Although generally seen as an effective leader of this organization that lends funds to Caribbean development projects, Bourne has endured criticism f [...]	2006-04-05 20:16:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CPAS CVIS EAID EAIR ETRD PHUM PINS
06BRIDGETOWN754	ST. VINCENT: A DEMOCRACY UNDER STRESS [...] (C) Summary: Democracy is under threat in St. Vincent and the Grenadines from Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves, according to an increasing number of Vincentians who warn that the PM's fondness for the leaders of Cuba and Venezuela is indicative of his autocratic nature. Gonsalves's detractors a [...]	2006-05-03 21:47:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SOCI KDEM CU VC XL
06BRIDGETOWN979	FREEDOM OF THE PRESS THREATENED IN THE EASTERN [...] (C/NOFORN) Summary: Freedom of the press is threatened in the Eastern Caribbean by governments that are increasingly intolerant of criticism. Government officials in several countries have threatened to impose legal standards upon what they complain is an unrestrained media that engages in li [...]	2006-06-08 18:40:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI KDEM KPAO XL
06BRUSSELS1637	Belgium's Environmental Management: The [...] (U) Summary. In contrast with government rhetoric touting commitment to a clean environment, Belgium's environmental management ranks poorly among EU member states. The country's geography, linguistic divisions, and complex political structure contribute to a difficult environmental policym [...]	2006-05-16 16:50:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EINV BE
06BRUSSELS2203	BELGIUM: 2005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED [...] SUMMARY: Belgium continues to provide important contributions to the common Transatlantic defense, by assisting resident and transiting U.S. forces and with its own forces supporting stability in Afghanistan, the Balkans and the Congo. The Belgian military is hobbled by an aging force structur [...]	2006-06-27 16:42:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MCAP MOPS PREL BE
06BRUSSELS2647	BELGIAN COUNCIL OF MINISTERS FUND SEVERAL POSITIVE [...] (U) Summary. The Belgian Council of Ministers meeting held July 20 approved and provided budgetary allowances for several economic, political and military initiatives. Of particular interest were a C-130 for Afghanistan, a NATO mine clearing operation in the Baltics, and continued participatio [...]	2006-08-01 13:19:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	AF BE CG EAID EN KZ MARR MAS MOPS PBTS PGOV
06BRUSSELS2675	TFLE01: BELGIANS CONSIDER INVOLVEMENT IN MIDDLE [...] (U) Summary. Since the Qana raid, FM De Gucht called for an immediate cease-fire and offered Belgian military involvement in a stabilization force. On August 2, Charge clarified Belgian thinking and reviewed US ideas on the crisis. The Belgians think a UN PKO as the best option. On operations [...]	2006-08-03 12:25:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BE
06BRUSSELS3105	BELGIUM PRIME MINISTER DESCRIBES SHIFT ON PLANNED [...] (C) Summary: The Belgians may send additional air assets to Afghanistan, rather than ground troops, according to Prime Minister Verhofstadt. In a meeting with the Ambassador on September 11, Verhofstadt also said the Belgian contingent in Lebanon was working with a 1,000 person Chinese de-mi [...]	2006-09-14 15:21:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PINS PGOV EFIN BE AF LE
06BRUSSELS3527	New Belgian Carrier Notified to Embassy [...] (U) This is an action request: See para 4. 2. (U) On October 2, the Embassy received a diplomatic note from the Foreign Ministry notifying it of a new Belgian airline company. This notification was made under provisions of the 23 October 1980 bilateral Air Transport Agreement (as amended) cu [...]	2006-10-17 14:16:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR EINV BE
06BRUSSELS508	EUROPEAN COMMISION AND U.S. WORK TOWARD PROGRESS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary Jendayi Fraser met in Brussels on January 26 with European Commission (EC) Director General for DG Development Stefano Manservisi to discuss the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC),Sudan, Chad and the Horn of Africa. Mutual perspectives and targeted assist [...]	2006-02-15 07:30:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID XA EUN USEU BRUSSELS
06BRUSSELS731	EUR DAS BRYZA DISCUSSES CAUCASUS, CENTRAL ASIA, [...] (C) Summary: In U.S.-EU COEST Troika consultations on Caucasus and Central Asia on February 23, EUR DAS Matt Bryza discussed with EU officials how to change the dynamic of discussions on South Ossetia. Echoing an EU Presidency statement on February 21, EU representatives agreed that the inte [...]	2006-03-06 08:00:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG AM AJ TX KZ TI KG USEU BRUSSELS
06BUCHAREST1181	ROMANIA SEEKS RELEASE OF NATO INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS [...] (C) Romanian MFA Director for NATO Affairs Mirela Maghiar relayed a demarche to PolOff on July 20 regarding Romania's request for U.S. support for NATO infrastructure funds to be released. She said Romania's proposal includes three locations -- Otopeni, Fetesti, and Mihail Kogalcieanu (MK) air [...]	2006-07-25 13:14:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PINS NATO RO
06BUCHAREST1330	ROMANIAN, IRANIAN PRESIDENTS AGREE: OILRIG INCIDENT IS COMMERCIAL DISPUTE [...] (C) SUMMARY. On August 22, Iranian authorities boarded and seized a Romanian-owned oilrig involved in a commercial dispute (see reftel). The rig's owner, Grup Servicii Petroliere (GSP),controlled by controversial business figure Sorin Ovidiu Vantu, allegedly intended to remove the rig from Iranian [...]	2006-08-24 16:07:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL ECON ENRG EPET PGOV IR RO
06BUCHAREST1461	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END USE CHECK [...] This message responds to reftel tasker, to conduct post-shipment, on-site verification on export of Personal Locator Systems to United Arab Emirates involving a Foreign Consignee, IAR S.A., Brasov in Romania. On September 14, POLMILOFF visited IAR, S.A. and met with President and CEO Adviser [...]	2006-09-19 11:43:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC RO AE
06BUCHAREST1480	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] This message responds to reftel task to conduct post-shipment verification on license 05-956707 for the shipment of radar systems and equipment to Romania, involving foreign consignee, C.N. Romtehnica S.A., in Bucharest. Embassy did not/not conduct a site visit. Location of radar is in Cluj, [...]	2006-09-21 09:13:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED	KOMC ETTC RO
06BUCHAREST1506	ROMANIA THINKING ON GLOBAL PEACE OPERATIONS [...] (C) DATT, ODC, and POLMILOFF met with MOD State Secretary Claudiu Degeratu on September 26, at his invitation to discuss Romanian interest in the Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI). Also present were J7 Brig. General Tabarcia, Col. Popescu, Arina Danila from the Defense Integrated Pla [...]	2006-09-27 12:42:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO MARR PREL RO
06BUCHAREST1712	AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON NEW DEFENSE MINISTER [...] (C) Ambassador paid a courtesy call on November 7 to new Defense Minister Sorin Frunzaverde, who replaced Teodor Antanasiu. Note: Atanasiu's relationship to a domestic spying scandal led to his suspension on September 12, and was followed by his resignation on October 25 (reftels). end note. [...]	2006-11-09 15:59:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV RO
06BUCHAREST1797	ROMANIA - ENERGY SCANDAL UNFURLING, AMCIT HELD ON [...] (U) SUMMARY. An unfolding energy-related scandal is causing turmoil among Romania's political and economic elites, with allegations of corruption and influence peddling hitting two government ministers, among others. The accusations come with the approach of winter and amid political attacks [...]	2006-11-29 16:03:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG PGOV KCOR CACS ECON PREL RO
06BUCHAREST1886	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT BASESCU [...] (C) Summary: President Traian Basescu provided assurances at a December 20 meeting with the Ambassador that Romania would maintain current force levels in Iraq and Afghanistan and would continue to upgrade the quality of its forces to NATO standards. Basescu also confirmed Romanian interest [...]	2006-12-21 15:57:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RO
06BUCHAREST635	ROMANIA: F-16 AIRCRAFT TRANSFER OFFER [...] (C/NF) It is Embassy's understanding, further to discussions with senior MOD officials, that the GOR has not made up its mind regarding the procurement source of F-16 aircraft. Although President Basescu ruled out that possibility in a March conversation with the Ambassador (Ref B),it is st [...]	2006-04-18 15:39:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR MASS PGOV PREL RO IS
06BUDAPEST1498	HUNGARY,S PARLIAMENT: THE FALL 2006 AGENDA [...] (U) The last plenary session of Parliament,s &extraordinary8 summer sitting, which began May 16, was July 24; now, the cabinet, the prime minister and Members of Parliament are already making preparations for the autumn session. While new items are certain to be added to the political agenda [...]	2006-07-28 08:24:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM HU
06BUDAPEST753	HUNGARY'S ELECTIONS: SNAPSHOT OF MDF'S UNEXPECTED [...] (U) Junior opposition party MDF's capture of 5.04 percent of the county list vote in the April 9 first round of the election, surprised pundits, pollsters and even MDF insiders. With one week remaining before Hungary's elections, three public opinion research companies here predicted that MDF [...]	2006-04-11 15:09:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PHUM SOCI HU
06BUENOSAIRES1069	MEDIA REACTION VENEZUELAN/BRAZILIAN CLASH [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international stories include the clash between Venezuela and Brazil over the Bolivian gas crisis; the implications of Bolivian nationalization of the energy sector; the aftermath of the war in Iraq; the statements made by nominee for US Ambassador to Argentina [...]	2006-05-11 18:05:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES109	QUARTERLY STATUS REPORT - BUENOS AIRES: [...] (SBU) SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS: A. OVERVIEW OF ACTIVITIES: Â [...]	2006-01-17 12:07:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC
06BUENOSAIRES1091	AMBASSADOR RAISES BUSINESS ADVOCACY ISSUES WITH [...] (SBU) The Ambassador called on Minister of Planning Julio De Vido on May 9 to discuss business advocacy cases. The Ambassador began the meeting by thanking De Vido for his help in improving the relationship between the two governments, especially during the January visit of Assistant Secretar [...]	2006-05-12 21:00:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EINV ENRG EAGR AR BL
06BUENOSAIRES1099	Argentina: Disaster Management System Overview [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified - Not For Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: The GOA has a number of agencies in place to deal with disaster management, many with well-trained personnel and established action plans. Of them, the GOA Nuclear Regulatory Agency (ARN) is particularly wel [...]	2006-05-15 14:44:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID OFDA PREL SENV KNNP KSCA AEMR ASEC KESS AR
06BUENOSAIRES119	MINISTER DE VIDO DISCUSSES ECONOMIC AND ENERGY [...] (SBU) Minister of Planning Julio DeVido received CODEL McConnell on January 11. DeVido noted that the GOA and the U.S. Embassy had a constant dialogue and that they worked together to monitor the status of U.S. companies in Argentina. DeVido said he was optimistic about the future of the Ar [...]	2006-01-17 21:16:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EINV ENRG EFIN AR BL VE
06BUENOSAIRES1297	MEDIA REACTION US ANTI-CRIME TECHNOLOGY IRAQ [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international stories include the US new anti-crime "technological arsenal;" the war in Iraq; the current status of the US-Venezuelan relationship; and post-election Ollanta Humala's statements. 2. OPINION PIECES AND KEY STORIES - "The US prepares anti-cri [...]	2006-06-08 19:07:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES1309	ARGENTINA: 2007 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN STARTS EARLY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Former Minister of the Economy Roberto Lavagna's recent steps towards a likely presidential run has opened the 2007 presidential campaign early, with President Nestor Kirchner finally admitting that either he or his wife will be the "official" candidate and center-right Republic [...]	2006-06-09 20:43:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL AR
06BUENOSAIRES1362	2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] The following report outlines new and ongoing investment disputes between the GOA and US investors, updating Post,s 2004 Investment Disputes Report (reftel C) and its 2005 update (reftel B). Post is aware of 21 disputes involving 19 claimants against the GOA, of which 12 are active. Since [...]	2006-06-16 14:19:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV KIDE PREL OPIC AR
06BUENOSAIRES1584	MIDDLE EAST; THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL SANCTIONS ON NORTH [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Local papers lead with the escalation of the Middle East violence; disagreement at the UN Security Council regarding a call for ceasefire; UN Security Council sanctions against North Korea; the status of Ambassador Earl Anthony Wayne's confirmation as US Ambassador to Argen [...]	2006-07-17 20:36:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES1594	ARGENTINA: KIRCHNER AT THREE YEARS [...] (C) Coming to power after one of the worst economic, political and social crises in Argentina's history, President Nestor Kirchner has had a successful first three years in office. He is seen as a strong and decisive leader and is credited with restoring governability to the executive branch and pr [...]	2006-07-18 21:16:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREL AR

06BUENOSAIRES1624	K,OMICS REVISITED: KIRCHNER,S ECONOMIC POLICIES [...] (C) Summary: During the first three years of his mandate, President Kirchner's rhetoric on economics was worse than his bite. Despite sometimes inflammatory, nationalist rhetoric, attacks on the IMF, oil companies, bondholders, various business sectors and orthodox economists, Kirchner did li [...]	2006-07-21 14:56:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV ENRG ETRD EFIN AR
06BUENOSAIRES1732	K VERGUENZA: KIRCHNER-CONTROLLED CONGRESS PASSES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 2, the Lower House of the Argentine Congress approved a controversial bill granting the Casa Rosada permanent special powers to modify the federal budget without the approval of Congress. The bill passed the Senate three weeks earlier. Congress authorized these spec [...]	2006-08-03 18:53:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL AR
06BUENOSAIRES1804	ARGENTINA: KIRCHNER STRATEGIST ON ELECTIONS AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 9, the Charge and Poloff (notetaker) paid a courtesy call on Juan Carlos Mazzon, President Kirchner's primary political campaign strategist, that included a discussion on the 2007 elections and GOA policy. The Charge noted Argentina's impressive economic recovery in th [...]	2006-08-10 21:52:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL AR
06BUENOSAIRES1825	US-ARGENTINE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP; TERRORISM; WAR IN THE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's international stories include the status of the US-Argentine bilateral relationship; the failed terrorist plot to blow up a number of civilian airplanes heading for the US; the war in the Middle East; the US-Uruguayan FTA; the implications of the GSP review in Argen [...]	2006-08-14 15:29:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES1901	ARGENTINA: KIRCHNER POWER GRAB PUSHING OPPOSITION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The century-old Radical Civic Union (UCR) party is facing serious divisions in the run-up to its national convention to be held in Rosario August 25-26 between those who want to accept President Kirchner's call to join his "concertacion" and those who want to remain an oppositi [...]	2006-08-24 18:06:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL AR
06BUENOSAIRES1912	THE LEADING CENTER-LEFT OPPOSITION LEADER ON [...] (C) On August 24, ADCM and Poloff (notetaker) met with center-left opposition leader Elisa Carrio, who gave her view of the current political situation in Argentina. Elisa Carrio began the discussion with her analysis of President Kirchner's foreign policy, which she argued was marked by a c [...]	2006-08-25 18:20:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL AR
06BUENOSAIRES1977	ARGENTINA: RALLY CALLING FOR GREATER PUBLIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Anti-crime advocate Carlos Blumberg filled the symbolically important Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires last night in a peaceful demonstration calling on the Kirchner government to provide increased public security. Event organizers succeeded in attracting a large crowd, despite e [...]	2006-09-01 17:37:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL AR
06BUENOSAIRES1978	ARGENTINA: OPPOSITION UCR PARTY CONVENTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Although the August 25-26 national convention of the Radical Civic Union (UCR) confirmed that the UCR would remain an opposition party, it also demonstrated the UCR's weakened state because the most significant party leaders failed to attend. Calls by UCR Congressman Federico [...]	2006-09-01 17:39:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL AR
06BUENOSAIRES1984	TRAVEL NOTE: ARGENTINA'S UNDERDEVELOPED NORTHWEST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Poloff met with leading political, economic and academic leaders August 14-19 in the politically and economically underdeveloped provinces of Catamarca and La Rioja. Poloff's meetings in Catamarca August 14-15 highlighted the province's economic potential, particularly in mini [...]	2006-09-01 23:49:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL AR
06BUENOSAIRES20	ARGENTINA SCENE-SETTER FOR CODEL MCCONNELL [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: On behalf of Embassy Buenos Aires, I warmly welcome your visit to Argentina on January 10-12. Your visit comes at a time of considerable ferment in the Argentine political and economic arenas. On October 23, President Kirchner won a resounding victory in mid-term [...]	2006-01-04 18:25:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PARM AR SNAR
06BUENOSAIRES2215	LEADING CENTER-RIGHT ARGENTINE OPPOSITION LEADER MAURICIO MACRI ON KIRCHNER AND THE 2007 ELECTIONS REF: BUENOS AIRES 01901 Classified By: CDA, a.i., Michael Matera, Reasons 1.4(b) and (d) [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 26, Charge and Poloff met with leading center-right political leader Mauricio Macri and longtime Macri associate and local businessman, Nicolas Caputo. Macri voiced his criticisms of President Nestor Kirchner's policies and spoke at length about next year's national [...]	2006-09-28 21:13:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL AR
06BUENOSAIRES2732	ARGENTINA: AMBASSADOR WAYNE VISITS SALTA PROVINCE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ambassador Wayne traveled to Argentina's Salta province November 30-December 1, to support anti-narcotics efforts, public outreach and commercial diplomacy. The Ambassador visited the DEA's Northern Border Task Force office, and participated in a ceremony to deliver drug dogs t [...]	2006-12-12 14:31:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL AR
06BUENOSAIRES2838	ARGENTINA-U.S. POLITICAL-MILITARY CONSULTATIONS [...] (U) Summary: The United States and Argentina held a successful round of political-military bilateral consultations on December 15, 2006 in Buenos Aires. Both delegations shared their foreign policy principles and objectives. The Argentine delegation explained their government's goals for c [...]	2006-12-28 21:13:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PARM AR
06BUENOSAIRES293	ARGENTINA: COUNCIL OF MAGISTRATES BILL SHOWS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Lower House of Congress will soon vote on a controversial law to reform the Council of Magistrates that regulates Argentina's judicial system that appears likely to pass despite a united opposition effort against the bill. The proposed law would shrink the size of the Counc [...]	2006-02-08 13:12:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PGOV PHUM PREL AR
06BUENOSAIRES33	ARGENTINA -- 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-06 14:17:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR
06BUENOSAIRES34	ARGENTINA -- 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-06 14:17:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR
06BUENOSAIRES469	MEDIA REACTION IRAN-RUSSIA IRAQ US-BOLIVIA US- [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend stories cover Iran and Russia agreeing to establish a joint uranium enrichment venture; the danger of civil war in Iraq; Palestinian PM-designate Haniyeh's statement that Hamas would establish "peace in stages" if Israel were to withdraw to the borders it held befor [...]	2006-02-28 12:15:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES549	AEROLINEAS ARGENTINAS FACES "LIGTNING STRIKE" [...] Members of Argentina's Air Line Pilots Association (APLA) and the Association of Professional Aeronautic Technicians (APTA) initiated a 24-hour strike at noon on March 9. Air Force Chief of the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Airport Commodore Mario Marelli stated that union representatives had in [...]	2006-03-09 20:46:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ELAB AR
06BUENOSAIRES561	ARGENTINA SIGNS SEISMIC MONITORING AGREEMENT [...] (U) Ambassador and Deputy Foreign Minister Roberto Garcia Moritan signed an Agreement March 9 concerning the establishment and operation of a Primary Seismic Station at Paso Flores in the Argentine province of Rio Negro. The Agreement updates an existing December 1987 Agreement between the Ar [...]	2006-03-10 14:55:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM MARR TPHY KNNP PREL AR
06BUENOSAIRES596	ARGENTINA POLITICAL ROUNDUP FOR MARCH 14 [...] (U) Reftels and other Mission reporting available at http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/buenosaires 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS -- PROSECUTION OF AND APOLOGIES FOR MILITARY HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES -- NARCOTICS UPDATE 1: FLYING SUITCASE JUDGE REMOVED -- NARCOTICS UPDATE 2: WHITE WEDDING FOR "WHITE WI [...]	2006-03-14 17:42:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SNAR AR
06BUENOSAIRES611	ARGENTINA SCENESETTER FOR CODEL GRASSLEY [...] (C) On behalf of Embassy Buenos Aires, I warmly welcome your visit to Argentina on March 23-26. Your visit comes as President Nestor Kirchner continues to consolidate his resounding victory in mid-term legislative elections last October 23. Based on these results, Kirchner has tightened his [...]	2006-03-15 19:01:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EAGR PARM SNAR AR
06BUENOSAIRES628	MEDIA REACTION US NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's most important international stories include the US Operation Swarmer, its largest air assault against Baghdad; the US National Security Strategy Report, in which US President George W. Bush reaffirmed his strike-first policy against terrorists and enemy nations an [...]	2006-03-20 11:28:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES666	Argentina: Environmental Challenges in Argentina's [...] Summary: ESTHOFF and Brasilia Regional Environmental Officer (REO) traveled to Chaco and Santiago del Estero provinces in Argentina's environmentally sensitive Grand Chaco area from March 6 - 9 to visit national and provincial parks and to examine deforestation and the ecological challenges [...]	2006-03-21 17:55:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ECON EAGR KSCA AR
06BUENOSAIRES697	ALLEDGED DOMESTIC ESPIONAGE DENOUNCED BY SOCIAL [...] (U) On March 19 the Buenos Aires-based think tank CELS (Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales) charged that the officials at the Admiral Zar Naval Airbase in Trelew, Chubut Province, Argentina, were spying on Argentine lawyers, politicians, union leaders and journalists. Following the publi [...]	2006-03-23 19:12:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PHUM AR
06BUENOSAIRES723	Embassy Buenos Aires Avian Influenza Tabletop [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified - Not For Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: Embassy Buenos Aires' Avian Influenza (AI) Mission Task Force (MTF) conducted an AI mission specific tabletop exercise which was led by the PMO and included CLO, IRM, PAS and the MSG representatives on Marc [...]	2006-03-28 17:34:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLO AEMR AR
06BUENOSAIRES748	BRIDGING ARGENTINA'S DIGITAL DIVIDE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. ------- Summary ------- 2. (U) Argentina's IT industry is the third largest in Latin America. Argentina's IT industry enjoys many advantages and is growing quickly. IT companies expect continued rapid growth and are inv [...]	2006-03-31 18:58:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND AR
06BUENOSAIRES857	ARGENTINA: RICARDO LOPEZ MURPHY ON THE ECONOMY, [...] (C) Summary: On March 12, the Charge and Poloff (notetaker) met with opposition Recrear Party leader Ricardo Lopez Murphy that included a wide-ranging discussion on the state of the country and the opposition, President Nestor Kirchner, and Lopez Murphy's future plans. Lopez Murphy was criti [...]	2006-04-13 21:24:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL AR
06BUENOSAIRES858	ARGENTINA: RICARDO LOPEZ MURPHY ON THE ECONOMY, [...] (C) Summary: On March 12, the Charge and Poloff (notetaker) met with opposition Recrear Party leader Ricardo Lopez Murphy that included a wide-ranging discussion on the state of the country and the opposition, President Nestor Kirchner, and Lopez Murphy's future plans. Lopez Murphy was criti [...]	2006-04-17 10:40:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL AR
06BUENOSAIRES902	ARGENTINA: LEADING KIRCHNER STRATEGIST ON POLITICS [...] (C) SUMMARY: DCM and POLOFF (notetaker) met April 18 with Juan Carlos Mazzon, President Nestor Kirchner's primary political campaign strategist. The DCM noted the overall positive nature of the bilateral relationship and took the opportunity to highlight our concerns on Venezuela. Mazzon s [...]	2006-04-21 18:59:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL AR
06BUENOSAIRES932	ARGENTINA REQUESTS EXPANDED FAA ASSISTANCE WITH [...] Senior FAA officials visited Buenos Aires April 18-21 to meet with the Air Regions Command (ARC),an Air Force command that is the country's civil aviation authority (CAA). The focus of the visit was a review of the ARC's progress six months after the October 2005 announcement of Argentina's [...]	2006-04-26 12:04:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON AR
06BUENOSAIRES966	Argentina Economic and Financial Weekly for [...] In its second quarter inflation report, the BCRA increased its 2006 growth forecast from 6 percent to "above 7 percent" based on the strong economic performance during the first two months of the year and the statistical carry-over effect from 2005. According to the report, the continued stre [...]	2006-04-28 20:09:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON ELAB ALOW AR
06CAIRO1272	EGYPT: CODEL BERMAN MEETINGS WITH EGYPTIAN OFFICIALS [...] (C) Summary. In a lengthy meeting with visiting Rep. Berman on February 20, Mubarak emphasized that Egypt does not trust Hamas but will work with the organizationÂ´s leadership in order to moderate its positions. Mubarak counseled strongly against a rapid withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq and d [...]	2006-02-28 14:38:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP PREL PGOV EG KDEM
06CAIRO1634	EMBASSY CAIRO SUBMISSION FOR SIXTH ANNUAL [...] (SBU) This message responds to reftel. Embassy POC is poloff Roger Kenna, phone 20-2-797-2749, fax 20-2-797-2181, kennart2@state.gov. Poloff spent approximately 16 hours in the preparation of the TIP report. Conoff spent approximately 24 hours; ECPO Minister Counselor spent two hours; D [...]	2006-03-15 14:07:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM SMIG KFRD ELAB PREF EG IS KWN
06CAIRO1678	EGYPT POSSIBLE UNAUTHORIZED END-USE: METROLOGY [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 7 below. 2. (C) Summary: The Office of Military Cooperation, Egypt (OMC-E) has discovered that the GOE is possibly engaging in an unauthorized end-use of FMF-purchased equipment at the Metrology Engineering Calibration Center (MECC) [...]	2006-03-16 15:47:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS EG
06CAIRO2100	DEFMIN TANTAWI WITH GEN ABIZAID ON IRAQ, HAMAS, [...] (C) Summary: In a March 29 meeting CENTCOM Commander GEN Abizaid and Minister of Defense Field Marshal Tantawi, joined by DCM Jones, discussed regional affairs, terrorism, military cooperation, and the International Medical Center (IMC). Tantawi (1) stressed the importance of a strong Sunni [...]	2006-04-05 14:25:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MASS IS IZ LE EG SY KPAL
06CAIRO2971	MAY 18 - CRUNCH TIME ON AYMAN NOUR/JUDGES CASES [...] (C) Summary: On May 18, Cairo's Central Court Complex, Dar al-Qada al-Aly, will be the focal point of two dramas currently dominating Egypt's domestic political scene. In one room, the Court of Cassation will hear the appeal of jailed opposition leader Ayman Nour. In another room, a discipli [...]	2006-05-17 15:52:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EG
06CAIRO4559	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL COLE, JULY 29-30 [...] (SBU) Embassy Cairo warmly welcomes your visit to Egypt on July 29-30. Your visit to the Multinational Force and Observers' South Camp and other facilities will offer an opportunity to talk to U.S. commanders on the ground about MFO's operational mission and organizational structure, force l [...]	2006-07-25 16:03:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP MARR PGOV PREL EG IZ
06CAIRO4928	EGYPT MEDIA TRENDS: AUGUST 10, 2006 [...] Summary. All Egyptian terrestrial and satellite channels aired Hassan Nasrallah's exclusive statement on Al-Manar TV, to include Egyptian Television which did not air items from Al-Manar before the war in Lebanon. Lead stories in morning television and print news included Israel's vote to [...]	2006-08-10 12:47:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL IS LE EG
06CAIRO5496	ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL DEMARCHE RECEIVED WITH [...] (C) The Charge delivered reftel demarche September 3 to MFA Assistant Minister Hani Khalaf, and separately to Arab League Chief of Staff Hisham Youssef. With regards to UNSCR 1701, both Khalaf and Youssef welcomed news of USG humanitarian and military support for Lebanon and registered stron [...]	2006-09-05 11:02:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MEPN UNSC UNGA ARABL EG
06CAIRO5779	EGYPT: QUARTERLY ECONOMIC REPORT [...] In this edition: The Central Bank intervenes to raise interest rates, parliament decreases stamp taxes and considers a single Treasury account, while the GOE increases cooperation with China. Industry organizations sign a cooperative agreement with major banks to finance new factories. Egypt [...]	2006-09-14 10:43:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ENRG EWWT EG
06CAIRO6016	NO SURPRISES AT NDP PARTY CONFERENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The ruling National Democratic Party's annual party conference, convened under the banner "New Thinking ... and the Second Leap Towards the Future," closed on September 21, following three days of animated speeches, discussion panels, plenary sessions, and discourse on policy paper [...]	2006-09-25 12:34:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EG
06CAIRO6235	COUTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CAMERON HUME [...] Post welcomes the visit of Charg dAffaires Cameron Hume. Country clearance has ben granted for October 5-8, 2006 visit to Cairo fr the purpose of meetings with Egyptian official. Please note ICASS requirement for fiscal data in paragraph 18 for all visitors requiring Embassy upport. 2. Ho [...]	2006-10-04 17:02:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AMGT OTRA EG
06CAIRO6258	COUNTRY CLEARANCE CABLE FOR DRL/IRF WARREN COFSKY [...] Post welcomes the visit of DRL/IRF Warren Cofsky. Country clearance has been granted for October 8-14, 2006 visit to Cairo to hold meeting pursuant to promoting religious freedom with officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Religious Affairs, appropriate non-governmental o [...]	2006-10-09 15:35:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	KIRF PHUM OTRA JO EG
06CAIRO6441	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR SUDAN SPECIAL ENVOY [...] Post warmly welcomes the visit of U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan Andrew Natsios and delegation. Country clearance has been granted for their visit to Cairo October 20-22, 2006 for the purpose of consultations with senior Egyptian officials. Please note ICASS requirement for fiscal data in paragr [...]	2006-10-17 14:52:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP NATSIOS PREL AMGT OTRA EG SU
06CANBERRA1804	PM ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILLEN'S CONSULTATIONS IN [...] (C/NF) A/S Hillen held productive talks with a wide range of Australian Government officials in Canberra November 2-5. He secured GOA consent to meet again bilaterally to consider an Article 98 agreement before the December 12 Australia-United States Ministerial (AUSMIN) consultations. Austra [...]	2006-11-09 22:20:00	Embassy Canberra	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR MOPS PGOV PINR AS
06CARACAS1417	NO SURPRISES IN BRV RESPONSE TO CT DESIGNATION [...] (C) The Department's May 15 announcement that the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (BRV) is not fully cooperating in the global war on terrorism unleashed a series of scathing but typical responses from President Hugo Chavez and his senior mouthpieces. Chavez called the USG an "impotent empi [...]	2006-05-17 22:12:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PARM PTER VE
06CARACAS1639	VISAS DONKEY -- TASCON GUTIERREZ, LUIS [...] (C) Post requests SAO on the prudential revocation of the B1/B2 visa of Venezuelan citizen Luis Tascon (DPOB: 27AUG1968, Venezuela) on Foreign Policy grounds under INA 212(A)(3)(C). Post believes that his entry in the United States would have potentially serious adverse foreign policy conse [...]	2006-06-05 17:40:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS PGOV PREL PHUM ELAB KDEM PTER VE
06CARACAS1662	STATE MACHINERY DRIVING CHAVEZ' CAMPAIGN [...] (C) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez abuses state power and the public purse to benefit his reelection campaign. He has ordered public officials to get out the pro-Chavez vote, and his administration has forced them to participate in Chavista rallies. Through his control over off-budget ex [...]	2006-06-06 22:22:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM VE
06CARACAS2034	HE'S GOT ALL THE MARBLES: WHY ABSTENTIONISM SELLS [...] (C) While the December presidential election is still months away, massive abstention still remains a possibility. Convincing defeatist, suspicious, and fatigued voters to turn out will depend on conditions granted by the National Electoral Council (CNE); the selection of a unified opposition [...]	2006-07-07 20:12:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM KDEM VE
06CARACAS211	US SUPPORT REQUESTED FOR VENEZUELAN DISASTER [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-30 16:25:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MASS VE
06CARACAS220	US SUPPORT REQUESTED FOR VENEZUELAN DISASTER [...] (C) Post strongly endorses the fulfillment of a Venezuelan Government request for Southcom to help update its disaster prevention operations center, a project that would cost about USD 170,000. In addition to its value in humanitarian terms, the project would serve as a timely contrast of U [...]	2006-01-30 19:59:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MASS VE
06CARACAS2708	BRV SPENDING GROWING BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS SECRET [...] (U) From 1999 to 2006, BRV central government expenditures in dollar terms increased 95 percent and BRV central government spending as a percentage of GDP increased from 25 to 37 percent (including off-budget spending). In bolivar terms, BRV spending increased 700 percent from 1999 to 2006. [...]	2006-09-07 15:33:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN PGOV ECON VE
06CARACAS2718	BRV SPENDING GROWING BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS [...] (U) From 1999 to 2006, BRV central government expenditures in dollar terms increased 95 percent and BRV central government spending as a percentage of GDP increased from 25 to 37 percent (including off-budget spending). In bolivar terms, BRV spending increased 700 percent from 1999 to 2006. [...]	2006-09-07 20:45:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV ECON VE
06CARACAS2831	INFLATION GOING UP, UP, AND AWAY IN THE BRV [...] (SBU) Inflation rose 2.2 percent in August, reaching a total of 10.4 percent for 2006 and implying an annual rate exceeding 15 percent. The BRV is now incapable of meeting its inflation target for 2006 of 10 percent and recent statements by Chavez and senior BRV officials demonstrate that the [...]	2006-09-15 21:21:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV VE
06CARACAS2852	DIPLOMATIC CARGO IMPOUNDED [...] (C) The Venezuelan National Guard (GN) seized and opened part of an inbound U.S. Military Group (MILGP) shipment on August 23. The seized cargo consists of household effects (HHE) and commissary rations. A shipment of FMS materials ordered and purchased by the BRV and consisting of ejection [...]	2006-09-18 21:30:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ADPM MARR MASS PGOV PREL VE
06CARACAS3069	ROSALES RALLY GIVES OPPOSITION A BOOST [...] (C) Summary. Opposition candidate Manuel Rosales, October 8 "Avalanche" Rally in Caracas, the biggest opposition event since the 2004 presidential recall referendum, put some new life into Rosales' long-shot campaign. The opposition also demonstrated that it retains residual "street power" a [...]	2006-10-11 17:59:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL VE
06CARACAS335	CARACAS URBAN EXPROPRIATIONS SPURS WAVE OF [...] (SBU) After the Mayor of Caracas announced the expropriation of thirteen (mostly vacant or under construction) residential buildings on Jan 5 to provide housing for those displaced by heavy rains, a wave of illegal occupations swept through the city. The occupations were aided directly by po [...]	2006-02-09 16:12:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV VE
06CARACAS3351	NO LETTING UP: THREATS TO A FREE PRESS CONTINUE [...] (U) SUMMARY. This cable updates the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela's (BRV) continuing efforts to stifle the media and to restrict freedom of press. As indicated in reftels, the BRV employs a variety of mechanisms - legal, economic, regulatory, judicial, and rhetorical - to harass the priv [...]	2006-11-08 17:03:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM VE
06CARACAS3465	CANDIDATE CHAVEZ CONTINUES TO THREATEN PRESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This press freedom report focuses on President Chavez's threats to Venezuela's independent media related to the December 3 presidential election. In response to media reporting of Energy Minister Rafael Ramirez's threats to PDVSA managers to support the Chavez re-election ca [...]	2006-11-24 20:53:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM VE
06CARACAS3466	ELECTION UPDATE: CAMPAIGN HEADS INTO THE FINAL [...] (C) With less than two weeks before the presidential election, both President Chavez and opposition candidate Rosales are trying to shore up their bases as well as attract undecided voters. President Chavez has considerable inherent advantages as he continues to inaugurate ambitious public wo [...]	2006-11-24 21:20:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM VE
06CARACAS473	WHAT TO EXPECT FROM CHAVEZ' PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN [...] (C) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez' history of dirty campaigning and his announcement that he is running against President Bush have several implications for how he will prepare for Venezuela's December 3, 2006 presidential election. Many of these actions violate the letter and spirit of [...]	2006-02-21 18:12:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL VE
06CARACAS484	NEW TRIBES MISSION COMPLYING WITH WITHDRAWAL ORDER [...] (C) The New Tribes Mission (NTM) has removed all of its personnel from indigenous tribal areas in compliance with the February 12 deadline given by the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (BRV). The Supreme Court (TSJ) on February 3 denied NTM's request for a stay of the Interior Ministry's Nove [...]	2006-02-22 19:07:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KIRF KDEM CACS VE
06CARACAS536	NOOSE TIGHTENS AROUND VENEZUELAN PRESS [...] (C) The government stepped up its actions against the Venezuelan press recently in a concerted bid to muzzle the opposition media during this election year. Following a January 23 court ruling that severely limited the media's ability to report on the case of assassinated prosecutor Danilo And [...]	2006-03-02 18:25:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KPAO KDEM VE
06CARACAS718	VENEZUELAN OPPOSITION DEBATES BETWEEN CONDITIONS [...] (C) Since early January, the opposition has debated whether and how to unite forces for the December 3 presidential election. The current dilemma over whether to focus solely on securing transparent electoral conditions or to also choose a single opposition candidate has resulted in three pr [...]	2006-03-17 15:16:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM VE
06CARACAS942	CHILD SLAYINGS DEMONSTRATIONS CONTINUE FOR SECOND [...] (C) The government has begun reacting to the spontaneous public outcry over the murder of three kidnapped children and their driver (Reftel). Venezuelan Interior Minister Jesse Chacon expressed his government's condolences late April 5 for the deaths amidst widespread pot-banging protests. [...]	2006-04-06 18:57:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ELAB KDEM SCUL VE
06CARACAS959	MURDER PROTESTS DIE DOWN IN VENEZUELA [...] (C) After three days of mourning and protests over the tragic kidnap/murders of three Venezuelan-Canadian youths, Venezuela appears to be returning to normal. This latest spate of protests was unconventional in that it stemmed from social unrest rather than traditional political strife and th [...]	2006-04-07 20:55:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ELAB KDEM SCUL VE
06CASABLANCA232	MOROCCO 2005 ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) This cable responds to action request (ref A) for updated information on the Moroccan government's efforts to combat trafficking in persons from March 2005 to March 2006. --------------------------------- Morocco Remains [...]	2006-02-28 15:52:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB MO
06CHENNAI2564	UPDATE ON U.S. POWER PRODUCERS' DISPUTES IN TAMIL NADU [...] (SBU) Summary: This message provides an update on the long-standing disputes, often called "legacy issues," between three U.S. independent powers producers (IPPs) and the Government of Tamil Nadu (GoTN). In a letter to post received November 8, the GoTN asserted that it is awaiting a directive [...]	2006-11-17 11:35:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ENRG ECON EFIN PREL PGOV IN
06CHIANGMAI189	AIRPORT EXPANSION UNPREPARED FOR EARLY TAKE-OFF [...] (SBU) Summary. Chiang Mai International Airport rushed to inaugurate a new international passenger terminal October 27, reportedly to be ready for the grand opening of the Royal Flora horticultural exposition on November 1. The hasty opening put immigration controls back on manual operati [...]	2006-10-31 08:25:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ASEC TH
06CHIANGMAI77	CLO ACTIVITY REPORT FOR CHIANG MAI - MAY 2006 [...] POST HEREBY PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING CLO REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING APRIL 30, 2006. SECTION ONE: NAME OF COORDINATOR: SUSAN HAMPSEY GRADE LEVEL: FS-07-01 WEEKLY SCHEDULED HOURS OF WORK: 24 HRS/WK PLUS SOME OVERTIME SECTION TWO: CLO STAFF MEMBER: CLO ASSISTANT AND NEWSLETTER EDITOR: L [...]	2006-05-15 08:30:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT KFLO KSEP APER
06CHIANGMAI93	GOLDEN TRIANGLE TO BECOME GOLDEN GATEWAY [...] Summary. Northern Thailand's physical proximity to southern China has led the eight provinces of upper northern Thailand to promote the region as the "Golden Gate of Trade to the World." Although the area is still better known as the "Golden Triangle" of opium fame, new river, air and land ro [...]	2006-06-20 00:52:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV ETTC TH
06COLOMBO1006	SRI LANKA: MONITORS HOPE TO PROCEED AS USUAL [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) chief Ulf Henricsson on June 14 to discuss the status of the monitors following the aborted meeting between the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) scheduled for June 8-9. (Reftel) He [...]	2006-06-14 11:01:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM CE
06COLOMBO1018	SRI LANKA: WORST LTTE ATTACK ON CIVILIANS SINCE [...] (C) Summary. Following a presumed LTTE mine attack on a crowded civilian bus near North-central Vavuniya on the morning of June 15 that killed at least 64 people (Ref A),the Sri Lanka military launched limited retaliation on LTTE targets south of Trincomalee, and Mullaitivu, headquaters of [...]	2006-06-15 12:33:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM PGOV CE
06COLOMBO1022	SRI LANKA: AIR STRIKES CONTINUE ON LTTE MILITARY [...] (C) Summary: Following a devastating presumed Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) claymore mine attack on a civilian bus on June 15 and limited Sri Lanka military retaliation on Tiger sea and air targets the same day, air raids continued the morning of June 16. Monitors and authorities f [...]	2006-06-16 08:36:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM PGOV CE
06COLOMBO1030	SRI LANKA: CEASEFIRE CONTINUES TO FRAY AFTER TIGER [...] (C) Summary: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and Sri Lankan Military continued to engage each other militarily June 16 - 18. According to the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM),the Sea Tigers launched a largely unsuccessful attack on a Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) base at Pesalai, Mann [...]	2006-06-19 12:22:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM PGOV MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1051	SRI LANKA: LOCAL NGOS INDICT LTTE, KARUNA, AND [...] (C) Summary. Poloff spoke with representatives from several of Sri Lanka's primary NGOs and think tanks June 21-22 to get their views on the military engagement between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) since a June 15 presumably-LTTE bus bombing [...]	2006-06-26 11:52:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1090	SRI LANKA: NORTHERN GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES SPEAK [...] (C) Summary. The Government Agents of the northern districts of Jaffna and Mannar and the District Judge of Vavuniya spoke candidly with us in separate meetings June 28-30 about the ground situation in the majority-Tamil areas in which they serve, including military attacks on civilians and t [...]	2006-07-03 09:36:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1149	SRI LANKA: NEW HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTRY PUSHES [...] (C) Summary. On July 12, the newly-formed Ministry of Human Rights and Disaster Management headed by Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe hosted a briefing at which senior members of the armed forces and police updated the diplomatic corps on human rights training and the status of investigations of [...]	2006-07-13 09:29:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PTER MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1235	SRI LANKA: AIR FORCE ATTACKS IN THE EAST WHILE [...] (C) Summary. On the evening of July 26, the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) bombed Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) controlled areas of the eastern district of Trincomalee in an allegedly humanitarian effort to open a water supply to Tamil and Muslim civilians that the LTTE had blocked. The [...]	2006-07-27 11:32:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM MOPS PREF CE
06COLOMBO1246	SRI LANKA: FINNISH AND DANISH MONITORS PREPARE [...] (C) Summary. The government mounted a significant ground operation July 31 after Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) strikes on Liberation Tiger of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) targets continued through the weekend, with air-strikes killing eight lower-level Tiger leaders in the eastern Batticaloa and Trincomal [...]	2006-07-31 12:04:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1262	SRI LANKA: WATER-RELATED MILITARY ACTION CONTINUES [...] (C) Summary: Ground fighting in Sri Lanka's Eastern district of Batticaloa continued August 1 as Sri Lankan Army (SLA) forces attempted to gain control of an irrigation canal seized by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) (reftels). Air strikes also reportedly occurred the night of Jul [...]	2006-08-01 11:53:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM CE
06COLOMBO1274	SRI LANKA: EASTERN TOWN SEES CONTINUED CLASHES, [...] (C) Summary: Fighting between Sri Lankan Army security forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) that began as a battle over an irrigation canal (reftels) has spread to other parts of the east, with Muttur town in Trincomalee District seeing several clashes and 15 civilian deaths [...]	2006-08-03 13:07:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREF PHUM CE
06COLOMBO1286	SRI LANKA: HUMANITARIAN CRISIS GROWS AS EASTERN [...] (C) Summary. Recent violence following the LTTE's July 26 blocking of a critical water sluice near northeastern Trincomalee and subsequent ground and air military action spread into the central province August 7 when a seperate LTTE claymore mine attack killed a senior police superintendent in [...]	2006-08-07 13:28:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1313	SRI LANKA: SECURITY FORCES AND TIGERS ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Military engagement between the Government of Sri Lanka (SLA) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) spread on the evening of August 11 through the morning of August 12, marking the most significant military exchange between the parties since the February 2002 Ceasefire. Initial r [...]	2006-08-12 09:13:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM MOPS PREF CE
06COLOMBO1324	SRI LANKA: CLAYMORE EXPLOSION HITS PAKISTANI HIGH [...] (C) Summary: Two LTTE claymore mines planted in a three-wheeler exploded on a Security Task Force (STF) escort vehicle following the Pakistani High Commissioner's car on August 14 at approximately 1:20 PM. The blast occurred within 500 meters of the US embassy and killed seven, including four [...]	2006-08-14 13:37:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM CE
06COLOMBO1331	SCENE-SETTER FOR SCA PDAS MANN'S AUGUST 16 VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit comes at a particularly contentious and violent point in the Government of Sri Lanka's (GSL's) conflict with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Low-level tit-for-tat violence plagued the north and the east over the last several months, and at the end of Jul [...]	2006-08-15 08:14:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM CE
06COLOMBO1352	SRI LANKA: US REQUESTS INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS, [...] (C) One Amcit under the auspices of UNHCR and four non-Amcit US-funded humanitarian mine action officers are currently stranded in Government of Sri Lanka (GSL)-controlled Jaffna, seperated from the rest of the island by an expanse of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)-controlled terri [...]	2006-08-18 11:12:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1361	SRI LANKA: FORTY-EIGHT THOUSAND DISPLACED IN [...] (C) Summary: The number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the northern Jaffna district rose to approximately 48,000 by August 20, according to UNHCR. Military engagement between the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),which began August 11, h [...]	2006-08-21 10:17:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1366	PRESSING GSL FOR CESSATION OF FIGHTING [...] (C) Summary: SCA PDAS Steven Mann visited Colombo August 16-17 as ground fighting between the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) security forces and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres continued in the north and east (ref A). In meetings with President Rajapaksa, Foreign Minister Samar [...]	2006-08-22 07:23:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1416	SRI LANKA: BATTLE BEGINS FOR SAMPUR AS ICRC SHIP [...] (C) Summary: A ground battle for Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)-controlled Sampur, south of Trincomalee harbor in eastern Sri Lanka, began on August 27 as an ICRC-flagged ferry bearing 162 expatriates who had been stranded on the Jaffna peninsula arrived in Trincomalee. Government of [...]	2006-08-29 10:56:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO142	SRI LANKA: ARMY COMMANDERS PREPARE FOR TWO KINDS [...] (S) Summary: On January 10, poloff accompanied Defense Attach to Security Forces Headquarters Jaffna (SFHQJ) at the Palaly military base on the Jaffna peninsula. During the three hour visit poloff and DATT met with the commanding general, received a tactical briefing and attended a frank needs [...]	2006-01-25 05:19:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET	MOPS PINS PTER CE
06COLOMBO1483	SRI LANKA: HEAVY FIGHTING AT FORWARD DEFENSE LINE [...] (C) Summary: In fighting that began September 9, Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) forces have pushed at least one kilometer into the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) side of the Forward Defense Line (FDL) at Muhamalai on the Jaffna Peninsula. Military sources indicate to us that the camp [...]	2006-09-11 10:56:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1508	SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT STATES READINESS FOR PEACE [...] (C) Summary: In response to the Co-Chairs' statement following their September 12 meeting in Brussels that peace talks should take place in Oslo next month, the Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) expressed readiness to engage in negotiations but strongly criticized an alleged lack of prior consul [...]	2006-09-13 13:46:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1517	SRI LANKA: GOSL APPRECIATES US SUPPORT FOR PEACE [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Blake made separate calls on September 14 to Defense Secretary Gothabaya Rajapaksa and Foreign Secretary Palihakkara to brief them on the September 12 Co-chairs' meeting, encourage Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) attendance at peace negotiations, and discuss cooperation [...]	2006-09-14 11:27:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1531	SRI LANKA: NAVY AND AIR FORCE SINK LTTE WEAPONS [...] (C) The Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) with the assistance of Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) kfir jets sunk an alleged LTTE weapons supply ship approximately 120 nautical miles off the eastern coast of Kalmunai, south of Batticaloa, on the afternoon of September 17. That morning, the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) sh [...]	2006-09-18 11:25:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1541	SRI LANKA: AIR FORCE STRIKES TIGER TARGETS IN [...] (U) On the afternoon of September 19, the Sri Lanka Air Force conducted air strikes on Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) artillery targets near the eastern coast of Batticaloa, Defense spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella told the press. The pro-LTTE Tamilnet website reported no casualties, b [...]	2006-09-20 11:30:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1564	SRI LANKA: NAVY AIDED BY AIR FORCE SINKS SEA TIGER [...] (U) The Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) Media Center for National Security (MCNS) said that on September 24 the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) aided by the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) intercepted 25 "Sea Tiger" boats off the coast 50 miles north of Trincomalee, sinking 11. Independent media reported secur [...]	2006-09-25 10:51:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1596	SRI LANKA: AIR FORCE STRIKES TIGER BASES, [...] (C) On September 25-26, the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) struck LTTE training camps in the northwestern district of Mannar, according to the National Security Media Center (NSMC). On September 27, Military spokesman Brigadier Prasad Samarasinghe told poloff that the SLAF had successfully struck [...]	2006-09-28 13:07:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1610	SRI LANKA: MARINE EXPEDITIONARY UNIT EXERCISE TO [...] (C) A Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Exercise is scheduled to take place in Sri Lanka October 22 to November 2. Embassy has requested that it include a significant human rights training component. We believe the exercise represents a valuable exercise opportunity for our forces and a chanc [...]	2006-10-03 08:18:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PTER PHUM CE
06COLOMBO1622	SRI LANKA: PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR BASIL RAJAPAKSA [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met Presidential Advisor Basil Rajapaksa, younger brother to President Mahinda Rajapaksa, on October 4. After the Ambassador reviewed US priorities and initiatives in Sri Lanka, Rajapaksa spoke frankly about human rights issues, requesting that the United States a [...]	2006-10-04 11:53:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE

06COLOMBO1692	SRI LANKA: LTTE CLAIMS A WIN IN ENGAGEMENT ON [...] (C) Summary: Over 100 Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers and an unknown number of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres were killed in a two-day battle at the Forward Defense Line (FDL) in Muhamalai, Jaffna October 11-12. This was the highest one-day death toll since the 2002 ceasefire ag [...]	2006-10-13 10:40:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1705	SRI LANKA SITREP: LTTE TRUCK BOMB KILLS OVER 60 [...] (U) A Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) truck bomb exploded outside of the north-central town of Habarana on October 16, targeting a Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) convoy transporting over 150 sailors from Trincomalee. Radio news reported as many as 67 died and 150 sailors were injured when the b [...]	2006-10-16 13:01:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1719	SRI LANKA: LTTE "SEA TIGER" SUICIDE ATTACK ON [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 18, five "Sea Tiger" boats disguised as fishing craft attacked the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) base in Galle Harbor, in Sri Lanka's south. Two of the suicide boats detonated at the entrance to the harbor; the Navy destroyed the three others before they could do much damage. [...]	2006-10-18 11:00:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1722	SRI LANKA: LTTE "SEA TIGER" SUICIDE ATTACK ON [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 18, five "Sea Tiger" boats disguised as fishing craft attacked the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) base in Galle Harbor, in Sri Lanka's south. Two of the suicide boats detonated at the entrance to the harbor; the Navy destroyed the three others before they could do much damage. [...]	2006-10-18 12:13:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1802	SRI LANKA: FRONT-LINE FIRE AS USUAL AFTER GENEVA [...] (C) Engagement between Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) security forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) continued this week after October 28-29 peace talks in Geneva between the two parties ended with no significant breakthroughs and failed to produce agreement on dates for a next [...]	2006-10-31 09:12:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1804	CIVAIR: DELETION OF CRS ANNEX IN THE US-SRI LANKA [...] (SBU) Embassy Colombo and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka exchanged notes constituting an agreement to remove Annex 3 of the Air Transport Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Democratic Soc [...]	2006-11-01 00:54:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR KTIA CE
06COLOMBO1812	SRI LANKA: LTTE DEBRIEFS CO-CHAIRS; GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) delegation gave a post-mortem on the Geneva talks to Co-Chair Ambassadors minus the U.S. this morning, November 1. Political Wing leader S.P. Tamilselvan claimed the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) had not heeded the LTTE's "humanitarian" [...]	2006-11-01 13:52:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1828	SRI LANKA: AIR FORCE RAIDS TARGET KILINOCHCHI; [...] (C) Summary: The Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) confirmed that the Sri Lankan Air Force (SLAF) bombed a target November 2 in Kilinochchi, the de-facto capital of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) controlled Vanni region. Several bombs hit close to the hospital there, causing da [...]	2006-11-03 14:44:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1837	SRI LANKA - 2007 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] The following report has been submitted per reftel instructions in Microsoft Word format to the US Trade Representative. With the exception of format changes for dissemination and readability via cable, the language remains the same: SRI LANKA: TRADE SUMMARY ------------------------- 2 [...]	2006-11-06 13:46:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID CE
06COLOMBO1863	MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL SECRETARY: AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Ambassador met alone with Presidential Secretary (defacto National Security Advisor) Lalith Weeratunga on November 7 to register concern that the Sri Lankan military's recent military actions had become increasingly difficult to justify as "defensive." The U.S. wanted to continue to supp [...]	2006-11-08 13:12:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1889	DEFENSE SECRETARY EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT POSSIBLE [...] (C) In a November 10 meeting with Defense Secretary Rajapakse, Ambassador expressed concern about growing indications the Sri Lankan military was taking disproportionate military action against the LTTE that jeopardized prospects for a return to peace negotiations. Peace Secretariat Director K [...]	2006-11-10 15:02:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PTER CE
06COLOMBO1919	SRI LANKA: SCENESETTER FOR NOV. 20-21 CO-CHAIRS [...] (C) The November 21-22 meeting in Washington comes at a critical moment. Since the last Co-Chairs meeting on September 12 in Brussels, the situation in Sri Lanka has deteriorated markedly. The Washington meetings therefore mark a good opportunity to take a hard look at what more we can do t [...]	2006-11-15 15:02:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1947	SRI LANKA: MILITARY ENGAGEMENTS ON FIVE FRONTS [...] (C) Summary: Military engagements between Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) security forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) continued in the north and east on November 18-19, including a sea battle off the coast of Mannar, firing at the Jaffna Forward Defense Line, and LTTE attack [...]	2006-11-20 13:12:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1951	SCENE SETTER FOR SRI LANKA ARMY COMMANDER [...] (C) Summary: General Sarath Fonseka, Commander of the Sri Lankan Army, will conduct a self-invited visit to Washington November 28-29 to meet with Department of State and Pentagon officials. Fonseka, the target of an April 2006 Tiger suicide-bombing attempt on his life, has pursued a hard-lin [...]	2006-11-21 05:07:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1973	SRI LANKA MONITORING MISSION CONFIRMS CEASEFIRE [...] (C) Summary: Pol Chief met November 24 with Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) policy advisor (and occasional acting spokesperson) Helen Olafsdottir and Spokesperson Thorfinnur Omarsson to discuss recent cease-fire violation, the human rights situation, and the mission's current functioning [...]	2006-11-24 15:10:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO2126	SRI LANKA: LTTE BOARDS JORDANIAN SHIP, RUNS IT [...] (U) On December 23, the Jordanian vessel "Faraha 3," carrying 14,000 metric tons of rice from southern India to South Africa, had engine failure and anchored in Sri Lanka's northern territorial waters. Newspapers reported that Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres boarded the ship, r [...]	2006-12-26 12:06:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER EWWT ETRD EAGR PREL CE
06COLOMBO2139	SRI LANKA: UPDATE ON JORDANIAN SHIP GROUNDED OFF [...] (U) December 28-29 saw a barrage of media articles on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) boarding a Jordanian vessel and forcing the crew to raise anchor, causing the ship to be grounded off the coast of Mullaitivu in the north (ref). Papers reported that the Sri Lanka Monitoring Miss [...]	2006-12-29 06:59:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
06COLOMBO218	IMI - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006 - [...] THE FOLLOWING IS THE INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR MALDIVES FOR 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT MALDIVES FEBRUARY 2006 2. Maldives is comprised of over 1,190 islands, of which 198 are inhabited and 87 are exclusive resort islands. The local population is about 285,000, and ove [...]	2006-02-10 05:37:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR MV
06COLOMBO284	(C) SRI LANKA: INFORMATION REGARDING EXTREMIST [...] (SBU) Sri Lanka's Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) have a twenty-year history of using youths, some as young as 10, in non-combatant as well as combat and even suicide bomber roles. The use of underage boys and girls points to a systemic shortage of traditional manpower and an attempt [...]	2006-02-23 03:35:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PTER PHUM CE
06COLOMBO321	IMI - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2006 ? SRI LANKA [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-28 10:56:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC PGOV
06COLOMBO374	EU Election Observation Media Analysis [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-08 10:32:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KPAO EAID OIIP PREL CE
06COLOMBO534	SRI LANKAN TAX ON FOREIGN PROGRAMMING COULD HARM [...] (SBU) Summary: In a move to resuscitate the ailing local movie industry and protect the local TV production industry, Sri Lanka has announced plans to impose a tax on most foreign television series and movie broadcasts. While the tax was slated to go into effect April 1, no implementing reg [...]	2006-04-05 03:29:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD CE
06COLOMBO585	SRI LANKA CIVIL AIR INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT [...] (U) Summary: Sri Lankas civil aviation industry is undergoing important changes. In order to continue development of its tourism industry and meet International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards within the country, the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) wants to build a second runway [...]	2006-04-12 04:19:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAIR CE
06COLOMBO592	SRI LANKA: VIOLENCE, VERBIAGE THREATEN GENEVA TALKS [...] (U) Summary: After a brief moratorium on violence following the late January announcement of the first round of Geneva talks (Ref A),the all-too-regrettable pattern of tit-for-tat bloodshed between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and its armed rivals has resumed with a vengeance. [...]	2006-04-12 09:57:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER CE
06COLOMBO600	GOVERNMENT ASKS CO-CHAIRS FOR STRONG RESPONSE AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Co-Chair ambassadors, minus the U.S., pushed the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) hard in an August 10 meeting to make clear its commitment to "Geneva II" but the Tigers are focused on the "transportation issue" in which the GSL has refused to chopper Eastern Tigers to the [...]	2006-04-12 11:55:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV CE
06COLOMBO620	SRI LANKA: CLAYMORE MINES AND MOB VIOLENCE AS LTTE [...] (C) Summary. Violence and communal strife in the north and east continued over the long New Year holiday, killing at least another 40 people April 13-17 in Trincomalee, Jaffna and Vavuniya. An April 12 bomb blast in Trincomalee that appeared to target civilians--the first such incident since [...]	2006-04-17 13:34:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV CE
06COLOMBO650	NORWEGIANS STILL TRYING TO BROKER DEAL AS APRIL 24 [...] (C) SUMMARY: LTTE told the Norwegians they cannot attend ceasefire talks in Geneva until transport is arranged for their leaders to attend a Central Committee meeting. Contrary to what the Tigers told the press, the Tigers did not insist on other conditions for talks. Norwegians are still try [...]	2006-04-21 06:19:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV CE
06COLOMBO661	SRI LANKA: CLAYMORES, CYANIDE, AND CIVILIANS: [...] (C) The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) continued small-scale attacks against military and civilian targets in the north and east April 21-23, killing eleven members of the security forces and six Sinhalese villagers in separate incidents. For the second time in as many weeks, a Sinhal [...]	2006-04-24 12:38:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM CE
06COLOMBO686	SRI LANKAN MILITARY LAUNCHES "LIMITED" RETALIATORY [...] (C) Following the attempted assassination of Army Commander Lt. General Sarath Fonseka in Colombo on April 25, Government security forces launched aerial and artillery strikes on Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) territory in the eastern district of Trincomalee late April 25 and the mor [...]	2006-04-26 13:06:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PHUM MOPS CE
06COLOMBO696	SRI LANKA: INITIAL REPORTS OF IDP OUTFLOWS [...] (SBU) Summary. April 27 reports by the pro-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) website TamilNet alleging that as many as 40,000 civilians have fled the Trincomalee District since the Sri Lanka Military carried out aerial bombing raids cannot be confirmed. Trincomalee's Government Agent e [...]	2006-04-27 12:24:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PTER PHUM CE
06COLOMBO713	SRI LANKA: TIGER TRANSPORT STILL ON TABLE AS [...] (C) Low-intensity conflict between Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) security forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) continued April 29-May 2, including an April 30 LTTE attack on camps run by the dissident Karuna faction on the Batticaloa-Polonnaruwa border. Despite the violenc [...]	2006-05-02 13:40:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PGOV PHUM CE
06COLOMBO721	INDIANS STILL HOPING GENEVA TALKS CAN RESUME UNDER [...] (C) According to a local Indian diplomat, his government remains hopeful, despite the April 25 assassination attempt on Army Chief Lt. Gen. Sarath Fonseka, that the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) can engage the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in a second round of talks. To get the talks back [...]	2006-05-03 12:18:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV IN CE
06COLOMBO814	POPULATION DISPLACEMENTS DUE TO RECENT [...] (SBU) OFDA REGIONAL ADVISOR, WILLIAM BERGER TRAVELED TO SRI LANKA FROM MAY 4 THROUGH MAY 14TH TO ASSESS REPORTED POPULATION DISPLACEMENTS DUE TO RECENT INCREASE IN HOSTILITIES BETWEEN THE SRI LANKAN GOVERNMENT FORCES AND THE LIBERATION TIGERS OF TAMIL EELAM (LTTE). FINDINGS OF THE ASSESSMENT [...]	2006-05-18 09:40:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID CE
06COLOMBO853	SCENESETTER FOR A/S BOUCHER VISIT TO TOKYO AND SRI [...] (C) Your visit to Tokyo and Sri Lanka comes during a tense period of increased violence and worrisome prospects for Sri Lanka's fragile ceasefire. Your visit gives us the opportunity to pursue two key goals - increased co-chair support to push the peace process forward, including seeking way [...]	2006-05-24 06:37:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON MARR OVIP PGOV PREL CE
06COLOMBO87	SRI LANKA: SEVEN POLICE ARRESTED IN [...] (SBU) Summary. On December 29, the media reported six police officers were arrested for having links to a drug baron. A seventh officer was arrested on January 3. These arrests appear to be the beginning of a larger-scale effort to clean police corruption, which law enforcement contacts and [...]	2006-01-12 10:58:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SNAR KCRM CE
06COLOMBO941	SRI LANKA: TAMIL TIGERS THREATEN WITHDRAWAL AFTER [...] (C) On June 1, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) agreed to go to Oslo for June 8-9 talks with a Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) delegation led by Peace Secretariat Secretary General Palitha Kohona to discuss the role of the Scandanavian-led Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) despite e [...]	2006-06-05 12:25:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM CE
06CONAKRY101	GUINEAN MILITARY SEES BROAD SECURITY MANDATE; [...] (S) On January 24, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Defense (DASD) Theresa Whelan met with Prime Minister Cellou Dalein Diallo and then with senior military officers to discuss regional stability and bilateral military cooperation. 2. (S) DASD Whelan delivered a strong message to Guinean m [...]	2006-01-30 12:55:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PREL PGOV MASS KDEM GV
06CONAKRY1711	Mano River Union Conference: Consolidating Peace and [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On November 16-17, Guinea hosted the Conference for the Consolidation of Peace and Security in the Mano River Region. The event brought together delegations from Liberia and Sierra Leone with officials from various United Nations agencies, foreign governments, and diplomatic mi [...]	2006-11-21 07:24:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF PREL PBTS EAID GV LI SL IV
06CONAKRY94	GUINEAN MILITARY SEES BROAD SECURITY MANDATE; [...] (S) On January 24, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Defense (DASD) Theresa Whelan met with Prime Minister Cellou Dalein Diallo and then with senior military officers to discuss regional stability and bilateral military cooperation. 2. (S) DASD Whelan delivered a strong message to Guinean m [...]	2006-01-27 12:59:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PREL KDEM PGOV MASS GV
06CURACAO336	VENEZUELANS COME "A-COURTIN'" TO CURACAO [...] (C) Summary. A high level Venezuelan Navy delegation led by CNO VADM Luis Chirinos Medina met with RADM Frank Sijtsma, Commander of Dutch Forces in the Caribbean, April 3. Sijtsma characterized the meeting as a "good step" in furthering naval cooperation with Venezuela in a follow up conversati [...]	2006-04-07 20:17:00	Consulate Curacao	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NA AA NL
06DAKAR1005	CASAMANCE: CHIEF REBEL STRONGER THAN ANTICIPATED [...] (SBU) Beginning in mid-March the Bissau-Guinean military lent a helping hand to Senegal, putting into execution its threat to cleanse the border area of Movement of Democratic Forces of the Casamance (MFDC) recalcitrant Salif Sadio and his supporters. Bissau- Guinean troops have succeeded in [...]	2006-04-26 17:26:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PINS PGOV PREL PU SG
06DAKAR1011	WADE'S ELECTORAL PROSPECTS UNSURE IN EAST AND SOUTH [...] (C) Ten months before presidential and parliamentary elections, there is broad disenchantment with President Wade in Senegal's East and South. Were the election held now, he would likely lose in sparsely populated Tambacounda Region. In Kolda and Ziguinchor, he needs to discipline his ruling [...]	2006-04-26 18:39:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON SG
06DAKAR1280	THE CORNICHE HEMMED: WILL VOTERS SWALLOW WADE'S [...] (U) Two of three major roads leading through the Dakar peninsula and downtown are closed by construction. Using Kuwaiti funds for the next Islamic summit and on short notice, President Wade on May 10 began tunnel projects and road widening on the well-known Corniche, redirected traffic to al [...]	2006-05-31 13:43:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN PGOV ECON PINS PINR SG
06DAKAR1623	SENEGAL: SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL WARD [...] (SBU) As the Mission and the Government of Senegal prepare to host you, Senegal is preparing for presidential and parliamentary elections in February 2007. The Senegalese are proud to have a predominantly Muslim democracy that preaches tolerance and visibly supports the United States in prom [...]	2006-07-07 15:22:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP ECON PHUM EAID MASS PGOV PREL SOCI KMCA
06DAKAR1721	SEEKING TRANSFORMATIONAL PRESSURE POINTS IN THE [...] (C) Ref A sums up interagency talks on Senegal's 2007 elections and suggests "engaging ... Muslim Brotherhoods ... to ensure peaceful, fair and free elections." Our first reaction was that this would be a delicate exercise, given our focus on promoting Islamic-Christian dialogue, doctrinal m [...]	2006-07-18 08:45:00	Embassy Dakar	SECRET	PGOV PINR PREL KDEM KISL SG
06DAKAR2001	MORE CANDIDACIES AND UNANSWERED QUESTIONS IN [...] (C) President Wade made official his intent to run for the presidency in 2007, as did Ousmane Kane, an international lawyer residing in New York, and Landing Savane, head of the AJ/PADS party. The Interior Ministry said that more than 75 percent of the cards have been produced for those who h [...]	2006-08-21 10:46:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM SG
06DAKAR2030	DIAS FATHER AND SON ARRESTED, QUESTIONED ABOUT [...] (U) Jean-Paul Dias, head of the center right party BCG, and his son, Barthelemy, leader of the "Socialist Vision" movement within the Socialist Party (PS),were both arrested last week in an unusual display of force. Jean-Paul Dias was detained in Rebeuss Prison until his health failed, at wh [...]	2006-08-22 18:22:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CASC PINS KJUS SG
06DAKAR2245	SENEGAL'S ENERGY CRISIS WORSENS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There seems to be no medium- or long-term strategy to Senegal's energy crisis. After a year of rancor, the relationship between GE/GTi Dakar and Senelec has further deteriorated, and both's debts are mounting. On September 16, GTi shut down because of a lack of fuel, and the [...]	2006-09-18 09:17:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV ECON EPET KMCA SG
06DAKAR2271	"RENTREE POLITIQUE 2006:" ARROGANCE, CALCULATION, [...] (C) Senegalese are returning from vacation to warnings that social equilibrium is in peril. President Wade's fiercest critics slander him in turn as a ruthless, scheming tyrant or vainglorious doddering relic. The opposition is wallowing in hapless self-pity, and the more histrionic among t [...]	2006-09-19 16:11:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI PINS PINR SG
06DAKAR2364	SENEGAL'S STRATEGY TO ADDRESS ITS ENERGY CRISIS [...] (SBU) As we enter the ninth month of Senegal's energy crisis, the GOS and energy parastatals have outlined a number of steps that they hope will stabilize the situation. With presidential and parliamentary elections in February 2007, there is widespread agreement among sector analysts that th [...]	2006-09-29 17:09:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV ECON EPET KMCA SG CH IR LY MO
06DAKAR2517	GUINEA-BISSAU: SECURITY SECTOR REFORM WILL TOP [...] (C) Guinea-Bissau is hoping to raise over USD 350 million at the donor,s round table in November for a sweeping security sector reform and poverty reduction program. Indications from potential donors are that pledges will fall far short. The United Kingdom has provided technical experts to a [...]	2006-10-18 16:52:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR EAID PINS PREL PU UK
06DAKAR610	BISSAU-GUINEAN MEDIA ON LIFE SUPPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Government and private media in Guinea- Bissau barely function and rely heavily on the international donor community to survive. Nonetheless, editors have a solid grasp of the role of independent media in building a pluralist democracy as well as advancing national reconciliat [...]	2006-03-09 12:22:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SCUL KDEM KPAO PU
06DAMASCUS1054	CIVIL SOCIETY ACTIVISTS PROTESTING 43 YEARS OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: A group of approximately fifty civil-society activists staged a protest against 43 years of Emergency Law at the Palace of Justice in downtown Damascus on March 9. There was little visible uniformed security in the area, one of Damascus's main pedestrian thoroughfares. A well-out [...]	2006-03-09 14:17:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SY
06DAMASCUS1108	MARCH MADNESS, SYRIAN STYLE, AS ARBITRARY ARRESTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In addition to the recent detentions of Riad Seif and others during civil society-organized demonstrations, arbitrary arrests and detentions have continued in recent weeks. Targets have included a prominent civil society activist, the brother of a key post contact, and a journa [...]	2006-03-13 15:27:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SY
06DAMASCUS1219	HUMAN RIGHTS ROUND-UP: 2004 QAMISHLI RIOTS [...] (C) 2004 QAMISHLI RIOTS COMMEMORATED THROUGHOUT SYRIA: On March 12, Kurds throughout Syria observed the second anniversary of the 2004 Qamishli riots. Luqman Ois, an Azadi Party activist and member of the Kurdish Committee for Human Rights, told Poloff that a number of activities took place: [...]	2006-03-21 08:36:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SY
06DAMASCUS1358	PROMINENT OPPOSITION AND CIVIL SOCIETY FIGURES [...] (C) SUMMARY: SARG authorities have arrested or detained a number of prominent Syrian opposition and civil society figures within the last few days. Prominent activist and former political detainee Ali Abudullah, together with his eldest son Mohammed, were arrested on March 23 by unidentifi [...]	2006-03-27 16:55:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SY
06DAMASCUS1723	HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDUP: SARG CONTINUES ARREST [...] (C) ABDULLAH FAMILY MEMBERS REMAIN INCOMMUNICADO: Father-and-son civil society activists Ali and Mohammed Abdullah remain incommunicado following their March 23 arrest (ref A). Abdullah's wife Wifa'a (and human rights activist Rezan Zeituneh) told Poloff on April 13 that the whereabouts of [...]	2006-04-18 07:39:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SY
06DAMASCUS1754	C-NE6-00262: KHADDAM'S AND BAYANOUNI'S FAUSTIAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: Former VP Abdul Halim Khaddam's public criticism of the regime and his move to ally himself -- via the National Salvation Front -- with Syrian Muslim Brotherhood leader Sadreddin al-Bayanouni continue to provoke the regime and stir tremendous speculation among the public and [...]	2006-04-18 13:01:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PREL PHUM SY
06DAMASCUS1922	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Palestinians, Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that PM Mohammed Naji Ottri, in a cabinet meeting, called on Syrian citizens to take part in the fund-raising campaign for the Palestinian people scheduled to be launched next Sunday all over the country. Papers also reported that the first Arab-Euro Dialogue F [...]	2006-04-27 13:47:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS2163	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Iraq, Lebanon, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that Vice President Shara received Sheikh Jawad al-Khalisi, Secretary General of the Iraqi National Foundation Congress (INFC); at their meeting Shara reiterated Syria's condemnation of terrorist attacks that target innocent civilians and sow seeds of partition [...]	2006-05-09 12:31:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS2211	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Palestinians, [...] Summary: Papers reported that the Palestinian government thanked President Asad for the Syrian fund-raising campaign for the Palestinian people and for receiving 244 Palestinian refugees coming from Iraq. That came in a phone call President Asad received from Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail H [...]	2006-05-11 13:14:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS2238	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Kuwait, Iraq, Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syria papers reported that Syria denied Friday evening Jordanian claims on the training of Hamas members in Syria and criticized the UNSC bid to issue a resolution on Syria and Lebanon as "an obstacle to clearing the air." Foreign Minister Walid al-Mouallem said in a joint press co [...]	2006-05-14 14:27:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS2337	Damascus Media Reaction: UN Security Council resolution [...] Summary: Syrian papers featured a statement by the Syrian Foreign Ministry on the UN Security Council Resolution 1680 that was passed on Wednesday saying it poses "an unprecedented measure of interference in the core of sovereign and bilateral issues for member states to the United Nations. C [...]	2006-05-18 12:10:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS2376	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Iraq/Italy, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that Prime Minister Ottri sent cables of congratulation to Iraqi PM al-Malki and to Italian PM Prodi on the occasion of forming the new Iraqi and Italian governments. He expressed his confidence in developing cooperation between Syria and Italy to serve their jo [...]	2006-05-23 06:55:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS2685	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Cuba, Syria/Ukraine, [...] Summary: Papers reported that Deputy Foreign Minister Dr. Faysal Miqdad conveyed an oral massage from President Asad to President Fidel Castro of Cuba during his meeting with Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque. The message focused on recent political developments in the Middle East and [...]	2006-06-08 12:55:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS2687	TEHRAN'S INFLUENCE SAID TO BE SPREADING IN SYRIA [...] (C) Summary: Syria and Iran have exchanged a number of visits in the past several days: longtime SARG regime insider and VP assistant Muhammad Nassif Kheirbek was in Tehran on June 7, and the commander of the Iranian Army's Air Forces was in Damascus on June 6. One of our contacts mentioned [...]	2006-06-08 13:53:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SY IR
06DAMASCUS3194	SYRIAN INFLUENCE GROWING WITH REGIONAL [...] (C) Summary: The SARG sees its influence growing in light of regional developments, including the recent kidnapping of an Israeli soldier, the June 28 Israeli overflight of Syrian President Bashar al-Asad's summer home, and Asad's separate June 28 meetings in Damascus with visiting Lebanese [...]	2006-06-29 14:16:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SY LE IS IR JO
06DAMASCUS3256	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Israel, Syria/Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today featured an official statement reporting that two Israeli military aircraft flew at low altitude near the Syrian coast in the Wadi Qandil area at dawn. Syrian Air Defense Forces fired at the planes, that then left the region. The source said the hostile act was an [...]	2006-07-03 13:10:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3491	Damascus Media Reaction: Israeli Operation in Lebanon [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that President Asad received a message from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad expressing support for Syria in the face of any threat or attack. The message was conveyed by Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki when President Asad received Mottaki and [...]	2006-07-19 04:46:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3711	TFLE01: SYRIA DAILY SITREP 12 FOR SUNDAY, JULY [...] (C) Summary: An Israeli missile strike on July 29 destroyed the road serving a main Lebanese border crossing between Damascus and Beirut about five miles west of the official Syrian border crossing, effectively closing the crossing, according to contacts and press reports. Several hundred p [...]	2006-07-30 12:44:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM LE SY
06DAMASCUS3718	Damascus Media Reaction: Israeli operation in Lebanon [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that Secretary General of Hizbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, stressed in a televised speech on al- Manar TV station that Israel has failed to achieve anything militarily so far in its 18-day aggression on Lebanon, and that Israel has received very tough blows. He adde [...]	2006-07-31 07:14:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3721	Damascus Media Reaction: Israeli War against Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported the new Israeli massacre in Qana. Headlines featured President Asad's telephone conversation with Lebanese President Lahoud expressing pain and shock at the crime that Israel has committed against innocent civilians in Qana. President Asad reaffirmed Syria' [...]	2006-07-31 11:27:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3742	TFLE01: SYRIA DAILY SITREP 13 FOR MONDAY JULY 31, [...] (S) Summary: For the second time in two days Israel bombed the main border crossing between Lebanon and Syria, more than three miles from the Syrian border. Syrian artillery, missile and ground forces are being defensively dispersed from their garrisons throughout Syria and Syrian air defenses [...]	2006-07-31 13:04:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF LE SY
06DAMASCUS3754	TFLE01: SYRIA DAILY SITREP 14 FOR TUESDAY, AUGUST [...] (U) Summary: Syrian President Asad asked the Syrian military to raise its readiness, pledging not to abandon support for the Lebanese "resistance" against Israel, according to reports of Asad's July 31 annual address commemorating the foundation of the Syria Arab Army. Israel launched its t [...]	2006-08-01 12:33:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM LE SY
06DAMASCUS3779	Damascus Media Reaction: Israeli Operation in Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that President Asad addressed the Syrian armed forces on July 31 in a speech published in "The People's Army" magazine, marking the 61st anniversary of the foundation of the Syrian Army. Asad said that the anniversary is being observed this year "amid internati [...]	2006-08-01 13:37:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3848	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Iran, Israel/Lebanon, [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-06 12:24:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3863	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Lebanon, Syria/Qatar, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that President Asad has sent a message of support and solidarity to Lebanese President Lahoud, conveyed by Foreign Minister Waleed al-Mouallem, to confirm Syria's solidarity with and support of the steadfastness of the Lebanese people and the national resistance [...]	2006-08-07 13:18:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS404	ANTI-EUROPEAN RIOTS HIT DAMASCUS, AS FOUR [...] (C) Summary: Mobs angered about cartoon depictions of the prophet Mohammed published in Europe ransacked and set on fire the Norwegian Embassy and the building housing the Danish, Chilean, and Swedish Embassies in Damascus in the late afternoon of February 4, destroying the first and heavily damagi [...]	2006-02-05 14:36:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC SY
06DAMASCUS4046	Damascus Media Reaction: Asad's Speech, Syria/Britain, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that the Syrian Cabinet stressed that President Asad's address to 4th General Conference of the Syrian Journalists Union reflected the impulse of the Syrian people and all the Arab nation and expressed the Arab street's support for the Lebanese national resistan [...]	2006-08-18 06:23:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS4237	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/US, Syria/India, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported President Asad's meeting with US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson. Talks focused on regional and international developments and the current situation in Lebanon, the Palestinian territories and Iraq, and views were exchanged about reviving the Middle East peac [...]	2006-08-28 14:00:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS4283	Damascus Media Reaction: Chavez Visit, Golan, Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today continued to give prominent coverage to Venezuelan President Chavez's visit to Damascus. Papers reported that President Asad held a plenary meeting with his Venezuelan counterpart in the presence of members of the two delegations; afterward, the two leaders held [...]	2006-08-31 13:03:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS4341	Damascus Media Reaction: Annan's Visit, Syria/Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers led with reports of the visit to Damascus by UN SecGen Kofi Annan and his meeting with President Asad, Vice President Shar'a, Foreign Minister Walid al-Mouallem, and Deputy Foreign Minister Dr Faysal al-Miqdad. Talks focused on the need to consolidate the Lebanese ceas [...]	2006-09-06 04:22:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS4797	SYRIA HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDUP: PROTEST PREVENTED, [...] (C) Summary: Security services used limited force to prevent a demonstration October 5 in downtown Damascus, which had been called for by three leading Kurdish parties and publicly supported by the Damascus Declaration group and the externally based National Salvation Front. Security agents [...]	2006-10-06 07:18:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SY
06DAMASCUS5137	Damascus Media Reaction: Peace Process, Lebanon, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported President Asad's meeting with a delegation of the Foreign Journalists Association in which he underscored the role of media and journalists in conveying facts and enhancing communication among civilizations. President Asad answered questions about the peace pro [...]	2006-10-31 13:16:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5316	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Iran, Lebanon, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers featured a statement by Dr. Sami Khiyami, Syrian Ambassador to the UK, in an interview broadcast on Wednesday (Nov. 15) by the Syrian Satellite TV channel, saying that Syria has repeatedly declared that it will be the prime beneficiary from revelation of the truth abou [...]	2006-11-16 14:48:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5379	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/China, Baker/Hamilton [...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported that Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moualem met on Dec. 9 with Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Chi Jion and an accompanying delegation. Talks focused on developments in the region, particularly in Lebanon, Palestine and Iraq, and on bilateral relations [...]	2006-12-10 13:14:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS673	BIOGRAPHICAL DATA ON SYRIA'S NEW MINISTERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Bashar al-Asad appointed eleven new ministers with portfolio and three new state ministers without portfolio on February 11. The following includes basic biographical (and previously unavailable) data on new appointees. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR [...]	2006-02-16 14:23:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SY
06DAMASCUS674	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR BAGHDAD REFUGEE COORDINATOR [...] (U) Embassy Damascus welcomes and grants country clearance to Baghdad Refugee Coordinator Camille Hill for travel to Damascus from February 28 through March 4, 2006. After clearing customs, traveler will be met and assisted at the airport by an Embassy driver who will display a sign with the [...]	2006-02-16 14:40:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA PREF SMIG SY IZ
06DAMASCUS929	HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDUP: QAMISHLI VIOLENCE?; DAMASCUS [...] (C) CONTACTS DISMISS PRESS REPORTS OF KURDISH CLASHES WITH ARMY: Kurdish contacts dismissed press reports that an armed clash, resulting in many Kurdish injuries, had taken place in the northeastern city of Qamishli between Syrian armed forces and members of the PKK-affiliated Democratic Un [...]	2006-03-06 07:06:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SY
06DARESSALAAM1260	TANZANIA READY FOR ACOTA ACTION; OPEN TO ARTICLE 98 [...] (S) SUMMARY: Tanzania is eager to get the ACOTA program underway. In mid-July meetings with ACOTA's Chip Beck, officials from the Ministry of Defence (MOD) addressed specific training and equipment options while Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) officials showed increased interest in, and [...]	2006-07-27 15:02:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	SECRET	PREL MARR ASEC TZ
06DARESSALAAM1495	ZANZIBAR'S OPPOSITION PARTY: YOUTH WANT RESULTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Continuing our probe into the future of Zanzibari politics, the Deputy Chief of Mission met recently with two Civic United Front (CUF) leaders who currently serve as elected members in Zanzibar's House of Representatives. The CUF representatives underscored the growing frustration [...]	2006-09-05 13:53:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV ECON TZ
06DARESSALAAM1503	THE SECRETARY'S REGIONAL STRATEGIC INITIATIVE [...] (C) At Africa's first Regional Strategic Initiative (RSI) Conference in Nairobi (reftel),Embassy Dar es Salaam asked to take the first cut at a "Regional Counterterrorism Action Plan" for the Horn of Africa. Our action plan presents a set of recommendations for greater regional collaboration [...]	2006-09-07 12:30:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PHUM KCRM SNAR TZ
06DARESSALAAM1730	TANZANIA UNDERLINES INTEREST IN DEPLOYING [...] (U) SUMMARY: Tanzania's Defense Minister has warmly welcomed recent developments in the U.S.-Tanzania mil-to-mil relationship, including the latest timeline for ACOTA training, deployment of a CJTF-HOA civil affairs team to Tanzania, the reintroduction of IMET training, and the offer of sever [...]	2006-10-23 04:59:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS MARR PREL PGOV TZ
06DARESSALAAM1788	TANZANIA: 2006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-03 09:44:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SNAR TZ
06DARESSALAAM1936	TANZANIA: CT PROGRAMS BY PARTNER NATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY. To date, there have been only limited activities on counterterrorism (CT) and land/maritime border control by USG partner nations in Tanzania. In 2005/06, the British have sponsored two training programs in Tanzania to build capacity at Tanzania's international airports and to [...]	2006-12-15 03:13:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL XW YM ASEC TZ
06DARESSALAAM369	Tanzania TIP report [...] (U) Post submits the following responses to questions posed in reftel A regarding the sixth annual trafficking in persons report. Point of contact for trafficking issues in Tanzania is Political Officer Maureen B. Latour who may be reached by telephone at 255.22.2668001, extension 4107 and b [...]	2006-02-27 11:57:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB TZ ASED
06DARESSALAAM731	EAST AFRICAN FEDERATION: FAST-TRACK OR EMPTY TALK? [...] (C) SUMMARY. Economic convergence in the East African Community (EAC) in on track, with a Customs Union expected to be fully functional by 2010. To further strengthen the region's economic ties, the EAC Secretariat also has hopes to undertake major infrastructure projects in areas such as e [...]	2006-05-04 12:26:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON ETRD PGOV TZ
06DHAKA1364	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR BALANCE BUFFALO 06-2 [...] This is an action request. See Paragraph 4. 2. The following units are scheduled to take part in Exercise Balance Buffalo 06-2 initiating deployment in MAY 2006: Bangladesh Army: 1st Para Commando Battalion. Bangladesh Air Force: Commandos from 101 Special Flying Unit, (Tpt Wing). [...]	2006-03-14 09:26:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR MASS PREL BG
06DHAKA3725	BDG CONTEMPLATES POSSIBLE PRESIDENTIAL RESIGNATION [...] (C) Summary: The BDG is considering replacing ailing President Iajuddin Ahmed out of concern that his poor health will prevent him from running his office during the term of the caretaker government ahead of next January's parliamentary elections. PM Zia favors giving Ahmed some more time eith [...]	2006-06-21 10:51:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM BG
06DHAKA6662	DEA BASIC DRUG ENFORCEMENT TRAINING PROPOSAL AND [...] SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. Pursuant to a 2002 Bilateral Letter of Agreement on Law Enforcement and Narcotics Control, Post Econ officer and regional DEA representatives in New Delhi propose to conduct a two week course April 2-13, 2007 designed to provide GOB participants basic training in t [...]	2006-11-19 00:48:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV BG

06DILI147	FOREIGN MINISTER BRIEFS DIPLOMATIC CORPS ON LOCAL TENSIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: On 29 March, Foreign Minister Jose Ramos Horta briefed the diplomatic corps on recent events in Dili, emphasizing that press reports of riots and military strife are exaggerated and that recent disturbances have been neither politically or ethnically motivated nor fatal. Rather [...]	2006-03-30 03:37:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR TT

Pages 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

1'000 rows / 14'485 results

Embassy Abidjan
Embassy Abu Dhabi
Embassy Abuja
Embassy Accra
Consulate Adana
Embassy Addis Ababa
Consulate Alexandria
Embassy Algiers
American Institute Taiwan, Taipei
Embassy Amman
Consulate Amsterdam
Embassy Ankara
Embassy Antananarivo
Embassy Apia
Embassy Ashgabat
Embassy Asmara
Embassy Astana
Embassy Asuncion
Embassy Athens
Consulate Auckland
Embassy Baghdad
Embassy Baku
Embassy Bamako
Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan
Embassy Bangkok
Embassy Bangui
Embassy Banjul
Consulate Barcelona
Embassy Beijing
Embassy Beirut
Consulate Belfast
Embassy Belgrade
Embassy Belmopan
Embassy Berlin
Embassy Bern
Embassy Bishkek
Embassy Bogota
Embassy Brasilia
Embassy Bratislava
Embassy Brazzaville
Embassy Bridgetown
Embassy Brussels
Embassy Bucharest
Embassy Budapest
Embassy Buenos Aires
Embassy Bujumbura
Embassy Cairo
Consulate Calgary
Embassy Canberra
Consulate Cape Town
Embassy Caracas
Consulate Casablanca
Consulate Chengdu
Consulate Chennai
Consulate Chiang Mai
Embassy Chisinau
Consulate Ciudad Juarez
Embassy Colombo
Embassy Conakry
Embassy Copenhagen
Embassy Cotonou
Consulate Curacao
Embassy Dakar
Embassy Damascus
Embassy Dar Es Salaam
Department of State
Consulate Dhahran
Embassy Dhaka
Embassy Dili
DIR FSINFATC
Embassy Djibouti
Embassy Doha
Consulate Dubai
Embassy Dublin
Consulate Durban
Embassy Dushanbe
Consulate Dusseldorf
Embasy Bonn
Consulate Florence
Consulate Frankfurt
Embassy Freetown
Consulate Fukuoka
Embassy Gaborone
Embassy Georgetown
Embassy Grenada
Consulate Guadalajara
Consulate Guangzhou
Embassy Guatemala
Consulate Guayaquil
Consulate Halifax
Consulate Hamburg
Consulate Hamilton
Embassy Hanoi
Embassy Harare
Embassy Helsinki
Consulate Hermosillo
Consulate Ho Chi Minh City
Consulate Hong Kong
American Consulate Hyderabad
Iran RPO Dubai
Embassy Islamabad
Consulate Istanbul
Consulate Izmir
Embassy Jakarta
Consulate Jeddah
Consulate Jerusalem
Consulate Johannesburg
Embassy Kabul
Consulate Kaduna
Embassy Kampala
Consulate Karachi
Embassy Kathmandu
Embassy Khartoum
Embassy Kigali
Embassy Kingston
Embassy Kinshasa
Consulate Kolkata
Embassy Kolonia
Embassy Koror
Consulate Krakow
Embassy Kuala Lumpur
Embassy Kuwait
Embassy Kyiv
Embassy La Paz
Consulate Lagos
Consulate Lahore
Consulate Leipzig
Embassy Libreville
Embassy Lilongwe
Embassy Lima
Embassy Lisbon
Embassy Ljubljana
Embassy Lome
Embassy London
Embassy Luanda
Embassy Lusaka
Embassy Luxembourg
Embassy Madrid
Embassy Majuro
Embassy Malabo
Embassy Managua
Embassy Manama
Embassy Manila
Embassy Maputo
Consulate Marseille
Embassy Maseru
Consulate Matamoros
Embassy Mbabane
Consulate Melbourne
Consulate Merida
Embassy Mexico
Consulate Milan
Embassy Minsk
Mission Geneva
Mission UNESCO
Mission USNATO
Mission USOSCE
Embassy Mogadishu
Embassy Monrovia
Consulate Monterrey
Embassy Montevideo
Consulate Montreal
Embassy Moscow
Consulate Mumbai
Consulate Munich
Embassy Muscat
Consulate Nagoya
Consulate Naha
Embassy Nairobi
Consulate Naples
Embassy Nassau
Embassy Ndjamena
Embassy New Delhi
Embassy Niamey
Embassy Nicosia
Consulate Nogales
Embassy Nouakchott
Consulate Nuevo Laredo
Consulate Osaka Kobe
Embassy Oslo
Embassy Ottawa
Embassy Ouagadougou
Embassy Panama
Embassy Paramaribo
Embassy Paris
Consulate Perth
Consulate Peshawar
Embassy Phnom Penh
Embassy Podgorica
Consulate Ponta Delgada
Embassy Port Au Prince
Embassy Port Louis
Embassy Port Moresby
Embassy Port Of Spain
Embassy Prague
Embassy Praia
Embassy Pretoria
Embassy Pristina
Consulate Quebec
Embassy Quito
Embassy Rabat
Embassy Rangoon
Consulate Recife
REO Basrah
REO Hillah
REO Kirkuk
REO Mosul
Embassy Reykjavik
Embassy Riga
Consulate Rio De Janeiro
Embassy Riyadh
Embassy Rome
Embassy San Jose
Embassy San Salvador
Embassy Sanaa
Embassy Santiago
Embassy Santo Domingo
Consulate Sao Paulo
Consulate Sapporo
Embassy Sarajevo
Secretary of State
Embassy Seoul
Consulate Shanghai
Consulate Shenyang
Embassy Singapore
Embassy Skopje
Embassy Sofia
Consulate St Petersburg
Embassy Stockholm
Consulate Strasbourg
Consulate Surabaya
Embassy Suva
Consulate Sydney
Embassy Tallinn
Embassy Tashkent
Embassy Tbilisi
Embassy Tegucigalpa
Embassy Tehran
Embassy Tel Aviv
Embassy The Hague
Consulate Thessaloniki
Consulate Tijuana
Embassy Tirana
Embassy Tokyo
Consulate Toronto
Embassy Tripoli
Embassy Tunis
Embassy Ulaanbaatar
UN Rome
UNVIE
US Delegation FEST TWO
US Delegation, Secretary
US Interests Section Havana
US Mission CD Geneva
US Mission Geneva
US Office Almaty
US OFFICE FSC CHARLESTON
USEU Brussels
USMISSION USTR GENEVA
USUN New York
Embassy Valletta
Consulate Vancouver
Embassy Vatican
Embassy Vienna
Embassy Vientiane
Embassy Vilnius
Consulate Vladivostok
Embassy Warsaw
Embassy Wellington
Embassy Windhoek
Embassy Yaounde
Consulate Yekaterinburg
Embassy Yerevan
Embassy Zagreb

AA
AADP
AALC
ABER
ABLD
ABLDG
ABLG
ABMC
ABT
ABUD
AC
ACABQ
ACAO
ACCOUNT
ACDA
ACEC
ACKM
ACOA
ACOTA
ACS
ACTION
ADANA
ADB
ADCO
ADCP
ADEL
ADEP
ADIP
ADM
ADMIRAL
ADPM
ADRC
AE
AEC
AECL
AEGR
AEIR
AEM
AEMED
AEMR
AER
AESC
AF
AFARI
AFDB
AFDIN
AFFAIRS
AFGHANISTAN
AFIN
AFL
AFLU
AFOR
AFR
AFSA
AFSI
AFSN
AFU
AFZAL
AG
AGAO
AGENDA
AGENGA
AGIT
AGMT
AGOA
AGR
AGS
AGUIRRE
AI
AIAG
AID
AIDAC
AIDS
AIEA
AIHRC
AIN
AINF
AINFCY
AINR
AINT
AISG
AIT
AJ
AK
AL
AL-1
ALAB
ALBE
ALEXANDER
ALI
ALJAZEERA
ALL
ALNEA
ALOW
ALOWAR
AM
AMAT
AMB
AMCHAMS
AMCT
AME
AMED
AMEDI
AMEMR
AMER
AMERICAS
AMEX
AMG
AMGE
AMGMT
AMGT
AMIA
AMLB
AMPR
AMT
AMTC
AMTG
AN
ANARCHISTS
ANC
AND
ANET
ANTITERRORISM
AO
AOCR
AODE
AOIC
AOMS
AOPR
AORC
AORD
AOREC
AORG
AORL
AOWC
AP
APCS
APDC
APEC
APECO
APER
APR
APRC
APRM
AQ
AR
ARAB
ARABBL
ARABL
ARABLEAGUE
ARAS
ARC
ARCH
ARENA
AREP
ARF
ARG
ARM
ARMITAGE
ARMS
AROC
ARR
ARRMZY
ARSO
AS
ASA
ASAC
ASC
ASCC
ASCE
ASCEC
ASCH
ASE
ASEAN
ASEC
ASECARP
ASECE
ASECM
ASECSI
ASECVE
ASED
ASEDC
ASEG
ASEK
ASES
ASEX
ASFC
ASIC
ASIG
ASIR
ASJA
ASO
ASOC
ASPA
ASR
ASSEMBLY
ASSK
ASUP
AT
ATFN
ATPDEA
ATRA
ATRD
ATRN
AU
AU-1
AUC
AUNR
AUSGR
AUSTRALIAGROUP
AV
AVERY
AVIAN
AVIANFLU
AVIATION
AW
AX
AY
AZ
AZE
B.
BA
BAGHDAD
BAIO
BAKOYANNIS
BALKANS
BAPOL
BARACK
BASHAR
BATA
BB
BBG
BBSR
BC
BCW
BCXP
BD
BE
BEAN
BEN
BERARDUCCI
BESP
BEXB
BEXP
BEXPC
BEXPPLM
BEXT
BF
BFIF
BFIN
BFIO
BG
BGD
BGMT
BH
BHUM
BI
BIC
BIH
BILAT
BIMSTEC
BINR
BIO
BIOS
BIOTECH
BIOTECHNOLOGY
BIT
BITO
BK
BL
BLR
BLUE
BLUNT
BM
BMENA
BMGT
BMOT
BN
BNUC
BO
BOIKO
BOL
BOND
BOQ
BORDER
BOSNIA
BOU
BOUCHAIB KAKA
BOUTERSE
BP
BPIS
BPTS
BR
BRIAN
BRPA
BRUSSELS
BS
BSSR
BT
BTA
BTC
BTIO
BTIU
BTRA
BTT
BU
BUD
BULGARIA
BURMA
BUSH
BV
BW
BWC
BX
BXEP
BY
BZ
CA
CAC
CACM
CACS
CAFTA
CAIO
CAJC
CAMBODIA
CAN
CAPC
CARC
CARE
CARIB
CARICOM
CARSON
CAS
CASA
CASC
CASCC
CASCR
CASE
CASTILLO
CAVO
CB
CBC
CBD
CBE
CBG
CBIS
CBM
CBSA
CBTH
CBW
CCSR
CCY
CD
CDB
CDC
CDCC
CDCE
CDG
CDI
CE
CEA
CEC
CEDAW
CEN
CENTCOM
CENTRIC
CEUDA
CF
CFE
CFED
CFG
CFIS
CFSP
CG
CGEN
CGOPRC
CH
CHAD
CHALLENGE
CHAO
CHELIDZE
CHENEY
CHERTOFF
CHG
CHIEF
CHN
CHR
CHRISTIAN
CHRISTOF
CHRISTOPHER
CI
CIA
CIAT
CIC
CICTE
CIDA
CIO
CIP
CIS
CITEL
CITES
CITIBANK
CITT
CIVAIR
CIVS
CJ
CJAN
CJUS
CK
CKGR
CKOR
CL
CLEARANCE
CLINTON
CLMT
CLO
CLOK
CM
CMAE
CMFT
CMGT
CMP
CMT
CN
CNAR
CNARC
CNC
CNO
CO
CODEL
COE
COL
COLIN
COLLECTIVE
COLOMBO
COM
COMESA
COMMERCE
CON
CONAWAY
CONDOLEEZZA
CONDOLEEZZA RICE
CONEAZ
CONG
CONGO
CONGRINT
CONS
CONSULAR
CONTROL
CONTROLS
CORRUPTION
COSI
COUNTER
COUNTER TERRORISM
COUNTERTERRORISM
COUNTRY
COUNTRYCLEARANCE
CP
CPA
CPAS
CPC
CPCTC
CPPT
CPUOS
CQ
CR
CRIM
CRIME
CRIMES
CRM
CROATIA
CROS
CRS
CRUZ
CS
CSCE
CSEP
CSIS
CSW
CT
CTBT
CTER
CTERR
CTM
CTR
CTRYCLR
CU
CUCO
CUIS
CUL
CV
CVIA
CVIC
CVIS
CVISU
CVPR
CVR
CW
CWC
CWCM
CWG
CX
CY
CYP
CYPRUSARMS
CZ
DA
DAC
DAFR
DAN
DANFUNG
DANIEL
DAO
DARFR
DARFUR
DAVID
DAVID LEE HOWES
DAVID WELCH
DAVID WILLIAM RAY
DB
DC
DCDG
DCG
DCHA
DCI
DCM
DCOM
DCRM
DE
DEA
DEAX
DEFENSE
DEFENSEREFORM
DELTAVIOLENCE
DEM
DEMARCHE
DEMOCRATIC
DENNIS
DEOC
DEPT
DEPT FOR DS COMMAND CENTER
DESI
DHA
DHLAKAMA
DHLS
DHRF
DHS
DHSX
DIEZ
DIPLOMACY
DISENGAGEMENT
DJ
DK
DKEM
DMIN
DMINE
DO
DOC
DOD
DOE
DOJ
DOMC
DOMESTIC
DOMESTICPOLITICS
DONALD RUMSFELD
DOT
DPAO
DPKO
DPM
DPOL
DPRK
DR
DRC
DRIP
DRL
DS
DSR
DSS
DTFN
DTRA
DTRO
DU
DVC
DY
EAC
EAD
EADI
EADM
EAG
EAGER
EAGR
EAI
EAIC
EAID
EAIDB
EAIDCIN
EAIDEGZ
EAIDMG
EAIDNI
EAIF
EAIG
EAIO
EAIR
EAIS
EAIT
EAOD
EAP
EAPC
EAR
EARI
EASS
EATO
EAUD
EAVI
EB
EBEXP
EBRD
EBUD
EC
ECA
ECCP
ECCT
ECE
ECIN
ECIP
ECLAC
ECN
ECOIN
ECOM
ECON
ECONCS
ECONEGE
ECONOMIC
ECONOMICS
ECONOMY
ECONOMY AND FINANCE
ECOR
ECOS
ECOSOC
ECOWAS
ECPC
ECPN
ECPO
ECPS
ECPSN
ECRM
ECTRD
ECUN
ED
EDA
EDEV
EDRC
EDU
EDUC
EE
EEB
EEC
EENG
EENV
EEOC
EET
EETC
EFI
EFIC
EFIM
EFIN
EFIS
EFLU
EFN
EFND
EFNI
EFQ
EFTA
EG
EGAD
EGAR
EGEN
EGHG
EGOV
EGOVSY
EH
EI
EIAD
EIAID
EIAR
EIB
EICN
EID
EIDE
EIDN
EIFN
EIN
EIND
EINDIR
EINF
EING
EINN
EINO
EINR
EINT
EINV
EINZ
EIPR
EIQ
EISL
EISNLN
EITC
EITI
EIVN
EK
EL
ELA
ELAB
ELAD
ELAINE
ELAM
ELAN
ELAP
ELB
ELBA
ELBR
ELEC
ELECTIONS
ELF
ELIN
ELN
ELND
ELNT
ELTD
ELTM
ELTN
ELTRN
EMAIL
EMED
EMI
EMIN
EMN
EMS
EMW
EN
END
ENDURING
ENEG
ENER
ENERG
ENERGY
ENFR
ENG
ENGR
ENGRD
ENGRG
ENGY
ENIV
ENLT
ENNP
ENR
ENRC
ENRG
ENRL
ENTG
ENV
ENVI
ENVIRONMENT
ENVR
ENVT
EON
EOXC
EP
EPA
EPAT
EPCS
EPE
EPEC
EPECO
EPET
EPIN
EPIT
EPPD
EPRT
EPSC
EPTE
EPTED
EPWR
EQ
EQRD
ER
ERA
ERD
EREL
ERGR
ERICKSON
ERIN
ERTD
ES
ESA
ESCAP
ESCI
ESDP
ESENV
ESF
ESLCO
ESOC
ESOCI
ESPS
ESS
ESSO
ESTH
ESTN
ESTRADA
ET
ETA
ETAD
ETC
ETCC
ETD
ETDR
ETEL
ETER
ETEX
ETFN
ETIC
ETIO
ETLN
ETMIN
ETR
ETRA
ETRAD
ETRB
ETRC
ETRD
ETRDECD
ETRG
ETRK
ETRN
ETRO
ETRP
ETT
ETTC
ETTD
ETTF
ETTN
ETTR
ETTRD
ETTW
ETZ
EU
EUC
EUCOM
EUE
EUEAID
EUFOR
EUM
EUMEM
EUN
EUR
EUREM
EURM
EURN
EV
EVENTS
EVN
EWRG
EWT
EWTR
EWWT
EX
EXBS
EXEC
EXIM
EXO
EXPORT
EXTERNAL
EZ
FA
FAA
FAC
FAGR
FAO
FARC
FARM
FAS
FATAH
FBI
FCC
FCS
FCSC
FCSCEG
FCUL
FDA
FDIC
FEDULOV
FEMA
FERNANDO
FGM
FI
FIN
FINANCE
FINE
FINR
FINREF
FINV
FIR
FISO
FJ
FK
FKFLO
FKLU
FLU
FM
FMC
FMGT
FMLN
FMS
FO
FOI
FOOKS
FOR
FORCE
FORCES
FOREIGN
FORWHA
FP
FPC
FR
FRA
FRANCIS
FRANCISCO RODENAS RUIZ
FRB
FREDOM
FREEDOM
FRELIMO
FRIED
FRN
FRU
FSC
FSI
FT
FTA
FTAA
FWS
GA
GAERC
GAMES
GAO
GARCIA
GASPAR
GATT
GAZA
GAZPROM
GB
GBSLE
GC
GCC
GCCC
GE
GEF
GEORGE
GERARD
GESKE
GF
GG
GH
GI
GIPNC
GIWI
GJ
GKGIC
GL
GLOBAL
GM
GN
GO
GOG
GOI
GON
GOVPOI
GPGOV
GPI
GPOI
GPOV
GR
GRQ
GS
GT
GTIP
GTMO
GTREFTEL
GU
GUAM
GUANTANAMO
GUIDANCE
GUILLERMO
GUTIERREZ
GV
GWI
GY
GZ
GZIS
HA
HARRIET
HARRY
HAWZ
HCOPIL
HDP
HE
HEAVEN
HEBRON
HELGERSON
HERCEGOVINA
HG
HHS
HI
HIGHLIGHTS
HIJAZI
HILARY
HILLARY
HILLEN
HIPC
HIV
HIZ
HK
HKSX
HL
HLSX
HN
HNCHR
HO
HOA
HOSTAGES
HPKO
HR
HRC
HRCS
HRICTY
HRIGHTS
HRKSTC
HSI
HSTC
HSWG
HT
HTCG
HTSC
HU
HUD
HUM
HUMAN
HUMANITARIAN
HUMANR
HUMANRIGHTS
HUMOR
HUMRIT
HUNRC
HURI
HURRICANE
HYDE
HYLAND
HYMPSK
HZ
IA
IACHR
IACI
IACO
IACW
IADB
IAEA
IAES
IAHRC
IAIE
IAII
IASA
IATTC
IAZ
IBB
IBD
IBET
IBPCA
IBRB
IBRD
IC
ICAC
ICAO
ICC
ICCAT
ICCROM
ICES
ICJ
ICRC
ICRS
ICSCA
ICTR
ICTY
ID
IDA
IDB
IDLI
IDLO
IDP
IDR
IE
IEA
IEAB
IEF
IF
IFAD
IFC
IFIN
IFM
IFO
IFR
IFRC
IG
IGAD
IGF
IHO
IICA
IINS
IIP
IK
IL
ILAB
ILC
ILEA
ILO
IMC
IMET
IMF
IMMIGRATION
IMO
IMSO
IMTS
IN
INAUGURATION
INCB
IND
INDO
INF
INFLUENZA
INL
INMARSAT
INNP
INPFC
INR
INRA
INRB
INRD
INRO
INRPAZ
INS
INSC
INT
INTEL
INTELLECTUAL
INTELSAT
INTERNAL
INTERPOL
INV
INVI
IO
IOC
IOM
IP
IPET
IPGRI
IPK
IPPC
IPR
IPROP
IQ
IQNV
IR
IRAN
IRAQ
IRAQI
IRAQI FREEDOM
IRC
IRCE
IRDB
IRE
IRL
IRLE
IRM
IRMO
IRNB
IRPE
IRS
IS
ISA
ISAAC
ISAF
ISCA
ISCON
ISLAMISTS
ISLE
ISN
ISNV
ISO
ISPA
ISPL
ISRAEL
ISRAEL RELATIONS
ISRAELI
ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
ISSUES
ISTC
IT
ITA
ITALIAN
ITALY
ITECIP
ITEIND
ITELTN
ITER
ITF
ITIA
ITRA
ITRD
ITU
IUCN
IV
IVIANNA
IWC
IWI
IX
IZ
IZAORC
JA
JAM
JAMES
JAPAN
JAT
JAWAD
JCIC
JE
JEFFERY
JEFFREY
JHR
JI
JIMENEZ
JIMENEZ CHILDREN
JK
JKUS
JM
JN
JO
JOHNNIE
JOSE NEY MILA ESPINOSA
JOSE RAMOS HORTA
JOSEPH BIDEN
JP
JS
JSRP
JUAN
JUS
JY
KA
KACP
KACT
KACW
KADM
KAID
KALM
KALR
KANSOU
KAPO
KARIM WADE
KATRINA
KAUST
KAWC
KAWK
KAWL
KAWS
KAWX
KAYLA
KBCT
KBDS
KBEM
KBIO
KBNC
KBTC
KBTR
KBTS
KBWG
KCCP
KCEM
KCERS
KCFC
KCFE
KCGC
KCHG
KCIP
KCIS
KCM
KCMA
KCMR
KCOG
KCOM
KCOR
KCPS
KCRCM
KCRI
KCRIM
KCRM
KCRN
KCRO
KCROM
KCROR
KCRP
KCRS
KCRT
KCSA
KCSI
KCSY
KCUL
KCUM
KCVM
KCWI
KDCM
KDDEM
KDDG
KDE
KDEM
KDEN
KDET
KDEV
KDGOV
KDGR
KDHS
KDM
KDMR
KDP
KDRG
KDRL
KDTB
KDUM
KE
KEAI
KEBG
KECF
KEDEM
KEDM
KEDU
KEIM
KEM
KEMPI
KEMR
KEMS
KEN
KENV
KERF
KERG
KESO
KESP
KESS
KEVIN
KFAM
KFCE
KFE
KFEM
KFGM
KFIN
KFIU
KFLD
KFLO
KFLU
KFOR
KFPC
KFRD
KFRP
KFSC
KFTFN
KFTN
KG
KGCC
KGCN
KGHA
KGHG
KGIC
KGICKS
KGIT
KGIV
KGKG
KGLB
KGOR
KGOV
KH
KHDP
KHGH
KHIB
KHIV
KHJUS
KHLS
KHMN
KHOURY
KHPD
KHSA
KHSL
KHUM
KI
KIBL
KICA
KICC
KICCPUR
KICR
KICT
KID
KIDE
KIF
KIFR
KIIC
KIIP
KIL
KILS
KIMMITT
KIMT
KIND
KINF
KINL
KINP
KINR
KINT
KIPR
KIPT
KIRC
KIRF
KIRL
KIRP
KIS
KISC
KISK
KISL
KISM
KISR
KITA
KIVP
KIVR
KJAN
KJRE
KJU
KJUS
KJUST
KJWC
KK
KKIV
KKNP
KKOR
KKPO
KLAB
KLAP
KLBO
KLEG
KLFLO
KLFU
KLHS
KLIG
KLIP
KLPM
KLSO
KLTN
KM
KMAC
KMAR
KMCA
KMCC
KMCR
KMDR
KMEPI
KMFO
KMGT
KMIG
KMNP
KMOC
KMPF
KMPI
KMPIO
KMPL
KMPP
KMPT
KMRD
KMRS
KMSG
KMVP
KMWN
KN
KNAO
KNAP
KNAR
KNDP
KNEI
KNEP
KNET
KNMP
KNN
KNNA
KNNB
KNNC
KNNF
KNNO
KNNP
KNNR
KNOP
KNP
KNPP
KNPPIS
KNPR
KNPT
KNRG
KNRV
KNSD
KNUC
KNUP
KO
KOC
KOCI
KOCM
KOEM
KOGL
KOLY
KOM
KOMC
KOMCCO
KOMCSG
KOMH
KOMO
KOMS
KOR
KOSOVO
KOUYATE
KPA
KPAD
KPAI
KPAK
KPAL
KPALAOIS
KPAM
KPAO
KPAS
KPBT
KPDD
KPEM
KPEO
KPER
KPET
KPIN
KPIR
KPKO
KPKP
KPLS
KPMI
KPMO
KPO
KPOA
KPOKO
KPOL
KPOP
KPOV
KPOW
KPPAO
KPPD
KPRD
KPRM
KPRO
KPROG
KPRP
KPRV
KPSC
KPTD
KPTS
KPWG
KPWR
KQ
KQM
KQRDQ
KR
KRAD
KRAL
KRCIM
KRCM
KRCS
KRD
KRDP
KREC
KREF
KREL
KRF
KRFD
KRFR
KRG
KRGY
KRIC
KRIF
KRIM
KRKO
KRM
KRMS
KRV
KRVC
KS
KSA
KSAC
KSAF
KSCA
KSCI
KSCS
KSCT
KSEAO
KSEC
KSEI
KSEO
KSEP
KSI
KSIA
KSKN
KSLG
KSMT
KSOC
KSOCI
KSPA
KSPR
KSRE
KSTC
KSTCC
KSTCPL
KSTH
KSTS
KSTT
KSUM
KSUP
KT
KTAO
KTBD
KTBT
KTCRE
KTDB
KTDD
KTDM
KTER
KTEX
KTFIN
KTFM
KTFN
KTFR
KTFS
KTIA
KTIP
KTLA
KTNBT
KTNF
KTPN
KTRD
KTRF
KTSC
KTSD
KTTB
KTTC
KTTP
KU
KUAE
KUIR
KUM
KUNA
KUNC
KUNH
KUNP
KUNR
KUS
KUWAIT
KV
KVBL
KVIP
KVIR
KVIS
KVPR
KVRC
KVRP
KW
KWAC
KWAK
KWAWC
KWBC
KWBG
KWBW
KWCI
KWCR
KWGB
KWHG
KWIC
KWIM
KWIR
KWKN
KWM
KWMJN
KWMM
KWMN
KWN
KWNM
KWNN
KWOMN
KWPA
KWPB
KWPG
KWPR
KWRC
KWRF
KWRG
KWUN
KWWT
KWWW
KX
KY
KZ
LA
LAB
LABOR
LANSANA
LANTERN
LARREA
LARS
LAS
LAURA
LAVIN
LAW
LB
LBAR
LBY
LE
LEAGUE
LEB
LEBIK
LEGAT
LEGATT
LEIS
LEON
LEVINE
LEW
LG
LGAT
LH
LI
LIB
LICC
LIMA
LINE
LK
LMS
LN
LO
LOG
LORAN
LOTT
LOVE
LR
LS
LT
LTG
LTTE
LU
LV
LVPR
LY
LZ
MA
MAAR
MACEDONIA
MACP
MANUEL
MAP
MAPP
MAPS
MAR
MARAD
MARIE
MARINO
MARITIME
MARK
MARQUEZ
MARR
MARS
MARTIN
MARV
MAS
MASC
MASS
MATT
MB
MBM
MC
MCA
MCAP
MCAPARR
MCAPN
MCAPP
MCAPS
MCAT
MCC
MCCONNELL
MCCP
MCRM
MCTRE
MD
MDA
MDC
MDO
ME
MEA
MED
MEDIA
MEP
MEPI
MEPN
MEPP
MERCOSUR
MESUR
MEX
MF
MFA
MFO
MG
MGL
MGMT
MGOV
MGT
MGTA
MH
MHUC
MI
MIAH
MIC
MICHAEL
MICHEL
MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO
MIK
MIL
MILI
MILITANTS
MILITARY
MILLENNIUM
MINURSO
MINUSTAH
MITCHELL
MJ
MK
ML
MLS
MMAR
MMED
MN
MNLF
MNNC
MNNUC
MNU
MNUC
MNUCH
MNUCWA
MNUM
MNUN
MNUR
MNUS
MNVC
MO
MOHAMAD
MOHAMMAD
MOLINA
MONTENEGRO
MONUC
MONY
MOOPS
MOP
MOPP
MOPPS
MOPS
MORG
MOROCCO
MORS
MOS
MOTO
MOTT
MP
MPOL
MPOS
MPP
MPS
MQADHAFI
MR
MRCRE
MRRR
MRS
MRSEC
MS
MSG
MSIG
MT
MTAA
MTAG
MTCAE
MTCR
MTCRA
MTCRE
MTRCE
MTRE
MTRRE
MTS
MU
MUC
MUCN
MUKASEY
MULLEN
MUNC
MURRAY
MV
MW
MX
MY
MZ
NA
NAC
NACB
NAFTA
NAM
NAMSA
NANCY
NAR
NARC
NARCOTICS
NARR
NAS
NASA
NAT
NATEU
NATGAS
NATIONAL
NATO
NATOAFGHAN
NATOBALKANS
NATOIRAQ
NATOOPS
NATOPOLICY
NATSIOS
NAVO
NB
NBTS
NBU
NC
NCCC
NCD
NCT
NCTC
NDI
NDP
NE
NEA
NEC
NEI
NELSON
NEPAD
NERG
NET
NEW
NFATC
NFMS
NFSO
NG
NGO
NGUYEN
NH
NI
NICOLE
NIH
NIPP
NK
NKWG
NL
NLD
NLIAEA
NLO
NMFS
NMNUC
NMUC
NNPT
NO
NOAA
NOI
NOK
NON
NONE
NORAD
NOTAG
NOVO
NP
NPA
NPG
NPT
NR
NRC
NRG
NRR
NRRC
NS
NSC
NSF
NSFO
NSG
NSSP
NT
NTDB
NTSB
NTTC
NU
NUC
NUIN
NV
NW
NZ
NZUS
OA
OAO
OARC
OAS
OASC
OASCC
OASS
OAU
OBAMA
OBS
OBSP
OCBD
OCEA
OCED
OCHA
OCII
OCRA
OCS
OCSE
ODAG
ODC
ODIP
ODPC
OECD
OECS
OECV
OES
OESC
OEXC
OEXP
OF
OFDA
OFDC
OFDP
OFDPQIS
OFFICIALS
OFPD
OFSO
OGAC
OGIV
OHCHR
OHI
OHIP
OI
OIC
OICCO
OIE
OIF
OIG
OIIP
OIL
OIM
OLY
OLYAIR
OLYMPICS
OM
OMB
OMIG
OMS
ON
ONA
OPAD
OPBAT
OPC
OPCD
OPCR
OPCW
OPDAT
OPDC
OPDP
OPEC
OPET
OPIC
OPID
OPOC
OPPC
OPRC
OPREC
OPREP
OPS
OPSC
OPVIP
ORA
ORC
ORCA
ORECD
ORED
OREG
OREP
ORGANIZED
ORP
ORTA
ORUE
OSAC
OSCE
OSCI
OSD
OSEC
OSHA
OSIC
OSTA
OSTRA
OTA
OTAR
OTP
OTR
OTRA
OTRABL
OTRAO
OTRAZ
OTRC
OTRD
OUALI
OVIP
OVP
OXEC
OXEM
OZ
PA
PAARM
PAC
PACE
PAGE
PAGR
PAHO
PAIGH
PAK
PAL
PALESTINIAN
PAMQ
PAN
PANAM
PAO
PAR
PARALYMPIC
PARCA
PAREL
PARK
PARLIAMENT
PARM
PARMS
PARN
PARP
PARR
PARTIES
PARTM
PARTY
PAS
PASS
PATTY
PAUM
PB
PBGT
PBIO
PBK
PBOV
PBPTS
PBS
PBT
PBTS
PCI
PCON
PCOR
PCRM
PCUL
PD
PDA
PDD
PDEM
PDIP
PDOV
PDRG
PE
PEACE
PEACEKEEPINGFORCES
PEDRO
PEL
PELOSI
PEMEX
PENA
PENV
PEPFAR
PEPR
PER
PEREZ
PERL
PERM
PERSONS
PET
PETER
PETERS
PETR
PETRAEUS
PETROL
PF
PFIN
PFLP
PFOR
PFOV
PG
PGGOC
PGIC
PGIV
PGKV
PGO
PGOC
PGOF
PGOG
PGON
PGOR
PGOT
PGOV
PGOVE
PGOVQL
PGPV
PGREL
PGREV
PGV
PH
PHALANAGE
PHARM
PHAS
PHEM
PHIM
PHM
PHSA
PHU
PHUH
PHUM
PHUMHUPPS
PHUN
PHUS
PHYTRP
PI
PIA
PICES
PIF
PIN
PINB
PIND
PINER
PINF
PING
PINL
PINO
PINR
PINS
PINT
PINV
PIR
PIRF
PIRN
PJUS
PK
PKAO
PKBL
PKFK
PKISL
PKK
PKMN
PKNP
PKO
PKPA
PKPAL
PKPO
PKPRP
PKST
PL
PLAB
PLAN
PLEC
PLN
PLO
PLUM
PM
PMAR
PMAT
PMDL
PMIG
PMIL
PMIN
PMR
PMUC
PN
PNAT
PNET
PNG
PNIR
PNNL
PNR
PNRG
PNS
PNUC
PNUK
PNUM
PO
PODC
POG
POGV
POINS
POL
POLG
POLI
POLICY
POLINT
POLITICAL
POLITICS
POLM
POLMIL
POLS
POLUN
POREL
PORG
POSTS
POTUS
POUS
POV
POWELL
PP
PPA
PPAO
PPD
PPEF
PPEL
PPKO
PPOL
PQL
PQM
PRC
PRE
PREC
PRED
PREF
PREG
PREJ
PREK
PREL
PRELEVU
PRELM
PRELPLS
PRELTBIOBA
PREM
PREO
PREP
PRER
PRES
PRESIDENT
PRESL
PREV
PREZ
PRF
PRFE
PRFL
PRGO
PRGOV
PRIL
PRL
PRLE
PRM
PRO
PROB
PROCESS
PROG
PROL
PROLIFERATION
PROP
PROPERTY
PROTECTION
PROTESTS
PROV
PROVE
PRT
PRTER
PRWL
PS
PSA
PSCE
PSEC
PSEPC
PSHA
PSI
PSNR
PSO
PSOC
PSOCI
PSOE
PT
PTBS
PTE
PTEL
PTEP
PTER
PTGOV
PTIA
PTR
PTRD
PU
PUAS
PUBLIC
PUNE
PUNR
PUOS
PV
PVIP
PVOV
PVPR
PVTS
PWBG
PWMN
PY
QA
QADRI
QEL
QI
QIZ
QM
QT
QU
QUAN
QUOC
RA
RAED
RAID
RAS
RATIFICATION
RBI
RCA
RCMP
RE
REA
REACTION
REALTIONS
RECIN
REF
REFORM
REFPAN
REFUGEE
REFUGEES
REGION
REGIONAL
REID
REIN
REINEMEYER
REL
RELAM
RELATIONS
RELFREE
RELIGIOUS
REMON
RENAMO
RENE PREVAL
REO
REPORT
REUBEN
RF
RFE
RFIN
RFREEDOM
RGOV
RGY
RHUM
RI
RICE
RICHARD
RIGHTS
RIGHTSPOLMIL
RIMC
RIVERA
RL
RLA
RM
RMA
RO
ROK
ROME
ROSS
ROW
ROY
RP
RPEL
RPTS
RQ
RR
RRB
RREL
RS
RSO
RSOX
RSP
RSZ
RTT
RU
RUEHZO
RV
RW
RWANDA
SA
SAAD
SAARC
SACU
SADC
SAFE
SAIR
SAIS
SAMA
SAN
SANC
SANR
SAO
SARB
SARGSIAN
SARS
SASC
SASEC
SB
SBA
SC
SCA
SCCC
SCE
SCENESETTER
SCHUL
SCI
SCIENCE
SCNV
SCOI
SCOL
SCOM
SCPR
SCRM
SCRS
SCRSERD
SCUL
SCVL
SD
SE
SEC
SECDEF
SECI
SECRET
SECRETARY
SECSTATE
SECTOR
SECURITY
SEMAAN GABY EID
SEN
SENC
SENG
SENS
SENU
SENV
SENVQGR
SENVSPL
SENVSXE
SEP
SERBIA
SERZH
SETTLEMENTS
SEVN
SEXP
SF
SFNV
SG
SGNV
SGWI
SH
SHANNON
SHI
SHUM
SI
SIMS
SIPDI
SIPDIS
SIPR
SIPRNET
SIPRS
SIUK
SK
SKCA
SKEP
SKI
SKSAF
SL
SLM
SLOVAK
SM
SMAR
SMI
SMIG
SMIL
SMIT
SMITH
SMRT
SN
SNA
SNAP
SNAR
SNUC
SO
SOC
SOCI
SOCIA
SOCIETY
SOCIS
SOCISZX
SOCR
SOCY
SOE
SOFA
SOI
SOIC
SOLI
SOLIC
SOM
SOPN
SORT
SOSI
SOVIET
SOWGC
SP
SPAS
SPC
SPCE
SPCVIS
SPECI
SPECIALIST
SPILL
SPP
SPSTATE
SR
SREF
SRIT
SRS
SRYI
SSA
SSH
ST
STAG
START
STATE
STC
STEINBERG
STET
STP
STR
SU
SUCCESSION
SULLIVAN
SUMMIT
SUR
SV
SW
SWHO
SWMN
SX
SXG
SY
SYAI
SYMBOL
SYR
SYRIA
SYSI
SYTH
SZ
TA
TAGS
TALAL
TAUSCHER
TAX
TB
TBI
TBID
TBIO
TBIOZK
TBKIO
TBO
TC
TCOR
TCSENV
TD
TDA
TE
TECH
TECHNOLOGY
TER
TERAA
TERFIN
TERR
TERROR
TERRORISM
TF
TFIN
TG
TGRY
TH
THANH
THE
THERESE
THIRDTERM
THKSJA
THOMAS
THPY
TI
TIA
TIBO
TIFA
TINT
TIO
TIP
TITI
TIUZ
TJ
TK
TL
TM
TN
TNDG
TNGD
TO
TOPEC
TORRIJOS
TOURISM
TP
TPHY
TPKO
TPP
TPSA
TPSL
TR
TRAD
TRADE
TRAFFICKING
TRBIO
TRBY
TRD
TREAS
TREASURY
TREATY
TREL
TRG
TRGV
TRGY
TRIO
TRSY
TRT
TRV
TRY
TRYG
TRYS
TS
TSA
TSLP
TSPA
TSPL
TSRL
TSRY
TSY
TT
TTFN
TU
TURKEY
TV
TVBIO
TW
TWRO
TX
TY
TZ
TZBY
UA
UAE
UAID
UAM
UB
UDEM
UE
UEU
UG
UGA
UK
UKR
UKRAINE
UM
UMIK
UN
UNA
UNAF
UNAIDS
UNAMA
UNAMSIL
UNAORC
UNAUS
UNBRO
UNC
UNCC
UNCDF
UNCDN
UNCHC
UNCHR
UNCHS
UNCITRAL
UNCND
UNCOPUOS
UNCRED
UNCRIME
UNCSD
UNCSW
UNCTAD
UNDC
UNDEF
UNDOF
UNDP
UNECE
UNEF
UNEP
UNESCO
UNFA
UNFC
UNFCYP
UNFF
UNFICYP
UNFIYCP
UNFPA
UNGA
UNGAPL
UNGO
UNHCR
UNHRC
UNICEF
UNIDCP
UNIDO
UNIDROIT
UNIFEM
UNIFIL
UNION
UNKIK
UNM
UNMEE
UNMIC
UNMIK
UNMIKI
UNMIKV
UNMIL
UNMIN
UNMOVIC
UNO
UNODC
UNOMIG
UNOPS
UNP
UNPAR
UNPUOS
UNRCCA
UNRCR
UNREST
UNRWA
UNSC
UNSCAPU
UNSCD
UNSCE
UNSCER
UNSCR
UNSCS
UNSD
UNSE
UNTAC
UNTERR
UNTZ
UNUS
UNVIE
UNYI
UP
UPU
UPUO
UR
US
USAID
USAU
USCC
USCG
USDA
USDELFESTTWO
USEU
USG
USGS
USMS
USNC
USOAS
USOP
USPS
USPTO
USSC
USTA
USTDA
USTR
USTRD
USTRIT
USTRPS
USTRUWR
USUN
UUNR
UV
UX
UY
UZ
VA
VANG
VAT
VC
VE
VELS
VEN
VENZ
VETTING
VI
VINICIO
VIP
VIS
VISIT
VM
VN
VO
VOA
VT
VTEG
VTFR
VTIS
VTPREL
VTTBIO
VTWCAR
VXY
VY
VZ
WA
WAEMU
WAKI
WAR
WB
WBEG
WBG
WCAR
WCI
WCL
WCO
WE
WEBG
WEBZ
WEET
WEF
WEOG
WET
WEU
WFA
WFP
WFPAORC
WFPO
WGC
WGG
WHA
WHITMER
WHO
WHTI
WI
WILCOX
WIPO
WIR
WJRO
WM
WMD
WMDT
WMN
WMO
WOMEN
WPO
WRTO
WS
WSIS
WTO
WTRD
WTRO
WTRQ
WW
WWARD
WWBG
WWT
WZ
XA
XAAF
XB
XC
XD
XE
XF
XFNEA
XG
XH
XI
XJ
XK
XL
XLUM
XM
XO
XP
XQ
XR
XS
XT
XTAG
XU
XV
XW
XX
XXX
XY
XZ
YE
YEH
YI
YL
YM
YMCS
YS
YU
YURIY
ZA
ZANU
ZB
ZC
ZCTU
ZEALAND
ZF
ZFR
ZH
ZI
ZIM
ZJ
ZK
ZKGM
ZL
ZM
ZN
ZO
ZP
ZR
ZS
ZT
ZU
ZW
ZXA