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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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08SARAJEVO1418BOSNIA: SCENESETTER FOR DAS JONES' SEPTEMBER 8-9
[...] (C) SUMMARY: You are coming to Bosnia at a time when rising ethnic nationalism, a weakened Office of High Representative (OHR) and threats by Russia to break off cooperation with its partners in the Peace Implementation Council (PIC) have brought reform to a standstill and could potentially t [...]
2008-09-04 18:07:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKJUS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL EU BK
08SARAJEVO1426BOSNIA: SARAJEVO SELLS ELECTRICITY SURPLUS DESPITE
[...] (U) Summary: Sarajevo-based electricity distributor Elektroprivreda BiH (EPBiH) announced their intention to sell close to 200 mln USD worth of surplus electricity to prospective utilities and electricity trading companies. Although profits from electricity surplus would be a boon for the Fede [...]
2008-09-08 14:44:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ENRG EPET PGOV PREL BK
08SARAJEVO1435BOSNIA - DISPLACED CROAT COMMUNITY DENIED VOTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On 28 August, the Central Election Commission (CEC) rejected the voter registration applications of 2,048 displaced Bosnian Croats, provoking howls of criticism from Croat political parties that they and their voters were victims of discrimination. The CEC's decision rests on co [...]
2008-09-09 13:23:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
08SARAJEVO1481BOSNIA - DISENFRANCHISEMENT IN POSAVINA LEAVES
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Central Election Commission (CEC) decided on September 9 not to approve voter registration applications for 2,084 Croats from the Posavina region (details of the Croats' dilemma are reported reftel). The party that helped spearhead the effort to register these Croats is laun [...]
2008-09-17 08:12:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM BK
08SARAJEVO1484BOSNIA - SERBS AND CROATS ANGRY OVER DELIC VERDICT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The September 15 decision by the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) to acquit Rasim Delic on several charges of murder and cruel treatment and to sentence him to just three years in prison received prominent press coverage in Bosnia. Delic was found guilty on [...]
2008-09-17 15:04:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ICTY KAWC KJUS KCRM BK
08SARAJEVO1593BOSNIA - MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS UNLIKELY TO CHANGE DOWNWARD POLITICAL TRAJECTORY
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-10 16:34:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALBK KDEM PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08SARAJEVO1613BOSNIA - RS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY REAFFIRMS RIGHT TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Following calls in September by Bosniak Tri-Presidency member Haris Silajdzic for the abolition of the RS, the Republika Srpska National Assembly (RSNA) held a special session on October 13 and 15, at which it adopted a resolution implying the right of the RS to hold a referendum [...]
2008-10-16 14:28:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM BK
08SARAJEVO1619BOSNIA - DODIK SENDS MIXED MESSAGES TO AMBASSADOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 16, the Ambassador met with Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik and warned him that the U.S. was growing increasingly concerned with his statements and actions, particularly his attempts to undermine state-level institutions. The Ambassador underscor [...]
2008-10-17 14:03:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL KCRM KDEM KJUS BK
08SARAJEVO1649BOSNIA: NATURAL GAS PIPELINE PROJECTS RUNNING ON
[...] (C) Summary: After years of discussions (Ref A),there is still no new natural gas pipeline in BiH to provide consumers an alternative to "mazut," a heavy, polluting fuel oil, or coal or wood, which are all used for heating in the winter. The only existing pipeline in the country services S [...]
2008-10-23 12:39:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALECON EINV ENRG PREL BK
08SARAJEVO1661RS OIL STATE OF PLAY
[...] (SBU) Summary: According to the Republika Srpska Government, the Russian Zarubjezneft rehabilitation of the Brod refinery is progressing, despite many internal delays, and the refinery should be producing gasoline by the end of October 2008. (Reftel) As part of the Brod privatization deal, Zar [...]
2008-10-27 15:00:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG PREL RS BK
08SARAJEVO16742008-2009 BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA INCSR REPORT (PART I)
[...] (U) Below follows the 2008-2009 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) Part One for Bosnia-Herzegovina. I. Summary Narcotics control capabilities in Bosnia and Herzegovina ("Bosnia") remain in a formative stage and have not kept pace with developments in other areas of l [...]
2008-10-29 09:07:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SNAR KCRM BK
08SARAJEVO1685BOSNIA: EBRD ATTEMPTS TO REVIVE THE 5C CORRIDOR
[...] SUMMARY: The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has devised a plan to kick start the Corridor 5C highway project in the Federation. Although traditional EBRD loans coordinate primarily with state officials and require sovereign backing and guarantees to repay the loan, E [...]
2008-11-03 10:39:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV BK
08SARAJEVO1728BOSNIA - DODIK, TIHIC, COVIC AGREE TO A POLITICAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 8, Bosnia's three main political party leaders -- Sulejman Tihic, Dragan Covic, and Milorad Dodik -- issued a joint statement outlining a common approach to a number of controversial issues. The statement deals with constitutional reform, state and defense property, th [...]
2008-11-10 18:48:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM BK
08SARAJEVO1739BOSNIA - POLITICAL MANEUVERING BEFORE THE PIC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Going into next week's PIC, most Bosnian leaders are capitalizing on a climate of relative political optimism created by the three-party agreement that Milorad Dodik, Sulejman Tihic, and Dragan Covic reached on November 8 (reftel). Tihic, Covic, and Dodik have put elements of thei [...]
2008-11-13 19:17:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM BK
08SARAJEVO1811BOSNIA - MAYORALTY BATTLES MAY THREATEN TENUOUS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Following the October 5 municipal elections, parties are measuring their strength not only in terms of the number of mayoralties and city council positions they hold, but in the concentration of power in the areas of importance to each ethnic group. As such, the Croatian Democrati [...]
2008-12-03 18:14:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM BK
08SARAJEVO1861BOSNIA - CROAT COUNCIL PROPOSAL STRIKES A
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Prime Ministers of the three Croat-majority cantons declared on December 9 that they intend to form an Inter-Cantonal Council by the end of December. The chairmen of the two parties that lead these cantons -- the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ)-1990 and the Croatian Party of [...]
2008-12-13 15:54:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM BK
08SARAJEVO1867BOSNIA - OHR URGES ACTION ON POST-OHR IMMUNITY
[...] (C) On December 11 the HighRep and Deputy HighRep provided Quint Ambassadors with a non-paper outlining the need for OHR immunity following OHR's closure. The paper, which is contained in paragraph two below, describes the urgency of the problem and proposes several ways of addressing it; tho [...]
2008-12-15 14:17:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UN BK
08SARAJEVO1868BOSNIA - MESIC AND DODIK GO AT IT AGAIN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Croatian President Stjepan Mesic's strong criticisms of Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Dodik in a December 8 speech in New York provoked a sharp reaction from Dodik and an even fiercer counterattack from Dodik's political allies and the RS media. Mesic referred to Dodik as [...]
2008-12-15 14:18:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL PHUM KDEM KISL IR BK
08SARAJEVO1869BOSNIA - PROGRESS ON PRUD AGREEMENT SLOW AND SHAKY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A month after the signing of the November 8 Prud Agreement (Ref A),the leaders of all three signatory parties continue to profess their support for the document. However, intra-party rifts, quibbling over details, continued concern over the element of the Agreement pertaining to [...]
2008-12-15 16:55:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM BK
08SARAJEVO1893RCC'S FIRST YEAR: STILL WAITING FOR SUBSTANCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: It has been nearly one year since the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) took over the reigns from the Southeastern Europe's Stability Pact and about six months since the RCC moved into its new headquarters in Sarajevo, BiH. Unfortunately, the RCC has little in the way of con [...]
2008-12-22 15:25:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL BK
08SARAJEVO1899BOSNIA - DODIK, TIHIC, COVIC WORK TO KEEP PRUD
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In an effort to sustain momentum on the November 8 Prud Agreement (ref A),the three signatories to the agreement -- Party of Democratic Action (SDA) chairman Sulejman Tihic, Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ-BiH) chairman Dragan Covic, and Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (S [...]
2008-12-23 17:14:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALEUR SCE HYLAND FOOKS NSC FOR HELGERSON
08SARAJEVO1913BOSNIA - SERBIA'S FM VISITS BOSNIAN STATE AND
[...] (C) Bosnia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well of representatives of both Bosnia's entities, welcomed Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic in Bosnia for a two day visit, of which Jeremic spent the first, December 25, privately with relatives in Sarajevo. Although Bosnia's FM Alkalaj was ( [...]
2008-12-31 11:49:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BK SR
08SARAJEVO202BOSNIA: ABU HAMZA SUPPORTERS RALLY TO OPPOSE
[...] (C) A rally in support of former mujahedeen Imad al Husein AKA Abu Hamza took place in Zenica over the weekend. The rally occurred in the wake of a State Court decision upholding the revocation of Abu Hamza's Bosnian citizenship. The demonstration featured an address by Abu Hamza in which he [...]
2008-02-04 16:37:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PREL PTER BK FR
08SARAJEVO307BOSNIA- UNDER PRESSURE, SPIRIC SECURES COM
[...] (C) Prime Minister Nikola Spiric presided over a Council of Ministers (CoM) decision approving the Transfer Agreement on Movable Defense Property at its February 14 session. This development comes after sustained mission engagement with PM Spiric following the February 7 decision by the Republ [...]
2008-02-15 17:40:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR MARR BK
08SARAJEVO361BOSNIA - BRCKO SUPERVISOR REQUESTS EUFOR/NATO
[...] (C) On February 21, Brcko District Supervisor and Principal Deputy High Representative Raffi Gregorian sent a letter to EUFOR Commander General Villalain and NATO Commander General Wightman noting "implicit and explicit calls by Republika Srpska (RS) government officials, politicians and non-g [...]
2008-02-22 17:34:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR MARR BK
08SARAJEVO398BOSNIA - SUBMISSION FOR 2008 TIP REPORT
[...] (U) Summary: This cable constitutes Post's submission for the 2008 TIP report for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Post's point of contact for trafficking issues is Poloff Danielle Harms, phone 387-33-445-700 x2312, fax 387-33-659-722, e-mail HarmsDA@state.gov. Time spent in preparing report: Po [...]
2008-03-03 06:55:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
08SARAJEVO494BOSNIA - BRAMMERTZ VISITS BOSNIA; RADMANOVIC
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Serge Brammertz, the Chief International Prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY),visited Bosnia March 5-8. He met with key government leaders; representatives from the judicial and law enforcement services; representatives from internat [...]
2008-03-14 17:16:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KJUS BK
08SARAJEVO506BOSNIA: HOUSE REJECTS NEGATIVE COMMITTEE REPORT ON
[...] (C) Summary: On March 18 the House of Representatives voted to reject a negative report from the Joint Committee on Defense and Security (Ref A) on the two draft police reform laws mandated by the Mostar Declaration and Sarajevo Action Plan (Ref B). The draft laws will be sent back to the Joi [...]
2008-03-18 17:30:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR EU BK
08SARAJEVO521BOSNIA: COMMITTEE KILLS POLICE REFORM BILLS;
[...] (C) Summary: On March 20 the Joint Committee on Defense and Security gave a second negative appraisal to the two draft police reform bills mandated by the Mostar Declaration and Sarajevo Action Plan (Ref A). The draft bills, which had been returned to the committee by the House of Representat [...]
2008-03-20 17:58:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR EU BK
08SARAJEVO608BOSNIA - PARLIAMENT FAILS TO PASS POLICE REFORM;
[...] (C) SUMMARY: As anticipated, Parliament failed to pass police reform legislation at its April 2 session (Ref A). Party for BiH (SBiH),Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD),and Croatian Democratic Union-BiH (HDZ-BiH) each put forward its own version of the laws, but failed to negoti [...]
2008-04-02 17:30:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR EU BK
08SARAJEVO657BOSNIA - AUTHORITIES ARREST FORMER BOSNIAN ARMY
[...] (C) On April 8, the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) arrested three former members of the war-time Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzgovina's (ARBiH) Fifth Corps for alleged war crimes committed against Serb civilians in the Bihac area during the fall of 1995 as part of Op [...]
2008-04-10 18:03:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL KCRM BK
08SARAJEVO735BOSNIA - LOOMING POLITICAL CRISIS OVER SREBRENICA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Central Election Commission (CEC) plans to announce on May 8 that municipal elections will take place on October 5. In Srebrenica, Bosniaks currently hold the mayoralty and majority of the 27 seats on the Municipal Assembly (17; Serbs hold the other 10 seats). There is a r [...]
2008-04-23 13:49:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PINR KDEM KAWC BK
08SEOUL37PRESIDENT-ELECT LEE MEETS FORMER USG OFFICIALS
[...] (C) Summary: During a January 4 meeting with former Secretary of Defense William Perry and other former senior SIPDIS USG officials, President-elect Lee Myung-bak said that: -- The DPRK government was feeling "tremendous uncertainty" after Lee's election and consequently had a wait-and-s [...]
2008-01-07 08:30:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALKS KN PGOV PREL
08SKOPJE231CODEL PRICE'S MACEDONIA MEETINGS
[...] (SBU) CODEL Price visited Macedonia March 15 to 18. CODEL members met with parliamentary leaders to advise on effective parliamentary procedures. The CODEL also met with President Crvenkovski, Prime Minister Gruevski, Foreign Minister Milososki, and Defense Minister Elenovski to discuss Mace [...]
2008-03-27 06:39:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP OVIP KDEM PGOV PREL MK
08SKOPJE276MACEDONIA: NATO SECGEN ENCOURAGES NAME RESOLUTION
[...] (SBU) During his April 21 visit to Skopje, NATO SecGen de Hoop Scheffer pressed his interlocutors to resolve the name issue with Greece before July 9 in order to allow Macedonia to join Albania and Croatia in signing their NATO accession protocols on that date. He urged them to continue the na [...]
2008-04-22 13:32:00Embassy SkopjeCONFIDENTIALPGOV NATO MK
08SKOPJE299MACEDONIA: SCENESETTER FOR FM MILOSOSKI'S MAY 6-7
[...] (SBU) FM Milososki's visit comes at a time when pro-U.S. sentiment in Macedonia is at its highest level in recent years. President Bush's solid support for Macedonia's NATO candidacy at Bucharest, coupled with subsequent U.S. actions to demonstrate our support for a fair and speedy resolution [...]
2008-05-02 13:17:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV NATO MK GR KV
08SKOPJE311MACEDONIA: SCENESETTER FOR USAID ADMINISTRATOR
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Milovanovic and the Embassy Skopje team look forward to welcoming you to Macedonia. Your visit comes at a time when pro-U.S. sentiment in Macedonia is at its highest level in recent years. President Bush's solid support for Macedonia's NATO candidacy at Bucharest, coupled w [...]
2008-05-08 15:43:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV NATO MK
08SKOPJE366MACEDONIA: SCENESETTER FOR USAID ADMINISTRATOR
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Milovanovic and the Embassy Skopje interagency team welcome you to Macedonia. Your visit comes at a time when U.S. influence in Macedonia is higher than at any time in recent memory. President Bush's solid support for Macedonia's NATO candidacy at the NATO Summit in Buchare [...]
2008-06-05 13:22:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID PGOV NATO MK
08SKOPJE491MACEDONIA/GREECE: WHAT THE MACEDONIANS NEED TO
[...] (C) Embassy Skopje assesses that in the context of an agreement that clears the way for NATO membership and the start of EU accession talks, the Macedonian government would ultimately accept the following terms: -- Name: Republic of Northern Macedonia (or: Republic of North Macedonia) -- [...]
2008-07-29 15:31:00Embassy SkopjeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO GR MK
08SKOPJE519MACEDONIA PREPARED TO CONTINUE WITH ADRIATIC CHARTER, BUT
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, we discussed the future of the Adriatic Charter August 13 with Zoran Dabik, MFA Director for Political-Security Cooperation and Multilateral Affairs. Dabik responded that Macedonia was prepared to participate eagerly in a new Adriatic Charter arrangement with Montenegro, Bosn [...]
2008-08-13 13:54:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR NATO PGOV HR AL MK
08SKOPJE673DAS STUART JONES VISIT TO SKOPJE, OCTOBER 27-29
[...] (C) Summary: In addition to discussions on the name issue, Macedonian leaders discussed regional, economic, and bilateral issues with EUR DAS Jones during his October 27-29 visit. GoM officials pressed for further development of the Trade Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) U.S. cooperation [...]
2008-11-06 14:52:00Embassy SkopjeCONFIDENTIALNATO PGOV PHUM PREL KV AL MK
08SKOPJE696MACEDONIA SUES GREECE IN INTERNATIONAL COURT OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: Macedonia has filed legal proceedings against Greece in the International Court of Justice (ICJ),claiming that in blocking Macedonia's NATO membership Greece has violated the terms of the 1995 Interim Accord. Proposed press guidance in para. 6 End summary. 2. (SBU) FonMin [...]
2008-11-17 17:04:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MK GR NATO EUN
08SKOPJE91MACEDONIA: PUSHING FOR PROGRESS ON NAME ISSUE
[...] (C) We are continuing efforts to persuade Macedonia of the need to maximize chances for a NATO membership invitation by embracing the Nimetz framework and proposing a differentiated name for use in international organizations (ref A). Our GoM interlocutors are sticking to their long-standing [...]
2008-02-05 06:50:00Embassy SkopjeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO MK GR
08SOFIA171BULGARIA RECOGNIZES KOSOVO -- FINALLY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: After maintaining a careful balancing act following Kosovo's declaration of independence, Bulgaria finally announced it would recognize the new state on March 19 along with Croatia and Hungary. The Council of Ministers gave formal approval on March 20. This puts Bulgaria at the [...]
2008-03-21 15:47:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNMIK BU
08SOFIA25EUR DAS BRYZA'S ENERGY SECURITY MEETING WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: DAS Matt Bryza and Ambassador Beyrle met with Bulgarian Regional Development Minster Asen Gagauzov on December 6, 2007, to discuss energy security issues, including diversity of supply, economic viability of the Nabucco Project, and strengthening Bulgaria's negotiating position [...]
2008-01-14 11:27:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALBU ECON ENRG PGOV
08SOFIA44BULGARIA 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-17 09:47:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR BU
08SOFIA65BULGARIA ON KOSOVO, MACEDONIA, AND IRAN
[...] (C) Summary: In a January 25 meeting with the Ambassador, Bulgarian FM Ivailo Kalfin discussed current Bulgarian thinking on Kosovo and Macedonia and gave a read-out from his January 22 meeting with Iranian FM Mottaki. Kalfin said it is likely no statement on an SAA for Serbia or an ESDP mis [...]
2008-01-28 14:54:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KV SR IR BG
08SOFIA663BULGARIA: DVC WITH MFA, SHARED VIEWS ON KOSOVO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador McEldowney hosted a Kosovo DVC between EUR DAS Stuart Jones and Bulgarian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lyubomir Kyuchukov, Western Balkans Office Director Krassimir Tulechki on October 10. The Bulgarians stressed the importance of EULEX deployment as soon as [...]
2008-10-16 14:48:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON BU KV
08SOFIA681BULGARIA: MFA ON NATO EXPANSION, KOSOVO, RUSSIA
[...] (C) Summary. MFA Security Policy Director Petio Petev stressed Bulgaria's support for MAP for Georgia and Ukraine and eventual NATO membership for all of the Western Balkans. While pessimistic on resolving differences between NATO and Russia, he was upbeat on Bulgaria's ability to contribute [...]
2008-10-28 12:25:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR BU
08STATE100723EXPANDING THE ADRIATIC CHARTER
[...] (U) This is an action request cable. Please see paragraph 8. 2. (U) Objective: To capitalize on Albania, Croatia and Macedonia's affirmation that the Adriatic Charter should be expanded to include Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro by outlining a process by which they will offer them f [...]
2008-09-19 21:04:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR NATO PREL MK HR AL SR MW BK
08STATE100866INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS -- GETTING THE
[...] (U) This is an action request for USUN, see para 4. 2. (SBU) Summary. During recent consultations in Vienna, the Terrorism Prevention Branch (TPB) of the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reiterated its interest in working closely with the 1540 Committee. The TPB sought c [...]
2008-09-22 03:14:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC CW IAEA KPAO OSCE PREL PTER UNSC
08STATE103358GUIDANCE FOR SYG FRIENDS OF BURMA MEETING,
[...] (U) This is an action request. USUN is instructed to draw from the following talking points during the September 27 meeting of the "Group of Friends of the Secretary General on Burma." 2. (U) Begin points, to be supplemented as appropriate from background in para 3 and refetls. On behal [...]
2008-09-26 19:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM BM
08STATE104222A/S FRIED'S MEETING WITH BALKAN MINISTERS ON
[...] (U) Participants: U.S. ---- Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried Deputy Assistant Secretary Stuart Jones Cathy Westley, EUR/SCE Adriatic Charter 3: ------------------- Albania: Foreign Minister Lulzim Basha Croatia: Foreign Minister Gordan Jandrokovic Macedonia: Foreign Minister Antonio M [...]
2008-09-30 15:52:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEUN NATO PGOV PREL AL BK HR KV MK MN SR
08STATE104535MOVING IMPLEMENTATION FORWARD -- UNSCR 1540 --
[...] (U) This is an action request for USOSCE and UNVIE, see paras 4 and 7 below. 2. (SBU) Summary. In efforts to strengthen UNSCR 1540 implementation capacity, USOSCE and UNVIE have raised understanding among OSCE, IAEA, and UNODC about existing U.S. programs that promote 1540 implementation [...]
2008-09-30 22:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC IAEA KPAO OSCE PREL PTER UNSC EUN
08STATE110013MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): U.S.
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) Action request: The non-paper in paragraph 3 below provides a brief summary of Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)-related contacts between the U.S. and non-MTCR countries since the November 2007 Athens MTCR Plenary. As [...]
2008-10-15 12:05:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMTCRE PARM PREL KSCA TSPA ETTC FR AS
08STATE11440363RD UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE: U.S. RESOLUTION ON
[...]- These changes are designed to clarify that all agreements, obligations, and commitments undertaken in the non-proliferation, arms limitation and disarmament arenas are important and to encourage support for capacity building and assistance for such upon request. - We believe tha [...]
2008-10-27 21:14:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM UNGA CDG PREL
08STATE116842EUR/SE DIRECTOR FITZPATRICK DISCUSSES TURKEY WITH
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-03 15:49:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEUN PREL PGOV HR
08STATE123081OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS
[...] (SBU) Posts are requested to approach highest appropriate officials in host governments in pursuit of the following objectives: -- to pursue reduction in the overall number of one-sided UN General Assembly resolutions on the Middle East; and, -- to defeat three resolutions reaffirming the [...]
2008-11-20 01:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNGA IS PA LE SY
08STATE123985DEMARCHE REQUEST: CONTINUATION OF UN ARRANGEMENTS
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. Drawing on points in paragraph 5, Embassy should discuss actions required to extend the UN arrangements for the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI) with the Government of Iraq (GOI) at the highest appropriate level and as soon as judged practicable. Embassy shoul [...]
2008-11-21 22:40:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL
08STATE125506CROATIA: TIP ACTION GUIDE TO COMBAT TIP
[...] This is an action request (see para 5). 2. The 2008 Trafficking in Persons Report rates countries as Tier 1 when host governments are fully meeting the minimum standards to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA). Remaining on Tier [...]
2008-11-26 18:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN KTIP PHUM PREL SMIG CR
08STATE127023APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE DECEMBER
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 13. 2. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels December 8-9. We expect the formal agenda to include: Israeli-Palestinian peace process, Democratic Rep [...]
2008-12-02 21:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ETRD EUN ZL IS PK CG TU
08STATE129528SOMALIA: INSTRUCTIONS ON TABLING OUR RESOLUTION
[...] Action Request: USUN is instructed to circulate the draft resolution on Somali piracy (paragraph 3) to our P3 partners upon receipt of this message and report responses to the Department. After having shared the draft with the P3, USUN should table the resolution to the rest of the Council NLT [...]
2008-12-10 00:24:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM SO XA XW
08STATE129977GUIDANCE FOR 12/12 UNSC ICTY/ICTR DEBATE
[...] The Department requests that USUN draw on the following points for use during the Security Council's December 12 consultations on the Completion Strategies for the International Criminal Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda (ICTY and ICTR). 2. Begin Points: The United States wo [...]
2008-12-10 23:38:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL ICTY ICTR KAWC ZF ZL RW
08STATE130622EU COMMISSION STABILITY PROGRAM -- THIRD COUNTRY
[...] (SBU) Summary. Multiple ISN Bureau and interagency officers met with the European Commission (EC) on November 18-19 to discuss further nonproliferation programs and activities as originally envisioned in March (reftel) regarding the U.S.-EU Summit commitment to greater coordination through U [...]
2008-12-12 14:59:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEUN KNNP OSCE PARM PREL SC UNVIE
08STATE132759PREPARING THE NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (U) This is an action message for all posts. See paras 12-29. This cable describes the annual reporting requirement for Trafficking in Persons (TIP) and provides instructions for posts' contributions. The Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000, as amended, requires the Department t [...]
2008-12-19 03:39:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF
08STATE15220(S) FURTHER SCHEMING BY GERMAN FIRM TO EXPORT TEST CHAMBER TO IRANIAN BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAM
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-14 14:33:00Secretary of StateSECRETETTC GM IR KSCA MTCRE PARM PREL
08STATE16287MGKV01: KOSOVO MONITORING GROUP SITUATION REPORT NO. 02
[...] (SBU) Embassy Belgrade reports Serbian riot police used tear gas to disperse 1,500-2,000 demonstrators who caused superficial damage to post. The Albanian, Austrian, and French embassies also faced sizeable demonstrations. Rioters broke into the Slovenian Embassy and caused considerable damag [...]
2008-02-18 00:39:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV
08STATE16350MGKV01: KOSOVO MONITORING GROUP SITUATION REPORT NO. 06
[...] (U) Serbian President Tadic called on UNSYG Ban to instruct his special envoy in Kosovo to invalidate yesterday's declaration of independence, media report. Russia and China supported Tadic's request. South Africa, Indonesia, Vietnam, Libya, and Burkina Faso expressed skepticism over the leg [...]
2008-02-19 04:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV
08STATE17895MGKV01: KOSOVO MONITORING GROUP SITUATION
[...] (SBU) Embassy Belgrade reports rioters breached Embassy grounds at 1858 local time. Police used tear gas but were unable to disperse the crowd. Rioters set fire to an unoccupied area of the consular section. While the Embassy was closed at the time, 14 Embassy personnel were inside during t [...]
2008-02-22 02:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV
08STATE18130THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S FEBRUARY 12, 2008
[...] (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Deputy Secretary EUR DAS Judith Garber D Staff Gustavo Delgado Valda Vikmanis Keller, EUR note taker Slovakia -------- FM Jan Kubis Ambassador Rastislav Kacer First Secretary Martin Kaco Chief of Staff Miroslav Jenca 2. (U) SUMMARY. During their [...]
2008-02-22 19:35:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL LO
08STATE18821CROATIAN PERMREP JURICA DISCUSSES KOSOVO, IRAN AND
[...] (SBU) Croatian Permrep Jurica assured Ambassador Khalilzad on February 21 that Croatia's positions in the Security Council will generally be in line with those of the U.S. and the mainstream of the EU. 2. (SBU) Khalilzad thanked Jurica for Croatia's helpful statement in the February 18 publ [...]
2008-02-25 22:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC HR UNMIK GG IR
08STATE2034MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): RESULTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the November 5-9, 2007 Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Plenary meeting in Athens, the 34 MTCR Partners reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening missile-related export controls and thereby discouraging missile activities and programs of concern. They discussed [...]
2008-01-08 20:42:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMTCRE PARM MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA FR GR
08STATE22554OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO HEAD OF THE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-05 15:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL OSCE HR
08STATE27642DESIGNATION OF FUTURE BANK, BAHRAIN UNDER
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. ---------- OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (U) Washington requests that addressees notify host Government/EU officials that the United States designated Future Bank, Bahrain under E.O. 13382 ("Blocking the Property of Weapons of Mass [...]
2008-03-17 16:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC IR BA
08STATE31896PSI OPERATIONAL EXPERTS GROUP MEETING IN LONDON,
[...] The sixteenth Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting took place in London, UK on February 4-6, 2008. Immediately following the OEG on February 7, the UK Ministry of Defense hosted an outreach day with six invited countries from the Gulf/Levant region. [...]
2008-03-27 21:05:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL
08STATE31939PSI OPERATIONAL EXPERTS GROUP MEETING IN LONDON,
[...] The sixteenth Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting took place in London, UK on February 4-6, 2008. Immediately following the OEG on February 7, the UK Ministry of Defense hosted an outreach day with six invited countries from the Gulf/Levant region. [...]
2008-03-27 21:24:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL
08STATE33647DELIVERY OF DIPNOTE FOR U.S. AIRCRAFT TRANSIT
[...] (U) Department requests that Embassy Bucharest deliver the diplomatic note in para two requesting transit of U.S. aircraft to Croatia through Romanian airspace to assist with air support coverage during the President,s visit, April 4 and 5, 2008. 2. (U) Begin text of diplomatic note: The [...]
2008-04-01 21:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA MCAP NATO PREL RO HR HU
08STATE34316ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - APRIL 2, 2008
[...] (U) GOC TO DEPLOY TROOPS TO UN MISSION ON GOLAN HEIGHTS IN JUNE: On Friday March 28, the Croatian parliament supported a decision to send 95 soldiers to serve as members of the UN peacekeeping force in the Golan Heights. A clear majority (104 of the 153-seat parliament) endorsed the plan to [...]
2008-04-03 02:49:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MARR HR
08STATE41979KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE LOBBYING: TARGET COUNTRIES
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. Ambassadors are requested to deliver the following demarche on Kosovo to host governments at the highest possible level. Department appreciates posts' efforts to date and now seeks to let governments that have previously expressed interest in recognizing Kos [...]
2008-04-21 21:27:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL UNMIK PGOV YI EU KV ES CO EC
08STATE44438MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR)
[...] (C) The Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) held a productive Reinforced Point of Contact (RPOC) meeting in Paris on April 10, 2008. French Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for Disarmament and Nonproliferation Martin Briens chaired the meeting. RPOC discussion focused on r [...]
2008-04-28 11:52:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM KSCA ETTC MTCRE FR
08STATE47575GUIDANCE FOR USUN FOR THE SECURITY COUNCIL JOINT
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3 and 4. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (U) On Tuesday, 6 May, the Chairman of the 1267 (al-Qaeda/Taliban) Sanctions Committee (Belgian PermRep Johan Verbeke),the Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant [...]
2008-05-06 06:01:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KTFN PREL PTER UNSC
08STATE48545KOSOVO RECOGNITION LOBBYING: TARGET COUNTRIES IN
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. See talking points in paragraph 6 and questions and answers in paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) Ambassadors are requested to deliver the following demarche on Kosovo to host governments at the highest possible level. Department appreciates posts' efforts to date and [...]
2008-05-07 20:05:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL UNMIK PGOV YI EU KV GA GH GV LI MI ML MR MP
08STATE50592FRIENDS OF IRAQ CONFERENCE JUNE 17-19, 2008, UAE
[...] This is an action request. See para 3. 2. SUMMARY. Multi-National Force-Iraq (MNF-I),Government of Iraq (GOI),and U.S. Embassy Baghdad will co-host the Friends of Iraq Conference (previously known as the Iraq Conference) at the Armed Forces Officer Club (AFOC),Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emir [...]
2008-05-13 17:29:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDIZ MARR MOPS OTRA PREL
08STATE555082008 AUTOMATED MUTUAL-ASSISTANCE VESSEL RESCUE (AMVER) AWARDS
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 2 and 10. 2. Posts in or responsible for the following countries/entities are requested to assist in the annual presentation of awards to owners of vessels participating in the U.S. Coast Guard's Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue (AMV [...]
2008-05-23 15:24:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT ECON ETRD ELTN ATRN PREL
08STATE60218OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO HIGH
[...] Post is authorized to present the following statement at the June 5 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna in response to the report by the High Representative and EU Special Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ambassador Lajcak. Begin text: Mr. Chairman, The United States welcomes [...]
2008-06-04 20:31:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL OSCE BO
08STATE60269REPORT OF THE SECOND GNEP STEERING GROUP MEETING
[...] (U) SUMMARY. The Second Steering Group Meeting of the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) was held in Jordan on May 14-15, 2008, hosted by the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission and chaired by the United States. The meeting was attended by approximately 105 representatives of 28 countries ( [...]
2008-06-04 22:19:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA
08STATE60525REPORT OF THE SECOND GNEP STEERING GROUP MEETING
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Second Steering Group Meeting of the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) was held in Jordan on May 14-15, 2008, hosted by the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission and chaired by the United States. The meeting was attended by approximately 105 representatives of 28 countries ( [...]
2008-06-05 15:55:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA
08STATE63666HAGUE CODE OF CONDUCT AGAINST BALLISTIC MISSILE
[...] (U) The Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCOC) held its Seventh Regular Meeting of Subscribing States on May 29-30, 2008, at the Vienna International Center (VIC),in Vienna, Austria. 75 of 130 Subscribing States registered for the meeting. Many Subscribing St [...]
2008-06-12 20:15:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPARM MTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC KNNP TSPA
08STATE67437MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR) -- NEXT
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassies Berlin, Canberra, London, Paris, and Tokyo, please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) BACKGROUND/ACTION REQUEST: As follow-up to the April 9 small group meeting held on the margins of the April 10, 2008 Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Reinforced [...]
2008-06-23 21:23:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMTCRE ETTC KSCA AU FR GM JA UK
08STATE69343PSI: SUMMARY OF MAY 28-29, 2008 PSI 5TH
[...] SUMMARY: On the occasion of the fifth anniversary since the President's announcement of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI),the U.S. hosted a PSI Senior Level Meeting and PSI Outreach Workshop on May 28-29, 2008 in Washington, DC. The May 28 senior level meeting was for senior nonp [...]
2008-06-27 15:59:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL
08STATE69357PSI: SUMMARY OF MAY 28-29, 2008 PSI 5TH
[...] SUMMARY: On the occasion of the fifth anniversary since the President's announcement of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI),the U.S. hosted a PSI Senior Level Meeting and PSI Outreach Workshop on May 28-29, 2008 in Washington, DC. The May 28 senior level meeting was for senior nonp [...]
2008-06-27 16:25:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL
08STATE70829PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE PUBLIC AFFAIRS EVENT
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 2. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (U) Department requests action addressees to approach respective Foreign Ministries to seek support for a prisoners of conscience public affairs event at the United Nations in New York during the final week of the [...]
2008-07-02 00:18:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEUN PHUM PREL KDEM
08STATE75341PSI: SUMMARY OF MAY 29, 2008 PSI 5TH ANNIVERSARY
[...] SUMMARY: On the occasion of the fifth anniversary since the President's announcement of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI),the U.S. hosted a PSI Senior Level Meeting and PSI Outreach Workshop on May 28-29, 2008 in Washington, DC. The May 28 senior level meeting was for senior nonpr [...]
2008-07-14 19:21:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL
08STATE75367PSI: SUMMARY OF MAY 29, 2008 PSI 5TH ANNIVERSARY
[...] SUMMARY: On the occasion of the fifth anniversary since the President's announcement of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI),the U.S. hosted a PSI Senior Level Meeting and PSI Outreach Workshop on May 28-29, 2008 in Washington, DC. The May 28 senior level meeting was for senior nonpr [...]
2008-07-14 19:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL
08STATE75378PSI: SUMMARY OF MAY 28-29, 2008 PSI 5TH
[...] SUMMARY: On the occasion of the fifth anniversary since the President's announcement of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI),the U.S. hosted a PSI Senior Level Meeting and PSI Outreach Workshop on May 28-29, 2008 in Washington, DC. The May 28 senior level meeting was for senior nonp [...]
2008-07-14 19:54:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL
08STATE77660(S) RESPONDING TO GERMAN REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 9. 2. (S) Background: Since November 2005, we have worked with German authorities to prevent Iran's solid propellant missile developer - the Shahid Bakeri Industrial Group (SBIG) - from procuring environmental test chambers from the G [...]
2008-07-18 19:52:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA GM IR AEC
08STATE80510T LETTER OF THANKS TO FCO DIRECTOR-GENERAL LESLIE
[...] SUMMARY: FCO Director General for Defence and Intelligence Mariot Leslie led a panel on ways to continue strengthening the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) at the Senior-Level Meeting for all PSI endorsing states held May 28, 2008, in Washington, DC, on the occasion of the PSI's Fifth [...]
2008-07-25 18:04:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL UK
08STATE81358T LETTER OF THANKS TO CROATIA STATE SECRETARY
[...] SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND: Mate Raboteg, Croatian State Secretary of Defense, gave a presentation at the Senior-Level Meeting for all states endorsing the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI),held May 28, 2008, in Washington, DC, on the occasion of the PSI's Fifth Anniversary. Raboteg's pr [...]
2008-07-29 13:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL HR
08STATE82699FOLLOWING UP WITH MEXICO ON PSI
[...] SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND: In advance of the May 29 U.S.-hosted Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Outreach Workshop in Washington, the U.S. extended invitations to a number of key countries that have not yet endorsed the PSI and also urged their endorsement. Washington appreciates Embassy [...]
2008-07-31 21:08:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL MX
08STATE82967ISN LETTER OF THANKS TO CROATIA PSI PRESENTER
[...] SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND: On May 29, 2008, the United States hosted a Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Outreach Workshop in Washington, attended by representatives of 21 countries that have not yet endorsed the PSI, as well as most of the 92 PSI participating states. The workshop provi [...]
2008-08-01 15:08:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL HR
08STATE91178BLUE LANTERN END USE CHECK ON APPROVED LICENSE
[...] This is an action message. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post assistance in conducting a Blue Lantern check on an approved license for the export of air flight safety equipment to Croatia. Post is requested to comp [...]
2008-08-25 16:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC HR KOMC
08STATE99654SEEKING PROGRESS ON PSI SHIPBOARDING AGREEMENT
[...] (SBU) OBJECTIVES: Washington remains committed to completing a bilateral shipboarding agreement with Ukraine under the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) and is prepared to send an interagency team of experts to Kyiv to resolve remaining differences between the Ukraine-proposed and U.S.- [...]
2008-09-17 20:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP KTIA MNUC PARM PHSA PREL UP
08STOCKHOLM412A/S FRIED TALKS EU ENLARGEMENT, CYPRUS, AND KOSOVO
[...] (C) Summary: On May 29 MFA State Secretary Frank Belfrage told A/S Fried: -- Sweden, France, and the Czech Republic recently agreed on an EU tripartite presidency program that does not block further accession negotiations with Turkey and Croatia; -- Sweden is encouraging the UN to take a m [...]
2008-06-05 13:18:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON IQ EU SW
08STOCKHOLM857"EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED" DURING SWEDEN'S EU
[...] (SBU) Summary: Sweden has about six months before it assumes the EU presidency on July 1, 2009, but the government is already in overdrive preparing policy goals and restructuring governmental offices. EUR/ERA Director Bill Lucas visited Stockholm on December 4-5 to discuss priorities for th [...]
2008-12-23 11:09:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV INR EU SW
08TALLINN111ESTONIAN AGENDA FOR 2008 NATO BUCHAREST SUMMIT
[...] (C) Summary. Afghanistan is Priority One for Estonia at the upcoming NATO Summit in Bucharest. Estonia has announced it will send a mortar platoon to Afghanistan this spring as an additional commitment to ISAF, but is unlikely Estonia will be ready to contribute to a new PRT in Nimroz. Other [...]
2008-03-18 14:38:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS NATO EN
08TBILISI199GEORGIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR 2008
[...] Per reftel, Embassy Tbilisi submits its Investment Climate Statement for Georgia for 2008. Introduction The dramatic change of government swept in by the 2003 peaceful "Rose Revolution" marked the start of serious political and economic reform in Georgia. Before 2003, Georgia's economic [...]
2008-02-07 05:52:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR GG
08TELAVIV2072ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-10 09:48:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
08THEHAGUE1010NETHERLANDS/EU: CROATIA CONDITIONALITY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ahead of the December 8-9 GAERC, the Dutch are pleased by the draft conclusions on enlargement but concerned about Croatia's cooperation on war crimes issues. The Dutch support progress on WTO negotiations and active responses to the situations in Africa, Kosovo, and elsewhere. [...]
2008-12-05 14:50:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD EAID ECON EU HR NL
08THEHAGUE598NETHERLANDS/KOSOVO: SUPPORTING IMF, WORLD BANK
[...] (SBU) The Dutch Finance Ministry's Head of International Financial Institutions (IFIs),Freek Keppels, told PolEconCouns July 15 that the Netherlands supports Kosovo's application for membership in the IMF and World Bank. Keppels estimated that countries which have recognized Kosovo represent [...]
2008-07-17 07:56:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL KV NL
08THEHAGUE599NETHERLANDS/KOSOVO: SUPPORTING IMF, WORLD BANK
[...] (SBU) The Dutch Finance Ministry's Head of International Financial Institutions (IFIs),Freek Keppels, told PolEconCouns July 15 that the Netherlands supports Kosovo's application for membership in the IMF and World Bank. Keppels estimated that countries which have recognized Kosovo represent [...]
2008-07-17 10:55:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL KV NL
08THEHAGUE757NETHERLANDS/UNGA: DUTCH HUMAN RIGHTS PRIORITIES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch generally support USG priorities for human rights initiatives at the 2008 UNGA. Dutch priorities include resolutions on religious intolerance and violence against women, and an initiative on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) In a Sept [...]
2008-09-15 13:14:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL UN PHUM NL
08THEHAGUE876CWC: AUSTRALIA GROUP, TECHNICAL EXPERTS
[...] (SBU) The Australia Group (AG) held a technical experts intersessional implementation meeting in The Hague from October 8-9, 2008. Discussion considered 3 proposals to the chemical control list and one proposal for the biological control list. Technical delegations considered a number of rev [...]
2008-10-17 16:48:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL ETTC CWC
08THESSALONIKI78THESSALONIKI: GOG INVITES FORMER ADVERSARIES TO NATIONAL
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In a reconciliatory gesture, Defense Minister of Greece Evangelos Meimarakis invited his counterparts from Turkey, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia and other outheastern European countries, to attend the traditional military parade on Greece's national day, October 28 (Greece's e [...]
2008-10-31 13:33:00Consulate ThessalonikiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL GR MK TU IT BK BU MW AL HR YI
08THESSALONIKI80NORTHERN NOTES - OCTOBER 2008
[...] For a second month, the scandal involving controversial land swaps between the GoG and Vatopedi Monastery of Mt. Athos was a dominant story (Ref A.) Media and post contacts speculate the scandal could claim more GoG officials beyond the two ministers it has already claimed, as a Parliame [...]
2008-11-06 06:05:00Consulate ThessalonikiUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV PREL SOCI SMIG GR MK BK BU MW AL HR
08TIRANA103ALBANIA'S INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-11 06:29:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDAL ECON ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR
08TIRANA126 EXBS: ALBANIA MARITIME, ADRIATIC REGION REPORTING CABLE
[...] (U) BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS -- January 1, CROATIA: Ecological and Fisheries Protection Zone (EFPZ),essentially the Adriatic's practical application of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ),came in effect, applying the existing EFPZ to EU fishing fleets, countrie [...]
2008-02-20 08:20:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AL
08TIRANA148 ALBANIA'S INSURANCE SECTOR PRIVATIZES, EXPANDS
[...] The GOA is preparing to privatize INSIG, the state-owned insurance company, as the Government moves to sell off one of its last remaining state enterprises since the fall of communism 17 years ago. The forthcoming privatization is almost an afterthought for an insurance sector that has been m [...]
2008-02-27 12:48:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN AL
08TIRANA152ALBANIA: 2007 TRFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-28 11:10:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM AL KCRM KWMN SMIG KRD ASEC PREF
08TIRANA175 EXBS: ALBANIA MARITIME, ADRIATIC REGION REPORTING CABLE
[...] (U) BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS -- February 17, KOSOVO: Formerly declared independence; the event was at the forefront of regional media (Albania, Croatia, Bosnia I Herzegovina, Montenegro, Macedonia and Serbia) reports. 2. (U) COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTI [...]
2008-03-07 14:30:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AL
08TIRANA318 EXBS: ALBANIA MARITIME, ADRIATIC REGION REPORTING CABLE
[...] (U) BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS -- 15 March: Gerdec munitions site detonation: Significant reporting via cable and news media. Following embassy brief, MA called the USCG training team in Vlore regarding initial (and subsequent) opinions indicating accidental (v [...]
2008-04-21 12:51:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AL
08TIRANA345REVIVING ALBANIAN OIL INDUSTRY MAY BE ATTRACTING RUSSIAN
[...] (SBU) Albania, which possesses one of continental Europe's largest oil fields and has seen promising new finds for additional oil and gas reserves, is substantially expanding its oil production through Western investment. Increased interest by foreign investors in Albania's oil sector is mark [...]
2008-04-29 16:07:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG EPET EINV AL
08TIRANA35VLORE: CENTER OF CIVIC ACTION
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Citizen's Alliance for the Protection of the Vlore Bay, the "Vlore Alliance," an environmentally-focused civil society organization that works to protect Albania's central coast, has recently intensified efforts to push for reconsideration of large-scale oil storage and therma [...]
2008-01-15 11:28:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM ECON ENRG SENV AL
08TIRANA432 EXBS: ALBANIA MARITIME, ADRIATIC REGION REPORTING CABLE
[...] (U) BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS -- 14 April: MA met with USAID and US Department of Agriculture, Forestry Service International Programs training team, and coordinated the Incident Command System future training program. The Forest Service training program was dev [...]
2008-06-10 09:58:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AL
08TIRANA56ALBANIA: ASSESSMENT OF NATO READINESS
[...] (U) The following headings track those in Ref A: All Intel Topics ---------------- 2. (SBU) Please see Ref B for an overview of Albania's intelligence services. 3. (C) Successive democratic Albanian governments, both Democratic Party (DP) and Socialist Party (SP) led, have worked to [...]
2008-01-22 15:07:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL PINR AL
08TIRANA796EUR DAS JONES' MEETING WITH PRESIDENT TOPI
[...] (C) Summary: On October 30, President Bamir Topi told DAS Jones that Albania is moving forward with governmental reforms, although at times the debate is "harsh." He specifically cited Ambassador Withers, public statements as playing a helpful role in promoting independent institutions, thank [...]
2008-11-05 13:33:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM AL
08TIRANA895RE: THE WAY AHEAD ON ALBANIANS MUNITIONS
[...] Summary. On December 16, Ambassador delivered talking points in reftel a to Minister of Defense Gazmend Oketa. In response, Oketa noted that he has agreed to provide a letter to either Secretary Rice or Assistant Secretary Kimmit reporting progress in Albania's demil efforts. Oketa reported [...]
2008-12-22 06:25:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPARM PGOV PREL NATO AL
08TOKYO2266TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - SERBIA-AFTERMATH OF
[...] LEAD STORIES: Front-page stories on Monday morning included a meeting on Sunday between Japanese Foreign Minister Koumura and Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo in Beijing. 2. "Truth Should Be Disclosed for Ethnic Reconciliation" The conservative Sankei editorialized (8/18): "Proceedings [...]
2008-08-18 04:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO939TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-RUSSIA SUMMIT, NATO SUMMIT, AND
[...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Monday morning included the disruption of the Olympic torch relay in London by a group of protestors opposing the Chinese crackdown in Tibet, as well as Sunday's summit in Sochi, Russia, between President Bush and Russian President Putin. They reportedly adopted a n [...]
2008-04-07 04:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08UNVIEVIENNA271IAEA/IRAN: ACTING U/S ROOD DISCUSSES A POSSIBLE
[...] (S) Over lunch with P5 1 Ambassadors May 6, Acting U/S Rood pressed for a Board resolution on Iran in June. The EU-3 agreed that Board and UNSC actions were complimentary and not mutually exclusive; the UK was particularly frustrated by the lack of Board action. EU-3 members joined the Actin [...]
2008-05-13 06:32:00UNVIESECRETPARM AORC KNPP IAEA IR
08UNVIEVIENNA290IAEA/SYRIA: SETTING THE STAGE FOR THE JUNE BOARD
[...] (S) During a series of technical briefings on Syria May 16 and 19, following up on discussions during his Washington consultations, Ambassador Schulte canvassed Board member views on discussion of Syria in the June Board. Ambassador Schulte outlined U.S. objectives for the Board: to spotlight [...]
2008-05-20 18:09:00UNVIESECRETPARM MNUC AORC KNPP SY IS
08UNVIEVIENNA366WASSENAAR ARRANGEMENT: GENERAL WORKING GROUP
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Wassenaar Arrangement General Working Group (GWG) met May 26-28 and held an Outreach meeting with Israel on May 29. Only one new initiative was proposed - Best Practices on Internal Compliance Programs (Japan). The United States used this first meeting to attempt to direct [...]
2008-06-27 08:09:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALETTC KSTC PARM PREL
08UNVIEVIENNA546IAEA/GC: MIDEAST MELTDOWN, TAKE 3
[...] (C) For the third consecutive year, Middle East issues nearly derailed the IAEA General Conference (GC). After a hard-fought Plenary floor fight consuming 15 hours of debate, the GC adopted a more balanced Middle East Safeguards (MES) resolution than in the past by a vote of 82-0-13 (U.S., Is [...]
2008-10-09 14:38:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN IS EG
08UNVIEVIENNA565IAEA/GC: GENERAL DEBATE HIGHLIGHTS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-21 14:44:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY IR KN SY LY IN
08UNVIEVIENNA64IAEA/IRAN: MAINTAINING PRESSURE ON IRAN AT THE
[...] (S) Our principal goal for the Iran agenda item at the March 3-7 Board is, as it has been for the last two years, to support dual-track strategy and, in particular, the Security Council process. Since the Board passed a resolution on February 4, 2006, referring the file to the UNSC, we have no [...]
2008-02-05 16:39:00UNVIESECRETIAEA KNPP AORC IR
08USEUBRUSSELS1088EULEX KOSOVO COMMITTEE OF CONTRIBUTORS DISCUSSES
[...] (SBU) Summary: During the July 16 EULEX Kosovo Committee of Contributors meeting, EU Civilian Operations Commander Kees Klompenhouwer told EU member and third-state contributors that the EU and the UN were still trying to reach agreement on reconfiguration details. As a result of the unexpe [...]
2008-07-16 16:32:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EUN UNMIK KV
08USEUBRUSSELS1949EULEX COMMITTEE OF CONTRIBUTORS PRAISES SUCCESSFUL
[...] (C) Summary: EULEX Head of Mission Yves de Kermabon briefed the Committee of Contributors on December 19 in Brussels, describing a successful deployment throughout Kosovo, the importance of close interaction with other international actors, and the challenges of implementing customs and cou [...]
2008-12-23 10:45:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALKPAO PREL UNMIK PGOV EUN SR KV
08USEUBRUSSELS748U.S.-EU CONSULTATIONS ON WESTERN BALKANS ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary: EUR/SCE Director Chris Hoh discussed Kosovo, Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia, and the EU's enlargement process with EU and member state officials during the May 7 U.S.-EU troika consultations on Western Balkans (COWEB) and during separate meetings on the margins. On Kosov [...]
2008-05-19 07:30:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL EAID EUN ZL
08USNATO102NATO/VCC: MARCH 7 VCC MEETING
[...] (C) Summary. In addition to the usual exchange of information on VDOC and CFE activities conducted and planned, the VCC meeting was generally successful. No Ally volunteered to notify a CFE inspection in Russia in March, so the U.S. did so. However, the IS Chair urged Allies to reconsider a [...]
2008-03-20 17:40:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKCFE PARM PREL NATO
08USNATO11REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE: NAC DISCUSSION OF MEMBERSHIP
[...] (SBU) The Croatian Mission has informed USNATO that PM Sanader will head Croatia's delegation to NATO on January 16 to discuss its NATO Membership Action Plan (MAP) Report with Allied PermReps. That discussion will conclude Croatia's sixth MAP cycle, and is the last scheduled meeting between [...]
2008-01-10 08:29:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL NATO MARR HR
08USNATO121NATO'S BUCHAREST SUMMIT DECLARATION, CABLE 1 OF 2
[...] (U) Due to the length of the communique, this is cable 1 of 2. 2. (C) SUMMARY: As reflected in the Bucharest Declaration (see para 3),the April 3-4 NATO Summit in Bucharest advanced U.S. policy objectives on a variety of fronts. NATO Heads of State and Government reaffirmed their strong s [...]
2008-04-08 17:59:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS NATO PREL
08USNATO122NATO'S BUCHAREST SUMMIT DECLARATION, CABLE 2 OF 2
[...] (U) Due to the length of the communique, this is cable 2 of 2. 2. (C) SUMMARY, repeated from Cable 1 of 2: As reflected in the Bucharest Declaration (see para 3),the April 3-4 NATO Summit in Bucharest advanced U.S. policy objectives on a variety of fronts. NATO Heads of State and Governme [...]
2008-04-08 17:59:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS NATO PREL
08USNATO130READOUT OF NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING - APRIL
[...] (C) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The NATO IS was tasked to lay out how ISAF,s &internal plan8 agreed at Bucharest will be implemented. Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) General Henault announced the opening of a Border Coordination Center in Nangarhar. SHAPE anticipa [...]
2008-04-14 05:20:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO151NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - APRIL 30, 2008
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said that Karzai urged caution in judging the Kabul security situation following the April 27 assassination attempt. IMS Assistant Director for Operations Li Gobbi stated that Pakistani "peace deal [...]
2008-04-30 18:14:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO155NATO-UKRAINE AMBASSADORIAL APRIL 30: LAUNCHING
[...] (C) Allied Ambassadors discussed NATO's invitation to "Intensive Engagement" with Ukrainian Ambassador Sagach in the NATO-Ukraine Commission on April 30. NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer invited Allies to propose issues for consultation in the run-up to the December 2008 NATO Fore [...]
2008-05-06 16:33:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL NATO MARR UP
08USNATO21NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JANUARY 16, 2008
[...] (C/NF) Please note a typo in the Afghanistan portion of last week's notes. The corrected sentence should read: "UNAMA assesses that the areas of Badghis province that were the site of recent fighting are now stable enough for relief agencies to operate." 2. (S/NF) Summary from the NAC Meet [...]
2008-01-16 16:57:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO22PM SANADER DISCUSSES CROATIA'S NATO ACCESSION
[...] (C) Prime Minister Sanader discussed with NATO PermReps on January 16 Croatia's progress in meeting NATO,s performance-based standards. He stressed that all parties in the governing coalition supported joining the Alliance, and that the new government would expand its contribution to ISAF, wo [...]
2008-01-18 06:04:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR NATO PREF PINR HR
08USNATO229NATO: FRIENDS OF KOSOVO PROPOSAL UNVEILED
[...] (C) The Belgian Permanent Representative to NATO at a July 1 lunch meeting of NATO Permanent Representatives formally introduced the "Friends of Kosovo" concept of bringing together representatives of nations and international organizations involved in Kosovo in an informal setting in order t [...]
2008-07-01 15:50:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PGOV PREL KV MOPS
08USNATO236JUNE 24, 2008 HLTF: ALLIES UNANIMOUS ON CONTINUING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. At the June 24 HLTF meeting and meetings on the margins, Allies agreed to continue NATO,s current approach to dealing with the impasse brought on by the Russian Federation,s suspension of implementation of (i.e. compliance with) the CFE Treaty by: -- continuing Allies, unaltere [...]
2008-07-07 07:26:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKCFE NATO PARM PREL OSCE RS
08USNATO242NATO, ALBANIA AND CROATIA SIGN ACCESSION PROTOCOLS
[...] (U) In a brief ceremony on July 9, Albania, Croatia, and the NATO Allies signed the Protocols of Accession for the two countries to become part of NATO (Note: The original Protocols will be hand carried to the Department. End note). SYG Jaap de Hoop Scheffer described the day as a historic one [...]
2008-07-10 16:44:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR NATO AL HR
08USNATO252NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JULY 16, 2008
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Much of the Council's discussion focused on the situation in Afghanistan in relation to its neighbors. D/CMC Eikenberry stated that the Indian Embassy bombing will not affect the transfer of security responsibility for Kabul city to the AN [...]
2008-07-17 14:39:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO30NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JANUARY 23, 2008
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) Henault stated that 70 percent of ISAF significant events in 2007 occurred in 40 districts, largely in RC-South and RC-East, and urged nations to provide forces to deal with this reality. SHAPE bri [...]
2008-01-24 17:22:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO307UKRAINE TO NATO - RUSSIA THREATENS THE REGION
[...] (C) Summary: At Kyiv's request the NATO-Ukraine Commission met August 27 to discuss Russia's intervention in Georgia and its implications for regional security. Deputy FM Konstyantyn Yeliseyev delivered a stark analysis of Ukraine's own relationship with Russia, and related Moscow's threats to [...]
2008-08-28 18:01:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR NATO MOPS PREF GG RU
08USNATO31CORRECTED COPY: NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT -
[...] (C/NF) The purpose of this corrected copy is to add additional addressees. The substance of the cable remains the same. 2. (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) Henault stated that 70 percent of ISAF significant events in 2007 occu [...]
2008-01-25 08:50:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO310UKRAINE TO NATO - RUSSIA THREATENS THE REGION
[...] (C) Summary: At Kyiv's request the NATO-Ukraine Commission met August 27 to discuss Russia's intervention in Georgia and its implications for regional security. Deputy FM Konstyantyn Yeliseyev delivered a stark analysis of Ukraine's own relationship with Russia, and related Moscow's threats to [...]
2008-08-29 08:21:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR NATO MOPS PREF GG RU UP
08USNATO328ALLIES SEND A UNIFIED MESSAGE TO RUSSIA IN EAPC
[...] (S/NF) Summary: At the September 8 meeting of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC),Georgia and Russia traded accusations about who was to blame for the conflict between them. In rare form, Russian Ambassador Rogozin accused the Georgian Mission of organizing protests and threatenin [...]
2008-09-12 09:19:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL MOPS GG RS
08USNATO343NATO SENIOR DEFENSE GROUP ON PROLIFERATION (DGP)
[...] (C) The NATO Senior Defence Group on Proliferation (DGP) Steering Committee met at NATO HQ on September 5. The meeting was chaired by Ms. Laura Gross of the US (OSD) and Mr. Knut Jahr of the Norwegian MOD. The Chair greeted Albania and Croatia as new members of the DGP with NATO Invitee status [...]
2008-09-24 11:32:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMARR MCAP MNUC NATO PARM PREL
08USNATO347READOUT: SEPTEMBER 24 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: The Chief of the Military Committee (CMC) updated the Council with details on the Autumn ISAF Periodic Mission Review including a &mixed evaluation8 on progress in Afghanistan and proposed recommendations. The SHAPE Deputy Chief of Staf [...]
2008-09-25 13:01:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO35NATO/VCC: JANUARY 22 VCC AND VCC EXPERTS, MEETINGS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Experts agreed and the VCC approved the text for the common understanding of Annex A, Section V, Paragraph 5 of the Final Document of the First CFE Review Conference as suggested by the U.S. in Ref A. The understanding will be forwarded to the JCG-T in Vienna. END SUMMARY [...]
2008-01-28 16:50:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE
08USNATO358READOUT: OCTOBER 1 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- EXCHANGE OF VIEWS WITH SERBIAN MINISTER OF DEFENSE SUTANOVAC: Reported septel. -- AFGHANISTAN: The Operations brief noted insurgent activities were high despite the Ramadan holidays. MG Li Gobbi, Assistant Director of the Ops Division, briefed on [...]
2008-10-03 11:39:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO363SERBIAN DEFENSE MINISTER VISITS NATO
[...] (C) Summary: Serbian Minister of Defense Dragan Sutanovac signed an information security agreement between Serbia and NATO during an October 1 visit to NATO and, in an address to PermReps, he said Serbia will expand its contact with NATO, but criticized the Alliance for taking on the task of r [...]
2008-10-07 15:26:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMARR NATO PGOV PINR PREL SR KV
08USNATO367READOUT: OCTOBER 8 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-10 12:28:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO380NATO ENGAGES IN NEW FORUM ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In an effort to facilitate increased regional dialogue on Afghanistan, Secretary General (SYG) Jaap de Hoop Scheffer presided over the first meeting of NATO Permanent Representatives with the NATO representatives from Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan a [...]
2008-10-17 13:12:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMARR NATO PGOV PREL AF KZ KG TI TX UZ
08USNATO394READOUT: 22 OCTOBER NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: The SYG announced he would soon provide a new strategic communications plan for Afghanistan since there were too many NATO persons doing interviews, and doing them badly, over the last few weeks. The SYG also said he would convene a smal [...]
2008-10-23 16:38:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO397CROATIA PRESENTS ITS ANNUAL NATIONAL PLAN AT NATO
[...] (C) Summary: On October 16, a senior-level Croatian delegation presented Zagreb's 2008-2009 Annual National Program to NATO Allies. The presentation drew praise from Allies in a warm and friendly meeting. Allies looked forward to Croatia becoming a full member of the Alliance. End Summary. [...]
2008-10-24 14:20:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO HR
08USNATO404USNATO TODAY: READOUT FROM 29 OCTOBER NORTH
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-31 12:31:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL NATO AF
08USNATO448COMMUNIQUE OF THE DECEMBER 2-3 NATO FOREIGN
[...] (U) The following communique was approved and released by NATO Foreign Ministers following their December 2-3 meeting: BEGIN TEXT: MEETING OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL AT THE LEVEL OF FOREIGN MINISTERS HELD AT NATO HEADQUARTERS, BRUSSELS, ON 2-3 DECEMBER 2008 FINAL COMMUNIQUE Â [...]
2008-12-03 16:43:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDNATO MARR PARM PHSA PTER XG ZM XA XF
08USNATO456NATO POST-MINISTERIAL COMMUNIQUE READOUT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-08 10:04:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL NATO MARR ECON PGOV UN XG XA AF GG UP
08USNATO460READOUT NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: The Secretary General (SYG) said election support was a time critical issue with Afghan elections taking place as early as May 2009. He received NAC approval to task the Military Committee to provide advice on a NATO Election Support Forc [...]
2008-12-11 16:03:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAF NATO PREL
08USNATO469THE DECEMBER 3, 2008 MEETING OF THE NATO-UKRAINE
[...] (U) Participants: U.S. Ambassador Volker Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried NSC Senior Director Damon Wilson NATO Secretary General Jaap De Hoop Scheffer NATO COUNTRIES Albania: FM Lulzim Basha Belgium: FM Karel De Gucht Bulgaria: AMB Lubomir Ivanov Canada: AMB Robert McRae Croatia: [...]
2008-12-17 18:41:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL NATO PARM KCFE MARR GG UP RS
08USNATO470THE DECEMBER 3, 2008 MEETING OF THE NATO-GEORGIA
[...] (U) Participants: U.S. Ambassador Volker Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried EUR PDAS Ries NSC Senior Director Damon Wilson NATO Secretary General Jaap De Hoop Scheffer NATO COUNTRIES Albania: FM Lulzim Basha Belgium: FM Karel De Gucht Bulgaria: AMB Lubomir Ivanov Canada: AMB Rober [...]
2008-12-17 19:00:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMARR MOPS NATO PARM PINR PREL GG RS
08USNATO471THE DECEMBER 3, 2008 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL
[...] (U) Participants: U.S. Ambassador Kurt Volker EUR A/S Dan Fried EUR PDAS Ries Damon Wilson, NSC NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer NATO COUNTRIES Albania: FM Lulzim Basha Belgium: FM Karel De Gucht Bulgaria: FM Ivailo Kalfin Canada: AMB Robert McRae Croatia: FM Gordan [...]
2008-12-17 19:46:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL NATO PGOV MOPS KV AF
08USOSCE120FSC APRIL 30: FSC DEFERS TO UNOMIG TO INVESTIGATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: At the request of the Finnish Chairman-in-Office under the OSCE's "Bucharest mechanism," the Forum for Security Cooperation held initial discussions of the August 20 UAV incident in Abkhazia. The EU and several of its members deferred to UNOMIG--as it had the "main responsibili [...]
2008-05-02 16:02:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL MOPS OSCE KCFE GG RS XG
08USOSCE145DAYTON ARTICLE IV - CONTACT GROUP BRAINSTORMS ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 15, the Contact Group (CG),absent Italy and UK, met in Vienna with the OSCE Personal Representative (PR) for Dayton Article IV at his request to informally exchange views on the future of the Dayton Article IV regime. Most agreed with Periotto's assessment and there we [...]
2008-05-30 15:08:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL OSCE KCFE BK HR MW SR
08USOSCE166FSC JUNE 25: LITTLE CONTROVERSY IN PRIVATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Austrian Brigadier Feichtinger described the increasing importance of private military/security companies as a "worrisome development" that challenges the democratic control of the armed forces and the state's monopoly on the legitimate use of violence. The U.S., in response, [...]
2008-06-26 16:16:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL OSCE KCFE MCAP MOPS XG
08USOSCE176FSC JULY 9: U.S. HOMELAND SECURITY PRESENTATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: During the July 9 Forum for Security Cooperation, Russia (Ulyanov) read a Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) statement that sharply criticized the recent U.S.-Czech Missile Defense (MD) agreement. The U.S. did not respond. In Security dialogue, U.S. Assistant Secretary [...]
2008-07-15 11:29:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCFE OSCE PARM PREL XG
08USOSCE197FSC: END-OF ROUND WINTER-SPRING-SUMMER 2008:
[...] (SBU) Summary: The 2008 winter and spring-summer rounds in the Forum for Security Cooperation were highlighted by extensive discussion of the April 20 UAV incident in Georgia and U.S. missile defense in Europe. Russia pushed several CSBM proposals, including its rapid reaction forces informa [...]
2008-07-31 14:27:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
08USOSCE204DAYTON ARTICLE IV ON EX-YUGOSLAVIA ARMS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Sixth Review Conference for Dayton Article IV implementation was held in Vienna on 3-4 July 2008. The conference went very smoothly -- there were no contentious issues between Bosnia, Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro. Indeed, the main area of discussion centered on ways th [...]
2008-08-07 13:35:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALBK KCFE OSCE PARM PREL RS SR
08USOSCE268HELSINKI MINISTERIAL THE FOCUS OF EUR PDAS RIES,
[...] (C) The OSCE Secretary General, the Chairman-in-Office, and several PermReps told visiting EUR PDAS Marcie Ries November 3-4 that the OSCE faced new challenges, and expressed frustration at the organization's inability to take action on key issues, including additional military monitoring off [...]
2008-11-06 14:07:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALOSCE PGOV PREL
08USOSCE271DAYTON ART. IV: 41ST SRCC A COOPERATIVE SUCCESS
[...] (U) Summary: The 41st Dayton Article IV Sub-Regional Consultative Commission (SRCC) met October 14-15 in Montenegro and included the signing of key amendments to the agreement that formally integrated Montenegro into the treaty as an independent state party. Four decisions were taken, which i [...]
2008-11-11 14:17:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KCFE OSCE ZL
08USOSCE293FSC DECEMBER 10: UNSCR 1540 COMMITTEE CHAIR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Jorge Urbina, chair of the UNSCR 1540 Committee, told the FSC its members were in the vanguard of states implementing the resolution, which calls on all states to prevent the proliferation of WMD and their delivery systems to non-state actors. Urbina said the Best P [...]
2008-12-11 15:01:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS CY XG
08USOSCE298CFE/JCG DECEMBER 9 PLENARY: LEGAL ANALYSIS
[...] (C) Summary: At the December 9 Joint Consultative Group (JCG) plenary, the U.S. provided a legal analysis refuting Russia,s repeated assertions that it has a legal basis for its "suspension" of the CFE Treaty. This was important to clear the air on this issue after repeated Russian challenge [...]
2008-12-12 16:38:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALKCFE OSCE PARM PREL RS
08USOSCE66MARCH 10 OPEN SKIES TREATY PLENARY: AGREEMENT ON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Open Skies Consultative Commission (OSCC) Plenary met on March 10 in its last formal session before the Spring OSCE break. It heard the Chairman's report of the Informal Working Group on Sensors to the Plenary and for the German Chairman to pass the leadership over to the [...]
2008-03-11 12:47:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL OSCE
08USOSCE74DAYTON ARTICLE IV: 40TH SRCC IS QUIET BUT BUSY
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Dayton Article IV Parties met in Sarajevo March 10-13 for the 40th Sub-Regional Consultative Commission (SRCC). The SRCC was held in a cooperative and friendly atmosphere, resulting in an impressive list of decisions, to include: agreement on amending the Agreement, dates [...]
2008-03-21 10:16:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL OSCE KCFE XG ZL
08USUNNEWYORK1000UNSC: UNSCR 1559 CONSULTATIONS - UN ENVOY CITES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Terje Roed-Larsen briefed the Security Council October 30 that significant progress had been achieved in the implementation of UNSCR 1559 with the election of Lebanese President Sleiman, the adoption of a Lebanese electoral law, and the Lebanese-Syrian agreement to establish di [...]
2008-10-31 23:24:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER PBTS KPAL UNSC LE SY IS
08USUNNEWYORK1002NATO BRIEFS UN SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON
[...] (U) At a Counter-terrorism Committee (CTC) meeting, October 30, NATO Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy Martin Erdmann told SC members that NATO is taking a concrete and practical approach to countering terrorism. He reported that coordination of NATO members [...]
2008-11-03 16:22:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER UNGA PREL PGOV
08USUNNEWYORK101WESTERN SAHARA: SECURITY COUNCIL DISAPPOINTED BY
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-04 23:32:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV UNSC AG MO WI
08USUNNEWYORK1050SECURITY COUNCIL DISCUSSES OCT SYG REPORT ON UNMIS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On November 5, A/SYG Mulet briefed the Security Council on the SYG's October 20 report on Sudan in an open meeting. In the discussion that followed, Council members discussed the ICC indictment of Bashir, pending elections, Abyei, oil revenue sharing, and reconfiguration of [...]
2008-11-10 18:13:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPKO SU AF
08USUNNEWYORK106SYG BRIEFS UNSC ON KENYA, SUDAN, CHAD
[...] (C) Summary. Secretary-General Ban briefed the Security Council on February 5 on his recent trip to Africa. Ban reported on the critical nature of the situations in Kenya, Sudan, and Chad, highlighting recent progress in mediations in Kenya and in SOFA discussions with the Government of Sudan, [...]
2008-02-06 15:17:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM UNSC CD KE SO SU XA XW ZF
08USUNNEWYORK1063UNGA: ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ICJ IN THE UN 63RD
[...] SUMMARY: President Rosalyn Higgins presented the annual Report of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) (A/63/4) to the General Assembly on October 30. She gave an overview of action on key cases during what she called the ICJ's "most productive year." The Court delivered four substantive [...]
2008-11-13 20:19:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1077SECURITY COUNCIL DEBATES UNAMI/MNF-I
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Security Council received a quarterly briefing on November 14 from Staffan de Mistura, head of the UN Assistance Mission to Iraq (UNAMI),and from Ambassador Khalilzad, on behalf of MNF-I. Iraqi PR Bayati also addressed the Council. All participants, including members of the [...]
2008-11-17 22:27:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV IZ UNSC
08USUNNEWYORK1105ZIMBABWE AT THE UN: POWER SHARING STALLED, COUNTRY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UN A/SYG Menkerios told the Security Council on November 20 Zimbabwe's power sharing negotiations were stalled. He warned of dire humanitarian and economic crises, and said the control of the police was the most pressing issue. South Africa, Russia, China, and Viet Nam suppor [...]
2008-11-21 23:18:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM ZI ZU
08USUNNEWYORK1106SOMALIA: COUNCIL FRUSTRATED AT LACK OF PROGRESS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A downbeat briefing on political developments combined with continued lack of progress toward a Multinational force (MNF) or peacekeeping operation (PKO) led to frustrated reactions from Council members in a November 20 meeting on Somalia. Several members noted that the prospect [...]
2008-11-22 00:01:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS KPKO UNSC SO ET
08USUNNEWYORK1127UNSC: MIDDLE EAST CONSULTATIONS: SOUTH AFRICA AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: The UN Security Council held its monthly briefing and consultations on the Middle East on November 25. Under Secretary-General Pascoe briefed on the "landmark" Quartet meeting November 9 with the two parties. He stressed that the biggest challenges to a lasting peace agreement [...]
2008-12-02 21:59:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC IS PA SY
08USUNNEWYORK1128UNSC: UNSCR 1701 QUARTERLY CONSULTATIONS -
[...] (SBU) Summary: On November 26, UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Michael Williams and DPKO Assistant Secretary-General Edmund Mulet briefed the Security Council in consultations on the SYG's UNSCR 1701 quarterly report. Williams noted the improved political climate in Lebanon but emphasized [...]
2008-12-02 22:08:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER UNSC IS LE SY
08USUNNEWYORK1134SUDAN: SANCTIONS COMMITTEE SPLITS ON PROPOSALS
[...] (C) Summary: The Sudan Sanctions Committee on December 2 discussed two separate proposals for action: first, a Belgian suggestion to invite the Permanent Representatives of Chad and Sudan to discuss with the Committee the last Sudan Panel of Experts (POE) report (ref A),and second, an offer fr [...]
2008-12-04 20:28:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC PGOV ETTC
08USUNNEWYORK1137ICC PROSECUTOR MORENO-OCAMPO BRIEFS UNSC
[...] SUMMARY: In his December 3 briefing to the Security Council (SC),International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Moreno-Ocampo provided a detailed chronology of the three investigations conducted pursuant to UNSCR 1593, which referred the situation in Darfur to the ICC. Ocampo's remarks focu [...]
2008-12-04 23:37:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC XA
08USUNNEWYORK1142UNSC: COUNCIL MEETS AT LIBYAN REQUEST TO DISCUSS
[...] (SBU) The Security Council met December 3 at Libya's request to discuss the Israeli Navy's action to deny entry of a Libyan vessel carrying humanitarian assistance to the port of Gaza. The Council invited both Israeli and Palestinian representatives to participate in the meeting. The Libyan [...]
2008-12-05 21:27:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC KWBG KPAL IS LY EG
08USUNNEWYORK1150UNSC: COUNCIL AGREES ON ELEMENTS FOR PRESIDENCY TO
[...] (SBU) In consultations late on December 5, the Security Council agreed not to meet formally in response to requests by the Palestinians through the Non-Aligned Movement and the Arab Group for a Council meeting on recent settler violence in the Hebron area of the West Bank. In lieu of a meetin [...]
2008-12-08 22:24:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC KWBG KPAL IS
08USUNNEWYORK1158UNSC: COUNCIL CONSULTATIONS ON UNDOF (GOLAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: In Security Council consultations on December 10, the Secretariat briefed on the activities of the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF),which supervises the cease-fire between Israel and Syria in the Golan Heights. He referred to the Secretary-General's November 26 report t [...]
2008-12-10 21:40:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO UNSC IS SY
08USUNNEWYORK1162SECURITY COUNCIL HOLDS THEMATIC DEBATE ON "THREATS
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 8. 2. Summary. On December 9, the Security Council held a thematic debate on the item "Threats to International Peace and Security Caused by Terrorist Acts." President Stjepan Mesic of Croatia chaired the meeting, and UN Security General B [...]
2008-12-11 20:25:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPTER UNSC
08USUNNEWYORK1165USUN: COUNCIL RESPONSE TO SOMALIA PIRACY RESOLUTION
[...] (U) This is an urgent action request. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (U) SUMMARY: In response to reftel instructions, USUN circulated our draft resolution on Somalia piracy to the P3 on the evening of December 9 and to the broader Council on December 10. Initial expert-level consultations wer [...]
2008-12-12 00:49:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM UNSC SO XA XW
08USUNNEWYORK1167GUINEA-BISSAU AT THE UN-DEBATE EXPECTED ON 6 VS.
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UN Peacebuilding Support Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNOGBIS) Head Omoregie briefed the Security Council on December 11. He asked for a panel of experts to identify those involved in drug trafficking, since the rise of trafficking and attendant corruption were major destabilizing [...]
2008-12-12 14:00:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM PU XY
08USUNNEWYORK1176INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNALS OFFICIALS ADDRESS
[...] Summary. The Presidents and Prosecutors of the International Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and Rwanda (ICTR) reported to the UN Security Council progress made on prosecutions and administrative matters. Tribunal officials focused on efforts to move forward on the strategy for c [...]
2008-12-16 23:44:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDKJUS UNSC ICTY ICTR PREL
08USUNNEWYORK1193UNSC: COUNCIL EXTENDS IIIC MANDATE FOR TWO-MONTHS:
[...] (C) Summary: On December 17, the Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 1852, extending the mandate of the International Independent Investigation Commission (IIIC) until the end of February 2009 to maintain the momentum of the investigation and allow its smooth transfer to the Hague [...]
2008-12-19 22:53:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER UNSC LE SY
08USUNNEWYORK1199UNSC: OPEN DEBATE ON MIDDLE EAST - MOST STATES
[...] (SBU) Summary: On December 18, the Security Council held its first Open Debate on the Middle East in five months only two days after a ministerial-level Security Council meeting that saw the passage of UN Security Council Resolution 1850 which confirms the irreversibility of the bilateral neg [...]
2008-12-23 19:53:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC KWBG KPAL IS PA LE SY EG
08USUNNEWYORK1203CHISSANO TO UN: KONY WON'T GO TO ICC; TO U.S.: TRY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The UN Security Council issued a Presidential Statement on December 22 condemning the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) attacks and LRA rebel leader Joseph Kony's failure to sign the Final Peace Agreement. Special Envoy Chissano told the Council on December 17 that Kony would "rathe [...]
2008-12-23 21:39:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KPKO CG UG SU XA
08USUNNEWYORK1205UNSC DISCUSSES DEC SYG REPORT ON UNAMID
[...] (SBU) Summary: On December 19, U/SYGs Le Roy and Malcorra briefed the Security Council on the SYG's December 12 report on Sudan. The Sudanese Permanent Representative also spoke. In the consultations that followed, Council members discussed the security and humanitarian situation in Darfu [...]
2008-12-24 17:32:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
08USUNNEWYORK123CDG MINUS COUNTRIES UNITED IN CONCERN ABOUT KOSOVO
[...] (C) Summary: The Coordinating and Drafting Group Minus Russia (CDG-1) on February 8 discussed the run-up to a Kosovo declaration of independence (DI) and its aftermath. There was agreement that there should be no pretext provided for Russian efforts to de-legitimize Kosovo's independence. The [...]
2008-02-11 16:05:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UNSC YI
08USUNNEWYORK137EU MEMBERS OF CDG-1 CONCERNED ABOUT KOSOVO
[...] (C) Summary. Several EU states shared with USUN on February 13 concern that the EU may have difficulties producing a "common platform" enabling member states to bilaterally recognize Kosovo's sovereignty following Kosovo's declaration of independence (DI). All appreciate that delay between DI [...]
2008-02-14 12:50:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UNSC KOSOVO
08USUNNEWYORK141UN/DRC SANCTIONS: COUNCIL REVIEWS SANCTIONS REGIME
[...] (C) GUIDANCE REQUEST: USUN seeks Department position on developing a list of names for targeted sanctions in the DRC Sanctions Committee. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND GUIDANCE REQUEST: The Security Council met on February 13 to review the sanctions regime concerning the Democratic Republic of the Con [...]
2008-02-14 16:01:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALDRC PREL UNSC PGOV ETTC
08USUNNEWYORK155FM JEREMIC ARGUES BEFORE 76 UN MEMBER STATES THAT
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Security Council met in a private session on February 14 at the request of Russia and Serbia to discuss Kosovo. Sixty-one non-Council members attended as observers. Serbian FM Jeremic, after failing in a last-minute attempt to convince the U.S. to agree to televise the sess [...]
2008-02-16 00:05:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNSC UNMIK
08USUNNEWYORK162PRESIDENT TADIC PROTESTS "HISTORIC INJUSTICE" OF
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a public meeting of the Security Council on February 18, SYG Ban said the situation on the ground in Kosovo remained calm following of the February 17 declaration of independence. Ban said he would continue to view UNSCR 1244 as the basis for UNMIK's operations, but may be re [...]
2008-02-20 22:03:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNMIK YI UNSC
08USUNNEWYORK170CROATIAN PERMREP JURICA DISCUSSES KOSOVO, IRAN AND
[...] (SBU) Croatian Permrep Jurica assured Ambassador Khalilzad on February 21 that Croatia's positions in the Security Council will generally be in line with those of the U.S. and the mainstream of the EU. 2. (SBU) Khalilzad thanked Jurica for Croatia's helpful statement in the February 18 publ [...]
2008-02-22 20:26:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC HR UNMIK GG IR
08USUNNEWYORK175UNSC CONDEMNS ERITREA, UNCERTAIN ON NEXT STEPS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On February 21 A/SYG Mulet told the Security Council that UNMEE was well along in its staging of personnel near Asmara for departure and urged Council members to consider next steps for the mission. Mulet implied that restructuring would be unwarranted because UNMEE had become [...]
2008-02-25 21:08:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC KPAL ET ER MOPS
08USUNNEWYORK222LEBANON: COUNCIL DIVISIONS HARDEN ON UNSCR 1701
[...] (SBU) Summary. During closed UNSC consultations on March 10, senior UN Secretariat officials reported that the continuing Lebanese political crisis had blocked meaningful progress on UNSCR 1701 implementation. They praised continued UNIFIL-LAF cooperation; noted the significant increase in I [...]
2008-03-11 15:18:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER KPKO UNSC SY IS LE
08USUNNEWYORK227UN DPKO A/SYG MULET: UNAMID NOT MAKING PROGRESS IN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary General Edmond Mulet told the Security Council in a March 11 briefing that the UN has not been able to make significant progress on any of the three tracks of the Darfur peace process. Mulet reported that the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) had launched a large-sc [...]
2008-03-12 22:36:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL SU MOPS UNSC
08USUNNEWYORK234THIS JUST IN: SERBIA OPPOSES KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a March 11 Security Council public meeting, Serbian FM Jeremic criticized Kosovo's declaration of independence (DI) as an assault on the international system, asking countries who had recognized Kosovo to reconsider and encouraging those who had not to hold off. He condemned [...]
2008-03-14 18:57:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNMIK YI UNSC
08USUNNEWYORK242UNSC QUALIFIED ANGER AT ERITREA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On March 13 U/SYG Guehenno told the Security Council that UNMEE has completed the relocation of personnel and equipment from the Temporary Security Zone (TSZ) to Asmara. Guehenno listed several incidents that he described as Eritrean attempts to "humiliate" UNMEE during the ev [...]
2008-03-17 19:58:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC KPAL ET ER MOPS
08USUNNEWYORK268GAMBARI ADMITS NO PROGRESS IN BURMA BUT CALLS FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: In both the Group of Friends meeting and during his briefing to the Security Council on March 18, UN Special Adviser Gambari admitted that his recent visit to Burma did not result in "an immediate, tangible outcome" but reported that the Burmese regime, Aung Sun Suu Kyi (ASSK),[...]
2008-03-25 14:24:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UNSC BM
08USUNNEWYORK280RANCOROUS UNSC MONTHLY MIDDLE EAST DEBATE MAKES
[...] (SBU) Summary. SYG Ban Ki-Moon made an unusual appearance during the UNSC's monthly Middle East debate on March 25 to beseech the parties and the international community -- including the Security Council -- to support the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations aimed at reaching an agreement by the [...]
2008-03-28 15:07:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER KPKO KPAL KWBG UNSC SY IR LE
08USUNNEWYORK296UN/DRC SANCTIONS: COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTS
[...] The Security Council adopted resolution 1807 on March 31 by a vote of 15-0. Resolution 1807 terminates all restrictions on the ability of the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to import arms and expands the criteria for individual sanctions to those targeting women in conflic [...]
2008-04-02 22:49:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDDRC PREL UNSC PGOV ETTC
08USUNNEWYORK31GUEHENNO ON DARFUR: UNAMID SO FAR IS REHATTED AMIS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. UN U/SYG Guehenno presented a previously scheduled briefing on Darfur to the Security Council on January 9 and used the occasion to strongly criticize Sudanese military forces for the ambush of a UNAMID convoy on January 7 that left one driver seriously injured and damaged several [...]
2008-01-12 00:31:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL SU
08USUNNEWYORK319LEBANON: FRENCH THREATEN TO CIRCULATE SHORT 1701
[...] (C) The French held expert-level consultations on April 7 on their draft UNSC Presidential Statement (PRST) on resolution 1701 (reftel). Libya, South Africa, China, and Panama objected to the draft statement but expressed a willingness to consider a shortened version that simply reiterates su [...]
2008-04-09 00:53:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KPKO UNSC SY LE IS
08USUNNEWYORK356RUSSIAN UN PERMREP CHURKIN CRITICIZES GEORGIAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: In April 14 Security Council consultations on the Secretary-General's quarterly report on the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG),A/SYG Edmund Mulet reported that the situation in UNOMIG's area of responsibility has remained generally calm with the exception of recent incid [...]
2008-04-17 00:53:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNSC GG
08USUNNEWYORK361MBEKI WANTS PRESIDENT BUSH TO KNOW HE IS TRYING ON
[...] (C) On the margins of the April 16 High Level Meeting of the UN Security Council on Africa (reported septel),South African (SAG) President Thabo Mbeki pulled aside Ambassador Khalilzad and asked him to convey a message to President Bush. Mbeki said he was concerned the President might think [...]
2008-04-17 19:25:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC SF ZI
08USUNNEWYORK371UNSC HOLDS FIRST POST-INDEPENDENCE KOSOVO MEETING
[...] (SBU) Summary: Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) Joachim Rucker told Ambassador SIPDIS Khalilzad on April 21 he hopes for deployment of EULEX and the International Civilian Office (ICO) by June. Rucker later told the full Security Council that UNMIK will continue to op [...]
2008-04-23 18:50:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNMIK UNSC YI
08USUNNEWYORK394MIDDLE EAST: USUN LEADS WALK-OUT AFTER LIBYA
[...] (SBU) Summary. The UNSC held its monthly discussion on the Middle East on April 23. Following last month's rancorous debate (reftel),SC members agreed to a public briefing by the UN Secretariat, followed by closed consultations. DPA A/SYG Angela Kane briefed on recent attacks in Gaza and s [...]
2008-05-02 20:40:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER KPAL KWBG KPKO UNSC SY IS LE LY
08USUNNEWYORK404SECURITY COUNCIL INTEREST IN ZIMBABWE GROWING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. UN Under Secretary-General Pascoe briefed Security Council members on April 29 on the situation in Zimbabwe, describing a pre-election period marked by threats of violence from government officials, a relatively open and fair elections process, and a post-election surge in governm [...]
2008-05-05 21:30:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ZM
08USUNNEWYORK407DPKO'S UNMIK PLAN: STATE RECONFIGURATION INTENT,
[...] (C) Introduction and Summary: The U.S., UK, France, Germany, Italy, Croatia, Slovenia, the EU Council, and NATO had an extensive exchange with UN U/SYG Guehenno and his team on May 1 about the future international community role in Kosovo. Guehenno said the UN wants to leave Kosovo as quickly [...]
2008-05-07 20:20:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNMIK UNSC YI KV
08USUNNEWYORK408CHAIRMEN OF 1267, COUNTER-TERRORISM, AND 1540
[...] The Chairmen of the UN Security Council's 1267 (Al-Qaida/Taliban) Sanctions Committee, Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC),and 1540 Committee briefed the Security Council in a public meeting on May 6, 2008, in the ninth such meeting of its kind. The Chairmen, Ambassador Verbeke of Belgium (12 [...]
2008-05-08 00:42:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC PTER KNNP EFIN KTFN
08USUNNEWYORK419HELPING ZIMBABWE NO EASY TASK
[...] (C) SUMMARY. USUN's soundings of the UN Secretariat and UKUN show a common frustration about how best to assist Zimbabwe. The UN's elections division is prepared to immediately deploy eminent persons to help calm fears and to deploy a full team of elections observers within weeks on Zimbabwe [...]
2008-05-12 16:14:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ZM
08USUNNEWYORK452HIGH REP LAJCAK BRIEFS UNSC ON BOSNIA
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 19, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) Miroslav Lajcak told the Security Council that the situation in BiH had improved significantly since his November 2007 briefing, pointing to BiH's imminent signing of a Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) [...]
2008-05-21 01:12:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL BK UNSC KV YI
08USUNNEWYORK453HIGH REP LAJCAK BRIEFS UNSC ON BOSNIA
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 19, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) Miroslav Lajcak told the Security Council that the situation in BiH had improved significantly since his November 2007 briefing, pointing to BiH's imminent signing of a Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) [...]
2008-05-21 12:24:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL BK UNSC KV YI
08USUNNEWYORK477U/SYG HOLMES ON PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS IN ARMED
[...] (SBU) Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes briefed the Security Council May 27 on the subject of the protection of civilians in armed conflict. In addition to members of the Security Council, 21 other member states participated in the public discussion. Most voiced sup [...]
2008-05-29 23:24:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF PREL SOCI UNSC XA UN PGOV
08USUNNEWYORK499UNSC CONCERNED ABOUT ZIMBABWE'S DETENTION OF
[...] (U) SUMMARY: USUN convened emergency Security Council consultations on June 5 to discuss the illegal detention and harassment of U.S. and British diplomatic personnel in Zimbabwe. Security Council delegations agreed to elements of an oral press statement expressing concern about the incident [...]
2008-06-06 00:25:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC ZI KDEM
08USUNNEWYORK567UNSC ICTR/ICTY WORKING GROUP DISCUSSES EXTENSIONS
[...] (U) Summary: The UN Security Council Working Group (WG) on the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) met June 25 to discuss draft elements of a UNSC resolution on residual issues and the extensions for sever [...]
2008-06-27 14:22:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC
08USUNNEWYORK573SETTLEMENTS UNSCR: LIBYA TABLES DRAFT RESOLUTION
[...] (SBU) Summary. The UN Security Council held its monthly Middle East meeting on June 27. Lisa Buttenheim, Director of the Asia and Pacific Division of the UN Department of Political Affairs, briefed the Council in a public session, and Council members subsequently discussed regional events i [...]
2008-06-28 00:40:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC SY LE IS PA
08USUNNEWYORK58COUNCIL ADOPTS STATEMENT REGRETTING LITTLE
[...] (SBU) After a heated Security Council debate January 17 on the question of whether Burma had responded to the demands of the international community, Council members adopted a press statement reiterating support for UN Special Advisor Gambari, including a call for his early return to Burma, [...]
2008-01-18 23:03:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM UNSC BM
08USUNNEWYORK583UN SECURITY COUNCIL THEMATIC DEBATE AND RESOLUTION
[...] (U) Secretary Rice presided over the Security Council Thematic Debate on "Women and peace and security: Sexual Violence in Situations of Armed Conflict" on June 19. Recurrent themes of the debate included that sexual violence may be considered a tactic of war, that it may impede the restoratio [...]
2008-07-01 19:03:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SOCI UNSC KWMN
08USUNNEWYORK586SECURITY COUNCIL DISCUSSES SURVEY OF
[...] (U) Summary: Mike Smith, the Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate's (CTED) Director presented the report of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) on the implementation of UNSCR 1373 (2001) during informal consulations of Security Council Members June 30. The report includes a survey that [...]
2008-07-01 21:39:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDCT PARM PREF
08USUNNEWYORK593USUN INTRODUCES ZIMBABWE SANCTIONS RESOLUTION IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: USUN presented the draft resolution on Zimbabwe sanctions during Security Council consultations on July 3. The UK, France, Belgium, Italy, and Croatia voiced strong support for the draft resolution. Burkina Faso voiced support for the idea of a sanctions resolution but said they [...]
2008-07-03 21:29:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ZI UNSC
08USUNNEWYORK598SETTLEMENTS UNSCR: USUN PLANS TO INTRODUCE
[...] (C) Amb Khalilzad met with the Arab Group on July 7 about the draft resolution on Israeli settlements. He urged the group to delay putting the text in blue for 48 hours so that the Arabs could consider U.S. elements for a comprehensive resolution on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and UNSC e [...]
2008-07-08 15:30:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC IS PA
08USUNNEWYORK602UNSC: D/SYG MIGIRO BRIEFS COUNCIL ON ZIMBABWE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-08 23:45:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL UNSC ZI
08USUNNEWYORK605SETTLEMENTS UNSCR: USUN REQUESTS DEMARCHE TO PARIS
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (C) The Arab Group decided on July 8 to put their revised draft resolution condemning Israeli settlements in blue, "so that it can be voted on soon," according to the press release they put out after their meeting. (Note: The text of the [...]
2008-07-09 01:16:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG IS PA
08USUNNEWYORK614SETTLEMENTS UNSCR: ARABS NOW UNSURE IF THEY HAVE
[...] (SBU) Libya convened a UNSC experts meeting on July 9 to solicit comments on its draft resolution condemning Israeli settlements. France spoke first, emphasizing that the Council has a unique opportunity to adopt a comprehensive resolution on the Middle East peace process, and that experts sh [...]
2008-07-10 02:17:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER KWBG KPAL UNSC IS PA
08USUNNEWYORK616UNSC CONSULTATIONS ON 1701 REPORT: MEMBER STATES
[...] (SBU) Summary. During closed consultations on July 9, UN Under-Secretary-General (U/SYG) for Political Affairs Lynn Pascoe and Wolfgang Weisbrod-Weber, DPKO Asia and Middle East division director, briefed the Council on the June 27 SYG report on the implementation of UNSCR 1701. U/SYG Pasco [...]
2008-07-11 00:22:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER KPKO UNSC SY IS LE
08USUNNEWYORK62REQUEST FOR MISSION CLEARANCE: UNSC EXPERT
[...] Mission clearance is granted for Erin Crowe (IO/PSC),Steve Bondy (EEB/ESC/TFS),Roopa Rangaswamy (S/CT),Maegan Conklin (L/UNA),Paul Lurie (Treasury/OFAC),and Brian Wilson (Treasury/OFAC) to travel to New York on 1/23 to meet with USUN sanctions officers and working-level experts from the d [...]
2008-01-22 23:30:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDETTC PREL KTFN PTER UNSC
08USUNNEWYORK621UN: RUSSIA, CHINA VETO ZIMBABWE SANCTIONS
[...] (U) On July 11 Russia and China vetoed the adoption of the U.S.-authored draft Security Council resolution that would have imposed a comprehensive arms embargo on Zimbabwe and subjected fourteen senior members of the Zimbabwean government most responsible for the campaign of violence against t [...]
2008-07-12 02:53:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM ETTC UNSC ZI
08USUNNEWYORK623SRSG EIDE AND U/SYG HOLMES BRIEF SC ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: On July 9, the Security Council met to discuss Afghanistan, following the Secretary-General's special report on the outcome of the June 2008 Paris Conference. Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan Kai Eide and UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitari [...]
2008-07-14 21:14:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UNSC AF
08USUNNEWYORK634UN SECRETARIAT ON DARFUR: VERY BAD, GETTING WORSE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. U/SYG Guehenno told the Security Council on July 16 that the security situation in Darfur is dire. He described widespread and generalized violence, disregard of the Darfur Peace Agreement, 200,000 additional civilians displaced this year, fragmentation and proliferation of rebe [...]
2008-07-17 00:44:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KPKO UNSC SU
08USUNNEWYORK64GAZA: SECURITY COUNCIL MEETS TO DISCUSS
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Security Council held a public debate January 22 on the situation in Gaza. Public statements were delivered by UN U/SYG Lynn Pascoe, all Security Council members, Israel, the Palestinians, neighboring states, the Arab League, OIC, and NAM. Amb Khalilad's intervention exp [...]
2008-01-23 00:51:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC IS
08USUNNEWYORK646SETTLEMENTS UNSCR: ARABS LIKELY TO CONCEDE DEFEAT
[...] (C) Arab Group Ambassadors met on July 18 to discuss the revised comprehensive resolution on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that USUN shared with them on July 16 (ref B). (Note: This revised draft contained more language on settlements than USUN's original elements but retained strong langua [...]
2008-07-19 00:59:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC IS PA
08USUNNEWYORK660ISRAEL AND ARABS EXCHANGE BARBS IN MONTHLY DEBATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. U/SYG Lynn Pascoe briefed the Security Council during an open meeting on the Middle East on July 22. Pascoe outlined encouraging developments in the region, highlighting the formation of a national unity government in Lebanon, indirect talks between Israel and Syria, and the [...]
2008-07-24 01:50:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC SY LE IS PA
08USUNNEWYORK668SECURITY COUNCIL LOOKS TO GET ACTIVE ON SOMALIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In consultations on July 23, several Security Council members echoed the U.S.'s call for a more detailed briefing from DPKO on peacekeeping scenarios by August 15. Council members voiced concern over the size, mandate and composition of a potential force, and the options presen [...]
2008-07-25 22:53:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MOPS KPKO UNSC SO
08USUNNEWYORK670FOCUSING THE UN ON THE SAFE HAVEN TERRORISM PROBLEM
[...] (C) Begin Summary. Ambassador Dell Dailey (S/CT) met with UN Counter-Terrorism and Sanctions representatives July 15 and 16. The exchanges included a discussion of using the UN to focus on the "safe haven" terrorism problem in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of northwest Paki [...]
2008-07-25 23:20:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPARM PREF PREL
08USUNNEWYORK693SUDAN "VERY HAPPY" WITH UNAMID EXTENSION; U.S.
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 31, the Security Council renewed the mandate for the UN/AU peacekeeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID) for an additional 12 months by a vote of 14-0 with the U.S. abstaining. Intense consultations preceded the 9:45 PM vote, ending when the UK rejected the possibility of a 5-da [...]
2008-08-01 22:45:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MOPS KPKO SU
08USUNNEWYORK721TOUGH DAY FOR RUSSIA IN SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-11 00:11:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV RU GG UNSC
08USUNNEWYORK723U/SYG PASCOE BRIEFS COUNCIL ON UNAMI REPORT, SC
[...] (SBU) Summary: On August 6 the Security Council met to discuss the Secretary-General's quarterly report on the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) and the Multi-National Force in Iraq (MNF-I). Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Lynn Pascoe noted UNAMI's expanded role [...]
2008-08-12 21:39:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PREM IZ UNSC
08USUNNEWYORK745SUDAN: UNMIS SRSG DEFLECTS CRITICISM ON ABYEI
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 18 Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) Ashraf Qazi briefed the Security Council on the situation in Sudan. He maintained that CPA implementation remained on track and that cooperation between the parties "shows signs of improvement" despite recent f [...]
2008-08-19 23:41:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM KPKO UNSC SU
08USUNNEWYORK75GAZA: UNSC DEFERS PRST DISCUSSION UNTIL THURSDAY
[...] (SBU) The UN Security Council met on January 23 to continue discussions on the draft Presidential Statement (PRST) on the situation in Gaza prepared by the Arab group in New York and tabled by Libya. Following a meeting of UNSC political coordinators the morning of January 23, in which USUN a [...]
2008-01-23 22:58:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC IS
08USUNNEWYORK755DESPITE SOME SUPPORT, UNSC MEMBERS MOSTLY IN
[...] (C) Summary: In response to reftel demarche, France showed an enthusiastic commitment for the Secretary General's Personal Envoy for Western Sahara Peter Van Walsum and a fifth round of negotiations--as did non-UNSC member Spain, which proactively told Poloff of Spain's support. Most UNSC memb [...]
2008-08-21 00:26:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPBTS PGOV PREL UNSC WI MO
08USUNNEWYORK760TFGG01: RUSSIA TESTS UNSC WATERS ON GEORGIA,
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Russian PermRep Churkin hastily called for Security Council consultations on Georgia this afternoon during which he announced that he was formally putting Russia's draft resolution before the Council "into blue," a procedural move that would allow but not require a vote on the res [...]
2008-08-22 03:03:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV GG RU UNSC
08USUNNEWYORK764UNSC: MIDDLE EAST CONSULTATIONS TAME THIS MONTH,
[...] (SBU) Summary: U/SYG Lynn Pascoe briefed the Security Council during an open meeting on the Middle East on August 20. He stressed that the benefits of the cease-fire have not translated into an improvement of everyday living conditions in Gaza. He welcomed the planned release of 200 Palesti [...]
2008-08-22 22:03:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC IS PA LE
08USUNNEWYORK779UNSC UNANIMOUSLY EXTENDS UNIFIL'S MANDATE
[...] (SBU) The UN Security Council unanimously approved resolution 1832 on August 27 to extend the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) until August 31, 2009. (Note: The full text of the resolution is contained in reftel and can be found on the UN website. End note.) [...]
2008-08-27 22:49:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER KPKO UNSC LE SY IS
08USUNNEWYORK791SOMALIA: DPKO BRIEFING NARROWS OPTIONS ON
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 13. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In Security Council consultations on Somalia on August 26, the U.S. push for accelerated planning for a UN peacekeeping operation (PKO) by rehatting AMISOM units was supported by Italy and African members but explici [...]
2008-09-02 22:43:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM MARR MOPS KPKO UNSC SO
08USUNNEWYORK801RUSSIA REGROUPING ON ABKHAZ/OSSETIAN PARTICIPATION
[...] (C) Summary: In closed consultations on August 28, the Security Council decided to hold a public meeting as requested by Georgia and decided not to invite South Ossetian and Abkhaz representatives to participate in it as requested by Russia. Several Council members said inviting the separatis [...]
2008-09-05 16:48:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALUNSC PREL GG RS
08USUNNEWYORK813LIBERIA: UNMIL DRAWDOWN - GETTING THE PACE RIGHT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In consultations on September 9, a majority of Security Council members favored the Secretary-General's recommendation for a modestly accelerated drawdown of the military component of the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) and the additional deployment of two formed police units (FPUs [...]
2008-09-10 22:45:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM KPKO UNSC LI
08USUNNEWYORK827DJIBOUTI-ERITREA: UNSC WANTS GOOD OFFICES MISSION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UNSC members backed the Secretary-General's proposal to renew his offer of a good offices mission in order to encourage a negotiated solution to the Djibouti-Eritrea border impasse. Many members joined the U.S. in criticizing Eritrean actions but all agreed on the need for dial [...]
2008-09-17 23:07:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PBTS UNSC DJ ER
08USUNNEWYORK845GEORGIA: RUSSIAN PERMREP LINKS ARRIA VISAS TO
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-19 18:21:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC RS GG
08USUNNEWYORK851UNSC: MIDDLE EAST CONSULTATIONS FOCUS MORE ON UN
[...] (SBU) In another low key set of consultations on the Middle East on September 18, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Robert Serry's briefing was the main focus. He lauded the "gradual but systematic process of Palestinian self-empowerment" in the West Bank and later said t [...]
2008-09-20 00:49:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC IS PA LE
08USUNNEWYORK86RUSSIA CRITICIZES GEORGIA IN UNSC CONSULTATIONS ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: In closed UNSC consultations on January 29, UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) Jean Arnault reported to Council members that there had been few developments since the release of the SYG's latest quarterly report. Arna [...]
2008-01-30 00:49:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNSC GG
08USUNNEWYORK875UNSC MEETS AT SAUDI/ARAB LEAGUE REQUEST
[...] (SBU) The UN Security Council met September 26 in response to the request by Saudi Arabia on behalf of the Arab League to discuss Israeli settlement activity. The Saudi FM spoke first and accused Israel of intransigence and a lack of good faith in dealing with the settlements issue. Arab Le [...]
2008-09-29 17:26:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC IS PA LE SY IR
08USUNNEWYORK882UN GENERAL DEBATE: INDIA, GERMANY, ITALY AND
[...] SUMMARY: Speakers at the UN General Debate the afternoon of September 26 continued discussion of the energy, food, and financial crises; climate change; and UN reform. India focused on nuclear issues, support for Afghanistan, and its intent to resolve issues with Pakistan. Germany and Italy [...]
2008-09-30 16:10:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV AORC UNGA BP MT IN HR TV MO BB
08USUNNEWYORK946UN/SUDAN SANCTIONS: EXPERTS BRIEF COMMITTEE ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Sudan Panel of Experts, a UN-contracted group charged with monitoring the implementation of the Darfur arms embargo and targeted sanctions imposed on Sudan, reported to the Sudan Sanctions Committee on October 10 numerous and serious violations of the sanctions regime. The p [...]
2008-10-17 16:19:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC ETTC SU PGOV
08USUNNEWYORK962UN TO COMMEMORATE BICENTENNIAL OF END OF SLAVE
[...] In plenary session on October 20, The UN General Assembly (UNGA) received the Secretary-General's report on the Follow-up to the Commemoration of the 200th Anniversary of the Abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade (A/63/213),and passed a resolution on a Permanent Memorial to and Remembra [...]
2008-10-22 19:11:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KTIP AORC
08USUNNEWYORK972DJIBOUTI ASKS UNSC TO GIVE ERITREA AN ULTIMATUM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh told the Security Council on October 23 that continued inaction by the international community in the face of Eritrea's occupation of Djiboutian territory would leave his country with no option but to use force to protect its "natural integ [...]
2008-10-24 18:00:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS ER DJ SO
08USUNNEWYORK97363RD UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE: U.S. TABLES REVISIONS
[...] Underscores the contribution that compliance with non-proliferation, arms limitation and disarmament agreements and with other agreed obligations makes to enhancing confidence and to strengthening international security and stability; 2. Urges all States to implement and to comply fully w [...]
2008-10-27 19:47:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCDG PARM PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK998UNGA: WHAT NEXT FOR WAR CRIMES TRIBUNALS?
[...] Summary: At the annual reports of the International Criminal Tribunals (ICTs),Western delegations praised the courts' principles and practices, while the Russians called for ending the ICTs turning their jurisdiction back over to national governments. All parties were concerned with the im [...]
2008-10-31 23:04:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC KWCI RW YI XG RS NO
08VATICAN38HOLY SEE HAS RECOGNIZED KOSOVO "DE FACTO", SAYS VATICAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Holy See is not ready to formally recognize Kosovo but will continue to promote dialogue in a way that implicitly acknowledges and respects Kosovo's de facto independence. The Holy See's diplomatic objectives are to balance relations with Serbia and the Serbian Orthodox Churc [...]
2008-04-30 10:15:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF KIRF KJUS UN UNMIK YI EU VT
08VIENNA1056July 27 South East Europe Conference in Salzburg
[...] On the margins of the opening of the renowned Salzburg cultural festival, Chancellor Gusenbauer will gather 8 South East European Prime Ministers in Salzburg on July 27 for a conference on stability in the region. Represented at this annual conference will be Serbia, Croatia, Albania, Bosnia-H [...]
2008-07-25 14:11:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPRE AU
08VIENNA1156OMV Abandons MOL Bid, Mulls Next Steps
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Austria's flagship energy concern OMV is abandoning a takeover bid for Hungarian counterpart MOL but will retain a sizable stake for now. OMV posted record first-half earnings and a positive outlook. While the bid was unlikely to succeed -- given the opposition of MOL and conce [...]
2008-08-12 12:17:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET ECON AU HU
08VIENNA142NABUCCO: OMV STILL CONFIDENT DESPITE SOUTH STREAM
[...] (C) Reinhard Mitschek, Managing Director of Nabucco, told Emboffs on January 25 that the project remains on track despite the Russian campaign to present South Stream as an alternative. One of the reasons Russia is flouting South Stream, according to Mitschek, is to improve Gazprom's negotia [...]
2008-01-29 15:42:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET EINV PREL IR AU
08VIENNA158AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: January 31, 2008
[...] The Austrian SPOe-OeVP coalition government's performance continues to be marked by massive tensions and quarrels between the two parties, Austrian media report. SPOe Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer accused his junior coalition partner, the OeVP, of "trying to make the Social Democrats look bad, w [...]
2008-01-31 13:48:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO AU
08VIENNA1601Two Austrian Banks Tap Rescue Funds
[...] SUMMARY: Erste Bank, Austria's second largest banking group, will receive an EUR 2.7 billion GoA capital injection under Austria's EUR 100 billion bank rescue package. Erste Bank, which just reported its best ever nine-month result, says it will use GoA funds to push its Tier 1 capital rati [...]
2008-10-30 16:15:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN AU
08VIENNA1618AUSTRIA: 2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] (U) Austria is primarily a transit country for illicit drugs; it is not a drug producing country. Experts see no change in the usual strategies of illegal trade of narcotic substances in 2008, except for precursor substances, where since 2007 Austria has begun to serve as a depot country for in [...]
2008-11-03 15:29:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER SNAR AU
08VIENNA1623AUSTRIA: 2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] (U) Austria is primarily a transit country for illicit drugs; it is not a drug producing country. Experts see no change in the usual strategies of illegal trade of narcotic substances in 2008, except for precursor substances, where since 2007 Austria has begun to serve as a depot country for i [...]
2008-11-04 14:59:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER SNAR AU
08VIENNA1786AUSTRIAN VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE DECEMBER GAERC
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-04 07:54:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ETRD EUN CG TU AU
08VIENNA1819ENERGY SECURITY WEIGHING HEAVIER IN AUSTRIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Energy security has arrived on the agenda of Austrian policymakers. Whereas energy policy was heretofore dominated by issues like renewables/biofuels, climate change, and a vociferous anti-nuclear stance, now diversifying and securing energy supply take equal priority (even as [...]
2008-12-11 12:02:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET ECON PGOV SENV AU IR
08VIENNA1832AUSTRIA'S NEW CABINET: MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE
[...] (U) The following is a profile of Nikolaus ("Niki") Berlakovich of the conservative People's Party (OVP),who has been named Minister for Agriculture and Forestry, Environment and Water Management (also termed the "Life Ministry") in the new GOA cabinet. Experience ---------- 2. (U) Ber [...]
2008-12-12 16:17:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO PGOV PREL ECON EAGR SENV AU
08VIENNA1848Banking in Central/Eastern Europe: Austrians
[...] SUMMARY. The financial crisis has triggered concerns about Austrian banks' huge exposure -- over EUR 250 billion -- to markets in Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe (CESEE) and the former Soviet Union (FSU). Austrian banks (and the GOA) argue they can manage the increased risks, beca [...]
2008-12-16 16:06:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN AU XH
08VIENNA1852Banking in Central/Eastern Europe: Austrians
[...] SUMMARY. The financial crisis has triggered concerns about Austrian banks' huge exposure -- over EUR 250 billion -- to markets in Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe (CESEE) and the former Soviet Union (FSU). Austrian banks (and the GOA) argue they can manage the increased risks, beca [...]
2008-12-17 08:27:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN AU XH
08VIENNA1861AUSTRIA'S NEW CABINET: DEFENSE MINISTER DARABOS
[...] (U) The following is a profile of Norbert Darabos, of the Social Democratic Party (SPO),who has been named Defense Minister in the new GOA cabinet. Experience ---------- 2. (U) Darabos is a holdover from the short-lived cabinet of former Chancellor Gusenbauer. He was sworn in December [...]
2008-12-18 07:23:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR AU
08VIENNA216AUSTRIA: INPUT FOR REQUIRED REPORTS TO CONGRESS ON
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-14 11:59:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG SENV APER ABUD
08VIENNA518U/S JEFFERY DISCUSSES ENERGY SECURITY WITH OMV AND
[...] (C) During a March 27 meeting with U/S Jeffery, OMV CEO Wolfgang Ruttenstorfer pointed to Turkey as the critical piece for the Nabucco pipeline's success. Ruttenstorfer hopes that Turkey will sign an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA),which EU Nabucco Coordinator is negotiating, by September [...]
2008-04-15 08:07:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALENRG PREL EPET SENV PGOV AU
08VIENNA612008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR AUSTRIA
[...] Following is the 2008 Investment Climate Statement for Austria, keyed to reftel instructions: 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- AUSTRIA -------------------------------------------- Introduction ------------ With the European Union's (EU) enlargements in May 2004 and January 2007, Aus [...]
2008-01-15 15:38:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB ETRD PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR AU
08VIENNA940LEADERS USE AUSTRIAN ECONOMIC REPORT TO REVIEW
[...] Summary: At the June 30th presentation of the annual Austrian Economic Report, Minister of Economics and Labor Bartenstein and Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister Molterer, both members of the Austrian People,s Party (OeVP),presented an optimistic view of the Austrian economy, highlighting [...]
2008-07-01 15:46:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PGOV
08WARSAW1378GAERC - POLISH VIEWS ON DECEMBER 8-9 EU FOREIGN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Poland is "90 percent satisfied" with the EU Commission's report on the Eastern Partnership, despite the fact that the Commission failed to appoint a Special Coordinator for the project and had committed only 400 million euros, 200 million less than the sum originally proposed by [...]
2008-12-04 14:37:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM EUN ZL IS PK CG TU PL
08WELLINGTON59NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE ON KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE
[...] (C) Summary. Charge presented reftel demarche to MFAT Deputy Secretary Peter Hamilton who repeated Prime Minister Clark's earlier insistence that New Zealand has an established practice of not publicly announcing diplomatic recognition but allowing it to be inferred over time from its actions. [...]
2008-02-21 18:27:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU KV NZ
08YEREVAN244ARMENIA'S 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (U) This cable represents Embassy Yerevan's submission for the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Please see paragraph 5 for responses keyed to reftel request. 2. (SBU) During the reporting period, the government of Armenia significantly revamped its interagency apparatus that is res [...]
2008-03-20 05:17:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
08ZAGREB10ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - JANUARY 9, 2008
[...] (U) PM TO PRESENT NEW GOVERNMENT ON JANUARY 12: PM Sanader has now signed coalition agreements with the Peasants Party (HSS),the Social Liberals (HSLS) and five minority representatives, giving him a 79-seat majority in the Sabor. He expects to conclude another agreement with the leading Ser [...]
2008-01-09 15:02:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HR
08ZAGREB100ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - FEBRUARY 13, 2008
[...] (U) ODC COORDINATES CROATIA'S 11TH ROTATION TO AFGHANISTAN: On February 12, the 11th contingent of Croatian soldiers departed for Afghanistan. These soldiers will replace Croatian soldiers returning home after a 6 month rotation in Afghanistan. The Office of Defense Cooperation coordinates t [...]
2008-02-13 13:19:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HR
08ZAGREB112MGKV01: CROATIA WAITING FOR "CRITICAL MASS" OF EU
[...] (SBU) The Ambassador spoke with Croatian FM Gordan Jandrokovic and Presidential Advisor Budimir Loncar on February 18 to urge close cooperation with the US and EU at the UNSC, and speedy Croatian recognition of Kosovo. Both pledged that Croatia would continue to cooperate closely in the UNSC. [...]
2008-02-21 07:59:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR KV
08ZAGREB113ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - FEBRUARY 20, 2008
[...] (U) CROATIAN MILITARY BECOMES AN ALL-VOLUNTEER FORCE: February 19, 2008, saw the last conscripts in the Croatian military depart their barracks for the final time. With the end of this cohorts' tour of duty, the Croatian military no longer has any conscripted personnel. New soldiers entering [...]
2008-02-21 12:14:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV HR
08ZAGREB116MGKV01: CROATIA AND RECOGNITION OF KOSOVO
[...] (C) The Croatian Government, at the highest levels, has confirmed that it will recognize Kosovo. In meetings on February 21 with Codel Tanner, President Mesic and Prime Minister Sanader stated that Croatia would recognize Kosovo, but both said that Croatia would not be among the first countri [...]
2008-02-22 09:24:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR KV
08ZAGREB12ANNUAL OVERSEAS SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL (OSAC) CRIME AND
[...] (U) The following is the 2008 OSAC Annual Crime and Safety Report for Croatia. The report responses are keyed to REFTEL format, paragraph 3. 2. (U) I. Overall Crime and Safety Situation: A. Croatia enjoys a relatively low crime rate by US and European standards. It is generally safe to [...]
2008-01-11 09:36:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDASEC AMGT APER
08ZAGREB121ACTION AND FOLLOW UP REPORT FOLLOWING DOJ VISIT TO CROATIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Senior DOJ/OIA Trial Attorneys Michael Dittoe and Teresa McHenry met with officials from the Croatian Ministry of Justice Directorate for International Legal Assistance, Office of the State Prosecutor and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discuss extradition issues between the [...]
2008-02-25 15:14:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCJAN KCRM KAWC HR
08ZAGREB125CROATIA INPUT FOR NEW REQUIRED REPORTS TO CONGRESS
[...] In response to reftel, Embassy Zagreb provides the following information on its work on energy matters in Croatia. --A. The Economic Section of the Embassy handles energy matters. The total number of staff in this section is 3 American officers and one Locally Engaged Staff. --B. One Econ [...]
2008-02-26 10:37:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDENRG SENV APER ABUD HR
08ZAGREB128CODEL TANNER VISIT TO CROATIA (FEB 21-24)
[...] SUMMARY: CODEL Tanner, with six House members from the US delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, had a successful visit to Croatia from Feb. 21 to 24. The CODEL met with both Prime Minister Ivo Sanader and President Stjepan Mesic on Feb. 21. Key topics were Croatia's NATO membership, [...]
2008-02-26 12:57:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDOREP PREL PGOV NATO HR
08ZAGREB15LEAHY VETTING OF DRAGO MATANOVIC
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-11 12:58:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KJUS HR
08ZAGREB153CROATIA'S UNBEARABLE PENSION BURDEN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With a quarter of its population receiving pensions, Croatia's pension expenditures amount to 11% of GDP and a third of the proposed 2008 state budget. The ratio of pensioners to contributors, currently 1:1.4, is expected to improve slightly over the next decade as employment lev [...]
2008-02-27 13:35:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELAB SOCI HR
08ZAGREB157ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - FEBRUARY 27, 2008
[...] (U) GoC's MESSAGE TO CODEL TANNER: CROATIA FIRMLY COMMITTED TO SEEKING NATO MEMBERSHIP: Representative John Tanner and five other House members from the U.S. delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly had a successful visit to Croatia from Feb. 21 to 24. The CODEL met with both Prime Min [...]
2008-02-28 11:40:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HR
08ZAGREB169CROATIA'S EFFORTS AT FIGHTING TUBERCULOSIS
[...] SUMMARY: This cable responds to reftel. According to 2005 data, Croatia is a middle incidence country for tuberculosis, with about 23 new cases per 100,000 people per year. About one to two percent of new cases are multidrug resistant (MDR). GoC efforts to implement the Berlin Declaration on T [...]
2008-02-29 08:15:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO WHO HR
08ZAGREB171CROATIA TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO BY MID-MARCH
[...] (C) In a February 29 meeting with the Ambassador, Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader said that he intended to have Croatia recognize Kosovo by mid-March. He told the Ambassador he had already spoken with Serbian President Tadic and PM Kostunica on February 15 to inform them that Croatia woul [...]
2008-02-29 11:20:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL HR KO
08ZAGREB172GOC RESPONSE TO LATE FEBRUARY IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN
[...] Embassy PolOff delivered points outlined in reftels to Mario Horvatic, GOC's representative on the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) Board of Governors. Horvatic expected a more positive response from the EU to the reports from Director General ElBaradei and Deputy Director General [...]
2008-02-29 11:29:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IR IAEA
08ZAGREB18NEW PARLIAMENT CONVENES, NEW GOVERNMENT TOMORROW
[...] SUMMARY: The newly-elected Croatian parliament (Sabor) convened on January 11, selecting Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) representative Luka Bebic as their new Speaker. Bebic, formerly the Sabor,s principal vice president, replaces his close associate and fellow HDZ-er Vladimir Seks, who will [...]
2008-01-11 15:01:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL HR
08ZAGREB182ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] (SBU) Post is pleased to submit the Annual Anti- Trafficking in Persons Report for 2007. Croatia has previously been ranked as a Tier Two country. As detailed below, Post believes Croatia has made successful efforts to meet Tier One requirements under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, [...]
2008-03-03 10:15:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB HR
08ZAGREB19WAR CRIMES INDICTEE AND MP GLAVAS RELEASED FROM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: War crimes indictee and re-elected MP Branimir Glavas was released from custody on 11 JAN after the opening session of Parliament, following the Zagreb County Court determination that only Parliament can decide the status of his immunity from prosecution and detention after the s [...]
2008-01-11 16:23:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALHR CROATIA KAWC PGOV WAR CRIMES
08ZAGREB22NEW GOC AND NATO: REFERENDUM OUT, ENGAGEMENT IN
[...] During approval of his new cabinet January 12 (septel),PM Sanader stressed his government's commitment to achieving NATO membership during this mandate. In the agreement between his Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) and the Peasant Party (HSS) and the Social Liberals (HSLS),the new ruling coa [...]
2008-01-14 15:30:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KPAO MOPS MARR NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM
08ZAGREB229ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - MARCH 5, 2008
[...] (SBU) CROATIAN PEACEKEEPING TROOPS RECEIVE TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS TRAINING PRIOR TO DEPLOYMENT: In late February, the GOC Office of Human Rights organized the first "train the trainers" program focusing solely on trafficking in persons for ten Croatian Military officers. These officers will no [...]
2008-03-07 11:39:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV HR
08ZAGREB23WAR CRIMES PROSECUTION OF MP GLAVAS CONTINUES, BUT
[...] (SBU) Subsequent to the Zagreb County Court's decision last week (REF A) that Branimir Glavas had re-gained parliamentary immunity due to his re-election to the Croatian Sabor, the Sabor's Mandates and Immunities Committee met on January 12 and overwhelmingly voted to again lift Glavas' immun [...]
2008-01-14 15:37:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALKAWC PGOV HR WAR CRIMES
08ZAGREB238FISCAL TRANSPARENCY IN CROATIA
[...] (SBU) Per reftel request, the Croatian Law on the Right of Access to Information, adopted in October 2003, requires the government to provide information to the public about its activities, organization, expenditures, and sources of financing. The Ministry of Finance makes the budget available [...]
2008-03-10 15:03:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PREL HR
08ZAGREB24NEW CROATIAN GOVERNMENT CONFIRMED; PM SANADER'S
[...] (U) Croatia,s re-elected Prime Minister Ivo Sanader on January 12 presented his new government and its program to the newly elected Croatian parliament (Sabor). After a full day of parliamentary debate, 82 Sabor members supported Sanader,s cabinet, while 62 members of the opposition voted aga [...]
2008-01-15 15:21:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV HR POLITICAL PARTIES
08ZAGREB240CROATIAN ANTI-CORRUPTION EFFORTS NET 53 SUSPECTS
[...] (C) Summary: Croatia's Office for the Suppression of Organized Crime and Corruption (USKOK) has made a string of arrests over the last six months, charging a total of 53 suspects in five separate anti-corruption operations. USKOK, by its own admission, does not have the resources to eradicat [...]
2008-03-11 10:36:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALECON KCOR HR
08ZAGREB243CROATIA NOW INTENDS TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO ON OR
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-11 15:27:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL HR KO
08ZAGREB244CROATIAN GOVERNMENT APPROVES SUPPLEMENTAL SOFA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-11 15:34:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR PGOV HR
08ZAGREB247ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - MARCH 12, 2008
[...] (U) POLLS CONTINUE TO SHOW RISING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR NATO...: Two polls conducted in early March confirmed the upward trend of public support for Croatia's membership in NATO reported in last week's activity report (REF). The first, conducted by Accent agency and commissioned by the Ministry [...]
2008-03-13 09:55:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR
08ZAGREB25CROATIA TO SUPPORT CERD CANDIDACY OF PIERRE PROSPER
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-15 15:41:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UNGA HR
08ZAGREB252LEADER OF SERBS IN CROATIA CALLS FOR DELAYING
[...] (C) Milorad Pupovac, a respected leader of Croatia's Serbs, met with the Ambassador March 13 to argue for a further delay in Croatian recogntion of Kosovo's independence. Pupovac said that he expected that Croatia, along with one or more countries in the region, would recognize Kosovo's indep [...]
2008-03-14 13:11:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR KO
08ZAGREB253CROATIAN/MONTENEGRIN PRIME MINISTERS DISCUSS
[...] (U) Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader met with his Montenegrin counterpart Milo Djukanovic on 12 March 2008 in Zagreb. According to the Montenegrin DCM in Zagreb, the two PMs held a 15 minute private meeting before turning discussions over to their advisors and relevant subject-matter expe [...]
2008-03-14 14:07:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV HR
08ZAGREB254Open Skies Agreement Reached With Croatia
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-14 14:24:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ETRD ECON HR
08ZAGREB256CROATIA DUMPS FISHING ZONE OVERBOARD IN HOPES OF
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On March 13, the Croatian parliament voted to suspend application of its Ecological and Fisheries Protection Zone (ZERP) to EU member states until Croatia, Italy, and Slovenia can reach a joint agreement on the issue. The one-vote margin by which the suspension passed belies broad [...]
2008-03-18 06:25:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIS PGOV PREL SENV HR
08ZAGREB262PLANS MOVING AHEAD FOR CROATIAN RECOGNITION OF
[...] (C) In a March 18 conversation with the Ambassador, Prime Minister Sanader said that plans were moving ahead for recognition of Kosovo on March 19. The formal decision would be taken at the government session scheduled to take place that day. Sanader said that he had informed Serbia Prime Mi [...]
2008-03-19 09:38:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR KO
08ZAGREB265CROATIA RECOGNIZES CROATIA, ISSUES JOINT STATEMENT WITH
[...] As forecast in reftel, the Government of Croatia, in its afternoon press briefing, announced that it has taken the decision today, March 19, to recognize Kosovo. Government spokesman Zlatko Mehun said that the formal text of the decision to recognize was being prepared and would be released sh [...]
2008-03-19 13:46:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HR KO
08ZAGREB269SCENE SETTER FOR PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO CROATIA
[...] (C) Croatia is eagerly awaiting your visit, Mr. President. Your appearance and remarks in St. Mark's Square, the stage for so much Croatian history, will be a celebration of Croatia's invitation to join NATO. For a country that suffers from a chronic sense of being under-appreciated by its E [...]
2008-03-20 15:15:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL PGOV HR
08ZAGREB271ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - MARCH 20, 2008
[...] (U) A/S SILVERBERG VISITS CROATIA The U.S. Assistant Secretary for International Organizations Kristen Silverberg visited Croatia 17-18 March to discuss United Nations Security Council issues. The A/S met with senior officials from the MFA and the Offices of the President and Prime Minister, [...]
2008-03-21 10:19:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HR
08ZAGREB278SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE'S VISIT TO CROATIA
[...] (C) Madame Secretary, the Croatia that you will visit with President Bush after the NATO Summit in Bucharest is a success story, albeit imperfect, in transformational diplomacy. After Dayton in 1995, Croatia emerged from a brutal ethnic conflict with ten percent of its territory still patroll [...]
2008-03-26 12:42:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL HR
08ZAGREB281KOSOVO, IRAN AND COUNTERTERRORISM DOMINATE A/S
[...] SUMMARY: (U) Assistant Secretary for International Organizations Kristen Silverberg visited Croatia on March 17-18 to discuss United Nations Security Council issues. The A/S held working meetings with senior officials from the MFA and the Offices of the President and Prime Minister, as well a [...]
2008-03-27 09:57:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR KO UN
08ZAGREB284ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - MARCH 27, 2008
[...] (U) CROATIAN SERB PARTY TO REMAIN IN GOVERNMENT: The Independent Democratic Serb Party (SDSS) has decided to remain a coalition partner in the Croatian Government despite its disagreement with the government's decision on March 19 to recognize Kosovo. On March 26, the SDSS leadership met to r [...]
2008-03-27 14:11:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV HR
08ZAGREB286NEW ISAF CONTRIBUTIONS: CROATIA'S GROWING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Croatia has steadily expanded its contribution to ISAF and has assumed increasingly complex missions. Croatian forces are currently in their 11th rotation with 203 soldiers. The MoD plans to increase this to 280 troops this summer and has Parliamentary approval to raise this to [...]
2008-03-28 09:02:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF HR DEFENSE REFORM
08ZAGREB29ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - JANUARY 16, 2008
[...] (SBU) US CONTINUES ENGAGEMENT ON ICTY LEGACY, WAR CRIMES ISSUES: S/WCI and SCE visitors traveled to Croatia on January 13-14 to examine ICTY legacy issues in the region and regional cooperation on war crimes. Along with Poloff, the visitors met in Osijek and Vukovar with county court judges [...]
2008-01-17 08:12:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON PGOV ICTY EUC HR
08ZAGREB290CROATIA'S 2008 BUDGET: IN LINE, IF NOT INNOVATIVE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Croatia's 2008 budget represents a relatively conservative and fiscally responsible approach, with projected revenues set at 115.9 billion HRK ($24.7 billion) and expenditures at 118.4 billion HRK ($25.2 billion). The general government deficit is projected to be 2.3% of GDP. The [...]
2008-04-02 10:54:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV HR
08ZAGREB291ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - APRIL 2, 2008
[...] (U) GOC TO DEPLOY TROOPS TO UN MISSION ON GOLAN HEIGHTS IN JUNE: On Friday March 28, the Croatian parliament supported a decision to send 95 soldiers to serve as members of the UN peacekeeping force in the Golan Heights. A clear majority (104 of the 153-seat parliament) endorsed the plan to [...]
2008-04-02 13:17:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MARR HR
08ZAGREB296ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - APRIL 10, 2008
[...] (U) POTUS VISIT: "NO ONE WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE YOUR FREEDOM AWAY" GARNERS STRONGEST RESPONSE: News articles and public reaction pieces in the media after the April 4-5 visit of President Bush to Zagreb were generally positive, as poll numbers seem to bear out (see next item). Most people inter [...]
2008-04-11 05:17:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV OVIP HR
08ZAGREB299AUSTRALIA GROUP: GOC RESPONSE TO DUAL-USE
[...] Post delivered reftel demarche April 9 to Sanja Bujas Juraga, head of the Department for International Security at the Croatian MFA. Juraga said she saw no immediate reason Croatia could not support the U.S.-UK proposal. Bradtke [...]
2008-04-11 11:19:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDETTC PARM HR
08ZAGREB3ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - JANUARY 3, 2008
[...] (U) HOUSE ARREST SCANDAL - INTERIOR MINISTER RESIGNS; ICTY INDICTEE MARKAC RETURNS TO HAGUE: MOI Ivica Kirin submitted his resignation on 29 December following reaction to a 22 December boar hunt with ICTY indictee Mladen Markac, who was supposed to be under house arrest during his provisional [...]
2008-01-03 14:25:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV HR
08ZAGREB300AUSTRALIA GROUP: GOC RESPONSE TO ANIMAL PATHOGEN
[...] Post delivered reftel demarche April 9 to Sanja Bujas Juraga, head of the Department for International Security at the Croatian MFA. Juraga said she saw no immediate reason Croatia would oppose the proposed revision to the definition of highly pathogenic avian influenza, but that Croatia would [...]
2008-04-11 11:19:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDETTC PARM HR
08ZAGREB301UNSC - GOC SUPPORT FOR STRENGTHENED RENEWAL OF THE
[...] POLOFF delivered reftel demarche on 08 April 2008 to Andrej Dogan, Department for the United Nations in the Croatian Ministry of Foreign and European Integration (MFA). The GOC had no issue with strengthening the mandate of the 1540 Committee as outlined. Dogan did not go so far as to say the [...]
2008-04-11 11:20:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP HR
08ZAGREB302UNSC - GOC SUPPORT FOR STRENGTHENED RENEWAL OF THE
[...] POLOFF delivered reftel demarche on 08 April 2008 to Andrej Dogan, Department for the United Nations in the Croatian Ministry of Foreign and European Integration (MFA). The GOC had no issue with strengthening the mandate of the 1540 Committee as outlined. Dogan did not go so far as to say the [...]
2008-04-11 11:21:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP HR
08ZAGREB310UNION PROTEST SEEKS HIGHER PAY, GENERAL ECONOMIC
[...] On April 12, labor unions staged one of Croatia's largest ever worker demonstrations on Zagreb's main square, under the slogan "Together for Higher Pay." Police and media estimated the turnout at 35,000-40,000 people, while the Union of Autonomous Trade Unions of Croatia (UATUC),the largest [...]
2008-04-16 06:00:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELAB HR
08ZAGREB316NATO REFERENDUM CAMPAIGN DIES OF NATURAL CAUSES
[...] SUMMARY: The "Committee for a Referendum on Entry into NATO," an NGO consortium, ended its petition campaign April 12 with less than one-third of the required 450,000 signatures needed to force a referendum. In an April 11 meeting with Pol Counselor, committee spokesperson Aleksandar Hatzivel [...]
2008-04-17 12:11:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KPAO KDEM MARR PHUM NATO HR
08ZAGREB317ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - APRIL 16, 2008
[...] (U) CROATIA FORMALLY ACCEPTS NATO MEMBERSHIP NEGOTIATIONS: Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Jandrokovic on April 14 forwarded a letter to NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer informing him that Croatia has accepted the invitation to launch negotiations on NATO membership. Jandrokovic [...]
2008-04-17 12:12:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HR
08ZAGREB319CROATIA RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON GLOBAL INITIATIVE
[...] The invitation to participate in the EPG was delivered to Sanja Bujas-Juraga, Head of the International Security Department at Croatia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on April 9, 2008. Bujas-Juraga reported that Croatia would like to participate in the EPG and would try to send appropriate rep [...]
2008-04-18 07:23:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDMCAP PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER FR
08ZAGREB320CROATIA RESPONSE ON IMPLEMENTING THE DUAL USE ITEM
[...] Non paper was delivered to Sanja Bujas-Juraga, Head of International Security Department at Croatia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on April 9, 2008. Bujas-Juraga welcomed this clarification and noted that the GoC fully supports and implements these measures. In early June, Croatia will co-h [...]
2008-04-18 07:23:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PARM NSG HR IR MNUC
08ZAGREB321CROATIA RESPONSE ON IRANIAN TRAVEL BAN AND TRAVEL
[...] Ref points were delivered to Sanja Bujas-Juraga, Head of International Security Department at Croatia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on April 9, 2008. Bujas-Juraga welcomed this information and noted Croatia's commitment to strict enforcement of these measures. Bradtke [...]
2008-04-18 07:24:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMNUC KNNP IR HR UNSC
08ZAGREB322DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON APPOINTMENT OF U.S. SPECIAL
[...] PolMil Officer notified Sanja Bujas-Juraga, Head of International Security Department at Croatia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on April 9, 2008, of the appointment of Lincoln P. Bloomfield Jr. as Special Envoy for MANPADS Threat Reduction. Bujas-Juraga welcomed this appointment and offered t [...]
2008-04-18 07:24:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PGOV PREL PTER MARR PARM
08ZAGREB323Croatia Requests for Embassy Science Fellows 2008
[...] In response to reftel, post supports a request from the Government of Croatia to host Embassy Science Fellows. Post has received thirteen proposals. The Croatian Ministry of Science, Education and Sport will provide housing and in-country transportation for any Embassy Science Fellow. Requestin [...]
2008-04-18 11:43:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA TSPL SENV EAGR AMGT OTRA APER HR
08ZAGREB332CROATIA ON TURKEY CHANGE OF STATUS AT THE EBRD
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-24 09:51:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL TU HR
08ZAGREB333ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - APRIL 23, 2008
[...] (U) CROATIA COMPLETES FIRST ROUND OF NATO ACCESSION NEGOTIATIONS: MFA State Secretary for Political Affairs Bianca Matkovic led the Croatian delegation in its first round of accession negotiations at NATO HQ on April 21. Matkovic, who also serves as coordinator for Croatia's EU negotiations, [...]
2008-04-24 10:10:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV MARR MASS PHUM HR
08ZAGREB334PM/WRA VISIT REINFORCES CROATIAN COMMITMENT TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: PolOff and PM/WRA Senior Advisor Mark Adams on April 15-16 visited key Croatian Army logistics facilities to discuss possible assistance for destruction of the military's excess Man-Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS). During meetings and site visits at Velika Buna [...]
2008-04-24 10:11:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMASS PREL PGOV PTER MARR PARM HR DEFENSE REFORM
08ZAGREB335CROATIA'S INA IN IRAN OIL EXPLORATION DEAL
[...] (U) Croatia's national oil and gas company INA (44 percent state owned) announced April 9 that it had entered into a deal with the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) for exploration in the Moghan-2 block in northwestern Iran. The deal commits INA to exploration and development of any discove [...]
2008-04-24 10:12:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EPET PREL IR HR
08ZAGREB346CROATIA ON FAA REQUEST FOR FINAL DISCUSSION
[...] Econ Officer delivered reftel letter and report to Mr. Damir Vince, Director General of the Croatian Civil Aviation Authority on April 25, 2008. A copy of the report was also shared on the same date with Betty Pavelic-Sirois, Head of the North America Department at the Croatian Ministry of For [...]
2008-04-29 13:13:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON PREL HR
08ZAGREB348RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - CROATIA
[...] This cable responds to reftel A. 2. The most important food and agricultural commodities consumed in Croatia are wheat, corn (as animal feed),sunflower seeds (as edible oil),poultry, beef/veal, pork, and dairy products. Croatia produces enough wheat and poultry for its own needs. Corn is p [...]
2008-04-30 10:34:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD PGOV HR
08ZAGREB35PRICE RISES CONFRONT NEW GOVERNMENT
[...] Summary: Although Croatia's average annual inflation rate for 2007 was 2.9%, slightly below the 2006 rate, the year-on-year rates in October, November and December were the highest since 2000 and 2001 at 4.3-5.8%. The Croatian National Bank expects inflation for 2008 to be as high as 4.5%. Th [...]
2008-01-18 14:50:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELAB PGOV
08ZAGREB350ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - APRIL 30, 2008
[...] (U) HDZ LEADERSHIP REMAINS VIRTUALLY UNCHANGED: The April 26 General Convention of the ruling Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) confirmed the hold of Prime Minister Ivo Sanader over his party. Sanader, Deputy Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor, and the leadership slate of ten candidates all ran uno [...]
2008-05-02 13:13:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR HR
08ZAGREB352FY 2008 TAFT FUND FOR REFUGEES - CROATIA PROJECTS
[...] Per refs, Post is pleased to propose its submission for project funding through the Julia V. Taft Fund for Refugees FY 2008. Our two-part project is targeted at providing immediate assistance to aid in the reintegration of primarily ethnic Serb returnees in disadvantaged and isolated regions o [...]
2008-05-06 06:41:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREF EAID PGOV HR REFUGEES
08ZAGREB353DEMARCHE ON BURMA'S FLAWED CONSTITUTIONAL
[...] Reftel points were delivered to Andrej Dogan of the Department for the United Nations at the Croatian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration. The GOC provided no substantive response, but acknowledged its relevant experts were aware of the U.S. position regarding Burma. Bradtke [...]
2008-05-06 11:40:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM BM HR
08ZAGREB357DEPUTY PM UZELAC ASSURES PROGRESS WILL BE MADE ON
[...] SUMMARY: In an April 25 meeting with representatives of the international community, recently appointed Deputy Prime Minister Slobodan Uzelac promised significant progress in the promotion of refugee returns in the immediate future. Uzelac, the Croatian Serb minority party's representative in [...]
2008-05-07 14:44:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PGOV PREL HR EUC REFUGEES
08ZAGREB358ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - MAY 6, 2008
[...] (SBU) CROATIA COMPLETES ACCESSION TALKS WITH NATO: Croatia completed its accession talks with NATO on May 7. This second and final round of membership negotiations focused on the security, legal and financial requirements of the alliance. As Assistant Foreign Minister Pjer Simunovic, who was [...]
2008-05-08 13:15:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MARR HR
08ZAGREB359GOC EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR UNSC RESOLUTION ON
[...] (C) Reftel points were delivered to Andrej Dogan of the Department for the United Nations at the Croatian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration on 06 May 2008. According to Dogan, Croatian Permanent Representative to the UN Neven Jurica has expressed support for the resolution. [...]
2008-05-08 15:12:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM UNSC SO XW HR
08ZAGREB36CROATIA TERRORISM FINANCE: PRENOTIFICATION OF LET-4
[...] (S) Econ Officer delivered reftel demarche on January 17 to Tihomir Lulic, 1267 coordinator at the Croatian MFA. Lulic expressed appreciation for the advance notice and said he was certain that Croatia would support this designation. 2. (S) Comment: Post believes that Croatia, as a new UNSC [...]
2008-01-18 14:50:00Embassy ZagrebSECRETKTFN EFIN PTER PREL ETTC HR
08ZAGREB360CROATIA: CO-SPONSORSHIP AND PRE-NOTIFICATION FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-09 10:43:00Embassy ZagrebSECRETKTFN EFIN PTER PINR PREL HR
08ZAGREB361SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF AID ADMINISTRATOR FORE TO
[...] I am delighted that you will be coming to Zagreb to mark the closing of our AID Mission here after nearly 16 years. During that period, with our assistance and the help of the international community, Croatia has made remarkable progress. Croatia has resisted the temptation of nationalist an [...]
2008-05-09 11:01:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL HR
08ZAGREB363CROATIAN ECONOMY MINISTER POSITIVE ABOUT VIENNA
[...] Ambassador met with Croatian Deputy PM and Minister of Economy Damir Polancec on May 8 to discuss the Vienna Trade and Investment Conference and other follow up to the President's April commitment to Croatian PM Sanader to seek ways to bolster trade and investment between the U.S. and Croatia. [...]
2008-05-12 13:32:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDECON BEXP CVIA EAID EINV HR
08ZAGREB365CROATIA: CO-SPONSORSHIP AND PRE-NOTIFICATION FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-13 14:54:00Embassy ZagrebSECRETKTFN PTER PINR EFIN PREL HR
08ZAGREB366CROATIA SENSITIZED TO NATO INTEROPERABILITY
[...] (U) This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Post delivered reftel points on May 8 to MFA head of Arms Control and Disarmament Section Mirko Capjak, who will be part of Croatian delegation at Dublin negotiating session this month. Capjak was previously [...]
2008-05-13 15:02:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PARM PREL NATO HR
08ZAGREB382ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - MAY 21, 2008
[...] (U)USAID/CROATIA CELEBRATES 15 YEARS OF PARTNERSHIP: More than 450 people from all over Croatia attended a closing ceremony celebrating Croatia's graduation from SEED assistance held in Zagreb on May 15. Many of the attendees traveled from cities throughout Croatia where USAID has worked, an [...]
2008-05-21 14:57:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HR
08ZAGREB383CROATIA'S PARTICIPATION IN FRIENDS OF IRAQ
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-21 14:57:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MOPS OTRA PREL IZ HR
08ZAGREB384CROATIA'S PARTICIPATION IN INT'L COMPACT WITH IRAQ
[...] Econ officer delivered reftel demarche to Pjer Simunovic, assistant minister, Directorate for International Organizations and Security. Simunovic was joined by Marta Nakic-Vojnovic, head of Section for Peace Support Operations, and Ivana Zivkovic Mikec, counsellor in the Directorate for Intern [...]
2008-05-21 14:57:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN PGOV PREL IZ HR
08ZAGREB385ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - MAY 14, 2008
[...] (U) CROATIA HOSTS ADRIATIC SHIELD 08: Croatia hosted the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) exercise ADRIATIC SHIELD 08 in Rijeka 12-14 May 2008, with the active participation of the USS CARNEY. The event tested the efficiency of relevant procedures and the level of preparedness of nati [...]
2008-05-21 14:57:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR ICTY MARR ECON HR
08ZAGREB40CROATIA TO NAME FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) During a January 21 meeting, Prime Minister Sanader informed the Ambassador that he and President Mesic had agreed that former Foreign Minister Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic would be the new Croatian Ambassador to the United States, replacing Neven Jurica who is moving to New York as Croatia's [...]
2008-01-22 12:30:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR US HR
08ZAGREB401CROATIA INFORMED OF US CANDIDATE FOR FAO/WHO CODEX
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-30 10:39:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO HR
08ZAGREB404ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - MAY 29, 2008
[...] (U) REGIONAL COOPERATION EFFORTS ON DISASTER MANAGEMENT BRING RESULTS...: Croatia hosted a pair of meetings aimed at promoting greater cross-border cooperation during May. On May 5, in Dubrovnik, under the framework of the Mount Igman Initiative, officials from the Dubrovnik region in Croatia [...]
2008-05-30 12:18:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HR
08ZAGREB409 CONCERT BY NATIONALIST POP SINGER PASSES WITHOUT INCIDENT
[...] (U) The controversial Croatian pop singer Marko Perkovic Thompson's concert on Zagreb's central square on May 30 passed without serious incident or any significant presence of the Ustasha (neo-Nazi) insignia that had appeared among his audiences in earlier performances. The concert, organized [...]
2008-06-03 11:07:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PGOV HR
08ZAGREB41BRANKO VUKELIC, NEW DEFENSE MINISTER
[...] (SBU) Among the more controversial appointments made in the forming of the new Croatian government on January 12 was the naming of former Economy Minister Branko Vukelic as Croatia's new Minister of Defense. Vukelic's tenure as Economy Minister was not viewed as among the more successful per [...]
2008-01-22 12:30:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PINR MARR HR POLITICAL PARTIES
08ZAGREB410 CROATIAN GENERAL CONVICTED OF WAR CRIMES, ANOTHER GENERAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On 30 May, Zagreb's County Court returned verdicts against Croatian generals Rahim Ademi and Mirko Norac, the highest-ranking Croatian military officers to be tried for war crimes in domestic courts. Both men were accused of commanding troops who killed 28 civilians and POWs and [...]
2008-06-03 11:08:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKAWC ICTY PREL PGOV HR
08ZAGREB411CONVALIDATION OF PENSIONS IN FORMER OCCUPIED SERB
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Deputy Prime Minister Slobodan Uzelac, the highest ranking Croatian Serb in the government, appears to be making some progress toward solving problems related to the return of Serbs who fled Croatia at the end of the war. On May 17th, 2008, the Croatian Government published a Rul [...]
2008-06-03 12:44:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PGOV PREL HR EUC SR
08ZAGREB413LARGE CROATIAN SERB GATHERING GOES SMOOTHLY, UNTIL
[...] (U) On May 30, the Serbian National Council (SNV) of Croatia convened the largest political gathering of Serbs in Croatia since independence, assembling some 1800 delegates from Serb minority councils across Croatia in Zagreb's main concert hall. The objective of the assembly, according to co [...]
2008-06-03 13:15:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR SR BK
08ZAGREB419SCENESETTER FOR DEPSEC ENGLAND DINNER WITH DEFMIN
[...] (C) Sir, this is Minister Vukelic,s second trip to the U.S. since his appointment in January as Minister of Defense in the new Croatian government. Though his tenure as Minister of Economy in the previous government was unremarkable, in his short time as Minister of Defense he has brought a l [...]
2008-06-05 13:50:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAO MOPS MARR NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM
08ZAGREB42GORDAN JANDROKOVIC, CROATIA'S NEW FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (U) In a new Croatian government that consists largely of too familiar faces (reftels),perhaps the most important new face, certainly for U.S. engagement with Croatia, belongs to new Foreign Minister Gordan Jandrokovic. From 2004 to the present, Jandrokovic was chair of the Croatian parliame [...]
2008-01-22 12:58:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PINR HR POLITICAL PARTIES
08ZAGREB420ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - JUNE 5, 2008
[...] (U) RIJEKA SYNAGOGUE OFFICIALLY OPENED: Last week, the Jewish community of Rijeka formally re-opened its synagogue after 15 years of reconstruction work. Vlado Kon, President of the Rijeka Jewish Community noted that this is the only synagogue in Croatia that has kept its original function [...]
2008-06-05 15:14:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM EAGR ETRD KCRM EUC HR
08ZAGREB421GOC RECEIVES TIER ONE TIP SCORE ENTHUSIASTICALLY
[...] On July 3rd, per REFTEL, POLOFF delivered news of Croatia's upgraded TIER 1 rating to TIP National Coordinator Luka Maderic, who also serves as the Head of the Government Office of Human Rights. The GoC enthusiastically received the news of Croatia's full compliance with the minimum standards [...]
2008-06-05 15:19:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KCRM KWMN PREL HR TRAFFICKING
08ZAGREB426 VISIT OF S/WCI WILLIAMSON TO ZAGREB
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Ambassador-at-large for War Crimes Clint Williamson visited Zagreb on June 2. He met with Assistant Justice Minister Markotic to discuss the status of Croatian cooperation with the ICTY. Markotic defended Croatia against recent claims by the ICTY prosecutor that the GoC is only [...]
2008-06-09 11:53:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKAWC ICTY PREL PGOV HR
08ZAGREB437CROATIA LEANING TOWARD CANADIAN IOM DG CANDIDATE
[...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel (A) points last week to Andrej Dogan from the Department of the United Nations at the Croatian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration. On June 11, Dogan informed Post that the GOC would not be supporting International Organization for Migration Direc [...]
2008-06-12 12:28:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PREF SMIG AORC HR
08ZAGREB445ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - JUNE 13, 2008
[...] (U) IN ABSENTIA WAR CRIMES CONVICTION "UPHELD": This week the Split County Court sentenced former Serb police commander Mitar Arambasic to 20 years imprisonment for war crimes. Arambasic, who was extradited from the U.S. in 2006, was retried by the same judge who had convicted him in absenti [...]
2008-06-17 10:35:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV HR
08ZAGREB456OSCE HDIM: NO ISSUES TO RAISE FOR CROATIA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-19 12:18:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PGOV HR OSCE
08ZAGREB46AMBASSADOR'S JANUARY 21 MEETING WITH PM SANADER
[...] (C) Summary. During a January 21 meeting, the Ambassador and Prime Minister reviewed a range of bilateral and regional issues, including the PM's intention to invite President Bush to visit after the NATO Summit in Bucharest, the prospects for an invitation at Bucharest to join NATO, key items [...]
2008-01-23 13:39:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF MARR EAIR HR MK KV NATO
08ZAGREB462UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-20 09:06:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL
08ZAGREB463US PRIORITIES FOR INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-20 14:24:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EFIS KSCA PREL IWC ETRD
08ZAGREB464FM JANDROKOVIC'S EXPECTATIONS FOR JULY 1 MEETING
[...] (SBU) In a meeting with the Ambassador on June 20, Foreign Minister Gordan Jandrokovic said he was looking forward to his first to Washington as Foreign Minister as an opportunity to discuss both bilateral and regional issues. Jandrokovic discussed efforts to strengthen the bilateral economic [...]
2008-06-20 15:03:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL CVIS MARR EFIN HR
08ZAGREB465ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - JUNE 19, 2008
[...] (U) MINISTER OF DEFENSE TO MINNESOTA, WASHINGTON DC: Croatian Minister of Defense Branko Vukelic headed a delegation that consisted of State Secretary Zejlko Gorsuc, Deputy Chief of Defense LTG Slavko Baric, and Army Commander LTG Mladen Kruljac on a visit to Minnesota and Washington DC. The [...]
2008-06-20 15:03:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MASS PHUM PREF EAIR PGOV HR
08ZAGREB466IRAN SANCTIONS ACT: RAISING NEW INA INVESTMENT IN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-20 15:04:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EPET ETTC IR PREL HR
08ZAGREB468GOC COMMITTED TO PROVIDING HOUSING TO RETURNEES,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Deputy Prime Minister Slobodan Uzelac continues his active engagement (REFS) to address outstanding refugee return issues in Croatia. During a June 16th, 2008 meeting between senior representatives of the European Commission, UNHCR, U.S. Embassy, and the Zagreb based office of t [...]
2008-06-23 11:37:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYHR CROATIA PGOV PREF PREL EUC REFUGEES
08ZAGREB47Croatia's 2007 End Use Monitoring Report
[...] As per reftel, Post is pleased to provide INL with its End Use Monitoring Report. INL programs in-country during the year include the ICITAP program and Post's War Crimes Project. A. PROCEDURES For provision of equipment ICITAP and the GOC's Ministry of Interior jointly sign a donation le [...]
2008-01-24 08:19:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM AFIN SNAR HR
08ZAGREB472US PRIORITIES FOR INT'L WHALING COMMISSION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-24 10:23:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EFIS KSCA PREL IWC ETRD HR
08ZAGREB476REGIONAL SEMINAR IMPLEMENTING UNSCR 1540 IN EUROPE
[...] SUMMARY. The first UNSCR 1540 seminar held in Europe since UNSCR 1810,s adoption in April 2008 took place on June 5-6, 2008, in Rakitje, Croatia. Croatia and Romania hosted the workshop, entitled "United Nations Security Resolution 1540: A Path for Further Implementation," in cooperation with [...]
2008-06-26 10:56:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDHR NATO PREL UNGA
08ZAGREB48ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - JANUARY 23, 2008
[...] (U) EMBASSY PROVIDES HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO ROMA REFUGEES: On January 18, the DCM visited the village of Petrinjci near Sisak to deliver a donation from the U.S. Ambassador's Refugee Fund to seven Roma families. The donation, worth 50,000 Kuna ($10,000),provides legal assistance plus sma [...]
2008-01-24 09:03:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON HR
08ZAGREB481ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - JUNE 26, 2008
[...] (U) FIVE OF CROATIA'S TOP TEN JUDGES ARE USG-TRAINED: Croatia's biggest newsweekly "Globus" highlighted in this week's issue the country's ten most respected judges -- individuals who have advanced the rule of law in Croatia by making groundbreaking rulings against war criminals, organized cr [...]
2008-06-27 11:51:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HR
08ZAGREB485IRAN SANCTIONS ACT: INA CEO COMMENTS ON
[...] Following up his meeting with Croatian Foreign Minister Jandrokovic (reftel),Ambassador spoke with INA CEO Dragicevic on June 24 regarding INA's activities in Iran. Citing a June 23 Xinhua wire service report of the announcement of INA exploration in Iran, the Ambassador stressed that while [...]
2008-06-27 12:36:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EPET ETTC IR PREL HR
08ZAGREB49CROATIA 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT (PART II)
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-24 14:06:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR HR
08ZAGREB492ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - JULY 2, 2008
[...] (U) INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EXERCISE DEMONSTRATES CROATIA'S READINESS FOR NATO: On June 26 approximately 1800 troops from Croatia, the US, Macedonia and Albania took part in a complex military exercise, "Adriatic Aurora," at the Croatian military's Gasinci base in eastern Slavonia. The troops, [...]
2008-07-03 11:14:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR PHUM KPAO PGOV HR
08ZAGREB50CROATIA 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT (PART I)
[...] Summary: Croatia has enjoyed steady growth in foreign investment over the last several years, buoyed by a growing economy, low inflation, a stable exchange rate and developed infrastructure. With progress towards membership in NATO and the European Union well advanced, Croatia has taken a lead [...]
2008-01-24 14:06:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR HR
08ZAGREB504U.S. DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF VENEZUELA-BASED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-08 15:26:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL PINR UNSC HR
08ZAGREB505U.S. DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF KUWAIT-BASED CHARITY
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-08 15:26:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL PINR UNSC KU HR
08ZAGREB506NO RESPONSE FROM CROATIA ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-08 15:26:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL TBIO WHO HR
08ZAGREB507TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF NINE NAMES:
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-08 15:27:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN ETTC PTER PREL CVIS KVPR HR
08ZAGREB510DEMARCHING UNSC MEMBERS ON THE ARAB GROUP DRAFT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-10 13:26:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC IS LE SY HR
08ZAGREB517 ZAGREB ACTIVITY REPORT - JULY 11
[...] (U) CROATIAN FM ATTENDS SIGNING OF NATO PROTOCOL: Croatian Foreign Minister Jandrokovic attended the signing of the NATO Accession Protocol for Albania and Croatia in Brussels on July 9. Croatian press reports, with headlines such as "From Now On NATO Protects Us," featured Jandrokovic's prais [...]
2008-07-14 09:32:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KAWC HR
08ZAGREB523CROATIAN SABOR APPROVES SUPPLEMENTAL SOFA
[...] (U) By a vote of 121-1,the Croatian Sabor (Parliament) approved on July 15 the Supplemental Status of Forces Agreement with the United States, which was signed in April of this year. The Sabor approved the agreement under a procedure requiring a two-thirds majority, after a determination by [...]
2008-07-15 14:45:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR PGOV HR
08ZAGREB538 ZAGREB ACTIVITY REPORT - JULY 18
[...] (U) CROATIAN SABOR SUPPORTS DEPLOYMENTS TO PEACE SUPPORT OPERATIONS: ISAF, KFOR AND CHAD: In its final sitting prior to the summer recess, the Croatian Sabor voted overwhlemingly to continue its support for the participation of the Croatian Armed Forces in a variety of multilateral peacekeepin [...]
2008-07-18 10:20:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON PGOV MARR HR
08ZAGREB545THE EU TRUMPS THE CHURCH: GOC BUCKS CHURCH OPPOSITION AND
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Croatian parliament on July 10 adopted Croatia's first comprehensive anti-discrimination law, despite strong opposition from the Catholic Church and conservative local NGOs. The Law on Suppression of Discrimination is a piece of "umbrella" legislation that prohibits discrimin [...]
2008-07-21 09:25:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PGOV HR
08ZAGREB548DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-21 14:41:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP EFIN PARM IR HR
08ZAGREB554CROATIA REQUESTS ASSISTANCE FOR MANPADS DESTRUCTION
[...] (C) After an April visit to Croatian Army logistics facilities to discuss the destruction of the military's excess Man-Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS) (ref A),the Croatian Ministry of Defense (MOD) sent a formal letter on June 11 requesting USG assistance in destroying 929 of the app [...]
2008-07-24 12:11:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALMASS PREL PGOV PTER MARR PARM HR DEFENSE REFORM
08ZAGREB555NO SUBSTANTIVE RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON WAY FORWARD
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-24 13:07:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KPKO PBTS ET ER HR
08ZAGREB556 ZAGREB ACTIVITY REPORT - JULY 25
[...] (U) ONE MORE CHAPTER CLOSED, ONE MORE OPENED IN EU ACCESSION TALKS: At its first negotiating session under the French EU Presidency in Brussels, on July 25, Croatia will close the negotiating chapter on Enterprise and Industrial Policy, and open negotiations on the Free Movement of Goods chapt [...]
2008-07-25 09:00:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON PGOV MARR HR
08ZAGREB557CROATIAN PARTICIPATION IN NAM MINISTERIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-25 10:54:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL NATO PHUM PTER IR HR
08ZAGREB562CROATIAN ENERGY ISSUES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GoC has initiated a process to produce a comprehensive energy strategy, allegedly as early as this fall. But it appears that at this point there is no consensus on what the country's priorities should be in this sector. In the meantime, considerable attention has centered o [...]
2008-07-29 14:16:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG PREL PGOV HR
08ZAGREB563POLICE CHIEF BENKO CRITICAL OF INTERIOR MINISTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a July 25 courtesy call with incoming Poloff, Director of Police Marijan Benko expressed deep frustration with his boss, Interior Minister Roncevic, over moves that weaken Benko's position within the Ministry. Benko said he was irritated by Roncevic's requirement for him to rea [...]
2008-07-30 07:54:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PINR KCRM HR
08ZAGREB566CROATIAN POLICE FIGHTING IPR PIRACY BUT OUTMATCHED
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Croatian police actively pursue intellectual property pirates and have achieved some successes at raids and seizures, especially of smaller operations. However, police officials cite technological challenges and the global nature of the problem as major obstacles to further [...]
2008-07-30 14:03:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINT KIPR HR
08ZAGREB5682008 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION
[...] In response to reftel, paragraphs 2 and 3 provide Post's proposed language for Croatia for the 2008 Report on Investment Disputes and Expropriation Claims. There are no new investment disputes for inclusion in the report this year. 2. More than two hundred United States persons of Croatian d [...]
2008-07-30 14:28:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEINV KIDE HR
08ZAGREB573DEMARCHE DELIVERED: TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-01 08:55:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL PINR UNSC HR
08ZAGREB574DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. GLOBAL PEACE OPERATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-01 08:56:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS
08ZAGREB575DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-01 10:16:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PTER KGIC KNNP HR
08ZAGREB576CROATIA SIGNS IMPLEMENTING ARRANGMENT FOR MANPADS
[...] (U) On July 30 the Croatian Ministry of Defense (MOD) and post signed an Implementing Arrangement (IA) for the destruction of the military's excess Man-Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS) (refs B-E). In the IA the MOD agreed to destroy 929 of their approximately 2,900 SA 7 Strela missiles [...]
2008-08-01 11:41:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALMASS PREL PGOV PTER MARR PARM HR DEFENSE REFORM
08ZAGREB579ZAGREB ACTIVITY REPORT - AUGUST 1
[...] (U) WITNESS SUPPORT PROJECT ACHIEVING SUCCESS: In a recent meeting, UNDP officials announced that their pilot program to provide witness support services in three county courts and the Zagreb municipal court assisted more than 100 witnesses in serious crimes trials during its first three mon [...]
2008-08-01 14:17:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KCRM KHDP MASS MARR PARM HR
08ZAGREB581CROATIA'S ATTENDANCE AT UNGA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-01 15:04:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA HR
08ZAGREB590ZAGREB ACTIVITY REPORT - AUGUST 8
[...] TRADING BARBS OVER OPERATION STORM: Croatia celebrated Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day on August 5, the 13th anniversary of Operation Storm, which liberated Serb-held territories of Croatia. Criticism of the holiday from Serbian and Bosnian-Serb leaders received extensive media attenti [...]
2008-08-08 12:56:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM EAID HR
08ZAGREB595TFGG01: DEMARCHE TO CROATIA ON GEORGIA UNSC
[...] (C) Acting Political Counselor delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Vladimir Matek, the Foreign Minister's advisor for UNSC, on the morning of August 12. Matek noted that he had received the French draft resolution and confirmed that the text was in line with the Croatian position. Matek d [...]
2008-08-12 12:45:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALUNSC GE PREL PBTS HR
08ZAGREB597SCENESETTER FOR COMMANDER, U.S. EUCOM,S MEETING
[...] (C) Sir, this is the first meeting since Croatia,s NATO accession protocols were signed. Your host, General Josip Lucic (LOOT-zitch) was unexpectedly reappointed for an unprecedented second five-year term as CHOD in January of this year. Lucic is President Mesic,s most trusted military advis [...]
2008-08-13 09:38:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAO MOPS MARR NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM
08ZAGREB601ZAGREB ACTIVITY REPORT - AUGUST 15
[...] (SBU) CROATIA MOVES AHEAD WITH GLOBAL PEACE OPERATIONS INITIATIVE: The Croatian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) confirmed this week Croatia's willingness to accept the terms and conditions for the Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI). This will allow the GOC to move ahead on receiving [...]
2008-08-14 16:29:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON ELTN PHUM MARR MASS HR
08ZAGREB602TTGG01: CROATIA'S RESPONSE TO REQUEST TO ENGAGE
[...] (C) Acting Political Counselor delivered points from reftel to Ambassador Vladimir Matek, the Foreign Minister's advisor for UNSC, on August 14. Matek stated that the points about engaging Russia would be communicated immediately to the appropriate officials in the GOC. He explained that hol [...]
2008-08-18 05:54:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM OSCE NATO UN GG RS
08ZAGREB61SIGNING CEREMONY FOR CROATIAN SOFA
[...] (SBU) After two years of difficult negotiations and a brief delay during the Croatian elections, the Croatian Government finally appears ready to sign our bilateral Status of Forces Agreement. I strongly recommend that the signing ceremony take place during the visit of the new Croatian Def [...]
2008-01-29 14:02:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR NATO HR
08ZAGREB615ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - AUGUST 22, 2008
[...] (U) CROATIA COMPLETES PROCEDURES FOR ENTRY INTO FORCE OF SOFA: In a Diplomatic Note dated August 20, the Croatian Government has informed the Department that all internal Croatian procedures for entry into force of the bilateral US-Croatia Status of Forces Agreement have been completed. This [...]
2008-08-25 09:10:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HR
08ZAGREB62AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL WITH NEW FM GORDAN
[...] SUMMARY: New FM Jandrokovic told the Ambassador on January 25 that Croatia remains committed to close cooperation with the US, and would continue to strive to promote stability in its region. He confirmed Croatia's intention to recognize Kosovo's independence. He stressed the GoC's awarenes [...]
2008-01-29 14:07:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR NATO UNSC HR
08ZAGREB620CROATIA WILLING TO PROCEED WITH EXPANSION OF THE
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, Pol officer discussed the future of the Adriatic Charter on August 22 with Marina Rozic, Head of the NATO Department at the Croatian Foreign Ministry. Rozic said that Croatia wanted to continue cooperation with the A-3 countries as well as with other potential new members. T [...]
2008-08-27 11:01:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MARR NATO AL MK HR
08ZAGREB622CROATIA WILL SUPPORT US AND EU POSITIONS ON
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-28 12:17:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC GG RU HR
08ZAGREB624ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - AUGUST 28, 2008
[...] (U) IT'S THE ECONOMY....BACK FROM THE BEACH, THE GOC SETS PRIORITIES FOR REST OF 2008: On August 26, in his first press conference after the government's summer recess, PM Sanader spoke on the GOC's plans to curb inflation, privatize shipyards, and gain momentum in EU accession negotiations. [...]
2008-08-29 09:23:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ENRG ECON KCRM HR
08ZAGREB626CROATIA ALSO OPPOSES SERBIAN EFFORT TO REFER
[...] (C) POLCOUNS delivered reftel message to Neven Mikec, Chief of Staff at the Croatian Foreign Ministry, on August 28. Mikec noted that Croatia had received a letter from Serbian FM Jeremic describing Serbia's proposal to refer the question of Kosovo's independence to the International Court o [...]
2008-08-29 14:20:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL UN UNGA KV SR HR
08ZAGREB629CROATIA: SCENESETTER FOR DAS JONES
[...] (U) Stu, the Croatia that you will be visiting on September 10 has changed greatly from your desk officer days and even from the time we worked together on NATO issues. Croatia has made steady progress in strengthening its democracy and rule of law, reforming its economy, cooperating with the [...]
2008-09-05 11:22:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OTRA ASEC PGOV NATO HR
08ZAGREB630ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - SEPTEMBER 4, 2008
[...] (SBU) RUSSIAN MINISTERIAL VISIT TO DISCUSS GAZPROM CONTRACT AND DRUZBA ADRIA PROJECT: On September 24 Croatia will meet with Russian Emergency Situations Minister Sergey Shoigu to begin preparations for a meeting of the Croatia-Russia Intergovernmental Commission for Trade, Economic, Scientifi [...]
2008-09-05 12:25:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV HR
08ZAGREB639CROATIA SUPPORTIVE OF US PRIORITIES IN UNGA THIRD
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-09 14:15:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UN HR
08ZAGREB64CROATIAN ECONOMY - THE DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES
[...] Summary: Croatia's economy grew strongly in 2007, with most analysts predicting an annual growth rate of 5.9 percent. Fueled largely by increased consumption, government revenues also grew at a better-than-expected rate, rising nearly 15 percent. The government's fiscal deficit is expected to [...]
2008-01-30 08:43:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV HR
08ZAGREB640CROATIA SUPPORTIVE OF EFFORTS TO PREVENT IRAN'S
[...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel points to Sanja Bujas-Juraga and Ivana Djerek of the Department for International Security at the Croatian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration. While neither provided a specific response to the non-paper, they did express the GOC's continued suppo [...]
2008-09-09 14:16:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP IR MNUC PARM TRGY ENRG EMIN ETTC HR PREL
08ZAGREB641GOC REQUESTS DELAY OF OR CAVEAT TO IASA CAT 2 LISTING
[...] Croatian Minister of Sea, Transport, and Infrastructure Bozidar Kalmeta requested a meeting with the Ambassador on September 9 to discuss the upcoming release of the FAA International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) rating for Croatia. The Minister asked the Ambassador if the expected announ [...]
2008-09-10 10:33:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PGOV HR
08ZAGREB646ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - SEPTEMBER 10, 2008
[...] (U) WITH A SLOWED PACE OF REFORMS, CROATIA DROPS IN "DOING BUSINESS 2009" RANKINGS: In its "Doing Business 2008" report a year ago, the World Bank ranked Croatia 2nd among top reformers worldwide and 97th for overall ease of doing business. In "Doing Business 2009," however, Croatia does not [...]
2008-09-11 10:28:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ETRD ECON HR
08ZAGREB647 GOC OFFERS VISIT TO U.S. TO DISCUSS PROGRESS ON CIVIL
[...] Senior Croatian government officials contacted the Ambassador on 11 September to again express concern about the upcoming FAA release of Croatia's International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) Category 2 rating. They said that Transport Minister Kalmeta was ready to travel to Washington imme [...]
2008-09-12 08:12:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PGOV HR
08ZAGREB65AMBASSADOR MEETS SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT LUKA BEBIC
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: New Sabor President Luka Bebic strongly endorses all of PM Sanader's priorities, including close cooperation with the US, a strong desire to join NATO, and an eagerness to play a constructive role in the region. He said the Sabor should shortly take up several pieces of legisla [...]
2008-01-30 11:51:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV HR POLITICAL PARTIES
08ZAGREB655EUR DAS JONES MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER GORDAN
[...] (C) EUR DAS Stuart Jones visited Zagreb on September 10 and met with Croatian FM Gordan Jandrokovic. Jandrokovic opened the meeting by stressing that Croatia's top foreign policy priorities are NATO membership, EU accession, and establishing good relations with its neighbors. Jandrokovic tha [...]
2008-09-17 08:31:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL HR
08ZAGREB659SCENESETTER FOR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY,S VISIT TO
[...] (C) Sir, yours is the highest level visit since President and Mrs. Bush, and Secretary Rice visited after the Bucharest Summit in April 2008. Since that time, Croatia has continued its MAP process with an eye to full membership soon and increased its ISAF contribution from 200 to a maximum of [...]
2008-09-18 08:19:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAO MOPS MARR NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM
08ZAGREB660CROATIAN MINISTER OF AG TO ATTEND EGYPT'S
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-18 08:46:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDAORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL KFLU HR
08ZAGREB661ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - SEPTEMBER 17, 2008
[...] (U) HUNGARY IS FIRST NATO MEMBER TO RATIFY CROATIAN AND ALBANIAN ACCESSION: The Hungarian Parliament on September 15 voted overwhelmingly in favor of Croatia's and Albania's Accession Protocol, making Hungary the first NATO member state to approve this round of NATO enlargement. having serve [...]
2008-09-18 13:02:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV HR
08ZAGREB662CROATIA UNDECIDED ON UNAIDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
[...] (U) On September 17, Poloff delivered reftel requesting support for UNAIDS Executive Director candidate Michel Sidibe to Vesna Vukovic, head of the MFA's UN office. Vukovic thanked us for the information on the candidate, indicated the MFA would take note of the US position, and said that his [...]
2008-09-18 13:22:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL UNGA EAID KHIV HR
08ZAGREB668CROATIAN RESPONSE TO NO BUSINESS AS USUAL IN THE
[...] (SBU) PolOff on September 22 discussed reftel points on the potential Preparatory Committee (Prep Com) meeting with Marina Rozic, Head of the NATO Department at the Croatian Foreign Ministry. Rozic said she would pass on to the Croatian Mission to NATO before September 23 our request that c [...]
2008-09-22 13:45:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYNATO PREL GG RS HR
08ZAGREB67Croatia's 2007 End Use Monitoring Report
[...] In November, 2007 ICITAP donated a Volkswagen Passat to the Office for the Suppression of Organized Crime and Corruption in the State Prosecutor's Office. The vehicle has 90,000 km and is in very good condition. The vehicle, the only one owned by the office, is being used for prosecutors to t [...]
2008-01-30 14:07:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM AFIN SNAR HR
08ZAGREB673CROATIA LIKELY TO SUPPORT AFGHANISTAN, OPPOSE
[...] (SBU) PolOff delivered ref points to Mario Horvatic, Croatia's representative to the IAEA Board of Governors. Horvatic indicated the GOC has not conveyed to him its official position regarding the candidacies of Syria, Iran, and Afghanistan. He noted his personal preference that neither Syria [...]
2008-09-24 05:10:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIAEA PARM MNUC HR PREL
08ZAGREB674CROATIA SUPPORTIVE OF THE EXPANSION OF ADRIATIC
[...] (SBU) PolOff on September 23 discussed ref A points on the expansion of the Adriatic Charter with Marina Rozic, Head of the NATO Department at the Croatian Foreign Ministry. Rozic said that Croatia wanted to continue with the Adriatic Charter with Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) as [...]
2008-09-24 13:45:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR NATO PREL MK HR AL SR MW BK
08ZAGREB676CROATIA CIVAIR: FAA LETTER DELIVERED TO GOC WITH RESULTS
[...] Per reftel, Pol/Econ Counselor and Econ Officer delivered the letter from the Director of FAA Flight Standards Service to State Secretary Drazen Breglec on September 24, and informed him of the imminent release of Croatia's IASA Category 2 rating. Emboffs urged him to keep the embassy appraise [...]
2008-09-24 13:52:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON HR
08ZAGREB68NEVEN JURICA CONFIRMED AS NEW CROATIAN PERMREP TO
[...] (U) On January 28, the Croatian Sabor's Foreign Affairs Committee gave positive consideration to the government's nomination of current Croatian Ambassador to the United States Neven Jurica as Croatia's new UN Permanent Representative, and reassignment of Croatia's current Perm Rep in New York [...]
2008-01-31 10:44:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV HR
08ZAGREB680ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - SEPTEMBER 25, 2008
[...] (U) CROATIA'S ACCESSION TO NATO APPROVED BY US SENATE: News of the U.S. Senate's vote late in the evening of September 25 to provide advice and consent to the NATO Accession Protocols for Croatia and Albania arrived too late to make it into most of the Croatian media. It should be a lead stor [...]
2008-09-26 12:39:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM EAIR HR
08ZAGREB681 RUSSIAN MINISTER VISITS CROATIA TO DISCUSS SOUTH STREAM
[...] (U) Russian Emergency Situations Minister Dmitri Shoigu visited Zagreb on September 22 for a brief one-hour meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Damir Polancec. The goal of the visit was reportedly to discuss preparations for an upcoming meeting of the Croatia-Russia Intergovernmental Technical [...]
2008-09-29 08:36:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG PGOV HR RS
08ZAGREB688CROATIAN LEADERS FOCUS ON REGIONAL ISSUES DURING
[...] (C) Summary: During his September 29 visit to Zagreb, Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England discussed regional and military issues with Prime Minister Sanader, President Mesic, Foreign Minister Jandrokovic, and Defense Minister Vukelic. Sanader thanked the USG for its help on NATO acces [...]
2008-10-02 08:09:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAO MOPS MARR NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM
08ZAGREB689NO SUBSTANTIVE RESPONSE: UNGA FIRST COMMITTEE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-02 11:46:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CDG UNGA HR
08ZAGREB69ASSESSMENT OF CROATIA'S NATO READINESS
[...] (U) Following is Post assessment of Croatia's progress on key reform issues related to NATO accession and remaining challenges facing PM Sanader's new government in advance of a possible membership invitation at the Bucharest Summit. REGIONAL LEADERSHIP: COMMITTED TO STABILITY OF NEIGHBORS - [...]
2008-01-31 10:47:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAO MOPS MARR NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM
08ZAGREB690ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - OCTOBER 2, 2008
[...] (U) CROATIA HOSTS HIGH-LEVEL DoD VISITORS: Croatia hosted two senior-level visits from the Department of Defense over the past week. First, on September 25-27, Croatian Chief of Defense General Josip Lucic hosted a gathering of CHODs from the Adriatic Charter and several other European and NA [...]
2008-10-02 13:04:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HR
08ZAGREB694CROATIA ON CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SUSTAINING AFGHAN
[...] (C) Pol officer discussed reftel points in a meeting at the Croatian Foreign Ministry with Marina Rozic, Head of the NATO Department and Marta Nakic-Vojnovic, Head for Peace Support Operations. Nakic noted that earlier this year the Croatian Parliament (Sabor) had authorized an increase in Cr [...]
2008-10-03 12:59:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL NATEU MOPS MARR EAID AF HR
08ZAGREB70ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - JANUARY 30, 2008
[...] (U) US Supports Mine Risk Children's Book: Through PM/NADR demining funds, Post supported the development of a children's comic book for distribution in Croatia's schools. The project employed teen artists and writers to educate youth about the dangers of mines, which still remain a threat [...]
2008-01-31 10:48:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV HR
08ZAGREB700CROATIAN VIEWS ON KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION AT UNGA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-06 11:59:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL UN UNGA KV HR
08ZAGREB704PRIME MINISTER REPLACES JUSTICE AND INTERIOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: An apparent mob hit killed the daughter of a prominent local lawyer on a downtown street in broad daylight on October 6. In reaction, Prime Minister Sanader has replaced Croatia's Justice and Interior Ministers, as well as the country's Director General of the Police. The brazen [...]
2008-10-07 13:08:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV ASEC KCRM HR
08ZAGREB705SCENESETTER FOR THE COMMANDER, USECOM'S VISIT TO
[...] (C) Sir, your visit comes almost on the heels of the visits of DEPSECDEF, COMNAVEUR, and DCOM, USEUCOM. Croatia has continued its MAP process with an eye to full membership soon and increased its ISAF contribution from 200 to a maximum of 300 soldiers on the ground. There are 277 Croatian so [...]
2008-10-07 13:10:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAO MOPS MARR NATO HR DEFENSEREFORM
08ZAGREB707REFUGEE RETURNS: MISSED BENCHMARKS BUT CONTINUED
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In a September 17 meeting with ambassadorial-level representatives of the international community (IC),the Minister of Regional Development, Forestry and Water Management, Petar Cobankovic, renewed the GOC's commitment to complete the process of resettling former occupancy/tenancy [...]
2008-10-07 14:51:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREF PREL EUC REFUGEES HR CROATIA
08ZAGREB713ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - OCTOBER 10, 2008
[...] (U) CROATIA: AMERICAN EXPERT ON FINANCIAL CRIMES IS AN ASSET TO CROATIAN PROSECTORS: As part of IIP's Strategic Speaker Initiative, Judith Kozlowski, Chief Counsel at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA),spent three days meeting with Croatian prosecutors, police, judges, the me [...]
2008-10-10 11:22:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HR
08ZAGREB721SCENESETTER FOR THE COMMANDER, U.S. JOINT FORCES
[...] (C) Sir, you will meet General Lucic (LOOT-Zitch) at your headquarters the week prior to your visit to Croatia. As of this writing, the itinerary for your time in Croatia has not been finalized. I expect, however, that your meetings in Zagreb will mirror the meetings SACEUR had while he was h [...]
2008-10-16 09:12:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALHR KPAO MARR MOPS NATO PGOV PREL DEFENSEREFORM
08ZAGREB726ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - OCTOBER 16, 2008
[...] (U) NEW MINISTERS OF INTERIOR AND JUSTICE SWORN IN: New Minister of Interior Tomislav Karamarko, formerly head of the Security Intelligence Agency, and Minister of Justice, Ivan Simonovic, a law professor with a long diplomatic career, were approved by parliament on Friday, October 10 and swo [...]
2008-10-17 08:39:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV HR
08ZAGREB727CROATIAN BANKS ARE STABLE, FOR THE MOMENT
[...] Summary: Croatia's economy and banking system remain reasonably stable, although not entirely immune to the effects of the world financial crisis. The central bank has temporarily removed a restrictive reserve requirement on Croatian banks that draw credit from abroad. The government also [...]
2008-10-17 09:35:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN HR
08ZAGREB734CROATIA SEES BRIGHTER PROSPECTS FOR RESOLVING
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Zagreb is cautiously optimistic that Croatia can reach an agreement with Slovenia by the end of the year to take their unresolved border issues to arbitration, most likely at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague. The Croatia-Slovenia border commission has largely [...]
2008-10-22 09:42:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL HR SI
08ZAGREB735GOC PREPARES TO PRIVATIZE SHIPYARDS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The GOC has begun the process to privatize shipbuilding, the last major industry under state ownership in Croatia. Subsidies to the loss-making industry have been a burden on the state budget and are an obstacle to EU accession. The Ministry of Economy and representatives of the s [...]
2008-10-22 10:31:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEIND EINV PGOV PREL HR
08ZAGREB739ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - OCTOBER 23, 2008
[...] (U) FIFTH, SIXTH (AND SEVENTH?) NATO ALLIES APPROVE ACCESSION PROTOCOL: The parliaments in Poland and Romania approved NATO Accession Protocols for Croatia and Albania on October 21. The votes made them the fifth and sixth NATO member states to approve the Protocols. Croatian Parliament Pres [...]
2008-10-23 13:15:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON PHUM KPAO HR
08ZAGREB74CROATIA/TERRORIST FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-01 16:06:00Embassy ZagrebSECRETKTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL HR
08ZAGREB749SECOND HIGH-PROFILE MURDER IN THREE WEEKS ROCKS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ivo Pukanic, a prominent and controversial magazine publisher, was killed in the evening of October 23, 2008, in what is widely believed to be a murder apparently linked to organized crime. The president convened the national security council, and in a rare move, included members [...]
2008-10-24 13:12:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KCRM ASEC HR DS IP EUR
08ZAGREB75FRAUD SUMMARY - ZAGREB
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-04 06:32:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC HR
08ZAGREB750SECOND HIGH-PROFILE MURDER IN THREE WEEKS ROCKS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ivo Pukanic, a prominent and controversial magazine publisher, was killed in the evening of October 23, 2008, in what is widely believed to be a murder apparently linked to organized crime. The president convened the national security council, and in a rare move, included members [...]
2008-10-24 13:13:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KCRM ASEC HR DS IP EUR
08ZAGREB756VISIT OF HOLOCAUST ISSUES ENVOY AMBASSADOR KENNEDY TO
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues, Christian Kennedy, visited Zagreb from October 17-20 and met with the Minister of Culture, a State Secretary at the Ministry of Justice and representatives from the local Jewish communities. Ambassador Kennedy reminded the government of its oblig [...]
2008-10-30 13:33:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM CASC HR
08ZAGREB757GOC WORKS TO OPEN FISHERIES CHAPTER AS FISHERMEN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: At the end of September, the GOC submitted its negotiating position for the fisheries chapter of EU accession negotiations. The position focuses on maintaining Croatia's traditional fisheries, most of which are not covered by EU rules. Although the GOC does not expect major obje [...]
2008-10-31 13:00:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIS SENV PREL PGOV HR
08ZAGREB758ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - OCTOBER 30, 2008
[...] (U) AMCIT VRLJANOVIC ACQUITTED OF WAR CRIMES, CODEFENDANT RECEIVES 20 YEAR SENTENCE: Zeljko Vrljanovic, a Serbian-American on trial in Croatia for war crimes, was acquitted on all charges on October 24 and has returned to the United States after nearly 15 months in detention. Embassy officer [...]
2008-10-31 13:02:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR
08ZAGREB761BLUE LANTERN - VERIFIED END USE CHECK ON APPROVED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-31 14:45:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDETTC HR KOMC PREL
08ZAGREB762CROATIA EU NEGOTIATIONS HIT A SLOVENIAN-MADE BUMP
[...] (U) The French EU Presidency and the EU Commission hosted a meeting on October 30 in Brussels regarding Croatia's EU negotiations, at which Croatia was only able to provisionally close one negotiating chapter, "External Relations." According to both Croatian and EU sources in Zagreb, Slovenia [...]
2008-10-31 14:52:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL HR SI EUC
08ZAGREB763OSCE REVIEW MEETING FINDS THAT PROGRESS CONTINUES
[...] (SBU) On October 21, the annual OSCE-GoC Plenary meeting to review progress on remaining issues within the OSCE Office's mandate took place. Four Croatian ministers attended as well as heads of mission from the OSCE, EC, UNHCR, Finland, Greece, France and the U.S. The meeting addressed sign [...]
2008-10-31 15:01:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PGOV HR
08ZAGREB766CROATIA PURSUING MAJOR LAW ENFORCEMENT REFORMS IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Croatian law enforcement system is undergoing a massive shake-up in reaction to several high-profile, mafia-style killings in Zagreb in October (Ref A and B) and long-stalled initiatives to fight organized crime are now quickly being implemented. These initiatives include [...]
2008-11-03 07:18:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KCRM ASEC HR
08ZAGREB767AMBASSADOR HOLBROOKE VISITS ZAGREB, OCTOBER 29-31
[...] (SBU) Summary: During an Oct. 29-31 visit to Zagreb, his first in more than eight years, former Assistant Secretary of State Richard Holbrooke praised Croatia for its successful "transformation toward a free and open society." Holbrooke was in town to deliver a speech at a private business [...]
2008-11-03 07:19:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL HR
08ZAGREB770CROATIA EMERGING AS A REGIONAL LEADER IN
[...] In late October 2008, Croatia hosted the "9th International Export Control Conference" in Cavtat (reftel). This event, co-sponsored by the U.S. Export Control and Related Border Security Program, served to further demonstrate the GoC's commitment to the mission of counterproliferation. In wel [...]
2008-11-03 10:20:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KNNP HR
08ZAGREB771HR VETTING FOR SOVEREIGN CHALLENGE CONFERENCE -
[...] (U)This cable responds to request in reftel. 2. (U) Embassy Zagreb has vetted the proposed names and has found no evidence of "gross violations of human rights" as per Leahy Amendment vetting requirements that would disqualify the candidates from attending the 4th Annual Sovereign Challeng [...]
2008-11-03 12:38:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDKJUS PHUM PREL
08ZAGREB775VETTING FOR SOVEREIGN CHALLENGE CONFERENCE -
[...] (U) This cable is an additional response to request in reftel. Embassy Zagreb was asked to vet an additional individual from Croatia, Zeljko Cepanec, for the Sovereign Challenge Conference. 2. Embassy Zagreb has vetted the proposed name and has found no evidence of "gross violations of h [...]
2008-11-04 12:57:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDKJUS PHUM PREL HR
08ZAGREB778GOC WELCOMES THE RETURN OF THE SERBIAN AMBASSADOR
[...] (C) Summary: Following the return of the Serbian Ambassador to Zagreb last week the GoC is working on rolling out plans to improve bilateral relations through high-level visits between the capitals. Croatia's recognition on March 19 of Kosovo's independence, and Belgrade's subsequent decision [...]
2008-11-05 11:41:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SR HR
08ZAGREB779OFFICIAL CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM PRIME MINISTER SANADER
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-06 10:03:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL OVIP
08ZAGREB781NEGOTIATIONS STALL ON TAKEOVER OF INA; RUMORS OF
[...] (SBU) Summary. Representatives of the Croatian government and Hungarian MOL have so far failed to agree on the terms of a share swap that would give MOL a majority stake in the Croatian national oil company INA. The previous shareholders' agreement expired at the end of October, giving MOL [...]
2008-11-07 07:18:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG HR
08ZAGREB782ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - NOVEMBER 7, 2008
[...] (U) ELECTION BREAKFAST FOR KEY CONTACTS GENERATES WIDE MEDIA COVERAGE: Ambassador Bradtke hosted a post-election breakfast early on November 5 for over 300 key embassy contacts from the Croatian government, the media, academia, and the business and diplomatic communities. Despite the early st [...]
2008-11-07 11:14:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HR
08ZAGREB784WALK IN INFORMATION FROM CROATIAN NATIONAL
[...] (S/NF) On Friday November 7, 2008 Croatian National Antonio Coratti called the Embassy to say he had information about the whereabouts of Osama Bin Laden and requested a meeting at the Embassy. Coratti arrived at the Embassy and presented Croatian passport number 001104029, issued 06 Aug 2002 [...]
2008-11-10 11:38:00Embassy ZagrebSECRET//NOFORNASEC CVIS PINR PREF
08ZAGREB785CROATIA RECEIVES EU ACCESSION TIMETABLE, LADEN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: According to the report released by the European Commission November 5th, Croatia's accession negotiations are progressing well, but considerable challenges remain in the areas of judicial reform, corruption and organized crime, and economic restructuring. The report presents a co [...]
2008-11-12 12:11:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR
08ZAGREB792ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - NOVEMBER 14, 2008
[...] (SBU) ICTY PROSECUTOR EXPRESSES CONTINUED DISAPPOINTMENT WITH GOC DOCUMENT SEARCH: ICTY Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz visited Zagreb on Nov. 10-11 at the beginning of a tour of regional capitals in advance of the next periodic report from the ICTY to the UN Security Council on December 12. [...]
2008-11-14 16:42:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV HR
08ZAGREB793CROATIA TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Croatian government has continued to actively address the issue of trafficking in persons during 2008. The government has worked aggressively to increase public awareness and to train government employees, public officials, and NGOs in identification and prevention. The governm [...]
2008-11-18 08:01:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP KWMN PREL SMIG HR KCRM PGOV
08ZAGREB794MODERNIZING CROATIA'S CIVIL SERVICE AND PUBLIC
[...] (U) SUMMARY: As Croatia approaches membership in the EU, considerable money and legislative effort are being expended on increasing the professionalization of Croatia's civil service and reforming its functioning to allow for more transparency, accountability, and efficiency. The implementat [...]
2008-11-18 13:10:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON HR
08ZAGREB797ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - NOVEMBER 20, 2008
[...] (C) POSSIBLE DELAY OF GoC PURCHASE OF ADVANCED FIGHTER AIRCRAFT: On November 17 the local press, citing unnamed government sources, reported that the GoC would delay the tender for the purchase of new fighter jets until 2010 at the earliest for both political and economic reasons. Contacts i [...]
2008-11-20 12:40:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR
08ZAGREB799POST SUPPORTS 1206 PROPOSAL FOR REGIONAL AIR
[...] (U) The Ambassador supports EUCOM's 1206 proposal to include Croatia in the South East Europe Regional Air Surveillance Coordination Center (RASCC). The center will provide important opportunities for our mil-mil engagement with the Croatian armed forces, as well as promoting regional mil-mil [...]
2008-11-21 12:43:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS HR
08ZAGREB802QUESTIONS LOOM ON CROATIA'S DEBT AS PM ANNOUNCES A
[...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister Sanader has announced his intention to balance the federal budget in 2009 and has called for a salary freeze and cutbacks in Christmas activities in both the government and state-owned industries to achieve this aim. The PM feels he has little room for maneuver [...]
2008-11-24 10:22:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV HR
08ZAGREB805DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PROPOSED GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-26 12:41:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EAGR TBIO EAID PGOV HR
08ZAGREB806DEMARCHE REGARDING OPPOSITION TO UNGA RESOLUTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-26 12:54:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA IS HR
08ZAGREB807ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - NOVEMBER 26, 2008
[...] (U) MIT PROFESSOR SPEAKS ON NANOSTRUCTURES, HYDROGEN, AND RENEWABLE ENERGY: As part of an Embassy-organized IIP Speaker program, Dr. Mildred Dresselhaus, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, spoke at the 17th Annual Energy Day Forum in Zagreb on November 21. In her prese [...]
2008-11-26 15:11:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDENRG HR PGOV PREL KGHG
08ZAGREB810POST SUPPORTS 1206 PROPOSAL FOR INCREASED MARITIME
[...] The Ambassador supports ODC Croatia's 1206 proposal to improve Maritime Domain Awareness on the Croatian Coast. The night vision equipment the proposal will provide would dramatically increase Croatia's ability to monitor nocturnal movements, thereby decreasing arms, human and other illicit tr [...]
2008-12-01 10:15:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS HR
08ZAGREB811DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CLIMATE CHANGE: U.S.
[...] Econ officer delivered reftel points to Visnja Grgasovic, head of the Department for Atmosphere Protection, and Jasenka Necak, head of the Section for Atmosphere, Sea, and Soil, at the Croatian Ministry of Environmental Protection, Physical Planning and Construction. Ms. Grgasovic and Ms. Necak [...]
2008-12-01 11:44:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ENRG KGHG HR
08ZAGREB812NIKE REPRESENTATIVE DESCRIBES COUNTERFEIT GOODS
[...] Summary. Nike's brand protection manager for Croatia met with Econ and FCS officers at the American Chamber of Commerce in Zagreb in late November to discuss patterns of counterfeit goods smuggling and quality of enforcement as it faces growing demand for smuggled counterfeit apparel through [...]
2008-12-01 14:27:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PGOV SOCI HR
08ZAGREB825DEMARCHE DELIVERED: TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-04 14:02:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC PINR PREL PTER UNSC HR
08ZAGREB826GOC STRUGGLES TO COMPLETE 2009 BUDGET AS UNIONS REFUSE TO
[...] SUMMARY: The Croatian government's efforts to control expenditures by reaching an agreement on a reduced 2009 pay increase for approximately 240,000 state employees reached a standstill during the latest round of negotiations with employee unions on December 2. The unions rejected the governme [...]
2008-12-04 15:16:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN HR
08ZAGREB827ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - DECEMBER 4, 2008
[...] (U) FACEBOOK ARRESTS SPARK OUTRAGE AND APOLOGIES FROM POLICE: The police on Wednesday, December 3, apologized for detaining an organizer of a group on Facebook, the on-line social networking site, calling for antigovernment rallies across the country against the government's latest austerity [...]
2008-12-04 15:51:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HR
08ZAGREB828IRANIAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER TO VISIT CROATIA
[...] (C) Petar Mihatov, MFA State Secretary Bozinovic's Chief of Staff, informed Pol Off on November 27 that Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister (DFM) for European Affairs Mahdi Safari was scheduled to visit Zagreb on December 15 and 16. DFM Safari had meetings set up with President Mesic and State Sec [...]
2008-12-04 16:06:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL HR IR IS
08ZAGREB830CUBA: CROATIA'S COUNTRY REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-05 13:44:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL HR CROATIA CU
08ZAGREB831CROATIA ARGUES IT IS DOING ALL IT CAN TO COOPERATE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Croatia (GOC) has delivered a non-paper to all EU and NATO member states dated 03 December 2008 in which it describes the steps Croatia has taken to find the documents and archives requested by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia's (ICTY [...]
2008-12-05 15:17:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL KAWC ICTY HR
08ZAGREB834CROATIA FEARS SLOVENIA WILL BLOCK EU ACCESSION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Croatian officials say they are increasingly concerned that Slovenia will be unwilling to compromise on a French-brokered statement clarifying that nothing in Croatia's EU accession negotiations could prejudice the outcome of Croatia and Slovenia's bilateral border disputes. C [...]
2008-12-08 12:51:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL EUC HR SI
08ZAGREB837CROATIA SIGNS CLUSTER MUNITIONS CONVENTION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-08 15:52:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPARM NATO MOPS PREL HR
08ZAGREB838POST SUPPORTS 1206 PROPOSAL FOR REGIONAL AIR
[...] (U) The Ambassador supports EUCOM's 1206 proposal to include Croatia in the South East Europe Regional Air Surveillance Coordination Center (RASCC) for FY 09. The center will provide important opportunities for our mil-mil engagement with the Croatian armed forces, as well as promoting regiona [...]
2008-12-08 15:53:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS HR
08ZAGREB841FRENCH FRUSTRATION WITH SLOVENIAN POSITION ON
[...] (C) In a December 10 conversation with the Ambassador, French Ambassador St. Paul bluntly criticized the Slovenian response to the French proposal on a way forward to lift the Slovenian block on Croatia's EU accession negotiations (reftels),calling it "incredible" and "unreasonable." St. Pau [...]
2008-12-09 14:51:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO EUC SI HR
08ZAGREB842DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IMPLEMENTATION OF AMENDED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-09 16:10:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID EAGR ETRD EINV BTIO HR
08ZAGREB843POST SUPPORTS 1206 PROPOSAL FOR INCREASED MARITIME
[...] The Ambassador supports ODC Croatia's 1206 proposal to improve Maritime Domain Awareness on the Croatian Coast for FY 09. The night vision equipment the proposal will provide would dramatically increase Croatia's ability to monitor nocturnal movements, thereby decreasing arms, human and other [...]
2008-12-10 08:32:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS HR
08ZAGREB85GOC ASKS FOR "AT LEAST 24 HOURS NOTICE" ON KOSOVO
[...] (C) Croatian Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs Neven Pelicaric asked the Ambassador to see him on February 5 regarding Kosovo. Pelicaric stressed that the GoC remains committed to moving in concert with the EU and the US, and was consulting regularly with the other non-permanent UNSC EU [...]
2008-02-06 14:06:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR KO
08ZAGREB851CROATIA TO CONTRIBUTE TO SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-12 14:10:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER LE SY UNSC EUN HR
08ZAGREB852SOMALI PIRACY: CROATIA STILL REVIEWING PROPOSED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-12 14:15:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PHSA UNSC MARR EWWT KCRM SO XA XW
08ZAGREB853CROATIA: UPDATE ON MISSING GOTOVINA DOCUMENTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Croatian officials stress that the political will exists to resolve the issue of missing documents in the Gotovina case before The Hague, but are uncertain whether ICTY Prosecutor Brammertz can be persuaded that the GoC has done all that it can. Croatia's Chief State Prosecutor al [...]
2008-12-12 14:38:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL KAWC ICTY HR
08ZAGREB854ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - DECEMBER 12, 2008
[...] (U) PM SANADER EMPHASIZES EQUALITY ON FIRST VISIT TO ZAGREB MOSQUE: On Monday, December 9, Prime Minister Sanader paid his first visit ever to the Zagreb Mosque on the occasion of Eid al-Adha. Sanader greeted the Mufti of Zagreb, Mufti Omerbasic, with a traditional Muslim greeting, attended [...]
2008-12-12 15:11:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV HR
08ZAGREB856DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNSCR ON ANNAPOLIS PROCESS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-15 10:35:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV UNSC HR
08ZAGREB86NATO ENLARGEMENT: SUSTAINING CROATIA'S PROGRESS
[...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Upon formation of PM Sanader's new government, the Ambassador met with President Mesic, PM Sanader (ref A),FM Jandrokovic (ref B),DefMin Vukelic, and Speaker of Parliament Bebic (ref C). At all of these meetings, he discussed the GoC's strategy to address Croatia's [...]
2008-02-06 14:06:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAO MOPS MARR NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM
08ZAGREB864ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - DECEMBER 17, 2008
[...] (SBU) CROATIAN TROOPS DEPLOYED TO ISAF RECEIVE ADDITIONAL 150 IMPROVED FIRST AID KITS FROM U.S.: On December 11 Croatian troops deployed to Afghanistan received another 150 Improved First Aid Kits (IFAK) from U.S. forces. When used in trained hands, the kits give soldiers a greatly improved [...]
2008-12-18 10:19:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV HR
08ZAGREB866RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON SECURITY SUPPORT FOR 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-19 13:28:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF HR
08ZAGREB869BORDER DISPUTE WITH SLOVENIA DERAILING CROATIA'S
[...] (C/NF) The optimism that existed in Croatia two months ago that the new government in Slovenia would enable Zagreb and Ljubljana to move forward on the ongoing border dispute has disappeared. On the eve of a Dec. 19 EU-Croatia accession conference meeting, where it is widely expected that Slov [...]
2008-12-19 15:05:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL EUC HR SI
08ZAGREB870CROATIA CIVIL NUCLEAR INVESTMENT PLANS:
[...] (U) In response to reftel request, Post has prepared the following information on Croatia's current plans for nuclear sector investment This cable was prepared with the assistance of embasssy commercial service staff. 2. (U) Overview: Croatia released its new national energy strategy for p [...]
2008-12-19 15:05:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG BTIO TRGY BEXP HR
08ZAGREB872WIDE DIVERGENCE OF VIEWS ON PROSPECT OF DEBT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since the government has failed in its goal to balance the 2009 budget (septel),instead turning in a plan for a 0.88 percent of GDP deficit, experts inside and outside the government are discussing with renewed vigor whether or not the economy can maintain the necessary liquid [...]
2008-12-19 15:22:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN HR PGOV
08ZAGREB873AMERICAN CITIZEN ACQUITTED OF WAR CRIMES
[...] (U) Mr. Zeljko Vrljanovic, an American citizen, was arrested in Germany in 2007 on the basis of an INTERPOL red notice and extradited to Croatia to stand trial for war crimes as a member of Serbian rebel unit responsible for the murder of a Croatian military officer, his wife and two small chil [...]
2008-12-19 15:23:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDCASC CJAN HR KAWC PGOV PREL
08ZAGREB874GOC MISSES GOAL OF BALANCED BUDGET WITH PROJECTED
[...] SUMMARY: The 2009 budget approved by the Croatian parliament includes an approximate 4 percent increase in spending to 127 billion HRK ($24 billion) and an approximate 5 percent increase in revenues to 124.6 billion HRK ($23.5 billion). The resulting deficit is projected to equal 0.88 percent [...]
2008-12-19 15:23:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PGOV HR
08ZAGREB875IRANIAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER'S VISIT TO CROATIA
[...] (C) On December 18 Petar Mihatov, MFA State Secretary Bozinovic's Chief of Staff, provided Pol Off a read-out of Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister (DFM) for European Affairs Mahdi Safari's visit to Zagreb on December 15 and 16 (REF A). Mihatov said that in the meetings at the MFA, Bozinovic str [...]
2008-12-19 15:23:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL HR IR IS
08ZAGREB883CROATIA: 2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] Croatia has no indigenous terrorist threat and there have been no recorded terrorist threats to the US Embassy or US personnel. Croatia has a small Muslim community that is very secular in their orientation and, in comparison with their overall numbers, are well represented within the professi [...]
2008-12-22 14:35:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC PREL HR
08ZAGREB886ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - DECEMBER 23, 2008
[...] (U) MINISTRY OF DEFENSE STATE SECRETARY DIES IN SKI ACCIDENT: Major General Gordan Cacic, State Secretary of the Ministry of Defense for Policy and International Affairs, died in a ski accident in Italy on Saturday, 20 December 2008. MG Cacic previously served for seven years as the Director [...]
2008-12-23 14:08:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HR
08ZAGREB892DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON US DRAFT SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-29 14:21:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KPKO SO ET HR
08ZAGREB893CROATIA WILL ATTEND INAUGURAL MEETING OF CONTACT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-31 10:29:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT KCRM MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER HR
08ZAGREB9FAA REQUEST TO ASSESS CROATIAN CIVIL AVIATION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-09 14:52:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON HR
08ZAGREB90DELIVERED: SUPPORT LEBANON NOW
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-07 13:32:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KDEM LE PGOV PHUM PREL EINV SY HR
08ZAGREB91AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH CROATIAN NATIONAL OIL
[...] (C) Summary: In a February 5 meeting with Ambassador, Tomislav Dragicevic, chairman of Croatian national oil company INA, said that Croatia had decided not to seek additional gas imports from Russia, but would instead try to secure gas from North Africa via Italy. Dragicevic expressed disappoi [...]
2008-02-07 14:40:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON PREL HR
08ZAGREB93SUMMARY INFORMATION (CROATIA) FOR TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] Embassy Zagreb has received one proposal for funding from FY 2008 INCLE and ESF appropriations. Per instruction in REFTEL the full proposal will be forwarded via separate email. Post believes the submitted proposal will help Croatia move towards Tier One status by addressing one of the three ke [...]
2008-02-08 11:45:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ELAB KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG HR TRAFFICKING
08ZAGREB94FIRE BROUGHT UNDER CONTROL ON SHIP OFF CROATIAN
[...] (U) Croatia's Ministry of Sea, Transport, and Infrastructure told emboff today that the fire on the Und Adrijatic, a Turkish cargo ship, is under control. Five tugboats (3 Croatian and 2 Italian) continue to work to cool the ship's hull. When temperatures are lowered sufficiently, a Dutch team [...]
2008-02-08 14:06:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHSA EWWT HR
08ZAGREB95CROATIA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL TANNER
[...] You are coming to Croatia just six weeks after the formation of Prime Minister Ivo Sanader's second government, as he and other leaders look ahead to NATO's Bucharest Summit. After encouraging feedback from NATO allies during the January review of Croatia's progress under the Membership Action [...]
2008-02-08 15:47:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AORC PREL PGOV NATO HR
08ZAGREB97CROATIA AGREES TO CO-HOST EXPORT CONTROL CONFERENCE
[...] The GoC has accepted the USG invitation to co-host the ninth International Export Control Conference (reftels). MFA officials plan to propose dates in September 2008 for this event. Full text of GoC diplomatic note No. 586/08 dated 04 February 2008 follows in para 3. 2. The GoC POC for con [...]
2008-02-12 06:30:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ETTC KSTC PARM HR
09ABUJA1116NIGERIA: WEAPONS LADEN PLANE IMPOUNDED IN KANO;
[...] (SBU) A Ukrainian aircraft said to be "fully loaded" with 18 crates of weapons was impounded by a Nigerian military intelligence unit at Kano's Aminu Kano International Airport shortly after 4:00 AM on June 17. The plane, an Antonov 12 with registration number MEM 4-060 and tail number UR-CAK, [...]
2009-06-19 13:54:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PINR PGOV MASS NI EK HR
09ANKARA1226TURKEY FRUSTRATED WITH AZERI GAS NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (C) Summary. Following the recent round of gas negotiations between Turkey and Azerbaijan, Turkish interlocutors expressed frustration at the lack of progress. Going into the meetings, the Turks had fully expected that they would be finalizing the deal and were surprised by what they see as A [...]
2009-08-20 08:03:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON PGOV AJ TU
09ANKARA1618TURKEY STILL SEEKS NATO MAP FOR BOTH BOSNIA AND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-12 09:21:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL NATO PARM MARR KTIA TU BK
09ANKARA168TURKEY/NATO ENLARGEMENT: ACCESSION PROCESS NEAR
[...] MFA Department Head for NATO Policy Gulhan Ulutekin confirmed on January 31 that the Council of Ministers decree has been published in the official gazette declaring Turkey's ratification of the protocols for Albania and Croatia's NATO accession. According to Ulutekin, the only remaining step [...]
2009-02-03 15:26:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA MARR NATO PARM PREL
09ANKARA1841TURKEY DROPS VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR MORE COUNTRIES
[...] SUMMARY: (C) MFA Head of Visa Section Kemal Demirciler recently gave us a consular perspective on the increasing number of Turkish bilateral visa waiver agreements. He said his department is not consulted before a visa waiver agreement is signed, and he expects no notification as to which c [...]
2009-12-28 14:46:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL CVIS CMGT PGOV PTER SY LY TU
09ANKARA218ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-11 06:14:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA271TURKEY'S PREPARATIONS FOR UPCOMING NATO SUMMIT
[...] (C) Summary: At a Deputies-level interagency meeting in January, the GOT agreed on the general outlines of its approach concerning the upcoming NATO conference. MFA contacts called the contributions Turkey has already announced for Afghanistan as "ambitious," and said Turkey is unlikely to c [...]
2009-02-20 14:25:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO TU
09ANKARA575Media: MFA Denies Argument between Babacan and Guliev;
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-20 10:17:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA815TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-10 12:42:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ASHGABAT508 LEGAL NGO SUPPORTS CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES BY OFFERING
[...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Six months after reports of questionable business practices (reftel),Post checked in with local NGO "Bosfor" for an update on its activities. The NGO carries out youth outreach and provides legal services, in [...]
2009-04-21 05:07:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KDEM SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT824 TURKMENISTAN MARKS PRESIDENT BERDIMUHAMEDOV'S 52ND
[...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 29, Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov turned 52. The country celebrated its leader's birthday by various festive events and inauguration ceremonies of a number of facilities, includi [...]
2009-07-01 12:09:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SCUL SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT842TURKMENISTAN: FM MEREDOV CALLS FOR A MORE ACTIVE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 3, Deputy Chairman and Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov met with the Charge to discuss his recent visit to Washington. He thanked the Charge for assistance in arranging his meetings and noted how useful they had been, especially the one with the Secretary. Meredov said tha [...]
2009-07-06 13:32:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EPET TX
09ASTANA622 KAZAKHSTAN: MEDIA REACTION, APRIL 2-APRIL 8
[...] SUMMARY: This week Kazakhstani media highlighted what the media believes is a possible visit of President Obama to Kazakhstan, spurred by an invitation from President Nazarbayev that Senate Chairman Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev gave the President during his trip to Turkey. The media also focused o [...]
2009-04-12 07:56:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM MARR SOCI KPAO KMDR KZ
09ASTANA827NEW LAW ENFORCEMENT BLOCK IN KAZAKHSTAN
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: In early April, President Nazarbayev reshuffled the heads of nearly all of Kazakhstan's law agencies. General Major Serik Baimagambetov, a member of the Majilis (i.e. the lower house of parliament),was named Ministe [...]
2009-05-12 11:38:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR SNAR KCRM KTIP KZ
09ATHENS147GREECE/NATO: ACCESSION PROCESS STATUS UPDATE
[...] (C) Per ref A request, we have further followed-up with GOG officials on the status of the protocols of accession of Albania and Croatia to NATO (ref B). The protocols are now pending in the Parliament, and various contacts have confirmed that the Parliament is expected to approve them in "Fe [...]
2009-02-03 10:34:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALKTIA MARR NATO PARM PREL HR AL GR
09ATHENS1649ASD/ISA VERSHBOW'S PARTICIPATION IN THE HIGH LEVEL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The desire for an upgraded and substantive strategic partnership was a recurring theme of the Greek side when Assistant Secretary of Defense (ASD) for International Security Affairs Alexander Vershbow met with Greek Alternate Minister of Defense Panos Beglitis for the 14th U.S-Gr [...]
2009-11-20 14:51:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR NATO GR TU MK AF ZL
09ATHENS204 Greece: 2009 TIP Report Submission - Part 2 of 4
[...] (U) This document is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) This is the second of four cables. The cable text is keyed to REFTEL paragraph 25 (INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF TRAFFICKERS). -------------------------------------------- INVESTIGATION AND PROSECU [...]
2009-02-17 14:43:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP PREF ASEC KCRM KFRD KWMN SMIG ELAB GR
09ATHENS206 Greece: 2009 TIP Report Submission - Part 4 of 4
[...] (U) This document is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) This is the last of four cables. The cable text is keyed to REFTEL paragraphs 27 (PREVENTION),28 (TIP HEROES),and 29 (TIP BEST PRACTICES). TIP point of contact information and an estimate of hours spe [...]
2009-02-17 14:47:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP PREF ASEC KCRM KFRD KWMN SMIG ELAB GR
09ATHENS235FOREIGN MINISTER BAKOYIANNIS' VISIT TO WASHINGTON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Greek FM Dora Bakoyiannis will use her visit to Washington to define, publicly and privately, Greece's relations with the Obama administration. A charismatic yet practical politician, Bakoyiannis relishes her job as Foreign Minister, and will offer to work with us on a broad r [...]
2009-02-23 05:52:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV GR MK
09ATHENS249SENATOR DURBIN DISCUSSES CYPRUS, TURKEY, VISA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a cordial and very substantive discussion during his visit to Athens, Senator Richard Durbin told Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis about his impressions of the chances for a settlement of the Cyprus issue following his visit to Nicosia and underscored the new administration's [...]
2009-02-26 11:04:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL CVIS ECON ENRG PTER PGOV TU CY GR
09ATHENS253GREECE/NATO: PARLIAMENT RATIFIES CROATIA AND
[...] (SBU) On February 17, the Greek Parliament formally ratified the protocols of accession of Albania and Croatia to join NATO. Although Parliamentary approval is the last political step, the protocols must still be signed by the President of the Republic and published in the "Official Gazette. [...]
2009-02-26 15:28:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIA MARR NATO PARM PREL AL HR GR
09ATHENS287GREECE/NATO: RATIFICATION OF CROATIA AND ALBANIA
[...] The Government of Greece has completed the process to ratify the NATO accession of Croatia and Albania. Law 3753 -- the Parliament's ratification of the accession protocols for Croatia and Albania -- was published in the "Official Gazette" and became official on March 4, 2009. MFA sources h [...]
2009-03-09 13:01:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA MARR NATO PARM PREL AL HR GR
09ATHENS65GREECE: UPDATE ON RATIFICATION OF NATO ACCESSION
[...] (C) MFA Secretary General Agathocles told Ambassador Speckhard 1/15 that the NATO accession protocols for Croatia and Albanian are pending in Parliament and should be approved "soon." Although contacts in the MFA NATO Department and the Office of the President of the Parliament report that A [...]
2009-01-20 13:38:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALGR PGOV PREL HR AL
09ATHENS651Greek Views on April GAERC Issues
[...] (C) DepPolCouns and PolOff delivered ref points on U.S. positions on the April 27-28 GAERC to MFA European Correspondent Niki Kamba. Kamba said the agenda for the GAERC included: the Middle East, the Eastern Partnership, the May 6 EU-Canada summit, and following up on the EU-Obama meeting. Sh [...]
2009-04-23 14:25:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN GR
09ATHENS725GREEK DEVELOPMENT AID TO THE BALKANS: BUSINESS AS USUAL
[...] (U) Since 2001, Greece has given a consistent level of assistance to the Balkans, albeit not up to the level one might expect from a country with such regional leadership potential. In 2007, Greece programmed 83.3 million euro of official direct assistance (ODA) for development in the Balkans [...]
2009-05-06 13:57:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PGOV GR EU
09BAGHDAD347AL MAQAL PORT BASRA KEEN FOR MORE BUSINESS
[...] (SBU) Al Maqal port, one of five ports in Basra, is keen to become an important shipping center again, but requires a permanent bridge to replace the pontoon bridges blocking most ships. Al Maqal port was neglected by Saddam Hussein after Shia uprisings in favor of Umm Qasr port. Silt has ac [...]
2009-02-10 13:15:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EWWT PGOV IZ
09BEIJING1549JUNE 9 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DPRK, CENSORSHIP SOFTWARE, NEW
[...] Key points at the June 9 MFA press briefing: -- China hoped all parties would "proceed from the interests of denuclearization and strengthening peace and stability" on the Korean Peninsula to avoid a deterioration of the situation. -- Asked directly whether the Treaty of Friendship, Coopera [...]
2009-06-09 23:11:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM CH KN KS BR GB RS LO
09BELGRADE1084SERBIA: FROM FURNITURE TO FILMS, GOVERNMENT FUMBLES FOREIGN
[...] (SBU) Serbia is missing out on potential investment opportunities from interested foreign investors. Despite the obvious need for new foreign investment in this difficult economic environment, the government's investment strategy is mishandled, haphazard and lacks central coordination, result [...]
2009-09-22 11:45:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EAID ETRD EFIN SR
09BELGRADE1144SERBIA: RESTITUTION LAW PROMISED BY YEAR END AMID GROWING
[...] (SBU) The Government of Serbia has promised that it will adopt a long-awaited restitution law for nationalized property by the end of the year. In preparation, the Government hosted a conference, co-sponsored by the Council of Europe and European Commission, to review restitution laws and "le [...]
2009-10-05 14:17:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON KIDE KPRV CASC EAID SR
09BELGRADE1222SERBIA: WAR CRIMES AMBASSADOR RAPP HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANCE OF
[...] (U) Ambassador Rapp has cleared this cable. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) In meetings with President Tadic and other Serbian government officials on October 16, Ambassador at Large for War Crimes Issues Stephen Rapp received updates on the search for International Criminal Tribun [...]
2009-10-22 15:12:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PGOV KAWC SR
09BELGRADE1258SERBIA SURVIVES MEDVEDEV VISIT, BUT MUST DEAL WITH
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-28 10:48:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ENRG ECON SR RS
09BELGRADE1266SERBIAN SOCCER FANS: HOOLIGANS OR GANGSTERS?
[...] (SBU) The recent death of French national Brice Taton in Belgrade after being beaten by Serbian soccer hooligans has prompted Serbian authorities - and society - to reexamine the murky ties Serbia's two major soccer clubs (Partizan and Red Star) and their fan clubs have with organized crime. G [...]
2009-10-29 14:21:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV KCOR KCRM KPRV PINR SNAR SR
09BELGRADE1316SERBIA: 2009 INCSR PART 1 SUBMISSION
[...] The following is the International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 2009-2010, Part 1 for Serbia. BEGIN TEXT. Serbia I. Summary The Republic of Serbia is a major transit country for narcotics and other drugs along the Balkan smuggling corridor from Turkey to Centra [...]
2009-11-06 16:42:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SNAR KCRM SR
09BELGRADE1354SERBIA: PATRIARCH PAVLE PASSES AWAY
[...] (SBU) Patriarch Pavle, the revered 95-year old head of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC),passed away in his sleep on November 15. His death after more than two years of hospitalization triggered an outpouring of emotion, and the government announced three days of mourning to be followed b [...]
2009-11-16 16:24:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIRF PHUM PGOV PREL SR KV
09BELGRADE1356SERBIA: PATRIARCH PAVLE PASSES AWAY
[...] (SBU) Patriarch Pavle, the revered 95-year old head of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC),passed away in his sleep on November 15. His death after more than two years of hospitalization triggered an outpouring of emotion, and the government announced three days of mourning to be followed b [...]
2009-11-16 18:50:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIRF PHUM PGOV PREL SR KV
09BELGRADE1512SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH: A PRIMER
[...] (SBU) The Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC) is the largest and most influential religious institution in Serbia. It also is the most privileged of the seven "traditional" religious communities recognized by the 2006 law on religion. Public opinion polls consistently demonstrate that the Church i [...]
2009-12-18 16:01:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PGOV KIRF SR
09BELGRADE1516Serbia: 2009 Country Reports on Terrorism
[...] Per reftel, the following is Embassy Belgrade??????s submission for the 2009 Serbia Country Report on Terrorism. 2. Serbia's law enforcement and security agencies, particularly the Customs Administration, Criminal Police, Border Police, Security Information Agency, and other security service [...]
2009-12-21 10:27:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC PREL SR
09BELGRADE1604SERBIA ASSUMES CEFTA PRESIDENCY, BUT KOSOVO POLICY LIKELY TO
[...] (U) Two years after ratifying the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA),the 30 million person free trade market is a key Serbian market, with which Serbia has a trade surplus and a trade volume second only to the EU. For it to further prosper as a market, CEFTA needs to address addit [...]
2009-12-31 12:51:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ETRD PREL SR KV
09BELGRADE199SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE SPRING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-09 12:44:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER
09BELGRADE251SERBIA: UNCERTAIN RELATIONSHIP WITH GAZPROM
[...] (SBU) Serbia's energy marriage with Gazprom centered on the sale of state oil firm NIS at the beginning of this year had a rocky start and Serbs are increasingly unsure how Gazprom's interests fit with Serbia's. Gazprom's initial actions since taking over NIS raise questions about the company' [...]
2009-03-24 06:30:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ENRG EFIN SR
09BELGRADE254SERBIA/SLOVENIA: TURNING THE PAGE IN BILATERAL
[...] (U) This cable was coordinated with Embassy Ljubljana. Summary ------- 2. (C) The early March visit of Slovenian PM Pahor to Belgrade marked a new step forward in the bilateral relationship. Sidestepping Kosovo, Pahor's meetings with Serbian President Tadic and PM Cvetkovic resulted in [...]
2009-03-24 10:18:00Embassy BelgradeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SI SR
09BELGRADE31SERBIAN FOREIGN MINISTER STRIKES CONCILIATORY NOTE, BUT REPEATS SAME MESSAGE
[...] (SBU) In an address to Serbian ambassadors gathered in Belgrade, Foreign Minister Jeremic called for cooperation based on international law during a time of shifting balances of power. He identified Kosovo, European integration, and the Western Balkans as Serbia's top foreign policy prioritie [...]
2009-01-12 15:26:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SR
09BELGRADE34SERBIA NOT FANNING INSTABILITY IN BOSNIA
[...] (U) This cable was drafted jointly by Embassies Belgrade and Sarajevo. Summary ------- 2. (C) Despite close relations between Belgrade and Banja Luka, in recent months President Boris Tadic has been publicly taking a strong stand to encourage all parties to respect the territorial int [...]
2009-01-13 08:13:00Embassy BelgradeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BK SR
09BELGRADE379SERBIAN WAR CRIMES PROSECUTOR WANTS MORE REGIONAL
[...] (SBU) Serbian War Crimes Prosecutor Vladimir Vukcevic told the Ambassador on April 27 that there is good cooperation with Croatia and Montenegro, but he would like more cooperation with others -- particularly Bosnia -- in order to solve and prosecute war crimes cases more effectively. End Summ [...]
2009-04-30 14:41:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KWAC SR
09BELGRADE399SERBIAN GOVERNMENT HUNTING FOR MLADIC
[...] (C) The Serbian government continues to publicly emphasize its efforts to capture war crimes indictee Ratko Mladic, and Serbian officials responsible for cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) privately tell us the current government is very supportive [...]
2009-05-06 17:31:00Embassy BelgradeCONFIDENTIALPREL KWAC SR
09BELGRADE402SCENESETTER FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO
[...] (C) Mr. Vice President: We eagerly anticipate your May 20 visit to Belgrade as an opportunity to refocus Serbia's leadership on the key tasks of Euro-Atlantic integration and economic development. The Serbian government has the potential to be a constructive partner and a force for regional [...]
2009-05-07 15:04:00Embassy BelgradeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SR
09BELGRADE420 EXBS: SERBIA, ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - MARCH,
[...] BROAD AREAS OF INTEREST TO ADVSORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS -- EXBS had a follow-up meeting with Border Police High Commissioner Zoran Lasica regarding the Montenegrin Maritime Surveillance System; this system is comprised of a network of radar and optical (high resolution daylight cameras [...]
2009-05-14 16:22:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP PBTS SNAR KCRM SR BK
09BELGRADE429SERBIA: DELTA'S FINANCIAL WOES
[...] (SBU) Six months after opening the region's third largest shopping mall in Montenegro, Delta Holdings, owned by controversial Serbian billionaire Miroslav Miskovic, has landed in financial turmoil amid the deepening economic crisis. Ambitious real estate projects are now on hold, payments to [...]
2009-05-19 11:31:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ETRD SR
09BELGRADE469SERBIA: ARREST OF POWERFUL BALKAN ORGANIZED CRIME FIGURE
[...] (SBU) Following President Tadic's March promises to crack down on organized crime (Ref A),on April 27 the Serbian police arrested notorious organized crime figure Sreten Jocic, better known as Joca "Amsterdam," for the October 2008 murder of Croatian journalist Ivo Pukanic. Jocic was arrested [...]
2009-06-01 16:47:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KWAC SR
09BELGRADE497 SERBIA MODIFIES LAW TO PERMIT EXTRADITION OF NATIONALS
[...] (SBU) A recent change to Serbian law necessitated by the European integration process has made the extradition of Serbian citizens possible under bilateral or multilateral treaties. Post recommends that we seize this opportunity to update or replace the existing 1901 extradition treaty with S [...]
2009-06-11 11:10:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCJAN PREL PGOV ODIP EAID SR
09BELGRADE50SERBIAN GOVERNMENT APPOINTS AMBASSADORS TO UNITED STATES,
[...] The Serbian government appointed a new Ambassador to the United States, current deputy chief of mission Vladimir Petrovic and a new Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Feodor Starcevic. Both are close associates of Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic, an indication of his personal interes [...]
2009-01-16 15:37:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SR
09BELGRADE51Serbia: Gas Deliveries from Germany and Hungary Continue
[...] Hungary and Germany continue to deliver gas to Serbia as the Ukraine-Russia gas dispute went unresolved. The government took proactive action and decided to allow for more fuel oil imports and an increase of its reserves in the event of a protracted dispute. Serbian officials continued to bla [...]
2009-01-20 06:24:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG ETRD SR
09BELGRADE523 EXBS: SERBIA, ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - MAY, 2009
[...] BROAD AREAS OF INTEREST TO ADVSORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS -- EXBS continued technical correspondence regarding the software integration of the Montenegrin Maritime Surveillance System. This system is comprised of a network of radar and optical (high resolution daylight cameras and night c [...]
2009-06-17 09:22:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP PBTS SNAR KCRM SR BK
09BELGRADE645SERBIA: REGIONAL SUMMIT TRUMPETS CQERATION BUT YIELDS
[...] (C) Serbia hosted over a dozen Central European presidents at a June 19-21 summit focusing on regional cooperation in the realms of energy, economics and European integration. Though hailed as a success for Serbia's regional policy, the summit yielded little beyond symbolism and rhetoric. T [...]
2009-07-07 09:21:00Embassy BelgradeCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV AL AU BK BU EZ HR IT KV LO MD MK MW PL
09BELGRADE751SERBIA: CIVIL AVIATION REFORM NOT TAKING OFF
[...] (SBU) The Serbian Government's inability to pass key civil aviation legislation continues to stall the progress of Serbia's aviation industry. Without this legislation, the FAA Category 1 rating necessary for direct flights to the United States is still out of reach. Serbia's national carrier [...]
2009-07-27 09:48:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAIR EINV SR
09BELGRADE803EXBS: SERBIA, ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - JUNE, 2009
[...] BROAD AREAS OF INTEREST TO ADVSORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS -- The technical correspondence for the complete definition of the Montenegrin Maritime Surveillance System integrated software package is getting close enough to develop an RFQ. This system should provide a "fused" situational pic [...]
2009-08-05 12:11:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP PBTS SNAR KCRM SR BK
09BELGRADE805EXBS: SERBIA, ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - JUNE, 2009
[...] BROAD AREAS OF INTEREST TO ADVSORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS -- The technical correspondence for the complete definition of the Montenegrin Maritime Surveillance System integrated software package is getting close enough to develop an RFQ. This system should provide a "fused" situational pic [...]
2009-08-05 12:11:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP PBTS SNAR KCRM SR BK
09BELGRADE817SERBIA/MACEDONIA: GRUEVSKI VISIT TO BELGRADE REJUVENATES
[...] (U) This cable was coordinated with Embassy Skopje. Summary ------- 2. (C) The visit of Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski to Belgrade in late July signaled the end to the diplomatic freeze between the two countries and opened avenues for further cooperation. Just ov [...]
2009-08-13 12:44:00Embassy BelgradeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MK SR
09BELGRADE823SERBIA/MONTENEGRO: SOME PROGRESS, CORE DISAGREEMENTS
[...] (U) This cable was drafted jointly by Embassies Podgorica and Belgrade. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Although historic, linguistic, familial, and other ties closely intertwine the peoples of Montenegro and Serbia, relations between the governments remain clouded by disagreements [...]
2009-08-18 16:04:00Embassy BelgradeCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV MW SR
09BELGRADE836ORGANIZED CRIME FIGHT IN SERBIA
[...] (SBU) Top Serbian officials publicly announced a campaign against organized crime and appear to be committed to fight it. Serbia has had some regional cooperation successes, and officials talk about further initiatives. A series of recently enacted laws, and several additional contemplated la [...]
2009-08-11 13:58:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KCOR KCRM SR
09BELGRADE839(Jovanka Broz) Tito Speaks
[...] (C) During a September 2 uninhibited one and a half hour conversation, former Yugoslav President Tito's widow, Jovanka Broz Tito dished to Charge on the Russians -- Tito never liked them, Slovenes -- they were never committed to the Yugoslav idea, and those who plotted and carried out her [...]
2009-09-03 13:23:00Embassy BelgradeCONFIDENTIALPREL SR
09BELGRADE95Serbia: Global Crisis Begins to Pinch
[...] End of year 2008 statistics show a slowdown in economic activity across Serbia. Faced with these downward trends, the Finance Ministry will likely revise 2009 GDP growth estimates down from 3.5% to 2%. The dinar is steadily declining, registering a 34% loss against dollar since October 2008. [...]
2009-02-02 16:23:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ETRD EFIN SR
09BELGRADE98SERBS AND RUSSIANS
[...] (SBU) Serbia,s recent rhetoric about apparently strengthening their relationship with Russia is worrisome both for the harm it can do to Serbia itself, as well as for its destabilizing effect on Balkan integration into trans-Atlantic alliances. Serbian gratitude for Russia,s support for Serb [...]
2009-02-03 15:46:00Embassy BelgradeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SR
09BELGRADE988BACK TO SCHOOL: SERBIA'S HIGHER EDUCATION STRUGGLES TO
[...] Serbia's higher education system is academically diverse and decentralized, with institutions varying significantly in terms of enrollment numbers, tuition costs, graduation rates, and overall adaptability. While the reforms of the European Bologna Declaration facilitated greater student mobi [...]
2009-09-02 11:12:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV OEXC OIIP SR
09BELGRADE990SERBIA USES IRAQI MIGS TO SHOW ITSELF AS A TRUSTED PARTNER
[...] (SBU) Serbian Minister of Defense Dragan Sutanovac has confirmed press reports that Serbia has six or seven MiG 21's and 10 MiG 23's which Yugoslavia received in 1989 from the Iraqi Government for refurbishment. According to Sutanovac, Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki went public with the MiG stor [...]
2009-09-02 11:19:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV MARR PREL IZ SR
09BERLIN1112(C) IAEA: GERMANY READY FOR IRAN SANCTIONS; WANTS
[...] (C) Summary. On September 8 poloff informed MFA IAEA lead Hans-Peter Hinrichsen that the U.S. was delivering reftel demarche to all IAEA Board Members. Hinrichsen shared copies of the EU and E3 statements to be released that day (see paragraphs 12 and 13). Hinrichsen asked for the USG to in [...]
2009-09-10 10:04:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALAORC PREL PARM KNNP IAEA EG IS GM
09BERLIN1271WESTERWELLE FIRM ON REMOVAL OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS
[...] (C//NF) Summary: A well-placed FDP source said that on the first day of coalition negotiations (October 5) between the CDU, CSU and the FDP, FDP leader Westerwelle argued for the removal of the remaining non-strategic nuclear weapons from German soil. Interior Minister Schaeuble (CDU) asserte [...]
2009-10-09 12:48:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV MNUC MARR GM
09BERLIN128NATO ENLARGEMENT: GERMANY TO DEPOSIT INSTRUMENTS
[...] The NATO accession protocols for Croatia and Albania have already been approved by both houses of the German Parliament and signed by President Horst Koehler. A notice to this effect was published in the German Legal Gazette on December 31. The only remaining step is for Germany to deposit [...]
2009-02-02 17:12:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA MARR NATO PARM PREL GM
09BERLIN1520ANNUAL MEETING OF ISAF RC-NORTH CHODS FOCUSES ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During an annual conference hosted by Germany, ISAF RC-North CHODs and representatives from SHAPE and JFC Brunssum discussed the deteriorating security situation in the north and the need for additional maneuver battalions and helicopters. While no major new contributions were an [...]
2009-12-02 09:09:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF
09BERLIN1617MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, CLIMATE, CIA, SERBIAN EU
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Serbian EU Bid 3. Climate Change 4. Lithuania -- CIA Covert Prisons 5. Afghanistan  [...]
2009-12-23 16:35:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR AF GM KGHG US SR
09BERLIN245EUR PDAS RIES'S FEBRUARY 24-25 VISIT TO BERLIN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During EUR PDAS Ries's February 24-25 visit to Berlin, senior German officials warmly welcomed the commitment of the new U.S. Administration to partnership and consultation, and foresaw no major divergence between the U.S. and Germany on the key issues to be addressed at the Marc [...]
2009-02-27 14:03:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALECON MARR MNUC MOPS NATO PGOV PHSA PREL PTER
09BERLIN268NATO/CROATIA: GERMANY PRESSING THE SLOVENES AT
[...] (C) Post delivered reftel points to Foreign Office DAS-equivalent Emily Haber and MFA NATO Enlargement officer Ludwig Blaurock and asked that Germany weigh in with the Slovenians to encourage them to find a legal way to truncate the referendum process so that they can deposit their instrument [...]
2009-03-06 11:39:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO SL HR GM
09BERLIN344MEDIA REACTION: ECONOMY, AFGHANISTAN, ISRAEL, IRAQ-TURKEY,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. U.S. Bailout Plan 3. U.S. Strategy on Afghanistan 4. U.S. Budget Draft 5. Obama on AIG Bonuses 6. New Israeli Government 7. Turkish President Gul Visits Iraq 8. 10th Anniversary of NATO Intervention 9. Future NATO Secretary General 10. R [...]
2009-03-24 12:27:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US AF IS IZ TU RS SF DA CH
09BERLIN402MEDIA REACTION: G20, NATO, CHINA-US, ISRAEL, ECB
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. G-20 Summit 3. NATO Summit 4. Hu-Obama Meeting 5. New Israeli Government 6. Lowering of Interest Rates  [...]
2009-04-03 12:51:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US CH IS
09BERLIN470GERMAN VIEWS ON THE APRIL 27-28 EU GAERC MEETING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany regrets the confusion that the Czech EU Presidency has caused over the status of Belarus President Lukashenka's invitation to the May 7 Eastern Partnership Summit, and agrees that it is important to ensure that he does not attend. The German MFA says it favors inviting R [...]
2009-04-22 16:53:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN PGOV RU BM MD UP XF EZ IR TU GM
09BERLIN557GREEN PARTY LAUNCHES BID TO RETURN TO POWER WITH
[...] (C) Summary. Kicking off its election campaign, the Green Party's May 8-10 national convention yielded few surprises and prompted more discussions about the party's relevance in German politics. The party delegates called for a "Green New Deal," which would create one million new jobs throu [...]
2009-05-14 14:09:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALECON GM PGOV PREL
09BERLIN803MEDIA REACTION:NORTH KOREA, IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, MIDEAST,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. UNSC Sanctions on North Korea 3. Iranian Protests 4. Afghanistan 5. Mideast Settlement Policy 6. Aftermath of Coup in Honduras 7. Run-Up to Obama-Medvedev Meeting 8. EU Presidency, Constitutional Court on Lisbon Treaty 9. Croatian Premier St [...]
2009-07-02 13:13:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US IR KN AF XF HO XG
09BRATISLAVA189GAERC: SLOVAKIA SUPPORTS DIALOGUE WITH EASTERN
[...] (SBU) Summary. Poloff discussed ref points on the April 27-28 GAERC meeting with European Correspondent Albin Otruba on April 23. The discussion of Ukraine and Moldova, which will be held in the context of the Eastern Partnership, is the most interesting for Slovakia. Slovakia supports continu [...]
2009-04-23 14:34:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EUN PGOV UP SY MD LO
09BRATISLAVA45 SLOVAKIA - 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Slovakia's once troubled economy has been transformed in the last ten years into a business friendly market-model, which led the region with GDP growth of 7.1 percent (est.) in 2008. Comprehensive structural reforms adopted by the Slovak government in the first several years of this decade led [...]
2009-01-26 15:44:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ETRD OPIC KTDB USTR LO
09BRATISLAVA85SLOVAKIA 2009 ANNUAL REPORT ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] SLOVAKIA'S TIP SITUATION A. SOURCES OF INFORMATION The MOI, local police, NGOs, and IOM are the best sources of information regarding the number and kinds of TIP victims. Though the numbers vary from source to source, they are generally reliable. IOM estimates between 150 to 200 individua [...]
2009-02-18 07:40:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP PGOV KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ASEC
09BRUSSELS1048JULY GAERC - SWEDISH PRESIDENCY OUTLINES
[...] (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers (FMs),meeting in Brussels July 27 as the General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC),received an overview of Swedish Presidency priorities for the next six months. The GAERC adopted without discussion numerous decisions, to include U.S.-EU neg [...]
2009-07-30 17:50:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV ECON EUN AF AL BO GG GR HR IC IR
09BRUSSELS1127EUPOL DEPLOYMENT TO U.S. PRTS -- REQUEST FOR
[...] (U) This is a request for guidance. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: On May 27, EUPOL Political Advisor Jean-Baptiste Valmary and a staffer had met with USEU political officers to provide an update on the EU civilian police mission to Afghanistan, focusing on its training activiti [...]
2009-08-13 12:03:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMARR MOPS PREL EUN
09BRUSSELS1263EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON IRAN
[...] (SBU) USEU Poloff met on 9/18 with EU Council Secretariat official Lene Lindholdt Hove to discuss EU efforts to broaden the chorus on Iran. Hove noted that EU member states' Foreign Ministers UNGA statements on Iran had been coordinated, the first time the EU had pre-coordinated its message o [...]
2009-09-18 17:17:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC PTER EUN
09BRUSSELS1266 EU FOREIGN MINISTERS MEET (GAERC) TO DISCUSS AFGHANISTAN,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: EU Foreign Ministers (FMs) met in Brussels on September 14-15 as the General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) to review EU foreign policy priority areas. Discussions in the External Affairs Council centered on Iran, Afghanistan, and the Southern Caucasus, with the [...]
2009-09-21 09:04:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EINT ECPS PTER EUN
09BRUSSELS130BELGIUM ON TRACK TO RATIFY CROATIA AND ALBANIA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-29 14:24:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA MARR NATO PARM PREL BE
09BRUSSELS1366EU SEEKS COORDINATED APPROACH TO REFORM CONGOLESE
[...] (SBU) Summary: EUPOL RD Congo, the EU's police reform mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo advises the Congolese police on police structure, civil rights, justice and police-judicial coordination, and sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). In the coming months, EUPOL RD Congo will [...]
2009-10-13 11:35:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL ZF CG EUN
09BRUSSELS1476 EU LEADERS AGREE ON CZECH TERMS FOR SEALING TREATY OF
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In order to obtain Czech President Vaclav Klaus's signature ratifying the Lisbon Treaty, EU leaders at their October 29-30 European Council meeting agreed to grant the Czech Republic an opt-out from the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, per the Czech leader's request. Czech Repu [...]
2009-10-30 15:22:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EUN
09BRUSSELS1489EU AND CLOSE ALLIES DISCUSS CURRENT CRISIS
[...] (C) Summary: On October 16, the Swedish EU Presidency convoked a meeting of EU Political and Security Committee Ambassadors with non-EU NATO Allies and EU candidate countries (the PSC Plus 8) to discuss the EU's counter-piracy operation, the EU police training mission in Afghanistan, and th [...]
2009-11-03 16:25:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALMOPS MARR PREL EUN
09BRUSSELS1561EU MAKING THE "COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH" ITS
[...] (C//NF) Summary: The EU's added value to international security is its ability to apply a broad range of developmental, humanitarian, civilian, and military instruments. The UN is the only other multilateral organization to do that, according to the European Commission Director for Crisis P [...]
2009-11-20 18:30:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMARR MOPS PREL EUN CD IZ AF SO
09BRUSSELS1721NEW LANDSCAPE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND HUMANITARIAN
[...] SUMMARY: The Treaty of Lisbon, the European Union's (EU) latest reform effort, entered into force on December 1, 2009. The institutional and policy changes Lisbon brings will impact EU development and humanitarian assistance over the longer term through more integrated EU development and hum [...]
2009-12-23 16:27:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL ECON PINR EUN
09BRUSSELS218DISCUSSIONS AT U.S.-EU JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS
[...] (U) This is an action request telegram; please see paragraph 29. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Participants at the U.S.-European Union (EU) Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Informal Meeting in Prague February 5 to 6, 2009, engaged in a wide-ranging discussion of cooperation against terr [...]
2009-02-13 17:08:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALKCRM PGOV PREL SNAR EUM CZ
09BRUSSELS236CZECH MFA EASTERN EUROPE DIRECTOR ON THE BALKANS
[...] (C/NF) Summary: In a dinner with Poloff February 18, Czech MFA Eastern and Southeastern Europe Director Tomas Szunyog was most interested in learning U.S. views about Bosnia. While acknowledging that a decision to close the Office of the High Representative (OHR) was unlikely at the March Pe [...]
2009-02-19 16:07:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PBTS EUN AL HR KK SR SI EZ
09BRUSSELS391INTRODUCING THE EUROPEAN UNION, PART VI: THE ACCESSION
[...] The EU has been growing from the founding "Six" to the current EU-27. Enlargement is viewed as one of the EU's most successful policies and a powerful foreign policy tool for extending a zone of peace and democracy across the European continent. The tight conditions for membership and the va [...]
2009-03-18 17:41:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EUN TU HR CY XH
09BRUSSELS401EU EMPHASIZES SUCCESS IN PSC PLUS 7 MEETING
[...] (C//NF) Summary: At the March 17 Political and Security Committee (PSC) Plus 7 meeting organized by the Czech EU Presidency, representatives of Member States and the EU institutions generally gave high marks to EU-led civilian and military operations in Chad, the Gulf of Aden, Georgia, Koso [...]
2009-03-20 11:34:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMARR MOPS PREL XF XG XW ZJ ZL XD ZF EUN
09BRUSSELS580BELGIAN SHIP SEIZED BY SOMALI PIRATES AND AID
[...] (C) Summary: The Belgian ship Pompei was seized by Somali pirates the morning of April 18. The ship is expected to reach the Somali coast on April 22 after a 70 hour voyage. Two aid workers from Doctors without Borders were also kidnapped April 19 in the Bokol region of Somalia. The Belgian [...]
2009-04-20 09:56:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS BE SO
09BRUSSELS701SLOVENE MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL ON THE BORDER DISPUTE
[...] (C/NF) Summary: In a meeting with Charge in Brussels on May 18, Slovene MFA Director General for European Affairs and Coordinator for Croatia Iztok Mirosic briefed USEU on Slovenia's response to the latest proposal by EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn to help solve Slovenia's bilateral bo [...]
2009-05-18 16:57:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL EUN HR SI
09BRUSSELS854JUNE GAERC - GUANTANAMO, IRELAND, THE MIDDLE EAST,
[...] (C) Summary: Meeting in Luxembourg on June 15, EU Foreign Ministers prepared the June 18-19 European Council summit meeting on guarantees for Ireland and financial regulation, and they addressed the Middle East, Western Balkans, and Cuba. Significantly, they announced the approval of joint US-EU jo [...]
2009-06-19 17:11:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ECON EUN AF BK CU HR IR IZ MD PK
09BRUSSELS886AFGHANISTAN, GEORGIA & PIRACY DISCUSSED BY
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The Czech EU Presidency's Ambassador Ivo Sramek chaired a meeting of the EU Political Security Committee (PSC)ambassadors with NATO Allies and EU accession states on June 23. Topics were the EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM),the EU's Civilian Police mission in Afghanist [...]
2009-06-26 14:07:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEUN MARR MOPS PREL EAID KDEM PINS PTER MASS
09BUCHAREST112ROMANIA ACCEPTS CROATIA/ALBANIA NATO PROTOCOLS
[...] (U) Mission received on February 20, a letter (under cover of Note Verbale) from Foreign Minister Diaconescu addressed to the Secretary indicating Romania's acceptance of the NATO Accession Protocols for Albania and Croatia (text copied below). Mission will pouch the original document to L/T [...]
2009-02-20 14:59:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA MARR NATO PARM PREL RO
09BUDAPEST151EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM 2009 (HUNGARY)
[...] In response to reftel, Embassy Budapest would like to submit the following requests for Embassy Science Fellows. Current point of contact for these proposals is outgoing ESTH Hub Officer Camille Hill, HillCD2@state.gov, 36-1-475-4956. Ms. Hill will depart post May 19 and her successor, Sam Ko [...]
2009-02-27 15:03:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT APER EPA
09BUDAPEST265MOL, GOH GIRD FOR DEFENSE AGAINST RUSSIAN TAKEOVER
[...] (C) Summary: While Hungary's political establishment has been singularly absorbed in the country's unfolding internal political drama, al--including top management at MOL--appear to have been caught off guard by the announcement on March 30 that Austria's OMV had sold its 21.2 percent stake in [...]
2009-04-02 15:30:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EPET PGOV RU HU
09BUDAPEST556AMBASSADOR DAALDER'S MEETING WITH THE HUNGARIAN
[...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Daalder, accompanied by the Charge, met Hungarian Prime Minster Gordon Bajnai at Papa Airbase July 27. Bajnai reflected on the first 100 days of his administration, stating he places first priority on the value-based relationships found within NATO and the EU. Comme [...]
2009-07-31 09:20:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MCAP NATO EUN ZL AF HU
09BUDAPEST628STORING UP GAS FOR ANOTHER WINTER CUTOFF
[...] (SBU) Summary: Hungary is nearing the completion of a significant addition to its already extensive natural gas storage capacity. This new capacity will further enable gas to continue flowing to consumers in Hungary and possibly to neighboring countries in the event of a cutoff similar to th [...]
2009-09-01 11:10:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EPET PGOV RU UK HU
09BUDAPEST686TALKING TO THE NEIGHBORS: HUNGARIAN AND SERBIAN
[...] (C) During a September 11, 2009, conversation with PolOff, Desk Officer Emil Varadi of the MFA's Territorial Department Number 3 provided a readout of the September 10 meeting between Hungarian FM Peter Balazs and Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic. As note-taker for the Hungarian side, Va [...]
2009-09-18 15:49:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ENRG EPET BE SP SR KV HU
09BUDAPEST687TALKING TO THE NEIGHBORS: HUNGARIAN AND SERBIAN
[...] (C) During a September 11, 2009, conversation with PolOff, Desk Officer Emil Varadi of the MFA's Territorial Department Number 3 provided a readout of the September 10 meeting between Hungarian FM Peter Balazs and Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic. As note-taker for the Hungarian side, Va [...]
2009-09-18 15:49:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ENRG EPET BE SP SR KV HU
09BUDAPEST792HUNGARY INCSR PART I
[...] (U) Summary: Hungary continues to be a primary narcotics transit country between Southwest Asia and Western Europe due to its combination of geographic location, a modern transportation system, and the unsettled political and social climate in the neighboring countries of the former Yugoslavia [...]
2009-11-03 06:03:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM PREL PGOV HU
09BUDAPEST802SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MORNINGSTAR
[...] (SBU) Post warmly welcomes the visit of Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Richard Morningstar. Your November 16 visit to Budapest sends an important signal to our Hungarian allies that the U.S. continues to be fully engaged in European energy security. The Fourth Energy Forum, where you will [...]
2009-11-06 14:28:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON PGOV PREL OREP HU
09BUDAPEST810HUNGARIAN FOREIGN MINISTER'S BRIEFING TO NATO/EU
[...] (SBU) Summary. Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Balazs briefed NATO and EU Ambassadors November 4 on several key MFA focus areas. Stating he was very pleased with the Lisbon Treaty ratification, Balazs commented that he looks for accelerated action to place the treaty in force by December. P [...]
2009-11-10 13:44:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO EUN SO ZL HU
09BUDAPEST843AMBASSADOR MORNINGSTAR'S CONSULTATIONS IN BUDAPEST
[...] (SBU) Summary: Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Ambassador Richard Morningstar visited Budapest on November 16-17 to take part in the "Fourth Energy Forum," a conference dedicated to fostering a broad discussion on European energy security. While in Budapest, Ambassador Morningstar met with [...]
2009-11-24 14:48:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EPET PGOV PREL OREP HU
09BUDAPEST847SCENESETTER FOR PRIME MINISTER BAJNAI'S MEETING
[...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai has received high marks from the International Monetary Fund for his management of the Hungarian economy after its near meltdown in October 2008. He has maintained the Hungarian commitment in Afghanistan despite very limited fiscal constraints, and [...]
2009-11-25 15:29:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS ECON ENRG EINV HU
09BUDAPEST855DAS QUANRUD'S VISIT TO BUDAPEST
[...] (SBU) Summary. During a November 24-25 visit to Budapest, EUR DAS Pamela Quanrud met with the Prime Minister, other senior Hungarian government officials, the opposition party's senior foreign policy expert, and media representatives to discuss USG priority issues. The Prime Minister indicate [...]
2009-12-01 10:58:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NATO ENGR AF HU
09BUDAPEST867HUNGARY SUPPORTING MACEDONIA'S EU MEMBERSHIP
[...] (C) PolOff discussed reftel demarche December 3, with the MFA's Deputy Department Head for Southeastern Europe, Laszlo Markusz, and Macedonian Desk Officer Maria Csicsko. Agreeing that Macedonia has made significant strides in preparation for EU membership, Markusz first underscored Hungary's [...]
2009-12-04 11:20:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL EU GR MK HU
09BUENOSAIRES1212ARGENTINE MINISTER OF JUSTICE DESCRIBES SECURITY
[...] (SBU) Summary: In the Ambassador's introductory courtesy call, Argentine Minister of Justice Alak welcomed USG interest in deepening cooperation on counter-narcotics, trafficking-in-persons (TIP) and other security issues. The Minister requested USG help in developing a national security plan [...]
2009-11-09 20:30:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER SNAR KTIP CPAS AR
09CHISINAU44MOLDOVA 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Russia 154.08 2. United States 102.16 3. Italy 91.30 4. Spain 82.57 5. Netherlands 80.12 6. France 79.00 7. Romania 60.14 8. Germany 50.64 9. Austria 35.20 10. Cyprus 27.54 92. Based on figures from the National Bureau of Statistics, FDI since 1992 by sectors was as a perce [...]
2009-01-22 10:42:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR MD
09CHISINAU542 MIXED ASSESSMENT SO FAR FOR NEW
[...] (C) After the Charge described President Obama's recent visit to Russia (septel),Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Valeriu Ostalep asked about the U.S.'s current assessment of the election campaign. The Charge noted we had heard indications that the Central Electio [...]
2009-07-14 14:55:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL RS MD
09COLOMBO876SRI LANKAN OFFICIALS REJECT FREEDOM OF IDP
[...] (C) On September 9, Charge delivered ref. A freedom of movement points to Foreign Minister Bogollagama and was met with a predictable response. The FM said these points were nothing new and the GSL appreciated our continued interest. He repeated the request for us to help purchase heavy demi [...]
2009-09-10 13:55:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
09COPENHAGEN56NATO ENLARGEMENT: DANISH STATUS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-28 12:35:00Embassy CopenhagenUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA MARR NATO PARM PREL DA
09DOHA132QATAR: INPUT FOR THE NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN
[...] Below is Part 2 of 2 of post's input for the Ninth Annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) reported. Part 1 has been communicated by septel. 2. (SBU) PARAGRAPH 26: PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS: A. (SBU) What kind of protection is the government able under existing law to provide f [...]
2009-02-19 10:34:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC ELAB QA
09DOHA473QATAR CHIPS AWAY AT RUSSIAN DOMINANCE IN THE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-27 16:24:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET ECON PREL EINV TRGY RU IR QA BE
09DOHA495QATAR CHIPS AWAY AT RUSSIAN DOMINANCE IN THE
[...] (C) According to diplomatic sources in Doha, Qatar has recently moved ahead with investment and infrastructure plans in Poland with the goal of augmenting its list of current LNG clients. The first stage of this engagement was the purchase of two Polish shipyards that are able to produce the n [...]
2009-08-04 13:42:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET ECON PREL EINV TRGY RU IR QA BE
09DUBLIN416THE IRISH REFERENDUM: A LISBON LANDSLIDE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a resounding victory for the "yes" side, the results of the October 2 referendum on the Lisbon Treaty came in at 67.1 percent for "yes" and 32.9 percent for "no." The high turnout (59 percent) and result lends greater credibility both to the embattled Irish government, which mu [...]
2009-10-04 08:59:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR EI EUN
09DUSHANBE932FLYING BY NIGHT: TAJIK AVIATION ILL-EQUIPPED, UNDER-FUNDED
[...] (SBU) Summary: Tajikistan's aviation sector faces many challenges: lack of capacity and oversight, limited flights, high costs, poor planning, aging infrastructure, and unrealistic expectations. During a recent visit to Dushanbe by senior Moscow-based Federal Aviation Administration representa [...]
2009-07-31 10:01:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON PREL TI
09GENEVA126598TH IOM COUNCIL - GENERAL DEBATE AND RESOLUTIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: IOM Director General William Swing presided over the organization's Ninety-Eighth Council meeting November 23-26, which focused on a number of institutional issues, including budget and structural reform initiatives. Member States agreed to a 1.5 percent increase in IOM's 2010 [...]
2009-12-23 11:09:00Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL SMIG
09GENEVA281UNHCR 44TH STANDING COMMITTEE: FOCUS ON REFUGEE
[...] (U) SUMMARY. During the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees' (UNHCR's) March 3-5, 2008 Standing Committee meeting, UNHCR managers briefed Member States on progress made in three thematic areas: a) return and reintegration of displaced populations; b) the global work p [...]
2009-04-06 07:51:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF PREL
09GENEVA895The Environment and Security Initiative
[...] SUMMARY: The Environment and Security Initiative (ENVSEC) is a collaborative effort between multiple international organizations to assess and address environmental problems that threaten security, stability and peace across borders, particularly in conflict regions. It also utilizes environ [...]
2009-10-20 14:11:00Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV UNEP EPA
09HAVANA649CUBA PUTS THE SQUEEZE ON SWITZERLAND AND HUMAN
[...] (C) Chief of Mission met October 27 with Swiss ambassador Peter Burkhard, at Burkhard,s request, to discuss the November 11-13 visit of a Swiss MFA delegation for their annual bilateral meeting with the GOC focused on bilateral and multilateral issues, including human rights. Last year's mee [...]
2009-10-28 20:52:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CU SZ
09HELSINKI149FINLAND: COMMENTS ON APRIL GAERC
[...] (C) SUMMARY. PolOff met with Finnish MFA Deputy European Correspondent Markku Lampinen on April 23. Lampinen previewed all of the EU agenda items. The Government of Finland (GoF) believes that efforts should be made to encourage the new Israeli government to honor the commitments made by the [...]
2009-04-24 13:47:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN PGOV FI
09HELSINKI221FINLAND: JUNE GAERC DISCUSSION
[...] (C) On June 12 PolOff met with the MFA Deputy European Correspondent for European Common Foreign and Security Policy Markku Lampinen to discuss the June GAERC agenda. Lampinen said that the Middle East discussion would dominate in light of the Lebanese elections and since the last discussion w [...]
2009-06-12 12:42:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALEUN FI MARR PGOV PREL
09HELSINKI289FINLAND: MIGRATION IN FINLAND IN FINANCIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-30 05:10:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINR ECON ELAB SMIG PREL PGOV FI
09JAKARTA1944SENIOR POLICE OFFICIAL REPLACED AMID CORRUPTION
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) On November 24 the Indonesian National Police (INP) replaced General Susno Duadji, head of the INP's Criminal Investigation Division (CID). An INP spokesman stated the move was part of routine personnel [...]
2009-11-25 08:22:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KJUS KCOR ECON ID
09KABUL1735ANATOMY OF AN INSURGENCY - DECLINING SECURITY IN
[...] (C) Summary: Though by no means comparable to the situation in Afghanistan's south and east, the security climate in the country's northwest is worsening in certain districts, and this has local officials concerned. A particular worry is the situation in Ghormach district, administratively [...]
2009-07-02 14:15:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KHARTOUM325GOS HARASSMENT OF EXPELLED NGO STAFF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In meetings at the UN and at USAID, NGO officials outlined a systematic campaign by the Government of Sudan to seize assets and harass staff of the NGOs expelled in the wake of the ICC announcement on March 4. Post will continue to protest the harassment of NGOs and Amcits to G [...]
2009-03-09 15:43:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CASC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KINSHASA161 DRC: RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS FOR THE NINTH ANNUAL
[...] (U) This message contains Embassy Kinshasa's responses to questions in reftel, paragraphs 23-27, on trafficking in persons. 2. (SBU) Begin responses to paragraph 23: -- A. What is (are) the source(s) of available information on trafficking in persons? What plans are in place (if any) t [...]
2009-02-18 15:00:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF KTIP KCRM KWMN KFRD SMIG ASEC ELAB CG
09KUALALUMPUR345EXBS: MALAYSIA/SINGAPORE/INDONESIA/PHILIPPINES
[...] (U) Advisor attended training at the University of Georgia in Athens, GA and conducted consultations with INS/ECC staff in Washington,DC. Advisor initiated contact with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a follow up to a meeting held in March concerning a Department of Justice workshop schedu [...]
2009-05-08 06:00:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL MY
09KUALALUMPUR7EXBS: MALAYSIA/SINGAPORE/INDONESIA/PHILIPPINES
[...] (U) December 16, 2008 scheduled meeting between Advisor and representative of High Commission of New Zealand was postponed and will be rescheduled for third week in January. December 18, 2008 tour of Port Klang provided by ICE CSI Program Manager was rescheduled for mid January with Deputy Chi [...]
2009-01-07 08:32:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL MY
09LAPAZ593GOVERNMENT CLAIMS INTERNATIONAL TERRORISTS ARE IN
[...] (C) Summary: Early April 16, a Bolivian National Police (BNP) SWAT team raided the ExpoCruz fairgrounds in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, reportedly discovering arms and ammunition. Police also raided a downtown hotel, engaging in a firefight and ultimately killing three individuals (reportedly includin [...]
2009-04-16 22:14:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PTER PREL BL
09LAPAZ600GOB BRIEFS DIPLOMATIC CORPS ON "TERRORIST CELL"
[...] (C) Summary: Bolivian Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera and other senior administration members, during an address to the diplomatic corps on April 21, underscored the seriousness of what they labeled a series of three terrorist attacks and the presence of a terrorist cell with at least ten [...]
2009-04-23 11:06:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PINR ENVR ASEC BL PTER
09LAPAZ635BOLIVIA: "TERRORISM" EXCUSE FOR MASS ARRESTS?
[...] (C) Summary: The Morales administration may use an April 16 police team raid in opposition-dominated Santa Cruz, in which police shot and killed three alleged terrorists, arrested two more, and reportedly found a separate weapons cache (Reftels A, B),to initiate arrests of the political opposition [...]
2009-04-29 21:20:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PINR ENVR ASEC PTER BL
09LISBON101PORTUGAL: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] The Monitoring Center for Trafficking in Persons; 2. The Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF); 3. The High Commission for Immigration and Intercultural Dialogue (ACIDI); 4. The Portuguese Association for Victim Support (APAV); 5. The International Organization for Migration (IOM); 6. The [...]
2009-02-17 16:22:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD KTIP ASEC PREF ELAB
09LISBON111PORTUGAL PASSES LEGISLATION ON NATO ACCESSION FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-20 16:30:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR PGOV PO AL HR
09LISBON66PORTUGAL EXPECTS TO HANDLE NATO ACCESSION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-30 14:49:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA MARR PARM PREL PO
09LJUBLJANA10SLOVENE PM ADAMANT THAT CROATIA MUST COMPROMISE ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Borut Pahor told the Ambassador January 8 that Slovenia would block Croatia's EU accession negotiations again in February if Zagreb does not demonstrate the will to resolve the issue of the allegedly prejudicial documents submitted by Croatia as part of the accessi [...]
2009-01-09 17:00:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG NATO EUN HR SI
09LJUBLJANA115SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF "LENGTHY," BUT VAGUE APRIL
[...] (C) Emboff discussed ref's points on the April 27-28 GAERC meeting with Acting European Correspondent Jurnej Muller on April 22. Muller commented that it was obvious that last week was a holiday as the Czech Presidency still had not provided background for some of the agenda items, so their p [...]
2009-04-22 15:04:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN PGOV SI
09LJUBLJANA122009 SLOVENIA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] In response to reftel, the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Slovenia follows: A.1 Openness to Foreign Investment ---------------------------------- A European Union member since May 1, 2004 and a eurozone member since January 1, 2007, Slovenia has a strong mix of qualities to recommend [...]
2009-01-15 17:07:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD ELAB USTR OPIC KTDB SI
09LJUBLJANA125SLOVENIA SWALLOWS HARD, PREPARES TO ACCEPT NEW EU
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Slovenia has reacted cautiously to the latest proposal put forth by EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn to resolve the border dispute between Croatia and Slovenia and allow Croatia's accession negotiations to move forward. In contrast to the joyous Croatian reaction reporte [...]
2009-04-28 18:33:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL EUN HR SI
09LJUBLJANA135SLOVENIAN FM STRATEGIZING ON LATEST REHN PROPOSAL
[...] (C) Foreign Minister Zbogar reviewed with us on May 5 the government of Slovenia's planning on trying to get to a "yes" on EU Commissioner Rehn's most recent proposal on the Slovenia-Croatia border dispute. He stressed the government's concern that it be able to sell the Rehn proposal to the [...]
2009-05-06 11:50:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN PGOV HR SI
09LJUBLJANA139SLOVENIA: "SUBSTANTIVE AMENDMENTS" NEEDED TO
[...] (C) Prime Minister Borut Pahor announced on May 12 that the major parties had reached agreement on a response to the latest proposal from EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn on resolving the Slovenia-Croatia border dispute. Pahor told press that the response would include "substantive amend [...]
2009-05-13 16:22:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN HR SI
09LJUBLJANA149SLOVENIA SEEKS ANOTHER ROUND OF "QUIET" TALKS WITH
[...] (C) Iztok Mirosic, the MFA Coordinator for Croatia and U/S equivalent Director for Bilateral Affairs, briefed CDA on May 15 on Slovenia's response to the latest Rehn proposal, which it formally submitted to Rehn on May 18. Mirosic explained that the government was very concerned that there be [...]
2009-05-18 17:00:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN PGOV HR SI
09LJUBLJANA157SLOVENIA: EP ELECTIONS A REFERENDUM ON COALITION
[...] (C) While the governing center-left coalition has been focused on the twin challenges of the economic crisis and the Slovenia-Croatia border dispute (ref A),the center-right opposition has surged to the lead in polls ahead of Slovenia's June 7 European Parliament (EP) elections. The oppositi [...]
2009-06-03 14:53:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN SI
09LJUBLJANA16DAS GARBER CEMENTS TIES WITH NEW SLOVENIAN
[...] (C) During a visit to Ljubljana on January 14, visiting EUR DAS Judy Garber assured Slovenian officials that the USG would continue to pursue a strong transatlantic partnership. She noted that the U.S. had coordinated closely with its G-20 partners to respond to the global financial crisis and [...]
2009-01-20 09:09:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN PGOV ECON ENRG SI
09LJUBLJANA173SLOVENIA READY TO REENGAGE IN REHN PROCESS
[...] (C/NF) MFA State Secretary Dragoljuba Bencina requested to see CDA on June 19 to review the recent developments with the Rehn process. CDA urged Slovenia to continue its efforts in the Rehn process and assured Slovenia we were passing this message in Zagreb as well. CDA conveyed Embassy Zagre [...]
2009-06-19 15:33:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL EUN PGOV HR SI
09LJUBLJANA178CROATIAN AMBASSADOR SAYS U.S. SHOULD BECOME MORE
[...] (C) Svjetlan Berkovic, Croatian Ambassador to Slovenia, made a pitch to CDA on June 29 for greater U.S. involvement in getting Croatia's EU accession talks back on track. Citing the example of Slovenia's ratification of Croatia's NATO membership, "which ran through Washington," Berkovic expres [...]
2009-06-29 16:32:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN HR SI
09LJUBLJANA183SLOVENIA-CROATIA: PM CLINGS TO REHN PROCESS,
[...] (C) In a July 3 meeting with CDA, a haggard-looking Prime Minister Pahor stated that he would like the process led by EU Commissioner Olli Rehn to resolve the Slovenia-Croatia impasse to continue as the two countries were "very close." He acknowledged, however, that it was an open question as t [...]
2009-07-06 12:22:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN PGOV PINR HR SI
09LJUBLJANA184SLOVENIAN FM WILL SKIP DUBROVNIK SUMMIT, CITING
[...] (C) MFA Director-General for Bilateral Affairs Iztok Mirosic informed CDA the afternoon of July 6 that the Foreign Minister would not go to Dubrovnik for the Croatia Summit after all (reftel). Mirosic explained that the FM had changed his plans after hearing Sanader's comments at his July 4 f [...]
2009-07-06 16:17:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN PGOV HR SI
09LJUBLJANA199ECONOMIC CRISIS AFFECTS SLOVENIA'S ECONOMIC
[...] (SBU) In response to the global financial crisis, most Slovene companies implemented stricter hiring policies in the first half of 2009, resulting in a reduction of work permits and the elimination of the government's prolongation policy for existing permits. These changes reduced employment [...]
2009-07-20 12:05:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELAB SI
09LJUBLJANA209SLOVENIAN FM LEANS FORWARD ON W. BALKANS,
[...] (C) During a July 22 discussion with CDA, Foreign Minister Zbogar focused on the Western Balkans, stressing that Slovenia remained concerned about Bosnia and Herzegovina, while its relationship with Serbia was deepening despite Slovenia's strong support for Kosovo. Zbogar hoped that a July 31 [...]
2009-07-23 17:27:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN PGOV ECON SI
09LJUBLJANA21AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALLS: U.S.-EUROPEAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In farewell calls on Slovenian President Daniel Turk and National Assembly speaker Pavel Gantar, Ambassador Ghafari: highlighted the importance of U.S.-European partnership; stressed the need for prompt parliamentary ratification of Croatia's membership in NATO; and urged Sloven [...]
2009-01-23 14:05:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO EUN MARR HR SI
09LJUBLJANA215YOUR MEETING WITH SLOVENIAN FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) Your July 29 meeting with Foreign Minister Zbogar is an opportunity to advance our bilateral and regional agendas on at least three fronts: European integration of the Western Balkans, including Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Kosovo; a qualitative and quantitative increase in Sl [...]
2009-07-24 17:37:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO AF HR SI
09LJUBLJANA223SLOVENIA FOCUSES ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND CHILDREN
[...] (U) After the successful launch of the "Our Rights" program in 2005 under Slovenia's Chairmanship of the OSCE, it is continuing the program on human rights education in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and North Ossetia, during its chairmanship of the Council of Europe. In a July 16 meeting wit [...]
2009-07-30 08:23:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL COE BK KV SI
09LJUBLJANA224SLOVENIA: BUDGET CUTS DELAY MOUNTAIN WARFARE
[...] (SBU) Representatives from Slovenia's Mountain Warfare School (MWS) and Ministry of Defense officials confirmed to ODC Chief in mid-July that Slovenia was no longer asking the U.S. to be a supporting nation for its proposed NATO MWS Center of Excellence (COE) in 2009. They explained that Slov [...]
2009-07-30 14:50:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR NATO SI
09LJUBLJANA226SLOVENIA HOSTS DISCUSSION OF REGIONAL ENERGY
[...] (U) Janez Kopac, director for energy in Slovenia's Ministry of Economy, hosted on May 14 embassy and business representatives from Slovenia, Italy, Croatia, Austria, and Hungary to discuss possible energy projects in the region. The European Commission (EC) also participated, and U.S. emboff o [...]
2009-07-31 06:29:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ETTC ECON EUN SI
09LJUBLJANA23SLOVENIA: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT
[...] On January 9, two Emboffs visited Krka Pharmaceutical company in Novo Mesto to conduct "Blue Lantern" check, per reftel. Emboffs interviewed Dr. Ales Rotar, Managing Director of Krka, and conducted standard post-shipment check of an ImagIR camera lens. End summary. Krka Overview ----------- [...]
2009-01-26 13:52:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC SI
09LJUBLJANA231SLOVENIAN AND CROATIAN PMS AGREE TO DIALOGUE ON
[...] (C) At their July 31 meeting in northern Croatia, Slovenian PM Borut Pahor and Croatian PM Jadranka Kosor agreed to have a dialogue and try to prepare a two-part package that would allow Slovenia to lift its reservations and Croatia's EU negotiations to resume. The first part would be a Croat [...]
2009-07-31 18:30:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN HR SI
09LJUBLJANA237SLOVENIA: SECOND NUCLEAR PLANT MAY BE DELAYED
[...] (SBU) During the Charge d'Affaire's (CDA) July 23 visit to Krsko, the site of Slovenia's only nuclear power plant, which it shares with Croatia, Post learned of changes to the Slovenian energy industry that may postpone the timeline for a second nuclear power plant in Slovenia. This was disap [...]
2009-08-03 15:26:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALENRG KNNP EINV SI
09LJUBLJANA24SLOVENIA: COMMITTEE SUPPORTS CROATIA'S NATO
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Following a push by the Prime Minister to lobby wavering MPs, Slovenia's parliamentary foreign policy committee voted 16-3 on January 26 in support of ratification of Croatia's NATO accession. The three votes against ratification came from one Slovene People's Party (SLS),one S [...]
2009-01-26 17:10:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO MARR HR SI
09LJUBLJANA242SLOVENIA: SMALL ROMA POPULATION STILL FACES
[...] (U) The Roma community in Slovenia, numbering between 7,000 and 10,000, is characterized under Slovene law as a "special community," rather than a national minority. Since 1994, the government has passed legislation and worked through various ministries to foster better social integration for [...]
2009-08-06 14:47:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV SI
09LJUBLJANA258SLOVENIA-CROATIA: PRESIDENT SEES WINDOW OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. According to his advisors, President Danilo Tuerk is deeply interested in finding a solution to the ongoing border dispute with Croatia that would allow Croatia's EU accession to proceed and would be politically salable in Slovenia. He sees the proposal put forth by EU Enlargeme [...]
2009-08-21 19:15:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN HR SI
09LJUBLJANA259SLOVENIA-CROATIA: PRESIDENT SEES WINDOW OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. According to his advisors, President Danilo Tuerk is deeply interested in finding a solution to the ongoing border dispute with Croatia that would allow Croatia's EU accession to proceed and would be politically salable in Slovenia. He sees the proposal put forth by EU Enlargeme [...]
2009-08-24 07:25:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN HR SI
09LJUBLJANA274SLOVENIA: PM ASKS FOR BREATHING ROOM RE GUANTANAMO
[...] (C) DAS Stu Jones asked Prime Minister Pahor in a private meeting at the Bled Strategic Forum on August 30 if Slovenia would be willing to accept one or two Uighur detainees from Guantanamo. Pahor declined to provide an immediate answer, staying that he needed to resolve the border dispute wi [...]
2009-09-03 14:40:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDRG SI
09LJUBLJANA275SLOVENIA-CROATIA: PM WILLING TO COMPROMISE ON
[...] (C) Slovenian Prime Minister Borut Pahor informed DAS Stuart Jones on August 30 that he was willing to be flexible on the language of the June 15 Rehn proposal (Rehn 2) despite the political risks, but he needed a public statement from the Government of Croatia (GoC) agreeing to the Rehn 2 fr [...]
2009-09-03 16:42:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN HR SI
09LJUBLJANA28SLOVENIA: UNRELATED DISPUTE DELAYS PARLIAMENTARY
[...] (C) Former PM Jansa's opposition SDS party blocked a parliamentary vote on NATO membership for Croatia and Albania January 29 ecause of a dispute over domestic budget legislaion. With parliament not scheduled to meet again n regular session until the end of February, the government plans to c [...]
2009-01-30 19:08:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MARR HR SI
09LJUBLJANA280SLOVENIAN PRIME MINISTER: "WE HAVE REACHED
[...] (C/NF) In a one-on-one meeting September 9, Slovenian PM Pahor told CDA that he and Croatian PM Kosor had reached agreement on the way forward regarding the border dispute and Croatia,s EU accession. He said Kosor would travel to Ljubljana, perhaps as early as September 11, to sign the letter [...]
2009-09-09 19:56:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL EUN HR SI
09LJUBLJANA281SLOVENIAN PRIME MINISTER: "WE HAVE REACHED
[...] (C/NF) In a one-on-one meeting September 9, Slovenian PM Pahor told CDA that he and Croatian PM Kosor had reached agreement on the way forward regarding the border dispute and Croatia,s EU accession. He said Kosor would travel to Ljubljana, perhaps as early as September 11, to sign the letter [...]
2009-09-09 20:04:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN HR SI
09LJUBLJANA286SLOVENIA/CROATIA ANNOUNCE AGREEMENT TO UNBLOCK EU
[...] (U) Slovenian PM Pahor and Croatian PM Kosor announced in Ljubljana on September 11 an agreement to resume talks on their border dispute and to remove Slovenia's hold on Croatia's EU accession negotiations. As part of the agreement, Kosor sent a letter to the Swedish EU presidency stating tha [...]
2009-09-11 18:14:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV EUN HR SI
09LJUBLJANA291SLOVENIA: SCENESETTER FOR MOD STATE SECRETARY
[...] (C) State Secretary Uros Krek, Slovenia's Deputy Minister of Defense, is visiting the U.S. primarily to determine if there is true U.S. political support /appreciation for Slovenian past and current military efforts in Kosovo, Afghanistan and NATO. This is an opportunity for senior U.S. offi [...]
2009-09-18 13:38:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR NATO SI
09LJUBLJANA30SLOVENIA WELCOMES EU COMMISSION PROPOSAL AS WAY TO
[...] (SBU) During a February 5 briefing for heads of diplomatic missions on Slovenia's positions on Slovenia-Croatia relations, MFA State Secretary Dragoljuba Bencina emphasized that Slovenia welcomed the Ollie Rehn proposal as the appropriate solution. She told the diplomatic corps that PM Pahor [...]
2009-02-06 16:03:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN PGOV HR SI
09LJUBLJANA312(C) PM PAHOR CALLS FOR URGENT U.S. ASSISTANCE TO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-05 18:29:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN SI HR
09LJUBLJANA32SLOVENIAN PARLIAMENT OVERWHELMINGLY APPROVES NATO
[...] (U) Slovenia's 90-seat National Assembly voted 75-11 on February 9 to approve Croatia's NATO accession protocol. The vote followed a brief debate, during which all representatives of the People's Party (SLS) and the Nationalists' Party (SNS, headed by Jelencic) spoke out and subsequently vote [...]
2009-02-09 17:16:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO HR SI
09LJUBLJANA324SLOVENIA-CROATIA: PM PAHOR FRUSTRATED BY FAILED
[...] (C) Summary. MFA Director General for European Affairs and Bilateral Relations Iztok Mirosic told Charge October 9 that this week's bilateral talks in Zagreb on an arbitration agreement to resolve the Slovenia-Croatia border dispute have failed. Croatia has crossed two Slovenian redlines by i [...]
2009-10-09 16:07:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EUN HR SI
09LJUBLJANA332SLOVENIA: NO EASY SOLUTION FOR GUANTANAMO DETAINEE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-21 05:51:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PREF PHUM SI
09LJUBLJANA336PAHOR EXPECTS FINAL ACT TO BORDER DRAMA
[...] (C) Prime Minister Pahor's Foreign Policy Advisor Marko Makovec told CDA October 23 that Pahor took away a positive impression of this week's telephone conversation with Deputy Secretary Steinberg. Makovec expressed the PM's appreciation for Washington's understanding and support. He noted, [...]
2009-10-23 17:34:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EUN HR SI
09LJUBLJANA337SLOVENIA: POLITICAL DECISION ON OMLT, CAVEATS
[...] (C) The Ministry of Defense (MOD) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) are both preparing for the government to make a decision on the possibility of a Slovene-led Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team (OMLT) in late October or early November, according to MOD State Secretary Uros Krek and MF [...]
2009-10-26 15:57:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MARR AF SI
09LJUBLJANA347MFA NOTES ACHIEVEMENTS, NEXT STEPS ON ARBITRATION
[...] (C) Summary. Senior officials at Slovenia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs are pleased with the November 4th signing of the arbitration agreement to resolve the Slovenia-Croatia border dispute. At a November 5 briefing, Director-General for European Affairs and Bilateral Relations Iztok Mirosic [...]
2009-11-06 17:45:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EUN HR SI
09LJUBLJANA349YOUR UPCOMING VISIT TO SLOVENIA: AN OPPORTUNITY TO
[...] (SBU/NF) Thank you for agreeing to a bilateral program on the margins of the NATO Strategic Concept Seminar in Brdo. Your visit could not have come at a better time. Slovenia is in the midst of an internal debate over its future role in ISAF, and the political class could badly use some additi [...]
2009-11-09 19:54:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL NATO PGOV SI
09LJUBLJANA358SLOVENIA-CROATIA: NOW THE HARD PART
[...] (U) This message contains an action request. Please see paragraph 12. SUMMARY 2. (C) The signing of the historic border arbitration agreement November 4 by the Prime Ministers of Slovenia and Croatia is just the first step in a complex domestic process that will challenge Prime Ministe [...]
2009-11-18 17:48:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EUN HR SI
09LJUBLJANA385PUTTING U.S.-SLOVENIA RELATIONS BACK ON TRACK
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-21 17:12:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EUN NATO MARR HR SI
09LJUBLJANA388SLOVENIA-CROATIA BORDER ARBITRATION: RATIFICATION
[...] (C) As Slovenia's Constitutional Court moves forward with its review of the Slovenia-Croatia arbitration agreement, court justice and former senior diplomat Ernest Petric has asked an independent panel of former justices -- some publicly critical of the agreement -- for their opinions on t [...]
2009-12-30 10:10:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EUN HR SI
09LJUBLJANA39AUSTRIAN AMBASSADOR VALENTIN INZKO PROMOTES OHR
[...] (U) CDA met today with Austria's Ambassador to Slovenia, Valentin Inzko, at Inzko's request. Inzko presented a CV for forwarding to Washington in connection with his candidacy for the Office of High Representative (OHR),Sarajevo. The CV will be scanned and forwarded to EUR/CE and EUR/SCE. [...]
2009-02-13 17:28:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL UN BK AU SI
09LJUBLJANA40SLOVENIA/CROATIA: THE NATO REFERENDUM NOBODY WANTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Marjan Podobnik, a one-time agrarian politician and head of a patriotic NGO called the June 25th Institute, formally submitted more than 5,300 signatures to parliament on February 16 to initiate a request for a referendum on Croatia's NATO accession protocol. Unless a compromise [...]
2009-02-17 18:13:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO HR SI
09LJUBLJANA45POSITIVE READ-OUT OF SLOVENIAN PM'S MEETING WITH
[...] (C) The Prime Minister's Foreign Policy Advisor, Marko Makovec, gave us a read-out of the February 24 meeting between PM Pahor and Croatian PM Sanader, which he characterized as more positive than portrayed by the media. Makovec explained that after the press conference, during which both side [...]
2009-02-25 11:02:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR EUN HR SI
09LJUBLJANA57SLOVENIA DESPERATELY TRYING TO AVOID A TRAIN WRECK
[...] (C) The Government of Slovenia is pursuing a multi-track approach to try to assure Croatia's entry into NATO. PM Pahor's government will continue to try to persuade the marginal Party of the Slovene Nation (SSN) to pull the plug on its campaign for a referendum about Croatia's NATO accession. [...]
2009-03-03 18:49:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN PGOV MARR HR SI
09LJUBLJANA59PRIME MINISTER SAYS NATO RATIFICATION PROCEDURE
[...] (C) Clearly anticipating the subject of our conversation, Prime Minister Pahor pre-empted CDA's delivery of reftel's points on March 5 by opening with the news that the government believed it had the legal means to cut short the seven-day follow-up for submission of signatures in favor of a re [...]
2009-03-06 16:20:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMARR NATO KTIA PREL HR SI
09LJUBLJANA62SLOVENIA TO COMPLETE CROATIA'S NATO RATIFICATION
[...] (C) There is progress on turning off the referendum initiative on Croatia's accession to NATO before March 26. With the announcement March 9 by Marjan Podobnik's Institute 25 June of its non-entrance into the signature campaign, it has become clear that the non-parliamentary Party of the Slove [...]
2009-03-10 16:04:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MARR EUN PGOV HR SI
09LJUBLJANA68ECON MINISTER TALKS ABOUT FINANCIAL CRISIS, U.S.
[...] (C) CDA discussed with Slovenian Minister of Economy Matej Lahovnik on March 11 the Global Economic Crisis, Slovenia's economic position, and opportunities for U.S. investments in Slovenia. CDA urged Slovenia, as part of the EU, to address the financial vulnerabilities in Central and Eastern Eu [...]
2009-03-13 17:27:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD PINR PREL SI
09LJUBLJANA84SLOVENIA: PM PAHOR'S 1ST 100 DAYS DEFINED BY
[...] (C) Nearly all observers cite the economic crisis as the biggest task facing the government during its first 100 days in office, with the Slovenia-Croatia border dispute a close second. Pahor himself told us he agrees with this assessment, and that he is "basically satisfied." On the domesti [...]
2009-03-27 15:42:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM SI
09LJUBLJANA85SLOVENIA TO DEPOSIT NATO RATIFICATION INSTRUMENT
[...] (SBU) Slovenia's president, Danilo Turk, signed the parliament's ratification of Croatia's NATO accession into law around 1 p.m. on March 27. He explained to the press that he had received the official determination from Pavel Gantar, Speaker of Parliament, that SSN had not met the conditions [...]
2009-03-27 16:00:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL NATO KTIA PARM MARR PGOV HR SI
09LJUBLJANA86SLOVENIA: PROJECTED GDP GROWTH TUMBLES SHARPLY
[...] (SBU) As recently as March 19, our government and business contacts assured Emboffs that they will be able to weather the crisis if the global economy is able to turn around this year. However, as many contacts have told Emboffs, "As Germany goes, so goes Slovenia." Based on Germany's falling [...]
2009-03-27 16:32:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON SI
09LJUBLJANA95SLOVENIA FEELING TRAPPED BY CROATIAN INTRANSIGENCE
[...] (C) Iztok Mirosic, the Director-General for European Affairs and Bilateral Politics (Under Secretary equivalent) and Coordinator for Croatia, told CDA on April 3 that the Government of Slovenia (GoS) wanted Croatia in the European Union as soon as possible. However, Slovenia felt trapped betw [...]
2009-04-03 16:07:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL EUN PGOV HR SI
09LONDON1092009 UK INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] In response to reftel, the following is the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for the United Kingdom. The information is updated as of January 1, 2009. 2. Much of the data supplied in this report is from 2007, since end-of-year 2008 figures are not yet available. Given the economic down [...]
2009-01-15 13:20:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV OPIC USTR KTDB UK
09LONDON1394UK EXPECTATIONS FOR JUNE GAERC
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-12 12:59:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER EU LE CU BM UK
09LONDON2626UK, WITH EU PARTNERS, TO CONDEMN SYRIA AT IAEA
[...] (C/NF) Summary: The UK is in full agreement with reftel points concerning Syria and will, with EU Partners, issue a statement condemning Syria for its lack of cooperation with the IAEA at the Board of Governors (BOG) meeting on November 26-27. While the UK has on previous reports lobbied non-EU st [...]
2009-11-23 17:13:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPARM IAEA KNNP SY IR UK
09LONDON2831CONSERVATIVES' SHADOW MINISTER FOR EUROPE - "WE WILL BE CONSTRUCTIVELY ENGAGED" REF: LONDON 2509
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-16 12:12:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON PGOV EU UK
09LUXEMBOURG11 LUXEMBOURG INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009
[...] The following is Luxembourg's submission for the 2009 Investment Climate Statement: A. Openness to Foreign Investment ---------------------------------- The Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg offers a very favorable and welcoming attitude toward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). FDI reflects how [...]
2009-01-13 12:27:00Embassy LuxembourgUNCLASSIFIEDOPIC KTDB USTR LU
09LUXEMBOURG18LUXEMBOURG EXPECTS NATO ACCESSION COMPLETION LATE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-27 16:06:00Embassy LuxembourgUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIA MARR NATO PARM PREL LU
09MADRID114SPANISH RATIFICATION OF CROATIA AND ALBANIA NATO
[...] According to Spanish MFA Strategic Affairs and Terrorism Office Director Pablo Nuno, the Spanish ratification of the NATO accession for Croatia and Albania is moving forward and will be completed well in advance of the April Summit. The Spanish legislative branch approved and forwarded the [...]
2009-02-03 10:50:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA MARR NATO PARM PREL SP
09MADRID150SPAIN ON KOSOVO: TRAPPED IN ITS OWN RHETORIC
[...] (C) The Charge d'Affaires met February 12 with Spanish MFA DG for non-EU Europe and North America Luis Felipe Fernandez de la Pena. Fernandez de la Pena (who served as Ambassador to Croatia and Slovenia) explained at length Spain's position on Kosovo. As the Spanish always do, he stressed tha [...]
2009-02-13 18:29:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALAORC PREL ICJ KV SP
09MADRID153SPAIN ON KOSOVO: TRAPPED IN ITS OWN RHETORIC
[...] (C) The Charge d'Affaires met February 12 with Spanish MFA DG for non-EU Europe and North America Luis Felipe Fernandez de la Pena. Fernandez de la Pena (who served as Ambassador to Croatia and Slovenia) explained at length Spain's position on Kosovo. As the Spanish always do, he stressed tha [...]
2009-02-13 18:31:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALAORC PREL ICJ KV SP
09MADRID156SPAIN ON KOSOVO: TRAPPED IN ITS OWN RHETORIC
[...] (C) The Charge d'Affaires met February 12 with Spanish MFA DG for non-EU Europe and North America Luis Felipe Fernandez de la Pena. Fernandez de la Pena (who served as Ambassador to Croatia and Slovenia) explained at length Spain's position on Kosovo. As the Spanish always do, he stressed tha [...]
2009-02-13 18:32:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALAORC PREL ICJ KV SP
09MADRID157SPAIN ON KOSOVO: TRAPPED IN ITS OWN RHETORIC
[...] (C) The Charge d'Affaires met February 12 with Spanish MFA DG for non-EU Europe and North America Luis Felipe Fernandez de la Pena. Fernandez de la Pena (who served as Ambassador to Croatia and Slovenia) explained at length Spain's position on Kosovo. As the Spanish always do, he stressed tha [...]
2009-02-13 18:32:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALAORC PREL ICJ KV SP
09MADRID159SPAIN ON KOSOVO: TRAPPED IN ITS OWN RHETORIC
[...] (C) The Charge d'Affaires met February 12 with Spanish MFA DG for non-EU Europe and North America Luis Felipe Fernandez de la Pena. Fernandez de la Pena (who served as Ambassador to Croatia and Slovenia) explained at length Spain's position on Kosovo. As the Spanish always do, he stressed tha [...]
2009-02-13 18:32:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALAORC PREL ICJ KV SP
09MADRID160SPAIN ON KOSOVO: TRAPPED IN ITS OWN RHETORIC
[...] (C) The Charge d'Affaires met February 12 with Spanish MFA DG for non-EU Europe and North America Luis Felipe Fernandez de la Pena. Fernandez de la Pena (who served as Ambassador to Croatia and Slovenia) explained at length Spain's position on Kosovo. As the Spanish always do, he stressed tha [...]
2009-02-13 18:32:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALAORC PREL ICJ KV SP
09MADRID163SPAIN ON KOSOVO: TRAPPED IN ITS OWN RHETORIC
[...] (C) The Charge d'Affaires met February 12 with Spanish MFA DG for non-EU Europe and North America Luis Felipe Fernandez de la Pena. Fernandez de la Pena (who served as Ambassador to Croatia and Slovenia) explained at length Spain's position on Kosovo. As the Spanish always do, he stressed tha [...]
2009-02-13 18:32:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALAORC PREL ICJ KV SP
09MADRID412SPAINISH PREVIEW OF APRIL GAERC
[...] (C) Poloff discussed anticipated agenda items for the April 27-28 GAERC with MFA European Correspondent Maria Luisa Benitez-Donoso April 24. Benitez-Donoso said that Council conclusions will be issued on Burma, Iran, and Sri Lanka, while the Eastern Partnership, Croatia, Moldova, Ukraine, the [...]
2009-04-24 12:36:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SP
09MADRID572SPAIN'S VIEWS ON THE JUNE GAERC
[...] (C) Poloff discussed anticipated agenda items for the June GAERC with Spanish MFA Deputy European Correspondent Maria Luisa Benitez Donoso June 10. Benitez said the two most anticipated topics for the GOS are acceptance of Guantanamo detainees and review and revision of the EU Common Position [...]
2009-06-12 11:04:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EU SP
09MADRID730SPAIN'S EU PRESIDENCY PRIORITIES: ECONOMIC REFORM, SUMMITS,
[...] (U) Summary: The Spanish Congress recently approved Spain's EU Presidency priorities as outlined by the Foreign Affairs Ministry. The priorities are threefold: economic recuperation and creating employment opportunities, developing Europe as a global actor, and implementing the Lisbon Treaty. [...]
2009-07-21 15:11:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SP EU
09MADRID983CROATIAN AMBASSADOR DOWNPLAYS MESIC VISIT TO CUBA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Croatian Ambassador to Spain Neven Pelicaric took great pains October 1 to downplay the significance of Croatian President Mesic's visit to Cuba the week of September 16, the third since his election in 2005. During a one-on-one lunch meeting, Pelicaric urged the USG not to take [...]
2009-10-07 20:27:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CU SP CR
09MADRID99SPANISH OBJECTIVES FOR THE 2010 EU PRESIDENCY:
[...] (U) SUMMARY. January 23, Spain's Council of Ministers approved the strategic plan for Spain's January-June 2010 EU Presidency. According to the plan, Spain's Presidency will possess a "marked pro-European character and an open social sensibility, in a year against poverty and exclusion." The [...]
2009-01-29 12:16:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECIN KWNN EU SP
09MANAGUA314VISIT NICARAGUA! DECREE TEXT AND REVISED COUNTRY
[...] (U) Late on March 18, 2009, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) released the official text of Decree 07-2009 that changed Nicaragua's visa policy. Our unofficial English translation appears below. The decree's fundamental change to Nicaragua's visa regime is that citizens from countries in "C [...]
2009-03-24 18:03:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS ASEC PGOV SMIG PREL NU
09MANILA1362PHILIPPINE TROOPS TO JOIN UNITED NATIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Philippine government has announced that a battalion of 340 Philippine military and law enforcement personnel is expected to join United Nations peacekeepers in the Golan Heights soon. The dispatch of this battalion, which will serve with the United Nations Disengagement Ob [...]
2009-06-29 10:21:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALMOPS PGOV PINR PREL RP SY UNDOF
09MONTEVIDEO614Uruguay 2009-02010 INSCR Part I (draft)
[...] (U) Following is Embassy Montevideo's draft text for the INCSR Part I which was also submitted by email per reftel instructions. BEGIN URUGUAY INSCSR DRAFT TEXT: Uruguay 2010 I. Summary Uruguay is not a major narcotics producing or transit nation. Foreign [...]
2009-11-03 16:06:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR
09MONTEVIDEO619Largest Drug Seizure in Uruguayan History
[...] (C) On October 15, Uruguayan officials seized 2.174 kilos of cocaine valued at over 108 million USD on a yacht just west of Montevideo. This seizure is the largest narcotic bust of its type in the history of Uruguay and the region. The seizure is the result of a successful internationa [...]
2009-11-12 19:37:00Embassy MontevideoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SNAR UY
09MOSCOW2728BOSNIA: RESPONSE TO BUTMIR PACKAGE AND LAVROV'S
[...] (C) The MFA's BiH desk officer Ivan Gorbunov told us on November 3 that Russia rejected the U.S.-EU Butmir Package and saw it as new conditionality to the Office of High Representative's (OHR's) transition and beyond the scope of international consensus. He challenged our assessment on the i [...]
2009-11-03 14:53:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL BK RS
09MOSCOW2780LAVROV CALLS FOR OHR TRANSITION, LEAVES
[...] (C) Russian FM Lavrov pressed for completion of outstanding "5 plus 2" conditions, and discussed trade and Soviet-era debt during his November 5 visit to Sarajevo. Lavrov was very critical of the Butmir package, and told the parties that it was outside of the Peace Implementation Council (PIC [...]
2009-11-12 14:30:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD BK RS
09MUNICH19MUNICH SECURITY CONFERENCE OVERVIEW (FEBRUARY 6-8,
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The mood at the end of the 45th Munich Security Conference (MSC) was upbeat, welcoming that the U.S. is "back at the table." Vice President Biden took the stage to extended, warm applause. Reflecting the content and tone of President Obama's inauguration speech, the Vice Preside [...]
2009-02-10 15:20:00Consulate MunichUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV NATO GM
09MUSCAT715EXBS: OMAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE FOR JUNE 2009
[...] (SBU) None. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD 2. (SBU) On June 22, the EXBS Advisor received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in response to the May 12 invitation to the 10th International Export Control Conference scheduled to take place in Istanbul fro [...]
2009-07-08 11:42:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL MASS MNUC KNNP KSTC ETTC MU
09NDJAMENA511EASTERN CHAD: SECURITY FAMILIARIZATION VISIT TO ABECHE --
[...] (SBU) Post's current security practices for travelers to Abeche and eastern Chad under Chief of Mission authority are largely adequate within the security context. These practices are based on the operating rule that travelers will be under the protection of, and will abide by, the practices a [...]
2009-11-03 13:24:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PREF PREL PHUM SU CD
09NDJAMENA539CHAD HUMANITARIAN UPDATE, 09 - 15 NOV 2009
[...] (U) The following is an update of N'Djamena RefCoord's activities for the period of 09 - 15 NOV 2009. 2. (U) In this edition: -- CONTINUED FOCUS ON EASTERN CHAD SECURITY (PARA 3) -- UN ACTION LOOKING FOR SIGNS OF UNSCR 1888 IMPLEMENTATION (PARA 5) -- CONAFIT URGES NGO COOPERATION ON SEC [...]
2009-11-17 13:06:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF ASEC PREL PHUM SU CD
09NICOSIA141CYPRIOT POSITIONS FOR FEBRUARY GAERC
[...] (C) On February 19, Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA European Union desk officer Nikos Panayiotou. Turning first to Afghanistan, Panayiotou stated that the GOC is in broad agreement with the USG points raised and appreciates the need for a regional approach, particularly one that takes in [...]
2009-02-20 14:58:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ZL AF SU GZ YI BK KO HR MK CY
09NICOSIA383CYPRIOT POSITIONS FOR JUNE GAERC
[...] (C) On June 11, Poloffs delivered reftel points to MFA European Union/CFSP desk officer Nikos Panayiotou. Taking up the Israel-Palestine points first, Panayiotou stated that the GOC welcomes recent USG overtures but remains concerned over the stance of the Netanyahu government, particularly o [...]
2009-06-17 05:05:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IS SY LE CU AF PK BK YI KO HR
09NICOSIA44CYPRUS: GAZA, GUANTANAMO AND GAS LIKELY TO
[...] (C) Poloffs on January 21 delivered Reftel points on the January 26-27 meeting of the EU,s General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) to MFA European Union desk officer Nikos Panayiotou. Panayiotou said that the agenda would likely be truncated, focusing mostly on Gaza, Guantanamo [...]
2009-01-23 13:58:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALEUN PREL PGOV ZL ZJ CY IS GZ RS UP BO YI
09NICOSIA774CYPRUS: DECEMBER FOREIGN AFFAIRS COUNCIL POINTS
[...] (C) On December 7, Poloff delivered ref points to Cyprus MFA Deputy European Correspondent Nectarios Soteriou in the Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy and Attache Dionysis Dionysiou in the Department of Middle East and Africa. They shared the following views on behalf of the Go [...]
2009-12-08 15:20:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN CY
09OSLO73 NORWAY ? 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE REPORT
[...] (U) Summary. Here is the submission for Norway's 2009 Investment Climate Report. Per reftel, it will be incorporated in the Country's Commercial Guide. End summary. Chapter 6: Investment Climate Openness to Foreign Investment Conversion and Transfer Policies Expropriation and Compensati [...]
2009-01-14 13:18:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDEINV OPIC KTDB USTR NO
09OTTAWA35CANADA RATIFIES NATO ACCESSION PROTOCOLS FOR ALBANIA AND
[...] (U) Summary: On January 14, Canada announced its ratification of the protocols of accession to NATO for Albania and Croatia. Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon and Defence Minister Peter MacKay jointly noted that Canada's action would help move the two countries closer to membership in the allia [...]
2009-01-14 21:46:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR KTIA PARM HR AL CA
09PARIS1254A/S GORDON'S MEETINGS WITH POLICY-MAKERS IN PARIS: A TOUR D'HORIZON OF EUROPE AND AFGHANISTAN
[...] (S) Summary. During Assistant Secretary Gordon's visit to Paris on September 11, he met with a number of French policy-makers including: Elysee Diplomatic Advisors Jean-David Levitte, Damien Loras, and Francois Richier, Assistant Secretary equivalent for Continental Europe Roland Galharague, and Ac [...]
2009-09-16 07:34:00Embassy ParisSECRET//NOFORNPREL PARM KNNP BH SM MK GR FR
09PARIS129FRENCH NATO ACCESSION PROGRESS ON TRACK
[...] (U) In response to reftel request, Post confirmed that the NATO Accession protocols for Croatia and Albania were approved by the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Assembly on January 28 and are scheduled to be ratified by the plenary assembly on the afternoon of January 29. Then the [...]
2009-01-28 17:03:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDNATO KTIA MARR PARM PREL AL CR
09PARIS285FRENCH VIEWS ON NATO REINTEGRATION AND TURKEY
[...] (C/NF) Summary. In recent meetings, senior French officials from the offices of the President and Prime Minister, the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, have uniformly agreed that France's official reintegration into the military command of NATO should be made in two st [...]
2009-02-26 15:28:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO MARR PREL FR TU
09PARIS586FRENCH PREVIEW OF GAERC: CROATIA, BURMA, MIDDLE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 24, French MFA Deputy Chief for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) Mathieu Carmona previewed the April General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting's discussions on Croatia, Burma, the Middle East, Sri Lanka, follow-up from the U.S.-EU Summit [...]
2009-04-24 16:07:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN KPAL KWBG HR BM IS GZ WE CE UP MD
09PARIS708READOUT OF U/S BURNS AND USDP FLOURNOY'S
[...] (C/NF) Summary. During a series of political-military discussions in Paris on May 14 between U/S Burns and USDP Flournoy with their French counterparts Gerard Araud and Michel Miraillet, the French pledged support for our non-proliferation efforts with North Korea and Russia and urged close [...]
2009-05-28 08:49:00Embassy ParisSECRET//NOFORNPREL MOPS MARR NATO FR AF PA SE
09PARIS786FRENCH GAERC PREVIEW: MIDDLE EAST, BALKANS, CUBA,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 12, French MFA Deputy Chief for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy Mathieu Carmona previewed the June General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Themes to be discussed at next week's GAERC include Cuba, Israel/Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, and the Western Bal [...]
2009-06-12 14:50:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN CU WE GZ IS LE SY YI BK HR SI GG
09PARISFR1640SECOND MEETING OF STATES PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION ON THE
[...] SUMMARY: THE STATES PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION ON THE PROTECTION OF UNDERWATER CULTURAL HERITAGE (CONVENTION) MET DECEMBER 1-2 AT UNESCO HEADQUARTERS. THE PARTIES ELECTED A SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ADVISORY BODY, DECIDED TO SET UP AN "UNDERWATER CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND", AND ESTABLISHED A WORK [...]
2009-12-04 13:20:00Mission UNESCOUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL AORC UNESCO PREL
09PARISFR1685THIRD SESSION OF THE COMMITTEE FOR THE PROTECTION AND
[...] SUMMARY. The Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (Committee) met in Paris from December 7-10. Established under the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (Convention),the Comm [...]
2009-12-11 17:45:00Mission UNESCOUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL AORC UNESCO KTIA
09PARTO31925(U) SECRETARY CLINTON'S MARCH 5, 2009
[...] (U) Classified by: Kenneth Merten, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4.(d) 2. (U) March 5, 2009; 3:30 p.m.; Brussels, Belgium. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Ambassador Kurt Volker A/S Dan Fried, EUR Anne-Marie Slaughter, S/P Spokesman Robert [...]
2009-03-19 02:48:00US Delegation, SecretaryCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNOVIP CLINTON HILLARY PREL NATO UP RS
09PARTO32028(C) SECRETARY CLINTON'S MARCH 5, 2009, MEETING
[...] (U) Classified by: Kenneth Merten, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4.(d) 2. (U) March 5, 2009; 9:00 a.m.; Brussels, Belgium. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Ambassador Kurt Volker EUR A/S Dan Fried NSC Senior Director Liz Sherwood-Randall Lie [...]
2009-03-20 23:54:00US Delegation, SecretaryCONFIDENTIALOVIP CLINTON HILLARY MOPS NATO PGOV PREL
09PHNOMPENH1142009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT FOR CAMBODIA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-19 06:06:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CB ELAB KCRM KFRD KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
09PHNOMPENH71 2009 Investment Climate Statement - Cambodia
[...] Cambodia, a developing country, began the transformation from a command economy to the free market in the late 1980s. It is now integrating into the regional and world trading framework. In 1999, Cambodia joined the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and in September 2004, became [...]
2009-01-28 10:02:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KIPR OPIC KTDB USTR CB
09PODGORICA115MONTENEGRO'S CEFTA PRESIDENCY
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GoM took over the CEFTA Presidency on January 1, 2009, and had hoped to use its term at the helm of the organization to showcase its role in leading regional initiatives. However, CEFTA's activities have been beset by political challenges -- namely how to involve an independ [...]
2009-05-04 10:08:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV PREL MW
09PODGORICA119SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: You are the highest-level State Department official to visit Montenegro since its independence in 2006, and your arrival represents a major milestone in our bilateral relationship and a great opportunity for us to advance our broader goals in this region. I recommend that two t [...]
2009-05-12 17:16:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON MW
09PODGORICA137DELAY IN GOVERNMENT FORMATION HIGHLIGHTS TENSION WITHIN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Montenegro's long-running government formation saga appears to be in its final stages, with a new GoM likely to be appointed this week. The delay - after March 29 parliamentary elections resulted in a landslide victory for the ruling coalition - appears to be linked to the desi [...]
2009-06-08 13:25:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MW
09PODGORICA139CORRECTED COPY: DELAY IN GOVERNMENT FORMATION HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Montenegro's long-running government formation saga appears to be in its final stages, with a new GoM likely to be appointed this week. The delay - after March 29 parliamentary elections resulted in a landslide victory for the ruling coalition - appears to be linked to the desi [...]
2009-06-08 14:10:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MW
09PODGORICA150MONTENEGRO REACTS TO TIP REPORT RELEASE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: GoM Anti-TIP Coordinator Zoran Ulama expressed disappointment with Montenegro's Tier 2 Watch List ranking, but stressed that the report's criticisms and recommendations were fair. He welcomed the constructive approach. The opposition media reported extensively on the report's r [...]
2009-06-17 15:41:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP PGOV PREL MW
09PODGORICA166SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF PDASD MCMILLAN TO MONTENEGRO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Welcome to Montenegro. Your visit comes as the newly re-elected Montenegrin leadership continues a pro-NATO, pro-western stance. The GoM welcomed the positive language about Montenegro in the April NATO Summit Communiqui and now has its sights set on an invitation into MAP by D [...]
2009-07-08 15:37:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON MW
09PODGORICA198SCENESETTER FOR ADRIATIC CHARTER CHOD CONFERENCE, SACEUR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Welcome to Montenegro. Your visit comes as the Montenegrin leadership continues on its pro-NATO, pro-western course, having recognized neighboring Kosovo in October 2008 and formally applied for EU membership in December 2008. The Government of Montenegro (GoM) remains a recept [...]
2009-09-10 12:25:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON MARR MOPS MW
09PODGORICA37MONTENEGRO'S KOSOVO IDPS: STILL IN LIMBO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Recent statements by President Vujanovic have drawn attention to the more than 16,000 refugees from Kosovo - called internally displaced persons (IDPs) by the GoM - still on Montenegrin soil. Because of security, legal, and economic concerns, very few have returned to Kosovo sin [...]
2009-02-10 19:27:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM PGOV PREL MW
09PODGORICA57MONTENEGRO'S SPRINT TO NATO SUMMIT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Montenegro's government has stepped up its campaign to promote its NATO-related priorities. A round of meetings with NAC ambassadors in mid-February indicated to GoM officials that most member states have a positive view of Montenegro's progress, but some skeptics remain. The M [...]
2009-03-04 16:11:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MARR MOPS MW
09PODGORICA68MONTENEGRO'S ELECTION CAMPAIGN: SDP'S TOP OFFICIALS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Djukanovic's "European Montenegro" coalition is the overwhelming favorite to return to power in the March 29 parliamentary elections. Should the ruling coalition return to power as expected, we predict a number of key figures from both parties to remain in the new [...]
2009-03-24 18:28:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MW
09PODGORICA74RULING COALITION EXPECTED TO COAST TO VICTORY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Montenegro's expanded Democratic Party of Socialists - Social Democratic Party coalition is expecting a landslide win in the March 29 election, with a solid parliamentary majority well within reach. The out-financed and fragmented opposition trails far behind, with only the thr [...]
2009-03-27 10:51:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MW
09PODGORICA75MONTENEGRO'S PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION: LANDSLIDE VICTORY FOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Unofficial results have Montenegro's ruling coalition winning more than 50 percent of the vote in the March 29 parliamentary election. With the exception of the center-left Socialist People's Party, which doubled its seats from the last election, and possibly an additional seat [...]
2009-03-30 12:09:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MW
09PRAGUE103CZECH EU PRESIDENCY: COMMENTS ON UPCOMING FEBRUARY
[...] (SBU) Summary: On February 20 emboff spoke with Magdalena Janesova of the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy in advance of the February 23-24 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Of note were her comments on: Gaza, Afghanistan, the Western Balkans, [...]
2009-02-20 18:45:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALEUN EZ PGOV PREL IS SU HR XG
09PRAGUE112EUR PDAS RIES MEETINGS WITH CZECH OFFICIALS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On February 25 PDAS Marcie Ries met with Czech officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister Alexandr Vondra's Department for European Policy Coordination. The Czechs welcomed our "consultative approach," particularly with respect to Afghanistan. They a [...]
2009-03-02 06:36:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALEUN EZ EG PGOV PREL AF PK NATO
09PRAGUE228CZECH EU PRESIDENCY VIEWS ON THE BALKANS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Czech MFA South and South East Europe Director Tomas Szunyog reviewed the Czech EU Presidency's progress in the Western Balkans. According to Szunyog lack of EU consensus has been impeding progress. The Czechs expect few significant advances during the remainder of the Czech EU [...]
2009-04-27 14:26:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS EUN EZ PGOV PREL XG
09PRAGUE27A/S FRIED AND EU POLITICAL DIRECTORS' TROIKA
[...] (SBU) Summary: On January 9 Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried met in troika format (Czech EU Presidency and following Swedish Presidency, European Commission, and European Council Secretariat) at the Political Director level. The discussion primarily focused on the Middle East and the Western B [...]
2009-01-14 16:12:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALEUN EZ EG PGOV PREL ZI SO SU CD
09PRAGUE324CZECH EU PRESIDENCY: COMMENTS ON UPCOMING JUNE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On June 11 emboff spoke with Magdalena Janesova of the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy in advance of the June 15-16 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Of note were her comments on: the Middle East, Lebanon, the Western Balkans, [...]
2009-06-11 15:59:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALEUN EZ EG PGOV PREL SU LE CU BM
09PRAGUE45CZECH EU PRESIDENCY: COMMENTS ON UPCOMING JANUARY
[...] (SBU) Summary: On January 21 emboff spoke with Magdalena Janesova of the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy in advance of the January 26-27 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Of note were her comments on: Gaza, the Balkans, Sudan, Zimbabwe, Belar [...]
2009-01-23 16:57:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEUN EZ EG PGOV PREL ZI SO SU AF BO
09PRAGUE708CZECH REPUBLIC PLANNING TO RUN IN 2011 FOR UN
[...] (SBU) In a conversation covering several Human Rights Council matters, such as the upcoming DPRK Universal Periodic Review (Ref A),Czech MFA Human Rights and Transition Policy officer Jan Kaminek commented in depth on the Spring 2010 Human Rights Council elections. Kaminek indicated that the [...]
2009-12-04 15:45:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPHUM KDEM EZ EUN PREL
09PRISTINA23KOSOVO 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] (U) On February 17, 2008 the Kosovo Assembly declared the independence of Kosovo. The United States immediately recognized and formally established diplomatic relations with Kosovo. Prior to the declaration, Kosovo was administered by the United Nations Interim Administrative Mission in Kosovo [...]
2009-01-20 15:11:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ELAB ETRD YI KV OPIC USTR EINV EGOV KTDB
09PRISTINA332EXBS: KOSOVO MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - JULY 2009
[...] (SBU) BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS None to report. 2. (SBU) COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD None to report. 3. (SBU) SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS DURING REPORTING PERIOD A) July 14, 2009 - EXBS Advisor Milam and Program Assistant met with Ms. [...]
2009-08-06 16:07:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KV
09PRISTINA480KOSOVO: 2009 INCSR REPORT PART ONE
[...] Following is Part One of Kosovo's 2009 INCSR report (narcotics and chemical control). 2. Begin report. I. Summary Though Kosovo is primarily a transit country for Afghan drugs destined for Europe, anecdotal evidence from the Kosovo Police (KP) suggests a growing domestic narcotics m [...]
2009-11-03 15:05:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM KV
09PRISTINA498EXBS: KOSOVO MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE OCTOBER
[...] (SBU) BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS N/A. 2. (SBU) COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD N/A. 3. (SBU) SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS DURING REPORTING PERIOD A) October 21, 2009: EXBS Program Advisor and Assistant met Col. Shaban Guda, Head of Borde [...]
2009-11-13 11:08:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KV
09PRISTINA545EXBS: KOSOVO MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE NOVEMBER 2009
[...] (SBU) BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS N/A 2. (SBU) COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD N/A 3. (SBU) SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS DURING REPORTING PERIOD A) November 4, 2009: EXBS Program Advisor Chris Milam attended a steering committee meeting h [...]
2009-12-10 10:12:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KV
09PRISTINA56KOSOVO: EDUCATION ISSUES LEAD TO POLITICAL FERMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The issue of access to higher education in Serbian universities has evoked a strong political reaction from Kosovo's Bosniak community. Widespread unhappiness over the handling of education issues by Bosniak political representatives in Pristina has led to the formation of a new [...]
2009-02-12 10:00:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL KV UNMIK
09PRISTINA63KOSOVO: ON THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF INDEPENDENCE,
[...] (SBU) Summary. In the first year since its declaration of independence, Kosovo has made real progress in consolidating its sovereignty and pursuing its democratic objectives, including adoption of a new constitution that meets the highest European standards and grants broad protection to Koso [...]
2009-02-16 12:40:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON KV
09PRISTINA65NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT FOR KOSOVO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-18 17:11:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP KJUS EAID KDEM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC
09RABAT195MOROCCO'S TALLY OF COUNTRIES REJECTING/SUPPORTING
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Morocco continues to work to persuade countries around the globe to de-recognize the Polisario Front's declared Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, or at least freeze relations, beyond which they want countries to recognize Moroccan sovereignty over the Western Saha [...]
2009-03-06 18:58:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPBTS PGOV WI UNSC MO
09REYKJAVIK121U.S.-Iceland Security Dialogue: Icelandic Defense Policy
[...] (C) Summary: Expert-level Security Dialogue talks in Reykjavik June 16 found broad agreement on the bilateral defense relationship. Both sides agree on the importance of a new NATO Strategic Concept, which Iceland hopes will contain language on the significance of the High North. Iceland rei [...]
2009-07-08 17:00:00Embassy ReykjavikCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS PGOV NATO AF IC
09ROME126ROME MEETING OF RC-WEST EMBASSIES: GUIDANCE REQUEST
[...] This is an action request. See para 5. 2. The Italian Foreign Ministry will host a meeting on February 9 for Embassies of countries with forces serving under Italian leadership in Western Afghanistan as part of NATO's ISAF mission. The meeting is part of a GOI effort to encourage cohesio [...]
2009-02-04 17:46:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS MARR AZ IT NATO
09ROME1347A/S GORDON'S MEETINGS WITH ITALIAN FM FRATTINI AND
[...] (C) Summary: Following the November 23rd G8 Political Directors' meeting, A/S Gordon met with FM Frattini and SG Massolo in back to back discussions, reviewing the new EU appointments, Iran sanctions, Afghanistan, Russia and the Balkans. Frattini expressed optimism that the new post-Lisbon te [...]
2009-12-07 12:31:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IT
09ROME160ITALY PRESSES RC-WEST PARTNERS TO CONTRIBUTE MORE
[...] (C/NF) Summary: At a February 9 meeting of countries with forces serving under Italian leadership in Western Afghanistan, the GOI announced its intent to provide part of the maneuver battalion needed for Election Security Forces (ESF) in the region. The GOI urged other countries at the confer [...]
2009-02-10 16:00:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR MOPS NATO IT AF
09ROME171INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 - ITALY
[...] SUMMARY: Following is Post's submission for 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Italy. End Summary. OVERVIEW AND UPDATE ------------------- 2. A January 2008 article in London's Financial Times likened investing in Italy to "driving with the brakes on." It cited the dearth of global [...]
2009-02-12 11:44:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR PGOV IT
09ROME290ITALIAN EFFORTS TO INDUCE SLOVENIA TO ACCELERATE
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche and Slovenian referendum timeline to Italian MFA NATO Desk Officer Carlo Batori on March 9. Batori said the GOI agrees on the need to pressure the Slovenian government to move more quickly on ratifying Croatia's NATO accession protocol, and FM Frattini ra [...]
2009-03-12 16:45:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALMARR NATO KTIA PREL HR AL SL IT
09ROME433PIRACY: ITALY REQUESTS ASSISTANCE FOR ANTI-PIRACY
[...] (S) The Government of Italy sent U.S. Embassy Rome an unclassified Note Verbale on April 16 thanking the USG for assistance provided thus far in the deployment of Italian Special Forces to Djibouti for possible use in an anti-piracy mission and requesting continuing assistance as needed. The [...]
2009-04-16 13:48:00Embassy RomeSECRETMASS MARR EWWT KCRM PBTS PGOV PHSA PREL AORC
09ROME944ITALY: PIRATES RELEASE BUCCANEER CREW WITHOUT
[...] (C) Summary: On August 11, Poloff met with Massimiliano D'Antuono, Deputy Head of the MFA Crisis Unit, to discuss the details of the release of the MV Buccaneer crew which was taken hostage by pirates off the coast of Somalia. A Somali pirate is quoted in the press as saying that a four million [...]
2009-08-17 14:29:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PHSA SO IT
09SARAJEVO101BOSNIA: ARREST OF ASSISTANT SECURITY MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary: On January 16 Croatian police arrested Bosnian State Level Assistant Minister of Security Vjekoslav Vukovic in Rijeka, pending further investigation into his alleged role in procuring weapons and explosives for an aborted murder attempt. At this point, it is still unclear as to [...]
2009-01-26 15:33:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PTER KJUS KCRM BK
09SARAJEVO1040BOSNIA - CROAT MINISTERS WALK OUT OF FEDERATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Frustrated by a vote in the Federation government to change the planned route of the Bosnian portion of the 5C Corridor highway (Ref A),four of the five ethnic Croat Ministers in the government of the Federation of BiH (FBiH) walked out of the government session on August 27. Al [...]
2009-08-28 15:22:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM ELTN BK
09SARAJEVO107BOSNIA - PRUD III YIELDS PROGRESS ON BRCKO AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD) President and Republika Srpska (RS) PM Milorad Dodik, Party for Democratic Action (SDA) President Sulejman Tihic, and Croatian Democratic Union-BiH (HDZ-BiH) President Dragan Covic met on January 26 to discuss their ongoing efforts to [...]
2009-01-27 15:48:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO1108BOSNIA: DIASPORA ENGAGEMENT
[...] (SBU) Post offers the following answers to questions from para 15 of reftel. The Post point of contact on diaspora issues will be Patrick Hanish. A) To what extent are diasporans from your host country an identifiable community? Are there existing diaspora networks, organizations or online [...]
2009-09-18 10:12:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP BTIO EAID OEXC OIIP PGOV PHUM PREL BA
09SARAJEVO1181 BOSNIA: AMENDED REQUEST FOR REVISION OF THE VISA
[...] SUMMARY. Post asks for the Department's review of the visa reciprocity schedule for Bosnia and Herzegovina. Specifically, post would like the Department to increase the validity of the following visa classes: A3 from 12 to 24 months, B1, B2, B1/B2, from 12 to 120 months, C1, D, C1/D from 12 to [...]
2009-10-14 11:09:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CMGT BK
09SARAJEVO122BOSNIA: INL-FUNDED PROGRAMS MAKING STRONG
[...] (U) U.S. Department of Justice International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) and Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training (OPDAT)-implemented rule of law projects, funded with INL-managed SEED funds, make important contributions to several high pri [...]
2009-01-30 16:03:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EAID EFIN KAWC KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO123BOSNIA: INL-FUNDED PROGRAMS MAKING STRONG
[...] (U) U.S. Department of Justice International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) and Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training (OPDAT)-implemented rule of law projects, funded with INL-managed SEED funds, make important contributions to several high pri [...]
2009-01-30 16:28:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EAID EFIN KAWC KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO12412009-2010 BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA INCSR REPORT (PART I)
[...] (U) Below follows the 2009-2010 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) Part One for Bosnia-Herzegovina. I. Summary Narcotics control capabilities in Bosnia and Herzegovina ("Bosnia") remain in a formative stage and have not kept pace with developments in other areas of l [...]
2009-11-02 14:44:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SNAR KCRM BK
09SARAJEVO1253WAR CRIMES AMBASSADOR RAPP'S OCTOBER 13-15 VISIT
[...] (C) Summary: S/WCI Ambassador Stephen Rapp traveled to Sarajevo October 13-15 to discuss extension of the mandate of international judges and prosecutors past December, implementation of the National War Crimes Strategy, and Bosnia's efforts to pursue regional cooperation agreements. Most of A [...]
2009-11-04 16:59:00Embassy SarajevoSECRETPREL PGOV KAWC KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO1298BOSNIA: CONGRESSMAN BAIRD REVIEWS ENVIRNMENTAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-20 15:36:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SENV BK
09SARAJEVO1300BOSNIA: WANING BOSNIAK-CROAT PARTNERSHIP
[...] (C) The stalled cooperation between the Bosniak Party of Democratic Action (SDA) and the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ)-BiH in the Federation entity reflects deepening tension between the party leaders. SDA leader Sulejman Tihic and HDZ-BiH leader Dragan Covic, who in the past have resolved [...]
2009-11-23 06:40:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO1324ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ALEXANDER
[...] (U) SUMMARY. ASD Vershbow attended the Adriatic Charter Defense Ministerial in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina on November 18. Vershbow reiterated U.S. support for Bosnia's and Montenegro's NATO aspirations and stressed that the U.S. supported NATO membership for Macedonia as soon as a mutually [...]
2009-12-01 13:52:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR BK
09SARAJEVO1381BOSNIA: LJUBIC STRIVES TO RALLY BIH CROATS AND
[...] (SBU) Recent initiatives from Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ)-1990 President Bozo Ljubic indicate that the campaign among Croats for the 2010 general elections is underway. Ljubic is reaching out -- thus far unsuccessfully -- to Croat academic and religious leaders, as well as other political [...]
2009-12-17 18:19:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO1382BOSNIA:HIGHREP IMPOSES NEW RULES FOR MOSTAR MAYOR
[...] (SBU) On December 14 High Representative Valentin Inzko imposed a decision which changes voting procedures in Mostar aimed at breaking a political deadlock that has prevented the election of a mayor for the past 14 months. The city council plans to hold a session on December 18 where a mayo [...]
2009-12-18 07:02:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV BK
09SARAJEVO1428BOSNIA: CHALLENGE TO USE OF ENTITY VOTE
[...] (SBU) On November 30, Party of Democratic Action President Tihic submitted a motion to the BiH Constitutional Court requesting review of the compliance of the BiH Election Law with the BiH Constitution. Specifically, Tihic argued that the principle of ethnic representation is not properly im [...]
2009-12-30 11:48:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO151BOSNIA - DODIK AGREES TO TEXT OF A BRCKO AMENDMENT
[...] (U) The Ambassador and PDHR/Supervisor Gregorian met with Republika Srpska (RS) PM Milorad Dodik on February 5 in Doboj to discuss the text of a proposed constitutional amendment on Brcko. An amendment that codifies Brcko's status in the constitution and provides Brcko with direct access to th [...]
2009-02-05 20:44:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO173BOSNIA - INABILITY TO APPOINT A NEW HEAD OF THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite the need for strong leadership at the Directorate for European Integration (DEI) to ensure that Bosnia implements the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) with the EU and other EU priorities, the country's political parties have clashed for over eight months over [...]
2009-02-11 16:28:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO180BOSNIA - SUBMISSION FOR THE 2009 TIP REPORT
[...] (U) Summary: This cable constitutes Post's submission for the 2009 TIP report for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Post's point of contact for trafficking issues is Poloff Patrick Hanish, tel: 387-33-445-700 x2312, fax: 387-33-659-722, e-mail: HanishPN@state.gov. Time spent preparing the repo [...]
2009-02-12 12:05:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
09SARAJEVO181BOSNIA - SUBMISSION FOR THE 2009 TIP REPORT
[...] (U) Summary: This cable constitutes Post's submission for the 2009 TIP report for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Post's point of contact for trafficking issues is Poloff Patrick Hanish, tel: 387-33-445-700 x2312, fax: 387-33-659-722, e-mail: HanishPN@state.gov. Time spent preparing the repo [...]
2009-02-12 13:44:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF KTIP AADP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN
09SARAJEVO19BOSNIA IN THE COLD WITHOUT NATURAL GAS
[...] Summary: With only a faxed warning from Gazprom shortly before it happened, Bosnia's natural gas supplies were cut off yesterday afternoon, joining much of Europe in the cold. Because there is only one pipeline into Bosnia from Serbia, only about one third of Bosnian households are dependent o [...]
2009-01-07 17:01:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDECIN KPAO ENRG PGOV PREL SENV BK AMGT
09SARAJEVO190BOSNIA - BRCKO AMENDMENT BEGINS LONG AND ARDUOUS PATH
[...] (SBU) Summary: Now that the Brcko amendment has passed in the Council of Ministers (CoM),Parliament has begun the legislative process necessary for its eventual passage. The Collegia of both Houses of Parliament (i.e., the Speaker and two Deputy Speakers from each House) are working to prepar [...]
2009-02-18 06:56:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV BK
09SARAJEVO210BOSNIA - CRIMINAL REPORT AGAINST DODIK SPARKS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The criminal report that the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) filed with the State Prosecutor's office against Republika Srpska (RS) PM Milorad Dodik and his associates (Reftel) has sparked a well-coordinated chorus of complaints from the RS. These grievances igno [...]
2009-02-20 16:17:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO223BOSNIA - SIPA REPORT PRECIPITATES COLLAPSE OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In the days following the news of the criminal report that the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) filed with the State Prosecutor's Office against Republika Srpska (RS) PM Milorad Dodik and his associates (Reftel),Dodik and his party have vacillated between fits of [...]
2009-02-23 16:47:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO233BOSNIA - SPECULATION ABOUNDS ON FUTURE OF BOSNIAK
[...] (C) SUMMARY: We are anticipating a tumultuous time in Bosniak politics as spring approaches. The main Bosniak party, Sulejman Tihic's Party of Democratic Action (SDA),will hold an election on May 26 for its party presidency, and speculation on the candidates and outcome is already captivatin [...]
2009-02-26 06:52:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO239CLAC APPROVES BRCKO AMENDMENT; ALL EYES ON
[...] (C) The Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee (CLAC) in Bosnia's state-level House of Representatives (HoR) on February 26 approved the proposed amendment on Brcko District (Reftel). Eight of the nine CLAC members -- all but Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD) caucus ch [...]
2009-02-27 10:41:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO279BOSNIA - BRCKO AMENDMENT PASSES IN FIRST READING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The House of Representatives (HoR) on March 4 approved -- with only one vote opposed -- the proposed amendment on Brcko District (Reftel) in its first reading, thus introducing the amendment into parliamentary procedure and opening the process for debate and proposed changes. The [...]
2009-03-06 14:24:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO297BOSNIA: COUNCIL OF MINISTERS APPOINTS HEADS TO
[...] (U) After a long delay the Council of Minister February 26 made several appointments to leading positions for three new state-level police support agencies created as part of two April 2008 reform laws. Although the Ministry of Security had held interviews for the positions of Director and Dep [...]
2009-03-10 15:17:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALREL PGOV PINR KDEM KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO317BOSNIA - DAS JONES' MARCH 1-4 VISIT TO SARAJEVO
[...] (C) SUMMARY During his March 1-4 visit to Sarajevo DAS Stuart Jones met with leaders of all major political parties, members of the presidency, Defense Minister Cikotic, Prime Minister Spiric and Foreign Minister Alkalaj. He also met with representatives from international financial instituti [...]
2009-03-16 15:35:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BK
09SARAJEVO35BOSNIA - SCENESETTER FOR THE JANUARY 13-14 VISIT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Bob, Cameron -- I look forward to welcoming you to Sarajevo next week for the NATO HQ Sarajevo change-of-command ceremony and our joint meeting with Admiral Fitzgerald. I am also pleased that you both have the time for some additional meetings, particularly a lunch with political [...]
2009-01-12 10:12:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO373BOSNIA - STATE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE CONTINUES TO
[...] (C) The State Prosecutor's Special Department for Organized Crime (SDOC),under the leadership of USG-funded secondee Drew Engel, the Deputy Chief Prosecutor and head of SDOC, made inroads in the fight against organized crime, financial crimes, and corruption in 2008. This includes using cas [...]
2009-03-25 06:15:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV EAID ECON PREL KCRM BK
09SARAJEVO381BOSNIA - PIC URGES POLITICAL LEADERS TO COMPROMISE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The March 25-26 Peace Implementation Council (PIC) in Sarajevo welcomed the Bosnian parliament's adoption of a constitutional amendment on Brcko (reported septel),but stressed that progress on the remainder of the PIC 5-plus-2 agenda was insufficient to justify a decision to close [...]
2009-03-27 07:44:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL PHUM KDEM KJUS EU BK
09SARAJEVO386BOSNIA - BRCKO AMENDMENT PASSES: A VICTORY FOR
[...] (SBU) Two months of negotiating a constitutional amendment on Brcko District (Ref A) -- and thirteen years of USG engagement to make Brcko a self-sustaining, multiethnic district -- culminated in the amendment's overwhelming support in both houses of Parliament. The House of Representatives ( [...]
2009-03-27 14:46:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO42BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE
[...] Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has made considerable efforts to open its economy to more foreign investment. Major initiatives include a liberal State Foreign Investment Policy Law, a value-added tax (VAT),and a uniform trade and customs policy. However, foreign investors continue to face a num [...]
2009-01-13 10:20:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV KTDB OPIC USTR BK
09SARAJEVO467BOSNIA - TIHIC AND COVIC EAGER TO ENGAGE ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In an April 8 lunch with Ambassador, Party of Democratic Action (SDA) chairman Sulejman Tihic and Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ)-BiH chairman Dragan Covic focused almost exclusively on constitutional reform (CR). The two men discussed the positive momentum generated by the recent [...]
2009-04-15 04:55:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO501BOSNIA: INDICTMENT FILED AGAINST FEDERATION PRIME
[...] (SBU) Over the weekend, the Bosnian media confirmed that on April 14 the Sarajevo Cantonal State Prosecutor filed an indictment against Federation Prime Minister Nedzad Brankovic (Party of Democratic Action--SDA) and former Federation Prime Minister Edhem Bicakcic (SDA Federation PM from 1998 [...]
2009-04-20 15:43:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KJUS KCRM KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO515BOSNIA - HIGHREP INZKO DISCUSSES EXTENDING THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: High Representative Inzko met with Quint Ambassadors on April 20 to discuss extending the presence of the international secondees working at the State Court and the State Prosecutor's Office past the legislatively-mandated December 2009 deadline. Inzko expressed strong support for [...]
2009-04-22 15:53:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO565BOSNIA - CROAT POLITICS MIRED IN STALEMATES AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Croat political scene of late has been marked by increasing anxiety about the fate of two centers of Croat power -- the city of Mostar and the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) parties. After six months of stalemate and frivolous bargaining, HDZ-BiH is reportedly close to an ag [...]
2009-05-05 13:26:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO592BOSNIA'S NEW BIOMETRIC PASSPORT RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT DATA
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Our Consular Section's Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) visited several offices involved in data collection for passport issuance. The visits suggested that even if the Bosnian government hits its January 2010 production target for the new biometric passport, the data used to issue the [...]
2009-05-12 05:57:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO606BOSNIA - POLITICIANS COMMENT ON U.S. HOUSE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The nonbinding resolution on Bosnia (H.R. 171) passed on May 12 by the U.S. House of Representatives provoked much commentary by Bosnian politicians, most of it along predictable lines. Bosniak and Croat politicians generally praised the resolution, saying it demonstrated incr [...]
2009-05-15 08:23:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL BK
09SARAJEVO689BOSNIA: SUPPORT FOR REGIONAL COOPERATION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Long considered a black hole in the region, Bosnia now appears to be taking some steps towards signing regional cooperation agreements in an effort to bring to justice criminals, particularly war criminals, who are dual citizens and out of reach of the law due to existing bans [...]
2009-06-10 14:33:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KAWC KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO704BOSNIA - DODIK REMAINS DEFIANT ON RSNA CONCLUSIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Republika Srpska (RS) PM Milorad Dodik on June 12 publicly reiterated his support for the RS National Assembly (RSNA's) May 14 conclusions that declared 68 competency transfers to the state level unconstitutional. Dodik insisted that the spirit of the conclusions would remain in e [...]
2009-06-15 14:14:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO732BOSNIA: S/WCI AMBASSADOR WILLIAMSON'S JUNE 14-16
[...] (C) SUMMARY: S/WCI Ambassador Clint Williamson visited Sarajevo June 14-16 to discuss regional cooperation and extending past December the mandate of international judges and prosecutors working at the State Court and the State Prosecutor's Office. He met with State Justice Minister Barisa [...]
2009-06-22 13:54:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KAWC KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO745BOSNIA - SCENESETTER FOR THE JUNE 27-28 VISIT OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: You come to Sarajevo as Bosnia weathers its latest political crisis, a showdown over the High Representative's use of his extraordinary Bonn Powers to annul an action by the Republika Srpska (RS) that challenged the structures of the Dayton Peace Accords (Ref A). Such crises a [...]
2009-06-24 10:20:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL OVIP BK
09SARAJEVO75BOSNIA: FY09 BFIF PROJECT PROPOSALS
[...] Post appreciates EEB/CBA's offer of Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) support. Per reftel instructions, we submit the following proposals in rank priority order. Our responses are keyed to reftel instructions. 2. Regional Balkan Energy Meeting (Two-Day),April 2009. a) The Bal [...]
2009-01-16 15:03:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ABUD AMGT BTIO ECON EINV ETRD
09SARAJEVO796REQUEST FOR REVISION OF THE VISA RECIPROCITY SCHEDULE FOR
[...] SUMMARY. Post asks for the Department's review of the visa reciprocity schedule for Bosnia and Herzegovina. Specifically, post would like the Department to increase the validity of B1, B2, B1/B2, C1, D, C1/D, F, M, I, J, H, L, M, O, P, Q, R visas to multiple-entry, 120 months. The current sche [...]
2009-07-02 13:22:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CMGT BK
09SARAJEVO797BOSNIA - CODEL CARDIN STRESSES NEED FOR DIALOGUE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In June 27-28 meetings with Bosnia's Presidency and the leaders of its most prominent political parties, a Congressional delegation led by Senator Benjamin Cardin (D-MD) stressed the USG's continued concern for Bosnia's future and pledged our support for helping Bosnia become a s [...]
2009-07-02 14:49:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO802BOSNIAN COURT RULES CEFTA-VIOLATING LAW
[...] (U) Based on a complaint brought by the President of the BiH House of Peoples, the Constitutional Court on July 3 temporarily declared unconstitutional a law on domestic protection until it has time to study the law in detail. The law intended to protect domestic agriculture producers by taxi [...]
2009-07-07 05:44:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD BK
09SARAJEVO812BOSNIA - SCENESETTER FOR THE JULY 11-12 VISIT OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: You come to Sarajevo to commemorate a searing event in Bosnia's history, the 1995 genocide at Srebrenica. Your participation in the event will signal, particularly to the Bosniaks, a strong USG commitment to national reconciliation. You also will meet with Bosnian leaders on [...]
2009-07-08 11:16:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL OVIP BK
09SARAJEVO867EU DENIES BOSNIA ENTRY INTO VISA LIBERALIZATION
[...] (C) The European Commission (EC) announced on July 14 that it had decided to keep Bosnia off the list of countries recommended for entry into the EU's visa liberalization regime at this time. It attributed its decision to Bosnia's shortcomings in the issuance of biometric passports, the fig [...]
2009-07-16 13:58:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KCRM EU BK
09SARAJEVO883SUBJECT: BOSNIA - CODEL CARNAHAN HELPS MARK
[...] (SBU) Summary: From July 11-13 the Congressional delegation (CODEL) led by Representative Russ Carnahan (D-MO) and including Representative Lynn Woolsey (D-CA) and Representative Mike Turner (R-OH) visited Bosnia-Herzegovina, underscoring the strength of the U.S. commitment to help Bosnia joi [...]
2009-07-23 04:22:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM OVIP BK
09SARAJEVO934BOSNIA - HIGHREP PUTS TEMPORARY LID ON BUBBLING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Ten months after the October 2008 municipal elections, Mostar's elected officials have yet to find a resolution to the city mayor stalemate (Reftel). As a result, the Mostar City Council is unable to adopt a permanent budget and therefore pay city employees. Disgruntlement with [...]
2009-07-31 10:17:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO96BOSNIA -- SEEKING A DEAL ON IMMOVEABLE DEFENSE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with the Minister of Defense, Selmo Cikotic, January 22 to urge him to submit to the Council of Ministers (COM) an agreement giving ownership of immoveable defense property to Bosnia's state level defense institutions. The agreement is in line with the principl [...]
2009-01-23 17:12:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR BK
09SEOUL1374DPRK ECONOMY - 2008 FOREIGN TRADE FIGURES
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not rpt not intended for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: According to data compiled by the (South) Korea Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) and the ROK Ministry of Unification (MOU),DPRK foreign trade amounted to USD 5.64 [...]
2009-08-27 01:02:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD ENRG KS KN
09SKOPJE672009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT FOR MACEDONIA
[...] SUMMARY: During the reporting period the GOM continued to show a strong commitment to combating trafficking-in-persons (TIP) and participated in cross-border operations and other international activities directed at identifying and eliminating human trafficking. High-ranking GOM officials took [...]
2009-02-13 14:52:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM KCRM KTIP KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC ELAB MK
09SOFIA205BULGARIANS TOUT A SUCCESSFUL ENERGY SUMMIT
[...] (C) Summary: Overcoming intense Russian pressure and European skepticism, the April 24-25 Sofia Energy Summit focused on the key principles and policies of energy security rather than on individual projects. The event's deliverable, a declaration endorsed by the 30 participating delegations, [...]
2009-04-30 14:56:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON PREL PGOV BU
09SOFIA225TWO YEARS IN, BULGARIA STRUGGLES TO FIND VOICE IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Two years after accession, Bulgaria still struggles to find its voice within the EU. Preoccupied with domestic political in-fighting, shamed by the withholding of EU funds, and sensitive to its status as a "quasi member state" subject to a rule-of-law-related special monitoring [...]
2009-05-14 14:48:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BU
09SOFIA27 BULGARIA: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] The following is the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Bulgaria: A. OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT Bulgaria has put in place a liberal foreign investment regime, including low, flat corporate and income taxes and competitive incentives to attract high levels of foreign investment. Prom [...]
2009-01-20 15:14:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR BU
09SOFIA44BULGARIA: NEXT STEPS IN THE DEFENSE PARTNERSHIP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Defense Minister Tsonev's principal message for his Feb 5 meeting with Secretary Gates is that Bulgaria's strategic future lies in a deepened partnership with the United States and he wants to implement programs now that will ensure that future. In concrete terms, he will talk [...]
2009-01-30 10:30:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR BU
09SOFIA505BULGARIA: WILL PRESENT ORAL STATEMENT ON KOSOVO AT
[...] (C) In response to reftel demarche MFA spokesperson Ivan Jordanov told us September 4 that Bulgaria will formally register to make an oral statement on Kosovo at the ICJ hearing in December. Bulgaria seeks U.S. and British assistance in preparing the statement. Jordanov requested past U.S. w [...]
2009-09-10 15:05:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BU
09STATE101469(SBU) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON LEADERSHIP AND
[...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS CONTINUE TO BE INTERESTED IN PRIME MINISTER JADRANKA KOSOR AND THE UPCOMING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN 2010. WE WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INFORMATION POST CAN PROVIDE ON PRIME MINISTER KOSOR AND ON ACTIVITIES WITHIN POLITICAL PARTIES IN THE RUNUP TO THE 2011 PARLIAMENTARY E [...]
2009-09-29 20:59:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPINR PREL HR
09STATE102518ADRIATIC CHARTER FOREIGN MINISTERS' MEET
[...] Classified by EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary Stuart Jones for Reasons: 1.4 (b and d) 2. (U) September 23, 2009; 5:00-6:00 p.m.; New York, New York. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary Stuart Jones EUR/SCE - Cathy Westley (note taker) Adriatic Charter Al [...]
2009-10-01 20:50:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EUN NATO CR AL BK SR MK MW
09STATE104215A SPY WORLD SUCCESS STORY
[...] SUMMARY: That's how Washington Post columnist David Ignatius described INR. Ignatius wrote that INR owes its success to "a culture that supports dissent -- and demands expertise...When that kind of intolerance for mediocrity is shared throughout the intelligence community, we'll know that [...]
2009-10-06 21:24:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAPER AMGT PINR
09STATE107044ACTION REQUEST: SUPPORT FOR MONTENEGRO'S AND
[...] (U) This is an action request cable. Please see paragraphs 4-5. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: In previous Southeastern Europe Defense Ministerial (SEDM) membership discussions, the U.S. objected to Serbian membership in SEDM without a firm commitment by the Government of Serbia to not/not block its [...]
2009-10-15 14:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PREL GR RO TU SR UP SI MW IT BU HR
09STATE10774DEMARCHE TO SECURITY COUNCIL ON UNSCR 1540 -
[...] (U) This is an action request. Bearing in mind para 3 objectives, USUN and other action addressees are asked to deploy para 6 suggested text in combination with REFS C and D to delegations and host governments as appropriate in order to permit a robust Program of Work (POW) for the UNSCR 1540 [...]
2009-02-05 20:36:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC
09STATE109735LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (BELGRADE 1170)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the ICITAP Organized Crime Certification Course scheduled for October 26-30, 2009 in Vrnjacka Banja, Serbia: 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individu [...]
2009-10-23 15:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM PREL KCRM SR
09STATE109926Allowance and Post Differential
[...] Effective October 25, 2009, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-719. 2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable. 3. Important: Read this entire [...]
2009-10-23 19:55:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDALOW AMGT APER AFIN
09STATE111693MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): U.S.
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) Action request: The non-paper in paragraph 3 below provides a brief summary of Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)-related contacts between the U.S. and non-MTCR countries since the November 2008 Canberra MTCR Plenary. [...]
2009-10-29 15:42:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALBR ETTC FR KSCA MTCRE PARM PREL TSPA
09STATE111773COORDINATING WITH BIH ON BOSNIAN PROPOSAL FOR
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Sarajevo please see para 7; Embassy The Hague, USOSCE, USNATO, USEU Missions, see para 8. 2. (SBU) Summary: On October 2, 2009 the Bosnian Embassy in Washington, D.C. transmitted a note dated August 6, 2009 to the Secretary with a request by the [...]
2009-10-29 18:03:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KNNP PARM OSCE ZL BK
09STATE11218GOVERNMENT OF CROATIA SUPPORT FOR REGIONAL
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (U) Summary and Action Request. Because the countries of Southeast Europe face similar threats posed by excess, unstable, loosely-secured or otherwise at-risk stockpiles of conventional weapons and munitions, and at the request of [...]
2009-02-06 20:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDHR CROATIA MARR PARM PREL
09STATE114005OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE CROATIAN
[...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the November 5, 2009 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chair. The United States welcomes Minister Jandrokovic to the Permanent Council and thanks him for his insightful and informative remarks. [...]
2009-11-04 22:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL CR
09STATE114011OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE CROATIAN
[...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the November 5, 2009 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chair. The United States welcomes Minister Jandrokovic to the Permanent Council and thanks him for his insightful and informative remarks. [...]
2009-11-04 22:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PGOV PREL CR
09STATE114880LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (BELGRADE 1234)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the OPDAT International Narcotic Trafficking Course scheduled for November 13-14, 2009 in Belgrade, Serbia. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individ [...]
2009-11-06 17:19:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM PREL SR
09STATE115521BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 050173849 for the export of a thermal imaging camera to Croatia. Post is requested to complete [...]
2009-11-09 17:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC HR
09STATE117021GUIDANCE FOR USUN FOR THE SECURITY COUNCIL JOINT
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3, 4 and 5. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (U) On Friday, 13 November, the Chairman of the 1267 (Al-Qaeda/Taliban) Sanctions Committee (Austrian PermRep Thomas Mayr-Harting),the Chairman of the Security Council Committee establish [...]
2009-11-13 01:40:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KTFN PREL PTER UNSC
09STATE118799OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS
[...] (SBU) Posts are requested to approach the highest appropriate officials in host governments in pursuit of the following objectives: -- a reduction in the overall number of one-sided UN General Assembly resolutions on the Middle East; -- the defeat of three resolutions reaffirming the "Com [...]
2009-11-17 23:53:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE
09STATE119221LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (SARAJEVO 1227)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend TCT NCO's Role in Battle Oriented Training. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individuals listed in reftel and possesses no credible derogatory informa [...]
2009-11-18 20:52:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS PHUM PINR PINS PREL BK
09STATE120097ACTION REQUEST: RESPONSE TO INVITATION SENT TO
[...] (U) PLEASE DELIVER THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE FROM ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN AFFAIRS PHILIP H. GORDON TO SWEDISH FOREIGN MINISTER CARL BILDT AND EU ENLARGEMENT COMMISSIONER OLLI REHN. THE DEPARTMENT DOES NOT PLAN TO RELEASE THE TEXT OF THE MESSAGE BUT HAS NO OBJECTION IF THE E [...]
2009-11-20 18:52:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOPDC PREL SW ZL EUN
09STATE122234AMPLIFYING THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE ON
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 2 and 4. 2. President Obama will announce a comprehensive strategy on Afghanistan in an address at West Point, NY at 8 pm EST on December 1. I ask your cooperation in actively engaging with the media and publics at your posts to amplify th [...]
2009-11-27 23:21:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO
09STATE123121LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (SARAJEVO 1285)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the USPTO Workshop on IP Protection and Enforcement. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individuals listed in reftel and possesses no credible derogator [...]
2009-12-01 21:15:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS PHUM PINR PREL BK
09STATE123216GUIDANCE: DECEMBER 3 UNSC DEBATE ON ICTR/ICTY
[...] (U) The Department requests that USUN draw on the points in paragraph 2 for use during the Security Council's December 3 debate on the Completion Strategies for the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda (ICTY and ICTR). 2. (U) Begin points: -- The United St [...]
2009-12-02 00:15:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC XA ZF ZL RW
09STATE124101LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (SARAJEVO 1285)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the USPTO Workshop on IP Protection and Enforcement 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individuals listed in reftel and possesses no credible derogatory [...]
2009-12-03 21:21:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS PHUM PINR PREL BK
09STATE125902LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (BELGRADE 1326 )
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the IMET Command General Staff College course. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individuals listed in reftel and possesses no credible derogatory info [...]
2009-12-09 15:20:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EINV SR
09STATE127628LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (BELGRADE 1412)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the Session 74 at the ILEA Training Academy in Budapest, Hungary from January 11, 2009 to March 4, 2009. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individuals [...]
2009-12-14 17:31:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS PHUM SNAR SR
09STATE127749(U) Secretary Clinton's December 10, 2009
[...] (U) Classified by: EUR A/S Philip Gordon, Reason 1.4.(d) 2. (U) December 10, 2009; 10:30 a.m.; Washington. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary A/S Philip Gordon, EUR A/S Philip Crowley, Public Affairs Toby Bradley, NSC Director for NATO and Western European Affairs Joe M [...]
2009-12-14 21:15:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNOVIP CLINTON HILLARY PREL NATO CR
09STATE12900SUDAN: DEMARCHE REQUEST ON POTENTIAL ARTICLE 16
[...] (U)Posts are instructed to demarche host countries at an appropriate level regarding the United States Government's strong desire not to see an Article 16 resolution tabled in the Security Council that would defer the probable International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant for Sudanese Pre [...]
2009-02-12 01:40:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNSC PREL PHUM SU XA XW
09STATE129193(U) DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S DECEMBER 14,
[...] Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Philip H. Gordon. For Reasons: 1.4 (b) and (d) 2. (U) December 14, 2009; 11:00am; Washington, DC. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. Deputy Secretary Steinberg EUR DAS Stuart Jones D Staff Alexandra McKnight Stacie Zerdecki (EUR Notetaker) Spain Fo [...]
2009-12-17 22:31:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNOVIP STEINBERG JAMES PNAT PREL KDEM ZL HR BK KVPR MK
09STATE129668Allowance and Post Differential
[...] Effective December 20, 2009, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-723. 2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable. 3. Important: Read this entir [...]
2009-12-18 23:05:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDALOW AMGT APER AFIN
09STATE131661UN 1267 (AL-QAIDA/TALIBAN) SANCTIONS: SOLICITING
[...] (U) This is an action request. All Action addresses, please see paragraphs 7- 9. Paragraphs 10 ) 49 contain instructions for specific posts. ------------------------------------ SUMMARY and OBJECTIVES ------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Maintaining the legitimacy and effe [...]
2009-12-29 20:25:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PREL PTER
09STATE132603Allowance and Post Differential
[...] Effective January 3, 2010, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-724. 2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable. 3. Important: Read this entire [...]
2009-12-31 21:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDALOW AMGT APER AFIN
09STATE13453GEORGIA - VOTING INSTRUCTION FOR UNOMIG MANDATE
[...] (U) This is an action request: The Department instructs USUN to vote in favor of the following UN Security Council resolution regarding the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG),to be considered by the Council on Friday, February 13, 2009. The United States will co-sponsor the resolution [...]
2009-02-13 03:14:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNSC PREL GG
09STATE17176NORWAY, ESTONIA, TURKEY, LUXEMBOURG, ITALY AND
[...] (U) Norway, Estonia, Turkey, Italy, Luxembourg and Iceland have formally accepted the accession to NATO of Albania and Croatia by depositing with the U.S. Department of State, their instruments constituting acceptance of the NATO Accession Protocols. 2. (U) Date of deposit: Norway, Estonia, [...]
2009-02-24 21:49:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEN IC IT KTIA LU MARR NATO NO PARM PREL TU
09STATE20395DEMARCHE - SLOVENIAN TIMELINE FOR RATIFICATION OF
[...] (U) This is an action request cable. Please see paragraphs 9 and 10. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: NATO Allies pledged at the April 2008 Bucharest Summit to complete ratification of the protocols of accession for Albania and Croatia without delay. Our intention is to finalize the process in advance [...]
2009-03-05 00:11:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMARR NATO KTIA PREL MK HR AL SL
09STATE22056MONTENEGRO AND NEXT STEPS ON NATO
[...] (U) This message was drafted by AmEmbassy Podgorica. 2. (C) Summary: Even if MAP is unachievable, encouraging gestures to Montenegro at the NATO Summit would advance our objectives in the Balkans and beyond. Positive signals would a) encourage pro-Western reformers throughout the regio [...]
2009-03-09 21:50:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS MW
09STATE23758DEMARCHE TO EU MEMBER STATES ON EFFECTS OF THE
[...] (U) This is an action message, see paragraph 7. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) The effects of the global financial and economic crisis have been acutely felt in many Central and Eastern European countries. Of the eleven countries that have sought IMF Stand-By Arrangements since the start of [...]
2009-03-12 20:50:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALECIN ECON EFIN EUN PREL
09STATE23809INVITATION FOR HOST NATIONS TO SOUTH EAST EUROPE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 2-6. 2. (U) Summary and Action Request. The idea for a regional approach to the common challenge of excess munitions disposal first emerged at the September 2008 Adriatic Charter Chiefs of Defense Conference. Recognizing the potential b [...]
2009-03-12 21:35:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPARM MASS AL BK BU HR KV MK MW SI ZL
09STATE27305SECRETARY CLINTON'S MEETING WITH DANISH FOREIGN
[...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) March 13, 2009, 1:00 - 1:30, Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Secretary EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried Acting Deputy Spokesman Gordon Duguid NSC Director Maria Ger [...]
2009-03-20 21:45:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV PHUM NATO AF PB RS DA
09STATE28843OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO HEAD OF THE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-25 20:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDHR OSCE PHUM PREL
09STATE2919SOUTHEAST EUROPE REGIONAL INITIATIVE ON
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-12 18:36:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL ZB ZL
09STATE31102REQUESTING SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) As announced by the President on March 27, the United States Government has concluded its Afghanistan- Pakistan Strategic Review (Ref A). The conclusions of the Strategic Review -- informed by consultations with the Governments of Afghanistan and Pakistan, NATO Allies, International Secur [...]
2009-04-01 00:55:00Secretary of StateSECRETNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF
09STATE322ANNOUNCING RATIFICATION OF THE U.S.-IAEA
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 15-17. ------- Summary ------- 2. Summary: On December 30, 2008, the President signed the instrument of ratification for the Protocol Additional to the Agreement Between the United States of America and the International Atomic Energy [...]
2009-01-03 03:47:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IAEA ENRG NPT PREL KNNP TRGY KTIA
09STATE33075QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, FACT SHEETS ON PRESIDENTIAL
[...] These materials have been approved by the National Security Council for use by Posts in response to press and host government queries regarding President Obama's April 5 speech on nonproliferation in Prague. 2. Posts are authorized to use the points and fact sheets below in addressing ques [...]
2009-04-05 22:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KACT KNNP MARR US RS CH EZ MNUC PTER
09STATE33306QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, FACT SHEETS ON
[...] These materials have been approved by the National Security Council for use by Posts in response to press and host government queries regarding President Obama's April 5 speech on nonproliferation in Prague. 2. Posts are authorized to use the points and fact sheets below in addressing ques [...]
2009-04-06 16:15:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KACT KNNP MARR MNUC PTER EZ US RS
09STATE33629DEMARCHE IN SUPPORT OF KOSOVO'S IMF AND WORLD
[...] (SBU) This is a time-sensitive action request for addressee posts. Given the importance of these IMF and World Bank votes, Department asks that the demarche be delivered at the highest appropriate level, preferably by Chief of Mission or DCM (please see paragraphs 2-5),with reports by April [...]
2009-04-07 11:44:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL KV
09STATE38024MESSAGE FROM SECRETARY CLINTON TO CROATIAN
[...] PLEASE DELIVER THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE FROM SECRETARY CLINTON TO CROATIAN DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER DURDA ADLESIC. THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE DOES NOT PLAN TO RELEASE THE TEXT OF THE MESSAGE BUT HAS NO OBJECTION IF THE GOVERNMENT OF CROATIA WISHES TO DO SO. THERE WILL BE NO SIGNED ORIGINAL. 2. BEGI [...]
2009-04-16 22:03:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL HR
09STATE39151SECRETARY CLINTON'S APRIL 15 MEETING WITH EU
[...] (U) Meeting took place April 15, 2009; 12:30 - 1:10 pm; Washington, DC. 2. (U) Participants U.S. ------ The Secretary Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy, Richard Morningstar EUR - Daniel Fried, Assistant Secretary NSC [...]
2009-04-20 19:45:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEUN PGOV PREL
09STATE39345SUPPORTING KOSOVO IN INTERNATIONAL BODIES
[...] (C) Summary. This is an action request, see paragraph 2. The Department wishes to highlight our continuing interest in supporting participation by the Republic of Kosovo in international institutions. Kosovo, which has just completed its first year of independence, has made integration in [...]
2009-04-21 13:43:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON UN KV
09STATE40824HCOC - ENCOURAGING INDIA TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE HCOC
[...] (C) Summary: Department requests Embassy to encourage India to subscribe to the Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCOC). This overture is consistent with India's positive efforts related to preventing the spread of ballistic missiles via harmonization and adherenc [...]
2009-04-23 16:49:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA
09STATE41666HLTF: GUIDANCE FOR APRIL 28 MEETING
[...] (C) The focus of the April 28 High Level Task Force (HLTF) meeting will be a CFE "stocktaking" discussion based on an Ally's request that the U.S. provide a non- paper on the status of the elements of the Parallel Actions Package. Allies will also review plans for the NATO International Staf [...]
2009-04-24 22:46:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALKCFE PARM PREL
09STATE4297APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE JANUARY
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 25. 2. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels January 26-27. We expect the formal agenda to include: Western Balkans, Sudan/Darfur, Zimbabwe, Ukraine [...]
2009-01-15 20:33:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEUN PREL PGOV ZL AF SU ZI UP BO
09STATE43586ENCOURAGING PROGRESS ON RESOLVING
[...] (U) This is an action request cable. Please see paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: The border dispute between Slovenia and Croatia has simmered since both countries declared independence from Yugoslavia in 1991. Various governments have attempted but failed to resolve the issue bilaterall [...]
2009-04-29 20:13:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN HR SL
09STATE44996HCOC - ENCOURAGING ADDITIONAL COUNTRIES TO
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (SBU) Background: Per reftels, the Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCOC; also known as the International Code of Conduct, or ICOC; text at para 5) was formally brought into effect on November 25, 2002 at [...]
2009-05-04 15:34:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA
09STATE44998HCOC - ENCOURAGING ADDITIONAL COUNTRIES TO
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (SBU) Background: Per reftels, the Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCOC; also known as the International Code of Conduct, or ICOC; text at para 5) was formally brought into effect on November 25, 2002 at [...]
2009-05-04 15:35:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA
09STATE45229U.S.-EU TASK FORCE READOUT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY The U.S.-EU Task Force covered a range of priority economic, political, and other issues during an April 27 meeting in Washington. The U.S. team was led by PDAS Ries and NSC Director Toby Bradley, and included other Department and interagency attendees. The EU team was led by [...]
2009-05-04 21:48:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEAGR ECON ENRG ETRD IR PGOV PREL TBIO
09STATE4690MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR):
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) ACTION REQUEST: In keeping with our efforts to provide key non-members with information about the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) and its activities, we want to brief on the results of the November 2008 Canberra M [...]
2009-01-16 18:59:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA
09STATE47360KUDOS AND ACTION REQUEST: VOTING FOR KOSOVO'S
[...] (SBU) On May 6, Kosovo,s membership in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was accepted overwhelmingly with 96 countries voting in favor of membership and another 32 casting abstentions. Kosovo,s membership received significant support throughout the world, but especially in the Arab world [...]
2009-05-08 21:42:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL KV
09STATE47369KUDOS AND ACTION REQUEST: VOTING FOR KOSOVO'S
[...] (SBU) On May 6, Kosovo,s membership in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was accepted overwhelmingly with 96 countries voting in favor of membership and another 32 casting abstentions. Kosovo,s membership received significant support throughout the world, but especially in the Arab world [...]
2009-05-08 22:10:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL KV
09STATE47372KUDOS AND ACTION REQUEST: VOTING FOR KOSOVO'S
[...] (SBU) On May 6, Kosovo,s membership in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was accepted overwhelmingly with 96 countries voting in favor of membership and another 32 casting abstentions. Kosovo,s membership received significant support throughout the world, but especially in the Arab world [...]
2009-05-08 22:24:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL KV
09STATE47394SECRETARY CLINTON'S MEETING WITH SWEDISH FOREIGN MINISTER CARL BILDT, MAY 5, 2009, 3:15 P.M., WASHINGTON, D.C.
[...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) May 5, 2009, 3:15 ? 4:00, Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Secretary EUR Assistant Secretary Dan Fried Special Envoy for Energy Security Amb. Richard Morningstar Deputy [...]
2009-05-09 00:35:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAF CE CZ EAID ENRG EU IR IS IZ KN KNNP KWBG NATO NO PARM PGOV PHUM PREL RS SENV SO VIP
09STATE47400SITUATION REPORT NO. 10 INFLUENZA TASK FORCE
[...] (SBU) The CDC reports 1,639 confirmed and 849 probable cases in 43 states and the District of Columbia. (Task Force/HHS telcon) 2. (SBU) Canada confirms 214 cases and 1 death. (Task Force/HHS telcon, Reuters) 3. (U) The Mexican Secretary of Health confirmed 1,364 cases and 45 de [...]
2009-05-09 01:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO
09STATE494772009 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND
[...] This is an action request. -------------------------- SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST -------------------------- 2. Action Request: Pursuant to the requirements of Section 527 of the FY 94-95 Foreign Relations Authorization Act (FRAA),the Department must prepare an annual, non-public rep [...]
2009-05-14 18:20:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV
09STATE501812009 AUTOMATED MUTUAL-ASSISTANCE VESSEL RESCUE (AMVER) AWARDS
[...] This is an action request, please see para 2 and 10. 2. Posts in or responsible for the following countries/entities are requested to assist in the annual presentation of awards to owners of vessels participating in the U.S. Coast Guard's Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue (AMVER) shi [...]
2009-05-15 20:07:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT ECON ETRD ELTN ATRN PREL
09STATE50880GREEN/ALTERNATIVE FUEL POST RANKINGS
[...] The Office of Motor Vehicles (A/LM/MV) has reviewed posts' responses to our annual alternative fuel/hybrid electric vehicle survey (reftel a). Based on those responses, posts have been ranked into three tiers. 2. Tier One posts responded to our annual survey indicating that they possess [...]
2009-05-18 21:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDATRN AMGT
09STATE50888GREEN/ALTERNATIVE FUEL POST RANKINGS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-18 22:19:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDATRN AMGT
09STATE53031Allowance and Post Differential
[...] Effective May 24, 2009, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-708. 2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable. 3. Important: Read this entire me [...]
2009-05-22 21:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDALOW AMGT APER AFIN
09STATE53816HLTF: GUIDANCE FOR MAY 26-28 AWAY DAY
[...] (SBU) The NATO High Level Task Force (HLTF) will meet from May 26-28 at the NATO School in Oberammergau to take stock of the current situation with CFE and brainstorm on possible ways forward. During the April 29 meeting, Allies agreed that discussion at the Away Day would be based on the U.S [...]
2009-05-27 01:21:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCFE PARM PREL
09STATE54583LEAHY VETTING FOR AUSTRIA - ALOIS DOHR
[...] (U) Further to reftel, the Department has reviewed its files and as of May 27, 2009 possesses no credible information of violations of human rights by the following Austrian individual nominated to participate in USG sponsored training. Last name: Dohr First name: Alois Date of birth: [...]
2009-05-28 14:07:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL AU
09STATE54929DEMARCHE REQUEST: INVITING KOSOVO TO THE
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. See para 5 for demarche points. 2. (SBU) The Department requests that addressee posts demarche their host governments at the highest appropriate level encouraging them to call on the Montenegrin government to invite the President of Kosovo, Fatmir Sejdiu, t [...]
2009-05-28 22:29:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV AL BK BU HR SI TU KV MW SR
09STATE54930DEMARCHE REQUEST: INVITING KOSOVO TO THE
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. See para 5 for demarche points. 2. (SBU) The Department requests that addressee posts demarche their host governments at the highest appropriate level encouraging them to call on the Montenegrin government to invite the President of Kosovo, Fatmir Sejdiu, [...]
2009-05-28 22:36:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV AL BK BU HR SI TU KV MW SR
09STATE55544USUN MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR S/WCI
[...] (SBU) Mission clearance is requested for Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Clint Williamson, Foreign Affairs Officer Brendan Doherty, and Foreign Service Officer Todd Anderson from June 4 - 5. The purpose is to observe the ICTY/R briefings to the UN Security Council and hold meeting [...]
2009-05-29 22:41:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKAWC OTRA ABUD AF UN EU
09STATE56222GEORGIA - GUIDANCE FOR UNOMIG RESOLUTION
[...] (C) This is an action request: USUN should work with the Quad,Croatia, Austria and Turkey as necessary to reach and maintain consensus on a draft resolution to revise the current security regime and mandate of the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) according to the objectives, goals, and [...]
2009-06-01 21:37:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALUNSC PREL GG
09STATE57281UNSC CONSULTATION ON ICTR/ICTY -- JUNE 4
[...] (U) The Department requests that USUN draw on the following points for use during the Security Council,s June 4 consultations on the Completion Strategies for the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda (ICTY and ICTR). Begin Points: 2. (U) The United States [...]
2009-06-03 20:49:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC XA ZF ZL RW
09STATE57309DEMARCHE ON UNOMIG FOR DFM KARASIN
[...] (C) This is an action request. Post is requested to demarche Russian Deputy Foreign Minister (DFM) Grigoriy Karasin, or in his absence, a suitably high-level Russian official, to seek Russian engagement in New York on the draft resolution agreed by the Quad to extend the United Nations Observ [...]
2009-06-03 22:21:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALUNSC PREL RS GG
09STATE58925CFE: HLTF MAY 26-28 AWAY DAY: ALLIES DISCUSS
[...] (C) Summary. At the May 26-28 HLTF Away Day at the NATO School in Oberammergau, Allies reviewed the current situation regarding CFE; discussed Russia's Aide Memoire on the Parallel Actions Package; and agreed on general themes and an approach for the June 10 German-hosted meeting on the futur [...]
2009-06-08 20:25:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALKCFE NATO OSCE PARM PREL
09STATE59424JUNE 3 U.S.-RUSSIA CFE MEETING: NO BREAKTHROUGHS,
[...] (SBU) Summary. U.S. and Russian CFE Teams led by VCI A/S Gottemoeller and Russian MFA Director for Disarmament Antonov met in Geneva in the afternoon of June 3 to review ideas for moving forward on CFE. The meeting had an introductory character, as it was the first time U.S. and Russian inte [...]
2009-06-09 22:08:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALGG KCFE MD NATO PARM PREL RS
09STATE60628SLOVAK REPUBLIC--2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-12 00:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KPAO KTIP LO
09STATE61215SERBIA -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-12 23:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG YI
09STATE62397(S) REPORTING AND COLLECTION NEEDS: SLOVENIA
[...] (S/NF) This cable provides the full text of the new National HUMINT Collection Directive (NHCD) on Slovenia (paragraph 3-end) as well as a request for continued DOS reporting of biographic information relating to Slovenia (paragraph 2). A. (S/NF) The NHCD below supercedes the NHCD contained in Ref [...]
2009-06-16 21:48:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPINR KSPR ECON SI
09STATE74989DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S JUNE 27, 2009
[...] (U) June 27, 2009; 1700; Corfu, Greece. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Deputy Secretary Steinberg Ambassador Ivo Daalder, USNATO A/S Phil Gordon, EUR DASD Celeste Wallander, OSD Dr. Liz Sherwood Randall, NSC Bruce Turner, Director EUR/RPM Reece Smyth, notetaker Other NRC Ministers Al [...]
2009-07-17 21:40:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALGG MOPS NATO OVIP RS PREL KCFE
09STATE77701ACTION REQUEST - MANDATE RENEWAL FOR THE UNITED
[...] Summary. This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3 for action. The mandate for the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) will expire on July 31. A UN Security Council (UNSC) decision on UNAMID,s mandate renewal will take place on July 30. Libya is seeking to in [...]
2009-07-24 23:05:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKPKO PREL SU
09STATE80163(S) REPORTING AND COLLECTION NEEDS: THE UNITED
[...] (S/NF) This cable provides the full text of the new National HUMINT Collection Directive (NHCD) on the United Nations (paragraph 3-end) as well as a request for continued DOS reporting of biographic information relating to the United Nations (paragraph 2). A. (S/NF) The NHCD below supercedes the [...]
2009-07-31 20:24:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPINR KSPR ECON KPKO KUNR
09STATE80214Allowance and Post Differential
[...] Effective August 2, 2009, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-713. 2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable. 3. Important: Read this entire [...]
2009-07-31 22:59:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDALOW AMGT APER AFIN
09STATE80700ENCOURAGING PROGRESS ON RESOLVING
[...] (U) This is an action request cable. Please see paragraph 8. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: A bilateral border dispute between Croatia and Slovenia continues to hold up Croatia's EU negotiations. Since December, Slovenia has been blocking the opening and closing of 14 of Croatia's EU negotiating chap [...]
2009-08-03 20:08:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN HR SL
09STATE81473BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON DENIED LICENSE APPLICATION
[...] (U) This is an action message. See paragraphs 2-8. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post assistance regarding follow-up to the denial of license application 050128842. 3. (U) Reason for request: license application 050128842, a [...]
2009-08-05 14:56:00Secretary of StateSECRETBB EC ETTC KOMC SP UK
09STATE85140Allowance and Post Differential
[...] Effective August 16, 2009, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-714. 2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable. 3. Important: Read this entire [...]
2009-08-14 22:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDALOW AMGT APER AFIN
09STATE87262(U) KUDOS FOR SERBIA TYCOON REQUIREMENTS
[...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS APPRECIATED REFTELS REGARDING THE ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL ACTIVITIES OF SERBIAN TYCOONS. THE REPORTS HELPED ANALYSTS GAIN A DEEPER KNOWLEDGE OF HOW WEALTHY SERBIAN BUSINESSMEN INFLUENCE POLITICS DOMESTICALLY AND THROUGHOUT THE REGION, ESPECIALLY SINCE THIS NON-TRANS [...]
2009-08-21 14:28:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPINR ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV RI
09STATE87528MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR S/CT COORDINATOR
[...] (SBU) Department requests mission clearance for AMB Daniel Benjamin and S/CT multilateral affairs officer Zachary Bernstein for meetings scheduled August 25 with U.S. Deputy Permrep Wolff, Croatia's Deputy Permrep Ranko Vilovic, Counterterrorism Implementation Task Force (CTITF) head Jean Paul [...]
2009-08-21 22:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PREL PTER UNSC
09STATE87762LEAHY VETTING FAST TRACK THIRD TRANCHE AND
[...] This cable announces the third tranche of countries approved for Fast Track Leahy vetting status. It also consolidates all three fast track tranches into one list that will be re-approved annually. This cable constitutes re-approval of the first two fast track tranches for another year from t [...]
2009-08-24 13:25:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KCRM MASS PHUM PREL SNAR
09STATE88675SECRETARY CLINTON'S JULY 30 MEETING WITH
[...] (U) July 30; 10:15 a.m.; Washington, DC. 2. (SBU) Participants: U.S. The Secretary EUR Acting DAS William Lucas PA Spokesman Ian Kelly Executive Assistant Courtney Beale S Staff Joseph MacManus EUR/WE Director Maureen Cormack (Notetaker) Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn [...]
2009-08-25 19:33:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV
09STATE89198BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraph 4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 050156644 for the export of firearms and ammunition to Croatia. Post is requested to complete this [...]
2009-08-26 19:16:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC HR
09STATE89803TRAVEL PER DIEM ALLOWANCES FOR FOREIGN AREAS
[...] Effective September 1, 2009, localities are reclassified for travel Per Diem Allowances as shown below. These changes will be published in Per Diem Supplement No. 544. These rates apply to all civilians and members of the Uniformed Services. Please inform local offices of all agencies, civil [...]
2009-08-27 22:09:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDALOW AMGT AFIN
09STATE90199SEEKING ORAL STATEMENTS FOR ICJ ADVISORY OPINION
[...] (SBU) This is an action request for action addressee posts that have recognized Kosovo. See paragraph 2. ACTION REQUEST AND OBJECTIVES --------------------------------------------- --------- 2. (SBU) Embassies are requested to urge host governments to formally register with the Internati [...]
2009-08-28 20:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL ICJ KV
09STATE95073EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON IRAN
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPHS 10-30. 2. (C) SUMMARY: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS INCLUDING IRAN'S PROPOSAL OF SEPTEMBER 9 - SUGGEST THE IRANIAN GOVERNMENT AIMS TO DIVERT ATTENTION FROM ITS NUCLEAR PROGRAM'S NON- COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS AND DEFUSE GROWIN [...]
2009-09-13 21:51:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC
09STATE99893INVITATION FOR SOUTH EAST EUROPE NATIONS TO
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 6-8. 2. Summary and Action Request. The idea for a regional approach to the common challenge of excess munitions disposal first emerged at the September 2008 Adriatic Charter Chiefs of Defense Conference. Recognizing the benefits of con [...]
2009-09-25 12:29:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PARM AL BK BU HR KV MK MW SI ZL
09STOCKHOLM149SWEDEN'S EU MINISTER ON COOPERATING WITH U.S. ON
[...] (C) Summary: Sweden's EU Minister Cecilia Malmstrom met Charge on March 3 to discuss Sweden's upcoming EU presidency. On the Transatlantic Agenda, Malmstrom identified climate change, EU enlargement, Israeli-Palestinian talks and Afghanistan as being most important for cooperation with the US [...]
2009-03-04 16:40:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR EU AF TU SW
09STOCKHOLM309SWEDEN SCENESETTER FOR CODEL TANNER
[...] The U.S. Embassy in Stockholm warmly welcomes your visit to Sweden, the first Congressional delegation to travel here since Rep. Larson of Connecticut visited in September 2007. The United States and Sweden share a strong and abiding relationship built on a foundation of shared values, cultural [...]
2009-05-20 15:53:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PGOV ECON SW
09STOCKHOLM342009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: SWEDEN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-16 12:13:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV KIDE KSPR OPIC KTDB USTR SW
09STOCKHOLM384SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY GORDON'S JULY
[...] (U) Embassy Stockholm warmly welcomes you to Sweden. The mood in Sweden is both eager anticipation for its turn to set the agendas and chair the EU meetings, and a bit of trepidation at the daunting list of issues, starting with the financial crisis and climate change. Bilateral relations are [...]
2009-06-24 19:08:00Embassy StockholmSECRETPREL PGOV PINR ECON SENV SW
09STOCKHOLM452U.S.-EU JHA SENIOR LEVEL MEETING, STOCKHOLM, JULY 9-10,
[...] (SBU) Summary. U.S. and EU delegations met July 9 and 10 in Stockholm for the semiannual U.S.-EU Justice and Home Affairs Informal Senior Level Meeting. The meeting was unusually lively, substantive and outcome oriented, covering a lengthy agenda in an efficient manner. Delegates were well pr [...]
2009-07-23 10:04:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM467SWEDISH EU PRESIDENCY TALKS TURKEY LEFTOVERS
[...] (C) Summary: Following a July 19 DVC between EUR DAS Matt Bryza and Swedish MFA Director of EU Affairs Lars Wahlund (reftel),PolOff meet with Peder Spangberg, Turkey Desk Officer on July 23 for follow-up. Spangberg said his ideal outcome from the EU Presidency on December 31 is "handing ever [...]
2009-07-28 07:22:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL EUN TU SW
09STOCKHOLM504SWEDEN'S PLAN TO MANAGE BORDER DISPUTES BETWEEN EU
[...] (C) Summary: Frustrated by the use of EU accession as a bargaining tool in border disputes, Sweden is working on a new mechanism to solve the problem, MFA Deputy Director General for Europe Lars Wahlund told PolCouns July 19. The Swedes would like to add a "Good Neighbor Policy" as a "pseudo [...]
2009-08-12 11:42:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO KPKO KVIR EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM574AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ENLARGEMENT, AFGHANISTAN WITH
[...] (C) Summary. In the Ambassador's introductory call on the Minister for EU Affairs, Cecilia Malmstrom, the minister expressed Sweden's eagerness to work together with the United States on climate issues and in Afghanistan. She cautiously said the Swedish EU presidency so far was going "okay" and [...]
2009-09-10 12:43:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPINR PREL TU SW
09STOCKHOLM577FOREIGN MINISTERS DISCUSS AFPAK, IRAN, MEPP AT
[...] (C) Summary: At the September 4-5 informal foreign ministers' meeting (Gymnich) in Stockholm, the Swedes deliberately limited the meeting agenda to provide adequate time for more thorough discussions, and the Swedes insisted on strict anonymity in reporting, a format that was broadly praised [...]
2009-09-10 15:09:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALAF AL CE EUN IR IS IZ PGOV PK PREL SY SW
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