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07PRISTINA686	KOSOVO: USOP WORKS TO REASSURE STRPCE SERBS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Nestled in the Shar mountains, Strpce municipality - the southernmost Serb-majority area in Kosovo - holds great potential for economic development, but is also faced with several critical issues: delayed privatization of a potentially lucrative ski area that has stalled economi [...]	2007-09-14 10:50:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PINR PHUM SOCI KV UNMIK

07PRISTINA687	KOSOVO ELECTIONS: 64 PARTIES, INCLUDING SOME SMALL [...] (C) SUMMARY: After extending the deadline twice, the Central Elections Commission (CEC) received applications late September 12 from 64 political parties, coalitions, citizens' initiatives and independent candidates for the November 17 elections at the central and municipal levels. Albanian p [...]	2007-09-14 14:40:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM UNMIK YI KV
07PRISTINA705	KOSOVO: KURTI TRIAL OPENS BEFORE PACKED COURTROOM, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 19, Self-Determination Movement (SDM) leader Albin Kurti's trial began in a circus-like atmosphere before an international three-judge panel and a packed courtroom on charges stemming from his instigation of violence at the February 10 SDM demonstration that left two [...]	2007-09-26 08:15:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK KV
07PRISTINA706	KOSOVO: KURTI TRIAL OPENS BEFORE PACKED COURTROOM, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 19, Self-Determination Movement (SDM) leader Albin Kurti's trial began in a circus-like atmosphere before an international three-judge panel and a packed courtroom on charges stemming from his instigation of violence at the February 10 SDM demonstration that left two [...]	2007-09-26 08:15:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK KV
07PRISTINA714	KOSOVO: ELECTION OUTLOOK FOR SERBS BLEAK [...] (C) SUMMARY: The decision, under heavy pressure from Belgrade, to opt out of November 17 central elections by members of moderate the Serbian List for Kosovo and Metohija (SLKM),the incumbent Kosovo Serb grouping in the Assembly, has opened the door for a less-desirable group of Serb politic [...]	2007-10-02 16:08:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PINR SOCI KV UNMIK
07PRISTINA715	KOSOVO: ELECTION OUTLOOK FOR SERBS BLEAK [...] (C) SUMMARY: The decision, under heavy pressure from Belgrade, to opt out of November 17 central elections by members of moderate the Serbian List for Kosovo and Metohija (SLKM),the incumbent Kosovo Serb grouping in the Assembly, has opened the door for a less-desirable group of Serb politic [...]	2007-10-02 16:08:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PINR SOCI KV UNMIK
07PRISTINA723	KOSOVO: ELECTIONS PLANNING GAINS TRACTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: An approaching November 17 elections date and clear signals from UNMIK, OSCE and others to get to work have compelled Kosovar politicians and election officials to focus more energy on necessary organizational issues and less on public grandstanding about the alleged deficiencies [...]	2007-10-04 15:16:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KV
07PRISTINA734	KOSOVO: ROMA CAMPS CONTINUE TO BE PROBLEMATIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: The lead-contaminated Roma IDP camp Cesmin Lug remains open more than three months after UNMIK committed to closing it (reftel). Funding is running out at Osterode, the alternate and safer camp, for services essential to preserving the health of Roma children vis-a-vis their lead [...]	2007-10-09 08:50:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID KDEM UNMIK YI KZ
07PRISTINA74	KOSOVO: KOSOVARS ANXIOUS AND EXPECTANT, BUT CALM, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kosovar Albanians eagerly anticipate the upcoming Feb. 2 visit by UN Special Envoy for Kosovo Martti Ahtisaari, believing that his arrival will mark the final phase in the status determination process. The Kosovar Albanian "Unity Team" of negotiators from the major political pa [...]	2007-01-27 16:55:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA749	KOSOVO: COM INAUGURATES US KFOR/USAID PROJECT IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. At the inauguration of a joint USKFOR/USAID community development project in the Serb enclave of Partes (Gjilan/Gnjilane municipality),COM and other visitors witnessed genuine appreciation from local Serbs for USKFOR/USG efforts on their behalf. This project, the first officia [...]	2007-10-19 13:54:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR EAID PHUM SOCI KV UNMIK
07PRISTINA760	KOSOVO: NORTHERN SERB LEADERS HARDEN POSITION, [...] (C) SUMMARY. There were no surprises in our recent meetings with hardline northern Kosovo Serb leaders. We emphasized the leaders' responsibility for security and sought to maintain open lines of communication. For their part, our interlocutors were consistent in asserting that Kosovo Serb [...]	2007-10-29 15:47:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SOCI KV UNMIK
07PRISTINA96	KOSOVO: POSITIVE KOSOVAR ALBANIAN REACTION TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Reaction by Kosovo Albanian leaders and the media to the final status package, as presented in Pristina by UN Special Envoy Ahtisaari on February 2, has been positive. The Unity Team welcomed the package and issued a statement saying they were committed to continuing the process [...]	2007-02-05 16:42:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
07QUITO1039	CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY RACE BEGINS [...] (U) This message contains an action request for DRL and WHA/USOAS. See para 18. 2. (SBU) Summary: With national constituent assembly elections officially announced for September 30, Rafael Correa's undiminished popularity makes his Alianza PAIS movement the party to beat. Although poll [...]	2007-05-08 14:32:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO1081	DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE MEETS WITH CIVIL [...] (C) Summary: The Deputy Secretary rounded out his Quito visit with a meeting at the Ambassador's Residence with six representatives from a diverse array of civil society sectors to gain a non-governmental perspective on Ecuador's current political and economic outlook. A/S Shannon and DCM Bro [...]	2007-05-11 22:10:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO1124	CORREA ESCALATES WAR AGAINST THE PRESS [...] (U) Summary: President Correa ramped up his war of words and legal battle with the press May 15 by once again referring to the media as "mediocre and incompetent". While signing documents adding further charges of "insult" to his pending lawsuit against the daily newspaper La Hora, Correa vo [...]	2007-05-16 22:01:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO1182	VIDEO OF ECONOMY MINISTER PATINO IMPLIES MARKET [...] (U) Summary. Recently released excerpts of a video of a February meeting between Economy Minister Patino and former Economy Minister Rodas imply (but do not confirm) that if Patino frightened the international bond market, Rodas could have earned $50 million. Patino and Rodas separately ass [...]	2007-05-22 21:12:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV PREL PINR EC
07QUITO1350	VIDEO SCANDAL EXPANDS [...] (C) Summary: Another secretly-taped video involving Economy Minister Ricardo Patino has become public, extending the controversy over an earlier video (reftel). The new video dates to February, and shows President of Congress Jorge Cevallos discussing his efforts toward congressional approv [...]	2007-06-13 12:19:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO1423	ASSEMBLY CANDIDATE REGISTRATION CLOSES: NOBOA [...] (U) Summary. The last day to register candidates for Ecuador's constituent assembly race ended with mild chaos at the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) and Alvaro Noboa once again throwing his hat into the ring. Parties chose a variety of candidates to help them gain seats, from current and [...]	2007-06-21 13:13:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO1478	ECUADOR SUPPORTS AN EU-CAN ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Ecuador's President Correa supported the European Union (EU) - Andean Community (CAN) association agreement talks launched June 14 and reportedly played a mediator role in moving them forward, even though he opposed a free trade agreement (FTA) with the U.S. as it was negotiated [...]	2007-06-27 16:33:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EC
07QUITO1483	RADIO ADDRESSES ILLUMINATE CORREA [...] (C) Summary: Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa has given 23 Saturday radio addresses. The extemporaneous and unscripted nature of the addresses gives an idea of the issues he is thinking about and his own personal character. Emboffs have listened to recordings of the last 13 of these addre [...]	2007-06-27 19:15:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO160	CORREA INAUGURATION: USDEL CONVEYS MESSAGE OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. delegation to the inauguration of Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa headed by Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez effectively conveyed a message of SIPDIS friendship and respect between the U.S. and Ecuador. That message was warmly received both publicly and priva [...]	2007-01-19 19:54:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR EC
07QUITO1607	CONGRESS VOTES "NO CONFIDENCE" IN FINANCE MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: Continuing the standoff between Congress and the Correa administration, Congress passed a vote of no confidence July 13 against Minister of Finance Ricardo Patino. Citing allegations of embezzlement, illicit association, collusion and treason, Congress passed the measure af [...]	2007-07-17 21:35:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO1637	CORREA SIGNS DECREE TO PREVENT AIRING OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 9, President Correa signed an executive decree prohibiting reproduction of clandestinely recorded video and audio without the authorization of those involved. The media association responded saying the decree was unconstitutional. While Vice President Lenin Moreno claims [...]	2007-07-20 17:24:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EC
07QUITO1655	Congress Rolls Back Correa's Controversial Banking Law [...] (SBU) Summary. The Ecuadorian Congress rejected for the third time proposals by Correa to impose strong political control over interest rates, bank fees, reserve requirements, and a liquidity fund. The Congress substantially modified Correa's bill to establish more limited controls, which th [...]	2007-07-23 17:17:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV EC
07QUITO1779	ECUADOR ARRESTS U.S. CITIZEN ENVIRONMENTALIST FORCOMBATING [...] (U) Summary: On August 4 Ecuadorian immigration police arrested U.S. citizen Sean O'Hearn, Country Director of the environmentalist group Sea Shepherd, revoked his visa and issued an order for his immediate deportation. O'Hearn was charged with "crimes against Ecuadorian sovereignty" for his [...]	2007-08-07 19:25:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV EFIS CASC PHSA PGOV
07QUITO1794	GOVERNMENT PRESSURE LEADS TO VOLUNTARY PRICE RESTRAINTS [...] (SBU) Summary: With rising food prices, the GOE warned the private sector to lower prices or face mandatory controls. The private sector agreed to voluntarily fix prices for rice, flour, and sugar, while other sectors are seeking ways to reduce prices through cheaper packaging and lower quali [...]	2007-08-09 16:01:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAGR PGOV EC
07QUITO1889	ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: ALBA AND MERCOSUR, BOND PAYMENT, [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. Ecuador Won't Join ALBA, Mercosur --------------------------------- 2. (SBU) During his visit to Ecuador August 9, Venezuelan President Chavez extended another inv [...]	2007-08-20 15:22:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG EC
07QUITO1992	ECUADOR: PROPOSALS ILLUMINATE KEY ISSUES FOR [...] (C) Ecuadorian political parties and civil society groups have put forward a variety of proposals for the new constitution, which will be drafted by the Constituent Assembly to be elected on September 30. Some of the major issues Assembly members are likely to address include the extent of s [...]	2007-08-30 21:02:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ELAB ENRG KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL EC
07QUITO2057	ECUADOR CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS: ALL ABOUT [...] (C) Summary: The campaign for the September 30 Constituent Assembly elections is playing out primarily as a referendum on President Correa's policies, as polls indicate that most voters are ignorant of the candidates and their platforms. Although the President's popularity has inched down t [...]	2007-09-11 14:03:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KPLS EC
07QUITO2095	ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: RICE EXPORT BAN; NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. GOE Bans Rice Exports --------------------- 2. (U) On September 7 the GOE banned rice exports after local rice prices rose quickly as a result of stro [...]	2007-09-13 12:49:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EC
07QUITO211	HELICOPTER COLLISION KILLS MINDEF AND DAUGHTER [...] (C) Summary: Ecuadorian Minister of Defense Guadalupe Larriva, her 17-year-old daughter Claudia Avila Larriva, and five Ecuadorian Army officials were killed in a collision of two helicopters at 8:19 pm on January 24 in Manta, Manabi province. While details on the exact cause of the collision [...]	2007-01-25 21:36:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
07QUITO2117	ECUADOR: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT CORREA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Meeting one on one with the Ambassador on September 12, Ecuadorian President Correa sounded confident of a strong showing in the September 30 Constituent Assembly elections and was open to the Ambassador's advice on his New York trip later this month. He took on board the Ambas [...]	2007-09-14 20:04:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EC
07QUITO2124	ECUADORIAN CONGRESS CENSURES ENVIRONMENT MINISTER [...] (U) SUMMARY: On September 13 the Ecuadorian Congress censured Environment Minister Ana Alban in absentia when she failed to appear at a previously-scheduled hearing -- the second of Correa,s cabinet members to be censured in recent weeks. Despite a government statement of "total" support for [...]	2007-09-14 21:16:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV PGOV UNESCO EC
07QUITO2131	ECUADORIAN CONGRESS CENSURES ENVIRONMENT MINISTER [...] (U) SUMMARY: On September 13 the Ecuadorian Congress censured Environment Minister Ana Alban in absentia when she failed to appear at a previously-scheduled hearing -- the second of Correa,s cabinet members to be censured in recent weeks. Despite a government statement of "total" support for [...]	2007-09-17 13:10:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV PGOV UNESCO EC
07QUITO2134	ECUADOR: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT CORREA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Meeting one on one with the Ambassador on September 12, Ecuadorian President Correa sounded confident of a strong showing in the September 30 Constituent Assembly elections and was open to the Ambassador's advice on his New York trip later this month. He took on board the Ambas [...]	2007-09-17 20:15:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KJUS EC
07QUITO2168	QUITO AIRPORT EXPENSIVE FOR U.S. CARRIERS [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. air carriers say that their ongoing dispute with the current Quito airport concessionaire over usage fee increases has caused them to re-evaluate their operations.Q The airlines say they support the new Quito airport project (the reason for current airport fee increases),[...]	2007-09-21 12:15:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR EC EFIN ETRD
07QUITO2212	ECUADOR ASSEMBLY ELECTION: READY OR NOT, HERE IT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: September 30 Constituent Assembly voting and determination of winners will be complicated and possibly chaotic. So far few predict significant fraud. The Supreme Electoral Tribunal reversed itself on September 23 to allow exit polls and quick counts, which will lend greater [...]	2007-09-27 22:53:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC
07QUITO2233	AMBASSADOR INAUGURATES REGIONAL ANTI-NARCOTICS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ambassador Jewell participated in the inauguration of an approximately $2 million NAS-funded regional antinarcotics center in the northern city of Tulcan, Carchi province, on September 24. The facility will serve as a command center and checkpoint five miles from the Colombian [...]	2007-10-01 19:23:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MAS MOPS PREL SNAR EC CO
07QUITO2292	ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: Falling FDI, More Costly Flour [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. Decrease in Foreign Direct Investment ------------------------------------- 2. (U) According to recently published data from the Central Bank, foreign [...]	2007-10-10 13:46:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EC
07QUITO2318	ECUADOR CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARY OF FORMER NASA [...] (U) Summary: Ecuador recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Cotopaxi satellite ground tracking station, built by NASA in 1957. Ambassador Jewell toured the station and inaugurated a new space research program with Vice President Lenin Moreno, celebrating our bilateral scientific coo [...]	2007-10-15 15:58:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA TPHY TSPL SENV PREL OIIP SCUL EC
07QUITO2398	ECUADOR'S RESPONSE TO FARC LETTER [...] (SBU) On October 18, Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) Secretariat member Raul Reyes sent a public letter to President Correa expressing the FARC's desire to establish peaceful political and diplomatic relations with the GOE and avoid any confrontation with the Ecuadorian military. [...]	2007-10-26 20:19:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL SNAR EC CO
07QUITO2434	ECUADOR: AMBASSADOR INAUGURATES NAS-FUNDED PIER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ambassador Jewell participated in the inauguration of an approximately $3.4 million Narcotics Affairs Section (NAS) funded 435 meter pier for the Ecuadorian Navy in the northern city of San Lorenzo, Esmeraldas province, 10 miles south of the Colombian border, on October 23, 200 [...]	2007-10-31 20:54:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SNAR EC
07QUITO245	ECUADOR'S COMPLEX MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL DIVESTMENT [...] (C) Summary: In a January 22 meeting with DATT and EconOff, senior managers of HoldingDINE, one of Ecuador's military-industrial conglomerates, expressed confidence that they would continue to enjoy freedom of operation even as a newly ratified law aims to impose strict limitations on the mili [...]	2007-01-30 20:16:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON MARR PINR EIND ETRD SNAR EC
07QUITO2528	DAS MCMULLEN'S MEETINGS WITH ECUADORIAN CABINET [...] (C) Summary: In two wide-ranging, cordial discussions, Coordinating Minister Fernando Bustamante and Acting Foreign Minister Rafael Paredes told DAS McMullen that the GOE continues to desire a positive, robust relationship with the United States. Although there are areas of disagreement, B [...]	2007-11-21 17:52:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC
07QUITO2533	ECUADOR ANALYSTS DEBATE CORREA'S INTENTIONS DURING [...] (C) Summary: Ecuadorian analysts reflected differing assessments of President Correa's policies during a November 13 luncheon with visiting WHA DAS Christopher McMullen, hosted by the Ambassador. Participants highlighted the difficulty of predicting the economic model that President Correa [...]	2007-11-21 19:18:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EC VE CO
07QUITO2560	CORREA NEUTRALIZES EXTREME LEFT BY CO-OPTING [...] (C) Summary: After decimating the centrist and rightist political parties, President Correa has now undercut the old, radical left. By issuing an Executive Decree calling for the hiring of 12,000 new teachers, President Correa co-opted the education agenda away from the ultra-left Popular [...]	2007-11-28 12:47:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC
07QUITO2571	CORREA CHALLENGES AIRPORT CONCESSIONS [...] (U) Summary: President Correa has challenged two airport concessions run by private operators in Quito and Guayaquil, and asserted the federal government should receive a share of their earnings. The Quito airport is operated by a U.S.-Canadian-Brazilian joint venture and receives the major [...]	2007-11-30 13:19:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR EFIN EINV PGOV EC
07QUITO261	INFLUENTIAL ECUADORIAN WOMEN [...] (U) In response to reftel, we provide the following list of the top five most influential Ecuadorian women in selected categories: Business Isabel Noboa Ponton President, Consorcio NOBIS Edif. Executive Center Piso 8 Av. Constitucion Guayaquil, Ecuador epazmino@nobis.com.ec 593-3-26 [...]	2007-01-31 22:01:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EC KWMN PHUM
07QUITO2659	CORREA ASKS CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY TO APPROVE BROAD [...] (U) Summary. The Correa Administration sent an ambitious tax reform package to the Constituent Assembly, with a request that it be approved before the end of the year. The package retains the value-added tax at 12%, creates a 0.5% capital outflow tax, raises the excise tax on a number of pr [...]	2007-12-18 20:50:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EINV PGOV EC
07QUITO27	CODEL REID VISIT SETS POSITIVE TONE WITH NEW [...] (C) Summary: Codel Reid's visit to Ecuador from December 29-31 sent a message to the incoming government of President-Elect Rafael Correa of USG openness to dialogue, respect for Ecuadorian sovereignty and determination to continue cooperation on issues of mutual importance. The bipartisan vi [...]	2007-01-04 09:23:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EAID PINR MARR SNAR OREP
07QUITO271	WEAKENING ECONOMY MAY BE VULNERABLE [...] (C) Summary. After six years of solid growth, the Ecuadorian economy will likely slow in 2007, and the Central Bank estimates the economy will grow 3.3%. This may overstate growth, since the economy has a number of vulnerabilities ) declining petroleum production and prices, falling busines [...]	2007-02-01 19:28:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV EC
07QUITO28	NEW CONGRESS TAKES OFFICE OPPOSING CORREA'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Ecuador's newly-elected Congress takes office on January 5 with a decisive majority proposing to oppose President-elect Rafael Correa's demands for a referendum on whether to convoke a national constituent assembly. Instead, this working majority will seek to pass its own con [...]	2007-01-05 00:39:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ASEC EC
07QUITO29	NEW CONGRESS TAKES OFFICE OPPOSING CORREA'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Ecuador's newly-elected Congress takes office on January 5 with a decisive majority proposing to oppose President-elect Rafael Correa's demands for a referendum on whether to convoke a national constituent assembly. Instead, this working majority will seek to pass its own con [...]	2007-01-05 00:39:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ASEC EC
07QUITO300	CORREA NAMES CHAVEZ' BUDDY AS AMB TO VENEZUELA [...] (S) Sum... id: 95515 date: 2/6/2007 16:48 refid: 07QUITO300 origin: Embassy Quito classification: SECRET destination: header: VZCZCXYZ0000 OO RUEHWEB DE RUEHQT #0300/01 0371648 ZNY SSSSS ZZH O 061648Z FEB 07 FM AMEMBASSY QUITO TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 6258 INFO RUEHBO/AMEMBASSY BOGO [...]	2007-02-06 16:48:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET	PGOV EC PREL VE
07QUITO345	PROTESTS EXPECTED MONDAY OVER ASSEMBLY [...] (SBU) Summary: An overwhelming majority in Congress reportedly plans to approve the Government's proposed referendum on a national constituent assembly in a special session to commence on February 12, but will also seek to limit the assembly's scope and delay its start until 2008. Pro-assembl [...]	2007-02-09 21:31:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV EC
07QUITO420	International Conference for the Abolition of Foreign [...] The International No Bases Network (INBN) will hold an International Conference for the Abolition of Foreign Military Bases in Ecuador, March 5-9, 2007. They expect some 2,000 activists to attend the conference, which will be held in Quito March 5-7, with a March 8 caravan from Quito to Manta, [...]	2007-02-23 19:39:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PINR PGOV EC PREL MARR MASS
07QUITO554	ECUADOR: INSTITUTIONAL BRINKMANSHIP PROVOKES NEW [...] (C) Summary: Culminating a series of moves of dubious legality by the Correa Government, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE),and Congress, the TSE stripped 57 members of Congress (from the center-right opposition coalition of PRIAN, PSP, PSC and UDC) of their political rights for one year, [...]	2007-03-08 18:04:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC PINS KDEM EC
07QUITO565	ECUADOR: CONGRESS SEEKING WAY OUT OF CRISIS; [...] (C) Summary: Reacting to footage of the beating of one opposition deputy by radical leftist protesters on March 8, influential media and other civil society leaders reacted strongly on March 9. Denouncing political infighting among Congress, the Electoral Tribunal (TSE),and the Correa gove [...]	2007-03-09 22:05:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC PINS KDEM EC
07QUITO587	POLITICAL CRISIS ESCALATES; CONGRESS SUSPENDED [...] (C) Summary: Ecuador's ongoing institutional impasse between electoral authorities and Congress continued on March 13 as the Constitutional Court announced its refusal to decide the dispute -- eliminating for now at least the best opportunity for resolution. In a show of high political thea [...]	2007-03-13 22:23:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS ASEC EC
07QUITO632	GOE SHARES CONCERN OVER ZIMBABWE VIOLENCE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points on March 16 to Lourdes Puma Puma, MFA Director General for Multilateral Affairs. Puma expressed GOE's concern over the March 13 violence in Zimbabwe, noting that Ecuador has always spoken out against such violence. Puma described the attacks of peaceful [...]	2007-03-16 20:12:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UN BO EC
07QUITO642	Manta FOL - Request for DOS and DOD Financial Support for [...] The U.S.-Ecuador agreement to allow U.S. counter narcotics operations to be conducted at the Forward Operating Location (FOL) at the Eloy Alfaro Ecuadorian air base in Manta expires in Nov., 2009. President Rafael Correa has publicly stated that he does not intend to renew the agreement. Th [...]	2007-03-20 12:04:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINS PGOV SNAR MARR MASS KPAO
07QUITO643	Mission Actions To Counter "No Bases" Conference [...] (SBU) Summary: The International Network for the Abolition of Foreign Military Bases (INAFMB) held their international conference in Ecuador March 5-9. An estimated 400 foreign activists from 40 nations attended meetings and rallies in Quito and Manta (site of the U.S. Forward Operating Locat [...]	2007-03-20 12:04:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PINR PGOV EC PREL MARR MASS
07QUITO667	VENEZUELA RESTRICTS IMPORTS OF ECUADORIAN TUNA [...] (SBU) Cesar Rohon, President of Ecuador's National Fisheries Chamber, complained in the local media that Venezuela has imposed restrictions on Ecuadorian tuna imports. In 2006 Ecuador exported over USD 41 million in tuna products to Venezuela, which is Ecuador's principal tuna market in Latin [...]	2007-03-21 20:51:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EC
07QUITO78	CONGRESS READY TO ACT; CORREA RALLYING SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary: An overwhelming but still fluid majority in Congress is preparing to act quickly on its own package of constitutional reforms and to seize control of key independent positions, including the positions of Attorney and Comptroller General. Its intention is to attempt to thwart th [...]	2007-01-10 21:42:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO826	REFERENDUM ON ASSEMBLY LIKELY TO PASS APRIL 15 [...] (SBU) Summary: Ecuadorians vote again in a nation-wide election on Sunday, April 15, to approve or defeat a referendum convoking an unbounded national constituent assembly to re-write the constitution. Public understanding of the details of the assembly statute is low and support for the as [...]	2007-04-11 19:27:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO880	ECUADOR PAYS IMF DEBT, BLASTS WORLD BANK [...] (U) Summary. On Saturday, April 15, President Correa announced Ecuador had paid off its IMF debt and was ending its relations "with that international bureaucracy." He also threatened to expel the World Bank representative in Ecuador if an investigation "confirms" that the World Bank "black [...]	2007-04-18 12:39:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV EC
07QUITO885	CORREA DEFUSES DEADBEAT DAD STORY C-AL7-00365 [...] (U) Summary: A recent attempt by Lucio Gutierrez to tar President Rafael Correa for his father's sins appears to have backfired. The open secret of Correa's sordid family history became public on April 13, on the eve of the government's referendum, when PSP deputy Luis Almeida alleged during [...]	2007-04-18 19:20:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO915	GLOBAL REPOSITIONING - RESPONSE FROM AMBASSADOR LINDA [...] Summary: We are delighted to have been chosen as a Phase 1 country for the Secretary's Transformational Diplomacy initiative, and we are very pleased with the early returns on what the three new positions we gained have allowed us to do. Following are responses to questions posed in reftel as [...]	2007-04-20 21:06:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT EC
07RABAT1145	MOROCCO MOVES TO HIGHEST LEVEL OF TERRORISM ALERT [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Interior Benmoussa proclaimed on July 6 a "maximum state of alert" citing a "serious threat of terrorist attack" based on "reliable intelligence." Despite a flurry of speculation in the domestic and international press, the alert is not based on specific threat informa [...]	2007-07-13 14:23:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KISL ASEC MO SP
07RABAT1161	THE PRESIDENT'S JULY 16 SPEECH ON ARAB-ISRAELI [...] (C) Mohammed Azeroual, Director-General for Arab and Islamic Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told polcouns on July 18 that Morocco "welcomed all initiatives" aimed at restarting the Arab-Israeli peace process and was eager to learn more about the modalities of the U.S. proposal unve [...]	2007-07-18 16:57:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MO
07RABAT1180	Moroccan journalists detained for publishing confidential [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified; please protect accordingly. ------- Summary ------- Â [...]	2007-07-19 17:33:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO SCUL OIIP KIRC PHUM KMPI MO PGOV
07RABAT12	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR AMBASSADOR GREGORY [...] Embassy Rabat is pleased to grant country clearance to Ambassador Gregory L. Schulte to travel to Morocco, January 8-10, 2007 for the purpose of participating in Iran public diplomacy outreach discussions with senior-level GOM officials and the media. 2. Control Officer is Deputy Political [...]	2007-01-05 10:32:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA MO
07RABAT1201	MEPI UPDATE FOR MOROCCO [...] Summary: This cable highlights MEPI programs and initiatives in Morocco from April 1-June 30. New activities included visits by representatives from MEPI Washington and the approval of two small grant proposals. Highlights from existing programs included the launch of the MEPI Alumni Networ [...]	2007-07-24 16:04:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PGOV KMPI MO
07RABAT1223	PM CLAIMS AND RECEIVES CREDIT FOR SUCCESSFUL TERM [...] (SBU) Summary: In the customary end-of-term address, Prime Minister Driss Jettou gave parliament an upbeat assessment of his accomplishments since 2002. He focused on political, economic, and social reform, as well as stability and treatment of Berbers. Jettou also touched on ways in which [...]	2007-07-27 16:23:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PBTS PHUM ECON MO
07RABAT1255	KING'S THRONE DAY SPEECH FOCUSES ON WESTERN SAHARA [...] (C) Summary: King Mohammed VI's July 30 Throne Day speech focused on his commitment to gradual reform as well as the two most pressing national issues: the Western Sahara and upcoming parliamentary elections. He reaffirmed Morocco's intention to negotiate on the basis of autonomy, but "noth [...]	2007-08-03 15:05:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PBTS MO KDEM IZ LE SO SU XI
07RABAT1265	MAGAZINES SEIZED AND EDITORS CONVOKED FOR DISRESPECTING THE [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified; please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: Moroccan authorities seized, on orders of PM Jettou, the most recent editions of TelQuel and Nichane, weekly current affairs magazines on August 4 for violating laws that forbid criticism of the mona [...]	2007-08-07 14:39:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PREL KDEM EAID PHUM KMPI MO
07RABAT1331	INTERNATIONAL ELECTION OBSERVATION BEGINS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: The organization of Morocco,s first-ever international election observation kicked off with a week-long pre-election assessment mission organized by the National Democratic Institute (NDI). In meetings with embassy and an August 15 press conference, the delegation recognized po [...]	2007-08-22 17:09:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM MO
07RABAT1340	STAFFDEL CAMMACK: CAN MOROCCO BE FRANCHISED? [...] (SBU) During an August 8-10 visit, Democratic Senate Foreign Relations Committee Staff Member Perry Cammack heard that reformers in Morocco, unlike in many other Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries, already have a safe space within which to operate, and are working to expand existing [...]	2007-08-23 16:39:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM MO OVIP
07RABAT1417	MOROCCO'S SEPTEMBER 7 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: Morocco's September 7 parliamentary elections will be its first in five years and second of King Mohammed VI's reign. A crowded, fragmented field of 33 political parties will be competing for the 325 seats in Parliament's lower house, the Chamber of Deputies, of which 30 seats a [...]	2007-09-07 10:21:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MO
07RABAT1419	MOROCCAN ELECTIONS: ISLAMISTS TO GROW BUT NO GREEN [...] (C) Summary: We project the September 7 election for the Lower House of Parliament will return only a modest change in the Chamber, though it could produce a different-looking government. We expect 17 parties in the new House, none with a majority, none even with more than half the seats in a [...]	2007-09-07 12:36:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV MO
07RABAT1495	KING NAMES ISTIQLAL PARTY HEAD EL FASSI NEW PRIME [...] (C) Summary: Local media report that King Mohammed VI named Abbas El Fassi as the new Prime Minister on September 19. Abbas is the Secretary General and leader of the "nationalist" Istiqlal Party, which won the most seats in Parliamentary elections a fortnight ago. Abbas, as Minister of St [...]	2007-09-19 18:54:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM MO
07RABAT1516	SAHARA: MOROCCAN VIEWS ON THE UPCOMING FOURTH [...] (C) During a September 18 meeting, MFA IO Chief (A/S equivalent) Nasser Bourita told polcouns that Morocco would press during the upcoming Fourth Committee session for a "cleaned up" consensus fourth committee resolution that reflected the spirit of UNSCR 1754. Bourita said past resolutions w [...]	2007-09-21 16:41:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA MO
07RABAT1523	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION - COMMENTARY ON CHOICE OF PRIME [...] (U) The Moroccan print press has commented extensively on King Mohamed VI's September 19 decision to appoint Istiqlal Party Secretary General Abbas El Fassi as the new prime minister. Most of SIPDIS the press, including the partisan, pro-Palace, and more conservative independent press, off [...]	2007-09-25 09:38:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SCUL OIIP KIRC PHUM KMPI MO
07RABAT1541	ECONOMIC CHALLENGES FACING MOROCCO'S NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Incoming Prime Minister Abbas El Fassi will take charge this month of an economy that has performed well over the last five years. He follows in the footsteps of a Prime Minister who is generally regarded as having been one of the strongest in Morocco's history, and whose busine [...]	2007-09-27 14:31:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD EFIN EAGR MO
07RABAT1542	MOROCCO: BREAD RIOT SHAKES BUCOLIC HAMLET [...] (C) Summary: A rise in the price of subsidized bread, though hastily retracted by the GOM (reftel),nonetheless prompted a riot September 23 that caused serious property damage, numerous injuries, and at least 30 arrests in the normally tranquil hamlet of Sefrou, about 30 KM south of Fes. Tho [...]	2007-09-27 16:36:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON MO
07RABAT1599	MOROCCAN PUBLIC AND PALACE IRE PROMPTS REPORTED [...] (C) Summary: Propelled by mounting palace and public ire over shameless wrangling for ministerial portfolios, leaders of Morocco's returning coalition parties appear to have reached at least informal agreement on a new government, just in time for the October 12 Parliament opening. In the mor [...]	2007-10-12 07:19:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MO
07RABAT1617	MOROCCO: AN INSIDE LOOK AT NEW PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Abbas El-Fassi, sworn in on October 15, is an experienced and seasoned politician with four past Ministerial stints and a ten year diplomatic career. El-Fassi was chosen PM as leader of the largest party in the incoming parliament, but there are doubts about his e [...]	2007-10-18 09:16:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL PGOV MO
07RABAT1657	SARKOZY SWEEPS MOROCCO OFF ITS FEET [...] (C) Summary: French President Sarkozy's October 22-24 visit to Morocco was viewed as a success by both sides. During a star-like visit and speech to the Moroccan parliament, Sarkozy offered the most explicit French statement to date in support of Morocco's autonomy plan as the basis for a negotiate [...]	2007-10-29 16:44:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MO FR
07RABAT1687	TIMING IS EVERYTHING: MOROCCANS IRKED BY FRENCH [...] (C) Summary: The timing of two recent judicial actions in Western Europe has irked Morocco. The past ten days have seen a French indictment of senior Moroccan officials in connection with the 1965 disappearance of a political dissident in Paris, and the launch of a Spanish inquest into allege [...]	2007-11-02 10:22:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MO FR SP
07RABAT1690	VOTE OF CONFIDENCE FORMALLY INVESTS A SHAKY [...] (C) Summary: An October 31 parliamentary vote of confidence formally invested Prime Minister El-Fassi's cabinet with full constitutional authority to govern. Due to the absence of almost one quarter of the members, the government was confirmed with less than a majority of the 325 seats in the [...]	2007-11-02 13:48:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM MO
07RABAT1695	MOROCCANS FURIOUS OVER SPANISH ROYAL VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary: The Moroccan government is reacting strongly to the announced visit of Spanish King Juan Carlos to the disputed enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla. Following blistering criticism of the intended visit by PM El-Fassi and Information Minister Naciri, the GOM announced in the afternoon of Nove [...]	2007-11-02 17:42:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MO SP
07RABAT1724	MEPI UPDATE FOR MOROCCO [...] Summary: This cable highlights MEPI programs and initiatives in Morocco from July 1-September 30. A large MEPI grant (USD 450,000) made possible the first international observer mission in the history of Moroccan elections. Other activities included an election survey by Akhawayn University [...]	2007-11-08 18:57:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV EFIN KMPI SCUL MO
07RABAT1814	WESTERN SAHARA: TOUGH APPROACH TO NEXT ROUND, [...] (C) Summary: Moroccan MFA Chief of Staff Bourita projected that the impending third round of negotiations for the Western Sahara with the POLISARIO would be a real challenge. The GOM believes it should focus on substance, but not at all on independence. While appreciating USG support, he ho [...]	2007-12-05 18:07:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV PBTS MO WI
07RABAT1837	MOROCCO EXPRESSES SYMPATHY/SOLIDARITY WITH ALGERIA [...] (SBU) Widespread Moroccan media coverage of Tuesday's bombings in Algiers noted King Mohamed VI's telephone call to President Bouteflika, expressing personal condolence for the tragedy. The King also made a public statement condemning the bombings and expressing Morocco's sympathy and solida [...]	2007-12-13 17:51:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	MO
07RABAT1843	ECONOMIC AGENDA AND ROLE OF WOMEN IN MOROCCO'S [...] (C) Summary: Morocco's Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD) advocates a market economy and has emphasized its commitment to combat corruption as a key to spurring economic growth and job creation. Like other parties, the PJD has focused more on general economic goals and offered less i [...]	2007-12-14 15:00:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR KISL MO
07RABAT1857	MOROCCO BERBERS: A PLEA FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Berber (Amazight) activists want greater recognition and clout, a majority of Morocco's population Berbers are among its poorest citizens although there has been an expansion of Berber cultural rights, including in schools and media. Growing frustration among Berber youth may lead to viol [...]	2007-12-18 15:13:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM MO PREL
07RABAT1863	ISLAMISTS SETBACK IN "GAY WEDDING" CULTURE SKIRMISH [...] (C) The case of an alleged gay wedding in a rural town led to a national debate over morality and forced government leaders to publicly call for tolerance. Convictions against six defendants implicated in the case were overturned on appeal despite strong pressure from Islamic newspapers, Imam [...]	2007-12-19 13:23:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KISL SCUL MO
07RABAT1864	MOROCCO: KING CRITICIZED AT ELECTION ASSESSMENT [...] (C) The final reports of the international and domestic election observation efforts praised the Government of Morocco's (GOM) execution of the September 7 elections. Speakers at the roll-out, hosted by the royally sanctioned human rights council, were blunt in their criticism of parties and [...]	2007-12-19 15:39:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PGOV MO
07RABAT1868	MOROCCO: TAKING STEPS AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE [...] Summary: Prime Minister Abbas El Fassi launched the Fifth National Campaign to Eliminate Violence against Women on November 30 in Rabat, marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. For the first time, the Government of Morocco (GOM) released official statistic [...]	2007-12-20 11:26:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN MO PHUM PREL

07RABAT1873	WESTERN SAHARA: THINKING ABOUT AUTONOMY AND [...] (C) In the course of several visits to Western Sahara and conversations with contacts in Rabat, we have sensed the beginnings of a sometimes reluctant willingness by some pro-separatists, including human rights activists, to entertain the idea of autonomy rather than independence. Most Sahraw [...]	2007-12-20 16:40:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PHUM UNSC MO
07RABAT256	HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE WITH GOM LAUNCHED [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Morocco (GOM) hastily convened in early February a series of meetings with Embassy officers to convey concerns about the U.S. Human Rights Report. The GOM used the sessions with senior officials from the Foreign Affairs, Interior and Justice ministries to: pr [...]	2007-02-08 15:53:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PBTS PGOV MO
07RABAT265	WESTERN SAHARA: PROMOTING AUTONOMY, BUT NOT YET A [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Moroccan Government (GOM) is in the throes of a campaign here and abroad to sell its notion to provide autonomy to Western Sahara. Domestic consultations have targeted parliament and political parties, the GOM has not yet, however, reached more than the broad outlines of thei [...]	2007-02-09 12:43:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MO
07RABAT272	MEPI UPDATE FOR MOROCCO [...] Summary: This cable highlights MEPI programs and initiatives in Morocco from October 1-December 30. Activities included the publication of a new guide for NGOs' advocacy, Arab Civitas and International Republican Institute (IRI) activities, teaching Arabic through local languages, Financial [...]	2007-02-09 16:06:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PGOV ETRD EINV KMPI MO
07RABAT273	WESTERN SAHARA: PROMOTING AUTONOMY, BUT NOT YET A [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Moroccan Government (GOM) is in the throes of a campaign here and abroad to sell its notion to provide autonomy to Western Sahara. Domestic consultations have targeted parliament and political parties, the GOM has not yet, however, reached more than the broad outlines of thei [...]	2007-02-09 16:22:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MO
07RABAT275	IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER'S VISIT TO MOROCCO [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Jettou told the Ambassador on February 7 the February 5-6 visit of Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki was long on protocol but short on substance. Jettou said he pressed Iran to resolve its differences with the International Community. MFA DG Azeroual ela [...]	2007-02-09 17:16:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KNNP MO IR
07RABAT335	MOROCCO AND THE PALESTINIAN UNITY GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Drawing on points conveyed reftel, Poloff met with Hassan Hami, Office Director of Arab Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on February 15, to urge that Morocco avoid premature statements of support or engagement with the new Palestinian National Unity Government (NUG) before its new [...]	2007-02-20 18:59:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MO
07RABAT337	AMBASSADOR REACHES OUT TO REMOTE CORNERS OF MOROCCO [...] Summary: The Ambassador conducted a series of outreach visits across Morocco January 31 - February 7. Taking advantage of the one-week availability of a USG C-12 aircraft, the Ambassador travelled "off the beaten path" to Errachidia, Figuig, and Oujda in the east, Al-Hoceima in the north, and [...]	2007-02-21 09:00:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAID KPAO MO
07RABAT362	AMU INCREASING CT FOCUS, ADVANCING TRADE DIALOGUE, [...] (C) Foreign Ministers from Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania, Tunisia, and Libya gathered in Rabat February 10-11 for the 26th Ministerial Council meeting of the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU). A senior AMU contact told us discussions among the Ministers reflected increased focus in AMU fora on stemming [...]	2007-02-26 09:00:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KISL ETRD MO LY AG TS XA XF
07RABAT377	MOROCCAN MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMENTS ON [...] (S) Summary: Embassy delivered Reftel demarche to MFA on February 21 PolCouns urged Abdellatif Bendahane, MFA Director of African Affairs to take advantage of any possible GOM influence to resolve the situation. 2. (C) On February 26 PolCouns and Poloff followed up with Bendahane, who clai [...]	2007-02-27 12:16:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET	MO PGOV PREL
07RABAT395	A "CULTURE OF HUMAN RIGHTS" IN MOROCCO [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Morocco (GOM) wants to become known for its observance of human rights and has mounted what appears to be little more than a public relations campaign. On February 26, Prime Minister Jettou and Driss Benzekri, the president of the Consultative Council on Huma [...]	2007-03-01 10:30:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PGOV MO
07RABAT40	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DIMA TOUKAN [...] Embassy Rabat is pleased to grant country clearance for MEPI Political/Womens Issues Specialist, Dima Toukan, to travel to Marrakech, Morocco, January 14-17, 2007 for the purpose of attending the IREX Media Sustainability Index Conference. 2. Post understands traveler requires no further as [...]	2007-01-09 11:21:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA MO
07RABAT404	THERE'S A NEW PRINCESS IN THE ROYAL FAMILY [...] This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) A salute of 21 cannon shots boomed across Rabat from El Mechouar Palace shortly after 8 p.m. on February 28 to announce the birth of the king's second child, Princess Lalla Khadija. Naming the baby Khadija, [...]	2007-03-02 09:18:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL MO
07RABAT423	MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS; FEBRUARY 2007 [...] (U) The following is a round-up of recent economic developments of note in Morocco: 2. (U) Money Laundering Law Advances: Morocco's long-delayed anti-money laundering/counter terrorism finance statute was unanimously approved by members of the Justice, Legislation and Human Rights Committee [...]	2007-03-05 16:33:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON ECPS EINT ELAB ETRD KTEX MO
07RABAT496	MOROCCO: FRIDAY SERMON USES ISLAM TO BLAST [...] (SBU) Summary: The March 16 Friday sermon, heard at mosques throughout Morocco (and broadcast nationally),concentrated scathing criticism on the phenomenon of terrorism in general and suicide bombing in particular, obviously prompted by the (abortive) March 11 terrorist incident in Casablanca [...]	2007-03-19 09:54:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KISL MO
07RABAT549	MOROCCO: (ISLAMIST) PJD LEADER DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary: Abdallah Baha, Deputy Secretary-General of Morocco's (Islamist) Party of Justice and Development (PJD),complained to poloff during a mid-March meeting that the party believed the electoral system was unfairly tilted against them. He said the party nonetheless expects to do well [...]	2007-03-27 10:59:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KISL MO
07RABAT660	MOROCCO: AMBASSADOR RILEY MEETS WITH WALI IN [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-16 10:44:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL MO
07RABAT701	MOROCCO TERRORISM: STATE OF "HIGH ALERT," [...] (C) Summary: Morocco is on a "state of high alert" in the wake of recent terror attacks in Casablanca, said GOM spokesman and Communications Minister Nabil Benabdellah in a press conference on April 18. Responding to recent NGO criticism, the Minister asserted that the GOM would take human ri [...]	2007-04-20 18:54:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC PHUM MO
07RABAT712	MOROCCO REACHES INVESTMENT GRADE [...] (SBU) Summary: Fitch Ratings' April 19 decision to raise Morocco to investment grade has been welcomed by Moroccan government and media as a vote of confidence in the country's ongoing economic reforms. Fitch noted Moroccan progress across the range of "economic, political and social areas," [...]	2007-04-23 16:39:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON MA
07RABAT744	WESTERN SAHARA: CONTINUING HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Morocco's (GOM) efforts to sell its autonomy plan within the Sahara may be complicated by continuing repression and reported violations of human rights, although some recent improvement may help their case. Local human rights observers continue to report GOM [...]	2007-04-26 12:47:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PGOV PBTS MO
07RABAT751	MOROCCO TERRORISM: MINISTER BRIEFS ON CT STEPS, [...] (C) In remarks before parliament on April 25, Minister of Interior Benmoussa warned that the threat from terrorism is real and always present. He detailed efforts to upgrade security across the country and said there have been 59 terror-related arrests since March 11. A parliamentary contact [...]	2007-04-26 17:50:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KISL PGOV MO
07RABAT786	NATIONWIDE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CASABLANCA BOMBINGS [...] (SBU) Summary: The series of suicide bombings in Casablanca over the last month and resultant country-wide security alert has had only a limited economic impact. Tourism, Morocco's major source of foreign exchange revenue, has remained resilient. Major destinations including Fes and Marrakech [...]	2007-04-30 16:04:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV MA
07RABAT813	MEPI UPDATE FOR MOROCCO [...] Summary: This cable highlights MEPI programs and initiatives in Morocco from January 1-March 31. Activities included the Advancing Learning and Employability for a Better Future (ALEF) literacy project, pharmaceutical and Agribusiness workshops, preparations for the 2007 legislative election [...]	2007-05-04 11:11:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PGOV ETRD EINV KMPI MO
07RABAT912	CASABLANCANS REACT TO CONTINUED POST CLOSURE [...] (C) Summary: In the more than five weeks since two suicide bombers detonated near the Consulate General, the atmosphere among the populace has gone from sympathetic concern to frustration and anger. Even many Moroccans who offered support immediately after the explosions now feel that the c [...]	2007-05-24 15:20:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS PREL PGOV MO
07RABAT935	MOROCCAN GOVERNMENT CONFRONTS EXTREMIST THEOLOGY [...] (C) Summary: In late May, Morocco's Ministry of Islamic Affairs convened more than 1200 Moroccan religious scholars and prayer leaders to rebut and condemn the use of religious pretexts for acts of terrorism. The event, which received high profile coverage in Moroccan media, came in the wake [...]	2007-05-30 17:48:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KISL MO
07RABAT947	MOROCCO: PRESS CONFERENCE PREEMPTED, ISLAMIST JCO [...] (C) Summary: A May 23 Moroccan security force operation preempted a press conference scheduled by the Justice and Charity Organization (JCO),the large Islamist political organization which rejects the legitimacy of the monarchy. Though prevented from conducting their media event, the JCO iss [...]	2007-06-04 13:10:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	MO PGOV PINR KISL
07RABAT996	DAS CARPENTER DISCUSSES FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION WITH [...] (C) Summary: Moroccan Minister of Communications Benabdellah told visiting DAS Carpenter during a June 6 meeting that the latest and presumably final draft of the revised press code reduced from 24 to four the number of categories of offenses that could land journalists in jail. He emphasized [...]	2007-06-13 11:19:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PGOV PREL MO
07RANGOON1014	BURMA: REGIME ATTEMPTS TO SHIFT FOCUS BACK TO [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Rangoon received a faxed letter from Acting PM Thein Sein addressed to Vice President Cheney, objecting to the UN PRST on Burma and declaring the regime intends to proceed with its seven step "roadmap to democracy." The regime's mass-member organization (USDA) continues [...]	2007-10-11 09:54:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON1026	BURMA: TRACK II PROCESS TRASHED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Advocates of engagement who looked to the unofficial European-led Track II process to reach key members of the GOB and offer concessions to promote further dialogue, were morose at the end of their October 2007 visit to Burma, which occurred shortly after the regime's latest brut [...]	2007-10-16 11:40:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON1037	BURMA: REGIME FOCUS ON "ROADMAP" IGNORES ABUSES [...] (C) Summary. On October 18, the regime announced a new constitutional drafting commission amidst reports of ongoing arrests and convictions of pro-democracy activists. Embassy sources reported several family members of prominent monk U Gambira were arrested on October 16 and 17. NLD official [...]	2007-10-19 09:59:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON1042	ILO SEEKS TO STRENGTHEN LABOR MECHANISM [...] (C) Summary. While the GOB has made some progress this year in addressing forced labor claims, it still drags its feet when investigating cases involving the military, ILO Liaison Officer Steve Marshall emphasized. Since signing the GOB-ILO Forced Labor Mechanism Agreement in February, the GO [...]	2007-10-22 10:56:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON1060	AUNG SAN SUU KYI MEETS WITH REGIME LIAISON [...] (C) Summary: Aung San Suu Kyi met with newly appointed liaison Aung Kyi at the Government Guest House the afternoon of October 25. Burmese State Television announced Acting PM Thein Sein would be appointed Prime Minister and that Quarter Master General LT GEN Tin Aung Myint Oo would replace T [...]	2007-10-25 10:50:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON1108	BURMA: WHERE HAVE ALL THE TOURISTS GONE? [...] (C) Summary. Burma continues to feel the economic impact of the regime's violent crackdown in September. The tourism industry, which employs an estimated 500,000 people, continues to flounder as tourists cancel trips to Burma. In October, Burma only received 7,221 tourists, a 228 percent [...]	2007-11-15 08:14:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV BM
07RANGOON1118	BUILDING CIVIL SOCIETY IN BURMA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Since 2005 Embassy Rangoon has funded 23 Burmese groups and NGOs to conduct grassroots civil society and capacity building projects throughout the country. To date, we have provided a total of USD 232,536 to these groups to support capacity building, vocational and educational [...]	2007-11-19 09:55:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON1119	BURMA: FOUR STEPS BACKWARD, TWO STEPS FORWARD [...] (C) Summary: In his first public address since the September protests and regime crackdown, Senior General Than Shwe asserted the government would move forward with its "roadmap to democracy," and gave no indication he would alter the process to make it more inclusive. Than Shwe has sent hi [...]	2007-11-19 10:27:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON1136	BURMA: ASSK WANTS ETHNIC LEADERS IN THE DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary: Ethnic pro-democracy activists U Ohn Tin and Khun Tu have been released, while the president of the Zomi National Congress and an MP-elect remain detained. During his detention, the authorities questioned U Ohn Tin regarding a statement ethnic leaders had made in support of Aung [...]	2007-11-23 11:26:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON1146	BURMA: MORE ARRESTS RAISE TENSIONS, HIGHLIGHT LIES [...] (C) Summary. KIO officials confirmed that on November 22, the Burma Army arrested eight of the group's members, six of whom were released the next day. The KIO is negotiating for the release of the remaining two, believed to be senior regional leaders of the cease-fire group. While there we [...]	2007-11-27 11:06:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON1168	BURMA: INCREASED ACTIVITY IN KAREN STATE [...] (C) Summary. Karen National Union contacts told us the Burma Army has been increasing its presence and activities in Karen State. A recent announcement that the KNU will close a portion of a major road between Karen and Mon States was not approved by KNU headquarters and likely came from loc [...]	2007-12-07 09:17:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON1178	BURMESE AIDS ACTIVIST PHYU PHYU THIN TIRED OF [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-14 06:40:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI BM
07RANGOON168	BURMA: RESPONDING TO THE REGIME'S "ROADMAP TO [...] (C) Summary: Burma's military regime is preparing to wrap up its National Convention, debut a new constitution, and move forward with a national referendum within the next year. In doing so, the regime hopes to gain domestic and international acquiescence to a constitution that will cement t [...]	2007-02-20 09:57:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET	PGOV PREL BM
07RANGOON184	BURMA REGIME WARNS AMERICAN CENTER, BRITISH COUNCIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The MFA Deputy Director General of Protocol summoned DCMs from the U.S. and U.K. embassies on February 23 to issue a warning about public affairs activities of the embassy's American Center and the British Council. He stated that institutions that teach or provide information to t [...]	2007-02-23 09:57:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAO BM
07RANGOON199	BURMA: PRECARIOUS PEACE IN KAREN STATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Confusion continues to surround the reported cease-fire agreement between the SPDC and a breakaway faction of the KNU. Unlike earlier cease-fire agreements between the regime and other armed ethnic groups, the latest deal does not require the Karen faction to surrender their arms [...]	2007-02-26 11:00:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS PREF PREL BM
07RANGOON211	BURMA: REGIME RELEASES DETAINED PROTESTERS [...] (C) Late on February 27, the police released all those detained for participating in last week's public protest against deteriorating economic and social conditions in Burma (reftel). The regime had arrested nine people and detained many of the participants' family members after the initial [...]	2007-03-01 09:22:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BM
07RANGOON227	BURMESE MILITARY STILL INTERESTED IN TALKING WITH [...] (C) Summary: Charge and DATT met with LTG Myint Swe on March 3 for another of their periodic exchanges of views (ref A). Deputy Foreign Minister Kyaw Thu also sat in on this meeting, unlike previous meetings, but he did not actively participate in the discussion. Charge tried to draw the G [...]	2007-03-05 10:53:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BM
07RANGOON228	BURMA DOES ITS BEST TO COPE WITH AI OUTBREAK [...] (SBU) Summary: Burmese authorities reported the death from Avian Influenza of sixteen chickens and five ducks in three additional townships of Rangoon from February 28 through March 2, in addition to those at the initial site (ref B). After tests for AI were positive at the three new sites, of [...]	2007-03-05 11:06:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM
07RANGOON247	BURMA: NO NEW AI OUTBREAKS, SOURCE STILL UNCLEAR [...] (SBU) The GOB has reported no new cases of AI in poultry since March 2, and has reported no human cases. USAID and FAO specialists from Bangkok joined Burmese technicians in their central lab on March 7, and made a field trip to affected sites on March 8. Lab personnel in Burma have not iden [...]	2007-03-07 10:28:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM
07RANGOON272	BURMA AI UPDATE: NO NEW OUTBREAKS, MORE HELP NEEDED [...] (SBU) The government of Burma has reported no new outbreaks of AI since the culling of affected poultry in Rangoon was completed on March 2. The GOB has reported no suspected cases in humans. In the affected areas of Rangoon, officials continue to monitor the health of poultry and humans, an [...]	2007-03-14 06:42:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM
07RANGOON284	BURMA AI UPDATE: FURTHER STEPS IN OUTBREAK RESPONSE [...] (U) Burmese officials reported no new outbreaks of Avian Influenza among birds on March 16. On March 13, the Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (LBVD) Director General notified OIE that PCR tests confirm the earlier announcement that Avian Influenza caused the March 10-11 poultry d [...]	2007-03-16 10:31:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM
07RANGOON287	BURMA'S AI OUTBREAK IN POULTRY SPREADS FURTHER [...] (U) Summary: Burma's AI outbreak in poultry, which began on March 10-11, continues to spread. On March 18, the GOB responded to new outbreaks of AI in poultry at eight farms in another Rangoon township located near a major poultry producing area. Officials continue to respond by culling all [...]	2007-03-19 09:21:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM
07RANGOON387	BURMA: EIGHT MORE DEMONSTRATORS ARRESTED IN RANGOON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Eight persons staged a short demonstration on April 22 to protest continued electricity blackouts, unemployment, inflation, and high taxes. Burmese media coverage claimed that ordinary Burmese citizens, tired of demonstrations, seized eight demonstrators and handed them over to t [...]	2007-04-25 00:54:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BM
07RANGOON397	BURMA AND NORTH KOREA RE-ESTABLISH DIPLOMATIC [...] (U) Visiting North Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Kim Yong-Il and Burmese Deputy FM Khaw Thu signed a protocol formally re-establishing diplomatic relations at Rangoon's Nikko Hotel on April 26. The ceremony was low-key with only one government media photographer present. When the two deputy [...]	2007-04-26 10:45:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BM
07RANGOON447	BURMA: KARENNI PEACE TALKS GOING NOWHERE FAST [...] (C) SUMMARY: The regime has quietly engaged leaders of the insurgent Karenni National People's Party in peace discussions in recent months. The key sticking point remains the status of Burmese Army bases in Kayah State. The Karenni may eventually cede this point, but appear to be in no hurry [...]	2007-05-11 16:38:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS PREF BM
07RANGOON46	TREADING CAREFULLY, BUSINESSMAN SURVIVES WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: To survive in Burma's unpredictable, unfair and complicated business environment, local business reps must stay flexible and well informed. Dr. Maung Maung Lay is an unusual example of a respected business leader who is accepted by regime leaders, even though he criticizes their [...]	2007-01-12 09:42:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV BM
07RANGOON511	BURMA REPORTS LAST WEEK'S AI OUTBREAK [...] (U) Summary: On May 28, the Director General of the Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (LBVD) reported to OIE the May 22 outbreak of AI at an isolated chicken farm on Burmese military premises in Rangoon. The Ministry of Health continues to observe over 30 people in the outbreak are [...]	2007-05-31 09:50:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM
07RANGOON60	BURMA'S LEADER KEEPING UP APPEARANCES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior General Than Shwe returned to Burma on January 12 from his hospital stay in Singapore. He appeared briefly in the Burmese media on January 15 and 16, chairing the quarterly SPDC meeting in Nay Pyi Taw and welcoming PM Soe Win back from the ASEAN Summit in Cebu. Although ru [...]	2007-01-17 09:25:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BM
07RANGOON600	BURMA'S SHWE GAS GOES TO CHINA, MAYBE [...] (U) Summary: During his recent visit to China, Lt.Gen.Thein Sein, State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) Secretary-1, said arrangements were made for the export of SIPDIS natural gas from Burma to China. The GOB has not officially confirmed the decision, but Thein Sein's remarks were ca [...]	2007-06-21 02:31:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON PGOV BM
07RANGOON718	INTERNET SLOWLY DEVELOPING IN BURMA [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite the GOB's continued efforts to limit access to the outside world via the internet, the Burmese are creatively finding ways to circumvent regime bans. Users, particularly the younger generation, employ proxy servers or web tunnel programs to access block programs, such [...]	2007-08-08 11:05:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS PGOV BM
07RANGOON72	ICRC CUTS STAFF BUT STANDS FIRM [...] (C) SUMMARY: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Burma has steadily reduced its staff in the wake of regime requirements that forced ICRC to curtail most of its activities. However, ICRC's prosthetics program continues to operate at full strength. ICRC is committed to maint [...]	2007-01-19 08:48:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL EAID BM
07RANGOON89	REGIME STRONGARMS BURMESE SUGARCANE FARMERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Authorities from Aunglan Township, Magway Division, ordered local sugarcane farmers to sell their crops to government sugar mills at less than one-third the market price. When farmers opted to sell their cane to local cottage industries that produce brown sugar using traditional [...]	2007-01-24 10:46:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BM
07RANGOON924	GOB TRIES TO DEFEND ITS ACTIONS AGAINST PROTESTORS [...] (C) Summary. Deputy Foreign Minister U Maung Myint on September 27 relayed to the diplomatic corps the GOB's version of "real" political situation. He argued that the 88 Generation Students, the NLD, and the U.S. Government were behind the marches, forcing monks to protest and that the gov [...]	2007-09-27 11:11:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON970	BURMESE GOVERNMENT CONTINUES TO BLOCK INTERNET [...] (C) Summary. The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications and Myanmar Teleport, Burma's two internet service providers (ISPs),continue to block access to the internet, following a September 27 government order to cut service. Myanmar Teleport subscribers can still send email to other local [...]	2007-10-03 11:00:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECPS PGOV BM
07RANGOON972	BURMA: REGIME ACTIONS HARDEN JAPANESE, FRENCH, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Journalists and diplomats in Rangoon are scrambling to get read-outs on Gambari's September 30-October 2 visit to Burma, but the senior UN official in Burma will not offer many insights (septel). The Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister could not meet with many senior officials duri [...]	2007-10-03 11:40:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM JA FR GM BM
07RANGOON977	RAIDS AND ARRESTS CONTINUE IN BURMA [...] (C) Summary: The Charge d'Affaires has been summoned to Nay Pyi Taw to meet with the Deputy Foreign Minister for a one-on-one meeting about the situation; we learned that the Chinese and Russian Ambassadors had been invited for similar meetings today. Nightly arrests and raids on monasteries [...]	2007-10-04 11:29:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON99	THREE DISEASES FUND LOOKING FOR PARTNERS [...] (U) Summary: In December, the UNOPS interim manager for the Three Diseases Fund to fight malaria, TB and HIV/AIDS in Burma (3D Fund) called for Expressions of Interest from organizations to provide services for projects, effectively starting the new Fund's operations. UNOPS expects to have th [...]	2007-01-29 10:50:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI EAID PHUM KHIV BM
07RANGOON996	BURMA: REGIME APPOINTS LIAISON TO AUNG SAN SUU KYI [...] (C) Summary: In a sign the regime is serious about engaging in dialogue with Aung San Suu Kyi, the GOB appointed Deputy Minister of Labor Aung Kyi as liaison between Aung San Suu Kyi and Senior General Than Shwe. Aung Kyi has been a key interlocutor during past negotiations with the ILO and [...]	2007-10-09 10:53:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RECIFE37	SETBACK TO ANTI-PIRACY EFFORT IN BRAZIL'S NORTHEAST [...] (C) Summary: The lawyer leading the fight for intellectual property rights (IPR) in the Northeast, Monica Lustosa, (PROTECT NO FORN) told consular officers that due to concern for her personal safety she will no longer publicly demand enforcement of anti-piracy laws. She was shaken to learn th [...]	2007-05-10 13:13:00	Consulate Recife	CONFIDENTIAL	KIPR ETRD ECON PGOV BR
07REYKJAVIK1	Iceland: Defense Bilats with NATO Allies Reflect Maturing [...] (U) Summary: Following the closure of U.S. Naval Air Station Keflavik in September 2006, the Government of Iceland has begun reaching out to other NATO allies to solicit interest in security cooperation - and demonstrate to the public, in an election year, that it will protect them. December [...]	2007-01-05 09:10:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PREL PTER NATO DK IC NO
07REYKJAVIK114	Iceland: 2007 Parliamentary Elections, One Month Out [...] (U) Summary: A month before Icelanders head to the polls for the May 12 parliamentary elections, the Left Greens are riding a wave of interest in environmental concerns. However, the emergence of a new green party could splinter the environmentalist bloc and ensure the current center-right co [...]	2007-04-18 13:52:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SENV EIND IC
07REYKJAVIK116	PM CALLS ICELANDIC WHALING AN EXPERIMENT, SIGNALING END TO [...] (SBU). Summary: The Icelandic government is publicly backing away from its October 2006 decision to reestablish commercial whaling. The outspokenness of prominent business figures -- worried about the image of Iceland --coupled with international pressure to stop whaling seems to be having an e [...]	2007-04-18 15:20:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EFIS IWC IC
07REYKJAVIK125	Iceland: Local vote to stop smelter expansion may have [...] (U) Summary: Iceland's oldest aluminum smelter, owned by Canadian aluminum conglomerate Alcan, was denied permission to expand in a tight local referendum on March 31. The planned expansion was one of three aluminum projects in various planning stages, including two new smelters proposed by [...]	2007-04-30 17:27:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND EINV EMIN ENRG SENV IC
07REYKJAVIK171	ICELAND SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY NICHOLAS BURNS [...] (SBU) The Mission and I welcome you most warmly to Iceland. Your timing could not be better. The May 12 parliamentary elections strengthened Prime Minister Haarde's mandate to govern. A new Foreign Minister (and unabashedly would-be future PM) is wary of us but open to an exchange of views. [...]	2007-06-13 09:29:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON KPAO IC
07REYKJAVIK233	ICELAND SCENESETTER FOR EXERCISE NORTHERN VIKING 07 AND [...] (C) Your visit and NORTHERN VIKING 07 come as Iceland's government gets back to work after summer vacation, with a new governing coalition for the first time in 12 years. The parliamentary election on May 12 strengthened Prime Minister Geir Haarde's mandate to govern. The new Foreign Ministe [...]	2007-08-09 16:14:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL MARR PGOV IC
07REYKJAVIK247	ICELAND: EXERCISE NORTHERN VIKING, [...] (C) Summary: Exercise NORTHERN VIKING 2007, held August 14-15, was the first defense exercise conducted under our commitments set out in the bilateral Joint Understanding of October 2006. The successful exercise brought new positive attention to the U.S. defense commitment to Iceland as [...]	2007-08-27 17:38:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL MARR PGOV RU IC
07REYKJAVIK313	Icelandic MFA "confirms" CIA detainee flights through [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iceland's Minister for Foreign Affairs told the press on October 27 that an internal ministry review had confirmed that aircraft linked to CIA rendition operations had transited Iceland on a number of occasions since 2001, including as recently as July 2007. The Minister noted t [...]	2007-10-30 17:38:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PHUM NATO KPAO IC
07REYKJAVIK336	ICELANDIC TRAVELER DETAINED BY DHS IN NEW YORK CREATES [...] Summary: Erla Osk Arnardottir, an Icelandic women traveling to New York for holiday shopping, was detained in New York December 9-10 by the Department of Homeland Security for a Visa Waiver Program violation. She was returned to Iceland on the next available flight after spending the night i [...]	2007-12-13 18:45:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KHLS PREL KPAO IC
07REYKJAVIK337	ICELAND MEDIA ROUNDUP: MEDIA FIRESTORM OVER DEPORTATION [...] Summary: The media storm over the deportation of Erla Osk Arnadottir continues on television, radio, and in the newspapers. Arnadottir's account of being shackled and jailed in New Jersey before being deported for her overstay on the visa waiver program in 1995 has created a media frenzy. En [...]	2007-12-14 13:12:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KHLS PREL KPAO IC
07REYKJAVIK49	SEVENTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] (SBU) Embassy point of contact on the trafficking in persons (TIP) issue is Political Officer Brad Evans, tel. +354-562-9100x2294, fax +354-562-9139, unclassified e-mail EvansBR@state.gov. From February 20 until April 1, point of contact is Economic Officer Fiona Evans, tel. +354-562- 9100x22 [...]	2007-03-01 17:59:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF IC
07REYKJAVIK69	ICELAND UNVEILS PLANS FOR UNIVERSITY ON KEFLAVIK BASE ONE [...] Summary: The one-year anniversary of the March 15, 2006 announcement of the closing of U.S. Naval Air Station Keflavik (NASKEF) passed quietly, marked only by the announcement that part of the former base will become a university-level institution focusing on international education and techno [...]	2007-03-16 17:28:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED	NATO MARR PREL KPAO IC
07REYKJAVIK85	NOMINATION TO SEND ICELANDIC BROADCASTER ON [...] (SBU) Summary: The Icelandic Government plans to withdraw its Icelandic Crisis Response Unit (ICRU) from Chaghcharan, northern Afghanistan in late April, where it has played an essential part in the region's humanitarian missions since 2004. The withdrawal is part of a plan by the country's F [...]	2007-03-28 15:33:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR NATO PGOV PREL OPRC KPAO AF IC
07REYKJAVIK90	UPDATED SEVENTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) Updated report reflects changes in the prostitution law, and two possible trafficking cases in the last month (ref C). Embassy point of contact on the trafficking in persons (TIP) issue is Political Officer Brad Evans, tel. +354-562-9100x2294, fax +354-562-9139, unclassified e-mail Evans [...]	2007-03-30 13:51:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF IC
07RIGA144	LATVIA ISSUES STRONG STATEMENT ON MISSILE DEFENSE, [...] (C) Pol/econ chief delivered reftel points on missile defense to Latvian Political Director Ilgavrs Klava February 23. As Latvian FM Pabriks had just received a call from his Lithuanian counterpart on this issue, Klava was grateful for our points. He said Latvia would look to issue a stateme [...]	2007-02-27 07:33:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MARR PREL RS EUN LG
07RIGA166	LATVIA: DEVALUATION UNLIKELY BUT INVESTORS NERVOUS [...] (U) Summary. Three weeks of debate on whether Latvia will need to devalue its currency has left investors nervous. While key players agree that the risk of devaluation remains remote, they also agree that serious concerns exist regarding Latvia's macroeconomic situation. Talk of devaluation a [...]	2007-03-06 12:09:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EFIN PGOV LG
07RIGA186	LATVIAN MEDIA: TWO SEPARATE WORLDS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Latvian media exists in two parallel spheres, based on language, which media experts refer to as the "two information spaces". This media segmentation tends to reinforce existing ethnic-based differences in Latvian public opinion, and creates some challenges for Latvia's leadershi [...]	2007-03-09 14:15:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL PGOV LG
07RIGA337	NEWS CORPORATION PURCHASES TWO TV STATIONS IN LATVIA [...] (SBU) On May 11, Ambassador Bailey met with three executives of U.S.-based News Corporation to discuss the company's purchase this week of two Latvian television stations. The company bought LNT (a leading Latvian language station) and TV5 (a prominent Russian-language station). During the me [...]	2007-05-11 13:30:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV BEXP LG
07RIGA371	BROADWAY IN RIGA - A PUBLIC DILPOMACY SMASH! [...] SUMMARY: BROADWAY COMPOSER AND LYRICIST STEPHEN SCHWARTZ VISITED RIGA MAY 7-11, 2007, TO PROMOTE AMERICAN MUSICAL THEATER AS A UNIQUELY AMERICAN ART FORM. SCHWARTZ WAS ACCOMPANIED BY TONY AWARD WINNING ACTRESS DEBBIE GRAVITTE AND BROADWAY PERFORMER SCOTT COULTER, WHO TAUGHT A SERIES OF MASTER C [...]	2007-05-21 04:34:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL KPAO PREL LG
07RIGA392	Coalition nominates Valdis Zatlers for President [...] Summary: On May 22, the ruling coalition announced that they were not able to reach agreement on either of the two presidential candidates - Karina Petersone (Latvia's First Party/Latvia's Way) and Maris Riekstins (People's Party) - and nominated a new presidential candidate - Valdis Zatlers. [...]	2007-05-25 05:47:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PREL LG
07RIGA463	Public and press reaction to Zatlers' election [...] (U) Summary: The reaction of the media and general public to Valdis Zatlers' election as president has been predominantly negative and rather emotional, though some commentators have remained neutral and called on others to give the new president time to prove his independence and skills. The r [...]	2007-06-18 14:58:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PREL LG
07RIGA520	RIGA JUDICIAL CONFERENCE: A MODEL RULE OF LAW [...] (U) Summary: Embassy Riga, in cooperation with the Latvian Supreme Court and the Latvian Ministry of Justice, hosted an international conference entitled Judicial Reform, Ethics, and Transparency July 2nd - 3rd. At Ambassador Bailey's invitation, US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito came to [...]	2007-07-13 07:11:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KJUS EAID LG
07RIGA56	LATVIA IN 2007, KEEPING THE RELATIONSHIP STRONG [...] (C) Summary: As we begin 2007, Latvia is in a different place than last year. The NATO summit, which kept Riga on allies' lips for a year, is over and President Vike-Freiberga, who almost single-handedly put Latvia back on the world map, is leaving office in July. Yet, the US maintains impor [...]	2007-01-22 06:55:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCRM ECON KPAO CVIS LG
07RIGA561	Are politicians trying to control the public media in [...] Summary: Recent developments in the news service of Latvian National Television (LTV),in particular the downgrading of the director of a weekly analytical and investigative news program "De Facto" to a lower-responsibility position, raise concern about seeming desire of some politicians to cen [...]	2007-07-27 15:20:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM LG
07RIGA59	LATVIA: NAMES OF INFLUENTIAL WOMEN [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-22 11:20:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PREL PHUM LG
07RIGA651	LATVIAN SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT EMSIS' $10,000 [...] (C) Summary: Parliament Speaker Indulis Emsis may be on the verge of being charged with corruption for receiving a USD 10,000 cash payment in fall 2006. He and his office allege no wrongdoing and have been eager to get their version of events to us. If the transaction was clean, it demonstra [...]	2007-08-31 14:28:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KCOR LG
07RIGA714	Saeima elects its new speaker [...] On September 24, the Saeima (Latvian parliament) elected its new speaker Gundars Daudze (member of the Union of Greens and Farmers (ZZS) to replace Indulis Emsis (ZZS) who announced his resignation after the Prosecutor's Office brought criminal charges against him for giving false testimony con [...]	2007-09-25 14:49:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PREL LG
07RIGA778	Kalvitis in trouble: protests and few friends [...] Summary: Approximately 3000 people participated in a peaceful, public protest in front of the Latvian Parliament (Saeima) to express their opposition to the current government of Prime Minister Aigars Kalvitis and the threatened dismissal of Latvia's anti-corruption chief, Aleksejs Loskutovs. [...]	2007-10-18 14:50:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV LG
07RIGA860	LATVIA'S 2008 BUDGET [...] Summary: On November 8th, the Saeima (Parliament) passed the government's 2008 budget, with 54 parliament members voting in favor and 39 against. In line with the main budgetary priority, which was economic stabilization in the face of accelerating inflation, the budget plans to run a 1% of G [...]	2007-11-16 11:46:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD LG
07RIGA898	Decision on Putin documentary raises censorship concerns [...] Summary. The decision by Latvian National Television (LTV) to cancel the planned December 1 broadcast of a documentary "Putin's System," which is critical of the Russian President, has produced significant drama and raised questions of censorship. LTV first claimed that the broadcast was cance [...]	2007-12-07 15:11:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM LG
07RIGA906	THE APPEARANCE OF BOLD ACTION, LOOKING FOR A [...] (C) Summary: The process of forming the next Latvian government took a not entirely unexpected turn on December 12 when President Zatlers decided to consult with potential candidates for Prime Minister from outside the party structure. Although Zatlers seems interested in doing something unex [...]	2007-12-12 15:48:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV LG
07RIGA935	LATVIAN PARLIAMENT INSTALLS NEW CENTER-RIGHT MAJORITY [...] SUMMARY. The Saeima (Latvian parliament) voted 54-43 on December 20 to approve a new center-right government led by former Interior Minister (and former PM) Ivars Godmanis of Latvia's First Party/Latvia's Way (LPP/LC). The new government is composed of the same four center-right parties as th [...]	2007-12-21 14:14:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM LG
07RIODEJANEIRO541	RIO DE JANEIRO'S "OPERATION TWO FACES" RESULTS IN MAJOR [...] (U) Summary. Rio de Janeiro state officials announced a major sting operation which resulted in the arrests of 52 Military Police officers from a single police battalion yesterday. The officers are accused of involvement in a police corruption ring whereby they were on the payroll of drug tra [...]	2007-09-18 14:58:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI BR
07RIODEJANEIRO620	FLORIDA STATE GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL TO PETROBRAS: GET OUT OF I [...] (C) Summary: During Florida Governor Charlie Crist's visit to Rio o 2. (SBU) LeMieux met with Awad on November 7. He stated that the Stat 3. (SBU) Awad responded that Petrobras must go where the Brazilian Gov 4. (C) LeMieux inquired about media reports about Iranian delegations [...]	2007-11-23 13:49:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPEC ECON PREL PGOV BR IR

07RIODEJANEIRO621	FLORIDA STATE GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL TO PETROBRAS: GET OUT OF I [...] (C) Summary: During Florida Governor Charlie Crist's visit to Rio o 2. (SBU) LeMieux met with Awad on November 7. He stated that the Stat 3. (SBU) Awad responded that Petrobras must go where the Brazilian Gov 4. (C) LeMieux inquired about media reports about Iranian delegations [...]	2007-11-23 13:50:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPEC ECON PREL PGOV BR IR
07RIODEJANEIRO622	FLORIDA STATE GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL TO PETROBRAS: GET OUT OF [...] (C) Summary: During Florida Governor Charlie Crist's visit to Rio on November 7-8, the Governor's Chief of Staff George LeMieux met with Samir Awad, Executive Manager for Petrobras' International Assets, on November 7. They discussed Florida's legislation requiring divestiture of the state's [...]	2007-11-23 13:57:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPEC ECON PREL PGOV BR IR
07RIYADH1133	RELIGIOUS POLICE DETAINED FOR ALLEGED MURDER OF [...] (U) The Saudi press reported on May 27 that the religious police allegedly beat to death on May 23 a 28-year old Saudi, Sulaiman or Salman Al-Huraisi, who was detained for the possession/sale of alcohol. After various conflicting and incomplete media reports, the Riyadh Governorate subseque [...]	2007-05-29 14:54:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KISL SOCI CASC KJUS SA
07RIYADH1412	GROWING PAINS: IMPROVEMENTS IN SAUDI MEDIA [...] (C) In the past five years, there have been significant and positive changes in the Saudi media thanks to King Abudullah, gains by moderates in the SAG, and subsequent ministry restructuring. There are more moderate commentary in the press, more reporting done on previously taboo subjects, [...]	2007-07-02 13:24:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM ECPS SOCI SCUL SA
07RIYADH1414	MIRA LEADER CITES RELIGIOUS DUTY AS REASON FOR SAG [...] (S) SUMMARY: London-based Saudi extremist leader and head of the Movement for Islamic Reform in Arabia (MIRA) Sa'ad al-Faqih in continuing his public appeal for Kingdom-wide support against the Saudi government (SAG). In recent months, al-Faqih has attempted to utilize tribal ties to rally [...]	2007-07-02 14:05:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR KISL SA
07RIYADH1437	SAUDI AND EGYPTIAN LEADERS CALL FOR DIALOGUE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: King Abdullah discussed Lebanon, Palestinian issues, Iran, Iraq, and bilateral relations with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak during their June 26 meeting in Sharm al-Sheikh. The meeting immediately followed the quadripartite meeting on the West Bank and Gaza situation also hel [...]	2007-07-07 14:35:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SA
07RIYADH1438	NEW SUMMER CAMP REGS-- NO NEW PROTECTIONS AGAINST [...] (U) The Ministry of Education (MOE) announced new regulations for youth summer camps in late February and, on June 26, the creation of an oversight committee composed of 45 members from the MOE to monitor these new regulations. The new regulations state that the Ministry must approve all requ [...]	2007-07-08 08:00:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER PINR KISL SCUL KOCI SA
07RIYADH149	INCSR 2006: SAUDI ARABIA SUBMISSION [...] (U) In response to reftel, Post submits its 2006 International Narcotics Control Straetgy Report. BEGIN TEXT: I. Summary Saudi Arabia has no appreciable drug production and is not a significant transit country. Saudi Arabia,s conservative cultural and religious norms discourage drug abu [...]	2007-01-24 06:04:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM
07RIYADH1519	AMBASSADOR FRAKER MEETS PRINCE ABDULAZIZ ON NOPEC, [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph six. --------- SUMMARY --------- 2. (C) In a July 16 meeting with Ambassador Fraker, HRH Deputy Minister of Petroleum (MinPet) Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud continued to underscore his concern with on-going lawsuits [...]	2007-07-18 09:40:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ENRG EPET VE SA
07RIYADH1528	DESPITE PUBLIC OUTCRY, MUTAWWA'IN REMAIN ROOTED IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In recent weeks, there has been unprecedented media coverage of three legal cases involving the mutawwa'in or religious police working for the Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (CPVPV). Two cases allege that CPVPV members, including non-field staff, [...]	2007-07-18 13:27:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KISL SA
07RIYADH1529	SAUDI ARABIA SUPPORTS PRESIDENT BUSH'S INITIATIVE, CALLING [...] (U) The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) issued an official statement on July 17 welcoming President Bush's initiative, announced on July 16, to resolve the Israeli/Palestinian crisis. The statement specifically supported the President's call to "end occupation, establish an independent and contiguo [...]	2007-07-18 13:38:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SA
07RIYADH1691	SAUDI PRINCE BANDAR TRAVELS TO MOSCOW TO DISCUSS [...] (C) Saudi National Security Advisor Prince Bandar bin Sultan traveled to Moscow on July 31-- the same day that U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Secretary of Defense SIPDIS Robert Gates were in Jeddah meeting with top SAG officials. According to Saudi and international press repo [...]	2007-08-12 11:50:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR RS SA
07RIYADH1699	SAUDI MISSION TO OPEN EMBASSY IN BAGHDAD, NOT JUST [...] (C) Following Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal's August 7 announcement regarding the SAG's intention to send a delegation to Baghdad this week to look into reopening its Embassy in the Iraqi capital, Norwegian Charge d'Affaires Paal Bjornestad told Poloff that the Saudi Head of th [...]	2007-08-13 08:31:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR IZ SA
07RIYADH1767	U.S. COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Members and staff of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) met with representatives of Saudi Arabia,s Human Rights Commission (HRC) and the National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) during their May 27-June 5, 2007 visit to the Kingdom. HRC President Tur [...]	2007-08-25 10:49:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR KIRF KISL SA
07RIYADH1776	AT LAST -- EGYPTIAN COPTIC CHRISTIAN DEPARTS [...] (S) SUMMARY: After repeated attempts to leave Saudi Arabia, Egyptian Coptic Christian Dr. Mamdouh Full Fahmy flew home to Cairo on August 15. Fahmy claims that Egyptian Muslim co-workers harassed him from 2004-2006 and tried unsuccessfully to convert him to Islam. After his co-workers accused [...]	2007-08-25 14:40:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PREL PHUM KIRF EG SA
07RIYADH1822	SAUDI EDITION AL-HAYAT CROSSES THE LINE, GETS [...] (C) Summary: According to KSA's most influential newspaper editor, Turki Al-Sudairi, Al-Hayat has been shut down for three days for implying a connection between respected religious scholars and a Saudi university, and Al-Qaeda Iraq in a Monday, August 27 article. While an unusual shut-down [...]	2007-08-29 15:36:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KPAO PGOV PHUM SA
07RIYADH186	KING ABDULLAH TO HOST URGENT HAMAS AND FATAH TALKS [...] (SBU) On January 29, the media reported that on January 28 King Abdullah invited Hamas and Fatah leaders to an emergency meeting in Mecca in order to end the current conflict in Gaza and the West Bank. The King invited them to settle their differences through dialogue, saying their fighting [...]	2007-01-30 09:17:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	KWBG KPAL KISL PREL IS XF
07RIYADH1891	FOLLOW-UP ON SAUDI "REFORMERS" [...] (S//NF) The international media recently published several articles about a ten-page petition addressed to King Abdullah demanding that the SAG release a group of nine "reformers" arrested on February 2-3, 2007 in Jeddah. The articles focused on the legitimate fundraising efforts of certain [...]	2007-09-10 14:35:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR PTER KTFN KDEM PHUM SA
07RIYADH1894	TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF FIVE SAUDIS [...] (S/NF) Summary: On September 5, Post's Terrorism Finance Coordinator delivered reftel A points to the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stressing USG's interest in submitting a request to the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee on or about September 12. Embassy Riyadh fully supports the objectives o [...]	2007-09-11 08:24:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER SA
07RIYADH1905	KING ABDULLAH MEETS WITH PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT [...] (U) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met with King Abdullah on September 11 to discuss the ongoing Palestinian crisis. According to the Saudi Press Agency, the King and President Abbas also discussed ways to reinvigorate the Middle East Peace Process. Palestinian Ambassador to Saudi Arab [...]	2007-09-13 11:56:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR IS SA
07RIYADH1950	TOO DARN HOT: SAUDI EP BOOM REACHING LIMITS? [...] SUMMARY (C) With temperatures reaching 115 degrees, the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia is both literally and metaphorically "too darn hot." With vast investments being made in oil and petrochemical projects, post hears constant complaints of shortages of materials, qualified workers, and i [...]	2007-09-19 15:24:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET PGOV PREL SA
07RIYADH199	NAMES OF INFLUENTIAL WOMEN: SAUDI ARABIA [...] (SBU) In response to reftels post submits the names of five influential women in Saudi Arabia: (1) Name: Dr. Fwaziya Abu-Khalid Title: Professor, Sociology Department Institution: King Saud University Field: Politics Contact [...]	2007-01-30 14:33:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL KWMN SA
07RIYADH1999	REGIONAL CONOCOPHILLIPS PRESIDENT CONCURS WITH [...] (C) In a September 25 teleconference, ConocoPhillips (COP) Abu Dhabi-based Regional President Nick Spencer reiterated that press reports regarding the cancellation of the planned 400,000 barrel a day joint-venture Saudi Aramco/COP refinery were not true (ref A). Recent press reports indica [...]	2007-09-30 08:02:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON SA
07RIYADH2034	ANOTHER "HOLY" PEACE AGREEMENT IGNORED: SOMALIS [...] (U) In one of dozens of attempts to end the sixteen-year civil war, Somali leaders signed a peace agreement on September 16 in the presence of King Abdullah and Crown Prince Sultan during the final session of the Somali reconciliation conference in Jeddah. The reconciliation conference was i [...]	2007-10-02 09:03:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAO XW SO SA
07RIYADH2049	SAUDI,S GRAND MUFTI DISCOURAGES SAUDI YOUTH FROM [...] (U) SUMMARY: Saudi press gave extensive coverage to an October 1 sermon given by Sheikh Abdul Aziz Bin Muhammed al-Asheikh, Grand Mufti of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia warning young "zealous" Saudis against traveling abroad under the pretext of jihad. Furthermore, he cautioned Muslims agains [...]	2007-10-03 14:51:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER KISL KPAO SA
07RIYADH2051	DRL DELEGATION DISCUSSES EXPANDING TIES WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Erica Barks-Ruggles visited Riyadh, Saudi Arabia June 4-7, 2007, to discuss with SAG officials opportunities for legal and legislative exchanges, as well as possible programs for technical support [...]	2007-10-03 15:06:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM ECPS SOCI SCUL SA
07RIYADH2080	MORE SUPPORT FOR GRAND MUFTI'S FATWA DISCOURAGING [...] (U) SUMMARY: Commentary from the Saudi press on the October 1 sermon of Sheikh Abdul Aziz Bin Muhammed Al-Asheikh, the most senior Wahhabi cleric and the Grand Mufti of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, continues to be strongly positive. Saudi Islamic scholars and officials are voicing full suppor [...]	2007-10-10 13:02:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KISL KPAO SA
07RIYADH2096	FUROR OVER THE CASE OF SAUDI NATIONAL HOMAIDAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Al-Arabiya aired a two-part investigative program in early September regarding Saudi national Homaidan al-Turki, who was sentenced by a Colorado court in August 2006 to 28 years to life for sexually assaulting his Indonesian maid (ref A). The program featured interviews with offi [...]	2007-10-12 14:12:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PGOV PINR SA
07RIYADH212	SCENESETTER FOR APHSCT TOWNSEND VISIT TO SAUDI [...] (S) Ambassador Oberwetter and the entire US Mission in Saudi Arabia warmly welcome you back to Riyadh. As you have witnessed during the course of your many visits to the Kingdom, our bilateral relationship is developing into robust, multi-faceted cooperation. One indication of this was King [...]	2007-02-01 12:35:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL EFIN CVIS KTFN PTER GCC SA
07RIYADH228	HUMAN DEVELOPMENT WORKING GROUP VISITS KING [...] (C) SUMMARY. The U.S. delegation to the U.S. - Saudi Arabia Strategic Dialogue's Human Development Working Group (HDWG),led by Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS),Near East Affairs (NEA),Scott Carpenter, met with representatives of the King Abdulaziz Center for National Dialogue on December 4 [...]	2007-02-04 13:25:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR KDEM SA
07RIYADH2356	THE "SAUDIZATION" OF SERMONS IN THE EP [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to conversations with worshippers at various Eastern Province mosques, the Ministry of Islamic Affairs (MOIA) began a policy of "Saudizing" the delivery of the Friday sermon during the late summer of 2007. The alleged policy allows only Saudi citizens licensed by the [...]	2007-11-27 09:16:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF KISL PGOV PREL PTER SOCI SA
07RIYADH2362	SAUDI WOMEN QUESTION THE RIGHT TO VOTE OUTSIDE THE [...] (U) SUMMARY: According to the English language daily "Arab News" Saudi female students in the UK and Ireland were denied entry to the General Body of Saudi Clubs, 27th general committee elections. The elections took place on Saturday, November 17. According to media reports, the women who we [...]	2007-11-27 14:19:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SCUL KWMN SA
07RIYADH2382	SAG DEMARCHED ON U.S.-IRAQ BILATERAL RELATIONS MOU [...] (C) Post delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Western Department Head Dr. Riyadh Krimley on December 1. Dr. Krimley said that he had heard of this agreement between the Government of Iraq and the USG in the media and was very pleased that the USG was officially sharing th [...]	2007-12-02 08:30:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL PGOV SA
07RIYADH2404	SAG MFA ANNAPOLIS OBSERVER REPORTS CONFERENCE A [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Western Department Director Dr. Riyadh Krimley, who attended the November Annapolis conference with Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal, told PolOffs during a December 1 meeting that the conference was a success in working towards peace on several i [...]	2007-12-05 09:22:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SA
07RIYADH2407	PAKSITAN OFFICIALS QUESTION SAG NUCLEAR INTENTIONS [...] (S//NF) Pakistan Embassy political officers told PolOff in a December 2 meeting that they recently read a "report" about SAG development of nuclear weapons systems in conjunction with Pakistan. They asked PolOff if the USG knew anything about SAG weapons development or the SAG's intention to [...]	2007-12-05 14:55:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR SA
07RIYADH2439	KING ABDULLAH WARMLY WELCOMES POTUS AND REQUESTS [...] (S) King Abdullah expressed his gratitude and enthusiasm for the upcoming POTUS visit to the Ambassador on December 7. King Abdullah urged the Ambassador to move the POTUS visit from a Monday, January 14 arrival until a Tuesday, January 15 arrival so as not to conflict with French President S [...]	2007-12-09 13:43:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PGOV PREL SA
07RIYADH2501	SAUDI GRAND MUFTI CALLS FOR TERRORISTS TO BE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Saudi Interior Ministry announced on November 28 the arrest of 208 suspected terrorists. The Saudi Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah Al-Alsheikh declared two days later during his Friday November 30 sermon (translated text attached) that deviant groups are corrupting [...]	2007-12-15 14:39:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER CVIS KISL SA
07RIYADH2517	QATEEF GIRL RECEIVES FULL ROYAL PARDON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Through media reports and Mission contacts, we are able to confirm the Qateef rape victim (reftels) referred to as "Qateef Girl" in media reports, today was granted a full royal pardon by King Abdullah. Her lawyer, Abdulrahman al-Lahem has also had his law license returned to h [...]	2007-12-17 11:51:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SA SOCI
07RIYADH2519	RIYADH EAC - 16 DECEMBER 2007 [...] (S) The Ambassador convened an EAC meeting on Sunday, December 16, to review the Embassy's security posture, special security considerations of the Hajj season, and the handling of a security threat on Consulate General Jeddah. Also present were DCM, ECON, POL-MIL, BPM, MGT, LEGAT, DAO, and [...]	2007-12-17 12:36:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	AMGT ASEC CASC PGOV PTER PREL SA
07RIYADH2528	SAUDI'S JUDICIAL REFORM WILL LIKELY HAVE IMPACT ON [...] (U) SUMMARY: According to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA),King Abdullah, custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, issued a Royal decree on October 3, which will introduce safeguards and mechanisms to strengthen the independence of the judiciary in the Kingdom. The new regulations will establish two S [...]	2007-12-18 12:21:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV SA
07RIYADH2531	ISMAILI SHI'A ACTIVISTS THREATEN TO "UNLEASH HELL" [...] (C) SUMMARY: PolOff met with five Ismaili Shi'a activists recently to discuss the latest efforts to free Hadi al-Mutif, an Ismaili Shi'a who has been in prison for the past 15 years for uttering a profanity against the Prophet. (reftel A) Shi'a and human rights activists maintain that al-Mutif' [...]	2007-12-20 12:39:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PGOV PHUM SA
07RIYADH2532	SAUDI REACTIONS TO THE QATEEF GIRL PARDON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) released an official statement on December 17 that King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz had pardoned the "Qateef Girl" and her male companion. (SPA text attached) Justice Minister Abdullah Al-Alsheikh read the statement aloud during his December 17 late night [...]	2007-12-22 08:17:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SOCI SA
07RIYADH318	UNOFFICIAL SAUDI REACTION TO PUTIN VISIT: CLEARLY [...] (U) Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded on February 12 a two-day visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia -- the first ever by a Russian head of state. Described by some analysts as an "historic visit," Putin was accompanied by a delegation that included approximately 60 businessmen. The [...]	2007-02-16 13:45:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ECON EPET RU SA
07RIYADH364	SAUDI ARABIA'S INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Chapter Headings: -- Openness to Foreign Investment -- Conversion and Transfer Policies -- Expropriation and Compensation -- Dispute Settlement -- Performance Requirements and Incentives -- Right to Private Ownership and Establishment -- Protection of Property Rights -- Transparency of R [...]	2007-02-24 08:49:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN EPET PGOV SA
07RIYADH367	APHSCT TOWNSEND FEBRUARY 6 MEETING WITH FOREIGN [...] (S) SUMMARY: Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Francis Fragos Townsend covered both counterterrorism cooperation and regional political issues in her meeting with Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal at his home in Jeddah on February 6. Saud described the Feb [...]	2007-02-24 12:20:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PTER PGOV PREL PINR EFIN KTFN MEPP KPAL SA
07RIYADH397	DECEMBER 2006 MEETING OF STRATEGIC DIALOGUE HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-26 10:15:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAO PINR KISL KWMN SA
07RIYADH460	POTENTIAL ABUSE IN PROPOSED ORGAN DONATION LAW [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following imminent approvals from the Saudi Organs Transplant Center (SOTC),the Prince Salman Charitable Center for Kidney Diseases, and the Medical Services Council (MSC),the SAG will implement a new organ donation regulation allowing for live donors to donate their organs to u [...]	2007-03-06 09:55:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KHUM TBIO
07RIYADH495	KING ABDULLAH LAUNCHES ANTI-CORRUPTION STRATEGY [...] (S) SUMMARY: The Council of Ministers approved the National Strategy to Protect Honesty and Combat Corruption during its weekly meeting on February 19. The strategy includes procedures for investigating officials suspected of corruption at most levels of the government and establishes the Na [...]	2007-03-11 15:22:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR SA
07RIYADH497	ARREST OF SAUDI "REFORMERS" [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: On February 2-3, the SAG internal security service (Mabahith) arrested ten men in Jeddah on the suspicion that they were collecting donations illegally and distributing them to unspecified "suspicious" persons (reftel). The Mabahith initially charged these individuals with [...]	2007-03-12 07:36:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR PTER KTFN KDEM PHUM SA
07RIYADH499	MINIMAL CONTROVERSY REIGNS AT RIYADH BOOK FAIR [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Culture and Information held its third annual book fair in Riyadh March 2 to March 9. Over 400 vendors had their publications available for sale, and topics included children's literature, history, fiction, and religion. The book fair had family hours each morning, aba [...]	2007-03-12 09:27:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SCUL SA
07RIYADH507	SAUDI MFA INFORMATION DIRECTOR ON ARABSAT [...] (C) Saudi MFA Director of Information Osama Ahmed Nugly told PolOff on March 10 that while the Saudis are concerned about the possible transmission via Arabsat of Al-Zawraa television, the SAG cannot unilaterally take steps to block the transmission of any licensed provider's broadcasts. Nugly [...]	2007-03-13 16:00:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO PTER ETTC ASEC IZ SA
07RIYADH580	FORCED DIVORCE: A NEW PHENOMENON IN SAUDI ARABIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Saudi press reported on March 11 that the Ministry of Justice has formed a committee to investigate the growing number of "forced" divorces in the Kingdom. Saudi poet and activist Nimah Nawwab is one of several women who have raised the visibility of this issue in the press t [...]	2007-03-24 10:19:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KISL KWMN KPAO SA
07RIYADH631	KING ABDULLAH ANNOUNCES NO CABINET CHANGES- DOES [...] (U) King Abdullah issued a decree on March 22 extending the term of the entire Council of Ministers for four years and preserving their current portfolios. Media reported positively on this announcement generally commenting that it supports political stability in the Kingdom. The media also [...]	2007-03-28 12:37:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR SA
07RIYADH635	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL MEETING WITH SAG JUSTICE [...] (C) Ambassador made a farewell call on Justice Minister Dr. Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al-Shaikh on March 25. The Minister reflected on changes during the past three years and announced that in the next two months, the SAG will establish a separate court for terrorism and national sec [...]	2007-03-28 16:30:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM SA
07RIYADH636	19TH ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT: OPENING SESSION [...] (C) Summary: King Abdullah used his speech to the opening session of the Arab League Summit in Riyadh on March 28 to criticize publicly U.S. policy in Iraq by referring to the "illegal foreign occupation" of that country, albeit without naming the U.S. or the Coalition Forces. The King issu [...]	2007-03-29 10:54:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM KISL KWMN SA
07RIYADH638	19TH ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT: CLOSING SESSION [...] (C) The closing session of the 19th Arab League Summit in Riyadh on March 29 issued the "Riyadh Declaration," which calls for the implementation of the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative, demands the removal of weapons of mass destruction from the region, and supports the development of nuclear progra [...]	2007-03-30 11:10:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM KISL KWMN SA
07RIYADH67	PLANNED FEBRUARY VISIT OF PUTIN TO THE KINGDOM [...] (C) The Russian Embassy to the KSA confirmed January 8 media reports that Russian President Putin will visit the KSA in February, fulfilling a promise made over three years ago. Putin will be the first Russian President to visit the KSA. His visit follows up on the September 2003 visit to Rus [...]	2007-01-14 17:14:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PREL PGOV SA RS
07RIYADH922	A VICTORY IN THE SAUDI WAR ON TERROR [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Saudi Ministry of Interior (MOI) recently reported to the press that it detained 172 suspected terrorists, dismantled seven terror cells, and seized large amounts of weapons and explosives, along with SR 20 million (USD 5.3 million). The arrests and seizures occurred over [...]	2007-05-02 15:12:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PINR PGOV PREL KISL ASEC SA
07RIYADH932	SAUDI OPPOSITION GROUP REACTIVATED IN PUBLIC SPHERE [...] (S) SUMMARY: The London-based Saudi opposition group Movement for Islamic Reform in Arabia (MIRA) began another unsuccessful public call on March 22 for protests in local mosques in Riyadh and Jeddah. The last time that MIRA called for protests was in August 2006 during the Lebanon crisis. [...]	2007-05-05 04:48:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR KISL SA
07ROME1036	ITALIAN REQUEST AT UN TO UNFREEZE BANK SEPAH ROME [...] (S/NF) Embassy contacted the Ministry of Finance's Office for the Prevention of Financial Crimes to learn more about the GOI proposal at the UN to unfreeze Bank Sepah Rome branch liquid assets. In particular, we inquired about plans to a) cover current expenses (e.g., utilities, legal and Ba [...]	2007-05-16 16:28:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL UNSC ECON EFIN KNNP ETTC IR IT
07ROME1132	G-6 AND DHS SECRETARY CHERTOFF DISCUSS [...] (SBU) Summary. Italy hosted a meeting of the six larger EU nations in Venice May 11-12 to discuss strategies and share experiences on ways to better cooperate in the fight against radicalization and terrorism. Known as the "G6" meetings of EU interior ministers, this year's meeting included DH [...]	2007-05-25 12:20:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KJUS KHLS PTER CVIS PREL PGOV IT
07ROME1217	ITALY IPR: POSSIBLE BREAKTHROUGH IN GOI SUPPORT [...] SUMMARY AND INTRO: On May 31, Economic Development Minister Bersani hosted Ambassador Spogli for a joint public presentation on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). Bersani and the Ambassador emphasized the necessity of effective IPR protection to stimulate growth and innovation in knowledge [...]	2007-06-04 14:18:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD IT KIPR LAB PGOV
07ROME1265	ITALIAN REACTION TO PRESIDENT BUSH'S NEW CLIMATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite the Italian Minister of Environment's categorical public call for binding CO2 emission reduction targets for all countries, the Chief Climate Change Negotiator said that the GOI has not yet formulated an official reaction to President Bush's May 31 climate change framew [...]	2007-06-07 15:19:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV KGHG ENRG IT
07ROME1494	VELTRONI: LIFELINE FOR LEFT, BUT MIGHT SINK PRODI [...] (C/NF) Rome Mayor Walter Veltroni's candidacy and near coronation as leader of the soon-to-be Democratic Party (PD) establishes him as an alternative pole of leadership to PM Prodi within the center left. Veltroni, who successfully presents himself as a political outsider despite a lifetime a [...]	2007-07-09 11:51:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV IT
07ROME1598	ITALY SHARES CONCERN ABOUT MEDIA FREEDOM IN [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Office Director for Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Europe Marco Clemente July 25 and discussed recent troubling developments in regard to media freedom, freedom of assembly and due process in Azerbaijan. Poloff urged Italy to maintain its [...]	2007-07-26 14:57:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV OSCE KDEM EUN AJ IT
07ROME163	ITALIAN FM: NO MORE ON MILITARY SIDE IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) A/S Fried urged FM D'Alema to bring to the NATO ministerial on Afghanistan ideas for an enhanced commitment, including on caveats, to the multinational effort there. D'Alema responded flatly that Italy could not do more on the military side, although it would confirm its commitment. When [...]	2007-01-25 08:52:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR NATO IT
07ROME1793	ITALIAN INTELLIGENCE REFORM: EXTERNAL/INTERNAL [...] (C/NF) Summary: On August 1, the Italian parliament approved an intelligence reform law that will become effective October 12, 2007. The new law more clearly delineates domestic and external intelligence services while creating a DNI-like coordinator and giving ultimate political authority/re [...]	2007-08-22 16:37:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL PTER IT
07ROME1873	D'ALEMA, ISCHINGER POINT TO EU FUTURE FOR SERBIA [...] (C/NF) Summary. On August 29, EU representative to the Troika Wolfgang Ischinger met with FM D'Alema in Rome to discuss the way forward on Kosovo. D'Alema and Ischinger agreed that Serbia and Kosovo should look toward EU integration as a way to achieve regional stability. Ischinger stated th [...]	2007-09-04 16:21:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV UNSC SR KV IT
07ROME1945	ITALY PRIVATELY FAVORS ICAO AVIATION EMISSIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Government of Italy (GOI) representatives recently indicated unofficially that Italy would prefer a global aviation emissions solution rather than the EU Commission's proposed Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). GOI MFA comments suggest that, with a commitment to global and bindin [...]	2007-09-12 11:52:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR SENV ECON ETRD XA XB XD XF XG XL IT
07ROME2096	AFGHANISTAN: ITALIAN HOSTAGE RESCUE REKINDLES ISAF [...] (C) Summary: The kidnapping and rescue of two Italian military intelligence officers in Western Afghanistan the weekend of September 22-24 has rekindled the political discussion in Italy over involvement in ISAF. But so far Prodi's far left allies in the fragile governing coalition are keepin [...]	2007-09-28 16:57:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PINS PREL MOPS MARR AF IT UK
07ROME2166	IDENTIFYING CREDIBLE VOICES: MISSION ITALY RESPONSE [...] (U) This cable is Mission Italy's response to reftels. 2. (S/NF) Embassy Rome is providing these carefully vetted names -- individuals who are already well known and who have taken public stands in favor of moderation or against extremism. The individuals named below are well-known pro-wes [...]	2007-10-11 14:56:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	KISL KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SCUL SOCI IT
07ROME2305	ITALY: MURDER BY ROMANIAN SPARKS EXPULSION ORDER, [...] (C/NF) The mugging and murder of an Italian woman by a Romanian immigrant last week in Rome has set off a political firestorm and prompted the government to issue an expulsion decree for EU citizens residing in Italy who present a threat to public safety. The victim's funeral was attended by a [...]	2007-11-06 18:08:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM PREL IT RO PHUM
07ROME2339	EEBC: ITALY IN AGREEMENT WITH U.S. ON APPROACH [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA East Africa Office Director Fabrizio Pignatelli November 15. Poloff sought Italian agreement on a unified approach to avoid pressure on Ethiopia and Eritrea to implement the Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission (EEBC) "virtual demarcation" of the bo [...]	2007-11-16 17:22:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PREL ET ER IT
07ROME2374	ITALY: COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY U/S LEVEY [...] Embassy Rome warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Treasury Under Secretary Stuart Levey, Colleen Eddy and Molly Millerwise to visit Rome, Italy November 27-29. Post will email schedule separately to Deanna Fernandez. 2. Control officer for this visit is Econ Officer Jill Hutch [...]	2007-11-23 15:23:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN IT
07ROME241	ITALY: AMBASSADORS' AFGHANISTAN LETTER HITS [...] (C/NF) An op-ed from ambassadors of the U.S., UK, Canada, Netherlands, Australia, and Romania calling for Allies -- and particularly Italy -- to stand firm in Afghanistan spurred widespread media and political response. The daily "La Repubblica" printed the op-ed on its front page on February [...]	2007-02-06 12:19:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MOPS MARR NATO AF IT
07ROME2419	ITALY AND 301: SIGNIFICANT EFFORTS, BUT NO ACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-05 08:04:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON ETRD PGOV IT
07ROME289	TERRORIST FINANCE: ASSESSMENT OF TERRORIST [...] (S) Econoff discussed reftel points with contacts at the Ministry of Finance (MOF) Office of Financial Crimes and the MFA Office of Counterterrorism Policy February 8. Our contacts reported that their offices referred the UN 1267 designations to the GOI Financial Security Committee (FSC) to [...]	2007-02-12 14:26:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER UNSC IT
07ROME387	2007 IPR SPECIAL 301, MISSION ITALY INPUT [...] Italian authorities have taken several significant steps to improve Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) protection here, and there are emerging signs of government agencies acting in concert with each other, and with industry, academic, and union partners to address IPR illegality. In additio [...]	2007-02-27 06:26:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD IT KIPR
07ROME411	ITALY: 2007 TIP REPORT [...] (U) This is the 2007 Trafficking in Persons report for Italy. Answers are keyed to questions in reftel. The Embassy point of contact is Labor Counselor Candace Putnam, telephone: 39-06-4674-2327, fax 39-06-4674-2623. 2. (SBU) 27. A. Italy is a country of destination and transit for inter [...]	2007-03-02 06:21:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB IT KWMN SMIG
07ROME903	DARFUR: ITALY AGREES PRESSURE NEEDED, BUT WANTS [...] (C) Summary. Italy would ultimately support a UNSC sanctions resolution against Sudan, but publicly would like to maintain a neutral position as chair of the UN Sanctions Committee. Given UN Secretary General Ban's heavy involvement in Darfur, which he underlined in a visit to Rome April 18, [...]	2007-04-30 16:29:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KPKO UNSC SU IT
07ROME933	ITALY RESPONSE: PREPARING FOR WMO QUADRENNIAL CONGRESS [...] SUMMARY: Embassy presented reftel non-paper setting out U.S. views on the upcoming World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Congress to the MFA Office Director for UN Technical Organizations, Stefano Nicoletti, and to General Massimo Capaldo, Chief of the Air Force's Meteorological Service. T [...]	2007-05-04 11:28:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TPHY IT WMO
07SANAA1022	SAADA: CALLS FOR DIALOGUE ABOUND, BUT FIGHTING [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Saleh used his May 22 Unity Day speech to announce a unilateral ceasefire for the day and once again call upon rebels in Saada to lay down their weapons in exchange for a dialogue. Meanwhile, Saleh dispatched the Minister of Religious Affairs and other clerics to Saad [...]	2007-05-29 14:51:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PINR PINS PHUM YM
07SANAA1117	SAADA: MEDIA COVERAGE SUGGESTS HEAVY FIGHTING, [...] (C) SUMMARY: As the Saada conflict enters its fifth month, and even though journalists have been barred from traveling to Saada since late January, government, independent and opposition Yemeni media outlets continue to report on daily fighting throughout the governorate between Houthi supporte [...]	2007-06-13 14:02:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS YM
07SANAA1133	SAADA: WAR IS OVER, BUT CAN ROYG NOW WIN THE PEACE? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post contacts have confirmed media reporting of a peace deal brokered by the Government of Qatar to bring an end to almost five months of intensive fighting in the northern governorate of Saada. The deal reportedly provides safe haven for the al-Houthi rebel leadership in Doha [...]	2007-06-18 13:57:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS MARR QA YM
07SANAA1138	YEMEN SEEKS TO JUMPSTART EITI [...] (U) This cable addresses questions raised in reftel regarding Yemen's accession to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). 2. (C) SUMMARY: To date, Yemen has fulfilled only one of four criteria for EITI membership: a high-level commitment to join. According to the RO [...]	2007-06-19 11:28:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EMIN ENRG EPET YM
07SANAA1142	DEMARCHE DELIVERED REGARDING ARABSAT BROADCAST OF [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-20 11:39:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KPAO ETTC PREL PTER YM
07SANAA1145	TRANSFER OF GTMO DETAINEES TO YEMEN, JUNE 2007 [...] (S/NF) Post confirms that on 19 June at between 1900 and 2100 local (1600 - 1800Z) Pol/Econ Officer Jed T. Dornburg signed change of custody paperwork for the four GTMO detainees listed below who were then transferred to the control of the Yemeni Government through MFA official Hadi HAIDRA. [...]	2007-06-20 14:07:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL PTER KAWC YM
07SANAA1186	BMENA FORUM FOR THE FUTURE PLANNING MEETING, [...] (C) Summary. At the Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA) Forum for the Future planning meeting on June 3 in Sanaa, participants tentatively agreed on December 4 or 5 as the date of the Forum, pending confirmation of Foreign Ministers, schedules. U.S. delegation leader, NEA DAS Scott [...]	2007-06-28 13:13:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM YM
07SANAA1210	OIL: ROYG MORE TRANSPARENT, BUT CHALLENGES REMAIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Yemen's oil production, which constitutes 75 percent of the national budget, continues to decline in 2007, with high prices masking the effects of lower production. In order to increase production, the ROYG has decided to double the number of exploration blocks, will launch a [...]	2007-07-02 12:05:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ENRG EPET PGOV YM
07SANAA1220	MEPI: PUTTING OUR MONEY WHERE OUR MOUTH IS [...] SUMMARY: Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) funding, combined with our diplomatic clout, has enabled the USG to shape Yemen's national reform efforts of the past 18 months. MEPI's flexibility, responsiveness to post needs, and support for Embassy goals have brought positive change to [...]	2007-07-03 12:46:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM KMPI PREL PGOV YM
07SANAA1343	HIGH PRICES CAUSE CONCERN IN YEMEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prices of basic consumer goods in Yemen have risen in real terms by at least 100 percent since the September 2006 Presidential Election. Inflation has worsened the already abysmal poverty rate and has led to the bankruptcy of at least 2,400 businesses. The Republic of Yemen Go [...]	2007-07-16 06:26:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID ECON ETRD YM
07SANAA1414	SAADA: CEASEFIRE FRAGILE, BUT HOLDING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The security environment in Saada remains tense with continuing minor clashes, but the tenuous ceasefire is holding and there have been no reports of major fighting. Qatar's recall of its delegation from the Saada ceasefire implementation committee is a major step backwards. I [...]	2007-07-23 13:45:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PGOV YM
07SANAA1528	YEMEN LAUNCHES NEW ANTI-CORRUPTION BOARD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Yemen's Parliament finally elected eleven members to the the first Supreme National Anti-Corruption Commission (SNACC) on June 25. The Commission, which will be responsible for implementing the new Anti-Corruption Law, has committed itself to developing a national anti-corruption [...]	2007-08-06 10:03:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	EIND ETRD PGOV EAID ECON EFIN KCRM PINR YM
07SANAA1586	YEMEN: GOVERNMENT INTIMIDATING JOURNALISTS TO CURB [...] (C) In two separate incidents ROYG forces harassed journalists of an independent Yemeni weekly, "al-Shar'e" (The Street). On July 20 security forces arrested and detained an al-Shar'e reporter, and ten days later security forces entered the paper's offices, damaged property, and brought charg [...]	2007-08-18 14:08:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL YM PTER
07SANAA1693	DETAINED PROTEST LEADER TRANSFERRED TO SANAA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Unconfirmed media reports claim that retired Brigadier General Nasir al-Nawba has been transferred from Aden to Sanaa for prosecution by the ROYG on charges of high treason. Al-Nawba, head of the United Retired Military Officers Coordination Council, lead the 1 September Southern [...]	2007-09-10 12:53:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PTER PGOV PINS PNAT YM
07SANAA1905	YEMEN DEBATES NUCLEAR POWER [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-10 14:14:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ENRG YM
07SANAA2052	ROYG TRIES NEW PRESS CONTROL TECHNIQUE -- BEGGING [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-05 13:12:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM YM
07SANAA2055	EXPLOSION OF OIL PIPELINE NEAR MARIB [...] (C) An oil pipeline explosion occurred at approximately 0500 AM on November 5 in the Watada area, southwest of Sirwah Disrict in the area bordering al-Kholan and al-Bida tribal areas in the Ma'rib Governorate (ref A). According to media reports, there were no casualties. The explosion shut [...]	2007-11-06 12:44:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ENRG EPET PGOV PREL PTER YM
07SANAA2065	SCENESETTER FOR THE TRAVEL OF AMBASSADOR DAILEY TO [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-08 12:16:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PGOV PTER PREL OTRA YM
07SANAA2066	SCENESETTER FOR THE TRAVEL OF AMBASSADOR DAILEY TO [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-08 12:40:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PGOV PTER PREL OTRA YM

07SANAA2067	SCENESETTER FOR THE TRAVEL OF AMBASSADOR DAILEY TO [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-08 12:52:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PGOV PTER PREL OTRA YM
07SANAA2098	PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR: SALEH 'INCAPABLE' OF GIVING [...] (C) Summary. Abdul Karim al-Eryani, a close advisor to President Ali Abdullah Saleh, told the Ambassador November 16 that Saleh is "incapable" of surrendering convicted USS Cole perpetrator Jamal al-Badawi to U.S. custody and asserted that we would do much better to focus our energy on winn [...]	2007-11-16 12:44:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PTER PREL PGOV YM
07SANAA212	SOMALIA: YEMEN READY TO RECEIVE SHEIKH SHARIF, BUT [...] (C) Ambassador called on Yemeni FM Abu Bakr al-Qirbi on February 4 in order to deliver reftel demarche points, to which Qirbi replied that the Republic of Yemen Government (ROYG) continues to urge the Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) to conduct an inclusive political dialogue. He [...]	2007-02-05 04:57:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PHUM SO YE
07SANAA2124	EFFORTS UNDERWAY TO REVIVE QATARI MEDIATION [...] (C) Summary. According to Presidential advisor Abdul Karim al-Eryani, Qatari FM Hamid bin Jassim has undertaken efforts to revive his government's stalled efforts to mediate an end to hostilities between the ROYG and the rebellious al-Houthi tribe in the northern governorate of Saada. Notin [...]	2007-11-18 12:50:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL PINS QA YM
07SANAA2126	REPORTS OF SALEH MEETING WITH EXILED OPPOSITION [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-19 11:21:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM YM
07SANAA2168	PRELIMINARY REPORTS: ROYG FORCES OPEN FIRE ON A [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-29 15:41:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PGOV YM
07SANAA2169	DETERIORATING STANDARDS 40 YEARS AFTER SOUTH YEMEN [...] (C) Summary: Yemen will celebrate the 40th anniversary of Britain's departure from South Arabia on November 30, before a backdrop of increasing protests and violence in the South over perceived injustices and unequal distribution of wealth. This cable presents a comparison of educational opp [...]	2007-11-29 15:41:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PGOV YM
07SANAA2170	YEMEN UPDATE OF WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] As requested in reftel, Post contacted appropriate Republic of Yemen Government (ROYG) government officials and non-governmental organizations (NGOs)(including the Ministries of Labor, and Education, international organizations such as the ILO and UNICEF, and the World Bank) for updated infor [...]	2007-11-29 15:41:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI YM
07SANAA2171	PRELIMINARY REPORTS: ROYG FORCES OPEN FIRE ON A [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-29 15:41:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PGOV YM
07SANAA2193	NO RELIEF IN SIGHT FOR PRICE INFLATION IN YEMEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: High price inflation and increasing poverty sparked numerous demonstrations throughout Yemen between August-November 2007. The ROYG has taken only small steps to curb inflation, many of which treat symptoms rather than causes. The only long-term solutions may be greater compet [...]	2007-12-03 11:44:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID ECON ETRD YM
07SANAA2196	WHO HAS THE EAR OF THE PRESIDENT? PART 1: [...] (C) Summary: President Ali Abdullah Saleh holds all decision-making authority within his country. Nonetheless, he relies on an established network of advisors drawn from his family, his tribe, and others, who have one way or another obtained the President's trust and respect. While his fa [...]	2007-12-03 14:14:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR YM
07SANAA221	SAADA: CASUALTIES MOUNT, SALEH PREPARES FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Casualties continue to mount since the third round of fighting in Saada erupted on January 27. Government sources report that at least 42 soldiers have been killed and another 81 wounded, while casualties among the al-Houthi rebels are unknown. Military officials have confirmed [...]	2007-02-06 13:03:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PINR YM
07SANAA2313	FOURTH PARALLEL FORUM LAUNCHES NEW ERA OF HOPE FOR [...] SUMMARY: Over 300 people, representing over 200 civil society groups, met at the Fourth Civil Society Parallel Forum in Sana'a on November 30-December 2 in order to tackle the issues of freedom of expression, the legal environment for NGOs, education, women empowerment, youth political parti [...]	2007-12-16 13:04:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KDEM KMPI PGOV PREL YM
07SANAA2364	YEMENIS CONTINUE TO HOPE FOR THE RETURN OF SHEIKH [...] (C) Sheikh al-Moayed recently sent a letter to President Saleh asking him to sign an "extradition treaty" with the United States. A ROYG source clarified that, if al-Moayed understood the meaning of extradition and its illegality under the Yemeni constitution, he would not have requested it. [...]	2007-12-31 10:24:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER YM
07SANAA243	SAADA: PARLIAMENT VOTES FOR WAR, BUT OVER WHAT? [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a closed session on February 10, Parliament voted to authorize President Saleh to use military force against al-Houthi insurrectionists in Saada. Opposition party leaders have kept a low-profile in public, but indicated privately that their parties voted overwhelmingly agains [...]	2007-02-12 10:41:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PINR PINS PHUM YM
07SANAA285	SAADA: FIGHTING INTENSIFIES WITH TROOP SURGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Fighting in Saada intensified over the past week as ROYG troop deployments in Saada doubled to nearly 15,000. Estimates of troops killed in ambushes and direct attacks on military installations are between 50 and 100, with at least 200 injured. Casualties among the al-Houthis [...]	2007-02-21 12:42:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PINR PREL YM
07SANAA341	SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: YEMEN [...] This message is post's response to ref A. 2. Note: Post requests that no/no name or entity cited in this report be publicly mentioned or quoted for any/any reason without prior clearance with post. Post relies heavily on these sources and has invested much time gaining their confidence. E [...]	2007-03-05 13:52:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
07SANAA451	SOMALIA'S SHEIKH SHARIF READY FOR DIALOGUE, BUT ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Charge met with former Somali Council of Islamic Courts (CIC) Chairman Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed on March 26, under the auspices of the Yemeni Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Sharif and former CIC foreign minister Ibrahim Adou, who joined him in the meeting, stated that the CIC h [...]	2007-03-27 08:55:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS SO YM
07SANAA473	(S) UNMANNED USG AIRCRAFT WASHES ASHORE, OFFICIAL [...] (S) On March 27, Yemeni military officers discovered an unmanned USG reconnaissance aircraft (Scan Eagle) that had washed ashore on the Arabian Sea coast in the province of Hadramaut. The President's Office immediately protested the incident to CDA and requested an explanation. Initially unawa [...]	2007-04-02 05:35:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL MASS YM
07SANAA852	JEWISH COMMUNITY'S SECURITY PERCEPTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 30 - May 1 Damon Stevens, from the Office of the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, conducted separate meetings with members of the Jewish communities from Saada and Reyda, who expressed serious concern about the deteriorating security situation in norther [...]	2007-05-08 09:08:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PREF IS YM
07SANJOSE1053	COSTA RICA: DEMARCHE ON IRAN-VENEZUELA RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) On May 31st, PolCoun and PolOff met with Alejandro Solano, sub-director of the Foreign Policy Section of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to discuss the growing Iranian-Venezuelan relationship (Ref a). Solano was receptive and expressed concerns, particularly in the area of the loose [...]	2007-06-04 16:08:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MASS MARR PTER IR ECON VE CS
07SANJOSE1106	COSTA RICA RECOGNIZES CHINA [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 6, Costa Rica announced normalized relations with China, ending ties with Taiwan dating back to 1944. President Arias said the decision was based on "fundamental realism," and he expressed hope that informal relations could be retained with Taipei. The announcement ca [...]	2007-06-08 22:38:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TW XK CS
07SANJOSE1173	COSTA RICA: NORMALIZED RELATIONS WITH CHINA BRING [...] SUMMARY (U) Costa Rica's June 1 recognition of the PRC and consequent break in diplomatic relations with Taiwan (Ref A) have brought worries about the financing of ongoing assistance projects (previously funded by Taiwan) as well as immigration concerns at a time when illegal Chinese traffic i [...]	2007-06-18 22:39:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR SNAR CVIS XK CS
07SANJOSE1317	COSTA RICA FOILS COLOMBIAN CARTEL ASSASSINATION [...] (S) SUMMARY. In late June, the GOCR foiled a plan by traffickers linked to the Colombian Norte del Valle cartel to assassinate Minister of Public Security Fernando Berrocal, apparently in retaliation for the recent (and notable) counternarcotics successes of the Arias administration. Elements [...]	2007-07-10 19:20:00	Embassy San Jose	SECRET	PINR PREL PTER SNAR XK
07SANJOSE132	CHINESE ALIEN SMUGGLING RING SMASHED IN COSTA RICA [...] SUMMARY: In a powerful display of honesty and courage, Costa Rican Immigration Director Mario Zamora refused a USD 2.5 million bribe from Chinese alien smugglers and instead assisted in a sting operation which caught the ringleader and six others on January 12, 2007. Most of the arrested are [...]	2007-01-24 22:34:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM SMIG KJUS KFRD CVIS PINR CS CH
07SANJOSE1322	COSTA RICA: NEW CHINESE AMBASSADOR COMES CALLING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: New Chinese Ambassador-designate Wang Xiaoyuan has wasted little time in making the rounds in San Jose. Arriving in Costa Rica on June 13, he presented a copy of his credentials to FM Stagno on June 18 (although he has not yet presented his credentials to President Arias). In [...]	2007-07-11 17:09:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR XK CS
07SANJOSE1488	COSTA RICA NAMES AMBASSADOR TO CHINA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Arias administration has wasted no time in naming its new Ambassador to China, Antonio BURGUES Teran. Burgues, an economist by training, Arias confidant, former PLN party treasurer and ex-GOCR minister, was sworn in on August 1. He hopes to have a five-officer team join [...]	2007-08-09 22:58:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR XK CS
07SANJOSE175	CAFTA: ARIAS ADMINISTRATION FLEXES LEGISLATIVE [...] (U) SUMMARY. After a seemingly slow start this month, prospects for CAFTA ratification have taken a leap forward. The Arias administration used its 38-seat working coalition and creative interpretation of parliamentary rules to limit the number of sessions for CAFTA debate, making full ratifi [...]	2007-01-30 20:18:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV CS
07SANJOSE1783	COSTA RICA AND CHINA: IS TRADE THE TIE THAT BINDS? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sino-Costa Rican relations have gotten off to a splashy start, with trade as the centerpiece. The new Chinese Embassy in San Jose opened on August 24, in conjunction with a trade fair which reportedly netted USD 12 million in sales or commitments for the Chinese and USD 140 mil [...]	2007-09-27 17:33:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	CS CVIS ETRD PGOV PINR PREL XK
07SANJOSE1820	COSTA RICA: AMBASSADORQS LISTENING TOUR GENERATES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: From July to September, the Ambassador and Emboffs, accompanied by local media, visited companies and communities around the country to learn first hand how CAFTA will affect Costa Ricans. These visits gave employers and employees the opportunity to describe, in their own wor [...]	2007-10-05 20:28:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PGOV PREL CS
07SANJOSE1823	MEDIA COVERAGE OF CAFTA CAMPAIGN AND [...] SUMMARY: Over the past two months, the Ambassador's visits to Costa Rican businesses affected by international trade generated significant media coverage and a variety of reactions, including a complaint filed by anti- CAFTA union leaders to the Supreme Election Tribunal (TSE),septel. Meanw [...]	2007-10-05 23:20:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PGOV PREL KPAO CS
07SANJOSE1829	RELEASE OF 2007 INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM [...] PolOff hand delivered a copy of the 2007 Costa Rica Report on International Religious Freedom (IRF) to Alejandro Solano Ortiz, Deputy Director of Foreign Policy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and to Viviana Tinoco, Human Rights Director of the Multilateral Policy Section of the MFA, [...]	2007-10-10 22:11:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	CS KDEM KIRF KPAO OPRC PGOV PHUM SOCI
07SANJOSE1856	COSTA RICAN REFERENDUM RATIFIES CAFTA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In their first-ever national referendum, Costa Ricans voted for ratification of CAFTA, 51.6% to 48.4%, a margin of 49,400 votes with 98% of the vote tallied. Turnout (nearly 60%) was well above the threshold to make the referendum binding. The "Yes" vote won in four of seven [...]	2007-10-16 21:40:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR ETRD CS
07SANJOSE188	SEEKING NAMES OF INFLUENTIAL WOMEN - REPLY TO ACTION [...] Pursuant to S/WE request reftel, Post has identified six influential women in host country, drawing from both government and civil society (media, industry, and education). GOVERNMENT NAME: Laura Chinchilla TITLE AND INSTITUTION: First Vice President of Costa Rica and Minister of Justice [...]	2007-01-31 22:26:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PHUM PREL CS
07SANJOSE1975	THE POLITICS OF RESENTMENT IMPEDE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION [...] SUMMARY: The GOCR's victory in the October 7 CAFTA referendum (reftel) did not translate into fast action by the national legislature (Asamblea). After a brief post-referendum honeymoon, the opposition all-too-quickly deployed familiar obstructionist tactics, asserting that the public's vote [...]	2007-11-13 14:51:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR ETRD CS
07SANJOSE1999	COSTA RICA: THE WHINSEC SOLUTION? [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOCR appears poised to release its restrictions on students attending the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC),reversing a May 2007 decision by President Oscar Arias. Minister of Public Security Fernando Berrocal and Vice Minister of the Presidenc [...]	2007-11-19 16:44:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS PINR CS
07SANJOSE2073	COSTA RICA: RETURN TO WHINSEC [...] (SBU) On December 13, Public Security Minister Fernando Berrocal wrote President Oscar Arias a letter recommending that Costa Rican law enforcement personnel "could maintain a training scheme" at WHINSEC to receive counternarcotics, counterterrorism and other "strictly police" training. (Full [...]	2007-12-20 17:42:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS PINR CS
07SANJOSE277	MONTEVIDEO CIRCLE MEETS IN COSTA RICA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Costa Rica hosted the Montevideo Circle, a discussion forum for current and former presidents of Latin America, on January 27-28, 2007. The group's topic of discussion was: "Democratic Stability and Opening: Unpredictable Factors for Latin America in the 21st Century," and the p [...]	2007-02-12 21:57:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM XM CS
07SANJOSE298	THE COSTA RICAN ECONOMY IMPROVES DURING 2006 [...] Banco Central de Costa Rica (BCCR) says the country's GDP grew over 7% in 2006. This is the highest GDP growth rate since 8% in 1999. Inflation for 2006 was 9.4%, 5 percentage points lower than last year's rate of 14.4%, and the lowest rate in 14 years. While foreign direct investment flow [...]	2007-02-15 17:06:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ECONCS
07SANJOSE335	2007 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW - COSTA RICA [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-20 19:17:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON KIPR CS
07SANJOSE361	COSTA RICA: NEXT ANTI-CAFTA PROTEST ON 26 FEB [...] (C) 1. (C) The next anti-CAFTA protest is scheduled for Monday, February 26, with the locus of action likely to be San Jose. Organizers promise a larger event than last October's protest, but predicting turnout is impossible in advance. The GOCR has vowed to prevent disruption of essential [...]	2007-02-23 19:28:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB ASEC PINR CS
07SANJOSE406	TO CLOSE OR NOT TO CLOSE? VENEZUELA'S ALUMINUM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. After two weeks of speculation, it appears that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has backed away, for now, from his planned closure of a Venezuelan state-owned aluminum processing plant in Costa Rica. The GOCR remains concerned, however, about the eventual fate of the CVG ALUNA [...]	2007-03-01 18:49:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CS
07SANJOSE428	ANTI-CAFTA MARCH STRATEGIC VICTORY FOR GOCR [...] (SBU) The most recent, and probably the last large anti-CAFTA protest march took place without incident on February 26. Participation was only slightly higher than a similar protest last October, and the event was generally peaceful. We judge the event to have been a tactical draw, in that b [...]	2007-03-05 20:30:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ELAB ASEC PINR CS
07SANJOSE524	COSTA RICA?S 7TH ANNUAL TIP REPORT SUBMISSION [...] (SBU) The following is Embassy San Jose?s submission for the 2006-2007 annual trafficking in persons (TIP) report. Responses are keyed to checklist questions outlined in reftel beginning at paragraph 27. Post?s POC for the report is Political Officer Robert E. Copley. Telephone number: (506) [...]	2007-03-16 22:32:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CS
07SANJOSE649	COSTA RICAN PROSECUTOR READY TO INDICT FORMER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Costa Rican federal prosecutor's office is finally ready to indict former president Rafael Angel Calderon (PUSC) for corruption allegations stemming from a 2001 loan from the government of Finland to the Costa Rican social security fund (INSS). If convicted, he could face [...]	2007-04-03 22:24:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KCOR FI CS
07SANJOSE996	COSTA RICA APPROVES NEXT ROUND OF US SHIP VISITS; [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 17, the National Assembly approved the next round of U.S. Coast Guard and Navy ship visits, as required under the Costa Rican constitution. The approval period runs from May 1 to November 30, 2007, an extension from the quarterly approvals of the past. Any U.S. vessel n [...]	2007-05-25 20:45:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PREL SNAR PGOV PINR CS
07SANJOSE998	COSTA RICA APPROVES NEXT ROUND OF US SHIP VISITS; [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 17, the National Assembly approved the next round of U.S. Coast Guard and Navy ship visits, as required under the Costa Rican constitution. The approval period runs from May 1 to November 30, 2007, an extension from the quarterly approvals of the past. Any U.S. vessel n [...]	2007-05-25 20:46:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PREL SNAR PGOV PINR CS
07SANSALVADOR1044	EL SALVADOR SIGNS E TRAVEL DOCUMENT MOU [...] (SBU) In a private signing ceremony late in the afternoon on May 18 Ambassador Glazer (on behalf of ICE),Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Margarita Escobar, and Minister of Public Security and Justice Rene Figueroa signed the E Travel Document Memorandum of Understanding between DHS and the [...]	2007-05-29 18:10:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KHLS PGOV PHUM PREL PREF SMIG ES
07SANSALVADOR1057	EL SALVADOR SIGNS E TRAVEL DOCUMENT MOU [...] (SBU) In a private signing ceremony late in the afternoon on May 18 Ambassador Glazer (on behalf of ICE),Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Margarita Escobar, and Minister of Public Security and Justice Rene Figueroa signed the E Travel Document Memorandum of Understanding between DHS and the [...]	2007-05-30 21:30:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KHLS PGOV PHUM PREL PREF SMIG ES
07SANSALVADOR1358	EL SALVADOR COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EPA OFFICIALS [...] Embassy San Salvador grants country clearance to EPA Officials Orlando Gonzales and Lourdes Morales to visit San Salvador from July 26-27, 2007. Purpose of visit is to meet with CCAD to discuss air quality management. The Control Officer for this visit is ECON Officer Geoffrey Schadrack, Emba [...]	2007-07-12 22:12:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV OTRA ASEC ES GT HO
07SANSALVADOR1485	FALLOUT FROM SUCHITOTO ARRESTS CONTINUES [...] (C) Summary: GOES handling of the arrest and prosecution of fourteen individuals who participated in violent demonstrations in Suchitoto on July 2 continues to reverberate throughout the Salvadoran political landscape and to attract attention from U.S.-based NGO's. The GOES decision to prosec [...]	2007-08-01 23:44:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM ES
07SANSALVADOR1525	POLICE CORRUPTION IN SAN MIGUEL [...] (U) Summary: Three current and former members of El Salvador's National Civilian Police (PNC) were arrested on July 29 and charged with carrying out a contract killing. Several local businessmen have also been implicated in what press reports describe as an extortion, racketeering and assassin [...]	2007-08-08 23:07:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PGOV PHUM PREL ES
07SANSALVADOR1611	FORMER FMLN CITY COUNCILMAN SENTENCED TO 35 YEARS [...] (U) On August 15, Jose Mario Belloso, a former Farabundo Marti Liberation Front (FMLN) city councilman was sentenced to 35 years in prison for the 2006 assassination of two riot control police officers and the attempted murder of five other members of the riot police. 2. (U) During a July [...]	2007-08-17 21:12:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ES KCRM KJUS PGOV PHUM PREL
07SANSALVADOR1628	EL SALVADOR: EVALUATION OF THE WHITE HOUSE [...] (U) Per reftel, Post met with the three Salvadoran participants in the White House Conference on the Americas--Claudia Umana, Director of the Legal Studies Department of FUSADES (Salvadoran Foundation for Economic and Social Development),Jose Leon Bonilla, Executive Director of CLUSA (Coopera [...]	2007-08-20 22:01:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KSUM KPAO ES
07SANSALVADOR172	ICITAP PRISON EVALUATION: NO-COST METHODS TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: From January 8 to 12, 2006, Mike Cooksey from ICITAP visited El Salvador to evaluate the Salvadoran penal system. Based upon his visit, he made the following recommendations: (1) eliminate packages for gang members; (2) require prisoners to work; (3) isolate gang leaders; (4) i [...]	2007-01-31 21:08:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV SNAR KCRM KJUS ES
07SANSALVADOR1720	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMAN [...] (U) On August 29, Ambassador Glazer visited the Salvadoran Human Rights Ombudsman, Oscar Luna, in his San Salvador office. In this, their first meeting, the Ambassador and Luna exchanged views on the importance of respect for human rights in democratic countries. 2. (U) Luna stated that hi [...]	2007-08-30 17:11:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ES
07SANSALVADOR1906	GOES CONCERNED ROMERO CASE AT IACHR WOULD [...] (C) Summary: Contacts both within and outside the GOES have expressed concern that the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) is hearing a case that involves a complaint related to El Salvador,s civil war. Thus, the case falls under the reservation with which El Salvador joined the [...]	2007-09-21 18:10:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ES
07SANSALVADOR1947	FORMER JOURNALIST LIKELY TO HEAD FMLN TICKET IN [...] (U) Local Salvadoran media reports that the FMLN has announced that journalist Mauricio Funes will head the party's presidential ticket in the 2009 election. Salvador Sanchez Ceren, former FMLN General Coordinator and currently FMLN head of faction in the National Assembly, will be the party [...]	2007-09-28 13:13:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ES PGOV PREL
07SANSALVADOR2040	BIOFUELS FORUM IN EL SALVADOR [...] SUMMARY: At a biofuels forum on September 25, diverse Salvadoran stakeholders heard presentations on biofuels, the U.S.-Brazil biofuels partnership and ongoing feasibility studies in El Salvador. A visiting biofuels researcher sponsored by EB and IIP, Dr. George Philippidis, drew on U.S. and Br [...]	2007-10-11 14:12:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG EINV EPET ETRD ES
07SANSALVADOR2069	EL SALVADOR MOVES CLOSER TO RESOLVING GULF OF [...] (U) Summary: On October 4 the leaders of El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Honduras signed an agreement declaring their commitment to working together to develop the Gulf of Fonseca. The leaders labeled the agreement the first step toward resolving territorial disputes that have plagued the gulf [...]	2007-10-12 23:11:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV ES HN NU
07SANSALVADOR2206	POPULIST SAN MIGUEL MAYOR LOOKS TO LARGER [...] (U) Summary: Will Salgado, the populist mayor of the city of San Miguel, plays a dominant role in the regional politics of eastern El Salvador. A political maverick known for his brash public persona, frequent party changes, and allegations of involvement in extrajudicial vigilante groups, [...]	2007-11-01 16:44:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PREL
07SANSALVADOR2297	EL SALVADOR: PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND POLICY SUPPORT [...] (U) Summary: A U.S. Navy ship visit to El Salvador under the auspices of the upcoming commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Great White Fleet circumnavigating the globe would offer Embassy San Salvador significant public diplomacy and policy support opportunities. As such, mission hop [...]	2007-11-19 16:10:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES KPAO MASS MOPS PREL
07SANSALVADOR2341	WHA/CEN OFFICE DIRECTOR VISIT TO EL SALVADOR [...] (U) Summary: WHA/CEN Office Director John Feeley and El Salvador Desk Officer Hillary Thompson visited San Salvador November 15-16. Feeley explained to Salvadoran interlocutors the way ahead on the Central American component of the Merida Initiative and stressed the key role that SICA must pl [...]	2007-12-04 16:33:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PREL PGOV
07SANSALVADOR2344	EL SALVADOR 2008 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE SUBMISSION [...] According to the Central Bank of El Salvador, the U.S. goods trade balance with El Salvador went from a trade surplus of $872.6 million in 2005 to a trade surplus of $1,080 million in 2006 (Central Bank data). U.S. goods exports in 2006 were $3.1 billion, up 5.34 percent from the previous year [...]	2007-12-04 19:17:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EFIN ECON ES
07SANSALVADOR2442	VIOLENCE AND CONTROVERSY PLAGUE SALVADORAN UNION [...] (U) Summary: Elections to name a new board of directors for the Salvadoran Institute of Social Security Workers Union (STISSS) ended in violence and controversy with both sides declaring victory on December 16. Police ended the violence, and the Ministry of Labor declared that the current se [...]	2007-12-26 19:15:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV ES
07SANSALVADOR273	MEETING OF ATTORNEY GENERALS OF U.S., EL SALVADOR, [...] (C) Summary. During Attorney General Gonzales' visit to El Salvador on February 5, Salvadoran AG Felix Safie hosted a private dinner for Attorney General Gonzales and their counterparts from Honduras and Guatemala, Leonidas Bautista and Juan Luis Florido. The topic of the dinner was regiona [...]	2007-02-16 19:03:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCRM KHLS ES GT HO
07SANSALVADOR298	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SALVADORAN PRESIDENT SACA [...] (S) President Elias Antonio "Tony" Saca is likely to emphasize his concerns over Venezuelan and Iranian threats to regional stability and press for extension of TPS during his February 27 meeting with the President. Saca will also raise gang violence, deportation of Salvadoran criminal alien [...]	2007-02-20 16:36:00	Embassy San Salvador	SECRET	PGOV PREL OVIP KCRM KHLS ES
07SANSALVADOR330	OPTIONAL 2007 SPECIAL 301 REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: One year since CAFTA-DR' entry into force, El Salvador has made little headway in IPR protection. Law enforcement agencies are making some use of their new ex-oficio powers, but there remains unfamiliarity with those powers in some offices. Resource constraints and other law e [...]	2007-02-23 16:58:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON ES
07SANSALVADOR402	EL SALVADOR: PARLACEN MURDERS CONTINUE TO RESONATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the wake of the February 19 murders of three Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) Central American Parliament (PARLACEN) deputies, and the subsequent apparent extrajudicial executions of four policemen implicated in the killings (per reftels),relations remain strained bet [...]	2007-03-02 22:39:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PREL
07SANSALVADOR476	A/S Sullivan and MCC Bent Visit on CAFTA Anniversary [...] Assistant Secretary of State for EEB Daniel Sullivan and Millennium Challenge Corporation Deputy CEO Rodney Bent visited El Salvador February 28 and March 1 to commemorate the one-year anniversary of CAFTA-DR's entry into force. In meetings with GOES officials, the private sector, and the med [...]	2007-03-13 15:51:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV EAGR EAID ES
07SANSALVADOR490	SAN SALVADOR COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAS DANIEL REIFSNYDER [...] Post grants country clearance to Deputy Assistant Secretary of State/OES Dan Reifsnyder and delegation members Rob Wing, Rachel Kastenberg, Andrea Borel, Jun Bando, Jerry Bisson, John Garrison, Odalis Perez, Jill Kelley, Leslie Marbury, Steve Fondriest and Michael Donald to travel to San Salva [...]	2007-03-14 22:29:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ASEC OTRA SENV ES
07SANSALVADOR518	SAN SALVADOR COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA VISIT [...] Post grants country clearance to USDOC NOAA employees Stuart Cory, Mark Paterni, Nancy Daves, Cheryl Ryder, Paul Raymond and John Mitchell to travel to San Salvador March 18-21, 2007, to attend meetings with personnel of OSPECA, USAID and CAFTA. Control Officer for this visit is Economic Offic [...]	2007-03-16 21:06:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TPHY KSCA EFIS ETRD ES HO
07SANSALVADOR519	SAN SALVADOR COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ANDREA C. BOREL [...] Post grants country clearance to Regional Environmental Specialist Andrea C. Borel to travel to San Salvador March 19-23, 2007, to join NOAA delegation meeting with OSPESCA and attend CAFTA-DR environmental cooperation meetings. Control Officer for this visit is Economic Officer Geoffrey Schad [...]	2007-03-16 21:07:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA SENV ES CS
07SANSALVADOR765	EARLY SPECULATION OVER 2009 FMLN PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY and Comment: Notwithstanding ongoing media speculation regarding possible FMLN presidential candidates for the 2009 elections, moderate FMLN Legislative Assembly Deputy Hugo Martinez recently outlined to poloff that his party has settled on television commentator Mauricio Funes as [...]	2007-04-23 17:13:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PREL
07SANSALVADOR892	REGIONAL PROJECT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR USE OF FY 2007 [...] Summary: As requested in reftel, the USAID Central America Regional Program based in El Salvador (E-CAM),in close consultation with posts in region, is providing recommended regional priorities for CAFTA-DR labor activities for FY 2007. The proposals described here build upon priorities ident [...]	2007-05-09 23:01:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ELAB ETRD SENV ES CAFTA
07SANTIAGO1	MEDIA REACTION - SADDAM'S EXECUTION [...] On January 3, conservative, influential newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio" (circ. 129,000) ran an editorial entitled "Saddam Hussein: A Bad Solution" ("Peor que el fondo") Quote: "Almost 60 years after the Nuremburg process took place, the same impossibility of having a truly exemplary justi [...]	2007-01-03 16:32:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI IR
07SANTIAGO10	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] On January 4, conservative, influential newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio" (circ. 129,000) ran an editorial entitled "Iran Sanctions." Quote: 2. "The U.N. Security Council adopted resolution 1737.... The crisis between the international community and Iran has deepened due to (Iran's) nuclea [...]	2007-01-04 15:02:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI IR
07SANTIAGO104	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] On January 18, Megavision's morning news program featured a commentary by international pundit Libardo Buitrago on Iran's President Ahmadinejad to Latin America. He said, "He is a very controversial President of a Muslim, religious, Shiite nation.... He has a particular relationship with Hugo [...]	2007-01-19 16:28:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI IR
07SANTIAGO108	MEDIA REACTION - INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT (ICC) [...] On January 19, government-owned, editorially independent "La Nacion" (circ. 4,200) carried an opinion column by international pundit Raul Sohr entitled "Chile Humiliates Itself Before the World." Quote: "Once again Chile postponed the ratification of the International Criminal Court... The [...]	2007-01-19 16:28:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC CI
07SANTIAGO109	MEDIA REACTION - MERCOSUR SUMMIT IN RIO [...] On July 21, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (circ. 101,000) carried an editorial entitled "Mercosur's Failed Promise." Quote: "For a long time Mercosur has seemed more a place for political gathering than a trade pact. But the bloc's ongoing Summit has made clear the extent (to which [...]	2007-01-19 16:29:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO CI AR BL VE
07SANTIAGO1098	MEDIA REACTION - U.S. AND LATIN AMERICA [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-12 18:47:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI
07SANTIAGO11	MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ [...] On January 4, conservative, influential newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio" (circ. 129,000) carried a column by international analyst Karin Ebensperger entitled "Iraq: The World is Waiting." Quote: 2. "Since my early studies of Political Science I have admired the values chosen by the America [...]	2007-01-04 15:05:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI IR
07SANTIAGO1112	MEDIA REACTION - U.S. AND LATIN AMERICA [...] On July 14, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (Sat. circ. 195,626) ran an editorial entitled, "The U.S. and Latin America: A Strategic Relation." Quote: 2. "In recent days several high-ranking U.S. government officials have visited several countries in Latin America, including Chile. [...]	2007-07-17 19:12:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI
07SANTIAGO125	MEDIA REACTION - ECUADOR, CORREA PRESIDENCY [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-22 19:14:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO EC CI
07SANTIAGO127	MEDIA REACTION - MERCOSUR SUMMIT IN RIO [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-22 19:36:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO CI AR BL VE
07SANTIAGO130	MEDIA REACTION - CHAVEZ'S SOCIALIST REVOLUTION [...] On January 22, conservative, influential newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio" (circ. 129,000) ran an editorial entitled "Risks in Bolivia." Quote: "Morales' means of advancing his controversial electoral promises are preventing him from capitalizing on the auspicious conditions under which he [...]	2007-01-23 12:02:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL VE CI
07SANTIAGO131	CHILEANS PERCEIVE THEIR BEST ALLY AS - DRUM ROLL [...] (U) In a telephone poll taken by the influential "La Tercera" newspaper January 17-18, 2007, the U.S. was named by 38% percent of contestants as Chile's "principal ally," far and away ahead of Brazil (14%),Chile's traditionally perceived regional best friend. Ninety-five percent described U. [...]	2007-01-23 12:05:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CI
07SANTIAGO1314	CHILEAN DAILIES HYPE NUCLEAR AND CLEAN ENERGY AS BILATERAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Chile's most prominent dailies claim energy will be the top agenda item of the next U.S. Ambassador. "La Tercera" declared that the nomination of Paul Simons -- EB DAS for Energy, Sanctions, and Commodities -- represents a decision to elevate energy to a U.S. foreign policy pr [...]	2007-08-10 21:35:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PGOV KMDR KPAO OPRC CI
07SANTIAGO132	MEDIA REACTION - BOLIVIA [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-23 17:53:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO CI BL
07SANTIAGO1327	MEDIA REPORT - POSITIVE COVERAGE OF U.S.-CHILE SCHOLARSHIP [...] SUMMARY: The Chilean media gave wide coverage to the announcement by Secretary Rice and Foreign Minister Foxley in Washington that 100 Chilean Ph.D. students will receive scholarships to advance their studies in U.S. universities under a new educational program. The local press highlighted th [...]	2007-08-13 22:11:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC KIPR PGOV CI
07SANTIAGO1336	MEDIA REPORT - EDITORIAL ON U.S.-CHILE SCHOLARSHIP [...] On August 14, conservative, influential newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio" (circ. 129,000) ran an editorial entitled "Educational Cooperation." Full translation follows: 2. "The university scholarships agreement signed by Minister Foxley and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice represent [...]	2007-08-14 21:51:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI
07SANTIAGO1355	MEDIA REACTION - CHAVEZ' PROPOSALS FOR CONSTITUTIONAL [...] On August 17, government-owned, editorially independent "La Nacion" (circ. 4,200) carried a column by international analyst Raul Sohr entitled "Chavez on the Offensive." Quote: 2. "A seven-year presidential term with the possibility of immediate reelection -- as easy as that," concluded Ven [...]	2007-08-20 12:05:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL VE CI
07SANTIAGO1368	MEDIA REPORT - EDUCATION SECRETARY SPELLINGS' VISIT TO [...] Summary: Press coverage of Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings' visit has been extremely positive. All dailies highlighted the visit with references to the new Ph.D. Equal Opportunity Scholarship Program, which Secretary Rice signed in Washington on August 8. Influential "El Mercurio" [...]	2007-08-21 18:14:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC PGOV CI
07SANTIAGO1383	MEDIA REPORT - EDUCATION SECRETARY SPELLINGS IN CHILE [...] Summary: For a second consecutive day, Education Secretary Margaret Spellings received positive press coverage on her visit to Chile. The media reported about her keynote speech to members of the private sector and her meetings with Chilean university presidents and students. TV Channel 13 [...]	2007-08-22 22:31:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC PGOV CI
07SANTIAGO1404	EDUCATION SECRETARY SPELLINGS, ECA DAS FARRELL AND [...] SUMMARY: During their August 18-21 program in Chile, Secretary of Education Spellings and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Academic Programs Farrell, with eight U.S. university presidents, met with Chile's top university administrators, students, business and industry leaders, and alumn [...]	2007-08-27 21:21:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC PGOV PREL KPAO SCUL SOCI CI
07SANTIAGO142	MEDIA REACTION - VENEZUELA MILITARY PURCHASES [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-25 11:05:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PGOV CI VE
07SANTIAGO1421	MEDIA REACTION - CHAVEZ' REGIONAL INFLUENCE [...] On August 29, conservative, independent, "La Tercera" (circ. 101,000) ran an op-ed by Bolivian analyst Sergio Molina entitled "To bed with Chavez or Bush?" Excerpts follow: 2. "Will Latin Americans accept a horse with teeth like those tins cans distributed in Pisco (Peru),bribes of the Bol [...]	2007-08-29 19:00:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL VE CI
07SANTIAGO147	MEDIA REACTION: STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS [...] On January 25, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (circ. 101,000) ran an editorial entitled, "Climate Change and the Global Agenda." Quotes: "Yesterday and the day before, there were two signals... that global warming has become a priority in the global agenda. On Tuesday night in the [...]	2007-01-25 17:48:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO CI
07SANTIAGO1501	MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-CHILE RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-13 13:16:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI
07SANTIAGO153	MEDIA REACTION: CHILEANS CRITICAL OF BUSH ADMINISTRATION [...] On January 29, government-owned, editorially independent "La Nacion" (circ. 4,200) carried a column by Raul Sohr entitled, "Chileans Condemn Bush." Quote: 2. "The majority of Americans and the rest of the world condemn Bush's policies.... The BBC commissioned a survey in 25 countries... [...]	2007-01-29 20:02:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO CI

07SANTIAGO1537	MEDIA REACTION - U.S. ECONOMY AND GLOBAL MARKETS [...] September 21, conservative, influential newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio," carried the editorial "International Economic Ups and Downs." Quotes follow: 2. "The drop in home sales and the price of real estate in the United States has been a strong blow for global financial markets.... Th [...]	2007-09-21 18:52:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO ECON CI
07SANTIAGO165	MEDIA REACTION - DAVOS SUMMIT [...] On July 30, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (circ. 101,000) ran an editorial entitled "Davos and the World Economic Forum." Quote: 2. "The recent World Economic Forum meeting in Davos is a clear example that the international community recognizes increasingly that there is an array [...]	2007-01-30 20:36:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC CI
07SANTIAGO170	MEDIA REACTION - JUDICIAL RULING ON PIRACY [...] On January 31, conservative, influential newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio" (circ. 129,000) carried an editorial entitled, "Piracy and Tax Crimes." Quotes: 2. "The Supreme Court upheld the Tax Revenue System's (SII, in Spanish) reasoning and sentenced a salesman not just for piracy, but als [...]	2007-02-01 12:57:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC CI
07SANTIAGO1708	MEDIA REACTION - MIDEAST: PROSPECTS FOR ARAB/ISRAELI [...] On October 20, conservative, influential, newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio" (Sat. circ. 173,049) published the following editorial: "US Diplomacy: Back to the Middle East." Quote: 2. "It is a surprise that the White House took so long to launch an aggressive diplomacy to try to resolve the [...]	2007-10-22 16:54:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC CI
07SANTIAGO1717	MEDIA REACTION - CHAVEZ'S REGIONAL INFLUENCE [...] On October 21, conservative, influential, newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio" (Sun. circ. 260,108) carried a column by Andres Oppenheimer entitled "Hugo Chavez' Project in the Continent." Quote: 2. "It is no mystery that Hugo Chavez...wants to destabilize Latin American countries that have go [...]	2007-10-22 19:29:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL VE CI
07SANTIAGO173	MEDIA REACTION - DAVOS AND CLIMATE CHANGE [...] On February 1, conservative, influential newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio" (circ. 129,000) carried a column by international commentator Karin Ebensperger entitled, "Bush, Davos, and Climate Change." Quotes: 2. "This week two events occurred that strengthen the theory that global warming [...]	2007-02-01 14:40:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC CI
07SANTIAGO1742	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT BUSH'S SPEECH ON CUBA [...] On October 25, Chile's conservative, influential newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio" (circ. 129,000) ran an article headlined, "Bush makes unprecedented call on Cuba's military." The article highlights Presidents Bush's call for Cubans to "rise peacefully" against the government of Fidel and Rau [...]	2007-10-25 15:57:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO CI
07SANTIAGO177	MEDIA REACTION - LULA, KIRCHNER, AND CHAVEZ [...] On January 31, Chile's conservative, independent "La Tercera" (circ. 101,000) carried a column by Venezuelan political analyst Alberto Garrido entitled, "Lula and Kirchner's 'Warning' to Chavez." 2. "The leak to the press of an alleged warning from Lula (da Silva) and (Nestor) Kirchner to [...]	2007-02-01 20:04:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL VE BL NU CU EC CI
07SANTIAGO1826	MEDIA REACTION - CHAVEZ AND THE IBERO-AMERICAN SUMMIT [...] Summary: The verbal flap between King Juan Carlos of Spain and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez dominated news about the Ibero-American Summit in Santiago. Foreign Minister Foxley's public statements after the Summit reflected the GOC's discontent with Chavez, emphasizing the need for tolera [...]	2007-11-14 11:12:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL VE CI
07SANTIAGO1828	DEMARCHE ON DEMOCRACY IN VENEZUELA - CHILE [...] (C) E/Pol Counselor November 13 delivered ref A demarche to Jamie Bascunan, the MFA's desk officer for Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador, stressing that the proposed Venezulan referendum ran contrary to Caracas's obligations under the Inter-American Democratic Charter. As such, it is incumbent [...]	2007-11-14 20:56:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM VE EU CI WHA
07SANTIAGO1846	MEDIA REACTION - IBERO-AMERICAN SUMMIT AFTERMATH [...] Summary: The Chilean press continues to collect opinions among experts and international commentators about the impact of the clash between the King of Spain and Chavez. The overall consensus is that Chavez' primary goal is to disrupt relations among nations in the region to his own advantag [...]	2007-11-20 10:43:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL VE CI
07SANTIAGO1859	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM - DVC WITH [...] Summary: U.S. Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Ambassador Greg Schulte, briefed via Digital Video Conference (DVC) Chilean TV and radio commentators, think tank analysts, and university academics on the danger of Iran's nuclear program and the need for Iranian complian [...]	2007-11-23 10:48:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PREL PGOV OPRC PTER CI IR
07SANTIAGO1870	MEDIA REACTION - BOLIVIA [...] On November 27, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (circ. 101,000) carried an editorial entitled "Bolivia and the Threat of a Permanent Crisis." 2. The violence in the streets of Sucre these past days is a reflection of the deep historical divisions in Bolivian society. Bolivia is not j [...]	2007-11-27 18:09:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO CI BL
07SANTIAGO199	MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ AND THE ROLE OF IRAN [...] On February 3, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (Sat. circ. 195,626) carried an editorial entitled "The Strategy that the Conflict in Iraq Calls For." Quote: 2. "It is clear that the original U.S. goal to make post-Hussein Iraq the center from which to expand democratic values is no [...]	2007-02-05 20:58:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER IR CI
07SANTIAGO20	MEDIA REACTION - SADDAM'S EXECUTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-05 15:08:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI IZ
07SANTIAGO201	MEDIA REACTION - GLOBAL WARMING [...] On February 4, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (Sun. circ. 222,084) carried an editorial by Alvaro Vargas Llosa entitled "Global Warming Divides the United States." Quote: "In his recent State of the Union Address, President Bush for the first time spoke about climate change.... It i [...]	2007-02-06 11:37:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO KSTC KTIA CI
07SANTIAGO202	AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO FORMER TORTURE CENTER WELL RECEIVED [...] Summary: An unpublicized visit by Ambassador Kelly to Villa Grimaldi -- a Pinochet-era torture center (now a memorial park) -- received favorable media attention and commentary. The certified guide of the site (a Villa Grimaldi survivor) praised the Ambassador for taking the initiative, and [...]	2007-02-06 13:20:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV KPAO PREL CI
07SANTIAGO211	MEDIA REACTION - IPR AND THE U.S.-CHILE FTA [...] On February 6, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (circ. 101,000) carried a column by University of Chile law professor Gabriel Zaliasnik. The article failed to note that Zaliansnik also is the attorney for Chile's association of local pharmaceutical companies. Quote: 2. "In the pas [...]	2007-02-07 11:32:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC KIPR ETRD CI
07SANTIAGO228	STILL DEAD: AUGUSTO PINOCHET, TWO MONTHS AFTER [...] (C) The December 2006 death of Augusto Pinochet - seemingly a watershed moment in Chile's recent history - has faded remarkably quickly from public discourse. Feverish media commentary at the time - fed by juxtaposed images of still loyal supporters weeping while opponents popped champagne bottles [...]	2007-02-09 14:44:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR SOCI CI
07SANTIAGO279	MEDIA REACTION - DISARMING NORTH KOREA'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] On February 16, government-owned, editorially independent "La Nacion" (circ. 4,200) carried a column by international analyst Raul Sohr entitled, "Winds of Peace in North Korea." Quotes: 2. "Bad peace is worth more than a good war and that is what the west, led by the United States, has acc [...]	2007-02-16 15:46:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC CI KN
07SANTIAGO296	MEDIA REACTION - PEACEKEEPING MISSION IN HAITI [...] Conservative, influential, newspaper-of-record El Mercurio (Sat. circ. 173,049, 2/17) ran an op-ed by former Army Commander-in-Chief and current Director of the International Studies Center of the Catholic University Juan Emilio Cheyre entitled, "Haiti: The Imperative Not To Fail." Excerpts [...]	2007-02-20 19:30:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC PGOV HA CI
07SANTIAGO337	MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENT BUSH'S TRAVEL TO LATIN AMERICA [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-27 14:49:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC CI
07SANTIAGO338	MEDIA REACTION - CHAVEZ'S FOREIGN POLICY [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-27 18:16:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL VE CI
07SANTIAGO348	MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ AND THE ROLE OF IRAN [...] On February 28, business and financial "Diario Financiero" (circ. 30,000) carried a column by Gabriela Mistral University assistant dean Ricardo Riesco, entitled, "Failing in Iraq Would be a Disaster." Quote: 2. "The collapse that characterizes any territorial fragmentation could have very [...]	2007-02-28 18:32:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER IR CI
07SANTIAGO363	MEDIA REACTION - ASSISTANCE TO HAITI [...] On March 2, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (circ. 101,000) ran an op-ed by Juan Emilio Cheyre, director of the Catholic University's International Studies Center, entitled, "Demanding Results in Haiti." Quote: 2. "The commitments assumed in Haiti need to show results.... We shou [...]	2007-03-02 18:17:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC CI HA
07SANTIAGO384	MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENT BUSH'S TRAVEL TO LATIN AMERICA [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-07 16:20:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC CI
07SANTIAGO402	MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENT BUSH'S TRAVEL TO LATIN AMERICA [...] On March 8, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (circ. 101,000) carried a column by political scientist Boris Yopo entitled "Bush in Latin America." Quote: "President Bush's trip to Latin American is related to the global, regional, and domestic problems he is facing globally, regionally, [...]	2007-03-08 19:49:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC CI
07SANTIAGO408	MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENT BUSH'S TRAVEL TO LATIN AMERICA [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-09 20:02:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC CI
07SANTIAGO418	MEDIA REACTION: IRANIAN TIES WITH VENEZUELA [...] On March 11, conservative, influential, newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio" (Sun. circ. 260,108) carried an editorial entitled "Iran's Diplomacy in Latin America." Quote: 2. "Iran is actively engaged with the President of Venezuela to increase its influence in Latin America.... An eventual [...]	2007-03-13 13:55:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER IR CI
07SANTIAGO441	MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENT BUSH'S TRAVEL TO LATIN AMERICA [...] Summary: Wrap-up coverage of the President's trip to Latin America had an underlying negative tone in Chile. Words such as "no evident success," "cosmetic impact," "no significant assistance," are mentioned. However, the bio-fuel agreement signed with Brazil is identified as a success. End [...]	2007-03-16 12:03:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC CI
07SANTIAGO448	MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENT BUSH'S TRAVEL TO LATIN AMERICA [...] On March 16, conservative, influential newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio" (circ. 129,000) ran a positive editorial about President Bush's trip to Latin America entitled "The Other America." Quote: 2. "Bush reached an understanding with governments both on the left and right and was well re [...]	2007-03-16 22:19:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC CI
07SANTIAGO461	MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENT BUSH'S TRIP TO LATIN AMERICA [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-21 16:00:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC CI
07SANTIAGO48	MEDIA REACTION - VENEZUELA [...] On January 10, Chile's conservative, independent "La Tercera" (circ. 101,000) carried an editorial entitled "Venezuela and Twenty-First Century Socialism." Quote: 2. "Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has clearly shown his intention of deepening what he calls 'Twenty-First Century Sociali [...]	2007-01-10 18:31:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL VE CI
07SANTIAGO55	MEDIA REACTION - CHILE AND THE PRIORITY WATCH LIST [...] Summary: Adding Chile to the "Priority Watch List" on January 8 for its deteriorating protection of intellectual property received widespread media coverage. The GOC expressed disappointment and frustration with Chile's placement on the list, claiming that Chile has gone to great lengths to [...]	2007-01-12 12:03:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO KIPR ECON PGOV PREL VE CI
07SANTIAGO562	SPORTS DIPLOMACY: TENNIS HERO ANDRE AGASSI BIG HIT IN CHILE [...] SUMMARY: American tennis legend Andre Agassi generated good will and a media frenzy throughout his March 29-31 visit to Chile. In Santiago for an exhibition match, Agassi participated in clinics for Chile's promising young competitors and disadvantaged players. Headlines called him a true "ge [...]	2007-04-05 20:49:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL PGOV OVIP CI
07SANTIAGO57	MEDIA REACTION - CHAVEZ'S SOCIALIST REVOLUTION [...] On January 11, conservative, influential newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio" (circ. 129,000) carried an opinion column by international analyst Karin Ebensperger entitled "The Conscience of the Global Left." Quote: 2. "OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza should not feel bad for becomin [...]	2007-01-12 13:10:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL VE CI
07SANTIAGO590	MEDIA REPORT - PROMOTING CHILE'S SUCCESS AND A MORE ACTIVE [...] Summary: In separate interviews, former Mexican Foreign Minister Jorge Castaneda and Chilean Foreign Minister Alejandro Foxley emphasized that Chile is an example of political, economic, and social success in Latin America, but that Chileans fail to recognize the scope of these accomplishment [...]	2007-04-11 17:54:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PGOV MX CI
07SANTIAGO619	MEDIA REACTION - CHAVEZ'S CRITICISM OF CHILEAN SENATE [...] Summary: Last week the Senate voted to urge President Bachelet to complain at the OAS over Venezuela's decision to cancel the concession of an independent TV broadcast station. President Hugo Chavez reacted saying that Chile's Senate was "dominated by the same fascists that supported coups a [...]	2007-04-17 15:07:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO KIPR PGOV PREL VE CI
07SANTIAGO624	MEDIA REACTION - CHAVEZ, CHILE, AND BACHELET [...] On April 17, business and financial "Diario Financiero" (circ. 30,000) carried an editorial entitled "Problems with Venezuela." Quotes: "The new diplomatic impasse in which Chile finds itself due to President Hugo Chavez's statements against the Chilean Senate...confirms how imprudent it wou [...]	2007-04-17 20:02:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO KIPR PGOV PREL VE CI
07SANTIAGO629	MEDIA REACTION - CHAVEZ, CHILE, AND BACHELET [...] On April 17, business and financial "Diario Financiero" (circ. 30,000) carried an editorial entitled "Problems with Venezuela." Quotes: "The new diplomatic impasse in which Chile finds itself due to President Hugo Chavez's statements against the Chilean Senate...confirms how imprudent it wou [...]	2007-04-17 20:08:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO KIPR PGOV PREL VE CI
07SANTIAGO635	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN AND ITS NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] On April 18, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (circ. 101,000) carried an editorial by political scientist Boris Yopo entitled "The United States and the Threat of War with Iran." Quotes: 2. "Iran's intentions are clear. It wants...the international community to recognize its status a [...]	2007-04-18 18:56:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI IR
07SANTIAGO683	MEDIA REACTION - DANGERS OF IPR PIRACY IN CHILE [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-26 20:36:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC KIPR ETRD CI
07SANTIAGO686	MEDIA REACTION - POSITIVE COVERAGE OF WHA A/S SHANNON'S [...] Summary: Santiago dailies gave prominent coverage to WHA A/S Thomas Shannon at a press roundtable on April 26. The press highlighted his remarks about Chile's ability to promote dialogue and cooperation, "build bridges" in the region, and its linkages to other economies in Asia and North Ame [...]	2007-04-26 21:35:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC PGOV ETRD CI
07SANTIAGO70	MEDIA REACTION - VENEZUELA: CHAVEZ'S REGIONAL AND [...] On January 12, Chile's conservative, influential newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio" (circ. 129,000) carried an editorial entitled "Irreconcilable Positions." Quote: "The Governments of Venezuela and Bolivia have adopted similar political projects inspired in the Cuban model. But while Caraca [...]	2007-01-12 19:13:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL VE BL NU CI
07SANTIAGO72	MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-12 19:40:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI IR
07SANTIAGO797	MEDIA REACTION - COLOMBIA NEEDS U.S. SUPPORT AND FTA [...] On July 15, Chile's conservative, influential newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio" (circ. 129,000) ran an editorial entitled, "Democratic Security." Quote: 2. "The President of Colombia, Alvaro Uribe, has had a dramatic increase in popularity... in spite of accusations of ties between members [...]	2007-05-16 11:25:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD SNAR KCRM KPAO PINR KMDR CO CI
07SANTIAGO828	MEDIA REACTION - WORLD BANK PRESIDENT AND HIS ROLE IN IRAQ [...] On May 18, government-owned, editorially independent "La Nacion" (circ. 4,200) carried an editorial by international analyst Raul Sohr entitled "The Unacceptable Wolfowitz." Quotes follow: 2. "Wolfowitz...is largely responsible for the invasion of Iraq... and in Washington he is known for h [...]	2007-05-18 19:11:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO CI
07SANTIAGO848	MEDIA REACTION - CHAVEZ' REGIONAL EFFORTS [...] On May 23, conservative, influential newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio" (circ. 129,000) ran an editorial entitled, "Chavez in Latin America." Quote: 2. "Grupo de Diarios America is exploring...the phenomenon of Chavez' penetration in Latin America. From the abundant information gathered we [...]	2007-05-24 11:46:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL VE CI
07SANTIAGO85	MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-17 19:52:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI IR
07SANTIAGO859	CHILEAN MEDIA VIGILANT ABOUT RCTV CLOSURE [...] SUMMARY: Chilean media coverage of the upcoming cancellation of Radio Caracas TV's concession has increased noticeably in recent weeks. While the GOC has not commented publicly on the RCTV issue, newspaper editorials have argued against Chavez's undemocratic actions and interference in the re [...]	2007-05-25 22:29:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC KIPR PGOV CI
07SANTIAGO87	MEDIA REACTION - INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT (ICC) [...] On January 17, conservative, influential newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio" (circ. 129,000) carried an editorial entitled "Uncertainty Over ICC Vote." Quote: "The constitutional reform that would allow the Chilean State to acknowledge the International Criminal Court's jurisdiction faces new [...]	2007-01-17 19:56:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC CI
07SANTIAGO870	CHILEAN MEDIA CRITICAL OF RCTV CLOSURE [...] SUMMARY: Chilean dailies gave prominent coverage to the closing of RCTV in Venezuela, including critical editorials in influential El Mercurio and conservative La Tercera. With the exception of one Socialist Party Senator, leading political figures expressed opposition to Chavez's efforts to [...]	2007-05-29 21:51:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC KIPR PGOV CI
07SANTIAGO887	YOSEMITE-TORRES DEL PAINE SISTER PARK PARTNERSHIP [...] SUMMARY. At the conclusion of the U.S.-Chile Joint Commission on Science and Technology (JCM) on May 10, a partnership between Yosemite National Park in California and Torres del Paine (TDP) in southern Chile was signed, the first of its kind between a U.S. and Chilean park. The partnership ha [...]	2007-05-31 18:05:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KPAO OIIP PREL CI
07SANTIAGO910	MEDIA REACTION: RCTV CLOSURE AND THE OAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] Summary: Santiago's most influential dailies ran editorials criticizing the lack of a strong stance against Chavez' decision to close RCTV, notably by the OAS and other countries. Influential "El Mercurio" highlighted that the United States has been the only country to firmly oppose Venezuela [...]	2007-06-06 17:46:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC KIPR PGOV CI
07SANTIAGO939	MEDIA REACTION: CRITICAL OP-EDS ON OAS REACTION TO RCTV [...] Newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio" (circ. 129,000, 6/8) carried a column by Andres Oppenheimer entitled, "The Sad Spectacle of Cowardice Among Democracies." Quote: 2. "The silence of the majority of Latin American countries in the OAS on the closing of Venezuela's oldest television station [...]	2007-06-11 21:51:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC KIPR PGOV CI
07SANTIAGO95	MEDIA REACTION -EAST ASIA: CHINA, ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-18 16:30:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC CI CH
07SANTIAGO983	A SOUTHERN CONE PERSPECTIVE ON COUNTERING CHAVEZ [...] (C) Hugo Chavez,s effort to expand his influence into the Southern Cone was the subject of ref A. This, part two in a series of joint cables from Southern Cone embassies, looks at ways the U.S. can counter Chavez and reassert U.S. leadership in the region. From posts' perspectives, there are [...]	2007-06-18 14:45:00	Embassy Santiago	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM KCRM AR BO BR PARM UY VE CI
07SANTODOMINGO1000	FOUR DOMINICAN TRAFFICKING PROPOSALS SUBMITTED FOR [...] The four trafficking proposals being submitted by Embassy Santo Domingo for G/TIP's consideration represent four organizations with diverse areas of expertise, who are each seeking to strengthen and expand existing programs and alliances to include stepped-up trafficking components. Taken tog [...]	2007-04-26 19:45:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SMIG DR
07SANTODOMINGO1166	DOMINICAN POLITICS III #26: METRO PROJECT PLANS, [...] (U) This is the cable 26 in our series on Dominican politics in the third year of the administration of President Leonel Fernandez. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Politcal Series III, 26: The Santo Domingo Metro - Plans, Safety, Finances, Cost - - - - - - - - - - - - [...]	2007-05-16 17:31:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR PGOV EINV EFIN
07SANTODOMINGO1205	CUBA COUNTRY REVIEW FOR LIBERTAD ACT: DOMINICAN [...] (C) Summary. In response to ref A, Embassy finds here has been no marked change in the Dominican Republic's situation with regard to Cuba since our last report (ref B). The Dominican Republic has very few investments in Cuba. No bilateral trade agreement exists between the Dominican Republi [...]	2007-05-22 12:40:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL DR CU
07SANTODOMINGO1258	BEAUTY AND THE BEAST: A WEEK OF CONTRASTS IN THE [...] (SBU) Two distinctly different faces of the Dominican Republic were on display this week. The week saw record sales at the Cap Cana resort development, an enterprise which, based on the draw of world-class beaches, promises to bring considerable investment and job growth to the country. At th [...]	2007-05-29 15:32:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV ELAB PHUM DR
07SANTODOMINGO1275	BEAUTY AND THE BEAST: A WEEK OF CONTRASTS IN THE [...] (SBU) Two distinctly different faces of the Dominican Republic were on display this week. The week saw record sales at the Cap Cana resort development, an enterprise which, based on the draw of world-class beaches, promises to bring considerable investment and job growth to the country. At th [...]	2007-05-30 13:13:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV ELAB PHUM DR
07SANTODOMINGO1426	DOMINICAN GOVERNMENT REACTS DEFENSIVELY TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Charge informed Dominican Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs Jose Manuel Trullols and Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Rosario Graciano on June 11 of SIPDIS the decision to place the Dominican government on the Tier 2 Watch List in the Department's Trafficking Report [...]	2007-06-15 14:51:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	SECRET	ELAB MASS PGOV PHUM PINR PREF SMIG KCRM DR HA
07SANTODOMINGO1692	REQUEST FOR 212(F) VISA REVOCATION FOR CORRUPT DOMINICAN CONSUL IN HONG KONG [...] (SBU) This is an advisory opinion requesting the revocation of the B1/B2 nonimmigrant visas issued to Casilda Teonilde CASADO DE CHEUNG; her husband, Pak Shing CHEUNG; her brother, Roger CASADO ALCANTARA; and her children, Yin Mey, Yin Ney, Sheung Leung, and Jean Ney CHEUNG CASADO, under the Presid [...]	2007-07-13 11:01:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	SECRET	CVIS OPRC PHUM KCRM KCOR CH DR
07SANTODOMINGO1710	DOMINICAN POLITICS III #31: ESTRELLA LEAVES PRSC, [...] (U) This is the 31st cable in our series on Dominican politics in the 3rd year of the administration of President Leonel Fernandez. ESTRELLA LEAVES PRSC, PARTY DOESN'T CARE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2. (SBU) Eduardo Estrella, 2004 presidential candidate for the third-ranked [...]	2007-07-17 17:29:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KCOR DR
07SANTODOMINGO1781	DOMINICAN OIL INDEPENDENCE AT RISK THROUGH SALE OF [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Charge d'Affaires on July 24, former WHA Assistant Secretary Otto Reich and Mustafa Abu Naba'a of Sargeant Petroleum, Ltd warned that the sale of Shell Oil's 50 percent stake in the Dominican Republic's sole oil refinery (Refidomsa) threatens to create a virt [...]	2007-07-25 19:16:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETRD VE DR
07SANTODOMINGO1859	EMBASSY BANS STAFF FROM NIGHTCLUB AFTER [...] (U) On July 30, the Charge Roland Bullen directed all resident official U.S. Embassy employees to refrain from patronizing &The Loft,8 a popular Santo Domingo nightclub. The decision was made public in a press release, in which the Charge noted that the decision was taken in response to the ac [...]	2007-08-08 18:59:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ASEC DR
07SANTODOMINGO1941	EX-IM BANK SEEKS REPAYMENT OF TWO LOANS FROM THE [...] (SBU) Summary. On July 19-20, a delegation from The Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im),led by Senior Vice President John McAdams, met with President Leonel Fernandez, Minister of Finance Vincente Bengoa Albizu and Vice Governor of the Central Bank Clarissa de la Rocha to discuss the repayment of two [...]	2007-08-17 17:43:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP EFIN ETRD DR
07SANTODOMINGO2053	DOMINICAN CHURCH VIA MFA REJECTS ALLEGATIONS OF [...] (SBU) In a letter sent by the Dominican MFA to all ambassadors resident, but personally delivered to Embassy's Charge d'Affaires, a.i. on August 30, as well as ambassadors from Canada, France, and the United Kingdom, Bishop Francisco Ozoria Acosta of the Diocese of San Pedro de Macoris revisits [...]	2007-08-31 12:03:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SMIG PHUM HA DR
07SANTODOMINGO2242	SPEAKER EVALUATION: DR. JOHANNA MENDELSON FORMAN [...] Summary: The below is an evaluation of a recent speaker series held September 17-18 on the development of biofuels and the diversification of energy sources in the Dominican Republic. End Summary. 2. A. Name, date: CSIS Biofuel Speaker from the Center for Strategic and International Stud [...]	2007-10-02 17:20:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON ENRG KPAO
07SANTODOMINGO2343	BIOFUELS PARTNERSHIP LAUNCHED BUT CHALLENGES REMAIN [...] (U) Summary: The U.S. and Brazilian Embassies launched the U.S.-Brazil Biofuels Partnership in the Dominican Republic at the Brazilian Embassy on September 28. Consultants from both countries introduced their programs for identifying opportunities to assist the Dominican Republic to develop i [...]	2007-10-16 18:51:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EAID ECON DR
07SANTODOMINGO2365	SANTO DOMINGO POLITICAL ROUNDUP, OCTOBER 19, 2007 [...] (SBU) During the October 15-16 visit of Country Officer Christopher Ward, WHA/CAR and Post engaged Dominican contacts on Haiti, election rules, human rights, Venezuela, and other issues. Alejandra Liriano, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, said that the bilateral relationship had been st [...]	2007-10-19 13:23:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID VE HA DR
07SANTODOMINGO2466	LIQUID PROPANE GAS TANKER RUNS AGROUND: THREAT OF [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-30 20:55:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EPET SENV KPAO DR
07SANTODOMINGO2477	BEACHED LPG TANKER UPDATE [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-31 19:46:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EAID EPET SENV
07SANTODOMINGO2495	UN OFFICIALS CITE 'PROFOUND AND ENTRENCHED RACISM' [...] (SBU) Summary: The United Nations' Special Rapporteur on racism and Independent Expert on minority issues have concluded a week-long visit to the Dominican Republic, noting that, there is "a profound and entrenched problem of racism and discrimination against such groups as Haitians, Dominican [...]	2007-11-02 17:33:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ELAB DR
07SANTODOMINGO2648	POLITICS AND POPULISM DRIVE GOVERNMENT DECISION TO [...] (C) Summary. Facing growing public displeasure with the rise in international fuel prices, President Fernandez announced on November 15 that the government intends to purchase the country's sole oil refinery from Shell Oil in order to increase the country's imports of oil under the PetroCari [...]	2007-11-29 19:24:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON BEXP DR
07SANTODOMINGO2692	CUBA COUNTRY REVIEW FOR LIBERTAD ACT: DOMINICAN [...] (C) Summary. In response to Ref A request, Embassy finds here has been no marked change in the Dominican Republic's situation with regard to Cuba since our last report (ref B). The Dominican Republic has very few investments in Cuba. No bilateral trade agreement exists between the Dominican [...]	2007-12-06 19:02:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU DR
07SANTODOMINGO2697	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - UPDATE ON WORST FORMS OF [...] As requested Reftel, following is an update on host government efforts in combating the worst forms of child labor (WFCL). Laws and Regulations Proscribing WFCL ------------------------------------- 2. The law prohibits employment of children younger than 14 and places restrictions on empl [...]	2007-12-07 18:52:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID DR
07SANTODOMINGO2721	DOMINICAN BANKING: RECENT BANK FRAUD CONVICTIONS [...] SUMMARY: Recent convictions in the Banco Intercontinental (Baninter) bank fraud case demonstrate improvement in the fight against impunity in the Dominican Republic, especially when viewed in the light of previous bank fraud prosecutions. End Summary. 2. BACKGROUND: Fraudulent accounting [...]	2007-12-11 20:01:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN PGOV PREL KJUS KCOR DR
07SANTODOMINGO2748	AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON FOREIGN MINISTER: CAFTA, [...] (U) On December 13, the Ambassador paid his introductory call on Foreign Minister Morales Troncoso. The Ambassador was joined by the DCM and POLOFF. CAFTA ----- 2. (SBU) After an exchange of personal greetings, Morales spoke about the negotiations for the Dominican Republic's Economic [...]	2007-12-14 19:42:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD SNAR HA DR
07SANTODOMINGO419	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - 2007 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW INPUT [...] (SBU) The Dominican government made a series of modifications to its intellectual property laws in 2006 to implement the country,s obligations under CAFTA-DR. Entry into force of the free trade agreement is expected to occur in early 2007 and will create additional pressure on the government [...]	2007-02-27 16:43:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON KIPR DR
07SANTODOMINGO556	DOMINICAN LABOR, DRIVERS, AND LEFTIST GROUPS [...] SUMMARY. The Dominican Republic's largest transportation associations, some key neighborhood organizations, and umbrella labor union organizations are uniting to promote an escalating strategy of strikes and protests beginning on March 14 in support of disparate objectives. Their message: p [...]	2007-03-14 11:04:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV ENRG EFIN ASEC CASC DR
07SANTODOMINGO685	DOMINICAN POLITICS III #21: FERNANDEZ ANNOUNCES [...] (U) This is the 21st cable in our series on Dominican politics in the third year of the administration of President Leonel Fernandez. (U) On March 25, Leonel Fernandez formally announced that he is running for re-election in 2008. The announcement, made at a rally in Santo Domingo, had been [...]	2007-03-26 21:00:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV DR
07SANTODOMINGO732	OPPONENTS MANEUVER TO STRIP DOMINICAN-HAITIAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An investigation by staff at the Junta Central Electoral (JCE),or Central Elections Board, has recommended that the authorities strip the citizenship of Sonia Pierre, a prominent advocate for the rights of persons of Haitian descent. In quick reply, on March 30 JCE President C [...]	2007-03-30 22:59:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG KWMN DR HA
07SANTODOMINGO733	SENIOR DOMINICAN OFFICIALS IMPLICATED IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: High-level officials in the Dominican Ministries of Foreign Relations and Migration use their positions to facilitate human trafficking and alien smuggling schemes, according to media reports, DHS investigations and Embassy contacts. Those implicated include the Assistant Secreta [...]	2007-03-30 23:06:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS PGOV PHUM SMIG KCOR KCRM CH DR HA HK
07SANTODOMINGO768	UPDATE ON MANEUVERS AGAINST SONIA PIERRE, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the days following the release of an internal report to the Central Elections Board (JCE) by investigators who recommended stripping a prominent Haitian-Dominican activist of her citizenship, numerous domestic and foreign groups have mobilized in Sonia Pierre's defense. Gove [...]	2007-04-04 19:46:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG KWMN DR HA
07SANTODOMINGO964	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: ENVIRONMENT TRADE CAPACITY [...] Summary: Per reftel this cable contains Embassy's proposals for regional and bilateral trade-related environment projects to be funded with FY2007 trade capacity funds under the CAFTA-DR free trade agreement. These proposals are in line with the CAFTA-DR Environmental Cooperation Agreement [...]	2007-04-24 11:11:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ELAB EPA ETRD SENV DR
07SANTODOMINGO971	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: LABOR TRADE CAPACITY BUILDING [...] (SBU) Per Ref A, this cable contains Embassy's proposals for regional and bilateral trade-related labor projects to be funded with FY2007 trade capacity funds under the CAFTA-DR free trade agreement. These proposals are in line with the priorities identified within the White Paper. The breakdo [...]	2007-04-24 17:18:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ELAB PHUM DR
07SAOPAULO1002	SAO PAULO CONTACTS RAISE CONCERNS REGARDING RISING HATE [...] (SBU) Brazil's image of a racially and culturally harmonious country contrasts with the reality that deeply-held prejudices and stereotypes are contributing to a rise in hate crimes. Contacts tell us that while a national movement has not yet taken root, skinhead gangs and racist websites are [...]	2007-12-21 15:52:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI SCUL KDEM KCRM BR
07SAOPAULO107	MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VISITS OF NICHOLAS [...] "There is No 'Free' Alliance" Liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo's International Editor Claudia Antunes commented (2/12): "The failed occupation of Iraq led many international relations experts in the US to conclude that the Americans, different from the British and [...]	2007-02-12 11:39:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO117	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ: PRESIDENT BUSH'S IRAQ SECURITY PLAN; [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-13 10:27:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO118	MEDIA REACTION: DPRK NUCLEAR PROGRAM, IRANIAN NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-14 10:38:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO129	PT INTERNAL DISPUTE FORESHADOWS 2010 ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: The 2010 presidential election, in which President Lula will not be a candidate for the first time since 1985, is the apple of discord behind the current conflict between various factions and tendencies of the ruling Workers' Party (Partido dos Trabalhadores - PT). The differe [...]	2007-02-15 10:41:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR PGOV ELAB BR
07SAOPAULO150	MST INVASIONS IN WESTERN SAO PAULO STATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Since February 18, Brazil's Landless Movement (MST) has invaded thirteen farms in the far west of Sao Paulo state. The de facto leader of the actions has indicated that more invasions are forthcoming if the government does not get serious soon about land reform and redistribut [...]	2007-02-23 18:44:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ELAB PGOV PINS PINR BR
07SAOPAULO152	MEDIA REACTION: SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA: IRAN'S NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-26 12:55:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO157	MEDIA REACTION: SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA: IRAN'S NUCLEAR [...] "How To Negotiate With Tehran's Astuteness" Center-right national circulation daily O Estado de S. Paulo's Paris correspondent commented (2/27): "The UN Security Council members' meeting in London to discuss a new resolution against Tehran's tricks is affected by two uncertainties: the Europe [...]	2007-02-27 13:40:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO16	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ: SADDAM'S DEATH; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-08 11:08:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO160	MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: MERCOSUL, BRAZIL AND [...] "Action In The Americas" The lead editorial in liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (2/28) commented: "Brazilian concessions during President Lula's visit to Uruguay are in the right direction, but should not be considered a solution for Mercosul's erosion.... Urugua [...]	2007-02-28 12:45:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO161	CONSUL GENERAL VIIT TO THE PORT CITY OF SANTOS [...] (U) ConsulGeneral (CG) and Econoff recently visited the port city of Santos, which lies 60 kilometers southwes of Sao Paulo across the Serra do Mar mountain rnge. Santos serves the industrial and agricultual trade needs of Sao Paulo and neighboring stats and is the most active port by volume [...]	2007-02-28 13:37:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT EINV ETRD ECON SENV OEXP BR ELTN SNAR
07SAOPAULO165	UNDER SECRETARY BURNS'S ENERGY ROUNDTABLE IN SAO PAULO, [...] (SBU) Summary: In his February 6 meeting in Sao Paulo with senior Brazilian energy experts, Under Secretary R. Nicholas Burns emphasized the tremendous potential of U.S.-Brazilian cooperation on ethanol, and solicited his interlocutors' views on developing this partnership. Discussion centered [...]	2007-03-01 16:06:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PGOV EAGR EPET SENV BR

07SAOPAULO166	UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' LUNCH WITH SAO PAULO GOVERNOR SERRA, [...] (SBU) Summary: During his February 6-7, 2007 visit to Sao Paulo, Under Secretary for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns and his delegation were hosted for lunch by Sao Paulo Governor Jose Serra and key members of Serra's cabinet. U/S Burns and the Governor discussed cooperation on biofuels, [...]	2007-03-01 16:06:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAGR EPET SNAR ASEC EINV BR
07SAOPAULO167	UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' SPEECH IN SAO PAULO, FEBRUARY 6, [...] (U) Summary: In a speech at the new American Studies Center at the Armando Alvares Penteado Foundation (FAAP) in Sao Paulo February 6, Under Secretary for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns highlighted common challenges and opportunities that Brazil and the U.S. face and called for strengthen [...]	2007-03-01 16:08:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC OEXP KPAO PREL PGOV SCUL BR
07SAOPAULO172	MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: PRESIDENT BUSH'S IN [...] "Ethanol And Diplomacy" The lead editorial in liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo maintained (3/5): "Agriculture and trade will be the prevailing issues during President George W. Bush's visit this week in Brazil. Biofuel will be the preferential topic of Presidents [...]	2007-03-05 16:24:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO176	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT BUSH TRAVEL TO BRAZIL; WESTERN [...] "Chances And Obstacles Of A Positive Agenda With The US" Business-oriented Valor Economico (3/13) editorialized: "President Bush's goal today is to recover his popularity in the final half of his second term, as well as to recover some maneuvering room before Republican and Democratic Congres [...]	2007-03-13 17:04:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO177	CORRECTED COPY MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: [...] "Lula And Bush In Globalization" Economic columnist Carlos Alberto Sardenberg commented in center-right O Estado de S. Paulo (3/12): "Many Latin American nations have already signed free-trade agreements with the US and do not pay the ethanol tariff Brazil has to pay.... Seen from this viewp [...]	2007-03-13 17:05:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO197	MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: PRESIDENT BUSH AND USTR [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-14 17:59:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO199	MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: PRESIDENT BUSH IN [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-15 11:10:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO206	MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA: CHAVEZ AND [...] "The Guyana Factor" Political columnist Eliane Cantanhede opined in liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (3/16): "President Bush made rapprochement gestures towards US friends in Latin America while Chvez poured millions of dollars into Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia a [...]	2007-03-16 12:06:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO212	VISIT OF PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH TO SAO PAULO, BRAZIL [...] (SBU) On March 8-9, President George W. Bush came to Sao Paulo, Brazil for the first stop in his five-country visit to the Latin American nations of Brazil, Uruguay, Colombia, Guatemala, and Mexico. This visit served to underscore the U.S. commitment to the Western Hemisphere and highlighted [...]	2007-03-19 12:49:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP BUSH GEORGE PREL PGOV SOCI EPET KTIA BR
07SAOPAULO221	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ: BAGHDAD SECURITY PLAN; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-20 15:41:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO249	MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-27 14:59:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO264	MEDIA REACTION: SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA: IRAN, DETENTION OF [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-02 12:44:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO290	MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL ECONOMY: US ACTION AGAINST CHINA AT [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-12 11:13:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO299	MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL ECONOMY: ECONOMY AND THE [...] "A World Scale Injustice" Former UNCTAD Secretary General Rubens Ricupero maintained in liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (4/15): "The US and Europe are responsible for two-thirds of gas emissions causing climate changes, while 840 million Africans cause less than [...]	2007-04-16 11:21:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO30	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ: PRESIDENT BUSH'S IRAQ SECURITY PLAN; [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-12 12:31:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO33	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ: PRESIDENT BUSH'S IRAQ SECURITY PLAN; [...] "Is There Any Logic In Bush's 'Madness'?" The lead editorial in center-right national circulation daily O Estado de S. Paulo commented (1/13): "Bush has not only recognized that he made a mistake and publicly admitted it, but he is aware that not even with an additional 20,000 soldiers will h [...]	2007-01-16 13:10:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO364	MEDIA REACTION: ECUADOR, PRES. CORREA'S LEADERSHIP; SAO [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-30 10:52:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO368	MEDIA REACTION: MIDEAST: ISRAEL; WESTERN HEMISPHERE: [...] "Report Converts Israel Into 'Razed Land'" Center-right national circulation daily O Estado de S. Paulo's Paris correspondent Giles Lapouge commented (5/3): "Following the preliminary conclusions of the Winograd Committee report on the war between Israel and Lebanon last year, Prime Minister [...]	2007-05-03 14:31:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO369	MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: LEFTIST LEANINGS IN [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-03 17:22:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO371	MEDIA REACTION: EUROPE: FRANCE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION; SAO [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-04 10:28:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO384	MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: BRAZILIAN FOREIGN [...] "What Kind Of Leadership Is This?" The lead editorial in center-right national circulation daily O Estado de S. Paulo (5/5) maintained: "The GOB continues to support the creation of the Bank of the South, a financial adventure with a deadline to begin.... The idea is to constitute a developme [...]	2007-05-07 12:38:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO387	MEDIA REACTION: EUROPE: FRANCE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION; SAO [...] "Elected To Change" Liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (5/8) editorialized: "Conservative candidate Nicolas Sarkozy obtained a clear victory in the French presidential elections. As a result, the Socialist Party had its third consecutive defeat in presidential elec [...]	2007-05-08 10:21:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO404	MEDIA REACTION: EUROPE: UK, TONY BLAIR STEPS DOWN; SAO [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-16 09:39:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO45	WESTERN HEMISPHERE: MERCOSUL SUMMIT IN RIO DE JANEIRO; [...] "Lost Mercosul" Center-right national circulation daily O Estado de S. Paulo (1/19) maintained: "In 2006, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay imprudently accepted Colonel Hugo Chvez's Venezuela as a member of Mercosul.... With five partners, Mercosul is weaker than it was with four. With [...]	2007-01-19 12:00:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO456	MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA, [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-25 16:26:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO460	MEDIA REACTION: EUROPE: EU-RUSSIA TENSIONS; WESTERN [...] "Cold War Signs" Center-right national circulation and influential daily O Estado de S. Paulo editorialized (5/28): "In addition to the Middle East horrors, a new focus of international tension has continued to expand in recent months and weeks. It is the remarkable deterioration of the relat [...]	2007-05-29 17:23:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO464	POPE BENEDICT'S VISIT TO SAO PAULO [...] Pope Benedict XVI's four-day visit to Sao Paulo, the first trip to Latin America of his papacy, was received with popular enthusiasm and saturation media coverage. In his several sermons and other public utterances, the Pope called on the faithful to adhere to Church rules on personal morali [...]	2007-05-29 17:51:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL PREL PGOV PINR SOCI BR
07SAOPAULO475	MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL ECONOMY: BUSH'S SPEECH ON CLIMATE [...] "Preemptive Attack" Liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (6/1) editorialized: "In what seems to be a preemptive attack against the tough criticism the U.S. would suffer at the G8 Summit - to take place next week in Germany - because of his position on climate change, [...]	2007-06-01 13:24:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO485	WHITHER THE LULA ADMINISTRATION - A PT EX-DEPUTY'S [...] (SBU) Workers Party (PT) stalwart and former Federal Deputy Luiz Eduardo Greenhalgh sees President Lula as working for the first time in his career without a real power behind the throne, either in the government or in his party. This situation has turned Lula into a political operator who ma [...]	2007-06-05 12:30:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PHUM ELAB ECON BR
07SAOPAULO496	PT SHOWS ITS UNDEMOCRATIC SIDE [...] (SBU) On May 30, Workers Party (PT) President Ricardo Berzoini signed an amorphous "Party Cooperation Agreement" with Syria's Baath Party. On June 4, while senior politicians and commentators across Brazil's political spectrum were expressing outrage over Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's de [...]	2007-06-08 18:10:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM BR
07SAOPAULO5	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ: SADDAM'S DEATH; WESTERN HEMISPHERE: [...] "Good For The US, Not For Justice" Liberal largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo's Washington correspondent Sergio Davila commented (12/30): "Saddam Hussein's execution served the USG's interests, the White House's will to be able to leave Iraq in the least shameful way possibl [...]	2007-01-03 15:11:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO53	WESTERN HEMISPHERE: MERCOSUL SUMMIT IN RIO DE JANEIRO; [...] "Chvez, The Dictator" Center-right national circulation daily O Estado de S. Paulo editorialized (1/21): "In Venezuela, all the powers, the republic and democracy are now facing a checkmate. The powers that the Assembly members - who are Chvez's followers without exception - gave to the pres [...]	2007-01-22 12:59:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO560	A PSDB INSIDER'S EARLY LOOK AT THE 2008 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) In a recent conversation with Poloff, Walter Feldman, a leader of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) currently serving as Sao Paulo Municipal Secretary of Sports, Leisure, and Recreation, shared his views on local government, next year's municipal elections, and the broader Braz [...]	2007-06-25 16:49:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR ECON BR
07SAOPAULO572	BRAZILIAN COMPANY BECOMES WORLD'S LARGEST BEEF PRODUCER [...] The Brazilian company JBS-Friboi, the largest producer and exporter of beef in Latin America and the largest exporter of beef in the world, purchased 100 percent of Colorado-based Swift & Company for USD 225 million with the assumption of USD 1.16 billion in debt, giving the deal a total value [...]	2007-06-29 11:41:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EFIN ETRD EINV BEXP BR
07SAOPAULO599	PRESIDENT AND MRS. BUSH HOLD WHITE HOUSE [...] "Late and Modest Attention" Editorial on liberal Folha de S. Paulo (7/11) comments: "The re-discovery' of Latin America by the White House comes late, it is a reactive measure and does not promise glaring results. It comes late because George W. Bush already displays all the symptoms ...of a [...]	2007-07-11 16:21:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO601	CONVERSATION WITH AN OLD FRIEND OF LULA [...] (C) At a June 26 lunch with poloff and econoff, businessman and lobbyist Mohamad Ali Laila (protect) shared his views on President Lula, the PT, Brazil,s relations with Venezuela, and the Lebanese and Muslim communities in Sao Paulo. Laila, who is President Lula,s neighbor in Sao Bernardo [...]	2007-07-12 14:12:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KISL SCUL BR LE
07SAOPAULO640	MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: US-CUBA DIALOGUE; [...] "From Havana To Washington" Foreign affairs analyst Newton Carlos commented in liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (7/28): "The idea of a possible dialogue between Cuba and the United States seems to be in Ral Castro's mind with who knows, maybe a slight ray of hope. [...]	2007-07-30 19:33:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO641	MEDIA REACTION: EUROPE: UK PRIME MINISTER BROWN'S VISIT TO [...] Iraqi Question May Break 'Privileged Relation'" Center-right national circulation daily O Estado de S. Paulo's Paris correspondent Giles Lapouge commented (7/31): "In his first visit to Washington, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown adopted a tranquilizing posture. Yes, there is a privileged [...]	2007-07-31 12:49:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO644	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-01 12:13:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO652	MEDIA REACTION: AFRICA: DARFUR, UN PEACEKEEPER FORCE; SCO [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-02 13:41:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO657	MEDIA REACTION: RUSSIA'S CLAIM OVER THE ARTIC; SCO PAULO [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-03 13:53:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO669	MEDIA REACTION: GWOT: BROWN'S STATEMENTS ON GUANTANAMO; SCO [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-09 11:02:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO673	MEDIA REACTION: SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA: IRAN; SCO PAULO [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-09 13:05:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO683	MEDIA REACTION: SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA: PAKISTAN, [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-13 12:40:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO7	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ: SADDAM'S DEATH; AFRICA: SOMALIA; SAO [...] "Saddam And The Hanging" Columnist Carlos Heitor Cony wrote in liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (1/4): "Except for the US and the UK, the supporters of the Western civilization, apparently all other nations have condemned Saddam Hussein's execution.... I oppose t [...]	2007-01-04 10:49:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO714	MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA, CHAVEZ'S NEW [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-21 18:03:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO726	BRAZIL: MOVING FORWARD ON BILATERAL HEALTH ISSUES [...] (SBU) The government of Brazil is interested in increasing bilateral health cooperation with the United States and particularly in setting up joint programs in Africa, especially in the area of training medical technicians. According to Brazilian contacts, working together on health issues is [...]	2007-08-27 20:32:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL TBIO EAID TSPL BR PGOV SOCI
07SAOPAULO737	MEDIA REACTION: EUROPE: TURKEY, ISLAM AND DEMOCRACY; SCO [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-30 15:26:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO742	PT FACTIONS AND TENDENCIES - A PRIMER [...] (U) President Lula's Workers' Party (Partido dos Trabalhadores - PT),faces a number of challenges as it looks towards a post-Lula future. The centrist, pragmatic "Majority Camp" currently occupies the strongest position in the party, but does not dominate. The CM is increasingly challenged [...]	2007-09-04 19:09:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR ELAB ECON BR
07SAOPAULO749	WORKER PARTY CONGRESS GETS BRAZIL'S NEXT PRESIDENTIAL RACE [...] (SBU) The Workers' Party (PT) National Congress held in Sao Paulo between August 31 and September 2 - only the third in the party's 27-year history - set the stage for a marathon presidential election cycle as the PT looks forward to 2010. A decision to move internal elections up to December [...]	2007-09-06 19:35:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR ELAB ECON BR
07SAOPAULO776	MEDIA REACTION: SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA: IRAN'S NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-18 14:05:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO777	CIVIC MOVEMENT "CANSEI" GENERATES BACKLASH [...] (U) In an attempt to tap into popular discontent with the Lula government, a group of Sao Paulo-based professional and business organizations recently launched the Civic Movement for the Right of Brazilians, known informally as "Cansei" (I'm tired). Though leaders insist that the movement is [...]	2007-09-18 14:12:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PINR PGOV ELAB EAIR BR
07SAOPAULO785	Media Reaction: Western Hemisphere: Venezuela, Chvez's [...] "Difficult Dialogue With Chvez's Venezuela" Business-oriented Valor Econtmico (9/24) editorialized: "Presidents Hugo Chvez and Lula da Silva resumed in Manaus embraces and friendly public declarations following a tense separation period that began in May when the Venezuelan accused the Brazil [...]	2007-09-24 13:01:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO794	MEDIA REACTION: UNGA; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-26 13:44:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO814	MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: ECUADOR; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-02 16:37:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO834	BRAZIL: POLITICAL SCIENTISTS OFFER GLOOMY PROGNOSIS, SEE [...] (SBU) At a September 28 lunch with Emboffs, two prominent political scientists offered a gloomy outlook on the current political situation. According to them, chances for meaningful political reform seem dead, and the ongoing scandals involving Senate President Renan Calheiros (ref A) offer a [...]	2007-10-11 20:02:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR ECON BR
07SAOPAULO836	MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA, CHAVEZ'S [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-15 12:43:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO855	SAO PAULO'S ARCHBISHOP ON SOCIAL ISSUES [...] (U) In a recent courtesy call, Consul General (CG) sought the views of Dom Odilo Pedro Scherer, Archbishop of Sao Paulo, on a range of issues in Brazil's political life and on the role of the Church in Brazil and Latin America. Dom Odilo, who replaced Cardinal Claudio Hummes in late April, an [...]	2007-10-24 09:54:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL PINR KIRF ECON BR
07SAOPAULO869	MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA; SAO PAULO. [...] Venezuela Begins To React An editorial in center-right national circulation daily O Estado de S. Paulo (10/27) maintained: "It's certain that in a few days the Venezuelan National Assembly will approve a reform aimed at establishing in that nation a regime that will submit all political, ec [...]	2007-10-29 11:09:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO873	PUBLIC SECURITY IN SAO PAULO: HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS [...] (SBU) Although public security remains one of the most serious policy challenges in Brazil, civil society researchers and law enforcement analysts in Sao Paulo believe that the federal and state governments are taking inadequate action to tackle the issue or to coordinate with each other in fi [...]	2007-10-29 16:50:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM PGOV ASEC BR
07SAOPAULO876	TWO KILLED IN MST LAND INVASION SKIRMISH [...] (U) Summary: Two people were shot dead and eight wounded Sunday in a clash between members of landless peoples' organizations and armed guards protecting a farm owned by the Swiss-owned biotech company Syngenta Seeds in Santa Tereza do Oeste, a small town about 340 miles west of Curitiba, the [...]	2007-10-30 12:37:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ELAB PGOV PINR PINS SOCI BR
07SAOPAULO878	SAO PAULO CITY OFFICIAL TALKS ABOUT GOVERNANCE, POLITICS, [...] (SBU) Calling the operations of street vendors a "racket," Sao Paulo assistant Mayor Andrea Matarazzo told Consul General (CG) that he has been cracking down on the sale of pirated and counterfeit goods by both stores and vendors. He associated the vendors' activities with organized criminal [...]	2007-10-31 13:02:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR KCRM KIPR SNAR ETRD ASEC BR
07SAOPAULO879	TWO KILLED IN MST LAND INVASION SKIRMISH [...] (U) Summary: Two people were shot dead and eight wounded Sunday in a clash between members of landless peoples' organizations and armed guards protecting a farm owned by the Swiss-owned biotech company Syngenta Seeds in Santa Tereza do Oeste, a small town about 340 miles west of Curitiba, the [...]	2007-10-31 13:03:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ELAB PGOV PINR PINS PHUM SOCI ASEC BR
07SAOPAULO89	MEDIA REACTION: MIDEAST: IRAN; GLOBAL ECONOMY: IPCC REPORT; [...] "Bush Helps Ahmadinejad" Liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo's Washington correspondent Sergio Davila commented (2/5): "The Iranian medium class imposed a political defeat on President Mahmoud Ahmdinejad in recent elections because he failed to fulfill his promise o [...]	2007-02-05 14:46:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO891	MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA;SAO PAULO. [...] "The Language That Chvez Understands" Center-right national circulation daily O Estado de S. Paulo editorialized (11/6): "A regime that permits a caudillo to remain perennially in power, deprives minorities and the opposition their fundamental liberties and allows a nation to be ruled without [...]	2007-11-06 16:07:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO895	BRAZIL: NOT A MULTIRACIAL, MULTICULTURAL PARADISE [...] (SBU) Discrimination against Afro-Brazilians tarnishes Brazil's international reputation as a tolerant and welcoming country home to hundreds of indigenous groups and immigrants from every corner of the world. In Brazil the issue is extremely divisive with many claiming that racism does not e [...]	2007-11-06 17:57:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI SCUL KDEM KPAO BR
07SAOPAULO899	BRAZILIAN STOCK EXCHANGE IPO LARGEST IN HISTORY [...] (U) The Brazilian Stock Exchange's (Bovespa) initial public offering (IPO) last month was the largest in Brazil's history, bringing in nearly USD 4 billion. Bovespa representatives told Econoff that its IPO raised its international profile and increased its worldwide credibility as a premier [...]	2007-11-08 09:38:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EINV ECON BR
07SAOPAULO902	SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT SARKOZY'S VISIT TO [...] "Bush's New Best Friend" Center-right national circulation daily O Estado de S. Paulo's Paris correspondent Giles Lapouge commented (11/7): "It was a U.S. friend who arrived yesterday in Washington for a two-day visit. The Americans, who are not used to kind words from French presidents, are [...]	2007-11-08 18:12:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO916	MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN; PRESIDENT SARKOZY'S VISIT TO [...] "Self Coup In Pakistan" Center-right national circulation daily O Estado de S. Paulo's editorial remarked (11/10): "The US and its allies are facing an extremely difficult situation in Pakistan. They cannot support the violent abandonment of democratic appearances, nor can they impose sancti [...]	2007-11-14 10:30:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO922	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, EL BARADEI'S REPORT; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-19 12:13:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO935	MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE, VENEZUELA, CHAVEZ; SAO [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-21 12:04:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO942	MEDIA REACTION: MIDDLE EAST: ANNAPOLIS PEACE CONFERENCE; [...] "Israeli View Of The Summit" An op-ed by Israeli Ambassador in Brazil Tzipora Rimon in liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (11/27) reads: "For Israel, the Annapolis conference is an opportunity to reach a common understanding in order to allow the negotiations to ad [...]	2007-11-27 12:11:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO945	MEDIA REACTION: MIDDLE EAST: ANNAPOLIS PEACE CONFERENCE; [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-28 11:43:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO946	UN REPORT ACCUSES BRAZIL OF SUPPORTING PRISON TORTURE [...] (SBU) Consistent with Brazil's Annual Human Rights Report, a UN report released on November 23 points out that torture is systemic in Brazilian prisons. The report also blames the GoB for not taking steps to prevent prison abuses and calls for compensation for prison torture victims. The GoB [...]	2007-11-28 18:11:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI BR
07SAOPAULO947	MEDIA REACTION: MIDDLE EAST: ANNAPOLIS PEACE CONFERENCE; [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-29 12:07:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO949	LULA ASSOCIATE CALLS THIRD TERM TALK A MEDIA INVENTION [...] (SBU) Devanir Ribeiro, a federal deputy who is a long-time personal friend and political associate of President Lula, dismissed as an invention of the media rampant speculation that Lula may seek to amend the Constitution to allow him to run for a third term in 2010. Ribeiro denied reports t [...]	2007-11-30 15:56:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR PGOV KDEM ELAB BR
07SAOPAULO954	MEDIA REACTION: MIDDLE EAST: ANNAPOLIS PEACE CONFERENCE; [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-03 12:13:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO958	FORCED LABOR IN BRAZIL: URBAN MYTH OR RURAL REALITY? [...] (SBU) Recent reports in the Brazilian media have focused on the question of forced labor in Brazil and whether or not the GOB is doing enough to combat poor labor conditions in the country. Some observers question whether forced labor exists in Brazil at all but harsh working conditions are c [...]	2007-12-04 17:24:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EAGR EIND PHUM SOCI KTIP BR
07SAOPAULO959	MEDIA REACTION: SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA: US REPORT ON IRAN'S [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-05 10:17:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO966	CODEL REID'S VISIT TO FOZ DO IGUACU, BRAZIL [...] (U) During a November 27-28 visit to Foz do Iguacu, Brazil, Codel Reid met with the Ambassador and Embassy Brasilia and ConGen Sao Paulo officers, visited Federal Police headquarters and an operating center of the Maritime Federal Police, and toured Itaipu Dam. The delegation dined with three [...]	2007-12-12 09:23:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR PTER KCRM OPRC BR
07SAOPAULO978	MEDIA REACTION: UN CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE IN BALI; SAO [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-17 11:51:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO992	OVERWORKED SAO PAULO JUDGES WANT GREATER LAW [...] (SBU) Sao Paulo judges tell us that they are overworked and overburdened and that the growth in the drug trade and lack of prison space make their already difficult work even more challenging. Greg West, Assistant United States Attorney and Organized Crime and Terrorism Section Chief for the [...]	2007-12-19 18:09:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BR PGOV PHUM OEXC OIIP KCRM SNAR
07SARAJEVO1028	ALLEGATIONS OF VIOLENCE STOKE BOSNIAK FEARS [...] (C) Allegations of a violent attack by "masked gunmen" on Esad Buljubasic, a Bosniak resident of Srebrenica municipality, have been widely circulated in the Federation-based press along with inflammatory graphics and commentary rasing links to the events of 1995. According to press reports, [...]	2007-05-11 17:10:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BK
07SARAJEVO1163	BOSNIA - 2007 PROJECT PROPOSAL FOR PRM [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraphs 3 and 4. 2. (U) In response to PRM's announced renewal of the Ambassador's Fund for Refugees for the seventh year (ref),we have identified a critical gap in returnee assistance and protection for FY 07. Last year PRM provided funding for the e [...]	2007-05-29 13:49:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	BK PHUM PREF PREL
07SARAJEVO117	BOSNIA: MEASURED REACTIONS TO KOSTUNICA AND [...] (C) Recent comments attributed to Serbian officials, including Premier Vojislav Kostunica and Foreign Minister Vuk Draskovic, linking Kosovo with the status of the Republika Srpska add fuel to the constant drumbeat of statements from Srpska PM Dodik about a referedum for Srpska independence. T [...]	2007-01-18 09:43:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	BK PREL UNMIK YI SR
07SARAJEVO1317	YOUR JUNE 13-14 VISIT TO SARAJEVO [...] (C) Your visit comes at a particularly troubled time in Bosnia and Herzegovina as a reemergence of nationalism and inflammatory rhetoric has elevated the political temperature to levels some say has not been seen since before the war. With Radovan Karadzic, Ratko Mladic and Stojan Zupljanin re [...]	2007-06-12 05:50:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KAWC KJUS PREL ICTY BK
07SARAJEVO1403	AMB. WILLIAMSON DELIVERS STRONG MESSAGE ON PIFWCS, [...] (C) Summary: During a two-day visit to Sarajevo, Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues J. Clint Williamson met with top Bosnian politicians, justice officials and members of international organizations to discuss improving Bosnia's justice system in advance of the ICTY's planned 2009 clos [...]	2007-06-25 05:39:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KAWC ICTY KJUS PGOV BK
07SARAJEVO1564	BOSNIAN CROATS TO CHALLENGE PBS [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Bosnian Croat political parties have reacted negatively to the Federation government,s July 13 endorsement of a Public Broadcasting Systems (PBS) law, a key precondition for Bosnia to sign a Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) with the EU. Bosnian Croat ministers in t [...]	2007-07-17 17:09:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL BK
07SARAJEVO161	BOSNIA - CONTINGENCY PLANNING FOR REACTION TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Over recent months RS Prime Minister Milorad Dodik has adopted an increasingly confrontational stance with the international community. Although he has steered clear of redlines, Dodik has repeatedly linked Kosovo independence with the status of the Republika Srpska (RS). In this [...]	2007-01-23 14:45:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL YI SR BK
07SARAJEVO1673	BOSNIA - SNSD CALLS FOR RIGHT TO REFERENDUM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY:In an interview with Republika Srpska (RS) wire service SRNA, RS PM Milorad Dodik on August 1 stated that the RS would condition its future participation in constitutional reform talks to the inclusion of a specific provision in the constitution granting the RS the right to hold [...]	2007-08-03 07:47:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR BK
07SARAJEVO1914	BOSNIA: DODIK AND SILAJDZIC [...] (C) During separate meetings with Milorad Dodik and Haris Silajdzic, Ambassador urged both leaders to consider the consequences of a police reform collapse on Bosnia's Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) prospects. Ambassador warned Dodik that his rhetoric over recent weeks has cros [...]	2007-09-06 15:59:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCRM KJUS PINR EUN BK
07SARAJEVO1929	BOSNIA: DEFENSE MINISTER DISCUSSES COALITION [...] (C) Ambassador paid a farewell call on Bosnian Minister of Defense Selmo Cikotic September 5, highlighting the importance of Bosnia's continued support for coalition operations, and the necessity to finish the defense reform agenda in order to make the country a credible candidate for NATO mem [...]	2007-09-07 15:00:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MARR BK
07SARAJEVO1987	BOSNIA - LAJCAK DELIVERS POLICE REFORM STRATEGY TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: High Representative Miroslav Lajcak presented to Quint Ambassadors on September 18 his strategy for securing a deal on police reform. OHR will continue with technical talks on police reform while maintaining political pressure on party leaders to compromise. After a two-hour mee [...]	2007-09-19 08:29:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM PINR EUN UN RS BK
07SARAJEVO2086	BOSNIA- KOMSIC APOLOGIZES FOR WARTIME ATROCITIES [...] (SBU) On October 1, Presidency Chairman Zeljko Komsic acknowledged that individuals in the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ABiH),the Bosniak dominated force during the war, committed atrocities that must be punished. Speaking at a ceremony marking the 15th anniversary of founding of the 1st [...]	2007-10-02 11:08:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR BK
07SARAJEVO211	BOSNIA - DODIK HEARS CLEAR U.S. MESSAGE TO DESIST [...] (C) SUMMARY: We met with Republika Srpska (RS) Premier Milorad Dodik January 25 to deliver a stern warning that the USG had lost patience with his destabilizing rhetoric, especially on Kosovo status, as well as with press statements like the recent article in Croatia,s &Globus8 which strike at [...]	2007-01-30 06:33:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	BK PGOV PINR PREL
07SARAJEVO2180	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON PM SPIRIC [...] (C) Ambassador English paid an introductory call on Prime Minister Nikola Spiric on October 9. Ambassador emphasized abiding U.S. interests in developments in Bosnia and a commitment to work with forward-looking Bosnian leaders who are focused on the future to realize the goal of Euro-Atlanti [...]	2007-10-10 12:57:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	BK PGOV PREL
07SARAJEVO2229	BOSNIA - WOMAN OF COURAGE NOMINATION FOR FATA [...] (U) Post nominates Fata Orlovic as an International Woman of Courage for 2008. For more than 8 years, Ms. Orlovic, a Muslim, has been involved in a political and legal battle with the Government of the Republika Srpska (RS) and the Serb Orthodox Church for the return of property illegally tak [...]	2007-10-19 07:35:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KWMN KPAO BK
07SARAJEVO2266	BOSNIA - DODIK SEEKS AMBASSADOR'S HELP WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Republika Srpska (RS) PM Milorad Dodik called the Ambassador on October 24 to ask for help finding a positive resolution to the confrontation between the RS and the international community over the measures announced by the HighRep on October 19. Dodik outlined his concerns about [...]	2007-10-24 15:22:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EU BK
07SARAJEVO2279	BOSNIA: RS PUBLIC OPINION SOLIDLY BEHIND DODIK [...] (C) RS media outlets overwhelmingly support PM Milorad Dodik and echo his opposition to the announced OHR Bonn Powers impositions. Predictably, under these circumstances, RS public opinion increasingly echoes now familiar SNSD assertions that the High Representative has put Serbs at risk and [...]	2007-10-25 19:20:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	BK PGOV PREL
07SARAJEVO2294	BOSNIA - GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES NATIONAL JUSTICE [...] (SBU) Early in his tenure, High Representative Miroslav Lajcak indicated that he would focus greater OHR attention on the justice sector. His preoccuption with police reform and now the current poltiical crisis with Republika Srpska (RS) meant that he has not devoted as much time to the issue [...]	2007-10-26 17:53:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KJUS BK

07SARAJEVO2309	BOSNIA - EUR/SCE DIRECTOR CHRIS HOH'S OCTOBER [...] (C) SUMMARY. During his October 16-20 visit to the Brcko District, Banja Luka, and Sarajevo, visiting EUR/SCE Director Christopher Hoh expressed concern about the current political stalemate, but pledged continued US support to help Bosnia move forward. While the economy has visibly improved [...]	2007-10-29 14:41:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EU BK
07SARAJEVO2313	BOSNIA POLITICAL UPDATE - OCTOBER 29, 2007 [...] (U) The RS government met before today's session of the RS National Assembly Speaker (RSNA) and concluded that the High Representative's measures are anti-Dayton and endorsed PM Milorad Dodik's view that they must be overturned. The RS government decision was passed to the RSNA as the basis fo [...]	2007-10-29 18:01:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	BK PGOV PREL
07SARAJEVO2316	BOSNIA - RS MEDIA FOCUSING ON WARTIME PAST, NOT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Over the last year, there has been a steady stream of reporting from Republika Srpska (RS) media about the 1992-1995 war. Almost all of it has focused on alleged crimes and perceived injustices committed against the Serbs, including the post-war "failure" of international and stat [...]	2007-10-31 07:18:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BK
07SARAJEVO2408	BOSNIA - CAR BOMB KILLS OUTSPOKEN GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On November 6, a car bomb killed civil servant Milan Vukelic in Banja Luka. According to media reports, Vukelic was an outspoken critic of the government and had been the target of attacks in the past. Unknown perpetrators burned his vehicle and set fire to his mother's house [...]	2007-11-08 17:29:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KCRM KJUS PINR EUN BK
07SARAJEVO2517	BOSNIA - FM ALKALAJ SEEKS CONTROL OF NATO [...] (C) Summary: Given the current political environment, keeping Bosnia on the NATO track is even more critical to U.S. objectives here. Therefore, we are concerned by a recent move by Minister of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Sven Alkalaj to politicize this issue by challenging Minister of Defense (MOD [...]	2007-11-21 18:41:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BK
07SARAJEVO2519	BOSNIA - MEDIA REPORT U.S. PLANS TO REMOVE DODIK [...] (C) SUMMARY: The week of November 12, Bosnian media outlets reported that the U.S. hatched a plan to enable High Representative Lajcak to remove Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik by exposing his links to corruption and criminal activities. The story, which first surfaced on t [...]	2007-11-21 18:55:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM BK
07SARAJEVO2568	BOSNIA - SILAJDZIC SEEKS CONTROL OF FEDERATION TV [...] (SBU) Summary: Political and media contacts allege that Bosniak nationalist parties are conspiring to seek control over the editorial policies of public television. An upcoming vote in Parliament to replace the Bosniak board member for Bosnia-Herzegovina Radio and Television (BHRT) will provi [...]	2007-11-30 12:22:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM KPAO BK
07SARAJEVO288	SCENESETTER - AMBASSADOR ROONEY'S FEBRUARY 13 [...] (C) SUMMARY: We are pleased to welcome you and your delegation to Sarajevo on February 13. Your visit, which includes a roundtable at the Inter-Religious Council (IRC),a lunch hosted by Cardinal Puljic (the head of the Catholic Church in Bosnia),and a tour of major religious sites in Saraje [...]	2007-02-08 09:07:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM BK
07SARAJEVO319	BOSNIA: THE NEW COUNCIL OF MINISTERS [...] (U) Following is biographic information on the new BiH Council of Ministers, confirmed by the BiH House of Representatives on February 9. Details of the parliamentary session will be reported septel. MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS SVEN ALKALAJ (Sven AL-ka-lye),SBiH ---------------------- [...]	2007-02-13 09:05:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV BK
07SARAJEVO444	BOSNIA: POLITICIANS BLAME INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Taking diametrically opposed positions, Federation-based and Republika Srpska-based political leaders reached an impasse following a week of increasingly confrontational negotiations over adopting a Draft Implementation Plan for Police Reform (the "Implementation Plan") (REF. B). [...]	2007-02-26 06:25:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KJUS EUN PREL PGOV BK
07SARAJEVO456	BOSNIAN REACTIONS TO ICJ VERDICT: FROM [...] (U) Following weeks of speculation and building up of expectations, the announcement by the International Court of Justice that Serbia and Montenegro were not guilty of genocide during the 1992-1995 war in Bosnia and Herzegovina provoked immediate reactions across the political spectrum here. [...]	2007-02-26 16:30:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAO KJUS BK
07SARAJEVO467	BOSNIA: OSD DAS FATA'S VISIT HIGHLIGHTS SECURITY [...] (C) Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for European and NATO Policy Daniel Fata visited Sarajevo February 21 for discussions with senior Bosnian leaders on Bosnia's NATO integration process and continued U.S. support for defense reform and Bosnia's Euro-Atlantic integration. DASD Fata made [...]	2007-02-27 15:35:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR BK
07SARAJEVO650	BOSNIA - WAHHABISM THREATENS TRADITIONAL BOSNIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Islamic Community (IC) is on the defensive as Bosnian Islam undergoes an identity crisis. While the scope of the problem remains unclear, there is a general recognition that more extreme believers (foreigners and nationals) are deliberately disrupting Bosnian Muslim communiti [...]	2007-03-23 16:13:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KISL SCUL BK
07SARAJEVO754	BOSNIA - AMBASSADOR TRAVELS TO SREBRENICA TO CALM [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador and embassy staff traveled to Srebrenica April 3 to meet with local citizens and to discuss possible improvements to living conditions for municipality residents. Srebrenica has been the subject of a Bosniak political movement for secession since the February ICJ verdi [...]	2007-04-06 08:58:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KAWC KJUS MARR BK
07SARAJEVO757	BOSNIA: SANADER VISIT ADVANCES BILATERAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: Bosnian government officials and the Croatian DCM described Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader's March 28-30 visit to Bosnia as positive and constructive. His impact on internal Bosnian Croat politics was less clear. Croatia and Bosnia concluded agreements on dual citizenship an [...]	2007-04-06 09:35:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON HR BK
07SARAJEVO791	A/S FRIED'S VISIT TO BOSNIA [...] (C) During his April 3-5 visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina, EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried conveyed a message of strong U.S. support for Bosnia's path to Europe. He urged political leaders to seize current opportunities to finalize constitutional and police reforms, thereby cementing Bosni [...]	2007-04-12 16:10:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BK
07SARAJEVO863	BOSNIA - SILAJDZIC CONTINUES TO PROVOKE POLITICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since he returned to Bosnian politics during last year's elections, Bosniak member of the Tri-Presidency Haris Siladjic has actively worked toward creating a Bosniak Muslim rejectionist front that, in his words to the Ambassador, "will stand up to the Serbs and be as obstructionis [...]	2007-04-20 17:06:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KAWC KJUS MARR BK
07SARAJEVO87	PM SPIRIC PRESENTS PLAN FOR GOVERNING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prior to the vote on his confirmation January 11 to become Bosnia's new Chairman of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister),Nikola Spiric of the Serb Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD) presented a detailed work plan for the new government. In a 40-minute speech [...]	2007-01-12 17:12:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR ECON KCRM KJUS EUN BK
07SARAJEVO937	BOSNIA - TAKING ON RADICAL BOSNIAK MUSLIM POLITICS [...] (C) SUMMARY: We stepped up our efforts during the week of April 23 to undercut efforts, particularly of Bosniak member of the Tri-Presidency Haris Silajdzic, to further radicalize the political situation in Bosnia. We met with the Bosniak Party for Democratic Action (SDA) leadership to deliver [...]	2007-04-30 05:35:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PGOV PINR PREL UN KJWC BK PK
07SARAJEVO970	PRESIDENT MUSHARRAF'S VISIT TO BOSNIA [...] (C) During his April 27-29 state visit to Bosnia, Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf emphasized a consistent message of interfaith harmony and tolerance and the need for Bosnia to complete the process of postwar reconstruction. Musharraf repeated this constructive message throughout [...]	2007-05-04 17:01:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	BK PREL PGOV PK
07SECTION01OF03ANKARA365	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-20 15:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07SECTION02OF03EIJING483	U/S HUGHES URGES INCREASED EXCHANGES, MEDIA [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-22 12:09:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SCUL PHUM KOLY KPAO KIRF CH
07SEOUL1108	DPRK DEFECTOR PERSONIFIES MATERIALISTIC MOTIVES FOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: On March 29, Lim Il, a North Korean defector, spoke at the monthly meeting of the AhRin Forum in Seoul to an audience of academics and foreign diplomats posted to the ROK and the DPRK. Lim described his journey from North Korea to the South, where he received asylum in 1998, via [...]	2007-04-17 01:41:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM KS KN
07SEOUL1141	PRIVATE BROADCASTING TO NORTH KOREA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Fueled by foreign funding, three Seoul-based radio stations are broadcasting news, information about defection, entertainment and other programming into the DPRK via shortwave platforms located overseas. The three -- Free NK Radio (FreeNK),Open Radio for North Korea (OpenRad [...]	2007-04-19 07:29:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PREF PGOV PINR KS KN
07SEOUL1158	SOUTH KOREANS' SHOCK AND GRIEF OVER THE VIRGINIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: From all indications, South Koreans were shocked, saddened, and sorry about the mass murder at Virginia Tech by South Korean national Cho Seung-hui. South Koreans -- ranging from ordinary citizens to the President -- have expressed their condolences to the victims and their fam [...]	2007-04-20 08:59:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KS
07SEOUL1213	ROK BY-ELECTIONS: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING? [...] (SBU) In by-elections held on Wednesday April 25, Korean voters elected three National Assembly members, one from the main opposition Grand National Party (GNP) and none from the ruling Uri Party. Still, as this election ended GNP's streak of dominating by-elections that started in summer 200 [...]	2007-04-26 07:46:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS
07SEOUL1261	UPDATE OF LABOR INFORMATION FOR MANDATORY US-KOREA FREE [...] (U) Original questions are included below from reftel. Answers to questions follow after each question. LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR LABOR RIGHTS 2. (U) Question: Please provide a detailed summary of all new labor legislation passed in 2006 and 2007. Please provide copies of the text of this l [...]	2007-05-01 07:11:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KS ECIN ECON ELAB ETRD EAID
07SEOUL1327	TREASURY SECRETARY PAULSON'S MARCH VISIT TO SEOUL [...] (C) SUMMARY. On the eve of the 8th KORUS-FTA round, Treasury Secretary Paulson visited Seoul March 6-7 to meet President Roh Moo-hyun, Deputy Prime Minister Kwon O-kyu, and Trade Minister Kim Hyun-chong. His discussions reaffirmed: (1) high-level support on both sides for keeping the KORUS- [...]	2007-05-07 01:22:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD KN KS PREL EINV PGOV
07SEOUL136	AMBASSADOR'S LUNCH WITH FORMER PRESIDENT KIM [...] (C) Summary: On January 16, Ambassador and Mrs. Vershbow hosted former President Kim Dae-jung and his wife Lee Hee-Ho to lunch at the Ambassador's Residence. While professing to avoid interfering in politics, the 83-year old Kim -- who said his health had improved recently -- offered his vie [...]	2007-01-17 07:04:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MNUC ETRD ECON KS KN CH
07SEOUL1365	PROMINENT NK DEFECTORS FORM RADICAL NGO [...] (C) "Aquariums of Pyongyang" author Kang Cheol-hwan, former DPRK inner-circle member Hwang Jang-yop and other prominent North Korean defectors have formed a new organization, the Committee for Democratization of North Korea (CDNK). Its main goals are to topple the DPRK regime and organize def [...]	2007-05-08 08:16:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PGOV PINR KS KN
07SEOUL1387	MEDIA REPORTS NORTH SOUGHT TALKS WITH SOUTH BEFORE [...] (C) Secret contacts between Seoul and Pyongyang are nothing new. Many previous ROK presidents, including Kim Dae-jung, Roh Tae-woo and Park Chung-hee, relied on their secret negotiations to harvest significant results. A flurry SIPDIS of press revelations indicate that President Roh Moo-h [...]	2007-05-09 22:34:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PGOV KS KN
07SEOUL1398	MARRIAGE BROKERS OUT IN FRONT OF KOREAN LEGISLATION [...] (SBU) The trend for international marriages continues to rapidly increase in Korea as in other countries in the region. Marriage brokers have quickly adapted to the increased demand and have found ways to cash in on the lucrative business. Despite the plethora of legitimate broker companies [...]	2007-05-10 05:32:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KS KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG
07SEOUL1405	NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR BAEK ON FTA, ALLIANCE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a May 10 lunch meeting with the Ambassador, National Security Advisor Baek Jong-chun said his responsibilities were defined: work closely to support the KORUS FTA, USFK relocation agreements, and progress in the Six-Party Talks (6PT). Baek expressed optimism that the Banco De [...]	2007-05-10 09:32:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MNUC KS KN
07SEOUL1444	FORMER PM HAN MYEONG-SOOK SEEKS TO UNDERSTAND U.S. [...] (C) Former Prime Minister and current presidential contender Han Myeong-sook met with the Ambassador over lunch on May 11. Han expressed optimism that the KORUS FTA maintained strong support in the National Assembly and may be ratified in the fall; legislators opposed to the FTA were in the [...]	2007-05-14 08:55:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS
07SEOUL160	CONSTITUTIONAL REVISION TAKES SPOTLIGHT [...] (C) Summary: In a surprise statement last week President Roh proposed a constitutional revision to change the current single five-year presidential term to a renewable four-year term to synchronize the presidential and general elections. Roh said he would soon initiate a bill to revise the con [...]	2007-01-19 02:25:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PIRN KS
07SEOUL1608	ACCOUNTS OF THE INTER-KOREAN RAILWAYS TRAIL RUNS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With much fanfare on May 17, South and North Korea conducted test runs of two cross-border railways. Before the trains departed in the morning, ROK Unification Minister Lee Jae-joung said that the test runs indicated that "the heart of the Korean Peninsula is beating again." M [...]	2007-05-25 08:42:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KS KN
07SEOUL1670	LEE MYUNG-BAK FOREIGN POLICY ADVISORS ON U.S.-ROK [...] (C) Members of presidential contender Lee Myung-bak's foreign policy team told poloffs on May 30 that Lee would likely advocate a "pragmatic" approach to the U.S.-ROK alliance, aimed principally to preserve room to strengthen the relationship after the election without alienating progressives [...]	2007-06-01 08:08:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS KN
07SEOUL1689	THE PAST AND FUTURE OF LABOR STRUGGLES IN KOREA [...] (SBU) In a meeting with poloff on May 23, Korea Labor & Society Institute Chairman Lee Won-bo said that labor union leaders in Korea continue to be arrested, but reluctantly conceded that police had legitimate reasons for doing so. Although Korea's labor laws have undergone some serious refor [...]	2007-06-05 00:10:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV PREL KS
07SEOUL185	GENERAL BELL MEETS KOREAN NSC POLICY CHIEF BAEK [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 17, 2007, General Burwell B. Bell, Commander UNC/CFC/USFK, paid an introductory call on Dr. Baek Jong-chon, the recently appointed Unification, Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Chief of the Presidential Secretariat and head of South Korea's National Security SIPD [...]	2007-01-22 05:27:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL PGOV KS
07SEOUL1852	SPI 13: U.S.-ROK SECURITY POLICY INITIATIVE TALKS [...] (C) Summary. The thirteenth U.S.-ROK Security Policy Initiative talks (SPI 13) took place June 8, 2007 in Seoul. Topics addressed included the transition of wartime operational command (OPCON),UNC Armistice maintenance responsibilities, airspace management, security cooperation in Afghanista [...]	2007-06-19 08:22:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KS MARR MNUC PARM PREL KN
07SEOUL1911	REPORTERS NOT AS WELCOME IN KOREAN MINISTRIES [...] (U) On May 22, Korea's cabinet passed new rules that will, unless opposition from the media and many members of the National Assembly proves too strong, dramatically alter the current structure of press rooms at most ministry offices. Under the new press policy, which could be implemented im [...]	2007-06-26 00:24:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KS
07SEOUL1967	PRAGMATIC CONCERNS TAKE PRECEDENCE FOR NK DEFECTORS [...] (SBU) During a June 26-28 leadership camp sponsored by NGO Citizens' Alliance for North Korea Human Rights (Citizens' Alliance),16 young North Korean defectors received the message of democratic activism. However, more pragmatic advice on adjusting to South Korean society captivated their a [...]	2007-07-02 02:04:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PREF PGOV PINR KS KN
07SEOUL2014	FOREIGN POLICY OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH KOREAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: South Korea's presidential candidates have focused much of their campaign efforts on domestic and economic issues. On foreign policy, from what we can glean from public statements, debates, and meetings with foreign policy advisors, one thing is certain: all of the candidates, [...]	2007-07-05 08:10:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KN KS PGOV PREL
07SEOUL2048	GAP IN POLLS CLOSING BETWEEN TWO GNP HEAVYWEIGHTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The gap in polls between the frontrunner Lee Myung-bak and his rival Park Geun-hye from the conservative Grand National Party (GNP) started to drop off significantly in recent weeks. The shrinking gap comes from Lee's falling popularity amid revelations by Park's camp and the [...]	2007-07-09 23:03:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KS
07SEOUL2178	ROK PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: STILL THE POLITICS OF [...] (C) The late Gregory Henderson, an FSO who had served several tours in Korea in the 1940s and 1960s, is well remembered as the author of "Korea: The Politics of the Vortex." The title remains an accurate description of Korean politics today: a spiraling whirlpool that sucks everything toward [...]	2007-07-20 05:13:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS
07SEOUL2189	PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE CHUNG DONG-YOUNG REACHES [...] (SBU) Summary: Former Unification Minister and Uri Party chair Chung Dong-young was the guest of honor on July 11 at the 170th Symposium on Korea's Foreign and Security Policy hosted by the Asia-Pacific Policy Research Institute (APPRI). Chung began his speech by criticizing not only his com [...]	2007-07-22 22:24:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KN KS PGOV PREL
07SEOUL220	POLICY PLANNING TRILATERAL, SESSION 1: THE KOREAN [...] (C) During Session 1 of the January 11 U.S.-ROK-Japan Policy Planning Talks, ROK Deputy Foreign Minister Park In-kook, Japanese Deputy Vice Minister Masaharu Kono, and S/P Director Stephen R. Krasner outlined their respective countries' foreign policy priorities and strategies toward North Ko [...]	2007-01-23 08:30:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KS
07SEOUL222	JAPAN, ROK KEEN ON ASIA-PACIFIC DEMOCRACY PROJECT [...] (SBU) During the course of trilateral talks among the U.S., ROK and Japan held in Seoul on January 11, both ROKG Vice Foreign Minister Park In-kook and GOJ Deputy Vice Minister for Foreign Policy Masaharu Kono expressed preliminary interest in the idea of an Asia-Pacific Democracy Partnership [...]	2007-01-23 08:31:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KS
07SEOUL230	ROH'S NEW YEAR ADDRESS FOCUSES ON DOMESTIC ISSUES [...] (SBU) Although he made brief mention of the importance of co-existence and engagement with the DPRK, President Roh Moo-hyun focused almost entirely on domestic and economic issues in his annual New Year's address delivered on January 23. Roh omitted references to the U.S.-ROK alliance and a [...]	2007-01-24 23:07:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KS
07SEOUL2337	ROK EMPHASIZES AFGHANISTAN HOSTAGE CRISIS DURING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The current hostage crisis in Afghanistan dominated the agenda of meetings with Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) David S. Sedney during his SIPDIS orientation trip to the ROK on August 2. ROKG officials in the Ministry fo Froiegn Affairs and Trade (MOFAT),Ministry [...]	2007-08-04 06:40:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL MOPS KS AF
07SEOUL2361	KOREAN MEDIA TAKES THE RIGHT LINE ON AFGHAN HOSTAGE CRISIS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an August 6 meeting with Embassy Seoul PAO, a senior writer for one of Korea's three largest and most influential national dailies explained that the mainstream media have made a conscious editorial decision to advise Koreans not to blame the hostage crisis on the United Sta [...]	2007-08-07 07:38:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PROP PTER KS AF
07SEOUL2368	ROK EMPHASIZES AFGHANISTAN HOSTAGE CRISIS DURING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The current hostage crisis in Afghanistan dominated the agenda at meetings Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) David Sedney had with several ROK officials on August 2. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT),Ministry of National Defense (MND),and Blue House's Nati [...]	2007-08-07 08:45:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL MOPS KS AF
07SEOUL2410	ROK-DPRK SUMMIT LIKELY TO BROADEN ECONOMIC [...] (C) During the two days since the surprise announcement of an August 28-30 North-South summit to be held in Pyongyang (reftel),hints have emerged that the ROKG will offer to considerably broaden economic cooperation with the North under the heading of "social overhead capital," possibly inclu [...]	2007-08-10 09:04:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PINR PREL
07SEOUL2458	ROK TO SEND FLOOD AID TO NORTH KOREA [...] (SBU) The DPRK experienced heavy flooding from August 7-12, and with more rain possible in the coming days for central North Korea, additional flooding is possible. In contrast to previous years, the DPRK has asked for relief assistance within days of the flooding. Official damage assessments [...]	2007-08-16 11:50:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREF KN KS EIAID
07SEOUL2471	GNP DECISION TIME APPROACHES: LEE MYUNG-BAK IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 19, the opposition Grand National Party (GNP) will hold its primary in polling booths throughout the country. Polls show a significant lead for front-runner Lee Myung-bak -- anywhere from 5 to 12 percent -- and while the number of undecided voters is still high and the [...]	2007-08-17 06:13:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL
07SEOUL2529	ROK-DPRK SUMMIT: FOREIGN AND UNIFICATION MINISTERS [...] (C) Expanded North-South economic cooperation is only possible if the DPRK continues to make progress on denuclearization, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Song Min-soon told the Ambassador at an August 20 meeting. -- Song also said the summit would be about implementing existing agreem [...]	2007-08-21 09:19:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL ECON EINV
07SEOUL2556	REPORT ON 14TH U.S.-ROK SECURITY POLICY INITIATIVE [...] (S) SUMMARY: The 14th Security Policy Initiative meeting (SPI-14) was held on July 27 in Hawaii. OSD/APSA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense James Shinn headed the U.S. delegation. The Korean delegation was led by Dr. Jeon Jei Guk, Deputy Minister of Defense for Policy, Ministr [...]	2007-08-24 05:02:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET	PGOV PREL MARR KS
07SEOUL2648	ROKG INTERNAL WRANGLING OVER NLL, A NORTH-SOUTH [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. How the October 2-4 North-South summit should deal with the Northern Limit Line (NLL) is a major preoccupation for the South Korean government and the press. The issue is significant because the North has steadfastly refused to discuss a laundry list of military-to-military i [...]	2007-08-31 07:04:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR KS KN
07SEOUL2653	HOSTAGES AND RAMIFICATIONS ARE COMING HOME TO KOREA [...] (S) SUMMARY: On August 30, all of the remaining Korean hostages held by their Taliban captors in Afghanistan were turned over to the International Committee of the Red Crescent in Ghazni. Out of the 23 Koreans kidnapped by the Taliban, two were killed, two were released on August 13, and th [...]	2007-08-31 08:22:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET	PREL PTER PINR MARR MOPS AF KS
07SEOUL2695	THE LONE STAR SAGA CONTINUES: HONG KONG SHANGHAI [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 3, Lone Star Funds (LS),a Dallas-based private equity firm, agreed to sell its 51-percent management stake in Korea Exchange Bank (KEB) to Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) for USD 6.3 billion, pending regulatory approval. The sale would permit LS to c [...]	2007-09-05 08:24:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EINV ECON PGOV PREL KS
07SEOUL270	WILL THE YOUNGER GENERATIONS ELECT THE NEXT KOREAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Historically, regionalism has played an important role in Korean presidential elections. But in 2002, young voters successfully mobilized and helped Roh Moo-hyun edge out Lee Hoi-chang by a 2.2 percent margin. The media had a frenzy touting the "youth revolution," and the da [...]	2007-01-29 05:22:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KS
07SEOUL276	PDAS STEPHENS' MEETING WITH DEPUTY UNIFICATION [...] (C) Deputy Minister of Unification for Unification Policy and Public Relations Lee Kwan-sei told EAP Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Kathy Stephens that the ROKG was cautiously optimistic about progress at the next round of Six Party Talks (6PT),would continue the suspension of rice-and- [...]	2007-01-29 07:33:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PREL OVIP
07SEOUL2861	LEE WINS PRIMARY, WHAT NEXT? [...] (C) Summary: Conservative Grand National Party (GNP) presidential candidate Lee Myung-bak has started to revamp the party just three months ahead of the presidential election. After emerging as the GNP candidate on August 20, Lee stated that he would embrace Park Geun-hye's supporters. Howeve [...]	2007-09-18 06:43:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR
07SEOUL2940	FORMER UNIFICATION MINISTER JUNG SE-HYUN ON [...] (C) Summary: In a September 14 meeting with poloff, former Unification Minister (Jan. 2002-Jun. 2004) Jung Se-hyun said that the upcoming October 2-4 North-South summit would focus on the economy. Jung said that a commitment by one of the major ROK chaebols (Samsung, LG, Hyundai, etc.) to in [...]	2007-09-27 06:20:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR
07SEOUL2974	SUBJECT: ISSUES TO WATCH AT THE ROK-DPRK SUMMIT, [...] (C) President Roh Moo-hyun and his 300-person entourage of businesspeople, journalists and support staff will drive from Seoul to Pyongyang on the morning of October 2 for the second ROK-DPRK summit meeting with Kim Jong-il. This is the first chance for Roh and Kim Jong-il to meet face to face [...]	2007-10-01 10:31:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL
07SEOUL2990	ROK-DPRK SUMMIT DAY 1: PAGEANTRY AND PEACE BUT NO [...] (U) Summary: President Roh walked for a few meters across the inter-Korean border and later met Kim Jong-il outside the House of Culture in Pyongyang, allaying the fears of some who feared that Kim would snub his South Korean counterpart on day one of the summit. The day's events were carried [...]	2007-10-02 08:16:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KN KS PGOV PREL
07SEOUL3006	ROH SURPRISED BY DPRK ATTITUDE, BUT NO SURPRISES [...] (C) While the joint declaration from the North-South Summit contained no major surprises, President Roh was reported as being surprised by the level of suspicion in his meetings with the DPRK. The joint declaration included a DPRK commitment to denuclearization but made no overt mention of th [...]	2007-10-04 08:10:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS KN
07SEOUL3007	ROH SURPRISED BY DPRK ATTITUDE, BUT NO SURPRISES [...] (C) While the joint declaration from the North-South Summit contained no major surprises, President Roh was reported as being surprised by the level of suspicion in his meetings with the DPRK. The joint declaration included a DPRK commitment to denuclearization and a peace regime to replace t [...]	2007-10-04 09:39:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS KN ECON
07SEOUL3043	MOU MINISTER DOWNPLAYS SUMMIT TENSIONS, HIGHLIGHTS [...] (C) In an October 8 meeting with the Ambassador, Unification Minister Lee Jae-jung went into detail about the personal dynamics between President Roh Moo-hyun and Kim Jong-il at the October 2-4 Summit, and downplayed the awkward moments between the two. Lee's overall impression of the summit [...]	2007-10-09 06:49:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PROG KS KN
07SEOUL3058	DARK HORSE CANDIDATE MOON KUK-HYUN - DOES HE HAVE [...] (C) Summary: Dark horse independent candidate Moon Kuk-hyun presented himself as a liberal, pro-business alternative to conservative Grand National Party (GNP) candidate Lee Myung-bak. Speaking comfortably in English and Korean before a packed audience at the Seoul Foreign Correspondents Clu [...]	2007-10-11 02:51:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR
07SEOUL3137	LEE UNVEILS OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN LEADERSHIP TEAM [...] (SBU) Summary: In forming his campaign leadership team, Grand National Party (GNP) presidential candidate Lee Myung-bak tried to combine both party members and outside figures in what he termed a "2 6" leadership formula - two campaign chairmen from within the party plus six co-chairs from ou [...]	2007-10-19 07:04:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR
07SEOUL3178	CHUNG DONG-YOUNG ADVISORS: IT'S ALL ABOUT THE [...] (SBU) Summary: In a recent meeting with Emboffs, members of United New Democratic Party (UNDP) candidate Chung Dong-young's policy advisory team discussed Chung's economic policy, his views on the U.S. and his strategy for overcoming Lee Myung-bak's sizable lead in the final 60 days of the ca [...]	2007-10-25 07:55:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PREL KN KS
07SEOUL3224	BLUE HOUSE ADVISORS: WE WILL LOSE IN DECEMBER BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 30, Poloffs met with two working-level Blue House policy advisers. The two, both typical "Roh-sa-mo" supporters who owe their Blue House jobs to their work on the Roh campaign in 2002, were pessimistic about United New Democratic Party (UNDP) Candidate Chung Dong-you [...]	2007-10-31 07:26:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KN KS
07SEOUL3256	PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MOON KUK-HYUN FOCUSES ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 1 independent presidential candidate Moon Kuk-hyun outlined his platform during breakfast with the Ambassador. Moon's support rate has been hovering just below 10 percent, but he is still optimistic these rates will reach 20 percent by the end of November. Moon's ove [...]	2007-11-05 01:39:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	CH KN KS PGOV PINR PREL RS
07SEOUL3285	THE LEE HOI-CHANG EFFECT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Conservative Lee Hoi-chang's November 7 entry into the 2007 presidential race changes the election dynamics. What many clearly saw as the inevitable landslide win of Grand National Party (GNP) candidate Lee Myung-bak has been cast into doubt. Simply put, the majority of votes for [...]	2007-11-08 06:29:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL RS CH KN KS
07SEOUL3297	ROH PUSHING NORTH KOREAN AGENDA TO BITTER END [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 8, poloffs met with Professor Kim Keun-sik, professor of North Korea studies at Kyungnam University and Blue House advisor on North Korean policy. Kim accompanied Roh to Pyongyang for the October 2-4 summit and is a reliable source on Roh's DPRK policy. While acknow [...]	2007-11-09 07:43:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR
07SEOUL331	ROK PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE LEE MYUNG-BAK: [...] (SBU) Summary: Former Seoul Mayor and opposition Grand National Party (GNP) Presidential Candidate Lee Myung-bak is topping the charts with 44.6 percent approval ratings, according to a January 30 Donga Ilbo Newspaper poll. Promising affordable homes for newly married couples, jobs for all a [...]	2007-02-02 08:31:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KS PGOV PINR PREL
07SEOUL3318	FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR MANDATORY [...] (U) The following responses are keyed to questions posed in ref A. Nature and Incidence 2. (U) Question: Does forced labor exist in the country? Are men, women or children exploited through forced labor? Please indicate the sectors and locations in which persons are engaged in force [...]	2007-05-22 08:39:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KS ECIN ECON ELAB ETRD EAID
07SEOUL3323	ROK OPINION OF CHINA DRIVEN BY GOGURYEO ANXIETY [...] (C) Mt. Baekdu, known in China as Mt. Changbai, is considered in Korea to be a sacred mountain, containing the legendary foundation of the nation. This highest mountain in Korea (and Manchuria) has come to the fore for many South Koreans because they perceive Chinese economic, cultural, and [...]	2007-11-15 08:16:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KS KN PROG PREL
07SEOUL3355	2007-2008 ROK AND DPRK INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] (U) Per reftel, Embassy Seoul's submission for the Republic of Korea (ROK) portion of the 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report is provided at para 2. Input for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) portion of the INCSR is provided at para 3 with the understandi [...]	2007-11-21 00:19:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KS KN
07SEOUL3357	2007-2008 ROK AND DPRK INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] (U) Per reftel, Embassy Seoul's submission for the Republic of Korea (ROK) portion of the 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report is provided at para 2. Input for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) portion of the INCSR is provided at para 3 with the understandi [...]	2007-11-21 04:33:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KS KN
07SEOUL3358	2007-2008 ROK AND DPRK INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] (U) Per reftel, Embassy Seoul's submission for the Republic of Korea (ROK) portion of the 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report is provided at para 2. Input for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) portion of the INCSR is provided at para 3 with the understandi [...]	2007-11-21 04:33:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KS KN
07SEOUL3359	2007-2008 ROK AND DPRK INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] (U) Per reftel, Embassy Seoul's submission for the Republic of Korea (ROK) portion of the 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report is provided at para 2. Input for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) portion of the INCSR is provided at para 3 with the understandi [...]	2007-11-21 04:33:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KS KN
07SEOUL3361	WEEK OF DESTINY: ONE MONTH TILL PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: In the next ten days the outcome of the December 19 election will become clearer since after the official candidate registration period November 25-6 the candidates will be confirmed. Grand National Party (GNP) candidate Lee Myung-bak still holds some hope that former GNP Chairm [...]	2007-11-21 04:33:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR
07SEOUL3414	SUBJECT: INTER-KOREAN PRIME MINISTERS' AGREEMENT: [...] (C) Summary: The November 14-16 South-North Prime Ministerial talks between the ROK's Han Duck-soo and the DPRK's Kim Yong-il ended with a detailed agreement -- eight pages, eight articles and 48 subsidiary points -- to implement many of the economic engagement projects that President Roh Moo [...]	2007-11-28 07:40:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KS KN PGOV PREL
07SEOUL3424	THE HEAT IS ON: OFFICIAL PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN [...] (C) Summary: The 23-day official presidential campaign period kicked off November 27 with large rallies consisting mostly of yelling, dancing and hugging of voters. Despite the compact campaign period, bubbling scandals, late entries of candidates and intrigue surrounding North Korea, Park Ge [...]	2007-11-30 06:00:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR
07SEOUL3426	UNCOVERING THE DJ KIDNAPPING: CLOSING THE DOOR ON [...] (C) Summary: The life of former President Kim Dae-jung, often referred to as Asia's Nelson Mandela, is a microcosm of the turbulent course of post-war Korean politics. Beginning in the 1960s, Kim, a native of the historically repressed Jeolla region, became a vocal pro-democracy activist and [...]	2007-11-30 07:24:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR
07SEOUL3538	NORTH KOREAN REFUGEES: DEALING WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL [...] (SBU) This cable is the second in a two-part series about psychological issues that North Korean defectors are facing. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A small group of doctors, politicians and academics in South Korea are working to bring North Korean defector's psychological challenges, including Post-Tr [...]	2007-12-14 06:34:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF PREL KS KN
07SEOUL3539	FOREIGN MINISTER AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS HANDLING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Song Min-soon told the Ambassador during a December 13 meeting that he wanted to continue close coordination with the USG during the remainder of President Roh Moo-hyun's term, and that he understood the Embassy's need to engage with the president-elect's transiti [...]	2007-12-14 07:24:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KS KN PGOV PREL ABLD
07SEOUL3555	BBK TO HAUNT PRESIDENT-ELECT LEE? [...] (C) Summary: It does not look like Lee Myung-bak's political problems will be over with his presidential election victory in two days. On December 17, the National Assembly convened to approve the appointment of a special prosecutor to look into allegations that Lee was involved in BBK's [...]	2007-12-17 21:16:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR
07SEOUL357	THE AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH GNP PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with GNP Presidential candidate Park Geun-hye on February 5. Park reiterated her commitment to follow her principles and run a clean campaign against her GNP rival, Lee Myung-bak, and dispelled any notions that she might leave the party to run as an independen [...]	2007-02-06 09:00:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS
07SEOUL359	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES 6PT, AID, KIC WITH [...] (C) In a February 5 meeting with Unification Minister Lee Jae-joung, the Ambassador noted that if progress were made at the Six Party Talks (6PT),it would be important to coordinate international approaches to synchronize assistance with DPRK actions ondenuclearization and to maintain our le [...]	2007-02-06 09:15:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM KS KN
07SEOUL3596	PARTISAN DIVIDE PRESENTS PROBLEMS FOR KEY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The National Assembly (NA) on December 10 convened an extraordinary session to deal with outstanding legislation for 2007. Among issues likely to be discussed before the end of the year are legislation extending the deployment of troops to Iraq as well as the 2008 budget. Altho [...]	2007-12-26 06:40:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR
07SEOUL3616	FREE NK RADIO DIRECTOR KIM SEONG-MIN INDICTED FOR [...] (SBU) The Seoul Southern District Prosecutor's Office on December 12 revealed that Free North Korea Radio Director Kim Seong-min was indicted on charges of fabricating employment documents of North Korean defectors in order to receive government subsidy funding for employing North Korean defec [...]	2007-12-31 03:39:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KS KN PREF ELAB
07SEOUL371	ROK PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES: HOW THEY DEFINE [...] (C) SUMMARY: With less than 11 months until South Korea's presidential election, the candidates continue to focus their public comments on building personal popularity rather than tackling policy issues. In various meetings with Embassy officers, the four frontrunners for the presidency pro [...]	2007-02-07 07:07:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS
07SEOUL498	UNIFICATION MINISTER PREVIEWS NORTH-SOUTH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a one-on-one breakfast meeting on February 20 with the Ambassador, Unification Minister Lee Jae-joung stressed that the February 13 Beijing agreement on "initial actions" was a good first step, but implementation was now the key. He said that the ROKG at inter-Korean minister [...]	2007-02-20 08:50:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM KS KN
07SEOUL587	SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] (U) Post's submission for the seventh annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report follows. Responses are keyed to questions in Ref A. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The ROKG continued to make efforts to fight trafficking in persons during the April 2006 to March 2007 reporting perio [...]	2007-02-28 08:33:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KS KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF
07SEOUL604	USER CREATED CONTENT (UCC) - THE NEXT BIG [...] Summary. User-created content (UCC),digital information produced and posted by Internet users, is poised to play a major role in Korea's upcoming presidential election. Candidates are jockeying for prime Internet channels from which to project carefully crafted images to mass audiences, and [...]	2007-03-02 08:33:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KS
07SEOUL656	RELIABLE REPLACEMENT WARHEAD (RRW): INITIAL ROK [...] (U) On March 2, Poloff delivered reftel points on the Reliable Replacement Warhead (RRW) issue to Hahm Seong-wook, Deputy Director of the Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Hahm stated that he appreciated the information shared and noted t [...]	2007-03-06 07:38:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP PARM PREL KS
07SEOUL659	SPI 11: U.S.-ROK SECURITY POLICY INITIATIVE TALKS [...] (C) The eleventh U.S.-ROK Security Policy Initiative talks (SPI 11) took place February 7-8, 2007 in Seoul. Topics addressed included the transfer of wartime operational command (OPCON),the transition of Armistice Maintenance Responsibilities (AMRs),USFK camp returns, the status of the Yong [...]	2007-03-06 08:34:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KS MARR MNUC PARM PREL KN

07SEOUL795	CHARTING OUT INTER-KOREAN COOPERATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: At February 27 - March 2 inter-Korean ministerial talks, the Koreas agreed to resume several stalled North-South projects, including: construction of a family reunion center at Mt. Kumgang; video and direct family reunions; Economic Cooperation Promotion Committee and Red Cross t [...]	2007-03-19 09:12:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON MNUC KS KN
07SEOUL799	ROK ATTITUDES ON UNIFICATION: LONG-TERM PLANS VS. [...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: The February 13 "Initial Actions" agreement has once again brought to the fore the resumption of inter-Korean engagement and the overall relationship between the two Koreas, including reunification. The ROK's constitution and presidential oath call for Korean un [...]	2007-03-20 02:10:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC ECON KS KN
07SEOUL955	ROK CONTRIBUTION TO USFK RELOCATION: A GLASS MORE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a recent Ministry of Defense (MND) press release, the ROKG estimated that it would pay about half of the total cost of about USD 10 billion to relocate U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) to Pyungtaek/ Camp Humphreys. However, USFK estimates that the ROK share will be far more than half. [...]	2007-04-02 06:23:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KS PARM PREL MARR
07SEOUL97	THE EMPLOYER STRIKES BACK: HYUNDAI SUES ITS UNION [...] (SBU) After a year during which Hyundai Motors recorded an estimated 1.8 billion dollars in lost sales due to labor disruptions, management decided to reduce the amount of year-end bonuses for its workers and only pay 100 percent of a month's salary as opposed to the typical 150 percent. Duri [...]	2007-01-11 08:25:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV PREL KS
07SEOUL983	KOREA BEGINS TO SEE THE LIGHT ON UNDERGROUND [...] (U) Representative Cho Bae sook, Chairperson of the Culture and Tourism Committee, co-hosted a seminar at the National Assembly on March 20 to discuss the evolution of the prostitution industry in Korea. The other host of the event was the Dasi-Hamkke Center (Together Again Center),a large [...]	2007-04-04 02:53:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KWMN SMIG KS
07SHANGHAI105	CAN 300 MILLION CHINESE BELIEVERS BE WRONG? [...] (C) Summary: One of the authors of a new government-sponsored survey on spirituality in China downplayed the reported findings that the number of religious believers in China could be as high as 300 million. Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences (SASS) Vice President Tong Shijun told Poloff in [...]	2007-02-15 04:13:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KIRF CH
07SHANGHAI177	LOCAL REACTIONS TO XI JINPING'S APPOINTMENT AS SHANGHAI [...] (C) Summary. The appointment of Xi Jingping as Party Secretary has been heralded in the Shanghai official media, but SIPDIS business and academic contacts are taking a "wait and see" attitude. Official newspapers and internet postings have emphasized Xi's coastal experience and "rich socia [...]	2007-03-29 02:58:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR EINV ECON CH
07SHANGHAI213	EAST CHINA CONTACTS ON LEADERSHIP GOSSIP [...] (C) Summary. Shanghai Party Secretary Xi Jinping, Jiangsu Party Secretary Li Yuanchao, Liaoning Party Secretary Li Keiqang, and Trade Minister Bo Xilai are emerging as the public face of the Fifth Generation of the Chinese leadership. Two East China contacts believed that of the four, Li Yua [...]	2007-04-16 07:45:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR EINV ECON CH
07SHANGHAI220	DOT SECRETARY PETER'S APRIL 11-12 VISIT TO SHANGHAI [...] (U) Summary. During her April 11-12 visit to Shanghai, Transportation Secretary Mary Peters attended a signing ceremony for the creation of the United Parcel Service (UPS) International Air Hub at the Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) (to be reported septel); expressed concerns of U. [...]	2007-04-18 03:00:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ELTN ECPS ETRD OVIP CH
07SHANGHAI225	EAST CHINA CONTACTS ON CHINA'S SUPERVISION SYSTEM [...] (C) Summary. East China contacts described a multilayered but relatively ineffective supervision system that did little to end rampant corruption among Chinese officials. One contact with the Shanghai People's Congress claimed the problem was systemic and due to lack of rule of law. Another [...]	2007-04-19 07:00:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR EINV ECON CH
07SHANGHAI229	CHINA CHRISTIAN COUNCIL PRESIDENT CAO MEETING [...] (C) Summary: In an April 18 luncheon hosted by the Consul General, China Christian Council (CCC) President Cao Shengjie confirmed that all Protestant churches must go through the China Christian Council/Three-Self Patriotic Movement (CCC/TSPM) in order to register, although these churches did n [...]	2007-04-19 08:16:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KIRF PINR CH
07SHANGHAI23	SHANGHAI CORRUPTION SCANDAL AND LEADERSHIP GOSSIP [...] (S) Summary. Two well-connected Shanghai contacts claimed that President Hu Jintao had offered the job of Shanghai Party Secretary to several people, none of whom were willing to take SIPDIS it because of the headaches associated with the continuing Chen Liangyu investigation. The one per [...]	2007-01-10 09:09:00	Consulate Shanghai	SECRET	PGOV PINR EINV ECON CH
07SHANGHAI25	SHANGHAI STOCK MARKET: UP, UP, AND AWAY [...] (SBU) Summary: Investor confidence in the Chinese economy, the near-conclusion of the China's non-tradable reforms and large amounts of capital sitting relatively idly in savings accounts combined to push the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) into record territory during 2006. The SSE closed 130 p [...]	2007-01-11 10:24:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV CH
07SHANGHAI279	INTERNATIONAL MEDIATION CONFERENCE HELD IN JIANGSU [...] (SBU) Summary: On the margins of an April 14-18 American Bar Association(ABA)-sponsored administrative law conference in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, Supreme People's Court (SPC) Administrative Court Chief Judge Zhao Daguang told FSN Rule of Law Coordinator (ROLC) that the SPC soon would issue a [...]	2007-05-10 08:06:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KJUS PINR CH
07SHANGHAI280	EAST CHINA CONTACTS ON RECENT LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) Summary. Several East China contacts commented on recent leadership developments at both the national and local level. Despite media rumors that Executive Vice Premier Huang Ju had died, one well-connected contact assured us that Huang was still alive although his health was failing. Lo [...]	2007-05-11 04:00:00	Consulate Shanghai	SECRET	PGOV PINR EINV ECON CH
07SHANGHAI283	EAST CHINA DISPATCHES, MAY 14, 2007 [...] (SBU) Summary: In this Dispatch, we learn that Shanghai loves luxury cars, anti-Japanese sentiment still simmers, Internet rumors spread quickly in Shanghai, even migrants dream of making it big on the stock market, information on IPR continues to be welcomed, and some Shanghai youth are passi [...]	2007-05-14 07:37:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EINV SOCI OEXC OIIP KPAO CH
07SHANGHAI318	SHANGHAI'S GAY COMMUNITY [...] (U) Summary: In a series of meetings with Poloff in April 2007, gay individuals in Shanghai said their identity and lifestyle continued to be shaped by family and social pressures to conform, which had different impacts on male and female homosexuals. Maintaining a gay identity tended to be l [...]	2007-05-29 06:21:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI TBIO CH
07SHANGHAI319	INFIGHTING AT FUDAN UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR AMERICAN STUDIES [...] (C) Summary. During a May 21 discussion with Consul General, Fudan Center for American Studies (CAS) Director Shen Dingli in addition to sharing his views on Chinese leadership issues (reftels),spent a great deal of time discussing infighting at the Center. We share a summary of Shen's lam [...]	2007-05-29 07:52:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR CH
07SHANGHAI324	HIV/AIDS IN SHANGHAI'S GAY COMMUNITY [...] (U) Summary: While most members of the Shanghai gay community believed that they were not at great risk for becoming infected with HIV/AIDS, researchers and health specialists said HIV/AIDS was spreading faster in Eastern cities such as Shanghai than through drug usage. According to health wo [...]	2007-05-30 09:48:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KHIV SOCI TBIO CH
07SHANGHAI326	GAY SHANGHAI: AMBIGUOUS STATUS CREATES VULNERABILITY [...] (C) Summary: According to contacts in Shanghai's gay community, sexual discrimination in Shanghai was rife, but because few Shanghainese were openly gay and lesbian in a way that countered social expectations to fulfill family duties, such as to marry and reproduce, discrimination was less di [...]	2007-05-31 01:29:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TBIO KCRM CH
07SHANGHAI331	SUPER GIRL MAKES SHANGHAI LOOK TWICE [...] (U) Summary: According to contacts in Shanghai's gay community, the Internet had provided this once isolated community with a private and safe space to organize and communicate among themselves. In addition, the Super Girl and Good Man TV shows, singing talent competitions similar to America [...]	2007-06-01 02:22:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI TBIO CH
07SHANGHAI333	GOLDMAN SACH'S GAOHUA SECURITIES: AN ONLY CHILD [...] (SBU) Summary: Goldman Sachs' venture in China, Gaohua Securities, has both benefited and suffered from being the only foreign-controlled, full service securities firm in China. Goldman's method of obtaining control of a Chinese licensed securities firm by giving unsecured loans to trusted Chin [...]	2007-06-01 02:37:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PREL CH
07SHANGHAI344	JOURNALISTS ON SOCIAL CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS FOR POLITICAL [...] (SBU) Summary. A May 18 Consulate-sponsored roundtable between visiting Western and Asian journalists participating in the East-West Center-organized Jefferson Fellowship Program, Chinese journalists, and Shanghai-based U.S. journalists sparked lively debate on China's rich-poor gap, the one- [...]	2007-06-05 08:27:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR SOCI ECON ELAB CH
07SHANGHAI357	DRL OFFICER CHANG EAST CHINA VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary. During his May 21-24 visit to Shanghai and Hefei, Anhui Province, DRL Program Officer met with DRL grantee organizations International Bridges for Justice (IBJ) and SE Consortium for International Development/Global Suppliers Institute (SECID/GSI),as well as academics and stud [...]	2007-06-08 07:17:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB KJUS CH
07SHANGHAI374	THE SCIENCE OF HARMONY--VIEWS FROM EAST CHINA [...] (C) Summary. According to several East China contacts, the "Scientific Development Concept" [kexue fazhan guan] (SDC) now is the core guiding ideology for the Communist Party, building on and supplanting the "Three Represents." The SDC takes as its goal the building of a Harmonious Society w [...]	2007-06-19 09:30:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR EINV ECON CH
07SHANGHAI400	DEMOCRACY FROM HARMONIOUS SCIENCE--VIEWS FROM EAST CHINA [...] (C) Summary: A number of East China contacts associate the current Scientific Development Concept and Harmonious Society ideological formulations with democratization, political reform and civil society. Some believe that President Hu Jintao is feeling the pressure of his second term and is c [...]	2007-06-27 09:46:00	Consulate Shanghai	SECRET	PGOV PINR EINV ECON CH
07SHANGHAI413	EAST CHINA DISPATCHES, JULY 5, 2007 [...] (SBU) Summary: In this Dispatch, we learn that Shanghai Party Secretary Xi enjoys the opera, SOE executives have unlimited expense accounts for domestic trips, Chinese millionaires love conventions, Ferrari training for beginners is available at a price, visa applicants are getting younger and [...]	2007-07-05 07:42:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR CVIS SOCI CH ECON
07SHANGHAI414	ZHENG ENCHONG UPDATE [...] (C) Summary. During a conversation with Poloff on June 10, Shanghai Lawyer Zheng Enchong, who was jailed for three years after he advised more than 500 families involved in housing disputes, said that police continued to closely monitor his movements and had made it impossible for him to find [...]	2007-07-05 07:49:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV CH
07SHANGHAI415	GETTING TOUGH ON THE ENVIRONMENT [...] (C) Summary: During a June 28 luncheon with the Consul General and the Pol/Econ Section Chief, three of our more astute business contacts assessed that Beijing was starting to get serious about environmental protection. Beijing had begun to tell local leaders to accept lower growth for a clea [...]	2007-07-05 08:20:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SENV EINV ECON CH
07SHANGHAI452	TREASURY DAN WRIGHT'S SHANGHAI ACADEMIC MEETINGS [...] (SBU) Summary. During Treasury Managing Director for China and the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) Dan Wright's June 26-27 visit to Shanghai, Shanghai academics agreed with Wright that the talks needed to be focused and institutionalized to be sustainable. Two academics urged more low-leve [...]	2007-07-18 06:52:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD CH
07SHANGHAI470	DEMOCRATIC OR SCIENTIFIC SOCIALISM--XIE TAO AND THE EAST [...] (S) Summary: An internal poll showed that average people and scholars were almost evenly divided in their support for an article written by retired scholar Xie Tao, which advocated that China adopt a democratic socialism model that included multi-party democracy. Contacts who followed this d [...]	2007-07-27 10:00:00	Consulate Shanghai	SECRET	PGOV PINR EINV ECON CH
07SHANGHAI518	ACADEMICS, LEGAL PROFESSIONALS AND OFFICIALS DEBATE PROPERTY [...] (C) Summary: During the August 6-8 National Administrative Law Society Annual Conference in Nanjing, Chinese legal experts and officials had lively exchanges on the role of the government in property disputes. Academics argued for less government intervention in property dispute cases and mor [...]	2007-08-17 06:10:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR KJUS ECON CH
07SHANGHAI549	MORE DETAILS ON BEIDAIHE MEETINGS [...] (S) Summary: According to a well-connected contact, informal meetings have continued at Beidaihe since the close of the first Work Conference on August 10. A second Work Conference to begin finalizing the name list for the Politburo and the Politburo Standing Committee (PBSC) would likely tak [...]	2007-08-29 10:10:00	Consulate Shanghai	SECRET	PGOV PINR EINV ECON CH
07SHANGHAI557	SHANGHAI FINANCIAL LEADERS DISCUSS SED [...] (SBU) Summary. According to Chinese financial service company executives, the Strategic EcoQic Dialogue (SED) plays an important and positive role in advancing U.S.-Chinese relations and understanding. While foreign investments in the financial services sector, and the technology, products, a [...]	2007-08-31 11:17:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PREL ECON PINR KPAO CH
07SHANGHAI573	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS WITH SHANGHAI [...] (C) Summary: During a September 3 breakfast hosted by the Ambassador, five leading Shanghai academics spoke positively about U.S.-China relations, which one described as stable and predictable. Shanghai Institute for International Studies Vice President Yang Jiemian expressed concern, however, [...]	2007-09-06 06:42:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD CH TW KN
07SHANGHAI581	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH SHANGHAI ENTREPRENEURS [...] (SBU) Summary: Shanghai-based Chinese entrepreneurs told the Ambassador that China is looking to U.S. leadership on addressing the problems of global climate change. Ongoing RMB appreciation hurts their export businesses and because China feels it needs to continue to control the flow of capit [...]	2007-09-07 07:59:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAIR CVIS SENV KIPR PINR CH
07SHANGHAI601	SHANGHAI ACADEMICS ON TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: In a series of meetings in late August, Shanghai cross-Strait experts expressed concerns about Taiwan's referendum on UN membership, which they believed touched on the redline of the Anti-Secession Law and created a basis for Taiwan independence. While there were many voices in Ch [...]	2007-09-11 03:25:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH TW
07SHANGHAI620	NODEL LARSEN DISCUSSES FOOD SAFETY IN SHANGHAI [...] (SBU) Summary. Shanghai-based U.S. businessmen told visiting Congressmen Rick Larsen (D-WA) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) that concerns about China's food and product safety were "legitimate." While China's laws and regulations were adequate, the inability of the Central Government to implement these [...]	2007-09-19 07:14:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP ECON PREL ETRD CH
07SHANGHAI636	UPDATE ON ZHEJIANG DISSIDENT LU GENGSONG [...] (C) On September 26, Poloff received an update on detained Zhejiang dissident Lu Gengsong's case from Lu's wife, Wang Xue'e, and Hangzhou activist and freelance journalist Wink Ho. Ho is one of the organizers of a letter signed by more than 1,000 Chinese intellectuals and activists calling for [...]	2007-09-27 10:26:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV CH
07SHANGHAI679	SHANGHAI STOCK EXCHANGE UP 300 PERCENT IN TWO YEARS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index topped 6,000 points on October 15 bringing gains over the past two years up to 300 percent. This growth is "good" according to a Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) official and the government should not attempt to set limits on where the in [...]	2007-10-22 12:13:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV PGOV CH
07SHANGHAI770	EAST CHINA LEGAL CONTACTS ON NEW LAWYER LAW [...] (C) Summary: East China legal contacts are cautiously optimistic that the new Lawyer Law passed on October 28 and scheduled to be implemented on June 1, 2008 will increase legal protections for Chinese lawyers. The law expands the rights of lawyers to meet clients in criminal cases without su [...]	2007-12-04 08:20:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KJUS PGOV PINR CH
07SHANGHAI784	CITI'S STANLEY ON BANKING, ECONOMY, REFORMS, POLITICIANS IN [...] (C) Summary: Chinese banks are afraid of Citibank becoming too strong. This has led the Chinese Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) to conduct an extraordinarily hostile and intrusive audit of Citi's six-month-old locally incorporated subsidiary. The CBRC's goal appears to be forcing Citi t [...]	2007-12-11 07:55:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV CH
07SHANGHAI789	SHANGHAI ACADEMICS ON CHINA-INDIA RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: In a series of meetings in mid-November to discuss China-India relations, Shanghai's leading South Asia academic experts provided differing views on a variety of issues including border disputes, United Nations Security Council reform, energy competition, and regional dynamics. T [...]	2007-12-13 01:06:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ENRG PARM CH IN RS
07SHANGHAI804	NANJING: 70 YEARS AFTER THE MASSACRE [...] (C) Summary: A day after Nanjing commemorated the 70th Anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre, Poloff met with students, an academic, an official from the local Foreign Affairs Office (FAO) and visited the Nanjing Massacre Museum to discuss Japan and Sino-Japanese relations. Although the FAO off [...]	2007-12-21 07:29:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SOCI CH JA
07SHENYANG102	PRC/DPRK: SCARLET FEVER, SMUGGLING, BORDER- [...] (C) SUMMARY: PRC authorities in Jilin recently claimed they have taken measures to prevent a scarlet fever outbreak in the DPRK from making its way into China. Though officials would not confirm the outbreak, they privately stressed that they are prepared. South Koreans appear to be playing b [...]	2007-05-31 02:34:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PINR KN KS CH
07SHENYANG126	PRC-DPRK: BORDER INSPECTIONS AND TRADE ISSUES IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Official Chinese scrutiny of land-based PRC-DPRK cargo/passenger traffic continues to range along the border into mid-2007. Land ports in Nanping (conduit for the many tons of iron ore extracted from North Korea's Musan mine) and Dandong are sites of significant levels of activit [...]	2007-07-09 02:21:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV ECON KN KS CH
07SHENYANG127	PRC-ROK KOGURYO SPARRING CONTINUES, QUIETLY, IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nearly two years after an August 2005 agreement aimed at shelving their neuralgic political dispute over Koguryo--the kingdom that at various points between 37 BC and 668 AD subsumed parts of modern-day northeast China, North Korea and South Korea--PRC-ROK dueling over ancient hi [...]	2007-07-09 03:24:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR CH KN KS
07SHENYANG145	PRC-DPRK: BORDER OFFICIALS ON MUSAN MINE, RAJIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: PRC imports of North Korean iron ore from Musan are fueling a surge in activity at China's Nanping Land Port; Chinese truckers collecting the ore comprised over ninety percent of the 50,000 passengers that transited the port last year, local Chinese officials say. Plans to link n [...]	2007-07-27 07:26:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV ECON PREL KN KS CH
07SHENYANG153	THEY "WON'T LET THE PEOPLE SPEAK": PRESS CONTROL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Conservative propaganda officials in northeast China continue to gag, muffle or otherwise "manage" perceived negative news, according to Liaoning journalists and Party sources, who note that media freedom generally tends to be more restricted here than in other parts of China. Pr [...]	2007-08-06 08:46:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SOCI KCUL CH
07SHENYANG175	LATE AUGUST TRIP TO THE DPRK/CHINA/RUSSIA BORDER [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-12 10:07:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PINR PGOV KS KN CH
07SHENYANG205	PRC-DPRK: NK BORDER-CROSSERS, HUMAN SMUGGLING, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The number of North Korean border-crossers entering China in 2007 thus far looks to be roughly on par with 2005/2006 levels despite the DPRK's agricultural difficulties and natural disasters earlier this year, according to a Liaoning scholar engaged in internal, state- sponsored r [...]	2007-10-29 05:46:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PINR KWMN KN KS CH
07SHENYANG245	"ANT POWER" PROTESTS LEAVE LIAONING SIMMERING IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The political fallout from days of protests over a collapsed pyramid scheme involving hundreds of thousands of northeastern Chinese has put authorities in conservative Liaoning Province, and perhaps some in Beijing, in an uncomfortable political corner. Underreported in the Wester [...]	2007-12-18 05:36:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINR PINS SOCI ECON CH
07SINGAPORE108	AN UNCARING ELITE IN SINGAPORE? [...] (SBU) Summary: A vituperative internet posting by the daughter of a ruling party MP helped spark a recent public discussion on the role of Singapore's bureaucratic elite and its relations with the rest of society. There is a growing concern among average Singaporeans and even within the elite [...]	2007-01-16 09:44:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ELAB SOCI PGOV SN
07SINGAPORE1120	SINGAPORE BANS EGGS AND POULTRY PRODUCTS FROM MALAYSIA'S [...] Singapore banned all imports of live poultry, fresh poultry products, and eggs originating from Malaysia's Selangor State on June 6 after the GOM announced an outbreak of avian influenza (AI) (ref A). The ban does not affect imports from Malaysia's other states nor does it affect heat-treated [...]	2007-06-11 09:59:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU EAGR TBIO ETRD ECON SN MY
07SINGAPORE1241	DENGUE FEVER EPIDEMIC: NOT YET PEAKED? [...] (SBU) The number of Singapore's dengue fever cases decreased recently after briefly crossing the Ministry of Health's (MOH) "epidemic threshold" of 378 cases per week in mid-June, according to press reports. However, there are concerns that the current outbreak is far from over. Hospitals re [...]	2007-06-28 09:16:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TBIO ECON SN
07SINGAPORE1314	AMBASSADOR LAGON ENCOURAGES GOS TO APPROVE [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador-at-Large for Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Mark Lagon urged Singapore to quickly approve long-delayed anti-TIP Penal Code Amendments during his June 29 visit to Singapore. The GOS explained that the anti-TIP provisions are part of comprehensive reform of the Penal Cod [...]	2007-07-10 00:24:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL PHUM KCRM KOCI KWMN SN
07SINGAPORE1323	SCENESETTER FOR EEB A/S SULLIVAN'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Embassy Singapore looks forward to your July 22-23 visit. While we are not allies, the United States enjoys a close relationship with Singapore, based on similar strategic views and substantial trade and investment ties. Singapore is a keen observer of regional developments, but for po [...]	2007-07-11 09:08:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN PGOV PREL SN
07SINGAPORE1404	PM LEE HSIEN LOONG: ME AND MY (DAD'S) SHADOW [...] (C) Summary: After almost three years as Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong still has not come out of the shadow of his father, modern Singapore's founding father Lee Kuan Yew (LKY). Long seen as arrogant and preordained to take over the reins of government, PM Lee has been successful in softeni [...]	2007-07-30 07:29:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EFIN SN
07SINGAPORE1407	MEDIA EXCLUSIVITY AGREEMENTS: MINISTER SAYS NO TO [...] (U) In a move applauded by U.S. industry, Singapore's Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts (MICA) announced on July 27 that he had rejected SingTel's appeal to further regulate exclusive carriage agreements between media content/channel providers and Singapore's Pay-TV operato [...]	2007-07-30 08:44:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINT ECON ETRD EINV SN
07SINGAPORE1517	ANALYSTS UNCERTAIN ABOUT EFFECT OF MARKET [...] (SBU) Summary: Singapore-based financial analysts believe market volatility could have real economic effects on Asia even though the region has limited exposure to the subprime mortgage and credit derivatives problems afflicting the United States and Europe. Central banks across the region t [...]	2007-08-17 08:35:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EINV PGOV SN
07SINGAPORE1679	SOME CYCLISTS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS - [...] (C) Summary: An internet blogger has revealed a double standard by the GOS on outdoor political events. In August, the opposition Workers' Party was denied a police permit to hold a mass cycling event and the GOS defended the decision in Parliament saying that no political party was allowed to [...]	2007-09-10 09:49:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SN
07SINGAPORE1732	REJECTING EXTREMISM: SINGAPORE MUSLIM "CREDIBLE [...] (S/NF) A number of prominent Malay/Muslim Singaporeans speak out against extremism with "credible voices" and are identified below, per Ref A request. The Government of Singapore (GOS) strongly emphasizes the importance of preserving racial and religious harmony and has implemented various me [...]	2007-09-18 09:02:00	Embassy Singapore	SECRET//NOFORN	KISL SN
07SINGAPORE1736	LEGAL THREATS AGAINST DOWNLOADERS PROVOKE ANIMATED [...] (U) Summary: Recent events involving local anime (Japanese animation) distributor Odex highlight that Singapore is still struggling with certain facets of promoting and protecting intellectual property rights (IPR). Following a difficult enforcement campaign, Odex announced September 5 it wo [...]	2007-09-19 08:32:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECPS EINT ECON ETRD EINV SN
07SINGAPORE1811	SINGAPORE PESSIMISTIC ON DEFENSE PACT WITH [...] (C) Summary: Singapore is pessimistic over prospects for Indonesian ratification of the Defence Cooperation Agreement and the Extradition Treaty the two nations signed in April, MFA Southeast Asia Directorate Director Peter Tan told us during a September 27 meeting with the DCM. Tan charact [...]	2007-09-28 11:04:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV ID SN
07SINGAPORE1812	SINGAPORE MEDIA COMES DOWN HARD ON BURMESE JUNTA; [...] Summary: Singapore's government-controlled press has been uncharacteristically critical of the Burmese regime, with a Straits Times editorial calling on it to "manage -- with as much decency and dispatch as it can muster -- its own demise." Meanwhile, the MFA issued another press statement, [...]	2007-09-28 12:24:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL ASEAN BM SN
07SINGAPORE1890	BURMA-SINGAPORE TRADE AND INVESTMENT -- MORE THAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: For Burma, Singapore is a major trading partner and source of investment and foreign exchange. Two-way trade in goods is declining, but Singapore remains an important investor in Burma for tourism, airlines, food processing, and infrastructure. Asia World, one of Burma's larges [...]	2007-10-11 10:56:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV ETTC PREL ASEAN EFIN BU SN
07SINGAPORE1930	FOREIGN MEDIA CAVES TO LEE FAMILY INC. DEFAMATION [...] (C) The Lee family has once again wielded its defamation club to deal with criticism, real or inferred. On October 18, local media reported that the Financial Times (FT) newspaper had apologized and paid damages to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, and Temasek CEO [...]	2007-10-19 08:37:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EFIN SN
07SINGAPORE2016	SINGAPORE - 2008 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] (U) In response to reftel instructions, this message is Post's draft chapter on Singapore for the 2008 National Trade Estimate Report. We assume that Washington agencies will update the trade and investment data in the first three paragraphs of the report as they have done in the past. Per r [...]	2007-11-07 06:55:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN KIPR ECPS SN
07SINGAPORE2052	ASEAN SUMMITS: KEEP YOUR EXPECTATIONS LOW [...] (C) Summary: Singapore-based ASEAN watchers predicted a disappointed public reaction to the ASEAN Summit to be held here November 18-21. Government sources and a leaked draft indicate that the new ASEAN Charter will not include significant compliance or disciplinary measures as many had hop [...]	2007-11-16 01:23:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SN BU ASEAN
07SINGAPORE2075	BUSINESS AND INVESTMENT MEETINGS KICK OFF [...] (SBU) Summary: The ASEAN Business and Investment Summit, hosted by the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC),was held in Singapore November 16-18 as the curtain raiser for a cycle of ASEAN-related summit meetings that will continue through November 22 (see official summit program, par [...]	2007-11-19 11:10:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ETRD EINV ECON ASEAN SN BM
07SINGAPORE2085	ASEAN LEADERS SIGN CHARTER [...] (U) Summary: Following is the text, as issued by the Singapore MFA, of the ASEAN Charter signed by ASEAN leaders in Singapore on November 20. The Charter identifies "democracy," "the rule of law," and "human rights" as principles of ASEAN, in addition to familiar ASEAN principles like "sover [...]	2007-11-20 11:16:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM SN ASEAN
07SINGAPORE2086	BURMA: DIVIDED ASEAN CANCELS GAMBARI SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: ASEAN leaders canceled a planned briefing of the East Asia Summit (EAS) by UN Special Advisor Gambari after Burma strenuously objected during a contentious working dinner involving the leaders at the ASEAN Summit November 19. An MFA source told us Burma's representatives had earl [...]	2007-11-20 11:48:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SN BU ASEAN
07SINGAPORE2093	BURMA: ASEAN'S GAMBARI CANCELLATION SPARKS SMALL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ASEAN's ambivalent handling of the Burma issue during its ongoing cycle of ASEAN-related summits appears to have been met with mixed feelings among Burmese nationals and their sympathizers living in Singapore. The announcement that ASEAN had canceled UN Special Advisor Ibrahim [...]	2007-11-21 12:16:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ASEAN BU SN
07SINGAPORE2112	SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' DECEMBER [...] (C) My team at Embassy Singapore and I greatly look forward to your December 2-3 visit. While the United States and Singapore are not allies, we enjoy a close military and economic relationship based on overlapping strategic views and substantial trade and investment ties. Singapore is a kee [...]	2007-11-27 09:47:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON BM SN
07SINGAPORE2184	U/S BURNS' 12/3 MEETING WITH SINGAPORE PM LEE [...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary Burns urged in a December 3 meeting with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong that Singapore and ASEAN do more to put pressure on the Burmese regime to engage in genuine dialogue. PM Lee said ASEAN would do its part, but claimed the real leverage lay with Ch [...]	2007-12-12 05:21:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SN BM CH IN AF JA
07SINGAPORE2208	SINGAPORE HAJ DECISION ATTRACTS UNWANTED MEDIA [...] (U) The Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS) will no longer apply for waivers from the Saudi Arabian government to allow Singaporean women under 45 years old to travel on the haj unaccompanied by a close male relative, the Straits Times newspaper reported on its front page on December [...]	2007-12-17 13:46:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KISL SOCI PHUM SCUL SN
07SINGAPORE2247	AL JAZEERA ENGLISH TO START BROADCASTING IN [...] (U) Summary. Al Jazeera English will likely begin broadcasting in Singapore twenty-four hours a day in the first quarter of 2008, according to Nigel Parsons, Managing Director of Al Jazeera English. On December 4, the Media Development Authority of Singapore granted SingTel a landing licens [...]	2007-12-27 06:02:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOIC SN MY SCUL KMDR
07SINGAPORE2254	NO BREAKTHROUGH IN 2007 FOR GAY RIGHTS IN [...] (C) Summary: 2007 turned out not to be the breakthrough year for gay rights in Singapore that advocates had hoped it would be. After an extended and spirited public debate fueled by founding father Lee Kuan Yew (LKY),Singapore retained a statute (Section 377A) banning sex between men. A se [...]	2007-12-28 01:49:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI SN
07SINGAPORE24	SINGAPORE - 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Per reftel instructions, Post submits the text of the 2007 Investment Climate Statement for Singapore. As requested, we have also provided the document via email to EB/IFD/OIA. 2. Begin text of Statement: Singapore INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2007 INTRODUCTION Foreign investments [...]	2007-01-04 00:46:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR
07SINGAPORE285	TEMASEK CEO HO CHING SURVEYS THE REGION [...] (C) Summary. Temasek Holdings CEO Ho Ching (also wife of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong) told Ambassador David Gross that she was pessimistic about ASEAN's future. Thailand's interim government was obsessed with "everything Thaksin" and, having come up short on evidence to implicate the for [...]	2007-02-09 09:18:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD ECPS EINV EFIN PREL SN
07SINGAPORE394	BURLESQUE AND BILLIONS OF DOLLARS LATER, SINGAPORE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Singapore (GOS) is attempting to steer the economy to become more knowledge-based and entrepreneurial to counter the competitive challenges China, India and other lower-cost exporters pose. Characteristically, the GOS is taking the lead, putting schemes in pla [...]	2007-02-27 09:53:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ETRD SN
07SINGAPORE401	SINGAPORE: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (U) This is the first of three messages relaying Embassy Singapore's 2007 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report submission. The Embassy point of contact is: Christopher Kavanagh Phone: (65) 6476-9182 Fax: (65) 6476-9389 Email: kavanaghcr@state.gov 2. (U) Per the request in para 26 of Ref [...]	2007-02-28 07:42:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KRFD ASEC PREF ELAB SN
07SINGAPORE405	SINGAPORE: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (U) This is the second of three messages relaying Embassy Singapore's 2007 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report submission. 2. (U) Continue text of submission: III. INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF TRAFFICKERS -- A. Does the country have a law specifically prohibiting trafficking in pe [...]	2007-02-28 08:05:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KRFD ASEC PREF ELAB SN
07SINGAPORE654	SINGAPORE UPDATING MEDIA MARKET CONDUCT CODE [...] Singapore's Media Development Authority (MDA) plans to extend its regulatory reach beyond traditional broadcasting and print media to encompass new and emerging technologies that are redefining the wider info-communications sector. The proposed changes are part of MDA's first triennial review [...]	2007-04-02 09:09:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EINT ECON ETRD EINV SN
07SINGAPORE666	SINGAPORE SEEKS COMMENTS ON DRAFT COPYRIGHT [...] The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) is seeking public comments on draft regulations that would exempt additional "circumvention of technological access control measures" for copyrighted material and protected performances. The Copyright (Excluded Works) Order 2007, which rep [...]	2007-04-03 10:37:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ECON ETRD EINV SN
07SINGAPORE996	FTA AT YEAR THREE - ZEROING IN ON COMMITMENTS [...] (SBU) Summary/Action Items: Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Barbara Weisel singled out Singapore's continued failure to fulfill its telecom commitments as the USG's top priority during the third annual review of the U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) held in Singapore May 11. Whil [...]	2007-05-24 03:50:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EFIN EINV ECPS SENV EAGR KTEX KIPR ECON SN
07SKOPJE106	MACEDONIA: POSITIVE REACTION TO KOSOVO STATUS [...] (C) The GOM, public, and media response to UN Special Envoy Ahtisaari's Kosovo status proposal has been uniformly positive. Government leaders are especially pleased with the proposal's language addressing the issue of demarcation of the Kosovo-Macedonia border. They are concerned, however, n [...]	2007-02-05 15:23:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MK KS
07SKOPJE162	MACEDONIA: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH THE PRIME [...] (C) During a meeting with Prime Minister Gruevski on February 21, the Ambassador raised U.S. concerns regarding political dialogue, education issues, and the rule of law in Macedonia (reftels). Pledging U.S. support for Macedonia's NATO membership aspirations, the Ambassador stressed that ther [...]	2007-02-23 15:08:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MK
07SKOPJE189	MACEDONIA: SDSM PARTY CONGRESS SHOWCASES NEW [...] (SBU) On February 24, Macedonia's biggest opposition party, the Social Democratic Union of Macedonia (SDSM),held its 7th congress in Skopje under the slogan "Trust, Unity and Success." Although barely mentioned in the next day's papers, the congress showed the new and more polished face of a p [...]	2007-03-05 12:34:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MK
07SKOPJE190	MACEDONIA: SCENESETTER FOR EUR A/S FRIED'S MARCH [...] (U) This message supplements, and is complementary to, the briefing materials already provided to EUR/SCE for your visit to Skopje. NATO MESSAGE SINKING IN, DIALOGUE MOVES AHEAD 2. (C) With your visit an action-forcing event, GOM officials this week are taking some of the steps we have be [...]	2007-03-05 15:23:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MK
07SKOPJE22	MACEDONIA: KONDOVO GANG LEADER CONVICTED, REMAINS [...] (SBU) Gang leader Agim Krasniqi and two of his associates have been sentenced to prison terms for their involvement in the attempted kidnapping and wounding of a rival ethnic Albanian gang member in October 2003. Krasniqi and one associate were tried, convicted and sentenced in absentia and r [...]	2007-01-12 09:09:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL MK
07SKOPJE27	BUNGLED MACEDONIAN ARMS SHIPMENT TO BULGARIA: [...] (C) Macedonian police intercepted and halted a shipment of military weapons bound for Bulgaria on December 14, claiming that the trucks lacked the proper paperwork and the required police escort. The shipment of machine guns and mortars was the last of four shipments of excess weapons the M [...]	2007-01-12 16:12:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KOMC MASS PREL MK
07SKOPJE299	MACEDONIA: TIP SOLICITATION FOR G/TIP-MANAGED FY07 [...] (U) Per reftel instructions, we recommend for funding the following two anti-TIP projects for G/TIP-managed FY 2007 ESF and INCLE funds, as described in paragraphs 2 and 3. Post believes both proposals address G/TIP criteria for projects that focus on strengthening rule of law and the criminal [...]	2007-04-19 14:25:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG MK
07SKOPJE387	MACEDONIA: DIALOGUE -- LIGHT AT THE END OF THE [...] (C) The political dialogue process between governing VMRO-DPMNE and major eAlbanian opposition DUI appears to be coming to closure, with a possible compromise on the main agenda items DUI had proposed when the talks were revived in early March. Following intensive Embassy and EUSR pressure on [...]	2007-05-17 07:00:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MK
07SKOPJE415	MACEDONIA: POLICE RAID IN TANUSEVCI -- NO REPEAT [...] (SBU) Early in the morning of May 23, Macedonian police raided several houses in the rural village of Tanusevci, north of Skopje on the Kosovo-Macedonia border, in an operation aimed at uncovering an illegal arms cache. The raid netted only a few rifles but briefly revived ghosts from Macedo [...]	2007-05-25 13:53:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MK
07SKOPJE416	MACEDONIA: SCENESETTER FOR POTUS LUNCH WITH A-3 [...] (C) Now in his ninth month in office, Prime Minister Gruevski will arrive in Tirana hoping for an encouraging message on NATO membership and looking for U.S. recognition of Macedonia's GWOT efforts and its constructive stance on Kosovo. It would be useful for him to hear a strong message on t [...]	2007-05-25 15:33:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MK
07SKOPJE454	MACEDONIA: ALBANIAN FM BASHA'S JUNE 1 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) During his first official visit to Skopje June 1, Albanian Foreign Minister Basha and FM Milososki discussed their hopes for a positive US signal on NATO membership for Adriatic Charter aspirants during President Bush's upcoming visit to Tirana. They considered stronger cooperation on EU [...]	2007-06-07 14:47:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AL MK
07SKOPJE483	MACEDONIA: GOM PLEDGES CONTINUED FOCUS ON NATO [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered ref A points on NATO enlargement and required reform steps to Deputy FM Petrov and National NATO Coordinator Dimitrov on June 19. In response, Petrov reiterated the GOM's commitment to focusing on NATO reforms, but noted challenges the government faces in passing [...]	2007-06-20 17:25:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR NATO MK
07SKOPJE492	MACEDONIA: PROGRESS PROSECUTING CORRUPTION CASES [...] (SBU) In recent months, Macedonia's justice system has convicted defendants on corruption-related charges in four separate, unrelated court cases. Several former government officials were among those convicted. Encouragingly, the courts demonstrated improved efficiency in these cases (in par [...]	2007-06-22 11:38:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCOR KCRM KJUS PGOV MK
07SKOPJE498	MACEDONIA: SCENESETTER FOR EAPC SECURITY SUMMIT [...] (SBU) Macedonia's leaders are hoping to showcase the country's organizational and logistics capabilities in hosting the EAPC summit, which will be set amidst the impressive natural beauty of Lake Ohrid. They have heard and understood our message on the steps they need to take to strengthen th [...]	2007-06-25 13:46:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO MK

07SKOPJE508	MACEDONIA: EASTERN BORDER REGION'S ECONOMIC WOES [...] (SBU) In the last several years, economically depressed rural eastern Macedonia has become Macedonia's main source of internal victims of trafficking-in-persons (TIP),a trend that is driven largely by the dire economic circumstances there. The January 2007 introduction of a visa requirement [...]	2007-06-26 13:50:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MK
07SKOPJE633	MACEDONIA: STRIPPED OF PARLIAMENTARY IMMUNITY, [...] (SBU) In a dramatic midnight session August 1, the Parliamentary Committee on Immunity revoked the parliamentary immunity of former Prime Minister and current opposition SDSM MP Vlado Buckovski. After being stripped of his immunity, Buckovski appeared in front of an investigative judge on Au [...]	2007-08-03 14:00:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM MK
07SKOPJE699	MACEDONIA: PARLIAMENT CONFIRMS EX-PM'S IMMUNITY [...] (SBU) On August 20, the Macedonian Parliament voted to revoke the immunity of former Prime Minister and current opposition MP Vlado Buckovski. Buckovski is being investigated by the Macedonian authorities for alleged irregularities in procurement while he was Minister of Defense in 2001 (Ref [...]	2007-08-24 11:27:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KCOR MK
07SKOPJE712	MACEDONIA: MOI CONSIDERS PEACEFUL RESOLUTION OF [...] (C) The GOM is actively considering a non-violent approach to resolving the current standoff with former ethnic Albanian MP Xhezair Shaqiri, who is holed up in the village of Tanusevci on the Macedonia-Kosovo border (reftel) to avoid arrest on kidnapping charges. The approach includes offering [...]	2007-08-31 15:36:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MK KV
07SKOPJE735	MACEDONIA: GOVERNMENT PULLS TEXTBOOK DEEMED [...] (SBU) On September 7, the Ministry of Education (MOE) announced it would withdraw from circulation a high school history textbook deemed offensive to Muslims because it included a portrait of the Prophet Mohamed, which is forbidden under Islam. According to the MOE, the textbook, used by 9th [...]	2007-09-10 16:58:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MK
07SKOPJE739	MACEDONIA: IDENTIFYING "CREDIBLE VOICES" IN MUSLIM [...] (SBU) CONTEXT: In Macedonia, there is a rough correlation between religion and ethnicity; most ethnic Albanians, who comprise 25 percent of the total population, are Muslim, as are most Roma and ethnic Turks. There are also smaller populations of ethnic Macedonian Muslims. Macedonia's Muslim [...]	2007-09-11 13:45:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MK
07SKOPJE748	MACEDONIA: INPUT FOR PRESIDENT'S HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) USG efforts in Macedonia to protect and promote human rights focus on strengthening rule of law, decreasing political influence on and corruption in the security forces and judiciary, and capacity building to strengthen democratic institutions and civil society. 2. (U) Embassy officials [...]	2007-09-13 14:05:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL MK
07SKOPJE766	MACEDONIA: PRESIDENT ON COHABITATION CHALLENGES [...] (C) President Crvenkovski outlined for the Ambassador on September 19 his proposal for working with Prime Minister Gruevski to improve cohabitation and to resolve the issue of composing the State Judicial Council (SJC),a key NATO membership-related task. Gruevski's initial crude rebuff of th [...]	2007-09-20 07:46:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MK KV
07SKOPJE767	MACEDONIA: PRESIDENT ON NAME ISSUE, KOSOVO, [...] (C) During a September 19 meeting with the Ambassador to discuss cohabitation challenges (ref A),President Crvenkovski expressed concern that Macedonia might be pushed to the wall in its name dispute with Greece before the 2008 NATO Summit, underscored that there is no difference between Skop [...]	2007-09-20 15:11:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MASS MARR MK KV
07SKOPJE786	MACEDONIA: DEADLOCK ON STATE JUDICIAL COUNCIL [...] (C) On September 20, PM Gruevski and President Crvenkovski met to follow up on the President's initiative to improve cohabitation and break the deadlock on the State Judicial Council (SJC) and the appointment of Macedonian ambassadors. Later that day, the President, with the Prime Minister's [...]	2007-09-24 16:50:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MK
07SKOPJE792	MACEDONIA: PARLIAMENT BRAWL MARS RESOLUTION OF [...] (SBU) A brawl in parliament between MPs of ethnic Albanian DPA (governing coalition partner) and DUI (opposition) on September 25 overshadowed DUI's agreement to support a proposal (reftel) to break a long-standing deadlock on composition of the State Judicial Council (SJC),a key Macedonian j [...]	2007-09-27 12:58:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MK
07SKOPJE797	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES INVESTMENT BARRIERS AND [...] (SBU) During a September 25 meeting with Deputy PM for Economic Affairs Zoran Stavreski, the Ambassador raised U.S. concerns regarding three outstanding investment issues: questions surrounding the GOM's decision on a recent power plant privatization, steps the GOM should take to ensure the p [...]	2007-09-28 12:18:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON ENRG PGOV PREL MK
07SKOPJE812	MACEDONIA: GOM POSITIVELY CONSIDERS ADDITIONAL [...] (SBU) Following up on DASD Cagan's September 28 meetings in Skopje with MOD Elenovski and CHOD Stojanovski to request an additional Macedonian platoon for operations in Iraq (septel),P/E Chief conveyed Cagan's points in separate meetings with MFA State Counselor for Bilateral Relations with N [...]	2007-10-09 08:54:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IZ MASS MK PGOV PREL
07SKOPJE815	MACEDONIA: TENSIONS EBB AFTER PARLIAMENTARY BRAWL, [...] (SBU) A week after the September 25 brawl in Parliament between ethnic Albanian MPs (ref A),tensions have ebbed and the government on October 4 succeeded in corralling the votes of the smaller ethnic minority parties to elect four of the remaining five members of the 15-member State Judicial [...]	2007-10-10 09:52:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MK
07SKOPJE842	MACEDONIA: DAS DICARLO'S OCTOBER 10 MEETINGS WITH [...] (SBU) During a meeting with DAS DiCarlo in Skopje on October 10, opposition DUI President Ahmeti said implementation of the May 29 Agreement was moving too slowly, and that he would ask governing VMRO for a deadline for concrete results from ongoing working group discussions. He was non-commi [...]	2007-10-18 16:30:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MK
07SKOPJE853	MACEDONIA: MANAGING THE NAME ISSUE AND A NATO [...] (C) Embassy Athens presents a clear assessment of the name issue and Macedonia's NATO membership prospects (ref A). We share Athens, preference for preparing joint recommendations to Washington, but in this case our two Missions differ substantially in their assumptions, analysis, recommendati [...]	2007-10-22 16:56:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MK GR
07SKOPJE864	SHOTS FIRED AT POLICE IN NORTHERN MACEDONIA ALMOST [...] (SBU) The shots fired on October 24 at a three person Macedonian border police patrol near the town of Kodra Fura sparked media speculation that the incident was a politically motivated attack by ethnic Albanians. Ministry of Interior (MoI) officials told us, and OSCE monitors confirmed, howe [...]	2007-10-26 15:19:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PTER PREL PGOV MK
07SKOPJE867	MACEDONIA AIMS TO BE CONSTRUCTIVE IN NAME TALKS AT [...] (C) The GOM will propose, at the November 1 meeting in New York to discuss the name issue with Greek counterparts and with UN Special Envoy Nimetz, four steps that it believes would help reduce bilateral tensions and help prepare the ground for more fruitful efforts to resolve the name dispute. [...]	2007-10-30 16:08:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MK
07SKOPJE879	MACEDONIA: SCENESETTER FOR US INTERAGENCY NATO MAP [...] (SBU/NF) When you step off the plane in Skopje on November 7, PM Gruevski will have just taken a beating from Brussels, having received the EU's annual progress report on November 6. The report will criticize the lack of political consensus here, slow progress on EU-related reforms, and the l [...]	2007-11-05 13:09:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV NATO MK
07SKOPJE886	MACEDONIA SCRAPS ELECTRICITY PRIVATIZATION AND [...] (C) The GOM announced on October 31 that it had canceled the "Negotino" power plant privatization, and would instead keep the plant state owned. This decision ended any possibility that the GOM would award the privatization and investment contract to the U.S. - Greek joint venture, SENCAP, t [...]	2007-11-07 15:21:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ENRG PREL PGOV MK
07SKOPJE887	MACEDONIA: MAJOR POLICE ACTION AGAINST CRIMINAL [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Interior (MOI) informed us today that a police operation began early this morning against a group of 30-40 armed ethnic Albanian criminals who have been holed up outside of the northwest village of Brodec near the Kosovo border since July. The group includes escapees from [...]	2007-11-07 15:33:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KCRM PTER ASEC MK
07SKOPJE891	MACEDONIA: SCENESETTER FOR A/S HILL'S VISIT [...] (SBU) Welcome back to Skopje! When you arrive, political leaders here will be mulling over the tough message USNATO Ambassador Nuland delivered November 8 during a USG interagency visit to Skopje. Nuland told the government and opposition that Macedonia needs to demonstrate its readiness for [...]	2007-11-09 16:05:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MK
07SKOPJE892	MACEDONIA: CALM AFTER THE STORM -- POLICE [...] (SBU) A major police action against a group of ethnic Albanian criminals in a village in northwest Macedonia (reftel) concluded November 8, with six criminals killed and more than a dozen arrested. The operation appeared to have been conducted properly, with mixed ethnic patrols conducting th [...]	2007-11-09 16:22:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KCRM PTER ASEC MK KS
07SKOPJE933	MACEDONIA ON NAME ISSUE DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) On November 29 DCM delivered reftel points to Deputy Foreign Minister Petrov and MFA State Counselor for Multilateral Affairs Geleva. Stating that he saw "nothing new" about the U.S. position of neutrality in the name dispute, Petrov was relieved to get DCM's assurances that the points [...]	2007-11-29 16:00:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR NATO PREL GR MK
07SKOPJE985	MACEDONIA: PLANNING FOR KOSOVO STATUS [...] (C) Macedonian government officials, party representatives, and think-tankers believe independence within the Ahtisaari framework is the only option for Kosovo status. They believe recognition of an independent Kosovo should also lead to the technical demarcation of the Kosovo-Macedonia borde [...]	2007-12-19 13:51:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KV MK
07SOFIA1007	PM STRUGGLES TO CLOSE SOCIALIST RANKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The ruling Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP),hurt by a surprisingly poor showing in May's European Parliament elections and a high-profile corruption scandal, is struggling to close ranks ahead of October municipal elections. PM Stanishev has a two fold party mission: assert his l [...]	2007-08-17 12:53:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	BU PGOV
07SOFIA1013	STREET BATTLE IN CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS ROMA PLIGHT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Riots rocked a section of Bulgaria's capital Sofia August 14-15 when some 200 armed Roma marshaled to combat a rumored imminent attack by a skinhead group. Several people were injured during two days of unrest. Both the President and Prime Minister called for a quick investiga [...]	2007-08-20 13:26:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM PGOV BU
07SOFIA1029	BULGARIA: SUBTLE SHIFT IN STANCE ON MACEDONIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bulgaria has subtly shifted policy toward Macedonia, tacitly linking Sofia's support for Skopje's Euro-Atlantic integration with Macedonia's conduct of "good neighborly relations." Both government officials and NGO experts recognize that Macedonia's EU and NATO accession is stro [...]	2007-08-23 13:04:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BU
07SOFIA1045	BULGARIA NAMES CAREER DIPLOMAT AS AMBASSADOR TO UN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Parvanov appointed career diplomat Raiko Raichev (also spelled Raychev) as Bulgaria's new permanent representative to the United Nations. Raichev, 52, currently serves as Chief of Staff to Foreign Minister Ivailo Kalfin. A non-controversial figure, Raichev has held se [...]	2007-08-28 12:56:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR BU
07SOFIA1073	BULGARIANS CHAFE AT RUSSIAN HARD LINE IN B-A [...] (C) Summary: Bulgarian government officials are expressing public and private disdain for two Russian proposals tabled during August 27-28 negotiations for the Burgas-Alexandropolous Pipeline (B-A) in Athens. The proposals would require Bulgaria and Greece, as minority shareholders in B-A, [...]	2007-09-05 15:01:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV BU
07SOFIA115	LEADERSHIP CHANGES IMPROVE BULGARIAN INTELLIGENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bulgaria made a surprise, but largely positive change at the top of a key security service on January 11, replacing the country's counterintelligence chief, National Security Service (NSS) chief Ivan Chobanov, with long time NSS Deputy Head Ivan Drashkov. As attention centered o [...]	2007-01-25 15:10:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL BU
07SOFIA1155	BULGARIA NAMES DEPUTY INTERIOR MINISTER ENVOY TO EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Parvanov has appointed Deputy Minister of Interior Boyko Kotzev as Bulgaria's new permanent representative to the EU, a position viewed as one of the country's most important diplomatic post abroad. Kotzev, 51, is a career diplomat with twenty years of experience who ha [...]	2007-09-24 14:31:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	BU EUN PGOV PREL
07SOFIA1216	BORRISOV'S PARTY ANNOUNCES ECONOMIC PLATFORM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Sofia mayor Boiko Borissov's new political party GERB recently unveiled an economic program aimed at making the party the leading center-right force in Bulgaria. GERB's ambitious economic pledges include a further reduction of the corporate tax burden (from the current ten to [...]	2007-10-11 11:45:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV BU
07SOFIA1259	RULING SOCIALISTS FACE POPULIST GERB CHALLENGE IN OCT 28 LOCAL VOTE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PM Sergei Stanishev's ruling socialists square off against GERB, the new populist party of Sofia Mayor Boiko Borissov, in the election for mayors and municipal counselors on October 28. Running on populist, anti-government rhetoric, GERB is set to win mayoral races in Sofia and Plovd [...]	2007-10-24 12:54:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV BU
07SOFIA1260	NOMINATION FOR ANASTASIA GEORGIEVA MOSER AS A [...] (U) Post nominates Anastasia Georgieva Moser for the 2008 Secretary of State's Annual Award for International Woman of SIPDIS Courage (IWOC) for her personal sacrifices to advance the democratic process in Bulgaria. Moser emigrated to the U.S. in 1962 to be reunited her father, Georgi M. Di [...]	2007-10-24 15:06:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM
07SOFIA1284	BULGARIA: INFORMATION ON HOST GOVERNMENT [...] (U) This cable provides information on Bulgarian Government practices on information collection, screening, and sharing. Responses correspond to questions listed in REF A. WATCHLISTING 2. (SBU) According to our contacts at the Financial Intelligence Agency and other Bulgarian gover [...]	2007-11-01 15:05:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER KVPR PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC KHLS BU
07SOFIA1288	AMBASSADOR DELIVERS SOUTH STREAM POINTS [...] (C) Summary. In response to ref A points on South Stream, Bulgarian Minister of Economy and Energy Petar Dimitrov told Ambassador October 31 that he welcomed and valued the U.S. appraisal of the project. He expressed concern that if Bulgaria did not go forward with South Stream, Romania, T [...]	2007-11-02 09:47:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EU PGOV RU BG
07SOFIA1290	LOCAL ELECTION RUN-OFFS CONFIRM GERB, BSP AS BULGARIA'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Sofia Mayor Boiko Borissov's GERB party gained strength in the run-off elections in major towns on November 4, asserting itself as a national political force to rival the ruling Socialists. In the first local elections since its formation in 2006, GERB candidates won against [...]	2007-11-05 14:53:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV BU
07SOFIA1365	BULGARIA: IPR UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Bulgaria continues to make progress on IPR after being removed from the Special 301 List in 2007. The GOB's highly effective inter-agency IPR Council continues to perform well. The Cyber Crime Unit of the Ministry of Interior continues to take proactive measures against int [...]	2007-12-11 15:26:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KIPR BU
07SOFIA1396	SUBJECT: BULGARIA: FACING RESURGENT RUSSIAN [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Bulgaria is bracing for the January 17-18 visit of the Russian President, fully expecting Putin will bring some deliverables, but many more demandables. Together with a few cultural sweeteners, the Russians will push a hard line on Kosovo; missile defense, CFE, and U.S. temp [...]	2007-12-21 13:38:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET//NOFORN	ENRG PGOV PREL BU
07SOFIA181	BULGARIA 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Bulgaria - 2007 Investment Climate Statement ------------------------------ Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ Bulgaria has a liberal foreign investment regime; a top government priority is to attract foreign investment, especially American. The government foc [...]	2007-02-13 09:44:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR BU
07SOFIA231	BULGARIA 301: RECOMMEND RETAIN ON WATCH LIST, WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Bulgarian government has made tremendous strides over the past 15 months to improve its Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) regime. It has met virtually all of our Action Plan requests (Ref C). With renewed political will, it has adopted strong IPR legislation; established [...]	2007-02-21 12:08:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KIPR ETRD BU
07SOFIA303	NARCOTICS REPORT GRABS BULGARIA'S ATTENTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The 2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) received unprecedented media coverage in Bulgaria. Overall coverage was factual and positive, concentrating on links between the OC-controlled drug trade and government corruption, and quoting Ambassador Beyrle e [...]	2007-03-07 12:09:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR OPRC PGOV PREL BU
07SOFIA364	BULGARIA'S PROSECUTOR GENERAL: WHAT A DIFFERENCE A [...] (C) SUMMARY: A year into his term, Bulgaria's Prosecutor General Boris Velchev is staying true to his goal to reform the dysfunctional Prosecution Service and make it an effective law enforcement and judicial tool. He has improved the country's image abroad by candidly speaking out against c [...]	2007-03-19 10:25:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KCRM EU BU
07SOFIA369	BULGARIAN POLICE RAID MAJOR INTERNET PIRATES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The owners of two of the largest torrent trackers, arenabg.com and zamunda.net, were arrested recently by police during raids on illegal Internet piracy facilities. Both were released by the courts after two days detention pending further investigation. Whether and when they go t [...]	2007-03-20 09:28:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KIPR BU
07SOFIA377	BULGARIA: MISSILE DEFENSE PD STRATEGY [...] (U) Per Ref A request, Post has designated DCM Alexander Karagiannis as the POC for public diplomacy and outreach efforts on missile defense. 2. (U) During the Sofia visit of Admiral Harry Ulrich, CINCUSNAVEUR, the Admiral briefed the Sofia and Varna press corps in appearances on February 2 [...]	2007-03-21 13:25:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR KPAO PL EZ RU BU
07SOFIA510	BULGARIA GRAPPLES WITH COMMUNIST-ERA FILES AMID [...] (C) SUMMARY: Seventeen years after the fall of communism, the Bulgarian National Assembly disgorged a law to open communist-era state security files. Rather than clearing the political air, passage of the law has further clouded it. Few Bulgarians believe the unredacted files of Bulgaria's cu [...]	2007-04-24 12:03:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR BU
07SOFIA594	BULGARIA HAPPY TO BE OFF 301; PLEDGES TO CONTINUE IPR [...] Bulgarian officials were very pleased to learn on April 30 that Bulgaria was being removed from the Special 301 Watch List. Deputy Minister of Culture Ina Kileva and Deputy Minister of Economy Lachezar Borisov thanked us and assured us that Bulgaria would continue to work hard to reduce Intel [...]	2007-05-16 10:04:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KIPR ETRD BU
07SOFIA643	MEP ELECTION RESULT WOUNDS PM STANISHEV, BUT NOT [...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Stanishev,s Bulgarian Socialist Party fared surprisingly poorly in the May 20 European Parliament (EP) elections, while Sofia Mayor Boiko Borissov,s new party made an impressive political debut, edging out the Socialists for first place. The poor election result, coming on the [...]	2007-05-23 14:58:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR BU
07SOFIA807	BULGARIA/EU: EUROPEAN COMMISSION'S CRITICISM NO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The European Commission's (EC) June 27 monitoring report, the first since Bulgaria joined the EU in January, criticized Bulgaria's progress on fighting organized crime and corruption, but stopped short of imposing safeguard clauses. While acknowledging Bulgaria's progress, the EC [...]	2007-07-02 08:06:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON SOCI BU
07SOFIA817	BULGARIA: SOFIA MAYOR STILL TRYING TO BE ALL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 27 meeting with the Ambassador, Sofia Mayor and GERB leader Boyko Borissov recounted his recent trip to the United States, dismissing the story that GERB mischaracterized A/S Dan Fried's "support" for the party as a provocation from hostile media. He met with both Int [...]	2007-07-03 11:19:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCOR BU
07SOFIA828	BULGARIA - OVERHEATING ECONOMY OR JUST GETTING WARMED UP? [...] (U) SUMMARY: Strong domestic consumption in Bulgaria has sparked a large trade deficit and led to a current-account (CA) deficit of 15.8% in 2006. International analysts have warned that Bulgaria's growing external deficits render its economy vulnerable to exogenous shocks. While booming dom [...]	2007-07-05 14:39:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV EINV BU
07SOFIA846	BULGARIA REACTS WITH RESTRAINT TO LIBYAN DEATH SENTENCES, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bulgarian officials reacted with restraint to the Libyan Supreme Court decision to uphold the death sentences of the five Bulgarian nurses and Palestinian doctor accused of deliberately infecting Libyan children with HIV. Both the President and the Prime Minister noted that the [...]	2007-07-12 14:13:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM LY BU
07SOFIA861	BULGARIAN OFFICIALS CALL FOR PATIENCE ON LIBYAN MEDIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bulgarian officials reacted with balanced and measured statements to the July 17 Libyan Higher Judicial Council's decision to commute the medics' death sentences to life imprisonment, saying it paved the way for a final conclusion to the medics' eight-year plight. President Geor [...]	2007-07-18 14:44:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM LY BU
07SOFIA863	BULGARIA: AMBASSADOR'S JULY 16 MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER STANISHEV [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-18 15:22:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PARM NATO KCRM KCOR ECON ENRG LY BU
07SOFIA883	NURSES RETURN, BULGARIA REJOICES [...] (C) SUMMARY. BULGARIA GAVE AN EMOTIONAL WELCOME-HOME TO THE FIVE MEDICAL WORKERS RELEASED FROM A LIBYAN PRISON EARLY THIS MORNING AND FLOWN BACK TO SOFIA ON A FRENCH JET. AMBASSADOR BEYRLE JOINED PRESIDENT PARVANOV, PRIME MINISTER STANISHEV AND SEVERAL EUROPEAN AMBASSADORS FOR AN IMPROMPTU AIRPORT [...]	2007-07-24 13:05:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM LY BU
07SOFIA916	PRESIDENT PARVANOV EXPOSED AS COMMUNIST STATE [...] (C) Summary: The commission set-up earlier this year to review the files of the former communist secret services announced that President Georgi Parvanov and key members of his staff collaborated with the communist-era State Security agency. Parvanov was recruited by the State Security's ext [...]	2007-07-31 14:56:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV BU
07SOFIA93	KOSOVO STATUS: BULGARIAN PM SEES NO REASON FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Stanishev told the Ambassador January 12 that Bulgaria supports Ahtisaari and that the Kosovo final status process "cannot be dragged out." This echoes FM Kalfin's message to the Secretary on December 19 that Ahtisaari should present his report soon after the Serb [...]	2007-01-19 11:42:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SR BU
07SOFIA993	EXTENSIVE FLOODING, EIGHT DEAD [...] SUMMARY: After months of drought and record high temperatures (reftel),heavy rains and flooding have now hit northeast Bulgaria, killing at least eight people and damaging houses and infrastructure. A state of emergency has been declared in the municipality of Tsar Kaloyan, the worst-hit ar [...]	2007-08-14 10:08:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID PREL BU
07SOIA828	BULGARIA - OVERHEATING ECNOMY OR JUST GETTING WARMED UP? [...] (U) SUMMARY: Strong domestic consumption in Bulgaria has sparke a large trade deficit and led to a current-accont (CA) deficit of 15.8% in 2006. Internationalanalysts have warned that Bulgaria's growing extrnal deficits render its economy vulnerable to exoenous shocks. While booming domestic [...]	2007-07-05 14:39:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EINV BU PGOV
07STATE111993	SECURING PERMANENT OBSERVER STATUS FOR CANADA AND [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 2. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (SBU) Posts are asked to approach host governments and regional organizations to pursue the following objective: -- Seek agreement for Canada and Yemen to be granted Permanent Observer status in the Interna [...]	2007-08-09 23:11:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SO
07STATE118576	US-AZERBAIJAN DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) As part of the high-level democracy dialogue between the USG and the GOAJ, in an August 3 DVC, DRL Assistant Secretary Lowenkron, EUR Assistant Secretary Fried, and SIPDIS Foreign Minister Mammadyarov discussed media freedom, human rights, civil society, democratic elections, and rule of [...]	2007-08-23 17:11:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL
07STATE125277	TRAVEL WARNING - SUDAN [...] This Travel Warning for Sudan alerts U.S. citizens to the threat from armed conflicts and warns of continued threats from terrorism in Sudan. This supersedes the Travel Warning issued for Sudan on October 5, 2006. 2. The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens against all trave [...]	2007-09-06 19:43:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC KPAO PTER PREL AF SU
07STATE125576	AFRICAN MIGRANTS AND ASYLUM SEEKERS IN ISRAEL [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 7 - 10. 2. (C) Summary. Dept continues to be concerned about African migrants, asylum seekers, and potential refugees moving from Egypt to Israel -- an issue which is not likely to go away soon and which has already resulted in some [...]	2007-09-07 14:07:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM EUN IS SU EG
07STATE126089	DEMARCHE REQUEST - OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: The OSCE will be conducting its Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM) from September 24 through October 5 in Warsaw. The HDIM is an annual review of participating States, implementation of their OSCE commitments to human rights and fundamental freedo [...]	2007-09-07 21:53:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL ECON OSCE
07STATE128912	ASKING MONGOLIA TO JOIN ASIA PACIFIC DEMOCRACY PARTNERSHIP [...] This is an action request. See Para 3 for suggested talking points. 2. Background, for Embassy Info Only: On April 10, Deputies approved plans to develop a partnership among Asian democracies. Subsequent consultations with prospective members led us to broaden the concept to an Asia Pac [...]	2007-09-13 19:23:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM MG
07STATE130600	BLACKWATER PERSONNEL SECURITY DETAIL INVOLVED IN [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-17 20:21:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT ASEC IZ PREL PTER
07STATE131552	ASIA PACIFIC DEMOCRACY PARTNERSHIP [...] This is an action request. (Info only for BEIJING.) See Para 3 for suggested talking points. For Jakarta, please also note specific requests in Para 4. 2. Background, for Embassy Info Only: The President called for the formation of the Asia Pacific Democracy Partnership in his speech at [...]	2007-09-18 21:32:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM MG
07STATE131560	ASIA PACIFIC DEMOCRACY PARTNERSHIP [...] This is an action request. (Info only for BEIJING.) See Para 3 for suggested talking points. For Jakarta, please also note specific requests in Para 4. 2. Background, for Embassy Info Only: The President called for the formation of the Asia Pacific Democracy Partnership in his speech at [...]	2007-09-18 21:42:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM MG
07STATE131561	ASIA PACIFIC DEMOCRACY PARTNERSHIP [...] This is an action request. (Info only for BEIJING.) See Para 3 for suggested talking points. For Jakarta, please also note specific requests in Para 4. 2. Background, for Embassy Info Only: The President called for the formation of the Asia Pacific Democracy Partnership in his speech at [...]	2007-09-18 21:48:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM MG
07STATE136164	U.S.-CHINA STRATEGIC ECONOMIC DIALOGUE (SED) [...] BEGIN SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Treasury Prepared the backgrounder information in paragraph 2 to assist posts in understanding the U.S.-China Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) and in discussing the SED with host governments, and other interested parties such as business groups and the m [...]	2007-09-26 23:06:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL
07STATE139172	TIMOR-LESTE PRESIDENT RAMOS-HORTA MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Describing the situation in Timor-Leste as stabilized, President Ramos-Horta praised the international forces for their role in the success of presidential and parliamentary elections. The Government of Timor-Leste (GOTL) is now tackling its most urgent policy challenges, partic [...]	2007-10-03 13:45:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO TT
07STATE141820	U/S DOBRIANSKY,S SEPTEMBER 25 MEETING WITH [...] (U) September 25, 2007; 1700; New York City, United States. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Dobriansky NEA Senior S&T Advisor Lawson (Notetaker) Libya Foreign Minister Abdulrahman Shalgam Ambassador Ali Aujali Deputy Permanent Representat [...]	2007-10-09 18:35:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV KSCA LY
07STATE142845	WHA A/S SHANNON,S SEPTEMBER 27, 2007 MEETING WITH [...] (U) September 27, 2007, 5:00 p.m., New York 2. (U) Participants: United States A/S Thomas A. Shannon Scott Miller, WHA Notetaker Brazil U/S for South America Jorge D'Escragolle Taunay Christian Sigueiroa, second secretary, Brazilian Mission to the U.N. Wilson Dockhorn, second secr [...]	2007-10-11 16:02:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	BL BR EC PA UNGA
07STATE145621	NON-COMPLIANCE WITH UNSCR 1267 OBLIGATIONS: [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3 and 4. ---------------------- SUMMARY AND OBJECTIVES ---------------------- 2. Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys was listed in November 2001 pursuant to UNSCR 1267 (Al-Qa'ida/Taliban sanctions) and subsequent resolutions. The 1267 sanctions r [...]	2007-10-17 23:28:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN PREL PTER UNSC XA ER
07STATE146856	2007:COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] This message provides preparation guidance for preparing the 2007 Country Reports on Terrorism (CRT). 2. We recommend that "Country Reports on Terrorism 2006" be the starting point for this year's exercise. Per reftel, the Department requests that posts draft narrative submissions, as oppos [...]	2007-10-19 23:36:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS AEMR
07STATE147620	DEMARCHING EU STATES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ACTION ON [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) For the first time in seven years, there is no specific mandate on human rights in Cuba in the United Nations human rights machinery. While the Department and NSC have discussed numerous options for running a Cuba resolution a [...]	2007-10-23 16:49:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	CU UNGA PHUM
07STATE150674	SECRETARY'S 10/29 MEETING WITH SPANISH FM [...] (U) October 29, 2007, 10:00 a.m., Secretary's Office 2. (U) Participants: United States The Secretary EUR A/S Daniel Fried PA A/S Sean McCormack Steve Beecroft EUR Elaine Samson (Notetaker) Spain Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos Ambassador Carlos Westendorp Chief of Staf [...]	2007-10-30 22:29:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE KCFE SP KV RU KZ MD
07STATE151188	(S/NF) SUBJECT: PUBLIC AFFAIRS GUIDANCE FOR [...] (S/NF) Over the next few weeks, DOD and State will jointly visit Botswana, Gabon, and Liberia to discuss security cooperation with host countries in the context of AFRICOM. Visiting teams will also collect data on security and infrastructure parameters relevant to siting an AFRICOM element. P [...]	2007-10-31 21:24:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	MARR PREL BC GB LI
07STATE152716	GUIDANCE: NOVEMBER 5 UNDEF ADVISORY BOARD MEETING [...] (U) This is an action request with guidance for USUN to participate in the November 5 Advisory Board meeting for the UN Democracy Fund. Please see para 4 for action requested. 2. (U) The agenda calls for discussion of: a) briefing on the status of project implementation from the first ro [...]	2007-11-05 19:50:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL
07STATE152803	ASIA PACIFIC DEMOCRACY PARTNERSHIP WORKING BREAKFAST IN [...] This is an action request. (Info only: Bamako) See Para 3 for suggested talking points. For Jakarta, Tokyo, New Delhi, and Seoul, please also note specific additional information in Para 4. 2. Background, for Embassy Info Only: On April 10, Deputies approved plans to develop a partnership [...]	2007-11-05 22:41:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM MG
07STATE152814	RAISING NON-COMPLIANCE WITH UNSCR 1267 [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 4 and 5. ---------------------- SUMMARY AND OBJECTIVES ---------------------- 2. Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys was listed in November 2001 pursuant to UNSCR 1267 (al-Qaida/Taliban sanctions) and subsequent resolutions. The 1267 sanctions regim [...]	2007-11-05 23:01:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN PREL PTER UNSC XA ER
07STATE153799	EU-EGYPT ENERGY FORUM AND ARAB GAS PIPELINE [...] (C) Summary and Action Request: Department requests information on the recent EU-Africa-Middle East Energy Conference that took place on November 1 in Sharm el Sheik, Egypt, and on the status of construction and operation of the Arab Gas Pipeline, including possible links to Iraq. See paragra [...]	2007-11-07 22:20:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EUN XF XG
07STATE154674	DEMARCHE ON DEMOCRACY IN VENEZUELA [...] (C) Summary. Department requests action addressees demarche host governments, at the highest appropriate level, to: 1) share our concerns about the anti-democratic changes in the proposed constitutional reform package; 2) highlight growing dissension within Venezuela and the increasingly rep [...]	2007-11-09 16:02:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV VE PHUM WHA EU
07STATE155045	REPORT TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL BY SPECIAL ADVISOR [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: On November 13 Special Advisor Ibrahim Gambari will report to the UN Security Council on his November 3-8 trip to Burma. USUN is instructed to draw from points in para 4 for its intervention on the Gambari briefing/report and public comments afterwards, highl [...]	2007-11-09 23:36:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNSC BM
07STATE159362	SUDAN - SECRETARY TO CONVENE A MINISTERIAL ON THE [...] This is an action request, please see paras. 6-9. Responses are appreciated by Tuesday, November 27 at the latest. 2. (SBU) The United States is deeply concerned that the deadlock between the ruling-National Congress Party (NCP) and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) over thor [...]	2007-11-21 21:57:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO UN SU PREL PHUM PGOV IGAD IT
07STATE159369	OSCE: DRAFT MINISTERIAL DECISION ON STRENGTHENING [...] (U) USOSCE is authorized to join consensus, with proposed changes as noted in paragraph 2, on the following draft decision, MC.DD/8/07/Rev.3, which is scheduled to be discussed at the Prep Com this week. Post should seek all of the changes in paragraph 2, but should not break consensus on the [...]	2007-11-21 22:22:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	OSCE PHUM
07STATE159370	OSCE: DRAFT STATEMENT ON EFFECTIVE PARTICIPATION [...] Provide, within the framework of the law, opportunity for the full and equal participation of all individuals within society in political, economic, social and cultural life including through democratic participation in decision-making without discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, sex, [...]	2007-11-21 22:23:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	OSCE PHUM
07STATE159376	A/S FRIED DELIVERS TOUGH MESSAGE ON MEDIA FREEDOM [...] (C) European and Eurasian Affairs Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried delivered a strong message on November 21 in Washington to Azerbaijani Ambassador Yashar Aliyev on the state of media freedom in Azerbaijan. Fried reviewed his November 3-5 meetings in Baku, including a lengthy session with P [...]	2007-11-21 22:43:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM OSCE AJ
07STATE160639	FY 2008 BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH STRATEGY [...] (U) Summary. This cable lays out our FY 2008 biotech outreach strategy and describes some of the resources available to posts as we seek to encourage the use of agricultural biotechnology. Agricultural biotechnology has great potential to help address the challenges of rural economic develo [...]	2007-11-27 19:00:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO
07STATE162259	CLARIFYING IRAQ'S ACCESSION TO CHEMICAL WEAPONS [...] (C) On November 26, President Talabani's office issued a press statement indicating that the presidential council endorsed the Council of Representatives vote ratifying accession to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). Post is requested to seek clarification of Iraq's actual position in the [...]	2007-11-30 20:57:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PARM PREL OPCW CWC
07STATE162809	APPLYING A PUSH ON BURMA [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: USUN is instructed to meet as soon as possible with Special Advisor on Burma Ibrahim Gambari and with Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to obtain a readout on Gambari's latest travel and their assessment of the overall situation in Burma. USUN should convey, drawing [...]	2007-12-03 22:38:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PREL PHUM UNSC BM
07STATE164120	(C) EUR DAS KRAMERâ€™S MEETING WITH XXXXXXXXXXXX [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 4, EUR DAS David Kramer met with XXXXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXXXX was highly critical of the recent Duma elections, alleging the Kremlin had resorted to all methods to secure an overwhelming victory for United Russia. XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX speculated that Putin would not remain [...]	2007-12-06 15:45:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL RS
07STATE164180	A/S FRIED'S MEETING WITH GEORGIAN FM BEZHUASHVILI [...] (S) Summary: A/S Fried urged Georgia not to restrict its democratic space and to re-establish unrestricted freedom of the media. Bezhuashvili responded that Prime Minister Gurgenidze was involved in intensive negotiations with News Corp to re-open the Imedi TV station as soon as possible. On [...]	2007-12-06 17:04:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	KCFE PGOV PHUM PREL GG
07STATE164397	THE SECRETARY'S DECEMBER 3 MEETING WITH BELARUS [...] (U) Participants: U.S. --- The Secretary Ambassador Karen Stewart Deputy Assistant Secretary David Kramer EUR Stephen Gee (notetaker) Belarus ------- Enira Bronitskaya, Human Rights Advocate Dmitriy Fedaruk, Acting Leader of NGO, "Youth Front" Sergey Kalyakin, Leader of Belarusian Pa [...]	2007-12-06 23:38:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KHUM
07STATE165479	URGING THE EC TO SEND PAKISTAN ELECTION OBSERVER [...] (C) This is an urgent action request. Department requests the United States Mission to the European Union convey key points (see paragraph 8) at the earliest opportunity and at the highest appropriate level to the Commissioner's Office. 2. (C) Summary: Pakistan will hold country-wide par [...]	2007-12-10 23:32:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PK
07STATE166027	A/S FRIED MEETING WITH RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR USHAKOV [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 11, Russian Ambassador Yuriy Ushakov met with EUR A/S Daniel Fried for a read-out of meetings of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) and the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) at the foreign ministers level in Brussels. Fried noted that the NRC "could have been much worse." He [...]	2007-12-12 13:34:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EAIR PARM MARR RS
07STATE166990	U/S BURNS' MEETING WITH AZERBAIJANI FM [...] (S) Summary: Under Secretary Burns met with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Mammadyrov on November 30 on the margins of the OSCE Ministerial in Madrid. On Iran, Under Secretary Burns pushed for Azerbaijani support of USG policy to deter Iran,s nuclear power ambitions. On Nagorno-Karabakh, FM M [...]	2007-12-14 14:20:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREL
07STATE168395	INSTRUCTIONS FOR UNSC SESSION ON KOSOVO, DECEMBER [...] (C) USUN may draw on the points in paragraph 2 for use during the UN Security Council session on Kosovo on December 19, 2007. Our Quint partners (UK, Germany, Italy, France) have agreed to a low-key approach. We seek to avoid a contentious meeting, which could make it more difficult for UN [...]	2007-12-18 23:16:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL YI UNSC UNMIK
07STATE169783	INTERIM INTERAGENCY COUNTERINSURGENCY GUIDE [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified -- Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: As part of the Interagency Counterinsurgency Initiative, over a nine month period the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs (PM) has led an interagency team composed of representatives from ni [...]	2007-12-21 21:28:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MCAP MOPS EAID PGOV PINR PINS PREL

07STATE170388	INTELLIPEDIA - AN IMPROVED TOOL FOR COMMUNICATING [...] (U) SUMMARY: THE DEPARTMENT HAS A NEW TECHNOLOGY TOOL AT ITS FINGERTIPS THAT WILL REVOLUTIONIZE THE WAY WE SHARE INFORMATION, MAKE US MORE EFFICIENT, SAVE US TIME, AND IMPROVE OUR WORK FLOW: INTELLIPEDIA. USING THE SAME SOFTWARE THAT POWERS THE POPULAR "WIKIPEDIA" SITE ON THE INTERNET, INTELLI [...]	2007-12-27 18:23:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT AINF
07STATE33268	PRESSING AFRICANS TO SUPPORT UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) Summary: The United States believes the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) should respond to the extremely brutal attacks -- which resulted in at least one death -- by Zimbabwean authorities against opposition members during and after a peaceful prayer meeting on March 11. Posts are instructe [...]	2007-03-15 20:25:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	UNHCR PHUM PREL ZI
07STATE33284	PRESSING HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL MEMBERS AND ACTIVE [...] (U) Summary: The United States believes the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) must respond to the extremely brutal attacks -- which resulted in at least one death -- by Zimbabwean authorities against opposition members during and after a peaceful prayer meeting on March 11. Posts are instructed [...]	2007-03-15 20:37:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	UNHCR PHUM PREL ZI
07STATE470	DEMARCHE TO ROMANIA AND BULGARIA ON BILATERAL [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPH 19. 2. SUMMARY: Per refs a and b, the Governments of Romania and Bulgaria have recently presented diplomatic notes to Embassies Bucharest and Sofia, respectively, proposing to amend or terminate several economic agreements with the United States in [...]	2007-01-03 21:29:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	BU ETRD EUN RO
07STATE48491	MEDIA GUIDANCE FOR MUSLIM CLERIC DENIED ENTRY [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-12 16:28:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS KISL PREL PTER SCUL IN PK
07STATE58915	REQUEST FOR AZERBAIJAN-SPECIFIC STATEMENT FOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-02 13:55:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AJ KDEM KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL
07STATE68180	REQUEST FOR DEMARCHE BY AMBASSADOR ON HUMAN [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (SBU) The Department is seriously concerned about ref a report on the conduct of the opening stages of the Farhad Aliyev trial, and, separately, by a series of reports (e.g. ref b) on new prosecutions or convictions of (primarily opposition) journalists fo [...]	2007-05-17 23:08:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AJ KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL
07STATE73184	US-AZERBAIJAN DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) In their March 22 bilateral Democracy and Human Rights Dialogue, DRL Assistant Secretary Lowenkron and Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Mammadyarov discussed a variety of issues related to human rights, rule of law, democratic political processes, media freedom, and civil society. The FM c [...]	2007-05-29 14:49:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
07STATE73693	SUDAN: Additional Sanctions Over Lack of Progress [...] (U) This is an action request. Posts are requested to draw from the following and demarche host governments at the highest level appropriate. --------------------------------------------- ------- OBJECTIVES: Notification of Additional Sanctions and Request to Follow Suit ----------------- [...]	2007-05-30 02:21:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ETTC UN SU EUN
07STATE73696	SUDAN: Additional Sanctions Over Lack of Progress [...] (U) This is an action request. Posts are requested to draw from the following and demarche host governments at the highest level appropriate. Info addressees may use the objectives and background materials at their discretion. --------------------------------------------- -------- Objec [...]	2007-05-30 02:24:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD AU UN SU
07STATE79859	GUIDANCE FOR UN ENVOY BRIEFING ON DARFUR [...] (SBU) USUN is instructed to draw on the following talking points during the June 8 UN Security Council briefing with UN Special Envoy for Darfur Jan Eliasson on the political process in Darfur. 2. (SBU) Begin talking points. -- We welcome your efforts to widen support for the Darfur Pe [...]	2007-06-08 15:05:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPKO AU UNSC SU
07STATE81232	EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON INSURGENCY OPENS DIALOGUE; [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified -- Not for Internet distribution. 2. (U) SUMMARY: As part of the U.S. Government Interagency Counterinsurgency Initiative, the State Department collaborated with the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) to deliver a European conference on [...]	2007-06-11 23:00:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MOPS EAID EUN PGOV PINS PREL PTER PROP
07STATE84918	SUDAN: Response to Egypt's Proposal on the AU/UN [...] Egyptian FM Aboul Gheit sent a verbal message to Secretary Rice on May 10 proposing ideas on how to SIPDIS reinvigorate the Darfur peace process. Please deliver the following letter from Secretary Rice. No signed original will follow. 2. BEGIN TEXT: Dear Mr. Minister: Please accept [...]	2007-06-18 20:23:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPKO AU UN SU EG OPDC
07STATE87911	NEW MOHAMMAD BIN RASHID FOUNDATION: SEIZING THE [...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph four. 2. (C) Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al-Maktoum (MbR),UAE Vice President, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai, announced at the World Economic Forum on May 19 the establishment of the $10 billion Mohammed Bin Rashid Foundation (MbR [...]	2007-06-23 00:00:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON SOCI SCUL AE KPAO
07STATE88122	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR VISIT OF NEA S&T [...] This is an action cable. Please see para. 7. 2. Background: One of the major projects of the Middle East peace process Multilateral Working Group on Water Resources is the Regional Water Data Banks Project. Regional participants are Jordanian, Israeli, and Palestinian water experts and [...]	2007-06-25 13:37:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SENV OTRA JO IS KWBG
07STATE98670	DEMARCHE REQUEST: CONVEYING USG PRIORITIES FOR [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 5 - 16. 2. (U) This year's Community of Democracies (CD) Ministerial is scheduled for November 2007 in Bamako, Mali. Based upon a set of participation criteria, countries will be invited to the ministerial as full participants, as ob [...]	2007-07-16 21:15:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL PHUM UNGA
07STATE99391	A COORDINATED APPROACH ON DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (SBU) Promoting democratic reform and respect for human rights in Azerbaijan, a geo-strategically important, secular Muslim country, is a high USG priority. In December 2006, DRL A/S Lowenkron met with President Ilham Aliyev to launch a formal senior-lev [...]	2007-07-17 21:39:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AJ EUN KDEM OSCE PGOV PHUM PREL
07STOCKHOLM1049	BILDT AND IRAQ [...] (s) Foreign Minister Bildt plans to visit Iraq September 1-2. Bildt is scheduled to meet with PM Maliki, President Talabani, Vice-President Hashemi, FM Zebari, and UN Rep Qazi, as well as Ambassador Crocker. As a preface to Bildt's August 28 DVC with Embassy Baghdad, we provide background an [...]	2007-08-27 14:52:00	Embassy Stockholm	SECRET	PREL OVIP ASEC PGOV IZ SW
07STOCKHOLM1209	AMBASSADOR'S SEPTEMBER 19 MEETING WITH JUSTICE [...] (C) The Ambassador, accompanied by RSO and Poloff, met September 19 with Minister of Justice Beatrice Ask. Ask said Sweden has increased its budget for counterterrorism activities, noted there are good prospects for passing pending legislation on wiretapping and bugging, underscored Sweden's l [...]	2007-09-26 15:20:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PREL ASEC SW
07STOCKHOLM1277	SWEDEN'S DEFENSE MINISTER ON AFGHANISTAN, BUDGET [...] (c) During a one-on-one October 15 meeting, Minister of Defense Tolgfors told Ambassador: -- Finland proposed the possibility of a rotation of the leadership of the PRT in Mazar-e-Sharif Afghanistan. Sweden did not see this as a way of removing itself from its obligation there. -- Swede [...]	2007-10-16 14:09:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL OTRA PGOV SW
07STOCKHOLM1352	SWEDEN: UNVIE AMBASSADOR SCHULTE'S MEETING WITH FM [...] (c) On October 30, Ambassador Schulte's and Ambassador Wood's 90-minute exchange with Bildt focused on the international response to Iran,s nuclear ambitions. Ambassador Schulte lunched with journalists and gave a speech hosted by two Swedish think tanks. Ambassador Schulte's disarming and fr [...]	2007-11-05 16:37:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM IAEA AORC KNNP PREL PGOV IR IZ SW
07STOCKHOLM221	SWEDEN: EGYPTIAN DEPORTED IN CIA PLANE CASE MAY [...] (u) The Swedish Government reached and published a decision March 1 overturning their decision of December 18, 2001, expelling from Sweden Mohamed Alzery, one of the Egyptians involved in the much-publicized "CIA Planes" case in Sweden. According to the terms of the decision, Alzery can now [...]	2007-03-01 11:57:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV SW
07STOCKHOLM223	SWEDEN: BILDT CALLS FOR GREATER EU INVOLVEMENT IN [...] (u) Making reference to participation by key countries in the upcoming conference on the future of Iraq, Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt said the EU and Sweden should, once the security situation improves, make greater contributions toward stabilizing Iraq and supporting the development o [...]	2007-03-01 16:16:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SW IZ
07STOCKHOLM32	SWEDEN: HOW FM BILDT'S STOCK OPTIONS AFFECT HIS [...] (SBU) Post-holiday headlines in Sweden have focused on Foreign Minister Carl Bildt and his recent decision to exercise options in a publicly traded Swedish company, Vostok Nafta, whose main holding is shares of the Russian energy giant Gazprom. Bildt resigned from the board of Vostok Nafta [...]	2007-01-11 08:23:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SW
07STOCKHOLM8	ANTI-IMMIGRATION SWEDEN DEMOCRATS ON THE RISE [...] (U) SUMMARY: The nationalistic Sweden Democrats gained 2.9% of the national vote in September, capitalizing on anti-immigration sentiment. The party and its views on restricting immigration are treated with suspicion by the mainstream parties and media. The Sweden Democrats claim that they [...]	2007-01-04 08:40:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI PHUM SW
07SURABAYA31	AVIAN INFLUENZA -- BALI OUTBREAKS UPDATE [...] (SBU) During an August 24 courtesy call by the Principal Officer, the Governor of Bali Dewa Made Beratha stressed that local government and health officials were taking proactive measures to restrict the spread of Avian Influenza (AI) on the island. The Governor admitted that Balinese official [...]	2007-08-29 09:11:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID
07SURABAYA43	MANADO--ALL BROTHERS [...] (SBU) Summary: North Sulawesi has long maintained a reputation for tolerance and calm, despite being surrounded areas best known for ethnic and religious conflicts. During a September 25-27 visit to Manado, Surabaya Principal Officer discussed with local leaders, academicians, and the media Nor [...]	2007-10-01 07:06:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PHUM KISL KCOR ID
07SURABAYA44	CONGEN SURABAYA CLEBRATES RAMADAN [...] SUMMARY: U.S. Consulate General Surabaya planned and hosted five separate Iftar activities during the month of September. Two were hosted by the Consul General at her residence, and another one was hosted by the CG in Manado, in the province of North Sulawesi. Another two events involved unde [...]	2007-10-02 09:58:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO ECON ID
07SURABAYA53	EAST NUSA TENGGARA: CAMPAIGNS, CORRUPTION AND CREATIVITY [...] (SBU) Surabaya Pol/Econ Officer and Pol/Econ Assistant met with the leadership of Golkar and the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) during a recent visit to East Nusa Tenggara (NTT). These political parties currentQold 21 and 12 seats respectively of the 55 total seats in NTT's Pr [...]	2007-10-15 10:10:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KISL KCOR ID
07SURABAYA54	EAST NUSA TENGGARA: CAMPAIGNS, CORRUPTION AND CREATIVITY [...] (SBU) Surabaya Pol/Econ Officer and Pol/Econ Assistant met with the leadership of Golkar and the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) during a recent visit to East Nusa Tenggara (NTT). These political parties currently hold 21 and 12 seats respectively of the 55 total seats in NTT' [...]	2007-10-15 10:10:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KISL KCOR ID
07SURABAYA55	EAST NUSA TENGGARA: WEST TIMOR'S PERFECT STORM--REFUGEES, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Surabaya Pol/Econ Officer and Pol/Econ Assistant met with local officials and NGOs involved in the resettlement of refugees from Timor Leste in the cities of Kupang and Atambua, in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) during a October 2-5 visit. After our meetings in Atambua near the borde [...]	2007-10-16 09:32:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TT PGOV PHUM KCOR ID PREF
07SURABAYA58	EAST JAVA'S MT. KELUD VOLCANO: ERUPTION THREAT REMAINS WHILE [...] Increased seismic activity on Mt. Kelud, a volcano 90 km southwest of Surabaya, East Java caused authorities to raise the eruption threat level to 4, the highest possible. Authorities recommended the voluntary evacuation of residents within 10 kilometers of the mountain on October 16. Consul [...]	2007-10-18 10:54:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV ECON ID
07SURABAYA59	NORTH MALUKU: FISTICUFFS AND FALSE STARTS MAR GOVERNOR'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Violence and confusion continues to plague the race for Governor and Vice Governor in the Province of North Maluku. The official start date for the campaign has changed three times amid violent physical assaults and accusations of favoritism on the part of the Provincial Electi [...]	2007-10-22 11:11:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KISL KCOR ID
07SURABAYA61	EAST JAVA MUD FLOW UPDATE: SUBSIDENCE CAUSING DAM BREACHES [...] Two earthen dams separating lagoons of mud have been breached at the Lapindo Mud Flow site according to local press reports. Near midnight on Sunday 21 October, Dam 25 collapsed and underwent two quick repairs. Mud from the breach flowed from one holding pond into another at the former site [...]	2007-10-24 08:44:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EPET ELAB ENRG PGOV ASEC ID
07SURABAYA62	A VOLCANO-SIDE, AIR CONDITIONED TENT: SBY'S INSPECTION TOUR [...] (SBU) President Yudhoyono (SBY) spent the night of October 24 in an air conditioned tent in a refugee camp near Mt. Kelud in East Java according to media reports. The Center Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation in Bandung had raised the warning level for eruption to the highest level p [...]	2007-10-25 09:05:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV ECON ID
07SURABAYA63	JAWA POS: FIRST HAND-COVERAGE OF BURMA CRISIS, INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: During a visit by the Surabaya Principal Officer, Public Affairs Officer, and Public Affairs Assistant to the Surabaya headquarters of the Jawa Pos Group October 19, Jawa Pos editors and journalists described their efforts to provide accessible and relevant news coverage to read [...]	2007-10-25 09:37:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAO PGOV PHUM ID BM NS IS
07SURABAYA65	EAST JAVA'S CHINESE MUSLIMS: IN THE MOSQUE, ON THE STUMP AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Surabaya Principal Officer and Pol/Econ officer attended the fifth anniversary ceremony of the construction of the Cheng Hoo Mosque in downtown Surabaya on 28 October. The event went well beyond simple ceremony and demonstrated the importance of the audience to business, poli [...]	2007-10-31 09:13:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH ID PGOV PHUM
07SURABAYA66	EAST JAVA MUD FLOW UPDATE: POLITICS AND RIVER CURRENTS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Sidoarjo mud flow continues to play both a symbolic and tangible role in East Java's political and economic life. The beginning of the rainy season, the increasingly frequent breaches of existing earthen dams, the threats to vital infrastructure, the continuing distrust of t [...]	2007-11-02 08:08:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENIV EPET ELAB ENRG PGOV ASEC ID
07SURABAYA71	EAST JAVA NAHDLATUL ULEMA CONFERENCE: POLITICS, RELIGION, [...] (SBU) Summary: The East Java Nahdlatul Ulema (NU) Conference selected Ali Maschan Moesa as the Chairman of the NU Tanfidziyah Council on November 4. Ali Maschan's election did nothing to dampen speculation that he would soon announce his candidacy in the 2008 East Java Governor's race. Ali Ma [...]	2007-11-08 11:16:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KISL PHUM SOCI ID
07SURABAYA72	GOLKAR'S POLITICAL MACHINE APPARENTLY FAILS IN SOUTH [...] (SBU) Summary: Consulate General Surabaya Pol/Econ Officer, Pol/Econ Assistant and two Political Officers from Embassy Jakarta observed the first direct gubernatorial elections in South Sulawesi Province on November 5. The apparent defeat of incumbent Amir Syam by his Vice Governor Syahrul Ya [...]	2007-11-13 09:28:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KISL KCOR ID
07SURABAYA74	SOUTH SULAWESI: ELECTION RESULTS ARE IN, THE LOSERS SUE, [...] (SBU) Summary: The November 16 official announcement of election results failed to dampen controversy surrounding who won the race for South Sulawesi Governor. Now abandoned by national Golkar Party leadership, defeated incumbent Amin Syam and Vice Governor candidate Mansur Ramly have annou [...]	2007-11-16 10:21:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KISL KCOR ID
07SURABAYA80	EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE -- VICTIMS LOSE LAWSUIT AND ARE [...] (SBU) Summary: Mudflow victims are planning to take their case against the government and Lapindo company to The Hague after the Jakarta District Court rejected their law suit. The judges ruled that, in spending Rp 1.63 trillion (USD 175 million),the government and Lapindo have "done what they [...]	2007-11-29 07:18:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET ENIV ELAB ENRG PHUM PGOV ASEC ID
07SURABAYA87	EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: OPERATIONAL FUNDS DISBURSED; [...] (SBU) Summary: Members of the Sidoarjo Mud Management Agency (BPLS) oversight body visited the site of the mudflow to access operations and set a deadline of 2008 for effective mitigation of the problems caused by the mud. The central government disbursed Rp 500 Qlion (USD 55 million) to the B [...]	2007-12-07 08:41:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENIV EPET ELAP ENRG PGOV ASEC ID
07SURABAYA89	EAST JAVA: VOTERS IGNORE ENDORSEMENTS; POLITICIANS IGNORE [...] (SBU) Summary: Media giant Jawa Pos Group's Pro Otonomi Institute (JPIP) was established in 2002 to evaluate and rank the performance of individual regencies in East Java. While JPIP has successfully focused the attention of some elected officials on the relationship between job performance a [...]	2007-12-14 09:54:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KISL ID
07SUVA108	FIJI UPDATE, FEBRUARY 14, 2007: EPG REPORT WILL [...] (C) PIF Secretary General Greg Urwin told us the EPG report on Fiji will ask Bainimarama to step down as interim PM. It will call for elections within 18-24 months, if not sooner. Urwin said the hope is that members of the interim government will convince Bainimarama to moderate his heretof [...]	2007-02-13 22:37:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN MARR PHUM ASEC FJ
07SUVA110	FIJI UPDATE, FEBRUARY 15, 2007: RFMF SAYS U.S. HAS [...] (C) The RFMF told the media today that the U.S. has suspended plans to support a new "peacekeeping academy" near Suva. The Methodist church has reconfirmed its request for President Iloilo to resign. The Interim Attorney General admitted that the RFMF had committed human rights violations bu [...]	2007-02-14 20:38:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EFIN MARR ASEC FJ
07SUVA120	FIJI UPDATE, FEBRUARY 21, 2007: INTERIM GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Commodore Bainimarama announced February 20 that the interim cabinet has agreed to a plan to restore democracy to Fiji "as early as 2010." Bainimarama says at least three and a half years will be required to have a census, redraw election boundaries, and prepare for a general election [...]	2007-02-20 21:54:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MARR ASEC FJ
07SUVA123	FIJI UPDATE 2/22/07: QARASE WARNS AGAINST HAVING [...] (C) Exiled PM Qarase has warned that returning Bainimarama to the barracks could well leave the Commodore continuing his interference in politics. Acting Chief Justice Gates, a shadow backer of Bainimarama, may hear Qarase's law suit. The RFMF continues intimidation, including against lawyers [...]	2007-02-21 21:21:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM ASEC ELAB FJ
07SUVA130	FIJI UPDATE 2/26/07: FIJI SUGGESTS PRE-PIF [...] (C) Commodore Bainimarama is seeking interim-government discussions with the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) before a Forum ministerial meeting to discuss the PIF Eminent Persons Group (EPG) report on Fiji. The interim government is highlighting the (continuing) deployment of RFMF troops to PKO e [...]	2007-02-25 20:20:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM ASEC FJ
07SUVA149	FIJI'S REVISED BUDGET MIXES SPENDING CUTS WITH [...] (C) Fiji's revised budget is a mix of modest spending cuts, optimistic revenue projections and wishful thinking about the future. Civil service wages are being cut 5% effective March 8. A few ministry budgets have been significantly reduced, most notably the Ministry of Fijian Affairs. De [...]	2007-03-06 20:19:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV ECON MARR ASEC FJ
07SUVA150	FIJI UPDATE 3/7/2007: HUMAN RIGHTS PROSPECTS; [...] (C) Interim PM Bainimarama announced the military will stop human rights abuses immediately. Unfortunately, reports of abuses continue, including possibly a third death. Bainimarama will headline Fiji's commemoration of Women's Day, with an altered theme to downplay concerns about "impunity" [...]	2007-03-06 20:30:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM ASEC IN FJ
07SUVA161	FIJI UPDATE 3/13/07: MEDIA FREEDOM; UNION [...] (C) The RFMF and the interim AG have emphasized yet again that media freedom has distinct limits in post-coup Fiji. The interim government is expected to announce shortly its choices for permanent secretaries in the civil service. Police investigators are in Lau to interview PM Qarase about al [...]	2007-03-12 20:18:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM ASEC FJ
07SUVA165	FIJI UPDATE 3/15/07: MORE ON VP, MSG, "CLEAN UP" [...] (C) A new Fiji Vice President may now be selected in April. The interim government has admitted publicly a Melanesian Spearhead Group snub: not allowing Commodore Bainimarama to sign the MSG constitution. The RFMF is investigating 22 soldiers for pay-office malfeasance, but is not looking in [...]	2007-03-14 19:40:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM ASEC FJ
07SUVA170	FIJI UPDATE 3/19/07: FIJI SPIN ON MINISTERIAL; [...] (C) Fiji's interim government is spinning the Forum Ministerial last week as a success and is leaving a distinct impression it does not intend early elections. Commodore Bainimarama's "clean up" rhetoric continues, though we predict at some point real evidence will be necessary. Bainimarama t [...]	2007-03-19 19:48:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MARR ASEC FJ
07SUVA177	FIJI UPDATE 3/22/07: CORRUPTION COMPARISONS; A [...] (C) A Transparency International poll taken in Fiji before the coup indicates people were not shocked by corruption in the Qarase era. Overall, Fiji stacked up quite favorably compared to global and regional results, which suggests, no surprise, that the need for a "clean up" was not really wh [...]	2007-03-21 20:37:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MARR ASEC FJ
07SUVA18	FIJI UPDATE 1/8/07: INTERIM GOVERNMENT MINISTERS; [...] (C) Eight ministers in Commodore Bainimarama's interim government were sworn in on Jan. 8. Several have connections to Ratu Epeli Ganilau's National Alliance Party (NAP) that failed miserably in last May's elections; but on the whole the group seems reasonably well qualified. Fiji Labor Party [...]	2007-01-07 22:50:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM PINR ASEC CASC FJ
07SUVA187	FIJI UPDATE 3/27/07: [...] (C) The Forum-Fiji working group proposed at the Forum Ministerial in Vanuatu may begin efforts shortly. The Forum's intention is for high commissioners at Forum-member embassies in Suva to make up the Forum side, including the high commissioners from New Zealand and Australia. It will be in [...]	2007-03-26 20:27:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MARR ASEC CVIS FJ
07SUVA194	FIJI UPDATE 4/3/07: BAINIMARAMA ON VISA SANCTION; [...] (C) Commodore Bainimarama told a dinner gathering of the U.S. cancellation of his visa. He reportedly challenged Ambassador Dinger to retrieve the passport and to "bring his running shoes." Media report that UN SYG Ban responded to a request by Commonwealth SecGen McKinnon for the UN to remov [...]	2007-04-02 20:54:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MARR ASEC FJ
07SUVA199	FIJI UPDATE 4/5/07: BAINIMARAMA ON PKO; STATE OF [...] (U) Commodore Bainimarama reacted to media reports that Commonwealth SecGen McKinnon asked the UN to remove Fiji from PKO activities by saying any attempt to stop soldiers from participating in peacekeeping missions would be "an attempt to hurt the people" of Fiji. He noted that PKO duties ge [...]	2007-04-04 21:13:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MARR ASEC FJ
07SUVA2	FIJI UPDATE 1/3/07: CJ ON LEAVE; INTERIM PLANS? [...] (C) Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama today announced Fiji's Chief Justice is going on indefinite leave, pending a full inquiry into the judicial system. Bainimarama says he will return executive authority to President Iloilo within the next few weeks, with an inte [...]	2007-01-02 23:01:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ
07SUVA20	FIJI UPDATE 1/9/07: MORE INTERIM MINISTERS; [...] (C) The total of ministers tapped for Fiji's interim administration reached 16 with the swearing in of 6 on Jan. 9, including former PM Chaudhry as Finance Minister. They join Interim PM Bainimarama, 8 interim ministers sworn in yesterday (ref),and Ratu Epeli Ganilau to be sworn in next week [...]	2007-01-08 21:28:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM PINR ASEC CASC FJ
07SUVA211	FIJI'S GREAT COUNCIL OF CHIEFS REJECT VICE [...] (SBU) In a stunning rebuke to the interim government, Fiji's Great Council of Chiefs rejected President Iloilo's nominee for Vice President April 11. Commodore Bainimarama responded angrily, saying he was "totally bewildered" by the unprecedented decision. He claimed that members of the ou [...]	2007-04-11 21:36:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC MARR FJ
07SUVA212	MILITARY OFFICIAL ACCUSES U.S. AMBASSADOR OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The Commander of Fiji's land forces has accused the Ambassador of having sought in November 2006 to incite a mutiny against military forces commander Commodore Vereqe Bainimarama. In a speech to troops, Colonel Pita Driti said April 12 that during a November 28 meeting with the [...]	2007-04-12 20:35:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL FJ
07SUVA213	FIJI'S INTERIM PM LASHES OUT AT U.S.; SAYS [...] (C) Interim Prime Minister Bainimarama issued an angry press statement April 13 stating that his refusal to meet visiting DAS Davies on April 11 or 12 was meant to "send a clear message" that Fiji will only engage with countries "genuinely committed to assisting us in moving forward." Bainim [...]	2007-04-12 23:03:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PREL MARR CASC FJ
07SUVA22	FIJI UPDATE 1/10/07: GCC, MAJOR CHURCHES ACCEPT [...] (C) The Chairman of Fiji's Great Council of Chiefs (GCC) and leaders of the Methodist and Catholic churches have accepted Bainimarama's interim government while urging a return to democracy soon. Military pastors have asked their flock to do a Lenten-type fast for the next month as all pray f [...]	2007-01-09 21:33:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM PINR ASEC CASC FJ
07SUVA220	FIJI MFA REITERATES: REMOVE STREET BARRIERS BY [...] (C) Fiji's interim government has given the Embassy until COB April 20 to remove the vehicle barriers that block the street in front of the chancery. The Suva City Council has asked the Embassy to do the deed. Other correspondence confirms the embassy has had permission to keep the street cl [...]	2007-04-15 21:58:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT ASEC CASC PREL FJ
07SUVA221	FIJI UPDATE, APRIL 16, 2007: WAR OF WORDS [...] (SBU) Interim government rhetoric against the U.S. and other countries that have imposed sanctions against Fiji continued over the weekend. Most notable is the press statement issued by the interim Attorney General which accuses the Ambassador and the high commissioners of Australia and the [...]	2007-04-15 22:12:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ASEC MARR CASC FJ
07SUVA222	EAP DAS DAVIES VISIT TO FIJI DRAWS SHARP REACTION [...] (C) During an April 11-12 visit to Suva, EAP DAS Glyn Davies met with a cross-section of Fiji opinion leaders, including interim Foreign Minister Nailatikau and interim Finance Minister Chaudhry. Interim PM Bainimarama refused a meeting. Nailatikau and Chaudhry, both heading shortly to Bruss [...]	2007-04-16 13:28:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV ASEC AMGT MARR SCUL FJ
07SUVA224	EAP DAS DAVIES IN TONGA URGES RAPID DEMOCRATIC [...] (C) During EAP DAS Davies' April 13-14 visit to Tonga, Prime Minister Sevele reiterated that he and the King are committed to reform. In conversations across the political spectrum, Davies heard various views about the appropriate pace, though most all agreed last November's riot in Nuku'alof [...]	2007-04-17 13:54:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM CH TN
07SUVA229	FIJI INTERIM GOVERNMENT RESCINDS DIRECTIVE TO REMOVE [...] (SBU) The interim government delivered to us a diplomatic note April 19 stating that it was rescinding the earlier order to remove the barriers that block the street in front of the Embassy. In a press statement, Interim PM Bainimarama said this action was taken, in part, in response to th [...]	2007-04-18 19:35:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC AMGT PREL CASC FJ
07SUVA23	FIJI UPDATE 1/11/2007: CABINET TO MEET; EMERGENCY [...] (C) Fiji's interim cabinet is to meet formally next week for the first time. Detailed emergency regulations that curtail constitutional rights have appeared, purportedly signed Dec. 5, but very possibly back-dated. A New Zealand citizen of Fiji origin reportedly was tortured by authorities t [...]	2007-01-10 20:56:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM PINR CASC ASEC FJ
07SUVA241	FIJI AND THE EU: A "POSITIVE OUTCOME"; QUESTIONS [...] (C) The EU-Fiji negotiations in Brussels April 18-19 were seen as reasonably successful by both sides. The EU figures it has achieved a pragmatic set of requirements that Fiji must meet to re-instate rule of law and human rights and to build to new elections within two years. Fiji's interim [...]	2007-04-25 21:30:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EAID ASEC FJ
07SUVA260	FIJI UPDATE, MAY 10, 2007: REACTION TO SECRETARY [...] (C) Summary: Secretary Rice's comments condemning the coup in Fiji received considerable press play in Fiji and elicited a relatively mild response from the interim government. The EU warned the interim government that failure to honor commitments it made last month in Brussels could lead [...]	2007-05-09 21:46:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR ASEC FJ
07SUVA273	EU PRESSES FIJI INTERIM GOVERNMENT TO HONOR [...] (C) The EU Representative to Fiji, along with the French and UK heads of mission, met with interim Foreign Minister Nailatikau May 11 to express concern about the apparent lack of movement by Fiji's interim government in meeting its commitments to the EU. The EU representatives told Nailati [...]	2007-05-15 21:44:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MARR ASEC FJ
07SUVA274	MILITARY SHUTS DOWN ANTI-COUP BLOG [...] (SBU) Summary: Late Wednesday afternoon one of the most strident blogs criticizing Fiji's post-coup interim government was shut down. This follows days of threats by the military to shut down the blogs. A pro-coup blog site has been involved with attempting to locate the authors of the blog. [...]	2007-05-15 21:56:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC FJ
07SUVA29	HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST VIEWS ON FIJI SITUATION; [...] (C) A Fiji NGO leader, Angie Heffernan, says colleagues are documenting many reports of military intimidation, including sexual abuse. The NGOs are striving to ensure nobody believes the people of Fiji have acquiesced in the coup. The NGOs believe undercurrents of discontent are bubbling wit [...]	2007-01-11 20:50:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM PINR ASEC CASC FJ
07SUVA290	ASSESSMENT TEAM OPTIMISTIC ON EARLY FIJI ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: An independent assessment team commissioned to consider how soon post-coup Fiji could hold elections will issue its report to the Pacific Islands Forum-Fiji interim government joint working group June 7. The team is optimistic that three of the crucial steps necessary for new ele [...]	2007-05-24 21:57:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI FJ
07SUVA291	ASSESSMENT TEAM OPTIMISTIC ON EARLY FIJI ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: An independent assessment team commissioned to consider how soon post-coup Fiji could hold elections will issue its report to the Pacific Islands Forum-Fiji interim government joint working group June 7. The team is optimistic that three of the crucial steps necessary for new ele [...]	2007-05-28 10:53:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI MARR FJ
07SUVA292	ASSESSMENT TEAM OPTIMISTIC ON EARLY FIJI ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: An independent assessment team commissioned to consider how soon post-coup Fiji could hold elections will issue its report to the Pacific Islands Forum-Fiji interim government joint working group June 7. The team is optimistic that three of the crucial steps necessary for new ele [...]	2007-05-28 10:53:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI MARR FJ
07SUVA293	ASSESSMENT TEAM OPTIMISTIC ON EARLY FIJI ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: An independent assessment team commissioned to consider how soon post-coup Fiji could hold elections will issue its report to the Pacific Islands Forum-Fiji interim government joint working group June 7. The team is optimistic that three of the crucial steps necessary for new ele [...]	2007-05-28 10:53:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI MARR FJ
07SUVA294	ASSESSMENT TEAM OPTIMISTIC ON EARLY FIJI ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: An independent assessment team commissioned to consider how soon post-coup Fiji could hold elections will issue its report to the Pacific Islands Forum-Fiji interim government joint working group June 7. The team is optimistic that three of the crucial steps necessary for new ele [...]	2007-05-28 10:53:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI MARR FJ
07SUVA313	FIJI PNG-ING NZ HIGH COMMISSIONER; MORE HUMAN [...] (C) Fiji's interim Cabinet has declared the New Zealand High Commissioner persona non grata. New Zealand is attempting to reverse that. The GNZ has continually been outspoken against Commodore Bainimarama's interim government (IG),but the High Commissioner has been relatively low-key public [...]	2007-06-10 20:24:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PHUM ASEC FJ
07SUVA320	NEW ZEALAND HIGH COMMISSIONER PNG-ED - FIJI [...] (SBU) In a statement issued late June 14, Fiji's Office of the Prime Minister defended the interim government's (IG) decison to declare Michael Green, New Zealand's High Commissioner to Fiji, "persona non grata." The statement claimed Green had interfered in Fiji's domestic affairs, but gave [...]	2007-06-13 21:05:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR ASEC FJ NZ
07SUVA349	TENSION IN TONGA; LIGHT IN THE TUNNEL? [...] (C) Tonga may re-energize stalled political-reform discussions. Parliament has created a tripartite commission to consider specifics, including parliamentary numbers and the date for the next election. Reportedly, the King has agreed to act "only on advice" of an elected government, but some [...]	2007-07-09 20:43:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM ASEC CVIS PINR TN
07SUVA35	FIJI UPDATE 1/16/2007 - INTERIM CHIEF JUSTICE [...] (C) Justice Anthony Gates, an apparent supporter of the coup and advisor to the military, was sworn in as Interim Chief Justice. Ratu Epeli Ganilau was sworn in as Minister for Fijian Affairs, completing the ministerial lineup of the interim government. The Melanesian Spearhead Group has r [...]	2007-01-15 23:35:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM CASC PINR ASEC FJ
07SUVA353	CODEL PAYNE'S MEETINGS IN FIJI WITH INTERIM FM, [...] (C) Congressmen Donald Payne (D, NJ),David Dreier (R, CA) and James Moran (D, VA) completed a short but very productive visit to Fiji July 8-9. Interim Foreign Minister Nailatikau told the congressmen in a rambling and somewhat incoherent presentation that the December 2006 coup in Fiji took [...]	2007-07-10 17:42:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR OVIP FJ
07SUVA354	FIJI UPDATE: JULY 11, 2007: BAINIMARAMA AND [...] (C) New interim Police Commissioner and RFMF Deputy Teleni told a group of professionals that the military would never allow the SDL to regain power, even if it won the next election. Teleni said the RFMF would ignore any negative court rulings and only hold elections when it is ready. Cont [...]	2007-07-10 19:47:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM ASEC FJ
07SUVA359	FIJI UPDATE, JULY 19, 2007: INTERIM GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) After two days of bad press, the interim government removed travel bans it had placed on prominent IG critics Graham Leung and Shamima Ali. President Iloilo "rejected" names put forward to sit on a tribunal to look at IG allegations against suspended Chief Justice Fatiaki and gave the [...]	2007-07-18 18:01:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR ASEC FJ
07SUVA36	FIJI UPDATE 1/17/07 - CONTROVERSY OVER ACTING [...] (C) The decision to appoint Anthony Gates to the position of Acting Chief Justice has created an uproar in Fiji's legal community. Chief Justice Fatiaki, recently placed on forced leave by the military government, called the action "a disgrace." He and lawyers we talked to were especially [...]	2007-01-16 23:31:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM PINR ASEC CASC FJ
07SUVA37	FIJI UPDATE 1/18/07 - MORE JUDICIAL AND LEGAL [...] (C) Chief Justice Fatiaki returned to his office today, only to be removed by police. The military defied a ruling by the High Court reinstating Sugarcane Growers Council CEO Jagannath Sami and removed him from his office. Sami collapsed during military questioning and was admitted to a ho [...]	2007-01-17 22:20:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM PINR ASEC CASC FJ
07SUVA378	AS FIJI'S ECONOMY CONTINUES TO NOSE-DIVE, IS [...] (SBU) Lack of export competitiveness and a drop in tourism earnings since the December 2006 military coup have led to a difficult balance of payments situation for Fiji and a serious foreign reserve shortage. While a number of economists have suggested that a devaluation of the Fiji dollar [...]	2007-07-30 20:18:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD PGOV FJ
07SUVA387	FIJI UPDATE AUG. 6, 07: STRIKES; AUSTRALIA-FIJI; [...] (C) Some Fiji public-sector unions remain on strike. Others have gone back to work, at least for now. The interim government (IG) is adamant thus far that no lucrative settlement will take place. A war of words between Australia and the IG continues. Interim PM Bainimarama is spinning the I [...]	2007-08-05 20:30:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM FJ
07SUVA391	FIJI UPDATE 8/7/07: UK ARMY RECRUITS FROM FIJI; [...] (U) New Zealand media report that Australian Foreign Minister Downer and Commonwealth Secretary General McKinnon tried hard to get Britain to end its recruitment of Fiji citizens for the British army after last December's coup but met no success. McKinnon argued that Britain "is not setting a [...]	2007-08-06 19:22:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ASEC FJ
07SUVA409	TUVALU: NEEDY AND SEEKING USG ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) Tuvalu's Prime Minister Ielemia remains strongly interested in regaining the Peace Corps, accessing the Millennium Challenge Account, and providing skilled workers for Guam construction projects. He believes Fiji's Commodore Bainimarama should not attend the Pacific Islands Forum in Ton [...]	2007-08-15 13:50:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PHUM PINR EAID ECON KCRM TV
07SUVA416	FIJI UPDATE 8/20/07: BAINIMARAMA "JOKING" RE [...] (C) Fiji interim PM Bainimarama was only joking in announcing an election date, according to the interim Attorney General. Critics don't find that funny. Pacific Island Forum (PIF) and EU dialogues with the interim government (IG) are adding to doubts about IG motives. Some court cases sugg [...]	2007-08-19 19:50:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR MARR FJ
07SUVA420	FIJI UPDATE 8/24/07: NERVOUSNESS IN THE STREETS; [...] (C) Contacts are increasingly nervous that ethnic-Fijian unhappiness with Commodore Bainimarama's interim government (IG) could erupt. The surface remains calm. Media report a draft EU decision document re sugar-reform aid would keep pressure on the IG to hold credible elections by early 2009 [...]	2007-08-23 16:29:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR ASEC ECON CASC FJ
07SUVA425	FIJI CABINET FRICTIONS; QARASE TRAVEL STYMIED; [...] (C) Commodore Bainimarama's interim Cabinet is developing fractures. Deposed PM Qarase's plan to travel to Suva this week was derailed. Qarase alleges a military threat to kill him on arrival and a military order to Air Fiji not to board him. Interim government (IG) efforts to tame the Great [...]	2007-08-28 19:01:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PINR PGOV FJ
07SUVA433	FIJI: QARASE RETURNS; BAINIMARAMA SHUNS HIM, [...] (C) Deposed Prime Minister Qarase returned to Suva last Saturday. He announced willingness to assist the interim government (IG) to bring Fiji back to democracy rapidly. Interim PM Bainimarama dismissed the thought that Qarase and his SDL Ministers could play any role, now or after a future e [...]	2007-09-03 19:24:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PHUM FJ
07SUVA436	FIJI: BAINIMARAMA RESUMES STATE OF EMERGENCY; [...] (C) Commodore Bainimarama brought back Fiji's state of emergency on Sept. 6, after a three month hiatus, in order to respond to political posturing by deposed PM Qarase, who returned to Suva last weekend and immediately began to make public statements critical of the interim government (IG) and [...]	2007-09-05 19:24:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ
07SUVA46	FIJI UPDATE 1/22/07: PRESIDENT ISSUES IMMUNITY [...] (C) President Iloilo has issued a broad immunity decree for the military and others involved in the coup. The Fiji Law Society and others say the decree is unconstitutional. Bainimarama has reacted angrily to Aussie and Kiwi visa restrictions on members of his government and is threatening " [...]	2007-01-21 22:18:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM PINR ASEC FJ NZ

07SUVA465	FIJI UPDATE 9/24/2007 [...] (U) Fiji interim Prime Minister Bainimarama intends bilats with Venezuela, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Italy during his UNGA stay. The Fiji military has warned against any efforts to depose Bainimarama during his trip. Bainimarama has signaled he will re-shuffle the interim cabinet soon [...]	2007-09-23 20:19:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PHUM FJ

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