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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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06THEHAGUE2108COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE
[...] Country clearance is granted for the September 25-October 8, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Robert R. Gabel, Chief, Division of Scientific Research; Laura Noguchi, Biologist; and Bruce J. Weissgold, Cites Policy Specialist of the Department of the Interior to scope out accommodations and me [...]
2006-09-26 12:40:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2113COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL SCIENCE
[...] Country clearance is granted for September 28 - October 2, 2006 visit to The Netherlands of NSF official Dr. David Lightfoot, Assistant Director of the Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences, who will consult with ESF standing committee for social sciences and conduct indep [...]
2006-09-27 11:28:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY OTRA KSCA NL
06THEHAGUE2115COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA FRANKFURT
[...] Country clearance is granted for December 7-8, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Carlos Agueda, Federal Aviation Administration Safety Inspector, to conduct a recertification inspection commensurable to FAA authorizations for FAA repair stations in accordance with Federal Aviation regulations. [...]
2006-09-27 12:39:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC NL
06THEHAGUE2127COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA AMES RESEARCH
[...] Country clearance is granted for the National Aeronautic and Space Administration Ames Research Center officials Lawrence Lemke and Mary Marley to travel to The Netherlands from October 21-28, 2006 to participate in the Don Quixote Mission Mid Term Review and to attend a workshop on Brown Dra [...]
2006-09-29 05:47:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2128COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA JET PROPULSION
[...] Country clearance is granted for October 21-26, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of National Aeronautics and Space Administration official Jennifer Wiseman to attend the Hershel Space Observatory Science Team Meeting in Noordwijk. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is necess [...]
2006-09-29 05:47:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE2129COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA'S JOHNSON SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center official Alexander Tabakman to travel to the Netherlands from October 26-28, 2006 to attend the automated transportation vehicle project development status meeting in Noordwijk. 2. Embassy [...]
2006-09-29 05:47:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2133COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[...] Country clearance is granted for John P. Hoffman, Patricia Ann Garcia and Richard B. Stump from the National Nuclear Security Administration's Office of Defense Programs, DOE, to travel to the Netherlands from October 10-14, 2006 to represent the Department of Energy and the NNSA with attenda [...]
2006-09-29 09:47:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENGR OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2135COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE
[...] Country clearance is granted for Dr. David Newman, Chemist, National Cancer Institute, NIH, to travel to the Netherlands from October 10-14, 2006 for a layover on the way to Tromso, Norway to give an invited talk on natutal product repositories at a conference on bioprospecting and drug disco [...]
2006-09-29 10:13:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2137COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA MIAMI OFFICIAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for October 11-18, 2006 travel to the Netherlands of Federal Aviation Administration employee Allen L. Wilson, to conduct inspection at KLM, a U.S. certificated repair station, on Focus Air's Boeing 747 aircraft. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistan [...]
2006-09-29 10:25:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA EAIR NL
06THEHAGUE2140NETHERLANDS/JSF: CABINET APPROVES FOLLOW-ON PHASE;
[...] (C) Summary: Following the weekly Cabinet meeting, the GONL announced September 29 its decision to participate in the Production, Sustainment, and Follow-on Phase of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program. The Cabinet announcement stressed that the GONL intends to sign the follow-on MOU with the US [...]
2006-09-29 14:42:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALMARR PGOV PREL NL
06THEHAGUE2145COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN
[...] Country clearance is granted for the October 14-17, 2006, visit to the Netherlands of Stephen Eich, Investigator, Office of Regulatory Affairs, FDA, HHS to conduct a medical device inspection of medical workshop BV in Eindhoven. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POS [...]
2006-10-02 08:25:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2146COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE
[...] Country clearance is granted for Dr. Joseph Frank, Chief, Experimental Neuroimaging Section, Clinical Center, NIH, to travel to the Netherlands from October 8-11, 2006 to give a talk at the Fifth Europe Tissue Engineering Society meeting in Rotterdam. 2. Embassy understands that no furthe [...]
2006-10-02 08:32:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2167COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HHS INVESTIGATOR,
[...] Country clearance is granted for Perry Gambrell, Investigator, Office of Regulatory Affairs, FDA, HHS to travel to the Netherlands from October 20-27, 2006 for an inspection of the Philips Medical System. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance from post is necessary. POST ACCE [...]
2006-10-04 06:44:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA OVIP KSCA NL
06THEHAGUE2168COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA NATIONAL HQ
[...] Country clearance is granted for Federal Aviation Administration official Brian Anthony Vera, Aerospace Engineer, Avionic Systems Branch, Air-130, FAA Washington, to travel to the Netherlands from October 6-13, 2006 to attend the joint aviation administration flight recorder study group data [...]
2006-10-04 07:14:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC EAIR NL
06THEHAGUE2176NETHERLANDS/SUDAN: ENSURING A LEGITIMATE PEACE FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-04 13:18:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PGOV ER SU NL
06THEHAGUE2180COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EPA OFFICIAL RORY
[...] Country clearance is granted for Environmental Protection Agency official Rory Conolly, Senior Research Biologist, Office of Research and Development to travel to the Netherlands from October 18-20, 2006 to attend a conference in Utrecht. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance [...]
2006-10-05 10:46:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDSENV OTRA TPHY EPA NL
06THEHAGUE2181COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR PDAS KURT VOLKER -
[...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Kurt Volker to travel to The Netherlands from October 11-12, 2006 to meet with the Legal Advisor with Senior Dutch Justice and Foreign Policy Officials on cooperation on counter-terrorism and detainee [...]
2006-10-05 11:03:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OVIP OTRA ASEC GM NL
06THEHAGUE2186CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) Although there have been relatively few indications of renewed interest in the U.S. draft decision, several recent conversations are worth noting. First, Ambassador Petri of Germany has, in his role as WEOG Vice Chair of the CW Cluster, told Ambassador Javits that he has recently been ap [...]
2006-10-06 09:02:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE2189COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA NATIONAL HQ
[...] Country clearance is granted for Federal Aviation Administration official Forrest Leland Keller, Aviation Safety Inspector, to travel to the Netherlands from November 6-10, 2006 to conduct an R&D project review with contractor National Aerospace Library. 2. Embassy understands that no fur [...]
2006-10-06 11:00:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC EAIR NL
06THEHAGUE2190COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF
[...] Country clearance is granted for October 14-19, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Joseph Roy Thurn, Physician, VAMC, Minneapolis, MN to attend the Sixth International Conference of the Hospital Infection Society and meet with experts in infection prevention and control from around the globe. [...]
2006-10-06 13:09:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2199COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR U.S. ATTORNEY
[...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and delegation consisting of Michael Aaron Beck, Special Assistant to the Attorney General; Matthew Wilhelm Friedrich, Counselor to the Attorney General; D. Kyle Sampson, Chief of Staff to the Attorne [...]
2006-10-10 12:13:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2200COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TRANSPORTATION
[...] Country Clearance is granted for Stuart D. Miller, Transportation Security Administration Representative, to travel to the Netherlands on October 10, 2006 to meet with Ministry of Justice Civil Aviation Security and Airport Security officials to review EU security regulations with respect to [...]
2006-10-10 12:27:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2201COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE
[...] Country clearance is granted for Dr. Joseph Frank, Chief, Experimental Neuroimaging Section, Clinical Center, NIH, to travel to the Netherlands from October 8-11, 2006 to give a talk at the Fifth Europe Tissue Engineering Society meeting in Rotterdam. 2. Embassy understands that no furthe [...]
2006-10-10 12:30:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2208COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA NATIONAL HQ
[...] Country clearance is granted for Federal Aviation Administration official Cristina S. Tan to travel to the Netherlands from November 7-10, 2006 to participate in meetings with the CAA Netherlands and their support contractor the National Aerospace Laboratory to discuss the amendments to the m [...]
2006-10-11 11:06:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC EAIR NL
06THEHAGUE2209COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL
[...] Country Clearance is granted for Federal Air Marshal Service Operation Team SD 07-44 R59 to travel to the Netherlands from November 14- December 9, 2006 for the purpose of civil aviation security protection. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Vis [...]
2006-10-11 11:17:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAIR KHLS NL OTRA PTER HLSX
06THEHAGUE2213COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE
[...] Country clearance is granted for Dr. John Niederhuber, Director, National Cancer Institute, NIH, to travel to the Netherlands from October 11-15, 2006 to meet with Dr. H. M. Pinedo and other colleagues to follow up on the newly built translation research center. 2. Embassy understands tha [...]
2006-10-12 07:47:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2214COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE
[...] Country clearance is granted for Dr. John Niederhuber, Director, National Cancer Institute, NIH, to travel to the Netherlands from October 11-15, 2006 to meet with Dr. H. M. Pinedo and other colleagues to follow up on the newly built translation research center. 2. Embassy understands tha [...]
2006-10-12 07:58:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2215COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE
[...] Country clearance is granted for Dr. Stephen Katz, Director, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculosekeletal and Skin Diseases, NIH, to travel to the Netherlands from October 18-20, 2006 to discuss and plan the next set of collaborative experiments on the role of Langerhans cells in GvHD [...]
2006-10-12 08:12:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2216COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
[...] Country clearance is granted for October 15-20, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Thomas Warf, Product Process Development Analyst, OPHEP, OS, HHS to site visit Solvay Vaccines to insure that there is no bacterial contamination in the influenza vaccine under constract. 2. Embassy understan [...]
2006-10-12 08:57:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA TBIO OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2217COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
[...] Country clearance is granted for October 28 - November 2, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Azza Talaat, Investigator, Office of Regulatory Affairs, FDA, HHS, to inspect Lek Pharmaceuticals for compliance with FDAs Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations and audit data submitted in their appli [...]
2006-10-12 09:01:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA TBIO OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2218COUNTRY CLEARANCES GRANTED FOR U.S. GEOLOGICAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for USGS Research Wildlife Biologist Robert E. Gill to travel to the Netherlands from October 11-13, 2006 to work on two manuscripts with Professor Theunis Piersma at the Groningen University. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is required. P [...]
2006-10-12 09:07:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TPHY KSCA NL
06THEHAGUE2219COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL SCIENCE
[...] Country clearance is granted for October 15-16, 2006 visit to The Netherlands of NSF official Dr. Jeanne Hudson, Program Director in the Office of International Science and Engineering, who is meeting with Dutch officials on collaboration in networking and in Materialsworldnet. 2. Embassy [...]
2006-10-12 09:11:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY OTRA KSCA NL
06THEHAGUE2220CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) PRC Amb. Xue Hanqin asked to meet with Amb. Javits on Oct. 6, and began by raising the issue of the Taiwan Chemical Industry Association requesting observer status at the December Conference of States Parties. She noted that Beijing still objects to the TCIA receiving observer status. Sh [...]
2006-10-12 11:12:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE2228COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL
[...] Country Clearance is granted for Federal Air Marshal Service Operation Team PD 07-06/11 R59 to travel to The Netherlands from November 12 - December 10, 2006 to deter criminal acts targetting civil aviation. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Vis [...]
2006-10-13 08:55:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PTER ASEC OTRA HL
06THEHAGUE2235HIV/AIDS: DUTCH SEEK BROAD-BASED COOPERATION
[...] SUMMARY: The Dutch want to significantly expand bilateral cooperation on HIV/AIDS in Africa and seek State concurrence to develop these initiatives. See Action Request in paragraphs 5-7. END SUMMARY. 2. In response to reftel request for ideas to reinvigorate the 2003 U.S.-Dutch bilateral a [...]
2006-10-16 06:09:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KHIV NL UNGA AF
06THEHAGUE2237COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CDC OFFICIAL TERESA
[...] Country clearance is granted for Center for Disease Control, Health and Human Services, official Teresa Horan, Nurse Epidemiologist, NCID, HHS/CDC to travel to the Netherlands from October 15-18, 2006 to attend the Sixth International Conference of the Hospital Infection Society, speak at the [...]
2006-10-16 07:09:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2238COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA AMES RESEARCH
[...] Country clearance is granted for the National Aeronautic and Space Administration Ames Research Center officials Alexander Tielens and Thomas Greene to travel to the Netherlands from December 2-10, 2006 to attend a workshop on Molecular Databases; and to attend the James Webb Space Telescope [...]
2006-10-16 07:20:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2250COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[...] Country clearance is granted for Alan K. Burnham, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy, to travel to the Netherlands from October 31 - November 4, 2006, to present an invited talk entitled "In-Situ Processing of Oil Shale and Heavy Oil" at the first annual Shell International Sc [...]
2006-10-17 09:25:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENGR OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2252DUTCH PROSECUTOR GENERAL ON TIP VISIT, RUSSIAN TIP
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) Summary. During an October 5 meeting with DCM, Prosecutor-General Herman Bolhaar stressed his determination to fully investigate the case of TIP victim Irine Veselykh, who testified before the U.S. Congress in June [...]
2006-10-18 09:36:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SMIG KCRM KWMN PREL NL
06THEHAGUE2254COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[...] Country clearance is granted for Patrick B. Davis, Office of Hydrogen, Fuel Cells and Infrastructure Technoligies Program, Safety Codes and Standards, DOE to travel to Petten, the Netherlands from November 5-10, 2006 to coordinate future IEA activities, and as the DOE representative to the IEA [...]
2006-10-18 11:10:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENGR OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2255COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA'S JOHNSON SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center official Steven Smith to travel to the Netherlands from October 24-25, 2006 to attend and participate in European Space Agency liaison meetings in Noordwijk. 2. Embassy understands that no [...]
2006-10-18 11:14:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2260COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CDC OFFICIALS SILVIA
[...] Country clearance is granted for Center for Disease Control, Health and Human Services officials Silvia Penaranda, Microbiologist; and Naomi Dybdahl-Sissoko, Microbiologist to travel to the Netherlands from November 18-19, 2006 for a layover in Amsterdam on the way to Entebbe, Uganda to serve [...]
2006-10-18 11:23:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2262NETHERLANDS/SYRIA/LEBANON: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON
[...] (S) Ambassador Arnall discussed reftel points with MFA Head of Middle Eastern Affairs Henriette van Lynden-Leijten on October 17. Van Lynden-Leijten said she had heard "similar echoes" from the Dutch embassy in Damascus, especially regarding the fragility of the Siniora government and Syrian [...]
2006-10-18 12:50:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPREL PGOV PTER KDEM MOPS NL
06THEHAGUE2269COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USAID OFFICIAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for USAID/DCHA/OFDA Logistic Officer Robert Demeranville to travel to the Netherlands from October 25-29, 2006 to attend the humanitarian logistics fleet forum conference in Amsterdam. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is necessary. POST ACC [...]
2006-10-19 07:00:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2270COUNTRY CLEARANCES GRANTED FOR U.S. GEOLOGICAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for USGS Research Drs. Robert Morton, Bruce Richmond, Guy Gelfenbaum, and Bruce Jaffe; and Ocean Engineer Gerald Hatcher to travel to Bonaire, the Netherlands Antilles, from November 1-10, 2006 to conduct field studies to improve the ability to recognize ancient s [...]
2006-10-19 09:06:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TPHY KSCA NL
06THEHAGUE2271COUNTRY CLEARANCES GRANTED FOR U.S. GEOLOGICAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for USGS hydrologist Jeff Conaway to travel to the Netherlands from October 28-November 8, 2006 to present a paper on streambed monitoring, in Amsterdam. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need u [...]
2006-10-19 09:26:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TPHY KSCA NL
06THEHAGUE2272COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CDC ECONOMIST JOHN
[...] Country clearance is granted for Center for Disease Control, Health and Human Services Economist, John Blandford to travel to the Netherlands for a layover on the way to Gaborone, Botswana to lead the team in initiating field data collection for Botswana sites as part of a Five-Country Antire [...]
2006-10-19 09:31:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2277 SCENESETTER FOR ATT...
[...] (SBU) We warmly welcome your visit to the Netherlands, the first by an Attorney General since Attorney General Aschroft visited in September 2004. There are four important issues where you can advance our law enforcement agenda: (1) Establish a strong working relationship with new Minister o [...]
2006-10-19 15:25:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PTER SNAR PREL PGOV KJUS PINR NL
06THEHAGUE2282NETHERLANDS/SCENESETTER: FOREIGN MINISTER BOT'S
[...] (C) Dutch Foreign Minister Bernard Bot's upcoming visit to Washington DC comes just one month before national elections. It therefore provides an excellent opportunity to move some difficult issues forward in a way that helps ensure that the next Dutch government, whatever its configuration, co [...]
2006-10-20 11:53:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PGOV PHUM NL
06THEHAGUE2283COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL AVIATION
[...] Country clearance is granted for the October 24-27, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of FAA Inspector Hugh Joseph Thomas for surveillance on operational procedures of assigned Kalitta Air, LLC. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is requested. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors [...]
2006-10-20 12:48:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA EAIR NL
06THEHAGUE2284COUNTRY CLEARANCES GRANTED FOR U.S. GEOLOGICAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for USGS Integrated Taxonomic Information System Director Michael A. Ruggiero to travel to the Netherlands from November 6-11, 2006 to lead a European Regional workshop on the global pollinator information project as part of his IPA detail assignment with the glob [...]
2006-10-20 12:53:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TPHY KSCA NL
06THEHAGUE2291EMBASSY THE HAGUE'S FY 2007 FSI DIRECT FUNDING
[...] Summary. Post is pleased to submit a FY 2007 Direct Funding Initiative (DFI) proposal for 12,506 dollars to fund Dutch language training and materials. Embassy The Hague's FY 2007 program fund budget proposal is for 8,689 dollars. Post's FY 2006 DFI award was 5,988 dollars with a program fund [...]
2006-10-23 13:15:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDAFSI AMGT KFLO NL
06THEHAGUE2295COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR U.S.-NL CYBER CRIME
[...] Post grants country clearance and warmly welcomes all participants in the Cyber Crime Conference to be held in the Hague from October 26-27, 2006 at the Crowne Plaza Promenade Hotel, Van Stolkweg 1, 2585 JL The Hague - Phone: (31) (70) 352-5161; FAX: (31) (70) 354-1046. Participants are lis [...]
2006-10-24 12:16:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2301COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USEU DELEGATION TO
[...] Country clearance is granted for Mark Richard, James McAnulty, Thomas Scarantino and Kathleen Conway to visit the Netherlands from October 24-26, 2006 to attend attend meetings at Europol and attend selected sessions of the cyber-crime Conference. 2. Embassy control officer for the visit [...]
2006-10-24 14:47:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA EUN KCRM KJUS NL
06THEHAGUE2302COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF THE
[...] Country clearance is granted for Department of the Treasury Financial Attache Barbara Matthews to travel to the Netherlands from October 25-26, 2006 to attend a conference on Financial Crime in Europe and to deliver a speech, in Amsterdam. 2. Embassy point of contact is Embassy Economic O [...]
2006-10-24 15:09:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2304COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TRANSPORTATION
[...] Country Clearance is granted for TSA attache Stuart D. Miller, Brussels, Belgium, to travel to the Netherlands from October 25-27, 2006 to attend a conference by the Ministry of Transport pertaining to developments in security critical infrastructure, sluices and tunnels, in the Hague. 2. [...]
2006-10-24 15:33:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2305COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TRANSPORTATION
[...] Country Clearance is granted for TSA official Rodney Doyle Raines III, to travel to the Netherlands from October 25-28, 2006 to attend a Critical Infrastructure Protection Conference focused on bridges, tunnels, and dams, in the Hague. 2. Embassy control officer for the visit is Global Is [...]
2006-10-24 15:37:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2306NETHERLANDS/JSF: PARLIAMENT APPROVES FOLLOW-ON
[...] (C) Summary: A parliamentary majority approved a resolution October 24 to support GONL participation in the Production, Sustainment, and Follow-on Development (PSFD) phase of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program. Parliamentary approval represented the last hurdle prior to the GONL's plans to sign [...]
2006-10-24 16:15:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALMARR PGOV PREL NL
06THEHAGUE2312COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CDC MICROBIOLOGIST
[...] Country clearance is granted for Center for Disease Control, Health and Human Services Microbiologist Silvia Penaranda to travel to the Netherlands from November 18-19, 2006 for a layover on the way to Entebbe as an instructor for a training workshop and PCR for Poliovirus Diagnostics for WHO [...]
2006-10-25 13:13:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2314COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[...] Country clearance is granted for the National Nuclear Security Administration's Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, Morris Hassler, Trent Andes and Laurie Ballard to travel to the Netherlands from October 27-28, 2006 for a layover. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance [...]
2006-10-25 15:05:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENRG OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2316SHELL/SAKHALIN II: A VIEW FROM THE NETHERLANDS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A Shell representative recently offered his version of events at Sakhalin II and confirmed that the Government of Russia (GOR) had not revoked the project's environmental permit. Shell will continue to meet project deadlines and commitments without seeking to use political cha [...]
2006-10-26 07:13:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG ECON PREL NL
06THEHAGUE2323COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN
[...] Country clearance is granted for the November 5-7, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Tod Merkel, Senior Staff Fellow, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, FDA, HHS to travel to Bilthoven, the Netherlands to visit the Netherlands vaccine Institute to discuss a planned collaboration on a [...]
2006-10-27 08:16:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2326COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR U.S. COAST GUARD
[...] Country clearance is granted for the November 27-December 2, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of U.S. Coast Guard personnel Felton L. Gilmore, LCDR; Joseph E. Couch, GS-13; and Brian J. Pruitt, LT, to provide support for the Department of Homeland Security to assess the anti-terrorism measures m [...]
2006-10-27 12:23:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2330COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN
[...] Country clearance is granted for the November 10-17, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of George Allen, Investigator, Office of Regulatory Affairs, FDA, HHS for an inspection of Cordis Europa N.V, to inspect one medical device manufacturer for compliance with FDAs Good Manufacturing Practice and [...]
2006-10-30 11:45:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2336COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF THE
[...] Country clearance is granted for November 1-3, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Avi Jorisch, Office of Terrorist Financing and Financial Crime, Department of the Treasury, to attend the financial action task force working group meeting on real-estate. 2. Embassy POC is Economic Officer Ja [...]
2006-10-31 09:22:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2337COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CDC EPIDEMIOLOGIST,
[...] Country clearance is granted for Center for Disease Control, Health and Human Services Epidemiologist Arunmozhi Balajee to travel to Nijmegen, the Netherlands from November 17-23, 2006 8-19, 2006 to give a presentation on the "ISHAM Working Group on nonfumigatus Aspergillus" at the Dutch Myco [...]
2006-10-31 09:29:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2340COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EPA OFFICIAL KENNETH
[...] Country clearance is granted for Kennethy E. Feith, Office of Air and Radiation, EPA, to travel to the Netherlands from November 7-18, 2006 to attend the UN/ECE World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations Meeting. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is necessary. [...]
2006-11-01 08:39:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDSENV OTRA TPHY EPA NL
06THEHAGUE2341COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EPA OFFICIAL KENNETH
[...] Country clearance is granted for Kennethy E. Feith, Office of Air and Radiation, EPA, to travel to the Netherlands from November 7-18, 2006 to attend the UN/ECE World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations Meeting. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is necessary. [...]
2006-11-01 08:40:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDSENV OTRA TPHY EPA NL
06THEHAGUE2343COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EUR DEPUTY ASSISTANT
[...] Country clearance is granted for November 2, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Matthew J. Bryza to attend the Diversity Dialogue Conference. 2. Control officer for the visit is Embassy Economic Officer Jason Heung - Emb. Tel: (31) (70) 310-2339; Cell Phone: - (31) (65) 378-2313; Fax: ( [...]
2006-11-01 12:47:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2345COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE
[...] Country clearance is granted for Drs. John Milner, Branch Chief, National Cancer Institute (NCI),NIH; and Dr. Arthur Schatzkin, Branch Chief, NCI, to travel to the Netherlands from November 5-11, 2006, to attend and participate in the World Cancer Research Fund November Panel Meeting, which w [...]
2006-11-01 12:48:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2346COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA NATIONAL HQ
[...] Country clearance is granted for Federal Aviation Administration officials Kenneth Peppard, Program Manager; and Mary Lucke Summers, Manager, to travel to the Netherlands from November 5-10, 2006 to serve as U.S. and North American reprsentatives to Civil Air Navigation Services Organization [...]
2006-11-01 14:40:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC EAIR NL
06THEHAGUE235COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA LANGLEY
[...] Country clearance is granted for February 11-17, 2006 travel to the Netherlands of Douglas Arbuckle and Kenneth M. Jones to participate in FAA/Boeing Global Air Traffic Interoperability discussions and present at the ATC Maastricht 2006. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance i [...]
2006-02-03 16:04:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2352NETHERLANDS: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON UNSCR 1718
[...] (S) Polmiloff discussed reftel points with MFA Head of Nuclear Affairs and Non-proliferation Henk van der Kwast on November 1. Van Der Kwast appreciated the points, noting that the GONL would live up to its UNSCR 1718 obligations. He labelled North Korea's decision to return to the six-party [...]
2006-11-02 09:47:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPARM NL
06THEHAGUE2355COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA GODDARD SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for NASA Goddard Space Flight Center official Elizabeth Middleton to travel to the Netherlands from November 17-22, 2006 to attend the first fluorescence explorer mission assessment group meeting and confer with colleagues. 2. Embassy understands that no assis [...]
2006-11-02 13:38:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE236COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA HEADQUARTERS
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration official Raynor L. Taylor to travel to The Netherlands from February 14-18, 2006 to participate in the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna Pathfinder Mission Preliminary Design Review in Amsterdam. 2. Embassy un [...]
2006-02-03 16:08:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE2360COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EMBASSY ANKARA
[...] Country clearance is granted for Resident Legal Advisor Suzanne Hayden to travel to the Netherlands on November 6, 2006 to participate in meetings. 2. A hotel reservation has been made for November 6, 2006 at the Crowne Plaza Promenade Hotel, Van Stolkweg 1, 2585 JL The Hague - Phone - (3 [...]
2006-11-02 15:13:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ECON PREL PTER NL
06THEHAGUE2362NETHERLANDS/TRANSNISTRIA: DISRUPTION OF
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche Nov 1 to MFA Deputy Head of Eastern Europe and Central Asia Division Thymen Kouwenaar and Moldova Desk Officer Natascha Soons. Kouwenaar said that the MFA was reviewing a frozen conflicts proposal delivered by us to the Dutch embassy in Washington last week [...]
2006-11-02 15:36:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL ELTN RS MD UP NL
06THEHAGUE2367COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA GODDARD SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for NASA Goddard Space Flight Center delegation consisting of Douglas Campbell, Stuart Glazer, Matthew Greenhouse, Scott Lambros, Michael Menzel, Steven Scott, Rajeev Sharma, George Sonneborn, and Pamela Sullivan to travel to the Netherlands from December 3-13, 20 [...]
2006-11-03 12:25:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE2369COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA NORTHWEST
[...] Country clearance is granted for FAA Aviation Safety Inspector Forrest Leland Keller to travel to the Netherlands from November 6-10, 2006 to review a contract with National Aerospace Library, Amsterdam. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitor [...]
2006-11-03 12:32:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE237COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA HEADQUARTERS
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration official Raynor L. Taylor to travel to The Netherlands from February 14-18, 2006 to participate in the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna Pathfinder Mission Preliminary Design Review in Amsterdam. 2. Embassy un [...]
2006-02-03 16:09:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE2370COUNTRY CLEARANCE GIVEN FOR DEPARTMENT OF
[...] Country clearance has been granted for July 11-14, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of FAA official Allen L. Wilson, to conduct inspection at KLM, a U.S. certificated repair station, on Focus Air's Boeing 747 Aircraft. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is required. POST AC [...]
2006-11-03 13:58:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA
06THEHAGUE2374COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FRANKFURT
[...] Country clearance is granted for the November 22-23, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of TSA specialists Craig Matthew Lynes, Irene Goosley, and Sandra Lee Rohrbach to attend an aviation transportation security meeting in Amsterdam. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is requir [...]
2006-11-03 14:51:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2375COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CDC ECONOMIST JOHN
[...] Country clearance is granted for Center for Disease Control, Health and Human Services Economist John Blandford to lay over in the Netherlands for the night of November 19, 2006 on his way to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to provide formal training in economic evaluation methods applied to HIV treatm [...]
2006-11-03 14:51:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2379COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR BUREAU OF
[...] Country clearance is granted for November 21-26, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Bureau of Reclamation official John W. Shisler, Mechanical Engineer, to witness specification required factory inspection and testing of the hydraulic operating cylinder for the 4 by 6 foot high pressure slide g [...]
2006-11-03 16:00:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE238COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA NATIONAL HQ
[...] Country clearance is granted for Federal Aviation Administration official John P. LaPointe to travel to the Netherlands from April 2-7, 2006 to participate in the Steering Group for the Development of a Casual Model for Air Transport Safety. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistan [...]
2006-02-03 16:14:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC EAIR NL
06THEHAGUE2380DUTCH SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDACY FOR ITU COUNCIL AND
[...] (U) On October 12, Econoff shared reftel demarche and diplomatic notes with Hein van der Hoeven, Department for UN and Financial Institutions, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Wim Rullens, Directorate General for Energy and Telecom, Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs. 2. (SBU) Van der [...]
2006-11-03 17:04:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ECPS ITU NL
06THEHAGUE2389COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR BUREAU OF
[...] Country clearance is granted for November 21-26, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Bureau of Reclamation official John W. Shisler, Mechanical Engineer, to witness specification required factory inspection and testing of the hydraulic operating cylinder for the 4 by 6 foot high pressure slide g [...]
2006-11-06 11:37:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2390COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA GREAT LAKES
[...] Country clearance is granted for November 12-17, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Inspector William Pratt to complete airman duties and flight deck procedures. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need unescorted access into secure areas [...]
2006-11-06 16:15:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2392COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA NATIONAL HQ
[...] Country clearance is granted for December 11-15, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Federal Aviation Administration official John P. LaPointe, Manager, Flight Safety Branch, to participate in a joint FAA/CAA-NL review of aviation safety casual modeling efforts . 2. Embassy understands that [...]
2006-11-06 16:15:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC EAIR NL
06THEHAGUE2393COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA NATIONAL HQ
[...] Country clearance is granted for November 7-10, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Federal Aviation Administration official Cristina S. Tan, Computer Specialist; and William J. Hughes to participate in meetings with the CAA Netherlands and their support contractor the National Aerospace Laborat [...]
2006-11-06 16:15:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC EAIR NL
06THEHAGUE2399 COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED JOHN C. WYSS AND DAVID J.
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-07 14:03:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA GM XG XT NL
06THEHAGUE2411COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL SCIENCE
[...] Country clearance is granted for NSF Official Dr. Scott Moore, Investigative Scientist in the Office of the Inspector General, to travel to the Netherlands from November 24-28, 2006 to attend the workshop on integrity in science, standing committee for the social sciences, European science fo [...]
2006-11-08 15:00:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY KSCA AORC OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2415SIX SUSPECTS ARRESTED FOR JIHAD RECRUITM...
[...] The National Crime Squad (NR) arrested five men and one woman in Amsterdam and The Hague on November 6 and 7 for suspicion of recruitment for Jihad, participating in a terrorist organization, and obtaining false travel documents. According to the National Prosecutor's Office, the arrests are [...]
2006-11-08 16:22:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PINR PINS KPRP PGOV NL
06THEHAGUE2417COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL
[...] Country Clearance is granted for Federal Air Marshal Service Operation Team PD 07-28/29 R60 to travel to The Netherlands from December 22, 2006 - January 6, 2007 to deter criminal acts targetting civil aviation. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. [...]
2006-11-08 16:24:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PTER ASEC OTRA HL
06THEHAGUE2418COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL
[...] Country Clearance is granted for Federal Air Marshal Service Operation Team PD 07-06/11 R60 to travel to The Netherlands from December 12, 2006 - January 8, 2007 to deter criminal acts targetting civil aviation. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. [...]
2006-11-08 16:24:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PTER ASEC OTRA HL
06THEHAGUE2419COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA GODDARD SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center officials Shaune Allen, David Bogart, Joseph Schepis and Ray Lundquist to travel to the Netherlands from December 4-9, 2006 to attend the James Webb Space Telescope mid infrared instrumen [...]
2006-11-08 16:24:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE2420COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA GODDARD SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center official William Danchi to travel to the Netherlands from December 5-9, 2006 to attend the European Space Agency Darwin Terrestrial Exoplanet Meeting in Noordwijk. 2. Embassy underst [...]
2006-11-08 16:24:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE2421COUNTRY CLEARANCES GRANTED FOR U.S. GEOLOGICAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for USGS Geologist Herman A. Karl to travel to the Netherlands from November 13-22, 2006 to make an invited presentation at the workshop "Living with Sediments" as part of an international project team of experts. 2. Embassy understands that no further assista [...]
2006-11-08 16:24:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TPHY KSCA NL
06THEHAGUE2422COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN
[...] Country clearance is granted for the November 25 - December 1, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Dipesh Shah, Investigator, Office of Regional Operations, Office of Regulatory Affairs, FDA, HHS to inspect a medical device manufacturer for compliance with FDAs good manufacturing practice and au [...]
2006-11-08 16:24:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2423TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER (TFCO) AT
[...] (U) The following is provided in response to ref A, paragraphs 8 and 9. ------------------------------------- TFCO Representatives and Coordination ------------------------------------- 2. (C) Embassy The Hague's TFCO is DCM Chat Blakeman (MGT Counselor Sarah Solberg is currently serving [...]
2006-11-08 16:45:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALKVPR EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN NL
06THEHAGUE2436COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA GODDARD SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for NASA Goddard Space Flight Center delegation consisting ofPamela Davila, William Eichhorn and Steven Graham to travel to the Netherlands from December 3-9, 2006 attend the James Webb Space Telescope Mid Infrared Instrument Critical Design Review to be held at E [...]
2006-11-13 15:33:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE2437COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE
[...] Country clearance is granted for Dr. Lenore Launer, Senior Investigator, National Institute on Agine, NIH, to travel to the Netherlands from November 25-30, 2006 to consult with Dr. Mark Van Buchum on AGES and Camera studies and give a lecture on Vascular Dementia at a special symposium for t [...]
2006-11-13 15:33:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2438COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN
[...] Country clearance is granted for the November 26 - December 1, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Dr. Richard Whiting, Senior Scientist, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA, HHS to travel to Bilhoven, The Netherlands from November 26 - December 1, 2006 to attend, on Dr. Buchanans [...]
2006-11-13 15:34:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2439COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN
[...] Country clearance is granted for the November 26 - December 1, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Dr. Richard Whiting, Senior Scientist, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA, HHS to travel to Bilhoven, The Netherlands from November 26 - De3cember 1, 2006 to attend on Dr. Buchanans [...]
2006-11-13 15:34:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2440COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CDC OFFICIALS DAVID
[...] Country clearance is granted for Center for Disease Control, Health and Human Services officials David Forney and Donald Ackerman to travel to the Netherlands from November 18-21, 2006 to lay over on their way to Papenburg, Germany to provide technical consultations to shipyard personnel on th [...]
2006-11-13 15:34:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2441COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CDC OFFICIAL HUSSAIN
[...] Country clearance is granted for Center for Disease Control, Health and Human Services official Hussain Baseer, Public Health Officer, NCID, HHS/CDC to transit the Netherlands from December 23-24, 2006 on his way to Kigali, Rwanda to assist the Rwanda Public Health Advisor with program and ma [...]
2006-11-13 15:34:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2442COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CDC OFFICIAL HUSSAIN
[...] Country clearance is granted for Center for Disease Control, Health and Human Services official Hussain Baseer, Public Health Officer, NCID, HHS/CDC to transit the Netherlands from December 23-24, 2006 on his way to Kigali, Rwanda to assist the Rwanda Public Health Advisor with program and ma [...]
2006-11-13 15:34:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2443COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA FRANKFURT SAFETY
[...] Country clearance is granted for November 21, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of FAA Safety Inspector Dayton Mosher to conduct a recertification inspection commensurable to FAA authorizations for FAA repair stations in accordance with federal aviation regulations. 2. Embassy understands tha [...]
2006-11-14 14:25:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC EAIR FAA NL
06THEHAGUE2450COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA GODDARD SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for NASA Goddard Space Flight Center official Kirk Rhee to travel to the Netherlands from December 3-8, 2006 to attend the James Webb Space Telescope MID Infrared Instrument Critical Design Review. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. POST [...]
2006-11-15 12:57:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE2451COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA'S JOHNSON SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center officials Daniel Jacobs and Mark Hershey to travel to the Netherlands from December 10-16, 2006 to participate in common systems operations cost meetings at the European Space Technology Center [...]
2006-11-15 12:57:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2456COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA NATIONAL HQ
[...] Country clearance is granted for Federal Aviation Administration official Frederick J. Leonelli, Air Traffic Organization, to travel to the Netherlands from December 11-15, 2006 to meet with CAA-NL and EASA representatives, as well as research engineers from NLR. 2. Embassy understands th [...]
2006-11-16 12:46:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC EAIR NL
06THEHAGUE2457COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE
[...] Country clearance is granted for Dr. Kent Hunter, Principal Investigator, National Cencer Institute, HIH, to travel to Amsterdam, The Netherlands from November 30 - December 2, 2006 to give a talk at the Josepine Nefkens Symposium. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is nec [...]
2006-11-16 13:24:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2458COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CDC OFFICIAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for Center for Disease Control, Health and Human Services official Elizabeth Hall, Mathematical Statistician, NCID, HHS/CDC to lay over in the Netherlands on her way to Johannesburg, South Africa to attend the Scientific Steering Committee meeting. 2. Embassy [...]
2006-11-16 13:24:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2459COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR INTERNAL REVENUE
[...] Country clearance is granted for IRS Taxpayer Service Specialist, Jewel L. Vanderhoel to travel to the Netherlands from January 12-22, 2007 to teach at the overseas military installations. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who [...]
2006-11-16 13:39:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN AMGT ASEC OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2460COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR INTERNAL REVENUE
[...] Country clearance is granted for IRS Taxpayer Service Specialist, Helga M. Sturm Jewel L. Vanderhoel to travel to the Netherlands from January 12-22, 2007 to teach at the overseas military installations. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: 3 [...]
2006-11-16 13:42:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN AMGT ASEC OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2461COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[...] Country clearance is granted for Senior Engineer II, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Gunjit S. Bir, to travel to Delft, The Netherlands to make a presentation. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is requested. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need unescorted access [...]
2006-11-16 13:47:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENGR OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2462COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NUCLEAR REGULATORY
[...] Country clearance is granted for the December 9-10,2006 visit to the Netherlands of J. Keith Everly, Senior Program Manager; Michael Mangefrida, IT Specialist; and Susan Bagley, Transportation Security Specialist, Nuclear Security and Incident Response; Timothy Johnson, Senior Environmental E [...]
2006-11-16 16:03:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2464COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CDC OFFICIAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for Center for Disease Control, Health and Human Services official Elizabeth Zell, Mathematical Statistician, NCID, HHS/CDC to lay over in the Netherlands on her way to Johannesburg, South Africa to attend the Scientific Steering Committee meeting. 2. Embassy [...]
2006-11-17 08:41:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2467COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEBORAH MALAC,
[...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for Deborah Malac, Deputy Director for the Office of East African Affairs to travel to The Netherlands from November 27 - 28, 2006 to attend the Core Group Meeting on Uganda. 2. Per reftel, reservations have been made at the Sofitel Hot [...]
2006-11-17 15:19:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OVIP ASEC GM OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2468COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EUNICE REDDICK,
[...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to (A/E) Director Eunice Reddick, (AF/E) William Schofield and (L) Melanie Khanna to travel to the Netherlands on November 19-21, 2006 to attend a meeting of the Eritrea-ethiopia Boundry Commission. 2. Per reftel, reservations at the Carlt [...]
2006-11-17 15:24:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOVIP PGOV PREL OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2476COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TRANSPORTATION
[...] Country Clearance is granted for Kevin Paul Cahill, TSA Specialist, to travel to the Netherlands from December 3-15, 2006 to assist in conducting an International Civil Aviation Organization audit of Amsterdam Airport. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: [...]
2006-11-20 16:07:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2483COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR U.S. POSTAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for November 26-December 2, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Postal Inspectors Ruth Mendonca and Guy Brescia, to meet with Europol and Embassy representatives to prepare for anticipated USPIS TDY assignment to Europol. 2. Embassy control officer for the visit [...]
2006-11-21 14:11:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2501COUNTRY CLEARANCES GRANTED FOR U.S. GEOLOGICAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for USGS Research Geologists Donald L. Gautier and Timothy R. Klett to travel to the Hague, the Netherlands from November 26-29, 2006 to meet with Geologists of Shell International Ltd. to obtain information and data concerning petroleum resource potential of the [...]
2006-11-24 14:15:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TPHY KSCA NL
06THEHAGUE2502COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA FRANKFURT SAFETY
[...] Country clearance is granted for December 6-8, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of FAA Safety Inspector John J. Benning to conduct a recertification inspection commensurable to FAA authorizations for FAA repair stations in accordance with Federal Aviation regulations. 2. Embassy understands [...]
2006-11-24 14:17:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC NL
06THEHAGUE2503COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA FRANKFURT SAFETY
[...] Country clearance is granted for December 18-21, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of safety inspectors Calvin B. Clark and Jose R. Benavides to conduct a recertification inspection commensurable to FAA authorizations for FAA repair stations in accordance with federal aviation regulations. 2. [...]
2006-11-24 15:54:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC EAIR FAA NL
06THEHAGUE2506COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CDC OFFICIALS
[...] Country clearance is granted for Center for Disease Control, Health and Human Services officials Russell Enscore, Christopher Sexton and Mark Duffy to lay over in the Netherlands from November 28-29, 2006 on their way to Entebbe and Arua, Uganda to assist on pneumonic plague outbreak control. [...]
2006-11-27 12:21:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2509COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TRANSPORTATION
[...] Country Clearance is granted for TSA officials Stuart David Miller, Robert Dewey Jamison, Jeanette Hanna-Ruiz and Dennis Holley to travel to Amsterdam, The Netherlands from November 30 - December 1, 2006 to meet with airport officials at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. 2. Embassy control offi [...]
2006-11-28 12:12:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA EAIR ASEC NL
06THEHAGUE2514COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL
[...] Country Clearance is granted for Federal Air Marshal Service Supervisor Dennis Holley to travel to the Netherlands on December 1, 2006 to accompany Mr. Jamison on a tour of Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors [...]
2006-11-29 13:15:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PTER ASEC OTRA HL
06THEHAGUE2515EMBASSY HOSTS DUTCH-U.S. MUSLIM DIALOGUE
[...] (U) SUMMARY. The Embassy and the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund convened the mission's most extensive outreach effort to date on November 1-2 when more than 120 Dutch and American Muslims, government officials, policy experts, civil rights and business leaders gathered fo [...]
2006-11-29 16:12:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSCUL SOCI KPAO PHUM PREL KISL PINR NL
06THEHAGUE2516COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USAID SENIOR POLICY
[...] Country clearance is granted for United States Agency for International Development Senior Policy Advisor for Donor Coordination (USAID/PPC/DCO) Noreen O'Meara to travel to the Netherlands from December 6-10, 2006 to participate in the review of findings of a donor-sponsored study on multi-don [...]
2006-11-29 16:14:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2517COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CDC OFFICIAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for Center for Disease Control, Health and Human Services Public Health Advisor, Jennifer Mann to lay over in the Netherlands from December 2-3, 2006 and January 4-5, 2007 on her way to and from Nairobi, Kenya to provide health information and immunization campaig [...]
2006-11-29 16:14:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2518COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA FRANKFURT SAFETY
[...] Country clearance is granted for December 18-21, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Federal Aviation Administration safety inspector, Noel E. Arbis to conduct a recertification inspection commensurable to FAA authorizations for FAA repair stations in accordance with federal aviation reglations. [...]
2006-11-29 16:15:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC EAIR FAA NL
06THEHAGUE2526SCENESETTER FOR CONGRESSMAN LANTOS' DECEMBER 3-4
[...] (SBU) My Embassy and I warmly welcome you back to the Netherlands. Since your last visit here, the political landscape has changed dramatically. The November 22 national elections have left the country divided, with no party or group of parties having a clear majority. In the short run, we d [...]
2006-11-30 17:01:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON KISL NL
06THEHAGUE2529COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE
[...] Country clearance is granted for Dr. Trevor Archer, Senior Investigator, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH, to travel to the Netherlands from November 30 - December 3, 2006 to visit Radbound University in Nijmegen to take part in a seminar and present a talk entitled "H [...]
2006-12-01 14:01:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2530COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL SCIENCE
[...] Country clearance is granted December 5-9, 2006 travel to the Netherlands of NSF official Dr. Lynda Carlson, Director, Science Resource Statistics Division, to attend a meeting on innovation and technology policy. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: [...]
2006-12-01 14:01:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY KSCA AORC OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2531COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for NTSB team consisting of Thomas Kenneth Roth-Roffy and Alan Barry Strauch, both Marine Accident Investigators, to travel to the Netherlands from December 3-4, 2006 to observe bridge resource management training. 2. Embassy will contact the National Transpor [...]
2006-12-01 14:01:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA EWWT ASEC NL
06THEHAGUE2532CUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EPA OFFICIAL ROGER
[...] Country clearance is granted for Roger Fernandez, Office of Air and Radiation, to travel to the Netherlands on December 12, 2006 to meet with Shell Oil Company representatives to discuss the Natural Gas Star International Program under the methane to markets Partnership. 2. Embassy point [...]
2006-12-01 14:01:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDSENV OTRA TPHY EPA NL
06THEHAGUE2533COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL RESERVE
[...] Country Clearance is granted for December 9-16, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Bimal B. Goel, Senior Examiner; and Paul Sternhagen, Analyst, from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, to meet with the management of ABN AMRO Bank, NV, and Dutch Regulators related to implementation of Basel II. [...]
2006-12-01 14:01:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDNL TSPA OTRA
06THEHAGUE2536COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA HEADQUARTERS
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration official Zlatan Tsvetanov to travel to The Netherlands from December 6-9, 2006 to attend the Darwin Terrestrial Exoplanet Science Advisory Team Meeting, in Noordwijk. 2. Embassy understands that no further assi [...]
2006-12-01 14:01:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE2546SCENESETTER FOR A/S BOUCHER'S DECEMBER 6 VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) My embassy and I warmly welcome you to the Netherlands. Your visit comes at a time when the Dutch political landscape is undergoing significant change. The November 22 national elections have left the country divided, with no party or group of parties having a clear majority. In the sh [...]
2006-12-04 15:24:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV AF NL
06THEHAGUE2548COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA HEADQUARTERS
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration delegation, consisting of George Jackson, Glenn Rakow, and David Raphael, to travel to The Netherlands from January 16-20, 2006 to attend the Magnetospheric Multiscale Spacewire Working Group Meeting in Noordwijk. [...]
2006-12-05 11:09:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE2551COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE
[...] Country clearance is granted for Dr. Ronald Germain, Chief, Lymphocyte Biology Section, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, to visit the Netherlands Cancer Institute and present "Building a Systems-Level Understanding of Adaptive Immunity: From Molecules to Models to M [...]
2006-12-05 15:56:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2552COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE
[...] Country clearance is granted for Dr. Roderic Pettigrew, Director, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering; and Melanie Kotys, Research Fellow, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH, to travel to the Netherlands from December 7-12, 2006 to participate in the 2006 P [...]
2006-12-05 15:56:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2557COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CDC OFFICIAL HEATHER
[...] Country clearance is granted for Center for Disease Control, Health and Human Services Public Health Advisor, Heather Joseph, Behavioral Scientist, COGH, CCC, HHS to travel to the Netherlands from January 23-24, 2006 and February 9-10, 2007 to lay over in the Netherlands on her way to and fro [...]
2006-12-06 11:04:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2567COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[...] Country clearance is granted for Paul S. Veers to travel to the Netherlands from December 10-14, 2006 to attend the application for smart structures for large wind turbine rotor blades workshop, in Delft. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is requested. POST ACCESS: [...]
2006-12-07 13:16:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENGR OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2568COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF THE
[...] Country clearance is granted for Department of the Treasury officials Kenneth Peel and Barbara Geiser; and, African Development Bank in Tunis officials Ambassador Cynthia Perry and Roy Adkins to travel to the Netherlands from December 6-9, 2006 to attend the AFDP mid-term review meeting in th [...]
2006-12-07 15:09:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE257DUTCH REACTIONS TO CARTOON CONTROVERSY
[...] (SBU) Summary: As of 6 February, there has been no violence in the Netherlands in response to the controversial cartoons, though daily newspaper "De Volkskrant" received a bomb threat for having reprinted the Danish cartoons. The Prime Minister emphasized the primacy of law in resolving dispu [...]
2006-02-07 06:27:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAO NL
06THEHAGUE2573COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN
[...] Country clearance is granted for the December 13-20, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Alexander Kosyak and Ned Heltzer to attend an IDA Beta test site inspection tool and meet with the European Commission on Humanitarian Aid to discuss precertification and possible collaboration . 2. Emba [...]
2006-12-07 16:33:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2578COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL POE - DECEMBER
[...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Ted Poe, Member, Subcommittee on Europe and Emerging Threats; and Alan Knapp, Legislative Director, to travel to the Netherlands from December 20-22, 2006, to meet with senior-level government officials to discuss anti-terrorism efforts [...]
2006-12-08 13:21:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN NL
06THEHAGUE2585COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL
[...] Country Clearance is granted for Federal Air Marshal Service operation PD 07-28/29 R61 to travel to the Netherlands from January 13-February 3, 2007 to act as a strategic deterrence against criminal acts targetting civil aviation, to include hijacking. 2. Embassy understands that no assis [...]
2006-12-08 16:04:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PTER ASEC OTRA HL
06THEHAGUE2588COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL
[...] Country Clearance is granted for Federal Air Marshal Service Operation Team PD 07-06/11 R61 to travel to The Netherlands from January 8 - February 4, 2006, to deter criminal acts targetting civil aviation. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visito [...]
2006-12-11 15:10:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PTER ASEC OTRA HL
06THEHAGUE2597NETHERLANDS/BALKENENDE: PM OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE
[...] (S) SUMMARY: During a December 12 meeting with Ambassador Arnall, Dutch Prime Minister Jan Pieter Balkenende expressed satisfaction with his party's strong performance in the November elections, and predicted a centrist-coalition government could be in place by February. According to Balkenende, th [...]
2006-12-13 09:48:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPREL PGOV KDEM ECON IR RU NL
06THEHAGUE2605COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CDC OFFICIAL RAYMOND
[...] Country clearance is granted for Center for Disease Control, Health and Human Services Senior Scientist, NCHSTP, CDC, HHS, to travel to the Netherlands on January 7, 2006 to transit stop en route to Kigali, Rwanda to provide technical assistance on information technology systems in order to s [...]
2006-12-14 09:08:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2619NETHERLANDS/SYRIA: BOT'S ROAD TO DAMASCUS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Dutch Foreign Minister Bot used his December 12 visit to Damascus to press for quick resolution of a controversial child custody case as well as to discuss broader regional issues, including Iraq, Lebanon, and Israeli-Palestinian relations. Bot's Syrian interlocutors, including [...]
2006-12-15 11:31:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN SY NL
06THEHAGUE2624COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL
[...] Country Clearance is granted for Federal Air Marshal Service Operation Team FO 07-11 R61 to travel to the Nethrlands from January 9-11, 2006 to deter criminal acts targetting civil aviation. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need une [...]
2006-12-18 06:50:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PTER ASEC OTRA HL
06THEHAGUE2625COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL
[...] Country Clearance is granted for Federal Air Marshal Service Operation Team PD 07-09 R61 to travel to the Nethrlands from January 9-11, 2006 to deter criminal acts targetting civil aviation. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need une [...]
2006-12-18 06:50:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PTER ASEC OTRA HL
06THEHAGUE2628COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF THE
[...] Country clearance is granted for Department of the Treasury officials Kevin E. Anderson, Special Assistant for International Affairs; and Jonathan Jones, Senior Financial Economist, to travel to the Netherlands from January 5-10, 2006 to attend a conference of host supervisors of ING, hoisted [...]
2006-12-18 14:36:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2629COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF THE
[...] Country clearance is granted for Department of the Treasury official Neal F. Moran to travel to the Netherlands from January 5-10, 2006 to attend a conference sponsored by the Dutch National Bank. 2. Embassy point of contact is Embassy Economic Officer Jason Heung ) Emb. Tel: (31) (70) 3 [...]
2006-12-18 14:44:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2630COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA NATIONAL HQ
[...] Country clearance is granted for January 9 - 14, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Federal Aviation Administration contractor Professor Ali Mosleh, to participate in the Peer Review Meeting of the Aviation Safety Causal Modeling Project sponsored by the Ministry of Transportation, The Civil Av [...]
2006-12-18 14:45:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC EAIR NL
06THEHAGUE2634NETHERLANDS/IRAN: MEDIA PROJECTS TO PROMOTE DEMOCRACY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Eleven Dutch-funded Iranian media projects, worth over 13 million Euros, have moved into the operational phase. The projects, begun in early 2006 at the behest of the Dutch parliament, represent the broadest Dutch media diversity efforts anywhere, according to MFA officials. En [...]
2006-12-18 16:49:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM EUN PREL IR NL
06THEHAGUE2639NETHERLANDS: STILL STRUGGLING WITH SREBRENICA
[...] (C) Summary: Dutch Defense Minister Henk Kamp presented a special insignia on December 4 to troops who served in Dutch Battalion (Dutchbat) III under the UN Protection Force (UNPROFOR) in Bosnia in 1995. While the insignia is intended to honor Dutch servicemen who functioned honorably and conscient [...]
2006-12-19 16:28:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NL
06THEHAGUE2644COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[...] Country clearance is granted for DOE official Alexander Heger to travel to the Netherlands from January 20-27, 2007 to collaborate with Dr. Norbert Langer of the University of Utrecht Sterrenkundig on the field of evolution of massive stars and their nucleosynthesis. This collaboration is in [...]
2006-12-20 14:05:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENGR OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2645DUTCH SEEK POSITIVE CONSENSUS ON SWIFT
[...] (C) Summary. The Dutch government is marshaling legal arguments that would allow the current SWIFT and TFTP systems to continue. Ministry of Finance officials confirm Embassy London's report that they are working in tandem with a "coalition of the constructive" that includes the U.K., Belgium, [...]
2006-12-20 14:39:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALKTFN EFIN PTER ECON NL
06THEHAGUE2647COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA LANGLEY
[...] Country clearance is granted for December 18 - Ausust 31, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Mark Carpenter to participate in a 9-month detail at the Technical University of Delft to develop efficient solver technology for time-dependent simulations. 2. Embassy understands that no further ass [...]
2006-12-20 15:31:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2648COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA FRANKFURT SAFETY
[...] Country clearance is granted for the January 16-17, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of Federal Aviation Administration safety inspector, J. C. Jones to conduct a recertification inspection commensurable to FAA authorizations for FAA repair stations in accordance with federal aviation reglations. [...]
2006-12-20 15:31:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC EAIR FAA NL
06THEHAGUE265HOLOCAUST ART RESTITUTION: DUTCH RETURN PAINTINGS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a historic move, the Dutch government announced on February 6 the return of 202 of some of the greatest Dutch, Flemish, and Italian paintings to the heirs of Jacques Goudstikker, a Dutch Jewish art collector and dealer who fled the Netherlands during World War II. While th [...]
2006-02-07 13:30:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNAR PHUM SOCI NL
06THEHAGUE2650REQUEST FOR COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR PERSONAL TRAVEL
[...] Country clearance is requested for Jason Heung, Economic Officer, to travel to Istanbul, Turkey on personal travel from December 22-26, 2006. 2. Mr. Heung has a top secret clearance. 3. Mr. Heung will arrive in Istanbul on Friday, December 22 at 3:15 p.m. on Luftansa Flight No. 3350 f [...]
2006-12-21 11:17:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2651(CORRECTED COPY) REQUEST FOR COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR
[...] Country clearance is requested for Jason Heung, Economic Officer, to travel to Istanbul, Turkey on personal travel from December 22-26, 2006. 2. Mr. Heung has a top secret clearance. 3. Mr. Heung will arrive in Istanbul, Turkey on Friday, December 22 at 3:15 p.m. via Lufthansa Flight [...]
2006-12-21 11:17:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2665COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA GREAT LAKES
[...] Country clearance is granted for January 17-19, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of Inspector Bruce A. Larson to complete airman duties and flight deck procedures. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need unescorted access into secure area [...]
2006-12-29 11:02:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE269DUTCH REACTIONS TO CARTOON CONTROVERSY
[...] (SBU) Summary: As of 6 February, there has been no violence in the Netherlands in response to the controversial cartoons, though daily newspaper "De Volkskrant" received a bomb threat for having reprinted the Danish cartoons. The Prime Minister emphasized the primacy of law in resolving dispu [...]
2006-02-07 15:24:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAO NL
06THEHAGUE308NETHERLANDS/OUTREACH: CHARGE MEETING WITH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Charge met with Amsterdam Mayor Job Cohen February 3 to discuss opportunities for Muslim outreach in the city. Cohen complained that the media had distorted his recent comments on "unrest" in Amsterdam, but acknowledged religious/ethnic tensions remain a serious problem. He cr [...]
2006-02-10 12:08:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER KISL PGOV PINR SOCI SCUL KPAO NL
06THEHAGUE314UPDATE ON DUTCH REACTIONS TO CARTOON CONTROVERSY
[...] (U) Summary: The Danish cartoons remain a hot topic in the Netherlands. So far, there have been no violent reactions here, but officials are watching closely a planned "peaceful demonstration" in Amsterdam on February 11. PM Balkenende and other government officials have expressed support f [...]
2006-02-10 17:11:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER KISL PGOV PINR SOCI SCUL KPAO NL
06THEHAGUE318COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA NATIONAL HQ
[...] Country clearance is granted for Federal Aviation Administration official Daniel J. Brudnicki to travel to The Netherlands from February 12-19, 2006 to conduct meetings with Eurocontrol Counterparts on productivity improvement validation work. 2. Embassy understands that no further assist [...]
2006-02-13 12:33:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC EAIR NL
06THEHAGUE33NETHERLANDS/ISAF: PRESSING THE DUTCH ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) Summary: Post pressed GONL officials and parliamentarians from all major parties on Dutch participation in ISAF III over the last few days. Most indicated chances for deployment were grim, but were unwilling to rule out a positive decision completely. Some senior GONL officials are advi [...]
2006-01-06 18:21:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR NATO NL AF
06THEHAGUE330COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL
[...] Country Clearance is granted for Federal Air Marshal Service Operation FO 06-29 R50 to travel to The Netherlands from March 7-30, 2006 for the purpose of civil aviation security protection. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need u [...]
2006-02-14 15:21:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PTER ASEC OTRA HL
06THEHAGUE331COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL
[...] Country Clearance is granted for Federal Air Marshal Service Operation PD 06-06/11 R50 to travel to The Netherlands from March 5-31, 2006 for the purpose of civil aviation security protection. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need [...]
2006-02-14 15:24:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PTER ASEC OTRA HL
06THEHAGUE335COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF
[...] Country clearance is granted for Richard Nathan Wiedis, U.S. Department of Juistice Senior Litigation Counsel with the Criminal Division Office of the Counterterrorism Section to travel to The Netherlands from February 15-24, 2006 for Operation Dutch Treat, to obtain evidence from foreign aut [...]
2006-02-15 07:55:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE342COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA NATIONAL HQ
[...] Country clearance is granted for Federal Aviation Administration official Wallace Feerrar, Outcome Leader, MITRE-ATO, FAA Eastern Region to travel to The Netherlands from April 3-7, 2006 to conduct meetings with Eurocontrol Counterparts on productivity improvement validation work. 2. Em [...]
2006-02-15 14:22:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC EAIR NL
06THEHAGUE343COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA NATIONAL HQ
[...] Country clearance is granted for Federal Aviation Administration official Mehmet Marsan, Engineer, Noise Division, Office of Environment and Energy, FAA Washington DC to travel to The Netherlands from March 12-15, 2006 to participate in a ICAO/CAEP WG-1 Meeting. 2. Embassy understands tha [...]
2006-02-15 14:26:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC EAIR NL
06THEHAGUE345COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA NATIONAL HQ
[...] Country clearance is granted for Federal Aviation Administration official James Skalecky, Engineer, Noise Division, Office of Environment and Energy, FAA to travel to the Netherlands to participate in ICAO/CAEP WG-1 Meeting from March 14-17, 2006. 2. Embassy understands that no further as [...]
2006-02-15 14:35:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC EAIR NL
06THEHAGUE346COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA NATIONAL HQ
[...] Country clearance is granted for Federal Aviation Administration official Sandy Liu, Engineer, Noise Division, Office of Environment and Energy, to travel to the Netherlands from March 12-18, 2006 to participate in the ICAO/CAEP WG-1 Meeting. 2. Embassy understands that no further assista [...]
2006-02-15 14:39:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC EAIR NL
06THEHAGUE355COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE
[...] Country clearance is granted for March 5-7, 2006 visit to The Netherlands of Dr. Roderic Pettigrew, Director, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, NIH to participate in the International Peer Review Committee for the assessment of the research of the Leiden University [...]
2006-02-16 12:56:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE357NETHERLANDS/ISLAM: MORE ON CARTOON CONTROVERSY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Danish cartoon controversy continues to resonate in the Netherlands. Two small, generally peaceful demonstrations were held February 10 in Maastricht and February 11 in Amsterdam. Two well-known Muslim Amsterdam officials have attempted to downplay the issue in an effort t [...]
2006-02-16 15:34:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER KISL PGOV PINR SOCI SCUL KPAO NL
06THEHAGUE36COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL
[...] Country Clearance is granted for Federal Air Marshal Service Operation SD 06-09 R 48 to travel to The Netherlands from February 5-7, 2006 for the purpose of civil aviation security protection. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need [...]
2006-01-09 10:07:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PTER ASEC OTRA HL
06THEHAGUE363COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL STEVENS STAFF
[...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Jeff Bingham, Majority Staff Director of the Space and Science Subcommittee, U.S. Senate, to travel to the Netherlands from February 21-22, 2006 for consultations at the European Space Research and Technology Center in Noordwijk. 2. [...]
2006-02-17 10:37:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN NL
06THEHAGUE368RADICAL IMAMS EXPELLED FROM THE NETHERLANDS
[...] (S) SUMMARY: The last of the three radical Eindhoven-based Muslim clerics that Immigration and Integration Minister Verdonk ordered deported in June 2005 had left the country by year's end. Verdonk accused all three of tolerating the recruitment of terrorists within a mosque and inciting vi [...]
2006-02-17 13:08:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPTER PINR PINS PGOV NL
06THEHAGUE374NETHERLANDS/MUSLIM OUTREACH: MISSION SUCCESS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In August 2005, Post established an Integration Issues Working Group (IIWG) to coordinate outreach and reporting activities related to the Dutch Muslim community. This approach succeeded in considerably expanding Embassy The Hague's and Consul General Amsterdam's contacts in the Dutc [...]
2006-02-17 15:43:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PINR PHUM KPAO KISL NL
06THEHAGUE380DUTCH MAKE PROGRESS TOWARD AN EFFECTIVE
[...] (C) Summary: The GONL has taken important steps since 2001 to bolster its ability to counter terrorism. It has passed tough new legislation, revamped institutional structures, strengthened the security of critical infrastructure, and devoted substantial personnel and financial resources to the coun [...]
2006-02-21 11:37:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPTER PINR PINS PGOV NL
06THEHAGUE403COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA EASTERN REGION
[...] Country clearance is granted for February 25 - March 2, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Federal Aviation Administration Employees Steve Shataka and Michael Bulzomi to complete "R" items for Atlas Air. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: 3. [...]
2006-02-23 11:54:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA EAIR NL
06THEHAGUE405COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[...] Country clearnce is granted for February 22- March 4, 2006 travel to The Netherlands of Robert Neal Newhouse, David Glenn Kostorowski, and Tracy Proctor Mustin from the National Nuclear Security Administration's Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, Department of Energy, to meet in Rotte [...]
2006-02-23 12:07:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENGR OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE406REACHING OUT TO THE DUTCH MUSLIM BUSINESS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. An Embassy lunch with members of the Dutch Muslim business community on February 8 succeeded in launching a constructive dialogue on discrimination in Dutch employment practices, unemployment among young ethnic Muslims, and the pros and cons of membership in ethnic business [...]
2006-02-23 12:50:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON SOCI PHUM PREL PGOV KISL PINR NL
06THEHAGUE41NETHERLANDS/ISAF: WALKING A FINE LINE
[...] (C) Summary: PM Balkenende hosted a strategy session January 9 to develop a compromise that would allow the debate on ISAF III to move forward to Parliament. D-66 Ministers Pecthold and Brinkhorst had announced over the weekend they continue to oppose an official Cabinet decision to support [...]
2006-01-09 17:58:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR NATO NL AF
06THEHAGUE419DUTCH TERRORIST FINANCE CONFERENCE MARCH 15-16
[...] The Dutch Finance Ministry will host on March 15-16 in The Hague an international conference on terrorist financing issues. This initiative was first raised during Treasury Secretary Snow's June 2005 meeting with Dutch Finance SIPDIS Minister Zalm (reftel). The U.S. Treasury Department, S [...]
2006-02-24 15:48:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KTFN ETTC PTER ECON EUN NL
06THEHAGUE427NETHERLANDS/CHINA: PROPOSED JOINT DEMARCHE ON
[...] (C) On February 24, Poloff delivered reftel demarche regarding a proposed joint demarche on certain Chinese prisoners cases to Sandra Pellegrom in the Dutch MFA's Human Rights and Peacebuilding Department. According to Pellegrom, the GONL is not opposed, in principle, to such joint efforts. [...]
2006-02-27 16:22:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPHUM KJUS PREL CM NL
06THEHAGUE434COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL
[...] Country Clearance is granted for Federal Air Marshal Service Operation SMC 0607 R49 to travel to The Netherlands from February 27 - March 1, 2006 for the purpose of civil aviation security protection. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors [...]
2006-02-28 11:55:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PTER ASEC OTRA HL
06THEHAGUE435COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA NATIONAL HQ
[...] Country clearance is granted for Federal Aviation Administration official Antonius A. Lambregts, Chief Scientific and Technical Advisor, Air-100, FAA, to travel to the Netherlands from March 20 - April 1, 2006 to meet with Dr. Eric Theunissen on Demo System Development for advanced guidance a [...]
2006-02-28 12:02:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC EAIR NL
06THEHAGUE436COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA GODDARD SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center officials Jeffrey Livas, Stephen Merkowitz, and Kevin Miller to vist the Netherlands from Aprill 22 - May 1, 2006 to attend the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna Technical Interface and [...]
2006-02-28 12:16:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE437COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA GODDARD SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center officials Cornelis Gehrels and Jon Lawrence to travel to the Netherlands from March 16 - April 28, 2006 to attend the meeting of the International Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory and t [...]
2006-02-28 12:21:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE438COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE
[...] Country clearance is granted for March 15 - 19, 2006 visit to The Netherlands of Dr. John Wright, Senior Investigator, National Cancer Institute, NIH, to give a lecture on the topic of dual Src/Bct-abl kinase inhibitors at the Fourth International Conference on Targeted Anticancer Therapies i [...]
2006-02-28 12:25:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE452COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE
[...] Country clearance is granted for March 15 - 19, 2006 visit to The Netherlands of Dr. John Wright, Senior Investigator, National Cancer Institute, NIH, to give a lecture on the topic of dual Src/Bct-abl kinase inhibitors at the Fourth International Conference on Targeted Anticancer Therapies i [...]
2006-03-01 12:07:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE453EMBASSY THE HAGUE SUBMISSION FOR SIXTH ANNUAL TIP
[...] (U) This cable responds to reftel A's request for input for the 2006 TIP report. Part One summarizes key developments during the past year and Part Two responds to the questions in paragraphs 21 - 24 of reftel A. Preparation time is about 170 hours (FSN - 110; FS-04 - 30; FS-02 - 30 hours). [...]
2006-03-01 16:52:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF NL
06THEHAGUE456COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[...] Country clearnce is granted for Joseph Patrick Kolbas from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, National Nuclear Security Administration Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, Department of Energy, to travel to The Netherlands from March 4-10,2006 to observe the operational procedu [...]
2006-03-02 11:42:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENGR OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE457COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CDC OFFICIAL KRISTEN
[...] Country clearance is granted for March 15 - 19, 2006 travel to the Nethrlands of Kristen Miller, Statistician, National Center for Health Statistics, Center for Disease Control, Health and Human Services, to present a paper on multi-national cognitive testing at the 4th International Workshop [...]
2006-03-02 11:43:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE458COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[...] Country clearnce is granted for James M. Ohi from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Department of Energy to travel to the Netherlands from April 3-6, 2006 to participate in the first formal meeting with other participaants of the Hyapproval Project to Harmonize Hydrogen Fueling Station [...]
2006-03-02 11:48:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENGR OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE459COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[...] Country clearnce is granted for James M. Ohi from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Department of Energy to travel to the Netherlands from April 3-6, 2006 to participate in the first formal meeting with other participaants of the Hyapproval Project to Harmonize Hydrogen Fueling Station [...]
2006-03-02 11:56:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENGR OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE46COUNTRY CLEARANCES GRANTED FOR NATIONAL NUCLEAR
[...] Country clearance is granted for the January 11-14, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of NNSA official John Patrick Murphy to visit Almelo Centrifuge Enrichment Plant for a familiarization visit to better understand safeguards on centrifuge enrichment plants. 2. Embassy understands that no as [...]
2006-01-10 14:01:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY KSCA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE47COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL
[...] Country Clearance is granted for Federal Air Marshal Service Operation PD 06-06/11 R49 to travel to The Netherlands from February 5 - March 6, 2006 for the purpose of civil aviation security protection. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitor [...]
2006-01-10 14:05:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PTER ASEC OTRA HL
06THEHAGUE492COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ECONOMIC OFFICER
[...] Country clearance is granted for the March 15-16, 2006 travel to the Netherlands of Economic Officer Jennifer Underwood to attend the Terrorism Finance Conference in the Hague. 2. POC for the visit is Deputy Economic Counselor Karen Enstrom - Work Phone: (31) (70) 310-2273; Cell Phone: ( [...]
2006-03-08 11:12:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC NL
06THEHAGUE493COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL
[...] Country Clearance is granted for Federal Air Marshal Service Operation Team PD 06-06/11 R51 to travel to The Netherlands from February 27 - March 1, 2006 for the purpose of civil aviation security protection. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Vi [...]
2006-03-08 11:25:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PTER ASEC OTRA HL
06THEHAGUE494COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES OFFICIAL GUY JONES - APRIL 2-10, 2006
[...] Country clearance is granted for April 2-10, 2006 travel to the Netherlands of Guy L. Jones, Sandia National Laboratories, to participate at a Design Basis Threat Technical Workshop for the Netherlands in the Hague. POST ACCESS: 2. Visitors who need unescorted access into secure areas [...]
2006-03-08 11:49:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NLIAEA ENRG TRGY AORC KNNP NL
06THEHAGUE50COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE
[...] Country clearance is granted for January 12-14, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Dr. Jagjitsingh Khalsa, Chief, Medical Consequences of Drug Abuse, National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH to attend and present at the Second International Workshop on HIV and Hepatitis Co-Infection, "Medical Mana [...]
2006-01-10 14:24:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE510COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA GODDARD SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center official Richard Lynch to travel to the Netherlands from April 23-28, 2006 to attend the James Webb Space Telescope Quarterly Review Meeting in Noordwijk. 2. Embassy understands that [...]
2006-03-09 09:20:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE512COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR WHA PDAS SHAPIRO,
[...] (SBU) Country clearance is granted for WHA PDAS, Ambassador Shapiro, for his March 14-15 visit to The Netherlands. 2. (U) Control Officer is Political Officer Ted Burkhalter. He can be reached at: Tel: (W) 31-70-310-2336, (H) 31-70-324-1559, (Mobile) 31-65-181-6873. Fax: (W) 31-70-310-23 [...]
2006-03-09 11:03:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA BE EU EZ UK NL
06THEHAGUE518COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR STAFFDEL JONES -
[...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Lloyd Jones, Majority Staff Director, Transportation and Infrastructure; Elizabeth Megginson, Chief Counsel; Fraser Verrusio, Policy Director; John T. Anderson, Majority Staff Director; Ken Kopocis, Minority Staff Director; Geoff Bowm [...]
2006-03-10 13:19:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA OREP AFIN NL
06THEHAGUE52COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE
[...] Country clearance is granted for February 10-19, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Mr. Eugene Shenderov, Special Volunteer, Laboratory of Viral Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, to collaborate with and receive training from Dr. Ton Shumachere, The Netherlands [...]
2006-01-10 14:31:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE528SCENESETTER FOR WHA PDAS SHAPIRO'S VISIT TO THE
[...] (C) Summary: Your visit comes at a time when GONL concern about Venezuela is growing. You could use this opportunity to press the Dutch to actively campaign against Venezuela's UNSC bid, and to help ensure a stronger EU response toward Venezuelan human rights and weapons procurement activities [...]
2006-03-10 16:20:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR VE NT NL
06THEHAGUE53COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA AMES RESEARCH
[...] Country clearance is granted for the National Aeronautic and Space Administration Ames Research Center official Karl Grundmann to travel to The Netherlands from February 12-17, 2006 to support exhibit of the next generation air transportation system, joint planning and development office at t [...]
2006-01-10 14:36:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE533COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR U.S. TREASURY
[...] Country clearance is granted for March 15-16, 2006 travel to the Netherlands of U.S. Treasury Terrorism and Financial Intelligence officials Mr. Stuart Levey, Under Secretary; and Senior Advisors Ms. Cristine Clark and Mr. Amit Sharma, to attend the Terrorism Finance Conference in the Hague a [...]
2006-03-13 12:07:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM PTER OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE537COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA NATIONAL HQ
[...] Country clearance is granted for Federal Aviation Administration official Arthur Lee Sullivan, Director, Operational Services to travel to the Netherlands from April 4-5, 2006 to meet with various aviation officials in the Netherlands. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is [...]
2006-03-13 13:14:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC EAIR NL
06THEHAGUE538COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR AMBASSADOR JIMMY
[...] Country clearance is granted for March 16-18, 2006 travel to the Netherlands of Ambassador Jimmy Kolker, Assistant Coordinator, (S/GAC) to attend the Donor Consortium Conference in Amsterdam. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: 3. Visito [...]
2006-03-13 14:27:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKHIB OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE54COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[...] Country clearnce is granted for January 14-20, 2006 travel to The Netherlands of Eric Von Alderson, Second Line of Defense Megaports Initiative Project Manager, to meet with Israeli officials and observe the operational procedures employed by Dutch Customs at the Port of Rotterdam. 2. Emb [...]
2006-01-10 14:47:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENGR OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE542COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[...] Country clearnce is granted for Alexander Heger, from the Los Alamos National Laboratory, DOE, to travel to the Netherlands from March 19-25, 2006 to support the Nuclear Astrophysics (nuclearosynthesis) part of the lab-directed research and development project "Coming out of the cosmic dark a [...]
2006-03-14 10:13:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENGR OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE557COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE
[...] Country clearance is granted for April 1-9, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Dr. Philip Brooks, Dr. Martin Gellert, Dr. Kyungjae Myung, Dr. Margeret McIntosh, and Dr. Shura Vaisman to attend and participate in the Meeting on DNA Repair: from Molecular Mechanism to Human Disease, at the Leeuwen [...]
2006-03-16 13:22:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE558COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN
[...] Country clearance is granted for the March 20-27, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of HHS Investigators Randall Zielinski, Office of Regulatory Affairs; and Bruce Kummer, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, to travel to Amsterdam to inspect the cruise vessel "Pride of Hawaii" at the sh [...]
2006-03-16 13:28:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE564NETHERLANDS DEMARCHE: URGING THE EU TO SPEAK OUT
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche March 15 to MFA Political Affairs Department Director Pim Dumore. Poloff also followed up with MFA human rights policy officer Eric Litver on March 17. 2. (C) Litver confirmed the EU is raising through diplomatic channels the closing of the European Com [...]
2006-03-17 10:48:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL SY NL
06THEHAGUE577OKAMOTO DESCRIBES DETERIORATING JAPAN-CHINA RELATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-20 08:19:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPREL CH KN KS RS NL
06THEHAGUE607COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EPA OFFICIAL JOHN
[...] Country clearance is granted for Environmental Protection Agency official Susan Thorneloe, Senior Environmental Engineer, Office of Research and Development to travel to the Netherlands from March 31-April 4, 2006 to represent the agency at the meetings with the European Union to discuss harm [...]
2006-03-21 15:03:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDSENV OTRA TPHY EPA NL
06THEHAGUE609TREASURY A/S O'BRIEN'S MEETING WITH DUTCH MFA DG
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In an open and frank exchange with visiting Treasury Assistant Secretary O'Brien, Director General Siblesz discussed the Dutch Foreign Ministry's establishment of a "Terrorism and New Threats" unit, designed to improve the exchange of information related to terrorism and intern [...]
2006-03-21 17:18:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL EUN NL
06THEHAGUE610NETHERLANDS/MUSLIM OUTREACH: INTEGRATION EXAM
[...] Summary: Effective March 15, certain nationalities will need to pass a civic integration exam to immigrate to the Netherlands. Initial reactions in local and foreign press have been divided on whether such a policy will result in better integration of immigrants in the country or only further [...]
2006-03-22 06:13:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER KISL PGOV PINR SOCI SCUL KPAO NL
06THEHAGUE612CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) The 44th Executive Council session of March 14-17 resulted in modest movement on some issues of importance to the U.S. Most critical was what did not happen: there was no protracted discussion of the fact that the U.S. did not provide its extension request for the 100% destruction deadli [...]
2006-03-22 06:14:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE616DUTCH TERRORIST FINANCE CONFERENCE MARCH 15-16
[...] SUMMARY. Treasury Under Secretary Levey led the USG delegation to the March 15-16 Dutch-hosted international conference on terrorist financing issues. Expert-level workshops addressed enhancing the effectiveness of financial investigations, improving communications between the public and p [...]
2006-03-22 15:58:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER ECON EUN PREL NL
06THEHAGUE618COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR LONDON FAA OFFICIAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for FAA Aviation Safety Inspector Robert van Loon to travel to the Netherlands from April 12-17, 2006 to perform a geographic authorization for Panasonic Avionics Corporation. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: 3. Visit [...]
2006-03-22 15:58:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE619COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE
[...] Country clearance is granted for the April 12-14, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Dr. Roderic Pettigrew, Director, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, NIH, to participate in the International Peer Review Committee for the assessment of the research of the Leiden Univ [...]
2006-03-22 15:58:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE620COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EPA OFFICIAL SUSAN
[...] Country clearance is granted for Environmental Protection Agency official Susan Thorneloe, Senior Environmental Engineer, Office of Research and Development to travel to the Netherlands from March 31-April 4, 2006 to represent the agency at the meetings with the European Union to discuss harm [...]
2006-03-22 15:58:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDSENV OTRA TPHY EPA NL
06THEHAGUE626COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EPA OFFICIAL WILLIAM
[...] Country clearance is granted for Environmental Protection Agency official William Charmley, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Air and Radiation to travel to the Netherlands from April 4-8, 2006 to attend a meeting of the Emissions Working Group. 2. Embassy understands that no further assi [...]
2006-03-23 09:42:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDSENV OTRA TPHY EPA NL
06THEHAGUE627COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA'S JOHNSON SPACE
[...] Country clearance has been granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center official Steven Smith to travel to the Netherlands from March 28-31, 2006 to attend and participate in European Space Agency Liaison meetings in Noordwijk. 2. Embassy understands that [...]
2006-03-23 09:53:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE628COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA GODDARD SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center delegation consisting of Shaune Allen, Mark Clampin, Jamie Dunn, Sanghamitra Dutta, Lee Feinberg, Jonathan Gardner, Paul Guy, Jason Hylan, Alan Johns, John Johnston, Jon Lawrence, John M [...]
2006-03-23 10:10:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE629COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL SCIENCE
[...] Country clearance is granted for April 19-23, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of National Science Foundation Program Director in the Division of Ocean Sciences, Dr. Linda Goad, to attend the Annual Meeting of the European Ocean Facilities Exchange Group in Amsterdam. 2. Embassy understands [...]
2006-03-23 10:15:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY KSCA AORC OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE630COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL
[...] Country Clearance is granted for Federal Air Marshal Service Operation Team FO 06-32 R51 to travel to The Netherlands from April 25-27, 2006 for the purpose of civil aviation security protection. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who ne [...]
2006-03-23 11:11:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PTER ASEC OTRA HL
06THEHAGUE649NETHERLANDS DEMARCHE: ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT, KHARTOUM
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche March 23 and 24, to relevant MFA offices. On Sudan, the GONL continues to press Arab League and AU members through its embassies and through the offices of its Special Envoy for Sudan. On Iraq, we are awaiting a response. On Israel/Palestine, the GONL is [...]
2006-03-24 16:10:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ SU NL
06THEHAGUE650COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USAID OFFICIALS
[...] Country clearance is granted for March 30 - April 2, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Frederick W. Schieck, Acting Administrator, USAID/Washington; Robin J. Brinkley, Senior Policy Advisor to the Acting Administrator, USAID/Washington; and George Carner, U.S. Representative to the DAC to atten [...]
2006-03-24 16:35:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE655COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL AVIATION
[...] Country clearance is granted for April 5-7, 2006 travel to the Netherlands of FAA London Officials Christopher Barks and Carl Burleson to meet with Dutch Department of Transport officials. 2. Hotel reservations have been made for two single rooms for the nights of April 5 and 6 for Mr. Ch [...]
2006-03-27 12:55:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA EAIR NL
06THEHAGUE657REQUEST FOR COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ECONOMIC
[...] Country clearance is requested for Richard Huff, Economic Counselor, U.S. Embassy, The Hague, The Netherlands, to travel to Brussels, Belgium from March 30-31, 2006 to attend the Trade and Economic Officers Conference at USEU. 2. Per Strand/Bowcutt emil of March 27, 2006 hotel reservation [...]
2006-03-27 13:35:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE659DUTCH ENCOURAGE U.S. TO SEEK HRC SEAT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch are actively encouraging the U.S. to seek a seat on the new UN Human Rights Council (HRC). Post believes the Dutch recommendation deserves serious consideration in light of Dutch international credibility on Human Rights issues and the strong Dutch interest in coordinat [...]
2006-03-27 15:42:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KUNR NL
06THEHAGUE668COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[...] Country clearnce is granted for Dana Powers, Sandia National Laboratories, Ironton, Missouri, to travel to the Netherlands from April 22-29, 2006 to attend meetings and discuss vapor phase mass transport issues. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: 3. [...]
2006-03-28 11:10:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENGR OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE669COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL
[...] Country Clearance is granted for Federal Air Marshal Service Operation Team PD 06-06/11 R52 to travel to The Netherlands from May 1 - 24, 2006 for the purpose of civil aviation security protection. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who [...]
2006-03-28 11:15:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PTER ASEC OTRA HL
06THEHAGUE670COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USAID OFFICIAL SHANA
[...] Country clearance is granted for USAID/EGAT/WID member Sahana Dharmapuri to travel to the Netherlands from April 10-12, 2006 to participate in a seminar on gender and civil and military relations organized by the Civil Military Cooperation Centre of excellence. 2. Embassy understands that [...]
2006-03-28 12:40:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE671COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL
[...] Country Clearance is granted for Federal Air Marshal Service Operation Team PD 06-06/11 R52 to travel to The Netherlands from May 1 - 24, 2006 for the purpose of civil aviation security protection. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who [...]
2006-03-29 05:42:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PTER ASEC OTRA HL
06THEHAGUE678COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR INTERNAL REVENUE
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for IRS Deputy Tax Attache, Dean C. Burke to travel to the Netherlands from April 4-7, 2006 to participate in tax treaty work in Amsterdam and The Hague. 2. Control Officer for the visit is Economic Counselor Richard Huff - Office Phone: (31 [...]
2006-03-30 09:12:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN AMGT ASEC OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE679COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR INTERNAL REVENUE
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for IRS Tax Attache, Susan W. Stanley to travel to the Netherlands from April 4-7, 2006 to participate in tax treaty work in Amsterdam and The Hague. 2. Control Officer for the visit is Economic Counselor Richard Huff - Office Phone: (31) (70 [...]
2006-03-30 09:16:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN AMGT ASEC OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE681COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA GODDARD SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center delegation consisting of Tristram Hyde, Nicholas Jedrich, Jeffrey Livas, Stephen Merkowitz, and Robin Stebbins, to travel to the Netherlands from April 22 - 29, 2006 to attend the Laser [...]
2006-03-30 10:02:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE682COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA GODDARD SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center delegation consisting of Tristram Hyde, Nicholas Jedrich, Jeffrey Livas, Stephen Merkowitz, and Robin Stebbins, to travel to the Netherlands from April 22 - 29, 2006 to attend the Laser [...]
2006-03-30 10:16:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE683COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA GODDARD SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center official James O'Donnell to travel to the Netherlands from April 24-30, 2006 to attend the ST-7 Colocation Meeting with the European Space Agency in Noordwijk. 2. Embassy understands [...]
2006-03-30 10:34:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE685CODEL WEXLER DISCUSSES IRAN, MEPP, INDONESIA,
[...] (SBU) Summary. Representative Robert Wexler (D-FL) visited The Netherlands March 22-23 and discussed Iran, Palestinian and Israeli elections, Indonesia, and Iraq with Dutch Foreign Minister Bot. Wexler also publicly debated H.J. Ormel, Parliamentary foreign policy leader for the governing Christian [...]
2006-03-30 13:38:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV OREP MARR NL
06THEHAGUE688COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA OFFICIALS BLAKE
[...] Country clearance is granted for April 3-13, 2006 travel to the Netherlands of Aviation Security Inspectors Blake Warren Reid and James Spears to ensure that recertification inspection and added ratings are commensurate to FAA authorizations and to conduct maintenance on U.S. registered aircr [...]
2006-03-31 08:18:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC NL
06THEHAGUE69COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE
[...] Country clearance is granted for January 25-28, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Dr. Ronald Germain, Chief, Lymphocyte Biology Section, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health to give a keynote seminar, "Dynamic Intravital Imaging of Immune Cell Beh [...]
2006-01-12 08:37:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE691COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA (GSFC)
[...] The Hague welcomes and grants country clearance to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) delegation consisting of Eric Johnson, Thomas Johnson, Ritva Keski-Kuha, Eve Wooldridge to travel to Noordwijk, Netherlands, to attend the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Quarterly Review meeting (al [...]
2006-03-31 13:01:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE693COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EPA OFFICIALS
[...] Country clearance is granted for Environmental Protection Agency officials Robert Burgess, Research Environmental Scientist; Jim Lazorchak, Aquatic Biologist; Adam Biales, Molecular Biologist; David Bencic, Biologist; Mitchell Kostich, Statician; Laura Jackson, Biologist; and Mace Barron, Sup [...]
2006-03-31 14:18:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDSENV OTRA TPHY EPA NL
06THEHAGUE694COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA (GSFC)
[...] The Hague welcomes and grants country clearance to Mansoor Ahmed of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) to travel to Amsterdam, Netherlands to attend the Astium Mid Term Review and The NASA/ESA Quarterly, April 22 thru 29, 2006. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is n [...]
2006-03-31 14:46:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE695COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA (GSFC) - May 14
[...] The Hague welcomes and grants country clearance to David Sibeck from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) to travel to Noordwijk, Netherlands, to attend and review operations of the Cluster Active Archive at ESA/ESTEC, May 14 thru 18, 2006 2. Embassy understands that no further assista [...]
2006-03-31 14:46:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE71COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[...] Country clearnce is granted for January 21-26, 2006 travel to The Netherlands of Kamlesh Patel to attend the International Symposium on Microscale Bioseparations Conference. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need unescorted access [...]
2006-01-12 08:37:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENGR OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE712COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NORTHWEST AIRLINES
[...] The Hague welcomes and grants country clearance to the Northwest Airlines employee, David J. Gerken to travel to Amsterdam, Netherlands, to observe an A-330, April 24 thru 27, 2006. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need unes [...]
2006-04-04 11:25:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC EAIR NL
06THEHAGUE713COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA PERSONNEL -
[...] The Hague welcomes and grants country clearance to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employee, Fredrick W. Stellar to travel to Hoofddorp, Netherlands, to attend the Joint Airworthiness Authorities (JAA) Headquarters, April 18 thru 20, 2006. 2. Embassy understands that no further as [...]
2006-04-04 11:27:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASECM EAIR NL
06THEHAGUE714COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA (GSFC) EMPLOYEE,
[...] The Hague welcomes and grants country clearance to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) employee, James O'Donnell to travel to Noordwijk, Netherlands, to attend the ST-7 Colocation meeting with the European Space Agency, April 24 thru 30, 2006. 2. Embassy understands that no further as [...]
2006-04-04 11:27:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE724COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL SCIENCE
[...] Country clearance is granted for May 9 - 13, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of National Science Foundation Directore of the Division of Chemistry, Dr. Arthur Ellis, to attend the CERC3 Conference and to give a presentation on scientometrics in The Hague. 2. Embassy understands that no assi [...]
2006-04-05 06:19:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY KSCA AORC OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE74COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA JET PROPULSION
[...] Country clearance is granted for January 30 - February 5, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of National Aeronautics and Space Administration delegation consisting of Theresa Kowalkowski, Anastassios Petropoulos, and Matthew Vavrina to attend and present at the Global Trajectory Optimization Works [...]
2006-01-12 09:06:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE744COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL SCIENCE
[...] Country clearance is granted for April 17-23, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Dr. Jane Silverthorne, Program Director in the Division of Biological Infrastructure, to attend the Eranet PG Programme Board Meeting in the Hague. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. POST [...]
2006-04-06 14:14:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY KSCA AORC OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE747COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL NUCLEAR
[...] Country clearance is granted for the May 4-7, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of NNSA official Stephen Bauer, Sandia National Laboratories to participate in primarily informal discussions on geomechanics testing and analyses that Shell research lab is undertaking. 2. Embassy understands tha [...]
2006-04-06 14:30:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY KSCA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE749COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TODD F. BUCHWALD
[...] The Hague welcomes and grants country clearance to David J. Gerken, Assistant Legal Adviser for United Nations Affairs, to travel to The Hague, Netherlands, to attend the Colloguium on the Occasion of the 60th Anniversary of the International Court of Justice at the Peace Palace, The Hague, f [...]
2006-04-06 16:28:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ICJ NL
06THEHAGUE759COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE
[...] Country clearance is granted for the April 25-30, 2006, visit to the Netherlands of Dr. Darrell Abernethy, Laboratory Chief, National Institute on Aging, to attend and serve as a speaker at the Fifth International Symposium on Measurement and Kinetics of In Vivo Drug Effects, in Noordwijkerhou [...]
2006-04-07 14:34:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE762NETHERLANDS: PLANS TO EXPAND PEACE AND SECURITY
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 6. 2. (SBU) Summary: The GONL is paying increasing attention to African Peace and Security Architecture and is ready to commit additional resources. The GONL wishes, in cooperation with the Belgians, to take a lead on Burundi Security Sector [...]
2006-04-07 14:51:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPREL KGHA KHIV KPKO MARR MASS MOPS BE BY CG
06THEHAGUE787COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[...] Country clearnce is granted for Roland J. Otto, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Head of Center for Science and Engineering Education, to travel to the Netherlands from May 18-21, 2006 to give an invited talk on "Science and Technology Education for the 21st Century" at the Stichting Ha [...]
2006-04-11 11:10:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENGR OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE790COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CDC OFFICIALS
[...] Country clearance is granted for May 14-20, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Barbara Lopes Carozo, Marilyn DiSiro, and Michael Lipton Gerber to participate in a conference on stress and humanitarian aid workers under the cooperative agreement with the Antares Foundation. 2. Embassy unders [...]
2006-04-11 11:28:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE791COUNTRY CLEARANCES GRANTED FOR U.S. GEOLOGICAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for USGS Supervisory Geographer Jolnathan H. Smith, to travel to the Netherlands from May 6-13, 2006 to attend the International Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Mid-Term Symposium. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is required. [...]
2006-04-11 13:17:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TPHY KSCA NL
06THEHAGUE814ONDCP DIRECTOR'S APRIL 5-6 VISIT TO THE HAGUE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Director for the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP),John Walters visited The Hague on April 5-6, at the end of a three-nation tour that included stops in Afghanistan and Belgium. Walters met with Thomas Driessen, Director of the Dutch National Crim [...]
2006-04-12 13:36:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM PINS PGOV AF NL CO NS
06THEHAGUE824COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL RESERVE
[...] Country Clearance is granted for the April 24-28, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Bimal B. Goel, Senior Examiner; and Matt Foss, Team Leader to meet with management of ABN AMRO Bank, NV, and the Dutch regulators (DNB) related to implementation of Basel II by ABN and joint supervision by U.S. [...]
2006-04-13 13:24:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDNL TSPA OTRA
06THEHAGUE825COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA GODDARD SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center official William Danchi to travel to the Netherlands from May 1-5, 2006 to attend the European Space Agency Darwin Terrestrial Exoplanet Meeting. 2. Embassy understands that no furth [...]
2006-04-13 13:28:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE826COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA GODDARD SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center official Ray Lundquist to travel to the Netherlands from April 23-29, 2006 to attend the James Webb Space Telescope Quarterly Review Meeting. 2. Embassy understands that no further a [...]
2006-04-13 13:30:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE827COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA GODDARD SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center official James O'Donnell to travel to the Netherlands from May 8-14, 2006 to attend the ST-7 Colocation Meeting with the European Space Agency in Noordwijk. 2. Embassy understands th [...]
2006-04-13 14:04:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE828COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA NATIONAL HQ
[...] Country clearance is granted for Federal Aviation Administration official Joseph George Karnich to travel to the Netherlands from May 15-19, 2006 to oversee the maintenance and records performed by Chromalloy Holland B.V. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is necessary. [...]
2006-04-13 14:08:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC EAIR NL
06THEHAGUE834 AIVD REPORT...
[...] (U) SUMMARY. The AIVD, the Dutch civilian intelligence service, issued a report March 30 on the terrorist threat in the Netherlands, entitled ""Violent Jihad in the Netherlands: Current Trends in the Islamist Terrorist Threat."" The report concludes that the terrorist threat in the Netherlands now [...]
2006-04-18 05:45:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PINR PINS PGOV NL
06THEHAGUE836COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA'S JOHNSON SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center official Rachel Kamenetzky to travel to the Netherlands from April 26-28, 2006 to participate in the International Space Station Process Sampling inspection of the ISS Columbus Module in Noordw [...]
2006-04-18 08:29:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE837COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA'S JOHNSON SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center official Steven Smith to travel to the Netherlands from April 25-26, 2006 to attend and participate in European Space Agency Liaison meetings in Noordwijk. Noordwijk. 2. Embassy understan [...]
2006-04-18 08:32:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE838COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA'S JOHNSON SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center officials Timothy Bond and Richard Morton to travel to the Netherlands from May 1-6, 2006 to attend the Thermal Environmental Control and Life Support System Panel for the Columbus Federal Acqu [...]
2006-04-18 08:34:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE839COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA'S JOHNSON SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center official Kelle Pido to travel to the Netherlands from May 1-3, 2006 to negotiate the Automated Transfer Vehicle Cargo Safety Process with the European Space Agency in Noordwijk. 2. Embassy [...]
2006-04-18 08:37:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE840COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA'S JOHNSON SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center official Elizabeth Blome to travel to the Netherlands from May 1-7, 2006 to support Internal Thermal Control System Coolant and Quick Disconnect Technical Interchange meeting. 2. Embassy un [...]
2006-04-18 08:39:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE842COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA GODDARD SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center official Hasso Niemann to travel to the Netherlands from May 13-18, 2006 to participate in the Cassini/Huygens Probe Data Analysis Workshop in Noordwijk. 2. Embassy understands that [...]
2006-04-18 08:50:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE843COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA GODDARD SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center official Edward Kim to travel to the Netherlands from May 7-9, 2006 to attend and present a paper at the soil moisture and ocean salinity meeting in Noordwijk. 2. Embassy understands [...]
2006-04-18 08:56:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE845COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA GODDARD SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center officials Theodore Gull and George Sonneborn to travel to the Netherlands from May 25-June 2, 2006 to attend and present papers at the "Mass Loss from Starts and the Evolution of Galaxie [...]
2006-04-18 09:00:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE846COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HHS/FDA OFFICIAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for April 25-30, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Health and Human Services/Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, officials Leslie Kenna, Christine Garnett, Jogarao Gobburu, Bob Powell and Larry Lesko to attend meeting of 5th International Symposium of Measurem [...]
2006-04-18 09:13:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA TBIO OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE847COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL NUCLEAR
[...] Country clearance is granted for the April 19-20, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of NNSA official Perry John Adams to be the Department of Energy representative in inspecting NATO Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum Atomal Holdings in the Netherlans. 2. Embassy understands that no assistan [...]
2006-04-18 09:21:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY KSCA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE848COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR U.S. PATENT AND
[...] Country clearance is granted for the April 17-21, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of USPTO official Yvonne Eyler to participate in a Trilateral Biotechnology Working Group with delegates from the USPTO, and The European and Japanese Patent Offices, in the Hague. 2. Embassy understands that no [...]
2006-04-18 09:35:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE849COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR U.S. PATENT AND
[...] Country clearance is granted for the April 17-21, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of USPTO official Yvonne Eyler to participate in a Trilateral Biotechnology Working Group with delegates from the USPTO, and The European and Japanese Patent Offices, in the Hague. 2. Embassy understands that no [...]
2006-04-18 09:36:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE850COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR U.S. PATENT AND
[...] Country clearance is granted for the April 17-19, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of USPTO Trademark Office Project Manager, Lisa Hobbs to participate in a Trilateral Biotechnology Working Group with delegates from the USPTO, and The European and Japanese Patent Office, in Amsterdam. POST ACC [...]
2006-04-18 09:41:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE852COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE
[...] Country clearance is granted for the May 4-8, 2006, visit to the Netherlands of Dr. Judith Rapoport, Branch Chief, National Institute of Mental Health, NIH to attend and give a talk, "Brain Development in Childhood Onset Psychoses," at the Association of European Psychiatrists meeting on Neur [...]
2006-04-18 09:47:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE853COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CDC OFFICIAL MIRIAM
[...] Country clearance is granted for May 17-20, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Miriam Sabin to attend an annual Health and Human Services/Center for Disease Control/Antares Foundation Principal Investigators Meeting on Stress in Humanitarian Aid Workers Longitudinal Study in Amsterdam. 2. [...]
2006-04-18 10:52:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE854COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CDC OFFICIAL MIRIAM
[...] Country clearance is granted for May 17-20, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Miriam Sabin to attend an annual Health and Human Services/Center for Disease Control/Antares Foundation Principal Investigators Meeting on Stress in Humanitarian Aid Workers Longitudinal Study in Amsterdam. 2. [...]
2006-04-18 11:26:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE86COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA AMES RESEARCH
[...] Country clearance is granted for the National Aeronautic and Space Administration Ames Research Center official Brian Smith to travel to The Netherlands from February 25 - March 4, 2006 to participate in the meeting of the Joint Aviation Safety Team. 2. Embassy understands that no assista [...]
2006-01-13 12:08:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE866COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[...] Country clearnce is granted for Michael J. Mosley, Nuclear Assurance Corporation International Engineer to travel to the Netherlands from May 18-21, 2006 to supervise the loading of spent fuel into LWR casks for transport to the U.S. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. [...]
2006-04-19 11:21:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENGR OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE87COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA EASTERN REGION
[...] Country clearance is granted for February 7-8, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Federal Aviation Administration Employee Robert Albright to evaluate a candidate for line check airman designation in Amsterdam. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: [...]
2006-01-13 12:47:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA EAIR NL
06THEHAGUE870COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL SCIENCE
[...] Country clearance is granted for NSF Official Dr. Mary Santonastasso, Director of the Division of Grants and Agreements, to travel to the Netherlands from May 26 - June 5, 2006 to attend the OIG Accountability in Science Research Funding Workshop in Amsterdam. 2. Embassy understands that no [...]
2006-04-19 13:17:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY KSCA AORC OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE878COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EPA OFFICIAL THOMAS
[...] Country clearance is granted for Environmental Protection Agency official Thomas Pflleeger, Plant Psyciologist, to travel to the Netherlands from May 5-15, 2006 to attend the SETAC Europe 16th Annual Meeting in the Hague. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is necessary. [...]
2006-04-20 13:25:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDSENV OTRA TPHY EPA NL
06THEHAGUE883COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR INTERNAL REVENUE
[...] Country clearance is granted for IRS CI Attache, Jeff Karsh to travel to the Netherlands from April 26-28, 2006 to attend a regional meeting with Dutch and UK officials to discuss cooperation on tax evasion qand money laundering issues. POST ACCESS: 2. Visitors who need unescorted acce [...]
2006-04-21 10:36:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN AMGT ASEC OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE884COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA ARC OFFICIALS
[...] Country clearance is granted for NASA ARC officials Sylvia Johnson, and Mark Kliss to travel to the Netherlands from May 14-20, 2006 to attend the 5th European Workshop on thermal Protection Systems and Hot Structures and to present a talk at the Opening Session; meet with NASA Langley Resear [...]
2006-04-21 12:36:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE885COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR U.S. PATENT AND
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-21 12:43:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE886COUNTRY CLEARANCES GRANTED FOR U.S. GEOLOGICAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for USGS Research Fishery Biologists Robert S. Carr and Christopher G. Ingersoll to travel to the Netherlands from May 2-22, 2006 to attend and make a presentation at a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry - Eu [...]
2006-04-21 12:56:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TPHY KSCA NL
06THEHAGUE889COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EPA OFFICIAL THOMAS
[...] Country clearance is granted for Environmental Protection Agency official Thomas Pflleeger, Plant Psyciologist, to travel to the Netherlands from May 5-15, 2006 to attend the SETAC Europe 16th Annual Meeting in the Hague. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is necessary. [...]
2006-04-21 13:20:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDSENV OTRA TPHY EPA NL
06THEHAGUE890COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR INTERNAL REVENUE
[...] Country clearance is granted for IRS Senior Analyst Donald P. Merz to travel to the Netherlands from April 26-30, 2006, to attend a regional meeting with Dutch and UK officials to discuss cooperation on tax evasion and money laundering issues in the Hague. 2. Embassy understands that no f [...]
2006-04-21 14:18:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN AMGT ASEC OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE901COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DHS/T BRANCH CHIEF
[...] Country clearance is granted for April 23-29, 2006 travel to the Netherlands of Daniel A. McQuaid, Branch Chief, Commercial Airlines Division, TSNM, TSA, DHS; and, Daniel J. Cabral, Principal Security Inspector, Commercial Airlines Division, to conduct an operational site familiarization of N [...]
2006-04-24 14:59:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PTER ASEC OTRA NLO
06THEHAGUE904COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA NATIONAL HQ
[...] Country clearance is granted for Federal Aviation Administration officials Randolph Bernard Moran and Michael Brian Bush to travel to the Netherlands from June 5-8, 2006 to conduct surveillance of standard AERO B.V., an FAA certificated repair station. 2. Embassy understands that no furth [...]
2006-04-24 15:02:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC EAIR NL
06THEHAGUE984COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA (LARC)
[...] The Hague welcomes and grants country clearance to NASA's delegation from Langley Research Center (LARC) consisting of Kevin Rivers, David Glass, Craig Ohlhurst, Kamran Daryabeigi and Scott Striepe to travel to Amsterdam and Noordwijk, Netherlands, May 11 thru May 20, 2006. 2. Embassy under [...]
2006-05-03 11:55:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE985COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NIDCR NATIONAL
[...] The Hague welcomes and grants country clearance to the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR),NIH. Drs. Bruce Baum, John Chiorini, Nienke Roescher, and Jelle Vosters to travel to Utrecht, Netherlands, to attend the Fourth International meeting on Gene Therapy of Arthr [...]
2006-05-03 11:55:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA TBIO OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE989COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA (JSC) John
[...] The Hague welcomes and grants country clearance to NASA's Johnson Space Center, John Cornwell to travel to Noordwijk, Netherlands, to attend the European Space Agency Payload Manager's Review, May 13 thru 18, 2006. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is necessary. POST ACCE [...]
2006-05-03 13:59:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE990COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA (JSC) JEFFERY
[...] The Hague welcomes and grants country clearance to NASA's Johnson Space Center, Jeffery Davis and Steven Smith to travel to Noordwijk, Netherlands, to attend the European Space Agency Payload Manager's Review, May 13 thru 17, 2006. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is necess [...]
2006-05-03 13:59:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE991COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO ROBERT B. BERTRAM, MAY
[...] The Hague welcomes and grants country clearance to Robert B. Bertram, International Research and Biotechnology, Office of Environment and Science Policy to travel to The Hague, Netherlands, to attend the a meeting of the Executive Council of the Consultative Group on International Agricultura [...]
2006-05-03 13:59:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDNL
06THEHAGUE992COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA (GSFC) GEORGE
[...] The Hague welcomes and grants country clearance to George Collatz of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) to travel to Amsterdam, Netherlands, to attend a workshop at the Free University May 10 thru 14, 2006. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is necessary. POST ACCES [...]
2006-05-03 13:59:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE996COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA (JSC) DELEGATION - MAY 13
[...] The Hague welcomes and grants country clearance to NASA's Johnson 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need unescorted access into secure areas of the Missi SECURITY ADVISORY: 4. Since July 9, 2004, the Dutch Government has [...]
2006-05-04 09:45:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE997NETHERLANDS/JSF: OPPOSITION GETTING VOCAL, WHILE
[...] (C) Summary: Dutch opponents of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) fired the opening salvo in their efforts to perusade Cabinet not to sign the JSF follow-on MOU by the end of the year. A member of the main opposition Labor Party (PvdA) claimed Labor would cancel a signed MOU should Labor come to power [...]
2006-05-04 09:46:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PGOV NL
06TIRANA1208TRADE UNION POWER STRUGGLE INTERRUPTS WORK OF THE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. With dwindling membership and waning societal influence, the Albanian trade union organization that helped bring down the communist regime has been further weakened by an internal power struggle. This struggle has pitted Gezim Kalaja, long-time trade union confederation presid [...]
2006-11-27 16:05:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM ELAB ECON AL
06TIRANA1209IMPASSE ENDS AFTER ISLAMIC COUNCIL VOTES TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. After losing a vote of confidence in a meeting of the National Islamic Council on November 25, Bashkim Bajraktari, the Mufti of Shkoder, agreed to step down. His resignation ended a weeklong impasse during which Bajraktari, who had been fired earlier in the week by Selim Muca, h [...]
2006-11-27 17:17:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KISL KIRF AL
06TIRANA281MAJOR LNG AND POWER PROJECT NEARER REALIZATION;
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ASG Power, a U.S.-Swiss consortium, received GoA permission on March 13 to undertake final feasibility and environmental studies to build a 1.9 billion LNG re-gasification facility and 1200 megawatt power plant near Fier. Gas and electricity will mostly be exported to Italy, b [...]
2006-03-20 08:00:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALEINV ENRG EPET AL
06TIRANA313SCENESETTER FOR MCC VISIT TO ALBANIA
[...] (SBU) Summary: The new Government of Albania (GoA),led by Prime Minister Sali Berisha, took office in September 2005. Berisha's governing coalition, led by his Democratic Party, was elected largely on a campaign promise to combat endemic organized crime and corruption. The new GoA has ta [...]
2006-03-28 14:36:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON KMCA OTRA AL
06TIRANA351ALBANIA AND USAID SIGN MCC THRESHOLD PROGRAM
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Millennium Challenge Corporation's CEO Ambassador Danilovich and VP Bent visited Albania on April 3 to participate in a signing ceremony for a USD 13.8 million Threshold Program Agreement and to meet with GoA officials. The program is designed to reduce the opportunities for [...]
2006-04-07 07:56:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON KMCA OTRA AL
06TIRANA479ALBANIA APPROVES AMENDMENT TO CLAIMS SETTLEMENT
[...] Per reftel, we approached the MFA last year to request the suggested amendment. The Council of Ministers approved the amendment in mid-April 2006 and the MFA issued a confirmatory Diplomatic Note (Note verbal 6012) on April 27th. 2. Embassy's translation of the MFA's note follows: (Ve [...]
2006-05-10 05:49:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EIND AL US
06TIRANA506VICTIMS OF COMMUNISM: OBELISK BUT NO ACCESS TO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-17 08:41:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR PHUM AL
06TIRANA600SHKODRA REGION RELIGIOUS TENSIONS CONTINUE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Religious tensions that flared in Shkoder when a statue to Mother Theresa was proposed for a public spot in central Shkodra have settled somewhat, but there is still lingering resentment between the Muslim and Catholic communities. Both sides cite foreign influence(meaning fore [...]
2006-06-06 13:54:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PINR AL MW
06TIRANA696CHAM PROTESTS MARK 62ND ANNIVERSARY OF LEAVING
[...] (SBU) Several hundred Chams gathered at a rally in Saranda on June 23 to mark the 62nd anniversary of the Chams' expulsion from Greece to Albania. The rally was organized by the "Chameria" association and the Cham-founded Party for Democracy and Integration (PDI). The following day, proteste [...]
2006-07-05 16:34:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PHUM PGOV AL GR
06TIRANA743AMBASSADOR'S JULY 11 MEETING WITH PM BERISHA
[...] (C) The Ambassador met with Prime Minister Berisha on July 11 to review requirements for NATO accession and Albania's reform process. The Prime Minister signaled that he understood quite well from his discussion with Assistant Secretary Fried in Croatia that while the U.S. hoped there SIPDI [...]
2006-07-14 05:20:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALAL PGOV PTER
06TIRANA798PARLIAMENT VOTES TO DISMISS PROSECUTOR GENERAL;
[...] (C) SUMMARY: As expected, Parliament approved the Special Investigative Committee report recommending that President Moisiu dismiss Prosecutor General Sollaku. The ball is now in Moisiu's court. The President is determined not to dismiss Sollaku, but he is seeking international cover for [...]
2006-07-28 12:58:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCRM AL
06TIRANA822NIGHT OF A THOUSAND DINNERS RAISES FUNDS - AND
[...] (U) Embassy Tirana hosted its third Night of a Thousand Dinners reception on July 24 at the Ambassador's Residence, in cooperation with the Albanian Mine Action Executive (AMAE) and the Victims of Mines and Weapons Association (VMA). Ambassador noted that, with most high- and medium-priority m [...]
2006-08-02 15:03:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHDP MASS PREL AL
06TIRANA846SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LUGAR'S VISIT TO ALBANIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mr. Chairman, the Albanian Chemical Weapons Elimination Program (ACWEP) is proceeding apace. Although delays in testing the destruction equipment in Germany mean that destruction will not have begun by the time of your visit, the program is nevertheless on track to complete des [...]
2006-08-11 10:10:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PARM MASS NATO PGOV ECON PREL AL
06TIRANA920ALBANIA: LULL IN GOVERNMENT-OPPOSITION WARFARE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Thanks to EC-OSCE-hosted "coffee negotiations," the Democratic Party (the largest party in the majority) and the Socialist Party (the largest opposition party) broke the logjam preventing forward movement on electoral reform and organization of local elections. The agreement a [...]
2006-09-01 16:16:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPGOV AL
06TOKYO1040GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER STEINMEIER TALKS UNSC
[...] (C) Summary. During his February 20-22 visit to Tokyo, German FM Steinmeier and his Japanese interlocutors agreed to continuing working toward UNSC reform within the G4 framework, with Steinmeier acknowledging that U.S. supports is also important. FM Aso stressed the potentially volatile Eas [...]
2006-02-27 08:48:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL KS IR UNSC GM ENRG ETTC JA
06TOKYO1048JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/28/06
[...] Date of submission 2. Proponents 3. Reasons 4. Result  [...]
2006-02-28 06:50:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1058 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/28/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-28 07:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1065PSI: OPERATIONAL EXPERTS DELEGATION VISIT PLANNING
[...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST (see para 3). 2. (C) Embassy is pleased to know the ROKG has agreed to participate in the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI),and that a PSI Operational Experts Group delegation will be coming to Seoul to discuss ROK participation, as well as visiting Ja [...]
2006-02-28 09:02:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM PREL KS JA
06TOKYO1085JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/01/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-01 06:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1090 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/01/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-01 08:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1104JDA BUDGET: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
[...] (C) Summary. Japan's FY 2006 budget, scheduled for Diet approval on March 2, includes a fourth straight year of budget cuts for the Japan Defense Agency (JDA). If this trend continues, Japan will find itself with a less capable force that cannot maintain a defense posture commensurate with i [...]
2006-03-02 04:36:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR MCAP PREL JA
06TOKYO1136JAPAN'S CONCERNS ABOUT IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM
[...] (C) Summary: Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki met with FM Aso for two hours on February 27 and thirty minutes with PM Koizumi on the 28th. The discussions focused primarily on the nuclear impasse but also covered a range of other bilateral issues. During the meetings, FM Aso and PM Koizumi [...]
2006-03-03 05:42:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP IAEA JA IR ECON ENER PGOV
06TOKYO1139BIOGRAPHIC DATA ON JAPAN'S DIET FRESHMEN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Since the September 2005 election of 83 freshmen Diet members, Post has had several opportunities to gather biographic data on some of them. What follows is a summation of that data. END SUMMARY. 2. (C//NF) Yoshitami Kameoka of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) revealed d [...]
2006-03-03 05:43:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPINR PREL PGOV ECON JA
06TOKYO1151SENIOR LDP PARTY OFFICIAL PESSIMISTIC OVER
[...] (C) Summary: Senior LDP Party official Hidenao Nakagawa said he remained pessimistic over Japan-China relations despite press reporting there had been a positive atmosphere surrounding his recent visit to Beijing. Although the Chinese received him warmly and appeared willing to deal constr [...]
2006-03-03 08:14:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ETRD CH JA
06TOKYO1159AMBASSADOR'S LUNCH WITH VFM YACHI: MAR 2, 2006
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a working lunch with VFM Yachi on March 2nd, the Ambassador: -- Warned a realistic solution on beef must be found soon. -- Expressed concern over leaks of the KEEN EDGE exercise. -- Praised PM Koizumi's warning to Iranian FM Mottaki. -- Urged Japan to participate in a PRT [...]
2006-03-03 08:17:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALKNNP ECON ETRD EAGR PARM PREL CH JA
06TOKYO1169JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/06/06-2
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-06 01:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1186 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/06/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-06 07:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1224JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/08/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-08 01:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1231IRAQI AMBASSADOR VISITS KOREA, URGES ECONOMIC
[...] (C) Summary. Iraqi Ambassador to Japan, Al-Jumaily, visited Seoul February 22-25 to express appreciation for and encourage further support in reconstruction, discuss future Korean military engagement, and notify MOFAT of Iraq's intention to reopen its embassy in Seoul. As he has done in Japan [...]
2006-03-08 04:57:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID JA KR IQ
06TOKYO1249 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/08/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-08 08:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1272JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/10/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-10 01:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1300 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/10/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-12 23:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1319IWAKUNI REFERENDUM WILL NOT IMPACT AIRCRAFT
[...] (C) Summary. Eighty-nine percent of participating voters opposed the relocation of the aircraft carrier wing to Iwakuni, in an Iwakuni City referendum held on March 12. However, Defense Minister Nukaga made it clear the same day that the proposed plan "must be implemented." Chief Cabinet Sec [...]
2006-03-13 07:29:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR MCAP PREL JA
06TOKYO1382JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/16/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-16 01:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1417JAPAN-BURMA: FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER DELIVERS
[...] (C) Summary: In a letter to regime leader Than Shwe, PM Koizumi urged the regime to: -- begin a dialogue with the international community, -- re-open a dialogue with Aung San Suu Kyi -- release all political prisoners, including Aung San Suu Kyi. In delivering the letter, former Fo [...]
2006-03-17 02:22:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM BM CH JA
06TOKYO1436AMBASSADOR VISITS ABDUCTION SITE OF MEGUMI YOKOTA
[...] SUMMARY: Ambassador Schieffer visited Niigata City on March 16 and retraced the route 13 year old Megumi Yokota took the night she was abducted by agents of the DPRK in 1977 on her way home from school. He was accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Yokota and over 50 reporters. The Ambassador then met [...]
2006-03-17 07:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL JA KN KS
06TOKYO1440KOMEITO PARTY SUPPORT CRUCIAL TO LDP'S
[...] (C) Summary: The once center-left Komeito party is slowly moving toward the right, Embassy contacts tell us, and that trend is unlikely to change even if Komeito President Kanzaki decides to step down later this year. Although the New Komeito Party's support has been crucial to the Liberal [...]
2006-03-17 07:54:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON ETRD EFIN MARR KN CH JA
06TOKYO1445SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S VISIT TO JAPAN
[...] (C) Embassy Tokyo welcomes your coming visit. The U.S.-Japan relationship is healthy and strong. Japan is eager to expand its special relationship with the United States. The Department of Homeland Security plays a central role in four of the key elements of a 21st century U.S.-Japan allia [...]
2006-03-17 08:05:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALOVIP PTER PREL JA
06TOKYO1447AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO THE AI
[...] (U) ESToff met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Economic Cooperation Bureau Aid Planning Division Deputy Director Taro Yamamoto on March 17 and delivered reftel demarche. Yamamoto said that Japan has not yet decided on its response to the current outbreak of H5N1 in Burma. Tokyo is, h [...]
2006-03-17 09:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO EAGR EAID KFLU JA FAO WHO BM
06TOKYO1566MOFA UPDATE ON EAST ASIA SUMMIT DEVELOPMENTS
[...] (C) Summary: In comments to the Embassy on March 22, our MOFA contact on regional integration averred that efforts to create an East Asian community would move ahead, even if progress is slow and unsteady. He informally suggested that the United States might want to take advantage of Russia [...]
2006-03-24 08:34:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEAN APEC ETRD CH IN RS JA
06TOKYO1567CONSENSUS EMERGING TO RAISE CONSUMPTION TAX TO 10
[...] (SBU) Summary: A domestic business sector consensus is emerging in favor of raising Japan's consumption tax from 5 to 10 percent, and the Japanese people are ready to accept it, according to LDP Tax Policy Committee Chairman Yanagisawa. A Cabinet decision to increase the rate is expected in [...]
2006-03-24 08:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN JA
06TOKYO1598JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/28/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-28 00:48:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1610AMBASSADOR YAMAMOTO DISCUSSES IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION
[...] (C) Summary. During a March 27 meeting with the DCM, MOFA Ambassador for Counterterrorism (CT) Cooperation, Reconstruction Activities in Iraq and North Korea Nuclear Issues Tadamichi Yamamoto: -- outlined Japan's immediate plans to assist with Iraq's reconstruction, -- welcomed an updat [...]
2006-03-28 07:46:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID IZ JA
06TOKYO1617CURTAILING USE OF NORTH KOREAN FLAG OF CONVENIENCE
[...] (S) Embassy delivered points contained in reftel to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Northeast Asia Director Naoki Ito on March 23 and Ministry of Finance International Bureau Legal Office Deputy Division Chief Shunichi Fukushima on March 24, 2006. Both officials expressed appreciation to the Uni [...]
2006-03-28 08:18:00Embassy TokyoSECRETKNNP PARM PREL MNUC EWWT PHSA
06TOKYO1734DPJ LEADERSHIP RESIGNS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) President Seiji Maehara and DPJ Secretary General Yukio Hatoyama announced their resignations on March 31. This surprise move caught DPJ staffers flatfooted. Maehara and Hatoyama's decision was in response to the ongoing turmoil caused by a DP [...]
2006-03-31 07:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV JA
06TOKYO1735JAPAN DELAYS DECISION ON CHINA LOAN PROGRAM
[...] (C) Summary: Japan has decided to delay a decision on extending ODA yen loans to China for FY 2005 (April 1, 2005 to March 31, 2006),reflecting growing political difficulties in the bilateral relationship. The delay resulted from a determination by MOFA that its proposal for a yen loan pr [...]
2006-03-31 07:35:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID CH JA
06TOKYO1766JAPAN DECLARES CANDIDACY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-03 06:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UNGA UNHRC JA
06TOKYO1801JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/05/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-05 02:39:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1818 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/05/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-05 08:31:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1883 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/07/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-07 08:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1888JAPAN SEEKING MORE EVIDENCE WHILE CONSIDERING
[...] (U) This message contains an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered reftel points regarding Tehran's treatment of religious minorities to MOFA Second Middle East Division on April 5 . On April 7, Second Middle East's Koichi Nakao replied [...]
2006-04-07 08:29:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SOCI IR JA
06TOKYO1889OZAWA WINS DPJ PRESIDENCY
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-07 08:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL JA
06TOKYO1894WHA ASSISTANT SECRETARY SHANNON: YOUR VISIT TO
[...] (C) Embassy Tokyo welcomes your coming visit. You will arrive in Japan at a time when our relationship is as good or better than it has ever been; the government is eager to expand its special relationship with the United States. Japan and the U.S. share many commonalities in our relations w [...]
2006-04-07 12:47:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALOTRA PREL ETRD ECON LA XK JA
06TOKYO1916TOKYO VISIT BY U.S. SECRETARY OF COMMERCE GUTIERREZ
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On March 30, 2006, in Tokyo, Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez met with Japan's Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry; Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare; and Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. He raised beef, enhanced cooperation on IPR protection and [...]
2006-04-10 05:36:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR PREL ECON JA
06TOKYO1962JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/12/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-12 00:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1978 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/12/06-2
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-12 08:31:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1984EAP A/S HILL'S APRIL 12 MEETING WITH MOFA NORTH
[...] (C) During an April 12 meeting, MOFA North American Affairs DG Kawai told EAP A/S Hill that Prime Minister Koizumi hopes to resolve several outstanding bilateral issues before he visits Washington in June 2006. Japan understands issues remain concerning the relocation of some Marine Corps as [...]
2006-04-12 10:23:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD EAGR MARR MNUC KNNP PARM KN IN IZ
06TOKYO1985EAP A/S HILL'S APRIL 11 MEETING WITH MOFA VICE
[...] (C) Summary. EAP A/S Hill emphasized to VFM Yachi April 11 the importance of getting North Korea back to the Six-Party Talks negotiating table, while noting the focus of Japan's media on his decision not to meet bilaterally with DPRK officials. Yachi confirmed that North Korean officials ha [...]
2006-04-12 10:33:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM ECON ETRD MARR CH KS KN JA
06TOKYO1989VCI SENIOR ADVISOR HEINTZELMAN AND ISN/RA SENIOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Bureau of Verification, Compliance and Inspection Senior Advisor for Harry Heintzelman, IV, and ISN Regional Affairs Senior Advisor Eliot Kang met with MOFA non-proliferation officials on April 7 to discuss potential areas of cooperation in dismantling North Korean nuclear facil [...]
2006-04-13 00:20:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP JA KS KN
06TOKYO2008WHA A/S SHANNON'S APRIL 10 CONSULTATIONS WITH MOFA
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Continuing April 10 consultations, MOFA Latin American DG Sakaba told visiting WHA A/S Thomas Shannon that Japan was waiting for a positive response from Bolivian President Morales. Its three "issues" with Brazil were the status of Japanese-Brazilians in Japan, ethanol imports an [...]
2006-04-13 06:12:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON ETRD EINV APECO ENRG XR XK LA CH
06TOKYO2019JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/14/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-14 01:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2031 RECORD INDUSTRY WORRIES ON IP MULTICAST
[...] This is an action request please see paragraph 8. 2. SUMMARY: Three Japanese government working groups are addressing copyright issues for IP multicasting and are leaning towards adopting a change that would probably eliminate the ability of the U.S. recording industry to retain its righ [...]
2006-04-14 06:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ECON JP
06TOKYO2048JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/17/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-17 00:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2072TOKYO REMAINS CALM OVER TOKDO/TAKESHIMA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: At midnight on April 14, MOFA Northeast Asia Division Director Ito invited Political Officer to the Foreign Ministry to explain why Japan had notified the South Korean government that it intended to send a Maritime Safety Agency vessel to map the seabed in the area surrounding the [...]
2006-04-17 10:51:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHSA PBTS KS JA
06TOKYO2093THE DPJ UNDER ICHIRO OZAWA: WHAT TO EXPECT (WHEN
[...] (C) Summary. The election of Ichiro Ozawa as leader of the opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) could have long-term significance for Japan's political scene, but there will be little or no immediate impact on U.S. interests. Ozawa has created a wide network of contacts throughout a lon [...]
2006-04-18 07:23:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL JA
06TOKYO2094 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/18/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-18 08:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2144 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/20/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-20 01:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2154THE AMBASSADOR AND VFM YACHI DISCUSS LIANCOURT
[...] (S) At 11:00 a.m. on April 20, the Ambassador spoke with VFM Yachi, at Yachi's request, regarding simmering tensions between Japan and the ROK over a planned Japanese maritime survey near the disputed Liancourt Rocks (reftel). He explained, briefly, that the ROK intended to propose to an int [...]
2006-04-20 06:45:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL MARR KS JA
06TOKYO2159JAPAN WORKING TO RESOLVE LIANCOURT ROCK DISPUTE
[...] (S) Summary: During an April 20 discussion of Japan's dispute with Korea over Japanese plans to conduct an undersea survey in an EEZ area claimed by the two countries, MOFA informed the Embassy that: -- Korea had rejected Japan's three-part proposal for resolving the issue through dialogue [...]
2006-04-20 07:10:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL MARR KS JA
06TOKYO2176JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/21/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-21 01:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2182SUDAN SANCTIONS: JAPAN SUPPORTS U.S EFFORTS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-21 05:18:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ETTC PGOV SU DAFR JA
06TOKYO2196 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/21/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-22 02:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2241JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/26/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-26 01:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2281JAPAN'S DIET AGENDA: FATE OF POLITICALLY SENSITIVE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Three months into the 164th Diet session, Japanese lawmakers are finally turning back to policy after being distracted by scandals for many weeks. Several big bills with broad consensus support are still on track. A planned supplemental budget and the FY06 budget passed the [...]
2006-04-26 10:28:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON JA
06TOKYO2283METI'S ASIAN FTA PROPOSAL: TACTICS WITHOUT STRATEGY
[...] (C) Summary: METI Minister Nikai's recent regional FTA proposal is a tactical move to counter an expected Chinese-backed regional FTA proposal to be presented to an August ASEAN Plus Three Economic Ministers' meeting. METI however, seems not to have considered the longer-term implications [...]
2006-04-27 06:04:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EINV PREL ASEAN APECO JA
06TOKYO2311 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/27/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-27 22:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2312COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST TOKYO INFORMATION
[...] (U) Tokyo Information Officer Michael J. Boyle requests country clearance to visit the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) from May 17 through May 25, 2006. Boyle will conduct public affairs training for American Embassy Kolonia employees, other USG agencies, and FSM government employees. [...]
2006-04-27 22:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OTRA KPAO JA FM
06TOKYO2341 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/28/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-28 08:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2353JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/01/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-01 01:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2375TIMING OF ALLIANCE TRANSFORMATION LEGISLATION
[...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: Tokyo newspapers ran stories this weekend quoting Prime Minister Koizumi as saying that it might be difficult to include implementing legislation for the alliance transformation agreement in the present Diet session ending June 18. Koizumi, who leaves office in September, w [...]
2006-05-01 08:11:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR PGOV PREL JA
06TOKYO239815TH JAPAN-EU SUMMIT: FOCUS ON POLITICAL AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The 15th Japan-EU Summit on April 24 in Tokyo highlighted the maturing Japan-EU partnership. During the Summit: -- PM Koizumi stressed three points: his concern about low public awareness of the Japan-EU relationship, his desire to enhance the strategic dialogue on East Asia' [...]
2006-05-01 09:27:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ECON MEPP EUN KNUC UNSC BO UP RS
06TOKYO2564 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/11/06
[...] The relocation plan is to be carried out in a manner of maintaining a balance between the maintaining of the deterrent capability of US forces in Japan and the reduction of burden on Okinawa. 2. The relocation plan is to be carried, based on the government plan, while being mindful of ( [...]
2006-05-11 08:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2571JAPAN DETECTS IMPROVED ATMOSPHERE WITH CHINA
[...] (C) Summary: In a read out of the May 7-9 Japan-China vice ministerial, MOFA assessed that the PRC is seeking to improve the "atmosphere" of the bilateral relationship. MOFA believes that Beijing now understands that holding bilateral relations hostage to the Yasukuni issue is not in China' [...]
2006-05-11 09:11:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG ECON CH JA
06TOKYO2612S/P KRASNER'S MAY 10 MEETING WITH MOFA DG FOR
[...] (C) Summary: Japan is pursuing a series of bilateral Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) in Asia in order to meet the challenge of China's active economic diplomacy, even though it would prefer progress within the WTO framework, said MOFA DG for Economic Affairs Bureau Kaoru Ishikawa in a May 10 me [...]
2006-05-12 13:11:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALETRD PREL ASEAN CH KS JA
06TOKYO2637S/P KRASNER'S MAY 10 MEETING WITH DFM NISHIDA
[...] (C) Summary: Deputy Foreign Minister Nishida told visiting S/P Director Stephen D. Krasner on May 10 that he was not hopeful for a short-term breakthrough in Japan's relations with South Korea. He argued that the Roh government's outlook, policies and low poll numbers explained much about t [...]
2006-05-15 03:18:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEAN CH KS JA
06TOKYO2638S/P KRASNER'S MAY 10 MEETING WITH MOFA DG KAWAI ON
[...] (C) Summary. In a May 10 meeting between S/P Director Stephen D. Krasner and MOFA DG for North American Affairs Kawai, DG Kawai: -- expressed appreciation for the successful completion of 2 2 talks, and called for focusing U.S-Japan efforts now on implementation of the DPRI agreement; - [...]
2006-05-15 03:22:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR XF IN CH RS JA
06TOKYO2639S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER'S MAY 10 MEETING WITH METI VM
[...] Summary: The need to deal with China's growing economic strength and the prospect of ASEAN Plus Three acceptance of a China-backed initiative for a regional free trade agreement (FTA) were the factors behind Trade Minister Nikai's recent proposal for an alternative Asian arrangement, accordin [...]
2006-05-15 03:27:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALETRD PREL ASEAN CH KS JA
06TOKYO2640S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER'S MAY 10 MEETING WITH JDA VM
[...] SUMMARY: (C) During their May 10 meeting, S/P Director Krasner and Japan Defense Agency (JDA) Administrative Vice Minister Moriya reviewed Japanese efforts to implement the Security Consultative Committee agreement on alliance transformation and the evolution of Japan's role in international s [...]
2006-05-15 04:34:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL JA
06TOKYO2650S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER'S MAY 11 MEETING WITH MOFA
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During a May 11 meeting, MOFA Disarmament DG Takeshi Nakane told visiting S/P Director Dr. Stephen D. Krasner that although Japan has not yet fixed its position, it remains concerned about the possible effect the U.S.-India nuclear agreement may have on the NPT regime, remains u [...]
2006-05-15 07:01:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP IAEA IR IS IN JA
06TOKYO2654U.S.-JAPAN-ROK POLICY PLANNING TALKS, SESSION 4:
[...] (C) Summary. In Session 4 U.S.-Japan-ROK policy planning talks, discussion focused on the future of the Middle East. S/P Director Stephen D. Krasner briefed on U.S. policy toward Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan and the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP). Japanese DVFM Kohno said that Middle East devel [...]
2006-05-15 07:16:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER IR IZ XF AF KS JA
06TOKYO2656U.S.-ROK POLICY PLANNING BILATERAL
[...] (C) Summary. During a May 11 bilateral lunch meeting between ROK and U.S. policy planners, ROK Deputy Minister for Policy Planning and International Organizations Park In-kook told S/P Director Stephen D. Krasner that although China is changing, it is still resistant to ideas that could limit [...]
2006-05-15 07:33:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM MARR CH TW KN KS JA
06TOKYO2659U.S.-JAPAN POLICY PLANNING BILATERAL
[...] (C) Summary. Japan's bid for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council and Japan's leadership role in Asia were the main topics of a May 11 conversation between U.S. and Japanese policy planners. DVFM Kohno told S/P Director Stephen D. Krasner that he had expected the U.S. to make a counte [...]
2006-05-15 08:19:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC ASEAN KS CH JA
06TOKYO2663U.S.-JAPAN-ROK POLICY PLANNING TRILATERAL, SESSION
[...] (C) Summary. In the May 11 U.S.-ROK-Japan Policy Planning Session meeting between S/P Director Stephen D. Krasner, Japanese Deputy Vice-Minister for Foreign Policy Masaharu Kohno and Korean Deputy Minister for Policy Planning and International Organizations Park In-Kook, the three delegates o [...]
2006-05-15 09:05:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEAN EAID MARR UNSC IR IZ KS CH JA
06TOKYO2664U.S.-JAPAN-ROK POLICY PLANNING TRILATERAL, SESSION
[...] (C) Summary: In Session 2 of the U.S.-Japan-ROK trilateral policy planning talks on May 12, S/P Director Stephen D. Krasner, Japanese Deputy Vice-Minister for Foreign Policy Masaharu Kohno and Korean Deputy Minister for Policy Planning and International Organizations Park In-Kook outlined t [...]
2006-05-15 09:15:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL APEC ARF MARR CH KS JA
06TOKYO2666U.S.-JAPAN-ROK POLICY PLANNING TRILATERAL TALKS,
[...] (C) Summary. During Session 5 of the U.S.-Japan-ROK trilateral policy planning talks on May 12, ROK Deputy Minister for Policy Planning Park In-kook characterized the NPT regime as under siege and that its "fatal loophole" allows parties to reach the brink of developing nuclear weapons under [...]
2006-05-15 09:58:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP IAEA KS RS IN JA
06TOKYO2713J APAN SPECIAL 301 NOTIFICATION
[...] This is an Action Request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. Summary: Japan Copyright Office (JCO) officials had no comments on most of the issues raised in talking points in reftel for 2006 Special 301 Review, focusing instead on the new USG concern about copyrights in IP multicasts. They bel [...]
2006-05-17 07:51:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR WTRO JP
06TOKYO2714U.S.-JAPAN-ROK POLICY PLANNING TRILATERAL, SESSION
[...] (C) Summary: During the May 12 U.S.-Japan-ROK Policy Planning discussion, South Korea DFM Park In-Kook expressed concern over the conditionalities the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) places on recipient governments. Japan DVFM Masaharu Kohno observed that elections were key to the de [...]
2006-05-17 07:51:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALEAID UNSC PHUM KS CH RS JA
06TOKYO2718SUNSHINE POLICY REACHES KOREAN COMMUNITY IN JAPAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY On Wednesday May 17, 2006 Ha Byung Ok, leader of the pro-South Korean Residents Union in Japan (Mindan) and So Man Sul, leader of the pro-North Korean General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chosen Soren): -- Signed a joint statement calling for reconciliation betwee [...]
2006-05-17 09:30:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL JA KS KN
06TOKYO2724JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/18/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-18 01:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2844TRIPARTITE DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN DECLARATION ON
[...] (U) On May 23, Embassy Tokyo political officer joined Embassy of New Zealand Deputy Head of Mission Michelle Slade and Embassy of Australia First Secretary Catherine Wallace in delivering a joint demarche to MOFA Global Issues Department Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Division Director [...]
2006-05-23 10:09:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPHUM AS NZ JA
06TOKYO2873 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/24/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-25 00:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2879JAPANESE BUSINESS WANTS STRONG US TIES; CONCERNED
[...] (SBU) Summary: Incoming Japan Business Federation (Keidanren) Chairman Fujio Mitarai told the Ambassador May 23 that Japan's most important foreign relationship was with the United States. He agreed with Ambassador Schieffer that it was time to consider further integration of the U.S. and Ja [...]
2006-05-25 02:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PREL CH KS JA
06TOKYO2907AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT MAY 25
[...] The following is an update of avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan for the period May 17-25. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during this period. Details on Draft Guidelines on Japan's ASEAN Tamiflu/PPE Stockpile --------------------------- [...]
2006-05-25 08:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA
06TOKYO2916JAPAN, CHINA FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING: GOOD
[...] (C) Summary: During a readout of the May 23 meeting between the foreign ministers of Japan and China, Embassy Tokyo's MOFA contact acknowledged there were no breakthroughs on the issues under discussion but stressed that: -- the meeting was a sign of China's desire to improve bilateral re [...]
2006-05-25 08:47:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON CH JA
06TOKYO2964 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/30/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-30 08:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2965WHALING: PRESS ON JAPAN'S POSITION AT IWC
[...] According to press reporting, on May 24, Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) held a joint meeting of its fisheries divisions and pro-whaling caucus to discuss Japan's goals and strategies for this year's International Whaling Commission (IWC) Annual Meeting in St. Kitts and Nevis. [...]
2006-05-30 23:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EFIS KSCA IWC JA ETRD
06TOKYO2980 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/31/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-31 08:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2992A/S BOUCHER'S MAY 30 MEETING WITH EUROPEAN DDG
[...] (C) Summary. MOFA DDG for Europe Takeshi Yagi told visiting SCA A/S Richard Boucher that Japan will hold its second round of Foreign Ministerial-level talks with Central Asian nations on Monday, June 5. Tokyo hopes the Central Asian countries will adopt an Action Plan that will include int [...]
2006-05-31 23:05:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KZ KG UZ TI TX JA
06TOKYO3019JAPAN TO PLACE HOLD ON ZINDANI DELISTING REQUEST
[...] (S) Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Counterterrorism Cooperation Division Deputy Director Miyako Ishimura informed Embassy Political Officer on June 1, 2006 that Japan would place a hold on Yemen's request to remove Abd al-Majid al-Zindani from the UN 1267 Committee list of those su [...]
2006-06-01 10:02:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL CVIS EFIN ETTC SKEP KVPR PTER JA
06TOKYO302SECRETARY MINETA ELICITS COMMITMENTS FROM MINISTER
[...] (SBU) Summary: At Secretary Mineta's urging, Transport Minister Kitagawa promised to become involved personally in upcoming civil aviation talks. Minister Kitagawa also agreed with Secretary Mineta on the need to actively pursue the Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement (BASA) and to consider [...]
2006-01-19 09:49:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR JA
06TOKYO3020IRAN'S CANDIDACY FOR IOM EXCOM CHAIR: JAPAN'S
[...] (U) This message contains an action request, para 3. 2. (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered reftel demarche to MOFA Humanitarian Assistance Division Principal Deputy Director Masanori Nakano on June 1, 2006. Nakano said the Japanese Mission to the UN in Geneva had already been ap [...]
2006-06-01 10:10:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL SMIG AORC UNGA IR JA
06TOKYO3045ASIAN REGIONAL ARCHITECTURE: EXPLORING DIFFERENCES
[...] (C) Summary: Reflecting Japan's preoccupation with the PRC when dealing with the question of Asia regional architecture, and sensitivity to being regarded as a less-than-equal partner, MOFA Asian Affairs Bureau Regional Policy Director Kazutoshi Aikawa, in an exceptionally frank personal op [...]
2006-06-02 08:52:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD APECO CH RS JA
06TOKYO3057MEDIA REACTION IRAN'S NUCLEAR ISSUE - TOKYO
[...] "Don't Miss Historic Opportunity" The liberal Asahi wrote (6/5): "There are signs of progress on the deadlocked Iranian nuclear issue. This is because Iranian President Ahmadinejad has showed his readiness to consider a comprehensive proposal from the five permanent members of the UN Security [...]
2006-06-05 02:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO3117RE:TRIPARTITE DEMARCHE -- SECOND REQUEST
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-07 00:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL
06TOKYO3129JAPAN SUPPORTS DPKO POSITION ON RECONFIGURATION OF
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-07 07:05:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO ET ER JA
06TOKYO3134 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/07/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-07 08:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3161MOFA'S ISHIKAWA CRITICIZES NIKAI EAST ASIA FTA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan needs WTO negotiations to move forward while MAFF Minister Nakagawa is still in place, MOFA Economic Affairs DG Ishikawa told visiting APEC Ambassador Michalak, but Brazil needs to move first before Nakagawa can play his hand. Ishikawa cited problems with METI Minister Nika [...]
2006-06-08 06:35:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD PREL JA APECO
06TOKYO3170 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/08/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-08 08:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3193FOREIGN MINISTERS RELEASE "ACTION PLAN" AT CENTRAL
[...] (C) Summary. The June 5 "Central Asia Plus Japan" dialogue in Tokyo produced an "Action Plan" with specific initiatives for regional cooperation in the areas of counterterrorism, counternarcotics, anti-personnel landmine clearance, poverty alleviation, health care, the environment, disaster p [...]
2006-06-09 05:59:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PTER PGOV SNAR AF KZ KG UZ TI TX
06TOKYO3208 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/09/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-09 08:29:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3224JAPAN MULLING RESPONSE TO SRI LANKA PEACE PROCESS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-12 06:24:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MARR PINS CE JA
06TOKYO3228 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/12/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-12 08:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3263CHINA RELATIONS: SUPERFICIAL IMPROVEMENT, BUT
[...] (C) Summary: On June 13 MOFA's China Director told Embassy Tokyo that: -- China's growing economic dependence on Japan had prompted Beijing to adopt a policy of improving relations with Tokyo despite the risk that PM Koizumi might visit Yasukuni shrine before he steps down from office; [...]
2006-06-14 02:20:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ECON EINV CH JA
06TOKYO3277 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/14/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-14 08:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3279JAPAN SUPPORTS MID-YEAR MULTINATIONAL FORCE REVIEW
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-14 08:22:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC IZ JP
06TOKYO3289JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/15/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-15 02:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3319 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/15/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-15 10:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3348JAPAN NOTIFIED OF DESIGNATION OF FOUR CHINESE
[...] (SBU) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer conveyed reftel points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Non-Proliferation, Science and Nuclear Energy Division official Teppei Kanda on June 16. Kanda thanked us for the notification and assured us that he had the information he needed. SCHIEFFER [...]
2006-06-16 09:42:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL ETTC EFIN PGOV CH JA
06TOKYO3349JAPAN ASKS FOR CLARIFICATION REGARDING NICARAGUAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-16 10:25:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALAORC KDEM PGOV PREL NU JA
06TOKYO3357JAPAN-CENTRAL AND SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE RELATIONS:
[...] (C) Summary. In a recent review of Japan's relations with Central Europe, MOFA officials related that ties with Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia are moving away from assistance and toward direct investment. Japan's relationship with Romania and Bulgaria is largely focused on ener [...]
2006-06-18 23:55:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ECON EAID AADP SENV XH ZL ZS JA
06TOKYO3360JAPAN INFORMED OF U.S. POSITIONS AT PSI HIGH-LEVEL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-19 02:33:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMNUC KNPP PARM PHSA PREL JA
06TOKYO3368JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/19/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-19 07:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3394MDA: JAPAN AGRESS TO PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-19 09:09:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PHUM ICRC IS JA
06TOKYO3398MDA: JAPAN TO OPPOSE CONFERENCE ADJOURNMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-19 09:18:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALAORC PHUM PREF PREL IS JA
06TOKYO3430 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/20/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-20 08:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3432BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA PEACE IMPLEMENTATION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-20 08:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV BK JA
06TOKYO3449THE VIEW FROM JAPAN'S NORTHERN EDGE: ABSENCE OF
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: The lack of a peace treaty hinders development of relations between Russia and neighboring Hokkaido, according to local officials. City officials in Wakkanai, Japan's northern-most city and close neighbor of Russia, point to visa and customs issues as preventing incr [...]
2006-06-21 06:22:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS ETRD ECIN JA RS
06TOKYO3481SOME DIET ECONOMIC GOALS ACHIEVED DESPITE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister Koizumi christened the 164th Diet session the "administrative reform" Diet, a fitting moniker in terms of legislative achievement. He refused to extend the Diet past June 18, leaving behind much unfinished business such as Constitutional and educational reform ( [...]
2006-06-22 08:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD JA
06TOKYO3508164TH DIET SESSION CONCLUDES WITH MUCH UNDONE
[...] (SBU) Summary. The 164th Diet session closed on June 18, leaving many in Tokyo unsatisfied. Scandals, a change in the opposition's Diet management style and a Prime Minister determined to finish the session on time left many high-profile bills related to history and national identity in the [...]
2006-06-23 07:35:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON MARR JA
06TOKYO3509Why did Vodafone fail in Japan?
[...] (SBU) Summary: Vodafone Japan's CFO blamed the failure of the UK mobile phone operator, which was the largest foreign investment in Japan on: 1) bad managers brought in by Vodafone who never understood the local environment; 2) the difference in shareholder expectations of profitability in Euro [...]
2006-06-23 08:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDECPS ECON JP
06TOKYO3515DEFMIN NUKAGA LETTER TO SECDEF ON IRAQ DEPLOYMENT
[...] (U) Embassy has received a letter from Defense Minister Nukaga to Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld dated June 22 regarding the changes to Japan's deployment of Self-Defense Forces in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (full text in para 2; original to follow via pouch). 2. (U) The letter, rece [...]
2006-06-23 09:47:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPINS MOPS PREL IZ JA
06TOKYO3516AMBASSADOR DELIVERS DEMARCHE ON TERRORIST
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-23 10:47:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPTER EFIN JA
06TOKYO3529"OTHER RUSSIA" NGO EVENT: JAPAN UNDECIDED
[...] On June 23, Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered reftel demarche seeking Japan's presence at the July 11-12 "Other Russia" NGO event to MOFA Russia Division Principal Deputy Director Kazuhiko Nakamura. Nakamura said that Japan was still considering whether it would send a representative [...]
2006-06-26 06:04:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL SOCI RS JA
06TOKYO3552 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06//06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-27 08:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3560THE VIEW FROM NEMURO: HEART OF THE RUSSO-JAPANESE
[...] (C) Summary: Local governments in Hokkaido Prefecture are promoting the return of the four islands comprising the disputed Northern Territories in part by fostering "mutual understanding" with the islands' Russian residents. Visa-free exchanges and humanitarian assistance are their primary to [...]
2006-06-28 04:28:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS EFIS RS JA
06TOKYO3567Japan Backs Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement Proposal
[...] Summary: (SBU) Japanese Trade and Foreign Ministry officials expressed unanimous support for USTR's proposal to revise the objectives of Japan's efforts to promote a global framework on preventing proliferation of counterfeit and pirated goods by seeking a high-standards Anti-Counterfeiting T [...]
2006-06-28 06:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ETRD ECON JP
06TOKYO3618JAPAN TO PARTICIPATE IN SRI LANKA CONTACT GROUPS,
[...] (U) This is an action message. Please see para 3. 2. (C) Following ref a instructions, on June 29 Embassy Tokyo Political Officer contacted MOFA Southwest Asia Division Director Shinsuke Shimizu to elicit a more substantive Japanese response regarding the two new contact groups than that [...]
2006-06-29 07:27:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MARR PINS CE JA
06TOKYO3632JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06//06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-30 01:45:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3671SCENESETTER FOR YOUR JULY 2-8 VISIT TO JAPAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: You arrive in Japan just as President Bush and Prime Minister Koizumi herald the deepening, expanding scope of our bilateral security alliance. Our close coordination against the current North Korean missile threat, as well as recent strides in BMD cooperation, have illustrated th [...]
2006-07-02 23:02:00Embassy TokyoSECRETMARR OVIP PREL JA
06TOKYO3676JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/03/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-03 01:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3732 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/05/06
[...] Measures against North Korea (1) Japan calls for a moratorium on North Korea's missile-launching and demands that North Korea return to the six-party talks on its nuclear programs quickly and unconditionally. (2) Japan prohibits the North Korean ship Man Gyong Bong from calling at Japanese p [...]
2006-07-05 08:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3738TERRORIST FINANCE: IIRO PRENOTIFICATION DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-05 10:22:00Embassy TokyoSECRETEFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC JA
06TOKYO374JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01//06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-25 03:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3743JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/06/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-06 03:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO375JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/25/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-25 03:45:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3781RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCHES
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-06 09:39:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP KN JA
06TOKYO3783DEMARCHE ON UNSC RESOLUTION ON DPRK MISSILE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-06 22:50:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR PARM PREL JA KN
06TOKYO3797RUSSO-JAPANESE RELATIONS: POST-SUMMIT PROGRESS
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Koizumi plans to raise the Northern Territories territorial dispute during his meeting with President Putin on the margins of the upcoming G-8 Summit, according to the Japanese Foreign Ministry. Progress has been made in five of the 12 bilateral agreements signed [...]
2006-07-07 04:08:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ENRG RS JA
06TOKYO380JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01//06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-25 04:41:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3809 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/07/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-07 09:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO381JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/25/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-25 04:41:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3818JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/10/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-10 02:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3825JAPANESE POLITICAL REACTIONS TO THE DPRK MISSILE
[...] (C) Summary. Japan's political leaders reacted angrily to the July 5 North Korean missile launches. Most are calling for Japan to respond forcefully against the launches. Some politicians, including Prime Minister Koizumi, are being more cautious when describing the way forward. In a stat [...]
2006-07-10 05:02:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR ECON UNSC KN JA
06TOKYO3826DPRK MISSILES SHOOT DOWN MINDAN-CHOSEN SOREN
[...] (SBU) Summary: A recent reconciliation accord between pro-Seoul and pro-Pyongyang organizations of Korean residents in Japan has become an early casualty of the DPRK missile launches. The agreement, aimed at ending 50 years of confrontation between the rival groups, had been shaky from the [...]
2006-07-10 05:39:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KS KN JA
06TOKYO3832GOJ SUPPORTIVE OF GLOBAL INITIATIVE ON NUCLEAR
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Schieffer and Russian Ambassador Losyukov on July 7, 2006 delivered reftel demarche to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Yabunaka. Yabunaka thanked the Ambassadors for informing the GOJ prior to the official announcement of the Initiative at the G8 summit. Noting that Japa [...]
2006-07-10 07:40:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDMCAP PINR PINS PTER KNNP IAEA JA RS AS CA
06TOKYO3838 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/10/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-10 22:44:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3889DEMARCHE FOR ROKG ON UNSC RESOLUTION
[...] (C) Summary: On July 12, DCM Donovan took advantage of a call by ROK Embassy DCM Kim Young-sun to reiterate the need for a strong UNSC resolution on the DPRK missile launches, for the international community to speak with one voice, and to avoid allowing the DPRK to drive a wedge between the [...]
2006-07-12 09:53:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MARR KS KN JA
06TOKYO3892MESSAGE REGARDING UNSC RESOLUTION ON DPRK MISSILES
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-12 11:56:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MARR UNSC KN JA
06TOKYO3924JAPAN TO VOTE FOR QATAR-SPONSORED RESOLUTION
[...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer conveyed reftel talking points to MOFA UN Policy Division Director Shigeki Takizaki on July 13. In a subsequent conversation, Takizaki explained that the Qatar-proposed resolution was already in "blue" and that it would be "difficult" to ask the Qataris to [...]
2006-07-13 12:20:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KWBG IS JA
06TOKYO3925INFORMATION ON "COMMISSION FOR ASSISTANCE TO A
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-13 12:37:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM CU JA
06TOKYO397TECRO ASKS FOR US SUPPORT FOR TAIWAN OBSERVER
[...] (C) USAID Counselor and ESToff met with three officials from the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) in Japan on January 25. TECRO Liaison Division Director Peter M. Y. Tsai, Deputy Director Juei-hu Hsu and Political Division Second Secretary Joe Ting-Chang Hsu requeste [...]
2006-01-25 08:56:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALTBIO SOCI WHO JA KFLU
06TOKYO3988ROK AMBASSADOR CLAIMS "TURNING POINT" IN SOUTH
[...] (C) Summary: ROK Ambassador Ra Jong Yil told Ambassador Schieffer July 18 that public opinion toward North Korea had reached a "turning point" in South Korea as a result of the North's missile launches and bad behavior at the recent South-North ministerial. Ra worried, however, that a visit [...]
2006-07-18 22:45:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALJA KN KS PREL
06TOKYO4031GSDF MISSION TO IRAQ HAILED AS IMPORTANT MILESTONE
[...] (C) Summary: Media and political reaction to the July 17 withdrawal of the last Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) unit from Iraq on has focused on the success of the mission and its contributions to U.S.-Japan relations. Japanese officials are optimistic that the GSDF's positive experience in [...]
2006-07-20 04:47:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR JA
06TOKYO4043TERRORISM FINANCE: ABDELRAZIK DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-20 09:24:00Embassy TokyoSECRETEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER JA
06TOKYO406 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/25/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-25 23:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4087JAPAN SUPPORTS CHAPTER 7 RESOLUTION ON IRAN, ASKS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-21 09:09:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC IR JA
06TOKYO4088JAPAN RECEIVES P5-PLUS-ONE INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-21 09:13:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP PARM AORC EUN IR JA
06TOKYO4135JAPAN'S MOFA PUNTS NICARAGUAN ELECTION-RELATED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-25 05:11:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC KDEM NU JA
06TOKYO4140TERRORISM FINANCE: JAPAN NOTIFIED OF IIRO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-25 07:19:00Embassy TokyoSECRETEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER JA
06TOKYO4141TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF ABOUSOFIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-25 07:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER JA
06TOKYO416JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/26/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-26 04:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4212JAPAN LIFTS SUSPENSION OF U.S. BEEF IMPORTS
[...] (U) Summary: The Government of Japan announced July 27 that the suspension of processing of imports of U.S. beef has been lifted. The GOJ imposed the suspension January 20 following the discovery by Japanese inspectors of prohibited spinal bones in a shipment of veal from the United States. [...]
2006-07-27 10:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR ETRD PREL PGOV JA
06TOKYO4231ABE IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT
[...] (C) Summary. A week after Yasuo Fukuda's announcement that he will not run in the September Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) presidential race, it now appears likely that current Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe has locked up the race and will consequently become Japan's next Prime Minister. [...]
2006-07-28 08:08:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV JA
06TOKYO4245JAPAN CONSIDERING MIGRATION FORUM ISSUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-31 03:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF SMIG UNGA JA
06TOKYO4247JAPAN SUPPORTS UNSC RESOLUTION ON IRAN, ASKS WHY
[...] (U) This message contains an Action Request. See para 3 below. 2. (C) Following reftel instructions, Embassy Tokyo Political Officer contacted MOFA UN Policy Division Director Shigeki Takizaki July 31 to discuss Japan's position on the reftel para 6 draft UNSC resolution. Takizaki assur [...]
2006-07-31 06:10:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC IR JA
06TOKYO4306JAPAN ASKED TO TAKE FURTHER MEASURES REGARDING
[...] (S) Embassy Tokyo officers delivered ref (A) points to Ministry of Finance International Bureau Legal Office Deputy Division Chief Shunichi Fukushima on July 31, and to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Northeast Asia Acting Director Kosei Murota on August 1. Both officials expressed Japan's full [...]
2006-08-01 08:58:00Embassy TokyoSECRETEFIN ETTC MNUC PARM PGOV PREL JA
06TOKYO4323JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08//06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-02 01:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4340COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER AND S/P
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the August 08-10, 2006 visit to Japan by S/P Director Stephen Krasner and S/P Member Philip Levy. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Evan Reade. He can be reached at: Office p [...]
2006-08-02 07:08:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL PP JA
06TOKYO4356JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/03/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-03 01:47:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO43652006 JAPAN DEFENSE AGENCY WHITE PAPER FOCUSES ON
[...] (C) Summary. Alliance Transformation, Chinese activities in the East China Sea, and the proposed upgrade of the Japan Defense Agency(JDA) to a ministry are highlighted in the 2006 White Paper released on August 1. JDA Defense Councilor Tokuchi, the editor of the volume, told the embassy that [...]
2006-08-03 08:11:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL JA
06TOKYO4368TOKYO TOUTS CANDIDATE FOR WHO DG: HHS A/S AGWUNOBI
[...] (SBU) Summary. On July 24, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Assistant Secretary for Health John Agwunobi met with Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) Minister Jiro Kawasaki and other senior officials to discuss a wide range of regional and bilateral health issues, includ [...]
2006-08-03 12:38:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA
06TOKYO438JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/27/06
[...] The US is taking seriously the inclusion of specified risk materials for BSE being found in a US beef shipment to Japan. It was a great shock to us. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has already removed the companies involved from the list of beef exporters to Japan. It also has increased [...]
2006-01-27 02:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4396JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTER COUNSELS IRANIANS TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan has made it clear that it will stand with the international community on the issue of Iranian nuclear proliferation even if it means risking commercial repercussions. In an August 2 meeting with Iranian Vice President Esfandior Rahim Mashay, Foreign Minister Aso counsele [...]
2006-08-04 08:30:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP UNSC IR JA
06TOKYO4426NAGANO GOVERNOR RACE GOES TO POSTAL REBEL
[...] (U) Summary. Jin Murai, a former ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Lower House member, defeated independent incumbent Yasuo Tanaka on August 6, in a Nagano Prefecture gubernatorial contest that was seen as more a test of Tanaka's poor leadership than any sort of wider referendum on natio [...]
2006-08-07 08:38:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV JA
06TOKYO4432TERRORISM FINANCE: LIST 79 INFORMATION CONVEYED TO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-07 09:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC JA
06TOKYO4443JAPAN: SUPPORTING THE CEASEFIRE IN SRI LANKA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan is disappointed by the lack of progress toward peace in Sri Lanka and is reconsidering its approach to dealing with the LTTE, according to MOFA's Sri Lanka country officer. Tokyo is thinking of taking "tangible measures," likely declaring the LTTE to be a terrorist organ [...]
2006-08-08 03:41:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL CE JA
06TOKYO4453THE "COLLAPSE OF TRUST" IN JAPAN - ROK RELATIONS
[...] (C) Summary. Japan-ROK relations presently suffer from a &collapse of trust,8 according to Prof. Masao Okonogi, a leading Japanese expert on Korea. Upcoming elections for prime minister of Japan and for president of the ROK will impact the future course of the bilateral relationship, Okonogi [...]
2006-08-08 09:25:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KS JA
06TOKYO4472JAPAN WON'T OPPOSE HRC SPECIAL SESSION ON LEBANON
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-09 06:38:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMOPS PHUM PREL PTER LE JA
06TOKYO4473JAPAN WON'T OPPOSE HRC SPECIAL SESSION ON LEBANON
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-09 06:38:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMOPS PHUM PREL PTER LE JA
06TOKYO4508KANDAHAR-HERAT RING ROAD: JAPAN LOOKING FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-10 08:38:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALEAID PGOV PREL AF JA
06TOKYO4512UNHRC LEBANON RESOLUTION: GOJ TO MAKE LAST MINUTE
[...] (C) Embassy delivered reftel demarche to MOFA Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Division Principal Deputy Director Yoriko Suzuki August 10. Suzuki said Japan was unconvinced that Article 12 precludes UNHRC jurisdiction over the conflict in Lebanon. She said that Japan shares U.S. concern [...]
2006-08-10 09:21:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KPAO UNHRC JA
06TOKYO4543US-JAPAN COORDINATION ON DPRK MISSILES LAUNCHES:
[...] (S) Summary: A U.S.-Japan inter-agency meeting August 9 concluded that bilateral coordination in the period surrounding the July DPRK missile launches was extremely good, but room for improvement remained. The Japanese side reiterated their strong desire to learn what steps the USG was con [...]
2006-08-11 08:04:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL MARR PINR KN JA
06TOKYO4547ROK FM BAN KI-MOON'S MEETINGS WITH FM ASO, CCS ABE
[...] (C) Summary. During August 8-9 meetings with Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe and Foreign Minister Taro Aso, ROK Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon urged his interlocutors to emphasize dialogue with the DPRK, not pressure. Abe and Aso both responded that pressure was needed to produce d [...]
2006-08-11 08:30:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KN JA
06TOKYO4549JAPAN EXPRESSES CONDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR U.S. UNHRC
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-11 08:37:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPHUM US UNHRC JA
06TOKYO4550JAPAN BEGINS DELIBERATIONS ON CONTRIBUTION TO NATO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-11 08:38:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PARM NATO PINR UP JA
06TOKYO4553EMBASSY EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF THE SPY-1F PROGRAM
[...] (S) Summary: Embassy Tokyo is actively engaged in efforts to equip the 19DD destroyer with SM-2 and SPY-1F capabilities. The Ambassador has raised the SPY-1F issue with Defense Minister Nukaga and embassy officers have worked closely with counterparts from Lockheed Martin, the Maritime Staff [...]
2006-08-11 09:27:00Embassy TokyoSECRETMARR MASS PREL JA
06TOKYO4554COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL JAMES AND PARTY
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the August 15-17, 2006 visit to Japan by Staffdel James and party. 2. (U) Embassy point of contact for the visit will be Brett Blackshaw. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5337 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6811 Mobile [...]
2006-08-11 10:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP OTRA AMGT ASEC AFIN JA
06TOKYO4557EMBASSY EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF THE SPY-1F PROGRAM
[...] (S) Summary: Embassy Tokyo is actively engaged in efforts to equip the 19DD destroyer with SM-2 and SPY-1F capabilities. The Ambassador has raised the SPY-1F issue with Defense Minister Nukaga and embassy officers have worked closely with counterparts from Lockheed Martin, the Maritime Staff [...]
2006-08-13 23:08:00Embassy TokyoSECRETMARR MASS PREL JA
06TOKYO4559JAPAN UNABLE TO ACT AGAINST MARITIME INSURER SEPIA
[...] (S) Summary. Further to reftels (A) and (B),MOFA NE Asia Division Deputy Director Yutaka Kashiwabara advised Embassy Tokyo Political Officer August 8 that Japan was unable to take further action against suspect maritime insurance company SEPIA. MOFA officials believe that Panama,s issuance [...]
2006-08-14 08:37:00Embassy TokyoSECRETEFIN ETTC MNUC PARM PGOV PREL KN JA
06TOKYO4560JAPAN WANTS UNANIMOUS JOINT ACTION UNDER BERN
[...] (U) This message contains an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered reftel demarche August 14 to the MOFA Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Division's Noriko Tanaka. Tanaka said her division would coordinate with the China and Mongol [...]
2006-08-14 08:58:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL CH JA
06TOKYO4561FACTIONS RUSH TO BACK ABE AS TWO MORE CHALLENGERS
[...] (SBU) Summary. CCS Abe's August 12 informal announcement that he will run for Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) President on September 20 came as no surprise. As the front-runner for weeks, he faces no serious challenge from the two remaining candidates, Finance Minister Tanigaki and Foreign Mi [...]
2006-08-14 22:54:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV JA
06TOKYO4618JAPAN WILL NOT CONTRIBUTE TO GUYANA'S ELECTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-15 07:11:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL OAS KDEM PGOV GY JA
06TOKYO4628YOUR VISIT TO JAPAN
[...] (C) Summary: Your visit to Japan comes at a important time in the U.S.-Japan Security Alliance. The July 5 DPRK missile launches have generated unprecedented public and political interest in our bilateral defense relationship, especially in the field of Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD). Your m [...]
2006-08-15 07:58:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL MARR MASS PGOV JA
06TOKYO4629 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/15/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-15 08:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4630S/P KRASNER BRIEFS JAPANESE OFFICIALS ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Policy Planning Director Dr. Stephen Krasner in Tokyo on August 9, briefed a number of Japanese MOFA officials on the proposed Partnership for Democratic Governance (PDG). MOFA DDG for International Cooperation Hiroshi Fukada responded that the PDG would fit well with Japan's a [...]
2006-08-15 23:56:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON PREL JA
06TOKYO4643COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ANGELA GJERTSON, U.S.
[...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the September 28 - October 4, 2006 visit to Japan by Angela Gjertson, U.S. participant in United Nations Fellowship on Disarmament. 2. (SBU) The Embassy Tokyo Point of Contact will be Scott Hansen. He can be reached at: Office [...]
2006-08-16 02:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PARM KNNP CH GM NL JA
06TOKYO4663JAPAN STATUS UPDATE ON HSPD-6 INITIATIVE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Post has seen progress on several fronts in advancing the HSPD-6 Terrorist Screening Information Initiative. Post's inter-agency working group on HSPD-6 has been working closely to identify and educate key GOJ contacts, and to find solutions to potential obstacles. On June 6, 2006 [...]
2006-08-16 08:36:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS PTER PINR PGOV PREL JA
06TOKYO4665RUSSIAN VESSEL FIRES ON JAPANESE FISHING BOAT NEAR
[...] (C) On August 16, MOFA European Affairs Bureau, Russian Division Deputy Director Kazuioshi Onishi confirmed media reports that a Russian vessel had fired on a Japanese fishing vessel in waters near Kaigara Island. MOFA has been able to confirm that one crewmember on the fishing ship died, but [...]
2006-08-16 08:45:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR JA RS
06TOKYO4666TERRORISM FINANCE: JAPAN ALERTED TO NEW UN 1267
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-16 09:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN ETTC PREL PTER
06TOKYO4670ANY JAPANESE COMMITTMENT TO UNIFIL WILL TAKE TIME
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-16 09:48:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL LE JA
06TOKYO4686JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/17/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-17 01:29:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4738JAPAN STILL FORMULATING POSITION ON RECAAP
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-18 06:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT KCRM KTIA PBTS PHSA PREL JA
06TOKYO4739ABE TO CALL FOR SWEEPING CONSTITUTIONAL REVISION
[...] (SBU) Summary. Shinzo Abe, the odds-on favorite to replace Junichiro Koizumi as Japan's next prime minister, plans to make constitutional revision a cornerstone of his campaign in the run up to the September 20 LDP presidential contest, according to an unofficial version reported in the Niho [...]
2006-08-18 07:12:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV JA
06TOKYO4740RUSSIA REJECTS JAPANESE PROTEST OVER SHOOTING IN
[...] (C) Summary. Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso called in Russian Embassy Charge Mikhail Galuzin on August 17 to demand an apology over an incident in which shots fired by a Russian FSB (Federal Water Service) patrol boat left one Japanese crewmember dead. Aso requested the immediate return [...]
2006-08-18 07:21:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR JA RS
06TOKYO4755THE DCM'S AUGUST 18 COURTESY CALL WITH
[...] (C) Summary. During a call on August 18 with newly appointed Counterterrorism Ambassador Suda, the DCM shared that DoS and DHS have agreed to return to the March draft of the Note Verbale as the basis for further negotiations on the Immigration Advisory Program (IAP). Since a few points in [...]
2006-08-18 08:57:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV CE JA
06TOKYO4795ASO ENTERS LDP PRESIDENT RACE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Foreign Minister Taro Aso announced his candidacy for Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Presidency on August 21; however, every indication suggests that frontrunner Shinzo Abe will win by a wide margin. In campaign pledges released the same day, Aso promised to focus on economic [...]
2006-08-22 06:31:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV JA
06TOKYO4798COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SECNAV DONALD C. WINTER
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the Aug 26-31, 2006 visit to Japan by Secretary of the Navy the Honorable Donald C. Winter, Secretary of the Navy and party as follows: - Mrs. Linda Winter - Honorable B.J. Penn, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, - Col Douglas Wadsworth, [...]
2006-08-22 08:42:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP OTRA AMGT ASEC AFIN JA
06TOKYO4802GOJ WELCOMES U.S. VIEWS ON UNSC RESOLUTION 1695
[...] (C) The GOJ "truly welcomes this U.S. initiative," MOFA Asian and Oceanian Affairs Acting Director General Kunio Umeda said in response to reftel points conveyed by A/DCM Meserve on August 21. Japan was exemplary, A/DCM observed, in having already instituted strict controls and vigilance on [...]
2006-08-22 22:57:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALKPAO JA KN KNNP KS MNUC PARM PREL PTER CT
06TOKYO4803GOJ WELCOMES U.S. VIEWS ON UNSC RESOLUTION 1695
[...] (C) The GOJ "truly welcomes this U.S. initiative," MOFA Asian and Oceanian Affairs Acting Director General Kunio Umeda said in response to reftel points conveyed by A/DCM Meserve on August 21. Japan was exemplary, A/DCM observed, in having already instituted strict controls and vigilance on [...]
2006-08-22 22:57:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALKPAO JA KN KNNP KS MNUC PARM PREL PTER CT
06TOKYO4804GOJ WELCOMES U.S. VIEWS ON UNSC RESOLUTION 1695
[...] (C) The GOJ "truly welcomes this U.S. initiative," MOFA Asian and Oceanian Affairs Acting Director General Kunio Umeda said in response to reftel points conveyed by A/DCM Meserve on August 21. Japan was exemplary, A/DCM observed, in having already instituted strict controls and vigilance on [...]
2006-08-22 22:57:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPARM JA KN KNNP MNUC PREL PTER
06TOKYO4823S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER DISCUSSES REGIONAL ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary. In a meeting on August 9 with S/P Director Stephen Krasner, MOFA North American Affairs Bureau DG Kawai expressed appreciation for our efforts in making Prime Minister Koizumi's recent trip to the United States a success. Kawai shared his expectation that Koizumi's successor wi [...]
2006-08-23 06:49:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON IR KN KS CH JA
06TOKYO4826JAPAN EXPECTS RECIPROCAL SUPPORT IN ILC ELECTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-23 09:23:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALUNGA
06TOKYO4829IAP DOCUMENTS DELIVERED TO JAPAN
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (SBU) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer conveyed reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Counterterrorism Cooperation Division Officer Mikiko Masuda on August 23, 2006. Masuda thanked us for the Immigration Advis [...]
2006-08-23 10:48:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV JA
06TOKYO4863COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SARAH PROSSER
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the August 27-30, 2006 visit to Japan by State Department Official Sarah Prosser. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Tandy Matsuda. She can be reached at: Office phone: 81 (0)3 3224-5342 Home phone: 81 (0)3 3224-682 [...]
2006-08-24 09:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO4876KOMEITO LEADER TO RESIGN, LDP WEIGHS IN ON
[...] (C) Summary. Takenori Kanzaki has announced he will step down in September after eight years as leader of New Komeito, part of a leadership reshuffle that may have wide-ranging implications for Japan's ruling coalition. Akihiro Ota and Toshiko Hamayotsu have been widely touted by the press [...]
2006-08-25 04:26:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV JA
06TOKYO4889JAPAN ASKS FOR PATIENCE ON RECAAP
[...] (C) Summary. Japan is concerned that early accession by the United States to the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) could dissuade other countries in the region from participating, MOFA Ocean Division Principal Deputy Director [...]
2006-08-25 08:14:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALEWWT KCRM KTIA PBTS PHSA PREL JA
06TOKYO4913IRAQI NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR VISITS JAPAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi National Security Advisor Dr. Mowaffak al-Rubaie visited Japan August 22-26. In Tokyo he met with Minister of Foreign Affairs Taro Aso, Minister of State for Defense Fukushiro Nukaga, and briefed MOFA officials on the situation in Iraq. He also met with press representativ [...]
2006-08-28 07:30:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ JA
06TOKYO4915JAPAN WILL ATTEND ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF SRI
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan supports the proposed Sri Lanka Contact Group and will attend the September 27 meeting. Tokyo wishes to know whether other positive responses have been made to this proposal, whether the September 27 meeting will be the first formal meeting of the Group or whether it will [...]
2006-08-28 08:16:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PHUM PTER MARR CE JA
06TOKYO4920JAPANESE MINISTER VISITS LIBYA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Minister of Science and Technology Iwao Matsuda visited Libya August 13-22 where he met with a number of officials including Libyan Leader Muammar Qadhafi on August 16. Matsuda congratulated Qadhafi for Libya's decision to dismantle its nuclear weapons program. Qadhafi [...]
2006-08-28 22:55:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM ENRG EAID LY JA
06TOKYO4948JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/30/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-30 01:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4966 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/30/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-30 08:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4969KHATAMI VISITS JAPAN; SEES KOIZUMI; AZADEGAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Koizumi warned former Iranian President Khatami that Iran would be wise to cooperate with the international community rather than continue to isolate itself, during an August 24 meeting. Khatami, in both his public remarks and in his meeting with Koizumi, maintain [...]
2006-08-30 08:41:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM ECON ENGY IR JA
06TOKYO4970IMMIGRATION ADVISORY PROGRAM: NOTE VERBALE AND MOO
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (SBU) Embassy Tokyo greatly appreciates the efforts made by the joint Department of State-Department of Homeland Security delegation to secure agreement on the Immigration Advisory Program (IAP) documents. As agreed during the negot [...]
2006-08-30 09:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER JA
06TOKYO4995JAPAN LIKELY TO SUPPORT DARFUR RESOLUTION, WILL
[...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer conveyed reftel demarche to MOFA UN Policy Division Principal Deputy Director Kitamura on August 31, stressing the need to act quickly and, hopefully, unanimously to address the deteriorating situation in Darfur through the proposed UNSC resolution. 2. ( [...]
2006-08-31 11:21:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO UNSC SU JA
06TOKYO501 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/30/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-30 08:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5017ISAO IIJIMA ON SHINZO ABE'S LEADERSHIP, U.S.-JAPAN
[...] (C) Summary. Isao Iijima, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's most trusted advisor, shared the following frank and perhaps self-serving observations with Acting DCM Meserve on August 23: -- Shinzo Abe, Japan's next prime minister, may lack the political skills to lead the ruling LDP in next [...]
2006-09-01 07:48:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR JA
06TOKYO5026COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP PDAS STEPHENS AND EAP/J
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the September 06-08, 2006 visit to Japan by EAP PDAS D. Kathleen Stephens and EAP/J Desk Officer Gary Oba. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Scott Hansen. He can be reached at: [...]
2006-09-01 09:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL MARR JA
06TOKYO5027JAPAN CONCERNED ABOUT 5+5 MEETING AT UNGA
[...] (C) On September 1, Embassy Tokyo political officer delivered reftel demarche, which asked 5 5 group members to reconvene at UNGA, to MOFA NE Asia Division Deputy Director Yutaka Kashiwabara. Kashiwabara said that Japanese officials would consider the proposal and attempt to deliver a formal [...]
2006-09-01 09:24:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALKNNP KS MNUC PARM PREL JA
06TOKYO5028JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER VISITS KAZAKHSTAN AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During an August 28-29 visit to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, Prime Minister Koizumi focused primarily on promoting cooperation in developing energy resources, particularly uranium, according to MOFA Central Asia and Caucasus Division Deputy Director Uyama. Koizumi urged Uzbekista [...]
2006-09-01 11:44:00Embassy TokyoSECRETECON ENRG PARM PHUM PREL ZK KZ UZ JA
06TOKYO5036COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CAPSTONE DELEGATION
[...] (U) Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the September 6-9, 2006 visit to Japan by Capstone Delegation members. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Geneve Menscher. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5344 Home phone: [...]
2006-09-05 03:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA POL JA
06TOKYO5042A/S HILL CONSULTATIONS WITH MOFA DG SASAE
[...] (C) MOFA Asia/Oceania Director General Sasae reiterated to EAP Assistant Secretary Hill on September 4 the need for actions implementing UNSCR 1695, saying we had to show North Korea there were consequences before the next round of DPRK brinksmanship. A/S Hill said USG decisions on implement [...]
2006-09-05 06:49:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM JA KS KN
06TOKYO5054JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09//06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-06 00:44:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5065RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE FOR SUPPORT OF U.S. CANDIDATE
[...] (C) REFTEL demarche was delivered to Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. NASA Attach met with Japan,s lead delegate to the International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO),Mr. Toru Nakaya, Director of the International Organizations Office, Telecommunications Bureau, Ministry of Internal [...]
2006-09-06 05:06:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALTSPA JA SENV
06TOKYO5080NAVY SECRETARY WINTER STRESSES U.S.-JAPAN
[...] (C) Summary. During a 20-minute meeting on August 28, Secretary of the Navy Donald Winter told Japan,s FM Taro Aso SIPDIS that the Secretary's visit symbolized the U.S. perception of the importance of cooperation between the navies and governments of both countries. The Secretary emphasize [...]
2006-09-06 08:38:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MASS PGOV JA
06TOKYO5082ADMIRAL FALLON'S MEETING WITH CHIEF CABINET
[...] (C) Summary: PACOM Commander Admiral William Fallon told Cabinet Secretary Abe Shinzo on August 24, that US-Japan relations had grown stronger since his visit in 2001 and that this was a welcome development. Abe, responding to Admiral Fallon's questions, outlined his views of China-Japan rel [...]
2006-09-06 09:07:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR OVIP PGOV PREL JA
06TOKYO5084NAKASONE ON JAPAN AND NUCLEAR ARMS
[...] (SBU) Summary: A proposal by former Prime Minister Nakasone that Japan study the option of acquiring nuclear weapons under certain conditions is drawing critical attention here. Although the original written proposal and Nakasone's subsequent remarks to the press are heavily caveated, medi [...]
2006-09-06 22:47:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPARM JA MNUC PREL
06TOKYO5138A/S HILL'S MEETING WITH MOFA NORTH AMERICA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a wide-ranging meeting on September 5, North American Affairs Bureau Director General Chikao Kawai told visiting Assistant Secretary Christopher Hill: -- the timing of the Japanese Prime Ministerial election process makes it impossible to say for certain who will be availabl [...]
2006-09-08 05:27:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS MARR XB ZK AF CH IR IZ KN
06TOKYO5140LDP ELECTION OPENS, AS PARTIES AGREE TO ELECT NEW
[...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister Koizumi, in an apparent concession to the opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ),has changed the opening date for the Extraordinary Diet session from September 22 to September 26, according to the press. Embassy Tokyo media contacts attributed the flip flop [...]
2006-09-08 05:29:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV JA
06TOKYO5143LEBANESE "DISAPPOINTED" BY JAPANESE CONTRIBUTIONS
[...] (C) Lebanon is "disappointed" by the small amounts pledged by Japan for reconstruction and humanitarian relief, Lebanon's Charge d'Affaires in Tokyo, Toufic S. Jaber, recently told Embassy Tokyo Political Officer. Japan initially pledged and has disbursed $2 million in humanitarian assistanc [...]
2006-09-08 06:12:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR LE JA
06TOKYO5161LDP MEMBERSHIP DECLINES AS VOTING PATTERNS CHANGE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Membership numbers for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) have fallen sharply on the mass defections of postal workers since the passage of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's postal privatization package in 2005, according to recently released party statistics. Peaking [...]
2006-09-08 07:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV JA
06TOKYO5187JAPAN SUPPORTS PUTTING BURMA ON UNSC AGENDA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-11 06:44:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BMGT JA
06TOKYO5211VICE MINISTER YACHI CONVEYS NORTH KOREA-RELATED
[...] (C) During a telephone call on September 11, Administrative Vice Foreign Minister Shotaro Yachi relayed two North Korea-related requests to the Ambassador. Prime Minister Koizumi will convene a Cabinet meeting on September 19, Yachi said, to announce new sanctions on North Korea. Koizumi wou [...]
2006-09-11 09:24:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KN JA
06TOKYO5212RESPONSE TO JAPAN'S E.O. 13382 QUESTIONS
[...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST: See paragraph 8. 2. (S) SUMMARY: MOFA Asian Bureau DG Sasae told the DCM September 11 that Japan was already aware of the information contained in reftel through its Embassy in Washington, and that most of the information was previously known to his government. [...]
2006-09-11 09:35:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPARM KNNP PREL PGOV KN CH JA
06TOKYO5215COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL HAGEL
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 3-5, 2006 and October 11-12 visit to Japan by CODEL Chuck Hagel and delegation. An updated schedule will follow. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Marc Forino. He can be reached at: Office phone: 81 (0)3 32 [...]
2006-09-12 03:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN CH VM MG JA
06TOKYO5218MEDIA REACTION Q FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11 -
[...] There were no immediate editorials or commentaries concerning memorial services held throughout the US and elsewhere in the world. 2. "Five years After 9/11: Where is bin Laden" The top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri's Washington correspondent Sakamoto wrote (9/12): "Although Tuesday marked [...]
2006-09-12 05:08:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO5250MEDIA REACTION Q ATTEMPTED ATTACK ON US EMBASSY
[...] There were no immediate editorials or commentaries concerning the attack on the US Embassy in Damascus. 2. "Attack on US Embassy in Damascus: Threat of Terrorism Reemerges" Washington correspondent Kasahara of the liberal Mainichi wrote (9/13): "The attempt by Islamic militants to storm the [...]
2006-09-13 02:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO5309JAPAN'S PLANS FOR THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[...] (U) Summary. Gaining a permanent UNSC seat remains a top foreign policy objective, according to MOFA UN Policy Division Director Takizaki, and Japan looks forward to receiving a U.S. response shortly to Japan's most recent UNSC reform proposal. Japan's domestic political calendar makes it i [...]
2006-09-14 22:50:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALUNGA UNSC PGOV PREL BM JA
06TOKYO5325JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/15/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-15 07:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5330JAPAN ON MAINTAINING THE MOMENTUM ON LEBANON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan agrees that momentum must be maintained promoting peace in Lebanon and fully supports the implementation of UNSCR 1701. Tokyo is hesitant to contribute additional funds, however, citing Lebanon's wealth and the fact that assistance pledges at the Stockholm Conference yield [...]
2006-09-15 08:17:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ECON IS LE JA
06TOKYO5332U.S. COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES AGENDA DELIVERED TO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-15 08:49:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALUNGA PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM JA
06TOKYO5333UNGA HAITI MEETING INVITATION DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-15 08:50:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC UNGA HA JA
06TOKYO5336DPRK "LESSONS LEARNED CAPSTONE CONFERENCE"
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Senior foreign policy, defense, intelligence, and military officials from the United States and Japan met September 7 in Tokyo to review the U.S.-Japan response to the July 4/5 DPRK missiles launches. The one-day "Lessons Learned Capstone Conference" produced a list of recommen [...]
2006-09-18 22:12:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL MARR PGOV PINR JA
06TOKYO5339JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/19/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-19 04:48:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5351COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR INR/EAP ANALYST BENJAMIN R.
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 13 -23, 2006 visit to Japan by INR /EAP Analyst Benjamin R. Goldberg. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Embassy Point of Contact for the visit will be Mary Wilson. She can be reached at: Office phone [...]
2006-09-19 05:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT OTRA PREL TH JA
06TOKYO5408IT'S OFFICIAL; ABE WINS
[...] (U) Summary. As expected, Shinzo Abe won a decisive victory in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) election on September 20, defeating Foreign Minister Taro Aso and Finance Minister Sadokazu Tanigaki in a contest that was never really close. He became the 21st LDP president immediatel [...]
2006-09-20 09:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV JA
06TOKYO5413COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR PRINCIPLE DEPUTY UNDER
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the September 24-29, 2006 visit to Japan by PDUSD(P) Christopher Henry and delegation. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Carl Watson. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81 [...]
2006-09-21 00:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO5448UPDATED BERN PROCESS DEMARCHE LANGUAGE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-21 07:09:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV CH JA
06TOKYO5450TAKENAKA RESIGNATION UNSURPRISING
[...] (C) Summary. On September 15 Heizo Takenaka, well known economist, reluctant politician, and symbol of Prime Minister Koizumi's reform agenda, announced that he would give up his Diet seat on September 26. Faced with the imminent retirement of Koizumi, his biggest supporter, Takenaka was not [...]
2006-09-21 07:20:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON JA
06TOKYO5452JAPAN NOT YET READY TO SUPPORT BURMA RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-21 08:00:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BMGT JA
06TOKYO5479COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GTIP SENIOR COORDINATOR MARK
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 07-11, 2006 visit to Japan by GTIP Senior Coordinator Mark Taylor. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Scott Hansen. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224 [...]
2006-09-22 07:45:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO5485COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR INR A/S FORT AND INR/NEA
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the September 24-26, 2006 visit to Japan by INR A/S Randall Fort and INR/NEA Division Chief John Merrill. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Keith Jordan. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5343 Home phone: [...]
2006-09-22 08:36:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL AS KS SNAR UK JA
06TOKYO5488JAPAN QUESTIONS RUSSIAN MOTIVES REGARDING
[...] (C) Summary. MOFA and Russian Embassy officials provided alternative interpretations of Russia's July 18 decision to revoke approval of a key environmental study on the Sakhalin-2 energy project, which has effectively stopped progress on the joint venture. Russia's motives for rescinding the [...]
2006-09-22 10:34:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EPET ENRG RU JA
06TOKYO5490JAPAN QUESTIONS RUSSIAN MOTIVES REGARDING
[...] (C) Summary. MOFA and Russian Embassy officials provided alternative interpretations of Russia's July 18 decision to revoke approval of a key environmental study on the Sakhalin-2 energy project, which has effectively stopped progress on the joint venture. Russia's motives for rescinding the [...]
2006-09-24 22:40:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EPET ENRG RU JA
06TOKYO5514IRAQI AMBASSADOR CONCERNED ABOUT JAPAN'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraq's Ambassador to Tokyo is concerned that Japan's commitment to playing a leading role in the International Compact With Iraq could falter unless pressed by his government and the United States. He laments the fact that the government of Iraq apparently lacks the depth to pu [...]
2006-09-25 09:06:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL IZ JA
06TOKYO5516ABE NAMES NEW LDP EXECS
[...] (C) Summary and comment. Newly elected Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) President Shinzo Abe named Hidenao Nakagawa, Shoichi Nakagawa (no relation),and Yuya Niwa to the LDP's three top executive posts on September 25. The three positions, which are the key LDP policy and party management slo [...]
2006-09-25 09:58:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV JA
06TOKYO5526The Japan Economic Scope - Economic News At-
[...] (U) Summary. The Japan Economic Scope (JES) is a weekly e-newsletter produced by Embassy Tokyo's ECON section in collaboration with other sections and constituent Posts. It provides a brief overview of recent economic developments, insights gleaned from contacts, summaries of the latest cab [...]
2006-09-25 23:31:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
06TOKYO5529JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/26/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-26 01:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5558JAPANESE QUESTIONS REGARDING THE GLOBAL INITIATIVE
[...] This is an action message. See para 5. 2. SUMMARY: Russian Embassy Political Officer Sergey I. Kuznetsov and U.S. Embassy Science and Technical Affairs Officer Ayanna Hobbs met with Japanese counterparts at MOFA on 25 September. Using the three briefing documents (reftel) officers exp [...]
2006-09-26 08:02:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MCAP PINR PINS PTER
06TOKYO5564JAPAN UNCERTAIN ON ATTENDANCE AT CENTCOM IRAQ
[...] This is an ACTION REQUEST. See paragraph 3. 2. Per reftel, DCM called on Japan's Ambassador for Iraq Reconstruction Gotaro Ogawa September 26 to present Ambassador Satterfield's invitation for Japan to send a civilian representative to the October 3-5 CENTCOM Conference on Iraq in Warsaw. [...]
2006-09-26 08:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MOPS PREL IZ JA
06TOKYO5565A/S FORT DISCUSSES IRAN WITH MOFA INTELLIGENCE AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan could potentially bring high value to our analysis of events in Iran due to Japan's diplomatic presence in and extensive commercial relations with Tehran, INR A/S Fort told MOFA Intelligence and Analysis Service (IAS) Director General Takeuchi on September 25. In a meeting [...]
2006-09-26 08:45:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPINR IR AF JA
06TOKYO5566JAPAN'S AMBASSADOR FOR IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION AFFIRMS
[...] (C) Japan's newly appointed Ambassador for Iraqi Reconstruction Gotaro Ogawa September 26 reaffirmed to DCM Japan's support for the International Compact With Iraq. Ogawa believes that following meetings in New York and Abu Dhabi that there is a new momentum to promote the Compact. Ogawa also [...]
2006-09-26 08:56:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL PINR IZ JA
06TOKYO5570HRC: JAPAN RELUCTANT TO PUSH COUNTRY-SPECIFIC
[...] (U) This message contains an Action Request, para 5. 2. (C) Political Section Deputy presented reftel demarche September 26 to MOFA Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Principal Deputy Director Yoriko Suzuki. Ms. Suzuki responded that like the United States, Japan also wants an effective [...]
2006-09-26 22:32:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPHUM UNDC JA
06TOKYO5600ABE'S CONSERVATIVE CABINET
[...] (C) Summary. On September 26 newly elected Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced his Cabinet. In general, he made conservative choices and included many politicians with whom he has close relations as well as those who actively supported his campaign. Despite Abe's claim that he would avoid a [...]
2006-09-27 07:25:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON JA
06TOKYO5624INR ASSISTANT SECRETARY FORT'S SEPTEMBER 25
[...] (S) SUMMARY: INR A/S Fort and CIRO Director Mitani met September 25 to exchanged views on intelligence cooperation, with A/S Fort suggesting that Japan examine how the Australian intelligence services have handled the protection of classified information. A/S Fort observed that Japan could h [...]
2006-09-28 05:32:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PINR IR CH JA
06TOKYO5625INR A/S FORT'S SEPTEMBER 25 LUNCH WITH IAS
[...] (S) Summary. Over lunch on September 25, INR Assistant Secretary Fort and MOFA Intelligence and Analysis Service SIPDIS (IAS) Director General Takeuchi agreed that China and South Korea are critical players to resolving the North Korea issue. IAS Deputy Director General Shigeo Matsutomi [...]
2006-09-28 05:41:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PINR PGOV KN KS CH TH JA
06TOKYO5686POSTAL PRIVATIZATION: GOJ RESPONSE TO U.S.
[...] (SBU) A round of meetings with GOJ officials involved with postal privatization indicates gradual progress toward the goals of greater transparency and a level playing field. Contacts assured us that the Japan Post Corporation (JPC) could not obtain approval for new products through its July [...]
2006-09-29 06:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN JA
06TOKYO5707PDUSD RYAN HENRY,S SEPTEMBER 25 MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Summary: In a September 25 meeting, Deputy Foreign Minister Nishida told Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Henry that U.S. involvement on China and North Korea is critical to maintaining stability in the region. Henry agreed that managing our relationship with China [...]
2006-10-01 22:40:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR PGOV PREL PTER CH KN IZ AF AS JA
06TOKYO5728The Japan Economic Scope - Economic News At-A-
[...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3 - Abe's Conservative Cabinet 4 - GM Rice Creates Stir with GOJ 5 - Possible Resumption of Civair Negotiations in November 6 - New ANRE Head Bullish on New METI Minister 7 - U.S. Beef a Hot Item 9 - North Korean Supernotes Seized in Western Japan 11 - Governor Kimu [...]
2006-10-02 05:48:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
06TOKYO5731JAPAN HOPING MISSILES PANEL WILL BE ABOLISHED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-02 06:36:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALUNGA PARM PREL CDG JA
06TOKYO5736COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FOR INR/EAP ANALYST GREGORY
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 18-21, 2006 visit to Japan by INR/EAP analyst Gregory D. Knight. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) The Embassy Point of Contact will be Mary Wilson. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-53 [...]
2006-10-02 07:36:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA EAP JA
06TOKYO5737COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR INR/TNC ANALYST DANIEL
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 14-17 2006 visit to Japan by INR/TNC Analyst Daniel Epstein. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) The Embassy Point of Control for the visit will be Scott Hansen. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81 [...]
2006-10-02 07:37:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA SNAR PINR JA
06TOKYO5754TOKYO EMBASSY POC FOR APEC FOOD DEFENSE RISK
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-03 06:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO PTER EAGR
06TOKYO5761ABE TRIP TO BEIJING AND SEOUL
[...] (S) Summary: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will hold talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao in Beijing on Sunday and with South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun in Seoul on Monday. MOFA Asia-Pacific Director General Kenichiro Sasae confirmed this during a telephone conversation with Charge on the e [...]
2006-10-03 10:45:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPGOV PREL CH KS JA
06TOKYO5801COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL GROVE
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 15-17, 2006 visit to Japan by Paul Grove, Thomas Hawkins, and Cindy Chang. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Marc Forino. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81 [...]
2006-10-05 05:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AE AF CH GM SN JA
06TOKYO5822PRIME MINISTER ABE'S UPCOMING TRIP TO BEIJING AND
[...] (C) Summary. Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Dai Bingguo did not make a second, secret trip to Japan to arrange Prime Minister Abe's trip to Beijing, as reported in the press, MOFA Asian Affairs DG Sasae told Political Minister Counselor Meserve on October 5. Instead, a last-minute breakthroug [...]
2006-10-06 06:34:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV OVIP CH KN KS JA
06TOKYO5824MOFA DIRECTOR GENERAL DISCUSSES THAILAND, BURMA,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MOFA Director General for Southeast and Southwest Asian Affairs Chihiro Atsumi told Charge October 6 that: -- Japan is not happy with the recent coup in Thailand and is concerned about the signals it sends to other states in the region, particularly Burma, but at the same time [...]
2006-10-06 09:06:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM ETRD PINR TH BM IN CE JA
06TOKYO5832JAPAN CONSIDERING U.S. PROPOSAL ON NORTH KOREA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-08 07:03:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP UNSC NK JA
06TOKYO5858JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10//06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-10 01:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5867NIH DR.ZERHOUNI'S VISIT TO TOKYO
[...] Summary. On September 13, NIH Director Dr. Elias Zerhouni visited Tokyo to attend the JST-NIKKEI Science Symposium after his participation in the STS Forum in Kyoto. In his meetings, Dr. Zerhouni exchanged opinions with officials at the International Medical Cooperation Center of Japan (IMCJ [...]
2006-10-10 07:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO JA
06TOKYO5873 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10//06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-10 07:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5884JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/11/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-11 02:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5887The Japan Economic Scope - Economic News At-
[...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3 - EB DAS Moore Discusses IPR, Economic Relationship in Tokyo 4 - Investment Initiative Looks Toward Future under Abe Government 7 - Michalak Meetings Signal Progress on Some Investment Issues 11 - AIG flags interest in Japan Post, retirement serv [...]
2006-10-11 02:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
06TOKYO5900CABINET APPROVES BILL TO EXTEND PARTICIPATION IN
[...] (U) The Japanese Cabinet has approved a bill to extend for one year the special anti-terrorism law that enables Japan's Maritime Self Defense Forces (MSDF) to continue to participate in Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). The bill will be presented to the Diet where it must be passed by both [...]
2006-10-11 07:52:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMOPS PTER AF JA
06TOKYO5901HOUSE OF COUNCILORS PRESIDENT PUSHES PARLIAMENTARY
[...] (U) Japanese House of Councilors President Chikage Ogi, accompanied by House of Councilors International Affairs Department Director General Yoshiyuki Sadaoka and Secretarial Division Director Satoshi Fujukawa, called on Ambassador October 11 to press for the revitalization of U.S.-Japanese p [...]
2006-10-11 07:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL JA
06TOKYO5904ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FROM JAPAN REGARDING THE
[...] THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. SEE PARAGRAPHS 4-6. 2. SUMMARY: Russian Embassy Political Officer Sergey I. Kuznetsov and American Embassy Science and Technology Officer Ayanna Hobbs met with Japanese counterparts at MOFA on 2 October, and hand-delivered answers provided by Washington (reftel) [...]
2006-10-11 08:33:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MCAP PINR PINS IAEA FR
06TOKYO5915COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FOREST YANG
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 14-19, 2006 visit to Japan by SEAP/J Political Officer Forest Yang. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Point of contact for the visit will be Eva Robinson. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3) [...]
2006-10-12 05:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO5916DPRK NUCLEAR TEST RESOLUTION DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-12 05:24:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MNUC UNSC KNNP KN JA
06TOKYO594AVIAN INFLUENZA: TOKYO WEEKLY FEBRUARY 2
[...] No human outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza (AI) were reported in Japan during the past week. -- MHLW Briefing on AI to Diplomatic Community -- 2. On January 26, ESToff attended a Diplomatic Briefing Session hosted by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) during which the Minist [...]
2006-02-02 08:48:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA
06TOKYO5940ABE'S VISIT TO CHINA SIGNALS IMPROVING RELATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's October 8 visit to Beijing was a success, according to MOFA China Division Principal Deputy Director Nomura. Chinese President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao both raised the Yasukuni Shrine issue, but it did not impede discussions. Meeting one da [...]
2006-10-12 10:37:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON ENRG CH JA
06TOKYO5941JAPAN-ROK AGREE ON STRONGER DPRK MEASURES DURING
[...] (C) Summary. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's October 9 visit to Seoul was "quite successful," with summit talks proceeding in a "cool-headed" fashion. According to Japanese foreign ministry officials, the leaders reconfirmed basic values shared by the two nations, and PM Abe invited ROK [...]
2006-10-12 10:43:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PGOV JA KS KN
06TOKYO5942JAPAN-ROK AGREE ON STRONGER DPRK MEASURES DURING
[...] (C) Summary. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's October 9 visit to Seoul was "quite successful," with summit talks proceeding in a "cool-headed" fashion. According to Japanese foreign ministry officials, the leaders reconfirmed basic values shared by the two nations, and PM Abe invited ROK [...]
2006-10-12 22:41:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PGOV JA KS KN
06TOKYO5943MOFA PUSHES FOR ASIA-PACIFIC STATISTICAL NETWORK
[...] (U) Please see last paragraph for possible action. 2. (SBU) Summary and Introduction: On October 6, MOFA called in selected embassies to promote GOJ's concept of an Asia-Pacific Economic Research Mechanism (APERM) and to encourage high level attendance at a kick off conference in Kyoto, [...]
2006-10-12 22:44:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD SENV EFIN APEC JA
06TOKYO5978COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ANTOINETTE HURTADE
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 22-25, 2006 visit to Japan by Antoinette Hurtado, US Embassy Caberra Political Officer. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Point of contact for the visit will be Mary Wilson. She can be reached at: Off [...]
2006-10-13 06:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO5989BILATERAL INVESTMENT INITIATIVE LOOKS TOWARD FUTURE
[...] (SBU) Summary: In discussions with U.S. APEC Ambassador Michalak on the future of the U.S.- Japan bilateral investment initiative, GOJ counterparts expressed willingness to expand the initiative's agenda to include a study of investment chapters in FTA and possible exchange between U.S. and Ja [...]
2006-10-13 08:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON JA
06TOKYO5992JAPAN WILL NOT BUDGE ON DECLARATION OF INDIGENOUS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-13 09:03:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KTIA UN JA
06TOKYO6006COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP A/S CHRISTOPHER R. HILL
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 16-19, 2006 visit to Japan by A/S Christopher R. Hill and Special Assistant Thomas B. Gibbons. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Brett Blackshaw. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5337 Home ph [...]
2006-10-16 03:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO6012The Japan Economic Scope Q Economic News At-
[...] (SBU) Table of Contents Paragraph 3 Q Japan Announces DPRK Sanctions 4 Q Ambassador Addresses Business Leaders 5 Q MOFA DG Discusses APERM, Economic Relationship 9 Q EMIN Pays Call on Former Foreign Minister Nobutaka MACHIMURA [...]
2006-10-16 06:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
06TOKYO6024JAPAN: UNSCR 1718 DEMARCHE DELIVERED, FURTHER
[...] (C) Embassy Political Section Deputy delivered reftel demarche October 16 to MOFA United Nations Policy Division Director Shigeki Takizaki, explaining that this was the text we were sharing with other world capitals on UNSCR 1718. Takizaki said he was grateful for the information but had no s [...]
2006-10-16 09:43:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP PARM KN JA
06TOKYO6041JAPANESE COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS REGARDING GLOBAL
[...] THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. SEE PARAGRAPH 5. 2. SUMMARY: Embassy Science and Technology Officer Ayanna Hobbs spoke to Japanese counterparts at MOFA on 17 October regarding details on the GI Morocco meeting (reftel). Embassy plans to meet with MOFA on 18 October at 10:00am to continue discu [...]
2006-10-17 07:46:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MCAP PINR PTER JA
06TOKYO6060JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON NOVEMBER 2006 CCW
[...] (C) On October 17, Embassy political officer delivered reftel demarche on the November 2006 Convention on Conventional Weapons Review Conference to MOFA Conventional Arms (CA) Division official Maiko Tamagawa. Tamagawa expressed thanks for the U.S. nonpaper and said that MOFA wanted to keep i [...]
2006-10-18 05:28:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMCAP PARM PREL JA
06TOKYO6067CURRICULUM VITAE OF JAPANESE HEAD DELEGATE AND
[...] THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. SEE PARAGRAPH 3. 2. SUMMARY: Embassy Science and Technology Officer Ayanna Hobbs met with MOFA on 18 October to review details on the GI Morocco meeting (reftels). Japan raised additional questions, provided the CV of Japan,s head of delegation, and commented on [...]
2006-10-18 06:31:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MCAP PINR PTER JA
06TOKYO6086JAPAN WILL CONSIDER CONTRIBUTION TO UNHCR FOR SUDAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-19 05:51:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM SU JA
06TOKYO6087PARIS NONPROLIFERATION CONFERENCE: JAPAN TO SEND
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-19 05:53:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP PARM FR JA
06TOKYO6093CCS SHIOZAKI PLEASED WITH ABE VISITS TO CHINA, ROK
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 13 meeting with the Ambassador, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shiozaki expressed satisfaction that successful visits to China and the ROK had got Prime Minister Abe's administration off to a good start. Japan will play a role in implementing UN sanctions against [...]
2006-10-19 07:21:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR PGOV PREL JA
06TOKYO6101COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOS/VCI RONGSONG JIH
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 23 - 28, 2006 visit to Japan by DOS/VCI Rongsong Jih. 2. (U) The Embassy point of contact for the visit will be Carl Watson. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5558 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6872 Fax: [...]
2006-10-19 23:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO6117COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR S/CT AMBASSADOR CRUMPTON AND
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 23-25, 2006 visit to Japan by S/CT Ambassador Crumpton and the USG Delegation for Trilateral CT consultations. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Mary Wilson. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224- [...]
2006-10-20 05:39:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL PTER JA
06TOKYO6120JAPAN SUPPORTS FRANCO-U.S. DE-LISTING PROPOSAL
[...] (C) Political Section Deputy joined French Embassy Political Counselor Pauline Carmona on October 19 to deliver reftel demarche to MOFA International Counter-Terrorism Cooperation Division officer Miyako Ishimura. Ishimura explained that Japan believes it is important to have due process for [...]
2006-10-20 06:13:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER UNSC FR JA
06TOKYO6122JAPAN TO DECIDE UNSC STRATEGY REGARDING KIRIBATI
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-20 07:00:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALUNSC PREL GT VE JA
06TOKYO6132JAPAN SEEKS CLARIFICATION ON DOCUMENTS TO BE
[...] THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. SEE PARAGRAPHS 4-6. 2. SUMMARY On 19 October, Japan received a Notional Agenda for the subject meeting from its Embassy in Morocco, which had been passed to it by the Russian Embassy. Japan is concerned because the agenda indicates that IPNs are expected to reach ag [...]
2006-10-22 22:39:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MCAP PINR PTER JA
06TOKYO6140The Japan Economic Scope Q Economic News At-
[...] (SBU) Table of Contents Paragraph 3. Japan Announces DPRK Sanctions Paragraph 11. Abe: Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy to be "Engine for Reform" Paragraph 18. Japan and Vietnam Agree To Launch FTA Negotiations Paragraph 22. GE Facing Sanctions Paragraph 27. U.S. Telecoms Policy Deleg [...]
2006-10-23 04:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
06TOKYO6159JAPAN SHARES U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT RESOLUTION ON
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-23 08:30:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALUNGA LE IS PHUM PREL PTER JA
06TOKYO6163SAKHALIN 2 PARTNER CONFIDENT PROJECT WILL NOT BE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Former Japanese Ambassador to Russia Takehiro Togo, currently senior counselor at Mitsui and Co., which is part of the Sakhalin 2 consortium, told Econoff on October 17 that the Russian government had no desire to pull the plug on the Sakhalin 2 project despite environmental co [...]
2006-10-23 09:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG PREL JA RU
06TOKYO617JAPANESE IPR ASSOCIATION FOCUSSED ON CHINA AND
[...] SUMMARY: The Japan Intellectual Property Association (JIPA) is concentrating its international efforts on: 1) combating Chinese counterfeits of Japanese products and 2) promoting an international mutual recognition system for patent searches, according to Secretary-General Hideo Doi in a rec [...]
2006-02-03 08:31:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ECON ETRD JP
06TOKYO6188ABE BUOYED BY WINS IN OCTOBER 22 BY-ELECTIONS
[...] (U) Summary. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is the big winner in October 22 by-elections in Osaka and Kanagawa, after LDP candidates swept both races by comfortable margins. The press is attributing the LDP win to Abe's personal popularity in the aftermath of his strong response to the DPRK nucle [...]
2006-10-24 06:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV JA
06TOKYO6222 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/25/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-25 08:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6225JAPAN HOPES UNPRODUCTIVE UN BODIES WILL BE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-25 09:05:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA IS JA
06TOKYO6227DEMARCHE ON FREEDOM BROADCASTING FROM JAPAN TO
[...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Deputy October 25 met with MOFA Northeast Asia Division Director Shigeo Yamada to deliver reftel message regarding broadcasting into North Korea from Japan. Yamada responded that the determination of whether Japan can permit, participate in, and/or finance such br [...]
2006-10-26 00:09:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALBBG PHUM PGOV PREL KS KN JA
06TOKYO6230COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR IRAQ TALKS
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the November 04 - 08, 2006 visit to Japan by the interagency team led by Deputy Coordinator for Iraq Barbara Stephenson for bilateral conslutations with the Republic of Korea and Japan. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. [...]
2006-10-26 02:41:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MOPS OTRA PREL IZ KS JA
06TOKYO6248JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO ENDORSING DOCUMENTS AT THE
[...] THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. SEE PARAGRAPHS 3-5. 2. On October 25, U.S. and Russian embassy officers delivered global initiative documents to MOFA's International Nuclear Energy Cooperation Principal Deputy Director Zentaro Naganuma. Japan expressed appreciation for the new draft. On October 26 [...]
2006-10-26 09:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL JA
06TOKYO6249VIETNAM'S PM VISITS JAPAN; ISSUES JOINT STATEMENT
[...] (SBU) Vietnam's Prime Minister concluded a positive four-day visit to Japan on October 22, drawing favorable reviews in the press for the growing relationship between the two countries. DPRK sanctions and UN reform were also on the agenda. Prime Minister Dzung stressed his strong opposition [...]
2006-10-26 10:34:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON ETRD EAID JA VN
06TOKYO6250SECOND CHANCE PROGRAMS AND THE LABOR MOBILITY
[...] (C) Current efforts to foster Japanese labor mobility are centered around two pieces of legislation: a new Labor Contracts Law and a revised Labor Standards Law. A key Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare (MHLW) advisory committee is preparing both laws for submission to the regular 2007 D [...]
2006-10-26 22:56:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALELAB EINV PGOV JA
06TOKYO6257JAPAN'S KEY CONTACTS ON WOMEN'S ISSUES
[...] Embassy Tokyo political officer delivered reftel message October 25 to MOFA Human Rights Division Women's Issues Officer Naoko Maeda. Maeda explained that her office is the contact point for international cooperation on women's development projects. 2. There are currently two women minist [...]
2006-10-27 02:43:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UNGA JA
06TOKYO6294The Japan Economic Scope Q- Economic News At-
[...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. Keidanran Signals Renewed Opposition to Foreign Triangular Merger 4. Japan Ag: More Talk About Reform? 5. Unblocking Beef in Japan's Pipeline 6. Japan's Annual Southern Bluefin Tuna Catch Halved 7. Azadegan: EMIN Calls on METI, MOFA to Discuss Contract Chan [...]
2006-10-30 22:45:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
06TOKYO6295AMB CRUMPTON MEETINGS WITH CRISIS MGMT CHIEF NODA
[...] (C) Summary. Japan is making progress on the 16 items of its 2004 Counterterrorism Action Plan, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary for Crisis Management Noda told Ambassador Henry SIPDIS Crumpton and his Australian counterpart October 24. Noda believed gaps in Japan's laws were partly a result [...]
2006-10-31 00:01:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPTER PINR PREL JA AU
06TOKYO6298JAPAN NEGOTIATING FREE TRADE AGREEMENT WITH GULF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan has entered into Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations with the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and is hopeful an agreement can be inked as soon as possible, according to MOFA and METI sources. A major motivating factor for the Japanese is the fact that C [...]
2006-10-31 07:20:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALETRD PREL ZP JA
06TOKYO6299JAPAN: MARITIME SERVICES FOR DPRK SHIPS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-31 07:35:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL JA ETTC MNUC PARM
06TOKYO6300JAPAN: LETTER TO PSI PARTICIPANTS ON UNSCR 1718
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-31 07:49:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL KNPP PARM PHSA EWWT EAIR PBTS KN JA
06TOKYO6323IRAQI AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES JAPANESE AND KOREAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi Ambassador to Japan Dr. Ghanim al-Jumaily is trying to persuade his Ministry of Foreign Affairs to pay more attention to South Korea on both the security and economic fronts, Jumaily told Embassy Tokyo Political Officer October 30 during a readout on his recent visit to Seo [...]
2006-11-01 06:47:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS ECON ENRG IZ KS JA
06TOKYO6325COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR U/S JOSEPH AND HIS DELEGATION
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the November 03-05, 2006 visit to Japan by U/S Joseph and his party. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Carol T. Reynolds. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-533 [...]
2006-11-01 08:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO6326IMPLEMENTATION OF TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS
[...] Pursuant to reftel, Embassy Tokyo Political Officer called on Akihito Teruuchi of the MOFA Foreign Policy Bureau's recently created Special Task Force for Stabilization and Reconstruction (J-STAR). Teruuchi, who attended the October 10 meeting in Moscow, was familiar with the Transportation a [...]
2006-11-01 08:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDMASS MARR KPKO JA
06TOKYO6328JAPAN: DEMARCHE ON IRANIAN UNDC VICE-CHAIRMANSHIP
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-01 10:10:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMNUC PARM PREL UNGA IR CDG JA
06TOKYO6329ILC ELECTION: JAPAN POSITION UNCHANGED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-01 11:46:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDODIP ILC UNGA JA
06TOKYO6346CIVIL PROTECTION DRILL IN IBARAKI PREFECTURE
[...] SUMMARY: On September 29, 2006, in an exercise simulating a large-scale terrorist attack, the Ibaraki Prefectural Government conducted training with the central government, the Self-Defense Force, police, firefighters, and other organizations to practice rescuing citizens under the Civil Prote [...]
2006-11-02 02:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDENRG JA PARM
06TOKYO6358 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/02/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-02 07:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6369COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR U/S NICHOLAS BURNS AND
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the November 5-6, 2006 visit to Japan by U/S Nicholas Burns, EAP/K Director Sung Kim, NSC Director Victor Cha and Steven Fagin. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Brett Blackshaw [...]
2006-11-06 00:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO6384The Japan Economic Scope Q- Economic News At-
[...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. Keidanren to Call for FTA with U.S. 4. Embassy Meets with GOJ Officials on Triangular Merger Issues 5. Louisiana Governor Leads Trade Mission to Japan 6. DPJ Member and Agriculture Expert Matsushita Voices Support for Cooperation on Food Safety 7. MAFF Needs [...]
2006-11-06 22:29:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
06TOKYO6396COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RUST M. DEMING
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the November 13-19, 2006 visit to Japan by Rust Deming, EAP/J WAE. 2. (U) Point of contact for the visit will be Geneve Menscher. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5344 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6423 Mobile phone: [...]
2006-11-07 06:50:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO6404U.S.-AUSTRALIA-JAPAN SECOND TRILATERAL
[...] (S/REL AUS) Summary: U.S., Australian, and Japanese Ambassadors for Counterterrorism and their interagency delegations held the second round of trilateral counterterrorism consultations in Tokyo on October 24. Participants offered general threat assessments for Indonesia, the Philippines, an [...]
2006-11-07 22:56:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPINR PREL PTER AS ID RP TH AF PK IZ JA KN
06TOKYO6434JAPAN WILL RECONSIDER ITS STANCE ON CUBA EMBARGO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-08 09:55:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNGA CU JA
06TOKYO6436UNSCR 1718 OBLIGATIONS ON DPRK CONVENTIONAL ARMS:
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-08 10:14:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPARM PREL KN JA
06TOKYO6468INDIAN NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR VISITS JAPAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The primary purpose of Indian National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan's visit to Tokyo October 22-25, was to lay the ground work for Prime Minister Singh's upcoming official visit, currently scheduled to take place in mid-December. During his visit, Narayanan was received by a [...]
2006-11-09 09:11:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON IN JA
06TOKYO6471ABE ON THE EVE OF APEC: STRONG, DECISIVE
[...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Abe has moved quickly and decisively to demonstrate strong leadership since assuming office on September 26. Perceived as pragmatic and effective, he is receiving approval ratings in the 65-75 percent range. Abe's emphasis on close ties with the United States an [...]
2006-11-09 10:43:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR JA
06TOKYO6475THOROUGHLY MODERN AKIE ABE; JAPAN'S NEW FIRST LADY
[...] (SBU) Summary. After more than five years of living under Japan's most famous bachelor, former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, Japan once again has a First Lady. Since the election of Shinzo Abe as prime minister on September 26, Akie Abe has begun to chart a very different course from her [...]
2006-11-12 22:45:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR JA
06TOKYO6487JAPAN TO ATTEND SRI LANKA CO-CHAIRS MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-13 05:38:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OPDC CE JA
06TOKYO6488The Japan Economic Scope Q- Economic News At-
[...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. Civair Talks: Beginnings of a Deal? 4. Canada-Japan FTA Off the Rails 5. MAFF Acknowledges Rough Going On Japan-Australia FTA 6. Treasury DepSec Talks Iraq Compact 7. Allgeier Pushes for Doha Round During DVC with Tokyo 8. MOFA Pushes Ahead With Asia Regio [...]
2006-11-13 05:46:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
06TOKYO6490COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP/J DEPUTY DIRECTOR
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the November 18-21, 2006 visit to Japan by EAP/J Deputy Director Richhart. 2. (U) Embassy point of contact for the visit will be Carl Watson. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5558 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6872 Ce [...]
2006-11-13 06:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO6493JAPAN TELECOM MINISTER ORDERS NHK INTERNATIONAL
[...] (C) Summary. On November 10, Minister Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) Suga issued a controversial order requiring the international arm of NHK, Japan's public broadcasting company, to transmit reports on North Korea's abduction of Japanese nationals. NHK officials insisted that the [...]
2006-11-13 08:00:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAO PHUM JA KN KS
06TOKYO6496JAPAN STILL MULLING U.S. REQUEST RE BROADCASTING
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-13 09:22:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALBBG PHUM PGOV PREL KS KN JA
06TOKYO6497U.S.-JAPAN-AUSTRALIA TRILATERAL STRESSES NEED FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-13 09:56:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PARM KNNP PGOV JA KN
06TOKYO6498U/S JOSEPH'S NOVEMBER 6 MEETING WITH ACS ANDO, ACS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-13 09:59:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PARM KNNP AS CH KS KN JA
06TOKYO6499U.S.-AUSTRALIA-JAPAN TRILATERAL LUNCH ON
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-13 10:13:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PARM KNNP MNUC CH AS KN KS JA
06TOKYO6512MEDIA REACTION - AFGHANISTAN - TOKYO
[...] " Afghanistan Five Years On: Reconstruction Looking Shaky" The liberal Asahi editorialized (11/14): "The deteriorating situation in Iraq has brought about the takeover of the US Congress by the Democratic Party and the resignation of Defense Secretary Rumsfeld. What has become of Afghanistan, [...]
2006-11-14 05:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO6529A REVIEW OF JAPAN'S ANTI-TIP POLICY: PROGRESS AND
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-15 02:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM ELAB SOCI SMIG JA
06TOKYO6538A REVIEW OF JAPAN'S ANTI-TIP POLICY: PROGRESS AND
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph 18. 2. (U) Summary and Comment: Increased vigilance by police and immigration officers as well as new legislation has brought positive change to the trafficking-in-persons (TIP) situation in Japan. These measures have forc [...]
2006-11-15 06:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM ELAB SOCI SMIG JA
06TOKYO6545JAPAN UNSURE ABOUT ISRAEL RESOLUTION, WAITING FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-15 09:19:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM JA
06TOKYO6546JAPAN OPPOSED TO BELARUS-TABLED RESOLUTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-15 09:32:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNGA BO JA
06TOKYO6559Top U.S. and Japanese Education Officials See
[...] Summary: In a November 13 meeting, Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, ECA State Assistant Secretary Dina Powell, and JapanQs new Education SIPDIS Minister, Mr. Bunmei Ibuki agreed that educational exchange is essential in a globalized economy. The Minister also expressed great adm [...]
2006-11-16 02:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC KPAO SCUL JA
06TOKYO6568COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USDOL EMPLOYEE JOHN
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the November 26 - December 1, 2006 visit to Japan by US Department of Labor Chemist, John Linkletter. 2. (U) Embassy point of contact for the visit will be Scott Hansen. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5559 Home p [...]
2006-11-16 05:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO6576 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/16/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-16 08:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6584INVESTMENT WORKING GROUP REVIEWS PAST ISSUES, SETS FUTURE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The U.S.-Japan Investment Working Group (IWG),a joint undertaking of the bilateral Investment Initiative, held its semi-annual meeting on October 31 via digital video-conference. After a review of ongoing investment-related concerns on both sides, most prominently, the final impl [...]
2006-11-17 05:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON ELAB ETRD CVIS JA
06TOKYO6587NUCLEAR WEAPONS DEBATE PERSISTS DESPITE OFFICIAL
[...] (C) Summary: Political debate over Japan's possession of nuclear weapons continues despite efforts by Prime Minister Abe to reaffirm the government's strict non-nuclear policy platform. Discussion has largely taken place in the Diet and media, with few indications that the public allergy to n [...]
2006-11-17 05:48:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PARM KN JA
06TOKYO6589TERRORIST FINANCE: TERRORIST FACILITATORS AND
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-17 06:08:00Embassy TokyoSECRETEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL JA
06TOKYO6591U.S.-AUSTRALIA-JAPAN TROLATERAL LUNCH ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: At a Japan-hosted lunch on November 6 following the U.S.-Australia-Japan Trilateral meeting in Tokyo, participants discussed cooperation on Resolution 1718. The GOJ circulated a draft of Q & As to use in the event a ship would not consent to boarding for inspection. U/S Joseph s [...]
2006-11-17 06:51:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PARM KNNP MNUC CH AS KN KS JA
06TOKYO6592U/S JOSEPH'S NOVEMBER 06 MEETING WITH ACS ANDO,
[...] (C) Summary. On 6 November U/S Joseph and ACS Ando agreed to coordinate as much as practical the formulation and announcement of their respective lists of luxury items to be banned under UNSCR 1718. Asked about the U.S.-proposed UNSCR 1718-related working group, U/S Joseph explained that it w [...]
2006-11-17 06:56:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PARM KNNP ASCH CH KS KN JA
06TOKYO6595RULING COALITION PUSHES EDUCATION BILL THROUGH
[...] (U) The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP) and Komeito Party ruling coalition on Thursday pushed a controversial bill to revise the 1947 Basic Education Law through the lower house despite opposition party efforts to delay deliberations until after the November 19 Okinawa gubernatorial e [...]
2006-11-17 07:05:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV JA PREL
06TOKYO6596JAPANESE OPPOSITION TO UNGA EMERGENCY SPECIAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A "no" vote or abstention by the Japanese to the November 17 UNGA Emergency Special Session (ESS) Resolution on Israel cannot be assured, according to MOFA United Nations Policy Division Director Shigeki Takizaki. Although Japan agrees completely that the resolution is unbalanced [...]
2006-11-17 07:05:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA XF IS JA
06TOKYO6597U.S.-JAPAN-AUSTRALIA TRILATERAL STRESSES NEED FOR
[...] (S) Summary. During the November 6 U.S.-Japan-Australia Trilateral on implementation of UNSCR 1718, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Robert Joseph and his counterparts Japanese DFM Tsuneo Nashida and Australian DFM David Richie, agreed upon the need for full and effe [...]
2006-11-17 07:25:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PARM KNNP PGOV KN JA
06TOKYO6614The Japan Economic Scope Q- Economic News At-
[...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. METI Minister Calls for Deepening of U.S.-Japan Economic Relations 4. Keidanren Joins Call for a U.S.-Japan FTA 5. ACCJ Business White Paper Says Economic Integration Agreement Is Needed 6. Kansai Business Leaders Meet Finance Minister in Osaka; FTAs, EPAs St [...]
2006-11-20 07:38:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
06TOKYO6617UNSCR 1718 REPORT SHARED WITH JAPAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-20 07:41:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PARM PREL XX KN JA
06TOKYO6618JAPAN TO SUPPORT UNSCR TO EXTEND MNF-I
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-20 07:41:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL UNSC IZ JA
06TOKYO6633U/S BURNS MEETING WITH SPECIAL ADVISOR FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan welcomes the resumption of the Six-Party Talks, National Security Advisor Koike told U/S Burns November 6. The implementation of UNSC Resolution 1718, Japanese economic sanctions, and pressure from China led North Korea to return to the talks, Koike suggested. Burns and Ko [...]
2006-11-20 10:24:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR UNSC JA
06TOKYO6634U/S BURNS NOVEMBER 6 MEETING WITH LDP DIET MEMBERS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A group of ruling party Diet members expressed skepticism over North Korea's willingness to abandon its nuclear weapons program during a November 6 lunch with U/S Burns in Tokyo. Former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba suggested that the recent agreement to restart Six-Party Talks [...]
2006-11-20 10:30:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV JA
06TOKYO6635U/S BURNS MEETING WITH DFM NISHIDA ON IRAN,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan shares U.S. concerns about Russia's obstructionist role in Iran discussions and would like to play a part in pressuring Iran to abandon nuclear enrichment, Deputy Foreign Minister Nishida told U/S Burns on November 6. U/S Burns underscored U.S. concern about Iran's involveme [...]
2006-11-20 10:43:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL JA
06TOKYO6645JAPANESE REPRESENTATION AT FORUM FOR THE FUTURE
[...] It is unlikely Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso will be able to attend the Forum for the Future meeting in Amman November 30-December 1, due to scheduling conflicts and to the fact that the Diet will be in session during that period, according to Jiro Kanzawa, Deputy Director of MOFA's First [...]
2006-11-21 08:41:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMPI JA
06TOKYO6704COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GARY OBA
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the November 30-December 5, 2006 visit to Japan by EAP/J Political-Military officer Gary Oba. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Geneve Menscher. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5344 Home phone: (81- [...]
2006-11-24 07:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO6714The Japan Economic Scope Q- Economic News At-
[...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. Keidanren Releases Report Calling for Joint Study on U.S.-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement 4. LDP Diet Member Katayama Supports U.S.-Japan FTA 5. METI Senior Parliamentary Vice Minister Puts Priority on Doha Round, Asia Regional FTAs 6. Will Council for th [...]
2006-11-27 02:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
06TOKYO6727COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP A/S HILL AND THOMAS B.
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the November 29-30, 2006 visit to Japan by A/S Christopher R. Hill and Special Assistant Thomas B. Gibbons. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Keith Jordan. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5343 Home phone [...]
2006-11-27 06:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO6730VISIT TO JAPAN,S KASHIWAZAKI-KARIWA NUCLEAR POWER
[...] (SBU) Summary. On November 15, EmbOffs visited the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station on the western coast of Japan, operated by TEPCO. Embassy staff were provided a tour of unit 6, one of two Advanced Boiling Water Reactors (ABWR) onsite. In addition to a general description of the fac [...]
2006-11-27 07:54:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALENRG JA PARM PGOV PREL
06TOKYO6731 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/27/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-27 08:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6736JAPAN DEBATES COLLECTIVE SELF-DEFENSE
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's proposal to review constitutional interpretations that restrict the exercise of Collective Self-Defense has sparked a sharp debate within the government and ruling coalition. The focus of Abe's initiative has been on whether Japan has the authority to [...]
2006-11-27 23:07:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR PGOV PREL JA
06TOKYO6740DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR NORTH AMERICAN AFFAIRS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MOFA Director General for North American Affairs Chikao Kawai met with DCM November 27 to discuss a range of bilateral issues: -- Kawai reported that Prime Minister Abe had been very pleased by his meeting with President Bush at the APEC summit in Hanoi and is hoping to travel [...]
2006-11-28 05:01:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR ABLD ETRD EAGR EFIS JA
06TOKYO675CAN THE KOIZUMI GOVERNMENT MANAGE HIS ECONOMIC
[...] (SBU) Summary. The economic debate in this Diet session is shaping up to be more contentious than we anticipated, due to the convergence of five issues the opposition party has exploited to criticize government handling of the economy. Some observers believe the Prime Minister has emerged with [...]
2006-02-07 07:48:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV JA
06TOKYO6762JAPAN: YES TO UNSCR 1718 INVITATION AND NEW
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-29 06:09:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL MNUC PARM KNNP JA KN
06TOKYO6788AGENDA FOR UNSCR 1718 IMPLEMENTATION WORKING GROUP
[...] (SBU) Pursuant to reftel instructions, the agenda for the December 8 UNSCR 1718 Implementation Working Group meeting in Washington was delivered November 30 to Mr. Teppei Kanda, Deputy Director of the Non-proliferation, Science and Nuclear Energy Division of MOFA's Foreign Policy Bureau. Kanda [...]
2006-11-30 08:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMNUC PARM KNNP KN JA
06TOKYO679ECONOMIC GOALS OF JAPAN'S 164TH DIET SESSION
[...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister Koizumi has labeled this 150 day session the &administrative reform8 Diet to emphasize his continuing commitment toward the structural reform of Japan's economy. Important economic bills this session include an administrative reform bill -- to be submitted by the [...]
2006-02-07 08:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV JA
06TOKYO6824TAKUMI NEMOTO AND ABE'S EVOLVING ECONOMIC POLICY
[...] (C) Prime Minister Abe's initiatives to strengthen the Kantei (Prime Minister's Office) in the policy-making process have created a number of new economic players, one of the most important being Special Assistant to the Prime Minster Takumi Nemoto. There do not appear to be plans for Nemoto [...]
2006-12-04 05:25:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV JA
06TOKYO6826COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAS EVAN A. FEIGENBAUM,
[...] (U) Embassy Tokyo welcomes and grants country clearance for the December 7-9, 2006 visit to Japan by DAS Evan A. Feigenbaum. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Evan Reade. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5325 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6940 Mobile phone: 81- [...]
2006-12-04 05:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO6827COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SCA SENIOR ADVISOR ROBERT
[...] (U) Embassy Tokyo welcomes and grants country clearance for the December 7-9, 2006 visit to Japan by Robert Deutsch, SCA Senior Advisor. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Evan Reade. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5325 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6940 Mobile [...]
2006-12-04 06:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO6846The Japan Economic Scope -- Economic News At-A-
[...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. GOJ Backsliding on Triangular Mergers 4. Japan Starts Indonesia EPA Process with Focus on Energy 5. ANRE's Arima Outlines Sub-Cabinet Energy Goals 6. Agriculture Minister Seeks to Increase Biofuel Production 7. Hokkaido Agriculture Co-op Proposes Japan's Lar [...]
2006-12-05 02:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
06TOKYO6858CCS SHIOZAKI-DUSD LAWLESS ON DPRI IMPLEMENTATION,
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-05 23:14:00Embassy TokyoSECRETMARR PREL PGOV JA
06TOKYO6870REQUEST FOR COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CAROL REYNOLDS
[...] (SBU) Embassy Tokyo requests country clearance for Carol Reynolds, Political Section Deputy, to attend a regional conference in Athens, Greece from December 10-12, 2006. 2. (SBU) Itinerary is as follows: Saturday, Dec. 9: 1315 Depart Tokyo via Lufthansa LH 715 1745 Arrive Munich 1 [...]
2006-12-06 08:02:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA GR JA
06TOKYO6878Polls Indicate Support for U.S.-Japan Alliance
[...] (U) The results of the annual Yomiuri Shimbun-Gallup Poll released on December 2, 2006 indicated that support for the U.S.-Japan Security Treaty is at an all-time high among Japanese, with 66 percent of respondents indicating that the security treaty is useful to Japan, up 4 percent from a yea [...]
2006-12-07 01:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP OPRC KPAO KPLS JA
06TOKYO6889CUBA: JAPAN RESPONSE TO LIBERTAD ACT QUESTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-07 07:03:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL JA CU
06TOKYO6896AGREEMENT REACHED ON GSOMIA TEXT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. and Japanese negotiators reached substantial agreement November 29 on the text of a General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA),which will set uniform rules across the Japanese government for handling U.S.-origin classified military information. The GSOMIA [...]
2006-12-07 22:51:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PGOV JA
06TOKYO6900COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR KRISTEN SILVERBERG, IO
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the December 20-24, 2006 visit to Japan by IO A/S Kristen Silverberg and Raymond Hotz. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Scott Hansen. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5559 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6858 M [...]
2006-12-08 01:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA OVIP PREL JA
06TOKYO6909FORMER LDP OFFICIALS ADMITS LIE ABOUT KOIZUMI DPRK
[...] (U) The December 8 edition of Tokyo Shimbun reported that former LDP vice president Taku Yamasaki has admitted that he lied when he told reporters that former prime minister Junichiro Koizumi had expressed a willingness to make a third trip to North Korea. On December 7, Japanese-language news [...]
2006-12-08 08:40:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV JA KN
06TOKYO691 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/07/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-07 23:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6910JAPAN'S PERMREP TO ATTEND UNSC THEMATIC DEBATE; NO
[...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer conveyed reftel demarche December 7 to MOFA UN Policy Division Director Shigeki Takizaki. He was aware of the issue concerning level of attendance at the debate and explained MOFA was discussing the matter internally. On December 8, Takizaki responded th [...]
2006-12-08 09:05:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC IS JA
06TOKYO6921COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MILBERT D. SHIN, SENIOR
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the December 21-22, 2006 visit to Japan by Milbert D. Shin, Senior Advisor, S/WCI. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Mary Wilson. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3) [...]
2006-12-11 06:38:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO6924TERRORIST FINANCE: DOMESTIC USG DESIGNATION OF
[...] (SBU) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer and Deputy Financial Attach conveyed reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Counterterrorism Cooperation Division Deputy Director Miyako Ishimura and Ministry of Finance Legal Office Deputy Division Chief Shunichi Fukushima on December [...]
2006-12-11 07:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC JA KTFN PREL PTER XR
06TOKYO6927JAPAN-TERRORIST LISTS
[...] (C//NF) Japan uses at least five lists to track terrorists and terrorist entities. Two lists are based on United Nation Security Council Resolutions (UNSCRs). These two lists are shared across the Japanese government, are available to the public, and are updated on an as-need basis. Th [...]
2006-12-11 08:50:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALKTFN KHLS PGOV PROG JA
06TOKYO6928SHORT NOTICE FOR JAPAN'S HELP IN UNSC ON BELARUS
[...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered reftel demarche December 11 to MOFA UN Policy Planning Division Principal Deputy Directors Toshihiro Kitamura and Akihito Teruuchi. Kitamura noted that his division would have to coordinate with the Human Rights Division and the European Policy Di [...]
2006-12-11 08:54:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALUNSC PHUM BO JA
06TOKYO6931The Japan Economic Scope ?- Economic News At-A-
[...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. Sub Cabinet in Tokyo 4. Transcript of Press Roundtable after Sub Cabinet 5. Triangular Mergers: Still Pushing as the End Game Approaches 6. Amb. Michalak's Meetings on Triangular Mergers 7. DUSTR Bhatia and Dep. FM Yabunaka Exchange Reg Reform Recommendation [...]
2006-12-11 22:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
06TOKYO6940TOKYO DENIES REQUEST FOR FREEDOM BROADCASTING FROM
[...] (U) In response to reftel, on December 8, MOFA Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau Northeast Asia Division Deputy Director Yutaka Kashiwabara notified Embassy Political Officer that Tokyo officials would not authorize foreign (i.e. U.S.) radio broadcasts to North Korea from Japanese territory. [...]
2006-12-12 05:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDBBG PHUM PGOV JA KN KS
06TOKYO6954AMBASSADOR AND CCS SHIOZAKI ON NORTH KOREA, CHINA,
[...] (S) Summary: Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shiozaki outlined Japanese expectations for the upcoming Six-Party Talks during a wide-ranging meeting with the Ambassador on December 11. Shiozaki welcomed the resumption of talks in Beijing, but said Japan is not particularly optimistic about it [...]
2006-12-13 08:12:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PGOV MARR KN CH JA
06TOKYO698FM ASO CHINA COMMENTS: ADVERTISEMENTS FOR HIMSELF?
[...] (C) Summary: Our contacts among Japan's China watchers believe FM Aso's recent provocative comments on Japan-China relations are a calculated effort by the Foreign Minister to boost his standing in the race for the LDP presidency. Without making such controversial statements, Aso would have [...]
2006-02-08 05:33:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CH JA
06TOKYO6984COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP A/S HILL AND SPECIAL
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the December 16-17, 2006 visit to Japan by EAP A/S Christopher Hill and Special Assistant Thomas Gibbons. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Keith Jordan. He can be reached at: [...]
2006-12-15 05:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO6993TRIANGULAR MERGERS DEBATE REACHES THE END GAME
[...] (C) Summary: The triangular mergers debate is reaching the end game. A formal announcement from the ruling party's tax policy committee on the issue of tax deferral for stock swaps will likely come December 14. Chief Cabinet Secretary Shiozaki on December 11 called on the panel to ensure th [...]
2006-12-15 07:24:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALEINV ECON JA
06TOKYO6994AMBASSADOR'S DECEMBER 14 LUNCH WITH VICE FOREIGN
[...] (C) Summary: During a lunch conversation on December 14, Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Shotaro Yachi and the Ambassador covered a wide range of issues including: -- the U.S.-Japan security relationship ("2 Plus 2" Talks, DPRI); -- Iraq; -- economic issues (sub-Cabinet meetings, "trian [...]
2006-12-15 07:48:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL ECON PGOV JA BM IZ KS RS AF IR
06TOKYO7002JAPAN: GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR--PURSUIT OF TERRORIST
[...] (C//NF) Summary: Japan uses at least five immigration and watchlist databases to track terrorist and terrorist entities. Two lists are based on United Nations Security Council Resolutions and one is based on Japan's Foreign Exchange Law. These three lists are available to the public and are [...]
2006-12-15 08:18:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKTFN KHLS PROG PGOV KS TH TW JA
06TOKYO7003JAPAN SUPPORTS UNSCR ON IRAN
[...] (C) Japan supports passage of the UNSCR on Iran proposed by France and the U.K. and is hopeful it will be passed unanimously, Vice Foreign Minister Shotaro Yachi told Ambassador December 14 (see reftel B). 2. (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer followed up by delivering an additional copy [...]
2006-12-15 08:20:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC IR JA
06TOKYO7004JAPAN NOT YET ON BOARD WITH UNSC RESOLUTION
[...] (C) The Ambassador raised the UNSC resolution on Burma (ref A) with Vice Foreign Minister Shotaro Yachi during a December 14 lunch meeting. Yachi said that Japan was pushing Burma to set a definite timetable for transfer of power to a civilian leadership, and had called in the Burmese Ambassa [...]
2006-12-15 08:50:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BM JA
06TOKYO7023The Japan Economic Scope - Economic News At-A-
[...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. Japan and Australia Agree to Begin Talks on Free Trade Agreement 4. Hokkaido Farmers Protest Japan-Australian EPA Negotiations 5. PMs Singh, Abe Likely to Announce EPA Negotiations 6. Sec. Bodman, METI Minister Amari Agree to Cooperate on Energy Security 7. [...]
2006-12-18 07:41:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
06TOKYO7042JDA UPGRADE, FORM OVER SUBSTANCE?
[...] (C) Summary: On December 15, the Diet passed a set of bills to upgrade the Japan Defense Agency (JDA) to full ministry status. The package of legislation also includes a revision to the Self Defense Forces Law that lists international peacekeeping, rear area support for U.S. forces, Non-comba [...]
2006-12-18 09:42:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PGOV JA
06TOKYO7047NO HIGH LEVEL SYRIAN VISITS TO JAPAN PLANNED
[...] (C) Japan has no plans to host any high-level Syrian visits in the foreseeable future, according to Hitoshi Ishizuka of MOFA's First Middle East Division. Embassy Tokyo Political Officer told Ishizuka we would be interested in knowing in advance if any such visits do come onto the calendar. [...]
2006-12-19 02:59:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER SY JA
06TOKYO7059JAPANESE NGO'S AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS HOST
[...] (SBU) Summary. Japan's first legislatively mandated "DPRK Human Rights Week" highlighted the plight of DPRK refugees and of those abducted by North Korea. The series of events, which garnered modest media attention, featured NGO-sponsored conferences and symposia, along with government-hosted [...]
2006-12-20 04:48:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL JA KN
06TOKYO7061JAPAN: JOINT DEMARCHE OF EAST TIMOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-20 06:22:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL RTT AS PO JA
06TOKYO7064TOP ADVISOR PUSHES "LABOR BIG BANG" FOR GROWTH
[...] (C) Prime Minister Abe supports a "labor big bang" as a pillar of the administration's new growth strategy, Council for Economic and Fiscal Policy (CEFP) private sector member Naohiro Yashiro told Embassy officials. Yashiro judges Japan's labor market structures to be out of step with the wo [...]
2006-12-20 06:32:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON ELAB PGOV EINV JA
06TOKYO7067JAPANESE PLEASED WITH VISIT OF INDIAN PRIME
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese officials are pleased with Indian Prime Minister Singh's December 13-16 Tokyo visit, according to MOFA contacts. During the visit, the "Global Partnership" inaugurated in 2000 was elevated to a "Strategic and Global Partnership" calling for closer political and diplomati [...]
2006-12-20 08:04:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EAIR EINV ETRD SCUL KNNP IN JA
06TOKYO7071JAPAN: 2006 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] Japanese leaders have publicly declared their firm commitment to stand by the United States to combat terrorism over the long term. Japanese support for domestic, regional and global counterterrorism efforts remained steady in 2006. Japan is party to all counterterrorism-related UN convention [...]
2006-12-20 23:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER
06TOKYO7072JAPAN: 2006 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] Japanese leaders have publicly declared their firm commitment to stand by the United States to combat terrorism over the long term. Japanese support for domestic, regional and global counterterrorism efforts remained steady in 2006. Japan is party to all counterterrorism-related UN convention [...]
2006-12-20 23:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER
06TOKYO708 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/08/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-08 08:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO7081FTA WITH AUSTRALIA: GOJ WILL DRIVE A HARD BARGAIN
[...] (C) There is a long, hard slog ahead after Prime Minister Abe and Australian PM John Howard agreed on December 12 to launch negotiations on a free trade agreement. MOFA officials, including DG for Economic Affairs, Kaoru Ishikawa, described for us the difficulty these talks will pose, parti [...]
2006-12-21 04:22:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALEAGR ECON ETRD JA
06TOKYO7096DIET SESSION A SUCCESS FOR ABE
[...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Abe has succeeded in gaining passage of most of his key legislative proposals in the extraordinary Diet session that ended on December 19, gaining sound marks for achievement. He has been aided by high popularity ratings throughout most of the legislative term, a [...]
2006-12-21 08:00:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON ETRD EINV MARR JA
06TOKYO7097U.S.-JAPAN CENTRAL ASIA DIALOGUE: PART ONE,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Evan Feigenbaum and a team of State and USAID officials met December 8 with Japanese officials for a day of consultations on Central Asia. The U.S. team aimed to integrate an intensive strategic and policy consultatio [...]
2006-12-21 08:22:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV ECON ZK JA
06TOKYO7108TERRORIST FINANCE: DOCKRAT PRENOTIFICATION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-22 04:29:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC JA KTFN PREL PTER ZU
06TOKYO711JAPAN'S UNSC REFORM EFFORT LOOSING STEAM?
[...] (C) Summary: Japan's Option C plan "did not fly" with its G3 partners, MOFA's UN Policy Division Director Aikawa told PolOffs February 7. Aikawa did not know how much longer Japan could "paper over" its differences with the G3. Implying that UN Security Council reform may be loosing steam do [...]
2006-02-08 09:08:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC XA JA
06TOKYO713JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/09/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-09 01:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO7132JAPAN SEEKS U.S. SUPPORT IN HALTING UNDP
[...] (C) Summary: In a December 26 meeting with Charge, MOFA Director-General for Global Affairs Ambassador Koji Tsuruoka asked the United States to support its effort to suspend UNDP activities in the DPRK. Tsuruoka cited two reasons for this step: the DPRK's failure to accept UNSCR 1718, and the [...]
2006-12-26 09:05:00Embassy TokyoSECRETEAID KFPC KWBG KNNP KUNR PGOV JA UNDP
06TOKYO7133JAPAN SEEKS UN OCHA POST
[...] (SBU) MOFA Deputy Vice Minister Kojiro Shiojiri contacted Charge December 26 to request U.S. support for MOFA Director-General for Global Issues Ambassador Koji Tsuruoka's bid to become UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator (OCHA). Japan believe [...]
2006-12-26 09:06:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UN JA
06TOKYO7136JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/27/06
[...]The Yushukan museum will replace seven panels headlined "Russo-Japanese War to Manchurian Incident," "Manchurian History," TOKYO 00007136 005 OF 009 "China Incident," "Hitler," Stalin," Roosevelt," and "Japan-US negotiations." One of the seven panels is about the outbreak of Japan- [...]
2006-12-27 01:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO7139The Japan Economic Scope - Economic News At-A-
[...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. LDP Member Tatsuya Ito Reviews Regional Architecture Policy 4. Japan - Australia FTA: GOJ Will Drive Hard Bargain 5. Kagoshima Farmers: EPA with Australia, No Worries Mate? 6. Beijing Energy Ministerial Outcome: METI, MOFA Pleased 7. Transparency: GOJ Transla [...]
2006-12-27 06:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
06TOKYO7156UNSCR 1737: JAPAN ANNOUNCES SANCTIONS ON IRAN,
[...] (SBU) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer conveyed reftel nonpaper to MOFA UN Policy Division Director Shigeki Takizaki December 27. Takizaki, in turn, confirmed press reports that the Government of Japan had already informed Iran that it would impose sanctions from January 2007, pursuant to UNSC [...]
2006-12-27 08:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDMNUC KNNP UNSC JA
06TOKYO7166U.S.-JAPAN CENTRAL ASIA DIALOGUE: PART THREE,
[...] (SBU) Summary. Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry's (METI) Trade Policy Bureau Central Asia division head and a Japanese trading company researcher met separately with SCA/DAS Evan Feigenbaum on December 8 to discuss the difficult business and political climate in Central Asia. Politi [...]
2006-12-28 02:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG PREL PGOV JA
06TOKYO7177JAPAN'S RESPONSE ON INVITATION TO ARF WORKSHOP ON
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-28 09:39:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PARM PGOV PTER ARF JA
06TOKYO7178DEFMIN KYUMA EXPLORES REVISIONS TO FRF PLAN
[...] (C) Summary: Japan Defense Agency (JDA) officials are publicly denying media reports that JDA is considering altering construction plans for the Futenma MCAS Replacement Facility (FRF). Privately, Japanese officials acknowledge that Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma has engaged with Okinawan Gover [...]
2006-12-28 10:07:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR PGOV JA
06TOKYO7179ABE FACES YET ANOTHER CABINET SCANDAL AND
[...] (C) For the second time in two weeks, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has had to accept the resignation of a cabinet official forced to step down because of a scandal. Administrative Reform Minister Genichiro Sata resigned on December 26 in response to allegations that his political organization s [...]
2006-12-28 19:10:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON JA
06TOKYO7193ROK FM SONG'S TOKYO VISIT: A REAL "ICEBREAKER"
[...] (C) Summary. MOFA and ROK Embassy contacts describe ROK FM Song,s December 26-27 Tokyo visit as &successful8 and &a real icebreaker.8 Song moved to establish a personal relationship with PM Abe and conducted a &heart-to-heart dialogue8 with FM Aso. On bilateral issues, Song asked Japan to: [...]
2006-12-29 06:45:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV JA KS KN
06TOKYO730DFAA SCANDAL TO SNARE DIET MEMBERS, SAY INSIDERS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Several Diet Members are implicated and they or their key aides will soon be arrested as part of the ongoing bid-rigging scandal involving Japan's Defense Facilities Administration Agency (DFAA) construction contracts, according to DFAA and Diet insiders. Former Defense Minister [...]
2006-02-09 09:37:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR JA
06TOKYO756JAPAN-DPRK TALKS: FURTHER DETAILS FROM N.E. ASIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MOFA Northeast Asia Director Ito reported "no progress" resulting from the February 4-8 Japan-DPRK talks despite the 20 hours they spent discussing the abduction issue, security concerns, and normalization of relations. Ito identified the likely DPRK motivations for engaging in [...]
2006-02-10 09:52:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PHUM JA KN
06TOKYO796 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/14/06-2
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-14 08:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO820 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/15/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-15 08:29:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO822CHINA WATCHERS PIN HOPES FOR IMPROVED JAPAN-CHINA
[...] (C) Summary: No improvement in Japan's relations with China should be expected during Koizumi's remaining seven months in office, according to Diet members and academic China specialists contacted by Embassy Tokyo. Citing domestic political difficulties in both countries, our interlocutors [...]
2006-02-15 09:26:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON CH JA
06TOKYO823ABE AND ASO SAY CLASS-A WAR CRIMINALS NOT
[...] (C) Summary. Opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) leaders grilled Chief Cabinet Secretary Abe and Foreign Minister Aso in the Diet on February 14, regarding World War II and the War Crimes Tribunal. Although both Abe and Aso acknowledged the official line that the war was an act of ag [...]
2006-02-15 09:36:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CH KS JA
06TOKYO827JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/16/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-16 01:37:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO850AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT FEBRUARY 16
[...] No human outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza (AI) were reported in Japan during the past week. Consulate-General Sapporo contributed to this week's AI report. -- Chugai Planning Domestic Production of Tamiflu -- 2. The Chugai Pharmaceutical Company has finalized plans to produce the antivi [...]
2006-02-16 07:50:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA
06TOKYO860JAPANESE QUESTIONS ON HMONG CHILDREN
[...] (U) Action request: see paragraph three. 2. (C) Post conveyed reftel talking points February 16 to MOFA Asian Affairs Bureau First Southeast Asia Division Principal Deputy Director Atsushi Kuwabara. Kuwabara responded that the Japanese embassy in Vientiane was aware of the problem and [...]
2006-02-16 08:27:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL LA TH JA
06TOKYO882JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/21/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-21 01:48:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO907 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/21/06
[...] Azadegan oil field: 260,000 barrels a day 2. Sakhalin 1 (Russia): 250,000 barrels a day 3. Sakhalin 2 (Russia): 160,000 barrels a day 4. Rang Dong oil field (Vietnam): 50,000 barrels a day 5. Mubarras oil field (United Arab Emirates): 20,000 barrels a day (5) Political comment [...]
2006-02-21 23:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO925JAPAN-ROK RELATIONS: STRONG EMOTIONS WON'T SHAKE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: While acknowledging bad relations at the top caused in large part by PM Koizumi's controversial visits to the Yasukuni Shrine, political, academic and diplomatic experts on ROK-Japan relations contacted in the run-up to Shimane Prefecture's February 22 "commemoration" of Takeshima [...]
2006-02-22 09:27:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR JA KS
06TOKYO929JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/23/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-23 02:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO960JAPAN-CHINA: CHINA TRYING TO "WALL OFF" YASUKUNI?
[...] (C) Summary. A flurry of political exchanges between China and Japan and initiatives arising out of the Dai Bingguo-Yachi "comprehensive policy dialogue" suggest that China's President Hu Jintao has decided to leave the Yasukuni issue aside for the time being and to move ahead on multiple fro [...]
2006-02-23 09:05:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ECON ENRG USUN PINR CH JA
06TOKYO968JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/24/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-24 02:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TRIPOLI358LIBYAN PROSPECTS FOR BANKING PRIVITIZATION - TOUGH ROAD
[...] (C) Embassy has spent several months developing a working relationship with a Libyan banker who returned to Tripoli six months ago to manage the office of a correspondent bank. As a representative office, he chases large business deals and then books the loans in London. He was educated and [...]
2006-07-23 08:52:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALECIN ECON PGOV LY
06TRIPOLI361LIBYAN ECONOMY AND TRADE OFFICIALS REVIEW BILATERAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 11, 2006, Deputy Secretary of Commerce David Sampson, accompanied by DCM met with Taher Sarkez, the Under Secretary of the General People's Committee for Economy and Trade (Economics Ministry). Looking forward, Sarkez hoped that more U.S. companies would register in Li [...]
2006-07-25 12:23:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC EINT LY
06TRIPOLI363LIBYAN REACTION TO ONGOING VIOLENCE IN THE MIDDLE EAST
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: Libyans with whom we are in contact have no sympathy for Hizballah, but are angry about the ongoing Israeli attacks in Lebanon and Gaza. After initially discouraging public demonstrations, the government has allowed a few carefully orchestrated and tightly controlled [...]
2006-07-26 10:38:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV LY
06TRIPOLI374EUCOM J5 MG GRATION BEGINS MIL-MIL DIALOGUE WITH LIBYA
[...] (C) EUCOM J-5 MG Scott Gration became the first American general officer to visit Libya in over a quarter of a century during a low key July 8-12 visit. His visit was hosted by MG Ahmed Mahmoud Az-Zway, the nominal head of the Staff College and Bureau of Technical Coordination, and de facto Li [...]
2006-07-30 11:25:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL MASS LY
06TRIPOLI377TFLE01: LIBYANS SUMMON P-5 COM'S TO DEMAND ACTION ON
[...] (C) Summary: Libyan MFA U/S Obeidi called in the P-5 Ambassadors and COM's July 31 to condemn the Israeli bombing in Qana and to call for an immediate ceasefire UNSCR. CDA responded by citing the Secretary's statement about an emerging consensus on the necessary elements of a ceasefire and l [...]
2006-07-31 12:42:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER LE IS LY
06TRIPOLI394TFLE01: DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF 8/7 ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL
[...] (SBU) Charge, accompanied by DCM, delivered reftel points verbally August 6 to General People's Committee for Foreign Liaison and International Cooperation (MFA-equivalent) European Affairs Secretary/Qadhafi Advisor Abdelati Al-Obeidi. Obeidi has emerged as the GPCFLIC's lead official on the [...]
2006-08-06 13:29:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL LE IS LY
06TRIPOLI410THE VISA BLUES: TRIPOLI CONSULS SING IN UNISON
[...] (SBU) Consular officers from fifteen foreign embassies with representation in Libya gathered last week at the home of the Pakistani consul to discuss common challenges faced in obtaining visitor, business, and diplomatic visas to Libya. In addition to TDY Conoff/Econoff from Embassy Tripoli, co [...]
2006-08-10 12:47:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ODIP CMGT LY
06TRIPOLI438AL MANAR: REQUEST FOR POST INPUT ON NEXT STEPS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-25 17:21:00Embassy TripoliSECRET//NOFORNECPS ETTC KPAO PREL PTER XF LY
06TRIPOLI444URGENT LIBYAN DEMARCHE ON DARFUR
[...] (C) MFA Under Secretary for European Affairs Abdelati Obeidi called in the UK and U.S. Charges separately on August 29 to deliver an urgent demarche about discussions in New York about a draft UNSC resolution on Darfur. Obeidi noted that African members of the Security Council, the Arab Leagu [...]
2006-08-29 14:08:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL UN LY SU
06TRIPOLI453CONGRESSMAN LANTOS STRESSES BILATERAL ACHIEVEMENTS AND
[...] (SBU) In a series of meetings with senior Libyan officials during his August 22-24 trip to Libya, Congressman Tom Lantos, ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Relations Committee, reviewed bilateral achievements since his first visit to the country in January, 2004 and set new goals for enhanc [...]
2006-08-31 15:02:00Embassy TripoliSECRETOREP PREL PTER PGOV LY
06TRIPOLI454SENATOR SPECTER REVIEWS BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP WITH SENIOR
[...] (SBU) In a series of meetings with senior Libyan officials during his August 21-24 trip to Libya, Senator Arlen Spector, Chairman of the Senate Justice Committee, reviewed the bilateral relationship with senior Libyan officials and inquired about prospects for developing a "Libya model" that co [...]
2006-08-31 15:03:00Embassy TripoliSECRETOREP PREL PTER PGOV LY
06TRIPOLI459LIBYANS DISCUSS NON-PROLIFERATION WITH AMB. SCHULTE - WHERE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Schulte conducted extensive discussions on non-proliferation with Libyan officials and the Jamahiriya press August 28-30. The Libyans agreed with our assessment that Iran was working on a weapons program and that it should comply with the IAEA, while stressing tha [...]
2006-09-01 14:25:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALCMGT OVIP PARM KNNP LY
06TRIPOLI466LIBYAN VIEWS ON UNSC RESOLUTION 1695 -- "WE AGREE AND DON'T
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-06 12:48:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL WMD KNNP MNUC KPAO PTER KN KS LY
06TRIPOLI475LARGEST LIBYAN INVESTMENT COMPANY DEVOTES CAPITAL RESOURCES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Chairman & General Manager of Libya's largest investment company, the Libyan Foreign Investment Company (LFICO),recently met with Econoff to discuss the company's history and future prospects for investment. LFICO, government owned and established in 1981, is moving away [...]
2006-09-07 14:27:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV PREL LY
06TRIPOLI476LIBYA SUBMITS GRANT APPLICATION FOR HHS ASSISTANCE IN
[...] SUMMARY: On August 29-31, 2006 Dr. Mustafa Mansour of Navy Medical Research Unit -3 of Cairo, and ESTH officer met with Dr. Abduhafid Abudher of the Libyan National (African) Center for Infectious Disease Control to finalize a grant application for U.S. assistance to the Libyan Government in [...]
2006-09-07 15:33:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OSCI LY
06TRIPOLI478CHARGE REVIEWS IRAN-NAM, LEBANON-SCR 1701, AND DETAINEE
[...] (C) During a September 10 meeting with General People's Committee for Foreign Liaison and International Cooperation (MFA) Under Secretary for the Americas Ahmed Al-Fitouri, Charge discussed Ref A points urging Libyan support for the full implementation of UNSCR 1701, and Ref B points urging tha [...]
2006-09-11 11:27:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL KAWC LE IR LY
06TRIPOLI487PROPOSED COOPERATION WITH LIBYAN BOARD OF MEDICAL
[...] SUMMARY: On August 30, 2006, ESTH officer and Dr. Mustafa Mansour of the Navy Medical Research Unit 3 (NAMRU 3) in Cairo, visited the Libyan Board of Medical Specialties to follow up on the July visit of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Alex Azar. DepSec Azar and [...]
2006-09-12 13:27:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OEXC LY
06TRIPOLI494EMBASSY TRIPOLI'S EAC IN RESPONSE TO ATTACK ON EMBASSY
[...] (SBU) Charge' convened an EAC to discuss Embassy Tripoli's current security stance in light of the September 12 attack on Embassy Damascus, and last week's attack near Embassy Kabul. Present at the EAC were CDA(A),MGT, MED, DAO, RMAS, POL/ECON, Consular and the Acting RSO. 2. (S/NF) RMAS [...]
2006-09-14 12:58:00Embassy TripoliSECRETASEC PTER LY
06TRIPOLI497POSSIBLE INCIDENT OF POLITICAL VIOLENCE IN EASTERN LIBYA
[...] (C) Summary: On September 1, 2006, an unknown group of individuals threw stones at buses holding transporting the diplomatic corps to Libyan National Day celebrations in Beida, (eastern) Libya. 2. (C) September 1 is celebrated as National Day or Revolution Day. It commemorates Colonel [...]
2006-09-14 13:00:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV LY
06TRIPOLI498U.S./UK/LIBYA TSCC BIO SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING, AUGUST 8-10,
[...] (U) Summary. The TSCC Biological Subcommittee met in Tripoli August 8-10, 2006. The two and one half day meeting included: a general discussion of progress made to date in implementing the "Roadmap for the Way Forward in Cooperative Engagement in the Life Sciences;" an update of the Roadmap [...]
2006-09-14 13:01:00Embassy TripoliSECRETCW PARM PREL AF LY
06TRIPOLI506LIBYA WORKS TO FIND BALANCE ON LABOR AND MIGRATION ISSUES
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The GOL is beginning to work with international partners such as UNHCR and IOM on facing their migration challenges, but there is still ample room for strengthening cooperation. A staggering 750,000 to one million migrant workers currently live within Libya's borders in addition to [...]
2006-09-15 12:08:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PREF LY
06TRIPOLI511LIBYAN ENVIRONMENT AUTHORITY: HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL
[...] Summary: On September 13, 2006 ESTH Officer met with Dr. Abul-Hakim Al-Waer, Secretary of the Libyan Environment Authority (LEA),or as he joked with, "The EPA without the protection." The meeting took place on the margins of the ongoing NDF Chemical Weapons Destruction Assistance Program. [...]
2006-09-17 19:45:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO UNEP EPA HHS LY
06TRIPOLI539LIBYA TELLS EXIM - TRUST US, OUR CREDIT'S GOOD
[...] (C) EXIM Bank conducted its first visit in over thirty years to Tripoli September 5-9. After an introductory session with Mohamed Siala, Secretary of International Cooperation, the rest of the week was marked by mixed success pursuing additional meetings with key GOL entities. EXIM's Vice P [...]
2006-09-24 14:21:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALEINV EFIN ECON ECIN ETRD CMGT LY
06TRIPOLI557PROJECT LIBYA: EXHIBITION TO PROMOTE INFRASTRUCTURE AND
[...] The 4-7 December Project Libya exhibition is underway following a well-attended press launch on September 17. Organizers Montgomery Libya and Sahara Expo Libya presided over a packed house of reporters, businessmen and local embassy staff at the Corinthia Hotel. Jeremy Sale, Montgomery Libya' [...]
2006-10-01 13:43:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT ECON EIND EINV ENRG EPET ETRD LY
06TRIPOLI568LIBYAN VIEWS ON REGIONAL AFRICA DEVELOPMENTS
[...] (C) Ali Treki, Under Secretary of African Affairs at the General People's Committee for Foreign Liaison and International Cooperation (de facto MFA),called in Charge on October 1 for a discussion of regional African issues. Treki said that Foreign Minister Shalgam instructed him to reach out [...]
2006-10-03 15:05:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPINS PREL PGOV KDEM SU SO LY
06TRIPOLI569SOUTH KOREAN PM VISITS TRIPOLI TO PROMOTE BILATERAL TRADE
[...] (U) South Korean Prime Minister Her Excellency Han Myeong-sook visited Tripoli the week of September 17-21 in association with the "Korean Libyan Business Partnership Conference 2006." The conference was organized by the Korean International Trade Union and the Libyan General Union of Cham [...]
2006-10-03 15:36:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALBEXP BTIO EINT ETRD TINT TRSY OVIP XI XE KS LY
06TRIPOLI573BENGHAZI'S ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT
[...] (U) Six months after a deadly riot at the Italian consulate that left more than a dozen killed, Econoff made a quick swing through Libya's downtrodden second city on September 13-14, accompanying a two-person team from the Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS). 2. [...]
2006-10-05 08:24:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EIND LY
06TRIPOLI586RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREA TEST ANNOUNCEMENT
[...] (C) Charge met with Ahmed Fitouri, Secretary of American Affairs at the General People's Committee for Foreign Liaison and International Cooperation (MFA equivalent) on October 12 and conveyed reftel talking points, stressing the need for swift and stern measures in response to the North Kor [...]
2006-10-13 12:02:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP KN LY
06TRIPOLI599LIBYANS DEMUR ON INVITATION TO EXERCISE LEADING EDGE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-19 14:42:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM PREL TS LY
06TRIPOLI600LIBYAN NOC CHAIRMAN GHANEM'S VIEWS ON PETROLEUM ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary: Charge met with National Oil Corporation (NOC) Chairman (and former Prime Minister) Shukri Ghanem on October 15 to discuss US-Libyan energy sector cooperation. Ghanem expressed confidence in Libyan efforts to boost oil production and defended the establishment of the Cabinet-leve [...]
2006-10-19 14:43:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALECON EINV ENRG EPET PREL LY
06TRIPOLI623NOVEMBER ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-01 13:24:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALECON PREL IO IS SY LY
06TRIPOLI626(S) DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CHEMICAL WEAPONS DESTRUCTION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Charge discussed Reftel points (concerning U.S. Chemical Weapons Destruction Assistance to Libya) with senior Qadhafi advisor and General People's Committee for Foreign Liaison and International Cooperation (GPCFLIC) Secretary Abdulati al-Obeidi October 31. Their discussion [...]
2006-11-02 10:09:00Embassy TripoliSECRETPARM PREL OPCW CWC LY
06TRIPOLI644SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY MCMURRAY VISIT AND
[...] Post warmly welcomes the visit of Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs McMurray. The following background information is provided in anticipation of your visit to Tripoli on November 11-13, 2006. Our scientific engagem [...]
2006-11-09 17:16:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP BTIO EAIR ECIN EFIS EINV ETTC OSCI SENV
06TRIPOLI645LIBYAN DEMARCHE ON CHINA SUMMIT WITH AFRICAN NATIONS
[...] (C) Ibrahim Dridi, Director of the Americas Office at the General People's Committee for Foreign Liaison and International Cooperation (MFA equivalent) requested a meeting on November 7 to convey a demarche regarding Libyan views on the China Summit with African nations. "I was instructed t [...]
2006-11-10 14:19:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALECIN ETRD PREL AU KECF LY
06TRIPOLI647WAGE AND PENSION REFORM UNFOLDING IN LIBYA'S OWN STYLE
[...] (C) Summary: The GOL sent mixed signals in recent months on wage and pension reform, raising expectations for a thaw in a long-standing freeze on government salaries and a substantial augmentation to state-provided pensions. These are hot-button issues in Libya, where the minimum monthly gove [...]
2006-11-10 16:06:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV LY
06TRIPOLI648LIBYAN CENTRAL BANK ESTABLISHING NEW TRAINING INSTITUTE
[...] (U) See action request, Para. 7. 2. (U) The Libyan Central Bank is launching a new training center to improve employee skills throughout the banking sector, and its director is open to U.S. offers of assistance. Pol/Econ Chief and Econoff met with the Libyan Central Bank on the afternoon [...]
2006-11-10 16:07:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALECON ECIN EFIN LY
06TRIPOLI671LIBYA: TIP SPECIAL WATCH LIST ASSESSMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The most salient feature of trafficking in Libya is the lack of information about it. Governments, non-governmental organizations, inter-governmental organizations, and the media all appear to know very little about the phenomenon. While slightly more information is available [...]
2006-11-17 13:30:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM GTIP LY
06TRIPOLI686QADHAFI ISSUES ANTI-CORRUPTION WARNING TO LIBYA'S WEALTHY
[...] (U) Libyan leader Muammar al-Qadhafi recently issued a particularly stark warning against official corruption, calling on the wealthy to declare their holdings and income sources and "repent" for any ill-gotten gains. In a November 13 speech before the General Council for Planning broadcast l [...]
2006-11-23 11:25:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALECIN ECON EFIN ENRG EPET LY
06TUNIS10TRIP TO SOUTHERN TUNISIA: RESIDENTS TOUGH ON U.S.
[...] (C) Summary. Poloff and MEPI FSN visited the southern industrial town of Gabes December 19-21 and met with ruling and opposition party leaders, NGOs, and many local residents. All interlocutors were curious, and many skeptical, about the visit of an Embassy official to this oft-overlooked so [...]
2006-01-03 13:42:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KMPI KPAO TS
06TUNIS1157SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY'S VISIT TO TUNISIA
[...] (C) Embassy Tunis is very pleased to welcome you to Tunisia from May 19-20. As the highest ranking State Department official to visit Tunis since former Secretary Powell in December 2003, you are in an excellent position to reinvigorate with President Ben Ali a bilateral dialogue which focuse [...]
2006-05-15 13:52:00Embassy TunisSECRETOVIP KDEM PGOV PREL TS
06TUNIS1220TUNISIA OBSERVES WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-22 11:56:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM KPAO EAID PHUM KMPI TS
06TUNIS1238EMBASSY TUNIS ENGAGES TUNISIAN JOURNALISTS ON
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-23 14:00:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM KPAO EAID PHUM KMPI TS
06TUNIS1252THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MAY 18 MEETING WITH
[...] (U) May 18, 2006; 6:00 P.M.; TUNIS, TUNISIA 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Deputy Secretary Ambassador William Hudson Christine Davies, D Special Assistant Kelly Dillon, D Personal Assistant Aaron Jost, D Special Assistant Michael Matera, D Executive Assistant Richard Mills, D [...]
2006-05-25 09:24:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON KDEM TS
06TUNIS1253THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MAY 18 MEETING WITH
[...] (U) May 18, 2006; 4:30 P.M.; TUNIS, TUNISIA. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Deputy Secretary Ambassador William Hudson Christine Davies, D Special Assistant Kelly Dillon, D Personal Assistant Aaron Jost, D Special Assistant Michael Matera, D Executive Assistant Richard Mills, D S [...]
2006-05-25 09:29:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM PGOV ECON TS
06TUNIS1254THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH TUNISIAN
[...] (U) May 19, 2006; 10:00 A.M.; CARTHAGE, TUNISIA. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Deputy Secretary Ambassador William Hudson TUNISIA ------- President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali Abdelaziz Ben Dhia, Minister of State, Special Advisor to the President of the Republic Ossama Romdh [...]
2006-05-25 09:31:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KMPI KDEM TS
06TUNIS1255DEPUTY SECRETARY'S ROUND TABLE WITH TUNISIAN CIVIL
[...] (U) MAY 18, 2006; 2:15 P.M.; TUNIS, TUNISIA. 2. (C) Participants: U.S. ---- The Deputy Secretary Ambassador William Hudson Christine Davies, D Special Assistant Aaron Jost, D Special Assistant Michael Matera, D Executive Assistant Richard Mills, D Senior Advisor Brennan Gilmore, Hu [...]
2006-05-25 09:33:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KMPI KPAO KDEM TS
06TUNIS1308TUNISIAN HUMAN RIGHTS LEAGUE CONGRESS VIOLENTLY
[...] (C) Summary: Tunisian security forces violently blocked a national congress of the Tunisian Human Rights League (LTDH) on May 27. On the eve of the Congress, post and other western diplomatic missions received telephone calls from the MFA and Note Verbales recommending that for safety concern [...]
2006-05-30 15:11:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KMPI KPAO KDEM TS
06TUNIS1428GOT ISLAMIC CREDENTIALS UNDER ATTACK
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A series of allegations and rumors that the GOT is violating basic Islamic principles have spread throughout Tunisia this spring, forcing the government to take aggressive action to prove its Islamic bona fides. In June, a human rights group alleged that prison officials had dese [...]
2006-06-12 12:11:00Embassy TunisSECRETSOCI KDEM PGOV PTER TS
06TUNIS1433OFFICIAL INFORMAL: ABMC NORTH AFRICA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-13 09:47:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL KPAO MARR OEXC TS
06TUNIS1565EU PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION ON LACK OF HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C//NF) Summary: A June 15 resolution by the European Parliament noted continuing concern about the human rights situation in Tunisia in light of the Euro-Mediterannean Agreement and numerous discussions tying a strong EU-Tunisia relationship to the promotion of human rights and democracy. Eur [...]
2006-06-22 13:45:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PHUM KMPI TS
06TUNIS1599USTR TIFA LETTER DELIVERED TO MDIC
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Hudson paid a farewell call on Minister of Development and International Cooperation (MDIC) Mohamed Nouri Jouini on June 20, 2006. The Ambassador delivered a letter from USTR concerning a proposed June 30, 2006 meeting between the minister and Assistant United States [...]
2006-06-27 13:24:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD KTIA TS
06TUNIS1603COM USAFE AND MINISTER OF DEFENSE DISCUSS SOFA,
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During his June 25-26 visit, the Commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe General William Hobbins met with Tunisian Minister of National Defense Kamal Morjane to discuss bilateral military relations. Morjane said the Ministry of Defense had provided the MFA with a draft response on [...]
2006-06-27 13:46:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL KMIG TS
06TUNIS1622CORRUPTION IN TUNISIA PART I: AN ECONOMIC SUCCESS?
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-29 10:57:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON PGOV EFIN ETRD EINV TS
06TUNIS1650FREEDOM AGENDA QUARTERLY REPORT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The one year anniversary of our Freedom Agenda was marked by increased USG engagement and continued GOT stagnation on political reform. This quarter, post continued its active engagement of the GOT, which was reinforced by Deputy Secretary Zoellick during his May visit and the vi [...]
2006-07-03 09:49:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM PGOV KMPI KPAO TS
06TUNIS1673CORRUPTION IN TUNISIA PART III: POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-05 12:27:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL ECON PGOV EFIN ETRD EINV KDEM TS
06TUNIS1676DAS GRAY MEETING WITH EUROPEAN COMMISSION
[...] (C//NF) SUMMARY. During his June 27-28 visit, NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary Gordon Gray met with representatives of the European Commission (EC) to discuss collaboration on human rights and democracy reform in Tunisia. EC reps noted difficulty in formal collaboration due to the heavy bureauc [...]
2006-07-05 13:03:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PHUM KMPI KPAO KDEM TS
06TUNIS1702DAS GRAY MEETING WITH TUNISIAN DEPUTY FOREIGN
[...] (C//NF) SUMMARY. During his June 27-28 visit, NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary Gordon Gray met with Deputy Foreign Minister for the Americas and Asia, Saida Chtioui, to discuss the USG position on Libya, Tunisian relations with Iran, USG support for Guatemala for the Latin American Security Counc [...]
2006-07-06 13:48:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL KPAO PGOV PHUM SMIG MARR TS
06TUNIS1761GOT REQUESTS EXCHANGE OF SUPPORT FOR UN HUMAN
[...] This is an action request. Post received a dipnote from MFA June 12 seeking an exchange of support for Tunisian candidate to the UN Human Rights Committee Abdelfattah Amor and US candidate Prof. Ruth Wedgwood. Post seeks Department guidance in responding to this request. 2. Relevant text [...]
2006-07-12 14:34:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM UNHRC TS
06TUNIS1816EUROMED ECONFIN MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE JUNE 25-26,
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: On June 25-26, 2006, economic and finance ministers (ECOFIN) of the 35 countries of the Euromed zone met in Gammarth, Tunisia to discuss the future of the European Investment Bank's (EIB) Facility for Euro-Mediterranean Investment and Partnership (FEMIP) and the poss [...]
2006-07-18 09:49:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EU TS
06TUNIS1817TUNIS-BASED PLO FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER SLAMS
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: PLO Foreign Affairs Minister Farouk Qaddoumi on July 12 convened representatives of the Americas for a rambling briefing, delivered in English, entitled, "The Latest Developments in Palestine, especially with the Current Israeli Occupation Forces Military Attacks on t [...]
2006-07-18 10:51:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALKPAL PREL TU
06TUNIS1835AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL WITH MINISTER OF
[...] (S) On 17 July 2006, Ambassador met with the Tunisian Minister of Interior Bel Haj Kacem in his office for a 30 minute farewell call. The meeting was also attended by the MOI's Deputy to the Special Assistant on International Relations and COS and was cordial in nature. 2. (S) Ambassador r [...]
2006-07-19 12:58:00Embassy TunisSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL TS
06TUNIS1847TFLE01: TUNISIAN FOREIGN MINISTER EXPRESSES
[...] (C) In a July 18 farewell call by the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Abdallah expressed concern about the "grave" humanitarian situation in Lebanon, noting his impression that the violence was not going to end soon. As a jurist, he said, he was "shocked" that an armed group could be allowed to [...]
2006-07-19 14:30:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM LE IS TU
06TUNIS1851PARTING THOUGHT FROM THE AMBASSADOR ON MEPI
[...] (C/NF) I would like to share what I hope will be some impressions on the MEPI program in the hope that they might be useful to others as this program evolves. Since my arrival at post, our number one MPP priority has been support for greater democracy and human rights in Tunisia, and our post [...]
2006-07-20 12:09:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV KMPI TS
06TUNIS1922ANATOMY OF THE MOST POPULAR TUNISIAN NEWSPAPER:
[...] (S) Summary: With a circulation of 80,000, Ash Shourouq is Tunisia,s most widely read, most anti-American, and most irresponsible Arabic language daily newspaper. Nominally private, Ash Shourouq receives direct editorial input from GOT officials in both the presidential palace and the MFA. [...]
2006-07-28 13:16:00Embassy TunisSECRETPREL PGOV KPAO TS
06TUNIS1939TFLE01: GOT DECLARES THREE DAYS OF MOURNING OVER
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-01 11:29:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDTS KPAO PREL PGOV
06TUNIS1967TUNISIA: GOT REQUESTS USG SUPPORT FOR CANDIDATE TO
[...] This is an action request. On August 2, Embassy received a diplomatic note from the Tunisian Ministry of Foreign Affairs requesting support for Tunisian candidate Professor Hatem Kotrane for reelection as a member of the U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child during elections in New York i [...]
2006-08-03 08:02:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM UNHRC TS
06TUNIS1988TFLE01: SITREP ON TUNISIAN SOLIDARITY WITH
[...] (C) Summary. Media reports and anecdotal information from the past week suggest that Tunisians increasingly are viewing Hizballah as the underdog freedom fighter successfully standing up against the Israeli bully. The Qana attack stoked a round of news-driven anger against Israel. U.S. supp [...]
2006-08-04 14:46:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAO TS
06TUNIS2084TFLE01: TUNISIAN REACTION TO LEBANON/ISRAEL/GAZA
[...] (C) Summary: The general Tunisian public perception of current events in Lebanon and Gaza, fueled by local and pan-Arab media, is that the U.S. is offering unlimited support to Israeli "aggression." A broad range of Tunisian contacts, who share this perception, tell us that this is consequent [...]
2006-08-11 14:23:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KMPI KPAO ASEC TS
06TUNIS2111LEBANON: TUNISIA WELCOMES UNSCR 1701; CALLS FOR
[...] (C) Summary: The GOT has officially welcomed UNSCR 1701 on Lebanon, releasing a statement expressing its "great satisfaction" with the resolution, which it characterized as a "first step" to the return to peaceful efforts in the search for a negotiated solution. President Ben Ali on August 1 [...]
2006-08-16 13:54:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MOPS UN UNSC IS LE TS
06TUNIS2141A GROWING TUNISIAN CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY TREADS
[...] (C//NOFORN) Summary: In recent interviews with Poloff, Tunisian and expatriate Christian leaders and Tunisian Christian converts described a steadily growing Tunisian Christian movement, in spite of prevalent social stigmas associated with Christianity. Through Christian TV and radio, mission [...]
2006-08-18 11:55:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM TS
06TUNIS2144TUNISIANS PROUD OF "ISRAELI DEFEAT", BUT MANY
[...] (C) Summary: With the passage of UNSCR 1701 and the cessation of hostilities in Lebanon and Israel, the tense mood amongst many Tunisians, palpable during the active fighting, has largely abated. Tunisian newspapers proclaimed victory for Hizballah, and editorials spoke of the hope "the Hizb [...]
2006-08-18 14:31:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPAO PHUM TS
06TUNIS2155MODERATE ISLAMISTS SEEK DIALOGUE WITH U.S. ON
[...] (C) Summary: In a meeting hosted in Tunis by Washington-based Center for Islam and Democracy President Radwan Masmoudi, several self-described "moderate Islamists", including a founding member of the banned Tunisian Islamist party An-Nahdha, sought out Embassy officials to "reopen a dialogue" [...]
2006-08-21 08:04:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PHUM TS
06TUNIS2170 Beywatch: Are You Really American?
[...] The following is one of a series of reporting cables drafted by Post's entry level officers, which have the "Beywatch" caption. We believe the perspectives offered in the following vignette will give the reader a look into everyday life in Tunisia that may not be central to more formal repor [...]
2006-08-21 09:33:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI SCUL ECON TS
06TUNIS2175Beywatch: Where Men can be Men: Cafes in Tunisia
[...] The following is one of a series of reporting cables drafted by Post's entry level officers, which have the "Beywatch" caption. We believe the perspectives offered in the following vignette will give the reader a sense of everyday life in Tunisia that may not be central to more formal repor [...]
2006-08-21 12:31:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI TS
06TUNIS224MOVEMENT OF 18 OCTOBER COMPLAINS OF GOT ABUSE,
[...] (C) Summary: The Committee of 18 October, an alliance of disparate opposition political groups and activists which grew out of the Movement of 18 October hunger strike (ref a),reported that plainclothes police "violently" blocked a committee meeting in Tunis on January 24. The following day, [...]
2006-02-03 14:29:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KPAO KMPI TS
06TUNIS2259ANTI-U.S. INCITEMENT: ONE TUNISIAN IMAM
[...] (C/NF) The imam of the main mosque in the town of Oued Ellil allegedly included severe anti-U.S. rhetoric in the course of August 18 Friday prayers. The imam is reported to have condemned the U.S. for its role in the recent fighting in Lebanon and called on Allah to "eliminate" President Bush [...]
2006-08-31 11:23:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL KPAO TN
06TUNIS227SIGNS OF INCREASED PRESS FREEDOM, BUT TUNISIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-03 14:40:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM KPAO EAID PHUM KMPI TS
06TUNIS2287TUNISIA NOT INTERESTED IN MCA
[...] (SBU) In reponse to Embassy reminders for financial data for Millennium Challenge Account selection, the Government of Tunisia has declined to submit the required information, thereby withdrawing Tunisia from consideration for MCA funding. In a meeting with EconOff, MFA Deputy Director for th [...]
2006-09-05 11:25:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EAID KMCA TS
06TUNIS2298AN-NAHDHA LEADER JEBALI: MODERATE ISLAMISM IS THE
[...] (C/NF) Summary: In an August 30 meeting, Hamadi Jebali, a former leader of the unauthorized Tunisian Islamist political party An-Nahdha, described the party's political views, continued GOT oppression, his recent release from prison, and defended "moderate Islamism" as the political future of [...]
2006-09-06 12:24:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER TS
06TUNIS2299LAW ADOPTED ON REDUCED HOURS FOR WOMEN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On July 18, the Tunisian Chamber of Deputies adopted a law that will allow some female employees to work part-time while still receiving two-thirds of their original salary. While the GOT states the law was motivated by a desire to allow Tunisians to balance family and professiona [...]
2006-09-06 14:28:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALELAB PGOV PHUM SOCI TS
06TUNIS2321SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF BUSINESS EXECUTIVES FOR
[...] (SBU) Embassy Tunis warmly welcomes the Business Executives for National Security (BENS) delegation's September 13-14 2006 visit to Tunisia. This cable provides a brief overview of the political situation in Tunisia, as well as a summary of the business climate. -------------------------- [...]
2006-09-08 11:45:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI PREL PGOV PHUM PINR PTER ASEC ECON TS
06TUNIS2408TUNISIA: INTERFERENCE IN USG ACTIVITIES ON RISE;
[...] (C) Summary. Embassy personnel are increasingly subject to GOT interference in their meetings and activities, the result of a culture of paranoia about dealing with foreign governments that appears to have spilled over from the MOI. While the phenomenon itself is not new, or targeted only at [...]
2006-09-20 13:37:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM TS
06TUNIS2482U.S.-EU COORDINATION ON TUNISIA: SHARED
[...] (C/NF) Summary. In a September 27 meeting with Charge and Pol/EconCouns, European counterparts provided an update on the current EU thinking regarding Tunisia. There is a lack of EU consensus on approaching the GOT about blocked internet sites; that said, the EU may be interested in joint pri [...]
2006-10-03 10:21:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL TS EU
06TUNIS2492HIV/AIDS AND THE GLOBAL FUND: EMBASSY TUNIS
[...] (U) Per reftel, an interagency committee, comprised of participants from the Health Unit, Public Affairs, the Political and Economic Section, and DOD's Office of Defense Cooperation reviewed the GOT submission to the Global Fund. The following comments are keyed to reftel para 8 questions: [...]
2006-10-04 09:17:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID KHIV SOCI TBIO TS
06TUNIS2501EMBASSY OFFICERS BLOCKED FROM MEETING HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C) Summary and Action Request: Embassy officers traveled to the northern city of Bizerte on October 5 to meet with the local chapter of the Tunisian Human Rights League (LTDH). Approximately seventeen plain-clothes police physically barred Emboffs from entering the LTDH compound, which is als [...]
2006-10-05 17:57:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KPAO TS
06TUNIS2527TUNISIAN HUMAN RIGHTS LEAGUE ISSUES
[...] The Bizerte Chapter of the Tunisian Human Rights League (LTDH) on October 6 issued a communique protesting the forcible blocking by plain-clothes police of a meeting the previous day between U.S. Embassy officials and members of the Bizerte LTDH branch (reftel). An informal English translatio [...]
2006-10-11 09:22:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL KPAO TS
06TUNIS2539TUNISIAN EXPATS MAKE ANNUAL PILGRIMAGE HOME
[...] (U) Summary: Each summer thousands of Tunisian expatriates return on ferry boats from Europe to visit family, attend weddings, and spend their vacations. The ferry returnees are largely working class Tunisians, who moved to Europe in search of employment and a chance to improve their social s [...]
2006-10-12 09:45:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ETRD ECON ELAB SMIG LY TS
06TUNIS2565TUNISIAN GOVERNMENT CRACKS DOWN ON HIJAB
[...] (C) Summary: By all accounts, the number of women wearing the hijab or adopting some Islamic-inspired headdress in Tunisia has skyrocketed in recent years. In response, the GOT's periodic campaign of words and actions against Tunisian women wearing the hijab has increased in intensity. A 198 [...]
2006-10-13 15:17:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KPAO TS
06TUNIS2586TUNISIAN INTERFERENCE IN U.S. EMBASSY ACTIVITIES:
[...] (C/NF) Summary. According to Foreign Minister Abdallah's Chef de Cabinet, recent charges of GOT interference in Embassy activities were either baseless fabrications or the result of a misinterpretation of events by Post. Alternating between feigning shock, surprise, anger, and hurt, Atallah [...]
2006-10-17 15:10:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PHUM TS
06TUNIS2598TUNISIA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS: SEPT. 16 - OCT. 15
[...] (U) This cable contains highlights of recent economic developments in Tunisia on the following topics: A. Trade Balance Continues to Deteriorate B. Emirates Bukhatir to Build 5 Billion USD "Sports City" C. Emirati DIG Increases Stake in Karthago Airlines D. Legal Retirement Age to Be Rai [...]
2006-10-20 08:20:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD ELAB EAGR EFIN EINV EAIR KPRV TS
06TUNIS2639TUNISIAN EMBASSY IN QATAR CLOSED TO PROTEST
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On October 25, the Tunisian MFA announced the closure of Tunisia's embassy in Qatar, citing al-Jazeera's lack of objectivity. The announcement followed numerous international media reports that Tunisia had withdrawn its ambassador in protest over al-Jazeera coverage of Tunisian d [...]
2006-10-27 14:14:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV KPAO KDEM QA TS
06TUNIS2665SCRAP THAT TENDER!! ENERCIEL VS STEG -- THE
[...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with representatives of the U.S. company UPC Wind Partners (UPC) and its subsidiary Enerciel Tunisie, Emboffs were briefed on the current status of UPC/Enerciel's wind energy investment (which already approaches USD 3 million) and their ongoing problems with GOT's e [...]
2006-10-31 14:41:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON ENRG KIDE EINV TS
06TUNIS2688EMBASSY OFFICERS BLOCKED, AGAIN, FROM MEETING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. ON OCTOBER 27, EMBASSY OFFICERS TRIED FOR A SECOND TIME TO MEET WITH THE LOCAL CHAPTER OF THE TUNISIAN HUMAN RIGHTS LEAGUE (LTDH). THREE WEEKS EARLIER, POLICE HAD BLOCKED SUCH A MEETING, AND IN FOLLOW-ON CONVERSATIONS WITH THE GOT, NO VALID REASON HAD BEEN GIVEN FOR THE PROHIBITIO [...]
2006-11-01 16:27:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KMPI TS
06TUNIS2689SCRAP THAT TENDER!! ENERCIEL VS STEG -- THE
[...] (C) Summary. In recent meetings with representatives of the U.S. company UPC Wind Partners (UPC) and its subsidiary Enerciel Tunisie, Emboffs were briefed on the current status of UPC/Enerciel's wind energy investment (which already approaches USD 3 million) and their ongoing problems with G [...]
2006-11-01 16:29:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON ENRG KIDE EINV TS
06TUNIS2690DEMARCHE DELIVERED: TRANSFER OF TUNISIAN DETAINEES
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-02 09:46:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPTER PHUM PINR KWAC TS
06TUNIS2693PRODI VISIT REINFORCES ITALY-TUNISIA RELATIONSHIP
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi visited Tunis on October 30 for meetings with Tunisian President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali. According to Italian embassy contacts, Prodi's visit is part of a regional tour that includes Rabat and Algiers. While focusing on bilateral cooperation, [...]
2006-11-02 12:36:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PHUM TS
06TUNIS2702EMBASSY TUNIS PREPARES NIV APPLICANTS FOR NEW EVAF
[...] SUMMARY: For the last two months, post consular and public affairs sections have been engaged in a campaign to increase public awareness about the new EVAF requirements. Through press releases and a roundtable discussion, liaison with the host government, and by using posters and public speakin [...]
2006-11-03 08:49:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CMGT SOCI LY TS
06TUNIS2743FOREIGN MINISTER ABDALLAH LAYS IT ON THICK
[...] (C) SUMMARY: FOREIGN MINISTER ABDALLAH ON NOVEMBER 6 CONVOKED CHARGE, "FOR NO PARTICULAR REASON." IN REALITY, THE GOAL OF THE MEETING WAS QUITE CLEAR: ABDALLAH SOUGHT TO EMPHASIZE THE POSITIVE ASPECTS OF THE U.S.-TUNISIAN BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP, WHICH HE ENTHUSIASTICALLY CHARACTERIZED AS "TR [...]
2006-11-09 16:25:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PHUM TS
06TUNIS2744BEN ALI CELEBRATES 19 YEARS IN POWER
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On November 7, Tunisian President Ben Ali celebrated the nineteenth anniversary of his assumption of power with a speech that highlighted his accomplishments and offered a few minor policy proposals. Typically, the speech focused on economic achievements and proposals. Although [...]
2006-11-13 06:55:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL TS
06TUNIS2776RSVP: EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION;
[...] (SBU) EconOff was unable to conduct requested Post-Shipment Verification (reftel) despite numerous attempts to do so. The ultimate Consignee for this shipment of L72 laser sights was the Tunisian Ministry of Interior (MOI). 2. (SBU) The MOI has been reluctant to schedule an on-site visi [...]
2006-11-17 16:08:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP ETRD ETTC IT TS
06TUNIS2782GERMAN FM CALLS FOR POLITICAL REFORM IN TUNISIA;
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. GERMANFOREIGN MINISTER STEINMEIER'S NOVEMBER 16 VISIT TO TUNISIA MADE INTERNATIONAL HEADLINES FOR THE STONG MESSAGE HE CARRIED -- BALANCING PRAISE FOR TNISIA'S PROGRESS IN ACHIEVING ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL IGHTS WITH A CALL FOR GREATER POLITICAL REFORM. STEINMEIER'S MEETING WITH [...]
2006-11-20 16:20:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PINR EU GM TS
06TUNIS2801AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO FOREIGN
[...] (C/NF) Summary: Ambassador Godec presented a copy of his credentials to Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdelwaheb Abdallah on November 18. In an hour long meeting, Ambassador and FM discussed a range of issues, but clearly most important to Abdallah was the point he made the week before to Charg [...]
2006-11-24 09:14:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM TS
06TUNIS2802VISIT OF EMIR FORESHADOWS RE-OPENING OF TUNISIAN
[...] (C) Qatari Ambassador Saad Ben Nasser al-Hamidi told Ambassador that the Emir of Qatar, on a private visit to Tunisia, met one-on-one with President Ben Ali on November 22. The session was an effort to resolve differences, following recent frictions between Tunisia and Qatar over satellite T [...]
2006-11-24 13:58:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAO KDEM QA TS
06TUNIS2814GOT OUTLINES LEGAL ASSURANCES FOR S/WCI AMB.
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. During his November 15-17 visit to Tunisia, Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Clint Williamson met on November 16 with Tunisian Minister of Interior Rafik Bel Haj Kacem and on November 17 with Minister of Justice and Human Rights Bechir Tekkari to discuss the repatriat [...]
2006-11-28 08:05:00Embassy TunisSECRET//NOFORNPTER KAWC PHUM PINR PGOV TS
06TUNIS2843TUNISIAN CHALLENGES FOR THE AL-JAZEERA MAGHREB
[...] (C) On December 1, Lotfi Hajji, the Tunisian correspondent for al-Jazeera Satellite Channel (JSC),outlined for PolOffs the difficulties he is having in organizing Tunisian participants for the new Rabat-based nightly JSC program on the Maghreb (Ref A). Hajji, who has written articles for alj [...]
2006-12-05 11:26:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM KPAO OIIP KMPI TS
06TUNIS2910Beywatch: American Passports and African Development?
[...] INTRODUCTION: This report is one of a series drafted by Post's entry level officers which have the "Beywatch" caption. We believe the perspectives offered in the following vignette will give the reader a sense of everyday life in Tunisia. For more information about Tunisia or the Embassy Tuni [...]
2006-12-14 15:34:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI CVIS SY TS
06TUNIS2916ADB PRESIDENT OPTIMISTIC ABOUT BANK'S FUTURE, WARY
[...] (U) Summary: During the Ambassador's December 11 courtesy call on African Development Bank (ADB) President Donald Kaberuka, Kaberuka touched on the differing problems and varying situations of African nations and the importance of adapting the services provided by the ADB to meet these challen [...]
2006-12-15 14:53:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EFIN ECIN KDEM TS
06TUNIS2949TUNISIAN HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES MOUNTING, IN SPITE OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: THE GOT CELEBRATED HUMAN RIGHTS DAY ON DECEMBER 10TH WITH THE USUAL SPEECHES ABOUT TUNISIA'S RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, AND WITH NEW INITIATIVES FOCUSED ON ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT. MEANWHILE, HARASSMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS, OPPOSITION PARTY ACTIVISTS [...]
2006-12-20 16:02:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV KMPI TS
06TUNIS2957THE BUSINESS OF HAJJ IN TUNISIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY. DESPITE THEIR GOVERNMENT'S SECULAR LEANINGS, THE NUMBER OF TUNISIANS WISHING TO PERFORM THE ANNUAL HAJJ PILGRIMAGE TO MECCA IS INCREASING IN PARALLEL WITH TUNISIANS GENERALLY BECOMING MORE RELIGIOUS. WHILE TUNISIAN AUTHORITIES, LIKE MOST MUSLIM GOVERNMENTS, UNDERTAKE SIGNIFICANT [...]
2006-12-22 10:32:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALSOCI PREL TS
06TUNIS2973SHOOT OUT LEADS TO SECURITY CLAMP DOWN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In what may be a first in Tunisia, the Ministry of Interior (MOI) announced on December 24 that a gun battle had occurred on the night of December 23 between the Tunisian police and armed individuals in a southern suburb of Tunis. With further details vague, the subsequent increa [...]
2006-12-28 13:46:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC PGOV TS
06TUNIS388TUNISIAN ASSOCIATION OF DEMOCRATIC WOMEN ON GOT
[...] (C) Summary: On February 9, Poloffs met with senior officials of the Tunisian Association of Democratic Women (ATFD),an authorized and independent NGO active in debating and publicizing women's issues. While focused primarily on social issues, ATFD leaders have at times been outspoken critic [...]
2006-02-22 15:53:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KPAO KMPI KDEM TS
06TUNIS452TUNISIAN RESPONSE: COLLABORATING WITH
[...] SUMMARY: Embassy Tunis welcomes the OES-led initiative to develop targeted activities in support of basic science and mathematics education, which are top priorities in Tunisia. Opportunities I-V, presented in reftel A, are all viable options for collaboration with Tunisian groups. In addi [...]
2006-03-02 11:02:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PREL SENV KPAO TS
06TUNIS501LTDH TRIAL HIGHLIGHTS STRICT GOT CONTROLS OVER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The February 25 court appearance of the Tunisian Human Rights League (LTDH),which resulted in an administrative postponement, provided rare insight into the extent to which GOT security forces can prevent civil society from operating. While foreign diplomats were allowed entry a [...]
2006-03-06 15:34:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KDEM TS
06TUNIS55SUCCESSION IN TUNISIA: FINDING A SUCCESSOR OR FEET FIRST?
[...] (S) SUMMARY: In a country that has had only one president for over eighteen years, suddenly and unusually, talk of the post-Ben Ali era is growing. Several senior and well-connected individuals have recently raised Ben Ali's intentions for the future with Ambassador and other embassy officials. On [...]
2006-01-09 15:14:00Embassy TunisSECRETPGOV PREL TS
06TUNIS569MEPI OPPORTUNITIES PRESENTED TO 120 JUNIOR CHAMBER
[...] (U) SUMMARY. In February, Embassy Tunis' MEPI Coordinator spoke to the newly-elected presidents of the Junior Chamber International (JCI) chapters in Tunisia about MEPI programs, specifically highlighting the Small Grants Program. There are approximately 2,700 JCI members in Tunisia, aged 1 [...]
2006-03-13 13:06:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KDEM KMPI PREL TS
06TUNIS584NEW POLITICAL PARTY AUTHORIZED IN TUNISIA; CRITICS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 3, Tunisian authorities authorized the establishment of the "Green Party for Progress" (French acronym is PVP),the first new political party created since 2002. Although President Ben Ali recently said new parties would be registered (reftel),the rapid approval of a [...]
2006-03-14 15:52:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM TS
06TUNIS73BEYWATCH - NEWS FROM TUNISIA AT THE END OF 2005
[...] The following is one of a series of reporting cables drafted predominantly by Post's entry level officers, which have the "Beywatch" caption. We believe the different perspectives offered in each of the following vignettes will give the reader a look into everyday life in Tunisia that may no [...]
2006-01-17 07:33:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL SOCI UN TS
06TUNIS753 American Diplomat Builds Bridges of Understanding
[...] Summary. During a March cultural program funded by the ECA Performing Arts Initiative and organized by Tunis PA, Embassy Political Officer Brennan Gilmore helped score a significant public diplomacy hit through his musical collaboration with Tunisian musician Riadh Fehri in a group called "K [...]
2006-03-30 12:51:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OEXC OPRC SCUL SOCI TS
06TUNIS755 Embassy Tunis Opens First American Corner in
[...] Summary. In January 2006, in the presence of close to 200 Tunisians, the Ambassador inaugurated the first American Corner in the country at the Tunis AMIDEAST headquarters. In his speech to a wide range of government officials, journalists, students, academics, and civil society partners, the [...]
2006-03-30 14:21:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OIIP OPRC SCUL SOCI OEXC TS
06TUNIS807NASA SCIENTISTS ENGAGE YOUTH ON SOLAR RESEARCH IN
[...] SUMMARY. On March 23-24, 2006, four NASA scientists addressed Tunisian youth interested in science and solar research at the main Tunisian public science center. Following up on a successful visit in fall 2005, the scientists participated in workshops with the Tunisian Young Scientists Associa [...]
2006-04-06 12:26:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA KPAO TS
06TUNIS808U.S./EU LUNCH ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN TUNISIA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-06 12:41:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM KPAO EAID PHUM KMPI TS
06TUNIS816HOW THE GOT INTIMIDATES CIVIL SOCIETY ACTIVISTS
[...] (C) INTRO: Tunisian officials adhere closely to President Ben Ali's claim that Tunisia is making great advances towards becoming a modern, democratic state (Ref C),but it is no secret that authorities continue to monitor, intimidate, and SIPDIS seek to discredit civil society activists of a [...]
2006-04-06 14:38:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM KDEM PGOV TS
06ULAANBAATAR137Prime Minister Reviews Bilateral Relationship
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Prime Minister Enkhbold reaffirmed his government's commitment to close relations with the United States during an hour-long initial call by the Ambassador on February 23. Enkhbold confirmed that the Cabinet had decided the previous day to approve a sixth rotation [...]
2006-02-26 23:35:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS PHUM ETRD PGOV KMCA PTER PINR
06ULAANBAATAR139GIA DETAINS U.S. AND JAPANESE CURRENCY CARRIED BY
[...] (S/NF) The head of the General Intelligence Agency's Counter Intelligence department requested a meeting the morning of February 23rd with SIMO to discuss their detention of one million U.S. dollars and 200 million Japanese Yen in cash from two DPRK males at Ulaanbaatar's Chinggis Khan (former [...]
2006-02-26 23:38:00Embassy UlaanbaatarSECRET//NOFORNSNAR EFIN PREL PTER ASEC MG
06ULAANBAATAR155NO COUNTERFEIT DETECTED AMONGST U.S. AND JAPANESE
[...] (S/NF) On the evening of March 2nd, a representative of the Japanese Embassy in Ulaanbaatar reported that examiners from the Japanese Finance Ministry had completed two thirds of their examination of the two thousand 10,000 Yen notes and determined all to be genuine. He stated that the team wou [...]
2006-03-03 09:02:00Embassy UlaanbaatarSECRET//NOFORNSNAR EFIN PREL PTER ASEC MG
06ULAANBAATAR173TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT FOR
[...] (SBU) Growing awareness of trafficking as a domestic and international issue -- as well as Mongolia's first appearance in the TIP report -- spurred Mongolia to take significant new steps against trafficking in the last year. In November 2005, the government adopted a National Action Plan aga [...]
2006-03-13 06:12:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB MG MC IS KS TU
06ULAANBAATAR215Press Pans Former Secretary Baker's Visit
[...] Summary: Much of Mongolia's press reacted negatively to a visit to Ulaanbaatar by former Secretary of State James Baker. Secretary Baker is remembered warmly by many Mongolians as the man behind the strengthening of bilateral ties after Mongolia's 1990 democratic revolution. His visit here [...]
2006-03-29 01:38:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO EINV MG US EMIN ETRD
06ULAANBAATAR232 State Secrets Law: An Invitation to
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The World Bank, civil society and donors, including the U.S., have long identified the lack of transparency and citizen access to government information as a major invitation to corruption and have encouraged the Government of Mongolia and worked with civil society [...]
2006-03-31 07:39:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL ECON MG FR GM
06ULAANBAATAR275MPRP DENIES PRESS CLAIM THAT IT BLAMES THE
[...] ( SBU ) SUMMARY: The April 14 front page lead article for Odrin Sonin, a major Mongolian daily under Democratic party ownership, quoted Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP) officials as stating that the MPRP believed the most truthful rumors circulating held the U.S. Embassy respons [...]
2006-04-17 03:43:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EAID ECON KPAO MG
06ULAANBAATAR320Briefer for EAP Senior Advisor Keith
[...] We look forward to your visit, which will provide a good opportunity to both review the relationship and push selected issues. Background on Post ------------------ 2. (U) Briefings during the Friday country team will provide you with background supplementing this scenesetter. The on [...]
2006-04-26 08:06:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM ECON MG
06ULAANBAATAR382Minister Claims U.S. Paid MP Bribes
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Over the last week, Minister of Industry and Trade Jargalsaikhan appears to have made claims to different audiences (including the Cabinet and foreign mining company representatives) that USAID had paid several hundred thousand dollars to an MP for anti-corruption e [...]
2006-05-17 07:34:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ETRD EINV PREL PGOV PINR MG US
06ULAANBAATAR396TIP Seminar Raises Awareness, Coordination
[...] A hands-on seminar aimed at countering trafficking in persons (TIP) in Mongolia was held in Ulaanbaatar on April 26-27. The training - held by The Asia Foundation (TAF) and the U.S. Embassy - brought together law enforcement and government officials, human rights lawyers, and representatives [...]
2006-05-24 07:51:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM EAID KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB MG
06ULAANBAATAR434EAP DAS KEITH'S APRIL 27-29 VISIT TO MONGOLIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During EAP DAS Keith,s meetings with Government of Mongolia (GOM) officials on April 28, Keith expressed appreciation for the GOM,s continuing support in the war against terrorism and its participation in coalitions in Iraq and Afghanistan. Keith reiterated the importance of add [...]
2006-06-07 06:30:00Embassy UlaanbaatarCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL EFIN PTER KCRM MG KN
06ULAANBAATAR454Genghis Khan Makes A Comeback
[...] Earlier this week, Chinggis Khaan (Genghis Khan) replaced the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP). The MPRP, the social democratic descendant of the Communist Party which ruled Mongolia for nearly seven decades, is the dominant party in the coalition government formed in January. [...]
2006-06-14 06:09:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SOCI MG
06ULAANBAATAR461Tense Standoff in Protest at Foreign Mine
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 14, 60-year old male protester died at the Boroo Gold mining site. Protest leaders claimed this occurred after Boroo security guards used a stun gun on him. However, mine officials stated that the elderly protestor apparently died of a heart attack while trying to cl [...]
2006-06-15 09:02:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EMIN EINV MG
06ULAANBAATAR469Financial Regulator's Murder Distracts Focus
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Boroo Gold re-started operations on the afternoon of June 16 after police moved protesters away from the mine site. The government's attention to the Boroo situation -- including the key role of the Health Minister and Member of Parliament Gundalai in the protests -- was div [...]
2006-06-16 06:38:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EMIN EINV CASC MG
06ULAANBAATAR525Scenesetter for Presidential Delegation
[...] We and the Mongolian Government very much look forward to your visit. The presence of a presidential delegation at the 800th anniversary celebrations continues a stellar 2005-6 year for high-level USG visits to Mongolia -- starting off with Peace Corps Director Vasquez last July, Speaker Has [...]
2006-07-10 06:34:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDOVIP PREL PGOV EAID ETRD MG
06ULAANBAATAR550Mongolia to Send 7th Rotation to Iraq
[...] (U) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent the following diplomatic note to the Embassy on July 19: Begin text (informal embassy translation) (Complimentary opening) and takes the opportunity to state that, in relation to the completion of the period of duty for the sixth rotation of Mongol [...]
2006-07-19 09:17:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS MOPS PREL MG IQ
06ULAANBAATAR552EBRD OPENS FOR BUSINESS IN MONGOLIA
[...] (U) Summary: On July 15, 2006, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) received notification from the Russian Federation that it had ratified Mongolia's accession to the EBRD, the last of the sixty-one EBRD members to do so. EBRD Business Group Director Olivier Deschamps a [...]
2006-07-20 07:06:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EFIN PREL MG
06ULAANBAATAR554GOM Explains Decision on 7th Troop Rotation to
[...] (U) Summary: In a July 20 meeting, the Foreign Minister reiterated to Ambassador the Mongolian government's support for the war on terrorism and its commitment to remain a member of the coalitions in Iraq and Afghanistan. He said that there had been no opposition in the Cabinet to a seventh [...]
2006-07-20 23:21:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS MOPS PREL KPAO MG IZ
06ULAANBAATAR572Exim's First Visit to Mongolia: Transactions in Aircraft
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) Export Finance Group Senior Vice President (SVP) John McAdams visited Mongolia July 6 to 11 to explain Ex-Im Bank's programs. Prime Minister Enkhbold gave McAdams an overview of the Mongolian situation and desired projects, w [...]
2006-07-27 23:29:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EAID PGOV PREL KMCA MG
06ULAANBAATAR588Crowd of Thousands in Central Square Demands "Change"
[...] Over the past few months, Ulaanbaatar's central Sukhbaatar Square has been home to dozens of demonstrations for a variety of causes. The target of the protesters, Government House, is conveniently located just north of the Square. Demonstrators have demanded the resignation of the government [...]
2006-08-03 07:49:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SOCI PHUM MG
06ULAANBAATAR591IMF PUTS NEW PROGRAM NEGOTIATIONS WITH MONGOLIA ON
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Local IMF Resident Representative Jang (strictly protect) told Emboffs August 3 that the IMF had decided to postpone further discussion with the Government of Mongolia (GOM) over a new IMF program to replace its long-lapsed program. Jang was now informing key donors and would a [...]
2006-08-03 08:52:00Embassy UlaanbaatarCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEFIN EAID PREL PGOV SOCI MG
06ULAANBAATAR593KHAANQUEST 2006 PEACEKEEPING EXERCISE SCENESETTER
[...] (U) SUMMARY: KHAANQUEST 2006 IS THE PACIFIC-AREA GLOBAL PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS INITIATIVE (GPOI) CAPSTONE EVENT OF THE YEAR. IT HAS FOUR MAJOR COMPONENTS: 1) A MULTINATIONAL FIELD TRAINING EXERCISE (FTX) FOCUSING ON PEACEKEEPING SKILLS THAT WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE FIVE HILLS TRAINING CENTER, [...]
2006-08-04 08:14:00Embassy UlaanbaatarSECRET//NOFORNMARR PREL PGOV MG
06ULAANBAATAR608FOREIGN MINISTER ASKS FOR ADVICE ON POSSIBLE DALAI
[...] (U) This is an action request -- please see para 4. 2. (C) After an August 9 meeting on another matter, Foreign Minister Enkhbold asked to meet the Ambassador one-on-one. Enkhbold said that Gandan monastery had told the government it wishes to invite the Dalai Lama to Mongolia for a visit [...]
2006-08-10 08:12:00Embassy UlaanbaatarCONFIDENTIALPREL SOCI PHUM KIRF MG CH
06ULAANBAATAR615Koizumi's Visit to Mongolia: A Feel Good Experience
[...] (SBU) Summary: According to the Japanese DCM (protect),Prime Minister Koizumi's August 10-11 visit to Mongolia was a relaxed visit without much new in substance; rather it was a celebration of a relationship untroubled by the political problems Japan has elsewhere in the region. No new aid [...]
2006-08-14 07:16:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID ECON MG JA KN
06ULAANBAATAR616Country Clearance for Staffdel Bixby
[...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the August 22-26 visit by HIRC staff members Melanie Bixby, Paul Oostburg Sanz, and Lynne Weil to examine the proposed Millennium Challenge Account programs in Mongolia. 2. Embassy control officer for the visit will be DCM Brian Gol [...]
2006-08-14 07:20:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT PREL PREF MG
06ULAANBAATAR622Efforts Against Domestic Violence Increasing
[...] Mongolia is increasing efforts to combat an epidemic of domestic violence which affects perhaps a third of all women. As well as a 2004 law, a draft national action plan will be submitted in September, and the Supreme Court may clarify some remaining legal issues in coming months. While publ [...]
2006-08-16 02:47:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SOCI EAID PREF MG
06ULAANBAATAR625DALAI LAMA TO VISIT MONGOLIA AUGUST 21-28
[...] (C) The Japanese DCM told EP chief on August 16 that the Dalai Lama will transit Japan next week en route to Mongolia. The DCM said that Tokyo had informed the Japanese embassy here that the Dalai Lama would transit Japan en route to Mongolia on August 21, and would transit Japan again on Au [...]
2006-08-16 06:37:00Embassy UlaanbaatarCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM SOCI MG CH JA
06ULAANBAATAR628Mongolia's Looming Mercury Pollution Crisis
[...] Summary. The widespread use of mercury in the informal gold mining sector in Mongolia has produced a looming environmental crisis. As many as 100,000 "ninja" miners -- 15-20% of them children -- now work in the sector, a number that has sharply increased in the last five years. Illegal u [...]
2006-08-17 05:47:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDSENV PGOV EMIN SOCI ELAB PHUM MG
06ULAANBAATAR639Mongolia Braces for Dalai Lama Arrival, China's Reaction
[...] (SBU) The President's Foreign Policy Advisor confirmed to the Embassy on August 21 that the Dalai Lama would arrive later in the day. (Note: The direct flight to Ulaanbaatar from Tokyo arrives at 10:00 PM.) The Dalai Lama will visit at the invitation of the head lama of Gandan Monastery, the [...]
2006-08-21 08:33:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM MG CH
06ULAANBAATAR646Visiting PACOM Commander Admiral Fallon Makes Progress On
[...] (SBU) PACOM Commander Admiral William J. Fallon paid his first visit to Mongolia, August 19-21, at the invitation of Mongolian Chief of the General Staff LTG Togoo. The Admiral's observation of Mongolia's first-ever multinational peacekeeping training exercise, Khaan Quest 06, and joint press [...]
2006-08-25 00:20:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS PREL PTER KPKO MG IZ PL
06ULAANBAATAR648ULAANBAATAR CONTACT FOR BLUE LANTERN PROGRAM
[...] Embassy Ulaanbaatar appoints the following two individuals as the current mission U.S. Department of State employees responsible for Blue Lantern Program related issues in Mongolia. 2. Primary Contact (note: Mr. Herman will arrive on September 2 to begin his assignment in Ulaanbaatar): -- [...]
2006-08-25 05:48:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC KSEP US MG
06ULAANBAATAR658New AML Law: Better Than Nothing, But Implementation Will
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the end of June, Mongolia's parliament passed the country's first anti-money laundering (AML) law. The step followed years of foreign exhortations, including and especially from the United States, about the danger that Mongolia might become a money laundering center. There [...]
2006-09-04 05:50:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PTER ECON PREL SNAR MG
06ULAANBAATAR660Fiscal Snapshot: High Mining Revenues a Boon and a Danger
[...] SUMMARY: Buoyed by sharp GDP growth in the last few years, Mongolia's government finds itself in a time of relative plenty. However, these large revenue increases have been driven by high international commodity prices for gold and copper. When the good times end for copper and gold, Mongoli [...]
2006-09-05 02:51:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDECON PREL EAID EMIN SOCI MG
06ULAANBAATAR681Mongolia Accepts POTUS Invitation to UNGA Democracy Event
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-12 07:21:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OVIP PHUM UNGA MG
06ULAANBAATAR682CODEL KOLBE DISCUSSES DPRK REFUGEE ISSUES, MORE
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Mongolian General Intelligence Agency (GIA) officials told visiting CODEL Kolbe that since 1998 Mongolia had facilitated the resettlement in South Korea of 1,976 North Koreans and that 136 were presently in Mongolia being processed. To date, all North Koreans crossing into Mong [...]
2006-09-12 07:53:00Embassy UlaanbaatarCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PHUM PREF EAID MG KN KS
06ULAANBAATAR683SAUDI ARABIA MAY SOON ESTABLISH DIPLOMATIC
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-13 01:48:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EAID MG SA ZR
06ULAANBAATAR773Mongolia's New Golden Hoard: Five Months After New Tax,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Six short days in May saw the abrupt passage by Mongolia's State Great Hural (parliament) of a windfall profits tax on gold and copper in a process utterly lacking in consultation with stakeholders foreign or domestic and the public. Just as Mongolia looks to large foreign inve [...]
2006-10-12 07:40:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EINV ETRD EMIN MG
06ULAANBAATAR783AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON FINANCE MINISTER
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-17 08:40:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PREL EAID KCOR KMCA MG
06ULAANBAATAR790Mongolian Government, Donors Discuss Progress, Coordinate
[...] (U) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Government of Mongolia (GOM)officials and external partners (donors) convened the second bi-annual technical meeting October 9-10 to discuss progress in key areas since their first meeting in February 2006 (reftel),as well as to discuss plans for key sectors such [...]
2006-10-18 09:10:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EFIN PREL PGOV MG
06ULAANBAATAR829Country Clearance for MCA's Roche International
[...] We welcome and grant country clearance to Roche International consultants Christian Berube, David Burns, Asil Gezen, Dennis Lindberg, Lawrence Phipps, and Deana Silverston for their travels to Mongolia during the month of November. The purpose of the visit is to work with MCC's Burak Inanc and [...]
2006-11-11 07:29:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA EAID KMCA ECON MG
06ULAANBAATAR838MONGOLIAN IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1718 -- SHIPS
[...] (SBU) MFA Director for Multilateral Relations Enkhtsetseg told E/P chief on November 20 that she expects Mongolia will have its report to the UN Security Council on implementation of UNSCR 1718 ready sometime during the week of November 27. She said that MFA has asked various ministries and ag [...]
2006-11-20 07:53:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL KNNP EWWT MG KN
06ULAANBAATAR841Public Diplomacy Captivates Mongolian Media by Highlighting
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-22 08:31:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC PREL EAID SCUL KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC MG
06ULAANBAATAR844Opportunity to Strengthen US-Mongolia Ties: 2007 Marks 20th
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-28 02:15:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PREL ECON OIIP OPRC KMDR MG
06ULAANBAATAR856Alaska National Guard State Partnership Bolsters Military
[...] (U) Summary and comment: During a mid-November visit by Alaska National Guard head Major General Craig Campbell, Mongolian military counterparts expressed appreciation for the State Partnership Program (SPP) relationship with the Alaska National Guard, but urged even more assistance. MG Camp [...]
2006-12-05 08:32:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR ETRD KPAO MG
06ULAANBAATAR858Mongolian Human Rights Commission Claims Widespread Abuse
[...] SUMMARY: The Mongolia's National Human Rights Commission annual report devotes 29 pages to chronicling the widespread abuse of pre-trial detainees and the poor conditions under which they are imprisoned. It's grim reading, with case after case of deaths caused due to beatings, reportedly ofte [...]
2006-12-07 04:20:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV MG
06ULAANBAATAR861Mongolia INCSR: Part 1
[...] The following is post's submission for Part 1 of the INCSR. 2. Begin text: I. Summary Drug trafficking and abuse are not widespread in Mongolia, but continue to rise and draw the attention of the government. Mongolia's young, burgeoning urban population is especially vulnerable to t [...]
2006-12-08 07:10:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR MG
06ULAANBAATAR881Shadowy Buyers Near Purchase of Largest Mongolian Bank
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: There are major concerns about the impending sale of Trade and Development Bank (TDB),Mongolia's largest bank overall and the key bank for foreign exchange and foreign transactions, to a shadowy 100% Mongolian-owned consortium with unknown financing. The IFC and th [...]
2006-12-22 08:18:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV PREL ETRD EMIN ENRG MG
06UNVIEVIENNA659IAEA/IRAN: "LIKE-MINDED" DISCUSS DG REPORT,
[...] (U) This is a guidance request; please see para 9. 2. (C) Ambassador Schulte met with the group of "like-minded" countries (EU3, CAN, AUS, NZ, NOR, ROK, JAP, ARG) on September 6, with all parties agreeing that the DG's August 31 report clearly shows Iranian defiance of UNSCR 1696 (even tho [...]
2006-09-06 17:34:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC IAEA IR KNNP
06USNATO624ICTY ACTION PLAN SCORECARD, OCTOBER 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-19 16:09:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALSR KCRM PREL PGOV PHUM
06USNATO716ACCESSION OF BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA, MONTENEGRO,
[...] (C) In a historic and emotional morning at NATO HQ on December 14, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Serbia joined the Partnership for Peace by signing the PfP Framework Document in back-to-back meetings with the North Atlantic Council (NAC). BiH trilateral Presidency Chairman Nebosjsha [...]
2006-12-14 17:02:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL MARR XB
06USNATO731RFG: QATAR CHALLENGING IMMIGRATION STATUS OF NATO
[...] (SBU) This is a request for guidance; see para 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY. The Qatari government has informed NATO that fourteen ISAF personnel at the CAOC at al Udeid airbase are in illegal immigration status, working ISAF issues in the absence of a NATO-Qatar SOFA. Qatar has asked NATO to decl [...]
2006-12-19 16:29:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF QA
06USOSCE203USOSCE AMBASSADOR FINLEY'S VISIT TO TURKMENISTAN:
[...] (SBU) This is a joint USOSCE-Embassy Ashgabat message. 2. (C) Summary: During her May 4-5 visit to Ashgabat, USOSCE Ambassador Finley met with GOTX officials to urge progress on human rights and democratic reforms in Turkmenistan. With the exception of FM Rashit Meredov, GOTX interlocut [...]
2006-05-16 09:07:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TX
06USUNNEWYORK10781267 COMMITTEE: FRENCH REACTION TO U.S. PAPER ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The French Mission stressed its desire to work closely with the USUN to reach agreement on how to revise listing and de-listing procedures in the UN Security Council's 1267 (al-Qaida/Taliban) Committee. French Mission officials met with USUN on May 22 to respond to our April 27 d [...]
2006-05-26 18:20:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALETTC KTFN EFIN UNSC PREL PGOV
06USUNNEWYORK1156HAITI SRSG MULET CALLS FOR MAINTAINING MINUSTAH
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 7. 2. (SBU) Summary. UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Assistant Secretary-General Hedi Annabi convened Friends of Haiti (U.S., France, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Peru, and Chile) on June 1 to meet newly-appointed Special Repres [...]
2006-06-06 22:43:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPKO UNSC HA
06USUNNEWYORK1180ICTY/ICTR PRESIDENTS, PROSECUTORS BRIEF SECURITY
[...] BEGIN SUMMARY: The Presidents of and Prosecutors for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) briefed the Security Council June 7 on their progress toward implementation of the Completion Strategy of the re [...]
2006-06-09 19:47:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ICTY KJUS UNSC ICTR
06USUNNEWYORK1198UN SECRETARIAT OUTLINES STEPS TO ESTABLISH HARIRI
[...] (SBU) Summary. During a meeting with Department laywers and USUN Political and Legal officers on June 9, UN Office of Legal Affairs (OLA) lawyer Mark Quarterman and Department of Political Affairs (DPA) officer Alma Saliu said they believed they had reached agreement with Lebanese judges Chouc [...]
2006-06-13 23:39:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KCRM PINR KISL UNSC LE SY UN
06USUNNEWYORK1254INDIA AND THE U.S.: BILATERAL TIES NOT REFLECTED
[...] (C) Summary and Comment. India's positions on key issues of importance to the U.S. in New York do not appear to have kept pace with the increasingly strong bilateral ties developing in New Delhi and Washington. India is perceived as one of a handful of countries (which includes Egypt, Pakistan, B [...]
2006-06-21 22:04:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV ECON AORC KUNR UNSC IN
06USUNNEWYORK1270LOOTED IRAQI STATUE?
[...] USUN has received a June 21 diplomatic note (text in para 2 below) from the Iraqi Mission to the UN requesting USG assistance in returning a statue reportedly looted from the Iraqi Museum. As the note refers to information provided by AmEmbassy Baghdad, perhaps action is already underway. US [...]
2006-06-26 15:54:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDOFDP IZ UN
06USUNNEWYORK1299SECURITY COUNCIL MISSION TO DRC: SOME FINAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: On June 11-12 the Democratic Republic of Congo hosted a Security Council mission led by France and with eight other members participating. The U.S. was the only other P5 member represented. DPKO and mission delegations drafted a detailed account of the Council mission and th [...]
2006-07-03 20:24:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM UNSC CG
06USUNNEWYORK1321UN ADMINISTRATION: U.S. MEMBER REPASCH TO ATTEND
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-06 17:17:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR
06USUNNEWYORK1538UNSC/SUDAN: SO CLOSE YET STILL SO FAR AWAY FROM
[...] (C) Expectations are mounting ahead of August 17 United Nations Security Council (UNSC) consultations on Darfur, and the question remains of how to proceed on the draft resolution authorizing transition of the African Union (AU) Mission in Sudan (AMIS) to a UN operation. The draft is stuck in [...]
2006-08-15 12:34:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK17201540: COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN SEEKS MOVEMENT ON WORK
[...] Summary: Slovak PermRep and 1540 Committee Chairman Peter Burian consulted Ambassador Bolton and Ambassador Sanders August 31 on how to end the 1540 Committee's deadlock over its draft work program. The Russian delegation blocked the UK-drafted program on July 27, despite the P-5 experts' p [...]
2006-09-05 15:25:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL AORC PTER UNSC KNNP
06USUNNEWYORK1849TANZANIA REPORTEDLY ABSTAINS IN ERROR ON BURMA
[...] (C) After the September 15 Burma vote, Ambassador Bolton approached Tanzanian Counselor Begum Taj to express surprise over her abstention on the vote. She assured the Ambassador that she had received explicit instructions from her capital to abstain on the procedural vote, implying that her [...]
2006-09-22 13:47:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC BM TZ
06USUNNEWYORK1985COUNTER-TERRORISM COMMITTEE CHAIRMANSHIP -
[...] Action request, para 5. 2. For the past two years Danish Permanent Representative, Ellen Loj has energetically chaired the UN Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC),a subsidiary body of the Security Council. When Denmark's term as a non-permanent member of the Council ends on December 31, she w [...]
2006-10-17 14:22:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK2233SE NATIOS' MEETING WITH SYG ANNAN ON DARFUR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a December 4 meeting with SYG Kofi Annan, Presidential Special Envoy for the Sudan Andrew Natsios pushed for quick implementation of the Addis Ababa principles and highlighted the need for clarity on the mission's command and control. Annan expressed optimism in the face o [...]
2006-12-08 21:52:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER UNSC SU KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK2254CHINESE IN NY THREATEN VETO OF BURMA RESOLUTION
[...] (C) Summary: Chinese Political Counselor Li Junhua told PolCouns and deputy PolCouns December 14 that if the United States moved forward with its draft resolution on Burma there would be a "political showdown" in the Security Council. Speaking without instructions but based on telecons wit [...]
2006-12-14 23:46:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BM CH
06USUNNEWYORK2285SECURITY COUNCIL REVIEWS COUNTER-TERRORISM
[...] BEGIN SUMMARY: The Security Council conducted its second comprehensive review of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) December 20. The Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) submitted a report to the Council in connection with the review, assessing CTED's work in 2006 and [...]
2006-12-22 23:23:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER UNSC KFTN KNNP
06USUNNEWYORK346UN/IRAQ: FEBRUARY 23 U.S.-UK-UN TRILATERAL MEETING
[...] Begin Summary. During the February 23 UN-U.S.-UK trilateral meeting on UNAMI staff and security, UN Secretariat staff gave an update on UNAMI electoral and SIPDIS constitutional assistance. They indicated that Japan had shown interest in providing aviation support for UNAMI, but had not [...]
2006-02-24 16:38:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC PGOV IZ
06USUNNEWYORK352AMBASSADOR WOLFF'S FEBRUARY 21 MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Summary: During a February 22, meeting Ambassador Wolff and Belgian Ambassador Johan Verbeke discussed the Human Rights Council, Peacebuilding Commission and U.S.-EU cooperation. Both Ambassadors agreed that the U.S. and EU needed to cooperate more closely to avoid having our mutual inte [...]
2006-02-24 23:36:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPHUM KUNR EUN HPKO EAID BE
06USUNNEWYORK374HMONG CHILDREN: UNICEF HITS IMPASSE
[...] (C) Summary: USUN econoffs met February 23 with UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Kul Gautam to review ways to break the current impasse over reunification of 27 Hmong refugee children incarerated in Laos whose parents remain in Thailand (reftels). Gautam noted there would be no movement withou [...]
2006-02-27 20:23:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF UNICEF LA TH
06USUNNEWYORK454UN/IRAQ: UNAMI SECURITY ISSUES AND NEXT STEPS
[...] (C) Begin Summary. The SYG hosted a policy committee meeting March 7 for senior UN staff to discuss Iraq. He decided to expand UN operations in Erbil and approved the plan for mid- and long-term UNAMI accommodation in Baghdad. He decided not to expand in Basra for now and continued to insis [...]
2006-03-09 23:23:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC PGOV ASEC IZ
06USUNNEWYORK832HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: UN SECRETARIAT BRIEFS ON
[...] SUMMARY. The GA Secretariat and Office of Legal Affairs provided a briefing April 19 on plans and preparations for the May 9 election of members of the Human Rights Council (HRC). The Secretariat reiterated that the HRC elections will provide for each candidate to be voted directly and indi [...]
2006-04-21 23:29:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK845UN COUNTER-TERRORISM EXECUTIVE DIRECTORATE (CTED)
[...] (U) Summary. In an April 18 meeting, CTED Director Ruperez reiterated his interest in close co-operation with the USG on counter-terrorism, discussed CTED's progress during the past six months and plans for its future. USUN shared USG priorities for increasing CTED effectiveness. End Summa [...]
2006-04-24 18:06:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER
06USUNNEWYORK891UN ON LEBANESE TRIBUNAL, BRAMMERTZ EXTENSION
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: The UN's Office of Legal Affairs (OLA) says it is bewildered by the request of Lebanese Justice Minister Charles Rizk to appoint a prosecutor-general now for the tribunal to be established to try any suspects in the murder of Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri. OLA's Mark [...]
2006-04-28 22:33:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC LE SY
06VATICAN102HOLY SEE STATEMENT ON IRAN
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Holy See issued a statement June 3 in response to embassy demarche on Iran. It is cautiously supportive and probably marks the limit of Holy See public comment on this issue for now. End Summary. 2. (U) The Holy See's Secretariat of State (foreign ministry) issued a sta [...]
2006-06-06 10:16:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL VT
06VATICAN122HOLY SEE: CARDINAL POUPARD'S VIEWS ON ISLAM
[...] (C) Summary. The Holy See's new principal voice on matters Islamic, Cardinal Poupard, told Ambassador that the Pope wants dialogue with Muslims to focus on the local level and to be approached through a framework of culture rather than of theology. Poupard's confident remarks are further evid [...]
2006-06-27 07:59:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL VT
06VATICAN126CATHOLIC - ORTHODOX RELATIONS: NATIONALITY COUNTS
[...] (C) New hope for Catholic-Orthodox relations in the pontificate of Benedict XVI has been predicated in part upon the exit of the Polish Pope John Paul II, seen by many as an obstacle to improved relations with the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) because of his nationality and his role in the do [...]
2006-07-03 13:01:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALKIRF PHUM SOCI PL RS TU VT
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