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07TAIPEI843	KAOHSIUNG PARTY LEADERS ON UPCOMING LEGISLATIVE [...] (C) Summary: Kaohsiung DPP and KMT leaders recently told AIT that the ruling DPP has boosted its support since coming to power in 2000 by directing resources and attention to Kaohsiung City, reversing the historical neglect of the south by the previous KMT central government. KMT Legislator [...]	2007-04-13 13:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW

07TAIPEI878	PREMIER SU TSENG-CHANG ON PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY [...] (S) Summary: In an April 18 meeting with Premier Su Tseng-chang, the Director underscored U.S. concerns about the SIPDIS stalled defense budget and the possibility of election-driven moves by Taiwan that could damage cross-Strait stability. Su said the DPP is trying to work out a compromis [...]	2007-04-19 10:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PGOV PREL TW
07TAIPEI892	MA YING-JEOU OVER DINNER: HIS COURT CASE, [...] (C) Summary. In a private dinner with the Director on April 18, KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou betrayed frustration over his corruption trial, but expressed confidence that he would be found innocent. He predicted that President Chen would continue pushing ethnic and other deep-Gre [...]	2007-04-23 08:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MASS MCAP PINR CH TW
07TAIPEI908	TAIWAN VICE PREMIER GETS TOUGH ON TRADE AGENDA [...] (C) Summary: In a somewhat surprising turn, Vice Premier Tsai Ing-wen complained to AIT Director April 24 that Taiwan SIPDIS believes there has been a serious loss of balance in the U.S.-Taiwan bilateral trade relationship. Delivering a written demarche, Tsai argued that the TIFA agenda ne [...]	2007-04-24 09:26:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL TW
07TAIPEI909	KMT LY SPEAKER WANG JIN-PYNG: DEFENSE BUDGET [...] (C) Summary: KMT Legislative Yuan Speaker Wang Jin-pyng told the Director on April 23 that the KMT will continue to block passage of the annual and defense budgets until the DPP relinquishes control of the Central Election Commission (CEC). The KMT is locked in a "life or death" struggle with [...]	2007-04-24 10:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MASS MCAP PINR CH TW
07TAIPEI91	TAIWAN VICE PREMIER ON BILATERAL TRADE [...] (C) Summary: Vice Premier Tsai told AIT Director Young January 12 she is focused on managing the financial crisis resulting from a run on a local bank and criminal investigations into the collapse of a large local conglomerate. The Director reaffirmed U.S. interest in advancing bilateral tr [...]	2007-01-12 10:37:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL TW
07TAIPEI930	NEW MAC CHAIRMAN CHEN MING-TONG DOWNBEAT ON [...] (C) Summary: In an April 26 meeting with the AIT Director, the new Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chairman, Chen Ming-tong, argued the case for Taiwan to take action soon to preserve its sovereignty in the face changes in the cross-Strait status quo. The Director emphasized the benefits Taiw [...]	2007-04-26 10:31:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PREL PGOV EAIR ECON CH TW
07TAIPEI931	TAIWAN - ST. LUCIA: KICKING IT UP A NOTCH [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan Premier Su Tseng-chang on April 25 praised the Government of St. Lucia's April 24 announcement that it would establish full diplomatic relations with Taiwan as a positive development that would help Taiwan boost its diplomatic partners from 24 to 25. In the midst of a fie [...]	2007-04-26 10:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TW
07TAIPEI932	TAIWAN VICE PREMIER HANGS TOUGH ON TRADE [...] (C) Summary: During an April 26 meeting in which Director Young passed on Washington's latest thinking on TIFA (ref B),Vice Premier Tsai hung tough in her response. She left the U.S.-proposed July dates for the TIFA Council meeting on the table while reiterating her insistence on acceleratin [...]	2007-04-26 11:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL TW
07TAIPEI985	MORE MAC PESSIMISM ON CROSS-STRAIT INITIATIVES [...] (C) Summary: In a May 1, 2007 meeting with AIT, Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chief Secretary Jan Jyh- horng expressed pessimism about the likelihood of cross- Strait agreements on charter flights and tourism during the remaining thirteen months of the Chen administration. He further told AIT [...]	2007-05-02 05:06:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV PINR EAIR CH TW
07TAIPEI998	TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR FIRMS - FOCUSED ON CHINA [...] (SBU) Summary: Semiconductor industry executives described Taiwan's decision to permit investment in more advanced manufacturing technology in China as a small step in the right direction. They do not expect to see further liberalization of investment restrictions during the Chen administrati [...]	2007-05-03 01:53:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETTC PGOV PREL TW CH
07TALLINN118	ESTONIAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS II: WHAT'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Estonia's March 4 parliamentary elections will produce a multi-party coalition government that is unlikely to bring about any significant changes in Estonia's domestic or foreign policy. All of the major parties are campaigning on a mixture of social and economic issues includi [...]	2007-02-23 09:24:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EN
07TALLINN138	ESTONIA LOSING KEY INDUSTRY SUPPORT FOR IPR [...] (U) Action request; please see paragraph 5. 2. (U) Summary: Loss of funding from the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) will likely result in the closing of Estonia's only anti-piracy NGO, the Estonian Organiza [...]	2007-03-02 15:48:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON EN
07TALLINN173	ESTONIA AGREES WITH U.S. ON BURMA [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-15 12:02:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EUN BM EN
07TALLINN2	ESTONIA: FM PAET VISITS GEORGIA [...] (SBU) Summary. During his visit to Georgia December 18-19, Georgian Officials told Foreign Minister Urmas Paet that: -- they hope for a NATO Membership Action Plan (MAP) already in 2007; -- they intend to extend economic and political reforms and substantially increase investment in educa [...]	2007-01-03 09:14:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EU NATO OSCE GG RU EN
07TALLINN223	ESTONIA'S NEW GOVERNMENT (PART I): REFORMING [...] (U) Summary. The Estonian Reform Party has formed a coalition government with like-minded center-right parties, Isamaa and Res Public Union (IRL) and the Social Democrats (SDE). The coalition agreement, signed by the parties on April 2, reflects Reform's priorities for a pro-active, pro-w [...]	2007-04-03 11:26:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EN
07TALLINN233	ESTONIA'S NEW GOVERNMENT (PART II): BIOS ON KEY [...] (U) Summary. On April 2, the Estonian Reform Party, Isamaa and Res Publica Union (IRL),and the Social Democratic Party (SDE) officially signed a coalition agreement forming the new government. The three-party coalition has 60 seats in the 101-member parliament (Ref A). Prime Minister Andru [...]	2007-04-05 13:10:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EN
07TALLINN24	TALLINN'S BFIF FY07 PROPOSAL [...] Summary: Embassy Tallinn proposes four FY07 projects for the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund. All four projects are integral parts of Embassy Tallinn's relationship with its FCS partnership post in Helsinki, Finland. The first is a summer 2007 FSI Commercial Tradecraft training program [...]	2007-01-16 06:05:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD BEXP AMGT ABUD BTIO EINV EN
07TALLINN247	ESTONIA'S NEW GOVERNMENT (PART III): FOREIGN AND [...] (C) Summary. The new Estonian government's foreign and security policy priorities include strong relations with the U.S. and NATO, Afghanistan, better Estonia-Russia relations, and promoting democracy and stability in the region. The new government supports continued engagement in Iraq, but this is [...]	2007-04-17 13:52:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	EN MARR MOPS PGOV PREL
07TALLINN259	ESTONIA IN ADVANCE OF APRIL 23-24 GAERC [...] (C) Summary. On April 20, we delivered Reftel points on U.S. positions in advance of the EU's April 23-24 GAERC meeting to Kart Juhasoo-Lawrence, MFA Counselor for U.S. Affairs, and Kristel Kase, EU GAERC Desk Officer. The majority of the meeting was devoted to discussing the upcoming U.S.-E [...]	2007-04-20 14:45:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN ETRD KPAL PREL EN
07TALLINN277	U.S.-BALTIC RELATIONS REMAIN STRONG: U.S.-BALTICS [...] (U) Summary. The Government of Estonia (GOE) hosted the U.S.-Baltic Multilateral and Bilateral Working Group Meeting in Tallinn on April 10-12. At the multilateral working group meetings, the key issues discussed were the future of the NATO Air Policing mission, international operations (in [...]	2007-04-26 15:09:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PGOV PREL LG LH EN
07TALLINN278	U.S.-BALTIC RELATIONS REMAIN STRONG: U.S.-BALTICS [...] (U) Summary. The Government of Estonia (GOE) hosted the U.S.-Baltic Multilateral and Bilateral Working Group Meeting in Tallinn on April 10-12. At the multilateral working group meetings, the key issues discussed were the future of the NATO Air Policing mission, international operations (in [...]	2007-04-26 15:09:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PGOV PREL LG LH EN
07TALLINN280	REACTIONS TO REMOVAL OF ESTONIA,S BRONZE SOLDIER [...] (SBU) Summary: On the evening of April 26, a mostly young, mostly Russian crowd of 1,000-1,500 demonstrating against the removal of the Bronze Soldier monument refused police orders to disperse. The police then dispersed the crowd by force. As the demonstrators scattered they broke shop wind [...]	2007-04-27 11:17:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RS EN
07TALLINN297	UPDATE ON BRONZE SOLDIER AND ESTONIAN-RUSSIAN [...] (C) Summary. Following days of demonstrations outside the Estonian Embassy in Moscow and an attack on their Ambassador, the GOE pushed hard for EU engagement with Moscow. The resulting Troika demarche in Moscow and statement by the Presidency was well-received by the GOE. A Russian State Ra [...]	2007-05-03 16:09:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RS EN
07TALLINN310	ESTONIA: GOE OFFICIALS ON THE BRONZE SOLDIER, [...] (C) Summary: During a series of courtesy calls May 7-9, senior GOE officials expressed appreciation for strong U.S. support after the attack on Estonian's Embassy in Moscow. Prime Minister Ansip noted Estonia did not want to create problems for its allies, but emphasized that Russia's actions [...]	2007-05-11 14:36:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RU EN
07TALLINN327	ESTONIA: IRAN-VENEZUELA DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-21 07:59:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR PHUM MASS ECON PTER VE IR EN
07TALLINN347	RUSSIAN BEAR HUG SQUEEZES ESTONIAN ECONOMY [...] (C) Summary: In the three weeks since the April 26-27 Bronze Soldier riots, Estonia has faced pressure from an array of trade-disrupting measures from Russia. Cyber attacks on government and financial websites have been costly and have raised international concern and support. GOE officials [...]	2007-05-29 05:51:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ETRD RS EN
07TALLINN367	TALLINN'S PROPOSAL FOR 2007 IPR ENFORCEMENT [...] In response to reftel, the following is Embassy Tallinn's proposal for funding to develop, distribute and promote an extensive awareness campaign in Estonia to combat internet piracy and promote cyber security. Background ----------- 2. The biggest IPR challenge in countries with a well [...]	2007-06-05 07:41:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAIR EU KTIA PREL EN
07TALLINN374	ESTONIA'S CYBER ATTACKS: LESSONS LEARNED [...] (S) Summary. On April 27, Estonia became the unprecedented victim of the world's first cyber attacks against a nation state. Although an analysis of events is ongoing, this event demonstrated the vulnerability of both government and private sector internet infrastructure. Working together wi [...]	2007-06-06 14:24:00	Embassy Tallinn	SECRET	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD NATO RS EN
07TALLINN375	ESTONIA'S CYBER ATTACKS: LESSONS LEARNED [...] (S) Summary. On April 27, Estonia became the unprecedented victim of the world's first cyber attacks against a nation state. Although an analysis of events is ongoing, this event demonstrated the vulnerability of both government and private sector internet infrastructure. Working together with [...]	2007-06-06 14:24:00	Embassy Tallinn	SECRET	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD NATO RS EN
07TALLINN376	ESTONIA: ADDITIONAL SUDAN SANCTIONS [...] (SBU) On May 31, we delivered reftel points to Marin Mottus, MFA Director for the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America, and Keiu Saral, MFA Africa Desk Officer. On June 6, Saral informed us that since Estonia has no diplomatic relations with Sudan, it will support the EU's common position th [...]	2007-06-08 05:06:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD ETTC UN SU EUN EN
07TALLINN433	ESTONIA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BOEHNER [...] (SBU) Summary: The last eight months have been a banner period for U.S.-Estonian bilateral relations, including President Bush's November visit to Tallinn, Foreign Minister Paet's recent visit to Washington for a celebration of the 85th anniversary of diplomatic relations, and President Ilves [...]	2007-06-28 14:18:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN EN
07TALLINN463	ESTONIA: BIO OF INCOMING AMBASSADOR TO THE U.S. [...] (C) Summary. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has named Vaino Reinart as Estonia's new Ambassador to the United States. Reinart is one of the MFA's most senior and respected diplomats, and has a high reputation for his intelligence and skills as a political operator. As Estonia's form [...]	2007-07-16 11:27:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV PREL EN
07TALLINN472	ESTONIA: THE GOVERNMENT'S FIRST 100 DAYS [...] (C) Summary. July 13 marked the first 100 days of Prime Minister Andrus Ansip's center-right coalition government. The "Bronze Riots," cyber attacks and tensions with Moscow, consumed most of the GOE's attention during this period. Ansip and his Reform party have emerged even more popular b [...]	2007-07-23 09:33:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS EN
07TALLINN498	ESTONIAN CONCERNS OVER AZERBAIJAN [...] (SBU) On July 26, we delivered reftel points to Toomas Lukk, MFA Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, concerning USG concerns over the state of democracy and human rights in Azerbaijan. Lukk responded that the GOE fully shares U.S. concerns and is keen on doing more in Azerbaijan and [...]	2007-07-30 13:39:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN KDEM OSCE PGOV PHUM AJ EN
07TALLINN5	ESTONIA: PRESIDENT AND PM DISCUSS RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA AND [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-03 15:54:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EU RU EN
07TALLINN519	AMBASSADOR'S MEEING WITH NEW FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] (U) Summary. On August 8, the Ambassador hosted a luncheon with Sven Mikser, Member of Parliament (MP) and the new Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC). The two discussed Estonia and the European Union's relations with Russia, Estonia's contributions in the global war on terror, an [...]	2007-08-13 07:17:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EINV EN
07TALLINN520	THE ESTONIA-RUSSIA BORDER: MANY ROADS TO GRIDLOCK [...] (U) Summary: Extended delays in recent months for truckers waiting to transport goods from northeastern Estonia into Russia have raised many questions about possible causes, especially in the wake of Bronze Soldier- related transit disruptions since April. It is unclear whether politics or si [...]	2007-08-13 12:39:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL RU ECON EN
07TALLINN547	ESTONIA: NEW DEFENSE COMMITTEE CHAIR DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) Summary. On August 15, the Ambassador hosted a luncheon for Mati Raidma, Member of Parliament (MP) and new Chairman of the National Defense Committee (NDC). The two discussed Parliament's upcoming votes to renew the Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) mission mandates for Iraq, Afghanistan, [...]	2007-08-24 08:30:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MOPS MARR EN
07TALLINN548	ESTONIA: SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY OF ENERGY SELL [...] (SBU) Summary: The last year has been a banner period for U.S.-Estonian bilateral relations, including President Bush's November visit to Tallinn, Foreign Minister Paet's visit to Washington for a celebration of the 85th anniversary of diplomatic relations, and President Ilves' June visit to W [...]	2007-08-24 10:40:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV OVIP AMGT ASEC AFIN EN
07TALLINN549	ESTONIA: SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The last year has been a banner period for U.S.-Estonian bilateral relations, including President Bush's November visit to Tallinn, Foreign Minister Paet's visit to Washington for a celebration of the 85th anniversary of diplomatic relations, and President Ilves' June visit to [...]	2007-08-24 10:44:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV OVIP AMGT ASEC AFIN EN
07TALLINN567	ESTONIA'S FULLFILMENT OF OECD ACCESSION CRITERIA [...] (SBU) Summary: In post's judgment, Estonia fulfills the accession criteria for membership in the OECD. Estonia is an active, prosperous and developed member of many international organizations, including NATO, the European Union and the WTO. It demonstrates a broad respect for the values of [...]	2007-08-29 13:26:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV SENV OECD EN KDEM
07TALLINN583	SCENESETTER FOR PRINCIPAL DEPUTY SECRETARY KURT [...] (U) Welcome to Tallinn. Your visit will bring you to one of our most supportive allies in Europe. Your arrival comes on the heels of a banner period for U.S.-Estonian bilateral relations the past year: the President's historic visit to Estonia last November; Estonian appreciation for U.S. su [...]	2007-09-06 14:25:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV OVIP AMGT ASEC AFIN EN
07TALLINN588	LEADING ESTONIAN MP DISCUSSES RUSSIA [...] (SBU) During a recent meeting with the Ambassador, Marko Mihkelson, head of the Parliament's EU Affairs Committee, highlighted as important issues: regional security and stability issues, Russia and President Vladimir Putin's political future, and Russia's re-tooling of history. He also emph [...]	2007-09-07 13:20:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR RU GG EN
07TALLINN589	ESTONIA: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF FBI DIRECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Welcome to Tallinn. Three and a half years after NATO and EU accession, Estonia remains a strong ally on all fronts. It is a steadfast ally in the Global War on Terror (GWOT) in both Afghanistan and Iraq, and an effective role model for democracy in the former Soviet states [...]	2007-09-07 14:42:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV OVIP AMGT ASEC AFIN EN
07TALLINN598	EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PRESIDENT OFFERS SUPPORT [...] (U) Summary: In August, President of the European Parliament Hans-Gert Poettering visited Estonia to discuss the GOE's language and integration reform efforts for the Russian-speaking minority. Poettering met with representatives of Estonia's Russian-speaking community as well as President I [...]	2007-09-11 14:31:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EU EN
07TALLINN621	USDOC DAS FOR EUROPE VISITS ESTONIA [...] (SBU) Summary: GOE officials told Department of Commerce DAS for Europe Paul Dyck that Estonia is very open to more U.S. investment and noted that Estonia's business climate has not suffered from the cyber attacks of early May. They also expressed interest in the goals of the new Trans- Atlan [...]	2007-09-20 10:34:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ECON PGOV EN
07TALLINN633	ESTONIA: PDAS VOLKER AT V-10 POLITICAL DIRECTORS [...] (C) Summary. EUR PDAS Volker participated in the Vilnius Ten (V-10) political directors conference in Tallinn, Estonia on September 12-13. V-10 political directors generally supported eventual NATO enlargement for the Adriatic 3 (Albania, Croatia, and Macedonia) and the need for more EU unit [...]	2007-09-26 11:22:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM NATO KCFE EN
07TALLINN66	ESTONIA: IPR WORKSHOP REVEALS SHORTCOMINGS AND [...] (U) Summary: On January 17-18, Embassy Tallinn and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) held a workshop focusing on copyright infringement in the digital environment. The event was a rare coming together of 60 Estonian police, prosecutors, judges, government officials, law professor [...]	2007-01-31 15:19:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN KIPR EN
07TALLINN685	AMBASSADOR BRIEFS ESTONIAN MPS ON U.S. FOREIGN [...] (SBU) Ambassador briefed Estonian Parliamentarians October 16 on the U.S.-Estonia relationship. His presentation, at the invitation of Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Sven Mikser (Defense Minister from 2002- 2003),informed key members of parliament ahead of Estonia's decision on whether to e [...]	2007-10-19 14:02:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF IZ EN
07TALLINN708	ESTONIAN DEFENSE MINISTER FORCE FOR CHANGE [...] (C) Summary. In the relatively short amount of time Minister of Defense Jaak Aaviksoo has been in office, he has taken significant steps to reform both the Ministry of Defense (MOD) and Estonian Defense Forces (EDF). Aaviksoo?s priority for 2007 has been to create a military legal framework f [...]	2007-11-01 08:01:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS EN
07TALLINN745	TALLINN'S BFIF FY07 FINAL REPORT [...] Summary: Embassy Tallinn received USD 2,500 from the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund in 2007 for FSC Helsinki Shadow Training and an U.S. Automobile Industry promotion project. Post used 959.67 for the U.S. car promotion project (reported in ref C) and 477.50 USD for Helsinki Shadow trai [...]	2007-11-16 13:00:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD BEXP AMGT ABUD AFIN EINV EN
07TALLINN752	SCENESETTER FOR ESTONIAN PM ANSIP'S NOVEMBER 27-29 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Andrus Ansip's November 27- 29 visit to Washington, his first as PM, comes on the eve of the Estonian Parliament's vote to renew Estonia's participation in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Ansip supports Estonia's military engagements abroad, but relies on USG recognitio [...]	2007-11-21 14:36:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG NATO ECON CVIS EN
07TALLINN88	ESTONIAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS I: POLITICAL [...] (U) Summary: Estonia is in full campaign mode in the run up to parliamentary elections on March 4. Eleven parties are vying for seats in the Riigikogu (the Estonian parliament). Of these, five or six are expected to win enough votes for parliamentary representation. The "X-factors" in the e [...]	2007-02-12 13:13:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EN
07TALLINN92	ESTONIA'S ECONOMY: OUTLOOK FOR CONTINUED GROWTH [...] (U) Estonia's economic growth has exceeded 10% for two years running. This has led to the inevitable question: "How long can it last"? Regional banks, the Ministry of Finance, and financial media all forecast around 9% real GDP growth in 2007, down from 11.5% in 2006. While a few local obs [...]	2007-02-13 13:57:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV EN
07TASHKENT1022	CHEAP CHINESE LOANS TO KEY UZBEK SECTORS [...] (U) In April, the Chinese Eximbank extended by one year the validity of a $300 million export-financing credit line to the National Bank of Uzbekistan. This credit line was initially provided in 2004 to finance the purchase of Chinese-produced equipment for use in key sectors of the Uzbek eco [...]	2007-05-29 09:49:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON PREL PGOV CH UZ
07TASHKENT1029	UZBEKISTAN REACTS TO EU SANCTIONS DECISION [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Uzbekistan reacted on several fronts to the EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) decision on May 14 to prolong sanctions against Uzbekistan. The Foreign Ministry issued a critical statement; state-controlled media published negative stories; [...]	2007-05-29 11:49:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EUN UZ
07TASHKENT1051	OSCE PROJECTS GET AXED DUE TO EU SANCTIONS [...] (C) OSCE Ambassador Jenca, on May 31, told Charge he was called in by Foreign Minister Norov on May 29 to express the GOU,s dissatisfaction with the EU,s May 14 sanctions decision (Ref A). Norov explained to Jenca that since the OSCE and EU were &like-minded8 organizations and cooperated clos [...]	2007-06-01 09:46:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PREL PGOV EU UZ
07TASHKENT1054	EU PUSHES ON AFTER SANCTIONS DECISION [...] (C) Summary: After the EU decision to extend sanctions to Uzbekistan, the EU Special Representative to Central Asia, Pierre Morel, visited Tashkent on May 28 to explain the sanctions decision and EU continue engagement with the Uzbeks. Although the Uzbek Foreign Minister expressed deep dissa [...]	2007-06-04 04:04:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	EU PREL PGOV UZ
07TASHKENT1058	UZBEKISTAN 2007 FOREIGN LABOR TRENDS (FLT) REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-04 09:39:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM UZ
07TASHKENT1069	THE ERA OF U.S. ASSISTANCE IS OVER [...] (C) U.S. Coordinator for Assistance to Europe and Eurasia Tom Adams urged Deputy Prime Minister Azimov and First Deputy Foreign Minister Nematov to resolve ongoing issues involving an Embassy FSN and the seizure of U.S. assistance funding from two nongovernmental organizations. The U.S. is re [...]	2007-06-05 11:48:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID UZ
07TASHKENT1070	GOU AGREES TO RETURN SEIZED U.S. ASSISTANCE FUNDS, [...] (C) First Deputy Foreign Minister Ilkhom Nematov summoned Charge to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs June 5 and said that the Government of Uzbekistan accepted the proposal (reftel) made June 4 by U.S. Coordinator for Assistance to Europe and Eurasia Tom Adams. The proposal calls for the Gover [...]	2007-06-05 11:52:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID UZ
07TASHKENT1079	FM HARSHLY CRITICIZES PRESIDENT'S REMARKS ON [...] (C) Summary: On June 6, Foreign Minister Vladimir Norov registered the Government's deep displeasure with President Bush's criticism of Uzbekistan's human rights practices in his June 5 speech at the Prague Conference on Democracy and Security. Norov said that these comments demonstrate that [...]	2007-06-06 11:50:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV UZ
07TASHKENT1095	CHARGES DROPPED AGAINST THREE DEUTSCHE WELLE [...] (C) Summary: German Poloff Uwe Berndt confirmed a June 5 Ferghana.ru report that the Tashkent City General Prosecutor's Office dropped charges against three Deutsche Welle correspondents: Yuri Chernogayev, Sayyora Rozikulova and Obid Shabanov. The three were charged with working without a lic [...]	2007-06-08 07:15:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV GM UZ
07TASHKENT1096	GOU CONTINUES NGO REGISTRATION GAMES [...] (C) American nongovernmental organizations continue to experience registration problems despite good faith efforts to comply with Uzbek law and the advice of the Ministry of Justice. Post learned June 5 that the Ministry of Justice has denied Project Hope's application to transfer its status [...]	2007-06-08 09:16:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID UZ
07TASHKENT1139	2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] The United States Government is aware of fifteen (15) claims of United States persons against the Government of Uzbekistan, seven (7) of which have been resolved. 2. a. Claimant B b. 1998 c. Claimant B is a US trading company that exported alcohol to Uzbekistan. In 1998, customs au [...]	2007-06-15 10:29:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PGOV EINV KIDE UZ
07TASHKENT1151	UZBEKS APPARENTLY WILLING TO "FORGIVE" NGO TAX [...] (C) Summary: A U.S.-Uzbekistan working group met June 19 to discuss the process whereby U.S. assistance funds frozen or seized by the Government of Uzbekistan could be returned to the USG for reprogramming in the health sector. The U.S. side said that the most pressing issue was to halt liqui [...]	2007-06-19 11:19:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID UZ
07TASHKENT1257	GOU SIGNS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON POLICE [...] (C) Senior Police Advisor to the OSCE Secretary General Kevin Carty told Poloff that the OSCE and Government of Uzbekistan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on police training. The MOU was signed during Carty's July 4 meeting with First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs (MVD) Kadiro [...]	2007-07-09 09:09:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM OSCE UZ
07TASHKENT1258	ICRC RESTARTS, IMMEDIATELY SUSPENDS PRISON [...] (C) Summary: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Deputy Director told Charge d'Affaires on July 2 that the ICRC suspended its prison monitoring program again after a three hour visit to one of Tashkent's principal detention facilities on May 21. ICRC's prison monitoring program in [...]	2007-07-09 12:08:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV ICRC UZ
07TASHKENT1274	UZBEKISTAN: NO RESPONSE TO ICAO DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) On June 11, Pol-Econoff delivered reftel information to Ismat Fayzullaev, the Foreign Ministry's director for U.S. Affairs. Fayzullaev said that he in turn referred the information to Uzbekistan's National Agency for Aviation Oversight (GosAviaNadzor). As of July 11, despite requests f [...]	2007-07-11 23:51:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON ETRD UZ
07TASHKENT1300	UZBEK OFFICIALS SHOW A HINT OF FLEXIBILITY IN [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom John Hanford met with four key Uzbek Government interlocutors during his five-day visit to Tashkent. All fiercely defended Uzbekistan's record on religious freedom and suggested that the country's designation as a Country of [...]	2007-07-16 14:09:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KIRF UZ
07TASHKENT1323	SECOND DEMARCHE ON ICAO ASSEMBLY DELIVERED TO MFA [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-18 10:36:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON ETRD UZ
07TASHKENT1324	SERGEI IVANOV TALKS BUSINESS WITH THE UZBEKS [...] (C) Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov's visit to Tashkent focused primarily on resolving issues in the Russia-Uzbekistan commercial relationship. Although trade turnover is increasing, the growth is primarily due to large oil and gas projects while other Russian business conti [...]	2007-07-18 10:40:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ENRG EAIR KNNP JO RS UZ
07TASHKENT1369	CZECHS EXPECT "PRAGMATIC" SIX MONTHS AS LOCAL EU [...] (C) Czech Political Officer Dagmar Novohradska told Poloff that the Czech Embassy will be pragmatic during its six months as the local representative of the European Union (EU). She said that the Czechs understand their role is to represent the EU as a whole, and may need to temper some of it [...]	2007-07-25 10:33:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EU EZ UZ
07TASHKENT1407	EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM - 2007 [...] Per reftel, Post requests the temporary posting of an Embassy Science Fellow to Embassy Tashkent for approximately six weeks in either October-November 2007 or March-April 2008. No medical or security clearance is required. If approved for participation in the program, Post commits to provi [...]	2007-08-02 03:47:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPL AMGT UZ
07TASHKENT1433	UZBEKS ADOPT JUDICIAL REFORMS, BUT THE JURY'S [...] (U) The Government of Uzbekistan has adopted long-planned legislation abolishing the death penalty and transferring the power to issue detention warrants from the Prosecutor's Office to the judiciary. The new laws, adopted by both chambers of the Oliy Majlis in June, are generally the same as [...]	2007-08-07 09:56:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM UZ
07TASHKENT1444	UZBEKS SEEK TO PUNISH NATO'S "SPOILED CHILDREN" [...] (C) NATO's Central Asia Liaison Officer briefed NATO mission on the results of a trip to follow up on agreements made during the visit to Tashkent of a NATO expert-level delegation in May. Shortly after that visit, the Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) informed NATO that a further development of [...]	2007-08-09 11:04:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR NATO UZ
07TASHKENT1448	ICRC PLANS TO DEMARCHE KARIMOV [...] (C) Summary: On August 8, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Regional Delegation for Central Asia Head told poloff that ICRC has received no response from the Government on restarting its prison monitoring program since their last abortive attempt in May and is now considering del [...]	2007-08-09 12:37:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV ICRC UZ TI
07TASHKENT1486	KAZAK AMBASSADOR BRIEFS CHARGE ON UZBEK RELATIONS [...] (C) Charge met with Kazakh Ambassador Myrzakhmetov on August 8 to discuss the visit of Kazakh Prime Minister Masimov to Tashkent on 26 July. The Ambassador said the visit was the second in a scheduled series of high level visits under the Uzbek-Kazakh Intergovernmental Committee. The Ambassad [...]	2007-08-15 06:19:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN ENRG ECON KY KZ UZ
07TASHKENT1489	UZBEKS PROPOSE JOINT HUMAN RIGHTS CONFERENCE [...] (U) This message contains a guidance request. Please see para 6. 2. (C) Uzbekistan's Regional Policy Foundation has proposed a human rights conference to Post as the means to nudge the bilateral relationship back on track. The Foundation's director said the conference had been vetted and [...]	2007-08-15 08:05:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PHUM PINR UZ
07TASHKENT1606	PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES FACE OBSTACLES AND [...] (C) Summary: While President Karimov has not yet made any official announcement on elections, which are widely expected to be planned for December 23, several human rights activists already have announced their candidacies. These self-declared candidates have little chance of being registered [...]	2007-09-12 11:12:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV UZ
07TASHKENT1607	UZBEKISTAN'S FOREIGN POLICY MAP OF THE WORLD [...] (C) Summary: In an Independence Day speech to the Tashkent Diplomatic Corps August 28, FM Norov outlined Uzbekistan's foreign policy, rank-ordering relations with five tiers of countries and international organizations. Not surprisingly, he extolled relations with Russia and Russian-supporte [...]	2007-09-13 10:37:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UZ
07TASHKENT1648	U.S. COTTON GIN IS A RARE SEMI-SUCCESS STORY [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 7, econoff visited the Central Asia Seed Company (CASC),a modern, fully U.S.-owned cotton gin located in Syrdarya, about two hours southwest of Tashkent. With over ten years experience in Uzbekistan, CASC is valued by the provincial government for its social and e [...]	2007-09-17 10:33:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD ICAC UZ
07TASHKENT1662	GM-DAT, UZDAEWOO IN JOINT VENTURE TALKS; CHEVROLET [...] (C) Summary: GM-DAT, a Korean-based GM subsidiary, is in talks on the establishment of a joint venture (JV) with UzDaewoo. GM-DAT intends to sign the formal contract with President Karimov in October and then publicly announce the JV. GM-DAT views the JV as a long-term investment in which it [...]	2007-09-19 10:17:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EIND ELTN RU UZ
07TASHKENT1678	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CENTRAL-ASIA TIFA COUNCIL [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 5 and 6. 2. (C) Summary: DCM delivered reftel demarche on September 14 to Uzbek Minister for Foreign Economic Relations, Elyor Ganiev. Ganiev found the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) meeting useful, saying he would like [...]	2007-09-24 08:44:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD WTRO ZK UZ
07TASHKENT1682	NUKEM'S URANIUM QUOTA UNMET BY UZBEKS [...] (C) Summary: As per ref C guidance, econoff informed Nukem Inc.'s Tashkent Head of Office, Yevgeny Onokhin, of the Indian Embassy's inquiry into Nukem's business in Uzbekistan. Onokhin said he is cautious yet open to meeting with the Indians. DCM informed the Indian Ambassador he should direc [...]	2007-09-25 02:16:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN KNNP ENRG ETRD ECON IN UZ
07TASHKENT1699	BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON ALISHER ANVAROVICH [...] (U) Summary: On August 25, 2007, the Senate of the Republic of Uzbekistan appointed Alisher Anvarovich Kurmanov as the country's first Ambassador to Singapore. Post has obtained biographical information on Kurmanov. 2. (C) Alisher Anvarovich Kurmanov, an ethnic Tatar (officially Uzbek),w [...]	2007-09-27 10:39:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV UZ SN
07TASHKENT1729	UZBEKISTAN: U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION ON "CONDEMNING [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel information to MFA U.S. Affairs Chief Ismat Fayzullaev on October 4. Fayzullaev agreed that the draft resolution dealt with a serious issue and that he would refer the information to their appropriate officials at the MFA and the UN. He promised to inform post i [...]	2007-10-04 09:57:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI UZ
07TASHKENT1733	BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON DILOROM GAFURDJANOVA [...] (U) Summary: On September 28, the Adolat (Justice) Social Democratic Party, one of five registered political parties, all of which support the government, nominated Dilorom Gufurdjanova Tashmukhamedova to be a candidate for the presidency of Uzbekistan. Post has obtained biographical informa [...]	2007-10-04 11:34:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR PGOV UZ
07TASHKENT1734	COTTON TRADE, PROFITS (AND REFORMS?) [...] (C) Summary: The 2007 Third International Cotton and Textile Conference attracted over 250 companies, the majority Asian. Embassy staff attended. Uzbekistan expects to export over one million tons of ginned cotton in 2007 for approximately USD 1.55 billion. Over 70 percent of this year's bu [...]	2007-10-05 04:18:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ICAC EINV ETRD ELAB ZK UZ
07TASHKENT1744	CONTINUED GOU INTERFERENCE AND HARASSMENT WITH [...] (C/NF) During the last two weeks of September, travel and contact work by U.S. officials has been hindered or disrupted by the GOU on multiple occasions. On September 21 (ref B),poloff,s visit to a Bukhara school was interrupted by a National Security Service officer and the director of the [...]	2007-10-08 01:47:00	Embassy Tashkent	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL EAID KPAO PGOV PHUM PINR UZ
07TASHKENT1753	ICRC'S GLOOMY OUTLOOK ON GOU COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: ICRC's Head of Regional Delegation for Central Asia, Yves Giovannoni, met Ambassador October 5 and expressed concern at continuing lack of cooperation from the GOU, including on prison access. Giovannoni said ICRC was no longer willing to be used for political advantage by the GOU [...]	2007-10-10 13:04:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PHUM UZ
07TASHKENT1765	KOKAND TV STATION CAREFULLY MAKES PROFIT [...] (C) Summary. On October 3 poloff and visiting SCA/CEN desk officer visited the headquarters of Kokand TV, an independent television station that reaches an audience of one million in the densely populated Ferghana Valley. The owner noted that the station must compete with subsidized state ch [...]	2007-10-12 10:18:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL EAID ECON OEXC CH UZ
07TASHKENT1796	JOURNALIST REPORTEDLY ATTACKED IN TASHKENT [...] (U) The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and the independent Uznews.net website both reported on October 12 that Sid Yanyshev, a Tashkent-based correspondent for the Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) and the independent Ferghana.ru website, was attacked in Tashkent on October [...]	2007-10-18 04:04:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV UZ
07TASHKENT1807	FORENSIC LABORATORY WANTS USG TRAINING [...] (C) On October 11 poloff and INL LES visited the Main Forensic Laboratory of the Ministry of Health to formally deliver INL-funded equipment as part of an ICITAP-administered project to upgrade the forensic laboratory. Laboratory Chief Dr. Zaynutdin Giyasov expressed his gratitude for the ass [...]	2007-10-19 06:29:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR ASEC PREL KCOR KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT1810	UZBEKISTAN-CONTROLLED MEDIA ELECTION COVERAGE [...] (C) Summary: In recent weeks, Uzbek media coverage and official statements have extolled democratic principles while the election field has grown to an unprecedented six candidates that include Uzbekistan's first female and "independent" presidential candidates, though we doubt that President [...]	2007-10-19 10:13:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL UZ
07TASHKENT1817	GOU PROVIDES WRITTEN REBUTTAL TO EU ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: During an Embassy event on October 9, MFA U.S. Affairs Chief Ismat Fayzullaev provided, at Deputy Foreign Minister Nematov's request, the Ambassador with a written GOU rebuttal to recent public statements made by EU officials criticizing human rights abuses in Uzbekistan. The re [...]	2007-10-22 08:22:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EUN KIRF PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
07TASHKENT1828	POLOFF RECEIVES ACCREDITATION AND WARNING [...] (C) On October 23 poloff was summoned to MFA for a rare personal appearance regarding his accreditation. MFA Protocol Head of Accreditations, Mr. Akhmedov, said the Ministry typically deals directly with LES on these issues "but, on occasion, it is necessary to personally explain the obligati [...]	2007-10-23 10:56:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AMGT ODIP UZ
07TASHKENT1852	GANIEV ON UZBEK ECONOMY AND AFGHAN ELECTRICITY [...] (SBU) Ambassador made a courtesy call on the Uzbek Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations, Elyor Ganiev, on October 23. The GOU now is granting the Ambassador meetings with officials approximately once a week. Ganiev reiterated a number of points expressed at his meeting with Charg [...]	2007-10-25 08:40:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL PGOV AF UZ

07TASHKENT1865	LONG-AWAITED MEETING WITH DEFENSE MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: On 16 October 2007, the Ambassador, the Defense Attache (DATT),Defense Attache Office (DAO) Operations Coordinator (OPSCO) and DAO FSN, met with the Minister of Defense Ruslan Mirzayev. This is the first time that Mirzayev himself has received U.S. representatives since January [...]	2007-10-26 10:11:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR MASS MCAP PREL PGOV PINR UZ
07TASHKENT1887	GOU RESPONSE TO SAIPOV SLAYING [...] (C) Summary: Uzbekistan (belatedly) condemns the murder of VOA stringer Alisher Saipov, and claims the Kyrgyz government has not yet asked for Uzbek assistance in the investigation. End summary. 2. (C) Ambassador met October 30 with MFA First Deputy Foreign Minister Nematov, who delivered [...]	2007-10-30 13:57:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KG UZ
07TASHKENT1888	ERK PARTY TALKS WITH HIZB UT-TAHRIR LEADERS [...] (C) Summary: On October 26, poloff met with Erk political opposition party leader Atanazar Arif, who claimed that Erk was to hold a meeting in Istanbul on October 27 with leaders of Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT) and other religious extremist factions on coordinating their opposition to President Karimov [...]	2007-10-30 14:41:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM KIRF KISL PGOV PINR RS TU UZ
07TASHKENT1889	ERK LEADER DESCRIBES RELATIONSHIP WITH SLAIN [...] (C) Summary: On October 26, Erk political opposition party leader Atanazar Arif described to poloff Erk's relationship with journalist Alisher Saipov, who was murdered on October 24 in Osh, Kyrgyzstan (ref C). According to Arif, Saipov was not an official member of Erk, but had long standing [...]	2007-10-30 14:51:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KG UZ
07TASHKENT1900	GOU WANTS TO REVIVE SENSITIVE INVESTIGATIVE UNIT [...] (C) Summary. Poloff met with Kamol Dusmetov, Director of the National Center of Drug Control and the Deputy Chairman of the State Commission of Drug Control (which is part of the Cabinet of Ministers). Dusmetov told poloff that the GOU would welcome the revival of collaborative efforts on the [...]	2007-11-02 04:53:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT1904	EBRD SOFTENS APPROACH TO UZBEKS [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's (EBRD) Head of Mission, Fernand Pillonel, on October 30 to discuss the bank's situation in Tashkent. Pillonel said EBRD is taking a softer approach to Uzbekistan and will reconsider its engagement strategy [...]	2007-11-02 07:38:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EBRD EAIDB WB UZ
07TASHKENT1908	GOU EXPRESSES INTEREST IN FURTHER BORDER SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: The first bilateral border security assistance working groups met November 1. The GOU's delegation repeatedly expressed its desire for improved border security cooperation with the United States. GOU representatives from the MFA, Border Guards of the National Security Service [...]	2007-11-02 13:28:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PBTS PREL UZ
07TASHKENT1927	UZBEK OFFICIAL CALLS THE ELECTION, HOPES FOR [...] (C) Summary. On November 2, poloff spoke at length with Furqat Sidikov, an Uzbek Diplomat who recently completed a five-year tour as Press Attache at the Uzbek Embassy in Washington, DC, and now works at the state-run International Center for Strategic Studies and Inter-regional Cooperation i [...]	2007-11-06 09:00:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PTER EAID UZ
07TASHKENT1931	JIZZAKH AND SYRDARYA EXCHANGE PROGRAM ALUMNI FULL [...] (C) Summary: During a two-day tour of Jizzakh and Syrdarya provinces on October 31 and November 1, poloff met with several USG international exchange program alumni who described what they learned in the United States and how they have transferred that knowledge to their home communities. The [...]	2007-11-06 10:49:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ECON KPAO PGOV SOCI UZ
07TASHKENT1938	JIZZAKH ANTI-TRAFFICKING NGO DESCRIBES COMPLICATED [...] (C) Summary: During a trip to Jizzakh province on October 31, poloff met with local officials and a local NGO to discuss trafficking-in-persons (TIP). Local NGO leader Nazifa Kamilova, whose organization has received some government assistance, complained that more needed to be done to stren [...]	2007-11-07 10:49:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CVIS ECON KCRM KWMN PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
07TASHKENT1950	KYRGYZ AND PAKISTANI AMBASSADORS ON RECENT SCO [...] (C) Summary. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) conducted its sixth annual meeting of Prime Ministers in Tashkent on November 2. The Ambassador visited his Pakistani and Kyrgyz counterparts this week to get a readout of the proceedings. Pakistan, which has observer status, is an as [...]	2007-11-08 10:41:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC PGOV PK KG UZ
07TASHKENT1952	GERMAN LEGAL EXPERT OFFERS JUDICIAL REFORM PROJECT [...] (C) Summary. Poloff met on November 7 with Klaus Schmitz, outgoing legal expert from the German Association for Technical Cooperation (GTZ),which is completing a two year EU-funded rule of law project in Uzbekistan. The project achieved some positive results, especially in providing busines [...]	2007-11-09 07:34:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EAID UZ
07TASHKENT1988	MINI-DUBLIN GROUP ALARMED BY AFGHAN DRUG PRODUCTION [...] (SBU) Summary. The Ambassador and poloff attended a meeting of the Central Asian Mini-Dublin Group on November 13 to discuss regional narcotics trends and donor country projects. UNODC presented "an increasingly alarming trend" in Afghanistan drug production and described "a record harvest" [...]	2007-11-16 10:26:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM EAID AF UZ
07TASHKENT1989	NATO PURSUING LIMITED REENGAGEMENT WITH UZBEKISTAN [...] (C) Summary: NATO Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia Robert Simmons reported that his meetings with Foreign Minister Norov and Defense Minister Mirzayev on November 12 were substantive and he had been well-received. Uzbekistan has resumed participation in Euro-Atlantic Pa [...]	2007-11-16 10:39:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL NATO UZ AF
07TASHKENT2000	PRESIDENTIAL APPARAT WAITING FOR U.S. RESPONSE TO [...] (C) Summary. Visiting AmCit National Democratic Institute (NDI) Senior Program Director for Eurasia was approached on the margins of a civil society conference on November 15 by a member of the GOU Presidential Apparat. The woman asked why the USG has not responded to the recent "signals" put [...]	2007-11-20 10:53:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR UZ
07TASHKENT2005	AMCHAM CONCERNED OVER POSSIBLE U.S. SANCTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-21 10:21:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMCHAMS PREL ECON UZ
07TASHKENT2006	HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE WITH UZBEKISTAN INTENSIFYING [...] (C) Summary. In response to the Ambassador's request for a meeting with President Karimov, First Deputy Foreign Minister Nematov summoned the Ambassador on November 20 to discuss the reasons for such a high-level meeting. The Ambassador emphasized the prospect of an upcoming sanctions vote i [...]	2007-11-21 10:38:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PINS EAID UZ
07TASHKENT2022	NATIONAL SECURITY SERVICE CHAIRMAN WELCOMES [...] (S/NF) Summary: Ambassador met November 23 with National Security Service (NSS) Chairman Rustam Inoyatov, who welcomed renewed U.S.-Uzbek cooperation. Inoyatov stressed that we share mutual interests in a stable Afghanistan and in fighting terrorism, extremism and narcotics. He stressed his [...]	2007-11-23 13:44:00	Embassy Tashkent	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PHUM UZ
07TASHKENT2023	GOU CONTINUES TO EXPAND CONTROLLED ACCESS TO U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Embassy personnel, and in particular Ambassador Norland, have been afforded expanded, though carefully controlled, access to GOU officials. Over the past several weeks, Ambassador Norland has met twice with President Karimov, and once each with National Security Service Chairman [...]	2007-11-23 13:50:00	Embassy Tashkent	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL ECON ECIN EAGR KPAO OEXC PGOV PTER SCUL
07TASHKENT2024	MINISTER OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS DISCUSSES PRIORITIES, [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Minister of Internal Affairs Bakhodir Matlyubov on November 22. Matlyubov cited counterterrorism and counternarcotics as key priorities, and repeatedly noted Uzbekistan's cooperation with a variety of other countries on these issues. He was also [...]	2007-11-23 14:12:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PBTS PREL SNAR SOCI UZ
07TASHKENT2066	ICRC CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC ON RESUMING PRISON [...] (C) Summary: Charge d'Affaires met with ICRC Country Director Raffaello Muller and Head of the Regional Delegation in Central Asia Yves Giovannoni on December 3 to inquire about the status of negotiations with the GOU on resuming prison visits. ICRC remains "cautious" but noted that contact [...]	2007-12-03 13:09:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UZ
07TASHKENT2108	KARIMOV CALLS FOR COOPERATION WITH WEST IN [...] (C) Summary: President Karimov's Constitution Day speech, in which he calls for stronger ties with the United States and Europe, may reflect a desire to receive positive election coverage or diversify his foreign policy or both. He appears to have cited Russia--without explicitly naming it--as [...]	2007-12-11 13:11:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UZ US RS
07TASHKENT2122	RUSSIA MAY NOT HELP UZBEKS ON MONEY LAUNDERING [...] (C) Summary: The World Bank and UNODC, with INL funding support, co-sponsored an anti-money laundering (AML) training session in Tashkent on November 29. A USG official from the Department of Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCen) was the main presenter to an engaged audience [...]	2007-12-14 13:20:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCRM ECON UZ
07TASHKENT2131	ACTIVISTS ATTEND HUMAN RIGHTS DAY ROUNDTABLE; DO [...] (C) Summary: In commemoration of Human Rights Day on December 10, the Embassy held a roundtable for prominent Uzbek human rights activists at the Embassy and an evening reception with diplomatic, government, and human rights contacts at the Ambassador's residence (septel). Issues discussed a [...]	2007-12-17 11:47:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV UZ
07TASHKENT2150	RED CROSS INSISTS ON DIALOGUE BEFORE RESTARTING [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met on December 14 with International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Head of Regional Delegation in Central Asia Yves Giovannoni and Country Director Rafaello Muller. They noted the GOU seems eager for ICRC to restart prison visits immediately, but has made no move [...]	2007-12-21 11:26:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV UZ
07TASHKENT2163	UZBEKS AIM TO DEMONSTRATE TANGIBLE PROGRESS ON [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Deputy Foreign Minister Nematov on December 21 to review the status of foreign operations legislation in Congress that includes language on Uzbekistan. Nematov appreciated the update and noted that Uzbek Ambassador Kamilov has kept MFA well-informed about pol [...]	2007-12-26 12:58:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL UZ
07TASHKENT2164	PRESIDENT KARIMOV "REELECTED" WITH 88 PERCENT OF [...] (C) Summary: Uzbek President Islam Karimov was re-elected December 23 to a third term, by a reported 88.1 percent of the vote. The OSCE's ODIHR limited election observation mission released a statement December 24, saying the election failed to meet most norms for free and fair elections. Thi [...]	2007-12-26 13:48:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL OSCE UZ
07TASHKENT2177	INL EQUIPMENT BOLSTERS CUSTOMS OFFICERS IN BORDER [...] (C) Summary: Poloffs traveled to Termez, a strategic city on the Uzbek-Afghan border, from December 17-19 and presented INL-funded equipment to the Surkhandaryo Province's Customs Chief Shavkat Mukhamadeev. He was grateful for the USG assistance, which was based on a needs assessment visit by [...]	2007-12-27 13:19:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCRM EAID SNAR AF UZ
07TASHKENT2178	INL EQUIPMENT BOLSTERS CUSTOMS OFFICERS IN BORDER [...] (C) Summary: Poloffs traveled to Termez, a strategic city on the Uzbek-Afghan border, from December 17-19 and presented INL-funded equipment to the Surkhandaryo Province's Customs Chief Shavkat Mukhamadeev. He was grateful for the USG assistance, which was based on a needs assessment visit by [...]	2007-12-27 13:30:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCRM EAID SNAR AF UZ
07TASHKENT2180	AT LONG LAST, NGO FUNDS DISPUTE IS RESOLVED [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 24 Post USAID Country Director signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Deputy Minister of Finance S. Bekenov establishing the legal framework for reprogramming frozen funds from the Foundation for International Community Assistance (FINCA) and the Agricultural Coo [...]	2007-12-27 13:46:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID UZ
07TASHKENT292	SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: KEEP GOU ON WATCH LIST [...] (SBU) Summary: Post has seen minimal, if any, progress on legislative changes to Uzbekistan's Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) regime in 2006. The Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) continues to delay reforming the civil, criminal and administrative codes. Uzbekistan adhered to the Berne Conve [...]	2007-02-21 10:42:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR UZ
07TASHKENT304	REPLACEMENT CABLE: SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: KEEP GOU ON [...] This is the replacement cable for Tashkent 292. 2. (SBU) Summary: Post has seen legislative, but not enforcement, progress on Uzbekistan's Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) regime in 2006. The government adopted the "Law on Copyright and Related Rights" in July, which adheres to internati [...]	2007-02-22 09:16:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR UZ
07TASHKENT329	UZBEKISTAN AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. efforts are playing an important role in raising the profile of Avian Influenza (AI) in Uzbekistan, and improving the government's capabilities to detect and react to a possible AI outbreak. The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) is conducting numerous programs that ha [...]	2007-02-28 02:53:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ETRD EAGR EAID TBIO UZ
07TASHKENT330	UZBEKISTAN AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. efforts are playing an important role in raising the profile of Avian Influenza (AI) in Uzbekistan, and improving the government's capabilities to detect and react to a possible AI outbreak. The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) is conducting numerous programs that ha [...]	2007-02-28 02:54:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ETRD EAGR EAID TBIO UZ
07TASHKENT352	UZBEKISTAN INFORMATION FOR THE SEVENTH ANNUAL [...] (SBU) Post,s submission for the seventh annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report begins in paragraph 4. This information covers the period from March 2006 to March 2007. The information provided in the report has been gathered from numerous sources, including the GOU, Organization for Secu [...]	2007-03-05 00:41:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ECON EFIN ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF
07TASHKENT353	KINDER, GENTLER HUMAN RIGHTS MESSAGE GREETS DAS [...] (C) Summary: Uzbekistan's leading human rights and religious affairs officials greeted SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum on March 1 with a warmer and more conciliatory tone, but in substance their message was unchanged. The State Advisor for Religious Affairs, Bakhrom Abdukhalimov, an academic by backg [...]	2007-03-05 04:42:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV PINR US UZ
07TASHKENT354	UZBEK TELECOM CHIEF DENIES DISCRIMINATORY [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov, also chief of Uzbekistan's national telecommunications agency, used his meeting with SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum almost exclusively to harp on complaints about alleged legal and regulatory violations by U.S.-owned cellular provider COSCOM. He was [...]	2007-03-05 05:11:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EINV ECPS PGOV US UZ
07TASHKENT355	(C) UZBEK FM MISSES OPPORTUNITY IN MEETING WTIH [...] (C) Summary: SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum's March 2 meeting with Foreign Minister Vladimir Norov did not live up to expectations. Over three days of meetings with senior Uzbek officials, Feigenbaum had proposed that the Government take concrete steps to improve relations and offered specific sugge [...]	2007-03-05 06:25:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EU AF UZ
07TASHKENT358	BACK TO THE BASICS IN UZBEK EDUCATION [...] (C) Summary: In back-to-back meetings with Uzbek education ministers on February 28, SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum heard a rehearsed tune of openness SIPDIS to "dialogue and cooperation" regarding U.S. education programs. While both ministers acknowledged the merits of [...]	2007-03-05 10:31:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SCUL PREL SOCI PGOV US UZ
07TASHKENT376	NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR AND DEFENSE MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: National Security Council Secretary Murod Ataev and Defense Minister Ruslan Mirzaev told SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum that they value cooperation with the United States. However, Ataev said, Uzbekistan can now do without U.S. assistance in certain areas and neighborhood committees can [...]	2007-03-08 05:44:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS EAID PINR AF UZ
07TASHKENT428	COUNTING PENCILS AT TASHKENT'S INTERCONTINENTAL [...] (C) Tashkent's Intercontinental Hotel is experiencing very low occupancy rates as the result of fewer foreign visitors, a situation that has caused cash flow and other problems for the hotel. The hotel is restructuring its rates to attract additional business travelers and mid-level government [...]	2007-03-15 10:49:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON UZ
07TASHKENT438	RUSSIAN PRIME MINISTER DISCUSSES ECONOMIC ISSUES [...] (C) Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov's visit to Tashkent focused primarily on economic issues, including difficulties faced by Russian firms doing business here. The two sides also discussed the production of Russian aircraft in Uzbekistan. Russia and Uzbekistan did agree to establish [...]	2007-03-16 11:07:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON RS UZ
07TASHKENT442	KAFKAESQUE CHALLENGE TO LEGALLY WORKING ABROAD [...] (C) Summary: The Head of the Ministry of Labor's Agency for Foreign Labor Migration Affairs, Gafurjon Usmanov, told Poloff he would like to establish guest worker contracts for Uzbeks in the United States. In order to work legally abroad, all Uzbeks must obtain prior Agency authorization thro [...]	2007-03-19 04:20:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV SMIG SOCI ECON CVIS UZ
07TASHKENT451	HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT ROLLOUT SHOWS UZBEKS' TRUE [...] (C) Summary: Authorities reportedly used threats, house arrest, and beatings to prevent several human rights activists from attending the Embassy's reception to launch the 2006 Human Rights Report. Government officials, for the second straight year, failed to attend. DCM raised the issue wit [...]	2007-03-19 12:23:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UZ
07TASHKENT496	DEUTSCHE WELLE STRINGER BUSHUYEVA UNDER CRIMINAL [...] (C) Summary: Prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation against Deutsche Welle stringer Natalya Bushuyeva for alleged tax evasion and working without a license. She has been subject to harassment since 2005 for her reporting on human rights issues. The criminal investigation against Bu [...]	2007-03-28 09:34:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL UZ
07TASHKENT511	UZBEK AUTOMAKER HOPING FOR A BAILOUT FROM GM [...] (SBU) Summary: UzDaewoo, Central Asia's largest auto manufacturer, could face a serious sales disruption in January 2008, when Russia introduces new emission standards. Exports to Russia account for well over half of UzDaewoo's total sales. According to optimistic company estimates, the autom [...]	2007-03-29 12:31:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	EIND ECON ETRD ELTN EINV KS UZ
07TASHKENT544	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:06:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT545	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:07:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT546	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:07:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT547	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:07:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT548	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:07:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT549	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:07:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT550	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:07:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT551	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:07:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT552	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:07:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT553	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:07:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT554	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:07:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT555	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:07:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT556	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:07:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT557	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:07:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT558	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:07:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT559	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:07:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT560	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:07:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT561	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:07:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT562	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:07:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT563	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:07:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT564	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:07:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT565	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:07:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT566	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:07:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT567	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:07:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT568	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:07:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT569	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:07:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT570	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:08:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT571	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:08:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT572	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:08:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT573	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:08:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT574	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:08:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT575	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:08:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT576	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:08:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT577	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:08:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT578	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:08:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT579	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:08:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT580	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:08:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT581	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:08:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT582	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:08:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT583	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:08:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT584	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:08:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT585	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:08:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT586	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:08:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT587	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:08:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT588	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:08:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT589	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:08:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT590	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:08:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT591	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:08:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT592	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:09:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT593	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:09:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT594	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:09:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT595	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:09:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT596	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:09:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT597	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:09:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ

07TASHKENT598	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:09:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT599	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:09:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT600	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:09:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT601	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:09:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT602	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:09:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT603	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:09:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT604	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:09:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT605	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:09:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT606	ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]	2007-04-04 11:09:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT717	UZBEKISTAN'S EVOLVING RESPONSE TO CPC DESIGNATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Reflecting its disappointment at being designated a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) for religious freedom, last December the government issued a line-by-line rebuttal to the 2006 International Religious Freedom Report. Officials have made limited efforts to engage in dialog [...]	2007-04-05 12:03:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KIRF UZ
07TASHKENT767	INL QUARTERLY REPORT FOR JANUARY - MARCH 2007 [...] (SBU) Post's INL program sponsored training in February for Uzbek Customs personnel assigned to the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot, as well as an assessment of the current training curriculum in use at the Uzbek Customs Institute. A Department of Justice forensics team completed it [...]	2007-04-12 11:06:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT769	SCANDINAVIAN-TURKISH FIRM MAY BUY COSCOM AND [...] (C) Summary: Scandinavian-Turkish joint venture Fintur Holdings may win the Uzbek government's approval to purchase U.S.-based MCT Corporation, the parent of telecom provider COSCOM. COSCOM's General Manager believes that Fintur has made the right approach to the Uzbeks, including lobbying Pr [...]	2007-04-13 10:42:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECPS PGOV RU TU UZ
07TASHKENT793	EMBASSY TASHKENT COMMENTS ON OSCE BORDER [...] Enhancing Uzbekistan's capabilities to control its borders and interdict the illicit movement of people, narcotics, and weapons of mass destruction-related items is one of Post's highest priorities. Border security also remains an area in which the Government of Uzbekistan appears willing to a [...]	2007-04-17 11:04:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PBTS OSCE UZ
07TASHKENT804	UZBEKISTAN'S CASE AGAINST HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH [...] (C) Summary: Human Rights Watch local staffer Umida Niyazova's trial was to begin on April 19, but at the scheduled start time, the judge abruptly postponed the case for "further study." Niyazova's indictment contains copious detail of alleged illegal border crossing and smuggling, but very l [...]	2007-04-19 12:03:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL UZ
07TASHKENT806	A CORDIAL, UNINTERESTING VISIT FOR OSCE CHAIRMAN; [...] (C) Summary: The Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE),Miguel Angel Moratinos, held cordial, but seemingly unexceptional meetings with Uzbek officials. The Uzbeks expressed satisfaction with the current OSCE mission, but criticized alleged OSCE d [...]	2007-04-20 08:30:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OSCE UZ
07TASHKENT829	GM CLOSE TO A DEAL WITH UZBEK AUTOMAKER [...] (SBU) Summary: General Motors executives based in South Korea and Hungary visited Uzbekistan for talks with officials and auto industry leaders on a proposed memorandum of understanding. The agreement would help automaker UzDaewoo in the critical task of developing a product line to meet adva [...]	2007-04-25 05:09:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND ECON ETRD ELTN EINV KS UZ
07TASHKENT878	THE VIEW FROM TASHKENT ON THE FUTURE OF EU [...] (C) Summary: European Union sanctions against Uzbekistan are due for review in Brussels on May 14. Several Tashkent-based European diplomats have told emboffs that recent provocative actions by the Uzbek government in the area of human rights have made it more certain that the sanctions will [...]	2007-05-04 01:12:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EUN UZ
07TASHKENT913	GERMANS DISCUSS "STAGNANT" CT RELATIONSHIP WITH [...] (C) Summary: According to the German Ambassador, the German-Uzbek counterterrorism relationship is "stagnant," with no real dialog taking place. In addition to providing little credible information, the Government of Uzbekistan allows little access to the Islamic community, thus impeding Ger [...]	2007-05-08 03:00:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL GM UZ
07TASHKENT947	UZBEKS "COMBATIVE" IN EU HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary: The British Embassy Political Officer who observed the May 9 EU-Uzbekistan Human Rights Dialogue reported that the Uzbek side approached the talks with a "combative" attitude and treated the forum as a competition in which to score points. He noted that Uzbek officials engaged in [...]	2007-05-14 11:57:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EUN UZ
07TASHKENT948	ICRC TO RESTART PRISON MONITORING, CAUTIOUSLY [...] (C) Summary: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Head of Mission told Poloff that his Mission plans to organize a monitoring visit of one of Tashkent's principal detention facilities on May 21. This will be the first such visit since ICRC suspended its prison monitoring program in [...]	2007-05-14 12:10:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ICRC UZ
07TASHKENT971	YANUKOVYCH'S TASHKENT VISIT MARKS GRADUAL PROGRESS [...] (C) Summary: The Ukrainian Ambassador discussed with Charge and Poloff the recent visit to Tashkent of Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych. He characterized the Ukraine-Uzbekistan relationship as complicated, particularly since the Orange Revolution, and said that Ukraine is approachin [...]	2007-05-17 00:26:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PRGOV ECON PINR UP UZ
07TASHKENT978	GH SUBSIDIARY SIGNS STRATEGIC COOPERATION DEAL [...] (C) Summary: On May 1, the Chief Executive Officer of General Motors' South Korean subsidiary, GM-DAT, signed a major cooperation agreement with the Government of Uzbekistan. The deal was personally endorsed by President Karimov and heralded in the state-run press, which, however, ignored the [...]	2007-05-18 06:45:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	EIND ECON ETRD ELTN EINV KS UZ
07TASHKENT980	UZBEKS ACKNOWLEDGE BALL IN THEIR COURT ON [...] (C) Working-level government contacts told a visiting S/CT Regional Affairs Officer that Uzbekistan is ready to cooperate with the United States on terrorism issues. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs' (MFA) U.S. Division Chief said that he understands that the ball is in the Uzbeks' court for r [...]	2007-05-18 10:35:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL UZ
07TBILISI1100	INTERIOR MINISTER MERABISHVILI'S VIEWS ON THE [...] (C) In a wide-ranging discussion of the separatist conflicts with the Ambassador May 9, Georgian Minister of Internal Affairs Vano Merabishvili said Abkhaz de facto president Sergei Bagapsh has the mentality of a typical Soviet administrator, hopelessly afraid of making any decisions that enta [...]	2007-05-11 12:28:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG
07TBILISI1141	ARNAULT: ABKHAZ LEADERSHIP IN ANGRY MOOD [...] (C) Special Representative of the UN Secretary General Jean Arnault told the Group of Friends Ambassadors May 15 that Abkhaz de facto president Bagapsh is angry and politically weakened in the aftermath of his decision to release three Georgian students May 3 without any corresponding Georgian [...]	2007-05-15 14:30:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG
07TBILISI1171	RUSSIAN WTO NEGOTIATOR TO COME TO TBILISI FOR [...] (U) This telegram is Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) DCM met on May 16 with Valeri Chechelashvili, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, who said that Russia has approached Georgia to hold further discussions about the Georgia-Russia bilateral agreement [...]	2007-05-18 13:18:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KTIA USTR GG
07TBILISI1265	ABKHAZ DE FACTO PRIME MINISTER ANKVAB ON ECONOMY [...] (C) In a meeting with Ambassador May 23, Abkhaz de facto prime minister Alexander Ankvab acknowledged that neither economic growth nor Russian investment in Abkhazia were high, although he thought both would increase considerably with the prospect of the 2014 Winter Olympics in nearby Sochi. A [...]	2007-05-30 12:07:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON GG
07TBILISI1279	PARLIAMENTARIANS OUTLINE GEORGIA'S REFORMS, [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President Joseph Wood, key ruling party and opposition parliamentarians outlined planned internal reforms and weighed the challenges ahead. While citing strong progress, MPs admitted more work needs to be done in [...]	2007-06-01 04:23:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG GG RU
07TBILISI1284	PM NOGHAIDELI ON ECONOMIC REFORMS, ENERGY [...] (C) In a May 28 meeting with Joseph Wood, Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President, Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Noghaideli said the Georgian economy was performing well, and the government was pushing hard to get major new reforms underway this year so that they would be well-e [...]	2007-06-01 10:53:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON GG
07TBILISI1299	GEORGIAN POLITICAL REFORM UPDATE, PART ONE [...] (U) This is part one of a two-part series by outgoing officers on Georgia's progress on key internal reforms as Georgia tries to obtain a NATO Membership Action Plan (MAP) in the next twelve months. 2. (C) Summary. The Saakashvili government, which came to power following the Rose Revoluti [...]	2007-06-01 13:46:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM GG
07TBILISI1446	Georgia Bi-Weekly Update June 15 [...] This cable contains current items of political, economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of June 2-15. Meeting of Georgian and Russian Presidents ------------------------------------------ 2. Georgian President Saakashvili and Russian President Putin had a 50-minute [...]	2007-06-15 11:01:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON GG
07TBILISI1528	MCC DANILOVICH MEETS MINORITY LEADERS IN ETHNIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 14, Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) President John Danilovich, accompanied by Ambassador Tefft and MCC Country Director Colin Buckley, traveled to the ethnic Armenian area of Samtskhe-Javakheti to meet members of the local government and civil society. This isolate [...]	2007-06-26 12:45:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON EAID GG
07TBILISI1574	Georgia Bi-Weekly Update June 29 [...] This cable contains current items of political, economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of June 16-29. Criminal Procedure Code Moving through Parliament --------------------------------------------- ---- 2. The Legal Committee of Georgian Parliament is currently i [...]	2007-07-02 15:24:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM GG
07TBILISI1604	ABKHAZIA: GENEVA-STYLE MEETING IN BONN: SMALL [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 27 and 28, representatives of the Friends of the UN Secretary General (FSG),together with the UN, met the Georgian and Abkhaz sides for a Geneva-style meeting in Bonn. Most significantly, the sides agreed to resume Quadripartite meetings on law enforcement cooperation i [...]	2007-07-06 11:36:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PBTS KPKO UNSC GG RU
07TBILISI1605	MERABISHVILI ON WHAT'S NEXT IN SOUTH OSSETIA [...] (C) Georgian Minister of Internal Affairs Vano Merabishvili told the Ambassador July 5 that while he thought tensions would continue in South Ossetia, he did not expect a major escalation. He said the Georgians hoped to be able to recruit a number of prominent de facto officials at the "deput [...]	2007-07-06 11:40:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG
07TBILISI1624	GEORGIA-CHINA: TRADE AND ECONOMIC RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary. On June 28, press reports announced that Chinese buyers purchased Tbilisi's central supermarket. The news sparked mild protests by some Georgians who feel threatened by increasing Chinese immigration and investment in Georgia, which is a natural outgrowth of Georgia's efforts to [...]	2007-07-10 07:09:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETRD PREL GG
07TBILISI1933	GEORGIA BI-WEEKLY UPDATE AUGUST 3 [...] This cable contains current items of political, economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of July 14-August 3. Commission on Ossetian Status Starts Work ----------------------------------------- 2. The state commission defining the status of the temporary autonomous [...]	2007-08-03 13:36:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ENRG GG
07TBILISI1956	GEORGIA WARNS OUTSIDE INVESTORS ON BUYING PROPERTY [...] On August 3, Post received a diplomatic note from the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding its concern about possible sales of property belonging to IDP's by the de facto governments in Abkhazia and South Ossetia. As part of the 1994 Quadripartite Agreement, signed by Georgia, Abkha [...]	2007-08-07 10:59:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV GG
07TBILISI1976	DAS BRYZA MEETS WITH PARLIAMENTARY LEADERS [...] (C) Summary: On July 27, EUR DAS Matt Bryza met with influential majority Members of Parliament. Saakashvili insider Giga Bokeria complained that the recent UN report on the situation in Abkhazia was unbalanced. Bryza argued that the UNOMIG Joint Fact Finding Group (JFFG) report made a stron [...]	2007-08-08 13:02:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM GG RU
07TBILISI1979	DAS BRYZA MEETS WITH OPPOSITION MP'S [...] (C) Summary: On July 27, EUR DAS Matt Bryza met with leading opposition Members of Parliament. Their most urgent concern was elections, and they raised the issues of the fairness of the majoritarian system and composition of the Central Election Commission (CEC) (reftel A). Although they als [...]	2007-08-08 13:15:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM GG RU
07TBILISI1998	DAS BRYZA MEETS WITH OSCE AMBASSADOR REEVE [...] (C) Summary: In a July 27 meeting with DAS Bryza, OSCE Ambassador Roy Reeve said that the Georgians have rejected a Spanish proposal to allow Reeve to continue on as "Acting" Head of Mission until his successor is found. Reeve said his last day as OSCE Ambassador to Georgia will be Tuesday, [...]	2007-08-10 05:08:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG
07TBILISI2018	DAS BRYZA MEETS WITH FM BEZHUASHVILI [...] (C) Summary: On July 27, DAS Bryza met with Foreign Minister Gela Bezhuashvili on the conflicts in Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Bezhuashvili told Bryza that the Georgian government was not happy with the latest United Nations report on the situation in Abkhazia, adding that the Group of Fri [...]	2007-08-13 05:30:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG
07TBILISI2050	NINO BURJANADZE, THE CONSTANT GARDENER [...] (C) Summary: One of the few constants in the Georgian political landscape over the past decade has been Nino Burjanadze. Since her election to Parliament in 1995, Burjanadze has emerged as one of the most moderate voices in Georgia, a reformer with credibility at home and abroad. Both her as [...]	2007-08-14 12:50:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR GG
07TBILISI2084	WHO'S RUNNING GEORGIA: IT'S THE EKA'S [...] (C) Summary: Amid the crowd of young, talented, Western-educated officials in Georgia, one feature often stands out: many of those in key power positions are women. In addition to the prominent role held by the Speaker of Parliament,Nino Burjanadze, one of the founders of the Rose Revolutio [...]	2007-08-21 07:31:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PHUM GG
07TBILISI2092	HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN GALI--SAME PROBLEMS [...] (C) Summary: On 31 July-2 August, an Embassy team traveled to Abkhazia to review the human rights situation there. The team participated in a patrol with the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) in the ethnically Georgian Gali region, visited local NGOs in Gali and Sukhumi, and met with the [...]	2007-08-21 13:24:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PHUM PREF PREL GG
07TBILISI2114	IMPACT OF RUSSIAN SANCTIONS ON GEORGIAN ECONOMY [...] (U) Summary. A recent report by the International School of Economics at Tbilisi State University provides a rigorous analysis and confirms the widely held view that Russian economic sanctions on Georgia have not had the intended overall negative effect on the Georgian economy. Although grow [...]	2007-08-23 10:41:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD PREL GG
07TBILISI2170	PEACEKEEPING ACCIDENT SPURS DISPUTE OVER MOSCOW [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 28, a CIS Peacekeeping Force (PKF) contingent collided with a civilian minibus in the Georgian city of Khobi. According to the UN, Georgian police responded and detained 14 CIS PKF, 6 of whom the Georgians claimed were Chechens armed with silencers. The Georgian poli [...]	2007-08-30 13:57:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG
07TBILISI2272	REGIONAL GOVERNORS - WHO ARE THEY? [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Following a series of scandals involving the misuse of public funds by newly elected local officials, the Georgian Parliament recently passed two laws that strengthen the powers of regional Governors, who are appoint [...]	2007-09-07 13:18:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PINR GG
07TBILISI2290	REGIONAL GOVERNORS - WHO ARE THEY? [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Following a series of scandals involving the misuse of public funds by newly elected local officials, the Georgian Parliament recently passed two laws that strengthen the powers of regional Governors, who are appoin [...]	2007-09-11 12:50:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PINR GG
07TBILISI2291	REGIONAL GOVERNORS - WHO ARE THEY? [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Following a series of scandals involving the misuse of public funds by newly elected local officials, the Georgian Parliament recently passed two laws that strengthen the powers of regional Governors, who are appoin [...]	2007-09-11 12:50:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PINR GG
07TBILISI2308	PARLIAMENT CONFIRMS MINISTERS, ALEKSISHVILI WAITS [...] (U) Summary: On September 7, the Georgian Parliament approved the new Cabinet of Ministers (ref A) at its first fall session after the summer holidays. The nomination of the former Minister of Finance, Aleksi Aleksishvili, to be President of the National Bank of Georgia was not considered (ref [...]	2007-09-13 03:05:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SENV SOCI GG
07TBILISI2393	LOCAL GOVERNMENT SLOWLY AWAKENS IN WESTERN GEORGIA [...] (C) Summary: On August 7-9 an Embassy team traveled to Western Georgia to assess the development of local governance. Government of Autonomous Republic of Adjara Chairman Levan Varshalomidze reaffirmed his support for the USAID-funded Public Administration Reform program, which is working to [...]	2007-09-21 10:55:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV GG
07TBILISI2398	LABOR TRENDS IN GEORGIA [...] Summary: Post submits the following voluntary report on labor trends in Georgia. Most Georgians work in agriculture and unemployment and underemployment are high, while wages in hired employment are relatively low. Creating new employment opportunities is a key challenge for the Georgian [...]	2007-09-21 12:50:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB BEXP SENV EAGR ENRG GG
07TBILISI2423	IRI NATIONAL VOTER SURVEY: ECONOMY SLOWS [...] (SBU) Summary: President Saakashvili's, and his government's, popularity have slipped since February (ref A). According to a USAID-funded poll conducted in early September by the International Republican Institute (IRI) and the Gallup Organization, the highest percentage of respondents in 3 y [...]	2007-09-27 11:39:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL GG
07TBILISI2439	GEORGIA BI-WEEKLY UPDATE SEPTEMBER 28 [...] This cable contains current items of political, economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of September 8-28. New CEC Chair to be Chosen Soon ------------------------------- 2. On September 23, a special Selection Commission under the President's administration compl [...]	2007-09-28 13:23:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON GG
07TBILISI2484	SENTENCING IN THE GIORGADZE TREASON CASE [...] (C) As promised to the Ambassador (ref C) the office of the Prosecutor General made the trial court's decision in the Maia Topuria treason case available to the Embassy. On August 24, the Tbilisi City Court found all 13 defendants linked to Igor Giorgadze's Justice Party guilty of treason in [...]	2007-10-04 13:13:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG
07TBILISI263	SOUTH CAUCASUS SUMMIT ENERGY RESULTS DISAPPOINT [...] (C) Summary: IN a February 8 meeting with DCM Mark X. Perry, Valeri Chechelashvili, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia expressed strong disappointment that the February 7 meeting of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Georgian President Saaka [...]	2007-02-09 14:42:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL GG TU AJ
07TBILISI2644	GEORGIA: UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS DEMARCHE [...] Per reftel request, Poloff delivered talking points to Alexander Nalbandov, Director of the Department of International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. On the issue of "no-action" motions, Nalbandov said that it was Georgia's policy not to support no-action motions and they [...]	2007-10-25 08:41:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KTIA GG
07TBILISI2708	G/TIP VISITS GEORGIA [...] (SBU) Summary: In Tbilisi on October 22 and 23, G/TIP Officer Brittany Brown and EUR/PGI Officer Jody Buckneberg visited multiple NGOs and government agencies who comprise Georgia's joint effort to combat trafficking in persons (TIP). Accompanied by Emboffs, Brown and Buckneberg discussed the [...]	2007-11-02 07:09:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM GG
07TBILISI2738	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON FATF STATEMENT AND GUIDANCE ON IRAN [...] On October 30, Embassy Econ Officer met with David Amaghlobeli, vice president and acting president of the National Bank of Georgia (Georgia's central bank) and familiarized him with the FATF statement and guidelines on Iran transmitted reftel. Amaghlobeli confirmed that the NBG and its financ [...]	2007-11-05 15:59:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL MNUC ECON EFIN KNNP IR GG
07TBILISI2739	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON FATF STATEMENT AND GUIDANCE ON IRAN [...] This is a corrected copy. Number of referenced telegram is corrected. 2. On October 30, Embassy Econ Officer met with David Amaghlobeli, vice president and acting president of the National Bank of Georgia (Georgia's central bank) and familiarized him with the FATF statement and guidelines [...]	2007-11-05 16:05:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL MNUC ECON EFIN KNNP IR GG
07TBILISI2789	GEORGIAN FOREIGN MINISTER BEZHUASHVILI ON [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting on November 8, Georgian Foreign Minister Gela Bezhuashvili said that the government has decided not to go for parliamentary approval of the full 15 day state of emergency if there are no incidents during the next two days, thereby letting it lapse. It will also sta [...]	2007-11-08 14:16:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR CFE GG
07TBILISI2797	GEORGIA BI-WEEKLY UPDATE NOVEMBER 9 [...] This cable contains current items of political, economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of October 27-November 9. Georgia Claims Violation of Airspace ------------------------------------ 2. Zaza Gogava, Head of Georgia's Joint Forces Command, was quoted November [...]	2007-11-09 12:54:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON GG
07TBILISI2862	MEETINGS WITH GEORGIAN OFFICIALS ON PREVENTING [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-19 06:57:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KNNP GG
07TBILISI2948	TBILISI UPDATE: 11/21/07 [...] (C) United National Council of Opposition (UNC) members met with Ambassador November 21 to express their concerns about continuing government "oppression" of November 7 protesters, government misuse of administrative resources to campaign, and the indefinite closure of Imedi. Goga Khaindrava [...]	2007-11-21 14:00:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG
07TBILISI2978	GEORGIAN INVESTIGATION OF PATARKATSISHVILI [...] (C) Summary: The closure of Imedi television and the investigation of its finances and operations by the Goverment of Georgia has made headlines around the world. The Government has also begun investigation of other businesses in which oligarch Badri Patarkatsishvili is a principal investor. [...]	2007-11-28 14:24:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BEXP EFIN GG
07TBILISI3002	WHY PATARKATSISHVILI SCARES THE GOG [...] (C) Summary. The Georgian government accuses oligarch and presidential candidate Badri Patarkatsishvili of moving from ordinary politics to fomenting revolution over the course of 2007. It has taken steps against him personally and against his business interests in an attempt to blunt his in [...]	2007-11-30 13:12:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM KBIO GG
07TBILISI3032	TBILISI ELECTIONS UPDATE, 12/5/2007 [...] (U) Presidential candidate Mikheil Saakashvili's representatives presented the Central Election Commission (CEC) with 140,000 supporters, signatures December 4, well over the 50,000 required to register a candidate. (The deadline for submission of signatures is December 6 at 1800.) In a Dece [...]	2007-12-05 13:18:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM GG
07TBILISI3037	OPPOSITION PARTIES QUICK TO PRE-JUDGE ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: The government is concerned that the opposition will not accept any outcome of the January 5 elections that returns former President Mikheil Saakashvili to office, and that the opposition will take to the streets again on January 6. The ruling National Movement's polls suggQt Saa [...]	2007-12-06 13:55:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM GG
07TBILISI304	SPEAKER BURJANADZE ON RUSSIA, UKRAINE, REFORMS [...] (C) Summary: During a February 9 meeting with Ambassador, Speaker Nino Burjanadze was positive on the recent rapprochement with the opposition (septel). She outlined steps the Parliament is planning to strengthen property rights and offer amnesty for privatization violations committed by ordi [...]	2007-02-14 13:43:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG
07TBILISI3065	PROFILES OF OPPOSITION PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES [...] On December 6, the Central Election Commission registered thirteen candidates for the early presidential elections January 5 but only eight, including former President Mikheil Saakashvili, had sufficient signatures to meet the threshold to be registered as a presidential candidate. Following a [...]	2007-12-11 04:32:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR KBIO GG
07TBILISI3096	GEORGIA BI-WEEKLY UPDATE DECEMBER 14 [...] This cable contains current items of political, economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of December 1-14. Georgian Politicians React to Medvedev -------------------------------------- 2. Georgian political figures reacted immediately -- and unanimously -- to Russi [...]	2007-12-14 11:56:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON KDEM GG
07TBILISI3101	TBILISI ELECTION UPDATE 12/14/07 [...] (C) On December 13, the OSCE/ODIHR Monitoring Team briefed the diplomatic community on its series of meetings with civil society, political parties, and government representatives. ODIHR reviewed election concerns to date with "misuse of administrative resources" being one heard frequently. [...]	2007-12-14 13:07:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
07TBILISI3148	GEORGIA: PRE-ELECTION TRIP TO AKHALKALAKI, [...] (SBU) Summary: Poloff visited the Armenian minority region of Akhalkalaki in Javakheti December 18-19 to gauge the pre-election mood of the political parties, NGOs, press and general populace in the lead-up to the January 5 snap Presidential elections. This impoverished region traditionally [...]	2007-12-21 10:50:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
07TBILISI3174	ALEX RONDELI: THE UNM SHIP MIGHT STILL FLOAT [...] (C) Alex Rondeli, Director of the Georgian Foundation for Security and International Studies (GFSIS) and widely respected political analyst, shared his views on recent political developments and media professionalism with the DCM on December 26. Rondeli wasn,t surprised by reports of Patarka [...]	2007-12-28 11:40:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV GG
07TBILISI379	PRESIDENT SAAKASHVILI SHARES HIS VIEWS ON CASPIAN [...] (C) Summary: In a February 12 meeting with Assistant Secretary for Economic, Energy and Business Affairs Daniel SIPDIS Sullivan, Georgian President Saakashvili gave the Assistant Secretary a tour d'horizon of Caucasus and Caspian region SIPDIS politics. He spoke positively of Karim Mas [...]	2007-02-26 07:53:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG ECON GG
07TBILISI384	Georgia Update February 23 [...] This cable contains current items of political, economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of February 10-23. The 81 Richest Georgians? ------------------------- 2. The newspaper Georgian Times stirred up considerable public interest with its February 15 list of Geor [...]	2007-02-26 13:52:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV GG
07TBILISI623	BAGAPSH ALLIES WIN ABKHAZ DE FACTO PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) After a poor showing in the first round (reftel),candidates aligned with de facto Abkhaz president Sergey Bagapsh rallied in the parliamentary run-offs March 18 (likely with the help of "administrative resources") to win an outright majority. According to a UN official, Bagapsh supporter [...]	2007-03-23 12:30:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV GG
07TBILISI652	THE GEORGIAN ECONOMY LOOKS FORWARD TO A YEAR OF [...] (U) This telegram is sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: Georgia's economy overcame Russian sanctions and grew 9.3 percent in 2006. Growth is expected to continue at a 7-8 percent rate in 2007. Prospects for increased foreign direct investment ar [...]	2007-03-28 10:28:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV GG
07TBILISI656	GEORGIAN PRIME MINISTER NOGHAIDELI REPORTS ON HIS [...] (C) Summary: Returning from a March 23 visit to Ashgabat, Georgian Prime Minister Noghaideli told the Ambassador on March 26 that he found Turkmenistan's President Berdimuhammedov interested in learning more about the West and exploring sending more oil through the South Caucasus, in lieu of c [...]	2007-03-28 12:50:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL GG TX
07TBILISI711	EUR DAS MATT BRYZA'S MARCH 29 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: In a March 29 meeting with Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Noghaideli, EUR DAS Matt Bryza discussed the recent attack on Georgian government buildings in Kodori and rising tensions in the Gali region, and their relationship to the debate over the next UNOMIG mandate renewal in the U [...]	2007-04-02 10:21:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG GG AR RU TX UN
07TBILISI725	EUR DAS MATT BRYZA'S MARCH 29 MEETING WITH [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-02 11:35:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG GG AR RU TX UN
07TEGUCIGALPA1077	HONDURAS: TELECOM LAW PROGRESS STALLED WHILE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite mounting pressure to agree upon a draft law to liberalize the telecommunications sector, the GOH and private industry representatives failed June 13 to come to an agreement. The action now moves to Congress where congressional leaders have promised passage of a previously [...]	2007-06-15 16:30:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECPS EINV ELAB HO KJUS KPRV PGOV PINR
07TEGUCIGALPA1247	SELECTION OF NEW HONDURAN AMBASSADOR TO THE UN RAISES VISA ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY. Jorge Arturo Reina, the current Minister of Government and Justice, was nominated by President Zelaya to represent Honduras as the ambassador to the United Nations. To assume his duties at the United Nations, Reina will need a G-1 visa to travel to the United States. To obtain that vis [...]	2007-07-19 21:31:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	CVIS PGOV PREL HO
07TEGUCIGALPA1258	HONDURAS SUPPORTS SPECIALIZED 1206-FUNDED CT [...] (S) Embassy Honduras fully endorses the two FY08 funding proposals submitted in support of the Honduran Armed Forces under Section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). These two proposals are: (1) Operation Enduring Friendship (OEF),submitted by USSOUTHCOM; and (2) Operation [...]	2007-07-23 21:40:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	MARR PTER HO
07TEGUCIGALPA1292	PRESIDENT ZELAYA AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS TRIP TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. In response to a request by the GOH, Ambassador Ford met with Honduran President "Mel" Zelaya, Foreign Minister Milton Jimenez and proposed Ambassador to the United Nations Jorge Arturo Reina. Zelaya used the first part of the meeting to offer another explanation for his trip to M [...]	2007-07-31 21:33:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS PGOV PREL HO
07TEGUCIGALPA1300	HONDURAS SUPPORTS ADDITIONAL SPECIALIZED [...] (S) In addition to the two proposals detailed in reftel, Embassy Honduras fully endorses the following FY08 funding proposal submitted in support of the Honduran Armed Forces under Section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA): the Regional Aircraft Modernization Program (RAMP). [...]	2007-07-31 23:23:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	MARR PTER HO
07TEGUCIGALPA1311	INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE VICE-MINISTER ROSA MEETING [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador and EconOff met with Industry and Commerce Vice-Minister Jorge "Coque" Rosa and Official CAFTA-DR negotiator Melvin Redondo on August 2, 2007, regarding the potential imposition of safeguards on the sock industry. The GOH does not believe that the USG has a legitimate r [...]	2007-08-02 22:29:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND EINV ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL HO
07TEGUCIGALPA1322	VISAS DONKEY: CORRUPTION 212 (F) VISA REVOCATION, [...] (C) Post seeks a security advisory opinion under Section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act in accordance with Proclamation 7550, suspending entry in to the United States of Honduran/Argentine/Italian citizen Marcelo Antonio Chimirri Castro(DPOB: 05 March 1966, Argentina). Informati [...]	2007-08-06 23:20:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	KCOR KCRM CVIS ECPS KJUS
07TEGUCIGALPA1325	CORRECTED COPY: VISAS DONKEY: CORRUPTION 212 (F) [...] (C) Post seeks a security advisory opinion under Section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act in accordance with Proclamation 7550, suspending entry in to the United States of Honduran/Argentine/Italian citizen Marcelo Antonio Chimirri Castro(DPOB: 05 March 1966, Argentina). Informati [...]	2007-08-07 17:18:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	KCOR KCRM CVIS ECPS KJUS
07TEGUCIGALPA1337	HONDURAS: "LIZZIE LAW" FALLS VICTIM TO CORRUPTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-08 15:48:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ETRD PGOV KJUS PINR HO
07TEGUCIGALPA134	HONDURAN GOVERNMENT DIALOGUE WITH OIL INDUSTRY [...] (C/NF) Summary: The January 18 talks in Salvador between oil industry representatives and a GOH delegation led by Minister Counselor for Legal Affairs Enrique Flores Lanza reportedly made significant progress. The GOH put two alternatives on the table and the affected oil companies have unde [...]	2007-01-23 01:02:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO
07TEGUCIGALPA1484	HONDURAS SCENESETTER FOR USDA SECRETARY JOHANNS [...] (SBU) Summary: As you prepare to visit Tegucigalpa, relations between the United States and Honduras are generally good. President Zelaya considers himself a friend of the United States, and Honduras generally supports U.S. positions on major international issues, including the War on Terrori [...]	2007-08-30 21:19:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP EAGR EAID ECON EFIS ETRD OVIP PGOV PREL
07TEGUCIGALPA151	HONDURAS: CONOCO PAUSING TO AWAIT CLARITY ON OIL [...] (C/NF) On January 22, a representative of U.S. firm ConocoPhillips told EconChief by phone that the company remains optimistic about signing a contract with Honduras for the delivery of all gasoline and diesel imports for the coming year. Conoco said that its position remains the same as it w [...]	2007-01-24 16:18:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO
07TEGUCIGALPA1614	HONDURAN PRESIDENT ZELAYA'S TRIP TO CUBA OCTOBER 9 [...] (C) Summary: On October 9, Honduran President Zelaya will travel to Cuba to sign a maritime delimitation treaty with the GOC. FM Milton Jimenez told Polcouns on October 2 that the President chose to travel October 9 instead of October 8 because they did not want to be manipulated into partic [...]	2007-10-03 20:57:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL CU NI HN
07TEGUCIGALPA1820	HONDURAS PASSES A NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY [...] (U) Summary. On September 10, the GOH publicized a decree in the national Gazette announcing the adoption of a National Security Strategy. The strategy has six main objectives (listed below) which now include counterterrorism work as an objective, and stresses regional and international coope [...]	2007-11-26 21:58:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS MARR MCAP MOPS PBTS PGOV PHUM PNAT KCRM
07TEGUCIGALPA225	HONDURAN PRESIDENT ZELAYA SAYS HE BACKS FUEL [...] (C/NF) Summary: President Zelaya says he wants a market-based fuel sector reform, but the GOH must reach a deal with the international oil companies (IOCs) before domestic pressures force him to move back towards a national import scheme. A recent deal in principle with Honduran fuel storage [...]	2007-02-03 00:03:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO
07TEGUCIGALPA302	HONDURAN DEBATE ON FUELS LIBERALIZATION VS [...] (C/NF) Summary: The GOH debate over fuels imports now appears to be on the brink of favorable resolution. Based on all our recent contacts with GOH officials, it is Post's assessment that the GOH no longer seeks nationalization of the fuels sector and is laboring mightily to find a mutually [...]	2007-02-15 19:16:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO
07TEGUCIGALPA336	HONDURAN PRESIDENT ATTACKS PRO-NATIONALIZATION [...] (C/NF) Summary: Recently President Zelaya has become openly critical of his former allies, the Patriotic Coalition (the group led by Juliette Handal that seeks lower fuel prices through nationalization of all imports). Zelaya has also criticized the pressure tactics employed by ConocoPhillip [...]	2007-02-20 21:55:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO
07TEGUCIGALPA415	CUBAN FOREIGN MINISTER'S VISIT TO HONDURAS FINALLY [...] (U) SUMMARY. Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque filled his two-day visit to Honduras with the inauguration of a hospital specializing in ophthalmology, a visit with President Zelaya, the signing of three agreements to bring the two countries closer together, and a visit with local suppo [...]	2007-03-07 14:30:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR CU HO

07TEGUCIGALPA432	HONDURAS TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2006/2007 [...] (SBU) The following is the 2006/2007 Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report input for Honduras, responding to questions posed in the checklist. Post point of contact is Vice Consul Jason McInerney, phone: 011-504-238-5114 x 4152, IVG phone: 539-4152, fax 011-504-237-1792, and unclassified [...]	2007-03-09 21:25:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KJUS ASEC PREF ELAB HO
07TEGUCIGALPA472	HONDURAS DEMARCHED ON ENGAGING NICARAGUA [...] (SBU) Acting Polcouns delivered demarche to Foreign Vice Minister Enrique Reina and Ambassador Eduardo Rosales, the Foreign Ministry's Director of Exterior Affairs, on March 15, 2007 (reftel) on engaging Nicaragua. Polcouns made it clear that the demarche was not/not in relation to the mariti [...]	2007-03-16 22:46:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PREL NU HO
07TEGUCIGALPA493	HONDURAN FUEL IMPORTS: USG EFFORTS STAVE OFF [...] (C/NF) In a hemisphere disillusioned with market economics, the USG has successfully held the line in Honduras. Thanks to two face-to-face meetings between POTUS and Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales and numerous public and private interventions by the Ambassador and his sta [...]	2007-03-21 14:34:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO
07TEGUCIGALPA509	HONDURAS SCENESETTER FOR HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT [...] (SBU) Summary: After 14 months in office, the Honduran President, Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales, faces the difficult task of leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. Bilateral relations between the U.S. and Honduras are excellent. Honduras was the first country in the Wester [...]	2007-03-22 22:59:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL PGOV ECON MOPS SNAR PTER SOCI HO
07TEGUCIGALPA579	I AM THE STATE: HONDUTEL MANAGER REMAINS MAIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: While a new telecommunications law to liberalize the market remains stalled in the Honduran Congress, the battle to control the lucrative margins in international calling continues. Hondutel, the state telecoms operator, has aggressively pursued companies charged with pirating c [...]	2007-04-03 21:58:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECPS ELAB HO KJUS KPRV PGOV PINR
07TEGUCIGALPA584	HONDURAS SCENESETTER FOR DHS DEPUTY SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Summary: After 15 months in office, the Honduran President, Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales, faces the difficult task of leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. Bilateral relations between the U.S. and Honduras are excellent. Honduras was the first country in the Wester [...]	2007-04-09 20:08:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL PGOV ECON MOPS SNAR PTER SOCI HO
07TEGUCIGALPA585	HONDURAS SCENESETTER FOR CODEL THOMPSON [...] (SBU) Summary: After 15 months in office, the Honduran President, Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales, faces the difficult task of leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. Bilateral relations between the U.S. and Honduras are excellent. Honduras was the first country in the Wester [...]	2007-04-09 20:13:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL PGOV ECON MOPS SNAR PTER SOCI HO
07TEGUCIGALPA76	HONDURAN PRESIDENT CALLS U.S. OIL COMPANIES [...] (S/NF) Summary: Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales returned "a changed man" from meetings with Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on January 10. Zelaya was clearly frustrated at his continuing inability to resolve Honduras' energy proble [...]	2007-01-13 00:03:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET//NOFORN	EPET ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO
07TEGUCIGALPA782	HONDURAS: FACING CORRUPTION CHARGES, HONDUTEL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a series of surprise moves, Hondutel operations director Marcelo Chimirri was essentially stripped of authority at the state run telecommunications company and all his legal actions during his tenure were nullified. However, Chimirri was then promoted several days later as the [...]	2007-05-09 15:31:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECPS EINV ELAB HO KJUS KPRV PGOV PINR
07TEGUCIGALPA838	HONDUTEL UNDER FIRE AS NEGOTATIONS OVER NEW LAW [...] (C) SUMMARY: The major actors in on-going effort to pass a new telecommunications law met May 11, and agreed to reconcile four key issues: license authorizations, naming of commissioners, taxes, and mobile licenses. While the group plans to meet again May 18, a related effort by Congress to [...]	2007-05-16 00:18:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECPS ELAB KJUS KPRV PGOV PINR
07TEGUCIGALPA896	HONDURAS' RESPONSE FOR COUNTRY REVIEW FOR TITLE [...] (U) In response to reftel A, Post's answers regarding the relationship between Honduras and Cuba follow. Post's answers track the numbered questions in reftel A. 2. (U) There are no known Honduran companies that have invested in Cuba, nor are there any bilateral trade agreements between the [...]	2007-05-22 19:44:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU HO
07TEGUCIGALPA91	HONDURAN GOVERNMENT BLAMES OIL COMANIES; COMPLAINS [...] (S/NF) Summary: Ambassador, Charge, and EconChief met with Ministers Enrique Flores Lanza and Milton Jimenez on January 16 to discuss the announced GOH intent to seize control of U.S. owned oil storage facilities without the consent of the owners. Both Ministers blamed the companies for fail [...]	2007-01-17 19:47:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET//NOFORN	EPET ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO
07TELAVIV1019	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran-Britain Crisis ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that on Wednesday Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced that his government would release the 15 detained British sailors and marines as a gift t [...]	2007-04-05 08:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1029	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran: Detention and Release of UK Sailors ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot and Israel Radio reported that around two weeks ago IDF Cpl. Gilad Shalit's captors passed on to him a pair of glasses sent by his father. The r [...]	2007-04-06 10:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1062	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-11 09:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1063	ISRAELI MOD CONTACTS SHARE VIEWS ON PALESTINIANS, [...] (C) In a March 29 meeting, Israeli officials from the MOD's POL-MIL Bureau briefed EUCOM Political Advisor (POLAD) Mary Carlin Yates on their assessment of the Palestinian National Unity Government (NUG) and its implications for Palestinian-Israel relations, Israeli thinking about the negative [...]	2007-04-11 12:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG NATO IZ IS
07TELAVIV1086	CODEL ACKERMAN'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER OLMERT [...] (C) SUMMARY. REPRESENTATIVE GARY ACKERMAN (D, NEW YORK),CHAIRMAN OF MIDDLE EAST AND SOUTH ASIA SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE, ACCOMPANIED BY THE AMBASSADOR, CALLED ON PRIME MINISTER EHUD OLMERT APRIL 11. THEY DISCUSSED OLMERT'S APPROACH TO HIS UPCOMING MEETING WI [...]	2007-04-13 10:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV KWBG IS
07TELAVIV1088	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot reported that, during their meeting in Jerusalem on Sunday, PM Ehud Olmert and PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas will discuss the "diplomatic horizon." Yediot reported that Olme [...]	2007-04-13 11:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1094	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-16 10:44:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1114	CODEL ACKERMAN'S MEETING WITH OPPOSITION LEADER [...] (C) Summary. Representative Gary Ackerman (D, New York),Chairman of the Middle East and South Asia Subcommittee of the House International Relations Committee, accompanied by the Ambassador, met with Opposition Leader Binyamin Netanyahu at the Knesset April 11. The discussion covered Netany [...]	2007-04-18 06:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KNNP EFIN IR KPAL IS
07TELAVIV1143	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Secretary Gates to Israel, April 18-19, 2007 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz and The Jerusalem Post prominently covered the visit of Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates to Israel. Yediot and Maariv did not report on th [...]	2007-04-19 08:49:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1147	DID MK AZMI BISHARA PASS SECRETS TO HIZBALLAH [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Israeli-Arab MK and Balad party leader Azmi Bishara left Israel in early April amid rumors that the security services were preparing a case against him for unspecified security offenses. While a gag order prevents public discussion of the case by GOI officials, contacts have t [...]	2007-04-19 13:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER PINR IS LE
07TELAVIV1201	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Israel's 59th Independence Day 2. Mideast 3. Sudan: Darfur ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Over the weekend all media prominently and extensively covered, and commented on, events related to Israel's Memorial Day and Independence Da [...]	2007-04-23 11:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1218	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. US-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Similar to other media, Ha'aretz quoted senior IDF officers as saying that on Tuesday the IDF foiled a Hamas attempt to kidnap a soldier on the Gaza border. Apparently as pa [...]	2007-04-26 05:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1223	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] PM Olmert's Performance 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that, in a high-level defense consultation on Wednesday, PM Ehud Olmert decided that Israel will avoid a broad military response to the Hamas rocket bar [...]	2007-04-26 08:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1257	WINOGRAD IN APRIL: OLMERT'S CRUELEST MONTH? [...] (C) Summary: Israel is on tenterhooks, ready to dissect the long-awaited "interim report" of the Winograd Committee that PM Olmert's cabinet appointed to look into the events of the "Second Lebanon War." There have been no known leaks of the contents of this report, which is cloaked in secre [...]	2007-04-27 14:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN PINR IS LE
07TELAVIV1258	CODEL PELOSI'S MEETING WITH PM OLMERT [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Olmert told CODEL Pelosi April 1 that he would continue to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas despite Abbas' failure to deliver on his commitments. Olmert was adamant that his talks with Abbas not include the final status issues of refugees, Jerusalem a [...]	2007-04-27 15:13:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS SY LE IR IZ
07TELAVIV1262	WINOGRAD INTERIM REPORT SLAMS OLMERT, PERETZ, [...] (C) Summary/Comment: Channel 10 news reported extensive leaks from the Winograd interim report on the conduct of last summer's Lebanon War late on April 27. These apparently credible leaks have fed a blitz of early commentary (see septel for media reaction). The official text is scheduled [...]	2007-04-30 09:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR IS LE
07TELAVIV1288	CODEL PELOSI DISCUSSES TWO-STATE SOLUTION, SYRIA, AND IRAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY FM Livni met with CODEL Pelosi and emphasized that Israel and the U.S. share challenges and values. Speaker Pelosi and the Representatives reaffirmed their commitment to an Israel at peace with its neighbors. Livni stressed that the missing soldiers and the trafficking of arms to [...]	2007-05-01 14:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER KPAL IS SY LE IR IZ
07TELAVIV133	ISRAELI POL-MIL BUREAU CHIEF ON RUSSIAN ASSISTANCE [...] (S) On January 8, Israeli MOD Political-Military Bureau Chief Amos Gilad shared with the Ambassador the results of his recent visit to Russia and meetings with Russian intelligence officials to discuss Iran and Syria. Gilad said that the Russians believe it will take twice as long as the Isra [...]	2007-01-11 16:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL KNNP ETTC MASS SY IR EG RS
07TELAVIV1331	JORDANIAN DELEGATION PITCHES IDEA FOR A FEDERATION [...] (C) Abdul Salam Majali, a former Prime Minister of Jordan and member of the Jordanian Upper House of Parliament, led a small Jordanian delegation to Israel for private meetings with the Israeli political class -- both within and outside the GOI -- during which he advocated reviving a proposal [...]	2007-05-04 14:33:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PREF KPAL IS JO
07TELAVIV1335	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] PM Olmert's Performance 2. Mideast 3. France: Presidential Election ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported on a Qassam rocket attack on Sunday afternoon that wounded two people at a gas station near Sderot. The media c [...]	2007-05-07 10:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1348	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. PM Olmert's Performance ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot, Israel Radio, and other leading media quoted State Department Spokesman Sean McCormack as saying in his daily briefing on Monday that he would not ex [...]	2007-05-08 11:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1358	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-09 09:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1365	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-10 09:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1384	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-11 12:04:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1438	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with the shelling of Sderot with Qassam rockets and the internecine fighting in the Gaza Strip. The media reported that more than 20 Qassam rockets fell on Sderot on Tuesda [...]	2007-05-16 11:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1483	GOI RESPONSE TO ROCKET ATTACKS [...] (C) FOLLOWING A SECURITY CABINET MEETING MAY 16, PM EHUD OLMERT ANNOUNCED THAT THE IDF WOULD CARRY OUT STRIKES AGAINST QASSAM LAUNCHERS, HAMAS MILITARY COMMANDERS AND "TERRORIST INFRASTRUCTURE." THE PM'S SPOKESPERSON ANNOUNCED THAT "ISRAEL CANNOT CONTINUE TO SHOW RESTRAINT WHEN ITS CITIZENS A [...]	2007-05-17 16:35:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS PTER KPAL KWBG IS
07TELAVIV1492	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Muslims in US Society ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media continued to highlight Qassam rocket attacks on the western Negev and related developments, mainly a limited Israeli military response to the rocket [...]	2007-05-18 10:04:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1535	MOF DG WANTS TO REMOVE TRADE IRRITANTS [...] (C) In a May 15 meeting with A/DCM Weinstein and A/EconCouns, Ministry of Finance (MOF) DG Ariav expressed the strong desire to find a solution to U.S. trade concerns, and offered to spearhead a GOI inter-agency effort to deal with the problem areas. Regarding a visit of U/S Burns to Israel, [...]	2007-05-22 15:04:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV IS KWBG
07TELAVIV1558	NEW ISRAELI MOD DG BUCHRIS SHARES HIS PRIORITIES [...] (S) ON MAY 22, AMBASSADOR JONES HELD HIS FIRST MEETING WITH NEW ISRAELI MOD DIRECTOR GENERAL PINCHAS BUCHRIS. BUCHRIS, WHO HAD BEEN IN OFFICE ONLY 14 DAYS, FOCUSED HIS COMMENTS ON THE U.S.-ISRAEL RELATIONSHIP, STRESSING HIS PERSONAL COMMITMENT TO SEEING THE RELATIONSHIP PUT "BACK ON TRACK," AN [...]	2007-05-25 15:29:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PTER PINR MARR MASS ETTC KNNP KWBG KPAL
07TELAVIV1579	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] "The Great Fiasco" Eytan Haber, veteran op-ed writer and assistant to the late prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, opined in an editorial of the mass-circulation, pluralist Yediot Aharonot (05/31): "Policy makers and decision takers in Washington are frightened ... They have no answer to what is h [...]	2007-05-31 10:59:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1624	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] 40th Anniversary of the Six-Day War 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted Palestinian sources as saying that PM Ehud Olmert will meet on Thursday in Jericho with PA Chairman (President) Mahmoud Abbas. Israel Rad [...]	2007-06-05 11:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1644	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. G-8 Summit, June 6-8 ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with the possibility that a military confrontation with Syria might break out this summer. The media reported that this morning the security cabinet will hold [...]	2007-06-06 10:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1671	PM OLMERT WELCOMES ACTION ON IRAN, INVESTMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Rep. Robert Wexler (D-Fl) and Florida Governor Charlie Crist met with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on May 31 as part of a broad mission to expand trade and political relations between Israel and the State of Florida. At the top of the agenda was the Florida legislature's recent dec [...]	2007-06-08 06:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR SY LE KPAL IS
07TELAVIV1672	JUSTICE MINISTER FRIEDMANN ON REFUGEES, IPR AND [...] (Summary) (SBU) In a meeting with Justice Minister Daniel Friedmann in Jerusalem on June 4, the Ambassador discussed the Magen David Adom (MDA)/Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) ambulance dispute, IPR issues, Darfur refugees, and family reunifications requests for Palestinian refugees fro [...]	2007-06-08 07:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB IS IZ KCRM KIPR KJUS KPAL KWMN PHUM
07TELAVIV1688	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-11 10:04:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1691	PM OLMERT DISCUSSES TWO-STATE SOLUTION, [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A MEETING WITH CODEL LEAHY MAY 30, ISRAELI PM EHUD OLMERT REAFFIRMED HIS COMMITMENT TO A TWO-STATE SOLUTION AND DESCRIBED HIS EFFORTS TO REACH THIS GOAL. CALLING THE INTERNAL PALESTINIAN SITUATION "UNBEARABLE," OLMERT EXPRESSED HIS SINCERE DESIRE TO IMPROVE THE SITUATION AND [...]	2007-06-11 14:48:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR IS KPAL SY LE
07TELAVIV1699	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Israel Labor Party Primaries 2. Mideast 2. Democracy ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz cited the belief of unnamed officials that President Bush will make new suggestions for an Israeli-Palestinian agreement in a speech slate [...]	2007-06-12 10:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1704	A/S SILVERBERG DISCUSSES UN AND IO ISSUES WITH DDG [...] (C) Summary: IO A/S Kristen Silverberg discussed United Nations and other international organization issues with MFA Deputy Director General Roni Leshno-Ya'ar and his staff on June 7 in Jerusalem. The Israelis announced that they have begun quickly campaigning for a UNSC seat in 2019-20. Ya'a [...]	2007-06-12 15:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF KWBG KPAL UNSC UNGA
07TELAVIV1727	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-13 10:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1729	IRAN: ISRAELI ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION ASSESSMENT [...] (S) In a June 12 meeting, Israel Atomic Energy Commission Nonproliferation Department Director Gil Reich (accompanied by new External Relations Director Joshua Zarka and Arms Control Department Director Merav Zafary) provided poloff with the IAEC's current assessment of Iran's uranium enrichme [...]	2007-06-13 15:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PINR KNNP MNUC IAEA IR IS
07TELAVIV1732	ISA CHIEF DISKIN ON SITUATION IN THE GAZA STRIP [...] (S) SUMMARY: In a June 11 meeting that entailed discussion of the benchmarks (reftel),Israeli Security Agency (ISA) Head Yuval Diskin shared his assessment of the current situation in the Gaza Strip and West Bank, painting a picture of a desperate, disorganized, and demoralized Fatah in the G [...]	2007-06-13 16:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PTER PHUM MARR MASS KPAL KWBG EG IS
07TELAVIV1758	SETTLEMENTS BACK ON GOI AGENDA? [...] (C) Summary: On June 12, MK Otniel Schneller briefed the Ambassador on his plan to separate the Israeli and Palestinian populations in the West Bank until the political climate warranted final status negotiations. Schneller's plan envisions creating an interim Palestinian state on 65 perce [...]	2007-06-15 10:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS
07TELAVIV1783	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. US-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Among the main stories over the weekend were the formation by PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas of an emergency cabinet headed by Salam Fayyad, in defiance of Hamas; the [...]	2007-06-18 09:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1844	GOI UPDATE ON CROSSINGS AND FUEL SITUATION IN GAZA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: COGAT confirmed to EconOff on June 19 that most of the Gaza border crossings are effectively closed. However, the GOI is facilitating import of humanitarian goods into Gaza through the Kerem Shalom cargo crossing and working on an alternate mechanism at Erez crossing point to ass [...]	2007-06-19 14:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM IS
07TELAVIV1901	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-21 10:56:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1912	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media (banner in Yediot) quoted PM Ehud Olmert as saying at a fundraising event in Haifa on Thursday that his meeting with PA President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday will create a "new be [...]	2007-06-22 11:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1928	GOI CONTINUES TO FACILITATE PASSAGE OF [...] (SBU) COGAT confirmed to EconOff on June 25 that despite the main border crossings with Gaza remaining closed, the GOI continues to facilitate passage of individuals through Erez Crossing Point on a special humanitarian basis. It is also allowing the import of humanitarian goods, food, and fu [...]	2007-06-25 12:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM IS
07TELAVIV1930	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-25 13:44:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1957	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that in a conciliatory address to the summit in Sharm el-Sheikh PM Ehud Olmert declared in a surprise gesture that he intends to ask the cabinet to approve the release of [...]	2007-06-26 12:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1972	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. US-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that on Tuesday two Qassam rockets were launched at Sderot. This morning leading electronic media reported on IDF operations in the southern Gaza StripQIs [...]	2007-06-27 10:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1996	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media, except the ultra-Orthodox newspapers, led with news on the plea bargain agreement for President Moshe Katsav. As a result Katsav resigned this morning. The media reported that [...]	2007-06-29 09:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2081	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-06 10:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2082	NATO A/SYG COLSTON'S JUNE 24-26 VISIT SEES [...] (S) NATO Assistant Secretary General (Defense Policy and Planning) John Colston told NATO embassy representatives in Tel Aviv June 26 that his 3-day visit to Israel resulted in progress on implementation of five chapters of Israel's Individual Cooperation Program (ICP). Observing NATO and Isr [...]	2007-07-06 10:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL NATO PTER MASS MARR IS
07TELAVIV2098	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH SHIMON PERES: AMBITIOUS [...] (C) Summary. In a July 6 meeting with the Ambassador, President-elect Peres offered an ambitious agenda for his presidency, including restoring optimism to the Israeli public and reinvigorating Israel's relations with the American Jewish community. Peres thought Israel should not apply too [...]	2007-07-09 13:57:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECIN EINV JO KWBG IS
07TELAVIV2109	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-10 10:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2112	CODEL ISRAEL'S MEETING WITH AMOS GILAD: REGIONAL [...] (S) SUMMARY. CODEL Israel on July 5 discussed with the MOD's political-military bureau chief MG (Ret) Amos Gilad the evolving relationship between Iran, Syria, and Hizballah, Egypt's role in working to broker the release of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, and curbing weapons smuggling [...]	2007-07-10 11:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PTER KNNP MNUC EG IS SY
07TELAVIV2124	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Pakistan 3. Iraq 4. US-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz and The Jerusalem Post reported that the Arab League delegation composed of Egyptian FM Ahmed Ali Abu al-Gheit and Jordanian FM Abdelel [...]	2007-07-11 09:57:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2135	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-12 09:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2144	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media reported that the visit of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, which was scheduled for next week, has been canceled. Media quoted President Bush as saying during a press co [...]	2007-07-13 10:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2173	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-17 10:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2210	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-19 10:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2221	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media continued to report on the release of 255 Palestinian prisoners this morning. The released prisoners signed a pledge not to return to terrorism and they will be welc [...]	2007-07-20 10:10:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2233	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Turkish Elections: AKP Victory ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that former British PM Tony Blair, the Quartet's special envoy to the Middle East peace process, is scheduled to arrive in the country today for [...]	2007-07-23 12:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2280	APHSCT TOWNSEND TAKES STOCK OF BMENA REGION WITH [...] (S) SUMMARY: Frances Fragos Townsend, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism (AFHSC),met Mossad Director Meir Dagan on July 12 for a general discussion of regional security threats. On the Iranian nuclear program, Dagan proved surprisingly optimistic about the [...]	2007-07-26 13:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PTER PREL KNNP KWBG EFIN IR IS
07TELAVIV2281	APHSCT TOWNSEND RECEIVES ACTION PLAN ON PALESTINIANS FROM ISRAELI NSC [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-26 13:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PTER PREL KNNP KWBG EFIN IR IS
07TELAVIV2287	NEW WEST BANK OUTPOSTS AND SETTLEMENT EXPANSION [...] (C) Summary: On July 23, Peace Now's Settlement Watch Coordinator Hagit Ofran -- who has a track record of accurate reporting -- briefed econoff on three newly discovered outposts in the West Bank, and highlighted recent expansion in existing outposts. As far as we know, Peace Now has not [...]	2007-07-26 15:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS
07TELAVIV2289	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-27 07:16:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2326	IAA DIRECTOR DESCRIBES NEW PLAN FOR MUGHRABI GATE, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) Director General Yehoshua (Shuka) Dorfman told Embassy and ConGen poloffs July 24 that the IAA was proposing a new design for an access ramp at the Mughrabi Gate that would follow the same path as the earlier, collapsed ramp, and that the ruins [...]	2007-07-27 13:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KIRF KPAL IS
07TELAVIV2367	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-02 05:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2391	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-03 10:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2410	DEMARCHE TO GOI ON SUDANESE REFUGEES [...] (C) (Summary) On July 30, Acting Regional Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) informed UNHCR/Israel's Head of Office and Honorary Liaison of the Department's wish to see UNHCR/Geneva take the lead in coordinating a response to the issue of Sudanese and other asylum seekers entering into Israel fro [...]	2007-08-07 11:42:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM IS EG SU
07TELAVIV2413	KNESSET SPEAKER READY TO SUPPORT PEACE, EXPAND [...] (C) On August 6, The Ambassador met with Knesset Speaker Dalia Itzik, who is scheduled to see the Secretary in Washington on August 13. The Ambassador told Itzik that the Secretary was pleased with her recent visit to Jerusalem, SIPDIS which focused on preparing for the international meeti [...]	2007-08-08 06:13:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MARR ETRD KPAL IS
07TELAVIV2422	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-09 12:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2425	UNTSO: GOLAN UNDER CONTROL, SOUTHERN LEBANON [...] (U) The commander of United Nations Treaty Supervision Organization (UNTSO),Major General Ian Gordon (Australia),called on the Ambassador on August 8 to discuss the situation on the ground in his areas of operation, particularly the Lebanese-Israeli border and the Golan Heights. UNTSO is an [...]	2007-08-10 06:05:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO MOPS UN SY LE IS
07TELAVIV2448	YEDIOT ARTICLE CLAIMS BARAK TILTS RIGHT, [...] (U) Israel's largest circulation daily, Yediot Aharonot, ran a banner headline on August 10 "Barak: There is no chance for a settlement with the Palestinians." Although not a direct interview, the article by well-connected journalist Shimon Schiffer states that Barak has been telling associa [...]	2007-08-10 15:29:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS KPAL IS
07TELAVIV2454	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post cited official Israeli assessments according to which Syria does not believe PM Ehud Olmert's public statements of reassurance that Israel has no intention of attacking S [...]	2007-08-13 10:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2465	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot and The Jerusalem Post reported that on Monday in Washington Knesset Speaker Dalia Itzik met with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Yediot reported that Itzik thanked the Secreta [...]	2007-08-14 10:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2483	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Pakistan ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All major media reported that Binyamin Netanyahu won the Likud primary with 73.2 percent of the vote. Far-Right activist Moshe Feiglin garnered 23.4 percent, and World Likud Chairman D [...]	2007-08-15 10:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2491	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Israeli electronic media reported that a memorandum of understanding was signed this morning in Jerusalem between Israel and the US on the new American defense package for Israel. Unde [...]	2007-08-16 11:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2504	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] US Aid to Israel 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz quoted Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns as saying on Thursday that the new USD 30-billion defense package for Israel is not conditioned on [...]	2007-08-17 09:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2513	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast: ------------ Summary: -------- Columnist and former IDF Intelligence chief Shlomo Gazit wrote in the popular, pluralist Maariv: "Israel's steps [vis-a-vis Syria] are determined more than anything by domestic politics, and in particular by the Prime Minister's attempt to portray [...]	2007-08-20 10:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2543	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-22 10:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2576	U/S BURNS' MEETING AT ISRAEL'S MFA ON LEBANON, [...] (S) After the August 16 signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on U.S. Security Assistance to Israel and the press conference that followed, Under Secretary Burns and his delegation participated in a roundtable discussion of issues with an Israeli MFA delegation led by MFA Director G [...]	2007-08-24 04:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL MASS NATO PTER KNNP UNSC SY IR EG LE IS
07TELAVIV2579	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-24 11:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2620	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Turkey ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported on the meeting between PM Ehud Olmert and PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas. The Jerusalem Post reported that on Tuesday officials from both sides ad [...]	2007-08-29 11:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2642	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Turkey ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media reported that three Palestinian children from one family were killed in a strike against rocket launchers in the northern Gaza Strip. The media quoted the IDF [...]	2007-08-31 03:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2650	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-31 10:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2652	U/S BURNS' AUGUST 17 MEETING WITH ISRAELI MOSSAD [...] (S) In an August 17 meeting, Israeli Mossad Chief Meir Dagan thanked Under Secretary Burns for America's support of Israel as evidenced by the previous day's signing of an MOU that provides Israel with USD 30 billion in security assistance from 2008-2018. Dagan provided his assessment of the [...]	2007-08-31 12:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PTER MARR MASS KNNP UNSC PK IR IZ ZP

07TELAVIV2662	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-04 10:05:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV267	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Israel: Governance 2. Syria ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major electronic media cited the State of the Union Address that President Bush delivered on Tuesday. The media reported that the President dedicated roughly half of his speech [...]	2007-01-24 11:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2671	DEPUTY DEFENSE MINISTER VILNAI COMMENTS ON [...] (C) Summary. During a September 3 meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Defense Minister Matan Vilnai described his close working and personal relationship with Defense Minister Barak. Vilnai described his key areas of responsibility at MOD as improving the defense of the homefront; serving a [...]	2007-09-04 14:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV MOPS KWBG IS
07TELAVIV2672	AMBASSADOR AND DAS DANIN DISCUSS REGIONAL AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Ambassador and visiting NEA DAS Robert Danin met with MFA DG Aharon Abramovitch in Jerusalem August 28 to discuss ongoing regional and bilateral issues. Abramovitch reported significant progress in the negotiations over stationing Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) ambul [...]	2007-09-04 16:40:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG LE SY IS
07TELAVIV2678	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. US-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz cited the belief of GOI sources that most Security Cabinet members will support increasing financial pressure on the Gaza Strip during the cabinet's meeting in Jerus [...]	2007-09-05 09:57:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2722	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast: ------------ Summary: -------- Military correspondent Amos Harel wrote on page one of the independent, left-leaning Ha'aretz: "It is safe to assume that Assad will make some sort of move to keep Israel on the edge of its seat over the [upcoming Jewish] holidays." Senior colu [...]	2007-09-10 10:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2737	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-11 10:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2744	AFRICAN MIGRANTS AND ASYLUM SEEKERS IN ISRAEL [...] (C) Embassy refugee reporting officer (RRO) delivered demarche requested in Reftel A to Simona Halperin, MFA Acting Director of International Organizations and Human Rights. RRO stressed the humanitarian and political importance of formalizing Egypt and Israel's commitments in a UNHCR-mediated [...]	2007-09-11 14:04:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM EUN IS SU EG
07TELAVIV2756	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media cited a report by Christiane Amanpour of CNN based on American and Middle Eastern sources that Israel's action in Syria last week was directed at an Iranian shipment [...]	2007-09-12 10:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2779	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. France-US Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media quoted PM Ehud Olmert as saying on Monday, in a briefing for Russian-language media outlets in Israel: "I have a lot of respect for the Syrian leader and for Sy [...]	2007-09-18 09:56:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2780	EMBASSY RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INPUT ON [...] (U) Israel is a well-established democracy with a large number of influential NGOs and human rights activists. Human rights are guaranteed in a series of "Basic Laws," which function as a constitution. The government's treatment of NGOs is consistent with the 2006 Guiding Principles on NGOs. [...]	2007-09-18 10:13:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV IL
07TELAVIV2800	GOI POSITIVE FOLLOWING SEPTEMBER 3 TALKS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. GOI officials described the latest (September 3) round of negotiations with the Vatican on outstanding issues as "positive." GOI negotiator Shmuel Ben-Shmuel said the sides were "on the verge of a major breakthrough," and noted that the GOI tabled a new proposal on the taxation [...]	2007-09-19 12:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KIRF VT IS
07TELAVIV2808	TREASURY, GOI DISCUSS SUPPORT FOR SHARING OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: A delegation from the Treasury Department's Office of Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes (OTFFC),led by Deputy Assistant Secretary Daniel Glaser, met September 10-11 with an inter-agency Government of Israel (GOI) group to follow up on a GOI request to restart discussions o [...]	2007-09-20 13:09:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KTFN KCRM KWBG EAID IS
07TELAVIV2815	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. US-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media reported that on Thursday PM Ehud Olmert told a gathering of Kadima that "there is a partner for dialogue in the PA." Media quoted Olmert as saying that he wil [...]	2007-09-21 10:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV283	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] State of the Union Address 2. Mideast 3. Israel: Governance ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post highlighted a part of President Bush's State of the Union Address: "We could expect an epic battle between Shi'a extremis [...]	2007-01-25 10:48:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2834	ISRAEL SUPPORTS COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES, CANNOT [...] (SBU) On September 18, Poloff delivered reftel demarche on priorities for the Communities of Democracies (CD) to Ron Adam, Director of the UN Political Affairs Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which also handles the CD portfolio. Adam expressed Israel's support for the Community [...]	2007-09-24 16:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PHUM PREL UNGA PGOV
07TELAVIV2842	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] President Ahmadinejad at Columbia University 2. Mideast 3. Libya ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading electronic media quoted President Bush as saying on Monday at a meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in N [...]	2007-09-25 10:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2853	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-26 10:29:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2880	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-01 10:13:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2890	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-02 10:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2893	POST RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR IDENTIFICATION OF [...] (SBU) In response to the Department's request to identify "credible voices" in the Muslim community who reject extremist interpretations of Islam (reftel),post submits the following three names for consideration: A) SHEIKH ABDELLAH NIMER DARWISH (born 1948): Sheikh Darwish is the founder [...]	2007-10-02 12:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PTER KISL IS
07TELAVIV2896	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Myanmar ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will visit the region in mid-October to work on the agenda for the Annapolis meeting. Maariv reported that during a meet [...]	2007-10-03 11:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2908	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast: ------------ Summary: -------- The independent, left-leaning Ha'aretz editorialized: "The changes in the region and the Palestinian leadership's weakness make it even more difficult to reach a viable agreement. It is clear that the Annapolis meeting will require much more crea [...]	2007-10-05 12:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2918	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-09 13:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2933	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-10 10:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2948	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Turkey ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media reported that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will come to the region early next week. Israel Radio reported that a three-way meeting will be held between her, PM Ehud [...]	2007-10-12 13:40:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV297	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Mideast 3. Israel: Governance ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that during a session of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday, FM Tzipi Livni warned PA Chairman [President] Mahmou [...]	2007-01-26 10:44:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2984	GOI LOOKS TO POSTAL BANK FOR CONTINUED FINANCIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In light of the Government of Israel's (GOI) recent designation of Gaza as a "hostile territory," Israel's commercial banks announced plans to discontinue correspondent services to banks in Gaza. This decision may represent the first step in the complete termination of relations [...]	2007-10-15 14:56:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KTFN KWBG PTER IS
07TELAVIV2986	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-16 06:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2994	SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-17 06:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3027	GOI RESPONDS TO EAST JERUSALEM DEMARCHE [...] (C) Ambassador delivered the demarche on continued and planned Israeli settlement activities in East Jerusalem to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Director General Aharon Abramovitch on Sunday, October 14. The following text was passed to Ambramovitch's office: 2. (U) (Begin text) Esta [...]	2007-10-19 08:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IS KPAL KWBG
07TELAVIV3051	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The top story over the weekend was the alleged assassination plot against PM Olmert in June. Reportedly, the plot which was broken up by Shin Bet and PA security services, involved five [...]	2007-10-22 10:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3077	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Rabin Assassination Anniversary 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that on Tuesday a Palestinian was killed in an air force attack on a vehicle in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. The newspa [...]	2007-10-24 15:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3109	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Mideast 3. US-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that on Thursday Defense Minister Ehud Barak approved economic sanctions on the Gaza Strip in response to continued Qassam rocket attacks. Thi [...]	2007-10-26 10:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3120	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-29 10:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3181	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Turkey ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post quoted senior diplomatic officials as saying on Wednesday that it now seems unlikely that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will bring invitations to the Annapolis me [...]	2007-11-01 10:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV319	TURKISH AMBASSADOR ON HAMAS, SYRIA, IRAQI KURDS, [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with his new Turkish counterpart, former MFA spokesman Namik Tan, in Tel Aviv on January 26. Tan maintained that Turkey's policy of engagement with Hamas and Syria is intended to split them from Iran. He reiterated Ankara's opposition to the Iranian nuclear we [...]	2007-01-29 15:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ECON KWBG KPAL TU SY IR IZ IS
07TELAVIV324	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with the suicide bombing that took place in a neighborhood bakery in Eilat on Monday morning -- the first such incident in the city. Media reported that one of the victims, [...]	2007-01-30 10:48:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3244	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Mideast 3. Global Democracy ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that on Wednesday Transportation Minister Shaul Mofaz, who is in charge of the strategic dialogue with the US, met with Secretary of State Con [...]	2007-11-08 11:13:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3257	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reported that Israel expects the US to formally confirm the Annapolis meeting on Friday for the last week of November. Major media suggested that President Bush would ho [...]	2007-11-09 10:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3258	DAS DANIN AND DASD KIMMITT DISCUSS GAZA SMUGGLING [...] (S) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary Rob Danin and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Mark Kimmitt met November 6 with Israel Security Agency (ISA) Director Yuval Diskin to discuss relations with Egypt regarding the Gaza border. Diskin said the ISA had provided detailed information on smugg [...]	2007-11-09 12:44:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL PINR IS EG
07TELAVIV3268	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast: ------------ Summary: -------- Columnist Amos Gilboa, former head of Research Division at IDF Intelligence, wrote in the popular, pluralist Maariv: "The Annapolis conference should be a test, a litmus paper, for the Palestinians and the Arab states: Are they willing to support [...]	2007-11-13 12:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3271	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio mentioned that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice spoke to the United Jewish Communities (UJC) General Assembly in Nashville and quoted her as saying that "Now the opportunity [...]	2007-11-14 11:16:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3314	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-20 11:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3323	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-21 10:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3341	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-26 12:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3342	USSC DAYTON BRIEFS IDF CENTRAL COMMANDER ON STEPS [...] (S) U.S. Security Coordinator Lieutenant General Keith Dayton briefed IDF Central Command Commander Major General Gadi Shamni November 18 on efforts to date and future steps to strengthen the capabilities of Palestinian National Security Forces (NSF) and Presidential Guard (PG) units in the We [...]	2007-11-26 13:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	MOPS MASS KPAL KWBG PTER JO EG IS
07TELAVIV3376	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-28 11:35:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3385	PDAS MCNERNEY'S OCTOBER 24 MEETING AT THE ISRAELI [...] (S) In an October 24 meeting at the MFA, an Israeli government interagency team led by MFA Deputy Director General (Strategic Affairs) Miriam Ziv shared its assessment of the internal situation in Iran with a U.S. team led by ISN PDAS Patricia McNerney. The Israeli side made the following points: ( [...]	2007-11-29 07:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL KNNP MNUC PTER IR IS
07TELAVIV3429	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Russian Parliamentary Elections ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media (banners in Ha'aretz and the Jerusalem Post) reported that on Sunday Labor Party Chairman and Defense Minister Ehud Barak proposed at the weekly cabin [...]	2007-12-03 13:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3441	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The release of the U.S. National Intelligence Assessment on Iran received top billing in major media. The Jerusalem Post headlined "US: Iran Stopped Its Nuclear Arms Program 4 Years Ago". [...]	2007-12-04 11:29:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3443	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S.-IRAQ BILATERAL RELATIONS [...] On December 4, PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to Daniel Nevo, Director for Multilateral Peace Talks Coordination and Water Issues at the MFA, who also has responsibility for the Iraq portfolio. Nevo was aware of the joint declaration but had no substantive comment. ********************* [...]	2007-12-04 13:59:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MOPS PREL PGOV IZ IS
07TELAVIV3454	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-05 11:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3459	RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3 POST-SHIPMENT [...] (SBU) Acting on instructions in reftel, Embassy Blue Lantern officer and Senior Commercial specialist met with Spectronix Vice President for Marketing Amos Gonen to (a) ask him if his company has any connection to Spectronics in Dallas, Texas; and (b) to confirm the details in the transaction [...]	2007-12-05 14:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC SP IS
07TELAVIV3461	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] NIE Report on Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz (Hebrew Ed.) led with a comment made on Wednesday to the press by IAEA Director-General Mohamed ElBaradei that the National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) report "vindic [...]	2007-12-06 11:40:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3475	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Egypt ------------------------- Key Stories in the Media: ------------------------- PLEASE NOTE: Only block quotes, December 7, 2007 -------- Â [...]	2007-12-07 09:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3487	GOI PREPARING FOR DECEMBER 12-13 TALKS WITH [...] (C) (Note comment para 4.) MFA Director for Inter- Religious Affairs Bahij Mansour told Poloff December 3 that the GOI hopes to make significant progress during the next round of talks (December 12-13) with the Vatican over outstanding issues related to the Fundamental Agreement. The talks ar [...]	2007-12-10 14:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KIRF VT IS
07TELAVIV3500	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-12 11:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3507	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-13 11:16:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3514	PDAS MCNERNEY'S OCTOBER 24 MEETING AT THE ISRAELI [...] (S) In an October 24 meeting at the Israeli MFA, an Israeli government interagency team lead by MFA DDG (Strategic Affairs) Miriam Ziv shared its assessment of the current situation in the IAEA and UN Security Council, and the likelihood of key UNSC members supporting a third UNSC sanctions resolut [...]	2007-12-13 16:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL KNNP MNUC PTER IR IS
07TELAVIV3517	ISRAEL PLEASED WITH PROGRESS IN RELATIONS WITH INDIA AND CHINA [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 4, PolCouns and PolOff met with newly-appointed Deputy Director General for Asia and the Pacific (A/S EAP and SCA equivalent) Ruth Kahanoff to discuss Israel's relations with India and China. . . . ---------------------------------- China Has Great Respect for Israel - [...]	2007-12-13 17:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID PARM MASS CH IN ID MY PK IS
07TELAVIV3526	D/S KIMMITT AND PM OLMERT DISCUSS IRAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 7, Deputy Secretary of Treasury Robert Kimmitt and the Ambassador discussed the recent release of the National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Political Advisor Shalom Tourgeman. Olmert was satisfied by Kimmitt,s statements that Treasu [...]	2007-12-14 16:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER EFIN KNNP KWBG IR IS PINR
07TELAVIV357	LABOR'S POTENTIAL LEADERS [...] (SBU) Summary: In a series of meetings with the Ambassador, Labor MKs Ami Ayalon, Avishai Braverman and Ophir Pines-Paz all aspire to lead the party following the May 28 primaries, which they believe will end the era of Amir Peretz at the helm. Ayalon and Braverman were the first to team up [...]	2007-02-01 12:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR IS KPAL IR SY
07TELAVIV3595	ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN WATER ISSUES - PREPARING FOR BILATERAL WATER NEGOTIATIONS AND THE TRILATERAL WATER WORKING GROUP MEETS [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-21 13:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PREL EAGR EINV EAID IS KWBG
07TELAVIV3606	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------ Â [...]	2007-12-27 05:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3612	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported on the outcome of Defense Minister Ehud Barak's visit to Sharm el-Sheikh on Wednesday. Media reported that Barak and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak se [...]	2007-12-27 11:13:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3626	ISRAEL NUCLEAR COMMISSION LEADERS DISCUSS IRAN [...] (S) SUMMARY: On December 19, Ambassador Jones met with the new Director General (DG) of the Israel Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC),Shaul Shorev. Former DG and current Vice Chairman (VC) Gideon Frank (NOTE: PM Olmert is the IAEC Chairman.) and the recently appointed Deputy Direct General for [...]	2007-12-28 08:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL KNNP MNUC PTER IR IS
07TELAVIV3630	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Assassination of Benazir Bhutto ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with the assassination of Pakistani opposition leader and former PM Benazir Bhutto in Rawalpindi on Thursday. Ha'aretz headlined: "Grave Crisis in [...]	2007-12-28 11:29:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3639	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-31 11:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV378	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. US-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Over the weekend all media reported that the Quartet decided on Friday to maintain the boycott of the Hamas government until it renounces terrorism and recognizes Israel and [...]	2007-02-05 11:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV387	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Lebanon ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot reported that PM Ehud Olmert, PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas, and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will meet on February 19. Maariv (Ben Caspit) reported [...]	2007-02-06 11:27:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV421	ISRAEL-SYRIA: FORMER MFA DG DESCRIBES TRACK-TWO [...] (C) Summary. Former MFA Director General Alon Liel briefed DCM, PAO, and PolCouns February 5 on track two peace negotiations with Syria that lasted from January 2004 until a final meeting in July 2006 during the fighting in Lebanon. The track two discussions were initially sponsored by the T [...]	2007-02-07 16:09:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER SY IS TU
07TELAVIV433	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that today Internal Security Minister Avi Dichter will meet with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to discuss the three-way Rice-Olmert-Abbas meeting later this mont [...]	2007-02-08 10:49:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV450	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-09 10:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV461	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Last night Israel TV confirmed that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will hold a three-way meeting with Olmert and PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas on February 19 as planned. Over [...]	2007-02-12 10:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV471	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-13 11:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV481	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. US-Israel Relations 2. North Korea ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz (English Ed.) quoted senior GOI sources as saying that Israel has decided to reassess its relations with the PA and its Chairman [President], Mah [...]	2007-02-14 10:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV509	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will arrive in Israel on Saturday and meet with FM Tzipi Livni. The station said that on Sunday Rice will hold separate meeti [...]	2007-02-16 10:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV515	FINANCE MINISTER HIRCHSON LOOKS TOWARDS HIS LEGACY [...] (C) Finance Minister Avraham Hirchson, seemingly distracted by the corruption allegations swirling around his ministry and around him personally, emphasized his accomplishments after eight months in office and stressed the importance of ensuring that future finance ministers not be able to e [...]	2007-02-16 10:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV ETRD EAIR MASS IS KWBG
07TELAVIV523	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-20 10:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV542	OLMERT: DESPITE FRUSTRATION, GOI WILL MAINTAIN [...] (C) Summary: During a February 20 meeting, Prime Minister Olmert told CODEL Kyl that despite Israeli frustration with Mahmoud Abbas and the Mekka Agreement, the GOI would keep open a channel to him. Olmert asserted that there could be no distinction between a non-Hamas minister and others i [...]	2007-02-21 05:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS
07TELAVIV555	IRAN-IAEA: UNDER SECRETARY JOSEPH'S DISCUSSIONS [...] (S) During his January 30 - February 2 visit to Israel, Under Secretary Robert Joseph participated in talks with Israeli representatives from the MFA, MOD, Israeli Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC) and affiliated research centers, IDF intelligence (IDI),and the Mossad. Discussions focused on t [...]	2007-02-22 06:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL KNNP MNUC IAEA UNSC PTER IR RU IS
07TELAVIV556	IRAN-RUSSIA: UNDER SECRETARY JOSEPHâ€™S DISCUSSIONS [...] (S) During his January 30 - February 2 visit to Israel, Under Secretary Robert Joseph participated in talks with Israeli representatives from the MFA, MOD, Israeli Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC) and affiliated research centers, IDF intelligence (IDI),and the Mossad. Discussions focused on the thr [...]	2007-02-22 06:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL KNNP MNUC PTER IR RU IS
07TELAVIV557	IRAN-UNSC: UNDER SECRETARY JOSEPH'S DISCUSSIONS WITH ISRAELI GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-22 07:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	IR IS KNNP MNUC PREL PTER RU UNSC
07TELAVIV575	TURKISH DELEGATION POSTPONES VISIT TO MUGHRABI [...] (U) DURING PRIME MINISTER OLMERT'S FEBRUARY 14-15 VISIT TO ANKARA, ISRAELI MEDIA REPORTED THAT OLMERT RESPONDED TO CRITICISM BY TURKISH PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN OF ISRAELI ARCHEOLOGICAL EXCAVATIONS NEXT TO THE MUGHRABI GATE TO THE TEMPLE MOUNT/HARAM AL SHARIF BY INVITING A TURKISH DELEGATION TO [...]	2007-02-23 06:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KISL KPAL TU JO IS
07TELAVIV591	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reported that on Thursday Israeli officials in Washington urged "crisper" and "faster" moves to sanction Iran after a UN report found that the Islamic Republic had expand [...]	2007-02-23 10:27:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV600	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. US-Israel Relations 3. Israel-Europe Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio cited the Saudi newspaper Okaz as saying that preparations for a trilateral meeting between President Bush, PM Ehud Olmert, and P [...]	2007-02-26 11:35:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV636	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Taiwan ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that tonight Knesset Speaker Dalia Itzik will meet with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and later with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The radio reported that Itzik [...]	2007-02-28 09:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV64	SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S JANUARY 13-15 [...] (S) Madam Secretary, internal tensions among GOI leaders have intensified since your last visit and have reached the point that there appears to be little coordination or even dialogue among the key decision makers. Therefore, we will need to be sensitive to perceptions that we are favoring o [...]	2007-01-08 16:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV IS KWBG
07TELAVIV678	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iraq 2. Syria 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted a State Department official in Washington as saying that no one in the US administration, including President Bush, can point out a date for the establishment [...]	2007-03-02 10:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV690	ISRAEL STUDYING STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES FOR THE [...] (C) PolCouns called on MFA Deputy Director General (A/S equivalent) for Strategic Affairs Miriam Ziv March 1 to convey reftel request for Israel to become a partner in the Global Initiative. (Note: Given current tensions in Israel's relations with Russia, we decided not to coordinate our de [...]	2007-03-02 13:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL IS
07TELAVIV697	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast: ------------ Summary: -------- The independent, left-leaning Ha'aretz editorialized: "It is the duty of the government of Israel not to reject the hand that is being offered by Saudi Arabia." Zalman Shoval, senior Likud member and former ambassador to the US, wrote in the ma [...]	2007-03-05 10:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV699	ISRAEL 2007 TIP REPORT, PART 1 OF 2 [...] (SBU) The following is post's input for the 2007 Trafficking in Persons Report. Embassy point of contact is Alan Holst, telephone (972) (3) 519-7437, fax 519-7484, email holstar@state.gov. The Government of Israel (GOI) has provided extensive written responses to post's questions on traffick [...]	2007-03-06 03:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	GTIP ASEC ELAB IS KCRM KFRD KJUS KWMN PHUM
07TELAVIV700	ISRAEL 2007 TIP REPORT PART 2 OF 2 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-06 03:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	GTIP ASEC ELAB IS KCRM KFRD KJUS KWMN PHUM
07TELAVIV715	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-07 10:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV732	ISRAEL-EGYPT: FILM CONTROVERSY OVERSHADOWS [...] (C) Summary: FM Tzipi Livni is concerned that distorted reports about a recent Israeli documentary film is damaging both GOE-GOI relations and the Mubarak government. Discussion of the film about the IDF's Shaked reconnaissance unit during the 1967 war dominated FM Tzipi Livni's meeting with [...]	2007-03-08 11:29:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EG IS
07TELAVIV733	LEADING NATIONAL SECURITY EXPERTS DEBATE IRAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: DURING A MARCH 1 ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION WITH VISITING S/P DEPUTY DIRECTOR MATT WAXMAN, POLCOUNS AND POLOFF, SENIOR RESEARCHERS AT TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY,S INSTITUTE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY STUDIES (INSS) SURVEYED A VARIETY OF REGIONAL THREATS FACING ISRAEL AND OFFERED VARIOUS POLICY AL [...]	2007-03-08 12:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS KPAL KWBG LE SY IR IZ IS
07TELAVIV741	IRAN: CODEL KYL AND HARMAN'S DINNER WITH SHARANSKY [...] (C) During the visit of CODELs Kyl and Harman to Israel, February 18-20, the two CODELs -- led by Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ) and Representative Jane Harman (D-CA) -- held a series of meetings with GOI officials and Knesset members according to a program drawn up by Knesset Member Yuval Steinitz, th [...]	2007-03-08 15:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MNUC KNNP KPAL KWBG IR IS
07TELAVIV751	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Upcoming Baghdad Conference ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that PM Ehud Olmert and FM Tzipi Livni agreed before Livni's departure for Canada and the US on Saturday that Israel will not renounce the princ [...]	2007-03-09 10:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV757	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-13 05:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS

07TELAVIV762	GOI APPROVES REFORM OF ELECTRIC COMPANY DESPITE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 18, the cabinet approved a proposal by Minister of Finance Abraham Hirchson and Minister of National Infrastructure Benjamin Ben-Eliezer to reform Israel's electricity market. The reform plan is to be phased-in starting in 2008 and envisions dividing the Israel Ele [...]	2007-03-13 14:27:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ELAB PGOV KPRV IS
07TELAVIV767	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-14 09:05:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV803	WILL OLMERT WEATHER THE STORM? [...] (C) Summary: Israeli media March 13-14 were saturated with the announcement by the Winograd Commission charged with investigating the failures of last summer's Lebanon war that it would issue its interim report in mid-April, and that the report would include "personal conclusions" regarding t [...]	2007-03-14 13:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IS
07TELAVIV808	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] PM Olmert's Performance 2. Mideast 3. US-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio and the leading Internet news site Ynet quoted US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as saying Thursday before the SIPDIS A [...]	2007-03-15 09:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV824	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that on Wednesday FM Livni discussed with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice ways to respond to the formation SIPDIS of a Palestinian unity government and that Arab pa [...]	2007-03-16 09:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV844	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-19 11:29:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV860	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-20 11:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV867	ISRAELI TRANSPORTATION MINISTER MOFAZ ON IRAN AND [...] (S) During a March 14 meeting devoted to a variety of issues, Israeli Transportation Minister Shaul Mofaz praised the latest session of the U.S.-Israel Strategic Dialogue, and noted that he would soon begin preparing for the next session scheduled for May 7-8 in Washington. Mofaz, who has the GOI l [...]	2007-03-21 06:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PTER PINR KPAL KWBG SY LE IR IS
07TELAVIV871	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Israel-Europe Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that Israel's friends in the US Congress are applying heavy pressure on the US administration and the EU not to modify their stances regarding the P [...]	2007-03-21 10:59:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV885	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-22 09:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV917	SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-26 06:10:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV975	NATIONAL ECONOMIC COUNCIL HEAD SAYS INCREASED [...] (C) PROFESSOR MANUEL TRAJTENBERG, THE HEAD OF THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC COUNCIL (NEC),TOLD ECONCOUNS AND DEPCOUNS THAT THE SECOND LEBANON WAR SHATTERED THE ILLUSION THAT ISRAEL COULD SURVIVE ON PRESENT LEVELS OF DEFENSE SPENDING IN THE FACE OF EVER-PROLIFERATING SECURITY THREATS. ADDITIONAL AID [...]	2007-03-29 16:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV MASS IS
07TELAVIV978	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-30 09:48:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV984	PUBLIC ISRAELI RESPONSE TO ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT (U) [...] (U) Summary: Initial GOI reaction to the Arab League Summit has been cautiously positive. PM Ehud Olmert's office announced that they would "study in detail the initiative and see if there is anything new ... and then respond." In the official response, the MFA released a statement that skir [...]	2007-03-30 12:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KPAL KWBG IS
07TELAVIV999	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran-Britain Crisis ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that PM Ehud Olmert, at a press conference on Sunday evening in Jerusalem with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, proposed a "meeting of all the heads of the [...]	2007-04-04 12:33:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07THEHAGUE1034	DUTCH RESPONSE - IWC MEMBERSHIP DEMARCHE ON USG [...] (U) On May 23, Emboff delivered reftel points to Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature, and Food Quality Maaike Moolhuijsen, Senior Executive Officer - Whales and Stefan Verbunt, Senior Executive Officer - CITES and sought feedback on Dutch views. The GONL did not immediately respond to the [...]	2007-06-01 12:32:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EFIS KSCA PREL IWC ETRD NL
07THEHAGUE1038	NETHERLANDS/LIBYA: RESPONSE ON CHANGE TO LETHAL [...] (S) The GONL appreciates the change in U.S. policy concerning other countries' military exports to Libya, noting the new policy appears "straightforward and unobjectionable." Emboffs discussed reftel points with MFA Senior Advisor for Arms Control and Export Policy Hajo Provo Kluit on May 31. [...]	2007-06-01 14:11:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC LY NL
07THEHAGUE1091	NEW DUTCH DEVELOPMENT MINISTER ON WORLD BANK [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a meeting with Ambassador Arnall, new Development Cooperation Minister Koenders said Robert Zoellick was a credible World Bank presidential candidate but that future nominations should be open to candidates worldwide. He said NATO should remain in Afghanistan, despite mixed [...]	2007-06-08 08:42:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN IBRD PINR AF NL
07THEHAGUE125	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: DUTCH VIEWS LEADING UP TO [...] (C) Summary: The GONL for the most part agrees with our NATO foreign and defense ministerial goals for Afghanistan. Dutch officials expressed both support and concern regarding the USG-proposed "Comprehensive Approach," and hoped we will continue to balance kinetic and development operations. [...]	2007-01-24 14:48:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PINS PREL MARR MOPS AF NL
07THEHAGUE1295	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: EXTENSION REVIEW [...] (C) Summary: The GONL sent a letter to the Dutch Parliament on June 30 noting it will decide this summer whether to extend its ISAF mission in Afghanistan. The decision will follow an exhaustive review of all options, including staying in the mission's current capacity, reducing its contribution or [...]	2007-07-05 16:17:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL NATO AF NL
07THEHAGUE1305	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] (U) On July 3, Amb. Lyn Parker (UK),the RevCon Working Group Chair, convened a meeting to discuss: the list of potential NGOs to be invited to a meeting with States Parties on 19 November; the final CWC clauses (Articles XII to XXIV); the protection of confidential information; and the functi [...]	2007-07-09 10:02:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1402	RESULTS OF CITES STANDING COMMITTEE 55 AND COP14 [...] The United States achieved key objectives at the fourteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES COP14),which met June 3-15 in The Hague, Netherlands. The delegation of approximately 30 interage [...]	2007-07-25 06:29:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA ETRD EFIS NL
07THEHAGUE1440	DUTCH GOVERNMENT SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. - EU PNR AGREEMENT [...] Summary. In a July 7 letter to Parliament, Minister of Justice Ernst Hirsch Ballin and MFA State Secretary for EU Affairs Frans Timmermans gave a positive assessment of the new U.S. - EU PNR Agreement. The letter provided an overview of the agreement, which it said was "balanced," and provid [...]	2007-08-01 12:15:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER EAIR ETRN EUN NL
07THEHAGUE1505	SWIFT/INFORMATION EXCHANGES: DUTCH RELEASE REPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A June report to Parliament by the Dutch Ministries of Finance and Justice provided the results of the ministries' review of the SWIFT program and four cases of reported direct contact between Dutch financial institutions and the USG. SWIFT's recent registration with the Depart [...]	2007-08-16 14:33:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTFN EFIN ECON PTER PGOV KCRM NL
07THEHAGUE1526	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] (U) Del reps, along with UK rep Karen Wolstenholme, met on August 16 with a group of senior Verification staff to discuss planning/follow-up on Iraq's initial declaration. Verification chief Horst Reeps was well prepared with an agenda and copies of CW and industry declaration general status [...]	2007-08-21 11:33:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE160	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] (U) Facilitator Maartin Lak (Netherlands) held a January 25 consultation to review 2006 accomplishments and taskings for 2007 work. Lak noted A/S Commerce Padilla's initiative and called for states to assist implementing states, focusing on those states with industries, but remain without leg [...]	2007-01-29 15:23:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1630	STAFFDEL KAMARCK DISCUSSES DUTCH APPROACHES TO TRAFFIC [...] SUMMARY. Staffdel Kamarck visited the Netherlands August 8-11 to discuss Dutch approaches to countering traffic congestion, including a new road usage tax scheme and the expansion of metro lines in Amsterdam and Rotterdam. The delegation also focused on freight transport issues, with a visit [...]	2007-09-05 11:05:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV OREP PGOV ECON NL
07THEHAGUE164	JUSTICE MINISTER RAISES ROMMY INVESTIGATION [...] (SBU) Summary. Justice Minister Hirsch Ballin raised concerns with the Ambassador on January 25 about whether U.S. law enforcement officials had violated Dutch rules on the use of criminal informants during the Henk Rommy Ecstasy trafficking investigation. The Minister passed the Ambassador [...]	2007-01-30 06:48:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM CJAN PREL NL
07THEHAGUE1646	NETHERLANDS SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDACY FOR ICAO [...] (U) On August 21, Econoff passed reftel points seeking GONL support for U.S. candidacy for a Category I seat on the ICAO Council to Rene Fennes, Head of International Relations, Dutch Transport Ministry. Hans de Jong, Deputy Head of the Dutch delegation to the ICAO Assembly and Transportatio [...]	2007-09-07 12:35:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAIR AORC ICAO NL
07THEHAGUE1684	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-13 12:13:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1713	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] (SBU) There has been a certain malaise since delegations returned from summer holidays, with widespread acceptance of the view that there will need to be a special session of the Executive Council during the Conference of States Parties to pass the budget and perhaps other agenda items. Alexan [...]	2007-09-18 14:00:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE184	DUTCH HUMAN RIGHTS PROGRAMS IN IRAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Dutch embassy in Tehran is responsible for administering approximately one million Euros annually in human rights program funding. Details are included below. This is in addition to 13 million Euros of Iran media [...]	2007-02-01 09:56:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM EUN KDEM PREL IR NL
07THEHAGUE185	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: PDASD LONG'S JANUARY 25 [...] (C) Summary: During her January 25 visit to The Hague, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Mary Beth Long commended Dutch efforts in their deployment to Uruzgan province in Afghanistan. She stressed the importance of a "comprehensive approach" in [...]	2007-02-01 11:07:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PINS PREL MARR MOPS AF NL
07THEHAGUE1872	DUTCH TRANSPORT MINISTER FOCUSED ON MOBILITY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Dutch Transport Minister Eurlings believes a more rational, practical approach is needed for tackling mobility and traffic congestion in the Netherlands. He recently told Ambassador Arnall that he plans to use his October 15-19 trip to the United States to learn more about Ame [...]	2007-10-11 08:21:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ECON PGOV PINR NL
07THEHAGUE1897	WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY [...] Econoff delivered reftel request for Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC) 2008 delegation information on October 10 to Femke Smeets, Policy Officer, Directorate General for Foreign Economic Relations, Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs (MEA). 2. Smeets said the GON [...]	2007-10-16 11:02:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KGHG NL
07THEHAGUE1902	NETHERLANDS/EU: DUTCH PREVIEW OCTOBER 15-16 GAERC [...] (SBU) On October 10, Embassy shared reftel points with the Dutch MFA's EU Correspondent, Desiree Kopmells; Deputy Director for European Integration, Marisa Gerards; and Pauline Diepenbroek, Senior Policy Officer, European Cooperation Directorate. 2. (SBU) WTO off the agenda: Diepenbroek to [...]	2007-10-16 14:56:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IS KPAL PREL PGOV ETRD ETTC NL EU
07THEHAGUE1905	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR TWO [...] (U) On October 2, Del Reps were invited to join the Executive Council Bureau meeting to answer questions on the upcoming visit to the Anniston Chemical Agent Disposal Facility. Gabrielle Coman-Enescu of the Technical Secretariat also attended for the same purpose. The SIPDIS Ambassadors h [...]	2007-10-17 14:44:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1918	NETHERLANDS: SCENESETTER FOR PARLIAMENT VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The upcoming visit of representatives of the Dutch parliament,s Foreign Affairs Committee to Washington October 22-26, 2007 provides a good opportunity to build the necessary public support for sustaining a significant Dutch military deployment in Uruzgan beyond 2008. Although vis [...]	2007-10-19 13:20:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM NATO AF
07THEHAGUE1931	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR THE [...] (U) On October 15, Kimmo Laukkanen (Finland) chaired a consultation to draft decision text for the upcoming CSP on Article VII. The meeting was well-attended but not productive. Iran raised two significant points that seriously sidetracked discussions: (1) as the EC did not make recommendati [...]	2007-10-24 10:31:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1935	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR THE [...] (U) On October 15, Kimmo Laukkanen (Finland) chaired a consultation to draft decision text for the upcoming CSP on Article VII. The meeting was well-attended but not productive. Iran raised two significant points that seriously sidetracked discussions: (1) as the EC did not make recommendati [...]	2007-10-24 12:36:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1966	NETHERLANDS/WIREC: DUTCH ECONOMIC MINISTER SEEKING [...] In response to ref A request, Post reported on October 16 Dutch Economic Affairs Minister Maria van der Hoeven's interest in attending WIREC and per ref B offered possible Dutch invitees for the conference. 2. In a subsequent discussion November 1, Taco Westerhuis, Senior Energy Advisor, [...]	2007-11-05 15:34:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KGHG NL
07THEHAGUE1994	NETHERLANDS/RUSSIA: MINISTER TIMMERMANS REGRETS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 9, Ambassador met with Dutch MFA Minister for European Affairs Timmermans to discuss Russia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, French President Sarkozy, Timmermans, upcoming trips to the United States, and plans to commemorate 400 years of American-Dutch relations. Although Timmermans o [...]	2007-11-15 12:07:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL EU RU KV YI
07THEHAGUE1998	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR THE [...] (SBU) The Twelfth Conference of States Parties (CSP -12) approved a series of decisions to intensify action on Article VII implementation, to continue consultations on specific measures to implement Article XI, and to continue work on the action plan on universality. The Iranian price for allo [...]	2007-11-16 14:38:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	LY PARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1999	NETHERLANDS/RUSSIA: DUTCH EXPAND ECONOMIC TIES DURING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Dutch trade and energy officials are claiming success following Prime Minister Balkenende's recent Russia visit and the conclusion of Dutch-Russian business deals that build on existing bilateral trade and business ties. The Dutch hope that a Gasunie-Gazprom pipeline deal wil [...]	2007-11-19 07:11:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EINV ECON RS NL
07THEHAGUE2012	NETHERLANDS/VENEZUELA: KEEPING RELATIONS GOOD [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 19, Charge delivered reftel A points to Laurent Stokvis, Director of the Department of Western Hemisphere Affairs, Anton Schellekens, Desk Officer for Kingdom (i.e, Aruba and Antilles) Affairs, and Wendy Engelberts, Desk Officer for Venezuela. Stovkis emphasized positi [...]	2007-11-23 07:51:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NL VE
07THEHAGUE2018	NETHERLANDS/OSCE: MADRID MINISTERIAL, MD/CFE PROPOSALS [...] (C//NOFORN) Summary: The GONL does not "expect much" from the upcoming OSCE Madrid ministerial, given too many issues pitting Russia against Europe and the United States, such as Kosovo, the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty, and missile defense. MFA OSCE Special Advisor Tony v [...]	2007-11-28 10:43:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREK PGOV PHUM NL OSCE
07THEHAGUE2020	NETHERLANDS/INCSR: PART II, MONEY LAUNDERING AND FINANCIAL [...] The following is Embassy The Hague's submission of Part II of the 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report: Money Laundering and Financial Crimes. Embassy Point of Contact for this report is Deputy TFCO/Econoff Jay Heung at heungj2@state.gov, +31.70.310.2339. As requested re [...]	2007-11-30 08:14:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM EFIN KTFN SNAR NL
07THEHAGUE2066	WTO/GAMBLING: DUTCH ON THE SIDELINES FOR NOW [...] (SBU) On December 11, Econoff delivered reftel points seeking support for the USG invocation of Article XXI in the case of Internet gambling and betting services to Wink Joosten, Policy Officer, Trade Policy Department, Directorate for Foreign Economic Relations, Dutch Ministry of Economic A [...]	2007-12-17 07:11:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD WTRO NL
07THEHAGUE2069	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR THE [...] (SBU) The Western European and Others Group (WEOG) met on December 12 to discuss preparations for the Review Conference (RevCon). The coordinator, Annie Mari (France),also proposed at the request of the Netherlands to hold an expanded WEOG meeting either January 22 or 20 to discuss voluntary [...]	2007-12-17 14:54:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL RS UK CWC
07THEHAGUE246	ILSA: DUTCH, SHELL ON SOUTH PARS GAS DEAL WITH IRAN [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 10. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Shell CEO van der Veer confirmed to the Ambassador on February 7 that no deal was expected on the South Pars LNG project until 2008 at the earliest. Van der Veer said his recent public comments on political concerns related t [...]	2007-02-09 12:00:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC EPET ENRG PREL CH IR SP NL
07THEHAGUE252	NETHERLANDS/EU: DUTCH PREVIEW FEBRUARY 12-13 GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch expect the upcoming February 12-13 GAERC to "welcome" the Ahtisaari report, and will continue to push for Serbian "full cooperation" with the ICTY. On the Middle East, the GAERC will likely endorse ongoing diplomatic efforts and will evaluate the recent Fatah-Hamas agre [...]	2007-02-09 14:04:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN NL
07THEHAGUE253	AMNESTY INTN'L: DUTCH-IRANIAN CITIZEN RISKS [...] (C) Summary: Faleh al-Mansouri, a Dutch-Iranian citizen arrested during a May 2006 visit to Syria and extradited to Iran, remains in Iranian custody without Dutch consular access. The Dutch chapter of Amnesty International (AI) fears he may be executed in the near future. The GONL continues [...]	2007-02-09 14:49:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM IR NL
07THEHAGUE284	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] (U) Amb. Javits and del rep met with DG Pfirter, at the DG's request. Pfirter said he had been contacted by "concerned delegations" (read: Germany) regarding the latest information on the U.S. destruction program. The DG's priority is, of course, to view this in terms of what it will mean f [...]	2007-02-14 15:03:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE297	NETHERLANDS/NEW CABINET: INCOMING FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dutch Foreign Minister-designate Maxime Verhagen told Ambassador Arnall on February 15 that becoming foreign minister was the fulfillment of a "boyhood dream." He stressed that maintaining and strengthening U.S.-Dutch relations will be among his highest priorities as foreign mini [...]	2007-02-16 12:33:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PTER EUN NL
07THEHAGUE305	NETHERLANDS/IRAN: DUTCH DCM TO TEHRAN ON STATE OF [...] (C) Summary: According to the Dutch DCM to Tehran Roderick Wols, international pressure is hurting Iranian President Ahmadinejad's popularity. The wealthy remain wealthy, the middle class continues to suffer, but now the poor are beginning to feel the pinch as well. Wols painted a picture of [...]	2007-02-16 18:55:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IR NL
07THEHAGUE357	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] (U) Ambassador Parker (UK) chaired a meeting of the open-ended working group for the Second Review Conference on February 20. The meeting covered the modalities for a possible meeting of States Parties and NGOs, as well as the implementation of the CWC relating to general obligations and dec [...]	2007-02-27 11:04:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE365	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): SCENESETTER FOR [...] (C) There are two important U.S. goals at EC-48. The first is to ensure that the Asian Group does not select Iran as its candidate to serve as the next EC Chair. The Malaysian Ambassador informed Ambassador Javits on Feb. 26 that the group decided that day to nominate the Ambassador of the [...]	2007-02-27 14:19:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE402	DUTCH RESPONSE ON EU EMISSIONS TRADING AND [...] Econoff delivered on January 18 reftel demarche on the Commission's proposal for the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) and its potential effects on international aviation to Rene Fennes, Head of International Relations at the Dutch Ministry of Transport, Public Works, and Water Management (MO [...]	2007-03-05 17:06:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON SENV NL
07THEHAGUE421	DUTCH OFFICIALS DISCUSS DETAINEES, HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: Legal Adviser John Bellinger met March 1 and 2 with senior MFA officials. The Dutch conveyed a laundry list of concerns, including claims of abuse by an extradited terror suspect, negative publicity related to a U.S. failure in 2005 to meet our consular notification obligations, r [...]	2007-03-08 17:25:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CJAN KPAO PHUM NL
07THEHAGUE447	DUTCH VIEWS ON U.S.-EU OPEN SKIES PLUS AGREEMENT [...] On March 9, Econoff passed reftel points to Rene Fennes, Head of International Relations at the Dutch Ministry of Transport (MOT). Fennes said the Netherlands had always been one of the earliest and staunchest supporters of the U.S.-EU agreement. Fennes stated that the Dutch had been ready t [...]	2007-03-14 09:57:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIA EAIR ECON PREL NL
07THEHAGUE496	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: DAS GASTRIGHT'S MARCH 13 [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia John Gastright visited The Hague on March 13 for bilateral discussions on Afghanistan. Dutch interlocutors expressed satisfaction with their deployment in Uruzgan, but said increased insurgency activities have complic [...]	2007-03-20 14:30:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO AF IN PK NL
07THEHAGUE497	YOUR VISIT TO THE NETHERLAND... [...] (SBU) My staff and I are happy to welcome you back to The Netherlands March 22-23. You will be the most senior Department of State visitor here since the formation of the new, center-left coalition government (Balkenende IV). While the coalition has survived its first major political test by w [...]	2007-03-20 14:57:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR KISL NL
07THEHAGUE504	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] (SBU) What promised to be an uneventful EC-48 on March 13-16 turned into a lengthy session that previewed important, upcoming issues. Iran's tactics have focused the minds of delegations on how to keep Iran from delaying work at future EC sessions. The handling of the Albanian destruction is [...]	2007-03-21 15:21:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE566	UNSCR 1737/IRAN: DUTCH RECEPTIVE TO TREASURY UNDER [...] (S) SUMMARY. In meetings March 8 in The Hague, senior GONL officials told visiting Treasury Under Secretary Levey that a nuclear-armed Iran would be unacceptable. While supporting USG aims for a second UN resolution on Iran, these officials stressed the need for practical and non-discriminatory mea [...]	2007-03-27 15:21:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	EFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC IR NL
07THEHAGUE642	NEW DUTCH FINANCE MINISTER READY TO TACKLE THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Only one month in the job, new Dutch Finance Minister Bos is clearly not afraid to take on some of the politically sensitive issues handled by his ministry. He recently told Ambassador Arnall that his ministry's investigation into the transfer of data from Dutch banks to U.S. [...]	2007-04-05 15:24:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KTFN PTER PGOV PINR EUN NL
07THEHAGUE643	STATE SECRETARY TIMMERMANS ON EU CONSITUTION, [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met April 4 with Frans Timmermans, the new Dutch State Secretary for European Affairs. Timmermans expressed hopes that EU members could agree on a compromise EU treaty prior to the end of the German Presidency. He reiterated his personal commitment to a continued Dutch [...]	2007-04-05 15:31:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PREL EUN NATO PINR AF BO RS UP NL
07THEHAGUE655	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN/JSF: NEW DEFENSE MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: In his introductory meeting with Ambassador Arnall, new Dutch Defense Minister Eimert van Middelkoop stressed the importance of success in Afghanistan. He repeated official policy regarding the Dutch two-year commitment in Uruzgan province, and anticipated a fierce debate this summer w [...]	2007-04-10 15:02:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PINS PREL AF NL
07THEHAGUE678	DUTCH DO NOT SUPPORT SHARING OF NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS [...] (SBU) GONL supports the sharing of Iran export denial information with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Secretariat and the UN Security Council, but not with IAEA member states, say Dutch officials Kees Jan Steenhoek, Senior Policy Advisor for Foreign Economic Relations and Export [...]	2007-04-12 15:53:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC IAEA ETTC NL
07THEHAGUE714	NETHERLANDS/JSF/AFGHANISTAN: POSITIVE ON JSF; [...] (C) Summary: In his first meeting with Ambassador Arnall since the formation of the new government, State Secretary for Defense Cees van der Knaap acknowledged the GONL will make a decision on extending in Afghanistan by the end of the summer -- but his instincts tell him the Dutch will remain in U [...]	2007-04-17 13:27:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PINS PREL AF NL
07THEHAGUE728	NEW DUTCH TRADE MINISTER TO FOCUS ON BUSINESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. New Dutch Trade Minister Heemskerk's positive experience in America as a young student should bode well for maintaining Dutch support within the EU for U.S. positions in WTO/Doha talks and related trade issues. Heemskerk recently told Ambassador Arnall that support for "one-s [...]	2007-04-19 12:25:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PGOV USTR WTRO PINR NL
07THEHAGUE748	NETHERLANDS/EU: PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE [...] (C) Summary: The GONL remains concerned about linkages in UNSCR 1747 between goods and financing but will work with the FATF to reach practical solutions. They are eager to sign Open Skies Plus, are concerned that proposals for the U.S.-EU summit might be insufficiently ambitious or concrete, [...]	2007-04-23 05:48:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN ETRD KPAL PREL XG IS IR AF NL
07THEHAGUE777	NETHERLANDS/CUBA: KEEPING FOCUS ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: The Dutch say EU divisions on Cuba policy are as pronounced as they have ever been. The GONL would like to re-establish an EU consensus but wants concrete human rights progress to be a pre-condition for any softening of EU relations with Cuba. The Dutch continue to encourage the [...]	2007-04-26 07:32:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CU VE NL
07THEHAGUE783	NATIONWIDE OBSERVANCE OF DUTCH-AMERICAN FRIENDSHIP [...] Summary: The Embassy organized observances across the Netherlands April 16-24 marking Dutch American Friendship and the 225th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic relations. The Embassy organized speeches, receptions and other celebrations in seven cities, including an event at parliament co-h [...]	2007-04-27 07:20:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL SCUL NL
07THEHAGUE804	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] (U) Status of efforts toward Middle East Universality: UK Ambassador Parker opened the meeting with a briefing on the recent meetings in Cairo. DG Pfirter met with Egyptian MFA officials as well as members of the NGO Council on Foreign Relations, but found no sign of movement towards adherenc [...]	2007-05-01 11:45:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE833	SCENESETTER FOR ONDCP DIRECTOR WALTERS, MAY 7-8, 2007 [...] (SBU) We warmly welcome your visit to the Netherlands. You will be the first cabinet-level visitor since the new Dutch government took office. Your agenda will include meetings with three Ministers: Health Minister Ab Klink, Justice Minister Hirsch Ballin, and Foreign Minister Maxime Verhage [...]	2007-05-03 15:17:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP SNAR PREL PGOV KJUS PINR NL
07THEHAGUE899	NETHERLANDS/EU: MAY 14-15 PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Summary. The GONL remains concerned about Sudan and will support EU sanctions if no UN sanctions are forthcoming. The Dutch are also concerned about progress on EU-Russia cooperation. They support an EU role in the International Compact with Iraq and Ahtisaari's recommendations for [...]	2007-05-11 15:05:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN ETRD KPAL PREL EAID NL
07THEHAGUE935	ISA (FORMERLY ILSA): DUTCH AND SHELL ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. A Shell official confirmed the company does not expect to make any final investment decisions before mid-2008 or early 2009 on the Persian LNG and Yadavaran gas and oil investment projects in Iran. Dutch Foreign Ministry officials noted surprise with the Iranian announcement of a [...]	2007-05-16 13:46:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL ENRG EPET NL IR
07THEHAGUE946	NETHERLANDS: A/S DE SUTTER'S MAY 8 MEETING WITH MFA [...] (C) Summary: During a tour d'horizon discussion at the MFA on May 8, Assistant Secretary of State for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation Paula A. DeSutter addressed Russian President Putin's April 26 remarks and attempts to link the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty to [...]	2007-05-18 13:53:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KNNP KCFE CWC NL
07THEHAGUE949	ONDCP DIRECTOR'S MAY 7-8 VISIT TO THE NETHERLANDS [...] (C) Summary. White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Director John Walters visited The Hague May 7-8. In meetings with the Foreign, Justice, and Health Ministries, Walters thanked the Dutch for their cooperation on a range of counter-narcotics issues from improved police-to [...]	2007-05-18 16:59:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL PGOV KJUS KCRM PINR NL
07THEHAGUE964	DUTCH ON PARTICIPATION BY CHINA AND TAIWAN IN THE [...] (SBU) On May 22, Econoff and Poloff delivered reftel points to Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials Adrian Palm, Head of the East Asia Division, and Pim van Gemeren, China Policy Officer, East Asia Division. Palm said the GONL agreed that the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) [...]	2007-05-23 09:50:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR PREL AORG TW CH NL
07TIRANA1015	PRESIDENT TOPI IN GREECE: ROLL OUT THE RED CARPET [...] (SBU) Athens welcomed President Bamir Topi for his first state visit to Greece November 25 - 27. Accompanied by a delegation of government officials and Albanian businessmen, the visit's positive images and controlled public relations message overshadowed enduring tensions on many of the polit [...]	2007-12-04 09:01:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AL
07TIRANA1090	OVERVIEW OF THE ALBANIAN INTELLIGENCE [...] (S) Albania's intelligence services, the Military Intelligence Service (SHIU) and the Albanian State Intelligence Service (SHISH),have improved their capabilities and are close partners with the USG. During the visit of President Bush, in the support they provide for troops in Iraq and Af [...]	2007-12-31 15:06:00	Embassy Tirana	SECRET	PINR PGOV PREL AL
07TIRANA981	THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, NOVEMBER 3-10, 2007 [...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. These updates will supplement post's DAR reports and reporting cables. POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS ---------------------- 2. (U) [...]	2007-11-13 09:25:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV PREL AL
07TIRANA989	ALBANIA: READOUT OF NOVEMBER 7 INTERAGENCY [...] (C) The Interagency Team led by USNATO Ambassador Nuland on November 7 provided clear benchmarks toward NATO integration to Albania's President Topi, Prime Minister Berisha and key Ministers, and a group of Parliamentarians. She explained that the USG and other NATO Allies will start making na [...]	2007-11-14 16:05:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV NATO AL
07TIRANA999	ALBANIA COURTS THE NATO ALLIES WITH SUCCESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior Albanian officials voice confidence that their accelerated outreach to NATO capitals in recent months has rallied significant support to Albania's NATO candidacy. Although aware no formal decisions have been made and that they are likely to be invited in conjunction wit [...]	2007-11-20 11:07:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO AL
07TOKYO1	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/03/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-03 01:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1000	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/08/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-08 08:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1021	MEDIA REACTION - JAPAN-DPRK Talks in HANOI - [...] "Don't Let North Korea Have Its Way" The top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (3/9): "If the just-ended two-day Japan-DPRK normalization talks in Hanoi are any indication, future negotiations will see many ups and downs.... Japan cannot normalize relations with North Korea without [...]	2007-03-09 07:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1026	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/09/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-09 08:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1028	2007 TIP REPORT: JAPAN [...] (SBU) Embassy's point of contact on TIP issues is Political Officer Scott Hansen, Office Phone: 81 (3) 3224-5558, Fax: 81 (3) 3224-5322, Email: hansensw@state.gov. 2. (SBU) Embassy Tokyo has spent a total of 207 hours researching trafficking issues, developing and implementing TIP progr [...]	2007-03-09 09:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB JA
07TOKYO1029	TREASURY SECRETARY PAULSON'S MARCH 5-6 VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson,s discussions with Japanese government officials centered on the need for ongoing economic reforms in Japan, confirmed the importance of the U.S.-Japan bilateral relationship and touched on developments in the Chinese, U.S. and Japanese economies [...]	2007-03-09 09:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN OVIP JA
07TOKYO103	MOFA DISAVOWS PRESS REPORT THAT JAPAN TO ACCEPT [...] (C) A January 10 front page Yomiuri Shimbun article titled "Government to OK India as Nuclear State" is "unfounded," according to MOFA India Desk Officer Naoshige Aoshima. The article quotes "government sources" as saying Japan will recognize India as a nuclear power even though New Delhi has [...]	2007-01-10 22:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG KNNP IN JA
07TOKYO1031	RERF CONTINUES VALUABLE RADIATION RESEARCH DESPITE BUDGET [...] (U) Summary: The Radiation Effects Research Foundation's Scientific Council meeting on March 5 and 6 in Hiroshima underscored the importance of continuing research on long-term health effects on atomic bomb survivors. Multi-year studies involving voluntary participation of atomic bomb survivo [...]	2007-03-09 09:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KSTH PREL SOCI ENRG PARM JA
07TOKYO1034	2007 TIP REPORT: JAPAN [...] (SBU) Embassy's point of contact on TIP issues is Political Officer Scott Hansen, Office Phone: 81 (3) 3224-5558, Fax: 81 (3) 3224-5322, Email: hansensw@state.gov. 2. (SBU) Embassy Tokyo has spent a total of 207 hours researching trafficking issues, developing and implementing TIP progr [...]	2007-03-12 02:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB JA
07TOKYO1038	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/12/07-1 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-12 02:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO104	MOFA DISAVOWS PRESS REPORT THAT JAPAN TO ACCEPT [...] (C) A January 10 front page Yomiuri Shimbun article titled "Government to OK India as Nuclear State" is "unfounded," according to MOFA India Desk Officer Naoshige Aoshima. The article quotes "government sources" as saying Japan will recognize India as a nuclear power even though New Delhi has [...]	2007-01-10 22:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG KNNP IN JA
07TOKYO1058	JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTER'S "MIDDLE EAST POLICY AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Middle East is currently standing at a critical crossroads between stability and turmoil, and it is imperative that Japan do all it can to secure and reinforce maximum stability in the region, declared Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso February 28 in a policy address titled [...]	2007-03-12 07:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG ETRD EAID XF AF TU JA
07TOKYO1089	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/13/07-1 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-13 08:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1090	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/13/07-2 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-13 08:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1096	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/14/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-14 01:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA

07TOKYO1102	MEDIA REACTION - BUSH DIPLOMACY - TOKYO [...] "Bush Diplomacy Shifting to Dialogue with Rogue States" Washington correspondent Takashi Sakamoto of the top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri wrote (3/14): "The Bush administration is accelerating a shift in its diplomatic stance to dialogue with such 'rogue states' as North Korea and Iran. The n [...]	2007-03-14 04:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1113	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/14/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-14 08:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1117	U.S. Telecommunications Policy Delegation [...] (SBU) A USG delegation visited Tokyo October 16- 18 for telecommunications policy consultations at the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) and for meetings with U.S. and Japanese Telecom/ICT industry representatives. U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and In [...]	2007-03-14 11:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO1122	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/15/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-15 01:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1129	MEDIA REACTION Q SIX-PARTY TALKS - TOKYO [...] "Six-Party Talks: Concern About Possible US Betrayal" The conservative Sankei editorialized (3/15): "The six- party talks in Beijing are at a critical juncture. Accelerating economic aid to North Korea before it has made the decision to give up its nuclear weapons would be suicide for the six- [...]	2007-03-15 08:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1133	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/15/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-15 08:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1147	EAP/DAS CHRISTENSEN,S MARCH 2 TOKYO MEETINGS [...] (C) Summary: Japan's ties with China have warmed significantly since Prime Minister Abe's October visit to China and both sides are working to achieve a compromise on gas exploration in the East China Sea, MOFA officials, Diet members and academics told EAP/DAS Christensen during separate M [...]	2007-03-15 09:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL PGOV CH TW KN KS JA
07TOKYO1158	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/16/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-16 01:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1181	JAPAN FOREIGN MINISTRY STILL SQUEAMISH ABOUT WTO [...] (C) Summary: Japan remains hesitant to join U.S.- initiated dispute settlement cases against China in the World Trade Organization (WTO) largely over concerns about possible Chinese retaliation against Japanese companies that have invested in China, according to the director-general for eco [...]	2007-03-16 09:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD WTRO PGOV JA CH
07TOKYO1182	PM HOWARD VISIT DEEPENS JAPAN-AUSTRALIA SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a March 11-14 visit to Japan, Australian Prime Minister Howard focused on strengthening security ties, signing a Joint Declaration on Security Cooperation with Prime Minister Abe that makes his country "Japan's closest defense partner aside from the U.S.," according to MOF [...]	2007-03-16 10:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR AS JA
07TOKYO1184	METI REMAINS CAUTIOUS TOWARD U.S. APPROACH ON CHINA [...] (C) Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for China Tim Stratford, in meetings with METI officials on March 9, stressed that the U.S. "two track" approach of intensified dialogue combined with a willingness to take China to dispute settlement in the WTO had shown substantial progress. The Japan [...]	2007-03-16 10:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD WTRO PGOV CH JA
07TOKYO1185	EAP DIRECTOR RAPSON'S MARCH 12 MEETING WITH MOFA [...] (C) Summary: Officials from MOFA's Southeast Asia Division told visiting EAP/MLS Director Robert Rapson March 12 that pressuring Burma to release political prisoners, promote dialogue on national reconciliation, improve access for international organizations, and end violence directed at eth [...]	2007-03-16 10:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH BM TH VM RO IN CB RP JA
07TOKYO1202	The Japan Economic Scope - March 16, 2007 [...] (SBU) Table of Contents 2. (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from March 16, 2007. 3. EAP/MLS Director Meets MOFA Counterparts in Tokyo Beef and Agriculture 4. OIE Panel Judges U.S. Beef Safe, Japan Replies, Not So Fast 6. Japanese Must Confront "Egoistic" Agricult [...]	2007-03-19 06:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO1211	DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR CROUCH'S VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan is committed to ballistic missile defense and working toward early deployment of the missile defense agreement, DFM Yachi told DNSA Crouch that during February 26-27 meetings. Japan is troubled by the lack of transparency in China's military development and developmental as [...]	2007-03-19 08:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PTER PHUM ECON ETRD EAID MARR KWBG
07TOKYO1216	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/19/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-19 11:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1218	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/20/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-20 01:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO124	MOFA DIRECTOR GENERAL VISITS TEHRAN, URGES [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a January 7 visit to Tehran, MOFA Director General for Middle Eastern Affairs Okuda urged Iranian officials to comply with the will of the international community and abide by the provisions of UNSCR 1737, according to a MOFA contact. The Iranians replied, predictably, th [...]	2007-01-11 08:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR IR JA
07TOKYO1251	SENK ADVISOR DISCUSSES NORTH KOREAN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: In March 4-5 Tokyo meetings, Christian Whiton, Senior Advisor to Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Jay Lefkowitz, discussed plans to promote North Korean human rights. While citing obstacles to regular U.S. medium-wave broadcasts from Japan to North Korea using Japanes [...]	2007-03-20 09:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	BBG PGOV PHUM PREF JA KN
07TOKYO1252	JAPAN-ROK VICE MINISTER'S MEETING: "CONVIVIAL AND [...] (C) Summary. Both MOFA and ROK Embassy describe ROK VFM Cho Joong-pyo,s March 12-13 meeting with Japan VFM Yachi in Tokyo as "convivial" and "constructive." The two men, who focused on a broad range of issues as part of the fourth annual Japan-ROK strategic dialogue, reached no new agreement [...]	2007-03-20 10:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA
07TOKYO1253	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/20/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-21 22:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1267	RUSSIA AND JAPAN SEEK TO ADVANCE ECONOMIC TIES [...] (SBU) Summary. Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov's February visit to Japan included visits with Japan's top leaders and centered on economic issues, especially trade. Japanese officials noted a new openness in their Russian counterparts and speculated that Prime Minister Putin's re [...]	2007-03-22 06:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG ECON JA RU
07TOKYO1268	JAPAN HOPES TO "UPGRADE" RELATIONSHIP WITH IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan wishes to upgrade its relations with Iraq from one of a donor nation to a "long-term and strategic partnership," according to MOFA sources. To achieve this end, Japan will be hosting three high-level bilateral exchanges in the next few weeks. Iraqi Vice President Tariq al [...]	2007-03-22 07:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ENRG EAID IZ JA
07TOKYO1271	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/22/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-22 08:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1276	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/23/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-23 01:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1314	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/23/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-23 08:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1321	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/26/07-1 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-26 02:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1322	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/26/07-2 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-26 02:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1330	IRANIAN STRATEGIC COUNCIL MEMBER SHARIAT-MADARI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mohammed Shariat-Madari, a member of Iran's five-person Strategic Council for Foreign Relations, visited Japan March 8-19 and was told by all interlocutors that Iran must comply with the will of the international community and adhere to the requirements of UNSCR 1737. According t [...]	2007-03-26 08:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR IR JA
07TOKYO1338	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/27/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-27 01:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1341	SPECIAL MEASURES AGREEMENT: FRAMING THE DEBATE [...] (C) Summary: Maintaining sufficient levels of Japanese Host Nation Support (HNS) during upcoming discussions on a new Special Measures Agreement will require a sustained, high-level political message about Japan's alliance responsibilities. There is a growing perception among Japanese officia [...]	2007-03-27 06:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV JA
07TOKYO1345	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/27/07-1 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-27 08:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1349	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/28/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-28 04:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1353	CJCS GENERAL PACE MEETING WITH FM ASO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Pace, in a meeting with Foreign Minister Aso on March 21, emphasized the importance of the alliance realignment agreement, the value of Japan's continued contributions to Iraq and Indian Ocean operations, and explained he will visit C [...]	2007-03-28 05:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR JA
07TOKYO1360	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/28/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-28 08:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1363	GENERAL PACE MEETS WITH MOD LEADERS: TALK ALLIANCE [...] Summary: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Pace reaffirmed the strength of the U.S.-Japan alliance during March 21 meetings with Defense Minister Kyuma and Administrative Vice Minister Moriya. Noting Gen. Pace's upcoming visit to the PRC, Kyuma and Moriya expressed differing outl [...]	2007-03-28 22:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL
07TOKYO1378	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/29/07-2 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-29 07:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1383	INDIAN EXTERNAL AFFAIRS MINISTER MUKHERJEE PAYS [...] (C) Summary: During a low-key March 22-23 visit, Indian External Affairs Minister Mukjerjee and his Japanese counterparts repeated familiar expressions regarding shared values and reiterated their commitment to strengthen bilateral relations. Among others other things, the two sides agreed t [...]	2007-03-29 10:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ENRG EAID IN JA
07TOKYO1384	IRAQI VICE PRESIDENT HASHIMI'S "EXCELLENT" VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi's March 21-24 visit to Tokyo was "excellent," according to Iraqi Ambassador Ghanim al-Jumaily. During the visit PM Abe assured Hashimi his government would push to renew the Iraq Special Measures Law for two years, permitting the continued d [...]	2007-03-29 10:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ JA
07TOKYO1391	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/30/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-30 01:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1393	MEDIA REACTION - ARAB SUMMIT IN RIYADH - TOKYO [...] "Arab Leaders Agree to Relaunch Peace Initiative" Riyadh correspondent Michio Okamoto of the top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri wrote (3/30): "Arab leaders ended a summit in Riyadh Thursday after adopting the Riyadh Declaration, which calls for relaunching their five-year-old peace initiative [...]	2007-03-30 02:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1414	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/30/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-30 10:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1420	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/02/07-1 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-02 03:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1421	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/02/07-2 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-02 03:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1431	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/02/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-02 08:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1438	MEDIA REACTION Q FTA - TOKYO [...] "US-ROK FTA: Japan's Turn Now" The liberal Asahi editorialized (4/3): "South Korea and the US have concluded a free trade agreement (FTA). Although the sensitive issue of opening the South Korean rice market was shelved, the conclusion of these drawn-out and difficult negotiations will jolt Ja [...]	2007-04-03 02:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1448	JAPAN FM ASO'S MEETING WITH ROK FM SONG [...] (C) Summary. FM Aso's March 31 meeting with ROK FM Song was "very good" and "forward-looking, according to MOFA Northeast Asia Division Director Yamada. Aso and Song agreed that China's economic rise offered opportunities, but differed slightly on their evaluation of PRC military transparenc [...]	2007-04-03 22:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA KS
07TOKYO1456	METI SENIOR VICE MINISTER YAMAMOTO DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary: Senior METI Vice Minister and Diet Member Kozo Yamamoto told the Ambassador he understood the U.S. was not fully satisfied with the outcome of triangular mergers but METI had tried its best and would be open to changing the system in the future. He thought conclusion of a U.S.-Kor [...]	2007-04-04 01:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD ENRG JA
07TOKYO1471	COMFORT WOMEN: ABE PHONE CALL AIMS TO CLEAR THE [...] (SBU) Media reaction to Prime Minister Abe's April 3 telephone call with the President has been generally positive. All major dailies on April 4 gave prominent coverage to Abe's statement to the President that he continue to stand by the Kono Statement and express sympathy to the comfort wom [...]	2007-04-04 08:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA
07TOKYO1472	NAKAGAWA GETS WARM BEIJING RECEPTION, PUSHES "NEW" [...] (C) Summary: China and Japan will do all they can to reach an agreement on oil and gas exploration in the East China Sea before Premier Wen's April 11 visit to Japan, according to LDP Diet-member Kuniko Inoguchi. On March 22 Inoguchi briefed on her March 16-19 Beijing visit with a Diet dele [...]	2007-04-04 09:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON CH JA
07TOKYO1474	SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL KEATING'S VISIT TO JAPAN [...] (C) You take your command as Japan contemplates major changes in its approach to our alliance and Japan's role in the region and the world. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government is focused on expanding Japan's ties, including security relations, with new partners like Australia and India. It [...]	2007-04-04 22:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR JN
07TOKYO1482	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/05/07-1 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-06 00:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1489	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/05/07-2 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-06 00:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO15	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/04/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-04 08:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1507	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/06/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-06 02:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1516	USG CONCERNS ABOUT IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1747 [...] (S) According to Ministry of Finance (MOF) Legal Office Deputy Division Chief Shunichi Fukushima, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) hosted an inter-ministerial on Monday, April 2, to determine how the government of Japan will proceed on implementation of UNSCR 1747. MOF requires a revisi [...]	2007-04-06 07:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	KNNP EFIN PARM JA
07TOKYO1518	CHINESE AMBASSDOR ON PREMIER'S VISIT, HISTORY [...] (C) Summary: China hopes the upcoming visit by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will help to stabilize its relations with Japan and to clarify Japanese thinking on the future nature of their bilateral relations, according to Chinese Ambassador to Japan Wang Yi. Wang stressed that joining the "con [...]	2007-04-06 07:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN JA CH
07TOKYO1528	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/06/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-08 22:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1545	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/10/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-10 01:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1555	PREMIER WEN,S APRIL VISIT TO JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: Premier Wen Jiabao's April 11-13 visit is an important step in further "warming" the bilateral relationship following the "cool" Koizumi years. Despite earlier press speculation to the contrary, the East China Sea dispute over energy resource development is unlikely to be resol [...]	2007-04-10 04:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL CH JA
07TOKYO1557	JAPANESE CONCERNED BY NORTH KOREAN "PROPAGANDA"; [...] (C) Japan is concerned by what it considers an increased volume of North Korean propaganda that asserts Japan has not made apologies for past "criminal" conduct and that Pyongyang has done all it can to address the abductee issue. MOFA Deputy Director for Asian and Oceanian Affairs Junichi Iha [...]	2007-04-10 05:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KN JA
07TOKYO1563	MEDIA REACTION Q IRAQ - TOKYO [...] "Japan Should Promote Strategic Relations with Iraq" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (4/10): "During their meeting on Monday, Japanese Prime Minister Abe and visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki agreed to build a long-term strategic partnership between the two countries.... [...]	2007-04-10 23:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1564	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/10/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-10 23:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1577	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/11/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-11 01:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1592	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/11/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-11 08:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO16	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/05/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-05 01:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1605	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/12/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-12 01:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1615	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/12/07 [...] Enhancing efforts to protect drinking water resources. Preventing river pollution and cooperating in preventing water pollution, especially the basins of Bo Hai and Huang Hai. 2. Making every effort for recycling wastes. Cooperating in collecting wastes and implementing a corporate environme [...]	2007-04-12 08:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO163	JAPAN OFFERS FAVORABLE ASSESSMENT OF SAKHALIN 2 [...] (C) Summary. The Kremlin,s aggressive move to increase Gazprom,s stake in the Sakhalin 2 project was largely driven by Russian domestic political considerations, MOFA Russian Division officials told poloffs recently. Royal Dutch Shell (RDS) worsened things when it committed a &big blunder8 and [...]	2007-01-15 22:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG EPET RU JA
07TOKYO1631	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/13/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-13 01:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO164	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/12/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-15 22:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1643	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/13/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-13 08:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1647	FMR DEFMIN NUKAGA ON SUMMIT, DPRI IMPLEMENTATION [...] (C) Summary: The April 27 Summit meeting will be a critical opportunity to dispel public concerns over the health of the U.S.-Japan Alliance, according to former Defense Minister and Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) heavyweight Fukushiro Nukaga. Nukaga told the Ambassador on April 10 that the f [...]	2007-04-13 10:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV JA
07TOKYO1657	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/16/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-16 08:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1665	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/16/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-17 00:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1679	PM ABE ASSURES PACOM OF FULL SUPPORT FOR SECURITY [...] (S) Summary. During an April 12 meeting, Prime Minister Abe assured Commander of the US Pacific Command, Admiral Timothy Keating, that he regards the US-Japan Alliance as critical to Japan's security. Abe stated that in view of China's rapid military build-up and the threat posed by North Ko [...]	2007-04-17 23:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL POL PGOV MARR CH JA
07TOKYO1680	GPOI: MOFA TELLS AA/S MULL JAPAN STILL STUDYING [...] (C) Summary. Japan continues to study ways to contribute to the Global Peacekeeping Operations Initiative (GPOI),MOFA Foreign Policy Deputy Director General Nagamine told Acting Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs Mull during their April 11 meeting, but must first overcome hi [...]	2007-04-18 02:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO JA
07TOKYO1689	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/18/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-18 02:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1701	JAPAN ECONOMIC SCOPE - APRIL 13, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope for April 13, 2007. 2. (U) Table of Contents ------------------------- 3. GOJ for Joint Study for a U.S.-Japan Free Trade Agreement? 4. U.S. Chamber Chief Cites FTA and Autos as Key Issues 5. Has Reg Reform "Peaked Out?" 6. Gov [...]	2007-04-18 05:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR ZO JA
07TOKYO1708	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04//07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-18 08:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1710	IRAQ PRIME MINISTER MALIKI'S VISIT TO JAPAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Abe told Prime Minister Maliki that Japan fully supports his government and looks to him to continue to lead in Iraq, during Maliki's April 8-11 visit to Tokyo. Abe advised Maliki that he must take steps to shore up the security situation by this summer, do more to [...]	2007-04-18 08:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN EAID IZ JA
07TOKYO1712	ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY MULL MEETS MOD DIRECTOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Both the United States and Japan are looking forward to the Trilateral Security and Defense Cooperation Forum (SDCF) meeting to be held April 12 between Japan, Australia, and the United States, Acting Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs Mull agreed with MOD Director [...]	2007-04-18 08:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS MARR AS JA
07TOKYO1713	AA/S MULL MEETING WITH MOFA DG FOR NORTH AMERICAN [...] (C) Summary: Missile defense cooperation, radar and PAC-3 implementation, and the May 2006 Alliance Transformation Roadmap have strengthened our robust security partnership and it is important to keep marching forward, MOFA North American Affairs Director-General Shinichi Nishimiya told Actin [...]	2007-04-18 08:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR AS JA
07TOKYO1716	JAPAN CALLS FOR COOPERATION ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS [...] (C) Summary. In his first meeting with Political-Military Affairs Acting Assistant Secretary Stephen Mull on April 11, MOFA Disarmament, Nonproliferation, and Science Department Director-General Takeshi Nakane called for close U.S.-Japan coordination on cluster munitions (CM),and requested th [...]	2007-04-18 09:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PARM PREL JA NATO
07TOKYO1725	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/19/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-19 01:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1740	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/19/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-19 08:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1743	PREMIER WEN JIABAO'S JAPAN VISIT: GETTING BACK ON [...] (C) Summary: Marked more by warm atmospherics rather than specific agreements, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's April 11-13 Japan visit is being characterized as a successful and important step forward in the relationship by Japanese diplomats and others. One disappointment, however, was the fa [...]	2007-04-19 09:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CH TW KS JA
07TOKYO1744	ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY MULL,S APRIL 11 MEETING [...] (C) Summary: U.S.-Japan cooperation is critical to enhancing Japan's relationship with NATO and to preventing arms sales to China, DG Harada told A/S Mull April 11. Prime Minister Abe's speech to the North Atlantic Council earlier this year marked the beginning of a transformation of Japane [...]	2007-04-19 22:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR MASS MCAP PGOV CH EU JA
07TOKYO1752	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/20/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-20 02:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1760	PREVIEW OF PRIME MINISTER ABE'S TRIP TO THE MIDDLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Immediately following his summit with President Bush, Japanese PM Abe will visit Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Kuwait, Qatar, and Egypt between April 28 and May 2. A major goal of the trip will be to enhance economic relations and to raise Japan's profile in the region. Abe w [...]	2007-04-20 07:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD ENRG XF EG KU QA SA AE JA
07TOKYO1764	SCENESETTER FOR MICHAEL MASON, EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT [...] (C) You visit as Japan contemplates major changes in its approach to our alliance and Japan's role in the region and the world. We have highlighted specific law enforcement issues separately. This message will identify the broader political and economic framework within which we are advancin [...]	2007-04-20 09:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KN CH JA
07TOKYO1766	UNSCR 1747/OECD DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON EXPORT [...] (C) Embassy delivered reftel demarche to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA),Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI),and Ministry of Finance (MOF) on the U.S. desire for the OECD to adopt a "common line" on restricting medium- to long-term export credits to Iran. While the Japan [...]	2007-04-20 09:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN ETRD EXIM OECD UN JA
07TOKYO1768	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/20/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-21 23:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1771	JAPAN TO JOIN CHINA/IPR WTO CASE AS THIRD PARTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Trade Minister Amari announced on April 20 that Japan will join the U.S. as a third party in a WTO complaint against China on IPR prosecutions. The GOJ is worried about the Chinese reaction and will be monitoring it closely. Chinese Customs and Copyright agency officials warne [...]	2007-04-22 22:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	KIPR ETRD ECON WTRO PGOV CH JP
07TOKYO1780	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/23/07-2 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-23 02:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1781	ECONOMIC REFORMS STALL AS ELECTIONS NEAR [...] (C) Economic reform momentum has stalled in the run-up to Japan's Upper House elections in July, while policy talk shops have proliferated. Reform proposals that have made it through the bureaucratic gauntlet reflect a "tinkering" mentality, while PM Abe and the politicians on his economic t [...]	2007-04-23 02:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV JA
07TOKYO1791	PRC PREMIER WEN'S VISIT TO JAPAN: ICE MELTING, BUT [...] (C) Summary. PRC Embassy contacts told Embassy Tokyo that Beijing views Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's April 11-13 Tokyo visit as a "100 percent success." Wen and Japan PM Abe adopted a "forward-looking view" and attempted to build trust, while Tokyo further defined the nature of the "strategic [...]	2007-04-23 09:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA
07TOKYO1800	The Japan Economic Scope - April 20, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from April 20, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Japan joins China/IPR WTO case as third party 4. ANRE's Mochizuki Discusses East China Sea, G8 Summit, IEA 5. Japan Issues Annual Report on Trade Compliance, U.S. Remains Top of List [...]	2007-04-24 00:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO1802	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/24/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-24 01:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1817	TOKYO MEDICAL CENTER BREAKS NEW GROUND IN HEALTH [...] (SBU) Summary. The Tokyo Midtown Medical Center (TMMC),located in the newly opened Tokyo Midtown complex in the Roppongi area of central Tokyo, boasts Japan's first hospital with a foreign affiliation. TMMC has contracted with Johns Hopkins International (JHI),part of the Johns Hopkins med [...]	2007-04-24 05:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD SOCI TBIO JA
07TOKYO1843	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/25/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-25 01:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA

07TOKYO1847	MEDIA REACTION - PM ABE'S VISIT TO US - TOKYO [...] "PM Abe's Visit to US: Confirm Strong US-Japan Cooperation" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (4/25): "Prime Minister Abe will leave for the US Thursday for talks Friday with President Bush. This will be his first visit to the US since he became prime minister last September. While in Washing [...]	2007-04-25 04:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1848	PACFLEET COMMANDER MEETS WITH MOFA AND MOD [...] (C) Summary: During April 18 meetings with PACFLT Admiral Gary Roughead, MOFA North American Affairs Director General Shinichi Nishimiya and Ministry of Defense (MOD) Administrative Vice Minister Takemasa Moriya lauded the current atmosphere of cooperation between the U.S. and Japan. Both Ni [...]	2007-04-25 04:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PGOV PREL JA
07TOKYO1852	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/25/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-25 07:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1864	MEDIA REACTION - PM ABE'S VISIT TO US - TOKYO [...] "Abe's Visit to US: Close Gaps in US-Japan Alliance" The conservative Sankei editorialized (4/26): "PM Abe Abe begins a two-day visit to the US on Thursday, his first since his inauguration last September.... Certainly, the US-Japan alliance is more mature than it has ever been. But the allian [...]	2007-04-26 06:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO19	VISIT TO JAPAN'S SHIMANE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-05 04:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PARM PREL PGOV JA
07TOKYO1901	CBRN DEFENSE WORKING GROUP PLENARY [...] (SBU) Summary: DASD Richard Douglas led the U.S. delegation to the Japan-U.S. Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Defense Working Group (CDWG) Plenary on April 18, 2007. The Principals approved the CDWG Work Plan for 2007-2008, which features a bilateral capability assessmen [...]	2007-04-27 05:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL JA
07TOKYO1916	THE VISION THING: POLTICAL WILL DISSIPATED FOR HIGH-QUALITY POSTAL PRIVATIZATION, SAYS FORMER POSTAL HEAD [...] (C) While the privatization of Japan Post is irreversible and will commence as planned on October 1, the political will and vision behind it dissipated once Prime Minister Abe took office, former Japan Post (JP) President Masaharu Ikuta told ECOUNS April 26. The change in political atmosphere [...]	2007-04-27 08:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV JA
07TOKYO1923	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/01/07-1 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-01 01:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1926	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/01/07-1 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-01 01:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1934	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/01/07-3 [...] Bills sponsored by government and ruling parties 2. Minshuto-sponsored bill National referendum bill Â [...]	2007-05-01 04:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1946	METI OUTLINES ABE-WEN SUMMIT OUTCOMES [...] (C) Summary: The recent meeting between the Japanese Prime Minister and the Chinese Premier produced few tangible economic results, according to an official of Japan's Ministry of Economic, Trade, and Industry (METI). Nevertheless, the summit meeting did signal political commitment for fur [...]	2007-05-01 07:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV JA CH
07TOKYO1949	ABE GETS BOOST FROM SUMMIT; PRESS COVERAGE POSITIVE [...] (C) Summary. Polls taken shortly after Prime Minister Abe met April 27 with President Bush show Abe's support rate has risen close to 10 percent since March, with an equivalent decline in those saying they oppose Abe. While the shift is not only because of Abe's successful visit to the U.S., [...]	2007-05-01 09:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA
07TOKYO1951	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/01/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-01 22:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1957	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/02/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-02 00:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1976	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05//07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-02 08:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1982	GNEP: MOFA RAISES CONCERNS FOLLOWING MAY 1 [...] (U) Note - This is an Action Request - See paragraph 6 below. 2. (C) On May 2 EST Deputy and EST Officer were called in by MOFA International Nuclear Energy Cooperation Division Principal Deputy Director Zentaro Naganuma to discuss questions that arose following the May 1 pre-ministerial [...]	2007-05-02 10:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL JA
07TOKYO2004	JAPAN URGES PROGRESS ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS IN CCW [...] (C) SUMMARY. Japan believes in the need for close U.S.-Japan coordination on cluster munitions (CM) and wishes to see the U.S. encourage progress on CM via the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) for a formal negotiating mandate ""by the end of the year,"" DDG Shimbo told visiting DAS Ru [...]	2007-05-07 05:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PARM PREL JA NATO
07TOKYO2025	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/07/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-07 07:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2030	TRILATERAL SECURITY AND DEFENSE COOPERATION FORUM [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the first meeting of the trilateral Security and Defense Cooperation Forum (SDCF),U.S., Japanese and Australian diplomatic and defense officials agreed on a range of trilateral initiatives, including: -- a U.S.-Japan-Australia P-3C exercise in October 2007; -- seminars to [...]	2007-05-07 22:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR AS JA
07TOKYO2033	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/08/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-08 01:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2042	MEDIA REACTION - FRENCH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION - [...] "Sarkozy's Diplomatic Ability Unknown" The liberal Asahi editorialized (5/8): "...French President-elect Sarkozy's diplomatic ability is still unknown. While maintaining its alliance with the US, France has made strict demands on the US from time to time, thus showing its independent position. [...]	2007-05-08 04:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2077	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/10/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-10 01:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2102	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/10/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-10 08:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2104	PM ABE,S YASUKUNI SHRINE DONATION [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Abe and the Japanese government are refusing to publicly confirm or deny reports that the Prime Minister made a 50,000 yen contribution to Yasukuni Shrine. Abe, according to an Embassy Tokyo MOFA contact, paid for the offering from personal funds, but added the ti [...]	2007-05-10 08:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KS CH JA
07TOKYO2113	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/11/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-11 01:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2158	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/14/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-14 08:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2168	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/15/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-15 01:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2170	MEDIA REACTION Q CONSTITUTIONAL LIMITS ON SDF - [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Tuesday morning papers front- paged DaimlerChrysler's decision to sell the bulk of its stake in the Chrysler unit to US private equity fund Cerberus Capital. These papers also gave front-page coverage to Monday's enactment of referendum legislation for constitutional amend [...]	2007-05-15 01:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2185	JAPAN SHARES U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT IRAN-VENEZUELA [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officers delivered reftel demarche May 10 to MOFA Second Middle East Division Iran Desk Officer Junichi Sumi and May 14 to MOFA South America and Caribbean Division Principal Deputy Director Akifumi Mizuguchi. Mizuguchi said Japan shares the U.S. concerns that Ven [...]	2007-05-15 07:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM MASS ECON PTER VE IR JA
07TOKYO2187	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/15/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-15 08:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2190	JAPANESE PLEASED WITH PRIME MINISTER ABE'S TRIP TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Abe's April 28-May 2 visit to the Middle East was a "great success" which enabled Tokyo to advance its "Japan and the Middle East: Entering a New Level" policy goal, according to MOFA contacts. National Security Advisor Koike told Charge d'Affaires that Abe enjoyed the trip, [...]	2007-05-15 09:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD ENRG XF EG KUNC QA SA AE JA
07TOKYO2195	MEDIA REACTION - US-RUSSIA RELATIONS - TOKYO [...] LEAD STORIES: Wednesday morning's conservative Sankei front-paged a report quoting a source familier with Japanese and Taiwanese military affairs as disclosing on Tuesday that China is developing anti-ship missiles to possibly counter US aircraft carriers in the event of a cross-straits milit [...]	2007-05-16 23:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2219	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/17/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-17 01:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2232	JAPAN-ROK EXCHANGE "CANDID" VIEWS DURING [...] (C) Summary. After a three-year hiatus, the resumption of Japan-ROK security talks is part of a broader effort to improve relations. Though somewhat stilted and formulaic, the talks helped move the relationship forward. The May 10 dialogue resulted in a "candid exchange of views," with both [...]	2007-05-17 08:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KS JA
07TOKYO2233	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/17/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-17 08:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2239	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/18/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-18 01:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2251	The Japan Economic Scope - May 18, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from May 18, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. LDP and DPJ Staff Members Discuss Upper House election 4. Keidanren Joins G-8 Business Declaration (SBU) 5. KORUS Creates Some Pressure for Japan-U.S. FTA (SBU) 6. FTA/EPA Debate Cont [...]	2007-05-18 06:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO2255	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/18/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-18 07:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO226	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/18/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-18 08:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2269	ECON CONTACTS CONFIRM SUCCESS OF ABE'S MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) Summary. Separate talks with METI and Keidanren officials largely confirmed MOFA and Kantei reports (reftel) that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe,s April 28-May 2 visit to the Middle East was a success. One official emphasized the improved relationship with Saudi Arabia but explained that the [...]	2007-05-21 09:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD ENRG XF EG KUNC QA SA AE JA
07TOKYO2276	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/22/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-22 02:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2277	MEDIA REACTION - EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT - TOKYO [...] "Breakdown of EU-Russia Summit: Concern over a 'New Cold War'" The moderate Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (5/22): "With the confrontation between the two sides becoming so sharp, the EU-Russia summit held on May 18 in central Russia broke down. There are concerns that without efforts to improve [...]	2007-05-22 02:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2282	PACOM COMMANDER KEATING AND DEFMIN KYUMA DISCUSS [...] (C) SUMMARY: PACOM Commander Admiral Timothy Keating told Defense Minister Kyuma May 15 that his efforts to engage China's military leaders will not come at the expense of a strong U.S.-Japan alliance. Stopping in Tokyo on his return from Beijing, Keating said Chinese officials claimed their [...]	2007-05-22 05:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PINR PREL CH TW KS JA
07TOKYO2287	JAPAN-RUSSIA VICE MINISTER TALKS: NO PROGRESS ON [...] (C) Summary. The May 17 Japan-Russia Vice Ministerial talks addressed a range of topics, but focused on preparations for the PM Abe-President Putin meeting on the margins of the G-8, MOFA and Russian Embassy contacts tell Embassy Tokyo political officer. Japan asked for clarification on repo [...]	2007-05-22 07:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA RU
07TOKYO2289	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/22/07-1 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-22 08:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO23	PM ABE'S EUROPEAN TOUR: STRENGTHENING TIES WITH [...] (SBU) Shinzo Abe's first trip to Europe as Prime Minister is intended to strengthen Japan's ties with its "natural partners," according to MOFA Western Europe Division Director Akira Kono. Abe's five-day tour of London, Berlin, Brussels and Paris starts on January 9 in London where Abe will me [...]	2007-01-05 06:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO UK GM FR BE JA
07TOKYO2304	MEDIA REACTION - RUSSIA - TOKYO [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Wednesday morning papers front- paged the OIE classification of the US as a "controlled risk country" for BSE. 2. "Russia Becoming More Distant from US and EU" The business-oriented Nihon Keizai editorialized (5/23): "Russia's relations with the US and EU continue to c [...]	2007-05-23 06:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2306	METI MINISTER'S VISIT TO CENTRAL ASIA, MIDDLE EAST [...] (SBU) Summary: Officials from the Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry (METI),the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy (ANRE) and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MOFA) confirmed the success of METI Minister Akira Amari's April 27 - May 5 visit to Central Asia and the Middle East. In [...]	2007-05-23 07:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD ENRG XF EG KUNC QA SA AEMR JA
07TOKYO232	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/19/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-19 01:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2323	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/24/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-24 02:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2330	CUBA: JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO LIBERTAD ACT QUESTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-24 05:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ETTC CU JA
07TOKYO2336	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/24/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-24 08:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2342	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/25/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-25 01:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2352	The Japan Economic Scope - May 25, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from May 25, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Ministry of Agriculture Concerned About U.S. - Japan FTA 4. 4. Australian Ambassador Promotes EPA during Hokkaido Visit 5. Does METI Want to Launch FTA Talks with the United States? 6. [...]	2007-05-25 06:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO2358	FM ASO TELEPHONES IRANIAN FM MOTTAKI; RAISES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Aso telephoned Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki May 24 to urge Iran to halt uranium enrichment activities and to take a constructive approach in coming talks with the United States. Aso raised with Mottaki the subject of detained Iranian-American citizens and sai [...]	2007-05-25 08:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CASC KDEM IR JA
07TOKYO2361	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/25/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-29 00:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2371	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/29/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-29 02:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2389	MEDIA REACTION - US-IRAN TALKS - TOKYO [...] "US, Iran Agree on Iraq's Stabilization, But Outlook for Improved Ties Unclear " Tehran correspondent Ando of the liberal Asahi wrote (5/29): "The US and Iran held direct talks Monday in Baghdad to discuss Iraq's stabilization. Though the Monday meeting was at the ambassadorial level, it was t [...]	2007-05-29 06:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2395	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/29/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-29 08:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2400	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/30/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-30 01:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2401	MEDIA REACTION - US-IRAN TALKS - TOKYO [...] "US, Iran Should Continue Talks" The business-oriented Nihon Keizai editorialized (5/30): "The US and Iran held their first formal talks in 27 years since they broke off diplomatic relations. The ambassador-level talks will not lead directly to improving bilateral ties, however, given that the [...]	2007-05-30 04:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2430	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/31/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-31 08:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2459	The Japan Economic Scope - May 31, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from May 31, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. CPRR Issues Interim Report 4. Upper House Member Shares Views on Reform 5. METI to Sell Share of Japex 6. Japan and India to Cooperate on IPR 7. Decentralization Minister Pledges S [...]	2007-06-01 08:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO2480	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/04/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-04 08:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2481	VFM YACHI REVIEWS SUMMIT, BILATERAL ISSUES [...] (C) The Japanese were very happy with April's summit between President Bush and Prime Minster Abe, Vice Foreign Minister Shotaro Yachi told the Ambassador June 1, and PM Abe would welcome a stopover in Tokyo by President Bush en route to the APEC summit in Sydney. Abe would also welcome a p [...]	2007-06-04 08:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EAGR PGOV MOPS MARR PHUM PINR ETRD
07TOKYO2493	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/05/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-05 02:39:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2508	THE US-JAPAN-AUSTRALIA CIVIL-MILITARY DISASTER ASSISTANCE WORKSHOPS ATTAIN THEIR OBJECTIVES--CAN WE PUSH FOR MORE? [...] (SBU) Summary. The U.S. Agency for International Development and the U.S. Embassy/Tokyo co-hosted with the Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) the third U.S.-Japan-Australia Civil-Military Disaster Assistance Workshop on May 30-31, 2007. The first day of the workshop focused on [...]	2007-06-05 09:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID JA MARR PREL PRM TPHY AORC
07TOKYO2517	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/06/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-06 02:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2532	JAPAN, PRC, ROK TRILATERAL FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (C) Summary. During the June 3 trilateral foreign ministers' meeting attended by officials from Japan, South Korea and the PRC, all three parties agreed on the need for an early resolution to the Banco Delta Asia (BDA) issue, MOFA contacts told Embassy Tokyo Political Officer June 5. Japan F [...]	2007-06-06 08:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON KS CH JA
07TOKYO2553	FORMER SWEDISH DPRK AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES NORTH [...] (C) Summary. DPRK foreign ministry officials appeared "tense" as a result of Pyongyang's 2006 missile and nuclear tests, former Swedish Ambassador to North Korea Paul Beijer told Embassy Tokyo Political Minister Counselor on June 4. Beijer judged the North Korean military to be in poor condit [...]	2007-06-07 08:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA
07TOKYO2556	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/07/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-07 08:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO259	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/19/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-19 07:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2611	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/11/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-11 04:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2618	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/11/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-11 09:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2619	JAPAN, CHINA, PRESS FORWARD WITH MEETINGS, BUT [...] (C) Summary: The importance of the Six-Party Talks, the need to resolve problems associated with the transfer of funds from the Banco Delta Asia to North Korea, and Chinese concerns over former President of Taiwan Lee Teng-hui's June visit to Japan topped the agenda during the June 3 meeting [...]	2007-06-11 09:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SENV KTIA CH KS JA
07TOKYO2627	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/12/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-12 02:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2652	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/12/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-12 23:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2655	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/13/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-13 05:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2664	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06//07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-13 08:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2668	DASD CLAD TALKS INDIA WITH JAPANESE OFFICALS [...] (C) SUMMARY. On June 7, 2007 DASD for South and Southeast Asia James Clad met Ministry of Defense and MOFA officials to discuss Japan's emerging defense and security cooperation with India. Following the recent Japan-India Defense Ministerial as well as U.S./Japan/India naval training exercis [...]	2007-06-13 22:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV JA MARR PINR
07TOKYO2690	ABE-PUTIN G-8 SUMMIT: RUSSIA AGREES TO [...] (C) Summary. During their June 7 summit, PM Abe and President Putin agreed not to shelve the Northern Territories issue, and Putin promised to instruct his deputies to ""accelerate"" the negotiations, according to MOFA Russian Division Director Muto. On North Korea, Putin expressed frustrati [...]	2007-06-14 08:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG EPET JA RU
07TOKYO2691	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/14/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-14 08:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2692	PALESTINIAN FOREIGN MINISTER BLAMES U.S., ISRAEL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Palestinian Foreign Minister Ziad Abu-Amr, speaking June 13 at a press conference in Tokyo, blamed U.S. and Israeli policy for the violence now taking place in Gaza, asserting that the failure to deal with the Palestinian government has inevitably led to the current situation. [...]	2007-06-14 09:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAL JA
07TOKYO2715	JAPAN RECONSIDERS U.S. ROLE IN REGIONAL [...] (C) Summary: In contrast to a year ago, Japanese officials see the United States as a much more active and influential player in the discussion on regional economic integration. A senior official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) indicated that Japan's participation in various regi [...]	2007-06-15 07:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECIN ETRD PREL APECO JA
07TOKYO2716	SALE OF THE CENTURY STARTS OCTOBER 1: A JAPAN POST [...] (SBU) Japan Post -- a public corporation with assets the size of China's GDP -- begins a ten-year privatization process October 1. The institution, which encompasses a bank and an insurance company and is collectively the world's largest financial institution, has played a central role in Ja [...]	2007-06-15 07:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV JA
07TOKYO2719	AMBASSADOR LOFTIS DISCUSSES SMA WITH DIET MEMBERS, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Robert Loftis, Senior Advisor on Security Negotiations and Agreements, met with Diet Members, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Defense (MOD),Ministry of Finance (MOF) and DFAA to outline the U.S. Government desire for a three-year extension of the Special M [...]	2007-06-15 08:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV JA
07TOKYO2720	The Japan Economic Scope - June 14, 2007 Part 1 [...] (U) This cable contains part one the Japan Economic Scope from June 14, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Reform Report 4. EU -- Japan Business Dialogue Roundtable Calls for Joint FTA Study 5. Japan Is Time-Warner's Biggest Money-Maker in Asia 6. Diet Approves Bills for Overha [...]	2007-06-15 08:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO2721	The Japan Economic Scope - June 14, 2007 Part 2 [...] (U) This cable contains part two the Japan Economic Scope from June 14, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Citigroup Assumes Full Control of Nikko Cordial Brokerage 4. New Earthquake Insurance Policy Process Raises Concern among U.S. 5. MLIT Postpones Downgrade of Itami Airport 6. [...]	2007-06-15 08:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO2725	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/18/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-18 01:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2739	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/18/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-18 08:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2761	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/19/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-19 08:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2764	PRIME MINISTER SHINZO ABE'S BILATERAL MEETINGS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's bilateral meetings on the margins of the G-8 Summit were successful in building support for Japan's bid to obtain a permanent seat on the UN Security Council, according to MOFA sources. Abe also agreed to work together with the EU and other G-8 countr [...]	2007-06-19 08:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREK SENV UNSC AF CH FR GM LE JA
07TOKYO2786	FORMER JAPANESE INTELLIGENCE CHIEF: NEW DIRECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kazuhiro Sugita, former Director of the Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office (CIRO),believes Japan must support United States policy toward the Middle East but, at the same time, be more willing to pursue its own strategies and engagements in the region. He fears that follo [...]	2007-06-20 09:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR JA
07TOKYO2788	MOFA PRESENTS TALKING POINTS FOR UPCOMING G/TIP [...] (C) On June 19, 2007 MOFA Organized Crime Division Director Akihiko Uchikawa presented talking points to Embassy Tokyo Political Officer concerning the upcoming visit of Ambassador Lagon to discuss the 2007 G/TIP report. Though not visibly upset, Uchikawa was clearly frustrated and disappoin [...]	2007-06-20 10:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB JA
07TOKYO2790	JAPAN-PAKISTAN RELATIONS: SLOWLY WARMING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan-Pakistan relations appear to be slowly warming, after having suffered a breach following Pakistan's detonation of a nuclear device in 1998. Japan's overriding concern regarding Pakistan is to maintain stability in the South Asia region and, therefore, to help keep it a moder [...]	2007-06-20 20:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EAID PK JA
07TOKYO2795	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - HAMAS-FATAH CLASHES [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Thursday morning papers gave top play to the Diet's enactment on Wednesdday of legislation extending by two years the Iraq Assistance Special Measures Law. 2. "Palestinian Split: Restructuring of Peace Diplomacy Should be Hastened" Business-oriented Nihon Keizai editori [...]	2007-06-21 01:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2799	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/21/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-21 01:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2813	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/21/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-21 08:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2823	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/22/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-22 03:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2826	The Japan Economic Scope Part 2 - June 21, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains part two of the Japan Economic Scope from June 21, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Political Agenda for Coral Transplants Around Disputed Pacific Islets Denied (SBU) 4. Expansion of Social Insurance Coverage (U) 5. Electric Power Market System Under Review [...]	2007-06-22 04:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR

07TOKYO2830	NISSAN MOTOR CO. PROJECT WITH THE RUSSIAN [...] (S) On June 22, 2007, EST officer delivered the points in the reftel to MOFA's International Science Cooperation Division, Ms. Ryoko Henna and Tetsuo Takagi. MOFA officials thanked Embassy for passing the information. However they requested time to study the new information with other GOJ coll [...]	2007-06-22 05:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PARM TNGD
07TOKYO2831	The Japan Economic Scope Part 1 - June 21, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains part one of the Japan Economic Scope from June 21, 2007. See septel for part two. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Ambassador Schieffer on U.S.-Japan Economic Relations 4. JUSBC Chair Called for Enhanced Cooperation for US-Japan FTA 5. Japan and Doha Talks 6. [...]	2007-06-22 05:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO2847	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/25/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-25 01:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2852	JAPAN'S POLICE RESPONSE TO POTENTIAL DPRK INTEREST [...] (S) FINATT, DHS/ICE, and LEGATT met with National Police Agency (NPA),Foreign Affairs and Intelligence Department, Assistant Director and Police Superintendent Tomoaki Onizuka June 21 to share ref C information. Onizuka confirmed that NPA was both able to access Interpol's June 2006 Orange A [...]	2007-06-25 02:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL KH KS SZ JA
07TOKYO2876	PRC EMBASSY: WARMING TREND IN CHINA-JAPAN TIES TO [...] (C) Summary: The warming trend in Sino-Japanese ties will continue even if Prime Minister Abe steps down after the July election, Chinese Embassy political officer Chen Zhiwen told Tokyo political officer during a June 18 meeting. Although the possibility of Abe resigning is slim, due to the [...]	2007-06-25 09:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SENV CH TW JA
07TOKYO2878	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/26/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-26 01:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2893	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/26/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-26 08:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2895	INFORMATION SECURITY: AN ALLIANCE PRIORITY [...] (S) Summary: In tandem with the deepening of our bilateral alliance, the amount of information -- diplomatic, technical, intelligence, and operational -- provided to Japan has necessarily expanded exponentially over the past decade. Our ability to maintain momentum on information sharing, howe [...]	2007-06-26 09:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR PINR PGOV JA
07TOKYO2897	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/27/07-1 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-27 01:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2898	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/27/07-2 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-27 02:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2908	GNEP: JAPAN ON EXPANSION, FUTURE MEETINGS [...] (U) This message contains an Action Request -- see para. 6. 2. (C) Summary: Following the May 21 GNEP Ministerial, Japan continues to voice concerns about expanding GNEP beyond the existing core group. Japan is cautious about undertaking cooperative research on sensitive nuclear technol [...]	2007-06-27 08:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TRGY IAEA JA
07TOKYO2929	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/28/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-28 01:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2944	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/28/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-28 08:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2946	TOKYO STOCK EXCHANGE TO INTRODUCE DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS BUT [...] (SBU) The Tokyo Stock Exchange plans to introduce a system of Japanese Depositary Receipts (JDRs) starting in September 2007. The system will provide a new option for foreign companies that want to access the Japanese capital markets, but that cannot or do not wish to list their shares direct [...]	2007-06-28 09:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON EFIN JA
07TOKYO2948	CNO MULLEN SPEAKS WITH FM ASO AND DEFMIN KYUMA [...] (S) SUMMARY. On June 18, 2007 Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Mike Mullen met with Foreign Minister Aso, Defense Minister Kyuma, and Ministry of Defense (MOD) Administrative Vice Minister Moriya. Admiral Mullen expressed appreciation for the close working relationship between the Japanese [...]	2007-06-28 22:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PGOV JA MARR PINR SENV
07TOKYO2958	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/29/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-29 03:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO296	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/23/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-23 00:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2966	The Japan Economic Scope June 28, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from June 28, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Economic Section's Thinning Ranks 4. Doha Stock Taking in Tokyo 5. Ag Text Delay -- Is There a Silver Lining? 6. US-Korea FTA -- Political Will Key to Deal 7. U.S. Beef: Technical [...]	2007-06-29 08:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO2967	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/29/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-29 08:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2982	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/02/07-1 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-02 01:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2994	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA [...] "US-Proposed Four-Party Talks: Don't Destroy Six-Party Framework" The conservative Sankei editorialized (7/2): "Concerns are growing among GOJ officials over the proposal by Assistant Secretary of State Hill that four nations - the US, North Korea, China, and South Korea - should meet to discu [...]	2007-07-02 05:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO30	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/05/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-05 08:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3028	JAPANESE VICE ADMIRAL UPDATES AMBASSADOR ON AEGIS [...] (S) In a July 2 update for the Ambassador on the status of the GOJ's investigation into the AEGIS leak, Vice Admiral Kato said the Japanese Ministry of Defense (MOD) found no evidence that the Chinese national spouse of the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) seaman involved in the ca [...]	2007-07-03 07:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL MARR PINR PGOV JA
07TOKYO3031	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/03/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-03 08:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3038	LOWER HOUSE SPEAKER KONO ON DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN POLICY ISSUES [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-03 09:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	JA PGOV PREL
07TOKYO3039	ADM WILLARD MEETS WITH MOD AND MOFA [...] (C) Summary. During a June 27, 2007 introductory visit Admiral Robert F. Willard, Commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, met with Defense Minister Kyuma, MOD Administrative Vice Minister Moriya, and MOFA Administrative Vice Minister Yachi. Admiral Willard noted his appreciation for the strong Navy [...]	2007-07-04 22:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR JA PGOV PREL
07TOKYO3054	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - BUSH-PUTIN MEETING [...] "US, Russia Must Continue Efforts to Bridge Gap" The business-oriented Nihon Keizai editorialized (7/4): "Presidents Bush and Putin met at a time when US-Russia relations are at a post-Cold War low. It appears that the two leaders were able to repair their personal relationship of trust after [...]	2007-07-05 03:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO3073	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/05/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-05 08:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3075	IRANIAN VICE FOREIGN MINISTER SAFAR'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary. Maintaining a positive relationship with Iran would be difficult unless Iran heeds the international community's concern about its uranium enrichment program, Vice Foreign Minister Mitoji Yabunaka told Iranian Vice Foreign Minister Mahdi Safari in Tokyo on June 28. Safari claimed [...]	2007-07-05 08:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER JA IZ
07TOKYO3076	PDASD SHINN ENGAGES JAPANESE COUNTERPARTS ON INFO [...] (C) Summary: PDASD Jim Shinn engaged Japanese counterparts June 29 on the need to enhance the protection of sensitive information in the wake of the recent unauthorized Aegis data disclosure, extend the current Special Measures Agreement (SMA),and consider a role in Afghan operations. Senior [...]	2007-07-05 22:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV JA
07TOKYO3077	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/06/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-06 01:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3078	SENIOR VICE MINISTER ASANO'S SYRIA MEETINGS [...] (C) Summary. Syria must tighten its border controls and use its influence to help resolve internal strife in Lebanon, Senior Vice Minister Asano told Syrian President Al-Asad in Damascus on June 25. Asano delivered a "strong message" from Prime Minister Abe during his visit, according to a J [...]	2007-07-06 01:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER SY LE IZ TU JA
07TOKYO3087	NEW DEFENSE MINISTER FACES TOUGH ROAD AHEAD [...] (C) Summary: Japan's new Defense Minister, Yuriko Koike, will face an uphill battle to establish her policy and managerial credentials. Koike acknowledges that she was chosen primarily to help boost the ruling party's prospects in the July 29 Upper House election and, as such, will be subject [...]	2007-07-06 03:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MARR JA
07TOKYO3099	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/06/07-1 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-06 08:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3100	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/06/07-2 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-06 08:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3127	The Japan Economic Scope--July 5, 2007 Part 2 [...] (U) This cable contains part two of the Japan Economic Scope from July 5, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. JBIC Will Finance Pipe Manufacturing in Russia Autos, Energy 4. International Auto Standards and ACCJ Japan American Auto Industries Subcommittee 5. Nissan on Exchange Rates, O [...]	2007-07-09 08:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO3128	LDP HISTORY GROUP REACTS TO HONDA RESOLUTION [...] (C) Summary. The pendulum may be swinging back toward more assertive action by a group of conservative LDP lawmakers concerned with the comfort women issue, after passage of the Honda Resolution in committee on June 25, according to LDP League to Consider Japan's Future and Historical Educat [...]	2007-07-09 09:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA
07TOKYO3130	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/10/07 [...] The government will receive pension benefits in full in a responsible manner. 2. The party will introduce a child-rearing allowance system to pay 26,000 yen for each child. 3. The party will establish an income compensation system to cover every farmer. Seven proposals Â [...]	2007-07-10 01:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3151	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/11/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-11 01:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3164	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/11/07-2 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-11 08:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3168	JAPAN'S RESPONSE ON DPRK NUCLEAR DISCUSSION LIST [...] (S) Summary: The Japanese Government agrees with the U.S. approach to discussions with North Korea on the nuclear list and subsequent declaration, according to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Non-Proliferation, Science and Nuclear Energy Division Director Tomiko Ichikawa. In a July 11 m [...]	2007-07-11 09:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL KNNP KN JA
07TOKYO3171	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/12/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-12 01:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3179	JAPAN POST PRIVATIZATION - COMMITTEE COMMENTS ON [...] (SBU) Summary. Japan Post begins a ten-year privatization process on October 1 releasing nearly $3 trillion in banking and insurance assets from government control. In preparation, the Japan Post Company on May 1 issued an implementation plan, rumored to be over 400 thousand pages in length, [...]	2007-07-12 03:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN JA PGOV
07TOKYO3191	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/12/07-1 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-12 08:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3192	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/12/07-2 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-12 08:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3198	DCM'S JULY 11 MEETING WITH ASSISTANT CHIEF CABINET [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-12 23:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL MARR ETRD KNNP PGOV KN JA
07TOKYO3205	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/13/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-13 04:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO321	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/24/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-24 01:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3222	DCM RAISES BIATF PARITICIPATION WITH ASSISTANT [...] (S) Summary: During a July 13 meeting with Assistant Cabinet Secretary Kyoji Yanagisawa, the DCM emphasized that all Japanese agencies involved in counter-intelligence should participate in bilateral efforts to enhance Japan's information assurance structure. Yanagisawa said that Japan is com [...]	2007-07-13 07:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL MARR PGOV PINR JA
07TOKYO3237	The Japan Economic Scope--July 12, 2007 Part 2 [...] (U) This cable contains part two of the Japan Economic Scope from July 12, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. 18. Disappointing Report by DC Pension Study Group Calls for Minimal Changes 4. Number of Foreign Business Headquarters in Kobe Hits Triple Digits 5. Nara Mayor and Governo [...]	2007-07-17 00:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO3243	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/17/07-1 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-17 01:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3265	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/17/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-17 21:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3276	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/18/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-18 01:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3301	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/19/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-19 01:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3311	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/19/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-19 08:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3318	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/20/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-20 01:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3319	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - UK-RUSSIA RELATIONS [...] "UK-Russia Relations Looking Like New Cold War" The business-oriented Nihon Keizai editorialized (7/18): "At a time when US-Russia relations are awkward, ties between London and Moscow are becoming downright chilly, and the friction between the two appears so deep-rooted that coming to terms w [...]	2007-07-20 02:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO3321	The Japan Economic Scope--July 19, 2007 Part 1 [...] (U) This cable contains the part one of the Japan Economic Scope from July 19, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Reaction to Doha Draft Texts 4. Japan Agriculture: Doha Draft Text Triggers Customary Hyperbolic Response 5. Battered Agriculture Minister Faces Press 6. FSA Creates [...]	2007-07-20 04:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO3322	The Japan Economic Scope--July 19, 2007 Part 2 [...] (U) This cable contains the part two of the Japan Economic Scope from July 19, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Mississippi Governor Seeks Nagoya FDI 4. Sumitomo Chemical President Describes Japan-Saudi Rabigh Joint Project 5. Sharp, Kyocera, and Sanyo to Accelerate Manufacturing [...]	2007-07-20 05:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO3360	JAPAN OPPOSING TAIWAN UN BID [...] (U) This is an action request; see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Japanese officials in Taiwan informed the Taiwan Authority on July 20, 2007 that Tokyo will not support Taiwan membership in international organizations, including the United Nations, when statehood is a prerequisite, MOFA contacts [...]	2007-07-23 10:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL CH TW JA
07TOKYO3375	LDP PROSPECTS FOR JULY 29 ELECTIONS WORSEN [...] (C) Summary. The ruling LDP-Komeito coalition looks almost certain to lose its majority in the July 29 Upper House elections. Voters continue to fault Prime Minister Abe for his perceived failure to deal adequately with the pension mess and a host of administration scandals. Continued verba [...]	2007-07-24 10:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV JA
07TOKYO339	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/24/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-24 08:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3397	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/25/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-25 08:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO343	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/25/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-25 01:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3432	SCENESETTER FOR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY [...] (C) We very much look forward to your visit to Tokyo. As you touch down, please be prepared for some political turbulence. 2. (C) The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) appears to be headed for a crushing defeat in the July 29 elections for the Diet's Upper House. Every poll, and every pun [...]	2007-07-26 08:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL PGOV JA
07TOKYO346	The Japan Economic Scope - January 19, 2007 [...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. New Regional Economic Initiatives 4. Keidanren Board Plays Same Old Tune on Triangular Mergers 5. Ambassador Attends American Airlines Ceremony at Narita 6. Central Japan Outlook for 2007 -- Optimistic but Wary 7. Regional Economic Integration: Kyushu Bu [...]	2007-01-25 02:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO3460	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - SECRETARY RICE'S TRAVEL [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-30 02:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO3470	PDAS STEPHENS JULY 23 MEETINGS WITH JAPANESE [...] (C) Summary: MOFA officials took a very cautious line on the Six-Party Northeast Asia Peace and Security Mechanism Working Group during meetings with Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Stephens on July 23. They were also cautious in SIPDIS reacting to initial U.S. ideas for core princi [...]	2007-07-30 05:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP JA DPRK
07TOKYO3479	RESPONSE TO JAPANESE REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON [...] (S) Summary: Post delivered ref A non-paper to Japan,s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA),Ministry of Finance (MOF),Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI),and National Police Agency (NPA). While the meetings revealed ongoing efforts by the Government of Japan to prevent Japan,s Kom [...]	2007-07-30 22:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	KNNP PARM PREL MNUC KN JA
07TOKYO3487	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - US MILITARY AID TO [...] "US to Offer Large-Scale Military Aid to Middle East" Washington correspondent Hideo Kato of the business-oriented Nihon Keizai reported (7/31): "The USG will likely offer large-scale military aid to the pro-US Arab nations of Egypt and Saudi Arabia, as well as Israel. Washington has announced [...]	2007-07-31 05:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO3490	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/31/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-31 08:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3495	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/01/07-1 [...] Meantime, the opposition camp, which obtained a majority in the House of Councillors in Sunday's poll, is poised to oppose that legislation. A termination of the SDF mission against the background of the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan might rock the foundation of the Japan-US alliance a [...]	2007-08-01 01:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3496	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/01/07-2 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-01 01:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3511	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/01/07-1 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-01 08:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3517	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH ASSISTANT CABINET [...] (S) Summary: Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary Kyoji Yanagisawa reported to Ambassador Schieffer July 31 that the Bilateral Information Security Task Force (BISTF) Terms of Reference (TOR) had been coordinated inter-agency and approved by the Japanese Government. Referring to the Aegis cas [...]	2007-08-01 22:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	MARR PGOV PINR PREL
07TOKYO3539	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/03/07-2 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-02 08:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3547	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/03/07-1 [...] Top headlines 2. Editorials 3. Prime Minister's daily schedule 4. Abe Cabinet reaches new support low of 22% in Fuji-Sankei poll, with non-support rate at 64.8% ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) meeting: 5. ASEAN ARF closes after having given consideration to North Korean abduction and comf [...]	2007-08-03 01:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3548	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/03/07-2 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-03 01:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO355	JAPAN RENEWS PUSH TO IMPROVE TIES WITH CHINA [...] (C) Summary: MOFA Vice Foreign Minister Yachi's January 26-27 trip to China is intended to maintain the momentum in improving bilateral relations, according to MOFA China Division Principle Deputy Director Nomura. Yachi and his counterpart, Deputy Vice Foreign Minister Dai Bingguo, will sta [...]	2007-01-25 11:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG CH JA
07TOKYO3557	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - HOUSE ADOPTION OF [...] "House Adoption of 'Comfort Women' Resolution Could Damage US-Japan Relations" The business-oriented Nihon Keizai editorialized (8/1): "The adoption by the US House of Representatives of a resolution calling for the GOJ to formally apologize for the 'comfort women' issue could damage US-Japan [...]	2007-08-03 05:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO356	ISRAELI FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS TOKYO [...] (C) SUMMARY: During Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni's January 17-18 Tokyo visit, she signed an agreement to elevate policy talks from DG-level to VFM-level and reached agreements for Japanese business and cultural exchanges, according to MOFA and Israeli Embassy contacts. Japan agreed t [...]	2007-01-25 22:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD KPAL XF IR IS JA
07TOKYO3569	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/03/07-2 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-03 08:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO359	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/26/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-26 01:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3594	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH CHIEF CABINET [...] (C) Summary: Chief Cabinet Secretary Shiozaki assured the Deputy Secretary on August 3 that the LDP's election setback would not affect U.S.-Japan relations, and the two agreed that the U.S.-Japan alliance would continue to form the cornerstone of peace and stability in the region. CCS Shioz [...]	2007-08-06 07:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL JA
07TOKYO3598	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/06/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-06 08:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO36	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01//07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-09 01:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3600	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH VICE FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: The Abe Cabinet is committed to moving forward on extending the Anti-Terror Special Measure law despite the LDP's defeat in the Upper House election, Vice Foreign Minister Shotaro Yachi told Deputy Secretary Negroponte on August 3. The two agreed that the U.S.-Japan alliance w [...]	2007-08-06 22:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF PGOV AS CH TW KS KN RS PG JA
07TOKYO3601	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH VICE FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: The Abe Cabinet is committed to moving forward on extending the Anti-Terror Special Measures law despite the LDP's defeat in the Upper House election, Vice Foreign Minister Shotaro Yachi told Deputy Secretary Negroponte on August 3. The two agreed that the U.S.-Japan alliance [...]	2007-08-06 22:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF PGOV AS CH TW KS KN RS PG JA
07TOKYO3606	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/07/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-07 01:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3618	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH DEFENSE [...] (S) Summary: Defense Minister Koike reaffirmed the importance of the U.S.-Japan alliance to the Deputy Secretary on August 3 and asked for the return of additional land from Camp Foster. She also reiterated the Japanese government's interest in purchasing F-22s, given continued security risk [...]	2007-08-07 22:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL JA
07TOKYO3624	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/08/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-08 01:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3635	JAPAN'S REACTION TO N/S KOREA SUMMIT ANNOUNCEMENT [...] (U) Japan has responded positively to news that South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Il at a summit in Pyongyang August 28-30. Japan hopes dialogue between the two Korean leaders will lead to a "relaxation of tensions," Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told re [...]	2007-08-08 23:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL JA KS KN PGOV
07TOKYO3640	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/09/07-1 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-09 02:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3643	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - INTER-KOREAN SUMMIT [...] "Can Roh-Kim Summit Help Denuclearization?" The top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (8/9): "The main focus of the just-announced inter-Korean summit will be whether the talks can give momentum to the six- party talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program. South Kor [...]	2007-08-09 03:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO3658	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/09/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-09 08:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3679	DEFENSE MINISTER KOIKE COMMENTS ON ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: Defense Minister Yuriko Koike, meeting with former U.S. Speaker of the House J. Dennis Hastert on August 6, said that opposition control of the Diet's Upper House would generate some "turmoil," particularly true with respect to the renewal of the antiterrorism legislation autho [...]	2007-08-10 06:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PINR ENRG JA CH
07TOKYO3680	LDP DIET MEMBERS VOICE FRUSTRATION, CONCERN OVER [...] (C) Summary: In a series of meetings August 6 with former U.S. Speaker of the House J. Dennis Hastert, senior Japanese Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Diet members stressed that the victory of the opposition parties in the recent Upper House election would substantially complicate and slow t [...]	2007-08-10 06:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON JA
07TOKYO3688	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/10/07 [...] The government's failure to extend the law would result in the withdrawal of the Maritime Self-Defense Force, which has been on the refueling mission in the Indian Ocean for naval vessels of the United States, Britain, and other countries that are engaged in mop-up operations against terrorists [...]	2007-08-10 08:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3703	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-13 03:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO371	S/P KRASNER DISCUSSES JAPAN-INDIA RELATIONS WITH [...] (C) Summary. Japan and India will continue to pursue their many common interests, MOFA Southwest Asia Division Director Shimizu told visiting S/P Director Krasner on January 12. On the economic front, Japanese firms hope to create a hedge against the financial risks of operating in China by i [...]	2007-01-26 07:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IN JA

07TOKYO3716	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/13/07-2 [...] Officials from the Defense Ministry and the Foreign Ministry explained the current state of the Maritime Self-Defense Force's refueling operations based on the said law. But many DPJ members voiced dissatisfaction calling the ministries to disclose more detailed information. House of Councillor [...]	2007-08-13 08:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3717	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/13/07-3 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-13 08:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3725	DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF JAPAN ON POST-ELECTION [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo officers spoke to a Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) staff member and a DPJ House of Councilors member about a range of issues following the July 29 Upper House election. The staff member discussed the post-election timeline, economic reforms, the upcoming Diet session and wh [...]	2007-08-14 01:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA
07TOKYO3727	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/14/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-14 06:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3736	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/14/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-14 08:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO374	S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER MEETS DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a January 12 meeting with S/P Director Krasner, Director General for North American Affairs Chikao Kawai (since elevated to Deputy Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs for Foreign Policy) explained that Japan cannot, for domestic reasons, provide humanitarian assistance to the D [...]	2007-01-26 07:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP ZK IN KN KS AS CH RS JA
07TOKYO3749	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/15/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-15 02:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO375	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/26/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-26 08:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3765	WEAKENED PRIME MINISTER ABE TO VISIT INDIA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, weakened by his party's defeat in last month's Upper House elections and facing dropping support from the public and rising criticism from within the LDP, will depart Tokyo August 19 for a visit to Indonesia, India, and Malaysia. He returns to [...]	2007-08-15 07:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD PARM IN ID MY JA
07TOKYO3768	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/14/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-15 08:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3769	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/15/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-15 08:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3777	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/16/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-16 04:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3783	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/16/07-1 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-16 08:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3794	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/17/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-17 03:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3820	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/20/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-20 01:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3830	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/20/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-20 08:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3837	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/21/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-21 01:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO385	The Japan Economic Scope - January 25, 2007 [...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. Keidanren Tells Ambassador Position on M&A "Misunderstood" 4. Kansai Association of Corporate Executives: Support for Agriculture Reforms, Abe's Survivability 5. Keidanren Hasn't Given Up on Doha 6. U.S.-Japan Reg Reform Talks Commence 7. Financial Servi [...]	2007-01-29 06:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO3865	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/21/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-21 08:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3870	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/22/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-22 01:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3871	PRC EMBASSY ON JAPAN-CHINA TIES, NEW CHINESE [...] (C) Summary: Beijing is refraining from raising disputes on history with Tokyo in a bid to continue the warming trend in relations, Chinese Embassy Political Officer told an Embassy Tokyo Political Officer on August 17. Should Japan decide to "rewrite history," however, China would have no [...]	2007-08-22 02:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CH JA
07TOKYO3877	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/22/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-22 08:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3884	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/23/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-23 01:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO39	MEDIA REACTION - JAPAN-CHINA TIES - TOKYO [...] "Japan Should Adopt Strategic Diplomacy Toward China" The moderate Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (1/9): "...Japan and China have established close economic ties similar to the US-Japan economic relationship. Both Japan and China are opposed to North Korea's nuclear test. The removal of nuclear w [...]	2007-01-09 02:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO3914	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/23/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-23 08:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3919	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/24/07 [...]In Tokyo, members of the Tokyo Action Committee stood outside the West Entrance of Shinjuku Station and campaigned. Many people stopped to talk with them. A woman (36) from Saitama Prefecture stated: "I am absolutely against Japan cooperating with the war. It only makes terrorism worse. They [...]	2007-08-24 07:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3922	The Japan Economic Scope--August 23, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from August 23, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents Political Moves 3. Official Discusses Japan's "Confused" Political Situation, East China Sea and More 4. WTO Talks Set to Resume as Japanese Negotiators Face Cabinet Reshuffle 5. Abe V [...]	2007-08-24 07:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO3929	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/24/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-24 08:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3930	ABE ALONE SELECTING NEW LDP EXECUTIVES, CABINET [...] (C) Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will announce his new Cabinet and Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership slate on August 27. Leaving the media, outside observers, and his own party in the dark, Abe has involved virtually no one else in the decision-making process. Embassy Tokyo officers have [...]	2007-08-24 08:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV JA
07TOKYO3948	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/27/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-27 01:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3962	FOREIGN MINISTER ASO VISITS JORDAN, ISRAEL, WEST [...] (C) Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso was clearly pleased with his August 13-15 visit to Jordan, Israel, and the West Bank, calling it the most constructive diplomatic mission he has undertaken as Foreign Minister. The centerpiece of the visit was the "Ministerial Level Meeting of the Four Pa [...]	2007-08-27 06:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG SENV EAID ETRD IR IS JO JA
07TOKYO3966	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/27/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-27 08:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3967	JAPAN'S ABE CHOOSES VETERANS, PLAYS IT SAFE IN NEW [...] (C) Prime Minister Abe, avoiding criticism levied against his first cabinet that it was "friends of Abe," has filled his new cabinet and party leadership with seasoned politicians. The appointment of veteran lawmakers and Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) insiders will help Abe maintain politica [...]	2007-08-27 11:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA
07TOKYO3968	JAPAN'S ABE CHOOSES VETERANS, PLAYS IT SAFE IN NEW [...] (C) Prime Minister Abe, avoiding criticism levied against his first cabinet that it was "friends of Abe," has filled his new cabinet and party leadership with seasoned politicians. The appointment of veteran lawmakers and Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) insiders will help Abe maintain politica [...]	2007-08-27 13:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA
07TOKYO3969	ABE CABINET, LDP EXECUTIVE LINE-UP [...] (SBU) Summary. This cable outlines the backgrounds of Japan's new cabinet and Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership line-up announced on August 27, 2007. New appointees and posts are: LDP Secretary-General -- Taro ASO LDP General Affairs Council Chairman -- Toshihiro NIKAI LDP Policy [...]	2007-08-27 14:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA
07TOKYO3970	ABE CABINET, LDP EXECUTIVE LINE-UP [...] (SBU) Summary. (This is a corrected copy amending paragraph 16.) This cable outlines the backgrounds of Japan's new cabinet and Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership line-up announced on August 27, 2007. New appointees and posts are: LDP Secretary-General -- Taro ASO LDP General Affa [...]	2007-08-27 14:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA
07TOKYO3974	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/28/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-28 01:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3987	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/28/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-28 08:39:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3995	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/29/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-29 01:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4015	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/30/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-30 01:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO402	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/30/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-30 07:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO403	MEDIA REACTION - RESUMPTION OF SIX-PARTY TALKS [...] "Japan Should Strengthen Joint Stance with US at Six- Party Talks" An editorial in the conservative Sankei commented (1/30): "The US and the DPRK will begin bilateral talks Tuesday in Beijing concerning financial sanctions to open the way for a resumption of the six- party talks on North Korea [...]	2007-01-30 07:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO4046	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/30/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-30 08:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4047	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/31/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-31 01:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4051	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - JAPAN-CHINA DEFENSE [...] "China Needs to Increase Military Transparency" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (8/31): "Although progress was made on defense exchanges between Japan and China during the meeting this week between the Japanese and Chinese defense ministers, the bilateral talks failed to di [...]	2007-08-31 05:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO4052	The Japan Economic Scope--August 30, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from August 30, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents Political Moves 3. Abe Reshuffles Cabinet 4. New Appointees and Postal Privatization 5. ACCJ T&L Committee Meets with CPRR on Aviation Policy Money Matters 6. Minimum Wage Non-Compli [...]	2007-08-31 05:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO4056	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/31/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-31 07:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4080	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09//07 [...] Endo said to Yosano, "Please tell the prime minister that I will step down." TOKYO 00004080 006 OF 012 SUBJECT: JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09 Yosano's determination to put a speedy end to Endo's scandal came from strong alarm against the Kantei's (Prime Minister's Official [...]	2007-09-04 01:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4094	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09//07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-04 08:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4096	JAPAN'S NEW CABINET: GOOD NEWS FOR U.S.-JAPAN [...] (C) Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has picked a line-up of cabinet ministers friendly to the U.S. and committed to continuing to make progress in the areas of defense, security, trade, economic reform, and the environment. On defense and security issues the new ministers already have pledged suppo [...]	2007-09-04 10:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA
07TOKYO4108	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/05/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-05 04:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4120	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/05/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-05 08:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4121	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/06/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-06 01:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4140	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/06/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-06 07:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4159	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/07/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-07 01:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4176	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - JAPAN-DPRK [...] "Opportunity to Break the Ice" The liberal Asahi editorialized (9/7): "Although no specific progress was made during the Japan-DPRK normalization talks held in Mongolia, the meeting set the stage for continued dialogue.... The fundamental gap between the two nations remains, but an atmosphere [...]	2007-09-07 05:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO4187	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/07/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-07 08:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4241	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/11/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-11 08:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4248	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/12/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-12 01:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4261	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/12/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-12 08:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4267	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/13/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-13 02:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4280	HIGH-LEVEL DIPLOMACY CONTINUES JAPAN-PRC WARMING [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met with Chinese President Hu Jintao twice on the sidelines of APEC to discuss ways to strengthen economic, environmental, and security ties. Marked more by warm atmospherics than progress on substantive issues, the informal talks signal the warming tren [...]	2007-09-13 07:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CH TW JA
07TOKYO4281	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/13/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-13 07:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4317	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/14/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-14 07:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4327	FUKUDA CONSOLIDATES LEAD IN WEEKEND CAMPAIGNING [...] (C) Summary. The race to succeed Shinzo Abe as LDP President and Prime Minister looks to be a win for former Chief Cabinet Secretary Fukuda, with weekend polls showing he has a commanding lead over Taro Aso among LDP Diet members and the public. Fukuda has the backing of nearly 60 percent of [...]	2007-09-18 08:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA
07TOKYO4328	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/18/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-18 22:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4330	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/18/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-18 22:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4339	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/19/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-19 01:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO436	JAPAN ASKS ABOUT U.S.-UKRAINE RELATIONS [...] (U) This message contains an action request in para 2. 2. (C) In the course of a separate conversation on FM Aso's recent visit to Eastern Europe, MOFA Central and South Eastern Europe Division Deputy Director Hiroki Takabayashi observed that not all of the countries subsumed in Aso's "Arc [...]	2007-01-31 08:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UP JA
07TOKYO437	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/31/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-31 08:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4373	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/19/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-19 08:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4397	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/20/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-20 22:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4416	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/21/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-21 08:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4417	ASO AND FUKUDA SOFTPEDALING REFORM, STRESSING [...] (C) Prime ministerial candidates Taro Aso and Yasuo Fukuda continue to support economic "reform." But both are putting more stress on "stability" in their campaigns and addressing problematic side effects of reform. Specifically, Fukuda and Aso are promising relief to rural areas and are payi [...]	2007-09-21 08:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV JA
07TOKYO4424	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/25/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-25 01:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4446	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/26/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-26 01:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4462	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/26/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-26 08:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4466	NEW PRIME MINISTER FUKUDA LEAVES CABINET LARGELY [...] (C) Yasuo Fukuda was officially elected Japan,s Prime Minister on September 26 and announced his cabinet late the same day. Because the Diet is already in session -- leaving little time to prepare for interpellations -- Fukuda opted to keep 13 of the 17 ministers from former Prime Minister Shi [...]	2007-09-26 10:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA
07TOKYO4468	NEW LDP EXECUTIVE LINEUP [...] (C) Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda selected four senior faction leaders on September 23 to assist him in unifying the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP),countering the opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) and preparing for the next Lower House election. The appointments are generally s [...]	2007-09-26 10:39:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON JA
07TOKYO4474	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/27/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-27 01:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO449	JAPAN,S FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS EASTERN EUROPE [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minster Taro Aso's January 9-14 trip to Eastern Europe demonstrated Japan's increasing global focus, said a MOFA official during a January 16 meeting. In addition to promoting stability via economic development and exchanges, Japan took advantage of the trip to build supp [...]	2007-02-01 01:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC BU HU LO RO JA
07TOKYO450	JAPAN GINGERLY SEEKS NEW ECON TIES WITH CHINA, [...] (C) Summary: Japan sees little prospect for substantial improvement in its official relations with South Korea in the near term because of the attitudes of the present Korean administration, according to a senior official of the Asia Bureau of Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA). Th [...]	2007-02-01 01:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD PREL JA CH KS
07TOKYO452	MEDIA REACTION - DEFENSE MINISTER KYUMA'S [...] "The Responsibility of Defense Minister Kyuma" Guest commentator Naoyuki Agawa, a Keio University professor and former minister at the Japanese Embassy in Washington, wrote in the conservative Sankei (2/1): "...Meeting the press on January 24 at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo, Defense [...]	2007-02-01 03:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO4528	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/27/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-27 08:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4533	AMBASSADOR HOSTS IFTAR DINNER [...] Nearly one hundred guests attended the Ambassador's annual Iftar dinner, hosted at the residence on September 20. The guest list included Ambassadors and chiefs of missions from Islamic nations and their spouses, members of Tokyo's small Muslim community, and Japanese academics who specialize [...]	2007-09-27 22:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KISL ODIP JA
07TOKYO4542	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/28/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-28 01:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4557	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/28/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-28 08:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4567	JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS IRANIAN COUNTERPART [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura (now Chief Cabinet Secretary) pressed Iranian Foreign Minister Manuchehr Motaki, at a meeting on September 22 in New York, to comply with United Nations sanctions and cease uranium enrichment. Machimura also rejected as "unrealistic" [...]	2007-09-30 22:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR IZ JA
07TOKYO4570	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/01/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-01 01:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4588	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/01/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-01 08:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4596	PM/SNA AMBASSADOR MCDONALD'S MEETINGS ON SMA [...] (C) Summary: During a September 25 visit by PM/SNA Senior Advisor Ambassador Jackson McDonald, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and Ministry of Defense (MOD) officials rejected the U.S. proposal for a three-year roll-over of the current Special Measures Agreement (SMA) governing USD 1.1 bill [...]	2007-10-02 00:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL JA
07TOKYO4635	PM FUKUDA AIMS FOR MIDDLE GROUND IN FIRST POLICY [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda maintained a conciliatory tone in his policy speech given separately to the Upper and Lower Houses of the Diet on October 1. He touched on many of the same subjects raised by former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe three weeks ago, including the pension system, regi [...]	2007-10-02 09:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON JA
07TOKYO4638	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/03/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-03 01:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4639	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - INTER-KOREAN SUMMIT [...] "ROK Should Extract Denuclearization Pledge from DPRK" The liberal Asahi editorialized (10/3): "...It is desirable not only for the two Koreas but also for their neighbors that Seoul and Pyongyang confirm reconciliation and cooperation and look for peace and stability during their summit. Alth [...]	2007-10-03 02:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO4648	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/05/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-04 01:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4655	A/S HILL'S MEETING WITH JAPAN VFM YACHI [...] (C) Summary. Japan places the utmost importance on the U.S.-Japan relationship and is firmly committed to the alliance, VFM Yachi told visiting EAP A/S Hill on September 26. New PM Fukuda,s first overseas visit will be to the United States, not to China or South Korea. Yachi expressed disap [...]	2007-10-04 05:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA KN
07TOKYO4656	A/S HILL'S MEETING WITH JAPAN PM ADVISOR ON [...] (C) Summary. The DPRK must take concrete steps for the return of the abductees and provide a credible explanation for the purported death of each victim in order to demonstrate progress on the abduction issue, Japan's Special Advisor on the Abduction Issue Kyoko Nakayama told visiting EAP A/S [...]	2007-10-04 05:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA KN
07TOKYO4661	PM FUKUDA PLANS NO SHIFT IN JAPAN POLICY ON [...] (C) Summary. Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda will not alter Tokyo's policy approach to Russia or the Northern Territories, Japanese Foreign Ministry officials tell Embassy Tokyo. Russian Embassy representatives add that Moscow plans to continue its "two-track" approach toward Tokyo: 1) [...]	2007-10-04 07:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG JA RU
07TOKYO4666	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/04/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-04 08:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4673	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/05/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-05 01:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA

07TOKYO4689	The Japan Economic Scope--October 4, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from October 4, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents Reform 3. CPRR, CEFP No Longer "Wheels of Change" Under Fukuda Administration 4. What Kansai Business Executives Expect of the Fukuda Cabinet 5. PM Fukuda's Strong Initial Polls, "Th [...]	2007-10-05 05:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR

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