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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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07TELAVIV2652U/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 12:45:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PTER MARR MASS KNNP UNSC PK IR IZ ZP
07TELAVIV2662ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-04 10:05:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV267ISRAEL 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 11:50:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2672AMBASSADOR 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 16:40:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KWBG LE SY IS
07TELAVIV2678ISRAEL 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 09:57:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2682TEL AVIV RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT'S JUNE 5 PRAGUE
[...] Israel's status as a well-established democracy means that most of our public and media outreach on the Freedom Agenda is focused on promoting the functional integration of Israeli minorities -- particularly the Israeli-Arab community -- into the political system. As part of these efforts, the [...]
2007-09-05 11:09:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDXF KMPI KPAO SCUL PGOV IS
07TELAVIV2702ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media quoted Syrian Information Minister Mohsen Bilal as saying on Thursday afternoon that Syria is weighing its response to an alleged violation of its airspace early on Thursday. Maa [...]
2007-09-07 10:09:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2722ISRAEL 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 10:14:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2737ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-11 10:36:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2756ISRAEL 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 10:02:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2779ISRAEL 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 09:56:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2780EMBASSY 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 10:13:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV IL
07TELAVIV2806ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-20 06:25:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2808TREASURY, 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 13:09:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALEFIN KTFN KCRM KWBG EAID IS
07TELAVIV2815ISRAEL 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 10:08:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2829ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as saying on Sunday that Syria, Lebanon, and Saudi Arabia will be invited to the Washington meeting on the Middle East, which will ad [...]
2007-09-24 14:45:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV283ISRAEL 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 10:48:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2842ISRAEL 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 10:20:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2853ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-26 10:29:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2870ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that FM Tzipi Livni may meet PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas in New York. The radio reported that in her speech to the UN General Assembly, Livni is expected to [...]
2007-09-28 10:15:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2880ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-01 10:13:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2890ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-02 10:37:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2893POST 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 12:32:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPTER KISL IS
07TELAVIV2896ISRAEL 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 11:08:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2908ISRAEL 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 12:51:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2933ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-10 10:18:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2947ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-12 13:37:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2948ISRAEL 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 13:40:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV297ISRAEL 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 10:44:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2973SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-15 09:02:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2994SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-17 06:36:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3027GOI 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 08:19:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IS KPAL KWBG
07TELAVIV3030ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reported that President Bush is sending National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley to the Middle East next week and that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will return soo [...]
2007-10-19 10:14:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3051ISRAEL 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 10:12:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3060AMBASSADOR JONES AND MK SCHNELLER DISCUSS OUTPOSTS
[...] (C) Summary: MK Otniel Schneller, accompanied by ECF (Economic Cooperation Foundation) General Director Ya'ir Hirschfeld met with the Ambassador on October 18 to discuss Schneller's ongoing efforts to gain settler consensus to voluntarily evacuate illegal West Bank outposts. Claiming to wo [...]
2007-10-22 13:50:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IS KPAL KWBG
07TELAVIV3061AMBASSADOR JONES AND MK SCHNELLER DISCUSS OUTPOSTS
[...] (C) Summary: MK Otniel Schneller, accompanied by ECF (Economic Cooperation Foundation) General Director Ya'ir Hirschfeld met with the Ambassador on October 18 to discuss Schneller's ongoing efforts to gain settler consensus to voluntarily evacuate illegal West Bank outposts. Claiming to wo [...]
2007-10-22 13:50:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IS KPAL KWBG
07TELAVIV3067ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Global War on Terror ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported on PM Ehud Olmert's meeting with French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the Elysee Palace on Monday. The Jerusalem Post banners: "PM Feels Fres [...]
2007-10-23 10:08:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3077ISRAEL 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 15:01:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3087ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted a State Department spokesperson as saying on Wednesday that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will come to Israel and the PA in early November. Major media quoted Sec [...]
2007-10-25 10:21:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV309ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-29 11:02:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3109ISRAEL 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 10:03:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3120ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-29 10:50:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3145ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-30 10:03:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3164ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-31 10:30:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3181ISRAEL 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 10:15:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3187ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-02 13:02:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3207SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-05 06:26:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3227ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media quoted PM Ehud Olmert as saying on Tuesday that the Annapolis meeting will take place during the last week of November. (Ha'aretz quoted chief PA negotiator Qurei as saying that [...]
2007-11-07 11:36:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV324ISRAEL 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 10:48:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3242RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3 PRE-LICENSE
[...] (SBU) Acting on instructions in reftel, Embassy Tel Aviv Blue Lantern Officer visited Dead Sea Magnesium (DSM),Limited's magnesium plant in Sodom, Israel on November 6, and interviewed DSM's Procurement and Contracts Manager, Itzik Ben-Lulu, and the head of DSM's Electrolysis and Chlorination [...]
2007-11-08 09:14:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC IS
07TELAVIV3244ISRAEL 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 11:13:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3268ISRAEL 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 12:28:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3271ISRAEL 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 11:16:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3281ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz and The Jerusalem Post led with Israeli demands to the Palestinian Authority that Israel be recognized as a Jewish state. The Jerusalem Post reported that opposition from Palestini [...]
2007-11-15 11:23:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3295ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-19 11:12:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3314ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-20 11:25:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3323ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-21 10:41:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3341ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-26 12:51:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3367ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-27 12:46:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3376ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-28 11:35:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3377ISRAEL FIRST REACTION: ANNAPOLIS GOOD START, BUT
[...] The day after the international conference in Annapolis, most Israelis view the event as a success but still think the difficulties in achieving peace are too great to overcome, especially before the end of 2008. Newspapers have devoted most of their front page and large internal sections to [...]
2007-11-28 12:31:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KPAL IS
07TELAVIV3385PDAS 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 07:07:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL KNNP MNUC PTER IR IS
07TELAVIV3398ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-29 12:03:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV340ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that according to security sources Prime Minster Ehud Olmert has approved a change of route in the separation barrier east of the Green Line in the area of Modi'in Ilit. Th [...]
2007-01-31 10:46:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3411ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-30 11:25:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3429ISRAEL 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 13:51:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3441ISRAEL 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 11:29:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3444INITIAL ISRAELI REACTION TO RELEASE OF NIE
[...] (S) As of the writing of this cable, the GOI has not yet released an official reaction to the publication of the judgments of the National Intelligence Estimate report on Iran's nuclear capabilities and intentions. Media citations of PM Olmert and DefMin Barak suggest that the GOI is unfazed [...]
2007-12-04 15:13:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL MNUC KNNP PARM IR IS
07TELAVIV3454ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-05 11:15:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3461ISRAEL 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 11:40:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3475ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Iran 2. Egypt ------------------------- Key Stories in the Media: ------------------------- PLEASE NOTE: Only block quotes, December 7, 2007 -------- Â [...]
2007-12-07 09:11:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3491ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post quoted senior diplomatic officials in Jerusalem as saying that the Israeli and Palestinian negotiators who will meet in Jerusalem on Wednesday to kick off final-status ne [...]
2007-12-11 11:35:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3500ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-12 11:07:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3507ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-13 11:16:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3515PDAS MCNERNEY'S OCTOBER 24 DISCUSSIONS ON COUNTERPROLIFERATION FINANCE AND IRAN WITH THE ISRAELI MFA (CABLE 4 OF 5) REF: A. TEL AVIV 03385 B. TEL AVIV 03386 C. TEL AVIV 03514
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-13 16:48:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PTER KNNP MNUC IR IS
07TELAVIV3520ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Maariv reported that President Bush is expected to accept an invitation by Knesset Speaker Dalia Itzik to visit Israel during the state's 60th anniversary celebrations. The newspaper repor [...]
2007-12-14 11:08:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3536ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Maariv quoted the Israeli defense establishment as saying that Mossad Director Meir Dagan is not capable of convincing the Americans about the seriousness of the Iranian nuclear threat. On [...]
2007-12-17 11:24:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3566ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] President Bush's Doctrine 2. Gaza ------------------------- Key Stories in the Media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that U.S. general (ret.) James Jones said in his meetings on Tuesday with Israeli ministers that he will not serve as a "judge" and arbitrator of road map [...]
2007-12-19 11:33:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3606ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------ Â [...]
2007-12-27 05:54:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3612ISRAEL 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 11:13:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3626ISRAEL 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 08:43:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL KNNP MNUC PTER IR IS
07TELAVIV3630ISRAEL 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 11:29:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3639ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-31 11:08:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV365ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Missile Defenses ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post and Israel Radio reported that UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, German FM Frank-Walter Steinmeier SIPDIS (representing the EU),Russian FM Sergey Lavrov, [...]
2007-02-02 10:51:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV372RELIGIOUS ZIONIST LEADER'S ALTERNATIVE VISION OF
[...] (C) Summary. Renewed Religious National Zionist Party leader, Reserve Brigadier General Effie Eitam, offered both a harsh critique and an alternative vision of Israel in a January 24 meeting with PolCouns and Deputy PolCouns. Eitam stated that the secular Zionist program had run its course, [...]
2007-02-02 14:43:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SOCI IS KPAL
07TELAVIV378ISRAEL 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 11:19:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV387ISRAEL 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 11:27:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV409ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-07 10:44:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV421ISRAEL-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 16:09:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER SY IS TU
07TELAVIV433ISRAEL 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 10:49:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV450ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-09 10:36:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV461ISRAEL 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 10:36:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV471ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-13 11:02:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV481ISRAEL 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 10:32:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV509ISRAEL 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 10:24:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV515FINANCE 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 10:43:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV ETRD EAIR MASS IS KWBG
07TELAVIV523ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-20 10:34:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV542OLMERT: 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 05:25:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL IS
07TELAVIV549ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-21 10:15:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV554IRAN: UNDER SECRETARY JOSEPH'S DISCUSSIONS WITH
[...] (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 06:30:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL KNNP MNUC PTER IR RU IS
07TELAVIV559CODEL KYL MEETS WITH FOREIGN MINISTER LIVNI
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Livni echoed Prime Minister Olmert February 19 by telling CODEL Kyl that despite Israeli "disappointment" with Abu Mazen in the wake of the Mecca Agreement, contacts would continue, although she also cautioned that Abu Mazen needed to understand that he had "los [...]
2007-02-22 08:10:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL IS IR
07TELAVIV564ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-22 09:25:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV591ISRAEL 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 10:27:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV600ISRAEL 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 11:35:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV601MFA: NO CURRENT PLANS FOR DEMOLITIONS IN GREATER
[...] (C) Following up on PolCouns' delivery of Ref A demarche regarding reports of a GOI decision to demolish 41 homes in the Beit Sahour area, MFA Director for North America Dan Arbell informed PolCouns February 26 that the GOI has no plans for such demolitions "at this time." Arbell said he had [...]
2007-02-26 13:25:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KPAL IS
07TELAVIV605IRAN: REPRESENTATIVE HARMAN'S FEBRUARY 20 MEETING
[...] (S) During a February 20 meeting with Representative Jane Harman (D-CA),Israeli Deputy DefMin Ephraim Sneh said that he believes that the installation of a pro-American, secular, democratic government in Iran can be far more easily accomplished than many observers think. Saying that regime c [...]
2007-02-27 06:42:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PTER KPAL KWBG IR IS
07TELAVIV615ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post quoted sources in Washington as saying that Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns is slated to SIPDIS head the American side negotiating Israel [...]
2007-02-27 09:42:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV636ISRAEL 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 09:54:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV64SCENESETTER 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 16:38:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PTER PGOV IS KWBG
07TELAVIV660ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Iran 2. Proposed Baghdad Conference ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz quoted a senior political source in Jerusalem as saying on Wednesday that Olmert and PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas will meet in two weeks, their third m [...]
2007-03-01 10:13:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV678ISRAEL 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 10:26:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV697ISRAEL 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 10:31:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV704ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. North Korea ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Maariv reported that PM Ehud Olmert and PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas will meet next week, probably at Olmert's official residence in Jerusalem. The newspaper r [...]
2007-03-06 09:28:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV715ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-07 10:14:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV728ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Proposed Baghdad Conference ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reported that an agreement has been reached with Hamas over the number of prisoners Israel will release in return for Cpl. Gilad Shali [...]
2007-03-08 10:25:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV739IRAN: CODEL KYL AND HARMAN'S BREAKFAST WITH
[...] (U) 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 14:40:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PTER MASS KPAL KWBG IR SY IS
07TELAVIV741IRAN: 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 15:17:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MNUC KNNP KPAL KWBG IR IS
07TELAVIV751ISRAEL 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 10:37:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV757ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-13 05:02:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV764ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] PM Olmert's Performance 2. Saudi Initiative 3. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that the Winograd Commission investigating last summer's Lebanon war announced on Tuesday that it will publish interim report in [...]
2007-03-14 09:01:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV767ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-14 09:05:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV808ISRAEL 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 09:50:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV824ISRAEL 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 09:23:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV844ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-19 11:29:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV860ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-20 11:15:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV867ISRAELI 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 06:14:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PTER PINR KPAL KWBG SY LE IR IS
07TELAVIV871ISRAEL 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 10:59:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV899ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media reported that on Thursday PM Ehud Olmert reiterated that elements of the Saudi peace initiative were acceptable to Israel. "I am the one who said the Saudi peace initiative was [...]
2007-03-23 08:07:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV909ISRAEL ENDORSES PRINCIPLES OF GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO
[...] (C) In response to ref A demarche on the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism, the Israeli MFA sent a diplomatic note to the Embassy on March 22, announcing Israel's endorsement of the Initiative's principles and its readiness to contribute to the Initiative. A copy of the Israeli no [...]
2007-03-23 13:10:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM IS
07TELAVIV917SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-26 06:10:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV935SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-27 06:18:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV957ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-28 10:23:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV978ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-30 09:48:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV999ISRAEL 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 12:33:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07THEHAGUE1023COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPUTY ASSISTANT
[...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for John A. Gastright, Deputy Assistant Secretary, South and Central Asian Affairs Bureau and his delegation consisting of Edward Smith, John K. Wood, Mark S. Ward, Mitchell E. Shivers, Meghan Bradley, Peter T. Shea, Brian A. Morales and Th [...]
2007-05-31 13:04:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OVIP ASEC OTRA APER NL
07THEHAGUE1037NETHERLANDS: STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT EXTENSION
[...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 3. 2. (SBU) Per reftel, Post received June 1 the diplomatic note from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs dated May 21 regarding the one-year extension of the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) for the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba. The Dutc [...]
2007-06-01 14:07:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS MOPS PREL NL NT XL
07THEHAGUE1068COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DOC EMPLOYEE E.
[...] Country clearance is granted for June 8-July 16, 2007 visit of E. Ashley Steel, Ecologist,Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to Wageningen,The Netherlands to attend scientific presentations and present research pape [...]
2007-06-06 08:50:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TPHY KSCA EFIS EUN NL
07THEHAGUE1091NEW 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 08:42:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON EFIN IBRD PINR AF NL
07THEHAGUE1100COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR STAFFDEL BRUCE -
[...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Ms. Bonnie Bruce and Ms. Jean Flemma, Professional staff members, House Natural Resources Committee (HRESO) to travel to The Hague, The Netherlands from June 8-16, 2007. The purpose of the travel is to observe the Fourteenth Conference o [...]
2007-06-08 13:27:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AFIN AMGT ASEC NL
07THEHAGUE1106COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EPA OFFICIAL HALUK
[...] Country clearance is granted for Environmental Protection Agency official Haluk Ozkaynak, Senior Research Environmental Scientist, and Peter Egeghy to travel to the Netherlands from June 15-20, 2007 to attend the SRA Europe Annual Meeting 2007. 2. Embassy understands that no further assi [...]
2007-06-11 07:52:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDSENV OTRA TPHY KSCA EPA NL
07THEHAGUE1107COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EPA OFFICIAL GEORGE
[...] Country clearance is granted for Environmental Protection Agency official George Woodall, Toxicoligist, Office of Research and Development to travel to the Netherlands June 15-25, 2007 to attend and participate in the 43rd Meeting of the NAC/AEGL. 2. Embassy understands that no further as [...]
2007-06-11 07:57:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDSENV OTRA TPHY EPA KSCA NL
07THEHAGUE1121COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DOC EMPLOYEE LORI
[...] Country clearance is granted for June 18-23, 2007 visit of Lori Bruhwiler, Physical Scientist, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to Utrecht, The Netherlands. The purpose of the travel is to attend the Tracer Model 5 meeting and present a paper on 9 [...]
2007-06-12 08:38:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TPHY KSCA SENV NL
07THEHAGUE1125COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MICHAEL F. STAFFORD
[...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for Michael F. Stafford, U.S. Negotiator for Nuclear Security and Dismantlement to travel to The Hague from June 14 - 16, 2007 to attend meetings with host government officials. 2. Embassy has arranged hotel accommodations for the night [...]
2007-06-13 07:24:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT OVIP ASEC OTRA APER KNNP PREL DA NO EU
07THEHAGUE1134ISA (FORMERLY ILSA): DUTCH WITHDRAW SUPPORT FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Dutch Economic Ministry has withdrawn financial support for a June 22-27 trade mission to Iran, following interventions by the Foreign Minister and behind-the-scenes pressure from the Embassy. While the mission may go forward as a "private" initiative, some companies have [...]
2007-06-14 07:26:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL ENRG EPET NL IR
07THEHAGUE1145COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EPA OFFICIAL JOHN
[...] Country clearance is granted for Environmental Protection Agency official John Gauthier, Special Agent, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, to travel to the Netherlands from June 17-22, 2007. The purpose of the travel is to meet with Ron Moolhizen of the Amsterdam Regional Police [...]
2007-06-14 16:04:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDSENV OTRA TPHY EPA KCRM NL
07THEHAGUE1146COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USNATO'S ROBERT A.
[...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for USNATO's Robert A. Glacel, Management Counselor and John W. Boyd, Director, Operations and Programs to travel to The Hague from June 17 through Thursday, June 21, 2007 to conduct site visits and consultations with the Dutch MOD in antic [...]
2007-06-15 07:22:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT NATO
07THEHAGUE1150COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA GLENN RESEARCH
[...] Country clearance granted for NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC) official James Free to visit Noordwijk, The Netherlands from June 27-30, 2007. The purpose of the travel is to chair a panel at the Space Systems Engineering Symposium, Delft University of Technology. 2. Embassy understands no f [...]
2007-06-15 10:34:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
07THEHAGUE1162COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE
[...] Country clearance is granted for the June 21-24, 2007, visit to the Netherlands of Dr. David Resnik, Staff Scientist, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH. The purpose of the travel is to attend and give a talk at The Commodification of Academic Research Workshop. 2. [...]
2007-06-18 07:28:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA OTRA NL
07THEHAGUE1165COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE
[...] Country clearance is granted for the June 28-July 1, 2007, visit to Amsterdam,The Netherlands of Dr. Lisa Forman, Staff Scientist, National Library of Medicine (NLM),NIH and Dr. James Ostell, Branch Chief, NLM, NIH. The purpose of the travel is to participate in the United Parent Projects Mu [...]
2007-06-18 07:52:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA OTRA NL
07THEHAGUE1186CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (U) On June 11, Amb. Lyn Parker (UK) chaired a meeting of States Parties and chemical industry representatives for the preparation of the Second RevCon. In his opening remarks, the Director General made mention of: UNSC 1540, the chlorine gas attacks in Iraq, the importance of establishing nat [...]
2007-06-20 11:14:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1192COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF
[...] Country clearance is granted for August 18-24, 2007 visit to Rotterdam, The Netherlands of Department of Veterans Affairs employee Dr. Kathryn Larsen Burgio, PH.D, AD for Research, GRECC. The purpose of the travel is to attend the International Continence Society Annual meeting and present a [...]
2007-06-20 11:48:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
07THEHAGUE1218COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE
[...] Country clearance is granted for the July 8-10, 2007, visit to Amsterdam, The Netherlands of Dr. Richard Suzman, Director, Behavioral and Social Research, National Institute on Aging, National Institute of Health (NIH). The purpose of the travel is to attend the European Science Foundation's [...]
2007-06-25 06:48:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA OTRA NL
07THEHAGUE1248COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Institute of Health, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) officials, Dr. Emil Aamar, Dr. Martine Behra, Dr. Shawn Burgess, Dr. Ajay Chitnis, Mr. Kyle Dolan, Dr. Li-En Ja [...]
2007-06-28 09:40:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA OTRA NL
07THEHAGUE1265PARTNERSHIP FOR DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE: DUTCH SHARE
[...] (SBU) Summary. While not opposed to the objectives of the PDG, the GONL is concerned that implementation is moving too quickly and that the PDG structure reduces accountability while overlapping with existing development organizations and efforts. The Dutch would remove their objections, an [...]
2007-07-02 12:00:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID OECD EUN NL
07THEHAGUE131COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
[...] Country clearance is granted for February 10-13, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of Jean Slutsky, Director, Center for Outcomes and Effectiveness, Agency for Health Care Research and Quality, Public Health Service, to participate as an invited participant at an international forum on health tec [...]
2007-01-25 15:05:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA TBIO OTRA NL
07THEHAGUE132COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FRANKFURT INTERNAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for IRS Revenue Agent Sally Lynn Williams to travel to the Netherlands from March 28 - April 4, 2007 to provide tax assistance at the U.S. Consulate in Amsterdam. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors w [...]
2007-01-25 15:08:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN AMGT ASEC OTRA NL
07THEHAGUE1335NETHERLANDS: HOST NATION NOTIFICATION DELIVERED
[...] (S) Per reftel, Office of Defense Cooperation officer delivered the host nation notification regarding USAFE reorganization and manpower reduction in the Netherlands to MOD America's Desk Officer LTC Chris Parthesius on July 11. Parthesius appreciated the notification, but offered no substanti [...]
2007-07-12 14:14:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPREL MARR PARM NATO NL
07THEHAGUE1347CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (U) On July 10, the facilitator (Larry Denyer, U.S.) chaired a consultation on late declarations, which was well-attended. The discussion centered around the latest facilitator's draft decision text, as well as the Technical Secretariat's supporting paper, both of which were SIPDIS distrib [...]
2007-07-16 10:05:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1402RESULTS 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 06:29:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KSCA ETRD EFIS NL
07THEHAGUE1409COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR AF/W ANDREW SILSKI
[...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for State/AF/W/ Nigeria Officer Andrew Silski to attend the July 31 - August 1 Multilateral Gulf of Guinea Energy Security Strategy meetings with Nigeria, hosted by the Dutch MFA. 2. Per reftel, the Embassy has arranged hotel accommodati [...]
2007-07-26 14:43:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NI NL
07THEHAGUE1480COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL BOUCHER
[...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Rep. Rick Boucher, Chairman, House Energy and Commerce Committee (HENR),and his accompanying delegation visiting the Netherlands August 16-17, 2007. 2. Per previous e-mail correspondence, Post has arranged accomodations. 3. Emb [...]
2007-08-10 12:26:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOVIP ASEC FR GM NL OREP AMGT AFIN
07THEHAGUE1492 SCENESETTER FOR CODEL PASTOR VISIT TO THE NETHERLANDS,
[...] Embassy The Hague warmly welcomes Congressman Ed Pastor and his delegation to the Netherlands August 23-26. Your visits to the Energy Center of the Netherlands, Wind Turbine Laboratory, and a wind farm present an ideal opportunity to learn first hand how the Dutch are tackling the issue of in [...]
2007-08-13 14:26:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EWWT ECON PREL PGOV OREP 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 14:33:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN EFIN ECON PTER PGOV KCRM NL
07THEHAGUE159COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA ARC OFFICIAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for NASA Ames Research Center official Douglas M. Hudgins to travel to the Netherlands from February 18-23, 2007 to participate in the Herschel open time key program workshop. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: 3. Visit [...]
2007-01-29 15:19:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA NL
07THEHAGUE1631NETHERLANDS/COLOMBIA: DG DE GOOIJER LIKELY TO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-05 11:55:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL NL CO
07THEHAGUE1647NETHERLANDS: SCENESETTER -- DEFENSE MINISTER VAN MIDDELKOOP'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON
[...] (C) Dutch Defense Minister Eimert van Middelkoop heads to Washington during a turbulent period for the Dutch Ministry of Defense. The Dutch are deployed to a challenging area of Afghanistan as part of ISAF, filling a vital hole in the Alliance's efforts in the south. The GONL is looking hard [...]
2007-09-07 14:43:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AF MOPS NL
07THEHAGUE165COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FRANKFURT
[...] Country clearance is granted for the February 5-7, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of TSA specialist (International Principal Security Inspector) Stuart Miller to visit the foreign air carrier corporate offices of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Martinair Holland N.V., and Tui Arkefly in Amsterdam. [...]
2007-01-30 09:52:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
07THEHAGUE166COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA ARC OFFICIAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for NASA Ames Research Center official Alexander Tielens to travel to the Netherlands from February 16-22, 2007 to attend a meeting on the key programmes to be executed in the guaranteed time on Herschel. This meeting will initiate the review process of the Hers [...]
2007-01-30 09:53:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA NL
07THEHAGUE1746COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL NUCLEAR
[...] Country clearance is granted for the September 24-26, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of NNSA official Michael T. Tobin,Technical Lead for NATO Missile Defense Debris Working Group will be conducting the meeting for the NATO Missile Defense Debris working group. 2. Embassy understands that [...]
2007-09-21 11:54:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY KNNP OTRA NATO NL
07THEHAGUE177COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL RESERVE
[...] Country Clearance is granted for the February 4-10, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of Charles Jeffrey, Assistant Vice President and Paul Sternhagen, Analyst from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago to meet with management of ABN AMRO Bank, NV, and the Dutch regulators (DNB) related to implemen [...]
2007-01-31 11:38:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDNL TSPA OTRA EFIN FRB
07THEHAGUE1851CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) ACTION ITEMS -- see paragraphs 31 and 69. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) Executive Council 50 approved the OPCW's zero nominal growth budget for 2008, in a newly productive spirit of getting things done after the large agenda of unfinished business it inherited from the previous s [...]
2007-10-04 16:27:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1872DUTCH 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 08:21:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALSENV ECON PGOV PINR NL
07THEHAGUE189COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR BRUSSELS FAA
[...] Country clearance is granted for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) official Anthony F. Faxio, Director of Europe, Africa and Middle East Area Offices, Brussels to travel to the Netherlands from February 7-15, 2007 for a runaway incursion meeting with the Dutch CAA and to attend the annual [...]
2007-02-01 13:53:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC EAIR NL
07THEHAGUE1890COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL NUCLEAR
[...] Country clearance is granted for the Octobe 30-31, 2007 visit to the Netherlands for NNSA official Joseph John Krol. The purpose of the travel is for a layover in route to Moscow, Russia. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need unesc [...]
2007-10-15 14:26:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY KNNP OTRA NL
07THEHAGUE190COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR BRUSSELS FAA
[...] Country clearance is granted for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) official Daniel Vaca Jr., International Program Officer, Brussels, to travel to the Netherlands from February 12-15, 2007 to attend CANSO Conference in Maastricht. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance has [...]
2007-02-01 13:53:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC EAIR NL
07THEHAGUE1905CHEMICAL 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 14:44:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE191COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA HEADQUARTERS
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration delegation, consisting of Timothy Tawney, J. Doug McCuisition, David Lavery, Michael Meyer, Chad Edwards, and J. Donald Miller to travel to the Netherlands from February 10-15, 2007 to hold bilateral discussions wi [...]
2007-02-01 14:06:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
07THEHAGUE1910COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL NUCLEAR
[...] Country clearance is granted for the October 30-November 3, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of NNSA official Nancy B. Jackson. The purpose of the travel is to attend the Industry and Protection Forum to be held for all Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) member countries and traveler will speak o [...]
2007-10-18 14:20:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY OTRA KNNP NL
07THEHAGUE1911COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL NUCLEAR
[...] Country clearance is granted for the November 3-10, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of NNSA official Athanasios Tom Arsenlis. The purpose of the travel is to present a talk titled "Constitutive model developmemt using dislocation dynamics" at the Eindhoven University of Technology, during the M [...]
2007-10-18 14:43:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY OTRA KNNP NL
07THEHAGUE1912PAKISTAN-AFGHANISTAN DEVELOPMENT MEETING: DUTCH
[...] (SBU) Mission forwarded on October 16 reftel invitation for the Pakistan-Afghanistan development meeting hosted by EEB A/S Sullivan to Dutch Development Minister Bert Koenders. Koenders will attend the October 20-21 IMF/World Bank Annual Meeting in Washington. 2. (SBU) Andre Westerink, [...]
2007-10-18 15:12:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID IMF IRDB AF PK NL
07THEHAGUE1920BIOFUELS IN THE NETHERLANDS
[...] In response to reftel request, Post submits the following information regarding the development and adoption of bio-based chemical products and liquid biofuels in the Netherlands. Six Dutch ministries (Economic Affairs; Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment; Agriculture, Nature and Fo [...]
2007-10-22 12:49:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON OTRA NL
07THEHAGUE1929COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL NUCLEAR
[...] Country clearance is granted for the November 10-15, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of NNSA official David W. Vehar to attend an organizational meeting for the 13th International Symposium on Reactor Dosimetry. Traveler to participate in the review and selection of papers for the Symposium, as [...]
2007-10-24 06:55:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY OTRA KNNP NL
07THEHAGUE1931CHEMICAL 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 10:31:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1935CHEMICAL 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 12:36:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1936NETHERLANDS/IRAN: DUTCH DUBIOUS OF DEMARCHE TO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-24 14:37:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PGOV PREL IAEA NL IR BL
07THEHAGUE1955 SCENESETTER FOR HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT'S VISIT TO THE
[...] Embassy The Hague warmly welcomes U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Leavitt and his delegation to the Netherlands November 8-9. Your visit to the Dutch Health Ministry will provide you with in-depth information about the new Dutch health care system, which came into force as of Janu [...]
2007-11-01 13:10:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI ECON PREL PGOV NL
07THEHAGUE1967ABN AMRO TAKEOVER BATTLE OVER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A consortium of the Royal Bank of Scotland, Spain's Banco Santander and the Belgian-Dutch bank Fortis have gained control of the Dutch bank ABN Amro after a long takeover battle that pitted the group against a rival bidder, the British bank Barclays. A detailed plan for ABN A [...]
2007-11-05 15:52:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV PGOV NL
07THEHAGUE199COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA HEADQUARTERS
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration delegation, consisting of Timothy Tawney, J. Doug McCuisition, David Lavery, Michael Meyer, Chad Edwards, and J. Donald Miller to travel to the Netherlands from February 10-15, 2007 to hold bilateral discussions wi [...]
2007-02-01 18:12:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
07THEHAGUE1990RFG -- NETHERLANDS: STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT
[...] (SBU) This is a request for guidance; please see para 4. 2. (SBU) Per reftel, DCM Gallagher raised the lack of progress made on a long-term status of forces agreement (SOFA) for the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba with MFA Head of the North America Directorate Jos Schellars on November 1. A [...]
2007-11-15 12:05:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MARR MOPS XL NT VE NL
07THEHAGUE1994NETHERLANDS/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 12:07:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL EU RU KV YI
07THEHAGUE2012NETHERLANDS/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 07:51:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL NL VE
07THEHAGUE2021COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL NUCLEAR
[...] Country clearance is granted for the December 9-14, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of NNSA official Michael T. Tobin. The purpose of the travel is to act as the Technical Lead for the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)Consequence of Intercept Analysis Experts Working Group (COIA EWG). T [...]
2007-11-30 08:25:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY OTRA KNNP NATO NL
07THEHAGUE203COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FRANKFURT
[...] Country clearance is granted for the February 5-7, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of TSA specialist (International Principal Security Inspector) Irene Goosley to visit the foreign air carrier corporate offices of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Martinair Holland N.V., and Tui Arkefly in Amsterdam. [...]
2007-02-02 12:13:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
07THEHAGUE2032COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL NUCLEAR
[...] Country clearance is granted for the December 6-8, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of NNSA officials Charles Messick and James Adam. The purpose of the travel is to coordinate with the Petten Nuclear Facility. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: 3. Vis [...]
2007-12-05 14:41:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP NL OTRA PARM
07THEHAGUE2053NETHERLANDS: SUBPRIME CRISIS EFFECTS LIMITED
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Netherlands' biggest banks have until now been largely unaffected by any spillover from the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis. Any damage appears to be limited to two medium-sized financial institutions -- the NIBC and Hiax fund, with the NIBC ultimately falling prey to a tak [...]
2007-12-11 15:11:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV PGOV NL
07THEHAGUE2060NETHERLANDS/KOSOVO: LEGAL ADVISER BELLINGER SWAYS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 10, 2007, Legal Advisor John Bellinger and Ambassador Roland Arnall met with Dutch MFA Deputy Director General Wim Geerts. Geerts and Bellinger focused on Kosovo, with Geerts indicating that a statement by UNSYG Ban in favor of an international presence there could ad [...]
2007-12-14 07:24:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KV EU UN
07THEHAGUE209COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA NORTHWEST
[...] Country clearance is granted for FAA Manager Kyle L. Olsen to travel to the Netherlands from February 12-14, 2007 to attend a Future Aviation Safety Team Meeting. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need unescorted access into secure a [...]
2007-02-02 16:50:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA EAIR FAA NL
07THEHAGUE210COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USAID OFFICIAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for USAID/GH/HIDN/ID Senior Technical Advisor to the USAID Malaria Vaccine Development Program, Carter Diggs, to travel to the Netherlands from February 4-9, 2007 to participate in a meeting of malaria vaccine development partners sponsored by the European Commiss [...]
2007-02-05 08:11:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
07THEHAGUE215COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR WHA PRINCIPAL DEPUTY
[...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for WHA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Charles Shapiro, to travel to The Hague on February 14, 2007 to attend consultations regarding issues of mutual concern in Latin America with host government officials. 2. Embassy has arrang [...]
2007-02-05 13:59:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OVIP ASEC OTRA BE PREL EUN GY HU NL
07THEHAGUE233COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA HEADQUARTERS
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration delegation, consisting of Timothy Tawney, J. Doug McCuisition, David Lavery, Michael Meyer, Chad Edwards, and J. Donald Miller to travel to the Netherlands from February 10-15, 2007 to hold bilateral discussions wi [...]
2007-02-07 15:27:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
07THEHAGUE270COUNTRY CLEARANCES GRANTED FOR U.S. GEOLOGICAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for USGS Roger N. Clark to travel to the Netherlands from February 21-25, 2007 to attend the NASA Cassini Mission to Saturn Cassini Titan Workshop and NASA/ESA Spacecraft Internal Cassini Titan Workshop and NASA/ESA Spacecraft Internal Meeting. 2. Embassy unde [...]
2007-02-13 11:44:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TPHY KSCA NL
07THEHAGUE280COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA HEADQUARTERS
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration official John P. LaPointe to travel to the Netherlands from April 3-6, 2007 to participate in a jointly-funded review of Federal Aviation Administration and Civil Aviation Authority of the Netherlands ongoing resear [...]
2007-02-14 09:46:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
07THEHAGUE284CHEMICAL 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 15:03:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE297NETHERLANDS/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 12:33:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PTER EUN NL
07THEHAGUE305NETHERLANDS/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 18:55:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM IR NL
07THEHAGUE33COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for Federal Air Marshal Service Operation Team PD 07-28/29 R62 to travel to the Netherlands from February 4-29, 2007 to deter criminal acts targetting civil aviation. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who nee [...]
2007-01-08 15:53:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PTER ASEC OTRA HL
07THEHAGUE341COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL ENERGY
[...] Country clearance is granted for Commissioner Sudeen G. Kelly to travel to the Netherlands from March 8-14, 2007 to attend the Flame 2007 European Gas Conference, sponsored by ICBI. 2. Embassy point of contact is Economic Officer (with energy portfolio) Jason Heung - Emb. Tel: (31) (70) [...]
2007-02-23 14:42:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENRG OTRA NL
07THEHAGUE374COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA ARC OFFICIAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for NASA Ames Research Center official Alexander Tielens to travel to the Netherlands from March 22-25, 2007 to visit Sron-Groningen to discuss the synergy of the studies of the molecular universe network and the observational program of the HIFI Heterodyne Inst [...]
2007-02-28 15:44:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA NL
07THEHAGUE421DUTCH 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 17:25:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL CJAN KPAO PHUM NL
07THEHAGUE43COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN
[...] Country clearance is granted for the January 14-18, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of Armen Donabedian, Project Manager, OPHEP, OS, HHS for the purpose of a site visit. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need unescorted access into se [...]
2007-01-10 13:48:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TBIO NL
07THEHAGUE44COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL SCIENCE
[...] Country clearance is granted for the January 13-17, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of Dr. Alan Hevner, Program Director in the Division of Computing and Communications Foundation, to participate in the International Expert Panel on Software Products in Amsterdam. 2. Embassy understands tha [...]
2007-01-10 13:48:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY KSCA AORC OTRA NL
07THEHAGUE448CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (U) Facilitator Maarten Lak (Netherlands) presided over his final Article VII consultations. Delegations congratulated him for his work over the past year. Amb. Onate (Legal Adviser) then gave a brief summary of the Progress Report (EC-48/DG.10 27 Feb. 2007) noting that the cut-off for new i [...]
2007-03-14 11:09:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE48COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA JET PROPULSION
[...] Country clearance is granted for February 18-22, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Jet Propulsion Laboratory official Lee Armus to attend the Herschel Open Time Key Program Workshop in Noordwijk. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistan [...]
2007-01-11 12:58:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
07THEHAGUE497YOUR 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 14:57:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR KISL NL
07THEHAGUE5DUTCH GRANT CLEARANCE FOR R/V NANCY FOSTER
[...] Embassy received MFA Diplomatic Note Number DES/TO-693/06 granting approval for the Nancy Foster Marine Research Vessel to conduct marine scientific research. 2. Following is the text of the diplomatic note: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs presents its compliments to the Embassy of the U [...]
2007-01-04 09:17:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDECON EWWT NL
07THEHAGUE674COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NUCLEAR REGULATORY
[...] Country clearance is granted for the May 12-17, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of Andrew Barto, Nuclear Engineer to attend the Uranium Hexafluoride Handling Seminar in Almelo, and visit the Urenco enrichment facility. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is required. POST A [...]
2007-04-12 12:51:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
07THEHAGUE728NEW 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 12:25:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV PGOV USTR WTRO PINR NL
07THEHAGUE746NETHERLANDS/DARFUR: DUTCH SEE YEY TO EYE WITH U.S.
[...] (C) Charge d'Affaires and poloff delivered reftel demarches to MFA interlocutors April 19 and 20. Laurent Stokvis, MFA Director of the Americas Department, told CDA that the U.S. and the Netherlands were "in sync" on Sudan. He added that Development Minister Bert Koenders' meeting last week w [...]
2007-04-20 15:02:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO UNSC SU NL
07THEHAGUE747NETHERLANDS/VENEZUELA: DUTCH INCREASINGLY CONCERNED
[...] (C) Charge d'Affaires delivered reftel demarche April 20 to Laurent Stokvis, Director of the MFA Americas Department. According to Stokvis, the closure of RCTV has been of "concern to (the GONL) for quite a long time." The Dutch, he said, are pushing the Venezuelans bilaterally and are encour [...]
2007-04-20 15:16:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM SCUL VE NL
07THEHAGUE777NETHERLANDS/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 07:32:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CU VE NL
07THEHAGUE778NETHERLANDS/VENEZUELA: NEXT STEPS ON RCTV
[...] (C) MFA Director of the Americas Department, Laurent Stokvis, told Charge April 25 that the Dutch expect Venezuelan RCTV to close down. Bilateral and EU approaches have had no impact, he said. He offered, as possible next steps, holding the Venezuelan government to its word and pressing it t [...]
2007-04-26 07:32:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL CU VE NL
07THEHAGUE783NATIONWIDE 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 07:20:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PREL SCUL NL
07THEHAGUE792COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA'S JOHNSON SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center official Debra Johnson to travel to the Netherlands from May 12-17, 2007,to attend the International Symposium "Developing trends in public procurement and auditing" in Noordwijk. 2. Embass [...]
2007-04-27 12:57:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA NL
07THEHAGUE793COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA NATIONAL HQ
[...] Country clearance is granted for Federal Aviation Administration Program Manager, Mitchell J. Narins to travel to the Netherlands May 26, 2007 to attend the CGSIC as the DOT representative and also attend the European Navigation Conference. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistanc [...]
2007-04-27 13:14:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC EAIR NL
07THEHAGUE794COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA JET PROPULSION
[...] Country clearance is granted for NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) delegate William Klipstein to visit Noorwijk,The Netherlands from May 20-25, 2007. The purpose of the visit is to participate in the Laser Interferometer Antenna Project Technical Interchange Meeting. 2. Embassy underst [...]
2007-04-27 13:36:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
07THEHAGUE795COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA GODDARD SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center delegation of Nicholas Jedrich, Jeffrey Livas, Stephen Merkowitz, and Robin Stemmins to travel to Noordwijk, The Netherlands from May 21-25, 2007 to attend a technical interchange meeting [...]
2007-04-27 13:47:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
07THEHAGUE805COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR GAO VISIT TO THE
[...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Government Accountability Office official Daniel I. Gordon to travel to The Netherlands from May 14-16, 2007 to speak at a procurement conference hosted by the European Space Agency in Noordwijk. 2. Embassy understands no assistance is [...]
2007-05-01 11:47:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AGAO NL
07THEHAGUE807COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE
[...] Country clearance is granted for the May 16-20, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of Dr. Silvio Gutkind, Branch Chief, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, NIH. The purpose of the travel is to serve as an organizer and chair a panel discussion on "Molecular Markers of Prognosis [...]
2007-05-01 12:56:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA OTRA NL
07THEHAGUE812COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HHS/CDC OFFICIAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for May 9-17, 2007 visit to Egmond aan Zee and Amsterdam,The Netherlands of Charles Miller. The purpose of the travel is meet and attend several sessions regarding paramedic issues with the Task Force of the World Association for disaster and emergency medicine (W [...]
2007-05-01 14:34:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA KSCA ASEC CDC NL
07THEHAGUE813COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HHS/CDC OFFICIAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for May 11-17, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of Henry Falk. The purpose of the travel is to participate in 15th World Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine (WCDEM) and present developments of emergency and disaster health. 2. Embassy understands that no [...]
2007-05-01 14:35:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
07THEHAGUE814COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HHS/CDC OFFICIAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for May 12-19, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of Vincent Cambell. The purpose of the travel is to attend the 15th World Congress Disaster and Emergency Medicine. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is requested. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need un [...]
2007-05-01 14:35:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
07THEHAGUE815COUNTRY CLEARANCES GRANTED FOR U.S. GEOLOGICAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for USGS Research Geologist Kenneth E. Peters to travel to the Netherlands from May 3-14, 2007 to attend the American Association of Petroleum Geologists Hedberg Conference "Basin Modeling Perspectives", which covers new research developments. 2. Embassy under [...]
2007-05-02 06:39:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TPHY KSCA SENV ECON NL
07THEHAGUE816COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[...] Country clearance is granted for Farah Pandith, EUR Senior Advisor for Muslim Engagement to travel to The Netherlands from May 6-22, 2007. The purpose of the travel is for outreach events, post consultations, counter-terrorism training and awareness. 2. Control officer for the visit is Su [...]
2007-05-02 09:49:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KPAO OTRA NL
07THEHAGUE817COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DOC EMPLOYEE DR.
[...] Country clearance is granted for May 17-23, 2007 visit of Dr. Sybil P. Seitzinger, from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to Hulshorst, The Netherlands. The purpose of the travel is to speak at the postgraduate summer school, on land-oce [...]
2007-05-02 11:11:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TPHY KSCA NL
07THEHAGUE818COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HHS/CDC OFFICIAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for May 25-26, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of Roopal Patel for a layover in Amsterdam on the way back to the United States from South Africa. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is requested. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need unescorted access in [...]
2007-05-02 11:16:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
07THEHAGUE834COUNTRY CLEARANCES GRANTED FOR U.S. GEOLOGICAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for USGS Research Ecologist James B. Grace to travel to Groningen, the Netherlands from May 5-16, 2007 to hold collaborative meetings with a research group of the University of Groningen on the analysis of African ecosystems and participate in a working group using [...]
2007-05-04 07:40:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TPHY KSCA NL
07THEHAGUE835COUNTRY CLEARANCES GRANTED FOR U.S. GEOLOGICAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for USGS Geologist Herman A. Karl to travel to Amsterdam,The Netherlands from May 7-11,2007 to attend a follow up workshop to the living with sediments workshop that he attended in November 2006. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is required. [...]
2007-05-04 07:50:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TPHY KSCA NL
07THEHAGUE836COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR U.S. SECURTITIES AND
[...] Country clearance is granted for U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) official Len Jui to travel to Amsterdam, The Netherlands from May 7-9, 2007.The purpose of the travel is to attend the Auditing Subcommittee Meeting. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is necessa [...]
2007-05-04 08:04:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN OTRA NL
07THEHAGUE837COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA NATIONAL HQ
[...] Country clearance is granted for Federal Aviation Administration official Russell J. Jones to travel to Amsterdam,The Netherlands from May 6-12, 2007 to represent the FAA at the upcoming Commerical Aircraft Composite Repair Committee (CARCR) training standards meeting. 2. Embassy understa [...]
2007-05-04 08:18:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC EAIR NL
07THEHAGUE838NETHERLANDS: ENDORSEMENT OF GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO
[...] Post received the following note verbale from the Dutch MFA endorsing the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism Statement of Principles: BEGIN TEXT: No: DVB/NN-223/07 NOTE VERBALE The Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs presents its compliments to the Embassy of the Unite [...]
2007-05-04 11:32:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL NL
07THEHAGUE840COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA GODDARD SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center official Thomas Johnson to travel to Leiden (via Noordwijk),The Netherlands from May 22-26, 2007 to attend the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) quarterly review meeting. 2. Embassy [...]
2007-05-04 11:35:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
07THEHAGUE847COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR SANDIA NATIONAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for May 28-June 1, 2007 travel to the Netherlands of Jeffrey John Danneels, Sandia National Laboratories, to participate at a meeting that will focus on water security and the development of an advanced contimination early warning system. The Research and Developm [...]
2007-05-04 12:21:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ENRG TRGY KNNP NL
07THEHAGUE848COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DOC EMPLOYEE ROBERT
[...] Country clearance is granted for May 14-17, 2007 visit of Robert M. Hardesty, Supervisory Physicist, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to The Netherlands to attend the Atmospheric Dynamics Mission Advisory Group meeting. 2. Embassy understands that no [...]
2007-05-04 13:46:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY OTRA NL
07THEHAGUE854COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL SAFETY
[...] Country clearance is granted for Brian K. Murphy, Aircraft Structures, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to travel to Amsterdam, The Netherlands from May 8-12, 2007. The purpose of the travel is to attend a composites, durability, and damage tolerance conference. 2. Embassy und [...]
2007-05-07 08:31:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA EAIR ASEC NTSB NL
07THEHAGUE855COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA GODDARD SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center official Mark Clampin to travel to Noordwijk, The Netherlands from May 26-31, 2007 to attend the 41th Eslab Symposium at the European Space Research and Technology Centre. 2. Embassy [...]
2007-05-07 09:14:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
07THEHAGUE856COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL
[...] Country Clearance is granted for Federal Air Marshal Service Operation Team PD 07-06 R66 to travel to the Netherlands from May 27- June 24, 2007 for the purpose of civil aviation security protection. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors w [...]
2007-05-07 09:23:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAIR KHLS NL OTRA PTER HLSX
07THEHAGUE857COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA PERSONNEL JAMES
[...] Country clearance is granted for Federal Aviation Administration Flight Standards Service employee James C. Sayre to travel to the Netherlands from June 10-14, 2007. Mr. Sayre will be traveling through the Netherlands on the way to and from Finland. 2. Embassy understands that no further [...]
2007-05-07 11:40:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC EAIR NL
07THEHAGUE860COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL
[...] Country Clearance is granted for Federal Air Marshal Service Operation Team SD 07-01/19/29/34 R66 to travel to The Netherlands from May 29 - June 24, 2007 for the purpose of civil aviation security protection. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. V [...]
2007-05-07 14:13:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PTER ASEC OTRA KHLS HKSX NL
07THEHAGUE863COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DOC EMPLOYEE JOSEPH
[...] Country clearance is granted for May 15-18, 2007 visit of Joseph Sienkiewicz, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),National Weather Service (NWS)to Amsterdam, The Netherlands.The purpose of the visit is to attend and paricipate in a review of scatter [...]
2007-05-08 05:50:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY OTRA KSCA NL
07THEHAGUE864COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE
[...] Country clearance is granted for May 19-22, 2007,visit to Kerkrade, The Netherlands of Dr. Alfred Singer, Senior Investigator, Experimental Immunology Branch, National Cancer Institute (NCI),NIH and May 19-23, 2007, visit to the Netherlands of Dr. Crystal Mackall, Acting Branch Chief, NCI, N [...]
2007-05-08 07:04:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA OTRA NL
07THEHAGUE865COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE
[...] Country clearance is granted for the May 20-26, 2007 visit to Doorwerth,The Netherlands of Dr. Andrew Holmes, Section Chief, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA),NIH; and the May 21-26, 2007 visit to Doorwerth,The Netherlands of Dr. Mary-Ann Enoch, Staff Scientist, Labo [...]
2007-05-08 07:19:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA OTRA NL
07THEHAGUE866COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA JET PROPULSION
[...] Country clearance is granted for May 20-24, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) delegation consisting of Roger Diehl, Moshe Pniel, Bonny Schumaker, and Jakob Vanzyl to attend the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna Proj [...]
2007-05-08 07:31:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
07THEHAGUE870COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA AMES RESEARCH
[...] Country clearance is granted for the National Aeronautic and Space Administration Ames Research Center official Alexander Tielens to travel to Groningen, The Netherlands from May 17-23, 2007. The purpose of the travel is to attend the HIFI Instrument Delivery Readiness Review. 2. Embassy [...]
2007-05-09 07:26:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA NL
07THEHAGUE872COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA GODDARD SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center official George Sonneborn to travel to Amsterdam,The Netherlands from June 6-10, 2007 to give a colloquium entitled Imaging and Spectroscopy with the James Webb Space Telescope at the Un [...]
2007-05-09 10:52:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
07THEHAGUE875COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HHS/CDC OFFICIAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for June 3-8, 2007 visit to Amsterdam, The Netherlands of Maria del Piliar Ospina, Senior Service Fellow, Clinical Chemistry Branch, NCEH, CDC, HHS. The purpose of the travel is to attend the International Federation Clinical Chemistry IFCC Meeting for HbA1c; to s [...]
2007-05-09 12:05:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
07THEHAGUE876COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EPA OFFICIALS BOB
[...] Country clearance is granted for Environmental Protection Agency officials Bob Bensen, Toxicoligist, Region 8 and Lynn Beasley, Program Analyst, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response to travel to Rotterdam,The Netherlands from June 14-25, 2007. The purpose of the travel is to attend the [...]
2007-05-09 14:06:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDSENV OTRA TPHY EPA KSCA ECE NL
07THEHAGUE878COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HHS/CDC OFFICIAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for June 24-25, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of Dana Lynne Bruden for a layover in Amsterdam enroute to TDY in Helsinki, Finland. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is requested. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need unescorted access into secure are [...]
2007-05-09 14:19:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
07THEHAGUE88COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPUTY ASSISTANT
[...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for The African Bureau Deputy Assistant Secretary, James Swan, Ambassador Joyce Leader, DOD/OSD Director for Central Africa, Patricia Jacubec, to travel to The Hague from January 21 to 24 to attend a Great Lakes Contact Group Meeting. [...]
2007-01-19 12:27:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OVIP ASEC OTRA BE PREL NL
07THEHAGUE889COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA'S JOHNSON SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center officials Randy Morris and Tanner Moore to travel to Noordwijk, The Netherlands from May 16-22, 2007 to support Portable Pulmonary Function System Critical Design Review. 2. Embassy underst [...]
2007-05-11 07:08:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA NL
07THEHAGUE892COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HHS/CDC OFFICIAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for May 29-June 2, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of Wanda Walton, Health Education Specialist, CCID/NCHHSTP, CDC, HHS. The purpose of the travel is to attend the Human Resource Development meeting and to participate in the Human Resource Development workgroup of t [...]
2007-05-11 08:14:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
07THEHAGUE893COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANT FOR DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
[...] The Hague warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of State, Near Eastern Affairs officials David Denehy, NEA Senior Advisor and Thomas Hill, Program officer to travel to the Netherlands from May 13-14, 2007. The purpose of the travel is to conduct meetings in the Hague in s [...]
2007-05-11 08:14:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTR PREL ASEC NL
07THEHAGUE90COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA EASTERN REGION
[...] Country clearance is granted for January 30 - February 2, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of Federal Aviation Administration Inspectors Peter Vincent Bono and Samuel Andrew Lombardi to accomplish FAA national program guideline required inspection of aircrafts of carrier Saudi Aramco, Employees. [...]
2007-01-19 12:31:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA EAIR NL
07THEHAGUE903COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR INTERNAL REVENUE
[...] Country clearance is granted for IRS CI Special Agent John L. DaSilva to travel to the Netherlands from June 2-9, 2007, to conduct business in regards to a CI case. Mr. DaSilva holds a High Risk/Public Trust clearance. 2. Embassy point of contact for this visit is Economic Section Chief K [...]
2007-05-14 08:36:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN AMGT ASEC OTRA IRS TAX NL
07THEHAGUE905COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR INTERNAL REVENUE
[...] Country clearance is granted for IRS CI Attache William Cotter to travel to the Netherlands from May 17-18, 2007, to meet with Dutch tax officials to discuss CI cases. Mr. Cotter holds a Top Secret clearance. 2. Embassy point of contact is Economic Section Chief, Karen L. Enstrom, office [...]
2007-05-14 10:18:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN AMGT ASEC OTRA IRS TAX NL
07THEHAGUE908NETHERLANDS/CUBA: STRADDLING THE FENCE ON THE
[...] (C) Summary: Cuba Transition Coordinator Caleb McCarry met May 8 with senior Dutch Foreign Ministry officials, NGOs, media and a member of Parliament active in the Cuban human rights campaign. The MFA hopes to reunite EU member states around a common position that does not legitimize the statu [...]
2007-05-14 14:21:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CU NL
07THEHAGUE91COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA EASTERN REGION
[...] Country clearance is granted for January 30 - February 2, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of Federal Aviation Administration Inspectors Peter Vincent Bono and Samuel Andrew Lombardi to accomplish FAA national program guideline required inspection of aircrafts of carrier Saudi Aramco, Employees. [...]
2007-01-19 12:31:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA EAIR NL
07THEHAGUE912COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE
[...] Country clearance is granted for the May 18-22, 2007, visit to the Netherlands of Dr. Nahed El Kassar, Research Fellow, National Cancer Institute, NIH,to travel to Amsterdam, The Netherlands to attend the Rolduc Workshop on T-Cell Biology. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance [...]
2007-05-15 06:31:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA OTRA TPHY NL
07THEHAGUE913COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA JET PROPULSION
[...] Country clearance is granted for May 22-22, 2007 visit to Groningen, The Netherlands of National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) official Dariusz Lis. The purpose of the travel is to attend reveiws of the Heterodyne Spectrometer for the Herschel Space Obs [...]
2007-05-15 06:39:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
07THEHAGUE914COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE
[...] Country clearance is granted for the May 20-24, 2007 visit to Rotterdam, The Netherlands of Dr. Lenore Launer, Senior Investigator, National Institure on Aging, NIH. The purpose of the travel is to participate on the committee that will hear the thesis defense of Mr. Frank Jan de Jong at Eras [...]
2007-05-15 06:47:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA OTRA NL
07THEHAGUE915COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA AMES RESEARCH
[...] Country clearance is granted for the National Aeronautic and Space Administration Ames Research Center (ARC) official Alexander Tielens to travel to Utrecht and Groningen, The Netherlands from June 3-10, 2007. The purpose of the travel is to attend the meeting to finalize the Herschel Key Pro [...]
2007-05-15 07:08:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA NL
07THEHAGUE922COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HHS/CDC OFFICIAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for May 28-30, 2007 visit to Amsterdam,The Netherlands of Paula Yoon, Epidemiologist, National Office of Public Health Genomics, NCCDPHP, HHS/CDC. The purpose of the travel is to present "The Role of Family History in Chronic Disease Prevention" at the University [...]
2007-05-15 12:21:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA KSCA ASEC CDC NL
07THEHAGUE926COUNTRY CLEARANCES GRANTED FOR U.S. GEOLOGICAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for USGS Geologist David R. Soller to travel to Utrecht, The Netherlands from May 27-June 2, 2007 to attend the Onegeology Prototype Components meeting, which is the first technical meeting of the International Onegeology Initiative. 2. Embassy understands tha [...]
2007-05-16 07:25:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TPHY KSCA SENV NL
07THEHAGUE93COUNTRY CLEARANCES GRANTED FOR U.S. GEOLOGICAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for USGS Geologist Guy R. Gelfenbaum to travel to the Netherlands from January 21-28, 2007 to join a select group of scientists and engineers to perform a program review of the morphology program of Delft Hydraulics. 2. Embassy understands that no further assi [...]
2007-01-19 12:47:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TPHY KSCA NL
07THEHAGUE930COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANT FOR U.S. SECURITIES AND
[...] The Hague warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) official George Lavdas to travel to Amsterdam, The Netherlands from May 21-25, 2007. The purpose of the visit is to attend the IOSCO Standing committee 3 meeting. 2. Embassy understands t [...]
2007-05-16 07:58:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN NL OTRA
07THEHAGUE931COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANT FOR U.S. SECURITIES AND
[...] The Hague warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) officials David Grim, Branch Chief and Sara Crovitz, Senior Counsel to travel to Amsterdam, The Netherlands from May 22-25, 2007. The purpose of the visit is to attend the IOSCO Standing Com [...]
2007-05-16 07:58:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN NL OTRA
07THEHAGUE937NEW DUTCH FINANCE STATE SECRETARY - A FRIEND TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a meeting with Ambassador Arnall, new Finance State Secretary de Jager credited recent reductions in corporate tax and withholding rates for strengthening the Dutch investment and business climate. He said the new coalition government was considering measures to address r [...]
2007-05-16 14:56:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EINV ELAB PGOV PINR NL
07THEHAGUE96COUNTRY CLEARANCES GRANTED FOR U.S. GEOLOGICAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for USGS Dr. Craig Ely to travel to the netherlands from January 31 - February 2, 2007 to attend a field trip/workshop to waterfowl wintering areas in Groningen. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who [...]
2007-01-19 15:37:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TPHY KSCA NL
07TIRANA1004THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, NOVEMBER 17-23, 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 AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS --------------------- [...]
2007-11-23 15:22:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV PREL AL
07TIRANA1013THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, NOVEMBER 23-30, 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 AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS --------------------- [...]
2007-11-30 16:16:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV PREL AL
07TIRANA1067ALBANIA: SOCIALIST PARTY CHAIRMAN: THE SP
[...] (C) In a one-on-one conversation with the Ambassador following EUR/DAS DiCarlo's December 19 DVC with Albanian leaders on Kosovo, Tirana mayor and Socialist Party (SP) chairman Edi Rama voiced consternation that the USG might be misconstruing the party's position in supporting Albania's future [...]
2007-12-21 11:27:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO AL
07TIRANA1070THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, DECEMBER 15 - 21, 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 AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS --------------------- [...]
2007-12-21 15:05:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV PREL SOCI AL
07TIRANA981THIS 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 09:25:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV PREL AL
07TIRANA982 ALBANIA: PRIME MINISTER THANKS PRESIDENT BUSH
[...] On November 5, Post received the following letter dated October 19, 2007, from Prime Minister Berisha addressed to President Bush. Original has been pouched to EUR/SCE. 2. Begin text. (Original as received in English.) Dear President Bush, It was a special honor and great pleasure to [...]
2007-11-13 12:49:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AL
07TIRANA999ALBANIA 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 11:07:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO AL
07TOKYO1000 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/08/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-08 08:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO10282007 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 09:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB JA
07TOKYO103MOFA 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 22:48:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG KNNP IN JA
07TOKYO10342007 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 02:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB JA
07TOKYO1038 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/12/07-1
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-12 02:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO104MOFA 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 22:48:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG KNNP IN JA
07TOKYO1059 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/12/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-12 08:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1089 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/13/07-1
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-13 08:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1090 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/13/07-2
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-13 08:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1096JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/14/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-14 01:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1113 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/14/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-14 08:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1117U.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 11:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO1122JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/15/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-15 01:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1133 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/15/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-15 08:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1158JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/16/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-16 01:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1181JAPAN 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 09:43:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD WTRO PGOV JA CH
07TOKYO1202The 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 06:49:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO1215COMFORT WOMEN: KEEPING IT LOW KEY
[...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Abe and Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leaders appear to have made a conscious decision to lower the volume on the comfort women issue, judging by a sharp decrease in the number of public statements on the subject over the past week. Abe demonstrated this restrain [...]
2007-03-19 11:09:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL JA
07TOKYO1216 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/19/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-19 11:44:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1218JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/20/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-20 01:02:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1224COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CYNTHIA CARRAS, PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the March 21-June 20, 2007 TDY to Japan by Cynthia Carras, Presidential Management Fellow, Office of the Secretary of Defense. 2. (U) Point of contact is Political Officer Chris Gunning. He can be reached at: Embassy Main: (81-3)32 [...]
2007-03-20 02:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO124MOFA 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 08:25:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR IR JA
07TOKYO1253 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/20/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-21 22:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1271 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/22/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-22 08:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1276JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/23/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-23 01:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1314 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/23/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-23 08:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1330IRANIAN 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 08:01:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR IR JA
07TOKYO1338JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/27/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-27 01:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1341SPECIAL 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 06:43:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PGOV JA
07TOKYO1344 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/27/07-2
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-27 08:40:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1349JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/28/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-28 04:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO135MEDIA REACTION - NEW US IRAQ POLICY - TOKYO
[...] "Is New US Iraq Policy a Turning Point?" The top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (1/12): "...President Bush announced a new Iraq policy, which calls for the deployment of an additional 21,500 troops. The question is whether this new plan will actually work, as the situation in Ira [...]
2007-01-12 03:44:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1353CJCS 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 05:31:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR JA
07TOKYO1354COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MAJOR TREVOR ROSENBERG
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the April 15-May 7, 2007 TDY to Japan by MAJ Trevor Rosenberg. 2. (U) Point of contact is Political-Military Officer Chris Gunning. He can be reached at: Embassy Main: (81-3)3224-5000 (Operational 24/7) Office phone: (81-3)3224-53 [...]
2007-03-28 07:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO1355COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MAJOR TREVOR ROSENBERG
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the April 15-May 7, 2007 TDY to Japan by MAJ Trevor Rosenberg. 2. (U) Point of contact is Political-Military Officer Chris Gunning. He can be reached at: Embassy Main: (81-3)3224-5000 (Operational 24/7) Office phone: (81-3)3224-53 [...]
2007-03-28 07:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO1360 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/28/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-28 08:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1361COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL EOYANG AND
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the April 5 -7, 2007 visit to Japan by Staffdel Mieke Eoyang, Donald Viera, Fred Fleitz, and Laurence Hanauer. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Mary Wilson. She can be reached [...]
2007-03-28 08:51:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KS CH JA
07TOKYO1377MOFA ECONOMIC DIRECTOR GENERAL ON SUB-CABINET
[...] (C) Summary: The exchange of information on free trade agreements and discussion of food safety issues remain the most sensitive topics for Japan at the upcoming sub-Cabinet meetings in Washington, according to the Director General for Economic Affairs of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Af [...]
2007-03-29 07:19:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EAGR EINV PREL WTRO SENV JA
07TOKYO1378 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/29/07-2
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-29 07:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1391JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/30/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-30 01:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1414 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/30/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-30 10:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1420JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/02/07-1
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-02 03:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1421JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/02/07-2
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-02 03:57:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1438MEDIA 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 02:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1448JAPAN 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 22:30:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV JA KS
07TOKYO1456METI 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 01:02:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD ENRG JA
07TOKYO1471COMFORT 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 08:58:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV JA
07TOKYO1474SCENESETTER 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 22:48:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR JN
07TOKYO1482JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/05/07-1
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-06 00:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1489JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/05/07-2
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-06 00:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1507JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/06/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-06 02:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1526COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR PDASD JIM SHINN AND
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the April 10-13, 2007 visit to Japan by PDASD Jim Shinn, Suzanne Basalla, Jason Hamm, Rick Weir, and Jordan Winkler. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Xanthi Carras. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5344 H [...]
2007-04-06 09:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO1527COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the April 10-13, 2007 visit to Japan by acting Assistant Secretary Stephen Mull and delegation. SIPDIS 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Thy Nguyen. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-55 [...]
2007-04-06 09:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO1528 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/06/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-08 22:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1535COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the April 9-10, 2007 visit to Japan by EAP A/S Christopher Hill, EAP/K Director Sung Kim and Special Assistant Thomas Gibbons. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Keith Jordan. He [...]
2007-04-09 02:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO1538 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/09/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-10 00:08:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1541The Japan Economic Scope - April 6, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from April 6, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Japan Feels the Pressure from US-Korea FTA 4. Japan-Thailand Free Trade Agreement Signed 5. Hokkaido Gubernatorial Candidates Oppose EPA with Australia 6. Fukuoka Company Officials C [...]
2007-04-10 00:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO1579MEDIA REACTION Q RELEASE OF DPRK FUNDS AT BDA -
[...] "Release of BDA Funds: Panicked America Capitulates to DPRK" Washington correspondent Takashi Sakamoto of the top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri wrote (4/11): "The US Treasury Department announced Tuesday that it would countenance the withdrawal by North Korea of all its funds frozen at BDA und [...]
2007-04-11 02:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1589COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR PROFESSOR JAMES CLAD
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the April 13-17, 2007 visit to Japan by Professor Clad. 2. (U) Control Officer for your visit is Political-Military Officer Chris Gunning. He can be reached at: Embassy Main: (81-3)3224-5000 (Operational 24/7) Office phone: (81-3) [...]
2007-04-11 07:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO1591COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. VICTOR CHA, DIRECTOR FOR
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the April 12-13, 2007 visit to Japan by Dr. Victor Cha, Director for Asian Affairs. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Keith Jordan. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3 [...]
2007-04-11 07:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO16JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/05/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-05 01:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1605JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/12/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-12 01:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP 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 08:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO164 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/12/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-15 22:38:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1645COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HUGH DESANTIS
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the April 24-29, 2007 visit to Japan by Mr. Hugh Desantis. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Mary Wilson. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5340 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6832 Mobile phone: 81-90-4168-4950 [...]
2007-04-13 08:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO1657 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/16/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-16 08:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1677 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/17/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-17 08:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1681(S) JAPAN SEEKS ASSURANCES ON EXTENDED DETERRENCE
[...] (S/NF) Summary: During April 11-12 meetings with visiting P/DASD (Asia Pacific) Jim Shinn, Japanese officials asked the USG to publicly and privately reiterate its commitment to defend Japan, including with nuclear weapons. Ministry of Defense (MOD) Vice Minister Takemasa Moriya said that DPRK [...]
2007-04-18 02:21:00Embassy TokyoSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR PGOV PNUC JA
07TOKYO1688MEDIA REACTION - US GUN VIOLENCE - TOKYO
[...] "Virginia Tech Massacre: Need to Strengthen Gun Control" The liberal Asahi editorialized (4/18): "The massacre Monday at Virginia Tech was the deadliest shooting rampage in modern US history, again showing that gun-related tragedies can occur anywhere in the US.... The motive for the shooting [...]
2007-04-18 02:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1713AA/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 08:53:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR AS JA
07TOKYO1725JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/19/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-19 01:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1740 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/19/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-19 08:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1752JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/20/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-20 02:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1764SCENESETTER 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 09:12:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KN CH JA
07TOKYO1765COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR S/CRS COORDINATOR JOHN E.
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the April 22-24, 2007 visit to Japan by S/CRS Coordinator John E. Herbst, Col. William Lee, and Scott Rolston (reftels A, B). 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Thy Nguyen. She can be reached at: Office p [...]
2007-04-20 09:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO1767(C) REQUEST FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON NEW PANEL
[...] (C/NF) The following is embassy Tokyo's response to Reftel request for insights into Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's proposed Panel on Collective Security (Note: The embassy comments are keyed to reftel questions): A. (C/NF) WHO ELSE WILL SERVE ON THE PANEL ASIDE FROM THOSE LISTED IN PRESS? [...]
2007-04-20 10:30:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPINR MARR PREL PGOV JA
07TOKYO1768 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/20/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-21 23:37:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1780JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/23/07-2
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-23 02:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1793COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAS FRANK RUGGIERO AND
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the April 26-28, 2007 visit to Japan by DAS Frank Ruggiero and Katherine Baker (PM/WRA Policy Analyst). A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Keith Jordan. He can be reached at: [...]
2007-04-23 09:42:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC AFIN MARR PARM PREL KS JA
07TOKYO1800The 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 00:57:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO1802JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/24/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-24 01:22:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1817TOKYO 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 05:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ETRD SOCI TBIO JA
07TOKYO184COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR U.S. DELEGATION TO 1718
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the January 21-27, 2007 visit to Japan by the U.S. Delegation to the Trilateral 1718 Working Group and ASTOP. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Brett Blackshaw, Deputy, Politica [...]
2007-01-16 09:41:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PARM PREL JA
07TOKYO1843JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/25/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-25 01:46:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1848PACFLEET 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 04:54:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPGOV PREL JA
07TOKYO1852 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/25/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-25 07:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1864MEDIA 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 06:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1865JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/26/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-26 06:55:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1901CBRN 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 05:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL JA
07TOKYO1916THE 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 08:46:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PGOV JA
07TOKYO1919MOFA SPEAKS TO EMBASSY REGARDING UPCOMING FCLP.
[...] (C) In a scripted exchange using language employed prior to other rounds of Field Carrier Landing Practice (FCLP) MOFA DDG of North America Affairs Kazuyoshi Umemoto spoke with A/DCM Mike Meserve on April 25 regarding the May 2 to May 11, 2007 FCLP. Umemoto asked for the U.S. Government to: [...]
2007-04-30 22:59:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV JA PARM
07TOKYO1926JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/01/07-1
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-01 01:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO193MEDIA REACTION - SECRETARY RICE IN MIDEAST
[...] LEAD STORIES: Wednesday morning's Yomiuri gave top play to plans by the Ministry of Defense to provide the US military with intelligence collected by the ASDF's Base Air Defense Ground Environment (BADGE) system in the event of a contingency in areas surrounding Japan. 2. "US Wins Support [...]
2007-01-17 03:49:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1945U.S.-JAPAN INVESTMENT WORKING GROUP APRIL 2007 SESSION
[...] (SBU) Summary: The second session of the U.S.-Japan Investment Working Group (IWG) for FY-2007 took place on April 13 via digital videoconference (DVC). The IWG reviewed progress on all agenda items in advance of the annual report to leaders in June. Both sides expressed satisfaction with t [...]
2007-05-01 07:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON ELAB ETRD CVIS JA
07TOKYO1951 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/01/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-01 22:41:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1976 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05//07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-02 08:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1989 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/07/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-07 01:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2MEDIA REACTION Q IRAQ - TOKYO
[...] "Urgent Need to Draw Up Strategy for Overcoming Crises" The top-circulation, moderate conservative Yomiuri editorialized (1/3): "Crises are deepening across the globe in the face of the relentless pursuit of nuclear programs by Iran and North Korea, as well as the stalemated situation in Iraq. [...]
2007-01-03 02:39:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2025DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/07/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-07 07:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2029GOJ HUDDLING ABOUT BEEF
[...] (C) Over Japan's Golden Week holiday and again on May 7 the Charge underscored with GOJ authorities Washington's strong concern about apparent GOJ backsliding (see reftel) on a deal to ease restrictions on U.S. beef exports to Japan. Vice Foreign Minister Yabunaka and Assistant Chief Cabinet [...]
2007-05-07 09:33:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EAGR JA
07TOKYO2030TRILATERAL 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 22:47:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR AS JA
07TOKYO2033JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/08/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-08 01:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2053 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05//07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-08 07:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2077JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/10/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-10 01:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2081COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DASD THOMAS MAHNKEN AND
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the May 22-25, 2007 visit to Japan by DASD Thomas Mahnken, Paul Martin, Stephen Dinauer, and Suzanne Basalla. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Xanthi Carras. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5344 Home pho [...]
2007-05-10 04:50:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO209COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR IO ASSISTANT SECRETARY
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the January 24-28, 2006 visit to Japan by IO A/S Silverberg and Ray Hotz. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Scott Hansen. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5559 [...]
2007-01-17 08:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP OTRA CH JA
07TOKYO210CORRECTED COPY: COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TRILATERAL
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the January 21-27, 2007 visit to Japan by the U.S. Delegation to the Trilateral 1718 Working Group and ASTOP. Notional schedules for each event will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the delegation to the January 24 Tril [...]
2007-01-17 22:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP JA PARM PREL
07TOKYO2137AFTER GOLDEN WEEK DUST UP, GOJ FINALLY SET TO
[...] (C) After weeks of stop and go negotiations, three teams of Japanese auditors will finally travel to the United States May 13 as part of the effort to end the box-by-box inspection rules that currently hinder trade in U.S. beef. Twelve Japanese officials will spend two weeks in America,s hea [...]
2007-05-11 08:27:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EAGR JA
07TOKYO2143MEDIA REACTION Q BLAIR'S RESIGNATION - TOKYO
[...] "Blair Stuck in Iraq QuagmireQ The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (5/12): "... British Prime Minister Tony Blair was obliged to announce his resignation halfway through his remaining term of office because of a sharp drop in public support and under rising pressure from his ow [...]
2007-05-14 01:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2144COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR OSD DASD JOHN HILL AND
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the May 15-19, 2007 visit to Japan by DASD John Hill, Maj. Jason Perry, and Maj. Leo Kosinski. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Trevor Rosenberg. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5338 Home phone: (81-3 [...]
2007-05-14 02:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO2158 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/14/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-14 08:31:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2168JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/15/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-15 01:31:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2171COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAVID SEDNEY
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the May 15-16, 2007 visit to Japan by David Sedney. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Cynthia Carras. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5344 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6837 Mobile phone: 81-90-5430-0384 F [...]
2007-05-15 02:02:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL CH TW JA
07TOKYO2177The Japan Economic Scope - May 11, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from May 11, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Keidanren DG on Mideast Trip, FTAs and Upper House Elections 4. Advisory Committee's Recommends Joint Studies for a U.S. -- Japan FTA 5. Tokyo Uneasy on New WTO Paper on Agriculture 6. [...]
2007-05-15 04:42:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO2185JAPAN 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 07:24:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PHUM MASS ECON PTER VE IR JA
07TOKYO2187 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/15/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-15 08:37:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2194 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05//07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-16 23:36:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2195MEDIA 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 23:37:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2232JAPAN-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 08:14:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KS JA
07TOKYO2233 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/17/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-17 08:31:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2239JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/18/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-18 01:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2245DEMARCHE ON ARRESTED IRANIAN-AMERICAN HALEH
[...] (SBU) Embassy Tokyo political officer May 18 delivered reftel background points to officials at MOFA's First North American Division and Second Middle East Division, and requested Japan to engage with Iranian officials to urge the prompt release of Dr. Haleh Esfandiari. In addition, politica [...]
2007-05-18 05:45:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM CASC KDEM IR JA
07TOKYO225JAPAN LIKELY TO SEND EMBASSY REPRESENTATIVE TO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-18 07:19:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PGOV EFIN HA JA
07TOKYO2251The 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 06:48:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO2255 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/18/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-18 07:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO226 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/18/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-18 08:02:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2290 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/22/07-2
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-22 08:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO230COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR A/S HILL AND DELEGATION
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the January 20-22, 2007 visit to Japan by A/S Christopher Hill, EAP Special Assistant Thomas Gibbons, and NSC Director Victor Cha. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer will be Keith Jordan. He can be r [...]
2007-01-18 08:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL CH KS JA
07TOKYO2316COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AMBASSADOR ROBERT LOFTIS AND
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the May 30-June 2, 2007 visit to Japan by Ambassador Robert Loftis, DOD Japan Country Director Scott Buchanan and EAP/J Desk Officer Gary Oba to Japan. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Chris Gunning. He c [...]
2007-05-24 00:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO232JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/19/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-19 01:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2330CUBA: JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO LIBERTAD ACT QUESTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-24 05:01:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ETTC CU JA
07TOKYO2336 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/24/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-24 08:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2342JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/25/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-25 01:48:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2352The 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 06:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO2358FM 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 08:29:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CASC KDEM IR JA
07TOKYO2361 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/25/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-29 00:48:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2395 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/29/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-29 08:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2411 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/30/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-30 09:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2412 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/30/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-30 09:08:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2451COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DASD BRIAN GREEN AND
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the June 4-8, 2007 visit to Japan by DASD Brian Green, LT COL Brian Bohannon, Suzanne Basalla, Steve Rosenkrantz, Michael Viland, Thomas J. Roth, Jeff Dillemuth and COL Sutton. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Xanthi Carras. [...]
2007-06-01 05:22:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO2481VFM 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 08:21:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EAGR PGOV MOPS MARR PHUM PINR ETRD
07TOKYO2501AMBASSADOR SCHULTE BRIEFS JAPAN'S OPPOSITION ON
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Greg Schulte provided a well-received DVC briefing on U.S nonproliferation policy to opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Diet members on May 15, at their request. Questions focused primarily on what the DPJ members characterized as differences between U.S. tre [...]
2007-06-05 07:01:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KNNP TRGY IR IN JA
07TOKYO2505COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DASD JAMES C. CLAD
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the June 6-8, 2007 visit to Japan by DASD James C. Clad. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Chris Gunning. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5342 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6910 Mobile phone [...]
2007-06-05 08:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO2508THE 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 09:05:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALEAID JA MARR PREL PRM TPHY AORC
07TOKYO2534DEMARCHE ON DETAINED/MISSING AMERICANS IN IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-06 09:05:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM IR JA
07TOKYO2556 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/07/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-07 08:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2599The Japan Economic Scope - June 7, 2007 - Part 1
[...] (U) This cable contains part one of Japan Economic Scope from June 7, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. VFM Yachi on FTA, WTO, Agriculture 4. Bilateral Investment Working Group Business Outreach; FTA, Transparency, DHS 5. Asia Pacific Business Leaders Discussed Regional Economic [...]
2007-06-08 07:47:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO2601The Japan Economic Scope - June 7, 2007 - Part 2
[...] (U) This cable contains part two of the Japan Economic Scope from June 7, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Northern Japan's Biotech Crops Regulatory Regime: an In- depth Look 4. KIAC Chairman Welcomes Asian Open Skies Policy of GOJ 5. KIX Criticizes JAL for Cancelling LA Routes [...]
2007-06-08 07:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO2656TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - BUSH'S TRIP TO EUROPE
[...] LEAD STORIES: Wednesday morning's economic daily Nihon Keizai front-paged GOJ plans to resume full-scale military exchanges with China after a suspension of more than nine years. 2. "Bush Receives Warm Welcome in Former Communist Nations" Sofia correspondent Takashi Sadahiro of the top-c [...]
2007-06-13 05:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2662COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL WEBB
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the June 30-July 2, 2007 visit to Japan by CODEL Webb. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Ray Greene. Assisting control officer will be Political Intern Jonathan Stradling. Contact information as follows: [...]
2007-06-13 05:47:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN PREL TH VM JA
07TOKYO2668DASD 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 22:57:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV JA MARR PINR
07TOKYO2692PALESTINIAN 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 09:08:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAL JA
07TOKYO2696JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/15/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-15 02:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2715JAPAN 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 07:51:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON ECIN ETRD PREL APECO JA
07TOKYO2716SALE 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 07:56:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV JA
07TOKYO2718COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP A/S HILL
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the June 19-June 20, 2007 visit to Japan by EAP A/S Hill and EAP Special Assistant Thomas B. Gibbons. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Keith Jordan. Contact information is as follows: Office phone: (81 [...]
2007-06-15 08:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO2719AMBASSADOR 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 08:09:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR PGOV JA
07TOKYO2720The 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 08:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO2729TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - HAMAS-FATAH CLASH AND
[...] "Hamas-Fatah Reconciliation the Only Way Forward" An editorial in the conservative Sankei stated (6/17): "Due to internal conflicts between Hamas and Fatah, the Palestinian Authority (PA) has essentially been divided into two government bodies in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. As things sta [...]
2007-06-18 04:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2761 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/19/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-19 08:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2766COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR WAE JAMES A. PIERCE
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for WAE James A. Pierce to Japan for TDY support to the Political Section from June 26-August 31, 2007. 2. (U) Point of contact will be Political Minister-Counselor Mike Meserve. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5330 Hom [...]
2007-06-19 08:31:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO2772JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/20/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-20 01:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2774TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - HAMAS-FATAH CLASH
[...] LEAD STORIES: Wednesday morning's Yomiuri front-paged Assistant Secretary of State Hill's meeting with his Japanese counterpart Tuesday evening at MOFA to discuss North Korea's nuclear program and other issues. 2. "Greater Efforts Should Be Made for Palestinian Reconciliation" The liberal [...]
2007-06-20 03:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2813 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/21/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-21 08:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2823JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/22/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-22 03:02:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2829COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AMBASSADOR MARK LAGON AND
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the July 1-3, 2007 visit to Japan by Ambassador Mark Lagon, and Mark Taylor. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Scott Hansen. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5559 Home phone: (81-3)322 [...]
2007-06-22 04:38:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO2847JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/25/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-25 01:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2878JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/26/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-26 01:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2893 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/26/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-26 08:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2898JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/27/07-2
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-27 02:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2929JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/28/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-28 01:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2944 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/28/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-28 08:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2946TOKYO 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 09:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON EFIN JA
07TOKYO2964JAPAN'S REFORM AGENDA - PLENTY OF FOREST BUT FEW
[...] (C) Summary. The Council for Economic and Fiscal Policy (CEFP),the Council for the Promotion of Regulatory Reform (CPRR),the Asia Gateway Strategy Panel (Asia Gateway),and the Innovation 25 Strategy Council (Innovation 25),all advisory bodies to the Prime Minister's Cabinet office, each is [...]
2007-06-29 07:38:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALEAGR EAIR ECON EFIN EINV ETRD JA PGOV
07TOKYO2966The 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 08:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO2967 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/29/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-29 08:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2979JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/02/07-1
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-02 01:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO30 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/05/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-05 08:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3006 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/02/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-02 08:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3013JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07//07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-03 00:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3028JAPANESE 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 07:50:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL MARR PINR PGOV JA
07TOKYO3031 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/03/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-03 08:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3039ADM 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 22:58:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR JA PGOV PREL
07TOKYO3073 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/05/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-05 08:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3077JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/06/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-06 01:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3087NEW 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 03:11:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR MARR JA
07TOKYO31COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER AND
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the January 11-12, 2006 visit to Japan by S/P Director Stephen Krasner, Dr. William Inboden, and Mr. James Green. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the Tokyo portion of the visit will be Evan Read [...]
2007-01-05 08:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL CH KS JA
07TOKYO3100 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/06/07-2
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-06 08:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3127The 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 08:57:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO3128LDP 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 09:00:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV JA
07TOKYO3129 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/09/07-2
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-09 23:22:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3130JAPANESE 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  [...]
2007-07-10 01:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3164DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/11/07-2
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-11 08:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3165TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PAKISTAN MOSQUE SIEGE
[...] "Mosque Siege: Breeding Grounds for Terrorists Should Not Be Neglected" An editorial in the top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri commented (7/11): "What effect will Pakistan's difficult decision to use force against Islamist militants at the Red Mosque have on its shaky internal political situat [...]
2007-07-11 08:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO3171JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/12/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-12 01:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3179JAPAN 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 03:49:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN JA PGOV
07TOKYO3186G/TIP AMBASSADOR LAGON'S JULY 2 MEETING WITH THE
[...] (C) Summary: The 2007 TIP Report assessment of Japan is unfair, said Foreign Policy Deputy Director-General Shimbo to Trafficking in Persons Ambassador Mark Lagon July 2 during a meeting with the Japanese anti-human trafficking inter-ministerial task force. The Report does not take into acc [...]
2007-07-12 06:33:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF ELAB SMIG KCRM KWMN JA
07TOKYO3187REGIONAL INCOME GAPS: PRE-ELECTION FOCUS ON INCOME
[...] (SBU) As July,s Upper House election approaches, regional income disparities have emerged as a priority issue in the national conversation on growing income gaps. Ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) politicians recognized as early as mid-2006 that the opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DP [...]
2007-07-12 06:36:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV ELAB PGOV SOCI JA
07TOKYO3192DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/12/07-2
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-12 08:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3194COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SIX PARTY TALKS DELEGATION
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the July 13-15, 2007 visit to Japan by Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill, NSC Director for Chinese Affairs Paul T. Haenle and Special Assistant Christopher Klein. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Sco [...]
2007-07-12 08:43:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO3205JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/13/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-13 04:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3236The Japan Economic Scope--July 12, 2007 Part 1
[...] (U) This cable contains the part one of the Japan Economic Scope from July 12, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Informal Civ Air Talks in Tokyo (SBU) 4. Star Flyer to Open KIX -- HND Flight (U) 5. Centrair Strongly Supports USG Cargo Position (SBU) 6. Nuclear Fusion Research Cen [...]
2007-07-17 00:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO3237The 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 00:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO3312COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAVID HELVEY AND BRENDAN
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the July 29-August 1, 2007 visit to Japan by David Helvey and Brendan Kelly. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Chris Gunning. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5342 Home phone: (81-3)32 [...]
2007-07-19 08:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO3318JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/20/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-20 01:22:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3321The 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 04:48:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO333MEDIA REACTION - STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS/ARMS
[...] There were no immediate editorials or commentaries regarding the State of the Union Address. 2. "Bush Calls for Support for New Iraq Policy" Quasi- governmental NHK-TV's Washington bureau chief Nishikawa stated (1/23): "In his first State of the Union Address to a Democratic Congress, the p [...]
2007-01-24 06:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO3339REGULATING THE "DESCENT FROM HEAVEN": STILL A SOFT
[...] (SBU) Summary: A new law aimed at mitigating the problems created by senior bureaucrats taking post- retirement jobs at organizations and companies they once regulated contains substantial loopholes that put its efficacy in doubt. Although a significant step in overall civil service reform [...]
2007-07-20 08:18:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON JA
07TOKYO3383TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PAKISTAN AS AL-QAEDA
[...] "US Applies Pressure on Pakistan to Clear out al-Qaeda Stronghold" Washington correspondent Sakamoto of the top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri reported (7/25): "The Bush administration has become increasingly irritated with Pakistani President Musharraf, who is not inclined to take action again [...]
2007-07-25 04:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO3420COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JANE BRITTING, ANGELA ENG,
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the July 26-August 6, 2007 visit to Japan by Political Officers Jane C. Britting, Angela K.Eng, and Kristin R. Willey. 2. (U) Control officer for the Tokyo visit will be Political Officer Mary Wilson. She can be reached at Office ph [...]
2007-07-26 06:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA JA
07TOKYO343JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/25/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-25 01:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3432SCENESETTER 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 08:42:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PGOV JA
07TOKYO345The Japan Economic Scope - January 12, 2007
[...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. CPRR Insider Disappointed with Reform Report 4. Japanese Stock Markets Merging? 5. Electricity Deregulation: METI Backing Away; Commercial Customers Face Continued Price Discrimination 6. MHLW: Number of Drug Reviewers to Be Increased 7. Agriculture Prot [...]
2007-01-25 02:47:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO3456HHS ACTING DEPUTY SECRETARY HARGAN'S MEETING WITH JAPANESE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On July 10, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Acting Deputy Secretary Eric Hargan met in Tokyo with the Japanese Minister of Health, Labor, and Welfare, Hakuo Yanagisawa. After a brief discussion of beef imports and food safety issues, they exchanged views on foster [...]
2007-07-29 00:46:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KSTH ECON PREL SOCI EAGR JA
07TOKYO346The 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 02:50:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO3469COUNTRY CLEARANCE DASD FOR SEDNEY, BASALLA, GEIS,
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the July 28, 2007 to August 2, 2007 visit to Japan by DASD David Sedney, Suzanne Basalla, John Geis, and Major Leonard Kosinski. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political-Military Officer Simon Lee. He can be reached at: [...]
2007-07-30 05:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO347MEDIA REACTION - STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS -
[...] "US Burden in Iraq Casts Shadow on its DPRK Policy" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (1/25): "The burden of Iraq rests heavily on the shoulders of President Bush, whose remaining term in office is about two years. The question is what impact America's Iraq policy will have o [...]
2007-01-25 04:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO3470PDAS 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 05:58:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP JA DPRK
07TOKYO3491ABE ANNOUNCES EXTRAORDINARY DIET SESSION,
[...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister Abe told the press that his near term agenda includes a short session of the Diet, a reshuffle of senior party positions, and a cabinet change. End summary. 2. (SBU) Prime Minister Abe appeared before the press on July 30, minutes after receiving an endors [...]
2007-07-31 08:23:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV JA
07TOKYO3496JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/01/07-2
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-01 01:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3511 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/01/07-1
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-01 08:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO352 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01//07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-25 08:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3548JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/03/07-2
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-03 01:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3553Honda Motors on DHS's CBP Advance Trade Data Elements and
[...] (SBU) Summary. Honda Motor Company visited the Embassy on July 20 to provide feedback on U.S. Custom and Border Protection's (CBP) proposed Advance Trade Data Elements (ATDE) requirement. Honda also outlined some of their experiences with the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism [...]
2007-08-03 04:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON ECOM JA
07TOKYO3554Country Clearance for CODEL Hastert
[...] (U) Embassy Tokyo welcomes and grants country clearance to Congressman J. Dennis Hastert and his delegation traveling to Japan from August 4-7, 2007. The delegation is as follows: Rep. J. Dennis Hastert Rep. John Shadegg Mr. David Cavicke Mr. William Koetzle Maj. David Kincaid Post un [...]
2007-08-03 04:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN JA
07TOKYO3557TOKYO 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 05:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO3560The Japan Economic Scope--August 2, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from August 2, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. LDP Crushed By DPJ in Upper House Election 4. Agriculture Minister Steps Down 5. Expert Level Beef Talks Resume in Tokyo 6. METI Urged to Play More Assertive Role on FTA Policy 7. [...]
2007-08-03 06:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO3569 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/03/07-2
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-03 08:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3587THE DEPUTY SECRETARY DISCUSSES THE MIDDLE EAST
[...] (C) SUMMARY: At a working lunch hosted for the Deputy Secretary by Vice Foreign Minister Yachi, MOFA officials made SIPDIS the following points: -- Japan is hopeful the September report on progress in Iraq will be positive, but is realistic and expects it may not meet expections and will [...]
2007-08-06 07:29:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG XF IZ IR IS IN AF BM PK JA
07TOKYO359JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/26/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-26 01:37:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3593THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S COURTESY CALL ON PRIME
[...] (C) Prime Ministerial Advisor for Abductions Kyoko Nakayama emphasized the importance of the abduction issue in a meeting with the Deputy Secretary on August 3. She asked for continuing support from the United States in resolving the issue. Councillor Nakayama also asked for understanding o [...]
2007-08-06 07:59:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL KS KN JA
07TOKYO3594THE 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 07:59:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL JA
07TOKYO36JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01//07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-09 01:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3600THE 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 22:47:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL AF PGOV AS CH TW KS KN RS PG JA
07TOKYO3601THE 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 22:47:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL AF PGOV AS CH TW KS KN RS PG JA
07TOKYO3606JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/07/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-07 01:42:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO362MEDIA REACTION - CHINA'S MISSILE TEST - TOKYO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-26 04:45:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO3640JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/09/07-1
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-09 02:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3658 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/09/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-09 08:22:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3681The Japan Economic Scope--August 9, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from August 9, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. LDP's Political Foundation Has "Crumbled," Says One Pundit 4. Postal Privatization, Other LDP Legislative Initiatives, Up for Review? 5. Beef Talks Grind Down, No Consensus Yet 6. [...]
2007-08-10 07:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO3682AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH VICE FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary: Vice Foreign Minister Shotaro Yachi and Ambassador Schieffer, in a meeting on August 9, discussed extension of the Anti-Terrorism Special Measures Law for the JMSDF Indian Ocean mission, strengthening information security, and Japan's next generation fighter aircraft. End summ [...]
2007-08-10 07:18:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL JA KS KN PGOV MOPS MARR
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 08:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3690TERMS OF REFERENCE SETS MILESTONES FOR FUTURE
[...] (S) SUMMARY: The DAS-level Bilateral Information Security Task Force (BISTF) approved on August 3 a Terms of Reference (TOR) and set of ambitious Milestones aimed at strengthening Japan's ability to protect classified information. The Japanese delegation was co-chaired by the Ministry of Defe [...]
2007-08-11 00:47:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPGOV JA MARR PINR PREL
07TOKYO3696 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/13/07-1
[...] Views in the party are being unified after President Ichiro Ozawa expressed opposition to the said law, but many members are worried that if the party remains opposed to the said law, questions might be raised about its ability to grab political power. The party's move reflects its desire to do [...]
2007-08-13 01:44:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3716DAILY 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 08:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3727JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/14/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-14 06:37:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO374S/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 07:54:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP ZK IN KN KS AS CH RS JA
07TOKYO3749JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/15/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-15 02:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3766Country Clearance for NTSB -- Rosenker, Mark; Doyle,
[...] (U) Embassy Tokyo welcomes and grants country clearance to the NTSB delegation traveling to Tokyo August 19-27, 2007, for meetings with Japanese automobile manufacturers. The delegation is as follows: Mark V. Rosenker, Chairman Thomas W. Doyle, Counselor to the Chairman, Barbara A. Czech, [...]
2007-08-15 08:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ELTN EAIR ASEC NTSB JA
07TOKYO3768 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/14/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-15 08:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3769 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/15/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-15 08:29:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3794JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/17/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-17 03:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3798The Japan Economic Scope--August 16, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from August 16, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Tokyo Markets Respond to Global Turmoil 4. Limited Subprime Impact on Japanese Financial Institutions 5. Carry-Trade Unwind: More Bark than Bite (U) 6. Japan: Second Quarter Real GDP [...]
2007-08-17 04:55:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO3812 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/17/07
[...]Ozawa has expressed his opposition to the extension of the law, but Maehara, who is regarded as an active leader of the anti-Ozawa force, has advocated that the law should be extended. There was a rumor in the largest opposition party that Maehara might break away from Ozawa since the two ha [...]
2007-08-17 08:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3820JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/20/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-20 01:51:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO385The 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 06:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO3855COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JOHN HILL AND JASON HAMM
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the August 22-24, 2007 visit to Japan by John Hill and Jason Hamm. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Simon Lee. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5337 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6881 Mobil [...]
2007-08-21 06:43:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO3865 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/21/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-21 08:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3870JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/22/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-22 01:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3871PRC 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 02:40:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV CH JA
07TOKYO3914 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/23/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-23 08:37:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3919JAPANESE 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 07:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3920TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENT BUSH'S 8/22
[...] "President Bush Equates Prewar Japan with Al-Qaeda" The liberal Asahi's Washington correspondent Yoshiyuki Komurata wrote (8/24): "Although President Bush praised Japan's successful postwar democratization to justify his Iraq policy during his remarks at the national convention of Veterans of [...]
2007-08-24 07:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO3922The 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 07:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO3966 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/27/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-27 08:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3987 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/28/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-28 08:39:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO401 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/29/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-30 07:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4010COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR THOMAS SHUBERT
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the September 21-22, 2007 visit to Japan by Thomas Shubert. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Simon Lee. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5337 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6881 Mobile phone: [...]
2007-08-29 07:51:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO402JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/30/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-30 07:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4052The 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 05:51:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO4056 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/31/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-31 07:51:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4094 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09//07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-04 08:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4140 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/06/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-06 07:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4159JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/07/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-07 01:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4167COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SUZANNE BASALLA
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the September 10-13, 2007 visit to Japan by Suzanne Basalla. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer John Nylin. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5344 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6817 Mobile phon [...]
2007-09-07 02:38:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO4184The Japan Economic Scope--September 6, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from August 6, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents Farming and Agriculture 3. Fukuoka Farmers Protest Free Trade 4. A New Agriculture Minister -- Financial Scandals Continue 5. Recent Agriculture Ministers Climate Concerns 6. Cle [...]
2007-09-07 07:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO4187 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/07/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-07 08:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4196 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/10/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-10 02:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4198TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ AND US-JAPAN
[...] "9/11 and US Society" The liberal Asahi editorialized (9/9): "...Six years after 9/11, American society is divided over the war in Iraq. According to a Gallup poll conducted in August, 60% of the American people said the Iraq war was a mistake.... US presidential candidates are conducting a he [...]
2007-09-10 02:38:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO4227COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR PM SENIOR ADVISOR AMBASSADOR
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the September 20-26, 2007 visit to Japan by Ambassador Jackson McDonald, CDR Thomas C. Herold, and LTC Phillip D. Janzen. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Chris Gunning. He can be reached at: Office pho [...]
2007-09-11 02:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO4229TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - WAR ON TERROR; APEC
[...] "Six Years After 9/11: Unity Against Terrorism Still Needed" The conservative Sankei editorialized (9/11): "Six years have passed since 9/11.... Not only Americans but people the world over remember the shock of that day. There is as yet no end in sight to the fight against terrorism.... Is th [...]
2007-09-11 02:48:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO43COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TERRORIST INTERDICTION
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the January 18-20, 2007 visit to Japan by Robin Reichenbach, S/CT Terrorist Interdiction Program (TIP) representative. Post understands, per reftel, that no further assistance is required. 2. (U) Point of Contact for the Tokyo portio [...]
2007-01-09 05:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KFRD ASEC OTRA AEMR TH RP JA
07TOKYO4328 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/18/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-18 22:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4371COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR LTCOL MARC CZAJA AND DAVID
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the September 21-26, 2007 visit to Japan by LTCOL Marc Czaja and David Schlaefer. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Chris Gunning. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5342 Home phone: (81 [...]
2007-09-19 06:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO4373 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/19/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-19 08:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4384JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/20/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-20 01:38:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4397 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/20/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-20 22:46:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO44The Japan Economic Scope - Economic News At-A-
[...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. Unemployment Dips to Under 4% 4. Cabinet Approves Conservative Regular Budget for FY07 5. New Tax Commission Chairman Pro-Growth 6. METI "Investment Security" Study Group: Japan's "Exon-Florio"? 7. CPRR Issues Mixed Final Reform Recommendations 8. Japan Pos [...]
2007-01-09 05:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO4416 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/21/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-21 08:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4436 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/25/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-25 08:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO448MOFA PUTS POSITIVE SPIN ON CEBU ECON OUTCOMES
[...] (C) Summary: The endorsement of Japan's proposal for an academic study of a free trade area including the 10 ASEAN states along with Japan, China, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, and India at the January 15 East Asian Summit was a better outcome than had been expected, according to an [...]
2007-02-01 01:47:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALETRD ECIN ECON PREL JA
07TOKYO450JAPAN 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 01:53:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON EINV ETRD PREL JA CH KS
07TOKYO4528 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/27/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-27 08:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4542JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/28/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-28 01:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4552The Japan Economic Scope--September 27, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from September 27, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents Political 3. New PM Fukuda Keeps Economic Team Intact 4. Less Uncertainty in Japan's Trade Team 5. Fukuda's Campaign Pledges Squishy on Reform ( International Interrelations 6. [...]
2007-09-28 07:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO4557 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/28/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-28 08:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO456COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR THY M. NGUYEN
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the February 06 - May 03, 2007 visit to Japan by Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation Foreign Affairs Officer Thy M. Nguyen. 2. (U) Embassy Point of Contact for the visit will be Geneve Menscher. She can be reached [...]
2007-02-01 03:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO4564COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL INOUYE
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 6-13, 2007 visit to Japan by CODEL Inouye. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Raymond Greene. Administrative points of contact are Political Officer John Nylin and Management Officer Peter Hayde [...]
2007-09-28 09:22:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP OTRA AMGT AFIN ASEC PREL JA
07TOKYO4567JAPANESE 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 22:22:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL IR IZ JA
07TOKYO458COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JOHN HILL AND JOHN GEIS
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the February 02 -05, 2007, visit to Japan by OASD, East Asia John Hill and John Geis. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Geneve Menscher. She can be reached at: Office phone: [...]
2007-02-01 03:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO4596PM/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 00:28:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL JA
07TOKYO4599COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DEAN VAUGHN AND KEFF CARTER
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 9-12, 2007 visit to Japan by Dean Vaughn and Keff Carter. 2. (U) Point of contact for the visit will be Political Officer John Nylin. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5344 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6817 [...]
2007-10-02 00:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO4617COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DASD DAVID SEDNEY
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 3-4, 2007 visit to Japan by David Sedney. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Simon Lee. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5337 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6881 Mobile phone: 81-9 [...]
2007-10-02 04:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO4645 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/03/07
[...] The aim is to eliminate as many obstacles as possible in pursuing Diet deliberations due to the dominance of the opposition in the Upper House so that a possible vacuum in MSDF operations as a result of failure to secure Diet approval before the law expires can be lessened as much as possible. [...]
2007-10-03 07:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4658GOING POSTAL: INTRODUCING THE WORLD'S LARGEST BANK
[...] (SBU) Yucho, Japan,s postal bank, is the world,s largest bank, with total assets of 222 trillion yen ($1.9 trillion) and FY 2007 net income of 300 billion yen ($2.6 billion). As Yucho,s privatization began on October 1 (ref a),its sheer size and first steps into new banking businesses promise [...]
2007-10-04 06:18:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALEFIN KPRV JA
07TOKYO4666 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/04/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-04 08:08:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4673JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/05/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-05 01:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4689The 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 05:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO4691COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AMBASSADOR MICHAEL W.
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 9, 2007 visit to Japan by Ambassador Michalak. 2. (U) Point of contact is Political Officer Marc Forino, Tel: (03) 3224-5467, Mobile: 090-5578-0102. 3. (U) Post understands that the meeting with Diet Member Shiozaki is [...]
2007-10-05 05:37:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO4715JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/09/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-09 04:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4721 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/09/07
[...] Purpose of the law In order to contribute positively and independently to the efforts of the international community to stop and eliminate international terrorism, refueling operations by the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) toward the vessels of each country participating in maritime interdiction [...]
2007-10-09 08:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO474 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/01/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-01 08:49:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4746 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/10/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-10 10:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4775 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/11/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-11 08:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4784JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/12/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-12 01:22:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4787The Japan Economic Scope--October 11, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from October 12, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents Money Matters 3. Unemployment Post Slight Rise to 3.8% 4. Bank Sales of Insurance Advocacy 5. U.S. - Japan Investment Initiative 2007--Investment Seminar in Osaka 6. KIAC Welcomes [...]
2007-10-12 03:47:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO4799 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/12/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-12 08:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4813 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/15/07-2
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-15 07:48:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4829 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/16/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-16 22:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4846TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-17 05:47:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO4856 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/17/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-17 22:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4870 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/18/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-18 22:31:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4872TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - TURKEY AND IRAQ
[...] "Tension Mounting over Iraq" The conservative Sankei's Istanbul correspondent Murakami wrote (10/18): "Concern is mounting over the possibility of further destabilization in Iraq following the Turkish parliament's move to grant the country's army the authority to cross the border and attack PK [...]
2007-10-18 22:31:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO4885The Japan Economic Scope--October 18, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from October 18, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents Trade Forum 3. AUSTR Cutler Meets DG Otabe in Tokyo 4. US-Japan Launch New Reg Reform Cycle Fiscal Structure 5. Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy Influence Declining, Says La [...]
2007-10-19 05:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO490JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/02/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-02 08:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4917TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PAKISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-22 02:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO4927COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 29-November 1, 2007 visit to Japan by DAS Alexander Arvizu. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Sangmin "Simon" Lee. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5337 Home phone: (81-3)3 [...]
2007-10-22 09:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO495 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/02/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-02 08:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4954JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/24/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-24 01:36:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO497COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP A/S HILL AND SPECIAL
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the February 05-07, 2007 visit to Japan by EAP A/S Christopher Hill and Special Assistant Thomas Gibbons. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Keith Jordan. He can be reached at: [...]
2007-02-02 08:37:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL CH KS JA
07TOKYO4971JAPAN WILL DEMARCHE BOLIVIA AT A HIGH LEVEL OVER
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-24 08:11:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV BO IR KNNP PREL IAEA USUN JA
07TOKYO4976JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/25/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-25 01:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO498COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JAMES ZUMWALT
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the February 11-19, 2007 visit to Japan by EAP/J Director James Zumwalt. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Geneve Menscher. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5 [...]
2007-02-02 08:37:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO4980 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/25/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-25 07:49:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO499COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AMBASSADOR GROVER JOSEPH REES
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the February 07-09, 2007 visit to Japan by Ambassador Rees, Special Representative for Social Issues. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Scott Hansen. He can be reached at: Of [...]
2007-02-02 09:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PGOV PHUM PREL BM ID RP SG TH WHO
07TOKYO5025The Japan Economic Scope--October 25, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from October 25, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents Financial News 3. Recent Major Economic Indicators 4. Public Pension Fund Goes Small Cap for Big Returns 5. GOJ's Six Fiscal Projections Point to Consumption Tax Hike Transportatio [...]
2007-10-29 00:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO5028JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/29/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-29 01:22:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5038Japan-Germany to Expand IPR Cooperation
[...] (U) On October 19 Japan announced a pilot program with Germany under the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH). The program, which will start in March 2008, extends to four the number of countries with which Japan has such agreements. The other countries already piloting PPH agreements with Japan [...]
2007-10-30 01:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR JA GE
07TOKYO5047TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - TURKEY-IRAQ
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-31 02:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO5055CORRECTED TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - TURKEY-IRAQ
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-31 04:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO5066COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR A/S HILL, EAP SPECIAL
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the November 2-3, 2007 visit to Japan by A/S Christopher R. Hill, EAP Special Assistant Christopher Klein, and NSC East Asian Director Paul Haenle. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Scott Hansen. He can be [...]
2007-11-01 04:44:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO5067COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SECRETARY OF DEFENSE AND
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the November 7-9, 2007 visit to Japan by Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and party. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Evan Reade. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5325 Home phone: [...]
2007-11-01 05:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO5070 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/01/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-01 08:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5074USMARFORPAC COMMANDER GOODMAN AND MOFA SHARE DPRI
[...] (C) The maturing U.S.-Japan security alliance is critical to peace and stability in the region, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) senior officials told Lieutenant General John F. Goodman, Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific and the Ambassador during October 30 office calls. MOFA V [...]
2007-11-01 08:51:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR PGOV PINR PREL JA CH KN
07TOKYO5082JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/02/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-02 01:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5099 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/02/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-02 08:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5112 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/05/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-05 08:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5126 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/06/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-06 08:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5130JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/07/07
[...] (Omitted (by the Yomiuri Shimbun)) 2. The bill is to expressly stipulate basic principles for Japan to invoke its right to self-defense under the Constitution of Japan and participate in collective security measures under Chapter 7 of the United Nations Charter. Japan is to play a leading ro [...]
2007-11-07 01:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5137NORTH KOREA: DIET MEMBERS PRESS FOR ABDUCTIONS
[...] (C) Summary: EAP DAS Arvizu met October 31 with eight members of a Diet group dedicated to the return of Japan's abductees. Representative of hardline views in Japan on the issues of negotiating with North Korea and removing the DPRK from the state sponsors of terrorism list, the Diet members [...]
2007-11-07 07:34:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KN JA
07TOKYO5139 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/07/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-07 22:57:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5140JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/08/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-08 01:49:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5175JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/09/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-09 01:41:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5176The Japan Economic Scope--November 8, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from November 8, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents 3. EisMAP and Fostering Sustainable Development in the Asia/Pacific Region Politics 4. Deja vu...D(PJ)eja -Vu 5. Unlikely to Get into Business School 6. Secretary of Defense Rob [...]
2007-11-09 03:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO5202 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/09/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-09 08:37:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5205COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JASON HAMM
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the November 12-17, 2007 visit to Japan by Jason Hamm. 2. (U) Point of contact for the visit will be Political Officer Simon Lee. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5337 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6815 Mobile phone: 81 [...]
2007-11-09 09:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO5227JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/14/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-14 08:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5228 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/14/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-14 08:22:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5231JAPANESE OFFICIALS SEE BENEFIT IN NEW NORTH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Environment Ministry and METI officials expressed strong interest in the new U.S.-Canada-Mexico effort for managing high production volume (HPV) chemicals during meeting with EPA Assistant Administrator Jim Gulliford on November 8. The Japanese officials noted GOJ agreement with [...]
2007-11-14 08:56:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALSENV EIND ETRD JA
07TOKYO5232 FTC COMMISSIONER HARBOUR MEETINGS WITH GOJ
[...] Summary: Japanese officials who met with Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Commissioner Pamela Jones Harbour November 8 showed interest in stronger cooperation with the United States on antitrust issues as well as in initiatives related to e-commerce and consumer protection. The Japan Fair Trad [...]
2007-11-14 09:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV KCRM PGOV JA
07TOKYO5240JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/15/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-15 01:43:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5244 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/15/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-15 08:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5258JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/16/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-16 01:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5267 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/16/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-16 08:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5272JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/19/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-19 01:08:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5290 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/19/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-19 22:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5300The Japan Economic Scope--November 16, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from November 16, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents Beef 3. Spinning Wheels on Beef (SBU) 4. Ag Reform Going Backwards? (SBU) 5. Montana State Officials Discuss Beef in Kumamoto -Their Sister State (SBU) MOD Scandal 6. MOD Anno [...]
2007-11-20 08:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO5305JAPAN UNSURE ABOUT APPROACH TO VENEZUELA
[...] (U) This cable contains an action message. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Japan's approach to the proposed constitutional changes in Venezuela is a "sensitive" and "delicate" matter, MOFA South America and Caribbean Division Principal Deputy Director Akifumi Mizuguchi told Embassy Tokyo P [...]
2007-11-20 09:02:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM VE JA
07TOKYO5320 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/21/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-21 08:22:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5321EXCHANGE OF TELECOM MRA LETTERS
[...] On November 21, 2007, and per instructions in ref, Embassy and GOJ effected the exchange of letters required to bring the Agreement on Mutual Recognition of Results of Conformity Assessment Procedures between Japan and the United States of America into force on January 1, 2008. The Embassy re [...]
2007-11-21 08:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON PREL JA
07TOKYO5331COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the November 28-29, 2007, visit to Japan by Assistant Secretary Christopher Hill and EAP Special Assistant Christopher Klein. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Scott Hansen. He can be reached at: Offic [...]
2007-11-26 06:47:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO5345 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/27/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-27 07:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5350JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/28/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-28 01:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5365JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11//07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-29 01:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5376 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/29/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-29 08:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5377JAPAN'S REACTION TO U.S.-IRAQI DECLARATION OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan's main concern about the Declaration of Principles for a Long-Term Relationship of Cooperation and Friendship Between the Republic of Iraq and the United States of America is reference to the fact that it is anticipated the next rollover of the UN Security Council resolution [...]
2007-11-29 08:54:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS UNSC IZ JA
07TOKYO5391TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PROSPECTS FOR MIDDLE
[...] "U.S. Role Most Important" The top circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (11/30): "The fact that both Palestinian leader Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Olmert have weak political bases is a source of concern.... Given the circumstances, it is even more imperative that Washington act as [...]
2007-11-30 02:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO540 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/06/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-06 08:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5400 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/30/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-02 23:02:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5439 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/04/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-04 08:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5451COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the December 7, 2007 visit to Japan by Assistant Secretary Christopher Hill and EAP Special Assistant Christopher Klein. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Scott Hansen. He can be reached at: Office pho [...]
2007-12-05 04:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC KN CH JA
07TOKYO5463 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/5/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-05 08:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5465JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/06/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-06 01:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO547MEDIA REACTION - CRITICISM OF IRAQ WAR - TOKYO
[...] "How About Voicing Criticism Directly to Cheney?" An editorial in the liberal Asahi stated (2/7): "Defense Minister Kyuma and Foreign Minister Aso have made remarks critical of US policy in Iraq. Kyuma questioned America's justification for the launch of the war and said that the decision to i [...]
2007-02-07 03:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO5476CUBA: JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO LIBERTAD ACT QUESTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-06 10:04:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ETTC CU JA
07TOKYO5487COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JOINT GUAM PROGRAM OFFICE
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the December 8-10, 2007 visit to Japan by JGPO delegation members Lynn Hicks, James Cannon, Lou Cariello, Wesley Ishuhizu, John Gamez, Scott Forrest, William Taylor, David Demoske, Thomas Cole, Matthew Gagelin and David Bice. 2. (U) Co [...]
2007-12-07 04:50:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO5493 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/07/07
[...] Fund management organizations of Diet members and candidates for the Diet 2. Political organizations represented by Diet members and others and their branches in electoral districts 3. Political organizations recommending Diet members and others Political funds auditors (tentative name) regi [...]
2007-12-07 08:22:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5495 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/10/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-10 02:33:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5496The Japan Economic Scope--December 7, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from December 7, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents Bilateral Dialogs 3. Sub Cabinet Meetings Taking Place in Tokyo 4. Megaports Discussions Continue in Tokyo 5. Chukeiren Vice Chairman Frustrated With China; Favors FTA 6. Japan-Chi [...]
2007-12-10 04:02:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO5502 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/10/07-2
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-10 08:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5510 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/11/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-11 08:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5530 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/12/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-12 08:08:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5536WHALING: TENTATIVE AGREEMENT BY JAPAN NOT TO KILL
[...] (C) Summary: International Whaling Commission (IWC) Chairman Dr. William Hogarth and IWC Vice Chairman and Japan Fisheries Agency Deputy Director General Akira Nakamae, came to a tentative agreement for Japan to delay killing any humpback whales until after the June 2008 IWC annual meeting. [...]
2007-12-12 09:52:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALSENV EFIS KSCA IWC JA
07TOKYO5559JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/14/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-14 02:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5570The Japan Economic Scope--December 13, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from December 13, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents Japan Post, Privatization 3. Japan Post Insurance Submits New Product Applications 4. Bill to "Review" Postal Privatization Passes Upper House 5. Japan Post Insurance Contract Sales [...]
2007-12-14 08:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO5589 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/17/07
[...] Realize peace of mind and affluence: Expand medical services areas offered by nurses and midwives to reduce the burden of doctors. Introduce a direct contract method between authorized child-care centers and users. Ease standards for admission to child-care centers. Establish a school teacher-r [...]
2007-12-17 22:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5592TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - RUSSIA
[...] "Putin Rein to Continue" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri's Moscow correspondent Seguchi wrote (12/18): "With President Putin's official announcement on Monday that he will assume the premiership under President Medvedev, a new political system is in the making, under which Putin will con [...]
2007-12-18 02:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO5598 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/18/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-18 08:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5603JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/19/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-19 01:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5609JAPANESE AGAIN RAISE LEVINSON CASE WITH IRANIAN
[...] (S) SUMMARY: MOFA Director General for Middle Eastern and African Affairs Norihiro Okuda lunched December 19 with Iranian Ambassador to Tokyo Moshen Talaeli and urged him again to help resolve the case of missing American Citizen Robert Levinson. Other topics discussed included Iran's nuclear [...]
2007-12-19 09:15:00Embassy TokyoSECRETCASC PREL PTER PARM IR IZ JA
07TOKYO5611 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/19/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-19 22:57:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5620UNION LEADER ON OZAWA, PENSIONS, BASE STRIKES
[...] (C) Japanese Trade Union Confederation President Tsuyoshi Takagi told the Ambassador December 19 that opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) leader Ozawa is not anti-American and that Ozawa's decision to oppose Japan's Indian Ocean refueling activities was primarily driven by political tim [...]
2007-12-20 06:09:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALELAB ECON PGOV JA
07TOKYO5626INITIAL JAPANESE REACTIONS TO SOUTH KOREAN ELECTION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese MOFA officials are pleased by the election of Lee Myung Bak as South Korea's next president and are hopeful that relations between Tokyo and Seoul will improve during his administration. They expect him to focus primarily on improving the South's economy and believe he [...]
2007-12-20 07:57:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL SK JA
07TOKYO5627 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/20/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-20 08:08:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5641The Japan Economic Scope--December 21, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from December 21, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents International Assistance 3. Japan to Provide Humanitarian Protection Assistance in Chad 4. Japan Increases Donation to International Development Association Taxation 5. Ruling Pa [...]
2007-12-21 04:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO5647COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL TAUSCHER
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the January 09-11, 2007, visit to Japan by CODEL Tauscher. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Dan Cintron. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5558 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6972 Mobile phone [...]
2007-12-21 05:50:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA AMGT ASEC AFIN JA
07TOKYO5658JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/27/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-27 01:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5661DEMARCHE DELIVERED: FOREIGN AGENTS IN THE UNITED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-27 03:08:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL CJAN KJUS ASEC VE AR JA
07TOKYO5668 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/27/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-27 08:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5671JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/28/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-28 01:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5674TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PAKISTAN
[...] "U.S. Concerned About Impact on War on Terror" A Washington dispatch in the business-oriented Nikkei wrote (12/28): "The death of pro-American political leader Bhutto has dealt a heavy blow to the Bush administration. President Bush condemned the act of terrorism as a 'cowardly act by murderou [...]
2007-12-28 02:47:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO5678SUB CABINET MEETINGS, DEC. 6-7, U.S. URGES MORE
[...] (SBU) Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs Daniel Price led a deputies-level team from USTR, Treasury, Agriculture, Commerce, and State for the U.S.-Japan Economic Sub-Cabinet Dialogue meetings on December 6-7 in Tokyo. The over-a [...]
2007-12-28 06:42:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EAGR ETRD JA
07TOKYO5682 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/28/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-28 08:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5689The Japan Economic Scope--December 28, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from December 28, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents Japanese Government Moves 3. Personnel Shuffle at MOFA? 4. Reg Reform is Back 5. Japan Halts Plans to Start Hunting Humpback Whales Planes and Trains 5. Rail Improvement Cut in [...]
2007-12-31 01:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO57COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GAO VISIT TO JAPAN
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the January 20-31, 2007 visit to Japan by Mr. Mark Little, Ms. Nelsie Alcoser, and Ms. Erika Prochaska. Post understands, per reftel, that no further assistance is required. 2. (U) Embassy Point of Contact for the Tokyo portion of [...]
2007-01-09 08:46:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAGAO OTRA KS JA
07TOKYO582I/O SILVERBERG'S JANUARY 25 MEETING WITH JAPAN
[...] (C) Summary. MOFA DVM Kawai told IO A/S Silverberg on January 25 that Japan would contest Iran for the 2009-10 UNSC nonpermanent Asia slot. A/S Silverberg recalled Washington's positive experience working with Japan during Tokyo,s last tenure on the UNSC. She applauded Japan's approach on UN [...]
2007-02-08 08:57:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC JA
07TOKYO583COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DPRI DELEGATION
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the February 4 -17, 2007 visit to Japan by the DPRI Delegation. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Chris Gunning. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5342 Home ph [...]
2007-02-08 09:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO585SUBJECT: A/S SILVERBERG MEETINGS ON UN REFORM
[...] (C) Subject: Improving efficiency in peacekeeping operations, promoting strong ethical practices, insisting on improvement in the Human Rights Council, and cooperating behind the scenes on upcoming international organization elections are some of the ways the United States and Japan can work [...]
2007-02-08 23:19:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC KUNR KPKO JA BM
07TOKYO619 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/13/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-13 08:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO650JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/14/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-15 01:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO661JAPAN CONCERNED ABOUT PASSAGE OF "COMFORT WOMEN"
[...] (C) The Abe government is moving ahead on several fronts to counter the proposed sense of Congress resolution condemning Japan for its treatment of World War II "comfort women." MOFA Asian Bureau Regional Policy Division Director Aikawa told us February 13, he had been asked to relay that the [...]
2007-02-15 10:52:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV KS CH JA
07TOKYO692 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/16/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-16 08:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO696JAPAN WELCOMES SIX-PARTY AGREEMENT, REMAINS UNEASY
[...] (C) Summary. Japanese reaction to the Six-Party Talks (6PT) agreement is mixed. Popular reaction to the 6PT agreement is shaped by the strong and passionate view the Japanese public has on the abduction issue. PM Abe, who holds deep personal views on the abductions, shares the public view t [...]
2007-02-16 10:22:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP KN JA
07TOKYO701JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/20/07-1
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-20 01:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO704MEDIA REACTION - CHENEY VISIT/SECOND ARMITAGE
[...] "Strategic Cooperation Among US, Japan, and Australia Needed" An editorial in the conservative Sankei commented (2/20): "Vice President Cheney will arrive in Japan this afternoon and meet with Prime Minister Abe and Foreign Minister Aso on Wednesday before leaving for Australia.... Cheney's vi [...]
2007-02-20 02:36:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO708AMBASSADOR'S FEBRUARY 16 MEETING WITH KOMEITO
[...] (SBU) Summary. During a February 16 courtesy call with the Ambassador, Komeito Chief Representative Ota: -- stated his firm belief in the U.S.-Japan alliance; -- expressed appreciation for U.S. efforts to keep abductions on the front burner in dealings with the DPRK; -- said he strongly supp [...]
2007-02-20 04:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV JA
07TOKYO722JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/21/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-21 00:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO741COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the February 26 - 28, 2007 visit to Japan by Deputy National Security Advisor J.D. Crouch, Jr. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the Tokyo portion of the visit will be Evan Reade. He can be reac [...]
2007-02-22 05:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL AS KS JA
07TOKYO744MEDIA REACTION - CHENEY VISIT - TOKYO
[...] "Cheney-Abe Meeting: We Welcome Their Agreement to Address the Abduction Issue as a Common Task" The conservative Sankei editorialized (2/22): "Vice President Cheney wound up his visit to Japan after meeting Wednesday with Prime Minister Abe, Foreign Minister Aso, and other senior officials. C [...]
2007-02-22 05:22:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO748The Japan Economic Scope - February 16, 2007
[...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. Ambassador Schieffer on U.S.-Japan Economic Relations at the ACCJ 4. Fourth Quarter Real GDP Grew 4.8 Percent; Up 2.2 Percent in CY2006 5. Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy Hiroko Ota on GDP News 6. Japan Post Privatization: Level Playing F [...]
2007-02-22 05:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO760COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SCOT A. MARCIEL
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the February 26-27, 2007 visit to Japan by Office Director Scot A. Marciel. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Mary Wilson. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5 [...]
2007-02-22 09:47:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL RP JA
07TOKYO761COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP/MLS DIRECTOR ROBERT
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the March 11-12, 2007 visit to Japan by EAP/MLS Director Robert Rapson. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Mary Wilson. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5340 H [...]
2007-02-22 09:48:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL TH BM LAS VM CBC KS JA
07TOKYO763 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02//07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-22 23:55:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO774JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01//07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-23 01:37:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO784 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02//07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-23 08:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO8HHS DEPUTY SECRETARY AZAR'S MEETING WITH JAPANESE HEALTH
[...] (U) Summary: On December 7, Department of Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Alex M. Azar II met in Tokyo with Japanese Minister of Health, Labor, and Welfare, Hakuo Yanagisawa. Meeting just prior to the Global Health Security Initiative Ministerial, they discussed the recent World He [...]
2007-01-04 05:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI EAGR JA
07TOKYO807 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/26/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-26 08:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO825COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ROANE AND WIRKKALA
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the March 03-17, 2007 visit to Japan by INR/B Jamie Roane, Biographic Officer and Tiara Wirkkala, Political Officer. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Mary Wilson. She can be re [...]
2007-02-27 09:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PINR JA
07TOKYO832JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/28/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-28 01:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO855COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR G/SENK SENIOR ADVISOR WHITON
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the March 03-05, 2007 visit to Japan by Christian Whiton, Senior Advisor to Special Envoy for Human Rights in North Korea. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Keith Jordan. He can [...]
2007-02-28 10:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PHUM JA
07TOKYO856 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02//07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-28 22:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO859JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/01/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-01 01:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO876 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03//07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-01 08:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO9HHS DEPUTY SECRETARY AZAR'S MEETING WITH PARLIAMENTARY
[...] (U) Summary: On December 6, Department of Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Alex M. Azar II met in Tokyo with Tatsuya Tanimoto, Cabinet Office Parliamentary Secretary for Food Safety. They discussed a range of food safety and health issues, including ongoing risk assessments, efforts [...]
2007-01-04 05:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO EAGR KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA
07TOKYO910The Japan Economic Scope - March 2, 2007
[...] (SBU) Table of Contents 2. (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from February 23, 2007. 3. Upper House Member Running for Reelection Predicts Win for DPJ 4. Russian PM Fradkov Visits Japan 5. MAFF Sounds the Alarms About Free Trade 6. An Intelligent Diet Debate on [...]
2007-03-05 05:41:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO971 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/07/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-07 08:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO977JAPAN, AUSTRALIA BACK CLOSER TRILATERAL DEFENSE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese and Australian defense and diplomatic officials endorsed a U.S. proposal for an Assistant Secretary-level Trilateral Security and Defense Cooperation Forum (SDCF),and called for an ambitious, "results-oriented" agenda for the new body focused on "early deliverables", dur [...]
2007-03-07 22:43:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR AS JA
07TOKYO979(U) DEFENSE POLICY REVIEW INITIATIVE FOUR
[...] (C) Summary. In a Defense Policy Review Initiative Roadmap for Realignment Implementation Oversight meeting on February 13, the Four Principals: (1) confirmed steady progress in most areas of realignment implementation; (2) identified differences related to Camp Foster returns as part of the [...]
2007-03-07 22:45:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL JA
07TOKYO985JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/08/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-08 01:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TORONTO1252007 Ontario Budget Focuses Social Deficit in Election
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ontario's 2007 budget, unveiled on March 22, focuses on reducing poverty, increasing services for modest-income families, and reducing property tax increases. It contains little additional funding for infrastructure investments and continues funding programs previously announce [...]
2007-03-23 20:26:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PGOV CA
07TORONTO448Narcotics Smugglers Still Working the U.S.-Canada Border
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Drug smuggling continues to be a major challenge for Ontario law enforcement. Organized criminal groups smuggle ecstasy, cocaine, and marijuana in and out of Canada on a regular basis, trying to exploit seams along the lengthy shared border with the United States, and Pearson I [...]
2007-11-13 15:28:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR KCRM CA
07TORONTO450Changing Face of Canadian Auto Sector
[...] (SBU) Summary: An ascending Canadian dollar, briefly topping US$1.10 for the first time in modern history on November 7 and still at US$1.04 as of November 14, continues to put pressure on the Canadian auto manufacturing sector, and to erode its global competitiveness. Canadian Auto Workers ( [...]
2007-11-14 18:21:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ELAB PGOV SENV CA
07TORONTO457Strong Loonie - Cross-border Shopping Hurts Canadian Auto
[...] (SBU) Summary: The strong Canadian dollar and weaker U.S. consumer demand are challenging Canadian-based auto assemblers' efforts to remain globally competitive. Sales to Canadians of new and used autos from the U.S. are up by 21% to 136,666, setting a new record for the first 10 months of th [...]
2007-11-29 19:39:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ELAB PGOV SENV CA
07TORONTO479Reviving the Islamic Spirit Convention
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Toronto-based IHYA Foundation is organizing a knowledge retreat for Muslim students, a large convention at the Metro Toronto Convention Center, and a concert from December 23-31. Organizers expect 15,000 people to attend the convention - about 2,000 of whom will likely come [...]
2007-12-18 18:49:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCASC KISL KPAO PREL CA
07TORONTO81ONTARIO PURSUES DRIVERS' LICENSES AS PASSPORT ALTERNATIVE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ontario plans to issue a secure drivers' license by the end of 2007 that provincial officials hope can be used to document identity and citizenship in lieu of passports for travel across the U.S. border. The initial, informal plan for use of the card to cross into the U.S. woul [...]
2007-03-07 09:54:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCPAS PBTS PGOV PINR PREL CA
07TORONTO90ILLICIT DRUG PRODUCTION AND TRAFFICKING IN ONTARIO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Police seizures and arrests during the past year show that illegal drug activity, including cross-border smuggling, continues to be a big problem in Ontario. Police have seized large quantities of ecstasy, cocaine, and marijuana. They have discovered and shut down nearly 300 in [...]
2007-03-08 08:59:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR SOCI PGOV KCRM CA
07TRIPOLI1039LIBYA: FOLLOW-UP ON ACCESS TO RETURNED GTMO DETAINEES REF: A) STATE 165729, B) STATE 127608, C) TRIPOLI 723, D) TRIPOLI 797 CLASSIFIED BY: Chris Stevens, DCM, Embassy Tripoli, Department of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d)
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-13 16:50:00Embassy TripoliSECRETKDRG PTER PREL PHUM PINR PINS LY
07TRIPOLI1040GOL FURTHER PROTESTS PLANNED TRANSFER OF LIBYAN DETAINEE AT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-13 17:07:00Embassy TripoliSECRETKDRG PTER PREL PHUM LY
07TRIPOLI1053U.S. COMPANIES WIN $2 BILLION WORTH OF INFRASTRUCTURE CONTRACTS AS REWARD FOR POLITICAL RELATIONSHIP REF: TRIPOLI 1023 TRIPOLI 00001053 001.2 OF 003 CLASSIFIED BY: Chris Stevens, CDA, Embassy Tripoli, State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d)
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-18 08:55:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALBTIO ECON EIND EINV PREL PGOV LY
07TRIPOLI1055LIBYA: SECTION 565 WAIVER OF PROHIBITION AGAINST CONTRACTING
[...] (SBU) The Government of Libya (GOL) does not maintain diplomatic relations with Israel. Local firms are required by national law to comply with the boycott, and would therefore not be able to sign the required U.S. certification without exposing themselves to civil and/or criminal penalties. [...]
2007-12-23 09:34:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKBCT PHUM AL ABLD ECON AMGT ASUP AFIN PREL LY
07TRIPOLI1066QADHAFI DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION DIRECTOR SOUNDS WARNING ON
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-31 11:53:00Embassy TripoliSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER PINR SOCI KPAO SCUL OEXC KISL LY
07TRIPOLI422LIBYA ENACTS, THEN RETRACTS, BAN ON WOMEN TRAVELING ABROAD
[...] SUMMARY. (C) In late February 2007, Libyans started talking about a new law that prohibited women under the age of 40 traveling abroad unless escorted by their husband, father or brother, although there was conflicting information about the source of the "law" or the scope of implementation. [...]
2007-05-02 09:16:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPGOV KSOCI KWMN KISL LY
07TRIPOLI426DRAMATIC STATEMENTS ABOUT HIV INFECTIONS AND MEDICS TRIAL
[...] SUMMARY. Libya's newspapers, all government controlled, continue to run dramatic statements about the source of HIV infections in Libya. The press articles consistently blame the Palestinian doctor and Bulgarian nurses, along with foreign intelligence services including the CIA and Mossad, f [...]
2007-05-03 11:12:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV BU LY
07TRIPOLI641QADHAFI HOSTS SARKOZY FOLLOWING DEPARTURE OF BULGARIAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Just one day after six foreign health workers accused of intentionally spreading HIV left Libya for Bulgaria, French President Nicholas Sarkozy arrived in Tripoli on July 25 for wide-ranging discussions with Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi. Sarkozy and Qadhafi reportedly discus [...]
2007-07-26 15:20:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM EINV ENRG FR LY
07TRIPOLI664LIBYA, FRANCE CONCLUDE "VERY GENERAL" CIVILIAN NUCLEAR DEAL
[...] (S) Summary: According to French diplomats, a civilian nuclear deal concluded between Libya and France during President Sarkozy's visit to Tripoli constitutes only a "very general" framework for future cooperation, with no clear financial commitment from the French side and little expectatio [...]
2007-08-03 12:38:00Embassy TripoliSECRETPREL PGOV KNNP ENRG MNUC ECIN EINV ETRD KPWR FR
07TRIPOLI834NURSES GONE, BUT LIBYA'S HIV/AIDS WOES CONTINUE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. A lavishly-funded treatment facility constructed exclusively for the 426 infected Benghazi children remains off limits to hundreds of other Libyans in Benghazi currently living with HIV/AIDS, according to a team of American HIV/AIDS experts who visited Libya in mid-September. T [...]
2007-09-24 13:33:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL LY BG
07TRIPOLI909ARAB DONORS' CONFERENCE ON DARFUR
[...] (U) The Charge conveyed reftel points to MFA Secretary for Americas Affairs Dr. Ahmed Fituri October 25, urging the GOL to make contributions in a manner supportive of UN and Transitional Darfur Regional Authority efforts in Darfur. Fituri said Ambassador to Khartoum Omar al-Hamdi would repres [...]
2007-10-25 12:26:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPKO SU AL LY
07TRIPOLI943REQUEST FOR EXPLANATION OF RETURNED DETAINEE ARM DISABILITY
[...] (S/NF) Charge met November 1 with MFA Secretary for the Americas Dr. Ahmed Fituri and reiterated Post's request for timely access to returned Guantanamo detainee ISN-194 (Muhammad Abdallah Mansur al-Rimi) to follow up on ref A and B requests for further information on when and how al-Rimi susta [...]
2007-11-07 09:14:00Embassy TripoliSECRETPTER PREL PHUM PINS PINR LY
07TRIPOLI945LIBYAN REACTION TO AQ-LIFG MERGER
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-07 16:15:00Embassy TripoliSECRET//NOFORNKISL PTER PREL PGOV LY
07TRIPOLI946DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS UNDER
[...] (U) The Charge delivered reftel demarche to MFA Secretary for Americas Affairs Dr. Ahmed Fituri November 1. Fituri offered no substantive response, but undertook to convey to the appropriate authorities the request that the GOL take parallel measures. Noting Libya's recent election to a non-pe [...]
2007-11-07 16:16:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KNNP IR PARM EFIN
07TRIPOLI972ANTI-ISRAEL BOYCOTT INCIDENT WITH LIBYAN NATIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-18 16:11:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALKBCT ECON ELTN PREL PGOV EINV LY
07TRIPOLI983OXY EXTENDS FOR 25 YEARS IN LIBYA
[...] Summary: U.S. energy company Occidental Petroleum is set to announce a 25-year extension of its existing contracts in Libya. This deal will include more than $13 billion in capital investment, and solidifies Occidental's position as a major player and top acreage holder in country. End Sum [...]
2007-11-21 14:23:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EPET ENRG LY
07TRIPOLI984SECRETARY'S INVITATION TO FOREIGN MINISTER SHALGHAM
[...] (C) Post conveyed reftel invitation to the MFA via diplomatic note November 17 and P/E Chief followed up with MFA Secretary for the Americas, Dr. Ahmed Fituri, November 21. Fituri said Foreign Minister Shalgham is keen to accept the Secretary's offer and proposes to travel to the U.S. sometime [...]
2007-11-21 14:56:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL OVIP LY
07TUNIS102DAS CARPENTER'S ROUNDTABLE WITH TUNISIAN CIVIL
[...] (C) During his January 10-12 visit to Tunis, NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary J. Scott Carpenter met with six leaders of Tunisian civil society. In a wide-ranging two-hour discussion, several common themes emerged: -- critiques that the United States, rhetoric was falling behind it actions in [...]
2007-01-23 15:53:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KMPI TS
07TUNIS1040FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION MAIN ISSUE FOR OPPOSITION
[...] (C) On July 26, the Ambassador met with Mohamed Harmel the outgoing Secretary General of the Renewal Movement (Et-Tajdid) party. Harmel spoke at length about the need for greater freedom of expression in Tunisia, including media access and public debate. Referring to President Bush's June [...]
2007-08-02 07:46:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS1044MOHAMED ABBOU TO CONTINUE ACTIVISM FOR FREEDOM IN
[...] (C) On July 31, EmbOffs met with Mohamed Abbou, a political prisoner released on July 24 after serving over two years of a three-and-a-half year sentence. He and his wife Samia expressed their appreciation for USG support of them and their family during Abbou's incarceration. Abbou discuss [...]
2007-08-03 08:28:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL PTER KPAO KDEM TS
07TUNIS105MINISTER JOUINI: UNITED STATES AND TUNISIA NEED TO
[...] (C/NF) Summary: During Ambassador's January 16 courtesy call on the Minister of Development and International Cooperation (MDIC),Mohamed Nouri Jouini discussed the way forward for the US-Tunisian economic relationship. Ambassador asked Jouini what he wanted out of the relationship over the n [...]
2007-01-24 10:13:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON ETRD TS
07TUNIS1064TUNISIA: PROMOTING THE PRESIDENT'S FREEDOM AGENDA
[...] (SBU) Advancing the President's Freedom Agenda is Post's number one Mission Strategic Plan goal. As part of our push on freedom in Tunisia, the Ambassador and other Embassy officers meet frequently with democracy and human rights advocates, opposition political party members, and civil societ [...]
2007-08-06 14:03:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS1066DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PROMOTION OF STANDING
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-07 09:06:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PHUM ICRC TS
07TUNIS1075OPPOSITION PARTY REACHES OUT TO EMBASSY
[...] (C) Requests for more American assistance and cooperation are not something we normally hear from Tunisian opposition parties, but it was exactly what the Social Democratic Movement (MDS) wanted to talk about during the Ambassador's August 8 meeting. MDS Secretary General Ismail Boulahia ha [...]
2007-08-09 15:05:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS1076PRO-GOT HUMAN RIGHTS LEAGUE FACTION OPEN TO A
[...] (C) On August 1, the Ambassador met with the pro-GOT faction of the Tunisian Human Rights League (LTDH),which sued the Executive Committee of the LTDH to protest the consolidation of LTDH branches. The ensuing legal battle has virtually suspended all LTDH activities since 2005 (Ref B). The [...]
2007-08-09 16:00:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS112TIMELINE ON EVENTS LEADING TO SENTENCING OF SENIOR
[...] (C) ON JANUARY 24, POST'S SENIOR POLITICAL FSN JAMIL HALFAOUI WAS SENTENCED TO FOUR MONTHS IN PRISON ON A 2001 CHARGE OF DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY, FOR WHICH HE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN FOUND NOT GUILTY. POST IS CONTINUING TO INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER AND IT APPEARS THE CASE MAY BE POLITICALLY MOTIVATED [...]
2007-01-25 18:04:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV KMPI ASEC TS
07TUNIS1134DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-21 15:34:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UNGA TS
07TUNIS1136CODEL COSTELLO PROMOTES OPEN SKIES AGREEMENT AND
[...] (SBU) During a August 18-20 visit to Tunisia, the 11 members of CODEL Costello were warmly welcomed by GOT officials, who were eager to highlight Tunisia's economic success and express their enthusiasm for the recently founded Tunisia caucus. Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi focused on the e [...]
2007-08-21 16:30:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON EINV ETRD TS
07TUNIS1159SCENESETTER FOR CODEL JACKSON LEE
[...] (U) Embassy Tunis warmly welcomes Representative Sheila Jackson Lee and Representative Steve Chabot to Tunis from August 29 - August 30, 2007. Tunisia proudly -- and justifiably -- calls itself a "country that works." Despite Tunisia's relatively small economy and lack of natural resources, [...]
2007-08-22 15:36:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL PGOV PHUM PTER TS
07TUNIS120US COMPANIES BEMOAN COMPLEX REGULATIONS, BUT ARE
[...] (U) During a January roundtable hosted by Ambassador, representatives of US companies in Tunisia highlighted a wide range of issues related to doing business in Tunisia. Common complaints included Tunisia's complex regulatory environment, excessive restrictions on importation, and poor telecom [...]
2007-01-26 14:51:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP ETRD EINV ECPS EINT KIPR TS
07TUNIS1202SCENESCETTER FOR ECONOMIC DELEGATION
[...] (SBU) Embassy Tunis warmly welcomes PDAS Elizabeth Dibble, DAS Holly Vineyard, Elizabeth Hopkins, Paul Burkhead, and Alex Severens to Tunis from September 9 - 12, 2007. After a productive roundtable with the GOT and private sector on a US-Tunisia Free Trade Agreement and a series of Ambassador [...]
2007-08-30 16:33:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALETRD EINV EAIR KIPR BEXP EFIN TS
07TUNIS122AU CHAIRMANSHIP VOTE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-26 15:29:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL SU TS
07TUNIS1249ECONOMIC DELEGATION SPURS GOT ACTION
[...] (C) During a September 9-12 visit to Tunisia, the interagency economic delegation headed by EEB PDAS Elizabeth Dibble stressed the US commitment to strengthening the bilateral economic relationship and the need for concrete action. Meetings with Minister of Development and International Coope [...]
2007-09-14 12:26:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EAIR EINV BEXP TS
07TUNIS1261AFDB PRESIDENT AIMS TO REGAIN MEMBER CONFIDENCE
[...] (SBU) In a September 11 meeting with EEB PDAS Elizabeth Dibble, African Development Bank (AfDB) President Donald Kaberuka outlined his vision for the AfDB's future, emphasizing the need for greater selectivity and focus in Bank lending as well as strong support for the private sector. Kaberuk [...]
2007-09-18 07:09:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EINV XA
07TUNIS1263MEPI LESSONS LEARNED 2: ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES
[...] (SBU) Learning from early experience (reftel),MEPI has adopted a two-track approach to promoting reform in the Arab World: timely and flexible response to short-term reform opportunities are wedded to longer-term efforts at building and strengthening the next generation of democratic reformer [...]
2007-09-18 09:20:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKMPI KDEM PGOV PREL XF EAID
07TUNIS1329AMBASSADOR VISITS OPPOSITION HUNGER STRIKERS
[...] (C) As they entered day nine of their hunger strike, opposition PDP Secretary General Maya Jribi and former PDP Secretary General Nejib Chebbi both appeared wan but in good SIPDIS spirits. Jribi and Chebbi started a hunger strike on September 20 to protest their landlord,s effort, almost [...]
2007-09-28 16:19:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS1340COURT ORDERS OPPOSITION PARTY EVICTED FROM
[...] (SBU) On October 1, a Tunisian court handed down a decision evicting the opposition Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) from its party headquarters. The PDP's landlord began eviction proceedings in April (Ref A),saying the lease agreement had been violated. The eviction proceedings prompte [...]
2007-10-02 16:26:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS1353DRL DEPUTY DIRECTOR PROMOTES HUMAN RIGHTS AND
[...] (C) On October 3, visiting DRL/NESCA Deputy Director Kari Johnstone met with opposition Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) hunger strikers Maya Jribi and Nejib Chebbi, the President of the governmental Higher Commission for Human Rights and Fundamental Liberties Moncer Rouissi, and members o [...]
2007-10-05 14:27:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS1355BEN ALI REPORTEDLY APPROVES DISCUSSIONS ON GOOD
[...] (C) According to the Dutch Ambassador in Tunis, President Ben Ali has approved quiet discussions with the UNDP and Dutch Embassy on possible steps to increase political freedom and improve governance in Tunisia. The Dutch Ambassador, Rita Dulci Rahman, briefed Ambassador Godec and French Amba [...]
2007-10-05 17:52:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM NL UN TS
07TUNIS1358TUNISIAN ATTENDANCE AT G8-BMENA FORUM FOR THE
[...] (U) On October 9, MFA Deputy Director for the Americas Moez Sinaoui told PolOff that Tunisia will most likely be represented at the G8-BMENA Forum for the Future Subministerial by Tunisian Ambassador to Germany Moncef Ben Abdallah. However, Sinaoui stressed no official decision had been taken [...]
2007-10-09 12:26:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL KMPI KDEM TS
07TUNIS138AU CHARTER ON DEMOCRACY, ELECTIONS AND GOVERNANCE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-30 15:52:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KDEM PGOV TS
07TUNIS139GOT ASSURANCES ON TRANSFER OF GUANTANAMO DETAINEES
[...] (S/NF) On January 30, Ambassador raised GOT assurances related to the transfer of Tunisian detainees at Guantanamo with MFA Secretary of State for the Americas and Asia Saida Chtioui. Ambassador thanked Chtioui for the MFA diplomatic note of January 11 and requested additional clarification r [...]
2007-01-30 15:53:00Embassy TunisSECRET//NOFORNPTER PINR KAWC TS
07TUNIS141TUNISIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-30 16:51:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC USTR TS
07TUNIS1419DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CANDIDACY OF AVID WALKER FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-25 14:51:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC UN UNGA TS
07TUNIS142REVISED TUNISIA SOFA NOTE
[...] (C) On January 23, Ambassador discussed reftel's revised Status of Forces Agreement text with MFA Chief of Staff Hatem Atallah. Atallah, who led the bilateral interagency SOFA discussions in 2005 as MFA Director General for Asia and the Americas, said that he did not know who would be coordina [...]
2007-01-31 07:47:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR TS
07TUNIS143TUNISIA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS: Dec. 16 - Jan. 15
[...] (U) This cable contains highlights of recent economic developments in Tunisia on the following topics: A. Tunisia and Libya Announce Reciprocal Exchange Convertibility B. ALTEK Opens Plant in Tunisia C. Gasoline Prices May Increase Three Times in 2007 D. Tunisia Repays External Debt [...]
2007-01-31 09:21:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD ENRG EPET BEXP ECPS EAID TS
07TUNIS1433INVESTORS GIVE TUNISIA VOTE OF "NO CONFIDENCE"
[...] (C) While Tunisia can boast about its impressive economic development and steady economic growth, paltry investment rates reveal that the economy faces significant challenges. Low levels of investment, particularly domestic, not only jeopardize continued economic success and efforts to reduce [...]
2007-10-29 14:47:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALEINV EFIN ECON TS
07TUNIS1436DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ICAO MONTREAL CONVENTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-29 15:11:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAIR ICAO KNNP OTRA KTIA PARM TS
07TUNIS1442DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON FATF STATEMENT AND GUIDANCE
[...] On October 30, 2007, reftel points were transmitted to the Americas Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Tunisian Financial Analysis Commission (Tunisia's FIU) and the Ministry of Finance. Any reactions, comments, or response received from the GOT will be reported septel. 2. In [...]
2007-10-30 13:03:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL MNUC ECON EFIN KTFN TS
07TUNIS1443UNEMPLOYMENT IN TUNISIA: FOR WANT OF A JOB...
[...] (C) Tunisia's official unemployment rate has hovered around 15 percent for almost forty years despite sustained GDP growth and continued GOT efforts to diversify the economy and promote investment that should spur new employment. Low domestic and international investment, as well as strict la [...]
2007-10-30 13:04:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALELAB ECON SMIG PTER KDEM PGOV TS
07TUNIS1454CIVIL SOCIETY EMBARKS ON ANOTHER HUNGER STRIKE
[...] (C) On November 1, Poloffs spoke with journalist Slim Boukhdhir who announced that he and attorney Mohamed Nouri had begun an open-ended hunger strike to protest GOT travel restrictions. Among their examples: a judge recently upheld a decision that bars Nouri from traveling, Boukhdhir has be [...]
2007-11-02 14:19:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS1488RESOURCE NATIONALISM IN TUNISIA
[...] (C) Although the Government of Tunisia retains strong control over natural resources, the energy sector remains one of the largest sources of foreign investment in the country and the GOT actively encourages foreign investment in the sector. In 2006, foreign direct investment (FDI) in the ene [...]
2007-11-16 15:34:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG EINV PGOV TS
07TUNIS1489THE PNG'ING OF SUHA ARAFAT: MANY RUMORS, FEW FACTS
[...] (C/NF) Summary: The GOT's decision last summer to revoke Suha Arafat's Tunisian citizenship, which had only been granted less than a year earlier, made international headlines. Since the appearance of the official register notice on August 7, the chattering class in Tunisia has not ceased to specul [...]
2007-11-16 17:13:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV SOCI PINR TS
07TUNIS1501OPPOSITION PSL PARTY TOES THE (RULING) PARTY LINE
[...] (C) The Ambassador discussed Tunisia's political scene with opposition Social Liberal Party (PSL) Secretary General Mondher Thabet on November 5. Thabet expressed his support for President Ben Ali,s policies, called for increased bilateral economic cooperation and denounced the recent PDP h [...]
2007-11-21 15:08:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS1515DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NEW DELHI CONFERENCE ON
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-23 14:32:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR KFLU EAID TBIO PREL TS
07TUNIS1516COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO TUNISIA GRANTED FOR CODEL
[...] Embassy Tunis grants country clearance and warmly welcomes Senator Daniel K. Inouye, Senator Ted Stevens and accompanying members of CODEL Inouye to Tunisia from November 25-26, 2007. 2. Point of contact for the visit is Political Officer Susannah Cooper. Contact information for Ms. Cooper [...]
2007-11-23 14:37:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC TS JO
07TUNIS1521MAINTAINING THE MOMENTUM FOR A 2008 TIFA COUNCIL
[...] (U) After a recent series of government and private business delegations that have traveled between Tunis and Washington, it is time for a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council in early 2008. In order to be most effective, we believe such a meeting should be held in Tunisia, [...]
2007-11-27 11:39:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV ECON BEXP TS
07TUNIS1532CODEL INOUYE PROMOTES US-TUNISIAN TIES
[...] (C) During their November 25-26 visit to Tunisia, Senators Daniel Inouye and Ted Stevens were warmly welcomed by Minister of National Defense Kamel Morjane and MFA Secretary of State Saida Chtioui. The GOT officials, who apologized President Ben Ali was unavailable to meet the Senators on a S [...]
2007-11-29 15:41:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV OREP ECON PTER MASS TS
07TUNIS1555GOOD NEWS/BAD NEWS: ATTORNEY GAINS RIGHT TO
[...] (C) On December 4, a Tunisian court sentenced ex-hunger striker Slim Boukhdhir to a year in prison. Boukhdhir was initially arrested November 26 on charges of insulting a police officer, using foul language, and not presenting his national ID card to security officials (Ref B). Meanwhile, [...]
2007-12-05 16:16:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS1567TUNISIAN INTELLECTUALS DISCUSS HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C) To mark International Human Rights Day on December 10, the Ambassador discussed global and local human rights issues with a group of independent Tunisian intellectuals on December 6. Though the discussion began with local concerns about the rights of Guantanamo detainees and the situatio [...]
2007-12-07 16:36:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS1575TELLING IT LIKE IT IS: TUNISIAN JOURNALISTS
[...] (C) On December 10, Matt Shelley, Director of the MEPI-funded International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) Middle East North Africa (MENA) Media Project, held a roundtable discussion with Tunisian journalists on the local media environment and IREX activities in the region. Several jou [...]
2007-12-13 12:48:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS1597SOUTHERN TUNISIA'S ENCOMIUM TO BEN ALI
[...] (C) During a December 10-13 trip to the southern cities of Djerba, Medenine, Zarzis and Tataouine, with a stop in Sfax, Ambassador Godec met with a wide-range of government officials, community leaders, and private business people, who were generally effusive in their praise of President Ben A [...]
2007-12-21 14:22:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETRD TS
07TUNIS16ANOTHER SHOOTOUT SOUTH OF TUNIS AMID SPECULATION
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: ON THE HEELS OF THE DECEMBER 23 SHOOT-OUT REPORTED BY THE TUNISIAN MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR (REF A),THE MOI ANNOUNCED TODAY A SECOND SECURITY OPERATION IN A SOUTHERN SUBURB OF TUNIS IN WHICH SECURITY FORCES REPORTEDLY SHOT AND KILLED ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF AN ARMED GROUP. THE [...]
2007-01-03 18:55:00Embassy TunisSECRET//NOFORNPREL EU TS
07TUNIS17TUNISIAN REACTION TO SADDAM EXECUTION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOT Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued an official statement on December 30 expressing its "deep regret" that Saddam Hussein was executed on the first day of Eid al-Idha. This sentiment was echoed in private conversations; Tunisian contacts who passed the Eid holiday watch [...]
2007-01-03 18:57:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV IR TS
07TUNIS193UPDATE ON PROPOSED DETAINEE TRANSFER
[...] (S/NF) Post provides an update on latest efforts to obtain necessary assurances related to the proposed transfer of Tunisian detainees at Guantanamo Bay. As instructed in Ref B, Post has repeatedly engaged the GOT in an attempt to obtain confirmation of assurances related to the transfer of T [...]
2007-02-08 07:59:00Embassy TunisSECRET//NOFORNPTER KAWC PINR TS
07TUNIS225TUNISIA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS: Jan. 16 - Jan. 31
[...] (U) This cable contains highlights of recent economic developments in Tunisia on the following topics: A. GOT Promotes Solar Energy B. Maghreb Ministers of Commerce Discuss FTA C. GOT To Tax Offshore Companies D. 6.5 Million Tourists in 2006 ------------------------- GOT Promotes Sol [...]
2007-02-14 07:34:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD SENV EFIN BEXP ENRG TS
07TUNIS226Beywatch: YOUNG TUNISIAN MEN ASK: "IS THE MARRIAGE VISA
[...] INTRODUCTION: This report is one of a series drafted by Post's entry level officers which have the "Beywatch" caption. We believe the perspectives offered in the following vignette will give the reader a sense of everyday life in Tunisia. END INTRODUCTION. 2. SUMMARY: This cable is a look [...]
2007-02-14 08:05:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD SOCI CVIS TS
07TUNIS230FOREIGN MINISTER CONCERNED BY HUGHES CANCELLATION
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On February 13, Foreign Minister Abdallah convoked Ambassador to express his concern about the cancellation of a planned visit to Tunisia by Undersecretary for Public Diplomacy Karen Hughes. Abdallah referred to an internal "report" prepared by MFA Secretary of State Chtioui t [...]
2007-02-14 16:14:00Embassy TunisSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS246UNION LEADER HIGHLIGHTS SHARED VALUES, DISILLUSION
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During Ambassador's February 16 courtesy call, General Union of Tunisian Workers (UGTT) Secretary General Abdessalem Jerad stressed the shared values between Tunisia and the United States. Jerad explained that the UGTT membership is representative of all political, economic and s [...]
2007-02-22 07:19:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALELAB PHUM KDEM ECON TS
07TUNIS259MFA DIPNOTE ON DETAINEES: SAME ASSURANCES, POC
[...] (S/NF) On February 26, Post received a MFA diplomatic note responding to Embassy's note of February 5 requesting specific assurances regarding the proposed transfer of Tunisian detainees at Guantanamo Bay and information regarding detainee Lotfi Bin Swei Lagha. The MFA reiterated the position [...]
2007-02-26 11:12:00Embassy TunisSECRET//NOFORNPTER KAWC PINR TS
07TUNIS272CONGRESSIONAL STAFF VISIT: GOT HONES ITS MESSAGE
[...] (C) Increasingly focused on its public face, the GOT has begun to advertise its success story for US policy- and opinion-makers through familiarization visits. The GOT is also targeting its message to attract foreign assistance dollars. During a February 19-25 visit of a group of ten Congres [...]
2007-02-27 14:50:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MASS ECON ETRD TS
07TUNIS29AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL WITH MINISTER OF DEFENSE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During Ambassador's December 15 courtesy call on Minister of National Defense Kamel Morjane, Morjane highlighted the strong bilateral relations between Tunisia and the United States. Morjane noted the impact of the Arab-Israeli conflict on US goals in the region, but stressed tha [...]
2007-01-04 16:55:00Embassy TunisSECRETMARR PGOV PREL PINR KPAL TS
07TUNIS296Beywatch: Can Tunisia Cut Its Way Into the Medical Tourism
[...] INTRODUCTION: This report is one of a series drafted by Post's entry level officers which have the "Beywatch" caption. We believe the perspectives offered in the following vignette will give the reader greater insight into Tunisia. END INTRODUCTION. 2. SUMMARY: From Budapest to Bangkok, We [...]
2007-03-06 14:01:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EINV SOCI TS
07TUNIS313Beywatch: Can Tunisia Cut Its Way Into the Medical Tourism
[...] INTRODUCTION: This report is one of a series drafted by Post's entry level officers which have the "Beywatch" caption. We believe the perspectives offered in the following vignette will give the reader greater insight into Tunisia. END INTRODUCTION. 2. SUMMARY: From Budapest to Bangkok, We [...]
2007-03-07 15:58:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EINV SOCI TS
07TUNIS365FOR MINISTER OF TOURISM, TOURISM MORE THAN JUST
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During Ambassador's March 16 courtesy call, Minister of Tourism Tijani Haddad expressed great enthusiasm for increasing American tourism to Tunisia and made an impassioned plea for increasing the level of cultural cooperation and exchanges between our two countries. Ambassador n [...]
2007-03-22 17:36:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ETRD OEXC EAIR KPAO TS
07TUNIS389TUNISIA AND FREEDOM: I HAVE A DREAM -- DEFERRED
[...] (S) Fifty years after independence, Tunisia's freedom deficit is impeding its political, economic and social modernization. For years, Tunisia was a model for Arab and African countries. Tunisians took pride in having established many of the political institutions of a modern democracy and s [...]
2007-03-28 14:40:00Embassy TunisSECRETPGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS409TUNISIA AND FREEDOM: EYES ON THE PRIZE (PART II)
[...] (S/NF) Tunisia is ready for freedom. But Tunisia today is also a country at risk, near a key crossroads. As reftel described in detail, Tunisia could go either way -- further down the road of repression, lack of freedom, and greater instability and extremism; or it could begin to embrace -- [...]
2007-04-02 16:01:00Embassy TunisSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS44FOREIGN MINISTER TELLS AMBASSADOR SALAFISTS WERE
[...] (S) SUMMARY: On January 5, Foreign Minister Abdelwaheb Abdallah briefed Ambassador on the recent security situation in Tunisia (reftels). Abdallah said the group of very well trained "Salafists" involved in recent incidents with GOT security officials were targeting US and UK (and possibly Fr [...]
2007-01-05 17:23:00Embassy TunisSECRETPTER ASEC PGOV PREL CASC TS
07TUNIS453MINISTER OF INDUSTRY SEEKS INCREASED US INVESTMENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During Ambassador's April 10 courtesy call, Minister of Industry, Energy, and Small and Medium Enterprise Afif Chelbi focused on the potential opportunities for US investment and expressed his readiness to meet with US investors. Chelbi also highlighted the broader economic cha [...]
2007-04-12 07:40:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EIND ENRG EPET ETRD EAIR TS
07TUNIS47SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DAS CARPENTER
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Embassy Tunis is very pleased to welcome your visit on January 10-12, 2007. The Tunisian security services' December 23 and January 3 operations against a reported group of armed Salafists form the immediate backdrop to your visit. Although much about the gr [...]
2007-01-05 18:06:00Embassy TunisSECRETPGOV OVIP KDEM TS
07TUNIS573VCJCS MAY 5 MEETING WITH FM ABDALLAH
[...] (C) SUMMARY. DURING HIS MAY 4-6 VISIT TO TUNISIA, VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF ADMIRAL EDMUND GIAMBASTIANI MET WITH FOREIGN MINISTER ABDELWAHEB ABDALLAH ON MAY 5 TO DISCUSS BILATERAL MILITARY AND COUNTERTERRORISM COOPERATION. ABDALLAH SAID THAT, THANKS TO WISE POLITICAL, ECONOMI [...]
2007-05-09 10:40:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS MOPS PGOV TS
07TUNIS59MAKING SENSE OF THE RECENT THREAT IN TUNISIA
[...] (S) SUMMARY: In the absence of credible, publicly available information, the rumor mills will continue to crank out speculative blather about the true nature of recent security threats. While person-on-the-street reactions will be reported septel, this cable will summarize what we have learn [...]
2007-01-10 15:11:00Embassy TunisSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER PGOV TS
07TUNIS590UNHRC: TUNISIAN SUPPORT FOR BELARUS CANNOT BE
[...] (SBU) Deputy Chief of Mission on May 10 delivered Ref A demarche to MFA Americas Director Holla Bachtobji, who served at the Tunisian Mission in Geneva prior to taking up her current position, and at the GOT's UN Mission in New York prior to that. Embassy has also double-tracked the demarche, [...]
2007-05-11 18:00:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNHRC TS
07TUNIS591SFAX FACTS: TUNISIA'S BUSINESS CAPITAL WANTS
[...] Ambassador conducted a familiarization tour of the southern governorate, and second largest city, Sfax from April 4-8. The visit included economic/commercial, public affairs, and humanitarian components. Interlocutors at every stop pressed for increased collaboration and assistance from the [...]
2007-05-11 18:00:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON ETRD KPAO SCUL TS
07TUNIS615SCENESETTER FOR 22ND US-TUNISIA JOINT MILITARY
[...] (C) The Embassy welcomes the visit of DASD Whelan and other USG officials for the 22nd US-Tunisia Joint Military Commission (JMC). The Government of Tunisia (GOT) will see your visit and the JMC as an indication of the solid relationship it has with the United States; a relationship it consid [...]
2007-05-17 13:25:00Embassy TunisSECRET//NOFORNOTRA PREL MARR TS
07TUNIS619FMF IS KEY TO TUNISIA'S COUNTERTERRORISM SUCCESS
[...] (SBU) I noted with disappointment that the State Department,s Fiscal Year 2008 budget proposal to Congress included only $2.064 million in Foreign Military Financing (FMF) for Tunisia. This figure is significantly lower than the Embassy Tunis Country Team request of $30 million in FMF for FY- [...]
2007-05-18 12:54:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS PTER MARR PGOV PREL TS
07TUNIS65TUNISIA RESPONSE ON TRANSFER OF GUANTANAMO
[...] (C) Post delivered reftel dipnote regarding the transfer of Tunisian detainees currently at Guantanamo to the MFA on January 5. Post received the following response on January 11 (informal translation): The Ministry of Foreign Affairs presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United St [...]
2007-01-12 07:58:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPINR KAWC PREL PTER TS
07TUNIS67TERROR THREAT IN TUNISIA: WHAT HAPPENED, WHY AND
[...] (S) Over a two-week period in late 2006 and early 2007, the Government of Tunisia conducted operations against a significant terrorist group, killing 12 and arresting 15. At least two GOT security personnel were killed and three wounded in the operations. The "Salafi" terror group, accordin [...]
2007-01-12 10:36:00Embassy TunisSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER TS
07TUNIS699BEN ALI TOUR D'HORIZON WITH CODEL TANNER
[...] (C) In a meeting May 31 with Congressman John Tanner (D-TN) and nine other Representatives, President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali emphasized his commitment to close ties with the United States. He also: -- asked for more US economic engagement; -- insisted the ruling political party is too str [...]
2007-06-05 12:11:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL PTER TS
07TUNIS708US NGO REPORTS GOT HARASSMENT OF SAMIA ABBOU,
[...] (C) GOT measures to limit civil society's activities seem to apply to international and local activists alike. Representatives of the American NGO Human Rights First and the international NGO Frontline Defenders met with Pol/Econ Chief and PolOff on May 23 to discuss their joint trip to Tuni [...]
2007-06-06 12:33:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM KPAO PREL KDEM TS
07TUNIS710CODEL TANNER MEETINGS FOCUS ON COUNTERTERRORISM,
[...] (C) During their May 30 to June 1 visit to Tunisia, the ten members of CODEL Tanner were warmly welcomed by GOT officials who stressed the history of positive bilateral relations between the United States and Tunisia. Highlighting that Tunisia is a loyal friend, FM Abdallah and Defense Ministe [...]
2007-06-06 12:37:00Embassy TunisSECRETPREL PGOV PTER MASS OREP TS
07TUNIS83LABOR PROGRAMMING NEEDS IN TUNISIA
[...] (SBU) Post welcomes reftel's request for input on labor programming needs in the region. Tunisia has a strong labor history pre-dating independence, and unions are active across all sectors and throughout Tunisia. The General Union of Tunisian Workers (UGTT),the sole labor confederation, is [...]
2007-01-17 15:12:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EAID ECON EIND ETRD TS
07TUNIS84DAS CARPENTER'S MEETING WITH FM ABDALLAH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During his January 10-12 visit to Tunis, NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary J. Scott Carpenter met with Foreign Minister Abdelwaheb Abdallah on January 11. DAS Carpenter briefed Abdallah on the President's January 10 speech on Iraq. Abdallah stressed the importance of rooting out te [...]
2007-01-17 15:32:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KMPI PREL TS
07TUNIS856TUNISIA: NOTIFICATION OF ARB PROCEEDINGS DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-28 12:19:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PINR PHUM TS
07TUNIS865TUNISIAN-AMERICAN CHAMBER ELECTS NEW BOARD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the June 28 Tunisian-American Chamber of Commerce (TACC) General Assembly meeting, the TACC membership elected a new board with equal Tunisian and American company representation. The election itself was notable, marking the first time in many years that there were more candi [...]
2007-06-29 12:49:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALETRD BEXP EINV TS
07TUNIS890TROOP CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE HYBRID OPERATION IN
[...] (C) Pol/EconCouns on July 2 conveyed Ref A message to MFA Director for North American Affairs Moez Sinaoui. Acknowledging the GOT's negative responses to earlier requests for Darfur PKO support requests (Refs C and E),she urged the GOT to give further consideration to the matter. Pol/EconCoun [...]
2007-07-05 16:10:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO UNSC MASS TS
07TUNIS936WOMEN'S NGO URGES US ACTION ON FREEDOM DEFICIT,
[...] (C) Summary: During the Ambassador's July 11 courtesy call on the independent Tunisian Association of Democratic Women (ATFD),Executive Board members outlined challenges for independent civil society and urged the USG to take greater steps to promote freedom of expression and association. The [...]
2007-07-16 07:59:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM SOCI PREL TS
07TUNIS958GOT INSIDER SAYS TUNISIA READY FOR FASTER
[...] (S) During a ninety-minute courtesy call with the Ambassador on July 12, Arab League Deputy Secretary General and GOT insider Chedli Neffati told the Ambassador that, while security concerns had slowed reform in the 1990s, Tunisia today is ready for more political liberalization. However, "we [...]
2007-07-17 13:24:00Embassy TunisSECRET//NOFORNPGOV KDEM PREL TS
07TUNIS965TUNISIA: REACTIONS TO PRESIDENT'S MIDDLE EAST
[...] (C) Summary: Initial GOT reactions to the President's July 16 speech on the Middle East have been largely favorable. Several Embassy contacts also responded positively, in particular to the call for an international conference. Several commentators, have, however offered criticisms about pa [...]
2007-07-18 16:25:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KWBG IS TS
07ULAANBAATAR109List of Mongolian Registered Ships
[...] Mongolia's Ministry of Roads, Transportation and Tourism (MRTT) has provided post with a list of 283 "active ships" currently registered under the Mongolian flag. Ministry officials define "active" as those vessels operating on a regular, long-term basis with a normal or permanent registration [...]
2007-02-20 02:59:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT PHSA PINR PREL ETRD MG
07ULAANBAATAR112Third annual U.S.-Mongolia Consultations on Bilateral
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the United States State Department held the third annual U.S.-Mongolia Consultations on Bilateral, Regional, and Global Issues (CBRGI) on January 29 at Mongolia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Thomas Christensen [...]
2007-02-21 07:34:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID ETRD MASS MARR PREF MG
07ULAANBAATAR119Part 1 of 2: Investment Climate in Mongolia's Mining Sector
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Nationalist and populist politics on mineral resources have led to a sharp deterioration of the investment climate in the mining industry over the last year. With support from both major political parties, the legislature abruptly passed a confiscatory Windfall Profits Tax on c [...]
2007-02-23 08:10:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV PREL ETRD EMIN ENRG MG
07ULAANBAATAR123Part 2 of 2: The U.S. Stake in Developing Mongolia's
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In reftel, we described the sharply deteriorating investment climate for mining over the last year. Post recommends raising many of those problems during the forthcoming Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) talks, because the U.S. has a major stake in ensuring a favor [...]
2007-02-23 08:47:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV PREL ETRD EMIN ENRG MG
07ULAANBAATAR125U.S.-Involved Tender Dispute: Winning Twice Is Not Enough
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: L-Systech, a Mongolian-South Korean JVC, supported by an American consultant and vending U.S.-produced solar power equipment, saw its winning of an US$8 million Government of Mongolia solar-power equipment tender frustrated by the improper and perhaps illegal behavior [...]
2007-02-26 09:39:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV PREL ETRD EMIN ENRG MG
07ULAANBAATAR150AMBASSADOR MEETS FOREIGN MINISTER ON IRAQ
[...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Enkhbold on March 6 to follow up on the phone call the previous evening between President Bush and President Enkhbayar, and to state our hope that we will receive an early and positive response on our request that Mongolia send an 8th rot [...]
2007-03-06 08:14:00Embassy UlaanbaatarSECRETMARR PREL MASS IZ MG PL
07ULAANBAATAR164Mongolia Customs
[...] Summary: While there is a bilateral Customs agreement with the U.S., cooperation has waned since the end of the Multifiber Arrangement in 2005. Mongolia has a relatively liberal trade regime, with low tariffs and no quotas or onerous licensing requirements. Customs is widely viewed as corru [...]
2007-03-10 03:55:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EIND PGOV KPRV EFIN PREL MG
07ULAANBAATAR173MONGOLIA EXTENDS CURRENT TROOP ROTATION IN IRAQ
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-14 08:49:00Embassy UlaanbaatarSECRETMARR PREL PTER MG IZ PL
07ULAANBAATAR193Finance and Foreign Ministers lobby AUSTR Stratford for
[...] (SBU) Summary: During March 12 calls on Foreign Minister Enkhbold and Finance Minister Bayartsaikhan, Assistant US Trade Representative Timothy Stratford gently deflected calls for USG movement on a Free Trade Agreement but affirmed MCC's commitment to reaching a Compact with Mongolia. Althoug [...]
2007-03-27 06:49:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECIN ECON PREL MG
07ULAANBAATAR217Mongolia Creates New State Holding Company for Government's
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Mongolia (GOM) has established a new state-owned holding company named ERDENES-MGL to receive and manage its equity shares of mines determined to be "strategic" under the country's most recent mining law. The move signals the GOM's seriousness in acquiring the [...]
2007-04-12 05:53:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV PREL ETRD EMIN ENRG MG
07ULAANBAATAR22Ambassador, Mongolian FM Discuss Bilateral Issues.
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador and Foreign Minister Enkhbold exchanged views on a wide range of bilateral and regional issues over lunch on January 4. Topics included the North Korean refugee situation in Mongolia, U.S efforts to help Mongolia develop its military peace-keeping capacity, the pr [...]
2007-01-16 08:35:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON MG EAID PGOV
07ULAANBAATAR222 Country Clearance for DHS Employee Joseph Martin
[...] We welcome and grant country clearance to JOSEPH MARTIN for travel to ULAANBAATAR, MONGOLIA. The purpose of the visit to Mongolia is for case processing during April 16 to April 23, 2007. 2. POC: Your point of contact is Lisa Conner, Consular Section Chief. Contact numbers are as follows: [...]
2007-04-13 03:28:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA PREF MG
07ULAANBAATAR234MP Reviews Muslim Issues with Charge
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During an April 18 meeting with Charge, MP Sairaan Kader invited the Embassy to participate in a meeting of the Mongolian Muslim Society in Ulaanbaatar next month. Sairaan, a supporter of moderate, secular Islam elected from a largely Kazakh Muslim region in Mongolia's far west [...]
2007-04-19 08:00:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON PHUM SCUL KPAO MG SA
07ULAANBAATAR238Interest Rises in Mongolian Uranium Deposits
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Current estimates, mostly based on Soviet era surveys, place Mongolia's current commercial recoverable reserves of yellowcake at some two million metric tons, but Mongolian officials believe that the actual totals may be much higher. Rising prices for uranium have reignited inte [...]
2007-04-20 06:41:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG PREL SENV EMIN EINV ETRD KNNP MG
07ULAANBAATAR241Foreign Minister Offers Condolences on Virginia Tech
[...] On April 23, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent the embassy a copy of the letter in paragraph 2. The Ministry stated the text had been delivered to the State Department on April 20 by the Mongolian Embassy in Washington. 2. Begin text. Mongolia Ministry of Foreign Affairs The Minis [...]
2007-04-23 08:27:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OPDC MG
07ULAANBAATAR245Mongolia's Newest Domestic Private Airline: EZnis
[...] Summary: Mongolia's second domestic private airline, EZnis Airways, was launched in December 2006, taking advantage of the vacuum created when the country's flag carrier MIAT sharply reduced domestic routes (reftel a). Mongolian telecom/IT company Newcom has funneled substantial amounts of mon [...]
2007-04-25 06:33:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PGOV ECON MG
07ULAANBAATAR257Mongolia's Newest Domestic Private Airline: EZnis
[...] Summary: Mongolia's second domestic private airline, EZnis Airways, was launched in December 2006, taking advantage of the vacuum created when the country's flag carrier MIAT sharply reduced domestic routes (reftel a). Mongolian telecom/IT company Newcom has funneled substantial amounts of mon [...]
2007-04-30 08:30:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PGOV ECON MG
07ULAANBAATAR265Is Mongolia's New Minister of Industry and Trade His Own
[...] (SBU)SUMMARY: New Minister of Industry and Trade (MOIT) Ts. Davaadorj's low-key, if sometimes eccentric demeanor is a welcome relief compared to the sometimes disastrous tenure of the frenetic, flamboyant and feckless B. Jargalsaikhan, who reportedly spared no opportunity to exploit his positio [...]
2007-05-07 22:13:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PGOV EAID ECON EFIN PREL PINR MG
07ULAANBAATAR267New Minister of Industry and Trade Seeks U.S. Help on
[...] (U) This an action cable for USTR. See action requested in para 5. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Newly appointed Minister of Industry and Trade Ts. Davaadorj invited Charge over to press for a favorable reply to Mongolia's request for a five-year extension of its export tariffs on cashmere. He also [...]
2007-05-08 05:55:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PREL EMIN KNNP EAID ECON EFIN PGOV MG
07ULAANBAATAR276Third US-Mongolia TIFA Joint Council, March 12, 2007, Part
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the third annual round of TIFA talks held in Ulaanbaatar on March 12, Mongolian trade representatives continued to lobby for a roadmap towards an FTA with the U.S. and requested USG support on joining APEC. Rather than a roadmap, AUSTR Stratford instead recommended focusing o [...]
2007-05-11 05:59:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PREL EAID ECON EFIN PGOV MG
07ULAANBAATAR297Turbulence Ahead for Mongolia's Airline Sector?
[...] (U) This is an action cable. See action requested in of the FAA in para 12. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. The General Director of Mongolia's Civil Aviation Authority (MCAA) dismissed reports that Aero Mongolia is suffering serious financial difficulties, despite a series of safety related incidents an [...]
2007-05-23 05:37:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR PGOV ECON MG
07ULAANBAATAR346Mongolia Confirms Entry Into Force of 1996 Bilateral
[...] The Embassy has received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with an original note in Mongolia. A translation of the text is provided in paragraph two, and is based on the informal translation provided by MFA. The Mongolian text of the original and the English translation [...]
2007-06-15 04:02:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDMARR KTIA PREL MG
07ULAANBAATAR363Country Clearance for Codel Payne
[...] We warmly welcome and grant country clearance to Codel Payne to visit Ulaanbaatar from July 1-4. Schedule information is being exchanged via email. 2. Control officer for the Codel is Economic/Political Section Chief Patrick Freeman. Contact numbers are as follows: --Office Telephone Num [...]
2007-06-22 02:06:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT PREL ASEC AFIN MG
07ULAANBAATAR367Editorial Urges End to Mongolian Support in Iraq
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-22 09:19:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PREL OPRC KMDR MG IZ
07ULAANBAATAR375NSC RECOMMENDS 8TH ROTATION TO IRAQ; SOLDIERS
[...] (C) On June 25, Foreign Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister Davaasuren confirmed to DCM that on the evening of June 22 the National Security Council (President, Speaker and Prime Minister) had agreed to recommend to the Cabinet that Mongolia send an 8th rotation of soldiers to Iraq. Ahead of [...]
2007-06-25 08:50:00Embassy UlaanbaatarCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PGOV MG IZ PL
07ULAANBAATAR376Mongolia Scenesetter for Codel Payne
[...] (U) We and the Mongolian Government very much look forward to your visit, and to the initiation of the House Democracy Assistance Commission's program of exchange with the State Great Hural. The historic 2005 visits of Speaker Hastert and the President and First Lady underlined the increasing [...]
2007-06-25 09:11:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID EMIN ETRD PINR MG
07ULAANBAATAR382Cabinet Approves 8th Rotation to Iraq
[...] (SBU) On June 26, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas, Middle East and Africa Director General Jambaldorj confirmed to the Ambassador that the Cabinet had earlier that day approved an 8th rotation of troops to Iraq. Foreign Policy Advisor to the President Tsogtbaatar and Foreign Policy Adviso [...]
2007-06-27 08:54:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PREL PGOV EFIN MG IZ PL
07ULAANBAATAR392MONGOLIA'S PRESIDENT, FM SEND JULY 4 CONGRATULATORY
[...] (U) Post received letters to President Bush from President Enkhbayar and to Secretary Rice from Foreign Minister Enkhbold on July 5 dated July 4 offering congratulations on the U.S. July 4 holiday. Copies have been sent via email to the desk. Americas, Middle East and Africa DG Jambaldorj conf [...]
2007-07-05 08:16:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID MG
07ULAANBAATAR428MONGOLIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHES ON CD MINISTERIAL AND
[...] This is an action request, please see paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a demarche by the DCM to the Mongolian MFA on the upcoming Community of Democracies (CD) Ministerial, the MFA expressed no objection to the U.S. positions on Venezuela and Nigeria. However, Mongolia will not support Taiw [...]
2007-07-24 05:36:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV PREL PHUM UNGA MG
07ULAANBAATAR437US DELEGATION THANKS MONGOLIA FOR ITS CONTINUED
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a July 22-24 visit to Mongolia, NEA DAS Ambassador Lawrence Butler and Peter McVety, Office of the Secretary of Defense,s Director of Coalition Affairs for Iraq and Afghanistan, met July 23 with senior government officials including the President, Foreign Minister, Chief [...]
2007-07-27 08:18:00Embassy UlaanbaatarCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR EAID MG IQ
07ULAANBAATAR459MONGOLIAN GOVT SEEKS UPDATES ON PENDING BILATERAL
[...] (U) This is an action cable. See actionS requested in para 9. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Mongolian Foreign Ministry Americas Deputy Director General Mounkhou invited the DCM to the Ministry on August 8 to requestupdates on several pending bilateral agreements ahead of President Enkhbayar's anticipa [...]
2007-08-09 08:36:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID PGOV MARR MG
07ULAANBAATAR487Central Bank Head: Mongolia Not Threatened by Asian Market
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: According to Bank of Mongolia (BOM) Governor A. Batsukh, Mongolia's exposure to turbulence in Asian markets is low, but he fears that recent moves by the US Fed could adversely affect the country's foreign currency reserves. He believes competition in the banking sector will hel [...]
2007-08-27 15:25:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PREL EAID EMIN SOCI MG
07ULAANBAATAR489Mongolia's Muslim Minority Reaches Out
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite dismal economic conditions, leaders of Mongolia's Muslim/Kazakh minority in the western province of Bayan Ulgii dismiss fears of Islamic radicalism taking root within their ranks, and say they feel no undue pressure from far-off Ulaanbaatar, even though they are under con [...]
2007-08-28 05:56:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV PREL ETRD PGOV ECON PHUM PINR MG
07ULAANBAATAR494Mongolia's President Visits Kazakhstan, Bolsters Ties
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mongolian President Enkhbayar's August 13-15 visit to Kazakhstan produced several cooperative agreements, firmed up already solid bilateral relations, and convinced at least some of the visiting Mongolians that development through authoritarianism is undesirable. One agreement, [...]
2007-08-29 08:33:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON SOCI MG KZ
07ULAANBAATAR499Meeting with Mongolian Deputy Minister of Trade and
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Mongolia's Vice Minister for Industry and Trade, Sodbaatar, met with DCM on August 24 to discuss a number of issues, including cooperation on the U.S.-Mongolia trade relationship through the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) process, which the GOM hopes will lead qu [...]
2007-08-31 08:35:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELTN ETRD PREL PGOV MG
07ULAANBAATAR512MONGOLIAN GOVT SUMMONS AMBASSADOR, SEEKS CLARITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: The Mongolian Government summoned the Ambassador to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for a September 10 meeting and asked for a formal USG response to the GOM's request for a specific date for the proposed October summit between Presidents Bush and Enkhbayar. M [...]
2007-09-10 07:58:00Embassy UlaanbaatarCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON MG
07ULAANBAATAR598AS MONGOLIAN PRESIDENT HEADS TO WASHINGTON,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: As Mongolian President Enkhbayar prepares to depart for an October 22 summit with President Bush, a fierce power struggle continues to rage within his ruling Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP),the former communist party. With the party's approval rating at less than 3 [...]
2007-10-18 09:31:00Embassy UlaanbaatarCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON SOCI MG
07ULAANBAATAR615DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DESIGNATION OF IRANIAN ENTITIES AND
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post informed the Government of Mongolia in an October 26 demarche of the USG's designation of several Iranian entities, individuals and banks for their support of terrorism and on proliferation grounds. Post urged the GOM to take parallel steps, to prevent the facilitation o [...]
2007-10-26 06:13:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON PGOV SOCI MG
07ULAANBAATAR620MONGOLIA'S MEGA-FISH IN FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In Mongolia the taimen, a giant member of the salmon family and a prized catch for sport fishermen, is becoming increasingly rare and facing a number of threats. This was underlined October 17 at a taimen conservation conference in Ulaanbaatar. Hucho Taimen (aka Siberian taimen [...]
2007-10-30 07:03:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG PGOV ECON EAID MG
07ULAANBAATAR642Snapshot of Mongolia's North Central Selenge Province
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mongolia's central northern Selenge aimag (province) hopes to develop mining, agricultural production and tourism. Selenge has generally good relations with its Russian neighbor, but the Russians remain bureaucratic and uncooperative in facilitating border crossing. During the [...]
2007-11-13 08:28:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EMIN ETRD PREL SOCI MG RU CM
07ULAANBAATAR654MONGOLIAN MEDIA FOCUSES ON PRESIDENTIAL VISIT, SUMMIT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The October 22-29 U.S. visit by President Enkhbayar and the Presidential Summit meeting resulted in extensive local press coverage. The $188 million rail component of the $285 million Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact gained considerable coverage, and the broader [...]
2007-11-21 02:46:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID ECON EINV MARR CVIS OEXC OIIP OPRC
07ULAANBAATAR694MONGOLIAN PRESIDENT "SUPPORTIVE" OF REQUEST FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador called on Mongolian President N.Enkhbayar on December 14 and conveyed formal POTUS and SecState requests (reftels) that Mongolia deploy a ninth rotation of troops to Iraq. President Enkhbayar replied in a positive manner, noting that he would take the request to the [...]
2007-12-14 10:06:00Embassy UlaanbaatarCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON MG
07ULAANBAATAR703MONGOLIA'S NEW CABINET: THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY
[...] (S) This cable provides analysis of the new 16-member Cabinet of Mongolian Prime Minister S.Bayar and identifies the Ministers' strengths, weaknesses, likely objectives and challenges. A separate cable will follow on the balance of power in Parliament and political parties' prospects for succ [...]
2007-12-20 06:12:00Embassy UlaanbaatarSECRETPREL MARR ECON SENV KCOR SOCI PGOV MG
07ULAANBAATAR712Ambassador Meets New Minister of Industry and Trade
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Newly appointed Minister of Industry and Trade Kh. Narankhuu told the Ambassador, during an initial courtesy call December 21, that the Government of Mongolia (GOM) hopes to conclude one or both of the two major mining projects under consideration (Oyu Tolgoi and Tavan Tolgoi) ov [...]
2007-12-27 00:32:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID ECON SENV MARR PGOV KMCA MG
07ULAANBAATAR80Enough is Enough: Firms Complain Mining License Freeze
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: In the wake of Mongolia's new 2006 Minerals Law, foreign and domestic mining firms report considerable disarray in the Government of Mongolia's (GOM) regulatory apparatus. At this point, industry insiders tell us that GOM processing of exploration and mining licenses [...]
2007-02-07 05:20:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV PREL ETRD EMIN ENRG MG
07ULAANBAATAR85Parliament Fires Controversial Trade Minister
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 6, the State Great Hural (SGH, Mongolia's parliament) voted to sack controversial Minister of Industry and Trade B. Jargalsaikhan. Although many in and out of government -- particularly in the mining community -- greeted the ex-minister's dismissal with unconcealed g [...]
2007-02-07 22:22:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV PREL ETRD EMIN ENRG MG
07ULAANBAATAR91Financial "Mongol-Philia": An Investment Debutante Emerges
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Mongolia has recently become a minor investment "phenom" among the Pacific Rim investment community. One local bank has gone from being unable to get long-term debt-financing to having access to more than it can use, for example. The odd handful of Mongolian IPO's a [...]
2007-02-12 08:42:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV PREL ETRD EMIN ENRG MG
07UNVIEVIENNA384 IAEA/BOG/IRAN: STATEMENTS CALL FOR COOPERATION,
[...] (SBU) Director General ElBaradei's opening statement noted that Iran has continued to place additional limitations on IAEA verification activities, which has resulted in a "deterioration" of the IAEA's knowledge of some aspects of Iran's nuclear program. Almost all country and bloc statements [...]
2007-06-18 08:01:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IAEA IR KNNP
07UNVIEVIENNA432AMBASSADOR ADDRESSES IRAN CONFERENCE
[...] (C) Summary : Ambassador Schulte delivered the keynote speech at a July 6-8 conference on Iran in Liechtenstein and addressed criticism of U.S. policy on Iran,s nuclear program. He defended P5 Plus 1 demands for a suspension of uranium enrichment as a starting point for negotiations. Also in [...]
2007-07-11 12:03:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL IR IAEA
07UNVIEVIENNA435ISRAEL/LEBANON UPDATE ON THREAT RESOLUTION, WEOG
[...] (C) Israel Ambassador Michaeli told Ambassador Schulte that he hopes the EU can head off an Israel-specific agenda item at the September General Conference (GC),but he was not optimistic. Despite divisions within the Arab group, Michaeli thought that a Israeli threat resolution would likely [...]
2007-07-11 15:00:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL EUN IS EG LE IAEA
07UNVIEVIENNA644IAEA/IRAN: SETTING A STANDARD OF FULL DISCLOSURE
[...] (S) Summary: P3 Ambassadors and German Charge discussed October 24 the inauspicious Jalili-Laranjani-Solana meeting and reviewed Mission-proposed criteria for evaluating a "positive outcome" as defined by the September P5 1 Ministerial statement (ref a). All agreed on the need to set factual [...]
2007-10-29 08:47:00UNVIESECRETAORC IAEA IR KNNP
07UNVIEVIENNA710IAEA/BOG/IRAN: BOARD STATEMENTS INCREASE PRESSURE
[...] (SBU) Summary: While Iran tried to emphasize positive progress at the November 22-23 Board of Governor's meeting, most members expressed concern over the DG's report and called on Iran to rectify the situation. Even though DG ElBaradei's opening statement to the Board was slightly more posit [...]
2007-11-23 19:14:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIAEA KNPPIS AORC IR
07USEUBRUSSELS1276U.S.-EU MEETINGS ON LATIN AMERICA
[...] (U) SUMMARY. US-EU Committee on Latin America (COLAT) troika consultations, held February 12 in Brussels, included discussion of Nicaragua, Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia, Mexico, Brazil, Cuba and Central American gangs. The U.S. delegation consisted of WHA PDAS Charles Shapiro, USEU Deputy Pol [...]
2007-04-16 17:17:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID EUN MX DR GT CO VZ NI BO ES
07USEUBRUSSELS1407BELGIUM: COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR THE VISIT
[...] (C) COUNTRY CLEARANCE IS GRANTED FOR THE MAY 8-9, 2007, VISIT TO BRUSSELS, BELGIUM OF JOHN P. WALTERS, DIRECTOR OF THE WHITE HOUSE OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY AND DELEGATION TO VISIT WITH EUROPEAN UNION AND NATO OFFICIALS REGARDING US COUNTERNARCOTICS ISSUES. WE ALSO GRANT COUNTRY C [...]
2007-04-26 15:31:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALOVIP SNAR PREL EUN NATO BE
07USEUBRUSSELS1537NO EU UNITY GOING INTO REVIEW OF COMMON POSITION
[...] (C/NF) EU and member state officials told visiting WHA DAS Madison and Cuba Coordinator McCarry May 2-3 that the EU has not yet reached consensus on what parts of its Common Position on Cuba will be renewed in June. Contacts agreed on the need for Cubans to decide their future with encouragem [...]
2007-05-08 17:16:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PHUM EAID EUN BR CU
07USEUBRUSSELS2208EU NOTE VERBALE ON APPROVAL OF SECURITY AGREEMENT
[...] (U) This message contains an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (U) In accordance with the text of the US-EU Agreement on the Security of Information, signed April 30, 2007, USEU received a note verbale dated July 2 from the Council of the European Union. The note informs us that th [...]
2007-07-06 14:40:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDPINR EUN
07USEUBRUSSELS2262GLOBAL MIGRATION FORUM DECLARES ITSELF A SUCCESS
[...] (U) Summary: The two-day Global Forum on Migration and Development was largely positive in tone, short on specific outcomes, and well on its way to becoming an annual event. Plenary sessions were dominated by states giving statements about their migration policy accomplishments and challenges, [...]
2007-07-12 14:17:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL EUN
07USEUBRUSSELS3178HUMAN RIGHTS CONSULTATIONS WITH THE EU
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-17 15:50:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPHUM EUN
07USEUBRUSSELS3417WIREC 2008: EUROPEAN COMMISSION HAS QUESTIONS,
[...] (U) Summary: On November 20, 2007 ESToffs met with DG Environment to discuss preparations for the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC),March 4-6, 2008 in Washington. DG Environment is interested in participating in the EU delegation and queried about the possibility [...]
2007-11-29 15:23:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ENRG EPET SENV EU
07USNATO105(C) WELCOME FOR NSA STEPHEN J. HADLEY, FEBRUARY
[...] (C) USNATO warmly welcomes the visit of National Security Advisor Stephen J. Hadley and delegation to Brussels February 21, 2007 for meetings at NATO and the European Union. The overall control officer for this visit is USNATO Political Officer Mr. John Cockrell, work: 32-(0)2-724-3136, fax: [...]
2007-02-16 16:26:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALOTRA PREL NATO EUN AF AMGT
07USNATO110NSA HADLEY'S 21 FEBRUARY DISCUSSION WITH NATO SYG
[...] (C) SUMMARY: De Hoop Scheffer described European weakness as playing out in Allies, approaches to Afghanistan (lack of unity of purpose),Russia (desire not to rock the boat),and missile defense (ditto). Mr. Hadley pressed the SYG to have ISAF do more on counternarcotics, and an augmented [...]
2007-02-22 15:05:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL RU NATO
07USNATO123USNATO WELCOME FOR MODERN INSURGENCY TEAM FEBRUARY
[...] USNATO, in conjunction with USEU welcomes the visit of the Modern Insurgency Team February 27-March 2, 2007 for meetings at NATO and the European Union. The USNATO control officer for this visit is USNATO Political Officer Mr. John Cockrell, work:(32-2) 724-3136, fax:(32-2) 724-3421. He can [...]
2007-02-26 15:54:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDMARR OTRA PREL NATO PINS BEXP GM
07USNATO124USNATO WELCOME FOR THOMAS J. BRENNAN FEBRUARY
[...] Mission welcomes Thomas Brennan for meetings at NATO. Control officer for the visit is USNATO Political Officer, Kelly Magsamen work tel:(32)2-724-3145. Admin. support is Lucia Krul (32) 2-724-3233. 2. Accommodations have been confirmed for Mr. Brennan arriving February 28-departing Marc [...]
2007-02-27 09:51:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA NATO BE EU
07USNATO126USNATO WELCOME FOR JOHN B. BELLINGER AND JOSHUA
[...] Mission welcomes Mr. John Bellinger and Joshua Dorosin for meetings at NATO and USEU. Control officer for the NATO visit is USNATO Political Officer, Kelly Magsamen work tel:(32)2-724-3145. Admin. support is Lucia Krul (32) 2-724-3233. 2. Accommodations have been confirmed by USEU via e [...]
2007-02-27 14:08:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA NATO BE EU
07USNATO129WELCOME FOR NATO DMEG MEETING MARCH 7-8, 2007
[...] U.S. Mission welcomes Rose Ann McHenry and Shirley Grosner to Brussels for meetings March 7-8, 2007. Control officer for the visit is Don Sheehan, work tel:(32)2-724-3486 and fax: (32)2-724-3421, home tel: (32) 2-779-2047, cell: (32)476-663-647. Admin. support is Lucia Krul (32) 2-724-3233. [...]
2007-03-01 10:27:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AMGT NATO OTRA PARM ASEC
07USNATO132WELCOME FOR EUR/RPM DEPUTY BRENT HARTLEY, MARCH
[...] U.S. Mission welcomes EUR/RPM Deputy Mr. Brent Hartley to Brussels for consultations March 5-7, 2007. Control officer for the visit is Don Sheehan, work tel:(32)2-724-3486 and fax: (32)2-724-3421, home tel: (32) 2-779-2047, cell: (32)476-663-647. Admin. support is Lucia Krul (32) 2-724-3233. [...]
2007-03-02 08:13:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AMGT NATO OTRA PARM ASEC
07USNATO144WELCOME FOR NATO VCC EXPERTS MEETINGS MARCH 8, 2007
[...] Mission welcomes John H. Farrar, James Starkey, and Mark Shepard to Brussels for the March 8 Verification Coordinating Committee Experts meeting. Control officer for the visit is Don Sheehan, work tel:(32)2-724-3486 and fax: (32)2-724-3421, home tel: (32) 2-779-2047, cell: (32)476-663-647. A [...]
2007-03-06 11:16:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ASEC NATO OSCE OTRA PARM
07USNATO160WELCOME TO USNATO FOR AMB ERIC EDELMAN AND
[...] USNATO welcomes the visit of Ambassador Eric Edelman and delegation to Brussels March 11-12,2007 for meetings at NATO. The overall control officer for this visit is Defense Advisor LTC James Luke, work: (32-2) 724-3170, Cell: (32) 476-990-820 assisted by USNATO Political Officer Mr. John Cockr [...]
2007-03-09 17:15:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALASEC OTRA NATO AF PK BE
07USNATO167WELCOME HLTF MARCH 21-23, 2007 TO NATO
[...] Mission welcomes Karin Look, Larry Schultz, Jennifer Laurendeau, Sharon White, Jeffrey Gibbs, James Starkey, Christopher Beecroft, Powell Moore, and Stephen Olejasz to USNATO for HLTF meetings March 21-23. Control Officer for the visit is USNATO Political Officer is Don Sheehan. Office: (32) [...]
2007-03-15 15:20:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA ASEC AADP NATO OSCE PARM
07USNATO169WELCOME FOR NATO EXECUTIVE WORKING GROUP COMMITTEE
[...] Mission welcomes Anita Friedt, Michelle Azevedo, and Paul Iarrobino to Brussels for meetings. Control officer for the visit is Don Sheehan, work tel:(32)2-724-3486 and fax: (32)2-724-3421, home tel: (32) 2-779-2047, cell: (32)476-663-647. Administrative support is provided by Lucia Krul (32) [...]
2007-03-15 15:21:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ASEC NATO OSCE OTRA PARM
07USNATO190WELCOME FOR NATO NRC AMBASSADORIAL MEETING AND
[...] Mission welcomes Donna A. Phelan, James Starkey, Jon Errickson, and Adam Xavier to Brussels for meetings. Control officer for the visit is Don Sheehan, work tel:(32)2-724-3486 and fax: (32)2-724-3421, home tel: (32) 2-779-2047, cell: (32)476-663-647. Administrative support will be provided by [...]
2007-03-23 16:18:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ASEC NATO OSCE OTRA PARM
07USNATO241WELCOME TO NATO FOR A/S JOHN ROOD AND SENIOR
[...] Mission welcomes Mr. John C. Rood, Assistant Secretary, and Mr. Hugh A. Amundson, Senior Advisor, Bureau of International Security and Non proliferation to USNATO on April 17-21, 2007. Control Officer for the visit is USNATO Political Officer Reece Smyth. Office: (32)2-724-3268 Fax: (32)2- [...]
2007-04-12 10:20:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL OTRA OVIP BE
07USNATO248WELCOME TO NATO FOR STEVEN RUSHEN MAY 6-12
[...] Mission welcomes INR Analyst, Mr. Steven Rushen to NATO for meetings on May 9-11. Control officer for the visit is USNATO Political Officer, Beverli DeWalt, work tel:(32)2-724-3239, fax: (32)2-724-3421. Administrative support is provided by Lucia Krul (32) 2-724-3233. 2. Hotel reservatio [...]
2007-04-13 15:07:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDECON OTRA POL EU BE
07USNATO254WELCOME TO AMBASSADOR RODOLPHE M. VALLEE APRIL
[...] Mission welcomes Ambassador Vallee to USNATO for meetings and consultations. Control officer for the visit is USNATO Political Officer, Beverli DeWalt, work tel:(32)2-724-3239, fax: (32)2-724-3421. Administrative support is provided by Lucia Krul (32) 2-724-3233. 2. Per email, hotel rese [...]
2007-04-19 07:55:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AMGT LO BE
07USNATO256WELCOME FOR NATO VCC EXPERTS MEETINGS APRIL 24,
[...] Mission welcomes John H. Farrar, James Starkey, and Jon Erickson to Brussels for the April 24 for the Verification Coordinating Committee Experts meeting. Control officer for the visit is Don Sheehan, work tel:(32)2-724-3486 and fax: (32)2-724-3421, home tel: (32) 2-779-2047, cell: (32)476- [...]
2007-04-19 12:52:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ASEC NATO OSCE OTRA PARM
07USNATO263ALLIES REACT POSITIVELY TO U.S. BRIEFING ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 19, Senior U.S. Defense and State, officials briefed the North Atlantic Council on U.S. plans to counter the threat to Europe and North America posed by the Iranian and DPRK missile programs. The briefers emphasized our willingness to be transparent with Allies, make our [...]
2007-04-23 16:47:00Mission USNATOSECRETPREL MARR MOPS NATO
07USNATO265MISSILE DEFENSE: A/S ROOD CONSULTS WITH CZECH,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On the margins of the April 19 meetings at NATO HQ on Missile Defense (reftels),Assistant Secretary Rood briefed his Czech, Polish, French and German counterparts on his April 17 meetings in Moscow and the U.S. offer of Cooperation across the full spectrum of missile defense act [...]
2007-04-23 17:11:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL CZ PL RU
07USNATO279NATO-RUSSIA: MISSILE DEFENSE DEBATE PLAYING OUT AS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The April 19th meeting of the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) reinforced with missile defense (MD) experts demonstrated again the U.S. commitment to transparency with our NATO allies and with Russia on our MD plans, while the Russians focused on trying to paint the U.S. proposed system [...]
2007-05-02 08:36:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL RU
07USNATO284RESPONSE TO COUNTRY CLEARANCE CABLE: FOREIGN
[...] U.S. Mission NATO welcomes the visit of Mr. Richard L. Prosen to conduct consultations with USNATO and NATO International Staff in Brussels, May 9-11, 2007. 2. Hotel reservations have been requested at the Crowne Plaza Airport Hotel for arrival on May 9, 2007. 3. U.S. Mission POC: [...]
2007-05-03 13:54:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDASEC OSCE OTRA PREL PL BE
07USNATO285WELCOME TO NATO FOR THOMAS A. LYNCH, JR. MAY
[...] Mission welcomes Foreign Policy Advisor to the Army Chief of Staff, Thomas Lynch to NATO for consultations May 13-17, 2007. Control officer for the visit is Robert Kemp, work tel:(32)2-724-3487 cell: (32) 0494.54.55.58 and fax: (32)2-724-3421. Admin. support is Lucia Krul (32) 2-724-3233. [...]
2007-05-03 13:56:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA BE
07USNATO299WELCOME JOHN ERATH AND PAUL BROTZEN TO NATO MAY
[...] Mission welcomes Mr. John F. Erath, EUR/SCE Deputy Director, and LTC Paul C. Brotzen, EUR/RPM Policy Officer for meetings. Control officer for the visit is Greg Shaffer, work tel:(32)2-724-3383 and fax: (32)2-724-3421. Admin. support is provided by Lucia Krul (32) 2-724-3233. 2. Hotel r [...]
2007-05-11 13:11:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDASCE NATO OTRA AU BE EUN GM SI UK
07USNATO300WELCOME TO NATO FOR HLTF, NRC(ACE),AND VCC TEAM
[...] Mission welcomes, DAS Karin Look and traveling party to NATO for HLTF, NRC(ACE),and VCC meetings, May 15-18. Control Officer for the visit is USNATO Political Officer is Don Sheehan. Office: (32)2-724-3486 fax: (32)2-724-3421. Administrative support is provided by Lucia Krul (32)2-724-3233. [...]
2007-05-11 14:32:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM OTRA NATO KCFE OSCE
07USNATO332WELCOME TO NATO FOR STAFFDEL KENNETH MYERS, MAY
[...] Mission welcomes Mr. Kenneth Myers to NATO for meetings. Control officer for the visit is USNATO Political Officer, Peter Chisholm, work tel:(32)2-724-3384, fax: (32)2-724-3421. Administrative support is provided by Lucia Krul (32) 2-724-3233. USEU Control Officer is USEU Political Officer M [...]
2007-05-25 12:06:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN NATO EUN FR BR
07USNATO334WELCOME TO NATO FOR MAY 29, 2007 EWG-R MEETINGS
[...] Mission welcomes Anita Friedt, Michelle Azevedo and Paul Iarrobino to USNATO for meetings. Control officer for the visit is Don Sheehan, work tel:(32)2-724-3486 and fax: (32)2-724-3421, home tel: (32) 2-779-2047, cell: (32)476-663-647. Administrative support is provided by Lucia Krul (32) 2- [...]
2007-05-25 13:25:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA
07USNATO345WELCOME TO MICHELLE AZEVEDO FOR JUNE 5, 2007 NAC
[...] Mission welcomes Michelle Azevedo to USNATO. Control officer for the visit is Don Sheehan, work tel:(32)2-724-3486 and fax: (32)2-724-3421. Administrative support is provided by Lucia Krul (32) 2-724-3233. 2. Hotel reservations have been confirmed at the Jolly Sablon, Bodenbroeck 2, 100 [...]
2007-05-31 12:54:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA
07USNATO346WELCOME FOR SENATOR WILLIAM NELSON AND TRAVELING
[...] Mission welcomes The Honorable William Nelson and traveling party June 3-4, 2007. Control officers for the visit are USNATO Political Officer Robert Kemp, Office Tel:(32)2-724-3125, Cell: (32) 0494.54.55.58, Fax: (32)2-724-3421 and Col. Brian Murtha, USMC, Special Assistant to the Commander [...]
2007-05-31 14:52:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN NATO US
07USNATO352WELCOME FOR JUNE 12-13, 2007 NATO MANPADS
[...] U.S. Mission to NATO welcomes the visit of Lisa Benthien, Herman Rediess, and Frank Diaz for the purpose of attending the Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS) Conference. The control officer for this visit is Political Officer Mr. Tom Underwood, work:(32-2)724-3142, fax:(32-2)724-3421. H [...]
2007-06-05 11:53:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA ASEC ALBE BE
07USNATO354WELCOME TO NATO FOR HLTF AND CFE MEETINGS, JUNE
[...] Mission welcomes, DAS Karin Look and traveling party to NATO for HLTF and CFE meetings, June 6-8, 2007. Control Officer for the visit is USNATO Political Officer is Don Sheehan. Office: (32)2-724-3486 fax: (32)2-724-3421. Administrative support is provided by Lucia Krul (32)2-724-3233. [...]
2007-06-06 13:04:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM OTRA NATO KCFE OSCE
07USNATO356WELCOME FOR NATO DMEG MEETING JUNE 18-22, 2007
[...] U.S. Mission welcomes Rose Ann McHenry and Horacio Vignale to Brussels for meetings March 7-8, 2007. Control officer for the visit is Don Sheehan, work tel:(32)2-724-3486 and fax: (32)2-724-3421, home tel: (32) 2-779-2047, cell: (32)476-663-647. Admin. support is Lucia Krul (32) 2-724-3233. [...]
2007-06-06 14:15:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AMGT NATO OTRA PARM ASEC
07USNATO374WELCOME FOR EUR/RPM DEPUTY DIRECTOR EVA SHINAGEL
[...] U.S. Mission to NATO welcomes the visit of Eva Shinagel, EUR/RPM Deputy Director for the purpose of attending meetings. The control officer for this visit is Political Officer Mr. Peter Chisholm, work:(32-2)724-3384, fax:(32-2)724-3421. He can also be reached through the tri-mission switchbo [...]
2007-06-18 08:42:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NATO GM
07USNATO377WELCOME TO NATO FOR MATTHEW E. EWALD JUNE 20-23
[...] Mission welcomes INR/EC Analyst, Mr. Matthew Ewald to NATO for meetings. Control officer for the visit is USNATO Political Officer, Beverli DeWalt, work tel:(32)2-724-3239, fax: (32)2-724-3421. Administrative support is provided by Denise Corbin (32) 2-724-3226. 2. Hotel reservations hav [...]
2007-06-20 14:19:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA EU BE
07USNATO381WELCOME FOR NATO SGP MEETING JUNE 27-29, 2007
[...] Mission welcomes William Silkworth, C.S. Eliot Kang, Terry Godby, Michael Scott Davis, and Thomas A. Wuchte to Brussels for the June 27-29 meetings of the Senior Politico-Military Group on Proliferation (SGP). Control officer for the visit is Don Sheehan, work tel:(32)2-724-3486 and fax: (3 [...]
2007-06-21 14:32:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM OTRA NATO
07USNATO386WELCOME FOR EDWARD SMITH JUNE 27-30, 2007
[...] Mission welcomes the visit of Edward Smith, Senior Advisor, South Central Asian Affairs Bureau to Brussels June 27-29. The overall control officer for this visit is USNATO Political Officer Mr. John Cockrell, work: 32.(0)2.724.3136, Cell: 32.(0)496.198.008. USEU point of contact is PolMil C [...]
2007-06-25 07:35:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AMGT ASEC AFDB BE
07USNATO388WELCOME TO NATO FOR HLTF JUNE 28, 2007
[...] Mission welcomes, DAS Karin Look and traveling party to NATO for HLTF meetings, June 27-28, 2007. Control Officer for the visit is USNATO Political Officer is Don Sheehan. Office: (32)2-724-3486 fax: (32)2-724-3421. Administrative support is provided by Lucia Krul and Denise Corbin(32)2-724- [...]
2007-06-25 14:42:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KCFE NATO OSCE OTRA PARM PREL
07USNATO399WELCOME TO STAFFDEL TILLEMANN JULY 1-2, 2007.
[...] Mission welcomes Professional Staff Member, Tomicah Tillemann to Brussels for meetings at USEU and USNATO on July 2, 2007. USNATO Control officer for the visit is USNATO Political Officer, Beverli DeWalt, work tel:(32)2-724-3239, fax: (32)2-724-3421. Administrative support is provided by Luc [...]
2007-06-29 13:53:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDOREG AMGT ASEC AFIN NATO EUN BEXP ENRG GM RS
07USNATO52SECRETARY RICE'S NATO INTERVENTIONS AND FACT SHEET
[...] At the NATO Foreign Ministerial meetings held Friday, January 26, 2007, Secretary Rice addressed both a regular NAC and a NAC plus non-NATO Contributors and Partners. These interventions are repeated below "as prepared for delivery," along with an Afghanistan Fact Sheet which was made availabl [...]
2007-01-30 15:30:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDOVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA NATO MOPS PREL MARR AF
07USNATO533RUSSIAN MILITARY DOCTRINE VIEWS NATO AS A
[...] (C) This is an Action Request: please see paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: After delivering a lackluster briefing on Russian military reforms, Russian Senior Military Representative Kuznetsov demonstrated previously unseen frankness in responding to Allies' questions in the September 29 NATO-R [...]
2007-09-28 15:11:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MARR KCFE RU
07USNATO563NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - OCTOBER 17, 2007
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: In a farewell address to the NAC, Deputy SACEUR indicated NATO must transform and adapt to contemporary demands and operational tempo if it is to survive. He provided a tour d,horizon on force generation, capabilities, funding, and NATO-E [...]
2007-10-17 17:50:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
07USNATO564NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - OCTOBER 17, 2007
[...] This is a resend of USNATO 00563, to add additional addressees. 2. (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: In a farewell address to the NAC, Deputy SACEUR indicated NATO must transform and adapt to contemporary demands and operational tempo if it is to survive. He provided [...]
2007-10-18 06:31:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
07USNATO574CHANGING TIDES ON MISSILE DEFENSE? BRUSSELS THINK
[...] Further evidence that we're making progress on missile defense with Europe, Russian speakers got an earful from a previously skeptical leading Brussels think tank at an 22 October European Security Forum entitled &Does Europe need a new Missile Defense?8 hosted by the Center for European Poli [...]
2007-10-23 16:26:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PREL NATO
07USNATO576WELCOME TO NATO FOR DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY
[...] (C) Mission welcomes Deputy National Security Advisor for Iraq and Afghanistan, Douglas E. Lute, and traveling party to Brussels for meetings, October 26-27, 2007. Control Officers for the visit are USNATO Political Officer John Cockrell, office: 32-(0)2-724-3136 cell 32-(0)496-198-008, and [...]
2007-10-24 10:36:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALOTRA NATO PREL BE
07USNATO579ALLIES SUPPORT U.S. MD OUTREACH TO RUSSIA
[...] (C) Summary: NATO Allies warmly endorsed recent U.S. Missile Defense (MD) proposals offered to Russia at the Oct. 17 reinforced North Atlantic Council (NAC) briefing offered by USD(P) Eric Edelman, A/S Daniel Fried and MDA. Dir. LTGEN Trey Obering. Allies further praised the U.S. effort to c [...]
2007-10-24 16:36:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MARR PARM IR RS
07USNATO610NATO-AFGHANISTAN: PRESSING ALLIES ON ISAF FORCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Given the disappointing results during NATO's November 6-8 Global Force Generation Conference (GFGC),Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) joins me in asking Washington to turn up the political heat on those Allies whom we believe could do more to help fill the International [...]
2007-11-19 13:53:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF
07USNATO89USNATO WELCOMES JAMES STARKEY FOR VCC EXPERTS
[...] Mission welcomes Mr. James Stakey to Brussels for the February 12-13 VCC Meetings. Control officer for the visit is Don Sheehan, work tel:(32)2-724-3486 and fax: (32)2-724-3421, home tel: (32) 2-779-2047, cell: (32)476-663-647. Admin. support is Lucia Krul (32) 2-724-3233. 2. Hotel rese [...]
2007-02-12 16:03:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AMGT NATO OTRA PARM UP
07USNATO94WELCOME TO USNATO FOR HONORABLE JOHN TANNER AND
[...] Mission welcomes the visit of Representative John Tanner(D-TN),Chairman, House NATO Parliamentary Assembly, and traveling party: -Honorable John Tanner and Mrs. Betty Ann Tanner -Honorable Dennis Moore and Mrs. Stephene Moore -Honorable Mike Ross and Mrs. Holly Ross -Honorable Ben Chandler [...]
2007-02-14 16:41:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AORC NATO USEU OECD BEXP
07USOSCE453OSCE: MADRID MINISTERIAL CROATIA BILAT
[...] (C) Summary: The November 29 bilateral meeting between U/S Burns and Croatian FM Grabar-Kitarovic (and with the participation of State Secretary Biscevic) focused on possible negative security implications for Croatia and the region due to developments in Kosovo and in Bosnia and Herzegovina. [...]
2007-12-06 12:21:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALASEC HR CROATIA OSCE PREL
07USUNNEWYORK1008ICJ PRESIDENT SAYS UNEQUAL JUDGE SALARIES VIOLATE
[...] SUMMARY: President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) Rosalyn Higgins delivered the ICJ's annual report to the General Assembly on November 1. Higgins reviewed ICJ action on key cases and criticized UNGA resolution 61/262 (Conditions of Service and Compensation for Officials other t [...]
2007-11-13 12:56:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK1017ACTION REQUEST: UPDATED DRAFT RESOLUTION ON
[...] ACTION REQUEST: USUN requests instructions from the Department to join consensus on the Sixth Committee draft resolution on Measures to eliminate international terrorism (agenda item 108) contained in para 3, or substantially similar text. This action request supersedes the request for instru [...]
2007-11-15 13:47:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA
07USUNNEWYORK1019UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (U) Speaking Oct. 31 in the annual debate on promotion and protection of human rights in the UN General Assembly's Third Committee, Ambassador Khalilzad emphasized the value the United States places on human rights, described the important role these rights play in building societies, cited exa [...]
2007-11-15 14:27:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA PHUM BM CU KN SY CH
07USUNNEWYORK1022U/SYG GUEHENNO: STILL NO AGREEMENT ON UNAMID TCC
[...] (U) SUMMARY: DPKO U/SYG Guehenno told the Security Council November 14 that the Government of the Sudan (GOS) has not yet made the strategic decision to cooperate fully with UNAMID deployment. Guehenno said the GOS had not finalized agreement on the UN/AU agreed TCC list, which they received [...]
2007-11-15 14:33:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KPAL SU MOPS
07USUNNEWYORK1027UPDATE ON DARFUR PEACEKEEPING DEPLOYMENT NOVEMBER
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Key Points: --US DPKO Under Secretary General Guehenno met with Sudanese Major General Maghzoub on November 11th in Addis Ababa in an effort to find a way forward with UNAMID deployments. Guehenno briefed the Security Council on November 14 on the details of his meetings. -- [...]
2007-11-15 21:55:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAF PGOV PREL SU UNC UN KPKO
07USUNNEWYORK1029UN - STRENGTHENING DPA - RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) During the course of Fifth Committee deliberations this past week, Mission Experts have been approached by a number of their counterparts in other Missions, including our friends and allies e.g., UK, Germany, Japan and Austral [...]
2007-11-15 22:48:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAORC PREL UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK1034NEW UN ROLE IN IRAQ
[...] (C) Amb Khalilzad met November 9 with UK national Andrew Gilmour, currently deputy director for political, peacekeeping and humanitarian affairs for SYG Ban's office. Gilmour is transferring shortly to UNAMI to work as senior political adviser to SRSG Steffan de Mistura. He sought the meetin [...]
2007-11-16 20:23:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC IZ
07USUNNEWYORK1094KUWAITI COMPLAINS RE DIPLOMATIC PARKING PROGRAM,
[...] On November 27, 2007, USUN received a diplomatic note from the Kuwait Mission to the UN (text in paragraph 2 below) objecting to the New York City Parking Program for Diplomatic Vehicles because its application does not correspond to Kuwait's treatment of American Embassy vehicles in Kuwait. T [...]
2007-11-30 13:59:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDOFDP UN KU
07USUNNEWYORK1102UNGA/G-5: SYG BAN INTRODUCES 2008-2009 UN BUDGET
[...] (U) Summary. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon introduced the proposed program budget for the biennium 2008-2009 before the Committee on Administration and Budget on October 25. SYG Ban stated the proposed budget of $4.2 billion represents real growth of $23 million, or 0.5%, over the previous [...]
2007-11-30 19:39:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK1104UN EXPLAINS STAFFING DECISIONS AT INTERNATIONAL
[...] (C) Per ref A, Poloff spoke with UN Department of Political Affairs (DPA) Deputy Division Director for Europe and Latin America Martha Doggett on November 29 about staffing at the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG). Poloff emphasized U.S. interest in ensuring the e [...]
2007-11-30 20:54:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KUNR GT
07USUNNEWYORK114SECURITY COUNCIL EXPANSION: WIDE DIFFERENCES
[...] (SBU) Summary: The General Assembly's Open Ended Working Group on Security Council expansion and reform, meeting for the first time this year, accepted GA President Khalifa's suggestion to proceed via five separate consultations on "key issues" related to Council reform. Facilitators will beg [...]
2007-02-09 19:37:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KUNR UNSC
07USUNNEWYORK1210UN: 62ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION: SOUTH ASIA WRAP
[...] (U) Joe Melrose served as the Senior Area Advisor for the 62nd UN General Assembly for South and Central Asia. The following is his summary of the UNGA as it pertained to South and Central Asia. The South and Central Asian states did not provide the drama of some other regions or even of [...]
2007-12-26 16:35:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAF BG CE IN KG KZ NP PHUM PK PREL TI TX
07USUNNEWYORK1225USUN VIEWS ON SECURITY COUNCIL REFORM
[...] (C) Summary and comment. With inter-governmental negotiations on Security Council reform set to begin in 2008, a serious debate has begun on Council expansion. We are closer than we have been in several decades to the prospect that a formal proposal for expansion could be put to a vote. We d [...]
2007-12-29 02:22:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KUNR UNSC JA BR IN GE
07USUNNEWYORK124UN: LATEST APPOINTMENTS AND RESIGNATIONS OF SENIOR
[...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On Friday, February 9, 2007, Chef de Cabinet Vijay Nambiar announced that Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon had accepted the resignation of fifteen senior officials (9 at the Under-Secretary-General level, 6 at the Assistant Secretary-General level). Nambiar also announced t [...]
2007-02-12 19:00:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR
07USUNNEWYORK131DEMARCHE: TURNING OFF THE CEIRPP UN-SPONSORED
[...] On February 14 Polmincouns delivered reftel demarche on a conference of the Committee for the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP) to be held in Rome on March 22-23 co-hosted by the Italian government. USUN explained to Assistant Secretary-General for Politica [...]
2007-02-14 19:23:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV UNSC
07USUNNEWYORK14UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF 2007 ASSESSMENT FOR CAPITAL
[...] USUN has faxed to Department (IO/MPR-David Leis and EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green) a copy of a note from the Secretary-General, dated January 5, 2007 requesting payment SIPDIS of the U.S. assessed contribution to the UN Capital Master Plan (CMP) for 2007. The note outlines two payment options, [...]
2007-01-11 20:38:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUN CMP AORC AFIN
07USUNNEWYORK157UNFPA SEGMENT OF THE 2007 FIRST REGULAR SESSION OF
[...] Summary: The UNDP/UNFPA Joint Executive Board First Regular Session for 2007 took place on January 23-26. Opening the UNFPA segment, UNFPA Executive Director Thoraya Obaid announced that UNFPA,s financial situation had achieved record highs in total core income, number of donor countries, and [...]
2007-02-28 15:53:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KUNR KWMN UNDP UNFPA
07USUNNEWYORK165UN REQUEST FOR USG ACTION ON REGISTER OF DAMAGES
[...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: The UN is quietly asking select member states to submit recommendations for one of three positions on the Board of the Register of Damages related to the construction of the Israeli separation barrier. The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution December [...]
2007-03-02 18:20:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAL UNSC IS
07USUNNEWYORK176ACTION REQUEST:FUNDING OF THE 2005 AND 2007 REVIEW
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-05 14:25:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KNNP KUNR PREL UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK20UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF 2007 REGULAR BUDGET
[...] USUN has faxed to Department (IO/MPR-David Leis, IO/PSC-Charles Casper and EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green) a copy of a note dated December 28, 2006 from the Secretary General requesting payment of the U.S. assessed contribution to the UN regular budget for 2007 in the amount of $496,481,769. The no [...]
2007-01-12 22:45:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ABUD UN AFIN
07USUNNEWYORK209PARKING ISSUES, IRS SETTLEMENT INITIATIVE, ALLEGED
[...] Summary: The UN Committee on Relations with the Host Country (Host Country Committee-HCC) discussed the results of the HCC's survey of the New York Diplomatic Parking Programme (the Program) at its 232nd meeting on March 5, 2007. Missions which oppose the Program as implemented or on principl [...]
2007-03-15 12:32:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDOFDP UN CVIS
07USUNNEWYORK225WESTERN SAHARA: INVITATIONS DELIVERED TO MOROCCO
[...] (C) USUN delivered reftel invitation to the Moroccan Mission to the UN March 19 and are awaiting a response. We were unable to deliver the same invitation to Polisario Front Representative Ahmed Boukhari until March 20 as he would not accept the invitation without permission from Secretary-Ge [...]
2007-03-20 22:23:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC MO AG
07USUNNEWYORK228UN COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN 2007 SESSION
[...] (U) Summary: The UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) held its 51st session from February 26 to March 9, 2007. Permanent Representative of El Salvador, Carmen Maria Gallardo Hernandez, chaired the session, whose main theme was "The Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination and Violenc [...]
2007-03-21 14:08:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI KWMN UN CSW
07USUNNEWYORK233CLIMATE CHANGE RIFT BETWEEN UNFCCC AND
[...] (C) Comments to the media March 21 by Yvo de Boer, Executive Director of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat in Bonn, fly in the face of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon's directives quashing the idea SIPDIS of a "climate change summit" and have sparked a frenz [...]
2007-03-22 16:52:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALECON SENV UNCSD UNEP
07USUNNEWYORK236UN DEMOCRACY FUND BEGINS MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Following up reftel, USUN has worked with a consultant to the UN Office of Internal Oversight Services and others to reassess management practices of the UN Democracy Fund (UNDEF). The UNDEF Executive Director has initiated a number of corrective steps, including a commitment t [...]
2007-03-23 18:37:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL
07USUNNEWYORK246CLIMATE CHANGE TOP PRIORITY FOR INCOMING UNGA
[...] (U) At a luncheon hosted by German Ambassador Matussek on March 26, incoming GA President Srgian Kerim (former Foreign Minister of Macedonia) identified climate change as his top priority for the 62nd General Assembly session. Other areas of focus were UN reform, the results of the High Leve [...]
2007-03-27 16:29:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALUNGA ECON SENV
07USUNNEWYORK25SECURITY COUNCIL PUSHES AU TO TAKE LEAD IN SOMALIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Under Secretary-General Gambari told Security Council members on January 10 that conditions on the ground in Somalia provide a narrow window for consolidating the authority of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and establishing an inclusive political process. He said Et [...]
2007-01-13 01:39:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL SO UNSC
07USUNNEWYORK296UNDEF ADVISORY BOARD MEETING FOCUSES ON
[...] (SBU) The UN Democracy Fund (UNDEF) held its Fourth Advisory Board meeting on April 10. The UNDEF Secretariat presented an overview of the recent progress of the Fund, claiming that all projects in the pipeline had been processed. and project implementation was underway. Of the 125 projects [...]
2007-04-16 22:35:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM
07USUNNEWYORK3USUN SURVEYS SECURITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ON KOSOVO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: USUN has surveyed the UN missions of Security Council members for views on the way forward on the Kosovo status process. We found Belgium, Slovakia, and France expecting and supporting eventual Kosovo independence but concerned about how the Security Council could facilitate th [...]
2007-01-05 00:05:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALUNMIK YI PGOV PREL
07USUNNEWYORK346LEBANON: FRENCH INSIST BRAMMERTZ MUST SUCCEED
[...] (SBU) During a P-3 meeting on May 1 (septel),French PermRep de la Sabliere reported that UN International Independent Investigation Commission (UNIIIC) head Serge Brammertz has informed France that he will leave his current position on June 15, 2007 and return to the International Criminal Co [...]
2007-05-03 01:04:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPTER UNSC FR SY LE
07USUNNEWYORK394UNSC EXPANSION: DEBATE REVIVED IN THE GENERAL
[...] (C) Summary and Comment. The debate on Security Council expansion has flashed hot again in New York, in the wake of the report of the most recent set of facilitators to tackle this long-running issue. Disappointed with the content of the report, the G-4 countries are seeking new facilitators [...]
2007-05-21 11:59:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL UNSC KUNR
07USUNNEWYORK408LEBANON TRIBUNAL: P-3 AND CHATAH AGREE TO PUSH FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY. P-3 PERMREPS AGREED ON MAY 23 TO TABLE THE RESOLUTION ON THE SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR LEBANON IN THE COUNCIL ON THE MORNING OF MAY 25, PUT THE TEXT "IN BLUE" THE EVENING OF MAY 25, AND PUSH FOR A VOTE ON MAY 29. (NOTE: MAY 28 IS A UN HOLIDAY. END NOTE.) DURING A SEPARATE MEETING WI [...]
2007-05-24 00:30:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PTER UNSC SY LE
07USUNNEWYORK411LEBANON TRIBUNAL: DRAFT UNSCR DOES NOT YET HAVE
[...] (C) P-3 PermReps, joined by Slovakia, agreed mid-afternoon May 24 that we do not currently have nine confirmed votes in favor of the draft Chapter VII resolution on the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. (Although USUN subsequently learned that we have support from a majority of Security Council c [...]
2007-05-24 23:43:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER UNSC SY LE
07USUNNEWYORK415U.S. BILATERALS AT THE UN COMMISSION ON
[...] (U) Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky took advantage of the ministerial segment of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development's 15th Session (CSD-15) May 9-11 to conduct a number of bilateral discussions with key states, with climate change, energy and economic dev [...]
2007-05-25 21:14:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDECON KGCC SENV EAID EAGR CH MD FI PK RS IN
07USUNNEWYORK439UNHCHR ARBOUR MAY 31 MEETING WITH AMBASSADOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 31, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour met with Ambassador Khalilzad to discuss her recent mission to the Great Lakes region. She noted many ongoing problems, specifically the overall lack of security, violence against women and children, and judicial [...]
2007-06-01 21:57:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDCG KAWC KWMN PHUM PREL XA ZF
07USUNNEWYORK441HAITI: COUNCIL ENDORSES MULET'S LEADERSHIP
[...] (C) Summary. During closed UNSC consultations on Haiti on May 30, Special Representative of the Secretary-General Edmund Mulet hailed recent GOH/MINUSTAH success in combating gangs and securing Cite Soleil, but warned that the international community must "stay the course" and avoid a "premat [...]
2007-06-04 20:53:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC KPKO HA
07USUNNEWYORK446GUIDANCE REQUEST: US FAILURE TO DEPOSIT 2005 UN
[...] GUIDANCE REQUEST: USUN is transmitting a May 23 note verbale from the Secretary-General notifying the United States that the United Nations has voided its check payment to the United States from 2005 that has not been deposited. This payment represent a full refund to the United States for its [...]
2007-06-05 19:03:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK468UN SEEKS INSTRUCTIONS TO DEPOSIT BALANCE OF FUNDS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-11 20:23:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUN AFIN AORC KUNR
07USUNNEWYORK496UN INTERRELIGIOUS DISCUSSIONS
[...] (SBU) The UN has seen a number of initiatives recently to grapple with the "clash of civilizations" notion and the aftermath of last year's violence over Dutch cartoons featuring the prophet Mohammed. The initiative with the most wide-spread backing is the Alliance of Civilizations (AoC),whi [...]
2007-06-19 20:11:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SCUL KISL UNESCO UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK497CHURKIN CONTINUES TO SAY NO ON AUTOMATICITY
[...] (C) Summary: During a June 18 meeting at the Russian Mission, Ambassador Churkin yielded no ground on Russia's objection to Kosovo independence unless agreed by Serbia. Churkin stressed that the recent Quint meeting in Paris had "left a bad taste" in Russia's mouth as it gave the impression th [...]
2007-06-20 00:29:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UNSC UNMIK YI
07USUNNEWYORK507INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL FOR RWANDA (ICTR)-
[...] Amb. Gerald Scott, USUN Senior Area Adviser for Africa,and USUN Legal Adviser Carolyn Willson met on June 21 with Rwanda's Prosecutor General Martin Ngoga and the GOR's representative to the ICTR, Mutabingwa Alloys, at their request, to discuss Rwanda's role in the ICTR's completion strateg [...]
2007-06-22 19:55:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDKAWC KJUS PREF PREL ZF RW
07USUNNEWYORK512WAN WALSUM'S PRIVATE READOUT ON JUNE 18-19 WESTERN
[...] (C) Summary: In a June 20 meeting, Peter Van Walsum, the mediator of the June 18-19 Western Sahara peace negotiations, told USUN and NEA that the talks between Morocco and the Polisario had gone as well as he could have hoped. He said the role of pro-Moroccan Sahrawis in the talks was unhelpfu [...]
2007-06-22 23:57:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL WI AG MO
07USUNNEWYORK539AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD'S LUNCH WITH SYG BAN KI-MOON
[...] (C) During a June 26 lunch, Ambassador Khalilzad and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon discussed: the UN Reform Group, SIPDIS UNDP and DPRK, the Capital Master Plan, personnel issues, Ban's Washington trip, and the Terms of Reference for the Blair appointment. 2. (C) On the Reform Group: [...]
2007-07-02 14:07:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC
07USUNNEWYORK582MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE ON RELATIONS WITH THE
[...] Summary. On July 9, 2007 the Committee on Relations with the Host Country convened its 233rd meeting to address, inter alia, Host Country travel regulations, acceleration of immigration and customs procedures, and entry visas issued by the Host Country. Briefly mentioned were New York,s con [...]
2007-07-17 11:48:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDOFDP UN CVIS SY
07USUNNEWYORK601SECRETARIAT DELIVERS TOUGH UNSCR 1701/LIBAT
[...] (C) Summary. During closed consultations on the SYG,s latest UNSCR 1701 report as well as the report of the Lebanon Independent Border Assessment Team (LIBAT) on July 18, UNSCO Michael Williams spoke at length about the need for greater progress on the issue of prisoners, compliance with the a [...]
2007-07-24 20:06:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER UNSC KPKO IS SY LE
07USUNNEWYORK705DPKO PRESENTS SYG'S REPORT ON MINUSTAH
[...] (SBU) Summary. DPKO A/SYG Hedi Annabi briefed Friends of Haiti representatives on August 24 on the highlights of the SYG,s latest report on MINUSTAH. Although the SYG recommended no changes to MINUSTAH's mandate, he urged the UNSC to lower MINUSTAH,s troop strength by 140 and raise its polic [...]
2007-08-24 22:32:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC KPKO HA
07USUNNEWYORK718PROPOSED RAPE RESOLUTION AT UNGA 3RD COMMITTEE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-31 22:21:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPHUM SOCI UNGA KFEM
07USUNNEWYORK74SYG BAN PROPOSES RESTRUCTURING OF DPKO
[...] (U) Secretary-General Ban has proposed restructuring the Secretariat to downgrade the Department of Disarmament SIPDIS Affairs (DDA) and split the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) into two distinct departments. Ban has asked the GA to give its blessing to the proposals, which he [...]
2007-01-30 22:22:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC KUNR KPKO UN UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK740UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENTS FOR UN
[...] USUN has faxed to Department (IO/PSC-David Leis and EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green) a copy of a note and attachment dated August 31, 2007 from the Secretary-General requesting payment of U.S. assessed contributions to the UN Regular Budget and the Capital Master Plan which remain outstanding in the [...]
2007-09-11 21:47:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
07USUNNEWYORK760SYG BAN URGES UNSC TO EXTEND MINUSTAH MANDATE FOR
[...] (U) During UNSC consultations on September 13, SYG Ban reported on his August 1-2 visit to Haiti and appealed to delegates to seize an "historic opportunity" to make progress in that country by staying the course and avoiding early disengagement. Recounting how he had walked through Cite Sole [...]
2007-09-17 17:26:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO UNSC HA
07USUNNEWYORK78UN CAPITAL MASTER PLAN: MORATORIUM ON GIFTS DURING
[...] SUMMARY: USUN has received the following diplomatic note dated 10 January 2007 from the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Management noting that there will be a moratorium on gifts during the Capital Master Plan implementation period. Full text of note is below. 2. Begin Text: [...]
2007-01-31 20:46:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA AORC KUNR
07USUNNEWYORK80UN REQUESTS USG VIEWS ON PROPOSED CONVENTIONAL
[...] USUN has received the following diplomatic note dated 16 January 2007 from the United Nations Department of Disarmament Affairs (DDA) requesting Member State input on a "comprehensive, legally binding instrument establishing common international standards for the import, export, and transfer [...]
2007-01-31 23:49:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM KTIA UN
07USUNNEWYORK816UNSC HEARS THAT GUINEA-BISSAU PROGRESS IS FRAGILE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Secretary-General's representative, Shola Omoregie, told the Security Council on October 3 that the evident calm in Guinea-Bissau is deceptive. Political, security, and social tensions are rising beneath the surface and will likely rise further in the run-up to elections. O [...]
2007-10-04 23:38:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL GB
07USUNNEWYORK830FM LAM AKOL: U.S. SHOULD WORK WITH GNU TO IMPROVE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Sudanese Foreign Minister Lam Akol told AMB Khalilzad in an October 2 tte--tte that the U.S. should work with the Government of National Unity on a set of specific steps to improve U.S.-Sudan bilateral relations. FM Akol argued that Khartoum's ability to implement the Comprehensi [...]
2007-10-08 20:10:00USUN New YorkSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PREL
07USUNNEWYORK840UNGA 62 GENERAL DEBATE: SECURITY COUNCIL REFORM,
[...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives from 191 member states spoke during the General Debate of the 62nd United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) from September 25 through October 3, 2007 and covered many themes in common. On Security Council Reform, many countries called for a more representative Co [...]
2007-10-09 23:58:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECIN PGOV PHUM PREL UNGA
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