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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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09MOSCOW1910MARKET CLOSURE COMBATS FRAUD BUT UNEMPLOYS
[...] (C) Moscow authorities closed the massive, open-air Cherkizovskiy market in the northeastern part of the city at the end of June after inspectors found multiple trade, sanitation, and fire code violations. Although technically closed temporarily pending resolution of the violations, city offi [...]
2009-07-24 10:48:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALELAB ECON EIND PGOV SOCI RS
09MOSCOW1912RUSSIA AND CHINA CONTINUE QUIET ENGAGEMENT
[...] (SBU) In contrast to the high-profile visit of President Obama to Moscow two weeks ago and the attendant expectations for a "reset" U.S.-Russian bilateral relationship, Chinese President Hu Jintao's June 16-18 official visit was low key and almost routine. Moscow and Beijing are continuing a [...]
2009-07-24 12:13:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECIN EFIN EINV CH RS
09MOSCOW1958SECRETARY OF COMMERCE LOCKE'S MEETING WITH RUSSIAN
[...] (SBU) Summary. During a meeting with Russian Minister of Economic Development Elvira Nabiullina on July 7 in Moscow, Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke stressed U.S. support for continued Russian integration into the world economy, including WTO accession, and raised several trade issues. Minis [...]
2009-07-30 11:27:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EFIN RS
09MOSCOW199TRANSNEFT HEAD TELLS AMBASSADOR COMPANY BUILDING
[...] (SBU) Transneft President Nikolai Tokarev told the Ambassador January 27 the company is moving forward on its various major pipeline projects as "they are needed to handle new oil supplies" and "because the government has directed them." Tokarev said the company is getting the funding it need [...]
2009-01-29 08:38:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
09MOSCOW2 RUSSIAN ANALYSTS COMPLAIN U.S. HAS BETRAYED RUSSIA'S TRUST
[...] (SBU) Summary: A roundtable of Russian analysts described -- often in emotional terms -- for visiting Representatives Ellen Taushcer, Doug Lamborn, Rick Larsen, and Loretta Sanchez, the deep displeasure with which many Russians view the U.S. government. They blamed much of this on America's f [...]
2009-01-01 07:33:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MARR OREP PINR RS
09MOSCOW20A/S SHANNON AND DFM RYABKOV DISCUSS RUSSIA-LATIN
[...] (C) Summary: On December 22, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov and Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Thomas Shannon discussed ways in which the U.S. and Russia could constructively engage on issues related to Latin America. Both sides agreed on the need to cast o [...]
2009-01-09 06:19:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM PBTS ECON ECIN EIND EINV ENRG
09MOSCOW2001GEORGIA/RUSSIA: NATO ALLIES DEMARCHE MFA
[...] (C) Summary. On August 5, in response to a NATO Quad Allies' demarche on Georgia, MFA IVth CIS director Kelin insisted that Russia had not been invited to the 31 July Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism meeting, but conceded that the Russian-Georgian hotline was not functioning July 30 [...]
2009-08-05 16:19:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV RS GG GM UK FR
09MOSCOW2006MOSCOW'S CRISIS SITUATION DETERIORATES FURTHER
[...] (SBU) Summary: In January 2009, Moscow officials claimed that the global economic crisis had not affected the average Muscovite to the same degree as the capital's more affluent residents. Roughly six months later, the situation has deteriorated, but Moscow officials continue to maintain the [...]
2009-08-06 07:42:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV PREL PINR RS
09MOSCOW201RIGHT CAUSE PARTY SUFFERS FROM INTERNAL RIFTS,
[...] (C) Summary: Right Cause, a new Kremlin-friendly party created in November, continues to suffer from internal rifts and an uncertain relationship with the Kremlin that has left the nominated head of its Moscow City branch -- Evgeniy Chichvarkin -- exiled in London. Party leaders told us that [...]
2009-01-29 13:34:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR KDEM RS
09MOSCOW2046MOSCOW'S LEVELS - AND LEVERS - OF POWER
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Moscow City government is unique to Russia in that Moscow's Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov exercises near complete control over all aspects of official life, including directly instructing many of the 1000 officials under him, and, by the accounts of some observers, taking the law int [...]
2009-08-10 11:41:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM PINR KDEM KCOR RS
09MOSCOW2055RUSSIA GETS USED TO THE IDEA OF A NON-COMMUNIST MOLDOVA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Moscow is coming to terms with the Moldova election outcome, and has reached out via its ambassador to liberal party leaders. Experts, who describe the elections as a "peaceful example of post-Soviet countries' forging new political identities," assume Russia will cooperate wit [...]
2009-08-11 13:39:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MD RS
09MOSCOW2068PATRIARCH KIRILL'S UKRAINE TRIP: DOMESTIC AND
[...] (C) Summary: In light of the escalating diplomatic tensions between Moscow and Kyiv, the objectives of Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) Patriarch Kirill's July 27-August 5 visit to Ukraine are receiving renewed scrutiny, with an emphasis on his engagement with President Yushchenko and his amended [...]
2009-08-13 09:05:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM SCUL ECON RS UP
09MOSCOW2070HARDLY WORTH THE TRIP: MEDVEDEV'S VISIT TO CENTRAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: The most significant result of President Medvedev's recent trip to Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, where he attended an informal meeting of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO),was the signing of an agreement with Kyrgyzstan on the intention to establish another Russi [...]
2009-08-13 09:33:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TI KG RS
09MOSCOW2071MEDVEDEV BROADSIDES UKRAINE
[...] (C) Summary. While deploring recent Ukrainian "anti-Russian" policies, MFA and Presidential Administration statements underscored that President Medvedev's letter to Ukrainian President Yushchenko and the decision to postpone the departure of Russian ambassador-designate to Kyiv were meant t [...]
2009-08-13 10:31:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV RS UP
09MOSCOW2073NONPAPER ON JOINT THREAT ASSESSMENT RECEIVED
[...] (S) On August 12 MFA DVBR Second Secretary Dmitriy Kostychenko passed us a nonpaper response to ref request for potential dates for further joint threat assessment consultations. 2. (SBU) Begin unofficial translation of nonpaper text: To be passed to the U.S. side Given the information [...]
2009-08-13 12:26:00Embassy MoscowSECRETPARM PREL PGOV MNUC RS
09MOSCOW2074LATEST MURDER OF CHECHEN CHARITY ACTIVISTS LEAVES
[...] (C) Summary: The August 10 abduction and murder in Grozniy of Zarema Sadulayeva and her husband Alik Dzhabrailov, activists with the children's charity "Save the Generation," has left many wondering who carried out the attack and why it occurred. Commentators agree that the murders bring ad [...]
2009-08-13 12:42:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR RS
09MOSCOW2108RUSSIAN CALLS FOR DIALOGUE, NOT PRESSURE AT
[...] (C) Per reftel request, we delivered USG views on Russia's human rights and democracy performance to Tatyana Sulitskaya, Head of the European Division of the Department for Humanitarian Cooperation and Human Rights. Sulitskaya called for a real dialogue on human rights at the upcoming OSCE H [...]
2009-08-18 14:17:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR OSCE RS
09MOSCOW2121NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT) POCS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-19 11:33:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09MOSCOW2179IRKUTSK: TOUGH TIMES FOR WORKERS AND IMMIGRANTS,
[...] (C) Summary: In Siberia's Irkutsk Oblast, businesses and their owners/managers, in particular prominent oligarchs such as Oleg Deripaska, also constitute the region's political elite, and everyone is scrambling dealing with the crisis. The Russian economic downturn may influence how and who ne [...]
2009-08-24 13:58:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON ETRD KDEM SENV SOCI
09MOSCOW220REDEFINING RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA IN CENTRAL ASIA
[...] (C) Summary. Current Russian policy toward Central Asia seeks to maintain Moscow's historical dominance while recognizing the need to cooperate with the U.S. and NATO on stabilizing Afghanistan and managing the transnational challenges confronting the region. A not-so-secret agenda to lock [...]
2009-01-30 13:01:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV RS ZK AF
09MOSCOW2230EMPLOYEES OF FAILING BUSINESSES SEEK
[...] (C) On August 6, AvtoVaz workers rallied to demand the nationalization of their employer, which suspended production in August and planned to reduce the workweek in September. Demands for nationalization by workers and unions increased in frequency, particularly in industrial areas, owing to th [...]
2009-08-28 06:26:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALELAB ECON EIND PGOV SOCI RS
09MOSCOW2240PUTIN TO VISIT GDANSK TO MARK 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF
[...] (C) PM Putin will attend the commemoration of the outbreak of World War II in Gdansk, Poland on September 1. During a meeting with PM Tusk, the sides are expected to sign agreements on cultural exchanges, transit of the Kaliningrad Bay, and the transfer of Polish HEU to Russia for reprocessin [...]
2009-08-28 13:52:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG PL RS
09MOSCOW226PROVOCATIONS FROM RUSSIAN SECURITY SERVICES
[...] (S) Summary. With their usual light touch and unique sense of timing, the security services appear to be tightening the screws on what they see as Russia's internal and foreign enemies along three fronts. First was a confidential letter from the Federal Security Service (FSB) demanding that USA [...]
2009-01-30 15:25:00Embassy MoscowSECRETPGOV PHUM PINR RS SOCI
09MOSCOW2277GAZPROM SAYS PUTIN-TYMOSHENKO "AGREEMENT" JUST
[...] (SBU) According to press reports quoting unnamed sources, PM Putin and Ukrainian PM Tymoshenko reached an agreement in their meeting in Poland that Russia would allow Ukraine to buy less gas than it has contracted in exchange for lower transit fees and contracts for Russian nuclear energy comp [...]
2009-09-02 13:24:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
09MOSCOW2294SENATOR MARGELOV ON COOPERATING, IRAN,
[...] (C) Summary. In a September 2 meeting with Ambassador Beyrle, Federation Council Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Mikhail Margelov said Russia is hesitant to work outside the P5 plus 1 format when discussing possible sanctions against Iran. Margelov invited Ambassador Beyrle to present U.S. [...]
2009-09-04 05:23:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAORC IR MARR PARM PGOV PREL RS SU UP
09MOSCOW2295UKRAINIAN ECONOMIC COUNSELOR DISCUSSES RUSSIA
[...] (C) On August 13, econoff paid a courtesy call on Ukrainian Trade and Economic Counselor in Moscow Vladimir Zaritsky. During the meeting, Zaritsky became voluble on the matter of Russia and its "growing impunity in the region," especially as its economic power increases. He expressed concern [...]
2009-09-04 06:51:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD EPET RS WTO UA
09MOSCOW2298SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY GORDON
[...] (C) Phil, we're all looking forward to seeing you out here next week. U.S.-Russian relations continue to feel the momentum from the July summit; your visit will be important in sharpening the focus of the Bilateral Presidential Commission and identifying areas where we can collaborate on a br [...]
2009-09-04 10:30:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR SENV ECON EFIN RS
09MOSCOW230MEDVEDEV CALLS BACK NEW LAW ON TREASON FOR
[...] (C) Summary: On January 27 Russian President Dmitriy Medvedev ordered his administration to rework legislation submitted by the White House on December 12 containing amendments to the sections of the Criminal Law and Criminal Procedures Codes before the State Duma and Federation Council could [...]
2009-01-30 15:45:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR RS
09MOSCOW2319APPOINTMENT OF NEW U.S. OSCE MINSK GROUP CO-CHAIR
[...] (C) We met with MFA Minsk Group Counselor Yelena Kravchenko September 7 and 8 to discuss reftel announcement. Kravchenko told us Russian Co-Chair Yuri Merzlyakov remains on leave through the end of the week, but looks forward to receiving Ambassador Bradtke's phone call at his dacha. Best ti [...]
2009-09-08 14:13:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV RS AJ
09MOSCOW232WORKING WITH RUSSIA TO STABILIZE AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) Summary: The February 10 interagency consultations led by SCA DAS Moon should launch a sustained effort to engage Russia on Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia that reduces the zero-sum nature of U.S.-Russian relations in the region and increases the chances of our success in Afghanis [...]
2009-02-02 08:23:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER MARR SNAR NATO AF RS
09MOSCOW2353TNK-BP COO SAYS COMPANY'S FUTURE IS BRIGHT; MODERNIZING RUSSIA'S OIL SECTOR WILL TAKE TIME
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-14 13:52:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
09MOSCOW2368EDF TO JOIN SOUTH STREAM?
[...] (C/NF) French Embassy Energy Attache Vincent Pringault (protect) confirmed to us on September 15 that Electricite de France (EDF) is negotiating to participate in the South Stream gas pipeline project. Pringault told us that the deal, reported the same morning by Russian daily Kommersant, had [...]
2009-09-15 13:48:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
09MOSCOW2371RUSSIAN ANALYSTS TELL A/S GORDON ANTI-AMERICANISM
[...] (C) On September 10, prominent Russian analysts and commentators questioned whether Russia's leadership had changed its approach to the U.S. and removed anti-Americanism as a "pillar" of its foreign policy. One analyst expressed her concern that the "reset" in relations would end up like the [...]
2009-09-16 06:29:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV GG UP IR AJ AM RS
09MOSCOW2372ASSISTANT SECRETARY GORDON'S MEETING WITH RUSSIAN
[...] (C) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister Shuvalov met with A/S Gordon and the Ambassador on September 9 to discuss bilateral economic cooperation in advance of his trip later this month to Washington and the Pittsburgh G-20 Summit. Shuvalov agreed that the July Summit and the Bilateral Presidentia [...]
2009-09-16 07:01:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD PREL RS WTO
09MOSCOW2373DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER RYABKOV TELLS A/S GORDON
[...] (C) In a September 10 meeting with A/S Gordon, Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov said he saw no political barriers in the way of the START Follow-on Treaty or the October meeting of Secretary Clinton and Foreign Minister Lavrov. He pressed for concluding the composition of the Bilateral Preside [...]
2009-09-16 10:38:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON SENV RS
09MOSCOW2376HR ACTIVISTS: SURKOV, NORTH CAUCASUS NOT A PRETTY
[...] (C) Summary: In a September 9 meeting at the Embassy, human rights activists told Assistant Secretary Gordon the GOR had poured cold water on hopes for a meaningful way forward by appointing Kremlin Chief of Staff Vladislav Surkov to represent Russia on the planned bilateral commission on civi [...]
2009-09-16 13:04:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV KDEM RS
09MOSCOW2381MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS ON CUSTOMS UNION
[...] (C) Summary: In an attempt to understand the form the Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan Customs Union (RBKCU) will take on its planned implementation day of January 1, 2010 and its potential effect on the external trade of the three countries, post has put together this backgrounder on the Customs [...]
2009-09-17 06:44:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON PREL RS WTO KZ BO
09MOSCOW2389YOU'VE GOT MAIL - MIND IF WE HAVE A LOOK?
[...] (C) Summary: The federal Ministry of Communications and Mass Media has issued a decree allowing eight law enforcement agencies access to citizens' mail and electronic correspondence, and to customer databases of postal and internet services. The decree found opposition inside and outside of t [...]
2009-09-17 11:20:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM RS
09MOSCOW239RUSSIA WELCOMES PRESIDENT OBAMA BUT FOREIGN POLICY
[...] (SBU) Summary. Russia will not change its foreign policy goals because of the financial crisis or difficulties in relations with the West and neighbors, according to FM Lavrov in his annual press conference on January 16. Blaming the conflicts in 2008 mostly on the West, Lavrov nonetheless e [...]
2009-02-02 09:52:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EFIN RS
09MOSCOW2391RUSSIA AND MD: AWAITING CONFIRMATION
[...] (C) Official Moscow took the news that the U.S. would "shelve" MD plans in the Czech Republic and Poland calmly, awaiting an official confirmation. Neither President Medvedev nor PM Putin have commented on the purported decision. Duma, defense, and commentators did not pass up the opportuni [...]
2009-09-17 12:39:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR PL RS
09MOSCOW240AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH DFM KARASIN JANUARY 30:
[...] (C) Summary. Deputy Foreign Minister Grigoriy Karasin told Ambassador January 30 that the GOR hoped for more flexibility and a move away from "unilateralism" by the new Administration. He said, while the international community could discuss the status and future of the region, Georgia neede [...]
2009-02-02 10:12:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR GG AF KG UP RS
09MOSCOW2412INCORPORATING UKRAINE INTO U.S.-RUSSIA POLICY
[...] (C) Summary. Ukraine is shaping up as a key challenge in U.S.-Russian relations. The risk of serious trouble remains as long as the two governments are at loggerheads, and as long as Russian leaders engage in periodic bouts of historical propaganda aimed at undermining Ukraine's claim to na [...]
2009-09-21 11:16:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PNAT PBTS ENRG RS UP
09MOSCOW2416"RUSSIA, FORWARD!" 10 DAYS LATER: TANDEM
[...] (C) Summary: Debate over President Medvedev's "Russia, Forward!" article continues unabated, though focus has turned from content and prospects for realizing his vision to consequences for the tandem. Medvedev's defense of his presidential authority in interviews with foreign correspondents - [...]
2009-09-22 09:11:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PINR ECON EFIN RS
09MOSCOW2417NIZHNIY NOVGOROD HEEDS THE CALL FOR ENGAGEMENT
[...] (C) Summary: On the sidelines of meetings of the U.S. - Russia Foundation in Nizhniy Novgorod September 15-16, Ambassador Beyrle emphasized the overall "reset" in U.S.- Russia relations to develop trust by promoting economic cooperation and face-to-face exchanges, a message that local author [...]
2009-09-22 09:20:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL RS ECON EFIN PINR
09MOSCOW2450UNITED RUSSIA POISED TO SWEEP ELECTIONS IN MOSCOW
[...] (SBU) Summary: United Russia has a great advantage and is poised to sweep the elections in the Moscow Oblast, where opposition groups have little support and laws are easily broken. The hot button political issues in the October 11 elections are taxes, land distribution, and corruption. End [...]
2009-09-26 13:52:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PINR EFIN KDEM KCOR RS
09MOSCOW2504BELARUSIAN EMBASSY: NO GOR PRESSURE TO RECOGNIZE
[...] (C) In a September 25 meeting, Counselor for Political Affairs of the Embassy of Belarus in Moscow Olga Dolgopolova told Poloff that Russia was not pressuring Belarus to recognize the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. She insisted that a decision either way on the issue would not a [...]
2009-10-02 10:31:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BO RS GG
09MOSCOW2512KIROV: STRONG LEADERSHIP V. TOO MANY PROBLEMS
[...] (C) The ailing, industrial economy of Kirov oblast shows little sign that the peak of the crisis has passed. With few exceptions, the region suffers from falling production, low levels of consumption, and inaccessible financing. Local SMEs continue to face heavy administrative burdens and hig [...]
2009-10-02 13:31:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALELAB ECON EIND PGOV SOCI RS
09MOSCOW2518Did Russia and Georgia both lose the war?
[...] (SBU) Summary: Official Russia hailed the EU's report on the August 2008 Georgia war, considering the core conclusion to be that Georgia started the armed hostilities. Duma and Federation Council officials reacted similarly, claiming the report called Russia's actions "legitimate." Analysts [...]
2009-10-02 15:20:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EU GG RS
09MOSCOW2529ASD/ISA VERSHBOW'S SEPTEMBER 30 VISIT TO MOSCOW:
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During consultations with GOR officials on September 30, Assistant Secretary of Defense (ASD) for International Security Affairs Alexander Vershbow discussed ways to implement bilateral cooperation in a number of key areas of mutual interest. Both sides praised progress since t [...]
2009-10-06 14:32:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR RS IR AF UP GG
09MOSCOW2531MEDVEDEV, PUTIN, AND RUSSIA'S IRAN POLICY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite Russian President Medvedev's September 24 remarks that sanctions against Iran might be necessary, other government officials and experts here caution that Russia will remain, for the time being, reluctant to pursue a tougher line against Tehran. The consensus among the R [...]
2009-10-06 15:35:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL RS IR
09MOSCOW2542BELYKH FACES ROUGH YEAR AHEAD IN KIROV
[...] (C) Summary: Our September 23-25 visit to Kirov revealed a newly-settled government slowly expanding its influence within the region. Strict limitations placed on Governor Belykh and his staff by local security services six months ago appear to have eased significantly, and the new government remai [...]
2009-10-08 06:12:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL PHUM PINR KCOR RS
09MOSCOW2548GOR CLAIMS DIPLOMATIC COURIERS IN KABUL OBSTRUCTED
[...] (C) On October 8, MFA North American Desk Second Secretary Sergey Kuznetsov passed us a nonpaper detailing GOR complaints that their diplomatic couriers in Kabul were stopped and searched by a private security firm at Kabul Arport on October 5. He added that FM Lavrov may raise this issue wit [...]
2009-10-08 11:42:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ADPM ASEC RS AF
09MOSCOW2555 EXBS RUSSIA MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE
[...] A US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) delegation visited Russia September 11-23 to deliver a groundbreaking seminar and to hold meetings with Russian officials on a variety of strategic issues. This was the first time in many years that a senior-ranking member of CBP has led a group to Rus [...]
2009-10-09 11:03:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP UP RS
09MOSCOW2559TOMSK: ANN ARBOR ON THE STEPPE - BUT CYNICISM
[...] (SBU) Summary: As a university town and a former SPS bastion, Tomsk has a small but stable liberal electorate, and shows greater press freedom and tolerance for foreigners than many other regions in Russia. This press freedom has had little influence on local politics; most articles exposing [...]
2009-10-09 11:46:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM RS
09MOSCOW2567DAS RUSSELL'S SEPTEMBER 28 MEETING WITH DFM KARASIN
[...] (C) Summary. Deputy Foreign Minister Karasin told visiting DAS Dan Russell September 28 that the U.S. decision on missile defense created trust in the U.S.' "reset" intentions with Russia, although U.S.-Russia cooperation in some areas of the post-Soviet space would not be easy. The Russian [...]
2009-10-13 06:55:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV RS GG UP MD AM AJ BO
09MOSCOW2586ACTIVISTS ON PODRABINEK AND WHERE THE FAULT LINES
[...] (C) Summary: At a roundtable gathering at Spaso House, a group of leading activists told the Ambassador that they continued to face an uphill battle in their work to promote civic freedoms. They said that their relationship with conservatives inside and outside of the GOR remained adversarial [...]
2009-10-15 14:23:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM RS
09MOSCOW2602DUMA THEATRICS: OPPOSITION STAGES WALK OUT TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 14, deputies from all three "nominal" opposition parties of the State Duma, typically moderate in their criticism of the Russian government, walked out of the State Duma's plenary session in protest over vote rigging during October 11 local elections across Russia an [...]
2009-10-16 14:54:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PINR KDEM KCOR RS
09MOSCOW2605FEDERATION COUNCIL CHAIR MIRONOV ON RUSSIAN
[...] (C) Summary: In an October 15 meeting with the Ambassador, Federation Council Chairman and Just Russia political party head Sergey Mironov offered frank analysis of recent national elections, as well as focused criticism of the ruling United Russia party. Just Russia is not considered to repre [...]
2009-10-19 09:26:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PINR KDEM RS
09MOSCOW2607START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, MOSCOW (SFO-MOSCOW):
[...] (U) This is SFO-MOS-003. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 14, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Place: MFA Guest House (Osobnyak),Moscow ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The third meeting of the START Follow-on (SFO) delegations was held at the Guest [...]
2009-10-19 13:13:00Embassy MoscowSECRETKACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START
09MOSCOW2608SPECIAL ENVOY MORNINGSTAR'S ENERGY CONSULTATIONS
[...] (C) In separate meetings with Ambassador Morningstar, representatives from TNK-BP, Rosneft, and the MFA independently indicated that the recent financial crisis has opened up opportunities for greater foreign participation in Russia's hydrocarbon sector. Each noted the impact of lower Europea [...]
2009-10-20 05:15:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
09MOSCOW2611U/S BURNS' OCTOBER 12 MEETING WITH DFM KARASIN
[...] (C) Summary. Deputy Foreign Minister Karasin told Under Secretary Burns October 12 that Presidents Sargsian and Aliyev had made little progress in their recent talks on Nagorno-Karabakh. Russia does not consider a joint statement on the recent Turkey-Armenia protocol necessary. The Minsk G [...]
2009-10-20 12:07:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV RS GG UP MD AM AJ TU AF TI KG KZ
09MOSCOW2623LANDSLIDE FOR UNITED RUSSIA IN MOSCOW, TULA,
[...] (SBU) Summary: The ruling United Russia party dominated October 11 elections across Russia, thanks to the government's high ratings, its use of overwhelming administrative resources, and voting irregularities in the party's favor. Although official results for the Moscow City Duma elections [...]
2009-10-21 14:17:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PINR KDEM KCOR RS
09MOSCOW2624RUSSIA-CHINA GAS DEAL UNLIKELY TO RESULT IN
[...] (C) A gas "deal" signed during PM Putin's recent trip to China is very unlikely to result in significant gas flows from Russia to China anytime soon. Obstacles to Russian gas deliveries include a lack of transportation infrastructure, a lack of agreement on the price of gas, and a lack of dev [...]
2009-10-21 14:41:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON PREL RS CH
09MOSCOW2651VOLGOGRAD: STING OF FINANCIAL CRISIS SOFTENED BY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-26 14:32:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL PHUM PINR KCOR RS
09MOSCOW2652RUSSIAN FEDERAL CUSTOMS SERVICE DROPS LAWSUIT
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation announced on October 22 that it had dropped its USD 22.5 billion RICO lawsuit against the Bank of New York Mellon (BONY),filed in the Moscow City Arbitration Court, in exchange for BONY paying USD 14 million to Russia to cove [...]
2009-10-26 14:47:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV RS
09MOSCOW2653MURDERED INGUSHETIYA OPPOSITIONIST BURIED AS
[...] (SBU) Former Ingushetiya oppositionist Maksharip Aushev was buried October 26 according to strict Muslim practice, one day after he died in a hail of gunfire October 25 while driving near Nalchik, the capital of the northern Caucasian republic of Kabardino-Balkaria. Ingushetiya president Yu [...]
2009-10-27 04:49:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PINR KDEM RS
09MOSCOW266(C) EXXONMOBIL TELLS AMBASSADOR POLITICS HOLDING
[...] (C) ExxonMobil Russia President Stephen Terni (protect) and ExxonMobil's Sakhalin 1 project manager Zeljko Runje (protect) told the Ambassador on January 31 that GOR refusal to approve project budgets has halted development of new Sakhalin 1 fields. Runje said Deputy Energy Minister Stanislav [...]
2009-02-03 14:33:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
09MOSCOW268WHY MEDVEDEV MATTERS
[...] (C) Summary: While Prime Minister Putin remains the linchpin within the Russian leadership, it is President Medvedev whose success as a political leader can tip the balance of power towards the elite faction that supports Russia's political and economic modernization. A series of crises hav [...]
2009-02-04 08:55:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PINR RS SOCI
09MOSCOW2688IS STALIN’S GHOST A THREAT TO ACADEMIC FREEDOM?
[...] (C) Summary: Efforts to sanitize Stalin's role in Soviet history may be potentially damaging to academic freedom and linked to GOR efforts to increase authoritarian rule. Although some recent incidents have caused concern among human rights monitors, thus far GOR efforts to enlist academics to help [...]
2009-10-30 11:53:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM RS
09MOSCOW2696U.S.-RUSSIA ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: At the inaugural meeting of the U.S.-Russia Binational Commission's Arms Control and International Security Working Group, held October 12 in Moscow, U/S Tauscher and Russian D/FM Ryabkov reviewed Missile Defense, nonproliferation issues, CFE, and START. Lt General O'Reilly of th [...]
2009-10-30 16:25:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALKCFE KNNP KTIA PARM PREL START RS US
09MOSCOW2719GOR GIVES, GETS LITTLE FROM ECUADORIAN PRESIDENT
[...] (C) Summary. During the October 27-29 visit to Moscow of Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa, several bilateral cooperation and trade agreements were signed, but the meetings did not conclude with the GOR granting any substantive arms deals, nor did President Correa recognize the breakaway r [...]
2009-11-03 12:20:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV RS EC
09MOSCOW2721UKRAINIAN FM URGES MOSCOW TO TALK TO YUSHCHENKO
[...] (C) Summary. The MFA told us that visiting Ukrainian Foreign Minister Poroshenko urged Russia to resume contact with Ukraine at the presidential level, although both sides agreed there was no need for a "reset" in relations. Economic cooperation dominated the brief meeting, while pundits dis [...]
2009-11-03 12:38:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ENRG RS UP
09MOSCOW2722MOSCOW'S CHINESE DIASPORA A WIN-WIN FOR RUSSIA AND
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2009-11-03 12:51:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR ECON ETRD KCOR SMIG TIP RS
09MOSCOW2731MEDVEDEV'S TEAM REMAINS SMALL, CONSIDERING RISKY
[...] (C) Summary: President Medvedev's recent reorganization of the Presidential Administration (PA) was a tiny step toward strengthening his team, but the possible creation of a separate, presidentially-controlled "parallel vertical of power" risked damaging the established balance of power betw [...]
2009-11-05 12:10:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON ETRD KDEM RS
09MOSCOW2734RUSSIA: MOVING BEYOND BILATERAL ISSUES, MILIBAND
[...] (C) During Foreign Secretary Miliband's November 1-2 visit, he put an end to the "period of standoff," but had little concrete to show for his visit. In pushing a new framework for cooperation, he set aside the most contentious issues and focused primarily on the international agenda during his mee [...]
2009-11-05 17:41:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD SENV IR AF UK RS
09MOSCOW2747RUSSIA: POLISH PM SIKORSKI REOPENS OLD FIGHTS
[...] (SBU) Russian media and officials are concerned with Polish FM Radoslaw Sikorski's November 4 comments to the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. In particular, they noted Sikorski's request for U.S. forces on the ground in Poland to "protect against Russian aggression" a [...]
2009-11-06 14:36:00Embassy MoscowSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PL RS
09MOSCOW2749SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER TO
[...] (C) Summary. Director Mueller: Your engagement with Russia's top law enforcement and security service officials is a tangible sign that U.S.-Russian relations are improving markedly after hitting bottom in the summer of 2008. Recent visits by President Obama and Secretary Clinton have demonstrated [...]
2009-11-09 05:18:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALKJUS PINS PREL PTER SOCI RS
09MOSCOW2751 EXBS: RUSSIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - OCTOBER
[...] Begin summary: BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS: EXBS has been approached by Russian Central Customs Administration (Moscow) to support an IVP to US ports of entry. EXBS is working with CBP and ICE on this visit. A new Russian federal agency, Rosgranitsa, has also asked [...]
2009-11-09 13:03:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP UP RS
09MOSCOW2754INFORMATION ON SECURITY DIALOGUE WITH RUSSIA
[...] (SBU) The USG and GOR have four existing, formal mechanisms for conducting security dialogues with the Russian Federation; all four are scheduled yearly. 1) Joint Staff Talks (JSTs): This event is hosted annually by U.S. Joint Staff J-5 or the GOR Chief of the Main OPS Directorate on a rotational [...]
2009-11-09 15:46:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR
09MOSCOW2765DESPITE USD 6 BILLION 2Q09 PROFITS, GAZPROM FACES
[...] (C) Gazprom announced a doubling of its profits in the second quarter of 2009 following anemic first quarter earnings. However, falling demand as well as rising operational costs and debt pose longer-term challenges to the company's competitiveness. Experts warn that more efficient companies [...]
2009-11-10 14:57:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
09MOSCOW2778CRIME(FIGHTING) DOESN'T PAY FOR BLOGGING POLICEMAN
[...] (C) Summary: Novorossisk police Major Aleksey Dymovskiy's November 5 and 10 online video postings, where he accused local police chiefs of illegal and immoral actions, has touched a raw nerve in Russia, where trust in police is already low. Police officials, human rights activists, and journ [...]
2009-11-12 12:15:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALKCOG KDEM KJUS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL RS
09MOSCOW278RUSSIA WELCOMES PRESIDENT OBAMA BUT FOREIGN POLICY
[...] (SBU) Summary. Russia will not change its foreign policy goals because of the financial crisis or difficulties in relations with the West and neighbors, according to FM Lavrov in his annual press conference on January 16. Blaming the conflicts in 2008 mostly on the West, Lavrov nonetheless e [...]
2009-02-05 14:14:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EFIN RS
09MOSCOW2784"NO TANGIBLE RESULTS" ON SOUTH STREAM DURING
[...] (SBU) Following Prime Minister Putin's meeting with visiting Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann, media reports cited Austrian "backing" of the proposed South Stream gas pipeline project. As is often the case, however, the reports appear to have been overblown. The visit did not produce any f [...]
2009-11-13 10:32:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON PREL RS AU
09MOSCOW2788SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SRAP HOLBROOKE, NOVEMBER
[...] (C) Ambassador Holbrooke, your visit to Moscow provides an opportunity to gain buy-in on our Afghan strategy with a key partner with both close-in experience and wide-ranging interests in Afghanistan. The GOR is looking for genuine consultations on regional strategy and needs to be convinced [...]
2009-11-13 15:16:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID AF RS
09MOSCOW2800RUSSIA SECURITY COUNCIL OFFICIAL ON IRAN,
[...] (C) Deputy Russian Security Council Secretary Vladimir Nazarov told NSC Russia Director Solomon November 5 the Russian leadership is committed to concluding the START follow-on negotiations before the treaty expires in December. On Iran, Nazarov believes the U.S. and Russia have a "common la [...]
2009-11-18 11:07:00Embassy MoscowSECRETPARM PGOV PREL MNUC IS RS IR
09MOSCOW285GOR CONCERNED ABOUT UNLICENSED KALASHNIKOVS
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) On February 2 MFA DVBR Third Secretary Aleksey Chumichev passed us a nonpaper that alleged a Nevada-based subsidiary of the Bulgarian company Arsenal Inc. was manufacturing Kalashnikov automatic rifles without a valid Russian li [...]
2009-02-06 12:04:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ETTC ETRD MASS RS
09MOSCOW2874PUTIN-TYMOSHENKO GAS AGREEMENT SHOULD HELP PREVENT
[...] (C) PM Putin said in a joint November 20 press conference with PM Tymoshenko in Ukraine that Russia will not penalize Ukraine for having taken less gas than contracted. He also confirmed that Gazprom and Ukraine will sign new contracts for 2010 that will call for lower Ukrainian purchase volum [...]
2009-11-24 11:22:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON PREL RS UP
09MOSCOW2878GOR NOT INTERESTED IN "TAKING THE NRC FORWARD"
[...] (C) Summary: The MFA European Cooperation Desk told us the GOR remains interested in improving the NATO-Russia Council, but believes strategic-level agreement should precede reform of NRC structures, hence Russia's decision to disengage from the "Taking the NATO-Russia Council Forward" paper. [...]
2009-11-24 14:35:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR MARR NATO RS
09MOSCOW2886BELYKH WANTS TO REFORM KIROV
[...] (C) Summary: Kirov Oblast Governor Nikita Belykh met with Ambassador Beyrle November 18 to provide a review of his first year in office and discuss the road ahead. A former member of the opposition, Belykh declared, "I did not want power, and still do not want power, but power must be made to [...]
2009-11-27 08:23:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM EAID ECON EFIN EMIN RS
09MOSCOW2903SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF UNDER SECRETARY ROBERT
[...] (C) Your visit to Moscow provides an opportunity to strengthen bilateral economic relations at a time when both our economies are beginning to show signs of recovery following an extremely difficult year. Because our economic relations with Russia were relatively stable even prior to the polit [...]
2009-11-27 14:59:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EAGR PREL PGOV RS
09MOSCOW291AMBASSADOR'S FEBRUARY 6 MEETING WITH DFM
[...] (C) Deputy Foreign Minister Alexey Borodavkin told Ambassador February 6 that Russia was prepared to cooperate with the U.S. to "assure American success" in Afghanistan, citing economic and humanitarian assistance, the NATO transit agreement, planned SCO conference in March, infrastructure pr [...]
2009-02-06 16:05:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR KG AF IR KS KN RS
09MOSCOW2918DFM KARASIN ON GEORGIA, N-K, MOLDOVA AND UKRAINE:
[...] (C) In a November 26 meeting with Ambassador Beyrle, DFM Karasin sounded alarm bells about Saakashvili's "irresponsible" escalation of Russia-Georgia tensions, warning the situation could lead to renewed conflict, partly because the U.S. is sending signals of support -- and, he claimed, weapon [...]
2009-12-01 13:08:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV RS GG
09MOSCOW2932 U.S. SCIENCE ADVISOR AND RUSSIAN SCIENCE MINISTER AGREE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Dr. John Holdren, Assistant to the President for Science and Technology and Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) in the Executive Office of the President of the United States, and Joan Rolf, Assistant Director for International Relations in OSTP, met Ru [...]
2009-12-03 04:59:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTSPL TNGD SENV KNNP PGOV TBIO CVIS KRVC
09MOSCOW2946PUTIN EXUDES LEADERSHIP DURING FOUR HOUR Q AND A
[...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Vladimir Putin displayed thorough knowledge of the issues facing Russia during a live, televised question and answer session which highlighted his role as Russia's dominant political figure. Most of the questions were focused on the economic situation and socio-economi [...]
2009-12-04 15:14:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON ETRD KDEM RS
09MOSCOW2957RUSSIAN VIEWS OF ELECTIONS IN ABKHAZIA
[...] (C) Summary: Experts do not see a strong Russian influence in the election campaign in the Georgian region of Abkhazia. This is due to Russia's negative experience from getting too involved in the 2005 elections, the dominance of domestic issues in the campaign, and a virtual agreement among [...]
2009-12-08 12:12:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR RS GG
09MOSCOW3 DEPUTY SECURITY COUNCIL SECRETARY NAZAROV MEETING WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a December 15 meeting with CODEL Tauscher, Russian Security Council Deputy Secretary Vladimir Nazarov called the lack of trust the main obstacle for U.S. and Russian cooperation, followed by ineffective mechanisms to guarantee security. Nazarov claimed that U.S. assistance t [...]
2009-01-01 07:33:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MARR KNNP OREP RS
09MOSCOW3010MOSCOW'S INCREASING FRUSTRATION WITH TEHRAN
[...] (C) Summary: Official GOR reports and media have pronounced the Russian-Iranian relationship healthy and Minister of Energy's Shmatko's recent visit to Tehran as a success. Privately, GOR officials and Russian analysts agree that there are serious tensions in the bilateral relationship suc [...]
2009-12-14 15:20:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KNNP IAEA RS IR
09MOSCOW3012U/S TAUSCHER-ROSATOM DEP DIR SPASSKIY DECEMBER 7
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a December 7 discussion, RosAtom Deputy Director Nikolay Spasskiy thanked Under Secretary Ellen Tauscher for her sustained support for the Angarsk fuel bank initiative, conveyed his thoughts for the way ahead on the Tehran Research Reactor impasse, stated his desire to re-ad [...]
2009-12-15 08:18:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL RS IR
09MOSCOW3013RUSSIA SLOW TO MOBILIZE ON ENVIRONMENT WORKING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian working-level coordinator of the Environment Working Group under the Bilateral Presidential Commission told us on December 11 that the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) would likely be interested in working with the United States under the Working [...]
2009-12-15 08:49:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL SENV EAID KCRM KGHG EFIS RS
09MOSCOW3022GOR ON UKRAINE ELECTIONS, SECURITY ASSURANCES
[...] (C) On December 15, MFA 2nd CIS Department Director Viktor Sorokin reiterated that the GOR did not favor any candidate in the upcoming elections in Ukraine. He stated that the current political crisis in Ukraine was the result of problems in the governmental system caused by President Yushc [...]
2009-12-16 14:37:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV RS UP
09MOSCOW3034SAKHAROV'S PRAGMATIC LEGACY
[...] (C) Summary: Twenty years after his death, at a December 14-15 conference in Moscow, approximately 100 human rights leaders discussed the legacy of activist and Nobel Laureate Andrey Sakharov. Given the numerous blows dealt the Russian human rights community during the past several years, many [...]
2009-12-17 15:22:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM RS
09MOSCOW3035SRAP HOLBROOKE'S STRATEGIC DIALOGUE IN RUSSIA
[...] (C) In meetings with Russia's Foreign Ministry and Security Council, SRAP Holbrooke stated that "history and destiny" have given the United States and Russia the common problem of Afghanistan and it is time to use the new relationship between Washington and Moscow to cooperate more closely in [...]
2009-12-18 05:59:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MCAP PTER AG RS
09MOSCOW3037OPPOSITION LEADER KASPAROV OPTIMISTICALLY PREDICTS
[...] (C) Summary: In a December 11 meeting with Ambassador Beyrle, opposition leader Garry Kasparov gave an upbeat assessment of how his Solidarity political movement is positioned to exploit the "inevitable chaos" that will arise from the current government's course. He argued that authoritarian [...]
2009-12-18 09:15:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR KDEM ECON RS
09MOSCOW3049MFA SAYS RUSSIA-TURKMENISTAN RELATIONS STRONG; GAS
[...] (C) Summary. The MFA continues to emphasize Russia's stable political relations and growing economic and cultural ties with Turkmenistan, despite the recent impasse over gas shipments. Eager to maintain influence in the region despite Gazprom's gas glut, President Medvedev has agreed with T [...]
2009-12-18 15:02:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG TX RS
09MOSCOW3052ENERGY MINISTER WELCOMES ENERGY COOPERATION WITH
[...] (C) Minister of Energy Shmatko and Transneft President Tokarev met with Ambassador Beyrle on December 16 to discuss prospects for the Bilateral Presidential Commission's (BPC) Energy working group, particularly opportunities for information exchange and technology transfer on energy efficiency [...]
2009-12-18 15:40:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
09MOSCOW3053UNDER SECRETARY HORMATS MEETINGS WITH RUSSIAN
[...] (SBU) Under Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs Robert Hormats visited Moscow from 1-3 December, conducting meetings with a wide variety of audiences, including the Russian Presidential Administration, Russian Foreign Ministry and Economic Development Ministry off [...]
2009-12-18 16:03:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALEAGR ECON EFIN RS
09MOSCOW3072Russia's Chief Medical Officer Wants to Expand Cooperation
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 15, Ambassador Beyrle met with Dr. Gennadiy Onishchenko, Russia's Chief Medical Officer and Director of the Russian Federal Service for Supervision in the Sphere of Consumer Protection and Human Well-Being (Rospotrebnadzor). The almost 90-minute meeting was cordial [...]
2009-12-21 15:41:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO PREL EAID SOCI KHIV TSPL ETRD EAGR ECON PARM
09MOSCOW308MFA'S SPECIAL REP ON BIH, KOSOVO, EULEX
[...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 7. Summary ------- 2. (C) The MFA Special Representative Botsan-Kharchenko told us February 5 that Russia would be satisfied with a technocratic replacement to Office of High Representative (OHR) Lacjak to oversee what it expects will be the [...]
2009-02-09 15:09:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BH KV UN RS
09MOSCOW3090KREMLIN-CREATED RIGHT CAUSE PARTY'S INTERNAL
[...] (C) Summary: The triumvirate leadership of Right Cause has been in conflict since its establishment, with all three struggling to define the future of the party. Right Cause Co-Chair Boris Titov remains doubtful about the viability of his party in future elections, and confirmed that he is co [...]
2009-12-23 13:07:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PINR KDEM RS
09MOSCOW3105LIEBERMAN DISCUSSES TRADE AND IRAN IN MOSCOW
[...] (C) Summary: In Moscow for the Russia-Israel Intergovernmental Commission's first session in three years, FM Lieberman had discussions with Russian counterparts on economic and trade issues. This meeting is further evidence that the bilateral relationship continues its upward trend. Most an [...]
2009-12-24 08:09:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL RS IS
09MOSCOW3109SYSTEMIC REFORMS UNLIKELY WITHIN MEDVEDEV'S
[...] (C) Summary: President Dmitriy Medvedev's high-profile campaign to modernize Russia appears designed to give Russia modest, mostly long-term, economic benefits without altering the basic economic and political structures that Medvedev inherited from Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. To the chagrin of [...]
2009-12-24 09:30:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON ETRD KDEM RS
09MOSCOW3122U/S TAUSCHER-DFM RYABKOV DECEMBER 7 MEETING
[...] (C) Summary: U/S Ellen Tauscher met with DFM Sergey Ryabkov in Moscow on December 7, 2009 to address P-5 coordination in advance of the NPT Review Conference and missile defense cooperation. They also discussed how to establish a political framework that would allow practical steps in strateg [...]
2009-12-28 12:56:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALKNNP KACT PARM PREL START MCAP RS IR
09MOSCOW3123CHANGING ROLES IN THE TANDEM LEADERSHIP
[...] (C) Recent changes in the public messages and actions of President Medvedev have led to increased uncertainty among regional authorities and bureaucrats. Medvedev's recent decisions to dismiss officials in response to public outcries over the Perm nightclub tragedy and remove prison officials [...]
2009-12-28 14:12:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PMAR PHUM PINR ECON EFIN RS
09MOSCOW3125MEDVEDEV'S 2009 YEAR-IN-REVIEW EMPHASIZES ECONOMIC
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Medvedev assessed on December 24 the most important achievements of 2009 during an interview in which he cited Russia's social and financial stability as the nation's key successes. He used the nationally-televised, live interview to push his economic modernization [...]
2009-12-28 15:11:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON KDEM RS
09MOSCOW3139EUR/RPM DIRECTOR TURNER DEC 16-18 MOSCOW VISIT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: EUR/RPM Director Bruce Turner visited Moscow December 16-18 to discuss NATO-Russia relations, the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty, the OSCE's Corfu Process, and Russia's proposed European Security and NATO-Russia Council (NRC) treaties. MFA officials played up th [...]
2009-12-29 14:47:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALKACT KCFE PARM PREL RS AF
09MOSCOW333RUSSIA MOVING INTO HIGH GEAR ON NANOTECHNOLOGY; ACTIVELY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Since Russia's preeminent manager Anatoliy Chubays became Director General of Russia's Corporation of Nanotechnologies (Rusnano) on September 22, 2008 Rusnano has both bolstered its international reputation and begun investing in nanotechnology in Russia. To showcase Russia's c [...]
2009-02-11 15:15:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTNGD TPHY ETRD BTIO TSPL PREL KIPR KTIA RS
09MOSCOW355DFM GRUSHKO ON GEORGIA, ENERGY SECURITY, AND
[...] (C) In a wide-ranging meeting February 10, Deputy Foreign Minister Grushko told the Ambassador the GOR had concluded that the only way to guarantee security in Georgia was through the presence of Russian troops. He said a renewed OSCE mandate would have to take into account South Ossetian vi [...]
2009-02-13 08:10:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALMARR PINS PREL ENRG EU GG RS
09MOSCOW361RUSSIAN XENOPHOBIA HAS ROOTS DEEPER THAN CRISIS
[...] (C) Summary. The recent wave of high-profile xenophobic violence gripping Russia has raised concerns within Russia's migrant community, second in size only to that of the United States. While diaspora leaders lobbied to protect the interests of their citizens, labor migrants have endured in [...]
2009-02-13 12:42:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL RS SOCI
09MOSCOW364KUDRIN URGES COORDINATED U.S.-RUSSIAN EFFORTS ON
[...] (C) Summary. In a February 11 meeting with Under Secretary for Political Affairs William Burns, the Ambassador, and NSC Senior Director for Russian Affairs Michael McFaul, Finance Minister Aleksey Kudrin gave a general outline of the GOR's efforts to remedy the crisis domestically, including [...]
2009-02-13 13:15:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON ETRD RS
09MOSCOW397CASTRO VISITS MOSCOW TO REJUVENATE RELATIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Cuban President Raul Castro visited Moscow from January 28 to February 4 in an effort to boost trade ties and rejuvenate relations with Russia. Despite some exercises in Communist-era nostalgia, experts were quick to downplay any anti-U.S. angle to the trip. Medvedev and Castr [...]
2009-02-18 12:41:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MASS EAID ETRD EPET EINV ENRG RS XM
09MOSCOW4 RUSSIAN ANALYSTS COMPLAIN U.S. HAS BETRAYED RUSSIA'S TRUST
[...] (SBU) Summary: A roundtable of Russian analysts described -- often in emotional terms -- for visiting Representatives Ellen Taushcer, Doug Lamborn, Rick Larsen, and Loretta Sanchez, the deep displeasure with which many Russians view the U.S. government. They blamed much of this on America's f [...]
2009-01-01 07:33:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MARR OREP PINR RS
09MOSCOW403CEO MILLER TELLS AMBASSADOR GAZPROM HAS NO FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS; ACCUSES UKRAINE OF "THEFT" WHILE DENYING ANY REPUTATIONAL DAMAGE TO GAZPROM
[...] (C) In a February 13 meeting with the Ambassador, Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller acknowledged the difficult economic environment but said his company thought the downturn would last no more than six months and had no intention of altering its long-term plans, including the building of the Nord Stream an [...]
2009-02-18 14:45:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
09MOSCOW405RUSSIA DELAYS DELIVERY OF S-300S TO IRAN?
[...] (S) In response to media reports surrounding the visit of Iranian Defense Minister Najar to Moscow February 16-18 that Russia would move ahead with the delivery of the S-300 air defense missile system to Iran, Ambassador expressed strong concern to DFM Ryabkov February 17 (ref A). Ryabkov repl [...]
2009-02-18 15:18:00Embassy MoscowSECRETPREL PGOV ETTC MCAP MARR MOPS PARM PINR PTER
09MOSCOW414POLITICAL OPPOSITION ROUNDUP: PLAYERS AND
[...] (C) Summary: Political opposition forces in Russia continue to hold little influence and do not pose any challenge to the ruling regime. In 2008, the number of nationally registered political parties in Russia decreased from 14 to 6, with only one liberal democratic party (Yabloko) among them [...]
2009-02-19 13:30:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM RS
09MOSCOW416U.S.-RUSSIA CONSULTATIONS ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) Summary: Russia expressed strong support for U.S. and NATO efforts to stabilize Afghanistan and offered practical steps to expand Russian assistance during the February 10-11 U.S.-Russia consultations on Afghanistan. The U.S. delegation, headed by SCA DAS Moon and accompanied by the Amba [...]
2009-02-19 13:53:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER EAID ETRD MARR SNAR NATO AF RS
09MOSCOW454RUSSIAN ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY PROPOSES MEETING WITH NEW EPA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 23, the Director of International Cooperation at the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology (MNRE) praised past U.S.-Russian environmental cooperation and suggested an initial meeting between EPA Administrator Jackson and MNRE Minister Trutnev this spring. [...]
2009-02-24 15:10:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ECON PREL RS
09MOSCOW457RUSSIAN ASSISTANCE ON AFGHANISTAN: LETHAL TRANSIT,
[...] (C) Summary. Russia has repeatedly signaled its openness to considering additional transit agreements to Afghanistan, with the implication these could include lethal equipment. As we begin shipments of non-lethal supplies through the Northern Dimension Network (NDN),and with the future of U [...]
2009-02-25 06:32:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR KG RS
09MOSCOW465MFA ON UKRAINE AND BELARUS
[...] (C) In a February 17 meeting, MFA Director for Belarus, Moldova, and Ukraine Sorokin told us Russia remained prepared to continue discussions on a USD 5 billion loan to Ukraine, which he said had stalled due to Ukrainian internal divisions. He said that Ukraine's Soviet-era external debt cou [...]
2009-02-25 14:50:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR ECON BO UP EU RS
09MOSCOW473EU TROIKA TO RUSSIA
[...] (C) During the Russia-EU Troika dialogue on February 11, Lavrov charged that Georgian troops were massing on the boundaries with South Ossetia and Abkhazia. The MFA later called the EU's reports dismissing these claims as a "snapshot" that did not measure "true" Georgian intentions. Lavrov j [...]
2009-02-26 15:02:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL EU RS
09MOSCOW474EUROPEAN COMMISSION TO RUSSIA
[...] (C) On February 6, EC President Barroso led a delegation of nine EC commissioners and vice presidents for meetings with counterparts in Russia. This visit was part of an intergovernmental framework delayed since 2005, due to a series of crises in the EU-Russia relationship. Human rights wa [...]
2009-02-26 15:12:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL EU RS
09MOSCOW488RUSSIAN MFA ON GENEVA TALKS ABOUT GEORGIA CONFLICT
[...] (C) Summary: MFA CIS Fourth Department Conflicts Division Chief Aleksey Dvinyanin February 26 characterized the incident response and prevention mechanism as the first concrete result of the February 17-18 Geneva process. He expressed disappointment that the humanitarian working group did no [...]
2009-02-27 11:20:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV RS GG OSCE UN
09MOSCOW496RUSSIA SET ON A MOSCOW MIDDLE EAST CONFERENCE,
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Lavrov's February 15-19 visit to the Middle East reinforced Russia's intention to convene a Moscow Middle East conference (and ward off Sarkozy's entry into the race for MEPP summitry). The GOR now aims to hold an April or May meeting that Russian officials argu [...]
2009-02-27 14:20:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL LE IR IS SY RS XF
09MOSCOW500LUZHKOV TALKS BIG ON U.S.-RUSSIAN COOPERATION TO
[...] (C) Summary: During his introductory call on Moscow Mayor Luzkhov February 26, Ambassador was treated to a tour d'horizon of global challenges - from the Mayor's lofty perspective - confronting Russia: the rise of China and its aspirations for regional power, the potential for conflict arising [...]
2009-02-27 16:08:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON RS CH
09MOSCOW508HIGH-LEVEL GOR PERSONNEL MOVES: SHELL GAME OR
[...] (C) Summary: Blessed by the Kremlin, a list of 100 names of potential presidential appointees reflects compromises between elite groups loyal to Medvedev and Putin. While the list pleased some interested in greater transparency in personnel policy, the revised version that includes the son of [...]
2009-03-02 15:59:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR ECON EFIN RS
09MOSCOW511RUSSIA AND NATO AFTER GEORGIA
[...] (C) Summary: As the Alliance debates the nature and future of the NATO-Russia relationship, and with the more positive approach by the U.S. and Russia, we have an opportunity now to set NATO-Russia relations on a new path that acknowledges our common commitment to strengthening transatlantic [...]
2009-03-03 15:11:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MARR RS
09MOSCOW535INFORMATION REQUST IN ADVANCE OF G-20 MEETINGS
[...] (SBU) Russia's economic downturn appears to be accelerating. Oil and gas revenues have plummeted; industrial production has fallen by 16 percent. Growth is forecast at negative 2.2 percent his year but will likely be even worse as the economy has been contracting at close to 10 percent in re [...]
2009-03-04 16:35:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN RS
09MOSCOW543GOR TRANSNISTRIA NEGOTIATOR TALKS DOWN 5 PLUS 2
[...] (C) Summary: Russian Transnistria Conflict Negotiator Valeriy Nesterushkin told us Russia is still working on setting a date and agenda for planned "2 plus 1" talks in March between Moldovan President Voronin, Transnistrian leader Smirnov, and President Medvedev, as discussed during Foreign M [...]
2009-03-05 14:01:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV RS MD
09MOSCOW547PAMFILOVA EXPECTS GREATER RESONANCE WITH MEDVEDEV ON CIVIL SOCIETY AND HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C) Summary: Ella Pamfilova, recently re-appointed by Medvedev as the head of the Presidential Council on Promoting the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights, admitted on March 4 that the Council had not been very successful during the last year of Putin's presidency, but was optimis [...]
2009-03-05 15:46:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM PHUM PINR SOCI RS PGOV
09MOSCOW554RUSSIA PLAYS DOWN CHERNOMYRDIN FLAP
[...] (C) Summary: MFA Ukraine Office Director Vyacheslav Yelagin told us that Russia considered Ukraine's threat to declare Russian Ambassador to Ukraine Viktor Chernomyrdin a PNG to be an attempt by Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko to improve his dismal approval ratings, while President Med [...]
2009-03-06 13:11:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON RS UP
09MOSCOW555YAROSLAVL: AUTHORITIES CONTAIN SOCIAL UNREST IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Despite massive layoffs and public sentiment worries in one of the economic crisis' hardest hit areas, for now, authorities in Yaroslavl have managed to defuse the potential for social unrest in the region. Prime Minister Putin's December visit to the area to promote job deve [...]
2009-03-06 13:23:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON ELAB SOCI RS
09MOSCOW572THE RUSSIAN MFA: AN ANACHRONISM CREEPING TOWARD
[...] (C) Summary: Dealing with the MFA, the bread and butter of any embassy, takes on peculiar characteristics in Moscow, where the congenial relationships we may develop with individual Russian diplomats are tempered by a hierarchical bureaucracy whose predilection to maintain control of its staf [...]
2009-03-10 14:04:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR OFDP RS
09MOSCOW587IRANIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: MFA UNCERTAIN OF
[...] (C) Russian MFA Iran desk chief Maxim Baranov, who recently returned from Tehran, told us that the Iranian political situation remained unclear, with too many potential candidates to predict the outcome of the June 12 Presidential election. Baranov thought that the large number of potential p [...]
2009-03-11 14:20:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL IR RS
09MOSCOW620RUSSIA TRADES LOANS FOR PRESTIGE IN THE CIS AMID
[...] (C) Summary. Despite its own increasing financial woes, the Russian government has recently pledged economic assistance to Kyrgyzstan, Belarus and Armenia, as well as $7.5 billion to a new Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEc) anti-crisis fund. Discussions with Ukraine and Tajikistan on fin [...]
2009-03-13 14:49:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EFIN RS ZK
09MOSCOW642RUSSIA'S MIXED REACTIONS TO THE EU'S EASTERN
[...] (C) When the EU first tabled the Eastern Partnership Initiative (EPI) in December 2008, the GOR called for transparency on the proposal, while FM Lavrov privately likened it to NATO expansion. To some in Russia, the EU had joined the competition over the post-Soviet space, an assessment that [...]
2009-03-17 08:30:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON PGOV EU RS
09MOSCOW653DFM DENISOV: RUSSIA OPEN TO INCREASED ECONOMIC AND
[...] (C) In a March 13 meeting, First Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Denisov and the Ambassador agreed that we should look for an early resumption and eventual expansion of bilateral economic dialogues. The Ambassador stressed the importance of Russia's WTO accession as a focal point of the dialogu [...]
2009-03-17 15:25:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD PREL PGOV RS
09MOSCOW659GOR WALKS A FINE LINE ON POSSIBLE DPRK MISSILE
[...] (C) Summary. The possible test firing of a North Korean long range missile has put the GOR in a delicate position. On the one hand, Moscow appears to be providing North Korea breathing room by urging all parties to exercise restraint and to provide Pyongyang the benefit of the doubt. It has [...]
2009-03-18 15:01:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL RS KS KN
09MOSCOW68SECURITY DIALOGUE DISCUSSIONS, MOSCOW, RUSSIA,
[...] (C) Summary. Acting U/S Rood and DFM Ryabkov led U.S. and Russian delegation security discussions in Moscow December 15. The discussion focused heavily on the proposed U.S. missile defense (MD) deployment in eastern Europe and the Transparency and Confidence Building Measures (TCBMs) offered [...]
2009-01-14 14:20:00Embassy MoscowSECRETPREL PGOV KACT PARM MARR RS
09MOSCOW684MARCH 11-12 LAVROV VISIT TO BAKU
[...] (C) Summary: MFA Azerbaijan Office Director Yevgeniy Borisov told us that FM Lavrov's March 11-12 visit to Baku was "long scheduled," but hinted it was geared to control the recent damage done to bilateral relations by the allegations of Russian arms sales to Armenia and the creation of a CST [...]
2009-03-20 10:15:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON RS AJ AM
09MOSCOW686RUSSIA KEEPS RELATIONS WITH PAKISTAN ON THE CHEAP
[...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche, accompanied by a colleague from the Japanese Embassy, on March 19 to MFA Pakistan desk chief Andrey Starkov, who said that Russia would send a representative to the Pakistan Donors Conference in Tokyo. He could not say at what level the GOR would be represent [...]
2009-03-20 11:37:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID ECON EFIN IBRD IMF PK RS
09MOSCOW689MEDVEDEV ASKS RELIGIOUS LEADERS TO HELP RUSSIA'S
[...] (SBU) Summary: On March 11, Medvedev convened a joint meeting of the State Council and the Presidential Council for Cooperation with Religious Associations in Tula, focusing on the moral development and civic education of Russia's youth. Medvedev, coordinating the meeting himself, asked the h [...]
2009-03-20 13:22:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PINR KIRF SOCI RS
09MOSCOW708NEW PATRIARCH SOUNDS PRO-AMERICAN AFTER RETURN OF
[...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Beyrle attended a ceremony on March 17 to commemorate the return of 18 bells from Harvard University to the Russian Orthodox Danilovskiy Monastery. Patriarch Kirill shared his appreciation for the U.S. Government's role in the process, proclaiming the ceremony as a [...]
2009-03-23 13:01:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PINR KIRF SOCI RS
09MOSCOW747RUSSIA'S "TRUST BUSTER" EXERCISES ITS AUTHORITY
[...] (C) In a March 19 meeting with the Ambassador, the Chief of the Russian Federal Antimonopoly (FAS) Service Igor Artemyev said the FAS had made signifcant headway in implementing Russian antitrust legislation. The second antimonoply package, recently passed by the Duma, further expanded the FAS [...]
2009-03-25 14:50:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALECON EINV EPET RS
09MOSCOW755GOR BLASTS EU/UKRAINE DECLARATION ON GAS
[...] (C) The GOR blasted the March 23 joint EU-Ukraine declaration on the modernization of Ukraine's gas infrastructure, angry that Russia was "excluded" from the declaration and the process producing it. As a result, President Medvedev cancelled intergovernmental talks with Ukraine planned for ne [...]
2009-03-26 15:50:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON PREL RS UP
09MOSCOW756ROSTECHNOLOGII DIRECTOR CHEMEZOV SEEKS MORE STATE
[...] (C) In a March 20 meeting with the Ambassador, Director General of Rostechnologii, Sergei Chemezov, stated that many of the conglomerate's constituent corporations would likely close owing to the economic crisis. Thirty percent of Rostechnologii's defense plants were on the verge of bankrup [...]
2009-03-26 15:51:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON EINV PARM RS
09MOSCOW766SMOLENSK: CONTESTED MAYOR ELECTION, LIMITED
[...] (C) In a March 18-19 visit to the city of Smolensk, journalists, political parties, business people, and local officials told us the economic crisis has had limited effect on the region, but it had hindered future growth and hurt small businesses. Few companies have declared bankruptcy, but [...]
2009-03-27 10:40:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON RS
09MOSCOW797RUSSIA MARKS 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF NATO ACTIONS IN
[...] (SBU) On March 24, Russia marked the tenth anniversary of NATO's 1999 NATO bombardment of FRY with an official statement, a State Duma special resolution, political rallies, and extensive media coverage. The MFA called for an assessment of NATO's actions and called for the adoption of Medved [...]
2009-03-31 07:34:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV YI BK SR KV RS
09MOSCOW812ENCOURAGING U.S. SHIP VISITS TO RUSSIA
[...] Resetting relations with Russia is a key foreign policy objective for the Obama administration. We need to reduce levels of tension and mistrust, and refocus the relationship on ways to integrate Russia into regional and global institutions as a responsible player that can dramatically affect [...]
2009-04-01 11:08:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR PGOV RS
09MOSCOW819AFGHAN FM SPANTA ON RUSSIA, PAKISTAN AND ELECTIONS
[...] (C) Summary: In a March 27 meeting with SCA DAS Moon, Afghan Foreign Minister Spanta, who was in Moscow to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Conference on Afghanistan, expressed concern with the proposal made by the organization to establish a "security belt" around Afghanista [...]
2009-04-01 12:54:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER AF PK RS
09MOSCOW835RUSSIAN EXPERTS DISCUSS CENTRAL ASIA AND THE CIS
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified and is not intended for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary. In conversations with U.S. Ambassador to Kazakhstan Richard Hoagland March 23-24, Russian experts on the CIS listed maintaining dominance in the region, protecting Russia's ec [...]
2009-04-02 09:14:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDPREL RS CH AF KZ ZK
09MOSCOW839MFA DISCUSSES CENTRAL ASIA, AFGHANISTAN, AND
[...] (C) Summary. In a March 24 meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Kazakhstan Richard Hoagland, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Karasin reaffirmed GOR readiness to cooperate with the U.S. on Afghanistan but stressed the need for transparency and openness, particularly with regard to U.S. conversati [...]
2009-04-02 09:48:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL RS KZ AF ZK
09MOSCOW842Engaging Russia on Climate Change - Untapped Opportunities
[...] In response to State, USAID, and DOE discussions over the future direction of the Global Climate Change (GCC) and Clean Energy Initiative programs in the Europe and Eurasia region, Post's Assistance Coordination Working Group has reviewed potential approaches to engage Russia. As the country w [...]
2009-04-02 12:07:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ENRG KGHG KSCA OSCI RS SENV TSPL
09MOSCOW850MOSCOW REACTS POSITIVELY TO OBAMA-MEDVEDEV MEETING
[...] (SBU) Summary. Moscow reacted positively to the first meeting of President Obama and President Medvedev in London on April 1. While cautioning that issues such as missile defense and NATO enlargement remained divisive, most officials and press commentators noted a new, "positive spirit," and [...]
2009-04-02 14:43:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KNNP MNUC PARM ENRG NPT RS
09MOSCOW861SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL ROGERS TO MOSCOW,
[...] (SBU) Embassy Moscow warmly welcomes your visit to Russia next week. Your trip comes following the first meeting between President Obama and President Medvedev in London on April 1, which was seen by both sides as very positive and reaffirming the mutual desire to "reset" the U.S.-Russia rela [...]
2009-04-03 15:22:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL OREP PINR MARR PARM RS
09MOSCOW873AUSTR WILSON VISIT OPENS DIALOGUE ON IPR AND TRADE
[...] (SBU) Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (AUSTR) for Europe and the Middle East, Christopher Wilson, co-chaired the first meeting in more than a year of the U.S.-Russia IPR Working Group during a visit to Moscow March 21-28. In a welcome sign of renewed interest in the IPR Working Group, the [...]
2009-04-06 07:32:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR EAGR ECON WTO RS
09MOSCOW884RUSNANO'S CHUBAYS SEEKS "NEW LEVEL" OF BILATERAL
[...] (C) Summary: In an April 2 meeting with the Ambassador, Rusnanotech head Anatoliy Chubays spoke optimistically of a "new window of possibility in bilateral economic relations" that he intends to cultivate during his upcoming May visit to the U.S. Goals for the trip will include learning more a [...]
2009-04-07 07:08:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM SOCI TNGD ETRD ECON RS IS
09MOSCOW889RUSSIA-UKRAINE: HIGH-LEVEL BARBS, LOW-LEVEL
[...] (C) Summary: Russia has continued its high-level criticism of the EU-Ukraine gas pipeline modernization agreement, as evidenced in Prime Minister Putin's April 6 Duma address and FM Lavrov's Rossiskaya Gazeta interview from the same day. However, businesslike discussions of bilateral issues [...]
2009-04-07 13:59:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG RS UP
09MOSCOW895SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL LEVIN TO MOSCOW,
[...] (SBU) Embassy Moscow warmly welcomes your visit to Russia next week. Your trip comes following the first meeting between President Obama and President Medvedev in London on April 1, which was welcomed by both sides as reaffirming the mutual desire to "reset" the U.S.-Russia relationship. Whil [...]
2009-04-08 07:55:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL OREP PINR MARR PARM PHUM RS
09MOSCOW897GOR CONCERNED ABOUT MOLDOVA RIOTS; DUMA COMPARES
[...] (SBU) Summary: While the GOR is concerned about the unrest in Moldova, and the MFA alluded to possible Romanian connections of the protesters, it has not made as direct accusations as Duma members have, who freely compared the riots to a new "color revolution." Experts do not think the West [...]
2009-04-08 14:22:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV RS MD
09MOSCOW925INDEPENDENT UNIONS FACE PRESSURE AND VIOLENCE FROM
[...] (C) Two of Russia's major, independent labor confederations will merge this summer to strengthen their position in terms of resources and membership. Independent labor unions face aggressive opposition from local authorities and employers in attempting to protect workers' rights. Independent [...]
2009-04-10 13:21:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALELAB ECON EIND PHUM PGOV SOCI RS
09MOSCOW926GEORGIA: DFM KARASIN ON RUSSIAN FORCE BUILD-UP,
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador called DFM Karasin April 8 to express concern about the build-up of Russian forces in Akhalgori, Gori, and Gali in advance of the planned April 9 demonstrations in Tbilisi (ref A). Karasin responded that Russia's force buildup was "purely defensive/deterrent in c [...]
2009-04-13 03:57:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV OSCE RS GG
09MOSCOW970CONOCOPHILLIPS CEO BEING WOOED BY SECHIN, GAZPROM
[...] (C) In an April 14 meeting with the Ambassador, ConocoPhillips Chairman and CEO Jim Mulva (strictly protect) said his company's alliance with Lukoil is going well and that ConocoPhillips is likely to join Lukoil in bidding on the West Qurna field in Iraq. He said ConocoPhillips is interested [...]
2009-04-16 08:26:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON PREL PINR RS
09MOSCOW976RUSSIA SUPPORTS AFRICAN SOLUTIONS TO AFRICAN
[...] (C) Summary: African Ambassadors assembled for an April 15 roundtable hosted by the Ambassador argued that despite Russia's limited diplomatic activity in Africa, Moscow's support for the African position in international fora, and African solutions to resolving the region's problems, accorde [...]
2009-04-16 12:23:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID ECON RS XA
09MOSCOW980C-RE8-02308 LUZHKOV’S FOREIGN POLICY: PERSONAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Moscow City government has cultivated its influence in far-flung Russian regions as well as in foreign countries, ostensibly for the benefit of its citizens but to a greater extent for the city's well-connected business elites. Moscow Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov's personal oversight of t [...]
2009-04-17 10:42:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PINR KCOR KDEM ECON ETRD RS
09MOSCOW985PRESSING RUSSIA TO ASSIST US IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) Summary: Significant Russian assistance to stabilize Afghanistan remains a possibility that will require continued engagement by the U.S. Our dialogue with Russia has produced some positive results, with the GOR allowing the transit of non-military material to ISAF and offering to expand t [...]
2009-04-17 13:35:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID MARR AF RU
09MUMBAI186INDIA'S "INTERNATIONAL WORKER" PROVISION FOR PENSION FUNDS
[...] Summary: (SBU) Social security in India is most closely approximated by provident funds (PF),an employment-based retirement fund, similar to a U.S. 401(K) plan. In October 2008, the Indian Ministry of Labor and Employment created a new category of mandatory coverage for "international work [...]
2009-05-11 11:56:00Consulate MumbaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ELAB IN
09MUMBAI265TWENTY-FIVE YEARS LATER, BHOPAL DISASTER NOW HAUNTS DOW
[...] (U) Summary. In December 1984, a massive chemical leak at the Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh killed thousands, leaving a legacy of suffering, continued health and environmental concerns, and political controversy. As the twenty-fifth anniversary of this traged [...]
2009-06-22 06:34:00Consulate MumbaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON PGOV ASEC ELAB IN
09MUMBAI272IRAN WINNING THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF MUMBAI'S MUSLIM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran (GoIRI) is making a concerted effort to increase its outreach towards Mumbai's Sunni Muslim intellectual community. On June 12 and June 24, ConGenOff met with a group of Mumbai's Muslim intellectuals (strictly protect),mostly Sunni, [...]
2009-06-29 03:59:00Consulate MumbaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL IN IR
09MUMBAI294SHALOM AND NAMASTE: ISRAEL AND INDIA'S BURGEONING BUSINESS
[...] (U) Summary. Following more than forty years of diplomatic estrangement, the last fifteen years has witnessed India and Israel embarking on a new, multidimensional strategic partnership. The two states have expanded cooperation in a number of key areas, with counterterrorism and the sale of [...]
2009-07-15 08:22:00Consulate MumbaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EIND EINV EAGR ETRD PTER PREL IS IN
09MUMBAI311MUMBAI BUSINESSES FINDING NEW MECHANISMS FOR TRADE WITH
[...] (C) Summary: While large Indian conglomerates are wary of investing in Iran, Mumbai's small and medium size trade companies continue to do business with their Iranian counterparts, explaining the 42 percent increase in India's non-petroleum and non-crude oil trade with Iran in the last year. [...]
2009-07-28 08:32:00Consulate MumbaiSECRETEINV ECON EFIN PGOV ETRD ETTC EIND KCRM IR KS
09MUMBAI403MAHARASHTRA OFFICIALS WELCOME TRAINING TO PREVENT ANOTHER
[...] (C) Summary: Maharashtra state Home Secretary Chandra Iyengar and senior police officials discussed security enhancements since the November 2008 Mumbai attacks and expressed interest in pursuing in-country USG training, during a recent meeting with visiting Embassy Political Counselor and C [...]
2009-10-20 10:53:00Consulate MumbaiCONFIDENTIALASEC PTER PGOV PINR IN
09MUMBAI439PRIVATE EQUITY FIRMS IN INDIA BELIEVE BETTER TIMES AHEAD
[...] SUMMARY: Fund managers at private equity (PE) firms are expressing renewed confidence in high-growth opportunities in India, after a long hiatus. While the market for private equity dried up from a high of $17.3 billion in FY2007 to $3 billion in year-to-date FY2009, PE investors report that [...]
2009-11-19 09:09:00Consulate MumbaiUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND EINV ENRG ELTN IN
09MUMBAI44026/11 ONE YEAR LATER: CAN MUMBAI BE MADE SAFE?
[...] (SBU) Summary: One year after the tragic terrorist attacks of November 26, 2008, Maharashtra's leaders have introduced modest improvements in Mumbai's security. Maharashtra's administration and security officials appear sincere in their desire to make Mumbai and Maharashtra safer, and to pro [...]
2009-11-23 13:19:00Consulate MumbaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PREL PTER ASEC IN
09MUMBAI444GOLDEN" MAHARASHTRA'S ECONOMY IS STILL INDIA'S BIGGEST, BUT
[...] (U) Summary: The state of Maharashtra has historically been the seat of economic and financial power in India. State government officials, members of the business community, and investors told Congenoffs that Maharashtra's historical status as the top investment destination is also driven by [...]
2009-11-25 12:14:00Consulate MumbaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EIND EINV ELAB ENRG ETRD IN
09MUNICH21MUNICH SECURITY CONFERENCE: FOCUS ON RUSSIA
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Participants wondered until the last moment which Russian Federation official would speak for Russia (there was speculation that Prime Minister Putin would appear) and what he would bring to the podium at this year's Munich Security Conference (MSC),February 6-8. It was Russian [...]
2009-02-10 15:56:00Consulate MunichUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV NATO GM
09MUNICH273GERMAN ELECTIONS: BAVARIA WINS BIG INFLUENCE IN
[...] (SBU) The Christian Social Union (CSU) in Bavaria has celebrated the outcome of the federal coalition negotiations, which awarded the party with three ministries and several state secretary positions. The outcome appears to have reinvigorated Horst Seehofer, Bavarian Minister President and he [...]
2009-11-06 08:21:00Consulate MunichCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EUN GM
09MUNICH307GERMANY/MUNICH SECURITY CONFERENCE: SCENE SETTER
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 13. The 46th annual Munich Security Conference (MSC) runs from Friday afternoon, February 5, 2010 to mid-day Sunday, February 7, 2010, at the Bayerischer Hof Hotel in Munich. The draft agenda, which follows at paragraph 9 (NOTE: please [...]
2009-12-17 06:53:00Consulate MunichUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR NATO EUN PARM PGOV ASEC RS AF ZL
09MUNICH328GERMANY/AFGHANISTAN: IS THE CSU THE WEAKEST LINK
[...] (C) Support within Chancellor Merkel,s partner Christian Social Union (CSU) for sending more German troops to Afghanistan is not a sure thing. CSU chief and Bavarian Minister President Seehofer, rattled German policy makers nationwide when he told Bild on December 7 that he had "little sym [...]
2009-12-22 14:42:00Consulate MunichCONFIDENTIALPGOV EUN GM AF
09MUNICH68BAVARIAN HOME PARTY FIGHTS FOR LOCAL SUPPORT,
[...] (SBU) Christian Social Union (CSU) party chief Horst Seehofer must prove to voters that his weakened party is still standard bearer for Bavaria in order to make the five percent hurdle in the June 7 European Parliamentary elections. He is casting his party as an indispensible faction repre [...]
2009-03-27 16:11:00Consulate MunichCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV GM
09MUSCAT1001SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL PETRAEUS' VISIT TO OMAN
[...] (U) Embassy Muscat warmly welcomes you on your return to Oman. Below is an update on events since your last visit. 2. (C) Base Access Agreement: The renewal negotiations, in scheduling stage during your last visit, are now set to begin in Muscat in mid-December 2009. We do not see signi [...]
2009-11-04 14:01:00Embassy MuscatSECRETPREL MOPS MASS MU
09MUSCAT1007AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON ZAWAWI: IRAN, ISRAEL-PALESTINE, IRAQ
[...] (C) The Ambassador paid an introductory call on the Sultan's Foreign Affairs Adviser and Omani oligarch Dr. Omar Zawawi at his seaside compound November 3. The two discussed many regional issues but the main focus was Middle East Peace and Iran. Zawawi made clear that the Sultan was a strong [...]
2009-11-08 05:47:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL MU KPAL IR IS PK
09MUSCAT1059(C) Omanis Engage with Gen. Petraeus: A Snapshot of Omani
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 16, Ambassador Richard Schmierer hosted a dinner in honor of visiting CENTCOM Commander GEN David Petraeus with six leading Omani intellectuals, four men and two women, from different walks of life. The lively and candid dinner conversation provided insight into Omani [...]
2009-12-02 14:03:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SOCI MU
09MUSCAT1077OMAN - FM'S BLAND INTERVIEW NONETHELESS IRRITATES YEMEN
[...] (SBU) Summary. Oman's Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs, Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdulla (YbA) gave a lengthy interview to the London-based Arabic-language daily al Hayat. In it, YbA did not break new ground; instead, he did tour a large segment of the Omani horizon. Although he apparentl [...]
2009-12-09 15:11:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV GCC IR YM MU
09MUSCAT1162Oman Media Reaction:
[...] SUMMARY: Omani editorials this week lament the UK's "double standard" toward Israel, look with cautious hope on the outcome of the Copenhagen climate-change summit, and praise the prospect of a rapprochement between Lebanon and Syria. END SUMMARY. ------------------------------------- [...]
2009-12-22 06:43:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
09MUSCAT185REGIONAL INTEGRATION OF IRAQ: OMAN
[...] (C) Oman maintains cordial, but limited relations with the government of Iraq. Although there are no divisive issues separating the two countries, neither are there bilateral ties or common interests strong enough at this time to prompt Muscat to seek to expand its relationship with Baghdad. [...]
2009-03-16 14:17:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MU IZ
09MUSCAT251EGYPTIAN AMBASSADOR REVIEWS PRESIDENT MUBARAK'S MARCH 18-22
[...] (C) Summary: In his March 18-22 visit to Muscat, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Sultan Qaboos: -- shared their optimism about the new U.S. administration; -- agreed that continuing divisions among the Palestinians, compounded by Iranian interference and unhelpful Qatari and [...]
2009-03-30 05:59:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL EG QA IR MU
09MUSCAT345SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL TO MUSCAT
[...] (C) Senator Mitchell: Embassy Muscat and I warmly welcome you to Oman, one of our oldest friends in the region. Sultan Qaboos is looking forward to your visit and to meeting with you. You will find the Sultan an engaging interlocutor. He is an intellectual whose interests range from sustai [...]
2009-04-18 17:28:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNPREL KPAL KWBG IR IS MU
09MUSCAT4SULTAN'S MESSAGE TO IRAN: INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
[...] (C) Oman's Special Advisor to the Sultan for Cultural, Affairs Abdul 'Aziz al-Rowas, was dispatched by Sultan Qaboos to Tehran on December 15, 2008 (reftel) to deliver a surprisingly blunt message to the Iranian leadership. In a meeting with the Ambassador January 3, the once powerful Infor [...]
2009-01-04 12:06:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL IR MU
09MUSCAT441CORRECTED COPY: IRAN AND OMAN: SUBSTANCE OR SHOW?
[...] (C) Oman News Agency reported on May 13 the arrival in Oman of a delegation of 50 Iranian officials, led by Speaker Ali Larijani, for a two-day visit. An embassy source at the Consultative Council in Oman tells us that the delegation of parliamentarians and businesspeople have a "packed" sched [...]
2009-05-13 13:50:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL IR KTIP MU
09MUSCAT473OMAN MEDIA REACTION
[...] SUMMARY: In a highly unusual press appearance, H.E. Yousuf bin Alawi, Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs, gave a broad overview of Omani foreign policy to two local dailies on May 23. The Minister reiterated Oman's longstanding policy strategy of non-confrontation, then touched on issu [...]
2009-05-25 12:05:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
09MUSCAT55ASSESSMENT OF OMANI GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO LOCAL IRE OVER
[...] (C) Summary: The Omani government's response to events in Gaza indicates an increasing awareness of and concern about public opinion. By permitting numerous demonstrations and media content outside the bounds of official positions on Egypt and Hamas, the government has given freer rein to po [...]
2009-01-21 14:27:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KPAO KWBG MU
09MUSCAT567SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE HOLBROOKE
[...] (C) Special Representative Holbrooke: Embassy Muscat and I warmly welcome you to Oman, one of our oldest friends in the region. We have requested a meeting with Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said. You will find the Sultan is an engaging interlocutor. He is an intellectual whose interests range [...]
2009-06-03 10:48:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNPREL PK AF MU
09MUSCAT579OMAN - PRAISE, CONCERNS GREET CAIRO SPEECH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Obama's June 4 speech in Cairo has generated significant positive response in Oman. In the press, online, and in person, Omanis have been forthright in discussing the speech (a potential fourth avenue for expression, through the mosques, is unavailable, as content fo [...]
2009-06-06 12:27:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAO MU
09MUSCAT623OMAN MEDIA REACTION
[...] SUMMARY: In anticipation of the release of the Trafficking in Persons report, commentary on June 10 in private daily "Al Watan" called labor relations in the Sultanate "balanced". The article raised last year's TIP report, blaming "political gains" as the U.S.'s motivation for the low-ranking [...]
2009-06-15 12:11:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
09MUSCAT759SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL MULLEN'S VISIT TO OMAN (JULY 18)
[...] (C) Embassy Muscat warmly welcomes you to Oman for your visit. You have a brief meeting with the Chief of Staff of the Sultan's Armed Forces (COSSAF),H.E. Lt. Gen. (Fareeq in Arabic) Ahmed bin Harith al Nabhani, which is primarily a courtesy call. Nabhani is unlikely to broach significant iss [...]
2009-07-14 10:41:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL MASS MOPS IR PK AF MU
09MUSCAT78OMAN'S ENVOY TO IRAN ADVISES POSTPONING U.S. DIALOG WITH
[...] (C) Sultan Qaboos' Special Envoy to Iran and Advisor for Cultural Affairs, Abdul 'Aziz al Rowas, advises against U.S. dialog with Tehran until after the Iranian presidential elections. Speaking with the Ambassador January 27, Al Rowas suggested that proposing direct talks now would make the U [...]
2009-01-28 12:13:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNPREL IR MU
09MUSCAT797Scenesetter for General Petraeus' Visit to Oman (July 26 -
[...] (S) Embassy Muscat warmly welcomes you back to Oman. As noted at that time, Oman is an old and dependable friend of the United States. Even when Omani perceptions differ from ours, they are frank and businesslike about issues and are open to discussion. Omanis were warmly receptive to Preside [...]
2009-07-22 15:41:00Embassy MuscatSECRETPREL MOPS PARM MASS IR PK MU
09MUSCAT833OMAN/IRAN: SULTAN'S VISIT ANNOUNCED
[...] (U) SUMMARY: As discussed reftel, Sultan Qaboos's deferred visit to Iran is under way. The trip has now been announced in local and regional media. In the Omani media, coverage is cautious and generic, focusing on how the visit reinforces the Sultanate's steadfast policy of cordiality with [...]
2009-08-04 08:12:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KMDR IR MU
09MUSCAT916OMAN MEDIA REACTION: DIPLOMACY, DEMOCRACY, AND EXTREMISM
[...] SUMMARY: Omani papers focused on diplomacy, democracy, and the futility of dealing with terrorist organizations this week. Private daily "Al Watan" praised U.S. diplomacy with Sudan while also calling for the lifting of sanctions. Youth-oriented daily "Al Shabiba" extolled the caring and resp [...]
2009-08-31 12:54:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
09NAHA67DPJ SENSES USG FLEXIBILITY ON FRF RENEGOTIATION
[...] (C) Summary: The Hatoyama administration is working towards an early decision over implementation of the 2006 Futenma Replacement Facility (FRF) plan, but deep rifts remain between the Defense and Foreign Ministry leadership. Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa's September 25-26 visit to Okinawa [...]
2009-10-05 09:30:00Consulate NahaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS JA
09NAHA77TOKYO'S INDECISION FUELS OKINAWAN RALLY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The November 8 rally to oppose the Futenma Relocation Facility (FRF) was directed as much at Tokyo's inability to take a clear policy position on Okinawa as it was on the merits of the realignment plan. Beyond the normal politics of Futenma relocation, the rally showcased growin [...]
2009-11-12 10:29:00Consulate NahaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS JA
09NAIROBI1002SCENESETTER FOR CODEL ISAKSON (MAY 23-31)
[...] (C) Summary: Welcome to Kenya. Your visit comes 18 months after the disputed December 2007 general elections, when the controversial announcement of the victory of incumbent President Mwai Kibaki led to widespread violence, the deaths of 1,500 people and displacement of 500,000 Kenyans. Over th [...]
2009-05-18 09:45:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALASEC OREP AMGT AFIN GH IT PGOV PREL RW SU
09NAIROBI1032SOMALIA - OPPORTUNITIES FOR PD ENGAGEMENT WITH DADAAB
[...] (SBU) The residents of Kenya's Dadaab refugee camp, home to more than 270,000 mostly Somali refugees, demonstrated a wide range of activities aimed at promoting peace and reconciliation among Somalis in Dadaab and in Somalia at large. These worthy projects certainly merit support, and offer gr [...]
2009-05-21 12:46:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER PREF KPAO SO KE
09NAIROBI1033SOMALIA - DADAAB REFUGEES' VIEWS ON U.S. POLICY
[...] (SBU) The residents of Kenya's Dadaab refugee camp, home to more than 270,000 mostly Somali refugees, espoused a wide range of both positive and negative views on the U.S. government's involvement in Somalia. In general, most were grateful for U.S. aid to the camp, but many felt the United Sta [...]
2009-05-21 13:16:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER PREF KPAO SO KE
09NAIROBI1080A/S CARSON AND NSC SENIOR DIRECTOR GAVIN'S MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Assistant Secretary for African Affairs (A/S) Johnnie Carson and National Security Council (NSC) Senior Director for Africa Michelle Gavin met with President Mwai Kibaki and several high-ranking GOK officials on May 12. A/S Carson told Kibaki that his visit was meant to underscore the en [...]
2009-06-02 15:20:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM PHUM PINR PGOV KE
09NAIROBI1083A/S CARSON AND NSC SENIOR DIRECTOR GAVIN'S MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary for African Affairs (A/S) Johnnie Carson and National Security Council (NSC) Senior Director for Africa Michelle Gavin met with Minister of Agriculture and senior Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader William Ruto on May 12. A/S Carson and Gavin expressed de [...]
2009-06-03 04:57:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KE
09NAIROBI1101KENYA: THE DYNAMICS OF CHANGE
[...] (C) Summary. Kenya is poised at an historic transition point as the struggle between pro and anti-reform elements intensifies. This message discusses the dynamics of change underway in Kenya and its emerging, potentially positive, impact in exerting pressure on the leaders of the coalition g [...]
2009-06-03 14:35:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PREL KE PINR
09NAIROBI116SOMALIA - Community Resistance Against Al-Shabaab
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Local residents and militias in Galgaduud Region are bracing for an al-Shabaab reprisal attack to recapture the towns of Guriel and Dhusamareb. Between December 27 and 30, a community-based resistance movement defeated al-Shabaab in battles that killed several top commanders of [...]
2009-01-21 13:57:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR EAID SO
09NAIROBI1167KENYA POLICE OVERVIEW: PART ONE
[...] (C) Summary: This cable is the first in a three-part series on the police in Kenya. This cable provides an overview of police structure and leadership, and assesses the strengths and weaknesses of the main police agencies. Part two will summarize our recent and planned engagement with and assi [...]
2009-06-11 09:17:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KJUS ASEC KCRM KE
09NAIROBI1179SOMALIA - SOMALILAND DEMOCRACY AT CRITICAL JUNCTURE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Democracy in Somaliland is at a critical juncture. After being delayed four times, presidential elections are scheduled for September 27. However, negotiations are still under way between the three political parties regarding a Code of Conduct that attempts to level the playin [...]
2009-06-11 14:56:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER PREF KPAO SO
09NAIROBI1183KENYA POLICE OVERVIEW, PART THREE: THE WAY FORWARD
[...] (U) Summary: This cable is the third in a three-part series on the police in Kenya. Part one provided an overview of police structure and leadership, and assessed the strengths and weaknesses of the main police agencies. Part two summarized our current assistance to Kenyan law enforcement agen [...]
2009-06-12 10:18:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALASEC KCRM KJUS PGOV PHUM KE
09NAIROBI1256COALITION AGREES ON NEW MEMBERSHIP OF
[...] On June 17 Parliament finally agreed on new membership to 27 parliamentary committees. The decision had been held up by a conflict between the main coalition parties, the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) and the Party of National Unity (PNU),over each party's share of membership and the le [...]
2009-06-23 09:47:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM KE
09NAIROBI13SOMALIA - SENATOR FEINGOLD'S MEETINGS ON SOMALIA
[...] (U) SUMMARY. From December 19-21 Senator Feingold met in Djibouti with Somalia and Somaliland politicians, the UN Secretary General's Special Representative as well as NGO and private sector representatives. The meetings occurred at a critical juncture as progress in the UN-led Djibouti Peac [...]
2009-01-05 13:50:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM SOCI PINR SO
09NAIROBI1348SOMALIA - Constitution Drafting Process Re-Energized
[...] On June 4, a consortium of partners supporting Somalia's constitutional process met with the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Minister of Constitutional and Federal Affairs Madobe Nunow Mohamed to discuss priorities and outstanding needs in the constitutional development process. Ministe [...]
2009-07-01 08:31:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV PREL KDEM SO
09NAIROBI1398President's Cairo Speech -- Adding Zest to Muslim Outreach
[...] Summary. Muslim outreach has been one of the Mission's priorities. Reaching out to Muslim academies in Nairobi and regular contact work in Kenya's Muslim areas -- the coast and northeast particularly -- has been central to the Mission's public diplomacy efforts. The Embassy amplified the imp [...]
2009-07-07 05:03:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KPAO KMDR KE
09NAIROBI1424JULY 4 RECEPTION USED TO PUSH REFORM AGENDA AND ADDRESS
[...] Consistent with Washington guidance, the Mission held a scaled back reception on July 2 to mark Independence Day. We used the reception to focus on three urgent issues in Kenya: the need to accelerate implementation of the reform agenda, the importance of promoting national reconciliation, an [...]
2009-07-07 11:50:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PREL ECON KE
09NAIROBI1444SOMALIA - JUBA RESISTANCE MOVEMENT WANTS TO
[...] (C) On July 7 we met with Transitional Federal Government (TFG) parliamentarian and Juba Resistance Movement (JRM) leader Mohammed Amin Osman. (Note:The JRM is a loose alliance of local leaders in the Jubas who advocate for the creation of a local Jubaland administration and claim to be able [...]
2009-07-08 15:50:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS PTER PMAR SO
09NAIROBI1567COAST POLICE SHOOTING HIGHLIGHTS TENSIONS
[...] (C) Summary: The bold daytime shooting of two senior Administration Police (AP) inspectors by two Kenya Police Service (KPS) officers in Mombasa has escalated tensions between the two police services and their commanders, and has also highlighted the extent to which drug trafficking and drug a [...]
2009-07-22 07:12:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCRM SNAR KE
09NAIROBI1599SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY CLINTON'S VISIT TO
[...] (C) Summary: Welcome to Kenya. Your visit comes at a time when Kenya,s progress on critical reforms is not moving quickly enough, and when the country continues to struggle with the social, political, and economic aftermath of the crisis following the disputed December 2007 general elections. [...]
2009-07-27 12:14:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID ETRD OVIP OTRA KE
09NAIROBI1691SOMALIA - GALCAIO ASSASSINATION LIKELY RESULT OF
[...] Summary. (C//NF) Despite a government statement to the contrary, our contacts tell us the August 5 assassination of the Information Minister of the semi-autonomous region of Puntland was most likely an act of clan retribution. Long-standing intra-Majerteen tensions escalated in recent days wi [...]
2009-08-10 14:05:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI1698SOMALIA - BUOYANT TFG PRESIDENT DESCRIBES OUTREACH
[...] (C) Summary: On August 7, just before returning to Mogadishu following his meeting with the Secretary (septel),a buoyant Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Sharif provided more detail to the Ambassador on some of the TFG's efforts to make progress on the ground in Somalia. Shari [...]
2009-08-11 13:49:00Embassy NairobiSECRET//NOFORNPGOV EAID MARR PINR SOCI SO
09NAIROBI1709SOMALIA - Somaliland Political Crisis Deepens
[...] (SBU) Since the July 27 announcement by the National Electoral Committee (NEC) that it will throw out the voter registration list and proceed with elections in a traditional manner, Somaliland's political crisis has deepened. The two opposition parties Kulmiye and UCID announced they would bo [...]
2009-08-12 16:05:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM SO
09NAIROBI172SOMALIA - Sheikh Sharif Elected President
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On January 31, Sheikh Sharif Ahmed was elected President of Somalia's Transitional Federal Government. The first round of voting by the newly- enlarged parliament ended the night of January 30, with Sharif garnering significantly more votes than the other ten contenders. Prime M [...]
2009-02-02 09:37:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINS KDEM SO
09NAIROBI1732SOMALIA - JUBA OFFENSIVE MOVING FORWARD; POWERFUL
[...] (C) Summary A TFG-backed Juba offensive, aimed at pushing al-Shabaab out of Kismayo, appears to be moving forward, but competing Ethiopian and/or Marehan clan interests could complicate matters. TFG Minister of Defense "Gandi" reports that the TFG is in contact with local players in Juba, incl [...]
2009-08-18 05:33:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALMARR PGOV MOPS PINR SOCI SO
09NAIROBI1771SOMALIA - NEWLY-ENERGIZED TFG BUILDS BRIDGES IN
[...] (C) Summary: The Transitional Federal Government (TFG) appears to be newly energized following President Sharif's August 6 meeting with the Secretary (septel) and months of drift in the wake of an extended al-Shabaab offensive in Mogadishu that began May 7. Recent developments: an apparent [...]
2009-08-20 14:38:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV MARR MOPS PINR SOCI EAID SO
09NAIROBI1794SOMALIA - MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT DISCUSS PROGRESS,
[...] (SBU) Summary: From August 18 - 20, the National Democratic Institute (NDI) hosted a three day parliamentary training seminar in Nairobi, Kenya for over 30 Somali Members of Parliament (MPs). On the margins of this seminar, we were able to conduct a number of insightful conversations with a cr [...]
2009-08-24 14:39:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR SOCI KDEM PTER SO
09NAIROBI1795SOMALIA - TFG-PUNTLAND AGREEMENT SIGNALS FORWARD
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-24 14:55:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID PTER SO
09NAIROBI1799SOMALIA - POTENTIAL SECURITY RISKS AT DADAAB
[...] (S) Summary: Dadaab Refugee Camp complex, made up of three camps, located about 48 miles from the Kenya-Somalia border, houses over 290,000 refugees - primarily Somalis - and is growing daily. The camp was built for 50,000. While no hotbed of extremism, the camps' large pool of idle youth h [...]
2009-08-25 14:16:00Embassy NairobiSECRETPGOV PREL KDEM EAID PTER SO
09NAIROBI1811Pushing the Reform Process - Follow-up to the Secretary's
[...] (S/NF) Summary. In the wake of the Secretary's high impact visit, we are moving quickly to sustain pressure for implementation of the reform agenda. In concert with Washington, we are engaging intensively with key political leaders, while working to energize civil society, the private sector, [...]
2009-08-26 12:36:00Embassy NairobiSECRETPREL PGOV KDEM US KE
09NAIROBI1818SOMALIA - MIXED REACTIONS TO CABINET RESHUFFLE
[...] (C) Summary: Since TFG Ambassador to Kenya Mohammed Nur notified us of cabinet changes on August 17 (ref a),the TFG has appointed one additional state minister and created a new ministry of militia demobilization, signaling efforts to address clan grievances. Somali reactions to the cabinet r [...]
2009-08-27 15:00:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALAMGT APER PREL DJ SO
09NAIROBI1886POLICE COMMISSIONER OUSTED, POTENTIAL OPENING FOR REFORM
[...] (C) Summary: On September 8, the Office of the President announced the reassignment of former Police Commissioner Mohammed Hussein Ali and new appointments in a number of senior positions within the Kenya Police Service (KPS),effective immediately. We have long advocated for the removal of Al [...]
2009-09-09 04:13:00Embassy NairobiSECRETASEC KJUS KCRM PGOV PTER KE
09NAIROBI1887SOMALIA - PRIME MINISTER ON REGIONAL OUTREACH AND
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Sharmarke and the Ministers of Defense and Planning met with members of the Somalia Affairs Unit on September 5. The Prime Minister had just visited Libya which has now confirmed it is politically supportive of the TFG, including favoring sanction [...]
2009-09-09 10:23:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID PTER SO LY ER
09NAIROBI22009 INCSR
[...] Following please find Kenya's submission for the 2009 INCSR: 2. QUOTE: KENYA I. Summary Kenya remains a significant transit country for cocaine and heroin bound for Europe and the United States. Quantities of heroin and hashish transiting Kenya, mostly from Southwest Asia bound for Eu [...]
2009-01-02 07:38:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM SOCI PGOV KE
09NAIROBI2027AMBASSADOR ANNOUNCES STEPS TO PRESS FOR REFORM
[...] (U) Summary. This message reports steps announced to increase pressure for implementation of the reform agenda. End summary. 2. (SBU) As instructed by Washington, on September 24, the Ambassador announced three USG steps to increase pressure for implementation of the reform agenda. Firs [...]
2009-09-28 08:11:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM ECON KCOR KE CVIS KPAO KMDR
09NAIROBI2066SOMALIA - Ambassador Speaks With Somaliland President
[...] (SBU) On September 29, Ambassador Ranneberger spoke by phone with Somaliland President Dahir Riyale Kahin. The Ambassador underscored the U.S.-Somaliland partnership and emphasized that by throwing out the voter registration list and the allowing violence to escalate, including the killing of [...]
2009-09-30 07:14:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM SO
09NAIROBI209PRESIDENT SUPPORTS COORDINATION CENTER ON PIRACY
[...] During the Ambassador's meeting with President Kibaki on January 27, the President expressed strong interest in having a coordination center established in Kenya as a "headquarters unit" for the Contact Group on Somali Piracy (CGSP). Post understands the concept of a coordination center was ad [...]
2009-02-06 05:13:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHSA PGOV KE SO
09NAIROBI2103SOMALIA - KISMAYO ACCORDING TO MADOBE
[...] (C) Summary: In an October 4 telecon from Kismayo, Ahmed Madobe told Somalia Unit Poloff that his alliance, after having been largely expelled from Kismayo on October 1 (ref a),remained determined to fight al-Shabaab and would accept help from any forces offering to support his regional alli [...]
2009-10-06 08:46:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PTER PGOV PINR SOCI SO
09NAIROBI2133ISIOLO SECURITY UPDATE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kenya's ongoing drought has exacerbated tribal and political tensions between pastoralists in Kenya's Isiolo District. The situation recently presented problems for the tourism industry in Kenya's northern corridor when armed livestock herders moved into wildlife conservation lan [...]
2009-10-08 04:59:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINS EAID EIND PHUM SENV KCRM KE
09NAIROBI2184KENYA: AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW 2010
[...] This cable is not/not for internet distribution. 2. Country: Kenya 3. Current Status: Eligible 4. Country Background Summary: The population of Kenya is 38.6 million (mid 2008 estimate),estimated 2008 GDP is $30.4 billion, and per capita income is $770. An estimated 54% of the [...]
2009-10-16 08:07:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ECON ETRD EINV ENRG ELAB AGOA PGOV PREL
09NAIROBI2214SOMALIA-LOCAL INITIATIVES OFFER TFG OPPORTUNITIES
[...] (C) Summary: Increasing momentum behind local and regional governance initiatives in south-central Somalia offers the TFG an opportunity to broaden its support base and further marginalize al-Shabaab. Multiple contacts tell us efforts are underway in the regions to confront al-Shabaab and bol [...]
2009-10-23 05:19:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI2243SOMALIA - GALCAIO DEVELOPMENTS MAY STRENGTHEN
[...] (C) Summary: The warming relationship between administrations in the town of Galcaio is likely to reinforce ties between Puntland and south-central Somalia, despite the secessionist leanings of some within Puntland President "Faroole's" inner circle. (Note: Predominately Darod-clan led north G [...]
2009-10-27 14:24:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID PTER SO
09NAIROBI2252MINISTER MAPS OUT POLICE REFORM AGENDA
[...] (C) Summary: Following the removal of former Police Commissioner Ali and a major reshuffle in the senior ranks of the Kenya Police Service (see ref A),Ambassador Ranneberger, accompanied by a mission team, called on Minister of State for Internal Security and Provincial Administration George [...]
2009-10-29 11:43:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV KCRM KCOR KJUS KE
09NAIROBI2342Ambassador's Speech on the Reform Process
[...] Summary. On October 30 the Ambassador gave the keynote speech at the Law Society of Kenya's luncheon. The speech, which was cleared by Washington, focused on the reform process. The speech was extensively covered by the media, was distributed to thousands of key actors through the Mission da [...]
2009-11-12 06:12:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL US KE
09NAIROBI2344SOMALIA - PUNTLAND PRESIDENT SEEKS INCREASED U.S.
[...] (C) Summary: Despite some willingness in recent months to cooperate with TFG President Sharif, Puntland President "Faroole" continues to seek equal status with the TFG President and probably believes that stepped-up political engagement with Sharif can be parlayed into increased internationa [...]
2009-11-12 11:24:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI2383EAST AFRICA REGIONAL COUNTER TERRORISM OFFICERS
[...] (U) Counterterrorism action offices from nine East African posts plus the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) the USAID and the Office of the State Department's Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism (S/CT) met in Nairobi, Kenya on September 29 for in depth discussion [...]
2009-11-20 09:44:00Embassy NairobiSECRETPREL PGOV ER ET KE SU TZ UG YM PTER DJ
09NAIROBI2384SOMALIA - PUNTLAND PRESIDENT BACKS AWAY FROM TFG -
[...] (C) Summary: Puntland President "Faroole", in a likely effort to undercut the TFG and deter his political rivals in Puntland, has backed away from a TFG - Puntland cooperation agreement (reftel) that he had signed with TFG Prime Minister Sharmarke in August. President "Faroole" appeared to atte [...]
2009-11-20 10:24:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI2400SOMALIA - PRESIDENT SHARIF CRITICIZES ASWJ
[...] (C) Summary: Congressman Donald Payne met with President Sharif in Nairobi on November 13. Sharif said he feared an upcoming IGAD conference would force the TFG into closer cooperation with Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jama'a (ASWJ),an organization he thought might be positioning itself to challenge th [...]
2009-11-25 04:14:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR PTER SO ET
09NAIROBI2401POLICE REFORM ADDITIONAL RESOURCES REQUEST
[...] Summary: This cable is an action request. Please see para 5. Following high-level discussions with the leadership of Kenya's law enforcement agencies (see ref B) and our review of the Police Reform Task Force's recommendations (see ref A),post's inter-agency team on police reform has identifi [...]
2009-11-25 04:14:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KJUS KCRM EAID PGOV KE
09NAIROBI2443KENYAN RECRUITMENT FOR SOMALIA CONTINUES,
[...] (S/NF) As the fight for control over Somalia's Kismayo and Lower Juba region drags on, the Government of Kenya appears determined to send 2,000-4,000 newly trained recruits into Somalia, reportedly in December. Recent discussions indicate that many if not most of these recruits are in fact Ken [...]
2009-12-03 09:22:00Embassy NairobiSECRET//NOFORNMARR MOPS PINR PREL PTER KE SO
09NAIROBI2477Former Members of Congress engage the Reform Agenda
[...] (U) Summary: From November 23 to 28, Embassy Nairobi hosted Kenya's first-ever "EXDEL," a delegation of former Members of Congress who spent a week representing the Congressional House Democracy Partnership as they engaged political leaders and civil society to advance the reform agenda. End S [...]
2009-12-10 13:14:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL OTRA OVIP OREP KDEM KE
09NAIROBI2497Kenya responds to Sudan tank demarche
[...] On December 15, Ambassador Ranneberger discussed the tank transfer issue with Prime Minister Odinga, who said that the GOK was committed to assisting the GOSS and that there was "intense pressure" from the GOSS to deliver the tanks. He hinted that the GOK might instead transfer the tanks to Uganda [...]
2009-12-16 14:15:00Embassy NairobiSECRET//NOFORNMARR MCAP MOPS MASS PARM PINR PTER PREL KE UG UP SU
09NAIROBI2503SOMALIA - POLITICAL DISCONTENT A KEY FACTOR IN INCREASED
[...] (C) Summary: The recent up tic in violence in Puntland appears to be due, in part, to al-Shabaab's ability to exploit political grievances against Puntland President Abdirahman Mohamed Mohamud "Faroole". On December 13 the Puntland Vice-President survived an IED attack on his convoy and [...]
2009-12-17 14:37:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER SO
09NAIROBI2514Draft Constitution Includes Powerful Prime Minister,
[...] Summary: The Harmonized Draft Constitution proposes significant changes to executive powers, installs accountability mechanisms throughout government, ushers in a new house of parliament, reshapes the judiciary, and devolves power and some budgetary control to local governments. The document s [...]
2009-12-10 13:58:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KJUS KISL KDEM PHUM KE
09NAIROBI2517Somalia - TFG Tentatively Moves Forward with Galgaduud ASWJ
[...] (C) Summary: The TFG appears to be tentatively moving forward on its relationship with the well-armed north Galgaduud faction of ASWJ following stepped up pressure from the international community and political opinion makers inside Somalia. The TFG in mid-December reportedly reached an agreeme [...]
2009-12-21 15:18:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SO
09NAIROBI2519Somalia - TFG Tentatively Moves Forward with Galgaduud ASWJ
[...] (C) Summary: The TFG appears to be tentatively moving forward on its relationship with the well-armed north Galgaduud faction of ASWJ following stepped up pressure from the international community and political opinion makers inside Somalia. The TFG in mid-December reportedly reached an agreeme [...]
2009-12-21 15:19:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SO
09NAIROBI2656Kenya's Media: Part III- Media Houses and Cross Ownership
[...] (U) Summary. This is the third part of a four-part report on the state of the Kenyan Media. The parts are: 1) Overview and the new media law; 2) Radio Stations; 3) Media Houses and Cross Ownership; and 4) Role of the media and New Trends. A handful of media houses dominate and even manipula [...]
2009-12-22 10:20:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOPRC KPAO KMDR KE
09NAIROBI270SOMALIA - UN FIELD COVERAGE OF HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (U) SUMMARY. This cable is in response to reftel request for information on the efficacy of the field offices of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). As noted in reftel, OHCHR maintains involvement in Somalia through human rights advisors to the United Political Office for Soma [...]
2009-02-11 14:19:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL SO
09NAIROBI2702HUMAN RIGHTS TRENDS IN KENYA PERTAINING TO SEXUAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Same sex relationships in Kenya are criminalized as felonies, and individuals in such relationships face strong public attitudes which stigmatize lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) relationships as "un-African" and "against the order of nature." However, the Kenyan go [...]
2009-12-31 06:20:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KDEM KE HURI PHUM
09NAIROBI342IRANIAN PRESIDENT VISITS KENYA
[...] (U) Iranian President Ahmadinejad arrives in Kenya on February 24th at the head of a delegation of over 100 government officials and private businessmen. Ahmadinejad's visit follows a flurry of reciprocal visits between high level Kenyan officials and their Iranian counterparts over the past [...]
2009-02-23 13:24:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON ENRG EPET ETRD IR KE PINR PREL EINV
09NAIROBI347SOMALIA - CAPITALIZING ON TFG'S MOVE TO MOGADISHU
[...] (C) The February 21 confirmation of a clan-sensitive cabinet by the transitional Parliament in Djibouti (septel) and the near-immediate, February 22 move of President Sheikh Sharif and his government to Mogadishu offer an important opportunity for the USG to cement its relationship with the ne [...]
2009-02-23 16:49:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL PGOV MARR SO
09NAIROBI357SCENESETTER FOR FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER III
[...] (C) Summary: Welcome to Kenya. Your visit comes just over one year after the disputed December 2007 general elections, when the controversial announcement of the victory of incumbent President Mwai Kibaki led to widespread violence, the deaths of 1,500 people and displacement of 500,000 Kenyan [...]
2009-02-25 08:07:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL ECON IN KE LO PA SA CY
09NAIROBI391 The Watershed Crisis and Fundamental Reform
[...] (U) NOTE: This cable was prepared by the Ambassador in mid-November 2008 but was inadvertently not/not transmitted. However, we are sending it now for the record because it should be read in conjunction with Septel, which follows on U.S. policy and the current status of Kenya's reform efforts. [...]
2009-02-26 13:46:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KE
09NAIROBI538THE KIBERA SLUM: POVERTY, REFORM, AND THE
[...] On January 29 and March 10, the Ambassador visited the Nairobi slum area of Kibera (with almost 1 million people, it is the largest slum in sub-Saharan Africa) as part of a continuing series of visits to interact with the people, to support assistance U.S. efforts including by publicizing what [...]
2009-03-17 12:21:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PREL PGOV ECON KE
09NAIROBI541KENYA: AMBASSADOR'S REMARKS TO KENYA
[...] As reported in septels, as part of efforts to tackle the culture of impunity, and specifically corruption, the Mission is using a combination of private pressure on the coalition government leaders, support for Parliament, a range of programs like the MCC threshold, assistance to civil society [...]
2009-03-17 13:08:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KDEM PHUM PGOV KE
09NAIROBI550FOREIGN MINISTER WETANGULA BRIEFS THE DIPLOMATIC
[...] (U) Summary: On March 3 Foreign Minister Moses Wetangula convened the Nairobi diplomatic corps to review developments in Kenya and highlight the accomplishments of the Coalition Government. Th Coalition Government is strong, and Wetangula expects it to serve out its full term to 2012. The GO [...]
2009-03-18 11:18:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHSA PREL PHUM PGOV KE
09NAIROBI553IRAN TRADE MISSION TO KENYA STRICTLY BUSINESS; AHMADINEJAD
[...] (SBU) Summary: According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Middle East Division director Ken Vitisia, the recent visit of Iranian President Mahjmoud Ahmadinejad, accompanied by 200 businessmen and Iranian government officials, among them Foreign Minister Manoucher Mottaki, was principally a tr [...]
2009-03-19 08:06:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EPET PREL ENRG ECON EINV PINR IR KE
09NAIROBI579ANTI-CORRUPTION CHIEF ON KENYAN KLEPTOCRACY
[...] (C) Summary: Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission Director Justice Ringera told Econ/C that while there was no evidence of involvement by "big fish" in either the Triton Oil or maize scandals (ref b) "every mover and shaker" in the Parliament, Cabinet, and the Attorney General's office is corrupt [...]
2009-03-24 11:46:00Embassy NairobiSECRETKCOR KCRM KDEM PGOV PHUM PINR PREL ECON KE
09NAIROBI594SOMALIA - DIALOGUE AND DINNER WITH PRESIDENT SHARIF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 17, the Ambassador hosted President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and five TFG ministers for dinner at his residence. Sharif was in Nairobi at the conclusion of his mission to Kenya, Burundi, Rwanda, and Uganda. The trip marked Sharif's first bilateral visits since becom [...]
2009-03-25 12:12:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID PTER SO
09NAIROBI656PROPELLING THE REFORM PROCESS IN KENYA: MEETINGS
[...] (C) Summary. On March 23 I met separately with the National Intelligence Chief, the Foreign Minister, and the President,s permanent secretary to press on implementation of the reform agenda. I called attention to growing concerns at senior levels in Washington regarding insufficient progress [...]
2009-04-02 13:55:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALKDEM KE PGOV PHUM PREL
09NAIROBI71Prime Minister Speaks About Coalition Government
[...] In a lengthy newspaper interview published January 10 Prime Minister Raila Odinga revealed candidly his thoughts on the Coalition government, his relations with President Kibaki, his expectations for the U.S.-Kenya relationship, and the state of Kenya one year after the compromised elections of [...]
2009-01-12 11:41:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM KE
09NAIROBI715KIBAKI TOURS THE COUNTRY
[...] (C) Since mid-March President Mwai Kibaki has been visiting different areas of the country. This appears to be an effort to enhance the President's credibility with the Kenyan people, given polls showing substantial dissatisfaction with the performance of the coalition government in implement [...]
2009-04-08 12:54:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM KE
09NAIROBI734SOMALIA - PRESIDENT SHARIF: A 60-DAY SCORECARD
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On February 7, President Sheikh Sharif returned to Mogadishu after being elected TFG President. In the two months since, the Sharif government has made progress that has prompted thousands to return to Somalia's capital. While security remains tenuous, there have been no major v [...]
2009-04-09 17:59:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR SOCI SO
09NAIROBI744 A Troubled Coalition, the Reform Process, and U.S. Policy
[...] (C) Summary. Following a honeymoon period during its first six months in office, the coalition government emerged as an embattled marriage early this year. Disagreements between the two principal coalition government partners, President Kibaki's Party of National Unity (PNU) and Prime Minister [...]
2009-04-14 15:28:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KE
09NAIROBI784SOMALIA - TFG PRIME MINISTER REPORTS ON EFFORTS
[...] (C) Summary: TFG Prime Minister Sharmarke had a long tour d'horizon discussion with the Ambassador and Mission team on April 16. He stressed that the TFG's highest priority is establishing the Joint Security Force, and emphasized the need for urgent international support for this effort. He [...]
2009-04-21 13:29:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL EAID SOCI MARR SO ET
09NAIROBI785THE SECRETARY'S LETTER AND THE REFORM AGENDA IN KENYA
[...] (C) Summary. In response to the letter from Secretary Clinton, President Kibaki and Prime Minister Odinga both said that the reform agenda will move forward. While neither took responsibility for the slowness of implementation, they admitted that progress has been slow and that government ac [...]
2009-04-21 14:45:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM PHUM KE
09NAIROBI806CENTRAL PROVINCE: SIGNS OF POLITICAL FRAGMENTATION
[...] (C) During a recent visit to the Kikuyu homeland of Central Province by the Ambassador and Pol FSN, residents expressed growing frustration with their Members of Parliament (MPs) and the lack of financial and development benefits from the government despite their steadfast support of President [...]
2009-04-24 11:00:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM KE
09NAIROBI808FRAGILE PEACE IN RIFT VALLEY: THE KALENJIN
[...] Summary: On a recent trip to Rift Valley province, poloffs accompanied Ambassador Ranneberger to an important peace event at Ndeffo and Egerton University near Nakuru and then met with a range of contacts to discuss the situation on the ground and possible approaches to achieving the desired en [...]
2009-04-24 11:08:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM ASEC KE
09NAIROBI823 Crisis in Coalition Government
[...] (C) Summary: Although in mid-April meetings between President Kibaki, Prime Minister Odinga, and their teams held out prospects to resolve differences which had troubled the coalition, another serious crisis threatens its existence. The crisis developed at the end of last week when Prime Mini [...]
2009-04-27 15:31:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM KE
09NAIROBI863SOMALIA - AWEYS TELLS HIS CLAN HE WILL FIGHT
[...] (C) African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) contacts shared their reporting of opposition leader Hassan Dahir Aweys' activities in Mogadishu since he arrived on April 23 (reftel). AMISOM's political analysts in Mogadishu say that Aweys has little support from his Ayr clan's elders and opin [...]
2009-04-30 15:23:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID PTER SO
09NAIROBI864SOMALIA - Meeting with the TFG Minister of Humanitarian
[...] (U) On April 23, we met for the first time Mohamoud Abdi Ibrahim, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Resettlement for Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG). Ibrahim was appointed in February and was an active member of the Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia and participated [...]
2009-05-04 04:22:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID PHUM SO
09NAIROBI930 Migingo Island -- The View from Kenya
[...] Summary: The current dispute over Migingo Island in Lake Victoria sparked in 2006 when Ugandan customs officers began to collect levies from Kenyan fishermen fishing in waters around the disputed island. Despite the competing claims to ownership and the generally inflammatory media hype, the K [...]
2009-05-08 12:05:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EFIS ASEC UG KE
09NAPLES69SICILY: REGIONAL GOVERNMENT IN TURMOIL WHILE THE MAFIA IS
[...] (C) Summary: As host to an important U.S. Navy base, location of recently discovered gas reserves, and home to 17,000 U.S. citizens, Sicily's future is clearly of interest to the United States. For now, political feuding has replaced the war on organized crime in the headlines: Regional President R [...]
2009-06-15 07:39:00Consulate NaplesCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCRM ECON SNAR MARR KCOR IT
09NASSAU149BAHAMIANS WORRIED OVER IMPACT OF STOP TAX HAVEN
[...] (U) Summary: News concerning the proposed Stop Tax Haven Abuse bill, which names The Bahamas as one of 34 secrecy jurisdictions, has generated considerable discussion in local media and amongst politicians. The financial services sector makes up 15 percent of the country's GDP and, tourism i [...]
2009-03-11 20:37:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN BF
09NASSAU251SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS: PM ASSERTS BAHAMAS WILL
[...] (U) A banner headline April 20 captured the Bahamian media's coverage of Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham's attendance at the Summit of the Americas (SOA): "PM Lobbies U.S. on Tax Bill". All media prominently reported the PM's statement that The Bahamas did not deserve to be named as a secrec [...]
2009-04-21 20:53:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KPAO PGOV PREL BF
09NASSAU321BAHAMAS: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF LIBERTAD ACT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Post recommends waiver of the provisions of Title III of the Libertad Act for The Bahamas. The GCOB has had a cordial relationship with Cuba, has supported Cuba in international fora, and has engaged in both cultural and economic exchanges with Cuba, including promotion of Cuban t [...]
2009-05-19 20:50:00Embassy NassauCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL
09NASSAU349 UK DIRECT RULE COMING SOON TO TURKS AND CAICOS
[...] (SBU/NF) SUMMARY: The UK is set to introduce direct rule in the British Overseas Territory of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) to address evidence of official corruption and financial mismanagement as the protests of the embattled ex-Premier and his successor fall on deaf ears. Domestic op [...]
2009-06-03 15:09:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SMIG PHUM ECON ETRD EFIN BF TK UK
09NASSAU39RENEWED OBAMA FEVER GRIPS BAHAMAS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Bahamian public and press greeted the inauguration of President Obama with unbridled enthusiasm, reveling in the historic nature of the occasion which transcended social, religious, and political lines. All major media outlets sent teams of journalists to Washington to cove [...]
2009-01-21 22:35:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PGOV PREL BF
09NASSAU41THE BAHAMAS LOOKS HOPEFULLY TO CHINA TO SPUR
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Amid the recent economic downturn The Bahamas has turned to China for a crucial infusion of liquidity to finance investment and capital projects. The two governments recently signed the agreement to proceed with the construction of the national stadium - China's gift to The Bah [...]
2009-01-22 21:40:00Embassy NassauCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN BF
09NASSAU64POLICE RESTRUCTURING SIGNALS STRONG GCOB REFORM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The GCOB carried out a consolidation of the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) hierarchy January 11, retaining the Acting Police Commissioner while promoting two up-and-coming yet rival officers to the next most responsible positions. At least 15 high-ranking policemen, including [...]
2009-02-02 19:38:00Embassy NassauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM BF
09NASSAU684Nassau--October Monthly
[...] This is a monthly report on a variety of topics of interest which do not merit full reporting cables. -- Ambassador Avant Arrives to Warm Welcome -- Surprise Announcement At Opposition Political Convention Triggers Travolta Mistrial -- Massive Roundup of Illegal Immigrants Announced [...]
2009-11-03 22:02:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM BF
09NASSAU83 THE BAHAMAS 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Openness to Foreign Investment: The Bahamian Government generally encourages and offers incentives for foreign investment in all sectors of the economy except those the Government reserves exclusively to Bahamian citizens. Reserved businesses include: wholesale and retail operations; commiss [...]
2009-02-05 17:53:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC USTR BF
09NASSAU99THE BAHAMAS -- NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] (U) As requested in ref A, please find Post's responses to questions for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. -------------------------------------- Para 23 -- THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION -------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) A. What are the sources of available informatio [...]
2009-02-13 20:54:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG BF
09NDJAMENA100USG SHOULD PUSH BRITISH TO ESTABLISH DIPLOMATIC
[...] (U) This is an action message: See para 11 below. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The British are considering establishing a small diplomatic presence in Chad, but Canada is planning no mission in the near term, according to visiting British and Canadian diplomats here last week. Th [...]
2009-03-24 09:39:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL AU CD
09NDJAMENA102CHAD STILL FEARS REBELS DESPITE DISUNITY; QATAR
[...] (C) Chad's FORMIN warned Ambassador and DCM 3/23 that the GOC saw strong signs that Khartoum was getting ready to launch its Chad rebel clients based in Darfur across the border into Chad yet again. Moussa Faki Mahamat could not predict when or even if the rebels would actually attack, but e [...]
2009-03-24 13:28:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS AU AL CH SU
09NDJAMENA104MINOR GOC CABINET RESHUFFLE SETS STAGE FOR PM TO
[...] (SBU) President Deby and his PM affected a relatively minor shuffle to the cabinet 3/23, which left unchanged the leadership in all critical "power" ministries, including Defense, Foreign Affairs, Interior, Infrastructure, Education, Finance, Justice and others. All four of the former opposit [...]
2009-03-25 12:09:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON ENRG AU CD
09NDJAMENA114ROSY SCENARIO?: INSIDER AND OUTSIDER JUDGE CHAD
[...] (C) Two authoritative sources, one a veteran Chadian political figure and Deby counselor, the other the chief intelligence officer for the French military forces here, offered concordant views on the unlikelihood of a major attack by Chad rebels in the near future. National Mediator Abderah [...]
2009-04-01 16:59:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AL
09NDJAMENA128AMBASSADOR PRESSES GOC ON TIP/CHILD SOLDIERS, JEM,
[...] (SBU) This is an Action Request -- please see Para 12. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Ambassador told FORMIN April 10 that he was seeking an audience with President Deby to discuss several issues of capital importance to the US, namely: The need for the GOC to make speedy, concrete p [...]
2009-04-14 15:10:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MASS KTIP PREF MARR AU
09NDJAMENA143SCENESETTER FOR SE GRATION'S MAY 1-3 VISIT TO CHAD
[...] (C) Embassy N'Djamena welcomes your visit to Chad. This message is aimed at providing you with background for use in meeting with Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno, and for other requested meetings. It focuses primarily on Chad's role in the Darfur crisis, in regional humanitarian assistan [...]
2009-04-27 14:53:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF PHUM MASS MARR LY SU CD
09NDJAMENA147SUDAN/CHAD: GOS, JEM AGREE TO REACTIVATE DOHA
[...] (C) The Government of Sudan and Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) have agreed to reactivate talks in Doha on Monday evening, May 4, following five sessions between Special Envoy Gration and JEM Chairman Khalil Ibrahim, and numerous calls between Gration and GoS Presidential Advisor Ghazi an [...]
2009-05-03 19:42:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL SU QA LY MOPS CD
09NDJAMENA152CHAD'S ELECTORAL REFORM COMMITTEE LAMENTS "LACK OF
[...] (SBU) In several recent meetings with Embassy officers and TDY visitors, members of the Chadian Electoral Reform Committee (ERC) have complained that lack of political will continues to plague preparations for 2010-11 elections in Chad. Lol Mahamat Choua, opposition figure and current Presi [...]
2009-05-06 13:35:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM PINR CD
09NDJAMENA175CEDANT ARMA TOGAE? WHERE CHAD GOES FROM HERE,
[...] (SBU) The invasion of eastern Chad by Chadian rebels from Sudan, their decisive defeat by Chad government forces, and the GOC,s initial reaction to those events last week confirmed a changed balance of power between Chad and Chad rebels and raised questions regarding the GOC's military and d [...]
2009-05-13 09:01:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF UN SU LY CH IS QA CD
09NDJAMENA195CHAD-SUDAN: GOC SHOULD "SEIZE THE MOMENT" TO
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Nigro and DCM told GOC Ambassador to the U.S. Bechir May 22 that the GOC should "seize the moment" to exploit diplomatically its recent military successes. We acknowledged Bechir's expression of gratitude for the clear USG public position on the rebel attack and told him tha [...]
2009-05-24 14:37:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF MARR MASS SU LY IS CD
09NDJAMENA197JEM-SLA/AW ALLIANCE OFFER ON THE TABLE, BUT IN THE
[...] (SBU) JEM and SLA/AW leaders met north of N'Djamena May 22 to discuss forming a political alliance, according to a JEM member who spoke with poloff May 25. SLA/AW leaders told us that that the difference between the secular SLA and the Islamist JEM would likely prevent an alliance, although t [...]
2009-05-26 15:32:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF MOPS SU LY QA CD
09NDJAMENA213CHAD COMMITTED TO NEGOTIATED PEACE WITH SUDAN BUT
[...] (SBU) Key Points are: -- FORMIN Faki was effusive in his praise for President Obama's Cairo speech, saying it effectively rebutted extremist and Islamist propaganda; -- President Deby welcomes the opportunity to meet with A/S Carson and SE Gration at AU Tripoli Summit; -- Deby had succ [...]
2009-06-05 10:50:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF MOPS SU LY QA CD
09NDJAMENA264DEBY-GRATION MEETING: DEBY WANTS TO HELP USG
[...] (SBU) Meeting with Special Envoy Scott Gration June 29, Chad's President Deby Idriss Itno made the following points: -- Resolving the Darfur crisis is a key goal for Chad. -- Chad is committed to implementing the Doha agreement of May 3 and views the recent decrease in tensions in South [...]
2009-06-29 17:41:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS ASEC AU UNAUS SU CT CD
09NDJAMENA267MINURCAT CAN HELP REDUCE CHAD-SUDAN TENSIONS, SRSG
[...] (SBU) During the June 29 meeting with Special Envoy for Sudan Scott Gration, MINURCAT SRSG Victor Angelo made the following key points: -- MINURCAT (and likely UNAMID) could assist Dakar Contact group border monitoring mission, with amended mandates(s) and several hundred more troops, espe [...]
2009-06-30 14:13:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF MOPS PHUM SU LY QA CT CD
09NDJAMENA283WHAT THE USG EXPECTS FROM CHAD: PEACE IN DARFUR,
[...] (SBU) Ambassador told Chad FORMIN Faki July 10 that The Secretary's willingness to meet with him was primarily a function of the centrality of he Darfur crisis to USG policyin the region; that she would be interested to hear from him how Chad could best play an active and positive role in rest [...]
2009-07-13 12:03:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF EAID PHUM SU LY QA CD
09NDJAMENA292GOC AIR ACTION VS. REBELS IN SUDAN BORDER AREA
[...] (SBU) GOC military aircraft carried out operations from their Abeche base July 16. It is not yet confirmed if these operations were carried out inside Chad or across the border in Sudan. French diplomats and MINURCAT officials report that the GOC moved two SU-25 aircraft to Abeche on July 15 [...]
2009-07-17 11:54:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF MOPS SU LY CD
09NDJAMENA311GOC SHOULD BUILD ON MOMENTUM TOWARD NORMAL
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Nigro told FORMIN Faki July 24 that GOC should build on the momentum created by his successful visit to Washington and productive talks with senior USG policy makers to move forward on normalization of Chad-Sudan relations by ending the "proxy war" between the two countries' [...]
2009-07-28 06:50:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF SU LY QA CD
09NDJAMENA318PARLIAMENT PASSES POLITICAL PARTY CHARTER,
[...] (SBU) The National Assembly passed a key law supplementing the July 16 law regulating political parties (Political Party Charter) that provoked opposition outrage. The supplemental law added to the Charter law a controversial provision that prohibits elected officials from switching parties af [...]
2009-08-03 07:07:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PREF PHUM CD
09NDJAMENA350NEW SUDAN DCM ON CHAD-SUDAN RELATIONS: "DIPLOMACY
[...] (C) Sudanese DCM gave POLOFF August 18 an overview of Chad-Sudan issues, stressing that the GOS sought international pressure on JEM to return to Doha, and that the GOS itself was pressuring Chadian rebels to return to Chad. DCM expressed his desire to have Chad-Sudan relations "normalize" a [...]
2009-08-21 11:57:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF MOPS SU LY QA PINR CD
09NDJAMENA368SRSG ANGELO ON CHAD-SUDAN, CHAD REBELS, AND DIS
[...] (SBU) MINURCAT SRSG Angelo told Ambassador August 31 that he had taken the initiative to engage with the GOC on Chad-Sudan normalization issues and had presented the GOC with a list of graduated confidence building measure, which Sudan SRSG Adada also would present to the GOS. Angelo said th [...]
2009-09-02 11:35:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UN PKO LY SU CD
09NDJAMENA398IMF STILL "HOPEFUL" AS CHAD MISSES BUDGET TARGETS
[...] (SBU) IMF Chad chief Christian Josz, in Chad conducting a review of the Fund's current Staff-Monitored Program, told Ambassador September 11 that the GOC had not met its mid-term program targets, citing extra-budgetary capital investment and spending, as well as excessive reliance on credit an [...]
2009-09-16 10:52:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON EPET EFIN IMF PREL IBRD CBD EAID CD
09NDJAMENA399FORMIN FAKI SAYS CHAD ACTING RESPONSIBLY ON JEM,
[...] (U) ACTION MESSAGE: This is an action message: See para 8. ------- SUMMARY -------- 2. (SBU) Chad FORMIN Faki told Ambassador September 16 that he was looking forward to representing Chad as Head of Delegation at the UNGA and afterwards in Washington. Faki said that Chad had cont [...]
2009-09-16 12:06:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF SU PHUM LY QA CD
09NDJAMENA401FRENCH IN CHAD SEE IMPROVED CLIMATE FOR CHAD-SUDAN
[...] (SBU) French Ambassador Bruno Foucher, who returned last week from nearly two months in France, told me September 15 that he saw more indications of willingness to normalize Chad-Sudan relations on both sides of the border than he had before he left N'Djamena in mid-July. ----------- REASO [...]
2009-09-16 17:01:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF SU LY QA FR MARR CD
09NDJAMENA406AN EER FOR CHAD
[...] (SBU) We learned two days ago of President Deby's decision to accept the invitation to lunch with POTUS and other African heads of state during upcoming UNGA meetings. This visit affords Embassy a good opportunity to lay out Chad's record of progress since its nadir of contemporary existence [...]
2009-09-18 16:27:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF PHUM SU LY QA FR PKO MARR
09NDJAMENA431HIGH PROFILE GOC CORRUPTION CASES MAY BE THE START OF A
[...] (SBU) As Chad's oil revenue dwindles and the GOC exhausts its 2008 budgetary surplus, allegations of corruption are dominating local political discourse and headlines. Chad's Ministry of Morality, charged with investigating corruption within government ranks, has been hard at work, sparing no [...]
2009-10-08 08:23:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON PREF PHUM CD
09NDJAMENA438GHAZI VISIT TO CHAD; DEBY-BASSOLE MEETING; DOHA
[...] (SBU) UN/AU Darfur Mediator Djibrill Bassole briefed USG officials October 10 on his meetings earlier in the week with Chadian President Idris Deby Itno, FONMIN Moussa Faki Mahamat, and Sudan rebel leaders from the JEM and various SLA factions. Bassole indicated that Sudanese Presidential Ad [...]
2009-10-10 18:40:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF PHUM QA SU LY CD
09NDJAMENA446FM FAKI BRIEFS ON GHAZI VISIT RESULTS
[...] (SBU) FM Moussa Faki Mahamat called in DCM October 15 (Ambassador is traveling in Eastern Chad with MINURCAT) to provide a read-out of the October 10 discussions in N'Djamena among President Idriss Deby Itno, Sudanese Presidential Adviser Ghazi Salahhuddin, UN/AU Negotiator Djibrill Bassole, [...]
2009-10-15 17:27:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS QA SU LY CD
09NDJAMENA447STATUS OF OURE CASSONI REFUGEE CAMP -- MOVE SEEMS
[...] (SBU) The refugee camp in northeastern Chad on the Chad-Sudan border known as Oure Cassoni appears slated to be moved away from the border. The GoC announced on 14 September that the camp had to move (reported Ref A),and has designated a new site for its location. The United Nations High C [...]
2009-10-16 09:30:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF EAID PGOV PHUM SOCI PREL SO CD
09NDJAMENA457GOC "INTRA-CHADIAN DIPLOMACY" SCORING CONTINUED
[...] The Deby Government's outreach to Chad rebels and former regime opponents, which we have long characterized as "intra-Chadian diplomacy," to distinguish it from classic, "Westphalian" intra-state diplomacy, has played a major role in ensuring Chad's national security by dividing and weakening [...]
2009-10-20 11:18:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF PHUM MARR SU LY CD
09NDJAMENA462JEM ON THE DEFENSIVE
[...] (SBU) Khalil Ibrahim and Secretary of Humanitarian Affairs Suleiman Jamous, Secretary of Foreign Affairs Djibril Ibrahim, Secretary for Administration Abubakar Hamid, Economic Advisor Bushara Suleiman Nour, and Secretary for Finance Azadein Yousif. asked to see Ambassador Nigro and others at [...]
2009-10-20 16:43:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF PHUM SU CD
09NDJAMENA466CHAD: FRENCH HERE CONTINUE BULLISH ON CHAD-SUDAN,
[...] (SBU) French DCM Erwan de Gouvello gave DCM an example of his nation's continued optimism about the prospects for Chad-Sudan rapprochement, GOC outreach to Chad rebels, and Chad's own progress toward improved standards of governance, based on the October 14-21 visit of Chadian President Idris [...]
2009-10-21 12:42:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF PHUM FR SU CD
09NDJAMENA479CHAD: MINURCAT SRSG GUARDEDLY OPTIMISTIC ON
[...] (SBU) MINURCAT SRSG Victor Angelo told Ambassador October 22 that he was "guardedly optimistic" regarding the current trend in Chad-Sudan relations, where momentum toward normalization and ending support for military proxies was building, and on Chad's election process, making "credible if n [...]
2009-10-26 09:06:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF PHUM SU FR LY UN AU CD
09NDJAMENA501CHAD: WORLD BANK AND IMF REPS ON PUBLIC REVENUE
[...] (SBU) In a series of meetings in recent days, World Bank and IMF representatives have commented on their in-country programs and on Chad's public revenue management, generally considered by both IFIs to be below par. The IBRD's Mary Barton-Dock confirmed that the World Bank was ready to step [...]
2009-10-31 13:01:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID EPET CH
09NDJAMENA503THE CHADIAN GO-BETWEEN? EX-REBEL SOUBIANE "TELLS
[...] (SBU) Ambassador and DCM met November 2 with Ahmat Soubiane, who described his reasons for going into rebellion, his reasons for returning to Chad, his intention to continue to work to reconcile his former rebel comrades with the GOC, his intention to devote himself initially to socio-economic [...]
2009-11-02 15:00:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR PHUM PREF PINR SU LY FR CD
09NDJAMENA531IN THE EYE OF THE STORM: ABECHE, CHAD'S EASTERN
[...] (SBU) Abeche, the metropole of eastern Chad, is the center of activity for the local population and the international community's humanitarian and peacekeeping operations, as well as the far-flung region's commercial and administrative center, both civilian and military. The GOC's efforts to [...]
2009-11-12 16:26:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF ECON CD
09NDJAMENA536CHAD/JEM: FRENCH AND LIBYANS ON JEM ISSUES
[...] (SBU) The French ambassador told us 11/14 that he had no information regarding recent or upcoming deliveries of arms to JEM in Chad and that he believed that the GOC has put Khalil Ibrahim "on a short leash," restricting his in-country travel to prevent him from getting involved in JEM armed [...]
2009-11-16 13:54:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF MARR SU LY PINR ER FR CD
09NDJAMENA54CHAD/DOHA: THE IMPACT OF THE AGREEMENT HERE
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy Ndjamena salutes Embassy Khartoum's intelligent and thoroughgoing analysis of the Doha Agreement (REF A),with which we by and large concur. We have a slightly different take on some of its Chad-related features. We doubt that both the Deby regime and the Chad rebels c [...]
2009-02-23 17:15:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KPKO UN AU CD SU
09NDJAMENA540C-130 AIRCRAFT FOR CHAD: EMBASSY NDJAMENA
[...] (C) Embassy N'Djamena supports USG assistance to help Chad meet its legitimate needs for military air transport along the lines proposed Ref B, namely the package of C-130Rs, C-130Fs, and maintenance services at a cost of about USD 115 million. The visit here of an interagency assessment team, [...]
2009-11-17 15:45:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS PGOV ECON PREF PTER EFIN SU LY CD
09NDJAMENA591HOW TO THINK ABOUT CHAD: ASSESSING CHAD'S PROGRESS
[...] (SBU) The Chad of December 2009 is not the Chad of December 2007. Much has happened in the intervening two years and the Chad's overall trajectory has generally been positive, when viewed in terms of USG bilateral and regional strategic goals. Any punctual assessment of USG policy toward C [...]
2009-12-09 13:29:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL EAID PREF EU FR US CD
09NDJAMENA602"INTRA-CHADIAN DIPLOMACY" AND "CHADIAN NATIONAL
[...] (SBU) National Mediator Abderamane Moussa told the Ambassador December 14 that the GOC's "national reconciliation" efforts continued to claim success, with the return of former armed rebels and former regime opponents to Chad. Moussa cited three recent events: the return to Chad this week [...]
2009-12-16 13:18:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF MARR PHUM ECON EFIN PINR SU
09NDJAMENA621CHAD-SUDAN: "SUCCESSFUL" CHAD-SUDAN TALKS IN
[...] (C) The Chadians consider that FORMIN Faki's visit to Khartoum December 24-25 was "very positive and successful" in advancing the bilateral normalization process and the end of their "proxy war," Chad's U.S. Ambassador Bechir told Ambassador Nigro December 26. The apparently very frank discus [...]
2009-12-28 08:34:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF PHUM MARR SU CD
09NDJAMENA622CHAD-SUDAN: "SUCCESSFUL" CHAD-SUDAN TALKS IN
[...] (C) The Chadians consider that FORMIN Faki's visit to Khartoum December 24-25 was "very positive and successful" in advancing the bilateral normalization process and the end of their "proxy war," Chad's U.S. Ambassador Bechir told Ambassador Nigro December 26. The apparently very frank discus [...]
2009-12-28 08:34:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF PHUM MARR SU CD
09NDJAMENA623CHAD-SUDAN: "SUCCESSFUL" CHAD-SUDAN TALKS IN
[...] (C) The Chadians consider that FORMIN Faki's visit to Khartoum December 24-25 was "very positive and successful" in advancing the bilateral normalization process and the end of their "proxy war," Chad's U.S. Ambassador Bechir told Ambassador Nigro December 26. The apparently very frank discus [...]
2009-12-28 08:34:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF PHUM MARR SU CD
09NDJAMENA624CHAD-SUDAN: "SUCCESSFUL" CHAD-SUDAN TALKS IN
[...] (C) The Chadians consider that FORMIN Faki's visit to Khartoum December 24-25 was "very positive and successful" in advancing the bilateral normalization process and the end of their "proxy war," Chad's U.S. Ambassador Bechir told Ambassador Nigro December 26. The apparently very frank discus [...]
2009-12-28 08:34:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF PHUM MARR SU CD
09NDJAMENA70CHAD ELECTIONS UNLIKELY BEFORE 2010
[...] (SBU) Parliamentary and local elections in Chad are unlikely to be held until the first half of 2010, but the Chadian parties to the electoral reform process and Chad's key international partners remain committed to working towards credible elections as agreed in the 2007 August 13 Accord. Al [...]
2009-03-04 17:02:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL PREF EU FR AU CD
09NDJAMENA79WORLD BANK WANTS GOC PRIME MINISTER TO VISIT HQ IN
[...] (SBU) World Bank Director of Operations for Chad Mary Barton-Dock told Ambassador March 4 the Bank's relationship with the Government of Chad had not progressed in the month and a half since the Bank had "partially" reopened its Chad office. A meeting between WB President Zoellick and Prime M [...]
2009-03-10 06:27:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PREF EAID EFIN AU CD
09NEWDELHI1009SPECIAL MEDIA REPORT: INDIAN MEDIA HAILS
[...] Excerpts from an editorial in the May 18 centrist, independent THE TIMES OF INDIA English daily: (BEGIN EXCERPTS) "New challenges are shaping up that require urgent action.... The economy will not recover on its own but will need action by the government on multiple fronts: roads, power, educa [...]
2009-05-19 04:26:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI1013SPECIAL REPORT: INDIAN MEDIA WELCOMES "END OF
[...] (BEGIN EXCERPT): "President Rajapakse has achieved what no previous Sri Lankan leader came close to doing: securing the integrity and sovereignty of Sri Lanka by freeing it from the malevolent challenge of the LTTE. Now, in the post-Prabakaran era, he needs to address two big tasks: rehabilita [...]
2009-05-19 10:46:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI1029MEDIA REACTION: TALIBAN/PAKISTAN, SRI LANKA,
[...] "TALIBAN, TALIBAN, TALIBAN," editorial in May 17 Islamist Urdu bi-weekly DAWAT: "In the Taliban, the United States seems to have found a new imaginary foe. Today the word Taliban has been reduced practically to an expletive. The U.S. initially carried out intensive bombardments against the Tal [...]
2009-05-20 12:14:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI103INDIA MANAGING IMPACT OF GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS ALTHOUGH
[...] (SBU) Summary. Per Ref A, Mission provides an update on how India is weathering the global financial crisis and subsequent economic slowdown and on the political economy of the impact and government response. India's economy, already slowing from lower domestic spending in a high interest re [...]
2009-01-16 12:49:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON EFIN EINV ETRD IN
09NEWDELHI1036MEDIA REACTION: SRI LANKA, PAKISTAN, UNITED
[...] QWAR ENDS, BUT ISSUES STILL ALIVE,Q editorial in May 20 centrist Gujarati daily, JANMABHOOMI: QThe 30-year old violent ethnic struggle for a separate Tamil state in Sri Lanka may have ended, but it would be erroneous to infer that this will lead to a lasting peace. The Sri Lankan Rajapakse gov [...]
2009-05-21 12:07:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI1051MEDIA REACTION: SRI LANKA, TERRORORISM IN
[...] "END OF LTTE," editorial in May 5 centrist Oriya daily SAMAJA. "Although the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has been crushed, the fundamental problems of equal rights and status for the Tamils persist. The Sri Lankan government has to ensure that the Tamil people get justice. India, a [...]
2009-05-22 11:37:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI1052RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR UPDATES ON INFORMATION ON
[...] (SBU) The following information is provided in response to reftel request for details of India,s immigration and border controls. A. (SBU) Immigration Data Bases and Traveler Information Collection: -- What computerized immigration databases are used to track entries and exits? Foreigners Re [...]
2009-05-22 12:26:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER PK IN
09NEWDELHI1056CORRECTED COPY: INDIAN MINISTERS, SANS
[...] (SBU) Indian President Pratibha Patil administered the oath of office to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and 19 Cabinet Ministers at 6:30pm (local time) on May 22. Portfolios will be announced in the coming days. Among the returning ministers were prominent Congress Party names from the previo [...]
2009-05-26 04:48:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM EAGR IN
09NEWDELHI1062GOI PORTFOLIOS ANNOUNCED INCLUDING NEW FOREIGN
[...] (C) Summary: At a Cabinet meeting on May 23, the newly formed Indian government announced six major portfolios: -- S.M. Krishna, External Affairs -- Pranab Mukherjee, Finance -- P. Chidambaram, Home -- A.K. Antony, Defense -- Sharad Pawar, Agriculture -- Mamata Banerjee, Railways Former [...]
2009-05-26 14:39:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM EAGR IN
09NEWDELHI109BJP VETERAN ATTACKS CENTER, INFIGHTING CONTINUES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Former Vice President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat's criticism of his own Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) prime ministerial hopeful L.K. Advani garnered widespread media attention last week. While the 86-year-old party stalwart's cranky outburst is unlikely to cause any lasting da [...]
2009-01-16 13:16:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI1129CHARGE MEETS NEW INDIAN FOREIGN MINISTER;
[...] (C) Summary: In a June 2 courtesy call by the Charge, newly appointed External Affairs Minister Krishna said he welcomed enhancement of the bilateral dialogue. In a prior meeting with Foreign Secretary Menon, the Charge flagged the need to move forward on "legacy" issues in the run-up to ne [...]
2009-06-02 14:37:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PHUM ENRG CE IN
09NEWDELHI1138SCENESETTER FOR INDIA VISIT OF UNDER SECRETARY
[...] (SBU) Under Secretary Burns: In many respects, your visit represents the moment so many of us who manage the India account have waited years for: a time when U.S. officials can engage with a new, strong Indian government freed from the constraints of anti-American coalition partners or [...]
2009-06-03 13:59:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV IN
09NEWDELHI115SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENTIAL
[...] SUMMARY: The Indian media reported and commented widely on the incoming and outgoing Presidents. Reports said President Bush on Monday made a round of farewell phone calls to world leaders, while President-elect Obama and his wife Michelle attended the Lincoln Memorial inaugural concert in Wa [...]
2009-01-20 11:01:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI1151OBAMA SPEECH IN CAIRO: INDIA MEDIA REPORT I
[...] "Obama's eloquent address conspicuously excluded any reference to the Kashmir issue in the Indian sub- continent, home of the largest concentration of Muslims in the world, likely to the dismay of Pakistan and its separatist proxies who have made it a cause, and the delight of Indian nationali [...]
2009-06-05 11:04:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI1163NEW GOVERNMENT'S AGENDA: FANFARE FOR THE COMMON MAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Indian President Pratibha Patil's address to a joint session of Parliament on June 4 outlined the achievements of the previous United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government and charted a road map for the next five years. It was largely in-line with the Congress Party's election [...]
2009-06-05 13:54:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI118FIERCE INDIAN REACTION TO MILIBAND'S KASHMIR
[...] (C) Summary: British Foreign Secretary Miliband's visit to India January 14-16 was a public relations disaster after his comments linking the Mumbai attacks to the Kashmir conflict made headlines. Miliband was widely criticized by the media and was the victim of pointed remarks by Indian offic [...]
2009-01-20 12:28:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PK UK IN
09NEWDELHI1185OBAMA SPEECH IN CAIRO: INDIA MEDIA REPORT II
[...] "OBAMA'S CANDOUR IN TIMELESS CAIRO," opinion piece in June 6 centrist English daily, THE INDIAN EXPRESS: "Barack Obama's speech is quite simply one of the most important articulations by any world leader on the relationship between Islam and the West-indeed, between Islam and the rest of the w [...]
2009-06-08 12:06:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI12MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS, WAR
[...] "PAKISTAN IN DEEP CRISIS," op-ed article in January 4 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by strategic affairs specialist K. Subrahmanyam: "The only contribution of Pakistan in the war against terror is that it is the origin of terrorism, safe haven for Al-Qaida and the hub of the Pakistani and Afghan [...]
2009-01-05 11:16:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI1209UNDER SECRETARY BURNS MEETS INDIAN PRIME MINISTER SINGH
[...] (C) Summary: In a June 11 meeting, Prime Minister Singh assured Under Secretary Burns of his strong personal commitment to strengthening further India's ties to the United States. Singh welcomed the development of a road map that would provide structure to the strategic partnership and produce [...]
2009-06-11 17:48:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPREL PARM MASS PTER ENRG PK IN
09NEWDELHI1210FS MENON AND U/S BURNS DISCUSS REGIONAL SECURITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Secretary Menon and visiting Under Secretary for Political Affairs Bill Burns discussed regional security June 10, with a focus on Afghanistan and Pakistan. Menon referred to Prime Minister Singh's June 9 comments in Parliament that the Composite Dialogue could not resume [...]
2009-06-11 17:51:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MOPS PK IN
09NEWDELHI1211FS MENON AND U/S BURNS DISCUSS NEW STRATEGIC
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Secretary Menon and visiting Under Secretary for Political Affairs Bill Burns discussed a new architecture for the Strategic Dialogue and a variety of bilateral and regional issues during several meetings June 10. Remarking on the substantial overlap in thinking on how t [...]
2009-06-11 17:55:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
09NEWDELHI1212UNDERSECRETARY BURNS AND FOREIGN MINISTER KRISHNA
[...] (SBU) Summary. In his first meeting with Minister for External Affairs S.M. Krishna, visiting Under Secretary for Political Affairs Bill Burns outlined opportunities to expand the bilateral relationship as it enters the next phase. Foreign Secretary Menon and Indian Ambassador to the U.S. Mee [...]
2009-06-11 17:59:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
09NEWDELHI1213HOME MINISTER MEETS U/S BURNS
[...] (S) Summary: In a productive and serious June 10 exchange with Under Secretary Bill Burns, Home Minister P. Chidambaram offered his sober assessment of India's internal and external security challenges: from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka to ongoing insurgencies in "the hinterlands" of I [...]
2009-06-11 18:04:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPGOV BG ECON NP PHUM PK PREL PTER IN
09NEWDELHI1223U/S BURNS AND AHLUWALIA CHART NEXT STEPS IN THE BILATERAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs William Burns met with Planning Commission Deputy Chairman, and close economic adviser to the Prime Minister, Montek Singh Ahluwalia on June 11 to discuss proposals for moving the economic relationship forward. They focused on ways [...]
2009-06-12 14:21:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ETRD EAGR PREL PGOV PTER IN
09NEWDELHI1225FOREIGN MINISTER S.M. KRISHNA: A SAFE BET AT MEA
[...] (C) Summary: Congress Party veteran S.M. Krishna assumed office as the new External Affairs Minister on May 23. Krishna, a Rajya Sabha backbencher, stands in contrast to his predecessor, Pranab Mukherjee, the ultimate Congress Party fixer and operator whose ambitions for the Prime Minister's p [...]
2009-06-12 15:12:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI1226 INDIAN "YOUTH WAVE": NEW STARS IN THE PARLIAMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Media coverage of the 2009 parliamentary election highlighted the possible emergence of a generational change in Indian politics, with the spotlight on Rahul Gandhi as well as a large contingent of young contestants vying for seats in the Lok Sabha (the lower house of Parliament) [...]
2009-06-12 15:27:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI1236MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SPEECH IN
[...] "OBAMA'S EXPRESSION," op-ed in June 14 right-of- center Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "President Obama's speech in Cairo was meant to assure the Islamic community of American goodwill. Some warmly supported it and some expressed a need for concrete actions, particularly on the Palestine-Israel i [...]
2009-06-15 13:02:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI1245U/S BURNS MEETS INDIAN HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary: Kapil Sibal, the genial and upbeat new Minister of Human Resources Development (MHRD) welcomed Under Secretary Burns and his delegation for a tour d'horizon of India's educational challenges and a proposal for partnership. In office only two weeks, Sibal is clearly relishing the [...]
2009-06-16 10:18:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALKPAO OIIP SCUL PGOV ECON PHUM PK PREL PTER IN
09NEWDELHI1260MEDIA REACTION: INDO-PAK RELATIONS, U.S.-INDIA
[...] "NATURAL CONCLUSION," editorial in June 16 nationalist Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "It is not unnatural for Indian policymakers to conclude that Pakistan will not take action against the perpetrators of the Mumbai terror attack. The basic reason behind Pakistan's tenacious anti-India attitude [...]
2009-06-17 10:54:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI1263SPECIAL REPORT: INDIAN MEDIA COMMENTARY ON
[...] "IRAN ON THE BOIL," editorial in left-influenced THE HINDU: "The official declaration of incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as a runaway winner in a hotly disputed and possibly rigged presidential election has generated a white heat of popular anger that has no precedent in Iran's post-re [...]
2009-06-17 12:29:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI1272MEDIA REACTION: INDO-PAK RELATIONS, PALESTINE,
[...] "CLEAR WARNING," editorial in June 17 right-of- center Hindi daily DAINIK JAGRAN: "PM Manmohan Singh clearly and publicly told President Zardari in Yekaterinburg that Pakistan's territory should not be used for terrorist attacks against India. Such a firm attitude is absolutely right when deal [...]
2009-06-18 11:29:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI1277SCENESETTER FOR INDIA VISIT OF NATIONAL SECURITY
[...] (SBU) General Jones: Embassy New Delhi warmly welcomes you to India. Your visit comes on the heels of Under Secretary Burns' successful trip to India and in the run-up to a July visit by Secretary Clinton. You will be coming at a time when U.S. officials can engage with a new, strong Indian [...]
2009-06-18 14:48:00Embassy New DelhiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV IN
09NEWDELHI1278BJP IMPLOSION OR REINVENTION?
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Congress Party-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government's (UPA) unexpectedly decisive victory in India's general election has left the country's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in disarray. The fallout of this drubbing has shattered the image of the BJP a [...]
2009-06-18 14:53:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PREL KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI128SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENTIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-21 12:48:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI1285MANMOHAN SINGH: GREAT EXPECTATIONS FOR NEW
[...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh addressed the Lok Sabha (lower house of the Indian Parliament) on June 9, reaffirming the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government's agenda and goals as mentioned in President Prathiba Patil's parliamentary address one week before. PM Singh em [...]
2009-06-19 13:03:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI1321HUMAN RESOURCE, LABOR, AND WOMEN/CHILD DEVELOPMENT
[...] (U) The Congress Party appointed three party loyalists to positions in the Human Resource Development, Labor, and Women/Child Development Ministries. Sibal: Experienced Lawyer and Politician Takes Helm at Human Resource Development ----- 2. (U) Kapil Sibal was sworn into the cabinet on M [...]
2009-06-26 06:15:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIN KDEM KOCI KWMN KTIP ELAB
09NEWDELHI1333MEA KRISHNA HONORS BHUTAN WITH FIRST VISIT ABROAD
[...] (U) Summary. India's newly-appointed Minister for External Affairs S.M. Krishna visited Bhutan June 18-20, marking his first trip abroad after assuming power. Krishna met with the current and former kings, Prime Minister Jigmi Thinley, and other officials to reaffirm the close relationship b [...]
2009-06-26 13:44:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL PINR KDEM IN BT INR ENRG EAID ELTN
09NEWDELHI1337NSA JONES DISCUSSES U.S.-INDIA SECURITY
[...] (C) Summary. Meeting National Security Advisor James Jones on June 26, Defense Minister A.K. Antony stressed his support for moving beyond minor irritants and to a broad and expanded security relationship between India and the United States. Both Jones and Antony affirmed their commitment to buildi [...]
2009-06-29 05:53:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPREL PGOV PTER PK AG IN
09NEWDELHI1338PRIME MINISTER SINGH DISCUSSES REGIONAL SECURITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Singh shared his views on the bilateral relationship and regional security challenges with visiting National Security Advisor Jones June 26. The Prime Minister welcomed the Secretary of State's planned visit to develop the "enormous opportunities" in the relationsh [...]
2009-06-29 05:55:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPREL PGOV PTER MOPS PK IN
09NEWDELHI1339NSA NARAYANAN PULLS OUT ALL THE STOPS TO WELCOME
[...] (SBU) Summary: National Security Advisor Narayanan, the Foreign Secretary, and Defense Secretary, as well as a number of other senior officials, reiterated India's desire to strengthen the bilateral relationship during a series of meetings with National Security Advisor General James Jones an [...]
2009-06-29 10:01:00Embassy New DelhiSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER ECON PK IN
09NEWDELHI137MEDIA REACTION: OBAMA INAUGURATION; NEW DELHI.
[...] "DREAM AND REALITY," editorial in 21 Jan centrist NAVBHARAT TIMES Hindi daily: "Despite its openness, American society is very conservative when it comes to gender and racial equality. When you see how difficult it is for women and non-whites to make it big, then you know the significance of B [...]
2009-01-22 11:14:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI1372MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, IRAQ, SINO-INDIA
[...] "FAILED STATE," editorial in July 1 independent Kolkata Bengali ANANDABAZAR PATRIKA: "Pakistan will face more danger if the current turmoil is not controlled and the uprooted people are not returned to their homes, no matter what the President or the Prime Minister says. Instability in Pakista [...]
2009-07-02 11:15:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI1386MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-CHINA RELATIONS, PAKISTAN;
[...] "UNNECESSARY CONCERN ABOUT CHINA," op-ed in July 5 Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "In 1962, India's political and military leadership was not experienced enough to face China. The question is should we be still worry about another armed struggle with China? 2009 is not 1962, and now India may not [...]
2009-07-06 11:07:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI1432MEDIA REACTION: INDO-PAK RELATIONS, U.S.-
[...] "A SHAMELESS CONFESSION," editorial in July 10 centrist Marathi daily, LOKMAT: "President Zardari made a sensational admission, saying Pakistan nurtured terrorists as a policy to achieve tactical objectives. Now anything that Zardari does is not simple. So he might take a u-turn and deny or tw [...]
2009-07-10 11:33:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI1447MEDIA REACTION: INDO-PAK RELATIONS, PAKISTAN,
[...] "READY FOR PEACE TALKS," editorial in July 13 right- of-center Urdu daily, RASHTRIYA SAHARA: "PM Manmohan Singh has once again made it clear that India is ready to restore bilateral relations with Pakistan. Now Pakistan should also take initiatives to make the joint efforts successful. Pakista [...]
2009-07-14 11:46:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI1458MEDIA REACTION: INDO-PAK RELATIONS,
[...] "ANOTHER ABOUT TURN BY PAKISTAN," editorial in July 15 centrist Marathi daily, LOKMAT: "Despite the prevailing security threats and volatile political situation in Pakistan, the Punjab provincial government informed Pakistan's Supreme Court on Tuesday that it wanted to withdraw its petition ch [...]
2009-07-15 11:09:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI1464SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY OF STATE CLINTON'S VISIT
[...] (SBU) Madame Secretary: Mission India warmly welcomes you to India. This is an opportune moment in the relationship between the world's largest democracies. The Congress Party's strong showing in the April elections allowed formation of a new and strong Indian government--freed from the constrain [...]
2009-07-15 12:39:00Embassy New DelhiSECRET//NOFORNEAGR EAID ECIN EFIN EINT EINV ENRG ETRD ETTC
09NEWDELHI147MEDIA REACTION: CORONATION OF OBAMA; NEW DELHI.
[...] "BIRTH OF A NEW DREAM," editorial in January 22 centrist NAVBHARAT TIMES Hindi daily: "In the U.S., thousands will attend a rock concert, but it gets tough to get even a hundred people to a political gathering. But they came for Obama -- in thousands, braving the numbing cold. So, what made th [...]
2009-01-23 10:34:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI1485INDO-PAK TALKS: ON THE ROAD AGAIN?
[...] (C) Summary: Indian Prime Minister Singh's July 16 meeting in Sharm el Sheikh with Pakistani Prime Minister Gilani has drawn a heated reaction from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Left. The political fallout threatens to overshadow the potential positive developments stemming from t [...]
2009-07-17 12:44:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PK IN
09NEWDELHI1501MEDIA REACTION: SECSTATE INDIA VISIT, INDO-PAK
[...] "RELATIONS WITH U.S. IN NEW ERA," op-ed in July 19 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by strategic analyst K. Subrahmanyam: "Hillary Clinton is very popular among the Indian community in the U.S. No previous secretary of state was in a better position than her to strengthen the U.S.-India relations.... [...]
2009-07-20 11:18:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI152CIVIL NUCLEAR TRADE MISSION REVEALS IMPLEMENTATION
[...] (SBU) This is an action request; please see paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. A trade mission co-led by the U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC) and Nuclear Energy Institute explored opportunities for civil nuclear cooperation in meetings with senior political and technical officials in New De [...]
2009-01-23 12:50:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
09NEWDELHI153DELHI DIARY, JANUARY 20-23, 2009
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for January 20-23, 2009, that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Dalai Lama Asks Delhi to Choose Dialogue, Promote Tolerance -- Former BJP Parliamentarians Join Congress in Karnataka -- CPM Sus [...]
2009-01-23 12:59:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PINR PTER IN EAGR
09NEWDELHI1546RESULTS OF U.S.-RUSSIA PRESIDENTIAL SUMMIT:
[...] (C) In a July 24 meeting Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Secretary (Russia) Rahul Shrivastava. He welcomed the information and said it was useful to get a more detailed readout. Shrivastava noted that he did not believe that Russia's main irritant [...]
2009-07-27 09:51:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI1547MEDIA REACTION: SECSTATE VISIT TO INDIA, INDO-
[...] "U.S.-INDIA RELATIONSHIP: IS IT A REAL FRIENDSHIP?" article in centrist Marathi daily, LOKMAT: "The U.S. Secretary of State received an extraordinarily warm welcome in India. However, the overwhelming media coverage is not an indication of the nature of bilateral bonds between India and the U. [...]
2009-07-27 11:57:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI1583MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-29 12:50:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI1595MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS,
[...] "MISCONCEPTION OF INDIA AND PAKISTAN," op-ed in July 29 right-of-center Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "The media in both India and Pakistan failed to rise above their mindsets to welcome the outcome of the Sharm-el- Sheikh meetings. Hillary Clinton's statement that the two countries should resol [...]
2009-07-30 11:08:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI1600AFGHAN FOREIGN MINISTER TALKS PARTNERSHIP WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a July 26-27 visit, Afghan Foreign Minister Spanta announced the establishment of an India-Afghanistan Partnership Council and discussed security concerns with Prime Minister Singh, Foreign Minister Krishna, and National Security Advisor Narayanan. Embassy contacts called the v [...]
2009-07-30 13:59:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AF IN
09NEWDELHI1620PM SINGH DEFENDS FOREIGN POLICY IN PARLIAMENT (CORRECTED
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Singh defended his government's handling of foreign policy before the Lok Sabha (lower house of Parliament) on July 29, addressing head-on opposition criticism of the joint statement with Pakistani Prime Minister Gillani at Sharm el-Sheikh, and ancillary gripes ab [...]
2009-08-03 11:35:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER MASS KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI163BHUTANESE KING AND PM CONGRATULATE PRESIDENT OBAMA
[...] (U) Summary. Post received letters of congratulations to President Barack Obama from Prime Minister Jigmi Thinley and His Majesty the Fifth Druk Gyalpo Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck. The letter from the Prime Minister is the signed original and we will forward the original via pouch and fax [...]
2009-01-27 11:38:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL OVIP KDEM PGOV PHUM BT IN
09NEWDELHI1636MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS,
[...] "MISPLACED GENEROSITY," op-ed in August 3 right-of- center Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's latest peace overture to a recalcitrant Pakistan seems bewildering and misplaced. How can you repose trust in a Pakistan that is unwilling to own up to its misdemeanors? Paki [...]
2009-08-04 11:37:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI1648MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS; NEW
[...] "PAKISTAN'S INTENTION," editorial in August 4 Hindi daily, AMAR UJALA: "Pakistan is showing its true colors now. From its attitude on the Hafiz Saeed's case, it is clear that Pakistan has no intention to improve relations with India. India should also adopt a tit- for-tat attitude against Paki [...]
2009-08-06 12:22:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI165POST COMMENTS AND CONCERNS ABOUT DOL'S DRAFT LIST
[...] (C) Summary. Embassy New Delhi welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Department of Labor's (DOL) draft list of goods that DOL has reason to believe are produced by forced labor or child labor. Post requests the Indian goods listed (reftel A) be withdrawn from DOL's draft list until post [...]
2009-01-27 13:25:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALEAGR EIND ELAB ETRD IN PHUM
09NEWDELHI1667DALAI LAMA SEEKS U.S. ENGAGEMENT WITH CHINA ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a August 8 introductory meeting, the Ambassador sought the Dalai Lama's views on his upcoming October visit to the U.S. and his strategy for engaging China. The Dalai Lama suggested the U.S. engage China on climate change in Tibet, recognizing that Tibetans could wait five to ten ye [...]
2009-08-10 13:20:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALSENV PHUM PREL PGOV PREF KDEM CH IN
09NEWDELHI1698MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-CHINA RELATIONS, INDIA-
[...] "HOTLINE OF RELATIONS," editorial in August 12 Hindi daily, DAINIK HINDUSTAN: "Both India and China are mature in diplomacy, but their deep distrust of each other does not allow any progress in relations. The decision to set up a hotline between them was the only outcome of last week's talks. [...]
2009-08-13 11:10:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI1707FOREIGN SECRETARY RAO UPBEAT AND EXPANSIVE ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In his introductory meeting with Foreign Secretary Rao August 12, Ambassador Roemer stressed the importance of the Strategic Dialogue and of implementing the Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement, as well as bringing to justice the perpetrators of the 26/11 terrorist attacks in Mumb [...]
2009-08-13 13:09:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PARM KNNP ENRG PK KN IN
09NEWDELHI1708THE 13TH ROUND OF INDIA-CHINA BORDER TALKS:
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The thirteenth round of the India-China boundary negotiations, expanded to include a range of bilateral and international issues, was held on August 7-8 in New Delhi and ended without progress on the border dispute. The two sides agreed to establish a telephone hotline between ca [...]
2009-08-13 14:24:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CH IN
09NEWDELHI1722INDIAN AF-PAK ENGAGEMENT
[...] (C) Summary: When Ambassador Holbrooke visits New Delhi, his GOI interlocutors - National Security Advisor Narayanan, Foreign Secretary Rao, and Special Afghanistan Representative Lambah - will be eager to discuss India's USD 1.2 billion dollar assistance program in Afghanistan. They will like [...]
2009-08-17 13:39:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPARM PGOV PREL PTER PINS EAID MASS IN
09NEWDELHI1728MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS, SHAH
[...] "MUSHARRAF IN TROUBLE," editorial in August 17 centrist Hindi daily, DAINIK HINDUSTAN: "Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry's Supreme Court bench got ex- President General Musharraf into trouble declaring his provisional constitutional order unconstitutional. If President Zardari and PM Gilani accept th [...]
2009-08-18 11:22:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI1749UPA 2.0: SLOW AND STEADY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The newly constituted Indian parliament concluded its first post-election session on August 7 after approving the annual national budget and passing important legislation on education while shelving several other pressing matters. The budget session was a mild disappointment f [...]
2009-08-20 02:36:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI1774MEDIA REACTION: INDIA/PAKISTAN, INDIA-NEPAL
[...] "WARNING OF DANGER," op-ed in August 23 right-of- center Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "Prime Minister Singh recently warned that there was credible information of possible terror attacks from Pakistan- based terror groups. If Pakistan is really sincere about cooperating with India on terrorism [...]
2009-08-24 13:08:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI1795PAKISTAN AMBASSADOR EMPHASIZES DE-LINKAGE BETWEEN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In his introductory meeting with Pakistan's High Commissioner to India Shahid Malik August 25, Ambassador Roemer stressed the importance of bringing to justice the perpetrators of the Mumbai terrorist attacks and dismantling terrorist groups. He specifically emphasized the import [...]
2009-08-27 10:18:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PK IN
09NEWDELHI1801INDIA BOOSTS TIES WITH NEPAL, KEEPS AN EYE ON CHINA
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Nepali Prime Minister Nepal's visit to New Delhi allowed India to hit the reset button in its ties with Nepal. PM Nepal met with all the right people and, despite Maoist pressure from home, came away with promises of substantial aid in infrastructure, trade, police training, and [...]
2009-08-28 05:18:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER IN
09NEWDELHI1812SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW'S VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) Mission India warmly welcomes you to New Delhi. This is an opportune moment as we seek a truly global partnership with India and build upon the Secretary's highly successful July visit (Ref). Secretary Clinton and her counterpart, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna, formally launche [...]
2009-08-31 14:53:00Embassy New DelhiSECRET//NOFORNOVIP LEW PREL EAGR EAID IN
09NEWDELHI1819MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-INDIA RELATIONS, INDIA-
[...] "LATE WISDOM DAWNS ON THE U.S.," editorial in September 1 left-of-center Marathi daily, MAHARASHTRA TIMES: "The U.S. has made a great and late discovery - that Pakistan illegally modified missiles given by the US to expand its capability to strike targets in India. There have been countless in [...]
2009-09-01 12:12:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI187MEDIA REACTION: U.S. POLICIES, WAR AGAINST
[...] "FIRST OF ALL ERADICATE OPPRESSION AND ITS USURY", editorial in the January 29 right-of-center Urdu daily URDU TIMES, Mumbai: "Barrack Obama is a symbol of a 'Change' in the America of the 21st century. Therefore, the American hand of friendship extended by the American to India, through the g [...]
2009-01-30 10:21:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI1897INDIA: READY TO HELP NEPAL, SKEPTICAL OF MAOISTS,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MEA Joint Secretary (North) Satish Mehta told us September 3 that India's priority in Nepal is to support a stable, democratic government. Prime Minister Nepal's August visit was a positive step and left a strong impression of Nepal's confidence and commitment to democracy. India [...]
2009-09-11 11:42:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI190REPUBLIC DAY GUEST OF HONOR: KAZAKHSTAN PRESIDENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev's visit to India as chief guest at the 2009 Republic Day celebration resulted in the signature of five substantive agreements, including an MoU on civilian nuclear cooperation. Nazarbayev did not create the media splash other Republic Day [...]
2009-01-30 10:47:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL EPET ENRG TRGY PHUM PINR KDEM KZ IN
09NEWDELHI1903New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of September 8-11, 2009, including the following: -- Possible Warming of India-Pakistan Bilateral Trade Ties -- India's First Annual Foreign Trade Barriers Report -- Jet Airways Pilots Strike - An End in Si [...]
2009-09-14 02:40:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR EAIR EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD BEXP PHUM PINR
09NEWDELHI1917MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN, INDIA-CHINA,
[...] "EXPECTATION FROM PAKISTAN," editorial in September 14 Hindi daily, DAINIK HINDUSTAN: "Home Minister P. Chidambaram's U.S. visit has yielded something, in that the U.S. has now at least asked Pakistan to bring the perpetrators of 26/11 to justice. Despite providing all the evidences, Pakistan [...]
2009-09-15 12:09:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI1928MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN, PAKISTAN /
[...] "MUSHARRAF'S REVELATION EXPOSES U.S.," editorial in September 15 Hindi daily, DAINIK BHASKAR: "Pervez Musharraf is back to playing games. His admission that U.S. aid was diverted against India is nothing but a ploy to gain public support. During his forthcoming U.S. visit, External Affairs Min [...]
2009-09-16 11:17:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI195JAMMU AND KASHMIR: INDIAN ANXIETY OVER NEW
[...] (C) Summary: There is uncertainty and anxiety within the Indian foreign policy establishment over the direction the new U.S. administration might take on its India policy. The principal areas of Indian concern are: -- renewed U.S. activism on Kashmir; -- replacement of the stand-alone bil [...]
2009-01-30 14:15:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PHUM PINR KISL PK IN
09NEWDELHI2088SCENESETTER FOR U/S BURNS'S VISIT TO INDIA
[...] (SBU) Under Secretary Burns: Mission India warmly welcomes you back to New Delhi as we begin the final stages of preparation for Prime Minister Singh's November 22-26 visit to Washington. Since the Secretary's July visit, the Embassy has been hard at work with our counterparts in Washington [...]
2009-10-09 14:47:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IN
09NEWDELHI2104MEDIA REACTION: INDIA/PAKISTAN, POTUS NOBEL
[...] "PAKISTAN, PLEASE WAKE UP!" editorial in October 12 Hindi daily, RASHTRIYA SAHARA: "The terrorist attack on Pakistan's military headquarters shows that it is reaping what it has sown. The strategy of nurturing terrorism against India has now become the biggest challenge for Pakistan's own exis [...]
2009-10-14 11:12:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI211MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S PAKISTAN
[...] "OBAMA'S POSSIBLE PAKISTAN POLICY," editorial in January 16 centrist Cuttack Oriya daily SAMAJA. "Diplomatic conjecture about President Obama's possible Pakistan policy points to the fact that Pakistan is useful in safeguarding America's interest in the Indian sub-continent. True, America has [...]
2009-02-03 10:51:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI2132MEDIA REACTION: PM VISIT TO U.S., PAKISTAN,
[...] "COUNTDOWN TO U.S. VISIT," editorial in October 19 centrist, Hindi daily, DAINIK HINDUSTAN: "Preparations for building new bridges between America and India have started in the run-up to Prime Minister Singh's state visit to United States. U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wi [...]
2009-10-20 12:02:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI2135JAMMU AND KASHMIR: INDIA MOVES AHEAD, OPENS
[...] (C) Summary: Not waiting for the Delhi-Islamabad composite dialogue to resume, India has moved forward unilaterally on the Delhi-Srinagar dialogue and its efforts for reconciliation in Kashmir. Home Minister Chidambaram announced on October 14 that the GOI will talk directly "with all shades" [...]
2009-10-21 11:03:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI214MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, PALESTINE / GAZA
[...] "OBAMA'S AFGHANISTAN POLICY," editorial in January 23 centrist Cuttack Oriya daily SAMAJA. "President Obama's plan to deploy 30,000 troops to Afghanistan to intensify the war on terror has received only lukewarm response from the European nations. At the upcoming April 3 NATO Summit Obama wi [...]
2009-02-04 10:34:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI2141NSA NARAYANAN REVIEWS PREPARATIONS FOR PRIME
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On October 16, National Security Advisor Narayanan previewed with Under Secretary Burns preparations for Prime Minister Singh's official state visit to Washington November 24. They agreed in principle to work toward deliverables from each of the five pillars of the Strategic Dia [...]
2009-10-21 14:04:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KNNP ENRG TSPA TSPL ADPM AMGT KREC
09NEWDELHI2142U/S BURNS REVIEWS REGIONAL ISSUES WITH INDIAN FS
[...] (C) Summary: During a wide-ranging review of regional issues with Under Secretary Burns on October 16, Indian Foreign Secretary Rao reviewed recent Indo-Pak discussions in New York and criticized Pakistani inaction on Hafiz Saeed and terrorist infiltrations. Rao described India as unable to c [...]
2009-10-21 14:59:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER IN PK AF CH RU CE NP BM JA
09NEWDELHI2147U/S BURNS AND FM KRISHNA DISCUSS PM VISIT, AF-PAK,
[...] (C) Summary: In an October 15 meeting, Indian External Affairs Minister SM Krishna told U/S Burns that Indian Prime Minister Singh looks forward to a productive state visit to the U.S. in November. He took on board Burns' message on the need to complete remaining Civil Nuclear Initiative steps [...]
2009-10-22 10:32:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PINS MASS IN
09NEWDELHI2155JAMMU AND KASHMIR: INDIA MOVES AHEAD WITH CONFIDENCE BUILDING MEASURES
[...] (C) Summary: In yet another signal that it is not waiting for the Delhi-Islamabad composite dialogue process to resume, the GOI unveiled further steps to strengthen its reconciliation efforts in Kashmir. Besides announcing a dialogue with separatists (Ref A),Home Minister P.C. Chidambaram on Octob [...]
2009-10-22 14:55:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI2162MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-US DEFENSE RELATIONS,
[...] "US AMBASSADOR ROEMER'S VIEWS WELCOME," editorial in October 22 Hindi daily, VEER ARJUN: "US Ambassador Timothy Roemer recently said that America is ready to support India's drive to modernize its armed forces. The US is ready to support India in its drive to modernize its armed forces, Roemer [...]
2009-10-23 11:38:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI2177U/S BURNS DISCUSSES EDUCATIONAL COOPERATION WITH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Under Secretary Burns met Indian Minister for Human Resource Development Kapil Sibal in New Delhi on October 15 to discuss educational cooperation and Prime Minister Singh's November visit to Washington. Sibal previewed his late October travel to the United States and pushed [...]
2009-10-27 08:04:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALEAID EINT EINV IN PHUM SCUL SOCI TBIO TSPL
09NEWDELHI2195SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR HOLBROOKE'S VISIT TO
[...] (S) We welcome your visit to New Delhi as the government prepares for PM Singh's official state visit to Washington and India approaches the first anniversary of the Mumbai attacks. You will find a government that is secure politically after recent victories in several state assembly election [...]
2009-10-28 13:59:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPREL PTER OVIP AF PK IN
09NEWDELHI2198SCENESETTER FOR USD(P) FLOURNOY,S VISIT TO INDIA
[...] (SBU) Under Secretary Flournoy: Mission India warmly welcomes you to New Delhi as we begin the final stages of preparation for Prime Minister Singh's November 22-26 visit to Washington. Since the Secretary of State's July visit, the Embassy has been hard at work with our counterparts in Washingto [...]
2009-10-29 12:31:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPGOV MAPP MASS IN PREL
09NEWDELHI2207SCENESETTER FOR U/S OTERO'S VISIT TO INDIA
[...] (SBU) Under Secretary Otero: Mission India warmly welcomes you to New Delhi to relaunch the Global Issues Forum (GIF) in the run-up to Prime Minister Singh's November 22-26 state visit to Washington. The Embassy has worked hard to make progress across all five pillars and 18 sub-dialogues o [...]
2009-10-30 12:35:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID ECON IN KDEM KGHG KWMN PREL SENV
09NEWDELHI2235SCENESETTER FOR U/S TAUSCHER AND THE STRATEGIC
[...] (C) Under Secretary Tauscher: Mission India warmly welcomes you to New Delhi for the launch of the Strategic Security Dialogue. The Indian Government is focused on using the Strategic Dialogue process launched during Secretary Clinton's July visit as a mechanism to explore ways to broaden an [...]
2009-11-05 14:36:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PARM KNNP ENRG PK IN
09NEWDELHI2247PREVIEW OF IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER MOTTAKI'S
[...] (C) Summary: In a visit characterized by GOI officials and local observers as routine, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki will meet here on November 16 with Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna. Mottaki's planned visit, which follows a 2008 visit to Tehran by his Indian coun [...]
2009-11-06 12:31:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MNUC EPET IR AF PK IN
09NEWDELHI2248SINO-INDIAN BORDER DISPUTE TURNS INTO WAR OF WORDS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: India and China have launched a "war of words" over disputed territory in Arunachal Pradesh (AP). The GOI has been uncharacteristically bold in responding to Chinese moves, spurred on no doubt by unrestrained hyperventilation in the Indian media over Beijing's intentions. It seem [...]
2009-11-06 12:41:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL CH IN
09NEWDELHI2257MEDIA REACTION: PM SINGH'S U.S. VISIT, INDIA-
[...] "PM-OBAMA MEETING RAISES HOPES," op-ed article in November 8 Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN by strategic affairs specialist K. Subrahmanyam: "There are high expectations from PM Manmohan Singh's upcoming U.S. visit. U.S.-India relations have come a long way... These two democracies will have to jo [...]
2009-11-09 11:39:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI2265India Reporting Workshop Puts Strategic Dialogue in
[...] (SBU) The Ambassador enthusiastically welcomed more than 80 participants from throughout India and neighboring Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and China to an October 5-6 India Reporting Workshop in New Delhi. SCA Assistant Secretary (A/S) Blake, addressing the group via DVC, underscored the valu [...]
2009-11-09 12:46:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON POL AMGT IN
09NEWDELHI2280New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of November 9-13, 2009, including the following: -- Buzz Misleads on WTO Government Procurement Agreement -- RBI Audits Could Lead to Further Opening of the Banking Sector -- Corporate Profits Up, Sales Not [...]
2009-11-13 09:18:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD ECPS BEXP TRGY IN
09NEWDELHI2330MAYAWATI STRONG IN U.P. BY-ELECTIONS, BUT CONGRESS
[...] (U) Summary. In Uttar Pradesh (U.P.),Chief Minister Kumari Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) swept the November 7 by-elections, winning nine out of eleven Assembly seats and consolidating further its hold of the state legislature. The by-elections were equally dramatic for the Samajwadi [...]
2009-11-18 14:35:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PREL KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI2339SPECIAL MEDIA REPORT: INDIAN MEDIA COVERAGE OF
[...] The Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson was reported saying: "The Government of India is committed to resolving all outstanding issues with Pakistan through a peaceful bilateral dialogue in accordance with the Simla Agreement. A third country role cannot be envisaged nor is it necessary. [...]
2009-11-19 11:29:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI234MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN/OBAMA PRESIDENCY, SRI
[...] "INDIA'S EXPECTATIONS For OBAMA" op-ed article by former diplomat Rajendra Abhyankar in the February 6, 2009, Mumbai edition of centrist Marathi daily SAKAAL. "It is welcome that the new U.S. President feels that Pakistan needs to play a more positive role in the interest of peace and stabilit [...]
2009-02-06 11:24:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI2342INDIA WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO SUPPORT UNGA
[...] (C) The Indian Mission to the UN in New York will vote in favor of resolutions that reaffirm support for the three UN institutions devoted exclusively to Palestinian issues as New Delhi remains unwilling to review its policy on Israeli-Palestinian issues. On November 18, PolCouns conveyed Ref A po [...]
2009-11-19 12:57:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA KPAL IS IN
09NEWDELHI2349MEDIA REACTION: POTUS ASIA VISIT, U.S.-INDIA
[...] "DIPLOMATIC FAILURE," op-ed in November 20 right-of- center Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "China is becoming increasingly aggressive toward India. A new troublesome U.S.-China-India triangle has come into being in South Asia, with the China visit of President Obama and the Arunachal visit of Da [...]
2009-11-20 11:00:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI2354TURBULENCE IN PARLIAMENT AWAITS PRIME MINISTER ON RETURN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The winter session of Parliament kicked off on a stormy note on November 19 as the opposition parties brought parliament and the capital to a halt over the issue of sugarcane prices to farmers. The Opposition effectively mobilized over 25,000 farmers from western Uttar Pradesh to [...]
2009-11-20 13:36:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM EAGR IN
09NEWDELHI2355JAMMU AND KASHMIR: GOVERNMENT TALKS TO SEPARATISTS
[...] (C) Summary: Following up announcements by the Prime Minister and the Home Minister last month (ref a-c),the GOI and the Mirwaiz Omar Farooq-led separatists have publicly acknowledged that they are engaged in closed door talks. The separatists have indicated to Embassy that they intend to en [...]
2009-11-20 13:54:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL PINR IN
09NEWDELHI2386A NEW STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP: PM RUDD VISITS NEW
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-25 11:15:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL AS IN
09NEWDELHI2397SPECIAL MEDIA REPORT: PRIME MINISTER SINGH'S
[...] "MATURING TIES," editorial in centrist, independent English daily, THE TIMES OF INDIA: "The outlook for Indo-US ties going forward is substantive, though it might not be spectacular, and promises decent dividends. It is in India's interests to push through more market reforms and scale up its [...]
2009-11-27 12:58:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI2398U/S TAUSCHER ENGAGES FS RAO IN STRATEGIC SECURITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Delegations led by Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Ellen Tauscher and Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao exchanged views on the full spectrum of nonproliferation and disarmament issues in the first meeting of the Strategic Security Dialogue (SSD) November 12-13 [...]
2009-11-27 12:59:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PARM KNNP ENRG PK IN
09NEWDELHI2401FRESH MOMENTUM: CANADIAN PM HARPER VISITS INDIA
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Canadian PM Stephen Harper's November 15-18 visit to India was long on atmospherics but short on solid deliverables. In addition to official meetings with PM Singh, EAM Krishna and Sonia Gandhi, Harper had a highly visible public program in Mumbai and touched base with the Sikh c [...]
2009-11-30 12:31:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL CA IN
09NEWDELHI2403MEDIA REACTION: PRIME MINISTER SINGH'S
[...] "MANMOHAN SINGH'S SUCCESSFUL AMERICA VISIT: BOTH [NATIONS] NEED EACH OTHER," editorial in November 29 centrist Gujarati daily, GUJARATMITRA: "The number of accords signed in the field on defense, science and technology, trade and commerce, education, etc., by the United States and India duri [...]
2009-11-30 13:43:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI2433SPECIAL MEDIA REPORT -- COVERAGE OF POTUS AF-
[...] India said it was not "complaining" about not being mentioned in President Obama's speech. Instead, India welcomed Washington's continued commitment in Afghanistan, saying it was "very pleased" that pressure on al Qaeda and the Taliban would not be eased. Minister of State for External Affairs [...]
2009-12-03 12:28:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI2435INDIAN AF-PAK PUNDITS VOICE "CRITICAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: The overall reaction of selected Political Section interlocutors - a diverse group of journalists, commentators, academics, think-tank analysts, and parliamentarians from different religious communities and political orientations - to President Obama's December 1 speech on Afgh [...]
2009-12-03 13:18:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER IN AF PK
09NEWDELHI2461PDAS WITTEN DISCUSSES REFUGEE ISSUES IN INDIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During a two-day visit to New Delhi, PRM Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS) Samuel Witten discussed Bhutanese refugees, Tibetans in India, and the status of UNHCR in India. Key members of the Bhutanese Core Group agreed that we should submit test humanitarian return cases [...]
2009-12-09 11:17:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV PREL IN SL
09NEWDELHI2481MEDIA REACTION: INDO-RUSSIAN NUCLEAR
[...] "RUSSIA-INDIA NUCLEAR AGREEMENT," editorial in December 11 Leftist Kolkata Bengali GANASHAKTI: "The Indo-Russian nuclear agreement will have far reaching effect on bilateral relationship. This pact offers more facilities than the Indo-U.S. civilian nuclear deal. Washington naturally faces terr [...]
2009-12-11 11:32:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI249MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN/A.Q. KHAN, JOE BIDEN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-11 01:49:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI2494INDIAN POLITICAL THEATER: THE LIBERHAN REPORT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Parliamentary debate on the Liberhan Commission,s report (Ref B) on the destruction of a mosque 17 years ago caused disruption and drama. Both houses of Parliament engaged in hearty mud slinging across party lines, while ignoring more pressing issues, such as the rising price o [...]
2009-12-14 13:09:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALASEC IN PGOV PREL KDEM PINR
09NEWDELHI2529SCENESETTER FOR CODEL GREGG
[...] (SBU) Senator Gregg and Delegation: Mission India warmly welcomes you. Following soon after Prime Minister Singh's historic official state visit to Washington, your visit coincides with a rapid expansion in the U.S.-India partnership, encompassing everything from agriculture to defense coop [...]
2009-12-18 15:16:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER OVIP AF PK IN
09NEWDELHI2530INDIA-RUSSIA CIVILIAN NUCLEAR DEAL DOMINATES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: During an annual India-Russia summit on December 6-8 in Moscow, Prime Minister Singh and President Medvedev inked six bilateral agreements that included a civil nuclear deal and pacts focused on military relations, cultural exchanges, and trade. The joint statement was warm in to [...]
2009-12-18 15:37:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI2532AMBASSADOR PRESSES FOR PAKISTANI ACTION AGAINST
[...] (C) Summary: In a December 17 conversation with Pakistani High Commissioner Shahid Malik, the Ambassador pressed for Pakistani government action to convict suspects implicated in the 2008 Mumbai attacks; action against suspected Mumbai mastermind and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) supremo Hafez Saeed; a [...]
2009-12-18 16:59:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER IN PK
09NEWDELHI2545 ADVANI MOVES UPSTAIRS, HANDS OVER REINS TO THE NEXT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: India's principal opposition party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP),implemented a generational change at the top when its leading stalwart, former Deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani, stepped down from his position of Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, India's lower hou [...]
2009-12-21 14:40:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI2548ENGAGING INDIA ON UN DEBATE: FIGHTING
[...] (C) Summary: Post is pleased to offer our recommendations for a strategy to engage India on the "defamation of religions" proposal and to back the U.S. "Action Plan" at the upcoming March session of the UN Human Rights Council on countering racial and religious discrimination. While India may [...]
2009-12-22 12:23:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KISL KDEM PGOV OPDC UNGA IN
09NEWDELHI2588BHUTANESE KING'S SUCCESSFUL FIRST STATE VISIT TO
[...] (U) The King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, visited India from December 21-26 on his first state visit to a foreign country following his coronation in November 2008. In addition to holding meetings with political figures that included the President and Vice President of India, Pri [...]
2009-12-31 02:39:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PHUM CH BH IN
09NEWDELHI266MEDIA REACTION: INDO - PAK RELATIONS, WAR
[...] "PAKISTAN'S MANEUVER," editorial in the February 11 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily: "Pakistan's demand for more information to complete its probe into the Mumbai terror attacks shows that it is simply misleading the world and killing time. But, for how long will the Indian government tolerate Pakis [...]
2009-02-12 11:14:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI268INDIA SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE
[...] (C) We welcome your visit to New Delhi as India begins to gear up for parliamentary elections likely to be held in April-May. While popular anger over the November Mumbai attacks has cooled slightly, Indian officials continue to demand that Pakistan respond to Delhi's demands for action against the [...]
2009-02-12 12:48:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPREL PGOV PTER ECON AF PK IN
09NEWDELHI269INDIA SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LEWIS AND BACHUS
[...] (SBU) We welcome your upcoming visit as part of the 50th anniversary celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr's historic journey to India in February-March 1959. The inspiration which Dr. King and other leaders of the American civil rights movement drew from Mahatma Gandhi is well known in [...]
2009-02-12 12:51:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI274MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, INDO-PAK
[...] QPAKISTAN FALLS FLAT ON ITS FACEQ editorial in the February 13, 2009, Mumbai edition of left-of-center Marathi daily LOKSATTA. QAlthough PakistanQs Interior Minister has finally acknowledged that the Mumbai attacks were partly plotted on Pakistani soil, there are some expected twists in this [...]
2009-02-13 10:35:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI28INDIAN GROUPS PROTEST ISRAELI OFFENSIVE IN THE
[...] (C) Summary: The Gaza strikes are emerging as a significant issue for some Muslim groups in India, who are raking up traditional anti-Israel rhetoric. Urdu media has been portraying the U.S. and Israel as enemies of Islam, stoking Muslim anger further and radical Islamic groups are gearing u [...]
2009-01-07 13:56:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALMOPS PTER PREL IS IN
09NEWDELHI282BHARAT BALLOT 09: A THAW IN CONGRESS-COMMUNIST
[...] (C) Summary: Communist supremo Prakash Karat signaled that the Left parties could, under certain conditions, return to a coalition that includes the Congress Party. The Congress Party was quick to pick up the olive branch, saying it is ready to join hands with the Left parties to keep the B [...]
2009-02-13 13:14:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR IN
09NEWDELHI288INDIAN FOREIGN SECRETARY: “HUGE STAKE” IN SPECIAL
[...] (C) Summary. In a meeting between Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon and Special Representative Richard Holbrooke on February 16, Menon: -- stated that India "has a huge stake" in the Special Representative's success in his new role and promised to support Holbrooke's efforts publicly to al [...]
2009-02-17 08:27:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER IN
09NEWDELHI317MEERA SHANKAR SLATED AS NEXT INDIAN ENVOY TO
[...] (SBU) Media reported on February 19 that the GOI has selected the Indian Ambassador to Germany Meera Shankar as the next Indian Ambassador to Washington. The same stories also reported that MEA Special Secretary Sharat Sabharwal will go to Islamabad to replace Satyabrata Pal, who is due to [...]
2009-02-19 13:20:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR IN
09NEWDELHI319BOUCHER IN BHUTAN: VISIT EXPLORES WAYS TO
[...] (SBU) Summary. The February 9-11 visit to Bhutan of Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher demonstrated continuing U.S. support for the tiny Himalayan kingdom. In meetings with the Prime Minister, the Minister of Economic Affairs, and the Fourth King, Boucher addressed Bhutan's peaceful transit [...]
2009-02-20 05:46:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM PREF PREL IN BH
09NEWDELHI33INDIAN READOUT ON CHINESE VICE FM HE YAFEI'S NEW
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Chinese Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei visited New Delhi on January 5, where he met with FM Menon, FS Mukherjee, and NSA Narayanan as well as Deputy Chair of the Planning Commission Ahluwalia. Press coverage of the visit focused almost exclusively on discussion of the India-Paki [...]
2009-01-08 09:00:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PK CH IN
09NEWDELHI378MEDIA REACTION: BANGLADESH, US
[...] "DISTURBED NEIGHBORHOOD," editorial in February 28 right-of-center DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily: "It is easy for India to explain away the disturbed situation in neighboring Bangladesh as that country's own problem. But is it right for India to shirk its responsibility? Being the biggest country [...]
2009-03-02 11:19:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI392MEDIA REACTION: TERRORIST FINANCING, INDIA-
[...] "COASTAL SECURITY," editorial in March 2 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily: "With the Mumbai terror attacks exposing the lack of coordination among security agencies, India has completely overhauled its coastal security apparatus and handed over the overall responsibility of maritime security to the [...]
2009-03-03 10:02:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI40DELHI DIARY, JANUARY 2-9, 2009
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for January 2-9, 2009, that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- J&K: Omar Abdullah Sworn-In as Chief Minister -- PDP Pulls out of UPA Coalition -- Shootout in Poonch -- UAE Naval Commander Vis [...]
2009-01-09 07:27:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PINR PTER IN
09NEWDELHI403BHARAT BALLOT 09: NATIONAL ELECTION PRIMER
[...] (U) Summary: India will hold national elections in five stages from April 16 to May 13. Results will be announced on May 16. With an electorate of 714 million, the election will be the largest democratic undertaking in world history. Neither of the two largest parties, the currently ruling [...]
2009-03-04 12:09:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI413INDIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO HOLBROOKE: WANT YOU TO
[...] (C) In a February 16 meeting with Special Representative Richard Holbrooke and Ambassador Mulford, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, who is also acting Prime Minister, congratulated the United States on the election of President Obama. Mukherjee made the following points on U.S-Ind [...]
2009-03-05 04:39:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER IN
09NEWDELHI435NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of March 2-6, 2009, including the following: -- India Continues to Slow Down -- Inflation Declines to 7-Year Low; RBI Moves -- FDI Clarifications Just Cloud the Issue -- FATF Gives Go Ahead for India Mutual [...]
2009-03-06 09:46:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI436MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN-TERRORISM; NEW DELHI.
[...] "TROUBLED SOUTH ASIA", op-ed in March 5 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by foreign affairs columnist Vinay Kaura: "When Hasina won the elections, India celebrated. Today with the army crisis in Bangladesh, India grieves. Barely a year has passed and Pakistan democracy is already being questioned, pa [...]
2009-03-06 10:34:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI438THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON TAKING: GORSHKOV TROUBLES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Russia plans to charge India an additional $700 million dollars for the aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov, the most recent chapter in a saga of price hikes and scheduling delays that brings the price of the refurbished Soviet-era carrier to a whopping $2.9 billion, nearly three [...]
2009-03-06 11:54:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MOPS MARR RU IN
09NEWDELHI440WOMEN IN INDIA: GOVERNMENT'S PROGRESS GOOD, BUT
[...] (SBU) Summary. During its five-year tenure, the Congress Party-led ruling coalition, the United Progressive Alliance (UPA),has made uneven progress on women's issues. Activists credit the current government with creating an independent Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) and initia [...]
2009-03-06 12:35:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KWMN KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI441INDIAN FOREIGN SECRETARY MENON,S WASHINGTON VISIT:
[...] (C) Summary. Indian Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon will travel to Washington March 9-11 at the invitation of Special Representative Holbrooke to provide India's input to our Afghanistan policy review. While in Washington, Menon will meet with Ambassador Holbrooke, the Deputy Secretary [...]
2009-03-06 12:39:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPREL PGOV PTER ABLD ECON OFDP IN
09NEWDELHI442CORRECTED COPY: BHARAT BALLOT: NATIONAL ELECTION
[...] (U) Corrected Copy: To revise seat distribution in paragraph 5. 2. (U) Summary: India will hold national elections in five stages from April 16 to May 13. Results will be announced on May 16. With an electorate of 714 million, the election will be the largest democratic undertaking [...]
2009-03-09 05:28:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI451INDIAN VIEWS ON ENGAGING IRAN
[...] (C) Summary: Indian experts on the Indo-Iranian relationship describe it as stable but somewhat shallow. It is nurtured by both sides simply to maintain a friendly partner in the region. Our contacts encouraged the U.S. to engage Iran bilaterally rather than use India or any other third party as [...]
2009-03-09 12:34:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER EPET IR IS PK IN
09NEWDELHI475MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, U.S. FOREIGN POLICY; NEW
[...] "PAKISTAN'S TRUE FACE," op-ed in March 13 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by editor Sanjay Gupta: "Musharraf's statements in New Delhi show clearly how much ill will this man harbors against India. When someone out of power can harbor such ill will, you can imagine what kind of mindset those in powe [...]
2009-03-16 10:40:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI48MENON TOUGH ON PAKISTAN, BULLISH ON BILATERAL
[...] (S) SUMMARY. Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon on January 8 discussed Pakistan and the bilateral relationship in the context of the U.S. political transition with visiting Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher and Ambassador Mulford. Boucher and Menon were in full agreement on the need to ensure th [...]
2009-01-09 13:06:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPREL PGOV PTER MOPS PK IN TSPL KNNP ETTC
09NEWDELHI484BHARAT BALLOT 09: MAYAWATI HOPES TO DOMINATE UTTAR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Caste combinations and identity politics, rather than development or governance are the key drivers as Uttar Pradesh (UP) heads into parliamentary elections in April-May. National issues appear to play little or no role in voting decisions. This poor, largely rural state of 185 [...]
2009-03-17 07:23:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SOCI PINR KISL IN
09NEWDELHI489MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN; NEW
[...] "HERE'S THE ANSWER," editorial in the March 16 nationalist RASHTRIYA SAHARA Hindi daily: "Pakistan sent 30 questions earlier in March on the Mumbai attack, and on Friday India gave 32 answers which included more than 400 pages in all, as well as CDs, intercepted voice recordings and voice logs [...]
2009-03-17 10:15:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI543MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, U.S./IRAN, TERRORISM
[...] "AMERICA'S INAPPROPRIATE ADVICE," editorial in March 21 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily: "The U.S. advice to India to pull back its troops from the Indo-Pakistan border is inappropriate. Islamabad projects to the U.S. that it cannot concentrate on fighting terrorists active on the Afghanistan border [...]
2009-03-23 11:35:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI578INDIA WAITING TO SEE WHICH BANGLADESH WILL EMERGE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: India - Bangladesh relations are healthy and close in the wake of the December election of Sheikh Hasina's Awami League government. The violent Bangladeshi Rifles mutiny in early February did not shake the Government of India's confidence in Hasina, who is percieved to have handled th [...]
2009-03-26 11:23:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IN BG
09NEWDELHI594INDO-IRANIAN RELATIONSHIP: FORMER AMBASSADORS TO
[...] (C) Summary: Five former Ambassadors to Iran now in Delhi recently shared with us their views on the current Indo-Iranian relationship. The Ambassadors were unanimous that the Indo-Iranian relationship is important to India primarily for energy security, but lacks depth. Bilateral ties - describ [...]
2009-03-27 11:17:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV MNUC EPET IR PK IN
09NEWDELHI6MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS,
[...] "SOFTENING OR ACTING?" editorial in January 1 nationalist RASHTRIYA SAHARA Hindi daily: "Pakistan's National Security Advisor Durrani's not ruling out that captured Mumbai militant Kasab is a Pakistani national indicates a softening in Pakistan's attitude. But, that's not without reason. Besid [...]
2009-01-02 10:19:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI601SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S
[...] "TARGETING THE REAL PROBLEM," editorial in March 30 Centrist, nationally circulating, pro-Congress Party English daily THE HINDUSTAN TIMES: "There is no greater strategic threat to India than the struggle that today encompasses southern Afghanistan and, increasingly, swathes of northwestern Pa [...]
2009-03-30 10:48:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI604BHARAT BALLOT 09: THE PERILS OF POLLING
[...] (SBU) Summary: As India heads into the 2009 Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) elections in April/May, Indian media outlets will release a torrent of election polls and public opinion surveys. In examining these polls, we will keep in mind that election polling in India is a notoriously un [...]
2009-03-30 12:27:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI633MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, AF-PAK STRATEGY, G-20
[...] "PAKISTAN HEADED TOWARD DESTRUCTION," editorial in March 31 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily: "From the attack on the police academy in Lahore, it is clear where Pakistan is headed. Pakistan covertly supports terror, allowing blacklisted outfits to operate under different names. The U.S. knows this w [...]
2009-04-01 11:13:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI637TOWARD A MEANINGFUL NATO-INDIA RELATIONSHIP
[...] (S) SUMMARY. The primary goal of a strengthened NATO-Pakistan relationship must be to support our vital efforts in Afghanistan, and Post concurs that ref A's recommendations can help soothe Indo-Pak sensitivities. However, we should not assume India's automatic opposition to greater NATO enga [...]
2009-04-01 14:40:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPREL PGOV PTER MOPS PK IN
09NEWDELHI647SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE HOLBROOKE
[...] (C) Embassy New Delhi warmly welcomes you both back to India. Since your last visit, the political season has entered its final phase, with the political establishment fixated on elections in April-May that will deliver a new government in June. Despite hot campaign rhetoric and political tu [...]
2009-04-02 10:33:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPREL PGOV PTER ECON AF PK IN
09NEWDELHI665BHARAT BALLOT 09: MOHAN BHAGWAT NEW RSS CHIEF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) selected 59-year old Mohan Bhagwat as its new leader, replacing the 78-year old K.S. Sudarshan who stepped down citing health problems. Bhagwat is the youngest chief in RSS history and represents a "generational change" in the organizatio [...]
2009-04-03 13:31:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM KIRF IN
09NEWDELHI678MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA, PAKISTAN/TERRORISM,
[...] "ARBITRARY ACT" editorial in April 6 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily: "The United Nations Security Council is obviously ineffective in checking North Korea. North Korea's desire to equip itself with weapons of mass destruction seems to be turning into an obsession. There is a need to find a permanen [...]
2009-04-07 11:26:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI699INDIA SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BERMAN
[...] (SBU) Dear Chairman Berman and Delegation: Embassy New Delhi warmly welcomes you to India. Your visit coincides with a historically unprecedented level of U.S.-India collaboration encompassing everything from defense cooperation to agriculture and reflecting widespread support in both countr [...]
2009-04-09 11:17:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI706FOREIGN MINISTRY WELCOMES NEW CHARGE D'AFFAIRES
[...] (C) Summary: During a friendly April 6 tour d'horizon with Indian Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon, Charge d'Affaires Burleigh raised the "unfinished business" of the Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative and End-Use Monitoring, protested Indian tactics which have delayed construction of Mu [...]
2009-04-09 13:49:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALAMGT KNNP PARM PREL SCUL IN PK
09NEWDELHI708MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN-
[...] "SHORTCOMINGS OF HOLBROOKE MISSION," op-ed article in April 12 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by strategic affairs specialist K. Subrahmanyam: "An Asia Society report on the Pakistan-Afghanistan region and U.S. Envoy Richard Holbrooke's mission is causing concern in India. There is fear that Holbro [...]
2009-04-13 11:41:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI730BHARAT BALLOT 09: HIMACHAL POLITICS SPLIT THE
[...] (U) Summary. Himachal Pradesh accounts for only four seats in the 543-member Lok Sabha, but given the neck-and-neck national race between the Congress Party and the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP),every seat counts. Himachal voters, on average more educated and prosperous than other Indians, cas [...]
2009-04-14 14:08:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR IN
09NEWDELHI74MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS, MIDDLE
[...] "WAR NOT AN OPTION," op-ed in the January 13 NAVBHARAT TIMES Hindi daily by Joginder Singh, former director of India's Central Bureau of Investigation: "Addressing chief ministers of Indian states, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh recently conceded that the defense mechanisms to thwart terror thr [...]
2009-01-14 11:11:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI742INDIA'S INDEPENDENT POLICY AND THE EMERGING ASIAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: India is struggling to find its way among the disjointed, multi-layered regional architecture which exists in Asia today. India's policy toward Asia remains largely ad-hoc, and India's primary goals in Asia appear to be to increase economic engagement and integration and to max [...]
2009-04-15 15:38:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON ETRD IN
09NEWDELHI745SPECIAL MEDIA REPORT: INDIAN MEDIA COVERAGE OF
[...] Following is the full text of another report in April 8 independent, centrist Eastern India based English language daily THE TELEGRAPH by Washington correspondent K.P. Nayar: 2. (BEGIN TEXT): Washington, April 7: The speech was delivered in Prague. But its echoes are being felt in New Delh [...]
2009-04-16 04:37:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI782PRIME MINISTER DISCUSSES IRAN, AFGHANISTAN WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary: In an April 17 meeting with Codel Berman, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh endorsed the Obama Administration's outreach to Iran, saying that a comprehensive dialogue will be more effective in changing Tehran's behavior than international sanctions. He urged the U.S. to stay the cou [...]
2009-04-21 06:19:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER PARM TRGY KNNP EAGR ENRG EINV ETRD
09NEWDELHI792MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, CUBA; NEW DELHI.
[...] "AMERICA'S AF-PAK POLICY DANGEROUS," op-ed article by foreign affairs columnist Lata Raje in April 22 centrist Marathi daily LOKMAT: "The U.S. is finding it difficult to contain the Taliban in Pakistan. Afghanistan claims that unless the terrorist hideouts on the Pakistani borders are destroye [...]
2009-04-22 11:25:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI796 U.S.-INDIAN RELATIONS: CLEARING THE BRUSH
[...] SUMMARY: (SBU) In advance of the April 24 Interagency Meeting to discuss India policy, Mission offers its views on the next steps that should be taken to move the relationship forward in the near term. We are focused on high priority items whose resolution will lay the groundwork for a stronge [...]
2009-04-22 12:12:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MASS ENRG EFIN CVIS AMGT IN
09NEWDELHI800BHARAT BALLOT 09: BULANDSHAHR TAKE TWO
[...] (U) Summary: This is the second in a series of cables on Bulandshahr, a rural market-town of 175,000 two hours southeast of Delhi in the state of Uttar Pradesh (reftel). A series of one-day visits have given us an opportunity to observe the election campaign from the ground up, and to gauge t [...]
2009-04-22 13:18:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SOCI PINR KISL KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI804CODEL BERMAN DISCUSSES BILATERAL, REGIONAL ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary. In an April 17 meeting between Indian Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon and a U.S. congressional delegation led by Representative Howard Berman, the two sides discussed regional issues, including the new U.S. Afghanistan-Pakistan policy, terrorism, and Iran, as well as bilat [...]
2009-04-22 13:56:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG KGHG SENV IN
09NEWDELHI805INDIA'S VIEWS ON NONPROLIFERATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Indian officials and media have welcomed the new U.S. administration,s positions on non-proliferation issues, reciprocating by signaling a willingness to join with us in several areas to reduce the threat of weapons of mass destruction. The Prime Minister,s Special Envoy Shyam Sa [...]
2009-04-22 14:23:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
09NEWDELHI816BHARAT BALLOT 09: BJP ABOUT FACE ON NUCLEAR DEAL?
[...] (C) Summary: In an interview with the Hindustan Times newspaper, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani appears to have walked back some of his party's opposition to the U.S.-India civil nuclear deal. Instead of finding knee-jerk fault with the deal, he carefully pointed out the di [...]
2009-04-23 15:16:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI823MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN / TALIBAN, SRI LANKA
[...] "WE TOO HAVE TO FIGHT THE TALIBAN," op-ed in April 23 right-of-center AMAR UJALA Hindi daily by columnist Kuldip Talwar: "The Pakistan government believes that the Sharia deal with the Taliban in the Swat Valley will strengthen peace in the country. The international community is, however, not [...]
2009-04-24 11:15:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI829RAJAPAKSA PROMISES A PAUSE TO INDIAN ENVOYS
[...] (C) On April 25, National Security Adviser M.K. Narayanan told Charge that Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa had agreed to announce on April 27 a cessation of hostilities with the LTTE. Narayanan, who had traveled with Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon to Colombo on April 24, related that he had p [...]
2009-04-25 13:28:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM MOPS PREF ASEC IN
09NEWDELHI863DEMOCRACY-IN-EXILE - TIBETANS DEBATE REFORM AMIDST
[...] (C) Summary. Following the 50th anniversary of the Dalai Lama's escape to India, Tibetans now look toward their future and the implementation of further democratic reforms for the government-in-exile, the Central Tibetan Authority (CTA). While the exile community has the instruments of democra [...]
2009-04-30 13:51:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL PREF CH IN
09NEWDELHI877INDIA SELECTS HARDEEP SINGH PURI AS ITS NEW UN
[...] (C) The GOI announced the selection of Hardeep Singh Puri on April 16 as the new Indian Permanent Representative to the United Nations. Puri replaces Nirupam Sen, who has served India as Permanent Representative since 2004, and was a dyed-in-the-wool Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) advocate who made coo [...]
2009-05-01 12:57:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR IN
09NEWDELHI88MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS, MIDDLE
[...] "NOW IS THE TIME TO REALLY COME TO THE POINT" editorial in the January 15, 2009, Mumbai edition of centrist Marathi daily SAKAAL. "It is commendable that India's Home minister P. Chidambaram spoke of the possibility of breaking off business, transport and tourist links with Pakistan and isola [...]
2009-01-15 10:54:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI885MEDIA REACTION: STATE DEPARTMENT TERRORISM
[...] "INCOMPLETE STUDY," editorial in the May 2 right-of- center Hindi daily DAINIK JAGRAN: "In its recent report on terrorism, the U.S. State Department has included India among the worst-hit countries in the world. But Pakistan does not figure in the list of countries whose governments support te [...]
2009-05-04 11:17:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI933BHARAT BALLOT 09: BATTLEFIELD BULANDSHAHR -- TAKE
[...] (SBU) Summary: This is the third in a series of cables on Bulandshahr, a rural market town of 175,000 two hours southeast of Delhi in the state of Uttar Pradesh. On May 5th, two days before its parliamentary district went to the polls, PolOff and PolFSN ventured back to Bulandshahr to see how [...]
2009-05-08 10:31:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI947MEDIA REACTION: INDO-PAK RELATIONS, TALIBAN /
[...] "FRESH DIALOGUE WITH INDIA," editorial in the May 8 right-of-center Urdu daily SIASAT: "Pakistan today is in the grip of grave dangers both within and from outside. It is imperative for Pakistan to improve its ties with India. Who is behind enervating and destabilizing Pakistan? The needle of [...]
2009-05-11 11:52:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI968CHARGE'S CALL ON LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION L.K.
[...] (SBU) Summary: Looking relaxed and confident, Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani told Charge that there would be continuity and strength in U.S.-India relations should a BJP-led government emerge after the national parliamentary elections currently underway. H [...]
2009-05-13 14:18:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG KGHG SENV IN
09NEWDELHI981BHARAT BALLOT 09: NO MAJOR CHANGES ANTICIPATED IN
[...] (U) Summary: India's foreign policy is unlikely to change significantly, regardless of the outcome of the parliamentary elections. The political parties, with few exceptions, differ little in their approach to India's foreign policy. Such issues have not played a substantial role in the camp [...]
2009-05-14 14:30:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PK IN
09NEWDELHI988BHARAT BALLOT 2009: MUSLIM VOTE DIVIDED IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: PolOff and PolFSN traveled to western UP to visit five parliamentary districts where Muslims make up a large minority, and in some cases, the majority, of voters. These five districts voted on May 13, the final phase of the election for the Lok Sabha (the lower house of Parliamen [...]
2009-05-15 11:15:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NIAMEY1021 Response: Information on Human Rights Trends Pertaining
[...] Summary: Niger is a conservative country both culturally and religiously, and homosexuality is not discussed publicly. There are no provisions in the 1993 Penal Code that make homosexuality illegal, and there are no advocacy groups regarding homosexuality. While there is tolerance of homosexu [...]
2009-12-30 16:20:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV SOCI SCUL NG
09NIAMEY112 SULTAN OF AGADEZ CALLS ON AMBASSADOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a February 12 luncheon, the Sultan of Agadez told Ambassador that the security situation in Niger's north had improved, with fewer abuses by the military, although sporadic attacks by rebels and smugglers continued. His efforts to get insurgents to cease their hostilitie [...]
2009-03-02 07:09:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SCUL PHUM SOCI ASEC CASC PTER NG
09NIAMEY222009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: NIGER
[...] Openness to Foreign Investment The Government of Niger (GON) welcomes foreign private investment and considers it to be critical to economic growth. Under the Investment Code (revised in 2000) industrial investments enjoy tax and customs exemptions and even, in some cases, exemptions from th [...]
2009-01-20 07:18:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR NG
09NIAMEY44 PRES. TANDJA GREETS DIP CORPS; COMMENTS ON TERRORISM, UN
[...] On January 13, President Tandja received the annual greeting of the diplomatic corps and offered his own remarks in return. His comments, a stocktaking of the past year, covered a wide range of subjects, ranging from thanking development partners for their assistance, the state of the economy [...]
2009-01-27 16:49:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON SOCI PTER EMIN EAID UN US NG
09NIAMEY505 NIGER: Ambassador Allen Hosts Political Parties
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Allen hosted a series of dinners at the Chief of Mission Residence (CMR),June 4-30, inviting six of Niger's most influential political parties. These dinners allowed Embassy officials to meet political party leaders and gain insight into party perspectives on upcomin [...]
2009-07-06 15:51:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM SOCI NG
09NIAMEY551SINO-NIGERIEN COOPERATION; PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
[...] Summary. Le Sahel (the state newspaper) prominently featured reports on the Sino-Nigerien and Sino-African partnerships this past week. Journalist Saidou Daoura filed a front-page image of Beijing with the headline "The Marvels of the Middle Empire" together with a two-page story and a full-p [...]
2009-07-30 17:07:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON PGOV SOCI CH KN JA NG
09NIAMEY591Niger: Potential Suspension or Termination of USAID and MCC
[...] (SBU) Summary: I am writing to urge continuation of two programs in Niger that promote girls education on the grounds of our national security interests and for humanitarian purposes. I believe that cancelling the investment in the education of girls would send a message that we are abandonin [...]
2009-08-14 11:36:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI US NG
09NIAMEY595NIGER: MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (MFA) SUMMONS
[...] (C) Summary: Government of Niger (GON) MFA Secretary General Dan Maradi summoned Ambassador Allen on August 17 to voice complaints regarding communication between the MFA and the Embassy leading up to the latter,s August 14 press release rejecting the results of the August 4 constitutional re [...]
2009-08-17 15:40:00Embassy NiameyCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR NG
09NIAMEY664 Niger: Ambassador and Foreign Minister Meeting
[...] (SBU) Summary: On September 14, Ambassador Allen, accompanied by Political Officer (notetaker) met with Government of Niger (GON) Foreign Minister (FM) Mindaoudou, in the presence of the GON Director of the Americas, Asia and Oceania (notetaker),to deliver three demarches related to: the Unit [...]
2009-09-15 11:29:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KDEM EAID EAGR UNGA NG
09NIAMEY836 Niamey Fraud Summary (March 1 - Sept 30, 2009)
[...] The following cable responds to the Department's request (ref A and B) for updated information on patterns of fraud in consular activities and post's fraud prevention efforts. a. Country Conditions in Niger ------------------------------ 2. Niger recently was ranked last among the 182 count [...]
2009-10-27 06:29:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC SOCI SCUL NG
09NIAMEY854NIGER: PRIME MINISTER GAMATIE MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Summary: On November 2, Government of Niger (GON) Prime Minister (PM) Ali Badjo Gamatie held a meeting with Ambassador Allen (Embassy PolOff was note taker) that broached a wide scope of topics, ranging from the ongoing peace process in the North, the current political situation and discus [...]
2009-11-03 18:25:00Embassy NiameyCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM NG
09NIAMEY99 Niger 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report
[...] (U) Per reftel instructions, Post submits the following information on Niger for the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Post's responses correspond to checklist paragraphs as below: 2. (SBU) NIGER'S TIP SITUATION: A. Primary sources of information on trafficking in persons includ [...]
2009-02-19 14:39:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC ELAB NG
09NICOSIA10CYPRUS FAVORS EARLY APPROVAL OF EU-SYRIA
[...] (C) In response to Reftel regarding U.S. request that the European Union delay approval of its Association Agreement (AA) with Syria until the SARG improves its behavior and demonstrates commitment to its public pledges, PolChief on January 12 demarched Cypriot MFA Middle East Desk Officer Di [...]
2009-01-12 12:58:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPREL CY SY LE
09NICOSIA123REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS -- NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (U) Paras 3-6 are sensitive but unclassified -- not for internet distribution. 2. (U) Embassy Nicosia hereby submits information for the April 2008 - February 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Embassy point of contact is John Rhatigan, Political Section, Tel: (357) 22-39-3364, Fax: [...]
2009-02-13 10:39:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM KWMN ELAB PGOV PHUM PREF CY
09NICOSIA124TURKISH CYPRIOT-ADMINISTERED AREA -- NINTH ANNUAL
[...] (U) Paras 3-6 are sensitive but unclassified --not for internet distribution. 2. (U) Embassy Nicosia hereby submits information for the April 2008 - February 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Embassy point of contact is John Rhatigan, Political Section, Tel: (357) 22-39-3-364, Fax: [...]
2009-02-13 14:15:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KFRD KWMN ELAB PGOV PHUM PREF
09NICOSIA180CYPRUS: FINANCIAL CRISIS IN EASTERN EUROPE
[...] (C) Summary: The Governor of Cyprus' Central Bank is fairly confident that Eurozone nations in eastern and central Europe will be provided with sufficient assistance from the EU and ECB to avoid systemic risk. Non-Eurozone member states he believes will not be allowed to fail, but he is less c [...]
2009-03-13 11:50:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALECOIN ECON EFIN EUN PREL CY
09NICOSIA194EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN REGIONAL STRATEGIC
[...] (C) Meeting in Nicosia February 24, U.S. Ambassadors and interagency representatives covering the Eastern Mediterranean RSI region discussed ways to strengthen counterterrorism efforts in an environment characterized by new migration waves from the Middle East to Europe, the aftermath of the I [...]
2009-03-19 12:14:00Embassy NicosiaSECRETPTER PREL EAID ASEC GR TU CY
09NICOSIA200CYPRUS: DIKO BATTLE COULD AFFECT COALITION, TALKS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Democratic Party (DIKO) leader Marios Karoyian suffered a major defeat in March 15 internal party elections that puts his political future in doubt, threatens the fragile coalition with President Demetris Christofias's AKEL party, and conceivably could hinder Cyprus settlement [...]
2009-03-20 14:25:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL CY
09NICOSIA21CYPRUS: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] EU nationals permanently residing in the Republic of Cyprus, and EU registered legal entities with jurisdiction, central management or primary place of business in the Republic of Cyprus may acquire real estate (of any type or size) without prior approval by the District Administration Offices [...]
2009-01-16 13:09:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR CY
09NICOSIA233CYPRUS: DENKTASH SCION A RELUCTANT KINGMAKER IN
[...] (C) Summary: Denktash family scion and Democrat Party (DP) leader Serdar Denktash believes his center-right party, the perennial junior coalition partner in Turkish Cypriot (T/C) politics, may once again play that role after April 19 "parliamentary" elections. Nevertheless, the second son of [...]
2009-04-03 12:44:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TR CY
09NICOSIA256CYPRUS: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BERMAN
[...] (SBU) Embassy Nicosia looks forward to welcoming you to Cyprus, an island whose political complexity and strategic value belie its small size. We have crafted an intensive program including calls on President Demetris Christofias and other high ranking Republic of Cyprus (RoC) officials, a m [...]
2009-04-09 14:54:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL PGOV UNFICYP CY TU
09NICOSIA271CYPRUS: PRO-SOLUTION TURKISH CYPRIOTS HEADED FOR
[...] Summary (C) The "governing" party in the Turkish Cypriot north, the pro-solution, center-left Republican Turkish Party (CTP),appears headed for defeat in April 19 "parliamentary" elections. The main opposition, solution-skeptical National Unity Party (UBP),has forged and held a double-digit [...]
2009-04-16 13:48:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TR CY
09NICOSIA272CYPRUS: SCENESETTER FOR FM KYPRIANOU'S APRIL 20
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Your April 20 meeting with Republic of Cyprus Foreign Minister Markos Kyprianou will demonstrate continued high-level U.S. support for reunification negotiations. You will want to note that the international community has high expectations for these talks and that the status qu [...]
2009-04-16 14:01:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNFICYP CY TU
09NICOSIA278CYPRUS: CODEL BERMAN DISCUSSES PROSPECTS FOR
[...] (C) Summary: Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Howard Berman on April 14 led a six-member Congressional delegation to Cyprus to discuss progress towards the island's reunification. In their meetings with Greek Cypriot (G/C) leaders, the Codel heard repeatedly that "the obsta [...]
2009-04-27 06:44:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU CY
09NICOSIA28CYPRUS: UN ENVOY CRITIQUES SETTLEMENT TALKS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a spirited and friendly exchange of views, UN Special Envoy Alexander Downer on January 14 told visiting EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary Matthew Bryza that Cypriot leaders Demetris Christofias and Mehmet Ali Talat had made measurable progress in settlement discussions, although [...]
2009-01-21 04:59:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UNFICYP CY TU
09NICOSIA314CYPRUS: REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF UNITED STATES
[...] (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: Embassy Nicosia requests Department approval to initiate the following select Department of Defense (DoD) engagement activity with the Republic of Cyprus (ROC): United States Coast Guard (USCG) training on seaport security and anti-terrorism. 2. (SBU) Cyprus has rou [...]
2009-05-13 08:25:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPTER MARR MOPS PREL PGOV CY
09NICOSIA332CYPRUS: HARD-LINE HOUSE SPEAKER UNBOWED,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Cypriot House Speaker and DIKO party leader Marios Karoyian voiced his desire for closer relations between the U.S. and Cypriot legislatures during a May 19 meeting with the Ambassador. As such, he felt great disappointment when two high-profile Members of Congress visited Cypru [...]
2009-05-20 14:16:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNFICYP CY TU
09NICOSIA333CYPRUS: TALAT IN FOUL MOOD ON LIMNITIS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat continues to demand the right to transport vehicle fuel to the T/C military enclave in Kokkina as quid pro quo for the opening of a Buffer Zone (BZ) crossing at Limnitis. During a May 20 meeting with the Ambassador, Talat explained he could [...]
2009-05-21 14:34:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNFICYP CY TU
09NICOSIA379CYPRUS: PRESIDENT CHRISTOFIAS BELIEVES TALAT UNDER
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-16 04:42:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU CY
09NICOSIA44CYPRUS: GAZA, GUANTANAMO AND GAS LIKELY TO
[...] (C) Poloffs on January 21 delivered Reftel points on the January 26-27 meeting of the EU,s General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) to MFA European Union desk officer Nikos Panayiotou. Panayiotou said that the agenda would likely be truncated, focusing mostly on Gaza, Guantanamo [...]
2009-01-23 13:58:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALEUN PREL PGOV ZL ZJ CY IS GZ RS UP BO YI
09NICOSIA456CYPRUS: GREEK CYPRIOTS EXPRESS GUARDED OPTIMISM ON
[...] (C) Summary: A wide-range of Greek Cypriot (G/C) interlocutors expressed guarded optimism, tempered by an understanding of the problems going forward, in the on-going UN-brokered peace process to EUR DAS Matthew Bryza during his June 29-30 visit to Cyprus. President Demetris Christofias was ca [...]
2009-07-13 07:16:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNFICYP TR CY
09NICOSIA46CYPRUS: LOCAL BRITS LAUD CHANGE IN TONE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In moving from earlier debates on procedure to real substantive give-and-take, the Cypriot leaders had progressed far, UK High Commissioner Peter Millett and visiting EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary Matthew Bryza agreed on January 14. Mehmet Ali Talat and Demetris Christofias's [...]
2009-01-26 06:35:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UNFICYP CY UK TU
09NICOSIA48CYPRUS: MFA INSISTENT THAT TURKEY MEET EU
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkey's EU path toward EU membership looks littered with obstacles, most of Ankara's own making, Cypriot MFA Permanent Secretary (D-equivalent) Nicolas Emiliou told visiting DAS Matthew Bryza on January 14. Emiliou noted that Turkey had failed to meet any of the obligations it [...]
2009-01-26 12:09:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UNFICYP CY TU
09NICOSIA488CYPRUS: REGIONAL BENEFITS FROM NATURAL GAS IN THE
[...] (C) Summary. Houston-based Noble Energy will conduct seismic exploration in its offshore Cypriot and Israeli blocs beginning the end of September and expect to finish about two months later. We anticipate the Turkish Cypriots will object to the exploration activity, arguing that offshore assets bel [...]
2009-07-29 09:33:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALECON PREL ENRG EPET CY
09NICOSIA50CYPRUS: CHRISTOFIAS DISAPPOINTED IN TALAT'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Demetris Christofias, while acknowledging Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat's desire to reach a Cyprus settlement, worries that the model Talat prefers is confederal, not federal. Still, Christofias remains ready to engage in a genuine give-and-take discussion w [...]
2009-01-26 12:41:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UNFICYP CY TU
09NICOSIA532CYPRUS: SOLUTION TALKS' FIRST-READING CONCLUDES,
[...] (C) Summary: "I am still cautiously optimistic" UNSYG Special Adviser Alexander Downer told the Charg on August 6, hours after the end of the first reading of UN-brokered negotiations between Greek Cypriots (G/C) and Turkish Cypriots (T/C) that commenced in September 2008. Downer previewed hi [...]
2009-08-13 14:28:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNFICYP TR CY
09NICOSIA533CYPRUS: SOLUTION TALKS' FIRST-READING CONCLUDES,
[...] (C) Summary: "I am still cautiously optimistic" UNSYG Special Adviser Alexander Downer told the Charg on August 6, hours after the end of the first reading of UN-brokered negotiations between Greek Cypriots (G/C) and Turkish Cypriots (T/C) that commenced in September 2008. Downer previewed hi [...]
2009-08-13 14:28:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNFICYP TR CY
09NICOSIA537CYPRUS--SOMALIA PIRACY CONTACT GROUP: GOC PLANNING
[...] (U) This message contains an action request--please see Paragraph 4. 2. (C) MFA Political Director Amb. Rea Yiordamlis on August 17 called in the Charge to convey an urgent request that the USG give its opinion on whether a planned Cypriot contribution of Euro 50,000 to the Trust Fund of th [...]
2009-08-19 04:25:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR TU CY
09NICOSIA681CYPRUS: TURKISH CYPRIOT LEADER TALAT: "THE SIDES
[...] (C) Summary: "The sides cannot finalize a deal without international involvement," Turkish Cypriot (T/C) leader Mehmet Ali Talat warned the Ambassador during an October 21 lunch. Although he admitted that progress was possible, Talat lamented what he dubbed the "acquiescence" of the internatio [...]
2009-10-29 14:23:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNFICYP TR GR CY
09NICOSIA7CYPRUS: SIDES STILL DIFFER ON GOVERNANCE, UN ENVOY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: UNFICYP Senior Advisor Wlodek Cibor on January 7 painted a less rosy picture than boss Special Representative Taye-Brook Zerihoun of the most recent (January 5) leaders' gathering. Cibor (please protect) discounted the significance of Demetris Christofias and Mehmet Ali Talat r [...]
2009-01-09 15:33:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNFICYP CY TU
09NICOSIA716CYPRUS: RUSSIAN FM LAVROV PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR GOC
[...] (SBU) Russian FM Sergey Lavrov made an official visit to Cyprus November 4-5 where he stressed the need for the two sides in Cyprus to "find the formula for a settlement to the problem themselves." Echoing Greek Cypriot political leaders, Lavrov said a settlement formula in Cyprus "must be to [...]
2009-11-09 17:06:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CY RU
09NICOSIA789REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF UNITED STATES COAST GUARD
[...] (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: Embassy Nicosia requests Department approval to initiate the following select Department of Defense (DoD) engagement activity with the Republic of Cyprus: United States Coast Guard (USCG) training on Waterside Port Security. This activity is clearly in the US national i [...]
2009-12-22 14:09:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALCY MARR MOPS PGOV PREL PTER
09NICOSIA93MONCHEGORSK: MFA SEEKING LEGAL OPINIONS,
[...] (U) This telegram contains action requests; please see Paragraphs 3, 4, and 11. ------------ Ship Status: ------------ 2. (C) M/V Monchegorsk remains at anchorage in the Limassol port. Cypriot maritime officials have conducted a cursory inspection, finding high explosives of obvious [...]
2009-01-30 14:11:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPARM MNUC PREL PGOV SY IR CY
09NOUAKCHOTT101BEATING FEET: THE FREEZE DEEPENS
[...] (U) Charge spoke with Israeli Ambassador Arbel over week-end and on February 1st and 2nd. 2. (C) Ambassador states that Israeli MFA contacted Mauritanian Embassy in Tel Aviv on February 1st. Embassy staffer, non-Mauritanian, discussed situation in English without realizing contact was wit [...]
2009-02-02 14:23:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MR
09NOUAKCHOTT102"TIME TO TALK TO AL QAEDA?" ARTICLE
[...] (U) Summary: Local English language monthly, Peace, ran an item on January 18 entitled "Time to Talk to Al Qaeda?" by Junta Foreign Affairs Minister Dr. Mohammad-Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou. The article posits that Al Qaeda grievances are legitimate and invites the US to acknowledge them: "Septemb [...]
2009-02-03 16:31:00Embassy NouakchottUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO MR PGOV PREL
09NOUAKCHOTT11REFINING THE FNDD POLITICAL STRATEGY
[...] (C) Summary: The FNDD will hold back until February or March to launch a political counter-offensive believing General Aziz will see himself further isolated both internationally and domestically. The "National Dialogue on Democracy" brought nothing substantive to the negotiation table and w [...]
2009-01-06 18:32:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MR
09NOUAKCHOTT111TAWASSOUL, APP, AND SAWAB POLITICAL PARTIES OFFER
[...] (C) Summary: Two anti-coup parties and one pro-coup party gave their reactions to recent events. From the anti-coup Tawassoul and APP parties, the main themes were categorical rejection of the "National Dialogue on Democracy" and upcoming presidential elections, concern about civil war, and [...]
2009-02-08 13:26:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT116POLITICAL AND DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE RUMINATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: On January 28, AID Rep met with United Nations Systems Mauritania Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative Maria do Valle Ribeiro (protect) to discuss the current political and assistance environment in Mauritania. While Ms. Ribeiro is a sociologist and technical program spe [...]
2009-02-09 17:39:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON PREL PGOV MR
09NOUAKCHOTT118MAURITANIAN JUNTA PRESSURES ISRAELI AMBASSADOR TO
[...] (C) Summary: Mauritanian Junta Foreign Minister has called Israeli Ambassador and strongly suggested it is time for the Ambassador to leave. After consultations with the Israeli MFA, the Israeli Ambassador has informed us that if further pressure applied, he will indeed depart but he "won't [...]
2009-02-09 18:06:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IS MR
09NOUAKCHOTT126IN LEMDEN, ABDALLAHI SEES THE TIDE TURNING
[...] Summary: President Abdallahi is more determined than ever to oppose the coup and sees political and economic trends going in his favor. He has been approached by Aziz' own Ouled Bisbaa tribe business leaders about resigning but rejects any negotiations with the military and hopes to return [...]
2009-02-11 19:26:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT127MAURITANIA: NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
[...] (SBU) Post Coup Caveats: This is a response to REFTEL request for information. Our response reflects activities we believe would be useful if political conditions -- i.e. the return of democratic governance -- will allow. In the Post-Coup environment, our engagement must be very limited a [...]
2009-02-12 13:10:00Embassy NouakchottUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SOCI KCRM ASEC XW XY XI
09NOUAKCHOTT128MAURITANIA: SIX MONTHS AFTER THE COUP
[...] (C) Summary: Six months after the coup, the Country Team, senior LES, and external contacts are virtually unanimous in their opinion that Mauritania is in the midst of an unprecedented crisis. Political uncertainty and deadlock continue and the economy steadily worsens. The economic and so [...]
2009-02-12 14:12:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM ECON EAID MR
09NOUAKCHOTT130FOLLOWING THE MONEY PART 2
[...] (C) Summary: This cable is a follow-on to post's first following the money cable (REF A). Six months after the coup, the economic situation in Mauritania has deteriorated precipitously. There are increasing signs that the junta is running out of money and hard currency is becoming increasing [...]
2009-02-12 14:30:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALECON EAID EFIN PGOV MR
09NOUAKCHOTT138MAURITANIAN RELATIONS WITH ISRAEL
[...] (C/NF) Summary: Having watched the evolution of the Israeli relations issue in the context of the Mauritanian political crisis, we believe that the junta, particularly Foreign Minister Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou, is deeply concerned about the repercussions of a formal break in the Maurit [...]
2009-02-17 13:34:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL USAU PGOV MR IS
09NOUAKCHOTT158MAURITANIA 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] (SBU) Per reftel instructins, post submits the following information on Mauitania for the Ninth Annual Trafficking in Persos (TIP) Report. POC for this report is Political fficer Nitza Sola-Rotger, phone: (222) 525-2660 xt 4404, sola-rotgern@state.gov. 2. (SBU) MURITANIA'S TIP SITUATION [...]
2009-02-22 10:27:00Embassy NouakchottUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCM KTIP KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG ASEC
09NOUAKCHOTT165EDUCATING THE LIBYANS; FNDD OUTLINES FIRST STEPS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: National Front for the Defense of Democracy (FNDD) Director of External Relations, Mohamed Ould Maouloud, met with Charge, Thursday, February 26, to outline policies regarding the mediation efforts of African Union President Qadhafi, relationships within the Mauritanian opposition, [...]
2009-03-01 07:56:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MR
09NOUAKCHOTT182MAURITANIA: POLITICAL ROUNDUP FOR THE WEEK OF
[...] (C) Summary: For the week of March 1-5, the Israelis were asked to leave Mauritania by the MFA. Muammar Qadhafi's planned visit to Mauritania continues to generate excitement in the press, but more tempered reactions among the political class. The government continues planning for June 6 p [...]
2009-03-05 14:45:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPAO PROP MR
09NOUAKCHOTT188HEDGING THEIR BETS: PRO-COUP PARLIAMENTARIANS TAKE
[...] (C) Summary: Consensus is not the word of the day among pro-coup parliamentarians. General Aziz's decision to rally his supporters under one party has found detractors. While stating their support to the High State Council (HSC),independent parliamentarians are distancing themselves from [...]
2009-03-08 14:05:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT191FNDD READOUT ON QADHAFI'S MEDIATION
[...] (C) Summary: On the day of President Abdallahi's return from Libya and the eve of Qadhafi's visit to Mauritania, rotating FNDD President Abdel Koudouss Abeidna remains skeptical about the success of a Libyan mediation and believes only targeted sanctions will precipitate a solution to the c [...]
2009-03-09 12:18:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM USAU LY MR
09NOUAKCHOTT199GLOBAL FUND ALLEGES FRAUD AND MISMANAGEMENT IN MAURITANIA
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Geneva-based Global Fund issued a formal complaint letter to its Mauritania Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) February 13 alleging fraud and mismanagement of the country's $32 million Global Fund aid package for malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS. All funding has been fro [...]
2009-03-12 11:16:00Embassy NouakchottUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV UNDP KHIV MR
09NOUAKCHOTT2THE NATIONAL DIALOGUE ON DEMOCRACY - AN INSIDER'S
[...] (C) Summary: The respected moderator of the National Dialogue on Democracy (Etats Generaux de la Democratie) sees the process as the best chance to get out of an untenable situation. The 'pragmatists" in the process are looking to establish a framework that will get democracy back on track [...]
2009-01-02 13:15:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MR
09NOUAKCHOTT203MAURITANIA: POLITICAL ROUNDUP FOR THE WEEK OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: For the week of March 8-12, Muammar Qadhafi's visit to Mauritania dominated events. Qadhafi pressed hard for a joint declaration between the parties to the crisis, without success. Adding insult to injury, FNDD leaders walked out on his speech at the Palais des Congres when [...]
2009-03-15 08:13:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PROP KPAO MR
09NOUAKCHOTT204OULD DADDAH AND THE FNDD: UNITED AGAINST QADHAFI,
[...] (C) Summary: In the wake of Qadhafi's "mediation," Ahmed Ould Daddah and President Abdallahi's FNDD have again been pushed towards cooperation in denouncing Qadhafi and renouncing the military strategy for June 6 elections. Ould Daddah remains fixed in opposition to President Abdallahi's re [...]
2009-03-15 17:05:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV USAU LY MR
09NOUAKCHOTT211PRESS CRACKDOWN: JOURNALIST ARRESTED, WEBSITE
[...] (C) Summary: On the night of March 15th, Mauritanian police arrested Abbass Ould Braham, University English Teacher and editor of the tri-lingual on-line newspaper Taquadoumy while he sat in a restaurant among friends. On March 16th, General Prosecutor Seyid Ould Ghaliani ordered Mauritania's [...]
2009-03-18 13:03:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV MR
09NOUAKCHOTT215MAURITANIA: POLITICAL ROUNDUP FOR THE WEEK OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: For the week of March 15-19, the effects of Qadhafi's visit reverberated throughout the political scene. Aziz began a series of trips around the country that were widely viewed as campaign stops, and launched direct verbal attacks on President Abdallahi and former presidents [...]
2009-03-20 11:38:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPAO KDEM LY MR
09NOUAKCHOTT220PRESIDENT ABDALLAHI REACTS TO RECENT EVENTS; FEARS
[...] (C) Summary: In the Charge's fourth visit to Lemden, President Abdallahi expressed concern for Mauritania's economy, and the lack of international reaction to Qadhafi's failed "mediation" efforts. He offered his side of the story with his meeting with Qadhafi, and reiterated his belief that [...]
2009-03-23 14:25:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT226MAURITANIA: POLITICAL ROUNDUP FOR THE WEEK OF
[...] (C) Summary: For the week of March 22-26, Charge visited President Abdallahi in Lemden, and met with FNDD Tawassoul members in Nouakchott. The AU reaffirmed sanctions against Mauritania in the wake of Qadhafi's "mediation" visit. The Iranian Foreign Minister visited Mauritania, while the RF [...]
2009-03-30 07:58:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM PHUM KPAO MR
09NOUAKCHOTT227CONSOLIDATING POWER: THE JUNTA'S NEW CLIENTELISM
[...] (SBU) Summary: While Qadhafi's mediation efforts unfolded the week of March 9-13, the High State Council (HSC) continuedQming coup supporters to key government positions -- particularly in ministries involved with elections such as the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Communicat [...]
2009-03-30 11:36:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PINR MR
09NOUAKCHOTT235FORMER PRESIDENT HAIDALLAH WEIGHS IN ON THE CRISIS
[...] (C) Summary: Former President Haidallah has maintained a low profile after the August 2008 coup. Nevertheless, he expressed clear support for the upcoming June 6 elections, and tacit support for General Aziz. He characterized the FNDD's position as "illogical," and by extension, the USG po [...]
2009-04-01 13:37:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR MR
09NOUAKCHOTT236MAURITANIA TURNS TO CHINA, LIBYA AND IRAN FOR AID
[...] (C) Summary: China agreed to provide a low-interest loan to the Government of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania to finance a $294 million expansion of the Port of Nouakchott. The port will be expanded from 500 meters to 1400 meters, allowing it to accommodate four ships at a time. China also [...]
2009-04-01 15:28:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALECON EAID EINV ETRD PREL MR CH IR LY
09NOUAKCHOTT240ROUND UP OF CURRENT EUROPEAN DIPLOMATIC VIEWS ON
[...] (C) Summary: Marked differn*ces exist between the French, Germans, Spanish and European Commission in Nouakchott. The EC sees the Europeans poised to join the American hard-line against the coup with the release of its Article 96 conclusions o/a April 6 (but at a lamentable cost for the Maur [...]
2009-04-02 15:45:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV USEU MR
09NOUAKCHOTT257MAURITANIA'S NEIGHBORS -- ABDALLAHI LOSING MALIAN
[...] (C) Summary: Charge did the rounds April 5 of neighboring country embassies to check on evolving views following the failed Qadhafi mediation. Morocco and Algeria remain fixed on two sides of the fence -- Morocco urging acceptance of the status quo based on stability concerns (and discounti [...]
2009-04-08 16:53:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV USAU AG ML MO SG MR
09NOUAKCHOTT269THE FNDD'S INTERIM STRATEGY
[...] (S - N/F) Summary: The FNDD sees opportunity in General Aziz's upcoming resignation to work on internal divisions in his support base -- hopefully leaving him out in the cold. Diplomatic activities (including travel by President Abdallahi) will continue as will open resistance. The FNDD fea [...]
2009-04-14 13:52:00Embassy NouakchottSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV MR
09NOUAKCHOTT277THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM: ETHNIC RELATIONS AFTER
[...] (C) Summary: Mauritania's political crisis keeps stirring longstanding ethnic rivalries. The media talks about a "war" between junta leader General Abdel Aziz and anti-coup Haratine political leaders. Some of the leaders themselves describe it as the regime's "permanent" war with anyone re [...]
2009-04-16 13:12:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM
09NOUAKCHOTT278MAURITANIA: POLITICAL ROUNDUP FOR THE WEEK OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: For the week of April 12-16, the RFD party was on the verge of collapse, and Ahmed Ould Daddah had his strongest words yet for General Aziz. Ibrahima Sarr announced his candidacy for president, and renewed AU-Libyan and Senegalese mediation efforts failed to generate enthusia [...]
2009-04-16 13:47:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KPAO MR
09NOUAKCHOTT28ANTI-ISRAELI DEMONSTRATIONS REACH NEW LEVEL OF
[...] (SBU) Friday prayers in Nouakchott January 9 ended with people taking to the streets to protest continuing Israeli military action in the Gaza Strip. Accurate crowd numbers are hard to obtain -- some press reports placed the crowd at 10,000 or even 13,000 people. A more realistic number may [...]
2009-01-12 10:32:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL MR
09NOUAKCHOTT312MAURITANIA: POLITICAL ROUNDUP FOR THE WEEK OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: This week in Nouakchott, anti-coup protests multiplied and the FNDD, labor unions, and civil society joined forces through the signature of NDI's CFD Charter, which earned them criticism from Ould Daddah for accepting foreign money and interference. Deputy Sid'Ahmed Ould Ahme [...]
2009-04-30 14:26:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KPAO PHUM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT321MAURITANIA: POLITICAL ROUNDUP FOR THE WEEK OF MAY
[...] (C) Summary: This week in Nouakchott the authorities surprised everybody by authorizing protests. Demonstrations were overall peaceful except for two incidents of violence by FNDD and RFD supporters against the journalist who published the Ould Daddah interview and an Aziz supporter. Mauri [...]
2009-05-10 07:52:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM
09NOUAKCHOTT323AMBASSADOR'S LUNCHEON WITH ANTI-COUP POLITICAL
[...] (C) Summary: During a lunch with the Ambassador, RFD and FNDD political leaders talked about repression of demonstrations, President of the Senate Ba M'Bare's "presidency," and the role played in the political crisis by Mauritania's neighbors. The FNDD and RFD asked the U.S. to pressure Fra [...]
2009-05-11 16:12:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KHUM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT327THE FNDD'S EVER-CHANGING ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE
[...] (C) Summary: The FNDD, while suspicious of Senegalese President Wade's intentions, is again looking at the Senegalese mediation as a method to derail the regime's election agenda. The FNDD has multiple conditions, but sees the Senegalese proposal as the basis to start talking about talking [...]
2009-05-12 17:18:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL USAU SG MR
09NOUAKCHOTT328AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PRESIDENT ABDALLAHI IN LEMDEN
[...] (C) Summary: President Abdallahi, still determined to fight the coup and very much active in the opposition, declared himself open to concessions as long as proposed solutions respected the constitution. The president thinks the Senegalese, rather than coming to the negotiation table with [...]
2009-05-13 17:01:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT332MEETINGS WITH NEW PRO-COUP POLITICAL PARTIES
[...] (C) Summary: PolOff and PolAsst met with two different breeds of new pro-coup political parties. Union Pour la Republique (UPR),intimately connected with coup leader and now presidential candidate Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, sees the June 6 election as an opportunity to return to constitution [...]
2009-05-17 08:26:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT333AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON JUNTA "FOREIGN MINISTER"
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador called on the junta "Foreign Minister" on May 12 amid a wave of negative press featuring accusations of improper interference by the Embassy in internal affairs, an apparent GIRM suspension of visa issuances for official Americans, and attempts to limit in-country US [...]
2009-05-17 08:40:00Embassy NouakchottSECRETPREL PGOV ODIP MR
09NOUAKCHOTT343THE FIRST LADY: NOT THE PRIMA DONNA DETRACTORS
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Boulware's wife and EconOff spent the day with First Lady Khatou Mint El Boukhary while Ambassador met with President Abdallahi. Boukhary, portrayed by many as controlling and demanding, was warm and down to earth and clearly pleased by Mrs. Boulware's visit. She than [...]
2009-05-21 09:02:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR MR
09NOUAKCHOTT358PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SGHAIR OULD M'BARECK: "I
[...] (C) Summary: Sghair Ould M'Bareck is a Haratine (Black Moor) with extensive experience in Mauritanian government, and says he will strengthen democracy in Mauritania if elected. He accused the United States of encouraging a "radical" opposition, and maintains the June 6 elections are the so [...]
2009-05-28 15:29:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM PINR MR
09NOUAKCHOTT360PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE HAMIDOU BABA KANE: "YES WE
[...] (C) Summary: Hamidou Baba Kane is one of two Afro-Mauritanian candidates in the upcoming June 6 presidential elections. The Vice President of the National Assembly (and former Vice President in Ahmed Ould Daddah's RFD party),Kane claims he is still a member of RFD, even though Daddah expel [...]
2009-05-28 16:53:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM PINR MR
09NOUAKCHOTT378HERDING CATS: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DAKAR
[...] (C) Summary: The tentative agreement reached in Dakar was signed June 4 in Nouakchott by the three major sides to the crisis in a sometimes raucous ceremony. After a meeting with President Abdallahi in Lemden on June 6, International Contact Group members and representatives of the three po [...]
2009-06-08 16:13:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT386MAURITANIA: A NEW DRUG-TRAFFICKING HUB IN THE
[...] (C) Summary: Drug-trafficking in Mauritania is on the rise and becoming a concern not only for the country but also the region. Mauritania is a transit country for hashish resin and cocaine, two highly profitable drugs. Hashish resin is trafficked from Morocco to the Gulf States through t [...]
2009-06-11 12:20:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPGOV MR SNAR PTER
09NOUAKCHOTT431MAURITANIA: POLITICAL ROUNDUP FOR THE WEEK OF JUNE
[...] (SBU) Summary: This week in Nouakchott, the August 6 coup d'etat came to an official end with the formation of a Transitional Government of National Unity and President Abdallahi's resignation, in accordance with the Dakar Accord. The new government is up and running but maintaining consens [...]
2009-07-02 14:24:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL SNAR PHUM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT443MAURITANIAN ELECTION CHRONICLES FOR JULY 8 --
[...] (U) The OIF will send observers: The Organisation internationale de la francophonie (OIF) confirmed on July 8 it will send an observer mission headed by former President of Burundi Pierre Buyoya. 2. (U) Aziz comes forward as the real author of the 2005 coup: During a political rally i [...]
2009-07-08 15:22:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT446MAURITANIA: POLITICAL ROUNDUP FOR THE WEEK OF
[...] (U) Campaign against forced-feeding and over-eating: The Mauritanian government will launch a program in 2010 in conjunction with the United Nations Population Fund to fight cultural practices and perceptions that adversely affect women, including forced-feeding and over-eating. The program [...]
2009-07-09 15:52:00Embassy NouakchottUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KDEM PHUM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT46IRAN URGES/ENTICES MAURITANIA TO CUT TIES WITH
[...] (SBU) Iranian Vice President Mohamed Ridha Rahimi came to Nouakchott January 13 and met with military junta leader General Aziz to discuss primarily Gaza. Press reports in the official media said the Iranian welcomed the Mauritanian decision to recall their ambassador. Independent press and [...]
2009-01-15 13:37:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL IR MR
09NOUAKCHOTT461THE RISE OF THE OULED BISBAA
[...] (SBU) Summary: It is extremely difficult for Westerners to gain an understanding of the complex and opaque world of Mauritanian tribes. Mauritanians tend to be tight lipped about tribal issues and rarely unveil tribal details or the dynamics of tribal politics. The Ouled Bisbaa, a traditi [...]
2009-07-16 14:14:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT47FREEZING OF MAURITANIAN - ISRAELI RELATIONS
[...] (C) The Mauritanian regime's decision, as announced by General Aziz at the Doha Summit on January 16, to "freeze relations" with Israel has little practical effect for the time being. The Israeli Ambassador received a diplomatic note January 17 announcing that Mauritania had decided to freez [...]
2009-01-18 15:28:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL IS MR
09NOUAKCHOTT480THE MAURITANIANS DISAPPOINT -- AZIZ ELECTED
[...] (C) Summary: The Mauritanian people appear to have selected General Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz as their next duly elected president. Although there are isolated reports of inappropriate efforts to influence voters, the election itself proceeded reasonably well offering the population a chance [...]
2009-07-20 11:29:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT491IT'S OFFICIAL -- CONSTITUTIONAL COUNCIL CONFIRMS
[...] (U) The Mauritanian Constitutional Council on July 23 issued its ruling ratifying the results of Mauritania's July 18 presidential elections definitively establishing General Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz as president elect. Prior to ratifying the election, the Constitutional Council addressed the [...]
2009-07-24 12:08:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT5AGGRESSIVE EVOLUTION OF NOUAKCHOTT ANTI-ISRAELI
[...] (U) Summary: Sporadic Anti-Israeli demonstrations have grown in size and aggressiveness. Pre and post prayer marches on Friday, January 2, numbered several hundred; active but handily turned back from Israeli, Egyptian, and other Mission precincts by riot police. The January 4th return of [...]
2009-01-05 15:16:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALASEC KPAL KPAO MR PREL
09NOUAKCHOTT500MAURITANIA -- ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY WITH THE AZIZ
[...] (C) New Environment Needs New Strategy: Mission Country Team (including visiting Rabat-based LEGAT) held an off-site July 27 to consider revisions of the Mission Strategic Plan in light of the July 18 election of President-elect Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz and the June 23 killing of Christopher [...]
2009-08-02 23:28:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID MASS ASEC PTER AMGT MR
09NOUAKCHOTT503MAURITANIA -- ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY WITH THE AZIZ
[...] (C) New Environment Needs New Strategy: Mission Country Team (including visiting Rabat-based LEGAT) held an off-site July 27 to consider revisions of the Mission Strategic Plan in light of the July 18 election of President-elect Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz and the June 23 killing of Christopher [...]
2009-08-03 08:17:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID MASS ASEC PTER AMGT MR
09NOUAKCHOTT504ON IRAN, ISRAEL AND US-MAURITANIA RELATIONS: HEADS
[...] (C) Summary: According to Mohamed Aly Cherif, Parliamentarian Majority President and leader of President-elect Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz's party Union Pour la Republique (UPR),the new government is willing to work with the opposition but the ball is now on the opposition's court. Cherif doe [...]
2009-08-03 09:10:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT505MODERATE ISLAMIST JEMIL MANSOUR ON THE ELECTIONS
[...] (C) Summary: Tawassoul president and presidential candidate Jemil Ould Mansour -- who was among the first to accept President-elect Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz's victory -- believes the election was fair despite a number of irregularities. For Mansour, Tawassoul comes out of the crisis in a wi [...]
2009-08-03 17:11:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT53MAURITANIA 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] President Abdallahi's government strongly encouraged foreign direct investment and economic liberalization. The government's investment and development strategy emphasized private sector development, which was seen as the main engine of economic growth. Privatization, liberalization, and inves [...]
2009-01-19 16:52:00Embassy NouakchottUNCLASSIFIEDEINV OPIC KTDB USTR EFIN ELAB MR
09NOUAKCHOTT538BIO INFO FOR MAURITANIA'S NEW GOVERNMENT
[...] (SBU) On August 11, President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz named his cabinet, composed of 29 positions (24 ministers, 3 deputy ministers, 2 minister secretary generals and one minister counselor) (Ref A). 2. (SBU) Prime Minister Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf: Laghdaf was first appointed prime [...]
2009-08-20 11:33:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM MR PINR
09NOUAKCHOTT546AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PRIME MINISTER LAGHDAF -
[...] (C) Summary: The Mauritanian relationship with the U.S. has "turned a page," and the newly (re)appointed Prime Minister looks forward to a broad and strong revitalized relationship. Counter-terrorism is of extreme importance -- the withdrawal of Peace Corps following the killing of an Ameri [...]
2009-08-25 15:09:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PHUM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT549JOURNALIST SENTENCED TO SIX MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT
[...] (C) Summary: Journalist and Taqadoumy Website Director Hanevy Ould Deha, detained on June 18 on charges of defamation against presidential candidate Ibrahima Moktar Sarr, was sentenced on August 19 to six months in prison, a 30,000 UM ($111 USD) fine and 230,000 UM ($851 USD) in legal fees [...]
2009-08-26 16:09:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM PHUM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT569PRESIDENT AZIZ ON MAURITANIAN RELATIONS WITH ISRAEL
[...] (C) Ambassador met with President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz on September 8 ostensibly to deliver President Obama's invitation for a luncheon with sub-Saharan Heads of State on the margins of UNGA (SEPTEL) and to deliver REFTEL demarche on the eve of the Arab League summit. Ambassador expanded [...]
2009-09-08 16:32:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IS MR
09NOUAKCHOTT580MAURITANIA: POLITICAL ROUNDUP FOR AUGUST 2009
[...] (U) Summary: The month of August saw Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, author of the August 6, 2008 coup d'etat, become the legitimately elected President of Mauritania. Aziz also received a visit from the Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs and traveled to Libya on his first official visit. Taqado [...]
2009-09-14 13:39:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM PREL MR SNAR
09NOUAKCHOTT608VENEZUELA ANNOUNCES PLANS TO CONSTRUCT AN OIL
[...] (U) In a statement released by the Venezuelan Ministry of Information and covered widely in the Mauritanian press, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced that Venezuela reached an agreement with the GIRM to build a refinery in Mauritania capable of processing 30,000 to 40,000 barrels of cr [...]
2009-09-21 09:17:00Embassy NouakchottUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECIN ENRG EIND PREL MR
09NOUAKCHOTT611IMF AGREES TO A NEW THREE YEAR PROGRAM WITH
[...] (C) Summary. A delegation of IMF advisors visited Mauritania to mark the resumption of GIRM and IMF relations following the 2008 coup d'etat. The IMF announced a Special Drawing Right loan valued at USD 80 million for Mauritania, as well as plans for a three-year IMF aid plan to begin in 201 [...]
2009-09-22 16:19:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN IMF MR
09NOUAKCHOTT619FIRST EVER MOSLEM AMERICAN COUPLE VISIT CEMENTS NEW
[...] Summary: IIP and ARS speakers Mrs. Fatima (Jane) Casewit and Mr. Daoud (Stephen) Casewit visited Mauritania from September 6th - 10th, 2009. Post capitalized on the timing of their visit to refresh recently renewed ties with the Mauritanian government through informal gatherings with local g [...]
2009-09-28 12:39:00Embassy NouakchottUNCLASSIFIEDKISL KMDR PREL MR PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO NG
09NOUAKCHOTT623FORMER PRESIDENT ABDALLAHI - "I UNDERESTIMATED THE
[...] (C) A Man Content With Himself: Charge met with former President Abdallahi on September 24 at his simple home in the village of Lemden (three hours southeast of Nouakchott). This was the first meeting with Abdallahi since he resigned his office on June 24 as his part of the Dakar Accords. Ab [...]
2009-09-29 13:41:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM PINR MR
09NOUAKCHOTT635MAURITANIA: POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC ROUNDUP FOR
[...] (C) Summary: In the month of September, the International Contact Group visited Mauritania to take stock of the post-election political situation. Delegations from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank also visited and renewed programs with Mauritania. President Aziz travel [...]
2009-10-01 12:22:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PTER MR KDEM
09NOUAKCHOTT636 MAURITANIA'S SEMI-ANNUAL FRAUD REPORT
[...] Mauritania is a poor developing country whose small population and relative isolation have kept the demand for visas relatively low. There has been significant rural to urban migration since the devastating drought of the 1970s. There are three major ethnic groups in Mauritania: White Moors, Bl [...]
2009-10-01 14:10:00Embassy NouakchottUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC MR
09NOUAKCHOTT658MAURITANIA'S 2009 AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-13 12:19:00Embassy NouakchottUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ECON ENRG ETRD PHUM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT676POSSIBLE APPROACH BY PRESIDENT AZIZ TO CAPTAIN
[...] (C) In a call on President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz on October 21, Ambassador Boulware explained that the U.S. was extremely preoccupied with the situation in Guinea. He noted that during recent consultations in Washington he had been asked to explore with Aziz the possibility of his approachin [...]
2009-10-22 07:24:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPREL GV MR
09NOUAKCHOTT698TAWASSOUL: PUSH TO STRENGTHEN POLITICAL PRESENCE
[...] (C) Moderate Islamist party Tawassoul has been one of the few winners in the past year of political crisis -- successfully establishing itself as a credible political movement and poised to expand its influence. This political party, affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood, which Taya's gove [...]
2009-10-29 13:54:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT7GAZA: MAURITANIANS INDIRECTLY LINK RECALL OF
[...] (C) Israeli Ambassador Michael Arbel confirmed with junta Foreign Minister Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou the Mauritanian authorities have recalled their Ambassador in Israel "for consultations" in response to tremendous domestic and foreign pressure. Ould Mohamedou told the Ambassador that [...]
2009-01-05 19:00:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL ASEC IS MR
09NOUAKCHOTT705MAURITANIA: POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC ROUNDUP FOR THE
[...] (U) Summary: This month in Mauritania, President Aziz's government took important first steps towards fighting corruption while a poll financed by the World Bank found that 82.9 percent of Mauritanians think the government is corrupt. The Spanish and the French sent high level emissaries to [...]
2009-11-02 07:45:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF EMIN EAIR EAID MR
09NOUAKCHOTT708MAURITANIA: AZIZ' 1ST QUARTER REPORT CARD -- A LOW
[...] (C) Summary -- Three months into the democratically elected Aziz government, the new President has begun to change opinions of some of his critics with very strong performance in addressing corruption and terrorism and a good effort in addressing humanitarian/social emergencies. Foreign polic [...]
2009-11-03 11:35:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON PHUM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT711SLAVERY IN MAURITANIA: AN OVERVIEW AND ACTION PLAN
[...] (C) Summary: A deeply entrenched social, cultural and economic phenomenon, slavery is present in both the Moor and Afro-Mauritanian communities and is linked to a caste system rather than exclusively racial considerations. Slavery practices still exist in many forms -- from the most tradit [...]
2009-11-03 16:10:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPHUM TIP PGOV KDEM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT818MAURITANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SEES ALGERIA AS
[...] (C) Summary: The Mauritanian Foreign Minister sees Algeria as hindering a regional response to the AQIM threat -- both by seeking to exclude some regional countries (presumably Morocco) from the conversation and dissuading neighbors from cooperating with external partners like AFRICOM. The [...]
2009-12-28 14:17:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER EPET MR AG
09NOUAKCHOTT825AMBASSADOR HOSTS RECEPTION FOR MAURITANIAN
[...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador hosted an off the record, roundtable discussion for a diverse group of seven Mauritanian business leaders to discuss the challenges Mauritania faces to stimulate economic growth, provide employment to young Mauritanians and to create economic opportunities for women. [...]
2009-12-30 16:06:00Embassy NouakchottUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID SOCI MR
09NOUAKCHOTT83MAYOR OF NEMA FIGHTS ON WHILE PRO-COUP PARTISANS
[...] (C) Summary: The mayor of the remote southeastern town of Nema continues to try to improve the living conditions of his residents, despite ongoing attempts by pro-coup politicians to unseat him from his post. The economic situation remains as precarious as ever, exacerbated by the pullout o [...]
2009-01-28 09:14:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD KDEM MR PGOV PREL PTER
09NOUAKCHOTT92MEDIA REACTION: INAUGURATION OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA
[...] (U) Arabic and French dailies and websites gave superb coverage to the MissionQs innaugural program which attracted more than 250 guests. However, in the weeks leading to the event, coverage of the transition itself was limited reflecting the ambiguity of the Mauritanian political/intellect [...]
2009-01-29 13:07:00Embassy NouakchottUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO KMDR
09NOUKKCHOTT514AZIZ' EW GOVERNMENT "NOT BAD"
[...] (C) Summary: President elect Mohamed Ould AbdelAAziz appointed a new cabinet on August 11. Led by former Prime Minister Moulaye Ould Mohamed Lagha f, the cabinet has 29 positions (24 ministers, deputy ministers, 2 minister secretary generalsa nd one minister counselor). Aziz set a posit [...]
2009-08-13 12:58:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MR
09OSAKAKOBE135Of Madonnas and Manifestos: Kansai Braces for
[...] (SBU) Summary: Voters in western Japan are poised to hand a historic victory to the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) in legislative elections, tracking developments nationwide in a race highlighted by negative campaigning by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP),a debate dominated by issue [...]
2009-08-28 09:09:00Consulate Osaka KobeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV JA
09OSAKAKOBE45KANSAI ECONOMIC RECOVERY OUTLOOK
[...] (SBU) Summary. Kansai-based business people and experts are generally optimistic on the mid to long term outlook for Kansai's economic recovery. In the short term, they cite lack of economic confidence and the uncertainty over Japan's leadership and political outlook are the biggest obstacl [...]
2009-03-16 23:13:00Consulate Osaka KobeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV JA
09OSLO115PART I: CONSTRAINTS ON NORWAY'S MIDDLE EAST ROLE?
[...] (C) Summary: Norway aspires to be a leader in Middle East peace negotiations and could be a genuine asset in bringing peace to the region. Norway's diplomatic principles, focus on dialogue, and mediation history have helped raise Norway's profile as a peacemaker. Its tense relationship with I [...]
2009-02-13 14:48:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL PGOV PINR IS NO
09OSLO116PART III: NORWEGIAN FM STOERE: THE WORLD AT HIS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-13 14:49:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL KPAL IS NO
09OSLO171(C) NORWAY'S MORE POSITIVE IRAQ POLICY
[...] (C) Summary. Recognizing the improved situation in Iraq and wishing to support President Obama, Norway decided to "even further normalize relations" with Iraq and to consider a possible political level visit. Despite this positive direction, the GON continues to be skeptical to engagement w [...]
2009-03-17 08:34:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALEPET PREL PGOV IZ NO
09OSLO174HOLD THE LINE: NORWAY'S SPECIAL 301 DESIGNATION
[...] (C) Summary. As Washington agencies consider the Special 301 Watchlist, Post wishes to strongly emphasize its earlier recommendation (Reftel B) that the GON should remain on the list. Norway was first listed in 2008 (Reftels C,D). Per Ref B, Post is aware that there is an internal USG discus [...]
2009-03-17 13:34:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON KIPR NO
09OSLO199JAGLAND'S CANDIDACY FOR NEXT COE SECRETARY GENERAL
[...] (C) Summary. Thorbjorn Jagland is a leading Norwegian politician whose thoughtful comments often crystallize debates and support US positions. While he was the subject of some controversy while he was Prime Minister, he is now a seasoned elder statesman who would be a strong candidate to hea [...]
2009-03-26 12:17:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM COE NO
09OSLO217(S) NORWEGIANS WILL RAISE SABERI ISSUE WITH
[...] (S) Poloff discussed reftel points at length with the acting director of the Mid-East Section of the MFA, Ingrid Schoyen. Schoyen said that Norway finds it nearly impossible to obtain meetings with officials in Tehran, and furthermore that the workings of Iranian goverment are extremely opaque [...]
2009-03-31 15:14:00Embassy OsloSECRETPGOV PHUM EUN PREL IR NO
09OSLO352NORWAY'S LIBERTAD ACT REVIEW, MAY 2009
[...] (C) The paragraphs in this cable are keyed to questions in reftel (A),paragraph 5. Poloff met with Kjersti Rodsmoen, MFA Latin America section director, to discuss Cuba policy. Norway continues to pursue a strategy of limited engagement toward Cuba in order to advance human rights, and, indi [...]
2009-05-18 16:01:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL CU NO
09OSLO399NORWAY'S RUSSIA POLICY: WISHFUL THINKING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-18 07:44:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPBTS PINS PREL RS NO
09OSLO434 OSLO NEC - THE HIGH COSTS OF FREEZING THE PROJECT
[...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: After winning a nail-biting vote in the City Council, an appeal to the governor, two lower court cases, and a final Supreme Court appeal, then successfully concluding four years of negotiations over the purchase price for the land, we at last have a clear pat [...]
2009-07-07 07:56:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYABLD PREL AMGT ASEC KLIG NO
09OSLO526USNATO AMBASSADOR DAALDER'S DISCUSSION WITH
[...] (C) Summary: In discussions with visiting USNATO Ambassador Ivo Daalder in Oslo August 17, Norwegian Deputy Minister of Defense Espen Barth-Eide and Director for Security Policy Svein Efjestad said they looked forward to reviewing the new COMISAF Strategic requirements this fall; suggested tha [...]
2009-08-26 13:44:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PBTS MCAP MOPS AF RU NO
09OSLO540NORWEGIAN MFA AF/PAK DIRECTOR VIEW'S ON
[...] Summary: (C) CDA James Heg, PolCouns, and PolOff held wide-ranging discussions August 31 with Ambassador Bjorn Janis Kanavin, the MFA's Af/Pak Director and previously Ambassador to Pakistan and Afghanistan. Kanavin said the GON's contribution to Afghanistan would likely be strengthened after [...]
2009-09-04 07:10:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF NO
09OSLO564U.S. FORCE REDUCTIONS IN EUROPE: VIEW FROM NORWAY
[...] (S/NF) Summary: The removal of two Brigade Combat Teams and one and a half fighter squadrons from Europe to the United States would likely provoke Norwegian angst over the effectiveness of the U.S. commitment to NATO and to Europe in general, just as Norway is promoting increased NATO engage [...]
2009-09-15 15:30:00Embassy OsloSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PARM NO
09OSLO572SE WOLPE HAS PRODUCTIVE TALKS WITH GON AND NGOS IN
[...] (C) Summary: Special Envoy Howard Wolpe had a day of productive meetings on September 4 in Oslo with representatives of the Norwegian government (GON),the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC),Norwegian Church Aid (NCA),and the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI). The GON agreed t [...]
2009-09-18 08:52:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF PREL KPKO KWMN SOCI NO
09OSLO609IRAN NUCLEAR FACILITY DEMARCHE REDUX, THIS TIME
[...] (C) Summary: Then-Charge d'affaires Daniels (now A/DCM upon the return of Post's charge later on October 2) followed up post's initial Iran nuclear facility demarche of September 25 with an additional demarche October 2 to the acting head of the Norwegian MFA's Disarmament and Non-Proliferation [...]
2009-10-05 10:03:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALIR MNUC NO PARM PREL
09OSLO624NORWAY'S TUNE ON ISRAEL, THE PEACE PROCESS, AND
[...] (C) Summary: On October 7, Charge Heg had a constructive discussion about overall U.S. Norway cooperation in the Middle East with senior Norwegian diplomats Jorn Gjelstad, the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Middle East Section, and Special Envoy to the Middle East Jon Hanssen-Bauer. [...]
2009-10-08 15:09:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PTER KPAL IS IQ NO
09OSLO700FM STOERE, NEW U.S. AMBASSADOR SHARE VIEWS ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In the Ambassador's initial courtesy call November 9, Foreign Minister Stoere welcomed Ambassador White to Norway and offered that the priorities the Ambassador outlined during his Senate confirmation hearings in September closely match the priorities of the Government of Norway. [...]
2009-11-09 16:16:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAF NO PREL PTER
09OSLO720NORWEGIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY ON NATO, RUSSIA,
[...] (C) Summary: MoD Security Policy Director Svein Efjestad told EUR/NB Director, DCM, PolCouns, A/DATT and PolMil Officer November 12 that the recent NATO-Russia Council meeting held in Oslo on nuclear policy was a useful discussion, particularly as it addressed sub-strategic weapons, which re [...]
2009-11-18 13:47:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR OVIP NO
09OSLO725NORWAY'S MFA ON POTUS VISIT, IRAN, HIGH NORTH
[...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings November 12, MFA Political Director Vegard Ellefsen and MFA Security Policy Director Rune Resaland and senior members of his staff outlined their views on topics of current interest, including their thoughts on deliverables during the upcoming POTUS visit, to [...]
2009-11-20 15:49:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL NATO PARM NO
09OSLO73 NORWAY ? 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE REPORT
[...] (U) Summary. Here is the submission for Norway's 2009 Investment Climate Report. Per reftel, it will be incorporated in the Country's Commercial Guide. End summary. Chapter 6: Investment Climate Openness to Foreign Investment Conversion and Transfer Policies Expropriation and Compensati [...]
2009-01-14 13:18:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDEINV OPIC KTDB USTR NO
09OSLO739SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO OSLO
[...] (S) Mr. President, your visit to Oslo to accept the Nobel Peace Prize is of great significance to the Norwegians. Norway is a geographically mid-sized country with a population on par with Colorado, and, according to the IMF, a 2009 GDP per capita just below 100,000 USD - surpassed in the wo [...]
2009-11-30 15:25:00Embassy OsloSECRETOVIP PGOV PREL ECON ETRD SENV MOPS NO
09OSLO777GOVERNMENT AND MEDIA REACTIONS TO PRESIDENT'S NOBEL VISIT
[...] (U) This cable is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. ---------------- GENERAL REACTION ---------------- 2. (U) The response to President Obama's visit, and to his Nobel Prize acceptance speech in particular, has on the whole been overwhelmingly enthusiastic, even pa [...]
2009-12-17 07:01:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL SCUL KPAO NO
09OSLO787NORWAY CONSERVATIVE PARTY LEADER ERNA SOLBERG DISCUSSES NOBEL, ARCTIC, AFGHANISTAN WITH AMBASSADOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Erna Solberg, leader of the Conservative ("Hoyre") Party (the second largest opposition party in Norway after the right-wing Progress Party) told Ambassador White on December 15 that many Norwegians were favorably impressed by President Obama's direct message in his Nobel speech [...]
2009-12-23 12:29:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYNO OXEC PGOV PREL
09OSLO85 MEDIA REACTION: THE PRESIDENT'S INTERVIEW WITH AL-ARABIYA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-30 07:14:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO NO
09OTTAWA109CANADA'S "NEW" CHINA STRATEGY EMPHASIZES INCREASED
[...] (C) Summary: The Canadian government recently rolled out a "new" China strategy that will emphasize more high level ministerial visits and dialogue. Prime Minister Harper has yet to visit Beijing during his three year tenure, but may later in 2009. Canada's engagement with China seeks first [...]
2009-02-11 13:58:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ETRD CH CA
09OTTAWA151CANADA?S TIP REPORT SUBMISSION
[...] (SBU) OVERVIEW OF CANADA'S TIP SITUATION A. The Government of Canada collects trafficking in persons (TIP) information through a number of sources, including police and court-reported data and reported case law. The 2008 Annual Criminal Intelligence Service Canada Report on Organized Cri [...]
2009-02-27 21:52:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB KCRM KWMN
09OTTAWA159CANADA APPLAUDS IRAQ STRATEGY REVIEW, BUT FOCUSES
[...] (C/NF) Canada welcomed the new U.S. administration's review of Iraq policy (ref a),especially since it will free up more U.S. combat troops for Afghanistan, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Iraq desk officer David Leach. Canada recognizes the importance of I [...]
2009-03-03 22:11:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MOPS IZ AF CA
09OTTAWA161CANADA: INFORMATION FOR LONDON G-20 MEETINGS
[...] (sbu) Ref a requested information regarding Post's outlook on the continuing impact of the economic and financial situation on Canada, as well as Canada's expected priorities and objectives for the London G-20 Summit on April 2. Econcouns John Carwile (carwilejl@state.sgov.gov) and EMIN Eric B [...]
2009-03-04 20:00:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCA ECON EFIN
09OTTAWA231LITTLE LOVE LEFT - THE CONSERVATIVES AND QUEBEC
[...] (C) Summary: The 2008 federal election damaged Prime Minister Harper's political standing in Quebec. Rather than heal campaign rifts over Conservative juvenile crime proposals and cuts to arts funding, PM Harper's subsequent attacks in December against the "separatist" Bloc Quebec's support [...]
2009-03-23 17:15:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON CA
09OTTAWA252CLOSE RACES ARE HOT ELECTION PROSPECTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: In the 2008 federal election, 42 members of Parliament won their seats by five pct or less of the vote; these "marginals" will be particularly in play in the next election -- which most pundits expect sometime within the next twelve months. The Conservatives hold the greatest num [...]
2009-03-30 16:59:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CA
09OTTAWA278CANADA'S "CALIBRATED" RE-ENGAGEMENT WITH RUSSIA IN
[...] (C/NF) Summary: Russia is seeking strong re-engagement with Canada following the chilling of relations after the Russian invasion of Georgia and "Russian provocations in the Arctic." Canada nonetheless recognizes the need to work with Russia, given the many intersecting areas of mutual concern [...]
2009-04-07 21:02:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL ETRD RS GG CA
09OTTAWA290CANADA SUPPORTIVE OF E3 PLUS 3 PROCESS ON IRAN
[...] (S) In a meeting on April 15 with Director General for the Middle East and Maghreb Kerry Buck of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, PolMinCouns delivered reftel demarche and urged Canada's efforts to persuade Iran to seize this opportunity. Ms. Buck welcomed the new [...]
2009-04-15 17:02:00Embassy OttawaSECRETPARM PREL KNNP MNUC IR CA
09OTTAWA291CANADA AND THE AMERICAS
[...] (C) Summary: Under Prime Minister Harper, Canada has devoted more of its diplomatic and aid attention to the Americas, notably a 2007 high-profile Latin America trip by the PM, as well as other high level visits. The government has apparently abandoned an initial effort to develop a strategic [...]
2009-04-15 20:23:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD EAID XM BR CA
09OTTAWA30A MODERN ROLE MODEL: GOVERNOR GENERAL MICHAELLE JEAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-13 16:45:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR CA
09OTTAWA311TOUJOURS EN PLACE: THE BLOC QUEBECOIS
[...] (C) Summary. The Bloc Quebecois, a federal political party exclusively devoted to promoting Quebec's interests in Parliament, emphasizes that Quebec's values -- including the primacy of French, the "crucial" role of culture, and Quebec's immigration policy -- differ from the rest of Canada. [...]
2009-04-22 21:28:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CA
09OTTAWA34 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR CANADA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-14 18:36:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB USTR OPIC PGOV CA
09OTTAWA341LIBERALS UNDER IGNATIEFF VOW TO RAISE THEIR GAME
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-06 20:08:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CA
09OTTAWA347CANADA SEEKS ITAR RELIEF FOR INDUSTRY
[...] (C) Summary: Officials and business leaders in Ottawa told PM Acting A/S Ruggiero that Canadian human rights commissions or courts soon could force the defense industry to stop applying U.S. International Trafficking in Arms Regulations (ITAR) rules that deny proscribed nationals, including c [...]
2009-05-12 18:20:00Embassy OttawaSECRETPARM PREL ETTC CA
09OTTAWA394SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW'S VISIT
[...] (SBU) Mr. Secretary, Mission Canada warmly welcomes you to Toronto and hopes that you will soon be able to visit Ottawa and our other six constituent posts as well. Canada remains one of if not the closest partners we have around the world, and there are few foreign policy priorities and pr [...]
2009-05-27 19:17:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON CA
09OTTAWA448SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH
[...] (SBU) Mission Canada warmly welcomes the Secretary to the International Joint Commission centennial celebration on June 13 and to the bilateral meeting with Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon. I along with Consul General John Nay and his staff from Toronto will be on hand to welcome you. 2 [...]
2009-06-09 20:45:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ETRD CA
09OTTAWA468CANADA'S DEMOCRACY PROMOTION COMMUNITY ACTIVE
[...] (SBU) Summary and comment. Several government-funded Canadian organizations are active around the world in promoting human rights and good governance, whose work the government's proposed creation of a new Canadian democracy promotion agency focused on political party development would comp [...]
2009-06-16 12:04:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KWMN AORC EAID CA
09OTTAWA594CANZUS INDIGENOUS ISSUES CONSULTATIONS ADDRESS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Canadian, Australian, New Zealand, and U.S. (CANZUS) officials met recently in Ottawa for consultations on indigenous issues. Governmental changes since the last meeting in July 2006 have resulted in a number of new policy directions on aboriginal issues. Between now and the [...]
2009-07-30 18:10:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PGOV AS NZ CA
09OTTAWA597NATIVE BORDER DISPUTE RAISES COMPLEX ISSUES
[...] (SBU) Summary: An ongoing dispute between Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the Mohawk aboriginal reserve of Akwesasne over the arming of border guards on the reserve straddling the Canada-U.S. border raises cross-cutting political, jurisdictional, and law enforcement issues. CBSA reta [...]
2009-07-30 21:36:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PBTS CA
09OTTAWA622FURTHER PROGRESS ON DUBAI PROCESS
[...] (C) Summary: According to Canadian officials, there was some -- but not much -- "concrete progress" at the most recent Dubai Process meetings, notably in that Afghanistan and Pakistan had agreed to call on international experts to assist them in drafting action plans, MOUs, and assessments for [...]
2009-08-11 21:27:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID SNAR ETRD PK AF CA
09OTTAWA629APPEALS COURT REAFFIRMS CANADA MUST SEEK KHADR'S
[...] (SBU) Canada's appellate court on August 14 upheld a lower court ruling requiring the government to seek the repatriation of Guantanamo detainee and Canadian citizen Omar Khadr. According to the Prime Minister, the government will study the decision before deciding on next steps. An appeal [...]
2009-08-14 19:05:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PTER CU CA
09OTTAWA634CANADIAN OPINION LEADERS ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT NEW
[...] (SBU) Summary: Canadians have noted a new tone in U.S. foreign policy and have responded enthusiastically, according to a group of Canadian opinion leaders who met with the Charge on August 13. They praised the Secretary's recent Council on Foreign Relations speech and commented the new rheto [...]
2009-08-18 21:03:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPAO CA AF
09OTTAWA64SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S TRIP TO OTTAWA
[...] (C) Mr. President, Mission Canada warmly welcomes you and the First Lady to Ottawa. We and Canadians alike are thrilled that your first foreign trip as President will be to Canada, which Canadians claim as a long-standing tradition reflecting the vital importance of this bilateral relationship b [...]
2009-01-22 16:35:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ECON MARR SENV AF CA
09OTTAWA68NEW LIBERAL LEADER MICHAEL IGNATIEFF
[...] (C) Summary: An intellectual, historian, and award-winning author and journalist, Michael Ignatieff is the new interim leader of the Liberal Party of Canada (pending formal confirmation at a party conference in May). Harvard-educated and a former U.S. resident, the would-be prime minister is [...]
2009-01-23 19:54:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR CA
09OTTAWA689JOHN WILLIAMSON: NEW DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: In an August 27 shake-up of the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) senior political staff, Prime Minister Stephen Harper named John Williamson as the new Director of Communications, the fourth in as many years. A strong fiscal conservative, Williamson does not have a high public profi [...]
2009-09-04 17:29:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KPAO CA
09OTTAWA70Canada's Coming Federal Budget and Stimulus Prospects
[...] (SBU) Summary: With the economy dominating the political landscape (ref a),Canada's opposition parties have made the January 27 federal budget a litmus test of PM Harper's ability to make his Conservative minority government work. Ottawa observers estimate that the budget will pass with just [...]
2009-01-26 13:07:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EINV EIND PREL PGOV CA
09OTTAWA700CANADA WELCOMES U.S. OUTREACH ON MISSILE TECHNOLOGY
[...] (C) Summary: Canadian nonproliferation and enforcement officers told visiting U.S. officials that Canada is in broad agreement with U.S. goals for the upcoming plenary session of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR). Canadian political leaders are likely to support U.S. efforts to sin [...]
2009-09-09 20:19:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MNUC MTCRE ETTC KSCA TSPA CA
09OTTAWA720CANADA: EXPERIENCE ENGAGING DIASPORA COMMUNITIES
[...] (U) Like the United States, Canada is a nation of immigrants. Immigrants make up twenty percent of the overall population in Canada, according to the most recent census data (2006). The largest Diaspora in Canada is from the United Kingdom (579,620) followed by China (466,940),India (443,6 [...]
2009-09-15 19:57:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL SMIG SCUL EAID TSPL BTIO BEXP
09OTTAWA732CANADA SHARES OUR CONCERNS ON IRAN
[...] (C) CDA, accompanied by PolMinCouns, delivered ref a Iran demarche on September 17 to Assistant Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Political Director Yves Brodeur. CDA highlighted the need to use all public and private avenues, including bilaterally and with other nations, to try to inf [...]
2009-09-17 20:07:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP MNUC IAEA CASC IR CA
09OTTAWA779AMBASSADOR BEGINS MEETING CANADIAN LEADERS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Since presentation of credentials on October 2, Ambassador has actively engaged top Canadian political leaders, including the Prime Minister, to underscore the central importance of this highly successful bilateral relationship. He will begin a series of provincial travels o [...]
2009-10-06 16:09:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON MARR ETRD CA AF
09OTTAWA795BLUE DAYS FOR LIBERAL LEADER MICHAEL IGNATIEFF
[...] (C) Summary. Liberal Party poll numbers continue to decline, while the Conservatives appear in their strongest position in at least a year. Fundraising has also slowed down noticeably. Leader Michael Ignatieff is clearly on the defensive, but has vowed to do a better job in shaping the po [...]
2009-10-15 21:24:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR CA
09OTTAWA827Canada Broadly Support U.S. Strategy for NATO Enlargement
[...] (C) Summary. Canada broadly supports U.S. goals with respect to NATO enlargement, including strong support for Ukraine's NATO aspirations, although Canada wants to see more evidence of reform. Bosnia represents the one area of divergence, as Canada supports the Membership Action Plan (MAP) p [...]
2009-11-06 16:24:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO PARM MARR KTIA BK GG MK MW UP CA
09OTTAWA828HydroQu??bec to acquire most of the assets of NB Power
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request, see para 11. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 29 the Quebec and New Brunswick (NB) provincial governments announced that HydroQu????bec intends to purchase the assets of New Brunswick Power (NB Power). The deal is attractive to HydroQu????bec becaus [...]
2009-10-29 20:19:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EINV SENV PGOV CA
09OTTAWA836AMBASSADOR JACOBSON'S VISIT TO WINNIPEG, OCTOBER 18-20
[...] Summary. Ambassador Jacobson's October 18-20 trip to Manitoba capitalized on Manitoba Premier Doer's preparation as Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. and the swearing-in of a new Premier, Greg Selinger. The headline read "New kids roll up their sleeves," and the atmosphere of good will, good i [...]
2009-11-03 15:00:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDECON MARR PREL PGOV SENV CA
09OTTAWA841Deputy Secretary Steinberg's Meeting with Canadian Foreign
[...] (U) October 22, 2009, 11:15 a.m., Ottawa, Canada. 2. (U) Participants: United States James Steinberg, Deputy Secretary David Jacobson, U.S. Ambassador to Canada Lourdes Cue, Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary Kurt van der Walde, notetaker Canada Claude C [...]
2009-11-17 21:36:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS KGHG UNRWA IR AF PK CU CA
09OTTAWA843WHA Assistant Secretary's Meeting with Canadian Trade
[...] (U) October 22, 2009, 8:45 a.m., Ottawa, Canada. 2. (U) Participants: United States Arturo Valenzuela, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemispheric Affairs David Jacobson, U.S. Ambassador to Canada Eric Benjaminson, Economic Minister-Counselor, notetaker Kurt van der Wal [...]
2009-11-23 20:51:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALETRD PREL ECON CA
09OTTAWA845Canadian Relations with Cuba
[...] (SBU) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) interlocutors tell us that Canada continues to promote the advancement of democracy, good governance, and human rights in Cuba. Canada shares the U.S. goals of promoting democracy and human rights in Cuba, while maintaining it [...]
2009-11-25 20:55:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ETTC ETRD CU CA
09OTTAWA861Canada's Prime Minister Ventures to China for First Time
[...] (C/NF) Summary: Prime Minister Stephen Harper will make his first visit to China as Canadian leader December 3-6. He will most importantly meet with President Hu Jintao, National People's Congress chairman Wu Bangguo, and Premier Wen Jiabao. According to Canadian officials, his main empha [...]
2009-12-01 22:59:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL ETRD EMIN PHUM CH CA HK KS
09OTTAWA867Canada working "behind the scenes" on democratic reform in
[...] (C/NF) Canada is working "behind the scenes" on new ideas for advancing democratic reform in Burma and welcomes U.S. high level engagement with the Burmese government (reftel),according to Erin Koenig, deskoff for Burma, Thailand, and Regional Human Rights in the Southeast Asia and Oceania Rel [...]
2009-12-03 19:42:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PHUM BM CA
09OTTAWA895Canada's Burgeoning Pol-Mil Relationship with Mexico
[...] (SBU) Summary. The defense and security relationship between Canada and Mexico is evolving and both countries are open to exploring new areas for further cooperation. Humanitarian assistance, disaster response, counternarcotics, and nonproliferation were among the areas for detailed disc [...]
2009-12-22 16:35:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR CA MX
09OUAGADOUGOU145AMBASSADOR'S REFLECTIONS ON BURKINA FASO'S
[...] (C) The future of Burkina Faso is firmly in the hands of two men: President Blaise Compaore and Prime Minister Tertius Zongo. As I prepare to leave post after three years, it is my assessment that this leadership team is generally moving the country in the right direction, but we will need t [...]
2009-03-06 10:46:00Embassy OuagadougouCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UV
09OUAGADOUGOU187DEMOCRATIC PROGRESS IN BURKINA FASO IN 2010 AND BEYOND
[...] (C) Summary: In the next three to five years, Burkina Faso's fledgling democracy has the potential to make significant progress. Priority areas include: merging and strengthening the numerous weak and fragmented opposition parties; increasing the capacity of political parties to conduct campaig [...]
2009-03-18 17:03:00Embassy OuagadougouCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM UV
09OUAGADOUGOU298REQUEST FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF A DEPARTMENT OF
[...] (U) Summary: Reftel was submitted to inform the Department of State (DOS) of the increased workload and expanded Military Cooperation portfolio in Burkina Faso and to formally request the rapid establishment of a permanent Department of Defense (DOD) uniformed military position at the Embassy. [...]
2009-04-23 15:23:00Embassy OuagadougouSECRET//NOFORNMASS MARR MOPS UV
09OUAGADOUGOU450FEMALE ECISION IN BURKINA FASO
[...] Summary: Burkina Fao has attempted to eradicate the practice of femle excision for over fifty years and officially outawed the practice over a decade ago; however, th prevalence rate among girls and women has not canged. In fact, the Government of Burkina Fas (GOBF) recently announced that c [...]
2009-06-05 12:00:00Embassy OuagadougouUNCLASSIFIEDKOCI KWMN PHUM SOCI UV
09OUAGADOUGOU816BURKINA FASO: DAS FITZGERALD MEETS WITH PRIME
[...] (C) Summary. In separate meetings with AF DAS Fitzgerald, Burkina Faso's Prime Minister and Minister of Defense asked for assistance in coping with the aftermath of the September 1st flooding. They also highlighted President Compaore's regional mediation efforts and elaborated on the GOBF's vi [...]
2009-09-25 10:08:00Embassy OuagadougouCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM PINR PGOV MASS UV
09PANAMA115PANAMA: BALBINA'S PLATFORM UNDERSCORES CONTINUITY
[...] (C) Governing Revolutionary Democratic Party (PRD) presidential candidate Balbina Herrera and her party in January released their electoral platform that stresses continuity, particularly with respect to current president Martin Torrijos's economic and social welfare policies. Interestingly th [...]
2009-02-06 20:37:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PM ECON PREL
09PANAMA16PANAMA: NEW AERO-MARITIME SERVICE DIRECTOR MAKES
[...] (S//NF) "Something is going on," Rigoberto Gordon, Director of the National Aero-Naval Service (SENAN),told EMBOFFs December 5, referring to apparent corruption among former National Maritime Service (SMN) members now in SENAN's ranks. (Note: SENAN, formed on December 22, combines the pervio [...]
2009-01-07 22:33:00Embassy PanamaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL SNAR PM
09PANAMA163PANAMA: OBJECTION TO THE INCLUSION OF PORNOGRAPHY
[...] (SBU) Post appreciates the opportunity to review the documents used by DOL to determine whether a "significant incidence" of child labor is used in Panama to produce pornography, but is troubled by the conclusions drawn from these sources. Of the two sources that post was able to obtain, one [...]
2009-02-26 20:58:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDEIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP PM
09PANAMA171PANAMA'S SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-02 13:54:00Embassy PanamaSECRET//NOFORNASEC PTER
09PANAMA184PANAMA: MARTINELLI'S "GOVERNMENT PLAN FOR CHANGE"
[...] (C) Leading presidential candidate Ricardo Martinelli of the Alliance for Change on February 11 released his "Government Plan for Change," that lays out 179 proposals designed to "make a better Panama reach everyone" (que un mejor Panama llegue a todos). The document is flashy, includes big c [...]
2009-03-06 15:38:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PM PREL
09PANAMA252PANAMA: LIMITED WINDOW FOR FTA RATIFICATION
[...] (S//NF) The U.S. and Panama need to resolve several complicated issues in order to meet congressional concerns associated with the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries. With three months left until the end of the Torrijos administration, it may be tempting to put negotiat [...]
2009-03-26 19:12:00Embassy PanamaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PM
09PANAMA265PANAMA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL HOYER
[...] (SBU) Summary. Since the 1989 restoration of democracy, Panama has established and consolidated a democratic, stable and responsive government; accelerated economic growth through open markets; and strived to ensure that the benefits of that growth reach all citizens. While a hemispheric leader [...]
2009-03-30 18:50:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP EWWT OVIP PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EINV PM
09PANAMA298(U) PANAMA AND THE 2009 SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS
[...] (C/NF) Panama's main priority for the 17-19 April 2009 Summit of the Americas (SOA) was addressing the global economic crisis, and Delia Villamonte, Panamanian MFA DG for International Organizations and Conferences, was optimistic that President Obama would be a positive broker for consensus. [...]
2009-04-09 20:31:00Embassy PanamaSECRETPINR PGOV PREL ECON
09PANAMA306PANAMA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LEVIN
[...] (SBU) The fate of the U.S./Panama Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will determine the trajectory of our bilateral relationship through the foreseeable future. Congressional passage and a successful implementation of the FTA would serve to maintain extraordinary, yet vulnerable, U.S. influence in Pan [...]
2009-04-14 23:03:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP EWWT OVIP PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EINV PM
09PANAMA316PANAMA: MARTINELLI PLAYS PRESIDENT TO FRIENDLY
[...] (C) The Foundation for the Development of Citizen Liberty, Panama's Transparency International (TI) chapter, hosted an untelevised "Presidential Candidates Forum" on April 14. Though dubbed as a forum for both leading candidates, only Alliance for Change presidential candidate Ricardo Martinell [...]
2009-04-20 15:36:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PM PREL
09PANAMA323CODEL LEVIN DISCUSSES OVERCOMING FTA ROADBLOCKS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Codel Levin, composed of Representative Sandy Levin (D-MI and Chairman of the Trade Subcommittee of the Ways & Means Committee),met with Panamanian President Martin Torrijos on April 20. The discussion centered on the U.S-Panama Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and the two core issues [...]
2009-04-22 14:54:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP OVIP ECON ETRD EFIN PM
09PANAMA326ENDGAME: TORRIJOS'S BOTTOMLINE ON THE FTA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-22 18:44:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PREL PM
09PANAMA347PANAMA: POLITICAL COMMENTATOR PROVIDES INSIGHT ON
[...] (C) Ricardo Martinelli's Alliance for Change movement will perform well in next weekend's elections, and the PRD will be weakened but will regain strength and prepare for 2014, political commentator Alfredo Castillero told POLOFFS during lunch on April 23. Castillero noted that a Martinelli [...]
2009-04-29 21:51:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PM PREL
09PANAMA348PANAMA: MARTINELLI ADVISER WEIGHS IN ON ELECTION
[...] (C) Dennis Allen, former Electoral Tribune (TE) magistrate and current "electoral process adviser" to Alliance for Change presidential candidate Ricardo Martinelli ran down for the Political Section his vision of how Panama's May 3 elections will play out. Although the election would probably [...]
2009-04-30 15:10:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PM PREL
09PANAMA349PANAMA: POLITICAL COMMENTATOR PROVIDES INSIGHT ON
[...] (C) Ricardo Martinelli's Alliance for Change movement will perform well in next weekend's elections, and the PRD will be weakened but will regain strength and prepare for 2014, political commentator Alfredo Castillero told POLOFFS during lunch on April 23. Castillero noted that a Martinelli [...]
2009-04-30 15:10:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PM PREL
09PANAMA367TORRIJOS BRIEFS MARTINELLI AS TIEA THREATENS FTA
[...] (SBU) Vice-President Lewis reported to the Ambassador that President Torrijos recommitted to his endgame (reftels) for the U.S.-Panama FTA (FTA) during his first meeting with President-elect Martinelli. That endgame calls for the Obama Administration to submit the FTA to Congress, after which [...]
2009-05-06 22:58:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PREL PGOV EFTA EFIN SNAR PM
09PANAMA417PANAMA: GOP SAYS USCG DID NOT FOLLOW SALAS-BECKER
[...] (C) The GOP protested in a diplomatic note from the MFA on May 20, 2009 that the U.S. Coast Guard did not follow agreed upon procedures during the search of Panamanian flagged vessel, M/V Pollux A on April 27. Specifically, the note protested that the USCG did not share information with the [...]
2009-05-22 22:19:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PM
09PANAMA421PANAMA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL THOMPSON
[...] (SBU) Since the 1989 restoration of democracy, Panama has established and consolidated a democratic, stable and responsive government; accelerated economic growth through open markets; and worked to ensure that the benefits of that growth reach all citizens. While a hemispheric leader in progr [...]
2009-05-26 22:40:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PM
09PANAMA439PANAMA: NEITHER TORRIJOS NOR MARTINELLI CAN
[...] (C) While President-elect Ricardo Martinelli would very much like to secure U.S. ratification of the pending bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA),Martinelli and his closest advisors assess that President Martin Torrijos and his Revolutionary Democratic Party (PRD) deputies in the National Ass [...]
2009-06-01 21:21:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV ECON ETRD EFTA PM
09PANAMA518--CORRECTED COPY--DIPLOMATIC CLEARANCE REQUESTS DURING
[...] (C) Panama's next President, Ricardo Martinelli, and his cabinet will be sworn in on 01 July 2009. The current government is not approving any diplomatic clearance requests for ships or aircraft that occur on or after 01 July. Beginning on 01 July a new group of officials will be sworn in a [...]
2009-06-29 17:13:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PM
09PANAMA527CORRECTED COPY DIPLOMATIC CLEARANCE REQUESTS
[...] (C) Panama's next President, Ricardo Martinelli, and his cabinet will be sworn in on 01 July 2009. The current government is not approving any diplomatic clearance requests for ships or aircraft that occur on or after 01 July. Beginning on 01 July a new group of officials will be sworn in a [...]
2009-07-02 15:20:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PM
09PANAMA539SACYR WINS CANAL CONTRACT, SIGNALING BROADER
[...] (C) In an elaborate ceremony attended by President Martinelli and most of the Cabinet, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) announced that the consortium led by Spanish firm Sacyr had won the $3.2 billion contract to build the third set of locks, centerpiece of the once-in-a-century Canal Expansion pro [...]
2009-07-08 19:20:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EWWT PGOV PM PREL
09PANAMA550IN BARGAIN BASEMENT BID, SPANISH TO EXPAND PANAMA
[...] (C) During a morning of high political theater, President Martinelli, Panama's senior government officials, consortia representatives, diplomatic corps, and the public (through live TV and an internet broadcast) witnessed the presentation of the technical scores and the opening of the financial bid [...]
2009-07-09 21:36:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EINV ETRD MARR PM EWWT PREL
09PANAMA657AES CONCERNED ABOUT GOP ACTIONS ON PANAMA'S
[...] (SBU) AES representatives informed the DCM that they are concerned that the Martinelli Administration may jeopardize their $856 million dollar investment in Panama by unilaterally changing the contracted price of water for hydroelectric generation plants owned by AES and others. The Martinell [...]
2009-08-27 17:50:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG PM EINV PGOV
09PANAMA699MARTINELLI MOUNTS DOMESTIC SPY OPERATION, PUTS DEA
[...] (S//NF) President Martinelli is following through on his intention to expand the duties of Panama's Council of Public Security and National Defense ("Consejo") to include spying on domestic political enemies (reftel). Martinelli has told the Ambassador that he no longer needs USG help to estab [...]
2009-09-18 17:03:00Embassy PanamaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL SNAR PM
09PANAMA701MARTINELLI: PRESIDENTIALISM OR POPULISM?
[...] (S//NF) President Ricardo Martinelli has begun his five year term by energetically taking on a number of vested interests, from powerful local businessmen perceived to be abusing state concessions, to major international businesses (ref A),civil society leaders, and officials of the former [...]
2009-09-18 19:46:00Embassy PanamaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR PM
09PANAMA756MOUNTING OPPOSITION TO MARTINELLI'S LIKELY SUPREME
[...] (C) Rumors that President Martinelli intends to nominate Electoral Tribunal Magistrate Gerardo Solis and former drug prosecutor Jose Almengor to the Supreme Court this fall have been poorly received by Panamanian opinion makers. Several leading newspaper editors told the Ambassador and DCM th [...]
2009-10-07 17:31:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PM
09PANAMA765POTENTIAL SCANDAL BREWING FOR MARTINELLI
[...] (S//NF) Failed PRD candidate for president Balbina Herrera publicly alleged September 24 that Secretary of State for Security Jose Almengor had withheld evidence during the past presidential campaign that incriminated President Martinelli in the David Murcia scandal. That scandal contributed [...]
2009-10-14 18:06:00Embassy PanamaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PM
09PANAMA777PANAMANIAN INTEL DIRECTOR CONFRONTS DEA
[...] (S//NF) Olmedo Alfaro, Executive Secretary of the Council of Public Security and National Defense (Consejo),engaged in two tense encounters with DEA personnel last week, indicating continued tension over the Embassy decision to remove the Matador judicialized wiretap program from the contro [...]
2009-10-19 21:35:00Embassy PanamaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR SNAR PM
09PANAMA799President's Top Advisor Affirms Security is GOP's Biggest
[...] (S/NF) Summary: President Ricardo Martinelli's most trusted advisor, Minister of the Presidency Jimmy Papadimitriu, has appealed to the Embassy to assist him in focusing the president's attention on security issues and bringing order to the GOP's chaotic security policy apparatus. Papadimitriu [...]
2009-10-23 18:04:00Embassy PanamaSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PINR PM
09PANAMA807CONTROVERSY OVER NEW CONTROLLER GENERAL IN PANAMA
[...] (SBU) The National Assembly has selected Gioconda Torres de Bianchini, a longtime associate of President Ricardo Martinelli in both his public and private incarnations, as Controller General of Panama, effective January 1, 2010. Despite de Bianchini's qualifications, her close ties to Mart [...]
2009-10-29 21:27:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PM
09PANAMA879Ambassador's November 25 Meetings with President, Vice
[...] (C) Summary/Introduction: The Ambassador and DCM spent six hours in meetings with top government officials on November 25 to persuade them that neglecting to focus attention and resources on Panama's burgeoning crime and gang problems would be disastrous. The Martinelli Administration has taken [...]
2009-12-15 14:48:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID MASS ECON SNAR ASEC PINR PM
09PANAMA88PANAMA TO REQUIRE NO DEATH PENALTY/LIFE
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Embassy received a dip note from the Panamanian MFA on January 7 stating that the Attorney General's Office had decided to require a declaration of certificate in extradition cases on charges that might lead to a sentence of death or life imprisonment that these penalties [...]
2009-01-29 21:37:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PM
09PANAMA891Ambassador's November 25 Meetings with President, Vice
[...] (C) Summary/Introduction: The Ambassador and DCM spent six hours in meetings with top government officials on November 25 to work through a number of specific security issues, as well as to agree on a structure for better coordination on security issues. End summary/ introduction. The U [...]
2009-12-17 18:43:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID MASS SNAR ASEC PINR PM
09PANAMA893TOCUMEN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FLYING HIGH BUT CORRUPTION
[...] (U) Summary: Tocumen International Airport captures the Panamanian zeitgeist in a concentrated dose. Tocumen's legitimate status as a crux of Latin America's passenger and cargo traffic is tainted by a seamy underside of alien smuggling, money laundering, narcotics trafficking and corruption. Explo [...]
2009-12-18 18:05:00Embassy PanamaSECRETPREL PGOV PM CTM DEA DHS
09PARAMARIBO123 REQUEST FOR DVC SPEAKER ON THE ROLE OF THE MEDIA IN NATION
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Post seeks a speaker for a DVC program on "The Role of the Media in Nation Building," to be held in July 2009. The audience would be comprised of working journalists from print and broadcast media, professors and students of journalism, and youth journalists. The focus of this D [...]
2009-04-30 18:35:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO NS
09PARAMARIBO275 SURINAME: BOUTERSE ANNOUNCES HE WANTS TO BE PRESIDENT
[...] (SBU) Summary. Desir Bouterse, former military dictator and current chairman of the National Democratic Party (NDP) and the Mega-Combination coalition of political parties, announced on August 28, 2009 that he wants to be the next president of Suriname. Given Bouterse's well-known aspirations [...]
2009-09-15 19:35:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL NS
09PARAMARIBO32SURINAME: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009
[...] (U) Post submits the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Suriname. OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT ------------------------------- 2. The Government of Suriname (GOS) welcomes Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into the country and has on several occasions identified it as key in achieving [...]
2009-01-26 12:08:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB PGOV USTR NS
09PARAMARIBO85SURINAME: CHINESE SUGAR POT FOR GOVERNMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary. The week of March 12, media coverage came fast and furious about the most recent Chinese government sugar pot of financial contributions to some political parties in Suriname's New Front Plus (ruling) Coalition. The media reported three of the New Front Plus Coalition members un [...]
2009-03-19 17:39:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV CH NS
09PARIS102RECENT FRENCH THINKING ABOUT RUSSIA, GEORGIA, AND
[...] (C) Summary: French presidency and MFA officials shared a unified view that amplified current French thinking on dealing with Russia, whether with respect to Georgia or in terms of the ongoing gas crisis involving the Ukraine. Bottom line: Sustaining the Geneva process on Georgia will be a [...]
2009-01-22 16:39:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EPET FR RS UP GG
09PARIS1021GOF MOVES BEYOND SOCIAL UNREST TO LABOR AND PENSION REFORM
[...] (SBU) Summary: After a spring of layoffs, "boss-nappings" and talk of social revolution, the GOF enters the annual vacation period having weathered what it hopes is the worst of the economic crisis. President Sarkozy by most accounts has successfully managed (some would say co-opted) relations [...]
2009-07-28 10:13:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EIND EFIN ETRD PREL FR
09PARIS1097IRAN: FRENCH COMMENTS ON DEALING WITH HOSTAGES
[...] (S) SUMMARY: President Sarkozy's Strategic Affairs Advisor Franois Richier and MFA Middle East Director (A/S equivalent) Patrice Paoli told Political Minister Counselor in separate meetings August 11 that the French approached their hostage situations in Iran by first seeking an immediate, beh [...]
2009-08-12 14:02:00Embassy ParisSECRETPGOV PREL CASC FR
09PARIS1102GULF COUNTRIES A GROWING PRIORITY FOR FRANCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Taking a cue from President Sarkozy's personal interest in the region, the French MFA has devoted increasing attention and staff to their bilateral relations with Gulf countries since 2007, according to the MFA's three Gulf Country Desk Officers. Qatar still maintains a privilege [...]
2009-08-13 13:33:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL FR
09PARIS1125MIDDLE EAST PEACE: FRENCH MFA ON SARKOZY-MUBARAK
[...] (C) SUMMARY: French MFA Middle East Director Patrice Paoli told Political Minister Counselor August 11 that the French await a response to the letter sent August 6 by Presidents Sarkozy and Mubarak to President Obama, calling for a Middle East peace summit this autumn. "We don't necessarily [...]
2009-08-14 15:18:00Embassy ParisSECRETPGOV PREL KPAL IS FR
09PARIS1170FRANCE SUPPORTS MIDDLE EAST CONSENSUS RESOLUTION
[...] (C) During an August 25 meeting, IAEA desk officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Disarmament and Non-proliferation Department Francois Revardeaux said France was in full agreement on the need to return to consensus on Middle East issues at the IAEA, both for the sake of the important wor [...]
2009-08-26 15:31:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALAORC PREL PARM KNNP IAEA EG IS UK FR
09PARIS1183FRANCE AND THE NPT: SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In the run-up to the 2010 Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT RevCon),France will continue to be a critical P3 ally while on certain issues also maintaining tactics or positions different from our own. Post deals extensively with the GOF on nuclear iss [...]
2009-08-28 16:45:00Embassy ParisSECRET//NOFORNAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09PARIS1189FRENCH MFA VIEWS ON THE MIDDLE EAST
[...] (C) Summary. France sees Syria as a conduit for passing messages to the obstinate regime in Tehran and it believes that Syria is the only country Iran trusts, according to French MFA Middle East DAS Ludovic Pouille. Through its rapprochement, Pouille explained August 20, the Government of F [...]
2009-08-31 12:40:00Embassy ParisSECRETPGOV PREL FR
09PARIS119FRANCE SEEKING COORDINATED EU POSITION AS
[...] (C/NF) Summary: In response to President Obama's January 22 Executive Order to close detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base (ref a),the French have publicly given their support to at least review the idea of accepting detainees deemed not to be a security risk. Foreign Minister Ber [...]
2009-01-27 18:14:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL KAWK KISL KPAO MOPS PGOV PHUM PTER FR
09PARIS1216LABOR DISPUTE AT MOLEX AUTOMOTIVE SARL
[...] (SBU): Negotiations over the closure and loss of 280 jobs at Molex Automotive SARL, a US-owned automotive supplier near Toulouse, have taken a sharp turn for the worse. Discussions on a buyout between Molex and an investment fund brought in by the GOF ended in a stalemate. Minister of Indust [...]
2009-09-04 15:43:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ECON EIND EINV ETRD PREL FR
09PARIS1218FRANCE-IAEA: TOTAL SUPPORT ON IRAN, MORE NUANCED ON SYRIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: GOF contacts at the MFA and the Elysee all expressed strong agreement with U.S. views of the IAEA report on Iran (reftel),but gave a slightly more nuanced reaction to the Syria report. The French view on the Syria report tracks with ours and our interlocutors expressed serious c [...]
2009-09-04 16:08:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SY TRGY PREL FR
09PARIS1222FRANCE'S APPROACH TO SOMALILAND AND PUNTLAND
[...] (C) Summary: France has diplomatic engagements with Somaliland at a number of levels, including visits to Hargeisa by the French Ambassador and others based in Djibouti. France is helping Somaliland establish a representational "bureau" in Paris. France provides some developmental and huma [...]
2009-09-08 15:14:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PHUM EAID PGOV SO FR
09PARIS1233SCENESETTER FOR A/S GORDON'S SEPTEMBER 10-11, 2009
[...] (C) Summary. Phil: We look forward to supporting your participation in the annual German Marshall Fund Conference on Transatlantic Trends and your efforts to press forward the priorities we share with the French. The bilateral relationship has seldom been better or more cooperative. The Fre [...]
2009-09-09 16:17:00Embassy ParisSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO AF RU IR FR
09PARIS1243FRENCH EXPECTATIONS FOR SEPTEMBER 14-15 GAERC
[...] (C) On September 11, Mathieu Carmona, Deputy Director for the EU Common Foreign and Security Policy, provided the following preview for the September 14-15 GAERC meeting of EU Foreign Ministers: ------------------------------ AFGHANISTAN ------------------------------ 2. (C) Carmona e [...]
2009-09-11 16:11:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL IR GG SL FR
09PARIS1254A/S GORDON'S MEETINGS WITH POLICY-MAKERS IN PARIS: A TOUR D'HORIZON OF EUROPE AND AFGHANISTAN
[...] (S) Summary. During Assistant Secretary Gordon's visit to Paris on September 11, he met with a number of French policy-makers including: Elysee Diplomatic Advisors Jean-David Levitte, Damien Loras, and Francois Richier, Assistant Secretary equivalent for Continental Europe Roland Galharague, and Ac [...]
2009-09-16 07:34:00Embassy ParisSECRET//NOFORNPREL PARM KNNP BH SM MK GR FR
09PARIS1291ENGAGING FRANCE ON MEK REFUSAL TO COMPROMISE WITH
[...] (C/NF) On September 17, poloff met with French MFA Middle East DAS Jean-Baptiste Faivre to discuss possible French outreach to the People's Mujahedin of Iran (PMOI) per reftel. Faivre, who is newly arrived, was familiar with the PMOI's presence in Paris and the Mujahedin-e-Khalq's (MEK) viole [...]
2009-09-22 15:14:00Embassy ParisSECRET//NOFORNCASC PREL PTER IR IZ FR
09PARIS1294FRENCH OFFICIALS DISCUSS WEST AFRICA WITH DAS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: French officials at the MFA, Presidency, and MOD on September 17 expressed general agreement with AF DAS William Fitzgerald on a range of West African issues, including Togo (need to keep pressing for proper presidential elections),Benin (a success story but with serious corru [...]
2009-09-23 11:17:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM PINR PGOV KCOR SNAR XY FR
09PARIS1296FRANCE APPOINTS SPECIAL ENVOY TO NORTH KOREA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 22, the French MFA hosted a hastily arranged briefing for the Ambassadors of China, South Korea, Japan, and the U.S. on a mission President Sarkozy has asked former French Culture Minister Jack Lang to undertake regarding North Korea. The French explained Sarkozy took [...]
2009-09-23 15:48:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP KN KS XB FR
09PARIS1311FRANCE/AFRICA - PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR ON NIGER,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Foremost among the issues keeping Presidential Africa Advisor Remi Marechaux occupied is the AQIM threat, particularly to Niger, which will not allow France to suspend military cooperation despite unhappiness with Tandja's political maneuverings -- he hopes the U.S. will act lik [...]
2009-09-25 09:44:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KDEM PGOV KCOR PINR AU NG MA SF
09PARIS1335FRENCH MFA ON YEMEN, SYRIA, IRAQ AND QATAR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: French MFA Middle East Director (A/S equivalent) Patrice Paoli told DAS Janet Sanderson September 11 that the French have grown very concerned about the increasingly precarious political and security situation in Yemen. As part of a bid to help re-stabilize Yemen, they plan to boost th [...]
2009-09-29 15:35:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SY QA YM LE IZ FR
09PARIS1339U.S.-FRANCE-EU DISCUSS SAHEL SECURITY ISSUES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. government representatives met French, British, and European Union officials on September 10 in Paris to review efforts to address the security threat posed by terrorism in Africa's Sahel and Maghreb regions. There was broad agreement that the USG, France, and other thir [...]
2009-09-30 09:34:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PINR EAID EU UK MA NG MR NI AG FR
09PARIS134LONG-TERM IMPLICATIONS OF THE FRENCH EU PRESIDENCY
[...] (SBU) Summary. France's EU presidency ended amidst much French acclaim and a boost for President Sarkozy, who is widely viewed to have maximized the opportunities and reaped the domestic benefits presented by the EU leadership role. To many observers, the French EU presidency confirmed what [...]
2009-01-29 18:07:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN FR
09PARIS1341FRENCH CLAIM FRANCE-ALGERIA RELATIONS "NOT
[...] (C) French-Algerian relations are "not strained," despite recent press reports to the contrary and despite repeated delays of the state visit of Algerian President Bouteflika, insisted MFA Algeria Desk Officer Anne-Claire Legendre on September 29. Legendre told poloff that internal political [...]
2009-09-30 11:04:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AG FR
09PARIS1349RWANDA: FRENCH JUDGE ENDS QUESTIONING OF ROSE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The French judge investigating events concerning the 1994 Rwandan genocide has dismissed the first Rwandan official questioned in the case. Rose Kabuye was granted freedom of movement when the judge on September 25 lifted the international arrest warrant that was used to compel he [...]
2009-10-01 14:43:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PINR KCRM KJUS RW FR
09PARIS135WHY SARKOZY THINKS ENGAGING SYRIA IS WORKING
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Over the past 12 months, President Sarkozy has portrayed his Syria policy as one of performance-based, carefully benchmarked engagement -- engagement that could be easily halted or reversed in the event of Syrian back-sliding. Although Sarkozy has publicly touted this policy [...]
2009-01-30 12:10:00Embassy ParisSECRETFR PGOV PREL SY
09PARIS1357TOGO: AMBASSADOR HAWKINS'S PARIS CONSULTATIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: French officials at the MFA, Presidency, and MOD generally agreed with U.S. Ambassador to Togo Patricia Hawkins's assessment of the situation in Togo concerning the importance of the presidential election in 2010, the weakness of the opposition, and the tensions that might arise [...]
2009-10-02 17:42:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM PHUM SNAR PINR TO FR
09PARIS1387SEPTEMBER 2009 PARIS CLUB MEETING; NEGOTIATION WITH CAR
[...] (SBU) Summary: On September 15, the Paris Club and the Central African Republic (CAR) negotiated a new debt relief agreement recognizing that country's completion of the enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative. Creditors agreed voluntarily to go beyond HIPC terms to forgive [...]
2009-10-14 11:59:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
09PARIS1389FRENCH ENVOY ON INFORMATIONAL MISSION TO NORTH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: French officials, including senior presidency staff, confirmed that newly appointed Special Envoy to North Korea Jack Lang is going on an information gathering mission to Six-Party capitals to provide President Sarkozy a more comprehensive "snapshot" of the DPRK denuclearization is [...]
2009-10-14 15:14:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PHUM MNUC KN KS CH JA RU FR
09PARIS1393FRENCH MFA ON RUSSIA, BOSNIA, KARABAKH, KAZAKHSTAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Government of France is "reflecting" on ways to improve the strategic relationship between Russia and the West, and may consider the potential value of entering into new negotiations on the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty, according to Roland Galharague [...]
2009-10-14 16:35:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV RS BK KZ AM AJ FR
09PARIS1401FRENCH MFA ON EU, RUSSIA, IRAN, AND THE MIDDLE EAST
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: At an October 5 lunch with visiting EUR DAS for Western Europe and Press and Public Diplomacy Spencer Boyer, key MFA officials provided an update of French thinking on a number of issues: the GOF hopes that the Czechs will ratify the Lisbon Treaty soon and that the U.S. will en [...]
2009-10-16 14:05:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PINS EUN NATO KMPI RS IR FR
09PARIS1413France: Total SA's Investment Projects
[...] (SBU) Total SA executives gave Deputy Assistant Secretary Douglas Hengel an overview of investment activities in some of the world's political hotspots. On Iran, they denied talks had resumed on phase 11 of the South Pars gas field but expressed frustration over Chinese companies entering the [...]
2009-10-21 10:24:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ECON EINV PREL FR IR KZ NI RS SU BM
09PARIS1415CHAD: PRESIDENT DEBY'S OCTOBER 16 MEETING WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Chad's President Deby told France's President Sarkozy on October 16 that he would continue to build political dialogue and reconciliation in Chad, that Chad's relations with Sudan were improving after the recent high-level Sudanese delegation's visit to N'Djamena, that Chad nee [...]
2009-10-21 14:40:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR MOPS CD SU FR
09PARIS1418FRENCH NSA ON AF/PAK, CLIMATE CHANGE, EUROPEAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-21 16:23:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL EAID KCFE KGHG KMFO NATO AF PK CN RS
09PARIS1426FRANCE: SCENESETTER FOR FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER,S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Paris welcomes the visit of FBI Director Mueller. The timing of this first trip is ideal, with our bilateral relationship at its highest point in fifty years. You will find your interlocutors energized by the President,s visits to Paris and Normandy and they look forward t [...]
2009-10-22 15:58:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV FR
09PARIS1442MUSLIM-JEWISH RELATIONS IN FRANCE FOLLOWING GAZA
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: During a series of recent meetings, French officials responsible for developing and implementing GOF policy toward organized religion told poloff that the January 2009 conflict in Gaza continues to strain institutional and communal relations between France's two large [...]
2009-10-28 09:23:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL FR
09PARIS1459AMBASSADOR KNIGHT'S DISCUSSIONS WITH FRENCH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: New U.S. Ambassador to Benin, James Knight, on October 23 received from French officials a mixed assessment of the current social, political, and economic situation in the country. France hopes that President Yayi can display a more results-oriented leadership style but are con [...]
2009-10-29 15:38:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM PGOV KCOR PINR BN FR
09PARIS1464FRANCE WELCOMES NEW U.S. SUDAN STRATEGY, WANTS TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: France's assessment of the new U.S. Sudan strategy is positive, viewing it as a more "holistic" approach to Sudan's many challenges, according to the MFA's Desk Officer for Sudan. France appreciates the U.S. willingness to engage with a broad range of interlocutors and partners [...]
2009-10-30 14:24:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SU FR
09PARIS1465GUINEA: AMBASSADOR MOLLER'S CONSULTATIONS IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: French officials generally agreed with U.S. Ambassador to Guinea Patricia Moller on the need for the international community to develop a visible process or framework on Guinea that could lead to a transition to a democratic government, with Burkina Faso President Campaore's inter [...]
2009-10-30 17:21:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PINR KDEM GV FR
09PARIS1473SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO PARIS -- NOVEMBER 8,
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Madam Secretary, your Paris Embassy and the French are eager to welcome you to France. FM Kouchner quickly invited you to lunch or a meeting on Sunday, which is not a usual practice. He looks forward to talking with you about key issues, including Afghanistan, Iran, and rel [...]
2009-11-03 11:39:00Embassy ParisSECRET//NOFORNPREL NATO PARM MOPS SENV KGHG AF FR RU PK
09PARIS1511FRENCH EXPECTATIONS FOR NOVEMBER 16-17 GAERC
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 13, Deputy Chief of the MFA's Common Foreign and Security Policy office Mathieu Carmona previewed French expectations for the November 16-17 GAERC. Foreign ministers will prepare for the upcoming EU-Russia summit by reviewing the Corfu process, the situation in the N [...]
2009-11-13 17:33:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN RS UP SO BK AF BO FR
09PARIS1521FRENCH-GERMAN RELATIONS SOLID, DESPITE GERMAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Since the formation of the new German coalition and final ratification of the Lisbon Treaty, the French government has made a series of proposals designed to promote French-German unity and further strengthen bilateral ties. In large part, this is a means to emphasize shared pri [...]
2009-11-17 09:08:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL GM FR
09PARIS1526FRANCE AND BRAZIL: THE START OF A LOVE AFFAIR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Considered "a love fest" by the MFA, the growing Franco-Brazilian relationship under Presidents Sarkozy and Lula is likely to result in more political, diplomatic, economic, and military engagement in the next three years and throughout Sarkozy's time in office. Committed to exp [...]
2009-11-17 15:21:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MASS BR FR
09PARIS1529FRENCH MAY SELL MISTRAL CLASS SHIPS TO RUSSIA
[...] (C/NF) Summary: During a series of meetings November 9-12, French MFA officials described the possible sale of a French Mistral-class helicopter carrier ship to Russia, and the licensing of the production of several other such ships in Russia, as a pragmatic economic deal--far from sealed--that [...]
2009-11-17 17:36:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL MASS RU GG PL FR
09PARIS1534"FRANCAFRIQUE" -- MFA DISPUTES REPORTS ON A RETURN
[...] (C) Summary: MFA's AF Assistant Secretary-equivalent Stephan Gompertz denied that France's approach to Africa is backsliding into the patterns of previous administrations' "francafrique." He insisted that France is not interfering in African countries' internal politics. He said that in the re [...]
2009-11-19 09:37:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM PGOV KCOR PTER PINR FR
09PARIS1548FRANCO-CUBAN RELATIONS: RESPONSE TO REVIEW FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: France advocates democratic advancement and the protection of fundamental human rights in conjunction with the joint EU position on Cuba. Although diplomatic ties have been frayed since 2003, the GOF supports continued dialogue with Havana on democratization and the release of p [...]
2009-11-23 12:47:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC EFIN EINV PREL PHUM FR CU
09PARIS1553FRANCE/BRAZIL: THE ECONOMIC AGENDA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Behind the cultural exchanges and warm diplomatic relations with Brazil (Ref A),France is embarking on a long-term strategy to court a country it sees as a resource-rich future global powerhouse and foothold in Latin America. Since the 2005 "Year of Brazil in France," commercial tie [...]
2009-11-23 16:52:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALECON PREL EINV BEXP ETRD EAID SENV FR BR
09PARIS1554SUDAN: RECENT SUDANESE VISITS AND CONSULTATIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ghazi Salaheddin's recent consultations in Paris went well, according to MFA Sudan desk officer Thierry Caboche. Both sides "agreed to disagree" on ICC issues and focused on promoting Sudan-Chad reconciliation by trying to reduce Chadian and Sudanese support for their respectiv [...]
2009-11-23 16:53:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS SU FR
09PARIS1563FRANCE GROWS CLOSER TO RUSSIA: OPPORTUNITIES FOR
[...] (C//NF) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Franco-Russian relations are growing closer and more stable, driven by France's increasingly pragmatic approach toward Moscow and desire to take the lead in shaping European relations with Russia. Bilateral exchanges have grown more intense, "dense," and frequent, [...]
2009-11-24 15:46:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL MASS GG PL RU FR
09PARIS1565FRANCE: TOTAL SA LEADS THE NORTH CASPIAN OPERATING COMPANY
[...] (C) Summary. The North Caspian Operating Company (NCOC) will oversee planning and development of Kazakhstan's rich North Caspian petroleum resources, but the seven NCOC partner companies are on their own to get the crude to the market. NCOC faces numerous challenges: a harsh climate, sensit [...]
2009-11-24 16:55:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALEPET EINV ENRG BEXP FR KZ ETRD PREL
09PARIS1599 FRANCE'S "GRAND EMPRUNT": STIMULATING LONG-TERM GROWTH
[...] (U) Summary: France is finalizing its second-round stimulus package, which emphasizes investment in research and innovation. President Sarkozy will consult with unions, business and other social partners before final approval in early December, and launch the program in January 2010. The prop [...]
2009-11-30 16:55:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PREL FR
09PARIS1600CONGO-B'S PARIS-BASED "GOVERNMENT IN EXILE"
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Self-styled Prime Minister of the Government in Exile of the Republic of Congo, Tony Gilbert Moudilou, insisted that President Sassou Nguesso Nguesso "has to go." Moudilou asserted that Sassou Nguesso is physically and mentally ill, and that the President's goal is to pave the [...]
2009-11-30 16:56:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KCOR CF FR
09PARIS1607 FRANCE ON G8 FOOD SECURITY COMMITMENTS
[...] (U) Summary: France's $2.3 billion in L'Aquila commitments on food security represent mostly new programs to be carried out by various GOF agencies between 2009 and 2011. $52 million in food aid is for on-going food aid that conforms to the London Convention. France does not yet have detailed [...]
2009-12-01 14:57:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EAGR FR
09PARIS1610GABON: PRESIDENT ALI BONGO'S VISIT TO FRANCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Ali Bongo of Gabon enjoyed a successful visit to France November 18-20, according to MFA DAS-equivalent Stephane Gruenberg. The visit marked for both sides Bongo's assumption of the presidency and his initial steps to develop his own identity as national leader apart [...]
2009-12-02 08:24:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SENV GB FR
09PARIS1611Scenesetter for EEB A/S Jose Fernandez
[...] (SBU) Mission France warmly welcomes your visit on December 7-8. You will arrive half way through President Nicolas Sarkozy's five-year term, a period marked by strong coordination between the U.S. and France on key strategic issues. The financial crisis and subsequent G20 response, as well [...]
2009-12-03 07:42:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD ENRG EAGR PREL SENV FR
09PARIS1638PRESIDENT SARKOZY: THE KEY DECISION-MAKER WHO CAN
[...] (C/NF) Summary. At the mid-point of his five-year term, French President Sarkozy continues to be the dominant, virtually unchallenged, political force in France. Slowed in domestic reform efforts by entrenched interests and the world-wide financial crisis, Sarkozy is increasingly focused on success [...]
2009-12-04 11:49:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV FR
09PARIS1679Scenesetter: Special Envoy Morningstar Visit to Paris
[...] (SBU) Embassy Paris warmly welcomes your visit on December 14-16. France is a strategic partner on global energy issues, both in its own right, and as a policy leader within the EU. France has a long-standing and statist policy of pursing energy independence. It currently meets 50 percent of [...]
2009-12-10 15:08:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG EPET PREL FR
09PARIS1686FRENCH SUPPORT UN SANCTIONS ON ERITREA
[...] (C) MFA IO desk officer Teymouraz Gorjestani on December 11 told us that the GOF had agreed to support the Ugandan draft UNSC resolution that contained provisions for imposing targeted sanctions on Eritrea (reftel). He mentioned that the GOF preferred that one individual, whom he described as [...]
2009-12-14 15:04:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC PGOV ER FR
09PARIS1719FRANCE'S GOT TALENT: REACHING OUT TO YOUNG LEADERS
[...] (SBU) Summary. "Reform" in the political, economic, and social arenas is a common driver behind the diverse activism of the almost 50 young, rising French leaders who participated in an outreach event hosted by the Embassy on December 2. Representing a wide swatch of the French political sp [...]
2009-12-17 15:58:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL FR
09PARIS1720 FRANCE'S "YEAR OF" PROGRAM FINDS CULTURAL AND COMMERCIAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY Cultural exchanges serve as a vehicle for French commercial diplomacy and a key feature in its foreign affairs strategy. Through the semi-public agency CulturesFrance, France dedicates a calendar year or a shorter "season" to cultural cooperation with a chosen country in order to b [...]
2009-12-17 16:26:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALECON PREL EINV ETRD SCUL FR
09PARIS1731S/WCI RAPP'S CONSULTATIONS IN FRANCE (DECEMBER 14)
[...] (C) SUBJECT: French officials on December 14 told S/WCI Ambassador Stephen J. Rapp that they would advise consideration of a French contribution to support the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) but cautioned that GOF budgetary resources were quite limited and that a contribution might n [...]
2009-12-21 09:38:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALKJUS KCRM PHUM YI RW SL FR
09PARIS1743 FRENCH MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL DISCUSSES POST-LISBON
[...] (SBU) Summary: On his first official visit to Europe as EEB Assistant Secretary, Jose W. Fernandez called on French MFA Director General for Sustainable Development, Christian Masset, on December 8. Fernandez described his priorities as A/S and expressed commitment to promoting stronger U.S [...]
2009-12-23 09:27:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR PREL FR
09PARIS1744FRANCE: SPECIAL ENVOY MORNINGSTAR'S ENERGY CONSULTATIONS
[...] (C/NF) Summary. French officials and industry leaders support diversifying energy supply/routes in Central Asia, market competition, an Azerbaijan-Turkey agreement for gas supply and transit issues. GDF-Suez joined Nord Stream and is interested in Nabucco and the Shtokman project. Total SA e [...]
2009-12-23 10:10:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ZK ZJ RS FR ECON
09PARIS1754SARKOZY'S AF ADVISOR FRUSTRATED BY GUINEA,
[...] (C) Summary: During a December 22 meeting with Pol Minister Counselor, Deputy Diplomatic Counselor and Chief Africa Advisor to President Sarkozy, Andre Parant, was worried that Guinea junta leader Dadis Camara could return to Conakry very soon. Parant expressed frustration with "all the par [...]
2009-12-24 12:39:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM PGREV ETRD PHUM PINR GV MA NG MO
09PARIS1767DIVERGENCES WITH FRANCE ON UPCOMING POLITICAL
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Our current relationship with France is so profoundly healthy that conventional wisdom now asserts that there are no significant differences in the foreign policies of our two countries. While it is true that the relationship is at a historical peak, it is not the case t [...]
2009-12-31 12:33:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV MARR PARM FR
09PARIS193FRENCH DOMESTIC CONCERNS DRIVE TIMELINE ON NATO
[...] (C) Summary. Elysee Strategic Affairs Advisor Francois Richier outlined on February 3 some of the French domestic hurdles that will drive developments in the next couple of months on the announcement of French reintegration into NATO, possible authorization of troop reinforcements in Afghanis [...]
2009-02-06 08:25:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALNATO MOPS PREL FR AF
09PARIS223A/DAS WYCOFF'S FEBRUARY 5 CONSULTATIONS IN PARIS:
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During February 5 meetings with AF Acting DAS Karl Wycoff, French officials: -- (on Chad) expressed skepticism about a role for the Francophonie organization in Chad; wanted "free and fair" elections yet seemed ready to welcome Deby's remaining in power as the best alternativ [...]
2009-02-12 15:53:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PHUM PINS CD CG RW SO FR
09PARIS239READOUT OF PRESIDENT SARKOZY'S GULF TOUR
[...] (S) Summary: President Sarkozy sees his February 10-11 visit to the Gulf as a success, especially his surprise visit to Iraq, where he invited President Talabani to lead a state visit to Paris at the end of the year along with both Iraqi Vice Presidents. According to Presidential Middle East [...]
2009-02-17 15:54:00Embassy ParisSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL FR
09PARIS260FRENCH FEEDBACK ON NPT GOALS
[...] (C) Summary. On February 18, MFA desk officer for nuclear nonproliferation Celine Jurgensen said France's goal for the third Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) PrepCom is concrete progress in all three pillars of the nonproliferation regime, looking ahead to the 2010 Review Conference. A [...]
2009-02-20 13:19:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09PARIS265FRENCH PREVIEW OF GAERC: AFGHANISTAN, MIDDLE
[...] (C) Summary. On February 20, French MFA Deputy Chief for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) Mathieu Carmona previewed four agenda items for the February General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting: Afghanistan, the Middle East peace process, the Western Balkans, [...]
2009-02-20 16:55:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN KPAL KWBG IS BK MW SR AF KV FR
09PARIS268FRANCE: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In 2008 France took significant steps to combat trafficking in persons, ratifying the EU convention on Action Against Trafficking in Persons and changing the French anti-trafficking law to better prosecute forced labor violations. The French government used its anti-trafficking [...]
2009-02-20 18:11:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF
09PARIS285FRENCH VIEWS ON NATO REINTEGRATION AND TURKEY
[...] (C/NF) Summary. In recent meetings, senior French officials from the offices of the President and Prime Minister, the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, have uniformly agreed that France's official reintegration into the military command of NATO should be made in two st [...]
2009-02-26 15:28:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO MARR PREL FR TU
09PARIS286ENGAGING SYRIA: INSIGHTS FROM JEAN-CLAUDE COUSSERAN
[...] (S) Summary: Veteran Middle East troubleshooter and former French Ambassador to Syria (among other posts) Jean-Claude Cousseran assessed that recent improvements in Syrian behavior constituted a tactical shift rather than a strategic change of behavior; nevertheless, he felt the West should exploit [...]
2009-02-26 15:49:00Embassy ParisSECRETPREL PGOV FR SY
09PARIS304FRANCE ON ENERGY SECURITY
[...] (SBU) Summary. French energy security policy centers on energy independence, security of supply through diversification, affordable but competitive energy prices via vertically-integrated utility companies, and low-carbon economic growth. French activism in pushing its civilian nuclear know- [...]
2009-03-02 16:49:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET SENV PREL FR
09PARIS330 The Standing Group for Global Energy Dialogue, February
[...] Summary: The International Energy Agency's Standing Group for Global Energy Dialogue (SGD) met February 25-26 in Paris to discuss to review a range of outreach work to non-IEA countries, to discuss the activities of other energy organizations, and to discuss next steps for the IEA. Topics in [...]
2009-03-06 11:23:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ENRG EPET IEA OECD
09PARIS362EUFOR/MINURCAT: FRENCH PLEASED WITH TRANSITION TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: France is pleased with the transition from EUFOR/MINURCAT to the UN's MINURCAT successor operation in Chad and C.A.R., MFA Chad/C.A.R. deskoff Vincent Alexandre reported on March 11. The transition was going smoothly mainly because force generation problems had been overcome. [...]
2009-03-12 13:56:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PHUM PREF CD CT FR
09PARIS367SARKOZY SUPPORTS NATO INTEGRATION; FORMAL
[...] (SBU) Summary and comment: A think tank seminar held March 11 on "France, European Defense and NATO in the 21st Century" was the setting for an all-star line-up of French Ministers and political elite to promote France,s reintegration into the military command of NATO. President Sarkozy ca [...]
2009-03-12 16:35:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MARR PGOV FR
09PARIS375FRENCH PREVIEW OF GAERC: BALKANS, BELARUS, SUDAN
[...] (C) Summary: The EU's March 16-17 General Affairs Council will focus on economic stimulus measures and preparation for the March 19-20 European Council rather than external relations, according to Mathieu Carmona, Deputy Head of the MFA's Common Foreign and Security Policy Office. In a Marc [...]
2009-03-13 15:30:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KPAL KWBG EUN FR BK MW BO SU IS
09PARIS399DRC/ROC/NIGER: PRESIDENCY PREVIEWS SARKOZY'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The centerpiece of French President Nicolas Sarkozy's March 26-27 visit to the DRC, the ROC, and Niger will be a speech in Kinshasa urging the DRC to take charge of its destiny and fulfill its potential as a key African player, according Presidential AF advisor Romain Serman's [...]
2009-03-18 17:01:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER ECON EAID CG CF NG FR
09PARIS400YOUR MEETING WITH FRENCH PRIME MINISTER
[...] (C) Mr. Vice President: Prime Minister Fillon will focus on the economy, the financial crisis, and the G20 Summit during his March 22-23 visit to New York and Washington. The French are looking for assurance that the U.S. will continue to seek common ground in the G20 and avoid scoring dome [...]
2009-03-18 17:08:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON OVIP FR
09PARIS403FRANCE PLEDGES CAUTION ON CUBA, LAMENTS MISFIRE ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Sarkozy appointed former Socialist Minister Jack Lang to be Special Envoy on Cuba in order to drive forward French and EU dialogue with Cuba but also, on the domestic front, as outreach to a prominent French opposition party member, according to French Presidential Advis [...]
2009-03-19 13:30:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PHUM CU MX BR FR
09PARIS407FRENCH OUTREACH TO TURKS ON NATO REINTEGRATION
[...] (C) Senior French officials have contacted their Turkish counterparts to assuage possible concerns about the modalities of French reintegration back into the military command of NATO (reftel). Following General Jones' recent request to initiate outreach, both Jean-David Levitte, NSA-equivale [...]
2009-03-20 13:17:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO FR TU
09PARIS410SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT’S BILATERAL MEETING
[...] (S/NF) Key points: -- Your visit comes at a historic time. Nicolas Sarkozy is the most pro-American French President since World War II and is, at the moment, arguably the most influential leader in Europe. Sarkozy,s goodwill and your prestige give us an unprecedented opportunity to cement the posi [...]
2009-03-20 16:07:00Embassy ParisSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO FR AF RU
09PARIS414 FRANCE ON CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The senior Economics Ministry official responsible for Economic Policy and Europe agrees that the financial situation in Central and Eastern Europe is serious. The EU and member states are taking actions to support central European member states. The main approach must be mult [...]
2009-03-20 17:36:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EUN PREL FR
09PARIS424DJIBOUTI: REVELATIONS IN THE BORREL CASE SPARK
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The French daily "Liberation" on March 18 published an extensive article on the Borrel Case (Djibouti) that could prove damaging to the GOF. Djibouti has lost its suit at the ICJ where it sought French investigative files on Borrel and the circumstances of his death. Mrs. Borr [...]
2009-03-23 14:07:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PHUM DJ FR
09PARIS454FRENCH ENGAGEMENT WITH IRAQ
[...] (C) Summary: Amid a flurry of high level visits, relations between France and Iraq continue to improve. Although the GOF is eager to see French companies participate in the reconstruction of Iraq's infrastructure, French enterprises have been cautious due to their lingering security concerns. [...]
2009-03-27 11:28:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL FR IZ
09PARIS493FRANCE'S EVOLVING INDUSTRIAL POLICY
[...] Summary: President Sarkozy's domestic and European industrial policy objectives reflect a blend of political Gaullist traditionalism and results-oriented economic strategy. Sarkozy defends "France's grandeur" through a vision of strategic sectors for which he shuns foreign capital at home [...]
2009-04-03 10:50:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EIND EFIN ETRD PREL FR
09PARIS50THE AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON PM FILLON
[...] (C) The U.S.-France relationship has enjoyed positive progress over the past four years, PM Francois Fillon judged during the Ambassador's January 12 farewell call; the Ambassador also presented a positive assessment. Substantive planning for the April 2-3 NATO summit in Strasbourg and Kehl [...]
2009-01-15 08:01:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON FR
09PARIS504DRC/ROC/NIGER: FRENCH PRESIDENCY'S READOUT OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Sarkozy's March 26-27 visits to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),Republic of Congo (ROC),and Niger were intended to promote democratic principles, shared business interests, and, more generally, Sarkozy's policy of moving away from the "France-Afrique" model of m [...]
2009-04-07 10:11:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL FR CG CF NG XA
09PARIS559FRANCE'S INTERNET PIRACY LAW: UMP CALLING
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a theater-of-the absurd parliamentary maneuver, France's "three-strikes- you're-out" law to crack down on internet piracy was torpedoed April 9 by the man (or rather 10 Socialist MPs) behind the curtain. The government intends to bring the law back for a second reading in t [...]
2009-04-24 10:55:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD FR
09PARIS585CORRECTED COPY: FRANCE LIKES TURKEY... JUST WHERE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In the leadup to June European Parliamentary elections, French-Turkish relations are in the media spotlight. Several senior French government officials have vocally underscored their opposition to the Turkish bid for European Union (EU) membership (amid grumbling -- in high pla [...]
2009-04-24 15:52:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN TU FR
09PARIS586FRENCH PREVIEW OF GAERC: CROATIA, BURMA, MIDDLE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 24, French MFA Deputy Chief for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) Mathieu Carmona previewed the April General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting's discussions on Croatia, Burma, the Middle East, Sri Lanka, follow-up from the U.S.-EU Summit [...]
2009-04-24 16:07:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN KPAL KWBG HR BM IS GZ WE CE UP MD
09PARIS598FRENCH WORRIED BY MADAGASCAR
[...] (C) Summary: France fears a serious degradation in Madagascar as a worsening economic situation combined with targeted street violence threatens to unleash more radical civil upheaval and trigger a second coup to put a military junta in place, according to Presidential Africa Advisor Marecha [...]
2009-04-29 09:00:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PINR AU MA FR
09PARIS63MFA REGREST GABON'S OVERREACTION TO CRITICISM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Gabonese are overreacting to criticism expressed by dissidents and centered on alleged corruption on the part of GOG officials, MFA desk officer Claude Blevin said on January 14. The Gabonese have been quick to see a French hand in support of the dissidents but this was not [...]
2009-01-16 17:13:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL GB FR
09PARIS637SCENESETTER FOR POLITICAL-MILITARY TALKS IN PARIS
[...] (C) Summary. French officials view the upcoming continuation of the 2 plus 2 political-military talks, initially launched in November of last year, as an important affirmation of the new administration's desire for increased bilateral cooperation and coordination with France on major global [...]
2009-05-11 11:59:00Embassy ParisSECRET//NOFORNPREL NATO MOPS MARR FR AF PA KN MN SR
09PARIS657SAHEL AND GREAT LAKES: FRENCH OFFICIALS DISCUSS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: French officials at the MFA and Presidency stressed the importance France is placing on the Sahel and the GOF's efforts to promote stability in the region, during meetings on May 7 with INR/AF Director Don Koran and analyst Rick Ehrenreich. The MFA is leading a GOF-wide effort [...]
2009-05-15 07:38:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PGOV PTER EAID XY ZF ML MR NG CG
09PARIS664FRENCH GAERC PREVIEW: GEORGIA, BOSNIA, SOMALIA,
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On May 15, French MFA Deputy Chief for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) Mathieu Carmona previewed the May General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Overall, this General Affairs Council will be largely devoted to preparation of the June European Counc [...]
2009-05-15 15:29:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN BK BM MD SO CE IR RS GG FR
09PARIS669FRANCE: SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY LAHOOD VISIT
[...] (SBU) Mission France extends a warm welcome to you and your delegation. Your visit comes two years into President Nicolas Sarkozy's five-year term, a period marked by strong coordination between the U.S. and France on key strategic issues. Your interlocutors will likely make a case for dedic [...]
2009-05-18 09:06:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRN EWWT PREL FR
09PARIS67GRANDE COMORE PRESIDENT CRITICIZES UNION PRESIDENT
[...] (U) This is an action message -- see para 9. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Grande Comore President Mohamed Abdouloihabi strongly criticized Union of the Comoros President Sambi during a January 15 meeting with AF-assistant, stating that Sambi was trying to weaken the political power of the islands f [...]
2009-01-16 17:26:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PINR PTER CN IR FR
09PARIS679FRANCE AND CUBA: RESPONSE TO REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION
[...] (C) The following paragraphs are responses to the request for information on the relationship between France and the Cuban government and the implementation of Title III of the LIBERTAD Act (ref a): 2. (C) Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democr [...]
2009-05-19 16:40:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL CU FR
09PARIS694NEA ACTING A/S FELTMAN'S MAY 20 VISIT TO PARIS
[...] (S/NF) Summary: NEA Acting A/S Jeffrey Feltman and OVP Senior Advisor Herro Mustafa discussed at length Iran, Iraq, Syria, and the prospects for Middle East peace during a May 20 meeting with French MFA officials. Middle East Director Patrice Paoli said the GOF agreed with the need for a time [...]
2009-05-26 16:27:00Embassy ParisSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL FR
09PARIS708READOUT OF U/S BURNS AND USDP FLOURNOY'S
[...] (C/NF) Summary. During a series of political-military discussions in Paris on May 14 between U/S Burns and USDP Flournoy with their French counterparts Gerard Araud and Michel Miraillet, the French pledged support for our non-proliferation efforts with North Korea and Russia and urged close [...]
2009-05-28 08:49:00Embassy ParisSECRET//NOFORNPREL MOPS MARR NATO FR AF PA SE
09PARIS715 PARIS CLUB - MAY 2009 TOUR D'HORIZON AND DISCUSSIONS ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: During the May 13 Paris Club meeting, creditors were willing to extend Afghanistan's debt treatment, but Russia blocked the move. Paris Club members expressed concerns about Brazil's proposed loan to Argentina's state-owned airline Aerolineas Argentinas, but agreed to seek more [...]
2009-05-28 14:50:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
09PARIS726IO/RHS KESHAP DISCUSSES UNHRC, SECURITY COUNCIL,
[...] (C) Summary: IO/RHS Director Atul Keshap met on May 14 with French MFA IO DAS-equivalent for Human Rights Jacques Pellet and desk officers Cecile Vigneau and Emanuel Pineda to discuss several issues affecting UN agencies and regional issues in Sri Lanka and Sudan, in advance of a May 15 MFA-led [...]
2009-06-02 10:27:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KAWC UN FR
09PARIS738SE GRATION AND FRENCH REVIEW SUDAN STATE OF PLAY
[...] (C) Summary: Special Envoy Gration's exchanges with senior French officials on May 30 focused on next steps on the Doha peace process, principally whether Paris-based SLM leader Abdulwahid el-Nur (AW) would relax his opposition and take part. Gration and the French agreed on the possible val [...]
2009-06-04 13:09:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL SU FR
09PARIS762EUR A/S GORDON’S JUNE 3 MEETING WITH FRENCH NSA
[...] (S/NF) Summary: In a June 3 meeting with A/S Gordon, French NSA-equivalent Jean-David Levitte previewed the agenda for the POTUS-President Sarkozy bilat at Normandy. He noted that Sarkozy hoped to use the occasion to announce the appointments of two French general officers to high-level NATO positi [...]
2009-06-08 16:42:00Embassy ParisSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL FR
09PARIS769SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR MITCHELL'S VISIT TO PARIS
[...] (S/NF) Summary. Senator Mitchell: The timing of your second visit to Paris could not be better. You will find your interlocutors energized by the President,s speech in Cairo and his subsequent visit to Paris and Normandy. They will be eager to follow up on the President,s bilat with Presi [...]
2009-06-09 16:16:00Embassy ParisSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL FR
09PARIS786FRENCH GAERC PREVIEW: MIDDLE EAST, BALKANS, CUBA,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 12, French MFA Deputy Chief for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy Mathieu Carmona previewed the June General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Themes to be discussed at next week's GAERC include Cuba, Israel/Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, and the Western Bal [...]
2009-06-12 14:50:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN CU WE GZ IS LE SY YI BK HR SI GG
09PARIS796Parliamentary Elections: Ominous Signs for U.S.-French Ag
[...] Summary: Surprisingly strong showings by both President Sarkozy's UMP party (28 percent) and the Greens (16 percent) are likely to have negative implications for the U.S. regarding France's direction on a range of agricultural issues including biotechnology, multilateral trade negotiations an [...]
2009-06-16 11:28:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD EU FR
09PARIS846TURKISH CULTURAL SEASON STILL ON IN FRANCE DESPITE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkish Embassy Counselor Engin Solakoglu said June 19 that the "Turkish Cultural Season" in France - a series of events throughout France highlighting Turkish culture - is still on, despite Prime Minister Erdogan's recent threats during a television interview to cancel the events [...]
2009-06-23 14:03:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SCUL TU FR
09PARIS848MADAGASCAR: FRENCH SUPPORT POLITICAL CONSENSUS
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: France continues to favor a political consensus among contending parties that would lead to credible elections, Presidential AF-advisor Remi Marechaux said on June 23. However, neither Rajoelina, Ravalomanana (who is recruiting mercenaries in France),nor Ratsiraka are making a [...]
2009-06-23 16:07:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PINS KDEM PINR MA FR
09PARIS849IRANIAN NGO LEADER CLAIMS OPPOSITION CANNOT BACK
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Iranian NGO Leader Amir Hossein Barmaki (please protect) told poloff June 22 in Paris that if the Iranian opposition leaders back down now they will be "destroyed" by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Supreme Leader Khamene'i. "They are not going to stop fighting," he insisted, "or they w [...]
2009-06-23 16:13:00Embassy ParisSECRETPGOV PREL FR
09PARIS876SARKOZY, NETANYAHU DISCUSS FREEZE, JEWISH STATE,
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: According to President Sarkozy's Middle East Advisor Boris Boillon, Sarkozy told Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu June 24 in Paris that the GOF supports the creation of a Palestinian state; seeks a "total freeze" on Israeli settlement activity; stands with Israel against the t [...]
2009-06-29 16:26:00Embassy ParisSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL FR
09PARIS933FRANCE OPEN TO EXAMINING SIX NEW GUANTANAMO
[...] (C/NF) Summary: In a July 2 meeting with Eric Chevallier, Special Advisor to the Foreign Affairs Minister, Ambassador Dan Fried, Special Envoy for Closure of the Guantanamo Detention Facility (S/GC),summarized the results of his efforts to negotiate the resettlement of Guantanamo detainees an [...]
2009-07-09 16:13:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PHUM PTER FR
09PARIS938FRANCE-GERMANY RELATIONS: THE VIEW FROM PARIS
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The status of the relationship between France and Germany, a post-war success story and the traditional workhorse of European integration, has once again been the subject of a flurry of French press reporting during the campaign for the June 7 European Parliament elections and [...]
2009-07-10 16:34:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL GM FR
09PARIS956GOF HAS LIMITED INFORMATION ON ALLEGATIONS OF WAR
[...] (C) Summary: In July 10 discussions with Ambassador Williamson, GOF officials highlighted FM Kouchner's efforts to secure a ceasefire in Sri Lanka and his personal concern over the status of IDPs there. While the GOF is concerned by allegations of violations of international humanitarian law [...]
2009-07-16 09:16:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALBG CB CE IN JA PGOV PREL KAWC FR
09PARIS971EUMM: FRANCE SUPPORTS U.S. INVOLVEMENT, SPECIFICS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Patrick Maisonnave, office director-equivalent for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' European Community External Relations, said France is strongly in favor of U.S. involvement in the EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) in Georgia, but he did not specify how the United States could best p [...]
2009-07-17 16:13:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL GG RS EU FR
09PARIS986FRENCH MFA MID-EAST DIRECTOR ON IRAN, PEACE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Middle East Director (Assistant Secretary equivalent) Patrice Paoli emphasized to WE Office Director Maureen Cormack July 16 the importance of persuading European and USG allies around the world to recognize, and act to prevent, the destabilizing consequences of a nuclear-arm [...]
2009-07-21 17:03:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL FR
09PARISFR1301BOKOVA WINS JOB AS UNESCO DIRECTOR-GENERAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Bulgaria's Irina Bokova defeated Egyptian Farouk Hosni to become UNESCO's first woman Director-General in a 31-27 vote in the final round of voting held on September 22. The defeat was a major shock to Egypt, given President Mubarak's personal efforts to ensure a Hosni victory. [...]
2009-09-24 06:40:00Mission UNESCOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSCUL PREL UNESCO
09PARISFR201IO ACTING A/S WARLICK'S FEBRUARY 6 MEETING WITH UNESCO
[...] (SBU) Summary: Director-General (DG) Matsuura and IO Acting A/S Warlick discussed on February 6 ways in which UNESCO could reach out and engage the new U.S. Administration, with the DG considering invitations to First Lady Michelle Obama and Jill Biden. Acting A/S Warlick warned that figures [...]
2009-02-10 09:51:00Mission UNESCOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNESCO PREL AORC KWBG ZL
09PARISFR48 SEOUL MEETINGS ON THER RETURN OF CULTURAL PROPERTY TO ITS
[...] Begin Summary. From November 26-28, two international meetings were held in Seoul, South Korea to address the issue of the return of cultural property to its country of origin. On November 26, independent Experts met under the auspices of the Korean Government to review selected case studies [...]
2009-01-14 17:37:00Mission UNESCOUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL UNESCO KPAO KS FR JA
09PARTO112705(U) Secretary Clinton's November 9, 2009,
[...] (U) Classified by: Kin Moy, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4.(d). 2. (SBU) November 9, 2009; 12:30 - 14:00; Berlin, Germany. 3. (SBU) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Ambassador Philip D. Murphy Assistant Secretary Philip Gordon, EUR Jeff Hov [...]
2009-11-27 22:03:00US Delegation, SecretaryCONFIDENTIALOVIP CLINTON HILLARY
09PARTO13(U) Secretary Clinton's July 23, 2009 Meeting
[...] (U) Classified by: Paul Wohlers, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4.(d) 2. (U) July 23, 2009; Phuket, Thailand 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Deputy Chief of Staff Jacob Sullivan Deputy Chief of Staff Huma Abedin Lt. Gen. Paul Selva DA [...]
2009-08-04 14:57:00US Delegation, SecretaryCONFIDENTIALOVIP CLINTON HILLARY PREL PK
09PARTO22610(U) Secretary Clinton's February 18, 2009
[...] (U) Classified by: Paul Wohlers, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4.(d). 2. (U) Thursday, February 18, 2009; 4:15 p.m.; Jakarta, Indonesia. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Ambassador Cameron R. Hume A/S Christopher R. Hill, EAP Lt. Gen. Paul J [...]
2009-02-26 19:16:00US Delegation, SecretaryCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV OVIP CLINTON HILLARY KGHG ID
09PARTO31925(U) SECRETARY CLINTON'S MARCH 5, 2009
[...] (U) Classified by: Kenneth Merten, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4.(d) 2. (U) March 5, 2009; 3:30 p.m.; Brussels, Belgium. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Ambassador Kurt Volker A/S Dan Fried, EUR Anne-Marie Slaughter, S/P Spokesman Robert [...]
2009-03-19 02:48:00US Delegation, SecretaryCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNOVIP CLINTON HILLARY PREL NATO UP RS
09PARTO32028(C) SECRETARY CLINTON'S MARCH 5, 2009, MEETING
[...] (U) Classified by: Kenneth Merten, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4.(d) 2. (U) March 5, 2009; 9:00 a.m.; Brussels, Belgium. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Ambassador Kurt Volker EUR A/S Dan Fried NSC Senior Director Liz Sherwood-Randall Lie [...]
2009-03-20 23:54:00US Delegation, SecretaryCONFIDENTIALOVIP CLINTON HILLARY MOPS NATO PGOV PREL
09PARTO40301(U) Secretary Clinton's March 25 Conversation
[...] (U) Classified by Uzra Zeya, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4 (d). 2. (U) 03/25/09, 1 p.m., Mexico City, Mexico 3. (U) Participants U.S. The Secretary Charge Bassett A/S Shannon Laura Pena, Senior Advisor to the Secretary Dan Restrepo, Senior [...]
2009-04-03 17:28:00US Delegation, SecretaryCONFIDENTIALOVIP CLINTON HILLARY PREL SNAR MX
09PARTO41305Secretary Clinton's March 31, 2009 conversation
[...] (U) March 31, 2009; 9:00 a.m.; The Hague, Netherlands. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Deputy Secretary Lew SRAP Holbrooke A/S Fried Ms. Abedin, Deputy Chief of Staff to the Secretary Mr. Sullivan, Deputy Chief of Staff to the Secretary Mr. Falls (Embassy Notetaker) NETHERLAN [...]
2009-04-13 19:34:00US Delegation, SecretarySECRETOVIP PREL NL AF PHUM RU NATO
09PARTO41409Secretary Clinton's March 31, 2009 conversation
[...] (U) March 31, 2009; 3:30 pm; The Hague, Netherlands. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary SRAP Holbrooke A/S Fried Michael McFaul, Senior Director for Russia and Eurasia, NSC Howard Solomon, Office of Russian Affairs Rebecca Callaway (Embassy Notetaker) Russia FM Sergei Lavrov [...]
2009-04-14 23:34:00US Delegation, SecretarySECRETMNUC KNNP AF RU IR OVIP PREL
09PARTO43007(U) Secretary Clinton's April 25, 2009 Meeting
[...] (U) Classified by: Uzra Zeya, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reasons 1.4.(b & d) 2. (U) April 25, 2009; 1:45 p.m.; Baghdad, Iraq. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Deputy Secretary James Steinberg Ambassador Christopher Hill NEA A/S Jeffrey Feltman Jo [...]
2009-04-30 14:46:00US Delegation, SecretarySECRETOVIP CLINTON HILLARY PGOV PREL IZ IR
09PERTH19WA MINERS WELCOME STEPPED-UP CHINESE INVESTMENT
[...] (C) Summary: The proposed acquisition by Chinese company Chinalco of a significant stake in Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto (ref A) has sparked widespread debate in the Western Australia (WA) mining sector over the prospects for increased Chinese investment in the state's iron ore and [...]
2009-03-19 07:43:00Consulate PerthCONFIDENTIALEMIN EINV ECON PREL CH AS
09PERTH30WESTERN AUSTRALIA POLITICS: THE RUDD-BARNETT DUET
[...] (C) Summary: Western Australia (WA) looms large on the federal radar as talk escalates about the state's importance in the next federal election. With Labor currently holding only four of 15 WA federal seats, analysts view WA as a potential pivot for federal Labor to retain power by offering [...]
2009-05-13 08:42:00Consulate PerthCONFIDENTIALPGOV AS
09PERTH36WA PREMIER SOOTHES CHINA, COURTS INVESTMENT
[...] (C) Summary: Western Australia (WA) State Premier Barnett used a previously-scheduled eight-day China visit to turn down the heat after the collapse of a bid by the state-owned Chinese Chinalco firm to boost its share in Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto and the subsequent arrest of Rio [...]
2009-08-05 09:46:00Consulate PerthCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EINV EMIN CH AS
09PERTH38HUGE GORGON GAS DEAL WITH CHINA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Western Australia's massive Gorgon Gas project took a big step forward August 18 with partner ExxonMobil's announcement of a projected A$50 billion (US$40 billion) liquefied natural gas (LNG) deal with PetroChina. Touted as the largest energy deal in Australian history and spot [...]
2009-08-19 08:51:00Consulate PerthUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EINV ECON AS CH
09PESHAWAR105INDIGENOUS FUNDING FOR SWAT MILITANTS
[...] (C) As major operations against militants once again commence in Swat district in the Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP),press reports and Consulate contacts provide insight into the methods of funding that Swat militants have realized from their effective control over large parts of the distr [...]
2009-05-22 11:36:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV ECON PK
09PESHAWAR110MALAKAND UPDATE AND WAZIRISTAN PLANNING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-25 06:50:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALEAID MOPS PK PREF PTER
09PESHAWAR120FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, MAY 22 -
[...] (C) Pakistan's security forces continued to capture key locations in Swat during the fourth week of May. However, continuing last week's trend, the Taliban struck back by targeting security forces and civilians in four mass-casualty bombing attacks in Peshawar and one in Dera Ismail Khan, bes [...]
2009-06-04 04:12:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR135FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, MAY 29
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-22 08:27:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR138FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, JUNE 5 -
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-29 16:00:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR142FRONTIER CORPS COMMANDER'S CONCERNS FOR COUNTER-INSURGENCY
[...] (C) Frontier Corps (FC) Commander General Tariq Khan expressed concerns in a July 1 conversation with Peshawar Principal Officer (PO) about the competing and inefficient authorities between the Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) that hampers prompt [...]
2009-07-07 11:44:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALMOPS PGOV EAID PTER PK
09PESHAWAR147FATA: PLAYERS IN WAZIRISTAN - A PRE-OPERATION PRIMER
[...] (C) Summary: As the government of Pakistan has worked to prepare for its upcoming ground operation in South Waziristan Agency (SWA) against Baitullah Mehsud (ref C) and the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP),it has narrowed the focus of its operation by attempting to keep neutral the two other ma [...]
2009-07-13 10:59:00Consulate PeshawarSECRETPTER PINR MOPS PK AF
09PESHAWAR208RC-EAST MG SCAPPAROTTI DISCUSSES BORDER COORDINATION WITH PAKISTANI ARMY/FRONTIER CORPS
[...] (C) Summary. In an October 13 meeting with RC-East Commander MG Scapparotti, Pakistan' 11th Corps Commander Masood and Frontier Corps commander Tariq Khan discussed ongoing operations and venues for cross-border cooperation. The Pakistanis requested U.S./ISAF assistance in blocking militant [...]
2009-10-14 14:18:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREL PTER PK
09PESHAWAR216GOVERNMENT HOLDS JIRGAS AROUND WAZIRISTAN TO ISOLATE TTP
[...] (C) Summary. As fighting continues in South Waziristan, the Pakistani government has expanded its historic divide and conquer strategy with the Wazir and Mehsud tribes of the North and South Waziristan Agencies (NWA and SWA) to include military and civilian leaders and public relations initia [...]
2009-11-05 12:03:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALMOPS PTER PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR24AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH NORTHWEST FRONTIER PROVINCE GOVERNOR
[...] (C) Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) Governor Owais Ghani met with Ambassador and Peshawar Principal Officer on January 27. Ghani said that "while major military operations are over in Bajaur and Mohmand, the problems are not." Each agency would have one to three Quick Reaction Forces (QRF [...]
2009-02-09 09:05:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALMOPS PTER EAID PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR5FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, DECEMBER
[...] (C) The third week of December brought more fighting in Bajaur. But with fewer than ten militants reported killed, the tempo of fighting seems to have slowed considerably compared with the magnitude of fighting over the past several months. 2. (C) The situation in Swat continued to d [...]
2009-01-06 11:21:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PHNOMPENH101DPM SOK AN IS FIRM BUT PATIENT ON THAI BORDER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In an initial courtesy call on Deputy Prime Minister Sok An February 12, the Ambassador emphasized the U.S. commitment to a re-invigorated and growing relationship with Cambodia and support for the Khmer Rouge Tribunal. Sok An outlined mixed developments in negotiations with the [...]
2009-02-13 07:34:00Embassy Phnom PenhCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG KJUS KTIA EPET PINR SCUL TH CB
09PHNOMPENH1142009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT FOR CAMBODIA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-19 06:06:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CB ELAB KCRM KFRD KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
09PHNOMPENH146SECOND ANNUAL U.S.-CAMBODIA BILATERAL DIALOGUE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) and U.S. Ambassador for ASEAN Affairs Scot Marciel participated in a senior-level U.S.-Cambodia bilateral dialogue hosted by the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) March 3. The second annual bilateral dialo [...]
2009-03-05 07:13:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID PGOV KJUS PHUM PTER KWMN BM CB
09PHNOMPENH270ENGAGING CAMBODIA'S MUSLIM MINORITY THROUGH DIALOG
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although numbers vary, it is estimated that there are approximately 400,000 Muslims in Cambodia. This makes them the largest minority group, accounting for over 2.5 percent of the total population. Over the past year, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has been able to focus attentio [...]
2009-04-29 08:50:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV CB
09PHNOMPENH273CAMBODIA PRIME MINISTER HUN SEN AND MP MU SOCHUA
[...] (SBU) Summary: On April 27, opposition lawmaker Mu Sochua of the Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) filed a lawsuit against Prime Minister Hun Sen for defamation of character. The Prime Minister immediately filed countersuit against Mu and co-conspirators, also for defamation, which is a civil infractio [...]
2009-04-30 10:48:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL KJUS CB
09PHNOMPENH279DEFAMATION CASES MOVING FORWARD; MU SOCHUA STILL PREDICTING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As the courts announced two sets of appearances on May 7 in the crossed cases for defamation by Prime Minister Hun Sen and opposition parliamentarian Mu Sochua against each other, the Ambassador May 1 reached out to Mu Sochua to express concern for her wellbeing. DCM the same [...]
2009-05-01 12:00:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KJUS PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH373DEMARCHE DELIVERED: INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION AND US
[...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche and talking points June 5 to NAO Thouk, IWC Alternate Commissioner for Cambodia and Delegate of the Royal Government of Cambodia in Charge of Fisheries Administration, Ministry of Agriculture, Forests, and Fisheries. Mr. Nao praised Commissioner Dr. Hogar [...]
2009-06-05 06:28:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIS KSCA PREL SENV IWC CB
09PHNOMPENH384CAMBODIA'S MUSLIM LEADERS DISCUSS THE PRESIDENT'S
[...] (U) Summary: The Ambassador hosted a group of Cambodian Muslim religious, business, NGO and government leaders June 8 to discuss issues raised in President Obama's Cairo speech. Cambodia has a very small Muslim minority, commonly known as the Cham or Khmer Islam, which enjoys tolerance and acc [...]
2009-06-09 10:20:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPAO PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH406CAMBODIA PREPARES PREAH VIHEAR PLAN FOR UNESCO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In advance of his participation in the 33rd session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Seville, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Council of Ministers Sok An asked to see the Ambassador June 16 to outline progress by the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) in develo [...]
2009-06-17 10:53:00Embassy Phnom PenhCONFIDENTIALPREL SCUL KTIA KJUS UNESCO EAID TH CB
09PHNOMPENH45THE FIRST TO CONGRATULATE THE NEW PRESIDENT?
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: King Norodom Sihamoni seized the occasion of the Ambassador's long-awaited presentation of credentials at the Royal Palace to be one of the first foreign leaders to congratulate President-elect Barack Obama on his inauguration day (with January 20 coming 12 hours earlier in Phno [...]
2009-01-20 11:06:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID ETRD SCUL PTER SNAR CB
09PHNOMPENH467 Enhancing Regional Cooperation to Support UNPKO
[...] (SBU) Summary: Peacekeeping experts representing Asia Regional Forum participating countries recently gathered together to discuss enhancing regional capacity to participate in UN peacekeeping operations. Cambodia's co-hosting of the event highlights its expanding role in international peacek [...]
2009-07-09 08:25:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MASS MOPS CB
09PHNOMPENH488CAMBODIA WELCOMES MEKONG MINISTERIAL
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Cambodia welcomes the proposed Mekong Ministerial and agenda as a mechanism not only for greater regional cooperation on issues of mutual concern, but also to enhance U.S. engagement in the region. Cambodia suggests that future such meetings should also include othe [...]
2009-07-14 09:51:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SENV ECON EAID CB
09PHNOMPENH489WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THE HARD-EARNED POLITICAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The wider political space seen in Cambodia during the run-up to the 2008 National Assembly elections last July is undergoing an autocratic nip-and-tuck as the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) exerts one of its periodic reining-in exercises in the name of greater social orde [...]
2009-07-14 11:44:00Embassy Phnom PenhCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS PREL EAID CB
09PHNOMPENH505CAMBODIA SEEKS SUPPORT FOR BID TO JOIN UNESCO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary of State Long Visalo July 20 appealed for United States support of the bid by the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) to join the UNESCO World Heritage Committee (WHC). Cambodia will stand in an election for the one open East Asia and Pacifi [...]
2009-07-21 13:01:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KTIA SCUL UNESCO CB
09PHNOMPENH577SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR JIM WEBB VISIT TO PHNOM
[...] (SBU) Senator Webb: We warmly welcome your August 18 visit to Cambodia. Your visit comes as the tempo quickens in the conduct of U.S.-Cambodian bilateral relations, which exemplifies a broader and growing USG interest in Cambodia. There have been positive developments in several key areas: p [...]
2009-08-11 12:11:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS PREF CB
09PHNOMPENH579AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH DPM AND FM HOR NAMHONG
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During an August 10 meeting, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Hor Namhong expressed to the Ambassador Cambodia's deep appreciation for recent initiatives with the USG such as the Lower Mekong Ministerial, concurred that an anti-corruption mechanism for the Khm [...]
2009-08-12 09:09:00Embassy Phnom PenhCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH628STAFFDEL LERNER VISITS CAMBODIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A Senate staff delegation (STAFFDEL) visited Cambodia from August 15-19 to discuss trafficking in persons, human rights, and refugee issues. The STAFFDEL met with government officials at both the provincial and national levels, opposition politicians, and a variety of non-gove [...]
2009-08-26 08:11:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL OREP KTIP KWMN CB
09PHNOMPENH706PLANNED DEPORTATION OF BELGIAN PEDOPHILE SHOWCASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) agreed on September 16 to deport a convicted Belgian pedophile who NGOs claim presents a high risk of recidivism. The agreement illustrates the RGC's political will to fight child sex tourism (CST) and the ability of the RGC to cooperate [...]
2009-09-17 10:46:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL KTIP CB
09PHNOMPENH71 2009 Investment Climate Statement - Cambodia
[...] Cambodia, a developing country, began the transformation from a command economy to the free market in the late 1980s. It is now integrating into the regional and world trading framework. In 1999, Cambodia joined the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and in September 2004, became [...]
2009-01-28 10:02:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KIPR OPIC KTDB USTR CB
09PHNOMPENH715CAMBODIA APPLAUDS INCREASED U.S.-ASEAN COOPERATION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a September 22 meeting with the Deputy Chief of Mission to discuss next steps on the U.S.-Lower Mekong Ministerial (Ref A),Secretary of State for ASEAN Affairs Kao Kim Hourn expressed enthusiasm for the initiative and praised the United States' "reengagement" in Southeast As [...]
2009-09-23 11:23:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH741 CAMBODIAN ECONOMY SHAKEN BY THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN
[...] (SBU) Summary: The global economic crisis continues to take a heavy toll on Cambodia's once vibrant economy. Cambodia's narrowly-based economic growth, reliant almost exclusively upon garment exports, tourism, and construction, has been brought to a standstill by the sharp fall off in externa [...]
2009-10-06 12:09:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV EAID ETRD CB
09PHNOMPENH80OHCHR CAMBODIA OFFICE BLAZES COOPERATIVE TRAIL ON
[...] (C) Summary: In a country where the government's human rights record has remained "poor," as assessed by Department Human Rights Reports, the UNOHCHR Cambodia Office has a positive impact on the Cambodian government adherence to human rights standards. The Office can claim concrete successe [...]
2009-01-30 11:42:00Embassy Phnom PenhCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL
09PHNOMPENH811EAP/MLS DEPUTY DIRECTOR PALMER SEES UP CLOSE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: EAP/MLS Deputy Director Matthew Palmer visited Cambodia October 20-26 to take part in a Conference on the Lower Mekong Initiative (septel),meet key counterparts in the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC),address human rights issues, visit bilateral assistance program sites, a [...]
2009-10-30 05:59:00Embassy Phnom PenhCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KJUS PHUM EAID CB
09PHNOMPENH831CAMBODIA RECALLS AMBASSADOR TO THAILAND BUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) recalled its Ambassador to Thailand You Ay on November 5, emphasizing reciprocity in response to Thailand's earlier removal of the Thai Ambassador to Cambodia -- noting specifically that Cambodia was willing to restore full relations as soo [...]
2009-11-06 10:57:00Embassy Phnom PenhCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KTIA MOPS ELAB CB
09PHNOMPENH832PRIME MINISTER HUN SEN PREVIEWS THAKSIN VISIT
[...] (C) Summary: The diplomatic spat between Cambodia and Thailand took center stage during the Ambassador's meeting with Prime Minister Hun Sen November 8. Hun Sen confirmed that former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra would arrive in Cambodia on November 10 and would deliver a speech to [...]
2009-11-10 11:42:00Embassy Phnom PenhCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS TH CB
09PHNOMPENH9NEW BEGINNING FOR CAMBODIAN POLICE? COMMISSIONER'S
[...] (U) Summary: On December 11, DCM, RSO and Legat met with General Neth Savoeun, new Commissioner General of the Cambodian National Police. The DCM congratulated him on his recent appointment as the nation's senior law enforcement official, replacing the deceased Hok Lundy (reftel). She also t [...]
2009-01-05 10:14:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CB
09PHNOMPENH912THAKSIN RETURNS FOR ROUND TWO
[...] (SBU) Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra arrived via private jet on December 13 for his second visit to Phnom Penh since his appointment as Economic Advisor to the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) (reftel). His itinerary began with a visit to Prey Sar prison in Phnom Penh to meet [...]
2009-12-14 09:07:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MOPS CB
09PHNOMPENH920POLL SHOWS POWER OF HAVING A CONCRETE PARTY MESSAGE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On December 11, the International Republican Institute (IRI) presented the results of its August 2009 Cambodian Public Opinion survey. The USAID-funded survey found solid public confidence in the general direction of the country and the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP). Q [...]
2009-12-15 10:03:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS SOCI CB
09PHNOMPENH956A GRATEFUL CHINA REWARDS CAMBODIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Just forty-eight hours after the Royal Government of Cambodia's (RGC) December 19 forced deportation of 20 Uighur asylum seekers to China (reftel),Cambodia is already benefiting from Chinese gratitude and generosity. During the official visit of Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping [...]
2009-12-22 10:11:00Embassy Phnom PenhCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID CB
09PHNOMPENH969SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL FALEOMAVAEGA TO
[...] (SBU) Embassy Phnom Penh warmly welcomes CODEL Faleomavaega's visit to Cambodia. Yours is the first Congressional visit since Senator Jim Webb's in mid-August, and you will find a Cambodia seeking to take full advantage of its first real period of stability in more than a generation. Althoug [...]
2009-12-31 08:33:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KJUS ECON MARR CB
09PHNOMPENH97CAMBODIA'S ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN: AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Hun Sen announced to an assembled audience of the country's top economists and development partners at the Third Cambodia Economic Forum February 5 that projections for Cambodia's economic have been revised downward to 6 percent for 2009, indicating the more sobe [...]
2009-02-12 05:33:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ETRD CB
09PODGORICA115MONTENEGRO'S CEFTA PRESIDENCY
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GoM took over the CEFTA Presidency on January 1, 2009, and had hoped to use its term at the helm of the organization to showcase its role in leading regional initiatives. However, CEFTA's activities have been beset by political challenges -- namely how to involve an independ [...]
2009-05-04 10:08:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV PREL MW
09PODGORICA119SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: You are the highest-level State Department official to visit Montenegro since its independence in 2006, and your arrival represents a major milestone in our bilateral relationship and a great opportunity for us to advance our broader goals in this region. I recommend that two t [...]
2009-05-12 17:16:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON MW
09PODGORICA132VISIT OF SENATORS CARDIN, MIKULSKI, AND WICKER TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a visit to Montenegro on May 27, Senators Cardin, Mikulski, and Wicker thanked the GOM leadership for Montenegro's partnership with the U.S., including support for USG efforts in Afghanistan and in the Balkans. Vujanovic and Rocen asked for continued support for Monteneg [...]
2009-06-01 14:35:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM KTIP KCRM MARR MW
09PODGORICA159THE TWO MONTENEGROS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The 11 municipalities that make up "northern Montenegro" account for half of the country's territory and the majority of its natural resources. However, they lag significantly behind the coast and center of the country in every leading economic indicator. The disparity between [...]
2009-07-01 17:26:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EAID EFIN KCRM MW
09PODGORICA166SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF PDASD MCMILLAN TO MONTENEGRO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Welcome to Montenegro. Your visit comes as the newly re-elected Montenegrin leadership continues a pro-NATO, pro-western stance. The GoM welcomed the positive language about Montenegro in the April NATO Summit Communiqui and now has its sights set on an invitation into MAP by D [...]
2009-07-08 15:37:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON MW
09PODGORICA198SCENESETTER FOR ADRIATIC CHARTER CHOD CONFERENCE, SACEUR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Welcome to Montenegro. Your visit comes as the Montenegrin leadership continues on its pro-NATO, pro-western course, having recognized neighboring Kosovo in October 2008 and formally applied for EU membership in December 2008. The Government of Montenegro (GoM) remains a recept [...]
2009-09-10 12:25:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON MARR MOPS MW
09PODGORICA32NEW DPS GOVERNMENT LIKELY TO LOOK A LOT LIKE OLD DPS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With pre-term parliamentary elections set for March 29 (reftel) and Prime Minister Djukanovic's Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) the favorite to return to power, key cabinet members are already jostling for a spot in the next government. While there is plenty of speculation [...]
2009-02-05 11:33:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR MW
09PODGORICA35SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL LIBBY VISIT TO MONTENEGRO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Welcome to Montenegro. Your visit comes as the Montenegrin leadership continues its pro-NATO, pro-western stance, having recognized neighboring Kosovo in October 2008 and formally applied for EU membership in December 2008. The Government of Montenegro (GoM) remains a receptive [...]
2009-02-06 14:11:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MW
09PODGORICA84PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION WRAP-UP
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 2, Montenegro's State Election Commission (SEC) rejected appeals to hold repeat votes at several polling stations. While parties may still take their cases to the Constitutional Court, the SEC decision likely finalizes the results of the election. The vote, which the [...]
2009-04-03 18:14:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MW
09PONTADELGADA5US MILITARY PRESENCE IN THE AZORES, PORTUGAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. For over 60 years the United States and Portugal have maintained a high level of military cooperation in the Azores. This close cooperation is reflected in the daily leadership and performance of the 65th Air Base Wing at Lajes Field. We continue to look for new opportunities t [...]
2009-01-30 11:22:00Consulate Ponta DelgadaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MARR ECON SOCI CASC PO
09PORTAUPRINCE109PRESIDENT PREVAL'S TRIP TO WASHINGTON
[...] (C) Rene Preval's hasty decision to attend the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington February 5 is an effort to keep Haiti high on the new Administration's international agenda as it takes office. Although no encounters with USG principals have been confirmed, he hopes that his presence in W [...]
2009-02-02 15:51:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV EAID HA OVIP RENE PREVAL
09PORTAUPRINCE157HAITI: PRESSURE MOUNTS ON ELECTORAL COUNCIL TO RECONSIDER LAVALAS EXCLUSION
[...] (C) Summary: The U.S., Canadians, French, the European Commission and the OAS have issued statements in the last few days regarding the exclusion of Fanmi Lavalas from the upcoming Senate elections (reftel),stating that credible elections must be inclusive. A milder statement by MINUSTAH un [...]
2009-02-11 13:51:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM HA
09PORTAUPRINCE245SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR RICE'S MARCH 11-14
[...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit comes as democratic consolidation and economic progress have stalled, as the Haitian President and his new Prime Minister face difficult challenges in the aftermath of the April 2008 food riots and a devastating 2008 hurricane season. Although President Preval alloc [...]
2009-03-04 17:43:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNSC HA
09PORTAUPRINCE302HAITI: CORRESPONDENCE FROM LEGISLATOR TO HOUSE
[...] The following correspondence to U.S. Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, in reference to U.S. immigration policy toward Haiti, was received by Embassy on March 13. Text is an unofficial English translation of the French original. The Embassy will pouch the ac [...]
2009-03-19 13:00:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL HA
09PORTAUPRINCE330TREASURY DELEGATION ASSESSES RESULTS OF ONGOING USG TAX
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified - please protect accordingly. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The Treasury Department's Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for Technical Assistance Policy, Larry McDonald, visited Port au Prince February 4-5 to make an interim assessment of the results of the [...]
2009-03-25 14:36:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON ASEC SNAR HA
09PORTAUPRINCE408CORRECTED COPY OF PORT AU PRINCE 000330 - TREASURY
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified - please protect accordingly. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The Treasury Department's Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for Technical Assistance Policy, Larry McDonald, visited Port au Prince February 4-5 to make an interim assessment of the results of the [...]
2009-04-16 11:58:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON ASEC SNAR HA
09PORTAUPRINCE463HAITIAN LYNCHING IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC STOKES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The murder-decapitation of a young Haitian national in the Dominican Republic (DR) has stoked anger toward Dominicans and criticism from Haitians against their government, perceived as lackadaisical in responding appropriately to human rights violations against Haitians in the DR. [...]
2009-05-07 17:22:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV HA PREL PHUM
09PORTAUPRINCE504CODEL HIRONO DISCUSSES REFORM, EDUCATION, AND JOBS WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary: A Congressional delegation led by Rep. Mazie Hirono met with the President, Prime Minister, and parliamentary leaders during its May 8-11 visit to Haiti. The delegation, accompanied by the Ambassador, reaffirmed U.S. support for efforts to promote Haiti's stability and prosperit [...]
2009-05-26 12:51:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON OVIP HA
09PORTAUPRINCE553HAITI ANXIOUSLY AWAITS DECISION ON MINIMUM WAGE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Parliament's decision to raise daily minimum wages in the commercial and industrial sectors continues to strain relations between President Preval and members of Parliament. Since mid-May, President Preval has encouraged dialogue between members of Parliament and the private sector [...]
2009-06-10 20:15:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EAID ETRD EINV HA
09PORTAUPRINCE554(C) FRUSTRATED AND SIDELINED, HAITIAN PRIME
[...] (C) In our farewell breakfast June 11, Haitian Prime Minister Michele Pierre-Louis told me that she has "unequivocally" decided to resign. She asked that this information be closely held. Although she has set no date for submitting the resignation, she intimated that it will be soon. Increasingly f [...]
2009-06-12 19:21:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV HA
09PORTAUPRINCE570SENIOR CABINET MEMBER OFFERS SUPPORT TO PRIME
[...] (C) On Saturday, I again talked to Prime Minister Michele Pierre-Louis about her proposed resignation. While insisting that she will not go back on her decision, MPL acknowledged that she is "thinking very hard ... I don't want to make a mistake." She reiterated these comments in a subsequent [...]
2009-06-15 22:16:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV HA
09PORTAUPRINCE575DECONSTRUCTING PREVAL
[...] (C) Haitian President Rene Preval has now completed three years of his five year presidential mandate. Widely touted as the "transitional president" poised to lead Haiti into a new era of democracy and economic prosperity, he has had only modest success thus far. Haiti's problems are indeed dauntin [...]
2009-06-16 18:02:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV HA KBIO
09PORTAUPRINCE607CODEL MEEK DISCUSSES MINIMUM WAGE, JUDICIAL REFORM AND CUBA WITH PRESIDENT RENE PREVAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-25 17:39:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALCU ECON HA PGOV PREL
09PORTAUPRINCE632HAITI: THE CASE FOR CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Haiti's constitution has multiple flaws that hamper the country's governability. Frequent national elections, an imbalance of power between executive and legislative branches, an uncl [...]
2009-07-08 14:33:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM HA
09PORTAUPRINCE65HAITI: ANTI-CORRUPTION CAMPAIGN BEARS LITTLE FRUIT
[...] (SBU) Government of Haiti investigation and prosecution of corruption under President Preval is haphazard and has failed to bring a single major case to trial. President Preval announced in mid 2007 a major effort against corruption. Suspects in several cases, in the public and private sector, [...]
2009-01-21 17:21:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCRM PHUM HA
09PORTAUPRINCE679KOSOVO DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (U) Poloff delivered demarche urging the recognition of Kosovo by the Republic of Haiti on July 29, 2009, to Director of Political Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Patrick Izidore. 2. (SBU) Isidore assured Poloff that the Government of Haiti (GoH) has been considering the m [...]
2009-07-30 18:43:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL MNUC MTCRE ECON EFIN KNNP NK KVIR
09PORTAUPRINCE85HAITIANS CELEBRATE PRESIDENT OBAMA'S INAUGURATION
[...] (U) The inauguration of President Barack Obama caused general exuberance in Haiti that at times has spilled over into unrealistic expectations. Commentary has portrayed his election as the culmination of the struggle of African-Americans which turned a page in history. A more general sentime [...]
2009-01-27 12:26:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HA
09PORTAUPRINCE862009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - HAITI
[...] (U) Haiti's openness to foreign investment is codified in its laws. Import and export policies are non-discriminatory and are not based upon nationality. There is no significant public opposition to foreign investment in Haiti. The Government of Haiti (GoH) has made notable progress in rece [...]
2009-01-27 14:22:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDKIDE EINV ECON EFIN PGOV HA OPIC USTR KTDB ETRD
09PORTAUPRINCE935PM BELLERIVE PROPOSES NEW CABINET: NOTHING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Bellerive proposed a new cabinet to Parliament on November 9, 2009. Bellerive appointed seven new Ministers to key positions including Minister of Justice and Finance, drawn mostly from President Preval's allies. Bellerive also reached out to former President Ar [...]
2009-11-09 18:15:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KAID PINR HA
09PORTAUPRINCE936PROSPECTS FOR FANMI LAVALAS IN THE 2010 ELECTIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The two main factions of Fanmi Lavalas, the political party of ousted former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide, are collaborating to mitigate the risk of their exclusion from legislative and presidential elections in 2010. Although a united Lavalas would be the largest party in H [...]
2009-11-10 10:42:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM ASEC KINR HA
09PORTAUPRINCE975President Preval Defends Election Antics Before Diplomatic
[...] (C) Summary: At a 10 December meeting with the diplomatic corps, President Preval outlined his priorities for his last year in office and responded to criticisms about manipulation of the electoral process. Preval said that in his remaining 14 months he will dedicate his energies to consolid [...]
2009-12-14 18:34:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR EAID HA
09PORTLOUIS14AMBASSADOR'S DEPARTURE CALL ON MAURITIAN PRIME
[...] (C) Summary: On January 12, Ambassador Cabrera (with DCM as note taker) conducted his final official meeting with Mauritian Prime Minister Ramgoolam. The 90-minute meeting reinforced the close US-Mauritian ties, and provided Ramgoolam an opportunity to thank the Ambassador for his service to b [...]
2009-01-13 11:07:00Embassy Port LouisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ABLD KREC ZI MP
09PORTLOUIS22AMBASSADOR'S DEPARTURE CALL ON MAURITIAN FOREIGN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Ambassador Cabrera's departure call on Mauritian Foreign Minister Arvind Boolell ran the gambit of Economic and Political issues. From Bilateral Investment Treaty remarks to questions about trafficking in persons, the friendly, one-hour meeting brought key issues forward. END SU [...]
2009-01-20 10:54:00Embassy Port LouisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ETRD EAIR SOCI MP
09PORTLOUIS247SEYCHELLES SCENESETTER - UPCOMING VISIT OF GENERAL WILLIAM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Embassy Mauritius warmly welcomes AFRICOM Commander General Ward and his delegation to the Seychelles. The U.S. government enjoys positive but limited relations with the government of Seychelles (GOS). Over the past few years, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA [...]
2009-08-11 12:41:00Embassy Port LouisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SE
09PORTLOUIS248MAURITIUS SCENESETTER - UPCOMING VISIT OF GENERAL WILLIAM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Embassy Mauritius warmly welcomes AFRICOM Commander General Ward and his delegation to Mauritius, a diverse democracy currently led by Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam. The USG enjoys excellent bilateral relations with Mauritius, including strong cooperation on security issues an [...]
2009-08-11 12:54:00Embassy Port LouisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS PREL PGOV KPKO MP
09PORTLOUIS265MAURITIUS: GENERAL WARD/U.S. AFRICA COMMAND VISIT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: General William Ward, Commander, United States Africa Command, visited Mauritius from 17 to 18 August 2009. During his visit to Mauritius, he met with Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam, Minister of Foreign Affairs Arvin Boolell, and Police Commissioner Dhun Iswar Rampersad. [...]
2009-09-04 06:50:00Embassy Port LouisCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL MASS MP
09PORTLOUIS271SEYCHELLES: GENERAL WARD/U.S. AFRICA COMMAND VISIT 19
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: General William Ward, Commander, United States Africa Command, visited Seychelles on August 19, 2009. Accompanied by Charge d'Affaires Virginia Blaser, he met with President James Michel, Minister for Foreign Affairs Patrick Pillay, and Chief of the Seychelles Peoples Defense For [...]
2009-09-08 13:08:00Embassy Port LouisSECRETASEC PGOV PREL MASS SE
09PORTLOUIS28 PORT LOUIS' PROPOSAL FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY FUNDS
[...] Summary: Embassy Port Louis requests funding from the FY 2009 Biotechnology Outreach Strategy Fund to provide a basic biotechnology, biosafety, and food safety introduction to Mauritian officials and other stakeholders. This proposal was developed by FAS/Pretoria in coordination with Embassy [...]
2009-01-20 12:41:00Embassy Port LouisUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD KPAO PREL SENV TBIO MP
09PORTLOUIS366CHARGE'S QUARTERLY CALL ON MAURITIAN PRIME
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 11, Charge d'Affaires (CDA) enjoyed a cordial one and a half hour meeting with Mauritian Prime Minister Ramgoolam to discuss a variety of issues, including the PM's position on counter-piracy cooperation, peacekeeping deployments, the pending Status of Forces Agreement [...]
2009-11-16 11:42:00Embassy Port LouisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MP
09PORTLOUIS394SEYCHELLES PRESIDENT VISITS CUBA, DISCUSSES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Seychelles President James Michel visited Cuba November 29-30 to discuss additional Cuban medical assistance. At the request of the Cubans, Michel provided a briefing on ways his country has pursued economic reform. Michel believes that Raul Castro recognizes that economic chang [...]
2009-12-04 07:49:00Embassy Port LouisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON CU SE
09PORTLOUIS397SEYCHELLES REQUESTS CONTINUED DEPLOYMENT OF US AIR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 02 meeting with the Charge, Seychelles President James Michel praised US assistance in combating Somali piracy, supported the presence of US UAVs and requested the continued deployment of P-3s (currently scheduled to conclude December 22). Secretary-of-State Jean P [...]
2009-12-07 11:22:00Embassy Port LouisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHSA PBTS MARR SO SE
09PORTOFSPAIN197 CODEL Engel meets LAC leaders at Fifth Summit of the
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Representative Eliot Engel, Chairman of the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, led a Congressional delegation to the Fifth Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago April 17-19, 2009. The delegation consisted of Representative Connie Ma [...]
2009-04-30 22:03:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ETRD ENRG MARR SNAR TD
09PORTOFSPAIN423Libertad Act Review: Trinidad and Tobago
[...] (U) This message responds to reftel questions. 2. (C) QUESTION: Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? ANSWER: Post is not aware of any GOTT initiatives promoting democracy and human rights in Cuba. [...]
2009-11-23 19:34:00Embassy Port Of SpainCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL CU TD
09PRAGUE103CZECH EU PRESIDENCY: COMMENTS ON UPCOMING FEBRUARY
[...] (SBU) Summary: On February 20 emboff spoke with Magdalena Janesova of the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy in advance of the February 23-24 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Of note were her comments on: Gaza, Afghanistan, the Western Balkans, [...]
2009-02-20 18:45:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALEUN EZ PGOV PREL IS SU HR XG
09PRAGUE112EUR PDAS RIES MEETINGS WITH CZECH OFFICIALS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On February 25 PDAS Marcie Ries met with Czech officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister Alexandr Vondra's Department for European Policy Coordination. The Czechs welcomed our "consultative approach," particularly with respect to Afghanistan. They a [...]
2009-03-02 06:36:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALEUN EZ EG PGOV PREL AF PK NATO
09PRAGUE120CZECH REPUBLIC: INFORMATION REQUEST IN ADVANCE OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Czech Government (GoCR) views the EU response to the financial crisis as an important test of its EU presidency. Within EU fora, the GoCR has consistently warned against protectionism and beggar-thy-neighbor policies, as well as revolutionary changes to regulation and overs [...]
2009-03-04 15:42:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV EUN EZ
09PRAGUE121CZECH DPM VONDRA ON UPCOMING VISIT OF PRESIDENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a March 3 meeting which included DFM Tomas Pojar and other key Czech officials, Czech DPM Alexandr Vondra reiterated the Czech government's appreciation for and excitement over the April 4-5 visit to Prague by President Obama. He expressed the Czech government's full commitme [...]
2009-03-04 16:27:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALEZ OVIP PGOV PREL
09PRAGUE144CZECH EU PRESIDENCY: COMMENTS ON UPCOMING MARCH
[...] (SBU) Summary: On March 11 emboff spoke with Magdalena Janesova of the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy in advance of the March 16-17 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Of note were her comments on: Transatlantic Relations, Bosnia and Herzegov [...]
2009-03-13 15:27:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEUN EZ EG PGOV PREL SU
09PRAGUE15CZECH GOVERNMENT'S DOMESTIC CHALLENGES WEIGH ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Czech government's January 1 assumption of the EU Presidency comes at a time when the Topolanek coalition is at the most precarious position in its two years of existence. The coalition government, which has always been shaky at best, never fully recovered from the sweeping [...]
2009-01-09 14:32:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EZ
09PRAGUE153SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S PRAGUE VISIT
[...] (C) Summary/overview: We warmly welcome your visit to Prague. Twenty years after the Velvet Revolution, ten years after joining NATO, and five years after joining the European Union, your visit during the Czech Republic,s EU presidency symbolizes this country's remarkable journey from communis [...]
2009-03-19 12:02:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALOVIP OBAMA PREL PGOV ECON ENRG EUN MARR SENV
09PRAGUE155SCENESETTER FOR DPM VONDRA'S VISIT TO DC TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Prime Minister Alexandr Vondra will visit Washington on March 23-24, at the same time that his government faces a critical March 24 no-confidence vote, the result of which is unclear. Despite this uncertainty, Vondra's chief goal is to set the agenda and settle outstandin [...]
2009-03-19 17:39:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALEUN EZ OVIP PGOV PREL
09PRAGUE159CZECH GOVERNMENT FACES A CRITICAL VOTE OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 24, the embattled government of PM Mirek Topolanek will likely face a critical vote of no-confidence. PM Topolanek has faced down four previous attempts to unseat him. However, the current situation is probably the most significant threat to his government, in a large [...]
2009-03-23 06:08:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EZ
09PRAGUE166CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON NATO MISSION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-26 12:08:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALEZ PREL MARR NATO KPKO KV
09PRAGUE167CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON NATO MISSION
[...] (C) Embassy Officer delivered the reftel a demarche to Veronika Kuchynova-Smigolova, the Czech MFA's Director of Security Policy, and her deputy, Petr Chalupecky on March 25. They appreciated receiving our points, agreed with our position and said that the Czech Republic is fully committed to [...]
2009-03-26 12:09:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALEZ PREL MARR NATO KPKO KV
09PRAGUE175SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY CLINTON'S VISIT WITH THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Prague warmly welcomes the President's and your April 4-5 visit and participation in the U.S.-EU Summit. You will arrive at an extremely tense time in Czech domestic politics. The government of Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek was toppled on March 24, but he continues to [...]
2009-03-26 18:24:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALEG EUN EZ OVIP PGOV PREL
09PRAGUE204CZECH REPUBLIC: CONCLUSIONS OF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-10 13:44:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MARR MOPS EZ AF PK
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