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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN
SECRET
SECRET//NOFORN
UNCLASSIFIED
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
By year:
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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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GC GCC GCCC GE GEF GEORGE GERARD GESKE GF GG GH GI GIPNC GIWI GJ GKGIC GL GLOBAL GM GN GO GOG GOI GON GOVPOI GPGOV GPI GPOI GPOV GR GRQ GS GT GTIP GTMO GTREFTEL GU GUAM GUANTANAMO GUIDANCE GUILLERMO GUTIERREZ GV GWI GY GZ GZIS HA HARRIET HARRY HAWZ HCOPIL HDP HE HEAVEN HEBRON HELGERSON HERCEGOVINA HG HHS HI HIGHLIGHTS HIJAZI HILARY HILLARY HILLEN HIPC HIV HIZ HK HKSX HL HLSX HN HNCHR HO HOA HOSTAGES HPKO HR HRC HRCS HRICTY HRIGHTS HRKSTC HSI HSTC HSWG HT HTCG HTSC HU HUD HUM HUMAN HUMANITARIAN HUMANR HUMANRIGHTS HUMOR HUMRIT HUNRC HURI HURRICANE HYDE HYLAND HYMPSK HZ IA IACHR IACI IACO IACW IADB IAEA IAES IAHRC IAIE IAII IASA IATTC IAZ IBB IBD IBET IBPCA IBRB IBRD IC ICAC ICAO ICC ICCAT ICCROM ICES ICJ ICRC ICRS ICSCA ICTR ICTY ID IDA IDB IDLI IDLO IDP IDR IE IEA IEAB IEF IF IFAD IFC IFIN IFM IFO IFR IFRC IG IGAD IGF IHO IICA IINS IIP IK IL ILAB ILC ILEA ILO IMC IMET IMF IMMIGRATION IMO IMSO IMTS IN INAUGURATION INCB IND INDO INF INFLUENZA INL INMARSAT INNP INPFC INR INRA INRB INRD INRO INRPAZ INS INSC INT INTEL INTELLECTUAL INTELSAT INTERNAL INTERPOL INV INVI IO IOC IOM IP IPET IPGRI IPK IPPC IPR IPROP IQ IQNV IR IRAN IRAQ IRAQI IRAQI FREEDOM IRC IRCE IRDB IRE IRL IRLE IRM IRMO IRNB IRPE IRS IS ISA ISAAC ISAF ISCA ISCON ISLAMISTS ISLE ISN ISNV ISO ISPA ISPL ISRAEL ISRAEL RELATIONS ISRAELI ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ISSUES ISTC IT ITA ITALIAN ITALY ITECIP ITEIND ITELTN ITER ITF ITIA ITRA ITRD ITU IUCN IV IVIANNA IWC IWI IX IZ IZAORC JA JAM JAMES JAPAN JAT JAWAD JCIC JE JEFFERY JEFFREY JHR JI JIMENEZ JIMENEZ CHILDREN JK JKUS JM JN JO JOHNNIE JOSE NEY MILA ESPINOSA JOSE RAMOS HORTA JOSEPH BIDEN JP JS JSRP JUAN JUS JY KA KACP KACT [+] KACW KADM KAID KALM KALR KANSOU KAPO KARIM WADE KATRINA KAUST KAWC [+] KAWK KAWL KAWS KAWX KAYLA KBCT KBDS KBEM KBIO KBNC KBTC KBTR KBTS KBWG KCCP KCEM KCERS KCFC KCFE [+] KCGC KCHG KCIP [+] KCIS KCM KCMA KCMR KCOG KCOM [+] KCOR [+] KCPS KCRCM KCRI KCRIM KCRM [+] KCRN KCRO KCROM KCROR KCRP KCRS KCRT KCSA KCSI KCSY KCUL KCUM KCVM KCWI KDCM KDDEM KDDG KDE KDEM [+] KDEN KDET KDEV KDGOV KDGR KDHS KDM KDMR KDP KDRG [+] KDRL KDTB KDUM KE KEAI KEBG KECF KEDEM KEDM KEDU KEIM KEM KEMPI KEMR KEMS KEN KENV KERF KERG KESO KESP KESS KEVIN KFAM KFCE KFE KFEM KFGM KFIN KFIU KFLD KFLO KFLU KFOR KFPC KFRD [+] KFRP KFSC KFTFN KFTN KG KGCC KGCN KGHA KGHG [+] KGIC [+] KGICKS KGIT KGIV KGKG KGLB KGOR KGOV KH KHDP KHGH KHIB KHIV [+] KHJUS KHLS [+] KHMN KHOURY KHPD KHSA KHSL KHUM KI KIBL KICA KICC KICCPUR KICR KICT KID KIDE KIF KIFR KIIC KIIP KIL KILS KIMMITT KIMT KIND KINF KINL KINP KINR KINT KIPR [+] KIPT KIRC KIRF [+] KIRL KIRP KIS KISC KISK KISL [+] KISM KISR KITA KIVP KIVR KJAN KJRE KJU KJUS [+] KJUST KJWC KK KKIV KKNP KKOR KKPO KLAB KLAP KLBO KLEG KLFLO KLFU KLHS KLIG KLIP KLPM KLSO KLTN KM KMAC KMAR KMCA [+] KMCC KMCR KMDR [+] KMEPI KMFO KMGT KMIG KMNP KMOC KMPF KMPI KMPIO KMPL KMPP KMPT KMRD KMRS KMSG KMVP KMWN KN KNAO KNAP KNAR KNDP KNEI KNEP KNET KNMP KNN KNNA KNNB KNNC KNNF KNNO KNNP [+] KNNR KNOP KNP KNPP KNPPIS KNPR KNPT KNRG KNRV KNSD KNUC KNUP KO KOC KOCI KOCM KOEM KOGL KOLY [+] KOM KOMC KOMCCO KOMCSG KOMH KOMO KOMS KOR KOSOVO KOUYATE KPA KPAD KPAI KPAK KPAL [+] KPALAOIS KPAM KPAO [+] KPAS KPBT KPDD KPEM KPEO KPER KPET KPIN [+] KPIR KPKO [+] KPKP KPLS KPMI KPMO KPO KPOA KPOKO KPOL KPOP KPOV KPOW KPPAO KPPD KPRD KPRM KPRO KPROG KPRP KPRV KPSC KPTD KPTS KPWG KPWR [+] KQ KQM KQRDQ KR KRAD [+] KRAL KRCIM KRCM KRCS KRD KRDP KREC KREF KREL KRF KRFD KRFR KRG KRGY KRIC KRIF KRIM KRKO KRM KRMS KRV KRVC KS KSA KSAC KSAF KSCA [+] KSCI KSCS KSCT KSEAO KSEC KSEI KSEO KSEP KSI KSIA KSKN KSLG KSMT KSOC KSOCI KSPA KSPR [+] KSRE KSTC KSTCC KSTCPL KSTH KSTS KSTT KSUM [+] KSUP KT KTAO KTBD KTBT KTCRE KTDB KTDD KTDM KTER KTEX KTFIN KTFM KTFN [+] KTFR KTFS KTIA [+] KTIP [+] KTLA KTNBT KTNF KTPN KTRD KTRF KTSC KTSD KTTB KTTC KTTP KU KUAE KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR [+] KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG [+] KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN [+] KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR [+] MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS [+] MATT MB MBM MC MCA MCAP [+] MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCONNELL MCCP MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC [+] MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS [+] MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC OASCC OASS OAU OBAMA OBS OBSP OCBD OCEA OCED OCHA OCII OCRA OCS OCSE ODAG ODC ODIP [+] ODPC OECD OECS OECV OES OESC OEXC [+] OEXP OF OFDA OFDC OFDP [+] OFDPQIS OFFICIALS OFPD OFSO OGAC OGIV OHCHR OHI OHIP OI OIC OICCO OIE OIF OIG OIIP [+] OIL OIM OLY OLYAIR OLYMPICS OM OMB OMIG OMS ON ONA OPAD OPBAT OPC OPCD OPCR OPCW OPDAT OPDC [+] OPDP OPEC OPET OPIC OPID OPOC OPPC OPRC [+] OPREC OPREP OPS OPSC OPVIP ORA ORC ORCA ORECD ORED OREG OREP [+] ORGANIZED ORP ORTA ORUE OSAC OSCE OSCI [+] OSD OSEC OSHA OSIC OSTA OSTRA OTA OTAR OTP OTR OTRA [+] OTRABL OTRAO OTRAZ OTRC OTRD OUALI OVIP [+] OVP OXEC OXEM OZ PA PAARM PAC PACE PAGE PAGR PAHO PAIGH PAK PAL PALESTINIAN PAMQ PAN PANAM PAO PAR PARALYMPIC PARCA PAREL PARK PARLIAMENT PARM [+] PARMS PARN PARP PARR PARTIES PARTM PARTY PAS PASS PATTY PAUM PB PBGT PBIO PBK PBOV PBPTS PBS PBT PBTS [+] PCI PCON PCOR PCRM PCUL PD PDA PDD PDEM PDIP PDOV PDRG PE PEACE PEACEKEEPINGFORCES PEDRO PEL PELOSI PEMEX PENA PENV PEPFAR PEPR PER PEREZ PERL PERM PERSONS PET PETER PETERS PETR PETRAEUS PETROL PF PFIN PFLP PFOR PFOV PG PGGOC PGIC PGIV PGKV PGO PGOC PGOF PGOG PGON PGOR PGOT PGOV [+] PGOVE PGOVQL PGPV PGREL PGREV PGV PH PHALANAGE PHARM PHAS PHEM PHIM PHM PHSA [+] PHU PHUH PHUM [+] PHUMHUPPS PHUN PHUS PHYTRP PI PIA PICES PIF PIN PINB PIND PINER PINF PING PINL PINO PINR [+] PINS [+] PINT PINV PIR PIRF PIRN PJUS PK PKAO PKBL PKFK PKISL PKK PKMN PKNP PKO PKPA PKPAL PKPO PKPRP PKST PL PLAB PLAN PLEC PLN PLO PLUM PM PMAR PMAT PMDL PMIG PMIL PMIN PMR PMUC PN PNAT PNET PNG PNIR PNNL PNR PNRG PNS PNUC PNUK PNUM PO PODC POG POGV POINS POL POLG POLI POLICY POLINT POLITICAL POLITICS POLM POLMIL POLS POLUN POREL PORG POSTS POTUS POUS POV POWELL PP PPA PPAO PPD PPEF PPEL PPKO PPOL PQL PQM PRC PRE PREC PRED PREF [+] PREG PREJ PREK PREL [+] PRELEVU PRELM PRELPLS PRELTBIOBA PREM PREO PREP PRER PRES PRESIDENT PRESL PREV PREZ PRF PRFE PRFL PRGO PRGOV PRIL PRL PRLE PRM PRO PROB PROCESS PROG PROL PROLIFERATION PROP [+] PROPERTY PROTECTION PROTESTS PROV PROVE PRT PRTER PRWL PS PSA PSCE PSEC PSEPC PSHA PSI PSNR PSO PSOC PSOCI PSOE PT PTBS PTE PTEL PTEP PTER [+] PTGOV PTIA PTR PTRD PU PUAS PUBLIC PUNE PUNR PUOS PV PVIP PVOV PVPR PVTS PWBG PWMN PY QA QADRI QEL QI QIZ QM QT QU QUAN QUOC RA RAED RAID RAS RATIFICATION RBI RCA RCMP RE REA REACTION REALTIONS RECIN REF REFORM REFPAN REFUGEE REFUGEES REGION REGIONAL REID REIN REINEMEYER REL RELAM RELATIONS RELFREE RELIGIOUS REMON RENAMO RENE PREVAL REO REPORT REUBEN RF RFE RFIN RFREEDOM RGOV RGY RHUM RI RICE RICHARD RIGHTS RIGHTSPOLMIL RIMC RIVERA RL RLA RM RMA RO ROK ROME ROSS ROW ROY RP RPEL RPTS RQ RR RRB RREL RS RSO RSOX RSP RSZ RTT RU RUEHZO RV RW RWANDA SA SAAD SAARC SACU SADC SAFE SAIR SAIS SAMA SAN SANC SANR SAO SARB SARGSIAN SARS SASC SASEC SB SBA SC SCA SCCC SCE SCENESETTER SCHUL SCI SCIENCE SCNV SCOI SCOL SCOM SCPR SCRM SCRS SCRSERD SCUL [+] SCVL SD SE SEC SECDEF SECI SECRET SECRETARY SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV [+] SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG [+] SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR [+] SNUC SO SOC SOCI [+] SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STET STP STR SU SUCCESSION SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO [+] TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN TNDG TNGD TO TOPEC TORRIJOS TOURISM TP TPHY [+] TPKO TPP TPSA TPSL TR TRAD TRADE TRAFFICKING TRBIO TRBY TRD TREAS TREASURY TREATY TREL TRG TRGV TRGY [+] TRIO TRSY TRT TRV TRY TRYG TRYS TS TSA TSLP TSPA [+] TSPL TSRL TSRY TSY TT TTFN TU TURKEY TV TVBIO TW TWRO TX TY TZ TZBY UA UAE UAID UAM UB UDEM UE UEU UG UGA UK UKR UKRAINE UM UMIK UN UNA UNAF UNAIDS UNAMA UNAMSIL UNAORC UNAUS UNBRO UNC UNCC UNCDF UNCDN UNCHC UNCHR UNCHS UNCITRAL UNCND UNCOPUOS UNCRED UNCRIME UNCSD UNCSW UNCTAD UNDC UNDEF UNDOF UNDP UNECE UNEF UNEP UNESCO UNFA UNFC UNFCYP UNFF UNFICYP UNFIYCP UNFPA UNGA UNGAPL UNGO UNHCR UNHRC UNICEF UNIDCP UNIDO UNIDROIT UNIFEM UNIFIL UNION UNKIK UNM UNMEE UNMIC UNMIK UNMIKI UNMIKV UNMIL UNMIN UNMOVIC UNO UNODC UNOMIG UNOPS UNP UNPAR UNPUOS UNRCCA UNRCR UNREST UNRWA UNSC UNSCAPU UNSCD UNSCE UNSCER UNSCR UNSCS UNSD UNSE UNTAC UNTERR UNTZ UNUS UNVIE UNYI UP UPU UPUO UR US USAID USAU USCC USCG USDA USDELFESTTWO USEU USG USGS USMS USNC USOAS USOP USPS USPTO USSC USTA USTDA USTR USTRD USTRIT USTRPS USTRUWR USUN UUNR UV UX UY UZ VA VANG VAT VC VE VELS VEN VENZ VETTING VI VINICIO VIP VIS VISIT VM VN VO VOA VT VTEG VTFR VTIS VTPREL VTTBIO VTWCAR VXY VY VZ WA WAEMU WAKI WAR WB WBEG WBG WCAR WCI WCL WCO WE WEBG WEBZ WEET WEF WEOG WET WEU WFA WFP WFPAORC WFPO WGC WGG WHA WHITMER WHO WHTI WI WILCOX WIPO WIR WJRO WM WMD WMDT WMN WMO WOMEN WPO WRTO WS WSIS WTO WTRD WTRO WTRQ WW WWARD WWBG WWT WZ XA XAAF XB XC XD XE XF XFNEA XG XH XI XJ XK XL XLUM XM XO XP XQ XR XS XT XTAG XU XV XW XX XXX XY XZ YE YEH YI YL YM YMCS YS YU YURIY ZA ZANU ZB ZC ZCTU ZEALAND ZF ZFR ZH ZI ZIM ZJ ZK ZKGM ZL ZM ZN ZO ZP ZR ZS ZT ZU ZW ZXA
AA AADP AALC ABER ABLD [+] ABLDG ABLG ABMC ABT ABUD AC ACABQ ACAO ACCOUNT ACDA ACEC ACKM ACOA ACOTA ACS ACTION ADANA ADB ADCO ADCP ADEL ADEP ADIP ADM ADMIRAL ADPM ADRC AE AEC AECL AEGR AEIR AEM AEMED AEMR [+] AER AESC AF AFARI AFDB AFDIN AFFAIRS AFGHANISTAN AFIN [+] AFL AFLU AFOR AFR AFSA AFSI AFSN AFU AFZAL AG AGAO AGENDA AGENGA AGIT AGMT AGOA AGR AGS AGUIRRE AI AIAG AID AIDAC AIDS AIEA AIHRC AIN AINF AINFCY AINR AINT AISG AIT AJ AK AL AL-1 ALAB ALBE ALEXANDER ALI ALJAZEERA ALL ALNEA ALOW ALOWAR AM AMAT AMB AMCHAMS AMCT AME AMED AMEDI AMEMR AMER AMERICAS AMEX AMG AMGE AMGMT AMGT [+] AMIA AMLB AMPR AMT AMTC AMTG AN ANARCHISTS ANC AND ANET ANTITERRORISM AO AOCR AODE AOIC AOMS AOPR AORC [+] AORD AOREC AORG AORL AOWC AP APCS APDC APEC APECO APER [+] APR APRC APRM AQ AR ARAB ARABBL ARABL ARABLEAGUE ARAS ARC ARCH ARENA AREP ARF ARG ARM ARMITAGE ARMS AROC ARR ARRMZY ARSO AS ASA ASAC ASC ASCC ASCE ASCEC ASCH ASE ASEAN ASEC [+] ASECARP ASECE ASECM ASECSI ASECVE ASED ASEDC ASEG ASEK ASES ASEX ASFC ASIC ASIG ASIR ASJA ASO ASOC ASPA ASR ASSEMBLY ASSK ASUP AT ATFN ATPDEA ATRA ATRD ATRN AU AU-1 AUC AUNR AUSGR AUSTRALIAGROUP AV AVERY AVIAN AVIANFLU AVIATION AW AX AY AZ AZE B. BA BAGHDAD BAIO BAKOYANNIS BALKANS BAPOL BARACK BASHAR BATA BB BBG BBSR BC BCW BCXP BD BE BEAN BEN BERARDUCCI BESP BEXB BEXP [+] BEXPC BEXPPLM BEXT BF BFIF BFIN BFIO BG BGD BGMT BH BHUM BI BIC BIH BILAT BIMSTEC BINR BIO BIOS BIOTECH BIOTECHNOLOGY BIT BITO BK BL BLR BLUE BLUNT BM BMENA BMGT BMOT BN BNUC BO BOIKO BOL BOND BOQ BORDER BOSNIA BOU BOUCHAIB KAKA BOUTERSE BP BPIS BPTS BR BRIAN BRPA BRUSSELS BS BSSR BT BTA BTC BTIO [+] BTIU BTRA BTT BU BUD BULGARIA BURMA BUSH BV BW BWC BX BXEP BY BZ CA CAC CACM CACS CAFTA CAIO CAJC CAMBODIA CAN CAPC CARC CARE CARIB CARICOM CARSON CAS CASA CASC [+] CASCC CASCR CASE CASTILLO CAVO CB CBC CBD CBE CBG CBIS CBM CBSA CBTH CBW CCSR CCY CD CDB CDC CDCC CDCE CDG CDI CE CEA CEC CEDAW CEN CENTCOM CENTRIC CEUDA CF CFE CFED CFG CFIS CFSP CG CGEN CGOPRC CH CHAD CHALLENGE CHAO CHELIDZE CHENEY CHERTOFF CHG CHIEF CHN CHR CHRISTIAN CHRISTOF CHRISTOPHER CI CIA CIAT CIC CICTE CIDA CIO CIP CIS CITEL CITES CITIBANK CITT CIVAIR CIVS CJ CJAN [+] CJUS CK CKGR CKOR CL CLEARANCE CLINTON CLMT CLO CLOK CM CMAE CMFT CMGT [+] CMP CMT CN CNAR CNARC CNC CNO CO CODEL COE COL COLIN COLLECTIVE COLOMBO COM COMESA COMMERCE CON CONAWAY CONDOLEEZZA CONDOLEEZZA RICE CONEAZ CONG CONGO CONGRINT CONS CONSULAR CONTROL CONTROLS CORRUPTION COSI COUNTER COUNTER TERRORISM COUNTERTERRORISM COUNTRY COUNTRYCLEARANCE CP CPA CPAS CPC CPCTC CPPT CPUOS CQ CR CRIM CRIME CRIMES CRM CROATIA CROS CRS CRUZ CS CSCE CSEP CSIS CSW CT CTBT CTER CTERR CTM CTR CTRYCLR CU CUCO CUIS CUL CV CVIA CVIC CVIS [+] CVISU CVPR CVR CW CWC CWCM CWG CX CY CYP CYPRUSARMS CZ DA DAC DAFR DAN DANFUNG DANIEL DAO DARFR DARFUR DAVID DAVID LEE HOWES DAVID WELCH DAVID WILLIAM RAY DB DC DCDG DCG DCHA DCI DCM DCOM DCRM DE DEA DEAX DEFENSE DEFENSEREFORM DELTAVIOLENCE DEM DEMARCHE DEMOCRATIC DENNIS DEOC DEPT DEPT FOR DS COMMAND CENTER DESI DHA DHLAKAMA DHLS DHRF DHS DHSX DIEZ DIPLOMACY DISENGAGEMENT DJ DK DKEM DMIN DMINE DO DOC DOD DOE DOJ DOMC DOMESTIC DOMESTICPOLITICS DONALD RUMSFELD DOT DPAO DPKO DPM DPOL DPRK DR DRC DRIP DRL DS DSR DSS DTFN DTRA DTRO DU DVC DY EAC EAD EADI EADM EAG EAGER EAGR [+] EAI EAIC EAID [+] EAIDB EAIDCIN EAIDEGZ EAIDMG EAIDNI EAIF EAIG EAIO EAIR [+] EAIS EAIT EAOD EAP EAPC EAR EARI EASS EATO EAUD EAVI EB EBEXP EBRD EBUD EC ECA ECCP ECCT ECE ECIN ECIP ECLAC ECN ECOIN ECOM ECON [+] ECONCS ECONEGE ECONOMIC ECONOMICS ECONOMY ECONOMY AND FINANCE ECOR ECOS ECOSOC ECOWAS ECPC ECPN ECPO ECPS [+] ECPSN ECRM ECTRD ECUN ED EDA EDEV EDRC EDU EDUC EE EEB EEC EENG EENV EEOC EET EETC EFI EFIC EFIM EFIN [+] EFIS [+] EFLU EFN EFND EFNI EFQ EFTA EG EGAD EGAR EGEN EGHG EGOV EGOVSY EH EI EIAD EIAID EIAR EIB EICN EID EIDE EIDN EIFN EIN EIND [+] EINDIR EINF EING EINN EINO EINR EINT [+] EINV [+] EINZ EIPR EIQ EISL EISNLN EITC EITI EIVN EK EL ELA ELAB [+] ELAD ELAINE ELAM ELAN ELAP ELB ELBA ELBR ELEC ELECTIONS ELF ELIN ELN ELND ELNT ELTD ELTM ELTN [+] ELTRN EMAIL EMED EMI EMIN [+] EMN EMS EMW EN END ENDURING ENEG ENER ENERG ENERGY ENFR ENG ENGR ENGRD ENGRG ENGY ENIV ENLT ENNP ENR ENRC ENRG 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| 08ANKARA526 | TURKEY: AKP CLOSURE CASE UPDATE (3/19) [...] (C) Summary and Comment: As everyone awaits the Constitutional Court rapporteur's opinion on whether the closure case against the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is technically complete, some are urging AKP to press forward with reforms of the judiciary, the political parties law, [...] | 2008-03-19 13:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON TU |
| 08ANKARA529 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-19 14:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 08ANKARA536 | TURKEY: RULING AKP TO TRY TO OVERCOME CLOSURE CASE [...] (C) Summary: Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is drafting a mini-constitutional amendment package to attempt to overcome the closure case filed against it in Constitutional Court. The package will include a temporary clause that would wipe out existing closure cases, including ag [...] | 2008-03-19 22:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TU |
| 08ANKARA541 | TURKEY: AKP CLOSURE CASE UPDATE (3/20) [...] (C) Summary and comment. While the embattled Justice and Development Party (AKP) squares off to fight its closure case tooth and nail, it is also redoubling its efforts to push forward EU-oriented reforms. One AKP MP reflected on the party's past shortcomings, and opposition parties criticize [...] | 2008-03-20 12:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
| 08ANKARA547 | TURKEY: PARTY CLOSURE CASE AGAINST RULING AKP - [...] (C) Summary and comment: Abdullatif Sener, former Justice and Development Party (AKP) MP and deputy prime minister -- and rumored possible leader of a post-AKP party -- told us the closure case was long in the making. He staunchly denied that AKP has any aims against the secular nature of t [...] | 2008-03-21 11:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TU |
| 08ANKARA55 | TURKEY: TALAT VISIT SHOWS GOT INTERAGENCY [...] (C) Summary and comment: "TRNC President" Talat enjoyed full head of state honors during a January 3-4 visit to Ankara that created broad interagency agreement within the GOT on an effort to re-energize comprehensive settlement negotiations on Cyprus. Talat's meetings with President Gul, Prim [...] | 2008-01-10 15:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU CY |
| 08ANKARA550 | TURKEY: AKP CLOSURE CASE UPDATE (3/21) [...] (C) SUMMARY. "Rule of law" is the watch phrase for one key retired general, who defends the case against the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) by arguing that they were acting outside the bounds of legitimacy. His views illustrate the strain between the military and its traditional [...] | 2008-03-21 13:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
| 08ANKARA553 | TURKEY: THE UPS AND DOWNS OF GOVERNMENT-MILITARY [...] (C) Summary: Turkish military operations against PKK terrorists in northern Iraq over the past three months have lent a facade of unity to the contentious relationship between the military leadership and Prime Minister Erdogan's governing Justice and Development Party (AKP). The Turkish Gener [...] | 2008-03-21 16:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PSEC MOPS PTER TU |
| 08ANKARA559 | TURKEY: SE KURDS HOPE REFORM MOMENTUM WILL [...] (C) Optimistic voices in the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) and Diyarbakir NGO community view the combination of Western pressure, alleged Turkish military set-backs against the PKK, and the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP's) self-interest in expanding democratic refor [...] | 2008-03-24 10:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER TU IZ |
| 08ANKARA561 | TURKEY: AKP CLOSURE CASE UPDATE (3/24) [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. In the wake of several detentions of prominent individuals on March 21, the focus is on connections between the closure case against ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the crackdown on the Ergenekon gang, a shady collection of leftist ultra-nationalists wh [...] | 2008-03-24 13:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
| 08ANKARA562 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-24 15:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 08ANKARA563 | TURKEY: AKP CLOSURE CASE UPDATE (3/25) [...] (C) Summary and Comment: PM Erdogan, initially quick to claim that the closure case against his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) was a reaction against the government crackdown on the Ergenekon gang, has begun to defer to the prosecutor,s denials as media increasingly portray the ne [...] | 2008-03-25 12:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
| 08ANKARA564 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-25 15:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 08ANKARA568 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-26 14:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 08ANKARA575 | TURKEY: PRESIDENT GUL'S NEW TAKE ON ACTIVISM [...] (C) SUMMARY. Six months into his tenure as Turkey's president, Abdullah Gul was striding confidently across the world stage while walking more carefully on the domestic tightrope. It is an image that encapsulated his presidency up to March 14, 2008, the day the chief public prosecutor filed [...] | 2008-03-27 15:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
| 08ANKARA576 | TURKEY AIMS TO MODERATE, MODERNIZE THE OIC [...] (C) Summary and Comment: As evidenced at the Dakar Summit, Turkey is endeavoring to capitalize on its growing influence in the Muslim world to modernize and moderate the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC). Turkey independently advocated for communique language supporting the newly i [...] | 2008-03-27 15:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL OIC KV TU |
| 08ANKARA577 | TURKEY STRESSES TO FM SPANTA ITS CONTINUED [...] (C) SUMMARY. Afghan FM Spanta, visiting Ankara March 18, did not ask for more troops from Turkey, saying it was a NATO decision. He did, however, ask for more military training. Turkey is prepared to respond; FM Babacan will take up the issue with the Turkish General Staff (TGS). Spanta als [...] | 2008-03-27 15:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER NATO AF PK TU |
| 08ANKARA578 | TURKEY: CALLS FOR CALM FROM CIVIL SOCIETY, [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an environment overheated by controversy surrounding the closure case against the governing party (reftels),seven civil society organizations released a delicately-worded joint statement March 26, calling for common sense and warning against polarization. President Gul calle [...] | 2008-03-27 16:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
| 08ANKARA579 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-28 06:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 08ANKARA587 | TURKEY: INDICTMENT IN AKP CLOSURE SUIT - THE CASE [...] (C) Summary: The 162-page indictment that Court of Appeals Chief Prosecutor Yalcinkaya submitted to the Constitutional Court, asking that the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) be closed as a center of anti-secular activity, is a typical Turkish indictment - high in accusations, low i [...] | 2008-03-28 16:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TU |
| 08ANKARA59 | TURKEY'S PLANS TO AMEND CONTROVERSIAL "ARTICLE [...] (C) Summary: Divisions in Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) have delayed plans by at least a week to introduce amendments to controversial Turkish Penal Code Article 301 (criminalizing insulting "Turkishness"). Four main amendments are under discussion: changing "insulting [...] | 2008-01-11 12:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
| 08ANKARA598 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-31 13:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 08ANKARA600 | TURKEY: CONSTITUTIONAL COURT AGREES TO HEAR AKP [...] (SBU) After a four-hour meeting March 31, Constitutional Court Vice President Osman Paksut announced that the Court agreed to hear the closure case against the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). Paksut stated the Court voted unanimously on all parts of the indictment (reftel) except [...] | 2008-03-31 15:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
| 08ANKARA605 | TURKEY: REALITY TV SHOW RATINGS ON THE RISE [...] (U) As the Turkish public grows weary of the complicated and discouraging political developments dominating the news and talk shows, they are turning increasingly to reality TV shows for entertainment. TRT Program Director Nisan Budalalik has seen a marked increase in viewership of American-s [...] | 2008-04-01 12:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TU |
| 08ANKARA607 | TURKEY: NATIONALIST OPPOSITION LOOKING TO CASHING [...] (C) SUMMARY. The opposition Nationalist Action Party (MHP) since its entry into parliament in July 2007 has shrewdly managed to corner the governing Justice and Development Party (AKP) and exploit its weaknesses. MHP is keenly aware that hiving off votes from AKP is its only hope to strength [...] | 2008-04-01 12:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
| 08ANKARA608 | PROSECUTOR FILES CLOSURE CASE AGAINST DEEP STATE [...] (C) In a surprise move, Chief Prosecutor of the Court of Appeals Abudrrahman Yalcinkaya filed a party closure case March 31 against the "Deep State" (the shadowy organization long believed to operate in secret to uphold the Kemalist state, though no one knows if they have actually met them). [...] | 2008-04-01 12:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TU |
| 08ANKARA611 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-01 14:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 08ANKARA62 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-11 15:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 08ANKARA620 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-02 14:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 08ANKARA622 | TURKEY: PM ERDOGAN AND AKP DECIDE TO RIGHT THE SHIP [...] (C) Summary and comment: The closure case against the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP),now formally accepted by the Constitutional Court, is now a fact the party has accepted, AKP Vice Chair Saban Disli told us. AKP and PM Erdogan understand the Turkish public is weary of political [...] | 2008-04-03 07:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON TU |
| 08ANKARA628 | TURKEY: ERDOGAN'S BALKAN TOUR HEAVY ON GOOD WILL, [...] (C) Summary and Comment: PM Erdogan's March 24-28 regional trip to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH),Albania, and Bulgaria was "successful, but light on substance." It came at a time when Turkey wants to demonstrate what it can to enhance stability in the Balkans, and signaled as well to the Tur [...] | 2008-04-03 12:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ZL BK AL BU TU |
| 08ANKARA629 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-03 14:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 08ANKARA63 | TURKEY: PKK DEMOBILIZATION IN THE SPOTLIGHT [...] (C) Summary: The idea of an amnesty as part of a comprehensive plan to deal with the PKK issue is under broad discussion in Turkey (reftel). Suggesting leniency, even for PKKers without blood on their hands, poses political risks. But for Turkey to resolve this decades-old insurgency, it must [...] | 2008-01-11 16:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL TU IZ |
| 08ANKARA630 | TURKEY/TURKMENISTAN: BILATERAL TIES INCH AHEAD ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. Despite media reports to the contrary, Turkmen President Berdimuhamedov discussed energy matters in some detail with President Gul and PM Erdogan during his March 24-25 visit to Turkey, MFA Central Asia Department Head Sule Gurel and Energy Department Head Berris Ekinci told us [...] | 2008-04-03 14:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EPET ENRG TU TX |
| 08ANKARA64 | TURKEY: PM, OPPOSITION TRIPS TO DIYARBAKIR MOVE [...] (C) Summary and comment: The tragic January 3 PKK bombing in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir, which prompted condolence visits to the city by PM Erdogan and opposition head Deniz Baykal as well as CHOD Buyukanit, provided a platform for Turkey's highest ranking politicians to hear ordina [...] | 2008-01-14 06:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER ECON TU IZ |
| 08ANKARA640 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-04 13:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 08ANKARA644 | TURKEY: A LOST CHANCE [...] (C) Summary. Murat Mercan, the chair of parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee and a long-time contact, is pessimistic about Turkey's future in light of the closure case against the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). He echoed AKP Vice Chair Saban Disli's description (reftel) of AKP' [...] | 2008-04-04 15:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
| 08ANKARA654 | TURKEY: MINISTER SIMSEK ON IMF RELATIONS, EBRD [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Wilson met April 3 with State Minister for the Treasury Mehmet Simsek. Simsek said Prime Minister Erdogan has told ministers that, to the maximum extent possible, it should be "business as usual" in the face of the AKP party closure suit and that the GOT should proceed [...] | 2008-04-07 10:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PREL TU |
| 08ANKARA659 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-07 12:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 08ANKARA660 | TURKEY: KUWAITI AMIR'S VISIT FOCUSES ON [...] (C) Summary and Comment: During his March 29-April 5 visit, Kuwaiti Amir Sabah met with President Gul and PM Erdogan in Ankara before traveling to Istanbul for a Turkey-Kuwait Business Forum meeting and recreation. In private sessions with Gul and Erdogan, the Amir discussed regional issues [...] | 2008-04-08 05:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON KU TU |
| 08ANKARA670 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-08 14:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 08ANKARA671 | TURKEY'S RULING PARTY MAKES ITS FIRST MOVE [...] (C) Summary and comment. Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) revealed the first moves in its strategy to survive the party closure case now pending in the constitutional court. Following AKP's April 7 Central Decision Making and Administrative Board meeting, party officials a [...] | 2008-04-08 14:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TU |
| 08ANKARA673 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-09 13:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 08ANKARA680 | TURKEY: ERGENEKON INVESTIGATION INEXTRICABLY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Alleged links between the investigation into the Ergenekon deep state gang (ref A) and the chief public prosecutor's closure case against the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) are both difficult to prove and impossible to ignore. Although evidence of a direct link remai [...] | 2008-04-10 10:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL TU |
| 08ANKARA690 | TURKEY: NGO'S PRESENT KURDISH SOLUTIONS TO A [...] (C) A broad coalition of Diyarbakir civil society organizations sent a delegation to Ankara this week to present a series of recommendations on how the government can address the Southeast's socio-economic problems. On the economic side, the recommendations focus on improving the effectivenes [...] | 2008-04-11 11:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
| 08ANKARA691 | IMPLICATIONS OF AKP CLOSURE CASE AND OUR PUBLIC [...] (c) Summary: The closure case against Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is a blow to this country's future. It reflects unresolved conflicts about the nature of Turkey, the state, the extent of popular democracy and the role of religion in society. It also results from fai [...] | 2008-04-11 12:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
| 08ANKARA7 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-02 15:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 08ANKARA700 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-14 12:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 08ANKARA708 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-15 14:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 08ANKARA709 | TURKEY: UN USYG PASCOE CONSULTS MFA ON CYPRUS [...] (C) Summary: Following consultations in Nicosia and Athens, UN Under Secretary General for Political Affairs Pascoe visited Ankara April 8 to discuss the UN's proposal for the next round of comprehensive Cyprus settlement talks. MFA sources report the GOT is pleased with the details Pascoe lai [...] | 2008-04-15 14:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CY TU |
| 08ANKARA711 | TURKEY'S BIG PLANS TO DEVELOP IRANIAN GAS [...] (C) Summary: Energy Minister Guler's informal advisor Faruk Demir told us April 3 that Turkey plans to develop Iranian South Pars gas for Turkish and European consumption, and expects to obtain financing and Western partners to develop the field and construct a new pipeline to Turkey. Turkey [...] | 2008-04-16 13:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET IR TU |
| 08ANKARA712 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-16 13:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 08ANKARA714 | TURKEY: RULING PARTY STILL WORKING OUT "ARTICLE [...] (C) Summary: As a bill to amend controversial Turkish Penal Code Article 301 (criminalizing insulting "Turkishness") inches its way toward the floor of Turkish Parliament, Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) members remain divided on the key issue of who should review cases to [...] | 2008-04-16 14:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
| 08ANKARA719 | TURKEY: BILL EXPANDING KURDISH LANGUAGE [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Parliament's Planning and Budget Subcommittee will take up a bill April 18 submitted by Turkey's state-controlled "TRT" broadcasting network to expand Kurdish-language (and other foreign language) broadcasting. The draft legislation follows up on PM Erdogan's Februar [...] | 2008-04-17 11:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
| 08ANKARA72 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-14 14:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 08ANKARA721 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-17 13:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 08ANKARA727 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-18 12:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 08ANKARA728 | EU PRESIDENT BARROSO GOES "BACK TO BASICS" IN [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Ankara - Consulate Istanbul cable. 2. (C) Summary and comment: European Union President Jose Manuel Barroso's April 11-12 visit to Turkey coincided with intense national debate and polarization over the March 14 indictment to close the ruling Justice and Develop [...] | 2008-04-18 12:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
| 08ANKARA73 | TURKEY: MAIN ALEVI ORGANIZATIONS BOYCOTT PM [...] (C) Summary: Turkey's main Alevi organizations boycotted a January 11 Muharram iftar organized by Justice and Development Party (AKP) MPs as outreach to Alevi communities. They saw the event as "Sunni-centric", aimed at assimilating Alevis into mainstream Sunni society, and demonstrated their [...] | 2008-01-14 14:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
| 08ANKARA742 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-21 13:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 08ANKARA746 | TURKEY: CHP CONVENTION TO AFFIRM BAYKAL'S [...] (C) SUMMARY. Few expect great change to come from the opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) regular general convention, April 26-27. Deniz Baykal's iron grip on internal party processes virtually assures his reinstatement as chairman, and any changes to the Administrative Board will lik [...] | 2008-04-22 07:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
| 08ANKARA755 | TURKEY: SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS WITH ISRAEL AND THE [...] (U) This cable is in response to ref a request. 2. (C) Summary: The GOT supports the Annapolis process and the Road Map, and increasingly sees itself as an impartial regional facilitator, capable of playing a constructive role in the Middle East peace process. Ankara hosted PA President A [...] | 2008-04-22 14:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG IS KPAL TU |
| 08ANKARA767 | TURKEY-AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN: SUMMIT DATES BEING FINALIZED; DOSTUM ARREST WOULD THREATEN TURKISH-AFGHAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-24 12:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | AF PGOV PK PREL TU |
| 08ANKARA770 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-24 14:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 08ANKARA772 | TURKISH MFA ON IRAQ MEETINGS IN KUWAIT [...] (C) Turkish MFA Deputy U/S Sinirlioglu briefed Ambassador April 24 on Turkish FM Babacan's talks with PM Maliki in Kuwait earlier this week. He said the Turks found Maliki more confident after the Basra confrontation. Both sides were pleased with progress on the mil-mil front, economic coope [...] | 2008-04-24 15:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER IZ US TU |
| 08ANKARA773 | TURKS POLITICK ON AKP CLOSURE CASE [...] (C) Summary: Turkish FM Babacan appealed privately for stronger Western support of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP),which faces a closure case, during his London visit last week. Turkey's two most prominent business associations are pushing for a constitutional convention as a [...] | 2008-04-24 16:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TU |
| 08ANKARA781 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-25 13:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 08ANKARA792 | TURKEY: VIEWS ON A TURKEY-ARMENIA HISTORICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Creating an historical commission to analyze the shared histories of Turkey and Armenia and the genocide issue has been Ankara's proposed first step toward normalizing relations between the two countries. In Turkey, political, legal and institutional obstacles undermine prospec [...] | 2008-04-28 11:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AM TU |
| 08ANKARA797 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-28 14:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 08ANKARA799 | TURKEY: GOT CONGRATULATES NEW ARMENIAN [...] (U) PM Erdogan congratulated newly-appointed Armenian PM Tigran Sarkissian on his assignment in an April 22 letter in which he called on the two "neighborly countries" to take concrete steps to find lasting solutions to their existing problems through dialogue and establishing good neighborly [...] | 2008-04-28 15:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AM TU |
| 08ANKARA817 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-29 13:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 08ANKARA833 | TURKISH PARLIAMENT (FINALLY) AMENDS "ARTICLE 301" [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Following an all-night session and two years of heated debate, Turkey's parliament voted 250-65 to amend controversial Turkish Penal Code Article 301 (criminalizing "insulting Turkishness") at 5 am April 30. The bill, which requires that the Justice Minister authorize [...] | 2008-04-30 11:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
| 08ANKARA843 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-01 13:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 08ANKARA853 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-02 14:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 08ANKARA859 | TURKEY: SENIOR AKP INSIDERS SEND PM ERDOGAN STRONG [...] (C) Summary and comment. Three senior members of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) are separately sending strong messages to PM Erdogan to pursue confidence building measures and decrease tensions that have polarized Turkey. AKP MP Vehit Erdem, former Deputy PM Abdullatif Sener and Depu [...] | 2008-05-05 12:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
| 08ANKARA860 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-05 14:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 08ANKARA873 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-06 13:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 08ANKARA879 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-07 12:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 08ANKARA89 | TURKEY RE-LAUNCHES BID TO WIN CENTRAL ASIAN HEARTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Turkish President Abdullah Gul is spearheading a renewed GOT effort to strengthen Turkish-Central Asian relations through visit diplomacy. Unlike Turkey's initial, post-Soviet era approach to the region, the Turks are viewing Central Asia as a partner not a patron, and offering [...] | 2008-01-16 13:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ENRG EPET EINV KZ KG TI TX |
| 08ANKARA891 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-08 12:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 08ANKARA90 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-16 14:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 08ANKARA901 | TURKEY: IRAQ SPECIAL REP. OZCELIK LOOKS AT NEXT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkish MFA Special Representative for Iraq Murat Ozcelik plans to return to Baghdad May 13 to resume consultations with the GOI and has the green light from President Gul and the Turkish military to meet with Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) president Massoud Barzani in Baghdad. [...] | 2008-05-09 16:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ECON ENRG TU IZ |
| 08ANKARA903 | LEBANON NEEDS ITS FRIENDS - TURKEY [...] (c) We spoke separately on May 9 with Turkish Presidency/Prime Ministry foreign affairs advisor Ahmet Davutoglu, MFA U/S Apakan and MFA Syria desk officer Cem Ulusoy regarding Lebanon. Drawing on reftel points, we emphasized the need for Turkey to be as fully supportive now as possible of the [...] | 2008-05-09 16:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER LE TU |
| 08ANKARA91 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-16 14:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 08ANKARA910 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-12 14:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 08ANKARA920 | TURKEY: SOUTHEAST CONTACTS HOPEFUL ON GOT-IRAQ [...] (U) This is a joint Consulate Adana-Embassy Ankara message. 2. (C) Summary and Comment: Kurdish leaders in Turkey's southeast are pleased that Ankara has initiated formal contacts with northern Iraq's Kurdish Regional Government (KRG),reflecting a more pragmatic Turkish approach to the reg [...] | 2008-05-13 08:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER ECON TU IZ |
| 08ANKARA924 | TURKEY: POLLS PUT RESPONSIBILITY FOR TENSIONS AT [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Turks hold the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) responsible for current political tensions, with mixed consequences for party support, according to recent surveys by rival polling companies A&G and Metropoll. A&G's April poll showed voter support for AKP sl [...] | 2008-05-13 11:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TU |
| 08ANKARA925 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-13 14:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 08ANKARA931 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-14 14:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 08ANKARA940 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-15 13:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 08ANKARA952 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-16 12:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 08ANKARA953 | AFRICA: TURKEY'S NEXT FRONTIER? [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Like China and India, Turkey has joined the rush to forge relations with sub-Saharan Africa. The Justice and Development Party (AKP) has raised Turkey's political profile since coming to power in 2002 -- declaring 2005 the "Year of Africa" and announcing plans to open 1 [...] | 2008-05-16 12:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON TU AF |
| 08ANKARA958 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-20 12:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 08ANKARA964 | TURKEY: PRO-KURDISH DTP LEADER AHMET TURK [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-21 13:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ TU |
| 08ANKARA966 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-21 14:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 08ANKARA970 | TURKS SEEK ELECTORAL EQUALITY IN KIRKUK [...] (S) SUMMARY: GOT officials are seeking to gain traction on a proposal to amend Iraq's draft provincial elections law to incorporate a guaranteed power-sharing arrangement for Kirkuk that would help protect Turkmen equities. Acknowledging they are late, since the draft law is already far along, [...] | 2008-05-21 18:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PTER TU IZ |
| 08ANKARA971 | TURKS SEEK ELECTORAL EQUALITY IN KIRKUK [...] (S) SUMMARY: GOT officials are seeking to gain traction on a proposal to amend Iraq's draft provincial elections law to incorporate a guaranteed power-sharing arrangement for Kirkuk that would help protect Turkmen equities. Acknowledging they are late, since the draft law is already far along, [...] | 2008-05-22 04:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PTER TU IZ |
| 08ANKARA975 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-22 13:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 08ANKARA979 | TURKISH JUDICIARY LASHES OUT AT GOVERNMENT - AND [...] (C) Summary and comment. In a May 21 statement, the Court of Appeals (Yargitay) publicly accused the government of pressuring the judiciary while two critical cases are pending, one of them the closure case against the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). The court criticized the gover [...] | 2008-05-23 09:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TU |
| 08ANKARA99 | TURKEY AT A CROSSROADS ON SOUTHEAST, [...] (C) Summary and comment: Dengir Mir Mehmet Firat (please protect),ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) vice chair, political veteran and ethnic Kurd, believes President Gul and PM Erdogan's recent White House meetings created an opportunity for progress on Turkey's Kurdish issue. It [...] | 2008-01-17 14:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM TU IZ |
| 08ANKARA996 | ERDOGAN'S GAP PLAN - LONG ON RHETORIC, SHORT ON [...] (C) Summary. During a May 27 visit to Diyarbakir, Prime Minister Erdogan turned an official speech into a two-hour political rally. His aim was to detail plans to complete the Southeast Development Project (GAP, in Turkish). After 90 minutes of platitudes about his administration's contribu [...] | 2008-05-28 04:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EAID PREL PTER TU |
| 08ANKARA999 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT - TUESDAY, MAY 27, 2008 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-28 13:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 08ASHGABAT1349 | TURKMENISTAN: PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN'S VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, accompanied by a large delegation, paid a short official visit to Ashgabat last week that focused on business investment in Turkmenistan. During the trip, he met with President Berdimuhamedov, Turkmen officials and Turkish citizens resi [...] | 2008-10-10 13:04:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD TU TX |
| 08ASHGABAT388 | TURKMENISTAN/TURKEY: ENERGY WAS THE KEY ISSUE [...] (S) SUMMARY: Turkish Ambassador Hakki Akil told the Charge on March 28, -- the key issue discussed during President Berdimuhamedov's March 24-25 visit to Turkey was energy, both with President Gul and Prime Minister Erdogan; -- Berdimuhamedov is prepared to sell to Turkey up to 20 bcm/y [...] | 2008-03-28 10:44:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | SECRET | PGOV PREL EPET RS AJ TU TX |
| 08ATHENS1023 | SCENE SETTER FOR ATHENS GREECE (U) [...] (SBU) Welcome back to Athens, we look forward to your important visit which comes at an important time in the U.S.-Greece bilateral relationship. Since your visit last July, ADM Fitzgerald (2-3 April),Lt Gen McFann (2 July),and LTG Eikenberry (3 July) visited Athens and met with key Greek m [...] | 2008-07-17 08:17:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS NATO TU MK GR |
| 08ATHENS148 | GREECE/TURKEY: MFA TERMS KARAMANLIS VISIT [...] (C) MFA officials termed PM Karamanlis' January 23 - 25 trip to Turkey "positive but not concrete." They were pleased by statements by PM Erdogan that "could be seen as positive openings" on the status of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul, on the Aegean "casus belli," and on broader Ae [...] | 2008-01-31 14:20:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KIRF PHUM SOCI TU GR |
| 08ATHENS21 | PM KARAMANLIS TOUGH ON MACEDONIA NAME, PRAGMATIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his first meeting with the Ambassador, Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis took a hard line on te Macedonia name issue, saying he had "done hs part," while Skopje had become increasingly intransigent. A mutually acceptable solution -- which could include a composite name of "New, [...] | 2008-01-05 12:58:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GR |
| 08ATHENS300 | GREECE/TURKEY: TGS CONCERNS DOMINATE [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Athens has kept its ears to the ground and eyes toward Ankara in the month following Karamanlis, historic visit to Turkey (reftel). While we have not seen indications of a serious effort to capitalize on the momentum created by his trip, the GOG is cautiously optimist [...] | 2008-03-03 06:52:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO TU GR |
| 08ATHENS654 | GREECE/TURKEY: GREECE OBJECTS TO TURKISH MFA [...] (C) Greek FM Bakoyannis has publicly objected to statements on the Turkish Foreign Ministry website related to Greece, terming them "absolutely groundless." The Greek MFA has called in a Turkish Embassy representative and delivered a protest note in Ankara. The issue rose to public consciou [...] | 2008-05-14 09:37:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM TU GR |
| 08BAGHDAD1054 | MEETING WITH KRG SECURITY DIRECTOR SINJARI AND [...] (S) SUMMARY: MNF-I DCS for Strategic Effects MG Bergner and D/PolMil Couns met with KRG security director Karim Sinjari March 19 to discuss closing Makhmour refugee camp. Sinjari supported closure of the camp, noting that absent any employment prospects, the younger residents would likely gra [...] | 2008-04-06 13:01:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PREF PREL PTER IZ TU |
| 08BAGHDAD106 | TALABANI ON KURDISH EFFORTS TO IMPROVE RELATIONS [...] (S) Summary: Iraqi President Talabani on January 12 told S/I Satterfield he and Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Barzani had agreed on a list of measures to improve relations with the U.S. and restart political progress under the Maliki government. These include eliminating Kurd [...] | 2008-01-14 18:13:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINS PINR IZ |
| 08BAGHDAD1277 | NECHIRVAN BARZANI: NASCENT PROGRESS ON [...] (C) Summary: Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani met on April 17 with the Ambassador and April 19 with S/I Satterfield and Economic Minister-Counselor Ries. Special Assistant to the President Brett McGurk attended both meetings. Barzani reiterated that KRG-G [...] | 2008-04-24 15:21:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS PINR IZ |
| 08BAGHDAD1426 | THE AMBASSADOR'S MAY 6 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (S) Summary: President Talabani, accompanied by DPM Barham Saleh, told the Ambassador that he had advised PM Maliki to wait and see whether Iran implemented its promises to not support Shi'a militants before deciding whether to visit Tehran. Talabani said he warned Iranian Ambassador Qomi ear [...] | 2008-05-07 18:46:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PREL IZ IR |
| 08BAGHDAD1451 | KRG UPBEAT ON TALKS WITH TURKEY [...] (C) Summary: On May 5, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) provided the RRT an upbeat assessment of Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani,s May 1 meeting with the Turkish delegation in Baghdad. Both the KRG and GOT principals recalled positive periods in their relationship, criticized the me [...] | 2008-05-10 10:13:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER IZ TU |
| 08BAGHDAD1526 | SCENESETTER FOR NECHIRVAN BARZANI'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary: Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani is visiting Washington on May 17-21 after receiving an honorary degree from Washington and Jefferson University. His meetings will include the Vice President, the Secretary, and the Deputy Secretary. Nechirvan [...] | 2008-05-18 07:28:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINS PINR IZ |
| 08BAGHDAD1610 | PRESIDENT TALABANI ON TAWAFUQ RETURN, SFA/SOFA, [...] (C) Summary: In a May 25 meeting, President Jalal Talabani told the Ambassador that he has been mediating between Prime Minister al-Maliki and Vice President al-Hashemi to secure the return of Tawafuq officials to the GOI cabinet, and he expressed optimism that a final deal could be reached bef [...] | 2008-05-26 16:10:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ IR |
| 08BAGHDAD1720 | PRESIDENT TALABANI DISCUSSES KIRKUK AND ELECTIONS, [...] (C) President Talabani told S/I Satterfield in a June 4 meeting that Iraq is ready to conclude arrangements fo its proposed bilateral commissions with Egypt and Turkey, and said that early July would be a good time for Turkish PM Erdogan to visit Iraq. Talabani argued for staggered elections [...] | 2008-06-05 17:01:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ TU EG |
| 08BAGHDAD1726 | TURKISH ENVOY ON GOT-KRG COOPERATION, KIRKUK [...] (S/NF) Summary: Turkish Special Envoy Murat Ozcelik told S/I Satterfield on June 4 that he is pleased with ongoing GOT-KRG talks and is currently in Baghdad finalizing arrangements for a possible July 3 visit to Baghdad by Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan. He also hoped to meet with Kurdistan R [...] | 2008-06-06 16:17:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV TU IZ |
| 08BAGHDAD1772 | TURKISH SPECIAL ENVOY UPDATES S/I SATTERFIELD ON [...] (S) Summary: During a June 9 meeting, Turkish Special Envoy Murat Ozcelik provided S/I Satterfield with an update on the state of play of issues discussed ref A, following Ozcelik's meetings in Baghdad over the past several days. Overall, Ozcelik said he came away impressed with the level of c [...] | 2008-06-11 14:58:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV TU IZ |
| 08BAGHDAD1782 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF IRAQI FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (S) Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari arrives in Washington at a critical juncture. SOFA negotiations have become a domestic political flashpoint and the fodder for political agendas, a vehicle for Iranian machinations, and the crux of a false choice between sovereignty and security. Zeba [...] | 2008-06-13 14:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL IZ |
| 08BAGHDAD1989 | NECHIRVAN BARZANI ON SOFA, OIL LAW, ELECTIONS, [...] (C) Summary: Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani, accompanied by Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) official Rowsch Shaways and KRG Oil Minister Ashti Hawrami, on June 26 met with the Ambassador, Special Assistant to the President Brett McGurk, Econ Minister-Cou [...] | 2008-06-29 08:33:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS PINR IZ |
| 08BAGHDAD2024 | IRAQIYYA VENTS OVER IRAN, PROVINCIAL ELECTION [...] (C) Summary and Comment: A group of Iraqiyya leaders assembled by former PM Iyad Allawi for a June 29 meeting with Special Advisors Krajeski and Gray were vociferously anti-Iran and blamed the U.S. for what they claimed is Iran,s current political and economic domination of Iraq. They compl [...] | 2008-07-01 07:27:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM EAID IR IZ |
| 08BAGHDAD2147 | TURKISH ENVOY OZCELIK PREVIEWS ERDOGAN VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Turkish envoy to Iraq Murat Ozcelik, on the evening of July 8, met with the Ambassador to preview Prime Minister Erdogan's visit to Baghdad, scheduled for July 10. Ozcelik gave an overview of the bilateral committee of ministers that Erdogan and Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki will a [...] | 2008-07-10 08:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS PINR ECON TU IZ |
| 08BAGHDAD2153 | TALABANI ON SOFA, IRAQI FOREIGN RELATIONS, KEY [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met on July 7 with President Jalal Talabani and Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih. Talabani called for a specific USG-GOI plan for countering Iranian opposition to the Strategic Framework Agreement (SFA) and Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA),but praised recent st [...] | 2008-07-11 02:38:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS PINR IZ |
| 08BAGHDAD2180 | KRG NEGOTIATOR ON HYDROCARBONS LAW [...] (C) Summary: KRG senior adviser Dr. Rosch Shaways met July 9 with EMIN to discuss Kurdish positions on the hydrocarbon and related legislative proposals. Shaways presented scaled-back Kurdish requirements for a hydrocarbon package: an independent federal-regional regulatory body to set st [...] | 2008-07-13 12:22:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG PREL IZ |
| 08BAGHDAD2203 | AMBASSADOR CROCKER'S JULY 11 MEETING WITH FM ZEBARI [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a July 11 meeting with Ambassador Crocker, S/I Satterfield, NSC Senior Director McGurk and DASD Kimmitt, Foreign Minister Zebari provided a readout of the previous day's visit of Turkish PM Erdogan, called the postponement of King Abdullah's visit a big disappointment but no [...] | 2008-07-14 14:47:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IZ TU JO |
| 08BAGHDAD2296 | KRG PRESIDENT BARZANI PLEDGES COOPERATION ON [...] (C) Summary: During Ambassador's July 20 trip to Erbil, Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Masoud Barzani said he is ready to travel to Baghdad within the week to discuss the Strategic Framework Agreement (SFA) with PM Maliki. Ambassador noted the KRG's improved relations with Tur [...] | 2008-07-23 19:05:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM ECON EPET ENRG PHUM PTER IZ |
| 08BAGHDAD2366 | FM ZEBARI FRUSTRATED WITH PM MALIKI AND WONDERS [...] (S/NF) Summary: Iraqi Foreign Minister Zebari was his usual gregarious self but also made no effort to hide frustrations stemming from his relationship with PM Maliki and his continued disappointment that King Abdullah had not yet rescheduled his visit to Baghdad (originally planned for July 9 [...] | 2008-07-29 04:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IZ |
| 08BAGHDAD2724 | SINIORA/ABDULLAH: A TALE OF TWO VISITS [...] (C) Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora's August 20 visit to Baghdad ran longer than expected and focused on economic (trade, investment, and reduced-tariff oil sales) rather than political issues. Meeting with the Secretary on August 21, a clearly pleased Prime Minister Maliki praised th [...] | 2008-08-25 06:50:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ |
| 08BAGHDAD2905 | IRAQI REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT: UPWARD TREND [...] (C) Summary: The arrival of the UAE Ambassador to Iraq on September 4 - the first Arab Ambassador to return to Iraq in several years - and the apparently imminent posting of a Bahraini ambassador later this month provide a concrete demonstration that Iraq's engagement with its Arab neighbors [...] | 2008-09-09 05:45:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ BA AE |
| 08BAGHDAD3310 | ERBIL: DEPUTY SECRETARY DISCUSSES SOFA, PKK [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 4 meeting in Sulaymaniyah with Iraq's Presidency Council and Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih, Iraq President Jalal Talibani told visiting Deputy Secretary Negroponte and Ambassador Crocker that the Presidency Council would propose adding Article 50 (election quo [...] | 2008-10-14 08:37:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR IZ |
| 08BAGHDAD3402 | RRT ERBIL: ADVISOR TO PRESIDENT BARZANI CITES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Kurdistan Region's chief advisor on Turkish matters believes that the recent killing of 15 Turkish soldiers by PKK forces increased public and military pressure on the Turkish government and so precipitated the revival of the dialogue between Turkey and the Kurdistan Regiona [...] | 2008-10-25 10:25:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR PTER TU IZ |
| 08BAGHDAD3509 | GOI AGREES UPON MODALITIES FOR IRAQ-TURKEY-U.S. [...] (S) Summary: Iraq has agreed to participate in proposed trilateral security talks with Turkey and the U.S. to begin as early as November 14 or 15 in Ankara, according to the GOI spokesman, reporting privately on his talks in Istanbul. The meetings should be at the ministerial level, and GOI [...] | 2008-11-06 02:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | IZ TU PREL MARR |
| 08BAGHDAD3598 | GOI AGREES UPON MODALITIES FOR IRAQ-TURKEY-USA [...] (S) Summary: GOI spokesman told Ambassador and MNF-I CG November 11 that GOI needs more time to make arrangements for the security trilateral with Turkey and the U.S. He explained the idea is the GOI's and that the goals are to both achieve tangible results (absent from Turkish visits to B [...] | 2008-11-13 13:32:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | IZ TU PREL PTER KSEC MARR MOPS |
| 08BAGHDAD364 | BARZANI: NO PEACE, NO STABILITY WITHOUT ARTICLE 140 [...] (S) Masood Barzani February 4 warned that external and internal pressures were aligning to stall the Constitution's Article 140 process for resolving the status of Kirkuk and other disputed territories. The Kurds would not accept this. If Article 140 was dead, the KRG President said, the Con [...] | 2008-02-07 15:02:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PREL TU IZ |
| 08BAGHDAD3710 | IRAQ-TURKEY-U.S. DECIDE TO ESTABLISH COORDINATING [...] (C) The November 19, Baghdad, Turkey/Iraq/U.S. security trilateral on combating the PKK resulted in an agreement to form a trilateral committee to be based in Baghdad within ten days to share intelligence and discuss operational coordination and also saw successful participation by KRG repres [...] | 2008-11-25 05:11:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ TU PREL MARR GR |
| 08BAGHDAD594 | TURKISH ENVOYS AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS GOI [...] (S/NF) Summary: Turkish PM Advisor Ahmet Davutoglu asserted to Ambassador that Turkish ground operations were inevitable after the October kidnapping of Turkish soldiers and refused to predict when the operation would end. Ambassador pressed for operations to end before they upset the fragile [...] | 2008-02-29 18:21:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV TU IZ |
| 08BAGHDAD613 | AMBASSADOR'S MARCH 1 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) In a March 1 meeting with the Ambassador, President Talabani said the Turkish withdrawal from the north opens the door for a political solution; said he hopes to visit Turkey March 10-12 to talk frankly with them about the PKK as well as come away with an agreement to restart the trilateral [...] | 2008-03-02 11:40:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU IR IZ |
| 08BAGHDAD679 | TALABANI ON HIS UPCOMING VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (C) In a March 4 meeting with the Ambassador, President Talabani confirmed he will visit Turkey March 7-9, accompanied by a large number of ministers, emphasized his desire to re-establish trilateral (Iraq-Turkey-U.S.) discussions while acknowledging the need for bilateral channels, and said h [...] | 2008-03-07 12:01:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU IZ |
| 08BAGHDAD744 | TALABANI'S ANKARA VISIT STRESSES PKK, GOI-GOT [...] (C) Summary: Iraqi President Talabani met on March 10 with Ambassador Crocker, S/I Satterfield, Pol-Mil Minister-Counselor Ries, and NSC Senior Director McGurk. Talabani told the Ambassador he was quite satisfied with his visit to Turkey and especially with progress on Northern Iraq. In fran [...] | 2008-03-13 12:59:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS PINR IZ |
| 08BAGHDAD780 | TALABANI VISIT TO TURKEY: PURSUING THE POLITICAL [...] (S) SUMMARY: The successful March 7/8 visit of President Talabani to Turkey has changed dramatically the political atmosphere between the two countries, and created the space for setting in motion diplomatic steps that can lead to concrete cooperation on the PKK problem. To be successful, th [...] | 2008-03-15 13:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | MOPS PGOV PREL PTER IZ TU |
| 08BAGHDAD866 | TURKISH ENVOY VISITING IRAQ TO IMPROVE [...] (S/NF) Summary: Turkish Special Envoy to Iraq Murat Ozcelik told Ambassador March 20 that he will stay flexible with how long he remains in Iraq during this visit in the hopes of holding a meeting with Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani next week, which the GO [...] | 2008-03-21 14:53:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER PGOV TU IZ |
| 08BAGHDAD905 | TURKISH ENVOY VISITING IRAQ TO IMPROVE [...] (S/NF) Summary: Turkish Special Envoy to Iraq Murat Ozcelik told Ambassador March 20 that he will stay flexible with how long he remains in Iraq during this visit in the hopes of holding a meeting with Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani next week, which the GO [...] | 2008-03-25 16:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER PGOV TU IZ |
| 08BAKU1098 | SECRETARY BODMAN'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT ALIYEV [...] (C) Summary. Secretary Bodman, accompanied by Ambassador and DAS Matthew Bryza, met Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on November 12 in Baku before the opening of the Baku Energy Summit. During or in the weeks following the Summit, Azerbaijan intends to sign a memorandum of intent with Turke [...] | 2008-11-18 03:37:00 | Embassy Baku | SECRET | AJ AM PREL PGOV RU TU TX |
| 08BAKU1147 | PRESIDENT GUL TELLS SECRETARY BODMAN OF SOUTHERN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a November 13 meeting with President Gul, Energy Secretary Bodman stressed U.S. support for the region and the Southern Corridor, with Gul expressing appreciation for USG support and noting its importance to future projects. Gul indicated that Turkey and Azerbaijan are close t [...] | 2008-12-03 12:34:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AJ TU ENRG |
| 08BAKU1186 | AZERBAIJAN: WHERE WE ARE WITH SHAH DENIZ PHASES [...] (C) SUMMARY (CONT): As 2008 ends, the 16-month long stasis surrounding the marketing of Shah Deniz Phase Two (SD2) gas continues, as Turkey and Azerbaijan remain unable to agree on a gas marketing mechanism which would allow them to agree on volumes, prices, and transit. Price negotiations f [...] | 2008-12-19 13:33:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AJ ENRG TU |
| 08BAKU1205 | AZERBAIJAN: READOUT OF PRESIDENT ALIYEV NOVEMBER [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to the Italian Ambassador to Azerbaijan, during President Aliyev's November 25 visit to Italy he expressed a clear preference for the Turkey-Greece-Italy pipeline project over the Nabucco one, citing it as achievable in the short-term. It is unclear to Embassy how accu [...] | 2008-12-30 12:34:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AJ ENRG TK |
| 08BAKU136 | AZERBAIJAN ENERGY PLAYERS GIVE STATUS UPDATE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Key Azerbaijan energy interlocutors agree the key to timely development of the Shah Deniz Stage Two gas project is settling issues of gas transit through Turkey. BP and Statoil claim that the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) is moving too slowly in signing commercial cont [...] | 2008-02-13 15:49:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL PGOV PBTS TU AJ |
| 08BAKU232 | AZERBAIJAN: AMBASSADOR MANN DISCUSSES EUROPEAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Referring to Shah Deniz Stage Two, ACG Associated and Deep Gas and the offshore "Umid" field which Socar is developing, President Aliyev said that Azerbaijan will have much gas available for export. He told Ambassador for Eurasian Energy Diplomacy Mann that "it was important for [...] | 2008-03-12 05:54:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AJ ENRG |
| 08BAKU277 | LOOKING TO ARMENIA,"AZERBAIJAN NOW SYMBOL OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: A clearly pleased President Aliyev branded the recent Armenian Presidential elections "a fraud," the incoming and outgoing Armenian President "criminals," and said that the sham elections and subsequent violence, where the Armenian government was forced to kill its own people, al [...] | 2008-03-25 05:22:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AJ TX AR ENRG |
| 08BAKU282 | DAS BRYZA DISCUSSES ENERGY COOPERATION WITH FM [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a March 4-5 visit to Baku, EUR/DAS Bryza discussed energy cooperation in separate meetings with Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov, Minister of Economic Development Heydar Babayev, and Deputy Speaker of Parliament Valeh Alasgarov. Bryza briefed Mammadyarov on his recent e [...] | 2008-03-26 06:40:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PGOV PREL AJ |
| 08BAKU478 | SCENESETTER FOR SCA A/S BOUCHER,S MAY 30 VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Building on the success of the BTC and SCP pipelines, Azerbaijan could become a still more important producer and transit country for Capsian energy reserves. Several key issues must be resolved. Azerbaijan is working quietly with Turkmenistan to improve their relationship, sett [...] | 2008-05-23 11:56:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AJ ENRG |
| 08BAKU494 | AZERBAIJAN SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Building on the success of the BTC and SCP pipelines, Azerbaijan could become a still more important producer and transit country for Caspian energy reserves. Several key issues must be resolved. Azerbaijan is working quietly with Turkmenistan to improve their relationship, sett [...] | 2008-05-30 04:31:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | AJ PGOV PREL ENRG |
| 08BAKU535 | AZERBAIJAN: TURKEY NAKHCHIVAN SUMMIT A SUCCESS, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Initial press accounts indicate that Azerbaijani President Aliyev and Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan's June 4 meeting in the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan was successful, with the two countries announcing that their positions coincide "in all spheres." However, SOCAR Vice Pre [...] | 2008-06-09 13:19:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AJ ENRG TK |
| 08BAKU552 | AZERBAIJAN: SE GRAY'S MEETINGS WITH FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy C. Boyden Gray, accompanied by EUR DAS Matthew Bryza, Eurasian Energy Coordinator Ambassador Steven Mann, Ambassador Richard Hoagland, and Ambassador Anne Derse, met separately with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov and Energy Minist [...] | 2008-06-17 10:19:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV ENRG PINR PGOV PREL AJ TX |
| 08BAKU565 | AZERBAIJAN PRESIDENT SAYS ENERGY COOPERATION MUST [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a June 2 meeting with Special Coordinator for Eurasian Energy Ambassador Steve Mann, President Aliyev said the recent visit of Turkmen President Berdimuhamedov helped moved forward the bilateral relationship, which could well lead to expanded cooperation on energy sector devel [...] | 2008-06-18 11:24:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | AJ ENRG PGOV PREL TU TX |
| 08BAKU585 | AZERBAIJAN: PENDING BREAKTHROUGH IN TURKMENISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Aliyev told the Ambassador on June 20 that the June 19 Ashgabat visit of a delegation headed by SOCAR President Rovnaq Abdullayev went well, and that Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan "may have some news on gas soon." In a separate conversation, SOCAR Marketing Vice-President [...] | 2008-06-20 15:22:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ENRG AJ TX TU |
| 08BAKU620 | AZERBAIJAN'S SOCAR UPBEAT ON TURKMENISTAN; WORRIED [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 24 meeting, SOCAR President Rovnaq Abdullayev told the Ambassador that during a recent meeting in Ashgabat he had outlined to Turkmenistan President Berdimuhamedov a vision of bilateral energy cooperation between the two countries. Berdimuhamedov struck him as a reasona [...] | 2008-06-30 13:18:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AJ TK ENRG |
| 08BAKU630 | AZERBAIJAN STATOIL EXEC SAYS SD1 AND SD2 WILL BE [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to a Baku-based StatoilHydro executive, issues relating to the new price of Shah Deniz Phase One gas being sold to Turkey will be solved contemporaneously with agreement of sales of volumes of Shah Deniz Phase Two to Turkey. According to him, there are features of the S [...] | 2008-07-02 13:02:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AJ TU ENRG |
| 08BAKU726 | AZERBAIJAN PRESIDENT, SPECIAL ENVOY GRAY DISCUSS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a July 14 meeting with Special Envoy Gray, President Aliyev sought USG views on how to best proceed on the Southern Corridor project. SE Gray reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to work with Turkey and the EU to enable gas transit. To entice Turkmenistan into shipping gas west, [...] | 2008-08-04 10:30:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ECON ENRG EPET PGOV PINR PREL AZ TU |
| 08BAKU731 | TURKISH FETULLAH GULEN NETWORK'S PRESENCE IN [...] (C) Summary: The Fetullah Gulen network is one component of Azerbaijan's Islamic scene. The network's Turkish orientation and emphasis on establishing quality educational institutions has enabled it to establish a presence in Azerbaijan. "Chag Oyretim" ("Modern Education") -- a private Tur [...] | 2008-08-05 10:29:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KIRF AJ |
| 08BAKU790 | AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENT: I DIDN’T STAND BEHIND [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 19, President Aliyev told visiting British Petroleum CEO Inglis that Azerbaijan is taking quiet steps to support Georgia, although Aliyev himself did not publicly support the Georgian President. For example, Azerbaijanis are repairing a critical rail bridge destroyed by the R [...] | 2008-08-22 04:03:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ETRD PREL AJ RU TR |
| 08BAKU796 | TURKISH PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN PITCHES CAUCASUS [...] (C) Summary: Turkish Embassy First Secretary Cem Ornekol told the Embassy the goal of Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan's August 20 visit to Baku was to gain Azerbaijan's support for Turkey's proposed Caucasus Stability and Cooperation Platform. Ornekol said President Aliyev was receptive to th [...] | 2008-08-22 13:23:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV PHUM PREL TU AJ IR |
| 08BAKU810 | FOREIGN MINISTER: AZERBAIJAN PRESSING FOR A [...] (C) In an August 26 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said that President Ilham Aliyev on August 20 had encouraged Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan to sign a direct agreement with Turkmenistan to purchase gas at Turkmenistan's border. This proposal follows a simila [...] | 2008-08-27 06:13:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL TR TX AJ |
| 08BAKU813 | PRESIDENT ALIYEV DISCUSSES GEORGIA, ENERGY WITH [...] (C) Summary: President Aliyev told Senator Lugar August 25 that his visit to Azerbaijan was very important and timely, coming on the heels of a stopover in Tbilisi. Azerbaijan, the President said, was first to send assistance to Georgia and will continue to do so, despite grave errors and "ir [...] | 2008-08-28 03:52:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KDEM PHUM AJ |
| 08BAKU865 | AZERBAIJAN PRESIDENT SAYS JOINT EFFORTS MUST [...] (C) Summary. In a September 9 meeting with a USG delegation headed by Special Envoy C. Boyden Gray, President Aliyev said he was pleased with Vice-President's Cheney's recent visit, in which he and the Vice President agreed that a strong bilateral relationship was even more important followin [...] | 2008-09-12 12:59:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AJ TX ENRG TU |
| 08BAKU891 | PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR CALLS FOR U.S. TO FILL VOID [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a September 15 meeting with the Ambassador, International Relations Advisor to President Aliyev Novruz Mammadov said he did not think that withdrawal of Azerbaijani forces from Iraq by the end of 2008 "would be a problem." (reftel) Mammadov also shared his views on a number [...] | 2008-09-18 11:31:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AJ IR TU RS |
| 08BAKU914 | PRESIDENT ALIYEV: REGIONAL ENVIRONMENT [...] (C) Summary: President Aliyev presented a sober view of the impact of regional developments on Azerbaijan's key interests to EUR DAS Matthew Bryza on September 18. He repeated his longstanding contention that Azerbaijan is "alone" in facing serious regional pressures, underscoring again tha [...] | 2008-09-25 13:23:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG AJ |
| 08BAKU915 | AZERBAIJAN FOREIGN MINISTER PROMOTES TURKMEN GAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a September 12 meeting with Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Diplomacy C. Boyden Gray, GOAJ FM Mammadyarov said that the GOAJ was encouraging Turkey to purchase gas from Turkmenistan at the Turkmen border. He explained that the April Caspian incident in which GOAJ vessels co [...] | 2008-09-26 08:08:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AJ TX ENRG |
| 08BAKU970 | PRESIDENT ALIYEV, DEPUTY SECRETARY DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: President Aliyev, meeting with Deputy -Secretary Negroponte on October 2, lauded the timely September visit of Vice President Cheney and re-emphasized the importance of further enhancing U.S.-Azerbaijan relations in the aftermath of the Russia-Georgia conflict. President Aliyev, [...] | 2008-10-10 14:18:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ENRG KDEM AJ |
| 08BEIRUT1466 | LEBANON: NEA DAS HALE INFORMS SINIORA "NO CHANGE [...] (C) On October 7, NEA DAS Hale met with PM Siniora to brief him on recent U.S. discussions with Syria and reiterated that U.S. policy has not changed. PM Siniora believes that Syria continues to "pressure" the government of Lebanon (GOL) and has deployed troops along the northern border to i [...] | 2008-10-10 13:39:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL PTER UNSC MARR MOPS LE |
| 08BEIRUT1478 | LEBANON: MINISTER LAHOUD SAYS SLEIMAN'S SAUDI TRIP [...] (C) Minister of State Nassib Lahoud on October 15 told the Ambassador that he hopes the U.S. strong support of Lebanon's sovereignty continues after the U.S. presidential elections. Lahoud accompanied President Sleiman on his October 12 and 13 visit to Saudi Arabia. He said Saudi King Abdull [...] | 2008-10-15 05:00:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE MARR MOPS SY |
| 08BEIRUT1795 | LEBANON: UNSCOL WILLIAMS ON ISRAELI INTENT TO [...] (C) Returning from Israel December 23, UN Special Coordinator on Lebanon (UNSCOL) Michael Williams relayed to the Ambassador that Israel demonstrated a "serious intent" to complete negotiations over the transfer of northern Ghajar to Lebanon. He noted a "genuine commitment" on the part of Isr [...] | 2008-12-24 10:54:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY |
| 08BEIRUT766 | LEBANON: PARLIAMENT ELECTS MICHEL SLEIMAN AS [...] (C) After 19 previous sessions were canceled, the Lebanese Parliament finally succeeded in electing former Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander Michel Sleiman as president, ending the presidential vacuum that had gripped Lebanon for the past six months. In what many viewed as a stronger than [...] | 2008-05-26 14:04:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC UNSC EAIR SA IR LE |
| 08BERLIN194 | ERDOGAN INFLAMES INTEGRATION AND TURKISH EU [...] (C) Summary: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's overtures to the Turkish community and statements against assimilation during his February 7-10 visit to Germany caused a political tempest. His call for Turks living in Germany to reaffirm strong ties to Turkey and educate their child [...] | 2008-02-15 15:43:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GM KISL |
| 08BRUSSELS1504 | DAS DOUG HENGEL'S MEETINGS WITH EU OFFICIALS [...] (SBU) Summary. In September 11 meetings with EU officials visiting DAS Doug Hengel learned that energy security is getting more focused attention at high levels with many initiatives underway. While the process going forward will be complex, the EU is focused on internal reforms (with compe [...] | 2008-09-26 15:29:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EU |
| 08BRUSSELS1697 | EU ENERGY COMMISSIONER TO SEEK &POLITICAL ACCORD8 [...] (C) Andris Kesteris, Chef de Cabinet to the Energy Commissioner said Andris Piebalgs would be visiting Ankara and Baku November 6 and 7 to promote the opening of the Southern Corridor. Piebalgs does not seek to sign any deals but rather to reach an informal political agreement with Erdogan. [...] | 2008-11-05 16:44:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET EU |
| 08BRUSSELS1709 | EDISON CEO QUADRINO BULLISH ON PROSPECTS FOR TGI [...] (SBU) On November 6, 2008 Ambassador Silverberg met with Umberto Quadrino, CEO of the Italian energy firm Edison. Quadrino was in town for meetings with EU officials, notably Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs. His objective was to promote the Turkey-Greece-Italy (TGI) gas pipeline project [...] | 2008-11-06 14:41:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EUN |
| 08BRUSSELS1725 | PIEBALGS OPTIMISTIC FOLLOWING VISITS TO TURKEY AND [...] (C) Ambassador Silverberg and Special Envoy Gray met with EU Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs on November 11 to discuss his November 5-7 visit to Ankara and Baku. Piebalgs expressed his gratitude for the efforts of the USG to open the Southern Corridor and added the Turks appreciated the O [...] | 2008-11-12 12:23:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET EUN |
| 08BRUSSELS1862 | BARROSO LETTER TO POTUS ON ENERGY SECURITY [...] (SBU) EU Commission Officials provided USEU with a copy a letter dated November 27, 2008 from EU Commission President Jose Manual Barroso's to POTUS in response to the POTUS letter to President Barroso on Energy Security. Text Follows: Begin Text. ----------------------------- [...] | 2008-12-10 14:02:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EUN |
| 08BRUSSELS317 | DAS BRYZA AND EU OFFICIALS AGREE: PROGRESS ON [...] (C) EU officials and DAS Bryza agreed that the UN should take advantage of the opportunity a new Cypriot president offered to energize negotiations on Cyprus. EU accession negotiations on Turkey will continue its moderate pace under the Slovene and French presidencies, with two or even three [...] | 2008-02-29 13:35:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EUN CY TU |
| 08BRUSSELS534 | EU STRATEGY FOR THE SOUTHERN GAS CORRIDOR [...] (SBU) Summary. In an April 7 meeting, EU Commission officials discussed the EU's strategy for the Southern Gas Corridor to bring gas from the Caspian region to Europe. Jozias Van Aartsen, the EU's Coordinator for the Southern Gas Corridor, believes the EU and Turkey need to agree to prioriti [...] | 2008-04-09 05:24:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EPET ETRD EU TU |
| 08BUDAPEST1058 | SPECIAL ENVOY GRAY TALKS PIPELINES, CLIMATE POLICY [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his two-day trip to Budapest to take part in an energy conference, Special Envoy Gray held a series of meetings with regional energy officials and experts. These conversations revealed that despite recent Russian diplomatic and financial setbacks, Gazprom and its partner [...] | 2008-11-06 12:49:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET PGOV SENV KGHG HU |
| 08BUDAPEST1118 | PRIME MINISTER GYURCSANY AMBIGUOUS ON NABUCCO, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Hungarian Prime Minister Gyurcsany continued to play both advocate and devil's advocate for the Nabucco pipeline at an energy summit in Baku on November 14. He argued forcefully for Nabucco on the grounds of its importance to European energy security, based on his comments to re [...] | 2008-11-24 16:37:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET PGOV HU |
| 08BUDAPEST1188 | GOH FINALIZING PLANS FOR NABUCCO SUMMIT [...] (U) SUMMARY: GoH continues to make progress, mainly due to the efforts of its Special Ambassador for the Nabucco project, Mihaly Bayer, in organizing the Nabucco Summit it will host in January. Bayer has already secured numerous high-profile commitments to attend the Summit, but several imp [...] | 2008-12-15 10:51:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET PGOV HU |
| 08CASABLANCA281 | CASABLANCA REFORMERS FOCUS ON EDUCATION, PARLIAMENT, [...] (SBU) Summary: At a reform advocates' luncheon for visiting DAS Kent Patton and Tunis MEPI Director Peter Mulrean on January 16, 2008 in Casablanca, discussion focused on three types of reform: educational, parliamentary and constitutional. The discussion preceded a letter calling for the defe [...] | 2008-01-29 11:14:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV ECON SOCI MO |
| 08DAMASCUS20 | DID ANNAPOLIS PRODUCE A SHIFT IN SYRIAN POLICY? [...] (C) Summary: Many observers of Syrian foreign policy here assert the November 27-28 Annapolis Conference stimulated a favorable shift towards the West. While it is hard to ignore Syria's public declarations of interest in peace with Israel and its efforts to cultivate better relations with th [...] | 2008-01-08 14:00:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SY |
| 08DAMASCUS305 | FM MUALLEM ADVISOR VIEWS TURKISH CHANNEL AS "BABY [...] (C) Summary: Samir al-Taqi, Orient Center Director and informal advisor to FM Muallem, told us April 30 that his mid-April trip to Ankara had helped to pave the way for a positive April 26 exchange between Turkish PM Erdogan and President Asad in Damascus on continuing indirect discussions b [...] | 2008-05-01 15:07:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SY IS TU |
| 08DAMASCUS330 | SYRIA VIEWS LEBANON'S "INTERNAL CRISIS," STRESSES [...] (C) Summary: After public weekend consultations with Qatar, Bahrain, and Yemen (and private discussions with Turkey,) Syrian officials continue to frame the Lebanese crisis as a "domestic affair" that must be solved by internal dialog. Syria's low-level representation at the May 11 emergenc [...] | 2008-05-12 12:27:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SY LE |
| 08DAMASCUS7 | CODEL SPECTER MEETS WITH SYRIAN FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem pleaded for the United States not to hold Syria "hostage" to events in Lebanon or to resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, while insisting to Senator Arlen Specter and Representative Patrick Kennedy that Syria itself was ready for p [...] | 2008-01-02 05:48:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAL KDEM PHUM SY IS IZ LEB |
| 08DAMASCUS920 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION REPORT: EVENTS IN GAZA [...] Summary: Syrian papers feature photos of Palestinian casualties and large impassioned demonstrations in cities throughout Syria. Papers on December 31 also carried photos of President Asad's meeting with Senator Arlen Specter. A Syrian editorialist laments the closure of Rafah crossing and urg [...] | 2008-12-31 10:05:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
| 08ISLAMABAD3654 | MFA AGAIN CONVOKES AMBASSADOR RE DRONE STRIKES [...] (C) Following press reports of an alleged U.S. drone strike November 19 against a target in Bannu, Northwest Frontier Province, Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir convoked Ambassador to issue a formal GOP protest. A clearly uncomfortable Bashir said that the strike "undermined our efforts agai [...] | 2008-11-20 12:12:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV PK |
| 08ISTANBUL137 | YOUNG LEADERS OF "STRONG TURKEY" CALL FOR CHANGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Young Leaders of Anatolia (AGL) NGO draws a significant portion of its 9,175 members from Eastern Turkey and seeks to empower Turkish youth and promote democratic values. In 2006, AGL formed the libertarian, youth-led Strong Turkey Party (GTP) to further AGL's goals of demo [...] | 2008-03-17 13:33:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TU |
| 08ISTANBUL147 | LONG-TIME AKP-ER HAS WEATHERED THE STORMS, DEBATES [...] (C) Summary. Nureddin Nebati, a leading businessman associated with religiously-tied Independent Industrialists and Businessmen's Association (MUSIAD) and a founding member of the Justice and Development Party's (AKP) Istanbul branch, along with AKP's Istanbul Deputy Chairman of Economic Affa [...] | 2008-03-24 12:45:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TU |
| 08ISTANBUL148 | COVERED REBELLION: HEADSCARVED URBANITES BREAK [...] (SBU) Summary. Following re-publication of selective portions of controversial survey data collected by the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV) in a daily newspaper, we met with TESEV to discuss the contentious headscarf ban in universities. Continued conversation with TE [...] | 2008-03-25 05:30:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TU |
| 08ISTANBUL156 | SATTERFIELD AND DAVUTOGLU ON BASRAH, NORTHERN [...] (S) Summary: In an April 1 meeting with Turkish Prime Ministerial advisor Ahmet Davutoglu, S/I David Satterfield reviewed the state of play in Basrah and urged Turkey to give full support to Maliki and the GOI. Davutoglu said GOI stability was in Turkey's strong interest, and also agreed to [...] | 2008-04-02 13:09:00 | Consulate Istanbul | SECRET | PGOV PINS PREL MOPS TU IZ IR |
| 08ISTANBUL166 | REDEVELOPMENT PUSHING OUT THE ROMA [...] (U) The Fatih municipality of Istanbul is demolishing substandard homes in the predominantly ethnic Roma area of Sulukule to renovate the district before 2010, when Istanbul is slated to become the "Cultural Capital of Europe". A total of 541 homes adjacent to the ancient Byzantine city wall [...] | 2008-04-04 16:31:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL SOCI TU |
| 08ISTANBUL181 | AKP STATE MINISTER CUBUKCU PESSIMISTIC ON CLOSURE [...] (C) Summary: State Minister Nimet Cubukcu expressed her concerns regarding the Justice and Development Party (AKP) closure case to Consul General at a small dinner party April 4 in Istanbul. Despite the "baseless" charges against the party, Cubukcu expected the high court would ban the party i [...] | 2008-04-11 15:04:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
| 08ISTANBUL182 | TURKEY: THIS COUNTRY IS NOT WITHOUT AN OWNER [...] (C) Summary. Consul General called on Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV) Chairman Can Paker on April 1, the day after Turkey's Constitutional Court agreed to hear arguments in the Justice and Development Party's (AKP) closure case. Paker said the secular elite is fighting [...] | 2008-04-11 18:10:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
| 08ISTANBUL198 | JOURNALISTS COMMENT ON AKP CLOSURE CASE [...] (C) Summary. The Consul General met recently for off-the-record discussions with two sets of journalists to discuss recent political developments, including the closure case against the Justice and Development Party (AKP). In the first meeting, Cengiz Candar from Referans, Sami Kohen from M [...] | 2008-04-22 16:57:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
| 08ISTANBUL207 | ISTANBUL PREPARING FOR CONFLICT ON MAY DAY [...] (U) Conflicts between police and illegal protestors seem inevitable as both the government and labor groups have staked out firm positions with regard to May Day protests in Istanbul's Taksim Sqaure. The Istanbul Governor had earlier denied labor groups' request for permission to march on Tak [...] | 2008-04-30 16:07:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ELAB PHUM TU |
| 08ISTANBUL225 | CHIEF EDITOR SPEAKS CANDIDLY AMIDST NEWSPAPER'S OWNERSHIP CONTROVERSY [...] (C) Summary and comment. Turkish daily Sabah's editor in chief Ergun Babahan conducted a surprisingly candid tour d'horizon with the Consul General a day after the controversial financing of his new parent company Calik Holding's purchase of Turkey's third most circulated newspaper came to l [...] | 2008-05-07 15:53:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EFIN PREL TU |
| 08ISTANBUL29 | HRANT DINK SUCCESSOR: PROPOSED ARTICLE 301 CHANGES [...] (C) Summary and comment. During a January 9 meeting at Agos newspaper headquarters, Consul General discussed the status of constitutional and democratic reform in Turkey with Etyen Mahcupyan, editor-in-chief of the Armenian weekly and head of the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation [...] | 2008-01-17 08:12:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KIRF AM TU |
| 08ISTANBUL308 | CODEL TANNER ISTANBUL MEETINGS [...] (SBU) Summary. Ten members of the U.S House Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly headed by Congressman John Tanner met in Istanbul on May 28 with public intellectuals and civil society to discuss the economic and political challenges facing Turkey. Their interlocutors acknowledged t [...] | 2008-06-12 12:38:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL TU |
| 08ISTANBUL319 | TURKEY SEEKS ARAB INVESTMENT [...] (C) Summary. The third annual Turkish-Arab Economic Forum attracted high level attendance including the Prime Ministers of Turkey, Syria, Qatar, Somalia and the Palestinian Authority as well as the Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister and a number of finance, energy and investment ministers. Turkish [...] | 2008-06-16 11:40:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV PREL TU |
| 08ISTANBUL32 | TURKEY: ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF HRANT DINK [...] (C) Summary and comment. As Turkey prepares to recognize the one year anniversary of the Hrant Dink assassination on January 19, we can't help but look back at the causes to which Dink dedicated his life - including human rights and Turkish-Armenian reconciliation - as well as to the invest [...] | 2008-01-18 09:23:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL AM TU |
| 08ISTANBUL334 | ISTANBUL ANAVATAN PARTY REPEATING OLD POLITICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Motherland Party (Anavatan) Istanbul Deputy Chairman Korhan Kongaz expects the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) will be banned and that early elections will result from the party's closure. Kongaz said a reconstituted AKP under a different name would be severely weakene [...] | 2008-06-23 13:14:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
| 08ISTANBUL354 | OLD AND NEW IDEAS AT THE ISTANBUL BRANCH OF CHP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a recent meeting, the Istanbul head of Republican People's Party (CHP) Gursel Tekin criticized the Justice and Development Party (AKP),yet provided little substance to back up his comments. Tekin expects the closure case against AKP will result in early elections and the pu [...] | 2008-07-02 04:40:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TU |
| 08ISTANBUL358 | THE AKP TURNS UP THE HEAT [...] (C) Summary. As the decision by the Constitutional Court in the closure case looms nearer, AKP (Justice and Development Party) party officials and sympathizers in Istanbul have begun to press us more forcefully for visible USG support for the party. We have been careful in our responses to [...] | 2008-07-02 12:26:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOC TU |
| 08ISTANBUL38 | GREEK PRIME MINISTER TO CALL ON ECUMENICAL [...] (C) Summary. Greek PM Costas Karamanlis will wrap up his three-day trip to Turkey on January 24 and 25 in Istanbul with visits to the Ecumenical Patriarchate and to a Greek minority high school. Ecumenical Patriarchate senior advisor Metropolitan Meliton expects Karamanlis and Ecumenical Pa [...] | 2008-01-24 11:10:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF PREL GR TU |
| 08ISTANBUL400 | TURKEY-ADDING MORE DEMOCRACY TO THE DEMOCRATIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Newly elected Istanbul chair of the Democratic Party (DP) Remzi Sen said the party is incorporating additional democratic principles, including a primary system to select its candidates. This is part of DP's new strategy to broaden its appeal and "embrace all 70 million Turks". [...] | 2008-07-29 13:06:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL TU |
| 08ISTANBUL43 | STATUS OF TURKISH POLICY ON ECUMENICITY QUESTIONED [...] (C) Summary. Ecumenical Patriarchate senior advisor Metropolitan Meliton described Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis' 23 - 25 January visit to Turkey as "significant" and believed Prime Minister Erdogan was sincere when he told his Greek counterpart that he is "evaluating" the issue of [...] | 2008-01-28 15:41:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL GR TU |
| 08ISTANBUL437 | CG'S COURTESY CALL ON IBRAHIM YILDIZ, CUMHURIYET [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Editor-in-chief Ibrahim Yildiz displayed little of the staunchly secularist, anti-AKP and isolationist rhetoric which has become the stock and trade of Cumhuriyet, Turkey's "paper of Ataturk." Cumhuriyet, once the paper of the social democrats, bureaucrats and labor un [...] | 2008-08-15 15:24:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI TU |
| 08ISTANBUL438 | AHMADINEJAD IN ISTANBUL [...] (C) Summary: Iranian President Ahmadinejad led an Iranian delegation to Istanbul August 14-15 for a bilateral "working visit." Five agreements -- on security cooperation, the environment, transportation, tourism, and archives -- were signed, but observers said these were not likely to conta [...] | 2008-08-15 17:40:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS KNNP TU IR |
| 08ISTANBUL439 | AHMADINEJAD IN ISTANBUL [...] (C) Summary: Iranian President Ahmadinejad led an Iranian delegation to Istanbul August 14-15 for a bilateral "working visit." Five agreements -- on security cooperation, the environment, transportation, tourism, and archives -- were signed, but observers said these were not likely to conta [...] | 2008-08-16 08:35:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS KNNP TU IR |
| 08ISTANBUL440 | AHMADINEJAD IN ISTANBUL [...] (C) Summary: Iranian President Ahmadinejad led an Iranian delegation to Istanbul August 14-15 for a bilateral "working visit." Five agreements -- on security cooperation, the environment, transportation, tourism, and archives -- were signed, but observers said these were not likely to conta [...] | 2008-08-16 08:35:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS KNNP TU IR |
| 08ISTANBUL492 | STAFFDEL MAKOVSKY MEETS WITH AKP INSIDER AND U.S. [...] (U) Summary: On September 3 a House Foreign Relations Committee staff delegation led by Alan Makovsky discussed the future of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) with AKP founding member H. Cuneyd Zapsu; and, in a separate meeting, discussed the Turkish business climate with members [...] | 2008-09-15 11:51:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU EINV IR |
| 08ISTANBUL493 | STAFFDEL MAKOVSKY HEARS PRAISE FOR ERDOGAN FROM [...] (C) Summary. On 3 September a House Foreign Relations Committee Staff delegation led by Alan Makovsky discussed the situation of the Greek Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate with Father Dositheos, Press Relations Chair for the Patriarchate. While the situation of Halki Seminary has not improved, [...] | 2008-09-15 13:24:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL TU OSCE AA |
| 08ISTANBUL498 | IRAN/MEDIA: "THE DAILY ABSURDITIES" OF WORKING [...] (C) Summary: The Istanbul correspondent (protect) for Iran's English-language "Press TV" satellite news channel shared with us recently a number of anecdotes illustrating Press TV's "inconsistent approach" to journalistic standards, including refusing to air her report on recent corruption a [...] | 2008-09-17 08:21:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL TU IR |
| 08ISTANBUL499 | PUBLIC INTELLECTUALS URGE VIGOROUS ERGENEKON [...] (C) Summary. Conversations with professors at various Istanbul universities reveal a fear among the left-wing intelligensia that the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and Turkey's military establishment have arrived at a modus vivendi that, in order to protect the interests of both, w [...] | 2008-09-17 08:24:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PREL TU |
| 08ISTANBUL505 | SEVENTH WAVE OF ERGENEKON ARRESTS [...] (U) On September 18, in a seventh wave of Ergenekon-related detentions, Turkish police in Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Mersin, and Hakkari provinces took into custody 17 people. (The religiously-oriented Zaman daily newspaper reports that 19 people were taken into custody, rather than 17, as repo [...] | 2008-09-22 07:05:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL TU ASEC AA |
| 08ISTANBUL51 | UMRANIYE ROUND-UP TARGETS DEEP STATE [...] (C) Summary. The January 22 police round-up of scores of people in Istanbul and other cities, related to the discovery of a weapons cache in Istanbul's Umraniye district last June, may be a battle in the war to fight the "deep state" in Turkey. The "deep state" is a vague, ill-defined networ [...] | 2008-01-30 07:20:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
| 08ISTANBUL516 | ISTANBUL SAADET PARTY HEAD LOOKS TO THE PAST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Sadrettin Karaduman, Saadet Party (SP) Istanbul Party Chairman spoke longingly about past glory days when his party controlled the city's administration. Karaduman credited mayors from SP's previous political organizations -- Welfare (Refah) Party (RP) and Felicity (Fazilet) [...] | 2008-09-26 10:45:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL TU |
| 08ISTANBUL527 | TURKEY: ISRAEL AND JEWISH COMMUNITY GOING PUBLIC [...] (C) Summary: A September poll reveals that most Turks have significantly negative perspectives of Israel and the United States. Since 2003, this negativity has also translated into a negative impression of the Turkish Jewish population. To combat these impressions, the Israeli Consulate in Ista [...] | 2008-10-13 08:12:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
| 08ISTANBUL553 | PRIME MINISTER WELCOMES U.S. HELP ON ENERGY [...] (C) Summary. On October 30, Department of Energy Acting Deputy Secretary Jeffrey Kupfer led a U.S. delegation to discuss Turkey's energy needs and its strategic role as a transit country with Prime Minister Erdogan. Following-up on the President's October 8 letter to the PM (reftel),Kupfer [...] | 2008-10-31 18:18:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET IZ TU |
| 08ISTANBUL558 | AKP VICE CHAIR DISCUSSES TURKISH FOREIGN POLICY [...] (SBU) Summary. In a recent discussion with diplomats and media representatives, Egemen Bagis, who is Turkish ruling AK Party (AKP) Vice Chairman in charge of Foreign Affairs, MP for Istanbul, and a confidant to Prime Minister Erdogan, praised the AKP's redirection of Turkey's foreign policies [...] | 2008-11-04 08:55:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL EU SC TU |
| 08ISTANBUL574 | ACTING ARMENIAN PATRIARCH CRITICIZES TREATMENT BY [...] Summary. During a November 3 farewell call by the Ambassador acting Armenian Patriarch, Archbishop Aram Ateysan described Patriarch Mesrob II's failing health and indicated the Patriarch will likely continue in his position until death. Atesyan also outlined the impact of the amended Founda [...] | 2008-11-17 12:24:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM AA TU OSCE |
| 08ISTANBUL58 | EDITOR CITES IMPROVED US-TURKEY RELATIONS; [...] (C) Summary and comment. Aksam daily newspaper editor-in-chief Serdar Turgut expressed optimism regarding improved U.S.-Turkish relations while lamenting a lack of press freedom in Turkey during a January 24 meeting with the Consul General. Turgut was particularly concerned for his country' [...] | 2008-02-01 11:41:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ TU |
| 08ISTANBUL590 | IN ISTANBUL ELECTIONS, AKP SETS ITS SIGHTS ON A CHP STRONGHOLD [...] Summary. Besiktas, one of Istanbul's richest and most secular districts, has long been a stronghold of Turkey's secular Republican People's Party (CHP). In both the 2004 local elections and the 2007 parliamentary elections Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) never got above 2 [...] | 2008-11-24 13:36:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCE PGOV PHUM PREL TU |
| 08ISTANBUL594 | DINK LAWYER OPTIMISTIC DESPITE CONCERNS OF GROWING [...] (C) Summary: The Prime Ministry Inspection Board's report summarizing the findings of its investigation into the murder of Hrant Dink concludes that security officials could have prevented Dink's murder had they acted on available intelligence. Dink family lawyer Fethiye Cetin told us she [...] | 2008-11-25 12:59:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM AA OSCE TU |
| 08ISTANBUL595 | ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH: MORE CONCERNED ABOUT [...] (C) Summary: Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I congratulated the United States on the election of its new president, discussed the Patriarchate's potential reacquisition of the Buyukada Orphanage as well as hoped for reforms from the Justice and Development Party (AKP) and his views on the [...] | 2008-11-25 13:56:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL AA OSCE TU |
| 08ISTANBUL62 | KURDISH PROFESSIONALS SUSPECT CHANGE IN U.S. [...] (C) Summary and comment. Members of an association of Kurdish intellectuals recently discussed with us Turkish military operations in Northern Iraq, the state of the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) and the importance of democratization for defeating PKK terrorism. Group members l [...] | 2008-02-05 05:56:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ PGOV PHUM TU |
| 08ISTANBUL630 | AKP'S ISTANBUL MAYOR TO STAND FOR RE-ELECTION [...] On December 21 Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan announced that Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) will re-nominate Kadir Topbas, the current Mayor of the Greater Istanbul Municipality, for a second five-year term. He is expected to win re-election easily in the upcoming [...] | 2008-12-23 13:40:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCE PGOV PREL TU |
| 08ISTANBUL98 | TURKISH MEDIA FIGURES DISCUSS HEADSCARF, POLITICS, [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Conversations between Consul General and top media representatives in Istanbul in January and February ranged from discussing the headscarf debate to the status of major political parties and the U.S. image in Turkey. Concern about suspension of important reforms an [...] | 2008-02-27 05:24:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PREL PHUM PROP SOCI SCUL TU |
| 08JERUSALEM1640 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (9/04): INTERNATIONAL CHANGES AND [...] Independent Al-Quds editorialized in "Special Damascus Summit," (9/4): "Today in Damascus a special quartet summit (which includes French President Sarkozy, President Assad of Syria, Amir of Qatar Al Thani, and Turkish PM Erdogan) is held... The convening of this summit by itself is considered [...] | 2008-09-04 06:54:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2320 | GAZA UPDATE DECEMBER 31, 1300 LOCAL: DECREASED [...] (SBU) Summary. From 1800 December 30 through 1300 on December 31, two Palestinians were killed and at least 12 were injured in Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, and at least 40 more rockets hit Israel (including several long-range rockets). At least 364 Palestinians have been killed and [...] | 2008-12-31 12:06:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG IS PTER MOPS ASEC |
| 08JERUSALEM713 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/24): ABBAS DEMANDS THAT USG [...] Independent Al-Ayyam carries an op-ed by regular columnist Talal Okal entitled "There is only one way out" (4/24): "The outcome of the visit of former US president [Carter] does not deserve the media uproar that it created regarding its possible effects and consequences ... Carter asked Hamas t [...] | 2008-04-24 09:23:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM716 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/25): POTENTIAL FOR PALESTINIAN [...] Al-Quds carried an op-ed by Hamas spokesperson Sami Abu Zahri entitled "The American role in the Palestinian-Palestinian talks" (4/25) that stated: "Ending the Palestinian internal conflict is a dream for each and every honest Palestinian and Arab. Therefore it is not strange to see ongoing cal [...] | 2008-04-25 07:48:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08KABUL3104 | DOSTUM LEAVES FOR TURKEY [...] (SBU) Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum departed Afghanistan for Turkey this week, following a reconciliation ceremony last month with a political rival and a brief, but notable return to public life (ref A). Dostum had been living under a loose form of house arrest after a violent altercation in Febru [...] | 2008-12-02 12:59:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV AF TU |
| 08MADRID52 | FIRST FORUM OF THE UN ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Aguirre represented Secretary Rice at the opening ceremonies of the First Forum of the Alliance of Civilizations (AoC) in Madrid January 15-16. UNSYG Ban Ki-Moon, President Zapatero, President Erdogan of Turkey, and AoC High Representative Jorge Sampaio inaugurated th [...] | 2008-01-18 17:09:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ODIP UN SOCI SCUL KISL KIRF KPAL |
| 08MADRID98 | CODEL MARTINEZ JANUARY 10-11 VISIT TO MADRID [...] (U) Summary: Codel Martinez had a busy and productive visit to Madrid January 10-11, 2008, meeting with the Prince of Asturias, Popular Party (PP) presidential candidate Mariano Rajoy, National Security Advisor Carles Casajuana (septel),former President Aznar, Foreign Minister Moratinos (se [...] | 2008-02-01 10:58:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG EINV SP |
| 08MOSCOW2697 | RUSSIAN CUSTOMS HOLDS UP TURKISH IMPORTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the wake of the Georgia conflict, Turkish imports appear to be the latest target of Russian scrutiny following heightened trade tensions with the United States, EU, and Ukraine. Russian customs officials have imposed 100-percent inspections of every Turkish truck at the Russia [...] | 2008-09-09 11:07:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EINV ECON PREL TU RS |
| 08MOSCOW2935 | RUSSIA WORKING THE EU TO INFLUENCE THE U.S. [...] (C) Summary: On October 1, MFA European Cooperation Director Voronkov sketched a Russian strategy to improve relations with the U.S. by working through Europe. Russia's "pragmatic cooperation" with German Chancellor Merkel, Spanish PM Zapatero, Italian PM Berlusconi, and the French leadershi [...] | 2008-10-03 03:46:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN COE RS |
| 08MUNICH17 | PREVIEW OF THE 44TH MUNICH CONFERENCE ON SECURITY POLICY [...] (U) The 44th annual Munich Conference on Security Policy, the "Davos" of the security policy world, is set to take place February 8-10, 2008 at the Bayerischer Hof hotel in Munich, Germany. Invited guests include heads of state, foreign ministers, defense ministers, parliamentary delegations [...] | 2008-01-11 17:03:00 | Consulate Munich | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM NATO GM |
| 08MUNICH52 | OVERVIEW OF THE 44TH MUNICH CONFERENCE ON SECURITY POLICY [...] (U) The 44th annual Munich Conference on Security Policy, under the theme "The World in Disarray - Shifting Powers - Lack of Strategies?" took place February 8-10, 2008 at the Bayerischer Hof hotel in Munich, Germany. Invited guests included more than 200 heads of state, foreign ministers, def [...] | 2008-02-12 06:31:00 | Consulate Munich | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM MARR NATO GM |
| 08NEWDELHI2972 | NEW 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 17 to November 21, 2008, including the following: -- Further Delays in India-EU FTA -- National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) Projects in Jeopardy -- PM and Sonia on Crisis -- Private Pensi [...] | 2008-11-21 11:26:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD |
| 08NICOSIA128 | TURKISH CYPRIOTS GUARDEDLY OPTIMISTIC OVER [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-22 13:08:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TR CY |
| 08NICOSIA189 | LEADERS TO MEET MARCH 21; STILL WORK TO BE DONE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkish Cypriot negotiator Ozdil Nami and Republic of Cyprus Presidential Commissioner George Iacovou met March 12, the first gathering of the sides' representatives since the February 24 RoC presidential elections. UNFICYP chief Michael Moller subsequently described the meetin [...] | 2008-03-17 14:22:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CY TU |
| 08NICOSIA226 | SOYER SUPPORTS SOLUTION PROCESS AT APRIL 4 MEETING [...] (C) Summary: "Prime Minister" and head of the "governing" Republican Turkish Party (CTP) Ferdi Sabit Soyer was upbeat, if a bit harried, during a forty-five minute meeting with Ambassador Schlicher on April 4. He voiced strong support for keeping the Ledra Street crossing open and blamed the [...] | 2008-04-09 04:14:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TY CY |
| 08NICOSIA273 | OPPOSITION LEADER PLEDGES FULL SUPPORT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: New Cypriot President Demetris Christofias could count on DISY supporting his Cyprus reunification strategy "as long he shoots straight and doesn't play games with us," DISY leader Nikos Anastassiades told the Ambassador April 22. Being in opposition did not mean opposing every [...] | 2008-04-30 14:04:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CY TU |
| 08NICOSIA324 | T/C NEGOTIATOR CLAIMS "ENOUGH" PROGRESS IN CURRENT [...] (C) Summary: "When will (Cypriot President Demetris) Christofias ever leave the harbor that (former President and famous hard-liner) Papadopoulos built?" complained Turkish Cypriot negotiator Ozdil Nami in a May 20 meeting with the Ambassador. Nami, without noting his own side's unhelpful pu [...] | 2008-05-23 11:45:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNFICYP CY TU |
| 08NICOSIA465 | VISITING ANALYST HEARS MIXED REVIEWS OF CHRISTOFIAS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In meetings with officials and academics, visiting INR biographical analyst Zayda Madriz heard both praise and skepticism of RoC President Demetris Christofias, in office four months. Though Greek Cypriots praised the "change in climate" that accompanied Christofias's election [...] | 2008-06-24 08:13:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR CY |
| 08NICOSIA531 | A/S FRIED'S MESSAGE OF USG SUPPORT FOR UN-BROKERED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-14 08:38:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CY TU |
| 08NICOSIA558 | ERDOGAN VISIT: LIMITED CHEST-THUMPING BY THE PM, [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-22 14:42:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU CY |
| 08NICOSIA628 | CHRISTOFIAS GUARDEDLY OPTIMISTIC REGARDING [...] (C) SUMMARY: If he and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat could not reunite Cyprus, then who could? RoC President Demetris Christofias told the Ambassador during the latter's farewell call July 31. President Christofias, while pleased with the outcome of the March-July preparatory phase [...] | 2008-08-01 13:03:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNFICYP CY TU |
| 08NICOSIA650 | TURKISH CYPRIOTS DIVIDED ON EVE OF NEGOTIATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-07 13:52:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU CY |
| 08NICOSIA675 | ON EVE OF NEGOTIATIONS, TURKISH-CYPRIOT ECONOMY [...] (C) Summary. The economy of north Cyprus continues its year-long decline exacerbated by the "government's" lack of cash in the wake of higher than anticipated expenses. "Government" creditors are not being paid on time and the ripple effects are felt throughout the economy and the banking syst [...] | 2008-08-20 11:13:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PGOV CY |
| 08NICOSIA782 | CYPRUS: DENKTASH SCION NOT HOPEFUL ON PROSPECTS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-30 14:03:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU CY |
| 08NICOSIA881 | PRESIDENT CHRISTOFIAS BEHIND CYPRUS'S CONDEMNATION [...] (C) The Cypriot Foreign Ministry on October 31 condemned the alleged October 26 U.S. raid on Al Qaeda Iraq targets in eastern Syria via a press release and website posting (Reftel). In a November 4 meeting with PolChief, Middle East Desk Officer Dionysus Dionysiou explained MFA thinking in a [...] | 2008-11-07 05:03:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CY SY TU |
| 08NICOSIA929 | CYPRUS: "TRNC PM" WARNS OF MID-2009 EARLY ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-25 15:34:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TR CY |
| 08NICOSIA930 | CYPRUS: TALAT URGES FASTER UN PROCESS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-25 15:52:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TR CY |
| 08NICOSIA981 | CYPRUS: TURKISH AMBASSADOR'S INTERVIEW HARBINGER [...] (C) Summary: Departing Turkish "Ambassador to the TRNC" Turkekul Kurttekin's call for Turkish Cypriot (T/C) economic and structural reform may in fact be a harbinger of early "parliamentary" elections in 2009 (they are scheduled for 2010.) In two interviews, Kurttekin criticized the Turkish [...] | 2008-12-18 14:32:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TR CY |
| 08PARIS1703 | ELYSEE READOUT OF SARKOZY'S SEPTEMBER 3-4 VISIT TO [...] (S) Summary: During his September 3-4 visit to Damascus,President Sarkozy told Syrian President Bashar al-Asad that in order to establish a relationship of trust with France, Syria would need to honor its commitments and respect certain principles (e.g., Lebanon's sovereignty and the International [...] | 2008-09-09 18:13:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | FR LE UNSC PREL |
| 08ROME1386 | BERLUSCONI’S COMMENTS ON MISSILE DEFENSE AND KOSOVO CREATE FIRESTORM IN ITALY [...] (C) During a press conference on the margins of the Italy-Turkey summit in Izmir on November 12, Italian PM Berlusconi said that the U.S. had "provoked" Russia by unilaterally recognizing Kosovo's independence, pressing forward on Missile Defense, and inviting Ukraine and Georgia to have a closer r [...] | 2008-11-13 19:16:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO RS IT |
| 08ROME1432 | READOUTS ON ITALIAN ENERGY TALKS IN MOSCOW AND [...] (C) Summary: PM Berlusconi discussed energy issues with Russian and Turkish leaders during recent bilateral summits in Moscow and Izmir. The Italians signed a nuclear research cooperation agreement with Rosatom; we are told this agreement has little significance. The GOI once again failed to [...] | 2008-11-25 07:26:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PREL |
| 08SKOPJE558 | MACEDONIA DETERMINED TO SIGN STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT [...] (C) Charge called on FonMin Milososki Sept. 3 to press on ref a demarche asking Macedonia to postpone signing a strategic partnership agreement with Turkey. While the U.S. welcomes such an agreement and strong Macedonia-Turkey ties, the timing -- just prior to UNGA and with the Nimetz process [...] | 2008-09-04 05:24:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GR TU MK |
| 08STATE116842 | EUR/SE DIRECTOR FITZPATRICK DISCUSSES TURKEY WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-03 15:49:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PREL PGOV HR |
| 08STATE34305 | SATTERFIELD AND DAVUTOGLU ON BASRAH, NORTHERN [...] (S) Summary: In an April 1 meeting with Turkish Prime Ministerial advisor Ahmet Davutoglu, S/I David Satterfield reviewed the state of play in Basrah and urged Turkey to give full support to Maliki and the GOI. Davutoglu said GOI stability was in Turkey's strong interest, and also agreed to [...] | 2008-04-03 01:44:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PGOV PINS PREL MOPS TU IZ IR |
| 08STATE65812 | Secretary Rice's Meeting with Turkish FM [...] (U) Classified by Kurt Volker, EUR/FO. Reasons: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) Participants: United States Secretary Rice S/CT Coordinator Ambassador Dailey NEA Assistant Secretary C. David Welch PA Sean McCormack EUR Acting Assistant Secretary Kurt Volker ISN Acting Assistant Secretary Pa [...] | 2008-06-18 21:32:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL PTER PGOV |
| 08STATE90335 | ASTANA COMMON WORLD FORUM [...] (U) This is an action message. Mission should approach those involved in planning/preparations for the Common World Forum scheduled in Astana on October 17, and other senior Kazakhstan officials as appropriate, to achieve the objectives at para 3 below. 2. (SBU) Background: The GOK has adv [...] | 2008-08-22 00:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KISL KZ |
| 08STATE97991 | SOLICITING CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SUSTAINING AFGHAN [...] (C) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: The September 10 Joint Coordination Board Meeting in Kabul endorsed the Afghan Government's request to expand the Afghan National Army (ANA) from the previously internationally-endorsed size of 86,000 to 134,000 (inclusive o [...] | 2008-09-12 19:56:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AF PREL NATEU MOPS MARR |
| 08TELAVIV1114 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-27 11:01:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 08TELAVIV1512 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] PM Olmert's Legal Entanglement 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Over the weekend all media reported on new police accusations against PM Ehud Olmert that 12 of his trips received multiple funding -- one trip was allegedly funde [...] | 2008-07-14 10:15:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 08TELAVIV2020 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-05 10:20:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 08TELAVIV2427 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] U.S. Elections 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post cited a Post/ Smith Research poll, which found that the Rightist bloc led by Likud will defeat the Left, led by Kadima and Labor, by eight Knesset seats (see be [...] | 2008-10-31 10:29:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 08TELAVIV2544 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- HaQaretz reported that DM Ehud Barak has approved dozens of construction projects in the West Bank in recent months, contradicting Israel's commitments under t [...] | 2008-11-14 12:14:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 08TELAVIV2853 | PM OLMERT TO VISIT ANKARA DECEMBER 22 [...] (U) The Israeli popular daily "Yediot Aharonot" reported December 19 that Prime Minister Olmert will visit Ankara December 22 to meet PM Erdogan. According to the article, which was written by Olmert's favorite correspondent, Shim'on Schiffer, "the purpose of the visit, from the Prime Minist [...] | 2008-12-19 11:52:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SY TU IS GB |
| 08TELAVIV2854 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media quoted PM Olmert as saying yesterday in London that he hopes for peace with Syria. Media reported that on Monday he will travel to Ankara for a meeting with Turkish PM Recep [...] | 2008-12-19 11:58:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 08TELAVIV2928 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast: ------------ Summary: -------- Senior Middle East affairs analyst Zvi Bar'el wrote in the independent, left-leaning Ha'aretz: QHamas can rack up its first victory, as several European countries are already talking about a QhumanitarianQ cease-fire, and Egypt has been fixed in t [...] | 2008-12-31 11:32:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 08TELAVIV868 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was quoted as saying in an interview with Ha'aretz on Sunday that peace cannot be achieved without talking to all the relevant people and that he intends [...] | 2008-04-15 11:37:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 08TELAVIV924 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Arrest of Ben-Ami Kadish 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading electronic media cited a report published today by the Syrian news agency Sham-Press that PM Ehud Olmert has relayed messages to Syrian President Bashar Assad affir [...] | 2008-04-23 10:12:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 08TELAVIV954 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-28 10:09:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 08TELAVIV961 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Syria ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Most media highlighted the IDF's version of the deaths of a mother and her four small children in Beit Hanun, northern Gaza, yesterday: The army maintains that the deaths occurred when two [...] | 2008-04-29 10:31:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 08TELAVIV967 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-30 10:25:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 08THEHAGUE643 | NETHERLANDS/TURKEY: CALM EU REACTION TO AKP CASE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch expect a "calm" EU reaction to the controversial court case in Turkey against the ruling AKP party. The Dutch are "gloomy," however, on prospects for Turkey's accession to the EU. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) CALM EU REACTION: On July 25, Poloffs discussed reftel points to M [...] | 2008-07-29 09:25:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NL EU TU |
| 08TIRANA251 | THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, MARCH 22-28, 2008 [...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. ----------------------------------- POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS ----------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Choreogr [...] | 2008-03-28 17:32:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM PARM AL |
| 08VIENNA764 | AUSTRIAN PRESIDENT DISCUSSES NABUCCO, ILISU, [...] (C) Summary: Austrian President Fischer discussed the Nabucco pipeline, the Ilisu dam project, counterterrorism, and Turkey's EU candidacy during a May 19-22 visit to Turkey, according to Turkish Embassy and Austrian MFA readouts. Fischer pressed Turkish President Gul and PM Erdogan on the nee [...] | 2008-06-05 07:54:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU EU ENRG EPET AU |
| 08YEREVAN1013 | DASHNAK LEADERS TELL AMBASSADOR VIEWS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Top Dashnaksutyun party leaders called on the Ambassador to broaden their contacts with USG. The Dashnaks fretted about the rights and welfare of Georgia's Armenian minority, which they portrayed as a dangerous crisis with the potential to deteriorate into irredentist conflict. T [...] | 2008-12-17 06:24:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PBTS CVIS KIRF KDEM TU RU GG |
| 08YEREVAN142 | ON EVE OF ELECTION, KOCHARIAN AND SARGSIAN ON [...] (C) With Armenian voters set to elect a new president February 19, outgoing President Robert Kocharian and his most likely successor, Prime Minister Serzh Sargsian, appear to be on diverging paths that reflect both their perceived political interests and their differing visions for Armenia's f [...] | 2008-02-18 13:30:00 | Embassy Yerevan | SECRET | PGOV PREL KDEM AM |
| 08YEREVAN753 | AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON FM NALBANDIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Yovanovitch's first call on the Foreign Minister highlighted Armenian enthusiasm to boost its U.S. relationship, as well as updates on the substance and tone of the Turkey and Nagorno Karabakh issues. The FM also conveyed a complaint that the newly-selected Yerevan bu [...] | 2008-09-19 15:14:00 | Embassy Yerevan | SECRET | PREL PGOV UNGA TU AJ AM |
| 09ADANA11 | TURKEY: KURDISH PROTESTS ERUPT TO MARK DATE OF OCALAN'S [...] (SBU) PKK supporters came out in the thousands to mark the 10th anniversary of PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan's capture. Defying a ban on pro-Ocalan demonstrations, protesters gathered at the headquarters of the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) in several southeastern cities. In the ens [...] | 2009-02-17 12:45:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER ASEC IZ TU |
| 09ADANA12 | TURKEY: ADANA'S MAYORAL RACE - PERSONALITY VS. PARTY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. With five weeks before the voting, three candidates are in the running for Adana's mayoralty, but four-term incumbent Aytac Durak is still the man to beat. Durak is running from MHP (his fourth party affiliation) after being publicly dropped from his former perch in AKP. His [...] | 2009-02-20 09:34:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV TU |
| 09ADANA16 | TURKEY: AKP FACING LOSSES, POSSIBLE EMBARRASSMENT IN SE [...] (SBU) Of the 22 provincial capitals in southeastern Turkey, AKP holds the mayoralty in 15 cities, the pro-Kurdish DTP runs five municipalities and the CHP and DP have one mayor each. While AKP candidates will do very well again this year, the party is likely to lose two-to-four seats and its v [...] | 2009-03-26 07:07:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV TU |
| 09ADANA18 | TURKEY: DTP SCORES KEY ELECTION VICTORIES IN SOUTHEAST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. With over 99% of the votes tallied, official election results confirm a better-than-expected showing in the southeast for pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP),which picked up eight mayoral victories as well as 50 district mayor slots. As predicted, the Justice and Dev [...] | 2009-03-30 14:08:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TU IZ |
| 09ADANA51 | TURKEY: SIGNIFICANT DECLINE IN NUMBER OF SOUTHEAST VIOLENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: When compared with previous years, the 2009 anniversary of the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) saw significantly lower levels of violence in Turkey's southeast, with only two notable incidents. The night of August 15, one police officer died in clashes between PKK sympathizers [...] | 2009-08-18 11:35:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER TU |
| 09ADANA55 | TURKEY: ARREST OF DTP PARTY MEMBERS SPARKS PROTESTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Turkish police apprehended 19 members of the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) during September 11 anti-terror operations. The arrests sparked a week of protests in Kurdish-populated areas throughout the southeast. Kurdish contacts have divergent assessments of what [...] | 2009-09-18 14:11:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER TU |
| 09ANKARA10 | TURKEY: STATE TV LAUNCHES KURDISH CHANNEL [...] (C) Summary: This is a joint cable Embassy Ankara, Consulate Istanbul, and Consulate Adana. On January 1 the government-run broadcasting service Turkish Radio and Television (TRT) began official 24-hour Kurdish broadcasting on the new TRT 6. While some representatives from Kurdish and human [...] | 2009-01-06 08:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL TU OSCE EU |
| 09ANKARA1000 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-13 10:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1004 | TURKEY'S EU SCORECARD: SLOUCHING TOWARD BRUSSELS [...] (C) Summary: Since beginning its EU accession talks in 2005, Turkey has made partial technical progress toward meeting the membership requirements as prescribed by the acquis communautaire, resulting in the opening of 11 politically benign chapters. To further fulfill the Copenhagen criteria [...] | 2009-07-14 09:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EU PREL TU |
| 09ANKARA1008 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-14 13:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1012 | TURKEY: ABBAS TO TELL GOT "STOP EMPOWERING HAMAS" [...] (S) Summary: Despite multiple embassies' expressions of concern regarding the growing number of NGO-sponsored Muslim-based conferences in Turkey attended by radical regional participants, the Islamist-rooted Justice and Development Party-led (AKP) GOT has chosen to turn a blind eye. PLO Amba [...] | 2009-07-15 12:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL ECON KWBG MARR TU IS |
| 09ANKARA1013 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-15 14:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1015 | TURKEY: WOUNDED AKP DISPUTES SIGNS OF DECLINE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Speculation that the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) poor performance in March 29 local elections represented the first sign of the fall of AKP is mere "wishful thinking," according to a number of AKP insiders and analysts. AKP contacts told us that the party remain [...] | 2009-07-15 16:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TU |
| 09ANKARA1022 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-16 12:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1028 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-17 11:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1029 | TURKEY: GOT RESOLUTE ON OPENING HALKI SEMINARY [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Turkish Government is signaling new resolve to reopen Halki Seminary and seems to be preparing public opinion for such a move, while cautioning that Ankara wants to avoid overturning constitutional provisions that mandate state control over all schools. The GOT is also deli [...] | 2009-07-17 12:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | CY PREL TU US |
| 09ANKARA1031 | TURKEY EXPECTS RIPPLE EFFECTS FROM NABUCCO IGA [...] (C) Summary: The heads of state of Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary and Austria signed the Nabucco pipeline Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) July 13 in Ankara, with EU Commission President Barroso, Georgian President Shaakashvili, Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki, ministers from Germany, Egypt, [...] | 2009-07-17 15:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EU TU |
| 09ANKARA1032 | TURKEY: END-OF-TOUR REFLECTIONS ON THE KURDISH [...] (U) This is a Consulate Adana cable. It distills my observations on the Kurdish issue following three years service as Principal Officer. 2. (C) I first ventured east of the Euphrates in August, 2006. Turkish grievances against the U.S. were numerous and intensifying. The war in Iraq s [...] | 2009-07-20 09:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
| 09ANKARA1033 | YOUR VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (C) Admiral Stavridis: Welcome to Turkey. Your trip will underscore Turkey's status as an essential Ally in every existing NATO operation and in what we seek to accomplish in this region. 2. (C) Issues to Raise: -- Turkey's primary security focus remains its counter-insurgency effort a [...] | 2009-07-20 12:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS MASS NATO TU |
| 09ANKARA1047 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-22 13:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1054 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-23 12:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1056 | TURKEY: ABBAS VISIT MUCH BETTER THAN EXPECTED [...] (C) Summary: GOT leadership maintained a positive and constructive tone during Palestinian Authority (PA) President Abbas' July 8-10 Ankara visit despite previous concerns surrounding Abbas, recent Cyprus trip and past pro-Hamas GOT rhetoric. Erdogan and Abbas discussed USG regional policy, e [...] | 2009-07-23 13:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON KWBG MARR TU IS |
| 09ANKARA1057 | TURKEY: WARNING SIGNS FOR THE ECONOMY [...] (C) Summary: The Turkish economy remains in deep recession. While analysts expect it to recover by late 2009 or early 2010, there are several downside risks -- internal and external -- that threaten to delay the recovery and move it to stagnation in 2010. The intent of this cable is to expla [...] | 2009-07-23 17:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN TU |
| 09ANKARA1059 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-24 10:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1073 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-27 11:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1080 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-28 13:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1082 | TURKISH ENERGY POLICY UNDER ENERGY MINISTER YILDIZ [...] (C) We met July 1 and July 27 with Faruk Demir, a long-time advisor to former Energy Minister Guler who was negotiating a new advisory contract with the new Energy Minister, Taner Yildiz. According to Demir, the change of minister is likely to bring changes in energy policy. While some areas [...] | 2009-07-28 15:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG TU |
| 09ANKARA1087 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-29 11:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1102 | TURKEY: URBAN POOR LEERY OF MODERN COMFORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Urban renewal remains problematic in Turkey. Today's gecekondus (illegally built shanty houses) are a visible reminder of the rapid influx of rural migrants into the cities. The GOT wishes to develop the land occupied by these gecekondus into modern high rises with the aim of [...] | 2009-07-31 04:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL TU |
| 09ANKARA1104 | TURKEY: YOK LIFTS YOKE ON RELIGIOUS SCHOOL GRADS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A recent decision by Turkey's Higher Education Council (YOK) has ended a decade-old official policy that made it much harder for religious school graduates to compete for regular University admissions. The decision has accentuated the current schism in Turkish society between [...] | 2009-07-31 09:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
| 09ANKARA1105 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-31 11:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1111 | SOUTHEAST ANATOLIA'S POTENTIAL NOT FULLY REALIZED [...] (SBU) Summary. We visited Sanliurfa, Mardin, and Diyarbakir and heard opinions ranging from optimism for the future to disillusion over security and economic concerns. After 20 years of work on the Southeastern Anatolia Project (GAP),we learned that more than 90 percent of the GAP electricit [...] | 2009-08-03 04:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECIN ENRG ECON TU |
| 09ANKARA1119 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-03 12:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1126 | TURKEY: CONSULTATIONS ON RUSSIAN PM'S VISIT [...] (C) The Ambassador met August 3 with MFA Under Secretary Apakan to discuss the upcoming visit of Russian Prime Minister Putin. In attendance were Deputy Director General for Eastern Europe, Levent Murat Burhan, and Deputy Director General for Disarmament, Ahmet Muhtar Gun. The Ambassador not [...] | 2009-08-04 07:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PREL PINR TU |
| 09ANKARA1130 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-04 14:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1131 | TURKEY: SUPREME MILITARY COUNCIL NAMES NEW DEPUTY [...] (U) The Supreme Military Council (YAS) results were announced on August 4. Turkish Land Forces Chief of Staff GEN Aslan Guner will replace GEN Hasan Igsiz as the deputy chief of the Turkish General Staff (TGS) and will thus become the lead Turkish representative at the next High Level Defense [...] | 2009-08-04 15:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PINR TU |
| 09ANKARA1135 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-05 11:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1136 | TURKISH PARLIAMENT ELECTS PM LOYALIST AS SPEAKER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Turkish Grand National Assembly (TGNA) elected Mehmet Ali Sahin, a former Minister of Justice and a close ally of PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as its speaker August 5. Sahin's legal and ministerial experience will contribute to ushering the government's ambitious Kurdish initiat [...] | 2009-08-05 16:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE PGOV PINR TU |
| 09ANKARA1139 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-06 11:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1144 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-07 10:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1146 | TURKEY: CHP ARGUES KURDS MUST BE TURKS FIRST [...] (C) Summary: In an August 5 meeting with Republican People's Party (CHP) President Deniz Baykal, the Ambassador stressed the important role CHP must play in finding an effective solution to the Kurdish issue. Baykal agreed in principle, but undercut the whole point by adding that any plan th [...] | 2009-08-07 12:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER TU |
| 09ANKARA1150 | LET'S MAKE A DEAL (OR TWENTY): PUTIN IN ANKARA [...] (C) Summary. Russian Prime Minister Putin's August 6 visit to Ankara resulted in a flurry of deals and media frenzy, further heightened by the last-minute participation of Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi. The visit focused on energy pipelines and economic cooperation, and twenty separate ag [...] | 2009-08-07 15:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PREL RS IT TU |
| 09ANKARA1155 | TURKEY: DTP UPBEAT ON PROSPECTS FOR KURDISH OPENING [...] (C) Summary. During an August 6 dinner hosted by Democracy and Society Party (DTP) Chairman Ahmet Turk, the Ambassador stressed the importance of the DTP continuing to cooperate closely with the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) to f [...] | 2009-08-10 14:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER TU |
| 09ANKARA1158 | TURKEY AND ITS KURDS: STARS ARE ALIGNED [...] (C) Summary: With increasing prominence and gusto, the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government in recent weeks has been proclaiming its desire to find a lasting solution to the Kurdish "problem." Though the details are officially still under discussion, it is clear that AKP is mobili [...] | 2009-08-11 11:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE PGOV PINR TU |
| 09ANKARA1165 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-12 13:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1184 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-13 13:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1194 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-14 12:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA120 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-23 15:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 09ANKARA1207 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-18 04:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1211 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-18 12:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1218 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-19 11:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1229 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-20 11:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA123 | TURKEY REFOCUSES ON EU ACCESSION AHEAD [...] (C) Summary: Launching what many believe to be a make or break year for Turkey's EU accession bid, PM Erdogan reinvigorated Turkey's efforts by naming Justice and Development Party (AKP) Vice Chairman Egemen Bagis as State Minister for EU Affairs and by visiting Brussels for the first time in [...] | 2009-01-23 17:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL EUN TU |
| 09ANKARA1245 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-24 10:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1247 | SCENESETTER FOR CONGRESSMAN WEXLER'S VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary: You will find Turks increasingly focused on Erdogan's still inchoate "Democratic Initiative," which seeks to address the social and economic factors contributing to many Turkish Kurds' sense of alienation from their government and modern Turkey. The initiative's opponents fear [...] | 2009-08-24 15:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PREL PGOV TU |
| 09ANKARA125 | TURKEY: MARCH LOCAL ELECTIONS - A PRIMER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) on March 29 will face its first nationwide electoral test since its landslide victory in the July 2007 parliamentary elections. Some 48 million voters will go to the polls to elect approximately 2,300 mayors and almost 100,00 [...] | 2009-01-26 12:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
| 09ANKARA1253 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-25 10:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1262 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-26 10:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1267 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-27 10:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA127 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-26 14:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 09ANKARA1274 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-28 11:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1288 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-31 11:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1293 | NATO SYG'S INITIAL VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (C) Summary: During his initial trip to Turkey as the new NATO SYG, Anders Fogh Rasmussen urged senior GoT officials to provide significant additional training support in Afghanistan and received strong push back when he pressed Turkey to show more flexibility to help improve NATO-EU cooperati [...] | 2009-09-01 20:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO TU |
| 09ANKARA1294 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-02 12:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1299 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-03 12:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA13 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-06 15:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 09ANKARA1300 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-04 10:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1309 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-08 10:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1310 | CODEL WEXLER URGES TURKISH ACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) Summary. Rep. Robert Wexler met August 26-27 with a wide array of top-level Turkish officials to discuss the current state of U.S.-Turkish relations and to urge them to push for greater regional support for President Obama's initiatives on Middle East peace and his willingness to deal wit [...] | 2009-09-08 12:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD ENRG AM AZ IS IR TU |
| 09ANKARA1320 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-09 12:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1326 | DAS KAIDANOW'S INITIAL CONSULTATIONS IN TURKEY [...] (C) Summary: GoT officials told EUR DAS Kaidanow during her initial visit to Ankara that: -- Turkey is committed to the reconciliation process with Armenia, but Ankara also needs to see progress on Nagorno-Karabakh; -- Ankara fully supports Talat and is giving him maximum flexibility, but [...] | 2009-09-09 14:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS AR GR TU |
| 09ANKARA1327 | TURKEY: PRESS FREEDOM - OTTOMAN STYLE [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Turkey slammed independent Dogan Media Group (DMG) on September 8 with a record $2.5 billion dollar fine for alleged tax evasion, relaunching a direct assault on Turkey's largest non-pro-government media group and dramatically intensifying concerns about the st [...] | 2009-09-09 16:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TU |
| 09ANKARA1328 | TURKEY: ANKARA BRAVES OPPOSITION TO ARMENIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Opposition parties continue to object vigorously to the Turkish MFA's August 31 announcement of the agreement between Turkey and Armenia to begin consultations on bilateral protocols on establishing diplomatic relations and opening the border. Given the opposition's pre-existing [...] | 2009-09-10 04:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU AM |
| 09ANKARA1336 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-10 13:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1341 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-11 10:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1349 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-14 12:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1357 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-16 12:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1359 | TURKEY: PM ERDOGAN WILL ATTEND FRIENDS OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-16 14:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON PK TU |
| 09ANKARA136 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-27 15:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 09ANKARA1367 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-17 13:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1382 | TURKISH MFA: FM PRESSED IRAN ON ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 18 MFA's Department Head for Iran Korkut Gungen gave us a readout of FM Davutoglu's September 12-13 visit to Iran, noting that Davutoglu had raised the nuclear issue with each of his interlocutors (including a tete-a-tete with Ahmadinejad) and had pressed the GOI to [...] | 2009-09-18 16:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR TU |
| 09ANKARA14 | TURKEY MITIGATES THE EFFECTS OF RUSSIAN GAS CUTS [...] (SBU) Summary. On January 6, the GOT announced Russian gas flowing to the West Line (a gas pipeline originating in Russia and transiting Ukraine) was cut off. In public statements, Energy Minister Guler and PM Erdogan sought to reassure the Turkish public the GOT is taking measures to deal w [...] | 2009-01-06 16:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG TU IR |
| 09ANKARA1406 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-28 11:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA141 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-28 14:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1414 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-30 05:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA142 | SCENESETTER FOR MIDDLE EAST SPECIAL ENVOY GEORGE [...] (S) The Gaza crisis and IDF attacks on Palestinian civilians dominated the Turkish press for three weeks and will still be fresh in the minds of GOT officials as you arrive. PM Erdogan, incensed that Israel launched attacks on Gaza just days after PM Olmert had visited Ankara with no mention [...] | 2009-01-28 15:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER TU |
| 09ANKARA1425 | GOVERNMENT VS. DOGAN GRUDGE MATCH CHILLS TURKISH JOURNALISM [...] (U) This cable is a joint Embassy Ankara/Consulate General Istanbul product. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Despite international signals about the press freedom implications of record tax fines levied against the Dogan Media Group, the GOT has upped the ante in its battle with the beleaguered media gian [...] | 2009-10-01 13:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV KPAO TU |
| 09ANKARA1429 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-02 11:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1430 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-02 12:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1437 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-05 10:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA144 | ERGENEKON PROBE: SOME SMOKE, BUT LASTING IMPACT [...] (C) Summary: The widening scope of the Ergenekon investigation has divided Turkish society into two increasingly hardened camps: those who see the case as a courageous step to bring Turkish society under the rule of law, by uncovering and then holding accountable the gangs responsible for hu [...] | 2009-01-29 12:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
| 09ANKARA1445 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-06 10:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1446 | TURKEY PUSHES FOR STRATEGIC COOPERATION WITH IRAQ [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PM Erdogan's October 15 visit to Baghdad is the culmination of a recently revitalized GoT effort to establish a strategic partnership with Iraq. He hopes to lay the foundations for bilateral cooperation in areas ranging from counter-terrorism cooperation and hydrocarbons trans [...] | 2009-10-06 14:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER TU IZ SY |
| 09ANKARA145 | TURKEY: THE LINGERING IMPACT OF GOT GAZA RHETORIC [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Erdogan's harsh condemnation of GOI actions during the recent Gaza crisis continues to impact Turkey's Jewish minority and its bilateral relationship with Israel. Jewish Community leaders in Istanbul told the Ambassador that while they had previously enjoyed a clos [...] | 2009-01-29 13:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IS TU |
| 09ANKARA1453 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-07 14:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA146 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-29 15:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1464 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-08 14:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1467 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-09 13:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1468 | TURKEY: GROWING PESSIMISM AMONG KURDS IN SOUTHEAST [...] (C) Summary: During a recent eight-day tour around southeast Turkey, we found Kurds throughout the region expressing growing doubt that the Government of Turkey is sincere about its "Democratic Opening." Many view it as the AK Party's (AKP) tactic to attract Kurdish voters after losing Kurd [...] | 2009-10-09 13:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
| 09ANKARA1472 | SCENESETTER: YOUR VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (S) Sandy, Glad you'll be able to visit Turkey at this key time. Your short visit will give you an opportunity to engage with key Turkish leaders on, first and foremost in their minds, missile defense. The Turks are keen to learn more about U.S. plans, in particular what role the U.S. wants/e [...] | 2009-10-13 08:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM PTER TU |
| 09ANKARA1474 | WOMEN IN POLITICS: THE ROAD IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION [...] (C) Summary: The road to political empowerment of Turkish women continues to be under construction. While women have equal political rights and freedoms, the right to vote, and the right to be elected and to engage in political activity, the number of female Members of Parliament (MPs) and [...] | 2009-10-13 14:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL TU |
| 09ANKARA1475 | TURKEY'S DEMOCRATIC INITIATIVE: MORE THAN WORDS? [...] (C) Summary: Interior Minister Besir Atalay has announced that the as-yet unrevealed Democratic Initiative will exit its first "debate" phase and progress to the second "concrete step" phase after the Prime Minister returns from a visit to Iraq on October 15. Details of the project remain e [...] | 2009-10-13 15:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PTER TU |
| 09ANKARA1477 | PM ERDOGAN'S WISH LIST FOR OCTOBER 15 BAGHDAD VISIT [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Erdogan and his delegation of nine ministers hope to sign well over 40 protocols, memoranda of understanding and agreements with their Iraqi counterparts when they visit Baghdad October 15 (REFTEL),according to the MFA. The GOT hopes the documents will guide bilateral co [...] | 2009-10-14 04:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER TU IZ SY |
| 09ANKARA1478 | TURKEY: ISN DELEGATION TWISTS ARMS, MAKES PROGRESS [...] (C) During September 28 consultations with the Turkish interagency in Ankara, ISN DAS Eliot Kang and ISN/NESS Office Director Richard Stratford made a persuasive case for Turkey to join the growing consensus for new guidelines at the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) to prohibit the transfer of n [...] | 2009-10-14 09:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PREL TU |
| 09ANKARA1481 | TURKISH-ISRAELI RELATIONS CONTINUE TO SOUR [...] (C) Summary: Turkish-Israeli bilateral relations remain strained. GOT interlocutors attribute the tension to Israel's December Gaza operation and argue that the bilateral relationship will recover only when Israel allows improvements to the humanitarian situation in Gaza. The GOT's last-minu [...] | 2009-10-14 13:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR TU IS |
| 09ANKARA1486 | TURKEY-SYRIA RELATIONS: AN AKP WORK IN PROGRESS [...] (C) Summary: The Turkish government firmly supports its expanding bilateral relationship with Syria, which it argues benefits both nations and the region. Increasing ties and cooperation between the two governments led to a recent agreement to remove visa requirements, which the MFA deems a c [...] | 2009-10-15 12:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL SY TU |
| 09ANKARA1487 | ARMENIA PROTOCOL MAY FACE PARLIAMENT GRIDLOCK [...] (C) Summary: Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman, Murat Mercan, told us October 15 that the government will submit the Armenia protocols to him next week for discussion by the Foreign Affairs Committee. He said an agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan on Nagorno-Karabakh is a p [...] | 2009-10-16 09:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | AJ AM PGOV PREL TU |
| 09ANKARA149 | ERDOGAN'S DAVOS REMARKS PLAY WELL FOR AKP [...] (C) Summary and comment: Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan received a hero's welcome on his return to Turkey early January 30 from Davos, where during a televised discussion concerning Gaza he harshly criticized the Israeli government and stormed out, swearing to never return. The outburst has [...] | 2009-01-30 11:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
| 09ANKARA1497 | TURKEY: AMBASSADOR PRODS D/PM ON DOGAN MEDIA FINE [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an October 14 discussion with the Ambassador, Deputy PM Arinc defended the tax evasion fine against the Dogan Media Group as simply a move by GOT auditing agencies to tackle the unregistered economy and eliminate "off-record" dealings. He portrayed Dogan as a powerful corpora [...] | 2009-10-16 10:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV TU |
| 09ANKARA150 | TANER YILDIZ: ERDOGAN'S ENERGY TROUBLESHOOTER [...] (C) Summary. Denying persistent and long-standing rumors, Kayseri Parliamentarian Taner Yildiz began a January 27 meeting with Econoffs by saying he assumed the job of energy advisor to the AK Party 1.5 years ago, is happy with it, does not have designs on the Energy Minister's job. He suppor [...] | 2009-01-30 14:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET TU |
| 09ANKARA1500 | TURKS ACCENT THE POSITIVE IN EU PROGRESS REPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY: State Minister for EU Affairs Egemen Bagis and the MFA offered a broadly positive official reaction to the European Commission's 12th annual progress report, released October 14. Both Bagis and the MFA portrayed the report in their public statements as endorsing the government's [...] | 2009-10-16 16:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | CY EU PGOV PREL TU |
| 09ANKARA1503 | TURKEY: PHARMA INDUSTRY GIVES COUNTERPROPOSAL TO [...] (C) Summary. On September 18, the GOT published two decrees relating to pharmaceutical pricing in an effort to close the 2 billion TL Social Security budget gap described in reftel. U.S. firms have told us these decrees, with 70 percent of the cost expected to fall on foreign firms, will kil [...] | 2009-10-19 05:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV EFIN TU |
| 09ANKARA1505 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-19 11:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1507 | TURKEY: PKK COMING FROM IRAQ AS "PEACE DELEGATION" [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 19 a group of 26 refugees from the Makhmour camp in Northern Iraq and eight reported members of the PKK from Kandil Mountain began returning to Turkey via the Habur Border Gate. PM Erdogan described the returnees as "surrendering" to Turkish authorities while the PKK s [...] | 2009-10-20 04:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM IZ TU |
| 09ANKARA1508 | TURKEY: PKK COMING FROM IRAQ AS "PEACE DELEGATION" [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 19 a group of 26 refugees from the Makhmour camp in Northern Iraq and eight reported members of the PKK from Kandil Mountain began returning to Turkey via the Habur Border Gate. PM Erdogan described the returnees as "surrendering" to Turkish authorities while the PKK s [...] | 2009-10-20 04:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM IZ TU |
| 09ANKARA151 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-30 14:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1511 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-20 13:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1519 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-21 11:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1527 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-22 12:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1528 | ASD VERSHBOW BRIEFS TURKS ON MISSILE DEFENSE: GOOD [...] (S) ASD Vershbow briefed top Turkish MFA and General Staff officials on details of the proposed U.S. Phased Adaptive Approach (PAA) to European ballistic missile defense and presented Turkey with a request to participate in this effort to protect NATO territory by agreeing to allow a radar an [...] | 2009-10-22 12:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PARM PREL NATO TU |
| 09ANKARA153 | TURKEY: IMF DEAL REQUIRES POLITICAL DECISION [...] (C) Summary: When the GOT and IMF suspended negotiations on January 26, they were apart on key issues such as the type and quality of spending cuts, the terms of a fiscal rule, reduction of disbursements to municipalities, and the need to beef up taxation and enforcement. While the GOT has s [...] | 2009-01-30 16:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON TU |
| 09ANKARA1532 | ISRAELI EMBASSY HOPES FOR BETTER TIMES AFTER [...] (C) Israeli DCM Menahem Kanafi told DCM October 21 that the Turkish MFA and Turkish Radio and Television (TRT) have been responsive to Israeli requests regarding a soap opera airing this week on TRT that dramatized graphic Israeli violence against Palestinian civilians. After the Israeli Amb [...] | 2009-10-23 07:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IS TU |
| 09ANKARA1533 | PM'S OCTOBER 15 BAGHDAD VISIT: LOOKS GOOD ON PAPER [...] (C) Summary: The GOT is pleased with the 48 MOUs, protocols and agreements PM Erdogan and his nine ministers signed with their Iraqi counterparts during Erdogan's October 15 visit to Baghdad. The MFA realizes that implementing the accords will be difficult. The MOU on natural gas exports es [...] | 2009-10-23 08:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER TU IZ SY |
| 09ANKARA1534 | PM'S OCTOBER 15 BAGHDAD VISIT: LOOKS GOOD ON PAPER [...] (C) Summary: The GOT is pleased with the 48 MOUs, protocols and agreements PM Erdogan and his nine ministers signed with their Iraqi counterparts during Erdogan's October 15 visit to Baghdad. The MFA realizes that implementing the accords will be difficult. The MOU on natural gas exports es [...] | 2009-10-23 08:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER TU IZ SY |
| 09ANKARA1537 | TIES THAT BIND: AZERI INFLUENCE OVER TURKEY [...] (C) SUMMARY: As the Turkey-Armenia protocols begin to percolate in the Turkish Parliament (SEPTEL),Azerbaijan's influence on Turkish public opinion will be pivotal. Given the close cultural, historical and linguistic ties between the Turks and Azerbaijanis, the Turkish public appears unwilli [...] | 2009-10-23 14:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON AR AJ TU |
| 09ANKARA1538 | GOT REELING FROM RECEPTION GIVEN PKK RETURNEES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Reactions to the return of 34 PKK sympathizers/members from northern Iraq to Turkey have been mixed with negative perceptions rapidly dominating the initial hopes of reconciliation. The exuberant reception by the crowds greeting the returnees had drawn sharp criticism from media [...] | 2009-10-23 17:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREF PHUM IZ TU |
| 09ANKARA1549 | ISRAELI AMBASSADOR TRACES HIS PROBLEMS TO ERDOGAN [...] (C) During an October 26 call on the Ambassador, Israeli Ambassador Gabby Levy registered concern over the recent deterioration in his country's bilateral relations with Turkey and the conviction that the relationship's decline is attributable exclusively to Prime Minister Erdogan. Levy said Foreig [...] | 2009-10-27 11:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU IS |
| 09ANKARA1553 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-27 12:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1554 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-27 12:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1566 | TURKEY'S SEARCH FOR A PLAN B ON NATURAL GAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: As negotiations with Azerbaijan have stalled -- in Turkey's view, because of Azeri pique over its rapprochement with Armenia -- the GoT has been actively developing its options for a short to medium term natural gas picture without a deal with Azerbaijan. It believes that having a [...] | 2009-10-28 12:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL TU |
| 09ANKARA1569 | PROTOCOLS IN PARLIAMENT-WHAT NEXT? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Now that the Turkey-Armenia protocols are in parliament, "the hard part begins." The GOT faces an uphill battle in pushing for ratification, as the opposition continues its criticism and public opinion demands progress on Nagorno-Karabakh. What constitutes the minimum political [...] | 2009-10-29 14:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AJ AR TU |
| 09ANKARA1571 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-30 12:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1574 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-02 11:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1576 | TURKEY: DEMOCRAT PARTY BACK FROM THE GRAVE? [...] (C) Summary: The center right Democrat Party (DP) and Motherland Party (ANAP) held a joint party congress October 31 to implement their merger under the Democrat Party name. Although the two parties together regularly poll no more than five percent in public opinion surveys, the merger ends tw [...] | 2009-11-02 17:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR TU |
| 09ANKARA158 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-02 12:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1580 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-03 11:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1582 | TURKEY: TGS FEELING ERGENEKON SQUEEZE [...] (C) Summary: Investigations into the Ergenekon case took a nasty turn with the revelation of what purports to be an original of the alleged military-penned anti-government "Action Plan," essentially a roadmap for bringing down the government and the Islamist Fethullah Gulen organization. The [...] | 2009-11-03 15:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR TU |
| 09ANKARA1583 | WORKING ERDOGAN BACK INTO THE FOLD ON IRAN [...] (C) Summary: During an October 21 meeting with MFA Undersecretary Sinirlioglu, the Ambassador challenged Prime Minister Erdogan's recent dismissal of international community allegations that Iran intends to acquire nuclear weapons as "gossip." The Ambassador emphasized Iran will be the singl [...] | 2009-11-03 16:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MNUC TU IR |
| 09ANKARA1593 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-05 11:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1594 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-05 11:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1599 | (S) FOLLOWING-UP WITH TURKEY ON AK MAKINA'S [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-05 16:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | MTCR PARM PREL IR TU |
| 09ANKARA1600 | IRAQ-TURKEY COUNTERTERRORISM AGREEMENT [...] (C) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs November 5 gave us an English-language copy of the Iraqi-Turkish counter-terrorism agreement signed by the two countries' Interior Ministers during Prime Minister Erdogan's October 15 visit to Baghdad (REFTEL). MFA contacts contend this agreement provides a [...] | 2009-11-06 16:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER TU IZ |
| 09ANKARA1601 | MORE COMMENTATORS QUESTION AKP FOREIGN POLICY [...] (SBU) Among Turkish media commentators and academics, we are observing an increasing tendency to question the Erdogan/Davutoglu foreign policy's perceived goal of reorienting Turkey away from the West towards positions and a vernacular that appeal to the "Islamic street." Riza Turmen, a former [...] | 2009-11-09 06:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV TU |
| 09ANKARA1602 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-09 06:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1607 | AMBASSADOR BROACHES ANTI-US RHETORIC WITH BAYKAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with the Republican People's Party (CHP) Chairman Deniz Baykal on November 5 to confront him about his persistent use of anti-American rhetoric in speeches on otherwise purely internal matters. Baykal ducked and weaved, contending he is often misquoted. Bayk [...] | 2009-11-09 10:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR TU |
| 09ANKARA1608 | SCENESETTER FOR YOUR TRIP TO TURKEY [...] (S) I look forward to welcoming you. Missile Defense is at the top of our crowded agenda with Turkey and the Turks are fully engaged. They will look for you to advance the discussions which were well begun by Sandy Vershbow and others both here in Ankara and at NATO. They will be looking fo [...] | 2009-11-09 11:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PARM PREL NATO TU |
| 09ANKARA1609 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-09 11:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1614 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-10 12:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1619 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-12 13:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1625 | MFA UNDER SECRETARY ON CYPRUS, AEGEAN, ARMENIA [...] SUMMARY. In a November 10 discussion with the Ambassador, Turkish MFA Under Secretary Sinirlioglu: -- urged that the US get involved in the Cyprus talks and noted that the 2006 Finnish proposal for the Additional Ankara Protocol is "still on the table"; -- indicated that while flights in the [...] | 2009-11-13 05:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
| 09ANKARA1626 | MFA UNDER SECRETARY ON CYPRUS, AEGEAN, ARMENIA [...] SUMMARY. In a November 10 discussion with the Ambassador, Turkish MFA Under Secretary Sinirlioglu: -- urged that the US get involved in the Cyprus talks and noted that the 2006 Finnish proposal for the Additional Ankara Protocol is "still on the table"; -- indicated that while flights in the [...] | 2009-11-13 05:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
| 09ANKARA1628 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-13 11:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA163 | TURKEY: LOCAL ELECTIONS NO BOON FOR GENDER EQUALITY [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Ankara - Consulate General Istanbul cable. 2. (C) Summary: Few female candidates have been selected by political parties for March 29 local elections. Only 44 female candidates are among the thousands running in Turkey's mayoral races. Contacts from the ruling [...] | 2009-02-03 11:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
| 09ANKARA1632 | TURKEY: SCENESETTER FOR FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER [...] (C) The GOT will warmly welcome your November 18 visit as a further sign that Washington views Turkey as an important strategic partner. It will be seen as yet another indication of U.S. respect for Turkey's international role and domestic progress. Despite turmoil and unrest in its neighborh [...] | 2009-11-13 15:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PTER TU |
| 09ANKARA1633 | TURKEY: SCENESETTER FOR FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER [...] (C) The GOT will warmly welcome your November 18 visit as a further sign that Washington views Turkey as an important strategic partner. It will be seen as yet another indication of U.S. respect for Turkey's international role and domestic progress. Despite turmoil and unrest in its neighborh [...] | 2009-11-13 15:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PTER TU |
| 09ANKARA1637 | TURKEY'S LETTER TO GREECE: DEAR GEORGE [...] (C) Summary: The Turkish MFA proudly points to Prime Minister Erdogan's October 30 letter to Greece as a positive step for the future of bilateral relations between the two countries, but admits that much depends on Greece's response -- and the ongoing Cyprus negotiations. In the letter, Erd [...] | 2009-11-16 11:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU GR |
| 09ANKARA164 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-03 14:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1640 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-16 12:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1644 | A/S GORDON'S NOVEMBER 12 MEETING WITH U/S [...] (C) Summary: MFA Undersecretary Sinirlioglu opened his November 12 meeting with EUR A/S Gordon by attempting to recast Erdogan's recent public efforts to deflect international community criticism of Iran's nuclear program as an idiosyncratic reaffirmation of NPT principles. Gordon cautioned [...] | 2009-11-17 08:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MNUC MASS IR TU |
| 09ANKARA1647 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-17 11:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1652 | AMBASSADOR RAISES DEFINITION OF TERRORISM AND TAX [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Jeffrey and Econ Counselor met November 12 with Minister of Finance Mehmet Simsek. Simsek established an interagency working group on the definition of terrorism that will make recommendations on legislative changes by mid-December, allowing him to present legislation [...] | 2009-11-17 16:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER EFIN PHUM TU |
| 09ANKARA1653 | "DEMOCRATIC OPENING" DEBATE UNDERSCORES RIFTS IN [...] (C) Summary: The Turkish public was captivated by the unprecedented November 13 Parliamentary debate over the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government's "Democratic Opening" initiative. This is the initiative loosely defined as a set of government policies designed to broaden the scope [...] | 2009-11-17 17:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR TU |
| 09ANKARA1654 | TURKEY: A/S GORDON PRESSES FM DAVUTOGLU ON IRAN [...] (S) Iran dominated A/S Gordon's 40-minute meeting November 12 with Foreign Minister Davutoglu. The FM had just gotten off the phone with El-Baradei and had discussed in detail the IAEA proposal to send Iran's low enriched uranium to Turkey. El-Baradei had said he would "call Washington" that s [...] | 2009-11-17 17:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | KNNP PREL TU IR |
| 09ANKARA1665 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-19 11:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1666 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-19 11:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1672 | ISRAELIS STILL SEEKING A CHANNEL TO THE SENIOR [...] (C) Israeli Embassy Spokesperson Amit Zarouk (Protect) told us November 18 his government, urged on by Minister of Defense Barak and the Israel Defense Force, continues to search for a reliable communication channel to the GoT's senior political level. Zarouk fears the lack of such a channel [...] | 2009-11-19 16:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS TU IS |
| 09ANKARA1675 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-20 11:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1688 | TURKEY: BALKANS AS NEW FOREIGN POLICY PRIORITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkey is looking to re-engage in the Balkans to regain its historical influence in the region, with a particular focus on Bosnia-Herzegovina (BIH),according to the MFA. On November 19 MFA Deputy Director General for Central and Southeastern Europe, Murat Karagoz, provided us an [...] | 2009-11-24 10:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU BK GR |
| 09ANKARA169 | TURKEY TO CONTINUE ACTIVIST ROLE IN MIDDLE EAST; [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOT aims to continue to play an activist role in establishing peace and stability in its neighborhood as a foreign policy priority, in large measure because of a deep distrust and fear of Iran's exhibited malevolent influence throughout the region, according to senior MFA offi [...] | 2009-02-03 16:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ENRG KPAL TU IZ IR IS |
| 09ANKARA1691 | TURKEY: AKP ERODING CHECKS ON ITS POWER? [...] (C) SUMMARY. The past six months have seen an increase in cases where the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has used legal and extraordinary channels to intimidate, coerce or attack its political opponents or those who might present a check on its power. Most of these cases highligh [...] | 2009-11-24 12:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TU |
| 09ANKARA1692 | SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MORNINGSTAR: FOURTH U.S.-TURKEY ENERGY WORKING GROUP MEETING [...] (C) Over the past several months, Turkey has been actively exploring its energy options--from Azerbaijan and Russia to Iran and Qatar (reftel). As the GoT prepares next steps in several areas of its energy relations, your bilateral meeting with Energy Minister Yildiz and the fourth round of th [...] | 2009-11-24 13:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL TU |
| 09ANKARA1696 | DEMOCRAT PARTY TRYING TO CARVE NICHE IN THE CENTER [...] (C) Summary: Turkey's Democrat Party (DP),led by Husamettin Cindoruk, is trying to create a place for itself in the center of Turkey's starkly polarized political spectrum. Carrying on the traditions of both the Justice Party of Adnan Menderes and Suleyman Demirel, and the Motherland Party [...] | 2009-11-25 10:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR TU |
| 09ANKARA1700 | TURKEY: HALKI SEMINARY -- A PRIMER [...] (C) This cable is a primer on the history and issues surrounding the Halki Seminary in Turkey. In the end, the reopening of Halki is a question of political will. With the governing Justice and Development Party (AKP) in a tight spot with its attempts to promote its Democratic Opening initia [...] | 2009-11-25 12:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV TU |
| 09ANKARA1702 | TURKEY/AFGHANISTAN: MORE TRAINING POSSIBLE, [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador briefed Turkish General Staff Deputy Chief Aslan Guner November 24 on the President's plan to announce a significant increase in U.S. civilian and military contributions to Afghanistan (reftel) and pressed Turkey to strongly support this announcement and provide signifi [...] | 2009-11-25 15:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF TU |
| 09ANKARA1704 | TURKEY/IRAN NUCLEAR: TURKEY STILL WORKING TRR [...] (C) On November 25, DCM raised reftel points with MFA Deputy Undersecretary Engin Soysal. We delivered the same message to MFA Deputy DG for South Asia Burak Akcapar and Nonproliferation Section Head Mustafa Yurdakul. Soysal said that FM Davutoglu was planning to brief NSA Jones on his discu [...] | 2009-11-25 16:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP IR TU |
| 09ANKARA1705 | TURKEY: INFLUENTIAL JOURNALIST'S SOBER VIEW [...] (C) SUMMARY. On November 18 Radikal columnist Murat Yetkin, one of the most influential journalists in Turkey, provided us with a broad sweep of insights into current affairs. These included his "fatalistic" mood on the Dogan Media fine, his lament that the USG has not taken a more prominen [...] | 2009-11-25 16:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL TU |
| 09ANKARA1707 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-01 13:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1708 | TURKEY: MIXED REVIEWS ON NOVEMBER 25 STRIKE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The nationwide strike by civil service workers November 25 drew more participants than expected and reduced the traffic flow in the country's main urban centers as many workers stayed home. Ankara airport was chaotic in the morning but ghostly quiet by late afternoon. Union l [...] | 2009-12-01 16:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PHUM PGOV TU |
| 09ANKARA1712 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-02 14:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1716 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-03 11:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1718 | TURKISH MFA SEES CYPRUS TALKS AS GLASS HALF FULL [...] (C) SUMMARY. The MFA's Deputy Director General for Cyprus told us December 2 that Ankara is still waiting for a reply from Athens to PM Erdogan's proposal for quadrilateral talks on a Cyprus settlement, but that Turkey is newly optimistic about the prospects for a solution after the November 1 [...] | 2009-12-03 16:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | CY PREL TU UNFICYP US |
| 09ANKARA1722 | GULEN - TURKEY'S INVISIBLE MAN CASTS LONG SHADOW [...] (C) SUMMARY: Fethullah Gulen remains a political phenomenon in Turkey. Although "exiled" in Pennsylvania for the past decade, Gulen's impact continues to expand, aided by legions of loyalist supporters and a network of elite schools. The Gulen Movement's purported goals focus on interfaith d [...] | 2009-12-04 11:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV PHUM TU |
| 09ANKARA1724 | TURKEY: MFA SEEKS NEW CURRENTS ON CAMP MAKHMOUR [...] SUMMARY. Iraqi authorities need to better isolate Makhmour Camp residents from PKK pressure to allow camp residents to express their feelings about returning to Turkey without coercion, newly appointed DG for Security Affairs Aydin Sezgin told us December 1. The DCM urged Turkey to involve t [...] | 2009-12-04 11:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL IZ TU |
| 09ANKARA1726 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-04 12:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1727 | TURKEY/AFGHANISTAN: MORE TROOPS POSSIBLE, NO [...] (C) Despite initial wide-spread and deep skepticism in the media and reactions ranging from frustration to outrage from senior GoT contacts about the U.S. request for more Turkish troops in Afghanistan (reftel),several media outlets (pro-government Zaman, mass circulation Aksam, and secularist [...] | 2009-12-04 12:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS AF TU |
| 09ANKARA1736 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-07 11:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1742 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-08 12:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1743 | TURKEY: COURT MULLS CLOSURE OF KURDISH PARTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Constitutional Court today begins its deliberations over the closure of the Democratic Society Party (DTP). A ruling may not be issued for weeks but could come much sooner, and is likely to have a major impact on the government's National Unity Project (also formerly known as [...] | 2009-12-08 13:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PTER PINR TU |
| 09ANKARA1745 | TURKEY: PARTNERS BUT NOT PALS WITH EGYPT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Both the Turkish MFA and Egyptian Embassy view the bilateral relationship positively for now, but the two countries' wariness towards each other could impact relations down the road. The Turkish MFA says it views Egypt as a partner and not a competitor. The Egyptian Embassy com [...] | 2009-12-08 15:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EG PGOV PREL TU |
| 09ANKARA1749 | TURKEY: SOUTHEAST PERSPECTIVE: KURDISH OPENING [...] (C) SUMMARY: On a December 1-4 trip to southeast Turkey, a range of Kurdish contacts representing the intelligentsia, political elite and civic activists gave surprisingly similar observations on the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) "democratic opening," citing selfishness and i [...] | 2009-12-09 13:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL PTER TU |
| 09ANKARA175 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-04 13:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1751 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-09 14:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1754 | AZERBAIJAN EMBASSY PLANS TO LOBBY AGAINST PROTOCOLS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Azerbaijan Embassy was shocked by what it perceived as lukewarm support from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the Turkish public for Azerbaijan's perspective on the Armenia Protocols, and plans to increase its public diplomacy efforts and take its case direct [...] | 2009-12-09 16:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | AJ AM PGOV PREL TU |
| 09ANKARA1755 | SECURITY AGENCIES: BARZANI KEY TO DEFEATING THE PKK [...] (C) During a recent discussion of his ministry's goals for the December 20-22 Trilateral Mechanism Ministerial in Baghdad and Erbil, Ministry of Interior (MoI) Secretary General Eyup Tepe said the Turkish General Staff, Turkish National Intelligence Organization, Ministry of Foreign Affairs an [...] | 2009-12-09 17:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR TU IZ |
| 09ANKARA1759 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-10 12:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA176 | TURKEY: WALKING BACK THE GAZA RHETORIC [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Erdogan has begun to modify his politically charged Gaza rhetoric, responding to growing concerns in the Turkish Jewish community, moderate Arab capitals, American Jewish groups, and among GOT officials. Since Davos, Erdogan has repeatedly emphasized that his state [...] | 2009-02-04 15:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
| 09ANKARA1760 | TURKEY: RAISING THE PROFILE OF TIES WITH SYRIA [...] (C) Continuing his government's pattern of frequent high-profile senior-level visits abroad, Prime Minister Erdogan will lead a delegation of as many as eight ministers to Damascus between December 21 and 25 for the inaugural Turkey-Syria High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council meeting. Acco [...] | 2009-12-10 17:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU IZ SY |
| 09ANKARA1762 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-11 11:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1766 | 4TH U.S.-TURKEY ENERGY WORKING GROUP MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: At the fourth session of the U.S.-Turkey Energy Working Group on December 3, the Turkish delegation proposed increased cooperation between the U.S. and Turkey to support development of Iraq's energy sector, specifically through a joint project to relaunch the Iraq Stra [...] | 2009-12-11 19:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL TU |
| 09ANKARA1767 | ISRAELIS STILL SEEKING ACCESS TO POLITICAL LEVEL [...] (C) During a recent conversation with us, Israeli Embassy DCM Menahem Kanafi described Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor Binyamin Ben Eliezer's November 23 - 24 visit to Ankara as a modest step towards his government's goal of re-establishing a reliable communication channel to the GoT's s [...] | 2009-12-11 19:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU IS SY |
| 09ANKARA1769 | ISRAELIS STILL SEEKING ACCESS TO POLITICAL LEVEL [...] (C) During a recent conversation with us, Israeli Embassy DCM Menahem Kanafi described Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor Binyamin Ben Eliezer's November 23 - 24 visit to Ankara as a modest step towards his government's goal of re-establishing a reliable communication channel to the GoT's s [...] | 2009-12-11 19:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU IS SY |
| 09ANKARA1771 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-14 12:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1778 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-15 11:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1782 | TURKEY: DTP RESIGNS EN MASSE; CONTINUED VIOLENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Former Democratic Society Party (DTP) parliamentarians decided to submit their resignations en masse to the Turkish Grand National Assembly on December 15 following the Constitutional Court decision closing the party for ties to the terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). Forme [...] | 2009-12-15 16:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM TU |
| 09ANKARA1788 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-16 12:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1795 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-17 11:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1797 | PM ERDOGAN AND MINISTER YILDIZ POSITIVE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate meetings with Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Morningstar on December 2, PM Erdogan and Energy Minister Yildiz both spoke positively of reaching agreement with the Azeris on Shah Deniz gas and cooperating more closely with the U.S. to develop Iraq's energy sector. E [...] | 2009-12-17 14:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL TU |
| 09ANKARA1800 | TURKEY: PROTESTS CALM AND AKP PUSHES ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In separate events on December 17, PM Erdogan and Interior Minister Atalay stressed the government's resolve to continue with its National Unity Project. Atalay cited two goals for the Project: eliminate terrorism and elevate democratic standards across the country. Protests [...] | 2009-12-17 16:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL TU IZ |
| 09ANKARA1801 | TURKEY: PROTESTS CALM AND AKP PUSHES ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In separate events on December 17, PM Erdogan and Interior Minister Atalay stressed the government's resolve to continue with its National Unity Project. Atalay cited two goals for the Project: eliminate terrorism and elevate democratic standards across the country. Protests [...] | 2009-12-17 16:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL TU IZ |
| 09ANKARA1811 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-21 15:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1825 | TURKISH MEDIA CRUCIFY PATRIARCH, THEN RECANT [...] (U) SUMMARY: Turkish media and political figures initially criticized Greek Patriarch Bartholomew for his perceived anti-GOT comments on the December 20 "60 Minutes" program. But the harshness of the commentary ebbed as columnists re-examined the Patriarch's comments through the prism of min [...] | 2009-12-22 16:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1829 | PRIVATIZED TOBACCO WORKERS CONTINUE ANGRY PROTESTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Thousands of workers who face losing their benefits and right to organize under Turkey's privatization of its tobacco industry entered their ninth day of raucous protest in Ankara December 23 while union leaders and the government discuss ways to address their concerns. Extraordi [...] | 2009-12-23 14:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ELAB TU |
| 09ANKARA1833 | TURKEY: DIVERSE WOMEN LEADERS FIND COMMON GROUND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Charge d'Affaires hosted a lunch December 17 to honor individuals at the forefront of eliminating violence against women. The event brought together prominent female parliamentarians, academics, NGO leaders, think-tank analysts, and activists. It prompted broad discussion [...] | 2009-12-24 09:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL TU |
| 09ANKARA1834 | TURKEY: MUBARAK VISIT YIELDS A PROFFERED EMBRACE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Egyptian President Mubarak's visit to Ankara December 15-16 focused on bilateral ties and the Middle East during lengthy separate discussions with President Gul, Prime Minister Erdogan, Deputy PM Babacan, FM Davutoglu, and Turkish General Staff (TGS) Chief Basbug. Although the Tu [...] | 2009-12-27 18:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | TU EG IS PREL IR |
| 09ANKARA1835 | WHY THE AKP'S UNITY MESSAGE MISSES THE MARK [...] (C) SUMMARY: While the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has embarked on a project to seek a better social, economic and cultural environment for Kurds and other minorities, the initiative is being driven by the highest levels of the Party, who seem disinterested in feedback from the [...] | 2009-12-27 19:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TU |
| 09ANKARA1839 | TENSIONS SPIKE AMIDST DEPUTY PM ASSASSINATION PLOT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prosecutors and police conducted extensive, unprecedented searches in the Turkish General Staff (TGS) Special Forces Mobility Command on December 25 following the arrest of two special forces officers for allegedly targeting Deputy PM Bulent Arinc for assassination. TGS Chief GEN [...] | 2009-12-28 13:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
| 09ANKARA189 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-05 14:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA191 | TURKEY: INSIDER OUTLINES NEW CT MECHANISM [...] (C) Summary. A draft proposal establishing a new counterterrorism coordination mechanism already has informal clearance from Turkey's NSC and needs only final cabinet approval, according to Halil Sivgin, a political consultant with close ties to Deputy PM Cicek. Sivgin told us February 2 tha [...] | 2009-02-05 15:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV TU |
| 09ANKARA193 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-06 11:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA194 | TURKEY ON FRENCH NATO REINTEGRATION [...] (C) Summary: Upcoming local elections and an uneasy bilateral relationship with France make French reintegration into NATO's military structure a sensitive political issue for Turkey. A recent article in one of Turkey's leading newspapers highlighted the difficult decision facing PM Erdogan o [...] | 2009-02-06 12:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO TU |
| 09ANKARA195 | ESKISEHIR: AKP HOPES TO UNSEAT POPULAR DSP MAYOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As a modern industrial center in west central Anatolia, Eskisehir (literally "old city" in Turkish) belies its name. A city that many believed to be sinking into irrelevance and obscurity in the early 1990s, Eskisehir has been revived and transformed over the past decade, large [...] | 2009-02-06 13:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON TU |
| 09ANKARA204 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-09 14:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA205 | ANKARA MAYOR'S RACE A KEY BATTLEGROUND FOR AKP [...] (C) Summary: The Ankara mayoral race is a key test for the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP's) quest to show it remains the preeminent political force in Turkey. AKP's incumbent mayor Melih Gokcek will face Republican People's Party (CHP) candidate Murat Karayalcin, a former Social [...] | 2009-02-09 15:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
| 09ANKARA207 | PLO ENVOY: ABBAS VISIT INTENDED TO DIFFUSE TENSIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Palestinian Authority President Abbas's February 6-8 Ankara trip was designed to smooth over growing tensions that resulted from GOT behavior during the Gaza crisis, PLO Ambassador Nabil Maarouf told us February 9. Fatah interpreted PM Erdogan's heated rhetoric and repeated calls [...] | 2009-02-09 16:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IS TU |
| 09ANKARA215 | NO ERDOGAN VALENTINE FOR THE IMF [...] (C) Summary. In recent discussions with GOT officials and private sector contacts, we heard disparate views on whether or not Prime Minister Erdogan wants a stand-by arrangement (SBA) with the IMF. It is clear, as always, that the ultimate decision will be made by Erdogan. Factors in his d [...] | 2009-02-10 16:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON TU |
| 09ANKARA218 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-11 06:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA229 | MFA U/S: TURKEY'S MIDDLE EAST APPROACH "UNCHANGED" [...] (C) SUMMARY. MFA Undersecretary Apakan told the Ambassador February 11 that Turkey's Middle East policy remains focused on encouraging Palestinian and Arab unity, and that Ankara assured Palestinian Authority leader Abbas that it views him as the only Palestinian president and that Palestinia [...] | 2009-02-11 16:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL IS TU SY SA IR IZ US |
| 09ANKARA23 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-07 15:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 09ANKARA234 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-13 05:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA235 | SUDAN: TURKEY UNDECIDED ON POTENTIAL ARTICLE 16 [...] (C) Ambassador raised reftel points with MFA U/S Apakan on February 12. Apakan asked what the US would do should the proposed UNSCR come to a vote. Ambassador underscored USG support for the ICC in pursuit of those who have perpetuated war crimes, and reiterated our interest in having this no [...] | 2009-02-13 05:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PREL PHUM SU TU XA XW |
| 09ANKARA237 | TURKEY: THE CALM AFTER THE GAZA STORM [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Ankara-Consulate General Istanbul cable. 2. (C) Summary: The Jewish Community in Turkey has reported a reduction in the level of anti-Semitic incidents precipitated by the Gaza crisis. This is likely due to a concerted effort on the part of the GOT to distingui [...] | 2009-02-13 05:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IS TU |
| 09ANKARA241 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-13 05:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA246 | TURKEY SOWING SEEDS FOR SUSTAINABLE ENGAGEMENT IN [...] (C) Summary: The Turkish Government continues to seek closer ties to Africa. High-level engagement has continued in the wake of Turkey's November election to the UNSC as a non-permanent member. The MFA also has plans for a round of Ambassadorial meetings in 2011, followed by a second summit [...] | 2009-02-13 10:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU SU |
| 09ANKARA247 | TURKEY: PARTIES HUNT FOR VOTES FAR AFIELD [...] (C) Summary: With just six weeks to go, Turkish political parties are ramping up their campaigns for March 29 local elections -- the first nationwide electoral test for AKP since its landslide victory in the July 2007 parliamentary elections. Both the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK [...] | 2009-02-13 12:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
| 09ANKARA248 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-13 15:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA25 | TURKEY: ERDOGAN RETURNS TO RHETORICAL FORM OVER [...] (C) Summary: In a Justice and Development Party (AKP) group meeting on January 6, PM Erdogan delivered a speech condemning Israel for its attacks on the Gaza Strip, labeling them a "black stain" on humanity. This is a return to form for a politician whose traditional use of anti-Israeli rhe [...] | 2009-01-07 16:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | IS OSCE PGOV TU |
| 09ANKARA250 | TURKEY'S CRISIS RESPONSE: A STUDY IN INACTION [...] (C) Summary. While official data has not been released yet, all indications are that the Turkish economy contracted sharply in the fourth quarter and that unemployment continues to increase. Estimates for 2009 are bleak, with the IMF being one of the more optimistic at negative 1.5 % growth. [...] | 2009-02-13 15:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EFIN TU |
| 09ANKARA252 | TURKISH, ARAB LEADERS EXCHANGE POST-GAZA CONCERNS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkish and Arab leaders capitalized on a series of high-level meetings this week to address their respective concerns arising from the Gaza crisis. Troubled by GOT statements advocating HAMAS's inclusion in peace negotiations, Saudi King Abdullah, Palestinian Authority (PA) Pres [...] | 2009-02-13 16:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EG IS TU |
| 09ANKARA253 | TURKEY: THE RUSSIAN SIDE OF THE ENERGY EQUATION [...] (C) Summary and comment: Leaving for Moscow on February 12, President Gul said that energy issues will top his agenda in talks with Russian President Medvedev. And for good reason. Russia is Turkey's largest bilateral trading partner, with 70% of Russia's exports consisting of oil and gas. [...] | 2009-02-13 17:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET TU |
| 09ANKARA256 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-17 12:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA257 | ISRAELI GENERAL'S COMMENTS ADD FUEL TO GAZA FIRE [...] (C) SUMMARY: IDF Major General Mizrahi's February 13 comment that Turkey "should first look in the mirror" before judging Israeli operations during the most recent Gaza crisis have hit Turkish defenders of the bilateral relationship -- in particular, the Turkish General Staff (TGS) -- below the [...] | 2009-02-17 17:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IS TU |
| 09ANKARA259 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-19 05:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA266 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-19 15:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA279 | SCENESETTER FOR MIDDLE EAST SPECIAL ENVOY GEORGE [...] (S) Turkish officials, including President Gul and FM Babacan, have worked assiduously to walk back remarks by PM Erdogan that were extremely critical of Israel during the Gaza crisis, repair the traditionally strong Turkish-Israeli relationship, and assuage fears in Washington and European ca [...] | 2009-02-20 17:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER TU |
| 09ANKARA28 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-08 14:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 09ANKARA285 | TURKEY: ERDOGAN STEPS UP CAMPAIGN IN KURDISH [...] (U) This is an AmCon Adana message. 2. (C) Summary: Prime Minister Erdogan underscored AKP's goal of defeating the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) in southeastern Turkey by visiting Diyarbakir, the cultural and commercial center of Turkey's Kurdish region, on February 21. Thoug [...] | 2009-02-23 14:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
| 09ANKARA286 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-23 14:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA296 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-25 14:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA298 | TAX FRAUD CHARGE AGAINST DOGAN MEDIA SEEN AS [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOT Revenue Administration charged Dogan Media with criminal tax fraud on November 18 and imposed a TL 860 million ($505 million) fine. Dogan and the opposition CHP party claim the charges are intended to silence Turkey's largest media company, which has lately been critica [...] | 2009-02-25 15:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO ECON TU |
| 09ANKARA300 | TURKEY: DTP PLAYS A KURDISH LANGUAGE ELECTORAL [...] (C) Summary: Pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) Chairman Ahmet Turk delivered a February 24 speech in parliament in his native tongue of Kurdish, leading state-run television to immediately cut its live broadcast of the speech. Turk said that his speech was in honor of UNESCO Mother [...] | 2009-02-25 16:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
| 09ANKARA308 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-26 11:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA31 | TURKEY: 10TH ROUND OF ERGENEKON ARRESTS ROCK [...] (C) Summary and comment: A new wave of arrests on January 7 related to the Ergenekon investigation (ref a) included two retired four star generals and the former chair of the Higher Education Council (YOK). A former mayor of Istanbul, Bedrettin Dalan, who is in the U.S. currently, is also bein [...] | 2009-01-08 15:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
| 09ANKARA314 | TURKEY: CHP LEADER BAYKAL WARNS ABOUT DEMOCRATIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkey's democratic development has regressed since the Justice and Development Party (AKP) took office in 2002, chief opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Chairman Deniz Baykal told Ambassador February 24. Turkey is more prosperous, he said, but corruption is "unbelievably [...] | 2009-02-27 07:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
| 09ANKARA319 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-27 15:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA321 | DEALS WITH IRAN BENEFIT PM ERDOGAN'S FRIENDS [...] (C) On February 22, local press reported that Turkey and Iran had established a joint venture company to develop gas in Iran and build a pipeline to bring this gas to Turkey and Europe. This JV was established to further the agreements reached in November 2008 and July 2007 MOUs between Turkey and [...] | 2009-02-27 15:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG EPET TU IR |
| 09ANKARA323 | TURKEY: CHP ENTERING ELECTION CAMPAIGN RUDDERLESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: As Turkey's local election campaign begins in earnest, the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) is listless and unimaginative. Unwilling to adapt to a society less accepting of dogmatic, paternalist ideology, CHP is going to rely on tactical skirmishes to challenge th [...] | 2009-02-27 18:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE PGOV TU |
| 09ANKARA328 | TURKEY: DOGAN MEDIA GROUP GOES ON THE OFFENSIVE [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Ankara - Consulate General Istanbul message. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) Senior Dogan Media Group members went on a quiet offensive last week against what they see as GOT harassment, talking to our Ambassador and European Ambassadors. They denied any ver [...] | 2009-03-03 11:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE KPAO TU |
| 09ANKARA336 | CODEL WEXLER TELLS ANKARA THAT GAZA RESPONSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Congressman Wexler's message to Turkey's leaders during his February 17-20 visit was blunt. He told President Gul, PM Erdogan, Chief of the Turkish General Staff (TGS) Basbug, PM Foreign Policy Advisor Davutoglu, MFA U/S Apakan, and other GOT, Parliamentary and opposition party [...] | 2009-03-04 16:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER IS TU |
| 09ANKARA337 | TURKEY STILL PLANS TO MOVE AHEAD WITH BLACK SEA [...] (C) Turkey acknowledges reftel concerns regarding the upcoming Black Sea Defense Ministerial (BSDM),but still believes that establishing a political venue for littoral states would enhance security in the Black Sea. A crowded political calendar may put off this meeting for several months: a [...] | 2009-03-05 08:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MARR NATO TU |
| 09ANKARA341 | TURKEY: NEW EU NEGOTIATOR DISCUSSES TURKEY'S [...] (C) Summary: The GOT cannot push for bold EU-mandated reforms until after the March 29 local elections, according to Turkey's new EU negotiator Egemen Bagis. Even after the elections, Bagis noted that he would not have the necessary clout internally to successfully advocate for the unpopular [...] | 2009-03-05 11:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL EUN TU |
| 09ANKARA345 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-05 15:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA349 | AFGHAN AMBASSADOR PLEADS FOR GREATER TURKISH [...] (C) The Afghan Ambassador in Ankara believes that Turkey, as a Muslim country, can provide more effective and acceptable support to Afghanistan than other NATO allies. Military and police training, education, construction, and religious messaging are Turkey's comparative strengths. He argue [...] | 2009-03-05 16:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MCAP MOPS AF TU |
| 09ANKARA35 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-09 14:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 09ANKARA351 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-06 12:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA356 | TURKEY: TRABZON UP FOR GRABS; UNEMPLOYMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. The Black Sea city of Trabzon is a jewel in the opposition Republican People's Party crown that the Justice and Development Party (AKP) hopes to take in March 29 local elections. Black Sea politics are personal, however, and the CHP mayor is a hard-working, well-liked [...] | 2009-03-06 16:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAGR ECIN ECON ETRD GG TU |
| 09ANKARA362 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-09 15:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA363 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-10 14:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA367 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-11 15:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA370 | TURKEY: BABACAN, LIVNI MEET WITH OPEN ARMS, [...] (C) Summary: In the first high-level engagement since the Gaza crisis and PM Erdogan's Davos outburst, Turkish FM Babacan and Israeli FM Livni met on the margins of the March 5 NATO Foreign Ministerial. The two leaders discussed Turkish-Israeli relations, the Gaza crisis, Palestinian reconci [...] | 2009-03-12 09:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IS TU |
| 09ANKARA372 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-12 13:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA374 | TURKEY: ROJ-TV STILL A THORN IN DENMARK'S SIDE [...] (C) Summary. Turkey's March 9 response to a long-standing Danish request for concrete, "actionable" information on the link between PKK and ROJ-TV was inadequate, Danish Ambassador Vahr complained to us March 11. Turkey has not yet responded to Denmark's December proposal of formal bilateral [...] | 2009-03-13 13:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PTER PREL DA TU |
| 09ANKARA377 | DP AND ANAP: THE SAD FATE OF TURKEY'S CENTER RIGHT [...] (C) Summary: The Democrat Party (DP) and Motherland Party (ANAP) were once the dominant powers in the Turkish center right, but have fallen on hard times with the rise of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) in 2002. AKP now holds sway over their conservative voter base. Neither DP nor AN [...] | 2009-03-13 15:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE PGOV TU |
| 09ANKARA378 | TURKEY: GUL URGES TEHRAN NOT TO MISS "GOOD [...] (C) MFA Deputy DG for South Asia Babur Hizlan gave us a readout March 13 on President Gul's participation in the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Summit in Tehran, March 10-11, where he met bilaterally with Iranian President Ahmadinejad and, accompanied by Ahmadinejad, with Supreme Lead [...] | 2009-03-13 16:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL ETRD AF IR PK TU |
| 09ANKARA379 | TURKEY: GUL URGES TEHRAN NOT TO MISS "GOOD [...] (C) MFA Deputy DG for South Asia Babur Hizlan gave us a readout March 13 on President Gul's participation in the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Summit in Tehran, March 10-11, where he met bilaterally with Iranian President Ahmadinejad and, accompanied by Ahmadinejad, with Supreme Lead [...] | 2009-03-14 09:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL ETRD AF IR PK TU |
| 09ANKARA38 | TURKEY: OPPOSITION LEADERS MAKE HAY OVER GAZA [...] (SBU) Summary: Israel's attacks on the Gaza Strip have hit a raw nerve in Turkey, where pro-Muslim, pro-Palestinian sentiments run deep among the masses, notwithstanding the close relations between the state and the Israeli government. With the approach of March 29 nationwide local elections [...] | 2009-01-09 16:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU IS |
| 09ANKARA386 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-16 15:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA389 | TURKEY: AS ELECTIONS LOOM, AKP STILL WAY AHEAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two weeks prior to March 29 local elections, Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is maintaining a significant lead in the polls, despite a severely ailing economy. Most polling companies are predicting that AKP will win a minimum of 40 percent of the nationwide v [...] | 2009-03-16 17:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
| 09ANKARA390 | TURKEY: SAADET MIGHT BE AKP'S ELECTION SPOILER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Saadet Party (SP),a small, religion-based party with roots intermingled with those of the governing Justice and Development Party (AKP),may prove to be the surprise of Turkey's nationwide local elections on March 29. Though still on the political margins, SP's conservative [...] | 2009-03-17 05:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE PGOV TU |
| 09ANKARA394 | SCENESETTER FOR USAEUR'S VISIT TO ANKARA, MARCH [...] (S) Thanks to highly successful intelligence sharing against PKK terrorists in northern Iraq over the last 15 months, bilateral military relations are at a high point. Your visit precedes a visit by President Obama in early April, follows the first ever bilateral Army-to-Army staff talks (in J [...] | 2009-03-17 11:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL MARR MASS IZ AF AM CY RS TU |
| 09ANKARA395 | TURKEY: INPUT ON STRATEGY TO INTEGRATE IRAQ INTO [...] (S) SUMMARY: The future of Iraq, its unity, stability, and territorial integrity, remain an issue of central importance to Turkey. Despite a high degree of tension in recent years between Turkey and Iraq because of the presence of PKK terrorists in the KRG-administered region, the Turks have [...] | 2009-03-17 13:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PGOV PREL ENRG IZ TU |
| 09ANKARA423 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-20 15:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA424 | TURKEY: THE KURDISH ISSUE AND AKP: COURAGEOUS [...] (U) A highly acclaimed report on the Kurdish issue recently published by TESEV, an Istanbul think tank, noted that Turkey's policies of "denial and assimilation" have failed, fueling PKK terrorism and leaving many Kurds profoundly distrustful of the State. The report recommends new policies o [...] | 2009-03-20 15:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
| 09ANKARA426 | TURKEY: MHP -- EVERYONE'S SECOND CHOICE [...] (C) Summary: The Nationalist Action Party (MHP) is going into Turkey's March 29 nationwide local elections in third place, according to public opinion polls. MHP Chairman Devlet Bahceli has undertaken a policy of brand renewal for the party, distancing itself from its thuggish past and sculp [...] | 2009-03-23 05:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE PGOV TU |
| 09ANKARA432 | TURKEY: POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT FAVORABLE TO [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Despite the March 17 introduction of the latest Armenian genocide resolution (AGR) in the House of Representatives (H. Res 252),Turkish anxiety about U.S. genocide recognition -- always heightened around April 24 (Armenian Remembrance Day) -- has been less acute than [...] | 2009-03-23 09:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AJ AM TU |
| 09ANKARA435 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-23 13:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA437 | DAS BRYZA HEARS OPTIMISM ON NABUCCO IGA, SILENCE [...] (C) Summary. In a whirlwind afternoon on March 12, GOT and private sector representatives stressed to EUR DAS Bryza the importance of making tangible, concrete progress on Nabucco within the next few months. All eyes are focused on the Nabucco Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) which RWE and [...] | 2009-03-24 07:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET TU |
| 09ANKARA444 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-24 14:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA446 | TURKEY: BALLOT BOX "VICTORY" DEPENDS ON THE VIEW [...] (C) Summary: As the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) inches closer to winning more than 40 percent of the national vote in March 29 local elections, all parties are positioning themselves to claim "victory." Prime Minister Erdogan, sensing the detrimental electoral effects of an ai [...] | 2009-03-24 17:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
| 09ANKARA447 | IDEOLOGICAL FAULT LINES AMONG KURDS IN SOUTHEAST [...] (C) SUMMARY. The January 2009 launch of Turkey's first government television channel to broadcast in Kurdish, the warming of ties between the GOT and northern Iraq, continued probing of the Ergenekon case, and conferences hosted by intellectuals and media elements to discuss once taboo subjects, re [...] | 2009-03-25 05:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL PHUM IZ TU |
| 09ANKARA454 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-25 15:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA464 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-26 12:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA466 | TURKEY'S LOCAL ELECTIONS: MARGIN OF AKP VICTORY [...] (C) Summary: PM Erdogan's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) will easily come in first on March 29, when 48 million voters will go to the polls to elect approximately 2,300 mayors and almost 100,000 other local officials. The referendum-like quality of the elections has largely played [...] | 2009-03-26 16:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
| 09ANKARA47 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-12 15:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 09ANKARA485 | TURKISH ELECTIONS: JUST "ONE MINUTE," MR. ERDOGAN [...] (C) Summary: In nation-wide local elections on March 29, the Turkish voters gave 39 percent of the votes to the governing Justice and Development Party (AKP),enough for it to retain first place in the polling, but shy of the 40 percent that was widely understood to be the threshold for victo [...] | 2009-03-30 10:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
| 09ANKARA492 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-30 14:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA495 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-31 12:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA498 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-01 12:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA502 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-02 14:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA503 | TURKEY'S RESPONSE TO SPECIFIC ASKS FOR AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador raised with MFA U/S Apakan on April 2 the specific requests for additional Turkish contributions in Afghanistan (ref a). Apakan acknowledged that the request took into account Turkey's strengths and said that his government wants to be as helpful as possible. He said i [...] | 2009-04-02 19:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS NATO AF TU |
| 09ANKARA508 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-04 05:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA509 | POST-ELECTION, AKP CIRCLES ITS WAGONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following a set-back in the March 29 local elections, Turkey's governing Justice and Development Party (AKP) has entered soul-searching mode. With eyes already on 2011 parliamentary elections, and amid a worsening economic atmosphere, AKP will try to find ways to recoup losses bo [...] | 2009-04-06 03:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR TU |
| 09ANKARA516 | TURKEY: PRAISE FOR POTUS'S SPEECH TO PARLIAMENT [...] (C) Summary: President Obama's speech to Turkish Parliament -- the most public aspect of his Turkey visit -- was widely praised among our political and civil society contacts. All segments of the Turkish government and state in attendance resoundingly applauded the President's statement of s [...] | 2009-04-07 10:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
| 09ANKARA532 | MIXED REACTIONS TO OBAMA'S CALL FOR DEMOCRACY, FREEDOM IN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-09 11:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA534 | TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP: MARCH 2009 [...] (C) TGS Deputy Chief Hasan Igsiz visited Baghdad on March 4 and met with Iraqi Defense Minister Jassem in Baghdad. Igsiz said Ankara was prepared to increase support for the Iraqi army and proposed that the two sides sign a memorandum of understanding (in lieu of a formal agreement) regarding [...] | 2009-04-09 14:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | AS IS MARR PINS PREL SR TU |
| 09ANKARA535 | Media Say Turkey and Azerbaijan Will Address Tensions Over [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-10 11:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA54 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-13 15:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 09ANKARA545 | Media Say Turkey and Azerbaijan Will Address Tensions Over [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-13 10:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA546 | "Media: Baku Complicates Turco-Armenian Normalization, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-14 10:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA548 | SCENESETTER: YOUR VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (C) In the short time since your last visit to Turkey, we have seen a broad shift in Turkey's perception of the U.S. and in its view of how we should approach some of the more complex issues in the region. The visit of President Obama was extraordinary, and had a game-changing effect not only [...] | 2009-04-14 14:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PARM TU |
| 09ANKARA550 | TWELTH ERGENEKON SWEEP HITS ACADEMICS, NGO WORKERS [...] (C) Summary: Turkish police on April 14 raided 83 locations and detained 29 suspects across Turkey in the twelfth sweep of suspects linked to the Ergenekon investigation. The detainees include two current and three former university rectors, a "Cumhuriyet" columnist, and officials from the A [...] | 2009-04-14 16:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
| 09ANKARA553 | NABUCCO IGA: TURKEY SHIFTING THE BLAME TO THE EU? [...] (C) Summary. In the lead up to April 6 POTUS visit, Ambassador urged Energy Minister Guler to make progress now with Azerbaijan on gas transit issues so the East-West energy corridor can become a reality. Guler alternatively blamed the EU Commission and Azerbaijan for lack of progress on thi [...] | 2009-04-15 07:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET TU |
| 09ANKARA564 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-16 11:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA565 | TURKEY/ARMENIA: GOVERNMENT TRIES TO REGAIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Turkish government is trying to steady itself in the storm over negotiations to normalize relations and open the border with Armenia. MFA and parliamentary officials have canceled participation at public conferences on the topic both in Ankara and Baku. Erdogan has not spoken [...] | 2009-04-16 13:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AJ AM TU |
| 09ANKARA569 | MEDIA SUPPORT PARALLEL STEPS BETWEEN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-17 10:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA575 | Media: MFA Denies Argument between Babacan and Guliev; [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-20 10:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA583 | Media Summary [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-21 11:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA589 | Ankara Media Summary [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-22 10:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA595 | Ankara Media Summary [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-24 10:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA600 | TURKEY: SCENESETTER FOR DIRECTOR MUELLER'S VISIT [...] (C) Coming in the wake of the hugely successful visits of President Obama and Secretary Clinton, the GOT will warmly welcome your visit as a further sign that Washington views Turkey as an important strategic partner. It will be seen as yet another indication of U.S. respect for Turkey's inte [...] | 2009-04-24 14:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER TU |
| 09ANKARA606 | OBAMA DIDN'T SAY 'GENOCIDE' ... IN ENGLISH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-27 09:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA608 | TURKS RELIEVED THAT PRESIDENT OBAMA DID NOT SAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Reaction to the President's April 24 Armenian Remembrance Day statement was initial relief that he did not use the word "genocide," followed by deeper analysis and criticism of the words he chose to describe the events, particularly his use of the Armenian term 'Yeds Meghern' (Gre [...] | 2009-04-27 13:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL TU AM |
| 09ANKARA61 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-14 15:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 09ANKARA611 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-28 12:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA618 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-29 13:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA625 | TURKEY'S MILITARY CHIEF ADDRESSES MEDIA ON [...] (C) Summary and Comment: During a April 29 press conference, Turkey's top military official GEN Ilker Basbug rejected media speculations of military links to the shadowy "Ergenekon" organization, whose alleged aim is to foment a coup against the current government. He reiterated the military' [...] | 2009-04-30 09:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR TU |
| 09ANKARA627 | Turkey: FY 2010 IVLP Nomination Slate [...] Murat Aslan, News Reporter, Konya AA 2. Faruk Balikci, President of the Southeastern Journalists Association 3. Acar Arap Filiz, Broadcasting Director, Kanal A 4. Sevcan Kalipcinden, Reporter and Editor, Hudut Gazetesi 5. Selahattin Sekin, Broadcasting Director, Akdeniz TV 6. M [...] | 2009-04-30 10:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC KPAO SCUL TU |
| 09ANKARA632 | TURKEY: LEADING COLUMNIST SCOLDS "SECULARIST [...] (C) Summary: In a too rare development, a key Turkish journalist spoke the truth about the inflexibility of Turkish foreign policy amid a feverish media commentary on the President's use of "Meds Yeghern" in our Armenian Remembrance Day message last week. "Sabah" columnist Mehmet Barlas called [...] | 2009-04-30 15:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
| 09ANKARA633 | TURKEY: GOT FLOATS ISRAEL-LEBANON TALKS DURING [...] (C) Summary: Michel Suleiman, the first Lebanese president to visit Turkey since the signing of the Baghdad Pact in 1955, met with President Gul, PM Erdogan, and Parliament Speaker Toptan during his April 22-23 trip to Ankara. The visit was more ceremonial than substantive. Suleiman thanked [...] | 2009-04-30 15:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU LE |
| 09ANKARA64 | ERGENEKON INVESTIGATION EMBEDDED IN TURKEY'S [...] (C) Summary and comment: The rapidly widening scope and pace of the Ergenekon investigation (ref A) has been accompanied by an equally sharp rise in heated political rhetoric. PM Erdogan, on January 13, defended the investigation and accused its main critic, opposition Republican People's Pa [...] | 2009-01-15 05:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
| 09ANKARA641 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-04 11:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA643 | TURKEY: PM ERDOGAN SHAKES UP HIS CABINET, TILTING [...] (C) Summary: To shore up support for his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) following its disappointing performance in March 29 local elections, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced May 1 an extensive overhaul of his cabinet, appointing nine new ministers, dismissing eight, an [...] | 2009-05-04 11:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
| 09ANKARA645 | TURKEY: SADRIST MOVEMENT MEETS IN TURKEY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Moqtada al-Sadr gathered together approximately 80 Shiite politicians and other members of the Sadrist movement May 2-3 in Istanbul to discuss their political future and need to focus on improving their performance in the next national election in Iraq. Sadr met with President Gu [...] | 2009-05-05 03:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR IZ TU |
| 09ANKARA650 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-05 10:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA656 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-06 09:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA659 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-06 14:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA670 | MFA U/S APAKAN TALKS CYPRUS, N-K, AEGEAN, AND [...] (C) ACTION REQUESTS in Paras 4 and 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Turkey is concerned about signs that contrary to GOT expectations of US efforts to lessen the isolation of Turkish Cypriots, it appears the USG is actually making decisions that have the opposite effect. The GOT is extremely concerned [...] | 2009-05-07 16:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV OVIP CY GR TU |
| 09ANKARA679 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-11 11:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA686 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-12 10:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA689 | RECONCEPTUALIZING TURKEY-AZERBAIJAN RELATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The stiff blowback Turkey has received from Azerbaijan over the normalization of relations with Armenia has annoyed many Turks even as official Ankara remains, for the most part, eager to mend relations with Baku. No matter what the final outcome of the Turkey-Armenia process, h [...] | 2009-05-13 07:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD EPET ENRG PHUM KDEM AJ AM TU |
| 09ANKARA692 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-13 10:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA696 | TURKEY: SUN RISING ON KURDISH ISSUE? [...] (C) Summary: A series of events in recent weeks signal possible progress on Turkey's long-standing Kurdish issue. President Abdullah Gul, following a May 7 meeting with pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) leader Ahmet Turk, called the Kurdish issue Turkey's "most important problem" and [...] | 2009-05-13 16:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
| 09ANKARA697 | TURKEY: AMBASSADOR MEETS PRO-PKK DTP LEADER [...] (C) Summary: In a May 13 meeting with Ambassador, pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) leader Ahmet Turk said DTP is pursuing dialogue to achieve Kurds' main demands: the ability to use freely their mother tongue, express their Kurdish identity and culture, and participate in local gov [...] | 2009-05-14 07:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
| 09ANKARA700 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-14 12:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA701 | TURKEY'S AMBITIOUS AGENDA FOR TRADE WITH IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-14 13:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD ECIN EPET IZ TU |
| 09ANKARA710 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-15 10:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA714 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-18 11:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA719 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-20 10:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA725 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-21 10:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA731 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-22 10:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA737 | TURKEY: PUTIN TELLS ERDOGAN NOT TO LINK ARMENIAN [...] (C) Summary: PM Erdogan and Russian Prime Minister Putin discussed bilateral economic relations and regional issues during their three-hour meeting May 16 in Sochi, Russia. Trade dominated the conversation. Erdogan and Putin agreed to explore expanding bilateral energy relations, including co [...] | 2009-05-22 16:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL RS TU |
| 09ANKARA745 | TURKEY: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL CASEY [...] (SBU) Coming in the wake of hugely successful trips of President Obama and Secretary Clinton, your visit will be seen as a further sign that Washington views Turkey as an important strategic partner. Your visit is an opportunity to reinforce the importance of strong U.S.-Turkey relations and [...] | 2009-05-26 13:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER TU |
| 09ANKARA747 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-26 14:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA751 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-27 13:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA754 | TURKEY: ERDOGAN CRITICIZES TURKEY'S "FASCIST [...] (C) Summary: PM Erdogan told a crowd of AKP supporters on May 23 that Turkey had exhibited a "fascist approach" in the past when it had "shown the door to different ethnic identities." The remarks drew immediate and widespread attention in the Turkish press as well as the ire of opposition p [...] | 2009-05-27 15:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
| 09ANKARA755 | TURKEY: CINDORUK AND SENER RE-ENTER, CENTER-RIGHT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Husamettin Cindoruk and Abdullatif Sener, two names from Turkey's political past, have returned to active politics on the center-right, drawing attention to the now-minor parties that have languished there since the rise of the Justice and Development Party (AKP). Similar maneuve [...] | 2009-05-28 04:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE PGOV TU |
| 09ANKARA756 | SCENESETTER: TURKEY'S CHOD AND MINISTER OF DEFENSE [...] (C) The visits to Washington of Chief of Staff General Ilker Basbug and Minister of National Defense Vecdi Gonul will take place in a positive bilateral environment, although some of the euphoria which followed President Obama's landmark visit to Turkey has subsided. Turkey's leaders welcomed [...] | 2009-05-28 08:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PARM MARR TU |
| 09ANKARA757 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-28 11:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA761 | SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MORNINGSTAR: THIRD [...] (SBU) Summary: From the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline negotiations in the 1990s until today, Turkey and the U.S. have shared a strategic vision to bring new oil and gas resources to market through new routes. Opening an East-West Corridor for gas would strengthen the ties of Central Asia [...] | 2009-05-29 08:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG IZ PGOV TU |
| 09ANKARA764 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-29 10:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA767 | TURKEY: TALK OF PROGRESS MET WITH SKEPTICISM IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite fevered media speculation in recent weeks about "solving" the Kurdish issue, contacts in Turkey's southeast remain skeptical that the Justice and Development Party (AKP)-led government has the will to make bold reforms in the short term. The progressive rhetoric is met wi [...] | 2009-06-01 08:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
| 09ANKARA769 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-01 12:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA771 | LULA SAMBAS INTO ANKARA, REINVIGORATES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio "Lula" da Silva's visit to Ankara on May 22-23 was the latest in a series of steps over recent years to strengthen Turco-Brazilian ties. This successful visit was capped by the signing of an $800 million investment deal between state-owned energy c [...] | 2009-06-01 14:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL BR TU |
| 09ANKARA776 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-02 12:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA780 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF TURKISH FM DAVUTOGLU [...] (S) Newly appointed Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu welcomes the opportunity to meet with you early in his tenure as Minister. Our continued willingness to engage the Turks at the highest levels reinforces the message that this administration considers Turkey a strategic partner. Turkish of [...] | 2009-06-03 08:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER ENRG TU |
| 09ANKARA781 | TURKEY: PM ERDOGAN WARNS CODEL CASEY ON AGR [...] (C) Senators Robert Casey (D-PA),Ted Kaufman (D-DE),and Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ),and Representative Timothy Walz (D-MN) and Charge met May 29 with PM Erdogan, TGS D/CHOD General Igsiz, and a senior MFA delegation led by U/S Apakan. On Armenia, PM Erdogan urged Congress to leave the events of [...] | 2009-06-03 09:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER IS SY TU AM AZ |
| 09ANKARA782 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-03 10:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA787 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-04 10:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA790 | TURKEY: AKP DRAGS ITS FEET ON CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (C) Summary: Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is postponing plans to introduce a series of constitutional amendments in Parliament until after the July 1 summer recess, according to AKP whip Bekir Bozdag. He told us that AKP desires to enact the reforms without having to go [...] | 2009-06-04 15:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
| 09ANKARA792 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-05 10:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA795 | ERDOGAN UNVEILS NEW INCENTIVE PACKAGES [...] (U) Summary: Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan unveiled a new set of incentive and employment packages on June 4. Erdogan said that because of the global downturn, employment and industry have been negatively affected, but that the impact of the crisis was limited by the strong banking se [...] | 2009-06-05 12:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV EIND TU |
| 09ANKARA799 | TURKEY: OBAMA SPEECH HITS ALL THE RIGHT NOTES [...] (C) Summary: The Turkish public widely welcomed the open and sincere tone of President Obama's June 4 speech to the Muslim world from Cairo. Reflecting statements by other Turkish political and religious leaders, President Gul complimented Obama for being honest and realistic. Particular att [...] | 2009-06-05 14:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU |
| 09ANKARA81 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-16 14:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 09ANKARA814 | MAKHMOUR REFUGEE CAMP: GOT BEGINS THINKING ABOUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: GOT officials are again considering how they might move forward with closure of Makhmour Refugee Camp in northern Iraq after a two year period during which discussion of the topic has been moribund. As the political situation in Turkey has evolved and provided politicians more spa [...] | 2009-06-10 09:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PGOV MARR TU IZ |
| 09ANKARA816 | TURKEY: DAVUTOGLU STEPS FROM BEHIND THE CURTAIN [...] (C) Summary: Ahmet Davutoglu's May 1 appointment as Foreign Minister has raised many questions about the future of Turkish foreign policy. As Senior Prime Ministry Foreign Policy Advisor, Davutoglu created a new paradigm that broadened Turkey's traditional Western orientation to include a dee [...] | 2009-06-10 15:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL TU |
| 09ANKARA82 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-16 14:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 09ANKARA826 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-15 11:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA83 | TURKEY: SUCCESS OF KURDISH BROADCASTING: [...] (C) Summary: Since the January 1 launch of Kurdish language broadcasts on Turkish State television (TRT-6),the taboo on use of Kurdish in quasi-official venues such as universities and prisons is coming to an end. Most moderate Kurds are welcoming these developments warmly as long-overdue r [...] | 2009-01-16 15:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
| 09ANKARA833 | TURKEY: FM DAVUTOGLU TO IRAQ; MORE WATER FOR [...] (S) FM Davutoglu is planning to visit Iraq beginning June 22, remaining in country at least through June 24 and perhaps until June 25, according to MFA Special Envoy for Iraq Murat Ozcelik. Ozcelik provided us June 15 with a provisional program for Davutoglu's upcoming visit. He plans to arri [...] | 2009-06-16 04:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PGOV IZ TU |
| 09ANKARA834 | ALLEGED MILITARY PLOT TO UNDERMINE RULING AKP [...] (C) Summary: Speculation swirled in the Turkish press following the June 12 publication in Turkish daily "Taraf" of a "secret military plan" allegedly authored by an active duty colonel serving in the TGS' Psy-Ops department to undermine the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the r [...] | 2009-06-16 12:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
| 09ANKARA835 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-16 12:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA837 | DPM CICEK'S WASHINGTON TRIP: NEED FOR HIGH LEVEL [...] (SBU) This is an action request cable (See paragraph 4). 2. (C) Summary: During a June 12 meeting with Ambassador, MFA Deputy Undersecretary Ambassador Tezcan was emphatic that Deputy Prime Minister Cemil Cicek's 20-25 July US visit for consultations on counterterrorism be substantive, with [...] | 2009-06-17 05:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PGOV PREL PTER TU |
| 09ANKARA838 | TURKEY: IRANIAN ELECTION RESULTS- EXPECTED AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 16 MFA South Asia/Iran DDG Hizlan told us that while Ankara agrees there are some valid questions regarding aspects of the recent Iran elections and the vote tabulations, Turkey considers these to be internal Iranian issues. He said Turkey as a policy does not interfere [...] | 2009-06-17 08:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PGOV TU |
| 09ANKARA839 | SCENESETTER: YOUR VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (C) Dave, thanks for taking the time to come to Turkey. Building on President Obama's and Secretary Clinton's landmark visits earlier this year, your trip will further underscore our recognition of Turkey as an essential partner in practically every mission we seek to accomplish in this regio [...] | 2009-06-17 08:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM PTER TU |
| 09ANKARA840 | ERDOGAN'S ATHENS VISIT: STARTING OVER AGAIN...AGAIN [...] (C) Summary: Although PM Erdogan and Greek PM Karamanlis have not officially met face-to-face since January 2008, the leaders will only have a brief opportunity to speak on the margins of the June 20-21 Acropolis Museum opening festivities. MFA and Greek Embassy officials report that the ab [...] | 2009-06-17 13:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GR TU |
| 09ANKARA847 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-18 10:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA850 | MFA ON NATO SECGEN'S FAREWELL VISIT AND NRC [...] (C) Summary: NATO and Euro-Atlantic Security Affairs Department Head Gulhan Ulutekin provided a readout of NATO Sec Gen Jaap de Hoop Scheffer,s June 8 farewell visit to Turkey and briefed us on Turkey,s position regarding the NATO Russia Council (NRC). She also confirmed that the MFA is co [...] | 2009-06-18 10:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RS TU NATO US |
| 09ANKARA855 | TURKEY: AEGEAN ISSUES MUST BE ADDRESSED AS A [...] (S) The Ambassador raised Aegean issues with Turkish MFA Undersecretary Apakan on June 16, pressing hard that overflights of inhabited Greek islands did not support the goal of calm in the Aegean. Apakan was clearly taken aback by our approach on the overflights specifically, and said he cou [...] | 2009-06-19 10:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PARM PREL MARR TU |
| 09ANKARA86 | TURKEY: RELATIONS WITH ISRAEL STRAINED BUT INTACT [...] (C) Summary: Widespread public outrage over Israel's incursion into Gaza and upcoming nationwide local elections in March have contributed to the harsh tone of Turkey's political discourse regarding Israel. Despite his inflammatory condemnation of the humanitarian situation, PM Erdogan has re [...] | 2009-01-16 18:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IS TU |
| 09ANKARA862 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-19 13:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA865 | GRAB BAG OF MEASURES TO STIMULATE THE ECONOMY [...] Summary and comment. Prime Minister Erdogan announced a group of incentives designed to stimulate the economy and get Turks shopping. The cost of the incentive measures is estimated to be 600-700 million TL (USD 400-467 million) and will be paid for by a 50 kurus (USD .33) tax increase on ea [...] | 2009-06-19 15:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON TU |
| 09ANKARA868 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-22 12:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA871 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-23 10:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA878 | TURKEY: IRANIAN PROTESTS: THE START OF A [...] (C) SUMMARY: Based on reports from their embassy and consulates in Iran, the MFA described the ongoing demonstrations as the "start of a political revolution." The reaction of former President Rafsanjani and the "fractured" political elite in Iran will be one of the main determining factors f [...] | 2009-06-23 15:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR TU |
| 09ANKARA882 | TURKEY'S EXPLANATION FOR WEAK IAEA STATEMENT ON [...] (C) On June 22, DCM met with Hakan Fidan, PM Erdogan's Foreign Policy Adviser and also Turkey's governor on the IAEA, to discuss Turkey's national statement on Iran. DCM expressed regret that the Turkish national statement did not call for Iran to provide transparency and access to the IAEA [...] | 2009-06-23 16:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP AORC IAEA IR TU |
| 09ANKARA889 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-24 11:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA899 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-25 12:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA9 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-05 15:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 09ANKARA903 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-26 10:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA920 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-30 04:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA922 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-30 10:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA925 | TURKEY: ADANA'S WILY OLD FOX ON THE ART OF POLITICS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Turkey's longest-serving big-city mayor, Aytac Durak in Adana, proved unusually talkative in recent meetings with us. He highlighted service, independence, and being able to turn tables on one's opponents as keys to his success in the Turkish political game. Durak's career und [...] | 2009-07-01 08:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
| 09ANKARA930 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-01 13:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA933 | TURKISH PARTICIPATION IN THE MAJOR ECONOMIES FORUM [...] (U) For Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern from Ambassador James Jeffrey 2. (C) We understand that the NSC notified the Turkish Embassy in Washington on June 30 that the USG would not support Turkey's proposed participation in the July 9 Major Economies Forum meeting in Italy. Our [...] | 2009-07-01 15:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SENV TU |
| 09ANKARA94 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-20 15:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 09ANKARA940 | MOVE ALLOWING CIVILIAN COURTS TO TRY MILITARY [...] (C) Summary: Tension between the civilian government led by PM Erdogan's party and the military is sharpening, sparked by the military's denial of any involvement in an alleged secret military plan to undermine the government (reftel) and the government's successful effort to rush through legi [...] | 2009-07-02 08:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
| 09ANKARA948 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-02 13:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA951 | TURKEY: AMBASSADOR HEARS DISCORDANT VOICES IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an all-day visit to Diyarbakir June 17, which featured meetings with a wide range of political and civic leaders, the Ambassador heard repeated appeals for the USG to engage on the Kurdish issue. He downplayed that prospect, noting that Turkey must solve this issue itself. [...] | 2009-07-02 14:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV PHUM TU |
| 09ANKARA959 | TURKEY: GETTING PAST "NO" ON NEW NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS [...] (C) Summary: Our effort to persuade Turkey to change its view on supporting a "clean text" of guidelines on enrichment has continued after the Budapest NSG meeting in early June. Action Request: See Para. 7. End Summary 2. (C) DCM met with PM Erdogan's foreign policy advisor and IAEA Board [...] | 2009-07-07 04:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG KNUC TU |
| 09ANKARA960 | TURKEY: GETTING PAST "NO" ON NEW NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS [...] (C) Summary: Our effort to persuade Turkey to change its view on supporting a "clean text" of guidelines on enrichment has continued after the Budapest NSG meeting in early June. Action Request: See Para. 7. End Summary 2. (C) DCM met with PM Erdogan's foreign policy advisor and IAEA Board [...] | 2009-07-07 04:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG KNUC TU |
| 09ANKARA965 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-07 10:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA969 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-08 10:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA972 | TURKEY'S EU STRATEGY: END OR MEANS? [...] (C) Summary: Boasting a major economy and an established democracy, Turkey is unlike any other country that has previously sought EU membership. Accordingly, Ankara has faced a unique set of challenges since launching its EU accession negotiations, many of its own making. The ruling Justice [...] | 2009-07-09 06:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN TU |
| 09ANKARA976 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-09 10:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA983 | TURKEY: ANKARA'S UIGHUR PARADOX [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite President Gul's recent trip to China, the GOT leadership has vocally condemned Chinese Government actions against the ethnically Turkic Uighurs in Urumqi. PM Erdogan characterized the violence as a "massacre" and called on Beijing to end its siege. Reflecting Erdogan's p [...] | 2009-07-09 17:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CH TU |
| 09ANKARA985 | GEN PETRAEUS VISITS ANKARA, FINDS BROAD AGREEMENT [...] (S) During a June 30 - July 1 visit to Turkey, CENTCOM Commander GEN David Petraeus found broad agreement on and readiness to cooperate with the USG approach in Afghanistan, Pakistan and, generally speaking, Iraq. Turkey was already working to increase further its commitment to Afghanistan, b [...] | 2009-07-10 08:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PARM MARR TU |
| 09ANKARA987 | TURKEY: AMBASSADOR'S TOUR D'HORIZON WITH DCHOD [...] (C) Summary: During a tour d'horizon with Ambassador on July, TGS Deputy Chief GEN Hasan Igsiz: -- Said the TGS is holding high level talks with the Syrian military in Istanbul July 7-8 and will reinforce the U.S. message that it must stop the flow of foreign fighters into Iraq. Igsiz sai [...] | 2009-07-10 09:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS TU |
| 09ASHGABAT266 | TURKMENISTAN: HOW SOME FOREIGN COMPANIES GAIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Perhaps the single greatest challenge in seeking to do business in Turkmenistan is the lack of access to the people empowered to make decisions about commercial contracts here, particularly those involving infrastructural and energy sector development. Most companies have come [...] | 2009-02-27 10:07:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EINV KCOR TX |
| 09ASTANA1179 | KAZAKHSTAN: NAZARBAYEV PLAYS AN ACTIVE ROLE IN THE THIRD [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Kazakhstan hosted the third triennial Congress of World and Traditional Religions in Astana July 1-2. More than 70 delegations with 400 participants representing Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism and other relig [...] | 2009-07-13 10:52:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KIRF KNNP KZ |
| 09ATHENS1049 | Scenesetter: Deputy Secretary's Bilat with FM Bakoyannis, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Welcome back to Greece! Your visit will focus primarily on broader European security issues, yet it will also provide an opportunity on the bilateral side to reinforce a message of the new Administration's desire to put on a new course our relationship with Greece, which had b [...] | 2009-06-23 13:36:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON OTRA GR |
| 09ATHENS1121 | Presidential Delegate, Rep. Titus, Discusses VWP, Greece's [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Head of the Presidential Delegation to the opening of the New Acropolis Museum, Representative Dina Titus, visited Athens June 20-21, meeting with PM Karamanlis, FM Bakoyiannis, Interior Minister Pavlopoulos, Tourism Minister Markopoulos, Cypriot President Christofias, and Pre [...] | 2009-07-01 14:16:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD OVIP TU GR |
| 09ATHENS1257 | DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S MEETING WITH GREEK FOREIGN [...] (C) Greek Foreign Minister and OSCE Chair-in-Office Theodora Bakoyannis told Deputy Secretary Steinberg May 15 that although she had stopped negotiations on an OSCE mandate in Georgia, her last proposal remained on the table in case Russia were to reconsider its position. She agreed that Russ [...] | 2009-07-17 11:33:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV OVIP GR |
| 09ATHENS1261 | DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S MAY 15 MEETING WITH GREEK PM [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his May 15 meeting with Greek PM Karamanlis (accompanied by FM Bakoyiannis),Deputy Secretary Steinberg outlined our strategic vision for broadening the U.S.-Greece relationship. The Deputy Secretary reviewed key global challenges where we could work more closely together, i [...] | 2009-07-17 13:22:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV OVIP GR |
| 09ATHENS1515 | Greece's Surging Far-Right LAOS Party Inches Towards Center [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the aftermath of their unprecedented success in European Parliament elections in June, the leaders of Greece's surging, far-right Popular Orthodox Rally (LAOS) expect to win 6 to 7 percent of the vote and up to 20 parliamentary seats in October 4 domestic elections and are pre [...] | 2009-09-28 15:51:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SMIG KIRF GR |
| 09ATHENS1539 | Papandreou's First Cabinet Meeting: Move Fast, Move Smart, [...] (SBU) On October 7, after a brief swearing in ceremony for the new cabinet, PM George Papandreou convened the first cabinet meeting to outline his policy priorities. He stressed that the new government must focus on moving the country away from "stagnation and decline." Our job, he said, is to [...] | 2009-10-08 14:26:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON GR |
| 09ATHENS1541 | PM PAPANDREOU SHARES GOALS WITH AMBASSADOR AND FORMER DEPSEC [...] (C) SUMMARY: New PM Papandreou took on the Foreign Ministry job in order to inject "new dynamism" into Greece's regional challenges, he told Ambassador Speckhard and Brookings Institution President (and former Deputy Secretary) Strobe Talbott on October 12. He pointed to his October 9 snap [...] | 2009-10-14 16:05:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GR TU EUN ZL MK |
| 09ATHENS1559 | Ambassador's Call on New ALt-FM Droutsas [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador paid his initial call on incoming Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitri Droutsas October 15. Droutsas emphasized the new GoG's active foreign policy agenda, pointing to the PM's recent trip to Istanbul as a "conscious signal that the immediate neighborhood is our highes [...] | 2009-10-19 13:31:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV OSCE GR |
| 09ATHENS1589 | SCENESETTER FOR ADM ROUGHEAD'S VISIT TO GREECE [...] (C) Admiral Roughead: Welcome to Greece. You are the first and most senior flag officer to visit Greece since the October 4 national elections. Admiral Stavridis (as SACEUR) and Admiral Fitzgerald (as NAVEUR) visited Athens in late September. Your visit comes as newly elected PM George Papa [...] | 2009-10-30 09:38:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR MASS PREL PGOV NATO GR |
| 09ATHENS1599 | ALT/MFA DROUTSAS OPTIMISTIC ON BALKANS, TURKEY WITH A/S [...] (C) SUMMARY: PM A/S Shapiro used an October 22 meeting with Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitri Droutsas to encourage closer U.S.-Greek cooperation in counter-piracy, urging Greece to sign the New York Declaration on best practices and to try piracy suspects in Greek courts. He also thanked th [...] | 2009-11-04 14:17:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHSA PGOV MARR MASS EWWT GR |
| 09ATHENS1623 | SCENESETTER FOR ASD VERSHBOW'S VISIT TO GREECE [...] (C) Welcome to Greece. Your visit is an important one and reinforces efforts by recent high-level USG visitors (SACEUR ADM Stavridis, COMNAVEUR ADM Fitzgerald, PM A/S Shapiro, and CNO ADM Roughead) to demonstrate to the Greeks that we are serious about our Alliance and about working with them [...] | 2009-11-12 17:08:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR MASS NATO GR AF TU |
| 09ATHENS1649 | ASD/ISA VERSHBOW'S PARTICIPATION IN THE HIGH LEVEL [...] (C) SUMMARY. The desire for an upgraded and substantive strategic partnership was a recurring theme of the Greek side when Assistant Secretary of Defense (ASD) for International Security Affairs Alexander Vershbow met with Greek Alternate Minister of Defense Panos Beglitis for the 14th U.S-Gr [...] | 2009-11-20 14:51:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR NATO GR TU MK AF ZL |
| 09ATHENS1655 | AMBASSADOR AND DROUTSAS DISCUSS MACEDONIA, IRAN, TURKEY, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Speckhard called on Alternate FM Droutsas November 23 for a tour d' horizon prior to the December 1-2 Athens OSCE Ministerial, focusing on Macedonia, Iran, and Turkey. The Ambassador urged Droutsas to stay engaged and push for a solution to the Macedonia name issue in [...] | 2009-11-25 16:06:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR OSCE KPIR GR MK TU IR |
| 09ATHENS1657 | SCENESETTER FOR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S VISIT TO GREECE [...] (C) Welcome to Greece. There have been a lot of changes here since you last visited in June. We are now building on the opportunities presented by new Administrations in both Washington and Athens to cement a partnership that can confront common strategic challenges beyond the regional issue [...] | 2009-11-25 16:34:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON MARR NATO GR AF TU MK |
| 09ATHENS1683 | DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S MEETING WITH GREEK PRIME [...] (C) In a meeting on December 2, Deputy Secretary Steinberg and Greek Prime Minister, Foreign Minister, and OSCE Chair-in-Office George Papandreou discussed the President's announcement on the way forward in Afghanistan, the Macedonia name issue, bilateral relations with Turkey, the Cyprus issue [...] | 2009-12-04 15:57:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV OVIP GR |
| 09ATHENS1685 | Greece: New Government Tackles Migration and Asylum Issues [...] (C) SUMMARY: Greece's new PASOK-led government has placed migration and asylum policy reform high on its agenda, announcing new measures to combat organized human smugglers, ease naturalization requirements for immigrants born in Greece, provide status to illegal economic migrants, and transfer Gre [...] | 2009-12-04 16:07:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM PREF PTER SMIG KCRM GR |
| 09ATHENS1717 | INFORMAL ADVISOR TO PAPANDREOU SHEDS LIGHT ON GOG INTERNAL [...] (C) PolCouns and PolOff met December 3 with Paulina Lampsa, head of the PASOK International Secretariat, to discuss internal dynamics and key players in the Papandreou Administration and the current state of play in Cyprus and Turkey. Lampsa discussed her role and that of other semi-official a [...] | 2009-12-20 22:05:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV GR TU MK CY |
| 09ATHENS235 | FOREIGN MINISTER BAKOYIANNIS' VISIT TO WASHINGTON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Greek FM Dora Bakoyiannis will use her visit to Washington to define, publicly and privately, Greece's relations with the Obama administration. A charismatic yet practical politician, Bakoyiannis relishes her job as Foreign Minister, and will offer to work with us on a broad r [...] | 2009-02-23 05:52:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GR MK |
| 09ATHENS252 | CODEL DURBIN FOCUSES ON CYPRUS IN MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In their February 18 meeting with PM Karmamanlis, Senator Durbin and Illinois state treasurer Giannoulias focused primarily on how to achieve progress on Cyprus this year. PM Karamanlis noted improvement in Greek-Turkish relations in many areas, but not on "heavy political i [...] | 2009-02-26 12:24:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP CVIS PHUM NATO UNFCYP GR TU MK CY |
| 09BAGHDAD1207 | BARHAM SALIH REQUESTS U.S. ASSISTANCE ON OIL [...] (C) Summary: Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki wants to conclude direct contracts with international oil companies for six oil fields in hopes of accelerating output, Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih told Ambassador Hill May 5. He said the PM would soon create a group to focus on this new strate [...] | 2009-05-08 12:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | EPET ENRG PGOV EINV PINR IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1389 | AMBASSADOR AND CG MEET TURKISH SPECIAL ENVOY [...] (C) Turkish Special Envoy to Iraq Murat Ozcelik will be the next Turkish Ambassador to Iraq, Ozcelik told Ambassador Hill and General Odierno May 23. The main points he intended to raise in an anticipated meeting with PM Maliki were his May 17 meeting with KRG President Masoud Barzani and the [...] | 2009-05-27 14:16:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ TU |
| 09BAGHDAD1536 | NINEWA AND ERBIL GOVERNORS MEET IN MOSUL [...] (C) Summary: During his May 31 visit to Mosul (reftel),the Ambassador called on local Arab and Kurdish political leaders to address their differences through dialogue. The Embassy, Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Ninewa, Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) Erbil, and Multinational Divi [...] | 2009-06-12 11:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IZ PINR PINS KISL TU |
| 09BAGHDAD2078 | IRAQ AND THE NABUCCO PIPELINE [...] (C) Summary: At the Nabucco pipeline summit meeting in Ankara on July 13, Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki made an unexpected pledge to supply roughly half of the pipeline's projected capacity by 2015. The announcement reflects Maliki's ambitions to see Iraq as a significant partner of Turkey and [...] | 2009-08-03 09:44:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG PGOV PREL EINV PINR IZ TU EUN |
| 09BAGHDAD2363 | FM ZEBARI ON GOI PURSUIT OF UN CRIMINAL INQUIRY, [...] (C) Summary: In a September 1 meeting, FM Zebari told Pol M/C the GOI has sent a letter formally requesting the UNSC to support formation of a UN-led fact-finding commission into the August 19 bombings, including Syrian complicity vis a vis Iraqis operating from Syria, and the broader scope o [...] | 2009-09-02 11:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER SY IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD2492 | FM ZEBARI WELCOMES IDEA OF A SYG-DESIGNATED SENIOR [...] (S) Summary: Iraqi FM Zebari welcomed the proposal contained in reftel points that the SYG designate a senior official to help examine foreign support or involvement in the August 19 bombings and other acts of terrorism and interference in Iraq's internal affairs. Spinning the proposal in h [...] | 2009-09-15 11:50:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL IZ TU |
| 09BAGHDAD2562 | THE GREAT GAME, IN MESOPOTAMIA: IRAQ AND ITS [...] (U) This is the first of two cables reviewing Iraq's relations with key neighboring states, including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iran and Turkey, in the wake of the August 19 bombings. Part II reviews Iraq's relations with Syria, in the wake of the August 19 bombings. 2. (C) Summary: Iraq's relations [...] | 2009-09-24 03:22:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD2762 | FM ZEBARI DEMARCHED ON IRAN, COMMENTS ON [...] (C) Summary: In an October 12 meeting, A/DCM delivered the (reftel) points relating to the P5 1 talks with Iran to FM Zebari. Zebari responded with a brief readout from a recent meeting with Iranian President Ahmedinajad, suggesting that Iran will not immediately comply with P5 1 demands. [...] | 2009-10-14 12:34:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ TU SY |
| 09BAGHDAD2789 | SCENESETTER: MALIKI HEADS TO THE WASHINGTON [...] (C) Maliki's visit to Washington for the Business and Investment Conference comes at a time of great promise and significant risk for Iraq. Maliki himself has unhitched his political fate from the Shia power brokers who made him Prime Minister four years ago and has embarked on a political j [...] | 2009-10-16 18:35:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD2800 | TURKISH PM ERDOGAN'S OCTOBER 15 VISIT TO BAGHDAD [...] (C) Summary: Turkish PM Erdogan arrived in Baghdad on October 15 for a one-day visit to meet with Iraqi President Talabani and Iraqi VPs al-Hashemi and Abdul-Mahdi, as well as to conduct bilateral and expanded talks with Iraqi PM al-Maliki as part of meetings of the Iraqi-Turkish Strategic [...] | 2009-10-19 05:30:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ TU SY |
| 09BAGHDAD3056 | IN BAGHDAD, TURKEY AND U.S. DISCUSS [...] (S) SUMMARY: On November 18, Major General (MG) Erdal Ozturk and delegation flew to Baghdad for a meeting with MG Steven Hummer and other U.S. officials to discuss the progress of the Turkey-Iraq-U.S. Trilateral Security Dialogue. During a one-on-one meeting between MG Ozturk and MG Hummer, [...] | 2009-11-20 14:55:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL MARR MOPS PGOV PINR PREF PTER TU IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD3364 | KRG SEEKS TO BALANCE RELATIONS WITH TURKEY AND PKK [...] (C) SUMMARY: In recent meetings in Erbil, KRG interlocutors told the Ambassador's Senior Advisor for Northern Iraq (SANI) that the Turkish constitutional court's recent decision to outlaw the Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) in Turkey, together with the insistence by leaders of the Kurdi [...] | 2009-12-30 11:14:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MARR PREF IZ TU |
| 09BAGHDAD733 | IRAQ 201: SNAPSHOT OF IRAQ'S REGIONAL DIPLOMATIC [...] (C) Ref A provided a broad overview of Iraq's diplomatic relations with its neighbors and a proposed U.S. strategy for consolidating Iraq's regional reintegration. Ref B analyzed Iraqi-Iranian relations. This cable aims to complement those messages by providing a snapshot of practical effort [...] | 2009-03-18 12:04:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ GCC |
| 09BAGHDAD774 | RRT ERBIL: KURDISH PUBLIC SYMPATHETIC TO PKK [...] (U) This is an Erbil Regional Reconstruction Team cable. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Even those Iraqi Kurds who disagree with the Kurdistan Workers' Party's (PKK) methods find it emotionally difficult to separate the PKK cause from the larger struggle for Kurdish rights and the hope for Kurdish un [...] | 2009-03-22 07:23:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IR SY TU XF IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD921 | IRAQ 201: TURKEY'S INTERESTS AND INFLUENCE IN IRAQ [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: The relationship between the Governments of Iraq and Turkey has improved substantially in the last one and a half years, though it remains fraught with long-standing differences. Ongoing areas of concern include KGK/PKK terrorists in northern Iraq; Kurdish demands to control K [...] | 2009-04-05 07:12:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PMIL MOPS TU IZ |
| 09BAKU151 | AZERBAIJAN REFLECTS, LOOKS FOR HIGH-LEVEL U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Presidential Advisor Novruz Mammadov bemoaned a Russian resurgence in the Caucasus, calling the CSTO Rapid Reaction Force "a bloc of resistance" against NATO. New Russian assertiveness and growing disillusionment with western support, especially on Nagorno Karabakh, is influenci [...] | 2009-02-26 18:38:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RU TU AJ |
| 09BAKU201 | AZERBAIJAN-TURKEY: STILL ONE NATION, TWO STATES? [...] (C) Summary: Although Azerbaijan is a former Soviet republic and is still properly considered part of the ex-Soviet space, it is culturally, linguistically and economically much more a satellite of Turkey than Russia. Ties between the two countries are exceptionally strong along the entire spe [...] | 2009-03-13 11:34:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG SOCI ECON ETRD AJ TU |
| 09BAKU246 | AZERBAIJAN: SOCAR: GAZPROM MOU NOT SIGN OF ENERGY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Azerbajian's State Oil Company (SOCAR) has denied reports that its March 27 Memorandum of Understanding with Gazprom implies any change in Azerbaijan's energy policy. Cautioning that these words "must not reach the Turks," a high-level SOCAR executive said that the MOU was prima [...] | 2009-04-01 11:46:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AJ TU TX |
| 09BAKU252 | AZERBAIJAN: WHAT FOLLOWS THE RAPPROCHEMENT? [...] (S/NF) Summary. As Turkey and Armenia head toward a historic reconciliation, official Baku is in shock at what it views as possible major abandonment by its closest cultural and political partner. Foremost in the minds of Azerbaijani leaders is the effect of renewed Turkey-Armenia relations on [...] | 2009-04-02 08:50:00 | Embassy Baku | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV TU AM AJ |
| 09BAKU269 | AZERBAIJAN: TURKISH AMBASSADOR PLEADS FOR REAL N-K [...] (S/NF) Summary. Turkish Ambassador Hilusi Kilic called Ambassador Derse Sunday April 5 to relay his deep alarm at the coming "crisis" in Azerbaijan-Turkey relations and plead for U.S. assistance to ensure that Armenia continues to negotiate in good faith on Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) after achievin [...] | 2009-04-07 04:34:00 | Embassy Baku | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL TU AM AJ |
| 09BAKU270 | AZERBAIJAN: PRESIDENT ALIYEV REASONABLE ON N-K [...] (S/NF) Summary: EUR DAS Matthew Brzya and Ambassador Derse met with President Aliyev and FonMin Mammadyarov for over an hour on April 3 to discuss Azerbaijan's concern with respect to the impact of the Turkey-Armenia normalization process on the negotiations to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh [...] | 2009-04-07 04:40:00 | Embassy Baku | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL TU AM AJ |
| 09BAKU271 | AZERBAIJAN: TURKISH AMBASSADOR AND DAS BRYZA [...] (S/NF) Summary. Ambassador Derse hosted EUR DAS Matthew Bryza and Turkish Ambassador Kilic at dinner Friday April 3, following her and DAS Bryza's meetings with President Aliyev and Foreign Minister Mammadyarov, the latter accompanied by Deputy Minister Araz Azimov. Kilic was extremely anxious [...] | 2009-04-07 04:54:00 | Embassy Baku | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL TU AM AJ RU |
| 09BAKU302 | AZERBAIJAN: AZIMOV ON TURKEY-ARMENIA PROCESS [...] (C) Summary. Deputy Foreign Minister and Special Presidetial Envoy on Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) Araz Azimov addressed an exclusive group of diplomats, academics, parliamentarians and commentators on the Turkey-Armenia situation at MFA's Diplomatic Academy on Friday, April 10. In a nearly three-ho [...] | 2009-04-15 08:53:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AM AJ TU |
| 09BAKU31 | AZERBAIJAN: MOTION ON SHAH DENIZ PHASE TWO TURKEY [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to Shah Deniz Consortium members SOCAR, StatoilHydro and BP Azerbaijan, there has been no progress in talks with Turkey on either the price of Shah Deniz Phase One gas currently being delivered to Turkey or on the marketing and transit of Shah Deniz Phase Two gas to and [...] | 2009-01-15 13:45:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AJ TK ENRG |
| 09BAKU392 | AZERBAIJAN: ERDOGAN SAYS NK RESOLUTION FIRST, [...] (C) Summary: President Aliyev called Turkish PM Erdogan's May 13-14 visit to Baku "very productive," applauding the PM's strong public messages on Turkey-Armenia reconciliation and resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Erdogan, addressing Azerbaijan's Parliament and in a joint press c [...] | 2009-05-14 12:28:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD EPET ENRG PHUM KDEM AJ AM TU |
| 09BAKU394 | AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENT REACTS MILDLY TO OBAMBA [...] (C) Summary: President Aliyev complained of double standards on democracy and human rights, based on President Obama's recent statement on press freedom. The President joked that it was probably just copied reflexively from last year's statement and he hoped this would not continue to be emp [...] | 2009-05-14 13:56:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM AJ AM TU |
| 09BAKU395 | SCENESETTER FOR USEUCOM COMMANDER GENERAL [...] (SBU) Your visit comes as Baku continues to be abuzz with analysis, sometimes speculative and alarming, of Turkey and Armenia's recent announcement of a "roadmap" to reconcile differences over interpretation of events of 1915 and the eventual reopening of borders, and implications of the deal [...] | 2009-05-15 04:17:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AF AM TU AJ |
| 09BAKU401 | AZERBAIJAN: APPARAT, MFA, SOCAR, TURKISH EMBASSY [...] (C) Summary: The Turkish Embassy DCM confirmed May 14th that press reports on PM Erdogan's May 13-14 Baku visit, which characterized meetings as "very productive," were accurate. The PM's private message to Azerbaijan's leadership was the same as the public message -- that Turkey will not fin [...] | 2009-05-15 14:20:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD EPET ENRG PHUM KDEM AJ AM TU |
| 09BAKU404 | AZERBAIJAN: SOUTHERN CORRIDOR BREAKTHROUGH [...] (C) SUMMARY: After 18 months of stasis, there seems to have been a breakthrough on bilateral negotiations between Azerbaijan and Turkey that could lead to creating a "Southern Corridor" for gas. Azerbaijan's State Oil Company (SOCAR) believes this breakthrough is at least partially due to the [...] | 2009-05-18 12:19:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | AJ TK PGOV PREL ENRG |
| 09BAKU445 | AZERBAIJAN: TURKISH FM'S VISIT STRESSES NEED FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 28 Congressional Staff Delegation Markovsky and Katz met with Deputy Chief of Mission of the Turkish Embassy Erkan Ozoral. Ozoral gave a detailed account of the recent "crisis" in Turkish-Azerbaijani relations over Turkey's plan to normalize relations with Armenia. Ozoral [...] | 2009-06-02 11:58:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM TU AJ |
| 09BAKU448 | AZERBAIJAN: PRESIDENT'S FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior Congressional Staff Members Markovsky and Katz met with the Head of the Foreign Relations Division Novruz Mammadov May 27 and 29 to discuss GOAJ relations with its neighbors and the U.S. Mammadov's comments focused on Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) and the seven occupied districts. [...] | 2009-06-03 06:16:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | AJ IR PGOV PREL RU TR |
| 09BAKU456 | AZERBAIJAN: FOREIGN MINISTER PESSIMISTIC ON NK [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-05 12:17:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM AM IR TU RU IS AJ |
| 09BAKU470 | SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE [...] (C) Your visit to Baku comes on the heels of a successful visit by U.S. Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Issues Morningstar and the June 4 meeting between the Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents in St. Petersburg. The mood here with respect to US-Azerbaijani relations remains skeptical, fed [...] | 2009-06-09 13:24:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM AF AM TU AJ |
| 09BAKU481 | AZERBAIJAN: PRESIDENT ALIYEV TALKS EURASIAN ENERGY [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Aliyev told Special Envoy Morningstar that lack of transit through Turkey for Azerbaijani gas destined for European markets was the biggest obstacle facing a "Southern Corridor" for Caspian gas westwards. The European Union should recognize that Nabucco, although perha [...] | 2009-06-16 05:04:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AJ TU ENRG |
| 09BAKU52 | AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENT COMMITS TO NEGOTIATIONS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 19 meeting with EUR DAS Bryza, President Aliyev said that he had directed his staff to begin negotiations on the resumption of VoA, BBC and Radio Liberty. He continued that he was surprised by the January 13 letter from President Bush given his good discussion with [...] | 2009-01-23 12:50:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | AJ ENRG ETRD IR KDEM PGOV PREL RS TU |
| 09BAKU524 | AZERBAIJAN: ALIYEV'S DOWNBEAT FAREWELL [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a farewell call with the Ambassador on June 22, President Ilham Aliyev vented about a series of issues on which he claimed the United States has ignored Azerbaijan's interests, despite Baku's real and continuing contributions to U.S. policy priorities, especially on securit [...] | 2009-06-30 12:02:00 | Embassy Baku | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL TU AM AJ |
| 09BAKU535 | BRINGING ILHAM ALONG: HOW TO CONVINCE AZERBAIJAN [...] (C) Summary: Azerbaijan has loudly and repeatedly complained that the Turkey-Armenia reconciliation process potentially weakens Azerbaijan's position in its conflict with Armenia (reftel a). They have through domestic pressure and threats of a natural gas cutoff tried to force the Turks to [...] | 2009-07-02 12:21:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU AM AJ |
| 09BAKU546 | SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S VISIT [...] (C) Your visit to Baku comes on the heels of successful visits by U.S. Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Issues Morningstar, EUCOM General Craddock and Transcom General McNabb, and A/S EUR Gordon. The mood here remains skeptical about the new U.S. administration, fed by perceptions that the [...] | 2009-07-07 15:04:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ENRG KDEM ECON AJ AM TU |
| 09BAKU58 | AZERBAIJAN: SOCAR CLAIMS TURKEY SEEKS TO BURY, [...] (C) SUMMARY. SOCAR is increasingly convinced Turkey is seeking to stop, not promote, the Southern Corridor project, in a quest to minimize the price it must pay for Azerbaijani gas. Despite making what it feels are convincing political and commercial arguments to Turkey in support of the Sou [...] | 2009-01-26 06:31:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AJ TU ENRG |
| 09BAKU595 | AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENT TELLS THE DEPUTY SECRETARY [...] (S) SUMMARY: In a wide-ranging set of meetings and dinner on July 10, President Aliyev told Deputy Secretary Steinberg that he believes that there is a good chance for agreement on the Nagorno-Karabakh Basic Principles by the end of the year. He warned that a breakthrough on Nagorno-Karabak [...] | 2009-07-30 04:21:00 | Embassy Baku | SECRET | PGOV KDEM ENRG ETRD PREL AJ RU IR TR |
| 09BAKU60 | AZERBAIJAN: SOCAR CLAIMS TURKEY SEEKS TO BURY, [...] (C) SUMMARY. SOCAR is increasingly convinced Turkey is seeking to stop, not promote, the Southern Corridor project, in a quest to minimize the price it must pay for Azeri gas. Despite making what it feels are convincing political and commercial arguments to Turkey in support of the Southern [...] | 2009-01-26 10:44:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AJ TU ENRG |
| 09BAKU61 | AZERBAIJAN: SOCAR CLAIMS TURKEY SEEKS TO BURY, [...] (C) SUMMARY. SOCAR is increasingly convinced Turkey is seeking to stop, not promote, the Southern Corridor project, in a quest to minimize the price it must pay for Azeri gas. Despite making what it feels are convincing political and commercial arguments to Turkey in support of the Southern [...] | 2009-01-26 11:10:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AJ TU ENRG |
| 09BAKU688 | AZERBAIJAN: SPECIAL ENVOY MORNINGSTAR, PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: Suggesting that Turkey is putting short-term gas needs for its domestic market ahead of longer-term objectives to transport gas to Europe, PresidentAliyev questioned Turkey's commitment to constructng Nabucco. In a conversation with Special Envo Morningstar on August 27, Aliyev [...] | 2009-09-01 10:36:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET AJ TU TX |
| 09BAKU697 | SMOOTHER TURKISH DIPLOMACY KEEPS AZERBAIJANIS CALM [...] (C) Summary: Official Baku's reaction to the August 31 joint announcement by Turkey, Armenia and Switzerland on the next steps in the normalization process has been unexpectedly restrained (reftel A),particularly compared to their ferocious reaction to similar developments in March and Apri [...] | 2009-09-02 12:21:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU AM AJ |
| 09BAKU709 | BAKU DISAVOWS REPORTS OF ANTI-TURKEY RESPONSE [...] (C) Summary: Azerbaijan's public response to the latest revelations about the Turkey-Armenia process has differed markedly from March and April 2009 (reftels). By contrast, this time the GOAJ has taken pains to emphasize their closeness to the Turks, and even took the extraordinary step of o [...] | 2009-09-04 11:50:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU AM AJ |
| 09BAKU776 | NAGORNO-KARABAKH STATE OF PLAY VIEWED FROM BAKU [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Baku realistically sees few prospects for a near-term breakthrough, i.e., at Chisinau and immediately thereafter, that would pave the way for a peaceful and favorable resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) conflict. The fallout from the August 2008 war in Georgia and th [...] | 2009-09-30 03:43:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU AM RU GG AJ |
| 09BAKU787 | CRACKS IN THE FACADE: BAKU LOSING PATIENCE WITH [...] (C) Summary: This cable contains an action request, please see paragraph 5. Reftels describe the uncharacteristically calm reactions of the GOAJ to developments between Turkey and Armenia since the August 31 announcement of a six-week period of political consultations leading up to the signi [...] | 2009-10-02 12:57:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU AM AJ |
| 09BAKU820 | BAKU SCENESETTER FOR DAS KAIDANOW'S OCT 22-24 VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Your visit to Baku on the heels of the signing of the historic Turkey-Armenia protocols. Given tensions in the region, it will be an important opportunity to build upon the reassurances offered by Deputy Secretary of State Steinberg and Energy Deputy Secretary Poneman. Azerbaijan [...] | 2009-10-15 12:06:00 | Embassy Baku | SECRET | PGOV PREL AM TU RU AJ |
| 09BAKU829 | AZERBAIJAN: PRESIDENT INTENT TO ENFORCE TURKISH [...] (C) Summary. Azerbaijani reaction to the signing of the Turkey-Armenia protocols has been cagey but restrained. The interval between the announcement of the "road map" in April and the ultimate signing of the protocols appears to have given Aliyev time to overcome his anger at what he still p [...] | 2009-10-16 12:34:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AM TU AJ |
| 09BAKU916 | AZERBAIJAN: GAS TRANSIT TALKS REMAIN A STRUGGLE [...] (C) In a series of meetings over the last two weeks with Dan Stein, Senior Advisor to the Eurasian Energy Envoy, SOCAR and GOAJ interlocutors reported surprising and hopeful progress on Azerbaijan,s gas negotiations with Turkey. However, much-anticipated November 24 Azerbaijani-Turkish tran [...] | 2009-11-25 09:39:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON PREL TU AJ |
| 09BAKU940 | AZERBAIJAN: PRESIDENT'S FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR ON [...] (C) Summary: Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Novruz Mammadov, meeting December 3 with EUR/CARC Office Director Ethan Goldrich, had kind words of support for President Obama's December 1 speech and the Afghanistan mission. Azerbaijan, based on Turkey's assurances, sees a link between Turke [...] | 2009-12-08 11:30:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ENRG IR AF AM AJ |
| 09BAKU958 | GAS TRANSIT NEGOTIATIONS DRAG IN WAKE OF ERDOGAN [...] (C) All eyes in the Azerbaijani energy sector have been on Washington, where President Obama and Prime Minister Erdogan met this week. Azerbaijan and Turkey appear to have engaged in a last minute flurry of negotiations in the hopes of striking a deal before the visit. Success eluded them. [...] | 2009-12-11 11:29:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON PREL TU AJ |
| 09BAKU976 | AZERBAIJAN: SOCAR INSIGHTS ON BOTAS FINANCIAL [...] (C) In a lengthy December 15 meeting, SOCAR Vice President Elshad Nassirov provided details of his recent visits to Turkey on December 7 and Tehran on December 14-15 (reftel A). Nassirov analyzed the continuing difficulties with the gas negotiations as follows: BOTAS' driving motivation in [...] | 2009-12-18 14:10:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL TU RU AJ |
| 09BEIJING2022 | ONE WEEK LATER: CHINESE NETIZENS INTEREST IN XINJIANG [...] The recent riots and ethnic tensions in Xinjiang remained widely discussed topics on major Chinese news portals, Internet forums and microblogging platforms in China in the week since July 8. Widespread censorship was evident through the continued blocking of many popular social discussion pla [...] | 2009-07-16 11:10:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM EINT CH |
| 09BEIJING2551 | SINO-TURKISH ECONOMIC RELATIONS STARTING TO THAW [...] (C) Summary: Sino-Turkish economic relations are on the mend following Turkish State Minister Caglayan's visit to Beijing in late August to repair bilateral relations, but Turkish diplomats in Beijing predicted it might take another year for these relations to fully recover. Trade dropped and [...] | 2009-09-04 09:30:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL EINV CH TU |
| 09BERLIN125 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ, DAVOS, TURKEY-ISRAEL, FINANCE, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Iraqi Elections 3. Davos Global Economic Forum 4. Turkish PM Erdogan Clashes With Israel 5. Financial Markets 6. Protests in Russia  [...] | 2009-02-02 13:13:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO GM IS RS IZ TU XF |
| 09BERLIN1285 | MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, U.S.-RUSSIA, EU-TURKEY, EU, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) British Role 3. (U.S.-Russia) Secretary Clinton in Moscow 4. (EU-Turkey) Progress Report 5. (EU) Future President 6. (U.S.) Future Role in the World 7. (China-Russia) Natural Resources Agreement  [...] | 2009-10-15 12:02:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO AF US EU TK RS |
| 09BERLIN1292 | MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, TURKEY-ISRAEL, UNHRC, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Pakistan) Series of Bomb Attacks 3. (Turkey-Israel) Relations 4. (UNHRC) Goldstone Report 5. (Environment) Climate Change 6. (EU-U.S.) Dollar, SWIFT Â [...] | 2009-10-16 12:13:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PK TK UN EV EU |
| 09BERLIN1354 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ, IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, CLIMATE, UN, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iraq) New Violence 3. (Iran) Nuclear Program 4. (Afghanistan) Future Strategy 5. (Environment) Climate Change 6. (UN) Karadzic Trial 7. (Germany) Murder Trial Against Man Who Stabbed Muslim Woman 8. (Germany) New Coalition Agreeme [...] | 2009-10-27 13:12:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ IR AF UN GM |
| 09BERLIN1358 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, CLIMATE, EU, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iran) Nuclear 3. (Afghanistan) New Strategy 4. (Environment) Climate Change 5. (EU) Future Presidency 6. (Middle East) Conflict Over Water Resources  [...] | 2009-10-28 14:44:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO IR AF EU XF |
| 09BERLIN1433 | NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR HEUSGEN ON AFGHANISTAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Chancellery National Security Advisor Christoph Heusgen told EUR A/S Phil Gordon and Ambassador Murphy in a November 10 meeting in Berlin that Germany strongly preferred that the proposed international conference on Afghanistan be held outside the country to make it easier to pre [...] | 2009-11-12 17:43:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR NATO MNUC PARM KNNP GM IR RU AF |
| 09BERLIN1436 | MEDIA REACTION: POTUS IN ASIA, AFGHANISTAN, SWIFT, RUSSIA, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. President Obama in Asia 3. Strategy on Afghanistan 4. US-EU SWIFT Agreement 5. President Medvedev's address to the nation 6. Turkish-Kurdish Conflict  [...] | 2009-11-13 12:53:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO JP CH AF GM XG US |
| 09BERLIN144 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, CLINTON, PROTECTIONISM, MUSLIMS, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Iran Launches Satellite 3. Transatlantic Relations 4. Danger Of Protectionism 5. Muslim World/Guantnamo 6. Financial Crisis Hits Russia 7. Turkish-Israeli Relations 9. Controversy over Pope Benedict  [...] | 2009-02-04 12:21:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO GM RS IR US ID TU VT |
| 09BERLIN1559 | MEDIA REACTION: COP15, German Strategy on Afghanistan, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Climate Change Conference 3. Afghanistan 4. Iranian Protests 5. U.S.-Turkish Relations  [...] | 2009-12-08 13:14:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KGHG IR AF GM US TU |
| 09BERLIN372 | MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, NATO, UNFCCC, DOHA, LATAM [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. New Afghanistan Strategy 3. NATO Summit Meeting 4. New NATO Secretary-General 5. Bonn UNFCCC 6. Doha--Arab Summit 7. Progressive Leaders' Conference  [...] | 2009-03-30 12:05:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US AF PK TU IS IR CU |
| 09BRUSSELS110 | THE EU'S ENERGY SECURITY: MAINTAINING THE MOMENTUM [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: The recent dispute between Russia and Ukraine over gas supply and transit underscores yet again the precariousness of Europe's energy supply. Despite attempts by the parties to portray this as a commercial dispute, it was evident that gas was being used as a weap [...] | 2009-01-27 18:17:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET EUN RS UP TU ZB ZJ |
| 09BRUSSELS1338 | JOSCHKA FISCHER DISCUSS NABUCCO WITH AMB. [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: On September 17, Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Richard Morningstar, DoE PDAS for Policy and International Affairs Jonathan Elkind, and Charge d,Affaires a.i. Christopher Murray met with former German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer, now a special advisor to [...] | 2009-10-02 09:36:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET EUN |
| 09BRUSSELS151 | DAS BRYZA ENCOURAGES EU ENERGY INVESTMENTS AND [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary Matthew Bryza met separately with Steven Everts, Advisor to High Representative Javier Solana; Heinz Hilbrecht, EU Commission Director for Security of Supply and Energy Markets; and Jean-Paul Decaestecker, EU Council Head of Unit f [...] | 2009-02-03 13:24:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EUN |
| 09BRUSSELS1637 | SRAP HOLBROOKE'S DECEMBER 3 BILAT MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan (SRAP) Richard Holbrooke held a bilateral meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on December 3 in Brussels to discuss the President's December 2 speech, Afghanistan's scheduled Parliamentary elections in May 2010, [...] | 2009-12-04 12:49:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EAID KDEM AF EUN |
| 09BRUSSELS36 | RUSSIA/UKRAINE DISPUTE COULD HELP, COULD HINDER [...] (SBU) Summary. The Russia/Ukraine dispute has heightened interest among EU leaders in going forward with the Nabucco project. However, EU Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs believes Turkey remains a huge problem for Nabucco and he is concerned that the cut-off of Russian gas to Turkey via [...] | 2009-01-12 12:14:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EUN |
| 09BRUSSELS410 | EU: DAS BRYZA'S MARCH 16 DISCUSSIONS ON ENERGY AND [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: During a Brussels stop on March 16 EUR DAS Matthew Bryza consulted EU officials on a range of regional political, security and energy-related issues, including EU enlargement, Turkey-Cyprus, frozen conflicts, and pipeline politics. DG Enlargement contacts foresaw no/no immine [...] | 2009-03-23 11:57:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ECON ENRG ECIN EPET EUN XH |
| 09BRUSSELS45 | EP PRESIDENT POTTERING ON GAZA, ENERGY, AND [...] (U) During a January 7 meeting with Ambassador Silverberg, Hans-Gert Pottering, President of the European Parliament, discussed the Israel-Gaza crisis, the Russia-Ukraine energy dispute, and freedom of religion in the Middle East. Pottering requested the meeting with the Ambassador in order [...] | 2009-01-14 13:53:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG KIRF PHUM TK RU UK IS EUN |
| 09BRUSSELS876 | NABUCCO IGA ENTERS AND EXITS SILENT APPROVAL PHASE [...] (SBU) Summary. The Nabucco parties reached tentative agreement on the text of the Nabucco intergovernmental agreement in Vienna on June 21. At that point the Commission notified the parties that the process had entered the "silent approval" phase, meaning that if no one raised objections by [...] | 2009-06-25 15:28:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EUN |
| 09CANBERRA136 | VICTORIA WILDFIRES: CANBERRA UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Though the worst of the fires appear to be over, Australia is reeling as rescuers discover more victims from Victoria's wildfires, with the death toll expected to pass 200 (ref B). Deputy PM Gillard termed the fires "one of the darkest days" in Australia's peacetime history. T [...] | 2009-02-10 21:00:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID SENV AS |
| 09COPENHAGEN206 | NATO SYG-DESIGNATE EAGER TO BEGIN NEEDED REFORMS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-04 07:45:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL NATO MOPS DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN241 | DENMARK LOOKING TO STRENGTHEN CASE AGAINST PRO-PKK [...] (S) In recent discussions, Danish government officials and the chief prosecutor in the case against PKK-affiliated Roj-TV underscored their determination to address that case according to Danish law, expressing frustration with the evidence produced so far and unwilling to predict when the sta [...] | 2009-05-26 12:13:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | SECRET | PREL PTER NATO TU DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN446 | (C) ROJ-TV: DANES HOPEFUL ABOUT NEW TURKISH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Denmark does not rule out that the latest evidence provided by Turkey will be of the type needed to prove Roj-TV's ties to the terrorist PKK in a Danish court, national security advisor Ahrenkiel told the Ambassador October 9. Prosecutors are studying the file and are expected [...] | 2009-10-09 15:33:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER DA TU |
| 09DAMASCUS11 | PROTESTERS HARASSING EGYPTIAN EMBASSY IN DAMASCUS, [...] (C) Summary: Charge called on Egyptian Ambassador Shawky Ismail December 31 to compare notes and express solidarity. Ismail reviewed his Embassy's security problems, accused Syria of coordinating with Tehran and Hizballah to exploit the Gaza crisis, and explained Egypt's proposal for moving t [...] | 2009-01-05 13:30:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS ASEC KPAL EG SY |
| 09DAMASCUS130 | HAMAS REPRESENTATIVE REAFFIRMS CONDITIONS FOR [...] (S/NF) Summary: Almost a week after the February 5 deadline for responding to Egypt's Gaza cease-fire proposal, Hamas appears ready to stand pat on its demands for Israel to agree to re-open border crossings and lift the siege as part of any deal. In contrast to Hamas Politburo Chief Khaled M [...] | 2009-02-12 12:25:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL KWBG KPAL PTER SY |
| 09DAMASCUS3 | ASAD DISCUSSES IRAN AND GAZA WITH CODEL SPECTER [...] (C) In a December 30 meeting with CODEL Specter, a relaxed President Bashar al-Asad dismissed Israeli concerns that Iran might use a nuclear weapon against the Jewish state and explained why he could not abandon his political alliance with Tehran. Asad argued that the international discussion [...] | 2009-01-04 12:24:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET | IAEA KPAL PGOV PREL PTER IR IS SY |
| 09DAMASCUS359 | MAY 7 FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MEETING IN DAMASCUS: [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a wide-ranging May 7 discussion on differing U.S. and Syrian approaches to re-engagement, NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Feltman and NSC/NENA Senior Director Shapiro stressed President Obama's strong commitment to achieving comprehensive peace in the region, including a two [...] | 2009-05-21 13:46:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL KPAL PTER IS SY |
| 09DAMASCUS364 | SARG USES TURKISH PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO HIGHLIGHT [...] (C) The SARG is championing Turkish President Abdullah Gul's three-day visit to Damascus as one of three recent examples of Syria's increasing regional economic integration. Syrian official media touted several bilateral agreements resulting from the visit, including Turkish cooperation in Sy [...] | 2009-05-25 03:14:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EINV ETRD PGOV IZ IR TU SY |
| 09DAMASCUS697 | BASHAR'S SURPRISE TRIP TO SAUDI ARABIA: SETTING [...] (S/NF) Summary: President Bashar al-Asad's surprise September 23 trip to attend the opening of the King Abdullah University for Science and Technology (KAUST) resulted from heavy lobbying by Turkey and Qatar, according to Embassy contacts. Asad's Advisor or Media and Political Affairs Bouth [...] | 2009-09-27 11:42:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL LE IZ SY |
| 09DAMASCUS759 | TURKISH SUPPORT EMBOLDENS ASAD BUT PROVIDES BEST HOPE FOR COAXING SYRIA FROM IRAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: President Bashar al-Asad's September 16-17 working visit to Istanbul produced agreement on the creation of a high-level strategic cooperation commission, visa-free travel between Syria and Turkey, and a Syrian offer to work to rehabilitate Syrian PKK members. The deliverables [...] | 2009-10-28 05:25:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL TU LE SA IZ SY |
| 09DOHA42 | DOHA'S GAZA SUMMIT -- QATAR LURCHES TOWARD THE [...] (C) Besides the host, Qatar's Amir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, six Arab League heads of state attended: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, Sudanese President Omar Hasan al-Bashir, Algerian President Abdel Aziz Bouteflika, Mauritanian coup leader, General M [...] | 2009-01-19 15:02:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER QA |
| 09DOHA96 | PROPOSED GAZA RECONSTRUCTION CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS [...] (C) Turkish political counselor in Qatar Cevat Ok confirmed to Poloff Zebley on February 8 that PM Erdogan received a personal invitation from PM Al Thani to attend a conference on Gaza aid "in the near future", but stated that no date had been set. He also noted that while the Turkish PM wel [...] | 2009-02-08 13:41:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KPAL EAID KWBG QA EG |
| 09ISLAMABAD2571 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: TOP STORIES, TERRORISM/MILITARY, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-22 12:39:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD2585 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: TOP STORIES, TERRORISM/MILITARY, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-23 11:16:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD2600 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: TOP STORIES, TERRORISM/MILITARY, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-26 13:26:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD2609 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: TOP STORIES, TERRORISM/MILITARY, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-27 15:03:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISTANBUL118 | WITH ELECTION IN THE BAG, SISLI MAYOR AIMS HIGHER [...] In a meeting earlier this week with PolOffs, Mustafa Sarigul, Mayor of Istanbul's Sisli District, focused more on his national ambitions than he did on the local elections scheduled for March 29. With polls showing some 80 percent of the District supporting him for a third term, Sarigul can [...] | 2009-03-23 10:56:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
| 09ISTANBUL121 | RELIGIOUS GROUPS AND AKP VIE TO WIN THE HEARTS AND [...] (C) Summary. A visiting USG research group met with intellectuals and think tanks in Istanbul on March 5-9 to discuss the developing relationship between the government of Turkey (GOT) and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). Various observers told them the religiously conservative Turkis [...] | 2009-03-24 15:48:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE IZ TU |
| 09ISTANBUL124 | COLUMNISTS DEBATE THE FUTURE OF TURKEY UNDER AKP [...] (U) Summary. During a lively luncheon at the Consul General's Residence, four senior Turkish columnists exchanged views and barbs about Turkey's future course. While all agreed that Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) will be setting the course, there was great disagreement [...] | 2009-03-27 11:56:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO ECON TU PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE |
| 09ISTANBUL137 | IRAN/NARCOTICS: ENGAGING IRAN ON COUNTER-NARCOTIC ISSUES IN TURKEY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-10 11:57:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PGOV PINS PREL SNAR TU |
| 09ISTANBUL151 | SISLI MAYOR SARIGUL READY TO LAUNCH NEW PARTY IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Mustafa Sarigul, recently re-elected for a third term as mayor of the Istanbul municipality of Sisli, voiced absolute confidence that he will be the Prime Minister of Turkey following the 2011 elections. Prime Minister Recep Erdogan will not win a third term, according to Sarig [...] | 2009-05-04 06:28:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | CY PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE TU |
| 09ISTANBUL17 | EUR/SE DEPUTY DIRECTOR BRINK IN ISTANBUL MEETINGS [...] (U) Summary. On December 18, EUR/SE Deputy Director Bridget Brink ended a week-long visit to Turkey by meeting with officials of the Turkish business association MUSIAD, the press relations officer of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, and prominent newspaper columnists. The overall theme of the [...] | 2009-01-11 09:35:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL TU EINV IR AA |
| 09ISTANBUL170 | ERGENEKON: IT ALL DEPENDS ON WHERE YOU SIT [...] (C) "Ergenekon" remains an all-encompassing term after nearly a year of indictments, investigations, arrests, and search warrants. There seem to be as many perceptions of the reality of Ergenekon as there are agendas in the Turkish domestic political realm. We spoke with several thinkers and [...] | 2009-05-16 08:02:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
| 09ISTANBUL180 | SURPRISE TURKISH ELECTION RESULTS PUT SKEPTICAL [...] (U) Summary: The relatively low support for the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in the March 29 local election caught many political watchers off-guard, which calls into question the validity of public opinion surveys in Turkey. Only one published poll * from A&G Research -- correct [...] | 2009-05-22 13:02:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV TU SOPN |
| 09ISTANBUL189 | IRANIAN ELECTIONS AND MEDIA: "PRESS TV FOR [...] (C/NOFORN) Summary and Comment: The Istanbul correspondent for Iran's "Press TV" news channel (please strictly protect) told us that a sizable majority of Press TV reporters, editors, and producers openly support Iranian presidential candidate Mousavi and oppose Ahmadinejad. Despite Press TV [...] | 2009-05-29 15:17:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINS KDEM IR TU |
| 09ISTANBUL231 | HALKI SEMINARY MERELY ONE STEP TOWARD ENSURING [...] (C) Summary. Closed since 1971, Halki Seminary is touted by the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul and Greek Orthodox communities in the United States as being key to the survival of the Patriarchate. Turkey's remaining community of 2,500 Greek Orthodox is not large enough to maintain the Pat [...] | 2009-06-23 13:25:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV OSCE TU GR |
| 09ISTANBUL261 | S/P DIRECTOR SLAUGHTER RAISES HALKI SEMINARY WITH [...] (C) Summary: Visiting S/P Director met June 25 in Istanbul with the Ecumenical Patriarch, Bartholomew I, to discuss religious freedom and interfaith dialogue in Turkey. The Patriarch again praised President Obama's April 6 Ankara speech remarks on the need to re-open the Halki Seminary and we [...] | 2009-07-10 16:00:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
| 09ISTANBUL271 | ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH OPTIMISTIC ABOUT HALKI [...] (C) Summary. During a July 9 meeting, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (EP) explained the Patriarchate's lack of communication with the GOT on Halki and briefed the Ambassador on the positive July 4 - 6 visit of Russian Patriarch Kirill to Turkey. According to the EP, the GOT has not communi [...] | 2009-07-15 08:50:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV OSCE TU GR RU |
| 09ISTANBUL28 | TURKISH INTELLECTUALS WANT FREEDOM TO DISCUSS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-16 13:56:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL TU |
| 09ISTANBUL316 | TUSIAD CHIEF QUESTIONS GOT ECONOMIC REFORM [...] (Summary) (C) Arzuhan Yalcindag, President of the Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association (TUSIAD),on August 12 told the Consul General that recent developments and a round of ministerial-level meetings in Ankara left her pessimistic about the GOT's commitment to economic ref [...] | 2009-08-14 11:01:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINT ETRD PHUM PREL TU |
| 09ISTANBUL319 | BMENA FACES CHALLENGES IN TURKEY [...] (SBU) Summary. On July 31, NEA Acting DAS Madelyn Spirnak met with the director and officers of the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV) Foreign Policy Program to discuss the Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA) initiatives and methods of achieving greater GOT buy-in t [...] | 2009-08-14 15:19:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL MC XI ZR XF |
| 09ISTANBUL323 | PM ERDOGAN RAISES HOPES OF MINORITY COMMUNITY [...] (SBU) Summary. On August 15, in an unprecedented event, Prime Minister Erdogan spoke to 150 business, community, and religious leaders during a lunch on Buyukada Island, also attended by the Ecumenical Patriarch. Prominent human rights lawyer Kezban Hatimi, the CHP Mayor of the Princes' Islan [...] | 2009-08-17 13:54:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV TU OSCE GR |
| 09ISTANBUL326 | PATRIARCHATE,S READOUT OF PM ERDOGAN AND PATRIARCH [...] Summary. (C) Press officer for the Ecumenical Patriarchate Father Dositheos on August 18 elaborated to poloff about the August 15 conversation between Prime Minister Erdogan and the Ecumenical Patriarch (Ref A). Dositheos reported that during his visit to the Greek sites on the island (the fir [...] | 2009-08-19 15:39:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV TU GR OSCE |
| 09ISTANBUL344 | FLASH FLOOD AFTERMATH [...] (U) During the evening of September 8 and the morning of September 9, flash floods in Istanbul and surrounding areas left 31 confirmed dead, nine missing, and damages that may exceed USD 100 million. Affected areas were Tekirdag, a province west of Istanbul, and the western Istanbul neighborh [...] | 2009-09-11 05:11:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OSCE PGOV PHUM PREL TU |
| 09ISTANBUL350 | TURKISH ARMENIANS RELATE HOPE FOR PROGRESS IN [...] (SBU) Summary. During a meeting on September 4, Armenian Archbishop and acting Patriarch Aram Atesyan shared with visiting Ambassador Yovanovitch his optimism about the Turkish-Armenian rapprochement despite his conviction that Turkey will not change its stance on the events of 1915. He expl [...] | 2009-09-14 08:52:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE AR TU |
| 09ISTANBUL351 | ISLAM, AKP, HEADSCARVES, FETHULLAH GULEN, AND THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-14 12:04:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV PREL TU |
| 09ISTANBUL357 | ISLAM, AKP, HEADSCARVES, FETHULLAH GULEN, AND THE [...] (SBU). SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. A wide range of our contacts dismissed the notion that Turkey is at risk of becoming an Islamic Republic. Their consensus is that the political system is flexible enough to accommodate pious Turks, growing political activism. Though this activism will contin [...] | 2009-09-17 14:25:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV PREL TU |
| 09ISTANBUL365 | PRIVATE SECTOR QUESTIONS AKP WILL TO LEAD ON [...] (C) Summary. Leading Turkish businessmen and economists gave the Justice and Development Party (AKP) mixed reviews at a luncheon hosted by the Consul General on September 23, 2009. The group acknowledged that the government of Prime Minister Erdogan has done a better job of handling the ec [...] | 2009-09-28 14:17:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINT ETRD PHUM PREL TU |
| 09ISTANBUL37 | COMMENTATOR TALKS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF DEMOCRATIC [...] Summary. In a recent discussion with diplomats and media representatives, professor of political science and well-regarded newspaper columnist Sahin Alpay predicted that Turkey will achieve democratic consolidation with or without EU support, and offered a broad apologia for the lackluster p [...] | 2009-01-21 14:15:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
| 09ISTANBUL38 | JEWISH COMMUNITY OF TURKEY: GOVERNMENT'S GAZA [...] (C) Summary. Three weeks of grassroots demonstrations throughout Turkey against the humanitarian crisis caused by Israeli actions in Gaza (refs A-C) have triggered anxiety within the Jewish Community of Turkey. Jewish Community president Sylvio Ovadya and vice president Lina Filiba shared th [...] | 2009-01-21 14:34:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL TU OSCE |
| 09ISTANBUL404 | JEWISH COMMUNITY CONCERNED, BUT NO INCIDENTS YET [...] (C) Summary. The beginning of television series "Separation" (Ayrilik) aired weekly on state-run TRT 1 starting October 13th inspired condemnation and concern from Israel and the Jewish community in Turkey. Community Vice Presidents Lina Filiba and Daniel Navarro met with the Consul General [...] | 2009-10-22 16:59:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV OSCE TU IS |
| 09ISTANBUL405 | ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH: ERDOGAN THE BEST POSSIBLE [...] (C) Summary. The Ecumenical Patriarch joined the Ambassador and Istanbul Consul General for dinner October 15, five days before the Patriarch's departure for the United States. As in previous meetings, the Patriarch praised PM Erdogan as the best option available for Turkey's minority populati [...] | 2009-10-23 13:13:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GR OSCE TU |
| 09ISTANBUL408 | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY VOICES GROWING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-27 06:36:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EINV PHUM TU |
| 09ISTANBUL421 | AHMADINEJAD IN ISTANBUL [...] (C) Summary: Turkey and Iran have actively courted each other in recent months, including Foreign Ministerial bilats in August, September, and early November, Erdogan's October trip to Iran, and Ahmadinejad's November 8-9 Istanbul visit. Ahmadinejad came for the OIC Summit, but also to furthe [...] | 2009-11-10 17:12:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON KNNP OIC TU IR |
| 09ISTANBUL425 | A TURKEY-IRAN BUSINESS COUNCIL EXECUTIVE URGES [...] (C) SUMMARY: A TURKEY-IRAN BUSINESS COUNCIL BOARD MEMBER TOLD US THAT TRYING TO DO BUSINESS WITH IRAN HAS BECOME INTOLERABLE. HE SAID THIS IS BECAUSE IRAN'S ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS (IRGC) IS MUSCLING OUT OTHER PARTNERS; IRAN REFUSES TO LOWER CUSTOMS DUTIES; BANK MELLAT IS UNRELIABL [...] | 2009-11-13 18:10:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PREL PGOV PINS TU IR |
| 09ISTANBUL429 | SISLI MAYOR SARIGUL BROADENING ELECTORAL BASE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mustafa Sarigul, mayor of Istanbul's Sisli District, remains on track to launch his political party, the Turkey Change Movement (Turkiye Degisim Hareketi, or TDH),in January 2010 and will make a bid to oust Prime Minister Erdogan in the 2011 election. In separate, recent meetings [...] | 2009-11-19 11:39:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
| 09ISTANBUL432 | READOUT ON ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH'S "SUCCESSFUL" [...] (C) Summary. A close advisor who accompanied the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on his October 20 - November 6 trip to the United States provided us with a debriefing of the trip in which the Patriarch attended an environmental symposium, held services in New York and Washington D.C. and me [...] | 2009-11-24 07:52:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE GR TU |
| 09ISTANBUL434 | HALKI AND PATRIARCHAL SUCCESSION [...] (C) Summary. Echoing statements made earlier by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the U.S.-based spokesperson for the Ecumenical Patriarchate on November 14 reiterated to poloff that Turkey's remaining community of 2,500 Greek Orthodox alone is not large enough to sustain the Patriarchate. The [...] | 2009-11-27 09:31:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE PGOV PHUM PREL GR TU |
| 09ISTANBUL440 | TURKEY-IRAN RELATIONS: MOTIVATIONS, LIMITATIONS, [...] (C) Recent discussions with Turkish and Iranian think-tank, business, and political activist contacts on the issue of Turkey-Iran relations reveal a broad consensus that: (1) Turkey pursues closer relations with Iran out of desires for regional stability and conflict avoidance, recognition of [...] | 2009-12-04 12:36:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS ECON ETRD KNNP TU IR |
| 09ISTANBUL456 | ALEVIS WITHOUT A PARTY [...] (SBU) Summary. The definition of Turkish Alevism varies greatly, as do the cultural and political objectives of the rainbow of Alevi organizations in the country. Three significant Alevi organizations/federations share only two demands: official GOT recognition of Alevi places of worship ("c [...] | 2009-12-14 13:02:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCE PGOV PHUM PREL TU |
| 09ISTANBUL464 | PATRIARCH,S "60 MINUTES" INTERVIEW CREATES A STIR [...] (C) Summary. A harsh media buzz continues to reverberate over the Patriarch's December 20 comments in the "60 Minutes" program that he feels "crucified" as a member of the Greek Orthodox community in Turkey. The program focused on the shrinking number of Christians in the Middle East, includ [...] | 2009-12-22 08:14:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GR TU OSCE |
| 09ISTANBUL466 | SURVEY SHOWS HIGH LEVELS OF RELIGIOSITY AND [...] (C) Summary. Sabanci University political scientist Ali Carkoglu, together with Ersin Kalaycioglu, reported new research findings on religiosity in Turkey under the framework of the International Social Survey Program (ISSP) that indicate a high level of religiosity among Turks and high levels [...] | 2009-12-24 07:56:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KIRF TU |
| 09ISTANBUL467 | PATRIARCHATE FEELS SECURE BUT DEFENSIVE [...] (SBU) Summary. The Ecumenical Patriarchate's press and public relations representative Father Dositheos told poloff on December 23 that while they are hard-pressed to explain the Patriarch's controversial use of the term "to feel crucified" in the "60 Minutes" program aired on December 20, t [...] | 2009-12-28 05:58:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE PGOV PHUM PREL TU GR |
| 09ISTANBUL57 | ISTANBUL PREPARES TO GREET THE WORLD AT THE FIFTH [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Over 20,000 people, including many heads of state, are expected to attend the 5th World Water Forum (WWF) in Istanbul on March 16-22. The WWF is the premier international water meeting, held once every three years, and a prime venue to showcase U.S. commitment and [...] | 2009-02-03 13:06:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ENRG KPAO PGOV TU |
| 09ISTANBUL70 | CHP,S CORRUPTION FIGHTER TARGETS ISTANBUL MAYORAL [...] (SBU) Summary: CHP,s mayoral candidate for Istanbul, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, told us he will continue to focus on corruption within the AKP, since this is the primary problem facing Turkey today -- which exacerbates the growing economic crisis. When he tours poor neighborhoods throughout the cit [...] | 2009-02-20 06:11:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV TU |
| 09ISTANBUL73 | TURKEY: SENATOR DURBIN PUSHES FOR HALKI OPENING [...] (C) Summary: Senator Richard Durbin called on the Ecumenical Patriarch during his February 20 trip to Istanbul following official meetings in Nicosia, Athens, and Ankara. Durbin and the Patriarch discussed solutions to Cyprus and the importance of Halki Seminary and a potential re-energizing [...] | 2009-02-23 13:57:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE GR CY TU |
| 09ISTANBUL85 | MEDIA DIVIDED IN REPORTING ON HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT; [...] (C) Summary: Turkish newspapers and blogs prominently covered the 2008 Human Rights Report (HRR) released on February 25, and as expected were divided in their reporting. The HRR's release during heightened tension between media mogul Aydin Dogan and Prime Minister Erdogan resulted in particul [...] | 2009-03-03 12:06:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL TU OSCE |
| 09ISTANBUL92 | IN ISTANBUL, BESIKTAS IS A CHP ISLAND IN AN AKP SEA [...] Summary. Besiktas, one of Istanbul's wealthiest districts, has long been a stronghold of Turkey's secular Republican People's Party (CHP). In both the 2004 local elections and the 2007 parliamentary elections Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) never got above 20 percent of [...] | 2009-03-06 11:26:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCE PGOV PREL TU |
| 09JERUSALEM186 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/26): WEST BANK: "CLEAN, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-26 10:49:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM218 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/02): PALESTINIAN ALARM OVER [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-02 10:23:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM228 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/03): PLO: "NOT JUST AN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-03 12:13:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM236 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/04): FEAR THAT SEPARATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-04 10:36:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM6 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/02): "The Peace Process is [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-02 11:02:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09KABUL3793 | Turkey Will Open Second PRT in Afghanistan, Wants a Seat at [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish Ambassador to Afghanistan Basat Ozturk said Turkey will open a PRT in Sheberghan, Jowzjan province, in 2010 and is willing to increase assistance in the fields of health, agriculture and education, while expanding police and governance programs. Turkey's existing PRT in [...] | 2009-11-28 06:41:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ESTH PREL PGOV AF TK |
| 09KHARTOUM148 | YASIR ARMAN CALLS FOR HOLISTIC APPROACH TOWARD [...] (C) Summary: SPLM Northern Sector Chief Yasir Arman told Senior Representative for Sudan Shortley that he wants a "more holistic approach" to Sudan by the new Administration, coupling increased engagement and a powerful U.S. Special Envoy with pressure on the regime to make progress on Darfur [...] | 2009-02-04 15:10:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU |
| 09KUALALUMPUR471 | ISLAMIST PARTY SENDS MIXED SIGNALS ON ITS FUTURE [...] (SBU) The Islamic Party of Malaysia (PAS),the Islamist opposition party, held its annual convention and biannual elections June 5- 7. Elections featured an unprecedented contest between two factions, those supporting leadership by Islamic scholars (ulamas) and those favoring more pragmatic p [...] | 2009-06-11 10:17:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KISL MY |
| 09LONDON781 | HMG CONCURS ABOUT TURKEY AND EU-NATO - WORRIES [...] (C/NF) Summary. Drawing from points discussed ref A, Poloff solicited HMG's assessment of the role of Turkey in EU/NATO relations. Jason Moore of the Foreign Office's Turkey Section agreed with ref assessments and explicitly said HMG officials were tired of "hitting their heads against the b [...] | 2009-03-31 09:24:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINS NATO EU TU CY UK |
| 09LONDON811 | TURKISH PM ERDOGAN ON ECONOMY AND POLITICS [...] (SBU) Turkish PM Erdogan spoke at a Chatham House event April 3, in which he commented on the accomplishments of the London Economic Summit, Turkey's economic progress, and his party's recent election "success." In response to questions from the audience, he was vague on Turkey's relations wi [...] | 2009-04-03 16:34:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS EU NATO TY DA FR RS IZ IS AJ JA |
| 09LONDON970 | KURDISH LEADER DISCUSSES RECENT TURKISH ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-27 11:43:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS PTER FR IZ IR SP TU UK |
| 09NICOSIA186 | CYPRUS: TURKISH CYPRIOT "GOVERNING" PARTY DOWN, [...] (C) Summary: The "governing" Republican Turkish Party (CTP) hopes to close a fifteen-point gap with the opposition, hard-line National Unity Party (UBP) by turning the upcoming April 19 "parliamentary" elections into a debate over UBP's retrograde past, rather than CTP's own lackluster governa [...] | 2009-03-17 14:57:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TR CY |
| 09NICOSIA217 | CYPRUS: UNFICYP DOWNBEAT ON CBM PROGRESS, TURKISH [...] (C) SUMMARY: UN Special Adviser Alexander Downer desires continued U.S. pressure on Turkey for flexibility on Cyprus and is pursuing a call on the National Security Adviser to make this point. UNFICYP chief Taye-Brook Zerihoun told the Ambassador on March 25 that Downer acknowledges Turkey's [...] | 2009-03-27 10:55:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNFICYP CY TU |
| 09NICOSIA233 | CYPRUS: 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 12:44:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TR CY |
| 09NICOSIA266 | CYPRUS: SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S APRIL 15 [...] (C) Summary: Your April 15 meeting with the leader of the Turkish Cypriot (T/C) community, Mehmet Ali Talat, is an opportunity to unambiguously register U.S. support for current efforts to re-unify Cyprus. This is a time of extreme crisis for T/C pro-solution forces, of which Talat is the un [...] | 2009-04-14 12:37:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TR CY |
| 09NICOSIA278 | CYPRUS: 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 06:44:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU CY |
| 09NICOSIA317 | CYPRUS: G/C OPPOSITION LEADER FRUSTRATED WITH [...] (C) Summary: "Demetris Christofias is focusing on the (anti-solution) minority, not the (pro-solution) majority," DISY Chairman Nikos Anastassiades bitterly complained to the Ambassador on May 11. Anastassiades said that President Christofias was overly solicitous of his two hard-line coalit [...] | 2009-05-13 12:54:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TR CY |
| 09NICOSIA379 | CYPRUS: PRESIDENT CHRISTOFIAS BELIEVES TALAT UNDER [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-16 04:42:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU CY |
| 09NICOSIA390 | CYPRUS: "TRNC PM" EROGLU TAKES PRO-SOLUTION LINE [...] (C) Summary: "If we cannot open one crossing point, how can we solve the Cyprus problem?" "TRNC PM" Dervish Eroglu rhetorically asked the Ambassador in a June 16 meeting. Eroglu said he supported Turkish Cypriot (T/C) leader Mehmet Ali Talat, but that Greek Cypriot "intransigence" would contin [...] | 2009-06-17 15:17:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TR CY |
| 09NICOSIA45 | CYPRUS: T/C "PM" PRAISES ERDOGAN, BASHES TURKISH [...] (C) Summary: "I can solve problems with Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan," "governing" Republican Turkish Party (CTP) leader and "TRNC PM" Ferdi Sabit Soyer told the Ambassador during a January 20 meeting. Soyer voiced strong confidence in the Turkish PM's pro-solution stance and full support fo [...] | 2009-01-23 14:24:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TR CY |
| 09NICOSIA456 | CYPRUS: 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 07:16:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNFICYP TR CY |
| 09NICOSIA47 | CYPRUS: OPPOSITION LEADER CRITICIZES CHRISTOFIAS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The continued demonization of the 2004 Annan Plan had precluded greater progress in the Cyprus settlement talks, opposition DISY leader Nikos Anastassiades told visiting EUR DAS Matthew Bryza on January 14. G/Cs' determination to keep the compromise Plan off the table had resul [...] | 2009-01-26 06:44:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNFICYP CY TU |
| 09NICOSIA50 | CYPRUS: 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 12:41:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNFICYP CY TU |
| 09PARIS1461 | FRANCE-ISRAEL STRATEGIC DIALOGUE COVERS TURKEY, [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND: French participants in the second annual Franco-Israeli Strategic Dialogue on October 28 noted profound disquiet among the Israelis about Turkey, according to Frederic Bereyziat, Senior MFA Desk Officer for Israel and the Peace Process. Bereyziat told poloff Oct [...] | 2009-10-29 17:57:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL IS TU SY FR |
| 09PARIS1473 | SCENESETTER 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 11:39:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL NATO PARM MOPS SENV KGHG AF FR RU PK |
| 09PARIS1638 | PRESIDENT 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 11:49:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV FR |
| 09PARIS846 | TURKISH 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 14:03:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SCUL TU FR |
| 09PARTO41305 | Secretary 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 19:34:00 | US Delegation, Secretary | SECRET | OVIP PREL NL AF PHUM RU NATO |
| 09PRAGUE271 | MAY 8 EU SOUTHERN CORRIDOR -- NEW SILK ROAD SUMMIT [...] (SBU) Summary: At the May 8 EU Southern Corridor ) New Silk Road Summit in Prague, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Egypt, and the EU signed a political declaration that, among other things, underscores the EU and Turkey's intent to sign the Nabucco Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) "in Turkey by [...] | 2009-05-20 09:26:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET EINV ECON PREL PGOV EUN EZ |
| 09PRETORIA2509 | PROMOTING MODERATE ISLAM IN SOUTH AFRICA: [...] (C) Summary: In a December 2 courtesy call on the Ambassador, former Western Cape Premier Ebrahim Rasool and his Special Advisor Tahir Saleh discussed South Africa's Western Cape Muslim community as a political base and as a model for a Muslim path of moderation within a culturally diverse so [...] | 2009-12-07 15:44:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL KDEM SCUL EAID SF |
| 09RIYADH296 | TURKISH PRESIDENT PUSHES TRADE & MEDIATION DURING [...] (C) SUMMARY & COMMENT: Turkish President Abdullah Gul emphasized trade and Middle East mediation attempts during a four day state visit to Saudi Arabia February 3-6, according to Turkish Embassy Counselor Cihad Erginay (protect). Gul responded to King Abdullah's request for help with Syria by [...] | 2009-02-11 15:26:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ELTN SA TU |
| 09ROME1347 | A/S GORDON'S MEETINGS WITH ITALIAN FM FRATTINI AND [...] (C) Summary: Following the November 23rd G8 Political Directors' meeting, A/S Gordon met with FM Frattini and SG Massolo in back to back discussions, reviewing the new EU appointments, Iran sanctions, Afghanistan, Russia and the Balkans. Frattini expressed optimism that the new post-Lisbon te [...] | 2009-12-07 12:31:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IT |
| 09ROME1382 | ENI EXPLORING GAS PROJECT TO BRING TURKMENISTAN [...] (C) Summary: Eni's CEO Scaroni told Post that his company is exploring a gas-swap deal with Turkmenistan and Turkey to bring 5 billion cubic meters of gas per year to Bulgaria and perhaps other parts of Eastern Europe. This project may be an attempt by Eni to portray itself as supporting EU ene [...] | 2009-12-16 16:48:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG IT |
| 09ROME281 | ITALIAN PIPELINE COMPANY CONCERNED ABOUT AZERI [...] (C) Summary: Franco - Italian energy company Edison, one of the leading partners in the Turkey-Greece-Italy (TGI) gas pipeline project, is concerned about Azerbaijan's decision to delay production from its Shah Deniz II gas field. Such a delay would adversely impact current plans for first TGI [...] | 2009-03-11 09:24:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG GR IR IT RS TU AJ |
| 09STATE61209 | MOVING GREEKS AND TURKS FORWARD ON AEGEAN ISSUES [...] This is an Action Request. Please see para 5. 2. (C) The Department agrees with the joint assessment (Ref A) from Embassies Athens and Ankara that there is an urgent need to ease the recent uptick in provocations over the Aegean, diffuse tensions, and work towards resolving the underlying i [...] | 2009-06-12 23:17:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS TU GR |
| 09STATE76467 | (C) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON EVOLVING TURKISH AND IRAQI KURDISH POLITICAL RELATIONSHIPS (C-RE9-00967) [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE CURRENTLY FOLLOWING THE EVOLUTION OF THE ANKARA-ARBIL RELATIONSHIP WHICH COULD HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON US INTERESTS IN 2009. ANALYSTS ARE INTERESTED IN DISCOVERING THE DRIVERS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT IN RELATIONS BETWEEN IRAQI KURDISH AND TURKISH LEADERS AND IDENTIFYI [...] | 2009-07-22 16:16:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV PREL IZ TU |
| 09STATE77689 | (C) TURKEY'S EU PROSPECTS: U.S.-SWEDEN COORDINATE [...] (U) This is a joint EUR-Embassy Stockholm cable. 2. (C) Summary: On July 15, EUR DAS Bryza and Swedish MFA European Director Lars Wahlund discussed coordinating strategies to advance Turkey's EU accession and Cyprus negotiations during Sweden's EU Presidency. Both agreed that there is an [...] | 2009-07-24 21:13:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM TU EUN |
| 09STATE85455 | (C) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON TURKISH POLITICAL AND LEGAL VIEWS ON ERGENEKON (C-RE9-01306) [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE ERGENEKON PROCESS AS THIS REMAINS AN ISSUE OF HIGH POLICYMAKER INTEREST AND APPRECIATE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION POSTS CAN PROVIDE REGARDING BOTH TURKISH POLITICAL AND LEGAL VIEWS AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO ERGENEKON, AS TIME, RESOURCES, AND PRESENT WOR [...] | 2009-08-17 15:46:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV PINS TU |
| 09STOCKHOLM149 | SWEDEN'S EU MINISTER ON COOPERATING WITH U.S. ON [...] (C) Summary: Sweden's EU Minister Cecilia Malmstrom met Charge on March 3 to discuss Sweden's upcoming EU presidency. On the Transatlantic Agenda, Malmstrom identified climate change, EU enlargement, Israeli-Palestinian talks and Afghanistan as being most important for cooperation with the US [...] | 2009-03-04 16:40:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR EU AF TU SW |
| 09STOCKHOLM467 | SWEDISH EU PRESIDENCY TALKS TURKEY LEFTOVERS [...] (C) Summary: Following a July 19 DVC between EUR DAS Matt Bryza and Swedish MFA Director of EU Affairs Lars Wahlund (reftel),PolOff meet with Peder Spangberg, Turkey Desk Officer on July 23 for follow-up. Spangberg said his ideal outcome from the EU Presidency on December 31 is "handing ever [...] | 2009-07-28 07:22:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL EUN TU SW |
| 09STOCKHOLM574 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ENLARGEMENT, AFGHANISTAN WITH [...] (C) Summary. In the Ambassador's introductory call on the Minister for EU Affairs, Cecilia Malmstrom, the minister expressed Sweden's eagerness to work together with the United States on climate issues and in Afghanistan. She cautiously said the Swedish EU presidency so far was going "okay" and [...] | 2009-09-10 12:43:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PREL TU SW |
| 09STOCKHOLM677 | SCENESETTER FOR SWEDISH PRIME MINISTER REINFELDT [...] (C) Mr. President, You will meet with Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt next week when he leads the EU Troika delegation at the U.S.-EU Summit in Washington. Reinfeldt was an early public supporter of your candidacy and strongly endorses many aspects of your global agenda, including cli [...] | 2009-10-28 17:32:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | PREL ECON ETRD EFIN SENV EUN SW |
| 09TELAVIV1070 | CODEL WEXLER'S MEETING WITH DEPUTY FM AYALON [...] (C) Summary. Representative Robert Wexler met with Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon on May 10. Looking toward PM Netanyahu's May 18 meeting with President Obama, Wexler advised that Netanyahu should support President Obama's engagement with Iran. Wexler said he was confident that the tw [...] | 2009-05-13 13:26:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IR SA SY EG TU IS |
| 09TELAVIV12 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-05 11:56:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV15 | GAZA SITUATION REPORT, JANUARY 5, 16:00 [...] (S) Summary: IDF ground operations continued January 5 with heavy artillery fire and troop advances on Gaza City. After bisecting the Gaza Strip, IDF ground forces are methodically closing in on Gaza City. IDF leadership describes a "root canal" ground operation aimed at preventing rocket fi [...] | 2009-01-05 17:03:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET//NOFORN | KWBG MOPS PREL PTER PINR EAID ASEC IS |
| 09TELAVIV1632 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-23 11:00:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV2230 | SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Israel-Turkey Relations 3. Israel-NATO Cooperation ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that yesterday, in his opening speech to the KnessetQs winter session, PM Benjamin Netanyahu blasted the Qtwisted repor [...] | 2009-10-13 10:18:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV2245 | ISRAELIS MULL RESPONSE TO TURKISH "HUMILIATIONS" [...] (S) Summary. Turkey's decision to cancel Israel's participation in the joint Turkey-U.S.-Italy-NATO-Israel Anatolian Eagle air exercise received heavy media coverage here October 11-13. Although the IDF adhered to agreed language on the international portion of the exercise being postponed [...] | 2009-10-13 15:58:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL MOPS MASS TU KWBG IS |
| 09TELAVIV2254 | SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Israel-Turkey Relations 3. Iran 4. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot reported that Jewish Congressman Robert Wexler (D-FL),an associate of President Obama, is likely to become the United St [...] | 2009-10-14 13:36:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV2270 | SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Israel-Turkey Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot (Shimon Shiffer) reported that, following the failure in obtaining a settlement construction freeze and Arab gestures towards Israel, the U.S. administration is dr [...] | 2009-10-15 10:40:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV2275 | SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-16 10:25:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV2283 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF USUN AMBASSADOR SUSAN [...] (S) Summary. Israelis are even more anxious than usual these days as the Goldstone Report is being discussed in Geneva and New York. Israeli leaders have developed a virtually obsessive reaction to the report, which they see as both an assault on the State of Israel and it's democratic inst [...] | 2009-10-16 12:26:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV PHUM KWBG IR TU IS |
| 09TELAVIV2294 | SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations: ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post quoted GOI officials as saying yesterday that the Moscow conference on the Middle East may be in jeopardy as a result of Russia's support for the U.N. H [...] | 2009-10-19 10:48:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV23 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-06 11:55:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV235 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Climate Change and Environment ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted President Obama as saying in an interview with Al-Arabiya that the time has come for Israel and the Palestinians to return to the negotiating t [...] | 2009-01-27 11:21:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV2362 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio and other media reported that yesterday President Obama marked the fifteenth anniversary of the signing of the peace treaty between Israel and Jordan. He was quoted as saying: [...] | 2009-10-27 10:17:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV2376 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is expected to arrive in Israel on Saturday after preparatory talks by U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East Peace Senator George Mit [...] | 2009-10-28 12:38:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV2381 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-29 10:05:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV2396 | SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-02 08:36:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV2454 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] U.S.-Israel Relations 2. Mideast 3. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that PM Benjamin Netanyahu will meet President Obama in the White House today. HaQaretzQs banner -- QObama Showing Israel WhoQs Boss with S [...] | 2009-11-09 12:44:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV2473 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF DEPUTY SECRETARY [...] (S) Summary. Israel is deceptively calm and prosperous. The security situation inside Israel is the best since the outbreak of the Second Intifada, the economy has weathered the storms of the international economic crisis, and Netanyahu's governing coalition is stable, for the time being at le [...] | 2009-11-12 15:51:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS KWBG IS IR |
| 09TELAVIV2482 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE VERSHBOW MEETS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 1 and 2, Assistant Secretary of Defense (ASD) for International Security Affairs, Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, met with a number of senior Israeli defense officials in Israel including: Ministry of Defense (MOD) Director General (DG) Pinchas Buchris; Head of MOD Poli [...] | 2009-11-16 08:55:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MOPS PTER KWBG EG SY IR SA LE TU |
| 09TELAVIV2506 | ISRAELI COMPLAINTS ABOUT TURKEY'S ROLE WITH IRAN [...] (S) Reftel reported that the French MFA readout to Embassy Paris on the Israeli-French Strategic Dialogue included Israeli claims that Turkey, with the full knowledge of PM Erdogan, has facilitated the supply of weapons-related materials for Iran's nuclear program. MFA Director of Political [...] | 2009-11-19 09:45:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL KNNP EFIN TU IR FR IS |
| 09TELAVIV2525 | CODEL LIEBERMAN'S NOV 16 MEETING WITH PRIME [...] (C) Summary. While in Israel participating in the Saban Forum, CODEL Lieberman met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on November 16 in Jerusalem. They discussed the PM's recent meeting with President Obama in Washington, restarting negotiations with the Palestinians, and regional issues [...] | 2009-11-20 15:31:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR SY TU KWBG IS |
| 09TELAVIV2526 | GOI INTERAGENCY DISCUSSION ON TURKEY [...] (S) SUMMARY. On November 15, Israeli officials told NSC Senior Director Dan Shapiro during a GOI interagency briefing hosted by National Security Advisor Uzi Arad, that they believe Turkey is engaged in an ongoing strategic realignment towards the Middle East and away from the West, and that t [...] | 2009-11-23 13:29:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL MARR TU IS |
| 09TELAVIV2541 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-25 10:52:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV260 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-30 12:02:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV2648 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media (lead story in HaQaretz) reported that yesterday PM Benjamin Netanyahu told the KnessetQs Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee that Syria is now willing to negotiate without p [...] | 2009-12-08 12:12:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV266 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-02 12:40:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV2679 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran/President Obama 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that last night thousands (over 30,000, according to major media outlets) of settlers and right-wing sympathizers rallied near PM Benjamin NetanyahuQs off [...] | 2009-12-10 10:47:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV2694 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] President ObamaQs Nobel Speech 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Hayom bannered President ObamaQs statement in his Nobel Prize acceptance speech in Oslo yesterday endorsing the concept of Qjust war.Q Yediot headlined: QP [...] | 2009-12-11 11:26:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV2738 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that DM Ehud Barak steadfastly expresses his determination to carry out the 10-month moratorium on settlement construction and that he will not recant his opposition to I [...] | 2009-12-18 11:30:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV2777 | CODEL SKELTON'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) Summary. CODEL Skelton met with Prime Minister Netanyahu November 16 at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem. Their discussion covered Netanyahu's meeting with President Obama the previous week, Netanyahu's interest in resuming negotiations with the Palestinians, the Iranian nuclear [...] | 2009-12-23 10:34:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KNNP MASS SY TU FR KWBG IR IS |
| 09TELAVIV278 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Israeli Elections 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that Hamas is supposed to give an answer today to a cease-fire proposal. The Jerusalem Post reported that top Hamas official Ahmed Yousef told the newspaper [...] | 2009-02-03 14:02:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV2810 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-24 09:38:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV308 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Israeli Elections 2. Iran 3. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reported that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced yesterday that U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell will return to the region at th [...] | 2009-02-04 15:31:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV380 | PRIME MINISTER OLMERT DISCUSSES HAMAS, PALESTINIAN [...] (S) SUMMARY. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert met with Ambassador Cunningham and members and staff of the House Armed Services Committee and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on January 29 to discuss Israel's recent military operation in Gaza, peace talks with the Palestinia [...] | 2009-02-13 10:23:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PTER MOPS TU SY KPWG IS |
| 09TELAVIV381 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-13 11:27:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV4 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-02 11:31:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV424 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Aftermath of Israeli Elections 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that this morning, after 65 Knesset members recommended yesterday that Benjamin Netanyahu create the governing coalition, President Shimon Peres [...] | 2009-02-20 12:56:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV452 | CODEL CARDIN'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER OLMERT [...] (C) Summary. CODEL Cardin called on Prime Minister Olmert at his Jerusalem office February 16. Olmert and the CODEL discussed the Gaza ceasefire negotiations, Turkey's role in the indirect negotiations with Syria, the Iranian nuclear threat, and Olmert's peace offer to Palestinian President [...] | 2009-02-25 15:09:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV KWBG IR SY TU IS |
| 09TELAVIV5 | GAZA SITUATION REPORT, JANUARY 2, 15:00 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Local and international media highlighted FM Livni,s January 1 comments in Paris that a ceasefire was unnecessary and would give Hamas time to regroup. Israeli troops deployed around Gaza have relaxed their posture, but remain prepared for ground incursions. Rocket and mortar st [...] | 2009-01-02 15:09:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | KWBG MOPS PREL PTER PINR EAID IS |
| 09TELAVIV766 | MFA BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON TURKISH INTEREST IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Acting Director General Yossi Gal briefed the Ambassador March 31 on Gal's visit to Turkey. Gal, who had returned from Turkey March 30, explained that a strong thread of U.S.-related material ran through his discussions. The visit was to follow up on FM Livni's meeting with [...] | 2009-04-01 12:50:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON TU IR SY IZ KWBG IS |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA526 | IAEA/BOARD: NEW TURKISH AMBASSADOR ON IRAN, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-20 08:53:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IAEA KNNP TRGY TU IR SY |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA544 | IAEA/IRAN: BOARD ADOPTS RESOLUTION IN RESPONSE [...] (SBU) The IAEA Board of Governors passed a resolution censuring Iran's nuclear program on November 27 , marking the first time since Iran was referred to the UN Security Council in February 2006 that the Board has taken formal action on Iran. The German-sponsored resolution had the support [...] | 2009-12-03 15:10:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KNNP AORC IAEA IR |
| 09USEUBRUSSELS1338 | JOSCHKA FISCHER DISCUSS NABUCCO WITH AMB. [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: On September 17, Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Richard Morningstar, DoE PDAS for Policy and International Affairs Jonathan Elkind, and Charge d,Affaires a.i. Christopher Murray met with former German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer, now a special advisor to [...] | 2009-10-02 09:36:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET EUN |
| 09USEUBRUSSELS1516 | ENERGY CHAPTER IS BOTTOM LINE FOR TURKEY [...] (C) Summary: Turkey's Deputy Permanent Representative to the EU stressed in a November 5 meeting that the opening of the Energy Chapter is a crucial step in Turkey-EU relations, and could pave the way for an agreement on the Southern Corridor. However, the inability of the EU to advance the a [...] | 2009-11-10 17:40:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PREL TU EUN XS |
| 09USEUBRUSSELS1643 | ERDOGAN ASKED NABUCCO REPS ABOUT IRANIAN GAS [...] (C) Neil McMillan, RWE's Nabucco representative in Brussels, reported that the December 3 meeting between Prime Minister Erdogan and RWE's Joschka Fischer and Stefan Judisch went well but "did not produce any breakthroughs." McMillan said Erdogan seemed "more positive than negative" ) about t [...] | 2009-12-07 16:11:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET AJ TU EU |
| 09USUNNEWYORK436 | CYPRUS: AMBASSADOR RICE'S MEETING WITH PERMREP [...] (C) SUMMARY. Cyprus Permrep Minas Hadjimichael urged Ambassador Rice to use U.S. leverage with Turkey to get Ankara to give Turkish Cypriot leader Talat negotiating room to reach a Cyprus settlement. Hadjimichael said he also hoped Turkey as UNSC President would agree to move the adoption of [...] | 2009-04-27 22:10:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETTC UNSC CY |
| 09USUNNEWYORK859 | CYPRUS: CHRISTOFIAS TELLS P-5 HE IS NOT OPTIMISTIC [...] (C) SUMMARY. At an annual lunch with P-5 missions to the UN, Cyprus President Demitris Christofias said he was not optimistic about the possible outcome of Cyprus reunification talks. He cited Turkish PM Erdogan as being responsible for Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat's hard position o [...] | 2009-09-28 16:16:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC UNFICYP CU CY |
| 09USUNNEWYORK860 | POTUS CHAIRS UNSC SUMMIT, PASSES UNANIMOUS [...] (SBU) Summary. President Obama on September 24 convened a heads-of-state summit of the UN Security Council at which resolution 1887 on nuclear disarmament and nuclear non-proliferation was adopted unanimously and with full Council co-sponsorship. In addition to the 15 Security Council members [...] | 2009-09-29 12:35:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM UNSC KNNP KSUM |
| 09USUNNEWYORK885 | UN GENERAL DEBATE CONTINUES (SEPT. 24 A.M.) [...] SUMMARY: During the September 24 morning meeting of the UNGA General Debate, heads of state or governments from Comoros, Ghana, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Rwanda, Lithuania, Cyprus, Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone, Panama, Switzerland, Spain, Japan, Turkey, and Israel spoke. Common themes we [...] | 2009-10-09 18:24:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA AORC PGOV CN GH BK RW LH CY TP SL PM |
| 09VALLETTA498 | PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY OF THE MEDITERRANEAN SYG [...] (S) SUMMARY. U.S. Ambassador to Malta Douglas Kmiec met November 12 with Mr. Sergio Piazzi, Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM),at Piazzi's request. Piazzi urged U.S. support for and participation in PAM's planned February meeting in Malta on the Jerus [...] | 2009-11-16 19:12:00 | Embassy Valletta | SECRET | PREL KPAL IS MT |
| 09YEREVAN256 | ARMENIAN OPPOSITION TO BRAND PRESIDENT SARGSIAN A [...] (C) A close advisor to former President and current opposition leader Levon Ter-Petrossian (LTP) told DCM April 14 that LTP would brand President Sargsian as a "traitor to the Armenian nation" in a May 1 rally for Sargsian's alleged willingness to agree to Turkey's proposal to etablish a joint [...] | 2009-04-14 13:27:00 | Embassy Yerevan | SECRET | PGOV PREL TU AM |
| 09YEREVAN319 | ARMENIAN OPINION LEADERS DEBATE TURKEY-ARMENIA TIES [...] (C) Ambassador hosted five prominent television and political personalities April 22 for a lively discussion of Armenia-Turkey relations. The Armenian guests remained convinced that the Turks are unscrupulously exploiting Armenia's diplomatic initiatives in order to prevent "genocide" recogni [...] | 2009-05-14 06:35:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PGOV PREL TU AJ AM |
| 09YEREVAN335 | DASHNAK LEADERS EXPLAIN DECISION TO EXIT COALITION [...] (C) Leaders of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation - Dashnaktsutiun (Dashnaks) told the Ambassador that they exited the coalition in response to the April 22 Turkish-Armenia joint statement to normalize relations. They said that Armenia had gotten nothing out of it, while Turkey had success [...] | 2009-05-18 09:24:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PGOV PREL TU AJ AM |
| 09YEREVAN376 | RAFFI HOVANNISIAN ON TURKEY-ARMENIA RAPPROCHEMENT [...] (C) Armenia's first foreign minister and current leader of the Heritage Party Raffi Hovannisian told the Ambassador that inflammatory statements by Turkey's prime minister were "fraying Armenia's nerves." He said he was concerned that Armenian authorities were not responding to the remarks. H [...] | 2009-06-02 08:33:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TU AJ AM |
| 09YEREVAN422 | EUR A/S GORDON'S MEETING WITH OPPOSITION LEADER [...] (C) Meeting with EUR A/S Philip Gordon on June 9, former Armenian Foreign Minister and current leader of the opposition Raffi Hovannisian characterized the results of the recent elections for Yerevan Mayor and City Council as a "failed post-Soviet" election that shows the challenge Armenia fa [...] | 2009-06-18 05:30:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KJUS KDEM AJ AM |
| 09YEREVAN688 | KOCHARIAN GRIM ON NORMALIZATION, NK CONFLICT, [...] (C) During the Ambassador's recent call on Robert Kocharian, Armenia's second president criticized President Sargsian for his handling of normalization of relations with Turkey. Kocharian said Sargsian was taking too big a risk and conceding too much in a misguided negotiating process that he [...] | 2009-09-30 12:43:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PGOV PREL TU AJ AM |
| 09YEREVAN706 | SCENESETTER -- ARMENIA AND THE OCTOBER 10 SIGNING [...] (S) For Armenia, the October 10 signing of the normalization protocols with Turkey in Zurich represents the culmination of President Sargsian's boldest foreign initiative, and one that carries significant political risk. Sargsian is under heavy fire by nationalists and political opposition at [...] | 2009-10-05 11:09:00 | Embassy Yerevan | SECRET | PREL PGOV TU AM |
| 09YEREVAN803 | TURKEY-ARMENIA END GAME: GETTING TO 'YES' [...] (C) After the signing of the protocols, the Turkey-Armenia normalization process seems to be at an impasse, with both countries trapped by their own narrow conception of the issues: Turkey,s demand for "progress" on NK that Armenia is unable to deliver, and Armenia,s insistence that there is [...] | 2009-11-18 17:18:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU RU AJ AM |
| 09YEREVAN864 | MEDIA REACTION: ARMENIA - ERDOGAN'S U.S. VISIT A SETBACK [...] (SBU) The Armenian press, pro-government and opposition alike, expressed alarm at statements made by Turkey's Prime Minister Erdogan, regarding rapprochement with Armenia, during his visit to the U.S. His comments linking ratification of the protocols on normalizing Turkey-Armenia relations t [...] | 2009-12-14 14:17:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OPRC KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL TU AZ AM |
| 10ADANA11 | SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: FEBRUARY 1 - 9, 2010 [...] (U) The security assistant at Consulate Adana compiled the following security incidents for the period of February 1 - 9, 2010, from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. The RSO uses the information to determine the security situation and trends o [...] | 2010-02-11 11:03:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER PINR CASC TU |
| 10ADANA12 | SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: JANUARY 25-31, 2010 [...] (U) The following security incidents for the period of January 25-31, 2010 were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. The RSO uses the information to determine the security situation and tre [...] | 2010-02-11 11:12:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER PINR CASC TU |
| 10ADANA4 | TURKEY: BIMONTHLY SOUTHEAST ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-15 16:08:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG TU SY |
| 10ADANA9 | TURKEY: SPIKE IN SYRIAN VISITORS TO SOUTHERN TURKEY FOUR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The reciprocal abolishment of the visa regime between Turkey and Syria on September 18, 2009, has resulted in a spike in Syrian visitors to Mersin, Hatay and Gaziantep. According to contacts, the travel, tourism and retail sectors have seen vigorous business that only promise [...] | 2010-02-01 15:44:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC ECON PTER TU SY PREL |
| 10ANKARA107 | CIVILIAN COURT JURISDICTION OVER THE MILITARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Acting on a petition filed by the staunchly secularist opposition Republican People's Party (CHP),Turkey's Constitutional Court January 21 overturned the June 26,2009 law that sought to establish civilian courts' jurisdiction over military personnel accused of crimes against sta [...] | 2010-01-22 16:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PHUM MARR TU |
| 10ANKARA110 | BARAK AND DAVUTOGLU ON GAZA, SYRIA AND IRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Israeli Embassy's readout on the January 17 Davutolgu-Barak meeting was markedly more downbeat than that offered us by the Turkish MFA. Barak was cautiously receptive to a GoT proposal that it be permitted to deliver pre-fabricated housing units to Gaza. He discouraged Turk [...] | 2010-01-22 20:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU IS |
| 10ANKARA114 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-25 12:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 10ANKARA121 | CHP DEPUTY CHAIR OYMAN ON EARLY ELECTIONS, MIL-GOV [...] (C) Summary: During a January 23 conversation with the Ambassador, Republican People's Party (CHP) Deputy Chairman Onur Oyman predicted elections in 2010 that would cost the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) its ability to govern without forming a coalition. AKP's likely partner wou [...] | 2010-01-25 17:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
| 10ANKARA126 | SECRETARY GATES' TURKEY BILATERAL VISIT: [...] (S) PM Erdogan welcomed President Obama's reiteration of support to the fight against the PKK during the December 7 meeting in the Oval Office, but the Secretary should expect questions about how we will operationalize that commitment as plans to withdraw from Iraq move forward. A key issue wi [...] | 2010-01-26 11:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PGOV MASS MARR TU AF PK IR IZ IS AM |
| 10ANKARA127 | NO MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS ON SOUTH PARS DEAL OR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite a brief "Oil and Gas Journal" news report from Paris January 8th of a recent Turkey-Iran gas agreement, GOT and Turkish Petroleum Company (TPAO) officials tell us there have been no significant developments or changes regarding their dealings on either South Pars gas field [...] | 2010-01-26 13:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON PREL TU |
| 10ANKARA130 | TURKEY: CHOD ANGRILY DISMISSES PLOT (AGAIN), [...] (C) Summary: Turkey's military chief delivered a forceful and at times angry response to the allegations surrounding the alleged 2003 "Sledgehammer" coup plot. General Basbug took particular issue with the claim that the military had planned to bomb mosques in order to create the environment [...] | 2010-01-26 15:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS TU |
| 10ANKARA135 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-27 14:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 10ANKARA142 | CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM: AKP MAY NOT HAVE ENOUGH [...] (C) Huseyin Celik, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Vice Chairman in charge of promotion and the media, elected deputy, close confidant of PM Erdogan, a.:QQ^se a constitutional amendment in the current environment, that it would pass to a referendum. There are 337 voting members [...] | 2010-01-27 17:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR TU |
| 10ANKARA145 | KEY QUESTIONS FOR NEW U.S.-TURKISH ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Following up on the successful announcement of the new Framework for Strategic Economic and Commercial Cooperation (FSECC) with Turkey during PM Erdogan's visit, we now need to put meat on the bones of the proposal. I and my staff will be working closely with the Turks, but the USG will [...] | 2010-01-28 14:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV USTR TU |
| 10ANKARA147 | IN SOUTHEAST, DESPARATE KURDISH VOICES BLAME AKP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Adana Deputy PO, Ankara PolOff, and Washington DeskOff met with politicians, businessmen, intellectuals and local government officials in southeast Turkey to discuss the Kurdish issue. These disparate Kurdish voices were almost unanimous in faulting the ruling Justice and Develo [...] | 2010-01-29 05:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR TU |
| 10ANKARA148 | IN SOUTHEAST, DISPARATE KURDISH VOICES BLAME AKP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Adana Deputy PO, Ankara PolOff, and Washington DeskOff met with politicians, businessmen, intellectuals and local government officials in southeast Turkey to discuss the Kurdish issue. These disparate Kurdish voices were almost unanimous in faulting the ruling Justice and Develo [...] | 2010-01-29 07:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR TU |
| 10ANKARA150 | TURKEY: OF COUPS AND CONSTITUTIONAL REFORMS [...] (C) Reports of coup plots against PM Erdogan's Islamist-leaning government have been a staple of the Turkish media since 2007. Despite protests by Turkey's top brass that there is no substance to the allegations, a growing percentage of the population believes that at least some elements wit [...] | 2010-01-29 07:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS TU |
| 10ANKARA151 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-29 13:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 10ANKARA155 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-01 11:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 10ANKARA163 | TURKISH MFA: "WE'LL KEEP UP OUR PRESSURE" ON IRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a February 1 meeting with MFA U/S Sinirlioglu, the Ambassador conveyed REF A points on increasing pressure on Iran to curb its nuclear ambitions. Sinirlioglu noted that the Turkish Government is skeptical about the usefulness of new sanctions, but considers unity of the intern [...] | 2010-02-02 15:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR TU IS IR |
| 10ANKARA168 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-03 05:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 10ANKARA17 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-06 12:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 10ANKARA172 | TURKEY'S VIEWS ON NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT'S [...] (SBU) Together with Dutch Embassy PolCouns Sander Jansen, we delivered the note verbale contained in reftel to MFA Nonproliferation and Disarmament Section Chief Mustafa Yurdakul, Turkey's sous-Sherpa. Yurdakul confirmed that he has registered Dr. Hakan Fidan, Turkey's Sherpa for the Nuclear [...] | 2010-02-03 07:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM EAID TBIO IAEA AORC ENRG MNUC PGOV |
| 10ANKARA173 | GENERAL STRIKE LOOMS FEBRUARY 4 AS UNIONS RALLY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A deadlock in negotiations between the GOT and the Turk-Is Labor Confederation, affiliated with former TEKEL workers (REFTEL),has produced a call for a one-day work stoppage on February 4. Turk-Is, supported by five other labor confederations, is confident that the strike will [...] | 2010-02-03 08:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB AMGT ECON MOPS PGOV TU |
| 10ANKARA174 | GENERAL STRIKE LOOMS FEBRUARY 4 AS UNIONS RALLY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A deadlock in negotiations between the GOT and the Turk-Is Labor Confederation, affiliated with former TEKEL workers (REFTEL),has produced a call for a one-day work stoppage on February 4. Turk-Is, supported by five other labor confederations, is confident that the strike will [...] | 2010-02-03 09:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB AMGT ECON MOPS PGOV TU |
| 10ANKARA175 | Science Envoy Finds Strong Programs, Opportunities in [...] (U) SUMMARY: On a January 13-15 visit to Ankara and Istanbul, Science Envoy Dr. Ahmed Zewail met with academics, government officials, and PM Erdogan. He was impressed by the GOT's strong commitment to S&T development and the programs being implemented in academia and the private sector, all o [...] | 2010-02-03 12:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SENV TU |
| 10ANKARA176 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-03 12:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 10ANKARA18 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-06 12:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 10ANKARA19 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-06 12:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 10ANKARA201 | FEBRUARY 4 GENERAL "WORK STOPPAGE": MOSTLY MEDIA SPLASH [...] (U) SUMMARY: The February 4 one-day nationwide work stoppage by major labor confederations made a significant media splash but seemed to create only minor disruptions across Turkey. Two confederations did not, in the end, participate in the work stoppage, although they had initially committed [...] | 2010-02-05 17:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ELAB TU |
| 10ANKARA203 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-09 06:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 10ANKARA209 | TURKEY: USMISSION GENEVA CONSULTATIONS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. USMission Geneva Charge d'Affaires Griffiths and Deputy Legal Adviser Mansfield visited Ankara February 1 to discuss the defamation of religions resolution and draft treaty being planned by the OIC in the UN Human Rights Council. They met with Turkey's Ambassador for Human Rights [...] | 2010-02-09 08:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KIRF UN TU AORC |
| 10ANKARA21 | FM DAVUTOGLU REBUILDING HIS MINISTRY IN HIS IMAGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Davutoglu used his opening speech to the January 4-8 Turkish ambassadors' conference to reinforce his vision of an activist diplomacy that asserts the country's profile regionally and beyond. He appears to be making progress selling that vision to a generation [...] | 2010-01-07 07:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PGOV TU |
| 10ANKARA214 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-09 13:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 10ANKARA215 | TURKEY: ANOTHER STEP AWAY FROM THE "COUP ERA" [...] (C) Summary and Comment: On February 4 representatives of Turkey's General Staff (TGS) and the Interior Ministry signed a document which abolished the "EMASYA Protocol," a secret agreement between the military and the police which authorized the military to intervene unilaterally to restore pu [...] | 2010-02-09 15:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ |
| 10ANKARA22 | Scenesetter for Science Envoy Dr. Zewail [...] (SBU) While U.S. and Turkish entities collaborate in several areas of science and technology, both sides see room for and benefit to expanding collaboration. The Turks are particularly interested in results-oriented partnerships that can spur economic development. Currently, the strongest are [...] | 2010-01-07 09:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SENV TU |
| 10ANKARA221 | APPARENT MOVEMENT ON JOWZJAN PRT'S SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: MFA confirmed that a meeting took place among Turkish, Swedish, German and NATO officials on the margins of the February 4-5 informal NATO Defense Ministerial in Istanbul and said that there is now an agreement in principle that Turkey's "civilian PRT" is acceptable to all parties. [...] | 2010-02-10 14:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MOPS MARR TU |
| 10ANKARA222 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-10 14:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 10ANKARA224 | TEKEL STRIKE: LAST GASP FOR LABOR MOVEMENT? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Now in its 58th day, the TEKEL strike is emerging as a defining moment for Turkey's labor movement and a significant political challenge for Prime Minister Erdogan. The strikers continue to draw major media attention, not least from the 200 workers who launched a hunger strike fi [...] | 2010-02-10 16:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB AMGT ECON MOPS PGOV TU |