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07HANOI1352	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT TRIET FOCUSES ON [...] (SBU) Summary: In his July 31 farewell call on Vietnam's President Nguyen Minh Triet, the Ambassador noted the significant progress in bilateral economic and commercial ties as well as increased USG support for the GVN's reform efforts, while cautioning that important human rights concerns rema [...]	2007-08-01 14:08:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KIRF ECON VM

07HANOI1366	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON STATE BANK GOVERNOR THUY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with State Bank Governor Le Duc Thuy as part of his farewell calls. The meeting covered a wide range of issues, including money laundering, anti-proliferation efforts, the stock market, equitization, inflation, the exchange rate, and areas for further coopera [...]	2007-08-03 07:24:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EAID VM
07HANOI1382	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER/FOREIGN [...] (SBU) Summary: During the August 2 farewell lunch he hosted for Ambassador and Mrs. Marine, Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem noted the many achievements in U.S.-Vietnam relations during the Ambassador's tenure. The Ambassador agreed that improvements had been [...]	2007-08-06 07:54:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KIRF ETRD ECON VM
07HANOI1415	NORTH KOREAN REFUGEES DEPART VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Four North Koreans who had taken refuge in the Danish Embassy in Hanoi left Vietnam for the ROK on July 27 via commercial air via Singapore without incident. UNHCR's Chief of Mission Vu Anh Son had met with the North Koreans, three women and one man, soon after they took refuge in the Da [...]	2007-08-08 15:22:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF CB KN VM
07HANOI1579	AMBASSADOR LAYS OUT PRIORITIES WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (SBU) On August 31 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem welcomed Ambassador Michalak to Vietnam and stressed the importance of continued progress in bilateral relations. During the cordial 40-minute meeting, the Ambassador emphasized areas of common interest and prioritize [...]	2007-09-04 16:41:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV SOCI VM
07HANOI1653	CODEL CHAMBLISS ENGAGES VIETNAM'S LEADERSHIP, [...] (C) A bipartisan United States Senate delegation led by Senator Saxby Chambliss of Georgia held meetings in Hanoi August 29 with senior GVN leaders, including SRV President Nguyen Minh Triet, the Vice-Chairman of Vietnam's parliament, and Vice-Ministers of Defense and Public Security. The me [...]	2007-09-14 17:31:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	CN OREP OVIP PGOV PHUM PINR PREL VM
07HANOI1858	VIETNAM SCENESETTER FOR COMMERCE SECRETARY CARLOS [...] (U) Your visit, coming almost one year after President Bush's, is well timed to press Vietnam to continue its rapid pace of opening to the world. The national leadership remains eager to learn from the United States on economic matters, and will be attentive to what you have to say. Your visi [...]	2007-10-30 08:16:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EINV KCOR PGOV SOCI VM
07HANOI1920	VIETNAM AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE - SCATTERED OUTBREAKS [...] (SBU) Summary. Avian influenza outbreaks continue to flare up in various locations across Vietnam, with six provinces now reporting infected birds over the past month. All have been quickly and easily controlled. Officials have not yet linked the outbreaks, though they may represent the early [...]	2007-11-09 10:16:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR KFLU VM
07HANOI1966	SCENESETTER FOR ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR [...] (SBU) Acting Assistant Secretary Mull: Mission Vietnam looks forward to welcoming you to Hanoi. Your visit will be an important contribution to the growing U.S.-Vietnam relationship, especially in advance of Vietnam taking its seat on the UNSC next year. Your visit comes on the heels of Novem [...]	2007-11-20 07:37:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS PREL PGOV OTRA VM
07HANOI2051	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT BY COMMANDER, UNITED STATES [...] (SBU) Admiral, your visit to Vietnam is well timed to complement the successes of recent trips by other senior civilian and military leaders and will be an important contribution to the growing U.S.-Vietnam relationship, especially in advance of Vietnam taking its seat on the UNSC next year. [...]	2007-12-07 04:04:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS MOPS PHSA VM
07HANOI2064	VIETNAM'S FIRST OIL REFINERY TAKES SHAPE IN QUANG NGAI [...] (U) Summary: On November 29, members of the Embassy's Economic Section traveled to Central Vietnam's Quang Ngai Province to meet with government officials and tour the site of what will be Vietnam's first petroleum refinery, located in the nearby Dung Quat Economic Zone. Quang Ngai Province i [...]	2007-12-11 04:41:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EAID EIND EWWT SOCI TRGY EINV EPET ETRD
07HANOI288	PRM A/S SAUERBREY MEETS WITH INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN [...] (SBU) On February 5, Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration Ellen Sauerbrey met separately with representatives of UNHCR and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Hanoi. In her UNHCR meeting, UNHCR officials discussed in familiar terms the organizat [...]	2007-02-14 10:11:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PREF KWMN SOCI VM CB
07HANOI897	SCENESETTER FOR EAP ASSISTANT SECRETARY CHRISTOPHER HILL [...] (SBU) Mission Vietnam looks forward to welcoming you back to Hanoi May 23-24. Your visit will be a key event in the lead-up to the June visit to Washington by President Nguyen Minh Triet. Indeed, I expect your visit to prove instrumental in determining the success of that visit by underscoring [...]	2007-05-16 10:44:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV OTRA VM
07HANOI944	AMBASSADOR'S MEETINGS WITH STATE BANK, FINANCE ON [...] (SBU) Summary: This message reports the content of the Ambassador's separate meetings with Vietnam's Minister of Finance Vu Van Ninh and State Bank Governor Le Duc Thuy on May 17 and May 18, respectively. The Ambassador's two interlocutors reaffirmed the GVN's commitment to combating financi [...]	2007-05-22 10:28:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON VM
07HOCHIMINHCITY75	DANANG: WANNABE NUMBER ONE IN CENTRAL VIETNAM [...] (C) Summary: Danang, a deep-water seaport and largest city in central Vietnam, has nonetheless failed to become the acknowledged leader in that region. In discussing Danang's status with the DCM during his recent visit, People's Committee Chairman Tran Van Minh apparently criticized the appr [...]	2007-01-22 10:06:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SOCI PREL KIRF ECON KIPR ETRD VM
07HOCHIMINHCITY817	AMBASSADOR AND USS PELELIU BID FAREWELL TO CENTRAL VIETNAM [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Marine traveled to Danang on July 24-25 to attend closing activities related to the USS Peleliu's ten-day Pacific Partnership humanitarian mission to Vietnam. On the same visit, the Ambassador paid farewell calls on Tran Van Minh, Chairman of the Danang City People's C [...]	2007-08-03 06:58:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM
07HONGKONG1067	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-19 02:41:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
07HONGKONG1177	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-01 03:13:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
07HONGKONG1566	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-12 07:12:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
07HONGKONG1653	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-21 04:06:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
07HONGKONG1665	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-21 07:26:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
07HONGKONG1729	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-28 02:52:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP ETRD ETTC HK
07HONGKONG1731	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-28 02:54:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP ETRD ETTC HK
07HONGKONG1800	HONG KONG SCENESETTER FOR HUD SECRETARY JACKSON [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. Consulate General Hong Kong warmly welcomes to your visit next week. U.S. trade, investment, and business with Hong Kong flourish in a largely open environment. Hong Kong is our 15th largest export market, and the United States enjoyed a USD 9.8 billion trade surplus [...]	2007-07-09 00:40:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PTER EINV KIPR HK CH SENV MC
07HONGKONG1801	MACAU SCENESETTER FOR HUD SECRETARY JACKSON [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. Consulate General Hong Kong warmly welcomes your visit to Macau next week. U.S. interests in Macau have increased tremendously since 2002, when Macau liberalized its gaming market. The U.S. is now one of the largest investors, behind only Hong Kong and mainland China [...]	2007-07-09 00:40:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PTER EINV KIPR HK CH MC SENV
07HONGKONG913	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-30 05:18:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
07JAKARTA1161	INDONESIAN VIEWS ON NPT PREPCOM [...] (C) We discussed reftel nonpaper with Andy Rachmianto, Deputy Director for Disarmament in the Directorate of International Security and Disarmament at the Department of Foreign Affairs, on April 25. Rachmianto said Indonesia would participate in the Prepcom with an open mind on substance and [...]	2007-04-25 09:50:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MNUC KNNP ENRG NPT ID
07JAKARTA1580	A/S HILL DISCUSSES NORTH KOREA AND KOSOVO WITH [...] (C) Summary: On May 29, A/S Hill and Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Dino Djalal discussed North Korea, Kosovo, Lebanon, Iran, Thailand, the Indonesian mud flow problem, the Newmont case, military cooperation, the Yudhoyono administration, and economic growth. Djalal said if the U.S. is [...]	2007-06-07 10:39:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	BM ID KN LE PGOV PREL
07JAKARTA1583	A/S HILL DISCUSSES ECONOMY, HUMAN RIGHTS, SECURITY [...] (C) Summary. A/S Hill met on May 29 with parliamentarian Theo L. Sambuaga, chair of the committee responsible for foreign affairs. A/S Hill urged continued progress in improving Indonesia's investment climate and increasing transparency, which he said is crucial to U.S.-Indonesian relations. [...]	2007-06-08 02:03:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON UNSC LE BM IR KN ID
07JAKARTA1986	NSC SENIOR DIRECTOR MEETS GOI ON ASIAN DEMOCRACY [...] (C) Summary: Indonesian legislators and senior Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) officials commented favorably on the Asia Democracy Partnership (ADP) initiative during July 18 meetings with William Inboden, Senior Director for Strategic Planning, National Security Council (NSC). Legislat [...]	2007-07-24 00:59:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	ID KDEM KISL PGOV PHUM PREL
07JAKARTA2321	PM ABE VISIT AMPLIFIES POSITIVE TONE OF [...] (C) Summary: PM Shinzo Abe and President Yudhoyono signed an Economic Partnership Agreement and issued a Joint Statement on Climate Change during Abe's recent visit. Abe appealed unsuccessfully for Yudhoyono's open support of Japan's campaign for a permanent seat on the UNSC and its bid to s [...]	2007-08-24 07:12:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON UNSC ETRD ID JA
07JAKARTA2929	BURMA -- FM WIRAJUDA MEETS GAMBARI; SBY RECEIVES [...] (C) SUMMARY -- Visiting UN Special Envoy Gambari discussed the situation in Burma with Indonesian FM Wirajuda on October 18 and is slated to meet with President Yudhoyono later today. In a brief press conference, Gambari suggested incentives could help lead the Burmese leadership toward chang [...]	2007-10-18 10:40:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ID BM
07JAKARTA2958	UNGA -- URGING GOI SUPPORT ON THIRD COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY -- Pol/C met Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) contacts, October 22, reviewing U.S. views on key UNGA Third Committee issues. Pol/C also reviewed the recent Troika discussions re Kosovo. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) THIRD COMMITTEE: Pol/C met with Ramadansyah Hasan of DEPLU's Di [...]	2007-10-23 04:23:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA ID KV PHUM
07JAKARTA30	INDONESIA ESTH HIGHLIGHTS - DECEMBER 2006 [...] Summary: On December 14, Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation founder Willie Smith announced plans to release around 200 orangutans into Baktikop Forest in Central Kalimantan. The Head of the Jakarta Sanitation Office warned of an impending crisis in Jakarta waste management on December 12. T [...]	2007-01-05 07:15:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TPHY TBIO TRGY ENRG ID
07JAKARTA3439	SINO-INDONESIAN TIES -- CAUTIOUS BUT INCREASING [...] (C) SUMMARY: China is becoming an increasingly important player in Indonesia. It has incipient defense cooperation relations, and growing trade, investment and cultural ties with Indonesia. Taiwan and historical legacies complicate relations, while Indonesia's Chinese community offers a poi [...]	2007-12-19 08:52:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM ECON ID CH
07JAKARTA390	USITC ANTIDUMPING INVESTIGATION ON POLYESTER STAPLE FIBER [...] Summary: This cable responds to reftel request for Indonesia industry-wide information related to certain polyester staple fiber. End Summary. 2. Post obtained information and data contained in para 4 through the Indonesian Synthetic Fiber Production Association (ISFPA) and through pub [...]	2007-02-14 01:17:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON ID
07JAKARTA430	JCS CHAIRMAN PACE'S MEETING WITH INDONESIAN [...] (C) Summary: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Peter Pace met with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on February 13 in Jakarta to discuss a range of strategic issues, including bilateral military-to-military cooperation, instability in the Middle East and future East [...]	2007-02-16 07:31:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS ID
07JAKARTA49	INDONESIA TRADE AND INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS - DECEMBER 2006 [...] Summary: The Indonesian Textile Association announced on December 7 that Indonesia's textile and garment exports reached $7.2 billion for the first nine months of 2006, and should meet earlier projections of $9 billion for 2006. Director General for International Trade Diah Maulida stated on [...]	2007-01-08 08:37:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV ECON KIPR ID
07JAKARTA590	INDONESIA ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] (SBU) Indonesia remained a major sending country for international trafficking in persons (TIP) and faced a very significant internal trafficking problem. Indonesia was also a receiving country for trafficked prostitutes, though their numbers were very small relative to Indonesian victims. [...]	2007-03-01 10:06:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07JAKARTA67	ENERGY HIGHLIGHTS - DECEMBER 2006 [...] Summary. The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) announced on December 13 that 18 companies and consortia won tenders for 18 oil and gas blocks across Indonesia, committing $235.8 million in exploration funds over three years. On December 20, the Ministry of Finance signed memoran [...]	2007-01-09 09:28:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG EINV PREL ID
07JAKARTA698	INDONESIA ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] (SBU) Indonesia remained a major sending country for international trafficking in persons (TIP) and faced a very significant internal trafficking problem. Indonesia was also a receiving country for trafficked prostitutes, though their numbers were very small relative to Indonesian victims. [...]	2007-03-12 02:05:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07JAKARTA699	INDONESIA ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-12 02:05:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07JAKARTA739	DAS JOHN'S MEETINGS WITH THE ASEAN SECGEN, FOREIGN [...] (C) During a March 6-10 visit to Jakarta, EAP DAS Eric John called on Imron Cotan, Secretary General of Indonesia's Department of Foreign Affairs, ASEAN Secretary General Ong Keng Yong, and Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Dino Djalal. On March 7, Cotan welcomed DAS John's proposal to inte [...]	2007-03-14 23:43:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEAN PREL PGOV KPAL KISL AORC ID
07JAKARTA777	INDONESIA TRADE AND INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS - FEBRUARY 2007 [...] Summary: Minister of Trade Mari Pangestu said on February 26 that a global economic slowdown could reduce Indonesia's export growth to 14.5% in 2007, lower than the Government of Indonesia's (GOI) 20% target. The GOI issued a regulation on January 2 granting tax incentives for Indonesian comp [...]	2007-03-20 07:36:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV ECON KIPR ID
07JAKARTA830	RESPONSE ON UPCOMING U.S. INITIATIVES IN THE ASEAN [...] (U) We met with Deputy Director for ARF Issues Aji Surya at the Department of Foreign Affairs on March 21 to present U.S. proposals (reftel) and hear initial Indonesian reactions. Proposals had been faxed to Surya the preceding day. Surya stressed that his comments were "preliminary" only an [...]	2007-03-22 09:58:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ARF MARR EAID PARM XB ID
07JAKARTA930	FORMIN WIRAJUDA GRILLED OVER UNSC IRAN VOTE [...] (SBU) Summary. On March 29, Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda defended Indonesia's vote in support of UNSCR 1747 before a hostile parliamentary committee. Despite Wirajuda's thorough explanation of the GOI's decision and the purpose of the resolution, the legislators accused him of [...]	2007-03-30 09:31:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC IR ID
07JOHANNESBURG302	SOUTH AFRICA: OPINIONS ON CHINA [...] Summary: Consul General recently received his counterpart, newly-arrived Chinese Consul General FANG Li, and discussed US-China cooperation under the Strategic Economic Dialogue, as well as preparations for South Africa's hosting of the 2010 World Cup Soccer. An October 18 discussion on Ch [...]	2007-10-24 08:37:00	Consulate Johannesburg	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL ELAB SF CH
07KABUL1165	PRT/MAZAR: SNAPSHOT OF FARYAB PROVINCE: ECONOMY, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Faryab, the gateway to the north, has an agricultural economy crippled by severe drought. Many families cannot afford to buy enough food. Development has been slow to reach the region, which has fewer than 20 miles of paved roads. Half of all children start school, but most [...]	2007-04-09 13:13:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI EAID ECON AF
07KABUL1391	KOREAN TROOP DEPARTURE: AFGHANS WANT HELP [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) is requesting U.S. assistance in reversing the decision made late last year by the South Korean Parliament to not extend ROK troops in Afghanistan beyond December 31, 2007. Post leaves it up to Washington and Seoul to evaluate whether [...]	2007-04-23 14:09:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF KS
07KABUL183	BOUCHER AND SPANTA TALK NEIGHBORS, COORDINATION [...] (C) On January 9, Assistant Secretary Boucher and Afghan Foreign Minister Spanta discussed Pakistan, cross-border jirgas, U.S. funding for Afghanistan, Iran, the Strategic Dialogue, and the U.S. proposal to energize the Joint Coordinating and Monitoring Board. Spanta was downbeat over recent [...]	2007-01-20 11:56:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF IR PK
07KABUL2070	Afghanistan Energy: Revisiting NEPS [...] (SBU) Summary: The North East Power System (NEPS) is at the center of the GOA strategy to provide affordable and reliable electricity to the Afghan people, a high economic and political priority for the GOA and the donor community. NEPS transmission lines were designed to import 300MW of powe [...]	2007-06-27 12:41:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EPET ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
07KABUL2339	Afghanistan Energy: TURKMEN POWER [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 17, citing President Karzai's July 5 and 6 visit to Ashgabat, the Afghan National Security Advisor (NSA) clarified comments that the Minister for Economics (MOE) had earlier made to the Ambassador concerning Government of Afghanistan (GoA) efforts to import electric power [...]	2007-07-21 04:14:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EPET ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
07KABUL2505	PRESIDENT KARZAI APPOINTS NEW GOVERNORS [...] (C) Governors have recently been sacked and replaced in Badghis, Ghor, Kapisa, and Logar. The status of the governor in Jowzjan remains unresolved, though he is no longer in the province. The governors from Faryab and Takhar were shifted to new provinces. Faryab remains vacant. The Ministry [...]	2007-08-03 03:03:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KDEM PGOV PINR AF
07KABUL3182	FOUR NEW GOVERNORS APPOINTED AS NEW GOVERNANCE [...] (C) President Karzai has approved the appointments of new governors in Jowzjan, Faryab, Ghazni, and Uruzgan provinces. The appointments in Faryab and Jowzjan fill vacancies. The appointee in Uruzgan may have benefited from an early assertion by the new Director General of the Office of Local [...]	2007-09-20 09:21:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KDEM PGOV AF
07KABUL805	SCENESETTER II: US-AFGHAN STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP [...] (SBU) Reftel reported scenesetter for the March 13 U.S.-Afghan Strategic Partnership Plenary meeting. This message provides points for March 13-14 bilateral meetings in Kabul (in order of the meeting schedule). FOREIGN MINISTER SPANTA ----------------------- 2. (S) Under constant press [...]	2007-03-08 17:40:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
07KAMPALA1848	UGANDA MAY BE OPEN TO MANPADS STRATEGY [...] (S/NF) Summary: Post has considered reftel Horn of Africa MANPADS Acquisition Engagement and Plan of Action Strategy for Uganda. Mechanisms proposed to help the GOU address counter-proliferation and destruction are feasible and timely. Post is confident that the GOU would welcome greater USG involv [...]	2007-12-06 12:56:00	Embassy Kampala	SECRET	MARR MASS PARM PGOV PREL UG
07KATHMANDU2060	NEPAL STILL NONCOMMITTAL ON UNGA COUNTRY-SPECIFIC [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-11 02:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL UNGA NP
07KATHMANDU698	AMBASSADOR TO OHCHR, DIP CORPS: TOUGH MESSAGE TO [...] (C) On April 3, the Ambassador urged Lena Sundh, the Representative of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Nepal (OHCHR),to send a stronger message to the Maoists. The Ambassador stressed that it was important for the Maoists to know that, if the Constituent Assembly elec [...]	2007-04-04 12:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER NP
07KHARTOUM1589	`S/E NATSIOS MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR [...] (C) In an October 6 meeting with S/E Natsios, Presidential Advisor Mustafa Osman Ismail charged that a hostile United States has poisoned the atmosphere, and that the U.S. must prove itself a neutral partner before Sudan can accept its proposals to reduce tensions between North and South. S/ [...]	2007-10-09 14:58:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO UN AU SU
07KHARTOUM460	US/SUDANESE RELATIONS AT THE DIVIDE [...] (C) Summary. U.S./Sudanese relations are poised to pass from one watershed into another. From the U.S. perspective, Sudan's rejection of UN peace-keeping in Darfur pushes relations toward direct confrontation, just as Sudanese see the U.S. imposition of additional sanctions as proof of enduri [...]	2007-03-23 11:01:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO AU UN SU AL CH IN
07KIGALI969	RWANDA GENERALLY SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. PRIORITY UNGA [...] (U) On October 23 PolOff met with Ben Rutsinga, Director for International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to deliver reftel demarche on UN General Assembly Third Committee resolutions. Rutsinga was receptive to U.S. request to take a stand against no-action motions and gene [...]	2007-10-23 16:22:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNGA UN KTIA RW
07KINSHASA797	RECENT ALLEGATIONS OF URANIUM TRAFFICKING IN THE [...] (S) Several sources have recently stated that the Malta Forest Company is mining and exporting uranium from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). According to reports, Malta Forest does this by mining the uranified rock while mining copper and cobalt, then exporting the uranified ore and circumve [...]	2007-07-11 11:13:00	Embassy Kinshasa	SECRET	ENRG ETRD KNNP PGOV PINR PINS IAEA EMIN
07KINSHASA798	MINISTER OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH WANTS TO [...] (S) As previously noted, extensive deposits of uranium exist in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),and the price of uranium (U308) has risen on the international market from $15 a pound in 2004, to $135 a pound in 2007. The DRC is thus sitting on an significant reserve of unexploited wea [...]	2007-07-11 11:41:00	Embassy Kinshasa	SECRET	ENRG ETRD KNNP PGOV PINR PINS IAEA EMIN
07KUALALUMPUR1059	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF 13TH AIR FORCE [...] (C) Welcome to Malaysia. Malaysia is important to us because it is a successful, moderate, predominantly Muslim country that, over the longer term, may be able to support us more strongly in places like the Middle East. It is strategically located on the Straits of Malacca, through which one [...]	2007-06-20 10:36:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	MARR MASS MCAP MOPS PREL PTER OVIP MY
07KUALALUMPUR1225	MALAYSIA SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL CASEY'S [...] (C) Malaysia is important to us because it is an economically successful, stable, predominantly Muslim country that, over the longer term, may be able to support us more strongly in places like the Middle East. It is strategically located on the Straits of Malacca, through which one quarter o [...]	2007-07-31 09:24:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	MARR MASS MCAP MOPS PREL PTER OVIP MY
07KUALALUMPUR1328	SCENESETTER FOR LTG MAPLES' VISIT TO MALAYSIA FOR [...] (C) Malaysia is important to us because it is an economically successful, stable, predominantly Muslim country that, over the longer term, may be able to support us more strongly in places like the Middle East. It is strategically located on the Straits of Malacca, through which one quarter o [...]	2007-08-23 09:03:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	MARR MASS MCAP MOPS PREL PTER OVIP MY
07KUALALUMPUR1375	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL DISCUSSIONS WITH FOREIGN [...] (C) The Ambassador and Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar, in farewell discussions September 3-4, agreed that U.S.-Malaysia bilateral relations had strengthened over the past three years. The Ambassador raised Iran, export controls, trafficking in persons (TIP)),Free Trade Agreement [...]	2007-09-10 05:25:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ETRD KNNP KISL ASEAN IR BU MY
07KUALALUMPUR1580	EAP DAS CHRISTENSEN'S OCTOBER 17 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: Prime Ministerial Political Secretary Vincent Lim told visiting EAP DAS Christensen on October 17 that there is a perception in Malaysia and ASEAN that the United States is not heavily engaged in the region. He further commented that U.S. actions in Iraq and Afghanistan have neg [...]	2007-11-02 00:37:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON CH MY
07KUALALUMPUR1652	SCENESETTER FOR VADM CROWDER AND MGEN REMINGTON'S [...] (C) Malaysia is important to us because it is an economically successful, stable, predominantly Muslim country that, over the longer term, may be able to support us more strongly in places like the Middle East. It is strategically located on the Straits of Malacca, through which one quarter o [...]	2007-11-27 09:22:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	MARR MASS MCAP MOPS PREL PTER OVIP MY
07KUALALUMPUR184	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF PACOM COMMANDER [...] (C) Admiral Fallon, we welcome your visit to Malaysia. Malaysian-American relations rest on a range of common interests and have improved in the three years since Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi took the helm. This moderate Muslim-majority state is our tenth-largest trading partner worldwide. [...]	2007-01-31 10:18:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	MARR MASS MCAP MOPS PREL PTER OVIP MY
07KUALALUMPUR506	ELECTORAL REFORM NOT ON THE HORIZON [...] (C) As Malaysia moves closer to its next national elections, electoral reform faces a very steep uphill battle, a conclusion highlighted during our recent meetings with Election Commission (EC) officials, NGO leaders and several academics. The UMNO-led Barisan Nasional (BN) governing coalition ret [...]	2007-03-16 08:18:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM MY
07KUALALUMPUR540	IRAN: AMBASSADOR URGES FM HAMID NOT TO UNDERCUT UN [...] (C) The Ambassador called on Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar March 22 to urge Malaysia to discourage major new investments in Iran, such as SKS Ventures. He underlined the importance of Malaysians not appearing to undercut UNSC efforts. The Ambassador also highlighted the Iran S [...]	2007-03-23 08:22:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KISL KNNP IR MY
07KUALALUMPUR651	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF PACOM COMMANDER [...] (C) Admiral Keating: Welcome to Malaysia. Malaysia is important to us because it is a successful, moderate, predominantly Muslim country that, over the longer term, may be able to support us more strongly in places like the Middle East. It is strategically located on the Straits of Malacca, [...]	2007-04-11 09:22:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	MARR MASS MCAP MOPS PREL PTER OVIP MY
07KUALALUMPUR924	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF GENERAL PACE, [...] (C) General Pace: Welcome to Malaysia. During your meetings here with the Deputy Prime Minister and other senior officials, we recommend in your discussions you: -- Applaud Malaysia's success in the reduction of piracy attacks in the Straits of Malacca and inquire what are the next steps Ma [...]	2007-05-24 09:36:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	MARR MASS MCAP MOPS PREL PTER OVIP MY
07KUWAIT1457	US CENTCOM COMMANDER FALLON MEETS WITH AMIR AND [...] (S) Summary. On September 24, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) Commander, Admiral William J. Fallon discussed the issues of Iraq, Iran, and Kuwaiti Guantanamo detainees with the Amir of Kuwait, the Crown Prince, the Prime Minister, Defense Minister and Armed Forces Chief of Staff. The Governme [...]	2007-10-01 14:40:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	IR IZ KU MARR PGOV PM PREL
07KUWAIT576	KUWAITI POLITICAL FIGURES EXPRESS CONCERN, [...] (C/NF) Summary: A broad cross section of prominent Kuwaiti political figures expressed concern and uncertainty regarding Iraq, Iran and regional strategic issues at an Embassy-hosted diwaniyya (traditional evening gathering) featuring visiting Army War College Professor Dr. W. Andrew Terril [...]	2007-04-18 12:34:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IR IZ KU
07LAPAZ1203	SPECIAL 301 DEMARCHE DELIVERED; VICE MINISTER [...] (C) Emboff delivered ref A demarche to Vice Minister of Trade Rabczuk and to the National Service of Intellectual Property (SENAPI) on April 27. SENAPI representatives expressed interest in the recommendations and noted that they had proposed changes to update the 1992 copyright law, which ar [...]	2007-04-30 19:20:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD KIPR TBIO BL
07LAPAZ2510	BOLIVIA'S MIXED MESSAGE ON IAEA-IRANIAN ACTION PLAN [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Acting Foreign Minister Hugo Fernandez on September 7, 2007. Fernandez told the Ambassador that the French, German and British Ambassadors had covered the same topic with him several days earlier. Fernandez claimed that the European Ambassador [...]	2007-09-12 21:48:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KNNP MNUC IR IAEA AORC BO
07LAPAZ2626	BOLIVIA'S NEW "PEACEFUL" RELATIONS WITH IRAN/LIBYA [...] (C) Summary: With the visit of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and signing of $1.1 billion in cooperation agreements September 27, Bolivia and Iran have fundamentally deepened both their commercial and political relationship. In his signing ceremony speech, Morales emphasized Bolivia's r [...]	2007-09-27 23:16:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PARM PGOV PREL KNNP MNUC IAEA UN IR BL
07LAPAZ3053	BOLIVIA ON UN 3RD COMMITTEE HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) DCM contacted Bolivian Vice Foreign Minister Hugo Fernandez on November 19 regarding reftel. Fernandez mentioned that Bolivia would take different positions on each of the four human rights resolutions before the UN Third Commission. Only in the case of Burma is Bolivia prepared to fully [...]	2007-11-20 12:02:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KTIA UN BL
07LAPAZ3330	BOLIVIA: EVO'S 2007 REPORT CARD [...] (C) Bolivian President Evo Morales's second year in office has been even more contentious than his first. On the international front, this year has included diplomatic scuffles with neighbors and increasing attacks against the United States and our mission in Bolivia. Domestically, conflict [...]	2007-12-26 22:08:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ENRG EPET EMIN PINR MNUC BL
07LIBREVILLE218	NORTH KOREANS AT STP HOSPITAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-10 16:49:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KN TP TW
07LIMA1019	DEPUTY USTR VERONEAU WITH PERU'S PRESIDENT GARCIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Peru's President Alan Garcia received Deputy U.S. Trade Representative John Veroneau in Lima, March 12 for a discussion of the Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA) and regional developments. Garcia told Veroneau that the PTPA was essential for his country's economic development and [...]	2007-03-27 12:00:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETRD ELAB EAGR PGOV USTR PE
07LIMA210	PERU'S EXPORTS OF GOODS SURGE 36 PERCENT IN 2006 [...] On January 23, Trade Minister Araoz presented the GOP's official export statistics for 2006. Peruvian exports totaled USD 23.431 billion (all figures are FOB),35.6 higher than in 2005, and accounted for just over a quarter of Peru's GDP. Exports were the biggest contributors to Peru's impr [...]	2007-01-25 18:06:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EAGR EMIN ENRG USTR PE
07LIMA2542	SCENESETTER FOR UNDERSECRETARY HUGHES [...] (SBU) Summary: You will arrive in Peru as President Alan Garcia closes his first year in office with a bang and with a whimper. The bang is the probable approval by the U.S. Congress of the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA). The PTPA has been the centerpiece of Garcia's market-orien [...]	2007-07-26 20:13:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR ECON ETRD PHUM PE
07LIMA3060	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF SECRETARY GUTIERREZ [...] (SBU) Summary: You will arrive in Peru at a good time for President Alan Garcia. Last month, the government statistics office declared that poverty rates had declined significantly to 44.5%. Last week, President Garcia took his first steps on the world stage at the APEC Summit in Sydney, an [...]	2007-09-11 19:53:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON OVIP
07LISBON2301	US-EU PRESIDENCY CONSULTATIONS DISCUSS HUMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: US-Portugal consultations on human rights covered the U.S.-EU common human rights agenda and outlined plans for resolutions both in the UN's Third Committee and the UN's Human Rights Council. Portugal agreed to seek common language with us and to avoid controversial measures as [...]	2007-09-07 12:58:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN PO
07LISBON2418	Portugal Solicits Information on Behalf of EU on [...] (U) In its role as President of the EU Council, Portugal transmitted a diplomatic note, dated September 13, requesting additional information about the nuclear issue in North Korea and how the EU could contribute technical assistance. ACTION REQUEST: Post requests the Department's guidance on [...]	2007-09-18 12:50:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OPDC PREL MNUC KS KN EUN PO
07LISBON2483	PORTUGAL/EU REGARDING IAEA ACTIVITIES IN THE DPRK [...] (SBU) Interlocutors in the Portuguese MFA,s Security and Disarmament Division told us that they are canvassing Six-Party Talks participants regarding potential European Union support for IAEA activities in North Korea (Ref A). They noted appreciation for our Ref B views, and will propose EU en [...]	2007-09-24 15:13:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PO KNNP OPDC PREL MNUC IAEA
07LISBON2960	EU-ASIA (ASEAN, CHINA, INDIA) SUMMITS: MORE THALK THAN SUBSTANCE [...] (C) November ends in a flurry of EU-Asia Summits for Portugal's EU Presidency, with the EU-ASEAN Summit on November 22 in Singapore, EU-China Summit on November 28 in Beijing, and EU-India Summit on November 30 in New Delhi. Although agendas include everything from human rights to climate change, [...]	2007-11-20 19:47:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PO TW IN CH EUN
07LJUBLJANA163	SLOVENIA'S PRESIDENT TO CONVEY IRAN MESSAGE TO UN [...] (C) Summary. Slovenia's president Drnovsek recently initiated an exchange with President Ahmadinejad over Iran's nuclear activities and hoped to discuss this with President Bush in Washington this week. With that hope dashed, Drnovsek will meet with UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon on March [...]	2007-03-21 04:57:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP PINR IR SI
07LONDON2785	UK SUPPORTS BARRING NORTH KOREAN AQUISITION OF [...] (S) On July 11, Poloff delivered reftel demarche apprising the British government of North Korean efforts to acquire the machinery and equipment to produce fraudulent U.S. currency. Foreign Office officials Kim Clarke, head of the Korea division, and Korea desk officer Kathy Heal were apprec [...]	2007-07-19 15:04:00	Embassy London	SECRET	PREL KNNP MNUC KH KS UK
07LUANDA763	ANGOLA'S EXPANDING BANKING SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary. The Angolan banking sector continues its rapid growth with two new Angolan-owned banks opening in June, bringing the total number of banks to seventeen, a thirty-five percent increase over two years ago. In addition, Angola's Banco BIC will expand to open a new Portuguese bank. [...]	2007-07-23 16:14:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON SNAR AO
07LUANDA847	ANGOLA: POLITICAL ROUNDUP [...] (U) SUMMARY -- Supreme Court Proscribes 19 Political Parties -- Ministries Improve Documentation of Children -- Sixty Cuban Doctors Arrive In Luanda -- Angola Reestablishes Relations With Togo -- Angola and North Korea Re-affirm Military Cooperation -- MPLA Parliamentarian Criticize [...]	2007-08-16 07:01:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL AO
07LUSAKA1318	ZAMBIA NOVEMBER 2007 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP [...] SUMMARY -- ZAMBIAN AIRWAYS SUSPENDS FLIGHT SERVICES TO HARARE -- ANNUAL INFLATION RATE FALLS IN NOVEMBER -- LUSAKA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN NEED OF NEW RADAR CONTROL SYSTEM -- KARIBA NORTH BANK EXTENSION PROJECT TAKES OFF -- SOUTH KOREAN MINERALS COMPANY ENTERS MARKET -- COMESA TRADE MINISTER [...]	2007-12-05 13:55:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD EAIR ECIN ZA
07MADRID1295	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT - [...] (U) In a June 25 energy conference organized by the American Chamber of Commerce, the Ambassador spoke on the security, environmental and economic benefits of diversifying our energy sources. The Ambassador discussed the President's new initiative on climate change and our commitment to renew [...]	2007-07-03 14:46:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON EFIN EIND ELAB ETRD TBIO SP EINV
07MADRID1773	SPAIN DISAGREES WITH U.S. APPROACH TO THEMATIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Spanish Deputy DG for Human Rights Fernando Fernandez-Arias told Poloff that Spain respectfully disagreed with most of the content of reftel demarche, but would entertain the idea of a religious intolerance resolution in the Third Committee if absolutely necessary. He said the EU [...]	2007-09-12 17:24:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PREL UNGA
07MADRID2207	OSCE MINISTERIAL: U/S BURNS'S MEETING WITH KOREAN [...] (U) November 28; 6:20 p.m.; Madrid, Spain. 2. (U) Participants: United States Under Secretary Burns Special Assistant Sumona Guha E. Strother Murray (Embassy Notetaker) Republic of Korea Deputy Foreign Minister Shim Yoon-joe Kang Kym-gu, Director, European Regional Cooperation Divi [...]	2007-12-07 12:02:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD OSCE PARM PHUM PREL ABLD ROK
07MADRID686	SPAIN APPRECIATIVE OF MISSILE DEFENSE BRIEFING [...] (C) SUMMARY: As part of ongoing USG efforts to engage the Spanish government on missile defense, Missile Defense Agency deputy director Brigadier General Patrick O'Reilly met with MOD and MFA officials, as well as opinion leaders and an influential opposition member of Parliament, on March 30. [...]	2007-04-13 10:17:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR SP

07MADRID753	SPANISH ENCOURAGE LONGER MINURSO RENEWAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: NEA DAS Gordon Gray discussed the Western Sahara over lunch with a team of high-level MFA officials April 19 in Madrid. Alvaro Iranzo, the Spanish DG for North Africa, told Gray that the Spanish want a UNSCR which impels the two sides to negotiate without preconditions. While favoring [...]	2007-04-26 07:57:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS SP MO AG WI
07MANAGUA1318	FOREIGN MINISTER DOWNPLAYS GON ENDORSEMENT OF [...] (C) On May 21, the Ambassador raised with Foreign Minister Samuel Santos the Nicaraguan government's (GON) position vis a vis North Korea (DPRK),specifically noting our concern over President Ortega's recent public remarks virtually endorsing the DPRK's efforts to become a nuclear power, a p [...]	2007-05-23 15:24:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KGIT XE NU
07MANAGUA1340	MONTEALEGRE UNDER INTENSE PRESSURE TO MAKE DEAL [...] (C) Summary: Opposition leader Eduardo Montealegre of the Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) is under intense pressure to make a deal with convicted ex-President and Liberal Constitutional Party Leader (PLC) Arnoldo Aleman to unite the Liberal forces. During a recent session with Washington vi [...]	2007-05-24 23:36:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KDEM NU
07MANAGUA1392	POST REQUESTS EXTENSION OF RLA PROGRAM [...] This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador requests serious consideration by State INL and DOJ-OIA of a continuation of the highly effective Resident Legal Advisor (RLA) position at Embassy Managua. Over the past three years, the RLA program has allowed this po [...]	2007-06-01 14:53:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV KCOR KCRIM SNAR KJUS NU
07MANAGUA1562	CHINANDEGANOS CONCERNED ABOUT ORTEGA, OPPOSITION [...] (C) Summary: The politically active citizens of Nicaragua's north-western department of Chinandega are concerned about President Ortega's centralization of government and attempts to establish local citizens' councils. Members of the private sector note that economic activity is generally dec [...]	2007-06-21 16:26:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ECON KDEM MCC NU
07MANAGUA1622	ORTEGA ADMINISTRATION AT SIX MONTHS [...] (C) Summary: During his first six months in office, President Daniel Ortega has expanded executive powers and used them to destroy or give away pieces of Nicaragua's cultural patrimony; to threaten opposition media and freedom of expression; to fire large numbers of government officials and r [...]	2007-07-02 17:35:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON NU
07MANAGUA1750	NICARAGUAN PUBLIC SEES COUNTRY ON WRONG PATH WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: Nicaraguan public opinion has continued to sour on President Daniel Ortega, with his approval rating taking a 60-point nose-dive from a positive 51 percent job approval rating in February to a negative 10 percent approval just four months later, according to the latest CID-Gallu [...]	2007-07-18 21:53:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PHUM ECON NU
07MANAGUA2223	SUBJECT: NICARAGUA: AN ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE ON [...] (C) Summary: Eight months into Daniel Ortega's term as president, his socialist rhetoric continues to worry potential and current investors in Nicaragua. Beginning on the day of his inauguration, Ortega launched into anti-capitalist, anti-neoliberal, and increasingly anti-American rhetoric, i [...]	2007-09-28 23:33:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV NU
07MANAGUA2402	REGIONAL PARTNERS SHARE CONCERNS ABOUT DIRECTION [...] (C) Ambassadors from Spain, Japan, Chile, Colombia, Brazil, and Mexico share similar concerns about the direction of Nicaragua under the Ortega Government. They are frustrated by the GON's lack of professionalism, transparency and accountability, and have a low level of confidence in the gove [...]	2007-10-30 21:57:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID BR CI CO ECON JA MX NU PREL XM
07MANAGUA357	ORTEGA ACTIONS TEST TRIPWIRES [...] (C) SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: With less than one month in office, President Daniel Ortega and Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) lawmakers have already touched off a number of our tripwires and placed opposition parties and civil society, international financial institutions (IFIs),and [...]	2007-02-07 14:52:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN KDEM MARR NU PARM PINR PREL PTER
07MANAGUA791	ORTEGA DESIRES CONSTRUCTIVE RELATIONS WITH THE [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Magda Enriquez, the Director of the MFA's Multilateral Affairs Office, believes President Ortega sincerely desires constructive relations with the United States, but she concedes that some Sandinista party hardliners object. While she acknowledges that Ortega consider [...]	2007-03-26 21:20:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NU PREL UNGA IZ IR
07MANAMA170	MFA ASSISTANT U/S DISCUSSES GSD, IRAN [...] (C) MFA Assistant Undersecretary Shaikh Abdul Aziz Al Khalifa expressed Bahrain's hope February 14 that progress on the Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD) would continue as a result of the upcoming visits to the U.S. by Crown Prince Shaikh Salman and FM Shaikh Khalid. He stressed that forward move [...]	2007-02-22 13:49:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BA IR REGION
07MANAMA257	SCENESETTER FOR COMMANDER, U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND, [...] (C) Admiral Fallon, we warmly welcome your March 22-23 and 27-28 visits to Bahrain. The fifty-year U.S. Navy presence in Bahrain is the centerpiece of the U.S.-Bahrain bilateral relationship. Bahrain considers the Navy to be its defense against external threats, starting with Iran, and has [...]	2007-03-19 14:59:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL MARR MOPS MASS BA OFFICIALS BILAT
07MANAMA291	BAHRAIN: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-29 14:14:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR
07MANAMA714	BAHRAIN: ENSURING ROBUST IMPLEMENTATION OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 10. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) The Ambassador July 25 urged Central Bank Governor Al Miraj to continue his vigilance regarding Bahrain's involvement with Iranian financial institutions. Al Miraj said he remained committed to pres [...]	2007-07-26 14:35:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	KNNP MNUC ECON PARM IR BA REGION
07MANILA105	PHILIPPINES WELCOMES ASEAN-RELATED SUMMITS ANEW [...] (C) In a discussion with Charge on January 8, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo reiterated the Philippine Government's determination to host successful ASEAN-related summits, including the East Asia Summit, in Cebu January 13-15 following their postponement from the original December dates d [...]	2007-01-10 09:33:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN PTER ASEAN RU XE CH JA KN KS BM
07MANILA1608	SCENESETTER FOR EAP ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL [...] (SBU) Summary. A warm welcome again to the Philippines! As you arrive, the Philippines will still be focused on recent mid-term election for the Senate, House, and provincial positions. Final national results will not be available until as late as June 14. In the counter-terrorism realm, t [...]	2007-05-17 06:48:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PTER ECON RP
07MANILA1765	ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL DISCUSSES REGIONAL ISSUES [...] (C) Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo, just off the plane from a trip to Japan, asked EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher Hill to meet with him for a relaxed, wide ranging conversation May 25. Secretary Romulo was particularly interested in the Six-Party Talks and indicated he planned [...]	2007-05-30 06:10:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ECON IZ KN RP
07MANILA179	SUCCESSFUL ASEAN-RELATED SUMMITS IN CEBU [...] (U) Summary. The 12th ASEAN Summit, 2nd East Asia Summit, and related leaders' meetings concluded in Cebu on January 15. Participants appeared highly satisfied with the outcomes, which included a new ASEAN convention on terrorism, tough language to North Korea, a pledge for greater East As [...]	2007-01-16 08:41:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER ECIN XE CH JA KS KN RP
07MANILA2081	SECRETARY ROMULO ENGAGES NORTH KOREA ON ARF, SIX [...] (U) During a June 16-21 visit to the Republic of Korea, the People's Republic of China, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to promote productive participation in this year's ASEAN Regional Forum in Manila in early August, Foreign Secretary Romulo met in Pyongyang with Kim Yo [...]	2007-06-21 09:36:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KN RP
07MANILA2343	PHILIPPINES: FOREIGN LABOR TRENDS REPORT [...] (U) MissionQs Foreign Labor Trends Report follows below. Per reftel guidance, the report is divided into four sections: I) Summary; II) Foreign Investment Potential; III) Directory of Labor Contacts; and IV) Key Sources. Points of contact on labor issues are Labor Attache Mario Fernandez ( [...]	2007-07-11 08:57:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM RP
07MANILA241	CONFIRMED DEATH OF ABU SAYYAF GROUP LEADER [...] (C) DNA testing by FBI laboratories, in consultation with Philippine experts, confirmed on January 19 that a corpse recently uncovered on Jolo Island in the course of the ongoing "Operation Ultimatum" by the Armed Forces of the Philippines was that of Khaddafy Janjalani, the leader of the te [...]	2007-01-20 05:09:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS MCAP PREL CASC RP
07MANILA242	PHILIPPINE LEADERSHIP OF ASEAN-RELATED SUMMITS [...] (C) Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo on January 17 briefed Ambassador on the outcomes of the ASEAN-related summits hosted by the Philippines in Cebu January 10-15 (reftel). He highlighted that he and President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo had gone "full blast" on both Burma and North Korea, with [...]	2007-01-20 05:33:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN PHUM BM KN RP
07MANILA2588	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH PHILIPPINE [...] (C) Summary: Philippine President Gloria Arroyo and Deputy Secretary Negroponte lauded stronger U.S.-Philippine ties, SIPDIS including continued close cooperation in counterterrorism and the Mindanao peace process during a July 31 meeting at Malacanang Palace. Arroyo pledged to take a "meas [...]	2007-08-01 11:54:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEAN ETRD PREL RP
07MANILA2589	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH PHILIPPINE [...] (C) Summary: Meeting July 31 on the margins of the ASEAN summit, Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo and Deputy Secretary Negroponte agreed on the importance of continued progress in the Six-Party Talks to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula. A nuclear-armed North Korea was inimical to [...]	2007-08-01 12:03:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEAN ETRD PREL RP
07MANILA2705	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH CHINESE [...] (C) Summary: During August 1 bilateral discussions at the ASEAN Reg Forum (ARF),Deputy Secretary Negroponte noted China's role in the rece passage of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution 1769 r peacekeeping in Darfur, but encouraged China to move forward with a res on Iran's [...]	2007-08-10 06:59:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEAN ETRD PREL EXBS CH
07MANILA2706	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH NEW ZEALAND FM [...] (C) SUMMARY: New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters raised iss Asian/Pacific safety and security, particularly concerning Fiji and the Islands with the Deputy Secretary August 1 at the ASEAN Regional Forum Manila, Philippines. Peters suggested that the U.S. should limit its s and UN fina [...]	2007-08-10 06:59:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEAN ETRD PREL EXBS NZ
07MANILA2708	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S BILATERAL MEETING WITH CANADIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Canadian Deputy Minister Leonard Edwards reiterated Canada's interest in maintaining the fluidity of the U.S. Q Canada border, during an August 1 bilateral meeting with the Deputy Secretary at ASEAN Regional Forum meetings in Manila.. In particular, Canada wants to use travel do [...]	2007-08-10 07:05:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL
07MANILA2982	BREAFAST WITH SECRETARY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] (SBU) Summary: At a pivate breakfast on September 3, Secretary of Forign Affairs Romulo told me that the SIPDIS Philippines hares our concerns over the situation in Burma. Te Philippine government is concerned about the recnt crackdown, feels the Burmese potential "new cnstitution" is a sh [...]	2007-09-04 06:45:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER RP
07MANILA299	U/S HUGHES CONGRATULATES PRESIDENT ARROYO ON [...] (C) Summary. U/S Hughes voiced U.S. praise for recent Philippine counterterrorism successes to President Arroyo, who vowed to continue these operations as well as defense modernization and reform. President Arroyo called on the U.S. to sign ASEAN's Treaty of Amity and Cooperation this year [...]	2007-01-29 00:29:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER EAID ECON KPAO RP
07MANILA3341	Ambassador's Visit Highlights U.S. Engagement in Northern [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Ambassador traveled to Ilocos Norte, a relatively remote area in the far north of the Philippines, to reaffirm U.S. commitment to the region through donation of computer equipment to governmental and educational institutions by USAID and DHS. During the two-day trip, the [...]	2007-10-05 10:46:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CASC BTIO BEXP EAIR ECON RP
07MANILA3387	Subic Freeport Fuel and Vehicle Smuggling [...] (SBU) Lack of political will and weak law enforcement has allowed wide-spread smuggling of refined petroleum products and second-hand vehicles through the Subic Freeport, seriously hurting legitimate businesses. The Government is also losing badly-needed revenues (equivalent to between 4%-5% [...]	2007-10-11 08:08:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV RP
07MANILA3710	UNGA HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS: PHILIPPINES WILL [...] (SBU) As requested reftel, Pol/C urged Evan Garcia, A/Sec for the Office of United Nations and Other International Organizations of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA),to support votes in favor of four UN Third Committee resolutions (reftel). Pol/C underscored the high priority that the [...]	2007-11-19 22:42:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNGA PHUM UN PREL
07MANILA3875	DEMARCHE: PHILIPPINES TO CONSIDER A STRONGER STAND [...] (SBU) As requested in reftels A and B, polcouns met on December 5 with Department of Foreign Affairs Acting A/S Grace Princesa to urge the Philippines to support four UN resolutions condemning human rights situations in Burma, Iran, Belarus, and the DPRK. Polcouns noted that the UNGA Plenary [...]	2007-12-07 09:23:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNGA PHUM UN RP PREL PGOV UG
07MANILA4	THE PHILIPPINES: YEAR IN REVIEW 2006 [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Arroyo has emerged in a stronger position at the end of 2006, but faces challenges ahead in preserving control of the House in the May 2007 bi-elections. Arroyo has been helped by a buoyant economy in 2006, but the country will have to deal with power privatization and [...]	2007-01-03 01:21:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ECON EAID MOPS PHUM RP
07MANILA519	PHILIPPINES LAUDS SIX PARTY TALKS OUTCOME [...] (U) After Pol/C conveyed reftel points to Assistant Secretary of Foreign Affairs for Asia and the Pacific Romeo SIPDIS Manalo on February 14, Foreign Secretary Alberto G. Romulo issued the following statement; quote We join the international community in welcoming the Six-Party agree [...]	2007-02-14 09:53:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM KNNP KN RP
07MANILA533	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CONGRESSMAN CHABOT [...] (U) Congressman Chabot, a warm welcome to the Philippines! The relationship and spirit of partnership between the United States and the Philippines remain strong. The unique bond shared between U.S. and Philippine veterans further strengthens our ties, as the memory of our partnership in Wor [...]	2007-02-15 10:25:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL EAID PTER MARR MASS MOPS MCAP RP
07MANILA688	PHILIPPINES -- SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN [...] (U) Mission's seventh annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report follows below. The report covers the period from April 2006 to March 2007. Point of contact (POC) is Political Officer Barry Fullerton, FullertonTB@State.Gov, (632) 528-6300 x2350, fax (632) 523-1195. Rank of TIP action offic [...]	2007-03-01 11:20:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB RP
07MANILA748	ENGAGING ASEAN: RECONSIDERING THE TREATY OF AMITY [...] (C) President Arroyo and Foreign Secretary Romulo, as Chair of ASEAN, have requested that the U.S. accede to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC). They note that most of ASEAN's other partners have signed the treaty, that the treaty is largely a generic expression of p [...]	2007-03-08 05:01:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN RP
07MASERU586	LESOTHO SUPPORTS RAPE RESOLUTION, AMBIVALENT ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 26, Poloff delivered reftel demarches on UN resolutions concerning rape, the Cuba embargo, and the human rights situation in Iran, Burma, Belarus, and North Korea to Lesotho's Deputy Principal Secretary of Foreign Affairs Thabang Lekhela. Mr. Lekhela was strongly supp [...]	2007-10-26 12:32:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KTIA UN UNGA ETRD IR LT
07MEXICO186	FALL LEGISLATIVE SESSION: IN LIKE A LION, OUT LIKE [...] (SBU) Summary: The first session of Mexico's 60th Congress concluded on December 23 with a trajectory defying easy characterization. The session could not have begun in a less auspicious manner, with PRD legislators seizing the podium in the Chamber of Deputies to prevent President Fox from [...]	2007-01-16 13:24:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL ECON EFIN MX
07MEXICO2202	MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, APRIL 27 - MAY 4 [...] (SBU) The Mexican senate approved a bill combating terrorist financing that will now go to the President for signature. The Bank of Mexico (BOM) raised interest rates by a quarter percent to head off inflation, and the Finance Secretariat and BOM revised this year's growth forecast SIPDIS [...]	2007-05-04 16:11:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EFIN MX PGOV PREL
07MEXICO4151	FURTHER REACTION TO MEXICAN FISCAL REFORM PLAN [...] (SBU) Six weeks after the introduction of the Calderon Administration's proposal for fiscal reform (ref A),companies and business organizations continue their objections to the most controversial aspects of the plan, a flat minimum tax on revenues (CETU) and a tax on cash deposits (ICI). Som [...]	2007-08-03 22:34:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX
07MEXICO4293	FUTURE OF THE SPP AND NAFTA - MEXICAN VIEWS LEADING INTO [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 9, Econoffs met with officials from Mexico's Ministry of Economy to discuss GOM positions for the North American Leaders Meeting in Montebello August 20-21, and the NAFTA Free Trade Commission meetings in Vancouver August 13-14. Expressing concern over the downplaying [...]	2007-08-13 13:47:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV ETRD SPP MX
07MEXICO6143	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNGA PLENARY VOTES ON [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-12 21:58:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	MX PGOV PHUM UNGA
07MOSCOW1001	U/S JOSEPH-RUSSIAN DFM KISLYAK MEETING ON [...] (C) Summary. On January 29 in Moscow, Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Robert Joseph and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Kislyak co-chaired a meeting on the Strategic Security Dialogue. They discussed a range of issues, including: -- Joint Ini [...]	2007-03-09 15:07:00	Embassy Moscow	SECRET	IAEA KACT KNNP MNUC PARM PREL IR RS START
07MOSCOW104	NORTH KOREAN ASYLUM SEEKERS APPROACH UNHCR [...] (S) XXXXXXXXXXXX told us January 12 that XXXXXXXXXXXX was aware of seven North Korean asylum seekers in Moscow. XXXXXXXXXXXX said XXXXXXXXXXXX had passed this information during a January 10 meeting with XXXXXXXXXXXX. The seven are laborers who had been working in a timber camp in the Russian [...]	2007-01-12 15:23:00	Embassy Moscow	SECRET	PREF PHUM PREL RS KN
07MOSCOW1100	SIX-PARTY TALKS: GOR VIEWS ON THE FIFTH WORKING [...] (C) On March 14, Aleksandr Ignatov, MFA Deputy Director of the ASEAN Department and a participant in the Fifth WG on the Northeast Asia Peace and Security Mechanism, shared with us GOR expectations for the upcoming talks. Ignatov, who has served in South Korea, will be deputy to Ambassador V [...]	2007-03-14 14:27:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MNUC KNNP KN RS
07MOSCOW1209	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EAP ADVISOR BALBINA HWANG AND [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to EAP Senior Advisor Balbina Hwang and PRM/ANE Program Officer Melissa Pitotti to visit Vladivostok April 6 through April 9, 2007. The primary purpose of this trip is to further USG efforts to implement North Korean refugee-related aspects of the [...]	2007-03-21 10:52:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PHUM OTRA ASEC RS
07MOSCOW1287	RUSSIA-CHINA RELATIONS -- PART 1 [...] (C) President Hu's upcoming visit to Russia March 26-29 will showcase a thriving bilateral relationship, with the launching of the much-hyped "Year of China" in Russia, a publicity stop at Kazan, and the decision to open another Russian consulate in Guangzhou. Moscow's China experts differ i [...]	2007-03-23 19:47:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD ENRG CH RS
07MOSCOW1291	RUSSIA-CHINA RELATIONS -- PART 1 [...] (C) President Hu's upcoming visit to Russia March 26-29 will showcase a thriving bilateral relationship, with the launching of the much-hyped "Year of China" in Russia, a publicity stop at Kazan, and the decision to open another Russian consulate in Guangzhou. Moscow's China experts differ i [...]	2007-03-26 02:57:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD ENRG CH RS
07MOSCOW1336	GOR REACTS TO THE SIXTH ROUND OF SIX-PARTY TALKS [...] (C) While press reports had indicated that Deputy Foreign Minister Losyukov, the chief Russian negotiator in the Six Party Talks, had attributed the breakdown in negotiations to the U.S.'s failure to deliver, the GOR officially termed the latest round as "useful." The MFA statement noted the [...]	2007-03-27 14:17:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MNUC KNNP KN RS
07MOSCOW1354	AMBASSADOR'S 3/27 MEETING WITH FINANCE MINISTER [...] (C) In a March 27 meeting with Finance Minister Kudrin, the Ambassador pushed for Russian progress on remaining problem areas in WTO talks and raised our concern over pending legal action against PricewaterhouseCoopers. There are no plans to revoke the audit license of PricewaterhouseCoopers [...]	2007-03-28 10:55:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ETRD RS
07MOSCOW1377	YOUR VISIT TO MOSCOW [...] (C) On behalf of the Ambassador, we look forward to your arrival, and offer the following overview of our commercial relationship with Russia. You may want to read also the Ambassador's scenesetter for Foreign Minister Lavrov's last visit to Washington (referenced above),which provides insig [...]	2007-03-29 11:37:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV OVIP
07MOSCOW1501	MFA ON RESETTLEMENT OF NORTH KOREANS [...] (S) Chief of the MFA's Migration Section Aleksandr Chuplygin told us April 4 that in principle MFA had no objection to resettlement to the U.S. of the six North Koreans that UNHCR has referred (reftels). Chuplygin underscored that the resettlement should be done discreetly and that any publi [...]	2007-04-04 15:07:00	Embassy Moscow	SECRET	PREF PHUM PREL RS KN
07MOSCOW1535	IRAN: SANCTIONS IMPLEMENTATION DECREE STUCK IN [...] (C) We raised implementation of UNSCR 1747 Sanctions against Iran with Petr Illichev, Senior Counselor of the MFA's International Organizations Department. Illichev reconfirmed that Russia intended to move ahead to comply with the provisions of UNSCR 1747 using existing legal authorities, b [...]	2007-04-06 11:00:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM EFIN ETTC IR RS
07MOSCOW1635	DPRK: AMBASSADOR INFORMS GOR ABOUT RESOLUTION OF [...] (C) On April 10, the Ambassador alerted DFM Losyukov to the resolution of the Banco Delta Asia (BDA) dispute and urged the GOR to publicly welcome the breakthrough and to push North Korea to fulfill its February 13 obligations. Losyukov said he understood the significance of the message, welc [...]	2007-04-11 15:20:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MNUC KNNP KN RS
07MOSCOW1722	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: FSUE [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, FSUE Germanium, Krasnoyarsk, Russia. The company is listed on BIS li [...]	2007-04-16 11:09:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW1866	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Sevmorneftegeofizika, Murmansk, Russia. The company is listed on BIS [...]	2007-04-23 12:33:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW1877	US-RUSSIA STRATEGIC SECURITY TALKS, APRIL 17 [...] (C) SUMMARY. Missile Defense (MD) dominated the all-day Strategic Security talks in Moscow April 17. The Russian side, led by Deputy Foreign Minister Kislyak, contended that the proposed placement of MD interceptors and a radar in Poland and the Czech Republic, respectively, occurred along [...]	2007-04-23 14:46:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MARR PINS PREL PTER RS
07MOSCOW2040	RUSSIA EDGES FORWARD ON FLOATING NUCLEAR POWER [...] (U) This is a joint cable by Embassy Moscow and ConGen St. Petersburg. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Thirty years after the United States decommissioned the Sturgis, the first and only U.S.-built floating nuclear power plant (FNPP),Russia has officially embarked on construction of its first FNPP. O [...]	2007-05-04 08:26:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP TRGY RS
07MOSCOW2205	DFM LOSYUKOV ON THE SCO, SIX-PARTY TALKS, [...] (C) Summary. In a May 10 meeting with the Ambassador, DFM Losyukov promised "no surprises" at the Bishkek Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit--no membership enlargement, nor any demand for U.S. base withdrawal from the region. He predicted an SCO proposal for engagement in Afghanistan, [...]	2007-05-14 03:19:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MNUC KNNP KN IR AF RS
07MOSCOW2393	THE 2ND ASIAN ENERGY OFFICERS CONFERENCE -- [...] (C) Summary. On April 19-20, Embassy Moscow hosted energy officers from regional Embassies and Washington DC-based USG officials at the 2nd Asia Energy Officers Conference. The conference focused on the still nascent oil and gas linkages between energy-rich Russia and energy-hungry Asia. Rus [...]	2007-05-23 09:34:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
07MOSCOW2472	CODEL NELSON/LOTT: SCENESETTER [...] (SBU) Your visit comes at a vital juncture in Russian-American relations. As Russia moves closer to succession in March 2008, the more complicated this relationship will be to manage. There is a lot at stake: deepening cooperation in reversing North Korea's nuclear status and preventing the [...]	2007-05-25 17:19:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON PARM ENRG RS
07MOSCOW2590	CODEL NELSON-LOTT MEETS WITH FM LAVROV [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S.-Russian Senate-Federation Council Interparliamentary Working Group Co-Chairs Senator Ben Nelson and Senator Trent Lott, accompanied by Senators Evan Bayh, Judd Gregg, and Richard Burr, met May 29 with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to discuss current bilateral and [...]	2007-06-01 13:12:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR KNDP ETRD OREP NELSON LOTT RS
07MOSCOW2659	LOCAL PUNDITS ON RUSSIA'S ESCALATING RHETORIC [...] (C) Summary: The latest Russian rhetoric against U.S. missile defense plans, in conjunction with last week's missile testing, is read by both pro-Kremlin and liberal analysts as further evidence of Putin's continued frustration with U.S.-Russian relations. They argue that the combative ton [...]	2007-06-05 16:12:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MCAP PGOV RS
07MOSCOW2685	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: RASSIAN ACADEMY OF [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel 1 requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) Institute of Solid State [...]	2007-06-06 12:20:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW2928	TRANSMITTAL OF USG ASSURANCES REGARDING BANCO [...] (SBU) This message is sensitive but unclassified and not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Per reftel, Embassy delivered via diplomatic note, under cover of a letter from the Ambassador, USG assurances regarding Banco Delta Asia to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on June 18. In respons [...]	2007-06-18 15:13:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN RS KN KS
07MOSCOW3099	TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT'S JUNE 21 [...] (C) Summary. In a June 21 meeting with Deputy Treasury Secretary Robert M. Kimmitt, Russian Central Bank (CBR) SIPDIS Chairman Sergey Ignatiev provided a generally positive overview of the Russian economy. On the subject of investing Russia's oil and gas tax revenue, Ignatiev observed that [...]	2007-06-26 10:43:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN ECON EINV RS
07MOSCOW3114	SIX PARTY TALKS: GOR URGES MEASURED PACE ON NEXT [...] (U) The GOR publicly claimed credit for facilitating Monday's transfer of frozen DPRK funds to the North Korean Foreign Trade Bank's account in a Russian bank. Calling it a positive step toward the resumption of the Six-Party process, a short MFA statement said that Russia decided to accommod [...]	2007-06-27 07:10:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MNUC KNNP KN RS
07MOSCOW3162	RUSSIA: DEPUTY TREASURY SECRETARY KIMMITT'S [...] (U) SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a June 22 meeting with Deputy Treasury Secretary Kimmitt, Russian Deputy FM Denisov expressed SIPDIS interest in cooperating with Iraq for the long term ("we are optimists") but indicated that debt reli [...]	2007-06-28 12:48:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ENRG EIND PREL PINR IZ KN IR RS
07MOSCOW3344	TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT'S JUNE 20 [...] (C) Summary. In a June 20 dinner meeting with Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt and Ambassador Burns, Finance Minister Kudrin raised the issue of Iraqi debt forgiveness. Kimmitt expressed appreciation for Russia's assistance with the transfer of funds from Banco Delta Asia to the Far Easter [...]	2007-07-09 12:45:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EFIN ECON RS
07MOSCOW3534	GAZPROM ASKS U/S JEFFREY TO HELP "MITIGATE [...] (SBU) Summary: During a July 16 meeting, Gazprom Deputy Chairman Aleksander Medvedev told U/S Jeffrey that EXIM's possible withholding of financing for the Sakhalin 2 LNG project would be neither in the interests of U.S. equipment and service suppliers nor the United States, an export destina [...]	2007-07-19 10:06:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ECON PREL PINR RS
07MOSCOW3797	NON-PAPER ON DPRK NUCLEAR PROGRAMS DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-02 12:47:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC KNNP KN KS CH JP RS
07MOSCOW3804	EAP PDAS STEPHENS JULY 27 DISCUSSIONS ON THE NORTH [...] (C) Summary. During a July 27 meeting, EAP Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Kathleen Stephens and a GOR representative for the Six-Party Working Group on Northeast Asia Peace and Security, Vladimir Rakhmanin, exchanged views on the expectations and goals for the group, including plans up [...]	2007-08-02 14:37:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM MNUC KNNP KN KS JA RS
07MOSCOW3979	DPRK NUCLEAR PROGRAMS: GOR REACTION TO NON-PAPER [...] (C) Grigoriy Berdennikov, the GOR's representative to the Six-Party First Working Group -- Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula -- told us that the GOR, in principle, agrees with reftel non-paper. However, Berdennikov underlined that the paper should serve not as the starting point, but [...]	2007-08-14 16:46:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC KNNP KN KS CH JP RS
07MOSCOW402	RUSSIANS DEFEND ARMS TRANSFERS TO IRAN, SYRIA [...] (S) SUMMARY: Visiting Moscow January 18-19, EUR/PRA Director Anita Friedt told Foreign Ministry officials that increased Russian transparency on arms transfers to sensitive countries could lessen the possibility of sanctions under U.S. law. Washington was willing to work with the Russian si [...]	2007-01-31 14:22:00	Embassy Moscow	SECRET	PARM MCAP PREL ETTC RS
07MOSCOW4433	RUSSIA-SOUTH KOREA RELATIONS: NO FRICTION, BUT [...] (C) Summary. GOR officials characterized the August 30-31 Moscow visit by the South Korean Foreign Minister Song Min-Soon as "excellent" with no notable problem areas requiring serious negotiation, except the shared concern for North Korea's nuclear programs. FM Lavrov summarized the Russia [...]	2007-09-10 11:56:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARMS MNUC KS RS
07MOSCOW4469	Nunn-Lugar Roundtable: Russians Praise CTR, Call for More [...] (U) Summary: At an event co-hosted by the Carnegie Moscow Center and the Center for Policy Studies to commemorate the fifteenth anniversary of Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction, the Russian guest speakers broadly praised the Program, acknowledging its popularity and success. Some argue [...]	2007-09-12 05:38:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER OREP ENRG MNUC
07MOSCOW4544	DFM LOSYUKOV ON SIX-PARTY TALKS, AFGHANISTAN AND [...] (C) Summary. In a September 12 meeting with Ambassador DFM Losyukov expressed satisfaction that the Six-Party Talks had made progress toward the ultimate goal-- the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula. He believes the Six-Party Beijing Plenary is likely to start on September 19, and wi [...]	2007-09-17 04:50:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MNUC KNNP ECON KN IR AF IN RS
07MOSCOW486	REACTION TO FREEDOM HOUSE REPORT: IT'S NOT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The release of Freedom House's annual report on worldwide freedoms has created a small furor in light of erroneous local press reports that respect for freedom in Russia had declined to being on the same level as North Korea, Cuba, and Libya. The MFA reacted angrily, as expecte [...]	2007-02-05 14:46:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL PINR RS
07MOSCOW4897	RUSSIAN DFM KISLYAK: IRAN, MD, CFE, ARMS [...] (C) Summary: In an October 4 meeting with the Ambassador, DFM Kislyak staked out familiar positions on missile defense, arguing that U.S. insistence on radar and interceptor facilities in the Czech Republic and Poland meant the 2 2 delegations would "talk past each other" and accusing the U [...]	2007-10-05 09:57:00	Embassy Moscow	SECRET	PREL PGOV PARM EAID MASS ETTC RU SY IR IZ
07MOSCOW4949	SIX-PARTY TALKS: VIEWS FROM MOSCOW [...] (C) Summary. The Russian Government welcomed the October 3 Six-Party Agreement, terming it the best outcome possible at this stage, although DFM Kislyak cautioned about further "bumps in the road" given the nature of the DPRK regime. Moscow experts largely echoed the official view and encour [...]	2007-10-11 05:05:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM MNUC KNNP ECON KN KS JA RS
07MOSCOW5057	RUSSIA-U.S. MISSILE DEFENSE NEGOTIATIONS, OCTOBER [...] (S) Septel reports on the U.S. presentation of a Joint Regional Missile Defense Architecture during missile defense (MD) talks in Moscow October 10. Following is the U.S. and Russian delegations' assessment of the MD technical experts' visit to the Qabala radar on September 18, threat assess [...]	2007-10-18 13:27:00	Embassy Moscow	SECRET	MARR PARM PREL KNNP IR RS
07MOSCOW5060	ACTING U/S ROODâ€™S MEETING WITH DFM KISLYAK: [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting October 11 on the margins of the missile defense and 2 2 discussions in Moscow, Acting Undersecretary for Arms Control and International Security John Rood and Deputy Foreign Minister Kislyak agreed on the need to encourage key countries to join the Global Initiative to Co [...]	2007-10-18 13:44:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MARR MNUC KACT KNNP IR RS
07MOSCOW5100	FM LAVROV CRITICIZES US-JAPAN MISSILE DEFENSE [...] (U) In response to a question during a press conference with the Japanese agency "Kyodo Tsusin" on the eve of his October 23-24 trip to Tokyo, Foreign Minister Lavrov said Russia was concerned about U.S. - Japanese missile defense cooperation. Saying that Russia was against a missile defens [...]	2007-10-22 15:03:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PARM PREL JA RS
07MOSCOW5101	ULAN UDE, WHERE BEING ASIAN WORKS [...] (C) Summary. During an October 15-19 trip to the Republic of Buryatia, squeezed between Lake Baikal and Mongolia, local government officials, political party representatives, and civil society leaders shared with us their views on the political, economic, and social development of the region [...]	2007-10-22 15:11:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF ECON ETRD PINR MG RS
07MOSCOW5106	CORRECTED COPY: RUSSIA-U.S. MISSILE DEFENSE [...] (S) Septel reports on the U.S. presentation of a Joint Regional Missile Defense Architecture during missile defense (MD) talks in Moscow October 10. Following is the U.S. and Russian delegations' assessment of the MD technical experts' visit to the Qabala radar on September 18, threat assess [...]	2007-10-23 08:01:00	Embassy Moscow	SECRET	MARR PARM PREL KNNP IR RS
07MOSCOW5231	RUSSIA'S NORTH-SOUTH ENERGY STRATEGY: A KNIFE, A [...] (C) SUMMARY. Russian activism in recent years to strengthen the "north-south" energy corridor suggests an intention to slice through the conceptual "east-west" corridor, to reassert Central Asia's dependence on Russian energy routes, and to repair Russia's own fumbling gas balance. Russia ap [...]	2007-11-01 09:17:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
07MOSCOW584	UNHCR COMPLETES INTERVIEWS OF NORTH KOREANS [...] (S) UNHCR has completed its interviews of the North Koreans asylum seekers that arrived in Moscow in January and is finalizing its assessments of their cases (reftel). UNHCR Senior Protection Officer Gang Li said that all of them had indicated they had wanted to be resettled to the United Sta [...]	2007-02-09 11:17:00	Embassy Moscow	SECRET	PREF PREL PHUM PGOV RS KN
07MOSCOW707	RUSSIA: OVERSIGHT AGENCY HEAD TAKES STOCK [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a February 14 discussion with the Ambassador, Rostekhnadzor Director Pulikovskiy said Russia will focus on training and safety when it expands its nuclear energy network. No one wants to repeat the "bitter experience" of Chornobyl, he said. He looks forward to a product [...]	2007-02-16 15:13:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PREL ETRD PARM RU KS KN
07MOSCOW753	HIRC Chairman Lantos Meeting with Russian Security Council [...] (SBU) Summary: In a February 19 meeting with Russian Security Council Secretary Ivanov, HIRC Chairman Lantos announced his intent to introduce legislation repealing Jackson-Vanik and inaugurate a formal congressional working group with Russian Duma Chairman of the International Relations Com [...]	2007-02-21 12:47:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV OREP RS
07MOSCOW849	DPRK: MOSCOW REACTS TO SIX-PARTY RESULTS [...] (C) Moscow's North Korea hands -- both official and unofficial --- welcomed the results of the February Six-Party Talks but remained critical of U.S. policies towards the DPRK. While the MFA's terse announcement summarized the decisions made in Beijing, Foreign Minister Lavrov was more expan [...]	2007-02-28 17:45:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MNUC KNNP KN RS
07MUNICH81	PUTIN AND GATES DOMINATE MUNICH SECURITY [...] (SBU) The February 9-11 43rd Munich Conference on Security Policy (formerly known as "Wehrkunde") on "Global Crises - Global Responsibilities" was dominated by differing visions of the Transatlantic role in global security. Chancellor Merkel, Secretary Gates, Senators McCain and Lieberman, a [...]	2007-02-12 17:28:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NATO OSCE PARM PREL GM IR AF RS
07NAIROBI1221	KENYA'S FOREIGN POLICY PRIORITIES, DIPLOMATIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Kenya has ambitious plans to open a number of diplomatic missions around the world. The overriding goal of Kenyan diplomacy is to promote economic development through greater market access and increased investment and remittances. Africa has replaced Europe as the chief preocc [...]	2007-03-15 11:54:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KE PREL SENV
07NAIROBI2209	Somalia--Security a Long Way Off [...] (C) Summary. The level of violence has risen in Mogadishu and the provinces since the Ethiopian/TFG action against the Ayr sub-clan and Courts' radicals in late April 2007. Attacks tend to be more focused than earlier in the year. While this violence could be laid at the feet of Islamic ex [...]	2007-05-23 14:58:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC EWWT EAID SO ET UG KS
07NASSAU1399	AMBASSADOR SIEGEL PRESENTS CREDENTIALS [...] Summary: Ambassador Siegel presented his credentials to Governor General Arthur Dion Hanna on November 14 in a ceremony at Government House. Prior to the ceremony, the Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Brent Symonette, who affirmed the government's desire to maintain the best possible rel [...]	2007-11-16 22:10:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	APER PREL PTER UNGA BF
07NEWDELHI1098	CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS RE-EMERGES IN INDIA - MAN VS. [...] (U) Summary: After a 32 year hiatus, the chikungunya virus is making a comeback in India. While the Government of India (GOI) estimates over 180,000 cases of chikungunya infection since December 2005, the actual number of cases is difficult to assess. The GOI,s lack of transparency in reporti [...]	2007-03-06 13:05:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV AMED EAGR IN KFLU ECON PREL SENV TBIO PTER
07NEWDELHI1885	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS [...] Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of April 16-20, 2007. ---------------------------------- New FDI Regulations Go into Effect ---------------------------------- 2. (U) India's new FDI regulations in telecom were officially notified by the [...]	2007-04-20 12:00:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS EAGR EAIR EFIN EINV PTER KTFN ETRD IN
07NEWDELHI1971	GOI JOINT SECRETARY (EAST ASIA): CHINA BORDER [...] (C) Summary. In an April 25 discussion, new MEA JS (East Asia) Vijay Gokhale: -- briefed PolCouns on the latest round of India-China border talks, saying little progress was made; -- downplayed the May 1 visit by North Korean Vice-Foreign Minister Kim Hyong Jun, stating such a meeting was a [...]	2007-04-25 12:04:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH KN JA IN

07NEWDELHI3613	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SHOGHI [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at Shoghi Communication Ltd. (SCL),New Delhi, on July [...]	2007-08-08 12:20:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI3632	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SHOGHI [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at Shoghi Communication Ltd. (SCL),New Delhi, on July [...]	2007-08-09 11:37:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI3656	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SHOGHI [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at Shoghi Communication Ltd. (SCL),New Delhi, on July [...]	2007-08-10 12:17:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI3909	JAPANESE PM ABE TAKES ECONOMIC & SECURITY TIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Calling Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's August 21-23 visit to New Delhi a "historic milestone" which witnessed the elevation of the Indo-Japan Global and Strategic Partnership, Japanese Embassy colleagues in New Delhi claimed to be "very happy" with the trip. Ministry of External Af [...]	2007-08-27 14:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD ECON MARR JA IN
07NEWDELHI5047	DELHI DIARY, NOVEMBER 16-21 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for November 16-21, 2007 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- MEA Concerns about Negotiating with the Taliban -- PM Singh Uses ASEAN to Urge Burma to Expedite the Reconciliation Process -- Three [...]	2007-11-21 09:41:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR IR PK AF CH SN KS JP
07NEWDELHI5290	USG SHOULD GIVE BHUTAN BACK FROZEN DRUK AIR FUNDS [...] (C) I would like to bring to your personal attention the long-standing unresolved matter of Bhutanese government funds frozen due to USG economic sanctions against Burma. I want to offer a way forward for resolving this bilateral irritant with the Bhutanese and thereby send a message that the [...]	2007-12-12 10:43:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN EAIR IN BT
07NEWDELHI813	INDIAN RESPONSE TO SIX-PARTY TALKS AGREEMENT: [...] (C) In response to reftel, Ambassador delivered points on the announcement of the "Initial Actions" agreement at Six-Party Talks to Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon on February 15, noting the Six Parties have come up with a way forward on resolving the North Korean weapons program. Menon q [...]	2007-02-16 11:43:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP KN IN
07NEWDELHI816	INDIA, RUSSIA, AND CHINA TRILATERAL MEETING [...] (C) Summary. In their seventh trilateral meeting, the foreign ministers of India, Russia, and China discussed substantive issues including cooperation on terrorism, crime, trade, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan and UN reform. Deliverables were few; however, the meetings have served to institutional [...]	2007-02-16 12:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RS CH IN
07NEWDELHI974	INDIAN JOURNALISTS AND POLITICAL WATCHERS [...] (C) On February 16, a group of distinguished Indian journalists and political strategists gathered in Delhi for a digital video conference (DVC) discussion of Iran,s nuclear program with U.S. Permanent Representative to the UN Mission in Vienna Ambassador Schulte. With two IAEA votes and many [...]	2007-02-27 12:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AF IR PK IN
07OSAKAKOBE56	PRO-NORTH KOREAN DEMONSTRATION IN KOBE - HIGH TURNOUT BUT [...] (SBU) About 3,300 members and supporters of the pro-DPRK General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chosen Soren) held a noisy but peaceful outdoor demonstration in the Higashi Yuenchi area in Kobe on Saturday, March 3. The demonstration was billed as the "Kinki District Convention of [...]	2007-03-07 08:00:00	Consulate Osaka Kobe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL JA KN
07OSAKAKOBE70	JAPANESE CONSERVATIVES: USING THE NUCLEAR CARD [...] (C) Former Cabinet Security Chief Atsuyuki Sassa, an influential member of the conservative Japanese establishment, in remarks to a large gathering in Osaka called for Japan to periodically use its potential "nuclear weapons card" to shore up security assurances from the United States and to i [...]	2007-03-23 05:41:00	Consulate Osaka Kobe	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PARM PREL KN JA
07OSAKAKOBE87	NORTH KOREAN SANCTIONS VIOLATION: STAINLESS [...] (U) On March 29, the Hyogo Prefectural Police Department, after receiving a tipoff from Kobe Customs, launched an investigation into two firms in Western Japan for alleged violations of Japanese sanctions prohibiting all imports from the DPRK. The sanctions were enacted in response to last ye [...]	2007-04-04 07:02:00	Consulate Osaka Kobe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EFIN EFIS PREL KN JA
07OSLO1053	NORWAY RESPONDS TO THIRD COMMITTEE POINTS, SEEKS [...] (C) On October 22 we delivered reftel points to MFA Human Rights and Democracy Issue Deputy Director General Tormod Endresen. Endresen pledged that Norway will oppose no action motions and strongly supported the full debate of human rights issues raised in the Third Committee. Although Nor [...]	2007-10-23 05:48:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL KTIA UN NO
07OSLO195	NORWAY'S VIEWS ON SRI LANKA PEACE PROCESS [...] (C) Summary. On February 28, DCM and Pol Officer met with Norwegian Special Envoy to Sri Lanka Jon Hanssen-Bauer and Sri Lanka Adviser Tomas Stangeland at the MFA. The Norwegians stressed the importance of USG involvement in the peace process, outlined views on the Indian and the U.K. pers [...]	2007-03-01 16:36:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PTER CE NO
07OTTAWA105	MEETING WITH FINANCE CANADA OFFICIALS RAISES [...] (SBU) Summary and action request: A meeting with the Director General, Financial Sector Policy Branch of Finance Canada allowed ECON Minister-Counselor to raise USG concerns about mischaracterizations of USG policy that have recently appeared in the Canadian press after disclosure that the Ro [...]	2007-01-19 23:29:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CA EFIN KTFN PINS PTER
07OTTAWA1109	CANADA'S VIEW ON PROMOTING TRANSPARENCY AND [...] (SBU) On June 11, POL M/C discussed U.S. plans to raise UNDP accountability issues at the current Executive Board meeting in New York. He spoke with Ferry de Kerckhove, Director General for International Organizations at Foreign Affairs (DFAIT) and with Roger Erhardt, Director General for UN [...]	2007-06-12 20:36:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN KUNR UNDP CA
07OTTAWA1299	CANADA OFFICIALLY REQUESTS APP MEMBERSHIP [...] Officials from Environment Canada and the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade confirmed to ESTH Counselor on July 6 that letters signed by Environment Minister John Baird and Foreign Minister Peter MacKay officially requesting Canada's admission to the Asia Pacific Partnershi [...]	2007-07-09 17:13:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGCC SENV CA
07OTTAWA1731	AUSTRALIA GROUP: CANADIAN FEEDBACK ON CERAMIC [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel presentation on ceramic-lined valves to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Relations (DFAIT) Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Policy Officer Kendra Davidson on September 13. She expressed appreciation for the briefing and emphasized that Canada had rai [...]	2007-09-12 19:13:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CBW CA
07OTTAWA2233	U.S.-CANADA POLICY PLANNING TALKS: AFGHANISTAN, [...] (C) Summary: U.S. and Canadian Policy Planners met November 29-30 to discuss the broad strategic outlook over the next 25 years (with specific reference to the National Intelligence Council's 2020 and 2025 projects) and a range of international and regional issues that represent policy priorit [...]	2007-12-07 22:06:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CA AF PK XB XL XM XK
07OTTAWA312	CANADIAN IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1718 ON NORTH [...] (U) During Economic Minister-Counselor's February 16 demarche at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) on Canada's implementation of UNSCR 1737 on Iran (reported septel),he learned about the GoC's implementation of UNSCR 1718 on the DPRK. 2. (U) DFAIT United Nat [...]	2007-02-16 21:07:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL KNNP EFIN ETTC KN CA
07OTTAWA915	CANADA'S APPROACH TO MAY 25 ARF MEETING IN MANILA [...] (SBU) Summary. Canada and the U.S. agree on most of the important issues to be addressed at the upcoming ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) in Manila. Canada is enthusiastic about the U.S. draft UNSCR 1540 implementation statement, agrees that the inter-sessional meet [...]	2007-05-16 21:15:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PTER PARM KNNP ARF XB CA
07PARAMARIBO603	SURINAME TO SUPPORT UNGA BURMA RESOLUTION, [...] (U) Government of Suriname (GOS) Ministry of Foreign Affairs official Ambassador Robby D. Ramlakhan, the point-man for this year's UNGA 3rd Committee slate, told Ambassador Lisa Bobbie Schreiber Hughes on November 21 that Suriname will break precedent and support the human rights resolution [...]	2007-11-21 19:47:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UN BM NS BO IR KN
07PARIS1063	DOD USDP EDELMAN AND FRENCH POLITICAL DIRECTOR [...] (S) SUMMARY: During a March 15 meeting with USDP Edelman, MFA Political Director Araud accepted fully the U.S. right to deploy MD in the Czech Republic and Poland while noting the need for careful Russia management. Agreeing with Edelman that this was more a problem of politics than physics, A [...]	2007-03-19 15:45:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PREL FR NATO PARM AF IZ IR MOPS MNUC KCFE
07PARIS1111	GENERAL OBERING'S MARCH 16 MISSILE DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary: MOD and MFA officials welcomed briefings by Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Director LT. General Obering on March 16. The MOD was primarily in a listening mode, raising only a few key questions. General Obering stressed that: 1) the Iranian ICBM, IRBM, SRBM threat is real, growing a [...]	2007-03-22 08:20:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MNUC PARM FR
07PARIS1115	GENERAL OBERING'S MARCH 16 MISSILE DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary: MOD and MFA officials welcomed briefings by Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Director LT. General Obering on March 16. The MOD was primarily in a listening mode, raising only a few key questions. General Obering stressed that: 1) the Iranian ICBM, IRBM, SRBM threat is real, growing a [...]	2007-03-22 13:25:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MNUC PARM FR
07PARIS1116	OECD: MARCH 20 COUNCIL DISCUSSION OF ENLARGEMENT AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The March 20 Council discussion of enlargement and enhanced engagement broke no new ground, with OECD Members holding to longstanding positions. Secretary General (SG) Gurria focused on the latest version of his informal paper, which continues to advocate opening discussions w [...]	2007-03-22 13:31:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD OECD
07PARIS1119	PARIS CLUB - MARCH 2007 TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (SBU) The March 14 meeting of the Paris Club reviewed the debt status of 24 countries, taking steps to prepare for debt treatments in the coming months for the Central African Republic (likely in April),the Gambia (in May),Sao Tome and Principe (in May),and Liberia. Creditors confirmed the [...]	2007-03-22 13:34:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
07PARIS1742	PARIS CLUB - APRIL 2007 TOUR D'HORIZON AND CAR NEGOTIATION [...] (SBU) At the April 19-20, 2007 meeting of the Paris Club, creditors provided debt relief to the Central African Republic in recognition of its eligibility for the Heavily Indebted Poor Country (HIPC) Initiative and to facilitate the newly signed Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) wit [...]	2007-05-02 16:39:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
07PARIS2072	VICE FM ASANO ON KOREAN ABDUCTIONS, U.S.-JAPAN TRADE, [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Secretary John Negroponte and Assistant Secretary for Economic, Energy and Business Affairs Dan Sullivan met on May 15 on the margins of the ECD Ministerial Council Meeting with Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Katsuhito Asano. Asano proposed that President Bush and Prime M [...]	2007-05-21 12:57:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EAID OECD JA KN AF
07PARIS232	FRANCE 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Investment Climate Statement Contents A. French Investment Regime A1. Openness to Foreign Investment A2. Conversion and Transfer Policies A3. Expropriation and Compensation A4. Dispute Settlement A5. Performance Requirements and Incentives A6. Right to Private Ownership and Establis [...]	2007-01-22 12:35:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR FR
07PARIS312	OECD: MISSION VIEWS ON ENLARGEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: USOECD reiterates the importance of having the OECD's impending enlargement include a major emerging economy to ensure the Organization's viability and its effectiveness as a tool to promote a U.S.-friendly global economic system. As a virtual invitee since 1997, Russia presen [...]	2007-01-26 14:47:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD OECD AORC
07PARIS3202	DAS KRAMER'S JULY 20 PARIS QUAD MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY: DAS Kramer met with his "Quad" (UK, France, Germany) counterparts on July 20 in Paris. (Their last meeting had been in London, April 2007.) Discussions included support for reform in Ukraine and key areas for further policy engagement there. Ukraine, all agreed, was generally m [...]	2007-07-27 12:22:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PREL PGOV EU XH ZL FR
07PARIS3875	A/S ROOD MISSILE DEFENSE TALKS WITH RUSSIA IN [...] (S) SUMMARY: Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Kislyak hosted State/ISN A/S John Rood and a U.S. delegation including State/EUR A/S Dan Fried for U.S.-Russia bilateral missile defense talks in Paris on September 10. Rood and Kislyak welcomed this installment of on-going talks as a vital [...]	2007-09-17 16:55:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	MARR PREL MCAP NATO RS FR
07PARIS4176	French Textile and Apparel Industry [...] (U) Per reftel request, the Federation of the French Textile and Apparel Industry (UIT - Union des Industries Textiles) provided us with an update on developments in 2006 and initial estimates for sector performance in 2007. In 2006, the French textile sector experienced growth in household c [...]	2007-10-05 09:51:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON FR
07PARIS525	OECD: MISSION VIEWS ON ENLARGEMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: OECD members are divided on a number of key issues regarding enlargement and enhanced engagement. A February 5 Council discussion highlighted differing views on how to deal with the BRICS, whether Russia should be invited to begin discussions on accession negotiations, whether [...]	2007-02-09 14:21:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD OECD
07PARIS599	FRENCH WELCOME SIX-PARTY TALKS AGREEMENT AS [...] (C) On February 14, we shared ref A text of agreement and nonpaper with key MFA offices, including the Asia Directorate, the Nonproliferation and Disarmament Directorate, the political Director's office, and the Minister's Cabinet advisor for Strategic Affairs. 2. (C) Arnaud Mentre, nonprol [...]	2007-02-15 15:05:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP KN IR FR
07PARIS627	WEEKLY MEDIA WRAP-UP PUTIN IN MUNICH AND THE MIDDLE EAST; [...] (SBU) Although Putin's excoriation of alleged U.S. unilateralism at Wehrkunde and in the Middle East might have been expected to fall on fertile soil in French media, French editorialists generally compared his calculated outbursts unfavorably with Secretary of Defense Gates's measured response [...]	2007-02-16 15:20:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OPRC PREL KPAO FR
07PARIS688	JAPAN/AFRICA: JAPANESE EMBOFF DISCUSSES WEST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chie Kinumaki, an Africa Watcher at Japan's Embassy in Paris, on February 21 discussed efforts to assist 30 Japanese nationals in leaving Guinea; the impasse in Cote d'Ivoire; concerns about China's lack of interest in promoting democracy, human rights, and sound business pract [...]	2007-02-23 09:56:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PINR CONS ASEC XY GV IV CH JA FR
07PARIS743	CODEL TANNER: MEETING WITH FRENCH POLITICAL [...] (C) During a meeting with Codel Tanner on February 22, French MFA Political Director Gerard Araud reviewed the current state of the bilateral relationship, commented on NATO's continuing purpose, and compared France's and Britain's historically distinct orientations towards the U.S. He also [...]	2007-02-27 13:14:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL FR
07PARIS917	WEEKLY MEDIA WRAP-UP: AIRBUS MANEUVERING; IRAQ WAR--TAKING [...] (SBU) Domestic issues dominated headlines this week, focused on Airbus's plans to restructure, anticipated job cuts and the presidential candidates' support for the ailing company. "Airbus caught in campaign turbulence" and "Airbus trapped in the campaign" were the headlines of economic daily [...]	2007-03-09 14:32:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OPRC PREL KPAO FR
07PHNOMPENH109	CAMBODIAN PM LAUDS US-CAMBODIAN TIES; WILL VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary. In a January 22 meeting with visiting PDAS Stephens, PM Hun Sen praised improvements in US-Cambodian ties over the past year. He spoke at length about RGC reform efforts, saying that economic growth and political development can move forward together. On Cambodia's bilateral [...]	2007-01-23 02:45:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EFIN PHUM CB BM
07PHNOMPENH1168	FP/SECVET COMPLETION FROM EMBASSY PHNOM PENH [...] (U) This cable replaces Phnom Penh 1155. 2. (SBU) Five individuals had their fingerprints cleared on September 7, 2007 and have been security vetted by ROK on September 7, 2007. The individuals' bio info is listed in paras. 3-7 below. 3. (SBU) (Last Name) Kim, (First Name) Uk Chul, (DOB [...]	2007-09-13 03:33:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF CB
07PHNOMPENH131	PDAS STEPHENS MEETS CAMBODIA'S POLITICAL AND CIVIL [...] (SBU) Summary. EAP Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Kathleen Stephens visited Cambodia January 20-24. Stephens spoke at EAP Management Conference, met with PM Hun Sen (reftel) and visited a number of USG-funded programs. She also met Interior Minister Sar Kheng, Foreign Minister [...]	2007-01-25 07:35:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL CB
07PHNOMPENH191	CAMBODIAN VIEWS OF THE ASEAN AND EAS SUMMITS IN [...] (SBU) Summary. Cambodia came away from the Cebu meetings pleased with the ASEAN declaration on migrant workers, the Convention on Counterterrorism, and the shortened timeframe from 2020 to 2015 for the establishment of an ASEAN economic community. Cambodia remains keen to see comprehensive [...]	2007-02-02 10:04:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID PTER SMIG CB
07PHNOMPENH315	CAMBODIA AND NEXT STEPS ON BURMA [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador called on MFA Secretary of State Ouch Borith on February 22 at the latter's request, and used the occasion to raise reftel demarche points regarding Burma. Borith, however, was more eager to discuss North Korean affairs, and related his recent discussions with J [...]	2007-02-26 05:56:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM CB BM
07PHNOMPENH491	SCENESETTER FOR DAS JOHN'S APRIL 4-7 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Eric, your visit to Cambodia comes roughly just one month shy of a similar regional trip last year. Remarkably, in the intervening period, there have been no major bilateral problems and relations between our two countries have continued to grow. Recent positive developments and signs [...]	2007-03-30 10:18:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID CB
07PHNOMPENH534	CAMBODIAN PM DISCUSSES UPCOMING BURMA TRIP WITH [...] (C) Summary. During an April 4-7 visit to Cambodia, EAP DAS John met with PM Hun Sen and FM Hor Namhong on US-ASEAN relations, the PM's planned visit to Burma in May, North Korea, elections, and Cambodia's bilateral debt to the U.S. The PM claimed that the ROK and Japan are using Cambodia to [...]	2007-04-10 04:27:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EFIN ASEAN CB
07PHNOMPENH535	TRILATERAL COUNTERTERRORISM DIALOGUE IN CAMBODIA [...] (C) Summary. At the Australian High Commission's invitation, representatives of the U.S., Japanese and Australian missions met on April 5 for a Cambodia-specific trilateral counterterrorism (CT) dialogue. Australia framed the dialogue as part of the follow-up to the October 2006 high-level [...]	2007-04-10 09:35:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL EAID CB AS JA
07PHNOMPENH925	SOUTH KOREANS AGREE TO VET NORTH KOREAN REFUGEES [...] (C) On July 9, the DCM called on Embassy of the Republic of Korea Counselors Nak-Young OH and Gon-Jong JANG regarding the five North Korean refugees seeking resettlement in the United States (reftel). The DCM passed biographical information and fingerprints of the five individuals to the Kor [...]	2007-07-10 07:05:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL KS KN CB
07PRAGUE104	CZECHS ENDING NORTH KOREAN LABORER PROGRAM BUT [...] (C) As a result of passage of UNSCR 1718, the Czech Foreign Ministry has pushed through an interministerial decision to end the North Korean work program that has been in place since 1998. No new visas will be issued, and the 408 DPRK laborers currently in country will leave when their visas [...]	2007-02-05 05:45:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUN ELAB EZ KN
07PRAGUE1165	CZECHS SUPPORTIVE OF US AND EU PRIORITIES FOR UNGA [...] (SBU) Summary: Czech Director of Human Rights and Transition Policy, Gabriela Dlouha, who will travel to New York November 12 to assume the lead of the Czech delegation negotiations on UNGA Third Committee issues, welcomed the US perspective on these resolutions and indicated that the GOCR wil [...]	2007-10-22 15:00:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EZ KTIA PHUM PREL UN UNHCR
07PRAGUE1193	SCENESETTER FOR CZECH OPPOSITION LEADER PAROUBEK'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Jiri Paroubek, Chairman of the largest Czech opposition party, CSSD or the Czech Social Democratic Party, will visit Washington next week with the primary purpose of discussing missile defense with U.S. policy makers. To win the Czech parliament's approval of the MD agreements, [...]	2007-11-01 16:47:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EZ
07PRAGUE1212	CZECH CONFERENCE ON BURMA - LAUNCHES FORMATION OF [...] Summary: With funding from the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Parliamentarians from the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Estonia, and U.S. Embassy participation, the NGO "People in Need" hosted a conference "Burma Alert: Action Needed Now" on November 6. The event, which was launched by former [...]	2007-11-09 16:08:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM EZ BM EUN
07PRAGUE200	PART I OF III: Seventh Annual Anti-Trafficking Report - [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified entire text; not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Throughout the course of 2006, the Czech Government continued to improve its capabilities and methods to combat trafficking in persons. GOCR political will to fight trafficking remained strong. This [...]	2007-02-28 13:42:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KRFD ASEC PREF ELAB EZ
07PRAGUE203	PART III OF III: Seventh Annual Anti-Trafficking Report - [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified entire text; not for internet distribution. ------------------------------------ PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE OF VICTIMS (ref Para 30 SECSTATE 202745) ------------------------------------ A) The primary vehicle through which the government assists trafficking v [...]	2007-02-28 13:46:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KRFD ASEC PREF ELAB EZ
07PRAGUE400	NORTH KOREAN DG FOR EUROPEAN AFFAIRS VISITS CZECH [...] (SBU) On April 12, Political Economic Counselor met with Jan Fury, Director of the Asian and Pacific Affairs Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to discuss the recent visit of Mr. Kim Chun Guk, DPRK MFA Director General for European Affairs. Kim visited Prague on April 3 after att [...]	2007-04-16 05:34:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ KN
07PRAGUE401	NORTH KOREAN DG FOR EUROPEAN AFFAIRS VISITS CZECH [...] (SBU) On April 12, Political Economic Counselor met with Jan Fury, Director of the Asian and Pacific Affairs Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to discuss the recent visit of Mr. Kim Chun Guk, DPRK MFA Director General for European Affairs. Kim visited Prague on April 3 after att [...]	2007-04-16 05:34:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ KN
07PRAGUE486	CZECH-RUSSIAN PRESIDENTIAL MEETINGS CORDIAL; NO [...] (C) Summary. The visit of President Klaus with President Putin in Moscow was cordial and productive. Although press reports focused on the missile defense aspect of the visit, only about 10 per cent of the discussions in meetings concerned the issue. President Putin, who has been passionate in [...]	2007-05-03 13:30:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS MARR EZ RU
07PRAGUE707	CZECHS ON UNHRC REFORM FIFTH SESSION PACKAGE [...] (C) The Czechs are strongly in favor of maintaining the UNHRC country mandates for all countries, including Cuba and Belarus, but have not yet determined how they will vote. In discussions on June 14 with Czech MFA Human Rights Director Veronika Stromsikova and June 15 with MFA Political Direc [...]	2007-06-15 11:52:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PHUM EZ
07PRAGUE933	CZECHS TO INQUIRE ABOUT DPRK RELIGIOUS PRISONER [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-13 07:55:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KHUM KN EZ
07PRISTINA503	KOSOVO: CONSTITUTIONAL DRAFTING CONFERENCE FOCUSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Presentations by U.S. experts at a June 13-16 meeting in Skopje of the expanded pre-constitution working group organized by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo and supported by USAID/Kosovo (and attended by, among others, representatives of Kosovo's Serb community) have sparked discussion [...]	2007-06-29 10:10:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
07QUITO2531	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered relevant points on U.S. UNGA Third Committee country specific resolutions to MFA's Multilateral Affairs Directorate on November 16, 2007. We received a response on November 20 from Lourdes Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs. 2. (C) Puma first stated [...]	2007-11-21 18:54:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KTIA UN EC
07RANGOON166	PREPARING FOR CHANGE IN BURMA [...] (C) Summary: China's Ambassador to Burma provided a readout of Gen. Thura Shwe Mann's recent visit to China as well as senior military plans to move forward on its Seven Point Roadmap. He said Burma's number three general was most interested in ideas to get the Burmese economy moving. The C [...]	2007-02-20 06:22:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BM CH
07RANGOON313	BURMA'S OFFSHORE WATERS BECOME MORE CROWDED [...] (U) Summary: Despite inconsistent results from new test wells, Burma's oil and gas potential continues to draw significant interest and investment from China, Russia, India, Thailand, Malaysia, Korea, and Japan. The regime has granted exploration rights to all remaining blocks just offshore B [...]	2007-03-28 09:11:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV EPET BM PGOV
07RANGOON397	BURMA AND NORTH KOREA RE-ESTABLISH DIPLOMATIC [...] (U) Visiting North Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Kim Yong-Il and Burmese Deputy FM Khaw Thu signed a protocol formally re-establishing diplomatic relations at Rangoon's Nikko Hotel on April 26. The ceremony was low-key with only one government media photographer present. When the two deputy [...]	2007-04-26 10:45:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BM
07RANGOON706	WILL CHINA OR THE U.S. DEVELOP BURMA'S OIL AND [...] (C) Summary: Well-connected businessman Moe Myint, who is heavily involved in the Burmese oil and gas sector, emphatically denies rumors that the GOB has an agreement to sell Shwe gas to the Chinese. Moe Myint claims the Korean company Daewoo has rights to develop the Shwe gas field and ref [...]	2007-08-02 11:37:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV EPET BM
07RANGOON817	INVESTORS TRAPPED IN DECREPIT INDUSTRIAL ZONES [...] (SBU) Summary. The GOB established industrial zones in 2002 to promote the development of Burma's industrial sector. Currently, more than 9,500 factories operate in 18 industrial zones, employing almost 180,000 people. Many factory owners complain that business conditions in the industrial z [...]	2007-09-04 02:46:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PREL BM
07RIGA110	RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR: RELATIONS WITH LATVIA GOOD, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a February 14 meeting, Ambassador Bailey and Russian Ambassador Kalyuzhny discussed the possibility of inclusion of non-citizens in the Visa Waiver Program; Kalyuzhny's view that there was a potential for significant transit cargo growth at the Freeport of Riga if the Latvians [...]	2007-02-15 11:42:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON CVIS ETRD PINR RS LG
07RIYADH1787	MAY 27 - JUNE 5, 2007 VISIT BY U.S. COMMISSION ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Members and staff of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) visited the Kingdom from May 27 to June 5, 2007, traveling to Jeddah (Ref A),Dhahran, and Riyadh. Describing itself as independent -- but part of the USG, the Commission met with SAG ministries [...]	2007-08-26 13:52:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KIRF KISL PGOV PINR PTER SA
07RIYADH525	SAUDI PLANS FOR UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM EXPANSION [...] (U) This cable reviews Saudi plans for upstream and downstream expansion, discussed during the February US-Saudi Energy Working Group meeting in Riyadh. The Saudi presenters confirmed Saudi Aramco's plans to reach 12 million barrels per day (mbpd) production capacity by 2010-2011, including [...]	2007-03-14 16:18:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG SENV SA
07ROME149	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2007 - ITALY, PART II [...] This is part two of a two-part cable on Italy's investment climate. (See ref A for part one.) BILATERAL INVESTMENT AGREEMENTS ------------------------------- 2. As of December 2006, Italy has bilateral investment agreements with the following countries: Albania Algeria Angola (s [...]	2007-01-23 16:36:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR PGOV IT
07ROME209	IO PDAS WARLICK'S ROME MEETINGS ON UNSC ISSUES [...] (C/NF) In January 29 consultations in Rome, visiting IO PDAS James Warlick discussed a broad range of upcoming UNSC issues including the Balkans, Middle East, and the Horn of Africa with Italy, a new non-permanent member. On Kosovo, Warlick and the Italians agreed on the way forward, and the [...]	2007-02-01 16:19:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL UNSC PHUM XF ZL XW IT
07ROME2167	A/S DESUTTER'S MEETINGS WITH ITALIAN POLITICAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant Secretary for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation Paula A. DeSutter (in Rome for meetings from September 10-12 with Russian MFA Director Antonov on a post-START arrangement, see Ref A) met September 12-15 with Italian officials including MFA Political Director [...]	2007-10-11 16:40:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL START MNUC MCAP MARR US RS IT NATO
07ROME2395	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF U/S ROOD TO ROME [...] (C) Summary: Your visit to Italy offers a well-timed opportunity to engage the GOI on a range of critical issues, in particular Iran, Missile Defense and CFE. Italy's weak center left government has succeeded in staying afloat for nineteen months despite a fractious eight-party coalition and [...]	2007-11-29 19:53:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PARM PREL MNUC MCAP MARR NATO IR IT AF IZ
07SANJOSE1173	COSTA RICA: NORMALIZED RELATIONS WITH CHINA BRING [...] SUMMARY (U) Costa Rica's June 1 recognition of the PRC and consequent break in diplomatic relations with Taiwan (Ref A) have brought worries about the financing of ongoing assistance projects (previously funded by Taiwan) as well as immigration concerns at a time when illegal Chinese traffic i [...]	2007-06-18 22:39:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR SNAR CVIS XK CS
07SANTIAGO153	MEDIA REACTION: CHILEANS CRITICAL OF BUSH ADMINISTRATION [...] On January 29, government-owned, editorially independent "La Nacion" (circ. 4,200) carried a column by Raul Sohr entitled, "Chileans Condemn Bush." Quote: 2. "The majority of Americans and the rest of the world condemn Bush's policies.... The BBC commissioned a survey in 25 countries... [...]	2007-01-29 20:02:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO CI
07SANTIAGO1846	MEDIA REACTION - IBERO-AMERICAN SUMMIT AFTERMATH [...] Summary: The Chilean press continues to collect opinions among experts and international commentators about the impact of the clash between the King of Spain and Chavez. The overall consensus is that Chavez' primary goal is to disrupt relations among nations in the region to his own advantag [...]	2007-11-20 10:43:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL VE CI
07SANTIAGO263	CHILE WANTS TO DEEPEN BUT BALANCE ASIAN TIES [...] (SBU) The Ambassador met February 14 with new director Fernando Schmidt of MFA's Asia-Pacific Division. The Ambassador briefed Schmidt on progress in talks with North Korea. Chile issued a statement in support of the talks on February 13. Schmidt expressed satisfaction with growing Chilean [...]	2007-02-15 12:27:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD CI
07SANTIAGO279	MEDIA REACTION - DISARMING NORTH KOREA'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] On February 16, government-owned, editorially independent "La Nacion" (circ. 4,200) carried a column by international analyst Raul Sohr entitled, "Winds of Peace in North Korea." Quotes: 2. "Bad peace is worth more than a good war and that is what the west, led by the United States, has acc [...]	2007-02-16 15:46:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC CI KN
07SANTIAGO697	CHILE'S VIEWS FOR NPT PREPCOM STILL BEING DEFINED [...] Poloff delivered reftel A talking points as a non-paper to Hernan Mena, Sub Director for Disarmament and International Security of Chile's Foreign Ministry, on April 25. Mena said Chile's Ambassador to Vienna and to the UN Mission in Vienna would head Chile's delegation to the Nuclear Non-p [...]	2007-04-27 21:30:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT CI
07SAOPAULO118	MEDIA REACTION: DPRK NUCLEAR PROGRAM, IRANIAN NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-14 10:38:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO53	WESTERN HEMISPHERE: MERCOSUL SUMMIT IN RIO DE JANEIRO; [...] "Chvez, The Dictator" Center-right national circulation daily O Estado de S. Paulo editorialized (1/21): "In Venezuela, all the powers, the republic and democracy are now facing a checkmate. The powers that the Assembly members - who are Chvez's followers without exception - gave to the pres [...]	2007-01-22 12:59:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO776	MEDIA REACTION: SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA: IRAN'S NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-18 14:05:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO916	MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN; PRESIDENT SARKOZY'S VISIT TO [...] "Self Coup In Pakistan" Center-right national circulation daily O Estado de S. Paulo's editorial remarked (11/10): "The US and its allies are facing an extremely difficult situation in Pakistan. They cannot support the violent abandonment of democratic appearances, nor can they impose sancti [...]	2007-11-14 10:30:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SECTION02OF03EIJING483	U/S HUGHES URGES INCREASED EXCHANGES, MEDIA [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-22 12:09:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SCUL PHUM KOLY KPAO KIRF CH
07SEOUL1012	ELECTION EXPERTS SHARE VIEWS ON FTA AND ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a luncheon meeting with the Ambassador, a pollster, an ex-spokesperson for presidential candidate Chung Mong-joon, a political consultant and a professor shared their views of the current political landscape in Korea and on the factors that would determine the outcome of Dece [...]	2007-04-06 08:38:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS
07SEOUL1047	CHUNG DONG-YOUNG'S ADVISORS SET FOREIGN POLICY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Advisors to presidential hopeful and former Uri Party chairman Chung Dong-young's (DY) told us April 4 that Chung likely would leave the Uri Party to form his own coalition party before the presidential candidate registration deadline of April 23. Chung's advisors asserted th [...]	2007-04-10 07:22:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KN KS PGOV PINR PREL
07SEOUL1052	FM SONG ON FTA, 6PT, U.S.-ROK ALLIANCE, AND IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 10, Foreign Minister Song Min-soon told the Ambassador that the ROKG and USG should stay coordinated on the KORUS FTA to avoid any perception that different interpretations existed on what was negotiated. Some in the ROK were concerned that the U.S. Congress might push f [...]	2007-04-10 10:46:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID EFIN KS KN IZ
07SEOUL1078	PRESIDENT ROH'S MEETING WITH RICHARDSON-PRINCIPI [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an April 12 meeting with President Roh Moo-hyun, New Mexico Governor Richardson and former Secretary of Veteran's Affairs Anthony Principi said that the DPRK had been cooperative in assisting the transfer of the remains of servicemen thought to have died during the Korean War. [...]	2007-04-13 04:42:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MNUC KS KN
07SEOUL1088	GWANGJU: BIRTHPLACE OF ROK DEMOCRACY GEARS UP FOR [...] (SBU) Gwangju's votes were pivotal in electing Kim Dae-jung and Roh Moo-hyun in 1997 and 2002. Also, the May 18, 1980 student uprising and massacre in Gwangju was a defining moment in Korea's modern history and, due to misinformation that tied the U.S. to the event, a source of anti-American [...]	2007-04-16 04:17:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KS PGOV PREL
07SEOUL1108	DPRK DEFECTOR PERSONIFIES MATERIALISTIC MOTIVES FOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: On March 29, Lim Il, a North Korean defector, spoke at the monthly meeting of the AhRin Forum in Seoul to an audience of academics and foreign diplomats posted to the ROK and the DPRK. Lim described his journey from North Korea to the South, where he received asylum in 1998, via [...]	2007-04-17 01:41:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM KS KN
07SEOUL1112	GOVERNOR RICHARDSON AND FORMER SECRETARY PRINCIPI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During an April 11-12 visit to Seoul, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson and former Secretary of Veteran's Affairs Principi noted that the DPRK had been cooperative in facilitating the transfer of the remains of servicemen thought to have died during the Korean War. The Richa [...]	2007-04-17 04:34:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MUNC KS KN
07SEOUL112	2007 ROK PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES [...] (C) SUMMARY: If the vote for president of South Korea were today, Grand National Party (GNP) candidate Seoul Mayor Lee Myung-bak, with between 40 and 50 percent support in all leading polls, would be the runaway winner with second place going to GNP's Park Geun-hye. The bronze medal would go [...]	2007-01-12 08:01:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PIRN KS
07SEOUL1126	NSC DIRECTOR CHA'S 4/12 MEETING WITH PARK SUN-WON [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 12, NSC Director for Asian Affairs Victor Cha met with Park Sun-won, Secretary to the President for National Security Strategy, to provide a readout of the April 8-11 visit to North Korea by New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson and Former Secretary of Veteran's Affairs Ant [...]	2007-04-18 06:32:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MNUC KS KN
07SEOUL114	DELIVERED: REQUEST FOR ALLIED DEMARCHE TO CHINA [...] (S) The Ambassador delivered the talking points contained in reftel A to Cho Jung-pyo, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT),at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday January 14, 2007. He also showed A/FM Cho the photographs of the event, but as instructed did not leave the photographs behind. [...]	2007-01-14 03:39:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET	PREL PARM MNUC MARR
07SEOUL1141	PRIVATE BROADCASTING TO NORTH KOREA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Fueled by foreign funding, three Seoul-based radio stations are broadcasting news, information about defection, entertainment and other programming into the DPRK via shortwave platforms located overseas. The three -- Free NK Radio (FreeNK),Open Radio for North Korea (OpenRad [...]	2007-04-19 07:29:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PREF PGOV PINR KS KN
07SEOUL1151	ROH CONFIDANTE AHN HEE-JONG MEETS NORTH KOREANS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Roh Moo-hyun longtime confidante Ahn Hee-jung contacted North Korean officials in Beijing on October, 20 2006 in an unofficial attempt to start a communication channel with the North. Ahn's contact was a violation of the Inter-Korean cooperation and exchange law, but Roh has pub [...]	2007-04-20 05:21:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KS
07SEOUL1175	KOREAS AGREE TO RICE AID AND TEST RUNS OF RAILWAYS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an April 23 briefing on the April 18-22 Inter-Korean Economic Cooperation Promotion Committee talks in Pyongyang, Director-General for Unification Policy Planning Um Jong-sik told A/DCM that the ROKG used the meetings to emphasize the need for the DPRK to implement the Februar [...]	2007-04-23 09:58:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC EAID KS KN
07SEOUL1189	MOFAT DELIVERS NONPAPER ON KIC EXPANSION [...] (C) In an April 23 meeting with A/DCM, MOFAT Director-General for North American Affairs Cho Byung-jae passed a nonpaper that says, given the February 13 "Initial Actions" agreement, the ROKG intends to resume efforts to expand development of the Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC),which had be [...]	2007-04-24 07:37:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC EAID KS KN
07SEOUL1203	HOW PRESIDENTIAL CAMPS ARE APPEALING TO KOREAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: South Korean youth today are generally less interested in politics, do not have a particular attachment to a candidate or political party, and are most concerned with the economy and finding a job. Unlike in the past, where the majority of the youth held progressive views on pol [...]	2007-04-25 08:48:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KS

07SEOUL1211	THE POLITICS OF ALLIANCE RELATIONS (1 OF 3) [...] (C) SUMMARY OF CABLE SERIES: This report, the first in a series of three on the U.S.-Republic of Korea (ROK) Alliance, examines South Korean perceptions of their security environment. The second looks at what role the ROK sees for the Alliance in its security. The final report addresses how [...]	2007-04-26 07:20:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PGOV PINS MARR MCAP KS KN CH JA
07SEOUL1215	THE POLITICS OF ALLIANCE RELATIONS (2 OF 3) [...] (C) SUMMARY: This is the second in a series of cables on the politics of U.S.-ROK Alliance relations. Reftel A explored how the ROK perceives its security environment, concluding that the Korean public and their policy makers are heavily conflicted when it comes to relations with their neig [...]	2007-04-26 07:54:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PGOV PINS MARR MCAP KS KN CH JA
07SEOUL1216	THE POLITICS OF ALLIANCE RELATIONS (3 OF 3) [...] (C) SUMMARY: This is the third and final cable in a series reporting on the politics of U.S.-ROK Alliance relations. Reftel A explored how the Republic of Korea views its security environment. Reftel B looked at how the U.S.-ROK Alliance fits with ROK security perspectives. This final rep [...]	2007-04-26 08:19:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PGOV PINS MARR MCAP KS KN CH JA
07SEOUL1327	TREASURY SECRETARY PAULSON'S MARCH VISIT TO SEOUL [...] (C) SUMMARY. On the eve of the 8th KORUS-FTA round, Treasury Secretary Paulson visited Seoul March 6-7 to meet President Roh Moo-hyun, Deputy Prime Minister Kwon O-kyu, and Trade Minister Kim Hyun-chong. His discussions reaffirmed: (1) high-level support on both sides for keeping the KORUS- [...]	2007-05-07 01:22:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD KN KS PREL EINV PGOV
07SEOUL136	AMBASSADOR'S LUNCH WITH FORMER PRESIDENT KIM [...] (C) Summary: On January 16, Ambassador and Mrs. Vershbow hosted former President Kim Dae-jung and his wife Lee Hee-Ho to lunch at the Ambassador's Residence. While professing to avoid interfering in politics, the 83-year old Kim -- who said his health had improved recently -- offered his vie [...]	2007-01-17 07:04:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MNUC ETRD ECON KS KN CH
07SEOUL1361	SOHN HAK-KYU PLANS TRIP NORTH TO BOOST RATINGS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Gyeonggi Governor and presidential candidate Sohn Hak-kyu met with the Ambassador on May 7 to discuss his planned May 9-12 trip to North Korea, where he hopes to discuss his proposed 10-year reconstruction plan for the North. He hoped his visit would contribute to the dev [...]	2007-05-08 07:50:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PINR PREL
07SEOUL1365	PROMINENT NK DEFECTORS FORM RADICAL NGO [...] (C) "Aquariums of Pyongyang" author Kang Cheol-hwan, former DPRK inner-circle member Hwang Jang-yop and other prominent North Korean defectors have formed a new organization, the Committee for Democratization of North Korea (CDNK). Its main goals are to topple the DPRK regime and organize def [...]	2007-05-08 08:16:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PGOV PINR KS KN
07SEOUL1387	MEDIA REPORTS NORTH SOUGHT TALKS WITH SOUTH BEFORE [...] (C) Secret contacts between Seoul and Pyongyang are nothing new. Many previous ROK presidents, including Kim Dae-jung, Roh Tae-woo and Park Chung-hee, relied on their secret negotiations to harvest significant results. A flurry SIPDIS of press revelations indicate that President Roh Moo-h [...]	2007-05-09 22:34:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PGOV KS KN
07SEOUL1405	NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR BAEK ON FTA, ALLIANCE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a May 10 lunch meeting with the Ambassador, National Security Advisor Baek Jong-chun said his responsibilities were defined: work closely to support the KORUS FTA, USFK relocation agreements, and progress in the Six-Party Talks (6PT). Baek expressed optimism that the Banco De [...]	2007-05-10 09:32:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MNUC KS KN
07SEOUL1418	LEE MYUNG-BAK ADVISOR ON ECONOMIC ISSUES AND DPRK [...] (C) Nam Sung-wook, Korea University economics professor and top North Korea policy advisor to leading presidential contender Lee Myung-bak, told Poloffs during a May 9 meeting that the 2007 presidential election was essentially about the economy, with North Korea a secondary issue. He said fo [...]	2007-05-11 08:02:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS PINR
07SEOUL1439	URI PARTY VISIT TO PYONGYANG: DPRK SAID IT IS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Five Uri Party parliamentarians, led by potential presidential candidate Rep. Kim Hyuk-kyu, met with the Ambassador on May 9 to brief him on their May 2-5 trip to Pyongyang. Kim said that the North Korean side had stressed: (a) its commitment to implementing the February 13 "Initi [...]	2007-05-14 06:58:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS KN
07SEOUL1444	FORMER PM HAN MYEONG-SOOK SEEKS TO UNDERSTAND U.S. [...] (C) Former Prime Minister and current presidential contender Han Myeong-sook met with the Ambassador over lunch on May 11. Han expressed optimism that the KORUS FTA maintained strong support in the National Assembly and may be ratified in the fall; legislators opposed to the FTA were in the [...]	2007-05-14 08:55:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS
07SEOUL1448	S/CRS AMBASSADOR HERBST'S CONSULTATIONS IN SEOUL [...] (SBU) The U.S. and ROKG held a second round of consultations on reconstruction and stabilization (R&S) issues on April 26. The U.S. delegation led by Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization (S/CRS) John Herbst obtained Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) Vice Minister Ch [...]	2007-05-15 01:07:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCRS KS
07SEOUL1480	UNIFICATION MINISTER CLAIMS RICE AID TO DPRK CAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a May 16 meeting with the Ambassador, Unification Minister Lee Jae-joung expressed enthusiasm about the planned May 17 inter-Korean railways tests calling them a first step toward restoring peace to the Korean Peninsula. Lee said that inter-Korean dialogue and Six-Party Talks ( [...]	2007-05-16 09:09:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MNUC KS KN
07SEOUL151	CLEARANCE FOR EAP DAS CHRISTENSEN'S TRAVEL TO KOREA [...] (U) Embassy Seoul warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the January 25-28, 2007 official visit to Seoul by EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Thomas J. Christensen. CONTACT INFORMATION ------------------- 2. (U) Control officer for the visit is Political Officer Andrew Bennett [...]	2007-01-18 07:12:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AMGT OTRA KS
07SEOUL1557	BILATERAL RICE AID TO START IN LATE MAY BUT 6PT [...] (C) Rice assistance: MOFAT North America DG Cho Byung-jae said that the ROKG would provide some bilateral rice aid by the end of May, given political and interagency pressure to do so; ideally, the Banco Delta Asia (BDA) issue would be resolved by then and the DPRK would start Yongbyon shutd [...]	2007-05-21 09:11:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID ECON KS KN
07SEOUL1576	XXXXXXXXXXXX SHARES IDEAS ON DPRK [...] (C)XXXXXXXXXXXX Arranging an Eric Clapton concert in Pyongyang could also be useful, he said, given Kim Jong-il's second son's devotion to the rock legend. END SUMMARY. XXXXXXXXXXXX ---------------------------------- 2. (C) XXXXXXXXXXXX DOING BUSINESS IN THE DPRK -------------------------- [...]	2007-05-23 02:45:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PGOV KS KN
07SEOUL1608	ACCOUNTS OF THE INTER-KOREAN RAILWAYS TRAIL RUNS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With much fanfare on May 17, South and North Korea conducted test runs of two cross-border railways. Before the trains departed in the morning, ROK Unification Minister Lee Jae-joung said that the test runs indicated that "the heart of the Korean Peninsula is beating again." M [...]	2007-05-25 08:42:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KS KN
07SEOUL166	GNP: IN THE LEAD, BUT NOT IN THE BAG? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Goh Kun's withdrawal from the presidential elections in South Korea means that the top three most popular candidates are all from the conservative Grand National Party (GNP). With combined approval ratings for the three GNP candidates according to a January 16 SBS-Hankook Resear [...]	2007-01-19 07:05:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS
07SEOUL167	WHITHER URI PARTY? [...] (C) Summary: The progressive Uri Party, facing rock bottom popularity with only single-digit support, suffered another major setback with the departure of Goh Kun from the presidential race on January 16. First and foremost challenge for Uri leaders is to decide what form the party should ta [...]	2007-01-19 07:16:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS
07SEOUL1670	LEE MYUNG-BAK FOREIGN POLICY ADVISORS ON U.S.-ROK [...] (C) Members of presidential contender Lee Myung-bak's foreign policy team told poloffs on May 30 that Lee would likely advocate a "pragmatic" approach to the U.S.-ROK alliance, aimed principally to preserve room to strengthen the relationship after the election without alienating progressives [...]	2007-06-01 08:08:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS KN
07SEOUL1686	LEE MYUNG-BAK DREAMS UP A CANAL PROJECT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Pan-Korea Grand Waterway is a key campaign pledge of ROK's leading presidential hopeful, Lee Myung-bak of the opposition Grand National Party (GNP). Lee is the frontrunner in the poll with 37.8 percent of the public supporting him in a May 30 poll by Joongang Daily. (His [...]	2007-06-04 08:18:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON KS
07SEOUL1687	NORTH-SOUTH MINISTERIAL HITS RICE HEADWIND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 4 briefing for the diplomatic community, Um Jong-sik, Director-General for Unification Policy Planning at the Ministry of Unification (MOU),described the May 29 - June 1 inter-Korean ministerial talks as helpful in that the North Koreans showed up and did not walk out [...]	2007-06-04 09:12:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC EAID KS KN
07SEOUL1710	ROKG ON VENEZUELA-IRAN RELATIONSHIP [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-05 09:04:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET	PREL ECON PTER VE IR KS
07SEOUL1711	LEE MYUNG-BAK: SMOOTH SAILING TILL DECEMBER? [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 4 meeting, the Ambassador and GNP presidential front-runner Lee Myung-bak discussed North Korea, the December elections, and the FTA. Lee also asked the Ambassador to help set up a meeting with Secretary Rice during his scheduled June 11-14 trip to Washington D.C. Le [...]	2007-06-05 09:40:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS ECON KN
07SEOUL1712	PARK GEUN-HYE REMAINS CONFIDENT IN HER PRINCIPLES [...] (C) In a June 4 meeting with the Ambassador, ROK presidential candidate Park Geun-hye said that she was optimistic that the public would increasingly support her campaign as she got her policy messages out. Park said that the public responded well to the first nationally televised debate am [...]	2007-06-05 09:50:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS
07SEOUL173	MOFAT PROTESTS GENERAL BELL'S PUBLIC REMARKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 18 meeting with the acting DCM, MOFAT Director General for North American Affairs Cho Byong-jae expressed a strong protest about two aspects of the public remarks General Bell had delivered at the Seoul Foreign Correspondent's Club earlier in the day. The first prob [...]	2007-01-19 08:20:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PREL PGOV KN KS
07SEOUL1740	ROK-JAPAN-PRC TRILATERAL BARELY MENTIONS DPRK [...] (C) SUMMARY: The June 3 trilateral foreign ministers' meeting focused on efforts to increase trilateral economic and civic cooperation, but glossed over security issues in Northeast Asia (including North Korea) and other regions, MOFAT contacts told poloffs on June 5. The host-ROK agenda had [...]	2007-06-07 08:54:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ENRG KS JA CH
07SEOUL175	NEXT STEPS ON NORTH KOREANS IN PHNOM PENH [...] (C) On January 19, poloff delivered ref a points, on the four North Korean asylum seekers in Cambodia, to Yu Joon-ha, Director of MOFAT's Inter-Korean Policy Division. Yu said that the ROKG's position remained the same since it was asked in October 2006 (ref b),which was that Seoul had no o [...]	2007-01-19 09:03:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL KS CB
07SEOUL1755	ROKG RELUCTANT TO CONTRIBUTE TO WFP PROGRAM IN DPRK [...] (U) Action Request: See paragraph 4. 2. (C) On June 8, A/POL delivered ref A points recommending that the ROKG contribute to the WFP's DPRK program as soon as possible despite the lack of DPRK enthusiasm for the idea, to Cho Byung-jae, Director-General for North American Affairs at the Mi [...]	2007-06-08 08:02:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID EAGR WFP KS KN
07SEOUL1816	ROKG PREFERS SEPARATE DEMARCHES TO THAILAND ON [...] (C) On May 12, Park Ji-hyun, Deputy Director of MOFAT's Inter-Korean Policy Division, expressed appreciation that the USG supported the ROKG's efforts to resist the Royal Thailand Government's proposal that all North Korean asylum seekers travel from Thailand to South Korea before being proces [...]	2007-06-14 07:48:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL KS KN TH
07SEOUL1826	MOFAT EQUIVOCAL ABOUT CONTINUING THE ROK PRESENCE [...] (C) Summary. In a June 7 meeting, DoS and OSD representatives presented the ROKG with a proposed course of action for the ROK's continued presence in Afghanistan beyond 2007. In response, Ministry of Trade and Foreign Affairs (MOFAT) North America III Division Director Lee Jeong-kyu acknowl [...]	2007-06-15 04:36:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MOPS MARR PBTS KS
07SEOUL1841	PROGRESSIVE COALTION: CLEAR AS MUD? [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 11, the Ambassador met with Park Sang-cheon and Kim Han-gill, the co-chairs of the newly formed Moderate Unified Democrats (MUD) and discussed FTA, North Korea, Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC),SOFA and the future of the MUD party. The MUD co-chairs said their goal was [...]	2007-06-18 08:03:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL
07SEOUL185	GENERAL BELL MEETS KOREAN NSC POLICY CHIEF BAEK [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 17, 2007, General Burwell B. Bell, Commander UNC/CFC/USFK, paid an introductory call on Dr. Baek Jong-chon, the recently appointed Unification, Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Chief of the Presidential Secretariat and head of South Korea's National Security SIPD [...]	2007-01-22 05:27:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL PGOV KS
07SEOUL1852	SPI 13: U.S.-ROK SECURITY POLICY INITIATIVE TALKS [...] (C) Summary. The thirteenth U.S.-ROK Security Policy Initiative talks (SPI 13) took place June 8, 2007 in Seoul. Topics addressed included the transition of wartime operational command (OPCON),UNC Armistice maintenance responsibilities, airspace management, security cooperation in Afghanista [...]	2007-06-19 08:22:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KS MARR MNUC PARM PREL KN
07SEOUL1882	ROKG INFORMED OF DENIED NORTH KOREAN REFUGEES IN [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-21 07:48:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET	PREF PREL PINR KTIP KS KN MG
07SEOUL1893	DUSD LAWLESS' ALLIANCE MEETINGS WITH MOFAT, BLUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 7, visiting Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (DUSD) Richard Lawless met with the following senior South Korean officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) and the Blue House: Senior Secretary to the President for National Security Yun Byung-se, MOFAT No [...]	2007-06-22 04:49:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP PARM PREL KS
07SEOUL1908	NEW ROK SMA FORMULA HIGHLY PROBLEMATIC [...] (C) Summary. On June 5, 2007, Ambassador Robert Loftis, Senior Advisor for Security Negotiations and Agreements, held a two-hour discussion and working lunch with Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) Director General for North American Affairs Cho Byung-jae to discuss the ROK's "Propo [...]	2007-06-25 08:23:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP PARM PREL KS
07SEOUL194	DEFECTORS SEEK NK REGIME CHANGE THROUGH CIVIL [...] (C) People for Successful Corean Reunification (PSCORE) is an organization newly founded by resettled North Koreans. While its short-term goal is to increase awareness of North Korea's human rights issues, the organization hopes ultimately to establish a network in the ROK, China and North Ko [...]	2007-01-22 08:33:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PGOV PINR KS KN
07SEOUL1964	FORMER PRESIDENT KIM YOUNG-SAM: LOOKING FORWARD TO [...] (C) Summary: In a June 26 luncheon meeting with the Ambassador, former President Kim Young-sam (KYS) said that the next ROK president would be a conservative from the Grand National Party, either former Seoul Mayor Lee Myung-bak or former GNP Chairperson Park Geun-hye. Kim believed that Lee, [...]	2007-06-29 06:33:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KS KN
07SEOUL1967	PRAGMATIC CONCERNS TAKE PRECEDENCE FOR NK DEFECTORS [...] (SBU) During a June 26-28 leadership camp sponsored by NGO Citizens' Alliance for North Korea Human Rights (Citizens' Alliance),16 young North Korean defectors received the message of democratic activism. However, more pragmatic advice on adjusting to South Korean society captivated their a [...]	2007-07-02 02:04:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PREF PGOV PINR KS KN
07SEOUL1997	NK HUMAN RIGHTS PROMINENT IN ROKG ACTION PLAN [...] (SBU) The ROKG on May 22 unveiled its five-year National Action Plan for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights. The 250-page report, which was compiled by the Ministry of Justice, touched on issues surrounding North Korean defectors in South Korea and efforts to improve human rights in [...]	2007-07-05 07:06:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PREF PREL KS KN
07SEOUL2014	FOREIGN POLICY OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH KOREAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: South Korea's presidential candidates have focused much of their campaign efforts on domestic and economic issues. On foreign policy, from what we can glean from public statements, debates, and meetings with foreign policy advisors, one thing is certain: all of the candidates, [...]	2007-07-05 08:10:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KN KS PGOV PREL
07SEOUL2017	ROK JOURNALIST'S OBSERVATIONS ON DPRK TRIP: SHAME [...] (C) A former JoongAng Ilbo journalist who had covered North Korea for two decades got his first chance to travel to Pyongyang and other parts of North Korea in late June. He observed budding capitalism, including a tailor shop, massage parlor, and Chinese casino in his hotel, but was surprised [...]	2007-07-06 05:08:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KN KS
07SEOUL2044	DPRK DEFECTOR FILES: THE UNTAPPED SOURCE [...] (S) The USG possesses an enormous trove of information about the DPRK that has been almost entirely untapped. The files contain over 9,180 Korean-language debriefs, spanning 1997 to the present, of North Korean citizens who escaped from the DPRK and were accepted by the ROKG for resettlement [...]	2007-07-09 07:53:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET	CH ECON ELAB KDEM KIRF KN KS KWMN PGOV PHUM
07SEOUL2047	CAN THE NON-GNP CANDIDATES COME TOGETHER? [...] (U) Despite a GNP-centered race thus far, the liberal side is also gearing up for the presidential race, with a steady flow of hopefuls throwing their hat into the ring. Major center-left hopefuls, mostly those from the ruling camp, recently agreed to launch a new united party and stand behin [...]	2007-07-09 08:11:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KS
07SEOUL2048	GAP IN POLLS CLOSING BETWEEN TWO GNP HEAVYWEIGHTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The gap in polls between the frontrunner Lee Myung-bak and his rival Park Geun-hye from the conservative Grand National Party (GNP) started to drop off significantly in recent weeks. The shrinking gap comes from Lee's falling popularity amid revelations by Park's camp and the [...]	2007-07-09 23:03:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KS
07SEOUL2096	REGIONALISM: STILL A FACTOR IN KOREAN ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Korean voters have traditionally voted in regional blocs for their favored candidate in local and national elections. In the 2002 presidential elections, Roh Moo-hyun received over 90 percent support in the southwest Jeolla Provinces. Despite Roh's campaign pledge to rid politics of r [...]	2007-07-13 01:05:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KS
07SEOUL2109	RARE ACCOUNT OF DPRK "TOTALLY CONTROLLED" PRISON [...] (SBU) A North Korean defector recounted his experience as a second-generation prisoner in a DPRK political prison camp. He described the public execution of his mother and brother; starvation; torture with hot coals; and an education system bereft of politics, history, or any reality outside [...]	2007-07-13 07:11:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PINR PREF PREL KS KN
07SEOUL2144	KAESONG INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX: THE INTER-KOREAN [...] (C) The Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC),a tidy enclave where 24 South Korean companies employ almost 16,000 North Korean workers on DPRK soil, is the most tangible and significant aspect of North-South relations. By our calculation using parallel market exchange rates, the North Korean gov [...]	2007-07-18 06:15:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON KS KN
07SEOUL2146	AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ: WHAT THE ROK WILL/WON'T DO [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 16, MOFAT North America DG Cho Byung-jae conveyed the following ROKG decisions to POLMC regarding South Korea's planned 2008 role in Iraq and Afghanistan. -- The ROK will withdraw all of its troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2007. -- In place of those troops, the R [...]	2007-07-18 07:20:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PTER PREL AF IZ KS
07SEOUL2157	AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ: WHAT THE ROK WILL/WON'T DO [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 16, MOFAT North America DG Cho Byung-jae conveyed the following ROKG decisions to POLMC regarding South Korea's planned 2008 role in Iraq and Afghanistan. -- The ROK will withdraw all of its troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2007. -- In place of those troops, the R [...]	2007-07-18 08:16:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PTER PREL AF IZ KS
07SEOUL217	POLICY PLANNING TRILATERAL, SESSION 2: ENERGY [...] (C) S/P Director Dr. Stephen Krasner and his delegation met with Korean and Japanese counterparts January 10-11 for a trilateral policy planning dialogue (ref a). Over lunch on January 11, the three delegations discussed energy security, peacebuilding, and UN reform. Both Korea and Japan, [...]	2007-01-23 07:54:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL AORC KUNR KPKO KS JA US
07SEOUL2178	ROK PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: STILL THE POLITICS OF [...] (C) The late Gregory Henderson, an FSO who had served several tours in Korea in the 1940s and 1960s, is well remembered as the author of "Korea: The Politics of the Vortex." The title remains an accurate description of Korean politics today: a spiraling whirlpool that sucks everything toward [...]	2007-07-20 05:13:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS
07SEOUL2179	ROKG TO INVESTIGATE SOUTH KOREAN TRADING COMPANIES [...] (S) On July 20, poloff delivered reftel demarche and nonpaper to Kim Jae-woo, Deputy Director of the Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division of the ROK Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Kim agreed that, if verified, the case would represent a serious matter of proliferation concern. Ki [...]	2007-07-20 07:06:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET	PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC KS KN TW
07SEOUL2180	STUDENTS' VIEWS ON CANDIDATES' FOREIGN POLICY [...] In an informal survey of college students, we found that the majority of students acknowledged the importance of foreign policy in the upcoming presidential election. Most, however, appeared to be utterly uninformed about the candidates' policies. This outcome likely reflects the conscious [...]	2007-07-20 07:28:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KS KN
07SEOUL2189	PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE CHUNG DONG-YOUNG REACHES [...] (SBU) Summary: Former Unification Minister and Uri Party chair Chung Dong-young was the guest of honor on July 11 at the 170th Symposium on Korea's Foreign and Security Policy hosted by the Asia-Pacific Policy Research Institute (APPRI). Chung began his speech by criticizing not only his com [...]	2007-07-22 22:24:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KN KS PGOV PREL
07SEOUL22	ROK DEFENSE WHITE PAPER LABELS DPRK A 'SERIOUS [...] (C) Summary. The Ministry of National Defense (MND) released its biennial Defense White Paper on December 29. The White Paper upgraded its characterization of the DPRK from a "direct military threat" to a "serious threat" to national security. The White Paper's focus remains on the threat po [...]	2007-01-04 04:22:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MARR MNUC KS KN
07SEOUL220	POLICY PLANNING TRILATERAL, SESSION 1: THE KOREAN [...] (C) During Session 1 of the January 11 U.S.-ROK-Japan Policy Planning Talks, ROK Deputy Foreign Minister Park In-kook, Japanese Deputy Vice Minister Masaharu Kono, and S/P Director Stephen R. Krasner outlined their respective countries' foreign policy priorities and strategies toward North Ko [...]	2007-01-23 08:30:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KS
07SEOUL2269	RELIGIOUS FERVOR AMONG KOREAN VOTERS [...] (SBU) Religion is emerging as an influencing factor in the December South Korean presidential election. Both liberal and conservative religious groups have formed liaisons with like-minded NGOs, bolstering each side's position on controversial issues. In particular, conservative Protestant g [...]	2007-07-27 08:04:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KS
07SEOUL23	ROK DEFENSE REFORM AND THE 2007 NATIONAL DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary. The ROK National Assembly (NA) has approved the Bill on Defense Reform designed to modernize the ROK military by the year 2020 at the cost of Won 621 trillion (USD 667.7 billion). Motivating factors behind the military modernization plan include deterring the North Korean threat, [...]	2007-01-04 04:22:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KS KN
07SEOUL230	ROH'S NEW YEAR ADDRESS FOCUSES ON DOMESTIC ISSUES [...] (SBU) Although he made brief mention of the importance of co-existence and engagement with the DPRK, President Roh Moo-hyun focused almost entirely on domestic and economic issues in his annual New Year's address delivered on January 23. Roh omitted references to the U.S.-ROK alliance and a [...]	2007-01-24 23:07:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KS
07SEOUL2383	ROH ANNOUNCES AUGUST 28-30 NORTH-SOUTH SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: With the ROK presidential election only four months away and his favored candidates registering only single-digit support, President Roh Moo-hyun has played his ace in the hole, the North Korea card. The announcement today, August 8 that Roh would go to Pyongyang to meet with K [...]	2007-08-08 22:15:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PINR PREL
07SEOUL2410	ROK-DPRK SUMMIT LIKELY TO BROADEN ECONOMIC [...] (C) During the two days since the surprise announcement of an August 28-30 North-South summit to be held in Pyongyang (reftel),hints have emerged that the ROKG will offer to considerably broaden economic cooperation with the North under the heading of "social overhead capital," possibly inclu [...]	2007-08-10 09:04:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PINR PREL
07SEOUL2457	ROK-DPRK SUMMIT: PROGRESSIVE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY [...] (C) Progressive National Assembly members Lee Hwa-young and Kim Chong-ryul told poloffs on August 16 that President Roh Moo-hyun will emphasize strengthening economic ties during the August 28-30 summit with Kim Jong-il because he sees denuclearization as best handled through the Six-Party Ta [...]	2007-08-16 08:33:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL ECON EINV
07SEOUL2458	ROK TO SEND FLOOD AID TO NORTH KOREA [...] (SBU) The DPRK experienced heavy flooding from August 7-12, and with more rain possible in the coming days for central North Korea, additional flooding is possible. In contrast to previous years, the DPRK has asked for relief assistance within days of the flooding. Official damage assessments [...]	2007-08-16 11:50:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREF KN KS EIAID
07SEOUL2471	GNP DECISION TIME APPROACHES: LEE MYUNG-BAK IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 19, the opposition Grand National Party (GNP) will hold its primary in polling booths throughout the country. Polls show a significant lead for front-runner Lee Myung-bak -- anywhere from 5 to 12 percent -- and while the number of undecided voters is still high and the [...]	2007-08-17 06:13:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL
07SEOUL2481	PRESIDENT ROH SETS MODEST GOALS FOR SUMMIT IN [...] (SBU) In his August 15 National Day speech, President Roh Moo-hyun set modest goals for his planned August 28-30 summit with the DPRK's Kim Jong-il, saying that the meeting should help the two Koreas "develop their relationship into one that is predictable and trustworthy," and defending his a [...]	2007-08-17 08:10:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KN KS PGOV PREL
07SEOUL2529	ROK-DPRK SUMMIT: FOREIGN AND UNIFICATION MINISTERS [...] (C) Expanded North-South economic cooperation is only possible if the DPRK continues to make progress on denuclearization, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Song Min-soon told the Ambassador at an August 20 meeting. -- Song also said the summit would be about implementing existing agreem [...]	2007-08-21 09:19:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL ECON EINV
07SEOUL2531	NORTH/SOUTH AGREE TO WAGE HIKE AT KAESONG [...] (C) On August 3, North and South Korean authorities agreed to give North Korean workers at the Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC) a 5-percent pay raise, effective September 10. DPRK authorities had sought two earlier pay raises since the KIC broke ground in 2003, but this pay hike is the first [...]	2007-08-21 22:31:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ELAB PGOV PREL KS KN
07SEOUL2534	ROKG INVESTIGATION FINDS ROK COMPANIES DID NOT [...] (S) On August 21, Deputy Director of the Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division of the ROK Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Kim Jae-woo told poloff that the ROKG had completed its investigation of the six ROK trading companies listed in reftel A nonpaper that allegedly facilitated sales [...]	2007-08-22 01:46:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET	PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC KS KN TW
07SEOUL2539	GNP CANDIDATE LEE MYUNG-BAK TAKES AIM TOWARD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Seoul Mayor Lee Myung-bak won a narrow victory in the Grand National Party (GNP) primary and is well positioned to become the next ROK President. Based on his public statements and on conversations with his key advisors, important elements of Lee's campaign for the Dece [...]	2007-08-22 08:11:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR
07SEOUL2556	REPORT ON 14TH U.S.-ROK SECURITY POLICY INITIATIVE [...] (S) SUMMARY: The 14th Security Policy Initiative meeting (SPI-14) was held on July 27 in Hawaii. OSD/APSA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense James Shinn headed the U.S. delegation. The Korean delegation was led by Dr. Jeon Jei Guk, Deputy Minister of Defense for Policy, Ministr [...]	2007-08-24 05:02:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET	PGOV PREL MARR KS
07SEOUL2573	LEE MYUNG-BAK COMES OUT AGAINST OCTOBER SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: GNP Presidential Candidate Lee Myung-bak advisor Nam Sung-wook told poloffs on August 23 that newly-crowned GNP candidate Lee was opposed to the proposed October 2-4 North-South Summit because of the effect it could have on the December elections, and because the summit aftermat [...]	2007-08-27 08:33:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR
07SEOUL2596	DPRK ECONOMY SHRINKS IN 2006: BANK OF KOREA [...] (SBU) Relying on official but suspect DPRK data, the Bank of Korea's (BOK) report on the DPRK economy is noteworthy for spotlighting 2006 as a recession year, ending a seven-year growth streak. The DPRK economy shrank 1.1 percent in real terms -- compared with 3.8-percent growth reported fo [...]	2007-08-28 07:38:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR PREL KS KN
07SEOUL2611	NORTH KOREANS ARE FENDING FOR THEMSELVES [...] (C) ROK Ministry of Unification (MOU) officials estimate that most of the DPRK's current economic activity is informal, while its formal economy and industrial base has severely eroded since the 1990s. As a result, the average household in North Korea earns the bulk of its income through the [...]	2007-08-30 02:01:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS ECON PGOV
07SEOUL2634	FTA: TRADE MINISTER KIM DISCUSSES BEEF, RICE, AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 29, newly appointed Trade Minister Kim Jong-hoon reviewed major KORUS-FTA trade issues with Congressman Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) and the Ambassador. TM Kim said the FTA remained on track for submission to the National Assembly in early September -- and President Roh was s [...]	2007-08-31 01:06:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR PREL KS
07SEOUL2648	ROKG INTERNAL WRANGLING OVER NLL, A NORTH-SOUTH [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. How the October 2-4 North-South summit should deal with the Northern Limit Line (NLL) is a major preoccupation for the South Korean government and the press. The issue is significant because the North has steadfastly refused to discuss a laundry list of military-to-military i [...]	2007-08-31 07:04:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR KS KN
07SEOUL2694	SUBJECT: NORTH-SOUTH SUMMIT: HOW IT CAME ABOUT [...] (C) Summary: According to a senior Blue House staffer, the Roh Administration had been pursuing a North-South summit for several years, but to no avail until two months ago. The negotiations were conducted by NIS (National Intelligence Service) and NSC staff. Cabinet members, including Fore [...]	2007-09-05 08:24:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MNUC KS KN
07SEOUL2696	NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR ON ROK-DPRK SUMMIT AND [...] (C) During a September 3 meeting with the Ambassador, National Security Advisor Baek Jong-chun, who will accompany President Roh Moo-hyun to the APEC meetings, said that the October 2-4 North-South summit would support the Six-Party Talks and denuclearization, but he was not confident that Kim [...]	2007-09-05 08:28:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL
07SEOUL270	WILL THE YOUNGER GENERATIONS ELECT THE NEXT KOREAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Historically, regionalism has played an important role in Korean presidential elections. But in 2002, young voters successfully mobilized and helped Roh Moo-hyun edge out Lee Hoi-chang by a 2.2 percent margin. The media had a frenzy touting the "youth revolution," and the da [...]	2007-01-29 05:22:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KS
07SEOUL2713	UNDP PRE-PRIMARY: WORKING FROM NINE TO FIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an attempt to generate interest in the fledgling liberal United New Democratic Party (UNDP) and to reduce the number of candidates, the successor to the Uri Party conducted a pre-primary to pare down the number of candidates from nine to five over September 3-5. The five winne [...]	2007-09-06 08:28:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR
07SEOUL2728	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PROF. MOON CHUNG-IN, GNP [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador discussed the latest developments in the Six-Party Talks, the upcoming North-South summit and ROK's December presidential elections with Yonsei Political Science Professor Moon Chung-in and GNP Lawmaker Won Hee-ryong. Over a relaxed lunch, Moon explained that Pres [...]	2007-09-07 08:01:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR
07SEOUL276	PDAS STEPHENS' MEETING WITH DEPUTY UNIFICATION [...] (C) Deputy Minister of Unification for Unification Policy and Public Relations Lee Kwan-sei told EAP Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Kathy Stephens that the ROKG was cautiously optimistic about progress at the next round of Six Party Talks (6PT),would continue the suspension of rice-and- [...]	2007-01-29 07:33:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PREL OVIP
07SEOUL2761	JAPAN-DPRK WORKING GROUP MEETING [...] (C) Summary: A Japanese Embassy contact told us that the September 5-6 Japan-North Korea bilateral meeting in Ulaanbaatar was "better" than the previous meeting in Hanoi, especially the overall atmosphere. One concrete result was that North Korea agreed to have further meetings. Substantive [...]	2007-09-11 08:21:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS KN JP
07SEOUL2842	AFGHANISTAN: HOSTAGE CRISIS DOES NOT AFFECT ROKG [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 7. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) On September 17, Cho Byung-Jae, Director General for North American Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT),told Pol M/C that the ROKG had decided to move forward with its pre-ROK hostage crisis pla [...]	2007-09-17 08:11:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PTER PGOV MASS KS AF IZ
07SEOUL2845	THREE-MAN RACE EMERGES AFTER FIRST ROUND IN UNDP [...] (C) Summary: Former Unification Minister Chung Dong-young was the big winner in the United New Democratic Party's four primary elections held over the weekend, placing first in three out of the four races. Former Gyeonggi Province Governor Sohn Hak-kyu came in second, despite his higher poll [...]	2007-09-17 09:11:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR
07SEOUL2876	SENIOR KBS CORRESPONDENTS SEE GNP'S VICTORY [...] (C) Summary: According to two senior Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) correspondents, Lee Myung-bak would be victorious in December, not because of Lee's qualities or performance, but because of three big macro trends in Korean society: less nationalism, more suspicion of North Korea, and m [...]	2007-09-19 05:14:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR
07SEOUL2906	NSA BAEK: EXPECT NO SURPRISES FROM N-S SUMMIT [...] (C) National Security Advisor Baek Jong-chun told the Ambassador during a September 19 meeting that all potential agenda items for the North-South Summit were now public knowledge. As a result, there would be no surprises at the summit. Baek thought that a joint summit statement would be 1/3 [...]	2007-09-20 08:18:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS KN
07SEOUL2940	FORMER UNIFICATION MINISTER JUNG SE-HYUN ON [...] (C) Summary: In a September 14 meeting with poloff, former Unification Minister (Jan. 2002-Jun. 2004) Jung Se-hyun said that the upcoming October 2-4 North-South summit would focus on the economy. Jung said that a commitment by one of the major ROK chaebols (Samsung, LG, Hyundai, etc.) to in [...]	2007-09-27 06:20:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR
07SEOUL2960	ADVISOR SAYS GNP CANDIDATE LEE LACKS CLEAR FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: Former Foreign Minister Yoo Chong-ha, a senior advisor to Lee Myung-bak, told poloffs on September 26 that Lee's lack of overall foreign policy vision worried him. Since Lee did not have a fixed idea about how Korea should relate to its neighbors, Lee was flexible and open to ide [...]	2007-09-28 08:04:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR
07SEOUL2974	SUBJECT: ISSUES TO WATCH AT THE ROK-DPRK SUMMIT, [...] (C) President Roh Moo-hyun and his 300-person entourage of businesspeople, journalists and support staff will drive from Seoul to Pyongyang on the morning of October 2 for the second ROK-DPRK summit meeting with Kim Jong-il. This is the first chance for Roh and Kim Jong-il to meet face to face [...]	2007-10-01 10:31:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL
07SEOUL2990	ROK-DPRK SUMMIT DAY 1: PAGEANTRY AND PEACE BUT NO [...] (U) Summary: President Roh walked for a few meters across the inter-Korean border and later met Kim Jong-il outside the House of Culture in Pyongyang, allaying the fears of some who feared that Kim would snub his South Korean counterpart on day one of the summit. The day's events were carried [...]	2007-10-02 08:16:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KN KS PGOV PREL
07SEOUL3006	ROH SURPRISED BY DPRK ATTITUDE, BUT NO SURPRISES [...] (C) While the joint declaration from the North-South Summit contained no major surprises, President Roh was reported as being surprised by the level of suspicion in his meetings with the DPRK. The joint declaration included a DPRK commitment to denuclearization but made no overt mention of th [...]	2007-10-04 08:10:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS KN
07SEOUL3007	ROH SURPRISED BY DPRK ATTITUDE, BUT NO SURPRISES [...] (C) While the joint declaration from the North-South Summit contained no major surprises, President Roh was reported as being surprised by the level of suspicion in his meetings with the DPRK. The joint declaration included a DPRK commitment to denuclearization and a peace regime to replace t [...]	2007-10-04 09:39:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS KN ECON
07SEOUL3024	MOFAT READOUT OF NORTH-SOUTH SUMMIT: ROH "WENT TO [...] (C) In an October 5 meeting with the Ambassador, Vice Foreign Minister Cho Jung-pyo said that the ROK had reached a comprehensive agreement on the future direction of inter-Korean relations during the North-South Summit. Peace, inter-Korean economic cooperation, and reconciliation were the ma [...]	2007-10-05 08:44:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PROG PREL PGOV KS KN
07SEOUL3025	INTER-KOREAN SUMMIT: LEADERS COMMENTS ON HEALTH, [...] (SBU) Summary: The second ever inter-Korean summit, held in Pyongyang October-2-4, offered rare glimpses of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's thoughts and preoccupations. KJI made surprisingly many public comments, mostly intended for the South Korean and international audience. KJI's comme [...]	2007-10-05 08:52:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PGOV PINR KS KN
07SEOUL3026	ROK-DPRK SUMMIT DECLARATION: AMBITIOUS PLAN WILL [...] (C) The "Declaration on the Advancement of South-North Korean Relations, Peace and Prosperity" that emerged from the October 2-4 summit between President Roh Moo-hyun and the DPRK's Kim Jong-il is a "Sunshine Policy" manifesto: an action plan for peace-building and engagement that progressi [...]	2007-10-05 10:26:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS ECON PGOV PREL
07SEOUL3043	MOU MINISTER DOWNPLAYS SUMMIT TENSIONS, HIGHLIGHTS [...] (C) In an October 8 meeting with the Ambassador, Unification Minister Lee Jae-jung went into detail about the personal dynamics between President Roh Moo-hyun and Kim Jong-il at the October 2-4 Summit, and downplayed the awkward moments between the two. Lee's overall impression of the summit [...]	2007-10-09 06:49:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PROG KS KN
07SEOUL3058	DARK HORSE CANDIDATE MOON KUK-HYUN - DOES HE HAVE [...] (C) Summary: Dark horse independent candidate Moon Kuk-hyun presented himself as a liberal, pro-business alternative to conservative Grand National Party (GNP) candidate Lee Myung-bak. Speaking comfortably in English and Korean before a packed audience at the Seoul Foreign Correspondents Clu [...]	2007-10-11 02:51:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR

07SEOUL3080	UNDP PRIMARY PREVIEW [...] (C) Summary: Though the race for the United New Democratic Party (UNDP) candidacy is tightening and allegations of voter fraud persist, former Unification Minister Chung Dong-young is in the lead and could be the UNDP candidate if his strong national organization can get out the vote and hold [...]	2007-10-12 05:38:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR
07SEOUL3086	ALL KEY POLITICAL FACTORS FAVOR GNP CANDIDATE LEE [...] (C) Summary: With just 68 days until the presidential election, there is no indication that the liberal camp will be able to overcome Grand National Party (GNP) candidate Lee Myung-bak's lead. (In an October 5 SBS-Hankook Ilbo poll, Lee received 47.6 percent support to 11.3 percent for his cl [...]	2007-10-12 06:44:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KN KS
07SEOUL3104	EAST ASIA DASD SEDNEY'S MEETINGS IN SEOUL ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: During meetings in Seoul on October 9-10, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense David Sedney met with U.S.-ROK Alliance counterparts in MOFAT and MND to discuss preparations for the visit of Secretary Gates for the November 6-7 Security Consultative Meeting. They also discussed [...]	2007-10-16 06:13:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL AF KS
07SEOUL3110	SEOUL EXAMINING ADHERENCE TO GLOBAL NUCLEAR ENERGY [...] (C) Despite numerous professions of interest in the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) since its launch in 2006, South Korea surprised U.S. observers by deciding only a few days before the GNEP Ministerial in Vienna on September 16 not to sign the GNEP Statement of Principles. An offici [...]	2007-10-17 02:12:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	TRGY KNNP KS
07SEOUL3117	MT. KUMGANG SHOWS GROWING ROK FOOTPRINT IN DPRK [...] (C) Summary. Mount Kumgang is sometimes regarded as a one-sided transfer of ROK tourist funds to DPRK coffers without much prospect of influencing the DPRK. The Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC),in contrast, is seen as more beneficial because 16,000 North Korean workers are exposed to South [...]	2007-10-17 06:17:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KS KN ECON PREL
07SEOUL3122	NEW UNDP CANDIDATE CHUNG BANKS ON NORTH KOREA [...] (C) Summary: On October 15, the progressive United New Democratic Party (UNDP) announced that former Unification Minister Chung Dong-young is the party's candidate for the December 19 presidential election. Chung won with a comfortable 43.8 percent of all physical, mobile phone, and opinion [...]	2007-10-17 07:33:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR
07SEOUL3159	ROK TROOPS IN IRAQ: UNDP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE [...] (C) Summary: On the same day President Roh formally proposed to extend the stay of the Zaytun unit in Iraq for one more year (see septel),United New Democratic Party (UNDP) Candidate Chung Dong-young formally announced that he would oppose the proposal. Chung and the leaders of the UNDP cit [...]	2007-10-23 07:50:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS PINR
07SEOUL3177	ROK-DPRK SUMMIT FOLLOW-UP: ROK CEOS NOT BULLISH ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chief Executives of four of South Korea's largest business groups, all of whom joined President Roh Moo-hyun's delegation to the October 2-4 summit with Kim Jong-il, told the Ambassador at an October 23 meeting that the summit experience reinforced their view that North Korea's s [...]	2007-10-25 05:44:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV KN KS PGOV
07SEOUL3178	CHUNG DONG-YOUNG ADVISORS: IT'S ALL ABOUT THE [...] (SBU) Summary: In a recent meeting with Emboffs, members of United New Democratic Party (UNDP) candidate Chung Dong-young's policy advisory team discussed Chung's economic policy, his views on the U.S. and his strategy for overcoming Lee Myung-bak's sizable lead in the final 60 days of the ca [...]	2007-10-25 07:55:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PREL KN KS
07SEOUL3214	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE [...] (C) Defense Minister Kim Jang-soo, your host for the 39th Security Consultative Meeting (SCM) November 6-7, has done a tremendous job in stabilizing the ROK-U.S. Alliance in his 12 months as Defense Minister. By helping to resolve the most contentious issues (OPCON transfer, camp returns),he [...]	2007-10-30 07:52:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MARR KS
07SEOUL3225	KIM KYUNG-JOON'S EXTRADITION CASE [...] (C) Summary: On October 31, the Ambassador met with former Foreign Minister Yoo Chong-ha, co-chairman of Grand National Party (GNP) candidate Lee Myung-bak's election campaign and one of his main foreign policy advisers. Responding to Yoo's earlier request concerning the BBK extradition case, [...]	2007-10-31 08:11:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KN KS
07SEOUL3256	PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MOON KUK-HYUN FOCUSES ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 1 independent presidential candidate Moon Kuk-hyun outlined his platform during breakfast with the Ambassador. Moon's support rate has been hovering just below 10 percent, but he is still optimistic these rates will reach 20 percent by the end of November. Moon's ove [...]	2007-11-05 01:39:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	CH KN KS PGOV PINR PREL RS
07SEOUL3268	CANDIDATE LEE HOI-CHANG: THIRD TIME'S THE CHARM? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sensing an opportunity that the imminent return of a financial swindle figure could destroy Lee Myung-bak's candidacy, two-time presidential runner-up and former Grand National Party (GNP) Chairman Lee Hoi-chang, 72, is expected to announce a third bid for the presidency in the [...]	2007-11-06 06:49:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KN KS
07SEOUL3269	CANDIDATE RHEE IN-JAE: STILL RUNNING [...] (C) Summary: Over a November 2 lunch with the Ambassador, Democratic Party (DP) presidential candidate Rhee In-jae explained that if he were elected president, U.S.-ROK relations would improve, he would institute policies that encouraged reform in North Korea, and he would create many quality [...]	2007-11-06 07:43:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	CH KN KS PGOV PINR PREL RS
07SEOUL3285	THE LEE HOI-CHANG EFFECT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Conservative Lee Hoi-chang's November 7 entry into the 2007 presidential race changes the election dynamics. What many clearly saw as the inevitable landslide win of Grand National Party (GNP) candidate Lee Myung-bak has been cast into doubt. Simply put, the majority of votes for [...]	2007-11-08 06:29:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL RS CH KN KS
07SEOUL3287	ROH MOO-HYUN: NOT SO LAME DUCK? [...] (C) Summary: President Roh is entering the last 100 days of his presidency determined to avoid the lame duck fate of his predecessors; so far, he has done a credible job. Former Presidents Kim Young-sam and Kim Dae-jung limped through the last months of their presidencies with single-digit a [...]	2007-11-08 06:55:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR
07SEOUL329	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP A/S HILL AND SPECIAL [...] (U) Embassy Seoul warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the February 3-5, 2007 official visit to Seoul by EAP A/S Christopher R. Hill and Special Assistant Thomas B. Gibbons. CONTACT INFORMATION ------------------- 2. (U) Control officer for the visit is Political External [...]	2007-02-02 07:51:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL AMGT KS
07SEOUL3297	ROH PUSHING NORTH KOREAN AGENDA TO BITTER END [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 8, poloffs met with Professor Kim Keun-sik, professor of North Korea studies at Kyungnam University and Blue House advisor on North Korean policy. Kim accompanied Roh to Pyongyang for the October 2-4 summit and is a reliable source on Roh's DPRK policy. While acknow [...]	2007-11-09 07:43:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR
07SEOUL3318	FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR MANDATORY [...] (U) The following responses are keyed to questions posed in ref A. Nature and Incidence 2. (U) Question: Does forced labor exist in the country? Are men, women or children exploited through forced labor? Please indicate the sectors and locations in which persons are engaged in force [...]	2007-05-22 08:39:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KS ECIN ECON ELAB ETRD EAID
07SEOUL3323	ROK OPINION OF CHINA DRIVEN BY GOGURYEO ANXIETY [...] (C) Mt. Baekdu, known in China as Mt. Changbai, is considered in Korea to be a sacred mountain, containing the legendary foundation of the nation. This highest mountain in Korea (and Manchuria) has come to the fore for many South Koreans because they perceive Chinese economic, cultural, and [...]	2007-11-15 08:16:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KS KN PROG PREL
07SEOUL333	PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL CHUNG DONG-YOUNG: CONTENDER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following the American model of celebrity turned politician, former news anchor Chung Dong-young enjoyed rising star status as one of the founders of the Uri Party, a close ally of Roh Moo-hyun, and a Minister of Unification who met with Kim Jong-il. Soon after Chung's histori [...]	2007-02-02 09:09:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KS PGOV PINR PREL
07SEOUL3355	2007-2008 ROK AND DPRK INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] (U) Per reftel, Embassy Seoul's submission for the Republic of Korea (ROK) portion of the 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report is provided at para 2. Input for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) portion of the INCSR is provided at para 3 with the understandi [...]	2007-11-21 00:19:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KS KN
07SEOUL3357	2007-2008 ROK AND DPRK INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] (U) Per reftel, Embassy Seoul's submission for the Republic of Korea (ROK) portion of the 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report is provided at para 2. Input for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) portion of the INCSR is provided at para 3 with the understandi [...]	2007-11-21 04:33:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KS KN
07SEOUL3358	2007-2008 ROK AND DPRK INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] (U) Per reftel, Embassy Seoul's submission for the Republic of Korea (ROK) portion of the 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report is provided at para 2. Input for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) portion of the INCSR is provided at para 3 with the understandi [...]	2007-11-21 04:33:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KS KN
07SEOUL3359	2007-2008 ROK AND DPRK INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] (U) Per reftel, Embassy Seoul's submission for the Republic of Korea (ROK) portion of the 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report is provided at para 2. Input for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) portion of the INCSR is provided at para 3 with the understandi [...]	2007-11-21 04:33:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KS KN
07SEOUL3366	UNDP CANDIDATE CHUNG TO JEOLLA: WHERE'S THE LOVE? [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Jeolla region has historically supported liberal politics and progressive candidates. Overwhelming (over 90 percent) support in the Jeolla provinces helped Kim Dae-jung and Roh Moo-hyun gain office in otherwise closely contested elections in 1997 and 2002, respectively. Des [...]	2007-11-23 04:58:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KN KS
07SEOUL3385	ROKG BRIEFS U.S. OFFICIALS IN ADVANCE OF N-S [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 26 the U.S.- ROK Senior Working Group, consisting of representatives from MOFAT, MND, UNC/CFC/USFK and the Embassy, met for a briefing on the ROK strategy for the November 27-29 North-South Defense Ministerial. The briefing conducted by BG Moon Sung-mook of MND's No [...]	2007-11-26 07:57:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PARM PREL MNUC KN KS
07SEOUL3408	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SAVES TOUGH ISSUES FOR FUTURE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the National Assembly (NA) session, which ended on November 23, Korea's parliament approved several controversial bills, but left the KORUS FTA and the Iraq troop deployment extension for later sessions. Possibly the most controversial of the bills passed was a proposal -- ve [...]	2007-11-28 05:50:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	CH KN KS PGOV PINR PREL RS
07SEOUL3414	SUBJECT: INTER-KOREAN PRIME MINISTERS' AGREEMENT: [...] (C) Summary: The November 14-16 South-North Prime Ministerial talks between the ROK's Han Duck-soo and the DPRK's Kim Yong-il ended with a detailed agreement -- eight pages, eight articles and 48 subsidiary points -- to implement many of the economic engagement projects that President Roh Moo [...]	2007-11-28 07:40:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KS KN PGOV PREL
07SEOUL3424	THE HEAT IS ON: OFFICIAL PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN [...] (C) Summary: The 23-day official presidential campaign period kicked off November 27 with large rallies consisting mostly of yelling, dancing and hugging of voters. Despite the compact campaign period, bubbling scandals, late entries of candidates and intrigue surrounding North Korea, Park Ge [...]	2007-11-30 06:00:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR
07SEOUL3426	UNCOVERING THE DJ KIDNAPPING: CLOSING THE DOOR ON [...] (C) Summary: The life of former President Kim Dae-jung, often referred to as Asia's Nelson Mandela, is a microcosm of the turbulent course of post-war Korean politics. Beginning in the 1960s, Kim, a native of the historically repressed Jeolla region, became a vocal pro-democracy activist and [...]	2007-11-30 07:24:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR
07SEOUL3427	SCENESETTER FOR NSA BAEK'S TRIP TO WASHINGTON [...] (C) SUMMARY: ROK National Security Advisor Baek Jong-chun will make what he sees as his final visit to Washington in his current position on December 3-4. In a November 28 meeting with the Ambassador, he said that the main reason for the trip was to coordinate on relevant U.S.-ROK issues fo [...]	2007-11-30 08:19:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KS KN PGOV PREL
07SEOUL3428	DPRK ECONOMY: THE CHINESE "GRAB" FOR MINERAL [...] (C) Generating significant press 'buzz' between the North/South Prime Ministerial and Defense Ministers meetings this November, the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) recently issued a report urging the ROKG to adopt new policies promoting natural resource development in the DPRK. [...]	2007-11-30 08:39:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EMIN ETRD PREL PGOV KN KS CH
07SEOUL3438	SUPPORT FOR GLOBAL HAWK SALE TO SOUTH KOREA [...] (C) SUMMARY. It is Post's assessment that the Republic of Korea's acquisition of the Global Hawk system is essential to U.S. interests and to the maintenance of the ROK-U.S. Alliance in the years ahead. Key to the success of the Alliance for more than five decades has been our ability to ma [...]	2007-12-03 09:33:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MARR MOPS KS KN
07SEOUL3463	UNGA FOLLOW UP DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points on December 4 to MOFAT's Deputy Director of Human Rights and Social Affairs, Jang Hyun-cheol and First Secretary Kim Pil-woo. Jang said that the ROK decision to abstain on the North Korea Human Rights Resolution came only after "painful discussions" withi [...]	2007-12-05 07:26:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KS KN
07SEOUL3465	REGIONALISM ALIVE AND KICKING IN SWING PROVINCE OF [...] (C) Summary: Insistence among pundits in Seoul that regionalism is declining falls on deaf ears in the swing provinces of the Chungcheong region. The region is divided into two provinces, North and South Chungcheong, in which Daejeon, with its population of about 1.5 million people, is the l [...]	2007-12-05 07:28:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL RS CH KN KS
07SEOUL3484	GYEONGSANG: ANTICIPATING THE CONSERVATIVE REVIVAL [...] (C) Summary: The Gyeongsang province has long been associated with strong ties to political conservatism. The area's largest city, Busan, is a shipping hub and its economy is dependent upon industrial and trade-related activities centered around its marine ports. Its profile continues to [...]	2007-12-09 22:33:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR
07SEOUL3515	SEOUL 2007 CABLES REGARDING DECEMBER 19 [...] (U) Provided below is a list of post's cables pertaining to the December 17 Presidential election. This list may be useful in answering questions related to the candidates and the election. Paragraph 2 highlights key cables by category (Bio Sketches, Ambassador/Embassy Visitors - Candidate [...]	2007-12-12 06:38:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KS KN
07SEOUL353	DM PARK IN-KOOK ON CONCERNS ABOUT NORTH KOREA AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a February 5 lunch hosted by Park In-kook, MOFAT Deputy Minister for Policy Planning and International Organizations, Park updated the DCM on recent actions the ROK had taken to implement UNSCR 1718 and tighten inspections at the Western Transportation Corridor (TC West) t [...]	2007-02-06 05:12:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD MNUC PARM PREL KN KS
07SEOUL3531	NORTH KOREA REFUGEES FACE PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA [...] (SBU) This cable is the first in a two-part series about psychological issues facing North Korean refugees. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: As the number of North Korean refugees arriving in the South continues to rise, so too do the accounts of harsh living conditions that North Koreans faced on a day t [...]	2007-12-14 03:34:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF PREL KS KN
07SEOUL3535	SOUTH-NORTH RELATIONS SINCE OCTOBER SUMMIT: HAIL [...] (C) President Roh Moo-hyun's October summit with Kim Jong-il was not the fourth-quarter touchdown that progressives were hoping for. Compared to the euphoria of the first South-North summit in June 2000, the public reaction was tepid, with no discernible effect on the presidential campaign. [...]	2007-12-14 06:19:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KS KN PGOV PREL ECON EINV
07SEOUL3538	NORTH KOREAN REFUGEES: DEALING WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL [...] (SBU) This cable is the second in a two-part series about psychological issues that North Korean defectors are facing. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A small group of doctors, politicians and academics in South Korea are working to bring North Korean defector's psychological challenges, including Post-Tr [...]	2007-12-14 06:34:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF PREL KS KN
07SEOUL3539	FOREIGN MINISTER AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS HANDLING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Song Min-soon told the Ambassador during a December 13 meeting that he wanted to continue close coordination with the USG during the remainder of President Roh Moo-hyun's term, and that he understood the Embassy's need to engage with the president-elect's transiti [...]	2007-12-14 07:24:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KS KN PGOV PREL ABLD
07SEOUL3540	GNP LAWMAKER PARK JIN ON LEE MYUNG-BAK FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: In a December 14 meeting with POL M/C and POL Internal Chief, Grand National Party (GNP) lawmaker Park Jin explained that no one in the Lee Myung-bak campaign team was publicly planning for the transition despite the GNP candidate's commanding lead in all polls. However, he allo [...]	2007-12-14 07:25:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR
07SEOUL357	THE AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH GNP PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with GNP Presidential candidate Park Geun-hye on February 5. Park reiterated her commitment to follow her principles and run a clean campaign against her GNP rival, Lee Myung-bak, and dispelled any notions that she might leave the party to run as an independen [...]	2007-02-06 09:00:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS
07SEOUL3574	LEE MYUNG-BAK WINS IN A LANDSLIDE [...] (C) Summary: On December 19 former Seoul Mayor and Grand National Party (GNP) candidate Lee Myung-bak handily won South Korea's presidential election, ending 10 years of liberal government in South Korea. Thanks to his landslide victory, Lee Myung-bak now has a mandate from the public, which [...]	2007-12-19 09:20:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR
07SEOUL3575	WHO IS PRESIDENT-ELECT LEE MYUNG-BAK? [...] (C) SUMMARY: President-elect Lee Myung-bak is a self-made businessman and politician and his successful experience as CEO of Hyundai Construction and Seoul Mayor lead many to believe he will accomplish great things as the seventh President of Korea. The most thoroughly investigated president [...]	2007-12-19 09:21:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR
07SEOUL3576	ENGAGING THE NEW ROK LEADERSHIP ON U.S. PRIORITIES [...] (S) SUMMARY: Early results and exit polls show that GNP presidential candidate Lee Myung-bak has won the election with around 50 percent of the vote. His closest rival, the UNDP's Chung Dong-young, garnered around 25 percent. This is an unprecedented margin of victory, but Lee is seriously [...]	2007-12-19 09:22:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET	PGOV PINS MARR KS KN
07SEOUL3579	"ANYTHING BUT ROH" CARRIES THE DAY FOR [...] (C) Summary: GNP candidate Lee Myung-bak won a landslide victory in the December 19 presidential election, winning 49 percent of the votes in a field of ten candiates and carrying all regions except Jeolla Provinces. Among pundits a strong consensus is emerging that Lee's was able to sweep to [...]	2007-12-20 07:01:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR
07SEOUL3581	AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON PRESIDENT-ELECT LEE MYUNG-BAK [...] (C) During a December 20 call on President-elect Lee Myung-bak, the Ambassador congratulated Lee on his decisive election victory, noting that President Bush planned on calling him later in the day. The Ambassador said the USG looked forward to working with Lee and his administration to stre [...]	2007-12-20 07:44:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS KN ECON PINR
07SEOUL359	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES 6PT, AID, KIC WITH [...] (C) In a February 5 meeting with Unification Minister Lee Jae-joung, the Ambassador noted that if progress were made at the Six Party Talks (6PT),it would be important to coordinate international approaches to synchronize assistance with DPRK actions ondenuclearization and to maintain our le [...]	2007-02-06 09:15:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM KS KN
07SEOUL3595	LEE MYUNG-BAK'S FOREIGN POLICY TEAM: PRESIDENT LEE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 24 meeting with President-elect Lee Myung-bak's foreign policy advisors, the Ambassador discussed the alliance, North Korea, Iraq troop extension, the KORUS FTA, Lee's first trip to the U.S., and the Visa Waiver Program (VWP). The team was optimistic that, under Pr [...]	2007-12-26 06:36:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR
07SEOUL3608	PRESIDENT-ELECT NAMES TRANSITION LEADERS [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 26 President-elect Lee Myung-bak formally named Lee Kyung-sook chairperson of his transition team, making her the first Korean woman to serve in that capacity. Lee has named a total of 26 people, filling some key positions. In addition to the Chairperson, Lee Myun [...]	2007-12-28 06:25:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR
07SEOUL3610	KOREA AND RUSSIA TO STUDY POSSIBLE GAS PIPELINE [...] (U) SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) The governments of Korea and Russia agreed during a December 11-12 meeting in Moscow to jointly conduct a feasibility study for a possible gas pipeline extending from the Russian Far East (RFE) to South Korea. According to the Mini [...]	2007-12-28 06:50:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PREL RS KN KS
07SEOUL3616	FREE NK RADIO DIRECTOR KIM SEONG-MIN INDICTED FOR [...] (SBU) The Seoul Southern District Prosecutor's Office on December 12 revealed that Free North Korea Radio Director Kim Seong-min was indicted on charges of fabricating employment documents of North Korean defectors in order to receive government subsidy funding for employing North Korean defec [...]	2007-12-31 03:39:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KS KN PREF ELAB
07SEOUL371	ROK PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES: HOW THEY DEFINE [...] (C) SUMMARY: With less than 11 months until South Korea's presidential election, the candidates continue to focus their public comments on building personal popularity rather than tackling policy issues. In various meetings with Embassy officers, the four frontrunners for the presidency pro [...]	2007-02-07 07:07:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS
07SEOUL382	EAP DAS CHRISTENSEN'S CONSULTATIONS ON CHINA [...] (C) SUMMARY: EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Thomas Christensen met with ROKG officials and academics January 26-27 to discuss North Korean asylum seekers, Six Party Talks (6PT),and China. The DAS told his ROKG interlocutors that the USG appreciated Seoul's cooperation with efforts to resett [...]	2007-02-08 04:56:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MNUC PREF KS KN CH
07SEOUL401	DEFECTOR RECOUNTS DPRK TORTURE AND "REEDUCATION" [...] (C) North Korean defector Lee Myeong-bok escaped from the DPRK in 1998 was repatriated from China in 2002. He escaped again in 2004 to come to the ROK via Mongolia. In persuading DPRK interrogators that he had contact with neither South Koreans nor missionaries in China -- although he was cl [...]	2007-02-09 07:01:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PGOV PINR KS KN
07SEOUL449	ROK PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE PARK GEUN-HYE: CAN SHE [...] (SBU) Summary: Opposition presidential hopeful Park Geun-hye, currently second in all presidential polls with about 20 percent support, is the first woman to run for president in Korea. As former President Park Chung-hee's daughter, she earns votes from those who are nostalgic for the double [...]	2007-02-14 07:33:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KS PGOV PINR PREL
07SEOUL457	KOREAS TO HOLD WORKING-LEVEL TALKS ON FEBRUARY 15 [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 14, MOU Director-General for Unification Policy Planning Um Jong-sik told A/DCM that North and South Korea had agreed to hold working-level talks on February 15 at the Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC). The main objective was to set a date to resume North-South minist [...]	2007-02-14 09:18:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KS KN
07SEOUL471	ROKG SEEKS CLOSE COORDINATION ON NEXT STEPS WITH [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-15 08:53:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM KNNP KS KN
07SEOUL472	LEE MYUNG-BAK: QUALIFIED, READY AND IN FIRST PLACE [...] (C) Summary: Over a one-on-one lunch with the Ambassador on February 13, former Seoul Mayor and leading presidential contender Lee Myung-bak explained that voters in Korea wanted their next president to be, first and foremost, an effective leader, not focusing on regionalism, but on policies, [...]	2007-02-15 09:32:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL ABLD KS KN
07SEOUL489	PLANS TO COMMEMORATE THE "PYONGYANG REVIVAL" IN [...] (SBU) In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a large number of Protestant Americans came to Korea and found a reception. By 1907, Jang Dae Hyun Church in Pyongyang became the center of what became known as the "Pyongyang Revival," earned it the moniker "Jerusalem of the East." To commemo [...]	2007-02-20 04:15:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KN KS PHUM SCUL PREL
07SEOUL498	UNIFICATION MINISTER PREVIEWS NORTH-SOUTH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a one-on-one breakfast meeting on February 20 with the Ambassador, Unification Minister Lee Jae-joung stressed that the February 13 Beijing agreement on "initial actions" was a good first step, but implementation was now the key. He said that the ROKG at inter-Korean minister [...]	2007-02-20 08:50:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM KS KN
07SEOUL552	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP/MLS DIRECTOR RAPSON [...] (U) Embassy Seoul warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the March 9-11, 2007 official visit to Seoul by EAP/MLS Director Robert Rapson. A notional schedule will follow separately. CONTACT INFORMATION ------------------- 2. (U) Control officer for the visit is Political Offi [...]	2007-02-26 08:53:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA KS TH BM LAS VM CB JA
07SEOUL569	ROKG INVESTIGATING POTENTIAL SALE OF MOBILE PHONE [...] (S) In a February 27 meeting with Park Chul-min, MOFAT's Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Division Director, Deputy POL M/C discussed ref a points urging Seoul to investigate whether a ROK firm was seeking to transfer mobile phone jammers to Iran. Park said MOFAT, upon receiving the points [...]	2007-02-27 08:50:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET	PREL PARM ETTC KS IR
07SEOUL570	LAWMAKERS PROPOSE DENUCLEARIZED DPRK BEFORE [...] (C) SUMMARY: A resolution introduced by a group of lawmakers opposing wartime OPCON transfer passed the Defense Committee on February 21 and is scheduled for a National Assembly plenary vote in the coming weeks. The leaders of the anti-OPCON coalition, including a former Defense Minister, me [...]	2007-02-27 08:57:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL ABLD KS KN
07SEOUL592	PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE CHUNG DONG-YOUNG DISCUSSES [...] (C) During a February 26 luncheon meeting with the Ambassador, former Unification Minister and presidential hopeful Chung Dong-young and National Assembly members Chae Su-chan and Chung Eui-young discussed Korean politics, the Six Party process and resumption of aid to North Korea and the inc [...]	2007-03-02 00:42:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS
07SEOUL615	OPTIMISTIC KINGMAKER CHUN JUNG-BAE'S GREAT [...] (C) Summary: In a February 27 luncheon meeting with the Ambassador, former Justice Minister Chun Jung-bae said that he left the Uri Party in January in order to spearhead efforts to create a new political party to revitalize progressive voters and renew support for a reform-minded party. Thr [...]	2007-03-05 02:21:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS
07SEOUL634	NORTH-SOUTH MINISTERIAL TIES HUMANITARIAN AID TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a March 5 briefing on the February 27-March 2 inter-Korean ministerial in Pyongyang, Assistant Minister for Unification Policy and Public Affairs Lee Kwan-sei told POL M/C that Seoul had three objectives for the talks: (1) to "normalize" inter-Korean relations stalled followin [...]	2007-03-06 02:27:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC EAID KS KN
07SEOUL659	SPI 11: U.S.-ROK SECURITY POLICY INITIATIVE TALKS [...] (C) The eleventh U.S.-ROK Security Policy Initiative talks (SPI 11) took place February 7-8, 2007 in Seoul. Topics addressed included the transfer of wartime operational command (OPCON),the transition of Armistice Maintenance Responsibilities (AMRs),USFK camp returns, the status of the Yong [...]	2007-03-06 08:34:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KS MARR MNUC PARM PREL KN
07SEOUL662	MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TO NORTH KOREA: NGO [...] (C) Chairman of the EugeneBell Foundation Stephen Linton, whose Seoul-based organization has provided over USD 25 million worth of medical and other assistance to North Korea since 1995, said that: -- experience had taught him that the best way to provide such aid was in the form of integrat [...]	2007-03-07 02:37:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID KN
07SEOUL695	URI PARTY CHAIRMAN, JAPAN, RUSSIA, CHINA [...] (C) Summary: With over 20 reporters present at a March 2 lunch, Uri Party Chairman Chung Se-kyun, the Ambassador, Ambassador Ning Fukui of China, Ambassador Shotaro Oshima of Japan, Ambassador Gleb Ivanshentsov of Russia, along with Uri Party leaders lauded the Six Party February 13 "Initial [...]	2007-03-08 07:45:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS
07SEOUL705	HAN DUCK-SOO NEW ROK PM-DESIGNATE [...] (C) Summary: President Roh appointed esteemed bureaucrat Han Duck-soo as Prime Minister on March 9. Han is currently Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Facilitating KORUS FTA and his nomination will be helpful for a successful conclusion of a KORUS FTA agreement. Han has few enemies a [...]	2007-03-09 08:14:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS PINR
07SEOUL734	ROK PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES: WHO IS SEEING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Korean voters are adamant that economic growth should be the top priority for the next ROK president. In response to this clear mandate from the people, top presidential contenders are offering some unique proposals aimed at stimulating the economy and spurring job creation. [...]	2007-03-12 08:40:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KS
07SEOUL763	EAP/MLS DIRECTOR RAPSON'S CONSULTATIONS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Visiting EAP/MLS Director Robert Rapson on March 9 met with ROK officials to exchange views and discuss USG objectives on Mainland Southeast Asia, particularly Burma and DPRK refugees. ROK officials conveyed general support for greater political freedoms and participation in Burm [...]	2007-03-15 02:54:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF KS BM CB TH
07SEOUL770	FORMER PM LEE HAE-CHAN'S VIST TO PYONGYANG: NORTH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Over a March 14 breakfast with the Ambassador, former PM and current Uri lawmaker Lee Hae-chan said that, during his recent four-day trip to Pyongyang, he had told North Korea's number two, Kim Young-nam, that a North-South summit should occur only after concrete progress was mad [...]	2007-03-15 09:39:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS
07SEOUL793	ROK INQUIRIES ON PRT LEADERSHIP IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (C) In a March 16 meeting with Director General for North American Affairs Bureau of Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Cho Byung-jae, POL M/C raised the issue of ROKG plans to lead a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Afghanistan. C [...]	2007-03-19 09:05:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MOPS MARR PBTS KS
07SEOUL794	KIM GEUN-TAE SILENT ON ELECTIONS, VOCAL ON FTA AND [...] (C) While deflecting direct questions about his presidential aspirations, former Uri Party Chairman Kim Geun-tae spoke candidly over lunch with the Ambassador on March 15 about a number of issues including the KORUS FTA, Comfort Women, an inter-Korean Summit, and the Six-Party Talks. On the [...]	2007-03-19 09:06:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS
07SEOUL795	CHARTING OUT INTER-KOREAN COOPERATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: At February 27 - March 2 inter-Korean ministerial talks, the Koreas agreed to resume several stalled North-South projects, including: construction of a family reunion center at Mt. Kumgang; video and direct family reunions; Economic Cooperation Promotion Committee and Red Cross t [...]	2007-03-19 09:12:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON MNUC KS KN
07SEOUL799	ROK ATTITUDES ON UNIFICATION: LONG-TERM PLANS VS. [...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: The February 13 "Initial Actions" agreement has once again brought to the fore the resumption of inter-Korean engagement and the overall relationship between the two Koreas, including reunification. The ROK's constitution and presidential oath call for Korean un [...]	2007-03-20 02:10:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC ECON KS KN
07SEOUL82	NEW MINISTER OF UNIFICATION VOCAL ON NORTH KOREAN [...] (C) When he replaced Lee Jong-seok as Minister of Unification in mid-December, President Roh Moo-hyun's confidant Lee Jae-joung said that Seoul's engagement policy with the North -- essentially on hold since the July missile launches -- would not change. But since then he has irked conservati [...]	2007-01-10 23:02:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KS KN EAID
07SEOUL83	POLITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON ROK'S 2007 BUDGET [...] (SBU) In a marathon session that lasted through the night and concluded at 5 a.m. on 27 December, the National Assembly came to an agreement on the 2007 budget. The approved budget will allow local governments to spend more on infrastructure projects and social welfare while some funding fo [...]	2007-01-11 00:33:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KS
07SEOUL849	ROKG TO RESUME SUSPENDED FLOOD AID [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 22, ROK Vice Unification Minister Shin Eon-sang announced that the ROKG on March 28 would resume shipments of "emergency" aid to North Korea that was pledged following mid-July 2006 floods, but halted after the DPRK's nuclear test in October 2006. The remaining flood re [...]	2007-03-22 08:40:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON KS KN
07SEOUL851	FORMER PRESIDENT KIM YOUNG-SAM ON NORTH KOREA AND [...] (C) Summary: In a March 21 luncheon meeting with the Ambassador, former President Kim Young-sam (KYS) was his usual self: energetic, warm, and, above all, generous with his opinions. Warning that "communists could never be trusted," KYS expressed the concern that Washington was getting to [...]	2007-03-23 01:06:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KS
07SEOUL897	GNP OVER A BARREL ON NORTH KOREA POLICY [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the wake of initial progress in the Six-Party Talks, the conservative opposition Grand National Party (GNP) has recently started to moderate its criticism of engagement with North Korea. One GNP lawmaker justified possibly adjusting GNP policy to the new political climate, sa [...]	2007-03-27 08:50:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KS
07SEOUL912	VICTIMS' ORGANIZATION REQUESTS U.S. JOIN EFFORT TO [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 5. 2. (SBU) Shin Sung-won, Director of North America Division II of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) informed Embassy that the Republic of Korea (ROK) will finance a USD 200,000 task force under the Special Law to Restore the Reputat [...]	2007-03-29 05:42:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KS PREL MOPS
07SEOUL931	SOHN HAK-KYU STICKS TO HIS PRINCIPLES [...] (C) In his first meeting with the Ambassador since leaving the GNP Party on March 19, Presidential aspirant (and former Gyeonggi Governor) Sohn Hak-kyu said that he had to leave because he was not willing to compromise his principles to stay in line with the inflexible GNP platform. Sohn exp [...]	2007-03-30 05:48:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS
07SEOUL934	UK EMBASSY PYONGYANG PERSPECTIVE: CHANCE MEETINGS [...] (C) Richard Vowles, DCM at the British Embassy in Pyongyang, told a group of diplomats at a March 28 dinner in Seoul that his Embassy operates largely in an information-free "bubble" in Pyongyang, gaining little from frequent meetings with MFA officials. The four UK officers have almost compl [...]	2007-03-30 06:26:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PREL
07SEOUL935	ADVISERS TO GNP CANDIDATE PARK GEUN-HYE STRESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 29 foreign policy advisers to opposition GNP presidential candidate Park Geun-hye told us that a Park administration would restore the U.S.-ROK alliance as the central pillar of ROK foreign policy. They stated that Park's priorities would be made explicit during an Apri [...]	2007-03-30 06:47:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KS
07SEOUL971	ROK-JAPAN MINISTERIAL TALKS DOGGED BY HISTORY [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 2, MOFAT Northeast Asia Division I Director Lee Hee-sup told poloff that the March 31 - April 1 talks between ROK Foreign Minister Song Min-soon and visiting Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso focused on history issues (comfort women, textbooks, Yasukuni) and included dis [...]	2007-04-03 06:33:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON KS JA
07SEOUL972	SMA RATIFIED, BUT NEW SMA FORMULA NOT YET READY [...] (U) In a April 2 plenary session, the National Assembly ratified the 2007-2008 Special Measures Agreement (SMA). Of the 245 representatives present, 192 (78.3 percent) voted in favor of the agreement, 28 (11.43 percent) against, and 25 (10.2 percent) abstained. 2. (SBU) The Joint U.S.-RO [...]	2007-04-03 07:15:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KS PARM PREL
07SEOUL974	HAN DUCK-SOO SWORN IN AS ROK PM [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Roh swore in Han Duck-soo as Prime Minister on April 3 after Han's confirmation sailed through the National Assembly on April 2, just hours after the conclusion of the historic KORUS FTA. Han played a central role in the successful conclusion of the KORUS FTA agreement, [...]	2007-04-03 09:07:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS PINR
07SEOUL98	PRESIDENT'S IRAQ POLICY ADDRESS: ROK REACTIONS [...] (U) Summary: During a previously scheduled luncheon for new Vice Foreign Minister Cho Jung-pyo, the Ambassador reinforced the President's January 10 announcement on Iraq policy, emphasizing the President's appreciation for the contributions made by the ROK troops in Iraq. VFM Cho said that [...]	2007-01-11 08:43:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS PGOV PREL IZ KS
07SEOUL987	PRESIDENT ROH: RIDING THE FTA'S WAVE OF SUPPORT [...] (SBU) In the two days following the announcement that the U.S. and Korea had reached an agreement on the KORUS FTA, support for President Roh Moo-hyun has seen a sizable jump in polls. Although the current jump in support may give Roh more room to arrange the much desired inter-Korean summit, [...]	2007-04-04 08:54:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS
07SEOUL988	NGO URGES RECOGNITION OF KOREAN WAR ABDUCTEES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Meeting with the Ambassador on April 3, the president of the Korean War Abductees' Family Union asked that the DPRK Human Rights Report and the Report on Terrorism both be expanded to include the issue of Korean War abductees. KWAFU alleges that the DPRK abducted over 80,000 So [...]	2007-04-04 09:13:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PGOV PINR KS KN
07SHANGHAI110	POLICY PLANNING STAFFER GREEN SHANGHAI MEETINGS [...] (C) Summary: During his meetings with Shanghai Academics on January 17, Policy Planning Staffer James Green engaged academics on East Asian security issues, including North Korea and Taiwan. Academics were pessimistic that there would be any progress on North Korea in the near future. Academ [...]	2007-02-16 05:23:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH KN TW
07SHANGHAI167	FORMER DEPUTY SECRETARY ZOELLICK SHANGHAI VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary. Former Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick delivered a well-received speech at the third annual Barnett-Oksenberg Lecture in Shanghai on March 21. Zoellick called for China to play a more cooperative role on Korea, Iran, Sudan and energy security. The text of the speech [...]	2007-03-26 08:42:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CH
07SHANGHAI277	SHANGHAI PEACE MUSEUM [...] (C) Summary. During an April 24 visit to the Shanghai Peace Museum, Poloff received a glimpse of some of the limitations faced by private citizens interested in politics. The museum houses a collection of letters and autographs from world leaders supporting peace and has been treated with sus [...]	2007-05-10 02:46:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR EINV ECON CH
07SHANGHAI291	CHINA HOSTS AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK MEETING [...] (C) Summary. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao opened the African Development Bank (AFDB) 2007 Annual Meetings in Shanghai on May 16 with a speech that stressed China's sincere commitment to helping Africa develop and acknowledged that China needed to further implement its own financial sector reforms [...]	2007-05-16 09:14:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON CH XA

07SHANGHAI416	SHANGHAI ACADEMIC VIEWS ON NORTH KOREA, SOUTH KOREA [...] (C) Summary: In meetings with Poloffs in mid-June and early July, four Shanghai academics specializing in Korea studies predicted that there would be a long and difficult path of negotiations ahead for the Six-Party talks. Two other academics said, however, that North Korea would react positi [...]	2007-07-05 08:39:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KS KN CH
07SHANGHAI43	SHANGHAI SCHOLARS PESSIMISTIC ABOUT NORTH KOREA [...] (C) Summary: During a January 19 lunch with PDAS Stephens, Shanghai scholars were pessimistic that there would be progress on North Korea in the near term. One scholar said that while North Korea would continue to participate in the Six-Party Talks, it would never give up its nuclear program. [...]	2007-01-23 02:53:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH TW JA KN
07SHANGHAI474	EAST CHINA'S SOUTH KOREAN COMMUNITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Since the establishment of diplomatic relations in August 1992, South Koreans have flocked to Shanghai in search of economic and educational opportunities. More than 110,000 South Koreans live in east China (Anhui, Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces and Shanghai),with some 70,000 [...]	2007-07-30 06:46:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD EINV KIRF CH KS KN
07SHANGHAI529	SHANGHAI ACADEMIC ON SCO, RUSSIA, IRAN AND NORTH KOREA [...] (C) Summary: In a lunch discussion with DPO on August 20, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences (SASS) Academic Pan Guang noted Russia's increased interest in energy coordination at the recent SCO Summit in Bishkek and asserted that this represented a slight shift in Russian policy towards the SC [...]	2007-08-22 07:13:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG CH RS TI TX UZ KZ IR KN
07SHANGHAI546	CNO ADMIRAL MULLEN'S AUGUST 22 BREAKFAST WITH SHANGHAI [...] (C) Summary. Shanghai scholars of strategic and American studies urged the United States to suspend arms sales to Taiwan through the May 2008 Presidential election in an August 22 meeting with United States Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Michael Mullen. Chen Shui-bian was described as a [...]	2007-08-29 02:39:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MCAP MARR OVIP CNO ADMIRAL MULLEN CH TW
07SHANGHAI570	FUDAN UNIVERSITY ACADEMICS ON TAIWAN AND NORTH KOREA [...] (C) Summary: During an August 30 lunch discussion with Fudan Center for American Studies Director Shen Dingli and Deputy Director Xin Qiang, the academics predicted that Beijing would not take any military measures in reaction to the referendum on UN membership in Taiwan. However, anger was bu [...]	2007-09-05 09:19:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR CH TW KN
07SHANGHAI573	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS WITH SHANGHAI [...] (C) Summary: During a September 3 breakfast hosted by the Ambassador, five leading Shanghai academics spoke positively about U.S.-China relations, which one described as stable and predictable. Shanghai Institute for International Studies Vice President Yang Jiemian expressed concern, however, [...]	2007-09-06 06:42:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD CH TW KN
07SHANGHAI756	PROMOTING ANHUI TOURISM TO AMERICANS: A HARD SELL [...] (U) SUMMARY: Anhui Province, the poorest province in Shanghai's consular district, hopes to jump-start its economy by promoting tourism. Although home to many beautiful natural and historical sights, Anhui is finding it difficult to attract mass numbers of Western tourists, and Americans in p [...]	2007-11-23 05:47:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND PGOV EINV ELTN EAIR ECON CH KS
07SHANGHAI759	SFRC STAFFER JANUZZI READ-OUT OF NORTH KOREA [...] (C) Summary: Chinese, South Korean and United States academics and officials agreed that North Korea (DPRK) has not yet decided if it will give up its nuclear weapons according to a read-out provided by Senate Foreign Relations Committee Professional Staff Member Frank Januzzi on a November 27 [...]	2007-11-28 06:00:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC KNNP KS KN CH
07SHANGHAI790	CHINA-RUSSIA RELATIONS: VIEWS FROM SHANGHAI ACADEMICS [...] (C) Summary: In a series of meetings in early December on China-Russia relations, Shanghai's leading academic experts on Russia characterized the bilateral relationship as "very good." They noted the excellent personal relationship between the two countries' leaders, which, they claim, ensures [...]	2007-12-13 08:44:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ENRG PARM MCAP CH RS
07SHENYANG101	PRC/DPRK: BORDER TRADE AND SOME NEW FRICTIONS (MAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: There continue to be differences between Jilin and Liaoning Provinces in the volume and scrutiny of their trade with North Korea. PRC-DPRK frictions have recently emerged in Ji'an, where Chinese officials have taken the unusual step of publicly criticizing neighboring North Korea [...]	2007-05-31 02:33:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ECON KN KS CH
07SHENYANG102	PRC/DPRK: SCARLET FEVER, SMUGGLING, BORDER- [...] (C) SUMMARY: PRC authorities in Jilin recently claimed they have taken measures to prevent a scarlet fever outbreak in the DPRK from making its way into China. Though officials would not confirm the outbreak, they privately stressed that they are prepared. South Koreans appear to be playing b [...]	2007-05-31 02:34:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PINR KN KS CH
07SHENYANG108	DPRK NUKE AFTERMATH, UNSCR 1718 ENFORCEMENT IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Hours after Pyongyang's October 9, 2006 nuclear test, the PLA dispatched a team to Changbai--the PRC border locality closest to the site of the explosion-- to test for contamination, according to Changbai County Communist Party Secretary Miao Chunxiu. Miao said he learned about [...]	2007-06-05 04:31:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ECON KN KS CH
07SHENYANG115	DPRK-INTERNAL: RASON TURBINES, MORE PUST DELAYS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: DPRK and ROK officials are expected to meet soon in Shenyang to discuss a humanitarian group's proposal to privately finance and install a 750 KW wind turbine in Rason. The opening of Pyongyang's first private university has been pushed back until 2008 as a result of export licen [...]	2007-06-25 08:32:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV KN KS CH
07SHENYANG126	PRC-DPRK: BORDER INSPECTIONS AND TRADE ISSUES IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Official Chinese scrutiny of land-based PRC-DPRK cargo/passenger traffic continues to range along the border into mid-2007. Land ports in Nanping (conduit for the many tons of iron ore extracted from North Korea's Musan mine) and Dandong are sites of significant levels of activit [...]	2007-07-09 02:21:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV ECON KN KS CH
07SHENYANG127	PRC-ROK KOGURYO SPARRING CONTINUES, QUIETLY, IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nearly two years after an August 2005 agreement aimed at shelving their neuralgic political dispute over Koguryo--the kingdom that at various points between 37 BC and 668 AD subsumed parts of modern-day northeast China, North Korea and South Korea--PRC-ROK dueling over ancient hi [...]	2007-07-09 03:24:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR CH KN KS
07SHENYANG128	PRC-DPRK: NORTH KOREAN BORDER-CROSSERS; DRUGS; NEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post contacts report that, at least anecdotally, the numbers of North Korean border-crossers encountered this year are fewer than last, though the overall numbers and reasons for the decline are unclear. Jilin Province's ongoing anti-drug campaign is netting more seizures of illeg [...]	2007-07-09 03:25:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PINR PGOV KWMN KN KS CH
07SHENYANG133	NORTH KOREAN "NEOVIAGRA," MINERALS AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: A visit to Dandong's second DPRK Import- Export Commodity Fair in late June highlighted China's interest in North Korean natural resources and the comparatively low wage rates on the North Korean side of the border. But contacts point out that further down the proverbial line, th [...]	2007-07-13 03:24:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV ECON KN KS CH
07SHENYANG145	PRC-DPRK: BORDER OFFICIALS ON MUSAN MINE, RAJIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: PRC imports of North Korean iron ore from Musan are fueling a surge in activity at China's Nanping Land Port; Chinese truckers collecting the ore comprised over ninety percent of the 50,000 passengers that transited the port last year, local Chinese officials say. Plans to link n [...]	2007-07-27 07:26:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV ECON PREL KN KS CH
07SHENYANG175	LATE AUGUST TRIP TO THE DPRK/CHINA/RUSSIA BORDER [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-12 10:07:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PINR PGOV KS KN CH
07SHENYANG178	PRC/DPRK: NEW NK BORDER FENCING; INSPECTIONS AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent PRC inspections of cross-border PRC- DPRK traffic through Dandong show no change. One Western NGO recently shipping flood-related medical aid to North Korea encountered rather "strict" PRC customs requirements that slowed the shipment by several days. North Korea has star [...]	2007-09-14 11:06:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR ECON PREF KN KS CH
07SHENYANG184	AIDING NORTH KOREAN PATIENTS (AND BORDER- [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Dandong-based, Korean-American NGO focused on North Korea continues to ship medical aid into the DPRK, but headaches abound as the group seeks to refine its aid strategy. In a modest hospital near the PRC-DPRK border, the group also discreetly tends to North Korean border-cross [...]	2007-09-28 08:35:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PINR KWMN KN KS CH
07SHENYANG205	PRC-DPRK: NK BORDER-CROSSERS, HUMAN SMUGGLING, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The number of North Korean border-crossers entering China in 2007 thus far looks to be roughly on par with 2005/2006 levels despite the DPRK's agricultural difficulties and natural disasters earlier this year, according to a Liaoning scholar engaged in internal, state- sponsored r [...]	2007-10-29 05:46:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PINR KWMN KN KS CH
07SHENYANG216	PYONGYANG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY [...] (C) Summary: Yanbian University of Science and Technology (YUST) President and Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST) founding President Dr. Kim Chin Kyong, PUST Executive Vice President David Kim, and YUST Director Norma Nichols provided updates on PUST construction progress and [...]	2007-11-19 07:58:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PINR KWMN KN KS CH SPILL
07SHENYANG220	INVESTOR PROTESTS ROCK SHENYANG [...] (C) SUMMARY: A relatively small group of protestors assembled outside Consulate General Shenyang early in the afternoon of 21 November to protest the failure of ant-farming health-product company Yilishen to pay dividends. The protests were not directed at the United States, but rather at the [...]	2007-11-21 10:05:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINR PINS SOCI CH
07SHENYANG229	(S) NORTH KOREAN BORDER-CROSSERS: PRC THINKING ON [...] (S) SUMMARY: One of China's leading state-sponsored specialists on North Korean border-crossers foresees no near-term evolution in PRC thinking on the UNHCR and its possible role in northeast China. On a separate issue, the specialist also claimed that foreign activists publicizing their effo [...]	2007-11-28 04:19:00	Consulate Shenyang	SECRET	PREF KWMN PINR KN KS CH
07SHENYANG244	PRC-DPRK: UPDATE ON NK REPATRIATIONS/ASYLUM- [...] (C) SUMMARY: PRC border officials in Baishan tell us that they continue to apprehend and repatriate North Korean border-crossers in their jurisdiction. Japan's Shenyang Consulate is now home to seven North Korean asylum-seekers, including two young children. North Korean authorities near Si [...]	2007-12-13 03:56:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PINR KN KS CH
07SHENYANG78	NORTH KOREA/CHINA: SMALLER-SCALE SMUGGLING ACROSS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite a recent crackdown by PRC and DPRK authorities, Chinese smugglers--often partnering with local North Korean military contacts--reportedly continue to operate near Dandong. A fair amount of smuggling in the area appears to be smaller-scale in nature, though profits can nev [...]	2007-04-30 10:27:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KN KS CH
07SHENYANG79	NORTH KOREA ROUNDUP: PROPAGANDA, REMITTANCES, [...] (C) SUMMARY: This is a roundup of North Korea-related information collected by Post in recent weeks. Contacts report that nuclear propaganda has recently started disappearing in North Korea's major cities, including Pyongyang. Pyongyang's private university, PUST, appears to be back on track [...]	2007-04-30 10:29:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PINR PGOV KN KS CH
07SINGAPORE1018	U/S LEVEY WARNS AGAINST IRANIAN FINANCIAL [...] (S) Summary. Singapore officials assured Treasury Under Secretary Levey that they were taking the necessary steps to SIPDIS thwart any attempt by the Iranian government or Iran-linked entities to exploit Singapore for terrorism and proliferation-related activities. U/S Levey underscored t [...]	2007-05-25 09:10:00	Embassy Singapore	SECRET//NOFORN	KTFN ETTC KCRM EFIN PTER ECON EINV SN
07SINGAPORE175	(S) GOS STILL PURSUING SOKKIA AND MACHINE TOOL [...] (S) Econoff on January 23 delivered ref A talking points and ref B non-paper to Yvonne Ow, Assistant Director, International Organizations, MFA. Ow thanked us for the additional information about the computer numerically controlled machine tools and the Iran, North Korea, Syria Nonproliferat [...]	2007-01-25 08:55:00	Embassy Singapore	SECRET	ETTC MNUC MTCRE PARM PREL SN IR KN
07SINGAPORE1890	BURMA-SINGAPORE TRADE AND INVESTMENT -- MORE THAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: For Burma, Singapore is a major trading partner and source of investment and foreign exchange. Two-way trade in goods is declining, but Singapore remains an important investor in Burma for tourism, airlines, food processing, and infrastructure. Asia World, one of Burma's larges [...]	2007-10-11 10:56:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV ETTC PREL ASEAN EFIN BU SN
07SINGAPORE1941	U.S. SANCTIONS AGAINST BURMA - DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) Summary: Singapore is looking carefully at the Burmese individuals and Burma-linked entities recently designated by the U.S. Government, MFA Permanent Secretary Bilahari Kausikan told the DCM during an October 22 meeting. Kausikan was responding to Ref A message providing information on [...]	2007-10-22 10:46:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM CVIS ETRD ETTC EFIN BM SN
07SINGAPORE2191	BURMA: U/S BURNS STRESSES NEED FOR CONTINUED ASEAN [...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary Nicholas Burns, accompanied by the Ambassador, urged ASEAN to find a way to step up pressure on Burma during a meeting with MFA Permanent Secretary Peter Ho December 3. Ho said that Burma had SIPDIS rejected an ASEAN role during the November 19-22 summits in S [...]	2007-12-13 04:36:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	BM PGOV PHUM PREL ASEAN SN
07SINGAPORE224	(S) GOS RELEASES PRECISION LATHES TO SHIPPER [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (S/NF) Post was informed at approximately 1:00 pm on January 31 that the GOS had released to the original shipping company (Evergreen) two containers detained at USG request on or around December 16, 2006 (ref C). The containers w [...]	2007-01-31 11:04:00	Embassy Singapore	SECRET//NOFORN	KNNP PARM PREL MNUC ETTC SN KN MY
07SINGAPORE302	SINGAPORE STILL LOOKING FOR A MORE EFFECTIVE JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: Singapore officials have long believed that Japan should do more to capitalize on its significant aid, trade and investment in the countries of Southeast Asia, noting that China garners more attention with much less effort. Singapore and Japan enjoy close economic and political t [...]	2007-02-13 03:35:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON JA PGOV PREL SN ETRD MARR
07SINGAPORE745	SCENESETTER FOR DPM WONG KAN SENG'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary: Singapore Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs WONG Kan Seng is Singapore's key figure for domestic security, law enforcement, and intelligence cooperation. His April 19-22 visit to Washington and New York offers an excellent opportunity to expand the programmatic [...]	2007-04-13 06:08:00	Embassy Singapore	SECRET	KCRM PTER SNAR KTFN ETTC EFIN KWMN SN
07SINGAPORE803	(S) GOS RELEASES DETAINED STEEL PLATES TO SHIPPER [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-24 11:01:00	Embassy Singapore	SECRET//NOFORN	CH ETTC IR KN KNNP MTCRE PARM PK PREL SN
07SKOPJE913	MACEDONIA SUPPORTS UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-21 14:55:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED	KITA PHUM PREL UN MK
07SOFIA214	ENGAGING THE BULGARIAN GOVERNMENT ON IRAN AND [...] (SBU) Post has actively engaged a variety of Bulgarian Government officials on Iran and the impact of UNSCR 1737. On 13 February, the Bulgarian MFA's expert on Iran, Oleg Doychinov, told us that in December 2006 the MFA alerted all relevant agencies about the provisions associated with UNSCR 1 [...]	2007-02-16 13:07:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN ETTC KNNP IR BU PARM
07SOFIA307	NO BULGARIAN INFORMATION ON ADDITIONAL [...] (SBU) On 19 February, Post delivered ref A information on the additional designations of Iranian entities under E.O. 13382 to Dr. Vasil Kirov, Director of the Bulgarian Financial Agency (FIA). Dr. Kirov is Post's main point of contact for addressing the financial and banking aspects of money [...]	2007-03-08 09:22:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KNNP KN PARM BU IR
07SOFIA619	BULGARIAN PRIME MINISTER GETS A COLD SHOWER FROM [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Putin told Bulgarian Prime Minister Stanishev May 8 that the proposed U.S. missile defense sites in Poland and the Czech Republic are part of a "unified, strategic offensive system." Russia will not support the Ahtisaari plan because it will leave the Serbs feeling agg [...]	2007-05-18 15:10:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN MARR YI RS LY BU
07STATE104801	(S) IRAN,S BANK MELLI INVOLVEMENT IN [...] (SBU) This is an action request, please see paragraph 3. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (S) The UK and France have indicated a desire to designate Bank Melli under the next UNSC sanctions resolution on Iran. Toward this end, Washington wishes to: -- Provide officials in the UK, France and Ge [...]	2007-09-20 19:00:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	ETTC KNNP PARM PREL IR
07STATE111591	MIDDLE EAST MULTILATERAL WORKING GROUP ON WATER [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. ------------------------ Summary and Introduction ------------------------ 2. (U) The Executive Council (ExCouns) of the Middle East Desalination Research Center (MEDRC) held its twentieth meeting in Salalah, Om [...]	2007-08-09 17:47:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV XF MU IS JO KS KWBG JA NL QA
07STATE114443	ONGOING PROLIFERATION FINANCE ACTIVITIES BY IRAN [...] (SBU) This is an action request, please see paragraph 2. 2. OBJECTIVES: -- Alert host government officials about financial transactions related to entities in their jurisdictions that have previously been involved in proliferation of conventional arms and urge appropriate authorities to [...]	2007-08-15 15:44:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	IR KN KNNP PARM PREL
07STATE121863	NORTH KOREAN USE OF ARAB BANK NETWORK [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (S) Washington is increasingly concerned about efforts by North Korea's Foreign Trade Bank to assist Tanchon Commercial Bank to move funds from both Syria and Iran (REF [...]	2007-08-29 20:05:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	KNNP XB XF PREL PARM KN IR
07STATE124655	DPRK FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES IN SWITZERLAND [...] (SBU) This is an action request, please see paragraph 3. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (S) Washington has information that North Korea may be seeking to establish a new bank in Switzerland similar to one it used in the 1990s to facilitate money laundering and other illicit financial transacti [...]	2007-09-05 20:44:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	ETTC KNNP PREL KN SZ
07STATE134596	(S) DEMARCH REQUEST: POTENTIAL TRANSFER OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. ---------- Objective ---------- 2. (S) Prevent the Government of Thailand (GOT) from transferring -- temporarily or otherwise -- to Iran AN/PRC-77 radios for upgrading. Avert a potential violation of UNSCR 1747, which prohibits th [...]	2007-09-24 22:03:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	ETTC KSTC PARM PREL PGOV MASS TH IR
07STATE146856	2007:COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] This message provides preparation guidance for preparing the 2007 Country Reports on Terrorism (CRT). 2. We recommend that "Country Reports on Terrorism 2006" be the starting point for this year's exercise. Per reftel, the Department requests that posts draft narrative submissions, as oppos [...]	2007-10-19 23:36:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS AEMR
07STATE148514	(S) MILITARY-RELATED GOODS FROM DPRK TO IRAN VIA [...] (S) ACTION REQUEST: Post is requested to approach appropriate Chinese officials and deliver talking points below regarding a shipment of military-related goods from North Korea to Iran via Beijing, China. Post should draw from background and objectives below as appropriate. Post is requeste [...]	2007-10-24 22:12:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PARM PREL KNNP ETTC EWWT KN CH
07STATE149519	ROK/DPRK RESOLUTION ON PEACE, SECURITY AND [...] SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST - The ROK and DPRK have jointly circulated the text of an UNGA resolution on "Peace, Security and Reunification of the Korean Peninsula," which the General Committee placed on the General Assembly's agenda for consideration on October 31. This text is approximately [...]	2007-10-26 19:02:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC PARM KN KS
07STATE150698	USUN STATEMENT FOR PLENARY VOTE ON KOREAN [...] SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. The UN General Assembly agenda for October 31 will include passage of a resolution jointly introduced by the Republic of Korea and the People's Democratic Republic of Korea, entitled "Peace, Security and Reunification of the Korean Peninsula." USUN was instructed [...]	2007-10-31 00:10:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM KN KS
07STATE152317	POST REQUESTED TO FOLLOW UP ON ONGOING MATTERS OF [...] (S) URGENT ACTION REQUEST: IN SEPTEMBER DURING THEIR MEETING AT THE APEC SUMMIT IN SYDNEY AUSTRALIA, PRESIDENT BUSH DISCUSSED WITH CHINESE PRESIDENT HU STRONG CONCERNS RELATING TO THE ONGOING TRANSSHIPMENT VIA BEIJING OF KEY BALLISTIC MISSILE PARTS FROM NORTH KOREA TO IRAN'S MISSILE PROGRAM. [...]	2007-11-03 05:03:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PARM PREL
07STATE156455	COASI: US-EU DISCUSSION ON EAST ASIA, OCTOBER 22, [...] (S) European Union senior officials met with EAP counterparts for biannual consultations on Asia on October 22, 2007, in Washington. A/S Hill opened with an overview of the Six-Party Talks process, highlighting the roles of China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea. Both sides shared views on [...]	2007-11-14 22:40:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PREL XB
07STATE162279	BANK SEPAH PROVIDES FINANCIAL SERVICES TO TANCHON [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-30 21:15:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC PARM PGOV PREL AE
07STATE2284	ADDITIONAL IRAN DESIGNATIONS UNDER E.O. 13382 [...] (SBU) This is an action request, please see paragraph 2. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (SBU) Washington requests that addressees provide courtesy pre-notification OOB, Tuesday, January 9 (local time) to host government officials that the United States will designate two additional entities a [...]	2007-01-09 00:29:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PREL KNNP KN PARM FR GE IT UK
07STATE28998	DEMARCHE CONCERNING ISNA SANCTIONS ON CHINESE [...] (S/NF) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. We want to inform the Chinese government that, under the Iran and Syria Nonproliferation Act (ISNA),sanctions may be imposed on two Chinese companies, NORINCO and China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC),for providing Wassen [...]	2007-03-07 23:36:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PREL PARM ETTC CH IR SY
07STATE30332	POSSIBLE HUNGARIAN TRANSFER OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT [...] (C) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4, which responds to reftel's request for guidance. In keeping with the USG's relaxation of its longstanding opposition to the transfer of military equipment to Libya, we want to inform the Hungarian government that the U.S. would have no ob [...]	2007-03-09 21:13:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL ETTC MARR LY HU
07STATE39293	POSSIBLE CROATIAN SALE OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT TO [...] (C) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5, which responds to reftel's request for guidance in responding to the Croatian government's informal inquiry about military exports to Libya. In keeping with the USG's relaxation of its long-standing opposition to the transfer of military [...]	2007-03-27 20:59:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL ETTC MARR LY HR
07STATE49749	(S) SHIPMENT OF SODIUM PERCHLORATE, AMMUNITION, [...] (S) ACTION REQUEST: Post is requested to approach appropriate Chinese officials regarding the transfer of subject items to Iran by Chinese entities. Post may draw from background, objectives, or talking points/non-paper below. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (S) We have received in [...]	2007-04-14 02:02:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC IR CH
07STATE60672	DEMARCHE: HOLDING THE LINE ON UN COUNTRY-SPECIFIC [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The sixth regular session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) in June will chiefly address the final outstanding institution-building and transitional issues left over from the now-defunct UN Commission o [...]	2007-05-04 18:36:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	HUMAN PHUM PREL EUN
07STATE94546	POTENTIAL DPRK PURCHASE OF CURRENCY PRODUCTION [...] (S) Action Request: Washington requests Post to draw from paras 7-12, as appropriate, in stressing to UK officials the U.S. warning that the DPRK may seek currency production equipment and technology from British companies for the production of U.S. counterfeit currency. Request that para 12 [...]	2007-07-06 20:24:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PARM PREL KNNP MNUC KH KS UK
07STATE98429	RESPONSE TO JAPANESE REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON [...] (U) Action Request: Washington agencies request Embassy Tokyo to deliver the nonpaper in para 4 to Japanese MFA, METI, MOF, and NPA officials. Agencies would also appreciate embassy's efforts to follow up on NPA's offer to obtain information from Komori (ref A) and to reiterate our request (r [...]	2007-07-16 16:46:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PARM PREL KNNP MNUC KN JA
07STOCKHOLM1008	THE CASE OF RELIGIOUS PRISONER SON JONG-NAM: [...] (c) Polcouns met August 15 with MFA Special Adviser for the Korean Peninsula Ambassador Paul Beijer regarding Son Jong-Nam. Beijer said that Sweden was aware of the case and had, more than a year ago, intervened bilaterally and through the EU on behalf of Son Jong-Nam. Sweden and various oth [...]	2007-08-21 14:02:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KN KS EXIM PGOV SW
07STOCKHOLM1352	SWEDEN: UNVIE AMBASSADOR SCHULTE'S MEETING WITH FM [...] (c) On October 30, Ambassador Schulte's and Ambassador Wood's 90-minute exchange with Bildt focused on the international response to Iran,s nuclear ambitions. Ambassador Schulte lunched with journalists and gave a speech hosted by two Swedish think tanks. Ambassador Schulte's disarming and fr [...]	2007-11-05 16:37:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM IAEA AORC KNNP PREL PGOV IR IZ SW
07STOCKHOLM77	EXPORT CONTROL BILATS BETWEEN SWEDEN AND DOC [...] (C) Summary: On December 7, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration Christopher Padilla met with a Swedish interagency group to discuss a variety of export control and strategic trade issues. The two sides addressed the U.S. Government's proposed China licensing policy rule [...]	2007-01-23 09:36:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC EINV KSTC SW
07SUVA169	KIRIBATI NEW FLAG OF CONVENIENCE SHIP REGISTRY; [...] (C) Ship owners looking for a flag of convenience can now hoist the colors of the tiny Pacific island nation of Kiribati, which amended its maritime shipping act in June 2006 to allow creation of a foreign ship registry. Singapore-based Sovereign Ventures Limited is the agent, as it is for Tuv [...]	2007-03-18 21:30:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT PHSA KR SN
07SUVA177	FIJI UPDATE 3/22/07: CORRUPTION COMPARISONS; A [...] (C) A Transparency International poll taken in Fiji before the coup indicates people were not shocked by corruption in the Qarase era. Overall, Fiji stacked up quite favorably compared to global and regional results, which suggests, no surprise, that the need for a "clean up" was not really wh [...]	2007-03-21 20:37:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MARR ASEC FJ
07SUVA465	FIJI UPDATE 9/24/2007 [...] (U) Fiji interim Prime Minister Bainimarama intends bilats with Venezuela, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Italy during his UNGA stay. The Fiji military has warned against any efforts to depose Bainimarama during his trip. Bainimarama has signaled he will re-shuffle the interim cabinet soon [...]	2007-09-23 20:19:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PHUM FJ
07TAIPEI130	MTAG: UPDATE ON TAIWAN SANCTIONS ON NORTH [...] (C) Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Department North American Affairs met with AIT/T/Econ on January 17 to deliver talking points/non-paper updating the status of Taiwan's trade, travel and financial sanctions against North Korea and Iran. Highlights include that the Sensitive Co [...]	2007-01-18 03:27:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC UNSCR KNNP NK TW
07TAIPEI1421	AIT CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT AND PREMIER CHANG [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan Premier Chang Chun-hsiung told AIT Chairman Burghardt on June 14 that Taipei appreciates U.S. long-term support for Taiwan, including the extension of transit privileges to President Chen and Vice President Lu. Chang characterized U.S.-Taiwan relations as solid and const [...]	2007-06-22 06:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MCAP TW
07TAIPEI153	TAIWAN: PREMIER URGES REPATRIATION OF REBAR GROUP [...] (C) Summary: During a January 18 meeting with the Director, Premier Su Tseng-chang formally asked the U.S. for immediate assistance to control the movements of and to repatriate Rebar Group founder Wang You-theng, an alleged embezzler, to face justice in Taiwan. On the defense budget, Su ex [...]	2007-01-19 09:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN CJAN TW
07TAIPEI200	A VIEW FROM TAICHUNG: MAYOR HU ON ECONOMY AND [...] (C) Summary: (KMT) Taichung Mayor Jason Hu told the Director on January 24 that the KMT's ability to remain unified will be the key to returning to power in 2008. Ma remains the KMT's best hope for retaking the presidency, but he faces tough challenges. LY Speaker Wang Jin-pyng has been p [...]	2007-01-26 04:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON TW PINR
07TAIPEI2005	AHOY, MATEY - BOOK PIRATES STILL IN TAIWAN [...] (U) By nearly all accounts textbook piracy is less rampant and less visible in Taiwan than it was in the 1990s, but it continues to be a problem. A recent survey found that over 50 of Taiwan's college students buy pirated books, but law enforcement officials, faculty and students say the scal [...]	2007-08-31 09:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ECON ETRD USTR TW
07TAIPEI2459	FM HUANG ON FOREIGN RELATIONS, CAMPAIGN RHETORIC, [...] (C) Foreign Minister James Huang expressed general confidence over the state of Taiwan's relations with its 24 remaining diplomatic allies, which bear watching but evidence no major changes in the near term. At the same time, he expressed concern that Beijing might try to spring a surprise i [...]	2007-11-08 08:17:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH TW
07TAIPEI2545	HOW STRONG IS TAIWAN'S ECONOMY? [...] (C) SUMMARY. Reflecting popular concern about the economy, both presidential candidates are raising economic issues as Taiwan heads into the 2008 legislative and presidential elections. The DPP boasts about Taiwan's solid growth even as the KMT pledges to reverse a purported economic decline. [...]	2007-11-30 07:57:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV TW
07TAIPEI307	MTAG: TAIWAN EXCON ENFORCEMENT [...] (S) Summary: AIT Econ delivered reftel recommendations to Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) export control task force head Wally Su (Shi-hwa) on February 6. During the meeting, Su mentioned that in the past six months, BOFT has sent 11 cases of possible export control violations to Justice offic [...]	2007-02-08 03:47:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	ETTC PARM KNNP NK TW
07TAIPEI407	TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY - SOARING PROFITS [...] (U) Summary: Taiwan's semiconductor industry showed strong growth in 2006 at 23 percent overall. The top producers of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) averaged growth of 74 percent. Taiwan may overtake South Korea as the largest supplier of DRAM this year. Taiwan contract chip manufactur [...]	2007-02-16 07:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETTC TW
07TAIPEI422	MTAG: TAIWAN EXCON (RETRANS FROM 2/14) [...] (S) Summary: AIT Econ delivered ref A export license recommendations to Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) export control task force head Wally Su (Shi-hwa) on February 13. During the meeting, Su noted a problem with the scheduled dates for the next EXBS training (ref B) and asked if the training [...]	2007-02-26 05:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	ETTC PARM KNNP NK TW
07TAIPEI63	Reorganization Signals Collapse of China Rebar [...] (SBU) On January 4, 2007, China Rebar Pacific Group (CRPG) announced reorganization plans for two affiliated companies triggering declines in share prices of all companies affiliated with CRPG and a run on two financial institutions affiliated with the group. The court granted the two compani [...]	2007-01-10 01:44:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN EIND ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI72	MTAG: TRANS MERITS LATHES FROM TAIWAN [...] (S) Summary: AIT Econ delivered ref A comments and ref B demarche to Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) export control task force head Wally Su (Shi-hwa) on January 8, 2007. Su provided initial results of the BOFT investigation into precision lathes exported by Trans Merits and subsequently seiz [...]	2007-01-11 01:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	ETTC PARM KNNP NK TW SN
07TAIPEI822	TAIWAN, IRAN, NORTH KOREA AND UNSCRS 1747 AND 1737 [...] (C) Taiwan agencies have agreed to AIT suggestions to cancel a trade mission to the Iranian cities of Tehran and Esfahan planned for April 24 to May 3, 2007. AIT confronted Taiwan officials on April 10 with the irony of reports that the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) was [...]	2007-04-12 08:24:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	ETTC KNNP PARM TW IR NK
07TAIPEI908	TAIWAN VICE PREMIER GETS TOUGH ON TRADE AGENDA [...] (C) Summary: In a somewhat surprising turn, Vice Premier Tsai Ing-wen complained to AIT Director April 24 that Taiwan SIPDIS believes there has been a serious loss of balance in the U.S.-Taiwan bilateral trade relationship. Delivering a written demarche, Tsai argued that the TIFA agenda ne [...]	2007-04-24 09:26:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL TW
07TALLINN779	ESTONIA TO SUPPORT UNGA COUNTRY-SPECIFIC [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-10 14:23:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV UNGA PHUM EN
07TBILISI2644	GEORGIA: UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS DEMARCHE [...] Per reftel request, Poloff delivered talking points to Alexander Nalbandov, Director of the Department of International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. On the issue of "no-action" motions, Nalbandov said that it was Georgia's policy not to support no-action motions and they [...]	2007-10-25 08:41:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KTIA GG
07TBILISI2894	GEORGIA: UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS - [...] (U) Per reftel request, on November 19 poloff delivered the demarche to Merab Manjgaladze, Head of UN Division, International Organizations Department, Georgian MFA, on the UNGA Third Committee country specific resolutions on human rights situations in Iran, Belarus, the Democratic People's Re [...]	2007-11-20 04:56:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KTIA GG
07TELAVIV1048	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Over the weekend the media reported on slight progress in negotiations toward the release of IDF Cpl. Gilad Shalit. On Sunday leading media reported that Hamas demands the liberation of 1, [...]	2007-04-10 10:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1104	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Visit of US Secretary of Defense in Israel ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that the U.S. administration will present in the following weeks to the Israelis and the Palestinians a list with benchmarks aimed to p [...]	2007-04-17 09:40:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV246	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported and all major media, except Maariv and The Jerusalem Post, bannered last night's joint statement by PM Ehud Olmert and Defense Minister announcing their decision to appoi [...]	2007-01-23 11:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2576	U/S BURNS' MEETING AT ISRAEL'S MFA ON LEBANON, [...] (S) After the August 16 signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on U.S. Security Assistance to Israel and the press conference that followed, Under Secretary Burns and his delegation participated in a roundtable discussion of issues with an Israeli MFA delegation led by MFA Director G [...]	2007-08-24 04:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL MASS NATO PTER KNNP UNSC SY IR EG LE IS
07TELAVIV2652	U/S BURNS' AUGUST 17 MEETING WITH ISRAELI MOSSAD [...] (S) In an August 17 meeting, Israeli Mossad Chief Meir Dagan thanked Under Secretary Burns for America's support of Israel as evidenced by the previous day's signing of an MOU that provides Israel with USD 30 billion in security assistance from 2008-2018. Dagan provided his assessment of the [...]	2007-08-31 12:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PTER MARR MASS KNNP UNSC PK IR IZ ZP
07TELAVIV267	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Israel: Governance 2. Syria ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major electronic media cited the State of the Union Address that President Bush delivered on Tuesday. The media reported that the President dedicated roughly half of his speech [...]	2007-01-24 11:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2737	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-11 10:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2756	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media cited a report by Christiane Amanpour of CNN based on American and Middle Eastern sources that Israel's action in Syria last week was directed at an Iranian shipment [...]	2007-09-12 10:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2779	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. France-US Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media quoted PM Ehud Olmert as saying on Monday, in a briefing for Russian-language media outlets in Israel: "I have a lot of respect for the Syrian leader and for Sy [...]	2007-09-18 09:56:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2853	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-26 10:29:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2870	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that FM Tzipi Livni may meet PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas in New York. The radio reported that in her speech to the UN General Assembly, Livni is expected to [...]	2007-09-28 10:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2933	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-10 10:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2947	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-12 13:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3051	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The top story over the weekend was the alleged assassination plot against PM Olmert in June. Reportedly, the plot which was broken up by Shin Bet and PA security services, involved five [...]	2007-10-22 10:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS

07TELAVIV320	LIVNI IN TOKYO: NEW MIDDLE EAST, TRILATERAL [...] (C) Summary: According to both the Japanese Embassy and Israeli MFA, FM Livni used her January 17-18 visit to Japan to outline her views on the current situation in the Middle East and stress the importance of opposing Iran and supporting moderates (including Palestinian President Abbas). She [...]	2007-01-29 15:56:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM EAIR JA IS
07TELAVIV3244	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Mideast 3. Global Democracy ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that on Wednesday Transportation Minister Shaul Mofaz, who is in charge of the strategic dialogue with the US, met with Secretary of State Con [...]	2007-11-08 11:13:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3429	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Russian Parliamentary Elections ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media (banners in Ha'aretz and the Jerusalem Post) reported that on Sunday Labor Party Chairman and Defense Minister Ehud Barak proposed at the weekly cabin [...]	2007-12-03 13:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3454	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-05 11:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3515	PDAS MCNERNEY'S OCTOBER 24 DISCUSSIONS ON COUNTERPROLIFERATION FINANCE AND IRAN WITH THE ISRAELI MFA (CABLE 4 OF 5) REF: A. TEL AVIV 03385 B. TEL AVIV 03386 C. TEL AVIV 03514 [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-13 16:48:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PTER KNNP MNUC IR IS
07TELAVIV3520	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Maariv reported that President Bush is expected to accept an invitation by Knesset Speaker Dalia Itzik to visit Israel during the state's 60th anniversary celebrations. The newspaper repor [...]	2007-12-14 11:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3566	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] President Bush's Doctrine 2. Gaza ------------------------- Key Stories in the Media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that U.S. general (ret.) James Jones said in his meetings on Tuesday with Israeli ministers that he will not serve as a "judge" and arbitrator of road map [...]	2007-12-19 11:33:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV481	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. US-Israel Relations 2. North Korea ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz (English Ed.) quoted senior GOI sources as saying that Israel has decided to reassess its relations with the PA and its Chairman [President], Mah [...]	2007-02-14 10:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV509	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will arrive in Israel on Saturday and meet with FM Tzipi Livni. The station said that on Sunday Rice will hold separate meeti [...]	2007-02-16 10:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV553	IRAN: U/S JOSEPH'S JANUARY 30 DINNER WITH ISRAEL [...] (S) During his January 30 - February 2 visit to Israel, Under Secretary Robert Joseph participated in talks with Israeli representatives from the MFA, MOD, Israeli Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC) and affiliated research centers, IDF intelligence, and the Mossad. Discussions focused on the thr [...]	2007-02-22 06:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL KNNP MNUC PTER IR RU IS
07TELAVIV554	IRAN: UNDER SECRETARY JOSEPH'S DISCUSSIONS WITH [...] (S) During his January 30 - February 2 visit to Israel, Under Secretary Robert Joseph participated in talks with Israeli representatives from the MFA, MOD, Israeli Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC) and affiliated research centers, IDF intelligence (IDI),and the Mossad. Discussions focused on t [...]	2007-02-22 06:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL KNNP MNUC PTER IR RU IS
07TELAVIV555	IRAN-IAEA: UNDER SECRETARY JOSEPH'S DISCUSSIONS [...] (S) During his January 30 - February 2 visit to Israel, Under Secretary Robert Joseph participated in talks with Israeli representatives from the MFA, MOD, Israeli Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC) and affiliated research centers, IDF intelligence (IDI),and the Mossad. Discussions focused on t [...]	2007-02-22 06:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL KNNP MNUC IAEA UNSC PTER IR RU IS
07TELAVIV556	IRAN-RUSSIA: UNDER SECRETARY JOSEPHâ€™S DISCUSSIONS [...] (S) During his January 30 - February 2 visit to Israel, Under Secretary Robert Joseph participated in talks with Israeli representatives from the MFA, MOD, Israeli Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC) and affiliated research centers, IDF intelligence (IDI),and the Mossad. Discussions focused on the thr [...]	2007-02-22 06:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL KNNP MNUC PTER IR RU IS
07TELAVIV557	IRAN-UNSC: UNDER SECRETARY JOSEPH'S DISCUSSIONS WITH ISRAELI GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-22 07:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	IR IS KNNP MNUC PREL PTER RU UNSC
07TELAVIV610	CW/BW AND EXPORT CONTROL CONSULTATIONS WITH [...] (C) Summary: International Security and Nonproliferation DAS Donald Mahley led a team of experts from State and Commerce to Israel on February 11-13 for consultations on chemical and biological weapons non-proliferation and export controls. In the discussions, Israeli MFA Director for Arms [...]	2007-02-27 07:09:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PARM PREL BWC TBIO FR UK IS
07TELAVIV704	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. North Korea ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Maariv reported that PM Ehud Olmert and PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas will meet next week, probably at Olmert's official residence in Jerusalem. The newspaper r [...]	2007-03-06 09:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV739	IRAN: CODEL KYL AND HARMAN'S BREAKFAST WITH [...] (U) During the visit of CODELs Kyl and Harman to Israel, February 18-20, the two CODELs -- led by Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ) and Representative Jane Harman (D-CA) -- held a series of meetings with GOI officials and Knesset members according to a program drawn up by Knesset Member Yuval Steinitz, th [...]	2007-03-08 14:40:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PTER MASS KPAL KWBG IR SY IS
07TELAVIV740	CODEL KYL AND HARMAN'S LUNCH WITH KNESSET MEMBERS [...] (S) 1. (C) During the visit of CODELs Kyl and Harman to Israel, February 18-20, the two CODELs -- led by Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ) and Representative Jane Harman (D-CA) -- held a series of meetings with GOI officials and Knesset members according to a program drawn up by Knesset Member Yuval Stei [...]	2007-03-08 14:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PINR PTER KPAL KWBG MASS IR SY LE IS
07TELAVIV757	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-13 05:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV867	ISRAELI TRANSPORTATION MINISTER MOFAZ ON IRAN AND [...] (S) During a March 14 meeting devoted to a variety of issues, Israeli Transportation Minister Shaul Mofaz praised the latest session of the U.S.-Israel Strategic Dialogue, and noted that he would soon begin preparing for the next session scheduled for May 7-8 in Washington. Mofaz, who has the GOI l [...]	2007-03-21 06:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PTER PINR KPAL KWBG SY LE IR IS
07TELAVIV899	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media reported that on Thursday PM Ehud Olmert reiterated that elements of the Saudi peace initiative were acceptable to Israel. "I am the one who said the Saudi peace initiative was [...]	2007-03-23 08:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07THEHAGUE1063	POTENTIAL SALE OF DRENT GOEBEL PRESS TO THE DPRK: [...] (U) Econoff and Secret Service Agent John McDonough delivered reftel points June 1 to Erik Ligthart, Deputy Director of the Financial Integrity Unit, Dutch Ministry of Finance, and Ministry of Economic Affairs (MEA) officials George Bontenbal, Export Control and Strategic Goods, and Kees Jan [...]	2007-06-06 05:38:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC KS PARM PREL KH NL
07THEHAGUE1931	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR THE [...] (U) On October 15, Kimmo Laukkanen (Finland) chaired a consultation to draft decision text for the upcoming CSP on Article VII. The meeting was well-attended but not productive. Iran raised two significant points that seriously sidetracked discussions: (1) as the EC did not make recommendati [...]	2007-10-24 10:31:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1935	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR THE [...] (U) On October 15, Kimmo Laukkanen (Finland) chaired a consultation to draft decision text for the upcoming CSP on Article VII. The meeting was well-attended but not productive. Iran raised two significant points that seriously sidetracked discussions: (1) as the EC did not make recommendati [...]	2007-10-24 12:36:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1939	NETHERLANDS/UNGA: DUTCH SUPPORTIVE ON MOST THIRD [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 24, 2007, POLOFF delivered reftel A points to Dutch MFA Director for Human Rights, Ms. Maryem van den Heuvel, and Reneko Elema, Senior Policy Officer. Van den Heuvel welcomed the consultation, noting Dutch agreement on all country resolutions. While inclined to support [...]	2007-10-25 05:04:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	UN KTIA PHUM PREL NL
07THEHAGUE1986	NETHERLANDS/DPRK: DUTCH WILLING TO CONSIDER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 5, 2007, Deputy Special Envoy for Human Rights in North Korea, Christian Whiton, briefed Dutch MFA officials on U.S. plans to promote human rights in North Korea, particularly through funding for independent radio broadcasting. The Dutch agreed to consider funding fo [...]	2007-11-13 12:41:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL NL UN KN
07THEHAGUE284	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] (U) Amb. Javits and del rep met with DG Pfirter, at the DG's request. Pfirter said he had been contacted by "concerned delegations" (read: Germany) regarding the latest information on the U.S. destruction program. The DG's priority is, of course, to view this in terms of what it will mean f [...]	2007-02-14 15:03:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE313	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] (SBU) On February 12, the P-5 Ambassadors met to discuss universality efforts. Following welcoming remarks by Amb. Javits, DG Pfirter provided an update on universality efforts. On the three Caribbean non-SPs, the DG said he had specifically mentioned the Bahamas, Barbados and the Dominican [...]	2007-02-20 14:14:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE566	UNSCR 1737/IRAN: DUTCH RECEPTIVE TO TREASURY UNDER [...] (S) SUMMARY. In meetings March 8 in The Hague, senior GONL officials told visiting Treasury Under Secretary Levey that a nuclear-armed Iran would be unacceptable. While supporting USG aims for a second UN resolution on Iran, these officials stressed the need for practical and non-discriminatory mea [...]	2007-03-27 15:21:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	EFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC IR NL
07THEHAGUE849	NETHERLANDS/HRC: BELARUS CANDIDACY [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche May 4 to Peter van der Vliet, Head of the Political and Legal Affairs Division, UN and IFIs Department, Dutch MFA. 2. (C) Van der Vliet stated that the Netherlands is fully occupied with its own campaign for re-election to the HRC and is wary of campaign [...]	2007-05-04 15:12:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC NL
07THEHAGUE94	NETHERLANDS/EU: PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE [...] (C) Summary: The GONL supports the European Neighborhood Policy but does not want to see it used as a back door to EU candidacy. The Dutch continue to push for Serbian ICTY cooperation and will view warily offers to compensate Serbia for any change in Kosovo's status. Secretary Rice's efforts [...]	2007-01-19 13:13:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ENRG EUN KPAL MARR PGOV BK IR IS
07THEHAGUE946	NETHERLANDS: A/S DE SUTTER'S MAY 8 MEETING WITH MFA [...] (C) Summary: During a tour d'horizon discussion at the MFA on May 8, Assistant Secretary of State for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation Paula A. DeSutter addressed Russian President Putin's April 26 remarks and attempts to link the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty to [...]	2007-05-18 13:53:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KNNP KCFE CWC NL
07TOKYO1	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/03/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-03 01:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO100	DPRK FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES: JAPAN AWARE OF POSSIBLE [...] (C) Japan is aware that Chinese banks may be involved with North Korea, given their close geographic proximity to the DPRK, MOF International Bureau Legal Office official Shunichi Fukushima told Embassy financial attache January 9 in response to reftel demarche. Fukushima expressed thanks for [...]	2007-01-10 09:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PARM KNNP PREL PGOV KN CH JA
07TOKYO1004	LARGE-SCALE CHOSEN SOREN PROTESTS IN JAPAN: A DPRK [...] (C) Summary. The DPRK-affiliated General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chosen Soren) organized large demonstrations March 3 in Tokyo, Nagoya, and Kobe to protest "unjustifiable (Japanese) political suppression." The protests, orchestrated by Pyongyang as all Chosen Soren activiti [...]	2007-03-08 08:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KN JA
07TOKYO1021	MEDIA REACTION - JAPAN-DPRK Talks in HANOI - [...] "Don't Let North Korea Have Its Way" The top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (3/9): "If the just-ended two-day Japan-DPRK normalization talks in Hanoi are any indication, future negotiations will see many ups and downs.... Japan cannot normalize relations with North Korea without [...]	2007-03-09 07:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1029	TREASURY SECRETARY PAULSON'S MARCH 5-6 VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson,s discussions with Japanese government officials centered on the need for ongoing economic reforms in Japan, confirmed the importance of the U.S.-Japan bilateral relationship and touched on developments in the Chinese, U.S. and Japanese economies [...]	2007-03-09 09:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN OVIP JA
07TOKYO1038	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/12/07-1 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-12 02:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1051	UNSCR 1718 IMPLEMENTATION: JAPAN CAUTIOUS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S., Japanese and Australian delegates to the Trilateral Working Group (WG) on Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1718 met in Tokyo January 24 to continue discussions on 1718 implementation including resolving outstanding legal and policy concerns over sanctions en [...]	2007-03-12 05:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL MARR UNSC AS JA
07TOKYO1090	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/13/07-2 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-13 08:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1096	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/14/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-14 01:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1102	MEDIA REACTION - BUSH DIPLOMACY - TOKYO [...] "Bush Diplomacy Shifting to Dialogue with Rogue States" Washington correspondent Takashi Sakamoto of the top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri wrote (3/14): "The Bush administration is accelerating a shift in its diplomatic stance to dialogue with such 'rogue states' as North Korea and Iran. The n [...]	2007-03-14 04:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO111	MEDIA REACTION - NEW US IRAQ POLICY/NORTH KOREA [...] Most TV networks during their Thursday noon broadcasts gave prominent play to President Bush's primetime speech on his new Iraq policy. There were no immediate TV commentaries. 2. "Bush Calls for Iraqis to Take the Lead" Quasi- governmental broadcaster NHK's noon news program gave top play [...]	2007-01-11 05:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1113	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/14/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-14 08:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1122	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/15/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-15 01:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1129	MEDIA REACTION Q SIX-PARTY TALKS - TOKYO [...] "Six-Party Talks: Concern About Possible US Betrayal" The conservative Sankei editorialized (3/15): "The six- party talks in Beijing are at a critical juncture. Accelerating economic aid to North Korea before it has made the decision to give up its nuclear weapons would be suicide for the six- [...]	2007-03-15 08:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1133	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/15/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-15 08:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1147	EAP/DAS CHRISTENSEN,S MARCH 2 TOKYO MEETINGS [...] (C) Summary: Japan's ties with China have warmed significantly since Prime Minister Abe's October visit to China and both sides are working to achieve a compromise on gas exploration in the East China Sea, MOFA officials, Diet members and academics told EAP/DAS Christensen during separate M [...]	2007-03-15 09:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL PGOV CH TW KN KS JA
07TOKYO1158	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/16/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-16 01:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1172	MEDIA REACTION - US LIFTING OF FINANCIAL [...] "What Effect Will US End to Financial Sanctions Have on DPRK Denuclearization?" An editorial in the top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri commented (3/16): "...The US Treasury Department, which had been investigating the Macau-based Banco Delta Asia (BDA) on suspicion of helping launder money for [...]	2007-03-16 06:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1182	PM HOWARD VISIT DEEPENS JAPAN-AUSTRALIA SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a March 11-14 visit to Japan, Australian Prime Minister Howard focused on strengthening security ties, signing a Joint Declaration on Security Cooperation with Prime Minister Abe that makes his country "Japan's closest defense partner aside from the U.S.," according to MOF [...]	2007-03-16 10:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR AS JA
07TOKYO1211	DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR CROUCH'S VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan is committed to ballistic missile defense and working toward early deployment of the missile defense agreement, DFM Yachi told DNSA Crouch that during February 26-27 meetings. Japan is troubled by the lack of transparency in China's military development and developmental as [...]	2007-03-19 08:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PTER PHUM ECON ETRD EAID MARR KWBG
07TOKYO1216	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/19/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-19 11:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1218	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/20/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-20 01:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1227	MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA/IRAQ - TOKYO [...] "Don't Play into North Korea's Hands" The business- oriented Nihon Keizai editorialized (3/20): "Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Glaser, meeting the press Monday morning in Beijing, announced that the US would release the entire amount of frozen DPRK-linked accounts, estimated at ab [...]	2007-03-20 02:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1251	SENK ADVISOR DISCUSSES NORTH KOREAN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: In March 4-5 Tokyo meetings, Christian Whiton, Senior Advisor to Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Jay Lefkowitz, discussed plans to promote North Korean human rights. While citing obstacles to regular U.S. medium-wave broadcasts from Japan to North Korea using Japanes [...]	2007-03-20 09:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	BBG PGOV PHUM PREF JA KN
07TOKYO1252	JAPAN-ROK VICE MINISTER'S MEETING: "CONVIVIAL AND [...] (C) Summary. Both MOFA and ROK Embassy describe ROK VFM Cho Joong-pyo,s March 12-13 meeting with Japan VFM Yachi in Tokyo as "convivial" and "constructive." The two men, who focused on a broad range of issues as part of the fourth annual Japan-ROK strategic dialogue, reached no new agreement [...]	2007-03-20 10:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA
07TOKYO1253	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/20/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-21 22:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1276	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/23/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-23 01:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1285	MEDIA REACTION - SIX-PARTY TALKS - TOKYO [...] "Does DPRK Intend to Reject Nuclear Dismantlement?" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (3/23): "In the end, it will not be easy to persuade North Korea to abandon its nuclear programs. The six- party talks in Beijing went into recess without any substantive talks on the North' [...]	2007-03-23 04:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1314	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/23/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-23 08:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1321	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/26/07-1 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-26 02:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1322	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/26/07-2 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-26 02:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1330	IRANIAN STRATEGIC COUNCIL MEMBER SHARIAT-MADARI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mohammed Shariat-Madari, a member of Iran's five-person Strategic Council for Foreign Relations, visited Japan March 8-19 and was told by all interlocutors that Iran must comply with the will of the international community and adhere to the requirements of UNSCR 1737. According t [...]	2007-03-26 08:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR IR JA
07TOKYO1338	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/27/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-27 01:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1344	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/27/07-2 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-27 08:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1345	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/27/07-1 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-27 08:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1349	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/28/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-28 04:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1353	CJCS GENERAL PACE MEETING WITH FM ASO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Pace, in a meeting with Foreign Minister Aso on March 21, emphasized the importance of the alliance realignment agreement, the value of Japan's continued contributions to Iraq and Indian Ocean operations, and explained he will visit C [...]	2007-03-28 05:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR JA
07TOKYO1360	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/28/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-28 08:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1362	JAPAN SUPPORTS UNSCR 1737, MULLING CONCRETE [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-28 08:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP EFIN IAEA UNSC IR JA
07TOKYO1378	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/29/07-2 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-29 07:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1383	INDIAN EXTERNAL AFFAIRS MINISTER MUKHERJEE PAYS [...] (C) Summary: During a low-key March 22-23 visit, Indian External Affairs Minister Mukjerjee and his Japanese counterparts repeated familiar expressions regarding shared values and reiterated their commitment to strengthen bilateral relations. Among others other things, the two sides agreed t [...]	2007-03-29 10:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ENRG EAID IN JA
07TOKYO1391	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/30/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-30 01:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1393	MEDIA REACTION - ARAB SUMMIT IN RIYADH - TOKYO [...] "Arab Leaders Agree to Relaunch Peace Initiative" Riyadh correspondent Michio Okamoto of the top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri wrote (3/30): "Arab leaders ended a summit in Riyadh Thursday after adopting the Riyadh Declaration, which calls for relaunching their five-year-old peace initiative [...]	2007-03-30 02:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1414	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/30/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-30 10:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1420	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/02/07-1 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-02 03:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1421	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/02/07-2 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-02 03:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1431	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/02/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-02 08:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1438	MEDIA REACTION Q FTA - TOKYO [...] "US-ROK FTA: Japan's Turn Now" The liberal Asahi editorialized (4/3): "South Korea and the US have concluded a free trade agreement (FTA). Although the sensitive issue of opening the South Korean rice market was shelved, the conclusion of these drawn-out and difficult negotiations will jolt Ja [...]	2007-04-03 02:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1448	JAPAN FM ASO'S MEETING WITH ROK FM SONG [...] (C) Summary. FM Aso's March 31 meeting with ROK FM Song was "very good" and "forward-looking, according to MOFA Northeast Asia Division Director Yamada. Aso and Song agreed that China's economic rise offered opportunities, but differed slightly on their evaluation of PRC military transparenc [...]	2007-04-03 22:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA KS
07TOKYO1472	NAKAGAWA GETS WARM BEIJING RECEPTION, PUSHES "NEW" [...] (C) Summary: China and Japan will do all they can to reach an agreement on oil and gas exploration in the East China Sea before Premier Wen's April 11 visit to Japan, according to LDP Diet-member Kuniko Inoguchi. On March 22 Inoguchi briefed on her March 16-19 Beijing visit with a Diet dele [...]	2007-04-04 09:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON CH JA
07TOKYO1474	SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL KEATING'S VISIT TO JAPAN [...] (C) You take your command as Japan contemplates major changes in its approach to our alliance and Japan's role in the region and the world. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government is focused on expanding Japan's ties, including security relations, with new partners like Australia and India. It [...]	2007-04-04 22:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR JN
07TOKYO1482	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/05/07-1 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-06 00:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1507	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/06/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-06 02:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1510	MEDIA REACTION Q MIDDLE EAST - TOKYO [...] "Changing Diplomatic Environment in the Middle East" The business-oriented Nihon Keizai editorialized (4/6): "Israeli Prime Minister Olmert proposed peace talks with Arab nations in response to the adoption at the recent Arab Summit meeting of the 'Riyadh Declaration,' which seeks comprehensiv [...]	2007-04-06 04:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1518	CHINESE AMBASSDOR ON PREMIER'S VISIT, HISTORY [...] (C) Summary: China hopes the upcoming visit by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will help to stabilize its relations with Japan and to clarify Japanese thinking on the future nature of their bilateral relations, according to Chinese Ambassador to Japan Wang Yi. Wang stressed that joining the "con [...]	2007-04-06 07:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN JA CH
07TOKYO1538	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/09/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-10 00:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1545	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/10/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-10 01:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1557	JAPANESE CONCERNED BY NORTH KOREAN "PROPAGANDA"; [...] (C) Japan is concerned by what it considers an increased volume of North Korean propaganda that asserts Japan has not made apologies for past "criminal" conduct and that Pyongyang has done all it can to address the abductee issue. MOFA Deputy Director for Asian and Oceanian Affairs Junichi Iha [...]	2007-04-10 05:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KN JA
07TOKYO1564	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/10/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-10 23:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1577	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/11/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-11 01:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1579	MEDIA REACTION Q RELEASE OF DPRK FUNDS AT BDA - [...] "Release of BDA Funds: Panicked America Capitulates to DPRK" Washington correspondent Takashi Sakamoto of the top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri wrote (4/11): "The US Treasury Department announced Tuesday that it would countenance the withdrawal by North Korea of all its funds frozen at BDA und [...]	2007-04-11 02:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO16	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/05/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-05 01:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1605	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/12/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-12 01:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1608	NIIGATA PREF LOOKING TO EXPLOIT ENERGY ADVANTAGE [...] (SBU) Niigata is looking to exploit its energy advantage to attract new business to the prefecture. The prefecture is Japan,s largest producer of oil and natural gas and the country's leading supplier of electric power, which allows it to sell electricity at a substantial discount compared to [...]	2007-04-12 06:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG PGOV PREL JA
07TOKYO1609	MEDIA REACTION - SIX-PARTY TALKS - TOKYO [...] "Six-Party Talks: Time for DPRK to Implement 'Initial Steps'" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (4/12): "On Tuesday, the US Treasury Department and Macau authorities announced that they would release all DPRK-linked funds frozen at Banco Delta Asia (BDA). Attention is now shifting to whether [...]	2007-04-12 07:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1631	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/13/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-13 01:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1633	MEDIA REACTION - CHINESE PREMIER WEN'S VISIT TO [...] "Wen Jiabao's Speech: Visible Change in China's Stance" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri stated (4/13): "Chinese Premier Wen's speech before the Diet clearly demonstrated a change in Beijing's attitude toward Japan. Two points are worth noting. First is the issue of history. He stated: 'J [...]	2007-04-13 04:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1643	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/13/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-13 08:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA

07TOKYO1647	FMR DEFMIN NUKAGA ON SUMMIT, DPRI IMPLEMENTATION [...] (C) Summary: The April 27 Summit meeting will be a critical opportunity to dispel public concerns over the health of the U.S.-Japan Alliance, according to former Defense Minister and Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) heavyweight Fukushiro Nukaga. Nukaga told the Ambassador on April 10 that the f [...]	2007-04-13 10:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV JA
07TOKYO1651	MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA/US-JAPAN ALLIANCE - [...] "Six-Party Talks: DPRK Fails to Implement Initial Steps" An editorial in the top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri commented (4/16): "Saturday's 60-day deadline for the DPRK to take 'initial steps' toward its nuclear dismantlement, as stipulated in the February six-party agreement, has come and go [...]	2007-04-16 04:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1657	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/16/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-16 08:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1665	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/16/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-17 00:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1671	MEDIA REACTION Q DPRK - TOKYO [...] "North Korea: Consider Setting a Time Limit Backed by Sanctions" An editorial in the conservative Sankei stated (4/17): "North Korea did not meet the deadline to implement 'initial steps' toward denuclearization. US and Chinese negotiators have said that the process needs to be given a few mor [...]	2007-04-17 04:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1679	PM ABE ASSURES PACOM OF FULL SUPPORT FOR SECURITY [...] (S) Summary. During an April 12 meeting, Prime Minister Abe assured Commander of the US Pacific Command, Admiral Timothy Keating, that he regards the US-Japan Alliance as critical to Japan's security. Abe stated that in view of China's rapid military build-up and the threat posed by North Ko [...]	2007-04-17 23:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL POL PGOV MARR CH JA
07TOKYO1681	(S) JAPAN SEEKS ASSURANCES ON EXTENDED DETERRENCE [...] (S/NF) Summary: During April 11-12 meetings with visiting P/DASD (Asia Pacific) Jim Shinn, Japanese officials asked the USG to publicly and privately reiterate its commitment to defend Japan, including with nuclear weapons. Ministry of Defense (MOD) Vice Minister Takemasa Moriya said that DPRK [...]	2007-04-18 02:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR PGOV PNUC JA
07TOKYO1689	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/18/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-18 02:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1693	PACOM COMMANDER MEETS WITH MOD LEADERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: The leadership of the Japanese Ministry of Defense affirmed their commitment to implement the May 1, 2006 base realignment agreement during meetings April 11-12 with visiting PACOM Commander ADM Timothy Keating. Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma and Administrative Vice Minister Tamkem [...]	2007-04-18 03:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PGOV PINR JA PREL
07TOKYO1701	JAPAN ECONOMIC SCOPE - APRIL 13, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope for April 13, 2007. 2. (U) Table of Contents ------------------------- 3. GOJ for Joint Study for a U.S.-Japan Free Trade Agreement? 4. U.S. Chamber Chief Cites FTA and Autos as Key Issues 5. Has Reg Reform "Peaked Out?" 6. Gov [...]	2007-04-18 05:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR ZO JA
07TOKYO172	MEDIA REACTION - ASEAN REGIONAL SUMMIT/PM ABE'S [...] "Will Envisioned Charter Change ASEAN?" The top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (1/16): "The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN),which marks its 40th anniversary this summer, has entered an important phase of major change. ASEAN leaders agreed at their summit in Cebu, [...]	2007-01-16 03:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1725	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/19/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-19 01:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1728	(RESEND) PACOM COMMANDER MEETS WITH MOD LEADERSHIP [...] (U) This is a resend of Tokyo 1693. 2. (C) Summary: The leadership of the Japanese Ministry of Defense affirmed their commitment to implement the May 1, 2006 base realignment agreement during meetings April 11-12 with visiting PACOM Commander ADM Timothy Keating. Defense Minister Fumio Kyu [...]	2007-04-19 04:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PGOV PINR JA PREL
07TOKYO1740	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/19/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-19 08:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1744	ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY MULL,S APRIL 11 MEETING [...] (C) Summary: U.S.-Japan cooperation is critical to enhancing Japan's relationship with NATO and to preventing arms sales to China, DG Harada told A/S Mull April 11. Prime Minister Abe's speech to the North Atlantic Council earlier this year marked the beginning of a transformation of Japane [...]	2007-04-19 22:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR MASS MCAP PGOV CH EU JA
07TOKYO1752	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/20/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-20 02:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1760	PREVIEW OF PRIME MINISTER ABE'S TRIP TO THE MIDDLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Immediately following his summit with President Bush, Japanese PM Abe will visit Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Kuwait, Qatar, and Egypt between April 28 and May 2. A major goal of the trip will be to enhance economic relations and to raise Japan's profile in the region. Abe w [...]	2007-04-20 07:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD ENRG XF EG KU QA SA AE JA
07TOKYO1764	SCENESETTER FOR MICHAEL MASON, EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT [...] (C) You visit as Japan contemplates major changes in its approach to our alliance and Japan's role in the region and the world. We have highlighted specific law enforcement issues separately. This message will identify the broader political and economic framework within which we are advancin [...]	2007-04-20 09:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KN CH JA
07TOKYO1767	(C) REQUEST FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON NEW PANEL [...] (C/NF) The following is embassy Tokyo's response to Reftel request for insights into Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's proposed Panel on Collective Security (Note: The embassy comments are keyed to reftel questions): A. (C/NF) WHO ELSE WILL SERVE ON THE PANEL ASIDE FROM THOSE LISTED IN PRESS? [...]	2007-04-20 10:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PINR MARR PREL PGOV JA
07TOKYO1780	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/23/07-2 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-23 02:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1802	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/24/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-24 01:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1847	MEDIA REACTION - PM ABE'S VISIT TO US - TOKYO [...] "PM Abe's Visit to US: Confirm Strong US-Japan Cooperation" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (4/25): "Prime Minister Abe will leave for the US Thursday for talks Friday with President Bush. This will be his first visit to the US since he became prime minister last September. While in Washing [...]	2007-04-25 04:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1852	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/25/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-25 07:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1864	MEDIA REACTION - PM ABE'S VISIT TO US - TOKYO [...] "Abe's Visit to US: Close Gaps in US-Japan Alliance" The conservative Sankei editorialized (4/26): "PM Abe Abe begins a two-day visit to the US on Thursday, his first since his inauguration last September.... Certainly, the US-Japan alliance is more mature than it has ever been. But the allian [...]	2007-04-26 06:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1865	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/26/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-26 06:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1901	CBRN DEFENSE WORKING GROUP PLENARY [...] (SBU) Summary: DASD Richard Douglas led the U.S. delegation to the Japan-U.S. Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Defense Working Group (CDWG) Plenary on April 18, 2007. The Principals approved the CDWG Work Plan for 2007-2008, which features a bilateral capability assessmen [...]	2007-04-27 05:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL JA
07TOKYO1918	ABE'S REPORT CARD: UNPRECEDENTED PROGRESS ON THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Abe has had a string of legislative and policy successes on alliance issues -- including realignment, BMD data-sharing, and extensions of Japan's maritime support for Operation Enduring Freedom in the Indian Ocean and for coalition forces in Iraq. Complaints about [...]	2007-04-30 22:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PGOV JA MARR PREL
07TOKYO1923	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/01/07-1 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-01 01:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1926	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/01/07-1 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-01 01:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1931	MEDIA REACTION - ABE'S VISIT TO US - TOKYO [...] "Bush-Abe Meeting: Efforts Needed to Make Alliance Rock Solid" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (4/29): "During their meeting in Washington, Prime Minister Abe and President Bush agreed to create an 'irreplaceable' US-Japan alliance. To do so, both allies must make constant [...]	2007-05-01 02:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1934	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/01/07-3 [...] Bills sponsored by government and ruling parties 2. Minshuto-sponsored bill National referendum bill Â [...]	2007-05-01 04:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1945	U.S.-JAPAN INVESTMENT WORKING GROUP APRIL 2007 SESSION [...] (SBU) Summary: The second session of the U.S.-Japan Investment Working Group (IWG) for FY-2007 took place on April 13 via digital videoconference (DVC). The IWG reviewed progress on all agenda items in advance of the annual report to leaders in June. Both sides expressed satisfaction with t [...]	2007-05-01 07:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON ELAB ETRD CVIS JA
07TOKYO1951	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/01/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-01 22:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1957	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/02/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-02 00:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1989	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/07/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-07 01:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2	MEDIA REACTION Q IRAQ - TOKYO [...] "Urgent Need to Draw Up Strategy for Overcoming Crises" The top-circulation, moderate conservative Yomiuri editorialized (1/3): "Crises are deepening across the globe in the face of the relentless pursuit of nuclear programs by Iran and North Korea, as well as the stalemated situation in Iraq. [...]	2007-01-03 02:39:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2025	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/07/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-07 07:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2030	TRILATERAL SECURITY AND DEFENSE COOPERATION FORUM [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the first meeting of the trilateral Security and Defense Cooperation Forum (SDCF),U.S., Japanese and Australian diplomatic and defense officials agreed on a range of trilateral initiatives, including: -- a U.S.-Japan-Australia P-3C exercise in October 2007; -- seminars to [...]	2007-05-07 22:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR AS JA
07TOKYO2033	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/08/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-08 01:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2077	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/10/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-10 01:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2102	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/10/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-10 08:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2113	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/11/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-11 01:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2158	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/14/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-14 08:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2168	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/15/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-15 01:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2170	MEDIA REACTION Q CONSTITUTIONAL LIMITS ON SDF - [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Tuesday morning papers front- paged DaimlerChrysler's decision to sell the bulk of its stake in the Chrysler unit to US private equity fund Cerberus Capital. These papers also gave front-page coverage to Monday's enactment of referendum legislation for constitutional amend [...]	2007-05-15 01:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2177	The Japan Economic Scope - May 11, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from May 11, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Keidanren DG on Mideast Trip, FTAs and Upper House Elections 4. Advisory Committee's Recommends Joint Studies for a U.S. -- Japan FTA 5. Tokyo Uneasy on New WTO Paper on Agriculture 6. [...]	2007-05-15 04:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO2190	JAPANESE PLEASED WITH PRIME MINISTER ABE'S TRIP TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Abe's April 28-May 2 visit to the Middle East was a "great success" which enabled Tokyo to advance its "Japan and the Middle East: Entering a New Level" policy goal, according to MOFA contacts. National Security Advisor Koike told Charge d'Affaires that Abe enjoyed the trip, [...]	2007-05-15 09:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD ENRG XF EG KUNC QA SA AE JA
07TOKYO2194	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05//07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-16 23:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2195	MEDIA REACTION - US-RUSSIA RELATIONS - TOKYO [...] LEAD STORIES: Wednesday morning's conservative Sankei front-paged a report quoting a source familier with Japanese and Taiwanese military affairs as disclosing on Tuesday that China is developing anti-ship missiles to possibly counter US aircraft carriers in the event of a cross-straits milit [...]	2007-05-16 23:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2232	JAPAN-ROK EXCHANGE "CANDID" VIEWS DURING [...] (C) Summary. After a three-year hiatus, the resumption of Japan-ROK security talks is part of a broader effort to improve relations. Though somewhat stilted and formulaic, the talks helped move the relationship forward. The May 10 dialogue resulted in a "candid exchange of views," with both [...]	2007-05-17 08:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KS JA
07TOKYO2233	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/17/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-17 08:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2239	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/18/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-18 01:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2244	MEDIA REACTION - NORTH-SOUTH KOREA CONFIDENCE [...] "Connection of Two Koreas by Rail: Reconciliation Alone Cannot Lead to North's Denuclearization" The top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (5/18): "North and South Korea ran a train across the heavily militarized border Thursday for the first time in nearly 50 years. The ROK had str [...]	2007-05-18 05:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2255	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/18/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-18 07:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO226	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/18/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-18 08:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2276	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/22/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-22 02:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2282	PACOM COMMANDER KEATING AND DEFMIN KYUMA DISCUSS [...] (C) SUMMARY: PACOM Commander Admiral Timothy Keating told Defense Minister Kyuma May 15 that his efforts to engage China's military leaders will not come at the expense of a strong U.S.-Japan alliance. Stopping in Tokyo on his return from Beijing, Keating said Chinese officials claimed their [...]	2007-05-22 05:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PINR PREL CH TW KS JA
07TOKYO2287	JAPAN-RUSSIA VICE MINISTER TALKS: NO PROGRESS ON [...] (C) Summary. The May 17 Japan-Russia Vice Ministerial talks addressed a range of topics, but focused on preparations for the PM Abe-President Putin meeting on the margins of the G-8, MOFA and Russian Embassy contacts tell Embassy Tokyo political officer. Japan asked for clarification on repo [...]	2007-05-22 07:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA RU
07TOKYO2290	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/22/07-2 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-22 08:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO23	PM ABE'S EUROPEAN TOUR: STRENGTHENING TIES WITH [...] (SBU) Shinzo Abe's first trip to Europe as Prime Minister is intended to strengthen Japan's ties with its "natural partners," according to MOFA Western Europe Division Director Akira Kono. Abe's five-day tour of London, Berlin, Brussels and Paris starts on January 9 in London where Abe will me [...]	2007-01-05 06:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO UK GM FR BE JA
07TOKYO2312	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/23/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-23 08:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO232	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/19/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-19 01:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2323	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/24/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-24 02:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2342	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/25/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-25 01:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2363	Japanese Shipbuilding Still Going Strong [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite being a high-wage country, Japan's shipbuilders are still going strong, capturing 17.7 percent of new ship orders by tonnage world-wide in 2005, according to a new report by the Japan Ship Exporters' Association. Japanese shipping companies are expanding their fleets t [...]	2007-05-29 00:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND JA
07TOKYO2371	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/29/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-29 02:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2395	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/29/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-29 08:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2411	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/30/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-30 09:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2430	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/31/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-31 08:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2447	MEDIA REACTION Q NORTH KOREA - TOKYO [...] LEAD STORIES: All Friday morning papers front-paged the early-morning passage in the DietQs Lower House of two pension-related bills. 2. "G-8 Foreign Ministerial at Potsdam: Strengthen Ties to Deal with DPRK" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (6/1): "...Foreign ministers [...]	2007-06-01 04:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2480	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/04/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-04 08:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2481	VFM YACHI REVIEWS SUMMIT, BILATERAL ISSUES [...] (C) The Japanese were very happy with April's summit between President Bush and Prime Minster Abe, Vice Foreign Minister Shotaro Yachi told the Ambassador June 1, and PM Abe would welcome a stopover in Tokyo by President Bush en route to the APEC summit in Sydney. Abe would also welcome a p [...]	2007-06-04 08:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EAGR PGOV MOPS MARR PHUM PINR ETRD
07TOKYO2493	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/05/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-05 02:39:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2501	AMBASSADOR SCHULTE BRIEFS JAPAN'S OPPOSITION ON [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Greg Schulte provided a well-received DVC briefing on U.S nonproliferation policy to opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Diet members on May 15, at their request. Questions focused primarily on what the DPJ members characterized as differences between U.S. tre [...]	2007-06-05 07:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KNNP TRGY IR IN JA
07TOKYO2517	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/06/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-06 02:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2521	MEDIA REACTION - MISSLE DEFENSE IN EASTERN [...] Wednesday's Yomiuri and Nihon Keizai front-paged the opening on Wednesday of the G-8 summit in Heiligendamm, Germany. 2. "US, Russia Should Work Harder to Prevent New Cold War" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (6/6): "The US and Russia are sharply at odds over the planned US deployment o [...]	2007-06-06 06:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2530	JAPAN CONSIDERING PLIGHT OF DPRK BOAT REFUGEES [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-06 08:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM JA NK
07TOKYO2531	JAPAN ARRESTS MAN LINKED TO RED ARMY HIJACKERS [...] (C) Japanese police arrested Kuniya Akagi, a man linked to the radical Red Army Faction, on June 5 upon his arrival at Kansai International Airport in Osaka, MOFA Northeast Asia Division Deputy Director Yutaka Kashiwabara confirmed to Embassy Tokyo Political Officer June 6. Akagi had just ret [...]	2007-06-06 08:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL JA NK
07TOKYO2532	JAPAN, PRC, ROK TRILATERAL FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (C) Summary. During the June 3 trilateral foreign ministers' meeting attended by officials from Japan, South Korea and the PRC, all three parties agreed on the need for an early resolution to the Banco Delta Asia (BDA) issue, MOFA contacts told Embassy Tokyo Political Officer June 5. Japan F [...]	2007-06-06 08:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON KS CH JA
07TOKYO2553	FORMER SWEDISH DPRK AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES NORTH [...] (C) Summary. DPRK foreign ministry officials appeared "tense" as a result of Pyongyang's 2006 missile and nuclear tests, former Swedish Ambassador to North Korea Paul Beijer told Embassy Tokyo Political Minister Counselor on June 4. Beijer judged the North Korean military to be in poor condit [...]	2007-06-07 08:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA
07TOKYO2557	JAPAN WELCOMES U.S. ADVICE ON DPRK BROADCASTS [...] (C) Summary: Legal and technical constraints prevent the Japanese government from cooperating with foreign organizations to conduct radio broadcasts into North Korea, Japanese government officials reiterated on June 5. Nonetheless, Tokyo will spend USD 1.1 million to undertake shortwave broad [...]	2007-06-07 09:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV BBG PHUM JA KN KS
07TOKYO2611	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/11/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-11 04:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2618	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/11/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-11 09:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2619	JAPAN, CHINA, PRESS FORWARD WITH MEETINGS, BUT [...] (C) Summary: The importance of the Six-Party Talks, the need to resolve problems associated with the transfer of funds from the Banco Delta Asia to North Korea, and Chinese concerns over former President of Taiwan Lee Teng-hui's June visit to Japan topped the agenda during the June 3 meeting [...]	2007-06-11 09:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SENV KTIA CH KS JA
07TOKYO2627	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/12/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-12 02:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2652	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/12/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-12 23:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2655	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/13/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-13 05:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2664	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06//07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-13 08:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2690	ABE-PUTIN G-8 SUMMIT: RUSSIA AGREES TO [...] (C) Summary. During their June 7 summit, PM Abe and President Putin agreed not to shelve the Northern Territories issue, and Putin promised to instruct his deputies to ""accelerate"" the negotiations, according to MOFA Russian Division Director Muto. On North Korea, Putin expressed frustrati [...]	2007-06-14 08:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG EPET JA RU
07TOKYO2691	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/14/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-14 08:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2696	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/15/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-15 02:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2715	JAPAN RECONSIDERS U.S. ROLE IN REGIONAL [...] (C) Summary: In contrast to a year ago, Japanese officials see the United States as a much more active and influential player in the discussion on regional economic integration. A senior official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) indicated that Japan's participation in various regi [...]	2007-06-15 07:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECIN ETRD PREL APECO JA
07TOKYO2725	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/18/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-18 01:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2729	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - HAMAS-FATAH CLASH AND [...] "Hamas-Fatah Reconciliation the Only Way Forward" An editorial in the conservative Sankei stated (6/17): "Due to internal conflicts between Hamas and Fatah, the Palestinian Authority (PA) has essentially been divided into two government bodies in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. As things sta [...]	2007-06-18 04:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2744	JAPAN WILL SUPPORT DE ALBA PROPOSAL TO UNHRC [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-18 09:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHCR AADP JA
07TOKYO2759	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - AFGHANISTAN [...] LEAD STORIES: Tuesday morning's Nihon Keizai front- paged a report from Vienna concerning an IAEA announcement on Monday that the UN nuclear watchdog agency will send a group of inspectors to North Korea next week. 2. "Concern over Worsening Security Situation in Afghanistan" Liberal Asahi [...]	2007-06-19 07:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2760	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - AFGHANISTAN [...] LEAD STORIES: Tuesday morning's Nihon Keizai front- paged a report from Vienna concerning an IAEA announcement on Monday that the UN nuclear watchdog agency will send a group of inspectors to North Korea next week. 2. "Concern over Worsening Security Situation in Afghanistan" Liberal Asahi [...]	2007-06-19 07:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2761	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/19/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-19 08:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2764	PRIME MINISTER SHINZO ABE'S BILATERAL MEETINGS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's bilateral meetings on the margins of the G-8 Summit were successful in building support for Japan's bid to obtain a permanent seat on the UN Security Council, according to MOFA sources. Abe also agreed to work together with the EU and other G-8 countr [...]	2007-06-19 08:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREK SENV UNSC AF CH FR GM LE JA
07TOKYO2772	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/20/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-20 01:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA

07TOKYO2774	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - HAMAS-FATAH CLASH [...] LEAD STORIES: Wednesday morning's Yomiuri front-paged Assistant Secretary of State Hill's meeting with his Japanese counterpart Tuesday evening at MOFA to discuss North Korea's nuclear program and other issues. 2. "Greater Efforts Should Be Made for Palestinian Reconciliation" The liberal [...]	2007-06-20 03:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2787	JAPAN RESPONSE TO POTENTIAL DPRK INTEREST IN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (S) Summary: In a series of recent meetings, embassy officials raised the DPRK,s possible procurement of Japanese-manufactured currency counterfeiting equipment with the government of Japan. We explained that, given the unlikelin [...]	2007-06-20 10:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL KH KS SZ JA
07TOKYO2799	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/21/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-21 01:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2823	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/22/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-22 03:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2825	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - DPRK [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Friday morning papers front-paged DOS spokesman McCormack's confirmation of Assistant Secretary of State Hill's meeting on Thursday with his SIPDIS North Korean counterpart Kim Kye Gwan in Pyongyang. 2. "A/S Hill's Visit to DPRK: Don't Leave Abduction Issue Behind" The [...]	2007-06-22 04:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2847	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/25/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-25 01:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2852	JAPAN'S POLICE RESPONSE TO POTENTIAL DPRK INTEREST [...] (S) FINATT, DHS/ICE, and LEGATT met with National Police Agency (NPA),Foreign Affairs and Intelligence Department, Assistant Director and Police Superintendent Tomoaki Onizuka June 21 to share ref C information. Onizuka confirmed that NPA was both able to access Interpol's June 2006 Orange A [...]	2007-06-25 02:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL KH KS SZ JA
07TOKYO2856	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF [...] "Will DPRK Take Concrete Action?" An editorial in the top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri commented (6/23): "...Assistant Secretary of State Hill, the US representative to the six-party talks, visited Pyongyang for talks with Foreign Minister Pak and other North Korean officials.... Last week, t [...]	2007-06-25 04:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2876	PRC EMBASSY: WARMING TREND IN CHINA-JAPAN TIES TO [...] (C) Summary: The warming trend in Sino-Japanese ties will continue even if Prime Minister Abe steps down after the July election, Chinese Embassy political officer Chen Zhiwen told Tokyo political officer during a June 18 meeting. Although the possibility of Abe resigning is slim, due to the [...]	2007-06-25 09:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SENV CH TW JA
07TOKYO2878	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/26/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-26 01:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2893	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/26/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-26 08:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2897	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/27/07-1 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-27 01:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2898	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/27/07-2 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-27 02:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2929	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/28/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-28 01:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2944	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/28/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-28 08:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2948	CNO MULLEN SPEAKS WITH FM ASO AND DEFMIN KYUMA [...] (S) SUMMARY. On June 18, 2007 Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Mike Mullen met with Foreign Minister Aso, Defense Minister Kyuma, and Ministry of Defense (MOD) Administrative Vice Minister Moriya. Admiral Mullen expressed appreciation for the close working relationship between the Japanese [...]	2007-06-28 22:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PGOV JA MARR PINR SENV
07TOKYO2958	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/29/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-29 03:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO296	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/23/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-23 00:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2966	The Japan Economic Scope June 28, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from June 28, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Economic Section's Thinning Ranks 4. Doha Stock Taking in Tokyo 5. Ag Text Delay -- Is There a Silver Lining? 6. US-Korea FTA -- Political Will Key to Deal 7. U.S. Beef: Technical [...]	2007-06-29 08:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO2971	JAPANESE ANGST ABOUT RECENT DEVELOPMENTS ON NORTH [...] (C) Summary: Most Japanese media, academic and political sources cite A/S Hill,s June 21-22 Pyongyang visit as a first step toward denuclearizing the DPRK. Some observers, however, remain skeptical about the DPRK's intention to shut down its nuclear facilities, and there is widespread wor [...]	2007-07-01 23:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP KN JA
07TOKYO2972	JAPANESE ANGST ABOUT RECENT DEVELOPMENTS ON NORTH [...] (C) Summary: Most Japanese media, academic and political sources cite A/S Hill,s June 21-22 Pyongyang visit as a first step toward denuclearizing the DPRK. Some observers, however, remain skeptical about the DPRK's intention to shut down its nuclear facilities, and there is widespread wor [...]	2007-07-01 23:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP JA NK
07TOKYO2994	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA [...] "US-Proposed Four-Party Talks: Don't Destroy Six-Party Framework" The conservative Sankei editorialized (7/2): "Concerns are growing among GOJ officials over the proposal by Assistant Secretary of State Hill that four nations - the US, North Korea, China, and South Korea - should meet to discu [...]	2007-07-02 05:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO30	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/05/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-05 08:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3006	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/02/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-02 08:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3013	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07//07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-03 00:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3022	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - DPRK NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] "Thorough Verification Needed to Ensure Complete Denuclearization" The business-oriented Nikkei editorialized (7/3): "North Korea and the IAEA have agreed on the modalities of the latter's verification of the shutdown and sealing of the Yongbyon nuclear complex. Given its track record of broke [...]	2007-07-03 04:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO3038	LOWER HOUSE SPEAKER KONO ON DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN POLICY ISSUES [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-03 09:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	JA PGOV PREL
07TOKYO3073	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/05/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-05 08:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3076	PDASD SHINN ENGAGES JAPANESE COUNTERPARTS ON INFO [...] (C) Summary: PDASD Jim Shinn engaged Japanese counterparts June 29 on the need to enhance the protection of sensitive information in the wake of the recent unauthorized Aegis data disclosure, extend the current Special Measures Agreement (SMA),and consider a role in Afghan operations. Senior [...]	2007-07-05 22:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV JA
07TOKYO3077	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/06/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-06 01:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3088	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - ONE YEAR AFTER DPRK'S [...] "Don't Allow North Korea to Flout UNSC Resolutions" The conservative Sankei editorialized (7/6): "On July 5, 2006, North Korea launched seven ballistic missiles, including a Rodong medium-range missile capable of reaching Japan. Although a Taepodong-2 missile, which is believed to be capable o [...]	2007-07-06 04:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO3099	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/06/07-1 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-06 08:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3100	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/06/07-2 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-06 08:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3103	JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO U.S. THINKING ON DPRK NUCLEAR [...] (S) Acting Political Counselor conveyed reftel demarche to MOFA Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau Northeast Asia Director Shigeo Yamada on July 5. Yamada was impressed with the non-paper, calling it "comprehensive" and indicating that it "covered all of Japan's concerns." He said the non-pape [...]	2007-07-06 12:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL KNNP JA DPRK
07TOKYO3104	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/09/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-09 01:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3127	The Japan Economic Scope--July 5, 2007 Part 2 [...] (U) This cable contains part two of the Japan Economic Scope from July 5, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. JBIC Will Finance Pipe Manufacturing in Russia Autos, Energy 4. International Auto Standards and ACCJ Japan American Auto Industries Subcommittee 5. Nissan on Exchange Rates, O [...]	2007-07-09 08:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO3130	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/10/07 [...] The government will receive pension benefits in full in a responsible manner. 2. The party will introduce a child-rearing allowance system to pay 26,000 yen for each child. 3. The party will establish an income compensation system to cover every farmer. Seven proposals Â [...]	2007-07-10 01:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3137	JAPANESE ABDUCTION GROUPS UNEASY ON U.S. STANCE [...] (C) Summary. Representatives of AFVKN and NARKN, two NGOs dedicated to the return of Japanese nationals abducted by the DPRK, expressed growing concern about the U.S. commitment to resolving the abduction issue in a meeting with political officers on June 27. Motivated by a strong desire to aff [...]	2007-07-10 05:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	BBG PGOV PHUM PREF JA KN
07TOKYO3151	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/11/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-11 01:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3163	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/11/07-1 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-11 08:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3166	RADIO BROADCASTING TO THE DPRK [...] (C) Summary: Kazuhiro Taguchi, Acting Director of the Policy Planning Division in the Prime Minister's office overseeing abduction issues told Embassy Tokyo on July 5 that the Japanese government would begin short-wave radio broadcasts to the DPRK on July 9. Japanese officials believe the [...]	2007-07-11 08:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KPAO JA KN
07TOKYO3168	JAPAN'S RESPONSE ON DPRK NUCLEAR DISCUSSION LIST [...] (S) Summary: The Japanese Government agrees with the U.S. approach to discussions with North Korea on the nuclear list and subsequent declaration, according to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Non-Proliferation, Science and Nuclear Energy Division Director Tomiko Ichikawa. In a July 11 m [...]	2007-07-11 09:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL KNNP KN JA
07TOKYO3171	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/12/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-12 01:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3191	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/12/07-1 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-12 08:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3192	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/12/07-2 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-12 08:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3198	DCM'S JULY 11 MEETING WITH ASSISTANT CHIEF CABINET [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-12 23:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL MARR ETRD KNNP PGOV KN JA
07TOKYO3205	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/13/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-13 04:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO321	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/24/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-24 01:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3235	JAPAN PRESSES IRAN ON NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] (C) Summary: UN Security Council "confrontational moves" towards a new resolution would only lead to minimal Iranian cooperation with the IAEA, Iranian Director General Hamid Baeidinejad declared at non-proliferation talks in Tokyo on July 11, according to MOFA Non-Proliferation, Science an [...]	2007-07-16 22:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM JA PREL IR
07TOKYO3241	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - DPRK [...] "Continue Pressure on DPRK Nuclear Disablement" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (7/17): "... North Korea declared it has shut down its Yongbyon nuclear facilities. IAEA Director General ElBaradei said IAEA inspectors, visiting the Yongbyon complex, confirmed the facilities' [...]	2007-07-17 01:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO3243	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/17/07-1 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-17 01:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3244	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/17/07-2 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-17 01:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3265	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/17/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-17 21:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3276	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/18/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-18 01:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3301	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/19/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-19 01:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3311	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/19/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-19 08:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3318	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/20/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-20 01:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO333	MEDIA REACTION - STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS/ARMS [...] There were no immediate editorials or commentaries regarding the State of the Union Address. 2. "Bush Calls for Support for New Iraq Policy" Quasi- governmental NHK-TV's Washington bureau chief Nishikawa stated (1/23): "In his first State of the Union Address to a Democratic Congress, the p [...]	2007-01-24 06:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO3347	JAPAN DISPUTES DISCRIMINATORY TREATMENT OF CHOSEN [...] (S) Summary: The DPRK is making Japan's actions in regard to the General Association of (North) Korean Residents in Japan into a major bilateral issue, MOFA Director General Sasae told visiting EAP Assistant Secretary Hill on July 13. Sasae insisted that the actions of the Japanese government [...]	2007-07-20 09:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	EFIN JA KN PGOV PREL
07TOKYO3349	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - SIX-PARTY TALKS [...] "No Optimism Warranted over DPRK Denuclearization" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (7/21): "Procedures for North Korea's denuclearization could not be finalized in the recent round of the six- party talks in Beijing, and the participants put off dealing with thorny issues. [...]	2007-07-23 03:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO3371	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/24/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-24 07:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3380	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/25/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-25 02:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3397	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/25/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-25 08:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO343	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/25/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-25 01:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3432	SCENESETTER FOR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY [...] (C) We very much look forward to your visit to Tokyo. As you touch down, please be prepared for some political turbulence. 2. (C) The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) appears to be headed for a crushing defeat in the July 29 elections for the Diet's Upper House. Every poll, and every pun [...]	2007-07-26 08:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL PGOV JA
07TOKYO3437	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/27/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-27 01:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3451	JAPAN WELCOMES ASIA DEMOCRACY PARTNERSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary: In a July 17 meeting with Deputy Special Envoy Christian Whiton, MOFA Regional Policy Division Director Kazutoshi Aikawa indicated initial support for the proposed Asian Democracy Partnership while saying that GOJ deliberations were ongoing and that they would provide a list of [...]	2007-07-27 08:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PREL XB JA
07TOKYO3453	RULING PARTIES TO TAKE A BEATING IN JULY 29 [...] (C) Summary. A sense of resignation appears to have taken hold in the ruling LDP, as the latest polls and predictions point to the strong possibility that the ruling coalition might win fewer than 50 of the 121 seats up for election in the Upper House on July 29. The ruling parties need 64 [...]	2007-07-27 09:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV JA
07TOKYO3459	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/30/07-2 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-30 01:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO346	The Japan Economic Scope - January 19, 2007 [...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. New Regional Economic Initiatives 4. Keidanren Board Plays Same Old Tune on Triangular Mergers 5. Ambassador Attends American Airlines Ceremony at Narita 6. Central Japan Outlook for 2007 -- Optimistic but Wary 7. Regional Economic Integration: Kyushu Bu [...]	2007-01-25 02:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO347	MEDIA REACTION - STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS - [...] "US Burden in Iraq Casts Shadow on its DPRK Policy" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (1/25): "The burden of Iraq rests heavily on the shoulders of President Bush, whose remaining term in office is about two years. The question is what impact America's Iraq policy will have o [...]	2007-01-25 04:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO3470	PDAS STEPHENS JULY 23 MEETINGS WITH JAPANESE [...] (C) Summary: MOFA officials took a very cautious line on the Six-Party Northeast Asia Peace and Security Mechanism Working Group during meetings with Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Stephens on July 23. They were also cautious in SIPDIS reacting to initial U.S. ideas for core princi [...]	2007-07-30 05:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP JA DPRK
07TOKYO3479	RESPONSE TO JAPANESE REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON [...] (S) Summary: Post delivered ref A non-paper to Japan,s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA),Ministry of Finance (MOF),Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI),and National Police Agency (NPA). While the meetings revealed ongoing efforts by the Government of Japan to prevent Japan,s Kom [...]	2007-07-30 22:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	KNNP PARM PREL MNUC KN JA
07TOKYO3490	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/31/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-31 08:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3495	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/01/07-1 [...] Meantime, the opposition camp, which obtained a majority in the House of Councillors in Sunday's poll, is poised to oppose that legislation. A termination of the SDF mission against the background of the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan might rock the foundation of the Japan-US alliance a [...]	2007-08-01 01:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3511	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/01/07-1 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-01 08:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO352	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01//07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-25 08:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3547	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/03/07-1 [...] Top headlines 2. Editorials 3. Prime Minister's daily schedule 4. Abe Cabinet reaches new support low of 22% in Fuji-Sankei poll, with non-support rate at 64.8% ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) meeting: 5. ASEAN ARF closes after having given consideration to North Korean abduction and comf [...]	2007-08-03 01:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3550	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Friday morning papers front-paged the conclusion on Thursday of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) foreign ministerial in the Philippines, with the chairman's statement welcoming the shutdown of North Korean nuclear facilities. 2. "China's Presence at ARF Stands out in Rice's [...]	2007-08-03 02:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO3557	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - HOUSE ADOPTION OF [...] "House Adoption of 'Comfort Women' Resolution Could Damage US-Japan Relations" The business-oriented Nihon Keizai editorialized (8/1): "The adoption by the US House of Representatives of a resolution calling for the GOJ to formally apologize for the 'comfort women' issue could damage US-Japan [...]	2007-08-03 05:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO356	ISRAELI FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS TOKYO [...] (C) SUMMARY: During Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni's January 17-18 Tokyo visit, she signed an agreement to elevate policy talks from DG-level to VFM-level and reached agreements for Japanese business and cultural exchanges, according to MOFA and Israeli Embassy contacts. Japan agreed t [...]	2007-01-25 22:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD KPAL XF IR IS JA
07TOKYO3569	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/03/07-2 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-03 08:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3587	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY DISCUSSES THE MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a working lunch hosted for the Deputy Secretary by Vice Foreign Minister Yachi, MOFA officials made SIPDIS the following points: -- Japan is hopeful the September report on progress in Iraq will be positive, but is realistic and expects it may not meet expections and will [...]	2007-08-06 07:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG XF IZ IR IS IN AF BM PK JA
07TOKYO359	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/26/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-26 01:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3593	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S COURTESY CALL ON PRIME [...] (C) Prime Ministerial Advisor for Abductions Kyoko Nakayama emphasized the importance of the abduction issue in a meeting with the Deputy Secretary on August 3. She asked for continuing support from the United States in resolving the issue. Councillor Nakayama also asked for understanding o [...]	2007-08-06 07:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KS KN JA
07TOKYO3594	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH CHIEF CABINET [...] (C) Summary: Chief Cabinet Secretary Shiozaki assured the Deputy Secretary on August 3 that the LDP's election setback would not affect U.S.-Japan relations, and the two agreed that the U.S.-Japan alliance would continue to form the cornerstone of peace and stability in the region. CCS Shioz [...]	2007-08-06 07:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL JA
07TOKYO3598	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/06/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-06 08:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO36	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01//07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-09 01:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3600	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH VICE FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: The Abe Cabinet is committed to moving forward on extending the Anti-Terror Special Measure law despite the LDP's defeat in the Upper House election, Vice Foreign Minister Shotaro Yachi told Deputy Secretary Negroponte on August 3. The two agreed that the U.S.-Japan alliance w [...]	2007-08-06 22:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF PGOV AS CH TW KS KN RS PG JA
07TOKYO3601	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH VICE FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: The Abe Cabinet is committed to moving forward on extending the Anti-Terror Special Measures law despite the LDP's defeat in the Upper House election, Vice Foreign Minister Shotaro Yachi told Deputy Secretary Negroponte on August 3. The two agreed that the U.S.-Japan alliance [...]	2007-08-06 22:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF PGOV AS CH TW KS KN RS PG JA
07TOKYO3606	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/07/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-07 01:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3612	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/07/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-07 07:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3618	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH DEFENSE [...] (S) Summary: Defense Minister Koike reaffirmed the importance of the U.S.-Japan alliance to the Deputy Secretary on August 3 and asked for the return of additional land from Camp Foster. She also reiterated the Japanese government's interest in purchasing F-22s, given continued security risk [...]	2007-08-07 22:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL JA
07TOKYO3624	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/08/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-08 01:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3635	JAPAN'S REACTION TO N/S KOREA SUMMIT ANNOUNCEMENT [...] (U) Japan has responded positively to news that South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Il at a summit in Pyongyang August 28-30. Japan hopes dialogue between the two Korean leaders will lead to a "relaxation of tensions," Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told re [...]	2007-08-08 23:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL JA KS KN PGOV
07TOKYO3639	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/09/07-2 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-09 02:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3640	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/09/07-1 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-09 02:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3643	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - INTER-KOREAN SUMMIT [...] "Can Roh-Kim Summit Help Denuclearization?" The top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (8/9): "The main focus of the just-announced inter-Korean summit will be whether the talks can give momentum to the six- party talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program. South Kor [...]	2007-08-09 03:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO3688	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/10/07 [...] The government's failure to extend the law would result in the withdrawal of the Maritime Self-Defense Force, which has been on the refueling mission in the Indian Ocean for naval vessels of the United States, Britain, and other countries that are engaged in mop-up operations against terrorists [...]	2007-08-10 08:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3716	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/13/07-2 [...] Officials from the Defense Ministry and the Foreign Ministry explained the current state of the Maritime Self-Defense Force's refueling operations based on the said law. But many DPJ members voiced dissatisfaction calling the ministries to disclose more detailed information. House of Councillor [...]	2007-08-13 08:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA

07TOKYO374	S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER MEETS DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a January 12 meeting with S/P Director Krasner, Director General for North American Affairs Chikao Kawai (since elevated to Deputy Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs for Foreign Policy) explained that Japan cannot, for domestic reasons, provide humanitarian assistance to the D [...]	2007-01-26 07:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP ZK IN KN KS AS CH RS JA
07TOKYO3765	WEAKENED PRIME MINISTER ABE TO VISIT INDIA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, weakened by his party's defeat in last month's Upper House elections and facing dropping support from the public and rising criticism from within the LDP, will depart Tokyo August 19 for a visit to Indonesia, India, and Malaysia. He returns to [...]	2007-08-15 07:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD PARM IN ID MY JA
07TOKYO3794	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/17/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-17 03:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3798	The Japan Economic Scope--August 16, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from August 16, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Tokyo Markets Respond to Global Turmoil 4. Limited Subprime Impact on Japanese Financial Institutions 5. Carry-Trade Unwind: More Bark than Bite (U) 6. Japan: Second Quarter Real GDP [...]	2007-08-17 04:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO3812	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/17/07 [...]Ozawa has expressed his opposition to the extension of the law, but Maehara, who is regarded as an active leader of the anti-Ozawa force, has advocated that the law should be extended. There was a rumor in the largest opposition party that Maehara might break away from Ozawa since the two ha [...]	2007-08-17 08:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3820	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/20/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-20 01:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3821	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - GLOBAL MARKET REACTION [...] "Can U.S. Rate Cut Stop Worldwide Stock Plunge?" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (8/19): "In the wake of the downturn in global stock markets, the Federal Reserve cut the discount rate on its loans to banks, and this has helped the U.S. bourses rebound. Optimism, however, i [...]	2007-08-20 02:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO3830	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/20/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-20 08:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3837	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/21/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-21 01:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO385	The Japan Economic Scope - January 25, 2007 [...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. Keidanren Tells Ambassador Position on M&A "Misunderstood" 4. Kansai Association of Corporate Executives: Support for Agriculture Reforms, Abe's Survivability 5. Keidanren Hasn't Given Up on Doha 6. U.S.-Japan Reg Reform Talks Commence 7. Financial Servi [...]	2007-01-29 06:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO3865	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/21/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-21 08:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO39	MEDIA REACTION - JAPAN-CHINA TIES - TOKYO [...] "Japan Should Adopt Strategic Diplomacy Toward China" The moderate Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (1/9): "...Japan and China have established close economic ties similar to the US-Japan economic relationship. Both Japan and China are opposed to North Korea's nuclear test. The removal of nuclear w [...]	2007-01-09 02:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO3914	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/23/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-23 08:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3919	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/24/07 [...]In Tokyo, members of the Tokyo Action Committee stood outside the West Entrance of Shinjuku Station and campaigned. Many people stopped to talk with them. A woman (36) from Saitama Prefecture stated: "I am absolutely against Japan cooperating with the war. It only makes terrorism worse. They [...]	2007-08-24 07:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3929	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/24/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-24 08:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3948	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/27/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-27 01:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3969	ABE CABINET, LDP EXECUTIVE LINE-UP [...] (SBU) Summary. This cable outlines the backgrounds of Japan's new cabinet and Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership line-up announced on August 27, 2007. New appointees and posts are: LDP Secretary-General -- Taro ASO LDP General Affairs Council Chairman -- Toshihiro NIKAI LDP Policy [...]	2007-08-27 14:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA
07TOKYO3970	ABE CABINET, LDP EXECUTIVE LINE-UP [...] (SBU) Summary. (This is a corrected copy amending paragraph 16.) This cable outlines the backgrounds of Japan's new cabinet and Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership line-up announced on August 27, 2007. New appointees and posts are: LDP Secretary-General -- Taro ASO LDP General Affa [...]	2007-08-27 14:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA
07TOKYO3974	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/28/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-28 01:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3987	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/28/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-28 08:39:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3995	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/29/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-29 01:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4011	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/29/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-29 08:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO402	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/30/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-30 07:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO403	MEDIA REACTION - RESUMPTION OF SIX-PARTY TALKS [...] "Japan Should Strengthen Joint Stance with US at Six- Party Talks" An editorial in the conservative Sankei commented (1/30): "The US and the DPRK will begin bilateral talks Tuesday in Beijing concerning financial sanctions to open the way for a resumption of the six- party talks on North Korea [...]	2007-01-30 07:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO4046	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/30/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-30 08:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4047	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/31/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-31 01:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4052	The Japan Economic Scope--August 30, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from August 30, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents Political Moves 3. Abe Reshuffles Cabinet 4. New Appointees and Postal Privatization 5. ACCJ T&L Committee Meets with CPRR on Aviation Policy Money Matters 6. Minimum Wage Non-Compli [...]	2007-08-31 05:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO4056	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/31/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-31 07:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4080	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09//07 [...] Endo said to Yosano, "Please tell the prime minister that I will step down." TOKYO 00004080 006 OF 012 SUBJECT: JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09 Yosano's determination to put a speedy end to Endo's scandal came from strong alarm against the Kantei's (Prime Minister's Official [...]	2007-09-04 01:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4085	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - US-DPRK NUCLEAR ACCORD [...] "Details Must be Thoroughly Worked Out" The liberal Asahi editorialized (9/4): "...It is good that the US and North Korea confirmed that Pyongyang will declare all of its nuclear facilities and disable them within this year. The issue here is how to hammer out the details.... Implementing nuc [...]	2007-09-04 04:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO4094	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09//07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-04 08:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4114	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ AND US-DPRK [...] "How to Get out of Iraq Quagmire" The liberal Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (9/5): "The Maliki government is facing a crisis following a number of suicide bombings and a series of resignations of cabinet ministers. Although the Bush administration is looking at scaling back the US presence in Ir [...]	2007-09-05 05:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO4120	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/05/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-05 08:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4121	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/06/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-06 01:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4159	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/07/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-07 01:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4176	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - JAPAN-DPRK [...] "Opportunity to Break the Ice" The liberal Asahi editorialized (9/7): "Although no specific progress was made during the Japan-DPRK normalization talks held in Mongolia, the meeting set the stage for continued dialogue.... The fundamental gap between the two nations remains, but an atmosphere [...]	2007-09-07 05:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO4187	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/07/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-07 08:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4196	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/10/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-10 02:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4213	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - MISSILE DEFENSE IN [...] "Tension Growing Between US and Russia" Warsaw correspondent Sakuraba of the business-oriented Nikkei commented on Polish Defense Minister Szczyglo's disclosure of his country's plan to begin the construction of a missile-defense facility next spring (9/6): "Tension is bound to increase betwee [...]	2007-09-10 06:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO4217	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09//07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-10 08:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4241	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/11/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-11 08:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4248	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/12/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-12 01:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO426	MEDIA REACTION - SIX-PARTY TALKS - TOKYO [...] "Six-Party Talks: North Korea Has No Choice But to Denuclearize" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (1/31): "At the next round of the six-party talks, which are to resume on February 8 in Beijing, will there be any concrete progress that will lead to North Korea's denucleariza [...]	2007-01-31 02:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO4261	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/12/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-12 08:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4267	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/13/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-13 02:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4269	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PM RESIGNATION AND ITS [...] "Hope for Progress on Nuclear Dismantlement" Seoul correspondent Makino of the liberal Asahi wrote (9/12): "There is a possibility that the resignation of Prime Minister Abe could have an impact on progress in the six-party talks concerning North Korea's nuclear dismantlement, as Japan has bee [...]	2007-09-13 03:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO4317	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/14/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-14 07:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4328	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/18/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-18 22:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4329	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - SIX-PARTY TALKS [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-18 22:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO4330	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/18/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-18 22:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4339	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/19/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-19 01:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4373	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/19/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-19 08:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4384	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/20/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-20 01:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4397	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/20/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-20 22:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4400	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/21/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-21 01:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4416	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/21/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-21 08:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4424	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/25/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-25 01:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4442	U.S./JAPAN DISCUSSIONS ON PHYSICAL PROTECTION AND [...] (SBU) A U.S. delegation led by DOE Deputy Under Secretary for Counterterrorism Steven Aoki, met July 18-19 with a Japanese interagency group headed by Takeshi Nakane, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Director General, Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Science Department. The Japanese side consis [...]	2007-09-25 08:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP KHLS TRGY JA
07TOKYO4446	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/26/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-26 01:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4462	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/26/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-26 08:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4466	NEW PRIME MINISTER FUKUDA LEAVES CABINET LARGELY [...] (C) Yasuo Fukuda was officially elected Japan,s Prime Minister on September 26 and announced his cabinet late the same day. Because the Diet is already in session -- leaving little time to prepare for interpellations -- Fukuda opted to keep 13 of the 17 ministers from former Prime Minister Shi [...]	2007-09-26 10:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA
07TOKYO4474	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/27/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-27 01:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO449	JAPAN,S FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS EASTERN EUROPE [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minster Taro Aso's January 9-14 trip to Eastern Europe demonstrated Japan's increasing global focus, said a MOFA official during a January 16 meeting. In addition to promoting stability via economic development and exchanges, Japan took advantage of the trip to build supp [...]	2007-02-01 01:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC BU HU LO RO JA
07TOKYO450	JAPAN GINGERLY SEEKS NEW ECON TIES WITH CHINA, [...] (C) Summary: Japan sees little prospect for substantial improvement in its official relations with South Korea in the near term because of the attitudes of the present Korean administration, according to a senior official of the Asia Bureau of Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA). Th [...]	2007-02-01 01:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD PREL JA CH KS
07TOKYO4528	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/27/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-27 08:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4542	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/28/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-28 01:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4557	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/28/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-28 08:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4570	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/01/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-01 01:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4574	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - SIX-PARTY TALKS [...] "Vague Accord Will Create Problems for Future" The conservative Sankei editorialized (10/1): "There is a high possibility that the provisional six-party deal will create problems for the future, given that the definition of disablement, as well as its scope and procedures, remains vague and li [...]	2007-10-01 02:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO4588	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/01/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-01 08:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4635	PM FUKUDA AIMS FOR MIDDLE GROUND IN FIRST POLICY [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda maintained a conciliatory tone in his policy speech given separately to the Upper and Lower Houses of the Diet on October 1. He touched on many of the same subjects raised by former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe three weeks ago, including the pension system, regi [...]	2007-10-02 09:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON JA
07TOKYO4638	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/03/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-03 01:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4639	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - INTER-KOREAN SUMMIT [...] "ROK Should Extract Denuclearization Pledge from DPRK" The liberal Asahi editorialized (10/3): "...It is desirable not only for the two Koreas but also for their neighbors that Seoul and Pyongyang confirm reconciliation and cooperation and look for peace and stability during their summit. Alth [...]	2007-10-03 02:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO4645	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/03/07 [...] The aim is to eliminate as many obstacles as possible in pursuing Diet deliberations due to the dominance of the opposition in the Upper House so that a possible vacuum in MSDF operations as a result of failure to secure Diet approval before the law expires can be lessened as much as possible. [...]	2007-10-03 07:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4646	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - SIX-PARTY TALKS AND [...] "No Compromise on Nuclear Disablement" The liberal Mainichi wrote in an editorial (10/2): "The North Korean nuclear threat will remain even after the disablement of three facilities in Yongbyon. As these plants have already served their purpose, there is a growing view that their disablement w [...]	2007-10-03 07:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO4648	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/05/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-04 01:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4653	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - SIX-PARTY TALKS [...] "Step Forward toward Denuclearization" The liberal Asahi editorialized (10/4): "... US experts have come to the view that the level of uranium enrichment by North Korea has not yet reached a stage where it can manufacture weapons-grade uranium. This being the case, the disablement of three fac [...]	2007-10-04 04:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO4655	A/S HILL'S MEETING WITH JAPAN VFM YACHI [...] (C) Summary. Japan places the utmost importance on the U.S.-Japan relationship and is firmly committed to the alliance, VFM Yachi told visiting EAP A/S Hill on September 26. New PM Fukuda,s first overseas visit will be to the United States, not to China or South Korea. Yachi expressed disap [...]	2007-10-04 05:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA KN
07TOKYO4656	A/S HILL'S MEETING WITH JAPAN PM ADVISOR ON [...] (C) Summary. The DPRK must take concrete steps for the return of the abductees and provide a credible explanation for the purported death of each victim in order to demonstrate progress on the abduction issue, Japan's Special Advisor on the Abduction Issue Kyoko Nakayama told visiting EAP A/S [...]	2007-10-04 05:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA KN
07TOKYO4666	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/04/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-04 08:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4673	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/05/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-05 01:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4684	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - SIX-PARTY TALKS AND [...] "Problems Remain in Six-Party Agreement" The conservative Sankei editorialized (10/5): "...The latest round of the six-party talks looked for a detailed roadmap for implementing the 'next phase' actions. However, the joint statement announced on Wednesday lacks details, and it is problematic i [...]	2007-10-05 04:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO4686	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - SIX-PARTY TALKS AND [...] "No Compromise on Nuclear Disablement" The liberal Mainichi wrote in an editorial (10/2): "The North Korean nuclear threat will remain even after the disablement of three facilities in Yongbyon. As these plants have already served their purpose, there is a growing view that their disablement w [...]	2007-10-05 04:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO4689	The Japan Economic Scope--October 4, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from October 4, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents Reform 3. CPRR, CEFP No Longer "Wheels of Change" Under Fukuda Administration 4. What Kansai Business Executives Expect of the Fukuda Cabinet 5. PM Fukuda's Strong Initial Polls, "Th [...]	2007-10-05 05:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO4703	MIXED PRESS REACTIONS TO LATEST SIX-PARTY AGREEMENT [...] SUMMARY: Official comments on the six-party accord and the accompanying abduction issue have been generally favorable, with Japan being satisfied that its views were reflected in the final document, namely, that delisting would be considerably difficult unless the nuclear and humanitarian is [...]	2007-10-06 02:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL PTER OIIP KPAO KMDR KN KS JA
07TOKYO4704	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/05/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-08 23:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4715	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/09/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-09 04:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4721	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/09/07 [...] Purpose of the law In order to contribute positively and independently to the efforts of the international community to stop and eliminate international terrorism, refueling operations by the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) toward the vessels of each country participating in maritime interdiction [...]	2007-10-09 08:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4732	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/10/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-10 02:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4734	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - DPRK NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] "Prime Minister Should Swiftly Firm up Strategy" The liberal Asahi editorialized (10/10): "The GOJ decided yesterday on a half-year extension of sanctions on North Korea. Such measures as a ban on the entry of the DPRK passenger-freighter Man Gyong Bong will continue for the time being.... It [...]	2007-10-10 05:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO4746	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/10/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-10 10:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO475	PM ABE'S MESSAGE TO EUROPE: WE SHARE YOUR VALUES, [...] (C) Summary. During PM Abe's January 9-13 trip to London, Berlin, Brussels and Paris, Abe underscored his desire to strengthen Japan's ties with Europe, including NATO, based on a new values-focused foreign policy. Abe's interlocutors agreed with him that the DPRK nuclear issue must be addres [...]	2007-02-01 10:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UK FR GM BE KN CH JA
07TOKYO4766	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/11/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-11 01:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4769	JAPANESE DIET MEMBERS TO LOBBY AGAINST DELISTING [...] A group of "more than 10" lawmakers from the nonpartisan Parliamentarian League for Early Repatriation of Japanese Citizens Kidnapped by North Korea are planning to travel to Washington in early December to lobby against removing the DPRK from the list of state sponsors of terrorism, according [...]	2007-10-11 05:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PGOV KN JA
07TOKYO4775	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/11/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-11 08:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4784	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/12/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-12 01:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4787	The Japan Economic Scope--October 11, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from October 12, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents Money Matters 3. Unemployment Post Slight Rise to 3.8% 4. Bank Sales of Insurance Advocacy 5. U.S. - Japan Investment Initiative 2007--Investment Seminar in Osaka 6. KIAC Welcomes [...]	2007-10-12 03:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO4803	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/15/07-1 [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-15 02:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4804	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - 2+2 TALKS IN RUSSIA [...] "Russia's Hard Line Pronounced" Moscow correspondent Seguchi of the top circulation, moderate Yomiuri reported (10/14): "During a 2+2 defense and foreign ministerial with the US in Moscow, Russian President Putin called for the cancellation of US plans to deploy a missile defense system in Eas [...]	2007-10-15 03:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO4822	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/16/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-16 01:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA

07TOKYO4829	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/16/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-16 22:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA

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