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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)
The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
Effective from January 1983
The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign
Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
OPPORTUNITIES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)
Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
Effective from May 1983
Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
Effective from August 1983
The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)
Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
Effective from March 1983
The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
Effective from October 1997
Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)
The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc
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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)
Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
Effective from April 1984
Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)
Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:
* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).
Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
Effective from July 2001
Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
Effective from August 1989
Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
Effective from August 2001
Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOM: Chief of Mission
Effective from March 2004
Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
Effective from August 2001
Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCRM: Criminal Activity
Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
Effective from May 1991
Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
Effective from December 2007
Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
Effective from August 1986
Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
Effective from May 2007
Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
Effective from September 2006
Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
Effective from June 2000
Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
Effective from August 2006
Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)
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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
Effective from January 1999
Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)
Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.
(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
Effective from August 2004
Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
Effective From October 1999
Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Effective from April 1984
Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
Effective from February 1984
Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
Effective from May 2000
Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
Effective from November 1984
Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
Effective from August 1996
Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
Effective from March 1993
Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)
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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
Effective from February 1983
Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
Effective from October 1997
Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)
Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
Effective from July 2004
Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
Effective from June 1984
Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
Effective from September 2008
Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
Effective from November 1995
Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
Effective from June 1995
Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
Effective from January 1983
Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
EXCHANGE OPERATIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)
The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
Effective from January 1983
Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
Effective from October 1999
Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
Effective from January 1983
Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
Effective from January 1983
Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
Effective from January 1983
A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)
The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
Effective from January 1983
Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
Effective from January 1985
The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)
People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
Effective from January 1983
The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)
All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)
Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
Effective from March 1995
The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)
The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)
Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN
SECRET
SECRET//NOFORN
UNCLASSIFIED
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
By year:
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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)
The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
Effective from January 1983
The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign
Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
OPPORTUNITIES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)
Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
Effective from May 1983
Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
Effective from August 1983
The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)
Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
Effective from March 1983
The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
Effective from October 1997
Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)
The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc
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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)
Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
Effective from April 1984
Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)
Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:
* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).
Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
Effective from July 2001
Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
Effective from August 1989
Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
Effective from August 2001
Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOM: Chief of Mission
Effective from March 2004
Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
Effective from August 2001
Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCRM: Criminal Activity
Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
Effective from May 1991
Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
Effective from December 2007
Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
Effective from August 1986
Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
Effective from May 2007
Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
Effective from September 2006
Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
Effective from June 2000
Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
Effective from August 2006
Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)
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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
Effective from January 1999
Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)
Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.
(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
Effective from August 2004
Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
Effective From October 1999
Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Effective from April 1984
Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
Effective from February 1984
Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
Effective from May 2000
Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
Effective from November 1984
Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
Effective from August 1996
Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
Effective from March 1993
Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)
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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
Effective from February 1983
Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
Effective from October 1997
Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)
Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
Effective from July 2004
Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
Effective from June 1984
Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
Effective from September 2008
Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
Effective from November 1995
Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
Effective from June 1995
Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
Effective from January 1983
Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
EXCHANGE OPERATIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)
The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
Effective from January 1983
Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
Effective from October 1999
Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
Effective from January 1983
Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
Effective from January 1983
Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
Effective from January 1983
A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)
The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
Effective from January 1983
Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
Effective from January 1985
The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)
People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
Effective from January 1983
The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)
All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)
Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
Effective from March 1995
The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)
The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)
Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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GC GCC GCCC GE GEF GEORGE GERARD GESKE GF GG GH GI GIPNC GIWI GJ GKGIC GL GLOBAL GM GN GO GOG GOI GON GOVPOI GPGOV GPI GPOI GPOV GR GRQ GS GT GTIP GTMO GTREFTEL GU GUAM GUANTANAMO GUIDANCE GUILLERMO GUTIERREZ GV GWI GY GZ GZIS HA HARRIET HARRY HAWZ HCOPIL HDP HE HEAVEN HEBRON HELGERSON HERCEGOVINA HG HHS HI HIGHLIGHTS HIJAZI HILARY HILLARY HILLEN HIPC HIV HIZ HK HKSX HL HLSX HN HNCHR HO HOA HOSTAGES HPKO HR HRC HRCS HRICTY HRIGHTS HRKSTC HSI HSTC HSWG HT HTCG HTSC HU HUD HUM HUMAN HUMANITARIAN HUMANR HUMANRIGHTS HUMOR HUMRIT HUNRC HURI HURRICANE HYDE HYLAND HYMPSK HZ IA IACHR IACI IACO IACW IADB IAEA IAES IAHRC IAIE IAII IASA IATTC IAZ IBB IBD IBET IBPCA IBRB IBRD IC ICAC ICAO ICC ICCAT ICCROM ICES ICJ ICRC ICRS ICSCA ICTR ICTY ID IDA IDB IDLI IDLO IDP IDR IE IEA IEAB IEF IF IFAD IFC IFIN IFM IFO IFR IFRC IG IGAD IGF IHO IICA IINS IIP IK IL ILAB ILC ILEA ILO IMC IMET IMF IMMIGRATION IMO IMSO IMTS IN INAUGURATION INCB IND INDO INF INFLUENZA INL INMARSAT INNP INPFC INR INRA INRB INRD INRO INRPAZ INS INSC INT INTEL INTELLECTUAL INTELSAT INTERNAL INTERPOL INV INVI IO IOC IOM IP IPET IPGRI IPK IPPC IPR IPROP IQ IQNV IR IRAN IRAQ IRAQI IRAQI FREEDOM IRC IRCE IRDB IRE IRL IRLE IRM IRMO IRNB IRPE IRS IS ISA ISAAC ISAF ISCA ISCON ISLAMISTS ISLE ISN ISNV ISO ISPA ISPL ISRAEL ISRAEL RELATIONS ISRAELI ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ISSUES ISTC IT ITA ITALIAN ITALY ITECIP ITEIND ITELTN ITER ITF ITIA ITRA ITRD ITU IUCN IV IVIANNA IWC IWI IX IZ IZAORC JA JAM JAMES JAPAN JAT JAWAD JCIC JE JEFFERY JEFFREY JHR JI JIMENEZ JIMENEZ CHILDREN JK JKUS JM JN JO JOHNNIE JOSE NEY MILA ESPINOSA JOSE RAMOS HORTA JOSEPH BIDEN JP JS JSRP JUAN JUS JY KA KACP KACT [+] KACW KADM KAID KALM KALR KANSOU KAPO KARIM WADE KATRINA KAUST KAWC [+] KAWK KAWL KAWS KAWX KAYLA KBCT KBDS KBEM KBIO KBNC KBTC KBTR KBTS KBWG KCCP KCEM KCERS KCFC KCFE [+] KCGC KCHG KCIP [+] KCIS KCM KCMA KCMR KCOG KCOM [+] KCOR [+] KCPS KCRCM KCRI KCRIM KCRM [+] KCRN KCRO KCROM KCROR KCRP KCRS KCRT KCSA KCSI KCSY KCUL KCUM KCVM KCWI KDCM KDDEM KDDG KDE KDEM [+] KDEN KDET KDEV KDGOV KDGR KDHS KDM KDMR KDP KDRG [+] KDRL KDTB KDUM KE KEAI KEBG KECF KEDEM KEDM KEDU KEIM KEM KEMPI KEMR KEMS KEN KENV KERF KERG KESO KESP KESS KEVIN KFAM KFCE KFE KFEM KFGM KFIN KFIU KFLD KFLO KFLU KFOR KFPC KFRD [+] KFRP KFSC KFTFN KFTN KG KGCC KGCN KGHA KGHG [+] KGIC [+] KGICKS KGIT KGIV KGKG KGLB KGOR KGOV KH KHDP KHGH KHIB KHIV [+] KHJUS KHLS [+] KHMN KHOURY KHPD KHSA KHSL KHUM KI KIBL KICA KICC KICCPUR KICR KICT KID KIDE KIF KIFR KIIC KIIP KIL KILS KIMMITT KIMT KIND KINF KINL KINP KINR KINT KIPR [+] KIPT KIRC KIRF [+] KIRL KIRP KIS KISC KISK KISL [+] KISM KISR KITA KIVP KIVR KJAN KJRE KJU KJUS [+] KJUST KJWC KK KKIV KKNP KKOR KKPO KLAB KLAP KLBO KLEG KLFLO KLFU KLHS KLIG KLIP KLPM KLSO KLTN KM KMAC KMAR KMCA [+] KMCC KMCR KMDR [+] KMEPI KMFO KMGT KMIG KMNP KMOC KMPF KMPI KMPIO KMPL KMPP KMPT KMRD KMRS KMSG KMVP KMWN KN KNAO KNAP KNAR KNDP KNEI KNEP KNET KNMP KNN KNNA KNNB KNNC KNNF KNNO KNNP [+] KNNR KNOP KNP KNPP KNPPIS KNPR KNPT KNRG KNRV KNSD KNUC KNUP KO KOC KOCI KOCM KOEM KOGL KOLY [+] KOM KOMC KOMCCO KOMCSG KOMH KOMO KOMS KOR KOSOVO KOUYATE KPA KPAD KPAI KPAK KPAL [+] KPALAOIS KPAM KPAO [+] KPAS KPBT KPDD KPEM KPEO KPER KPET KPIN [+] KPIR KPKO [+] KPKP KPLS KPMI KPMO KPO KPOA KPOKO KPOL KPOP KPOV KPOW KPPAO KPPD KPRD KPRM KPRO KPROG KPRP KPRV KPSC KPTD KPTS KPWG KPWR [+] KQ KQM KQRDQ KR KRAD [+] KRAL KRCIM KRCM KRCS KRD KRDP KREC KREF KREL KRF KRFD KRFR KRG KRGY KRIC KRIF KRIM KRKO KRM KRMS KRV KRVC KS KSA KSAC KSAF KSCA [+] KSCI KSCS KSCT KSEAO KSEC KSEI KSEO KSEP KSI KSIA KSKN KSLG KSMT KSOC KSOCI KSPA KSPR [+] KSRE KSTC KSTCC KSTCPL KSTH KSTS KSTT KSUM [+] KSUP KT KTAO KTBD KTBT KTCRE KTDB KTDD KTDM KTER KTEX KTFIN KTFM KTFN [+] KTFR KTFS KTIA [+] KTIP [+] KTLA KTNBT KTNF KTPN KTRD KTRF KTSC KTSD KTTB KTTC KTTP KU KUAE KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR [+] KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG [+] KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN [+] KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR [+] MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS [+] MATT MB MBM MC MCA MCAP [+] MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCONNELL MCCP MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC [+] MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS [+] MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC OASCC OASS OAU OBAMA OBS OBSP OCBD OCEA OCED OCHA OCII OCRA OCS OCSE ODAG ODC ODIP [+] ODPC OECD OECS OECV OES OESC OEXC [+] OEXP OF OFDA OFDC OFDP [+] OFDPQIS OFFICIALS OFPD OFSO OGAC OGIV OHCHR OHI OHIP OI OIC OICCO OIE OIF OIG OIIP [+] OIL OIM OLY OLYAIR OLYMPICS OM OMB OMIG OMS ON ONA OPAD OPBAT OPC OPCD OPCR OPCW OPDAT OPDC [+] OPDP OPEC OPET OPIC OPID OPOC OPPC OPRC [+] OPREC OPREP OPS OPSC OPVIP ORA ORC ORCA ORECD ORED OREG OREP [+] ORGANIZED ORP ORTA ORUE OSAC OSCE OSCI [+] OSD OSEC OSHA OSIC OSTA OSTRA OTA OTAR OTP OTR OTRA [+] OTRABL OTRAO OTRAZ OTRC OTRD OUALI OVIP [+] OVP OXEC OXEM OZ PA PAARM PAC PACE PAGE PAGR PAHO PAIGH PAK PAL PALESTINIAN PAMQ PAN PANAM PAO PAR PARALYMPIC PARCA PAREL PARK PARLIAMENT PARM [+] PARMS PARN PARP PARR PARTIES PARTM PARTY PAS PASS PATTY PAUM PB PBGT PBIO PBK PBOV PBPTS PBS PBT PBTS [+] PCI PCON PCOR PCRM PCUL PD PDA PDD PDEM PDIP PDOV PDRG PE PEACE PEACEKEEPINGFORCES PEDRO PEL PELOSI PEMEX PENA PENV PEPFAR PEPR PER PEREZ PERL PERM PERSONS PET PETER PETERS PETR PETRAEUS PETROL PF PFIN PFLP PFOR PFOV PG PGGOC PGIC PGIV PGKV PGO PGOC PGOF PGOG PGON PGOR PGOT PGOV [+] PGOVE PGOVQL PGPV PGREL PGREV PGV PH PHALANAGE PHARM PHAS PHEM PHIM PHM PHSA [+] PHU PHUH PHUM [+] PHUMHUPPS PHUN PHUS PHYTRP PI PIA PICES PIF PIN PINB PIND PINER PINF PING PINL PINO PINR [+] PINS [+] PINT PINV PIR PIRF PIRN PJUS PK PKAO PKBL PKFK PKISL PKK PKMN PKNP PKO PKPA PKPAL PKPO PKPRP PKST PL PLAB PLAN PLEC PLN PLO PLUM PM PMAR PMAT PMDL PMIG PMIL PMIN PMR PMUC PN PNAT PNET PNG PNIR PNNL PNR PNRG PNS PNUC PNUK PNUM PO PODC POG POGV POINS POL POLG POLI POLICY POLINT POLITICAL POLITICS POLM POLMIL POLS POLUN POREL PORG POSTS POTUS POUS POV POWELL PP PPA PPAO PPD PPEF PPEL PPKO PPOL PQL PQM PRC PRE PREC PRED PREF [+] PREG PREJ PREK PREL [+] PRELEVU PRELM PRELPLS PRELTBIOBA PREM PREO PREP PRER PRES PRESIDENT PRESL PREV PREZ PRF PRFE PRFL PRGO PRGOV PRIL PRL PRLE PRM PRO PROB PROCESS PROG PROL PROLIFERATION PROP [+] PROPERTY PROTECTION PROTESTS PROV PROVE PRT PRTER PRWL PS PSA PSCE PSEC PSEPC PSHA PSI PSNR PSO PSOC PSOCI PSOE PT PTBS PTE PTEL PTEP PTER [+] PTGOV PTIA PTR PTRD PU PUAS PUBLIC PUNE PUNR PUOS PV PVIP PVOV PVPR PVTS PWBG PWMN PY QA QADRI QEL QI QIZ QM QT QU QUAN QUOC RA RAED RAID RAS RATIFICATION RBI RCA RCMP RE REA REACTION REALTIONS RECIN REF REFORM REFPAN REFUGEE REFUGEES REGION REGIONAL REID REIN REINEMEYER REL RELAM RELATIONS RELFREE RELIGIOUS REMON RENAMO RENE PREVAL REO REPORT REUBEN RF RFE RFIN RFREEDOM RGOV RGY RHUM RI RICE RICHARD RIGHTS RIGHTSPOLMIL RIMC RIVERA RL RLA RM RMA RO ROK ROME ROSS ROW ROY RP RPEL RPTS RQ RR RRB RREL RS RSO RSOX RSP RSZ RTT RU RUEHZO RV RW RWANDA SA SAAD SAARC SACU SADC SAFE SAIR SAIS SAMA SAN SANC SANR SAO SARB SARGSIAN SARS SASC SASEC SB SBA SC SCA SCCC SCE SCENESETTER SCHUL SCI SCIENCE SCNV SCOI SCOL SCOM SCPR SCRM SCRS SCRSERD SCUL [+] SCVL SD SE SEC SECDEF SECI SECRET SECRETARY SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV [+] SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG [+] SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR [+] SNUC SO SOC SOCI [+] SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STET STP STR SU SUCCESSION SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO [+] TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN TNDG TNGD TO TOPEC TORRIJOS TOURISM TP TPHY [+] TPKO TPP TPSA TPSL TR TRAD TRADE TRAFFICKING TRBIO TRBY TRD TREAS TREASURY TREATY TREL TRG TRGV TRGY [+] TRIO TRSY TRT TRV TRY TRYG TRYS TS TSA TSLP TSPA [+] TSPL TSRL TSRY TSY TT TTFN TU TURKEY TV TVBIO TW TWRO TX TY TZ TZBY UA UAE UAID UAM UB UDEM UE UEU UG UGA UK UKR UKRAINE UM UMIK UN UNA UNAF UNAIDS UNAMA UNAMSIL UNAORC UNAUS UNBRO UNC UNCC UNCDF UNCDN UNCHC UNCHR UNCHS UNCITRAL UNCND UNCOPUOS UNCRED UNCRIME UNCSD UNCSW UNCTAD UNDC UNDEF UNDOF UNDP UNECE UNEF UNEP UNESCO UNFA UNFC UNFCYP UNFF UNFICYP UNFIYCP UNFPA UNGA UNGAPL UNGO UNHCR UNHRC UNICEF UNIDCP UNIDO UNIDROIT UNIFEM UNIFIL UNION UNKIK UNM UNMEE UNMIC UNMIK UNMIKI UNMIKV UNMIL UNMIN UNMOVIC UNO UNODC UNOMIG UNOPS UNP UNPAR UNPUOS UNRCCA UNRCR UNREST UNRWA UNSC UNSCAPU UNSCD UNSCE UNSCER UNSCR UNSCS UNSD UNSE UNTAC UNTERR UNTZ UNUS UNVIE UNYI UP UPU UPUO UR US USAID USAU USCC USCG USDA USDELFESTTWO USEU USG USGS USMS USNC USOAS USOP USPS USPTO USSC USTA USTDA USTR USTRD USTRIT USTRPS USTRUWR USUN UUNR UV UX UY UZ VA VANG VAT VC VE VELS VEN VENZ VETTING VI VINICIO VIP VIS VISIT VM VN VO VOA VT VTEG VTFR VTIS VTPREL VTTBIO VTWCAR VXY VY VZ WA WAEMU WAKI WAR WB WBEG WBG WCAR WCI WCL WCO WE WEBG WEBZ WEET WEF WEOG WET WEU WFA WFP WFPAORC WFPO WGC WGG WHA WHITMER WHO WHTI WI WILCOX WIPO WIR WJRO WM WMD WMDT WMN WMO WOMEN WPO WRTO WS WSIS WTO WTRD WTRO WTRQ WW WWARD WWBG WWT WZ XA XAAF XB XC XD XE XF XFNEA XG XH XI XJ XK XL XLUM XM XO XP XQ XR XS XT XTAG XU XV XW XX XXX XY XZ YE YEH YI YL YM YMCS YS YU YURIY ZA ZANU ZB ZC ZCTU ZEALAND ZF ZFR ZH ZI ZIM ZJ ZK ZKGM ZL ZM ZN ZO ZP ZR ZS ZT ZU ZW ZXA
AA AADP AALC ABER ABLD [+] ABLDG ABLG ABMC ABT ABUD AC ACABQ ACAO ACCOUNT ACDA ACEC ACKM ACOA ACOTA ACS ACTION ADANA ADB ADCO ADCP ADEL ADEP ADIP ADM ADMIRAL ADPM ADRC AE AEC AECL AEGR AEIR AEM AEMED AEMR [+] AER AESC AF AFARI AFDB AFDIN AFFAIRS AFGHANISTAN AFIN [+] AFL AFLU AFOR AFR AFSA AFSI AFSN AFU AFZAL AG AGAO AGENDA AGENGA AGIT AGMT AGOA AGR AGS AGUIRRE AI AIAG AID AIDAC AIDS AIEA AIHRC AIN AINF AINFCY AINR AINT AISG AIT AJ AK AL ALAB ALBE ALEXANDER ALI ALJAZEERA ALL ALNEA ALOW ALOWAR AM AMAT AMB AMCHAMS AMCT AME AMED AMEDI AMEMR AMER AMERICAS AMEX AMG AMGE AMGMT AMGT [+] AMIA AMLB AMPR AMT AMTC AMTG AN ANARCHISTS ANC AND ANET ANTITERRORISM AO AOCR AODE AOIC AOMS AOPR AORC [+] AORD AOREC AORG AORL AOWC AP APCS APDC APEC APECO APER [+] APR APRC APRM AQ AR ARAB ARABBL ARABL ARABLEAGUE ARAS ARC ARCH ARENA AREP ARF ARG ARM ARMITAGE ARMS AROC ARR ARRMZY ARSO AS ASA ASAC ASC ASCC ASCE ASCEC ASCH ASE ASEAN ASEC [+] ASECARP ASECE ASECM ASECSI ASECVE ASED ASEDC ASEG ASEK ASES ASEX ASFC ASIC ASIG ASIR ASJA ASO ASOC ASPA ASR ASSEMBLY ASSK ASUP AT ATFN ATPDEA ATRA ATRD ATRN AU AU-1 AUC AUNR AUSGR AUSTRALIAGROUP AV AVERY AVIAN AVIANFLU AVIATION AW AX AY AZ AZE B. BA BAGHDAD BAIO BAKOYANNIS BALKANS BAPOL BARACK BASHAR BATA BB BBG BBSR BC BCW BCXP BD BE BEAN BEN BERARDUCCI BESP BEXB BEXP [+] BEXPC BEXPPLM BEXT BF BFIF BFIN BFIO BG BGD BGMT BH BHUM BI BIC BIH BILAT BIMSTEC BINR BIO BIOS BIOTECH BIOTECHNOLOGY BIT BITO BK BL BLR BLUE BLUNT BM BMENA BMGT BMOT BN BNUC BO BOIKO BOL BOND BOQ BORDER BOSNIA BOU BOUCHAIB KAKA BOUTERSE BP BPIS BPTS BR BRIAN BRPA BRUSSELS BS BSSR BT BTA BTC BTIO [+] BTIU BTRA BTT BU BUD BULGARIA BURMA BUSH BV BW BWC BX BXEP BY BZ CA CAC CACM CACS CAFTA CAIO CAJC CAMBODIA CAN CAPC CARC CARE CARIB CARICOM CARSON CAS CASA CASC [+] CASCC CASCR CASE CASTILLO CAVO CB CBC CBD CBE CBG CBIS CBM CBSA CBTH CBW CCSR CCY CD CDB CDC CDCC CDCE CDG CDI CE CEA CEC CEDAW CEN CENTCOM CENTRIC CEUDA CF CFE CFED CFG CFIS CFSP CG CGEN CGOPRC CH CHAD CHALLENGE CHAO CHELIDZE CHENEY CHERTOFF CHG CHIEF CHN CHR CHRISTIAN CHRISTOF CHRISTOPHER CI CIA CIAT CIC CICTE CIDA CIO CIP CIS CITEL CITES CITIBANK CITT CIVAIR CIVS CJ CJAN [+] CJUS CK CKGR CKOR CL CLEARANCE CLINTON CLMT CLO CLOK CM CMAE CMFT CMGT [+] CMP CMT CN CNAR CNARC CNC CNO CO CODEL COE COL COLIN COLLECTIVE COLOMBO COM COMESA COMMERCE CON CONAWAY CONDOLEEZZA CONDOLEEZZA RICE CONEAZ CONG CONGO CONGRINT CONS CONSULAR CONTROL CONTROLS CORRUPTION COSI COUNTER COUNTER TERRORISM COUNTERTERRORISM COUNTRY COUNTRYCLEARANCE CP CPA CPAS CPC CPCTC CPPT CPUOS CQ CR CRIM CRIME CRIMES CRM CROATIA CROS CRS CRUZ CS CSCE CSEP CSIS CSW CT CTBT CTER CTERR CTM CTR CTRYCLR CU CUCO CUIS CUL CV CVIA CVIC CVIS [+] CVISU CVPR CVR CW CWC CWCM CWG CX CY CYP CYPRUSARMS CZ DA DAC DAFR DAN DANFUNG DANIEL DAO DARFR DARFUR DAVID DAVID LEE HOWES DAVID WELCH DAVID WILLIAM RAY DB DC DCDG DCG DCHA DCI DCM DCOM DCRM DE DEA DEAX DEFENSE DEFENSEREFORM DELTAVIOLENCE DEM DEMARCHE DEMOCRATIC DENNIS DEOC DEPT DEPT FOR DS COMMAND CENTER DESI DHA DHLAKAMA DHLS DHRF DHS DHSX DIEZ DIPLOMACY DISENGAGEMENT DJ DK DKEM DMIN DMINE DO DOC DOD DOE DOJ DOMC DOMESTIC DOMESTICPOLITICS DONALD RUMSFELD DOT DPAO DPKO DPM DPOL DPRK DR DRC DRIP DRL DS DSR DSS DTFN DTRA DTRO DU DVC DY EAC EAD EADI EADM EAG EAGER EAGR [+] EAI EAIC EAID [+] EAIDB EAIDCIN EAIDEGZ EAIDMG EAIDNI EAIF EAIG EAIO EAIR [+] EAIS EAIT EAOD EAP EAPC EAR EARI EASS EATO EAUD EAVI EB EBEXP EBRD EBUD EC ECA ECCP ECCT ECE ECIN ECIP ECLAC ECN ECOIN ECOM ECON [+] ECONCS ECONEGE ECONOMIC ECONOMICS ECONOMY ECONOMY AND FINANCE ECOR ECOS ECOSOC ECOWAS ECPC ECPN ECPO ECPS [+] ECPSN ECRM ECTRD ECUN ED EDA EDEV EDRC EDU EDUC EE EEB EEC EENG EENV EEOC EET EETC EFI EFIC EFIM EFIN [+] EFIS [+] EFLU EFN EFND EFNI EFQ EFTA EG EGAD EGAR EGEN EGHG EGOV EGOVSY EH EI EIAD EIAID EIAR EIB EICN EID EIDE EIDN EIFN EIN EIND [+] EINDIR EINF EING EINN EINO EINR EINT [+] EINV [+] EINZ EIPR EIQ EISL EISNLN EITC EITI EIVN EK EL ELA ELAB [+] ELAD ELAINE ELAM ELAN ELAP ELB ELBA ELBR ELEC ELECTIONS ELF ELIN ELN ELND ELNT ELTD ELTM ELTN [+] ELTRN EMAIL EMED EMI EMIN [+] EMN EMS EMW EN END ENDURING ENEG ENER ENERG ENERGY ENFR ENG ENGR ENGRD ENGRG ENGY ENIV ENLT ENNP ENR ENRC ENRG [+] ENRL ENTG ENV ENVI ENVIRONMENT ENVR ENVT EON EOXC EP EPA EPAT EPCS EPE EPEC EPECO EPET [+] EPIN EPIT EPPD EPRT EPSC EPTE EPTED EPWR EQ EQRD ER ERA ERD EREL ERGR ERICKSON ERIN ERTD ES ESA ESCAP ESCI ESDP ESENV ESF ESLCO ESOC ESOCI ESPS ESS ESSO ESTH ESTN ESTRADA ET ETA ETAD ETC ETCC ETD ETDR ETEL ETER ETEX ETFN ETIC ETIO ETLN ETMIN ETR ETRA ETRAD ETRB ETRC ETRD [+] ETRDECD ETRG ETRK ETRN ETRO ETRP ETT ETTC [+] ETTD ETTF ETTN ETTR ETTRD ETTW ETZ EU EUC EUCOM EUE EUEAID EUFOR EUM EUMEM EUN EUR EUREM EURM EURN EV EVENTS EVN EWRG EWT EWTR EWWT [+] EX EXBS EXEC EXIM EXO EXPORT EXTERNAL EZ FA FAA FAC FAGR FAO FARC FARM FAS FATAH FBI FCC FCS FCSC FCSCEG FCUL FDA FDIC FEDULOV FEMA FERNANDO FGM FI FIN FINANCE FINE FINR FINREF FINV FIR FISO FJ FK FKFLO FKLU FLU FM FMC FMGT FMLN FMS FO FOI FOOKS FOR FORCE FORCES FOREIGN FORWHA FP FPC FR FRA FRANCIS FRANCISCO RODENAS RUIZ FRB FREDOM FREEDOM FRELIMO FRIED FRN FRU FSC FSI FT FTA FTAA FWS GA GAERC GAMES GAO GARCIA GASPAR GATT GAZA GAZPROM GB GBSLE GC GCC GCCC GE GEF GEORGE GERARD GESKE GF GG GH GI GIPNC GIWI GJ GKGIC GL GLOBAL GM GN GO GOG GOI GON GOVPOI GPGOV GPI GPOI GPOV GR GRQ GS GT GTIP GTMO GTREFTEL GU GUAM GUANTANAMO GUIDANCE GUILLERMO GUTIERREZ GV GWI GY GZ GZIS HA HARRIET HARRY HAWZ HCOPIL HDP HE HEAVEN HEBRON HELGERSON HERCEGOVINA HG HHS HI HIGHLIGHTS HIJAZI HILARY HILLARY HILLEN HIPC HIV HIZ HK HKSX HL HLSX HN HNCHR HO HOA HOSTAGES HPKO HR HRC HRCS HRICTY HRIGHTS HRKSTC HSI HSTC HSWG HT HTCG HTSC HU HUD HUM HUMAN HUMANITARIAN HUMANR HUMANRIGHTS HUMOR HUMRIT HUNRC HURI HURRICANE HYDE HYLAND HYMPSK HZ IA IACHR IACI IACO IACW IADB IAEA IAES IAHRC IAIE IAII IASA IATTC IAZ IBB IBD IBET IBPCA IBRB IBRD IC ICAC ICAO ICC ICCAT ICCROM ICES ICJ ICRC ICRS ICSCA ICTR ICTY ID IDA IDB IDLI IDLO IDP IDR IE IEA IEAB IEF IF IFAD IFC IFIN IFM IFO IFR IFRC IG IGAD IGF IHO IICA IINS IIP IK IL ILAB ILC ILEA ILO IMC IMET IMF IMMIGRATION IMO IMSO IMTS IN INAUGURATION INCB IND INDO INF INFLUENZA INL INMARSAT INNP INPFC INR INRA INRB INRD 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| 09DOHA28 | AL-JAZEERA IMAM BLASTS JEWS, U.S., AND ARAB [...] (U) In a Friday, January 9, sermon broadcast on Al Jazeera Arabic, Imam Yousef Al-Qaradawi condemned Jews for spreading "corruption in the land," and for victimizing the Muslim people. He cited the Babylonian Captivity and the Roman conquest as historical examples of God's punishment of Israe [...] | 2009-01-13 13:22:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KIRF KISL QA |
| 09DOHA280 | QATAR RATIFIES UN ANTI-TIP PROTOCOL [...] (SBU) On April 23, Crown Prince Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, acting in his capacity as Deputy Amir, signed the instrument ratifying the UN Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children. The Protocol supplements the UN Convention Against Transnat [...] | 2009-04-30 05:11:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KTIP QA |
| 09DOHA281 | SPECIAL ENVOY GRATION'S POSITIVE MEETINGS ON [...] (C) Special Envoy for Sudan Scott Gration (joined by Ambassador, Senior Representative for Sudan Tim Shortley and P/E Chief Rice) expressed his appreciation to PM Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani April 28 for Qatar's work to bring peace to Darfur and Sudan. He also stressed that President Obama is a [...] | 2009-04-30 05:14:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM SU QA |
| 09DOHA282 | SLA/UNITY PLEDGES COOPERATION TO ACHIEVE [...] (SBU) In an April 28 meeting with members of SLA/Unity in Doha (Uthman Bushra, Mahjoub Hussein, Sayyed Charif Jar an-Nabi and Fathi Uthman),Special Envoy for Sudan Gration (joined by Ambassador, S/USSES Deputy Tim Shortley and P/E Chief Rice) introduced himself as the U.S. envoy "for all of S [...] | 2009-04-30 05:52:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM QA SU |
| 09DOHA283 | JEM THREATENS TO EXPAND WAR IN PURSUIT OF PEACE [...] (SBU) In an April 28 meeting with Special Envoy (SE) for Sudan Gration (joined by Ambassador, S/USSES Deputy Tim Shortley and P/E Chief Rice),the permanent representative in Doha of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) Abu Bakr Al-Qadi underscoredQt the shortest way to a cease-fire in Darf [...] | 2009-04-30 05:54:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM QA SU |
| 09DOHA284 | SE GRATION MEETING WITH SUDANESE PRESIDENTIAL [...] (SBU) In an April 28 meeting with Dr. Ghazi Salah-Eddin, Sudanese Presidential Adviser, (joined by the Sudanese Ambassador to Qatar, his DCM and another Sudanese official) told Special Envoy (SE) to Sudan Gration (joined by Ambassador, S/USSES Deputy Tim Shortley and P/E Chief Rice),that Qata [...] | 2009-04-30 05:57:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM QA SU |
| 09DOHA285 | CROWN PRINCE PLEDGES QATAR'S FULL COOPERATION TO [...] (C) Qatar's Heir Apparent, Shaykh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, met April 21 with Special Envoy George Mitchell. He told Senator Mitchell that Qatar "needs someone we believe in" for the difficult and important task of achieving Arab-Israeli peace, especially in these difficult times. Observing [...] | 2009-04-30 06:51:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG KPAL QA |
| 09DOHA287 | CULTURE CLASH AT MEDIA FREEDOM CENTER SPARKS RARE [...] (C) In early 2008, Robert Menard, formerly the head of Reporters Without Borders, approached Shaykha Mozah, Consort of the Amir and Chairperson of the Qatar Foundation, with a proposal to open a media freedom center that would protect threatened journalists and their families throughout the w [...] | 2009-04-30 10:35:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAO PHUM QA |
| 09DOHA288 | MGSF01: QATAR H1N1 STATUS REPORT [...] (U) On April 27, the Ministry of Health advised the public to postpone non-essential travel to the U.S., Mexico, Canada, the UK and other countries that have reported confirmed cases of H1N1. The Ministry also advised people returning from those countries to watch out for fever and flu-like sy [...] | 2009-04-30 12:43:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR AMED ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO |
| 09DOHA290 | QATAR'S ATTORNEY GENERAL REPORTS ON CONTACTS WITH [...] (S) On April 27, 2009, Ambassador and Legat met with QAG Dr. Ali Al-Marri regarding the Ambassador's upcoming meeting in Washington, DC with U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder. Ambassador also inquired as to the results of Dr. Al-Marri's efforts to obtain information on the status of missing Am [...] | 2009-04-30 13:56:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM QA IR |
| 09DOHA291 | QATARI CROWN PRINCE'S MEETING WITH SE GRATION [...] (SBU) Special Envoy for Sudan Scott Gration thanked Qatar's Heir Apparent, Shaykh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, April 29 for Qatar's contributions to Africa, calling them "phenomenal." He complimented Minister of State Ahmed Al-Mahmoud, who is taking lead on Sudan within the GOQ, as speaking "from [...] | 2009-04-30 17:59:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM SU QA |
| 09DOHA292 | LIBYAN FM'S MEETING IN DOHA WITH SE GRATION [...] (SBU) Libyan FM Musa Kusa told Special Envoy for Sudan Scott Gration April 29 that "Chadians are ready for peace" with Sudan. Of course, the problem along their shared border remains, with each side accusing the other "of doing bad things." Kusa said a neutral observer is needed to monitor bo [...] | 2009-04-30 18:00:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM SU QA |
| 09DOHA295 | QATAR EXPECTED TO DECIDE TOMORROW ON VOTE FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-04 12:12:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL KV QA |
| 09DOHA298 | SUDAN AND CHAD CALL FOR FORCE TO IMPLEMENT PEACE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-05 12:18:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM LY SU CD QA |
| 09DOHA3 | QATARI LEADERSHIP SEEKS TO SHOW ACTIVISM ON GAZA [...] (U) Many of the estimated 15,000 people who attended the January 1 rally at the Qatar Sports Club stadium to show their solidarity with the Palestinians in Gaza carried placards saying, "Stop Killing Our Children." Children and adults waved Palestinian and Qatari flags. The Doha Youth Center [...] | 2009-01-04 10:31:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KWBG KPAL QA |
| 09DOHA30 | QATAR READY FOR BILATERAL INVESTMENT TREATY [...] (SBU) During a January 13 meeting at the Ministry of Business and Trade, Director of Economic Affairs Saoud Al-Jufairi told P/E Chief Rice and Econoff Fabrycky that his staff had completed its preliminary review of the U.S. model Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) text and hopes to start negoti [...] | 2009-01-14 06:48:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECIN ETRD INRB QA |
| 09DOHA305 | LETTER TO SECRETARY CLINTON ON DARFUR FROM [...] (SBU) Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs alerted us late the afternoon of May 7 by phone to a faxed letter addressed to Secretary Clinton from Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud and requested immediate delivery of the communication. 2. (SBU) Below is an unofficial Gover [...] | 2009-05-07 13:21:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM SU QA |
| 09DOHA307 | TFFLU01 QATAR H1N1 STATUS REPORT [...] (SBU) There are no confirmed H1N1 cases in Qatar as of 1600 local on May 7, 2009. Embassy Actions --------------- 2. (SBU) Embassy's Pandemic Influenza Working Group continues to regularly consult on latest developments. Embassy was involved in quashing one rumor of a sick student/famil [...] | 2009-05-07 13:52:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR AMED ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
| 09DOHA31 | QATAR ISLAMIC BANK CEO: NO TIES TO NEW HAMAS BANK [...] (C) Qatar Islamic Bank would not "endanger its shareholders or its board" through ties with "bad actors," including Hamas, now or in the future, the bank's CEO, Salah Mohammad Jaidah, told Ambassador January 11th. 2. (C) Jaidah was responding to Ambassador's question about how the bank bala [...] | 2009-01-14 09:33:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KTFN ECON EFIN IS QA |
| 09DOHA310 | TFFLU01 QATAR H1N1 STATUS REPORT NUMBER 3 [...] (U) There are no confirmed H1N1 cases in Qatar as of 1600 local on May 11, 2009. 2. (U) Embassy and U.S. military representatives met May 11 at the Ministry of Health with Dr. Mohammed Bin Hamad Al Thani, Director of Public Health, and Dr. Shazia Nadeem, Head of the Emergency Preparedness P [...] | 2009-05-11 12:54:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR AMED ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
| 09DOHA311 | QATARI AMIR'S WIFE VISITS IRAQ, FURTHERS [...] (SBU) Shaykha Mozah serves in many high-profile roles, including as a UNESCO Special Envoy for Basic and Higher Education, and she visited Iraq primarily under those auspices. She was accompanied on the visit by UNESCO Director General Koichiro Matsuura, the UNSYG representative for Iraq Staf [...] | 2009-05-11 12:58:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID ECIN QA IZ |
| 09DOHA314 | QATAR COMMITS USD 40 MILLION FOR UN OPERATIONS IN [...] (SBU) Laurie Kitch, a U.S. expat and former UNFAO official who is currently Director of Programs for Qatar Charity, told Econoff Fabrycky May 5 that his organization will handle the allocation, programming, and monitoring of the USD 40 million contribution from the Government of Qatar. Accordi [...] | 2009-05-12 11:24:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET//NOFORN | EAID PREL QA GZ |
| 09DOHA315 | QATAR'S LEADING LADY SHOWS CLOUT IN OUSTER OF TWO [...] (C) On April 28, Crown Prince Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani announced the ouster of the Minister of Education, Shaykha Al-Mahmoud, and the Minister of Health, Dr. Shaykha Ghalia bint Mohammad Al Thani. The new Minister of Education is U.S.-educated Saad bin Ibrahim Al Mahmoud, Director of Administ [...] | 2009-05-14 05:15:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM QA |
| 09DOHA316 | QATAR: REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY FOR [...] (C) Most of Qatar's multilateral discussions on functional issues take place within established organizations such as the 6-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and 22-member Arab League. Qatar's multilateral and functional participation outside of these institutions tends to be in the socia [...] | 2009-05-14 05:15:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ QA |
| 09DOHA318 | AL JAZEERA TACKLES LABOR CONDITIONS IN QATAR [...] (U) Casey Kaufman, an American citizen journalist working with Al Jazeera English, one of the Al Jazeera Network's seven stations broadcast worldwide, filed a report on April 10 highlighting the plight of a group of Nepali construction workers living in poor conditions in Doha who have not bee [...] | 2009-05-14 08:13:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KTIP KPAO QA |
| 09DOHA319 | TFFLU01 QATAR H1N1 STATUS REPORT NUMBER 4 [...] (U) There are no confirmed H1N1 cases in Qatar as of 1600 local on May 11, 2009. 2. (U) Three groups, consisting of more than 60 young Qatari men and women, have decided to cancel previously planned trips to the United States to study English and participate in Embassy-arranged cultural pro [...] | 2009-05-17 04:39:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR AMED ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
| 09DOHA32 | QATAR AVIATION SECURITY REMAINS A WORK IN PROGRESS [...] (C) In separate meetings with the heads of the Ministry of Interior (MOI),Civil Aviation Authority (CAA),and Qatar Airways, Ambassador made clear that the December 2008 TSA inspection did not go well, and the USG is looking for sustained improvements in passenger screening to ensure that dir [...] | 2009-01-14 09:38:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ASEC QA |
| 09DOHA326 | QATAR-CUBA REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF [...] (C) In response to reftel request, Post provides the following information on Qatar's relations with Cuba. 2. (SBU) Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? -- Post has no evidence that Qatar has worked to promote [...] | 2009-05-19 12:37:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ETTC CU QA |
| 09DOHA329 | SYNCHRONIZING USG ENGAGEMENT WITH QATAR ON [...] (C) Reftel is Post's review of the critical infrastructure in Qatar, which if destroyed, disrupted or exploited might have an immediate and deleterious effect on the United States. The following report is a description of Embassy Doha's interagency approach to engage GOQ entities in a synchro [...] | 2009-05-20 12:09:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL PGOV ECON ETTC EAID EFIN EAGR ASEC |
| 09DOHA33 | QATAR-ISRAEL CONTACTS ON GAZA AID GO NOWHERE [...] (C) Israeli Trade Representative in Qatar, Roi Rosenblit, told DCM Ratney January 13 that during the last telephone conversation between Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani and Israeli Foreign Minister Livni earlier in January, Shaykh Hamad asked Israel to permit two planeloads of relief [...] | 2009-01-14 10:03:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL QA IS |
| 09DOHA333 | CHURCH MEMBERS ORDERED DEPORTED, APPARENTLY FOR [...] (SBU) Based on current information available to Embassy Doha, the Ministry of the Interior has ordered the deportation of 31 American citizens, representing nine families, apparently for proselytizing. American citizen and other Embassy contacts have told us that a group of non-Americans, pe [...] | 2009-05-21 10:10:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KIRF CASC QA |
| 09DOHA343 | SOMALIA -- PRIME MINISTER REAFFIRMS QATAR'S [...] (C) Ambassador raised May 24 with Qatar's Prime Minister, Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani, the situation in Somalia, encouraging Qatar's support for the government of Shaykh Sherif Ahmed and Qatar's enlisting the support of other regional governments for this same objective. HBJ reaffirmed what Min [...] | 2009-05-26 09:32:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ECON EFIN SO QA |
| 09DOHA344 | KING ABDULLAH'S APPEAL LED QATAR TO ACCEPT [...] (C) On the margins of another meeting May 24, MFA Director for GCC Affairs Yousef Al-Jaber told Ambassador that Qatar, which had been in the running to host the GCC Central Bank, accepted Saudi Arabia's hosting of the Bank once Saudi King Abdullah made a personal appeal for it in a letter to [...] | 2009-05-26 09:48:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN EFIN ECON QA |
| 09DOHA345 | AMBASSADOR PRESSES MINISTER OF STATE OF INTERIOR [...] (C) Ambassador LeBaron and Consular Section Chief Timothy Ponce called May 25th on Minister of State for Interior Affairs Abdullah Khalid Al Thani at his office at the Ministry of Interior (MOI). 2. (C) Referring to his notes, Al Thani stated that some of the U.S. citizens were ordered dep [...] | 2009-05-26 12:50:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KIRF CASC QA |
| 09DOHA352 | QATAR - DEPORTATIONS DROPPED FOR 31 US CITIZENS [...] (C) Ambassador LeBaron and Consular Section Chief Timothy Ponce called May 28th on Minister of State for Interior Affairs Abdullah Khalid Al Thani at his office at the Ministry of Interior (MOI). 2. (C) Ambassador told Al Thani that all of the Americans involved informed U.S. Embassy staf [...] | 2009-05-28 13:29:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KIRF CASC QA |
| 09DOHA354 | DOHA DARFUR TALKS SITREP ONE (AL-MAHMOUD, BASSOLE) [...] (SBU) The President's Special Envoy for Sudan, Gen. Scott Gration, met on May 26 in Doha with Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud, and discussed the need for the GOS and JEM to get beyond differences over the sequencing of a cessation of hostilities agreement and a pri [...] | 2009-05-31 09:21:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SU CD QA |
| 09DOHA355 | DOHA DARFUR TALKS SITREP TWO (P3 Meeting) [...] (SBU) The President's Special Envoy for Sudan, Gen. Scott Gration, met on May 26 with the special envoys of France and the UK, over a working dinner hosted by the French Ambassador in Qatar. British Special Envoy Michael O'Neill emphasized the need to review all potential incentives and penalt [...] | 2009-05-31 09:21:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SU QA FR UK CH |
| 09DOHA357 | DOHA DARFUR TALKS SITREP FIVE (EU, JAPAN) [...] (SBU) During a May 27 meeting, EU Envoy on Sudan Torben Brylle commended SE Gration's comprehensive focus on Sudan, noting the CPA is "the real big thing" and Darfur can be a distraction. SE Gration responded that he would welcome EU participation in the June 23 Washington Forum on Sudan, part [...] | 2009-05-31 09:23:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SU EG QA ER JA EUN |
| 09DOHA358 | DOHA DARFUR TALKS SITREP THREE (E6 MEETING) [...] (U) Each representative gave an opening statement during a plenary meeting open to the press. Highlights of the statements follow. Qatar ----- 2. (U) Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (and GOQ Sudan lead) Ahmed Al-Mahmoud opened the public session by thanking the E6 represen [...] | 2009-05-31 09:24:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SU CD QA UK RS FR CH EUN UN AU |
| 09DOHA369 | QATAR PRIMES LOCAL BANK LENDING [...] (U) In announcng the move, Prime Minister Hamad Bin Jassim Al hani said the government would have a ceiling of 5 billion Qatari Riyals (USD 4.1 billion) for buyig loans and the action is being taken "so that the banks can continue to play their vital role in the national economy and accelerate [...] | 2009-06-02 12:31:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EFIN QA |
| 09DOHA376 | SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE HOLBROOKE'S [...] (C) Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. We have requested host-country meetings for you with the Amir, Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, and the Prime Minister (also Foreign Minister),Hamad Bin Jassim Al Thani. 2. (C) We know that your focus is Afghanistan-Pakistan issues. Accordingly, [...] | 2009-06-03 13:03:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PREL EAID QA AF PK |
| 09DOHA38 | QATAR INITIATIVE -- AU-ARAB MINISTERIAL ON DARFUR: [...] (U) The Ministerial Statement issued by the African and Arab Committee following its January 14 discussions in Doha on Darfur contain two noteworthy provisions pertaining to International Criminal Court (ICC) proceedings against President Bashir and other Sudanese officials: -- "Calling the [...] | 2009-01-15 11:43:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM QA SU |
| 09DOHA381 | QATAR EXPECTED TO SUPPORT KOSOVO,S BID FOR WORLD [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-04 13:17:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL QA KV |
| 09DOHA386 | GOQ SQUEAMISH AFTER HELPING OPEN UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) On May 27, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navanethem Pillay and MFA Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed bin Abdulla Al Mahmoud opened the Human Rights Training and Documentation Centre for South-West Asia and the Arab Region at a ceremony in Doha. Senior human rights profe [...] | 2009-06-10 12:18:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UN QA |
| 09DOHA391 | QATARI STUDENTS SPEAK OUT ON POTUS SPEECH [...] (U) Qatar University President Dr. Shaykha al-Misned welcomed Ambassador to an event gathering about 45 students and faculty to discuss President Obama's June 4 speech in Cairo. The event was moderated by American University in Cairo professor Laurence Pintak, and Ambassador delivered short r [...] | 2009-06-15 04:29:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KPAO QA |
| 09DOHA393 | SCENESETTER FOR A A/S JEFF FELTMAN'S JUNE 16-18 [...] (C) Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. We have confirmed a meeting for you with the MFA Minister of State, Ahmed bin Muhammad Al Mahmoud, and he will host a lunch in your honor. Also, the MFA informed us today that the Prime Minister is returning from the United States (where he has [...] | 2009-06-15 10:53:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PREL PGOV QA |
| 09DOHA394 | QATAR SUPPORTS LEBANESE CHOOSING OWN GOVERNMENT, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-15 14:23:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL LE QA |
| 09DOHA398 | QATAR CONFIRMS FIRST THREE CASES OF H1N1 [...] (U) The Ministry of Health announced 16 June that three H1N1 cases had been diagnosed in Qatar. The first was a two-year old child from New Zealand who arrived in Doha 13 June on a flight from Australia via Dubai (Emirates Air 409 from Melbourne and Emirates Air 843 from Dubai). The child was [...] | 2009-06-17 14:04:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR AMED ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
| 09DOHA401 | EXPATS SHARE VIEWS ON QATAR WITH FELTMAN [...] (SBU) On June 16, Acting Assistant Secretary for Near East Affairs Jeffrey Feltman met over dinner at the Ambassador's residence with five thoughtful expatriates who have worked in Qatar for a number of years. Each offered his views of why Qatar pursues the foreign and domestic policies that i [...] | 2009-06-18 12:56:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAO SOCI QA |
| 09DOHA402 | QATARI INTELLECTUALS TO FELTMAN: PROBLEMS? WHAT PROBLEMS? [...] (SBU) On June 16, Acting Assistant Secretary for Near East Affairs Jeffrey Feltman met with seven influential Qatari intellectuals at the Ambassador's residence to hear their views on Qatar. Dr. Hassan al-Ansari, who is simultaneously a professor of political science at Qatar University, Edit [...] | 2009-06-18 12:56:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAO SOCI QA |
| 09DOHA403 | EMBASSY DOHA RESPONSE TO IRANIAN OFFICIALS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-18 13:27:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ODIP IR QA |
| 09DOHA404 | QATAR'S PM ON PAKISTANI IDP CRISIS [...] (C) At a June 16 meeting with Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani, A A/S Jeffrey Feltman and Ambassador asked whether the GOQ had decided yet on the request by Special Representative Holbrooke for financial support to Pakistan to ease the internally displaced persons [...] | 2009-06-18 14:09:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF EAID PK QA |
| 09DOHA412 | HOLBROOKE PRESSES QATARI CROWN PRINCE FOR [...] (C) Summary: In a June 7 meeting with Qatari Crown Prince Tamim, Ambassador Richard Holbrooke outlined the severity of the humanitarian situation in Pakistan's northwest areas and made a strong appeal for humanitarian assistance from Qatar to help stabilize the country. The Crown Prince agree [...] | 2009-06-23 11:31:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL QA PK |
| 09DOHA413 | SCENESETTER: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ENGAGEMENT IN [...] (SBU) SCOPE NOTE: Qataris have generally responded positively to President Obama's overtures to the Arab and Muslim world and, like many others in this region, hold deep admiration for U.S. education and S&T achievements. Qatar's successful efforts to engage - even import - the U.S. education [...] | 2009-06-23 11:35:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ESTH PREL QA |
| 09DOHA415 | QATAR PARTNERS WITH NYSE EURONEXT TO REBRAND SECURITIES [...] (U) Announcing the agreement in soaring language, Qatari Prime Minister Hamad Bin Jassim Al Thani (who is also the QIA CEO) said that the new bourse "paves the way for Qatar to take a prominent role in the world's capital markets for the benefit of both the people of Qatar and the Middle East m [...] | 2009-06-24 12:14:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV QA |
| 09DOHA417 | MFA MINSTATE TO A/AS FELTMAN: IRAN WILL NOT [...] (C) On June 16, accompanied by Ambassador, Staff Assistant, and Poloff, AA/S Jeffrey Feltman met with Qatari MFA Minstate for Foreign Affairs Ahmed bin Abdullah Al Mahmoud. Also present in the meeting on the Qatari side were the Foreign Minister's Assistant for Follow-Up Affairs Mohammad Al-R [...] | 2009-06-25 07:52:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR SU QA |
| 09DOHA419 | QATAR FORMALIZES GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION [...] (U) The Foreign Ministry continues to have three leaders of ministerial rank. Prime Minister Hamad Bin Jassim Al Thani retains the portfolio of Foreign Minister with overall authority and responsibility for Qatar's most important foreign policy issues. Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahm [...] | 2009-06-25 10:57:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EFIN EINV QA |
| 09DOHA42 | DOHA'S GAZA SUMMIT -- QATAR LURCHES TOWARD THE [...] (C) Besides the host, Qatar's Amir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, six Arab League heads of state attended: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, Sudanese President Omar Hasan al-Bashir, Algerian President Abdel Aziz Bouteflika, Mauritanian coup leader, General M [...] | 2009-01-19 15:02:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER QA |
| 09DOHA421 | QATARI PREMIER LAUDS RELATIONS WITH U.S. IN AL-JAZEERA [...] (U) Speaking in an extended interview on June 24 with Al Jazeera Arabic television, the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Shaykh Hamad Bin Jassim Al Thani said that Qatar's relations with the U.S. are strategic. However, he said, "Let's be obvious ... there is a difference of views in some m [...] | 2009-06-25 12:55:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAO QA EG IS SA |
| 09DOHA428 | QATARI ENERGY MINISTER SETS STAGE FOR GAS [...] (C) Al-Attiyah told Ambassador, as he has previously, that the GECF is not intended or structured "as the press talks," and the organization will never concern itself with contracts or supply matters. He projected that natural gas will not see a real spot market develop for years, and noted t [...] | 2009-07-01 12:04:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET EINV PREL TRGY QA RU IR |
| 09DOHA429 | EMBASSY DOHA'S ANALYSIS OF QATARI PRIME MINISTER'S [...] (U) Further to Ref A, Embassy Doha offers the following analysis and reporting on the Prime Minister's rare and important interview on Al Jazeera about Qatar's foreign policy in the region. The subjects covered in the interview, if not the questions themselves, almost certainly were worked ou [...] | 2009-07-01 12:30:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO QA EG IS SA IR SU |
| 09DOHA432 | EMBASSY DOHA'S ANALYSIS OF QATARI PRIME MINISTER'S [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-01 13:34:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAO QA EG IS SA IR SU |
| 09DOHA435 | GAS EXPORTING COUNTRIES SEEK TO REVERSE SAGGING [...] (C) The GECF statement released at the end of their meeting this week in Doha noted (hopefully) that increased cooperation between producers should ensure a stable market for "the mutual benefit" of producers and consumers. The market backdrop to this statement, however, suggests a reality qu [...] | 2009-07-02 10:53:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL RU IR QA |
| 09DOHA440 | NEW GULF FIBER OPTIC CABLE TO SIGNIFICANTLY EXPAND REGION'S [...] (SBU) Ambassador and Econoff Fabrycky met July 6 with Gulf Bridge International (GBI) CEO and Board Member Ahmed Mekky and Business Consultant Mohamed Elagazy to discuss GBI's plans to build a new fiber optic network in the Gulf which will eventually link all GCC states, Iran, Iraq, and perhaps [...] | 2009-07-08 06:54:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS EINV EFIN QA IZ KU |
| 09DOHA442 | QATAR: BALANCING GEOGRAPHIC INTERESTS WITH IRAN, [...] (U) On June 14, just two days after the Iranian election, Qatar's Amir Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani became one of the first world leaders to publicly congratulate Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on his re-election, despite the uncertainty and accusations of massive fraud. He later followe [...] | 2009-07-09 09:57:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR QA |
| 09DOHA446 | QATAR LAUNCHES TASK FORCE ON FOOD SECURITY [...] (C) In engaging the GOQ in response to Ref A on agricultural development and food security, Embassy learned of a new Task Force on Food Security, established following a 2008 Amiri decree which created the Qatar National Food Security Program. The Task Force includes 14 ministries and organiz [...] | 2009-07-09 13:25:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV PREL EINV TRGY QA |
| 09DOHA454 | CROWN PRINCE ON QATAR'S RELATIONSHIP WITH IRAN [...] (C) In a July 14 meeting, Ambassador asked Crown Prince Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani for his views on Iran following the recent Iranian presidential elections. Noting that Qatar's Chief of Staff for the Armed Forces had visited post-election Iran and Iran's Parliament Speaker had traveled to Doha, [...] | 2009-07-15 12:51:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL QA IR |
| 09DOHA458 | EMBASSY DOHA'S FOLLOW-UP TO THE PRESIDENT'S CAIRO SPEECH [...] OVERVIEW: This cable is structured to provide Embassy Doha's assessment - based on consultations with key stakeholders - of the best ways to engage on the three priority areas listed in the President's speech and in Ref A. After describing how we sought feedback to the speech, we call for buil [...] | 2009-07-22 04:45:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON OEXC OSCI PREL SCUL SENV SOCI TNGD TSPL |
| 09DOHA464 | THE GROWING STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TURKEY [...] (U) This Ministerial was the annual high-level meeting mandated by the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by Turkey and the GCC at their first ministerial summit in September of 2008 held in Jeddah. -- Although Turkey and the GCC consider the 2008 MOU to be the "launching point" for th [...] | 2009-07-22 12:34:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ECON TBIO SCUL IR IZ TU ZP |
| 09DOHA466 | QATAR RELEASES ITS OWN HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT; JUDGMENTS CLOSE [...] Following is Post's detailed summary of the NHRC report and a comparison of its findings with that of our most recent Human Rights report for Qatar. GAZA ---- -- The NHRC Report begins with a review of Qatar's reaction to the war in Gaza, stating that the conflict cast a heavy shadow on t [...] | 2009-07-22 13:35:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI SCUL QA |
| 09DOHA467 | SCENESETTER FOR U/S KENNEDY [...] (U) Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. 2. (SBU) Your visit is one of great importance to us, as it signals top management concern for our Embassy at a time where we are building a strategic partnership with Qatar to implement the President's vision of a new beginning with Muslim comm [...] | 2009-07-22 13:47:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AFIN AMGT MG |
| 09DOHA468 | QATAR RESHUFFLES AMBASSADORS [...] (U) On July 22, 2009, a local Arabic-language newspaper, Al Arab, published a wide-ranging list of new ambassadorial appointments by the Government of Qatar. 2. (U) Of note, the Amir appointed Mishaal Bin Hamad Bin Mohammad Al Thani, a member of the ruling family, as Qatar's Permanent Repre [...] | 2009-07-26 09:50:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL INRB PINR QA IR EG DJ JA PK PL GM NL |
| 09DOHA470 | U.S. EMBASSY DOHA COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-27 12:04:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS IT QA |
| 09DOHA471 | AMERICAN OIL & GAS ATTORNEY ANALYZES QATAR'S LNG [...] (SBU) On July 23, 2009, Ambassador met with William Cattan, an oil and gas attorney with Dewey & LeBoeuf, to discuss the outlook for Qatar's Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) industry. Mr. Cattan previously worked for one of Qatar's national natural gas companies, RasGas, and has considerable insight [...] | 2009-07-27 12:06:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON ENRG QA |
| 09DOHA472 | AMERICAN OIL & GAS ATTORNEY DOWNPLAYS "GAS OPEC" [...] (SBU) During a July 23, 2009 meeting with Ambassador, William Cattan, a former attorney with Qatar's RasGas, commented on the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF). His remarks follow. 2. (C) Cattan told the Ambassador that the GECF was an organization defined and controlled by its three le [...] | 2009-07-27 12:07:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON QA IR RS |
| 09DOHA473 | QATAR CHIPS AWAY AT RUSSIAN DOMINANCE IN THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-27 16:24:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON PREL EINV TRGY RU IR QA BE |
| 09DOHA476 | QATAR'S UNGA ATTENDANCE [...] (U) Pursuant to Reftel, Embassy Doha provides the following information on Qatar's representation at the upcoming UNGA session in New York. The below information was provided by the Foreign Ministry and is subject to change. Embassy Doha will update this submission as further information beco [...] | 2009-07-29 08:26:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA QA |
| 09DOHA489 | INTERNET REPORTS RUMORS OF FOILED COUP ATTEMPT IN [...] (C) Various websites and blogs, relying largely on information from Ilaf.com, reported recently that the Qatari leadership had foiled a coup attempt on July 30. The reports said that 16 senior military commanders had been placed under house arrest. As many as 30 officers overall, among them 5 [...] | 2009-08-03 14:54:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PGOV PINS QA |
| 09DOHA493 | IRAN'S AMBASSADOR IN QATAR -- CROWN PRINCE TO [...] (SBU) In a press conference held July 27 in Doha, Iranian Ambassador to Qatar Abdullah Sohrabi announced that Qatari Crown Prince Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani would visit Tehran at the end of Ramadan. 2. (SBU) He added that several political and Islamic issues would be addressed during that vis [...] | 2009-08-04 12:02:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG IR QA |
| 09DOHA495 | QATAR CHIPS AWAY AT RUSSIAN DOMINANCE IN THE [...] (C) According to diplomatic sources in Doha, Qatar has recently moved ahead with investment and infrastructure plans in Poland with the goal of augmenting its list of current LNG clients. The first stage of this engagement was the purchase of two Polish shipyards that are able to produce the n [...] | 2009-08-04 13:42:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON PREL EINV TRGY RU IR QA BE |
| 09DOHA498 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR QATARI AIR [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in performing human rights vetting on the Qatari officer described below. A search of post records has found no information of any kind that he has committed human rights violations. 3. Bel [...] | 2009-08-06 13:07:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL MASS QA |
| 09DOHA502 | ASD VERSHBOW'S MEETINGS IN QATAR [...] (C) During their July 20-21 visit to Qatar, Assistant Secretary of Defense (ASD) for International Security Affairs, Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, and State Political-Military (PM) Assistant Secretary Andrew Shapiro held meetings with Qatar's military Chief of Staff, Major General (MG) Ha [...] | 2009-08-10 11:57:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS QA XF ZP ZR YM IR JO LE |
| 09DOHA503 | QATAR'S ARMED FORCES CHIEF OF STAFF LAMENTS BUDGET [...] (C) Below are subjects covered during the nearly hour-long meeting August 10th. ------------------------------- 2nd Runway at Al Udaid Air Base ------------------------------- 2. (C) Ambassador referenced a letter dated 3 Aug 09 that he had received from LTG North, recent AFCENT Command [...] | 2009-08-11 12:07:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR MASS MCAP QA |
| 09DOHA505 | QATAR ACCEPTS USG PLAN TO PLACE EPA FELLOW IN [...] (SBU) On August 9, Ambassador met with Minister of Environment Abdulla bin Abud Al Meidhadi to discuss a proposal by the U.S. EPA, Region III, to place International Programs Manager Francesca Di Cosmo as a Science Fellow at the Ministry. The Fellow would assist the Ministry in capacity build [...] | 2009-08-12 14:05:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SENV EPA QA |
| 09DOHA513 | H1N1 UPDATE IN QATAR: MEETING WITH MINISTRY OF [...] (U) Qatar's Supreme Council of Health is now reporting 350 H1N1 cases, up from the previous figure of 43, according to a report in a local English-language newspaper published on August 12. This gives Qatar the 3rd largest total of cases in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. To date th [...] | 2009-08-17 12:41:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR KFLU AEMR AMED ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO |
| 09DOHA522 | US EMBASSY DOHA COUNTRY TEAM ASSESMENT FOR [...] (U) Summary: On 24 August 2009 the Government of Qatar (GOQ) re-submitted a Letter of Request (LOR) to purchase the AN/AAQ-24(V) Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasure System (LAIRCM) for Qatar Head-of-State (HoS) Aircraft. Embassy Doha Country Team concurs with the proposed acquisition of th [...] | 2009-08-23 12:02:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL QA |
| 09DOHA523 | U.S. EMBASSY DOHA COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-23 13:12:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL QA |
| 09DOHA526 | QATAR TO DONATE $10 MILLION TO GAZA THROUGH HAMAS [...] (U) Local media reported August 23 that Amir Shaykh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani called Hamas official Ismail Haniyah the evening of August 21 to inform him that Qatar would donate 10 million USD at the start of Muslim holy month of Ramadan to aid Gazan fishermen and workers. According to the lo [...] | 2009-08-24 13:46:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG QA |
| 09DOHA529 | QATAR ACCEDES TO UN CONVENTION ON WOMEN [...] (U) On June 24, Shaykh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, the Heir Apparent, issued an Amiri Decree approving Qatar's accession to the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination (CEDAW). Qatar conditioned its acceptance of the treaty by taking into account the following [...] | 2009-08-26 11:04:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KWMN SOCI QA |
| 09DOHA538 | OFFICIAL VISITS BETWEEN QATAR AND IRAN ESCALATE, [...] (U) Post has knowledge of only one high-level meeting between Qatari and Iranian officials during 2008. This was an August 2008 visit by Qatar's Amir, Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, to Tehran, where he met with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The leaders made public statements indicating [...] | 2009-08-30 13:17:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL QA IR |
| 09DOHA539 | QATAR CONDEMNS TERRORIST ATTACK ON SAUDI PRINCE; [...] (U) Qatar strongly condemned the August 27 suicide attack on Saudi Arabia's Deputy Interior Minister, Prince Mohammad Bin Nayef Al-Saud, according to multiple local press sources. An official at Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterated his country's "firm rejection, condemnation and den [...] | 2009-08-31 10:03:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER QA SA |
| 09DOHA54 | AMIRI DIWAN OFFICIAL DEFENDS QATAR'S ACTIONS ON [...] (C) P/E Chief Rice expressed disappointment January 21 to Hassan Al-Ansari, a public relations adviser to the Amir, over the January 17 meeting in Doha, especially the inclusion of Iran and terrorist organizations. P/E Chief added that against this backdrop, the GOQ decision to close the Israe [...] | 2009-01-22 13:43:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER IR QA |
| 09DOHA545 | QATAR TO OPEN DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS IN VIETNAM BY [...] (SBU) On August 28, the local English-language newspaper Gulf Times quoted Vietnamese consul Mau Tien Duong as saying that Qatar would open an embassy in Hanoi and an Embassy in Ho Chi Minh City by the end of 2009. According to Duong, this commitment was made by Amir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani [...] | 2009-08-31 13:22:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KTIP ELAB VM QA |
| 09DOHA547 | QATAR'S 10 MILLION USD DONATION TO GAZAN WORKERS [...] (U) In a September 1 press statement, the Vice Chairman of Qatar Charity, Abdullah Hussain Al-Nameh, revealed that his organization and Qatar's Red Crescent Society were selected by Amir Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani to administer the 10 million USD donation to Gazan fishermen and workers announc [...] | 2009-09-01 11:49:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG QA |
| 09DOHA548 | SOLIDARITY CENTER HEAD HITS THE GROUND RUNNING [...] (SBU) At an August 20 meeting with Poloff Caudill, Solidarity Center representative Boyko Atanasov reported that the National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) had been very helpful in assisting with his work in Qatar. He said that NHRC staff had assisted him in acquiring the necessary work permi [...] | 2009-09-02 12:40:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KTIP IN NE QA |
| 09DOHA549 | PALESTINIAN AMBASSADOR: QATAR PLEDGES SUPPORT TO [...] (C) In a September 2 meeting with Charge, Palestinian Ambassador to Qatar Munir Ghannam characterized Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' August 31 meeting with Amir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani (accompanied by Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah bin Hamad [...] | 2009-09-02 14:27:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG QA |
| 09DOHA550 | CDA MEETING: SOMALI AMBASSADOR TO QATAR PLAYS DOWN [...] (U) Qatar received a Somali delegation led by the President of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG),Shaykh Sherif Ahmed, August 26-29. President Shaykh Sherif, who was accompanied by his Ministers for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, held talks with Qatari Amir Hamad Bin K [...] | 2009-09-02 14:38:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL QA SO EG SA |
| 09DOHA552 | QATARI FOOD COMPANY ADAPTS INVESTMENT STRATEGY TO [...] (U) A local Qatari newspaper carried an article August 31 praising the investment strategy of Qatar's Hassad Food Company. Hassad's decision to purchase shares in local agricultural companies instead of expropriating the agricultural land of poorer countries exclusively for Qatar's own purpos [...] | 2009-09-03 09:41:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV PREL EINV TRGY QA AS SU |
| 09DOHA554 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche and talking points by diplomatic note on September 2. Post has requested a meeting with the MFA official in charge of international organizations and UN affairs to follow up, but no meeting had been scheduled by the reply deadline set by Department. 2. [...] | 2009-09-07 08:51:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL IR QA |
| 09DOHA556 | QATAR TRIES TO MITIGATE H1N1 PUBLIC CONCERN [...] (U) Although only one H1N1-related death has been reported in Qatar as of August 31, Qataris appear somewhat panicked by the influenza's global reach. 2. (U) Assistant Director of Passports and Airport Security, Colonel Ibrahim Ahmed Nasr, reported in an interview with a local Arabic-langua [...] | 2009-09-08 08:26:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO QA |
| 09DOHA557 | DARFUR TALKS TO RESUME IN DOHA IN OCTOBER [...] (SBU) MFA Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud, Qatar's de facto Foreign Minister and the force behind Qatar's efforts to mediate the Darfur conflict, met September 7 in Doha with Djibril Bassole, the AU/UN Joint Chief Mediator for Darfur. The talks were aimed at restarting [...] | 2009-09-08 11:11:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM SU QA |
| 09DOHA561 | QATAR TO SEEK ANOTHER TERM ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) MFA Director for International Organization and UN Affairs Abdulaziz Al-Sowaidi told P/E Chief Rice and Poloff Caudill on September 8 that Qatar will seek another term on the UN Human Rights Council. He asked that the U.S. support Qatar's efforts to retain its seat. 2. (C) Asked wheth [...] | 2009-09-09 13:29:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL IR QA |
| 09DOHA572 | QATAR CONFIRMS SECOND H1N1 DEATH: VICTIM ACTIVE IN [...] (C) The Supreme Council for Health (SCH) announced on September 12 that a second death had occurred as the result of the H1N1 virus. Dr. Husam Rezeq, Head of Communicable Disease Control and Vaccination at the Ministry of Health, told Emboff on September 15 that the victim, a 40 year-old Nepal [...] | 2009-09-15 11:49:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR KFLU AEMR AMED ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO |
| 09DOHA578 | QATAR TO SEND DELEGATION TO FOOD SECURITY MEETING [...] (SBU) In response to reftel demarche, Embassy received a letter from the Qatar National Food Security Programme on September 17 stating that Chairman Fahad Al-Attiyah and members of his organization would attend the meeting to be co-hosted by Secretary Clinton on September 26. 2. (SBU) The [...] | 2009-09-17 12:15:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA QA |
| 09DOHA595 | FOOD AID VS. FOOD SECURITY: AN OPPORTUNITY IN THE [...] (U) The White House, Department, and Department of Agriculture have effectively highlighted the USG's strong commitment to reducing hunger worldwide through development assistance and partnerships. The talking points and public diplomacy materials made available to posts have been unpreceden [...] | 2009-09-29 13:01:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID EAGR ECON QA |
| 09DOHA60 | GCC HAS CLEAR VISION FOR COMMON CURRENCY, BUT [...] (C) Qatar Central Bank Governor Shaykh Abdullah Bin Saoud Al Thani told Ambassador January 12 that the GCC states continue to plan for the launch of a common currency next year but they must still "do more homework" on harmonizing their monetary policies. (Note: GCC Heads of State and Finance [...] | 2009-01-26 12:30:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN EFIN QA |
| 09DOHA603 | QATAR NATIONAL BANK DENIES FINANCING IRANIAN OIL [...] (SBU) On October 4, Qatar National Bank (QNB) issued an official statement denying an October 3 Reuters report that QNB would invest 400 million euros (USD 581 million) in the development of Iran's Esfandiar offshore oil field. In the statement, which was aired on Al Jazeera Arabic television [...] | 2009-10-05 14:03:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET EINV SA KU IR QA |
| 09DOHA604 | EMBASSY DOHA'S WHOLE OF GOVERNMENT APPROACH TO [...] (SBU) The Cairo Speech is a central element in "synchronization" - Embassy Doha,s whole of government approach to USG policy implementation in Qatar. Centered on interagency groups organized around achieving shared interagency goals, the synchronization process brings together all elements of [...] | 2009-10-06 09:47:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM KMPI KPAO ECON EAID ESTH EAGR QA |
| 09DOHA605 | PRIME MINISTER ON GENEVA TALKS ON IRAN: WE'RE [...] (C) On October 5, Ambassador, accompanied by UK Ambassador John Hawkins and French CDA Alain Peucler, met with Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Shaykh Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani. The purpose of the meeting was to deliver the demarche requests each had received concerning the recent discover [...] | 2009-10-06 14:00:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP MNUC IR QA |
| 09DOHA606 | PRIME MINISTER: QATAR DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT YEMEN [...] (C) At an October 5 meeting with Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Shaykh Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani, Ambassador raised the issue of the ongoing civil strife in Yemen. The Prime Minister replied that "We are frightened about Yemen." He pointed out that Yemen is very close to Qatar, and that a wide [...] | 2009-10-08 12:46:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER YM SA QA |
| 09DOHA620 | SKEPTICISM GREETS IRANIAN STATEMENT ON GAS PRICING [...] (C) Media reported 21 September that Iran,s representative to the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF),Mohammed Ali Khatibi, announced Iranian government plans to seek consensus among GECF members over a pricing formula for gas supplies to world markets. However, the expatriate country manag [...] | 2009-10-15 12:02:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON QA IR RS |
| 09DOHA623 | GCC NUCLEAR RESEARCH TRAINING CENTER STILL SEVERAL [...] (SBU) Embassy officers attended the September 28-30 Doha workshop jointly coordinated by the IAEA, GCC and the Qatari Ministry of Environment to discuss the possibility of establishing a Regional Nuclear Training Center in the GCC region. All six GCC countries had representatives in attenda [...] | 2009-10-18 09:03:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON IAEA QA |
| 09DOHA628 | QATAR CONDEMNS OCTOBER 18 EXPLOSION IN IRAN [...] (SBU) Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs distributed October 19 to all diplomatic missions in Doha a diplomatic note expressing "the State of Qatar's...condemnation of the explosion that took place (October 18) in the Iranian province of Sistan-Baluchestan." 2. (SBU) The statement notes th [...] | 2009-10-19 13:37:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER QA IR |
| 09DOHA629 | QATAR FORMALLY REQUESTS U.S. SUPPORT FOR HUMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-19 13:38:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL QA IR |
| 09DOHA639 | QATAR MOVES FORWARD ON GAS TO LIQUID INNOVATION [...] (SBU) Simon Buerk, communications manager for Shell Service Company in Qatar, told P/E Chief Rice October 20 that the revenue from the Pearl project, once it is fully operational, will generate a profit in the early stages that Shell will split with Qatar Petroleum (QP). 2. (SBU) According [...] | 2009-10-26 05:23:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TRGY TNGD ENRG KMPI QA |
| 09DOHA644 | MFA OFFICIAL: QATAR’S INVOLVEMENT IN AL-MEGRAHI [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-28 13:58:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER LY UK QA |
| 09DOHA651 | VIETNAMESE CONSUL: LABOR AGREEMENTS WITH QATAR [...] (C) At an October 28 meeting with Poloff Caudill, Vietnamese consul Mau Tien Dong called the labor agreement between his country and the GOQ "just paper". He said that the February agreement under which the GOQ agreed to accept 25,000 Vietnamese workers (Ref A) was merely a gesture of goodwil [...] | 2009-11-03 10:52:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ELAB KTIP VM QA |
| 09DOHA654 | PALESTINIAN AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES QATAR'S SUPPORT [...] (C) Ambassador met October 20 with Palestinian Ambassador Mounir Abdullah Ghanim. The meeting was held at the request of Ambassador Ghanim. The two Ambassadors discussed a wide range of issues that included the prospects for the formation of a unity government between Hamas and Fatah and the [...] | 2009-11-04 11:06:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL WBG IS EG SA QA |
| 09DOHA656 | EMBASSY REVIEWS READINESS FOR SEVERE H1N1 OUTBREAK [...] (SBU) On October 25, the Pandemic Influenza Working Group (PIWG) met, as requested reftel, to review the current status of H1N1 infection Qatar and the steps that the Embassy has taken to prepare for a severe influenza outbreak, should that occur. DCM chaired the meeting with representatives f [...] | 2009-11-04 13:24:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR AMED ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO |
| 09DOHA66 | QATAR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS PUSH BOYCOTT OVER GAZA [...] (U) According to January 27 press reports, students of Qatar University are pursuing an economic boycott of American and Western firms that support Israel in solidarity with a boycott movement in nearly a dozen other (unidentified) countries. 2. (U) Engineering student Ibrahim Saad, an orga [...] | 2009-01-27 13:05:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON KBCT KPAL KWBG QA |
| 09DOHA660 | AMIR OF QATAR VISITS AHMADINEJAD IN TEHRAN [...] (U) A delegation headed by the Amir of Qatar, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, who was accompanied by Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani, visited Tehran November 5 for a day-long visit. According to press reports from both Qatar and Iran, the Amir and Iranian President Mahmo [...] | 2009-11-05 13:48:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL QA IR |
| 09DOHA664 | REPORTED QATARI MEDIATION IN FORMATION OF LEBANESE [...] (C) Talal Karami, the nephew of former Lebanese Prime Minister Omar Karami, told P/E Chief Rice November 6 over dinner that the GOQ remains actively involved behind the scenes in mediating Lebanese political conflicts. He reported that Qatar's Prime Minister, Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani, himse [...] | 2009-11-09 09:51:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV LE QA |
| 09DOHA665 | RELIGIOUS LEADERS DISCUSS INTERFAITH [...] (SBU) More than 250 participants from 59 countries gathered in Doha October 20-21 for the Seventh Annual Conference on Interfaith Dialogue. Among those giving speeches and participating in the panel discussions were Christian clergy, Muslim imams, and Jewish rabbis. There were no representat [...] | 2009-11-12 13:09:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF QA |
| 09DOHA667 | 2010 FORUM FOR THE FUTURE: DEMOCRACY LEADER LOOKS [...] (SBU) Ambassador met on November 12 with Dr. Marzen Marzouk, Director of the Arab Democracy Foundation (ADF). The meeting was held at Marzouk's request. Also present in the meeting were ADF Deputy Director for Programs Wafa'a Omar and Poloff Caudill. The discussion covered a variety of topic [...] | 2009-11-16 10:23:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CA MO QA |
| 09DOHA675 | QATAR: MOD COS AL ATTIYAH ON IRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Qatari MOD Chief of Staff Maj Gen Hamad bin Ali Al Attiyah met with the Ambassador and U.S. Air Forces Central (AFCENT) Commander Lt Gen Mike Hostage on November 8. He accepted Gen Hostage's invitation to fly a C-17 sortie over Afghanistan, indicating he understood that onerou [...] | 2009-11-18 11:39:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS QA IR YM |
| 09DOHA678 | DEMOCRACY FOUNDATION TO OPEN CONFLICT RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) Ambassador met November 12 with Arab Democracy Foundation (ADF) Director Mohsen Marzouk. The meeting was held at Dr. Marzouk's request. Also present at the meeting were ADF Deputy Director of Programs Wafa'a Omar and Poloff Caudill. At the meeting, Marzouk revealed that the ADF would [...] | 2009-11-22 13:04:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM QA |
| 09DOHA680 | QATAR: ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT NOT OBSERVED [...] Qatar does not have any Arab League boycott laws on the books, maintain an Arab League boycott office, or enforce any of the three forms of the boycott. However, the GOQ will usually send an observer from its embassy in Damascus to the Central Boycott Office meetings. 2. Some government te [...] | 2009-11-23 10:26:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KBCT QA |
| 09DOHA682 | QATAR-CUBA REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF [...] (C) In response to reftel request, Embassy Doha provides the following information on Qatar's relations with Cuba. 2. (SBU) Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? -- We have no evidence that Qatar has worked to pro [...] | 2009-11-23 13:02:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ETTC CU QA |
| 09DOHA689 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES QARADAWI WITH MFA MINISTER OF [...] (S) Ambassador delivered November 24 to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud reftel letter from U/S Levey. Ambassador noted that the letter follows up on an October conversation that Al-Mahmoud and U/S Levey had in Washington on the relationship of Yousef Al-Qaradawi with Q [...] | 2009-11-25 11:18:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PREL PTER QA |
| 09DOHA690 | MINSTATE AL-MAHMOUD COMMENTS ON HOW TO ADVANCE [...] (C) In a November 24 meeting with Ambassador, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud presented Qatar's thinking on advancing peace between Israel and the Palestinians. He noted that Hamas won the Palestinian elections. As such, "in this region we do not see them as a terrori [...] | 2009-11-25 11:31:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG QA |
| 09DOHA691 | QATAR INVESTMENT AUTHORITY'S 2010 INVESTMENT [...] (C) At a November 24 meeting with Ambassador, Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) Executive Board Member Dr. Hussain Al-Abdulla outlined Qatar's investment strategy for 2010. Also present at the meeting were FCS Chief Le and Poloff Caudill. In response to Ambassador Dr. Al-Abdulla said that for [...] | 2009-11-25 11:44:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EFIN EINV AR BR CH |
| 09DOHA692 | SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY ENERGY SECRETARY PONEMAN'S [...] (SBU) Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. We have confirmed a meeting for you with Minister of Energy/Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Attiyah and have requested meetings with Managing Director of the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) Dr. Hussein Abdullah and Shaykh Abdul Rah [...] | 2009-11-25 11:55:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ENRG EINV TRGY QA |
| 09DOHA698 | SOME POSITIVE SIGNS ON AVIATION SECURITY [...] (C) In a November 17 meeting hosted by Major General Saad Al-Khulaifi of the Ministry of Interior (MOI),TSA Deputy Director of International Operations in the Office of Global Strategies Victoria Reeder noted that TSA personnel observing passenger boarding that morning on Qatar Airways flight [...] | 2009-12-02 12:35:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ASEC QA |
| 09DOHA699 | QATAR SEES OPPORTUNITY IN DUBAI DEBT FALLOUT [...] (U) Arabic-language print media reporting was largely drawn from wire services. Local content focused on QatarQs lack of exposure in Dubai and the opportunity that Dubai's woes provide to showcase Qatar as an investment destination. The following are representative quotes: -- Al Sharq daily [...] | 2009-12-02 13:33:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EFIN KPAO QA |
| 09DOHA71 | HAMAS LEADER MEETS AMIR, DELIVERS FIERY SPEECH AT [...] (U) Hamas political leader Khalid Mish'al called January 28 on the Amir in his Amiri Diwan office. According to press reports, the two discussed "the latest developments in the Palestinian territories". Also present at the meeting were officials from the Amir's staff and the MFA. 2. (SBU) [...] | 2009-01-29 13:15:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KPAL KWBG QA |
| 09DOHA723 | MFA HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICER PRAISES RELIGIOUS FREEDOM [...] (SBU) P/E Chief Rice, accompanied by PolOff Caudill, met with MFA Human Rights Officer Shaykha Sumaya Al Thani on December 15 to discuss the 2009 International Religious Freedom Report for Qatar. Also present on the Qatari side were MFA Human Rights Department Legal Counsel Dr. Mohammad Saee [...] | 2009-12-16 10:35:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KIRF QA |
| 09DOHA724 | Qatar Sharpening Focus on Food Security and Related [...] (SBU) The text below summarizes a new GOQ policy paper on Qatar's food security policies and strategies. The paper was given to Ambassador LeBaron by an officer of Qatar's National Food Security Program, with the understanding that it would be circulated within the U.S. Executive Branch. 2 [...] | 2009-12-16 12:16:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON TRGY QA |
| 09DOHA727 | 2009 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT FOR QATAR [...] (SBU) Post presents the following update in response to reftelrequest for a summary of GOQ progress on selected anti-trafficking issues. 2. (SBU) Q: Please summarize the progress, or lack thereof, the Government of Qatar has made in enacting the draft comprehensive anti-trafficking legis [...] | 2009-12-20 12:11:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KTIP ELAB QA |
| 09DOHA728 | QATAR,S PRIME MINISTER ON IRAN: "THEY LIE TO US; [...] (C) Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman and Ambassador met December 10 with Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani. Also present on the American side was State Department Coordinator for International Energy Affairs, David Goldwyn. DepSec Poneman thanked the Prime Minister for the mee [...] | 2009-12-20 12:14:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | ENRG PREL TRGY EPET QA |
| 09DOHA729 | QATAR SEES SLOW PROGRESS ON ITS GCC COMMON [...] (S) MFA Director for GCC Affairs Yousef Al-Jaber told P/E Chief Rice December 20 that Qatar's proposal encouraging GCC member states to work as a group and establish common positions on military and security postures and policies is still under review by GCC members. Qatar's Prime Minister, [...] | 2009-12-21 11:51:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PREL PNUC ECON EFIN QA IR |
| 09DOHA733 | VISIT OF QATAR'S PRIME MINISTER TO WASHINGTON [...] (S) Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (who serves concurrently as Foreign Minister) of Qatar will visit Washington beginning January 4 to continue the strategic consultations that Qatar and the USG have pursued since June, when Near Eastern Affairs Assistant Secretary Feltman first prop [...] | 2009-12-21 12:36:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER KPAL KWBG EAGR QA |
| 09DOHA735 | QATAR UNFAZED BY DUBAI DEBT - OUTLOOK POSITIVE [...] (U) With the announcement November 27th of the massive debt restructuring in Dubai, many analysts expressed concern about the potential for spillover effects into the other Gulf economies. This concern was evidenced by the eight-percent decrease in the Doha Securities Market 20 Index (DSM20) [...] | 2009-12-21 14:04:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EFIN QA |
| 09DOHA741 | QATAR: GULF CURRENCY UNION "AT LEAST 3 TO 4 YEARS [...] (SBU) In the wake of the recent Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) head-of-state summit in Kuwait City in December, Qatari reaction to news of progress on establishing a Gulf Common Currency remains subdued. In a December 20 meeting, MFA Director for GCC Affairs Yousef Al-Jaber told P/E Chief Rice [...] | 2009-12-23 08:32:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EINV ECON QA |
| 09DOHA742 | DECEMBER 27 DARFUR TALKS IN DOHA: OFFICIAL [...] (U) Below is the English-language communique provided to Embassy Doha by Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the outcome of the December 27 talks with Sudanese officials on Darfur. 2. (U) Begin Communique: In the framework of the Inclusive Peace Talks in Darfur, which were officially [...] | 2009-12-28 09:06:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM SU QA |
| 09DOHA79 | QATAR INVESTMENT AUTHORITY NOT MAKING NEW [...] (C) Navid Chamdia (protect),the Qatar Investment Authority's (QIA) chief for international real estate investments, told us that the QIA is currently considering no new investments - in real estate or otherwise - at this time. He said Finance Minister and QIA Executive Board Member Yousef Hu [...] | 2009-02-02 11:27:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV EFIN QA |
| 09DOHA80 | AL JAZEERA ASKS: "WHY NOT US FOR OBAMA INTERVIEW?" [...] (C) Ahmed al-Kholaifi, Managing Director of Al Jazeera's Board of Directors, told PAO on January 29 that he was encouraged by the message conveyed by President Obama during his interview on Al Arabiya. A graduate of U.S. universities, Kholaifi said he was "really rooting for America." He add [...] | 2009-02-02 11:55:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAO QA |
| 09DOHA81 | QATAR-HOSTED GAZA CONFERENCE AVOIDS HEATED [...] (SBU) The one-day workshop on aid to Gaza was hosted by Qatar Charity but organized by the Humanitarian Forum, a UK-based organization. The workshop was intended to harmonize aid efforts among Arab, Muslim, and Western humanitarian relief organizations. The Forum's steering group comprises a [...] | 2009-02-02 13:02:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL EAID WEBG QA GZ |
| 09DOHA85 | QATAR MFA MINSTATE UNDERSCORES STRATEGIC ALLIANCE [...] (C) Ambassador expressed to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud February 2 Washington's concern that Qatar's hosting of the January 16 meeting on Palestine, at which the Iranian President, as well as Hamas and PIJ leaders, were present, signaled a tilt toward the radical cam [...] | 2009-02-03 13:04:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG KPAL QA |
| 09DOHA86 | MINISTER OF STATE: QATAR LOOKS TO PARTNER WITH UN, [...] (C) At a February 3 meeting with Ambassador, Minister of State for International Cooperation and Conferences Khalid Al-Attiyah said that Qatar is pleased with the success of its partnerships with American NGOs in delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza. He singled out the partnership between Qatar [...] | 2009-02-03 14:02:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KPAL KWBG QA EG |
| 09DOHA89 | HUMAN RIGHTS CHAIR TO CONSIDER POSTPONEMENT OF [...] (SBU) At a February 4 meeting with National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) Chairman Ali Said Al-Marri, Ambassador expressed deep concern over the planned February 22-24 "International Conference for the Promotion of Palestinian Rights: Towards a Sustainable Active Alliance." The Conference, w [...] | 2009-02-04 13:56:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KPAL WEBZ QA IS |
| 09DOHA96 | PROPOSED GAZA RECONSTRUCTION CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS [...] (C) Turkish political counselor in Qatar Cevat Ok confirmed to Poloff Zebley on February 8 that PM Erdogan received a personal invitation from PM Al Thani to attend a conference on Gaza aid "in the near future", but stated that no date had been set. He also noted that while the Turkish PM wel [...] | 2009-02-08 13:41:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KPAL EAID KWBG QA EG |
| 09DOHA97 | QATARI MFA MINSTATE: RELATIONS WITH IRAN PROTECT [...] (C) In a February 2 meeting with Ambassador, Minister of State Ahmed Al-Mahmoud categorically rejected the notion that Qatar stands outside the Arab "moderate camp." He asserted that only Qatar "can trust itself to protect (its) interests." It's in Qatar's interest, for example, to maintain [...] | 2009-02-09 05:53:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL QA IR |
| 09DOHA98 | LEBANESE MAN SENTENCED TO THREE-YEAR PRISON TERM [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-09 14:10:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM QA |
| 09DOHA99 | GOQ TAKES STEP TOWARD BROADER ENGAGEMENT IN IRAQ [...] On February 8 the GOQ signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) paving the way for cooperation on infrastructure development, agriculture, and aviation. The agreement was signed during a visit by the president of Iraq's Kurdish region, Mass [...] | 2009-02-09 14:17:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KREL QA IZ |
| 09DUBAI279 | NEW CONSULATE COMPOUND -- ENSURING LABOR BEST PRACTICES [...] (SBU) Summary: With significant recent negative media attention focused on labor issues in the UAE, including the UAE being downgraded in the annual TIP Report (reftel),the Consulate General is working with the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) and the contractor B.L. Harbert, to [...] | 2009-07-08 13:04:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV AMGT PHUM AE |
| 09DUBAI447 | UAE'S RAS AL KHAIMAH: ROGUE OR REFORMER? [...] (S/NF) Summary: Ras Al Khaimah (RAK),the UAE's northern-most emirate, has emerged into the media spotlight amidst a blitz of recent accusations by a deposed former Crown Prince that, among other things, RAK facilitates illicit trade with Iran, in particular cargo related to Iran's nuclear and [...] | 2009-10-18 08:13:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER KNNP ETRD ECON ETTC AE IR |
| 09DUBAI516 | DUBAI FINANCE UPDATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dubai and Abu Dhabi financial markets plunged in Monday and Tuesday trading, the first market openings since Dubai World's announcement of six month moratorium on debt repayments (ref A). A senior Dubai finance official distanced the Dubai government from Dubai World's non-sovere [...] | 2009-12-01 13:15:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KIPR EFIN ECON PREL AE |
| 09DUSHANBE1059 | QATAR TO BUILD FIRST-CLASS RETAIL & RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company in Tajikistan recently announced plans to build a large office, retail and residential development in central Dushanbe. Office Manager Manuchehr Kurbonali said the project is the result of direct talks between President Rahmon and the E [...] | 2009-09-04 10:40:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PREL EAID TI QA |
| 09DUSHANBE1333 | EMBASSY DUSHANBE NOMINEES TO PRESIDENTIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP [...] Following is Embassy Dushanbe's list of ten nominees to the Presidential Entrepreneurship Summit (reftel). More background can be provided upon request for any nominee. Embassy notes that though most nominees are members of successful companies in Tajikistan, this is a very poor country, and [...] | 2009-12-01 04:01:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID PREL SOCI TI |
| 09GENEVA862 | CONSULTATION ON PA BID FOR WTO OBSERVER STATUS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-09 08:38:00 | Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD WTRO ECON PREL KWBG IS |
| 09GENEVA97 | GAZA APPEAL AVOIDS POLEMICS, STRESSES NEED FOR [...] (C) Summary: The February 2 launch of the UN's Flash Appeal for Gaza remained focused on humanitarian issues and largely avoided sensitive political issues. Most of the language from an early draft of the appeal that had raised concerns about inserting political issues into humanitarian coord [...] | 2009-02-03 15:40:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL EAID KPAL IS |
| 09GEORGETOWN149 | PRESIDENT JAGDEO TO EMBARK ON MIDDLE EAST TOUR [...] (SBU) Summary: President Bharrat Jagdeo has announced that he will travel to several Middle Eastern countries beginning on March 20, with his visit centered around the March 31 Second Summit of Arab-South American Countries in Qatar. Other countries on the planned itinerary include Syria, Jord [...] | 2009-03-18 20:36:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID ECIN ECON EFIN EINV ETRD GY XF |
| 09GRENADA42 | GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT: APRIL 26 - MAY 2, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-06 19:07:00 | Embassy Grenada | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI ENRG PREL ELAB |
| 09GUANGZHOU304 | LNG Plans Delayed - Supply Problems Threaten Progress on [...] (U) Summary: High liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices and difficulty securing long-term LNG supplies have stalled the much-anticipated Zhuhai Jin Wan LNG terminal project. Without a secure, long-term supply contract, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) refuses to give final a [...] | 2009-05-14 07:32:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON EMIN SENV PGOV TRGY CH |
| 09HANOI178 | 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - VIETNAM - PART 1 of [...] (U) Per the instructions in refels, post provides the following responses to the reporting questions asked in paragraphs 23-27 of ref. A, taking into account the additional guidance and reporting requirements required by the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act [...] | 2009-02-27 10:13:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB VM |
| 09HONGKONG113 | HK'S POWER SECTOR: EMISSIONS AND FUEL CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) Summary: Hong Kong,s electrical power providers are on track to meet strict new Hong Kong Government (HKG) air pollution caps, which go into effect on January 1, 2010. The utilities plan to meet the industry-targeted caps by retrofitting pollution control equipment on some coal-fired ge [...] | 2009-01-16 09:59:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET SENV CH HK |
| 09HONGKONG944 | MONEY LAUNDERING: MACAU'S YOUNG FIU GAIS [...] (SBU) Smmary: Macau's Financial Intelligence Unit (GIF for its Portuguese name) ill gain memberhip to the Egmont Group of Financal Intelligence Units at the Group's May 24-28 Penary in Doha, GIF Director Deborah Ng told us May 14. Egmont Group membership gives GIF a formal latform to exchang [...] | 2009-05-22 08:51:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON SOCI KCRM QA MC |
| 09ISLAMABAD1244 | JUNE 5 DISPLACED PERSONS AND MILITARY SITUATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: SRAP Holbrooke's meetings with GOP officials and with Nawaz Sharif received wide coverage in Pakistan's media on June 5. Pakistan's Senate convened after a month's hiatus to debate the military operation in Swat. At a June 4 Army Corps Commanders' meeting, Chief of Staff of the [...] | 2009-06-05 15:11:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL PHUM EAID PTER PGOV PINR PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD1246 | JUNE 5 DISPLACED PERSONS AND MILITARY SITUATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: SRAP Holbrooke's meetings with GOP officials and with Nawaz Sharif received wide coverage in Pakistan's media on June 5. Pakistan's Senate convened after a month's hiatus to debate the military operation in Swat. At a June 4 Army Corps Commanders' meeting, Chief of Staff of the [...] | 2009-06-06 05:00:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL PHUM EAID PTER PGOV PINR PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD1409 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JUNE 26, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-26 10:24:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD2159 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: SEPTEMBER 08, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-08 12:53:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD266 | CODEL BIDEN'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT ZARDARI [...] (C) Summary. During a January 9 meeting with President Zardari and Prime Minister Gilani, Senators Biden and Graham reasserted their support for passage of the Biden/Lugar aid legislation. However, Senator Biden noted that the U.S. public was financing its own economic recovery efforts and [...] | 2009-02-06 14:48:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID PTER PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD2773 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: TOP STORIES, TERRORISM/MILITARY, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-18 09:13:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD443 | BI-WEEKLY REPORT ON THE ECONOMIC ISSUES FROM 25 FEBRUARY 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-02 02:28:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD EFIN EINT EINV ENRG PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD561 | BI-WEEKLY REPORT ON THE ECONOMIC ISSUES, 11 MARCH 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-17 08:20:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN EAGR EINV ENRG PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD902 | DONORS PLEDGE OVER $5 BILLION IN NEW MONEY AT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: International pledges totaled more than $5 billion at the Pakistan Donors' Conference in Tokyo on April 17. The Donors' Conference was intended to support the implementation of Pakistan's International Monetary Fund (IMF) Stand-By Arrangement agreed to in November 2008. Specia [...] | 2009-04-28 13:16:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID |
| 09JAKARTA136 | Indonesia to Invite President Obama to World Islamic [...] (SBU) Indonesian President Yudhoyono will invite President Obama to participate in the Fifth World Islamic Economic Forum to be held in Jakarta on March 2-3. The conference will focus on the implications of the global financial crisis as well as alternative energy and food security for the Mus [...] | 2009-01-27 11:04:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV PGOV PREL ID |
| 09JAKARTA310 | Opportunity for President Obama to Address World Islamic [...] (SBU) Conference organizers for the 5th World Islamic Economic Forum held in Jakarta on March 2-3 have requested that President Obama deliver taped video remarks during the Forum's opening ceremony. The Forum's key themes are the global financial crisis, alternative energy, and food security. [...] | 2009-02-23 10:41:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV PGOV PREL ID |
| 09JAKARTA378 | INDONESIA -- ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2009 [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate General Surabaya and Consulate Medan. 2. (SBU) OVERVIEW: The past year did not witness significant change in overall trafficking patterns in Indonesia. There is a continuous trend of Indonesians seeking work abroad as high unemployment and [...] | 2009-03-04 08:17:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF ELAM EAID ID |
| 09JAKARTA745 | FIRST BROADBAND FREQUENCY "OPEN" AUCTION IN INDONESIA [...] Indonesian telecommunication officials announced the start of an auction process for 2.3GHz radio frequency for broadband wireless access. Only companies or their subsidiaries that are majority Indonesian-owned are able to compete per the 2007 Investment Law and accompanying Negative List. Ad [...] | 2009-04-28 10:34:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ECON ID |
| 09JEDDAH151 | THE ISSUE OF TOLERANCE IN SAUDI SOCIETY: A HEATED BUT INCONCLUSIVE DEBATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 24 ConGen hosted an exchange -- via DVC -- between U.S author and professor Lawrence Harrison and a small group of Saudi intellectuals and social activists. Harrison, a former USAID diplomat, sparked a heated debate after raising the idea that culture is the key factor in [...] | 2009-04-26 15:18:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL OIC KPAO SA OPDC |
| 09JEDDAH414 | SAUDIA AIRLINES HEAD ON OPEN SKIES, COMPETITION, [...] (C) In an October 26 dinner conversation, the Director General of Saudi Arabian Airlines, Khalid Abdullah Almolhem, said that the company has no objection to an Open Skies Agreement (reftels) with the United States, stated that Saudia is not currently profitable because of government price cap [...] | 2009-10-28 15:13:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS EAIR ECON KTIA PREL SA |
| 09JERUSALEM1149 | AHMAD TIBI DISCUSSES FATAH REFORM, PALESTINIAN [...] (S) Summary. Israeli-Arab Member of Knesset Ahmad Tibi told the Consul General June 30 that the two primary issues in the Palestinian political arena are the Fatah Congress and ongoing reconciliation efforts between Fatah and Hamas. Tibi said PA President Abbas (Abu Mazen) managed to bolster [...] | 2009-07-06 12:41:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER EAID KPAL PHUM IS |
| 09JERUSALEM118 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/13): "IS A CEASEFIRE CLOSER? [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-13 10:20:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1221 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/16): "Qaddoumi: Why did you [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-16 09:08:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1223 | PA ACCUSES AL JAZEERA OF INCITEMENT, SUSPENDING ITS [...] Summary: The Palestinian Authority (PA) suspended Al Jazeera's license and closed its West Bank offices on July 15. PA officials accused the Qatar-based satellite news channel of systematic incitement and unbalanced coverage after it broadcast inflammatory allegations by Fatah Central Commit [...] | 2009-07-16 14:37:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PROP PHUM KPAL KWBG KPAO |
| 09JERUSALEM1246 | PA LIFTS SUSPENSION OF AL JAZEERA'S WEST BANK OPERATIONS [...] (U) Summary: The Palestinian Authority (PA) allowed Qatar-based satellite news channel Al Jazeera to resume operations in the West Bank on July 18. This followed the PA's suspension of Al Jazeera's license and closure of its Ramallah bureau on July 15 (reftel) on grounds of incitement and un [...] | 2009-07-20 14:48:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PROP PHUM KPAL KWBG KPAO |
| 09JERUSALEM129 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/14): U.S. RIGHTWING SUPPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-14 11:08:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM130 | GAZA UPDATE JANUARY 14, 2009, 1300 LOCAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Israeli military operations continued January 13-14, with heavy fighting occurring in and around Gaza City. Airstrikes targeted the northern Gaza Strip and the Rafah border area. Gaza-based medical sources reported as many as 976 Palestinians dead and 4,418 wounded since hosti [...] | 2009-01-14 12:15:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PTER MOPS PHUM PREF IS |
| 09JERUSALEM137 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/15): COMPLAINTS OF "NEVER [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-15 09:36:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1403 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/14): Time Has Come For [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-14 07:00:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM146 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/16): EGYPTIAN PROPOSAL - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-16 11:04:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM147 | GAZA UPDATE JANUARY 16, 2009, 1300 LOCAL [...] (SBU) Summary. The IDF drew back from some parts of Gaza City on the morning of January 16 after heavy fighting and airstrikes killed a number of militants and civilians, primarily in the Tel al-Hawa and Zaytun neighborhoods. An IAF airstrike in northern Gaza City killed Hamas leader Said Si [...] | 2009-01-16 11:42:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PTER MOPS PHUM PREF AFSN CASC IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1498 | SAUDI SUPPORT PROVIDES BRIEF RESPITE FROM PA [...] (C) Summary: The PA will be able to pay salaries through September and reduce its domestic debt slightly after receiving USD 200m in budget support from Saudi Arabia. The PA Ministry of Finance stressed the PA need for additional support from other Arab countries to make it through the end o [...] | 2009-08-24 14:28:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EAID ECON KWBG PGOV SA QA |
| 09JERUSALEM154 | GAZA UPDATE - JANUARY 16, 1700 LOCAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Hamas Political Bureau Chief Mish'al told a summit of Arab leaders (and the Iranian President) in Qatar January 16 that Hamas would not accept Israeli conditions for a cease-fire. Military operations in Gaza continued. Nine rockets were fired from Gaza into Israel as of 1600 l [...] | 2009-01-16 17:28:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID PHUM PGOV PTER KWBG ETRD MOPS IS |
| 09JERUSALEM156 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/20): OBAMA's "ERA OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-20 11:23:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1565 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/31): Indications of progress [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-31 10:18:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1573 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (09/01): Palestinians Continue [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-01 09:01:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1623 | PM FAYYAD: SETTLEMENTS AND PALESTINIAN ECONOMIC [...] (S) Summary: PA Prime Minister Salam Fayyad told the Consul General on September 8 that a deal on settlements with the GOI needed to be "inclusive" or otherwise risked undermining U.S. credibility. He noted that West Bank economic growth continued to exceed expectations, but warned that, abs [...] | 2009-09-09 14:25:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET | PGOV ECON EAID PREL KWBG IS QA KU SA |
| 09JERUSALEM1699 | MINISTER OF RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS ON QATAR TRIP, ZAKAT [...] (S) Summary: PA Minister of Religious Affairs Mahmud al-Habash called Qatar's recent decision to re-open the Qatari Charitable Society (QCS) in the West Bank under PA supervision a positive step. He said the memorandum of understanding (MOU) he signed with QCS gives the PA information on the [...] | 2009-09-16 15:13:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET | PREL ECON PTER KWBG KPAL KISL QA IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1721 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (09/25): Continued Skepticism [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-25 06:17:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1751 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/01): Israeli plan for a new [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-01 08:32:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2019 | U.S. TREASURY PROVIDES FINANCIAL INVESTIGATION [...] (SBU) Summary: During the week of November 1, U.S. Treasury's Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) provided training to 34 Palestinian Authority (PA) employees with various responsibilities under the PA's 2007 Anti-Money Laundering (AML) decree. This was the third training course on AML offe [...] | 2009-11-06 14:41:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN KWBG EAID KCRM |
| 09JERUSALEM2096 | RAWABI LAND TITLE RESOLVED, ON TO THE NEXT [...] (C) Summary: One of the primary hurdles facing the prominent Rawabi residential and commercial development project in the West Bank has been overcome, as the developer has reached agreement with major landowners on a land purchase price. The Palestinian Authority (PA) has taken legal steps [...] | 2009-11-20 14:46:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ECON EFIN KWBG IS |
| 09JERUSALEM215 | HAMAS CALL FOR "NEW PLO" ANGERS PLO, FATAH [...] (C) Summary. Fatah and PLO contacts responded angrily to Hamas Political Bureau Chief Khaled Mesha'al's January 28 call for the formation of a new Palestinian organization to replace the PLO. Mesha'al said in a televised speech that the PLO does not represent "resistance" factions and has lo [...] | 2009-01-30 15:30:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2197 | WATANIYA PALESTINE: ONE MONTH POST-LAUNCH [...] (SBU) Summary. One month following its November 1 launch, Wataniya Palestine has 80,000 subscribers and 300 direct-hire employees. Wataniya CEO Allan Richardson said that the GOI has given "assurances" to the Office of the Quartet Representative (OQR) that it will allocate the needed remaini [...] | 2009-12-04 14:44:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ECPS KPAL KWBG IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2319 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/28): The PA continues to [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-28 13:33:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM260 | SARI NUSSEIBEH AND NASER AL QIDWA: TIME IS SHORT [...] (C) Summary. In separate meetings with the Consul General, al Quds University President Sari Nusseibeh and former PA Foreign Minister Naser al Qidwa emphasized that time is short to achieve a two-state solution, and the risks of further Palestinian disintegration are high. Both dismissed th [...] | 2009-02-06 17:16:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS QA |
| 09JERUSALEM270 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/10): "ISRAELI ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-10 11:53:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM339 | EREKAT TO CODELS: PA SEEKING A NATIONAL UNITY [...] (C) Summary: PLO Chief Negotiator Sa'eb Erekat told CODELs Lieberman, Cardin, and Baird that the conflict in Gaza deepened the divisions between the West Bank and Gaza. Erekat said that Fatah and Hamas need to overcome their differences and forge a national unity government that respects pri [...] | 2009-02-26 14:05:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON KWBG OREP IS QA KDEM |
| 09JERUSALEM360 | SOME ADDITIONAL TYPES OF GOODS ENTER GAZA, OVERALL [...] (SBU) Summary: International assistance agency contacts reported that the GOI has recently approved a slightly broader variety of goods for entry into Gaza. Overall access for goods into Gaza remains strictly limited, however. ConGen contacts said the GOI continues to reject many everyday it [...] | 2009-02-27 16:52:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON ETRD PHUM PREL PGOV PTER KWBG IS |
| 09JERUSALEM378 | UNRWA'S FEBRAURY 2009 EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF THE ADVISORY [...] (SBU) The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) convened an Extraordinary Session of the Advisory Commission in Amman, Jordan on February 17. UNRWA underlined its dire financial situation and provided an update on its operations in Gaza. UNRWA a [...] | 2009-03-04 14:15:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL PGOV PHUM EAID KPAL |
| 09JERUSALEM572 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/30): CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM ON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-30 10:09:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM659 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/13): PALESTINIANS WONDER HOW [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-13 09:25:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM681 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/21): PALESTINIANS: POWERFUL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-21 09:58:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM73 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/08): "SIGNS OF A TRUCE AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-08 10:00:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09KABUL1181 | THE WEEK IN PARLIAMENT, 5/2-5/7: MORE ANGER OVER [...] Lower House MPs exploded in anger Wednesday (May 6) over new reports of civilian casualties resulting from a joint Afghan Army-Coalition forces operation in Bala Boluk district of Farah province this week. Afghan media and NGOs reported between 40 and 160 civilians killed, prompting many MPs t [...] | 2009-05-07 13:03:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM AF |
| 09KABUL3365 | ENHANCING ARAB DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION IN KABUL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-19 15:21:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AF |
| 09KABUL510 | MINISTRY OF HAJJ AND RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS: EDUCATORS [...] (SBU) Ministry of Hajj and Religious Affairs (MHRA) Deputy Minister Shafiq Samim and Senior Advisor Sharif Robaty said in a 2/4 meeting that the MHRA educates the public on a variety of secular and religious issues. The MHRA has used its influence over government-funded mosques to call on th [...] | 2009-03-05 14:27:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRF PGOV PHUM PREL |
| 09KAMPALA1276 | UGANDA: ASSISTANT SECRETARY CARSON'S MEETING WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-04 08:39:00 | Embassy Kampala | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EAID EPET SO UG |
| 09KAMPALA1322 | UGANDA: DAGNE STAFFDEL MEETINGS WITH MFA AND [...] (C) Summary: The Congressional Research Service's Africa Specialist Ted Dagne discussed northern Uganda, the 2011 elections, the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA),and Somalia with the Minister for International Affairs and the Minister of Defense on November 9. The Minister for International Affa [...] | 2009-11-17 05:58:00 | Embassy Kampala | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS PTER EAID UG |
| 09KARACHI151 | KARACHI - AIRLINES ALERTED TO CHECK FOR H1N1 AT KARACHI [...] (SBU) While there are currently no reported cases of H1N1 "swine flu" in Pakistan, the government is beginning preparations in case the virus arrives via international travelers. The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has increased monitoring of inbound passengers to check for those wit [...] | 2009-05-01 02:48:00 | Consulate Karachi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR TBIO SOCI EAID PK |
| 09KARACHI387 | KARACHI - NATIONAL AIRLINE FLOUNDERS AS PRIVATE CARRIERS [...] (C) Summary: While Pakistan's national carrier, PIA, has been operating at a loss for years, Pakistan's private carriers are seeing profits increase and are cautiously preparing to expand - particularly into the Middle Eastern market. PIA executives blame reduced travel demand and unfair compe [...] | 2009-12-14 06:16:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR PGOV ECON PK |
| 09KATHMANDU201 | NEPAL'S REMITTANCES GROW AMIDST DETERIORATING [...] (SBU) Nepal's level of remittances grew 65.3 percent in the July 15-January 15 period, defying numerous local press reports that remittance growth would be severely affected by the deteriorating world economy. Excluding India, record numbers of Nepalis continue to leave the country and seek [...] | 2009-03-13 02:10:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB ETRD PGOV NP |
| 09KATHMANDU739 | NEPAL: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS FOR JULY 2009 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy Kathmandu for the month of July 2009, including the following: -- FY 2009/10 Budget Nearly 34 Percent Larger -- Economic Survey Shows Declining Performance -- UN Says Hunger in Some Areas 'Extremely Alarming' -- Growth in Overs [...] | 2009-08-10 04:53:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB ENRG ETRD PGOV NP |
| 09KHARTOUM1103 | IN AIN SIRO, REBELS TELL SE GRATION THEY'RE READY FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a September 13 visit to the rebel enclave of Ain Siro, local Sudan Liberation Army/Abdul Wahid (SLA/AW) commanders told Special Envoy (SE) Gration that they welcomed his efforts at rebel unification, and affirmed their commitment to attend future peace talks. They said, howeve [...] | 2009-09-29 09:32:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREF KPKO AU SU |
| 09KHARTOUM114 | DARFUR MEDIATION: WE NEED A FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT BEFORE AN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 28, George Zechariah, the primary staff assistant to AU-UN Chief Darfur Mediator Djibril Bassole, told poloffs that the Mediation needs to secure a framework agreement between the rebels and Government of Sudan (GoS) before the issuance of an ICC indictment against Pr [...] | 2009-01-29 15:04:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
| 09KHARTOUM116 | DARFUR REMAINS TENSE AND JEM IS ON THE MOVE - BUT TO [...] (SBU) The North Darfur capital of El Fasher was quiet on January 29 and 30, with no bombing reported. According to several sources, GOS security forces had somewhat reduced their presence in the North Darfur capital. No estimates of casualties from fighting earlier in the week (neither in Muh [...] | 2009-01-30 13:29:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
| 09KHARTOUM12 | MINNAWI SEEKS GREATER ENGAGEMENT WITH QATAR AND [...] (C) Summary: In a January 4 meeting with CDA Fernandez, Senior Assistant to the President Minni Minnawi expressed a desire for greater involvement of SLM-MM in the Darfur peace process. He lamented that he has yet to be contacted by Qatari officials about proposed peace talks in Doha, but note [...] | 2009-01-06 06:03:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU |
| 09KHARTOUM126 | RUSSIAN ENVOY PLANS GREATER ENGAGEMENT, PROPOSES [...] (C) Summary: President Bashir promised that the GOS will carry on with "business as usual" and asserted there would be no government-orchestrated hostile response to the issuance of an ICC arrest warrant, Russian Special Envoy Mikhail Margelov told CDA Fernandez in a meeting on January 30. Mar [...] | 2009-02-02 09:42:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU |
| 09KHARTOUM1281 | PROBLEMS PLAGUE BEGINNING OF VOTER REGISTRATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After two weeks of voter registration for the first general elections in Sudan in over 20 years, observers say the dearth of information about when, where and how to register has confused potential registrants. The National Electoral Commission (NEC) has reported far more people [...] | 2009-11-15 09:09:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM SU |
| 09KHARTOUM1288 | GOS MILITARY OFFER TO COOPERATE ON SEVERAL FRONTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a meeting on November 14 with the Inspector General of the Sudanese Armed Forces, General Ismat Abdelraman Zaineabdeen informed Charge Whitehead that the Government of Sudan (GoS) is willing to "fully cooperate" to assist with Darfur rebel unification. Abdelraman asked for [...] | 2009-11-16 16:12:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL FR CH SU |
| 09KHARTOUM1423 | GHAZI TOUTS PROGRESS ON CPA, CHAD BUT EXPRESSES [...] (SE) Summary: In a December 13 meeting with Special Envoy Gration, Presidential Advisor Dr. Ghazi Salaheddin called the December 13 Agreement between the National Congress Party (NCP) and Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) on outstanding Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) issues (refte [...] | 2009-12-17 14:41:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET | ASEC PGOV PREL UN SU CH |
| 09KHARTOUM148 | YASIR ARMAN CALLS FOR HOLISTIC APPROACH TOWARD [...] (C) Summary: SPLM Northern Sector Chief Yasir Arman told Senior Representative for Sudan Shortley that he wants a "more holistic approach" to Sudan by the new Administration, coupling increased engagement and a powerful U.S. Special Envoy with pressure on the regime to make progress on Darfur [...] | 2009-02-04 15:10:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU |
| 09KHARTOUM169 | "DOHA IS A TRAP," WARNS DEFIANT MINNAWI [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-06 10:35:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SU |
| 09KHARTOUM172 | SLM/MINNAWI SLAMS JEM, QATAR, AND THE MEDIATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a February 4 meeting with Special Representative for Sudan Shortley, leaders of the Sudan Liberation Movement of Minni Minnawi in Khartoum vehemently criticized the rival Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) rebel group, Qatar's involvement in the peace process, and the work o [...] | 2009-02-08 09:48:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU |
| 09KHARTOUM173 | MINAWI REFUSES TO GO TO DOHA [...] (C) SLM leader Minni Minawi and UN/AU Chief Mediator Bassole had a "tough meeting" February 7 in El Fasher during which Minawi refused to travel to Doha this week as part of the Government of Sudan delegation, according to reports from both Minawi and Bassole's Joint Mediation Support Team (JM [...] | 2009-02-08 10:04:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU |
| 09KHARTOUM187 | DARFURI CIVIL SOCIETY AND FORMER REGIME OFFICIALS PUSH FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings with Senior Representative for Sudan Tim Shortley and CDA Fernandez, Darfuri civil society leaders and retired government officials pressed for greater U.S. diplomatic involvement in engaging directly with the GOS to solve the Darfur crisis. With Darfuris fed up that [...] | 2009-02-10 08:05:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
| 09KHARTOUM188 | MINNAWI NOT GOING TO DOHA, BUT EAGER TO FIGHT JEM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Meeting with CDA Fernandez in Khartoum on February 9, Minni Minnawi and Ali Traio reiterated that SLM/MM will not intend to send representatives to Doha as part of a GOS delegation to participate in Darfur peace talks with the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM). Minnawi critici [...] | 2009-02-10 12:55:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU |
| 09KHARTOUM209 | COMMUNIST PARTY HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER: "I DON'T REPRESENT THE [...] (SBU) Summary: In a February 16 telephone call, renowned human rights lawyer Salih Mahmoud Osman told poloff he is attending the Doha negotiations as a parliamentary observer from the Sudanese Communist Party, and stressed that he is not entitled by the Fur people to participate in negotiations [...] | 2009-02-17 04:45:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
| 09KHARTOUM226 | WINNERS AND LOSERS FROM DOHA AND NEXT STEPS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although the Doha process continues, the conclusion of the initial phase of the process on February 17 with an "Agreement of Good Will and Confidence Building" between JEM and the GoS (reftel a-d) left behind notable early losers and winners. Rapidly changing events in Sudan, [...] | 2009-02-20 11:47:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU |
| 09KHARTOUM230 | SPLM NEGOTIATOR ARMAN ON DOHA DARFUR TALKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to Doha talks participant Yasser Arman, the GNU-JEM &Goodwill Agreement8 reached there potentially could re-energize the political process in Darfur, if it is enforced and if Sudan,s neighbors and other rebel factions can be engaged, but the behavior of JEM in the talk [...] | 2009-02-22 10:21:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC KPKO AU UNSC SU QA |
| 09KHARTOUM245 | DARFUR ROUNDUP: JEM CLASHES WITH SLA/MM AND SAF; SKEPTICISM [...] (SBU) Summary: MFA U/S Mutriff Siddiq told CDA Fernandez on February 22 that despite its public statements, the NCP recognizes that little was achieved at the recent talks in Doha, and that no agreement to which JEM is the only party will bring peace to Darfur. Siddiq also accused JEM of desta [...] | 2009-02-23 14:15:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
| 09KHARTOUM259 | MINNAWI: WE ARE CHASING JEM OUT OF DARFUR [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 24, the Chairman of the Sudan Liberation Movement and Senior Presidential Assistant Minni Minnawi told CDA Fernandez that his fighters are currently chasing JEM fighters north to the Chadian border and out of Sudan. Minnawi reported that his forces have been emergin [...] | 2009-02-25 08:39:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU |
| 09KHARTOUM265 | GOS-JEM "DETAINEE EXCHANGE" A ONE-SIDED AFFAIR [...] (SBU) As a "goodwill gesture" to the rebel Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) following the Doha talks, the GOS released 24 detainees on February 22 who it claimed were members of JEM. JEM Spokesman Ahmed Hussein was unable to immediately confirm if the detainees - whose names were published [...] | 2009-02-25 13:37:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
| 09KHARTOUM324 | BASHIR DEFIANT AS IDPs PREDICT CRISIS IN THE CAMPS [...] (SBU) Summary: As authorities press ahead with the decision to expel NGOs from Darfur, a defiant Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir addressed a rally in El Fasher on March 8. In addition to accusing the U.S. of killing "millions" of Muslims, he denounced both the ICC and NGO workers as "agents [...] | 2009-03-09 15:41:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
| 09KHARTOUM327 | TURABI: FREE AT LAST - BUT WHY, AND WHAT'S GOING [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 10, CDA Fernandez met with Popular Congress Party leader Dr. Hassan al-Turabi at his house in Khartoum. Turabi, who was released from Port Sudan prison on March 9, appeared in good health and talked about his treatment in prison, the strange nature of his release, and th [...] | 2009-03-10 14:45:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PREL PGOV PPKO SOCI AU SU |
| 09KHARTOUM358 | EXPAT FUR INTELLECTUAL URGES ROOM FOR CIVIL SOCIETY IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Darfuris can solve the crisis in their homeland if the international community presses the GOS to allow Darfuri civil society to operate there, according to Dr. El Tigani Sesei, one of Darfur's preeminent expatriate intellectuals. El Tigani characterized Abdul Wahid as "catastro [...] | 2009-03-16 12:24:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
| 09KHARTOUM365 | BASHIR CONTINUES TIRADE AGAINST THE WEST AND PROMISES TO [...] (SBU) Summary: In a fiery speech March 16, President Bashir announced that all international aid organizations would be forced to leave Sudan within a year. For now, moderate NCP officials appear to be backing the President, and we have heard a surprising number of moderate NCP official say th [...] | 2009-03-16 15:34:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
| 09KHARTOUM372 | SLA/UNITY TO NEGOTIATE WITH GOS IN DOHA [...] (SBU) Summary: SLA/Unity and four smaller Darfur rebel factions have agreed to attend negotiations with the GOS in Doha, signing a deal in Tripoli on March 15 with Qatari FM Ali Mahmoud looking on. Talks in Doha with the "Unity Plus" group should begin in two weeks, as Joint Mediator Djibril Ba [...] | 2009-03-17 09:14:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
| 09KHARTOUM408 | PRESIDENT BASHIR RETHINKING ATTENDANCE AT ARAB LEAGUE [...] (SBU) The GoS appears to be setting the stage for President Bashir to gracefully withdraw his participation at the March 30 Arab League Summit in Doha. Bashir earlier had stated publically that he planned to attend. However, pro-government press recently has been filled with commentary, urgi [...] | 2009-03-23 08:28:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO ASEC AU UNSC SU QA |
| 09KHARTOUM410 | SUSPICIOUS SOUTH DARFUR IDPS CONVINCED OF GOS PLAN TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The most contentious political issue in South Darfur remains the presence of 90,000 plus residents in Kalma camp. Suspicious tribal leaders and IDP representatives speaking with poloff in Nyala expressed fear that the GOS intends to evacuate the camp to force its residents back [...] | 2009-03-23 09:13:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PREF KPKO SOCI ASEC AU UNSC SU |
| 09KHARTOUM481 | RECLUSIVE SLA/AW COMMANDERS WELCOME SE GRATION IN JEBEL [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 5 rebel commanders from SLA/Abdul Wahid and an enthusiastic local population warmly welcomed Presidential Special Envoy Scott Gration and his delegation to Darfur's most inaccessible area, the mountainous rebel enclave of Jebel Marra. Praising the US and hoping for stron [...] | 2009-04-08 06:29:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
| 09KHARTOUM484 | BASSOLE SEEKS ASSISTANCE IN KEEPING THE DOHA TALKS ALIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: UN/AU Joint Chief Mediator Djibril Bassole noted that the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) refused further dialogue with the Government of Sudan (GoS) because of the INGO expulsion, and proposed that JEM might participate in the Doha talks if the opportunity to discuss humanit [...] | 2009-04-09 07:50:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
| 09KHARTOUM487 | CORRECTED COPY: RECLUSIVE SLA/AW COMMANDERS WELCOME SE [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 5 rebel commanders from SLA/Abdul Wahid and an enthusiastic local population warmly welcomed Presidential Special Envoy Scott Gration and his delegation to Darfur's most inaccessible area, the mountainous rebel enclave of Jebel Marra. Praising the US and hoping for stron [...] | 2009-04-09 10:32:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
| 09KHARTOUM54 | KHARTOUM REGIME PLANS FOR ICC COUNTER-STRATEGY [...] (C) Sudanese FM Deng Alor briefed CDA Fernandez on January 16 on the latest thinking within the National Congress Party (NCP) of President Al-Bashir on how the NCP hopes to weather and counteract the destabilizing effects of an ICC arrest warrant of President Al-Bashir. Alor had met with VP Ali [...] | 2009-01-16 12:17:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SU |
| 09KHARTOUM546 | CDA'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR SALAHEDDIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Presidential Advisor Ghazi Salaheddin welcomed the proposed return visit by Special Envoy Gration and offered to try to reduce tensions with NGOs in Sudan by meeting with them and assuring them of the GoS, readiness to work with them, as long as they do not cross the regime,s red [...] | 2009-04-22 10:24:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EAID SOCI KPKO AU UNSC SU |
| 09KHARTOUM565 | SPLM POLITBURO FOCUSED ON ECONOMIC CRISIS; HOPES THAT [...] (SBU) Summary: Government of National Unity (GNU) Presidential Advisor Dr. Mansour Khalid (a prominent SPLM northerner) said that the southern Sudan economic crisis was the hot topic at the SPLM's April Political Bureau (PB) Meeting. He noted that an SPLM team is working with the World Bank o [...] | 2009-04-27 19:20:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI ECON ASEC AU KPKO UNSC SU |
| 09KHARTOUM571 | MALIK AGAR PRESSES HARD FOR TRUTH TO BE TOLD IN THREE AREAS [...] (SBU) Summary. Governor of Blue Nile State Malik Agar is fighting for the truth to be reflected in an INGO expulsion report for the Three Areas. According to Malik, the Three Areas joint UN-GOS assessment after the National Congress Party's (NCP's) INGO expulsions on March 4 revealed that ING [...] | 2009-04-28 11:06:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI KPKO ASEC AU UNSC SU |
| 09KHARTOUM583 | JEM AND SLA/U ALLEGEDLY SKIRMISH AS JEM OVERHAULS ITS [...] (SBU) Summary: Amid several high-profile defections from SLA/U to JEM, a minor skirmish in North Darfur earlier this week between rival SLA/Unity commanders has not yet spread to direct conflict between JEM and SLA/U, contrary to some early reports. JEM's political wing evolved further this we [...] | 2009-04-30 13:34:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
| 09KHARTOUM59 | DUP CHAIRMAN MIRGHANI URGES STRONGER TIES, [...] (C) Summary: In a January 19 meeting with CDA Fernandez, DUP Chairman Mohamed Mirghani urged direct USG financial support for Sudanese Northern opposition parties, including his party so it could compete in national elections on a level playing field with the NCP. He also requested that USG li [...] | 2009-01-20 08:49:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU |
| 09KHARTOUM611 | SPLM SG AMUM URGES THE USG NOT TO LOSE SIGHT OF [...] (C) Summary. Secretary General of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) Pagan Amum emphasized the importance of critical items within the CPA being implemented in a credible way, in particular the elections and the referendum, by 2011 in order to keep peace alive in Sudan. He laid out [...] | 2009-05-11 07:23:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI KDEM AU UNSC SU |
| 09KHARTOUM613 | UN AND GNU CONVENE THE FIRST EXPANDED HIGH-LEVEL COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) On May 7, the newly reconstituted High-Level Committee (HLC) met in Khartoum to discuss humanitarian operations and the current situation in Darfur. The Government of National Unity (GNU) Minister for Humanitarian Affairs Haroun Lual Ruun and UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian [...] | 2009-05-11 10:55:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID KPKO SOCI ASEC AU UNSC SU |
| 09KHARTOUM632 | MINNAWI PREPARES TO COUNTER JEM DEPREDATIONS [...] (C) SLM/A leader Minni Minnawi told CDA Fernandez on May 12 that he is returning to the field in Darfur as soon as possible, perhaps on May 13, to defend his remaining positions in North Darfur against the depredations of the Chadian-suppored Justice and Equality Movement (JEM). JEM attacked S [...] | 2009-05-13 11:57:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF PREL UN AU SU |
| 09KHARTOUM637 | SPLM URGES SE GRATION TO WORK CPA AND DARFUR [...] Summary. Deputy Secretary General of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) for the Northern Sector Yasir Arman and Government of National Unity (GNU) Minister of Cabinet Affairs Kosti Manibe (SPLM) urged Special Envoy Gration to work concurrently on CPA implementation and Darfur. The [...] | 2009-05-14 06:44:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC SOCI KPKO KDEM AU UNSC SU |
| 09KHARTOUM639 | AGREEMENTS WITH JEM WON'T STABILIZE DARFUR, [...] (C) Summary: Any peace process in which JEM is prominently featured will not serve as a stabilizing force in Darfur, Assistant to the President and SLM/MM leader Minni Minnawi told SE Gration in a meeting on May 8. If and when JEM signs a bilateral ceasefire with the GOS, it will simply direct [...] | 2009-05-14 06:52:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU |
| 09KHARTOUM640 | PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR ASSURES SE GRATION OF GOS [...] (C) Summary: The GOS remains firmly committed to improving the operating environment for humanitarians, Presidential Advisor Dr. Ghazi Salaheddin told SE Gration at a meeting in Khartoum on May 7. Ghazi touted significant progress in the implementation of the negotiated framework agreement at b [...] | 2009-05-14 06:57:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU |
| 09KHARTOUM649 | SLA/AW COMMANDER CONSENTS TO CEASEFIRE, BUT STILL [...] (SBU) Summary: SLA/Abdul Wahid General Commander Gaddura said his movement would agree to a formal 90-day ceasefire with the GOS and other Darfur rebel movements, but will not travel to Doha or any other Arab country for peace negotiations. With his territory in urgent need of additional human [...] | 2009-05-17 10:49:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO ASEC SOCI AU UNSC SU |
| 09KHARTOUM661 | JEM TAKES KARNOI FROM GOS, SLA/MM [...] (SBU) Summary: The Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) has taken Karnoi, North Darfur, from the Government of Sudan (GOS),and unconfirmed reports from SLA/Minni Minnawi cite fifty dead in the fighting over the last week near the Chadian border. Two years to the month after the signing of the [...] | 2009-05-18 14:33:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
| 09KHARTOUM666 | SLA/MM ALLEGES CHADIAN MILITARY ASSISTANCE IN JEM ATTACKS [...] (SBU) Summary: No new fighting occurred on the Chad-Sudan border in North Darfur on May 19, but SLA/MM alleged that Chadian military officers assisted in the May 16 assault on Karnoi and previous attacks on SLA/MM positions in Sudanese territory. UNAMID has not been able to corroborate these a [...] | 2009-05-20 04:35:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
| 09KHARTOUM701 | MEDIA REACTION TO U.S. SPECIAL ENVOY TO SUDAN EAST-WEST [...] (U) SUMMARY: The current East-West tour to China, Qatar, United Kingdom and France by U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan General Scott Gration has dominated most of the local news in Sudan. While a handful of pro-government newspapers remain optimistic and describe the visits as "encouraging" and "a [...] | 2009-05-29 07:08:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI ASEC AU UNSC KPAO OIIP SU |
| 09KHARTOUM759 | QATARI AND CHINESE AMBASSADORS PRAISE USG DIPLOMATIC [...] (SBU) During courtesy calls by Charge d'Affaires (CDA) Whitehead June 16, the Qatari and Chinese Ambassadors both expressed strong support for current U.S. diplomatic efforts in Sudan. Qatari Ambassador to Sudan Ali Bin Hassan Al-Hammadi told CDA that USG initiatives s to solve the problem of [...] | 2009-06-17 13:12:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV PREL CASC KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
| 09KHARTOUM786 | JMST SHIFTS FOCUS TO TRIPOLI GROUP, CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (SBU) Summary: With peace talks in Doha suspended due to the impasse between the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) and the Government of Sudan (GOS),the UN/AU Joint Mediation Support Team (JMST) is shifting its immediate focus to the so-called "Tripoli Group" of rebel factions. JMST is als [...] | 2009-06-25 14:22:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI ASEC AU UNSC SU |
| 09KHARTOUM84 | SLM/MM ALLEGES JEM MANIPULATED BY GOS [...] (SBU) Summary: The SLA/MM commanders who defected to JEM last month are in fact government agents who instigated JEM's attack on Minnawi forces in Muhajiriya to sow discord amongst the rival Zaghawa movements at the behest of the government, SLM/MM reps told poloffs in a meeting on January 22. [...] | 2009-01-23 09:21:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
| 09KHARTOUM979 | SOUTH DARFUR HUMANITARIAN SITUATION STABLE, BUT [...] (U) SUMMARY. During the week of August 10, USAID staff traveled to South Darfur to assess the humanitarian situation. Although the overall humanitarian situation is currently stable and emergency gaps are filled following the March 2009 expulsions of non-governmental organizations (NGOs),rel [...] | 2009-08-25 08:44:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PGOV PHUM KPKO AU UNSC SU |
| 09KUALALUMPUR956 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO MALAYSIA BY ADMIRAL [...] (C) Embassy Kuala Lumpur warmly welcomes your visit to Malaysia. You will be participating in the Airpower and Maritime Conferences and meeting high ranking defense officials not only from Malaysia, but from other countries around the world who are participating in this year's Langkawi Intern [...] | 2009-11-25 09:40:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | SECRET//NOFORN | MCAP MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL PTER OVIP MY |
| 09KUWAIT105 | MFA U/S DEFENDS KUWAITI ARAB ECONOMIC SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: On February 2, MFA U/S Khaled Al Jarallah met with Ambassador to offer the GoK,s perspective on the results of Kuwait's January 19-20 Arab Economic Summit, and the sharp differences that were evident between the "Doha" and "moderate" camps with regard to Gaza. The Amir contribut [...] | 2009-02-04 13:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | ECON PREL KPAL EAID KU |
| 09KUWAIT1059 | RESPONSE, BLUE LANTERN BROKER INQUIRY CASE NO. [...] (SBU) Per reftel request, Econoff visited Trade Vision International Trading Company on October 25 and met with its general director, Abdullah Khoursheed, to substantiate the company's bona fides as a broker of USML items. Econoff confirmed that the company is in business at the listed locati [...] | 2009-11-09 12:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ETTC EIND EINT KU |
| 09KUWAIT1107 | PM MAKES SURPRISE TRIP TO IRAN; AMIR MAY FOLLOW [...] (C) Summary: Kuwait's Prime Minister led a high-level delegation to Tehran on November 21-22 for a short-notice visit that served multiple purposes. While the visit was hyped in glowing terms in the Iranian press, the Kuwaiti reaction has been more muted, and post,s interlocutors point to mi [...] | 2009-11-23 14:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS KNNP IR KU |
| 09KUWAIT1117 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DOE DEPUTY SECRETARY [...] (U) Ambassador and Mission Kuwait warmly welcome the December 5-6 visit of Deputy Secretary of Energy Poneman to Kuwait. The Bilateral Relationship -------------------------- 2. (SBU) Kuwait remains a key bilateral ally for the U.S. and has been critical in supporting OIF and OEF, both w [...] | 2009-11-25 11:40:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG SENV KU |
| 09KUWAIT1125 | WHEN WILL KUWAIT HAVE ITS FIRST FEMALE JUDGE? [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-01 10:56:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KWMN KMPI PHUM KU |
| 09KUWAIT114 | KUWAIT ESTH UPDATE [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 16. 2. (SBU) Summary: Kuwait's science and technology establishment is dominated by the government-funded Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) and the non-governmental Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Science (KFAS). Wh [...] | 2009-02-08 12:24:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ETRD EAID PGOV KU |
| 09KUWAIT1151 | KUWAITIS TALK IRAN, IRAN, AND ENERGY WITH DEPUTY [...] (C) Summary: On December 6, Kuwait's Prime Minister made a strong plea to visiting DoE DepSec Poneman to avoid any military option against Iran, noting that Kuwait would be one of the first countries affected by any attack. The FM meanwhile noted that only a unified front by the P-5 and other [...] | 2009-12-10 08:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET ENRG SENV IR IZ KU |
| 09KUWAIT1175 | RESPONSE, BLUE LANTERN BROKER INQUIRY CASE NO. [...] (SBU) Per reftel request, Econoff visited the Gulf Group Holding Company on December 14 and met with its CEO Mahmoud Al-Haj to substantiate the company's bona fides as a broker of USML items. Econoff confirmed that the company was in business at the listed location. Al-Haj stated that his co [...] | 2009-12-16 10:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ETTC EIND EINT KU |
| 09KUWAIT1182 | GCC CLOSING COMMUNIQUE STAKES OUT LITTLE NEW GROUND [...] (C) GCC leaders quietly filed out of town December 16 at the conclusion of a two-day GCC Summit that made no major breakthroughs. In the absence of consensus on pressing political issues -- policy towards Iran, Palestinian reconciliation, etc., -- the communiqu hewed closely to tried and tru [...] | 2009-12-16 14:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER ECON IR IZ IS KU |
| 09KUWAIT143 | SARKOZY'S VISIT TO KUWAIT: FRENCH REACH EXCEEDS [...] (S) Summary: French President Sarkozy capped a four and a half hour visit to Kuwait February 11 with wildly optimistic statements to the press that France would provide Kuwait with modern fighter aircraft (i.e. the thus-far poorly selling Rafales),marine frigates and unspecified defense sys [...] | 2009-02-18 16:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MASS KU IR IZ |
| 09KUWAIT153 | AMBASSADOR REVIEWS S-300'S, GAZA, AFGHANISTAN ET [...] (S) Summary: Ambassador on February 19 reviewed with Deputy PM/FM Dr. Mohammed Al Sabah a range of issues including the March 2 donors conference in Sharm Al-Sheikh, which the FM will attend (ref A),Russia's possible S-300 air defense missile sale to Iran (ref B),and the USG's ongoing Afghan [...] | 2009-02-23 10:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PREL PTER MOPS SY IR KU |
| 09KUWAIT184 | KUWAIT'S NUCLEAR AMBITIONS FOCUSED ON REGIONAL [...] (SBU) EconOffs delivered ref A demarche to the Acting Director-General of the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR),Dr. Mohammad Salman, on March 2. As far as he is aware, the GOK is not/not represented at the March 2-6 IAEA BOG meeting, as the Kuwaiti IAEA lead is traveling with t [...] | 2009-03-03 11:40:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KNNP SENV GCC KU |
| 09KUWAIT215 | KUWAIT MFA DOWNBEAT ON P.A. CORRUPTION, UPBEAT ON [...] (C) Summary: During a March 3 meeting with the Ambassador, MFA Undersecretary Khalid Al-Jarallah expressed satisfaction with the outcome of a Riyadh-hosted GCC donors meeting on Gaza and optimism about the progress of a separate donors meeting on Gaza in Sharm Al-Sheikh, while noting concern [...] | 2009-03-10 15:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KU IZ |
| 09KUWAIT23 | CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR ON RESPONSE TO ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary: On January 9 Kuwait Central Bank Governor Sheikh Salem Abdulaziz Al Sabah told Ambassador that his priority was to ensure the stability of Kuwait's banking system. Although he acknowledged the challenges facing Kuwait's 95 investment companies, he dismissed any systemic impact from the [...] | 2009-01-12 07:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EINV ECON KU |
| 09KUWAIT230 | MARCH 2 CONFERENCE IN SHARM AL-SHEIKH: READ OUT [...] (SBU) Summary: Senior officials at the Kuwait Fund and the Foreign Ministry told EconCouns that the March 2 Sharm Al-Sheikh donors' conference for Gaza had been a great success financially and also politically as it strengthened the roles of the Palestinian Authority(PA) and moderate Arab stat [...] | 2009-03-11 14:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN PGOV PHUM PTER KPAL KBWG KU |
| 09KUWAIT26 | OVERVIEW WITH MFA U/S ON JCSE, GAZA, ARAB ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary: On January 9, Ambassador briefed MFA U/S Khaled Al Jarallah on the Embassy,s upcoming Joint Combined Security Exercise. She also discussed the ongoing crisis in Gaza and urged GoK support for both UNRWA and the PA. Jarallah raised his concern that if the Gaza "disaster" continued [...] | 2009-01-12 12:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL PTER EAID ECON PHUM KU |
| 09KUWAIT311 | DEMARCHES DELIVERED: DOHA SUMMIT/PALESTINIAN [...] (C) Ambassador on March 27 raised with MFA Undersecretary Khalid Jarallah points contained refs A and B in advance of the March 30-31 Arab League Summit in Doha. Jarallah, in response, told Ambassador that he anticipated the Summit's final communique would "definitely be supportive of the Arab [...] | 2009-03-31 03:59:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL PHUM AL SU KU |
| 09KUWAIT314 | KUWAIT'S EMERGING AVIATION SECTOR [...] (SBU) Key Points: -- Civil Aviation President Fawaz Al-Farah discusses growth in air and passenger traffic, KCIA expansion project and views on privatization of Kuwait Airways. -- Despite the economic slowdown, Kuwait's two new independent airlines appear to be thriving. -- Wataniya [...] | 2009-03-31 13:26:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON EFIN |
| 09KUWAIT41 | JANUARY 19-20 ARAB ECONOMIC SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: On January 13, Ambassador emphasized to Kuwaiti Foreign Minster USG concern that any summit discussion on Gaza be supportive of the Egyptian-Israeli dialogue, consistent with UNSCR 1860, and that any assistance be designed to strengthen the Palestinian Authority and not Hamas. Th [...] | 2009-01-14 15:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL KPAL KU |
| 09KUWAIT452 | KUWAIT: LAYING FOUNDATIONS FOR THE NEW SILK ROAD? [...] (SBU) Summary: The global financial crisis notwithstanding, Kuwaiti business and political leaders are seeking to strengthen commercial ties between Asia and Kuwait. From agriculture to banking and from energy to real estate, Kuwait's deep-rooted and globalist mercantile establishment appears [...] | 2009-05-05 13:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD ECON KU |
| 09KUWAIT54 | ARAB ECONOMIC SUMMIT: ARAB DISUNITY AND GAZA [...] (C) Summary: The Arab Economic Summit concluded January 20 in Kuwait with a "Declaration" in lieu of a "final communiqu" after leaders failed to agree on language regarding the recent hostilities in Gaza. Despite heroic efforts to paper over differences and Saudi King Abdullah's open calls fo [...] | 2009-01-21 15:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL KPAL KU |
| 09KUWAIT687 | KUWAIT AIMS FOR ENERGY SELF-SUFFICIENCY BY 2012 [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOK seeks to end perennial electricity shortfalls by summer 2012 through the construction of two (long-planned) power plants, the 2,000 MW Subiya power plant and the 4,800 MW As-Zour North power plant. U.S. firm General Electric is involved in two of three consortia being c [...] | 2009-07-09 11:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON EINV KU |
| 09KUWAIT756 | A WALTZ WITH SHAYKH AHMED: OIL/INFO MINISTER LETS [...] (C) Summary: The dual-hatted Kuwaiti Oil/Information Minister Shaykh Ahmed Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah told the Ambassador July 27 that Kuwait wants to obtain international expertise in developing its oil projects, mentioning that ExxonMobil is likely to oversee production in the Burgan oil fie [...] | 2009-07-30 15:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG EINV KWIR EPET KU IZ |
| 09KUWAIT823 | KUWAIT AVOIDS MAJOR BLACK OUTS BUT SEES EVER [...] (SBU) Summary: While Kuwait has avoided electricity shortages so far this summer, marginal excess capacity is very limited and increasing demand makes launching two long-planned power projects imperative. Movement forward towards awarding one of these, the two gigawatt (GW) Subiya power plant [...] | 2009-08-19 14:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET SENV KU |
| 09KUWAIT952 | KIA CALLS ON UNCTAD TO CORRECT ITS ASSESSMENT OF [...] (SBU) Kuwait's press played up details in UNCTAD's 2009 World Investment Report claiming that the Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) lost $94 billion in 2008 and that the GoK injected $59 billion over the year for net losses of $35 billion. This drew an almost immediate KIA response, which den [...] | 2009-09-30 14:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ECON KU |
| 09KUWAIT957 | (S/NF) IBB/SPACEFOR COLLABORATE ON IRANIAN JAMMING [...] (S/NF) Kuwait-based International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) and Office of Military Cooperation-Kuwait (OMC-K) staff traveled to Al-Udeid Air Base, Qatar on September 27 to meet with Combined Air Operations Center (CAOC) counterparts to establish protocols for reporting suspected Iranian jamm [...] | 2009-10-04 13:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL OIIP BBG KPAO KU IR |
| 09KUWAIT982 | THE KUWAIT BANKING SECTOR: 2009 PRIMER [...] (SBU) Summary: Kuwait's banking sector, the third largest in the GCC after Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, comprises 18 financial institutions, including market leaders National Bank of Kuwait (NBK),and Kuwait Finance House (KFH),the second largest Islamic bank in the world. With [...] | 2009-10-14 10:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ECON KU |
| 09LAHORE129 | NAWAZ SHARIF ACQUITTED IN HELICOPTER CASE [...] (SBU) Summary: A two-member Rawalpindi branch of the Lahore High Court (LHC) acquitted Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Nawaz Sharif of the alleged illegal purchase of a helicopter on June 26. The original sentence was handed down in 2000, immediately before Sharif was sent into ex [...] | 2009-07-06 06:57:00 | Consulate Lahore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PK |
| 09LISBON100 | PORTUGAL: ECONOMIC DIPLOMACY TAKES CENTER STAGE [...] (C) Due to its small size and reach, Portugal has chosen to limit its international ambitions to three foreign policy pillars: transatlantic relations, former Portuguese colonies (the Lusophone world),and the European Union. In 2008, the GOP added a fourth focus - economic diplomacy - in orde [...] | 2009-02-13 17:03:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL PGOV PO |
| 09LISBON266 | MEETING WITH JORGE SAMPAIO ON ALLIANCE OF [...] (SBU) This is an action request, please see para 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Former Portuguese President Jorge Sampaio, currently the UN HiRep for the Alliance of Civilizations and the UN Special Envoy against Tuberculosis, met with Ambassador Stephenson at the embassy on May 15. Sampaio gave a re [...] | 2009-05-19 11:55:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UN PO |
| 09LONDON1067 | SOMALIA: FORMER PM NUR ADDE ON POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary. "There is momentum behind the reconciliation process," former Somali Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein ("Nur Adde") and TFG Member of Parliament Mustafa Duhulow (Hawiye/Murosade and ex TFG Minister under Nur Adde) told Poloff May 6 in London. The best way forward for the reconci [...] | 2009-05-06 12:44:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM EAID SO UK |
| 09LONDON1318 | SUDAN: CONTACT GROUP WELCOMES SE GRATION'S [...] (SBU) Summary. Sudan Contact Group delegations welcomed Special Envoy to Sudan Scott Gration's approach to supporting the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) and the Darfur peace process at a May 29 meeting in London. Assessment and Evaluation Commission (AEC) Chair Sir Derek Plumbly told Co [...] | 2009-06-03 15:32:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID KDEM NO FR NL CA EU CD UK |
| 09LONDON1497 | LONDON-BASED EXPERTS ASSESS SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUND [...] (SBU) Summary: The global financial crisis eroded the market value of sovereign wealth funds' holdings, leading many to refocus on liquidity in the short term with moves towards cash balances and fixed income government securities, especially U.S. Treasuries. However, experts with whom ECONOF [...] | 2009-06-25 14:53:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EINV UK |
| 09LONDON157 | SUDAN: P-3 DISCUSS WAY FORWARD ON ICC INDICTMENT [...] (C) Summary. In a January 13 round of UK-France-U.S. (P-3) talks in London, Senior P-3 representatives held a shared assessment of the Darfur peace process: Darfur was at a stalemate and the situation on the ground deteriorated in 2008. The Sudan People's Initiative (SPI) as well as the Qata [...] | 2009-01-21 16:06:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNSC PHUM SU FR UK |
| 09LONDON1668 | DARFUR/SUDAN: UPDATE ON JEM THINKING BY GIBRIL [...] (C) Summary. Senior Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) Representative Gibril Ibrahim said July 20 that JEM is "not venue shopping" for peace talks and continues to support the Doha talks, and that the international community needs to put pressure on the Government of Sudan (GoS) to implement [...] | 2009-07-20 15:34:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EAID MOPS KPKO SU CD UK |
| 09LONDON1767 | SOMALIA: LONDON-BASED ARS CHAIR SAYS ARS READY TO [...] (C) Summary. Acting Chair of the Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia (ARS) Zakaria Abdi told Poloff July 31 that ARS is ready to mediate between the Transition Federal Government (TFG) and Hisbul Islam and al-Shabaab. Abdi claimed the TFG's Sheikh Sharif left the ARS because ARS was "to [...] | 2009-07-31 16:15:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID PHUM PTER SO UK |
| 09LONDON2120 | UK WELCOMES US UNHRC PRIORITIES [...] (C/NF) Summary: HMG welcomes U.S. participation in the UN Human Rights Council and is in broad agreement with its priorities. It sees difficulties in convincing some EU states to go along with the freedom of expression resolution; if amendments are not possible, political pressure will be neede [...] | 2009-09-11 13:54:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UN UNHRC UK |
| 09LONDON227 | DECEMBER ENERGY MINISTERIAL IN LONDON [...] (SBU) Summary: Ministers and high-ranking officials from 27 countries, leading international energy and financial institutions, pledged to work together to reduce oil price volatility, at the HMG-hosted London Energy Meeting on December 19 in London. Participants agreed that the recent pric [...] | 2009-01-26 17:05:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON EINV UK |
| 09LONDON2678 | UK HOSTS P5 UN DEPUTY DIRECTORS MEETING [...] (SBU) Summary: IO PDAS Gerald Anderson participated in a P5 UN Deputy Directors meeting at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in London on November 23. The Deputy Director-level meeting was the first of its kind and covered Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding reform, Afghanistan and Paki [...] | 2009-12-02 13:49:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KUNR PGOV PREL PTER UNSC KPKO KWMN CH FR RS |
| 09LONDON2820 | DARFUR/SUDAN: LONDON-BASED JEM LEADER ON DOHA, RELATIONS WITH THE SOUTH, AND ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-15 16:55:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID MCAP PHUM PINR PGOV SU CD UK |
| 09LONDON435 | AFRICA: HMG'S PRIORITIES TO DISCUSS WITH THE OBAMA [...] (C/NF) Summary. UK officials have highlighted Prime Minister Gordon Brown's priorities in Africa and previewed the core messages which the Prime Minister plans to bring to discussions with U.S. officials. Zimbabwe, Sudan, Somalia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) remain HMG's top p [...] | 2009-02-19 13:28:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EAID UNSC KPKO PHUM ECON XA SO SU ZI |
| 09LONDON933 | SUDAN/DARFUR: SLA/AW REPS DISCUSS PRIORITIES AND [...] (C) Summary. London-based representatives of Abdul Wahid al Nour's Sudan Liberation Army/Movement (SLA/AW) Yahia Ahmed Elbashir and A. A. Ezaldeen said improving the humanitarian situation caused by the expulsion of NGOs in Darfur and improving security on the ground are their top two prioriti [...] | 2009-04-22 11:17:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID SU UK |
| 09LONDON952 | SUDAN/DARFUR: LONDON-BASED OPPOSITION LEADERS [...] (SBU) Summary. Two prominent Darfuris in exile in the UK, one Fur and one Zaghawa, see the situation in Darfur as increasingly fractured and the path to peace littered with hazards and potential spoilers. Mohamed Dousa, a Zaghawa leader in the Sudanese Constitutional Party, said his constituen [...] | 2009-04-24 12:53:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID KPKO PHUM SU UK |
| 09LONDON953 | SUDAN/DARFUR: JEM COMMITTED TO DOHA, CLAIMS TO [...] (C) Summary. JEM will continue to engage with the Government of Sudan (GoS) and Bassole in Doha even though senior JEM leadership does not believe that the GoS negotiates in good faith, Gibril Ibrahim and Ahmed Adam said on April 25. At upcoming negotiations, JEM will push for the resumption [...] | 2009-04-24 12:57:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EAID KPKO SU UK |
| 09MANAGUA301 | VISIT NICARAGUA! NO VISA NEEDED [...] (C) SUMMARY. On Friday, March 13, 2009, during a late-night event Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega signed a presidential decree relaxing visa requirements for foreigners seeking to visit Nicaragua. Initial media reports that Nicaragua was removing visa requirements for all countries appear [...] | 2009-03-19 21:40:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | SMIG CVIS ASEC PGOV PREL NU |
| 09MANAGUA314 | VISIT NICARAGUA! DECREE TEXT AND REVISED COUNTRY [...] (U) Late on March 18, 2009, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) released the official text of Decree 07-2009 that changed Nicaragua's visa policy. Our unofficial English translation appears below. The decree's fundamental change to Nicaragua's visa regime is that citizens from countries in "C [...] | 2009-03-24 18:03:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS ASEC PGOV SMIG PREL NU |
| 09MANAMA102 | BAHRAIN'S CROWN PRINCE ON IRAN, QATAR, AND THE [...] (C) Summary: Bahrain's Crown Prince said developments in the region had strengthened radicals, and urged the USG to show Qatar that there were "consequences" for unhelpful policy choices. End summary. 2. (C) Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman discussed Iran, Qatar, and the Israeli-Palestinian [...] | 2009-02-19 13:26:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL MARR IR QA BA |
| 09MANAMA141 | BAHRAIN: KING ON REGIONAL SECURITY, IRAN, [...] (S) Summary: King Hamad encouraged the U.S. military to base P-3s in Bahrain, asked that GCC governments be kept in the loop on any U.S.-Iranian engagement, and commented on Morocco's dispute with Iran. He reiterated offers of help in Afghanistan and with anti-piracy efforts. End summary. [...] | 2009-03-10 10:07:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL MARR AF AEC IR MO BA |
| 09MANAMA183 | BAHRAIN SHARES U.S. CONCERNS AHEAD OF DOHA SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: MFA Undersecretary Abdulaziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa told A/DCM on March 26 that Bahrain shared USG concerns about maintaining commitment to the Quartet principles and not undermining the Arab Peace Initiative. Currently, King Hamad plans to attend the Doha Summit, but developments [...] | 2009-03-26 13:56:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG KPKO MOPS PGOV PHUM AL SU XF |
| 09MANAMA236 | SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL [...] (SBU) Bahrain is eager to see the Obama administration,s peacemaking efforts succeed, and your visit April 20 will be big news here. King Hamad will receive you at his palace in Safariyah, joined by Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmad bin Mohammad, and others. Ambassador Ereli, who is nearing [...] | 2009-04-17 16:10:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL KWBG KPAL TU IS BA |
| 09MANAMA24 | DEMARCHE IN PREPARATION FOR ARAB SUMMIT [...] (C) CDA conveyed reftel demarche to MFA Under Secretary Abdulaziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa in a meeting the morning of January 14. CDA emphasized that diplomatic activity that undermined Egypt's efforts would only delay an end to Gaza hostilities. 2. (C) Shaikh Abdulaziz bemoaned Qatar's c [...] | 2009-01-14 13:44:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG AL BA |
| 09MANAMA370 | SCENESETTER FOR BAHRAINI CROWN PRINCE,S MEETING [...] (S) Mr. Vice President, your meeting June 26 in Washington with the Bahraini Crown Prince, Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, will be an opportunity to engage with an up-and-coming reformist Arab leader. By receiving him you will also reinforce a bilateral relationship from which the U.S. [...] | 2009-06-18 16:08:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL OVIP BA |
| 09MANAMA372 | AA/S FELTMAN'S MEETINGS WITH CROWN PRINCE AND [...] (C) Summary: Acting Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Feltman met on June 15 with Bahrain's Crown Prince and Foreign Minister. They discussed Syria, Qatar, and the Iranian and Lebanese elections. End summary. ---------------------- Detach Syria from Iran ---------------------- 2. (C) After r [...] | 2009-06-21 08:59:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SY QA IR LE BA |
| 09MANAMA383 | THE BAHRAIN BANKING SECTOR 2009: A PRIMER [...] Summary: Bahrain hosts 412 diverse financial institutions ranging from local lenders to large-scale project finance investment banks. Supported mostly on the back of petrodollars, this sector has grown to become the largest contributor to the Bahraini economy. This cable outlines the banking [...] | 2009-06-25 10:39:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN BA |
| 09MANAMA409 | BAHRAIN'S CROWN PRINCE DISCUSSES PEACE PROCESS, [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa on July 6 for a readout of his 7/24-25 discussions in Washington with the President, Vice President, Secretary Clinton, Secretary Gates and others. Sheikh Salman described it as the most important visit he has made to th [...] | 2009-07-06 14:43:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS JO BA |
| 09MANAMA435 | BAHRAIN'S FOREIGN MINISTER ON PEACE PROCESS, IRAQ, AND IRAN REF: MANAMA 409 Classified By: Ambassador Adam Ereli for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-16 14:50:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL ENRG IS IR RU BA |
| 09MANAMA439 | BAHRAINI BLOGS REACT NEGATIVELY TO CROWN PRINCE'SEDITORIAL; ELITES SKEPTICAL REF: MANAMA 435 Classified By: Ambassador Adam Ereli for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-22 14:38:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KMDR IS BA |
| 09MANAMA442 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE VERSHBOW AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a July 22 meeting with Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, and the U.S. Ambassador to Bahrain, Adam Ereli, King Hamad of Bahrain was unwavering in his support for United States policies in the Gulf, welcomed any new [...] | 2009-07-26 08:55:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR AF IZ QA BA |
| 09MANAMA456 | BAHRAINI CROWN PRINCE'S JULY 28 MEETING WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-04 10:03:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL IS IZ IR BA |
| 09MANAMA483 | BAHRAIN PURSUES GAS SUPPLIES FROM QATAR, IRAN AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-18 12:54:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PREL IR QA RS SA BA |
| 09MANAMA58 | BAHRAIN-IRAN GAS DEAL STILL FAR OFF [...] (C) Minister for Oil and Gas Abdul Hussein Mirza told CDA during a meeting January 28 that any agreement for Bahrain to purchase natural gas from Iran was still a long way off. Reiterating that last September's Bahrain-Iran MOU was merely an agreement to continue negotiating, he predicted that [...] | 2009-02-03 14:10:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PREL IR BA |
| 09MANAMA600 | BAHRAINI LIKELY TO BE NEXT GCC SECGEN [...] (SBU) Summary: Bahraini official Mohammed Al Mutawa appears to be the consensus candidate among Gulf Cooperation Council governments to be the next GCC Secretary General. He will be the first Bahraini to head the organization. End summary. 2.(SBU) Bahraini Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman visited [...] | 2009-10-13 13:25:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR BA |
| 09MANAMA611 | AFCENT COMMANDER'S MEETING WITH CROWN PRINCE [...] (S) SUMMARY: During USAFCENT Commander Mike Hostage and CDA's October 12 meeting with Crown Prince Shaikh Salman bin Hamad al Khalifa, the CP assured them that Bahrain would keep the pressure on Iran to live up to the commitments it made in Geneva (reftel). Lt Gen Hostage explained that the t [...] | 2009-10-19 10:55:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL MARR IR AF BA |
| 09MANAMA679 | SCENESETTER FOR MANAMA DIALOGUE, DECEMBER 11-13 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-02 13:05:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | OVIP PGOV PREL KDEM MARR BA |
| 09MANAMA680 | SCENESETTER FOR MANAMA DIALOGUE, DECEMBER 11-13REF: A. MANAMA 660 B. MANAMA 628 C. MANAMA 651 [...] (C) Jeff, you will arrive in Bahrain at a time of introspection for the Bahraini regime as this year's IISS Manama Dialogue coincides with the tenth anniversary of King Hamad's accession to the throne, on December 17, 1999. During those ten years, the political and security situation has improved c [...] | 2009-12-02 13:18:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | OVIP PGOV PREL KDEM MARR BA |
| 09MANAMA691 | SCENESETTER FOR MANAMA DIALOGUE, DECEMBER 11-13 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-03 14:00:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | OVIP PGOV PREL KDEM MARR BA |
| 09MANAMA715 | BAHRAINI FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS A/S FELTMAN AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-16 14:42:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG MARR UNGA IS PA IZ IR TU BA |
| 09MANAMA730 | KING HAMAD'S DOMESTIC AGENDA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-22 12:42:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON ENRG KNNP KDEM BA |
| 09MANAMA91 | BAHRAIN AS "IRAN'S FOURTEENTH PROVINCE" [...] (C) Summary: After an Iranian official spoke of supposed Iranian claims to Bahrain, Egypt's President visited Manama in a demonstration of Arab solidarity. The Iranian statement is being spun to embarrass those - like Qatar and Bahraini oppositionists - who allegedly sympathize with Iran. End s [...] | 2009-02-17 13:55:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS EG IR BA |
| 09MANILA2253 | GOVERNMENT, MINDANAO REBELS PREPARE FOR MORE [...] (C) SUMMARY: At an October 26 meeting, Department of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Rafael Seguis reconfirmed the agenda for upcoming informal talks in Kuala Lumpur with a southern Philippines rebel group and asked the DCM for an outline of her October 16 visit to the rebels' headquarters near [...] | 2009-10-27 04:09:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS RP |
| 09MONTREAL115 | RESULTS OF ICAO'S TWENTIETH AVIATION SECURITY PANEL MEETING [...] Summary. Transportation Security Administration officials led the U.S. delegation to the International Civil Aviation Organization's (ICAO) Twentieth Aviation Security Panel of Experts (AVSECP) meeting and presented two U.S. working paper proposals and an information paper on the supply chain [...] | 2009-04-07 18:47:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON PREL PTER ICAO XX |
| 09MOSCOW1021 | CODEL LEVIN MEETS MARGELOV -- MD, Iran, Afghanistan, DPRK, [...] (SBU) Summary: In an April 14 meeting with CODEL Levin, Russian Federation Council International Relations Committee Chair Mikhail Margelov said momentum on missile defense had been lost when the U.S. did not take up Russia on its offer on using the Gabala and Armavir radar stations, but state [...] | 2009-04-21 11:22:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR MASS KNNP OREP RS |
| 09MOSCOW113 | RUSSIAN MFA ON GAZA, LEBANON AND IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: In a January 16 meeting, MFA Middle East and North Africa Director Sergey Vershinin welcomed the U.S.-Israeli Anti-Smuggling MOU, which he thought would help produce the Egyptian brokered cease-fire, and urged early consultations by the Obama Administration on next steps. Vershini [...] | 2009-01-20 14:54:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR LE IQ IR IS RS |
| 09MOSCOW2509 | PUTIN'S YAMAL MEETING OFFERS FEW DETAILS FOR IOCS, [...] (C) According to representatives of international oil companies (IOCs) that attended a meeting with PM Putin to discuss potential development of the gas resources of the Yamal Peninsula (reftel),the event was little more than a "road show." Our contacts said neither Putin nor anyone else fro [...] | 2009-10-02 12:05:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS |
| 09MOSCOW2541 | GAZPROM'S REVERSAL OF FORTUNE PART TWO; COMEBACK UNLIKELY [...] (U) This is part two of a two-part cable on the new economic realities facing Gazprom, Russia's state-owned gas sector giant. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) Gazprom faces many external and internal constraints to renewed growth, following a dismal year in which all main indicators of its perform [...] | 2009-10-07 13:42:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS |
| 09MOSCOW367 | GAZPROM FACING TOUGH FINANCIAL TIMES AHEAD [...] (SBU) Gazprom's financial outlook for 2009 is increasingly bleak. The company's revenues from exports to Europe are set to decline dramatically as gas prices to Europe, which lag oil prices by about six months, head to one-third their peak price. Unfortunately for Gazprom -- and the GOR, whic [...] | 2009-02-13 14:53:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS |
| 09MOSCOW649 | RUSSIAN DISSONANCE ON SUDAN [...] (C) FM Lavrov struck a measured tone on Sudan during his March 13 meeting with visiting UK Minister of State for Africa Malloch-Brown, according to a British Emboff. Lavrov said that President Bashir's decision to expel international NGOs in response to the ICC arrest warrant was "unfortunate. [...] | 2009-03-17 14:16:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SU RS |
| 09MOSCOW851 | RUSSIA'S ATOMSTROYEXPORT CANNOT FULFILL EXISTING [...] (SBU) Summary: Russian policymakers are relying on Russia's competitive advantage in civilian nuclear power to help it diversify its natural resources-based economy. Atomstroyexport, Russia's international nuclear power plant constructor is diligently pursuing construction contracts for 11 n [...] | 2009-04-03 04:02:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP BTIO ETRD ETTC ENRG TRGY PREL ECON RS |
| 09MUSCAT1039 | SKYPE CRACKDOWN IN OMAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Oman prohibits the use of Voice Over Internet Protocol services and access to leading VOIP providers is blocked by the Sultanate's Internet filters. The government has cracked down on VOIP service providers throughout the year, arresting approximately 212 individuals so far this ye [...] | 2009-11-23 13:16:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET | ECPS EINT ETRD ETTC PHUM MU |
| 09MUSCAT12 | OMANI FOREIGN MINISTER READOUT OF GCC SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: In a January 4 meeting with the Ambassador, Oman's foreign minister stated that Gulf leaders at the GCC Summit in Muscat agreed to move ahead with plans for a common currency - without Omani participation - despite the bleak global financial environment. Due to intense competitio [...] | 2009-01-05 15:57:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER EFIN IN IR PK MU |
| 09MUSCAT154 | OMANI FOREIGN MINISTER GIVES HIS LATEST TAKE ON PALESTINIAN [...] (C) Recounting his meeting in Damascus with Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal, Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi told the Ambassador February 28 that he believes Hamas is ready to agree to a renewable ceasefire and to join the political process to help achieve a final Is [...] | 2009-03-02 13:22:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID KPAL KWBG IZ AF MU |
| 09MUSCAT158 | EXBS: OMAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE FOR FEBRUARY 2009 [...] (SBU) None. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD 2. (SBU) None. MEETINGS DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD 3. (SBU) On February 1, the EXBS Advisor and the Secure Freight Initiative (SFI) Program Manager for Oman met with Lt. Colonel Nasser al-Ruzaigi, Directorate General of Infor [...] | 2009-03-03 11:22:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL MASS MNUC KNNP KSTC ETTC MU |
| 09MUSCAT16 | ALLEGATION OF QATARI PERFIDY AT GCC SUMMIT, UN [...] (C) Egyptian Ambassador to Oman, Ezz El Din al Fahmy, informed the Ambassador January 6 that he had worked feverishly during the GCC summit (reftel) to defeat a determined Qatari effort to get the GCC to formally endorse an emergency Arab League Summit to address the Gaza crisis. On instruct [...] | 2009-01-07 08:04:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MU |
| 09MUSCAT251 | EGYPTIAN AMBASSADOR REVIEWS PRESIDENT MUBARAK'S MARCH 18-22 [...] (C) Summary: In his March 18-22 visit to Muscat, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Sultan Qaboos: -- shared their optimism about the new U.S. administration; -- agreed that continuing divisions among the Palestinians, compounded by Iranian interference and unhelpful Qatari and [...] | 2009-03-30 05:59:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EG QA IR MU |
| 09MUSCAT273 | SCENESETTER FOR U.S.-OMAN JOINT MILITARY COMMISSION [...] (C) Security and military cooperation between the U.S. and Oman, as well as the overall bilateral relationship, remains strong. Oman's strategic location makes it a highly valued partner for the support of U.S. military operations across a wide area. While sharing U.S. concerns on Iran's nucl [...] | 2009-04-01 14:51:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET | PREL PTER MASS MOPS MU |
| 09MUSCAT3 | EXBS: OMAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE FOR DECEMBER 2008 [...] (SBU) The annual Arab Gulf Cooperation Council Summit was hosted in Muscat, Oman from December 29 to 30. Intensive preparation for this summit, along with the celebration of Eid Al Adha, made the month of December one of relatively few opportunities for contacts and activities. COMPLETED A [...] | 2009-01-04 11:04:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL MASS MNUC KNNP KSTC ETTC MU |
| 09MUSCAT303 | ALTERNATIVES TO MANAS AIRBASE: OMAN [...] (S) The Ambassador delivered relevant reftel points April 8 to Minister Responsible for Defense Affairs Sayyid Badr bin Saud al-Busaidi and requested timely approval for the visit of a U.S. military site survey and airfield assessment team to the Sultanate. Sayyid Badr said he understood th [...] | 2009-04-08 13:03:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MARR MOPS KG MU |
| 09MUSCAT393 | EXBS: OMAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE FOR APRIL 2009 [...] (SBU) None. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD 2. (SBU) See items 5-8 below. MEETINGS DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD 3. (SBU) On March 17, the EXBS Advisor, EXBS Program Assistant, Pol-Econ Officer, and two representatives from the Department of Energy (DOE)-- Michael Bedke, [...] | 2009-05-03 12:12:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL MASS MNUC KNNP KSTC ETTC MU |
| 09MUSCAT405 | IRAN-OMAN GAS DEAL OFF AGAIN, WAS IT EVER ON? [...] (U) Reuters reported May 6 that Oman will delay by at least a year a joint venture with Iran to develop the Kish gas field due to tight finances. The report cited an Omani industry source involved in the project. According to this source, "The production from the Kish gas field will not happe [...] | 2009-05-06 14:25:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PREL IR MU |
| 09MUSCAT453 | MINISTER ENDORSES WOMEN'S WORKING GROUP [...] (U) SUMMARY: During the Ambassador's farewell call on the Minister of Higher Education, the Minister highlighted the importance of her participation in the Secretary's Women Leaders' Working Group over the past two years and expressed her strong hope that this activity will continue under the [...] | 2009-05-19 06:22:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KWMN PREL KPAO MU |
| 09MUSCAT567 | SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE HOLBROOKE [...] (C) Special Representative Holbrooke: Embassy Muscat and I warmly welcome you to Oman, one of our oldest friends in the region. We have requested a meeting with Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said. You will find the Sultan is an engaging interlocutor. He is an intellectual whose interests range [...] | 2009-06-03 10:48:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PK AF MU |
| 09MUSCAT759 | SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL MULLEN'S VISIT TO OMAN (JULY 18) [...] (C) Embassy Muscat warmly welcomes you to Oman for your visit. You have a brief meeting with the Chief of Staff of the Sultan's Armed Forces (COSSAF),H.E. Lt. Gen. (Fareeq in Arabic) Ahmed bin Harith al Nabhani, which is primarily a courtesy call. Nabhani is unlikely to broach significant iss [...] | 2009-07-14 10:41:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL MASS MOPS IR PK AF MU |
| 09MUSCAT78 | OMAN'S ENVOY TO IRAN ADVISES POSTPONING U.S. DIALOG WITH [...] (C) Sultan Qaboos' Special Envoy to Iran and Advisor for Cultural Affairs, Abdul 'Aziz al Rowas, advises against U.S. dialog with Tehran until after the Iranian presidential elections. Speaking with the Ambassador January 27, Al Rowas suggested that proposing direct talks now would make the U [...] | 2009-01-28 12:13:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL IR MU |
| 09MUSCAT797 | Scenesetter for General Petraeus' Visit to Oman (July 26 - [...] (S) Embassy Muscat warmly welcomes you back to Oman. As noted at that time, Oman is an old and dependable friend of the United States. Even when Omani perceptions differ from ours, they are frank and businesslike about issues and are open to discussion. Omanis were warmly receptive to Preside [...] | 2009-07-22 15:41:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET | PREL MOPS PARM MASS IR PK MU |
| 09MUSCAT827 | ABA SHOULD MAINTAIN IN-COUNTRY PRESENCE IN OMAN [...] (C) Summary: Over the past two years, MEPI-funded programs implemented by the American Bar Association (ABA) have significantly advanced U.S. objectives regarding rule of law and judicial reform in Oman, in areas including Trafficking in Persons (TIP) and the Free Trade Agreement (FTA). ABA' [...] | 2009-08-03 11:03:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KTIP ELAB MU |
| 09MUSCAT851 | OMAN, INC.: BUSINESS OLIGARCHS AND GOVERNMENT IN OMAN'S [...] (C) Oman's business landscape remains dominated by a handful of local families who work either in tandem with, or in the shadow of, government-run enterprises. As the Sultanate's economy diversifies away from petroleum into fields such as industrial production and tourism, these families have [...] | 2009-08-16 11:37:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV ENRG ETRD PINR MU |
| 09MUSCAT93 | EGYPTIAN COM CONFIRMS OMANI GOVERNMENT CONCERN OVER PUBLIC [...] (C) Summary: According to the Egyptian ambassador to Muscat, the Omani government facilitated recent public protests over the situation in Gaza to let both Omanis and expatriate residents vent their anger. The Egyptian COM also confirmed that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) had set-up [...] | 2009-02-03 14:27:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KWBG MU |
| 09MUSCAT98 | EXBS: OMAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE FOR JANUARY 2009 [...] (SBU) None. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD 2. (SBU) Interviewed candidates for EXBS Assistant and made selection for position. MEETINGS DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD 3. (SBU) On January 11, the EXBS Advisor met with First Secretary Yaqub Al-Ruqaishi, Acting Director, Dis [...] | 2009-02-04 14:17:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL MASS MNUC KNNP KSTC ETTC MU |
| 09MUSCAT991 | GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL CHAIR HANDOVER - OPPORTUNITY TO [...] (SBU) Oman holds the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) chair for the year 2009. Following GCC practice, the year ends with a flurry of ministerial meetings ramping up to the leaders' meeting. The Chairmen of GCC Audit Institutions (ministerial level) met in Muscat on October 24, the GCC Minister [...] | 2009-11-02 10:06:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD MARR GCC MU |
| 09NAIROBI1112 | SOMALIA - PRIME MINISTER DESCRIBES TFG OPPONENTS, [...] (C) Summary: At a June 2 evening meeting with acting Deputy Assistant Secretary Wycoff and Ambassadors Yamamoto and Swan, TFG Prime Minister Sharmarke described recent battlefield successes in Mogadishu where fighting continues, the state of negotiations with Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jama'a, and the st [...] | 2009-06-05 06:41:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS MARR EAID PINR SOCI SO ET |
| 09NAIROBI1211 | SOMALIA - PRIME MINISTER ON MARGINS OF JUNE 9 - 10 [...] (C) Summary: In a June 9 meeting with acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Africa Wykoff on the margins of the Rome International Contact Group (ICG),TFG Prime Minister Sharmarke attempted to portray progress on the ground in Somalia, disputed suggestions that his government was gettin [...] | 2009-06-15 14:51:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR MOPS PINR KDEM EAID SO |
| 09NAIROBI1427 | 6TH CONFERENCE OF THE EAST AFRICA REGIONAL [...] (S/REL UK) Summary: Ambassadors from missions of the East Africa Regional Strategic Initiative (EARSI),along with interagency U.S. and UK government representatives, reviewed the status of counterterrorism (CT) efforts in the East Africa region and recommended specific measures to improve t [...] | 2009-07-07 13:07:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | PREL PTER XW |
| 09NAIROBI1860 | SOMALIA - PRESIDENT SHARIF ON THE GULF, [...] (C) On September 2, Ambassador Ranneberger and the Mission's Somalia Unit met with Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, and four TFG ministers in Nairobi. Sharif said on his visit to Qatar and Dubai he made progress toward achieving his goal of ensuring [...] | 2009-09-04 14:08:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PTER SO AE QA |
| 09NAIROBI2140 | SOMALIA - KENYAN FOREIGN MINISTER PULSES [...] (C) Summary: Kenyan Foreign Minister Wetangula on October 8 convened EU representatives and the U.S. for what he said was an informal discussion of Somalia. Wetangula stressed several times that the GOK believed there was no alternative to the Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG),but ackn [...] | 2009-10-08 15:12:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR EAID MOPS PTER SO KE |
| 09NAIROBI2429 | KENYA'S NOMINEES AND PUBLIC DIPLOMACY PLAN FOR THE [...] Ms. Summaiya Athman, Legal Manager, Sitara Investment Ms. Athman holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Commercial Law from the University of Bristol United Kingdom. She is the head of the legal department of a State-owned oil corporation which is engaged in both the Petroleum upstream (explorati [...] | 2009-12-01 11:59:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID PREL SOCI KE |
| 09NAIROBI2664 | KENYA: FORWARD THINKING TO NEGATE "DEFAMATION OF RELIGION" [...] (U) Summary: This message is a response to an action request in Ref A, and provides post input for Kenya to the Secretary's "Defamation of Religion" working group. Although Kenya has strong domestic incentives to oppose "defamation of religions" resolutions, the influence of African Union, G- [...] | 2009-12-22 13:57:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KISL KDEM PGOV OPDC KE |
| 09NAIROBI553 | IRAN TRADE MISSION TO KENYA STRICTLY BUSINESS; AHMADINEJAD [...] (SBU) Summary: According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Middle East Division director Ken Vitisia, the recent visit of Iranian President Mahjmoud Ahmadinejad, accompanied by 200 businessmen and Iranian government officials, among them Foreign Minister Manoucher Mottaki, was principally a tr [...] | 2009-03-19 08:06:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EPET PREL ENRG ECON EINV PINR IR KE |
| 09NAIROBI625 | SOMALIA - TFG PRESIDENT RETURNS TO MOGADISHU [...] (C) Summary: Transitional Federal Government President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and his party returned March 27 to Mogadishu from Libya after a voyage that began March 14 and included stops in Kenya (twice),Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda, Djibouti, and Sudan. Sharif's unscheduled return (we had be [...] | 2009-03-27 14:13:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SO |
| 09NAIROBI638 | KENYA ECONOMIC NOTES: APRIL 2009 [...] (SBU) Drought Contributes to GOK Fiscal Woes; A Macro Update 2. (SBU) Shipping News from the Port of Mombasa 3. (SBU) Coastal Tourism in Decline 4. (SBU) Broadband Comes to Kenya 5. (SBU) Anti-Money Laundering Legislation Still Stalled 6. (U) Kenya Expands Geothermal Production [...] | 2009-04-01 08:21:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB ECPS EINV EFIN ETRD EAID BEXP PINR ASEC |
| 09NAIROBI707 | SOMALIA - TFG MEMBER DESCRIBES CONTACT WITH AWEYS [...] (C) Summary: Recently-appointed TFG Intelligence Chief Mohammed Sheikh, who arrived in Nairobi from Khartoum April 6, told us April 7 that Minister of Justice "Janaqow" spoke twice by telephone with ARS-Asmara Chairman Hassan Dahir Aweys, who was also in Khartoum, at the end of March. The cal [...] | 2009-04-07 17:47:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PTER PREL SO ER SU |
| 09NAIROBI734 | SOMALIA - PRESIDENT SHARIF: A 60-DAY SCORECARD [...] (C) SUMMARY. On February 7, President Sheikh Sharif returned to Mogadishu after being elected TFG President. In the two months since, the Sharif government has made progress that has prompted thousands to return to Somalia's capital. While security remains tenuous, there have been no major v [...] | 2009-04-09 17:59:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI SO |
| 09NAIROBI735 | SOMALIA - FOREIGN MINISTER DESCRIBES EFFORTS TO [...] (SBU) In an April 9 meeting, TFG Foreign Minister Omar, accompanied by Minister of Defense "Gandi," described a recent visit to Rome, and the state of his efforts to elicit financial support for the Sheikh Sharif government from the UAE, Iraq, and Kuwait. Rome, he said, had promised $4 million [...] | 2009-04-11 08:29:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID MARR SO |
| 09NAIROBI743 | SOMALIA - REACTION TO MAERSK ALABAMA CAPTAIN'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Somali reaction to the use of force used to secure the release of Maersk Alabama Captain Richard Phillips has been largely positive. Somali media outlets have reflected an understanding of the actions, although some have wondered if this show of force has come too late, now th [...] | 2009-04-14 15:22:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PTER KPAO SO |
| 09NASSAU353 | BAHAMIAN TOURISM LOSING ITS COMPETITIVE EDGE [...] (SBU)SUMMARY: CEO and Chairman of BahaMar Resort, Starkis Izmirlian, told Chamber of Commerce officials that The Bahamas is in jeopardy of losing its competitive edge in tourism if steps are not taken to improve the educational system and infrastructure. Izmirlian noted that the tourism arri [...] | 2009-06-03 17:54:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON BF |
| 09NDJAMENA102 | CHAD STILL FEARS REBELS DESPITE DISUNITY; QATAR [...] (C) Chad's FORMIN warned Ambassador and DCM 3/23 that the GOC saw strong signs that Khartoum was getting ready to launch its Chad rebel clients based in Darfur across the border into Chad yet again. Moussa Faki Mahamat could not predict when or even if the rebels would actually attack, but e [...] | 2009-03-24 13:28:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS AU AL CH SU |
| 09NDJAMENA111 | MAKING CHAD A PART OF THE SOLUTION IN DARFUR: AN [...] This is an action message: See para 5 and subsequent. ---------------------------- CHAD MOST AFFECTED BY DARFUR ---------------------------- 2. (SBU) Besides Sudan itself, Chad is the country most affected by the Darfur Crisis. Virtually all Darfuri refugees are in Chad, which also [...] | 2009-03-27 13:51:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PREF PHUM PTER MASS LY SU CT CD |
| 09NDJAMENA114 | ROSY SCENARIO?: INSIDER AND OUTSIDER JUDGE CHAD [...] (C) Two authoritative sources, one a veteran Chadian political figure and Deby counselor, the other the chief intelligence officer for the French military forces here, offered concordant views on the unlikelihood of a major attack by Chad rebels in the near future. National Mediator Abderah [...] | 2009-04-01 16:59:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AL |
| 09NDJAMENA147 | SUDAN/CHAD: GOS, JEM AGREE TO REACTIVATE DOHA [...] (C) The Government of Sudan and Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) have agreed to reactivate talks in Doha on Monday evening, May 4, following five sessions between Special Envoy Gration and JEM Chairman Khalil Ibrahim, and numerous calls between Gration and GoS Presidential Advisor Ghazi an [...] | 2009-05-03 19:42:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SU QA LY MOPS CD |
| 09NDJAMENA162 | KHALIL IBRAHIM PRESENTS -- "THE NEW JEM" [...] (SBU) JEM Chief Dr. Khalil Ibrahim told SE Gration May 2-3 that his recently enhanced and expanded movement was the "New JEM" whose top priority was peace, not conquest. Khalil claimed to represent over 200 Sudanese tribes, offered proof that a number of former commanders of separate rebel m [...] | 2009-05-08 13:17:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PREF AU LY CD |
| 09NDJAMENA175 | CEDANT ARMA TOGAE? WHERE CHAD GOES FROM HERE, [...] (SBU) The invasion of eastern Chad by Chadian rebels from Sudan, their decisive defeat by Chad government forces, and the GOC,s initial reaction to those events last week confirmed a changed balance of power between Chad and Chad rebels and raised questions regarding the GOC's military and d [...] | 2009-05-13 09:01:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PREF UN SU LY CH IS QA CD |
| 09NDJAMENA184 | CHAD PLANS TO WITHDRAW FROM AU AND QATARI [...] (SBU) FORMIN Faki thanked Ambassador May 15 for the USG's public support of Chad during the recent rebel incursion and explained that the GOC was likely to "freeze" or "suspend" participation in AU-sponsored and Qatar-sponsored mediation efforts to normalize Chad-Sudan relations, because of AU [...] | 2009-05-18 13:45:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PREF MOPS SU LY QA CD |
| 09NDJAMENA208 | CHAD'S DC AMBASSADOR CLAIMS USG NOW HAS "MORE [...] (U) This is an Action Message -- please see para 8. ---------- KEY POINTS ---------- 2. (C) Key Points are: -- Chad AMB to the US Bechir claims USG support of Chad vs. Sudan following recent rebel attack gave USG "unprecedented leverage" with President Deby; -- Bechir said this w [...] | 2009-06-03 14:09:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF MOPS SU LY CD |
| 09NDJAMENA264 | DEBY-GRATION MEETING: DEBY WANTS TO HELP USG [...] (SBU) Meeting with Special Envoy Scott Gration June 29, Chad's President Deby Idriss Itno made the following points: -- Resolving the Darfur crisis is a key goal for Chad. -- Chad is committed to implementing the Doha agreement of May 3 and views the recent decrease in tensions in South [...] | 2009-06-29 17:41:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS ASEC AU UNAUS SU CT CD |
| 09NDJAMENA267 | MINURCAT CAN HELP REDUCE CHAD-SUDAN TENSIONS, SRSG [...] (SBU) During the June 29 meeting with Special Envoy for Sudan Scott Gration, MINURCAT SRSG Victor Angelo made the following key points: -- MINURCAT (and likely UNAMID) could assist Dakar Contact group border monitoring mission, with amended mandates(s) and several hundred more troops, espe [...] | 2009-06-30 14:13:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PREF MOPS PHUM SU LY QA CT CD |
| 09NDJAMENA283 | WHAT THE USG EXPECTS FROM CHAD: PEACE IN DARFUR, [...] (SBU) Ambassador told Chad FORMIN Faki July 10 that The Secretary's willingness to meet with him was primarily a function of the centrality of he Darfur crisis to USG policyin the region; that she would be interested to hear from him how Chad could best play an active and positive role in rest [...] | 2009-07-13 12:03:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PREF EAID PHUM SU LY QA CD |
| 09NDJAMENA287 | FOR FORMIN FAKI MTGS: ADDITIONAL INPUT [...] (SBU) This message offers information and views that might be helpful to the Department in preparing for Chad FORMIN Faki's meetings in Washington, in addition to reftel. ----------------------- CHAD-SUDAN AND CHAD/JEM ----------------------- 2. (SBU) Faki told us July 9 that President [...] | 2009-07-14 13:44:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SU LY CD |
| 09NDJAMENA438 | GHAZI VISIT TO CHAD; DEBY-BASSOLE MEETING; DOHA [...] (SBU) UN/AU Darfur Mediator Djibrill Bassole briefed USG officials October 10 on his meetings earlier in the week with Chadian President Idris Deby Itno, FONMIN Moussa Faki Mahamat, and Sudan rebel leaders from the JEM and various SLA factions. Bassole indicated that Sudanese Presidential Ad [...] | 2009-10-10 18:40:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PREF PHUM QA SU LY CD |
| 09NDJAMENA520 | CHAD: MINURCAT AND PERM-5 AMBASSADORS SHARE [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE: See Para 16. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) MINURCAT SRSG Victor Angelo told Perm-5 Ambassadors accredited to Chad on November 4 that he was deeply concerned about rising criminality in Eastern Chad, which was beyond the current ability of internatio [...] | 2009-11-06 11:33:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PREF PHUM CASC UNSC ASEC SU CD |
| 09NDJAMENA540 | C-130 AIRCRAFT FOR CHAD: EMBASSY NDJAMENA [...] (C) Embassy N'Djamena supports USG assistance to help Chad meet its legitimate needs for military air transport along the lines proposed Ref B, namely the package of C-130Rs, C-130Fs, and maintenance services at a cost of about USD 115 million. The visit here of an interagency assessment team, [...] | 2009-11-17 15:45:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS PGOV ECON PREF PTER EFIN SU LY CD |
| 09NDJAMENA58 | INCREASINGLY CONFIDENT GOC EMBRACES DOHA PROCESS, [...] (C) Ambassador Nigro told FM Moussa Faki Mahamat February 24 that the US was pleased with the Doha Agreement and would support Chief Mediator Bassole,s future efforts. Ambassador urged the GOC both to use its influence with JEM and other Sudan rebel groups to encourage them embrace the Doha P [...] | 2009-02-24 18:08:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO AU CD SU UN |
| 09NDJAMENA591 | HOW TO THINK ABOUT CHAD: ASSESSING CHAD'S PROGRESS [...] (SBU) The Chad of December 2009 is not the Chad of December 2007. Much has happened in the intervening two years and the Chad's overall trajectory has generally been positive, when viewed in terms of USG bilateral and regional strategic goals. Any punctual assessment of USG policy toward C [...] | 2009-12-09 13:29:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL EAID PREF EU FR US CD |
| 09NEWDELHI1069 | MEDIA REACTION: NEPAL, NORTH KOREA MISSILE [...] "NEW GOVERNMENT IN NEPAL," editorial in the May 26 nationalist Hindi daily RASHTRIYA SAHARA. "Nepal's former Prime Minister Prachanda may accuse his successor Madhav Kumar Nepal of hatching a conspiracy to oust his government, just as he accused India. Instead of a confrontation, Madhav should [...] | 2009-05-27 10:55:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
| 09NOUAKCHOTT1 | WINNING HEARTS AND MINDS, JUNTA STYLE [...] (C) Summary. Since the August 6 military coup, little has filled the state-run media besides promises that the self-proclaimed Chief of State Ould Abdel Aziz will make life better for all Mauritanians and public declarations of support for the junta. In an effort to sway public support, Mau [...] | 2009-01-02 11:24:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON MR PREF |
| 09NOUAKCHOTT103 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMAQS INTERVIEW WITH AL ARABIYA [...] (U) The Obama Al Arabiya interview of January 26th garnered limited press coverage in Mauritania. One major daily, Nouakchott Info, ran a repeat of the interviewQs transcript while local websites and other papers, Arab and French, to our knowledge, did not carry or gave extremely limited co [...] | 2009-02-03 19:34:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KAPO KMDR |
| 09NOUAKCHOTT116 | POLITICAL AND DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE RUMINATIONS [...] (C) Summary: On January 28, AID Rep met with United Nations Systems Mauritania Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative Maria do Valle Ribeiro (protect) to discuss the current political and assistance environment in Mauritania. While Ms. Ribeiro is a sociologist and technical program spe [...] | 2009-02-09 17:39:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON PREL PGOV MR |
| 09NOUAKCHOTT126 | IN LEMDEN, ABDALLAHI SEES THE TIDE TURNING [...] Summary: President Abdallahi is more determined than ever to oppose the coup and sees political and economic trends going in his favor. He has been approached by Aziz' own Ouled Bisbaa tribe business leaders about resigning but rejects any negotiations with the military and hopes to return [...] | 2009-02-11 19:26:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM MR |
| 09NOUAKCHOTT128 | MAURITANIA: SIX MONTHS AFTER THE COUP [...] (C) Summary: Six months after the coup, the Country Team, senior LES, and external contacts are virtually unanimous in their opinion that Mauritania is in the midst of an unprecedented crisis. Political uncertainty and deadlock continue and the economy steadily worsens. The economic and so [...] | 2009-02-12 14:12:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM ECON EAID MR |
| 09NOUAKCHOTT130 | FOLLOWING THE MONEY PART 2 [...] (C) Summary: This cable is a follow-on to post's first following the money cable (REF A). Six months after the coup, the economic situation in Mauritania has deteriorated precipitously. There are increasing signs that the junta is running out of money and hard currency is becoming increasing [...] | 2009-02-12 14:30:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID EFIN PGOV MR |
| 09NOUAKCHOTT188 | HEDGING THEIR BETS: PRO-COUP PARLIAMENTARIANS TAKE [...] (C) Summary: Consensus is not the word of the day among pro-coup parliamentarians. General Aziz's decision to rally his supporters under one party has found detractors. While stating their support to the High State Council (HSC),independent parliamentarians are distancing themselves from [...] | 2009-03-08 14:05:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM MR |
| 09NOUAKCHOTT203 | MAURITANIA: POLITICAL ROUNDUP FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (SBU) Summary: For the week of March 8-12, Muammar Qadhafi's visit to Mauritania dominated events. Qadhafi pressed hard for a joint declaration between the parties to the crisis, without success. Adding insult to injury, FNDD leaders walked out on his speech at the Palais des Congres when [...] | 2009-03-15 08:13:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PROP KPAO MR |
| 09NOUAKCHOTT237 | MAURITANIANS DIVIDED OVER SETTLEMENT OF "PASSIF [...] (C) Summary: Almost twenty years after the "passif humanitaire" -- the state orchestrated persecution of Afro-Mauritanians that resulted in summary executions, arbitrary detentions, torture, layoffs, expropriations and deportations -- the Mauritanian government, led by junta leader General [...] | 2009-04-02 12:29:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM MR |
| 09NOUAKCHOTT238 | MAURITANIA: POLITICAL ROUNDUP FOR THE WEEK MARCH [...] (C) Summary: For the week of March 29-April 2, General Aziz went to Doha to attend the Arab League Summit, while other members of the ruling High State Council traveled around the country to "educate" the population about the "rectification movement" (coup d'etat). The election calendar was [...] | 2009-04-02 12:52:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC KPAO KDEM MR |
| 09NOUAKCHOTT336 | SENEGALESE MEDIATION: FNDD AND RFD STILL COMMITTED [...] (C) Summary: FNDD and RFD emissaries told Ambassador that they remain committed to the Senegalese mediation, which they described as the "last opportunity" to reach a consensual agreement. Nevertheless, Aziz has sent discouraging signs by not responding to their calls to suspend the electi [...] | 2009-05-18 09:25:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM MR |
| 09NOUAKCHOTT47 | FREEZING OF MAURITANIAN - ISRAELI RELATIONS [...] (C) The Mauritanian regime's decision, as announced by General Aziz at the Doha Summit on January 16, to "freeze relations" with Israel has little practical effect for the time being. The Israeli Ambassador received a diplomatic note January 17 announcing that Mauritania had decided to freez [...] | 2009-01-18 15:28:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL IS MR |
| 09NOUAKCHOTT53 | MAURITANIA 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] President Abdallahi's government strongly encouraged foreign direct investment and economic liberalization. The government's investment and development strategy emphasized private sector development, which was seen as the main engine of economic growth. Privatization, liberalization, and inves [...] | 2009-01-19 16:52:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV OPIC KTDB USTR EFIN ELAB MR |
| 09NOUAKCHOTT93 | MAURITANIA: QATAR POSITIONING ITSELF AS MAJOR DONOR [...] (SBU) Qatar, via its bilateral assistance implementing body, the Qatari-Mauritanian Establishment for Social Development (Etablissement Qataro-Mauritanian pour le Developpement Social),is positioning itself as a lead donor in Mauritania's post coup environment. It is the only known donor in [...] | 2009-01-29 14:07:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR SOCI MR |
| 09OSLO739 | SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO OSLO [...] (S) Mr. President, your visit to Oslo to accept the Nobel Peace Prize is of great significance to the Norwegians. Norway is a geographically mid-sized country with a population on par with Colorado, and, according to the IMF, a 2009 GDP per capita just below 100,000 USD - surpassed in the wo [...] | 2009-11-30 15:25:00 | Embassy Oslo | SECRET | OVIP PGOV PREL ECON ETRD SENV MOPS NO |
| 09OTTAWA732 | CANADA SHARES OUR CONCERNS ON IRAN [...] (C) CDA, accompanied by PolMinCouns, delivered ref a Iran demarche on September 17 to Assistant Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Political Director Yves Brodeur. CDA highlighted the need to use all public and private avenues, including bilaterally and with other nations, to try to inf [...] | 2009-09-17 20:07:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP MNUC IAEA CASC IR CA |
| 09OTTAWA769 | CANADA CONFIRMS LIKE-MINDED MEETING DELEGATES [...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Middle East and Maghreb Director General John Holmes will lead the Canadian delegation to the October 7 Like-Minded Meeting in Washington, DC (ref b),according to DFAIT's Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, and Qatar Deputy Director Gallit Dob [...] | 2009-10-02 20:36:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP MNUC UNSC ETTC IR CA |
| 09OTTAWA770 | CANADA PROVIDES INFORMATION ON FOREIGN DETAINEES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-02 20:38:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | PREL CASC IR CA |
| 09OTTAWA778 | CANADA: BRIEFING ON P5+1 IRAN TALKS IN GENEVA [...] (C) Canada has "done its homework" for the upcoming Like-Minded Meeting in Washington on October 7 (ref b),according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, and Qatar Deputy Director Gallit Dobner, and looks forward to participating in the discussi [...] | 2009-10-05 21:10:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KNNP MNUC IR CA |
| 09PANAMA122 | PANAMA: REFINERY ON HOLD DUE TO WORLD ECONOMIC [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive proprietary business information concerning on-going negotiations. Please handle accordingly. SUMMARY 2. (C) Occidental Petroleum (OXY) and Qatar Petroleum (QP) representatives privately informed the Ambassador their firms are putting on hold (not cance [...] | 2009-02-10 18:33:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EINV ECON EIND EPET PM |
| 09PANAMA123 | CODEL COSTELLO MEETS PRESIDENT TORRIJOS [...] (SBU) Summary. CODEL Costello, composed of members of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, called on President Martin Torrijos Espino during the afternoon of February 2 to discuss transportation and the overall bilateral relationship. During the cordial meeting, Torrijos e [...] | 2009-02-10 22:05:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON ETRD EWWT OREP PGOV PM PREL |
| 09PARIS1102 | GULF COUNTRIES A GROWING PRIORITY FOR FRANCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Taking a cue from President Sarkozy's personal interest in the region, the French MFA has devoted increasing attention and staff to their bilateral relations with Gulf countries since 2007, according to the MFA's three Gulf Country Desk Officers. Qatar still maintains a privilege [...] | 2009-08-13 13:33:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL FR |
| 09PARIS1162 | WHY FRANCE CLAIMS SYRIA HELPED CONVINCE IRAN TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite their proactive media blitz proclaiming Syria's "important" role in persuading Iran to release French citizen Clotilde Reiss from prison, French officials admit in private they do not know what Syrian President Assad, or his government, actually did. The French have delibe [...] | 2009-08-25 15:40:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL FR |
| 09PARIS1335 | FRENCH MFA ON YEMEN, SYRIA, IRAQ AND QATAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: French MFA Middle East Director (A/S equivalent) Patrice Paoli told DAS Janet Sanderson September 11 that the French have grown very concerned about the increasingly precarious political and security situation in Yemen. As part of a bid to help re-stabilize Yemen, they plan to boost th [...] | 2009-09-29 15:35:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SY QA YM LE IZ FR |
| 09PARIS238 | PRUDENCE RULES IN ADVANCE OF ICC ACTION ON BASHIR [...] (C) Summary: Impending ICC action against Sudanese President Bashir dominated U.S., UK, and French consultations on February 11 as well as consultations with a broader informal group including Presidential Envoy for Sudan Mikhail V. Margelov. In a pre-meeting, U.S., UK and French officials [...] | 2009-02-17 11:47:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC RU SU FR |
| 09PARIS239 | READOUT OF PRESIDENT SARKOZY'S GULF TOUR [...] (S) Summary: President Sarkozy sees his February 10-11 visit to the Gulf as a success, especially his surprise visit to Iraq, where he invited President Talabani to lead a state visit to Paris at the end of the year along with both Iraqi Vice Presidents. According to Presidential Middle East [...] | 2009-02-17 15:54:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL FR |
| 09PARIS343 | SUDAN/DARFUR: FRANCE REBUFFED IN LOBBYING FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: A range of countries rebuffed a French attempt to lobby support for new humanitarian assistance programs in Sudan/Darfur following Khartoum's recent expulsion of NGOs, MFA Sudan deskoff Frederic Bouvier said on March 9. These included Libya, Russia, China, Ethiopia, Egypt, Ken [...] | 2009-03-10 16:00:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EAID KJUS SU FR |
| 09PARIS738 | SE GRATION AND FRENCH REVIEW SUDAN STATE OF PLAY [...] (C) Summary: Special Envoy Gration's exchanges with senior French officials on May 30 focused on next steps on the Doha peace process, principally whether Paris-based SLM leader Abdulwahid el-Nur (AW) would relax his opposition and take part. Gration and the French agreed on the possible val [...] | 2009-06-04 13:09:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SU FR |
| 09PARIS864 | DARFUR: JUNE 23/25 MEETINGS WITH JEM AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Darfur Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) representatives said on June 23 that JEM was absorbing other Darfur rebel elements and was becoming the strongest Darfur group best able to represent Darfur's interests. JEM was continuing to seek Khartoum's implementation of the Febru [...] | 2009-06-26 06:59:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PINS PINR SU FR |
| 09PARISFR1406 | UNESCO Subsidiary Bodies - Election Results [...] Summary: Elections for UNESCO's subsidiary bodies were held on 16 October 2009 during the organization's General Conference. The U.S. was elected to the Legal Committee, the IHP (Intergovernmental Council of the International Hydrological Programme),and the IBE (Council of the UNESCO Intern [...] | 2009-10-19 06:08:00 | Mission UNESCO | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL PREL UNESCO |
| 09PARISFR1474 | UNESCO'S 35TH GENERAL CONFERENCE: EDUCATION MINISTERIAL AND [...] Summary: At UNESCO's 35th General Conference, approximately 70 Education Ministers and Vice-Ministers participated in the Ministerial Roundtable October 9-10 to discuss education policy issues. The Education Commission met October 13-15 and considered the UNESCO education sector's budget for [...] | 2009-11-03 12:19:00 | Mission UNESCO | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL PREL UNESCO HO |
| 09PARISFR200 | GAZA RELIEF EFFORTS AT UNESCO BEGIN [...] (SBU) Summary: Promising to coordinate closely with UN system sister agencies, UNESCO held an information meeting on February 6 to lay out its plans to lend assistance in Gaza, concentrating on education but also including protection of journalists. Fundraising for Gaza relief efforts will be [...] | 2009-02-10 09:36:00 | Mission UNESCO | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNESCO PREL PHUM MARR KWBG KAWC IS |
| 09PARISFR76 | GAZA/JERUSALEM DOMINATE UNESCO EXECUTIVE BOARD INFORMATION [...] Summary: Middle East issues dominated the information session for Executive Board members held by UNESCO Director-General Koichiro Matsuura on January 16. Arab states repeatedly urged Matsuura to be more active in protecting educational and cultural facilities in Gaza. The latter undertook to [...] | 2009-01-20 15:32:00 | Mission UNESCO | UNCLASSIFIED | UNESCO PREL KWBG IS EG JO |
| 09PARTO10901 | (U) Secretary Rice's Participation in the January 6, [...] SUMMARY. The Security Council, with participation from the President of the Palestinian Authority, the Israel Permanent Representative, the Secretary-General of the Arab League, Foreign Ministers of Saudi Arabia, Norway, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, and Qatar, met in an open session on Jan [...] | 2009-01-09 23:54:00 | US Delegation, Secretary | UNCLASSIFIED | OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL UNSC IS |
| 09PHNOMPENH285 | LAND IN CAMBODIA, PART II: LAND CONCESSIONS AND URBAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Land concessions, or government-approved leases of state land, are among the primary tools the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) uses to encourage economic development. The 2001 Land Law includes size, time, and use limits on Economic Land Concessions (ELCs) designated for ind [...] | 2009-05-05 06:52:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM EAGR SENV KDEM CB |
| 09PODGORICA78 | THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS HITS MONTENEGRO [...] (SBU) Summary: The global economic crisis is hitting Montenegro. IMF and other experts are predicting a sharp deceleration in growth in the near term, with GDP growth likely to decline to about two percent in 2009-2010. Credit growth is also likely to continue to decrease, given banks' reduce [...] | 2009-04-01 14:32:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL MW |
| 09PORTOFSPAIN175 | MANNING HIGH ON OBAMA, WANTS TO DEEPEN [...] (C) I met with Prime Minister Patrick Manning the morning of April 21 to discuss the Summit and to take my leave of him. Also participating were the PM's Special Assistant Kirt St. Bernard and two aides; DCM Kusnitz was with me. I thanked Manning, on behalf of the President, for hosting a succe [...] | 2009-04-21 19:42:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KSUM TD |
| 09PRAGUE57 | CZECH COMMENTS ON GAZA AND ARMS INTERDICTION EFFORT [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboffs met with Czech MFA Middle East and North Africa Department Director Josef Rychtar on January 28. Noting that Palestinian President Abbas would be in Prague on February 2, he stated that getting things right on humanitarian assistance to the Palestinians would be a key el [...] | 2009-01-28 17:29:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EG IR IS KPAL MARR MOPS PREL EZ XG PHSA |
| 09PRETORIA2569 | SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY [...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Briefings Newsletter, November 2009, Volume 4, Number 11, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- SA Accelerates Preparations for Copenhagen -- 2010 World Cup Cou [...] | 2009-12-14 05:33:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI ETRD SF |
| 09PRETORIA487 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER MARCH 6, 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 11 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Business Confidence Hits 10-Year Low on Slowdown - State 'Will Not Give Up' on Car Industry - South Africa Needs a Homegrown Response to [...] | 2009-03-13 09:28:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV |
| 09PRISTINA178 | KOSOVO EFFORTS TO SECURE RECOGNITION [...] (C) Summary: Since the initial rush of recgonitions after its declaration of independence in February 2008, Kosovo has had to work intensively for each additional recognition, using all tools available to move the undecideds into the "yes" column. Support from the USG and other friendly nat [...] | 2009-05-04 10:49:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KV |
| 09PRISTINA25 | KOSOVO: DAS STUART JONES DISCUSSES PRACTICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: EUR/SCE DAS Stuart Jones visited Kosovo January 12-13, and discussed events since the European Union's rule-of-law mission, EULEX, started its operations on December 9, 2008. In meetings with President Sejdiu, Prime Minister Thaci, Foreign Minister Hyseni, EULEX Chief de Kermabo [...] | 2009-01-22 06:57:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL EAID KV UNMIK |
| 09PRISTINA428 | KOSOVO: SCENSETTER FOR DAS JONES' VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 5, the ninth meeting of the International Steering Group (ISG),the oversight body for the International Civilian Office (ICO),will begin a conversation on the future of the organization, and indeed on its exit strategy. This discussion takes place just as Kosovo be [...] | 2009-10-02 15:50:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KV |
| 09RABAT172 | CHARGE'S CALL ON FOREIGN MINISTER FASSI FIHRI: [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Taieb Fassi Fihri (TFF) told Charge February 25 that he would go to the Sharm el Sheikh donor conference and looked forward to meeting the Secretary. He believed that Mauritania should be included in what he viewed as an Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) meeting there an [...] | 2009-02-26 17:30:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PBTS KPAL WI AG IR IS MO MR |
| 09RABAT178 | MAURITANIAN POLITICIAN CALLS ON U.S. TO RESTORE [...] (C) Summary: On February 24, 2009, Mauritanian National Party for Development (PND) President and current opposition coalition leader Abdelkoudouss Abeidna, at his and Embassy Nouakchott,s request, called on Charge at the Embassy to discuss the ongoing political crisis in Mauritania. As lea [...] | 2009-02-27 17:18:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PTER ECON PGOV SNAR MO MR |
| 09RABAT195 | MOROCCO'S TALLY OF COUNTRIES REJECTING/SUPPORTING [...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Morocco continues to work to persuade countries around the globe to de-recognize the Polisario Front's declared Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, or at least freeze relations, beyond which they want countries to recognize Moroccan sovereignty over the Western Saha [...] | 2009-03-06 18:58:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PGOV WI UNSC MO |
| 09RABAT230 | MOROCCO: FIRST QUARTER 2009 HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: The first quarter of 2009 has seen several incidents of concern in the Moroccan human rights arena. The most significant of these is a late March pressure campaign against Morocco's Shi,a minority, linked to the Government of Morocco's (GOM,s) angry severing of diplomatic relati [...] | 2009-03-24 17:43:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF KISL IR MO |
| 09RABAT247 | MOROCCAN KING LIKELY TO ATTEND DOHA CONFERENCE [...] (S) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Secretary General (number 2) Youssef Amrani told Charge March 27 that King Mohammed VI would probably travel to Doha for the Arab Summit, staying for the summit with the Latin Americans. The King has taken this decision for the sake of Arab solidarity de [...] | 2009-03-27 18:34:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET | PREL KPAL PHUM AL SU MO |
| 09RABAT289 | CORRECTED COPY: XXXXXXXXXXXX LINKS MOROCCAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: Morocco broke diplomatic relations with Iran and began a campaign against its domestic Shi'a minority at Saudi Arabian instigation, according to XXXXXXXXXXXX. According to XXXXXXXXXXXX, Tehran had been using Morocco and its Embassy in Rabat for activities in Mali and Senegal. Dome [...] | 2009-04-06 16:46:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PINR SCUL KISL IR SA EG MO |
| 09RABAT576 | MOROCCO UNLIKELY TO SUPPORT NGO INVOLVEMENT AT THE [...] (SBU) The Embassy delivered ref demarche on NGO accreditation to Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Head of United Nations Division Redouane Houssaini on July 6. Houssaini told D/Polcouns that he was aware of the upcoming United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) meeting in Geneva [...] | 2009-07-06 18:57:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNAUS MO |
| 09RABAT907 | CANADA AND DRL DISCUSS THE FUTURE OF THE FORUM FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: On the margins of the Forum for the Future (FFF) in Marrakesh, Assistant Deputy Minister Carmen Sylvain met with DRL Assistant Secretary Michael Posner to discuss the future direction of the FFF as Canada takes the G8 presidency. Both parties agreed that the next Forum should [...] | 2009-11-12 13:29:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KDEM CA MO |
| 09RABAT921 | SECRETARY CHALLENGES BMENA CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (SBU) Summary: In a November 3 meeting with 11 civil society representatives from the Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA) region, Secretary Clinton emphasized the importance of civil society's role in the G8-BMENA Forum for the Future process. She highlighted the role youth play in [...] | 2009-11-22 16:39:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL PGOV SOCI KDEM MO XF |
| 09RABAT952 | CIVIL SOCIETY AND G8-BMENA GOVERNMENTS MEET AT SIXTH FORUM FOR THE FUTURE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-04 15:42:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV ECON KMPI XF XT CA |
| 09RIYADH118 | SAUDI ARABIA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Chapter Headings: -- Openness to Foreign Investment -- Conversion and Transfer Policies -- Expropriation and Compensation -- Dispute Settlement -- Performance Requirements and Incentives -- Right to Private Ownership and Establishment -- Protection of Property Rights -- Transparency of R [...] | 2009-01-18 06:14:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | OPIC KTDB USTR SA |
| 09RIYADH1197 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RIYADH DECLARATION [...] (U) Post delivered ref A demarche points to the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 17. United Nations Director General Ambassador Adnan Baghdadi. Citing the June 29 Riyadh Declaration, Baghdadi emphasized respect for Somalia's territorial interests and noted the Kingdom's role as a li [...] | 2009-09-14 10:42:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL SA |
| 09RIYADH1300 | SAUDI FUND DISCUSSES GAZA RECONSTRUCTION [...] (C) The GCC recently settled on a mechanism for providing Gaza with the roughly $1.6 billion in aid that GCC countries pledged for reconstruction efforts in January. They will start with a first tranche of projects worth $160 million which will be selected in late October. The money for these [...] | 2009-09-30 15:09:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID KWBG PREL SA IS |
| 09RIYADH1342 | KING FIRES SENIOR CLERIC OVER KAUST CRITICISM; [...] (C) A member of the country's highest religious body crossed a red line in public comments critical of King Abdullah's newly launched and controversially coed science and technology university, KAUST, and was quickly fired in response. It was the first time that a Saudi king has unequivocally [...] | 2009-10-07 17:46:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PGOV PHUM KISL PTER SCUL SA |
| 09RIYADH1393 | RAPID ELECTRICITY DEMAND PUSHING SAUDI TO CONSIDER [...] (C) Summary: The pace of growth in electricity demand, at 10% per year, is putting significant strain on the Saudi Government's ability to meet demand. Industry reports that, for the first time, brownouts affected the oil loading facilities at Jubail this summer. The Saudi Electricity Compan [...] | 2009-10-20 15:43:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EINV PREL MNUC SA |
| 09RIYADH1441 | GCC ANXIOUS FOR GREATER COOPERATION, COORDINATION [...] (C) During an extremely positive meeting on October 28, the GCC's lead official for international economic relations expressed a strong interest in working with the U.S. on trade issues and solicited our assistance in developing harmonized financial regulations. He highlighted some difficultie [...] | 2009-11-01 06:03:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV EFIN SA |
| 09RIYADH1490 | SAUDIS WILL DO WHAT IT TAKES TO SECURE BORDER [...] (S/NF) Military operations along the Saudi-Yemeni border continue, with the largest deployment of Saudi land forces since the first Gulf war. Saudi Assistant Minister of Defense Khalid bin Sultan claimed on November 7 that the area of the initial incursion was "fully under control" but as of mi [...] | 2009-11-08 15:33:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | MOPS MASS PREL SA YM IR |
| 09RIYADH15 | WORRIED ABOUT IRAN, SAUDIS TRY TO MOLLIFY PUBLIC [...] (C) IMMEDIATE CEASE-FIRE: Both publicly and privately, Saudi officials have made clear that their first priority is an immediate cease-fire, which they believe needs to be crafted through multilateral channels. The Saudis strongly prefer to take action through regional, Arab and Islamic orga [...] | 2009-01-05 15:52:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SA IS |
| 09RIYADH158 | SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL'S FEBRUARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: -- King Abdullah's approach to the Peace Process is shaped by political, personal and religious factors. -- He regards the Arab Israeli dispute as a strategic threat to his Kingdom for two reasons. First, it undermines the Al Saud's strong security ties with the United States [...] | 2009-01-25 14:49:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KPAL IS SA |
| 09RIYADH1596 | IMPACT OF DUBAI DEBT RESTRUCTURING ON SAUDI ARABIA [...] (C) Despite initial concerns that Dubai's debt crisis could impact the Saudi economy, all indications are that any effect here will be minimal. Senior government officials, bank officers, and analytic reports from major international banks all suggest that Saudi banks have minimal exposure to [...] | 2009-12-08 15:43:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV SA |
| 09RIYADH1642 | DEPUTY ENERGY SECRETARY PONEMAN BROADENS U.S. - [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman led an interagency team to Saudi Arabia on December 6-8 to discuss a range of energy issues, including potential areas for renewing our bilateral partnership. Saudi officials warmly welcomed the visit. Petroleum Minister Al-Naimi outline [...] | 2009-12-19 10:13:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL SA |
| 09RIYADH355 | SAUDIS SEPARATE GAZA RECONSTRUCTION FROM PA SUPPORT [...] KEY POINTS -- (U) A February 22 meeting of GCC foreign and finance ministers in Riyadh Gaza decided to establish a "common program for the reconstruction of Gaza open to all Arab countries" in cooperation with the Islamic Development Bank in Jeddah. -- (U) Program funds will be given d [...] | 2009-02-25 05:25:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID KWBG GCC SA EG SY |
| 09RIYADH362 | PALESTINE EMBASSY NOT CONCERNED ABOUT SEPARATING [...] KEY POINTS -- (C) Palestine Embassy in Riyadh Counselor Karaki (protect) told Post February 25 that his embassy does not see the GCC decision to separate Gaza reconstruction from Palestinian Authority (PA) financing as evidence of diminished Saudi or GCC support for the PA. -- (C) Kara [...] | 2009-02-25 16:35:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID KWBG SA GCC |
| 09RIYADH442 | SAUDI ARABIA: SUDAN'S NEW FRONT IN DARFUR CRISIS [...] (C) DIPLOMATIC OFFENSIVE: Dr. Mustafa Othman Ismael, advisor to Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, visited Riyadh the week of March 14 to influence public opinion and seek aid contributions for Darfur. The contributions are intended to supplant those lost following this week's expulsion of ai [...] | 2009-03-21 15:23:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | LE PHUM PREL QA SA SU |
| 09RIYADH505 | SUDANESE PRESIDENT VISITS SAUDI ARABIA [...] (SBU) KEY POINTS: -- Saudi and Sudanese media reports indicate that Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir traveled to Saudi Arabia April 1 to perform Umrah at Mecca's Holy Mosque en route from the Arab League summit in Qatar. -- The Saudi government did not announce the trip in advance, but t [...] | 2009-04-01 14:39:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SA SU |
| 09RIYADH612 | SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY OF DEFENSE GATE'S MAY [...] KEY POINTS -- (U) The King will strongly welcome your visit as an opportunity to hear your assessment of regional security issues and particularly to hear about U.S. plans toward Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran. -- (C) Saudi foreign policy calculations are driven by a deep fear and s [...] | 2009-04-26 14:01:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR PINR PREL PTER SA |
| 09RIYADH71 | GRASSROOTS BOYCOTT OF AMERICAN GOODS GAINING [...] (SBU) -- A grassroots campaign to boycott U.S. goods and franchises, with the notable exception of automobiles and hotels, is gaining ground in the Kingdom. -- This campaign is bolstered by endorsements from local and foreign Islamic scholars. -- Comment: This campaign is broader than sim [...] | 2009-01-12 14:37:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECON EFIN KWBG KBCT KPAL SA IS |
| 09RIYADH817 | NAIF CONFIRMS UAE BORDER DELAYS CAUSED BY NEW [...] (SBU) In recent comments to the media, Interior Minister Prince Naif Bin Abdul Aziz confirmed the recent delays at the Saudi - UAE land border crossings at Al-Batha and Al-Ghuwaifat were due to the recently-imposed requirement that all first-time entrants to the Kingdom be fingerprinted (see r [...] | 2009-06-21 10:29:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL SA AE |
| 09ROME171 | INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 - ITALY [...] SUMMARY: Following is Post's submission for 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Italy. End Summary. OVERVIEW AND UPDATE ------------------- 2. A January 2008 article in London's Financial Times likened investing in Italy to "driving with the brakes on." It cited the dearth of global [...] | 2009-02-12 11:44:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR PGOV IT |
| 09ROME427 | U/S BURNS' PARTICIPATION IN G8 POLITICAL DIRECTORS [...] (U) This message has been cleared by Under Secretary Burns. 2. (SBU) Summary: Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Bill Burns participated in the second Political Directors meeting of the Italian G8 Presidency in Taormina, Sicily, April 6-7. The Political Directors discussed a [...] | 2009-04-14 16:42:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC PARM PREL PTER AF BM GG IR IT KN PK |
| 09ROME431 | DAS HENGEL DEMARCHES THE GOI AND ENI ON IRAN AND [...] (C) Summary: During separate April 3 meetings with the Italian MFA and Italian energy parastatal ENI, EEB/ESC DAS Hengel requested appropriate action be taken to halt new petrochemical deals with Iran (Ref A). ENI executives said Iran needs advanced oil recovery technology to become a net gas [...] | 2009-04-16 06:38:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ETTC IR IT |
| 09RPODUBAI541 | IRAN: IRGC COMPANY PROFITING FROM SOUTH PARS' WOES [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 19 Rostam Qassemi, the head of the the IRGC's largest business subsidiary (Khatamolanbia Construction Headquarters, aka 'Qorb'),announced that a presidential economic committee has agreed to transfer USD one billion in foreign reserves to Qorb from Iran's Oil Stabiliza [...] | 2009-12-22 14:11:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IR ECON ENRG |
| 09SANAA1015 | SALEH SEES FOREIGN HAND BEHIND YEMEN,S INTERNAL [...] (S) Summary. During a 40-minute meeting at his residence in Taiz, President Saleh confirmed to D/D CIA Kappes his intention to permit Yemenis to enter the Saudi rehab program upon their release from Guantanamo, an issue that he said he will discuss King Abdullah during a visit to Riyadh on May 31. [...] | 2009-05-31 12:17:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER YM |
| 09SANAA116 | SALEH TAKES PR HIT FOR DOHA, STOKES PAN-ARAB FLAMES IN [...] President Saleh's decision not to send Yemeni representation to the emergency Arab League summit called by Qatar for January 16 left him and the ROYG open to criticism and condemnation by the Yemeni opposition and the public at large. Observers largely credit pressure from Saudi Arabia and Eg [...] | 2009-01-21 12:02:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KPAO KPAL YM |
| 09SANAA1532 | SIXTH ROUND OF SA'ADA FIGHTING INTENSIFIES [...] (S) SUMMARY. The sixth round of fighting between the ROYG and the Houthis, which began on August 11, has continued to escalate, kinetically and rhetorically. On August 13, the ROYG gave the Houthis six conditions for ceasing hostilities, including one that the Houthis most likely have no powe [...] | 2009-08-17 15:12:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | MCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PREF PTER YM |
| 09SANAA1599 | SA,ADA WAR: DESPITE CLAIMS OF CEASEFIRE, CIVILIANS [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. On the afternoon of August 26, multiple media sources reported a brief humanitarian ceasefire between the ROYG and the Houthis. The ROYG did not officially confirm it, and it is unclear how it is being implemented or if it will hold. The reported ceasefire comes at the end [...] | 2009-08-26 14:57:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET//NOFORN | MCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER YM |
| 09SANAA1659 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE: CANDIDATES FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Liza Khaled in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' (MFA) UN Department on September 9. Khaled said that Yemen is considering running for a seat on the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) and that the Yemeni Ambassador to the UN and other relevant ROYG officials [...] | 2009-09-12 11:39:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL IR YM |
| 09SANAA2070 | SAUDI STRIKES IN YEMEN: AN INVITATION TO IRAN -- [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Saudi airstrikes on the Yemeni border continue but have not managed to clear the area of Houthi rebels. Yemeni journalists and the Houthis report Saudi strikes are hitting Yemeni targets, claims that are denied by the ROYG and SAG. Multiple media sources report the Saudi Navy is imp [...] | 2009-11-16 14:51:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PTER PREL SA YM |
| 09SANAA2155 | SA'ADA CEASEFIRE TALKS SLOW BUT NOT STALLED [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Sa'ada ceasefire discussions continue to move forward slowly, even during the week-long Eid holiday, and Houthi mediator Hassan Zaid is cautiously optimistic about the possibility that a ceasefire will be reached. While Zaid thinks President Saleh is not serious about a ceasefire an [...] | 2009-12-02 12:24:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PTER PREL SA YM |
| 09SANAA2176 | SA'ADA CEASEFIRE TALKS "SHATTERED" [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. A knowledgeable insider reported that the incipient Sa'ada ceasefire discussions have been "shattered." Just days earlier, presidential advisors Abdul Karim al-Iryani and Mohammed Azzan told EmbOffs that Saleh was willing to consider a political solution to the war in Sa'ada. [...] | 2009-12-08 13:52:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PTER PREL SA YM |
| 09SANAA356 | SANAA SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE [...] (S/NF) Demonstrations A. Are there any ethnic or religious communities in country that are capable of carrying out significant anti-American demonstrations? Yes. Various ethnic, religious, and professional groups are capable and have been allowed to stage demonstrations in the past. T [...] | 2009-03-02 13:21:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC PTER YM |
| 09SANAA430 | A VIEW FROM INSIDE THE SOUTHERN MOVEMENT [...] (S) SUMMARY. Moving in an increasingly secessionist direction, the leaders of the Southern Movement continue to build organizational capacity while beginning to think about confrontational strategies, according to former southern General Mohamed Saleh Tammah. The movement, which looks to so [...] | 2009-03-08 14:31:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PGOV PNAT PTER YM |
| 09SANTIAGO306 | CHILE MEDIA REPORT - APRIL 1 [...] The national unemployment rate for the December-February period reached 8.5 percent, which is 1.2 percent higher than in 2008. Chile plays Uruguay this evening and could qualify for the 2010 World Soccer Cup if it wins. U.S.-Related Articles --------------------- 2. Minister Counselor Ca [...] | 2009-04-01 21:15:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI |
| 09SANTIAGO326 | CHILE MEDIA REPORT - APRIL 6 [...] The death of an 11-year old boy who was waiting for a heart transplant has brought to the forefront the problems with organ donations and transplants in Chile. The Llaima volcano has become active again and the Region of Araucania is on red alert. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. [...] | 2009-04-06 21:05:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI |
| 09SANTIAGO433 | ACTION REQUEST: CHILE REQUESTS USG ENGAGEMENT IN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) In an April 20 meeting, Jorge Chocair, Director of the Public Prosecutor's International Cooperation and Extradition Division, requested that the USG become more involved in international fora for public prosecutors. He identi [...] | 2009-05-06 20:51:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KCRM KSUM IR GT VE CI |
| 09SAOPAULO19 | BLUE LANTERN CASE 050136184 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In response to reftel, Econoff visited AVIBRAS munitions manufacturing site and met with company president Sami Hassuani on January 8. The company appears to have adequate security measures to protect sensitive USML items. Hassuani provided copious documentation to support th [...] | 2009-01-09 17:38:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC MY BR |
| 09SARAJEVO42 | BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE [...] Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has made considerable efforts to open its economy to more foreign investment. Major initiatives include a liberal State Foreign Investment Policy Law, a value-added tax (VAT),and a uniform trade and customs policy. However, foreign investors continue to face a num [...] | 2009-01-13 10:20:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV KTDB OPIC USTR BK |
| 09SECTIO01OF02NDJAMENA530 | CHAD: FORMIN FAKI ON CHA-SUDAN DETENTE SEQUENCING, JEM/ARMS, AND JEM/DOH [...] (C) Ambassador met one-on-one with FORMIN Moussa Faki Mahamat on October 6. Faki said that the next confidence-building step in the Chad-Sudan detente scenario, drafted by Ghazi himself in Ndjamena October 10, was Sudan's to make. Faki said that the Qataris had found JEM's Khalil Ibrahim s [...] | 2009-11-12 16:04:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF MARR SU LY CD PHUM |
| 09SEOUL1389 | NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - AUGUST 2009 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. ------------- In This Issue ------------- -- ROK Think Tank: DPRK Faces Worst Economic Crisis since 1994 -- DPRK Develops Wind Power Capacity -- Number of DPRK Mobile Phone Users Increases to 48 [...] | 2009-08-31 08:02:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KN |
| 09SINGAPORE51 | SINGAPORE - 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) In response to reftel instructions, this message is Post's draft chapter of the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Singapore. As requested, we have also provided via email a Microsoft Word version of the document to EB/IFD/OIA. 2. (SBU) Begin text of Statement: 2009 Investment Cli [...] | 2009-01-15 09:16:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD EFIN ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR SN |
| 09SINGAPORE631 | GOS TAKES OVER LNG TERMINAL PROJECT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOS has taken over ownership and development of Singapore's first liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal after the companies developing the project struggled to secure financing that would keep the terminal on track for a 2012 deadline. The LNG terminal is considered critical [...] | 2009-07-02 10:22:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EINV ECON SN |
| 09SOFIA109 | BULGARIA: DAS BRYZA AND ENERGY COORDINATOR MANN [...] (C) Summary: In the course of extensive consultations with the Bulgarian President, Prime Minister, and Foreign and Energy Ministers, EUR DAS Matt Bryza and Coordinator for Eurasian Energy Diplomacy Steve Mann endorsed Bulgarian plans to hold a summit on Eurasian gas security issues April 2 [...] | 2009-03-17 11:36:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL PGOV BU |
| 09SOFIA180 | BULGARIA'S ENERGY DEBUT: GETTING WHAT WE WANT AT SOFIA'S NATURAL GAS SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: The April 24-25 Sofia Energy Summit is many things to many people. Bulgaria's ostensible goal is to improve Europe's outreach and relationship with Central Asian and Caspian producers, while at the same time putting Sofia on the energy map. Russia will use it as a way to highlight and [...] | 2009-04-14 06:24:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PREL PGOV BU |
| 09SOFIA205 | BULGARIANS TOUT A SUCCESSFUL ENERGY SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: Overcoming intense Russian pressure and European skepticism, the April 24-25 Sofia Energy Summit focused on the key principles and policies of energy security rather than on individual projects. The event's deliverable, a declaration endorsed by the 30 participating delegations, [...] | 2009-04-30 14:56:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PREL PGOV BU |
| 09STATE102887 | COUNTERTERRORISM FINANCE: OPPORTUNITY FOR FINANCIAL [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 6-8. 2. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) will hold a Counterterrorism Financial Regulatory training course at the FDIC Training Facilities in Arlington, Virginia. This training is funded by INL and S/CT, which co-chair the [...] | 2009-10-02 17:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ECON EFIN KCRM KTFN PREL |
| 09STATE103636 | INTRODUCING THE COORDINATOR FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] SUMMARY. As part of the Administration's energy policy, the Secretary recently appointed me as the Department's Coordinator for International Energy Affairs S/CIEA. In this position, I will help to ensure that energy security is integrated into the core mission of the Department and to elevat [...] | 2009-10-05 20:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON EPET ETRD PREL SENV PGOV |
| 09STATE107997 | (U) QATARI SUCCESSION (C-ME9-02133) [...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS CONTINUE TO HAVE A KEEN INTEREST IN REPORTING ON THE HEALTH OF QATARI AMIR HAMAD BIN KHALIFA AL-THANI AND ANY POTENTIAL THREATS TO A SMOOTH TRANSITION TO HIS SON, HEIR APPARENT TAMIM BIN HAMAD AL-THANI. WE WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE ANY INSIGHTS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND [...] | 2009-10-19 14:51:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR PGOV PINS QA |
| 09STATE111693 | MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): U.S. [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) Action request: The non-paper in paragraph 3 below provides a brief summary of Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)-related contacts between the U.S. and non-MTCR countries since the November 2008 Canberra MTCR Plenary. [...] | 2009-10-29 15:42:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | BR ETTC FR KSCA MTCRE PARM PREL TSPA |
| 09STATE112489 | NEA: INSTRUCTIONS FOR 2009 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-30 22:48:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG AG BH EG AE LY MU LE |
| 09STATE112828 | DEMARCHE REQUEST ON THE GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] (U) This is an Action Request. Please see paragraph three. 2. (SBU) Summary. On September 15, South African Justice Richard Goldstone released the report of his fact-finding Mission into alleged violations of human rights and international humanitarian law in the fighting between Hamas [...] | 2009-11-02 17:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL |
| 09STATE11823 | DEMARCHE ON MAURITANIA [...] (U) This is an urgent action request. Please see paragraph 3. BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (SBU) On January 28, President Abdoulaye Wade sent a special envoy from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mankeur Ndiaye to deliver a message to Mauritanian Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz. According to media [...] | 2009-02-09 20:41:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SG MR |
| 09STATE118799 | OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS [...] (SBU) Posts are requested to approach the highest appropriate officials in host governments in pursuit of the following objectives: -- a reduction in the overall number of one-sided UN General Assembly resolutions on the Middle East; -- the defeat of three resolutions reaffirming the "Com [...] | 2009-11-17 23:53:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE |
| 09STATE11902 | RESPONSE TO IAEA COMPREHENSIVE SAFEGUARDS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paras 4-6. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (U) On May 16, 2008, the United States Government and the Saudi Arabian Government (SAG) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on civil nuclear cooperation. A few weeks later, a similar nuclea [...] | 2009-02-09 23:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KNNP PREL TRGY SA QA |
| 09STATE119211 | PSI: UPDATE TO INVITATION TO ATTEND PSI EXERCISE [...] We wish to update all addressees about the upcoming US-UAE hosted PSI Exercise LEADING EDGE2010 and invite them to participate in or observe selected phases. This cable also provides logistical information regarding travel, billeting, and registration requirements. In addition, the exercise p [...] | 2009-11-18 20:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC PARM PREL KNNP MO XD XF XG XI ZK ZR AS AR NZ |
| 09STATE11937 | (U) Secretary Clinton's February 5, 2009 [...] (S) SUMMARY: Secretary Clinton and French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner met on February 5 for 30 minutes in their first bilateral meeting. The warm and open exchange followed a one-on-one working lunch and preceded a 20-minute press conference. The two agreed to coordinate closely on a wid [...] | 2009-02-10 03:28:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | OVIP CLINTON HILLARY PREL KPAL FR IR RS |
| 09STATE120271 | LETTER FROM TREASURY U/S LEVEY TO QATARI MINISTER [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (U) Post is asked to deliver the letter below from Treasury Under Secretary Stuart Levey to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmad Bin Abdullah Al-Mahmud. Hard copy of original signed letter to follow. 3. (U) BEGIN TEX [...] | 2009-11-20 23:09:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER QA |
| 09STATE120803 | INTERNATIONAL ENERGY PLANNING AND NUCLEAR [...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST: Please see para 6. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The United States Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) is interested in sponsoring an international energy planning and nuclear nonproliferation workshop in Muscat, Oman, in the April [...] | 2009-11-24 01:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP ENRG TRGY MU |
| 09STATE122229 | SAVE THE DATE REQUEST FOR CENTCOM GULF REGION [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 8. 2. SUMMARY. A Gulf Region Communications Conference (GRCC) will be held in Amman, Jordan, 21-23 February 2010, co-sponsored by Commander, United States Central Command (CDRUSCENTCOM) and the Government of Jordan (GoJ),and coordinated with Embas [...] | 2009-11-27 22:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIN ECPS EINT MARR MCAP PREL XF |
| 09STATE123692 | RESPONSE: PRES. KIKWETE TELLS REP. PAYNE THAT [...] We have received information (reftel) that the Government of Tanzania (GOT) has expressed interest in partnering with Turkey to bring the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and Somali opposition factions together for talks. In response to this idea, we request post draw from the following t [...] | 2009-12-02 20:57:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ER SO TU TZ OREP PBTS PINR PINS PREF PREL PTER |
| 09STATE131801 | TERRORIST FINANCE: ACTION REQUEST FOR SENIOR [...] (U) This is an action request cable. Please see para 3. 2. (S/NF) Summary: In August 2009, Special Representative to the President for Afghanistan and Pakistan (S/SRAP) Ambassador Richard Holbrooke in coordination with the Department of Treasury established the interagency Illicit Finance Task Fo [...] | 2009-12-30 13:28:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN KTFN PTER PINR PREL PK KU AE QA SA |
| 09STATE14421 | (U) Secretary Clinton?s February 12, 2009, [...] Classified by NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Jeff Feltman for reasons: 1.4 (b) & (d). 2. (U) February 12, 2009; 13:00 p.m.; Washington, DC. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Feltman Egypt Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit Egyptian Ambassador to t [...] | 2009-02-17 18:57:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | EG IS IR MEPP UN |
| 09STATE15113 | REQUEST FOR INFORMATION:CRITICAL FOREIGN DEPENDENCIES (CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND KEY RESOURCES LOCATED ABROAD) [...] (U//FOUO) This is an action request; see Para. 13. 2. (U//FOUO) Under the direction of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS),the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) was written to provide the unifying structure for the integration of critical infrastructure and key resources ( [...] | 2009-02-18 23:18:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP PGOV PTER |
| 09STATE16169 | ENGAGING WITH LIBYA ON AFRICAN UNION ISSUES [...] (U) Action requested - please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) The Department read with great interest ref A on obstacles to success and opportunities for engagement with Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi in the wake of his election as Chair of the African Union (AU) . While some African heads of state [...] | 2009-02-20 23:22:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV XA AU LY |
| 09STATE19681 | PSI: INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN REGIONAL [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 9 and 11 below. 2. Summary: The FBI plans to host a Regional Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Counterproliferation Workshop July 14-16, 2009 at the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) in Budapest, Hungary for government experts/act [...] | 2009-03-03 20:42:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KNNP ZR |
| 09STATE22067 | GOVERNMENT OF SUDAN DEMARCHES ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] This is not an action request. ------------------- SUMMARY ------------------- 2. A Government of Sudan (GOS) demarche to the United States Government(USG) on GOS reactions to the International Criminal Court's (ICC) decision to arrest the President of Sudan, Omer Al Bashir, on charges [...] | 2009-03-09 23:30:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AF APER CA IO PGOV PHUM PREL UNC |
| 09STATE22422 | ACTING A/S PHIL CARTER,S MEETINGS WITH THE QATAR, [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) In the aftermath of last week's International Criminal Court (ICC) decision to issue an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, Acting Assistant Secretary (A/S) of African Affairs (AF) Phil Carter held meetings with embassy officials from Qatar, Egypt, and China [...] | 2009-03-10 18:28:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SU UN |
| 09STATE26373 | VIEWS ON SUDAN -- MEETINGS WITH UK, FRANCE, [...] (C) Summary: Department AF and S/WCI officials met March 10-11 with UK and French, Sudan Contact Group, and UN/AU mediation team members to discuss recent Sudanese developments. UK and France are deeply disappointed at Arab and African reactions to ICC issuance of an arrest warrant for Presid [...] | 2009-03-19 14:51:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SU UN |
| 09STATE26756 | (U) Secretary Clinton's March 18, 2008 [...] (U) Classified by NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Feltman. Reason: 1.4 (b)and(d) 2. (U) March 18, 2008; 15:30; Washington, DC. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Secretary Jeffrey Feltman, Acting Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs Maria Sisk, NEA Desk Officer (no [...] | 2009-03-20 00:59:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | OVIP CLINTON HILLARY IR BA PREL PTER PGOV |
| 09STATE27810 | (C/NF) IRANIAN VISITS TO QATAR (C-NE9-00371) [...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE READOUTS ON RECENT IRANIAN VISITS AND OUTREACH EFFORTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST, PARTICULARLY THREE RECENT TRIPS BY IRANIAN LEADERS TO QATAR. SUCH READOUTS, POST,S TIME AND RESOURCES PERMITTING, WOULD BE VERY VALUABLE FOR EVALUATING IRAN'S EFFORT [...] | 2009-03-23 21:00:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR IR QA |
| 09STATE28313 | SUDAN: MARCH 26 UNSC BRIEFING BY THE AU-UN CHIEF [...] USUN may draw from the following points for its March 26 briefings by the AU-UN Chief Negotiator for Darfur Djibril Bassole (and UN Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes.) Begin points: -- The United States would like to thank AU/UN [...] | 2009-03-24 23:00:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL PHUM SU XA XW |
| 09STATE29163 | (SBU) SOMALIA: TFG FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS WITH AF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Foreign Minister Mohamed A. Omaar (FonMin) met with Bureau for African Affairs Acting Assistant Secretary Phillip Carter (AA/S) on March 24. The FonMin and AA/S spent the majority of the meeting discussing the African Union Mission [...] | 2009-03-26 15:55:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SO PGOV SOCI PINR PTER KPKO |
| 09STATE29753 | (U) QATARI CITIZENS AND THE RULING FAMILY [...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS MAINTAIN INTEREST IN QATAR'S DOMESTIC STABILITY, INCLUDING RELATIONS BETWEEN CITIZENS AND THE RULING FAMILY, AS WELL AS THE POTENTIAL FOR OPPOSITION TO THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICIES. ANALYSTS APPRECIATE THE REFERENCED REPORTING AND WOULD WELCOME ANY INFORMATION THAT W [...] | 2009-03-27 15:20:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR ECON PGOV SCUL SOCI QA |
| 09STATE31102 | REQUESTING SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) As announced by the President on March 27, the United States Government has concluded its Afghanistan- Pakistan Strategic Review (Ref A). The conclusions of the Strategic Review -- informed by consultations with the Governments of Afghanistan and Pakistan, NATO Allies, International Secur [...] | 2009-04-01 00:55:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF |
| 09STATE3120 | DEMARCHE IN PREPARATION FOR THE JANUARY 16 ARAB [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph two. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) At the request of Qatar, the Arab League has called an Emergency Ministerial meeting on January 16 in Kuwait to discuss the situation in Gaza. This meeting of foreign ministers precedes the Kuwait- [...] | 2009-01-13 00:01:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD KPAL KWBG MOPS PHUM PREL AL XF |
| 09STATE322 | ANNOUNCING RATIFICATION OF THE U.S.-IAEA [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 15-17. ------- Summary ------- 2. Summary: On December 30, 2008, the President signed the instrument of ratification for the Protocol Additional to the Agreement Between the United States of America and the International Atomic Energy [...] | 2009-01-03 03:47:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC IAEA ENRG NPT PREL KNNP TRGY KTIA |
| 09STATE33629 | DEMARCHE IN SUPPORT OF KOSOVO'S IMF AND WORLD [...] (SBU) This is a time-sensitive action request for addressee posts. Given the importance of these IMF and World Bank votes, Department asks that the demarche be delivered at the highest appropriate level, preferably by Chief of Mission or DCM (please see paragraphs 2-5),with reports by April [...] | 2009-04-07 11:44:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL KV |
| 09STATE34688 | (U) Secretary Clinton's April 7, 2009 meeting [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-09 04:22:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | OVIP CLINTON HILLARY UAE |
| 09STATE36567 | G8-BMENA INITIATIVE SECOND COORDINATION MEETING [...] Summary: Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs Madelyn Spirnak attended a G8-Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA) coordination meeting hosted by Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary General Youssef Amrani in Rabat on April 2, 2009. Italy,s Deputy Direc [...] | 2009-04-14 15:24:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KPAO PREL IT MO LE QA |
| 09STATE38028 | INVITATION TO THE 5TH EAST AFRICA RSI MEETING [...] (U) We are pleased to invite you to the next session of the Counterterrorism Regional Strategic Initiative for East Africa in Nairobi, Kenya on May 21, 2009. Join us in discussions to identify priority policy and programmatic recommendations, and share counterterrorism lessons learned on issu [...] | 2009-04-16 22:19:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL PTER ASEC PINR PGOV CN DJ ER ET MP |
| 09STATE4297 | APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE JANUARY [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 25. 2. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels January 26-27. We expect the formal agenda to include: Western Balkans, Sudan/Darfur, Zimbabwe, Ukraine [...] | 2009-01-15 20:33:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PREL PGOV ZL AF SU ZI UP BO |
| 09STATE47188 | CHAD: TALKING POINTS AND VOTING INSTRUCTIONS FOR [...] USUN is instructed to seek the changes in paragraph 2 to the French drafted PRST (paragraph 3) on the Chadian rebel incursion from Sudan into Chad. USUN may delivery the statement in paragraph 4, if the May 8 "emergency session" is open. USUN may draw from the talking points in paragraph 5, [...] | 2009-05-08 17:38:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL PHUM SU CD XA ZF |
| 09STATE47360 | KUDOS AND ACTION REQUEST: VOTING FOR KOSOVO'S [...] (SBU) On May 6, Kosovo,s membership in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was accepted overwhelmingly with 96 countries voting in favor of membership and another 32 casting abstentions. Kosovo,s membership received significant support throughout the world, but especially in the Arab world [...] | 2009-05-08 21:42:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL KV |
| 09STATE47369 | KUDOS AND ACTION REQUEST: VOTING FOR KOSOVO'S [...] (SBU) On May 6, Kosovo,s membership in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was accepted overwhelmingly with 96 countries voting in favor of membership and another 32 casting abstentions. Kosovo,s membership received significant support throughout the world, but especially in the Arab world [...] | 2009-05-08 22:10:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL KV |
| 09STATE47372 | KUDOS AND ACTION REQUEST: VOTING FOR KOSOVO'S [...] (SBU) On May 6, Kosovo,s membership in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was accepted overwhelmingly with 96 countries voting in favor of membership and another 32 casting abstentions. Kosovo,s membership received significant support throughout the world, but especially in the Arab world [...] | 2009-05-08 22:24:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL KV |
| 09STATE50181 | 2009 AUTOMATED MUTUAL-ASSISTANCE VESSEL RESCUE (AMVER) AWARDS [...] This is an action request, please see para 2 and 10. 2. Posts in or responsible for the following countries/entities are requested to assist in the annual presentation of awards to owners of vessels participating in the U.S. Coast Guard's Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue (AMVER) shi [...] | 2009-05-15 20:07:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT ECON ETRD ELTN ATRN PREL |
| 09STATE50892 | DEMARCHE ON UN CONFERENCE ON DEVELOPMENT IMPACT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. 2. (SBU) Summary. United Nations (UN) member states are preparing to participate in the June 1-3 UN "Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and its Impact on Development" to be presided over by the President of the [...] | 2009-05-18 22:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN UNGA |
| 09STATE51752 | JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR ATA COURSE 6906 [...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...] | 2009-05-20 18:08:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | JO MASS PHUM PREL PINS ASEC |
| 09STATE51914 | SECRETARY CLINTON'S RESPONSE TO A LETTER FROM [...] (U) Please deliver the following reply from the Secretary to Qatar State Minister for Foreign Affairs Al- Mahmoud. The Department does not plan to release the text of the letter but has no objections if the Government of Qatar wishes to do so. There will be no signed original. 2. Begin [...] | 2009-05-21 00:09:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PGOV PREL QA SU UN |
| 09STATE60355 | SRI LANKA -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND [...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...] | 2009-06-11 19:07:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG CE |
| 09STATE60423 | QATAR -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND [...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...] | 2009-06-11 19:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG QA |
| 09STATE60445 | INDONESIA -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND [...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...] | 2009-06-11 20:08:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP ELAP KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG ID |
| 09STATE60453 | PHILIPPINES -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE [...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...] | 2009-06-11 20:13:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG RP |
| 09STATE60611 | SUDAN -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND [...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...] | 2009-06-12 00:21:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG SU |
| 09STATE61340 | NEPAL -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND [...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...] | 2009-06-15 00:01:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG NP |
| 09STATE62400 | JUNE 4 MEETING OF THE G-8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ISN Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary Matthias Mitman led the USDEL to the G-8 Global Partnership Working Group (GPWG) meeting in Rome on June 4--the final meeting prior to the G-8 Summit July 8-10. The GPWG focused on achieving consensus on the final GP Annual Report and the GP [...] | 2009-06-16 21:58:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC KNNP CB TRGY GM JA RS CA UK FR IT |
| 09STATE63491 | 2009-H1N1 FLU DETECTED AMONG PARTICIPANTS IN [...] Summary: A group of 335 participants in the Department,s Youth Exchange and Study (YES) program gathered in Washington the week of June 8 for meetings and site visits before returning home. A small number of the returning students have experienced flu-like symptoms and we understand fro [...] | 2009-06-18 21:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | APER KFLU KPAO OEXC SCUL XA XD XF ZK |
| 09STATE64090 | ALLOWANCE AND POST DIFFERENTIAL [...] Effective June 21, 2009, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-710. 2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable. 3. Important: Read this entire m [...] | 2009-06-19 23:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ALOW AMGT APER AFIN |
| 09STATE67105 | DIPLOMATIC SECURITY DAILY [...] (U) Diplomatic Security Daily, June 27-29, 2009 2. (U) Iraq - Paragraphs 7-11 3. (U) Significant Events - Paragraphs 12-23 4. (U) Key Concerns - Paragraphs 24-43 5. (U) Cyber Threats - Paragraphs 44-57 6. (U) Suspicious Activity Incidents - Paragraphs 58-64 7. (U) Iraq 8. (S//NF) Alle [...] | 2009-06-29 16:59:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC |
| 09STATE68555 | OFFICE OF IRANIAN AFFAIRS JULY 1 IRAN ELECTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-01 21:46:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KDEM IR PHUM |
| 09STATE71850 | DEMARCHE: SUPPORT FOR THE LEBANESE ARMY [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs three through six. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Posts are requested to seek host government support for the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and, specifically, to request funding for the purchase, upgrade, and transfer of 56 of Jordan's U.S.- [...] | 2009-07-10 16:46:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KU LE PREL PTER QA SA AE |
| 09STATE71885 | ENGAGING GULF STATES ON KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] (SBU) This is an action request for Doha, Kuwait, Muscat, and Sanaa. See paragraph 2. Objectives ---------- 2. (C) Now that Jordan has joined Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and UAE in recognizing Kosovo, we ask that Ambassadors or DCMs make a high-level approach to urge remaining GCC states and [...] | 2009-07-10 17:26:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KV |
| 09STATE78981 | CITES SCIENTIFIC AUTHORITY CAPACITY BUILDING [...] This is an action request: see para 5. 2. SUMMARY: The DOI International Technical Assistance Program (DOI-ITAP) will be conducting a four-day workshop to build capacity within Scientific Authorities for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species in Flora and Fauna (CITES [...] | 2009-07-29 15:10:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD SENV XF |
| 09STATE81736 | UN 1267 (AL-QAIDA/TALIBAN) SANCTIONS: SOLICITING INFORMATION FOR REVIEW OF TRANCHE 3 NAMES PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH 25 OF UNSCR 1822 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-05 23:06:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PREL PTER UNSC |
| 09STATE81744 | UN 1267 (AL-QAIDA/TALIBAN) SANCTIONS: SOLICITING INFORMATION FOR REVIEW OF TRANCHE 3 NAMES PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH 25 OF UNSCR 1822 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-06 00:25:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PREL PTER UNSC |
| 09STATE84305 | PSI: ANNOUNCEMENT AND INVITATION TO ATTEND PSI [...] In keeping with the PSI goal to improve interdiction cooperation and capabilities through the conduct of international PSI exercises, we wish to inform all addressees about the upcoming US-UAE hosted PSI Exercise Leading Edge 2010, and invite them to participate or observe selected phases. P [...] | 2009-08-13 13:59:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC PARM PREL KNNP MO XD XF XG XI ZK ZR AS AR NZ |
| 09STATE85140 | Allowance and Post Differential [...] Effective August 16, 2009, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-714. 2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable. 3. Important: Read this entire [...] | 2009-08-14 22:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ALOW AMGT APER AFIN |
| 09STATE87522 | (U) VIETNAM: INVESTMENT SECTORS (C-DI9-01568) [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE FOLLOWING SEVERAL COUNTRIES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA THAT HAVE SIGNED OR NEGOTIATED INVESTMENT TREATIES, PARTICULARLY VIETNAM. WE WOULD APPRECIATE ANY FURTHER DETAILS POSTS CAN PROVIDE ON THE TOPICS AND QUESTIONS BELOW, TIME AND RESOURCES PERMITTING AND IN THE COURSE OF [...] | 2009-08-21 21:26:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR ECON EIND ETRD VM |
| 09STATE88787 | REQUEST TO DELIVER LETTERS FROM THE SECRETARY TO [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. Summary: On August 11, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced its intent to transfer $200 million in budget support to the Palestinian Authority (PA). The transfer was completed on August 19. This level of support matches the U.S. gov [...] | 2009-08-25 23:38:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EAID KWBG PGOV OPDC PREL IS |
| 09STATE89004 | (SBU) PROTECTION OF QATAR'S CRITICAL [...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE FOLLOWING MEASURES TAKEN BY QATAR'S MINISTRY OF INTERIOR TO IMPROVE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION. IN THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS QATAR IS EXPECTED TO BECOME THE LARGEST SUPPLIER OF LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS TO THE US. AL-QA'IDA HAS LONG SOUGHT TO TARGET ENERGY [...] | 2009-08-26 15:25:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR EPET PTER QA |
| 09STATE90247 | ACTION REQUEST - CANDIDATES FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request, please see paragraph 7 and 8. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) In May of 2010, the UN General Assembly in New York will elect new members to the UN Human Rights Council (HRC). Election to the HRC is done by regional group. There are four open seats for the Asia group an [...] | 2009-08-28 23:28:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL IR |
| 09STATE96519 | ACTION REQUEST: POTUS EUROPEAN-BASED MISSILE [...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST. Please see paragraph 3. ALL MATERIALS IN THIS CABLE ARE TO BE EMBARGOED FROM DELIVERY TO HOST GOVERNMENTS UNTIL 25 MINUTES PRIOR TO A PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT RELEASED ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2009 AT 9:55 A.M. (EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME - WASHINGTON, D.C.). 2. (SBU) BACKG [...] | 2009-09-17 10:08:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | EZ MARR PREL |
| 09STATE96550 | ACTION REQUEST: POTUS EUROPEAN-BASED MISSILE [...] (U) (THIS CORRECTED COPY PROPERLY REFERENCES STATE 96526.) This is an ACTION REQUEST. Please see paragraph 3. ALL MATERIALS IN THIS CABLE ARE TO BE EMBARGOED FROM DELIVERY TO HOST GOVERNMENTS UNTIL 25 MINUTES PRIOR TO A PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT RELEASED ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2009 AT 9:55 A.M. (EAS [...] | 2009-09-17 11:44:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | EZ MARR PREL |
| 09STATE97244 | POTUS EUROPEAN-BASED MISSILE DEFENSE DECISION [...] (U) (CORRECTED COPY FOR THE RECORD. NO ACTION REQUESTED. THIS CORRECTED COPY HAS A REPLACEMENT SIXTH TICK IN THE RUSSIA TALKING POINTS IN PARAGRAPH 6. PLEASE DISREGARD THE SIXTH TICK IN THE RUSSIA TALKING POINTS IN THE EARLIER TRANSMISSIONS OF THIS CABLE. SEE REFTELS.) This is an ACTION REQUEST. Pl [...] | 2009-09-18 18:09:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | EZ MARR PREL |
| 09STOCKHOLM418 | EUR A/S GORDON'S JULY 3 MEETINGS WITH THE EU [...] (U) Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Phil Gordon met with the 27 EU Member State Political Directors in Stockholm July 3. He then met with the EU Political Directors "troika," comprising Swedish PolDir Bjorn Lyrvall, EU Council Secretariat DG Robert Cooper, EU External Re [...] | 2009-07-09 16:15:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PREL PGOV IR RS SW |
| 09STOCKHOLM515 | A/S CARSON'S SWEDEN VISIT AND U.S.-EU TROIKA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-18 15:18:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ETTC EUN MARR PREL SW |
| 09TASHKENT1591 | SCA DAS Krol's Meetings with Uzbek FM Norov and NSC Sec [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary George Krol in Tashkent on November 19, Uzbek Foreign Minister Vladimir Norov and National Security Council Secretary Murat Atayev expressed satisfaction with improving U.S.-Uzbek bilateral relations and the Annual Bilateral [...] | 2009-11-23 12:52:00 | Embassy Tashkent | SECRET | PREL PTER EINV ENRG MASS AF UZ |
| 09TBILISI24 | GEORGIA: RUMORS, MANEUVERING, AND ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary/Comment: Well informed International Republican Institute Country Director, Dimitry Shashkin (strictly protect) has passed on several far fetched but widely circulated rumors in Tbilisi alleging a US or EU engineered plot to oust President Saakashvili in the spring. While the lik [...] | 2009-01-06 14:50:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG |
| 09TELAVIV115 | GAZA SITREP, JANUARY 15, 1230 - GAZA ON FIRE [...] Summary: (S//REL USA, ACGU) Israeli-fired artillery rounds struck a warehouse on the UNRWA compound in Gaza City between 0900 and 1000 local on January 15, sparking a fire that threatens fuel storage sites and wounding three. The Embassy has been in contact with IDF Southern Command to urge [...] | 2009-01-15 11:11:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL MOPS PINS PINR KWBG EG IS KPAL CASC PHUM |
| 09TELAVIV1387 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-29 10:26:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV1808 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted a senior Israeli diplomatic source as saying that Israel might agree to a move led by President Obama in which it would pledge to freeze construction in settlements if i [...] | 2009-08-14 11:05:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV1824 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-17 11:52:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV1863 | GOI OUTLINES POSSIBLE U.S. GESTURES TO IRAN [...] (S) On August 17th, Israeli Defense Intelligence (IDI) gathered a round-table of in-house experts to discuss possible gestures to Iran that the U.S. and international community could utilize during negotiations over Iran's nuclear program and the resumption of relations. The panel consisted o [...] | 2009-08-25 06:48:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | ECON PREL IR IS |
| 09TELAVIV1887 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] All conflicts are soluble; 2. Israel is the stronger party; 3. And so it must take the greater risks for peace. Liberals are exasperated by Israel's failure to embrace these principles categorically. Yet we survive in this region because we don't. Edward Kennedy understood all this and more. [...] | 2009-08-28 09:58:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV2131 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Electronic media reported that the Security Cabinet has approved the release of 20 female Palestinian prisoners and detainees in exchange for proof that Gilad Shalit is alive. In a stateme [...] | 2009-09-30 13:30:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV235 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Climate Change and Environment ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted President Obama as saying in an interview with Al-Arabiya that the time has come for Israel and the Palestinians to return to the negotiating t [...] | 2009-01-27 11:21:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV2431 | SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast: ------------ Block Quotes: ------------- I. QMofaz in the Footsteps of Sharon Senior commentator Ari Shavit wrote in the independent, left-leaning Ha'aretz (11/5): Q[Former Defense Minister Shaul] Mofaz's basic assumptions are those of [Ariel] Sharon: On one hand, at this p [...] | 2009-11-05 14:34:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV2501 | 40TH JPMG: COUNTERSMUGGLING TECHNICAL DISCUSSION [...] (S) Summary: Concurrent to the Joint Political Military Group (JPMG) Executive Session, IDF J5 and Israel Defense Intelligence (IDI) officers briefed U.S. JPMG delegation members on current arms transfers and weapons smuggling into Lebanon and the Gaza Strip. IDF J5 and IDI officers first focused o [...] | 2009-11-18 14:32:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV MOPS PTER KWBG EG IR LE IS |
| 09TELAVIV2777 | CODEL SKELTON'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) Summary. CODEL Skelton met with Prime Minister Netanyahu November 16 at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem. Their discussion covered Netanyahu's meeting with President Obama the previous week, Netanyahu's interest in resuming negotiations with the Palestinians, the Iranian nuclear [...] | 2009-12-23 10:34:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KNNP MASS SY TU FR KWBG IR IS |
| 09TELAVIV278 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Israeli Elections 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that Hamas is supposed to give an answer today to a cease-fire proposal. The Jerusalem Post reported that top Hamas official Ahmed Yousef told the newspaper [...] | 2009-02-03 14:02:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV384 | MFA COMMENTS ON UNFREEZING RELATIONS WITH QATAR [...] (C) MFA Deputy Director General for the Middle East (NEA A/S-equivalent) Yacov Hadas briefed PolCouns February 12 on Israel's efforts to normalize relations with Qatar and Mauritania which were frozen during the Gaza operation. Regarding Qatar, Hadas said the Qataris had offered Israel to reo [...] | 2009-02-13 13:32:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PTER QA MR KWBG IR IS |
| 09TELAVIV424 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Aftermath of Israeli Elections 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that this morning, after 65 Knesset members recommended yesterday that Benjamin Netanyahu create the governing coalition, President Shimon Peres [...] | 2009-02-20 12:56:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV605 | ACTING A/S FELTMAN,S DISCUSSIONS WITH MFA FOCUS ON [...] (C) Summary: NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Feltman met with MFA officials on March 4 to discuss his upcoming visit to Syria, the GOI talks on Ghajjar with the UN, the status of UN Security Council Resolution 1701, and Israel's relations with Mauritania and the Gulf states. Deputy Dire [...] | 2009-03-12 13:16:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV KWBG EAID EG QA MR MU JO LE IS |
| 09TELAVIV654 | ISRAEL'S RELATIONS WITH THE GULF STATES FOCUS ON [...] (S) Summary. MFA Deputy Director General for the Middle East Yacov Hadas provided PolCouns March 16 with an overview of Israel's relations with several of the Gulf states. Hadas described Israel's relations with the Gulf as a function of the Gulf Arabs' fear of Iran, but also as due to the A [...] | 2009-03-19 14:37:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PTER PGOV KWBG IR IS |
| 09TELAVIV734 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Afghanistan ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- HaQaretz and other media reported that PM-designate Benjamin Netanyahu met last night with a handful of close associates to discuss ministerial postings, a move he hopes will ward of [...] | 2009-03-30 10:48:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV802 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with the murder of a 13-year-old boy and the wounding of a seven-year-old boy when an axe-wielding Palestinian man attacked them in the settlement of Bat Ayin [...] | 2009-04-03 11:10:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV887 | LOWEY DISCUSSES PEACE PROCESS AND IRAN WITH [...] (C) Summary. On April 16, CODEL Lowey met with Deputy Foreign Minister (DFM) Danny Ayalon to discuss the peace process and Iran. Foreign Minister (FM) Lieberman also joined for part of the meeting. Ayalon and Lieberman both emphasized that Iran is the biggest threat to Israel, the region, [...] | 2009-04-21 08:32:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OREP PGOV KWBG IR IS |
| 09TELAVIV936 | CODEL KYL'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU: [...] (S) Summary. CODEL Kyl, accompanied by the Ambassador, called on Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu April 6 in the first official U.S. meeting with Netanyahu since he formed a government. The main topics of discussion were stopping Iran's nuclear program and Netanyahu's approach to peace-makin [...] | 2009-04-28 08:13:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PTER PGOV KNNP KWBG IR IS |
| 09THEHAGUE247 | SCSL’S TAYLOR TRIAL MEETS KEY MILESTONE, BUT SCSL [...] (SBU) On February 27, 2009, the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL or Court) took another step toward completing its work when the Prosecution rested its case against former Liberian President Charles Taylor -- the last SCSL case at the trial stage. The Court could potentially complete its work b [...] | 2009-04-15 15:00:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KAWC |
| 09THEHAGUE398 | NETHERLANDS: POTENTIAL TOPICS FOR PRESIDENT'S JULY [...] (SBU) Reftel provided some background on Prime Minister Balkenende and the challenges he faces. The second cable examined the four main topics likely to come up in your July 14 meeting. This cable concludes with short summaries on other topics that might arise (energy security, human rights, [...] | 2009-07-06 15:30:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | ENRG OVIP PHUM PREL RU NL |
| 09THEHAGUE584 | CWC: UPDATE ON DIRECTOR-GENERAL (DG) SELECTION [...] (SBU) Dr. Robert Mikulak, ISN/CB Director and U.S. Representative to the Executive Council (EC),visited The Hague September 24 to consult with key delegations on the selection of a new Director- General (DG) for the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). Accompanied by [...] | 2009-09-28 07:38:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL OPCW CWC |
| 09THEHAGUE596 | NETHERLANDS: SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post warmly welcomes you to The Hague to convene the 2009 Regional Energy Officers Conference. During your stay, you will also meet the Foreign Minister, Economic Affairs Minister, Royal Dutch Shell's Executive Director responsible for Russia/Central Asia, and address Dutch energy in [...] | 2009-10-02 16:00:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET PREL NL |
| 09THEHAGUE706 | CWC: ARTICLE X ASSISTANCE AND PROTECTION WORKSHOP [...] (U) Delrep attended the Eleventh Annual Workshop on Coordination of Article X Assistance and Protection held November 1-3 in Doha, Qatar. The workshop was co-sponsored by the OPCW Technical Secretariat (TS) and the Qatari National Committee for the Prohibition of Weapons, Qatar's CWC Nationa [...] | 2009-11-20 14:45:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL OPCW CWC |
| 09TOKYO1204 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/28/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-28 07:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1825 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/11/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-11 00:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO199 | TERRORIST FINANCE: IMPLICATIONS OF JAPAN,S POOR [...] (S) Summary: The Financial Action Task Force,s (FATF) mutual evaluation of Japan,s illicit finance safeguards and countermeasures gives the country low marks that should be a call to action for Japanese government, financial regulatory, and financial institutions. The exhaustive assessment [...] | 2009-01-28 01:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | KCRM ECON KNNP SNAR PTER PINS EFIN IR JA |
| 09TOKYO2051 | JAPAN CONSIDERS IRAN'S CHANCES FOR HRC MEMBERSHIP, [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered reftel demarche to Deputy Director Seitoku Kawakami of MOFA's Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Division. Kawakami stated there are already five candidates from the Asian Group for Human Rights Council (HRC) membership, "Malaysia, Iran, Thail [...] | 2009-09-04 07:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PHUM UNGA JA |
| 09TOKYO236 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 2/02/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-02 01:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO269 | (C-AL8-02662) ENERGY SECURITY: GOJ OFFICIALS' [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese officials and businesspeople describe relations with Russian energy suppliers as businesslike. METI officials and others report Russia's assertiveness in oil and gas disputes and its military action in Georgia have not fundamentally changed this attitude. Japanese policy [...] | 2009-02-04 09:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL RU JA |
| 09TOKYO3 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/02/09 [...] In it, he stressed his government's intention of putting every effort into devising measures to revive the economy that has been hit by the global financial and economic crisis. The prime minister stated: "The government will expend all efforts to remove the nation's anxieties about the economy [...] | 2009-01-02 03:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO638 | MEGAPORTS: DOE DELEGATION REVIEWS NEXT STEPS FOR JAPAN'S [...] (SBU) Summary: During a Megaports Initiative technical team's visit to Japan March 10-11, the USG delegation urged the GOJ to engage in more frequent, technical-level exchanges on implementation of its pilot project at the Port of Yokohama. The USG underscored that success of the GOJ pilot pr [...] | 2009-03-23 05:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC EWWT ENRG ELTN ETRD JA |
| 09TOKYO715 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - AFGHANISTAN, ARAB [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Tuesday morning included President Obama's call for GM and Chrysler to rework their restructuring plans. 2. "'Smart Diplomacy' to Be Tested" The liberal Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (3/31): "In contrast to former President Bush's single-note focus on military op [...] | 2009-03-31 01:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 09TRIPOLI109 | TRIPOLI-BASED DARFUR REBELS BELIEVE GOL'S ATTENTION TO [...] (C) Summary: Representatives of the Sudan Liberation Army/Unity (SLA/U) faction resident in Tripoli find their days largely unoccupied despite renewed fighting in Darfur as Libyan officials have shifted their attention to crises in Gaza and Somalia. The late-2008 lull in fighting weakened thei [...] | 2009-02-08 15:51:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LY SU AU |
| 09TRIPOLI201 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF GENERAL WILLIAM WARD TO LIBYA, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-05 12:01:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET//NOFORN | OVIP WWARD PREL PGOV MARR MASS KPKO LY |
| 09TRIPOLI202 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF GENERAL WILLIAM WARD TO LIBYA, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-05 12:01:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET//NOFORN | OVIP WWARD PREL PGOV MARR MASS KPKO LY |
| 09TRIPOLI21 | LIBYA ON ARAB LEAGUE EMERGENCY MINISTERIAL ON GAZA AND ARAB [...] (C) The Ambassador conveyed reftel points to MFA Secretary for Arab Affairs (A/S-equivalent) Muhammad Taher Siala on January 13, underscoring the importance of supporting the Egyptian-Israeli dialogue, avoiding any diplomatic activity that undermines Egypt's efforts and calling for a responsibl [...] | 2009-01-13 14:30:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD KPAL KWBG MOPS PHUM PREL AL LY TS |
| 09TRIPOLI243 | JEM REPRESENTATIVE DISOUNTS TRIPOLI REBEL UNITY AGREEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-19 15:19:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV LY SU |
| 09TRIPOLI249 | SLA UNITY SKEPTICAL ON DOHA, SEE UNIFICATION AS INCREASE OF MILITARY STRENGTH REF: A. KHARTOUM 372 B. DOHA 200 C. TRIPOLI 109 TRIPOLI 00000249 001.2 OF 002 CLASSIFIED BY: Gene Cretz, Ambassador. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d) [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-25 09:27:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL AU SU KPKO LY |
| 09TRIPOLI362 | MUSA KUSA SEEKS COOPERATION ON AFRICA, AL-QAEDA -- AND POTUS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-03 06:43:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER LY SU CD |
| 09TRIPOLI401 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF GENERAL WILLIAM WARD TO LIBYA, MAY 21 REF: TRIPOLI 202 TRIPOLI 00000401 001.2 OF 003 CLASSIFIED BY: Gene A. Cretz, Ambassador, U.S. Embassy - Tripoli, U.S. Dept of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d) [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-18 15:49:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET//NOFORN | OVIP WWARD PREL PGOV MARR MASS MCAP KPKO PINR |
| 09TRIPOLI413 | LIPSTICK ON A PIG: LIBYA RENAMES CLAIMS COMPENSATION FUND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-21 08:07:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN EPET EINV KCOR LY QA |
| 09TRIPOLI485 | HERE COMES THE JUDGE: LIBYAN JUDGES RESPOND POSITIVELY TO AMERICAN JUDGE'S WORKSHOP ON ARBITRATION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-17 13:02:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PHUM PGOV MEPI PREL EAID LY |
| 09TRIPOLI560 | AU SUMMIT: A/S CARSON'S MEETING WITH EGYPTIAN FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit agreed with Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson's assessment that Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) was the victim of an ongoing proxy war between Eritrea and Ethiopia. In a July 2 meeting on the margins of the African Union [...] | 2009-07-13 09:38:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ER SO EG AU LY |
| 09TRIPOLI561 | AU SUMMIT: A/S CARSON'S MEETING WITH SOMALI PRESIDENT SHEIKH SHARIF TRIPOLI 00000561 001.2 OF 002 CLASSIFIED BY: Gene A. Cretz, Ambassador, US Embassy Tripoli, Department of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d) [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Johnnie Carson and Somali President Sheikh Sharif met July 1 on the margins of the African Union (AU) Summit in Sirte, Libya. Their exchange included an assessment of the Somali Transitional Federal Government's (TFG) capacity to repel al-Shabaab [...] | 2009-07-13 09:44:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO SO ER ET KE AU LY |
| 09TRIPOLI562 | AU SUMMIT: A/S CARSON'S MEETING WITH AU COMMISSION LEADERSHIP TRIPOLI 00000562 001.2 OF 002 [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Johnnie Carson and African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Jean Ping met July 2 on the margins of the AU Summit in Sirte, Libya. They reviewed successful efforts by the AU and its international partners to reject military coup perpetrators, ple [...] | 2009-07-13 09:48:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AU SO LY |
| 09TRIPOLI564 | SE GRATION URGES LIBYA'S TREIKI TO ORGANIZE CONTACT GROUP IN KHARTOUM BY END OF JULY TRIPOLI 00000564 001.2 OF 002 CLASSIFIED BY: Gene A. Cretz, Ambassador. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d) [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-13 16:12:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO SU CD LY |
| 09TRIPOLI566 | AU SUMMIT: A/S CARSON'S AND SE GRATION'S MEETING WITH THE [...] (C) Summary: During a July 1 meeting on the margins of the African Union (AU) Summit in Sirte, Libya, Arab League (AL) Secretary General Amr Moussa told Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Johnnie Carson and Special Envoy for Sudan Scott Gration that he would press member states to financi [...] | 2009-07-14 08:28:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ER SO SU KSUM AU LY |
| 09TRIPOLI650 | LIBYA HOSTING SEPARATE HIGH-LEVEL MEETINGS FOR JEM, SLA/U [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (SBU) Libyan Director of Military Intelligence Abdullah Sanussi hosted a meeting August 11 with UN/AU Joint Moderator Djbril Bassole, Qatari Minister of State al-Mahmoud and six members of the Sudan Liberation Army/Unity faction (SLA/U [...] | 2009-08-11 11:42:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SU EG QA LY |
| 09TRIPOLI862 | SHOKRI GHANEM RETURNS AS CHAIR OF LIBYAN NATIONAL OIL [...] (C) On October 26, international press reported that Shokri Ghanem had been reinstated as Chairman of Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC). The head of NOC-owned Waha Oil Company, Dr. Bashir al-Ashhab, confirmed this report to Marathon General Manager, Steve Guidry (strictly protect),with a [...] | 2009-10-26 16:26:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET | PGOV EPET ECON LY EFIN |
| 09TRIPOLI873 | SE GRATION'S MEETING WITH ABDULLA SANUSSI ON REBEL UNIFICATION EFFORTS TRIPOLI 00000873 001.2 OF 002 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-01 12:58:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CD SU LY |
| 09TRIPOLI955 | LIBYAN ISLAMIC FIGHTING GROUP REVISES JIHADIST IDEOLOGY REF: A) Tripoli 359; B) Tripoli 678 TRIPOLI 00000955 001.2 OF 003 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-09 15:56:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER PGOV KISL PHUM LY |
| 09TUNIS27 | TUNISIA WILL NOT ATTEND DOHA SUMMIT [...] (C) Tunisia will not attend the January 16 extraordinary Arab League Summit in Doha. The Foreign Ministry released a statement to this effect on January 13 and Foreign Minister Abdallah confirmed it to the Ambassador. According to Abdallah's calculations, the pro-summit faction within the Ar [...] | 2009-01-14 16:29:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL TS |
| 09TUNIS371 | TUNISIA'S IT SECTOR GROWING, BUT SOME CHALLENGES [...] Tunisia's Ministry of Communications recently announced that the IT sector grew 17.8 percent from 2008 to 2009, contributing 10 percent of GDP and poised to create over 10,000 jobs per year. In the face of the economic crisis, this sector continues to grow. Already, mobile telephone penetra [...] | 2009-06-16 12:39:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD ETTC FAO EINV TS |
| 09ULAANBAATAR161 | MONGOLIA'S MANAGEMENT OF A RESURGENT RUSSIA [...] (C) Summary. Landlocked Mongolia is compelled by geography and motivated by history to seek pragmatic and workable relations with its two giant neighbors. For 15 years following Mongolia's democratic revolution in 1990, Russia maintained a low profile as it underwent its own political change [...] | 2009-06-04 10:29:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS ECON EINV EMIN MG |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA175 | UNODC Director Costa on UN Crime Conventions [...] (SBU) INL Deputy Assistant Secretary Liz Verville and UNVIE Ambassador used an April 16 meeting with UNODC Executive Director Costa to underline U.S. interest in making the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ),and the respective Conferences of Parties to the UN Conventi [...] | 2009-04-21 07:00:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SNAR KCRM UNODC |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA241 | IAEA/BOARD/GC:TOUR D'HORIZON WITH EGYPTIAN [...] (C) Ambassador and DCM had a generally positive exchange of views May 19 with Egyptian Ambassador Fawzi on priority issues for the June Board of Governors meeting and in anticipation of Egypt becoming the NAM Chair in July. The President's upcoming visit to Cairo and the perception that U.S.- [...] | 2009-05-27 11:11:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC EG IAEA IR IS KNNP PARM PREL TRGY |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA429 | STATES PARTIES FACE OBSTACLES IN EFFORTS TO CREATE A NEW [...] The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) hosted two intergovernmental expert working group meetings during the period August 25 to September 4 to help promote implementation of the UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC). 2. During the Review of Implementation Working Group on August 25 to [...] | 2009-09-16 15:17:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV UN AU KCRM KCOR |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA450 | IAEA/General Conference: Resolutions Wrap-Up [...] (SBU) Once again, and despite best efforts by USDEL, Middle East issues (ref a) overshadowed much of the substantive agenda of the September 14-18 IAEA General Conference. Among the five core technical resolutions referred to the Committee of the Whole, or COW, -- omnibus safety, nuclear appli [...] | 2009-09-30 15:06:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA467 | INL DAS VERVILLE AND BREAKING THE DEADLOCK ON A NEW [...] In a whirlwind Vienna tour, INL DAS Elizabeth Verville hosted several meetings with key delegations in an effort to break the deadlock on creating a new anti-corruption review mechanism (reftel) for the UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC). In meetings with Ambassadors from the key obstruc [...] | 2009-10-14 07:57:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KCRM KCOR UN AU |
| 09USNATO232 | KUWAIT FORCES NATO TO LOOK IN THE MIRROR [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a June 3 meeting with the North Atlantic Council (NAC),representatives from the four Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI) countries pledged to work both in and out of the ICI structure with NATO on issues of common concern, such as piracy. The Kuwaiti Ambassador argued that [...] | 2009-06-05 15:12:00 | Mission USNATO | UNCLASSIFIED | NATO PGOV PREL BA KU QA AE MU SA |
| 09USNATO305 | SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS IN NATO'S ISAF AWACS [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: NATO's efforts to deploy AWACS aircraft in support of its ISAF operation in Afghanistan suffered a serious blow on July 15 when Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister indicated that overflight clearance would not be quickly forthcoming. In a meeting of the North Atlantic Council later [...] | 2009-07-15 18:51:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MOPS NATO MARR AF AJ IO AE ZK XF |
| 09USUNNEWYORK1008 | UNGA PASSES CONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION SUPPORTING [...] (U) SUMMARY: The UN General Assembly met in plenary on November 4th and 5th to discuss the Report of the Human Rights Council (HRC) on the report on the UN fact-finding mission on the Gaza Conflict (the Goldstone Report). A draft resolution endorsing the report passed with 118 for, 18 against [...] | 2009-11-09 21:45:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM UN UNGA IS |
| 09USUNNEWYORK1028 | 64TH UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE THEMATIC DEBATE: [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-13 18:42:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | CD CDG PARM PREL UNGA |
| 09USUNNEWYORK1038 | PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS: SECURITY COUNCIL THEMATIC [...] SUMMARY. The Security Council adopted a thematic resolution on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict at a high-level open debate on November 11, with the participation of 60 member states, the Secretary-General, U/SYG Holmes and Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Kang. The debat [...] | 2009-11-16 20:38:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM KPKO UNSC |
| 09USUNNEWYORK1046 | UNGA FOURTH COMMITTEE DEBATE ON UNITED NATIONS [...] SUMMARY: The UN General Assembly's Special Political and Decolonization Committee (the Fourth Committee) held its general debate on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) on November 2 - 3. The Commissioner General of UNRWA opened the debate [...] | 2009-11-17 19:20:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KPAL PHUM PREL PREF KWBG |
| 09USUNNEWYORK1049 | GENERAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES U.N. SUPPORT FOR NEW OR RESTORED [...] On November 9, the General Assembly debated Agenda Item 11: Support by the U.N. system of the efforts of Governments to promote and consolidate new or restored democracies. Qatar introduced resolution A/64/L.12 which was later adopted by consensus without vote. 2. The interventions from [...] | 2009-11-17 21:05:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PGOV AORC UNGA |
| 09USUNNEWYORK1083 | ISRAELI PRACTICES IN THE WEST BANK, GAZA AND GOLAN [...] SUMMARY: The UN General Assembly's Fourth Committee met November 9 - 10 to debate the annual "Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories" (aka the Special Committee). The deb [...] | 2009-12-01 23:23:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KPAL IS |
| 09USUNNEWYORK1121 | SYRIA CALLS VOTE IN GA DURING CONFLICT DIAMOND RESOLUTION [...] (U) SUMMARY: The General Assembly adopted the conflict diamonds resolution on December 11, amidst rancor and confusion after Syria called a surprise vote on language referring to Israel in the text. The PGA failed to clearly articulate what the vote was about or whether it was procedurally corr [...] | 2009-12-15 14:54:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UNGA XA XY |
| 09USUNNEWYORK114 | SYG BAN BRIEFS ON AU SUMMIT, IRAQ, GAZA, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Secretary-General Ban briefed the Security Council on his recent travels in February 9 consultations. Ban recounted his personal intervention on the Muhajeria crisis in Darfur, described a long list of challenges in Afghanistan and relayed a new sense of optimism in Iraq in the [...] | 2009-02-11 01:21:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM UNSC SO SU ZI MA AF IS IZ PK |
| 09USUNNEWYORK141 | AU/ARAB LEAGUE LOBBY UNSC FOR ICC DEFERRAL FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. African Union and Arab League leaders met informally with Security Council members on February 12 to press their case for deferral of the ICC case against Sudan President Bashir. AU Commissioner Lamamra told Council members that the AU is making progress with the Government of [...] | 2009-02-17 13:54:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SU |
| 09USUNNEWYORK146 | AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH TRI-PARTITE DELEGATION [...] (C) Summary: On February 12, Ambassador Rice met with the tri-partite delegation consisting of representatives from the African Union, Arab League and Qatar to discuss Sudan, Mauritania and Somalia. AU Peace and Security Commissioner Ramtane Lamamra headed the delegation, which included Amba [...] | 2009-02-17 17:38:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO SU AF |
| 09USUNNEWYORK149 | UN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL: COMMITTEE ON NGOS [...] Summary and comment: At its regular session January 19-28, ECOSOC's Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations (CNGO) recommended ECOSOC consultative status for 21 US. NGOs. Action on the Democracy Coalition Project's application was deferred until the Committee's next session in May. The [...] | 2009-02-18 17:45:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PHUM USUN |
| 09USUNNEWYORK151 | UNAMID CONSULTATIONS PRIOR TO ICC DECISION [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 15. 2. (SBU) Summary: In a February 17 briefing to the Security Council on UNAMID, U/SYG Le Roy emphasized that adequately equipping troops already on the ground in Darfur should become a priority. Le Roy also briefed the Council on the agr [...] | 2009-02-18 21:28:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO PHUM UNSC SU |
| 09USUNNEWYORK228 | P-5 MEET WITH UN SYG BAN [...] (C) Summary: On March 6, UK Perm Rep Sawers hosted a P-5 lunch with Secretary General Ban Ki Moon and Under Secretary General for Political Affairs Lynn Pascoe to discuss Sudan, the DPRK, DRC, Somalia and the Middle East. Prior to the arrival of SYG Ban and U/SYG Pascoe, P-5 ambassadors and [...] | 2009-03-10 00:26:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO SU AF |
| 09USUNNEWYORK284 | UN BRIEFING NOTE ON FIELD OPERATIONS [...] On March 16, 2009, Security Council President Dabbashi (Libya) transmitted the following Briefing Note to the Security Council on UN field operations covering the period of March 4-10, 2009. Africa --Burundi (BINUB): Despite continued efforts within the framework of the Joint Verification [...] | 2009-03-19 15:50:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC MOPS KPKO |
| 09USUNNEWYORK328 | UNSC: MIDDLE EAST OPEN DEBATE HIGHLIGHTS LACK OF [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 25, the Security Council held its first Open Debate on the Middle East in 2009. In addition to a briefing by the Under Secretary-General for Political Affairs covering recent events, which he termed a "situation of impasse and uncertainty," all 15 Council members spoke [...] | 2009-03-27 22:26:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC KWBG KPAL IS PA LE SY EG IR |
| 09USUNNEWYORK329 | CHIEF DARFUR MEDIATOR BASSOLE PUSHES UNSC FOR ICC [...] (SBU) Summary: Joint UN/AU Chief Mediator Djbril Bassole made his first appearance before the Security Council on March 26. Bassole focused on three factors affecting mediation efforts: the tense relationship between Chad and Sudan; the splintering of Darfuri armed movements; and the Interna [...] | 2009-03-27 22:33:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SU AF |
| 09USUNNEWYORK342 | UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL HOLMES BRIEFS THE SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 26, U/SYG Holmes briefed the Security Council on the results of the recently-completed joint UN and Government of Sudan (GoS) assessment of humanitarian gaps in Darfur. Holmes told the Council that the assessment revealed the extent of the gaps in humanitarian services [...] | 2009-04-01 13:34:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AF EAID PHUM PREF PREL SU UNSC |
| 09USUNNEWYORK347 | USUN'S FRANK EXCHANGE WITH SOUTHERN SUDAN LEADERS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-02 19:46:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO SU AF |
| 09USUNNEWYORK349 | USUN'S FRANK EXCHANGE WITH SOUTHERN SUDAN LEADERS [...] (C) On April 1, Ambassador Rice met with Foreign Minister Deng Alor and a delegation from the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) and discussed CPA implementation, the Darfur peace process, the International Criminal Court indictment of President Bashir, expulsions of NGOs from Darfur, a [...] | 2009-04-03 12:21:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO SU AF |
| 09USUNNEWYORK425 | AMB. RICE TALKS AFRICA WITH FRENCH PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Rice discussed a range of African issues with Bruno Joubert, French President Sarkozy's chief diplomatic advisor on Africa, in a meeting on April 16. Joubert said that the international community should continue to support Qatar-brokered peace talks on Darfur for a few [...] | 2009-04-23 22:25:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER UNSC KPKO SO SU ER DJ |
| 09USUNNEWYORK428 | APRIL 25 UNDEF ADVISORY BOARD MEETING [...] Summary: The UN Democracy Fund (UNDEF) Advisory Board met April 21 to finalize its recommendations for third round projects to fund for approximately $20 million, consistent with the short list discussed during the March 25 meeting of the Board's experts group (reftel). India and Germany anno [...] | 2009-04-24 13:50:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL |
| 09USUNNEWYORK466 | UNMIS MANDATE RENEWED [...] (C) Summary: The Security Council on April 30 unanimously adopted Resolution 1870 to extend the mandate of the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) until April 30, 2010. Unanimity on the U.S.-drafted text was achieved after intensive negotiations to arrive at compromise language that implicitly addres [...] | 2009-05-07 00:58:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO SU AF |
| 09USUNNEWYORK502 | SOMALI FM MAKES URGENT PLEA FOR AID TO AMB. RICE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (C) SUMMARY: In a May 13 meeting, Somali Foreign Minister Mohammed Omaar briefed Amb. Rice on the situation in Mogadishu following fighting between Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and Islamist opposition forces of a [...] | 2009-05-14 17:44:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS PTER ASEC KPKO UNSC ER SO |
| 09USUNNEWYORK517 | UN BRIEFING NOTE ON FIELD OPERATIONS [...] On May 11, 2009, Security Council President Churkin (Russia) transmitted the following Briefing Note to the Security Council on UN field operations covering the period of April 29-MAY 5, 2009. 2. Begin text of Briefing Note: Africa --Burundi (BINUB): On 29 April, the African Union Spec [...] | 2009-05-18 19:38:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC MOPS KPKO |
| 09USUNNEWYORK518 | EU INITIATIVE TO ENLIST US SUPPORT REGARDING [...] (U) As a follow up to the scale of assessment discussion that occurred in Geneva in April 2009 among the Directors of the International Organization Bureaus from the capitals of the G7 Members (US, Japan, UK, France, Germany, Italy and Canada),the Japanese Mission hosted a meeting on May 1 [...] | 2009-05-19 13:39:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AMGT AORC UN |
| 09USUNNEWYORK542 | CHAIRMEN OF THE 1267, 1373, AND 1540 COMMITTEES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Chairs of the UN Security Council,s Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC),1267 (Al-Qaida/Taliban) Sanctions Committee, and 1540 Committee (nonproliferation) briefed the Council in a public/open meeting on May 26. The Chairs described their committee,s accomplishments over the [...] | 2009-05-29 14:47:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREF PREL |
| 09USUNNEWYORK544 | ECOSOC ELECTIONS TO 21 UN BODIES [...] SUMMARY: ECOSOC elected membership to 21 of its subsidiary bodies on May 18. The United States was elected to the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice. Balloting was necessary for only the International Narcotics Control Board; elected were experts from India, France, Thailand [...] | 2009-06-01 14:46:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | ECOSOC UN AORC INCB |
| 09USUNNEWYORK55 | A/SYG MULET BRIEFS COUNCIL ON DARFUR VIOLENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: On request of the United States, A/SYG Mulet provided the Security Council a detailed factual chronology of events in Darfur beginning with the January 10 movement of JEM forces into South Darfur and the ensuing aerial bombardment by the Government of Sudan. He said that, al [...] | 2009-01-29 02:17:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPKO UNSC SU |
| 09USUNNEWYORK562 | FOLLOW UP ON G-7 INITIATIVE ON REGULAR AND [...] (U) SUMMARY: On May 28, 2009, the Canadian Mission hosted a follow up meeting of the G7 at the level of Fifth Committee experts to the scale of assessment discussion that occurred in Geneva in April 2009 among the Directors of the International Organization Bureaus from the capitals of the G7 [...] | 2009-06-04 14:44:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AMGT AORC UN |
| 09USUNNEWYORK574 | MUSLIM AMBASSADORS PRAISE PRESIDENT'S CAIRO SPEECH [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Rice on June 4 hosted 28 Ambassadors from Muslim-majority countries at her residence to view President Obama's speech in Cairo a few hours earlier and discuss it. There was uniform praise for the President's sincerity and honesty, and most judged the speech a watershed [...] | 2009-06-08 23:27:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL KWBG IS UN EG |
| 09USUNNEWYORK597 | LIBYA'S TREKI ELECTED UNGA PRESIDENT; QADDAFI TO [...] Summary: The UN General Assembly elected Libyan diplomat Ali Treki to serve as its president in the forthcoming session. Also elected by acclamation were 21 vice presidents. The bureaus of the Assembly,s six Main Committees were elected with a few remaining vacancies to be filled soon. In [...] | 2009-06-16 14:50:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC LI PREL UNGA |
| 09USUNNEWYORK638 | ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS [...] (U) USUN PolCouns attended a June 22 meeting of the Friends of the Alliance of Civilizations (AOC) as an Observer. The meeting, co-chaired by the Permanent Representatives of Turkey and Spain, provided a briefing on the Second Forum of the AOC, held in Istanbul on April 6-7, 2009, and focused [...] | 2009-06-29 16:26:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KIRF KISL SP TU |
| 09USUNNEWYORK663 | G-7 FOLLOW-UP MEETING ON UN PEACEKEEPING BUDGET [...] (C) On 2 July 2009, the Japanese Mission hosted a meeting of the Fifth Committee delegates of the G-7 countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, and the U.S.) to exchange views regarding negotiation of the peacekeeping scale of assessment during the upcoming fall session of the [...] | 2009-07-09 15:38:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AMGT AORC UN |
| 09USUNNEWYORK692 | AD HOC COMMITTEE ON MEASURES TO ELIMINATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ad Hoc Committee on Measures to Eliminate International Terrorism met from June 29 to July 2 to discuss the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT). While all countries publicly expressed the belief that terrorism must be condemned and professed the desir [...] | 2009-07-15 16:17:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL CT |
| 09USUNNEWYORK7 | CALLS IN NEW YORK FOR SECURITY COUNCIL TO ACT ON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-06 15:08:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC KWBG KPAL IS PA LE SY EG |
| 09USUNNEWYORK727 | U/SYG LE ROY BRIEFS COUNCIL ON UNAMID [...] (SBU) Summary. In a July 24 briefing to the Security Council on UNAMID, U/SYG Le Roy announced expected increases in UNAMID troop deployments to 92% of authorized levels by year,s end. Le Roy said that the mission thus would be able to shift focus from deployment to operations. Despite a red [...] | 2009-07-28 14:44:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SU AF |
| 09USUNNEWYORK736 | UNSC: OPEN DEBATE ON THE MIDDLE EAST CONTINUES [...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant-Secretary-General for Political Affairs (A/SG) Oscar Fernandez-Taranco briefed the Security Council during its monthly meeting on the Middle East on July 27. He focused his briefing on continuing Israeli settlement activity, the humanitarian situation in Gaza, and th [...] | 2009-07-31 00:14:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KWBG KPAL KPO UNSC IS LE SY |
| 09USUNNEWYORK738 | SECURITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY RENEWS UNAMID MANDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Security Council on July 30 unanimously adopted Resolution 1881 to extend the mandate of the hybrid United Nations/African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) until July 31, 2010. Unanimity on the UK-drafted text was achieved after intensive negotiations to arrive at a compromi [...] | 2009-07-31 23:04:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KPKO SU AF |
| 09USUNNEWYORK744 | RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT DEBATE CONCLUDES: AGENDA [...] (SBU) Summary: The Responsibility to Protect populations from the four crimes of genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity was endorsed unanimously by world leaders in the 2005 World Summit Outcome (A/Res/60/1). The Responsibility to Protect, more commonly called "R2P" [...] | 2009-08-04 14:33:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM UNSC UNGA KAWC KTIA |
| 09USUNNEWYORK768 | UNIFIL TCC MEETING: DPKO AGAIN HIGHLIGHTS [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 13, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Mulet briefed Security Council members and troop contributing countries (TCCs) in a private meeting on the July 14 explosion of an arms cache in southern Lebanon and obstruction of UNIFIL's movement and initi [...] | 2009-08-14 20:49:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO UN IS LE |
| 09USUNNEWYORK861 | UGANDA TO CONSIDER ERITREA SANCTIONS RESOLUTION [...] (C) Summary: During a September 20 bilateral meeting with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, USUN Ambassador Rice underlined that the U.S. supports a sanctions resolution on Eritrea that includes a condemnation and action in response to Eritrea,s destabilizing activities in both Somalia and D [...] | 2009-09-29 15:25:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | AU ER ETRD MARR PNAT PREL PTER SO SU UG |
| 09USUNNEWYORK907 | UN GENERAL DEBATE BEGINS: OVER 100 HEADS OF STATE [...] SUMMARY: Over 100 heads of state and government participated in this year's United Nations General Debate, which opened on September 23, including President Obama for his first Assembly appearance. Most interventions addressed the economic impact of the financial crisis, nuclear disarmament an [...] | 2009-10-13 23:19:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA ECON PGOV PREL AORC KPKO US LY UG QA |
| 09USUNNEWYORK917 | G77 OPPOSES CHANGES TO THE REGULAR BUDGET SCALES [...] This is an action request. See para 16. 2. (U) SUMMARY. Beginning with the last meeting of the G7 plus EU Group (G7 Group) on scales at the margins of the Fall meeting of the Geneva Group CLM (GG),the subject of scales has begun in earnest in the 64th General Assembly (GA). At the GG [...] | 2009-10-15 21:32:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AMGT AORC UN UNGA |
| 09USUNNEWYORK947 | TURKISH PERMREP APAKAN PAYS INTRODUCTORY CALL ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During an October 15 courtesy meeting, Turkish Permrep Ertugul Apakan invited Ambassador Rice to visit Turkey. He said a workshop/retreat on peacekeeping and peacebuilding, which Turkey was considering hosting during the summer of 2010, might be a good opportunity. Apakan thoug [...] | 2009-10-26 20:18:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UNSC TU |
| 09VATICAN95 | INTERFAITH DIATRIBES TURN TO DIALOGUE IN KRAKOW AT ANNUAL [...] (U) Summary: At the 22nd edition of an annual interfaith dialogue to promote peace, held this year in Krakow with thousands of observers, hundreds of senior religious and political leaders expressed great agreement on themes like food security. They also engaged in some interfaith sniping, un [...] | 2009-09-14 14:10:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SOCI PGOV KIRF VT PL |
| 09VIENNA270 | Austria's Iran Trade Shrinking; Commercial [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Austrian trade with Iran fell in 2008 for the third year in a row, bucking the overall expansion of Austrian trade worldwide. The Austrian Kontrollbank (equivalent to the U.S. Ex-Im Bank) has further tightened export guarantees for Iran in line with UN/EU sanctions. The presen [...] | 2009-03-10 06:34:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV PREL IR AU |
| 09VILNIUS305 | LITHUANIA ASKS FOR HELP WITH AFGHAN PRT [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Lithuanian MFA Secretary Asta Skaisgiryte Liauskiene called in DCM and DAO on 27 May to outline Lithuania's unsuccessful efforts to find donors for development projects at its Ghor Province PRT, especially the paving of the airport runway to allow military [...] | 2009-06-04 13:52:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR AF LH |
| 09WARSAW1005 | POLAND WELCOMES TRILATERAL MIDDLE EAST MEETING [...] (C) GoP officials were pleased that U.S., Israeli, and Palestinian leaders met last week. Although the Poles discerned little progress, they saw the symbolic talks as establishing a precedent for more detailed discussions in coming months and, more importantly, demonstrating a renewed U.S. c [...] | 2009-09-29 15:59:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL IS PL |
| 09WARSAW1037 | POLAND'S POTENTIAL SHALE GAS INVESTMENTS [...] (SBU) Summary: The success of companies in the U.S. at extracting gas from shale and other unconventional sources has generated some excitement in Poland. Several majors and mid-majors have applied for exploration licenses over the past year and performed broader market and investment climat [...] | 2009-10-07 14:04:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EINV PL |
| 09WARSAW1170 | AMBASSADOR MORNINGSTAR IN POLAND [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Morningstar traveled to Poland November 12-14 to meet with government, opposition and business officials on a wide range of regional energy security topics. The visit followed Vice President Biden's commitment in Warsaw to further cooperation on energy security and t [...] | 2009-11-25 16:56:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EINV PREL PL |
| 09WARSAW183 | POLISH ENERGY PRIORITIES: GAS SECURITY STRATEGY [...] (C) Poland's new energy security strategy has still not been released from the Prime Minister's Office, but after over a year in power, PM Tusk has announced most of his key priorities. In an important policy change, the government is embracing gas interconnections -- including to the German [...] | 2009-02-18 16:50:00 | Embassy Warsaw | SECRET | KGHG SENV EPET ENRG EUN PL |
| 09ZAGREB26 | CROATIA 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Summary: Croatia has enjoyed steady growth in foreign investment over the last several years, buoyed by a growing economy, low inflation, a stable exchange rate and developed infrastructure. With progress towards membership in NATO and the European Union well advanced, Croatia has taken a lead [...] | 2009-01-16 07:31:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR HR |
| 09ZAGREB497 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON CROATIA'S [...] (SBU) Summary. Progress on Croatia's LNG terminal is excruciatingly slow, with LNG project staff at INA, Croatia's largest shareholder in the project, sitting idle waiting for the final investment decision to be made. As Croatia's domestic gas production slowly declines, its need for new so [...] | 2009-08-12 08:44:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EINV HR |
| 09ZAGREB85 | CROATIAN NATURAL GAS PROJECTS: LOOKING FOR NEW [...] Summary: The recent gas crisis has fueled discussion and interest in the subject of Croatian energy security and energy diversification. The most significant project addressing these issues is the long-delayed construction of an LNG terminal on the Adriatic. Senior government leaders have e [...] | 2009-02-17 16:10:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EINV HR |
| 10ABUDHABI246 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF SECRETARY CHU [...] (U) Mission UAE looks forward to welcoming the Feb. 23-25 visit of Secretary of Energy Dr. Steven Chu. THE UAE AND THE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP -------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) In the past five years, the United Arab Emirates has emerged as one of the economic pow [...] | 2010-02-18 12:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET SENV KGHG AE |
| 10ABUDHABI272 | BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE CHECK - APPLICATION 050209929 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-23 12:24:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC AE |
| 10ABUDHABI55 | SCENESETTER FOR DEPSEC WOLIN AND U/S HORMATS UAE VISIT [...] (SBU) Mission UAE looks forward to hosting Treasury Deputy Secretary Neil Wolin and Under Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Business Affairs Robert Hormats in Abu Dhabi and Dubai from February 14-16. This is a joint message from Embassy Abu Dhabi and Consulate General Dubai 2 [...] | 2010-02-04 13:17:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN ECON EINV ENRG PTER PGOV AE |
| 10ABUDHABI72 | UAE INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-19 06:00:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR AE |
| 10ABUDHABI89 | PROGRESS MADE WITH THE INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY [...] (SBU) Summary: At the third Preparatory Commission (Prep Com) of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in Abu Dhabi, critical progress was achieved on a number of programmatic, administrative and legal fronts related to establishing a transparent, progressive and efficient internati [...] | 2010-02-21 11:52:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SENV KGHG ENRG PGOV AE |
| 10ADDISABABA235 | CITES COP15 OUTREACH ON U.S. SPECIES PROPOSALS [...] (U) Regional Environment Officer (REO) and Regional Environment Assistant (REA) delivered referenced demarche to Dr. Kifle Argaw, Director of the Ethiopia Wildlife Conservation Authority (EWCA),and Dr. Ludwig Sieg, Chief Technical Advisor on GTZ-GEF EWCA capacity building project on Thursday, [...] | 2010-02-04 13:54:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID AMGT ET KPAO ECON TBIO AEGR ETRD PGOV |
| 10ADDISABABA297 | JANUARY REGIONAL ENVIRONMENT NEWSLETTER, EAST AFRICA [...] (SBU) Summary: The Regional Environment Officer (REO) spent much of January 2010 on the road. Thanks to Dovie Holland in Madagascar for a busy 10-day orientation visit complete with informative meetings and field visits. REO and the Regional Environment Assistant (REA) also travelled to C [...] | 2010-02-13 07:37:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KSCA SENV ENRG ETRD PGOV ECON ET |
| 10ADDISABABA299 | USAU: COMMISSIONER LAMAMRA BENDS GENERAL WARD'S [...] (C) Summary: In what has become a regular exchange during U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) Commander General Ward's semiannual visits to Addis Ababa, African Union (AU) Peace and Security Commissioner Ramtane Lamamra broke with his tradition of providing a security tour d'horizon and devoted almo [...] | 2010-02-13 07:42:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP MOPS PREL PTER SO AU |
| 10ADDISABABA372 | PM MELES PUSHES FOR UNITED STATES TO PREVENT [...] (C) During a February 1 meeting with U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan Gration, Prime Minister Meles emphasized the importance of beginning post-2011 negotiations and convincing the Government of Sudan to accept the outcome of the referendum. He believed that an unsuccessful referendum could spawn [...] | 2010-02-22 13:36:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER ASEC |
| 10ADDISABABA374 | LIBYAN FM SUPPORTS RELOCATING DOHA PEACE PROCESS [...] (C) During a February 1 meeting with U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan Gration, Libyan Foreign Minister Musa Kusa said that Darfur's rebels had been spoiled by media attention and their plush lifestyles in Qatar. He advocated moving Darfur peace talks from Doha to Darfur, bringing in a specialized [...] | 2010-02-22 13:36:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER ASEC |
| 10AMMAN196 | JORDAN 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: OPENNESS TO [...] In the ten years since King Abdullah ascended to the throne, Jordan has taken several steps to encourage foreign investment and realize the vision of transforming Jordan into an outward-oriented, market-based economy competitive in the global marketplace. Key reforms have been undertaken in th [...] | 2010-01-19 11:33:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ELAB ENRG ETRD PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR JO |
| 10AMMAN237 | JORDAN 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: OPENNESS TO [...] In the ten years since King Abdullah ascended to the throne, Jordan has taken several steps to encourage foreign investment and realize the vision of transforming Jordan into an outward-oriented, market-based economy competitive in the global marketplace. Key reforms have been undertaken in th [...] | 2010-01-25 11:07:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ELAB ENRG ETRD PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR JO |
| 10ANKARA127 | NO MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS ON SOUTH PARS DEAL OR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite a brief "Oil and Gas Journal" news report from Paris January 8th of a recent Turkey-Iran gas agreement, GOT and Turkish Petroleum Company (TPAO) officials tell us there have been no significant developments or changes regarding their dealings on either South Pars gas field [...] | 2010-01-26 13:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON PREL TU |
| 10ANKARA222 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-10 14:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 10ANKARA229 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-11 12:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 10ANKARA262 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-17 13:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 10ANKARA291 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-23 12:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 10ANTANANARIVO115 | ANTANANARIVO POL/ECON UPDATE [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is U.S. Embassy Antananarivo's update for February 8-26, a periodic unclassified review of political, economic, and commercial events and information from the U.S. Mission to Madagascar and Comoros. POLITICS (Paragraphs 2-6) - ICG-M MEETS, AU MOVES TO SANCTION - RAJOELINA [...] | 2010-02-26 08:53:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV ECPS MA |
| 10ASMARA9 | INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010 [...] The following is keyed to reftel, para 15. Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. Eritrea remains a strict command economy, with government activities crowding out most private investment. Investors in Eritrea face significant risks, including: lack of transparen [...] | 2010-01-13 15:33:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC USTR PGOV ER |
| 10ASTANA44 | KAZAKHSTAN: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-19 01:00:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EINV ELAB EPET ETRD KTDB KZ OPIC PGOV USTR |
| 10ATHENS75 | (C) GREECE/IRAN: CHINA KEY TO EFFECTIVE PRESSURE [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Ambassador delivered reftel points to Alternate FM Dimitri Droutsas January 30, stressing the U.S. commitment to diplomacy, outlining the need to begin ramping up pressure on Iran given its failure to engage constructively, and urging Greece to consider what it could do bilat [...] | 2010-02-03 16:09:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM UNSC IR CH VE GR |
| 10ATHENS91 | GREECE: Renewable Energy a Top Priority for New Environment [...] In a January 19 courtesy call ambassador paid on new Minister for Environment, Energy, and Climate Change Tina Birbili, Birbili underscored Greece's desire to increase renewable energy (solar and wind) production in the country's energy mix. She spoke passionately of her efforts to introduce [...] | 2010-02-11 15:53:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON KGHG PGOV PREL SENV GR |
| 10BAGHDAD191 | IRAQ VISA AND REFUGEE VETTING: INTERAGENCY [...] (SBU) Summary: Using Embassy Baghdad's VISAS VIPER Committee as a focal point, the Consular Section (CONS) and the Office of Refugee and Internally Displaced Persons Affairs (REF) have coordinated efforts to significantly increase the sources and flow of derogatory information on persons that [...] | 2010-01-25 15:50:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | CMGT CVIS PREF PTER PINR PINS KVPR IZ |
| 10BAGHDAD236 | A/S FELTMAN DISCUSSES IRAQI REGIONAL INTEGRATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: A/S Feltman met with the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) Chairman Ammar al-Hakim on January 23 to discuss Iraq's role in the region and Hakim's recent regional engagement efforts. Hakim stressed the importance of Iraq's regional integration and the need for Arab states to [...] | 2010-01-30 10:23:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IR IZ KDEM PGOV PREL |
| 10BAGHDAD537 | COALITION PROFILE: THE IRAQI NATIONAL ALLIANCE [...] (C) Summary: The Iraqi National Alliance (INA) was officially formed on August 24, 2009 and is often seen as the successor of the pan-Shi'a United Iraqi Alliance (UIA),which captured a plurality of votes in the 2005 national elections. Comprised of 32 entities, including a small number of tok [...] | 2010-02-28 16:44:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 10BAGHDAD74 | S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSAL: WOMEN TRAFFICKING VICTIMS [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite the absence of comprehensive data, trafficking of women and girls for the purposes of commercial sexual exploitation and indentured servitude in Iraq appears to be a persistent and widespread problem. As the Government of Iraq (GOI) has not taken significant steps to [...] | 2010-01-12 05:34:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM TIP AID SGWI TRSY ODAG |
| 10BANGKOK278 | THE CURSE OF THE BLUE DIAMOND: THAILAND INDICTS [...] (SBU) Summary: In the latest chapter of a two decade-long saga which has long soured Thai-Saudi relations, the Royal Thai Government (RTG) Office of the Attorney General on January 12 indicted five police officers in connection with the 1990 murder of a Saudi Arabian businessman with family ti [...] | 2010-02-02 10:43:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SA TH |
| 10BEIJING349 | CHINA ON U.S. PROPOSALS AT CITES COP 15 [...] (U) Post relayed on February 2 the background information and points regarding U.S. proposals at the March 13-25 Conference of Parties (COP) of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) contained in REF A to the CITES Management Authority Office of the China State Fore [...] | 2010-02-10 04:48:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ETRD KSCA CITES AORC UNEP CH |
| 10BERLIN166 | Germany - REVISED Investment Climate Statement [...] In response to reftel, the following is the 2010 Investment Climate Statement for Germany. This is the revised version of the statement. A previous version was sent on January 15, 2010. 2. Begin Text: GERMANY: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT ---------------------------------------- [...] | 2010-02-05 16:41:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC GM |
| 10BERLIN193 | ISRAELI DEPUTY FM FLAGS TOP CONCERNS: QME AND MIDDLE EAST NUCLEAR FREE ZONE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-19 11:11:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | GM IS NATO PARM PREL XF |
| 10BRUSSELS159 | BELGIUM: RESPONSE TO CITES COP-15 OUTREACH ON U.S. SPECIES [...] Economic officers delivered reftel points on February 5 to Georges Evrard, Amelie Knapp and Miet van Looy, Belgium's Animal Welfare and CITES Team at the Belgian Federal Public Service Department of Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment. Evrard will lead the Belgian delegation of experts [...] | 2010-02-09 18:14:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KSCA CITES AORC UNEP BE |
| 10CAIRO137 | ARAB LEAGUE CONCERN OVER SUMMIT; ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN PEACE; [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-28 15:10:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL YM LY EG |
| 10CAIRO384 | Despite Potential, Leading Wind Developer Not Bullish on [...] (SBU) Key Points: --A leading Middle East wind energy company envisions tremendous potential for renewable energy in Egypt but blames government inaction and unwillingness to support business initiatives as the main problem hindering development. --The company's vice president believes sol [...] | 2010-02-28 15:00:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINT ENRG SENV TSPL EG |
| 10CAIRO67 | ARAB LEAGUE PLANS FOR SUDAN [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-12 13:00:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SU EG |
| 10CAIRO79 | MFA ADVISOR PRESENTS BLEAK PICTURE OF AFRICAN ISSUES [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-14 11:42:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL EAID SU SO ET ER EG |
| 10CARACAS213 | VENEZUELA: Chevron Fears Default Expropriation of Natural [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chevron believes its 10% participation in the downstream development of Venezuela's first liquefied natural gas (LNG) train may be in jeopardy due to Iranian involvement in the project. The company has learned that the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (GBRV) has contracted with Ir [...] | 2010-02-22 21:36:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV ENRG ECON IR TD VE |
| 10COLOMBO134 | SRI LANKA NABS DRUG TRAFFICKERS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Media is reporting and contacts confirm that Sri Lankan Police and Customs officials have seized over 40 kilos of heroin in the past week in three different drug busts. On February 15, Customs officials reported they had arrested two Pakistani nationals with 83 packets of heroin [...] | 2010-02-24 04:28:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | APER AORC ECON KUNR UN CE |
| 10COPENHAGEN102 | (C) MIDEAST PEACE: DANISH MFA FLOATS A LOW-KEY [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA briefed the Embassy on an initiative it is exploring - pending approval from FM Moeller - to promote low-key cooperation among Israel and its neighbors. Turkey, Israel, Jordan, Egypt, and Qatar responded favorably during an exploratory visit in January. Palestinian interest [...] | 2010-02-22 11:06:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL XF |
| 10DAMASCUS106 | HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATES -- SARG BUDGES ON TIP, BUT [...] (C) Summary: SARG pressure on civil society and human rights activists has been unrelenting since the 2007 detention of the Damascus Declaration National Council's leadership. The SARG consistently retaliated against any public statements, including press reports, deemed critical of the regime. The [...] | 2010-02-07 03:43:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KISL KMPI KTIP KWMN SCUL SOCI SY |
| 10DAMASCUS151 | PALESTINIAN REFUGEES: COMMISSIONER-GENERAL LATEST [...] (C) SUMMARY: United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Commissioner-General Filippo Grandi and Deputy Commissioner-General Margot Ellis said February 21 UNRWA's operations assisting Palestinian refugees in Syria were "in serious trouble" and that "dramatic" changes are possible if the ag [...] | 2010-02-22 06:36:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KPAL PHUM PREF PREL SOCI SY |
| 10DAMASCUS168 | V/FM MIQDAD DENIES SUPPLYING BALLISTIC MISSILES TO [...] (S) Summary: Responding to Ref A demarche, Syrian Vice Foreign Minister (V/FM) Miqdad expressed surprise the U.S. was sharing such a strong message in the wake of Under Secretary (U/S) William Burns' positive February 17 visit. He argued Israel represented the major threat to stability in the regio [...] | 2010-02-25 13:43:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET | PTER PREF PREL IS LE SY |
| 10DAMASCUS32 | IRAQI PALESTINIAN REFUGEES LIVE PRECARIOUSLY IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi Palestinians have been among the most vulnerable of Iraqi refugees in Syria. Over 2,600 of these essentially stateless people have been stranded in three desolate camps at or near the Syrian-Iraqi border. UNHCR is closing one of the camps, al-Tanf, this month and a second [...] | 2010-01-12 08:58:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM SOCI PREL PREF PHUM KPAL SY |
| 10DAMASCUS75 | THE VIEW OUTSIDE DAMASCUS: SYRIAN BUSINESSMEN IN [...] (C) During Econoff's recent tour of northwest Syria, Syrian businessmen argued that U.S. sanctions have had a minimal impact on most Syrian businesses. Major companies in the region appeared to be not only surviving but prospering in spite of the sanctions regime. Businessmen told Emboff the [...] | 2010-01-25 10:10:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ECON EIND EINV PGOV PREL SY |
| 10DAMASCUS95 | MFA PROVIDES DETAILS ON PLANE IT WANTS FOR [...] (C) Ever hopeful that a way can be found to obtain a "Syrian Air Force One" for President al-Asad, Foreign Minister Muallim's chief of staff, Bassam Sabbagh, took advantage of a January 31 meeting with CDA (reported septel) to provide details about the airplane the Emir of Qatar offered Asad l [...] | 2010-02-01 08:08:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC PGOV PREL PTER IR SY |
| 10DJIBOUTI121 | DJIBOUTI: LIKELY NOT SENDING CITES DELEGATION [...] (U) EconOff discussed the upcoming Conference of the Parties (reftel) for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) with Director of the Environment Dini Omar Abdallah January 26. Abdallah explained that because Djibouti signed CITES befo [...] | 2010-02-01 08:27:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV UNEP DJ |
| 10DJIBOUTI7 | DJIBOUTI: FONMIN AND CHOD ON IMPACT OF SANCTIONS ON ERITREA [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-07 16:23:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS DJ ER UNSC |
| 10DOHA22 | QATAR INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-20 07:10:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC QA |
| 10DOHA23 | JANUARY 18 DARFUR TALKS IN DOHA: OFFICIAL [...] Below is the English-language communique provided to Embassy Doha by Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the outcome of January 18 consultations on Darfur. 2. Begin Communique: In the framework of the ongoing efforts by the international community to find a solution to the Darfur confl [...] | 2010-01-20 13:13:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM SU QA |
| 10DOHA24 | Engaging Al Jazeera on Haiti [...] (SBU) On Sunday, January 17, Al Jazeera's English (AJE) news channel, headquartered in Doha, began running inaccurate coverage of U.S. and international relief efforts in Haiti. At times, the coverage used inflammatory language, such as accusing the U.S. military of setting up a "mini-Green Zo [...] | 2010-01-20 13:50:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAO KDEM QA HA |
| 10DOHA26 | PALESTINIAN AMBASSADOR GIVES READOUT ON ABBAS-AMIR [...] (C) At a January 14 meeting with Ambassador, Palestinian Ambassador Mounir Abdullah Ghanim recounted the conversation that took place between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Amir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani during Abbas's January 5 visit to Doha. The conversation focused on elections in [...] | 2010-01-21 08:47:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL WBG EG IS QA |
| 10DOHA27 | ENERGY DEPSEC RECEIVES OVERVIEW OF QATAR'S ENERGY [...] (C) Deputy Prime Minister (also Minister of Energy and head of Qatar Petroleum) Abdullah Al-Attiyah welcomed Deputy Secretary Daniel Poneman December 10, saying that he welcomed the renewed contact with the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) under Secretary Chu. Al-Attiyah said before meeting S [...] | 2010-01-21 10:08:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL TRGY EPET QA |
| 10DOHA28 | OIL AND GAS PRICE ALIGNMENT AND THE NEW HEAD OF [...] (U) During the opening of the 9th Ministerial Meeting of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF),the Amir of Qatar Shaykh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani called for the alignment of gas prices with oil prices. In his remarks, the Amir urged GECF members to explore the reasons for the disparity b [...] | 2010-01-21 13:36:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON QA IR RS |
| 10DOHA39 | EGYPTIAN DCM: CAIRO TO THWART ANY QATARI [...] (C/NF) Adham Naguib, Egypt's DCM at its Embassy in Qatar (strictly protect),told P/E Chief Rice January 26 that the Egyptian Government is determined to thwart any initiative that Qatar proposes during its current term as president of the Arab League, just for the sake of thwarting it. Nagui [...] | 2010-01-28 11:47:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KWBG KPAL EG SU QA |
| 10DOHA40 | FRENCH ENVOY EXPRESSES OPTIMISM, FRUSTRATION WITH [...] (C) In a January 26 conversation with Poloff Caudill, French Special Envoy for Sudan Issa Mauraut expressed his frustration at the slow pace of the Darfur peace talks. He said that representatives of factions in Darfur come to Doha and drag out the process, as if wanting to lengthen their sta [...] | 2010-01-28 13:15:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AU SU FR QA |
| 10DOHA42 | IRANIAN AMBASSADOR ANNOUNCES DEAL ON MARITIME [...] (SBU) At a January 6 press conference widely reported in local English and Arabic news outlets, Iranian Ambassador to Qatar Abdulla Sohrabi announced that Iran and Qatar had reached an "initial agreement" on the demarcation of their maritime border. He noted that Iran recently reached a simil [...] | 2010-02-01 13:24:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS IR YE QA |
| 10DOHA43 | U.S.-ISLAMIC FORUM: SUGGESTED TALKING POINTS TO [...] (U) As you prepare for the U.S.-Islamic World Forum in Doha, please find below some suggested talking points from Embassy Doha for you to use while here. They are designed to help promote the President's Muslim engagement agenda as outlined in his June 2009 address in Cairo. But first, our t [...] | 2010-02-02 10:31:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OVIP OREP OTRA QA |
| 10DOHA52 | SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR KERRY'S VISIT TO QATAR [...] (C) Mr. Chairman, Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. We have requested host-country meetings for you with the Amir and Prime Minister on the margins of the U.S.-Islamic Forum. You would be the first Congressional visitor to meet in Doha with Qatari officials since Speaker Pelosi in M [...] | 2010-02-08 09:50:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PREL OVIP OREP KWBG KPAL QA |
| 10DOHA53 | FRENCH EMBASSY READOUT OF SARKOZY'S DISCUSSION [...] (S) French Political Counselor Brigitte Curmi shared with P/E Chief Rice February 7 the readout that the French Embassy in Doha received of President Sarkozy's February 4 discussion in Paris with Qatar's Heir Apparent Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on the latter's just concluded visit to Tehran. Acc [...] | 2010-02-08 09:50:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PREL IR FR QA |
| 10DOHA55 | QATARI PERSONAL DEBT: MANAGABLE - FOR NOW [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-09 08:43:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN QA |
| 10DOHA60 | QATAR JANUARY 2010 VISAS VIPER MEETING AND [...] (U) VISAS VIPER 2. (U) POST: DOHA MEETING DATE: 08-FEB-2010 CHAIR: DCM NANTONGO COORIDINATOR: GRANT GUTHRIE ATTENDEES: DCM, CONOFF, POL/ECON, RAO, DAO, LEGATT, OSC, RSO MEETING NOTES: DCM CHAIRED AND OPENDED THE MEETING. 3. (SBU) THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS PROVIDED FOR WATCHLISTING PURPOSES A [...] | 2010-02-11 05:03:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PINR ASEC CVIS KVPR PGOV PTER QA SIPRS |
| 10DOHA64 | IRANIAN NAVAL VISIT TO QATAR COINCIDES WITH ANNUAL [...] (U) An Iranian missile Corvette and a logistical support vessel arrived February 13 at the Port of Doha. The vessels' arrival coincided with the opening of the annual U.S.-Islamic Forum, hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and organized by Brookings. The ships are scheduled to leave Doh [...] | 2010-02-16 13:38:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR IR QA |
| 10DOHA69 | QATARI MFA OFFICIAL'S PERSPECTIVE OF HEIR [...] (C) MFA Director for Asian and African Affairs Zayed Al-Naemi told P/E Chief Rice February 21 that the February 3 visit by Heir Apparent Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani to Tehran, which had been planned for several months, should be seen through the prism of Qatar's need of "dealing with Iran as a ne [...] | 2010-02-23 07:06:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR QA |
| 10DOHA7 | SENIOR APPOINTMENTS UNDERSCORE AL-MAHMOUD [...] (SBU) In December, the MFA announced the appointment of several officials to key positions within the ministry. Several of those officials, including the new head of Asian and African Affairs Zayed bin Rashid Al Naemi, have worked in the office of Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al [...] | 2010-01-07 12:54:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PINB QA |
| 10DOHA70 | SENATOR KERRY'S MEETING WITH QATAR'S AMIR [...] (C) Senator Joh Kerry (D-MA),the Chairman of the Senate Foreig Relations Committee(SFRC),joined by Ambassador,P/E Chief, and SFRC staff member Dr. Jonah Blank met February 14 with the Amir of Qatar, Hamad bn Khalifa Al Thani. The meeting took place at Waba Palace, the residence of the Amir [...] | 2010-02-23 10:47:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG KPAL IR QA |
| 10DOHA71 | SENATOR KERRY'S MEETING WITH QATAR'S PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) The Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC),Senator John Kerry (D-MA),accompanied by Ambassador, P/E Chief and SFRC staff Frank Lowenstein and Fatema Sumar, met February 13 with Prime Minister (and Foreign Minister) of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (HBJ). HBJ [...] | 2010-02-24 09:44:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG KPAL IR QA |
| 10DOHA74 | LEADERS SIGN DARFUR DEAL IN DOHA [...] (SBU) At a ceremony held in Doha February 23, the Government of Sudan and representatives of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) signed a ceasefire and 12-point framework agreement which when fully implemented will give JEM a share of power in the Sudanese government. Present were Amir Ha [...] | 2010-02-24 13:52:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM SU QA |
| 10DOHA8 | SCENESETTER FOR U.S.- QATAR MILITARY CONSULTATIVE [...] (C) The eleventh meeting of the U.S. - Qatar Military Consultative Committee (MCC) is scheduled for 11-15 January 2010 in Washington DC. The last MCC between Qatar and the U.S. took place in March 2007. Brigadier General Abdulla Juma'an, Chief of International Relations, (referred to as "Gen [...] | 2010-01-07 14:13:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | MARR MASS PREL QA |
| 10DUBAI27 | Iranian Gas Deliveries to Sharjah Remain on Hold [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sharjah-based Crescent Petroleum executives tell Consul General that the company's project to purchase unprocessed sour gas from Iran's Salman gas field remains suspended pending Iranian completion of export facilities to deliver the gas. But they believe progress is underway, due [...] | 2010-02-25 09:55:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG PREL ETTC IR IZ AE |
| 10HELSINKI19 | INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010 - FINLAND [...] The following is Embassy Helsinki's response to reftel regarding features of the investment climate in Finland. A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment The Finnish Government is open to direct foreign investment. There are no general regulatory limitations relating to acquisitions. Legisl [...] | 2010-01-15 15:33:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD USTR OPIC ELAB KTDB PGOV FI |
| 10HELSINKI35 | FINLAND'S VIEWS ON JAN 25 FAC TOPICS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 22 meeting with PolEconOff, Finnish Acting Deputy European Correspondent Juha Mustonen received U.S. points on FAC agenda items contained in ref A and provided the following responses, previously reported in ref B email. In general Finland supported almost all U.S. p [...] | 2010-01-25 14:06:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | BK EU FI HA IR MAS PHUM PK PREL SO YM |
| 10ISLAMABAD182 | PAKISTAN'S PETROLEUM MINISTER ON IMPORTED LNG [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOP has nearly completed a deal to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies and build re-gasification facilities in Port Qasim, according to Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Naveed Qamar. Pakistan's Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) is expected to approve [...] | 2010-01-26 06:31:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ENRG PK |
| 10ISLAMABAD362 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: FEBRUARY 16, 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-16 10:10:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 10ISLAMABAD39 | ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND HEALTH MONTHLY - DEC [...] (U) Summary: Environment, Science, Technology and Health Monthly Update for December 2009, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Islamabad, Pakistan. Topics covered: -- Low HPV Prevalence among Karachi Women -- AIDS Therapy Centers in Pakistan -- Pakistan to Formally Enter Antar [...] | 2010-01-11 04:18:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI ECON ETRD EFIN PGOV PREL PK |
| 10ISLAMABAD54 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JANUARY 12, 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-12 12:10:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 10JAKARTA258 | INDONESIA - ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-27 19:34:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KMCA KTIP KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG |
| 10JERUSALEM11 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/05): Potential US peace plan [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-05 07:42:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 10JERUSALEM148 | 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR THE WEST [...] Obtain temporary copy of certificate of registration from the Ministry. 2. Deposit initial capital, which is 25 percent of the capital plus official bank fees (1/1000 of stated capital). 3. Obtain signature of the required documents by a local lawyer. 4. Register with the commercial Regist [...] | 2010-01-25 15:41:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC KWBG |
| 10JERUSALEM2 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/04): The new year starts with [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-04 07:47:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 10JERUSALEM234 | FORMER PALESTINIAN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SPEAKER [...] (S) Former Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) Speaker (and prominent Gazan) Rawhi Fattouh described three generational groupings inside Hamas today, and characterized each as more radical than its predecessor. The oldest generation consists mainly of religious leaders with little influen [...] | 2010-02-09 18:11:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER KISL KWBG KPAL IS |
| 10JERUSALEM276 | DOES HAMAS HAVE A CASH FLOW PROBLEM IN GAZA? [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-12 15:49:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET | ECON EFIN EG GZ KPAL KTFN PGOV PTER QA |
| 10JERUSALEM281 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/16): Palestinian press report [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-16 11:09:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 10JERUSALEM299 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/18): The investigation into [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-18 07:44:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 10JERUSALEM315 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/22): Deputy Secretary Jacob [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-22 08:52:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 10KABUL328 | AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: In the Ambassador's meeting with new Afghan Foreign Minister Zalmay Rassoul on January 23, they concurred that the London Conference will serve as a symbol of a new start for Afghanistan and deliberated how to further emphasize reintegration and reconciliation. Rassoul confirm [...] | 2010-01-26 11:05:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD AF EG AE XF |
| 10KHARTOUM104 | DON'T NEGLECT DARFUR'S ARABS, WARNS CIVIL SOCIETY ACTIVIST [...] (SBU) Summary: Darfur's Arab tribes must be included in the peace process if a lasting solution to the Darfur conflict is to be found, Darfuri civil society activist Hamid Nur told polchief in a meeting on January 12. Noting that Arab tribes feel left out of the Doha process, he urged that the [...] | 2010-01-20 08:36:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SU |
| 10KHARTOUM115 | GHAZI DISCUSSES FEBRUARY 20 GOS-JEM AGREEMENT WITH SE [...] (C) Summary: In a February 21 meeting, Presidential Advisor Dr. Ghazi Salahedeen told SE Gration that the newly signed framework agreement between the GOS and JEM contained provisions for a ceasefire and prisoner release, the latter of which will begin on February 23. The agreement does not cod [...] | 2010-02-22 12:43:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS SU CD |
| 10KHARTOUM121 | SE GRATION DISCUSSES DARFUR PEACE, SECURITY WITH JSR GAMBARI [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Sudan (GOS) appears eager to conclude an agreement at the Doha peace talks while rebel groups remain intransigent, UNAMID Joint Special Representative (JSR) Ibrahim Gambari told SE Gration on February 20. He expressed concern about lack of humanitarian access to c [...] | 2010-02-22 12:52:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS SU CD |
| 10KHARTOUM126 | African Union High Level Implementation Panel for Sudan [...] Summary. Ambassadors and Charges from the P-5 met on January 23 with the African Union High Level Implementation Panel (AUHIP) at the latter's request. AUHIP Chairman Thabo Mbeki presented the panel's proposed action plan for future involvement in Sudan and provided a detailed briefing on wh [...] | 2010-01-24 12:09:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SU OAU |
| 10KHARTOUM250 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL DURBIN VISIT TO SUDAN [...] (SBU) Post welcomes Senators Durbin and Brown to Sudan. You arrive at a critical juncture. The 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) enshrined a fragile peace in Africa's largest country, and the work of U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan General Scott Gration brought a renewed urgency to Sudanes [...] | 2010-02-11 13:29:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM EPET KDEM KPKO SU |
| 10KINSHASA158 | DRC RESPONSE TO CITES COP15 OUTREACH ON U.S. SPECIES [...] (U) In response to ref A, Econoff delivered demarche talking points to DRC Minister of Environment, Conservation of Nature and Tourism Jose Endundo on February 1. 2. (U) Endundo applauded the USG's commitment to save endangered species, and for its commitment to conservation of nature [...] | 2010-02-08 13:16:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KSCA AORC UNEP CG |
| 10KUALALUMPUR80 | MALAYSIA: GOM NAMES NEW GOVENOR TO THE IAEA [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Deputy Secretary General II for Multilateral Affairs Mohammed Zainol invited the Ambassador to a February 9 meeting to inform him that the GOM had appointed Muhammad Shahrul Ikram Bin Yaakob as the new Governor of Malaysia to the Board of Governors (BOG) of the IAEA. Zainol [...] | 2010-02-09 10:36:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM PGOV IAEA IR MY |
| 10KUWAIT102 | GOK WILL NOT ASSOCIATE WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD [...] (C) On January 31st, Econoff followed up on the status of Kuwait's deliberations on associating with the Copenhagen Accord with Captain Ali Al-Haider, the Deputy Director General for Kuwait's Environmental Public Authority (KEPA) (ref B). Al-Haider, the head of Kuwait's interagency climate co [...] | 2010-02-04 11:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG KGHG SENV KU |
| 10KUWAIT129 | KUWAIT: SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY OF [...] (SBU) Ambassador and Mission Kuwait cordially welcome the February 16-18 visit of Deputy Secretary of Treasury Neal S. Wolin. 2. (SBU) Situated at the nexus of Iraq, Iran, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait is a constitutional emirate with a freely-elected -- and rambunctious -- parli [...] | 2010-02-11 13:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PREL PTER KTFN OVIP KU |
| 10KUWAIT61 | IRANIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER LARIJANI COMPLETES [...] (U) Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani completed a two-day visit to Kuwait on January 27 at the invitation of Kuwaiti Parliament speaker Jassem Al-Kharafi, who met Larijani on arrival at Kuwait airport. While Kuwait's press provided only a sketchy outline of the meetings, some ink was de [...] | 2010-01-27 13:56:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON IR KU |
| 10LONDON67 | SUDAN/CHAD: JEM ON ABDUL WAHID, CHAD-SUDAN [...] (C) Summary. London-based Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) spokesperson Ahmed Hussein Adam phoned Poloff on January 12 from N'djamena to offer an update on JEM's diplomatic activities. He said he had recently had a conversation with a "more open-minded" Abdul Wahid al-Nur in Paris; implie [...] | 2010-01-13 11:57:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS SU CD UK |
| 10MANAMA11 | GUARDING NDI'S FLANK [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-10 11:24:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KMPI BA |
| 10MANAMA26 | BAHRAIN'S KING HAMAD CONCERNED ABOUT QATAR, GCC [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-18 12:58:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ENRG MARR IR BA |
| 10MANILA293 | TENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - [...] (U) This cable includes the Mission's input for the 2010 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. The information and statistics cover the period from mid-February 2009' to mid-February 2010, unless otherwise noted. The Mission's TIP point of contact is Political Officer Doreen Bailey, BaileyDP@ [...] | 2010-02-17 07:42:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF |
| 10MANILA73 | GOVERNMENT RACING AGAINST TIME FOR MILF PEACE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Philippine government and the insurgent Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) are poised to continue difficult discussions this month on a comprehensive peace agreement, even as the Philippine government questions how much progress can be made in reconciling the parties' distan [...] | 2010-01-14 09:20:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS KISL RP |
| 10MBABANE48 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF AMBASSADOR DEMETRIOS MARANTIS TO [...] (SBU) Swaziland is a politically stable country with significant democracy and governance shortfalls, and a divided civic community challenging the government's lack of response to these deficits. It has a deeply traditional society with large economic disparities between the developed urban [...] | 2010-02-04 09:36:00 | Embassy Mbabane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD OVIP WZ |
| 10MOSCOW301 | RUSSIA MAY VIEW IRAN AS A POTENTIAL ECONOMIC [...] (C) Rhetoric from politicians and pundits aside, Russian-Iranian economic relations are relatively minor. Total two-way trade between the two countries is less than $3 billion, or 0.6% of total Russian trade. Investment flows are similarly weak. While both sides seek to expand the economic r [...] | 2010-02-10 15:10:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL MARR PARM RS IR |
| 10MUSCAT100 | OMAN - CODEL LOWEY SCENESETTER [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Muscat warmly welcomes CODEL Lowey. The visit will be important in deepening our nation's relationship with the Sultanate of Oman. As Sultan Qaboos heads into the fortieth year of his reign, Oman is continuing the development that, since 1970, has taken it from isolati [...] | 2010-02-10 14:39:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL MU |
| 10MUSCAT44 | OMAN INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-20 09:26:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV MU |
| 10MUSCAT71 | OMANI GOVERNMENT REACTS STRONGLY TO SUGGESTION OF PATRIOT [...] (C) Summary: A recent New York Time's (NYT) article describing Patriot missile deployment to countries in the Gulf in order to counter Iran, assuage Israel, and reassure our Gulf partners has been disquieting to the Omani Government. There has never been an official USG offer of Patriots to O [...] | 2010-02-02 14:43:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS IR MU |
| 10MUSCAT83 | IRAN OPENS TRADE OFFICE IN MUSCAT [...] (SBU) Recent press reporting from Iran noted the imminent opening of an Iranian "trade center" in Oman by January 26, 2010. The reports cite Iranian economic officials as saying that the Iranian government has allocated one billion dollars in loans to set up 20 trade centers worldwide. They no [...] | 2010-02-09 12:21:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETTC MU IR |
| 10NAIROBI181 | Chinese Engagement in Kenya [...] (S/NF) Summary: China's engagement in Kenya continues to grow exponentially. China enjoys a large trade surplus with Kenya; exports increased by more than 25 percent a year from 2004 to 2008. The China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC) is drilling for oil in the Isiolo region. China may be a po [...] | 2010-02-17 07:01:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL EAID KE XW ECON EINV ENRG EFIN PGOV CH PINR |
| 10NDJAMENA109 | END OF THE AFFAIR? DEBY AND KHALIL GO THEIR [...] (SBU) Working overnight February 19 and into the afternoon February 20, Chadian President Deby brokered an agreement between his erstwhile JEM client, Khalil Ibrahim, and Sudan Presidential Envoy Ghazi Salahhudin, potentially ending fighting between the JEM and GoS. Deby is now en route for [...] | 2010-02-22 12:50:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF SU LY CD |
| 10NDJAMENA97 | CHAD MINISTERS BRIEF S/USSES GRATION ON DEBY VISIT [...] (C) S/USSES General Scott Gration met February 15 with Chadian FM Moussa Faki Mahamat, NSA Mahamat Ismail Chaibo, and DefMin Wadal Kamougue Abdelkader to offer congratulations on Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno's February 8-9 breakthrough visit to Khartoum (Ref A) in pursuit of fully norm [...] | 2010-02-15 17:55:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM CD |
| 10NOUAKCHOTT59 | MAURITANIA'S 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) Historically, Mauritania has been relatively open to foreign direct investment, due in large part to its wealth of attractive natural resources in the fishing, mining and hydrocarbon industries. Despite attractive resources for foreign investors, political instability, corruption, the la [...] | 2010-01-25 17:39:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC MR |
| 10NOUAKCHOTT61 | MAURITANIA'S 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) Historically, Mauritania has been relatively open to foreign direct investment, due in large part to its wealth of attractive natural resources in the fishing, mining and hydrocarbon industries. Despite attractive resources for foreign investors, political instability, corruption, the la [...] | 2010-01-26 08:25:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC MR |
| 10NOUAKCHOTT81 | MAURITANIA'S RESPONSE TO USG CITES COP15 PROPOSALS [...] (U) Embassy Nouakchott's ECON/EST Officer met with the Director and Deputy Director of the Mauritanian Office of Nature Conservation to discuss the USG proposals for the upcoming CITES summit to be held in Doha, Qatar. The Government of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (GIRM) intends to se [...] | 2010-02-09 07:27:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KSCA SENV UNEP CITES AORL MR |
| 10PARIS47 | FRANCE URGES COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO YEMEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The French advocate a comprehensive and coordinated approach to Yemen and they support the Yemeni government's pursuit of a ceasefire linked to broad national dialogue, according to Jean-Baptiste Faivre, French MFA Deputy Assistant Secretary-equivalent. Faivre told poloff January 12 th [...] | 2010-01-13 16:58:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SA YM FR |
| 10PHNOMPENH29 | 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - CAMBODIA [...] Cambodia, a developing country, began the transformation from a command economy to the free market in the late 1980s. It is now integrating into the regional and world trading framework. In 1999, Cambodia joined the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and in September 2004, became [...] | 2010-01-19 00:41:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KIPR OPIC KTDB USTR CB |
| 10PHNOMPENH81 | CAMBODIA RESPONSE TO CITES COP-15 DEMARCHE [...] ESTHOff delivered Reftel materials to Suon Phalla, Deputy Director of the Cambodian CITES Management Authority, who distributed the U.S. proposals to relevant officials in the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) and Ministry of Environment (MOE) for comment. Suon said that [...] | 2010-02-03 06:11:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KSCA CITES AORC UNEP CB |
| 10PORTLOUIS20 | MAURITIUS SOFA AND DIEGO GARCIA: ADDITIONAL REQUEST [...] (U) This cable contains two action requests. 2. (U) As explained in reftel, Diego Garcia/Chagos is a highly-emotional issue in Mauritius, with the GOM claiming that the archipelago is an integral part of the territory of Mauritius which "the British government illegally excised from Mauriti [...] | 2010-01-20 09:18:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV MP SE |
| 10PORTLOUIS35 | CORRECTED MAURITIUS: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Per reftel request, Post submits the following 2010 Investment Climate Statement for Mauritius. Please note that the exchange rate used throughout the report is (i) 2007: USD 1 = MRs 32, (ii) 2008: USD 1 = MRs 29, and (iii) 2009: USD 1 = MRs 32.50. (Mauritius Rupees = MRs). --------------- [...] | 2010-02-04 12:30:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ECON ELAB KTDB KIDE PGOV OPIC USTR |
| 10PRAGUE83 | CZECHS PRESS IRAN PUBLICLY AND PRIVATELY ON HUMAN [...] (SBU) Emboff provided talking points (Ref A) to the Czech MFA Middle East, United Nations, Human Rights and Transformation Policy, as well as the Common Foreign and Security Policy Departments. According to MFA Human Rights and Transition Policy officer Barbora Reprova, the Czechs are particu [...] | 2010-02-11 09:12:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IR PHUM |
| 10PRETORIA256 | SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 1-FEBRUARY 5 [...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, [...] | 2010-02-05 15:15:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC KDEM SF |
| 10QUITO61 | Ecuador agrees to support U.S. CITES shark proposal and [...] (Summary) Ecuador's head delegate to the March CITES COP-15 in Doha, Qatar, told the Embassy January 29 that the GoE will support both U.S. CITES proposals on sharks and sent a letter confirming Ecuador's support. In discussions January 27 the Vice-Minister of the Environment told emboff [...] | 2010-02-04 17:16:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KSCA AORC UNEP EC |
| 10RIYADH107 | SAUDI ARABIA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Chapter Headings: -- Openness to Foreign Investment -- Conversion and Transfer Policies -- Expropriation and Compensation -- Dispute Settlement -- Performance Requirements and Incentives -- Right to Private Ownership and Establishment -- Protection of Property Rights -- Transparency of R [...] | 2010-01-25 13:14:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON OPIC KTDB USTR SA |
| 10RIYADH125 | SAUDI OFFICIALS ON ENERGY SUBSIDIES [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-27 13:40:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PGOV SA |
| 10RIYADH188 | INTERNATIONAL ENERGY FORUM DISCUSSIONS CAUTIOUSLY [...] (SBU) Summary: Forty three of 53 countries that attended the International Energy Forum's February 6-7 meeting of the Expanded High Level Steering Group broadly endorsed a recommended set of next steps to make the IEF a more effective venue for a producer-consumer dialogue on international oil [...] | 2010-02-14 07:38:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG PREL SA |
| 10RIYADH79 | AFCENT COMMANDER DISCUSSES AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE [...] (S) SUMMARY. In January 5 meetings with Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces (RSADF) Commander LTG Abdulaziz Mohamed Al-Hussein and Royal Saudi Naval Force (RSNF) Commander VADM Fahd bin Abdullah bin Mohammed Al-Saud, U.S. Air Forces Central (AFCENT) Commander Lt Gen Mike Hostage broached CENTCOM [...] | 2010-01-13 16:04:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | MASS MOPS PREL SA |
| 10RIYADH80 | RSAF LTG FAISAL COMPLAINS TO AFCENT COMMANDER [...] (S) SUMMARY. In a January 6 meeting with U.S. Air Forces Central (AFCENT) Commander Lt Gen Mike Hostage, Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) Commander Prince (Lt Gen) Abd-al-Rahman bin Fahd Al-Faisal Al-Saud laid out an extensive laundry list of releasability problems the RSAF was enduring in trying [...] | 2010-01-13 16:28:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | MASS MOPS PREL SA |
| 10ROME82 | INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010 - ITALY [...] SUMMARY: Following is Post's submission for 2010 Investment Climate Statement for Italy. End Summary. OVERVIEW AND UPDATE ------------------- 2. The Government of Italy (GOI) maintains a welcoming posture to foreign investment and has made modest progress in addressing the structural e [...] | 2010-01-21 14:06:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR PGOV IT |
| 10SANAA138 | YEMEN FINALLY PASSES ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING LAW [...] (U) Summary. After pending in committee for two years, the ROYG's draft law "Regarding Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorism Funding" finally received Presidential approval on January 17 after being passed by Parliament December 29. Drafted with technical assistance from the World Bank, the ne [...] | 2010-01-25 14:29:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN KCRM KTFN PREL PTER SNAR YM |
| 10SANAA168 | REBELS ANNOUNCE CEASEFIRE WITH SAUDI... IS A YEMEN [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an audio message on January 25, rebel leader Abdulmalik al-Houthi announced a unilateral ceasefire with Saudi Arabia and the withdrawal of Houthi rebels from Saudi territory, just two weeks after Saudi Arabia announced victory against the Houthis and - according to the Saudi s [...] | 2010-01-26 13:59:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS YM SA |
| 10SANAA178 | 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - REPUBLIC OF YEMEN [...] (U) Below is YemenQs submission for the 2010 Investment Climate Statement. 2. (U) Begin text of 2010 Investment Climate Statement for the Republic of Yemen. --------------------------------------------- -------- 2010 Investment Climate Statement - Republic of Yemen ---------------------- [...] | 2010-01-27 11:44:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EIND EFIN ENRG EPET ETRD PTER PGOV YM |
| 10SANAA275 | YEMEN: SUDDEN QUIET IN SA'ADA AS ROYG AND REBELS [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Saleh and rebel leader Abdulmalik al-Houthi agreed to suspend hostilities and began to implement a ceasefire agreement at midnight on February 12. After weeks of behind-the-scenes negotiations, it appears that the reconciliation and reconstruction process has begun to [...] | 2010-02-12 11:54:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL YM SA |
| 10SANAA4 | GENERAL PETRAEUS' MEETING WITH SALEH ON SECURITY [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Commander of the U.S. Central Command General David Petraeus congratulated President Saleh on recent successful operations against AQAP, and informed him that U.S. security assistance to the ROYG would increase to USD 150 million in 2010, including USD 45 million to equip and train [...] | 2010-01-04 13:33:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PINS MOPS MASS MCAP SA |
| 10SARAJEVO73 | BOSNIA: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT SUBMISSION [...] In the past several years, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has made considerable efforts to open its economy to more foreign investment. However, the global economic crisis, coupled with increasing internal political struggles, has led to a significant slowdown in necessary reforms since 2008. [...] | 2010-01-25 13:42:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV OPIC KTDB USTR BK |
| 10SINGAPORE67 | SINGAPORE - 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) In response to reftel instructions, this message is Post's draft chapter of the 2010 Investment Climate Statement for Singapore. As requested, we have also provided via email a Microsoft Word version of the document to EB/IFD/OIA. 2. (SBU) Begin text of Statement: 2010 Investment C [...] | 2010-01-19 00:42:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD EFIN ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR SN |
| 10SOFIA38 | BULGARIA: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-19 07:32:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR BU |
| 10SOFIA39 | BULGARIA: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Bulgaria - 2010 Investment Climate Statement. A. OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT Bulgaria has put in place a liberal foreign investment regime, including low, flat corporate and income taxes and competitive incentives to attract high levels of foreign investment. Promising sectors for fo [...] | 2010-01-19 07:32:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR BU |
| 10STATE11453 | (U) SECRETARY CLINTON'S JANUARY 21, 2010, MEETING [...] (U) January 21, 2010, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm, Washington. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Deputy Secretary Steinberg EUR Assistant Secretary Gordon PA Assistant Secretary Crowley Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Morningstar Director for Policy and Planning Slaughter NSC Director ( [...] | 2010-02-04 17:36:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP CLINTON HILLARY PREL EAID PGOV KNNP XG HA XD |
| 10STATE12095 | GULF REGION COMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE 2010 UPDATE [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 6. 2. SUMMARY. Reftel announced a by-invitation-only Gulf Region Communications Conference (GRCC) in Amman, Jordan, 21-23 February 2010, co-hosted by United States Central Command (USCENTCOM) and the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF). Reftel requested pos [...] | 2010-02-05 18:38:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIN ECPS EINT MARR MCAP PREL XF |
| 10STATE15722 | GOLDSTONE FOLLOW-UP ACTION [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. Embassy Suva for Fiji, Tonga, Nauru, Kiribati and Tuvalu. Embassy Libreville for Gabon and Sao Tome. Embassy Port Moresby for Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu. Embassy Port Louis for Seychelles only. Embassy Koror for Palau only. Embas [...] | 2010-02-22 00:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IO PHUM UNGA |
| 10STATE17842 | JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR ATA COURSE 7288 [...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...] | 2010-02-25 22:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ASEC JO |
| 10STATE17894 | DEMARCHE: CONTINUED CONCERN OVER SYRIAN SUPPORT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph four. Summary ------- 2. (S) We previously demarched Britain, France, and Turkey on our increasing concerns over Syria's continued provision of advanced weapons to Hizballah (Ref A). In London, Paris and Ankara the demarches were taken serious [...] | 2010-02-26 00:36:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER MASS IS LE SY |
| 10STATE2086 | BUREAU AUTHORIZED FUND CITE FOR U.S. SCIENCE [...] THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE. SEE PARA 3. 2. PER REFTELS, WE ARE PROVIDING OES FISCAL DATA FOR THE FIRST U.S. SCIENCE ENVOY DR. AHMED ZEWAIL AND HIS DELEGATION'S JANUARY 8 TRIP TO THE MIDDLE EAST, IN THE AMOUNT OF $7500. DR. ZEWAIL PLANS TO ARRIVE IN CAIRO JANUARY 9 AND DEPART CAIRO FEBRUARY 1 [...] | 2010-01-09 02:01:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN KISL KSCA OEXC OVIP SCUL SENV TSPL XF KFSC |
| 10STATE4265 | SCHEDULING THE NEXT ROUND OF GULF SECURITY [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Department requests action Embassies to assist in coordinating with appropriate government officials to schedule the next round of Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD) discussions. The last round of GSD talks with these three countries was held in 2008. --------- [...] | 2010-01-15 14:15:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS MU PARM PGOV PREL BA QA |
| 10STATE4712 | INVITATION TO DOE/NNSA EVENT ENTITLED "REGIONAL [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The United States Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) and the United States Department of State are sponsoring a Regional Energy Planning and Nonproliferation Workshop in Muscat, Om [...] | 2010-01-15 23:22:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP ENRG TRGY MU SA BA KU TC JO QA MO AG TS |
| 10STATE5831 | REPORT ON HORMATS-MAHDI MEETING IN WASHINGTON - [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 13, 2010 Under Secretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs, Robert Hormats and Iraqi Vice President Adel Abd' Al-Mahdi addressed several major economic challenges faced by Iraq. Al-Mahdi said that he is ready to see the debt issues with Gulf Arab neighbor [...] | 2010-01-21 12:28:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EPET PREL PGOV EINV ECIN EAID EBEXP BTIO IZ |
| 10STATE6928 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: USG POLICY TOWARD YEMEN AND [...] (U) This is an action request. For Ankara, Beijing, Berlin, Brussels (USEU),the Hague, Madrid, Moscow, Ottawa, Paris, Rome, and Tokyo, please see paragraph 10. For Bahrain, Doha, Kuwait, and Muscat, please see paragraph 11. For Abu Dhabi and Riyadh, please see paragraph 12. For Amman and Ca [...] | 2010-01-22 23:53:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID YM |
| 10STATE6940 | CORRECTED COPY: DEMARCHE REQUEST: USG POLICY [...] (U) This is an action request. For Ankara, Beijing, Berlin, Brussels (USEU),the Hague, Madrid, Moscow, Ottawa, Paris, Rome, and Tokyo, please see paragraph 10. For Bahrain, Doha, Kuwait, and Muscat, please see paragraph 11. For Abu Dhabi and Riyadh, please see paragraph 12. For Amman and Ca [...] | 2010-01-23 01:37:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID YM |
| 10STATE7531 | FEBRUARY 16 CIV-MIL ROC DRILL IN DOHA: PURPOSE [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 6. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: This is a front channel response to KABUL216 to provide S/SRAP guidance for post participation in the February 16 CIV-MIL ROC Drill in Doha, Qatar. S/SRAP requests response by January 27 identifying p [...] | 2010-01-26 11:26:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AF EAID ECON NATO PGOV PREL |
| 10STATE9668 | (U) Secretary Clinton’s January 22, 2010 [...] (U) Classified by NEA Assistant Secretary Jeffrey D. Feltman. Reason: 1.4 (d). 2. (U) January 21, 2010; 2:45pm; Washington, DC, USA 3. (SBU) Participants: U.S. The Secretary NEA A/S Jeff Feltman S/CT Ambassador Daniel Benjamin PA A/S P.J. Crowley Andrew MacDonald (notetaker) Yemen Foreign Ministe [...] | 2010-01-30 01:34:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | OVIP CLINTON HILLARY PGOV YM |
| 10TASHKENT97 | Uzbekistan: Submission for 10th Annual Trafficking in [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-25 09:11:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV KTIP KMCA UZ |
| 10TBILISI198 | GEORGIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR 2010 [...] Per reftel, below is Embassy TbilisiQs Investment Climate Statement for submission for 2009. Introduction Since 2004,, the Georgian Government has undertaken an ambitious program to modernize and liberalize its economy. Institutional reforms include restructuring and downsizing governmen [...] | 2010-02-17 07:25:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV |
| 10TELAVIV51 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-11 11:43:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 10TIRANA87 | ALBANIA: CITES DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] Embassy contacted the CITES representative for Albania, the Director of Nature Protection Policies in the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Water Administration before February 5th demarche deadline. Post was informed that Albania may send a representative to the meeting in Qatar but had no [...] | 2010-02-16 05:49:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KSCA CITES AORC AL |
| 10TOKYO108 | INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - JAPAN [...] TABLE OF CONTENTS A.1. Overview of Foreign Investment Climate, para. 2-33 A.2. Conversion and Transfer Policies, para. 34-35 A.3. Expropriation and Compensation, para. 36 A.4. Dispute Settlement, para.37-41 A.5. Performance Requirements and incentives, para. 42 A.6. Right to Private Ownershi [...] | 2010-01-19 08:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR JA |
| 10TRIPOLI110 | MUBARAK AND QADHAFI CONFER ON AL SUMMIT PLANNING, VISAS FOR EGYPTIANS [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-10 07:59:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AL KPAL KSUM EG LY |
| 10UNESCOPARISFR165 | UNESCO DIRECTOR-GENERAL'S INFORMATION SESSION [...] Summary: At UNESCO Director-General Bokova's first information session for member states on February 4, the Director-General reiterated her intention to protect cultural property in Haiti and help rebuild that country's educational system. Bokova also reaffirmed her intention to work on girl [...] | 2010-02-11 14:47:00 | Mission UNESCO | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNESCO SCUL SENV AORC HA |
| 10UNVIEVIENNA44 | IAEA/BOG: AMANO DEFUSES BOARD CHAIR CRISIS [...] (C) The IAEA Board of Governors will meet in a pro forma session February 12 to elect a new Chairman, bringing an end to a drawn out saga prompted by the recall of former Malaysian Governor Dato' Arshad. The Southeast Asia/Pacific (SEAP) group has advised the Director General, in a letter sub [...] | 2010-02-09 16:30:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC KNNP IAEA MY |
| 10UNVIEVIENNA61 | Anti-Human Trafficking Recommendations Reached, Russia, [...] (U) The Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Working Group (WG) engaged in three days of often fruitful discussion and emerged with nearly fifty recommendations that will be forwarded to the Organized Crime Convention (UNTOC) Conference of the Parties (COP) in October 2010. The U.S. delegation (USDEL) [...] | 2010-02-19 13:06:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KWMN PREF SMIG KCRM KTIP UN RS CH PK MX AG IR |
| 10USUNNEWYORK5 | UNGA FIFTH COMMITTEE: US ACHIEVES OBJECTIVES IN [...] (U) Summary: Shortly before midnight on 23 December 2009, Permanent Representatives from approximately two dozen UN Member States concluded nine hours of negotiations to resolve the impasse over the scales of assessments in the Fifth (Administrative and Budgetary) Committee. The meeting, which [...] | 2010-01-07 15:01:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL UN UNGA KUNR |
| 10USUNNEWYORK55 | UNSC: MIDDLE EAST OPEN DEBATE -- HEAVY CRITICISM [...] (SBU) Summary: At the Security Council's January 27 Open Debate on the Middle East, Assistant Secretary-General Fernandez-Taranco noted the "worrying impasse" that persists in the region with the lack of progress on restarting negotiations and called for the Quartet to play a role. He voiced [...] | 2010-01-29 23:20:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAL KWBG UNSC IS SY LE |
| 10WINDHOEK116 | Demarche Delivered: U.S. Proposals for CITES [...] (U) SUMMARY. Emboff met with representatives from the Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) and the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR),who will be delegates to the upcoming Conference of the Parties (COP-15) for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species [...] | 2010-02-05 11:16:00 | Embassy Windhoek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV FWS WA KSCA AORC UNEP |
| 10ZAGREB34 | CROATIA 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Summary: For more than a decade after the end of the war in 1995, Croatia enjoyed steady growth in foreign investment, buoyed by a growing economy, low inflation, a stable exchange rate and developed infrastructure. Investment activity slowed substantially in 2009, due partly to the global fi [...] | 2010-01-15 11:30:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR HR |
| 85RIYADH5470 | SAUDI POLICY TOWARD IRAN [...] S - ENTIRE TEXT 2. SUMMARY: EVENTS AND PASSAGE OF TIME HAVE COM- BINED TO MITIGATE SAUDI FEARS AND HOPES REGARDING IRAN. MORE CONFIDENT NOW THAT IRAQ WILL NOT BE DEFEATED, THAT THERE IS LESS DANGER OF A DIRECT IRANIAN ATTACK ON SAUDI ARABIA, THAT THE LIKELI- HOOD OF EFFECTIVE IRANIAN-I [...] | 1985-06-12 14:31:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | KPRP PREL MOPS ENRG IR SA |
| 86ALGIERS5347 | ALGERIA AND THE ARAB WORLD: MOVING FROM [...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT 2. SUMMARY: UNLIKE ITS SELF-PERCEIVED LEADERSHIP ROLE IN AFRICA, ALGERIA HAS ATTEMPTED TO POSITION ITSELF IN THE ARAB WORLD AS A MEDIATOR/PEACEMAKER AT THE CENTER OF COMPETING FACTIONS AND INTERESTS. ALGERIA IS NO LONGER IN THE FOREFRONT OF RADICAL ARAB CAUSES, ALTHOU [...] | 1986-10-21 11:36:00 | Embassy Algiers | SECRET | PREL XF AG |
| 88BAGHDAD2571 | IRAQ KEEPS THREATENING TO SEND MISSILES [...] No summary [...] | 1988-05-09 13:08:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ KPAL MOPS PREL |
| 89ABUDHABI5423 | LIFE IN TEHRAN [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. TEHRAN REMAINS ECONOMICALLY DEPRESSED AND DEPRESSING ACCORDING TO UAE MINISTER OF HEALTH HAMAD AL-MIDFA. DURING AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL OCTOBER 3 (DCM ACCOMPANYING),MIDFA COMMENTED ON HIS RECENT VISIT TO TEHRAN AS PART OF A REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON PUBLI [...] | 1989-10-04 11:01:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TC IR |
| 89RIYADH9763 | SAUDI ARABIA: 1989 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] THERE FOLLOWS DRAFT VERSION OF SAUDI ARABIAN SUBMISSION TO THE 1989 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM, KEYED TO REFTEL. DRAFT VERSION OF CLASSIFIED ANNEX IS BEING SENT SEPTEL. 2. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL POSTS -- - A. RESULTS OF 1989 COURT PROSECUTIONS INVOLVING [...] | 1989-12-06 14:05:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KPRP SA |
| 90KHARTOUM3477 | SUDAN AND THE ARABS: POSSIBLY STEP-SISTERS; [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: SUDAN'S ARAB RELATIONSHIPS HAVE UNDERGONE A METAMORPHOSIS SINCE THE MILITARY COUP OF JUNE 1989. MOST ARAB STATES REACTED WARMLY TO THE OUSTER OF SADIQ AL- MAHDI. SINCE THEN, THIS WARMTH HAS DISSIPATED AS AN UNENLIGHTENED GOS HAS DRIFTED TOWARD LI [...] | 1990-04-01 07:32:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR ECON MASS KPRP SU |
| 90KUWAIT4267 | KUWAITIS CALM, CONFIDENT, AND UNIFIED (FOR THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. FOLLOWING MUBARAK'S MEDIATION BLITZ THROUGH BAGHDAD, KUWAIT, AND JEDDAH JULY 24, THE KUWAITI PUBLIC IS CALM AND CONFIDENT THAT TENSION BETWEEN KUWAIT AND IRAQ WILL EASE OFF. SOURCES INDICATE THAT KUWAITIS, WHILE CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF ARMED CONFLICT, HAVE TAKEN SAD [...] | 1990-07-26 10:08:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KU IZ |
| 90STATE244793 | IRAQ IS NOT BLINKING [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: IT IS IRAQI "RIGHTS," INCLUDING TO RUMAYLA OIL, WHICH PUSHES VISITING MEDIA FOR VISITING MUBARAK INTO SECOND PLACE IN THE JULY 24 HEADLINES. KUWAITI LEADERS ARE URGED TO OUST THEIR FOREIGN MINISTER FOR PRO-U.S. POLICIES AND THE UAE IS OFFICIALLY [...] | 1990-07-26 10:24:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET KU US IZ |
| 91RIYADH10006 | PRINCE SAUD AL-FAISAL CRITICIZES IRAN [...] (CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT). 2. DURING A NOVEMBER 21 MEETING ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS (SEPTELS, NOTAL),THE AMBASSADOR SPARKED A DIATRIBE ON IRAN FROM SAUDI FOREIGN MINISTER PRINCE SAUD AL-FAISAL BY ASKING WHAT HE THOUGHT IRAN WAS UP TO IN THE OIC. PRINCE SAUD REPLIED THAT IRAN HAD INDEED [...] | 1991-11-24 08:22:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KISL OIC GCC IR SA |
| 91RIYADH3320 | THE SAUDI PRESS: PROFILES OF INDIVIDUAL PAPERS [...] CONFIDENTIAL--ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY. THIS CABLE GIVES BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS OF SAUDI DAILY NEWSPAPERS, THEIR INDIVIDUAL ORIGINS, SPECIAL SLANTS, AND ESTIMATED CIRCULATION FIGURES. (ONLY "AL-HAYAT," A SAUDI-CONTROLLED DAILY PUBLISHED IN LONDON IS NOT INCLUDED). REF A DESCRIBED THE STRUCT [...] | 1991-04-06 05:50:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PROP PGOV SA |
| 92DOHA3240 | ISLAMIC DA'AWA ORGANIZATION [...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. THE INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT WAS DERIVED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES IN QATAR WHERE THE ISLAMIC DA'AWA ORGANIZATION HAS A PRESENCE. THE INFORMATION HAS NOT BEEN INDEPENDENTLY CONFIRMED AND IS PROVIDED SOLELY AS BACKGROUND FOR COMPARISON WITH INFORMATION SOURC [...] | 1992-12-01 07:47:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | SOCI QA SU PREL PINR |
| 95LONDON13048 | LEADER OF SUDANESE OPPOSITION SEEKS USG SUPPORT [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: LEADER OF THE SUDANESE OPPOSITION COALITION, AL-SAYED EL-MERGHANI, TOLD US SEPTEMBER 15 THAT OPPOSITION EFFORTS WILL PRODUCE THE DOWNFALL OF THE NATIONAL ISLAMIC FRONT (NIF) REGIME IN KHARTOUM. -- TO FURTHER THIS EFFORT, EL-MERGHANI ASKED THE US [...] | 1995-09-20 16:28:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER EAID SU IQ IZ |
| 96CAIRO13851 | EL-SADIQ EL-MAHDI ON THE FUTURE OF SUDAN [...] CLASSIFIED BY DCM VINCENT BATTLE, REASON 1.5 (D). CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. DRAWING ON REFTEL TALKING POINTS, DCM MET WITH EL-SADIQ EL-MAHDI IN CAIRO ON DECEMBER 30 TO DISCUSS HIS FUTURE PLANS, SUDANESE OPPOSITION ACTIVITIES, THE POLITICAL SITUATION INSID [...] | 1996-12-31 06:39:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER UNSC KISL SU EG |
| 98JEDDAH1247 | JEDDAH OBSERVERS ON THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CONSUL GENERAL STEPHEN W. BUCK, REASON 1.5 (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: DURING RECENT VISIT BY RIYADH POLCOUNS, JEDDAH POLITICAL SCIENTISTS AND JOURNALISTS VIGOROUSLY DISCUSSED ROYAL JOCKEYING FOR POWER AND THE CROWN PRINCE'S ROLE AND PROSPECTS. LIKE SO MANY SAUDIS, MOST SEE [...] | 1998-12-09 07:17:00 | Consulate Jeddah | SECRET | PGOV PINS ECON PHUM SOCI PREL SA |
| 99CAIRO2104 | EGYPT'S MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD AT LOW EBB [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ECONOMIC-POLITICAL MINISTER COUNSELOR RICHARD LEBARON FOR REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) SINCE 1995, WHEN THE GOVERNMENT SHUT DOWN PROFESSIONAL SYNDICATES CONTROLLED BY THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD AND ARRESTED THEIR ACTIVISTS, THE BROTHERHOOD HAS R [...] | 1999-03-16 16:22:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PTER PGOV PREL KISL PHUM ECON EG |