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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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06DILI192MORE VIOLENCE IN DILI AREA LAST NIGHT, BUT CALM TODAY
[...] (U) Summary: There was more rioting yesterday evening in the village of Tasitolu, just west of Dili, and at least three more people died, apparently shot by members of the armed forces (FDTL) who had responded to the Tasitolu riot, in addition to the two who had died earlier in Dili. Although [...]
2006-04-29 15:57:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM ASEC MARR TT
06DILI276EAST TIMOR SITUATION REPORT FOR MAY 30
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-30 19:20:00Embassy DiliSECRET//NOFORNASEC PGOV MARR PHUM KPKO CASC TT
06DILI316PRESIDENT GUSMAO SAYS HE WILL DISMISS PRIME MINISTER THIS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-19 19:20:00Embassy DiliSECRET//NOFORNPHUM PGOV MOPS KPKO KCRM TT AS
06DILI320EAST TIMOR SITREP FOR JUNE 20, 2006
[...] (C) Summary: --- President still plans to dismiss Prime Minister after Council of State meeting tomorrow; --- Arrest warrant issued for Lobato; --- Ramos-Horta in Baucau, plans to head further East tomorrow; --- Anti-Alkatiri demonstration begins, may grow in coming days; --- Weapons confisca [...]
2006-06-20 15:11:00Embassy DiliSECRET//NOFORNPGOV MOPS ASEC PHUM KPKO CASC PREF EAID AS TT
06DILI322EAST TIMOR SITREP: PRIME MINISTER PERSUADES PRESIDENT TO
[...] (U) Summary: --- Prime Minister persuades President to delay dismissal --- Anti-Alkatiri demonstration continued; --- Lobato's house surrounded; --- Security environment in Dili. End Summary. Prime Minister persuades President to delay dismissal ----------------------------------- (S) A [...]
2006-06-21 11:19:00Embassy DiliSECRET//NOFORNPGOV MOPS ASEC PHUM KPKO CASC PREF EAID AS TT
06DJIBOUTI43DJIBOUTI: 4TH QUARTER STATUS REPORT - OCT, NOV, DEC
[...] Summary of Significant Events -------------------------------- A. Narrative Overview of Significant Events  [...]
2006-01-08 12:37:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDASEC DJ KSEO
06DOHA1288SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL TO QATAR
[...] (C) Mr. Attorney General: Embassy Doha is pleased to welcome you to Qatar. Yours is the highest-ranking visit by a U.S. official to Qatar since the President himself came in June 2003, and the first cabinet-level visit to Qatar since Energy Secretary Bodman came in April 2006. The Qataris app [...]
2006-08-27 10:43:00Embassy DohaSECRETPREL PGOV OVIP QA
06DOHA1715AL JAZEERA ENGLISH HEAD OF NEWS CAUTIOUSLY
[...] (U) PAO met December 6 with Ibrahim Helal, Deputy Managing Director for News and Programming of Al Jazeera English (AJE). The Egyptian-born Helal is 36 years old and worked as program editor for the Al Jazeera Arabic (AJA) channel from its founding in 1996 until 1999. He then worked for Abu Dha [...]
2006-12-07 11:04:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALKPAO PREL QA ALJAZEERA
06DOHA317U/S HUGHES MEETINGS AT AL JAZEERA
[...] (C) Summary: U/S for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Karen Hughes met February 19 with Al Jazeera managing director Wadah Khanfar at the Al Jazeera studios in Doha. She also participated in a roundtable discussion with Khanfar and four senior Al Jazeera staff members and recorded an Al Jaz [...]
2006-03-01 12:38:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KPAO IZ QA ALJAZEERA
06DOHA442WHITE HOUSE MEETING FOR AMIR OF QATAR
[...] (C) As part of the President's and Secretary's initiative to strengthen relations with moderate Arab countries, I strongly advise that the Amir of Qatar be invited to call on the President in the White House while he and Sheikha Mozah are in the US for their daughter's graduation from Duke. The [...]
2006-03-23 05:55:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL QA
06DOHA465SCENESETTER FOR U/S ROBERT JOSEPH'S VISIT TO DOHA
[...] (C) Embassy Doha is pleased to welcome you. You will find the Qatari foreign minister, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (HBJ),will be interested to meet you to further the nascent Strategic Dialogue put forth by Counselor Zelikow during his visit March 20-21. HBJ will be particularly intereste [...]
2006-03-27 13:48:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR KNNP QA
06DOHA5SCENESETTER - VISIT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY ANTHONY
[...] (C) Embassy Doha is pleased to welcome you back to Doha. We expect that you will find the Qatari leadership open and responsive to the proposed Strategic Investment Initiative (SII) for several reasons. Our goals for regional democratic reform largely coincide with those of Qatar. Also, the Qat [...]
2006-01-02 09:30:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALECON EPET EFIN KTFN QA
06DOHA77SCENESETTER FOR A/S SILVERBERG'S VISIT TO QATAR
[...] (C) Embassy Doha is pleased to welcome you. We expect that you will find the Qatari leadership welcoming -- in principle -- of cooperation with the United States on UN Security Council issues. Our goals for regional security largely coincide with those of Qatar; the number two in the foreign m [...]
2006-01-17 14:53:00Embassy DohaSECRETPREL PGOV ECON QA UNSC
06DUBAI3675SHARJAH AIRPORT - IRBIS FOLLOW-UP
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-14 13:13:00Consulate DubaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAIR ETTC PGOV PINS SOCI KCRM LI AE
06DUBAI4348AIRPORTS IN THE EMIRATES - SHARJAH, RAS AL-KHAIMAH, AND
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-11 07:57:00Consulate DubaiCONFIDENTIALEAIR PINS TSPA EINV IR AE
06DUBAI4503TFLE01:IRAN'S RESPONSE TO ISRAELI MILITARY ACTION IN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-17 14:52:00Consulate DubaiCONFIDENTIALPREL IR IS SY LE ZP MOPS
06DUBAI4995BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE CHECK ON APPLICATION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-05 08:30:00Consulate DubaiCONFIDENTIALPK ETTC KOMC AE
06DUBAI6051BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE CHECK ON APPLICATION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-26 05:40:00Consulate DubaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPK ETTC KOMC AE
06DUBAI6926AIR FORCE SECRETARY WYNNE DISCUSSES COOPERATION WITH UAE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-13 14:32:00Consulate DubaiSECRETPREL PARM MOPS MASS KNNP IR IZ AF LE AE
06DUBAI730IN IRAN, CARTOON CONTROVERSY SIMMERS BUT DOESN'T BOIL OVER
[...] (U) Summary: In response to the publishing of "blasphemous" cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in a number of European newspapers, Tehran has recalled its ambassador to Denmark and announced a cut in all trade ties with the country. Denmark pulled its diplomats out of Iran due to unspecified thre [...]
2006-02-14 14:05:00Consulate DubaiCONFIDENTIALIR PGOV PREL SCUL SOCI
06DUBLIN1118IRELAND BASKS IN RYDER CUP AFTERGLOW
[...] Ireland is basking this week in the success of the September 22-24 Ryder Cup golf tournament held outside Dublin, an event that brought unprecedented international exposure to the country as a tourist destination and economic success. According to Failte Ireland, the state tourism agency, th [...]
2006-09-29 11:47:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDECON PREL SOCI EI
06DUBLIN235SCENE-SETTER FOR IRISH PRIME MINISTER AHERN'S
[...] (SBU) Recent intensive efforts by the Irish and British Governments to jump-start the stalled Northern Ireland peace process will frame this year's St. Patrick's Day visit to Washington by Irish Prime Minister (Taoiseach, TEE-SHUCK) Bertie Ahern. In mid-2005, the IRA's historic decision to a [...]
2006-03-07 11:59:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON EINV ETRD CASC CJAN CPAS CFED KCRM
06DUBLIN262IRELAND - 2006 ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The most significant trafficking development in Ireland in 2005 was an increase in government attention to the problem. The government formed a working group between the Department of Justice and the police and wrote legislation bringing Ireland into conformity with UN and EU [...]
2006-03-13 15:33:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB EI
06DUBLIN778IRAQI PARLIAMENTARIANS MAKE THEIR CASE IN IRELAND
[...] (U) In a June 18-24 trip sponsored by the International Republican Institute (IRI) and organized with embassy assistance, a group of Iraqi parliamentarians visited Ireland to learn from the Irish experience of reconciliation and to plead for more Irish assistance. During this visit the group [...]
2006-06-30 15:49:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM IZ EI
06DUSHANBE1233TAJIKISTAN: JAPAN READY TO PROVIDE MORE BORDER ASSISTANCE
[...] (C) The Japanese Ambassador to Tajikistan Hiroshi Takahashi said the Japanese government intends to provide increased technical assistance to Tajik border guards and rebuild another road in the south of the country from Dusti to Kurgan-Tyube. In a meeting with Chargi d'Affaires and Post's Se [...]
2006-07-03 06:53:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TI
06DUSHANBE1420AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON PRESIDENT RAHMONOV
[...] (C) During the Ambassador's 90-minute one-on-one farewell call with President Rahmonov July 19, the President spoke without notes, because, we learned later, he had not expected a working meeting. President Foreign Policy Adviser Erkin Rahmatulloyev told us, "Generally, ambassadors come to sa [...]
2006-07-24 08:48:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PROP ECON EINV ENRG MARR KDEM IR
06DUSHANBE1436RUSSIAN MILITARY NEWSPAPER ASSERTS MOSCOW'S RIGHT
[...] SUMMARY: A seminal July 25 analytical article in Russia's official military newspaper asserts Russia's right to dominate Central Asia and to prevent the United States and NATO - "[Russia's] traditional geopolitical rivals" - from any sort of further military presence in the region. The artic [...]
2006-07-27 17:17:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINR PROP ECON MARR RS ZK
06DUSHANBE1440RUSSIAN MILITARY NEWSPAPER ASSERTS MOSCOW'S RIGHT
[...] SUMMARY: A seminal July 25 analytical article in Russia's official military newspaper asserts Russia's right to dominate Central Asia and to prevent the United States and NATO - "[Russia's] traditional geopolitical rivals" - from any sort of further military presence in the region. The artic [...]
2006-07-28 09:29:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINR PROP ECON MARR RS ZK
06DUSHANBE1718CHINESE PRIME MINISTER BRINGS GOOD FORTUNE TO SCO TALKSIN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The fifth session of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization heads of government began September 15 in Dushanbe to a flourish of publicity. High-level representatives from China, Russia, Kyrgyz Republic, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan, observers from India, Iran, Pakistan, and Mongoli [...]
2006-09-15 13:09:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECIN ECON EFIN ENRG PREL EAID TBIO TI
06DUSHANBE31EMERGENCY SUPPLIES FOR TAJIKISTAN BORDER GUARDS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-04 07:53:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDMARR
06DUSHANBE32EMERGENCY SUPPLIES FOR TAJIKISTAN BORDER GUARDS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-04 12:34:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PREL TI
06DUSHANBE53TAJIK GOVT CORRUPTS HAJJ, MAINTAINS TIGHT CONTROL OVER
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On December 23, the first of more than 20 planeloads of Tajik hajjis, Muslim pilgrims journeying to Mecca, left Dushanbe for Saudi Arabia. These hajjis are the lucky, well-connected or wealthy few. For the majority of Tajiks, government restrictions, corruption and expensive br [...]
2006-01-09 09:48:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KISL KIRF TI
06DUSHANBE576CORRUPTION, TAJIK STYLE: "WE PAY FOR EVERYTHING BUT THE AIR
[...] (SBU) During EmbOff's March visit to southwestern agrarian Farkhar district, Mahmadali Hakimov, head of "Zamin," a successful conglomerate with businesses in farming, textiles, construction, banking, and hotels, philosophized about the high price of doing business in Tajikistan. "We pay for e [...]
2006-03-30 12:27:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ECON SOCI TI
06DUSHANBE698TAJIKISTAN'S TRANSPORTATION SECTOR: BY PLANE, TRAIN, OR
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Improving Tajikistan's air, rail, and road transportation network supports Secretary Rice's Infrastructure Integration Initiative for Greater Central Asia. Creating a cohesive transportation network passable throughout the year decreases transportation costs and promotes trade th [...]
2006-04-13 10:06:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON EINV EAID ELTN ETRD AF PK TI
06DUSHANBE995TAJIKISTAN: LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR BETTER ELECTIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Although we can predict six months before Tajikistan's presidential election that it will not fully meet international standards, we have the opportunity to ensure that the election is conducted significantly better than any previous election in Tajikistan's short independent his [...]
2006-05-30 10:01:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM TI
06FRANKFURT7622German MOI Standoff on TSA Air Security Inspections
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Security Administration (TSA) regularly conducts observations of both U.S. and German carriers in Germany at airports with direct service to the U.S., as mandated under U.S. law. Recently, the German Ministry of the Interior ( [...]
2006-11-06 14:49:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR KSEC PTER ASEC GM
06FREETOWN360AMCIT DETAINED FOR PHOTOGRAPHING SPECIAL COURT, NO
[...] (C) On May 2, AmCit Michael Chemidlin was arrested for taking photographs of the Special Court for Sierra Leone (reftel) where war crimes indictee former Liberian President Charles Taylor is incarcerated awaiting trial. Chemidlin was accompanied by two Sierra Leoneans who he said told him to [...]
2006-05-05 17:13:00Embassy FreetownSECRETASEC CASC PREL SL LI
06FUKUOKA21IWAKUNI REFERENDUM BOOSTS MAYOR'S PROSPECTS, BUT WORRIES
[...] (SBU) The March 12 referendum in Iwakuni City, in which 87% of the participants voted to oppose the transfer of the USS Kitty Hawk air carrier wing from Atsugi to Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni under proposed U.S. forces realignment plans, appears to have produced one clear winner: c [...]
2006-03-15 08:37:00Consulate FukuokaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV MARR PREL SOCI JA
06GABORONE453SCENESETTER FOR DAS THOMPSON'S VISIT TO BOTSWANA
[...] Mission Botswana welcomes the visit of DAS Carol Thompson on April 12-13. As a stable, middle-income, multi-party democracy, Botswana represents the potential of Africa. Yet, Botswana faces significant challenges - a severe HIV/AIDS epidemic, an international human rights controversy over th [...]
2006-03-31 12:07:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON KHIV PHUM MOPS BC
06GENEVA3120Amine Mohammad Al-Bakry, detainee - #40 in Geneva 2006
[...] Mission has received a communication from Leila Zerrougui, Chairperson-Rapporteur for the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, concerning Amine Mohammad Al-Bakry, a Yemeni citizen, detained at the US Air Force Base of Baghram, near Kabul, Afghanistan. This communication has been sent via e-ma [...]
2006-12-14 11:34:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA763COMMUNICATION FROM SRS ON ESA EXECUTIONS REGARDING
[...] Mission received a communication from Philip Alston, Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions, regarding a raid conducted by Multinational Forces on March 15, 2006 at the house of Faiz Harrat Al- Majma'ee in Iraq. This communication has been sent via e- mail to IO [...]
2006-04-03 14:48:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UNHRC
06GEORGETOWN1069SURVEY OF ETHANOL POTENTIAL IN GUYANA
[...] SUMMARY: Though a small-scale sugar producer, Guyana could be a lucrative destination for investment in ethanol production. Guyana's efforts to streamline its sugar industry and lower the cost of production--which will enable it to remain competitive--have limited excess cane capacity and inves [...]
2006-10-13 19:53:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG EAGR PREL PGOV GY
06GEORGETOWN111PROMINENT AFRO-GUYANESE JOURNALIST RONALD
[...] Prominent Afro-Guyanese journalist/television talk show host/politician, Ronald Waddell, was gunned down in front of his home at in the Subryanville section of Georgetown, seven doors down from the USAID Mission Director's residence, at approximately 8:30 p.m. on January 30. 2. Waddell hos [...]
2006-02-01 13:32:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINS ASEC KCRM GY
06GEORGETOWN1162AFC ALLEGES MISCOUNT, CLAIMS PRIME MINISTER'S SEAT
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Alliance for Change (AFC) alleges that several ballot boxes were left off of the total tally in Region Ten, costing the party a seat in parliament. In a press conference, AFC leaders called on the ruling People's Progressive Party/CIVIC (PPP/C) to voluntarily relinquish th [...]
2006-11-06 15:06:00Embassy GeorgetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM GY
06GEORGETOWN12152006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT
[...] The following text is post's narrative for Part I of the 2006-2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Drugs and Chemical Controls for Guyana. BEGIN TEXT: 2. Guyana is a transshipment point for cocaine destined for North America, Europe, and the Caribbean. Interdictions and s [...]
2006-11-16 11:31:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM KTFN GY
06GEORGETOWN137DEATH THREAT AGAINST U.S. AMBASSADOR AND PROMINENT
[...] (S) Ambassador met with Major General (ret.) Norman McLean on February 8 at McLean's request. At the meeting, McLean handed Ambassador a sheet of paper listing information he had received from a policeman who has access to the Buxton area. This paper described a discussion regarding an operati [...]
2006-02-08 23:27:00Embassy GeorgetownSECRETASEC PTER PGOV PREL SNAR GY
06GEORGETOWN254INCSR Sparks Lively, Constructive Debate in Guyana
[...] SUMMARY. The 2006 INCSR has resonated with the Guyanese public and generated considerable dialogue in the media in the two weeks since its release. All television and radio news programs carried the 2006 INCSR as their lead story on March 1 and the next morning. TV news and talk shows revolve [...]
2006-03-17 15:14:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PREL KCRM KPAO GY
06GEORGETOWN39AVIAN INFLUENZA TRIPWIRES - EMBASSY GEORGETOWN
[...] SUMMARY: Embassy Georgetown's Avian Influenza Response Committee has prepared the following tripwires in the event of an avian influenza outbreak in the region, the United States or Guyana itself. The committee reviewed tripwire reports by other posts especially the excellent tripwires prepar [...]
2006-01-12 21:17:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLO AEMR GY
06GEORGETOWN405 GUYANA ECONOMIC & COMMERCIAL ROUND-UP APRIL 2006
[...] Mining: Diamond, Bauxite Production Increase 2. Trade: Guyanese Companies to Participate in Orlando Trade Fair 3. Agriculture: Exports of Non-Traditional Crops High Despite 2006 Flood 4. Financial system: Excess Liquidity, Declining Interest Rates 5. Investment: Financing Deal for Teperu [...]
2006-05-04 14:51:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EMIN ELAB EFIN EAID BBSR BEXP GY
06GEORGETOWN643BUYER BEWARE: THE PERILS OF GIFT DIPLOMACY IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Like many of its Caribbean neighbors, Guyana receives various high-profile gifts from countries pursuing diplomatic objectives, most notably Cuba and the People's Republic of China (PRC). Despite initial fanfare and high-profile media attention, however, many of these offers are [...]
2006-06-29 20:52:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL KPAO GY
06GEORGETOWN743NOMINATION DAY AND POLL PUT GUYANA ELECTIONS INTO
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Georgetown was boisterous on July 26 Nomination Day as the political parties -- arriving in turns to the tune of chanting supporters and Caribbean music -- presented their candidate lists to the Chief Election Officer at City Hall. A less than expected total of eleven parties ap [...]
2006-07-28 13:01:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM GY
06GEORGETOWN850GUYANA GENERAL ELECTIONS AUGUST 28: FINAL PREVIEW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Heading into the final weekend before Guyana's August 28 general elections, international observers have descended upon the capital in force. Two dozen Mission employees and contractors will participate as observers under the OAS' auspices. The ruling People's Progressive Par [...]
2006-08-25 19:39:00Embassy GeorgetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM GY
06GUANGZHOU13385The Long March: From Fossils to Feathers: Heyuan's
[...] (SBU) Summary: As part of the Long March, a series of road journeys through the Guangzhou consular district (septel),we traveled to Heyuan, an impoverished prefecture largely untouched by the recent rapid development in South China. Heyuan is bidding to draw further investment away from more [...]
2006-04-27 09:45:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV CH
06GUANGZHOU16330SHENZHEN AIRLINES PLANS TO SOAR
[...] (SBU) Summary. During a recent meeting, Shenzhen Airlines Vice President Zhang Pei laid out the airline's ambitious expansion strategy. Operating mostly Boeing aircraft, Shenzhen Air runs an efficient operation that has made it China's most profitable airline after flag carrier Air China. H [...]
2006-06-01 05:51:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON KTIA CH
06GUANGZHOU21192From Rural to Urban, Part 1: Industry Finds a New
[...] (U) Summary. Qingyuan, Guangdong Province's largest and fastest-growing prefecture, is in the middle of an industrialization boom that will have far-reaching consequences for its urban and rural populations. The Pearl River Delta (PRD) is no longer as cost-competitive as it once was due to a [...]
2006-07-12 09:14:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV SOCI EAGR EINV CH
06GUANGZHOU30121ASIA PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP ON CLEAN DEVELOPMENT AND
[...] (U) Summary: In his roundtable discussion with American Chamber of Commerce South China representatives September 1, White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Chairman James Connaughton said that his mission in China was to advance the Asia Pacific Partnership on Clean Development a [...]
2006-09-15 09:55:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ENRG TSPL BEXP CH
06GUANGZHOU30511Xiamen Mayor on Progress, Future Expansion
[...] (U) Summary: Xiamen mayor Zhang Changping told the Consul General September 10 that the city's continuing development was dependent on the expansion of its infrastructure, especially its cargo transport system. In addition, he acknowledged the importance of further developing Xiamen's economic [...]
2006-09-21 09:35:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON PINR TW CH
06GUANGZHOU31565South China's Taiwan Scholars Concerned about Chen, but
[...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Taiwan research centers throughout South China are concerned about Chen Shui-bian's strategy for constitutional reform and the impact it could have on cross-Strait ties. They also worry that the anti-Chen campaign could have a significant negative impact on Taiwan's econo [...]
2006-10-20 00:12:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SOCI CH TW
06GUANGZHOU32421Labor Conditions in the Pearl River Delta (Part 1 of 3):
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Many migrant workers in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) - mostly little-educated young people, including some who are underage, from interior and western provinces - continue to face harsh and unsafe working conditions, long hours, overtime wage arrears, child labor, unsuitable liv [...]
2006-12-19 07:08:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PHUM EFIN PGOV SOCI CH
06GUANGZHOU5955Journey to the West: Guangdong's Maoming City
[...] (U) Summary: In contrast to the "pie in the sky" wishful thinking we heard throughout our tour of Guangxi's top cities, officials in Guangdong's Maoming City professionally presented credible plans for further economic development based on heavy industry with some agriculture thrown in. City [...]
2006-03-06 00:56:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON ETRD EINV EAGR CH
06GUANGZHOU8842PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT IN HAINAN, CHINA'S
[...] (U) Summary. According to Hainan officials, the province's environmental quality is China's best. Largely because of its efforts to attract increasing numbers of tourists, Hainan realizes that a clean environment is an asset that must be preserved. At the same time, the island must balance [...]
2006-03-29 05:36:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ECON EIND PGOV SOCI CH
06GUATEMALA607GUATEMALA: MILITARY MODERNIZATION NEEDED
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Guatemalan military faces increasing challenges in operating and maintaining its aging equipment. The Guatemalan military has a modernization plan but no funding to support the plan. The GOG stipulated that modernization funding must come from either sale of military prop [...]
2006-03-27 21:58:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MOPS PGOV PREL EAID PHUM SNAR KPKO GT
06HANOI1245VIETNAM'S PARTY CONGRESS: CONSERVATIVES AND
[...] (SBU) Analysis of the new membership of the Communist Party of Vietnam's Central Committee and Politburo following the April National Party Congress indicates a barely perceptible victory of conservative over progressive elements within the Party (although Party insiders now say that the prog [...]
2006-05-24 04:13:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCOR VM
06HANOI1438VIETNAM'S 20 YEARS OF DOI MOI: ECONOMIC REFORM
[...] (SBU) Summary: This year marks the twentieth anniversary of Vietnam's adoption of its "doi moi" (renovation) policy aimed at transforming its command economy to a market economy. While the momentum has not been smooth or steady, Vietnam has made significant progress since the policy's adoptio [...]
2006-06-14 09:18:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV PREL PINR VM
06HANOI1747(SBU) HANOI MUSEUMS CONTINUE TO DEFAME THE UNITED STATES,
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Pol Assistant recently surveyed the depiction of the United States in Hanoi's main military and political museums. Exhibits at most military service and political museums cast a negative image of U.S. involvement during the Vietnam War, but the denigration is on par [...]
2006-07-11 07:55:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR VM
06HANOI1897(SBU) MFA CONFIRMS DISSIDENT'S RELEASE UNDER CONSIDERATION;
[...] (SBU) On July 25, the MFA confirmed to the Ambassador that prominent dissident Dr. Pham Hong Son will (likely) be released September 2, but requested we keep this information close-hold within the USG until the GVN makes their final decision in August. The GVN has not decided if it will release [...]
2006-07-26 07:11:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KIRF PHUM PGOV HUMANR VM
06HANOI2602MISS WORLD EXPOSES SIGNAL PIRACY IN VIETNAM
[...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnamese press has widely reported on accusations by national television broadcaster Vietnam Television (VTV) that its competitor Vietnam Television Technology Investment and Development Company (VTC) violated VTV's copyright as the sole authorized broadcaster of the Miss World [...]
2006-10-11 10:09:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD ECPS KPRV WTRO VM
06HANOI28002006-2007 INCSR PART I -- VIETNAM
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-03 09:57:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV KCRM VM
06HANOI964Ambassador Meets Vietnam's Chief of Police, Signs
[...] (SBU) The Ambassador and Vice Minister of Public Security Le The Tiem signed April 26 the Amendment to the U.S.- Vietnam Letter of Agreement on Counternarcotics. Prior to the signing ceremony, the two discussed bilateral law enforcement cooperation and other issues, agreeing that both sides' [...]
2006-04-27 07:48:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SOCI SNAR EAID ECON OSCI VM
06HARARE1492NEW LAND SEIZURE LAW; DUTCH FARMERS CHALLENGE
[...] (SBU) An Act requiring most farmers whose land was compulsorily acquired by the GOZ to cease farming and vacate their homes during the present summer growing season passes into law on December 20. Over 700 farmers could face eviction if the Act is implemented. In the meantime, an internation [...]
2006-12-21 06:36:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EAGR ZI
06HARARE252ZIMBABWE ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) Zimbabwe is a country of origin and transit for trafficked persons. This year there were also two cases of girls trafficked to Zimbabwe from South Africa. Most of the information about the scope of trafficking remains anecdotal, however, the government and the police investigate and tra [...]
2006-03-02 09:53:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB ZI KWMN KFRD
06HARARE469AG EXECUTIVES GLOOMY ON ECONOMIC SITUATION,
[...] (C) At an agriculture roundtable hosted by the Ambassador on April 12, five sector leaders lamented the GOZ's paralysis on economic policy and its continuing negative impact on agriculture. Expressing concerns over prospective chaos and even violence if the economy deteriorated further, some [...]
2006-04-21 12:39:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALEAGR PGOV BEXP ECON PHUM SOCI ZI
06HAVANA10189CARTAS DE CUBA, SPRING 2006
[...] (U) The latest installment of Cartas de Cuba features the following items: - GOC Delirious Over HRC Win - PR on the Prowl - PR vs. BR - Robinson Liked His Whiskey - Party Shuffle - Feisty - New Strategy: Give 'Em Money, Make 'Em Spend It - Just Below the Surface - CDRs... Who [...]
2006-05-12 16:54:00US Interests Section HavanaSECRETPGOV PINR PINS ECON EFIN EAGR SOCI UN CU
06HAVANA10738NEW THINKING IS NEEDED, PAYA TELLS CHIEF OF MISSION
[...] (C) Summary. Leading Cuban dissident Oswaldo Paya, chief of the Christian Liberation Movement and driving force behind the Varela Project, told the COM May 18 that "we all have to do new things" to help bring democracy to Cuba. When asked about a recent overture from Martha Beatriz Roque, he s [...]
2006-05-22 18:33:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KDEM SOCI CU
06HAVANA11650CARTAS DE CUBA: EARLY SUMMER EDITION
[...] (SBU) This edition of "Cartas" features the following items: -- Paras 2-4 Medical Malpractice -- 5-8 Baseball, Music and Racism -- 9-11 China Syndrome -- 12-19 Diplomatic Corps Reflections -- 20-22 Bracing for the NAM ------------------- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ------------------- 2. (U) NEWS: US [...]
2006-06-05 19:32:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON PREL SOCI CU
06HELSINKI1093PUTIN IN LAHTI: MAKING FRIENDS AND INFLUENCING
[...] (U) Summary: Russian President Vladimir Putin was the guest of honor at a dinner following the EU Heads of State or Government summit in Lahti on October 20. The leaders were also joined by Finnish President Halonen who has faced criticism for inviting Putin at all. Prime Minister Vanhanen t [...]
2006-10-30 06:40:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM FI MOPS ENRG ETRD EUN RU
06HELSINKI182FINLAND: 2006 ANNUAL TRAFFICKING-IN-PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) The following responses are keyed to the checklist in ref A. Embassy Helsinki's point of contact on TIP is Political Officer David Allen Schlaefer; SchlaeferDA2@state.gov; 358-09-6162-5482 or 358-050-322-7923. The Embassy estimates that 80 hours of time were spent preparing this rep [...]
2006-03-08 07:56:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI SMIG PGOV KCRM ELAB KWMN ASEC KFRD PREF FI
06HILLAH104RUMBLINGS IN SOUTH CENTRAL PROVINCES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Events in four South Central provinces over the last twenty-four hours indicate that although the incidence of terrorist acts remains low in this seemingly stable region, tensions are increasingly manifesting themselves in public demonstrations, ultimatums to provincial government [...]
2006-06-14 12:20:00REO HillahSECRETKISL PGOV PTER MARR IZ
06HILLAH148NORTH BABIL SHEIKHS APPEAL FOR U.S. HELP ON SECURITY, JOBS
[...] (C) Summary: A group of Sunni tribal leaders and activists from north Babil view American intervention as their best hope to address unemployment in their area, stabilize Iraq's security situation and promote expression of moderate political views. According to a subsequent communication from o [...]
2006-10-15 17:32:00REO HillahCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PGOV PTER KISL IZ
06HILLAH154UN DEVELOPS ROLE IN SHIA HEARTLAND
[...] (C) Begin Summary: Supported by both the Coalition, PRT Najaf and the REO, SRSG PolAd Wilfred Buchta and an advance team traveled to Najaf City on 5 December to lay the groundwork for a visit in early 2007 of the SRSG to meet with Grand Ayatollah Sistani and Shia radical cleric Muktada Al Sa [...]
2006-12-07 12:00:00REO HillahCONFIDENTIALIZ
06HILLAH39MEETING OF REO AL-HILLAH EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE (EAC)
[...] (C) Summary: The REO Al-Hillah EAC was convened on 1 March 2006. It was chaired by the Regional Coordinator, and in attendance were representatives from RSO, POL, PRT, USAID, KBR, and ORA. The REOs US Army LNO and the 2/4 BCT S-9 were also present, and advised on the posture of Coalition f [...]
2006-03-06 10:50:00REO HillahSECRETASEC AEMR AMGT IZ
06HILLAH4NAJAF OFFICIALS PLAN INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT CONFERENCE,
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Najaf Deputy Governor told REO Al-Hillah staff of his intention to hold an international investment and economic development conference in Najaf in February. In a January 4 meeting, the Deputy Governor asked for U.S. support in publicizing the conference to American officials [...]
2006-01-06 17:03:00REO HillahCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EINV ECIN EAGR PGOV KISL IZ
06HILLAH57SADR RAILS AGAINST COALITION FORCES AT KUFA MOSQUE
[...] (U) This is a SET NAJAF cable. Sensitive, but unclassified. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. April 7, a day after a car bombing near Najaf's Imam Ali shrine, Muqtada Al Sadr made a rare appearance and conducted the Friday Sermon at Kufa mosque. He condemned the "interference" of the US Ambassador in the [...]
2006-04-07 18:02:00REO HillahUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KISL IZ
06HILLAH75NAJAF FRIDAY SERMONS: SADRIST SAYS THE JAYSH AL-MAHDI ARE
[...] (C) SUMMARY During Friday sermons in Kufa and Najaf, Sadr cleric Sayyed Mohammed al-Tabatebaiee rejected the idea of integrating militias into Iraqi security forces in contrast to SCIRI preacher Al-Deen al-Qubanji who praised integration. Both clerics appeared to be reacting to Ayatollah Sist [...]
2006-05-01 10:55:00REO HillahCONFIDENTIALKISL PGOV PINS PTER IZ
06HONGKONG2239VICTORY FOR DONALD TSANG: LEGCO SUBCOMMITTEE
[...] (C) Summary: On May 29, the Legislative Council (Legco) Public Works Subcommittee voted in favor of the Hong Kong Government's long-contested HKD 5.1 billion (USD 660 million) proposal to construct a new Government headquarters complex at the Tamar waterfront site. If, as expected, the Legco [...]
2006-05-30 10:04:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR CH HK
06HONGKONG2509EVOLVING DISCUSSION OF AIR POLLUTION'S
[...] (C) Positive reaction to the Consul General's (CG) recent speech encouraging business to be proactive in addressing worsening air pollution suggests a growing realism and sophistication in the local smog debate. Shortly after the speech, a local NGO published a report listing dramatic health [...]
2006-06-16 07:40:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG SENV CH HK
06HONGKONG3633AIR POLLUTION: HURTING HONG KONG'S ECONOMIC
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-12 01:36:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG SENV CH HK
06HONGKONG3911SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY JOSEPH'S VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: We look forward to your visit next month. Hong Kong works closely with us on the security front. Your visit provides a timely opportunity to push ahead our agenda with Hong Kong in three linked areas: -- Our shared commitment to secure trade, particularly through improving [...]
2006-09-29 10:15:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EFIN EWWT HK KN MC OVIP PARM PREL PTER
06HONGKONG4159SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL'S VISIT
[...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. Consulate General Hong Kong looks forward to your visit this week. The fourteen USG agencies with representatives here address and protect key U.S. interests, including expansion of democracy and protection for human rights; enhancement of transportation security, par [...]
2006-10-19 11:14:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EFIN EWWT HK KN MC OVIP PARM PREL PTER
06HONGKONG8172006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: HONG KONG
[...] (SBU) Hong Kong is in compliance with the standards described in Ref A for the elimination of trafficking in persons. There has been further improvement over the past year in those areas that have, for the past five years, justified Hong Kong's inclusion on the Department's "Tier 1" list. Th [...]
2006-02-28 06:23:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR PGOV HK CH KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD
06ISLAMABAD16434POST CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR STAFFDEL SANOK VISIT TO
[...] Embassy requests post clearance for Staffdel Sanok, Poloff Gordon Bonin, ODRP Major Benjamin Janes, ODRP Colonel Ronald Huther and FPD Greg Carter to visit Pakistan Air Force Mushaf Airbase, Sargodha, Punjab, on August 26. Travel to/from Mushaf Airbase is to be provided by PAF. No assistance [...]
2006-08-22 04:33:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ASEC SNAR OTRA PK
06ISLAMABAD17547BALOCHISTAN (6): THE NATIONALIST INSURGENCY
[...] (C) Summary/Introduction: Despite widespread disillusionment with Islamabad, the most recent tribal uprising led by Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti is a localized insurrection, in which the Nawab had rhetorical support from Baloch nationalists, but little concrete backing in the province-at-large. The [...]
2006-09-04 07:31:00Embassy IslamabadSECRET//NOFORNPK PREL PGOV PTER PINR
06ISLAMABAD17768SEPTEMBER 9 F-16 SIGNING DOUBTFUL
[...] (C) Summary: GOP sources told Office of Defense Representatives Pakistan (ODRP) September 6 that the scheduled September 9 signing of the F-16 LOA would not happen. The same day, MODP (Ministry of Defense Production) sent ODRP a memo requiring an unspecified per-plane price cut; signific [...]
2006-09-07 02:26:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPK PREL MOPS UN MARR
06ISLAMABAD17890JULY 27-29 COALITION SUPPORT FUNDS DISCUSSIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary. From July 27-29 CENTCOM J-8 led a team of OSD-Comptroller, OSD-Policy, CENTCOM, Joint Staff and Embassy personnel to discuss Coalition Support Fund (CSF) issues with the Government of Pakistan's (GOP) Joint Staff, military services, and Ministry of Finance. The U.S. delegation [...]
2006-09-08 09:09:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPK
06ISLAMABAD18379PAKISTAN MILITARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO OPERATIONS
[...] (C) Operation MTN Thrust began in Southern Afghanistan (Kandahar, Helmand, and Nimroz) in May. The Operation set the conditions for NATO Operation Medusa, which began in July. Operation MTN Fury began in Eastern Afghanistan (Ghazni, Loghar, Paktika, Paktiya, and Khowst) August 1, with deci [...]
2006-09-18 10:02:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALAF MCAP MOPS PK PREL PTER
06ISLAMABAD21879PRESIDENT MUSHARRAF DETERMINED TO DEAL WITH BORDER
[...] (S) Summary: In a November 7 meeting at his Army HQ office, President Musharraf told Asstsant Secretary Boucher that he would propose selective mining of the border with Afghanistan. Saying that it is too early to judge whether the North Waziristan jirga agreement is a success, the Preside [...]
2006-11-08 08:46:00Embassy IslamabadSECRET//NOFORNAF EAID ECON ETRD IN MOPS PGOV PK PREL PTER
06ISLAMABAD22025INTERIOR MINISTER SHERPAO ON HIGH PROFILE TERROR CASES, IPR AND MISSING AMCITREF:
[...] (C) Summary: In a November 13 meeting, the Ambassador and Interior Minister Sherpao reviewed U.S.-Pakistani cooperation on the investigation into the 2006 Karachi Consulate bombing. Sherpao assured the Ambassador that the Government of Pakistan (GOP) is committed to defending the conviction of Omar [...]
2006-11-16 12:00:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNCASC ECON KCRM PGOV PK PREL PTER
06ISLAMABAD22057BOMBINGS AND SUICIDE ATTACKS: A PLAGUE ON BOTH
[...] (C) A November 17 suicide bomb attack on a police van in Peshawar that killed the bomber and seriously injured two police officers is another reminder that the recent spike in suicide bombings in Afghanistan is now mirrored on this side of the Pak-Afghan border. The November 8 suicide bomb a [...]
2006-11-17 11:52:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALAF PK PREL PTER
06ISLAMABAD22499LEADING PAKISTANI PASHTUN BROADCASTER TROUBLED
[...] (C) Summary and introduction: According to Hassan Khan, editor of Pakistan's leading Pashtun language foreign affairs television program on Khyber TV, Afghan President Karzai seemed "confused about many things" during their lengthy meeting in early December meeting. Khan, who described his [...]
2006-12-18 10:56:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALAF PK PREL PTER NATO
06ISLAMABAD22617FM KASURI DESCRIBES VISIT TO DECEMBER VISIT TO IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-28 05:35:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAF IR PK PREL
06ISLAMABAD4761VICE CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF WANTS ANA TO JOIN
[...] (C) During a March 17 conversation with PM - A/S Hillen, Pakistan's Vice Chief of Army Staff GEN Ahsan Saleem Hyat said that he would welcome the expanding a joint exercise between the U.S. and Pakistan military schedule for later this spring to include a unit from the Afghan National Army ( [...]
2006-03-22 02:00:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPK PREL MOPS MASS AF
06ISLAMABAD5123A/S HILLEN VISIT TO PAKISTAN
[...] (C) Introduction: On his March 15-18 visit to Pakistan, A/S John Hillen and PM/RSAT Tom Canahuate met with senior Government of Pakistan (GOP) officials, as well as Pakistan's top military leadership. Describing his role in soliciting support for USG security assistance to Pakistan from the U [...]
2006-03-28 08:54:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPK PTER MOPS MASS MCAP PREL
06ISLAMABAD7423EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION CHECK:
[...] On March 7, 2006, EconOff and FCS FSN visited Advanced Engineering Research Organization (AERO),located at Air Weapons Complex (AWC),Haripur Road, Wah. The purpose of the visit was to conduct a Post Shipment Verification check on the shipment of a "Digital Compass Module" exported by GECS, I [...]
2006-04-27 05:41:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT ETTC PK
06ISLAMABAD7537BALLISTIC MISSILE TEST NOTIFICATION
[...] (S) On April 28, 2005, MFA Disarmament Cell Director Muhammad Kamran Akhtar notified poloff that Pakistan would conduct a ballistic missile test on April 29-30 over the Arabian Sea. Akhtar said that the GOP has sent written notification to the Government of India regarding this missile test [...]
2006-04-28 11:01:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETKNNP MCAP PK PREL
06ISLAMABAD7563SIXTEENTH MEETING OF U.S.-AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN
[...] (C) Summary: The Tripartite Commission (TPC) Met at GHQ in Rawalpindi April 19 -- the third Tripartite conducted at the four-star level and the second official visit to Pakistan by Afghanistan's Chief of the General Staff. Atmospherics were favorable, continuing a trend seen in earlier TPC [...]
2006-04-28 15:02:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PK AF PTER
06ISLAMABAD7629POLITICAL AND SECURITY ASSISTANCE SCENESETTER FOR
[...] (U) In anticipation of the U.S.-Pakistan Defense Consultative Group (DCG) meetings in Washingont May 1-5, Embassy Islamabad offers the following snapshots of political and security assistance developments in Pakistan. U.S.-Pakistan Strategic Partnership ----------------------------------- [...]
2006-05-01 11:45:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETMASS MCAP MOPS PGOV PK PREL
06ISLAMABAD7780SCENESETTER FOR U.S. CENTRAL AIR FORCES COMMANDER
[...] (S) The U.S. Mission in Pakistan warmly welcomes your May visit to Pakistan. As demonstrated during President Bush's visit to Islamabad, both President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz are western-oriented modernizers who are trying to move Pakistan toward Musharraf's goal of [...]
2006-05-02 12:20:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETMASS MCAP MOPS PGOV PK PREL
06ISLAMABAD9585FATA: MISSION PAKISTAN REPORTING AND ASSISTANCE
[...] (SBU) Summary. This cable is intended to inform the inter-agency discussion on how to stimulate counterrorism progress, stability, and political change in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas. Mission Pakistan--in biweekly "Interagency FATA Working Group" meetings that include office [...]
2006-05-24 12:07:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPL PREL PGOV
06ISLAMABAD9706FATA: STRATEGIES AND REDLINES
[...] (C//NF) Summary. The stabilization of Pakistan's Federally Administered Areas (FATA) and the acceleration of political and economic development in this troubled region is a complex task that will determine the success of USG and Government of Pakistan (GOP) counterterrorism efforts. Since 9/11, [...]
2006-05-25 12:13:00Embassy IslamabadSECRET//NOFORNPK PREL PGOV PTER MARR MOPS EAID ECON
06ISTANBUL1504SCENESETTER FOR AUGUST 25-26 VISIT OF CODEL MCCAIN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mission Turkey warmly welcomes the visit of Codel McCain to Turkey. Turkey is an ally in the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT),facilitating the distribution of supplies and fuel to the coalition in Iraq and supporting the NATO Training Mission (NTM-I) there; publicly calling on Ir [...]
2006-08-22 08:32:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAFIN AMGT ASEC DA GG IT MW OREP TU
06ISTANBUL2145POLICE RAID LEFTISTS IN TEN ISTANBUL NEIGHBORHOODS
[...] (SBU) On the afternoon and evening of December 7, Turkish National Police (TNP) counter-terrorism (CT) units raided 10 addresses in Istanbul's Gazi, Kucukcekmece, Gultepe, Okmeydani, Umraniye, Kartal, Sultanbeyli and Kucuk Armutlu neighborhoods, arresting 20 suspects following a six month in [...]
2006-12-08 16:07:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV TU
06JAKARTA10366INDONESIAN PEACEKEEPING PREPARATIONS FOR LEBANON
[...] (C) Summary: Indonesia is preparing to send a 1000 troops to serve in UN-led peacekeeping operations in Lebanon. The composite force includes elements from a range of Indonesian military units, including mechanized and engineering elements. Indonesia lacks airlift capability for transportin [...]
2006-08-16 11:37:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PFLP PREL ID LE
06JAKARTA11110East Java: Increasing Mudflow Threatens
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The flow of mud from the fractured well owned by PT. Lapindo Brantas (Lapindo),a Bakrie Group controlled entity, in Porong, East Java continues to increase, reaching volumes as high as 500,000 cubic meters per day in early August, and has flooded more than 450 acres, destroying [...]
2006-09-07 08:23:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EPET PGOV ID
06JAKARTA11377U.S.-INDONESIA BILATERAL DEFENSE DIALOGUE AGREES
[...] (U) Summary: The sixth annual meeting of the U.S.-Indonesia Dialogue (USIBDD) in Jakarta on August 29-31, 2006 the two sides agreed to 138 military-to-military events for 2007. USPACOM and the Indonesian military (TNI ) also signed a Terms of Reference (TOR) formalizing the annual meeting pr [...]
2006-09-13 09:01:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS PREL ID
06JAKARTA11482THE VISIT OF VP KALLA: ENGAGING ON THE ECONOMY
[...] (C) Summary. Vice President Jusuf Kalla,s September 23-28 visit to the U.S. offers an excellent opportunity to deliver a message on the need to accelerate economic reforms to one of Indonesia,s most influential officials. Although deeply involved in economic policy issues, Kalla is a relucta [...]
2006-09-18 06:13:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPREL MASS MARR ID
06JAKARTA12160DISCOURAGING TNI FROM TAKING MANPADS TO UNIFIL
[...] (S) Charge discussed the MANPADS issue with Indonesian Presidential Foreign Policy Adviser Dino Patti Djalal on October 2. Charge emphasized that Indonesian deployment with MANPADS would cause big problems and urged GOI to reconsider. Djalal subsequently discussed the issue with the commander [...]
2006-10-03 11:00:00Embassy JakartaSECRETMARR MOPS PGOV PREL ID LE
06JAKARTA12555US-ASEAN BUSINESS COUNCIL DELEGATION VISITS JAKARTA
[...] (SBU) Summary. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) told a visiting U.S. ASEAN Business Council (USABC) delegation on October 12 that he remains optimistic about Indonesia's economic outlook and committed to economic reforms and the process of democratization. Vice President Jusuf Kalla [...]
2006-10-16 05:38:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ENRG ETRD EFIN PGOV ID
06JAKARTA12732EAP DAS ERIC JOHN'S MEETING WITH BG DADI SUSANTO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Indonesian Director General for Defense Strategy Susanto on October 18, EAP DAS Eric John raised U.S. human rights concerns, the need for continued military vetting and accountability for past abuses, the importance of a SOFA in underpinning bilateral cooperatio [...]
2006-10-19 10:11:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PHUM MASS MOPS ID
06JAKARTA12776TNI ANNIVERSARY SPEECHES EMPHASIZE REFORM AND
[...] Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudoyono and Commander-in-Chief (Panglima) Air First Marshal Djoko Suyanto urged the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) to continue along the path of reform as the TNI celebrated its 61st anniversary on October 5. The speeches exhorted the TNI to complete its tr [...]
2006-10-20 10:26:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR PHUM ID
06JAKARTA12800PAPUA: HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS DENOUNCE ABEPURA
[...] (C) Summary. A church-affiliated task force has asked Indonesia's National Committee on Human Rights (KomnasHAM) to open an investigation into the conviction and sentencing of 23 men charged in connection with a March 16 riot in Abepura, Papua that led to the death of three unarmed policemen a [...]
2006-10-23 08:52:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV ID
06JAKARTA12825INDONESIA - CIVAIR UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Indonesian transportation officials are focusing on aviation and airport security as tens of millions of Indonesians travel to their home villages and back during the Idul Fitri holiday break. A record 1.5 million Indonesians will take to the skies during the week- long celebr [...]
2006-10-27 07:04:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON ETRD ID
06JAKARTA13136ABB Preaches in North Sumatra
[...] (SBU) Summary: Radical Muslim Cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir spoke in North Sumatra October 29 - 31 at a series of engagements on the implementation of Syariah law. Misleading posters advertising the visit masked Ba'asyir's identity and implied sponsorship of mainstream Muslim organizations. Thoug [...]
2006-11-07 09:50:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV KISL KJUS ASEC KPAO
06JAKARTA13201BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE CHECK ON 05-
[...] (U) Summary. The Indonesian Air Force (IAF) verified on September 1, their order and receipt of component C-130 parts detailed in reftel. The order contained some defective parts, for which the IAF ordered replacements. Per request in reftel, we have inquired about both orders and the IAF [...]
2006-11-14 05:11:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDKOMC ETTC ECON ID SN
06JAKARTA13362BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE CHECK ON
[...] (U) Summary. The Indonesian Air Force (IAF) verified their orders of component parts detailed in reftel. The foreign consignees are new to the military supply business, however they have prior Indonesian government procurement experience. End summary. 2. (U) We contacted Chief of Aeron [...]
2006-12-01 00:56:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDKOMC ETTC ECON ID SN
06JAKARTA13392SBY'S CT RECORD AFTER TWO YEARS: A MIXED BAG
[...] (C) Two years into the Yudhoyono Administration, Jakarta remains stalwart in its commitment to identify, arrest, and convict terrorist operatives. The combination of strong political support for tactical CT operations and substantial international assistance has enabled Indonesian law enforce [...]
2006-12-04 10:04:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PREL KJUS ASEC KISL ID
06JAKARTA13419PKS SUFFERS ELECTORAL SETBACK
[...] (C) The ascendant Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) fell just short in its attempt to register a defining victory in the November 26 Banten provincial governor's race. The Banten Electoral Commission certified the election results on December 1 and declared Golkar's Ratu Atut Chosiyah the winner [...]
2006-12-06 08:42:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL KDEM KISL ID
06JAKARTA13422INDONESIA ESTH HIGHLIGHTS - SEPTEMBER-NOVEMBER 2006
[...] Summary: On November 22, following three years of bilateral negotiations, the Government of Indonesia (GOI) welcomed home forty-eight orangutans from Thailand. Minister of Health Dr. Siti Fadilah Supari announced plans on November 13 to make Indonesian villages self sufficient in health care [...]
2006-12-06 10:32:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TPHY TBIO EINV ETRD ID
06JAKARTA13476CONSTITUTIONAL COURT RULES INSULTING THE PRESIDENT
[...] (U) Summary: A divided Constitutional Court on December 7 struck down three articles of the Criminal Code which made insulting the President or Vice President a criminal act. The instant case involved an appeal brought by two political activists being tried for insulting President Yudhoyono [...]
2006-12-14 07:27:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PGOV ID
06JAKARTA13498YUDHOYONO'S VISIT TO RUSSIA: DEFENSE COOPERATION
[...] (C) Summary: Indonesia and Russia signed a range of intergovernmental and other agreements during the visit of Indonesian President Yudhoyono to Russia November 29-December  [...]
2006-12-15 10:18:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS MARR EINV EIND ENRG SOCI ID RS
06JAKARTA13528BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE CHECK ON APLICATIONS
[...] Summary. The Indonesian firm PT Trio Yomasu (TY) verified on December 11 its order of component parts for aircrafts detailed in reftel. TY supplies the Indonesian Air Force (IAF) with aircraft spare parts and maintenance services. It also serves as a local representative for U.S. aircraft p [...]
2006-12-19 08:33:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDKOMC ETTC ECON ID SN
06JAKARTA1819INDONESIA-U.S. POLITICA-MILITARY TALKS
[...] (C) Summary: U.S. and Indonesian delegations held a day of political-military talks February 1 to explore expanded bilateral cooperation following the U.S. decision in November to end restrictions on military-to-military relations. The U.S. delegation, led by Dr. John Hillen, Assistant Secre [...]
2006-02-10 12:11:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMASS MARR PREL PGOV ID
06JAKARTA2032INDONESIA: SBY USES INVESTITURE OF NEW TNI CHIEF
[...] (SBU) Summary: Indonesian President Yudhoyono February 13 swore in Chief Air Marshal Djoko Suyanto as the new commander of the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) to replace General Endriartono Sutarto. Air Marshal Suyanto, the first Air Force Officer to hold the position, will assume command of [...]
2006-02-15 12:29:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMASS MARR PREL PGOV ID
06JAKARTA2744ADMIRAL FALLON'S MEETING WITH DEFENSE MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary: PACOM Commander Admiral Fallon February 23 discussed with Indonesian Minister of Defense Juwono Sudarsono difficulties budget shortfalls caused for TNI's ability to respond to "natural and man-made disasters" and the GOI's procurement focus on transportation assets, which could [...]
2006-03-02 07:24:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMASS MARR PREL PGOV ID
06JAKARTA2819ADMIRAL FALLON CALLS ON PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO
[...] (C) PACOM Commander Admiral William J. Fallon called on President Yudhoyono (SBY) Feb. 23. SBY emphasized the importance of bilateral cooperation in multiple areas. He spoke of the progress in implementing peace in Aceh, and judged that in his view the situation will be fully settled within [...]
2006-03-02 13:18:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PTER KN BM ID MASS PGOV
06JAKARTA2914INDONESIA: ADMIRAL FALLON'S MEETING WITH NEW TNI
[...] (C) Summary: Air Chief Marshall Djoko Suyanto was upbeat in his assessment of U.S.-Indonesian military-to-military relations with PACOM Commander Admiral Fallon February 23. Suyanto described the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) internal reforms as &ongoing8 but cautioned that changing TNI,s cul [...]
2006-03-06 10:33:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MASS MARR ID
06JAKARTA3161 NORTH SUMATRA GOVERNOR NAMED DESPITE ALLEGATIONS
[...] (SBU) North Sumatra Deputy Governor Rudolf Pardede will become Acting Governor of North Sumatra on March 10, months after former Governor Rizul Nurdin's unfortunate death. The announcement of his appointment came after several weeks of increased activity in the investigation of Pardede's alleg [...]
2006-03-10 00:20:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM ID
06JAKARTA3482CODEL FEINGOLD MEETS TNI COMMANDER DJOKO SUYANTO
[...] (C) Senator Feingold called on Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) Commander (Panglima) Air Chief Marshal Djoko Suyanto February 24. The Panglima reviewed structural reforms that the military has undertaken over the past several years and affirmed civilian control over the institution. The Panglima [...]
2006-03-17 11:10:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER KJUS OREP ASEC ID
06JAKARTA3688TRAINING MOBILE BRIGADE PERSONNEL WOULD IMPROVE
[...] (C) The deaths of 3 "Mobile Brigade" (Brimob) policemen in Jayapura, Papua on March 16 highlight a major deficiency in our approach to police training in Indonesia. The 2003 ban on the training of Brimob personnel by ICITAP (ref A) prevents us from aiding the unit most in need of assistance [...]
2006-03-21 11:41:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PTER KJUS ASEC ID
06JAKARTA4035INDONESIA: MORE ABEPURA AFTERMATH
[...] (C) Summary. While Papuan provincial authorities deal with the aftermath of the March 16 Abepura riot, senior GOI figures hint that foreign interests and Jakarta politicians had a hand in the disturbance. An important group of Papuan political and religious leaders wrote President Yudhoyono [...]
2006-03-27 11:08:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM CASC ASEC ID
06JAKARTA5979BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON
[...] We contacted Indonesian Air Force Procurement Control Officer Major Yusran Lubis on April 6 to verify whether the Air Force ordered C-130 spare parts through Glamco Aviation (Glamco) located in Singapore. According to Major Lubis, the Air Force did not request the order through Glamco. He [...]
2006-05-12 06:22:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDKOMS ETTC ECON ID SN
06JAKARTA6020BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE CHECK AS INDONESIAN AIR
[...] Summary. The Indonesian Air Force (AF) verified that a division of the Air Force Procurement Service has ordered the C-130 radar components detailed in reftel. The AF seeks to purchase the C-130 radar components through their local agent PT. Dwi Anugrah, which sub-contracted the order to the [...]
2006-05-12 09:21:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDKOMS ETTC ECON ID SN US
06JAKARTA616AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO
[...] (C) President Yudhoyono (SBY) told the Ambassador, January 16, of an increased need for regional counterterrorism cooperation, notably in the region of Sabah/East Kalimantan, and that he would welcome U.S. assistance to this end. He asked the Ambassador to work with the Defense Minister and [...]
2006-01-17 13:28:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR EPET PGOV PTER PHUM
06JAKARTA6493SCENESETTER: SECRETARY RUMSFELD'S VISIT TO JAKARTA
[...] (C) Summary: Mr. Secretary: Your strong support for the Administration's decision to move quickly in November to normalize military-to-military ties with Indonesia has given a new, more cooperative quality to bilateral relations across the range of our interests. You will have the opportuni [...]
2006-05-22 09:51:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MASS MARR ID
06JAKARTA6658INDONESIA: MAY 29 EARTHQUAKE SITREP
[...] (U) Summary: A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck early May 27 south of the central Java town of Yogyakarta, causing widespread destruction and high fatalities. The current death toll has reached 5,010 with an additional 14,000 injured in the earthquake, with 8,000 requiring surgery (hospital c [...]
2006-05-29 11:09:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR ASEC CASC SOCI PREF PGOV SENV ID
06JAKARTA6773GOI RESPONDS TO STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT REQUEST
[...] (C) Subsequent to transmission of reftel, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs faxed a formal reply late May 30 to our request to implement a SOFA in conjunction with the Yogyakarta earthquake relief. The reply agrees to the principle of establishing a SOFA, but modifies the agreement reached in [...]
2006-05-30 12:58:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL KTIA EAID ID
06JAKARTA6910INDONESIA: JUNE 1 EARTHQUAKE SITREP
[...] (U) The GOI has raised its count of victims from the May 27 earthquake to 6,234 dead and 46,148 injured. No Americans appear among the dead or wounded. Experts report that basic medical supplies remain in need. USAID partners have surveyed water systems and sanitation conditions in afflicted [...]
2006-06-01 09:04:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR ASEC CASC ECON EAID PREF PREL PGOV SENV
06JAKARTA7345YUDHOYONO ORDERS CRACKDOWN AGAINST MILITANT
[...] (C) President Yudhoyono (SBY) has decided to act against militant activities that have increasingly threatened civil society, the rule of law and tarnished Indonesia's image. In the process, he has wrapped himself in a much more traditional nationalist mantle, using Pancasila ideology as a t [...]
2006-06-09 11:54:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV KJUS KISL ASEC AS ID
06JAKARTA7561INDONESIA: SIX MONTHS OF NORMALIZED MIL-MIL
[...] (C) Summary: A bit over six months after the Administration moved to normalize military relations with Indonesia the U.S. has gained traction on a broad range of issues in ways we previously found impossible. No aspect of our bilateral relationship has experienced more pronounced change tha [...]
2006-06-15 04:02:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS MARR ID
06JAKARTA8390BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECKS ON
[...] Summary. The Indonesian Air Force (IDAF) verified on June 19 that the IDAF has ordered the C-130 components detailed in reftel through their local agent PT. Citra Wira Bawana (Citra). We also contacted a Citra official on June 2 and July 3 and verified the order. We will provide Washington [...]
2006-07-05 11:54:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDKOMS ETTC ECON ID US
06JAKARTA8732INDONESIA SECURITY FORCE REQUEST FOR EXPEDITED
[...] ( SBU) Post proposes the following Indonesian security force member for Department clearance for participation in EAP sponsored seminar: Global Transshipment and Enforcement: Synergies of Strategic Trace Control and Enforcement to commence on July 18. Post did not find any credible evidence o [...]
2006-07-12 09:18:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR PREL KCRM MARR ID
06JAKARTA9156BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3--PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECKS ON
[...] Summary: PT Dirgantara Indonesia (DI) verified on July 21 that it ordered the CN235 components from Summit Aviation in October 21, 2005 (see reftel). The transaction is related to a sales contract from 1996 between DI and Indonesia's Department of Defense to build CN235 aircraft for the Ind [...]
2006-07-21 08:20:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDKOMC ETTC ECON ID
06JAKARTA9336INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Indonesia's (GOI) is making progress on a new infrastructure investment strategy. Major legislative and regulatory elements are replacing the failed pre-Financial Crisis system that relied largely on unsolicited offers by investors. The GOI has made important [...]
2006-07-25 10:36:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON ENRG EAIR ELTN ECPS PREL ID
06JEDDAH227CG'S DISCUSSION WITH ALIREZA BUSINESSMEN
[...] (C) On March 13, Consul General and Pol/Econ Chief met at Xenel Industries with Executive Director Sheikh Khaled Alireza, his son and Managing Director, Aamer and General Manager and American citizen David Joury. Khaled Alireza told CG that Xenel is producing a television public service ann [...]
2006-03-21 08:20:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALKISL KWMN PREL SA
06JEDDAH244SAUDIA TECHNICAL INSPECTION AND PROSPECTS FOR
[...] SUMMARY. This is one in a series of cables reporting on the civil aviation sector in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) technical repair facility in Jeddah was subject to an FAA re-certification inspection in mid-March. The inspectors found no serious deficiencies. Corrective ac [...]
2006-03-29 06:57:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON KISL PREL SA
06JEDDAH379CONVERSATION WITH TABUK GOVERNOR: "ROAD MAP,"
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 16, the Consul General and Pol/Econ Chief met Prince Fahad, Governor of Tabuk. In a wide-ranging discussion of Middle Eastern and domestic conditions, Prince Fahad singled out the Palestinian problem as the most critical issue and a fundamental cause of extremism in the [...]
2006-05-22 13:51:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALECON KISL KPAL KWMN PREL PTER SA SCUL
06JEDDAH385OBSERVATIONS ON THE NORTHERN ARABIAN CITY OF TABUK
[...] SUMMARY: During a visit to Tabuk on May 16, the CG and Pol/Econ Chief were able to meet with the Governor and leading members of the Tabuk Chamber of Commerce and Industry (reftels). The trip included a tour of the city of Tabuk which provided a chance to form some general impressions. Tabu [...]
2006-05-23 14:43:00Consulate JeddahUNCLASSIFIEDKISL PREL SA SCUL
06JEDDAH452NEW SAUDIA DIRECTOR GENERAL EXPOUNDS ON FUTURE OF
[...] This is one of a series of cables relating to the civil aviation sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 2. SUMMARY: On June 25, Pol/Econ Chief and Jeddah Commercial Officer met the newly appointed Director General of Saudi Arabia Airlines (Saudia),Khalid Almolhem. He had earlier presid [...]
2006-07-05 07:43:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON KISL PGOV PREL SA
06JEDDAH540AMBASSADOR'S CONVERSATION WITH NEW CHAIRMAN OF
[...] SUMMARY: On August 8, the Ambassador and staff met the new Chairman and Board members of the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI). The Chairman gave an optimistic assessment of the Saudi economy. He enumerated a number of development projects in Jeddah and around the Kingdom, inc [...]
2006-08-14 12:58:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALBTIO ECON EPET KISL PREL SA
06JEDDAH547MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA AUGUST 11:
[...] (C) The war between Islam and the West once again inspired the sermon from the Grand Mosque in Mecca. However, this week, Imam Sheikh Dr. Saleh bin Mohammed al Talib's complaints extended far beyond Lebanon and suggest a growing hostility to Muslim involvement in the "Western-dominated" inte [...]
2006-08-19 04:55:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALKISL PREL SA SCUL
06JEDDAH582 LETTER TO SECRETARY RICE FROM ORGANIZATION OF THE ISLAMIC
[...] The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) conveyed the following letter and declarations via fax to Consulate General Jeddah for transmission To Secretary Rice. 2. The letter to Secretary Rice presents the Declaration on the Situation in Lebanon and the Declaration on the Situation [...]
2006-09-04 04:40:00Consulate JeddahUNCLASSIFIEDKISL PREL SA
06JEDDAH583 LETTER TO SECRETARY RICE FROM THE ORGANIZATION OF THE
[...] The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) conveyed the following letter via fax to Consulate General Jeddah for transmission to Secretary Rice: 2. Begin text: [Page 1] Organization of the Islamic Conference The Secretary General OIC/SG-1/2006 04045 Jeddah 03, September 200 [...]
2006-09-04 13:42:00Consulate JeddahUNCLASSIFIEDKISL PREL SA
06JEDDAH614AMBASSADOR BRIEFED ON SAUDIA FUTURE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 10, the Ambassador and Consulate General Jeddah, and FCS staff met the New Director General of Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) and his senior staff. The Director General offered an optimistic assessment of the airline's future. Privatization is planned over the nex [...]
2006-09-18 04:30:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BTIO EAIR ECON KISL KPRV SA
06JERUSALEM1382IAF BOMBS NSF SITE NEAR ABU MAZEN'S GAZA OFFICE
[...] (SBU) Israel Air Force (IAF) aircraft fired three missiles at 1440L at a helicopter-landing pad in the Gaza City Ansar 2 compound, a largely abandoned National Security Force (NSF) facility that was used for the storage and maintenance of former President Arafat,s helicopters. The facility is [...]
2006-04-04 14:28:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMOPS KPAL KWBG PREL IS
06JERUSALEM2028SECURITY FORCES DEPLOYED IN PARALLEL AS EGYPT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Security forces under President Abbas' (Abu Mazen) control deployed throughout Gaza on May 17 and 18 in response to the HAMAS-led government's deployment of a new security force composed of militants from factions loyal to HAMAS. Egyptian officials hosted a meeting between high-l [...]
2006-05-18 16:10:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKPAL KWBG MOPS PREL IS
06JERUSALEM2399INTENSE FATAH-HAMAS CLASHES; AT LEAST 9 KILLED IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Violent clashes between Fatah and Hamas groups continued in Gaza on June 12, spreading to the West Bank cities of Ramallah, Nablus and Salfit. Two people were killed in Gaza as a result of these clashes. There were no fatalities or major injuries in the West Bank incidents, but [...]
2006-06-13 13:57:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL ASEC KPAL KWBG IS
06JERUSALEM2444GAZA VIOLENCE AND WEST BANK UNREST CONTINUE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Fatah-Hamas violence continued in Gaza June 14, resulting in the death of a Hamas activist and the wounding of a Preventive Security Organization (PSO) official in Khan Yunis. President Mahmud Abbas condemned the June 13 Israeli air strike in Gaza that killed 11 Palestinians, in [...]
2006-06-14 14:46:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PTER ASEC KPAL KWBG IS
06JERUSALEM2680MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JUNE
[...] (C) Israeli ground and air forces initiated operations in Gaza late on June 27 and early on June 28. Israeli ground forces now occupy land in the southern Gaza strip, including the disused Gaza airport. Israeli aircraft damaged three bridges in central Gaza, and Palestinian contacts report l [...]
2006-06-28 09:20:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG
06JERUSALEM2726MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JUNE
[...] (C) Israeli military forces have reportedly expanded their foothold in southern Gaza and moved into northern Gaza. At least four Qassam rockets were launched at an Israeli town, and IDF naval and air forces have shelled Qassam rocket launch areas. The remains of missing settler Eliyahu Asher [...]
2006-06-29 09:47:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG
06JERUSALEM2771MGGZ01- QUICK ACTION CLOSES BREECH IN WALL BETWEEN
[...] (C) At 1245L on June 29, gunmen from the Popular Resistance Committees and the Hamas-affiliated Izzedine Qassam Brigades detonated a landmine along the Egypt-Gaza border, according to Khalil Khatib, a security officer in President Abbas' office (reftel). The explosion blasted out two adjace [...]
2006-06-30 15:31:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG
06JERUSALEM2804MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY 3
[...] (C) A statement on July 3 by groups claiming responsibility for the kidnapping of IDF corporal Gilad Shalit threatened that the abduction would be a "closed case" if Palestinian prisoners are not released by 0600 on July 4; they did not elaborate on their statement. IDF forces entered nort [...]
2006-07-03 10:43:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM
06JERUSALEM2867MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY
[...] (C) The IDF continues its presence in central and southern Gaza. IDF raids continue, as do Qassam rocket launches. The factions claiming responsibility for the abduction of IDF corporal Gilad Shalit told the media on July 9 that they alone control Shalit's fate, and reiterated their demands [...]
2006-07-10 10:53:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM
06JERUSALEM2937MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY
[...] (C) Violence declined in Gaza on July 13-14, in comparison to previous days. Palestinian gunmen and activists attempted to force open the Rafah border crossing on July 13, but were dispersed by the Palestinian Presidential Guard. President Abbas (Abu Mazen) told the press July 13 that the f [...]
2006-07-14 14:25:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM
06JERUSALEM2940MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY
[...] (C) Palestinian gunmen blew open a six-meter hole in the wall separating Gaza from Egypt near the Rafah crossing on the evening of July 14, enabling close to 3,000 Palestinians to cross from Egypt into Gaza. At least one Egyptian security officer was injured in the exchange of gunfire; Eg [...]
2006-07-15 10:42:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM
06JERUSALEM3029MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY
[...] (C) Approximately 100 American citizens left Gaza on July 19. Approximately 5,200 Palestinians passed through the Rafah crossing into Gaza on July 18. The IDF July 19 launched a large incursion into the al-Maghazi refugee camp, killing six Palestinians, including civilians, with at least 50 [...]
2006-07-19 13:26:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM
06JERUSALEM3080MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM JULY 20 SITREP
[...] (C) One hundred and three American citizens were evacuated from Gaza to Amman on July 19. IDF operations in the central Gaza Strip continued on July 20, killing two and wounding four. In Nablus, the IDF continued an operation against the main PA security forces compound. Palestinian Presid [...]
2006-07-20 15:03:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG
06JERUSALEM3129MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM JULY 24 SITREP
[...] (C) There continued to be isolated incidents of violence in Gaza July 23-24, with reports of three Palestinian fatalities. The IDF arrested 20 Palestinians in the West Bank on July 24. 11 Qassams were launched from Gaza into Israel on July 23, and an additional three were launched on July 2 [...]
2006-07-24 12:32:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS
06JERUSALEM3163MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM JULY 25 SITREP
[...] (C) There continued to be incidents of violence in Gaza, July 24-25, with reports of six Palestinian fatalities. The IDF arrested 12 Palestinians in the West Bank July 24. At least four Qassam rockets were launched at the western Negev and Sderot July 24, and another three were launched, as [...]
2006-07-25 14:55:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS
06JERUSALEM3178MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM JULY 26 SITREP
[...] (SBU) Heavy fighting between IDF forces and Palestinian factions in Gaza is ongoing, with reports of at least 14 Palestinian fatalities. At least nine Qassam rockets were launched into Israel, as of 1500 local July 26. Local media gave prominent coverage to Secretary Rice's meeting with PA [...]
2006-07-26 12:37:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS
06JERUSALEM3540MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 10 SITREP
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Sporadic violence continued in the Gaza Strip on August 9-10. Three Palestinians, including a five-year old girl, were killed and two homes destroyed in separate Israeli Air Force strikes. In the West Bank, Israeli forces arrested 13 people on August 9-10. The Rafah, the Ka [...]
2006-08-10 13:53:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG
06JERUSALEM3596MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 14 SITREP
[...] (SBU) Summary. Low level violence in Gaza continued over the weekend, August 11-13, with no reported Qassam rocket fire. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) claimed responsibility for the firing of two rockets on August 14 from northern Gaza toward Ashkelon. Israeli media reported some l [...]
2006-08-14 14:25:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM
06JERUSALEM3652MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 17 SITREP
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A 14-year old Palestinian was killed and four others were injured as a result of fighting between Fatah and Hamas militants in Gaza on August 16. A Hamas activist was killed in Gaza City when a bomb he was building exploded prematurely. Palestinian militants fired three rock [...]
2006-08-17 13:44:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG
06JERUSALEM3670MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 18 SITREP
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The body of a Palestinian reportedly killed by Israeli gunfire was found in Gaza on August 17. Three Palestinians in Gaza City were wounded when an Israeli Air Force plane attacked a metal workshop. The military-wing of Hamas claimed responsibility for a rocket launched from [...]
2006-08-18 12:02:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG
06JERUSALEM3752MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 22 SITREP
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Popular Resistance Committees (PRC) and al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades gunmen threatened to open the Rafah crossing by force on August 21. Seven Palestinians were wounded in Gaza overnight August 21-22; three were injured in an IDF operation near the Karni crossing, and four were [...]
2006-08-22 15:14:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL CASC ASEC KWBG KPAL
06JERUSALEM3870MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 28 SITREP
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Nine Palestinians were killed and several others wounded in separate incidents throughout Gaza August 25-28. An Israeli Air Force (IAF) plane bombed and destroyed the home of a Hamas military wing member overnight August 25-26. Two journalists were wounded by an IAF airstrike [...]
2006-08-28 14:37:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG
06JERUSALEM3932MGGZ01- JERUSALEM AUGUST 30 SITREP
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Nine Palestinians were killed in separate incidents throughout Gaza August 28-29. Palestinian militants fired several antitank shells against the IDF in Gaza, injuring one IDF soldier. One Qassam rocket landed near Sderot on August 29, causing no injuries. Israeli forces k [...]
2006-08-30 14:20:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG
06JOHANNESBURG467SOUTH AFRICA: STATE OF ALUMINUN INDUSTRY
[...] (U) The South African aluminum industry is well developed and a major contributor to the economy. During 2005, primary and semi-fabricated aluminum sales amounted to 920,000 tons valued at about $1.7 billion, of which exports accounted for more than 70% by mass and value. All plants are curre [...]
2006-11-17 13:04:00Consulate JohannesburgUNCLASSIFIEDEMIN ETRD ENRG ECON ELAB EIND SF
06KABUL1103PRT/TARIN KOWT - TALIBAN REMAIN POTENT THREAT IN SOUTHERN AFGHANISTAN
[...] (S) SUMMARY. The security environment in the province of Uruzgan in southern Afghanistan remains grave. The Taliban threat has not diminished over time and may increase in the near term. The provincial government - only marginally effective on the best of days - shows signs of surrendering [...]
2006-03-14 15:55:00Embassy KabulSECRETPTER MARR SNAR PGOV SOCI AF
06KABUL1214COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO CODEL HOEKSTRA
[...] Embassy Kabul welcomes Rep. Peter Hoekstra, (R-MI),Chairman, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI); Rep. John Shadegg, R-AZ); Rep. Mark Souder, (R-IN); Rep. C.A. (Dutch) Ruppersberger, (D-MD); Rep. Todd Tiahrt, (R-KS); and HPSCI Staff David Buckley, Monority Staff Director [...]
2006-03-20 03:35:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AF
06KABUL1328PRT/TARIN KOWT - NEW GOVERNOR OF URUZGAN PROVINCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Abdul Hakim Monib, who took office as Governor of Afghanistan's Uruzgan province on March 18 (reftel),is making a cautious and thoughtful start. Monib is an outsider -- appointed by President Karzai to replace a corrupt and ineffective predecessor -- and he is moving systemati [...]
2006-03-26 14:30:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER AF
06KABUL1478WARDAK-HILLEN MEETING: ANA IS IMPROVING, ISAF
[...] (C) Summary. Minister of Defense Wardak said the quality of the ANA is improving and he welcomes recent Coalition planning for joint operations. In a March 20 discussion with visiting Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs SIPDIS John Hillen, Minister Wardak said that [...]
2006-04-02 04:52:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PTER AF
06KABUL1545PROGRESS ON UN 1267 SANCTIONS DELISTING REQUEST
[...] (C/REL NATO/ISAF/AUS/NZ) Summary: The Afghan National Security Council is preparing dossiers on the 20 individuals for whom they have requested removal from the 1267 Sanctions list. The UN Team has also requested information from CFC-A, particularly with regard to Uruzgan governor Monib, a [...]
2006-04-06 12:25:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPTER EFIN ASEC PGOV PREL AF
06KABUL1615: PSA ASSESSMENT: FARYAB PREY TO WARLORDS, WEAK
[...] (C) Summary: Afghan and senior international leaders assess that the roots of conflict in Faryab province stem both from the rivalry between the two factions of Junbesh and Azadi, and from the weak governance that allows those private militias to operate. In a recent Provincial Security Asses [...]
2006-04-11 11:19:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC KJUS PREL AF
06KABUL1769PRT/TARIN KOWT - DUTCH PREPARING FOR ISAF
[...] (S) SUMMARY: The Dutch deployment to Uruzgan province is getting underway. Under NATO'S ISAF Stage III expansion into southern Afghanistan, the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Uruzgan will transfer from U.S. to Dutch-NATO command on or about July 31, 2006. In recent months, several D [...]
2006-04-19 14:58:00Embassy KabulSECRETMARR PTER PREL ASEC SNAR AF NL AS
06KABUL1828PRT/KANDAHAR - RECENT ATTACKS ON CANADIAN-LED
[...] (S) SUMMARY. At 07:30 April 22 near Gumbad in Shah Wali Kot district of Kandahar Province, an improvised explosive device (IED) killed three Canadian soldiers immediately and one perished later at a military hospital. Three Canadian soldiers were wounded, but not seriously. The four vehicle [...]
2006-04-24 14:05:00Embassy KabulSECRETPTER MARR ASEC AF CA
06KABUL2021PRT/HELMAND FROM THE STARS AND STRIPES TO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-05 03:24:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL2342PRT/QALAT Q ROMANIAN INTEREST IN PROVINCIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-23 11:11:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER MARR RO AF
06KABUL2354COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO U.S. GOVERNORS TRAVEL
[...] (U) Embassy Kabul welcomes Governor Mitt Romney, Massachusets; Governor Matt Blunt, Missouri; Lieutenant General H. Steven Blum, US Army; Governor Brian Schweitzer, Montana; Anthony Welcher, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, DOS; Dan Wilmot, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, DOD; LT [...]
2006-05-24 11:48:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDOVIP OTRA PGOV AF
06KABUL2436SITREP 5/29 1600: MILITARY CONVOY ACCIDENT LEADS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. A vehicle accident on the outskirts of Kabul involving a US military supply convoy resulted in at least one Afghan casualty and led to rioting around Kabul on May 29. The situation in Kabul as of 1600 local time was calm except for some small protests in the northwestern suburbs [...]
2006-05-29 13:55:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PTER AF
06KABUL2723CODEL HAYES MEETS KARZAI, WARDAK
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 31, Congressmen Robin Hayes (R-NC),Joe Wilson (R-SC),Jeff Miller (R-FL),Richard Keller (R-FL),and Henry Cuellar (D-TX),and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) met separately with Defense Minister Wardak and President Karzai. The President blamed the recent distu [...]
2006-06-15 05:45:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER ASEC AF
06KABUL2970NDS DIRECTOR SALEH ON INSURGENCY - CAUSES AND
[...] (S/Rel Aus and GB) Summary: NDS Director General Amarullah Saleh told visiting S/CT Deputy Coordinator and Chief Strategist on June 27 that the Taliban insurgency is now focused largely on Zabul, Helmand, Kandahar, and Uruzgan. For the moment it is still a "measurable problem," he said. S [...]
2006-07-02 13:27:00Embassy KabulSECRETPTER PREL MOPS AF PK
06KABUL2972ISAF STABILITY OPERATION IN FARAH TO SUPPORT
[...] (SBU) Summary: ISAF has begun a stability operation in Farah province to mitigate potential affects of Operation Mountain Thrust. Known as Operation Turtle, the activity consists of three elements: security, engagement, and development. On the security side, ISAF has begun increasing its g [...]
2006-07-03 03:09:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PGOV PTER NATO AF
06KABUL3001KHOWST DLEGATION PRESS FOR NEW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A delegation of elders and a parliamentarian from Khowst Province told A/DCM and PRTOff June 19 that Governor Merajoddin Pathan's administration is overrepresented by former Communist government officials, leading to weakening of GOA legitimacy in Khowst. The group warned ant [...]
2006-07-05 13:11:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM AF
06KABUL3037ISAF STABILITY OPERATION IN FARAH TO SUPPORT
[...] (SBU) Summary: ISAF has begun a stability operation in Farah province to mitigate potential effects of Operation Mountain Thrust. Known as Operation Turtle, the activity consists of three elements: security, engagement, and development. On the security side, ISAF has begun increasing its g [...]
2006-07-06 13:29:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PGOV PTER NATO AF
06KABUL3123PRT/KHOWST - TAKING THE ERRATIC POLITICAL PULSE OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Khowst's July 2, IRI-sponsored town hall meeting for GOA officials to discuss security, corruption, and reconstruction issues devolved into a heated series of speeches denouncing and defending the GOA, local officials, and the international community. Two MPs made negative rem [...]
2006-07-12 13:01:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER AF
06KABUL317TRIP REPORT PDAS SCHWEICH TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] Summary: From January 11 to January 13 PDAS Thomas Schweich led a team from INL Washington to review the status of the INL-supported civilian police training, justice reform and counter narcotics programs in Afghanistan. The trip included a trip to the Kandahar air base and regional police tr [...]
2006-01-24 05:49:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER SNAR KCRM AF
06KABUL3297DETAINEE DELEGATION MEETINGS FOCUS ON BTIF, PTS
[...] (C) Summary: In July 23 meetings, a Washington- based detainee affairs delegation from the Departments of Defense and State discussed the status of detainee operations with ICRC representatives, members of the Afghan interagency working group, and political-military officers from ISAF comman [...]
2006-07-26 08:53:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREL KWCR PHUM AF
06KABUL339PRT/TARIN KOWT: AUSTRALIANS LOOK KEENLY AT TARIN
[...] (S/NF) Summary: After Australia,s agreement in principle to send a PRT team to Afghanistan this year, the Australian Force Commander and his POLAD have proposed to Canberra to embed a small number of Australian military personnel in the Tarin Kowt PRT in order to learn more about its operation [...]
2006-01-25 10:55:00Embassy KabulSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR NL AF AS
06KABUL3822PRT/KHOWST - FEAR AND LOATHING IN KHOWST BORDER
[...] (C) Summary: Tensions are mounting between the Khowst Afghan Border Police (ABP) Commander General Muhammad Khalil Amin Zada and his Deputy, Colonel Almar Gul Mangal. Khalil, generally thought to be effective and relatively honest, met with PRTOff, PRT Commander, and DynCorp officials in late [...]
2006-08-28 06:25:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER AF
06KABUL4045NAC VISIT TO KANDAHAR PROMPTS REQUEST FOR MORE
[...] (C) Over the course of two days, the North Atlantic Council (NAC) visited Kandahar Air Field (KAF),home of NATO Regional Command South (RC-South),to review PRT activities in southern Afghanistan and receive a briefing on Operation MEDUSA. On September 5, Kandahar PRT Commander LtCol Simon [...]
2006-09-10 03:41:00Embassy KabulSECRETMARR NATO PGOV PREL PTER AF
06KABUL4317EXBS Afghanistan Advisor Monthly Reporting Cable -
[...] (SBU) UNODC held a workshop with the Ministry of Interior (MoI) Afghan Border Police (ABP) to discuss ways of improving cross-border crime detection and interception with Afghanistan's neighboring countries Iran and Pakistan. 2. (SBU) The Ministry of Finance (MoF) Afghan Customs Depar [...]
2006-09-21 11:58:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDETTC PARM PREL ETRD KSTC KNNP AF
06KABUL444ARIANA UNSCHEDULED FLIGHT DIVERSIONS ON JANUARY
[...] (C) On January 23, 2006, Minister of Transport Qasimi requested expedited landing clearance at Kandahar Airfield for two flights from Ariana Afghan Airlines, the state-owned carrier. While the Minister gave no details to justify the request, Post learned from Ariana that passengers (pilgrims [...]
2006-02-01 12:48:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON AF
06KABUL491PRT/PANJSHIR: THE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
[...] (U) The U.S.-led assistance effort is transforming the economy of Panjshir Province, , leading to what the Governor calls the new prosperity. He cites four areas for economic growth: commerce, facilitated by an improved road network; tourism, attracting visitors primarily from Kabul; agri [...]
2006-02-05 12:39:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON EFIS EMIN PGOV AF
06KABUL494Update on CN Activities: 1/06/06-1/31/06
[...] Summary: The eradication phase of the Counter Narcotics Public Information (CNPI) campaign is underway. CNPI messages are focusing on alternative livelihoods programs (AL) and rule of law in the context of eradication. AL programs report success in Nangarhar Province. PEP teams have been deplo [...]
2006-02-05 12:44:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PREL PGOV PTER KCRM AF
06KABUL5025PRT KANDAHAR/HELMAND: SECURITY CONCERNS TAKE
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Taliban elements have re-infiltrated into parts of the districts of Panjwayi and Zharay. Security incidents in the area have increased, resulting in the deaths of six Canadian soldiers since late September. Canadian forces first shifted into a defensive position to get rein [...]
2006-10-16 04:56:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
06KABUL5106PRT JALALABAD: NANGARHAR GOVERNOR,S SECURITY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Nangahar Governor Gul Agha Sherzai called a special meeting with 200 elders and mullahs from the three southern districts on October 2 to discuss the escalating violence in the province, especially in the south. Representatives from each of the districts spoke, with members of t [...]
2006-10-22 02:32:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
06KABUL532 ANTI-CARTOON DEMONSTRATIONS WIDESPREAD, BUT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The publication of cartoons in Denmark and across Europe depicting the Prophet Mohammad has spawned protests across Afghanistan. Demonstrations thus far have remained relatively small, but have grown increasingly violent over the past three days. Rock-throwing protestors cause [...]
2006-02-06 16:55:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER ASEC AF DA
06KABUL5421PRT TARIN KOWT - GOVERNOR MONIB'S MILITIA
[...] (C) Summary: Uruzgan's Governor Monib formed a militia to make up for a severe shortage of Afghan security forces and open challenges to his authority. He created a militia force of approximately 1300 by reaching out to tribal leaders, many of whom were marginalized by his predecessor. He h [...]
2006-11-10 11:21:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALMCAP MOPS PGOV PREL PTER AF
06KABUL544VIOLENT PROTESTS CONTINUE INTO SECOND DAY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Violent anti-Danish and anti-Western demonstrations continued throughout Afghanistan on Tuesday, February 7. Norwegian-led PRT Maimana in northwestern Afghanistan came under small arms fire and grenade attack from a small group of protesters who breached the PRT perimeter. Dutch [...]
2006-02-07 14:18:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR ASEC AF DA NO
06KABUL5442BOUCHER AND SPANTA ON JIRGAS, MUSA QALA, IRAN AND
[...] (C) Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher used his November 8 meeting with Afghan Foreign Minister Spanta in Kabul to draw out Afghan expectations on cross-border jirgas and press for early consultations with Islamabad to bridge differences. Spanta described [...]
2006-11-13 10:40:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALMCAP MOPS PGOV PREL PTER AF
06KABUL5499STABILITY AT STAKE IN ZABUL: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador and Embassy officers visited the Romanian Forward Operating Base (FOB) and the U.S. run Qalat Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Zabul province November 6, where they attended security briefings on Taliban activity and redeployment of artillery assets as well [...]
2006-11-15 09:19:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER MASS AF
06KABUL559PRT/GHAZNI:NAWA, GHAZNI'S LOST DISTRICT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Geographically isolated and largely ignored by the Afghan government and the international community, the southern district of Nawa is one of Ghazni's most troubled security environments and is vulnerable to infiltration by anti-government forces from neighboring Paktika and Zabu [...]
2006-02-08 11:05:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER KDEM PINR AF
06KABUL5619 COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR U.S. GOVERNORS TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] U.S. Embassy welcomes the visit of Governors Pataki, Kulongoski, Corzine, and Huntsman as well as Anthony Welcher, Dan Wilmot, Traci Scott, Rob Wilkins, MG Michael Sumrall, and Col. Kurt Vogel and grants country clearance for the period November 30 to December 1, for the governors to visit tro [...]
2006-11-29 02:09:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ASEC OTRA AF
06KABUL5675EXBS Afghanistan Advisor Monthly Reporting Cable - October
[...] (SBU) During this reporting period the EXBS Advisor solicited the assistance of the Afghan Engineering District (AED) to prepare a Statement of Work (SOW) for upgrading the perimeter security at the Kabul International Airport (KIA). The EXBS Advisor has also coordinated the efforts of DynCo [...]
2006-12-04 11:32:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDETTC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AF
06KABUL5676KUNAR GOV DEEDAR MEETS WITH AMBASSADOR TO DISCUSS
[...] (C/NF) Governor DEEDAR Shahlizay of Kunar Province met with the Ambassador on October 31 at the Embassy, and reviewed his efforts to improve security in Kunar and his ideas for spurring economic growth in the province. Deedar,s main complaint was of interference by the Ministry of Interior (MO [...]
2006-12-04 11:33:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNASEC MARR PGOV PREL PTER AF
06KABUL5825AN EMOTIONAL KARZAI LAUNCHES ACTION PLAN FOR
[...] (SBU) President Karzai broke into tears during his December 10 speech launching Afghanistan,s Action Plan for Peace, Justice and Reconciliation. While recounting the atrocities suffered by the Afghan people over the past 30 years, he noted that Afghans had suffered at the hands of both terro [...]
2006-12-12 16:37:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMCAP PHUM PREL PGOV PTER MOPS AF
06KABUL5864PRT/SHARANA: GOA WEAKNESS IN THE FACE OF THE ENEMY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Naka district, a remote district in Northeast Paktika province, came under control of insurgent/Taliban forces in early summer 2006. Irregular contract police forces recruited by Paktika,s Governor Ekhpulwak regained control of the district later the same month. To date, no re [...]
2006-12-16 11:04:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV AF
06KABUL5877PRT ASADABAD - ATTORNEY GENERAL BRINGS GOVERNMENT
[...] (SBU) Attorney General Sabit visited Asadabad November 27 to December 1, investigating corruption and receiving petitions from the general populace. He said he would focus on administrative corruption, land disputes, and timber smuggling. While he ordered a few provincial officials to be arr [...]
2006-12-17 07:50:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV EAID PHUM SOCI AF
06KABUL5923EXBS Afghanistan Advisor Monthly Reporting Cable - November
[...] (SBU) During this reporting period the EXBS Advisor met with the Afghan Engineering District (AED),Director General of the Afghan Customs Department (ACD),and a USAID Bearing Point contractor to further discuss the relocation of the Spin Boldak Border Crossing Point (BCP) to Weesh, several [...]
2006-12-21 10:25:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDETTC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AF
06KABUL5964THE AFGHAN PARLIAMENT AFTER ONE YEAR
[...] (U) BEGIN SUMMARY: Celebrating it's first anniversary on December 19, the Afghan Parliament has established a strong foothold as a powerful force in Afghan politics. With members representing the last many decades of diverse philosophies and all sides of the various conflicts and coups which t [...]
2006-12-27 10:45:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PINS PREL AF
06KABUL5980FINDING COMMON GROUND ON CORRUPTION TRIALS BETWEEN
[...] (C) Afghanistan,s Attorney General Sabit has made a number of comments recently to officials of the U.S. and other governments that are critical of the policies and practices of Chief Justice Azimi in connection with anti-corruption cases filed in some provinces by Sabit. Some of these commen [...]
2006-12-28 08:14:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
06KABUL5986PRT/NURISTAN: INAUGURATION OF PRT NURISTAN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Provincial Reconstruction Team Nuristan was officially inaugurated at Qala Gush in Western Nuristan on November 19. The Qala Gush site is the larger of two temporary PRT sites in Nuristan Province conducting Civil Affairs activities (the other being near Kamdesh in the eastern pa [...]
2006-12-28 14:41:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EAID MARR AF
06KABUL662PRT/KABUL: PROVINCIAL SECURITY ASSESSMENTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: A joint GOA - Coalition effort to address key problems in Zabul, Paktika, and Helmand Provinces could be a template for bringing greater stability to the southeast and help preclude an effective spring offensive by anti-government forces. In a series of meetings starting in [...]
2006-02-13 06:28:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER ASEC SNAR KCRS AF
06KABUL725ISAF RESPONSE TO ANTI-CARTOON RIOTS: "RESTRAINT,"
[...] Summary: Last week,s cartoon-related demonstrations, several of them violent and with loss of life, provide an opportunity to assess ISAF,s capability and willingness to respond to violent confrontations in its current areas of responsibility (RACs North and West, and Kabul). In Maimana, the [...]
2006-02-17 11:49:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS AF
06KABUL8SOUTHERN GOVERNORS' CONFERENCE FOCUSES ON SECURITY
[...] (C) Summary. On 28 Dec, the Governors and Police Chiefs of Kandahar, Zabul and Helmand provinces met with key Regional Command (RC) South commanders and staff. Security dominated the agenda. Many Taliban are migrating to Pakistan for the winter but RC South and the governors all want to ke [...]
2006-01-02 10:50:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV PREL AF PK
06KABUL840MAIMANA REVISED - A STEP AWAY FROM DISASTER
[...] (C) In the last week, more information has come to light about the events in Maimana on February 7. In particular, we have now been told that the 200 police who had been stationed in Maimana as a GOA Quick Reaction Force (QRF) were actively supporting the rioters. ISAF has obtained film foota [...]
2006-02-27 06:30:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER AF
06KABUL938AMERICAN BUSINESSES IN AFGHANISTAN: HERAT PROVINCE
[...] (U) Summary: Although Herat is Afghanistans second largest commercial center, it remains remote for Western businesses operating in Afghanistan. The few foreign companies present are primarily small traders, including two U.S. firms offering groceries and frozen chicken and eggs. This is th [...]
2006-03-05 09:34:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EFIN PREL OPIC EAID PGOV AF
06KABUL942PRT HERAT - HERAT'S ASHURA RIOTS: THE HEAVY HAND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On the surface, the February 9-10 Sunni-Shia riots in Herat were a seamless transition from a "spontaneous" February 7 protest against the Prophet Mohammed caricatures. We believe, however, the riots were in part the result of political connivance by Energy Minister and former H [...]
2006-03-05 14:01:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM AF
06KABUL962PRT/LASHKAR GAH - SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Helmand Governor Engineer Daud told PRToffs on February 28th that adequate security is a prerequisite to successful poppy eradication. Strong coordination is needed among the Afghan National Police (ANA)and Afghan National Army (ANA). To minimize alienation of the local popula [...]
2006-03-06 15:15:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PREL PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL99Update on CN Activities: 12/21/05 - 01/06/06
[...] Summary: The Ministry of Counter Narcotics (MCN) and INL are developing a series of media availabilities to complement the radio and printed products associated with the Governor-led eradication phase of the public information campaign. Afghan Poppy Elimination Program (PEP) team staffing ha [...]
2006-01-09 07:32:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PREL PGOV PTER KCRM AF
06KATHMANDU1001KING MAKES POSITIVE STEP, BUT THEN A REVERSAL?
[...] (C) On April 18, the government temporarily released Madhav Kumar Nepal, President of the Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML) from jail, while the Supreme Court ordered 172 Party cadre and human rights activists to be released from jail on April 17. As demonstrations [...]
2006-04-18 14:26:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1013PROTESTORS GEARING UP FOR LARGE APRIL 20 RALLY IN
[...] (C) Large pro-democracy protests continued in terai cities on April 19, day fourteen of the seven-party alliance general strike. Security forces killed four demonstrators in Jhapa District in Eastern Nepal, bringing the total to ten the number of protesters killed during the general strike. T [...]
2006-04-19 13:15:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER CASC ASEC NP
06KATHMANDU1015MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DEFY CURFEW TO
[...] (C) Large pro-democracy demonstrations continued in Kathmandu and throughout the country on April 21, day sixteen of the seven-party alliance general strike. People responded to the Parties' call to continue to demonstrate until the King restores democracy to the people. The government anno [...]
2006-04-21 09:14:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1020MASS GATHERINGS AS PEOPLE WAIT FOR KING'S MESSAGE
[...] (C) On April 21, seven-party alliance leaders reported that the largest number of people to date took to the streets in Kathmandu in support of democracy, as people waited for a message from the King, expected at 1900 local time. Minendra Rijal, NC(D) Spokesman, noted that the mass demonstrat [...]
2006-04-21 13:00:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV NP
06KATHMANDU1087MAOISTS ASSERT THEIR PRESENCE
[...] (C) Following their three month cease-fire announcement on April 27, the Maoists have been organizing mass meetings openly in Kathmandu (ref A) and the western terai, presumably to remind the seven-party alliance of their power and support in rural areas, and to pressure the Parties to meet th [...]
2006-05-01 11:37:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PHUM NP
06KATHMANDU1128CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF SEEKS U.S. ASSISTANCE
[...] (C) In a May 2 meeting with SCA Assistant Secretary Boucher, NSC Senior Director Millard and the Ambassador, Chief of Army Staff General Pyar Jung Thapa stressed that the Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) would welcome, and work with, a civilian, democratically-elected government. General Thapa said [...]
2006-05-04 08:55:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALMASS PGOV PTER MCAP NP
06KATHMANDU1412006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] (SBU) This is Post's 2006 Investment Climate Statement, per reftel. Post has also sent the Investment Climate Statement by unclassified email, per reftel. Begin Text. INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT Although the Government of Nepal (GON) is open to fore [...]
2006-01-13 11:25:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR NP
06KATHMANDU1426LEAHY VETTING OF NEPALI UNDERGOING TRAINING IN THE
[...] (U) This is an action request, please see para. 7. Summary ------- 2. (C) Post recently determined that a Nepalese Army officer, who had undergone Leahy vetting (refs B-D) and who is currently in the U.S. for training, served - and continues to serve - in a unit alleged to have been invo [...]
2006-06-05 11:04:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPHUM MASS NP
06KATHMANDU2557NEWLY APPOINTED ARMY CHIEF STILL FACING HUMAN
[...] (C) PM Koirala swore in Rookmangud Katawal as the new Chief of Army Staff on September 18. Katawal, who has repeatedly affirmed his intention to loyally serve the democratic Government of Nepal (GON) received cabinet approval on September 5. The government's decision came in the face of com [...]
2006-09-20 12:42:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV MARR NP
06KATHMANDU2677CHINESE SHOOTING SPREE RESULTS IN ONE DEAD TIBETAN
[...] (C) UNHCR confirmed to us that, on October 1, approximately 75 Tibetans trying to cross into Nepal via the Nangpa La pass (north-east Nepal near Mt. Everest) came under 20 minutes of fire from a Chinese patrol that resulted in one death and one injury. Forty-three of the Tibetans arrived safe [...]
2006-10-10 11:08:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF UN CH NP
06KATHMANDU29982006-2007 INCSR REPORT, FINANCIAL CRIMES AND
[...] (SBU) This is Post?s 2006-2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report II, Financial Crimes and Money Laundering, per ref A. Begin Text: Nepal is not a regional financial center. There are no indications that Nepal is used as an international money laundering center. The Governm [...]
2006-11-07 11:28:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KCRM KTFN NP
06KATHMANDU3093REACTIONS TO COMPREHENSIVE PEACE AGREEMENT:
[...] (C) Reactions to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement the Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists signed on November 21 (ref A) have varied across sectors, although the majority of interlocutors have expressed cautious optimism. Political party leaders from the main Nepali Congress party worrie [...]
2006-11-22 10:35:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL NP
06KATHMANDU958DAY-TIME CURFEW IN KATHMANDU LIFTED; CURFEW
[...] (U) On April 12, day seven of the seven-party alliance nationwide general strike and demonstrations, Nepalis across the country again took to the street to participate in pro-democracy protests. Following April 8-11 day-time curfews, which protesters had increasingly disregarded, the governme [...]
2006-04-12 13:21:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU993PARTIES TRYING TO INCREASE PRESSURE ON KING
[...] (C) As pro-democracy demonstrations continued throughout the country and in Kathmandu on April 17, the twelfth day of the seven-party alliance general strike, media reported that the King had invited former Prime Ministers to the Palace to talk. Party leaders expected seven-party alliance memb [...]
2006-04-17 13:58:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PTER NP
06KHARTOUM1132 Update on Darfur Security and Humanitarian
[...] Summary: Demonstrations continue in several Darfur locations, with reports indicating that May 13 incidents at Abu Shouk and Al-Salaam IDP camps in El Fasher resulted in the death of a 13-year old boy and damage to AU property. The SLA shot at an AMIS helicopter near Korma, forcing it to cu [...]
2006-05-14 16:46:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV MOPS KPKO PREF UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1230MEETING WITH UN SPECIAL ENVOY LAKHDAR BRAHIMI
[...] (C) Summary: On May 25 CDA Hume at his request met with UN Special Envoy Lakhdar Brahimi to discuss prospects of transition to a UN peace-keeping force in Darfur. Brahimi was accompanied by A/SYG for peacekeeping, Hedi Annabi. During the 90 minute meeting Brahimi sought USG views on the viab [...]
2006-05-24 12:47:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1257SUDAN: PRESS REFLECTS ON DARFUR DEVELOPMENTS,
[...] SUMMARY. Sudanese press commentaries suggest growing consensus in favor of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA). Opposition continues, however, to the proposed transition from African Union (AU) to UN peacekeepers in Darfur (something explored with the Sudan Government this week by UN Special Env [...]
2006-05-26 12:48:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO OIIP PGOV PINR SU
06KHARTOUM1263SITREP 11: DARFUR PEACE AGREEMENT UPDATE
[...] (U) Summary: The following cable outlines current activities and events relating to the implementation of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA): -- AMIS Attacked in West Darfur -- Minawi Arrives in El Fasher -- AMIS investigates Birmaza Attacks - South Darfur Wali Promotes DPA -- Military Meet [...]
2006-05-30 08:34:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS KPKO ABLD UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1285SUDAN/DARFUR: MILITARY SUPPORT FOR THE DARFUR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-31 14:31:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SU MOPS KPKO NATO MARR AU
06KHARTOUM1515SPLA SECRETARY-GENERAL SEES CRISIS BREWING IN
[...] (C) Summary: The National Congress Party has lost the political will to implement the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, while the Sudan People's Liberation Movement lacks the capacity to deliver a peace dividend, SPLM/A S ecretary-General Pagan Amum told the Charge on June 23. Though a crisis in [...]
2006-06-27 15:15:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PINR SU
06KHARTOUM1559 SUDAN/DARFUR: SPLM REJECTS BASHIR'S POSITION
[...] (SBU) Summary: First VP Salva Kiir and other key leaders of the SPLM have publicly announced that they have no objection to UN peacekeeping in Darfur. They add that they were not consulted by the NCP with regard to President Bashir's enunciation of a strong rejection of a transition to the U [...]
2006-07-03 10:28:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPKO SOCI PINR PREL AU UN SU
06KHARTOUM1613 EL FASHER DPA IMPLEMENTATION OFFICE CHALLENGES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The El Fasher DPA Implementation Office is still two weeks away from opening. While AMIS is engaged in the logistical aspects of the facility, they have neither the staffing capabilities nor policy guidance to move the operation forward. AMIS appears willing to accept support a [...]
2006-07-10 08:13:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO AMGT AU UN US SU
06KHARTOUM1637 Darfur: Update on Korma Attacks and Rape Allegations
[...] (SBU) Summary: Media accounts and a UN Sudan Situation Report detail hostilities in several areas of North Darfur State during the July 5-10 timeframe, resulting in perhaps 80 deaths and thousands of IDPs. In addition, the Report contains IDP accusations that members of the SLM/Minni Minawi f [...]
2006-07-11 17:40:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV MOPS KPKO PREF UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1648REPORTS OF SKIRMISHES AROUND KORMA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Media reporting appears to have combined two separate and unconfirmed incidents of fighting, mixing a significant element of speculation in an active campaign to discredit SLM/A-Minni Minawi forces. Fighting reportedly broke out between SLM/A- Abdel Wahid and SLM-Minawi forces s [...]
2006-07-12 14:14:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV MOPS KPKO SU
06KHARTOUM1650SOUTHERN SUDAN: APPROXIMATE TROOP STRENGTH AND
[...] (C) Summary: We have obtained from a contractor (strictly protect) involved in the Sudan People,s Liberation Army Transformation (SPLAT) Project the troop strength and heavy weapons inventory of the SPLA. As long suspected, SPLA numbers are far below those previously claimed by senior SPLM o [...]
2006-07-12 15:59:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALMCAP PREL SU
06KHARTOUM1652AMIS INTEL REPORT OUTLINES RISE OF NRF
[...] (C) Summary and comment: An AMIS intelligence report details the evolution of the National Redemption Front (NRF),formed in May 2006 by elements of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM),Sudanese Liberation Movement/Abdel Wahid faction (but not Abdel Wahid himself),and the Sudan Federal D [...]
2006-07-13 15:13:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO PGOV PINR PHUM US AU UN SU
06KHARTOUM1682SLM/A-MINAWI REQUESTS UN INTERCESSION ON BORDER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: SLM/A leader Minawi reports that more forces are preparing to cross the Chadian border and move against his positions. Circumstantial evidence suggests fighting continues in North Darfur, although at a lower level of intensity that during the previous week. AMIS and UNMIS are u [...]
2006-07-17 11:03:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS KPKO PGOV US AU UN SU
06KHARTOUM1746SUDANESE STAGE PROTEST IN SUPPORT OF LEBANON, DENOUNCE
[...] (U) Reuters has reported, and Embassy Pol/Econ FSNs have confirmed, that approximately 400 Sudanese staged a protest outside the Lebanese embassy on July 19, condemning the Israeli air strikes and calling on Arabs to fight the Jewish state in solidarity. The protesters, many carrying pictures [...]
2006-07-20 13:46:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SOCI UN SU IS PA LE
06KHARTOUM1912 DARFUR: RAPE CASES AT KALMA SPIKED IN JULY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Security around the Kalma internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in South Darfur deteriorated rapidly in July, following a sharp rise in rape, harassment, and looting by Arab militias in the area. Camp coordinators from the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) report that 80 women [...]
2006-08-13 05:26:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU AU
06KHARTOUM1974DARFUR: REBEL SURFACE-AIR MISSILE CAPACITY
[...] (U) This is an action request ) see para 5. 2. (S) Summary: The sophistication of military operations in Darfur appears to have been raised another notch this summer with the potential introduction of surface to air missiles. Shortly after returning from an investigation of recent fighting [...]
2006-08-19 15:59:00Embassy KhartoumSECRETMCAP MOPS PREL PINS ASEC FR CH SU
06KHARTOUM1976PULLING PRESIDENT BASHIR BACK FROM THE DARK SIDE
[...] (C) Summary: Over the past few weeks, President Bashir has turned away from his previous strategy of cooperation with the international community to resolve the conflict in Darfur and gone over to the dark side -- a unilateral approach relying on the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) to re-establis [...]
2006-08-19 16:15:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO MOPS PGOV ETTC SCUL AU US UN SU
06KHARTOUM2100SITUATION IN DARFUR CONTINUES TO DETERIORATE;
[...] (C) Summary: Without political intervention, the government offensive will continue, resulting in increased displacement and hardship for the people of Darfur and lack of progress in the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) over the near to mid-term. Numerous attacks by the National Redemption Front [...]
2006-08-31 15:43:00Embassy KhartoumSECRETPREL KPKO PREF SOCI US UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM2223 DARFUR - WEST DARFUR SITUATION REPORT
[...] (U) USAID Darfur Field Office (USAID/DFO) staff traveled to El Geneina, West Darfur, from August 19 - 21, 2006. The field officers re-established contacts with partner agencies, assessed humanitarian needs for internally displaced persons (IDPs),and discussed anticipated funding with implemen [...]
2006-09-14 12:23:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM2237DARFUR SECURITY UPDATE
[...] (U) Summary: The fractured relationship between the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) non-signatories continues to blur and shift with reports of fracturing, changing alliances and continued NRF attacks against Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) targets of opportunity. The Government offensive switches [...]
2006-09-14 14:47:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV KPKO SU
06KHARTOUM2294SUDAN'S DARFUR CRISIS: MEETING WITH VICE
[...] Summary. In a meeting with CDA Hume Vice President Taha insisted that he agreed with President Bashir's rejection of UN peace-keeping in Darfur. Although he is concerned that U.S./Sudanese relations may be about to worsen as a result, he did not offer any ideas for resolving the impasse. He [...]
2006-09-19 17:26:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF SU AU
06KHARTOUM2360DARFUR FORUM PROMOTES DIALOGUE ACROSS POLITICAL SPECTRUM
[...] (U) The Darfur Forum convened a "town hall" meeting on September 16 in El Fasher to promote dialogue and peaceful co-existence among all ethnic and political groupings in Darfur. More than four hundred persons attended the gathering, including prominent government officials, community leaders [...]
2006-09-26 06:55:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU
06KHARTOUM2420 DARFUR - FIGHTING IN GEREIDA
[...] (SBU) On September 29, unknown assailants attacked the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA)/Minawi faction based in Gereida, South Darfur. Despite hosting the largest concentration of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Darfur, the humanitarian impact of the attack in Gereida appears to be minimal a [...]
2006-10-02 14:32:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM2443 DARFUR - MASS DISPLACEMENT NOT ANTICIPATED
[...] Despite the reported fighting and reduced access for humanitarian assistance, none of the sources available to USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) anticipate massive population movements within Darfur, towards other states in Sudan, or across the border to Chad, as [...]
2006-10-04 06:38:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM2469ONGOING MILITARY ACTIVITY IN NORTH DARFUR
[...] (SBU) In briefings to the humanitarian community in El Fasher and in separate conversations with Active Response Corps (ARC) Officer, the UN Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) provided updates regarding ongoing military confrontations between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Natio [...]
2006-10-10 04:44:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU
06KHARTOUM2489DARFUR: NEW AU FORCE COMMANDER: GENERAL APREZI
[...] (U) Summary: New African Union Force Commander in El Fasher, General Luke (or LKF) Aprezi, laid out his views on major challenges to the AMIS mission in an October 9 meeting with DCM Roberto Powers and Acting Defense Liaison officer Richard Shirley. Aprezi is originally from the Niger River De [...]
2006-10-11 15:25:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SU
06KHARTOUM2560SUDAN: ALLEGED SAF ATTACKS OUTSIDE OF JUBA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) sources say they have arrested 16 persons in connection with alleged Lord's Resistance Army (LRA)-related attacks near Juba that killed over 40 people in the last week. The Secretary General of the ruling Sudan People's Liberation SIPDIS [...]
2006-10-27 10:17:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MCAP SU
06KHARTOUM2710Government of Sudan Launches Military
[...] (SBU) Summary: Sudanese armed forces, reinforced by air power and allied Arab janjaweed militia, have launched major attacks against rebels in the area of Birmaza in North Darfur from late October to the present. UN, AU, NGO, and press accounts report that scores of livestock were looted and [...]
2006-11-20 15:10:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV MOPS KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU
06KHARTOUM273 SUDAN SANCTIONS - MORE ON RAIL/BARGE SPARE PARTS
[...] (U) This is an action request for EB/EPC - see para 4. 2. (U) In reply to the letter dated January 16, requesting assistance in securing imports of railway parts(reftel),the Charge replied to First Vice President Salva Kiir on January 29. Text of the letter follows. (Begin text) Tha [...]
2006-02-06 11:43:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ELTN ETTC EAID PHUM OPDC US SU
06KHARTOUM2756 C-130 DEPARTURE INCIDENT AT EL FASHER AIRPORT
[...] Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) supports a small detachment of officers serving as advisors to the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) in El Fasher. On November 28, a CJTF-HOA HC-130, call sign PAT 332, landed in El Fashir, Darfur, at approximately 1450, on a scheduled m [...]
2006-11-29 09:17:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PINR PINS EAIR US SU
06KHARTOUM2772 Malakal Update: Ceasefire Holding
[...] (U) Summary: A ceasefire in Malakal between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) appears to have held through December 1, although sporadic gunfire and looting continues. UN agencies and NGOs are providing initial humanitarian assistance, including assist [...]
2006-12-01 19:06:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV MOPS CASC EAID SOCI UN SU
06KHARTOUM2847UNPAID SPLA TROOPS RIOT IN JUBA
[...] (U) Approximately 100 armed Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) troops marched from Gumbo to the Garang Memorial in Juba on the morning of December 15, demanding payment for back wages. Some 80 soldiers then surrounded the Legislative Assembly building and fired several shots in the air. On [...]
2006-12-15 11:00:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV MOPS ELAB ASEC SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM288 DARFUR SITUATION UPDATE AND RECENT TRENDS
[...] From April 2004 to November 2005, the number of people affected by the Darfur crisis has risen from 1.1 million to more than 3.5 million. While the response of the international humanitarian community has been successful in meeting critical humanitarian needs and saving lives in Darfur, the [...]
2006-02-07 14:19:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM2892DARFUR: UN STATES HUMANITARIAN STRUCTURE ON THE
[...] (C) Summary: During a December 21 meeting with Charge Hume, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General (DSRSG) for the United Nations (UN) in Sudan Manuel d,Silva and Deputy Director for Sudan of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) Michael McDonagh [...]
2006-12-21 16:59:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALEAID PREF PHUM SOCI PGOV PREL SU UN
06KHARTOUM316ROUND ABOUT IN EL FASHER: CDA HUME GETS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: CDA Hume traveled to El Fasher, Darfur, on February 4-5 to meet with the new AMIS Force Commander and his staff, and to gain their views on peacekeeping and humanitarian operations. The trip also sought to review resources in El Fasher available for hosting high-level delegati [...]
2006-02-09 16:09:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PREL KPKO AU SU
06KHARTOUM413A/S FRAZER MEETING WITH LIBYAN FM SHALGAM
[...] (C) Summary: Libyan Foreign Minister Shalgam met with A/S Frazer in Khartoum on January 24; he cited regional instability as a key Libyan concern, and urged Libyan )U.S. coordination in addressing issues of mutual interest. He mentioned President Qadafi's suggestion to send 3,000 AMIS troops [...]
2006-02-16 15:44:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL US AU LY SU
06KHARTOUM545UNMIS HEAD OF OFFICE ON SPLA, JONGLEI CONFLICT,
[...] (SBU) Summary. UNMIS Head of Office in South Sudan James Ellory and CG met on February 24 to discuss security issues in South Sudan, including developments in the SPLA, how to keep a lid on the situation in Jonglei State, and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). Ellory expressed frustration wit [...]
2006-03-02 13:07:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS MOPS PGOV SU CG UG UN
06KHARTOUM561MEETING WITH FORMER SPLM SECURITY CHIEF EDWARD LINO
[...] (SBU) Summary: On February 28, CG Juba met with former SPLM External Security and Intelligence Chief Edward Lino. Discussion ranged over performance of the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS),developments in Lino's home state of Abyei, tardy salary payments for the SPLA, possible Sudanese Ar [...]
2006-03-06 13:08:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS MOPS ECON EAGR SU
06KHARTOUM572MOD RESTRUCTURES; FIRES 400, HIRES 600
[...] (C) The Ministry of Defense has undergone a re-structuring and a blood-letting of 400 serving officers. Almost simultaneously, 600 officers from the South Sudan Defense Forces will be integrated into the Sudanese Armed Forces. Retired officers say that those officers who have been cashiered a [...]
2006-03-06 15:08:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALMOPS MASS PGOV SU
06KHARTOUM719AN RX FOR AMIS
[...] (C) Improving African Mission in Sudan (AMIS) performance in the transition period with the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) will require physical support from the donor community and structural evolution at AMIS. There are dozens of options for the international community and for AMIS, [...]
2006-03-22 10:12:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS AU UN SU
06KHARTOUM822Press Summary March 27 - April 3
[...] SUMMARY: This cable covers miscellaneous items that have appeared in the press over the past week but are not covered elsewhere. This includes renewed violence at the University of Juba over the student union issue (reftel),the forming of a new political party by southern NCP member-- and f [...]
2006-04-04 09:04:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO OIIP PGOV PINR PHUM ECON MOPS
06KHARTOUM925CHAD-SUDAN BORDER QUIET, TENSE
[...] (C) The situation along the Chad-Sudan border was reported quiet on April 16 and 17. Chadian opposition forces are reported on both sides of the border, with those inside Sudan reportedly receiving ammunition and vehicle re-supply from the Government of Sudan. From all appearances, Government [...]
2006-04-17 10:12:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS MASS PHUM PINR CD AU SU
06KHARTOUM939DARFUR: GEREIDA - AN UNEASY PEACE
[...] On April 12, a USAID representative and colleagues from the European Commission Humanitarian Office (ECHO) and U.K. Department for International Development (DFID) Emergency Office visited Gereida, South Darfur, to determine what additional resources and partners are required to assist the Ge [...]
2006-04-19 05:52:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KIEV2190UKRAINE: OPPOSITION CREATES TEMPEST OVER "SEA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Anti-Orange Revolution forces are using the occasion of a joint U.S.-Ukraine mil-mil cooperative exercise in Crimea to stir up anti-NATO sentiment in the majority ethnic Russian peninsula and smear the Ukrainian government. Demonstrators outside GOU-administered compounds in t [...]
2006-06-06 16:43:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO PINR RS UP
06KIEV2962UKRAINE: DAS KRAMER'S NATO-RELATED DISCUSSIONS
[...] (C) Summary. Ukraine's relations with NATO in the context of ongoing domestic political roundtable discussions and fading chances for a Membership Action Plan (MAP) invitation at the Riga Summit were discussed in EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) David Kramer's July 28 meetings with Actin [...]
2006-07-31 14:45:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM UP
06KIEV3425UKRAINE: ORANGE VS BLUE CASE STUDY: THE STRUGGLE
[...] (C) Summary. The political struggle between Orange and Blue to define policy and make decisions in a government of uneasy cohabitation will unfold in the coming weeks and months on an issue by issue basis, particularly in areas and ministries currently controlled by "Orange" Ministers loyal t [...]
2006-09-06 12:49:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM UP
06KIEV408UKRAINE: SHIFTING SANDS AND POST-ELECTION
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: Conversations with Media watchdog-turned-PORA politician Serhiy Taran, website editor-turned-Tymoshenko Bloc PR director Oleh Medvedev, and independent-minded Regions MP Volodymyr Makeyenko January 25-27 provided three views on the shifting ground in Ukrainian politic [...]
2006-02-01 12:20:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM UP
06KIEV869Ukraine: Submission for the 2006 TIP Report
[...] (U) Embassy Kiev's responses to the 2006 TIP report questionnaire are presented below. Answers are keyed to questions in ref A. Overview (Ref A Para 21) ------------------------ 2. (SBU) (21A) Ukraine is a country of origin for internationally trafficked men, women and children. The p [...]
2006-03-06 15:32:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN
06KIGALI286RWANDA SCENE-SETTER FOR VISIT OF AF A/S JENDAYI
[...] Post warmly welcomes your visit to Rwanda. Rwanda is a country struggling to overcome its past and bring its people and economy into the 21st century. The legacy of the 1994 genocide in which up to one million people were killed still haunts the country and underlies the tension faced by a [...]
2006-03-28 05:29:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SOCI ECON KDEM RW
06KIGALI945RWANDA DECIDES NOT TO ROTATE TROOPS TO DARFUR
[...] (SBU) Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Rosemary Museminali called Ambassador the afternoon of September 28 to convey the Rwandan cabinet's decision that its troops currently in Darfur will remain for three months (until December 31); they will not/not rotate before then. There may be a [...]
2006-10-02 05:48:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MASS RW
06KINGSTON1269STATE/DHS DELEGATION DISCUSSES CRICKET WORLD CUP
[...] (C) Summary: DHS A/S Randy Beardsworth led a joint State/DHS delegation meeting with Jamaican Minister of National Security Peter Phillips in Kingston on June 22 to discuss security issues surrounding Cricket World Cup 2007 (CWC). Phillips proposed an international advisory group established [...]
2006-06-27 12:38:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALASEC CPAS PINR PREL PTER XL JM
06KINGSTON2150JAMAICA: OPPOSITION PARTY'S ORIENTATION ON KEY
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-31 20:29:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PINR PTER SOCI CPAS
06KINGSTON2151JAMAICA: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Johnson and Minister of National Security, Peter Phillips, met October 30 to discuss a range of common concerns. Minister Phillips noted that the October 26 meeting with DHS Secretary Chertoff in Port of Spain, Trinidad, had been a positive one, if somewhat shorter than CARIC [...]
2006-10-31 20:29:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL KCOR KCRM MARR XL JM
06KINGSTON2328JAMAICA: CDA'S MEETING WITH PERMANENT SECRETARY
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a regular bimonthly meeting with GOJ Permanent Secretary Douglas Saunders, he and CDA discussed a range of areas of mutual interest. CDA, accompanied by econoff, delivered reftel talking points on the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI),the Millennium Challenge Corp [...]
2006-12-01 19:23:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID ETRD EFIN KMCA OAS MARR MOPS JM XL
06KINGSTON939KINGSTON POL/ECON ROUNDUP: May 3 - May 12, 2006
[...] This week's topics: -- Venezuelan Navy Ship Visits Kingston -- Prime Minister of Malaysia Visits -- Budget Debate Closes -- Motorola Deal Moving Forward -- Delta to Offer Atlanta-Kingston Route -- Cement Investigation Extended -- Bananas and Sugar: Help on the Way? -- Se [...]
2006-05-15 11:42:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EFIN ECON EINV PHUM ELAB KHIV JM
06KINSHASA1033DRC ELECTIONS: CAMPAIGN OFFICIALLY BEGINS
[...] (U) The official campaign period for the DRC's presidential and legislative elections commenced June 29, marking the beginning of the final electoral phase before the country's July 30 elections. In total, 33 presidential candidates are running for office, as well as 9,709 candidates (from 213 [...]
2006-06-29 13:27:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA105EIGHT UN SOLDIERS, 14 LRA KILLED IN FIRE FIGHT
[...] (U) As reported reftel, MONUC Director of Information Kemal Saiki confirmed that eight Guatemalan peacekeepers were killed January 23 in an operation against the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in Garamba National Park near the Sudanese border. 2. (C) In a separate conversation January 23, MON [...]
2006-01-23 17:23:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS KPKO CG UG SU GT UN
06KINSHASA1064JUNE 30 IN DRC PASSES WITHOUT MAJOR INCIDENT
[...] (U) The DRC celebrated June 30 its 46th anniversary of independence without major security problems despite expectations of civil disturbances from political opposition parties protesting the continuation of the country's transitional government. The DRC's National Day, which coincided with th [...]
2006-07-03 15:14:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1068ITURI UPDATE: MILITIA RETAKES CONTROL OF TCHEI
[...] (C) Summary: The militia group Front for Patriotic Resistance in Ituri (FRPI) has retaken control of the village of Tchei south of Bunia, nearly six weeks after the Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC) and MONUC had driven the militia out of the location. As has happened in prior military encounter [...]
2006-07-05 10:29:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KPKO MOPS CG
06KINSHASA1077FARDC COMMANDER DIES SUDDENLY OF UNKNOWN CAUSES
[...] (C) General Sylvain Buki, the deputy chief of the Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC),died suddenly the evening of July 4 of unknown causes. According to military sources, Buki had reportedly been sick for the past two weeks with what was believed to be malaria and had been self-medicating for the [...]
2006-07-06 10:39:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV MARR KPKO KDEM CG
06KINSHASA1101SOUTHERN ITURI BECOMING INCREASINGLY VOLATILE
[...] (C) Summary: Since the June 30 capture of Tchei in southern Ituri District by the Patriotic Force of Resistance in Ituri (FRPI),militia activity has increased markedly in the area south of Bunia. The renewed fighting has led to the desertion of several villages and towns just outside Bunia an [...]
2006-07-10 11:15:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KPKO CG
06KINSHASA1149INAPPROPRIATE HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINE CAUSE OF BUKI
[...] (C) Given the many rumors circulating concerning the sudden death of General Sylvain Buki, second-in-command of the FARDC, the GDRC took the relatively unusual step of ordering an autopsy. Autopsy results were shared with Minister of Defense Adolphe Onusumba (from the RCD, Buki's party) and Ai [...]
2006-07-18 14:06:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV MARR CG
06KINSHASA1150USAID/FFP MONITORING MISSION TO EASTERN DRC
[...] Summary. James F. Conway, Kinshasa-based Regional Food for Peace Officer (RFFPO),Simon Mutala, USAID/Kinshasa, Dan Suther, USAID/EA RFFPO, and Alex Deprez, Nairobi-based RFFPO, Visited North Katanga, North Kivu, and South Kivu Provinces from June 19-25, 2006 to evaluate the food security situa [...]
2006-07-18 16:19:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EFIN ETRD AMGT CF CG
06KINSHASA1182Palm Oil Making a Comeback in the DRC
[...] (U) Summary: Industrial palm oil harvesting and processing is reviving in a once agriculturally-productive region of the DRC. Emboffs visited a rehabilitated palm oil plantation near Lisala, Equateur province that has begun producing palm oil again after nearly 10 years of inactivity. Other cro [...]
2006-07-25 14:42:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ECON ETRD CG
06KINSHASA1195BEMBA'S SECURITY FORCES FIRE WEAPONS DURING VP'S
[...] (C) As Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba made his way on foot from Kinshasa's airport to the city's soccer stadium for an anticipated political rally, his security forces reportedly fired their weapons into the air as jet aircraft flew overhead. The planes, dispatched by Air Force Chief of Staf [...]
2006-07-27 14:04:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1208DRC ELECTIONS: POLITICAL LEADERS URGE CALM AFTER
[...] (C) The atmosphere in Kinshasa is largely calm two days before the scheduled July 30 presidential and legislative elections, despite several outbreaks of violence in the city July 27. As reported reftel, some security forces of Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba (Movement for the Liberation of C [...]
2006-07-28 13:54:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1234GOLD SECTOR UPDATE - FOCUS ON ANGLOGOLD
[...] (C) Summary. Industrial gold mining plans are advancing in Ituri district, particularly on the concession of AngloGold Ashanti. Artisanal miners continue to operate illegally on Anglo's concession; the DRC's gold-mining parastatal profits from this mining and thus takes no action to remove the [...]
2006-08-04 10:29:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALEMIN ETRD ECON PGOV CG
06KINSHASA1264DRC ELECTIONS: AN INSIDE LOOK AT KINSHASA'S
[...] (U) Summary: Following the enormous logistical challenge of organizing the DRC's July 30 presidential and legislative elections comes an equally daunting task: the collection, compilation and verification of tens of millions of ballots from some 50,000 polling stations nationwide. In Kinshasa, [...]
2006-08-11 07:55:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1330SITREP 15: KINSHASA FIGHTING (8/22 13:30 LOCAL
[...] (C) CIAT Ambassadors began their meeting with President Kabila at the President's riverside residence/office at around noon local time, after convoying with security provided by MONUC. 2. (C) A Dutch diplomat told EconOff that his Embassy's security firm reported that the situation around B [...]
2006-08-22 12:31:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG
06KINSHASA1335SITREP 20: KINSHASA RETURNING TO NORMAL (8/23 0700
[...] (C) At daybreak August 23, downtown Kinshasa is calm. There were no reports of gunfire or violence overnight. The downtown area and all of Gombe were peaceful throughout the evening, and remain so this morning. RSO is presently conducting reconnaissance patrols in the city center and on the ai [...]
2006-08-23 06:10:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG
06KINSHASA1338STREP21: EAC CONVENES
[...] (U) The EAC convened at 0830 local time on August 23 to assess current security situation in Kinshasa, and discuss recommended next steps. All EAC members were present, and the Ambassador also attended the meeting. 2. (SBU) EAC members all reported that the situation in the central Gombe a [...]
2006-08-23 12:25:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CASC PGOV KPKO CG
06KINSHASA1340SITREP 23: PEACEKEEPERS INCREASED, SECURITY
[...] (C) MONUC reports that an additional company of South African troops has been dispatched from Lubumbashi to reinforce the three MONUC battalions already deployed in Kinshasa. 2. (C) The DATT confirmed that around 200 troops were dispatched from Gabon to supplement the 1000 present in Kin [...]
2006-08-23 13:46:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG
06KINSHASA1351SITREP 29: KINSHASA UPDATE (8/24 1630 LOCAL TIME)
[...] (U) As of 1630 local time, downtown Kinshasa is calm. There have been no reports of gunfire or violence since mid-afternoon as a second day ends without significant security problems. 2. (U) Crowds that had gathered outside MLC headquarters along Boulevard 30 Juin in anticipation of a press [...]
2006-08-24 16:16:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG
06KINSHASA1357THE UNNECESSARY DRC CRISIS, AND BEYOND
[...] (C) Summary: Kinshasa military clashes from Aug 20 - 22 represented arguably the biggest threat to date in DRC's difficult Transition process, although by Aug 24 the capital began resuming more normal activity. This crisis was confined exclusively to Central Kinshasa, in essence a clash betw [...]
2006-08-28 17:03:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM ASEC KPKO CG
06KINSHASA1434BEMBA MEDIA IS BACK AND ALREADY SANCTIONED BY HAM
[...] (U) Summary. One day after recommencing their broadcast operations, two television stations owned by Congolese Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba were sanctioned by the High Media Authority (HAM) for violating the media code of conduct. The two stations had broadcast scenes from Bemba's political [...]
2006-09-13 17:42:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1654DRC ELECTION CAMPAIGN UPDATE
[...] (U) Summary: Plans for a debate between President Kabila and Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba have been scrapped because neither camp could agree on the format for the encounter. Neither Kabila nor Bemba has personally campaigned as the official campaign period comes to a close, although Bemba [...]
2006-10-26 14:03:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1664NZANGA MOBUTU RETURNS TO KINSHASA AFTER VIOLENCE
[...] (C) Summary: Nzanga Mobutu is reportedly safe and en route to Kinshasa following violence October 26 in Gbadolite in Equateur province. Congolese military forces and MONUC peacekeepers re-established order after some looting and civil unrest in the late afternoon. Gbadolite is calm on October [...]
2006-10-27 11:50:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KPKO CG
06KINSHASA1666DRC PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RUNOFF: SITREP 10/27
[...] (U) Campaigning for the October 29 DRC vote ends October 27 at midnight. Voters will elect delegates to the new provincial assemblies, which will later elect senators and governors, but the race dominating the public eye is the second round presidential runoff between transitional President [...]
2006-10-27 12:24:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1673DRC ELECTION DAY: SITREP 3, 10/29 1600
[...] (U) The heavy rain that began early this morning in Kinshasa stopped around 1400 local time. Embassy observers in the capital report that voter turnout since midday has slowly and steadily increased as the rain abated. The Ambassador and DAS Don Yamamoto are leading a 15-member team of Embassy [...]
2006-10-29 15:27:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1740VIOLENCE QUELLED, BUT KINSHASA TENSELY AWAITING
[...] (U) Summary: Three hours of violence erupted in the Gombe district of central Kinshasa late in the morning on Saturday, November 11. Most of the fighting occurred near the official residence of Vice President Bemba on Gombe's main thoroughfare, and near Bemba's private riverside residence. [...]
2006-11-14 09:15:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ASEC CG KPKO CASC ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1743BEMBA FOCUSING ON POLITICAL FUTURE IN OPPOSITION
[...] (C) Summary. Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba has effectively recognized he has lost the October 29 DRC elections, but is laying the groundwork for claiming electoral fraud. Nonetheless, he increasingly is focusing on his political future. He told the Ambassador he and his troops plan to m [...]
2006-11-14 13:59:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KPKO AADP CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1777VIOLENCE STRIKES COURTHOUSE, DELIBERATIONS AND
[...] (U) Summary: Supporters of presidential candidate Jean-Pierre Bemba clashed with police November 21 at the Supreme Court building on the initial day of hearings on Bemba's chalenges to provisional presidential election resuls announced on November 15. No American citizens ere involved, altho [...]
2006-11-22 11:50:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ASEC KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA178FARDC SECOND BRIGADE TO MOVE TO NORTH KIVU
[...] (C) Following the FARDC Fifth Brigade's ignominious flight in the face of insurgent attacks in Rutshuru, North Kivu (reftel),the Second Integrated Brigade has been ordered to North Kivu from Kinshasa. According to MONUC Goma Poloff, approximately 150 troops had arrived at Goma airport by Feb [...]
2006-02-02 12:01:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO CG
06KINSHASA1840DRC: NYAMULAGIRA VOLCANO ERUPTING AGAIN, FIRST
[...] (U) Summary. Mount Nyamulagira , a volcano some 30 kilometers (21 miles) north of Goma, began erupting on November 27 at 2000, the first time since 2004. One major lava flow from the active fissure at the southern base of the volcano was headed in a southwesterly direction towards Lake Kivu an [...]
2006-12-08 12:04:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID PREF CG
06KINSHASA1870FARDC BUILDING UP FORCE LEVELS IN NORTH KIVU
[...] (C) Summary: The Congolese military (FARDC) has begun a substantial build-up in North Kivu province following clashes beginning in late November between elements of its integrated and non-integrated brigades. At least seven brigades have been deployed in and around the provincial capital of Gom [...]
2006-12-18 11:15:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KPKO MOPS ASEC CG
06KINSHASA1922ITURI UPDATE: SKIRMISH BETWEEN FNI AND FARDC
[...] (SBU) A December 24 skirmish between Peter Karim's FNI and FARDC forces in Juba territory, Ituri District left at least one government soldier dead and caused some civilians to flee to the forest. It is unclear who fired first, but according to MONUC, FNI militia members took several FARDC [...]
2006-12-26 10:22:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV MOPS KPKO CG
06KINSHASA215NORTH KIVU: SITUATION FLUID
[...] (C) Summary: Kinshasa has responded both politically and militarily to the crisis in North Kivu, and the relatively rapid response has helped temporarily reduce, but not eliminate, tensions. Both MONUC Head of Office M'hand Lajouzi and Defense Minister Adolphe Onusumba believe that North Kivu [...]
2006-02-08 15:37:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV MARR PREL CG
06KINSHASA217ANTI-TUTSI INCIDENT AT KITONA TRAINING BASE
[...] (C) An apparent anti-Tutsi incident at the Kitona military base, where graduation of the Seventh Integrated Brigade was planned this weekend, could further exacerbate tensions in North Kivu. Initial reports suggest that following a dispute between a Tutsi soldier and a Bantu soldier from the [...]
2006-02-08 16:45:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALMARR PGOV PREL KPKO CG
06KINSHASA222PPRD NOMINATES KABILA FOR PRESIDENCY
[...] (SBU) Summary: The People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy (PPRD) February 6 nominated President Joseph Kabila as its candidate for the DRC's presidential elections in 2006. During a disorganized party congress in Kinshasa, the PPRD lauded Kabila's efforts to bring peace and stability [...]
2006-02-09 15:50:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA260GENERAL NUMBI APPARENTLY SEEKING LARGER ROLE IN
[...] (C) Air Force Commander General John Numbi and Minister of Defense Adolphe Onusumba (representing the PPRD and RCD, respectively) were dispatched to North Kivu by President Kabila following attacks on Rutshuru (ref a) by military insurgents. Ref b reported Onusumba's readout of his meetings in [...]
2006-02-16 14:59:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV MARR CG
06KINSHASA446OFDA VISIT TO MITWABA, CENTRAL KATANGA,
[...] (U) An estimated 29,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) have appearedare present in several towns in Mitwaba Territory, located in the center of Katanga Province province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). These IDPs are fleeing conflict between government troops and Mai -Mai milit [...]
2006-03-15 15:43:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM PREF CG
06KINSHASA450OFDA VISIT TO MITWABA, CENTRAL KATANGA,
[...] (U) An estimated 29,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) are present in several towns in Mitwaba Territory, located in the center of Katanga province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). These IDPs are fleeing conflict between government troops and Mai Mai militia, and have to date re [...]
2006-03-16 12:48:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM PREF CG
06KINSHASA549 FOOD SECURITY REPORT: USAID/FFP DEMOCRATIC
[...] KAMPALA-BASED REGIONAL FOOD FOR PEACE (FFP) OFFICER TRAVELED FEBRUARY 5-22 TO KINSHASA, GOMA, BUNIA, BUKAVU, MOBA AND KALEMIE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC) TO EVALUATE FOOD SECURITY CONDITIONS AND MONITOR PARTNERS' IMPLEMENTATION IN THE COUNTRY. 2. IN EASTERN DRC, THE SECURITY SITUATION [...]
2006-04-07 11:31:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR PREF CG
06KINSHASA574ITURI UPDATE: MONUC MAY REVIEW ITS RELATIONSHIP
[...] (C) Summary: Senior MONUC military officials are expressing frustration regarding joint Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC)-MONUC military operations in Ituri. Faced with logistical roadblocks impeding the FARDC's ability to respond quickly to situations and the general unprofessionalism of the Co [...]
2006-04-12 17:21:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KPKO MOPS CG
06KINSHASA702CONFRONTATION BETWEEN BEMBA MILITIA AND
[...] (C) There were some tense moments in Kinshasa April 29-May 1 as what began as a minor confrontation between elements of Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba's MLC militia and President Kabila's "Presidential Guard," the GSSP, threatened to escalate. 2. (C) For the last several months Bemba has [...]
2006-05-05 09:27:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV MARR CG
06KINSHASA722SUPREME DEFENSE COUNCIL MAKES KEY DECISIONS ON
[...] (C) Summary: In a series of marathon meetings beginning May 6 and running through late evening May 8, the Supreme Defense Council, chaired by President Kabila and attended by senior GDRC officials, addressed serious shortcomings plaguing the FARDC, including human rights violations, and failur [...]
2006-05-09 11:36:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MARR KPKO CG
06KINSHASA780BLUNTING BEMBA'S BITE
[...] (C) PolCouns met May 14 with Air Force General John Numbi, who had just returned from heading a mission to seize arms and ammunition illegally stockpiled by VP Jean-Pierre Bemba in Bandaka. (Note: Per reftel, during the Supreme Defense Council meetings the weekend of May 6, Bemba was ordered t [...]
2006-05-16 14:29:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV MARR CG
06KINSHASA922CONTINUED PROBLEMS FOR DRC AIRLINES
[...] (SBU) Summary. After a disastrous 2005 in which nearly 10 percent of all Congolese commercial aircraft were involved in crashes, the DRC continues to suffer from numerous accidents. Government aviation council recommendations for improvement and a UN safety inspection of the "better" DRC ai [...]
2006-06-12 16:27:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON KPKO PGOV CG
06KIRKUK102HALABJAH DETAINEES SPEAK ABOUT KRG ABUSES
[...] (C) SUMMARY. A young teacher and student each describe their detention following the Halabjah protests on March 16. Neither of them participated in the demonstrations. The PUK thwarted more student demonstrations in Kalar through beefed-up security and intimidation. PRT finds these disturb [...]
2006-04-28 15:34:00REO KirkukCONFIDENTIALPINS PGOV KDEM KCOR KISL PHUM IZ IR
06KIRKUK86DRL VISIT TO NORTHERN IRAQ: TREATMENT AT LAST FOR THE
[...] (U) Summary: A DRL site visit to Northern Iraq revealed that implementing partners are providing Iraqis for the first time with treatment for the mentally ill, legal services for women in jail, and a major effort to record the stories of victims of torture, imprisonment, and the genocide campa [...]
2006-04-12 10:41:00REO KirkukCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM KISL KWMN IZ
06KUALALUMPUR1354MALAYSIA MULLS SENDING PEACEKEEPERS TO LEBANON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak told the press during a July 20 encounter in London that Malaysia would be willing to send peacekeeping forces to southern Lebanon should the UN Security Council call for such a force. Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Hamid Albar has issued a seri [...]
2006-07-21 09:26:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NACB IS LE MY
06KUALALUMPUR1898INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION KUALA LUMPUR MEETING ON
[...] Summary: This cable conveys the full texts of four U.S. statements presented during the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Meeting on the Straits of Malacca and Singapore, September 18-20, 2006, in Kuala Lumpur. Reftel contains a summary report on the conference and the text of the fo [...]
2006-10-12 06:05:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER MARR MASS EWWT IMO MY
06KUALALUMPUR1935SARAWAK: OPPOSITION ADRIFT; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE LACK SERVICES; POLICE REJECT CRITICISM
[...] (C) We met with political opposition leaders, human rights advocates and police during an October 2 visit to Sarawak's state capitol of Kuching. While the nationally active ethnic Chinese opposition party DAP performed well in the May 20 state assembly election, we found the party has not yet [...]
2006-10-13 09:35:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KISL MY
06KUALALUMPUR2019MALAYSIA UPDATE ON DPRK VESSEL BONG HOA SAN
[...] (S) Summary: After Post conducted follow up demarches with Malaysia's Foreign Ministry and the Prime Minister's Department, the GOM informed us it had issued an instruction October 30 to board and inspect the Bong Hoa San if the vessel called at Malaysia's Port Klang, as indicated by informa [...]
2006-10-30 09:31:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL MNUC EWWT XC KN MY
06KUALALUMPUR2089SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF PACOM COMMANDER
[...] (C) Admiral Fallon, we welcome your visit to Malaysia for the Ninth Chiefs of Defense Conference, November 13-15. Malaysian-American relations rest on a range of common interests and have improved in the three years since Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi's took the helm. This moderate Muslim-m [...]
2006-11-08 08:21:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETMARR MASS MCAP MOPS OVIP PREL PTER MY
06KUALALUMPUR372MALAYSIA SIXTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Malaysia is a destination and, to a lesser extent, a transit country for men and women trafficked for the purposes of sexual exploitation and forced labor. Women from the People's Republic of China, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines and Vietnam are trafficked to [...]
2006-03-03 08:29:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB MY
06KUALALUMPUR705SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE DR. RONALD SEGA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Malaysian-American relations are good and improving; on March 8 we notified Congress of our intention to conclude a Free Trade Agreement with Malaysia. This moderate Muslim-majority state is our tenth-largest trading partner worldwide, and we have robust military-military cooper [...]
2006-04-18 08:45:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS MARR PTER ECON MY
06KUALALUMPUR963MALAYSIAN DEPLOYMENT TO EAST TIMOR, CLOSE
[...] (C) A Malaysian Ministry of Defense policy official informed us on May 26 that a flight transporting 25 Malaysian troops and two police officers had been diverted to Bali, Indonesia late on May 25, while Australian forces were securing the airfield in East Timor. The official expected that th [...]
2006-05-26 05:38:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALMOPS MARR PREL AS TT PO NZ MY
06KUWAIT1010ON IRAQ AND IRAN, KUWAITI MINISTERS TELL ZELIKOW
[...] (S) Summary: Counselor Philip Zelikow met separately March 19 with Minister of Foreign Affairs Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Salem Al-Sabah and Minister of Interior and Defense Shaykh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah to advance a strategic dialogue with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries begun by Se [...]
2006-03-22 07:40:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPREL PARM PTER EFIN IR IZ KU
06KUWAIT1011ON IRAQ AND IRAN, KUWAITI MINISTERS TELL ZELIKOW
[...] (S) Summary: Counselor Philip Zelikow met separately March 19 with Minister of Foreign Affairs Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Salem Al-Sabah and Minister of Interior and Defense Shaykh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah to advance a strategic dialogue with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries begun by Se [...]
2006-03-22 07:40:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPREL PARM PTER EFIN IR IZ KU
06KUWAIT1055CODEL MCCAIN THANKS GOK FOR IRAQ SUPPORT; PM TELLS
[...] (C) Summary: Senator McCain and a delegation of Senators, Congressmen, and Governors met March 24 with Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser Mohammed, Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed, and other senior Kuwaiti officials to express U.S. gratitude for Kuwait's generous assistance to Operation Iraqi F [...]
2006-03-27 06:27:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IZ IR KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS
06KUWAIT1345KUWAIT PASSES ANTI-TRAFFICKING LAW
[...] (U) Kuwait's National Assembly passed, and Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah signed, a law giving the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime the full force of law in Kuwait. Kuwait signed the Convention on December 12, 2000 but this action now gives it th [...]
2006-04-18 12:15:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPHUM ELAB ZP TIP
06KUWAIT1980SCENESETTER FOR JUNE 2-3 VISIT TO KUWAIT OF NEA
[...] (SBU) Welcome to Kuwait. Your June 2-3 visit follows the recent productive visits of other Department principals -- Under Secretary Joseph, Assistant Secretary Hillen, Counselor Zelikow, and Assistant Secretary Wayne. You will meet with Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and Post [...]
2006-05-30 11:55:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV KU
06KUWAIT2087AMERICAN COACHES SHOOT HOOPS WITH YOUNG KUWAITIS DURING
[...] Summary: Twelve NCAA basketball coaches conducted a basketball clinic for 40 Kuwaiti boys and a separate clinic for 17 Kuwaiti coaches on May 25, 2006, as part of the Embassy's highly successful outreach program targeting Kuwaiti youth through sports programming. Embassy Public Affairs coordi [...]
2006-06-05 10:18:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OEXC SCUL KU
06KUWAIT2173KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - PROMISES, WOMEN, AND NEW FACES IN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-10 10:08:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU
06KUWAIT2231CHALLENGES AND SUCCESSES OF FOREIGN LABORERS IN
[...] (C) Summary: The Egyptian expatriate labor community is Kuwait's second largest, surpassed only by the Indians. Anecdotal evidence suggests that Egyptian workers do not suffer as badly as workers from other expatriate communities. Post consulted with Egyptian Embassy officials as well as E [...]
2006-06-12 10:22:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM ELAB PREL EG KU TIP
06KUWAIT2266(S) ARAB IRANIAN LEADER CALLS ON U.S. TO LAUNCH
[...] (S) Abdullah Yaseen Asakera -- also known as Abu Sa'ad, Abu Hussein, and Abu Fatima -- contacted Post and requested a meeting to talk about the Ahwazi (Arab) community in Iran. (Note: The Arab-Iranians call themselves the Ahwazis, after Ahwaz, the Arabized name of the capital of the heavily [...]
2006-06-13 14:12:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNPREL IR KU
06KUWAIT2392FREEDOM AGENDA: WOMEN'S ELECTION PARTICIPATION
[...] (C/NF) Summary and comment: The participation of women in the June 29 parliamentary elections is having a profound impact on Kuwaiti society. Issues of equality and social import have taken a prominent place in the local media, and candidates have been forced to address issues important to w [...]
2006-06-19 13:49:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV KWMN KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT2393KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTIONS: ISLAMISTS WELCOME YOUTH
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-19 14:14:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT2600FREEDOM AGENDA: KUWAITI WOMEN NOT REPRESENTED IN
[...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Kuwaiti women voted and ran for office for the first time on June 29. While initial reports indicate only 35% of registered women voted, EmbOffs who visited polling stations saw crowds of women taking part in the electoral process in both urban and tribal areas. [...]
2006-06-30 12:27:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KDEM KWMN KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT2601KUWAIT MEDIA ELECTION DAY COVERAGE - JUNE 30
[...] (U) Summary and comment: International broadcast coverage of the June 29 Kuwait National Assembly elections ran the gamut from near full-time coverage on Al-Arabiya to a brief mention late in the evening on BBC World. CNN, France 2, the New York Times and the Washington Post were among the m [...]
2006-06-30 12:43:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT3536OPEN SKIES AGREEMENT WITH KUWAIT SIGNED
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. (SBU) On August 30, Ambassador LeBaron and Kuwait's President of Civil Aviation Yacoub Al-Saqer signed an Open Skies Agreement (OSA) on civil air transport. The signing ceremony was held at the offices of the Directorate General of Ci [...]
2006-08-30 14:06:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR BEXP PGOV KU
06KUWAIT3741KUWAIT TAKES ACTION ON KEY TIP ACTION PLAN ITEMS:
[...] (C/NF) Summary. The GOK has made progress on a number of key items on the Kuwait TIP Tier 2 Watchlist Action Plan. The Ministry of Interior announced the implementation of a standardized domestic worker contract beginning October 1. Post will monitor implementation closely. GOK contacts hav [...]
2006-09-18 07:04:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV ELAB PHUM KU TIP
06KUWAIT3878FREEDOM AGENDA: MINISTER ANTICIPATES CONTENTIOUS
[...] (C/NF) Summary: During a September 27 meeting with the Ambassador, Minister of State for National Assembly Affairs Abdul Hadi Al-Saleh said the Government is expending "maximum efforts" to repair its "tense" relations with Parliament. Despite these efforts, the Minister predicted Parliament w [...]
2006-09-28 06:50:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT407KUWAIT: 2005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED
[...] (U) Note on classification: Kuwait's extensive support for U.S. and Coalition troops in the country is sensitive both domestically and in the region. While all of the figures in the unclassified and the sensitive but unclassified sections of this report are from unclassified SIPDIS source [...]
2006-02-06 14:13:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPREL MCAP MOPS KU
06KYIV4229UKRAINE: GO SLOW APPROACH POSSIBLY COMPLICATING
[...] (C) Summary. Ukraine is increasingly willing to use the Organization for Democracy and Economic Development - GUAM as a policy coordination vehicle, covering everything from joint declarations by GUAM members on regional issues to economic, military and scientific cooperation. However, Ukrain [...]
2006-11-09 14:54:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM MARR RS AZ GG MD UP
06KYIV4489UKRAINE: THE RUSSIA FACTOR IN CRIMEA - UKRAINE'S
[...] (C) Summary. Discussions with a wide range of contacts in Crimea November 20-22 and officials in Kyiv discounted recent speculation that a return of pro-Russian separatism in Crimea, which posed a real threat to Ukrainian territorial integrity in 1994-95, could be in the cards. However, nearl [...]
2006-12-07 15:49:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL RU UP
06KYIV4558UKRAINE: LAND, POWER, AND CRIMINALITY IN CRIMEA
[...] (C) Summary. Land issues dominate the Autonomous Republic of Crimea's local agenda, according to a wide range of Crimean officials, journalists, and community leaders we talked to November 20-22 in the Crimean capitol of Simferopol, the separately administered city of Sevastopol, and Bakhchis [...]
2006-12-14 09:31:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON PREL PHUM UP
06LAGOS1025A DIFFERENT PICTURE OF GOVERNOR DUKE
[...] (C) Cross River State Governor Donald Duke is intelligent, young and charismatic. The Nigerian media is overwhelmingly favorable, portraying him as one of Nigeria's ablest governors, a bona-fide economic and political reformer capable of higher office in 2007. However, opposition figures in [...]
2006-07-25 11:24:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPINR PREL KDEM PGOV NI
06LAGOS1111PORT HARCOURT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CLOSED
[...] (U) According to the Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA),Port Harcourt International Airport will close immediately for runway repairs. These repairs will take until late December, predicted NCAA Director General Harold Demuren. This closure occurs two months earl [...]
2006-08-18 20:21:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR EINV ASEC NI
06LAGOS1256ITSEKIRI CHIEF AWAITING DEVELOPMENT DESPITE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Prominent Itsekiri Chief Hope Harriman told the Consul General on September 18 that the State and Federal government had done little to revitalize Warri, the economic center of Delta State and traditional home of the Itsekiri. Harriman inveighed against Chevron for failing to hon [...]
2006-10-05 08:24:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS1305IJAW CHIEF: WARRI IS A POWDER KEG
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On September 18, national Ijaw leader Chief Edwin Clark told the Consul General that, due to the eruptive mixture of poverty, ethnic rivalry and imminent electoral politics, Warri, Delta State, has become a powder keg waiting to ignite. Clark strongly advocated Nigeria,s next pr [...]
2006-10-26 17:10:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS1360GON HAS SURRENDERED DEFACTO CONTROL OF CREEKS TO
[...] (C) Summary: Consulate Lagos submits this missive to complement Abuja 2974. This message provides the consulate's perspective which is in close accord with that offered in Reftel. As things now stand, the Government of Nigeria (GON) has surrendered de facto control over large swathes of the [...]
2006-11-17 13:46:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALEPET ENERG ASEC PTER NI
06LAGOS177NIGERIA: FY 2006 PROJECT PROPOSALS FOR ESF
[...] Mission Nigeria submits the following proposals to help Nigeria increase its capacity, raise community awareness, build anti-trafficking outreach networks and support a local NGO with anti-trafficking capacity-building focused on trafficking in women. These proposals focus on states with sig [...]
2006-02-08 10:32:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN KCRM PHUM ASEC ELAB SMIG NI
06LAGOS195LAGOS AVIATION SECTOR REFORM CONFERENCE-ALL TALK
[...] (U) The January 19-20 Aviation Sector Reform Conference emphasized the need for Nigeria to meet International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) safety standards, hire experienced inspectors, and pass an Aviation Bill granting the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) autonomy from the Avia [...]
2006-02-10 17:30:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALEAIR EINV PREL NI
06LAGOS251NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING, SITREP #3
[...] (C) MEND released a statement claiming the hostages are in good health. Willbros has contacted all next-of-kin. Delta State governor James Ibori has been appointed Chair of a committee to resolve the hostage crisis. Due to security concerns, Shell has not been able to fully assess damage to [...]
2006-02-19 14:57:00Consulate LagosSECRETEPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS324NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING, SITREP #15
[...] (C) The six hostages released last night are on their way back to their respective home countries. AmCit Macon Hawkins is scheduled to fly back to Texas on an evening Air France flight via Paris. All hostages were examined and cleared by Shell physicians last night, and they have had USG acc [...]
2006-03-02 17:10:00Consulate LagosSECRET//NOFORNEPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS346NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING, SITREP # 19
[...] (SBU) Despite repeated attempts, Willbros management told us they have not been able to reach Governor Ibori over the last two days, although the Governor did send them a text message indicating the hostages were fine. -------------------- Hostage Negotiations -------------------- 2. (C [...]
2006-03-08 18:29:00Consulate LagosSECRETEPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS387NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING, SITREP # 25
[...] (C) Shell provided a statement from the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) e-mailed to their journalist contact, which indicated that the hostages were split for strategic reasons, and their condition was no longer a concern for the hostage-takers. The statement promise [...]
2006-03-15 16:21:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALEPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI
06LAGOS391NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING, SITREP # 26
[...] (C) Shell sources, including NGO lead Judy Asuni, reiterated earlier messages of the militants' distrust of Delta State Governor Ibori, and the disagreement among the militants about releasing the remaining three hostages, with some willing to release now and others arguing against their rel [...]
2006-03-16 15:18:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALEPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI
06LAGOS426NIGERIA:AVIATION UPDATE
[...] (C) The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) recently suspended air operators certificates (AOC) for three domestic carriers. The Aviation Ministry and NCAA created several new committees to address airport security, air space management, and personnel training. A separate committee on ai [...]
2006-03-22 15:39:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALEAIR EINV PREL NI
06LAGOS787JUNE 9 NIGER DELTA INCIDENT SUMMARY
[...] This is the initial edition of what will be a biweekly roundup of security incidents in the Niger Delta. This roundup excludes "normal" street crime and concentrates on particularly serious incidents with a possible militant or political element. These incidents have not been reported in ot [...]
2006-06-09 11:03:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDEPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI DELTAVIOLENCE
06LAPAZ1078BOLIVIA'S TROUBLED AVIATION SECTOR
[...] (U) Summary: Lloyd Aero Boliviano's crisis continues, but it is not alone in its troubles. The carrier's principal competitor, AeroSur, is rumored to be struggling with its own financial problems, and civil and military airlines only narrowly avoided serious accidents over the weekend. Taken [...]
2006-04-20 18:13:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON PGOV BL
06LAPAZ3314MORALES: A POTENT FORCE DESPITE SHRINKING SUPPORT
[...] (C) While President Morales' popularity has dropped from a May high of 81 percent, his current 67 percent approval demonstrates he remains a potent force. To maintain his standing, Morales has engaged in a propaganda strategy of ads espousing his accomplishments, rhetorical attacks aimed at u [...]
2006-12-07 19:58:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON BL
06LAPAZ440FUEL TAX DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (U) Econoffs delivered reftel talking points to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Maria Luisa Ramos, Vice Minister of Economic Relations and Foreign Trade, on February 13, 2006. Ramos said she was unfamiliar with the issue but promised to speak to GOB counterparts in relevant ministries, aski [...]
2006-02-21 17:37:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PREL BL
06LAPAZ6INITIAL MEETING WITH EVO MORALES: BRASS TACKS
[...] (C) Summary: In a January 2 "breaking the ice" meeting with the Ambassador, President-elect Evo Morales claimed he had not publicly maligned President Bush (at least not in the post-election period) and expressed deep resentment about being branded a "narco-terrorist" by U.S. officials. Moral [...]
2006-01-03 16:25:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EINV ENRG SOCI ELAB BL SIPDIS
06LAPAZ644MORALES TO FOCUS ON ECONOMIC ISSUES WITH SECRETARY
[...] (C) Summary: In a March 8 meeting, President Evo Morales told the Ambassador he would raise Bolivia's threatened soy markets, the extension of U.S. trade preferences and the Millennium Challenge Account in his discussion with Secretary Rice in Chile. The Ambassador said the Secretary would l [...]
2006-03-09 21:12:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV ELAB PMAR BL
06LAPAZ906THE ROLE EVO'S "INTELLECTUALS" PLAY (PART 2 OF 3)
[...] (C) Summary: President Evo Morales' circle of Bolivian intellectual advisers occupies half of the President's Cabinet, including the top three positions: the Vice President, the Minister of the Presidency, and the Minister of Sustainable Development and Planning. While the intellectuals have m [...]
2006-03-31 13:26:00Embassy La PazSECRETECON PGOV PREL BL PINR
06LIBREVILLE109ALLIES OF PRESIDENT'S SON GAIN KEY POSTS IN NEW
[...] (C) Summary: The new cabinet announced by Prime Minister Eyeghe Ndong on January 23 rewarded all the factions which had contributed to President Bongo's reelection. The faction most favored appears to be that associated with Minister of Defense Ali Bongo, whose allies now control the natio [...]
2006-02-13 12:26:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPGOV GB
06LIBREVILLE257EU FORCE FOR CONGO ELECTIONS TO STANDBY IN GABON
[...] (SBU) The standby component of the EU force to bolster security during the DRC's June elections will be based in Franceville, Gabon, according to German Ambassador Ilsa Lindemann. Less than 250 miles from Kinshasa, Franceville features a former French military base now used by the Gabonese ai [...]
2006-04-21 11:23:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PGOV GB CG
06LIBREVILLE691PRESIDENT BONGO TWISTS ARMS, ENDS STRIKE
[...] (C) Summary: The imminence of legislative elections has contributed to a rash of strikes, since workers expect the government to act to resolve strikes quickly at election time. Following a three-day strike by oil workers, President Bongo instructed Mobil Oil Gabon to grant a wage increase and [...]
2006-11-29 14:34:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALEPET EINV ELAB PGOV GB
06LILONGWE1101IMET Students: Post Human Rights Certification
[...] 2LT Alexious F. KACHENJE, Service number 0988, Cobbe Barracks unit, Air Traffic Controller course, Keesler AFB, MS, 29 Dec 06 - 16 Apr 07 2. Lt. Thokozani Andrew CHAZEMA, Service number 0859, Military Intelligence unit, Combined strategic Intelligence course, Defense Intelligence Agency, W [...]
2006-12-22 05:23:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL MASS MI
06LIMA1126OLLANTA HUMALA MEETS WITH EU AMBASSADORS
[...] (S) SUMMARY: On March 20, British Ambassador Richard Ralph provided his US and Canadian colleagues with a readout of the EU Ambassadors' meeting with Ollanta Humala five days earlier. Amb. Ralph said that Humala was accompanied by his wife Nadine, who said nothing, and by a leading business [...]
2006-03-22 20:40:00Embassy LimaSECRETPGOV PINR PREL EU PE
06LIMA113COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL GARRIDO &
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Benjamin F. Garrido-Godoy and Walter Wheeler of the Federal Aviation Administration, for the period of January 17, 2006 through January 27, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to conduct follow up inspection of select, A 14 CFR, P [...]
2006-01-11 16:45:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR OTRA PE
06LIMA117Peru's Investment Climate Statement 2006
[...] The following is Post's submission of Peru's 2006 Investment Climate Statement, as requested in reftel. Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. The Peruvian government seeks to attract investment -- both foreign and domestic -- in nearly all sectors of the econo [...]
2006-01-11 18:46:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR PE
06LIMA1177COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR TREASURY ADVISOR
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Treasury Advisor Joseph Bognanno for the period of March 27, 2006 through March 29, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to provide technical assistance and assesment of the Financial Intelligence Unit's IT systems. Per Reftel [...]
2006-03-24 17:09:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EFIN OTRA AR ES PE
06LIMA1204COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ADAPTATION WORKSHOP
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Dr. Shira Yoffe for the period of April 17, 2006 through April 24, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to attend a United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Latin American Workshop on Adaptation. Per Reftel [...]
2006-03-28 13:57:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC OTRA SENV PE
06LIMA1205COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC GRAYLIN MILLER,
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Graylin Miller, Biologist; Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner, Medical Epidemiologist; George Luber, Epidemiologist; Manish Patel, Medical Officer; Joshua Schier, Medical Toxicologist; Fuyuen Yip, Medical Epidemiologist for the period of [...]
2006-03-28 14:03:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KSCA OTRA US CDC PE
06LIMA1257MARCH 2006 MONTHLY CABLE
[...] (SBU) Here are the key developments in March 2006: -- In March, CORAH eradicated 1,593 hectares of coca in the Polvora/Pizana region of the Huallaga Valley. Thirteen hectares of opium poppy were also eradicated by the Police. -- DIRANDRO also destroyed 47 cocaine base labs and neutrali [...]
2006-03-31 17:55:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
06LIMA1304COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA BARBARA JEAN CASSIDY.
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-05 18:53:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAIR OTRA PE
06LIMA1362COUNTRY CLEARANCE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PHYSICAL
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of USGS Physical Scientist Alfredo Gurmendi for the period of April 29, 2006 through May 20, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to participate in the panel discussions related to Mining and Development and also to attend the 7th In [...]
2006-04-10 14:58:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC THPY OTRA KSCA TBIO BR PE
06LIMA1438COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. HALLET.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Dr. Mark Hallett, Senior Investigator, National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke for the period of April 26, 2006 through April 29, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to present, "Taxias, Analysis of Gait Disorders a [...]
2006-04-12 16:17:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KSCA TBIO OTRA PE
06LIMA1439COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL GARRIDO &
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-12 17:19:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAIR OTRA PE
06LIMA1441COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC CARYN BERN. ATD
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of HHS/CDC Caryn Bern for the period of May 7, 2006 through May 17, 2006. The purpose of the visit to collaborate with Robert Gilman, Asociacion Benefica Proyectos en Informatica, Salud y Aglicultura on Chagas disease research, in [...]
2006-04-12 18:49:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KSCA OTRA US CDC PE
06LIMA1454COUNTRY CLEARANCE.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Dr. Shira Yoffe, for the period of April 17-20, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to participate in UNFCCC workshop. Per Reftel no Embassy assistance has been requested. Embassy POC Howard would appreciate an email summary o [...]
2006-04-12 23:12:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC SENV PE
06LIMA1550AMENDED COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JAN GILBREATH.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Jan Gilbreath for the period of April 26, 2006 through April 30, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to attend the public, national workshops that present and discuss the results of environmental assessments of trade liberalizati [...]
2006-04-24 18:17:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC SENV OTRA KSCA TPHY EPA PE
06LIMA1551COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA AVIATION INSPECTOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-24 18:21:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAIR PE
06LIMA1602AMENDED COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC CARYN BERN.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of HHS/CDC Caryn Bern for the period of May 15, 2006 through May 28, 2006. The purpose of the visit to collaborate with Robert Gilman, Asociacion Benefica Proyectos en Informatica, Salud y Aglicultura on Chagas disease research, i [...]
2006-04-26 16:31:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KSCA OTRA US CDC PE
06LIMA1603AMENDED COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC CARYN BERN.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of HHS/CDC Caryn Bern for the period of May 15, 2006 through May 28, 2006. The purpose of the visit to collaborate with Robert Gilman, Asociacion Benefica Proyectos en Informatica, Salud y Aglicultura on Chagas disease research, i [...]
2006-04-26 16:31:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KSCA OTRA US CDC PE
06LIMA1604COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL JOSE PEREZ.
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-26 17:34:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAIR OTRA PE
06LIMA1669AMENDED COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL -
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-02 17:18:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAIR OTRA PE
06LIMA17TANS AIRLINES - ONLY 11 DAYS LEFT TO FLY
[...] (SBU) Summary. After several months of reassessing Peruvian Air Force-owned TANS Airlines after the August crash that killed 43, the Ministry of Transport and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) on January 1 suspended TANS' flight permissions, not for maintenance and safety reaso [...]
2006-01-04 14:58:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR CASC ASEC ECON PE
06LIMA1700COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/OS DENNIS CHRISTIANSON.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of HHS/OS Dennis Christianson for the period of May 3, 2006 through May 6, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to attend the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) Avian Influenza (AI) Preparedness Meeting. Per Reftel no Embassy assist [...]
2006-05-03 19:18:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KSCA TBIO OTRA PE
06LIMA1712AMENDED COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-04 14:46:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAIR OTRA PE
06LIMA1733COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC ANGEL ROCA. ATD #
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of HHS/CDC Angel Roca for the period of May 21, 2006 through May 27, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to participate in the coordinating meeting for the Health Promotion Effectiveness Evaluation Project. Per Reftel no Embassy a [...]
2006-05-05 16:48:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KSCA OTRA US CDC PE
06LIMA1734COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC PAUL JENSEN. ATD #
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of HHS/CDC Paul Jensen for the period of May 22, 2006 through June 2, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to collaborate with the Peruvian Ministry of Health and Socios en Salud, review plans for Tuberculosis infection control inter [...]
2006-05-05 16:49:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KSCA OTRA US CDC PE
06LIMA1738COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL STEPHANIE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-05 17:37:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAIR OTRA PE
06LIMA1740COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL JOHN SCOTT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-05 17:38:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAIR OTRA PE
06LIMA1741COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL MICHAEL DWIGHT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-05 17:44:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAIR OTRA PE
06LIMA1804COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FEDERAL RESERVE OFFICIALS.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Federal Reserve officials Governor Randall S. Kroszner and Thomas A. Connors for the period of May 17, 2006 through May 21, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to attend the Meeting of Central Bank Governors of the American Conti [...]
2006-05-10 14:06:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC OTRA EFIN FRB PE
06LIMA1811NAS APRIL 2006 MONTHLY CABLE
[...] (SBU) The key developments in April 2006: ** As of April 27, CORAH eradicated 3,027 hectares and eliminated 8,262 square meters of seedbeds. ** Three improvised explosive devices (IED) exploded over two days in coca fields. No eradicators were seriously injured. ** Police destroyed 38.5 [...]
2006-05-10 17:14:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
06LIMA1837COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA HERBERT MADISON WALTON
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-12 14:58:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAIR OTRA PE
06LIMA1838COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. NASH AND DR.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of NIH/FIC Dr. Theodore Nash and Dr. Siddharta Mahanty for the period of May 21, through May 27, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to plan new projects, review existing collaborations and visit Tumbes site of large new epidemiolog [...]
2006-05-12 15:14:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KSCA TBIO OTRA PE
06LIMA1839COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GALEN COLE. ATD #1535
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of HH/CDC Galen Cole for the period of May 16, 2006 through June 19, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to attend and interntional meeting in Cuzco on "Strategic Communication on Avian Influenza/Human Influenza" sponsored by UNICEF [...]
2006-05-12 15:14:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC OTRA US KSCA CDC PE
06LIMA2017PDAS SHAPIRO/AMBASSADOR MEET WITH HUMALA
[...] (U) Visit.. id: 65100 date: 5/23/2006 13:25 refid: 06LIMA2017 origin: Embassy Lima classification: CONFIDENTIAL destination: header: VZCZCXYZ0000 RR RUEHWEB DE RUEHPE #2017/01 1431325 ZNY CCCCC ZZH R 231325Z MAY 06 FM AMEMBASSY LIMA TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 0593 INFO RUEHBO/AMEMBASSY BOGOTA 3412 [...]
2006-05-23 13:25:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PHUM PE
06LIMA2022COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL PUCKETT,
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-23 15:08:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAIR OTRA PE
06LIMA2023COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FEDERAL RESERVE OFFICIALS.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Federal Reserve Officials Rob Schenck, George Holguin and Jose Pignano for the period of June 19 through June 23, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to conduct meetings with the Central Bank, the Superintendency of Banks, the Ban [...]
2006-05-23 15:11:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC OTRA EFIN FRB PE
06LIMA2049COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL DONALD O.
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-24 15:18:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAIR OTRA PE
06LIMA2091COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FOR TREASURY ADVISOR JAMES
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Treasury Advisor James Parrott for the period of June 6, 2006 through June 13, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to meet with NAS officials at the Embassy and work with the newly hired FSN in implementing his work schedule, to m [...]
2006-05-26 14:19:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PE
06LIMA2095TRANSPORT MINISTER DISCUSSES FAA ASSESSMENT
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Struble met with Minister of Transport Jose Ortiz on May 19 to deliver Reftel B FAA International Aviation Safety Assessment report. Ortiz understood the FAA's concerns in the report regarding TANS Airlines but emphasized that, despite having an Air Operating Certifi [...]
2006-05-26 14:46:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON PGOV CASC PE
06LIMA2098COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL MEEKS.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of the honorable Gregory W. Meeks and staffer Sophia King, for the period of May 26 through May 28, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to conduct meetings with high level government officials in Peru regarding issues of regional and [...]
2006-05-26 16:25:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC AFIN AMGT OREP CO PE
06LIMA2173PERU: 2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND
[...] a. Claimant A b. 1999 c. Claimant A's Peruvian subsidiary was a major purchaser of Peruvian gold in the late 1990's. In 1999, the GOP issued a decree that made the final purchaser of gold responsible for verifying the legality of the supply chain from m [...]
2006-06-01 16:53:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON ETRD PGOV PE
06LIMA2175COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA GLEN FELDHAKE.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Nasa official Glen Feldhake for the period of June 19 through June 28, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to represent the United States at the VII Meeting, Permanent Consultative Committee II Radiocommunications (CITEL). Per [...]
2006-06-01 17:15:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC OSTRA TSPA PE
06LIMA2284COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CARMELO RIVERA.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Carmelo Rivera for the period of June 18, through June 24, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to participate in the Organization of American States (OAS) Commission for Inter-American Telecommunications Permanent Consultative Co [...]
2006-06-07 17:04:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KSCA TSPA OTRA RP PE
06LIMA2298COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USGS CHRISTOPHER HARPEL.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Volunteer Geologist Chritopher Harpel for the period of June 21 through August 18, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to complete field portion of project to map recent eruptive deposits around El Misti Volcano near Arequipa. [...]
2006-06-08 14:49:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC OTRA TPHY KSAC TBIO PE
06LIMA2381COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL MCLAUGHLIN,
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-15 14:41:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAIR OTRA PE
06LIMA2399COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DINT/FISH AND WILDLIFE
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of DINT/Fish and Wildlife Service Andrea L. Gaski for the period of June 25 through July 4, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to attend the Cites Mahogany and Significant Trade at the Cites Plants Committee. Per Reftel no Embass [...]
2006-06-16 13:30:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC SENV OTRA KSCA TBIO AMGT PE
06LIMA2481COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DINT/FWS EMPLOYEES.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Robert R. Gabel, Patricia de Angelis, Michael D. Kreger, Mark Albert and Anne St. John for the period of July 1 through July 13, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to attend the Sixth Meeting of the Plants Committee of the Conve [...]
2006-06-21 15:52:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC SENV OTRA KSCA TBIO AMGT PE
06LIMA2493COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USGS DAVID KEEFER.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of USGS David Keefer for the period of July 28 through August 21, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to conduct fieldwork in areas of Peru that have experienced earthquake-induced landsliding. Per Reftel no Embassy assistance has [...]
2006-06-22 13:59:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC TPHY OTRA KSAC TBIO PE
06LIMA2499COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA EMPLOYEES SMITH,
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of NOAA employees Katherine Smith, Nancy Daves, Donna Wieting and John Carlson for the period of July 6 through July 16, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to attend the Twenty-Second Animals Committee Meeting of (CITIES) the Conve [...]
2006-06-22 17:24:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC TPHY OTRA KSCA EFIS PE
06LIMA2559COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/FDA SHERWOOD HALL.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of HHS/FDA Sherwood Hall for the period of July 16 through July 22, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to train and provide a course on Marine Biotoxins to the officials of the Official Sanitary Authority of the Peruvian Government [...]
2006-06-27 17:09:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KSCA TBIO OTRA US PE
06LIMA2586COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL WILLENS (JUL 4-12)
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit of Staff Member Todd Willens, House Resources Committee, to Peru, July 4-12, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to attend the Twenty-second meeting of the Animals Committee, which is part of the Convention on International Trade in Endanger [...]
2006-06-30 16:40:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN
06LIMA262FAA RECOMMENDS CATEGORY 1 WITH CONDITIONS
[...] (C) Summary. After conducting its International Aviation Safety Assessment on January 17-20, the FAA concluded that the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) is ICAO compliant and should remain in Category I, but with conditions. The FAA found that the DGAC needed to improve its act [...]
2006-01-23 18:42:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON CASC PGOV PE
06LIMA2629COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/FDA MARTHA BALDWIN AND
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of HHS/FDA Martha Baldwin and Karen Bryerton for the period of June 30 through July 8, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to conduct Regulatory Inspection Opening meeting with government officials and to conduct food inspections of [...]
2006-07-05 15:06:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KSCA TBIO OTRA US PE
06LIMA2668COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-07 16:11:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAIR OTRA PE
06LIMA269DGAC OUSTED OVER GROUNDING OF TANS AIRLINES
[...] (C) Summary. The indefinite grounding of TANS Airlines on January 6 has become highly politicized, with President Toledo ordering the removal of Director General of Civil Aviation Roberto Rodriguez from his post on January 20. According to DGAC officials, the Ministry of Defense, which owns [...]
2006-01-23 23:05:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON PGOV PE
06LIMA2713NAS MONTHLY REPORT JUNE 2006
[...] (C) The key developments in June 2006: ** As of June 27, CORAH eradicated 5,979 hectares of coca. ** NAS Director met with the transition team of the newly elected president; they were in a listening mode and did not express strong opinions about any of our policies or programs. ** NAS a [...]
2006-07-12 14:15:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
06LIMA2899COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA21/NNTRAV
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of DOE personnel Sarah Loel Dickerson, Gregory Michel Dwyer, Michael Vernon Strosinski for the period of August 23 through August 26, 2006 . The purpose of the visit is to visit IPEN facilities in order to test security upgrades. [...]
2006-07-26 16:06:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ENRG KNNP PARM OTRA PE
06LIMA2900COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC CARYN BERN. ATD #2357
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of HHS/CDC Caryn Bern for the period of August 16 through August 20, 2006 and August 25 through August 31, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to collaborate on Changas Disease Research, including data analysis and development of p [...]
2006-07-26 16:42:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KSCA OTRA US PE BL CDC
06LIMA2945COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR IET/TREASURY JAMES PARROT,
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of IET/Treasury officials James Parrot, Manuel Godinez and Enrique Gerardo Fasci for the period of August 11 through August 25, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to present the Financial Investigative Techniques (FIT) Training Cours [...]
2006-08-01 14:57:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PE
06LIMA2947COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC JULIA ERSHOVA ATD
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Julia Ershova for the period of August 05 through August 14, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to conduct a training course for the participants of project "Implementation and Evaluation of Rapid Diagnostic Methods". Per Reft [...]
2006-08-01 16:04:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KSCA OTRA US PE CDC
06LIMA2948AMENDED COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Federal Aviation Administration personnel Joaquin R. Ochoa, Benjamin Garrido-Godoy and Frank Morales from July 30, 2006 through August 9, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to conduct SUP investigation of Cielos del Peru Airlines [...]
2006-08-01 16:05:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAIR OTRA PE
06LIMA2989COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA21/NNTRAV WRIGHT
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of DOE personnel Kyle Alan Wright, Gregory Michael Dwyer, Gregory Allen Herdes, Jeremo Don Jamison, Kurt Ogg Westerman and Joseph Henry Schwartzel for the period of August 8 through August 14, 2006 . The purpose of the visit is to [...]
2006-08-02 14:51:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ENRG KNNP PARM OTRA PE
06LIMA3059NAS MONTHLY REPORT, JULY 2006
[...] (C) The key developments in July 2006: ** As of July 29, CORAH eradicated 7,491 hectares of coca. ** CORAH eradicator was murdered while working as an advance scout for the eradication team; another was injured by an IED. The Peruvian police are investigating these crimes. ** A GAO tea [...]
2006-08-04 20:07:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
06LIMA3139COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TSA INSPECTORS PEREZ AND
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Transportation Security Administration personnel George Perez and Anthony Rivera from September 11, 2006 through September 15, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to conduct Air Carrier Station Inspections of the U.S. Air Carrier [...]
2006-08-10 16:47:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAIR OTRA PE
06LIMA3141COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA CRUZ AND PERRY
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-10 17:08:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAIR OTRA PE
06LIMA3194COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR TREASURY OFFICIALS
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Treasury officials Anna Jewell and Jeffrey Levine, August 14-18. Control Officer below has been in contact with Jewell and Levine. When departing Lima by air, the Republic of Peru imposes an airport departure tax on any outbou [...]
2006-08-14 22:32:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA EINV ECON PE
06LIMA3245COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TSA ATTACHE AND MANPADS
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of TSA Attache Joseph G. Ochoa, Santo Polizzi and David W. Thomas from September 7, 2006 through September 16, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to assist TSA security specialists team conducting a MANPADS Vulnerability Assessment [...]
2006-08-17 17:05:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PTER EAIR OTRA AR PE
06LIMA3259NEW PERU DEFENSE MINISTER ON ARTICLE 98, SOFA,
[...] (C) Ambassador discussed Peruvian border and internal control issues, Article 98, a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA),the U.S.-donated C-26 counternarcotics (CN) aircraft, the U.S. Customs P-3 CN flights from Piura, the Cooperating Nations Information Exchange System (CNIES),and a possible [...]
2006-08-17 22:22:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KICC PHUM PREL KTIA MARR MOPS PINR PE
06LIMA3290COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA KELLY, TURNER, MASTERS,
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Department of Commerce, NOAA, NWS Brig. Gen. Kelly, Kelly Turner, Robert Draggon and Cynthia Hampton for the period of September 6 through September 14, 2006 . The purpose of the visit is to participate in the World Meteorologi [...]
2006-08-21 15:46:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC TPHY OTRA KSCA WMO PE
06LIMA3292COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DRS. LIPSKY AND TUAN
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of NIH/FIC Dr. Peter Lipsky and Dr. Rocky Tuan for the period of August 18 through August 24, 2006 . The purpose of the visit is to participate as speakers in the XIV Pan American Congress of Rheumatology (PANLAR Congress 2006). [...]
2006-08-21 15:57:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KSCA TBIO OTRA PE
06LIMA3332Country Clearance Approval - Jose Bruzual
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Jose Bruzual, Veterinary Consultant from August 29 through September 02, 2006. The purpose of travel is to attend the FAO sponsored emergency preparedness for Avian Influenza in the Andes Region. Embassy assistance has been not [...]
2006-08-23 15:53:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC OTRA PE
06LIMA3370Country Clearance Approval - Annabella Reszczynski
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Annabella Reszczynski, FSN, Agricultural Specialist, Area 1, South America Region, International Services, APHIS/USDA from August 30 through September 02, 2006. The purpose of travel is to attend the OIE-FAO Meeting. Hotel accom [...]
2006-08-24 18:10:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC OTRA PE
06LIMA3388COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL SIEGMAN AND
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of FAA personnel James E. Siegman and James G. Greenwood from September 9, 2006 through September 14, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to perform a FAR Part 145 Facility Inspection and modification to the avionics of ASTAR's Air [...]
2006-08-25 17:13:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAIR OTRA AR PE
06LIMA3389COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL BENJAMIN
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of FAA Benjamin Garrido-Godoy and Walter Wheeler from August 27, 2006 through September 1, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to conduct follow up inspection of LIC Busre A 14 CFR Part 129.14 Operator and Aviation Lider in Lima. [...]
2006-08-25 17:19:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAIR OTRA AR PE
06LIMA3416Country Clearance Approval - APHIS GROUP
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Cesar Orozco, Veterinary Officer, APHIS IS, Bolivia; Roberto Guzman, APHIS Bogota; Jorge Leon, APHIS Caracas and, Esteban Espinoza, APHIS Quito from August 30 through September 02, 2006. The purpose of travel is to attend the OI [...]
2006-08-29 16:19:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC OTRA PE
06LIMA3418COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USGS COTTER TEAM
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of USGS Gladys Cotter, Thomas Hermann, Mark Fornwall, Thomas Lahr and Michael Ruggiero for the period of September 28 through October 08, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to attend and participate in the Governing Board Meeting of [...]
2006-08-29 17:13:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC TPHY OTRA KSAC TBIO PE
06LIMA3534Country Clearance Approval - Julie Kunen
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Julie Kunen, Forestry Advisor, US Forest Service from September 14 through September 24, 2006. The purpose of travel is to participate in USG-funded workshop on forest transparency and to meet with USAID mission staff and key st [...]
2006-09-06 17:17:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC OTRA PE
06LIMA3622COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NSF EDWARD MURDY
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of NSF Edward Murdy for the period of September 30 through October 06, 2006 . The purpose of the visit is to heard the US Delegation to the Extraordinary Governing Board Meeting of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBI [...]
2006-09-12 15:39:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTPHY OTRA NSFO ASEC PE
06LIMA3636COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FOR OPIC OFFICER STEVEN SMITH
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of OPIC Officer Steven Smith from September 13, 2006 through September 19, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to conduct site visit. Per your request Embassy will make arrangements for visit with Econ and FCS officers. When de [...]
2006-09-13 14:27:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV OTRA OPIC EC ASEC PE
06LIMA3667Country Clearance Approval - Charles S. Helling
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Charles S. Helling, Research Soil Scientist, USDA/ARS/BA/PSI/Sustainable persnnial Crops Laboratory, Beltsville, MD from September 16 through September 30, 2006. The purpose of travel is to continue research with ARS peruvian co [...]
2006-09-14 21:26:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC OTRA PE
06LIMA3680COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL: ROSES, DASH,
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Dulce Maria Roses, Stephen Randolph Dash, David S Burkholder, and Deborah Bonita Lawrence from September 24, 2006 through October 5, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to attend the seminar on implementation of CNS/ATM Technology [...]
2006-09-15 17:25:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR OTRA ASEC PE
06LIMA3763COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL: ALEXANDER
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Kenneth Kern Alexander from September 24, 2006 through October 5, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to attend the seminar on implementation of CNS/ATM Technology in support of FAA Presentation on the implementation of ATN appli [...]
2006-09-21 20:33:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR OTRA ASEC PE
06LIMA3790COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR WHA/EPSC ROONEY
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the familiarization visit to Peru of WHA/EPSC Deputy Director Matthew Rooney from October 3 through October 5, 2006. The Control Officer for the visit is Economic Officer Marcos Mandojana, office telephone number (51)(1)618-2411, cellular telephone [...]
2006-09-25 16:32:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA AMGT PE
06LIMA3804POST'S ACTIVE TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE EFFORTS
[...] (U) Trade agreement compliance and monitoring continue to be a central priority for Embassy Lima. In April 2006, the U.S. and Peru signed a comprehensive free trade agreement (U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement, or PTPA),which is currently pending approval by the U.S. Congress. In the meant [...]
2006-09-26 12:33:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EINV PE
06LIMA3870COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CARYN BERN
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Caryn Bern from Oct. 15-23, and Nov. 1-4, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to collaborate on Chagas Disease research including data analysis and development of proposals. No embassy assistance has been requested. When depart [...]
2006-09-28 21:21:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKSCA OTRA ASEC CDC PE
06LIMA3876PERU TO FARC WEAPONS SMUGGLING RING BROKEN-UP
[...] (U) Summary: Peruvian police have busted an arms smuggling ring that planned to ship weapons and munitions to the FARC in Colombia. During the operation, authorities confiscated over 3,500 rounds of ammunition and five air-to-surface missiles reportedly diverted from Peruvian military stockpi [...]
2006-09-28 22:06:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PTER CO PE
06LIMA3907COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL ADAM SMITH
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance to U.S. Representative Adam Smith to visit Peru from October 1 through October 5, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to better understand U.S.- Peru Economic Relations, including the potential impact of a U.S.-Peru FTA on economic development and povert [...]
2006-10-02 16:23:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN ETRD PE
06LIMA3943COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MARILYN DISIRIO AND ENRIQUE
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Marilyn Disirio and Enrique Paz from October 29-31, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to finalize their negotiation with their partners. No embassy assistance has been requested. When departing Lima by air, the Republic of P [...]
2006-10-04 19:13:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKSCA OTRA ASEC CDC US PE
06LIMA3956COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. JUAN AMARAL
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Dr. Juan Amaral from October 10-15, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to serve as a lecturer at the 10th Peruvian Congress of Endocrinology. No embassy assistance has been requested. When departing Lima by air, the Republic o [...]
2006-10-05 16:36:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKSCA OTRA ASEC TBIO PE
06LIMA4066NAS MONTHLY REPORT, SEPTEMBER 2006
[...] (U) The key developments in September 2006: ** As of September 30, CORAH eradicated 9,039 hectares of coca. ** Cocalero confrontation with PNP eradication security in Sion caused a halt in eradication while GOP investigated. CORAH is now working in areas away from populated areas to avoi [...]
2006-10-13 15:14:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
06LIMA4117COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DYNCORP EMPLOYEE ARGABRIGHT
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Dyncorp's Director of IT David Argabright for the period of October 22 through October 27, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to develop interface between applications for new subsidiaries. Per reftel Embassy assistance is not [...]
2006-10-19 16:58:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR OTRA PE
06LIMA4118COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STATE EMPLOYEE PARRA.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of State's non-pilot instructor Jose Parra for the period of October 23 through October 30, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to review the non-crew member training program. Per reftel Embassy assistance is not requested. When [...]
2006-10-19 16:58:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR OTRA PE
06LIMA4149PERU DEFENSE MINISTER: PROBLEMS CREATE U.S.
[...] (C) Minister of Defense Alan Wagner told Ambassador on 10/16 that he sees severe problems in the Army, including politicized promotions, a legacy of narco-corruption from the Montesinos era, and downright incompetence in weapons and munitions storage. He requested U.S. technical assistance in [...]
2006-10-23 13:53:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR MARR PE
06LIMA4158COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR KAREN H. JOHNSON, FEDERAL
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Karen H. Johnson from October 25-29, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to attend BIS working party on Monetary Policy in Latin America. No embassy assistance has been requested. When departing Lima by air, the Republic of Pe [...]
2006-10-23 15:58:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA EFIN FRB PE
06LIMA4176COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SEVGI ARAL
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Sevgi Aral from Nov. 27 to December 2, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to provide technical expertise on a qualitative evaluation, which is a complementary study to the ongoing Trust-Funded, "Urban Community Randomized Trial o [...]
2006-10-25 18:55:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKSCA OTRA ASEC US CDC PE
06LIMA4177COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CARLA LEE
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Carla Lee from Nov. 5-18, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to assist the Pan American Health Office and the Ministry of Health with Rubella campaign activities. No embassy assistance has been requested. When departing Lima [...]
2006-10-25 18:55:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKSCA OTRA ASEC US CDC PE
06LIMA4222COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. SONIA ORTEGA
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Dr. Sonia Ortega from November 6-13, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to give a presenataion at the IV Iberoamerican Congress on Scientific Education. No embassy assistance has been requested. When departing Lima by air, the [...]
2006-10-30 13:35:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC TPHY PE
06LIMA4223COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAS PERSONNEL
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of George H. Atkinson, Andrew Reynolds, Kim Boyer, Edward Samulski, Christina McCain, Lee Schwartz, Nathan Singh and Cung Vu from November 2-3, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to tour universities and laboratories conducting sem [...]
2006-10-30 14:38:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC AR BI CI PE
06LIMA4241COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL: ROSES, TRAN,
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Dulce Maria Roses, Hoang N Tran, David S Burkholder and Kenneth Ken Alexander from November 9-16, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to attend the ICAO GREPECAS GNSS/TF/2 and the GREPECAS ATM/CNS/SG/5 meeting. No embassy assista [...]
2006-10-31 16:17:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR OTRA ASEC PE
06LIMA4254COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL: HAWTHORNE,
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Michael Hawthorne, George Marshall Hof, Michael Lam, Barbara Jean Cassidy, Justo P Casablanca and Herbert Madison Walton Jr from November 9-17, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to participate in ICAO Caribbean/South America Reg [...]
2006-11-02 16:30:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR OTRA ASEC PE
06LIMA428DGAC DISCUSSES FUTURE OF TANS AIRLINES
[...] (C) Summary: The new Director General of Civil Aviation, Luis Rivera, during a February 1 courtesy call, openly discussed the future of TANS and the longevity of his position. Rivera, a former Air Traffic Controller, emphasized that the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) remains c [...]
2006-02-02 11:57:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALEAIR ASEC PGOV PE
06LIMA4374COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC NIDA GROUP
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of the following: Dr. Ahmed Elkashef from November 28-December 3, 2006 Dr. Jag Khalsa, November 28-December 3, 2006 Dr. Ivan Montoya, November 28-December 3, 2006 Dr. Francis Vocci, November 29-December 7, 2006 The purpose of th [...]
2006-11-15 19:31:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKSCA OTRA ASEC TBIO PE
06LIMA4415COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SEVGI ARAL
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Sevgi Aral from Nov. 30 to December 6, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to provide technical expertise on a qualitative evaluation, which is a complementary study to the ongoing Trust-Funded, "Urban Community Randomized Trial o [...]
2006-11-20 12:38:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKSCA OTRA ASEC US CDC PE
06LIMA4511COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TSA ATTACHE JOSEPH G. OCHOA,
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Joseph G. Ochoa, III from November 29 to December 1, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to discuss a proposed Memorandum of Agreement for technical assistance. No embassy assistance has been requested. When departing Lima by [...]
2006-11-28 20:00:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER EAIR ASEC OTRA AR PE
06LIMA4541COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOT/FRA CLIFFORD EBY
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Clifford Eby from December 2-6, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to give talks about the US rail system and FRA's Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program (RRIF) at a conference sponsored by Ferrocarril Central [...]
2006-12-01 17:37:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELTN OTRA AORC PE
06LIMA4566NAS MONTHLY REPORT, NOVEMBER 2006
[...] (U) The key developments in November 2006: ** As of November 30, CORAH surpasses annual goal by eradicating 10,006 hectares of coca leaf. ** The GOP's 2007 Eradication Plan awaiting final approval--probably in December. ** Institute for Tropical Crops (ICT) has five-year plan for self- [...]
2006-12-04 20:25:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
06LIMA461BRAZILIAN PRESIDENTIAL FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR
[...] (C) Brazilian presidential foreign policy advisor Marco Aurelio Garcia visited Peru the week of 1/30, meeting with President Alejandro Toledo; Foreign Minister Oscar Maurtua and other Foreign Ministry officials; Andean Community Secretary General Allan Wagner; leading presidential SIPDIS [...]
2006-02-03 18:48:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SNAR BR PE
06LIMA4620COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA25/NNTRAV MCRAE
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of James Bennett McRae from December 10-14, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to attend and participate in an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) sponsored Regional Workshop on Liability for Nuclear Damage, at the Ministry of [...]
2006-12-07 21:08:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP PARM OTRA PE
06LIMA4625COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA MANAGEMENT - MIAMI IFO
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Dawn R.H. Veatch and Javier Rodriguez from January 24-27, 2007. The purpose of this trip is International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) Consultations follow-up visit with the Direccion General de Aviacion Civil de Peru. Emb [...]
2006-12-11 12:16:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR OTRA PE
06LIMA4781COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL: JAMES E.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of James E. Siegman Jr. and Bryan C. Bazemore from January 7-11, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to perform a far part 145 facility inspection, perform FAA HBAW 06-05, air transport oversight system element performance inspection [...]
2006-12-27 16:11:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR OTRA ASEC PE
06LIMA4782COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA SENIOR EXECUTIVE
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Frederick T. Walker and Lorna L. John from January 24-27, 2007. The purpose of the travel: International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) consultations, and follow-up visit with the Direccion General de Aviacion de Peru. No em [...]
2006-12-27 16:11:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR OTRA ASEC PE
06LIMA4795COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RESEARCH ZOOLOGIST TERRY
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Terry Chesser from January 15 - February 24, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct ornithological field research on the west slope of the Andes in central-southern Peru, collecting specimens for the National Museum of Natu [...]
2006-12-28 19:27:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTPHY OTRA ASEC KSCA TBIO PE
06LIMA58COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Department of Interior Thomas C. Brown, for the period of January 8, 2006 through January 21, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to launch a survey to assess willingness to pay for environmental service. Per Reftel no Embassy [...]
2006-01-06 15:40:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV OTRA EAID PE
06LIMA59COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Department of Interior Thomas C. Brown, for the period of January 8, 2006 through January 21, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to launch a survey to assess willingness to pay for environmental service. Per Reftel no Embassy [...]
2006-01-06 15:42:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV OTRA EAID PE
06LIMA706COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CARMEN DE GIACOMO AND
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Carmen De Giacomo and Samuel Perry, Saftey Inspectors from South Florida, from February 26 through March 3, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to conduct substantial maintenance facility inspections at Aeroinversiones del Peru, a [...]
2006-02-22 21:36:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR OTRA ASEC PE
06LIMA707COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR LESLIE SOMMER MCCORMICK
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Leslie Sommer McCormick, Senior International Program Officer of FAA Hedquarters, from February 26 through March 1, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to attend the 8th meeting of the coordination committee for the ICAO/UNDP RLA/ [...]
2006-02-22 21:38:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR OTRA ASEC PE
06LIMA73COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL WALTZ,
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Gregory L. Michael, Adeo Rebosio, Hector O. Hermosilla and John A. Waltz of the Federal Aviation Administration, for the period of January 16, 2006 through January 21, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to conduct an assessment o [...]
2006-01-09 17:00:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR OTRA PE
06LIMA755TANS GRANTED FLIGHT PERMISSIONS BUT STILL AWAITS
[...] (C) Summary. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) on February 16, after an inspection of TANS operations, lifted its January 6 suspension on TANS Airlines' air operating certificate. The DGAC found that the airline substantially improved its safety and maintenance operations to m [...]
2006-02-27 19:59:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON CASC PGOV PE
06LIMA786COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR JAN GILBREATH .
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Jan Gilbreath, International Affairs Specialist, from March 29th through March 31, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to attend public national workshops that present and discuss the results of environmental assessments of trade [...]
2006-03-01 13:47:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC SENV KSCA TPHY EPA CO PE
06LIMA824COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL DULCE MARIA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-02 18:06:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC OTRA EAIR PE
06LIMA852COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA PERSONNEL JEFFREY
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of NOAA personnel Jeffrey Seminoff from March 16 through March 24, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to attend meeting for NOAA/IMARPE MOU and conduct site visit to NOAA contractor. Per Reftel no Embassy assistance has been req [...]
2006-03-06 14:42:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY OTRA KSCA EFIS PE
06LIMA887COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FEDERAL RESERVE STAFF
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Federal Reserve staff George Holguin, Senior Financial Analyst and Jose Pignano, Senior Financial Analyst, for the period of March 11 through March 19, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to intruct the "Bank Analysis and Examinat [...]
2006-03-07 14:07:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC OTRA EFIN FRB PE
06LIMA9PERU: NARCOTICS AFFAIRS, DECEMBER 2005
[...] (SBU) The Government of Peru (GOP) eradicated close to 9,000 hectares of coca in 2005, far surpassing its goal of 8,000 hectares. This achievement was accomplished through the strong commitment of the Ministry of Interior's eradication force (CORAH) and the drug police (DIRANDRO) that provid [...]
2006-01-03 21:20:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
06LIMA93AMENDED COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Gregory L. Michael, Adeo Rebosio, Mel Marengo and John A. Waltz of the Federal Aviation Administration, for the period of January 16, 2006 through January 21, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to conduct assessment of the Peruvia [...]
2006-01-10 17:43:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR OTRA PE
06LIMA992COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) officials Harold Stratton Jr. (Chairman),Edwards Richards (Special Assistant),and Arlene Fletcher (Public Affairs Specialist) for the period of March 20 through March 24, 2006. [...]
2006-03-14 13:55:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC APER AMGT CO OTRA PE
06LIMA993COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL CAMPBELL,
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-14 14:13:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC OTRA EAIR DR PE
06LISBON1593CHAVEZ PLANS OFFICIAL VISIT TO PORTUGAL
[...] (C) Summary: On July 28, local daily "Diario de Noticias" reported Venezuelan Ambassador to Portugal, Lucas Rincon Romero's comments that President Hugo Chavez is making plans to travel to Portugal on an official visit sometime before the end of October. Pol/Econ Officer paid a call MFA Latin [...]
2006-08-02 15:50:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV VE PO
06LISBON2266US-PORTUGAL BILATERAL COMMISSION HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (U) Summary: Portugal hosted the semi-annual meeting of the U.S.-Portugal Bilateral Commission on October 3 to discuss ongoing bilateral cooperation items as well as coordination on international military engagements. The U.S. delegation noted Portugal's military contributions worldwide, incl [...]
2006-10-12 14:21:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR ETRD PO
06LISBON2366SCENESETTER FOR FM AMADO'S OCT 24 MEETING WITH
[...] (S/NF) Foreign Minister Luis Amado's visit with you is part of Portugal's effort to raise its profile in the international arena, particularly in the run-up to its EU Presidency which it will assume in the latter half of 2007. Although Prime Minister Socrates focused primarily on domestic issues du [...]
2006-10-20 17:13:00Embassy LisbonSECRETMOPS PGOV PREL PO
06LJUBLJANA14SLOVENIA: POL-MIL OUTLOOK FOR 2006
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In 2006, a new leadership team will consolidate its power within the Ministry of Defense (MOD) and the Slovenian Armed Forces (SAF) will continue the process of transformation to meet NATO's standards and prepare for the challenges of the future. Slovenia's defense and security [...]
2006-01-06 07:51:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PGOV PINR SI NATO
06LJUBLJANA171SLOVENIAN ENERGY: VULNERABLE BUT DIVERSIFIED
[...] (SBU) Summary: A small, mountainous country with limited natural resources, Slovenia not surprisingly relies on external sources for many of its fossil fuel energy needs. Slightly more than 55 percent of Slovenia's total energy supply comes from liquid and solid fossil fuels. An additional 15 [...]
2006-03-20 04:42:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ETRD ENRG SI
06LJUBLJANA272SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR ROBERT LOFTIS
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Loftis: We welcome your visit to Slovenia to hold bilateral Pol-Mil talks. These talks will provide an excellent opportunity to: - Thank Slovenia for its robust contributions to ongoing NATO operations such as NTM-I, ISAF, and KFOR, as well as the completed Hurricane Katrin [...]
2006-05-05 05:05:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MOPS NATO PGOV PREL PTER SI
06LJUBLJANA483SLOVENIA: COM CALLS ON NEW CHIEF OF DEFENSE GUTMAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On 20 July COM paid a courtesy call on the new Chief of Defense (CHOD) of the Slovenian Armed Forces (SAF) Lt. General Albin Gutman. Gutman, returning to the CHOD position for the second time, was well prepared and talked at length about the entire slate of U.S.-Slovenia militar [...]
2006-07-26 04:49:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALSI
06LJUBLJANA611SCENESETTER: SECDEF'S SEPTEMBER 27-29 TRIP TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Mr. Secretary, we welcome your visit to Slovenia for the NATO Defense Ministerial in Portoroz, September 27-29, 2006. Since your November 2002 visit, Slovenia has assumed greater responsibility for the projection of security and promotion of democracy abroad and has emerged as [...]
2006-09-21 12:01:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS NATO PGOV PREL PTER SI
06LJUBLJANA612SLOVENIA: SLOVENIAN ARMED FORCES BACKGROUNDER
[...] (U) In preparation for the Secretary of Defense's visit to Slovenia for the NATO Defense Ministerial in Portoroz, September 27-29, 2006, and his bilateral discussions with Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa and Minister of Defense Karl Erjavec, please find below a current summary of Slovenia [...]
2006-09-21 12:02:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MOPS NATO PGOV PREL PTER SI
06LJUBLJANA786SLOVENIAN CHIEF OF DEFENSE TACKLES HOST OF HOT
[...] (C) Summary. Slovenian Defense Chief Gutman told COM the MoD is working to lift caveats, eager to take on troop deployment in Kosovo, enthusiastic about USG military education programs, and committed to realizing its spending target of 2% of GDP soon. Gutman shied away from discussing defense [...]
2006-12-07 12:56:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS MOPS PGOV PINR PREL SI
06LJUBLJANA822SLOVENIA: PRIME MINISTER ON BOARD WITH U.S.ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: DURING A SHORT ONE HOUR LUNCH DECEMBER 19 WITH COM ONE-ON-ONE, SLOVENIAN PRIME MINISTER JANSA EXPRESSED SUPPORT FOR SPECIAL ENVOY AHTISAARI'S WAY FORWARD ON KOSOVO, SAYING HE HAD ARGUED AT THE EUROPEAN SUMMIT LAST WEEK THAT THERE WAS NO REASON TO DELAY INTRODUCING THE PLAN ONCE SER [...]
2006-12-20 15:16:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL SI
06LONDON5547INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO): REPORT OF THE
[...] SUMMARY: The International Maritime Organization (IMO, or "the Organization") held meetings in London from June 13 through June 23, 2006, consisting of the Technical Co-operation Committee's fifty-sixth session (TCC56) and the Council's ninety-sixth session (C96). Significant agenda items dur [...]
2006-07-28 15:46:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHSA EWWT ECPS MOPS AORC IMO KTIA US UK KE XA
06LONDON5958(U) TENSIONS RISE BETWEEN BRITISH MUSLIMS AND HMG
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Frustrated by the bruising that their community has taken after 24 UK-born Muslims were arrested in connection with the recently-thwarted air terrorist plot (reftels),prominent British Muslims sent an open letter to PM Tony Blair August 12 blaming his policy on Iraq and the Middle Eas [...]
2006-08-14 17:17:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER KISL UK
06LONDON7308(C) DRC: OKITUNDU ASSAULTED IN LONDON; FCO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Leonard She Okitundu, chief of staff to DRC President Kabila, was assaulted in London October 11 by Congolese expatriates whose affiliation is not yet clear. He was beaten, stripped and robbed, and photos of his possessions were posted on the internet. He and his companions ha [...]
2006-10-13 14:18:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM CG UK
06LONDON8066(C) SOMALIA: MUSEVENI TELLS A/S FRAZER UGANDAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Uganda's President Museveni told AF A/S Frazer November 21 that he is ready to send a battalion to Baidoa to protect the Somali Transitional Federal Institutions, provided there is a clear UNSCR, adequate funding and a tacit agreement with Ethiopia. He was expecting Ethiopia to [...]
2006-11-22 15:17:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PTER UNSC SO UG ET
06LUANDA1297ANGOLA: SAMAKUVA ATTACKS GRA GOVERNING PRACTICES
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a strongly worded speech during UNITA's sixth party conference, UNITA President Isaias Samakuva came out swinging. He accused President Dos Santos of usurping constitutional power, the MPLA of trying to ram though it's "Angola 2025" program as government policy and compared A [...]
2006-12-21 15:10:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL AO
06LUSAKA1188Election Preparations Proceeding Smoothly
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Electoral Commission of Zambia continues to respond thoroughly to concerns of stakeholders as it proceeds with ballot printing oversight, organizes distribution of ballots and other materials to polling stations, establishes conflict management mechanisms, and handles accredi [...]
2006-08-31 12:45:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ZA
06MAAMA2067SENATOR NELON AND CROWN PRINCE DISCUSS REGIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-26 07:15:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL BA REGION OFFICIALS OREP PTER
06MADRID1459SPAIN PRESSES KYRGYZSTAN ON MANAS AIRFIELD
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-07 16:42:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMARR MOPS PREL SP AF KG
06MADRID1526SPAIN: SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S MEETING
[...] (C/NF) Madame Secretary, your meeting with Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos comes at time when the Spanish government believes that it has significantly improved its relations with the US by supporting our efforts in Afghanistan, Iran, the Broader Middle East, and lately even Ir [...]
2006-06-13 17:12:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV SP
06MADRID1722SPAIN/IRAQ: TRANSIT OF FOREIGN FIGHTERS TO IRAQ
[...] (S) Summary. Beginning in early 2005, Spanish authorities discovered the existence of a significant Spain-based network to recruit, indoctrinate, and send Islamist radicals to Iraq to fight against coalition forces. Press reports indicate that as many as 80 individuals have been recruited in o [...]
2006-07-06 10:34:00Embassy MadridSECRETPTER PREL IZ SP
06MADRID1748SPANISH MOD DEMONSTRATES INTENT TO CONTINUE
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. The day after standing beside the Ambassador during the Ambassador's July 4th speech, Defense Minister Alonso sat down with the Ambassador to talk at length about Asian security policy, Alonso's planned fall visit to Washington, NATO, Spanish politics, and bilateral defense is [...]
2006-07-07 15:13:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR NATO SP
06MADRID2159SCENESETTER FOR DASD FATA VISIT TO MADRID
[...] (C/NF) Embassy Madrid, implementing Secretary Rice's US-Spain strategy, has worked with considerable focus over the past year to put the Spain-US relationship back onto a productive footing. As an important player not only in NATO but also in Latin America, the Middle East, and increasingly a [...]
2006-08-30 11:24:00Embassy MadridSECRET//NOFORNPREL SP
06MADRID2261SPANISH MILITARY ON CURRENT DEPLOYMENTS, NATO/RIGA
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Dan Fata discussed the NATO Riga Summit, Defense Minister Alonso's upcoming meeting with Secretary Rumsfeld, current Spanish deployments, and the NCIS/OSI issue with top Spanish military and defense leaders on Sept 5-6. Fata praised Spain' [...]
2006-09-11 13:33:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR SP
06MADRID2543SPAIN: SCENESETTER FOR INL PDAS SCHWEICH'S OCTOBER
[...] (SBU) Your visit will dovetail nicely with the visit in mid September of DEA Administrator Tandy and will provide an important opportunity to educate the Spaniards on the Department's key role in the counter-narcotics effort. In her meetings with members of the Spanish Ministry of Interior, C [...]
2006-10-06 16:29:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SNAR SP
06MADRID2544SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT VISIT TO
[...] (C) Summary: Your visit to Spain is an opportunity to press the GOS and, possibly, private sector entities to move in ways that are key to achieving U.S. foreign policy goals in Iraq and Iran. You should ask Spain to put its money where its mouth is on the Iraq Compact in two ways. First, as [...]
2006-10-06 16:55:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALEFIN EAID PREL SP
06MADRID2641SCENESETTER FOR SPANISH DEFENSE MINISTER ALONSO
[...] (C/NF) When you meet with Spanish Defense Minister Jose Antonio Alonso on October 23, you are meeting a man who is vastly different from his predecessor. Whereas ex-Minister Bono is a lifelong politician and rival of President Zapatero, Alonso is a judge and lifelong friend of Zapatero. Bono [...]
2006-10-18 15:09:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR SP
06MADRID2657SPAIN: UPDATE ON KEY TERRORISM-RELATED CASES
[...] (C) Summary: In advance of the October 24 visit to Madrid of US Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez, Post presents a brief update on several of the most important pending or recently completed terrorism or criminal cases in the Spanish judicial system. Spain has made great strides in disrupting terro [...]
2006-10-20 12:58:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PTER SP
06MADRID2853SPAIN AND U.S. COOPERATING TO REMEDIATE RADIATION
[...] (SBU) The U.S., through the Department of Energy (DOE),is closely cooperating with Spanish counterparts to address radiation contamination left in southern Spain after a U.S. Air Force (USAF) nuclear accident 40 years ago. What could have turned into a public relations nightmare has actuall [...]
2006-11-07 16:49:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PARM MNUC SENV
06MADRID2909SPANISH FM MORATINOS ON SPAIN,S NEW MIDDLE EAST
[...] (C/NF) Summary: During a brief but wide-ranging meeting with Spanish Foreign Minister Moratinos November 17, Ambassador Aguirre discussed he Middle East initiative proposed by Presidents Zapatero and Chirac at their Nov. 16 meeting in Girona Spain. Ambassdor also took a call from Spanish Nati [...]
2006-11-17 17:52:00Embassy MadridSECRET//NOFORNPREL SP
06MADRID3111SPAIN: CAR BOMB DETONATES AT MADRID AIRPORT
[...] (SBU) Summary. A car bomb detonated at 9 a.m. Madrid local time on December 30 in a public parking garage outside of Terminal 4 at Madrid's Barajas International Airport. Minister of Interior Rubalcaba said that one person is missing and several were lightly injured. Rubalcaba expressed his c [...]
2006-12-30 14:15:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC CASC PGOV SP
06MADRID499SPAIN: MOD POLICY DIRECTOR ON DEFENSE RELATIONSHIP
[...] (C) Spanish Ministry of Defense (MOD) acting Director for Policy (DIGENPOL) Admiral Enrique Perez Ramirez told a visiting GAO team and Emboffs on February 17 that the mil-to-mil relationship is strong overall but that there are some "details" that the allies need to resolve. He emphasized tha [...]
2006-03-01 07:38:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL SP
06MANAGUA1043IP ENFORCEMENT FUNDING PROPOSAL FOR NICARAGUA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Working with a broad range of Nicaraguan partners, Post has developed a proposal for the intellectual property (IP) enforcement funding outlined in REFTEL A. While the Government of Nicaragua (GON) has recently taken several encouraging actions related to strengthening IP protec [...]
2006-05-11 18:37:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR KCRM ABUD AFIN SNAR ECON ETRD
06MANAGUA2093SCENESETTER FOR SECDEF RUMSFELD
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Post welcomes the Secretary of Defense, the Honorable Donald Rumsfeld, to Nicaragua for attendance at the Seventh Defense Ministerial of the Americas. In conjunction with the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Minister of Defense of Nicaragua and the United States Defense A [...]
2006-09-22 16:44:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV MARR OVIP KDEM NU
06MANAGUA2158MONTEALEGRE TELLS CODEL HE'S NICARAGUA'S BEST
[...] (C) Summary: Congressman Burton, the Ambassador, and DCM met with Eduardo Montealegre, Adolfo Arguello, and Mario Rapacciolli on 23 September to discuss the progress of Montealegre's presidential campaign, the strength of his Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) party, and the corrosive effects [...]
2006-09-29 21:53:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALKDEM NU PGOV PINR
06MANAGUA2492ONCE UPON A NICARAGUAN ELECTION: TALES OF A U.S.
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The U.S. Embassy community contributed 46 observers to the international force on November 5th. Traveling to each of Nicaragua's 17 departments, observer teams left by plane and automobile early on Saturday the 4th. Their collective experiences paint a colorful picture of Nicarag [...]
2006-11-09 22:50:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM SOCI NU
06MANAGUA2725FSLN ACCORD WITH PRN PRESIDENT TALAVERA PROMISES
[...] (C) Summary: The September 15 accord that Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) leader/President-elect Daniel Ortega signed with Nicaraguan Resistance Party (PRN) President Salvador Talavera includes the formation of a autonomous and decentralized National Peace and Reconciliation Coun [...]
2006-12-20 14:43:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU
06MANAGUA411INFORMATION FOR NICARAGUA SPECIAL 301 REVIEW
[...] (SBU) Summary. Nicaragua is not currently placed on any Special 301 list, and post recommends maintaining this status. This recommendation is offered in spite of the fact that there remains room for improvement on legal structure and judicial attitudes, and that the Dole Food Company has wri [...]
2006-02-22 14:32:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ECON ETRD NU
06MANAGUA418NICARAGUA 2006 ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (SBU) During the 2005-2006 reporting period, Nicaraguan government has made important progress in all areas of its fight against Trafficking in Persons (TIP),including prevention and detection, victim assistance, and prosecution of traffickers. Nicaraguan police dismantled two major traffick [...]
2006-02-23 14:28:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB NU
06MANAGUA738JOSE RIZO, ALEMAN'S "CHOSEN ONE," SELECTED AS PLC
[...] (SBU) Summary: After receiving a large majority of votes in the March 31 PLC "mini conventions," Jose Rizo was ratified by the PLC general convention on April 2 as the party's presidential candidate. RizoQ,s large margin of victory (64%),as well as a last-minute change to divide voting into [...]
2006-04-03 21:36:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM SOCI NU
06MANAMA1014BAHRAIN: 2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND
[...] (SBU) Per reftel request, Post was notified in April 2006 of a potentially qualifying dispute by a collection agency operating on behalf of Claimant A. Post is unaware of any other U.S. person-GoB dispute or expropriation claims. Post has no previous disputes to update. 2. (SBU) The colle [...]
2006-06-10 17:33:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV BA ECTRD
06MANAMA138BAHRAIN: 2005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In contrast with its size, Bahrain makes an invaluable contribution to U.S. security objectives in the Gulf region by hosting and providing support to the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/Fifth Fleet and the Naval Support Activity. In 2004 Bahrain was an important coalition partn [...]
2006-01-30 14:37:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MCAP PREL BA ECTRD BILAT
06MANAMA1559BAHRAINIS RAISE FUNDS FOR LEBANON; HIZBALLAH
[...] (C) Bahrain's media have been filled with stories about efforts to deliver financial and material assistance to the Lebanese people in the aftermath of implementation of the cessation of hostilities. The government has donated $5 million to the local Lebanon Fund and $1 million to UNICEF. Th [...]
2006-08-23 14:31:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID EFIN PTER BA LE IS REGION POL
06MANAMA1753SCENESETTER FOR U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND COMMANDER
[...] (S) General Abizaid, we warmly welcome your October 11-12 visit to Bahrain. Your Bahraini interlocutors remain concerned about heightened tensions with Iran and will want to hear your views on U.S. plans to contain Iran, with specific reference to Iran's nuclear ambitions. The GOB is suspic [...]
2006-10-05 13:27:00Embassy ManamaSECRETMARR MOPS PREL PTER ASEC BA REGION BILAT
06MANAMA1782SCENESETTER FOR OCTOBER 18-19 VISIT OF THE GULF
[...] (C) We warmly welcome the October 18-19 visit to Bahrain of the interagency Gulf Security Dialogue delegation led by PM Assistant Secretary Hillen and DOD Assistant Secretary for International Security Rodman. Your trip follows on the heels of the October 11 visit of CENTCOM Commander General [...]
2006-10-12 14:24:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPREL MARR MOPS MASS BA IR REGION BILAT
06MANAMA1827SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY HUGHES' OCTOBER
[...] (C) We warmly welcome your October 31-November 1 visit to Bahrain. Your trip comes at an important moment in promotion of the freedom agenda in Bahrain, with parliamentary and municipal elections to be held November 25 and December 2. Of the 221 candidates standing for election to parliament, [...]
2006-10-22 15:24:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL SCUL PGOV OEXC KMPI BA POL REFORM
06MANAMA183Bahrain Guantanamo Media Update: "They promised us
[...] Summary: Bahrain's newest Arabic daily recently completed a six-part series of exclusive interviews with former Guantanamo detainee Adel Kamel Abdulla Al Haji, who was returned from Guantanamo along with two other detainees in November. The exposes have given the greatest space and detail so [...]
2006-02-09 07:23:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PREL PGOV BA CTR BILAT
06MANAMA1850CROWN PRINCE TELLS GSD DELEGATION THAT U.S., GCC
[...] (S) Crown Prince Salman told the interagency Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD) delegation that the U.S. and its GCC allies need to send a strong message to Iran, and suggested holding a major military exercise in the region. He thought it would be "a great motivator" for the other GCC countries f [...]
2006-11-01 07:51:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPREL MARR PARM BA IR REGION BILAT OFFICIALS
06MANAMA1851MFA PLEASED WITH SUBSTANCE OF GSD INITIATIVE
[...] (S) MFA Assistant Under Secretary Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak told the interagency Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD) delegation October 18 that the Dialogue is a serious effort with "substance, not just ideas" to deal with regional security. He sees U.S. proposals to improve bilateral military [...]
2006-11-01 07:52:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPREL MARR PARM BA IR REGION BILAT OFFICIALS
06MANAMA1988SECRETARY OF THE NAVY DISCUSSES MILITARY
[...] (S) Minister of Defense General Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa told Secretary of the Navy Winter November 26 that the long standing presence of the US Navy in Bahrain and the warm relationship between Bahrain and the US is a stabilizing force given Bahrain's "unpredictable neighbors." He [...]
2006-12-03 11:59:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPREL MARR MOPS BA REGION BILAT OFFICIALS
06MANAMA2067SENATOR NELSON AND CROWN PRINCE DISCUSS REGIONAL
[...] (C) In their December 18 meeting, Crown Prince Salman told Senator Nelson that Bahrain is 100 percent committed to the bilateral relationship and credited the United States with protecting the stability and security of the region. The Senator briefed Shaikh Salman on his recent meeting with S [...]
2006-12-26 07:15:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER OREP BA REGION OFFICIALS
06MANAMA2085FOREIGN MINISTER TELLS AMBASSADOR THAT GCC PLUS
[...] (C) Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid and the Ambassador December 28 discussed next steps in the GCC Plus Two mechanism, Iraq, Omani Minister Bin Alawi's visit to Bahrain, Somalia, the status of U.S. Navy dependents, and Guantanamo, among other issues. Shaikh Khalid urged that the GCC Plus Two [...]
2006-12-29 07:04:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL BA REGION OFFICIALS
06MANAMA22INTERIOR MINISTER DISCUSSES SECURITY ISSUES WITH
[...] (C) Begin Summary: Minister of Interior Shaikh Rashid praised the strong historic relationship between the governments of Bahrain and the United States during his December 20 meeting with NAVCENT Commander Vice Admiral Walsh. Senior MOI officials provided a comprehensive brief discussing t [...]
2006-01-04 14:19:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALASEC BA MARR PREL BILAT CTR OFFICIALS
06MANAMA333AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES SECURITY ISSUES WITH INTERIOR
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador, in a February 12 meeting with Minister of Interior Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, discussed recent Ashoora celebrations in Bahrain, reviewed worldwide reactions to the release of Danish cartoon depiction's of the Muslim Prophet Mohammed, and was provided wit [...]
2006-03-05 15:13:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNASEC BA PGOV PHUM PTER OFFICIALS BILAT CTR
06MANAMA389BAHRAIN ANTI-TRAFFICKING RESPONSES 2006
[...] (SBU) Post's response to reftel follows. Answers are keyed to reftel questions. Please note that during the reporting period the Ministry of Social Affairs, which has the lead in establishing a shelter for victims of trafficking and abuse, was renamed the Ministry of Social Development. [...]
2006-03-14 04:35:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF BA HUMRIT
06MANAMA442DEPUTY PM, FOREIGN MINISTER AGREE TO COUNSELOR
[...] (S) State Department Counselor Zelikow met separately with Deputy Prime Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa and Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa March 12 to initiate a strategic dialogue on regional security, including concerns about Iran. They agreed with the [...]
2006-03-20 05:45:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPREL PARM PTER MARR EFIN KISL KNNP BA IR REGION BILAT OFFICIALS
06MANAMA530SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY JOSEPH'S APRIL 8
[...] (C) We warmly welcome Under Secretary Joseph's April 8 visit to Bahrain. The visit comes during a period of high-level bilateral engagement, which the Bahrainis seek and appreciate. In the past six weeks, Commerce Secretary Gutierrez and State Department Counselor Zelikow came to Bahrain (R [...]
2006-03-29 14:22:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPREL PARM PTER BA BILAT CTR OFFICIALS
06MANAMA568BAHRAIN: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-08 12:17:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR
06MANAMA818CENTRAL COMMAND GENERAL ABIZAID'S MAY 8 MEETING
[...] (C) Centcom Commander General Abizaid met with Crown Prince Salman May 8 and discussed the May 6 GCC Consultative Meeting in Riyadh, the Iranian threat, building up defenses in the Gulf, and the situation in Iraq. The CP said the GCC leaders were far more cooperative towards each other than i [...]
2006-05-09 11:40:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS BA IR IZ REGION BILAT OFFICIALS
06MANAMA824CENTRAL COMMAND GENERAL ABIZAID'S MAY 8 MEETING
[...] (S) Centcom Commander General Abizaid met with King Hamad May 8 and discussed the May 6 GCC Consultative Meeting in Riyadh, the Iranian threat, placement of a regional counter-terrorism center in Bahrain, Iraq, and the upcoming parliamentary elections. The King said the GCC Secretary General [...]
2006-05-09 14:52:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPREL MARR MOPS ASEC PTER BA IR IZ REGION
06MANAMA873SCENESETTER FOR U.S.-BAHRAIN MILITARY CONSULTATIVE
[...] (SBU) Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Long, we warmly welcome you and the U.S. Delegation to the 13th Annual U.S.-Bahrain Military Consultative Committee (MCC) 23-24 May. We have requested meetings with the Minister of Defense, Lieutenant General Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, the Bahrain [...]
2006-05-18 14:08:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPREL PGOV MARR MOPS ASEC BA REGION BILAT
06MANAMA899INTERAGENCY DELEGATION DISCUSSES GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE WITH CROWN PRINCE SALMAN
[...] (C) An interagency delegation led by Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Henry and Assistant Secretary of State Hillen met with Crown Prince Salman May 14 and discussed the Gulf Security Dialogue, the threat posed by Iran, direct contacts between the U.S. and Iran, a declaratory secur [...]
2006-05-23 09:09:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MARR MASS KDEM KMPI BA REGION IR
06MANILA190PHILIPPINES: COUNTERTERRORISM ASSISTANCE (PART 2)
[...] (C) Summary. The Philippines faces multiple terrorist threats. The US Mission in Manila coordinates a robust interagency program of counterterrorism training and technical assistance, and hopes further to expand such efforts in FY 2006-2008, if additional funds are available. As part 2 of a [...]
2006-01-13 09:57:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ECON PGOV KCRM KTFN RP
06MANILA1903GMA OPTIMISTIC ABOUT MILF PEACE PROSPECTS;
[...] (U) This message is sensitive, but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During an April 28 event with the Ambassador, President Arroyo reiterated optimism about prospects for peace with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in 2006. Senior GRP officials commente [...]
2006-05-04 01:40:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR PARM RP
06MANILA2273ANATOMY OF AN EXTRA-JUDICIAL KILLING
[...] (C) Summary: During POL team's recent visit to Puerto Princesa, the capital of Palawan in the western Philippines, contacts expressed their deep concern about the brazen daytime killing of a well-known radio broadcaster and former politician on May 22. GRP authorities arrested a serving mem [...]
2006-06-01 06:24:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINS PREL SOCI RP
06MANILA2554AMBASSADOR AND ADMIRAL FALLON MEET WITH PRESIDENT
[...] (C) Summary. On June 5, the Ambassador and Admiral Fallon met for breakfast with President Arroyo. In a wide-ranging conversation, President Arroyo offered her views on GRP counterterrorism efforts; the peace process in Mindanao; and her upcoming trip to Jolo to visit the USNS Mercy. End S [...]
2006-06-19 08:16:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL MARR PINS RP
06MANILA26 IN BLOW TO JUDICIARY, WELL-KNOWN JUDGE SLAIN
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: A well-known Metro Manila trial judge was murdered in a drive-by shooting on December 31. Police have arrested seven men in connection with the attack. The Supreme Court has demanded that the [...]
2006-01-04 09:36:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINS ECON PINR PTER PHUM RP
06MANILA2637AMBASSADOR VISITS CLARK AND SUBIC ECONOMIC ZONES
[...] SUMMARY: During June 15-16 visits to two former U.S. military bases, the Subic and Clark special economic zones, Ambassador Kenney highlighted continuing U.S. involvement in both regions. Managers of these economic zones briefed the Ambassador on recent infrastructure projects and investment [...]
2006-06-24 04:33:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON EINV EAID RP
06MANILA3098SONA 2006: ARROYO PROJECTS OPTIMISM, WANTS TO SPEND
[...] (SBU) Summary. With a buoyant air and an unusual high tech power point presentation, President Arroyo laid out ambitious development goals for four new supra-regions in the Philippines during the remainder of her term, and asked all to achieve together a "prosperous and united" Philippines [...]
2006-07-24 10:54:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PINS SOCI PTER RP
06MANILA3143AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PHILIPPINES-U.S. BUSINESS COUNCIL
[...] Summary: Ambassador Kenney and Emboffs met with members of the Philippines-U.S. Business Council on July 21 to discuss areas of cooperation between the U.S. and the Philippines, including agriculture, tourism, English language proficiency, regional hubs, and trade and investment. The Ambassa [...]
2006-07-26 09:31:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV BEXP ETRD RP
06MANILA3299INITIAL SUCCESS IN ONGOING OPERATIONS AGAINST
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) operation to capture or kill senior terrorist leaders on the island of Jolo, which began on August 1, has met with initial success. One mid-level terrorist has been killed and the senior leadership has been driven out of its safe havens. [...]
2006-08-04 09:23:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS MCAP PREL RP
06MANILA3414 CHARGE' AND PRESIDENT ARROYO INAUGURATE U.S. CALL CENTER;
[...] Charge' d'Affaires Paul W. Jones traveled to Pampanga in Central Luzon to join President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in cutting the ribbon for a new U.S. call center in the Clark Special Economic Zone. While in the area, Charge' also visited the Clark Air Base Cemetery and Asian Aerospace Corpora [...]
2006-08-15 08:54:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EINV EAID EAIR SOCI RP
06MANILA3914SEPTEMBER 15 UPDATE ON JOLO OPERATIONS
[...] (C/REL AUS) SUMMARY. The Armed Force of the Philippines (AFP) is showing no let-up in its seven-week old effort to capture or kill the Abu Sayyaf Group and Jemaah Islamiyah terrorist leadership on the island of Jolo. While the operation is far from over, the Filipino military can point to s [...]
2006-09-15 09:56:00Embassy ManilaSECRETPTER PREL MOPS MCAP RP
06MANILA4174 Ambassador Raises Commercial Issues with Secretary of
[...] (U) Summary: In a meeting with GRP Secretary of Finance Gary Teves, Ambassador raised protection of private lending for small and medium enterprises, USAID exemption from taxes, progress on the MCA Threshold Program, and investment and trade disputes. Teves made no commitments, but indicated [...]
2006-10-03 02:27:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID PGOV KMCA RP
06MANILA4338OCTOBER 13 UPDATE ON JOLO OPERATIONS
[...] (C) Now nearing the end of its eleventh week, "Operation Ultimatum" -- the ongoing effort by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to capture or kill the Abu Sayyaf Group and Jemaah Islamiyah leadership on the island of Jolo -- has succeeded in narrowing the area in which Khaddafy Janjalan [...]
2006-10-13 05:34:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PTER MOPS RP
06MANILA4396BOLSTERING THE CT FIGHT IN THE PHILIPPINES:
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Philippines is the easternmost front line of the Global War on Terrorism. It faces multiple threats, ranging from the al-Qaida-linked Jemaah Islamiyah to the local terrorist Abu Sayyaf Group and Rajah Solaiman Movement. Quick-disbursing 1206, 1207, and 1208 funds that pr [...]
2006-10-18 03:43:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER MARR MOPS MCAP PREL RP
06MANILA4522SCENE SETTER FOR THE VISIT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY
[...] (SBU) John, a warm welcome to the Philippines! I am looking forward to seeing you. We have a packed program ready for you, including meetings with Foreign Secretary Romulo, Secretary of National Defense Cruz, and Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Esperon and a trip to Jolo to see first-ha [...]
2006-10-30 06:58:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER MARR MASS MOPS MCAP PREL OVIP HILLEN RP
06MANILA4568PHILIPPINES 2006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] The following text is keyed to questions posed in the 2006-2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Part I, Drugs and Chemical Control (ref). I. SUMMARY 2. Philippine law enforcement authorities continued to focus efforts on disrupting major trafficking organizations and [...]
2006-11-03 08:00:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV RP
06MANILA4808AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PHILIPPINE ARMED FORCES
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff General Esperon is pleased with the success thus far of ongoing counterterrorism operations on the island of Jolo. He intends to enforce military discipline by court-martialing officers accused of involvement in the aborted February [...]
2006-11-24 04:34:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS MCAP PREL PGOV RP
06MANILA5072Prison Visit to DANIEL JOHN SMITH
[...] NAME: Smith, Daniel John 3. DPOB: June 08, 1985, St. Louis, MO USA 4. PASSPORT: 802002219, issued July 11, 2005 9. CHARGES: Rape 10. PLACE OF DETENTION: Makati City Jail, Makati, Philippines 11. JUDICIAL STATUS: Appeal Pending; Defendant's petition for transfer of custody to the U.S. Emb [...]
2006-12-21 09:30:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC PREL MARR RP
06MANILA755FUNERALS FOR FIL-AM SOLDIERS UNDERSCORE CLOSE
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Military funerals for two Filipino-American soldiers killed in Iraq were recently held in the Philippines. The funerals drew large crowds and generated highly positive local press play. In sp [...]
2006-02-22 03:38:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SOCI MOPS KPAO RP IZ
06MAPUTO567Mozambique's Private Sector Raises its Voice - GRM
[...] (U) Summary: On May 3-5 Mozambique's national business association, CTA (Confederacao das Associacoes Economicas de Mocambique) held its ninth annual conference. Entitled "For a Better Business Environment: Opportunities in the Global Market," the conference focused on the effects of globaliz [...]
2006-05-17 05:30:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO632MOZAMBIQUE-ZIMBABWE JOINT DEFENSE AND SECURITY
[...] (U) The Mozambique-Zimbabwe Joint Defense and Security Commission met on May 31 and June 1 in Maputo to discuss defense and security concerns currently facing the two neighboring countries. The meeting, which brought together senior-level officials from both governments, covered a range of to [...]
2006-06-02 08:45:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ZI MZ
06MEXICO3296ENGAGING THE NEW MEXICAN ADMINISTRATION ON
[...] (C) Summary: This is the first in a series of six cables on transition issues in Mexico. We have an effective relationship with Mexico when it comes to counter-terrorism, particularly on special interest aliens (SIAs) and alien smuggling. The first transition challenge will be to make the n [...]
2006-06-15 00:44:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MX
06MEXICO3297ENGAGING THE NEW MEXICAN ADMINISTRATION ON LAW
[...] (C) Summary: This is the second in a series of six cables on transition issues in Mexico. We suggest three overarching messages on law enforcement for the new administration. First, the steadily improving cooperation over the last six years represents a baseline, not an aberration. Second, w [...]
2006-06-15 00:50:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALPREL KCRM SNAR MX
06MEXICO3324ENGAGING THE NEW MEXICAN ADMINISTRATION ON
[...] Summary: This is the fifth in a series of six cables on transition issues in Mexico. The central development challenge for Mexico - and perhaps the main challenge for its new president -- is reducing the poverty that continues to afflict so many here and which drives so many to emigrate. Com [...]
2006-06-16 15:46:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID SENV MX
06MEXICO3953AT MASS RALLY, LOPEZ OBRADOR CALLS FOR CIVIL
[...] (SBU) Summary: On Sunday, July 16, Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) presided over a mass march and "informational meeting" at which he demanded a complete, nationwide recount of the results of the Mexican presidential election. [...]
2006-07-18 00:21:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL MX
06MINSK1119BELARUSIAN RELGIOUS LEADERS SHARE THEIR CONCERNS
[...] (SBU) As her first official event at her residence, Ambassador hosted a breakfast for leaders of various religious communities in Minsk and visiting EUR/UMB deskoff. While the representative of the GOB-sympathetic Catholic Church was hesitant to air his concerns openly, the Protestant and Hare [...]
2006-10-18 06:10:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF BO
06MINSK1159EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - OCTOBER 31,
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS CIVIL SOCIETY ------------- - Milinkevich Wins European Parliament's Sakharov Award (para. 2) - Skrebets Will Be Released in November (para. 3) - Activist Arrested Near Presidential Administration ( [...]
2006-10-31 10:15:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON KTDB EPET BO
06MINSK1226EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - NOVEMBER 24,
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS LUKASHENKO PRESS CONFERENCE --------------------------- - Lukashenko Admits GOB Falsified Presidential Vote (para. 2) - Lukashenko Explains Reasons for "Last Dictator" (para. 3) INTERNATIONAL RELA [...]
2006-11-29 11:47:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO
06MINSK149EMBASSY MINSK BIWEEKLY REPORT - February 10, 2006
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. ------------ Human Rights ------------ 2. Officer Punished For Illegal Seizure On February 9, the district prosecutor in Svetlagorsk disciplined a police officer for illegally seizing equipment and print material f [...]
2006-02-13 11:00:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ECON BO
06MINSK173STATE MEDIA VILIFIES AMERICA, OFTEN
[...] (C) Summary: In recent months Belarusian state media has become increasingly venomous in its daily attacks against the U.S. and the West. Common themes include charges of espionage, of Western attempts to destabilize the country, and of attempts to overthrow the government in a forced "color" [...]
2006-02-16 14:45:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BO
06MINSK191PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES BEGIN THEIR CAMPAIGNS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On February 17, the Central Election Committee (CEC) registered President Aleksandr Lukashenko, 10 Coalition leader Aleksandr Milinkevich, former rector of Belarusian State University Aleksandr Kozulin, and leader of the Libera Democratic Party Sergey Gaidukevich as officialpres [...]
2006-02-22 15:14:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL
06MINSK200Minsk Election Weekly X (February 18 - February 24)
[...] This is the tenth in a weekly series of election-oriented reports, providing brief items of interest related to the March 19, 2006 presidential elections. ----------------------- Candidates Get Air Time ----------------------- 2. As per the law, state television and radio scheduled ai [...]
2006-02-24 07:13:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL BO
06MINSK223OPPOSITION PRESIDENTIAQ CANDIDATE BEATEN AND
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-02 12:55:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM BO
06MINSK252Minsk Election Weekly XII (March 6-March 10)
[...] This is the twelfth in a weekly series of election-oriented reports, providing brief items of interest related to the March 19, 2006 presidential elections. ------------------------- Repression and Harassment ------------------------- 2. Milinkevich Activists Sentenced to Jail On Mar [...]
2006-03-14 08:41:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL BO
06MINSK267Minsk Election Weekly XII (March 6-March 10)
[...] This is the twelfth in a weekly series of election-oriented reports, providing brief items of interest related to the March 19, 2006 presidential elections. ------------------------- Repression and Harassment ------------------------- 2. Milinkevich Activists Sentenced to Jail On Mar [...]
2006-03-14 13:49:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL BO
06MINSK278Belarus Buying Indian SU-30s
[...] (SBU) In February a number of Indian and Russian press sources announced that Belarus was intending to buy 18 used Sukhoi SU-30 aircraft from India. According to these press reports, India acquired a number of SU-30K fighters in 1997-1998, but is now modernizing its air force. Belarus theref [...]
2006-03-16 11:10:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MNUC ETTC BO
06MINSK294KOZULIN MEETS WITH AMBASSADOR, SEEKS U.S. SUPPORT
[...] (C) Summary: In his March 14 meeting with Ambassador, opposition presidential candidate Aleksandr Kozulin presented pictures and names of security service officers who beat him on March 2 (reftel),and noted a letter of appreciation to Secretary Rice and his plea to Russian President Vladimir [...]
2006-03-17 16:40:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM BO
06MINSK428UCP UNHAPPY WITH COALITION
[...] (C) Summary: On April 17, United Civic Party (UCP) deputy Jaroslav Romanchuk in a meeting with Poloff expressed his frustration with the activities and organization of the opposition's main coalition. Claiming to speak for his party, Romanchuk said the UCP presented a proposal to reform the o [...]
2006-04-19 13:47:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM BO
06MINSK599BELARUS: 2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND
[...] (SBU) Post submits its annual contribution for the 2006 Report on Investment Disputes and Expropriation Claims. During the year the Belarus Government continued with its policy of fundraising through confiscation of transiting goods, although this process appears to be declining. The State Cu [...]
2006-06-09 04:44:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCASC EFIN EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV BO
06MINSK640THE NATIONAL LIBRARY: LUKASHENKO'S DIAMOND OR
[...] (U) Summary: The June 9 grand opening of the Belarusian National Library, a 23-story glass diamond-shaped monstrosity on the outskirts of Minsk, was again postponed. Although the authorities did not give a reason for the delay, independent news sources expect it is related to the perennial pro [...]
2006-06-16 05:30:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BO
06MONTEVIDEO230THE VAZQUEZ ADMINISTRATION AT THE ONE-YEAR MARK
[...] (C) Summary: The Frente Amplio (FA) Government completed its first year in power on March 1 with more achievements than setbacks. In typical fashion, little fanfare marked the day as President Vazquez had sent his state-of-the-union report to Congress a week earlier. It is clear that his adr [...]
2006-03-07 19:06:00Embassy MontevideoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EINV ETRD SOCI ELAB PINR UY
06MONTEVIDEO963DICTATORSHIP'S WOUNDS STILL FELT IN URUGUAY
[...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: Uruguay's ongoing debate over the teaching of history and a recent public shouting match between the sons of important actors during Uruguay's dictatorship both illustrate the importance of that period to modern politics and policy in Uruguay. The complex history of [...]
2006-10-11 13:37:00Embassy MontevideoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SOCI ELAB UY
06MONTREAL993 Blue Lantern Level 3: Pre-License End-Use Check,
[...] (SBU) Econoff contacted Venga Aerospace Systems, Inc. President Hirsh Kwinter on August 31 to verify the information requested (reftel). Venga Aerospace Systems has both aerospace and 3-D graphics divisions. Kwinter runs the company from his residence in Montreal. The company has no facilitie [...]
2006-09-17 11:56:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC CA
06MOSCOW10438RUSSIA AND KOSOVO: THE POLITICS OF DELAY
[...] (C) Summary: Russia will seek to delay the conclusion of the Kosovo status process beyond year's end, arguing that a negotiated settlement will be more enduring than one forced on Serbia. The GOR does not like UN Special Envoy Ahtisaari's draft status recommendations and might balk at agre [...]
2006-09-19 12:31:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM UNMIK SR YI RS
06MOSCOW10603A CLOSER LOOK AT THE MURDER OF RUSSIA'S #2 BANKER
[...] (C) Summary. One week after the brutal murder of First Deputy Central Bank Chairman Andrey Kozlov, there have been no apparent breaks in the case, and few believe the perpetrators will ever be caught. In contrast to the cynicism surrounding the criminal investigation, a wide swath of the econo [...]
2006-09-21 13:59:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC ECON PTER PREL RS
06MOSCOW10689RUSSIA: PUBLIC CHAMBER MEMBER ON PRESS FREEDOM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Pavel Gusev, owner and editor-in-chief of Moskovsky Komsomolets (MK) and member of the Public Chamber, described a "media vertical" of direct government ownership and indirect corporate persuasion that has left the majority of Russians with a limited range of viewpoints and most o [...]
2006-09-22 13:37:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PHUM RS
06MOSCOW11773A/S BOUCHER HEARS RUSSIAN WORRIES ABOUT AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) Summary: During October 9 consultations in Moscow, A/S Boucher outlined U.S. intentions in Central Asia, stressed steps we were taking to address terrorism and narcotics trafficking in Afghanistan, and reviewed U.S. nuclear policies in South Asia. Foreign Ministry officials and the Rus [...]
2006-10-19 15:05:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER SNAR ENRG XD ZK RS
06MOSCOW12528A/S FRIED CONVERSATION WITH RUSSIAN DFM KARASIN,
[...] (C) Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigoriy Karasin focused on Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova in a two hour discussion November 15. Karasin dismissed Georgian conciliatory steps as cosmetic; Fried said they are real and Russia should respond by ending sanct [...]
2006-11-20 13:48:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PBTS ETRD GG MD UP RS
06MOSCOW12572RUSSIA: WINTER POWER SHORTAGES EXPECTED
[...] (C) Summary. Government officials and industry analysts are expecting power shortages in Russia this winter as electricity consumption growth strains the existing power infrastructure. UES Head Chubays has warned GOR officials all year about looming electricity shortfalls. UES is considering [...]
2006-11-22 08:53:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALECON EIND ENRG PREL RS
06MOSCOW12999SOUTH OSSETIA: TALKS AND OBSERVERS
[...] (C) We met with Russian MFA Ambassador-at-Large for South Ossetia Yuri Popov on December 19 and 20, delivering reftel demarche on the latter date. Popov said he had not been following the budget issue -- he has just returned from leave -- and said he was unwilling to repeat previous Russian s [...]
2006-12-20 14:22:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR OSCE GG RS
06MOSCOW13012Novosibirsk: United Russia Stronghold With High
[...] (SBU) United Russia's (YR) dominance in Russia's regions is evident in Novosibirsk, where YR holds the governorship, has an absolute majority in the regional parliament, does not view the emergence of the second Kremlin party "A Just Russia" as a threat, and dismisses the influence of "democra [...]
2006-12-21 08:38:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ETRD RS
06MOSCOW1635GEORGIA-RUSSIA: AMBASSADOR PRESSES DFM KARASIN FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador on February 17 outlined to DFM Karasin ongoing U.S. efforts to encourage Georgian restraint on South Ossetia, and urged Russia to act constructively. Ambassador expressed appreciation for FM Lavrov's recent message to the Secretary, and said he expected a formal reply [...]
2006-02-18 06:55:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS GG RS
06MOSCOW5454HELSINKI COMMISSION STAFFDEL MEETS WITH MFA NGO
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a May 16 meeting with Staffdel Finerty, Valeriy Kuzmin, who heads the MFA department responsible for interaction with Russia's regions, the Parliament, and civil society groups, said that his department also assists domestic NGOs in making contact with international counterpa [...]
2006-05-23 12:29:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PINR PREL RS
06MOSCOW5645CHECHNYA: THE ONCE AND FUTURE WAR
[...] (C) Introduction: Chechnya has been less in the glare of constant international attention in recent years. However, the Chechnya conflict remains unresolved, and the suffering of the Chechen people and the threat of instability throughout the region remain. This message reinterprets the history of [...]
2006-05-30 09:27:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS RS
06MOSCOW6065SQUEEZING BELARUS, BUT NOT UNTIL IT POPS
[...] (C) Summary. Moscow's embrace of Lukashenko before and immediately after his March 19 reelection has tightened into a clench. Analysts here agree the GOR has sent a blunt message to Lukashenko: he needs to move from talk to action on at least economic integration. Some observers see Moscow [...]
2006-06-07 04:45:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BO RS
06MOSCOW6839AN ARRAY OF CIVIL SOCIETY EVENTS AROUND THE G8
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The menu of civil society events around the G8 Summit has taken shape, although a few uncertainties remain. The main GOR-sponsored event, the so-called Civil G8 to be held on July 3-4, has been supplemented with a human rights roundtable, which some independent activists view as [...]
2006-06-27 13:44:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PINR RS
06MOSCOW7293FSB CONFIRMS DEATH OF SHAMIL BASAYEV
[...] (C) The Federal Security Service (FSB) confirmed to LEGATT at 1715 local that Chechen rebel leader Shamil Basayev was killed in an operation in the early hours of July 10. LEGATT's FSB contacts, who had minutes earlier been unaware of the reports, refused to give further details. 2. (C) Acc [...]
2006-07-10 14:25:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALMOPS MARR PGOV PINR RS
06MOSCOW9533A CAUCASUS WEDDING
[...] (C) Weddings are elaborate in Dagestan, the largest autonomy in the North Caucasus. On August 22 we attended a wedding in Makhachkala, Dagestan's capital: Duma member and Dagestan Oil Company chief Gadzhi Makhachev's son married a classmate. The lavish display and heavy drinking concealed the deadl [...]
2006-08-31 06:39:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON PINR RS
06MOSUL55NINEWA: SOURCES CITE SECTARIAN STRIFE IN TAL AFAR
[...] (C) Tal Afar is frequently cited in the western media and by USG officials as a good news story in Iraq. Recently, however, we have also heard reports of increased sectarian strife. Some sources say Sunni and Shia conflict in southern Iraq and Baghdad has influenced relations between the two [...]
2006-05-31 06:14:00REO MosulCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR
06MUMBAI1602CEQ'S CONNAUGHTON ENCOURAGES MAHARASHTRA GOVERNMENT,
[...] (SBU) In a series of meetings on August 24 in Mumbai, CEQ Chairman James L. Connaughton encouraged Government of Maharashtra (GOM) officials and Indian business leaders to support the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate (APP). He also briefed his interlocutors on the sta [...]
2006-08-29 08:04:00Consulate MumbaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EFIN EINV PREL PGOV SENV SEXP EPET EMIN
06MUNICH437EADS/AIRBUS CRISIS -- THE VIEW FROM EADS' MUNICH
[...] (SBU) Senior German EADS officials told the Consulate that Noel Forgeard's departure was necessary for EADS to move beyond its current mess, and the Forgeard affair was but one example of the challenges of dealing with spotlight- seeking French partners. As for BAE's divestiture of its EADS [...]
2006-07-13 12:41:00Consulate MunichUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAIR ETRD PGOV EINV PREL EUN FR GM
06MUNICH558 EADS' EUROCOPTER -- WHAT AIRBUS WOULD LIKE TO BE
[...] (U) Eurocopter, enjoying rising market share, is particularly exuberant over the recent decision by the U.S. Army to purchase up to 352 UH-145 helicopters, the firm's first U.S. defense contract. Eurocopter officials said this would put greater pressure on colleagues at Eurocopter parent EADS [...]
2006-08-23 16:31:00Consulate MunichUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAIR ETRD PGOV EINV PREL EUN FR GM
06MUNICH715EADS/AIRBUS CRISIS -- THE SAGA CONTINUES
[...] (SBU) Amid a flood of bad news, a senior EADS official told the Consulate the A380 would, despite delays, be certified for flight. However, the A380's drain on resources was adversely impacting programs such as the A350 and the A400M, possibly resulting in a postponement of the A350 program. [...]
2006-10-13 13:57:00Consulate MunichUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAIR ETRD PGOV EINV PREL EUN FR GM
06MUSCAT1191TFLE01: IMMEDIATE CEASE-FIRE, SUPPORT FOR GOL:
[...] (C) On August 5, the Ambassador delivered ref A points to Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi. Bin Alawi fully agreed with these points and the broader strategy contained therein, but made clear that the Arab League would not move beyond endorsing Lebanese Prime Minister F [...]
2006-08-06 06:58:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL MU
06MUSCAT1222005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED
[...] (SBU) ECONOMIC/POLITICAL FACTORS: There have been no major policy changes since the 2004 report (ref B). Oman remains a stalwart ally in the global war on terrorism and key Arab proponent of regional stability, including USG stabilization efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Long-standing milita [...]
2006-01-31 06:48:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL MCAP MASS MARR MU
06MUSCAT1222MEDIA REACTION: POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS OF
[...] SUMMARY: Government daily "Oman" is skeptical that UN Resolution 1701 meets Arab demands, but also says the resolution "restores hope for peace." Private daily "Al Watan" hails the Lebanese military "victory" against Israel, but is wary that Israel's "manipulations" will reduce the potency of [...]
2006-08-14 12:26:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
06MUSCAT1249MEDIA REACTION: SECRETARY'S OP-ED, LEBANESE DEPLOYMENT,
[...] SUMMARY: Arabic- and English-languages dailies carry Secretary Rice's op-ed, "A Path to Lasting Peace." The Arabic-language state-owned daily says Lebanese unity is "essential." A private Arabic daily, decrying Israeli "terrorism," calls for a strong Lebanese army, navy, and air force. END [...]
2006-08-22 03:50:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
06MUSCAT1337URGING SUPPORT FOR LEBANON: OMAN
[...] (C) Pol/Econ chief delivered ref A and B demarches September 11 to Humaid Maani, Deputy Director of the Office of MFA Under Secretary Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi. Echoing earlier comments to the Ambassador by Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi (ref C),Maani responded that O [...]
2006-09-11 13:50:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MASS EAID LE MU
06MUSCAT1600SCENESETTER FOR CENTCOM COMMANDER GENERAL JOHN P.
[...] (S) Embassy Muscat and I warmly welcome your return to Oman. Oman remains a strong friend and ally in the Global War on Terrorism, but prefers to maintain a low profile and is reluctant to deploy its forces in support of OIF or OEF. Our continued engagement with the Omani security forces cont [...]
2006-11-15 14:11:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL PTER KNNP MARR MASS MNUC MOPS OVIP
06MUSCAT229SMALL STEP IN NATO-OMAN RELATIONSHIP
[...] (C) In a February 18 meeting, MFA Chief of International Organizations Ambassador Talib bin Miran al-Raisi shared an update on Oman-NATO relations with Pol/Econ Chief. (Note: Oman and Saudi Arabia are the only two GCC states not to have joined the NATO Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI). E [...]
2006-02-19 12:44:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR XF MU
06MUSCAT262EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 02/22/2006
[...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on February 22 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting, and agreed that the Embassy's [...]
2006-02-22 11:54:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNAEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KSAC KHLS MU EAC
06MUSCAT385TWO AIRLINES BETTER THAN ONE?
[...] (SBU) Profitable Oman Air plans to expand its medium and long-haul fleet with Boeing aircraft in a bid to compete directly with Gulf Air, as the latter relocates part of its operations from Abu Dhabi to Muscat's Seeb International Airport. End Summary. ------------ PROFIT FIRST ---------- [...]
2006-03-15 15:15:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR BEXP ETRD PREL MU
06MUSCAT589EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 04/11/2006
[...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on April 11 to assess the Embassy's overall security posture prior to the local holiday weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting, and agreed that [...]
2006-04-11 14:45:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNAEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KSAC KHLS MU EAC
06MUSCAT603MFA REAFFIRMS PSI INTEREST, TAKING IRAN SERIOUSLY
[...] (U) This is an action request for T, ISN - please see para 6. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) Clarifying FM Bin Alawi's April 9 conversation with visiting U/S Robert Joseph, the MFA's Chief of International Organizations on April 16 reiterated to the Ambassador Oman's interest in parti [...]
2006-04-16 12:07:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC IR MU
06MUSCAT792MILITARY LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN AGAINST SOMALI
[...] (C) Reflecting growing public concern over violent incidents involving infiltration by Somali and Yemeni illegal migrants across the Oman-Yemen border, the Omani army, air force, special forces and police have launched operations in Oman's southern Dhofar region that have reportedly already sw [...]
2006-05-17 13:47:00Embassy MuscatSECRETPINS PREF MOPS PREL SMIG KCRM SENV SO MU
06NAHA103OKINAWAN EXCEPTIONALISM: THE CHINA THREAT OR LACK THEREOF
[...] (C) Summary: Despite China's rapidly expanding economic and military activities, including in waters near Okinawa, Okinawans claim they do not share America's or Japan's sense of threat from China. While many mainland Japanese officials and influentials say they recognize China as a potent [...]
2006-04-26 01:20:00Consulate NahaCONFIDENTIALMARR PINS JA CH TW
06NAHA199OKINAWA MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS BODE WELL FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-11 12:16:00Consulate NahaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PINS JA
06NAHA209GOVERNOR'S RACE: REFORMISTS UNITE BEHIND ANTI-BASE CANDIDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: After months of polarizing debate and a brief split, Okinawa's six reformist parties agreed to back a single candidate for the Okinawa prefectural governor's race, upper house national Diet member Keiko ITOKAZU. If all six parties remain united, Itokazu's chances for election ar [...]
2006-09-22 11:02:00Consulate NahaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYJA PREL MARR
06NAHA213LDP SEEKING SILVER LINING IN PENDING GUBERNATORIAL RACE
[...] (C) Summary: Conservative, pro-US/Japan alliance Okinawans selected the capable but not particularly popular Hirokazu NAKAIMA as their candidate for the November prefectural governor's election, then hoped the anti-alliance reformists would run two or more candidates and split the opposition [...]
2006-09-25 09:01:00Consulate NahaCONFIDENTIALMARR PINS JA
06NAHA214LDP SEEKING SILVER LINING IN PENDING GUBERNATORIAL RACE
[...] (C) Summary: Conservative, pro-US/Japan alliance Okinawans selected the capable but not particularly popular Hirokazu NAKAIMA as their candidate for the November prefectural governor's election, then hoped the anti-alliance reformists would run two or more candidates and split the opposition [...]
2006-09-25 09:01:00Consulate NahaCONFIDENTIALMARR PINS JA
06NAHA227SURVEY OF PAST OKINAWAN POLLS SHOWS INCREASING ACCEPTANCE
[...] (C) Summary. In the upcoming November 19 gubernatorial election, the reformist camp, led by candidate Keiko ITOKAZU,has made opposing the relocation of Marine Corp Air Station (MCAS) Futenma within Okinawa and pushing for withdrawal of US bases from the prefecture its primary focus for the elec [...]
2006-10-16 08:40:00Consulate NahaCONFIDENTIALJA PREL MARR
06NAHA228PAC3 SUCCESSFULLY INTRODUCED TO OKINAWA
[...] (C) Summary: The introduction of the Patriot PAC-3 Air Defense Battalion into Okinawa is a success, with the locally (in Okinawa) most difficult part, the ground movement of sensitive equipment from port and pier to its destination within Kadena AFB, completed October 13. Despite some miscalc [...]
2006-10-16 10:19:00Consulate NahaCONFIDENTIALMARR PINS JA
06NAHA229OKINAWA GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATES ANNOUNCE PLATFORMS,
[...] (C) Summary: Recently both Okinawa gubernatorial candidates have announced their policy platforms, which are long on aspirations and short on details. Reformist candidate Keiko ITOKAZU declared her top issue to be opposing the relocation within Okinawa of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Futen [...]
2006-10-18 08:41:00Consulate NahaCONFIDENTIALJA PREL MARR
06NAHA241OKINAWA GOVERNOR'S RACE VERY CLOSE, BUT WINDS SHIFTING TO
[...] (C) With just three days left until the November 19 Okinawa gubernatorial election, all the media in Okinawa and both campaign camps still say they see the race as too close to call. Nevertheless, we are willing to go out on a limb and predict a narrow victory by the conservative candidate Hir [...]
2006-11-16 12:04:00Consulate NahaCONFIDENTIALJA PREL MARR
06NAHA243CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATE NAKAIMA WIN OKINAWA GOVERNOR'S RACE
[...] (C) Summary. On November 19, Okinawan voters elected conservative candidate Hirokazu NAKAIMA over reformist, anti-base candidate Keiko ITOKAZU as their new governor by a margin of 5.6 points. Nakaima's victory showed the Okinawan electorate rejected Itokazu's focus on the elimination of Marine [...]
2006-11-20 07:55:00Consulate NahaCONFIDENTIALJA PREL MARR
06NAHA85GOJ-NAGO AGREEMENT ON FUTENMA PLEASES CONSERVATIVES, ANGERS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On April 8, 2006 Japan Defense Agency (JDA) Director General Fukushiro Nukaga and Nago Mayor Yoshikazu Shimabukuro reached an agreement on a two runway, V-shaped configuration for the Marine Corp Air Station (MCAS) Futenma relocation facility (FRF) to be constructed on the co [...]
2006-04-11 08:51:00Consulate NahaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PREL JA
06NAIROBI1600FIVE KENYAN PARLIAMENTARIANS KILLED IN CRASH
[...] (U) The April 10 crash of a Kenyan Air Force Y-12 plane in Marsabit, north-central Kenya (reftel),claimed the lives of 14 of 17 passengers, including five sitting members of Parliament. Announcing the names of the deceased and injured, President Kibaki declared three days of national mourni [...]
2006-04-11 14:55:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR MASS PREL ASEC KE
06NAIROBI1874LAMU LEADERS GIVE U.S. EFFORTS MIXED REVIEWS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Poloffs addressed a Town Hall meeting of the Lamu County Council, and responded to community,s concerns about USG policies, military presence in Lamu and various assistance programs. The tone of the meeting was cordial, although several participants expressed resentment over perc [...]
2006-05-02 12:18:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPINR PINS PREL PTER MASS MOPS KISL KPAO KE SO
06NAIROBI2089 HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN
[...] In Kenya, initial projections are that the long rains maize harvest will be approximately 25 percent higher than the average. Rapid assessments in three districts indicate a worsening food security situation and food aid beneficiary numbers increased by 81,000. In Ethiopia, the outlook for t [...]
2006-05-12 09:23:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL IGAD CENTCOM KE
06NAIROBI2456SOMALIA: MILITARY AND POLITICAL ADVANCES AGAINST
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Although two Alliance for the Restoration of Peace and Fight Against Terrorism (ARPFAT) leaders retain control of their territory, the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) now controls the bulk of Mogadishu. The UIC's advance on Jowhar is further cause for concern, both because it will [...]
2006-06-06 03:10:00Embassy NairobiSECRET//NOFORNPINS PGOV PTER PREL KISL SO
06NAIROBI258KENYA GETS A NEW INTELLIGENCE CHIEF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Kibaki's January 16 removal of Brigadier (ret.) Boinett as head of Kenya's National Intelligence Service (NSIS) removes the USG's main ally in the counter-terror struggle and one of the few remaining true professionals at the highest level of the Kenyan Government. Boin [...]
2006-01-19 11:28:00Embassy NairobiSECRETPINS PREL PTER KE
06NAIROBI3270PARLIAMENTARY BY-ELECTIONS: PRO-KIBAKI PARTY WINS
[...] (SBU) Summary: NARC-Kenya's victory in three of five July 24 parliamentary by-elections was a much needed endorsement for the Kibaki government following several months of setbacks from November's referendum defeat and the public exposure of the massive Anglo Leasing corruption scandal. The n [...]
2006-07-28 08:18:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PREL KE
06NAIROBI4420SECURITY CONCERNS PERSIST AT WILSON AIRPORT
[...] (C) Summary: Concerns about security and possible terrorism at Nairobi's Wilson Airport persist. The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) notice of October 4 moving all Somalia passenger flights from Wilson to the better-regulated Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) should help, but Ke [...]
2006-10-16 03:37:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPTER EAIR CASC ECON KE SO
06NAIROBI4740KENYA: 2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND
[...] Kenya is significant transit country for cocaine and heroin bound for Europe, and, increasingly the United States. The seizure of more than one ton of cocaine in December 2004 raises concerns that international drug trafficking rings have made inroads in Kenya and may benefit from a climate o [...]
2006-11-03 12:33:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR
06NAIROBI5299 USG HUMANITARIAN PLANNING FOR SOMALIA
[...] Fears of conflict between the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia and the Islamic Courts are growing. USG and other humanitarian organizations are working together on contingency planning efforts. These include developing scenarios (based on the assumption that non-combatants will be [...]
2006-12-19 13:19:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SOCI PREF PREL SO
06NAIROBI5345 KENYA: 2006 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] (U) This is post's submission for the 2006 Country Report on Terrorism. Begin text: 2. (SBU) The government of Kenya continued to cooperate with the United States in identifying terrorist groups operating within Kenya. However, more work remains to be done in domestic areas such as law enf [...]
2006-12-22 10:05:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC EFIN KE
06NAIROBI566(S/NF) NEW DEFENSE MINISTER WELCOMES U.S.
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: During the Ambassador's initial courtesy call, Kenya's new Defense Minister asked the Ambassador to help find a way out of the Article 98 impasse and for approval of Kenya's plan to purchase Saudi F5s. Minister Karume was appreciative of U.S. efforts to stop piracy of Somalia [...]
2006-02-08 12:34:00Embassy NairobiSECRET//NOFORNMOPS PREL MASS PTER KE SO
06NAIROBI950 KENYA AVIAN INFLUENZA PREPAREDNESS UPDATE
[...] Summary: To date, Kenya has no confirmed cases of H5N1 Avian Influenza, but suspect samples from flamingos, as well as poultry samples from Uganda, are being analyzed by CDC-Kenya. Kenya does have a valuable interagency AI Task Force, and a cadre of well-trained technical officials who shou [...]
2006-03-03 01:05:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL PGOV KE
06NASSAU1117C-NC6-00829: BAHAMAS IMMIGRATION SYSTEMS ASSESSMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-24 18:55:00Embassy NassauSECRETPINR PINS PTER CIVS KFRD BF
06NASSAU1196DEA/OPBAT PROPOSES NEW PROGRAM TO COMBAT SMUGGLING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and Operation Bahamas Turks and Caicos (OPBAT) representatives have proposed a new program to the Bahamian Government to improve cooperation in the interdiction of illegal migrants and drugs from Haiti, which could also serve as excellent source of [...]
2006-08-08 21:01:00Embassy NassauSECRETPREL SMIG SNAR PINR HA BF
06NASSAU1616RHODE ISLAND NATIONAL GUARD PARTNERSHIP FORGES
[...] Since its inception in December 2005, the Bahamas-Rhode Island National Guard State Partnership Program (SPP) has helped forge new avenues of cooperation between the United States and the Bahamas. These SPP initiatives have supplemented Embassy efforts to build local capacity and have helped [...]
2006-10-24 21:29:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MASS PHUM BF
06NASSAU1800BAHAMAS: GLOBAL PURSUIT OF TERRORIST INFORMATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Bahamas cooperates closely with the U.S. on counter-terrorism, but lacks the funding or infrastructure to effectively track and monitor terrorist suspects through its 700 islands and cays. The Bahamas maintains an immigration database at major air POES, but does not maintain [...]
2006-12-06 17:31:00Embassy NassauCONFIDENTIALKVPR PTER PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC KHLS BF
06NASSAU367 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR THE BAHAMAS 2006
[...] THE FOLLOWING IS PROVIDED IN RESPONSE TO REFTEL. INVESTMENT CLIMATE A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment The Bahamian Government generally encourages and offers incentives for foreign investment in all sectors of the economy except those the Government reserves exclusively to Bahamian [...]
2006-03-02 22:41:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV BF ECON
06NASSAU61PM PREDICTS PLP ELECTION WIN, LAMENTS AIRPORT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minster Perry Christie in a January 5 meeting with the Ambassador confidently predicted that his Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) would win the elections he must call no later than May 2007 unless the Government makes some big mistakes between now and then. Christie also com [...]
2006-01-12 15:41:00Embassy NassauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAIR BF
06NDJAMENA1259N'DJAMENA ON HIGH ALERT
[...] (U) Summary. N'Djamena is on high alert as rebel forces have moved into central Chad. End summary. 2. (SBU) With the end of Ramadan and the beginning of the dry season, rebel activity, as expected, has increased in eastern Chad. Embassy contacts are reporting that rebel forces entere [...]
2006-10-24 16:35:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALASEC MOPS PREL CD
06NDJAMENA1268CHADIAN REBELS PULL BACK
[...] (U) There were no reported rebel advances today (10/25). Rumors have the rebels located anywhere within the Chari Baguimi district (11,00 N; 17,00 E),as well as near Mongo (12,11 N; 18,42 E) and Am Timan (11,02 N; 20,17 E),from 200 to 400 KM from N,Djamena. Embassy sources, including a w [...]
2006-10-25 17:11:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALASEC MOPS PREL CD
06NDJAMENA1273CHADIAN REBELS LEAVE--INTACT
[...] (U) Rebel forces continue their withdrawal, so far eluding any attempt by the Chadian National Army (ANT) to intercept them. Reports indicate that this morning they were only 90 KM from the Central African Republic and were heading toward CAR rather than directly back to Sudan, thus avoiding [...]
2006-10-26 16:32:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALASEC MOPS PREL CD
06NDJAMENA1356CHADIAN REBELS LAUNCH OFFENSIVE
[...] (C) Summary. Chadian rebels may have taken the important regional capital of Abeche and appear to have taken Biltine. Looting is reported in Abeche, though the French garrison has secured the airport and is offering sanctuary to civilians. Two major rebel groups appear to be cooperating i [...]
2006-11-25 15:54:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PREF CD MOPS
06NDJAMENA1368CHADIAN FM ACCUSES SAUDIS OF AIDING REBELS
[...] (U) Chadian Foreign Minister Allam-Mi called in the Ambassador this morning, 11/27, to discuss the current rebel attacks in Chad and the GOC's public allegation that Saudi Arabia is supporting the rebellion. The FM was meeting with each Chief of Mission individually. 2. (C) The FM stat [...]
2006-11-27 16:04:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PREF CD SU SA LY
06NDJAMENA1369UPDATE ON CHADIAN REBEL OFFENSIVE
[...] (U) Mahamat Nouri, leader of the United Front for Democracy and Development (UFDD),told BBC that rival rebel forces (read Timan Erdimi's RaFD/SCUD) were located in Kanem Region northeast of Moussoro (13,39 N; 16,29 E) about 200 Km from N'Djamena. The Chadian Defense Minister denied Nouri's [...]
2006-11-27 17:08:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF MOPS CD
06NDJAMENA1383DPKO STILL FORMULATING PLAN FOR EASTERN CHAD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ambassador and Poloff met with the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Technical Assessment Mission (TAM) on December 1 and 2, before and after a meeting between the TAM and President Deby. The TAM reported that Deby had agreed in principle to deployment [...]
2006-12-04 09:09:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF PREL SU UNSC CD KPKO
06NDJAMENA1432MEETING WITH KHALIL IBRAHIM IN ABECHE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During a two-hour meeting in Abeche, Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) leader Khalil Ibrahim expressed JEM's desire to be included in any forthcoming negotiations on an international presence in Chad. He was evasive about JEM involvement in recent fighting between Chadian g [...]
2006-12-18 17:27:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PREF CD SU
06NDJAMENA425EASTERN CHAD: ICRC UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: ICRC estimates there are approximately 20,000 Chadians displaced along the border south of Adre by raids by Arabic-speaking nomads from both sides of the border. It has no evidence of direct Sudan government involvement but assumes complicity. The principal factor in ICRC's a [...]
2006-03-17 12:23:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF ASEC CD SU
06NDJAMENA443CHAD: GOVERNMENT TROOPS TAKE ON REBELS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Chadian armed forces, led by President Deby, moved against a Zaghawa rebel group on Chad's eastern border on March 20-21. Both sides claimed victory and it is doubtful that Government of Chad (GOC) action dealt a death blow to the rebels. Deby has bolstered his image -- but hi [...]
2006-03-23 14:23:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL CD SU
06NDJAMENA535CHAD: GOVERNMENT SURVIVES FIGHTING IN NDJAMENA
[...] (U) Rebels reached the northeastern and eastern sections of Ndjamena during the night, and fighting erupted at dawn and lasted throughout the morning April 13, with the Chadian armed forces beating them back. Ndjamena has been quiet ever since, except for sporadic gunfire to the east. Embass [...]
2006-04-13 18:21:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ASEC MOPS CH
06NDJAMENA539CHAD: MORNING AFTER
[...] (SBU) Summary: Approximately one hundred prisoners were displayed on the parade grounds in Ndjamena the morning after the April 13 fighting, amid government nervousness that a number of rebels had fled. The French are widely perceived to have been crucial to beating the rebels. Some senior [...]
2006-04-14 14:10:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV AESC MOPS CH
06NDJAMENA586CHAD: FRENCH AMBASSADOR SEES DAS YAMAMOTO
[...] (C) Summary: French Ambassador Bercot repeated his view April 20 that the only way forward was to get Deby, before the May 3 election, t announce publicly the naming of an opposition government. He saw DAS Yamamoto's visit April 24-25 as key step in moving this idea forward. He acknowledged [...]
2006-04-21 20:45:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM CD FR SU
06NDJAMENA587CHAD: FRENCH AMBASSADOR SEES DAS YAMAMOTO
[...] (C) Summary: French Ambassador Bercot repeated his view April 20 that the only way forward was to get Deby, before the May 3 election, t announce publicly the naming of an opposition government. He saw DAS Yamamoto's visit April 24-25 as key step in moving this idea forward. He acknowledged [...]
2006-04-21 20:45:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM CD FR SU
06NDJAMENA591DARFUR REBEL LEADER COMFORTABLY HOUSED IN CHAD
[...] (SBU) Summary: Darfur rebel leader Khalil Ibrahim received the Ambassador April 22 at his temporary quarters in Ndjamena (home belonging to President Deby's half-brother) and expressed unhappiness at the negotiations in Abuja and, in particular, the close relationship between the Americans a [...]
2006-04-23 17:34:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL CD SU
06NDJAMENA862CHAD/DARFUR: FRENCH AMBASSADOR SETS LIMITS ON
[...] (SBU) France's Ambassador to Chad told UN U/S General for Peacekeeping Operations that there should be no illusions about using France's troops in Chad as an arm of an eventual PKO in Darfur. He stressed the need for international protection of the refugees and IDPs in Chad, made clear France [...]
2006-06-20 15:02:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM KCRS PHUM CD
06NEWDELHI1611INDIANS SATISFIED WITH CONTINUED INCREMENTAL
[...] (C) Indians are generally pleased with the status of Indo-Pakistan relations; as long as terrorism levels stay low and the bulk of jihadi terrorism stays in J&K, the GOI and our contacts support continued incremental progress on the peace process between South Asia's nuclear neighbors. A rec [...]
2006-03-08 03:30:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPTER PREL MOPS PBTS ETRD SCUL IN PK
06NEWDELHI1699INDIA AND AUSTRALIA SEEING EACH OTHER IN A NEW
[...] (C) Summary: Australian Prime Minister John Howard on March 9 concluded a successful four-day visit to Delhi, Chennai and Mumbai and signed six agreements on a range of issues, including a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Defense Cooperation that will bury lingering Indo-Australian suspic [...]
2006-03-10 14:58:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS ENRG ECON ETRD MNUC TRGY TSPL ASEAN
06NEWDELHI1854SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BOND
[...] (SBU) Senator Bond, your delegation's 22-23 March visit to India provides a significant opportunity to assess the accelerating India-US relationship on the heels of President Bush's historic summit and help shape the next phase of this growing partnership. After forty years of mutual indiffe [...]
2006-03-17 14:25:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MASS OREP KSTC KOMC PARM INCB IN
06NEWDELHI20SCENESETTER FOR CODEL HASTERT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Speaker Hastert, your delegation's upcoming visit to India on January 10-13 provides a significant opportunity to advance the burgeoning India/US relationship. After forty years of drift during the Cold War, the US and India are making up for lost time. Thanks to the energy a [...]
2006-01-03 12:49:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MASS OREP KSTC KOMC PARM PK INCB IR
06NEWDELHI2057BOND: CIVIL NUCLEAR DEAL FACES HURDLES IN US
[...] (C) Summary: Senator Kit Bond (R-Missouri) told Minister of State Anand Sharma on Wednesday, March 22 that the civil-nuclear agreement faces stiff opposition in Congress, and Americans of Indian descent should actively engage their congressional representatives and urge them to support it. Sh [...]
2006-03-24 12:39:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALMNUC PREL ENRG EPET IR IN
06NEWDELHI2058SENATOR BOND DISCUSSES FIGHTER PLANES WITH DEFMIN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Visiting Senator Kit Bond of Missouri discussed the growing US-India defense relationship with Defense Minister Pranab Mukherjee on March 23. Senator Bond encouraged the GOI to select F/A-18 fighter aircraft to help replace its aging MiG fleet, and Mukherjee sounded out the Se [...]
2006-03-24 12:53:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL MARR ETRD IN
06NEWDELHI2227INDIA BALANCING RELATIONS WITH ISRAEL AND HAMAS
[...] (SBU) Summary: India is walking a tightrope as its defense and trade ties with Israel grow, even as the Hamas victory forces a delicate accommodation of popular Indian Muslim support for the Palestinians. As an emerging global power, New Delhi recognizes that it cannot afford to alienate either [...]
2006-03-31 12:48:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER KISL IN IS
06NEWDELHI2231SCENESETTER FOR CODEL HAGEL
[...] (SBU) Senator Hagel, your delegation's 8-12 April visit to India provides a significant opportunity to assess the accelerating transformation of the India-US relationship following President Bush's historic March 1-3 meeting and help shape the next phase of this growing partnership. After fo [...]
2006-03-31 15:07:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MASS OREP KSTC KOMC PARM INCB PTER
06NEWDELHI2255SCENESETTER FOR CODEL HASTERT
[...] (SBU) Speaker Hastert, your delegation's 9-12 April visit to India provides a significant opportunity to assess the accelerating transformation of the US-India relationship following President Bush's historic March 1-3 meeting and help shape the next phase of this growing partnership. After [...]
2006-04-03 13:18:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MASS OREP KSTC KOMC PARM PTER ECON
06NEWDELHI2561TERRORISTS UNSUCCESSFULLY STRIKE DELHI AND
[...] (C) Summary: Thirteen people were injured, but none killed, by two bombs that went off during Friday (April 14) evening prayers at the Jama Masjid in Old Delhi, the largest mosque in South Asia and a popular tourist destination (although tourists are escorted out of the mosque grounds by cust [...]
2006-04-17 13:18:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL ASEC KISL PGOV IN PK
06NEWDELHI2587SCENESETTER FOR APRIL 19 US-INDIA CT JOINT WORKING
[...] (C) Summary: The US-India counterterrorism dialogue reflects our shared values and encompasses the range of CT issues in South Asia. New Delhi focuses on combating jihadi terrorism launched from Pakistan, which complicates USG efforts to engage Delhi in a more vibrant intelligence dialogue without [...]
2006-04-18 07:08:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPTER PGOV PINR PREL PINS MASS KJUS KTIA TBIO
06NEWDELHI291LEFT'S BARK WORSE THAN ITS BITE AS ITS NOSTRILS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Leftist groups in India plan to protest President Bush's impending visit in order to rally the faithful prior to State elections in Communist strongholds and in the hope of intimidating the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) into limiting economic reforms and de-emphasiz [...]
2006-01-13 14:54:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON OVIP ASEC IN
06NEWDELHI292LEFT'S BARK WORSE THAN ITS BITE AS ITS NOSTRILS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Leftist groups in India plan to protest President Bush's impending visit in order to rally the faithful prior to State elections in Communist strongholds and in the hope of intimidating the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) into limiting economic reforms and de-emphasiz [...]
2006-01-13 14:56:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON OVIP ASEC IN
06NEWDELHI2967INDIA STRENGTHENS RESOLVE IN AFGHANISTAN DESPITE
[...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST for SCA and PA. Please see Para 8. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Following the Taliban's decapitation of an Indian mobile phone network engineer taken hostage in Afghanistan, Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran made a thinly veiled reference to Pakistani support for the T [...]
2006-05-01 14:00:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS EAID IN PK
06NEWDELHI3466WHY IT'S TOUGH FOR INDIA TO CLIMB DOWN FROM SIACHEN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-18 12:12:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALIN MOPS PBTS PGOV PINR PK PREL PTER
06NEWDELHI3548RAJASTHAN GOVERNOR REFUSES TO SIGN ANTI-CONVERSION BILL
[...] (C) Summary: On May 19, Rajasthan Governor Pratibha Patil unexpectedly refused to sign Rajasthan's controversial anti-conversion bill (Ref C),instead sending it back to the state cabinet based on concerns that it is unconstitutional. The cabinet must now present arguments to the Governor that wou [...]
2006-05-22 13:15:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KIRF KDEM SCUL IN
06NEWDELHI3611EMBASSY AND MEA HOLD PRODUCTIVE, FOCUSED CTJWG
[...] (U) This is an Action Request for SCA and S/CT. Please see Para 17. 2. (C) Summary: The DCM and key Embassy interlocutors on counterterrorism issues (see Paras 21-22) on May 19 reviewed with MEA Additional Secretary (International Organizations) KC Singh action items that emerged from the April 19 [...]
2006-05-24 10:28:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPTER EFIN TBIO PREL PINS SCUL KCIP ASEC EAIR
06NEWDELHI3664PRIME MINISTER TALKS HUMAN RIGHTS WITH KASHMIRIS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Even as the Prime Minister's talks with representatives of the people of Jammu and Kashmir state stretched into their second day, terrorists killed ten more villagers in Rajouri. During the first day's roundtable discussions, and following a security briefing by the Army, the PM [...]
2006-05-25 12:20:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PHUM
06NEWDELHI396ENERGY AND TRADE DOMINATE CODEL GILLMOR'S MEETING
[...] (SBU) Summary: A congressional delegation led by Congressman Gillmor (R-OH) held a wide-ranging discussion with Indian Members of Parliament at a meeting convened by the Indo-US Parliamentary Forum on January 13. Energy and trade dominated the session, with the Indian Parliamentarians stress [...]
2006-01-19 14:11:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV OVIP KNNP ENRG ECON ETRD IN PK
06NEWDELHI3997INDIA BEHIND ON BIOTERROR PREPARATIONS BUT TAKING
[...] (C) Summary: The GOI regards a bioterrorism attack as an event of such low probability that the potential impact does not register high on New Delhi's agenda. We have no reason to believe terrorist organizations operating in India have access to pathogens at this time; also, bioterrorism is inconsi [...]
2006-06-08 12:05:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV TBIO PINS KSCA PINR EAIR SENV
06NEWDELHI4928J&K CROSS-SECTION AGREES, EVERYTHING SLIPPING
[...] (C) Summary: July 5-8 meetings in Srinagar and Jammu with a cross-section of journalists, police officials, NGO activists, businesspeople, and politicians from most major J&K parties demonstrated to Poloff and PolFSN that our J&K interlocutors are united as never before in their assessment th [...]
2006-07-13 10:15:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PREL CASC PHUM PBTS SCUL SOCI PREF
06NEWDELHI5135INDIA'S NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISORY BOARD: ADVISING
[...] (C) Summary: The National Security Advisory Board -- populated by civilians, but supported by the GOI National Security Council Secretariat -- is a little-discussed institution designed to provide creative long-term assessments to the National Security Advisor, and through him to the Cabinet [...]
2006-07-21 07:22:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR IN
06NEWDELHI583GOI PROMISES MILITARY SUPPORT TO SRI LANKA AND
[...] (C) Summary: During U/S Burns' January 21 consultations on regional issues, the GOI relayed its concerns over the increasingly possible return to war in Sri Lanka and the conflict between the need for Iranian gas and the looming crisis over Tehran's nuclear program. Indian Foreign Secretary [...]
2006-01-27 08:41:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS MOPS ENRG EPET IR CE IN
06NEWDELHI6431EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: AERONAUTICAL
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Export Control Officer (ECO) Michael Rufe and CS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA),Bangalor [...]
2006-09-14 11:19:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
06NEWDELHI6582INDIA KEEPING AN EYE OPEN FOR OPPORTUNITIES IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MEA Joint Secretary for Eurasia Jaimini Bhagwati argued that India's role as an observer in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is a useful opportunity to help the organization set reasonable priorities. Bhagwati expressed interest in cooperating with the U.S. on techni [...]
2006-09-21 12:06:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER KISL MARR AF UZ TI TX KZ KG
06NEWDELHI7358A.K. ANTONY NAMED MINISTER OF DEFENSE
[...] (U) In an October 23 cabinet reshuffle, President of India A.P.J. Abdul Kalam named Former Chief Minister of Kerala A.K. Antony Minister of Defense. See paragraphs 3-7 for biographical information on Antony. 2. (C) Our sources tell us that Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi and PM Singh [...]
2006-10-26 13:07:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR IN
06NEWDELHI7442CABINET SHUFFLE GENERATES LITTLE EXCITEMENT IN
[...] (C) Summary; The opposition BJP and de facto opposition Left parties (supporters of the UPA coalition),criticized the government's October 24 Cabinet shuffle. The BJP interpreted the move as confirming the overriding influence of Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi over the Prime Ministe [...]
2006-10-30 12:04:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR IN
06NEWDELHI7514INDIA STRONGLY DENIES HOWITZER SALES TO BURMA, BUT
[...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy contacts have confirmed press reports that India has supplied Burma 105 mm Howitzers and associated equipment. However, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) denied that any such deals had transpired. India's rationale for supplying weapons to the junta is ostensibly [...]
2006-11-02 07:59:00Embassy New DelhiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER MOPS MARR BM IN
06NEWDELHI7667FOREIGN MINISTER MUKHERJEE POSITIONED TO HELP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In his first call on Pranab Mukherjee in his new position as Minister for External Affairs (bio in reftel),the Ambassador emphasized the importance of the broad vision for US-India relations outlined by the President, to which Mukherjee readily added his support and commitment. [...]
2006-11-08 08:05:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL
06NEWDELHI7725INDIA STILL TESTING THE WATERS IN TAJIKISTAN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In a recent visit to Dushanbe, New Delhi PolOff met with MFA and Ministry of Energy officials and local diplomats to explore Indo-Tajik relations. Indian rehabilitation and construction efforts include a small hydropower project, construction of a tunnel, rehabilitation of the a [...]
2006-11-09 13:44:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PBTS ECIN ENRG SNAR TI IN
06NEWDELHI7759BOUCHER DISCUSSES NUCLEAR TALKS, BILATERAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Reflecting the rapid maturation and quickly broadening scope of US-India strategic coordination, visiting Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher and Ministry of External Affairs Joint Secretary (Americas) Dr. Subramanyam Jaishankar discussed the o [...]
2006-11-13 10:55:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN
06NEWDELHI803UNPRECEDENTED INDIA VISIT BY SAUDI KING BOOSTS
[...] (C) Summary: MEA Joint Secretary Sanjay Singh told PolCouns and Poloff on February 2 that Saudi King Abdullah's January 25-28 New Delhi visit - the first in 50 years by a Saudi monarch - was a great success, and far broader in scope than was reported in the media. The visit highlighted energy [...]
2006-02-03 14:18:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EPET ETTC PTER UNGA IN SA PK IR IS
06NEWDELHI8100INDIAN INTELLIGENTSIA IN A SEASON OF CRITICIZING
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Indian intelligentsia has been harshly critical of late of the efficacy of the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO),the organization responsible for designing and developing India's weapons systems. Government officials have chimed in, blaming the agency for [...]
2006-12-01 12:21:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MASS MCAP MOPS PARM IN
06NEWDELHI8137PM SINGH VISIT TO JAPAN: TIME FOR THE U.S. TO SEIZE THE DAY ON CLOSER TRILATERAL COOPERATION
[...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Singh will visit Tokyo December 13-16 as a follow-on to the ASEAN summit. He and PM Abe are expected to have a feel-good series of meetings, including talks on deepening the bilateral relationship, economic and cultural "deliverables," recognition of the expansion of I [...]
2006-12-05 08:10:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR KDEM JA IN
06NEWDELHI8223EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: ORDNANCE FACTORY DEHRADUN,
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Embassy Science Officer (SO) Donald Brown and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Pre-license Check (PLC) at Ordnance Factory Dehradun (OFD),Dehradun, Uttaranchal, on N [...]
2006-12-08 07:18:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
06NIAMEY1023NIGER: CONSOLIDATING PEACE IN THE AIR AND AZAWAK
[...] SUMMARY. MORE THAN 11 YEARS AFTER THE SIGNING OF PEACE ACCORDS, FORMER MEMBERS OF VARIOUS TUAREG RESISTANCE FRONTS HAVE BEGUN TO RECEIVE THE SUPPORT THEY HAVE BEEN PROMISED. ON SEPTEMBER 8, IN A HALF-DAY CEREMONY IN AGADEZ, THE FIRST CHECKS WERE HANDED TO THE HEADS OF 25 COOPERATIVE GROUPS. [...]
2006-09-12 12:19:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EAID EAGR SOCI SENV NG
06NICOSIA113VAROSHA - THE ETERNAL BARGAINING CHIP
[...] (SBU) Turkey's recent proposal to link the opening of ports in northern Cyprus to the implementation of the Ankara Protocol has already been rejected outright by the GOC. The Greek Cypriots have made clear their preference to discuss the return of Varosha in exchange for limited Turkish Cyprio [...]
2006-01-27 15:43:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL GR TU CY
06NICOSIA1166TFLE01 SITREP: EMBASSY NICOSIA SUPPORT FOR
[...] (S) Combined Task Force (CTF) Brigadier General Jensen advised post at 1430 that Akrotiri air base cannot be used for the NEO's Beirut air bridge (BAB) after July 18. Embassy Nicosia is working with the CTF to relocate the BAB to either Larnaca International Airport or Paphos International A [...]
2006-07-18 11:16:00Embassy NicosiaSECRETAEMR ASEC KPAO CMGT LE CY KFLO CASC AMGT
06NICOSIA1167TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 02 AS OF 1830 LOCAL,
[...] (S) Summary: Nicosia coordination team met at 1700 local time with latest updates on ships and accommodation for incoming U.S. citizens. By July 20, under a best-case scenario, Embassy expects to have received almost 2700 U.S. citizens total since the Combined Task Force (CTF) began operati [...]
2006-07-18 16:46:00Embassy NicosiaSECRETAEMR ASEC KPAO CMGT LE CY KFLO CASC AMGT
06NICOSIA1170TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 03 AS OF 1300 LOCAL,
[...] (S) Summary: The total number of U.S. citizens received by Embassy Nicosia stands at 346. We are expecting a significant increase in that number as more ships begin to arrive late July 19/early July 20. POL/MIL 2. (S) The following are pol/mil updates: --As of 1230L, the MV Orient Q [...]
2006-07-19 10:01:00Embassy NicosiaSECRETAEMR ASEC KPAO CMGT LE CY KFLO CASC AMGT
06NICOSIA1172TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 04 AS OF 1800 LOCAL,
[...] (S) Summary: Preparations continue to accommodate thousands over the next few days. Total headcount of U.S. citizens received as of 1800L is 467. POL/MIL 2. (S) The following are pol/mil updates: --USAF Europe is sending 20 medics and three medical doctors to Cyprus, arrival late [...]
2006-07-19 16:27:00Embassy NicosiaSECRETAEMR ASEC KPAO CMGT LE CY KFLO CASC AMGT
06NICOSIA121NORTH AND SOUTH: CYPRUS DESK OFFICER MELLINGER'S
[...] (C) Summary. Cyprus Desk Officer Elise Mellinger visited Nicosia January 11-13 and met with political leaders, businessmen, and academics on both sides of the Green Line to discuss the Cyprus issue, possible confidence building measures including the Ledra Street crossing, efforts to promot [...]
2006-01-31 12:00:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM CY
06NICOSIA2048CYPRUS: 2006 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] (U) Per Reftel, Post offers the following input for the 2006 Annual Terrorism Report. A note on terminology is in order: Since 1974, Cyprus has been divided de facto into the Greek Cypriot government-controlled area, comprising the southern two-thirds of the island, and a northern third, [...]
2006-12-20 15:42:00Embassy NicosiaSECRETPTER ASEC CY EFIN KCRM KHLS KPAO
06NICOSIA2050UN REP, P-5 AMBS TAKE STOCK
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Hosting local Perm Five ambassadors and the resident UN chief to a working lunch December 18, the Ambassador orchestrated a tour d'horizon that touched on the UN transition in New York, horsetrading over the UNFICYP mandate renewal, developments on the UN negotiating track in Ni [...]
2006-12-20 15:45:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNFICYP UNGA CY
06NICOSIA2052UN REP, P-5 AMBS TAKE STOCK
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Hosting local Perm Five ambassadors and the resident UN chief to a working lunch December 18, the Ambassador orchestrated a tour d'horizon that touched on the UN transition in New York, horsetrading over the UNFICYP mandate renewal, developments on the UN negotiating track in Ni [...]
2006-12-20 15:50:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNFICYP UNGA CY
06NICOSIA2053CYPRUS: 2006 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] (U) Per Reftel, Post offers the following input for the 2006 Annual Terrorism Report. A note on terminology is in order: Since 1974, Cyprus has been divided de facto into the Greek Cypriot government-controlled area, comprising the southern two-thirds of the island, and a northern third, [...]
2006-12-20 15:50:00Embassy NicosiaSECRETPTER ASEC CY EFIN KCRM KHLS KPAO
06NICOSIA2054CYPRUS: 2006 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] (U) Per Reftel, Post offers the following input for the 2006 Annual Terrorism Report. A note on terminology is in order: Since 1974, Cyprus has been divided de facto into the Greek Cypriot government-controlled area, comprising the southern two-thirds of the island, and a northern third, [...]
2006-12-20 15:50:00Embassy NicosiaSECRETPTER ASEC CY EFIN KCRM KHLS KPAO
06NICOSIA293AREA ADMINISTERED BY TURKISH CYPRIOTS: SIXTH
[...] This message is sensitive but unclassified--not/not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Embassy Nicosia hereby submits information for the March 2004-March 2005 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Embassy point of contact is Bridget Alway, Political Section, Tel: (357) 22-39-3545, Fax (3 [...]
2006-03-01 14:44:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CY ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
06NICOSIA511PICK-A-PECK-OF-PECCADILLOS: A RAFT OF SCANDALS
[...] (C) Summary: The Cypriot MFA is an unhappy and dysfunctional place. A recent raft of scandals -- nearly all related to sex or money -- has both embarrassed the ministry and undercut its effectiveness. The scandals are beginning to overlap. The MFA may well choose to pardon an embezzler at [...]
2006-04-05 20:15:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CY
06NICOSIA726TURKISH "AMBASSADOR" HOLDS A HARD LINE ON THE
[...] (C) Summary: In a May 16 conversation with Ambassador Schlicher, Aydan Karahan, the Turkish "Ambassador" to the "TRNC," stressed that Ankara was still waiting for a reply to both the Gul proposal from January on the mutual easing of restrictions and the April 4 letter from Turkish Cypriot le [...]
2006-05-18 13:13:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU CY
06NOUAKCHOTT1081PRDR: RE-BRANDED, BUT STILL AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE
[...] (C) Following the August 2005 coup, former president Taya's political party (The Democratic and Social Republican Party - PRDS) lost a significant amount of members, power, and influence (ref A). Parliament, which PRDS dominated, was dissolved, and the new transitional government took several [...]
2006-09-06 12:19:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPINR PREL PGOV PHUM EAID KPAO MR
06OSLO1319NORWEGIAN REGIONAL AIRPORT SECURITY IMPROVING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In early October, Embassy RSO and Poloff traveled to three regional airports to meet Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and aviation security (AVINOR) personnel and to develop performance standards for future Embassy assessments of Norwegian airport security. The Norwegian CAA an [...]
2006-10-25 13:00:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR KSEC PREL NO
06OTTAWA119CANADA: 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-13 21:11:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB CA KTDB PGOV NAFTA
06OTTAWA1323U/S DOBRIANSKY AND CEQ CHAIRMAN CONNAUGHTON
[...] (U) Summary: Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky and Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Chairman Connaughton visited Ottawa April 24/25 at the direction of the President and at the request of the Canadian Government to discuss a number of significant environmen [...]
2006-05-03 17:38:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG TBIO CA
06OTTAWA2388AMERICAN LOW COST CARRIERS SERVICE TO CANADA SET TO INCREASE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-09 21:11:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR CA
06OTTAWA2837VISIT OF USTR AMBASSADOR SUSAN SCHWAB TO OTTAWA,
[...] (SBU) Summary: USTR Ambassador Susan Schwab visited Ottawa on September 11-12 to sign the U.S.-Canadian Softwood Lumber Agreement, which will be voted on by the Canadian Parliament during the week of September 18. Prior to the signing ceremony at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Intern [...]
2006-09-18 21:53:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PREL ECON EAGR CA CH KS
06OTTAWA3229218TH MEETING OF THE CANUS PERMANENT JOINT BOARD
[...] (SBU) On September 20-21, 2006, Canada and the U.S. convened the 218th meeting of the Permanent Joint Board on Defense (PJBD) at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Ottawa. U.S. co-Chair George Nethercutt and Canadian co-Chair Rick Casson led the meeting. Overview/Opening Remark [...]
2006-10-25 20:48:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL MX CA
06OTTAWA3455Ottawa Studies Further International Aviation
[...] (U) Summary: The Conservative government is set to announce a new international air policy in early 2007 that aims to open Canada's skies to more foreign competition and will focus on an "Open Skies" model. Some observers think the move promises to benefit consumers, but not necessarily the co [...]
2006-11-24 16:35:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON EINV CA
06OTTAWA617SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT POLICIES: CANADA
[...] The GOC's response to the questions posed in SECSTATE 225777 has been sent as an email attachment, with formatting to make the GOC points clearer, to Mr. Frederick Matos, Office of Spectrum Management, National Telecommunications and Information Administration. We recommend that others inter [...]
2006-03-07 16:24:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDECPS CA
06PANAMA1402GOP PREVIEWS NEW NATIONAL SECURITY PLAN
[...] (S) Summary: At the Ambassdor's request, Panama's National Security Director Erick Espinosa, Minister of Government & Justice (MOGJ) Olga Golcher, and other top GOP security officials briefed Ambassador and Emboffs July 14 on Panama's new national security strategy. The strategy is premised [...]
2006-07-17 20:09:00Embassy PanamaSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PM
06PANAMA1580GOP PITCHES REGIONAL HEALTH SCHOOL AS WAY TO BOOST
[...] (C) The GOP hopes for strong U.S. support to establish a "School of Health for the Americas" in Panama. With students and faculty drawn from throughout the hemisphere, the school is aimed at improving healthcare delivery, particularly to poor communities. In so doing, the GOP believes it could a [...]
2006-08-11 22:23:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALTBIO EAID PGOV PM
06PANAMA2026OPEN SKIES AGREEMENT: PANAMA AGREES TO DELETE CRS
[...] On October 2, 2006, Post received a letter from the GoP's Ministry of Foreign Relations (MFA) acknowledging the GoP's agreement to delete the computer reservation systems (CRS) provisions contained in Annex 3 of the Air Transport Agreement between the GoP and the USG. 2. Below is an unoffic [...]
2006-10-16 21:40:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON KTIA PM
06PANAMA2268FM BACKTRACKS ON TORRIJOS PUERTO RICO INDEPENDENCE
[...] (C) After several attempts to wiggle out of a bad position, FM Samuel Lewis Navarro admitted to the Ambassador November 21 the GOP had "screwed up" when attempting to draw a distinction between President Torrijos's role as President of Panama and as Secretary General of the PRD (the ruling party) [...]
2006-11-22 20:36:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PM
06PANAMA360 PANAMA - 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] The resolution of a number of investment dispute cases in recent years opened the way for the April 2004 start of bilateral negotiations for a free trade agreement between the United States and Panama. 2. Traditionally, Panama has maintained a rather liberal regime for foreign investment [...]
2006-02-24 20:39:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON EFIN ETRD OPIC KTDB USTR PM
06PANAMA540PANAMA: INTERNAL RULING-PARTY DYNAMICS AS JOSTLING
[...] (U) "The Veeps" is Part III in a three-part series on Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) inner dynamics. Part I: The Front Runners (reftel A). Part II: The Unwanted One (reftel B). SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The PRD's vice presidential candidate in 2009 is likely to be Balbina Herrera o [...]
2006-03-24 19:20:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR PM
06PANAMA824PANAMA: PRESIDENT TORRIJOS SHAKES UP CABINET
[...] (SBU) President Martin Torrijos announced three major changes in his cabinet during a nationwide radio and TV address this afternoon. The much anticipated changes come twenty months into the Torrijos presidency and were the subject of widespread rumors for several weeks. In the Ministry of [...]
2006-04-28 22:45:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PM PREL
06PARAMARIBO343INCREASED VENEZUELAN ACTIVISM IN SURINAME HAS
[...] (C) Summary: Venezuela's profile in Suriname is on the rise thanks to economic initiatives such as PetroCaribe, a joint Cuban-Venezuelan health care assistance program, and a steady public relations campaign by its Embassy over the past year. Despite this heightened engagement, Venezuela's act [...]
2006-06-09 18:55:00Embassy ParamariboCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV ECON ENRG KCRM MARR SOCI SCUL VE
06PARAMARIBO46ATTORNEY GENERAL PUBLICLY PRESSES FOR MORE
[...] (SBU) On January 19 Suriname's Attorney General Subhas Punwasi publicly made a plea for the U.S. to expand its bilateral cooperation with Suriname by taking better advantage of the "Shiprider" Agreement, which entered into force in August 1999. Punwasi's comments were unexpected as the "Shipr [...]
2006-01-25 18:39:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SNAR KCRM PGOV PHSA NS
06PARAMARIBO72SURINAME'S POLICE ACADEMY TAKING FULL ADVANTAGE OF
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-06 15:39:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM SNAR EAID PGOV PREL NS
06PARAMARIBO723SURINAME: 2006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] Post presents its 2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT (INCSR),Part I, Drugs and Chemical Control. Suriname I. Summary Suriname is a transit point for South American cocaine en route to Europe and, to a lesser extent, the United States, and has been a transit country [...]
2006-11-09 18:38:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM NS
06PARAMARIBO80SURINAME SEEKS OPEN SKIES (SORT OF)
[...] Suriname's Minister of Transportation Amafo has indicated that an Open Skies Agreement with the United States is possible, but her comments suggest Suriname is anxious to preserve CARICOM's dominance on intra-Caribbean routes. This pronouncement comes at a time when the national carrier, Suri [...]
2006-02-08 19:21:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON PBTS PGOV NS
06PARIS1335FRANCE CONTRIBUTION FOR 2006 TIP REPORT - PART I
[...] Answers below are keyed to section and para numbers in reftel. Embassy Paris TIP point of contact is Kim Baker, bakerke@state.gov. Phone 33 1 43 12 23 93 (or IVG 8-498-2393),fax 33 1 43 12 26 63. Time spent on TIP report: FS-04 poloff: 80 hours. FS-1 Deputy Political Counselor: 4 hours [...]
2006-03-03 11:26:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB FR BU RO AL SL CM NI
06PARIS1338FRANCE CONTRIBUTION FOR 2006 TIP REPORT - PART II
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-03 11:28:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB FR BU RO AL SL CM NI
06PARIS1711MEDIA REACTION REPORT - U.S. National Security
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-17 10:53:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
06PARIS1855FRENCH GOVERNMENT INTENDS DISTRIBUTION OF SECURE E-
[...] SUMMARY. Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Maura Harty and Paris Consul General Donald E. Wells met with the Director of French consular services, Francois Barry Martin Delongchamps at France's MFA on March 10. Ambassador Harty learned the GOF intends to begin distribution of its e-p [...]
2006-03-22 17:34:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT ETRD CVIS FR
06PARIS1919MEETING WITH GILCHRIST OLYMPIO: "I'M READY TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Gilchrist Olympio, Paris-based UFC chief and opposition leader, told us March 23 that he was prepared to engage in national dialogue with the Faure regime but asserted that the regime was blocking the dialogue by not agreeing on the naming of a mediator/facilitator of the talks [...]
2006-03-24 16:18:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM PGOV PREF PINR TO FR
06PARIS1967FRANCE BRACES FOR ANOTHER DAY OF PROTESTS, AS
[...] (SBU) The weeks of protest (ref A) against the Villepin government's First Employment Contract (CPE) could well peak tomorrow, March 28. Leftist student associations, backed by the full organizational weight of France's major trade union federations and the center left Socialist Party (PS),h [...]
2006-03-27 18:05:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON
06PARIS2067DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Secretary Zoellick on March 10 discussed Sudan, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Benin, and the possible transfer of Charles Taylor from Nigeria to the Netherlands via Sierra Leone, with the French Presidency's Africa advisor, Michel de Bonnecorse. On Sudan, the two sides expressed [...]
2006-03-30 13:13:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR SU CD IV BN LI NI FR
06PARIS2343MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Iran Hamas Iraq
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-10 10:44:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
06PARIS2437MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Iran Afghanistan Italy
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-13 10:24:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
06PARIS332FRANCE 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Investment Climate Statement Contents A. French Investment Regime A1. Openness to Foreign Investment A2. Conversion and Transfer Policies A3. Expropriation and Compensation A4. Dispute Settlement A5. Performance Requirements and Incentives A6. Right to Private Ownership and Establis [...]
2006-01-18 17:12:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB PGOV KTDB FR OPIC USTR
06PARIS3322WSIS - MULTI-LINGUALISM AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This is a joint U.S. Mission to UNESCO and U.S. Mission Geneva cable. A joint ITU/UNESCO symposium on "Multi-lingualism in the Internet" was held in Geneva from May 9 to 11, 2006 followed by a UNESCO Meeting on Cultural Diversity (WSIS Action Line C8) and the Internet on May 1 [...]
2006-05-18 11:41:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO EAID ECON UNESCO
06PARIS337FRANCE: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF DHS SECRETARY
[...] (SBU) Embassy Paris is delighted to welcome Secretary Chertoff to France. We enjoy a warm and productive relationship with the French Government on many issues of high priority to the USG, including counter-terrorism and law enforcement, transportation security, and immigration and customs en [...]
2006-01-19 06:32:00Embassy ParisSECRET//NOFORNPTER CVIS EAIR OVIP
06PARIS3447 EURONEXT: WHAT'S BEHIND THE CONSOLIDATION OF EUROPEAN
[...] SUMMARY. EURONEXT, the Paris-based pan-European stock market that is poised to accept a merger offer from the NYSE, has been jockeying for a major merger operation for some time. EURONEXT's shareholders, the Paris financial community, and the French government all have an interest in maintain [...]
2006-05-22 16:12:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON PGOV FR
06PARIS3619MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Iraq - Alleged Massacre in Haditha
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-31 15:39:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
06PARIS3782AVIAN INFLUENZA FRANCE UPDATE - 06/06/06
[...] French pharmaceutical firm Sanofi-Pasteur recently announced the preliminary, but encouraging, results of its Phase 1 trials for a pre-pandemic H5N1 vaccine. The clinical study, involving 300 people, tested two formulations of the vaccine, one with and one without an adjuvant. The tests reve [...]
2006-06-06 12:28:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU TBIO CASC AMGT FR
06PARIS3872MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Iran CIA Renditions
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-08 11:04:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
06PARIS3979MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Guantanamo Iraq - Camp David Talks
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-13 13:10:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
06PARIS4248MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Iraq - Afghanistan
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-21 09:00:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
06PARIS4256MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Iraq - Afghanistan U.S. - EU Summit
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-21 11:38:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
06PARIS4411FORMER PRIME MINISTER RAFFARIN: CHIRAC SHOULD REIN
[...] (C) Former Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin confided to Ambassador Stapleton during a June 15 lunch that he was worried by President Chirac's waning authority. Raffarin said he had advised the president on the importance of restoring the respective roles of the presidency, prime minister an [...]
2006-06-26 16:40:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON
06PARIS4557MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Middle East - Afghanistan PARIS -
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-03 10:42:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
06PARIS4955UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' JULY 13 MEETING WITH INDIAN
[...] (U) July 13, 2006; 10:30AM - 2:45PM; Paris, FRANCE 2. (U) Participants: U.S. U/S Nicolas Burns Anja Manuel, P Staff Political Officer Greg D'Elia, U.S. Embassy, Paris Political Officer Leslie Ordeman, U.S. Embassy, Paris (notetaker) India: Foreign Minister Saran S. Jaishankar, H [...]
2006-07-20 16:45:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL BM NP CE IR IZ VE GT CU FR
06PARIS4960FRANCE: ENERGY SECTOR UPDATE
[...] (U) This is another in a series of occasional updates on the French energy sector. Feedback is welcome to help us make this product as useful as possible for our inter-agency USG audience. Contents: -- Finance Minister pushes privatization of Gaz de France (para 2) -- France is feeling th [...]
2006-07-21 07:58:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET EIND EINV PREL PGOV FR
06PARIS5080MEDIA REACTION REPORT -
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-27 10:50:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
06PARIS5414PRESIDENT CHIRAC'S AUGUST 9 REMARKS ON LEBANON
[...] President Chirac chaired an extraordinary meeting of concerned Ministers on Lebanon August 9 in Toulon, France (near which Chirac is vacationing). Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin, Minister of Foreign Affairs Philippe Douste-Blazy, and Minister of Defense Michle Alliot-Marie were all pres [...]
2006-08-10 13:42:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AEMR MARR CASC LE KHLS FR
06PARIS5555MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Lebanon - U.S. Stance - GWOT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-18 08:04:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
06PARIS5737FM LIVNI'S AUGUST 22-23 VISIT TO PARIS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate read-outs of FM Livni's August 22-23 visit to France, French Middle East A/S Equivalent Jean Felix-Paganon and Israeli CDA Rafael Barak both emphasized that Livni was adamant on the need for full implementation of UNSCR 1701, given the explosive regional context. She [...]
2006-08-28 12:39:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR EUN LE KPKO UNSC FR
06PARIS5744MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Iran Lebanon - UNIFIL - Israel's
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-28 16:01:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
06PARIS5769MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Lebanon, Islam and the West
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-29 11:06:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
06PARIS5824CHIRAC/MERKEL FOCUS ON LEBANON, MIDDLE EAST;
[...] (C) Summary: The August 25 informal Blaesheim meeting between President Chirac and German chancellor Merkel and their foreign ministers focused on Lebanon and the situation in the Middle East. Merkel publicly supported France's position on lifting the Israeli air/sea blockade of Lebanon, wi [...]
2006-08-30 12:07:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL FR EUN GE MARR MOPS PHUM XF
06PARIS5990MEDIA REACTION REPORT - President Bush on Secret Prisons
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-07 10:29:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
06PARIS6199FRENCH OFFICIALS WARN OF INCREASED TERRORIST THREAT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: With the anniversary of September 11 as a backdrop, the threat of terrorism is once again on the minds of the French public. Though not the leading story in most print or television media, a dramatic front page article on September 14 in the widely circulated French daily, Le Fig [...]
2006-09-15 11:53:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPTER FR ASEC
06PARIS6843FRENCH PONDER NEXT STEPS ON LEBANON
[...] (C) Summary: While the French MFA's NEA and IO equivalents are convinced of the need to support PM Siniora, implement UNSCR 1701, and ensure UNIFIL's credibility, they have not yet ironed out differences in their thinking on potential next steps -- and may be seriously overestimating the poten [...]
2006-10-17 13:35:00Embassy ParisSECRETFR KDEM PGOV PREL SY
06PARIS6938FRENCH PRAGMATIC ON LEBANON, PEACE PROCESS
[...] (C) Summary: An authoritative contact at the French MFA advocated a gradual elimination of Israeli overflights of Lebanon, evinced interest in promoting Nabih Berri as an alternative to Hizballah, and provided an update on French thinking about an international conference on the Middle East -- [...]
2006-10-20 16:44:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALFR PGOV PREL SY
06PARIS6945FRENCH PRAGMATIC ON LEBANON, PEACE PROCESS
[...] (C) Summary: An authoritative contact at the French MFA advocated a gradual elimination of Israeli overflights of Lebanon, evinced interest in promoting Nabih Berri as an alternative to Hizballah, and provided an update on French thinking about an international conference on the Middle East -- [...]
2006-10-20 17:01:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALFR PGOV PREL SY
06PARIS7025FRANCE/CHAD: STORM HAS BLOWN OVER
[...] (C) Bruno Foucher, MFA AF DAS-Equivalent assured Africa Watcher late October 25 that the rebel attacks near Mongo had petered out and the rebels were dispersing -- some headed toward the southern border with the Central African Republic, others toward the north. Foucher, who leaves in Novemb [...]
2006-10-25 17:51:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CD FR
06PARIS7118ISRAELI DIPLOMAT THINKS WORST IS OVER ON
[...] (S) Summary: The Israeli PolCouns told us 10/26 that "the worst is over" in terms of the public spat between France and Israel regarding overflights of Lebanon. The Israeli MFA has advised the Israeli Air Force to "cool it," and the French have assured the GoI that UNIFIL's commander will soon [...]
2006-10-30 15:52:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALFR IS LE PGOV PREL SY
06PARIS715EMBASSY PARIS SUBMISSION TO THE 2005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMON DEFENSE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-03 07:04:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDFR MARR MCAP PREL
06PARIS718EMBASSY PARIS SUBMISSION TO THE 2005/2006 REPORT
[...] (U) Summary: This telegram constitutes Embassy Paris's country submission for the 2005/2006 Report to Congress on Allied Contributions to the Common Defense (requested Ref A). We report on developments that took place during calendar years 2004 and 2005 and offer cost sharing information fo [...]
2006-02-03 10:20:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MCAP FR
06PARIS719EMBASSY PARIS SUBMISSION TO THE 2005/2006 REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-03 10:20:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MCAP FR
06PARIS720EMBASSY PARIS SUBMISSION TO THE 2005/2006 REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-03 10:20:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MCAP FR
06PARIS7337FRANCE/GAERC: GOF MAD ON LEBANON; SKEPTICAL ON
[...] (U) We shared reftel points November 7 with MFA DAS-equivalent for the Middle East Herve Besancenot, DAS-equivalent for Iran Franck Gellet, DAS-equivalent for Nonproliferation (Iran) Philippe Errera and Deputy David Bertolotti, and DAS-equivalent for CFSP Emmanuel Cohet. Separately, we raised [...]
2006-11-09 16:22:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL FR EUN PGOV PHUM UNAUS YI SR BK CG IS
06PARIS7393COTE D'IVOIRE/FRANCE: INVESTIGATION OF NOVEMBER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: France's judicial investigation of the November 6, 2004, bombing of French forces in Cote d'Ivoire by the Ivoirian Air Force may be drawing to a close, according to recent developments reported by the press. Nine French military personnel and an Amcit civilian were killed in t [...]
2006-11-15 15:18:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR MOPS IV TO BO RS UP FR
06PARIS741TOGO: EX-MINISTER BOKO DISCUSSES RECENT EVENTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Togo's former Interior Minister Francois Boko on January 31 discussed Togo-Cote d'Ivoire arms trafficking (planes piloted by Belarusian mercenaries were involved in the November 2004 bombings in Cote d'Ivoire and had transited Togo, but France did not pursue information Boko says [...]
2006-02-03 15:36:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM MARR PINR TO FR
06PARIS7523ASMARA FACILITATION IS A NON-STARTER, SLM LEADER
[...] (C) Summary: Special Envoy Andrew Natsios met SLM Abdulwahid El-Nur on October 18. Nur said he and the SLM felt shunted aside by the U.S. and appealed for a strategic alliance to end the genocide in Darfur. SE Natsios emphasized the need to unify Darfur rebel factions and bring DPA non-sig [...]
2006-11-24 11:23:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PINR ER SU FR
06PARIS7770A/S FRIED AND MFA POLITICAL DIRECTOR ON KOSOVO, RUSSIA,
[...] (C) Summary: A/S Fried and MFA Political Director Araud on December 6 discussed whether Russia would wield a veto at the UNSC to thwart Kosovar independence. Araud called for a resolution that would facilitate a Russian abstention. A/S Fried agreed, but insisted there must be a common diplomat [...]
2006-12-12 17:04:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM RU TU SR FR
06PHNOMPENH1201CAMBODIA'S LABOR AND COMMERCE MINISTERS DOING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During separate June 28 meetings with the Ministers of Commerce and Labor, the Ambassador relayed embassy efforts to encourage both unions and garment manufacturers to negotiate a resolution to the general strike threatened for July 3 and urged the government to do everything [...]
2006-06-29 11:54:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ECON PGOV KTEX KIPR CB
06PHNOMPENH1426CAMBODIA LAND DISPUTES, EVICTIONS CONTINUE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Since the June 6 and 7 evictions of 500 families from the Tonle Bassac community (refs),there was a large-scale eviction of 168 families from the grounds of a Phnom Penh hospital on June 29. Protests from civil society led to the postponement of another forced eviction, but [...]
2006-08-09 10:25:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV CB
06PHNOMPENH1965 CAMBODIA INCSR PART I SUBMISSION
[...] The following is Embassy Phnom Penh's submission for the narcotics section of the 2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report as requested reftel. 2. Begin text: Cambodia I. Summary The number of drug-related investigations, arrests and seizures in Cambodia continued to [...]
2006-11-01 09:21:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR CB
06PORTAUPRINCE1203UN SRSG MULLET ON MINUSTAH, SECURITY AND HAITI
[...] (S) Summary. I met with UN SRSG Edmond Mullet July 2 to discuss his views of Haiti, the security environment and other issues. Mullet said that MINUSTAH is prepared to take "decisive action" against the gangs when/if President Preval agrees. He reports that an unknown quantity of automatic w [...]
2006-07-06 20:03:00Embassy Port Au PrinceSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV MASS UN HA
06PORTAUPRINCE1283 JULY 15 LAVALAS DEMONSTRATION IS PEACEFUL
[...] (SBU) Summary: The widely-publicized July 15 Lavalas demonstration (reftels) attracted 5,000-6,000 supporters to a peaceful protest at the National Palace (presidency). There were no reports of any attempts at violence by the demonstrators. MINUSTAH and Haitian National Police (HNP) units p [...]
2006-07-17 11:48:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV KPKO HA
06PORTAUPRINCE130TOUR D'HORIZON WITH UN ASG FOR PEACEKEEPING
[...] (C) Ass't Sec'y Gen'l Hedi Annabi (strictly protect) of DPKO came over for dinner a deux at the Residence 18 January to talk the issues: a Deputy SRSG position still MIA; Haitian pressure on SRSG Valdes to perform better; weakness in Jordanian military performance and possible U.S. actions t [...]
2006-01-19 19:55:00Embassy Port Au PrinceSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PINS PINR PHUM HA JO
06PORTAUPRINCE1466HAITI: INEFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP IN CHAMBER OF
[...] (U) Steven Benoit, L'Espwa deputy from Port-au-Prince, told poloff on July 27 that the Chamber of Deputies had not yet held a session that focused on its legislative agenda since opening the legislative season. During parliament's opening weeks, at least 70 deputies showed up for the thrice-w [...]
2006-08-09 17:08:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV KDEM PINR HA
06PORTAUPRINCE1755MINUSTAH CLOSES IN ON CITE SOLEIL
[...] (C) Summary. Under continued prodding from President Preval (ref A),MINUSTAH and the HNP over the past week have taken significant steps to secure the access routes areas immediately adjacent to Cite Soleil and the major north-south artery within the district, route 9. According to MINUSTAH [...]
2006-09-15 18:19:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS MARR ASEC KCRM KJUS HA
06PORTAUPRINCE2202MARTISSANT VIOLENT, BUT NOT "OPERATION BAGHDAD"
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Gang violence has increased in the Port-au-Prince neighborhood of Martissant during recent weeks, and local radio has given a forum to gang members who claim they are launching "Operation Baghdad II," [...]
2006-11-15 17:54:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ASEC HA KCRM MARR
06PORTAUPRINCE2371STUDENTS ARE REVOLTING
[...] (U) Summary: Recent student protests culminated on December 5 with a demonstration in front of the Prime Minister's office that devolved into confrontations between MINUSTAH personnel and students who threw rocks and vandalized MINUSTAH vehicles. Three groupings appear to have generated the [...]
2006-12-13 12:39:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL HA
06PORTAUPRINCE312PRO-PREVAL DEMONSTRATIONS COVER PORT-AU-PRINCE
[...] (C) Summary: Preval supporters are staging demonstrations as small as 50 people and as large as 4000-5000 at the SONAPI Voting Tabulation Center. The demonstrators are chanting in support of Preval and are calling for the announcement of a first-round victory. Post is concerned that demons [...]
2006-02-13 20:13:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PKAO HA
06PORTAUPRINCE321HAITI ELECTIONS IMPASSE
[...] (C) Summary: Ninety-two percent of the vote tally sheets (Proces Verbaux or PVs) had been recorded before the CEP ordered counting stopped February 14. Based on internal projections, MINUSTAH officials do not believe that the uncounted PVs would push Rene Preval over the fifty percent mark [...]
2006-02-15 20:22:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALKDEM PREL HA
06PORTAUPRINCE595USAID-MINUSTAH PARTNERSHIP ADVANCES PEACE IN
[...] This message is sensitive but unclassified: please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary. This message summarizes the Haiti Transition Initiative (HTI),the USAID sponsored program to reduce violence and restore stability in Port au Prince's most volatile slums. USAID's Office of Transition [...]
2006-04-03 14:12:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL PKAO MARR ASEC HA
06PORTAUPRINCE866POSTCARD FROM LES CAYES
[...] (U) Summary. Poloff traveled to Haiti's South Department capital of Les Cayes, near the westernmost end of Haiti,s "southern claw" (peninsula),to observe the final round of parliamentary elections. The Les Cayes region is more prosperous and orderly than Port-au-Prince, though drug traffick [...]
2006-05-15 19:58:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ASEC SNAR MARR HA
06PORTMORESBY185SOLOMON ISLANDS REMAINS TENSE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-24 07:04:00Embassy Port MoresbyCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR CASC BP
06PORTMORESBY401FOREIGN POLICY IMPLICATIONS OF SAREI VS. RIO TINTO
[...] (SBU) Summary: The PNG government of the day has taken and communicated a decision to the Embassy that it does not want to be seen as standing in the way of the hearing of the subject case in California courts. Accordingly, we must assess that there are no compelling foreign policy objections [...]
2006-09-25 00:22:00Embassy Port MoresbyCONFIDENTIALPREL PP
06PORTOFSPAIN1123THE DELAWARE/T&T PARTNERSHIP: TRANSFORMATIONAL DIPLOMACY IN
[...] SUMMARY: Delaware Governor Ruth Minner's recent visit to T&T under the auspices of DOD's State Partnership Program was extraordinarily successful. The Delaware/T&T partnership should serve as a model not only for expanding military to military relationships but for effecting transformational [...]
2006-09-22 20:49:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV MARR PINR TD
06PORTOFSPAIN1294BWIA to become Caribbean Airways: A Real Transformation?
[...] Summary: After years of financial struggles and failed attempts at restructuring, the national airline carrier of Trinidad and Tobago (T&T),the British West Indies Airways (BWIA),will close its doors December 31, 2006, and reopen the next day as Caribbean Airlines. Indications that this lat [...]
2006-11-09 17:23:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR TD
06PORTOFSPAIN1344MANNING AND CHERTOFF: CLOSER COLLABORATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: T&T Prime Minister Manning hosted DHS Secretary Chertoff for a bilateral meeting on October 26, SIPDIS prior to a multilateral meeting with CARICOM representatives (reported septel). In the meeting, Manning assured Secretary Chertoff on Cricket World Cup security preparations [...]
2006-11-22 17:58:00Embassy Port Of SpainCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER EAID XL TD
06PORTOFSPAIN1349SECRETARY AND CARICOM: BROAD DIALOGUE NEEDED
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Secretary Chertoff,s October 26 meeting with CARICOM representatives highlighted the potential for greater cooperation building on existing structures for Cricket World Cup 2007. CARICOM is happy to receive assistance for Cricket World Cup, and further collaboration on interdic [...]
2006-11-24 10:31:00Embassy Port Of SpainCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER EAID XL TD
06PRAGUE1306AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL WITH CZECH DEFENSE
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador made his introductory call on Czech Defense Minister Jiri Sedivy October 17. Topics discussed included missile defense, U.S. assistance for Czech defense reform, and Czech aircraft manufacturer AeroVodochody. Sedivy, just a month in the job, displayed an interest in [...]
2006-10-19 14:41:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EZ NATO EAIR MARR MOPS
06PRAGUE166CZECH REPUBLIC: 2005-2006 REPORT ON ALLIED
[...] The following information is provided in response to reftel. Note that one dollar equals approximately 23 Czech crowns (CZK). 2. General Assessment. The Czech Republic is a close ally of the United States, operating in support of U.S. objectives both in Europe and farther afield. The Czechs [...]
2006-02-15 13:49:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIEDMCAP PREL NATO EZ
06PRAGUE284CZECH GREENS: A REFRESHING CHANGE FROM THE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In recent weeks the Czech Green Party has, for the first time ever, jumped above 5% in opinion polls, indicating that the party could enter parliament in the June 2-3 general election. A fifth party in the new parliament would change the calculations for the forming a new gover [...]
2006-03-17 16:02:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EZ
06PRAGUE505SCENESETTER FOR CZECH FM SVOBODA'S MAY 16 MEETING
[...] (SBU) Madame Secretary, This is your first bilateral meeting with Czech Foreign Minister Cyril Svoboda. I have found him to be a strong and committed supporter of transatlantic relations. Under Svoboda's leadership, the Czechs have become trailblazers in supporting democracy and promoting hu [...]
2006-05-11 14:52:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEZ OVIP PGOV PREL
06PRAGUE544U.S.-CZECH POL-MIL TALKS A SUCCESS
[...] (S) The first joint State-DOD pol-mil talks with the Czech Republic took place in Prague on May 10. Discussions were productive and the mood positive. Highlights included: -- GWOT AND CZECH OVERSEAS DEPLOYMENTS (paras 5-7): The Czechs intend to maintain their 100 military police presence i [...]
2006-05-22 13:08:00Embassy PragueSECRETMARR NATO PGOV PREL EZ
06PRAGUE663CZECHS TO LICENSE SALE OF FIVE PASSIVE
[...] (S/NF) Summary: The GOCR is about to license the export of five ASDD-01 passive detection surveillance systems to Pakistan. The Czech MFA gave its approval to the deal June 14. They explained that after a year of discussions with the USG on exports of the system to Pakistan, they already unde [...]
2006-06-15 16:23:00Embassy PragueSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL ETTC KSTC PARM EZ PK
06PRETORIA171SOUTH AFRICA: 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE
[...] (U) In response to Ref A, this cable presents post's 2006 Investment Climate Statement for South Africa. This is also Chapter 6 of the 2006 Country Commercial Guide for South Africa. 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT Chapter 6 Investment Climate Statement FY 2006 6.1 Openness to Foreign Investment [...]
2006-01-17 14:42:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC USTR PGOV SF
06PRETORIA1943SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER MAY 12 2006
[...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Manufacturing Production Recovers in March; - Re [...]
2006-05-12 10:03:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
06PRETORIA2860SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER JULY 13 2006
[...] (U) Summary. Once every two weeks, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Government to simplify BEE codes; - Sec [...]
2006-07-13 13:01:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
06PRETORIA844SOUTH AFRICA: ANC WILL DOMINATE LIMPOPO DESPITE
[...] (SBU) Summary. The residents of Waterberg and Vhembe District Municipalities in Limpopo live with high levels of unemployment, poverty, and limited access to public services. Despite frustrations, the electorate stands behind the ANC and will vote overwhelming for them in the March 1 local el [...]
2006-03-01 08:15:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EFIN EINV EAID SF
06PRISTINA425 FURTHER CONVERSATIONS WITH RETURNEES TO KOSOVO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Serbs and others who have returned to Kosovo are more concerned about immediate economic prospects, security, and freedom of movement than the final status of Kosovo, though the future of the region is also a source of apprehension for some. Many Kosovo Serb returnees are midd [...]
2006-05-17 16:59:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREF SR
06QUITO1400ECUADOR-COLOMBIA BORDER PROGRESS REPORT - JAN-MAY
[...] (C) Summary: Ecuadorian northern border military and anti-drug police units scored several successes against narco-terrorists in the first half of 2006. The Ecuadorian military made multiple FARC camp busts, seizing arms, communication devices, and military equipment, as well as capturing tw [...]
2006-06-07 22:12:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO1549MIGRATION: ECUADORIANS STILL LOOKING NORTH
[...] (U) Summary: At least since the severe economic crisis in 1999, the two certainties in Ecuador have been death and emigration. A steady stream of 30,000 to 40,000 undocumented migrants takes to the sea and skies annually from Ecuador in pursuit of their own American dreams. Periodic reports [...]
2006-06-23 19:30:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSMIG PHUM PREL EC
06QUITO2002PRESIDENT PALACIO SEEKS WHO DIRECTOR GENERALSHIP
[...] (SBU) President Alfredo Palacio has instructed the MFA to lobby WHO board capitals in favor of his candidacy for the WHO Director Generalship. A MFA mission headed by U/S for Multilateral Affairs Gonzalo Salvador Holguin might visit Washington during the week of August 14 or 21 seeking meeti [...]
2006-08-09 17:12:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL EC
06QUITO2151NEW DEFENSE POLICY ADDRESSES NARCOTICS THREAT
[...] (U) Summary: Since taking office in August 2005, Defense Minister Oswaldo Jarrin has attempted to shift the focus of Ecuador's defense posture away from its traditional rivalry with Peru towards more current national security threats, including that of narco-terror on Ecuador's northern border [...]
2006-08-28 19:53:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO2289MINDEF COMMITS TO NARCOTICS AGENDA, DISSES MANTA
[...] (C) Summary: In her initial call on newly appointed Minister of Defense Marcelo Delgado on September 8, the Ambassador stressed the importance of continued USG-GOE counter-narcotics and northern border cooperation and urged progress on security reforms initiated under Delgado's predecessor. [...]
2006-09-13 21:54:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO258GOE PROTESTS ALLEGED GOC INCURSION
[...] (U) Summary: Reports that Colombian military units entered Ecuadorian territory in hot pursuit of FARC irregulars on January 28 prompted vociferous GOE protests. End Summary. Reported Facts -------------- 2. (U) According to the press, three Black Hawk helicopters and two Colombian mi [...]
2006-01-31 23:51:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PREL SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO2991WAY FORWARD WITH THE CORREA GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) Summary: President-elect Correa's initial statements appear to signal openness to dialogue and some moderation of his early campaign rhetoric, although areas of potential tension clearly remain. The new Congress will be composed of mainly new faces, with a dramatically different party ma [...]
2006-12-11 22:19:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EC
06QUITO391AMB. PROMOTES HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE IN IMBABURA
[...] Summary: During a February 7 trip to Imbabura province, two hours north of Quito, the Ambassador toured a U.S. military Medical Readiness Exercise (MEDRETE),met with the indigenous mayor of Otavalo and town councilors, toured a water system project sponsored by AID, and visited a Peace Corp [...]
2006-02-13 13:47:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM EC
06QUITO407ECUADOR ELECTIONS, NINE MONTHS OUT
[...] (U) Summary: Nine months out from national congressional and presidential elections, campaign season is heating up with prospective candidates plumping for support, courting running-mates, and fueling speculation over electoral alliances. As speculation turns to the elections, the Palacio g [...]
2006-02-14 13:57:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV PHUM PREL EC
06QUITO472GOE INTERCEPTS MIGRANT SHIP, RETAINS JURISDICTION
[...] (SBU) Summary: There have been several significant recent developments relating to maritime law enforcement. The Ecuadorian Navy interdicted an overloaded fishing boat off its coast on February 18 carrying more than 100 migrants destined for Guatemala and the U.S. In another case, the GOE h [...]
2006-02-22 23:15:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SMIG SNAR EC
06QUITO861C-AL6-00484 PROTEST EFFECTS ON ECUADOR'S STABILITY
[...] (U) We offer the following responses to questions posed in RefTel. 2. (S) A. Are indigenous groups planning additional widespread protests? If so, what tactics will they use? Yes. CONAIE has announced a national uprising to commence after the Holy Week Holiday, which ends on April 16. [...]
2006-04-06 21:29:00Embassy QuitoSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PHUM EC
06RABAT1579A TERRORIST PLOT: EXPOSURE AND DISCUSSION
[...] (C) Summary: On August 8, security forces reported in the press that forty-four (44) suspected terrorists were arrested in July and accused of preparing to conduct terrorist attacks. Five of the arrested are Moroccan soldiers specializing in explosives. The terrorists have been widely critic [...]
2006-08-23 15:59:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPTER PGOV PREL PINR MO
06RABAT1632MOROCCO TIGHTENS AIRPORT SECURITY
[...] (C) The arrest of four women, two married to pilots of the national carrier Royal Air Maroc, has resulted in increased security measures at all Moroccan airports. The women were arrested for involvement in the Ansar Al Mahdi terrorist cell, initially broken-up by Moroccan security forces on [...]
2006-09-01 18:46:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALEAIR MO PINR PTER
06RABAT1974POLISARIO COMMANDER READY TO BEND BUT NOT BREAK
[...] (C) At a Polisario "base" east of the berm separating Moroccan and Polisario forces, a Polisario Political/Military commander told an Embassy team and MINURSO commander October 12 that he and his comrades were flexible and prepared to talk, but could not compromise the Sahrawis' right to self- [...]
2006-10-20 15:13:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS KPKO MA WI
06RABAT1975POLISARIO COMMANDER READY TO BEND BUT NOT BREAK
[...] (C) At a Polisario "base" east of the berm separating Moroccan and Polisario forces, a Polisario Political/Military commander told an Embassy team and MINURSO commander October 12 that he and his comrades were flexible and prepared to talk, but could not compromise the Sahrawis' right to self- [...]
2006-10-20 15:24:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS KPKO MA WI
06RABAT2ASYLUM SEEKERS OVERWHELM UNHCR IN RABAT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 30, Poloffs from Rabat and Casablanca met with UNHCR Head of Mission, Johannes van der Klaauw, at UNHCR headquarters in Rabat to discuss the status of refugee seekers in Morocco and UNHCR,s future plans. Van der Klaauw highlighted the challenges with the dramatic [...]
2006-01-03 08:53:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALELAB MO PHUM PREF PREL SMIG SOCI
06RABAT2010(C-NE6-01369) POLISARIO COMMANDER READY TO BEND BUT NOT BREAK
[...] (C) At a Polisario "base" East of the berm separating Moroccan and Polisario forces, a Polisario Political/Military commander told an Embassy team and MINURSO commander October 12 that he and his comrades were flexible and prepared to talk, but could not compromise the Sahrawis' right to self-d [...]
2006-10-30 11:21:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPBTS PINR PGOV MO AG KPKO WI
06RABAT215SCENSETTER FOR VISIT OF SECDEF RUMSFELD
[...] (C) Summary: The US Mission and the Moroccan government warmly welcome your upcoming visit. We believe King Mohammed will see the visit as reinforcement of our solid relationship with Morocco, a relationship the King considers very important. Morocco continues cooperation with us to counte [...]
2006-02-09 14:03:00Embassy RabatSECRETMARR MO OVIP PGOV PHUM PREL
06RABAT2170MOROCCO MACROECONOMIC UPDATE AND ECONOMIC
[...] (U) This message provides an update on Morocco's macroeconomic situation, together with the following other economic highlights: A. Moroccan Ports In Compliance With International Security Standards B. FTA Wheat Quotas Unfulfilled C. Parliament Debates Anti-Money Laundering Law D. Ryan [...]
2006-11-24 16:55:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAIR ECON EIND ELAB ETRD KTEX MO
06RABAT2351MOROCCO-EU OPEN SKY AGREEMENT FEEDS TOURISM BOOM
[...] (U) Summary: Morocco's booming tourist industry received a boost on December 12 with the signing of a new EU-Morocco open sky agreement. The agreement replaces all existing Moroccan bilateral aviation agreements with European Union (EU) member states and supports the GOM's goal of doubling th [...]
2006-12-29 17:12:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON MO
06RABAT355WESTERN SAHARA: MINURSO REPORTS CONTINUED CALM IN
[...] (C) MINURSO Political Officer Alexandr Sporys telephoned Polcouns at 8 pm local time February 27 to brief on the day's activities in Tifariti. Sporys said MINURSO peacekeepers based in Tifariti had observed part of the day's festivities in keeping with MINURSO's mandate. MINURSO estimated th [...]
2006-02-28 13:00:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALKPKO MO PBTS PHUM PREL
06RABAT565MOROCCO'S POLITICAL PARTIES: LAPDOGS OR DEMOCRATS?
[...] (C) Summary: The series of splits, mergers, and coups that have dotted Morocco's already fractured political landscape since November 2005 attest to the fact that posturing for the 2007 parliamentary elections is in full swing. They also speak volumes about the force that King Mohammed VI's [...]
2006-03-30 16:41:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MO
06RANGOON406PYINMANA: THE EMPEROR'S NEW CAPITAL
[...] (C) Summary: Months after announcing the sudden relocation of Burma's capital, the military regime continues efforts to build a new city to house thousands of civil servants who have already moved and are attempting to carry out government operations at remote, unserviced locations. There are [...]
2006-03-24 08:00:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ECON PREL BM
06RANGOON602RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR: "WE SEEK CLOSER TIES TO BURMA"
[...] (C) Summary: The Russian Ambassador, a four-year veteran in Rangoon, described Russia and Burma as at the "beginning of a new stage in bilateral cooperation." The two countries recently exchanged senior level visitors "to reinvigorate relations." The Ambassador described sanctions as counte [...]
2006-05-04 08:49:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MASS PHUM PGOV BM RS
06RANGOON707GOING IT ALONE IN SOUTHERN BURMA
[...] (C) Summary: The Burmese government, having gained an upper hand over insurgents and perceiving no local political threats, generally neglects the southern Burmese seaport of Dawei. The coastal border region, however, blessed with a robust fishing industry and productive agricultural sector, [...]
2006-05-30 09:27:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINS PREL ECON EAID SOCI BM TH
06REYKJAVIK107ICELAND: SCENESETTER FOR MARCH 31 DEFENSE TALKS
[...] (C) Summary: Since 3/15, when the U.S. announced the realignment of its force presence at Naval Air Station Keflavik (NASKEF),the Icelandic government has made its unhappiness with the decision plain. FM Haarde ) the government,s key decision maker ) is looking to the 3/31 talks to offer th [...]
2006-03-29 11:16:00Embassy ReykjavikCONFIDENTIALNATO MARR PREL PGOV KPAO IC
06REYKJAVIK118ICELAND: 3/30-3/31 TALKS SET STAGE FOR NEW
[...] (C) Summary: A U.S. interagency delegation met in Reykjavik 3/30-31 with senior Icelandic officials to describe the operational framework for the defense of Iceland following the upcoming realignment of Naval Air Station Keflavik (NASKEF). The Icelandic delegation expressed keen interest in [...]
2006-03-31 18:22:00Embassy ReykjavikCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MASS IC
06REYKJAVIK130 ICELANDIC FOREIGN MINISTER BEARING UP WELL UNDER
[...] (SBU) Summary: Icelandic Foreign Minister Geir H. Haarde has spent early April trying to diffuse criticism from press and politicians who accuse him of failing to predict the U.S. decision to draw down Naval Air Station Keflavik (NASKEF),and who say he is too passive in letting the U.S. defi [...]
2006-04-11 16:05:00Embassy ReykjavikUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYNATO MARR PREL KPAO IIP ECA IC
06REYKJAVIK140APRIL 2006 DEFENSE DISCUSSIONS: ICELAND'S RED
[...] (C) Summary: Recent discussions with Icelandic Government personnel and the first three meetings of a bilateral working group managing base closure issues offer indications of GOI expectations for the EUCOM briefing 4/26 in Reykjavik. Although the Icelandic leadership understands the classifie [...]
2006-04-24 11:28:00Embassy ReykjavikCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR MARR MASS IC
06REYKJAVIK1504/26-27 DEFENSE TALKS: ICELAND LOOKS FOR
[...] (C) Summary: EUCOM briefed Iceland Chief Defense Negotiator Albert Jonsson 4/26 on the Draft Concept Plan (the Conplan) for the Defense of Iceland. Jonsson responded 4/27 that the Conplan was fundamentally acceptable as a plan but did not go far enough toward meeting Iceland's political nee [...]
2006-04-27 19:43:00Embassy ReykjavikCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MASS NATO IC
06REYKJAVIK187ICELANDIC ACADEMIC CLAIMS U.S. BASE SHUTDOWN TIED
[...] (C) Summary: An Icelandic historian's assertion that the U.S. would not be shutting down Naval Air Station Keflavik (NASKEF) had former PM and FM David Oddsson not retired from politics has excited the media and driven the country's leading politicians into a round of recriminations. The sugg [...]
2006-05-26 18:06:00Embassy ReykjavikCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL KPAO ECA IIP IC
06REYKJAVIK206ICELAND: TAPPED OUT ON TRUST FUND FOR NTM-I
[...] (SBU) Post passed ref A talking points on pledging additional funds to the NATO Training Mission-Iraq to Icelandic MFA officials May 24 and discussed them with Acting Political Director Thordur Bjarni Gudjonsson June 9. Gudjonsson expressed surprise that Washington would be demarching Reykjavi [...]
2006-06-09 15:58:00Embassy ReykjavikCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS IC
06REYKJAVIK312 Iceland: Progressive Party Elects New Leadership; Clears
[...] (SBU) Summary: At an August 19 congress, the Progressive Party (PP - the minority member in Iceland's ruling conservative coalition alongside PM Haarde's Independence Party),replaced former PM Asgrimsson as party chair with Minister of Industry and Commerce Jon Sigurdsson. Party rank and file [...]
2006-08-30 17:37:00Embassy ReykjavikUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MARR EAGR IC
06REYKJAVIK357 Iceland Defense Talks: PM Unveils Agreements for the
[...] (SBU) Summary: Iceland's Prime Minister Haarde presented the results of the last six months of U.S.-Iceland defense talks to his political opposition, the parliamentary foreign affairs committee, and the nation in meetings and an hour-long televised press conference September 26. Haarde - wit [...]
2006-09-27 07:33:00Embassy ReykjavikUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PREL PTER KPAO NATO IC
06REYKJAVIK364ICELAND DEFENSE: TECHNICAL AGREEMENT TO CLOSE U.S. BASE SIGNED
[...] (SBU) Summary: Iceland's Foreign Minister signed the bilateral "Technical Agreement" on the closure of Naval Air Station Keflavik (NASKEF),as well as an agreement amending the classified annexes to the 1951 U.S.-Iceland defense agreement, at 1236 GMT on 29 September. The last U.S. military p [...]
2006-09-29 16:56:00Embassy ReykjavikUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PREL EAIR MASS IC
06REYKJAVIK40 Iceland: Visit of USS Wasp Demonstrates "Robust and
[...] (SBU) Summary: The October 12-17 port visit of the USS Wasp provided a visible demonstration of USG intent to honor its defense commitment to Iceland following the September closure of Naval Air Station Keflavik (NASKEF). The Prime Minister, Foreign Minister, and Justice Minister - just back [...]
2006-10-26 17:54:00Embassy ReykjavikUNCLASSIFIEDMOPS PREL MARR KPAO OPRC NATO IC
06REYKJAVIK401 Iceland: Visit of USS Wasp Demonstrates "Robust and
[...] (SBU) Summary: The October 12-17 port visit of the USS Wasp provided a visible demonstration of USG intent to honor its defense commitment to Iceland following the September closure of Naval Air Station Keflavik (NASKEF). The Prime Minister, Foreign Minister, and Justice Minister - just back [...]
2006-10-26 17:54:00Embassy ReykjavikUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PREL MARR KPAO OPRC NATO IC
06REYKJAVIK452 ICELAND: 2006 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] Post submits the following narrative for inclusion in the 2006 Country Reports on Terrorism. Text of report will also be emailed to EUR/NB and S/CT via unclass and classified email. 2. Begin text of submission: Iceland Iceland is a NATO ally and party to all 12 major UN conventions [...]
2006-12-21 07:43:00Embassy ReykjavikUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC IC
06REYKJAVIK91 SUMMARY OF ICELANDIC MEDIA INTERVIEWS WITH US
[...] Summary: Ambassador held a March 16 marathon of interviews with seven media outlets (reftel A) to explain reasons behind the U.S. Government's decision to realign Naval Air Station Keflavik and withdraw its four F-15 fighters and search and rescue helicopters by the end of September 2006. The [...]
2006-03-17 18:52:00Embassy ReykjavikUNCLASSIFIEDNATO MARR PREL KPAO IIP ECA IC
06REYKJAVIK93 MEDIA REACTION FOR MARCH 18-20, 2006: U.S.
[...] Summary: Weekend media reaction to the U.S. decision to realign Keflavik Naval Air Station (NASKEF) took a sober turn as politicians and pundits assessed the cost of this development to their state's security and treasury. The national newspaper of record, whose editor is close to former PM [...]
2006-03-20 17:00:00Embassy ReykjavikUNCLASSIFIEDNATO MARR PREL KPAO IIP ECA IC
06REYKJAVIK98ICELAND: JUSTICE MINISTER FRUSTRATED -- AND
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with the Icelandic Justice Minister 3/22 as part of post's roll-out of the U.S. decision to remove fighter aircraft and CSAR helicopters from Naval Air Station Keflavik (NASKEF). The Minister expressed deep disappointment at the "unilateral" decision and listed [...]
2006-03-22 16:01:00Embassy ReykjavikCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL MASS IC
06RIGA496(C) LATVIAN REQUEST FOR U.S. AIR SECURITY
[...] (U) This is a request for guidance from Washington agencies. See para 3. 2. (C/NOFORN) In a letter to Ambassador Bailey, the GOL has presented a request for USG assistance with air security for the period of the NATO Summit in Riga, November 28-29, 2006 (see para 4 below). In making this [...]
2006-06-26 10:49:00Embassy RigaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MOPS ASEC NATO LG
06RIGA732(C) SECOND REQUEST ON LATVIAN REQUEST FOR U.S. AIR
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 4. 2. (C/NOFORN) Ref A relayed request from Latvian MOD Slakteris, on behalf of GOL, for USG to provide air security assistance for the NATO Summit to be held in Riga November 28 - 29. To date, post has received no formal response from Washington. [...]
2006-09-12 14:14:00Embassy RigaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMOPS PREL ASEC KTIA NATO LG
06RIYADH2146SAUDI LEADERS UPBEAT ON U.S.-SAUDI MILITARY
[...] (S) Summary and Comment: During separate meetings on March 22 with visiting Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Peter Pace, Saudi leaders spoke favorably of the U.S.-Saudi military relationship. King Abdullah, although deeply unhappy about Iraq and the issue of helicopter support fo [...]
2006-03-29 14:32:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETMARR MASS MOPS MCAP PREL PTER SA
06RIYADH5042USD EDELMAN'S MEETINGS WITH THE KING AND CROWN
[...] (S) Summary: Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman discussed the U.S.-Saudi defense relationship, regional security, helicopters, Iran, Iraq, and visas during separate meetings with King Abdullah and Crown Prince Sultan on June 6. Both the King and Crown Prince were supportive of [...]
2006-06-24 14:03:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETMARR MASS MCAP SA PTER PREL PARM PINR
06RIYADH5082U/S EDELMAN'S MEETING WITH ASST MINISTER OF
[...] (S) Summary: Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman discussed the U.S.-Saudi defense relationship, Iran, and regional security during his June 6 meeting with Prince Khalid bin Sultan, Assistant Minister of Defense and Aviation for Security Affairs. The overall tone of the meeting [...]
2006-06-25 08:36:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETMARR MASS MCAP MOPS PARM PGOV PREL PINR PTER
06RIYADH6037TFLE01: SAUDI HUMANITARIAN CONVOY STILL PLANNING
[...] (C) NIACT precedence justified by urgent operational information and alternate work week. This message responds to Lebanon Task Force and Embassy Tel Aviv requests for assurances and information, to be shared with the IDF, concerning the planned travel of a Saudi relief convoy to Lebanon. [...]
2006-07-29 20:45:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER EAID LE SA
06RIYADH6040TFLE01: SAUDI HUMANITARIAN CONVOY TO BEIRUT
[...] (C) NIACT precedence justified by urgent operational information and alternate work week. This message concerns the travel of a Saudi relief convoy to Lebanon. 2. (C) Poloff conveyed reftel E information to Emboff at the Saudi Embassy in Lebanon (Saudi POC) early on the morning of July 30 [...]
2006-07-30 09:29:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER EAID LE SA
06RIYADH8234PRESIDENTIAL ADVOCACY LETTER DELIVERED TO KING
[...] (C) Summary: On September 19, Department of Commerce Assistant Secretary for Trade Promotion, Israel Hernandez, delivered the President's letter advocating for two U.S. companies, Boeing and General Electric (GE),bid for the upgrade of Saudi Arabian Airline (Saudia) and the Royal fleet, to [...]
2006-10-16 07:14:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALEAIR ETRD BEXP PREL PTER MOPS SA
06RIYADH9068THE REHABILITATION OF KING SAUD AND HIS TRIBAL
[...] (C) Saud bin Abudulaziz was the eldest surviving son of the Kingdom's founder Abudulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Saud. He became Crown Prince and Viceroy of the Nejd in 1933. Upon his father's death in 1953, he became King. He was deposed by his brothers in 1964 and died in exile a few years lat [...]
2006-12-13 13:01:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SA IZ
06ROME1308ITALY: 2005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED
[...] This unclassified cable is Embassy Rome,s contribution to the 2005 ) 2006 Report to Congress on Allied Contributions to the Common Defense. Post understands from Reftel, Paragraph 6, that DOD will secure significant quantitative data, including defense spending data, from other sources. Pos [...]
2006-05-03 08:25:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDJA KS KU MCAP PREL QA SA US MARR IT TC NATO
06ROME1757SCENESETTER: YOUR 6/16 MEETING WITH ITALIAN FM
[...] (S/NF) FM (and Deputy PM) Massimo D'Alema is a key political powerhouse in the new Italian government, a nine-party coalition including the Greens and the Communists, with a razor-thin majority in the Senate. The Prodi government is trying to align Italy with what it believes is the EU line, [...]
2006-06-13 16:44:00Embassy RomeSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV NATO OVIP IT SR YI IZ IR AF
06ROME2335LEBANON: ITALY READY TO HELP WITH TROOPS, BRIDGE
[...] (S) Italy is prepared to deploy up to 1,000 troops quickly to UNIFIL and up to 3,000 overall. The Foreign Minister told NEA A/S Welch the cabinet unanimously approved Italy's participation in UNIFIL during its August 18 meeting. Italy is persuaded, based on its own high-level consultations wi [...]
2006-08-18 17:34:00Embassy RomeSECRETPGOV PREL PTER MOPS EAID PHUM IS LE IT
06ROME2982ITALYASKS FOR HELP ON URS LOGISTICS,
[...] (C) Summary. PolMinCouns met with Italian Iraq Task Force coordinator De Martino on October 27 to deliver reftel points and discuss Italian URS logistics. De Martino told PolMinCouns that Italy would be represented at the October 31 Iraq Compact Meeting in Kuwait by the Italian Ambassador to [...]
2006-10-27 15:34:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID NATO IZ IT
06ROME2983ITALY HOPES MEPP DISCUSSIONS IN ALICANTE REALISTIC
[...] (C) Political M/C and Poloff called on Italian MFA Near East Office Director Luciano Pezzotti October 25 to discuss Italy's upcoming participation in Middle East peace process discussions hosted by the Spanish. Pezzotti said Italy hoped to play a constructive role in focusing discussions on [...]
2006-10-27 16:12:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPGOV XF LE UN IT
06ROME3167ITALY SCENESETTER FOR DNSA ELLIOTT ABRAMS
[...] (U) Embassy Rome warmly welcomes the visit of Deputy National Security Advisor for Global Democratization Strategy and Deputy Assistant to the President Elliott Abrams. Please find below background information to serve as a scenesetter for the visit. Country Clearance sent REFTEL A. Summary [...]
2006-11-22 17:29:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPGOV XF AF IR IZ LE IT
06ROME3360FINMECCANICA EXPORTS TO IRAN AND VENEZUELA: THE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 9. 2. (S) In a December 21 meeting requested by Finmeccanica, the major Italian defense and aerospace conglomerate, company officials reviewed the status of their engagement with Iran and Venezuela. They noted that Finmeccanica is not [...]
2006-12-22 14:56:00Embassy RomeSECRET//NOFORNETRD ETTC IR VE SP FR SZ IT
06ROME543TURIN 2006 WINTER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT
[...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, and consular activities in Turin, Italy, for the 2006 Winter Olympic Games. 2. (SBU) The interagency Olympic Security Coordination (OSC) Office can be contacted on a 24-hour basis at the following numbers: USG [...]
2006-02-22 09:55:00Embassy RomeSECRET//NOFORNASEC CASC CMGT ECON IT KOLY OVIP PTER OLYMPICS
06ROME556ITALY: 2005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED
[...] The following is Embassy Rome,s contribution to the 2005 ) 2006 Report to Congress on Allied Contributions to the Common Defense. Post understands from Reftel, Paragraph 6, that DOD will secure significant quantitative data, including defense spending data, from other sources. Post will prov [...]
2006-02-23 09:42:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYJA KS KU MCAP PREL QA SA US MARR IT TC NATO
06ROME586TURIN 2006 WINTER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT
[...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, and consular activities in Turin, Italy, for the 2006 Winter Olympic Games. 2. (SBU) The interagency Olympic Security Coordination (OSC) Office can be contacted on a 24-hour basis at the following numbers: USG [...]
2006-02-25 10:59:00Embassy RomeSECRET//NOFORNASEC CASC CMGT ECON IT KOLY OVIP PTER OLYMPICS
06ROME599 2006 TIP REPORT: ITALY
[...] Below is the 2006 Trafficking in Persons Report for Italy. Answers are keyed to questions in reftel. The Embassy point of contact is Labor Counselor Candace Putnam, telephone: 39-06-4674-2327, fax 39-06-4674-2623. OVERVIEW -------- 2. (SBU) 21.A. Italy is a country of destination an [...]
2006-02-27 15:21:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB IT HUMAN RIGHTS EUN
06ROME666WFP'S INTERIM RESPONSE TO UNHAS NEEDS IN PAKISTAN
[...] As per ref A),USMISSION UN ROME shared with the UN World Food Program (WFP) issues of concern that: continued support for the UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) is not critical to ongoing humanitarian relief efforts beyond March 31, 2006; both UNHAS and the UN Joint Logistics Center (UNJLC) [...]
2006-03-03 13:01:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AEMR ASEC MASS ECON PGOV PREL PK WFP
06ROME839ITALY: CL PARLIAMENTARIAN PREDICTS CONTINUITY IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Marco Minniti, a former U/S of Defense under center-left (CL) Prime Minister Massimo D'Alema, termed Berlusconi's relationship with the U.S an asset that should be built upon and said there is no European security without the U.S. Minniti continued that the center-left is now in [...]
2006-03-16 16:33:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS IS IT NATO ITALY NATIONAL ELECTIONS ITALIAN POLITICS
06SANAA2006MAVERICK FINANCE MINISTER CHARGES AHEAD ON REFORM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Yemen's new Minister of Finance, Dr. Seif al-Asali, may march to the beat of a different drummer, but he appears to be making progress on reform following years of corruption by his predecessor. Under Asali's leadership, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) is implementing the first phas [...]
2006-07-12 14:59:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EFIN ECON EAID PINR KMCA KMPI YM
06SANAA347PRESIDENT SALEH SHARES INFORMATION AND INVITES
[...] (S) Ambassador, DCM and SIMO met with President Saleh, Wednesday, 2/8, to ask for an update on the status of the al-Qa'ida escapees and to stress the need for absolute transparency on ROYG findings and steps being taken. Saleh, the Director of the National Security Bureau (NSB) and the Attorne [...]
2006-02-13 06:48:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL PTER COUNTER TERRORISM
06SANJOSE1182COSTA RICA'S 2006 AMBASSADOR'S FUND FOR REFUGEES
[...] Please find following Embassy San Jose's submission for the 2006 Ambassador's Fund for Refugees. 2. Description of project: USD 18,618 to set up and operate a training center in San Jose to provide English language and computer skills training. The center will provide English training fr [...]
2006-05-31 21:24:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDPREF CS
06SANJOSE2316128 CHINESE AND PERUVIAN MIGRANTS INTERCEPTED BY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: October 11-18, in an international, inter-agency operation involving the Costa Rican Coast Guard (SNGC),the US Coast Guard, the Peruvian Air Force, the GOCR's Directorate of Immigration (and MOTR Plan participants in Washington),128 Chinese and Peruvian intending immigrants we [...]
2006-10-23 14:10:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL KCRM CS PE
06SANJOSE2373POLICE DIRECTOR RESIGNS, REPLACED BY PILOT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On October 19, Police Director Osvaldo Alpizar Nunez resigned to face an investigation into charges he used official cellphones to make death threats against former policeman Alexis Ugalde. Alpizar is the first high-ranking official in the Ministry of Public Security to leave off [...]
2006-10-26 18:29:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS PINR CS
06SANJOSE2671COSTA RICA MINI-DUBLIN GROUP REPORT
[...] Summary: Post convened a mini-Dublin Group meeting on November 17, 2006 with representatives of the embassies of Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. The U.S. counternarcotics program remains the largest among Dublin Group members in Costa [...]
2006-11-24 13:36:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PREL KCRM CS
06SANJOSE280NEW LAW STRENGTHENS COSTA RICAN IMMIGRATION
[...] (SBU) On October 27, 2005 the Legislative Assembly approved a draft law that criminalizes alien smuggling; increases fines on airlines carrying passengers without correct documentation; and fines individuals who aid, abet, harbor, transport, and/or employ illegal migrants. After nearly four y [...]
2006-02-06 21:14:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDCASC KFRD CS
06SANSALVADOR1312REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidates. XXXXXXXXXXXX 28 Jul 1968 San Miguel Male Resource Management Course Start Date: 22 May 2006 XXXXXXXXXXXX 13 Jun 1965 [...]
2006-05-17 13:58:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1404REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidates. All candidates are male and serve with the Ilopango Air Force Unit. XXXXXXXXXXXX San Vicente 08 JUL 1975 XXXXXXXXXXXX C [...]
2006-05-30 16:14:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1413REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights record of XXXXXXXXXXXX March, 23 JUL 1964, San Salvador, Male. Major XXXXXXXXXXXX is a member of the Second Air Force Brigade. 3. Post has reviewed available human righ [...]
2006-05-30 19:13:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1502REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidates. XXXXXXXXXXXX 18 Jun 1971 Male San Salvador Ilopango Air Force Base XXXXXXXXXXXX 03 Dec 1972 Male El Transito Ilopang [...]
2006-06-07 19:47:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1736EL SALVADOR: SACA TIES FMLN TO POLICE MURDERS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In violent July 5 protests at the University of El Salvador (UES),one or more snipers associated with radical leftist protesters assassinated two Civilian National Police (PNC) officers from the PNC's elite riot-control unit (PNC/UMO),and wounded at least 10 other officers. P [...]
2006-07-06 23:03:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES PGOV PREL PTER
06SANSALVADOR198EL SALVADOR FRAUD SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER FY06
[...] Political Structure: El Salvador is a constitutional democracy with three branches of national government; a unicameral legislature, a judiciary, and an executive branch headed by a president. El Salvador has a multi-party political system, although in reality two parties, the right leaning [...]
2006-01-26 12:47:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC ES
06SANSALVADOR1993REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following individuals: XXXXXXXXXXXX 03-July-1977 La Paz Second Air Brigade Seargent XXXXXXXXXXXX 21 Jun 1978 San Vicente Second Air Brigade Seargent [...]
2006-08-11 18:38:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR2120REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran Air Force Cadet Salvador Palacios Bou, DOB 10 Feb 1985, POB San Salvador, Male, Fuerza Aerea Unit, CIMA. Cadet Palacios will be training at the Defense [...]
2006-08-28 19:41:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR2442EL SALVADOR: REQUEST FOR USAF PARTICIPATION IN
[...] Embassy San Salvador Country Team strongly supports the widest possible DOD participation in the 2007 Ilopango Air Show, scheduled for February 24-25, 2007 at Ilopango International Airport (MSSS),El Salvador. The participation of the USAF Academy Wings of Blue, in addition to tactical flyi [...]
2006-10-04 20:53:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES MARR MOPS PGOV PREL
06SANSALVADOR253EAC MEETING - JANUARY 13, 2006: AVIAN INFLUENZA,
[...] (U) The Emergency Action Committe (EAC) convened on January 13, 2006 to review, discuss and approve the Mission Response Plan and Tripwires for the Avian Influenza. 2. (U) Overview: The persistence of the H5N1 avian influenza since its appearance in Hong Kong in 1997 indicates that it is u [...]
2006-02-01 16:15:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDASEC AMGT ES KFAM KRIM AVIAN FLU
06SANSALVADOR2841REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran candidates for participation in the Basic Language Course, to be held at the Defense Language Institute in San Antonio, Texas; January 3 through July 13, [...]
2006-11-27 19:29:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR487EL SALVADOR: SCENESETTER FOR VISITS OF U/S KAREN
[...] (SBU) Embassy San Salvador welcomes and looks forward to your visit to El Salvador March 17 to 18. You are arriving in country following President Saca's very successful visit with the President on February 24. The announcements during the visit that CAFTA-DR would enter into force for El S [...]
2006-02-27 18:11:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES PGOV PREL
06SANSALVADOR63ANNUAL OSAC CRIME/SAFETY REPORT - EL SALVADOR
[...] The following is El Salvador's OSAC report for CY-2005. --------------------------------------------- ----------------- Overall Crime and Safety Situation: A General Overview of the Crime and Safety Threats Facing Americans in El Salvador. --------------------------------------------- ------ [...]
2006-01-09 21:39:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KSAC
06SANTIAGO1075CHILE: AWARE OF MANPADS SEMINAR, WELCOMES FUNDING
[...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Luis Plaza, Special Policies Directorate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on May 18, noting the registration deadline of May 22. Plaza said the GOC had received the invitation to the APEC Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS) Vulnerability Seminar " [...]
2006-05-19 20:20:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ECON APEC CI
06SANTIAGO1456CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR
[...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following Chilean candidates who have been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant [...]
2006-07-07 19:40:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
06SANTIAGO1511CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR
[...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following Chilean candidates who have been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant [...]
2006-07-14 13:19:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
06SANTIAGO1903CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR
[...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following Chilean candidates who have been nominated for training, pursuant to the Leah [...]
2006-09-07 16:55:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
06SANTIAGO2076CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR
[...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following Chilean candidates who have been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant [...]
2006-10-03 21:05:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
06SANTIAGO2661SEARED BLEU: THE SOCIALIST CONVICTIONS OF
[...] (C) Eight months into her term as Chile's President, the core socialist principles that guide Michelle Bachelet are very much in evidence. Her administration's first budget emphasized increased spending on education and health care and she has expended much political capital on social issues such [...]
2006-12-29 12:56:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CI
06SANTIAGO307CHILEAN GOVERNMENT LOGISTICS GUIDANCE AND REQUESTS
[...] (U) On February 9, Post received a diplomatic note from the Foreign Ministry regarding President-elect Michelle Bachelet's inauguration on March 11. The note includes details on the number of delegation members who will be able to attend the inaugural events, as well as administrative and log [...]
2006-02-10 21:55:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL PGOV AMGT CI INAUGURATION
06SANTIAGO315CHILE: A/S DESUTTER HOLDS VERIFICATION VIDEO
[...] Summary: Assistant Secretary of State for Verification, Compliance and Implementation (VCI) Paula DeSutter spoke with 22 Chilean academics about regional threats and U.S. efforts to strengthen effective arms control regimes at an Embassy-hosted digital video conference on January 23. A/S DeSu [...]
2006-02-13 20:45:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP ETTC MARR PARM PINR PREL PGOV CI
06SANTIAGO401SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE (SEPQ)
[...] (SBU) DEMONSTRATIONS A. ARE THERE ANY ETHNIC OR RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES IN COUNTRY CAPABLE OF CARRYING OUT SIGNIFICANT ANTI-AMERICAN DEMONSTRATIONS? Yes. A small community of Arab-Muslim descent could demonstrate against U.S. interests. Members of this community have participated in de [...]
2006-02-27 20:11:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT ASEC PTER
06SANTIAGO425CHILE: A/S DESUTTER HOLDS VERIFICATION VIDEO
[...] Summary: Assistant Secretary of State for Verification, Compliance and Implementation (VCI) Paula DeSutter spoke with 22 Chilean academics about regional threats and U.S. efforts to strengthen effective arms control regimes at an Embassy-hosted digital video conference on January 23. A/S DeSu [...]
2006-03-01 18:31:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP ETTC MARR PARM PINR PREL PGOV CI
06SANTIAGO491MEDIA SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY OF STATE RICE'S CHILE VISIT
[...] SUMMARY: The media in Chile are competitive, modern and free but neither overly confrontational nor inclined to investigative reporting. Editors concentrate on the main international issues of the day. Many leading journalists speak English, which creates the prospect of one-on-one English-la [...]
2006-03-09 18:51:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDOREP PREL PGOV KPAO AR BR CI
06SANTODOMINGO2465NEW DOMINICAN CRIME CONTROL INITIATIVES TAKE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Thousands of military soldiers joined police in joint nighttime patrols throughout the country this week in an effort to quell violent crime and enforce new curfews on the sale of alcohol. These initiatives, among others, were implemented by presidential decree this week in [...]
2006-07-28 21:14:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYDR CASC PGOV PHUM SOCI ASEC KCRM
06SANTODOMINGO2726DOMINICAN POLITICS III #1: ROUTINE AND GENERALLY
[...] This is the first cable in our series on the third year of the administration of Dominican President Leonel Fernandez. Dominican President Makes Routine and Generally Positive Cabinet Changes (C) Summary: Dominican President Leonel Fernandez made a small number of adjustments in his ca [...]
2006-08-24 13:53:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR PGOV PREL PINR MARR
06SANTODOMINGO273DOMINICAN POLITICS II #16: FERNANDEZ WARNS OF
[...] (SBU) This is the 16th cable in a series reporting on the second year of the administration of Dominican president Leonel Fernandez. (The President's remarks on "balkanization" reflect the Dominican obsession with the thorny issue of dealing with Haitian migrants; ugly incidents suggest tha [...]
2006-01-25 20:48:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HA DR PHUM
06SANTODOMINGO2838WATCHLISTS AT DOMINICAN REPUBLIC'S POINTS OF ENTRY
[...] (S) Summary. With reftels Embassy reported on the Dominican Republic's immigration database system located at seaports, airports, and border crossing points. New information reveals that at points of entry only the Dominican intelligence agency has access to watchlists provided by Interpol a [...]
2006-09-01 15:27:00Embassy Santo DomingoSECRETPINR PINS PTER CIVS KFRD DR
06SANTODOMINGO3282HAITIANS IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - - THEY JUST
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Unfulfilled promises, nationalistic rebuffs and outright distortions continue to characterize the Dominican response to international concerns over the country's treatment of its largely undocumented Haitian minority. Despite repeated pledges, the government has failed to comply [...]
2006-10-18 20:37:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALDR PHUM PGOV PREF SMIG ASEC UNHCR IOM HA
06SANTODOMINGO3417DOMINICAN CONGRESS REJECTS 1999 AIR TRADE AGREEMENT
[...] (C) Summary. On October 17, the Dominican House of Representatives refused to ratify the 1999 Air Trade Agreement with the United States. Congressmen said the consensus was that the agreement is harmful to the interests of the country. The official report contained language recommended by [...]
2006-11-02 15:03:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALECON EAIR DR
06SANTODOMINGO3438SANTO DOMINGO 2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] The Dominican Republic (DR) is a major transit country for drugs from South America, with cocaine transiting to Europe, and both cocaine and heroin transiting to the United States. During 2006, the DR dramatically increased major seizures of narcotics such as heroin, cocaine and MDMA; continued [...]
2006-11-03 20:53:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCOR SNAR KCRM DR
06SAOPAULO1054EXPORTS, POPULISM AND OLD ALLIES: A TRIP TO PARANA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On a recent trip to the state of Parana just southwest of Sao Paulo, Consul General helped launch a Commerce Department initiative at the Port of Paranagua, which, according to Port officials and the state's governor, is being revitalized into a dynamic commercial sea link for [...]
2006-10-02 18:18:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAGR ETRD EWWT EINV SCUL KPAO BR
06SAOPAULO1234MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: SOUTH AMERICA-AFRICA
[...] "In Bad Company" Liberal, largest circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo editorialized (12/3): "Third world leaning is an aspect that the Lula administration's foreign policy explores ad nauseam. It is part of the rational with which the administration feeds ideological groups as a way to symbo [...]
2006-12-04 12:30:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
06SAOPAULO251Brazil's Cosmonaut
[...] SUMMARY: In late March, Brazil plans to send its first astronaut into space aboard a Russian rocket. This event appears to be the first step in space-related cooperation between Brazil and Russia. Despite the historic significance of this flight for Brazil, the director of Brazil's National S [...]
2006-03-07 17:40:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA PREL EAIR PGOV BR
06SAOPAULO526GANG WAGES WAR ON SAO PAULO POLICE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The notorious Sao Paulo organized crime gang First Capital Command ("PCC") waged a deadly and brutal assault against the police over the weekend, killing 44 officers and injuring another 27 in up to 180 attacks across Sao Paulo state. The police, in turn, killed 23 suspected cr [...]
2006-05-15 20:28:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KCRM SOCI SNAR ASEC BR
06SAOPAULO751SNAPSHOT OF PRISON CHAOS IN SAO PAULO STATE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: For the past month, Sao Paulo prison officials have been housing over 1400 prisoners in an open yard designed to hold about 160 people in the Araraquara prison in northern Sao Paulo state. No AmCits are currently housed in Araraquara, but one AmCit is being held in somewhat si [...]
2006-07-10 17:58:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KCRM CASC SOCI SNAR ASEC BR
06SAOPAULO873 FEWER PCC ATTACKS IN SAO PAULO BUT NEW POLITICAL BATTLES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The third day of what is being called the third wave of PCC-led attacks in Sao Paulo state brought only a few new incidents on Wednesday morning, August 9. The newest attacks, however, included targets in upper-scale neighborhoods and the greater use of homemade bombs. Meanwh [...]
2006-08-09 19:48:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM CASC ASEC SNAR SOCI BR
06SAOPAULO887 QUIET IN SAO PAULO, BUT JOURNALISTS' KIDNAPPING MARKS NEW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Sao Paulo residents enjoyed a relatively quiet Father's Day weekend, as a feared repeat of the widespread violence that occurred on Mother's Day three months ago failed to materialize (ref B). Some 13,000 inmates were given weekend furloughs for the holiday, but only scattered [...]
2006-08-14 13:59:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM CASC ASEC SNAR SOCI BR
06SAOPAULO965 AMBASSADOR'S AUGUST 23-24 VISIT TO SAO PAULO
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Clifford Sobel passed two eventful days in Sao Paulo August 23-24, beginning his visit with an appearance at the opening of a Calder exhibit at the Pinacoteca, one of the major art museums in Sao Paulo. The following day he met separately with the heads of the Brazilian subsi [...]
2006-09-05 16:57:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ETRD BEXP KIPR BR
06SARAJEVO1479BOSNIA: COUNCIL OF EUROPE PARLIAMENTARY
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe's (PACE) June 29 resolution on Bosnian Constitutional reform has been topic number one on the minds of BiH politicians, and has dominated the media here. [...]
2006-06-30 16:13:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BK
06SARAJEVO2320BOSNIA CAMPAIGN 2006: THE ROLE OF RELIGIOUS LEADERS
[...] (U) This is the fifth in a planned series of cables covering themes relevant to the October 1, 2006 national elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina. 2. (C) SUMMARY: As Bosnians prepare to head to the polls this weekend, religious leaders have actively encouraged voter turnout, but also sought [...]
2006-09-29 18:01:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BK
06SARAJEVO2831CIVIL AVIATION OFFICIALS REFUSE TO CLEAR TUZLA
[...] (SBU) Bosnia and Herzegovina Civil Aviation (BHCA) authorities notified United States Air Forces Europe (USAFE) November 10 that they had rejected the formal Notice to Airman (NOTAM) announcing the discontinuation of air operations at Tuzla Airbase, attached to Eagle Base. The NOTAM reads "Ef [...]
2006-11-13 18:10:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR BK
06SEOUL1293PRC DEFENSE MINISTER'S HIGH-PROFILE VISIT
[...] (C) Summary: During a high-profile visit to Korea, PRC Defense Minister Cao Gangchuan discussed bilateral defense ties, cooperation on North Korea, and economic development with President Roh and Defense Minister Yoon. Cao advocated enhancing military exchanges and asked for invitations for [...]
2006-04-19 08:48:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KS CH
06SEOUL1806AMBASSADOR AND ENVIRONMENT MINISTER SPAR OVER
[...] (C) Ambassador made an introductory call on Minister of Environment Lee Chi-beom on May 25. After initial pleasantries, the Ambassador highlighted strong U.S. frustration that continued disagreement over environmental remediation had stalled the return of closed bases. He noted that the Uni [...]
2006-05-30 07:33:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALMARR SENV KS
06SEOUL2114STATUS OF U.S. APPROVAL FOR ROK TO TRAIN U.A.E.
[...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (C) In a June 26 meeting with poloffs, MND Americas Policy Division Assistant Director Kong Pyung Won inquired on the status of a ROKG request for the USG's permission for the ROK Air Force to train U.A.E. F-16 pilots in Korea. Kong said the request had be [...]
2006-06-26 09:29:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MARR PGOV KS
06SEOUL2182"STRENGTHENING SELF-RELIANCE, BUT NOT AT THE COST
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a recent speech to ROK generals, President Roh Moo-Hyun identified security as the most important element in inter-Korean relations, above peace and unification. While reaffirming his commitment to realizing a &self-reliant8 defense, Roh emphasized the importance of the U.S. [...]
2006-06-30 08:33:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON EAID KN KS
06SEOUL2706CODEL HYDE MEETS PRESIDENT ROH: DIFFERING
[...] (C) House International Relations Committee Chairman Henry Hyde and delegation discussed what President Roh Moo-hyun called differing ROK and U.S. approaches to the DPRK, as well as general alliance issues at a one-hour Blue House meeting on August 10. President Roh emphasized that the DPRK's [...]
2006-08-10 23:15:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL KS KN
06SEOUL3104AMBASSADOR'S SEP 6 MEETING WITH DEFENSE MINISTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a September 6 discussion with the Ambassador, Minister of National Defense Yoon Kwang-ung cited widespread controversy within Korean society over the transfer of OPCON issue and strongly urged the USG to agree to 2012 as the X year, rather than pressing for 2009. He pred [...]
2006-09-08 14:32:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MNUC KS KN
06SEOUL3105AMBASSADOR'S SEP 6 MEETING WITH DEFENSE MINISTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a September 6 discussion with the Ambassador, Minister of National Defense Yoon Kwang-ung cited widespread controversy within Korean society over the transfer of OPCON issue and strongly urged the USG to agree to 2012 as the X year, rather than pressing for 2009. He pred [...]
2006-09-08 14:32:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MNUC KS KN
06SEOUL3222OPCON TRANSFER ISSUE DOMINANT DURING OSD NORTHEAST
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 11-12, DOD/OSD Northeast Asia Director John Hill visited South Korean government officials in Seoul to discuss U.S.-ROK Alliance issues. In his meetings at the Ministries of Defense (MND),Unification (MOU) and Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT),OSD Hill stressed th [...]
2006-09-18 23:46:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MARR MCAP KN KS
06SEOUL3366GYEONGGI PROVINCE GOVERNOR'S AMBITIOUS AGENDA
[...] (SBU) The Ambassador met with Kim Moon-soo, the newly elected Governor of Gyeonggi Province, on September 28. His province is of particular interest at this time because the majority of U.S. troops currently stationed at Yongsan in Seoul will be relocated to a base in the city of Pyeongtaek [...]
2006-09-29 08:40:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KS
06SEOUL3390SCENESETTER FOR HAGEL CODEL TO KOREA
[...] (SBU) Despite a successful summit last month with President Bush, President Roh continues to face criticism in the press and even within his own party. Roh still has 15 months in office, but it is widely believed he is already a "lame duck". Nonetheless, he must still address a number of ke [...]
2006-10-02 08:07:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALEAGR ETRD KN KS MARR PGOV PREL
06SEOUL3899ROKG IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1718: TEXT OF REPORT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Unification jointly announced at 1500 on November 13 the ROKG "Report of the Republic of Korea on the Implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1718 (2006)." The twelve-page report (see text below) comprises a [...]
2006-11-13 09:48:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KS KN
06SEOUL394TRAVELING GNP LAWMAKERS SEEK TO REAFFIRM US TIES
[...] (SBU) Rep. Kim Deog-ryong, one of the opposition Grand National Party's (GNP) most senior lawmakers, told the Ambassador on February 1 that he and five other GNP Assembly Members intended to travel to Washington February 7 to 10 to emphasize the strength of the bilateral U.S.-ROK relationship [...]
2006-02-03 08:47:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL PNUC KS KN
06SEOUL398MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS, POLICIES, AND REGULATORY
[...] Korea has made significant progress in addressing the need for environmental protection since the early 1990's. In preparation for upcoming trade negotiations, this report provides background information on Korea's environmental laws, policies and regulatory systems, and provides indicators r [...]
2006-02-05 22:45:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ETRD KS
06SEOUL4040AMBASSADOR'S FARWELL CALL ON OUTGOING ROK DEFENSE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During the Ambassador's November 22 office call on outgoing ROK Defense Minister Yoon, Kwang-ung: -- The Ambassador thanked Yoon for his leadership, enhancement of South Korea's global role, and support for the alliance and its transformation. -- Yoon acknowledged the import [...]
2006-11-22 08:06:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MNUC KNNP KN KS
06SEOUL4102005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ROK CONTRIBUTIONS
[...] (U) The Republic of Korea made significant contributions to the common defense of the Korean peninsula in 2004 and 2005. The ROKG demonstrated a strong commitment to the U.S.-ROK alliance, working closely with the U.S. to address the DPRK nuclear issue and making important contributions to t [...]
2006-02-06 08:20:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDMCAP PREL PGOV PARM MARR ECON KS
06SEOUL4233AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL CALL ON ROK DEFENSE MINISTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During the Ambassador's December 11 office call on the new ROK Defense Minister, General Kim Jang-soo: -- The Ambassador congratulated him on his elevation to head the Ministry of National Defense and said he looked forward to continued close consultations on U.S.-ROK Alliance [...]
2006-12-12 05:41:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MNUC KNNP KN KS
06SEOUL4376SOUTH KOREAN PARLIAMENT APPROVES EXTENSION OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As the ROKG proposed on December 22, 2006, the National Assembly approved a bill to extend, but reduce, ROK troop presence in Iraq. The number of troops stationed in Erbil will be reduced from 2300 to 1200 by the end of April 2007. According to the Ministry of National Defense [...]
2006-12-26 08:20:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL KS
06SEOUL657PROMINENT SCHOLAR SAYS U.S. SHOULD UNDERMINE DPRK
[...] (SBU) Andrei Lankov, a prominent authority on the DPRK, told the Ambassador on February 27 that the United States should ignore the DPRK at a political level, as the Kim Jong-il regime was a threat only to its own people. He argued that a low-key effort to provide greater information to Nor [...]
2006-03-02 07:53:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON SOCI KS KN
06SEOUL865ADVOCATING BOEING'S EX BID
[...] In light of recent developments in the EX (Airborne Early Warning and Control Aircraft) program competition, this message provides Embassy Seoul's assessment and suggestions for the way forward. 2. Since Boeing received USG advocacy, Embassy Seoul has consistently and strenuously advocate [...]
2006-03-16 09:06:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDETRD PREL PARM KS
06SEOUL935SENATOR BOND'S MARCH 20 CALL ON MINISTER OF
[...] (C) In a March 20 meeting with Senator Christopher "Kit" Bond, ROK Minister of Unification Lee Jong-seok underscored the level of importance the ROKG attached to the U.S.-ROK alliance, stressing that Seoul looked to Washington to counterbalance the increasing Chinese influence in the region. [...]
2006-03-23 04:30:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM MASS ECON EAID KN KS
06SEOUL990ROK OFFICIALS DISCUSS NEXT STEPS IN SUPPORT OF WMD
[...] (C) In a March 8 meeting with ROKG counterparts in Seoul, a U.S. inter-agency Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) team briefed South Korean officials on the operational aspects of PSI and recent trends in proliferation. The ROK delegation summarized the factors that led Seoul to accept f [...]
2006-03-27 05:32:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MNUC KNNP KN KS
06SINGAPORE197SINGAPORE - 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Post submits below the draft text of the 2006 Singapore Investment Climate Statement (ICS). As requested reftel, we have also forwarded the document via email to EB/IFD/OIA. 2. Begin text of 2006 Investment Climate Statement: Investment Policy Summary 3. Foreign investments, combi [...]
2006-01-24 06:41:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV
06SINGAPORE2695SENATOR BOND'S MEETINGS WITH SINGAPORE'S SENIOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Discussing the Middle East situation, Singapore's senior leadership told Senator Christopher "Kit" Bond (R-MO) that Hezbollah had won a strategic victory against Israel and the reputation of the Israeli Defense Forces had been damaged by its poor performance in Lebanon. Foreign [...]
2006-08-24 06:45:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SN
06SINGAPORE2754RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON LICENSE 05-1001820
[...] Per reftel, Post conducted inquiries to verify the bona fides of Avi-Com Enterprises. 2. Avi-Com Enterprises is a sole proprietorship that has been operating in Singapore since February 18, 2004. Singapore's online business directory, Biznet, lists the company's principle officer as: N [...]
2006-08-31 02:47:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC SN
06SINGAPORE2863RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON LICENSE 05-1000078
[...] Per reftel, Post conducted inquiries to establish the bona fides of Certified Aerospace Pte. Ltd. 2. Certified Aerospace Pte. Ltd. is a limited exempt private company that has been operating in Singapore since 1999. Singapore's online business directory, Biznet, lists the company's princi [...]
2006-09-11 07:15:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC SN
06SINGAPORE3255RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON LICENSES
[...] Post conducted inquiries to determine if the Singapore Air Force had received reftel listed NVIS filtered lamp assemblies and illuminated display instrument panels. 2. A Singapore Defense Science and Technology Agency representative confirmed the GOS had dealings with Aerospace and Defenc [...]
2006-10-12 03:00:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC SN
06SINGAPORE3390RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON LICENSE 05-969988
[...] Emboffs on October 17 and 18 conducted site visits to Changi, Paya Lebar, Sembawang, and Tengah Air Bases to confirm the Defense Science and Technology Agency's (DSTA) receipt of reftel listed night vision devices (NVD). 2. Emboffs accounted for 177 NVDs by checking serial numbers provide [...]
2006-10-23 09:16:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC SN
06SINGAPORE3391RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON LICENSES
[...] Per reftel, Post conducted inquiries to verify the bona fides of Master Logistics Pte. Ltd. 2. Master Logistics Pte Ltd is a limited exempt private company that has been operating in Singapore since August 25, 1994. Singapore's online business directory, Biznet, lists the company's prin [...]
2006-10-23 09:22:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC SN
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